Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-15

Legislature to
Ik War Labor
Shortage
BILL HEARINGS
"A Named as Judge at
t(c City-Gaskill Pros
ocutor in County

IIl(I0S. Jan. Is. Compulsory
tnnent OF all able.bodied persons
M the ages OF eighteen and fifty
Ulny be enacted at the discretion
1V0fncr Edge during the war un.
~ provisions of q bill introduced
House last night by Speaker VOL
|<A. " Camden. The bill would re-
NJ persons to be regularly or con-
oDl1s1y Employed In some useful and
U0 mixed business, profession, occu-
Non or employment whenever the
x1tnor decides that this Is necessary
essential to the protection and well
kfp of the State and the country.
X "a hne Of 500, 0,-imprisonment not ex-
0e1inG three months. or both. are pro
10ed ~ punishments for violation OF
|U9 Uu, which fixes a weeks work as
{thlrty~81x hours and imposes upon the
0epaftnaent Of Labor the task of aid
I>@6e persons to find employment. The
Hlte Of wages Is to equal the recog-
Ni1od waEe of the employment in
r1ich any person is engaged.
,3S0vERNoR SENDS WAR MESSAGE
3 Governor Edge sent a ringing message
<p The Legislature appealing for war
I 4ekBion free from all unnecessary legts-
<Iet(on and devoid of partisanship. lie
46id, IN part:
" "You are sitting In a day OF war. j
4ux the necessity of a session different
xfom the average: different in that it's
sIocp keynote of Americanism must alb
&ofb customary partisanship, discourage
tIonaideration of unitnportant details and
4 is6xer1sbAdow self-centered demands on
your attention."
Representatives OF the liquor inter.
&6ts OF New Jersey. who appeared
( 1t hearing before the Judiciary
lCommittees of the Senate and House
Announced that their organizations
e would not oppose the passage Of
u local option bill at the present ses-
sion. Accepting II as a foregone con-
eiuslon that local option measure is
70 be enacted, In accordance with prom
lpes Of the Republican platform. the
liquor men devoted their efforts to get
/ ting q modification of the pending legis
1Afion, which they criticized as unfair
and inequitable
\, Newton H. Porter. representing the
New Jersey Brewers Association. said
(1e brewery interests win stand by the
Hepublican declaration in favor OF the
widest measure of home rule in excise
matters. but insisted that the pending
bin is not framed in accordance with
that principle. He described the measure
~ prohibition rather than home rule
BIN
Bespeaking fair treatment for liquor
dealers. Harry A. Heller, counsel for the
New Jersey Federation of Liquor Deal
erA which comprises forty-three local as
eociRtions asked that the dealers should
not be made the victims of sudden hys-
teria on re part of the people from
tho adoption of the home-rule principle
~ excise matters. Mr.. Heller insisted
<11at IL the sale of liquor is to be pro-
bih4ted. dealers should be compensated
fer the loss sof their property.
MN no WAY FOR COMPENSATION
NJ Henator Richards said the committee
1&kly had given careful consideration
<l0 ~ question of compensation. but
14o4 to see how il could pe worked
{Airiy I'm local option bill. He
lH<bd out that II d community voted
az and compensated the liquor dealers
t1r their property 1t might two years
MAGr. vote wet and would then be con-
-<r0uted by the Same problem of COM
Densation in the event of its again
wing dry.
The first speaker In favor OF the local
co<ion and regulatory excise bills, which
W&fe both under consideration. was Su
4<Fjntendent James Il. Shields. of the
1Aff-Galoon League of New Jersey. lie
9fgcd the committee to stand by the bill
~ tntroduced and remarked the fact that
eohtrury to the practice of former years
WhuD men OF national reputation came
to Trenton to represent the liquor inter-
40, there were only handful of oppo-
rents at the hearing,
W Following tine local option hearing the
>ludiciary committees held a conference
1t which several amendments, principally
Rf = technical character. were agreed
Rrca The measures were reported in
~ Senate tonight with the amendments
1&i0 are now on the calendar for final
IQ@Gngo.
4Qyernor Edge sent to the Senate,
sp& other selections. these appoint
k4eRfe:
09hert H. IngersolI. Of Atlantic City.