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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-10
TRYING TOFAkE.
GIRLS AGES IS
CHARGE MADE.
Parents Of One Girl Are Arrested
by Prosecutor \
WAS ONLY ID YEARS OLD
One Man Arrested Now Has
Three Charges Against
Him In Cleanup

AS the result Of alleged activities on
the part of some of the defendants in
the vice cleanup matter here, to have
the father and mother of one OF the
minor girls concerned swear that
their daughter is eighteen years of
age and not fourteen, as originally
reported, three more arrests ON per-
jury charges have been made by
County Detective William Fitzpat-
rick and City Detective John Murray.
One of the three men arrested dur
ing the past twenty-fCur hours by the
detectives has been taken into custody
on two former occasions in this case,
he first being charged with renhing out
rooms to minors, then with the charge
of committing Il grave crime on a
minor and now with q third charge
of perjury He Is Steve VulSevieh, OF
7G5 State street.
1t is alleged that Vukevich, in or
der to protect himself against the first
charges made against him, Influenced
Julia and Steve Santo, mother and
father of Julia Santo one of the four
teen year old girls, to testify that the
girl was eighteen years of age The
mother and father OF girl attempted 10
do this and they were arrested on per-
jury charges yesterday by the two de-
tectives
1t is said that Steve and Julia Santo
went before the grand jury on De-
cember 3 and swore that their daugh-
ter Julia was eighteen Years old The
father and mother have since made
an affidavltfl however, before Pros
ecutor Joseph f Stricken that the
girl was born on January j., 1905,
and therefore is fourteen years old.
The other two men arrested last
night and this morning are Frank
| Magyar, a saloonkeepef of. 8 Buck
ingham avenue. and Mike Subatich
! Of IIall avenue and State straat
Magyar and Subatich arC--slafgeG
| with inducing by corrupt, willful and
unlawful means the father ana
mother Of the Santo girl to make
their testimony as to the age of their
daughter before the grand jury
These three men were arraigned
this morning and each held under
$4,000 bond to await the action OF
the grand jury. Subatich was allow
ed to go free upon the receipt OF
$4,000 bail from David Spitzer, of
this city. Vukevlch had his bail
placed at $4,000 for the other two
| charges against him, making a bail
of $1,000 under which he is now
held.
Steve Santo, father of Julia, is still
| in the county jail, while his wife was
allowed to go free until wanted on
her own recognizance.
| Police Shalke-Up Here.
| Shortly after the arrest of two po-
| licemen on last Friday night, who are
! supposed to be implicated in the vice.
! cleanup, rumors of all kinds We're
passing over the city, some to the ef-
feet that a number of other policemen
would be arrested in this case. These
| reports seemed to be made stronger
| by the shifting of a number of the
policemen on different beats around
| this city. Chief Burke stated this
&, morning that the reason for the shift
ing of the men was for the good of
the force, so that the best work could
| be gotten out of the men.
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COUNTY SENDS
OUT TAX CHECKS
Perth AmbOy Gets S5O,310 Rail-
road Property Tax

Checks aggregating $181,39 are
being sent to 1928 taxing districts or
the county today by County Collector
f. William Hilker for their portion or
the tax on second class railroad prop
erty for the year 1919, as certified by
the State Board of Taxation and, AS
sessm ents. This aggregate is now be-
ing passed through the Controlling
account in the County Collectors office
instead of through the State Comp
trollers office as was formerly done.
Under the laws of 1918, the County
Collector Is now made the dispenser
for these funds instead of the state
comptroller.
The township of Woodbridge will
receive the largest amount. while
Perth Amboy will be second, South
Amboy third, New Brunswick, fourth
and North Brunswick Township will
receive the lowest amount.
The amounts being sent to the var
ious taxing districts are as follows:
Perth Amboy $50,31S.52
New Brunswick $7.911.54
South Amboy $26, 1852
Dunellen S2,547.S2
! Helmetta $37.93
| Highland Park $270.95
| Jamesburg S427.75
| Metuchen SS17.73
| MiddleseX Borough S327.04
| MilltOWn $S9.69
! Roosevelt $7037.75
| South River $285.25
Spotswood S106.21
! Cranbury $814.59
| East Brunswick Township $140.24
! Madison Township $1047.65
| Monroe Township $202.l0
| North Brunswick Township $2l.6S
Piscataway Township $7496.54
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AGAIN CONSIDER PRESIDENTS GOAL PROPOSAL;
PLAN FOR NEW OFFICES FOE Ci7YS BUSINESS
Keybort's Arch Criminal
Arrested, Police Claim; Find
That He Had Illicit Still

