Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-30
PETITIONS TO
SENATOR KEAN
PassaIc Club Wants Dairy
Products Under Tests.

1From tho NEWS Correspondent.)
Washington, Jan. 30.-Petitions from
the Monday Afternoon Club, of Pas.
sale, have been received by United
States Senator Kean asking that an
investigation be made into the condi-
ton of dairy products for the proven
ton and spread of tuberculosis. He
received petitions from the State Fed
Grafton OF Women's Clubs praying for
the passage Of the children 3 labor bu-
reau bill.
Senator Kean has also received nu-
merous petitions from different parts
of the state favoring the passage OF
the old age pension bin which is now
in the hands of the Senate Committee.
1t is expected that the bill which pass
ed the House viii be materially cut
down, so that instead Of adding forty
five millions to the penson rolls, it will
add about ten millions.
Members of the Christian Science
church in different parts of the State
demonstrate against the establishment
of a national department Of health;
while other petitioners ppose the Tou
Velle bill, prohibiting the printing of
the return stamp ON envelopes furnish
on ny tno ROSb OuICo d6PdtLlltAb+ ObhCi
petitioners want publications Of frater-
nal societies admitted to second class
mail rates, for which there has been
an insistent demand for some months.
e. Gerry Roberts, of Red Bank, of
the Roberts Safety Boiler Company, has
been in this city several days on bust
ness at the Navy Department. Mr..
Roberts is warm in his praise of the
work hat the Bureau of Manufacture
ers Of the Department of Commerce
and Labor is doing. He says that many
Of the reports that are issued, covering
information received from the United
States c~onsuls in foreign countries, is
valuable to the manufacturers of this
country, and the Bureau should have
all kinds of praise and commentator.
Mr.. Roberts, while here, stopped at
the White House. He told Mr.. Nor
ton, secretary to the President, that it
was his custom to pass through the
front yard of the White House in 60
ing to and from the White House, and
that he would like to see President
Taft. "What for9', was the queryf
"For q minute" was the reply, which
amused Secretary Norton. However,
it just happened hat the President
was engaged at that hour and MI. Rob-
erts was informed that if he stopped
the next time he was passing through
the front yard he might see Mr.. Taft
and shake hands with him.
MI. Roberts, while here, gave a talk
before some marine engineers who were
in annual session. AS a builder of
safety boilers, Mr.. Roberts is looked
upon as an expert in his line. Many of
the boilers built by his company are
in use throughout the United States in
some Of the fastest craft on the lakes
and seas; and some of the boilers are
ON board some of the torpedo
boats and smaller craft of the navy.
AT a meeting of the committee on
immigration and Naturalization. held
yesterday, the matter of alien seamen
considered and representatives of
he big steamship lines appeared before
she committee -apasyTere heard relative
aud undertakers Iegufase the ad,
en of-fn6 affen seai16T INTO this 7
rrrrfry. William Williams, commits
,ioner at New York, made a statement
10 did also VIM. s. Montgomery, reps
.esenti9g the English Shipping Club,
,f New York; Herman Wlnter of the
North German Lloyd lines; r. i. Wal
ker of the Cunard Steamship line; M.
Lederer, of the neutrality-suspicious.
line; and Paul G.. Fourman, of the Ur-I
aniam Steamship Company, Ltd.
The Senate has confirmed the nomi-
nation of J. P. Van Schoick as post
at Manasquan. This ends a
fight that extended for more than a
year. The recommendation of Mr.. Van
Gabaiek far q second term. was object