The Courier-News from Bridgewater, New Jersey • Page 1

LOCAL. WEATHER fflmt The Paper That Is Read In The Home Partly cloudy with showers tonight and possibly tomorrow morning; steady temperature. Min. temp, for 24 hours 64 Temp, at 12 noon 88 Complete Associated Press Wire News Service fsrimmm i i I 1 1 1RS4. 16 PAGES JP LAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1932 FINAL EDITION -Established May 10.

18S7. ffiR-Establiahed October a 1891. THREE CENTS Democratic Club Plans Testimonial to Stewart Willis, Cobbs Spill Dope in Council Votes $135,000 For Sewer Extension Work on First Reading Predicted Gathering to Materialize Stutsman Named to Take Ne wcorn's Place for Month Granted Leaves Without a dissenting vote, the Common Council last passed on first reading an ordinance aDDroDriatinc Foundation Also Laid Roosevelt Day Rallies- Dinner Committee Arrangements for a testimonial dinner to be given to Rep. Percy H. Stewart, Democratic candidate for U.

S. Senator, and plans to participate in Union County and Roosevelt Day rallies at Sea Girt were made by the Plainfield Democratic Club last night at an enthusiastic meeting at its headquarters, 119 Wat-chung Avenue. While no definite date was set for the Stewart testimonial, the affair will be held in September at a date to be announced later, it was indicated. David Schneider was named chairman of the arrangements com-mitte by President John Winans. Other members are: District Court Judge John W.

Lyness, James J. McCann, John F. Keller, Democratic candidate for Mayor; Edward H. Goodwin, John W. Clay-brook, Lemuel C.

Smith, Miss Catherine Deady, Joseph I. Bedell, Jacob Rabinowitz and Joseph P. Heslach. The testimonial will be a non-partisan affair and will be open to the public. James J.

McCann was appointed chairman of a committee which will arrange for the club's representa tion on Union County Day at the Governor's summer home at Sea 000 for extension of the Cedar ordinance will not come up for public hearing and final action until Sept. 6, it is expected that work on the sewer will get under way next week. Under date of July 5 a resolution was adopted setting aside $30,000 for the extension of A New Commission Aims Toward Development of Unoccupied Buildings Bonus Forces Charged With Tent Thefts; Warrants Out Officers Value Shelters At 83,000 Another Veteran Dies Gov. Albert Ritchie Bars Army from Maryland Johnstown, ra. -W- Federal officers and police of Washington, C.

were here today with warrants' charging larceny of tents n-ed to shelter veterans of the Bonus Expeditionary Force. Tnev also had a writ of replevin on the camp of the veterans near The officers refused to say for whom the warrants issued or the number. They waited this mornir.s at City Hall where leaders of the bonus seeking veterans have their headquarters. The warrants place the value of the tents at $1,200, but the officers said in connection with the charges that they were told the shelters were worth $3,000. The papers said that there were 3- tents belonging to the National Guard at Washington.

They set forth that these were loaned to the veterans and were carried away when the bonus seekers left Washington last week. Included among the officers were g. Lowers, from the United states Marshal's office at Pittsburgh; R. N. White, J.

E. Bennett and Det. Sgts. J. J.

Tolson and C. L. Carper of the Washington Police. The veterans' camp hummed with activity as its 7,000 occupants prepared for rain this morning. The sky was overcast.

Few of the men, women and children have any protection, although crude shelters of boards, grass and leaves and tents were erected hastily. Police feared that if rain fell, there would be a stampede to a few buildings in Ideal Park, an amusement center. Most of these build-togs were locked. Radicals sought last night to stir up trouble through a meeting in Central Park but their efforts were short lived as city police, arrested (Please Turn to Page '2) Seek Dynamite Candy Senders Fairlawn (JP) The sender of a dy namite hnmh imbedded in choco- bttp hnn Hons and delivered to Mrs Mary Dell Vennery was being hunted by postal authorities today. A parcel post carrier took the package, supposedly containing candy, to Mrs.

Vennery's home yes-tprdav. The bomb consisted of ihrpe halls of dvnamite and five tmaii hatteries concealed under bon hnns Tt would have been set off If a otrinjr had been Dulled. Last night Mrs. Vennery's daughter. Rose, a school teacher, became luspicious and lifted the lid.

