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PLAINFIELD, N. COCRIEIt-NEWS, WEDNESDAY, 'NOVEMBER 16, 1923 PAGE FIFTEEN Califcm ADDITIONAL SPORTS Signs of Times in Berlin Youth Held For Hearing Cooperatives, Pro and Con, Before Forum Weetfldd Attacking the "concentration of wealth" in this country which he holds has given to specific group of 36.000 families an earning power equivalent to 12.000,-000 families, the Rev. Albert Allin-ger of Dumont, speaking1 before the third In a series of Community Forum discussions In Senior High School, extolled benefits of the consumer cooperative movement. In which he is a prominent leader. Taking an antithetical stand on the issue of consumer cooperatives were two representatives from the retail field, Allan Wells, sales promotion manager for the National Retail Dry Goods Association, and Lansing P.

Shield, executive vice-president of a food stores chain. Clinton Grove, forum chairman, introduced the speakers. Said the Rev. Mr. Allinger, surplus wealth is being reinvested instead of being spent, wholesale fail-lire of businesses resulting.

Purchasing power, he continued, is "further crippled" with much of the nation's wealth cramped into the 36,000 families, which do not spend 300 times as much as is laid out by the 12,000,000. Cooperatives, he cited, as the remedy for this condition of congested wealth calling that type of purchasing plan "the bulwark of democracy." Held Inefficient Said Mr. Shield, cooperatives are jaw- 2 i-" i SeriouM mnti-Jetrith riolt in Germany follow in the wake of the death of Erntt von Rath, embatty employe in who teat thot by 17-year-old PolUh Jew, with Jewith property damage running into millions. Hundred of Jews volnnferty spent the nights in jail fearing worse violence. Jewish shopkeepers in Berlin, and elsewhere, had their stores plundered by looters.

Typical of the anti-Jewish ware in Berlin is this picture of Nasi storm troopers pasting a "Don't trade in Jewish shops' legend on the window of Jewish shop. Metuchen League Plans Guest Night Metuchen Annual "guest night" of the Borough Improvement League will be held tomorrow at 8:15 p. m. in Franklin High SchooL Drama department -will present two one-act plays. The "Household Har-monizers will present a musical program.

Dancing will complete the program. First play will be "If Women Worked as Men Do," to Include Mrs. Norman L. Morris, Mrs. Allan Boroughs, Mrs.

John Mollneux, and Mrs. Ynrii Le bed ess. Second presentation will be "For the Love of Michael' to feature Mrs. John M. Bryson, Mrs.

Harry ver Strata and Mrs. A. K. Hillpot. Plays are being coached by Mrs.

John G. Howard assisted by Mrs. G. Frances Schiffmayer. Harmony Harmonlzers are under direction of Mrs.

John H. Edwards. Mrs. Gerald Fitzgerald will be hostess. Pleister Lauds lions' Work Among Blind Westfield Mayor Henry W.

Pleister, speaking last night before the Union County Association for the Blind in Congregational Church Darish house, landed the local Lions Club, sponsors of the meet ing. for their work with the blind. He paid similar tribute to Lions' international. Greetings were extended by Hen ry Rohrs, Lion dub president, and Miss Mary Leonard, president oi the association, turned the meeting over to William A. White, club member who presided.

Musical program, feature of the meeting, included selections by tne O-K-D Trio, a cello, violin, and piano ensemble, of which Ernest Otto. Joseph Kuhlmayer and John C. Dushanek are members, and vocal selections by Charles W. Stahl, for mer member of the quartet in whicn Nelson Eddy was a member. John White, local entertainer known as the "Lonesome Cowboy," presented ballads of the West.

Earl Brown, blind pianist and member of the organization, augmented piano selections with Impersonations of radio celebrities. Mrs. Gordon T. Parry, program committee chairman, was assisted by the following women: Mrs. Frank W.

Pierce, Mrs. Joseph Beck, Mrs. George Weston, Mrs. Charles Tics, Mrs. George Bray, Mrs.

A. Bruce Conlin, Mrs. Alfred Greun- ing, Mrs. Charles Reydel and Miss Estelle Austin. Members of the sponsoring club also assisted.