mothers story entered the Masters
home and found on the floor q reVol-
yer, wi ich was said to have been
stolen from the Brown garage The
officer then secured an automobile
and went in pursuit of Masters who
was arrested on First street and
taken to the borough jail
The next step was the securing of a
search warrant from Justice of the
Peace Arthur S Van Buskirk, and
armed with tn s the officer returned
to the Masters house He found in
the hollow pedestal Of a table large
quantity of cigarettes, chewing gum,
cigars and stationery all of which
was said to have been taken from
Petty's store A further investigation
revealed automobile accessories, in
Guiding pumps and valves. answering
the descr ption of the articles stolen
from Browns garage. A trunk was
found filed with goods which were
said 10 have been stolen.
The second floor OF the house was
then searched and an elaborate
"moonshiling'' outfit was found, to-
gether with two qua is of booze and
a recipe for the ma lufacture of this
+, liquor The Illicit still was taken
apart and removed with all of tho
other ev dence to the Office of the
Justice of the Peace.
Inc ponce, lCI SstllSutu iiltl llitN
had gone the limit in the case, then
started a search for and found Philip
Stark, a companion of Masters. who
was also placed under arrest and
taken to the local jail
Upon being placed in the jail the
two men made an attempt to break
out. They took their cots, placed
them on end and then tried to escape
by crawling through an air hole.
Their maneuvers, however. aroused
the attention of one of the officers and
their attempt to escape was baked
An officer was placed on guard over
the two during the remainder of the
night
The two men were arraigned before
Justice of the Peace Van BuslSirk at
10 o'clock this morning. County
Prosecutor Charles N. Sexton having
been notified of the arrest Both men
win be held to await the action of the
grand jury
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-10
WANT 500, 900 FOR
PORT DEVELOPMENT

TRENTON, Dec. 1o:-The New
York and New Jersey Port Des elop-
ment Commission has applied to
Governor Runyon to include in his
forthcoming budget recommends
tions to the legislature of the reap
preparation Of the unexpended bal
ance of the New Jersey commission :
500, 900 In order to keep the deyel-
opment commission in existence
pending further steps in the proposed
port development
At present there appeared to be 2
hitch between New York City and
New York State over the ma tier
New Jersey is awaiting the outcome.
1t has been said by those familiar
with the project that il the coopera-
ton of New York could not be se-
cured, an effort would be made to
have the New Jersey body authorized
to proceed with developments of that
part of the board over which this
states jurisdiction extends.
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81 Special Correspondent.


KEYPORT, Dec. 1O.-The police
of Keyport feel they have solved the
mystery of who committed number
of robberies in the borough recently
and at the same brought to light the
fact that the same man was operating
an Illicit still in an upper room of his
home. A charge of assaulting thlr-
teen year old girl is also made against
the man, who is being held at Free
hold to await the action Of the Mon
mouth County grand jury.
The man who was arrested and
against whom the various charges
have been preferred, is Ralph Masters,
thirty five years old. Masters is mar
ried and lives with his wife and two
children, the youngest of which is two
weeks old, in a house on Broad street.
The police have been trying for the
past two or three weeks to locate the
thief or thieves who broke into the
Brown garage, Peters stationery
store and other places recently but
without any success.
Last night complaint was made
to officer George Mason by Simon
Seligman that Masters had stolen
some chickens from Seligman The
officer went to Masters home just
as he was nearing the home. Mrs WI
liam Bennett, who resides across the
street from Masters. came out OF hel
home and started to go to the Mas
ters home When Masters saw Mrs
Bennett he ran away
Mrs Bennett, the police learned is
the mother Of thirteen year old girl
Catherine, whom Masters is charged
with having assaulted on Monday
ight According to the story learn
ed by the police the Bennett girl had
gone over to the Masters home tc
play with the Oldest Masters child
when it became time for Catherine tc
go home, Masters is said to have
promised to take her home. He left
the house with the child and is said
to have been gone long while, Mrs
Bennett having inquired in the mean
time at the Masters home as to the
whereabouts of her daughter. Upon
arriving home the little girl is said
to have told a pitiful story
Officer Mason upon hearing the
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-10

