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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-08
Court Actions Threatened
In Charges at City Hall
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The pair then INDUCED in person
alities for some time when the group
broke up. Later Mayor Dorsey said
that he and Mr.. Medinets would start
suit for SANDER jointly in the supreme
court.
Both parties tool parting shots
when Mr.. Grouse aid that the mayor
wasn't going t o play politics with city
affairs and that Medinets couldn't fix
up any deal with the mayo that af-
fected city affairs
The mayor said later:-They've
been spending the city's money as
they damned pleased without any
resolutions and they have been stop
ped They're sore for that I didn't
go down to that meeting until 1 was
invited and o can bet 1 wont so
again"
Mr.. Medinets said later that he
would start the suit Immediately un-
less Mr.. Grouse made public re
traction Of the statement. He main
tanned tina he didn't even know who
lrepresented the Mack truck mp 10 last
night
shapiro to Start Action.
| Max A. Shapiro, who bid on Sam
1ord trucks. got IN touch with Med
NETS Immediately after the meeting.
| He retained him to stop the purchase
| of the trucks In order that light may
be thrown upon what he termed the
utter ignoring Of his bid.
He said that the Sanford Is fdentf.
fcnd with the Seldom In every important
| detai1- The list rating. he claimed,
/ shows = d~<zEcrence or less than mr.
dollars n the price. His bid. hs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-08
WOODBRIDGE MAN
s KILLED BY
CHEAP WH|SKEY

Private Louis Meider, twenty-four
years old. of Company I, 22d Infantry.
stationed at Fort Jay, Governors
Island, whose home Is at Woodbridge.
was a victim of poisoning by cheap
whiskey, that contained wood alcohol.
is contained in a report to the Board
of Health of the city of New York.
Meider was found unconscious in his
seat in a 14th street theatre. New York
city, Saturday night and was removed
to the provost guard headquarters,
Pearl and Park streets. He was placed
on a cot and was heard moaning as
late as 2 O'Clock Sunday morning.
When soldiers of the guard failed
to arouse him for breakfast, they call
ed Captain ID. L. Chase.a physician
of the barracks whoy said the man
was dead. Therbody was taken to the
morEna, where Medical Examiner
Charles f. Norris made an autopsy
and then sent a letter to Health Conf
missioner Copeland of New York. who
Is making an investigation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-08

N. IL. A. Special to the Evening News
LONDON, England. April S-Plans
for a tunnel 32 miles long between
France and England to cost a billion
dollars or more are sc far perfected
that construction can start at once.
1t will take five years to complete the
tunnel.
British and French governments
are said to be In entire accord on the
project. Nc preference in rates is to be
given any country.
The approach to the tunnel will be
northwest of Dover. some miles back
from the coast because of the huge
elk between Folkestone inc Dover.
More than FL miles of the 80 will
be under the sea and the tubes will go
down TO a depth of $50 feet.
Two tunnels. each IS feet In d.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-08

