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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-11
MRS. JOHANNA HOUCK
LEAVES MANY REQUESTS
: VIII Carrying Estate OF Sa2,i75 Is Filed
for prohntc I'm Chnnccry
Court.
BENNETT NAMED AS EXECUTOR

The Will Of Mrs. Johanna ilouck, one
OF the most unusual documents filed in
the Chanccry Court recently, was adj
mittcd to probate yesterday by Judge
William - Moncure. y. w. Bennett.
named in the Will rs executor Of tho
estate qualified and furnished 4 bond
OF S35. 900. The estate OF Mrs. IIouck.
who was one Of the most prominent
German residents OF the city. is valued
n; $32l75.
In her viii Mrs. Houck made numer-
Gus heQuests to friends, and rcmem-
bcred many relatives Two of the b.ne
hciarics. Judge Samuel H. Witt and pr
]. Lee station, bcqueathed $500 and $3.50.
Respectively, are dead. and these
amounts. according to II codicil 10 the
will will reverN.to the estate TO he
equally dislrihAtcH among the living
heirs
A. w Bennett. who cared for Mrs
Houck during recent months and saw
that she had the necessities of life. "a
she was weak in body, enc states. was
left :: sealed envelope in a safe-dcposit
box in the First National Bank. Mr.
Bennett found that in the envelope WAS
a check dated February -, 1912. tho
date OF the VIA, for $4,000. The prln-
cipal requests follow:
Vestry 81 Johns German Evanceli-
cal Church, $500 and $500 10 the church;
Rev Timothcus Lehman. wife and two
sons $1,000 equally: Rosa T. Granger.
$500: Johanna " l'atmau, Sl.5oo. Dora
Traucr $500: Mrs Maggie Pace. $500.
Martha Gutne, >2eo; Lizzie and G1orso
Face $3.50 each; Rev oscar Cutie, 5000.
Vivian McKonuou. Sioc. cara y. An
tbony. $1,000: lly ana BORA Grau"r
Rosa TAYLOR and John y Eraucr, $500
each: clara T. Glenn, $500, William y
hn,r,nr which EnS changed In thu.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-11
DIES SUDDENLY
Mrs. Hclen Schenbaum Expires In
Area Just After Coming
DoxynHtaIrs

Mrs. Helen Schenbaum. OF 1900 East
Broad Street. fell dead In the area add
joining her home last night just after
she had descended the stairs from the
second floor. and was about to enter
the storcroom on the corner Of EiSh-
tecnth and Broad Streets
Policeman X. y. Daniel. OF the FRS,
Precinct station. who was on duty at
the corner saw Mrs Schcnbaum fall
aud caught her in his arms and carried
her into the store, where he laid her
upou the counter. She died almost In
stantly She leaves two sons, Emil
and Joseph Scncmbauin, and two daugh-
tcrs, Mrs y. kaplnn and Mrs Eta
!ieherman.
Mrs Schenhaum was fifty-fvc years
"f age. and. according 10 her daughter.
Mrs. kapian. had been i'll for the past
few days.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-11
GOVERNOR is GUEST
Attends Ministerial Union banquet at
Central y. VI. &. A.-PlnnnIng for
Laynen's Convention.

Governor Henry c. Stuart was the
guest Of hon"r 1T the Ministerial Union
banquet served yesterday afternoon in
the Central v. NJ. G. a. The State
Convention or the Laymen's Mission
airy Movement in Richmond next mont n
was discussed and plans made To re-
ccive the delegates.
John Stewart Bryan, J. Taylor ELY
son. u. II. Brown, state Secretary Of
the Iaymen's Missionary Movement
and .. s. Morton spoke. January %
was set aside as registration day. when
letters will he sent out. and February
;, pastors interested in the movement
Will deliver special sermons.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-11
CHILD DIES FROM BURNS
WHEN CLOTHING IGNlTES
Violet Vest. Eleven Years Ola, Passes
Away In HirEtnin Hospital
from Injuries.
MOTHER BURNED IN RESCUE

Violet Vest. the eleven year-oid
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George L.
Vest. of l20 East Ninth Street, South
Richmond, who was severely burned
on Sunday, near the noon hour, died
last night AT 1855 o'clock at the Nir-
GINA Hospital, after intense suffering.
Assistant City Coroner BroaiIax, Of
South Richmond. permitted the remains
TO lac carried u Blilcys Undertaking
establishment 10 lac prepared for burial.
The clothing of the little girl was
ignited when sne attempted to put
some wood in the stove. When she
ran from the house her mother at
tempted to tear the burning clothing
from her little daughter. and was her
self painfully burned about the hands.
The family physician, DR.. e G. lIill.
who was near at the time, rolled the
child ia the snow and thereby quenched
the flames.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-11
JAILED FOR SELLING WHISKY
Clhibnrne White Uses strong Inngunre
Ia Court and IL Fined for
COntempt,