The Board of Aldermen continued
their work on the 1920 budget at q
lengthy committee session held last
night at which the matter of increas-
ing the salaries of certain Office hold
ers appointed by the Board was de-
cided upon, together with the matter
OF placing q larger responsibility on
the shoulders of these men.
All of the members Of the Board
We're present as was Alderman-at-
Large elect John N. Wester who won
over William Voorhees, Democratic
candidate, by thirteen votes according
TO revised recount figures. Mayor
Frank Dorsey was also present at the
Aldermanio committee session last
night.
The board last night outlined con-
structive program of activities which
promises to place the mana cement of
the city on a more businesslike basis
than has been used before The mat
ter of having city purchasing agent
to buy all of the supplies necessary
for the operation of the city's busi-
ness was discussed at. length and it
was the decision of the board that
this step would save at least $685. 900
annually. At present the chairmen
of the many standing committees do
the buying, money in this way being
expended through several channels.
1t was impossible to learn last night
what the estimated total of next
years city budget will be as the City
Fathers have not yet completed their
ntemizing of the several accounts
which must be included In the 1920
list of appropriations. There is little
doubt, however, but what the city's
budget will be considerably in excess
of one million dollars. The increased
salary items will be responsible for
advances and with appropriations in
most instances calling for more money
than was allotted last year the 1920
budget promises to far exceed those
of former years.
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SCHOOL GRADING
JOB AWARDED


Although the Board of Education
has not yet decided to readvertiZe for
bids for the erection of q new public
school in Hall avenue, action was
taken by that Board last night to get
the property in condition for such
work, the contract grading the entire
block, bounded by Hall avenue, Ar
mold avenue. Jaques street and Alta
Vista Place, was awarded to Graham
& McKeown.
The designations of two school
teachers, Miss Dorothy Greenspan
and Miss Cecilia Kaufman, were re-
ceived, and accepted and the Misses
Julia Finegan and Gertrude Coley ap-
pointed to fill these two vacancies
A memorial for the former high
school students who died while In the
service of their country, which was
in the form of q bronze tablet, has
been presented by the Glass of 1919
and the Board of Education will have
this tablet placed on the wall in the
| main hall of the high school.
On account of the removal of the
gas ovens from the domestic science
department at the grammar school by
the county vocational school, the pur-
chase of gas oven to replace the
ones removed was authorized by the
Board.
The report of Superintendent of
Schools Samuel Z. Shull for the
month of November showed a total
enrolment in the public schools of
1872 of which 1919 were boys and
1868 girls. The average attendance
for the month was 6S5325. Tardy
cases numbering STA were reported. A
total of 1882 pupils were present every
day. The superintendent made 1S1
and the primary supervisor 80 visits
during the month. A total of 1884
lnpl e- fa fad hyyt ha
enrolment of which 221 were visited
during the month.
The night school report of Super
intendent Shull gave a total enroll
ment of 107, of which ninety-three are
boys and fourteen, girls. The aver
age attendance in this case is 1868
Thirty-six pupils of the night schools
were present at every session.
The truant officers report for the
month showed $40 pupils sent for, 1872
returned, thirty mine found truant, 115
found sick, while one was served with
a five-day notice.
The monthly report of the city
nurses showed seventy-one visits to
school buildings, 153 class rooms Wis
tied, ninety-five contagious cases
found. 773 cases given temporary
treatment and the general healthfuI-
ness and sanitary condition of the
buildings, good.
A total of 1879 pupils were exam
ined during the month of November
by the two school doctors, who made
twenty visits TO the schools, visited
forty-one rooms, found six contagious
cases, excluded ten pupils and found
the general healthfulness and sanitary
condition of the buildings good.
The members of the Board present
last night were President John K.
Sheehy, Victor w. Main and William
Sellers. superintendent ShulI and
Secretary Alfred H. Crowen were also
present.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-10
AGREEMENT FILED

NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. 10.-An
agreement has been fled in the Coun-
ty Clerks office which was made on
June "a between Hyman Wedeen.
Harris Edelstein, Philip Borak and
Isadore Greenspan, all of Perth AM
boy. On June IS Wedeen made an
agreement with the Boynton Realty
Company to take over the large Boyn-
ton building in Smith street for $685.
900. The other three men then agreed
to take over a one quarter interest in
this building, Greenspan and Wedeen
acting as agents for the property.
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COLD WAVE coMInG
The Associated Press,

Bu The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-The
weather bureau announced that there
would be a cold wave tonight and to-
morrow throughout the Atlantic
States. High winds are general all
along the coast and storm warnings
were displayed from Louisiana to
Maine.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-10
ALDERMEN PLAN
FREDERICKSBURG
AGENT FOR CITY
Budget Again Taken Up at Com
mittee Meeting
SALARIES ARE DISCUSSED
Nothing Definite on Budget
Until Meeting Next Mon
day Night Here
Westers Final Majority
OUer VOORHEES, I3 Votes

According to the final an
nouncement made by the County
Election Board, folio wing the
Westerly Voorhees, recount decision
made by Supreme Court Justice
James J. Bergen, John N. Wester
won over his democratic oppo-
nent by a total Of thirteen votes
instead of twelve, as announced
in the EVENING NEWS yester-
day. This was a gain of nine
votes majority over the original
election result giving Wester a
three vote lead.
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WINS PRIZE IN FLIGHT
ENGLAND to AUSTRALIA
R,. TAa Aaaocinted Press.

Cd INe A3oUCtHTtU ITt5S-
PORT DARWIN, Australia, Dec.
10.-Captain Ross smith, the Aus
tralian aviator arrived here today
from England, thus winning a prize
of 10000 pounds sterling, offered to
the first aviator to make the voyage.
Under the conditions laid down by
the Australian government when 1t Of
fered prize for making flight from
England to Australia the distance of
500 miles had to be covered with
in thirty days.
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5 Want Treaty Ratified.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10-Nearly
forty prominent Californian Republi-
cans have telegraphed VIII Fl. Hays,
chairman of the Republican National
Committee, a joint appeal to urge
Republican senators to ratify the
peace treaty Immediately without res
ervations or amendments, which
would require its resubn1ission.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-10
JENKINS CASE
IS TRANSFERR
American Consulate Agent Be-
fore Federal Court
BIZ Tn Associated Press.
WA ACsTJIATrTnNT nnp

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-Addition-
al information regarding the trans
fer of the case of American Consulate
Agent Jenkins on the Puebla State
circuit court to the federal supreme
court was expected today by state de-
partment officials. A brief dispatch
from the American embassy at Mexi-
co City said simply that the transfer
had been made on motion of jenkins
counsel Officials were also awaiting
the reply of President Carranza to the
last American note, in which the
United States took the position tha'
only the supreme court had jurisdic-
ton under the Mexican constitution
over foreign consular representatives
in Mexico.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-10
MINERS AGAIN
MEET IN WAGE:
SCALE CONF FAB
Outlook That ~ Per Gent. Raise
Would be Accepted
To NAME A COMMISSION
Duties Would be to Adjust
Scales of Pay--Another Coal
Curtailment
TO NAME A COMMISSION
en The Associnted Prsss.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 1O.-The
general committee of the United Mine
Workers of America reconvened short
ly before 10 o'clock this morning for
further consideration of President
Wilson's proposal for ending the coal
strike throughout the country.
1t was generally expected the pro-
posal providing for the immediate re
turn to work of the miners at an in
crease of IA per cent. of wages and the
appointment Of q commission of three
men to adjust the wages would be
accepted before the conference ad-
iourned today.
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many homes.
The little seals now being isold
throughout the city with the cross
of mercy and goodness and the
Christmas symbol should be bought
by everyone filled with any degree of
the Christmas spirit and should send
out their rays of health and happi-
ness through the cooperation OF all.
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Rn The Associated Press.

