The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-08-25
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Judge Lippincott is home from hi
vacation and appeared at the cour
house yesterc y morning ready for bust
ness. He found that Prosecutor Atkin
son had some cases to bring to the at
tention of the court. Seven defendants
were brought in and all waived indict
ment and pleaded guilty to. the charges
against them. Judge Lippincott passed
judgment on them.
| Joseph WEIGH, who said he was q
years of age, was brought up to answer
the charge of stealing bicycle in Moores
town. He told story of working for
farmer near that town and that he saw
the bicycle in front of the bank and con-
cluded he would take ride. Joseph
said he did not take the machine away
from town, but the evidence was that he
rode to Camden, where he was arrested
The case was laid over until the court
could inquire into the circumstances.
Leroy Holmes and Harry Jones were
charged with breaking into the shop of
William Wilkinson, on Pine street,
Mount Holly, and stealing certain
articles. Sentence was suspended and
they were put in charge of the probation
officer for one year.
William Haines was arrested for break
ing into house at Lumberton. His
story was that he went into the house
when the family was away to look for a
kitten. There was pocketbook on the
mantel and William could not resist the
temptation to abstract five dollar bill
from it. He said he did not mean to
steal the money and as proof of this
assertion he showed that the bill was left
lying on the floor of the house where it
was afterwards found. The court thought
this was another case for the probation
officer and the boy was turned over to
that official for year.
Walter Lloyd was another lad who APP
propriated bicycle to his own use. He
halls from Worcester, Mass. He said he
came here to live with an aunt with the
idea that he could help her gain liveli
hood. He had lived around here several
years ago and had never been arrested
before except for jumping freight trains.
Judge Lippincott could not see how the
boy would be of much aid to his aunt by
stealing bicycles, but he decided to lay
the case over until Thursday.
Charles Long was charged with very
serious crime, the circumstances of
which are not fit to be printed. He had
not been out of the Reform School very
long and the court sent him to the State
All of the above prisoners were minors,
two being 10 years of age, the others
ranging from Is to IL years. The only
adult before the court was George Rapp.
His offence was selling truck stolen from
the farmers in the neighborhood of
Delanco. He admitted that he wanted
the money to buy rum with. He was
placed in charge of the probation officer.
Better Prices for Producer and
Consumer.
The great difference in the prices paid
for farm product by the consumer and
that received by the farmer has been the
subject of investigation by DIR. Jacob g.
director, and other officials of
the State Agricultural Experiment
Station at New Brunswick. Federal aid
or an interstate farming bureau are re-
commended as the best solution of the |
problem of getting better prices for both |
he consumer and producer.
1t is pointed out that while the bot |
,om has dropped out of some markets |
and some crops are not bringing enough |
% pay for the picking, packing and cart
ng, the same products are bringing fancy
prices in New England and mid-western |
Farmers in many instances |
Ire selling fruits and vegetables at one
,hird to one-fourth of the price the con-
sumner in Philadelphia and New York |
ultimately pays for the same
goods. Formation of organizations of
in the cities is urged by DIR. |
Lipman as one of the best remedies for |
his condition and as certain method |
If eliminating the unwarranted profits |
If middlemen.
DIR. Lipman says the modern farmers |
md the state and national agricultural |
have been so busy applying
cience to the growing of big crops that
he problem of distributing these crops |
It profit to the grower has been neglect
attention be divided between growing
md marketing. Equalizing the distri-
,ution of farm crops will lower the gen.
'ral cost of living, he says, and will give
he general public more direct benefits
rom the national and state appropria-
ions for agricultural extension.
The tomato market affords an illustra-
ion of the troubles and losses to the
,rowers that result from lack of general
,lan for distribution of the crop. Bur-
ingtOn county farmers are picking the |
omato crop and are getting from 25
o SO cents bushel. On trip in
New England, few days ago, State
senator G. w. F. Gaunt, of Glouces-
er county, master of the State Grange
ound tomatoes selling at So bushel in
and difficult to buy even
It that price. Jersey tomatoes could
lave been shipped into the Eastern mar
let by fast freight or express at good
Profit for the farmer and big saving for
he consumer had the proper agencies
out the producer in touch with the
situation. The same condition applies
light within the borders of New Jersey,
where housewives in the northern coun-
les have been paying high prices for
omatoes that, IS miles away, are so |
heap that many growers prefer to let
hem rot on the vines rather than mar
ket them them at a loss.
Farming experts express surprise that |
he Eastern railroads have not taken up
his matter, establishing bureau to
xeep shippers informed of prices in every
market within shipping radius of their
With some such information
either from some railroad,
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