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I I 'ASBURY PARK EVENING PRESS. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1925. TRANSFERS BY STILLMAN: Farm House To Be Remodeled Into Hotel, Is the Announcement. The transfer of a number of properties, including several farms, is announced by Ray H. Stillman, realtor, of Eatontown.

The Leonard R. Usher farm on the state highway there was sold to Samuel Grenadier of New York for $14,500. Mr. Grenadier will remodel the Colonial farm house into a hotel. Other transfers include: The A.

J. Hague farm of acres at to William OsSouth, Northport, Long Island. There is a six room house on the property with bath and electric lights, barn and garage. There is a small grape vineyard on the place and all kinds of fruit. The property was held at $5,500.

The Lillie Gugell property on Wall street, West Long Branch, to Thomas A. Pullen of Asbury Park. The property has a frontage 125 feet on Wall street and a depth of 200 feet. The property was held at $3,500. The house has six rooms.

The William Toner farm of 36 acres on the Fatontown-Lakewood road to Felix P. Jolcuvar East Orange. There is a small bungalow on the property and farm outbuildings. Halt of property is in woodland. Mr.

Jolcuvar will cut the property up into lots for development. The property was held at $4,000. The J. C. Rush property on Broad street, Eatontown George Hardy of Leonia.

Mr. Hardy is a florist and Intends to build a greenhouse on the property. There is a six room house on the property which has a frontage of 40 feet on the state highway and a depth of 200 feet. The property was held at $5,000. The George Bates house on the Little Silver Point road, Little Silto William S.

Hancock of ver, Shrewsbury. There is a six room house and garage on the property which comprises an acre of ground. It is located about 100 yards from the Shrewsbury river. The property was held at $5,500. Mr.

Hancock bought the property for an investment. The David E. Lane property on the South Shrewsbury river on the Little Silver Point road to William S. Hancock of Shrewsbury, The property has a frontage on the Shrewsbury river of 150 feet and back to the road 350 feet. There is a fine nine room house with bath and all improvements.

The property was held at $15,000. The Thomas J. Wren property on the Little Silver Point road to Thomag Sommerrille of Bayonne. The house rooms and bath and all improvements. There is five-car garage on the property which comprises about of an acre of ground.

Mr. Sommerville intends to make it his permanent home. The property was held at $10,000. The George Woolley farm on South street, Eatontown, to Edward Kozisky of Elberon. The property comprises 26 acres of ground and was formerly part of the McDonala farm where Mr.

Mac Donald used to conduct a sales stable. Mr. Stillman recently sold the homestead to L. C. Bebberd of New York City.

About three acres of ground went with the and the balance was homestead, Mr. Kozieky who will build a house and conduct a for1st establishment. The Eliza White homestead on the state highway, Eatontown, to James Gibbons of Paterson. The house is of has the 10 rooms Colonial with farm all house improvements. type ents.

It has a frontage on the state highway of 100 feet and runs back 350 feet. Mr. Gibbons is the new manager of the Gulf Refining Co. plant in Eatontown. Mrs.

White is now living at Atlantic Highlands. The property was held at $9,500. Mr. Stillman has, also sold another lot in section two of the Franklin Park development on Broadway, West Long Branch. The lot is 50 by 150 feet and is on the lake front.

The buyer was Mrs. Elizabeth W. Nevius of Shrewsbury. The price was $1,000. Mra.

Nevius bought the lot as an investment. Mr. Stillman reports the sale of $40,000 worth of lots in Franklin Park since the opening day last August. LEADERS IN ACCORD ON TAX REDUCTION: (Continued From Page One). seems certain.

For the first time since the war, Republicans and Democrats in committee have worked out their ditterences, so far at least, and agreed on the main provisions of a revenue bill. In doing this the committee has approved some of the main proposals of Secretary Mellon and rejected others and the spirit of compromise was further reflected in the approval In modifed form of the proposal of Representative Garner, of Texas, ranking Democrat, for Increased personal exemptions. Administration support of changes so far approved seems tain, despite that Secretary Melli suggestion for repeal of the estate inheritance tax was rejected. After disposing yesterday of several main provisions in the bill, the committee rested today to give subcommittees opportunity to work out specific rate schedules on the Income eurtax and inheritance levies. Would Repeal Publicity The committee voted yesterday to repeal the provision for publication of income tax returns, to reduce the maximum inheritance tax from 40 to 20 per cent with corresponding decrease in the lower brackets, and to repeal the gift tax, but rejected proposals to alter the corporation and capital stock levies.