said, was for $4,000 for two three
n n half ton trucks or just half
that ngnre for one He says that he
cut his profit from a normal TWENTY
v per cent to five per cent. In en-
ter1ng his bid. that he might Obtain
the advertising. in view of the fact
that he Is just starting a garage.
he invited an inspection of the
specifications n bids entered by ho4b
himself and h Perth Amboy Garara
Tor the seldom. He said that the -ama
conditions held for both and that
while his bid was for $4.es5 for one
truck, h Seldom had receives the
contract at a figure of 1855 a dir.
ference OF 1880. with the addition.I
ract that his specification called To-
pant. which the seldom did not. which
made a difference Of 500.
he said that he did not wapt .,
thought that he was sore over Ios,rr
the contract but he did want To Sc
Iair piay and to see the city get fair
Mr., Medinets called ON civ rssrt
Hanson Jr. Tor a certified conv 81
an the specifications. confracts ana
|certorari. sho
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-08
Rev. Mr.. Westcott Has
Clash With Quinn In Senate
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Replying to this line of argument
the ministers charged that the bill
was simply a plan to commentaries
the Sabbath for the benefit of the
motion picture men: that 1t was a
moral question at stake and the
people ought not be given an oppor-
tunity to vote on questions of moral
ity and that the Sunday being the
seventh and only day of the week for
a y and worship no legislature or
set OF men rave the right to undo
the command OF God in this respect.
In his remarks former Assembly
man Quinn said he also appeared for
Mayor Dorsey OF Perth Amboy, who
was unable to be present, but who
favored the bill.
HE believed" said the speaker,
that any one who supported local
option cannot consistently be opposed
to this bill.
81 understand there is a delegation
here from Perth Amboy for the Good
Government League. They do not
represent the majority of the senti-
ment OF their city. If this bill was
submitted to a vote of the people of
Perth Amboy they would say they
it.
Where were the ministers when
were fighting for a labor bill sew
eral years ago that would give certain
n day out of seven. Their
voices were not heard then, but they
present today to prevent m
for the workers. The charge
re the Sabbath Is only camoufiage.
Their attitude may mean decreased
at church."
In addition to the Rev. Dr~-AEaS&el
oft the following delegatieS appear
al wfn3im as representatives Of the
Civic Better7feH League of Perth
George Parisen, Charles Fulton. Jo-
Il. Walker and Rev. William H..
Bawden.
In his speech DIR westcott said Perth
Amboy's fair name a been dragged
into the discussion by Mr. Quinn. He
declared he had been In that city for
four years.
AZ know something about h city.
I have addressed gatherings of Poles
and Hungarians and Sloveks and other
races and I have yet to hear q demand
for Sunday shows from the poor peo-
pie. Every time they come from h
moving picture people themselves.
they say We are narrow. The narrow
ness is all on the other side
THEY talk about a referendum
Why. in some places, they would vote
for free love as a referendum If they
were permitted.l This Dill Will mean
an insult to every Methodist in the
state IL it is passed.
There are now six days for the
movies and one for the church. If we
are going to give up hat n let us
put the paddock on h church for
good.
They say we are narrow. The narrow
Trotsky came from the East Side OF
New York, where they have no regard
for the Sunday"
1t was during this speech that the
reference was made TO Mr.. Quinn and
tina anti-prohibition slogan.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-08

ameter, are to be sunk, with cross gals
leries every 200 yards.
Near the middle of the tunnel there
will be a dip for one mile and a water
lock by means Of which the tunnel
can be flooded and disabled for use In
Ease of emergency. This lock viii be
controlled from Dover.
Dig 100 Feet Below Bottom of Sea-
The deepest water along the route
of the tunnel Is $50 feet and 1t is pro-
posed to go deep enough to nave a
cover of the chalk sea bottom 100 feet
thick between the top of the tunnel
and the bottom of the channel: This
will protect the tubes from the sea
and also from destruction by enemy
activities In time of
The tunnel will carry besides the
train tracks. telephone n telegraph
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-08

-Four patrols were selected and
their leader chosen last night at the
meeting OF Troop 6 Boy Scouts of
America in the basement of the First
Baptist church. The patrols M
leaders are:-Black Bear, Allan Pet
erson. with Roland Main as assist
ant; Crow. Leroy Sturn and James
Cleyenger as assistant; Hawk. Nor
man Olsen, no assistant appointed as
yet: Pine Tree, James McCabe and
Morris McHose, assistant. The troop
now lacks but six members of a full
patrol and expects to have their full
quota in a week.
Tower building and troop formation
was gone through by the scouts un-
der the supervision of assistant scout
master Cecil Roberts Z
1t was decided during a short bust
ness session to have monthly dues of
ten cents and a suggestion hat a show
be staged for the purpose Of raising
money to pay the pledge was acted on
fayorably.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-08
Is Found Guilty
81 S.an Correspondent.

