The Penn's Grove record., 1916-12-22

the n%ation,'' he continued. The Nation
al Government is the only agency that
can make proper preparation. To deny
this power or to question the impera-
tive necessity of its exercising that pow
err is little short of t-eason."
The remsrks of this distinguished
Democrat created a big stir, particular
ly because Of the general knowledge that
he quit the Cabinet because of his stand
for more back bone to the foreign policy
of the government.
The aggregate amounts asked for by
the several departments and institutions
of the state for the next fiscal year have
already reached nearly $4.0O0.OOO, with
many more yet to be heard, and this has
placed a big problem before Governor
Fielder. Under the new budget act, the
Governor must hear these requests and
then prepare a budget that will be within
the estimated income of the state. 1t
is evident that the total budget items to
be submitted to him will run away be-
yond the estimated income, and the Co
vernon is puzzled as to how to pare the
items without doing any Institution or
department an injustice. Another pro-
blem confronting him is how to manage
the new budget so as to avoid a supple
mental appropriation bill. 1t is the in
tent of the budget act that there be no
supplemental appropriations, but as the
managers of one of the state institutions
have info. med the Governor that they
cannot maintain them without additional
appropriations by the incoming Legisla-
- - 1I.- ~ bo,~h-nn onnronrio.
ton bill be a necessity at least this year.
Eventually the supple mental appropria-
ton Measure may be eliminated, but If
so, the Legislature will hat : to be sure
it gives each institution and department
enough in the regular appropriation bill
to run through the year.
Mr.. Richards also stated that he will
introduce a bill in the Senate providing
for the increase of the taxes against the
railroads 100000 to meet the added
expense of the State government caused
by the abolition of the railroad passes
TO State officials. 1t is figured that the
decision of the Court of Errors and APP
peals i~nvalidating the pass of Edward
l.. Hermann, secretary to the Cover
nor, will be made a test case and that
the passes of nearly 200 other State Of
fcials will be taken up, requiring them
to pay their fare. According to Mr..
Richards, it will cost the State about
100000 to pay the travelling expenses
of these officials.
Atlantic City Republicans are al
ready making arrangements for a big
demonstration at the Inauguration of
Senator Walter e. Edge, their fellow
townsman, as Governor, on January 16.
1t is expected that several hundred At
lanty Cityites will come to Trenton for
the event in a special train of Pullman
cars. They viii be accompanied by two
or three bands and will address them
selves to the task of letting the whole
State know in an ummistakable manne
that it is an Atlantic City man who is
being indicted into the Office of Chief
Executive. Senator Edge is the first
Atlantic county man to be elected Gov
ernor.
If the technical point raised by Con-
gresham Scully in the Third District
shall be decided in his favor, it will not
only elect him over Robert Carson, Re-
publican, by a small plurality, but also
will unseat David G. Conrad, Republi-
can, as Senator from Ocean county, and
elect Joshua billiard, Democrat, of
Manahawkin, increasing the number Of
Democrats in the Senate from six to
seven. Scully claims there is an ire
sularity in the returns in two districts
in Ocean county with references to fill
ing out the return blanks by the election
officers. On the face of the returns
Carson is elected by a plurality of IL
and Conrad 229. The Republicans claim
that a mere error on the part of the
election officers in filling out a blank
cannot disfranchis4 nearly 400 voters.
The first line trenches of tuberculosis
as a disease which claims thousands of
victims every year in New Jersey. will
be attacked in a conference to be held
IN Newark during tuberculosis Week.
December 3 to 10. The conference will
take place on December 5. 6 and Z. Sew
eral of the leading medical men and 9TH
er specialists in this disease will speak
and lead discussions. The program will
present the archaeological aspect of
tuberculosis. and the disease will be con-
sidered with reference to housing condi-
lions, poverty. alcoholism, etc. The Of
tcers of the State Board of Health who
are arranging the program declare that
the fact that tuberculosis is infectious
should not be overlooked. Discussing
|, the matter today, DR.. Willard Knowlton,
OF the State Department of Health.
said:
THE infantile paralysis outbreak has
attracted so much attention to a health
problem that is really of relative minor
Importance that it seems necessary for
the public to get the right perspective in
its view of public health problems"
The number of deaths from tubercu-
losis in this State averages more than
1000 every year. In 1914 there were
4,33O deaths from this disease, and in
1913 the number of deaths was 1887.