Bridgeton pioneer., March 20, 1913, Image 1

About Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919

Image provided by: Rutgers University Libraries

                
Bridgeton Pioneer.
G. W. McCOWAN, Editor and Publisher.
‘Hew to the line, let the chips fall where they may.”
TERMS $1.00 per year in advance
-s—*
VOL. LXV
BRIDGETON. N. J., THURSDAY. MARCH 20 1913.
WHOLE NO. 3317
kl
Walter S. Cummings Go.
MADAME
Your New Easter Suit, Coat, Hat
and Dress Are Here.
They are the same styles that are most
favored among exclusive costume dressmakers
and most fashionable women everywhere.
New Easter Suits
at $15.00, $16.50, $20.00
and $2<j.oo. Every desir
able model from the
strictly tailored to the
fancy trimmed effects.
Some of the models are
one and two button cuta
ways,empire effects, Bul
garian blouses, straight
front models.
The skirts are the new
draped effects or kick
plaits. Materials are
Bedford cords, poplins,
pongees, Dice checks,
men’s-wear serges, and
new two - toned stripe
materials.
Alterations Free
Beautiful Silk Messa
lineDresses innewspring
colors, lace and button
trimming, reg. $15 kind,
at $8.98.
A Great Array of
Easter Gloves!
French Kid Gloves in
black, tan, white, grey
and white, with black
stitching, long and short
lengths, at $i, $1.50, $2.50
and $3.
Kayser’s Silk Gloves
in long and short lengths,
all new spring colors, in
cluding black and white,
at 25c to $1 a pair.
Eastor Neckwear
The newest and dainti
est novelties. The “Prin
cess Helene” collar and
frill, at 50c—a very smart
collar. See it.
P.0 JOBBERS
HELD EBB C0U8I
Shiloh Robbers Now Under
$2,000 Bail.
in mslni u. s.
Cast of Foot Prints Taken and Held
as Evidence Against
thd Men.
United States Commissioner Joline,
of Camden, yesterday gave a hearing
to “Jerry” Allen, with a string of
aliases; Harry Baker and Joseph
Coakley, the alleged yeggman, who, it
is charged, on last Tuesday morning
ble wup the safe at the postoffice at
Shiloh, Cumberland County, and stole
a sum of money and a lot of stamps.
After hearing the testimony of County
Detective Lore, of Bridgeton, and that
of Postal Inspectors C. A. Larabee and
Matthew McVickar, of the Philadelphia
district, the three men were committed
to the county jail in deufault of $2000
bail each. The three alleged yeggmen
were captured by a posse in autofno
biles led by County Detective Lore.
Allen and Baker were captured to
gether, and Coakley, who denies that
he was in any way connected with the
robbery, was arrested on a road just
as he emerged from a swamp near
Shiloh.
When the trio were landed in jail
they were divested of their shoes. The
day following their arrest Postal In
spectors Larabee and McVickar and
Detective Lore continued their inves
tigation. They found footprints in a
swamp near the postofflce and a plas
ter paris cast was taken of them. One
of the footprints was so peculiar that
after the cast was made they com
pared it with a shoe of Coakley’s and
It fitted the cast In every particular.
There was a hole worn in the sole
near the toe and a hole in the centre
of the heel, and the cast disclosed both
of these. Armed with this mute evi
dence the officials returned to the jail
and began “sweating” Allen and Bak
ei*. The officers found an overcoat
which fitted Baker and to this coat’s
pockets were a sum of money and
stamps. On Monday the postal in
spectors had another interview with
Allen, with the result, it is alleged,
that he confessed and took the inspec
tors to a place where part of the
stolen money and stamps were re
ceived. Coakley still denies he was
with Allen and Baker, but admits he
was in the swamps.
The postal inspectors made a search
of the records of Baker and Allen, and
Baker’s record shows that from re
ports received from the Philadelphia
Police Department he has served
terms for larceny, burglary, highway
robbery and forgery. The record of
Allen shows that he served a term in
the Elmira Reformatory and at Provi
dence, R. L
The postal inspectors said to the
commissioner that they could find
nothing agafnst Coakley. City Coun
sel Bleakley, who represented Coak
ley, asked for his discharge, but the
commissioner held that the plaster
cast of the footprints of Coakley’s shoe
was prima facie evidence that he was
near when the safe was blown open.
