The Monmouth inquirer., 1921-09-01

nearing DeIOTe JuuBc 1USuc-
Robert c. Folwell Jr., football coach
at Annapolis, was appointed special
investigator on the New Jersey prohi-
bition staff.
Plans. for the largest hotel In the
world, to be owned, operated and ex-
clusively patronized by negroes, were
announced at Atlantic City by the
Fitzgerald Hotel and Development
Corporation
Another Delaware river bridge VIII
soon be freed of tolls, the owners OF
the Belvidere span having agreed to
accept the offer of $4,000 made by the
Delaware River Free Toll Bridge Com
mission Of this state and Pennsylva-
MIA. The transaction is being closed,
but owing to the many details involved
it is not expected that the bridge will
be free until about October 10.
Harry Jervis of Salem has been add
ed to the nine other young men from
Salem and Bridgeton arrested for
thefts of automobiles and accessories
Jervis is under $1,000 bail for a hear
ing and has practically admitted his
guilt. Jervis was arrested on charge
of stealing the car of Lawrence Clancy
last June The machine was taken to
the woods near Bridgeton and com
pletely stripped.
The wooden fleet which seems to
have given considerable worry to the
Shipping Board can be used for other
purposes besides targets for battle
ships and navy planes. Mayor Smith
of Wildwood in a letter to the Ship
ping Board suggested that two of the
unwanted craft be used to help per-
manently close Turtle Gut inlet. Cape
May county has spent thousands of
dollars trying to close this inlet to give
Five Mile Beach access to Two Mile
Beach.
Proposed municipal improvements
are interesting voters more than the
approaching election of borough Off
cials. Under plan being worked out
by the mayor and council the voters.
win shortly be asked to approve pro
jected municipal water and sewer sys-
TENS and for the purchase of the wa
ter front along Timber creek and the
Delaware river in the Newbold section
for park purposes.
Large schools of weakfish have ap-
peared at Ocean City. The daily catch
on the fishing pier has jumped from
an average of 125 to over 300 Ed
Klein caught 80 in one day. 7. ]. Feg-
ley fishing from the surf caught more
weakfish than he could bring home
Bob Corson and A. ]. Sahdala of the
Ocean City Fishing Club fishing around
the red buoy brought in 80 bluefish,
weighing about three pounds apiece.
Fishing schOoners from all along the
coast are congregated in front of
Ocean City. This is the biggest run of
fish Ocean City has seen in many
years.
Coroner Gross investigated the eX-
piosion at the Columbia war salvaging
plant adjoining the Delaware ordnance
depot near Pennsgrove, which resulted
in the death of two men, the injury of
two others and the destruction of GA
900 pounds of black powder and a
large quantity of shells. The explosion
of a copper fuse containing fulminate
of mercury is believed to have been re-
sponsible for the catastrophe. For six
hours the powder burned and shells
exploded, holding rescuers and fire
fighters at bay When William Nc
Gills body was found only the bones
of the trunk remained. He served
overseas.
Advance enrollments already indi-
cate that the Glassboro High school
will be crowded to the limit.
There is quite rivalry among resi-
dents of Gloucester City as to who Gas
the largest sunfiowers. Mrs. George
Dallas has one IA feet high. JOHN A.
Owens has a bloom measuring 18
inches across.
On charges of smuggling liquor Cap
tain Joe Roy, skipper of the booze strip
Pocomoke, was taken to the Camden
county Jail from Atlantic City. AL
though known as a "cusser," the Jeil
ors said he was very quiet and request
ed that he be left alone.
Engineers Meade and Erdman, state
highway department, have completed
an examination of the automobile
bridge and roadway between Ocean
City and Somers Point to fix the value
of the property preliminary to freeing
the bridge and highway Of toll charges.
All bottles, demijohns and cases of
"hootch" captured in the recent raids
on saloons in Camden have been re-
moved from the Camden courthouse
storehouse in Camden.
Rev. Frederick Friday, chaplain of
Camp Dix, will assume the pastorate
of st. Paul's Lutheran Church. Mil
ville
1t was stated that more than $4,000
was subscribed by residents, business
men and cottagers to continue the dai-
ly band concerts in the music pavilion.
The public attending the concerts has
not been contributing sufficient at the
doors to meet the expenses of Bach
mans band, and it was felt that unless
the people and organizations quickly
raised $1,000 the music would end.
Fishing boat pilots Of Forteseue,