Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-12
APPLEbY BILL
IS SUPPORTED
N. ]. Shore Towns to Demand
Passage of Oil Pollution
Measure.

ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 12-Of
fciais of Atlantic seaboard cite:
and others interested in putting &
stop to the oil pollution of navigable
waters formed a permanent organ
ization at the Traymore yesterday
to be known as the National Coast
Anti-Pollution League, elected Gift
ford Pinchot, of Pennsylvania, pres
ident, and PASSED a strong resolution
calling upon congress to pass the
bill of Congressman Appleby, OF
New Jers ay. making it a federal Of
tense to dump oil on n~avigable wat
ers and providing for the imposition
of a fine OF $4,000.
The conference, which has beer
in session here for W days, opened
under the rame of the League OF At
lantic Seaboard Municipalities, but
when it was decided this morning to
form a permanent body, it was also
decided to change the name. The
morning session was presided over
nv Ex-Mayor Charles Gillen of New
ark. and the luncheon which follow
ed had Mayor Charles Hetrick, OF
Asbury Park, as chairman.
Speakers again recited the dam
age done by the oil pollution n
the feeling was unanimous that
steps must be Immediately taken to
abate the nuisance. Congressman
Appleby. father of the bill, which
has now been eight months in the
hands of the House committee, was
present. He said that in 1919 the
total was 5000, 900, but in W years
It had increased to 100000 The
oil pollution had increased corre-
s~pondingly.
considerable discussion centeYed
around the question whether n
resolution should be worded to sup
Fort Congressman Applebys meas
IRE specifically, or be more general
in its terms, but it was finally de-
c;ded to pass a resolution, demand
iny the passing Of the Appleby meas
ure at the incoming session OF CON
cress. Copies of the resolution VIII
he forwarded to the Rivers and Har--
kcrs Committee and to members Oh
congress.
same Bill in Both Houses
Congressman Appleby told Inc
{ conference that his bill was denti-
cal with the one introduced IN the
scrate by Senator F'relinghuysen.
Al today's session messages were
read from Governor Edwards and
Mayor Hague of Jersey City, pledg-
ipE sympathy and support to the
movement. ,..
Other officers elected were: First
vice president, Edward Hatch, Jf.,
New York; second vice president,
Charles p. Gillen, Newark; third
vice president, Horace M. Kilburn,
New York City; treasurer, George
ID. Pratt, Brooklyn; secretary, Sed-
ley Hopkins Phinney, Trenton.
David M. Neuberger of Deal, N. j.
was elected chairman of the execu-
two committee. j. Spencer Smith
OF Trenton, was elected vice presi-
dent for New Jersey, and William
Donaldson of Harrisburgn state vice
president for Pennsylvania.
Il am now up against red tape
declared Senator Joseph Frehnghly-
sen, of New Jersey, in a letter to the
convention. Il have tried to impress
this committee in the senate with
the great danger of conf1agration to
harbors as well as the injuring OF
bathing at the coast resorts, and !
ami up against a deadlock between
the war department and senate com
merce committees" the senator's
continued. IN the mean
time your conference should take
IF the secretary of war cannot
prove that he now has authority
(ard / do not believe he CAM, then
bill on water pollution will be
ma ssed.n