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The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-01-07
ziegler BaiIed

! Despite the plea Of counsel, Judge
Ruff VI. Lawrence in the Common
Pleas Court Of Monmouth County at
Freehold, refused last week TO reduce
the So, 900 bail OF the Rev. Carl Ziegler.
former minister and Ku Klnx Khan leader
ia New Jersey to 500 the court finally
reduced the bail to $500, which was
furnished.
ziegler was arraigned before Judge
Lawrence to plead to two indictments
of embezzling 81 900 Of the khan funds
last July. He pleaded not guilty and
the Court state the trial would
be held on the January calandar.
The minister eloped with Miss Mar
garet Roberts from Trenton in July
and motored to 81 Paso, Texas, where
they were arrested and brought back to
New Jersey Charges OF conepiFiH TO
violate the Mann Act were filed against
zlegser and the Roberts girl but no
indictments were returned on these
allegations.
Ia court counsel for the former
khan leader declared ziegler was now
living with his wife and two children
and chat his wife hai forgiven him
for his indiscretion with the Roberts
girl last summer.
James ]. BoscareIl, of Trenton. who
represented Ziegler, asked that bail Of
$40 be fixed In the case. He declared
that WAS the amount Of the bond under
which Ziegler was held to await Grand
Jury jury action after he and Miss
Roberts were brought back from ri Paso.
Judge Lawrence declared, however,
that he would allow no such travesty.
He said:
Ziegler has violated moral laws as
well as laws Of the State OF New
Jersey"
The lawyer told the Court that these
accusations against ziegler had been
considered by q Federal Grand Jury
and that no indictment was returned
sgainst him. He also declared that
ziegler's wife has forgiven him and that
the couple and their children are now
living together
The plea Of the attorney had no effect
on the Court, who ordered that bail Of
s., 600 must stand. King Kleagl Arthur
H. Bell, Of the New Jersey Khan. from
whom Ziogler is specifically charged with
having stolen the money, ALSO was in
court. and Attorney BoscareH expr essed
the opinion that the khan official would
assist ziegler in procuring q bonds
man.
When ziegler was BROUGHT back from
Ri Paso by khan detectives and William
H. Chamberlain, who was engaged to
marry Miss Roberts, he was arraigned
before Justice Of the Peace Wainwright,
At Red Bank. He pleaded guilty to
the embezzlenent charge and was COM
mitted to the Monmouth County Jail
ID default Of SIC, 1000 bail.
The amount Of bail was later reduced
by Squire Wainwright to 500 and
bleagle Bell, who caused ziegler's
arrest, furnished this amount.
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MIR. and Miss William r. Allen of
Allenwood announce the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Grace Louis
Allen, to Jerome G. Seincn of Staten
Island. No date has been set for the
wedding.
Announcement hes been made in
Newark by MIR. and Mrs. a.. L. Kles-
pey of the engagement of their daughter.
MissH ellen Klespey, to Charles Wilson,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank O. T.. Wilson
Of lib EInbury avenue, Ocean Grove
MIR. Wilson is associated with his father
in the ice business.
Mrs. A. L. Harvey of Asbury Park
and st. Petersburg, Fla, announces the
engagement of her daughter, Miss Ann
Harvey, and Randall Spaulding Of
Lancaster and St. Petersburg. MIR.
Sounding attended Boston ateck I,
while Miss Harvey was graduated from
Chevy Chase school, Washington
D. G.
Her mother is owner and proprietor
OF the Columbia hotel Asbnry Park,
and of the Hotel Deermont, st. Peters
burg.
the engagement Of Miss Marion a.
Russell to Willard E. Smith, both OF
Farmingdale, was announced at a card
party held at the home of MIR. and Mrs.
@. Maxon Garhart, Farmingdale, Satur-
day evening, Miss Russells birthday
anniversary. Miss Russell, who is q
registered nurse, was graduated from
the Ann May hospital at Sorin0 Lake
with the class of '23. M. Smith, who is
graduate Of Rider ct5llegel at Trenton,
is employed at the Se,lcoEst Trust com.
pany Of Asbury PARK. No date has
yet been set for the wedding.
Those present at the party were:
Mrs. Frederick g. Russell, Mrs. Arthur
e. Russell, Mrs Ralph A. Russell,
Misses Marjorie and Amy RUSSELL Mrs.
Chester w. Hall, Mrs Irving M. Smith,
Mrs. Harold A. Tilton, Mrs. Thomas
Ketcham, Miss Sara a. White, Mrs.
Britton Cook, Misses Elizabeth Barr,
Marion Fairy, Ellen Green and Marietta
Cook.
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Monmouth FreehOIders
Board Organizes

