The Penn's Grove record., 1920-08-13

commission for such additional in
.reases as a valuati ton of property I'M
Ter the terms of the opinion will pro-
luce.
Red Cross Helps Needy.
During the past three months Tren-
ton Chapter, American Red Cross. has
shipped several cases of needed arti-
lies to the headquarters of the Atlantic
division in New York city for distribu-
ton.
Among the goods shipped were One
hundred women's blue petticoats, 120
women's gray ~petticoats, 1877 women's
lndergarments and IS women's night
gowns. Knitted articles that have been
shipped within that time are: Thirty
four pairs of mems socks, 10 pairs.o of
wristiets, 4 pairs of bed socks, 3
shawls, ) pairs of children's stockings,
[ band and 3 mems sweaters. Seven
ty-seven layette sets have also been
sent to the headquarters, and % sets
are ready for shipment, thus complet-
ing the chapters quota of 100 layettes.
Upsets Car Dodging cycIist.
To avoid striking a boy on a bicycle
a chauffeur drove a machine contain
ing John G. Scheible, a hotel prOprie-
tor Of Hightstown; his sister, Mrs. r.
W. Scherer of New York, and his aunt,
Mrs. Emma Devlin of Philadelphia,
Into a clump of trees and overturned
II. All the occupants of the machine
were severely injured. They were TAX
en- from Manalapan, where the acci-
dent occurred, to Hightstown by au-
toists.
Daniel McCloskey of Long Island
City, who was run Over by a truck
near GAINESVILLE. died in Mckinley
Hospital. McCloskey, who was m
ployed by a trucking company operat-
phia, fell from his seat while asleep
and the wheels passed over his body.
Beetles Ravasing Farms.
Despite the extraordinary precau-
tons taken by agents of the depart
ment of agriculture the Japanese bee
tie, which is regarded as the nations
worst crop pest, has escaped the quar-
antine in Burlington and Camden
counties and has crossed the Delaware
river into Pennsylvania. Farmers OF
both New Jersey and Pennsylvania are
alarmed at the rapid spread of the
parasite and have made vigorous APP
peals to the authorities in Washing
ton. Wild ~ringneck pheasants have
been used successfully in combating
the beetles because they devour the
parasites greedily, while other birds
$500 IT, L. thnfr hord
shells. Many of the farmers are advO-
eating the importation of p~heasants.
Work for Younger Republicans.
Chairman Stokes Of the Republican
State Committee has named a COM
mittee Of young Republicans of the
state, who will take an active part In
the formulation Of campaign plans and
the execution of details. The COM
mittee includes Henry D. Thompson.
Princeton. chairman; A. Dayton OH
phant. James f. Mitchell, Charles o.
Hildinger, Myer Mayer, David Holzner,
Michael Commini, James Hammond OF
Trenton and Charles A.. Wolverton,
Camden.
More Profit for D.. L. & w.
The annual report of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Company for last year, just issued,
shows corporate net earnings after in
terest and other charges amounting to
$1e, 072,2 200.
This equivilant to 3S.0S per cent
earned on the $42,277,00 0 capital stock
and compares with ~$12,S34,052, or
% on 49, aoDt ~ +bA c+naly In 1919
There was an increase in earnings
from the company's coal department
of 81. 1862, 972 to S4,9S1, 215, an increase
of S~3,61S,243 in this department. Ger
titled compensation for the year was
So 4 ,S95 greater, due in part to an
item Of S1,574,94S, which was 10 per
cent of 1918 compensation accrued in
July last year upon completion Of the
standard return contract with the rail-
road administration.
A comparative statement Of opera
lions presents the following outstand-
ing items:
Tot re rsvs e7g ssa,. SO q .Ss5 81 ' g Sc. s. s. :sss
alton e2l.s4%}r.... 15,75s,7ss 1854 sss
Operating income, 17, Ss7 AZ 1 S,'SIi 'sSs
In spite of the gain in earnings w.
Fl. Truesdale president, attacked the
planning Of railroad work on an eight
hour basis. He said in part:
1.-THE most serious and ~farreaching
injury which the railways nave suffer
ed, however, is the d~isorganizing effect
on their employees which has resulted
from the policy established in dealing
with the latter during federal control.
1.-THE putting of all classes of EN-
ployees on an eight hour basis cannot
be viewed otherwise than as a calami-
ty to the railways from which they
cannot recover in years, If ever.
"The railroads must be operated
continuously every hour of h day in
order to perform the transportation
service required Of them by the coun-
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