Claiborne White. the negro who was
arrested sunday by Patrolmcn Gary
and Posnau. was yesterday fined 500
and sentenced to jail for thirty dave
upcn charge Of selling whisky at
'iS North Seventeenth Street. He was
also required ny Justice crutchiicld to
rost bond in the sum of $500 for his
fut9re good behavior. Ira Kicks. the
stool pigeon for the officers. was called
the short and ugly word In court when
hc saId that he bought whisky from
White with a marked dollar bill which
Wa !@ter recovered by the officers
from White. For using the epithet
White was fined $40 for contempt OF
court
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-11
chesterfield Chapter Elects Officers.

The annual meeting of Chesterfield
Chapter. United Daughters of the Con-
federacy. was held Friday afternoon In
the home Of the president. Mrs J. NJ.
Gregory. Forest Hill.
The following officers were elected
president. Mrs. \. j. Hurt; first vice
president. Mrs. Walter Allen; second
vice president. Mrs c. II. Dorset: third
vice president. Mrs. B. y. Hancock
fourth vice president. Mrs. Sidney Par
due; recording secretary, Mrs. T.. Mel
Sheppard; historian. Mrs Paul Duval
treasurer, Mrs. Ada Il. Drew; registrar,
Miss Alice Rohmer Rudd. and custodian
Of the flags. Mrs. George Paul.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-11
nyerconts stolen.

W. r.. Kite. &. II. Yorkc and II. c.
Painter. all OF 1000 East Clay Street,
reported to the roiicc last night that
each had lost An overcoat from the
hall-rack. The officers at once start
ed Investigations, hut have failed to
locate the wraos. This In the second
series OF triple coat robberics, one
having occurred last week. The police
have had reports OF numerous hall
rack robberles within the past few
days In which overcoats have figured
quite extensively.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-11

achard Walford. coiorcd. the negro
arrested on Saturday night charged
wi'h being suspicious character. was
Nnrd 300 yesterday aud required 10
pot BOND IN tie sum ~ 800 for future
h'haNiof ~ lHsti"" crutchte!d. upon
7 charge # having a razor concealed
about his person.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-11
RECnMMENDATION NOW
TWO YEARS OLD

In December. 1913, he recommended
10 Ia" state Corporation Commission
that an entire new floor should be
iaid, and that the joiStS should he ANA
inches, spaced twenty-inch ccntcra.
hring-d twice between each pair OF
noor beams to prevent turning over
In the meantime he recommended ;nat
no automobile truck carrying three
tons or more should be allowed TO pass
over the structure. The work he rec
commended VAS not done, and il is said
mat IL has not been done yet
In his conclusion he stated that the
capacity Of tho viaduc. had been
reached. that nothing heavier than 10.
ooO-pound cars should be -un over the
structure. and that they should he run
In single units and not coupled to-
Ecthcr. II the repairs I've suggested
We're made. he thought the bridge
would last from I'VE 10 ten years, but
that with careful inspection.
Assistant city Engineer iiankins
asreed with Mr.. Scarborough in his
report ana said, under date of January
80. 1913. 1T appeals 10 me that public
safety demands prompt action"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-11
GnncenIcd Mennnn.

Ashley Uranium. colorcd, was fined
500 Yesterday by Justice Crutchfield
upon a charge Of carrying concealed
pistol. lie was also required to post
bond In the sum Of 800 that he would
not carry a weapon again within the
year.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-11
banquet to Rcnl ESTATE Men.

In celebration Of the opening of the
new Real Estate Exchange Building nj
- North Ninth street. members OF the
richmond Real Estate Exchange will
DC rendered banquet tonight in the
BUSINESS Mems Club by Secretary T..
NJ. Boyhin. There will be several ad-
dresses by prominent business and real
estate mon following the bananet
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-11
Automobile stolen.

q c. Appleton, OF 2al7 floyh Avenue.
left MS hve-passenrer Ford automobile
In iron, Of his home last night and
returned shortly afterwards 10 find it
stolen IN" police have been busy at
tempting 10 locate THE car. The number
tug Of which Is said 10 have been re-
moved.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-11
COMPROMISE on BUILDING
LINE. On MONUMENT AAiNI.I

