The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-11-15


the House, but failed to be reported
out of committee in the Senate.
Judge O'Donnell told Of the spread
Of the old age pensions plans, In the
interest Of which he is touring the
country He announced that the Fra,
ternal Order of Eagles, the present
membership of which lie placed al
100000, has as its goal 100000 mem.
bers by 1925.
High Rents Handicap
High rents, coupled with the fire.
quent selling and reselHng of houses.
forcing families to yacate, continue
to be handicap to the State Board
of Childrens Guardians, according to
the twenty-ffth annual report Of that
organization. High rents serve to
complicate the situation, frequently
making it impossible for families to
pay for sufficient accommodations in
which to maintain children placed by
the board. The placing of infants
also has become a problem, many be-
tween the ages of one and nine
months having been turned over to
the board within the last year.
The report shows that at the close
of the last fiscal year there were
1856 children under the care of the
board, this being an increase of 657
over the previous year. More than
S1,000,000 has passed through the
treasury of the organization. OF this
amount $3.50, sos was collected from
counties for the maintenance Of de-
pendent children placed in foster
homes and $563,250 from counties for
payment of relief granted by the
courts to widows under the widows
pension act.
The number of children committed
shows an increase Of eighty-two more
than last year. OF the gil committed,
4S5 had cen adjudged dependents by
overseers of the poor three came
from juvenile courts as delinquents,
$40 from the courts under the child
welfare act and fifty,three under the
act to promote home life for depend
ent children.
Weights Officials Warned
In a letter sent to weights and
measures officials in all parts of the
state, ]. Harry Foley, state superin-
tendent of Weights and Measures,
advises them to exert every effort to
see there are no short" fuel deliver
les this winter.
In a bulletin accompanying the let
ter, Mr.. Foley points out that in the
checking of 30,S17 fuel deliveries
through reweighings last winter, 401
were found incorrect. One hundred
and eleven coal dealers we're prose
cuted, points out Mr.. Foley, and they
paid fines aggregating $3,798.55.
Following is Mr.. Foley's letter:
at is common belief that the fuel
situation during the coming winter
will not be greatly improved over
last year; from the standpoint of
price it will undoubtedly be worse.
81 would, therefore, impress upon
you the fact that it is incumbent
upon weights and measures officials
to exert every effort to see that con-
ditions with regard to full quantity
being delivered in all cases are kept
satisfactory.
Public opinion has been aroused
as never before over the coal ques-
ton, which in itself prompts the
urgency of our carefully checking up
on deliveries everywhere and taking
proper remedial action whenever
condions are found to warrant.
Particular attention should be paid
to the sale of coal in small quantities.
Those who out of necessity must buy
their fuel in this way are the greatest
| sufferers both from the exorbitant
prices usually exacted, and short
weight where dealers with dishonest
| tendencies feel they can get away
with it.
81 am sending up, under separate
4 cover. a supply of the bulletins show
ing the regulation promulgated last
January covering the sale of fuel in
small quantities. Kindly see that
eyerv dealer in your territoy who
| sells or bags coal or other fuel in lots
of 100 pounds or less is supplied with
a copy; they will then have no excuse
for noncompliance.
''Your attention and full co-opera-
ton in this measure will assure to the
people of New Jersey proper fuel
conditions from weights and meas
ures standpoint"
Full Tunnel Cost Estimate
Every endeavor possible is being
made by the Bridge and Tunnel COM
missions of New Jersey and New
York to have figures showing the ulti-
mate estimated cost of the Hudson
Tehicular tunnel available by the end
of the present year.
A statement to this effect was made
by Theodore Boettger at the close OF
the hearing before the budget officers
with respect to the operations of the
| Jersey commission. The statement
was mainly a repetition of what had
been said in reply to Interrogation
earlier in the day by Clifford M. Hol-
| land. chief engineer, and Mr. Boettger,