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The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-03-18
Famous Work of Art
Painted on Cosk Top

There is an appealing legend con-
nected with the painting of the Ma
donna of the Chair which also ex-
plains why It is circular in form. The
story goes that outside of Rome dwelt
q vine dresser with his daughter,
Mary, and also hard by in the hills
lived an old hermit who loved but two
things in the world-the girl Mary,
who daily carried him grapes to APP
pease his hunger, and an ancient oak
tree sheltering his hut, whose MUIR
muring leaves brought him music and
companionship in his loneliness. One
day storm wrecked his hut, and the
hermit's life was saved only by seek
ing refuge In the oak tree. Then
came Mary, who took him to her home
and ministered to him until his death.
The hermit harbored a pathetic graft
tude toward both Mary and the tree,
and prayed before he died that each
might be remembered by the world.
Shortly thereafter the tree was felled,
and its wood made into casks, many
of which were used by the vine
dresser himself.
Eventually the Roman girl married
and bore two children. Early one eve
ming Raphael, while strolling, perhaps
for relaxation from the arduous work
of his decorations In the Vatican,
CHANGED by this dwelling and saw in
the window Mary, the mother, Groom
ing to her last born. with her elder
son at her knee. Having no canvas,
he took the top of a wine cask that
stood nearby and sketched the group
then and there, in the soft Italian
dusk. Thus was the hermits prayer
granted, for the Madonna of the
Chair and in consequence the oak on
which it is painted, have won undying
fame as one of the treasures of the
world The painting hangs In the
Pitt palace. Florence Mentor Maya
zine.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-03-18
Wills

The last Will and and Testament of
the late William S. Brown was probated
before Surrogate Joseph L. Donahav.
The will was drawn February 10, 1922.
It contains eighteen directions. Leg
acies are: Frederick Anderson, bro
ther in law, 81, 900; Sidney 5. Stryker'
S0n0 and payment of shares in the
Freehold Mutual Building and Loan
Association in full which are being car
ried by Sidney Striker; Melvin g..
Snively, 81 900; Frank Soden, $500; Su-
san Brown, $3.50; ydia r. Parker,
$4,000; his nephew Edward Cecil An
derson, $1,000; his ne;cs, Lillian Ander-
son, $4,000; his sister, Lillian F. Ander-
son his one half interest in property at
corner of East Main and Bennett ST;
To Mrs. Anderson is also left his resi-
dence property at 81 East Main Street
during her natural life; then to her chill
dren and then to their lawful issue. To
Mrs. Anderson is left the store property
at West Main street.
The executors are directed to sell
properties according to their discretion
and invest the proceeds.
They also are directed according to
their best Judgment to sell the clothing
business and add the proceeds to the resi-
due.
The residuary Of the estate is to be
liquidated in the best judment of the
executors and invested. The estate is
estimated at $150,000,
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-03-18
Obituary