The building l'ne on Monument Nv
cnue and the boulevard. which has
been a matter OF controversy between
w. J. Gilman and Julian Hobbs, IL wa.
announced by representatives OF tn.
two men. would he amicahly settlca
Mr.. Hobbs desired to build n three
story apartment the street line
while Mr.. Gilman wished a building
line eighteen feet back The two men
have gotten together and agreed on n
line OF nine feet. Mr. Gilman was
absent yesterday, so the matter OF set
tlcucnt was deferred until the next
meeting Of the committee.
An agreement between tho city Of
Richmond and ne American l,ocomo-
, tive Works. whereby a sewer six feet
oE ten feet, - TO bc constructed
through the land OF the company, the
expense Of which Is 10 be borne b.
them and by rhe city, was approved
and sent TO the Common Council for
adoption.
Attorney MURRAY NJ. Mcclure appeared
for the company. and said that tho
estimated cost CT the sewer would be
between $4,000 and $4,000 The I.o-
connective Works viii pay onc-third the
cost and the city two-thirds If the
city has not tn" money to pay for the
Improvement the money will be ad-
vancch, the work completed and rcim-
bursement made later TO the company.
The agreement was approved by the
City Attorney. tile City Engineer and
the Administrative Board The sewer
Will drain the land back OF the Loco
motive Works. and viii empty into
Bacon Quarter Branch.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-11

Robert Johnson, coiorcd. was arrest
ed by Policeman Jennings OF the First
/ Precinct station yesterday upon u
charge OF carrying a concealed pistol
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-11
ONLY MOTOR TRUCKS
USED IN RESERVE CORPS
Automobile Enthusiasts Get Com.
munication From War Depart
ment rs to Formation.
PASSENGER CARS NOT WANTED
standardized Auto Trucks Needed for
Reserve Units-problem or Dis
tribution of Men and Supplies Is
Complex One.

Motor trucks OF Il standard spccinca
'ion ana not touring cars are rccoruizcl
10y til" United States government al
ln"anS OF transportation III truops ana
no provision IL made under the exist
IN" law according Ia communication
sent out from the War Department at
Washington. for an Automobile RE
serve Corps.
An id";. has prevailed that the owner
OF any car. no matter what the make
or capacity. c,Lld he enlisted I'm Tho
corps as "A Ira, ch Of the United states
Army TO he called upon IN cas-. OF c,ncr-
rcnc:. The ,hc!al letter sent on,
-clds
The editor " a certain motor pub
ltcation Is under the wrong impr, - ion
in thinking tnat the organization Of
an HutomrGiic Rescrv" Corps ~ bc!nt,
formed in other States and that Gnan-
cial assistance * being given hy the
! United states government.
Under the constitution and existing
laws OF the United states. only the regu-
lar army and tn. organized militia is
provided for IN time Of peace The
state is the sole Judge as to what units
OF tho organized militia II any, it shall
maintain
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-11
AUTO TRUCKS USED IN
TRANSPORTATION Units

The transportation units now used
in the Guartcrmastcrs' corps arc the
wagon. auto truck and pack train corps.
Tn" truck used in the auto truck corps
!s OF a standard specification as to
weight and capacity"
II was pointed out, however. tn an
other communication sent out 10 those
Interested In the establishment II 4
corps which would include in it's equip
m"nt the many private cars throughout
the state which could be used NJ 4
means Of transporting supplies and
troops when needed. that IL the pres
cnt law Is changed by Congress. such
q corps is within possibility.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-11
BELT LINE PROBLEM
SET FOR JANUARY II
Street Committee Defers Action Re
cause OF Absence of City
Attorney.
COMPROMISE BUILDING LINE
Agreement Is Reached for building
Main Trunk Sewer Through Prop
erty of Locomotive Works-Spur
Track Across Fourteenth Street.

Monday, January II, at : O'Clock the
council Committee on Streets will con-
slider the acce ptancc OF the Wileus-
frazicr plan for the solution OF the
BELT Line track problem in the West
End. This date was fixed AT .:cs;cr-
lays meeting OF tho committee when
the matter was deferred because OF the
absence Of city Attorney Pollard, who
Is confined to his home with the CRIME
Representatives OF the Richmond
fredericksburg ana Potomac Railroad
Company, Commissioner Beck. Of the
Administrative Board. and Major Han.
kins, chief Of surveys for the city. and
cry Engineer Boiling were present.
l but wished the advice OF the CITY At
t"rney before recommending the com :
promise plan 10 the Council
The ordinance. giving the Southern
halfway permission TO construct n spur
track on Fourteenth Street was rec
commended to he BOARD OF Aldermen
Attorney Thomas y. Gay appeared FOR
the railroad compony and said tina, be
cause OF mis,ndc rstanding the Board
mad refused TO act on the ordinances
There Is to 10 no duplication OF
/ tracks. Traffic viii not he intcrfercd
with. he said. bccause the tracks viii
only lac used between the hours OF s
| =. NJ. and \. NJ. Shippers between
Fourteenth and Twcnty-cighth Streets
will b. benefited. according TO Mr.. Cav.
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BOARD STILL WANTS
v|ADUCT REPAIRED
Calls on City Attorney for Advice as
To Its Authority Over
Toll Bridges.
BECK FEARS SERIOUS ACCIDENT
Motorrncn Instructed to Back OF
First Street Bridge If Fire Engines
Approacli--I5ig Motor Trucks Are
Acknowledgements Reports.

