The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-05-10

OuduDcitdlH u Edbt OfduBe WAS
sworn in as prohibition director Of
New Jersey. Judge William N. Run
yon, who administered the oath,
warned him the job would have It's
discomforts as we'll as pleasures.
Newton.-Fines totaling $500 were
imposed on three Sussex borough ho-
tel keepers and their ~bartenders by
Judge Allen r. Shay for violations of
the state prohibition enforcement act.
Leon c. Ruban, proprietor Of the Go
Bile Inn; Lewis Stout of the Sussex
Inn and William F. Morrison of Nor
rison's hotel were fined $1Oo each,
and Newton Paulison, Stout's bar
tender, and Frank Wilson, Morrison's
employee, were fined $50 each.
Woodstown.-A contract for a new
banking house for the Woodstown
National Bank has been awarded.
The new building viii be 40 by SIS
feet, and it will be built Of red brick
and limestone. William c. De Croft
is cashier.
Millville.-Four of the u factory
buildings Of the Whitall-Tatum Com
pany, in South Millville, largest glass
manufacturing plant in the country,
are in ruins, and several hundred OBJ
eratives awoke to find themselves out
Of employment as a result Of a fire.
Manasquan.-Two hundred fisher
men employed by fisheries between
Point Pleasant and Seaside Park
walked out on a strike when their de-
mands for a wage increase of SIS a
month were refused. The fisheries
were reported to have asked New
York concerns to replace the strikers
Trenton.-The Milford Silk Compa-
ny Of Phillipsburg has amended its
charter. changing to TirreIl Brothers
Silk Corporation. and increasing cap
ita1 from $125,O00 to $500. 900. A
more varied line Of products will be
made.
Trenton.-Ulysses G. Styron of At
lantic City. for 80 years a member of
the New Jersey bar, was ordered by
Chancellor Walker to surrender his
commission as a master in chancery
in order that it may be vacated and
cancelled. The action of the chancel-
lor followed admissions by Styron
that he was guilty Of unprofessional
conduct. Styron signed the name Of
Clarence e. Smiley, son of DR.. Edwin
R. Smiley Of Atlantic City, to two as
signments of a mortgage without Ell
Their the knowledge or the authority
of Smiley, but at the request of his
father, who claimed to be a beneficial
owner Of the mortgage.
S~wedesboro. After spending two
days and two nights wandering aim
lessly about in a large woods two
miles from home, J.. J. Davidson. Sr..
se~venty-six years old, former post
master here, for whom searching par
ties had secured the countryside
since he mysteriously disappeared,
was discovered in an exhausted on
dition beside a spring. Farm hands
on the Dolby farm went into the
woods to get a drink at the spring
and found the old man lying helpless.
Jersey City.-A jury acquitted Nich-
olas Zynkowski, saloon keeper. 81
James avenue of manslaughter. gym
hOACAA was aA4ESLCu 1OAAO wing lAG
death of Mrs. Mary Burcek, 81 Daies
avenue, last January from whisky
| containing wood alcohol.
Camden.-The City Commission ac-
cepted the designations Of Chief Long
of the water department, Harry C.
Price, an assistant street commission
er, and Rev. DR.. l. William Bagley,
censor of moving picture shows. The
commissioners also decided that all
appointments hereafter are to be for
a period of one year instead of four
years. 1t was explained that what
they want is efficiency and that if
within a year a new official is not
capable or if found neglecting his
duty he will not be ~reappointed.
Clayton.-Miss Louise BerFhauser
of Malaga and member of the high
school here, has been selected by the
student body as May Queen" for the
annual exercises on May 20.
Haddon Heights.-A lot 100 by 100
feet al Station and Atlantic avenue
brought $3.50 a front foot at a sale,
probably the highest ever received for
real estate in this vicinity.
Audubon. - Nearly $40O, 900 will be
spent this year in street paving and
Improvements. Ordinances ordering
concrete paving have been passed by
the borough commissioners.
Brooklawn. Announcement was
made that the sale of the AT govern
ment homes here will start Monday.
May 81. Joseph P. Day, the auction
eer, this week will start a corps Of
six agents through the village to &C
quaint tenants with the conditions of
the sale.
Paulsboro. = The chamber of com
merce will celebrate its first anniver-
sary with a banquet on lay Il. The
chamber is backing a movement for
an "old home day" celebration IN
June Is.
Barrington.-Plans have been com
pleted for the erection of a new edi-
flee for the First NJ. E. church here.