By STAFF Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK. April S-Appli
cation for a letter of administration
the court of quarter sessions here
this morning. Steve Sabo of this city,
charged with larceny n receiving.
wa sfound guilty by a jury. The jury
consisted of Harvey w. Brumagin,
South Amboy: Edward Gamble. New
Brunswick; Geo. Polly. Perth Amboy:
Chas. White. Midtown; Peter Dunlap,
New Brunswick; p. j.. Ashley, High
land Park: Aaron Leppert, New Bruins
wick; Bernard J. Leayey, Perth AM
boy; Edwin Barlow, New Brunswick;
.Elwood Brown. South Amboy: Walter
FL. Higgins. Woodbridge; Alfred Yor-
ston, New Brunswick.
Prosecutor Joseph f. Stricken
represented the state and Jacob ar
kus the defendent. Sabo is charged
with stealing tobacco valued at $3.50
from the General Cigar Company.
prior TO December II, when he was
placed under arrest.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-08
tuberculosis Hospital Bill
In Danger In Legislature
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"The judiciary committee held q
hearing yesterday afternoon on AS
sembly Bill 49S. which is the bill pro-
vfding for a bond issue whereby Mid .
dlesex County al raise funds with
which TO build a tuberculosis hospital.
The Board of Freeholders. New
Jersey Anti-Tuberculosis League, Mid
dlesex County Anti-Tuberculosis
League and the New Brunswick
Board of Trade were represented at
the hearing. / also attended the
hearing.
Despite the efforts Of the two
anti-tuberculosis leagues and the
Board of Freeholders to satisfy the
directors TO a bond issue as advanced
by the Board of Trade of New Bruins
wick. the latter organization refused
to approve the bill.
Therefore I informed the delegates
and the chairman of the Judiciary
committee that I would not push the
l introduced the bill at the
request of the two anti-tuberculosis
leagues and the Board of Freeholders.
with the distinct understanding that II
would not be pushed IL any organic
ed opposition appeared against 1t.
in Difference to the Board
of Trade of New Brunswick, which
has been very active in Legislative
matters, 1 have decided that l will
make any EFFORT 10 have the COM
report the bill"
The New Brunswick Board of Trade !
was represented at the hearing by B. r
and Robert Carson, the Mid
dlesex County Anti-Tuberculosisl
by DIR. Charles !. Silk and Will
J. WillseYNa&Jersey AM
ooonksssIs league By FIELD Sec
.---y Ernest ID. Easton and thef
OF FreehoBders by Clarence M.
Haight- =. |
William j.. willsey. former health
officer here. newly appointed execu-
secretary of the Middlesex Coun-
ty~- Tuberculosis League, stated this
rning that 1t would start I'm
on an intensive campaign TO
creste sentiment in favor of this hos
pitai by showing the people of this
county the urgent need for such an
institution and to organize a strong
group which will have for Its object
the prevention OF the white plague.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-08
Pass Pension Bill Without
the IS Year Amendment

Bp S;aH Correspondent.
TRENTON, April S-With the pro
posed thirty-lye yea amendment I'M
attached assembly bin 194. introduced
for the speaker by Assemblyman Nor
gan. and which provides for the PEN
sioning of school teachers and prin-
cipais of New Jersey. passed h sen-
ate last night. after a long delibera-
ton by a close vote.
The measure was passed by the as
sembly last week and when up for
discussion before the senate. was
amended with a clause stating that
teachers or principals might retire
from active service on half pay after
thirty-fiye years in school work. A
reconsideration of this vote was re-
ourstea Yesterday and the legislation
was the passed on its third n final
reading.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-08
Nmeiy-FiVe Ballots Voted
in Trade Board Election

Returns received at the Board of
Trade in the election of two directors
have reached ninety-fve. The bal
lot box will be closed Thursday after
uoDns
The four men up for directors. Al
bert Leon. La II. Rossi. George +.
Reynolds. and w. H Griswoid. were
nominated at the forum held last
Thursday noon and the two who re-
eeiyed the y\hest number of votes
win be elected The outcome will be
announced at a lecture on Friday
night in the high school.
The ballots are handed In sealed
and will not be opened until after the
election has been closed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-08
Two Men Taken to Trenton
to Start Long Prison Terms
Ru stan Correspondent.

NEW BRUNSWICK, April s.-Epi-
fanis. Terrazas, the Mexican found
guilty last week of second degree
murder in killing Francisco Servin in
Perth Amboy on February %, and
Mike Cerbus found guilty of a double
murder when he fatally shot his mo-
ther-in-1aw and father-in-law in
Keasbey on March 4, were both TAX
en- to the state prison at Trenton this
morning by Sheriff Charles Anderson
and Court Officer Milton Jacques. Ger
bus was sentenced to serve from 40
to GO years and Terrazas from twenty
to thirty ear
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-08
Open Temporary Bridge

