The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-07-05
new JERSEY
STATE BRIEFS


u fire which, 1t is believed, may have
been set by a Pupil who feared the re.
suit of the june examinations, was dis
covered and eXtinguished with a hose
In the cloakroom of the Chestnut street
school, Roselle, by the Misses Cletus
Hamm and Ruby Ford, teachers. The
teachers reported they heard footsteps
In the hallway just before they smelled
smoke.
Frank NJ. McDermit of Newark, for
mer member of the New Jersey bar,
announced his candidacy for the Demo
cratic nomination for governor.
A 81 deficit, charged as personal loss,
is reported by Charles W. Fairlie, who
has asked Vice Chancellor Fielder at
Newark to relieve him as receiver for
the American filtration Company of
Nutley. The receivers petition says
he found "only S24 in cash among the
assets of the company when he took
control" and that this amount is ISL
less than the amount he had to pay for
his $4,000 bond as receiver.
Recommendations looking toward a
closer cooperation between public
health service in the state and the
State Department of Health were pre-
sented to the one hundred and fifty
sixth annual session of the Medical So
ciety of New Jersey at the Monmouth
Hotel, Spring Lake Beach, by a special
committee, which reported to the con-
vention. The report covered several
phases of public health work in the
state.
Practically every organization In
Palmyra is cooperating in plans for a
community Independence Day celebra-
tion.
Frank Stick, an illustrator, was
elected mayor at the first election of
the recently formed borough of Inter-
laken.
The Moose Band of Woodbury., the
Swedesboro Band and tie Firemen's
Band of Pennsgrove have been engag-
ed to play at Cape May On the Fourth
of July.
Self government among boys at the
State school at Jamesburg is being ex-
tended with gratifying results, Super
intendent Calvin Derrick has reported
TO the State Board of Institutions and
Agencies. A Boy Scout troop has been
formed, and these activities, too, are
producing beneficial effects upon the
morale of the institution.
More heavy showers ha ! again put
road detours in South Jersey in bad
condition, especially where drivers
have to follow unimproved highways,
where the ruts are deep and the drain
age poor.
More than 80 blind persons from va
riouS towns attended Il reunion ut Mill
Vile and elected these officers: Presi-
dent, James Curliss of Millville secre-
tary, Miss Bertha Johnson of Bridge
ton: treasurer, Miss Margaret Madden
of Bridgeton.
Cumberland county Boy Scouts will
hold their annual summer camp at
Seeley's Pond, near Deerfield, from
July s to August 8. Charles Jones,
county scout executive, will be camp
supervisor and William Livermore, Jr.,
field executive of the Delaware and
Montgomery counties councils in
Pennsylvania, will be the camp direc-
tor.
United States Senator Joseph Ere
l%inghuysen, accompanied by his cam
paign manager, Congressman Frank
Patterson, is again to invade Atlantic
county, according to announcement
made by Republican leaders of Allan
tic City. 1t is stated that the senator
Is anxious to ascertain the source Ct
criticism levelled at him in Repub-
lican circles. He does not plan to
deliver any addresses beyond informal
talks at meetings of political clubs.
The strike of the masons, ~bricklay-
ers and plasterers of Princeton, which
has been in effect since June l Is no
nearer settled than the day of the
walkout, members of the Contractors
and Builders Association say. Meth
er side has made a o to settle the
differences and according to one of
the contractors, the builders refuse
to be held up in midseason for an
increase. The builders claim they had
Il verbal agreement with the union
that there should be no change in
the wages during the year.. The agree
nent was made last December and
called for a SO Il day wage, they say.
The men, it is said, want $40 a day.
The general feeling of railway men
Is that the threatened rail strike will
not materialize, C. e. Fuller of the
Union Pacific system told delegates to
the car builders convention. 1--WE
know that there are many threats
atloat, but they mean very little, in
my estimation Mr.. Fuller said. 1T
is also unlikely that the labor men
will be able to tie up the railroads
completely. Capital can hold out toe
long for them" IF the unions do
what they say they will do" declared
w. ]. Tollerton, president of the me.
chanical section of the American Rail.
way Association, then all branches OF
the railroad industry will be affected
The meeting out West takes in all
branches and a general tie-up would
be mighty inconvenient."