80, died Wednesday of last week
pneumonia at her home, I6 Lockwc
avenue She leaves one son John
Philadelphia, and four daughters, Mss
Mary A. Carver of Bradley Beae
Mrs. Catherine Rogers OF Belfls
Mrs. Helen Christie and Miss jun
GRAY. both of Elizabeth. A high w
of REQUIEM was said Saturday
ing at st. Roses Catholic church. pnf
terment In st. Roses cemetery g
MRS. EMMA L. oKERsor re
aged Ga years. wife of Willard in
Okerson, died at her home on Br0a Rs.
way on Tuesday, March 9th, 1szn.
of pneumonia. Funeral service "
held from her late home Friday ate
noon at 2 O. clock conducted by hel
w. r., Sahler. pastor of the Freeholss
Reformed Church. of which deceases,
was q member. Interment IN Naples
wood cemetery. Besides her husbancn
she IS survived by one daughter Mrs.
Irving HI. Morris who lived with he-
parents. Two sisters, Mrs MargareT
Brown and Mrs. Eleanor Quackenbusfa
both of Freehold, and one brother
George NJ. Opack enbush of Little Sil
yer. also survive. Mrs. Okerson wa
the daughter OF Jacob w. Quacken
bush and Margaret Gnyuer.
MRS. MARY MATILDA DENISE
widow Of Tunis Denise, aged SO yearB'
died at the home of her daUghter-Ill-
law Mrs. Frank Denise ON Lincoln
Place. Thursday, March 4th, 1925, lof
pneumonia. Funeral services con-
Quoted by Rev. w. L. Sahler, pastor
of the Reformed Church, were held
from Mrs. Denise's home the following
Sunday. Interment was in Maplewood
cemetery. Besides her daughter -ln-laW
Mrs. Denise, she is survived by one
/ granddaughter Mrs. Clifford Hance,
i grandson5 Tunis Denise and great
grand-daughter, Helen d. Hance. Mrs.
4 Denise was born March !, 1888, the
daughter Of Henry Tunis and Eliza
/ haiti Miller She has always lived In
Freehold and vicinity. Mrs. Denise was
the last living member of her family.
She had two sisters Mrs. Amanda Clay
ton and Mrs. Elizabeth Brltton and
four brothers DIR. Tunis Of Manasquan,
! Joseph. Charles and John Tunis the
past two being we'll known in this
section having lived at Howell
MRS. MARGARETTA HAWKINS
Mrs. Margaretta Hankins, widow Of
James HanRins, died Monday March 8
al her home on Vought avenue Fun-
neral services were held Thursday at &
O'clock, conducted by Rev. Frank r
Symmes, ID. D. Pastor Einellsu VI e
7 old Tennent Church. lntsrnlent was e
OldsTennent Cemetery. Inc usceas
was born in Englishtown woven par
al aiy wears ' and then moved to Camd
Later sbe resided infOakhurst and n
ed from there to the home Of Fred
Stokes where she reslueu u4sn
death. Mrs. Hankins is suLVl y w
son, Edwin III. Hankins Oh 0anuen
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-03-18
Fined $3.50 For !
Illegal Selling |

Retracting plea of not guilty, Rob-
ert Brownfon March 10 when arFaign-
ed for trial before Judge Lawrence and
jury. pleaded guilty OF illegal posses
sion and sale Of liquor at his confeetion-
erv and cigar store at 1917 Springwood
avenue last summer. He was fined $3.50
and costs. paroled for three years in
custody Of. Probation Officer Houghton
and directed to pay the fine and costs
in installments Of 500 per month.
Henry Hart, colored, was acquitted
by d Jury of charge OF illegal sale of
liquor at the Roseland carboret on
Springwood avenue July 30 last Two
operatives from deteclive agency told
OF buying drinks of liquor frem q
waiter in the presence of Hart, thelatter
DENYING that he had sold or countenenc-
ed the sale of liquor. Harris counsel Eu-
gene HAYNES colored, of Asbury Park,
was report ed i'll of grip and Judge Law
renee called upon Harold McDermott to
defend the negro, which he did.
Alfonso Tro ia, represented by JOS
eph Silverstein of Asbury Park, retract-
ed not guilty plea and offered plea
Of not guilty and offered plea Of non
vult of Illegal possession of liquor at 915
Springwood avenue, Asbury Park. In
making plea for lenient sentence for
his client, Mr.. Silverstein said that
Trocia took possession OF barber shop
few days before the detectives visit
last summer; that his predecessor was
still in the shop, ands possibly some Ii
uuor he had had there was still present
when the detectives called. Judge Law
renee said that under those circum-
stances Trocia should have trial; that
he he did not want'any Innocent man
convicted in his court and after further
parley, the case was laid over for one
week.
Florence johnson, 81, mother Of two
children, who recently pleaded guilty
of accompanying her sister in forages
on summer COTTAGES at Cliffwood Beach,
was fined $50 and costs and paroled for
three years, it being understood that the
children would be cared for by relatives
and that the youny woman had secured
position in Perth Amboy.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-03-18
First Western Railroad
DepOttn be Preserved