The shoes will be used as evidence.
PUBLIC MEETING
AT CEDARVILLE
Discussion of questions vital to the
fanner by eminent authorities. “Sci
entific Co-operation in Marketing”. A
public meeting is announced to be
held in Bateman’s Hall, Cedarville,
tomorrow,’ (Thursday) evening, when
a proposal of exceptional interest to
our grangers will be discussed. A
speaker so well known as Dr. Clyde L.
King, Professor of Finance and Com
merce of the University of Pennsyl
vania, will be present. Mr. Arthur J.
Anderson, Editor of the “Pennsylvania
Farmer”.will also address the assem
bly, and several other speakers of note
are announced.
Mr. J; T. Gardiner, who is at the
head oClthe movement, is in the cjty
and speaks enthusiastically of the
plans which a/e afoot for the improve
ment of commons governing the mar
keting of die produce of Cumberland
.County. ^ there is po doubt that the
meeting ..vjrill .be of extreme interest,
and a^a/ge. attendance of fanners is
assured i x • • >
ladles Can Wear Shoes
ond siye smaller by using Allen’s Foot
'Easb, the /antiseptic powder for swol
len, tender, aching feet. It mahee
'walking a.delight, relieves corns and
bunions of all pain, and gives rest and
comfort Sold everywhere, 25a Don’t
accept any substitute. Sample FREE.
Address, AUen S. Olmsted, Le Roy,
N. Y. 3-12 4w
“MYSTERY" HOUSE
STRANGELY BURN!
Raging Fire Lats Yesterday
Afiernoon.
departmenTwas out
Building ou Cox & Sons Plant Was
Burned Down— Spark Fired
Vine St. Residence.
“The Mystery”, the experimental
glass house, in the yard of the Cox &
Sons Company plant was burned down
yesterday afternoon just before night.
It was a small frame building, in
which was a boiler and engine and
the necessary machinery for operating
and trying out new machinery made
for glass works.
Cox & Sons Company are large con
structors of glass making machinery;
they also build glass factories and the
machinery when made is tried out be
fore being shipped away, and this
small glass plant is used for that pur
pose. How the fire originated yester
day is also claimed to be a mystery.
Mr. W. P. Cox was about the works
at the time, but he said the building
was afire and almost half burned down
before he knew of any fire. He saM
the building had not been used for
some time and it was very dry and
filled with fine dry dust, and this is
easily ignited and burns with the rap
idity of kerosene oil. He said he could
give no idea from the information he
had, as to how the fire originated.
There were but two men about the
place generally, but at the outbreak
of the fire Dayton Frederick, the ma
chinist, was the only one at work near
it, and he was in a small machine shop
a short distance away.
A boy was reported to have been
cleaning an automobile in the plant,
and threw some oiled waste in the
furnace. This ignited and in an in
stant all about was in a blaze. It was
said the boy got his hands burned, but
this could not be verified; in fact it
was denied, and the boy was at work
this morning unharmed. The top of
the automobile was burned, but the
machine was not badly damaged, said
Mr. Cox.
Mr. Cox would not give any estimate
of the loss, he said he would leave
that for the insurance adjusters to
determine.
It was a very fierce fire, and might
have been much worse, but fortunate
ly communication of the flames was
prevented from any other part of the
great plant.
While the firemen were at work on
this burning structure, -word came
that the double residence of John
Nieukirk and A. Kienzle, just up Vine
gtreet, had caught fire from the flying
sparks carried by the winds from the
burning "Mystery”. Hastening there
the fire was discovered on the roofs
of the building. This was soon extin
guished, but with considerable loss to
the furniture in both parts of the
house from the water. The loss to
the young people, Mr. and Mrs. Kien
zle, is total, for their furniture was
uninsured.
