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The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-11-25
Gets S1,114 For
Daughters Hurts

A comprom Sc verdict of 81, 1l4.59 was
|returned by the jury Thursday of last
week that for two days had sat before
Circuit Court Judge Ruff v. Lawrence
in the trial of a 1000 damage suit
brought by Miss Gladys Sullivan, Is,
OF "A Clinton street, Brooklyn, against
Arthur b. Grant and the Bradley
Beach Bathing company for injuries
she alleged she received August 8, 1924,
when, while donnIng a bathing suit and
while standing on her left foot, a board
gave way under her right and dropped
left leg thru the opening. The Judgment
was returned in favor of the young
woman's father, John /. Sullivan, and
was for the amount he alleged he
had paid for medical and surgical at
tention for his daughter as a result Of
the injuries she sustained The verdict
was returned after that night after the
jury aad deliberated on the evidence
more than an hour and a half
Miss Sullivan, it was testified, sut-
fered internal injuries, necessltating
an OPP, ration and permanently injuring
her. She said that she went to the
bath house in company OF Mrs.
O'Neill. boarder at the Al ecker house
III DTdulty DshcH, WuoIS SHE was SgOp-
ping having arranged to use Mrs.
O'Neill's bath house the balance Of the
week and to rent same whe Mrs. o. ell
left. The defenses claimed that under
these circumstances Miss Sullivan was
a trespasser on the premises and they
were therefore not liable in damages.
The verdict in favor Of the father
and nothing for the girl plaintiff in.
dictates that the jury was hopelessly
split on the question Of liability and
that a compromise was finally reach
ed, giving the parent judgment for
the amount he claimed to have expend-
ed becanseof the accident. The
plaintiffs were represented by Ross
McConbe Of Jersey City and Theodore
Parsons of Red Bank and the defend
ant by William Hartly Of Newark and
John s. Applegate of Red Bank.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-11-25
No Damages Given
AutOists in Crash

Verdicts of no cause for action were
returned by jury before Circuit Court
Judge Ruff ". Lawrence in both a
suit Tor So, 100 fled by Allan S Clifford
Of Spring Lake, against J. .Bunford Sam.
uel Of Philadelphia and Sea Girt, and
q countersuit for $500 filed by Sam
uel against clifford in the Mon mouth
circuit Of the supreme court in Free
hold. ,,
The suit grew out Of collision
between a car driven by Clifford and
one operated by Thomas Burke,
chufieur for Samuel at Spring Lake
on the morning of July 4.
Thru his attorney Harry X: Cooper
Of Belmar, Clifford claimed that the
collision was cnsed by negligence,
on the part Of Burke, and resulted
in injuries to his back which prevent
ed him from doing heavy work. The
defendant, represented by Stokes and
McDermott Of Freehold, contended
that it was because Clifford was
shedding that the collisionIhappend.
Attorney Cooper ANNOUNCED Monday
morning that he would file an appeal
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-11-25
Sued For $4,000
He Takes $4,000

A $75. 600 suit for physical injuries
sustained by Daniel Mccormick, jr.. Of
Point Pleasant. when he was struck by
Il Central railroad locomotive on the
Westwood avenue, Long Branch
grade crossing at 7.15 a. m. May %
last, was settled for $12, 900 after five
witn esses for the plaintiff had testi-
fed before Circuit Court Judge Rulif
v. Lawrence and a jury in court a
Freehold Wednesday of last week. At
the time Of the accident Mccormick was
employed as truck driver by StrylSer
and Stryker of Red Bank, who were
doing the carting for S. S. Thompson
company Of Red Bank on a paving
Job. The truck was hit and demolished
and Mccormick suffered the fracture
Of the fifth lumber vertabrae it was
testified by a New York physician,
who said that Mccormick was so
percent permanently disabled. Nc
Corinick was represented at the trial
by Quinn, Parsons and Doremus Of
Red Bank and the defendant railroad
company by John S. Apologize Of
Red Bank.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-11-25
Marathon Race To
Be Run At Lakewood

