The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-04-25
NEW JERSEY
STATE BRIEFS

ton young women decided to attend
the events. Now there is a local girl
for every dancer.
In all probability number of steam
| trains will be run over the West .Ier
sey and Seashore electric road during
the summer because of a shortage of
| electric cars. A steam passenger tram
| between MiIlvilIe, Atlantic City and
| Glassboro is a rarity, but THE conten-
plated change has been made neces-
sary because number of electric cars
| have been lost in collisions, wear and
tear and no new ones have been built.
Passenger traffic, Notwithstanding the
| increased fares, has been steadily in
creasing. During rush hours at the
Camden terminal it is necessary at
times to wait for Il train to come in be-
fore one can be sent out, and the haste
has caused much delay to traffic be-
cause of breakdown of equipment.
Ocean county officials are incensed
over the action of Lakewood officials
in sentencing nine-year-old Arthur Es-
tell to the county Jail for truancy. The
boy was brought to the institution by
Policeman Mason on warrant issued
by Justice of the Peace DickerSon of
Lakewood. Sheriff Brown refused to
put the boy in a cell, and after con-
ference with Judge Jeffrey the lad was
released in custody of his mother with
instructions that she must see that he
attends school regularly.
With lineup of county chairmen
and well perfected organizations of
workers who have had experience in
other loans, the nine South Jersey
counties which are a part of the Third
federal reserve district, are waiting
In the Victory Loan. Every one of
these nine counties went over its quota
in the third and fourth loans Glouces-
ter county won the distinction of be-
ing the first county "over the top" in
the third loan, while this honor Went
to Salem county in the fourth.
Councilman Edward Kunkel of Gar
field was found guilty of melting strk-
ers to violence during the recent wool
en- mill strike and was sentenced to
1855 days in Jail by Recorder Joseph Ii.
LeffertS kunkel was taken at once 10
the Bergen county Jail at Hackensack.
1t was expected that he would file an
appeal Immediately through his law
yer former Assemblyman George II.
Dalrymple Kunkel declared April 3
in the presence of A number of strik-
ers, "TO hell with the mayors procla-
nation y
The memory of shore hero of the
early days has been perpetuated
through the selection of the name
"Somers' for United States destroy
er recently launched on the Pacific
coast The craft is named for Lieuten-
ant Commander Richard Somers, who
was born at Somers Point in ITS and
was killed aboard his ship, the Intrepid,
in the harbor of Tripoli on September
4, 1904 Commander Somers took he
Intrepid, a bomb vessel. into the har-
Dor in an attempt to destroy the fleet
of the Barbary pirates. The vessel
was loaded with high explosives and
when struck by shellfire was blown to
atoms, killing Lieutenant SomerS and
all on board Warren and Hubert
Somers, brothers prominent in the
business and banking affairs of Allan
tic city, are direct descendants of the
heroic officer
A majority of the residents of Ocean
City petitioned the court of pardons
asking clemency for Gregorie Cilliber-
to, and the court decided to parole
Cilliberto, who was sentenced in 1911
to serve IS years for murder. His
term would expire in 1924.
An award of SEPTIC was made by
jury in the Supreme Court circuit,
Newark, to the L. J. Kerns Manufac-
turing Company of 126 South Four
teenth street in Il suit brought by that
concern against the Standard Aircraft
Corporation of Elizabeth The suit
was TO recover on contract for the
manufacture of aeroplane struts, which
the defendant WAS alleged TO have cam
celed before its completion.
Will the League of Nations council
bt held at Atlantic City? The senate
adopted the house joint resolution II
providing that any such meeting held
in the United States take place at At
laNtic City and that the governor ac-
cept Iced % trust for property that
may be bought. A companion mea sure
to this resolution, house $40, providing
funds for a building for the League of
Nations body was also passed by the
senate.
Nine bids We're received by the state
highway department for the construc-
ton of the Mul!ica Hill -Mantua sec
ton of route of the state highway
system. distance Of about 5.15 miles
The Executive Commi+ zee Oh the High
way Commission was authorized at
the last meeting to award the work to
the lowest bidder provided all require
ments were met. In the event of the
award being made to the lowest bidder
the average cost of construction per
mile will % about $50 0t0.
The house passed bill by Assem-
blyman John J. Coopinger of Jersey
City extending the limit of rounds in
boxing bouts in New Jersey from
eight to ten. The present law pro-
vides> eight round limit.
Senator David G. Conrad was nomi-
mated by Governor Edge to the Ocean
county Board of Taxation, and the
nomination was Immediately confirm
ed by the senate. Mr. Conrad, who
lives in Barnegat, will succeed James
ID. Holman on the board. The senate