The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-12-11
Neu Jersey
State Briefs

In recognition of his services in
the national tuberculosis movement
in this country, DR.. Philip P. Jacobs,
of 20S Morris street. Morristown, pub
licity director of the National Tuber-
culosis Association, will have con-
ferred on him by the King of Den
mark the Order of the knights Of
Danneborg.
Harry Austin, of East Orange, one
o; the five alleged robbers on trial
for the $1,000 payroll holdup Of a
Whippany silk mill October rs, hsa
turned states evidence. and before
Judge Wilson in Common Pleas .old
of his part in the robbery, and i'm
plicated four others, two of whom
are now on trial.
Trial of Colgate G Co., the soap
manufacturers, on an indictment of
fifty-six counts, charging violation of
the Sherman antitrust law, began in
Federal Court before Judge Runyon.
The indictment charges the company
has written agreements with jobbers
and retailers fixing retail prices in
restraint of trade.
Albert Genantonio, Cliffside Park,
plaintiff in the Bergen Circuit Court
against the Hackensack Water Com
pany. He alleges negligence on the
part of the defendant in that on May
20, 1922, he tripped and fell over a
blow-off pipe of the Waterman on
Jersey avenue, Cliffside, and frac-
tured his right leg.
Indictments for murder in the
first degree have been voted by the
grand jury against Perry Lowengrrb.
of 402 Hunterdon street, Newark, &C
cording to humors at the Essex court
house, where the grand jury has been
hearing evidence in the murder of
Carl G. Ericsson. of 2S3 Bellevue ave-
nue., Newark.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion files with Congress report on
the valuation of the Raritan River
Railroad, which shows total of ST.
215,416, or about $4,000 less than the
par value of the outstanding securi-
ties. The road runs from New
Brunswick to South Amboy, and has
eighteen miles of track, twelve Of
which is main line.
Camden police believe the shoot
The body of Frederick Robins, 38,
of Egg Harbor City, was taken from
the blazing wreck of his motor truck
after it was struck by north bound
Reading railroad express at Dacosta
crossing.
M - Duh in "a
Corporation of New Jersey placed the
common stock on a S. annual divi-
dend basis with the declaration of a
quarterly dividends of SIPS. The
previous rate had been 81 quarterly.
Herbert Peters, twenty-seven, was
killed on his fathers farm near
Blackwood, while operating a saw.
His clothing caught in the fywheel
and he was dragged into the ma
chinery before his father was able
to shut off the power.
The Morris & Essex Railroad, sub
sidiary of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western system, asks the
Interstate Commerce Commission for
authority to build seven miles OF
new lines outside New York City.
Two men, one charged with drunk
enness and the other with driving
an automobile while intoxicated, ex-
planned to Magistrate Allen B. Endi-
colt in Ventnor that chewing tobacco
had caused the condition in which
they were arrested.
Rev. Richard Kemp of Eatontown
has been appointed as rector of Christ
Episcopal church, Millville.
Baptists of Daretown cleared $24O
from a roast turkey supper.
Auburn, a small village in Salem
county, has organized a fire company.
A camp fire service, something en-
tirely new for Salem, was held at the
Walnut street baseball park.
Congressman Bacharach has recon-
mended Walter G. Barber for appoint
ment as postmaster of Millville.
The two Gloucester City banks will
distribute more than 100000 to the
members of the Christmas funds.
A garden club" has been organized
from among the members of the
Pennsgrove Women's Club.
Erwin G. Ochs has been elected
captain of Company l, Third Regi-
ment, N. G. N j., at Salem.
The Brooklawn Board of Education
has decided to cut half hour off the
session OF first grade pupils. The
basement of the school will be fixed
up as a classroom.
Mrs Mary j Pennington, seventy
five years old and mother of a city
fireman, died in the Atlantic City Hos
pital from burns received when her
clothing igniteG while she was at
tempting to light the pilot light on
the gas stove IN her home at 218
North Texas avenue.
\ airy Kozmak, servant, who killed
her employer, George H. Davey. with
an ak in religious mania while he
slept at his Plainfeld home early
Thanksgiving morning. was commit
ted to the state insane asylum at Nor
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