Two days after Thanksgiving prom
SEES to be day to be marked down
in the history Of sports in Lakewood,
when marathon race will he run TN
der the auspices of the Atlas A. G. of
the place an organization recently
formed by business men of Lakewood
The program. arranged for Lakewood
win bring together some of the best
athle es in this country and Canada,
and will consists of marathon race
of 26 miles which will be run from
Lakewood to Point Pleasant and the
remaining six miles will be completed
upon the high school track.
A fl mile run, open to various
clubs and colleges and one-mile race
open to h gh school in Ocean and
Monmouth counties will also be held
Such men as Clarence DeMar, Amer
lean champion and Percy Wynn, Ca
madam champion, will be seen in the 26
mile run, while Willie Ritola worlds
cha" Dion for the five-mile, has prom
ised the committee his entry. Hoffs
the great pole vaulter, has also prom
ised that he would be present to We
a few exhibitions. There will be 20
prizes offered.
In the one and five-Inile events q
diamond set gold medal will be fih st
prize. ruby-set sterling silver me Val
second and sapphire set bronze
medal, third. Cups and other prizes
will be awarded the winners Of the
The events will be held
on the night school athletic grounds
and an excellent entertainment is in
store for sport lovers of this type.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-11-25
Will Revamp Old
Quaker Cemetery

Thru the efforts Of Mrs. S. Irving Of
Long Pranch and Sidney Burdge Of
|SquankuIn, the old Quaker cemetery at
Souankum will be cleared up and will
no longer be uncared for. At re-
cent meeting of those interested in
one of the Oldest burying grounds Of
the county, which is located on the
Farmingdale-L Lakewood road near
the site Of the old mill at Squankum.
an organization has been formed The
following officers were elected; Sidney
Burdge president; Mrs Charles Van
Sehoick, secretary; BertraIn Burdge,
treasurer; Harry Britton, trustee for
one year; John Bills. trustee for two
wears and Frrnk p. VanNote, trustee
for three years. Sidney Burdge was
also elected superintendent Of the
grounds.
The cemetery covers an acre OF
ground and the members have raise Z
enough money at present to put the
place in shape and are also working
on an endowment fund to maintain it
annually, Good results have been OBJ
tanned from subscription enter
prise.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-11-25
Monmouth County Courts

A jury before Judge Steinbach aftel
listening to evidence for the better part
Of the day in the trial of Nick Dennis,
charged with illegal sale and illegal
possession Of liquor at the Lakeview
Inn, on Asbury avenue Shrewsbury
township celebrated more than three
hours and returned verdict Wednes-
day Of last week of guilty Of illegal
possession Of liquor Evidence against
Dennis was given by troopers from
State Police head quarters at Freehold
who raided the resort July 25 last,
seized a quantity Of liquor and arrested
"a number of inmates, who were later
arraigned before Justice of the Peace
Kearns at Freehold and fined SIS dis
orderly persons. Dennis, represented
by Harold McDermott, denied pro-
prietorship Of the place, saying he was
employed there to preserve order.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-11-25
Injured in Auto Crash

Henry Clayton, of Adelphia, employ
ed BY Undertaken Clayton, was the vic
tim of speeding autoists while driving
in Lakewood Tuesday of last week. He
was driving Ford station car just out
(of Lakewood on the Toms River road
and was about to pass a milk truck
when the speeder whipped out around
the truck and hit the Clayton car head
on. Mr.. Clayton sustained many bruises
and the car, which was wrecked is now
in hester's garage at Adelphia for re-
pairs.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-11-25
Prizes Awarded at
Agricultural Show

Awards have been made in the agri-
cultural show on the following products
and goods:
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-11-25
Marlboro

Bible School in the chapel Sunday
morning at $3.50, followed by preaching
service at 1890. G E Praser meeting at
0;45. Evening worship at 7:30.
Communion and reception Of mem
hers Sumo morning, Dec 5ti
The PHI lit committee is composed
III M Baird and e X Whitson.
It il the intention Of the Consistory to
continue all services except the weekly
prayer meeting.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-11-25
Ga Licenses Revoked

