The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-06-08

died in Passaic.
What is considered one of the record
catches of the season in the Delaware
bay for hook and line fishermen was
faade by a party from Pitman. who
brought into Fortescue 43S fish, mostly
croakers and weakfish. In the lot were
also two kingfsh, one weighing two
pounds, and a drumfish weighing 30
pounds The party comprised Harmon
Dis, DR.. Marshall F. Lummis. George
Kirschner and Albert Johnson.
That the concoction seized ip his
barn by federal agents was merely
medicine for his sick cattle is the con-
tention of Lawrence Stiles, farmer,
of HeislerviIle, Cumberland county, ar
raigned before United States Commits
sioner Iszard at Atlantic City on
charge of violating the Volstead law.
The agents said that they didn't tasrs
the mixture, but Judged its contents
by it's odor" Stiles waived hearing
and was held for the federal grand
jury.
Postmaster John D. Seals has moved
the Kenvil postofFice into his new build
ing adjoining his house and with new
equipment There are 100 boxes, an
increase of 80 over the former number,
and a money order window
The building is larger than the other,
with better facilities for hahdlin the
increased parcel post business. Mr..
Seals tok charge of the Office January
16.
A bronze tablet, erected to the mem
ory of the men of the congregation who
served in the World War, was unveiled
In the First Presbyterian Church, Mer-
chantville, with impressive ceremonies.
Of the SO who entered the service one
did not return. He was Samuel w.
| Wilbraham, killed in action in France
His mother, Mrs. Jennie Wilbrahani,
pulled the cord that drew aside the
flag yelling the tablet. Prosecutor
Charles a. Wolverton of Camden wss
the speaker.
An active campaign TO raise 100000
| for an American Legion home at Col
lingswood was started by so respOu-
sible persons and Legionnaires with
John S. f. Pardee as chairman
large and attractive sign and ther-
nometer to show the progress of the
giving was erected at the post head
quarters The committee will continue
| the drive during June, and it is be-
lieyed that Tatem-Shields Post will
have one of the finest clubhouses in
South Jersey.
Fire wardens are offering 50 an ho'r
to men and boys for the first two hours,
and then the price drops to so cents an
hour Men and boys offering their serv-
ices or, in fact, under ruling Of the
/ state authorities, help of this kind can
be drafted, 81 is given to all who re-
port, even though they do not get into
| faction
That James Pulminari, thirteen
years old, of Vineland is alive Is due
| to his great courage and quick wis
AS he was riding to his home on Wheit
road, without light on his wheel he
was caught between two automobiles.
He was knocked against one machine
and baunded back to catch hold Of the
lamp on the other. where he hung until
the car could be stopped Dr. George
Cunningham was called out of bed to
bind up his wounds.
Martin Ehlers,, twenty-nine years old,
Bergen county, received at the state
prison during the past week to be exc
cuted on a murder charge, brings the
number Of doomed men in the insti-
tuition up to six Ehlers has been sem
fenced to die during the week of july
%. John Vacchiano, Asbury Park, con-
victed of murder, was also received ut
the institution. He will serve life
term. Vacchiano's arrival at the insti-
tuition brings the total number of con-
victs serving life terms up to seventy
two.
Four men whose records, according
to the police of Passaic, show that they
have been arrested a total of forty
five times, are held in $4,000 bail each
by the Clifton police on charges of coll
spiracy and impers0nating Federal Of
ficers. 1t is alleged that they repre-
sented themselves TO be Federal pro-
hibition officers and attempted to get
$500 in hush money from Stephen Car
mine, proprietor of an inn at Mont
clair. The men are George H. Walters
and Charles Stevenson of Newark,
John j. Moran of Unionville and
Thomas Ryan of Jersey City.
The law enacted in 1854 branding as
..vice and immortality" all Sabbath ac-
tivities except the printing Of newspa-
pers, delivering of milk and use Of We
hicles for recrea tional purposes has
been invoked by the Center Amuss-
ment Company of Newark in an effort
to close theaters on Sunday. The coia-
pany, which owns the new Central
Theater, Central avenue and South
Eighth street filed with Frank Beet
ner, police judge, complaints against
twelve leading theaters, charging thsla
with violation of the ancient blue law.
. An agreement for the continued OPP
Grafton by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company of the Pennsylvania Tunnel
: and Terminal Railroad Company until
! April 80, 1928, which is an extension
! of lease entered into in September,