Adult Education Leader Speaks To PTA CrouD Scotch Plains Mrs, Raymond Davis, Union County Council Chairman of Adult Education, spoke yes terday afternoon before a meeting of the High School PTA in the schooL with 50 members In attend ance, Mrs. Jonothan Jackson pre sided. She emphasised, the need for and value of parent education, stating that 148,000 parents are attend ins: study groups In New Jersey. List of problems for use in adult study groups supplied by the High School Association of the stats PTA was presented to the local group for their consideration and may be taken up here. Mrs.

James M. Naul, membership chairman, reported that there are 108 members in tha organization, with the goal set for 200. Room mothers committee chairman Mrs. Henry W. Poole reported the receipt of 3100.29 from the tag day enterprise held for the High School Band uniforms, and sponsored by her committee.

Mrs. Walter H. VanHoesen, study group chairman, reported a change in date for a lecture course to be given by Prof. James A. McClintock.

Prof. McClintock win speak first before the PTA at the regular meet-in? Jan, 17. and will give four lectures Jan. 24, and 31st, Feb. 8 and 15th.

H. S. Gutknecht was appointed music chairman. Mrs. Joseph A.

Jones, state chairman of high schools, gave a report on the state convention in Atlantic City. Mrs. W. H. Sanford was chairman, as sisted by Mrs.

R. M. Harris and Mrs. H. Hunter, who served.

DIVORCE FAVORED Elisabeth Mrs. Grace D. Crane of New York yesterday was recommended a decree of divorce by Advisory Master Dougal Herr from Thomas P. Crane, formerly of Plainfield and son of the late Robert Crane, prominent attorney. Mrs.

Crane charged extreme cruelty. By Grand Jury Westfield Arraigned before Re corder A. Nash last night in po lice court on a charge of burglary, Wilbur Harry, 18, Springfield Ave-who is alleged to have led a series af burarlaries in homes in the Wychwood Park section, was ordered held for Grand Jury John Lee, 16, Bernards Court, an alleged accomplice, will appear again at 5 p. m. today on a petty larceny charge.

A second reported accomplice oi Harry, a girl described as a minor, is being held for a hearing in Juvenile court. Fined 310 Charged with simple assault re sulting from what is said to have been a domestic difficulty, Mrs. Myrtle White, Negro. 407 W. Broad was fined 310 by the recorder.

Six men facing charges of dis charging firearms within the town limits were fined. Heaviest fine, 320. was imposed on Michael Homlish of Newark. Others charged with similar offenses were fined 35 each. They are: John Totb, Frank Mueller and Walter Griffiths, all of Gar wood, and Carmine Bountempo and Antone Delia Serra of Cranford.

lines were imposed in 11 motor veliicle cases. Charged with, speed ing Frank Howell of Newark and Paul S. Severance of Orange were fined $5 each. Frank Casenza of Newark was assessed 35 on a charge of passing a atop street sign. Facing similar charges the following motorists were fined 33 each: Winifred Doane, 227 Walnut Herman Frank, Linden; John Weber Newark, and Harry Bell, Hill side.

Fines of $1 each were paid by Janet Douglas, 404 Lawrence and Carl Vella, 119 Park St, on charges of parking without lights. On charges of improper parking, James S. Zilsi, Woodbridge, and Gerard J. Jansen, Cranford, were fined 31 apiece. 'Stone Age In County' Discussed Westfield Descriptive lecture on the "Stone Age in Union County" augmented by an exhibition of Indian relics unearthed in this vicinity, was delivered last night by Albert Sampson before the West Fields Chapter, SAR.

in the YMCA. Mr. Sampson, vicepresident of the chapter and a member of the New Jersey Arehaelogical Society, told the members he began collect ing relics when he was a boy, in company with the late George H. Fountain of Plainfield, Mr. Samp son's former place of residence.

The various types of stones, Indian Implements and arrowheads in his ex tensive collection, he said, have been garnered mainly in this county and in Ocean County, where he has a summer home. Concluding his talk with photo graphs or rare paleontological dis coveries, the speaker displayed photos of an ancient Indian burial unearthed five years ago In the New Jersey bank of the Delaware River in Warren County by him and by Richard Wakefield, Prospect St. this town. Walter H. Van Hoesen, president announced plans are being- formu lated for a father and son dinner and bowling tournament early In XMcember.

oDOon BOUND BROOK TODAY amd "MOONLIGHT SONATA" also 'FUGITIVES FOR A NIGHT VVVV Tom McNeVV. Most happy Wijker Our makes His shirts much whiter. 1 Shirts at 2K Cent Each CoM Weather Service 1st lba, 8L25 CaB Mspiecreet Plfd. S-US1 NEWS BRIEFS Mayor H. Everett Peters of Herbert Ave.

