Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-01

to be paid by the boards of fre~eholders
of their respective counties.
BY Mr.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the
borough of Milford, Hunterdon County.
BY Mr.. Wakelee-Annexes the Dor
ough of Glen Rock, Bergen County, to
the village of Ridgewood, same county.
BY Mr.. Wilson-Validates bonds here
tofore issued for road Improvement UNI
der the general road act (Rev. 1866,
where such bonds were issued pursuant
to the supplement of the said act ap-
proved March 27, 1908.
By Mr.. Hand-Incorporates the Dor
ough of Wildwood Creek in the county
of Cape May.
BY Mr.. Wakelee-Supplement to the
act providing for the licensing of dogs
by providing that any miinicipalitv
where a license fee has been fixed to
be paid by the owners of dogs the con-
troll of said license and the supervision
of the apprehension of dogs running at
large shall be vested in the Board of
Health of said municipality. Author
ICES said board to maintain a shelter
or other place for caring and disposing
Of said dogs unless redeemed within
three days upon the payment of 81 to
the board.
Washington Crossing Board.
BY Mr.. Observation-Disclosures the Gov
ernor to appoint a commission of fifty
citizens, to be known as the Washing
ton Crossing Commission, the duty of
which commission shall be to receive
or acquire by deed, gift or otherwise
lands suitable for the purpose of com
m~emorating the crossing of the Della
ware River by Washington.
BY Mr.. Minch-Supplement to the
act for the maintenance of deaf, dumb,
blind and feeble minded persons, by
authorizing the parole of any male per-
son admitted to any institution in this
State in the custody of his, parents,
guardians or any other fit person, with
the proviso that he be recommitted in
the event that his parole is violated.
During the hearing on the Silzer bill
to pay railroad employees semi-month-
ly, railroad workmen and railroad law
yers clashed.
Arthur Korkendall, a brakeman on
the Central Railroad of New Jersey,
who spoke against the bill, was de-
nounced by Mr.. Rice and Bernard Gan
non, county clerk Of Middlesex.
You ought to be ashamed of yourself
to oppose a bill like this shouted Mr..
Rice when Korkendall made his speech
against it. You are a diseredit to your
associates. You know that the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen made you
what you are, and then you come down
here to fight a bill thai means so much
to the poor man"
We'll I'm not ashamed"
rs this your day off ?" asked Mr..
Cannon, suavely.
No" defiantly replied Korkendall.
Did you work today?"
NO"
Took the day out?"
Yes"
DO you get paid" a
NO
You lose $3.50 to come here and op-
pose this bill, them inquired Cannon.
Yes"
We'll, then, / have this to say You
did not come here unless the master
mechanic or some other official whis-
pered in YOU ear
Korkendall denied this. Mr.. Rice took
up the charge, and, shaking his finger
under Korkendalls nose, said:
II am going to tell you to your face
that you were paid by a corporation to
come here and oppose a bill. that is for
the benefit of the men who made you
This bill was beaten last year" Mr..
Rice said at another point. ITO my
utter CONSERVATION, / have learned that
it was defeated through the efforts of
a member of the brotherhood, who
came here and said that the men got
drunk once a month now, and if the
bill passed they would get drunk twice
a month. That is an outrageous lie."
Other speakers for the bill were A.
M. Douglass, No. 219 B. r. r. T., of
Newark; James Mclaughlin, No. 90 B.
r. r. T., of Jersey City; T. S. Priest,
No. 239 B. r.. r. t., of Trenton: Rich
ard H.. Burke, No. 119 B. r. r. T., of
Jersey City, and e. B. Radcliffe, of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
of Jersey City.
Against the bill appeared Henry
Fleegoff. of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers, Of Hudson County;
George r.. Rowland, Of the B.. l.. E.;
William Bray, of the New York Cen
trail. Assistant General Counsel George
Holmes was unable to finish his argu-
ment. Chairman Wilson adjourned the
hearing to a date to be agreed upon
later.