Licenses of GA motorists were revok-
ed last "Wednesday by Motor Vehicle
Commissioner William L. Dill. 30 OF the
motorists were intoxicants. Am ng
those guilty of intoxication was Mich
ael Conner, 10 Wall street, Red Bank.
For speeding, Nathan Helms, Fort
Monmouth, Uceanport.
Failing to notify of change OF address
James and Walter Tuzenew, Allenwood,
registration revoked.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-11-25
State Highway
Engineers To Move
Office To Freehold

The state highway engineers Office
which has been located in the Gilbian
building, PerthAmboy, for the past sew
eral years will be moved Dec l, to Free
hold. The State Highway Commits
sion. already has an office In Freehold
and the Perth Amboy Office win be
ineorpora ted with that one.
During the past few months much
OF the work undertaken by the Perth
Amboy Office has been completed.
That which still remains to be done
will be directed from the Freehold
branch. This includes the engineer
ing work on the Cliffwood- Keyport
cut off which is now under coDstruc-
ton and the finishing OF the widen
ing of the highway leading from the
approach to the Victory bridge to
South Amboy.
For the time being the attention Of
the engineers, when they have set
tied in the Freehold Office will be,
it is said, devoted to the construc-
ton Of the new road leading from
Freehold to Hightstown. General En-
gineer ThoraIf e. Olsen, Of the Perth
Amboy Office, will direct the actiyi-
ties OF the Freehold branch.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-11-25
Dinner md Lamp
Fer Sheriff Johnson

Sheriff Harry N. Johnson, q 1lgU.-
lands who carried his town almost
unanimously was the guest of honor
at 4 dinner given by the Lions Club
81 Highlands at the Derby House. He
was enlogized and presented with q
desk lamp.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-02
LIZ LIS In THE BLOOD.

American cities, as the city OF
Cleveland has done, may "aban-
don" military training in the pub
lie schools, but the soldier instinct
will not abandon the heart of the
American boy. If he is not drilled
by his elders, he will drill him.
self. The spirit is too deeply I'M
planted in every normal boys
boys breast to be eradicated at
the behest even of the best-mean-
ing reformers.
1t is truly said that we are not
a military Nation. We are not
that, in the sense that we put the
military above the civil in import
ance. The national instinct Is
civil. But somehow that does not
prevent it from being also soldier
like. 1t is as natural for our youth
to range themselves in some sort
of batallions as it is for them to
engage in sports. With or with
out the formal, the directed drill,
every group of boys in America is
a potential army, that instructive
~ awaits the word of command,
the shoulder arms" and the
march" 1t has been in the blood
since Puritan youths formed their
"train-bands" and swung into line
on the village green.
Playing at soldiers? Possibly;
but the boy plays at what he
wants to do. 1t has been in the
blood since a time much longer
ago than Philips War: it has been
there since the world learned that
the legion is a better form either
for attack or defense than the tan
gled, panioky mob.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-02

Certification by William A.
Blair, county clerk, to the list of
persons elected primary day to
the county executive committees
shows that the general apathy to-
ward the primaries extended to
the county committee places to
the extent that many districts do
not have the representation to
which they are entitled.
In some cases committeeman
were selected for the whole mu-
nicipality instead of by wards, and
the representation cut down by
half. In others but one person
was named where two should have
been. Many who could have had
committee places were not inter
ested, and voters frequently were
not interested enough to even
write a name where none was
printed, so that some districts will
not figure very largely in execu-
tive sessions.
The Democrats were more care
less in this matter than their op-
ponents, because the Republican
majority is SO great in many dis
tricts that hope of electing a Dem
ocrat is at the lowest ebb, and
nobody cares to serve on a com.
mittee backing a forlorn hope.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-02

Team work between capital and
labor has brought American in
dustry to the point where other
nations draw on it for tools, meth
DDS, and ideas. High wages and
co.operation impressed British OBJ
servers including eight skilled
workmen selected from the ranks
by labor leaders, as the most I'M
portant factors contributing to
Americas prosperity. The Ameri-
can industrial organization has
produced and will continue to pro-
duce more widespread content
ment and prosperity than any 9th
er system yet devised by man.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-02

