The Penn's Grove record., 1917-04-20

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sion on West State Street this week and
from Hot Springs will return to Atlantic
City. his home. The Governor said to-
day, however, that he would be at the
State House almost daily after his outing.
until some time in May when the State
cottage at Sea Grit will be opened as the
summer Capitol and he will then move
there.
Sensational charges Of murder. snug
Cling and ill-treatment of c~onviets in the
State Prison were made yesterday before
Governor Edges Prison Probe Commission
when il resumed its investigation. 1t
met in the Prison and the testimony was
given by c~onyicts called to testify. James
Lawrence, a long termer. alleged that
james Williamson. a negro convict, was
dubbed and then ehoked to death BY sew
eral TRUSTEES under the lead of Deputy
Keeper Lowe. Other testimony charged
that four conyicts had hung themselves in
their cells; that Deputy Keepers had
smuggled goods out of the Prison shops
or their own USE; that there was graft
ing that whiskey was Struggled into the
convlcts for pay and that there were
tther illegaf acts. The Commission will
'efer the charges of murder and i'll treat
ment TO the Prosecutor of Mercer County.
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New Jerseys plans for military pre-
paredness and defense in the present state
II war with Germany are set forth in a
-eport Just made by Governor Edge to
Secretary of War Baker. at Washington.
fbe report shows that in order to mobo-
lie all Of the States resources for the
war emergency. this State has been quiet
y perfecting machinery which has for its
parts all the municipalities.
New Jerseys plan for defense" re-
ports the Governor. is different from that
ollowed in most States in that the exc
sutiye heads Of the municipalities have
been sefected to direct the work. with all
the power and resources at their COM
mand. instead of naming general commit
tees of citizens. The citizens. however,
Of course, are given every opportunity to
work.
With the Governor as Commander-in-
Chief and the Adiutant Generals Depart
ment as a sort Of clearing house or distri-
buting office. the head of every munich
pality is working along the same lines.
ARRIVING out the instructions forwarded
constantly from Trenton. There is no
overlapping; no lost motion: no chasing
around a circle. This machinery which
1nbraces all the executive power in the
State. including authority to command
he police power. is being directed to mo-
hilize the man-power of agriculture. the
~man-power of industry and the man-pow-
'r of military service"
Governor Edge goes on to show that
aeh municipality has at his disposal the
flowing committees: Committee on
Home Defense and military training:
committee on women's service. including
-ied Cross functions; committee on CEN
Ms. which show the extent to which
very citizen is able and willing to serve
the community, in military service. or
nut Of il: committee on finance, to raise
\ necessary funds: committee on secret
service. TO ferret out plots against the
government. preventing blowing up Of
munition plants. railroads. bridges. etc:
md committee on publicity, to give to the
mblic proper information. but to prevent
he communication to the public of infor-
nation that would interfere with or ham
ler war plans and preparations. The
Governor declares that the effectiveness
If the New Jersey plans nave already
been demonstrated
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Francis i. Croasdale. secretary to Gov
Hrnor Edge. yesterday morning became
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