According to plans now being made,
the spot where gr uni was broken In
1853 for the first raj road west of the
Mississippi will be dedicated as me-
mortal to Anton LeClaire whose home
was the railroad S first aepot in Iowa.
In tho early days of the frontier. Lee
Claire was an Important figure in the
negotiations between the white men
and the Indians He was of Indian
descent and was married to an Indian
princess, but he had been educated by
the Federal government and he acted
ash an interpreter in making treaties
with the Indian tribes Of Illinois and
Iowa.
When General Scott was negotiating
with the Sac and Fox tribes Of Indil
ans Chief Keokuk gave the interpreter
LeClaire. the site on which Davenport.
Iowa, now stands, on condition that
LeClaire build his house near the
spot where General SCOTS tent stood.
Here was signed the treaty between the
United States and these Indians in 1889.
The following year, LeClaire built
his house the first residence in Daven-
port Twenty years later, the Missouri
u Mississippi Railway broke ground
beside it and LeClaire turned the house
over to the company to be used as de-
pot while he moved to a more preten-
tious dwelling.
The Rock Island Railroad has recently
restored this little house, putting back
its porches and dormer windows. and
making it as nearly as possible the
same as it was in the days of its builder.
Hereafter, the little house will be in the
custody of the Davenport Chapter of
the DAUGHTERS of the American Rev
olution. It will be surrounded with
such flowers and shruhbery as might
have been found there in the early DAYS
of Iowa. In this way the memory of Lee
Claire and his part in the pioneer life
of the West will be perpetuated.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-03-18
Congressman Appleby
Secures Extension of
Rural Routes

Congressman Appleby OF the Third
District, secured extension rural
routes from Toms River N. J. effcc-
tive April list, 1926, rural route 2 from
Englishtown, New Jersey, effective April
LIST, 1926, rural route 3 from Freehold
the mail delivery to the different
families throughout these rural dis
tricts and from personal observationiand
knowledge of the rural system in N. J..
Congressman Appleby suggested and
recommended the extension of these
routes There will be ON an average
Of 90 family to route effected by
these extensions.
The following recommendations
have been made sfor postmasters re-
appointments in Ocean County by Con-
gresham Stewart Appleby:
Postmaster Adrian A. King, Beach
Haven, New Jersey; Postmaster Joseph
Ct. Endres, Seaside Heights, New Jer-
sey.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-03-18
Boys and Girls
Too Intimate

Menacing relations between boys
and girls were seen as the great
danger to Americas youth today by
DR.. Ross H. Slower, pastor of the
Messiah Lutheran church of Phil
adelphia, speaking before the 18th
annual Older Boys conference of
Monmouth county in Bradley Beach
M. E. church Friday night.
DIR. Slower was the principal speak
er Of the evening at the conference
banquet, his address closing the first
day Of the rally.
The new officers include; President,
Taylor Gregory; Manasquan; vice
presidents, Marion Walling. Keyport,
and Eldon Pre- sly, Long Branch
Secretary, Hubert VanNote, Belmar;
Assistant Secretaries, Edward Til
ton, Farmingdale; Harry Hutchin-
son, Bradley Beach, and Rodney
Baird, Marlboro
'Be clean" pleaded DIR. Slower,
who in his talk on "The Spirit That
Wins" dealt with inspiration, aspi-
alton, persp ration and cooperation
Let me tell you that the danger
of today is the relationship of boys
and girls. If you every read history
you know that Greece and Rome
fell because Of relat ons of boys aud
girls, and by that l mean just as
much men and women.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-03-18
Every Member Canvass
At Freehold on Sunday

