Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-23
CAMDEN AUT0BUS
|. CUSTER IS ARGUED
P. R. R. and Ferry Company Ask
Rsstrainer on Eighty oper-
ators Using Plaza
DECISION TO Be MADE LATER

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Camden Chancery Court before Vice
Chancellor Leaning today In the In
junction sought by the Pennsylvania
Railroad and Philadelphia and Camden
Ferry Company to restrain eighty auto
bus and jitney operators from using
the plaza at Market street terminal,
, Camden. Claiming absolute ownership
Of the disputed plaza, the railroad and
ferry companies declare the autobus
operators are trespassers and that the
opposition Of the passenger carrying
machines jeo ,ardiscs pedestrians arc
interferes with trafic at the terminal.
| The defendant bus operators dispute
the ownership claims Of the petitioners
and continue to use the plaza. Volume
| Of testimony were taken in the suit: A
decision will be made later BY Vice
Chancellor Leaning.
Declared by the Camden police to
have been implicated in several rob-
berries. Carl Barker, twenty seven years
old, Arch street near Fourth, and
Harry GrifYe. twenty mine years old.
Of Twentieth and Federal streets. both
Of Camden. were yesterday committed
to the County Jail in default OF $500
bail each on charges Of robbery. City
Detectives Painter and King charged
the men with breaking into the store
OF the American Stores Company.
Fourth and Federal streets. Camden, and
robbing the safe Of $133. They are also
alleged to have robbed the butcher shop
Of Conrad Glitsch, 2O70 Federal street,
Of $500.
The detectives say that tools found
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two men. Both men are also suspected
by Captain Amos, Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad police, Of entering the rail.
road station Of Stratford with the In
tention Of robbing the Office.
Residents Of the Collingswood Exten-
sion tract, near Camden, crowded the
Camden Chancery Court yesterday
when testimony was taken in the cp-
plication made by fourteen residents Of
Ceilings avenue to restrain John and
Zaroohi Chakamian from building six
stores along the thoroughfare. Counsel
for tine fourteen petitioners averred that
the defendants built the stores on Col
lincs avenue between Calvert and Mount
Ephraim avenues, despite the fact that
the deeds for the lots require that
stores cannot be built along the street.
In their defense the defendants stated
that they were not aware OF the clause
aeainst building stores. and they also
complained that no notice to that effect
was served until the stores were nearly
completed. Vice Chancellor Leaning
reserved decision.
At special meeting Yesterday the
Camden County Board OF Freeholders
awarded contract for the erection OF
new bridge over Good Intent Lake
Rlackwood The new bridge will COS,
$4,000. The Frecholders OF Glouces'
ter County will contribute share to.
ward the cost Of the new span.
South Jersey Republican women viii
meet today In the Y. NJ. {. \. Build
ing In Camden under the auspices of tn
New Jersey Women's Republican Club
Mrs. f. f. Feickert. president OF TIT
club. will preside.
There will be morning session IRON
10 80 to 80 for Republican womer
leaders and members Of the club. Th'
afternoon session. at 2:3o O'CLOCK, VII
be public. The speakers Will be Mrs
Republican National Executive Com
mittee; Mrs. Seymour l.. Cromwell
member State Board OF Education
Mrs. Lewis s. Thompson, membe,
State Board Of institutions and Agen
cics: Mrs. i. W. Van Ness, ez'
Assemblyman from Essex County, nn'
Mrs. T.. +. Feickert.
Ex- Senator David Baird. Judge Johl
r. Hates, Camden County Surrogate
Harry Reeves and other prom!ncn
South Jersey Republicans will be guests
at the luncheon at 10: 80 o'clock.
Three residents Of Pensauken. \. D..
today identified articles that had beer
stolen from them in the goods rccov
cred from prisoners arrested in C9mdeI
In the last six months. All the ma
tcrial is now on view in the Court Hous'
building. Charles Spcerl identified ;
knife that had been stolen from him
; II. G. Schellinter identified silk shir
and several odd coins. while Waite,
l..Lsa.,t iian.iGal n ic.: r;ns go.