The board Of freeholders at noou
met Jan. 2. for reorganization. After the
meeting Of the old Reorganization bad
adjourned sine die, new session was
called to order by CIerkCharIes e Cole,
William M. Bergen was named temper.
AIRY chairman
The only new member of the board,
Stephen G. Thompson OF Matawan,
elected IN place of Charles M Wye
kof1, took his place at the table upon
advice by the cleak that be had been
duly sworn ini and his oath of Office
He'd in the county clerks Office.
The board was advised that former
Ereeholder Wyckotf twas illat home.
"Wednesday a clot forming on his
brain. His condition. at times seri-
GUS, has greatly improved, according
to che attending physician and his
condition at present is good.
The board reappointed William g.
Reynolds. engineer Of the county
heating and lighting plant and r.
Forman Barkalow. assistant engineer
The formeris salary is $166.66 q
month and that Of the latter $116.66
month, an increase Of 5000 q year
in each case.
DhNiu ~ FASHION was feappOlnGe0
janitor Of the court house and John
Cawley assistant janitor at salaries
OF $lO8.6S q month. O. w. E. Ran
dolph was rehppointed clerk Of th.
finance and audit committee at 1
salary OF ", 100 yearly.
Board committee appointment
/ were, Finance and auditing, Messrs
bergen, Borden and Thomp. n; rules
Borden, Bergen and Polhemus, bridges
Bergen, Thomas and Borden; sur
plus funds Thompson, Bergen ant
Borden; court house and jail, Pol
hemus, Thompson and Borden: tu-
psrculosis hospital, Bergen. Thomp-
son and Borden.
The board is now entirely Repubh
can, Wyckoff the only Democrat, be
ing replaced by Thompson, a Repub-
! lican.
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Fidelity Union Trust Company Of
Newark Declares Extra Dividends

year is at the rate of 81 per cent Sur
plus and undivided profits of the COM
pany g September statement stand at
50, 200, 1897.
Total assets of the trust company, as
shown by its statement of September
20, are $87, 72O, 934.76. It is understood
that this is exclusive Of the very large
assets and estates trusted with the
company's trust department, which are
understood to have been increased by
more than $21 ,000, 900 during the year.
Ibis amount is also exclusive of the
assets Of the affiliated financial insti-
buttons associated with the Fidelity
Union Trust Company. These COM
paniea are the Fidelity Union Title and
Mortgage Guaranty Company, the
Essex County Trust Company, the Git
liens National Bank and Trust Cone
pany and the North End Trust Com
pany.
Officers Of the Fidelity Union Trust
Company are: William Scheerer.
chairman Of the board; Uzal H. Me-
Carter, president; Charles H. Isnhoff,
vice president, Edward A. pruden.
vice president and trust officer: Paul
@. Downing, vice president; William
@. Pearson, vice president! Oscar II.
Merz, assistant vice president: Ed
ward L. Arnold, assistant vice pres
dent, Henry Schneider, assistant vice
president and treasurer; Robert G..
Peace, assistant vice president and
secretary; ]. Eustace BixzelI, assistant
secretary Joseph e. Keller.
assistant secretary John
Neville, assistant ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Leslie Ct. McDouall, assistant trust
officer, Theodore Hampson assistant
trust officer; Herbert r. Jacobus. as
sistant trust officer, John T.. j.
Sheehan, executive secretary; and Roy
F. Duke, credit manager.
Directors are: John ]. Brown.
franklin Conklin, Charles w. Cox.
Paul @. Downing, John g. Eisele.
Abraln Feist, Herbert P. Gleason.
Lewis Hay. Edgar w. Heller, Louis
Hood Charles FL. Isnhon, Henry Ii.
Keasbey, John Il. Kuser, Carl n.
Lester, Thomas N. McCarter, UznI Fl.
McCarter Edward a. Pruden. al.
Duncan Reid, P. Sanford Ross. vii
liam Scheerer, William ]. Wilson.
Theodore M. Woodland, G Edwin
Young and Percy s. Young.
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Fidelity Union Trust Co.
Trustee and Executor