NEW BRUNSWICK. April s-The
temporary bridge over the canal here
was opened for the first time TINS
morning and traffic over the old span
was suspended. The trolleys were
passing over the one track which has
been laid on the temporary bridge.
while work was being rushed to COM
plete the double track. The part OF
the old bridge which has been re-
Iieved Of traffic has had h planking
torn UP and he work OF
the steel floor beams is now under
way.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-08

wires and pneumatic tubes for the dis
patch OF letters and parcels. Trains
will operate by electricity.
Less difficulty In construction Is ex-
pected than was met in building the
East River tunnel between Manhattan
and Long Island. There 1t was neces-
sary to bore through hard rock COW
erel with glacial boulders oyerlaid
with quicksand.
The channel tunnel will go through
chalk. The first layer under the chan
mel Is white chalk. Below this is 400
feet of grey chalk and through this
the tunnel will be bored. The engi-
neering question Is whether this grey
chalk is i~mpervious to water. If in
the antics OF the sea in ages past any
great assures have been created, they
will cause rouble.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-08

N.neen ~0fFc5ponden
pNEW BRUNSWICK April s.-Eva
hnoads. colored. Is on trial toSsr
Sh ~ with larceny and receivinr
~ s@te aliesed through Prosecufer
n \. Strieker that the woman
tersS .bay win several others, en-
Ghurch street and that whiis H. ~
exs saz1ang ON one OF the vomen ske
aoz.les woman picked IN q cosf ia
u1ess valued az $32 and walled os.s
sne Mas arrested on the street ana ~.
- xere found in her rIe~s~es.,a ne
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-08
Two centurIes Of s~poutInu.

The most active volcano In the
world h Mount Sansay. II is 17.19d
feet high. situated In Ecuador, In the
eastern chain Of the Andes. 1t has
been En constant eruption since 1z22
Indianapolis Hewx
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-08

1. Curve OF tunnel at British coast
line to approach several miles back OF
Dover. Section of interior of tube
showing electric trains. 2. Dip In
tunnel which may be flooded in time
of war. 8. Greatest water depth. $50
feet. A. Thickness of chalk above
tunnel, 100 feet. S. Entrance to cross
tube connecting tunnels. one every zoo
yards.
Evening star., 1919-03-23
First Story the Submarine
Undseas Pirates Fate of Allied Cause Practically Defended
Upon the Immediate Defeat of UBoas-Hou the instrument
WasDeye1o6ed and Put Into Use By Al Allied Nations.

they believed would meet all demands.
A new device for detecting subma-
rines-a development of the American
mind and one of this country's great
est contributions to the war had re-
suited from their labor.
The detector Is based on the prin-
ciple of sound wave transmission
through the water, and depends for
its direction-getting quality on the
peculiar and heretofore little UNDER
stood faculty"of the human ear to de-
tect the direction of sound by the
shifting of sound from one ear to the
other. So important was this human
equation in the proper use of the in
strument that one of the first things
done was to establish school for
submarine listeners at the Nahant
station, which was attended by
score of Uncle Sans naval officers and
enlisted men. Among the first stu
dents was a group of French sailors.
The apparatus, termed detector. or
listening device, was first designed to
be hung overheard amidships. below
the water line. The observer was sta
toned on deck. Later the instrument
was fastened to the hull of the vessel
and the observer took his position
within the hold. the connections lead
ing through the side Of the ship.
1t was soon discovered that the
rocking of the boat f heavy weather
seriously affected the range of the de-
vice. This. in addition to the slapping
of the waves against the ships side,
interfered at times with the operators
observations, but these obstacles were
later overcome. During the expert
ments it was found necessary to stop
the engine in order that accurate OBJ
servations could be taken. The stop
ping of the engines led to the elimi-
nation of extraneous sounds and add
ed considerably to the effective range
of the instrument. For heavy
Evening star., 1919-03-23
Invention Stopped the Deadly "Sub'

