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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-20
Brandt Dies "a Hours After
HeWrites His Mother Here


Within tw~enty-four hours after he
had written to his mother to tell her
that he would be on the transport on
his way home Sergeant William e.
Brandt, sergeant in the Air Service.
and son of Mrs. Mary Laursen of 1S9
south First street. died at LIE mans
France, June s, of heart trouble or
acute indigestion. Letters were re-
ceived this morning by his mother
from the Y. M. c. A. secretary n
from his minister in France supple
menting the notice given in the War
Department telegram received last
Saturday.
One of the reports stated hat death
had been caused by heart trouble and
the other gave the cause as acute In
digestion. 1t is evident however thai
he was taken very suddenly, and from
his letters 1t is believed that the heat
had considerable to do with his death.
He complained in a letter to his
mother hat the heat In France WAS
worse than in Texas and that the over
seas caps were not much protection
Born in Idaho Springs, Colorado
thirty years ago the young mar had
come to this city as a boy and re-
ceived his education in the city
schools. He was employed by the
Fedora Terra Gotta company before
he entered the service two years ago.
He was a member of the congregation
of the Danish Methodist church.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-20
FAILS IN PLOT
To STEAL AUTO
Cries Of "Stop Thief" Cause
Arrest of Hoboken MAN,
Held for Grand Jury

With nearly half the police force
bowling at his heels, yelling, stop
thief" Joseph Ricci. 410 Jefferson
street Hoboken. attempted to make a
getaway yesterday afternoon. after
he, together with an accomplish, en-
deavored to steal a touring a stand
ing in front of the Rose Flower shop,
Smib street. shortly after 3 o'clock.
He was finally caught however, and
following a hearing this morning, held
in default of $4,000 bail on a charge
Of grand larceny, to await the action
of the grand jury.
Ricci with a pal, whose name Is not
known to the police. approached the
flower shop about 3 o'clock. Ricci got
in the car while his friend went in
side to purchase a bouquet, thus dis
tracing the shopkeepers attention.
When Miller HUFF, of South Ampoy,
who was in charge of the shop, went
in the back of the store he heard the
motor of the a start. the sound Of
the self-starter being familiar to him.
Huff rushed out of the shop n
Ricci, seeing his game was up, jump
ed out of the car and legged it. He
ran down Smith to High street, thence
up to Commerce street, hoping to
evade the police. However the 3
o'clock shift was just changing and
about a dozen officers pursued the man
who was caught by Patrolman Martin
on High and Washington streets.
Ricci's pal, was nowhere to be found
when Huff returned to the store ana
II is thought he got out of town i'm
mediately.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-20
LOCAL ELKS GET
4 STATE OFFICE
PickersgiiI Presides at Con-
ventIon for Last Time
Parade Today

Perth Amboy Lodge, No. 7s4.
Benevolent and Protective order OF
Elks was again honored yesterday by
having one Of its members elected to
an ONCE in the New Jersey State Elks'
Association at the sixth annual re
rnion held at Asbury Park. a Ex-
allied Ruler Edgar I. Reed, the pres
ent secretary of Perth Amboy Lodge
was chosen the secretary OF
fha state association without
opposition. Mr.. Reed was at the head
of the local lodge three years ago n
when John +. Ten Brock declined a
Denomination this yea because OF
pther business he was elected the sec
retary of the local lodge.
H. Il. Pfckersgill. state president.
who is also a past exalted ruler OF
Perth Amboy Lodge presided
throughout the annual session held
yesterday afternoon in the club u
of the Asbury Park Lodge.
The officers OF the state association
as elected yesterday are: president,
DIR. Il. Wilmer Collins, of Camden;
vice presidents, w. j. Doolittle. OF
South Orange, northwest district; FL
1mer J. McMurty, of New Brunswick,
northeast district; Thomas Mooney, of
Burlington, south district; Edgar t.
Reed, of his city. secretary; Charles
Rosencrans, of Long Branch, treas
nrer; Francis ]. Killgore, of Passaic.
trustee. The appointed officers are
J. l.. Long of Camden, sergeant at
arms: Charles w. Potter. of Mont
clair, chaplain: and Charles A. Mat
thews, of S~omerville, inner guard.
These officers were installed ini-
mediately after the election and a
banquet was held last night to the
delegates at the Coleman House. The
parade is being held this afternoon in
which 1t is expected that about 5000
Elks from all parts of the state viii
take part. Perth Amboy Lodge with
q number of friends numbering about
200 went down this morning by special
train. Morrissey's band will head the
local lodge in the parade. A num-
Der went down by automobile. Ex-
allied Ruler Ferd Garretson is head
fng the delegation from here. The
convention city for next year had not
been decided upon bu the next quar-
teriy session OF the association VIII
be held the second Sunday In Sep
TENDER
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-20
SCheidemann Falls; Peace
is Regarded As Near
(Continued from page -