The fire at the Cox & Sons plant
created much exajtement as people
'thought the whole plant was likely to
be set on fire.
6010 WHS \
GIVEN WJIRNIRG
-\
Jerry Gould was before Mayor Ar
thur C. Whitaker yesterday charged
.with obstructing justice* Gould was
.subpoenied as a, witness in the Caleb
Bishop case and did not appear. Last
i night he pleaded for mercy. He ex
plained that he was dr^ink and not
•wholly accountable for', his action.
Mayor Whitaker gave htm to under
stand that there was nothing trifling
about a subpoena. When City Hall
issued a subpoena, the Mayor insisted
that it should be obeyed. Gould plead
ed so hard that the Mayor said he
would hold the matter over.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER’S
CASTORIA
council HAS
MUCH BUSIIIISS
Moving Upon Important Mat
ters.
SOME W OMIMCiS
Planning Sewers and Building Code
for the Future of the City
of Bridgeton.
CITY COUNCIL
President
Elmer D. Mulford, 1914
Howard IV. Smalley, 1914
Oscar K. Whipple, 1915
Lewis S. Johnson, 1915
William T. Lanin?, 1915
N. S. Fox, 1919
John M. Lanin?, 1916
Each of the seven members of
Bridgeton City Council were present
last night at the last March meeting
of the body and matters of more than
ordinary importance were seriously
considered.
With the early routine matters dis
posed of there was present a Mr. Eg
gleston, representing the Bartlett Map
ufacturing Company to discuss ‘Taj
via” for street improvement. This is
a permanent binder that is claimed to
be highly efficient.
Building permits were granted ?s
follows: ,
W. S. Lowden, to erect dwelling
house No. 7 Franklin Drive (Xolin j&
Platt tract). ; 1
W. S. Lowden, dwelling house: Nb.
217 West Commerce street.
Leander Sharp, to build dwelling fct
C ral avenue.
*Gharles Ford, to build bungalow on
North Bank street.
Grosscup & Son, garage at 39 Lake
street.
W. P. Springer, to build dwelling
and barn on quarter mile lane, Third
ward.
Robert Gehome, to erect barn at 40
Pine strete.
Walter H. Bacon presented a peti
tion asking Council to build the West
Side Sewer in accordance with the
Ryon plans No. 3 which brings the
pipe through Lake street to the race
way and out of the park entrance to
Atlantic street. The petition was
very largely signed.
A warrant was drawn in favor of
Clyde Potts for $390.78 on account of
filtration, and $4681.63 was ordered
paid to the American Sewer Co., for
pipe.
Mr. Johnson for special committee,
reported the work of improvement of
the culvert at West avenue. Mr.
Johnson also reported that the Cen
tral R. R. Co. was anxious to pave
on Cohansey street in the locality of
fts yards, and wanted the use of the
city’s power roller. The request of
the company was granted.
Bills aggregating $5,883.90 were
ordered paid by the City Treasurer.
In his report Public Safety Commis
sioner Hughes presented but little of
importance. He urged an ordinance
to provide for a license for circus par
ades inasmuch as these shows were
pow presented' outside of the city lim
its.
There were reports from the Streets
and Road Commissioner, the City En
gineer and Overseer of the Poor.
The Bridgeton Gas Light Company
presented the following communiba
tion:
We respectfully request permission
to lay gas main upon the following
named streets:
270 feet on South Pine street.
200 feet on Mill street.
344 feet on Henry street.
221 feet on Laning street.
83 feet on Nichols street.
400 feet on Yorke street.
850 feet on German avenue.
450 feet on Chestnut avenue.
600 feet on Coral avenue.
786 feet on Church street.
600 feet on Lake street.
350 feet on Warren street.
Engineer Clyde Potts sent a com
munication to City Council which en
closed a letter sent by him to contrac
tor A. H. Lupton, as follows:
“I beg leave to advise you that the
H.O. NEWCOMB
CAN AGAIN THIS SPRING FURNISH
FERTILIZERS AND GRASS SEEDS
Prepared Lime Always in Stock
Kainit and Fertilizer Materials, Tobacco Stems, LeRoy Plows,
Johnson Mowers. Rakes and Cut Harrows, Binding Twine
animal
FERTILIZERS
MATTER
For tbis season I have an
no usually large supply
Clover Seed, Timothy
Alfalfa and Oerman
Millet.