The will Of the late J. Ackerman Coles
Of Scotch Plains, New Jersey, who
died on December 10th YVES offered for
probate December %. 1926. by Mr.. II.
a, Pfuden, Vice President and Trust
OfI1cer Of the Fidelity Union Trust
Company, the executor and trustee, In
the SnrFogAte's Office In Elizabeth,
Union County, m. j.
The will directs that after paying the
usual just debts, the executor is to
pay various persons mentioned in the
will, legacies ranging from $50 to 81 600.
am uniting in all to $3.50. and provides
for annuisies, iotaling $4,80U., to be
paid in quarterly payments.
All IF Mr.. Coles valuable art treasures
such as oil paintings, bronzes, bric a-brac
and statuary khe gives outright to the
Newark Museum Association.
After paying the above legaciea. the
balance Of the estate is to be held in
Trust by the Fidelity Union Trust Com
pang SIS Trustee, during the lives OF the
following twelve people: Ernest r.
Alderman. Senator, Marion 8. Alderman
5r., Maria Ackerlnan Rushmore, Lydis
A. Murphy, Caroline e. Lindsey, Will
liam n. Crane, Marion ). Alderman,
Jr., Warren Alderman James Harvey
Ackegman. Richard Crane, Howard
Crane, and Jeanne Chambers.
The Fidelity Upion Trust Company
ls named as sole executor and trustee,
the will was dated June 9th, 1925, and
was witnessed by Messrs. Edward A.
Pruden, Charles T. Ellery and Edward
Shiekhaus, Jr.
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AdeIphia

Mrs. Elmer G. Hall entertained at her
home Wednesday, the affair being a
surprise shower for Miss Ella Stillwell.
Miss StilIwell had been invited to
Mrs. Halls for game Of Ave hum
dredn as she thought. She received
many useful and beautiful presents.
Miss Stillweel is engaA ed to Clyde Wad-
den Of Brooklyn and will probably be
an early summer bride
Reuben Wagner's pyoung friends
played joke on him New Years eve,
Arthur Bearmore was to go to the
midnight show and Reuben was to
stay at home TO await Mr.. Bear
more's coming. It was real sur
prise when at 8 Inerrymakers began
to arrive and they stayed until 1925
had passed. Those present vera:
Raymond Wagner and family, Brit
ton L. Craig, Miss Grace Irons Ray
mond Robinson. Miss Bernice Barka
low, Clifton Barkalow, Miss Dorothy
Hall, wv Madge.of Adelphia. Miss Bar
bara Benton Of Freehold, and MIR. and
Mrs. Leroy Armstrong Of Lake
wood.
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Pays Regular Quarterly Divi-
dend of 5%, Extra Of 10%
and Extraordinary of 81
1O% Bonus to Employees

The Fidelity Union Trust Company
today declared regular quarterly divi-
Idend of 5 per cent, extra dividend Of
10 per cent, and extraordinary dividend
of per cent, making dividends payable
at this time to ockholders Of 2O1 pei
cent.
A bonus to officers and employees
OF 10 per cent. on the years salary was
also announced.
Action on the dividend and bonus
was taken at the regular meeting Of
the board of directors, held at II A. NJ.
in the board room Of the Fidelity Union
Trust Company. Following the meet
ing, Uzai H. McCarter, president, said
that the action was taken as expressing
the company's confidence ia the general
prosperity of the country, and after the
most ample reserves had been set up
for the trust company's future oper-
ations.
Mr. McCarter said nThe past year
has been an exceedingly bright one
Business in general has gone ahead or
a lrer, sounder basis than ia severa
years Newark and New Jersey has
enjoyed widespread prosperity.
! The trust company has grown IL
I resources and strength. Not only is i
the largest bank in New Jersey, but i
/ has become one Of the outstanding Fl
nancial institutions OF the country. Itl
earnings during 1926 have been large
The directors, after a most painstakine
analysis of the situation and study ol
the future. feel that stockholders anc
employees of the institution should
share in the present prosperity. Action
is taken in accordance with this policy
and not as an indication of the com.
pany's future dividend policy.
Most ample reserves have been sci
up. The condition of the company l.
the soundest. Immediate prospects
for new business and growth are assuring
and abundantly satisfactory
Regular dividends for the company
remain unchanged at the rate OF 20 pei
cent. Together with quarterly
dividends already paid during 1895, ths
total dividend disbursement for thil
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A binding fog that settled down
overthe eastern seaboard early Tuesday
night threw Monmouth county into
darkness and caused 8, 000-Eon vessel
to ground OF Manasquan and 35-foot
cruiser to beach near Deal.
The 8. s. Alegrete OF the Lloyd
Brasilero company. in balIast@frnm
Bahin, Brazil, to New York grounded
p quarter mile east Of the Manasquan
coast guard station at midnight but
got away pfesnmably under its own
power about q Wednesday morning.
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FREEHOLD

