Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-23

they did not believe it necessary to In
troduce the military feature. H. Brew
ster Willis, superintendent of the
schools of Middlesex county; DIR. w. A.
Wetzel. principal of the Trenton High
school; Henry Snyder, superintendent
of the schools of Jersey City; Mayor
Amos Radcliffe Of Paterson, DR.. Rich
ard e. Clement, superintendent of the
schools of Elizabeth; Frederick S.
Sheppard, superintendent of the schools
of Passaic, and John Riley of Plain
field opposed the bill.
The advocates included W. Holt Ap-
gar of Trenton, w. Z. Remington of
Ridgewood, Lieutenant A. Keunzli, as.
sistant appraiser of the port of New
York, and Assemblyman Pierson. Lieu
tenant Keunzli was formerly In the
Swiss army and is now in the federal
customs service. He said Switzerland
was at peace because it was prepared
for war. His description of the meth
cd Of training the youth of his native
land proved interesting to the commit
tee.
Highway Tax Supplement-.
Aiming to forestall a legal attack on
the Oliphant bill to raise a sic, 900, 900
highway tax, the Republican leaders
decided to introduce a supplement to
the statute enacted this year and divert
from the school fund the increased
revenue from the railroad and canal
property. The Democrats of the house
asserted that the measure would not
touch the main stem property, but Gov
ernor Edge is as insistent that no doubt
surrounds that point. The new statute
will direct that the money be used on
the roads.
To make clear the intent of the legis-
lature the act will have a preamble so
that no question can be raised on that
point if the question goes into the
courts. Litigation seems practically
certain, however, as Passaic city and
parts of Hudson and Essex counties
complain that they will have the bur-
den of the assessment and not receive
adequate return. The railroads, too, it
is thought will appeal to the courts to
free themselves from meeting the addi-
tional levy.
Both houses have passed the measure
by Senator McCran to authorize munich
palities to purchase food supplies for
sale to residents at cost in time of spe-
cial emergency. This was one of the
bills suggested by the special commits
sion appointed by Governor Edge to
investigate the high cost of living.
The first steps have been taken in
the senate to amend "the sever sisters
corporation acts which were passed
during the term of President Wilson
as governor.
Senator Mackay of Bergen, who in
trOduced the two bills, asserted that
the corporation laws had proved detri-
mental to the best interests of the
state, and Senator Florance, the minor
ity leader, agreed that this was so.
The object of the new measures was
to make the corporation laws conform
to the provisions of the Clayton federal
act. Mr.. Florance asserted that it was
a good thing hat all reference to the
word criminal was stricken from the
law. He said it would place the state
back where it can appeal for corpora
ton business with some degree of sue
cess, because the state courts have al
ways enjoyed the reputation of treat
ing both corporations and individuals
fairly.
Fight Big Steel Company.
Partial success met the efforts of the
Atlantic City hotel keepers to check