err developed for the war. with high
speed. had accompanied them, as the
admiralty feared they might be at,
tackled by the submarine coming to
the surface. and detailed one Of these
vessels as an escort.
The day after New Year they re-
ceived wireless from an airship that
steamed over, got their devices out.
but couldn't hear thing. Another
message from the airship changed the
subs position, SO they altered their
course and obtained a clear indica-
ton. from the listening device. The
Hun was moving slowly up the cham
mel submerged.
" They gave the "P" boat "ix"
(cross bearing) on the spot where
the indication showed the submarine
ping pattern" of depth charges.
and soon tremendous amounts of oil
arose to the surface. Evidently the
hrst experience SlIeadene,, was to be successful.
until afterward.
A trawiing device had been devel-
oped which indicated whether con-
tact with submarine had been made.
the trawling device and ran over the
got an Indication. A buoy was
thrown over to indicate the spot and
lOI tlc I. next nOTnluS
they trawled again and got another
contact within a hundred yards Of
the buoy. They had destroyed a SUBJ
marine in the first test, and the sub
was given out by the admiralty az q
probable"
When the American submarine
chasers began to arrive they were
assigned to the channel, where the
German submarine activities were
greatest, and they did good deal Of
patrolling there in the early spring.
The second lot of chasers was ordered
to Corfu, in the Adriatic., They went
to Corfu in June.
The British airplanes and dirigibles
did excellent work in patrolling the
waters where enemy submarines were
in the habit of making attacks on
transports and merchant ships, but
were somewhat handicapped in not
having detecting devices by means OF
which the direction taken by sub
marine after it submerged could be
ascertained. With a view to deter
mining whether the American detec-
tor could be applied to such ship
the aviation department of the ad-
miralty, early in May, 1918, arranged
for the Americans to have a trip on
the North sea g." The ship was one
Of the newest types of dirigibles car-
ried crew of sixteen, and had the
latest type of engines. steering gear,
bombthrowers, cameras, etc.
They flew from Chatham, England,
over Mastboure and out over the
channel, where the ship was brought
Evening star., 1919-03-23

enemy submarines sighted by surface
craft or airplanes.
The special party under Capt. Leigh
took over about ten tons Of anti
submarine detection devices. and had
also worked out the tactics necessary
for the detection. pursuit. attack and
destruction of the enemy submarines.
A request was made Of the British
admiralty for the use Of three boats
capable Of making eighteen knots. on
which this apparatus could be in
stalled and q demonstration made. No
vessels OF this speed were available
so we were forced to accept three
fishing trawlers Of nine to ten knots
speed.
The three trawlers were the An
drew King. Kunish and James
Bentole. These trawlers were fully
equipped with all the American sub
marine detecting devices. radio tele-
phones. etc. at H. NJ. dockyard at
Portsmouth. England. and on Decem-
ber 80, 1917. they steamed out Of the
harbor for tho hrst real patrol In
English waters. The channel lived
up to It's reputation OF being the
roughest body of water for it's sise
In the world.
Evening star., 1919-03-23

charge was being brought to a higher
state or perfection. Gradually various
means of combating the submarine were
evolved and put into operation. The
principal of these was the extension of
the convoy system, establishing great
areas of mine fields. use of submarine
detection devices on surface craft and
allied submarines and the extension of
visual patrols from aircraft. In fact, al
lied patrols. equipped with submarine
devices now began to assume great i'm
portance. SO that at the time the arm-
'stice was signed they were daily be-
coming more and more effective.
1T was estimated that in December
1917. two to Ave enemy submarines
passed through the English channel
daily. After July 1, 1918, only one
submarine is known to have done So
In June the admiralty estimated that
one out of every four submarines was
destroyed. In October the ratio had
been increased to five out of every
twelve. BY this summer British and
American naval officers believe three
out of every four submarines would
have been destroyed. These results
were largely due to the perfection of
listening devices"
Hundreds Of British craft and most
of the American forces were now
equipped with the submarine detec-
tor. Many French and Italian ves-
sells were also using it. The subma-
AiHe uuuL was on.
Capt. Leigh, who was appointed by
Admiral Sims to take charge of anti
submarine warfare. spent many
nights on the British trawlers and
subchasers in the channel and par
took actively in the campaign which
followed.
The principal bases from which
american destroyers operated were
Queenstown. Ireland: Brest, France,
and Gibraltar. the first named being
the largest base of the three.
. The submarine chaser bases were
at Queenstown. Ireland: Plymouth,
England, and Corfu, Greece.
The American submarines were
based at Berehaven, Ireland and the
Azores All the navigating charts of
the waters around the British Isles.
like the English channel, North sea
and Irish sea- where the submarine
warfare was most active, were di-
vided into squares, properly lettered
and numbered for quick reference as
to positions of torpedoed ships Or