Evening capital and Maryland gazette., January 14, 1920, Image 3

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jfjsi INAUGURAL
iODRESS BY GOVERNOR
RITCHIE HERE TODAY
tiovernor
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~ : id t )|C()| ICS of
t■ i' 'i. '*>i !: uiii the
: !.- of unrest
"try great
. ,-*.v ;j u<t dangerous
r aleoad. 1 la-“
:n s,night to
. •;• I authoi it v it
' Jljr lit thell
. ,! i. i-t mil' ll <it
\V;u has do
• i:.- WOlid 's re
• world's man
! . i !he passions
mail kind, aad
: loin to million*
• o-s of oppres
■ dl htt'd to know
• . I l> -sings of new
. thi' country, tin
1 ii I speak have no'
■ on this side o'
. .tilt w e MM- then
• v for us in Mary
• 1 . s t far as I know
spared, so that wr
high, and, wit!
in :i [iO|iulatioi
.Mg. wholesome am'
Unit'd May Appear Here
true, we cannot
■ the fact that this
. • t mot her places may
’ - i it. moment tinticipatf
.-ii v . What is possible
• i* the spirit of radical
ilm where may intmifesl
* i .. ! t ils iii the form of on
...oro,i. proposed legisla
.it icainst this danger
; > .■ . i r hat our 1 orin of gov
, - • .\ i fed for over a con
- winch time it has heel
• Mop | tln ough t lie lire
■.til what we have to
ami am* and healthy
i .-t d tin m- blessings zealously
■! I . ill leg jslat ion whirl
i with our institutions ane
id principles of demo<
w! peals to class or section
• hk-s or ‘‘proindices; o*
t ic. (ignition ol force, threats
For Only Necessary Laws
.Ml I.lt he I I would OppOSt
■vs. • -s-oty or the propriety
net made dear. There it
. ii--- n u h, regulatory legisla
v So ta; as more such legis
a. d • affect business, the dan
- ti..-i> it would impair btisines
• tstivc •.i .i initiative, and so far a*
ffc I the individual, it would re
11 further that liberty of con
' .Mil fice join of action, which,
'vi !■> no injury to others, it
two subjects which, be
!*'• o ext - cuie importance 1‘
• |h of the State, I fed shouli
ssc in sonic detail. One re
• State's finances, the othe*
• ■ I.st 111. tion.
Financial Problems
n 1 drsiiv to place liefor
' t In* financial problen
' i 'talc To this end tlx
estimates have been re
• -I by me, and I havi
self with thi* amount
vi, ions state and state
■’ ■■ -. as well as with tin
■•*■’ cs of the state. As i
t 1 > tinaucial situatiot
*-■ meet foi the next
. to be substantially
- i .ii tmental request;
'h'.rsenients will In
■ ' . . . $ 2.6f>0.001
• c's ti\ed ;;:o.oo(
csts 12, S 10,77
. -t -t it ions
• ect <loo,oof
' t ■ it. t • I i t
1 do.'JiN'
•s I 0.000.00 c
• ‘ hi* ledger we
.. f 1.12^0411
s r, t O*d,ooo
0.000 .OOP
4 1 2,s('S.t>4f
. et , ourse, does
s ration any re
. I . iiuests , the
.. . '-.* Si i:i 1 ,:;00
• ' * ,o'h> less than
■ t allowing for
'Uiy at the end
? Tax Kate
v tail* will yield
Mat if the State
additional rev
f t ixation, this
'••**< of about ,12
- • making the tax
' 's instead of
;| s at present,
t ins *4.000,000
’*g down or dis
'i jucvts cannot,
‘.lectured without
1 ' ~ but r. few gen
' be inappropriate.
An examination of the departmental
estimates for 1921 shows;
Salary increase asked for ex
clusive of teachers, (an av
j erago increase of over 43
l ,<,r 321,602
Expense increase asked for
, (an average increase of over
06 per cent ,383 2V
♦ 1,104,1445
I.a ml asked fof 70.000
Now const rm-tibn, buildings
and equipment a-ko.t f,>r.
• - i - ■ 44,276.071
Would t>efer Building
So long as the cost of building and
construction continues as high as it is.
I feel that the state should engage n,
no work of this kind unless absolutely
necessary. All construct ion which can
be postponed without injure to th<
public welfare, should, 1 think, be post
poned. Wo must, therefore, gi\, our
most earnest scrutiny to the item of
s.’i.l b.!.2 .t asked for const met ion.
building and equipment, with tho view
of disallowing as much of it ;i< tin
ouldie welfare does not almoluteiv ro
quire. I may add that nearly all ot
‘his kind of work asked Kir, is in the
1 92 f estimates. For I‘*22 onlv ft.
toft is asked for construct ion, building
ind equipment.