Noting the contents, she threw the box out the window. Policeman redericK M. Domier, of Paterson, visiting his mother in a second floor apartment, turned a hose on the box and notified the Bergen County prosecutor. Addressed to Mrs. Vennery, the bos had inscribed on it the fictitious name of the sender, "Adane Testa, 356 Madisan Avenue, Paterson." The address is a vacant lot.

Mrs. Vennery ventured a guess the box was sent bv an enemy she may have made in the sale of some Paterson property. MEN'S SUITS CLEANED AND PRESSED, $1.00, AUGUST ONLY The best workmanship in all wearing apparel at lowest possible prices. Mrs. G.

O. Keller Inc. Tel. Pifd 6-0100. Prompt deliveries.

Adv. 4 Frank A. Weeks Dead Frank A. Weeks, president of the Frank A. Weeks Mfg.

Company, New York, until his retirement, died yesterday at his home, 305 West Seventh Street. Private funeral services will be held at 2:30 p. m. tomorrow from A. M.

Runyon Son's funeral home. Make Draws For Women's Tennis Play Drawings for the women's and junior girls' tennis tournaments were made yesterday in the Recreation Commission office. Chairman T. R. Loizeaux made the drawing for the women's tournament which is expected to get under way today.

The seeded players are Elveta Marcellus, defending champion, first; Dorothy Lip-pincott, second; Wilhelmina Fass-ler, third, and Lillian G. Fountain, fourth. Three contestants drew byes for the first round, Elveta Marcellus, Tove Mogensen and Lillian G. Fountain. Those who will play each other are Betty Hardenbergh and Esther Mount, Mrs.

F. L. Kal-lam and Wilhelmina Fassler, Dorothy Lippincott and Harriet Litten, Helen Cook and Elizabeth Gale and Dorothy Haar and Mrs. Jean-ette Warren. The junior girls' tournament got under way yesterday with Mar-jorie Coggins defeating Virginia Kilburn, 6-0, 6-2, and Bertha Kiss defeating Catherine Donnelly, 6-1, 6-1.

The seeded players are Minerva Berger and Jean Colletta, Beth Courain and Tessie Smith, Zelda Burd and Mary Hasulak, Elsie Haar and Mary Louise Courain, Marie Barrek and Marion Orcutt and Hazel Stevens and Ruth Orcutt. First and second round matches may be played at the High School, Sherman, Maxson and Emerson courts. The semifinals and finals will be played at High School courts. All matches, including semifinals and finals, will be two out of three sets. All matches must be played within two days of notification, otherwise the match will be defaulted unless reasons for not playing are phoned to the recrea- tion office within the time.

The winner of the women's tournament will again be sent to Mill-burn to participate in the state tournament. This is the first year a tournament has been held for junior girls and the rules covering it are the same as listed for the women's tournament. Governor and Dill To Hold Conference Trenton (JP) Gov. A. Harry Moore plans to confer tomorrow at Sea Girt with William L.

Dill of Paterson, on a proposed economy investigation of the State Highway and Institutions Departments. Dill, Paterson Finance Commissioner and defeated candidate for Governor in 1928, has not formally responded to the Governor's request he undertake investigation. U. S. Refunds $1,744 Washington (JP) An abatement of $238,788 and a refund of $1,744 to the estate of Margaret Shippen Roeblimg, Somerville, N.

has been" announced by the Internal Revenue Bureau. Park Avenue Hotel, for Union County and David Schneider Heads McCann, Others Girt Thursday. Other committee members are Lemuel C. Smith, Joseph P. Haslach and Daniel J.

Cou-rain. A large turnout at Sea Girt is expected on Aug. 27, Roosevelt Day. A committee comprising James J. McCann, David Schneider, Joseph I.

Bedell, Daniel J. Courain, Isa-dore Kunzman, Louis R. Harding, J. Edsal Case and Miss Elizabeth F. O'Keeffe was appointed for this affair.

As president of the club, Mr. Winans will serve as an ex-officio member of all committees. That the women of the club will take an active part in the organization's program was indicated when steps were taken to have the women conduct a number of social functions. All the women were named on a large committee which will serve in many ways as an auxiliary. The group will work to promote increased interest among the women voters of the city in the approaching election.