Full Sto c of Never Scale
Frank Hires’ Old Stand
I
No. 72 SOUTH LAUREL STREET, Bridgeton, N. J
H. O. NEWCOMB, Agent for F. W. Tunnel’s Fertilizers
2 12 wed sat wky tf
STOKES’ SEEDS
Are on the spot ready to break forth into the
best garden'you have ever known.
NEW CATALOGUE IS FREE TO ALL
Shall we send It?—or better yet, call it 219 Market Street, Philadelphia, and
get acquainted. Be sure and see our new White El Dorado Oats just imported
from Sweden.
Oar Montana Grown Peas are the finest garden peas ever brought to
this city.
In Poultry Supplies we have a new Baby
Chick Starter—the best ever, and the new
“Utility" Dry Food Hopper.
STOKES’.SEED STORE
219 Market Street, Philadelphia
Tumbling Dam Pond and race may |
probably be flooded on April 15th and
on this account I notify you that it
■will be necessary for you to have all
of the pipe laying under bed of the
Tumbling Dam pond completed on or
before that day. Thife also includes
the intake house or _puch po'ch.cs of
it as are below water.
"CLYDE POTTS,
“Engineer.”
There was some discussion relative
to the west side sewer. Archer Platt
urged the immediate progress of the
line and called attention to tax in
crease in property which fully justi
fied the sewer building.
Mr. Fox made a speech covering the
sewer system and he was very much
in favor of the important work being
taken up.
Mr. John M. Laning and Mr. John
son urged council to pass upon the
matter one way or the other. Mr. Lan
ing offered a resolution approving the
west side sewer plan No. 3.
Mr. Whipple said that before any
step could be taken it would be neces
sary to enact a public sewer ordinance
and provide for a general system. This
was agreed to be the situation.
Upon motion of Mr. Janing (John
M.) the President was directed to ap
point a committee of two to confer
with the corporation counsel regard
ing such an ordinance. President
Mulford named J. M. Laning and Mr.
Whipple.
President Mulford announced that
in accordance with a resolution passed
previously, he had appointed the fol
lowing committee to provide for a
building code for Bridgeton.
Councilman, Oscar K. Whipple;
builder and contractor, Harry H. Han
kins; property owners, Richard M.
More and John F. Meyers.
After some discussion it was decid
ed that councilmen should visit sever
al towns on Thursday of next week
and investigate matters of permanent
street improvement.
J. M. Laning offered the following
resolution which was passed:
"That the City of Bridgeton, by its
City Council, approves of the act of
the Legislature of the State of New
Jersey, entitled, “An Act to Provide
for the Planting and Care of Shade
Trees on the Highways of the Mimi
cipaliteis of this State” approved Mar.
28, 1893, and the acts amendatory
thereof and supplemental thereto; and
that the Mayor be authorized to ap
point, subject to the confirmation of
City Council, five commissioners to
serve as a shade tree commission un
der the provisions of the aforesaid
act.”
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER’S
OA3T O R I A
1844
1913
69
YEARS OLD
ARE YOU
USING
FRENCH'S
"Quality First”
Buck White Lead
A combination better than
pure carbonate of lead.
Formula unchanged since
1844.
“The Test ef Time Tells”
Manufactured only by
Sawm.FreQGtt&co.
Paint and Varnish Mfgrs. ,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
MICHELL'S
196-page Seed Cat
alog is bigger, better
and brighter thn
ever. Contains a
complete list of
everything for the
Garden, Farm and
Lawn.
It’s free, vnrite
or call for a copy
to-day.
4
SEEDS
MARKET ST.
PH I LA .
HAI
Cmwarn
Promotes
PARKER'S'
N«w Vails to XMtoro
Ball to Its Youthful
Present* hair (alt
ToSX