Williams, the man in the Cleve-
land school board who held out
alone for military training when
the board voted to abolish the
drill there, stood alone By the
flags when they were perforce
abandoned by the young soldier
scholars, and wept. Perhaps he
had no occasion to weep. The lu-
ture battalions may be there, rang
ed in spontaneous order, ready to
spring to the Nations defense, all
the while.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-02

In an address given before the
Associated Board of Freeholders
of New Jersey in Atlantic City
recently, Major w. G. Sloan, New
Jersey State Highway engineer,
talked on the construction and
maintenance of the State road
system, and told of the congestion
and congestion costs resulting
from improper traffic regulations.
"a method of regulating traffic
to be successful must minimize
total car minutes of delay to traf-
fic. In the simple case of two in
tersecting highways, therefore, 1t
may be readily calculated what
interval each of the roads should
be open for traffic based on an
assumed volume of traffic on each
of those roads, and were those
traffic volumes on each of the
roads constant an automobile de-
vice could easily be devised which
would control the situation, but
the fact that the traffic on neither
road is uniform imposes an unfair
delay to those using one or the
other of the roads, If regulated by
any mechanical device.
There are locations in The
State at which such automatic
signals have been installed where
at certain hours traffic on one of
the intersecting roads is 400 times
that on the other and where at
intervals of less than a minute
the main highway traffic is stop
ped. Employing the principle of
minimizing car minutes of delay,
and assuming that the interval of
stopping traffic on the main high
way is thirty seconds and that
hourly traffic flow is uniform,
which it is not, the corresponding
interval of stopping traffic on the
cross roads should be approx
mately ten minutes. Obviously
such a device does not suit such
conditions. With the removal of
such automatic signals and the
requirement that traffic on the
cross road must come to a full
stop before entering or crossing
the main highway, such traffic
would in all probability find an
opportunity to safely cross within
reasonable period, or If it were
unable to do so could undoubtedly
reach some other crossing which
was protected by manually ope-
rated device and where the vol
ume of traffic was such as to JUS
tify the stopping of traffic on the
main highway at more frequent
intervals.
"As a matter of fact selfishness
on the part of the smaller NUM-
cipalities and a determination to
afford facilities for the local traffic
in excess of their fair rights has
been the cause of most installa-
tions OF this character within the
State.
'TThe mechanically controlled or
automatic traffic signal would OPP
crate satisfactorily if traffic re-
manned uniform at each of the
roads affected, provided it's period
of operation were set to conform
to the relative traffic density on
those roads, and within certain
limits its operation would be sat
isfactory even if the total traffic
volume varied and varied in the
same proportion on each of the
roads affected. This latter is q
condition approached in some of
the larger cities, due to the fact
that the traffic is mostly local, but
it is doubtful if it reaches con-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-02

The Pleasantville Press is on sale
at the following places:- :,
Absecon-Ellen Z. Shovel at the
PoStofiice.
Atlantic City-Shore Fast Waiting
Room, s S. Virginia ave-; Thos. CAL
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Main St; H. w. Fenimore, 80 ;.
Main St; Ted Merrick at Electric
Station; e. p. Hambleton, loI N;
jersey Serae 2 Ave; Mrs. Angelo Pizziketti's,
81 East West Jersey Ave; Charles
b. King, 421 N. Main ST.. or at the
office, IL W. Washington Ave.
Son,ers Point-Joseph Green, Hig-
bee Ave. and Shore Road; A. b. Lin
60, Shore Road and New Jersey Ave.
Ocean City-W. P. Sinkinson;. 7th
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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-02

Nearly every town has few citizens whose positions
are similar to that of the shown above hopeessly
trying to run things his way AS in this mans case it is
usually fortunate for them we'll everybody else that
they do not have the power to guide the detnes of the
home town.
The unfair critic and the who finds fault with
everything in town are better off not running it's affairs
They had better leave that to the and of broad
vision who are able to show the way to grogress.
And all the while the Pathfinder fumes and battles
against the way the town is going it is really towing him
safely along while otherwise his craft doubtless would be
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-02
State Engineer Talks
On Traffic Problems
Addresses Associated Boards of Freehoders During Re-
cent Meeting in Atlantic City-Probems of
Traffic Control Explained
Part Two.

