The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-10-23


The Parent Teacher Association Of
the Blackwood schools rendered a re-
ception to the Board of Education Of
Gloucester township in the lecture
room of the Presbyterian church.
William Hauenstein, chairman of
the Atlantic County Board of Elec-
tions, dropped dead of apoplexy in
the City Council chamber at Pleasant
Vile He was So years old.
More than half a hundred motorists
were deprived of their drivers IL
censes following arraignment by Com
missioner William l.. Dill of the state
motor vehicle department. OF the Of
tenders 80 were charged with driving
while intoxicated and 10 for exceeding
the speed limit.
Caveman tactics in trying to win
women were roundly scored by SUI
preme Court Justice Katzenbach in
charging the Gloucester county grand
jury at the opening Of the fall term OF,
court at Woodbury.. Two murders are
included in the list Of 80 cases which
Prosecutor Summerill presented.
With a view to suggesting possible
laws to the next legislature compelling
every motorcar owner in the state to
carry liability insurance, the commit
tee authorized by the 1924 session to
make survey of the situation met at
Trenton in the Office Of Motor Vehicle
Commissioner Dill for a preliminary
study of the question. The meeting
was presided over by Assemblyman
Henry G. Hershfield of Passaic, chair
man.
A commission of engineers, selected
six months since, to appraise the value
of the plants of the Water Company
and the Sewer Company, with the
thought of possible purchase by the
municipality of Ocean City, has re-
ported to the city commissioners. The
water plant is valued at sS08,030 and
the sewer plant at 1887, 1851. A de-
tailed report will later be received
from these engineers by the commits
sioners
Bills for injunctions to paddock the
Old Bridge Hotel on the New Bruins
wick-Old Bridge road, and the saloon
of Abe and Minnie Mehlman, Spring
field avenue, Newark, were placed on
file in the United States District Court
in Trenton by Assistant United States
District Attorney Besson. Both pro-
ceedings are based upon raids made
by prohibition agents. The defend
ants are given 20 days in which to an
swer the bills, after which dates will
be set for the hearings.
Injuries received when a large tour
ing car struck a small sedan at the
crossroads at Malaga resulted in the
death in the Vineland Hospital of
Walter Saunders of Glassboro. He is
survived by a widow and two chill
dren Two of his companions are still
in the hospital.
The will of the late former Judge
Bowman S. Cox Of Paulsboro, who
died two weeks ago, has been filed for
probate in the Office of Surrogate Ped
rick at Woodbury.. The estate is val
ued at between $4,000 and $4,000.
The heirs are Walter and John D.
Cox, sons, and Mrs Katherine Shon-
ley and Mrs. Howard BronstiHe,
daughters
Joseph P. Bowling, twenty-six years
DID, was killed, Robert Seeney of
Madison and Willard Dalling of Chat
ham were seriously injured when
their automobile skidded on Southern
boulevard, Madison, struck an en-
bankment and turned over, pinning
Bowling under it. Seeney, who was
driving, and Dalling were taken to a
hospital in Summit Bowling was
dead when a physician arrived on the
scene.
Justice Of the Peace Talon imposed
a S35 fine upon Joseph Collins,y Ewing
township constable.
Fire has destroyed the main building
of the Catholic Home Seminary at
Oakland, causing a loss estimated by
Father O'Callahan, dean of the semi
nary, at $15O,OOO.
Details of the $1,5000 900 union depot
of the Pennsylvania railroad in New
ark to link the train service with the
Hudson and Manhattan tubes and troll
ley and bus lines of the Public Service
Company are ready.
Secretary of the Treasury Andrew
w. Mellon has filed through counsel
a protest against an increase of $168
in his taxes by the borough of Brook
lawn, N. ]. Mr. Mellon owns So acres
of land in the township, on which the
assessment valuation has increased
$4,000
One of the outstanding features Of
the thirty-second annual convention
of the Sunday schools of Mercer coun-
ty in Trenton is social hour, pre-
sented as demonstration of social
activities, games and other things
that the delegates cam take back to
their own schools for use in their So
c1al work, particularly the young peo-
pies departments.
After spanking his six-year-old SOD,
Walter Vieth, ST., baker. of Union
Hill, suffered heart attack and died.
The formal visitation to the parish