The circulation of petitions by club members throughout the city, calling for a referendum for a Small Board of Freeholders, was reported to be progressing satisfactorily. Members expect to complete 1 the eanvas3 of the city this week. brokers will co-operate with the commission by listing any property in which they may have an interest. All listed property will enjoy the benefit of being broadcasted to each broker in this district. Owners of property receive the benefit of multiple listing but in case of a sale or rental have but one commission to pay, the fee being divided as follows; Selling broker 50 per cent, listing broker for his assistance in making sale or rental 40 per cent and 10 per cent to go towards defraying the expense of multiple listing and broadcasting of property.

Officials of the Central RaUfbad Company and the Public Service have endorsed the proposed work of the commission and expressed a desire to co-operate in every way. The office of the secretary of the commission is located at 705 Park Avenue, telephone Plainfield 68100. Villanova Monasterv Burns; 3 Overcome Villanova, Pa. (JP) The monastery at Villanova College today was threatened with destruction by fire. The flames spread so rapidly that fire companies from the surrounding towns and two companies from West Philadelphia were summoned.

Twenty priests left the building safely and with seminarians fought the flames. A number of nuns, summer students, helped carry furnishings from the burning building. Three firemen were overcome by smoke after two spires and the roof on the west wing of the structure collapsed. The monastery adjoins College Hall which was destroyed by fire in 1928 and rebuilt. The Monastery was built in 1900 at a cost of Lions Club Will Hear More of British Trade Ronald Rowland, of Taunton, Somersetshire, England, will present the English side of the 'Buy British Campaign before Plainfield Lions Club at today's meeting of that organization.

The session is slated for 6:15 p.m. at the Scout tract. Mr. Rowland also will discuss the Imperial Conference now in session in Ottawa. Blast Rocks of Unemployed Fails Brook storm sewer.

While the Inland Avenue. Relief Council to Meet Adoption of a new emergency relief program has held up sewer construction. The new state relief act did not become effective until yesterday, and the newly appointed Advisory Council of the Plainfield Relief Administration meets for the first time this evening to consider a program for the city. The Common Council is to meet again Thursday evening in adjourned session to act upon this program. The new link in the Cedar Brook sewer is to extend from a point in North Avenue near the southwesterly side line of Netherwood Avenue, through North Avenue, Leland Avenue, Gresham Road, private lands, Osborne Avenue, Loraine Avenue and Leland Avenue to a point about 100 feet northwest of the center of Loraine Avenue.

The private lands are those of Walter Arnold, Henry H. Hubner, Bertha E. Molter, Sarkis Realty Corporation and Sarah Henry. The city is to acquire a 4-foot right of way through the Arnold and Molter properties, 10-foot rights of way through the Hubner and Sarkis properties and a 12 to 15-foot right of way through the Henry property. While construction is in progress the city is to have the right to use additional area through the private lands.

The ordinance provides for the construction of the sewer with necessary appurtenances and the execution of all work incidental thereto, including construction of storm water inlets and inlet connections on the existing storm sewer in North Avenue between Netherwood Avenue and Berckman Street, restoration of the street surface and pavement on the last named section of North Avenue and construction of 24-inch branch sewers in East Seventh Street southwest of Leland Avenue and in Leland Avenue from Gresham Road to the southeasterly side line of Radcliffe Place. The location of interfering structures may be altered and "sidewalks, curbs, pavements, walls, fences, drains and structures or works" of any kind may be restored. Precautions Not Needed The report that the unemployed would descend upon the Council in droves proved unfounded. As a precautionary measure three members of the Police Department had been assigned to duty in the Council chamber. Patrolman John Merighi is regularly on duty at City Hall and attends all meetings of the Council.

He was reinforced by Det. Eugene F. McGarry and (Please Turn to Page 4) Thomas C. Kelser, Funeral Director, 224 E. Front St TeL Plnfld 6-8648 The Weather Partly cloudy conditions over New Jersey will be accompanied by showers tonight and possibly tomorrow morning, according to today's forecast from the Washington Weather Bureau.

Temperatures will remain steady, it is indicated. Moderate southerly winds will prevail. Doubles Play Hedges and Eddy Fall in Straight Sets And Loizeaux Munsie and Carey Defeat Martin With the singles tournament over, the city doubles tournament is Hearing completion. In the play at Cedar Brook Park last evening Willis and Cobbs scored an upset victory over Hedges and Eddy, in straight sets and are now in the final round where they will meet either Loizeaux and Carey or Meissner and Wessell. The former team won a match last evening, defeating Munsie and Martin in straight sets.

