The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-01-16

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garage.
Governor Silzer replied to the state
ment of State Senator Bright of Cape
May county, Republican majority
leader, that the Republican legisla-
tors have consistently tried to reduce
legislative expenditures; that they
desired to know the salary of the gov
errors secretary and the number of
assistants and clerks in the executive
department and also wanted to be
told whether the type of writing pa
per used by the governor was similar
to that used by the legislature.
Republican and Democratic leaders
In the legislature received invitations
from Governor Silzer for a confer
ence on the question of c%urtailing the
states bill for legislative printing.
Robert Kuebler, former treasurer of
the Forest Hill Field Club, is accused
Of embezzling $12,0S5 of the clubs
funds in a complaint entered at New
ark by Harry Upton, the president,
before Prosecutor Bigelow. Kuebler
is now believed to be in Denver.
There were "a alarms Of fire in
Ocean City last year. The total loss
was only a few thousand dollars.
Mrs. Edna S. Titus and Mrs. Eliza
beth Slime have been appointed mem
bers of the Paulsboro Board of Health
with H. v. Milford by Mayor Vanne-
man.
IL C~affh T n fpdnn vinn nrnC1d0nf nt
S. P. Durham & Co., Trenton's largest
department store, who died ten days
ago, bequeathed the major portion of
his $3.50, 900 estate to his daughter,
Mrs. Helen Lamson Massey Of Tren-
ton, a6naaeing to the will. Mr.. Lam
som small DIssts for faith
full employees and for an aged sister.
Thomas ]. S. Barlow, Sr., of Maple
Shade, chairman of the Interstate
Bridge and Tunnel Commission, wal
sworn in as a member of the Chester
township committee at the o~rganiza
ton for the year. Barlow was a for
mer member of the committee an6
won election again in a hot contest il
November.
There Is little likelihood that the
movement to revive thoroughbred
horse racing in New Jersey by legaliz
ing betting in the State will " be
come a reality.
Prosecutor Jayne of Ocean County
has forwarded by special messenger
the records of the trial Of Francis
Kluxen, fifteen years old, Of Madison,
acquitted in 1922 of the murder oil
Janet Lawrence, to Prosecutor Bo
litho OF Morris County, who is investi
eating the records of the trial. Prose
cutor Bolitho several days ago an
nounced that he was investigating the
case with a view to reopening 1t II
conditions warranted.
Cafe proprietors have resorted to
false walls to conceal their rum
stocks, according TO testimony offered
in court at Atlantic City by county de-
tectives in connection with raids made
on Christmas Eve. They testified that
at the Tumble Inn. Maryland and Bal
tic the raiders found that by
pressing a button they could enter a
passageway leading to a liquor en-
porium. They arrested John STAFFORD.
bartender. and Louis Williamson, al
legged proprietor.
H~addonfeld will get a modern post
office building If a bill introduced In
Congress by Representative F. F. Pat
terson, Jr., Of Camden County, is act,
ed upon. The bill provides for the
purchase Of a site and the erection OF
a building to cost not more than $780,
600. While the population of Haddon-
field is estimated at 5000, the borough
has a high rating In that it is one of
the richest per capita in New Jersey
Hester Clymer, recently appointed
postmaster, who is actively interested
in getting a new pest office, Is organic
ing citizens in support OF the plan.
Junior Ku Klux Khan at West Bel
mar has initiated IT'S boys. 1t was
the first ceremony Of the sort north OF
the Mason-Dixon line.
Breaking the door of the little cot
tage IN which Mrs. Mary Mahony, six
ty-1ve years old, had lived in poverty
Patrolman Foley OF Jersey CITY us
covered the woman dead on the kitch'
en- floor. Search of the room disclosed
that she had more than $4,000 on de-
posit in savings banks. A sister lives
in Brooklyn. The police were sum
moned by neighbors, who said they
had not seen Mrs. Mahony for three
days.
The Woodbury. Council wound up Its
affairs for the year IL a short meeting.
The new body will start the new year
with the same members, n 1t is
probable that all officers will be re
elected.
An accounting of the estate OF John
]. Brunen, circus owner, who was shot
and killed in his home in Riverside in
February, 1922, has been filed with
the Register Of Wills for adjudication
by the Orphans Court. The state
ment submitted by the widow, Mrs.
Doris Brunen, ancillary administra-
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