In cutting the Inheritance levy, the committee also voted to increase from 25 to 80 per cent the credit to be allowed in settlements for paymenta on similar state levies, and to retain the present exemption of 000. Under a graduated scale of rates to be worked out, the maximum of 20 per cent would apply on inheritances of $10,000,000 and over. While favoring repeal of the vision for publication of the amount of income tax payments, the committee voted to continue publication of names and addresses of all income tax payers and to permit inspection of. returns by the ways and means committee, the menate A- nance authorized committee, committee or of any congress. specially HAPPE Louis P.

Rose of 515 Sewail avenue, this city, has gone to Baltimore and Richmond on a combined business and pleasure trip. The Monmouth branch of the International Sunshine society will Monday in the Women's league room of the First M. E. church. Dr.

Donald Burton. William McChesney, Kays Morgan, Ralph Pearce, J. Otto Rhome and their parties will be among the Harvard- Princeton tors today, In observance of Children's Week the nubile, an library exhibit of beginning beautiful Monday, books, will especially chosen to catch the fancy of the juvenile readers and will aiso tribute a list of recommended books. Among those enjoying the Pictorial Pageant bureau of the New York tercentenary exhibit of murals in Wane. maker's this week is Miss Carrie E.

Stroud of the Benjamin Franklin hotel. The Misses Grace H. and Olive C. Odenwelder of Cookman avenue, Ocean Grove, have to Easton, for the weekend. Fonts Olive will attend the Lafayette- football game this afternoon.

Mizpah shrine, Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem will hold reception and ceremonial to the Past preme High Priestess and Supreme Deputy Minesola Hunt in Elks' hall at Cookman avenue and Emory street tonight at 7.30. A meeting of the Monmouth Y. W. C. T.

U. will be held Monday evening at 7.30 at the home of Mrs. William Taylor, Second avenue, this city. There will be a donation of clothing for the immigrants of Ellis island. Rev.

Charles F. Swift has been secured by Rev. Charles Franklin Shaw, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, here, to speak in the church tomorrow morning at 11. Rev. Swift will on "Pillars and Perils of Democracy." talk, Forget Not Girl Scouts troop No.

met at the home of Scout Ma. rion Baker Thursday evening at 6.30. Twelve girls answered the roll ca'l. After the usual business meeting a cial was enjoyed. Plans for a hike today were completed, also plans for a play.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. Upton of New York, after spending their second season at the Powell apartment, 98 Lake avenue, Ocean Grove, have left in their car for Florida for the winter season. They expect to return in May to Ocean Grove to spend the summer.

Mrs. Charles Barkalow of Interlaken has been chosen local chairman for the distribution of Christmas seals by the Monmouth county Christmas seals committee, which will meet Tuesday in the Rumson club house. Assisting Mrs. Barkalow will be Mrs. Edmund de Monseigle, Mrs.

Lloyd Evans and Mra. Sadie Abell. The first meeting for the season of the music department of the local Woman's club will be held Monday evening in the club house, 412 Asbury avenue when under the direction of Mrs. Frank Cole, chairman, an interesting program will be given. Mrs.

Harry Burd will read a paper on "Musical Appreciation." Mrs. Robert Morrow will sing, Arthur Parker, violinist, will play and Mrs. Charles sProut will be the accompanist. CABINET APPROVES PAINLEVE'S PLAN (Continued from Page One) credits necessary for financial rehabilitation abroad. President Coolidge does not derstand that there is now any application from France for another loan in New York, but it is the sumption in Wall Street that the administration's views were sought because of the possibility of a loan.

A $100,000,000 credit was made available to France about a year ago by J. P. Morgan and company and it has been drawn upon from time to time to support the franc. With the franc now falling below four cents at times further credit is considered likely. The premier's project, the text of which will be given out this evening, "really a capital levy," Minister the Interior Schrameck admitted to the newspaper men upon leaving the cabinet council.

It bears the title "An Extraordinary Tax on All Property." The minister indicated that the taxpayer would able to pay in one, three of 14 years." "It is totally different from the proJect of M. Caillaux (former finance minister)," was the way Minister of Public Works De Monzle described the Painleve plan. "There has been a real effort to compose project with simple mechanism, capable of being understood by all." GOLDEN ROD HANDICAP SEASON'S LAST RACE LOUISVILLE, Nor. final barrier will fall and the last race of the autumn season At Churchill Downs will be run this afternoon, with the golden rod handicap, for two year olds, the feature event on the seven-race card. Rhinock, the most talked of youngster in the race, will carry top weight of 118 pounds, eight pounds more than Wildwood.