The Sale Of the Charles Covert farm
or.ovsk one mile from AilenwO0d, was
aold bv Special Master in Chancers 1
Samuel q. Cowart on Saturday ~ 2
3 II. On the promises to the person Nn0
held faaa mortgage against the pF0psTsy
wellington Wilkins. for $6,OOo
The chesp G. r.. r. excursion TO
New York City will be run on sunday.
Handsome calendars have been alss
trfbnteS4 tsiIs week by David NanaesRees
PeEgEnel
The First National Bank Of Freehold
sands to each patron 8 desk calendar
with an eagle design. and IT'S masso'
'sService" printed on y.
Registering from Freehold Wednes-
a.w n the Ter Centenary Pictorial
Taanaark Bureau. WanAmaker's New
YoskE zvnrp Misses ELLA w and Catba-
Inc IS Wanfyleaf. The exhibit shows
An, wars OF New York's history and
fha future Titan city, in lnurais Of
historic scenes and city planning.
Walter Coley d Lafayette place has
rarchased new sedan.
Mrs. Broughtogk. Morris Of Roselle
.vses enc J. weeE VII II. and Mrs. Walter
Macelvaineo Of or stree =
Mr.. and M ii Cobb Of Hull
avenue visite and inenus y
PhiIadelphia
Miss Pearl XoEk nas
returned to- Alnk =
Bovine d. ~
Mr.. # &
Claren Il
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IN| IItl a. ~ so '.a.|| ~ !,
Obituary
WILBUR LEWIS

" A44ROR Lii W 40
died at his home at Farmingdale, Sun
day Of cancer. aged So years. His
funeral service will be held Thursday
at 2, with Rev Frank Woodf1eld. pas
tor of the Methodist church, Cross
wick, officiating. Burial will be made
IN Greenlawn cemetery. He is surviv-
ed by widow and the following broth
ers and sisters. Robert Lewis of Free
and Mrs. Gussie Kenneth of Smith
burg; Mrs. Cornelius Hendrickson Of
Freehold: and Mrs. Atlanta Clayton OF
Lakewood.
WILLIAM 4. MARTsHokNE
aged Al, Of Agnes avenue. Brielle. died
Monday in the Allentown sanitagium.
He is survived by mother and two
brothers living In New York. Funeral
services viii be held Thursday after
noon at 2 in the Haightfnnerai parlors,
80 Broad lstreet, Manasquan. The
Point Pleasant !. o. O. r. will have
charge Of the services. Intarment will
be made in MapleWood cemetery, Free
hold.
MRS. SARAH LANE
died at her home at 812 Iausal avenue.
Lakewood, Friday Of heart trouble,
aged SO years. Her funeral service was
held Wednesday at 100 o'clock with
Rev CorrelI Of Lakewood Methodist
church officiating. Burial was made III
Adelphia cemetery. The deceased was the
widow Of Stephen Lane. She is snf-
viyed by daughter, Mrs. John Nicholas
of Newark and Howard Lane Of Lakes
wood.
CORRELL CLAYTON
So, died on Saturday at bis home
at the Lakehurst hotel, which lie con
duced for several years. He WAS forEn<zg
Iy q resident Of New Bedford, where for
many years he conducted 3 poultry
Besides his willow, Mrs. MarRmxek
Clayton, q son, Delbert Clayton, TWO
daughters, Miss Beatrice Clayton AHd
Mrs. Lila Carr, also Margaret Xkn
Wrinkle, survive. II also leaves 1922
brothers, William Of Lakewood
Walter Of Belm4r. together with
sisters, Mrs. A. M. Williams Of AL
Park, Mrs. Raymond Moore of Oh
Grove and Mrs Howard VRndn
: OF Como, and three step brothers,
ford, CoFbett and Mcclellan Clay
West Belmar. Funeral services
conducted from his home on We
day at noon, with internent in Glen
cemetery at $50
JOHN II. LAMBERsoN
aged 20, son Of Mrs. William Le II
son died Monday ii the Allenw6a
itorium where he had been + 4 & &
past three weeks. Best |a.
he is survived hNn
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Believed respondent and i'll over
family troubles. Horatio E. Umback
~, roomer at 6O6 Lake avenue.
Asbury Park, committed suicide Sum
day morning by inhaling illuminating gas
Umbach who had been resident Of
Asbnry Park for about three years
went there # IN Newark.
The nag& snicide was discovered
bv a wong IN the house about s
o'clo < q in passing Unbach
roosn. anelled gas She called
otheEf house and the locked
Il bed Umbach was found
q chair beneath an open
He was attired in night
AIRY was summoned but
4 been dead same time
arrival of the physician
M iysiciAn RI w. Hartman
+; q vrived and issued q GER
FIRING death was caused by
S. The body was taken to
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Poultry Show