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 9.-Presdent
Wilson's decision to take complete
charge of the Mexican situation ap-
parently Is pleasing to the Mexican
government, Luis Cabrera. secretary
of the treasury and government
spokesman, declared when interview
ed tonight that questions arising be-
tween the two countries could best be
handled by the executive department
at Washington, without interference
from the senate.
Advices received tonight from Pue-
bla. stated that the hearing of w. O.
Jenkins, United States consular agent
would be continued on Wednesday, a!
u result of Mr., jenkins attempt to be
reimprisoned or freed unconditional
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NEW IRISH BILL

LONDON, Dec. 1O-Premier Lloyd
George will introduce a new Irish
home rule bill in Parliament Mon
day, according to the Daily Mail.
The newspaper adds that the bill
provides for two legislatures with a
coordinating senate but that the
powers to be allotted to the senate
have not yet been defined 1t said
the. fate of the bill will depend on
the governments generosity in this
respect.
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Carpenter worK aud Jobbing prompt
~ attended to. Geo. II. Thompson, VI
Lewis st. Phone 1909 W.
5474--6-26-wed and sat II.
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RUTGERS To RECEIVE
ROCKEFELLER FUND
gy The Asaaciated PRESS.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. 10.-
Rutgers College viii receive 100000
from the Rockefeller Foundation II.
it is able 10 raise $1.000,000 endow-
ment fund in the campaign now in
progress. President W. Fl. S. Demar-
est announced today.
August Hecllscher of New York.
has promised to contribute 100000 il
the remainder of the fund is raised he
fore January l.
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IN MEMORIAM.
In memory of my beloved husband
who passed away a year ago today
Gone but not forgotten,
MRS. MAY SCHAUB. Wife,
11O21-12-10-1t"
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-09-26
ENROLMENT OF
COUNTY SCHOOLS
SHOWS INCREASE
PROF. o. L. HARRISON, ATTEND.
ANcE OFFICER, FINDS BUT
FEW OUT OF ROOMS.
Is THE SAME WITH BOTH RACES
Negro Teachers Making Reports for
Second Month and Win Show an In
crease in Attendance--First Meet.
ing Teachers October a.

Evidently the people of Maury coun-
ty have taken seriously the announce.
ment that Superintendent Graham and
the county board of education would
enforce the compulsory school law,
because reports from all sections of
the county agree that practically all
of the children of school age are Ell.
rolled in the schools. Prof o. l., Har.
olson, the attendance officer, has
toured large portion of the county
and he has found only few children
who have not entered school. Every
one who has delinquent child, who
has been visited has agreed that the
child VIII enter schol without any fur
Their delay. tt 9al tftee
Today ended the second month of
the negro schools of the county and
superintendent Graham has been busy
receiving the reports of the negro
teach ers and paying them their sala.
ries. Their reports show an increase
in enrolment and the attendance for
the two months has been good. In
addition to the negroes many white
teachers who are finishing the first
month of the term are making reports
today and they show that the rooms
in many places are running over with
pupils. The average attendance SO
far has been unusually good.
The first meeting of the teachers
association of the county will be held
at the court house on Saturday, Octo-
bre 4. Ordinarily 1t would have been
held the first Saturday in this month
but due to the special examinations
on that date it was postponed. Prof
Graham will have a splendid program
ready for the meeting