The Penn's Grove record., 1921-11-25


have placed themselves on record as
being favorable to the plan.
Cumberland proposes to construct
eight miles of roadway from BridgetCn
to Millville on Route 10 and six miles
from BridgetOn to the Salem county
line on Route 6. Mercer has a mile on
Route . in Trenton to build. In all
the counties heard from to date have
offered to build more than 60 miles Of
highways.
Sue to Save old Cemetery
To restrain the Standard Oil Com
pany from removing bodies from what
t. known as the "Old Cemetery" at
Constable Hook, ten co~mplainants, in
Guiding William b. Van Buskirk of
Crawford, and other residents of Bay
onne, Summit, Montclair and Atlanta,
instituted injunction proceedings in
the court Of chancery.
1t is maintained by them that the
will Of John Van Buskirk, original
owner of the property, stipulated that
the turial ground should not be dis
turbed in any way or used for any
other purpose. One of his sons, who
died in 1920, conveyed the land to the
Standard Oil Company. This convey
ance, it Is charged, vas made without
authority end was in violation of the
trust reposed in the younger Van Bus
kirk by his father.
Knocks Out Il Local Law
A Princeton ordinance concerning
disorderly houses was declared uncon-
stitutional in an opinion by Supreme
curt Justice Katzenbach, setting
aside the conviction Of Albert L. Green,
who was sentenced to 30 days in Jail.
Justice Katzenbach held that a per-
son annOt be convicted # this offense
except on presentment or Indictment
by a grand jury, as tt crime is indict-
able at common law a d in such cases
every person is protected from prose-
cution under the state Constitution
guaranteeing the right of trial by jury.
Governor Edwards Warned
Governor Edwards has been in
formed by Lieutenant Colonel Stone of
Burlington, acting commander of the
114th Regiment, that the proposed re-
organization of the guard will not
prove conducive to harmony and eth-
cheney in the organization.
A difficulty that has developed for
South Jersey officers of the Hath in
consequence of the transfer of head
quarters is the necessity for their pay
ing their own transportation expenses
to and from headquarters, unless they
are specifically ordered by General
Borden to report at headquarters.
Recount of Close Vote
Justice Kalisch, in the supreme
court, ordered a recount of the votes
by which William II. Dobbins, Demo-
cratic candidate for township collector
of Mount Holly, defeated Edward P.
Hullings, Republican, last week. Dob
bins received 1,073 and Hullings LOIS
votes. The application for the order
was made by counsel for Hullings and
the recount will start November %.
1t is maintained by Robert Peacock,
counsel for Hullings. that DObbins'
name had been written in the per
sonal choice column % times, which
was illegal in view of the fact that
his name had been printed on the
ballots. He also claims that six votes
cast for Hullings were illegally rejected
by the election officers and that 81
cast were not accounted for at all.
Loses Claim for Salary
Sustaining the defense of the city
of Camden, the court of errors and
appeals in an opinion affirmed the dis
missal by Judge Lloyd in the circuit
court of the proceedings brought by
0. Glen ~St&ckhouSe to recover SJS3.33
for services as recorder and police
judge of that city from June /, 1913,
to January 1, 1914.
~Stackhouse contended that during
this period he should have drawn a
salary at the rate of $1,000 annually,
instead of $4,000, as p%roviGci in the
act of 1913, increasing salaries of such
officials.
The court of errors in ~disposing of
the suit cOncurred in the contention of
counsel for the city that the act is
ullCOlISlllullOId DCNdboS l Pun pOSN5
although embraced in the body, is not
expressed in its title.
Case for a Federal Court
SO far as Salem county is concerned,
William II. Taylor, former paying
teller at the First National Bank of
Pennsgrove, will not be prosecuted on
a charge of embezzlement. This deci-
sion was reached by Judge Ware, in
the Salem county court, when Taylor,
who had pleaded guilty, appeared for
sentence. The court decided that the
matter was one for the Federal au-
thorities to handle, as the complaint
charged that Taylor embezzled funds
of the bank and not of an individual.
The complaint charges that Liberty
bonds left at the bank by a foreigner,
previously employed at the powder
plant, were not called for within a
reasonable time, that Taylor assumed
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