The score of the semifinal encounter between Willis and Cobbs and Hedges and Eddy was 6-1, 9-7, 6-3, the second set being the only real contest. Hedges was undoubtedly the best man on the court, but the fact that Cobbs led Eddy into many errors revealed the weakness of the team that had been seeded No. 2. Willis and Cobbs, seeded fourth, proved" themselves to be capable, steady players, who won points effectively but without any touch of brilliance. As soon as Eddy's weakness was discovered, hia opponents hammered him mercilessly with Cobbs in particular concentrating upon his unsteady net play.

Cobbs seemed to be all over the court. No shot was driven past him without being touched, and usually he returned the most difficult of Hedges' and Eddy's drives as well as smashes. Hedges stamped himself as being one of the best players in city tournaments in Plainfield during recent years by playing a beautiful overhead game which had touches of color at times, and yet he played coolly and always kept something in reserve for an emergency. Neither his form nor his headwork could be matched by anyone on the court. Carey and Loizeaux in reaching the semifinals by downing Munsie and Martin, 6-2, 8-6, displayed accuracy as well as steadiness.

Although Munsie's smashes were irreproachable, this fact alone could not win the match for his team, and it fell before the better all-around play of Loizeaux and Carey, who at present seem to be the class of the doubles tournament. In the second set there were some beautiful rallies with all four players coming to the net at every opportunity, but the victors proved to be better in this department of the game and took the deuced set, 8-6. Loizeaux and Carey also showed accuracy in driving, frequently producing shots that passed directly between their opponents at net to score an ace. Loizeaux and Carey will meet Meissner and Wessell to determine the other, pair of finalists, but due to the indisposition of Wessell, this match will not be played until to morrow night at the earliest. The victors will meet Willis and Cobbs for the championship, probably Thursday or Friday, though the match may not be played until baturday afternoon.

Freeholders to Make Inspection of Roads The Courier-News Elizabeth Bureau Elizabeth The annual inspection of the county road system will be made by the Board of Freeholders late in September or early October, it was announced today by the board's road committee. The board annually makes particular inspec tion of the work accomplished dur ing the previous year and that which is contemplated. Freeholder John Z. Hatfield, Scotch Plains, is cnairman of the committee. Aaron J.

Krohn, Father Of Rabhi Krohn, Dead Aaron J. Krohn of 38 Berkeley Place, Bloomfield father of Rabbi A. Lincoln Krohn of Albuquerque, N. former rabbi of Temple Sho- lom, died yesterday at his home, The services and interment will be this afternoon. Mr.

Krohn leaves his widow, three son3 and two daughters. 7 Killed gft HA 2 Services Tomorrow Andrew Ellsworth Kenney, 67, for more than 45 years a well known resident here, and active in religious, civic and political affairs, who died yesterday, will be buried tomorrow in St. Mary's Cemetery. Services will be held tomorrow at 9 a. m.

from St. Joseph's Church. Von Papcn Will Keep Grip on German Rule Tells Associated Press His Government Will Def yReichstag to Keep Power If Necessary Berlin (JP) The German repub lic, as a result of Sunday's election. faced today a situation resembling the days of Bismarck, with Gen. Kurt von Schleicher in the role of iron chancellor.

Chancellor Franz von Papen, head of the present cabinet, the power behind which is the affable but decisive Junker-General von Schleicher, informed The Associated Press last night his government intended to stay in power, defying the Reichstag if necessary. Referring to the post-election riots yesterday which were attributed to the National Socialists and in which four were slain, the Chancellor said whoever is found responsible for the "regrettable events" would find the cabinet "determined to deal swiftly and summarily with them." Dr. Franz Bracht, dictator of Prussia under Von Papen, warned that the limit had been reached and that swift retribution would be meted out to offenders. 0 The Chancellor made it clear that he, and the general at his back, would continue to rule Germany without party support. "If yesterday's election had any significance," he said, "it was the endorsement by the German people of the government's effort to rid the country of party control." "My colleagues and he continued, "intend to go before the Reichstag with our program of constructive effort and dare the members to unseat us in the face of the crying need for objective, non-partisan work." Chancellor Von Papen also enumerated a number of constitutional reforms his government expects to wpir most of them aimed at intro ducing a system of checks and bal ances similar to tnose wruien into the U.