The other weights scale down to 102 for Barbara. The track is still heavy from recent rains and altho weather prognasticators have promised showers for today, turf followers are hopeful that they will not be sufficient to hurt the track or postpone the meet. Frederick Johnson, eastern turfman, has Bumpkin entered; and J. N. Camden, president the Kentucky Jockey club, is going in with Devon.

Ritter, from the stables of G. Croissant of Chicago, and Postmistress, international stable, are among the other probable starters. Read Press Want Ads. TRIAL OF ACCUSED MOTHER PUT OFF Counsel for Mrs. Saunders Fails to Appear, New One Named By Court.

TOMS RIVER, Nov. the case of Stella Saunders, Indicted for attempting to kill her two-hour old child by burying it alive, was called in the criminal branch of the Ocean county courts yesterday, she was without counsel. When asked by Judge Harry E. Newman, why her counsel had not appeared, she said she did not know. She stated she had paid him $200 as a retaining fee, and expected him to appear.

She also had no witnesses. Prosecutor Wilfred H. Jayne announced he had received a letter Friday from her attorney asking that the case be deferred until later. Prosecutor Jayne was opposed to this, stating he had been severely criticised for not presenting the case to a jury before and as counsel had had about 17 months to prepare the case, it should be tried. Judge Newman announced he would assign counsel to Mrs.

Saunders, and appointed U. Commissioner David A. Veeder, and Harold L. Brinley as counsel. After consulting with their client, the attorneys asked for a 30-day postponment, which was not granted by the court, who set Monday, Nov.

16 as the day and advised counsel that it must be moved at that time. There was considerable speculation as to the identity of the attorney who had accepted a retainer fee and then failed to appear, but no name was mentioned by either the court or the prosecutor, altho it was said both knew the attorney. Mrs. Saunders was arrested nearly 18 months ago, after complaint. had been made by her he caught her attempting to bury in a shallow grave her child of two hours.

Her husband, Eugene Saunders, was corroborated it is stated, by his mother, Mrs. Benjamin Saunders, The child was brought into the court room yesterday by the grandmother, who cared for it until adjournment, when it was taken by the mother, who exhibited it to the crowd. SEEK TO PADLOCK N. Y. ELKS CLUB (Continued From Page One).

a truck in front of the club building. The questioning will be continued Wednesday. On analysis last week sample proved to be less than one halt of one percent alcohol and the case was dismissed. "The chief of my prohibition division," said Mr. Buckner, "having previously noticed that analysis of beer seizures frequently resulted In reports that the selzed liquor was near beer, directed that new samples be taken of the beer seized at the Elks' club.

The second sample showed the beer to contain more than three percent alcohol. 1 want to find out where these samples lose their strength." A suggestion that the club submit to a voluntary six months padlocking was refused by the officials of the club who said they would fight the case in the courts. After the seizure William I. Pheps, secretary of the club, announced that there not have been a raid because was nothing in the club could, to raid for. Mr.

Buckner says that some of the nine kegs were in a truck in front of the building and others already had been taken in when the city police confiscated the beer. MORE ARRESTS IN MUSSOLINI PLOT (Continued rom Page One). deputy were detained. At Genoa eight were arrested and at Mantua thirty. Those include a Proferr Foti, an accountant named Bonin! and five named Cerrato.

Williams, de Carli, Giannino ani Focaesati. I1 Fascist paper, today declares the conspiracy was hatched among members of the Italia Libera (fre: Italy), a national patriotic soclety founded by the dramatist Sembenelll. The paper reports the arrest of Ulsse Ducci, former head of the society, which was dissolved some time ago. Ducet originally Was a the Fascist, antis. but later joined the ranks of Another Important step in the vestigation.

11 Tevere adds. was taken at Genoa, where the offices (t the Socialist newspaper La Vora occupied, the police arresting Chief Editor Ansaldo, prominent Freemason named Acquadrone and the Unitarian Socialist leader Man- gini. Get More Zaniboni Evidence The mass of evidence against Tito Zaniboni, former Untiarian Socialist deputy, alleged to have been chosen for the actual deed of killing the tremier, continues to increase. The police. who discovered him in a hotel room overlooking the balcony of the Chig! palace where Premier Mussolini spoke on the Italo- Austrian Armistice day claim to have found in his baggage a map minutely delineating the plans for his escape.