Tn the same wav, the salary and ox
*t*nso inoroai's, aggregating ♦1,104.843.
nust bo thoroughly considered, in or
der to sec to what extent they.can be
reduced.
How far disallowance* aTong these
and other lines will go towards redue
ng or wiping out the $4,000,000 by*
which, as already shown, fixed charges
and estimates exceed revenues, can
not, as I have said,~be even conjectured
at this time. My hope and belief is
‘hat the reduction will be vefv mater
al, but even so it is not improbable
‘hat a substantial increase in revenue
vill still be required. Indeed, with the
‘retnendouH increase in prices every
where, it would be very remarkable if
this were not so.
For Increasing of Revenuo
The problem, therefore, for tin* Log
•slatnre and the Executive to decide,
nid to which we cannot too soon give
‘bought, is this: Assuming increased
-ovenue to be necessary, shall it be sc
ured:
(f'l Bv increasing the tax rate, or
(21 By incfreßsing other sources of
•evenue now existing, or
(I!) Bv fitiqifig new sources of rev
‘line, or
(41 Bv a Combination of all these
methods ?
One of the difficulties that confronts
a new governor is that the preparation
>f the budget, the appointment of ot
fieials, and the consideration of legis
ation all come together at tip' very
beginning of his term, so that during
'he session of his fir>t Legislature he
has little or no time to make that in
tiniate study of the work of the state
departments which might disclose
means for increased economy and of
fieieney, which without much study
night not be apparent.
Federal aid this vear will amount to
ibout $850.00(1, and there seems everv
mason to believe that the an me amount,
it least, will bo., continued by the Fed
*rnl ftn\ ernmenf. If the state matches
‘his sum, there will then be $1,700,000
•aeli year for eonstruetion of state
’■ends, as to which no part of the cost
would be placed upon the oeunties, as
listiiiguished from lateral roads, as to
which the comities should, I think, bear
nart of the cost.
Road Construction
With respect t lateral roads. 1 have
found a more or less prevailing belief
■n the counties that an equal division
>f the cost between the state and the
•ounties would be fair. On this basis,
mv tentative suggestion would be thal
•lie state appropriate $750,000 annually
“or lateral roads, and that the counties
•ontribute a like amount. This won’*
urovide $1.,500,000 each year for lateral
•onds.
If these tentative suggestions vo'-*
1 adopted, then th*' total amounts avn ; l
ilde for road building each year woubl
be: n
State * $1,600,000
Federal Uovcrument s -'0 000
('ounties - <;>0,000
I
Total $3.200.00i.
This, at $.‘10,000 per mile, would build
100 miles of road each vear. and. of
'••ourse, this mileage would be increased
in proportion to ntiv decrease in cost.
School Teachers' Salaries
Bills are being drafted, and will be
i shortly ready, covering the promised
increase in the salaries of the s hoot
teachers of the state. These increases
1 roughly average .15 1-2 per cent, or
more, and are evenly divided between
♦he state and counties.
) The Merit System bill is practically
ready.
It is not necessary to enumerate the
other pledges in the Democratic plat
" form. That platform was the basis of
s our party s appeal to the voters last
fall, and its promises will, of course, be
c j kept. To the extent that legislation is
i required for th** purpose, the bili> are
now being drafted, and will be prompt
r lv completed af ; d introduced, as is also
1 the ease with bills emlmdying needed
let art mental legislation.
And to you, gentlemen of the Gen
eral Assembly, let me say this:
\ Manv of you have worked with urn
*' through three sessions of the Legisla
ture, and out of that association thege
' I has grown up between ns a friendship
- which, on my part, at least, is verv
v warm and very genuine, ami which.
f with me, will lm lasting. AVith those
of vou whom I do not know so well,
or whom I am today meeting for the
first time, 1 want to form the same
• close ties of friendship,
t 1 will be grateful if all of you will
remember that during our associations
iu Auuapolis l want you to come to uu*
THE EVENING CAPITAL AND MARYLAND GAZETTE, ANNAPOLIS. MARYLAND. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY M. 10?0
at all times wi’h the fullest and frank ■
e*? expression of your views on all the
question* with win-h we will Jmth
iraxe to deal. 1 want to ex;o<" my
own views to you with the same full-;
ness and the same frankness.
Executive Mansion Aglow
Over at Government House every- s
thing was brilliantly illuminated
late last night in readiness for the
change of administration. Governor
and Mrs. Harrington were prepared
to give a royal welcome to Governor
elect Ritchie and his mother.
The legislative committee was
composed of Senator Frick, of Balti
more city; Senator Wolf, of Howard
county; Senator ('rothers. of Cecil
county; Senator Mclntosh, of Balti
more county; Senator Speicher, of ‘
Garrett county, and Delegates Willis
Jones, of Baltimore city; ('oblcntz. o!