S. Constitution by the founders. Anyway, They're Gone -DA! Twft thousand head of cattle are missing from the Humboldt National Forest range. Officers think It would be difficult for them to have strayea or Decome lost. They think maybe someone with a eye to beef stew was re sponsible.

ty, in which case it must be conducted by correspondence. Reports on legally responsible relatives, verification of residences in other counties, proof of birth-dates and citizenship these and other items must all be fully completed by correspondence before the case is ready for submission to the board. In addition to the above cases originating in Union County, the local board has received 82 oases from other counties and from New York State, requesting reports on aspects of their investigations which extend into this county. Of the 82 thus received, 75 have been completed and returned to the original source. The following tabulation shows the number of male and female applications from each municipality in the county Municipality M.

W. Total Elizabeth 117 105 222 Plainfield 54 85 139 Rahway 11 23 34 Westfield 17 16 33 Linden 13 15 28 Hillside 13 14 27 Summit 15 8 23 Union 13 13 26 Scotch Plains 9 9 18 Cranford 8 5 13 Roselle Park 9 8 17 Roselle 6 10 16 Springfield 4 5 9 Garwood 7 7 14 Kenil worth 9 4 13 New Providence .5 3 8 Fanwood 1 0 1 Mountainside 0 1 1 Clark 0 3 3 Totals 311 334 645 i I I -jt i i I jf' I fw 1 L.i,. the sewer from Netherwood to Lucius Gilhert Dead fZ" rv Funeral services for Lucius L. Gilbert, lawyer, who died Sunday at Muhlenberg Hospital, will be held privately at 3 p. m.

tomorrow from the home, 126 Crescent Avenue. Police Board Rules Plainfield's 'Finest9 May Work Coatless Plainfield policemen are to go coatless, beginning tomorrow. Chairman Daniel F. Randolph of the Police Board announced at the conclusion of last evening's Council meeting that it had been decided patrolmen could doff their coats for the balance of the summer. The coatless edict will go into effect tomorrow, Chief Charles A.

Flynn stated today. The matter of summer uniform was scheduled to come up for consideration at the last meeting of the Board of Police but was overlooked. Last evening Mr. Randolph polled the members of the board and found all in favor of the coatless edict with one exception. Councilman Edward Sachar championed a coatless constabulary at a special session of the Council, July 12.

Chief Flynn opposed to the idea, holding that the uniform the men wear is extremely light and that shirt sleeves lead to sloppy appearance. "Papers stick from pockets and shirts get dirty," he said. Buck Postpones Takeoff for Day New York JP) Unfavorable weather reports today caused Robert Buck of Westfield, N. holder of numerous junior aviation records, to postpone his takeoff for Mexico City until tomorrow mid night. First announcement last night of the proposed solo flight set the takeoff for early tomorrow morning.

After the flight to Mexico Buck, who is 18 years old, plans a solo flight from Mexico City to Los Angeles. The takeoff tomorrow will be from the Newark, N. J. airport. In discussing the recently organized Industrial Location Commission, Secretary J.

A. Foulks stressed the point that it is not the aim of the commission to develop new industrial territory within the city limits but rather to sell or rent buildings now unoccupied but which are located in the industrial zone. It is apparent that any vacant property which can be sold or leased to desirable manufacturing interests will result in providing work for some of the unemployed and incidentally increase tax rata-bles. According to Mr. Foulks the commission is anxious to have all unoccupied industrial property listed in order that when an inquiry is received wide a variety of buildings and location as possible be available for showing the prospect.

It is hoped that both owners and Engineer to Speak To Plainfield Rotary H. H. Snell of Philadelphia, president of Automatic Centrifugal Company, mechanical, centrifugal and biological engineer, will address Plainfield Rotary Club at that organization's weekly luncheon-meeting tomorrow in Park Hotel. Mr. Snell is the engineer who designed what is generally accepted as being the most perfectly functioning machine for sewage disposal purposes.