NNOitluuCa R1o1
tary arrangements have been made
alities in case the Germans refuse to
sign the treaty of peace Picked Lands
wehr forces will be remobilized to-
and the next day at Basic and
Constance to protect the Rhine n
the northern frontier.
A Bregenz dispatch to the Gazette
says Italian troops have begun TO oc5
cupy Vorarlberg, the westernmost
ristrict of Austria =
Austrian Protest
ST. GERMAN. June 20.-The Aus
TRAN delegation has sent a fourth note
to the peace conference protesting
against the German Austrian republic
.'being made the heir of all the re-
sponsibiIifies of the Austro-Hungar-
ian empire, of which it was but the
smallest, poorest. most peaceful and
most liberal of states" 1t points out
that at the time war was declared In
1914 the foreign minister. his two
principal collaborators and almost al
of Austria's ambassadors were Hun
garians and maintains that he re
sponsibility for the war Is common tt
all states forming the empire tina
has vanished.
the whole burden be thrown upor
| German Austria"
The Austrian counter proposals t.
! the terms of peace are being conryfet
! I'd by the transmission of notes dali,
| to the Council of Four through the
| French mission.
Baron Rudolph Flatfn Pasha, wht
accompanied the Austrias delegation
to France as an expert left today fol
| Vienna. He was accompanied b,
| Herr Epstein, another member of III
| Austrian delegation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-20
ASK RELIEF At
BATHING BEACH
w. G.. C. S. Director Asks Al
dermen to Act On Sewer
Nuisance

The aldermanic committee on
streets and sewers is considering ways
and means to relieve the nuisance
caused by the sewerage water near the
bathing beach at the foot of the Hayes
Park tract. A complaint was received
by the Board of Aldermen at the
meeting Monday night from Miss Ro-
berta Winans, director of the Girls
Division of the War Camp Community
Service here. Miss Winans was for
merly supervisor of city Fairgrounds.
Miss Winan's letter Informs the
board that the park cimmission Is
cooperating with the playground
the beach and suggests that If 1t Is a
possible thing the aldermen have the
sewer pipes extended further out into
tbs water. 50 hat the refuse does not
bother the bathers She says that q
bad smelling pool of waste collects
near the children's bathing point, en-
dangering their health.
The communication follows:
The Mayor and the Board of Alder
men: City Hall Perth Amboy.
Gentlemen:
In behalf Of the Girls Division of
the War Camp Community Service
and the Playground Commission l
hereby respectfully request that you
look Into the matter of the sewers
near h Hayes r Beacn
and see if anything can be done to
have these extended so that bathing
conditions will be better at this place.
The park commission. passed a resolu-
ton last night granting the play
ground commission the use of this
park during the summer of 1919, and
they are making every effort to lear
up the beach.
Bathing conditions were 50 longest
ed last year on the only available
beaches that we feel that every effort
should be made to increase the facii-
tiles and the foot of Hayes Park Seems
to be a logical public beach II 1t can
be made clearer. At present there Is
q pool of sewer water right on the
beach around which the children play.
This has a very bad odor and seems
to be very unhealthy and We hould
appreciate 1t If, you would bring the
matter to the attention of the Health
Board.
Yours very sincerely, (Signed) Ro-
berta Winans.
Director, Girls Division War Camp
Community Service
| Former Supervisor of Fairgrounds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-20
BOY SCOUTS GET
FUNDS At LAST
$500 Collected Here Yester-
day and Much More Is
Expected

Money is now beginning to pour
into the only half filed Golfers of the
Boy Scout financial resources of this
city as the result of a determined
and concerted three days final squirt.
starting yesterday, to secure the
$4,000 allotted this city at the begin
ming of Boy Scout Week. as the
amount to be raised here that scout
ing activities might be conducted on
a scale BETTING a city h size OF
Perth Amboy. 1t was announced
this morning at HEADQUARTERS that
nearly $500 had been collected yes
terday by the this sum
bringing the grand total to date up
to nearly $4,000. 1t is the aim of the
scout council to raise The quota by
Saturday night.
A big community sing under the
auspices of the Boy Scouts will be
staged at the corner of Smith n
Hobart streets tomorrow night,
everybody invited. Arrangements
have been made to ave the street
cleaned and the entire block from
Smith to Market street closed off to
traffic. The street will be Illuminated
by several large globes to be strung
up by the courtesy of Klein & Nolan's
Shoe Company.
B. r. o. E, 800; Chesebrough
Manufacturing Company. s25; School
No. 7, s1S.75; Patrick j. White, $25;
School 1, 1851; Schools 6 and s,
S14.50; Schools 5 and 9, S12; gram
mar school, Anna Neer, r. w. and
Elsie Atkinson, each $40; Porto Ric-
an Cigar Company, $7.72; National
Association of Letter Carriers ASH,
s14; high school, 81.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-20
CITY BRIEFS