It is revealed that the series ber on the rifle found in Zaniboni's room in the hotel had been filed off. Zaniboni is maintaining oalm demeanor in the Regina Coeli prison. Illustrating his steadiness of nerve, the newspapers quote his as remarking. when the prison authorities offered to permit him to don A fur coat: "Rome is a bit too warm for an overcoat." The clue whien enabled the police and government operative to 111 cover the plot came from within Zant bond's own family, according to the Popolo di Roma which says that his sister, worried by fear that his preoccupation with political intrigue would lead him to commit some dangerous indiscretion, prevailed upon Six Bandits Get $12,000 Payroll And Rob 25 Jersey Workmen HARRISON, Nov. 7.

(P)-Six men armed with revolvers today held up construction office of the Public the Service Production company at the Jackson street bridge and escaped with the payroll of $12,000. TwentyAce men were robbed by the The robbery occurred at 7 a. m. Money taken was that Intended for the employes on the construction of a new gas tank. Patrick Shantey, gatekeeper, told police that he saw A car roll up to the gate and six men alight.

They approached him casually and then he WAS suddenly overcome with a gag and fetters of telephone wires. The party moved inside where they encountered Fred McMais, foreman of the iron workers. McMais resisted and felled three men before he was struck on the head with the butt of a gun and thrust into a closet, bound and gagged. The capture of John Williams. friends to ask the government to send his abroad.

High Court Convenes The court of cassation. Italy's highest judicial body, convened In special session, has forwarded congratulations to Premier Mussolini on his escape, and a message of tion has also 'been received from Gabriele D'Annunzo, the soldier -poet. Another manifestation of the faith in the Fascist chiet occurred today during his visit to the new bullding of the ministry of public works, when the minister, Signor Giurati, presented him with a sword. weapon Glurati had been committee given to Signor by a Venetian citizens, but the minister told the premier he felt the latter was worthier to grasp it, saying: "I hope you will be able to unsheath it on the right day for a new Italian victory." L'Impero today calls upon the government to make immediate drastic steps to crush the anti-Fascist, and anti- National elements Italy and abroad. It urges, first, prompt application of the proposed law confiscating the property and abolishing the civil rights of political emigrants: second, denial of passports to suspected politicians and constant police surveillance of such persons, and, third, 8 request upon foreign governments that they prove their friendship to Italy by inviting Italian expatriates to leave their borders.

DENIES RESORT IS 'KLAN JERUSALEM': (Continued From Page One). "I speak for my brothers on the board when 1 say that we have no animosity against a representative of any religious faith, but since Ocean Grove was instituted in the interest of Christianity, we are doing our best to sustain the standards that are in the interest of that propaganda. With enmity toward none, but friendship for our own, we are endeavoring to pursue our own way in the fear of God and in search for the favor of men." In making plain his attitude with relation to Jews, Dr. Boswell tells the editor of the Voice that in association with Hebrews in Philadelphia has become convinced that as a people they stand for fair play and truthfulness. "Because of this I am assuming that you would not want such statements as are made in the article designated to remain unchallenged," he concludes.

MAYOR WON'T SHAKE HAND OF ASSAILANT Campbell Agrees To Court Offer, However- -Sentence Is Postponed. TOMS RIVER, Nov. peculiar situation developed in the Ocean county courts yesterday, when Joseph Campbell of High Point was brought before Judge Harry E. Newman for sentence. Campbell had plead non vult to assault upon Mayor Josiah B.

Kinsey of High Point and was asked by the court to state his reason for assaulting the mayor. Campbell said he had no Intention of striking the mayor until he called him unprintable names and accused him with having connection with the persons who fired the mayor's barns last winter. Campbell said that when friends told him that Kinsey had said these things, went to him and asked him what he meant. He declares Kinsey repeated them and said he was the leader of a gang of bootleggers at High Point and they had fired Kinsey's barn because he, Kinsey, was hot on their trail. A fight started then, he said, and he further accused Kinsey of saying Campbell was stealing plumbing supplies, tools and other things from places where he was working.

Campbell said Kinsey then pulled a blackjack on him, and then Campbell hit him. Judge Newman had been successful in a previous case in having two litigants shake hands after a court case, and thought he would try it again, but It didn't work. Campbell said he would shake hands with Kinsey, because he didn't want to be an enemy of any one. Mayor Kinsey was called to the bar by Judge Newman and asked if he would shake hands. and emphatically said no.

"Judge, not a word of truth has been negro janitor, cleared the way for the robbers to enter the room. in the attention rear. of the thieves WAs distracted for a moment by group of workmen clustered outside the door waiting to be paid. of the intruders covered the group with guns while the other four entered the paymaster's room. W.

W. Linnett and a Mr. Boylan were the paymasters on duty. The robbers. leveled kept them revolvers out of while the one way of their number scooped the money into handbags.

