Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-21
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! Washington, Feb. 2l:-Rlflemen IN
/ the National Guard Of New Jersey, who
have participated in some of the in
ternational rifle contests, will be inter
ested to know that the committee of
the Association Of American Interna-
tional Riflemen is endeavoring to ar
range for match between Canada and
the United States to be shot at Sea
Girt next September. The committee
is composed of Gen. B. W. Spencer, of
Passaic; Col. VIM. G. Church, of New
York; Lieut.. Col. n. B. Thurston, of
New York; Capt. Frank 3. Evans, re-
tired; Secretary for U. S. Senator
Briggs; and Capt. K. X. V. Casey, of
Pennsylvania.
The trophy for this match viii be
presented by General Spencer. The
challenge has been sent to the Secre-
tary Of the Dominion rifle team, and it
is expected, if the Canadians accept,
that the match will be shot immediate
ly after the tournament early in Sep
tember at Sea Girt. The match will be
known as ''The North America" and
the teams will be made up Of six prin-
cipals and two alternates.
The ranges on which the match will
be shot viii be 200, 600, 900 and 1900.
There will be two sighting shots and
fifteen for record on each range. The
targets will be Great Britain targets
at 200; and 900 yards, and those of
the United States at 900 and 1900
yards. The positions will be prone at
all ranges; coaching will be allowed,
and the 200 and GOO yard stages will be
shot on the first day, and 900 and l 200
yards on the second day. The rifle to
be used will be those of the armed ser
vices of the respective countries and
the sights will be military pattern, not
telescope.
If this challenge is accepted by the
Canadians, the match will be shot al
ternately In Canada and at Sea Girt.
New Jersey should get one or two places
on this team, and one of the men most
likely to be selected is Major William
B. Martin, of the Second Regiment,
who has shot on a number Of interna-
tional rifle teams for the past ten
years.
Postofice Boxes on Houses.
If provision in the postoffice appro-
lpriation bill, which was taken up to-
day in the House, should become eff
fective, there will be a great commo-
ton throughout New Jersey as well as
in all parts of the United States. Pro-
vision is made prohibiting any letter
carrier from delivering mail at any
house unless there is. suitable mail
box conveniently placed on the outside
of the, house to receive it. This radical
proposition will become effective June
80, 1911.
Naturally. a provision of this sort
will be of direct benefit to the manu-
facturers of mail boxes, and it is ex-
pected the Postofice Department will
issue an order for the boxes that will
cause the householders to wonder if
there is any "graft" in the plan to
make them buy boxes, which can hard
" cost less than one dollar each.
1t is estimated that at least 18,0o0,-
i. 900 mail boxes will be required, but the
committee estimates that $4,000, 600
will be saved to the Postofice Depart
ment as a result of the use Of the
boxes. It has lssa figured that the
average postman spends sestche
lquarter or one-half a minute at each
door, waiting for response to his ring.
The provision will either reduce the
number of carriers or increase their
service and efficiency.
Petition from New Brunswick.
Representative Howell has received
a petition from the New Brunswick
Board of Trade opposing the publici-
ty feature of the corporation tax law,
and the Senators and Congressman of
New Jersey are urged to use their eff
forts to enact a provision that will an
null this provision. 1t is evident that
many of the corporations throughout
the country object to this publicity
feature of the bill, and every effort
is being made to have it repealed.
Representative Wiley, of East
Orange, is gratifed by the fact that the
subcommittee on the District of Co
lumbia has favorably reported his bill
which provides that universal transfers
shall be given over all of the street
railways in the District of Columbia,
for which he made an active fight. It
is expected that this bill will be pass
ed in the House without opposition.
Senator and Mrs Briggs had the
Vice President and Mrs. Sherman at
dinner on Friday as the guests of
honor, and large number of persons
to meet them.
The Vice President has accepted the
invitation of VIM. J. Browning, chief
clerk of the House, to visit Camden on
March 20.
Miss Mary McCalley has gone TO
South Orange to spend several weeks as
the guest of Miss Wilmer.
Adjourn in May.
From present indications it is be-
lieved that Congress will adjourn early
in May. Naturally, there will be some
| legislation favored by President Taft
that will go over until the last session
| of this Congress, but it is conceded
that he will get some of the bills he
| is interested in through before adjourn
ment The leaders are all anxious to
get home and open the campaign for
next fall, in order that the Republicans
may hold the majority in the next Con-
gress. All seem to realize that there
will be need for an active campaign be-
cause the administration is likely to be
held responsible for the high prices pre-
vailing, and the tariff bill will also
come in for share of the blame.
Observe Washington's Birthday
The observance of Washington IS
Birthday tomorrow will consist of the
reading of the farewell address in the
Senate by Senator Depew. Congress
is not in the habit of taking any eogni-
zance of the birthday of the "Father
of our Country" strange as it may seem
although all of the departments will
observe the day as a holiday.
J. o. Baldwin has been named as
postmaster at Newton to succeed r. F.
Goodwin, and A. W. Bedell as post
master at Sussex to succeed B. P. Wal
ling, deceased.
Everett Colby, leader of the 'New