Is leaving: today to attend an annual conference held by representatives of some 40 of the larger manufacturing companies of the country in Detroit, Mich. The conference will be held Thursday and Friday. Mr. Peters Is chief of Engineering Division of the Western Electric Company at Kearny Works. Miss Blanche Jones entertained members of her sewing- club and others at a party last night in the home of Mrs.

Hugh Fitch, Watson Rd, In honor of Miss Kitty Knowd of Temple, Tix who has been Miss Jones' guest. Miss Knowd will leave tomorrow for Chicago, where she will visit her brother over Thanksgiving. i Mr. and Mrs. M.

J. Raab of Chicago have spent the past few days here with old friends. Mayor H. Everett Peters and Mrs. Peters ol Herbert Ave, Mr.

Raab, who Is employed in the Hawthorne Works of the Western Electric Company, was called here on business. The couple will leave for home today. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wulf held a farewell dinner last night for Mrs.

Henry Rahaman and sons, Henry and left at mid night for Germany, where they will spend the winter with relatives. Other guests were Hans Piper; Al fred Wulf and Henry Rahaman Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Applegate entertained on Sunday, Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Burd. daughters Ber- nlce an Mary Elizabeth, and son. CarL in honor of Mr. Burd'a 31st birthday.

Mr. Bard was born in Calif on, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burd. The Rev.

Ralph G. Saxe of the Methodist Church will broadcast to morrow at 11:30 a. m. on "Can Tou Mrs. Marc a Waldron, or ganist of the Methodist Church will accompany, Mrs.

Vldamir Ctibor of Calif on who will sing "Repent Mr. and Mrs. Charles Robinson recently entertained Mr. and Mrs. Richard Robinson, daughter, Bar bara and Junior Robinson.

Long Valley. James Wright. Kearny. George Gathney, Bloomfield and Craig Bryant. Long Valley.

Mrs. A. E. McKee of 178 Herbert Ave Is expected home Friday from Muhlenberg Hospital with her ln- fai.t daughter. Judith Carole Mc Kee.

The new arrival was born Kov. 5. She has a brother, Robert, 14. Welcome Valley Club win meet tomorrow night in Methodist Church. Entertainment committee Includes Mrs.

Amos Batson, Mrs. Emma Blaine, and Miss Grace Ap- gar. Mr. ana Mrs. Burton Wright and sons, Newton and, Donald, and daughter.

Parcilla were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Newton Hoffman. Falrmount. Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Alpaugh and son. Albert, and Mrs. Klink Philhower spent Sunday with Mr. Alpaugh's father, Martin Alpaugh.

High Bridge. Mrs, O. Edward Salter, Fair- mount, and Peter Hoppaugh, Wash-J lngton are visiting their parents. Mr. and Mrs.

Daniel Hoppaugh. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Bader and daughter, Loist Newark, were guests of tha letter's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Samuel Beavers. Mrs, Daniel Olive is visiting; her soA-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Doidge, Union City. Pride of Steward Council.

118, S. and D. of Lw. will meet tomorrow 7:30 p. m.

In Neigh's HaU. Mrs. Ilia Haufmaster. Little Washington is visiting her daugh ter. Mrs.

Charles Wolverton. Mr. and Mrs. William Woglotn recently visited Mr. and Mrs.

How ard tires. High Bridge. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carlin.

Irv- ington. spent the weekend at their local summer home. Mrs. Susan Burd, High Bridge Is visiting her sister, Mrs. George J.

Benner. Mrs. Amxie Pace, Mendham, re cently visited Miss Alma Welsh. Mrtv Daniel Hoppaugh is ill In her home. Parsonage Heights.

Mrs- George J. Benner Is CI in her home. Mrs. John Watters Is In her home. South Plainfield NEWS BRIEFS Cars operated by Francis Bowers, TT GSjj.

