Evening star., 1934-01-26
YOUNG IS BOOSTED
ASF|RE PRESIDENT
UT. Rainier Installation Ban
quet Features Address
by Raney.
BY GEORGE PORTER,

Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
MOUNT RAINIER, Md, January
46-A prediction that Karl Young,
veteran chief of the Mount Rainier
eeed him as president Of the State
association, and an appeal to all Mary
land volunteer firemen to unite this
year in support of legislators who
will give them square DEAL" was
voiced here last night by Eugene j.
G. Raney Of Kensington.
President Raney was the principal
speaker at the annual banquet and
installation of officers of the local de-
partment when Young was inducted
Into the Office Of chief for the eighth
consecutive term.
Denouncing present members Of the
General Assembly as being false to
those who elected them, President
Raney also raped the State Depart
ment Of Forestry and the State in
gurance commissioners Office in the
course of his belligerent speech.
Others Drawing Firemen's Salaries" /"
He recited figures from the Gov
ernor's budget to prove claim that
~others are drawing the salaries" for
the fire protection afforded by the
volunteers, while the States legis-
lators turned a deaf ear to the fire.
mems plea for an insurance tax, and
instead gave them so per cent cut
In their allotment.
Chief Young and I know it is i'm
possible to get representatives of the
insurance commissioners office to come
to Mount Rainier to investigate fires
believed caused by arson, yet the in
surance commissioners Office has an
annual appropriation of 1900, of
which $4,000 is for salaries" Raney
declared.
The State Department of Forestry
draws $5l, 900 year for salaries alone,
yet every one knows it is the volunteer
dremen who fight the forest fires" he
continued.
Disability Funds Insufficient.
Pointing out that the Legislature cut
the State appropriation for the benefit
Of disabled firemen from $4,000 to
81 400 last year, Raney said that he
had signed claims amounting to about
$4,000 during 1888. The $4,000 appro-
prlation might have been sufficient Al
years ago, when the State association
was first organized with q membership
OF l8 companies, he said, but it would
be inadequate now that the member
ship has grown to 153 companies.
In order to raise the death benefits
Tor flremen to $1,000 and care for all
claims, Raney recalled that the asso-
ciation sought the passage of a bill i'm
posing tax Of one-flfth of ] per cent
on the premiums of foreign insurance
policies at the last legislative session.
Although similar law is in effect in
Il states, he claimed Maryland's law
makers KILLED the bill He urged all
dremen to quiz every candidate as to
his attitude on the bill this year and
elect only those who will favor it when
new effort is made to have the meas
ue enacted at the 1885 session.
Predicts Young VIII Win.
After lauding Chief Youngs service
IS member of the Executive Commit
tee OF the State association and as an
instructor in the associations fire
school, President Raney said Mount
Rainier would have to share him with
the rest of the State next year. because
Of his duties as president OF the State
Ylremens Association"
J. Fred Inairie, president Of the Mont
conlery County Volunteer Firemen's As
sociation, declared Young had helped
him last year when, as manager of
Raney's campaign for the presidency
OF the association, he found himself
with hard fight on his hands.
Should Young decide to run as
Raney's successor, Prince Georges Coun-
ty will have two candidates for the
presidency, the other being Chief Noble
=. Rushe of Hyattsville. Mount Rainier
b one of two Prince Georges companies
that has failed to indorse Rushe for
the presidency.
Apparently resigned to the futility Of
70 ~, iv,e
premiums for the benefit of the fire.
men, some volunteer companies, notably
those at Ellicott City and Sparrows
Point, have recently subscribed to group
insurance, as have the Baltimore fire.
men, Capt. Frank Pollock, chief Of the
Baltimore Salvage Corps, told the VOL
unteers.
Washington Leaders Speak.
Other speakers included Battalion
Chief A. w. Gill and Sergt. A. ].
Bargagni OF the Washington Depart
ment.
M. G. Harmon. veteran member of
the Mount Rainier company, acted as
toastmaster, with Capt. H. A. Chap
man of the Washington Department as
the installing officer.
Besides Chief Young, the other OH
GERS given their caps were A. j. Bates,
deputy chief; w. 8. Freeman, captain;
Bernard Beall, lieutenant; James Mez-
zanotte, sergeant; Harry Robertson,
superintendent of machinery; Edward
Refer. secretary: David Laing. financial
secretary; Julius Reiners, treasurer, and
A. w. Gill; fire marshall.
Guests included the entire Town
Council and numerous fire officials from
other towns.