The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-04-09

DR.. Browne moved 20 PRINCETON Ia
1906 and has taken an active interest
IN that borough since then. He a
Mavor of Princeton for four terms
and, though he always ran as a Dem.
ocrat, the Republicans also placed
him on their ticket the third time
he ran.
The newly appointed Utilities Com
missioner was elected to the House
Of Representatives from the Fourth
Congressional District. which com
nrises Hunterdon, Somerset and Mer-
Ger counties in November. 1922, and
served one term. He was defeated
for reelection at the last election by
DR.. Charles A. Eaton, of Watching,
a Republican.
DR.. Browne attracted attention dur
ing the voting in the lower house last
year on Secretary MELONS tax re-
duction plan, being the only Democrat
ie Representative from New Jersey to
vote for the Mellon rates at the early
roll calls.
He excited some comment with an
article on What's the Matter With
CONGRESS-, WAlCu NC WlOlO " Iu0
September, 1924, issue of Scribner's.
In this article he said many of the
criticisms Of Congress were unwar-
ranted, but that there are plenty or
faults. There is too much filibuster
and unfairness, and Congress. besides
being responsible for too much talk,
produces too many laws, he said. The
bloc system, Dir. Browne wrote, is
perhaps the greatest menac in Con-
gress.
ut is destructive rather than con-
structive In its effect. 1t can defeat
legislation, but cannot create T."
DR.. Browne concluded his article by
urging the public to take more inter
est in public affairs. including par
ticipation in the primaries and the
election.
DIR. Browne served as a captain in
the Medical Corps Of the army from
1917 to 1919. He is a member of the
Board Of Managers of the State Home
for Feeble Minded Women at Vine
land. is president of the board of trus-
tees of Princeton Hospital, a member
of the graduate council of Princeton
University. a director in the First Ma
tional Bank Of Princeton and of the
Kingsland Coal Company, Delaware
and Bound Brook Railroad Company,
and the Beneficial Loan Association
of Trenton, and a member of the
American Academy of Political and
Social Science.
Hodn Fnr MnrrArvnan1
Fruit growers and nurserymen. at
the call OF the New Jersey Federation
| Of County Boards of Agriculture, have
appointed a committee representing
the various phases of the fruit indus
try to work out ways and means for
the protection Of buyers against the
purchase OF fruit trees proving untrue
to name. The committee has been di-
rected to make a survey of the situa-
ton in New Jersey, to prepare a code
Of practice In the sale Of nursery
stock which would be fair to both
fruit growers and nurserymen and to
report its recommendations at an
open meeting OF the fruit interests to
be called by the New Jersey Fedora
ton in early June.
The fruit grower members Of the
committee are: H. H. Albertson, Bur-
lington, secretary Of the New Jersey
State Horticultural Society; A. L.
Richie, Riverton. chairman of the
Burlington County Board legislative
committee; w. ]. Slack, Hammonton,
member OF the executive committee
of the Atlantic County Board of Agri-
culture. The nurserymen members
are: w. F.. Flemer, Jr.. Princeton;
Fred Osman, New Brunswick, secre-
tary of the New Jersey State Nursery
mems Association, and Lester Lovettv
Little Silver, president Eastern Nurs.
erymen's Association.
Ford Fights Bill for Water
Threatened with the cutting OF OF
its water supply for refusing to pay a
bill, the Ford Motor Company Of
Michigan has obtained a writ of GER
tiorari in the Supreme Court, review
ing the action of the city of Bayonne
in placing an alleged excessive charge
on water consumed at its Kearny
plant.
By a resolution adopted in Febru-
airy, 1t is said. the Bayonne City Com
mission charged $1.75 per thousand
cubic feet for water consumed at the
plant during January. This rate is
discriminatory, alleged John J.. Toole,
manager Of the Ford concerns New
York Office, in whose name the suit is
brought, because the charge is higher
than that paid by manufacturing
plants located within the city of Bay
Inc The Ford plant. although stu
ated at Kearny, uses water from Bay
T. onne. A rate Of 81 has been paid by
the Ford Company as satisfactory,
but the City Commissioners remain
cbdurate and promise to turn OF the
supply. The ds5rute will come up at
the May term Of the Supreme Court
for argument.
Tests for State, County Jobs
nTAA N4-sf C---4-- |--.-s--t~. Ana