The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-09-11
NEW JERSEY
STATE NEWS


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The coast guard service on the
south Jersey shore will be strength
ened to put stop to rum running. II
is reported the South Brigantine coast
guard station, practically idle for
three years, will have ten men added
Attacked with a meat cleaver, Ches-
ter Marzkaski of Elizabeth is in Alex
ian Brothers Hospital. He was cut
on the head, but not seriously. Mrs
Tessie Evans, the mans daughter,
who lived in her parents home at l39
Magnolia avenue with her husband
and three sisters and brothers, is &C
cused of the assault She was held
pending the outcome of her fathers
injuries. The police say she resented
the punishment of her seven-year-old
brother.
Jacob Klotz, of Sommerville, who
will celebrate his S3rd birthday this
month filed a petition asking for the
Democratic nomination to the State
Assembly.
The Justice, Constable and Magis-
trates Association of Pennsylvania,
New Jersey and Delaware had it's an
nual outing at Island Beach Thurs
day. fl fl fiji fE
Fire Chief Peter B. Carter, of Cam
den, has been reelected for his sew
enth term as treasurer of the Inter-
national Association of Fire Engi-
neers.
For the theft of bottle of milk
from a Camden porch, Antoine No
wax, 26 years old, was sent to Jail
for 10 days.
Out of respect for Jhon L. Murray,
who was drowned at Spray Beach
while Grying to save drowning
woman, the regular meeting of Brook
lawn Council was postponed. A re-
solution of regret and sympathy was
adopted.
Lake boosters held a big jolliflca-
ton at Woodstown to celebrate their
victory at a special election upon the
question of whether the borough
should take over the Memorial lake.
Those favorable to the project won by
500 To SO. The majority of sol was
considered decisive victory, and as
soon AZ the result was announced an
impr6mptu 1lrade was organized by
the happy Boosters. The special cleo
ton was held for the sole purpose Of
deciding the issue.
One hundred and seven striking en-
ployees of the Gilks Silk Company in
Paterson were arrested, of whom 35
were women The police say that
they violated the ordinance against
picketing, which prohibits lettering.
Fifteen hundred strikers were about
the plant when As police appeared at
either end of the block on Twelfth
avenue. The pickets were held in $25
each for hearing.
William Richman, Republican, has
dropped out of the three cornered
contest for the nomination for Con-
gyess in the First district, embracing
Salem, Gloucester and Camden coun-
ties, thus leaving the field to Con-
gresham Francois F. Patterson and
Charles A. Wolverton.
What is believed to be branch of
a nationwide gang of counterfeiters
is at work in Trenton circulating a
$40 bill, which is the cleverest imita-
ton of the real banknote ever dis
tributed there, according to federal
agents. 1t is believed that the fake
note has been spread extensively in
the Trenton section. 1t was first de-
tected by the Hanover Trust Compa-
ny. where one was taken by Tren-
ton manufacturer for deposit.
The Borough Council of Atlantic
Highlands, in executive session with
the mayor on hearing on proposed
ordinance drawn for the purpose of
recognizing the borough police de-
partment, failed to pass it on its third
reading.
The board of directors of the Ho-
boken Manufacturers Company rec
commended to the War Department
that the bid of the Hoboken Land and
Improvement Company of 100000 for
the government waterfront property
at Hoboken be accepted.
Milton Cramer, nineteen years old,
of Nixon, was sentenced to serve sixty
days at the county work house by
Recorder Tindall in police court on
charge of annoying girls and young
women at Albany and George streets,
New Brunswick He was convicted
as disorderly person.
Characterizing the present appara-
tus of the hook and ladder company of
the paid fire department of Railway as
"the finest piece of junk one ever laid
eyes on" Mayor Frank L. Foulks at
the weekly board of commissioners
meeting said he would have an ordi-
nance presented at the next meeting
for purchase of a modern motor truck
with automatic equipment.
The sixty-second anniversary of the
survivors of the Twenty-ninth Regi-
ment, New Jersey Volunteers, will be
observed at Middletown. The veterans
will be guests of Rev. DR.. Shermer and
the women of First Baptist Church.
This may be our last meeting" say
those in urging full attendance. The
United States Marine Band will play.
Uriah Seely is president Of the group