Rev. Abram Kavanagh. Of Brook
lyn, will hold services this evening in
the Danish Methodist church. He is
the district superintendent of the
south district in Brooklyn of b New
York Eastern conference.
1T is rumored thai the Fords
National Bank viii be located in the
Melvin Clum building opposite the
property occupied by Aaron Gross
The exact date the new institution
will be opened for business will be
announced later.
"A further hearing in the bank
ruptcy case of the Bothamley Chemi-
cal Color & Dye Company, involving
an invalid chattel mortgage, is being
held today by Adrian Lyon, as refe-
rec in bankruptcy.
Three patrolmen to represent
Perth Amboy at the State Patrolmen's
| Benevolent Association Convention to
be held at Trenton some time in Sep
tember, were appointed IS delegates
last night at the regular meeting OF
the local p. B "A They are Frank
! Seiboth, Albert Macdonald and
| Charles A. Quinn. Plans were also
| formulated for a blow out to be ten
| dered to the returning service men
formerly members Of the police force.
The initiatory degree was con
ferred on two candidates by Valhalla
Lodge No. ITS, Odd Fellows, last
night at its meeting In Odd Fellows
hall. Arrangements are complete for
the lodge taking part in the Welcome
Home parade. The lodge will join
with Lawrence Lodge and Hornet En-
campment in the parade.
ALI members of Westminster Bat
talon, American Junior Naval and
Marine Scouts are ordered to assem-
BILE at the Presbyterian chapel at Z
o'clock tonight. Plans will be dis
J cussed at this time for a parents night
to be held soon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-20
Great Support Given Here
for Welcome Home Events

Continued from page IL
ton, Junior Order United American
Mechanics, Polish Division, Ukrainian
Division, Knights of Columbus, Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, Italian
Societies, Maccabees, Polish Soka CT
North Amboy, Foresters. Royal Ar
canum, C~aledonians, Slovak Division,
Red Men, Hungarian, st George
Greek Catholic Society, Danish Broth
erhood, Goodwill Association, B. P. o.
Elks, Hebrew Progressive.
The exact line of march and the
composition of the various units pa
rading will not be definitely decided
until next Thursday night when all
of the marshals of the parading or
CARNATIONS will confer with Grand
| Marshal Thomas +. Burke and the
members of the executive committee.
The labor and fraternal organizations
drew last night to determine which
should lead in the parade, the labor
| contingent getting third and the r
ternaa organizations fourth place.
The various labor unions will decide
among themselves how they will
form. The firemen will comprise the
fifth and last division.
General Chairman Ferd Garretson
presided at the meeting last night.
1t was stated at the meeting that
some of the returned soldiers had
expressed their intentions of march
ing instead of occupying the grand
stand The committee was unanimous
in it's desire hat none of the service
men march but that they occupy the
grandstand in a body AND allow the
other residents of h city to do the
marching.
Richard Calvin, chairman of the
music committee, was given an addi-
tional appropriation with which to
| hire the Edison Band. of New York,
| which is considered one of the best
| bands in this section of the country.
Upon request of Alderman Albert
G.. Waters. chairman of the enter
tainment committee. it was decided
| to have programs printed for the en-
| tertainment which viii be given at
the Copper Works field during the
clambake.
A form of invitation to be sent to
| every man who was in the service
was presented by Alderman John j.
! Clark and accepted. Invitations to
attend the celebration will be sent by
| John Pfeiffer to President Wilson.
| Secretary of Wa Baker, New Jersey
United States senators, Congressman
ScuIly, State Senator Thomas Brown
| and assemblymen from this district.
Authorization to purchase 450O
| flags for the school children who will
parade was given to John Pfeiffer. The
offer of Laurance w. Ballou, of the
| War Camp Community, to lead in
| singing was accepted
No change was made last night In
| the time of the start of the parade.
! 10 O'Clock, still being the same as
l originally decided upon.
The tag day here yesterday. con
Quoted under the leadership of Mrs
| Jay b. FRANKIE and Miss Lulu Ricci.
| assisted by about twenty young wo-
| men, resulted in $54 being raised. The
| tag dag will continue today. Fifty dol
| lars more in donations were received
| yesterday by Secretary Arthur E Gra-
| ham. they being $40 from Susanna =.
F. Benton and IS from Louisa =. Ben.
ton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-20
DOCTORS
HELD IN BONDS
Grand Jury to Investigate
Case Against Alleged Fakes
Here

