The Penn's Grove record., 1913-08-15
RESULTS OF CAMPAIGN.

Expenditure of 100000 Lessons Mos
quito Pest AppreciabIy.
This State spent approximately
$780, 900 from the beginning, ten years
ago, up to this year in its fight
against the mosquito pest, according
to DR.. Thomas J. Headlee, State en-
tomologist. During that period the
taxable valuation of shore property
from Jersey City to Monmouth Beach
increases in value have been in those
sections devoted to residences, some
attaining a percentage of increases as
high as 300 per cent. Concerning the
work, DR.. Headlee said
There is absolutely no comparison
this year with those years proceeding
the effective anti mosquito work. We
are dealing with two phases of the
work. One is concerned with the
draining of salt marshes, which will
get rid of mosquito breeding marshes,
from which mosquitoes migrate 40
miles inland. This work has already
proceeded from the north as far south
as a point a few miles below Barne-
gat. The other phase of the work is
those bred in fresh water and which
fly comparatively short distances.
While the principal salt marshspecies
invade the lawns and %porches, the
fresh water species get indoors.
This veal Hudson, Essex, Union
and Atlantic counties are engaged in a
serious effort to prevent breeding of
fresh water species. Although this
has been in'northeast New Jersey an
unusually bad season for mosquitoes,
Essex and Hudson have had compare
lively few, while Union and Atlantic
have had practically none"
Every time an automobile or other
vehicle is driven to the right of a
standing trolley car or is allowed to
stand where it interferes with pas
sengers getting on or off a car, the
lives of people IRE endangered. Every
time a vehicle is parked near a street
hydrant, delays which may cause loss
of life and property, in case of fire,
are risked. Every time a vehicle is
allowed to stand on a busy centre-of-
the-city street, traffic congestion, with
its attendant dangers, is inevitable.
Director La Barre, of the Public
Safety, will be acting well within the
jurisdiction of his department in in
sisting on the passage of his proposed
ordinance prohibiting the practices.
The matter is one involving the safety
of citizens and there will be no in
clination on the part of the public at
large to regard his action as an in
trusion into the affairs of the Street
Department. Responsibility for such
matters can not be confined to any
one department, but naturally gravi-
tates to the mar who can and will
shoulder the burden. The proposed
ordinance might also well include a
provision requiring all trolley cars
to stop before crossing any through
street within the city limits. Such a
regulation would prevent many acct
dents.
Snakes and Berries Thick.
The swamps about Williamstown
are yielding an exceptionally heavy
crop of huckleberries and likewise
the snake crop is prolific. II is a
common occurrence for men who do
not want to lose time in killing a
snake that it twined around some big
bush to pick berries all around the
reptile, or brush the snake aside If
it is not too large. Black snakes, and
there are some big ones here, are
fond of hu~ckleberries. They select
well laden bushes and eat to their
hearts content. 1t is estimated that
at least 1000 quarts of these berries
have been taken from the swamps
within four miles the past week.
Glassblowers spend much time in the
swamps, both for pleasure and profit.
Senators as Sportsmen.
There are few men in public life
that can handle a gun better than
Senators Walter Edge, of Atlantic
county, and William Read, of Cam
den county. They went out on Grassy
bay two days and on their first trip
bagged fifty-siX snipe and on the sec
ond sixty fell before their aim. Sen
ator Read said that the birds we're in
prime condition and that each shot
was a difficult one because of their
wildness.