Still using the guns to their retreat the four men rejoined the pair at the outside door and leaped into the waiting car which then disappeared in the direction of Newark across the Jackson street bridge. Linnett and Boylan, the only ones Inside left unbound, notifled the lice. spoken in this matter. This man is a notorious bootlegger: he's the head of a gang down there, and is sore because I raided him. I was told I'd be 'bumped off' it I didn't look out." Sentence was postponed a week.

HOLD BOARDER IN DEATH OF WOMAN Police Find Signs of Struggle In Philadelphia Rooming House. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. (P)- Bound and gagged, and bearing indlcations of having been strangled, the body of Miss Mary Murray, owner of North Philadelphia boarding house, was found in her home early today. who Thomas reported Sullivan, the death, 28, is boarder under arrest on a charge of suspicion of murder. Police found evidence of a struggle in the parlor, dining room and kitchen of the house.

Miss Murray's hands pinioned behind her back, her ankles bound, and a large blue handkerchief was tied over her mouth. Sullivan told police he had come home late last night, and failing to see Miss Murray, called several times. Hearing no response, he said, he investigated and found the body, Lieutenant Thomas Harbridge and squad searched the house but found no evidence that an entrance had been forced. Partially buried under a coal pile in the cellar was a length of rope similar to that used in binding the victim. The condition of the rope, detectives said, indicated it had been placed there recently.

DENTIST TESTIFIES FOR STEPHENSON NOBLESVILLE, Nov. 7. (P)- Dr. Vallery Allstock, a Columbus. dentist was on the stand when the murder trial of D.

C. Stephenson, Earl Klenck and Earl Gentry was resumed today. The dentist testifled yesterday that he was a field agent for the Ku Klux Klan In Bartholomew county at the time Stephenson was grand dragon in Indiana. He told of seeing Madge Oberholtzer, for whose death the men are charged with being responsible, with Stephenson in Columbus early last January. BISHOP O'DONAGHUE DEAD LOUISVILLE.

Nov. 7. (P)- Bishop Denis O'Donaghue, who resigned from the Louisville diocese In August after half a century in the Catholio preisthood, died at his home here early today. He held the titular rank bishop of Lebedus at the time of his death, which lad been exp for some days. Bishop O'Donaghus was born Nov.

30, 1848 in Indiana. When 14 years old, he forsook law for which he had been intended and entered St. Meinrad's Benedictine abbey. He was ordained a priest Sort 6. 1871.

EATS THEN HIDES Arrested in a Main street poolroom where he was said to have hidden after eating in Paul Klonda's restaurant, Main street and Lake avenue, Frank Visone, 18, of 9 Main. street, was fined $10 and given suspended sentence of 60 days in jail. It was testified that Visone, after eating In the place, left without paying his check, The youth pleaded not guilty. He was arrested by Officers Alfred N. Giles and Joseph VanBrunt.

The Girl's Friendly Branches of Monmouth county will hold their s' conference at St. James' church, Long Branch, tomorrow atternoon and evening. The girls of Trinity branch, Asbury. Park, will take the 3.40 bus. The provincial secretary.

Miss Dorothy Hedley, will be the speaker. The diocesan Mrs. Morton S. Lewis, will also be present. Wharf Rat Attacked Babe, Court Rules Against Landlord's Eviction JERSEY CITY, Nov.

7. (P)-Judge Myron C. Ernst in second district court yesterday dismissed an action brought by Joseph Roth, landlord, to recover three months' rent from Mr. and Mrs. John Costellone.

The WOman testifled in defense that they left during the night last June after fought with a poker and killed a large wharf rat that had attacked her sleeping four-weeks-old infant. Roth alleged failure on the part of of Mr. and Mrs. Costellone to give three months notice before leaving. The premises were located at 378 Pacific street, near the Hudson river, and Mrs.

Costellone testified she killed 15 large wharf rats during her FEASTER IS FOUND GUILTY OF THEFT Will Be Sentenced Wednesday For Ocean County Robbery. Alleged Pal Not Caught. TOMS RIVER. Nov. Judge Harry E.

Newman presiding. the trial of Ovid Feaster of Millville, on the charge of robbing the New Egypt summer home of Herbert Prentice Crane of New York, last August, began here yesterday. Feaster had been Indicted for partielpating in the robbery of the Crane home with John Sullivan alias lahan, who has not yet been apprehended. Goods to the value of $5000 were taken and were later discovered stored in the home of Harry Prophet at Millville, a neighbor of Feaster's, These goods were all identified by Mrs. Emily Holt, attorney for Mr.