Spring Lake were slightly damaged yesterday when they were in a collision, at Park and Oak Tree Area. Officer Andrew Phillips ln- vestlgated. An all-day meeting- of the Wom en's Federation of the Baptist Church will bo held at tha homo of Mrs. Ellis Van. Maple Ave, to morrow, beginning at 10 a.

m. Grant School PTA Mothers' Chorus will meet today at 8 p. at tha home of Mrs. Michael Pom pon io, Lakeview Ave. Stork Shower Held ristsaViif Stork shower recently hold by Mrs.

Joseph Whales and Miss Sally Whalen la honor of Mrs. John Whalen. South Plainfield Ave. Guests were Mrs. Judson Ten Eyck.

Mrs-'G J. McCarthy, Mr Edward Whalen. Mrs. Evelyn Zimmerman. Mrs.

Joseph Whalen. Mrs. George Gamble. Mrs. Leo Orienko.

Mrs. Thomas Whalen. Mrs. William Sloan, Mrs. John Hogan, and Miss Mary Whalen, FALL $1.95 Annandale NEWS BRIEFS Cast of ths Intermediate CE3 3-act comedy.

"Billy's Goat," to be presented Dec 2, includes: Clement Freeland, Walter Burd, Gladys Mc- Connell, John S. Foots Audrey Rinehart, Dorothy Grant, Frances Burd, Elizabeth Lawrence, Mildred Hoffman and Gordon McConnelL Christmas program of the Reformed Church Sunday School will be held the evening of Dec 24. Program will be in charge of Lester V. Humphrey and the teachers. Program of songs, drills and recitations will be listed at a teachers' meeting on Dec 14.

Mrs. Jennie Philhower, In company with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Philhower and Mr. and Mrs.

Frederick Silvers, High Bridge, have returned from a recent visit In Atlantic City. Mr. and Mrs. William Van Fleet of Sayre, are spending a few days with Mr. Van Fleet's brother-in-law and sister, Mr.

and Mrs. Garrett S. Voorhees and family. Howard Sheets, who is employed at Clinton Farms, New Jersey State Reformatory for Women, is spending his vacation at the home of his mother, Mrs. Cora Sheets.

Local Boy Scout Troop will attend a court of honor Friday night in Gtandin Presbyterian Church. Troops from Hunterdon County will attend. Mrs. Arda Connolly, widow of Dr. John Connolly, who has been spending the summer at her local residence, has returned to Bayonne for the winter.

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Linda- bury, Norman Krymer, Miss Lulu Hoppaugh, Freddie Suydam and Russell O. Hall were In New York recently.

Mrs. Ottilie Gobel wil close her local home this week and leaves for St Petersburg, where she will spend the winter. Mr. and Mrs. E.

Clifford Coss, J. Howard Coss and Miss Helen Manning attended the auto show in New York on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Geehr and son, Oakley spent Sunday with Mr.

Geehr's mother in Roselle Park. Warren Sutton has taken a position In the clerical department of the Steel Company. Woman's Sewing Club will meet Friday afternon with Mrs. Roy Sutton. Township Committee will meet December 8 in the firehouse.

Westfield AUXILIARY PLANS PARTY Card party will be held tomorrow at 1:30 p. m. In the home of Mrs. Th6mas Gartland. 414 Westfield by the Ladles Auxiliary of Martin Wall berg Post.

3, American Legion. Mrs. A. E. Bedell, Mrs.

Charles H. Maloney and Mrs. Albert F. Hoch will assist the hostess. Feature will be reading of tea leaves.

THEATRE SffiDM 1MM BARBARA STANWYCK JOHN tOLB MIRE SHIRLEY -Walt xwsaey Carta VlatsJUld'a ropala LIBERTY Ttfd. S-547T. Shows ties. TM, IM ta "FBEE sad UASY" MAR on OF T1HB DONALD DUCK CARTOON as swingtime it's a hilarious and lauzhter! Toaaorroi fRl ATT It CSV HaStsT nUNELLE NOW PLAYING Ooatiaaems Chews Belly lss velili i 1 School Grid Records frtk Flalatsli Pkainflald 13 Scotch Plains, Westfield SotnarvlU ....13 13 Dune-Urn B-und Brook. 13 39 Mrtvrchen Beraaxesviri S3 44 PMi4 Brook Carteret It Uoion IS Duneilen Brn.rijTiUa HUlsido 3 13 N.

