Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-01-04

uIteS, more stringent cU1IFOl OIL
corporations; and reorganization of
the administration OF the State in
stitutions.
In addition to the party measures
covering platform pledges, many
bills will be introduced into the Legis-
lature for various State Departments,
providing for the extension of the
work in which they are engaged and
for the general good of the people of
the State. Following the. industrial
Investigating trip to England and Ger
Imany made by Lewis T. Bryant, State
/ Commissioner of Labor, he will have
/ several bills prepared and introduced
for the better protection of life and
limb in factories One of these bills
will provide for the elimination of
dust in factories. There is consid-
cradle demand for such law on the
contention that in some industries not
now protected, the dust produces a
certain disease which leads to a pre-
mature death.
1t is expected that a bill will be in
troduced prohibiting Justices of the
Peace from marrying persons, and
there is also talk of making the mar
/ riage law more stringent by provid-
| ing that a specified number of hours
must elapse between the issuing of
the marriage license and the perform
ing of the ceremony. 1t is claimed
that some such provision is needed to
prevent hasty midnight marriages.
| The State Board of Health will seek
| additional laws, strengthening the
fl11rs anda hn Cfrfn pr.-, ,,,6 of
Education will have several bills in
troduced correcting weaknesses in the
school laws passed last winter. The
agriculturalists of the State will seek
law providing an appropriation of
| S200,000 for the extension of the work
of the courses in agriculture which
are now given at the State Experiment
farm at New Brunswick. They will
ask $4,000 for new buildings, and
$4,000 for equipments. A bill will
be introduced by Senator Pierce, of
Union, providing for the equalization
| of tax assessments. The North Jer-
sey Mosquito determination League
will have introduced bill providing
for a Mosquito Commission of three
members in each county, to serve
without pay, to be appointed by the
County Judge to carry on the war for
the determination of the insects.
Assemblyman Charles NJ Egan, of
Hudson county, will introduce bill
for the creation in Hudson county of
a Domestic Relations Court Such a
court is working in Chicago with sue
cess, and in some quarters the Judge
f.f oh, ,1,rf
Mender of Broken Hearts" The idea
of the Court will be that if the differ
ences between husband and wife can
be settled right in the start, the
chasm will not develop that later leads
to divided homes, with either husband
or wife deserting. The proposed new
Court will have jurisdiction only in
those cases where husband and wife
have quarreled; where husband or
wife fail to perform the duties de-
manded of them, or where the well
fare of children is at stake. Divorce
cases will be left to the Court of
Chancery as at present. There is
some opinion around the State House
that, judging by the scores of divorce
suits from all over the state, court
that stands for the mending of brok-
en- hears would be a good thing in
every county.
Recent automobile accidents in this
State in which several people have
been killed, has renewed the demand
for legislation to prohibit over-speed-
ing. Judge Frederick w. Gnichtel, of
this city, states that there will be
law limiting the horse power of auto
mobiles in this State, except those
used for racing purposes on race
tracks. 1t will be remembered that
Franklin Murphy while Governor,
made this identical Recommendation
to the Legislature, but the law-mak-
ers paid no attention to it.
The annual report of the State Util-
ity Commission, which was submitted
to Governor Wilson yesterday, shows
that from Dec. l. 1910, to December /,
1911, % persons were killed and 70
We're injured at grade crossings in
this state. The Commission declares
that the elimination of grade cross
lngs has become matter of prime
Importance in New Jersey. With the
relatively dense and growing popula-
tion in the state and its relatively
large railroad milage the Commission
declares that danger to life and limb
daily increases. That the work Of
abolishing grade crossings will be a
great one, is shown by the report.
The commission shows that in Mass
achusetts, where conditions are SINH
lar to those here, the work of grade
crossings abolition has already cost
more than $34,000,000. The Board
suggests that grade crossings should
be classified with respect to the rela-
tive danger and that the more danger
GUS ones he abolished first. The re-
port shows that 37S persons were kill
ed on. the railroads of the state dur
ing the past year.
49,.
That the increase in crime among
the young in this state is due largely
| to uncenSOred moving picture shows