Frederick county; Coburn, of Har
ford county; and Simmons, of Wash
ington count v.
HARRINGTON" RECALLS
EVENTS IN FAREWELL
ADDRESS AS GOVERNOR
Governor Harrington, in his fare-,
well address, said:
"The past year* have l een sto crowd
ed with events, not or.iy of State and
Nation,, but world-wide importance,
that it is hard to realize that four
years have now passed by since I be
came the Chief Executive of Mary
land
“At that time 1 was conscious that
my hopes of a successful Administra
tion depended largely upon the gen
erous sympathy and support of the
people of the State. But had I at
that time forseen the great questions
and problems which a world war was
to bring, I would, indeed, have had
a still greater diffidence do meet these
obligations and perform those duties j
“However ill or well these duties I
have been performed, with what abili- I
ty these problems have been met, or
whatever may have been the failures,
all these things cannot now be re
called. They have become a question
of history. And for all these things
to be rightly judged, we are too near
to them now to give a proper verdict.
We must await the calm critical
judgment of after years, when Mary
land’s history of these days and times
will be written. I cannot let pass,
however, this occasion without ox-1
pressing in the strongest language ;
that 1 can command my sincere arid
grateful appreciation of the aid and
support given me from every quarter
of the State in the great criss
through which we have passed, in
helping me to keep Maryland true to
her past, and among the foremost in
the very highest ideals of my State
today than ever before.
“Today the State’s finances are in
excellent shape and our people are
more prosperous than ever before in
our history. That mistakes have been
made 'goes without saying. That
there have been disappointments too,
must he conceded. These are but in
cidents in political life. The great i
criterion of the future will be how- j
ever w hat service has been rendered j
to the State.
“At this hour I am conscious only !
of a deep sense of gratitude for those
friends who were with me at the start
and have remained with me to the
. end. I am unconscious of any feel
• ings, only the kindest towards either
friend or fop.
“To the people of Annapolis. Mrs. \
Harrington, myself and family shall
ever be indebted for their many evi
• deuces of their friendship and kind
ness. We shall ever hold our stay
> here in fondest memory. We have
i formed friendship and associations
which %we shall ever cherish I am i
, confident my successor will find it
as we have, and will leave it with as !
I much regret.
“It is indeed, a personal pleasure
> as well as an honor that is mine to
present to you my successor. For
) four years 1 have had the benefit ofr
his counsel and his advice. For four
years 1 have had an opportunity to 1
I know his views upon public ques
tions. to recognize his zeal and splen
did ability in the performance of pub
lic dutijp"
Advance In Flour
' Fnited States Grain Corporation
1 flour advanced 5 cents a bag of 10
pounds to the consumer Monday. The
; price was varying between 69 and 70
‘ cents a bag. It is now authorized to
1 be sold as high as SO cents a bag. This .
is a white flour free from substitutes. |
and put on the market to help reduce
the high cost of living. It is not a
•war flour," as many persons have
thought, because it came frsm one of’
:he war-time agencies of the govern
ment.
The advance has been made because
•j of conditions in the wheat trade. The
‘ price is still below that asked for pa
tented flours.
A brisk demand has been registered
with the Grain Corporation. Tester- .
day the sale of a whole carload was
reported. This is due, it is thought, to;
the fact that persons who bought small
quantities for trial have now come
back for larger quantities.
■! MUSICAL AT ARNOLD'S
FOR THE RED CROSS
A musical will be held at Arnold’s
schoolhouse on Saturday, January 17.
at 7:10 p. m. The talent will be com
posed of men and women from Balti
more and Annapolis. The proceeds
will go toward helping the Junior
Red Cross Ice cream for sale. j
Governor Pfccfographo.l With Family On B.t* Of liiiitigur.iibiii. A n.-w
and exclusive photo graph of Governor C ilvin C oiidg . Jr., at left, an i John
at right, and the Governor’s lath r. Jo i:* C C ; lid.- ■ -f Plymouth, Vermont,
in the r**ar.
CASTGRIA
For Infants &nd Children
in Use For Over 30 Years
M^S. bmn
Signature of v/, 4x'is&C+ii/li
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Do You Know Hudson
But Through Sheer Merit Alone Essex Made
Its Thirty Million Dollar Sales Record
Builds the Essex?
Essex success has not been accidental. But the Essex does bring quality and
No one doubts its right to the position performance to a class field that was
it holds. unknown.
