The Penn's Grove record., 1917-04-13
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1917
State News
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secretary of the State Department of Ag-
riculture; members of the State Board of
Agriculture; DIR. Calvin n. Kendall, State
Commissioner of Education; Lewis H.
Carris. head of vocational training in the
schools of the State; DIR. J. G. Lipman,
of the State Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton in New Brunswick; State Forester
Alfred GaskiM and others.
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Gen. George w. Goethals, State Engin-
Ger, has Just completed a tour of inspec-
ton of some of the routes of the proposed
new State highway system, having cover
ed $50 miles. He was accompanied by
State Engineer Meeker and other officials
of the State Highway Department. He
states that he is not yet ready to COM
ment on the inspection, as the plans for
the new roads require careful considera-
ton before any definite information is
given out.
There will likely be a lively fight to-
morrow night in Newark over the propo-
sal to make former Senator Everett Col
by president of the Republican Club of
that city. Colby has just joined the Club
and there is considerable resentment over
his nomination for president, and this
is heightened by the fact that during the
time he was in the Progressive camp, he
was working against the regular Repub-
licans, of which this club is composed.
Col. George z. Olcott is the present head
of the organization and is a candidate for
reelection. Ex-senator Colby says he
does not wish to cause a split in the Club,
or even stir up friction, so an amicable
adjustment may be made.
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Following the decisive action of Gov
ernor Edge to offset the work of the Legis-
lature in cutting out the appropriation
for the examination of candidates for cleo
ton officers, the Civil Service Commits
sion has begun tn preliminary work for
these tests and it is assured that the man
datory provision of the Geran act for
the examinations wifi now be observed.
By request of the State House Commits
sion, acting under section 3 of the new
appropriation act, the Civil Service Com
mission will transfer from its regular ap-
preparation the necessary money for this
work.
Such opposition to the plans for the
new highway system is unpatriotic," de-
clared Republican State Chairman New
ton A. X. Bugbee today in discussing the
recent meeting in Newark called to pro-
test against the state road tax. This
attempt to put politics into the question
is wrong he continued. I'm the opinion
of level headed business men the Legis-
lature adopted the most economical and
business-like method of proceeding with
the highway system. This can easily be
shown and this opposition is uncaled
for"
1t is understood that Governor Edge
will issue a more extended answer to the
opposition later.
Secretary Agee, of the Department of
Agriculture, has just issued a statement
declaring that the shortage in food next
winter and spring will be more serious
than most people now anticipate. He
outlined the plan to have enlisted men of
agricultural experience work the farms
during the harvest time, as suggested by
Congress and supported by United States
Senator Joseph S. Frelinghuysen, from
this State. The idea includes the crea-
ton of the position of COMMISSIONS of
Agricultural Defense in the Federal War
department to have general supervision
of this work. In connection with these
plans to prevent a food shortage at a time
when even more food than usual will be
imperatively needed, it is expected that
the State Grange will issue a cali to all
its members to provide for cultivation of
all land that has laid idle for several
years.