Evidence produced last night by
the c~omplainants against the alleged
DIR. Jacob Speigel, of Albany, N. Y,
who was arrested yesterday for prac-
ticing medicine without a license and
fleeing people out of money by his
fraudulent methods in treating them
for supposed maladies. was strong
enough to warrant his being held un-
der $4,000 bonds pending trial by the
grand jury.
Another physician, said to be a CO.
partner with the "show DOCTOR" by
the name of Patrick Joseph Clark. of
Newark. butted in the hearing too
much and finally vent so far that a
charge was made against him by
Chief Burke for practicing medicine
here without properly exposing his
registration card. He was also placed
under $4,000 bonds, and all efforts of
the two counsels, Walter j. Rielley
and Jacob S. Karkus, retained to de-
fend the doctors, to have the bail
diminished proved futile, Deputy Re-
corder Stephen +. Somogyi absolute
ly refusing to reduce the bonds a
dollar.
However. this morning Karkus ap-
peared with licenses and permits in
abundance as proof that Clark was a
regularly registered physician and
plead to have him released. When
this was not granted he asked for
reducement of bail and was told that
the amount would be alike at $1,000
cash. Further persistence on Karkus'
part gained the reduction of Clark to
$500 cash and Speigel to $1,000 cash.
Karkus went to New Brunswick this
morning and petitioned before Judge
DAILY in the Court of Common Pleas
for a writ of habeas corpus for
Clark.
Clark would not have been held in
all probability IL he had not proffer-
ed information not required during
court proceedings. When he did this
1t was suspected that he was impli-
Gated with Speigel and on further
examination and questioning by DIR.
William L. Ramsay, the man could
give no proof that he was a licensed
physician and was put in jail.
Mayor Dorsey, who Is interested N
matter and indignant that the
were ever allowed to enter the
city, went to see the two doctors"
last night both of whom pleaded to be
released. They wanted to pay a fine
and get out Of town. The mayor
and said he had nothing to do
l.. Speige1 remarked to the
Mayor that his motto was TO do as
gN d as l al you can rest as
sured 1 did not fleece the town."
The police have c~onfiscated all the
men which was IN h second
medical paraphenalia in the orice OF
of tn eBoard of Trade building
will be used as evidence again
them when>they are brought before
the grand jury for trial.
1t was due to clever work on the
part of Patrolman Muska. DIR. M. Il.
Urbanski, Patrolman Murray and DR..
Charles S Thompson, that these men
were arrested. 80. 9syHa
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-20
SENTENCE
IN COUNTY COURT
Perth Amboy Cases Among
Those Before Daily This
Morning
BIZ stan correspondent.

Oh GN0H WI E8kON0EH6
NEW BRUNSWICK, June 20:-
Sentence on Andrew Fale, of Stock
ton street, Perth Amboy, convicted
by a Jury of ~atrocious assault and
battery, was deferred by Judge Daily
in Quarter Sessions court today On
motion of Assistant Prosecutor John
A. Coan because of the mans wife
and family. Andrew Wight, attorney
of Perrin Amboy. told the our that
Fale had a wife and three very young
children. The judge said that it was
inevitable hat IL he were sent away
for a long time it would be his family
that would suffer most
Willus Dawson of Perth Amboy,
pleaded guilty to a charge OF carnal
abuse on a girl whose name Is not
known. The crime took place In
Perth Amboy. Probation OffScer
Charles Macmillan reported that the
boy came of good parents and two
clergymen from Perth Amboy nave
seen Judge Daily concerning h case
On motion of Assistant Prosecutor
Coan. sentence was deferred
Sally Douglass, colored of this city,
pleaded guilty to the charge of lar
ceny and receiving. While acting as
a servant h took table linen valued
at SIPS. The goods have been re-
turned. She was given one week IN
the county work house by Judge Daly.
Thomas Pero, eighteen and Joseph
Jakavioki 10 of South Amboy, plead
ed guilty to breaking and entering
box cars of Central Railroad of New
Jersey at South Amboy and taking
shoes and cigars valued at S45. The
goods have been recovered and re-
turned to the railroad company. Pro-
baton officer MacWilliams stated that
the boys come from good families ana
Il was their first offense. Judge DAILY
warned them If they came before him
again on such a charge they would be
given the limit. They were placed on
probation for the full term.
Edward Grace, eighteen years old.
Of New Brunswick, who was found
guilty of carnal abuse by a jury last
Wednesday, was fined 500 and put
under probation for the full term by
Judge DAILY. The girl has been sent
to the State Home for Girls. Grace
was represented by Thomas Hagger-
ty. who said that this was the boys
first offense.
Charles Van Duersen, of Dunham's
Corner, was arraigned before Judge
Daly by Probation Officer MacWil-
liam for violating his probation. Van
Duersen was found guilty on March
IA on charges of assault and battery
on his wife. He vas put on probation
for the full term, and warned to alb
stain from liquor. Last month his
wife reported to the probation officer
that Van Duersen had again beat her.
In giving sentence Judge DAILY said
that e~ighty-nve per cen of the per-
sons placed on probation by him
make good. Van Duersen was SEN
fenced to not more than three and
not less than two a In state pris-
on.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-20
Men Enlist Here

