The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-06-22
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STATE BRIEFS

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A bus line will be run from Penns-
grove to Swedesboro to connect with a
line between that town and Camden.
The Women's Auxiliary presented
the Vineland Hospital with linen out
fit.
In the sudden storm at Burlington
Miss Katherine Erickson, seventeen
years old, of Roebling was drowned as
the canoe in which she and Walter Nc
Cabe, also of Roebling, were padding
was capsized.
The trial of Francis Kluxen, Sd, sew
enteen years cid, indicted for the MUIR
der of twelve-year-old Jeanette Law
renee last October, will be held before
an Essex county jury in Morris county,
in accordance with a decision Of a spe-
cial branch of the supreme court at
Newark. The trial is scheduled for
July 10.
The first commencement of the New
Jersey College for Women, established
four years ago, was held at New Bruins
wick, when diplomas were awarded to
AZ graduates. Two married women
were members of the graduating class,
Mrs. J. G. Lipman, wife of the dean IF
the New Jersey experiment station,
and Mrs. ]. H. Letson, wife of New
York broker.
Swedesboro went on the daylight
saving schedule, as council passed the
ordinance There had been considera-
BILE discussion over the ordinance and
the councilmen expected large turn
out of farmers, but not person pres
ent made the slightest objection.
Narrowly escaping being killed when
he was shot by Frank McIlvaine when
he recently broke into the residence of
Frank p. Jones, Jr., cashier of the
bank at Beverly, Job Noe, negro bur-
glar. was sent to the state prison to
serve from four to seven years by
Judge Wells at Mount Holly. He told
the Judge he had served about % years
at Trenton and in Pennsylvania pris-
0ns
Postmaster Adolf Lankering Of Ho-
bokf.n offered his resignation in let
ter sent to First Assistant Postmaster
General Bartlett. 81 take this step as
a matter of political expediency to rid
the present Republican administration
of Democrat" the letter said.
Ventnor City Is to have hospital Of
its own. At meeting at the home of
Mrs. Godfrey Mann, at which dozen
of Ventnor's public spirited women
were present, the project was formally
launched and several thousand dollars
were subscribed toward the undertak-
ing.
After shooting and slightly wound
ing two employees of the A. P. Smith
Manufacturing Company four armed
In a bold attempt to steal the weekly
payroll while the men at the plant
stood in line waiting for their money.
The robbers fed without booty, two of
them being captured later hiding in a
sewer drain near a creek. They gave
the names of George Floran and Will
liam Bradford, both of Newark.
Many towns in Camden county are
arranging Sig independence day cele-
orations, and most of them will be safe
and sane. Gloucester City will prob
ably have the biggest in the county.
Under the direction of the chamber of
commerce, sasisted by all the organiza-
lions, an all day program is being ar
ranged, starting with a parade in the
morning and ending with two hour
display of fireworks in the evening.
May was a busy month at Cooper
Hospital, Camden. The report of the
board of managers shows Ill opera
tions performed and 3,34S treatments
in the accident and out patient Depart
ments.
The Gloucester City Chamber of
Commerce gave TO each CT the Camden
hospitals $1,356.25, collected in the re-
cent drive.
AS result of the traffic control of
the White Horse pike by the sta+> po-
lice accidents have been practically
eliminated, Colonel Schwartzkopt, COM
mander of the police, claimed in an au-
dress at the weekly luncheon of the
Lions Club at Atlantic City.
Notice has been issued for a special
election to be held Friday, June 16, at
Woodlynne to decide whether bonds
shall be issued for street improve
ments.
The fund of the Gloucester City
Chamber of Commerce for the two
Camden hospitals has reached ST.
741.37.
AS climax to a clothing strike at
vineland for month, Fort Belona had
Max Greenburg, a proprietc arrested
on the charge of saying, "pll burn you
harder than you were burned before"
whatever that may mean. On the way
to the Justices Office the men made up,
and the strike was settled on the spot.
The force of 200 men went to work.
Alfred Gaskill, state forester and as
sistant director of the state depart
ment of conservation and development,
rendered his resignation, to take eff
feet July l. Charles P. WILDER of Tren-
ton, state fire warden, will become act
ing forester. Tie retiring forester has
been in the state service many years.