On the Cincinnati Speedway, a stock The former owners of large costly
chassis Essex set the world 50-hour en* cars that have adopted the Essex have
durance mark, of 3037 miles, under not been Hudson users. They have
American Automobile Association su- come from other cars, cars that fall
pervision. Another stock Essex holds short of the Super-Six in all particulars
the unequalled 24-hour road mark of save size and cost. \
1061 miles. The Essex appeals to such users be-
But how many know why Essex in its cause of its nimbleness. They like the
first year revealed qualities more mature, way its performance compares with that
more evident of the influence of long of the Super-Six. You can see this on
experience, than is commonly found in every hand. The two cars in any corn
cars even in their third and fourth year. munity that are most prominent because
r You will recall the Essex was an- of their performance ability are the
nounced one year ago without one word Hudson Super-Six and the Essex,
as to the identity of its builders. Not a
claim was made for its performance. Essex Did Not Need
You were asked to go look at it, take u j * it j
a ride and form your own opinion. The tiuason s Endorsement
Essex was required to speak for itself. Thirik of the advantages Essex has
Now that it has established itself, had. What ordinarily would have re
it is revealed why Essex has all the quired years to perfect was made pos
qualities of cars of long development. si bi e - m t h e very first model.
. That is why 20,000 are now running,
Was Designed by why more than $30,000,000.00 was paid
Hudson Engineers for Essex cars in ten months.
You have not needed the Hudson
They conceived it as they developed endorsement to understand Essex
j the Super-Six. All they learned about en- performance.
durance, they incorporated in the Essex. Essex has won its own way. Hudson
, They gave to the Essex the power gave it full benefit of the experience of
that has made it famous in all quarters. its engineers and the ability of its
Its speed is the result of what had been manufacturing organization. Its name
, learned in making the Super-Six winner was not needed.
of all worth while speed records. Now Hudson takes the same pride in
r The Essex can never be all that the acknowledging its kinship to Essex that
Super-Six is for they are totally &if- a father might in speaking of his son
ferent types. who on his own account had made good.
STRANGE MOTOR CAR CO.
JAMES F. STRANGE & SON, Proprietors
ROBERT F. STRANGE, General Manager
28-30 West Street
(Ml
ITEMS FROM SHADY SIDE
'i ,i> , Flowing *s tho eovanmttv of
tau ran tors*: A. W. An .rows, Ro! >r
jj\ Now oil. Debiias V. Stmlor. lur.r>
K. Bast, Luoy t\ Sau rwein. Thomas
M liimsov. V. 11. llallook. Bertha A
Woodfielil, Mrs. A. W. Andrews. Fer
nan lo W Weems. Hon. James O. At
well. F F Wilde. Robert F>. Owings.
Ldvun \V. liil oek, Frances Crauuell.
Bennett CramleH. Ella M. Stutler
The net receipts of the affair will be
used for the betterment of the Com
munity. Mss Mildred Kevoll Brady,
of Vnnapoits. who associated w ith W
L. Radeltffe in organizing Chautau
qua committees throughout Maryland
and Virginia and the New England
States, visited Shady Side and organ
ized the movement here.
Aliss Helen l)mw son. our primary
■ teacher, was stranded in Annapolis
one week ago Monday and had io pay
■' ll dollars : r taxi irre in or,lor to
reach Shad? Side in time for school.
Of ytHisst lnprtancs
c::.- VfijJ cod-liver oil
is net :r.ed‘Cir.3 ?,5 nr.iiy ere
■ prone to t : ' .k cl rrcchcine.
SCOTT’S
EMULSION
’ r. A for:t c; rrowi*. nourishment
. *.h..t is cf utmost cipor : .??v ° °
iar y cSitcr/en. • art I
children relish an ' tcc on
S sit's ii a “ifr.'f
accept'-d the world o\ -r.
Give Scott's le t .j ciiilui’.a
- c tii watch there gr'ev •kM.
\ e.o* A r r v ' • * •' * * ** .*>-I.'
SIX ROADS AT MEADE
CLOSED TO PUBLIC
p
In a resolution adopted at their
meeting on Tuesday, the County Com
. missioners took final action in the mat
j ter of closing to the public certain
1 roadways in. or near, the army can
tonment at Camp Meade, this county
This question had been under eon
k sideration by the Federal and County
s olllcial for several weeks, and it has
k . now beta decided that the county re
, • 1 nquish all claims to right-of-way of
i the highways or routes numbered 1 to
; •’>, im lusive.
i An e\;rented is a person who eiiher
tttaiv.s the eights of folly or the
depths cf despair.
After vou eat—always take
FATONIC
QD FOK YOUR ACID STOMACH d
Instantly relieves Heartburn, Bloat
ed Gassy Feeling. Stops food souring,
repeating, and all stomach miseries.
Aid* digestion and appetite. Keep* *tumarh
sweet end strong. Ini-rc**4U Vitality and I'rp.
KATONIC n> the best remedy. Ten*of thou
sand* w underbills benefited. Only coeta a cent
or two a day to u*e it. Positively guaranteed
to pleaoe or we will refund money. Oct a bis
box tooay. You will see.
J. N FU TON OII.BKItT
Annapolis. Mil.