The Penn's Grove record., 1916-04-21
FRIDAY, April 81, 1916
STATE CAPITAL NEWS.
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ANAA~S AFIAhA6No oAA AAAAAIy VA tAA
state and also to attract others TO the
state.
The Governor sets forth the id
vantages of the state in glowing terms
referring to its glorious place in his
tory, and calling attention to its excep-
tional climate and fertile soil, its pro.
ducts, etc. Then he requests public of
fcials and citizens ON May II to display
the national flag upon all public build
ings, places Of business and residences,
n to make known the superior advan-
tages of the state for homes, farms, bust
ness and manufacturing, so that the citi-
zens, as well as those outside the state
may know the state "and our love for
our commonwealth may be stimulated
and strengthened, and our state made to
grow in population and prosperity"
Il urge" the Governor continues, "and
request that every school and college and
political, civic and commercial a~ssocia-
ton celebrate the day by such exercises
as are appropriate to the occasion and
as well tend to increase the knowledge
Of our state and its history, and will en-
phasize the richness, value and import
ance of our resources and opportunities
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The Commission recently appointed by
Governor Fielder to revise and codify the
laws relating to municipalities and to
draft a home rule bill to be submitted to
the next Legislature, organized at the
State House yesterday afternoon. Leon
Albeit, Jr, of Jersey City, son of the
late Governor Albeit, was chosen chair
man, and Edward f. Merry, Democrat,
of Paterson, secretary. The third mem
Der is Francis A. Stanger, Republican,
of Bridgeton. The Commission will take
up its work at once. The members are
to be paid a salary OF $500 each.
North Jersey Catholics are opposing
the new law for the reading of the Old
Testament section of the Bible in the
public schools. They claim the act is un.
constitutional, and may bring a suit to
test its validity.
The Commission to investigate the
question of military training in the
schools of the state will organize next
week and take up its work. 1t. Col.
Henry D.. Styer, the United States Army
officer stationed in this state as instruct
or for the National Guard and who was
appointed by the Governor to this Com
mission, cannot serve as the Federal
military authorities have a regulation
prohibiting any Army officer from accept.
ing such an appointment. He will, how.
ever, act as an advisor of the Commits
sion, and has already began collecting
material for the consideration of the
members, 1t. Col. Styer has had seven
years experience as military instructor
in a college in Utah. Governor Fielder
will make another appointment in his
place. The other members are Senator
Smalley, of Somerset; Assemblyman Oil
plant, of Trenton; DR.. Henry Snyder.
superintendent of the schools of Jersey
City, and Don G. Bliss, superintendent
of the schools of Montclair.
The State Board of Taxes ard Assess
ments announces dates in several CONN.,
ties for hearing appeals on tax assess.
ments Alevied by local assessors. The
dates are as follows: Monmouth coun-
ty at Asbury Park, next Wednesday, An
ri 20; Passaic county, Paterson. April
Y; Mercer county, May 2 at Trenton
May 3, at Salem for Salem county, and
Morristown for Morris COUNTY fiddle
sex county, New Brunswick, MAY d.
hudson county, Jersey City. ADril %
and May II and "a; Bergen county
Hackensack, May IT; Union county,
Elizabeth, May IS; Ocean county, Toms
River, May %.
important new regulations for the cold
storage of food products will take effect
on July l next in the cold storage act
introduced by Senator Barber, of Warren
county, for the State Department of
Health and passed by the Legislature.
Under the new law every cold storage
warehouse must obtain a license from
the State Health Department and there.
after be subject to the regulations in or
der to continue business. One import-
ant rule is that food held in cold storage
30 days or more must be conspicuouslv |
marked Gold Storage Goods" before be.
ing offered for sale to the consumers.
The Executive Committee of the State
Board of Agriculture has fixed Nav II
new State Board of Agriculture and re-
as the date for the convention to elect a
organize the department. On that day
the delegates from the various County
Boards of Agriculture and the other az
ricultural and kindred societies will meet
at the State House to elect the new
Board. After the Board is chosen it will
select a new State Secretary Of Agricul-
ture and take the other necessary steps
to put into operation the new act for the
reorganization of the agriculture depart,
ment.
The receipts from the New Jersey au-
tomobdle license fees continue to in
crease at a tremendous rate. During
the first three months of this year the
State Motor Vehicle Department took
in from all its branches, $7S4,484. This
is an increase of $175,0O0 over the same
period last year. During the three
months this year, Commissioner Dill reg
istered 6O,13Or automobiles, of which g.
394 were motor trucks. The number of
automobiles registered shows an increase
of nearly 1900. The number of driv-