The Penn's Grove record., 1923-03-09
EDGE PLAN HAS
few CONVERTS
Inquiry Among Senators Reveals
Sentiment Against 0ne-Man
Highway Board.
OLD BOARD IS BEING SUED
Attorney General Charges Conspiracy
to Mulct State of s14o, ooo-Legis-
Iature Will Probe Commission.
Standardized Bill Fails.

Trenton. March THE anti-eltmax
to the Highway Commission contro-
versy, expected since the arrival OF
Senator Edge, failed to develop. The
conference OF Republican Senators
closed early without any new aspect
to the situation.
Senator Parry emerging from the
conference room stated that while
some efforts to revive the highway is
sues were made, the matter is the
same as It was six weeks ago.
1t is the contention of Edge support
ers here hat a canvass OF Senators
on the ne-ma board bill showed at
least eleven and possibly thirteen in
favor Of It, but Senators approached
challenged the assertion.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
by Senator Pierson of Union county
to have the senate pass his measure
for the standardization of a loaf OF
bread. The roll was called three
times, but the Union representative
was compelled to request that the
measure be laid over temporarily.
Following a prolonged and heated
discussion Senator Agans of Hunter
don was compelled to ask that the sen
ate postpone temporarily c~onsldera-
ton of the bill repeating the law pro
viding for teachers tenure. The
measure, MT. Agans said, had the
backing of all agricultural societies
and civic organizations in the rural
districts.
Senator Tooder of Gloucester per-
suaded the senate to pass his bill
which will enable the city of Wood
bury to borrow sufficient funds on a
bond issue to build an additional
grammar and high school The meas
ure would permit cities of third class
to increase from 6 to . per cen the
amount of bonds for school purposes.
Health Bill Defeated
The senate temporarily defeated
Senator Barber's bill requiring the
State Board of Health to give instruc-
tons in cases of tuberculosis. In ad-
vocating the measure DR.. Barber de
clared that more than 100. 900 people
in New Jersey were afflicted with the
white plague" and that the measure
to a considerable degree would be
beneficial to persons so afflicted The
measure carries with il an appropria
ton Of 100000. II. however, was i'm
possible for the Warren Republican
to obtain a sufficient number Of sup
p%orters to approve the bill.
Tho pIa oh uran Joint rauO1utiCu prO.
viding for the appointment Of a com
mission to investigate the issuance
and promotion of stock ventures and
to report the result at the next SEES.
sion was passed in the senate. Sen.
ator Blackwell argued that blue sky
legislation was absolutely necessary
to protect innocent persons who are
feeced out OF hundreds of thousands
of dollars annually.
Appointments by SiIzer
General Lewis T. Bryant. Republi-
can. of Atlantic City was renominatcd
by Governor Silzer as commissioner
of labor. He was first appointed to
that position by Governor Murphy
when the labor department was reor-
6dnlLGu III AJVt. llt was ltd DDblAltu
by Governor Stokes and Governor
Fort, both Republicans, and Governor
Wilson, Democrat.
In the Fielder administration, when
1t was proposed to appoint a Demo
crat, the Legislature passed a term
e~xtender, which continued General
Bryant in office.
Anntbar Dop,iDotiCp rcD+ - -.
that of George r. Green Of Cape May
Court House as prosecutor Of Cape
May county. That office has been in
charge of John Solan, who was desig-
mated from the attorney generals of
flee to act because of the failure of
the legislature last year to confirm
the appointment made by Governor
Edwards.
Other nominations sent to the sen,
ate were as follows: Common pleas
Judge of Morris county, Franklin vii.
son of Morristown; prosecutor of
Morris county, James Bolitho of
Rockaway; judge of the Second Judi
cial district, Morris county. OrvilIe V.
Meslar, Morristown; judge of the
First judicial district, Morris county.
Edward A. Quayle, Jr.; Salem County
Tax Board. George Schalick of Cen
t%erton; Ocean Tax Board, Lawrence
D. Vannote. Point Pleasant; Middle
sex Tax Board, Joseph A. Herman.
Roosevelt; Bergen Tax Board. VIII
liam Whitehead, Garfield; Somerset
Tax Board, Berkeley w. Moore. Jr.
Somerville.
To Reorganize S tie Police
With all the Democrats and some
Republicans opposing. the house
passed the bill by Mr.. Blair of Allan
tic r~eorganizing the department Of
state police by providing for a bi-par.
tisan board of four members. to be
elected by the legislature in Joint ses.
sion. The department at present is
under the sole direction of Colonel
Norman Schwarzkopf. Mr.. Blair die.
claimed any intention Of playing pol
tics or ousting the present officers
He argued that older men should head
the department, that there should be