The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-06-29

dDlc To IuecI Tie SlLudLlOH was the
statement made frequently during the
convention here.
Elisha Lee, vice president Of the
Pennsylvania railroad, is scheduled to
address the purchase and stores sec
tion of the convention at the Hotel
Traymore Meetings of the various
sections will be held.
Utility Board Denies II
Criticism in Atlantic county. in con-
sequence Of the recent accident at the
New road crossing at Absecon, where
six persons were killed recently, In
spired the Public Utility Commission
ers to issue formal statement deny
ing the charge by the Atlantic Free
holders that the commission ignored a
plea for additional protection at the
crossing.
In it's statement the commission
went into a detailed history which
shows that there has been some con-
fusion of the Absecon crossing with
that at Pleasantville, where other ac-
cidents have occurred. Greater safe
guards at the Pleasantville crossing
were asked some time ago by e. D.
Riley of Absecon, whose automobile
was struck there.
According to the commission, when
Riley appeared before the Freeholders
that body adopted a resolution asking
additional protection at Absecon ra-
ther than at Pleasantville, that Riley
regarded this resolution as having
been adopted in response to his re-
quest and as being intended to refer
to the Pleasantville crossing, and that
the resolution was so regarded by the
boards Inspector and was referred to
him in his report as the complaint Of
the crossing at Pleasantville.
Annexation Not Ripe
Mayors and representatives of Cam
den suburban towns are disturbed over
prospects of an attempt to make
"Greater Camden" They believe that
the movement started a month ago to
form commission was intended to get
the suburbs into the city, but when the
meetings were held opposition to the
scheme was SO evident that the leaders
lSuIeu W DIOdCn Lllc SuUJcCL.
The representatives of the suburban
towns say that all the real estate men
and land dealers are in favor Of an
nexation because it would boom land
in the suburbs. Some of the mayors
point 10 the fact that City Solicitor
Bleakley of Camden was secretary of
the two meetings held and prepared
Ioko 80 1fc, Of nh yaIa
the existing conditions.
Mayor Anderson of Gloucester City
said that the people of the suburbs do
not want to become part Of Camden
because there would be nothing gained.
Mayor Dallas of Haddon Heights said
that 80 per cent of the people of his
district are opposed to annexation.
The people sought the suburbs for
homes, their own government, and
will fight to the last point any attempt
| to consolidate.
Princeton Tutors PensIoned
The fourth day of Princeton's one
! hundred and seventy-fifth commence
ment included the class-day exercises,
the annual meeting of the Board of
Trustees, the Whig and Clio Hall
Alumni meetings and the sophomore
"prom."
The Board of Trustees adopted a
rule providing pension for members
of the university faculty after they
have reached the age Of sixty-five, but
they may continue to teach until six
weight if they so desire. One million
dollars will be set aside to finance the
project. That supplements the provi-
sions of the Carnegie Foundation, now
in effect at Princeton, but which does
not apply to any teachers who entered
rhe profession after November IL,
1915.
The trustees elected Matthew 5.
Flemming, an attorney of New York
city, life trustee to succeed the late
Knox Taylor. Prof. William Libby,
master of ceremonies of the faculty,
was retired by the board.
An Alleged Irish Plot
Colonel Marcellus H. Thompson,
vice president and active head of the
Auto Ordnance Company of New York,
has been indicted by the Federal
Grand Jury here on charge OF con-
spiracy to ship arms to Ireland in VIC
lation of the neutrality laws. An
nouncement of the Indictment was
made by Assistant United States Dis
trict Attorney Thomas V. Arrowsmith.
who had charge of the case before the
Grand Jury.
Indictments also have been returned
against the Auto-Ordnance Company
and seven other individuals on the
same charge, the indictments being the
result of the seizure at Hoboken last
lime of the Cosmopolitan Line freight
or East Side, in the coal bunkers Of
which were found 459 machine guns.
The guns were alleged to have been
destined for use by the Sinn Fein in
| Ireland.
The other individuals indicted are:
Eronk williams. alias Lawrence De-