Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-14
ASK ADMIRAL To
CLOSE MODERN
Usher Appealed to by Wolfram
and WiIISey-- Orders Not
Carried Out

Health Oficer wilisey. assisted by
DIR. william H.. Wolfram of the Pub
lie Health Service is making every
possible effort to close up the Modern
restaurant at 1ss Smith street, ard
they may succeed today by new plans
which they have in view.
Last night MIR. Willsey. DIR. Wolf
ram ard President Edward Dilts of
tho Board of Health, got In communal
cation by telephone with Rea- Adj
miral Nathan T. Usher at the Brook
lyn Navy Yard. and explained to him
that the Modern restaurant was in an
unsanitary condition and that they
were making efforts to ave the same
closed but hat this is a matter OF law
and will take some days u as u re-
suit the place would be opened until
closed by the courts. but in the mean
time soldiers and sailors we're eating
there and as a result they wanted
guards of sailors stationed at the
doors to keep out all sailors and SOL
| diers who attemntcd to cnt there. Nd
miral Usher stated that he would take
up the matter at once with Lieut.. j.
f. Whitbeck. who is in charge of the
oas guards here n tell him to sta
ton men at the place. Later on Lieut..
Whitbeck was asked bv Health Officer
willsey whst he had lore and he stat
ed hat his instructions vera TO use his
own Judgment and that he would not
post any guards there.
Further efforts to get in communi.
cation with Admiral Usher were OF
no avail, although DIR. Wolfram, Mr..
Dilts and Mr.. Willsey used every pos
sible means they could not locate the
admiral again.
From what ran be learned today the
case will not be allowed 20 irop. but
will be followed up closely by Mr..
Willsey Inc DR.. Wolfram and they ex-
pect to obtain results.
The cases against the restaurant
men who were arrested by the local
Board of Health at the request of DR..
Wolfram were heard by Recorder
Pickersgill last night.
DR.. Wolfram. who has been in the
city hospital. but who had been dis
charged late in the afternoon, was
present, as were also Health Officer
willsey and Inspectors Wilhelm and
Cleaver. Inspector Wilhelm presented
the cases.
Peter Stefanos, who keeps the Bal
aimore restaurant in Smith street.
near Maple street, pleaded guilty to
having q piece of meat that was not
fit to eat in his ice box and to havinf
his place In a bad condition as re-
ported by DIR. Wolfram. To this DIR.
| Wolfram testified and the man was
fined $50.
The cases of Peter Cassopes. of SO
Smith street and Sevie Kyriayedis, 119
Smith street, were laid over until
tomorrow morning SO as to give the
local officers q chance to make an
other inspection, as the Recorder
thinks the places have been cleaned
up and the proprietors invite inspec-
tlon at this time. The inspection, &C
cording to Mr.. Willsey, will be made
today.
Health Officer wilIsey GENT notice to
the chairman of public grounds and
BUILDINGS and to the chairman of the
police board Of the Board of Aldermen
telling them hat the city jail Is tr 3
| MIGHTY bad condition and should be
remedied at once and that II it is not
taken care of something will happen.
| A copy OF his communication was also
sent to Mayor TenBroeck.
Mr.. Willsey expects to &c to Tren-
ton today to see what thew can do
in the closing I'M of the Modern res
taurant. Mr.. Willsey and the local
| Board of Health through It's president.
| Edward Dilts, is doing everything pos
s'ble in the ease.
| Health. Mr.. Willsey desired to secure
intends going to Trenton todav to have
an interview with the state Boar OF
Hath. NJ. Willsey desire to secure
more power in closing restaurants and
condition and thus a menace to public
health. AS the state health law now
stands, the health authorities can not
close up these places and Mr.. Willsey
expects to secure the power to do so.