The Penn's Grove record., 1921-07-08

BOARD, was sworn in and participated
II the meeting.
Death Rate Shows Decline
A material reduction IN the death
ate for May as compared with March
April is shown in the report made
or the month by the Bureau Of Vital
Statistics of the state department Of
health. In May 3,OG4 deaths occurred,
including II nOnresidentS. There were
Ill deaths Of children less than II
year, 1877 deaths among children be-
tween one and five and 1,OS3 deaths
among persons sixty or more years old.
The report shows a decrease in all
causes of death. with the exception OF
whooping cough and diphtheria. In
April 30 deaths were reported from
whooping cough, while May had 81.
The number Of deaths from diphtheria
in April was 81 as compared with "a
for AIay.
Forbids All Fire Permits
State Fire Warden G. p. WILDER, with
the approval of Governor Edwards, has
issued a general order to deputy fire
wardens of the state, effective imme-
diately, to discontinue the issuance of
fire permits for making any sort of fire
in or neal woodlands until a general
soaking rain has broken the present
drought and relieved the existing fire
menace.
"Sun and wind have made the wood
lands throughout the state a veritable
finder box, ready t. catch fire from the
least spark and burn in a way eX-
tremely difficult TO stop and abnormal
ly destructive to standing timber"
says the order. Even grain fields,
normally green at this time of the year,
are dry enough to be infiammable."
Expert for Utility Board
Announcement has been made by the
Public Utilities Commission of the en-
ployment of Walter A. Shaw, formerly
of the Illinois Public Utility Commits
sion, as a special expert TO assist in
considering the technical questions in
volved in the Public Service railway
application for a 10 cent fare.
Mr.. Shaw was recently president OF
the National Association of Railway
and Public Utility Commissioners and
has had d broad experience as an en-
gineer and expert in matters pertain
ing to the regulation of utility corpora
tions.
For a number Of years Mr.. Shaw
was president of the Engineering and
Construction Company, has served as
city engineer of Chicago, as engineer
ing member of the Rivers and Lakes
Commission of the state of Illinois and
was for over seven years engineering
member of the Illinois Public Utility
Commission. During his work in New
Jersey Mr.. Shaw will have headquar-
tiers in the Newark office Of the Public
Utility Commission
Ship Canal Urged
Construction of the proposed New
Jersey ship canal is urged in a report
submitted to Congress by Colonel j. c.
Sanford, chief of the United States
army engineers of this district.
The proposed waterway will link the
ports OF New YORK anu HIlduelpuld,
extending across the state from the
Delaware river at B~ordentOwn to Rart-
tan bay. Hearings On the proposition
recently revealed "a favorable Sentf-
ment. Preliminary plans of the state
provide for the survey of a route and
the acquisition of a strip of land not
greater than 1000 feet wide over the
entire course. This work will necessi-
tate some time to complete, n it is
pointed out by Colonel Sanford that
the consequent delay in construction
will result in lower costs when build"
ing begins.
Need Good Cows
A chain is only as strong as its weak.
est link. The weakest spot in the DAT
nv business in New Jersey is the quail.
ty of COWS being MIXED. The cows are
the chief factor in determining profits
and losses on New Jersey dairy farms,
according to the dairy specialist Of the
State College of Agriculture.
A survey of II income from several
b,ndrad dairy farms i'm New York