Crane, and by Ellis Stillwell, caretaker of the Crane home. Feaster, called to the stand by his attorney, R. T. Stout, tried to show he was not In company with Sullivan on the night the crime was committed and denied emphatically that he had, taken any goods from the Crane home or that he had ever seen any of the articles until shown them in the court room. George Rawley, wire chief of the New York Telephone company at New Egypt and justice of the peace there, testifed he had seen Feaster In car with a man, and when shown a photograph of Sullivan, identified him as the man with Feaster In New Egypt at o'clock the night of the robbery.

Feaster called his mother, Mrs. Mary Feaster of Cleveland, Ohio, and his wife Mre. Carrie Feaster, but neither of them knew anything about the came except that the mother had talked with Ovid in New Egypt on Saturday night, when she was visiting there, and he told her he was starting home. The wife was in Philadelphia attending son, who was in the hospital undergoing an operation. She told of a visit made to their home by state troopers a week after the robbery, when they searched the house.

There were four counts in the indictment against Feaster, one for breaking and entering in the day time; one for breaking and entering at night; one for breaking and entry either in the day or night, and the fourth for grand larceny. The jury 6 returned verdict of guilty on the grand larceny indictment. Feaster had been indicted for ous crimes a five times previous to this, Prosecutor Wilfred H. Jayne nounced during the trial yesterday, this making his sixth appearance in the county courts. Just prior to this robbery he had been paroled from state prison, where he was serving a seven year term for breaking and entering the store of George Woodward at New Egypt, and beating up the 80-year-old proprietor after stealing $144 in cash, cigars and cigarets.

After serving eight months he was paroled. While serving his time he met Sullivan, who was known in the prison as Callahan. They became pals and after Sullivan's release in April, he joined Feaster at Millville, it 1s alleged. Prosecutor Jayne was assisted in the case by Mra. Emily Holt of Brooklyn, a member of the New York bar, and personal attorney for Mr.

Crane. Feaster will he sentenced by Judge Newman next Wednesday. NATION PROSPERS, HOOVER DECLARES: (Continued from Page One) 1924-25 than in any year since 1920- 21. "The agricultural industry has now reached a better adjustment with other industries than at any time since the war. "Greater traffle was handled dur.

ing the fiscal 1925 than ever before in our railroad history. Extensions of terminals and the problem of rate adjustments are still before us. "The bankers figures at the end of the year indicate a high degree of stability in a period of fairly substantial property. All banking operations consistently kept pace with the increases in production, employment and prices during the year. "Perhaps the most encouraging feature of the period was the progress made thruout the world In the stabilization of monetary systems.

and imports both showed substantial Increases in the fiscal year. The excess of merchandise exports amounted to $1,041,000,000, which was larger than in either of the two preceding years. "At least some part of the expansion of our foreign trade in recent yeare may fairly be attributed to the increased activity of the department of commerce. The steady growth of our service in the promotion of overseas trade is indicated by the fact that the number of demands for services from exporters, merchants, bankers and others interested in foreign trade increased percent during the past year and were about 10 times as many as in 1921." FOUND DEAD IN. CHAIR Funeral services for Antonio Bernocco, aged 64, retired, who died suddenly yesterday at his home, 514 Summerfeld avenue, will held Monday at 10 in Aft.

Carmel church. Interment will be made in Mt. Calvary cemetery by Undertaker Reldy, Mr. Bernocco, who is survived by wife, was found dead in his chair by his wife yesterday morning about 2 o'clock. Mrs.

Bernocco had retired and on finding her husband still up at that hour went to the living room. where she found Mr. Bernocco, who had died, apparently two hours before while reading a paper. Dr. John Bariseillo was called but could give no aid.

CHILD STUDY MEETING SPRING LAKE. Nov. meeting of the child study class of Wall township will meet next Thursday afternoon at 3, In the Woman's club room in the Spring Lake Community house, here. The various dimculties which parents meet in the care and instruction of children will be discussed, and advice will be given. Walter Schenck RED BANK, Nov.

7. Walter Schenck, 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Herbert Schenck of Ogden Corner road, near Everett, died yesterday of brain trouble in the New York Neurlogical hospital, where he had been patient for three weeks.

Besides his parents he is survived by Miss Mildred Schenck and two brothers. Elwood and Arthur, all at home. Funeral services will be held Monday at at the house, Rev. William E. Braisted, pastor of the Red Bank I Baptist church, officiating.

Interment will be in Fairview cemetery by Funeral Director Albert W. Worden, jr. in Fairview cemetery. Daniel Murphy Mrs. Susan Coleman Walling RED BANK.