The every member canvass and sthe
missionary pageant will be the two
main events In the Freehold Reformed
church this Sunday. In preparation
for the canvass 80 teams of two men
have been selected, and a letter sent to
each church family, and also pledge
card, The go men will be present on
Sunday morning. The canvass will open
promptly at O'clock and one at 5.
The church will continue the support
OF its own missionary. if the addi-
cional $500 is subscribed. Nearly all
of this was subscribed last year. Two
families who last year pledged 5000
have renewed their pledge for this
year The medical missionary
pageant viii be repeated on Sunday
evening
The mnsic this Sunday will include
q tenor solo, 'sJesu, Jesu, Misere"
[Nevinl by Milton Whitson, of MARI
boro, and duet, "As Pants the Heart
for Cooling Streams" (E. f. Marks
by Miss Helen Emmons and Miss
Marie Schanck. In the evening before
the missionary pageant Mrs Fred
erick Trnmpeter will sing Tears 2.
hristn (Kate Vannah) with a violin
obigato played by Peter Kolb.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-03-18

Both in America and in Europe the
"musical saw" is the latest popular
fancy of the jazz orchestras. The idea
of extracting music from such harsh
medium as an ordinary wood saw is
said to have originated over thirty
years ago in Argentina. There
drunken violinast playing in a lum-
bermen's camp stupidity selected saw
and, placing the handle under his
chin, drew his bow across its smooth
edge. Muddle-headed as he was, he
was sober enough to appreciate that
the freak instrument possessed def
Mite musical properties. Recently the
idea has been revived and now it is
not uncommon for musicians of high
reputation to demonstrate their genius
by playing on the musical saw"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-03-18
FREEHOLD

Merritt Kent and family are at present
Quart r,d at the American Hotel, our
lug the process of remodelIng their home
on Broadway.
Mrs. Peter Murphy of Spring street
was taken to St Francis Hospital on
Monday where she unde went an
operation for appendicitis.
tlarret Cottrell, who recently sola
hi4 farm near Englishtown to Long
Island party, has purchased the Jonn
johnson property at the corner o.
Broadway and Ellis street.
Invitations have been issued for the
wedding Of Miss Carrie Fl tenger'
daughter Of Frank Pittenger, OF nea
Freehold, to Korteniusl sScnanck, OF
Adelphia. The wedding Will take place
at her home on March goth.
Mrs. Joseph Koskey, has returned
home after spending two mohtns ln
Florida.
Mrs Harry Daley was taken to the
Monmouth Memorial Hospital suner-
ing with pneumonia.
George Mcknight of West Freehold
will operate the Fred Smith farm on
the JeIb0yVluc IOhu Vi'0 OoAAA-e
Joseph S. Conover formerly OF TINS
place has been appointed Assistant
Title officer Of Fidelity Union trust
Co., of Newark.
Miss Anna McClees 10 i'll with the
grippe.
Harold Nash has purchased new
Buick sedan.
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Murphy have
gone on a visit in Florida.
George Dugan has purchased new
Buick seven passenger sedan.
Samuel Gravatt moved recently to
Rosco Clayton's house near Elton.
Joon Decker has moved from VIM.
Davison's house, to West Freehold.
A daughter was born Feb 10, 1925, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Miller, at Oakland
Mill
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-03-18
Do.r9's First Speech

Douglas Fairbanks, who was
schoolboy in Denver, so persisted In
his appeals for a position in Warde's
company that the actor was finally
persuaded to give him chance In
one Of the Shakespesrean plays. He
was one of the guards Of funeral
procession, and his line was, "Stand
aside and Let the coffin pass"
For days Fairbanks rectted the line,
giving It every possible infection. and
embellishing It with gestures.
When the big nighc' came, how
ever, and Douglas got his cue, ne
sputtered and stammered few times,
then blurted out in commanding
tones:
"Stand aside and let the parson
cough i"-Youngstown Telegram.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-03-18
( The NesO Comet

The discovery Of a new net ,.
a Pretoria amateur astronoa II, Mr..
G. q. Ensor, who Is the x " spe-
cialibt in the Pretoria hosr H. has
beeh conhrmed by the astronomers Of
the johannesburg observatory, Dur
i9k the past year Mr.. Ensor has been
making regular observations on behak
IF the South African Astronomical
association and made the discovery.
The comet is approaching the sun
and at present is midway between the
Magellanic clouds and the white -
Anchenor It is estimated that the
comet viii pass the sun at distance
Of 100000 miles and win probably
become visible to the naked eye 10
the latter part Of February. AT pres
eat It Is easily seen through smaA
t&AeaeeRas.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-03-18

