The Penn's Grove record., 1913-05-23

they have not been provided with such
good campaign material by their op-
p%onents in many a rear. Whatever
the arguments may be that are used
on the stump next fall, and wen dur
ing the coming summer, it is certain
that the campaign will be one of the
liveliest that has been witnessed in
the State in years. The only thing
in sight that savors at all of party
unity is in the Republican ranks.
South Jersey Opposes.
1t is scarcely likely that the con.
~stitutional convention bill will be re-
vived. South Jersey will stand for no
interference with its present State
representation, and that section of the
State has the upper hand in the SEN
ate. This mean that the, present
method of amending the Constitution,
namely, the passing of a proposed
amendment twice in succession, and
then it's submission to the voters, will
be continued in force.
Millions of Shad.
Beginning this week, millions of
shad fry will be placed in the head
waters of the Delaware River. The
expense of the restocking of the river
with shad each year is borne Jointly
by New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The
fry is obtained from the Pennsylvania
hatchery at Torresdale. The work of
restocking the river will be under the
direction of Game Warden Loveless.
Good Will Follow.
The failure of jury reform in the
Legislature was due to several causes.
Foremost was the determination of the
old Democratic bosses to defeat the
measure, partly to TAXI revenge upon
President Wilson and partly to pre-
serve the condition Of affairs which
caused the demand for reform. Next
was the lobby influence of the sheriffs
who had great personal and political
was the lack of force in the ranks of
the Wilson men, who might have OBJ
tanned more votes by showing more
fight. The position of the small num-
Der of Assembly Republicans and of
the Republican Senators was consist
ent. They voted for the bills which
took the selection of jurors from the
sheriffs, and presented one of their
own, which the Democrats rejected.
They refused to vote for the com
promise measure which the Demo
cratic House adopted and the Senate
Democrats supported, because it re-
tanned the sheriffs and provided for a
referendum under conditions which
surely condemned reform to defeat.
They were not called Upon to help
harmonic the Democratic party, but
they consistently supported the at
tempts at reform. The discussion has
done some good, because it has warned
the sheriffs to beware and has aroused
the public to the existing abuses in
the jury system. Eventually, there
will be improvement, and this is GER
tain since the Morris county dynamite
cases have shown that some of the
leaders are weak as men, as we'll
as weak in politics. The State must
elect better, more courageous men to
office.
Precautions Regarding Notarles.
A halt is being called in the office
of Governor Fielder to bestowing the
authority Of a notary public on I'M
desirable aliens. Formerly anyone, al
most anyone who could get the sigma
ture of an Assemblyman, could get
such authority upon the payment of
five dollars. Executive Clerk John J..
Farrell argued hat inasmuch as some
foreigners grant divorces in their
not legal ones under the State law, it
would be well to see what kind of
naturalized foreigners have the au-
thority of notary public. Therefore
the new blanks contain a statement
that all of the answers-and there are
only reasonable questions asked-are
to be considered as answered under
oath, and that discovery that a false
statement would invalidate the com
mission. The blanks do not require
the applicant to make affidavit, as this
might occasion hardships in cases
where there are but one or two notar-
les in small places with the incident
jealousies, and also the expense of
paying for the affidavit, as in the case
where a man needs it for few pur-
poses. The new blanks being specific
and being considered made under
oath, gives the Office a chance to in
vestigate if it considers the answers
show ~incapacity for performing the
duties, and a healthier set of notaries
is likely to result.
Must Tag Trout.
To provide against recurrence of a
situation which has arisen in several
parts of New Jersey on different &C.
casions, the State Fish and Game Com
mission procured the passage of a law
at the last regular session of the
Legislature providing that hatchery
raised trout can be sold at any time
for food purposes. Under such condi.
tons they must be properly tagged by
the hatchery authorities, either State
or private, and it will be illegal for
any one except the consumer to re-
move the tag. Several times within
the last two or three years when no.
tells or private individuals desired to
give a trout dinner to guests or friends
and were unable to obtain a sufficient
supply of wild trout caught in a legiti-
mate manner, they have thought to
solve the problem confronting them by
purchasing the desired quantity of the
toothsome fish from State or private
hatchery.