PlalntUM 0 Cranford .....14 3 SomerrtU distil I 4S Bound Broo. i 5 Locar. Ia riarSaU 13 Metucbeii Roseilc Caldwell It 33 HtibUDd HrnrT Snyder 13 4 Miilbura 1 RoseUo 33 to is DnneUea It Hishland Bound Brook. 13 IT Luecood 1 N. Plain 13 ocoicn riauis.

i I .17 I 54 71 Scotch run 13 Highland N. 13 0 BomerrUlo 1 Summit .14 Metuchen 27 Plemlnctoa 0 Dunellen 43 Kdiaon 23 Xtdisoa 1 Oririf 14 EWnd Pitt pinea 1 1M Holy Trinity Orant Roselle Znds Wardlaw PHS Jayvee Ut. Loretta ii 4 it SI fctiCood Mai? IJ St. Bernard 1 Si. Bernard 1.13 51 Pros Keelect George Jacobus Chicago VPi George Jacobus of Ridgewood, N.

headed the National Professional Golfers Association as president today for the seventh consecutive year. Jacobus was reelected yesterday at the PGA convention, defeating Tom Walsh of Chicago who was reelected secretary. Delegates from the group's 28 sections also voted to make the PGA senior championship an annual event. It will be held Dec 9-7 at Augusts, Ga, where it was eon-ducted as an experiment last year and won by Jock Hutchinson. Members 50 years or older are eligible.

Committee reports disclosed professionals, by the end of 1938, will hare played for 183.500 in purses, an increase of 119450 over the 1937 total The 1939 purses will aggregate $200,000 for 40 tournaments, four more than oa last year's program. Sports Calendar TO SAT BacrvaUo Basketball IitfM SCf Hying- Eaies vs. PerrettTs All Stars Acsen txycormm vs. Meyers DeMoiay vs. Arbor A.

C. TMaaate BoikotasTl Crsea Brook Seconds vs. Reus Critics vs. Kit Kats artantics Bernardsvflle WJ Scratch accounting ti En(. of Mfg.

Blue Prints vs. Engtoeertax Service vs. Cos Cable vs. apparatus Equipment vs. Switchboard TOKOBSOW Xatar-CUy Baakatfcatt Kgh y.

P. White Sox vs. Ramblers Knights vs. Sobs St. George Bound Brook Cadets vs.

BTnights Gotdaa Basts Voomb's Bowtisc Xiata BlistssHssi Jo-Jo's va OrBhoru FOE vs. Weroes Kainbovs vsl Olympiads aclets va Baatle's SrteMt va art bos Reliables va Locals Scotch Plains ArxiuABY to MEirr Scotch Plains Unit 209. American Legion Auxiliary, will meet tonight hi the Municipal Building to make aal plans for the annual past president's supper to be held Friday In The Flagship. Route 29. County president and secretary will speak.

Past president's pin will be presented Mrs. Harry Wade. Mrs. Richard Bittle will preside. Mrs.

Allen Mannon. chairman of the committee, will be assisted by Mrs. Robert Anson and Mrs. Bittle. CLUBS BEING FORMED Clubs are betn organised today In School 1 in all classes above tnira crade.

Flmt resrular meetings win be held next Wednesday. Glee Club wffl be in charce of Mrs. Margaret G. Reibis and Mis Alice M. Ruff- rlea: art.

Miss Dorothy Brk heime'r: puppet and marionette. Mias Marlon Maranvffle: sclesce. Miss Mildred Rosenheim; toy-mak TaTd rep. Mr Hasel kersh ner ana naifa PRINC1TAI. TO SPEAK Pant TL VanKessL principal of School 1.

wi31 apeak on "Learning with Our Eyes at a meeting of the PTA tonight la the schooL Exhibit and demonstration wffl be given In connection with the talk. XEWS BRIEFS Close to 125 persons last night vers present at the annual oyster Pr ef the Sewing Circle of Willow Grove Chapel. Raritaa R4L Mrs. William p. Steuernagel was general chairman.