dition where manually controlled
devices would not better serve the
purpose, the matter being consid-
cred from all angles.
Outside those larger munich
palities and on highways carrying
through traffic, uniformity of traf-
fic is not even remotely approach
ed and automatic regulation is
entirely unjusctified.
aside from the loss in time to
the users of the highway due to
improper traffic regulation there
is direct money loss due to in
creased cost of vehicle operation
under the condition imposed. This
in the aggregate assumes very
large proportions.
GAS an example l find that on
Fifth avenue, New York City, back
in 1923, the increase cost of gaso-
line alone due to idleing of the
engine while stopped and accele-
ration to normal speed, and assu-
ming five such stops for each We
hicle amounted to 100000 each
year. or a capitalized amount of
| S4.000,00O.
Il appreciate, of course, that in
this case the saving of this am
cunt was not possible, but quote
the figures only to show how fast
such delays run into large sums
of money.
with the constantly varying
conditions it must be apparent
that such positive mechanical
device cannot regulate traffic. 1t
controls traffic without question,
but something more than control
is necessary if our increasing traf-
fic demands are to be met.
Their use is neither fair to tAe
travelling public nor are they eco
nomically justified and, therefore,
are repugnant to the users of the
highway.
ut is also a well accepted fact
that any law based on such con-
siderations will either be violated
or if enforced will create a mental
attitude which is not conducive
to the safe and proper handling of
an automobile on public high
way. This is a psychological fact
and many of the accidents occur
ring in the State can be directly
attributed to it.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-02
THAT SCHOOL QUESTION.

The road of a city official is
ANYTHING but a bed of roses.
School conditions in the city are
fully appreciated by members of
the Board of Education, and the
CyT Council, as well as the May
or. They are handicapped. If it
were in their power, the city
would doubtless be model.
A survey of school conditions
shows that the next money spent
by the city for a building of any
kind should be put in school con-
struction. There is no investment
which pays so we'll as good
schools
1t seems as though there is but
one thing to be done. The city
must have a new school. AS any
high school building is regarded
as one of the city's show places,
the new building should be a high
school institution.
And il should be built to care
for the growth of the Mainland
for the next dozen years.
In a short time students from
the Mainland will be allowed to
attend the schools of this city, IL
the Board members here so de-
eide. because the five year con
tract With the Atlantic City School
Board expires. A new high school
building now would be completed
pupils.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-02

The time is coming when it Will
be as safe to travel in the air as
on the land or the sea. To hasten
the arrival of this era, the Daniel
Guggenheim Fund for the Promo
ton of Aeronautics will finance an
international aircraft competition
to increase the safety of airplanes,
and between $4,000 and 100000
will be set aside for the competi-
ton, which is expected to attract
the best designers and manufac-
turers of aircraft throughout the
world. The Guggenheim Fund,
totaling s2,5O0,O0O, was establish
ed by Daniel Guggenheim last
January.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-02
Queer
Things That
Happen

AT Dividing Creek, N. j., while
eating banana, Rev. John Hack
EFT, pastor of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church of the village, had
the misfortune to swallow four of
his false teeth
By her will, Elizabeth M. Kuehn,
a widow, who died at her home in
Ocean City, May 80, fayed bitterly
the business methods of her SOIL,
Walter H. Kuehn. After charging
him with $4,000 as an advance
ment, the will directs that he
shall be excluded in the distribu-
ton of the estate until his Two
sisters shall each receive a like
sum in distribution. Mrs. Kuehn
complained that she had given her
son money from time to time to
enable him to make investments
in real estate, and that he never
had paid her any interest upon
her investments or any of the
profits arising from the sale of the
properties.
Four boys, all about II years
old, crawled into the opening of a
sewer pipe on the Maurice river
at Millville, and were lost under
the streets of the town for seven
hours before they were rescued.
Two other boyss aw them crawl
into the opening at the river about
S o'clock. They were located
about midnight. Outside of being
tired out and scared, the young
sters showed no signs of being the
worse for the ordeal. Due to the
dry season there was no water in
the pipe.