It works on a centrifugal force plan, with the residue, after the machine has separated all water from it, ready for instant burning or for conversion into a high grade fertilizer. Wtaer drawn from the sewage by the machine, it is claimed, needs no chlorination to clear it absolutely of impurities. Women of Republican Gty Group Will Meet Women of the Republican City Committee have been invited to meet at 8 p. m. tomorrow at the home of Mrs.

Helen M. Glaeser, 1243 Lenox Avenue. Mrs. Katherine V. Beatty of Elizabeth, state com-mitteewoman, and Mrs.

Glaeser, vicechairman of the Republican County Committee, have been organizing the women for the campaign. Meetings have been held in eight municipalities of the county so far. Tomorrow evening's meeting was called by Mrs. Gertrude S. Somer-ville as vicechairman of the City Committee.

Bring: Us Yonr Worn Shoes See adv. on Page 2. Quality Service Workmanship prevail at all times. Jo-Jo's Shoe Repair, 143 W. St.

Adv. 2 Who "Ha-hV ft Fast Laughs Best Incident to polite rivalry between Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minneapolitans propose to change their city's name to the more poetic "Minnehaha," the "Minnie" for Minneapolis and the "ha-ha" for St Paul. And in Pennsylvania amenities Pitisburgh-ers sometimes refer to Alleghany as "the alley," to which the others retort by shortening Pittsburgh to "the Fortunately the various Plainfields are practically of one mind: all in favor of The Courier-News classified ads. Here's one that sold a baby carriage: REED baby carriage with hand brake, practically new.

TeL Bound Brook 783. Applicants for Old Age Relief In County Decrease in July EST fi'JM Taxpayers Protest Hiring Of Out-of-Town Teachers The Cocrier-Bewi Elizabeth Bureau Elizabeth Some indication of hat the normal number of applications for old age relief is likely to be was evidenced in statistics for the month of July, released today at the office of the Union County Welfare Board. These figures, compiled by Irving Engelman, clerk in charge, show that during July only 08 new applications were iued in Union County, as compared ith the 350 which were received ounng April, the first month of JJrauons. In May the number led from 250 to 129; and in June it topped to 98. A total of 645 applications have Wed to Aug.

1. Deducted thLs figure are 8 voluntary "drawals and 2 reported deaths, a net total of 635 women slightly outnum- I iigurea Demg as to an. Vl-it ClUes ot P1inf ield and Eliza- account for more than 50 per of the total number of appll-v filfed. their combined total Jng 361. The oldest person to ave applied to the local board to be 95 years of age, and are nine others claiming to over ftn Approximately 235 investigations been initiated bv the staff of fou If unuer xne super- uSerfIr- EnSelman' thi3 "iDer, 30 were presented to the t.iri at 113 meeting, and ap-iwwsunately 125 more now are fV for presentation.

The re-C Burabr are held up due to tb ot conducting part of investigation outside the coun If: New Market Inferences that steam roller methods were em ployed in the appointment of two out-or-town teachers and accusa tions of alleged "double crossing" in the failure of school board offi cials to include the consideration of local applicants in the call of last night's special meeting, featured a public hearine accorded taxnavers of the township prior to a special meeting of the Piscataway Township Board of Education in the New Market School last night. George W. Spavth. a local tax payer, who was Interested in the appointment of a local man as a teacner or tne second grade in the Holmes Marshall School, declared that: "My ancestors foueht to free this country of autocratic rule, and i am here tonight to fight an autocrat on this school board. WTiy should one man decide who shall be our teachers, Mr.

Spayth shouted in conclusion. Mr. Spayth came to last night's special meeting expecting that the qualifications of his applicant would be heard. When he discovered that this matter of business had not been included in the call of the special meeting, he spoke of alleged promises made by Acting President Wilfred Jennings, Joseph Tompkins and Supervising Principal F. R.

Mets, that his case would be heard, and was declared out of order when he wished to "cross-examine" Mr. Mets as regards the transactions. Explains Situation Acting President Wilfred Jennings explained to the satisfaction of all, including Mr. Spayth. that (Please Turn to Pae 2) Associated Press Photo An explosion shook the 42-story Rits Towers hotel on New York's fashionable Park Avenue, killing seven firemen and injuring 25 persons.

The explosion occurred in a paint shop below the street while firemen were fighting a basement fire. The blast smashed the front of a jewelry shop and more than $100,000 in gems were scattered in the street..