Quakeriown Pittstown fTCrVS BRIEFS Methodist Church will bo host to aUwsrt Lodge, and AM, Clinton, evening of Nov. 27. Godfrey Potts Is visiting his son uoy. Rah way. SPECIALS for Steam Wave, oa Fennaaeas a Complete Curly Top Permanent Aa exceptional iasflsc aatf BAtursl appearing Coiffure with iwsssss ef soft waves "4 rlaaleUs curls.

Cuarmatesd. eotj4ete. coatpteta. 32.50 at ibtaaUufl the company will have paid all its taxes for the entire year. Vote Eligibility Raised Question of whether young men stationed at the CCC camp here were entitled to cast their votes in this township, was placed before the committee by Edward Ayers, who said he was spokesman for a number of residents.

There are about 200 men in the camp. It was pointed out, most of whom are of voting age. Investigation was promised by Mayor Charles Schultz early next year. Request of Vito Barocco, tavern-keeper in Raritan RcL, to waive certain conditions In his liquor license, was denied by the municipal board. Warning was received and read from the Board of Water Commis sioners in Rahway, that if the municipality does not take action to provide for sewage disposal in Valley the board will move against individual property owners.

En- Ineer Franklin Marsh was author ized to draw up a plan fo coping with the issue through a 9 Hes of WPA projects. Committee denied a request of Regional High School board for the remainder of tax monies for 1938-39 In the amount of 35,000, The request is premature, since the money Is not due for several months, committee said. Request of Theodore Lang Sr. for a 3500 tax exemption for 1937 on the grounds that he is a veteran, was referred to Tax Assessor Paul Bad er. Committee moved that 85.272 in district court and county taxes for the fourth quarter bo paid.

Would Give Back Land to Indians New York W) Ernest Thompson Seton wants Uncle Sam to give their old Buffalo huntg- grounds back to the Sioux Indians. The naturalist said that the territoryincluding South Dakota, Nebraska, and eastern Montana and Wyoming was guaranteed to the tribe In 1868 by a government treaty with Red Cloud, Sioux chieftain. The treaty was broken, Seton said, but now "Farmers out there haven't been doing; so welL They would be glad to sell their land to the government, and the money the government would be spending for it Is owed to the India ira anyway. JLXWSj Sat. RIA1TCZ3 STARS la "YES, MY DARLING DAUGHTER" wtta StaSY BTASOBT lies its ta sua VXCBr Yleases stss, Tses, aaa r.

K. 2T0CT THBTJ miD AY! tf-r rUHfl 'J Vx I hJPZ MUlAll IT'' I mitr eiMseru IWT MTtSf IYB9C ft zatti X3CBAZJ3 DUCX CABTOOBT STARTS SATURDAY (Prevne Friday Night) i i 7J JL inefficient, provide limited selec tion, flaunt high prices and place merchandise of "doubtful quality" on the market, consequently, he maintained, the system as prac tised in Scandinavia "has made no appreciable progress in its 100 years' existence." He based his comments on reports made by a committee authorized by President Roosevelt to investigate the move in those countries preponderantly favoring that type of consumer buying. Averring that he agreed with the philosophy of the cooperative buying plan but not with its method. the retail executive argued that a change in the country's economic system Is necessary only when that existing does "serious injustice to the masses." He can see no definite fallacy in the present sys tem, however, he Informed his audience. He made a plea to' his listeners to oppose the Patman Bill, which has been formulated to tax 56 per cent of the gross business of chain stores, ultimately causing the disintegration of that, type of concern.

he said. This scheme, which is still in the stage of formulation, he said is "confiscation not taxation." He declared finally that he favored cooperatives as competitors, since they provide a "stabilizing influence," When cooperatives want a greater profit, said Mr. Wells, final speaker, "it must come from either reduced production or distribution cost." the latter meaning probable curtailment of such patrons conveniences and goodwill-builders as charge accounts, building elevators ans escalators and parkins; areas. He cited also the danger of strikes should the condition become such that it would warrant reduction of labor wages. With the loss of competition by virtue of the innovation of cooperatives, Mr.