Nov. Susan Coleman Walling, aged 76 of Phalanx, near Lincroft. died early this morning of a complication of diseases. He husband, the late William A. Walling, dropped dead the latter part of last November.

She is survived by a daughter. Mrs. Daniel Shutts of Asbury Park and two sons. Harry A. Walling of Phalanx and Thomas of Chicago.

A brother, William Coleman of Windsor. ot the Keyport Reformed church offN. also survives. Services will be held Monday a afternoon at 2 at the house, Rev. Frederick T.

B. Reynold ciating will be made by Funeral Director Albert W. Worden, RED BANK. Nov. Murphy, aged 38, for many years resident of Lafayette street, Rumson.

died suddenly, yesterday while undergoing an operation in a New York hospital at West 16th street. He is survived by wife and five children, who lived with him on the S. F. Byrnes estate, Rumson, where he was a gardener. A mother, Mrs.

Margaret Murphy and a brother, William Murphy, also survive. The remains are in Funeral Albert W. Worden, funeral parlors awaiting arrangements. Dr. Jesse D.

Lippincott Dr. Jesse D. Lippincott died suddenly of heart trouble Thursday night at his home, 300 Summer avenue, Newark. He dinner with his family and apparently was in the beat of health the time arrived for his evening office hours. He went to the office, on the ground floor of his home, and had been there but a short time when his wife, who was sitting in the library, heard him fall.

She reached him but few moments before he died. Dr. Lippincott was the brother of Rev. Benjamin Lippincott of St. Andrew's M.

E. church of Spring Lake, who died last August. His wite was Miss Emma McCurdy of New Brunswick. He was well known in this city. KAROLYI'S WIFE IS REFUSED AGAIN WASHINGTON, Nov.

7 state department refused today to grant a renewed request of Countree Karelyi, wife of the former president of the Hungarian republic, for admission to the United States. HOLY WARFARE IN SYRIA THREATENED Arabs Reported In League With Tribesmen To Fight the French. PARIS. Nov. 7.

holy war against the French in Syria threatens. The Arabs are reported to have joined the Djebel Druse tribesmen and are prepared to fight to death in a crusade against the mandatory power. Unofficial advices relate that the rebellious movement in increasing in strength, and that provisional gOVernments are being established by the insurgents. The French have evacuated the large fortified camp of Mousseifri, in the Djebel Druse territory south of Sueida. The Damascus railway has been cut.

Damascus is sorely beget. The Diebel Druses still surround the already battered city, with which communication is reported to have been completely severed by the cutting of the railway, telephone and telegraph lines. The Druses at intervals continue to fire into the city. PARIS. Nov.

7. (P)-Senator Henry de Jouvenel, chief editor of the Matin, was officially named French high commissioner for Syria today to succeed General Sarrail, whose administration of the troubled region has been the object of much criticiam. BELMAR WOMAN'S CLUB NOTES The Belmar Woman's club met yesterday afternoon in the Community club room with 30 members and guests. Reports from chairmen showed active work done during the month all lines, with $102.50 cleared rummage and $46.35 alone, on a motion picture benefit. Eightyone per cent of the membere voted on election day.

It was voted to contribute $127 to the American Legion toward their new home, now nearing completion, and to hold a food sale at the A. P. store Nov. 28. E.

F. Lyman gave a short and interesting talk on some of the various functions of a bank. A generous amount of groceries were received from members for the Toms River convalescent home and Mrs. William Storms, superintendent, was present and told of the work, alms and ideale of the home. Nine dollars worth of rugs and baskets were sold at the meeting Miss Della L.

Phillips was the charming soloist of the afternoon. HONOR JUDGE FERRIS At a combined meeting of Burbage and Corinthian castles, Knights of the Golden Eagle. Rev. Martin 1. Ferris, who had served the grand castle of the state for eight sears as grand master of records, was presented with a traveling bag and the nest wishes of the two castles.

E. Edgerton Reynolds who was elected to succeed him as grand master of records, was presented wit ha brief case. The gifts were accepted with made by Val Hausett W. appropriate remarks. Speeches, were Brewer, after which refreshments were servel.

READ THE SHORE PRESS GIVEN $3,000 FOR TROLLEY INJURIES Beatrice Harris Claims She Was Innocent Victim of Dispute Over Fare. jury in the supreme court at Freehold, before Judge Frank B. Jess, yesterday rendered a verdict in favor of Beatrice Harris of Asbury Park against the Coast Cities Railway company for $3,000 for injuries sustained as a result of an accident which occurred on Aug. 14. 1924, on Third avenue, Spring Lake.

