The Penn's Grove record., 1915-10-01

Sunday before the primary election for
his crusade.
The announcement that the Progressive
party will put a Presidential candidate In
the field next year has not created any
great stir in New Jersey political circles.
The general impression among Republl-
cans in this state seems to be that as far
as New Jersey is concerned, the Bull
Moose party may be considered a minus
quantity. This is borne out by the fact
that many of the Progressive leaders are
fighting in the Republican ranks, that
only in three or four counties are there
separate Progressive tickets, and that
even in those counties the Bull Moose
campaign shows no very great activity.
The future of the Progressive party in
New Jersey, as well as in the nation, will
depend to a very large extent upon the
kind of man the regular Republicans
nominate for the Presidency. If the G.
o, p. shall select a Presidential candi-
date with present-day progressive policies,
it is believed that he will command the
support of nine-tenths of the Progress
siyes, and that a third party ticket will
not amount to much.
Bearing out Ex-Governor Stokes claim
that the Republicans are getting togeth-
er in this State, there have been success
full Republican outings in several of the
counties the past few days. One of the
most significant was in Atlantic county,
where one of the most successful affairs
in the party history in that county was
recently held. The personnel of the gath
ering showed a representation that evil
denced little, if any, fa%ctionalism in that
party in this county.
The South Jersey Commuters Associa-
ton has carried to the Interstate Com
merce Commission at Washington its tight
for a reduction of railroad fares between
points in New Jersey and Philadelphia.
The State Public Utility Commission last
spring refused to permit the railroads to
increase fares within this state, but that
refusal could not affect fares to points
outside the state. The commuters aye
also planning to carry their fight into the
campaign for the election of members OF
the Legislature, in the hope of getting a
law that will give some relief.
The State Board of Public Utility Com
missioners has just handed down the i'm
portant decision that under New Jersey
law a corporation of this state cannot
merge with a corporation of another state.
The decision is in the application of the
Knickerbocker Ice Company, of New Jer-
sey, to merge into it two New York ice
companies, the application being made IN
der one of the "seven sisters" antitrust
laws. In denying the application, the
State Board says it is without authority
to approve the swallowing up by the New
Jersey company of the tw5 foreign COM
panies.
Governor Fielder has issued a procla-
nation fixing Saturday, October 8, the
anniversary of the great Chicago fire, as
Fire Prevention Day in this state. He
requests all citizens of the state to give
attention to measures for fire prevention
and protection. such as removing lntiam-
mable trash from the premises inspect
ing and putting in order all lighting ap-
pliances; inspection of factory buildings
and institutions to remove fire risks; see
ing that municipal water supplies are
adequate and in proper condition, etc.
He emphasizes the claim that wise and
precautionary measures be generally tax
en- to lessen fire.
Upon the initiative of State Commits
sioner of Reports Bobbitt, certain reports
Of some of the branches of the. State De
partments like the State Department OF
Health, the Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton, are to be printed separately in
pamphlet form, instead of combining all
those of one department into one huge
volume. The State Printing Board has
adopted Commissioner Bobbitt's sugges-
ton, and it is expected that the state
will save considerable money thereby.
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The total number of communicable dis
eases reported to the State Department of
Health during August was 1,505, as fol-
lows typhoid fever, 215; diphtheria, 319;
scarlet fever, 116; tuberculosis, 76l;
chicken pox, %; malaria, So; and q scat
tering cases of other diseases. The total
number in Gloucester county was nine,
as follows: typhoid fever, 3; diphtheria,
1; tuberculosis, 8.
The population of Sussex, Middlesex
and Union counties has just been an
nounced by Secretary of State Martin.
Sussex has 25,977 inhabitants, compar-
ed with 26,7S1 in 1910. This is a de-
crease of SO4, due it is claimed to the
fact that the laborers on the D. L. & w.
cutoff were counted in 1910, and are not
in the county now. The population of
Middlesex is IA, TIC, an increase of 3d.
290 over 1910. Union county's popula-
ton is 1892, an increase of 27,125.
The increase in these two counties will
give the county officers larger salaries.