Wells expressed the fear that manufacturer-dealer Initiative and experisssnt would be stifled. With no causa to attract the attention of patrons to particular products by manufacturers of the items, he pointed out, styles as well as methods of production would become uniform and would lack any distinctive, or outstanding- quali ties. By the same token, he fears, advertising trades would suffer, newspaper's greatest revenue decreasing- to an Inconsequential figure. Concluding, the final speaker de clared, under retail trades method, consumers as well as dealers and manufacturers share in the profits. Two Officers In Middlesex Under Arrest (CosUnued from Page 1) juries which placed him tinder a physician's care and also compelled his admission to Somerset Hospital for treatment.

Defendants, whoss attorney is Arthur Reich. New Brunswick, will not deny that Sharp was struck. Clausen claims that Sharp resisted arrest and struck Marshal Fuller In the mouth while he was being taken la FuUer's car to a physician for examination. When the case of Sharp was called last night. Attorney Blacher called attention to the charges against Clausen and Fuller and said he was ready to proceed if the officers were in court.

Acting Recorder Johnson said be understood the attorney for the marshals had asked adjourn ment of one week. Inasmuch as Blacher had asked similar adjournment in the charges against Sharp. both cases were set for hearing Nov. 22. Mast lay Costa Two men learned at last night's session that when they ask that an other driver be examined as to his sobriety and the examining physi cian pronounces the man in fit con dition to drive aa automobile, they must pay the cost of the examina tion.

E. L. Brewer. 11 Bell Ave. and William R.

Pollard. Eastern Ave- both Somerville, are the men. Physician's charge for examining the driver against whom they com- nlalned was 35. They paid the amount Into court. Percy S.

Allen appeared as com Ulnt a rains an Elizabeth driver saying' that after being forced off he road he followed the alleged or-vendlnr driver tnto Dunellen and -eoorted to police there, who re ferred the case back to Middlesex AcUnr Recorder Johnson said he would not take cognizance of the ease until a written complaint reckless driving is filed. Allen ssld He would want to take advice of hi attorney before filing such a eon-olalnt. Ttasil Gslato. charged by Marshal Clausen with cutting out of line on an 8-curve, paid fine and costs of 37. Henry Hill, Clark Clerk, Resigns Clark Township Henry (Hill, township clerk for six years, elected in 1931 and reelected in 1935, last night offered his resignation to Township Committee.

It becomes effective Dec. Mr. Hill, who was under tenure. tmvm hia nrlncinal reason for resignation lack of time to devote to the position, since be nas received additional duties in his work with an oil concern in Sewaren. Committee will meet Monday In special session to consider a successor." The new clerk will complete HilTs unexpired term, which ends in December 1939.

At the suggestion of F. C. Bauer, inral rnlMr committee authorized Township Counsel Harry Wilchek to draft an amendment to tne zoning law. stlnulatinr that the minimum area of lots frontlnr on streets In the zone must, cover at least i.000 sauare feet before thev can be and those In the zone. 4.000 square feet.

Depth of the land tracts, the amendment will read, must be sufficient to allow the nronertv-owner to build 25 feet back from the road and allowing at least 25 feet lor rear yarn, aii oi which are required before building, in the existing zoning ordinance. Lots In cone also must bs 50 feet wide at the set-back line, and thna in the zone must be 40 feet wide, the amendment will sti pulate. Pet! tie Asked tv Moaenbersr. vlceoresldent of Fanwood Realty and Development Company of Westfield -was told by mmmitiM ha must Dresent a peti tion for consideration of his request that the industrial zone near me TAhtfi VlTv Railroad tracks at Central Ave, be changed to a reek dential zone. Realtor explained that he was drafting plans for a 24-house development in the portion of Westfield adtoining the township.

rvimmitta moved to honor the re quest of Congressman Donald H. Mc Lean, representing iocust wove Estates, In which he has an Interest, that the municipality remove its lien on the Orchard Ter, tract, a 10-acre parcel of land. Congressman McLean pointed out In his cooimuni-eation to the governing board that to date the concern had made payment of $4,750 In taxes for the cur. 4 mnA with the Davment in December of an additional 31.750, "ST DANCE! FOX TROT. WALTZ, SHAG LAMBETH WALK 1A An 4 Guaranteed VAW nildsrsda Bnrdick tt 8ANDFOBD A VENUS rum.

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