Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-03-10
PETITION FROM
ALPHA COUNCIL
Loyal Association of This
City asks Congressman to
Induce Bill.
FRATERNAL PUBLICATIONS
tFrom the NEWS correspondsnt.l

(From the NEWS Correspondent)
Washington, March 10:-Gott-
fried Kruger, president of the Ger
man Savings Bank, of Newark, has
| forwarded a protest against the pos
tai savings bank bill to each member
of the New Jersey delegation Judge
Kruger, in his communication to
the congressman, states that the es-
tablishment of these banks would be
detrimental not only to the interest
| and welfare of the large number of
! people of small means in this part
of the country, but also to the local
communities wherein these people
dwell.
Judge Kruger says further that
the establishment of postal savings
banks would cause the withdrawal
| of a vast amount of money now
available through the local savings
banks for small loans on bond and
mortgage sought by working men and
small tradesmen for building and
| improving of their homes. He states,
| too, that most of the money that
would go into the postal savings
| banks in Newark and vicinity, would
| be withheld from the local savings
| institutions, and even if the govern
| ment left it on deposit in the ma
| tiOnal banks, 1t would then become
unavailable for loans on bonds and
mortgages.
Quoting from Judge Kruegers let
| ter, the following Is paragraph:
''The Gripping of the loaning capac-
| ity of the local savings banks would
also mean a serious handicap to the
progress of development in the re-
spective local communities. Impos-
sibility for the man of small income
to obtain moderate loan on bond
and mortgage would prevent his
building a home which in every in
stance would have meant an addi-
tion to the resources of the town and
county wherein located, and there
fore constitutes a loss to the latter.
Miss Emma l.. Richards, chairman
of the legislative committee of the
Orange Political Study Club, has
written to Representative Howell
commencing the committee and Mr..
Howell for the passage of the bill for
the suppression of the white slave
traffic The bill is at present in con-
ference, and it is expected the con-
ference will arrive at an agreement
in the near future.
I Representative Howell has re-
ceived a petition from Alpha Coun-
ell, Loyal Association, of Perth Am
boy, asking that the bill to permit
publications of fraternal associations
to be entered into the second class
postal rate, be reported favorably.
Mr.. Howell has filed the petition
with the committee, of which Repre-
sentative Gardner, of New Jersey, is
a member.
United States Senator Kean has in
troduced an amendment to the river
and harbor bill, which, If it remains
in the bill at the time of It's final pas
sage and agreement, will increase the
appropriation for some of the water
ways in the third congressional dis
trict materially. At present there
is an appropriation of $4,000 for
the deepening of the channels of
Keyport harbor, Matawan creek, Rar- |
itan river, South river, Shoal harbor |
and Compton's creek and Cheese |
quake creek. The senator has added |
Elizabeth river at the same time. If |
this amendment can be held in the |
bill it will result in doubling the ap-
preparations for the various streams |
in this consolidated project.
Applications for the examination |
which will be held commencing April
4, and from which appointments will |
be made in the revenue cutter service
as cadets, are now being received at
the Treasury Department. There
have been 108 applications received
and it is expected that there will be
about 200 on file before the examina-
tions are commenced. Those who
receive an appointment as cadet in
the cutter service are advanced to
the rank of third lieutenant after a
course of study at the school OF In
structton. In many respects the SER
vice is more attractive than that of
the army or navy, although the ad-
vancement is usually much slower.
At a dinner given Tuesday night
by the British Ambassador and Mrs.
James Bryce, among the guests were
Senator Kean and Miss Kean.
Representative Loudenslager has
introduced bill to increase the pen
sion of Mesheck p Fish.
F. B. Green, of Manasquan, has re-
turned home after brief visit to this
city.
C. s. A.