Some poultry dealers of Monmouth
county are to exhibit stock in the 37tll
annual Madison Square Garden poul-
try show which opens in the new gar
den In 49th and 69th street, and Eighth
avenue, New York city, Wednesday,
and continues until Sunday evening.
'Strongheart Police puppies for sale
Champion dogs in stud. A few very
exceptional females given to reliable
people on breeding basis. Dogs train
ed by noted German Trainer at reason
able fee; also Chow and Great Dane
puppies. StronghearE Kennels, Easton
Avenue, New Brunswick, N. j. Tel
ephone 1448W2.-
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SAVANNAH, GA,
The City Of Beautiful Parks,
Wonderful Drives and
Mild Climate.
The Ideal Spot to build your Winter
Home.
Lots and Farm Land Available.
Edwin F. Applegste, Salesman,
20 West Hull St., Savannah Ga.
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Appleby, OF New
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]. w. S. C AA1PBELL,
s CHARLES H. BUTCHER Directors.
q CLIFFORD l1ANCE.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-19
Great Demand for :
Pine Needle Gifts
Made By Club-WOmen

Virgins, Miss, Oct 1S-LP)-rn
sthat section of Mississippi where the
tan long leaf pine casts it's shadow on
the hillsides, busy fingers are pick
ing, sorting and polishing the long
pine needles to be made into gift
baskets and other art objects for tbe
Christmas trade.
vases, baskets, floor lamps. Jewel
caskets and boxes of various types
are woven from the homelv nine
needles. Thousands of dollars We're
brought into the state last wear bv
what mas become known as the fire
side industry" and women members
OF county demonstration clubs who
nave become experts at the art were
unable to fill all orders.
me demand. for the woven objects
has lifted the work from a pasfinne
furnishing club members with s'nin
money" into an actual commerniai
class; The work is distributed amonp
members and the proceeds are divided
according to the time@and work mt
In. With materials free, all of the In
come is clear profit.
weaving of native materials ba,,,
curing the war between the states
when manufactured articles We're
scarce and the need for them great
Mrs. J. M McAfee. of West Po,nt
ia, who made both hats and baskets
was credited with having originated
the work 0AiS4hotSu
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BURNHAM

F. A. Sedgeley returned Friday
night from visit in Bangor with his
son, Harold Sedgeley. and family.
The condition of Howard Reed, who
has been critically i'll for the past few
weeks, remains much the same with
little change in his condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. Mudgett and
daughter, Ruth Mudgett, went Friday
evening to Hincl1ley to attend the an
nual sale and entertainment Of the
Philathea class of the Baptist church,
Miss Mudgett assisting in the pro-
gram.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fallon returned Fri
day to Lewiston. after a weeks vaca-
ton with her friend, Miss Edith
Sedgeley.
Mrs. William McAllister. who has
been quite i'll for several days, is
gaining.
Plans are being completed for the
annual church fair and entertainment
given by the Willing Workers next
Thursday evening, Oct. 81, at the
church. Supper will be served in the
dining room from to O'Clock, with
Mrs. Ermine Davis and several assist
ants in charge. The evenings enter
tainment will be given by local talent,
assisted by two young ladies from
Colby College.
Mrs. Maude T. Midget and daugh-
ter Ruth went Friday evening to AL
bion to visit her sister, Mrs F. o.
Goodwin, who was starting for st, Pc
tersburg, Fla, to again pass some
months at her winter home and where
her son Frederick will attend school
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HEBRON

Mr.. and Mrs. F. Q. Stanley. with a
party of friends were visiting Hebron
academy over the weekend. Mr..
Stanley is president of the board of
trustees Of the school, and also one of
Hebron's most respected benefactors.
Mr.. Everson, student Y. NJ. c. A.
secretary of New England, who visits
the various schools. throughout New
England, was at the academy Thurs
day and Friday. Thursday evening
he gave an interesting talk to the
'1" and also a short talk in chanel
Friday morning.
Hunting is popular sport at Heb
ron. The followers of the sport u.s.
ually disturb everyone in the dorms
about four o'clock every morning, in
order to take a short hike down to
Mathews pond to get crack at few
unusupecting ducks. Idle hours in the
afternoon are spent cunning for
pheasants. Ken Trask of Augusta is
the first to bring home any actual re-
suits in the pheasant line.
A large crowd of both Hebron and
NJ. c. l. supporters witnessed the
football game between the two
schools last Saturday.
Donald Mackenzie of Marlboro
Mass. president of the Hebron Y. is
making an extended drive this week
for new members.
The good work of the school band
was much In evidence at the NJ. C. I.
game last Saturday It received
nearly praise from all present.