The Penn's Grove record., 1920-09-03
PROSECUTION FOR
SPEED vIOLATORS
Commissioner Dill Asserts All
Agencies in State Co-operat-
ing to Prevent Accidents.
TO TEACH FIRE PREVENTION.
Attorney General McCran Renders
Decision on Suffrage-NavaI Mi
htia of State to Be Reorganized.
Total Resources of Banks.

Irehton.-"Reports that are now
cdmlng to me from local officers of the
law ana magistrates in various parts
ct New Jersey Indicate the taking of
triSiir action against the automobile
lH@EaFnaHt such as never before OBJ
ta'""l in some sections of our state"
That WIS the answer of Motor We
hicle Commissioner William l.. Dill to
Il PRESTON as TO the number of motor
vehicle accidents, fatal and otherwise,
III New Jersey during recent months,
ana the further question of what can
be done TO minimize such accidents
and what is being lone to hold reck-
less drivers in check. Commissioner
Hill feels deeply in the matter, but
hnGS considerable solace in the fact
tEat the percentage of fatalities in au-
tomobile accidents in New Jersey is
smaller than in any other state In the
United States having the same number
Of automobiles registered.
Perhaps il would be better to char
acter.ze the condition as one giving a
measure Of satisfaction rather than
Solace,' said the head of the state mo-
tor vehicle department, "for there can
be little in any fatal accident or Sc
ries of accidents that could possibly
evoke any other than a feeling of deep
regret and an immediate desire to take
some action that would insure pre-
vention of future accidents Of the same
sort nn1 f,.A,n a.. DNI@-1
is no question as to the adequacy of
our laws in New Jersey, so far as they
concern prescribing punishment for
those who are involved in automobile
accidents resulting in fatalities. The
two principal factors, in my opinion,
that will do more to lessen the number
of fatalities than all else are, first, a
vigorous enforcement of all automO-
bile and traffic laws, ordinances and
regulations by all officials throughout
the state, whether they be connected
with state, county or city or other
municipal forces, meaning by this the
magistrates as well as the men on the
streets, and, second, support by an
aroused public opinion Of the men who
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the law.
Officials Aroused.
:. 1.-THE number of recent accidents,
fatal and otherwise, with especial
stress laid upon those involving death
or deaths, is apparently arousing some
municipalities and their officials from
what seemed to be a lethargic condi-
t;op on1 T M, p,ioht, n1aJ 90 IL For
the men of my department cannot do
it all or do 1t alone. We are doing all
we can and are constantly increasing
our avenues of endeavOr for the max
ing of road safety a matter of para
mount Importance from one n of
New Jersey to the other, but W. need
all the help all the time that we car
magistrates and all others concerned
with the regulation of vehicular and
pedestrian travel on the streets and
roads. We are getting real cO-opera-
ton just now in q name that we
never had before and recent reports
TO me from different sections of the
state In connection with many forms
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connection with accidents, indicate
that both officers of the law and mag
~lstrates are taking more drastic action
than ever before in cases that warrant
more thar the ordinary handling. 1t
Is almost unnecessary to say that this
condition is pleasing to me and that
myself and the entire of my
department can be drawn upon at my
time by any municipality and its au-
thorities to back up action that may
be taken in aggravated cases of acct
len or violations that conduce to the
causing of accidents.
Reorganization of Naval Militia.
Reorganization of the Naval Militia
Brigade, formerly stationed in New
ark, Jersey City and Camden, which
was mustered into the federal service
April 6, 1917, has been authorized by
Governor Edwards. Instructions nave
been issued by Adjutant General Gilky-
son to Captain Edward NJ. Peters, COM
handing the brigade, and Commander
Francis w. Hoffman, commanding the
Second Battalion, to proceed with the
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orders issued by the Navy Depart
ment in 1915.
In the absence of any ruling by he
Navy Department TO the contrary, 1t Is
held by the adjutant generals office
that upon release from the federal
service the officers and men returned
TO their former State Naval Militia
status. Should. however, there be any
member of the naval militia who has
completed his enlistment and who has
no desire to continue in the service
he will be discharged upon applica-
ton through his commanding officer.
In a bulletin the adjutant generals
pfice adds:
arrangements have been made for
the appointment of recruiting officers
and every effort made to accomplish
The reorganization of the Naval Militia
lr time to participate in the summer
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