Further effort to have the Virginia
Railway and Power Company strengthen
tho First Street Viaduct in conformity
with the suggestions OF Assistant city
Engineer NJ. O. HankinS and the late
i. w. Scarborough, consulttnr engineer.
who nearly year ago reported that
public safety demanded prompt at
tcniion. will lie made by the Admins
trativc Board.
On tho motion of Commissioner Rcck
the board yesterday ordered referred
TO the city attorney the recent com
nunication OF President Thomas 8.
Whcclwright of the Virginia Railway
and Power Company, and the report OF
i. Norman Jones. Jr.. chief engineer of
railways for the company. in regard to
the condition OF the bridge. The City
Attorney is requested 10 inform the
board what authority II has TO ordcr
repairs on existing toll bridges in the
city used by the travelling public. even
though the bridges may he private
rights of way. and to inform the board
whether il has the right 10 order such
bridges or v!aducts closed to public
use when they have been determined to
he unsafe. or when repairs ordered have
not been completed in a manner salts
factory TO the City Engineer.
ORDERED TO RACK OFFS IL
FIRE ENGINES USE BRIDGE:
Mr.. Wheelwricht and Engineer Jones
recently wrote to the board. saying TINT
certain repairs to the decking of the
bridge had been made. that in one see
ton new joints had been put in, and
that u new guard rail had been con
Structcd on the west side. These &c
pairs are not, however. in the opinion
OF the board, sufficient. and Commits :
sioner Beck especially Is fearful that
serious accident may occur If the bridge
~ not properly strengthened. lie points
to the fact that the railway comp,nv
has taken the prccaution to forbid tho
passage of vehicles weighing more
than three tons 10 cross the bridge. ana
that IL has ordered its motoruncn to
back off on the approach of Gr.
engine as - tacit Acknowledgement that
the v!aduct is not safe as il should
lie.
In report dated January &c. 1915
Consulting Engineer T.. w. Scarborough
stated that the bridge WAS cirrrin.
loads ~ least 40 per cent heavier than
II Was designed for. and that unless
vibration were reduced to 3, minimum
the lif" of the structure must ncccs-
SarilV lac short
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-07-20
PASTOR AND
WOMAN RETURN

Friendship, N. j., July 1S.-Isolated
here at the little parsonage of the M.
E. Church, Rev. Lewis E. Joslin, the
young married pastor who disap-
peared more than a week ago at the
same time that Miss Nettie Lafferty,
an attractive bookkeeper and a men,
Der of his congregation also dropped
out of sight, was reported by his wife
tonight to be broken down and ill
from a severe nervous attack. II
was learned that Pastor Joslin re-
turned home quietly last Sunday,
about day after Miss Lafferty re-
turned alone to her own home near
here.
Pastor Joslin could not be reached
tonight, but Mrs. Joslin said that he
had been broken in health and had
gone away, where she would not say
He was not with his father, whose
illness was reported the reason for
the pastors absence in some sources,
as the elder Joslin lives in Bridgeton.
Mrs. ,:osiin declined to say where
her husband has been. She declared
that Philadelphia detectives who
traced the gray automobile which the
pastor sold for $50 after he disap-
peared, had not gotten in touch with
her husband before he telegraphed to
her asking if he might return. The
wife and their two small children
welcomed the missing pastor back
home and Mrs. Joslin said tonight that
she had withdrawn warrants which
she swore out in Salem, charging her
husband with desertion and non-sup-
port. 81 expect that my husband
will resign his pastorate here, but he
will not retire altogether from the
ministry" said Mrs. Joslfn.
Miss Lafferty told friends she was
away visiting relatives. All Mrs. JOS
lin would say was that the girl was
not with her husband when he tele-
graphed Sunday. Church officials here
say that the matter of the pastorate
Is still in the hands of District Su-
perintendent Neal, of Bridgeton.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-07-20
AUTO RUN

