The Penn's Grove record., 1921-11-18

Several weeks ago the governor had
been asked by Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover how much road work
could be started in New Jersey within
30 days with additional appropriations
from Congress. The governor replied
at the time that any appropriations by
the federal government for this pur-
pose would be met by the state on the
terms of such appropriation. Chair
man Woods stressed the point that the
main purpose of the appropriation is to
relieve unemployment.
Black Tom Verdict Stays
The supreme court refused to set
aside a verdict returned by a jury in
the Hudson circuit court in favor of
the Lehigh Valley railroad in five suits
brought to recover an aggregate Of
$S5O,9J7 for damages to raw sugar in
the custody of the National Storage
Company at the time of the Black Tom
explosion. July %. 1916. The plaintiffs
in the suits were Lewis w. Minferd,
Isaac Kupie. ]. ArOn & Co, Henry
Schaefer. the United Fruit Company
and others. all Of New York.
"To set the verdict aside as contrary
to the weight of the evidence" said he
court. would be very much like order
ing the jury to find a verdict for the
plaintiff. Whatever may be said as to
the general proposition, the court ought
not to take such a position unless IN
the very clearest case"
Mercer county elected three Repub-
lican members of the assembly by a
majority substantially reduced in COM
parison with that Of las year. For
mer Assemblyman William A. Moore
experienced a greater difficulty in land
ing thar did either of his associates on
the ticket, Assemblyman George w.
Guthrie and William I. Robbins.
Moore was cut In the cit. and the
try districts and lost Trenton TO Linton
S. Marshall, one of the Democratic can
didates, by SO votes. In the country,
although running greatly behind his
ticket, he was able sufficiently to re-
trieve his losses to win. The proposed
state bond issue was overwhelmingly
defeated by a majority of 1888.
Eight Essex Drys
The IL Republican assemblymen
elected from Essex on Tuesday split on
choices for speaker and majority cad
err of the 1922 assembly. The eight
dry" members voted Rowland Of Cam
den for speaker and Elliott Of Essex
for majority leader. Franklin, Mennin-
ger and Mrs. Laird voted for Franklin
for majority leader. Daniel A. McMfl-
Lin, Newark High School teacher, was
chosen leader of the Essex delegation.
Majority Against Bond Plan
With the completion of the tabula-
ton of the vote in Camden county and
IN Hudson 1t became evident that in
the statewide referendum on the S14,-
100000 bond issue for a building pro-
gram for the state department of insti-
buttons and agencies the proposition
was beaten by 55,653 majority. The
total vote cast in the 81 counties Of
the state for the project was 15O,329,
and the total vote against was 2O5,9S2.
The counties favOring the proposal
included Atlantic, Bergen, Camden,
Morris. Passaic and Union. In Camden
county 1t carried by a margin of 12o,
the vote being 2,205 for and 1850
against. The other 10 counties were
decisively against the plan. Hudson's
vote was 1902 for and 1885 against.
Belated returns show that the vote
in Burlington county was 1888 for and
6.SS3 against. In Ocean it was LILO
for and 1921 against.
Trustee of Pension Fund
Governor Edwards announced the Sc
lection of John P. Dullard of this city
and Alexander S. Ward of Newark as
members of the Board of Trustees for
the proposed state employees retire
ment system. The state treasurer is
also a trustee by virtue of his office,
and state employees will select two ad-
ditional trustees from among partici-
pants in the pension system. The
trustees receive no compensation.
Under a 1921 statute it is directed
that the trustees appointed by the gov
ernOr and the state treasurer establish
the pension fund by January 1. a plan
whereby employees and the state will
contribute jointly to the retirement
fund will be worked out.
The law proposes retirement of en-
ployees optionally at siXt.5 years, with
compulsory retirement at seventy
years. There are also clauses in the
statute covering disability and provi-
sion for a refund to employees retiring
from the state service.
Acceptance of the provisions of the
pension system is optional with present
employees. All persons entering the
classified service after January 1 will
be compelled to become members of the
fund.
State Teachers Convention
Memorial exercises in honor of the
late state commissioner of education,
DR.. Calvin N. Kendall, will be a fea-
ture of one Of the general sessions Of
the annual meeting OF the State Teach
ers' Association December p, % and
20 at Atlantic City. Addresses will be
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