The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-05-02
State No+es

Princeton University will have adj
vantage Of university press, which will
be conducted upon principles new in uni
versity annals.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has suspended the issuance of orders for
reduced fares to clergymen between points
in New Jersey.
The Camden Board of Playground
Commissioners will open two public play
grounds for the season of 1911. These are
the Pyne Point and Line street grounds.
"A petition, signed by "a attendants of
the New Jersey State Hospital, was fol.
warded on Saturday to Governor Wilson.
The signers complain of the quality and
quantity of the food served at the institu-
ton. In their protest the attendants
ignore Warden Samuel T. Atchley. The
petition calls the Governors attention to
improperly cooked and served eatables.
They ask an investigation.
The body of John W. Brown, of IA
Corlies avenue, West Grove, was found by
Grace Thorn, Q years old, Saturday after
noon, in an iron culvert near where Frank
Heiderman killed Marie Smith. 1O-year-
old school girl. The Thorn girl saw
mans legs protruding from the pipe in
which there was not more than five inches
of water. Physicians say death was not
caused by drowning. In his pockets were
$50 and watch.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has de-
cided to make $5O0.0 900 improvements in
Trenton as the result of several conferences
of Trenton officials and the officials of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. The changes in
clude the abolition of the Perry street
grade crossing, the abandonment of the
canal lock at East State street, the depres
sion of the canal from East State street to
q point between Perry street and the Bel
videre division trestle, the lowering of the
grade at Perry and State streets at the
point where they cross the canal and rail-
main line near the Greenwood avenue
bridge and an extension of the freight
station.
Startling developments are predicted
IN connection with the police investigation
into the murder of Mrs. Caroline P. Tur-
ner, whose body was found In pine forest
near her home near Lakewood, last Fri
day. Mrs. Turner disappeared while she
was on her way to the sanatorium of Doc
tor Craig in Central avenue. The police
think that woman and a white man may
know how Mrs. Turner was killed While
searching through the woods on Saturday
for additional clues, Richard Riley, con-
stable, found some strands of gray hair.
This indicates, the police say. that Mrs.
Turner had struggled with woman and
that she had pulled some hair out of the
head of her supposed adversary during the
scufle. The white man who is under sur
VIGILANCE, has scratches on his face accord
ing to the police. The authorities think
that he may have conspired with woman
to take the life of Mrs. Turner Henry
Graham, negro, CT Lakewood, who was
arrested on Saturday after posse had
chased him for thirty-fve miles, is not be-
lievsT To be the murderer. Public Prose-
cutor Brown, of Ocean county, who is
directing the investigation, said that he
has no reason to think that Graham is the |
guilty man. According to Mr.. Brown,
Graham ie merely being detained as ma
terial witness
Two hundred and fifty bills passed by
the recent Legislature have already been
approved by Governor Wilson. and more
than 100 are still awaiting his action. 1t
fyexpected that at least 400 new laws will |
be the result OF the 1911 session, whereas
only 30s became laws last year. Aside
from the administration measures that
were enacted into law other important
steps were taken, among them being the
law providing for the naming by the Cover
nor of a commission on old age insurance
and pension. The commission. one mem
Der of which Is to be representative of
employees and another representative of
employers, is authorized as bureau of
and assistance for employers
and employees and municipalities aud
counties with a view to aiding and assist
Ing regarding the establishment of sys-
tenn of old age insurance and pensions or
snnuities. 1t is believed this is the first !
move toward the establishing in New Jer- ,,
,ey of system similar to those that pre-
vail in some European countries. Another
If the important bills passed was that pro-
ziding for a survey of State highway or ]
boulevard along the Delaware River from
Trenton to the New York State line at $