Men wanted for service IN Alaska.
Enlistments will be for three years.
Upon completion of enlistment appli-
cants will be sent to Vancouver Bar
racks. Washington, to be assigned to
the 21st Infantry, white applicants
only will be accepted.
Authority has been received to en-
list men for any organization or sta
ton within 500 miles OF the main Of
fee Newark. this opportunity does not
extend any longer than the 10th of
July. This Is a wonderful opportunity
for men to pick their branch and sta
ton that they would like to serve in.
The following men were accepted
and forwarded from this station June
1919: Joseph Wantuh. Fords, n J.,
Cavalry: Joseph Blando. Fords, N. J..
Cavalry.
For further information an at the
Army Recruiting ONCE, $50 Smith
street Perth Amboy. N. J..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-20
ITO MILLIONS
AVIATION FUND
Senate Naval Committee Rec
ommends Big Increase In
Appropriation
By Associated Press.
VII

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, June 2o-With
few dissenting votes the senate naval
committee today recommended an in
crease in the naval aviation fund for
1920 from fifteen million dollars to
thirty-five million dollars as requested
by Secretary Daniels.
Action by senate committee today
indicated that appropriations for army
n navy aviation would be sharply
increased over House totals in the
annual appropriation bills. as they
will be presented to the senate.
With few dissenting votes h full
naval committee decided to recon-
mend an increase of h house
appropriation of fifteen million
dollars to thirty-f1ve million dollars as
urged by Secretary Daniels. while a
subcommittee of the military COM
mittee voted to recommend an in
crease for army aviation from fifteen
MILAN dollars to seventy-five million
dollars.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-20
Want to Keep Federal
Agency In This city
Continued from page ID

CONTINUED from page IL
Jesse W. Davis. the directO in
charge, said today.
The placements of employees aver
age 1000 monthly, he said, with 900
as the lowest and 1900 as the high
est. The figure for this month and
past month will be about 500 he said.
Since the office vas opened in July OF
last year about $4,000 workers have
found positions through the bureau.
In actual importance with refer
ence to numbers placed Mr.. Davis
said this morning that Perth Amboy
would probably come third in the
state, with Newark and Camden lead
ing. AS to the pacemaking city's
chances in the political run for ap-
propriations he said hat she would
probably be sixth in this order: New
ark. Camden. Trenton. Jersey City,
Paterson, Perth Amboy and Eliza
beth.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-20
Favor slgnlng Treaty.

LONDON, June 20.-A Reuters dis
patch from Weimar states thai a
meeting Thursday of the Centrist
members Of the Germans National
Assembly decided by a four fifths ma
jority in favor OF signing the treaty oil
peace with reservations regarding the
responsibility for the war and the
honor of the German nation. The
German national party is unanimously
resolved against signing. Fifty six
members of the German democratic
party voted against signing the terms
while eight others voted the treaty be
signed conditionally.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-20
Notice for Co. G

All members of Company c of the
Perth Amboy Battalion, New Jersey
State Reserves, are requested to meet
at their headquarters in the High
School Monday night, June 23rd, at 8
o'clock sharp. No uniforms are to
be worn and all members who have
not turned in their oFercoats for sum
mer storage are expected to turn
them in at this meeting. There will
be a short drill in the manual of arms
followed by rifle practice on the in
side range. As this is to take the
place of the regular drill 1t Is the de-
sire of the commanding officer to have
a good attendance.