The plaintiff, a colored woman, was a passenger on a trolley car of the Coast Cities Railway company. Her testimony showed that she had boarded the car at Asbury Park with a number of persons, all of whom were employed at the laundry of the Ann May hospital. It developed that the conductor had had an argument with a passenger over the payment of a fare, the passenger having offered a bill of a denomination that the conductor could not change. The conductor threatened to put the senger off the car the passenger did not obtain the proper change for the bill. When the car Spring Lake, plaintiff was about to alight when the motorman, it is alleged, in order to prevent the passenger, whose fare had not been collected, from alighting, started the car with A jerk, throwing the plaintiff to the ground.

She was seriously injured. her hip being dislocated, and the vertebrae of her neck being injured, which necessitates the wearing of a cast. Testimony showed that the plaintiff was confined to Ann May hospital for many weeks. The defendant claimed that the plaintiff jumped off the car and was not thrown. Elmer H.

Geran, of Geran and Matlack, represented the plaintiff, Charles E. Cook appeared for the defendant. FREE FLORIDA TRIP FOR PRESS READER Serial Numbers To Be Given Away Here By Haven Villa 17 South Main St. Some reader of The Asbury Park Press is offered a free trip to Florida, with all expenses paid, in an nouncement made today by P. P.

Smith, manager of the Asbury Park office of the Haven Villa company, in the Rialto Theatre building, -17 South Main street. This concern which has been erating here since July 15 last, has sold nearly a halt million dollars worth of lots to Asbury Parkers, Mr. Smith says, and has decided to hold a lucky contest, for the free, starting number, from tonight. It the contest proves popular other contests will be held at intervals thru the fall and winter. A chance to take the trip without cost is offered all those who apply at the Haven Villa office for a ticket, bearing a serial number, and which Is given without obligation.

Earl Farry, of the Asbury Park and Ocean Grove bank, will conduct the awarding sometime next week the date to be announced later. The trip will last seven days and will be ducted by Malcolm Severance of this city, who has been handling the advertising of this concern. The Haven Villa corporation is concern that was organized only last February. The vice president is the mayor of Winter Haven, and the corporation consists of six other leading bankers and business men of that town. They have 65 branch offices and it is declared they are selling real estate there at the rate of over $2,000,000 a month.

This concern has entered into contracts by which it is spending $7.000,000 in improvements. Last month it concluded purchases of acreage for which it will pay $25,000.000. A year ago the town numbered 5,000 population, and had never been exploited. Recently that many new people have arrived there in week. During the summer, it is stated, the town annexed new property equivalent to the territory from Point Pleasant to Long Branch and extending inland twice the width of Asbury Park.

Winter Haven was described by an Asbury Park man who returned last week, as a "mad house." There are seven hotels, most of them new, of them just all severald to the doors, and more are being rushed to completion with three shifts of day, seven days a week, night under arc workmenat lights inside and out. which light up the building operations like the Great White Way, Mr. and of Oco21 Grove are going: down on Wednesday for the stiles bought considerable property near Winter Haven when he was down last seaand in mind building himself a winter home there. Mrs. William H.

Farley, of 1011 Fourth avenue, Asbury Park, returned A few days ago from Winter Haven. Miss Landon and Miss Margaret Landon, daughters of Colonel Thomas Landon of Sea Girt, returned week ago. Edward W. Holland of Brielle went down last week to represent his brother-in-law, Joseph M. Paterno, a leading New York real estate investor, who spent last summer at the Berkeley-Carteret.

Walter Newman, of Newman and sone, Belmar. returned from Winter Haven a few days ago. Mr. Newman has been going down to West Palm Beach for several years and on this trip sold for $4,500 a West Palm Beach lot her purchased for $1,800, and invested in Winter Haven. He reported business activities at both places as having reached proportions almost beyond belief.

nine months occupancy. The screams of her baby awakened her late at night, June 6, she said. She found the rat in the crib gnawIng at the nipple on her baby's milk bottle. Mrs. Costellone said she fainted after she killed the rodent.

The mother testifled she waited until her husband, who operated a fruit store in the neighborhood, came home. They moved immediately and spent the night in the store, later obtaining a new rent. "Tenants have the right to have the lives of their children protected," declared Judge Ernst, in sustaining the Costellone's defense of forced eviction. FIREMEN RELEASE THREE PINNED UNDER A TRUCK JERSEY CITY, Nov. 7.

-A Are department wrecking crew last night chopped away the fore part on large truck that overturned after struck a telephone pole and released three Newark men, all of whom were injured. The men, Edward Smith driver, Thomas Murtagh and James Kiernan, helpers, had their legs pinned between the truck and pole..