The Canadian department of ma
rine and fisheries has marked con-
siderable number of Atlantic salmon,
by attaching silver tags to their DOR
sal fms, for the purpose Of tracing the
movements of these fish.
A salmon that was marked and
liberated off Burns point, Port Matt
land, Yarmouth county, Nova Scotia,
on June Ii was killed In the Moisie
river, Quebec, in the early part Of
July.
If this fish took the most direct
route 1t Travelled about 300 miles. but
If it followed the larger indentation
Of the shoreline it travelled over 1900
miles.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-03-18
Old Landmark
Being RemOdeIed

The old Central hotel property,
which has SO long been one Of the land
marks in Englishtown, is UNDERGOING
great changes. Some months ago Frank
Lewis bought the property from the
Offermann estate.
One half of the first floor has al
ready been rented and one OF the
American chain stores is doing good
business therein. The other half OF
the first floor viii be fitted up as a
store also, making one OF the best
business locations in town.
The second floor will be turned In
to an attractive apartment with bath
and other modern improvements.
There are four bed rooms as well as
four other rooms.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-03-18
Famous Woman Surgeon

Dame Louisa Aldrich-Blake. who
died recently In London. was con-.
sidered one Of the greatest surgeons
In England arr dean of the Lon
don school, Medicine for women
she was a cessful administrator.
During the war she gave valuable
service for which she was rewarded
with the title Of dame of the Order
of the British Empire. She was born
in 1865, and went from Cheltenham
college to London university, where
she was the first woman to take the
degree Of mastar of surgeEXa
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-03-18
Bel! Sued for S1.596

The aged parents of Rev. r. Car
Ziegler, deposed organizer of the
Ku Klux Khan in Essex county, have
filed suit in the court of chancery for
return of 81 1886 by Kleagle Arthur
II. Bell of Long Branch, which the
clergyman's fathersand mother claim
to have given Bell to withhold q
charge OF alleged ENLIGHTENMENT of the
Klan's funds.
The elderly Mr.. ziegler and his
wife assert they acted precipitatlly
and without advice of counsel.
The minister fled to Texas in July
last, accompanied by a young women.
The federal grand jury here threw
Khan organizer alleging violation OF
the Mann act.
The clergyman's wife recently
withdrew a chancerv suit for divorce
on statutory grounds and the couple
are reunited, residing in Virginia.
Rev. Mr.. ziegler was acquitted Of
the embez element charge in the
Monmouth county courts. Kleagle
Bell was the chief witness against Mr.
ziegler.
William E. and Martha ziegler,
parents of the minister, claim they
gave Kleagle Bell $1.10O on June
II and $496,96 on July % last, under
threat from Kleagle Bell that the
money would cover shortage II
their sons accounts with the Khan
The complaint also alleges that th'
81 ,596 SO was given the kleagle witt
the promise that the transaction
would be guarantee of secrecy
about the sons alleged misappropria
ton of Khan funds.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-03-18
Scientist Writes of
Progress of EUoImtt

Mans ears are becoming smaller
his wisdom teeth are disappear
with the course OF evolution. TIL,
signposts toward mans future are
served by DR.. Adolph Fl. Schultz,
sociate professor of physical ant'
pology at Johns Hopkins me
school, who is engaged In stud ~
physical variation.
The chief changes now taking
in mans anatomy are in thogs
lures which are being affected b
luton, Doctor Schultz finds. The
blesome last molars, commonly k
as the wisdom teeth, are tendiI
disappear entirely, not merely In
but In most mammals, said d
Schultz. And the structure Of I
teeth varies greatly In different
viduals.
He has also observed that the
Of man and the triangular are l
smaller than the ears of other
mates, and that there Is greater va
ton In the size of the ears OF mi
both before and after birth, than
most Of mans other features. Fro
this he concludes that there must
an evolutionary tendency toward
decrease In the size of the ear. Evt
ears on the same head are frequent
Of different sizes, measurements sho1
Doctor Schultz's sudies also int
cate that it is heredity, not envire
ment, which has the greater effect /
the variability Of physical structur
AS a result Of mis- studies In the rel
ton Of these variations in physic
structure to- evolution, Doctor Schul
says Variability is certainly co
nected with. If not responsible f
evolutioD Kansas City Star.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-03-18
Enrentions BY Women

