The Penn's Grove record., 1921-02-25

bile licenses, Assemblyman William ii.
Blackwell, of Mercer county, an
nounced that he will introduce a Dill
on this subject in order that some
definite action may be taken.
Although the commission has been
pleasure cars and other vehicles Tor
studying proposed fees for trucks,
several months, no report has been
filed with the Legislature. In ride
that motorists may not escape payment
of higher fees for 1922. Mr.. Black
well proposes to offer his bill provld-
ing a gradual increase based upon
weight and carrying capacity. Motor-
lists from other States would be COM
PEELED to pay a higher fee for heavy
trucks using the States highways.
up to the present time the Legisia-
ture has failed to TAKE any action on
the revision Of m~otor-vehicle fees, one
of the most important questions the
neople of New Jersey are clamoring TO
have solved" says Mr.. Blackwell. Al
though the cost Of constructing ana
maintaining our roads has more than
doubled in the last four years ana
motor travel has more than quad
rupled, especially heavy truck travei'
license fees have remained the same
lowing to the great damage done
nv heavy trucks. l feel l would be
remiss in my duty If l failed to DO my
utmost to have just legislation en-
acted to make trucks pay for damage
they do; also to prevent out-of-State
motorists ruthlessly violating the re-
c~iprocity privilege. Therefore, pro-
nose TO call upon the commission to
report a bill next week. If they fail
to do Sc, l will introduce one bas1ng
license fees on horsepower and weight
imposing a heavier fee on out-of-State
trucks than on New JerseT-owned
trucks and providing A means of check
ing upon on the 15-day reciprocity law
now In force, but not enforced
Hearing on Health Bills
Proposed health legislation had its
inings at Trenton. Four bills were up
for hearings in the Assembly, and medi-
cal men, osteopaths and ~chiropractors
stormed the State House. Added to
this delegation were insurance men
and manufacturers, who are Interested
in two of the bills, which cover com
pulsory health insurance and work
mems compensation.
The medical men, ~oesteopaths and
ch~iropractors are in a three-cornered
controversy, with separate bills and
one class Directing to the measure
sponsored by the others.
The medical men have introduced a
bill. Assembly 245, which would amend
the chirapractic law of last year by re-
curing that chiropractors possess an
educational qualification which would
meet the APPROVAL of the State Depart
of Education and have a four
year course in a chiropractic college.
The bill would also abolish the State
Board of ChiropractOrs and place a
chiropractOr on the State Board OF
Medical Examiners, this latter board
to grant all licenses.
The o%steopaths have a bill which
WOllQ give IlitlH llit dutiIpllIN w pAoN
tice medicine and surgery, give them
places on hospital boards and accord
to them all rights o possessed in the
treatment of the sick and the protec-
ton of public health that physicians
have. The only added requirement is
that the ~osteopaths take a course in
surgery not longer than one year.
The osteopaths contended there is
no reason why they should not be al
lowed to practice medicine and sur
gerry. The medical men, who opposed
their bill, said they have no objection
to the o~steopaths practicing as they do
if they take the same number of years
in study and meet the same legal re
uuirements and take the same eXamin-
alton that the law requires medical
men to take. The ~osteopaths also
want a board of their own.
The chiropractors have a bill which
would make sure they would be eX-
empt from educational qualifications
until 1922, as provided in the present
law, and then be required to be high
school graduates and to take a two
year technical course for 1923 and a
three-year course after that. They op-
pose giving the State Department of
ublic instruction any power over their
academic qualifications.
Protest Daylight Saving
Trenton.-Farmers of the state put
I'D their usual vigorous protest to the
passage of the Progressed Daylight
Saving bill at a public hearing in the
assembly chamber. They were strong
ly backed by railroad officials, who
pleaded that the enactment of such a
law by states of municipalities entails
interminable Confusion in the operation
of trains upon schedule and that the
only feasible and proper way to effect
the result, If 1t is greatly desired, is by
congressional action, making 1t uni
versal throughout the country.
Standing strongly for the measures
we're representative of the state cham