An auto run will be given Thursday
evening by the young ladies of Mrs.
Ida Chew's Glass of the First Metho-
dist Protestant Sunday School. Au-
tos will be ready at 6 o'clock p. m.
and will run until all who desire have
been taken on their trip. The charge
will be ten cents for each person. The
trip will be down Laurel St. to Park
entrance and UP through the Park
and then to church.
Ice cream will be sold with cake
to- all who desire on the parsonage
porch. You may order cream or cake
Of the young ladies and it will be de-
livered.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-07-20

the necessity for High School, and
he urged it vigorously.
Enos Paullin: The High School is
needed. Would like to see the appro-
Iriation made 10 years ago. The city
would have been much better off.
Arthur Wright: Not afraid that
Council would hesitate in making this
appropriation, but felt there should
be sufficient amount to provide for
the future.
John S. Ware: City Council has an
obligation to the City of Bridgeton.
The city is not the present. The city
is this year, next year and years to
come, and the obligation is to give
the best possible education. The
High School delivers opportunity for
the boy and girl to develop for future
usefulness. 1t was pity that some
are careless and do not take advan-
tage of it. The benefits accruing from
High School education cannot be
measured by any monetary standard.
We do need the High School and in
sist that it be provided
Mrs. George Johnson: AS a moth
er and representing the Parent
Teachers Association, l demand a
new High School. We are far behind
other communities which have better
schools. l think the best thing for
bridgeton is to build a thoroughly
equipped, modern High School.
Frank S. Marts: l want the best
school the City of Bridgeton can give
for my boy.
Stephen Butler: In this day the
children should be prepared for high
er education. l am willing to pay
my share of the expense of a splen-
did High School.
George Johnson: No word against
the High School project, but felt that
the school should have a central To-
cation for the accommodation of all
the children.
S. P. Fithian: Supported the new
Higl: School enterprise heartily.
Then followed the final passage of
the ordinance. Mr.. Hettinger moved
to lass the ordinance, argued in IA
vor of the school building, urged that
the matter lays over, and then with
the other members voted for the
passage of the ordinance. Each mem
Der of Council expressed himself up
on the High School enterprise, and
they all urged that the public should
be taken into the confidence of the
Board relative to the character of
building to be erected.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-07-20
CROPS IN
new JERSEY
Government Gives Indica-
tiOn of Yield.
A FORECAST.
The Government Tells What New
Jersey Crops Are Likely
To Be.

Washington, July 1S.-A summary
of the June crop report for the State
of New Jersey and for the United
States, as compiled by the Bureau of
crop estimates (and transmitted
through the Weather Bureau), U. S.
Department of Agriculture, is as fol-
lows:
CORN-State, July L forecast, g.
100000 bushels; production last year
(fnal estimate), 10,S30,000 bushels;
United States, July forecast, 2,S7O,-
100000 bushels; production last year
(final estimate), 1854, ,535 900 bushels.
WHEAT-State, July 1 forecast,
100000 bushels; production last
year (fnal estimate), 100000 BUSH
els; United States, July 1 forecast,
759,00OOOO bushels; production last
year (fnal estimate), 1,011,505, 900
bushels.
OATS-State, July 1 forecast, g.
100000 bushels; production last year
(fnal estimate), 2,275,000 bushels;
United States, July 1 forecast, 1,320,-
100000 bushels; production last year
(fnal estimated, 1,54O,362 900 BUSH
els.
RYE-State, July 1 forecast. 1,34O,-
900 bushels; production last year
(fnal estimated, 1,420,000 bushels;
United States, July 1 forecast, 44,0O0,-
900 bushels; production last year
(inal estimate), 4S,19O,OOO bushels.
POTATOES July l forecast,
100000 bushels; production last
year final estimate, 100000 bush
els; United States, July 1 forecast,
369,O0O,OO0 bushels; production last
year (inal estimate, 59,109,000
bushels.
SWEET POTATOES-State, July 1
forecast, 100000 bushels; produc-
ton last year (inal estimate), $685.
900 bushels; United States, July 1
forecast, 73,9OO,0O0 bushels; produc-
tion last year (final estimate), 1885,
900 bushels.
HAY-State July 1 condition 97,
compared with the eight-year aver
age of S3; United States, July 1 con-
dition, 1914, compared with the eight
year average of S2.2.
PASTURE-SHate, July 1 condition
96, compared with the ten-year aver
age of "a; United States. July 1 con-
dition 97.7, compared with the ten
year average of S5.7.
APPLEStState, July l forecast,
7SS,OOO barrels; production last year
(final estimate), 777,OOO barrels;
United States, July forecast, H.
100000 barrels; production last
year (inal estimate), 76.670.OO0 bar
Ae's' 80. :. 81. IL Ax VA. :