Among the patents taken out by
English women during the last year
is a tray on which to stand perambu-
lators in order to prevent water from
dripping off the wheels to the floor
There is also a device for MASKING
potatoes in an easy and convenient
way. There are besides a continuous
" acting candAe-making machine, a
device for the inside of gas ovens
which can be easily and quickly
cleaned, scooter propelled by the
weight of the body and a device for
automatically cutting off the gas when
the fame is accideEalW blown out.
Necessity in England is the mother Of
some inventions.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-03-18
Spring Clothing
At Grammer School

The spring clothing problems and
STYLES VIII be discussed by Mrs. Catha.
rine II. Griebel, clothing specialist OF
the State Extension Service in the
Freehold Grammar school, Friday,
March 10 at 2.40 p. M.
This meeting is open to every one.
Mrs. Griebel will tell of the new spring
fabrics and colors, skirt and sleeve
lengths, color harmony in costume and
a new feature in blocking hats. Also
short outs and hints for easier sewing.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-03-18
Big Time

Little Billy Kent, tiny movie actor,
went to a big party Christmas day, at
which he was the guest of honor.
Everything came BiEly's way, and his
small stomach was tested to capacity.
A few days later, small friend said
enyiously:
Gee, that was an awful big party
you went to. bet you had good
time"
"You bet I did" agreed Billy. II
amt hungry yet."-Lose Angeles
Times.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-03-18
Sandy Hook Steamers
Begin Running May 26

Steamer service on the Sandy Hook
route of the New Jersey Central rail-
road will start for season on May
20. From the opening day till June
26, two steamers will be in opera
tion, and from June 81 till Sept. 8
the full summer schedule will be in
force. From Sept. Q. to Sept. %
the two-steamer service will be resumed.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-03-18
Freehold Closes
Its Court Season

In q hard fought contest on the Y
VI. @. a. court, the Freehold hing
Ahool basketball team was defeated by
inceton high by a sore of 1921. The
ore at the end Of the first quarter was
y in the visitors favor. Successive
ln counters by Parago, Hnlse and
Her gave Princeton 21-10 lead al
end Of the half.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-03-18
HE FREEHOLD & JAMESBURG
AGRICULTURAL RAILROAD
COMPANY.

Principal Office, 20 Federal Street,
Camden, N. j., 18th March, 1926.
he ANNUAL MEETING of the
bkholders of this Company, and an
kion for Directors, to serve fer
ensuing year, will be held at this
on THURSDAY, Sth APRIL,
az 11:25 O'Clock, A. M.
LEWIS NELSON, Secretary.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-03-18
Ferretti Fined 5000

Waving indictment. Gabrielle Fer~
retti. whose gplace at. Belnar was recent
ly raided by the local police Thurs bay
appeared before Judge Lawrence in
court Ind pleaded guilty of illegal. sale
of liquor Ferretti was fined 5000 and
costs, placed in custody of Probation
Officer Houghton for two years and di-
rected to pay $50 on the fine at once
and the balance of this in three months.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-03-18
Open Day at
Telephone Exchange

The Freehold people were treated to
an open day at the exchange on Tues
day from 10 A. IA. until P. NJ. There
was q large attendance.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-03-18

stra Ordinary Sale Of Pedigreed
Us and Grown Dogs.
Ia and Police $4,000 Grown Dale
han $500; Airedales $500
Its $500; Settlers and Great
Must make room Immediately.
{ sonable offer refused. Strong
: Kennels. Now Brunswick. N. !.