Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-28
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TRENTON, Sept. 2S-Strong sup
port for research and treatment for
the growing army of feeble minded,
under developed unframed classes
was voiced by prominent speakers
at the Second International Con-
gress of Eugenics at the American
Museum of Natural History, New
York city. The scientists strongly
support the contentious of those
who favor the institutional construc-
ton bond bill in New Jersey as a
means of converting into efficient
houses the state custodian institu-
tions for the feeble minded and
unstable. One of the speakers was
Professor Irving Fisher of Yale Uni
versity. president of the Eugenics
| Research Society set forth that the
number of insane and feeble minded
is steadily increasing at a tremen-
dous rate.
TRENTON, Sept. 2S-Upon ad-
vice from the State House Commas
sion and with the approval of the
State Board of Control of Institu-
ltions and Agencies. Commissioner
Burdette G.. Lewis Of the Depart
ment today formally notified Charles
]. Smith, general contractor, OF this
| city. that he had been awarded the
general contract for the construc-
| ton of several buildings at the State
Hospital. Morris Plains, for the sum
of $163,117.
TRENTON, Sept. 2S-As the re-
suit of a careful investigation COM
pleted by the State Department oil
| Health, the sourc of infection OF
the more than forty cases of typhold
fever now existing in Trenton mas
been traced to one man living on a
dairy farm in Ewing township, ad-
Joining this city. This discovery
was made possible after noting that
all infected persons were suppne1
with milk by the same farmer. The
state department has
that no more milk shall he
by this farmer until there is satlsIac
tory evidence that the infection mas
been removed.
TRENTON, Sept. 2S-Trials of
FIVE of the eleven defendants in"
| dicted for attacking Matthew Lyons,
the Bayonne mail messenger, last
April. were expected to begin IN the
Federal Court here today before
Judge Joseph l.. Bodine. Yesterday
the other six defendants changed
their pleas from not guilty to guilty
in the federal court here. Those
who reversed their former pleas are
John Bradley, Thomas Silva. Mich
olas Leip, Thomas Ryan,, alias Mar
nell. William l.. Kieff and Hermann
Fink. Those whose trial is
scheduled to start today Hollow
George Plunkett, Andrew M.
Shields, James Hickey. James Kelly
and Frank Blaufas, alias Burns.
TRENTON, Sept. 2S-Sentence OF
three months in Jail, imposed on
eight m%achinists for parading with
placards in Hoboken last year, in
violation of a restraining d
granted the Blur Motor Appliance
Company, have been reduced to 80
days. The men, who were on strike,
asked for clemency on the ground
that they did not know they were
violating the order. Five days, al
ready served in Mercer county jail
will count toward the thirty, and the
rest are to be served in
county.
The men, it is expected will arrive
for their final Incarceration some
time today. They were returned ito
the MeICeT jail dItCl Liz
terday. They are: Patrick Music,
George Miller, Steven Rathmond,
Samuel Peterson, Albert Therry,
Vincent Grammond, William MUIR
raw. Abram Ebert. Vice Chancellor
Buchanan reduced the sentences on
the ground that new evidence had
been produced showing that the III
lation had not been "wilful."
TRENTON, Sept. Ex-Governor
Edwards has accepted the resigna-
ton of Col. Winfield C.. Price. or
Camden, commander Of the 1l4th
Infantry and Major c. Frank Burr,
commander of the Trenton Battal-
ion of the same regiment. The &C
ton of the chief executive in the
case of Colonel Price ends the lon
endeavor of the commander OF the
old Third Infantry. now called the
Hath Regiment, to get out or the
guard as the result of the election
of Brigadier General Howard 5.
Borden nearly q year ago. Price,
together with former Major Leoni-
das Coyle. of Bridgeton, another OF
the field officers of the South Jer-
sew Guard organization, led the fight
against Borden's selection in the
memorable election here which went
through twenty-five ballots and was
decided on the twenty-third, when
Borden was elected over Col. George
Buttle, of Newark. whom Price,
Coyle and the other South Jersey
officers had consistently supported.
Governor Edwards threw his sup
port to Borden and the latter won.
TRENTON, Sept. 2S-Roswell D.
Thompkins, of New. York, admins
traitor of the estate of his wife, the
late Mary A. Thompkins, has started
suit for $4,000 in the federal dis
trict court here against George
Holmes, of Lake H%opatcong, Morris
county, alleging that the neglect and
carelessness of the latter and his
employees was responsible for the
death by dwonning of his wife.
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