The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-01-17

years. MI. SHlUOU. PROMINENT III SldlS
Republican politics and chairman OF
the Essex County Committee. was
also appointed by Governor Edge.
Since the death Of General Lewis T.
Bryant Of Atlantic City, DR.. Andrew
F. Mcbride of Paterson has been sery-
ing as state commissioner of Labor.
The Paterson man has yet to indicate
whether he will serve the entire five
year term. His appointment is ad In
term and is subject to senate confr-
nation The position pays $4,000.
The senate also will be called upon
to confirm the governors ad interim
appointments to the Supreme Court
and the Court of Errors and Appeals.
Since the adjournment of the 1928
session three vacancies were caused
in the state judiciary by death and
retirement.
II was during the last session that
Judge Robert Williams died. He was
member of the Court of Errors and
Appeals. Death also called Supreme
Court Justice James ]. Bergen Of.
Somerville. Justice Francis J. Swayze
of Newark has asked that he be re-
tired January 8 because Of physical
disability. The request has been act
ed upon fayorably by Governor Silzer.
The term Of Judge John ]. White of
Atlantic, a member of the Court of
Errors and Appeals, also expires this
year.
Other state officials whose terms
expire during this session include:
Francis E. Croasdale, state librarian.
five years, $4,000 a year; State Tax
Board, Frank B. Jess of Haddon
Heights and Harry W. Mutchler of
Rockaway, three years, $4,000 year;
Civil Service Commission, William D.
Nolan of Somerville, five years, $4,000
a year; Passaic Valley Sewerage Com
mission, Mayor-elect Colin M. Mclean
of Paterson, five years, $1,000 a year;
North Jersey District Water Supply
Commission, Wood Mckee of Pater-
son, four years, $4,000 year; Port
Authority, Dewitt Van Buskirk, Bay
onne, five years, no salary; Board Of
Control, State Department of Institu-
lions and Agencies, e. Wallis Arm
strong Of Morristown, six years, no
salary; State Board of Education, D.
Stewart Craven, Salem, six years, no
salary.
Board OF Conservation and Develop
ment, Henry C. White of North Plain
field and John A Waters of Glouces-
ter City, four years, no salary; Board
of Commerce and Navigation, D. w.
McCrea of Jersey City and William T.
Kirk of Beverly, four years, no sal
airy; Department of Health, Harold ].
Harder of Paterson and David D.
Chandler of Newark, four years, no
salary; Fish and Game Commission,
G. C. Warren, Jr., Summit, five years,
no salary; Tenement House Super
vision Board, Henry ]. Westbrook OF
Midland Park, five years, no salary.
In addition TO tine state Offices to be
filed, Governor Silzer will be called
upon to name many county officials,
all subject to confirmation by the SEN
ate. The term Of County Judge Har-
old B. Wells OF Burlington expires
this year. Judge Wells is a Repub-
lican
Game Board'S program
Protection of hen pheasants for an
other five years, cut in the bag limit
on rabbits, limit on squirrels, the
creation of a commission on pollution,
reciprocity with Delaware on fishing
and the fixing of fee for oil-burning
vessels that take menhaden-those
are the objects to be sought in the
legislature this year by the State Fish
and Game Commission. A change in
the trapping season may be asked
also if investigation now being con-
Quoted by the board makes it seem
advisable.
The present five-year closed season
on hen pheasants expires April next.
Considerable speculation as to wheth-
er or not it would be continued has
been evidenced recently by sports
men, the unanimous opinion appar-
emily being that the ban should be
lifted
The commission proposes that the
bag limit on rabbits be cut from ten
to six a day. This seems particularly
desirable at this time in view of the
wholesale reduction in the supply due
to last years disease epidemic, the eff
fects of which the commission is try
ing to overcome so far as possible by
the introduction of thousands of rab-
bits from another state.
In any circumstances, however, the
present limit seems too high. Other
eastern states, some much better sit
uated from a hunting standpoint than
New Jersey, have lower limit Penn
sylvania, for instance. permits the
killing of only FIVE. New York six.
Delaware six, Connecticut three.
Massachusetts five. Vermont five, etc.
The proposed bag limit for SPUR
rels is six day also. At present
there are no restrictions on the shoot
ing of them during the open season
except that firing into their nests ID
prohibited.