The New York herald., 1922-02-14
Farmers and Business Men
Join in Hearing in.
State House.
ARE OPPOSED BY LABOR
Doctors Appear in Behalf of
Bill for Medical Certificate
to Marry.

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TRENTON. Feb. S.-Representatives Of
the Associated Railroads of New Jersey.
comprising nine Of the larger systems of
the East, supported by business men and
the Judiciary Committee of the Senate
and House this afternoon to urge the
passage of Senator Aliens bill repeating
the full crew law. Opposed to these in
terests were representatives OF the rail-
road brotherhoods. who filled the gal
leries.
A. Dayton Oliphant, first speaker for
the railroads, advocated the repeal on
three grounds, these being waste in
operating costs attributable to the full
crew law. the fact that it does not result
in reducing casualties. and that repeal of
the measure would aid in lowering rail-
road rates. He showed that since 1913
added costs of railroad operation due
to the full crew law aggregated $5.o0o,-
000. while last year they amounted to
s627,000.
Remarlxing that last year Pennsyl-
vania repealed the full crew law and
predicting that New York would do the
same this year, Mr.. Oliphant emphasized
the anomalous situation resulting from
conflicting laws in the neighboring
States. The Allen bill proposes to sub
stitute measure under which the Pub
lie Utility Commission may order in
creased crews where trains are shown to
Ce undermanned.
Other speakers for the repeater were
r. ]. r. Brown, chairman of the Execu-
tive Committee Of the Associated Rail-
roads; X. r. Vought, trainmaster of the
Pennsylvania; P. ]. Langan, airbrake
inspector for the Lackawanna: Charles
u. Miller. assistant general counsel for
the Central; DIR. Frank App. secretary
Of the Federation County Boards Of Az
riculture; William H. Reid of the New
Jersey State Grange and f. Hartenstein,
general manager Of the Lehigh Valley.
John A. Matthews. former assem-
blyman and George w. Scarborough.
president of the Brotherhood of Rail-
road Trainmen. were the principal op-
ponents of the repeater. The Allen bill
win be reported and its merits consid-
cred on the floor of the Senate.
Employers and employees again
clashed later in the day when the House
Judiciary Committee gave hearing on
Mr. Hobarts bill preventing labor
unions from limiting the number Of ap-
prentices. A similar measure was de-
.fcated last year. The Hobart bill was
advocated by manufacturers and manu-
featuring associations, as giving oppor-
tunity to the young of State to learn a
trade saving them from "the labor aris-
tocracy which aims to supersede our
laws
The Federation of Labor and various
trade organizations were represented
among the opponents of the bills.
Mr. Hobart's bill authorizing the ap-
pointment OF city managers upon adop-
ton OF the measure by any municipality
was advocated by the State League OF
Municipalities and officials OF a number
Of cities. Only one speaker appeared
I'm opposition.
Physicians and representatives of va
rious women's organizations urged the
Public Health Committee of the House
10 report and advocated passage of the
Alexander measure requiring persons
contemplating matrimony to obtain med
ical certificates. Samuel J. Mcdonald.
a Newark lawyer. was the sole oppo-
nent of the bill.
A measure for the protection OF the
innocent was the motive of the bill the
physicians urged. Mr.. Mcdonald as
serted that the Medical Society OF At
Iantic county had gone on record In
opposition to the bill and charged that
the legislation was for the sole purpose
of enabling physicians to get additional
fees.
A new state prohibition enforcement
bill. patterned after the Volstead meas
ure but with the search and seizure
clause vastly modified, made its ap-
pearance in the Assembly tonight.
George s. Hobart Of Essex county in
troduced the measure. which has the
approval of the Senate and House con.
ference committees.
The new bill requires personal and
positive knowledge OF presence OF
liquor for sale in a residence before
warrant can be safely issued.
Trial by jury Is the essence of the
new act, in conformity with the de-
cision of the Court of Errors and Ap
peals which in upsetting the Var Ness
act stated this Is necessary to make
the statute constitutional
The bill makes no reference to the
non-beverage use of alcoholic liquors. as
that was covered last year in a sepa-
ratio law. which IL Is proposed to amend
in such particulars as may be necessary
by reason of recent court decisions.
This act Is known as the Elliott law.
Militia Bill vetoed.
officers OF the Fifty-seventh Infantry
Brigade thronged the noor or the House
tonight when that body received from
Gov. Edwards veto message of the
Powell bill, disbanding the brigade and
rsorganizlng its two constituent regi.
rnents the 18th and Hath Infantry. as
they existed prior to the executive order
transferring various units from one tc
the other regiments.
During the afternoon the same of.
ficers, made up of the followers of Gen
Howard S. Borden, whose resignation
was accepted last week, had been bring
ing pressure to bear to prevent passage
Of the bill over the Governors veto. oil
NJ least to secure a hearing upon IL
Under the constitution. the bill must IL
over twenty-four hours before the veto
can be considered.
Gov Edwards sent TO the Senate to-
night the nomination of J. Harry Foley
of Jersey City. his private secretary. &c
succeed Frank Wanzer of Vineland a'
state Superintendent of Weights and
Measures. The term Is five years anc
the salary 1850.
Other nominations sent In tonight
were those OF Col. Mai1lon r. Margerum
sof this city. reappointed to the State Tax
Board, and wilfrcd j. Jayne of Lake.
wood as Prosecutor OF Ocean county.
Beiated appearance last week OF the
mysterious" bill abolishing the New
Jersey Bridge and Tunnel Commission