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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-04
THIEVES GET COSTLY FURS
jewelry Also Taken From Home
Vacant for Summer

Jewelry and costly furs valued at
more than $4,000 were stolen from the
home of Mrs. John L. Wentz, 11S
South Twenty first street, by thieves
who gained entrance by breaking the
glass in the front door.
Mrs. Wentz and family are at their
summer home at Haverford.'
1t is believed the thieves are mem
bers of gang specializing in robbing
houses which have been vacated for the
summer. A close watch is being kept
on all houses in the Rittenhouse Square
section, where many homes have, al
ready been vacated for the summer.
Three boys, ranging in age from six
to eleven years, were arrested yester-
day, charged with stealing thrift stamps
and money from Miss Mary Wilkinson,
a teacher in the Kendrick School. The
boys said they were r. Brosker, Thirty
sixth and Ludlow streets; L. Bowers,
of North Thirty eighth street, and G.
Fox, of North Thirty seventh street.
The boys were sent to the House OF
Detention.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-04
IS SILENT
IN MRS. PETIT CASE
w. c. Boyce Has Not Yet Con-
suited Lawyer Regarding Mover
to Cancel His Contract
SALARY PAYMENT STOPPED

George W. C. Boyce against whom
Mrs. Katherine Howell Petit has
brought suit to terminate an agreement
made in January of this year has not
yet consulted with his attorney, Horace
M. Schell, of this city, regarding the
case
Mrs. Petit has just brought suit to
set aside the agreement which was
signed in January. This agreement
called for an immediate payment OF
something like S14OO and future pay
ments of $1,000 month until the total
amount of $4,000 was paid.
The $4,000 was agreed to by both
Boyce and Mrs. Petit, according to Mr..
Schell, as settlement of numerous con-
tracts covering several years and which
otaled approximately S54 900 to Boyce's
credit.
To Drive Autos
According to statements OF the pre-
vious contracts Boyce was expected to
drive the automobiles of Mrs. Petit,
accompany her to dinners and the
theatre and perform such other duties
as might be expected of companion
These duties, according to Mrs. Petit,
Boyce did not perform. She further
alleges in other affidavits that the agree
ment was signed under pressure.
The law Office of John G. Bell acted
for Mrs. Petit in the January agree
ment and, Mr.. Schell for Boyce. Sew
eral witnesses were present when the
agreement was signed. ~.
''Boyce is sort of handy man gen :
erally," says Mr.. Schell He could
run an automobile or yacht and look
after machinery Mrs. Petit left every :
thing to him. If she wanted to go
away on a trip she got him to buy the
tickets and so on.
Mrs. Petit has an income from
the estate of her husband. In the
January agreement, the payments were
to be made to Boyce through the Girard
Trust Company direct. In ten days the
payment was due, but Mrs. Petit, in
the meantime had notified the trust
company not to pay
Following this refusal to carry out
the terms of the agreement, suit was
instituted by Boyee to sustain the terms
of the agreement. Boyce has not been
working for Mrs. Petit since she re-
fused to make payments.
When Mr.. Bel was asked concern
| ing the case he said that John Thiel
connected with his office, had handled
the January agreement.
Mrs. Petit has left the Hotel Winde
mere and is now at Ardmore. Thu
present suit which she is bringing t
| o,nul tba cnptract is heing handled fO
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-04
GIRL SAVES COMPANION
PIunses Into Manayunk Canal and
Saves Friend From Drowning

Fifteen year old Mary Raimindo, a
little Italian girl, saved a playmate
from drowning in the Manayunk canal
Yesterday. Jumping into the water
without even removing her shoes, she
rescued Muriel Turner, who lives at
1OT Cotton street.
Muriel, who is two years younger
than the Raimindo child, was bathing
in the canal at the foot of Cotton
street. There is bathhouse nearby
which was patronized yesterday by
hundreds of children. Muriel> became
i'll while in the water, and when she
cried for help her companion immedi-
ately plunged into the canal. She
seized the Turner girl just as she was
about to sink for the third time. Mary
lives on Cotton street, few doors
from the home of her friend.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-04
TWO TEACHERS GET RAISE
Gloucester Board Cannot "See" De.
mands of Others

The Gloucester City Board of Educa-
ton has granted an increase in salary to
two of the high school teachers and the
others will seek other positions for the
new term.
Miss Jean Yerkes will receive an in
crease of 5000 for the new term and
Miss Elizabeth Eyster $3.50. They have
agreed to remain at the school. All of
the high school teachers asked for an
increase of 5000 per year, but the board
would grant them only 500.
Miss Pearl Klechner, one of the grade
teachers, will also retire at the end of
the term. The teachers committee,
which has received many applications
from teachers for positions, will fill the
vacancies after going over the list. All
of the grade teachers who were ap-
pointed have signed contracts to teach
all of next term ct the salaries granted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-04
BROKER OR COMMISSION
MERCHANT

wanted by western manufacturer TO
represent and offer for sale a full
line of toilet soaps in Philadelphia
and eastern Pennsylvania. Must have
relations with depart
ment stores, large retailers, drug
and grocery jobbing trade, making
regular and constant calls on such
trade.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-04
ICE DEALER ACCUSED
Man Held In Ball for Receiving
Stolen Goods

When the Siplice found an automo-
bile, ten tire and ten wheels-all said
to be stolen John J. Ryan's shed at
1211 Conestoga street, they arrested
him and held him in $500 bail for a
hearing.
Ryan, who is owner of the Wynne-
wood Ice Company, came under suspi-
ci0n when he furnished $4,000 bail for
James Driscoll, Sixty second street and
Girard avenue. arrested May 20 for
being implicated with Richard Bye.
Bryn Mawr, on charge of buying and
selling stolen cars.
When a bill of lading for the car and
the wheels and tires came through the
Pennsylvania Railroad on Monday de-
tectives searched the Ryan shed and a
shed In the rear of the West Philadel-
,phia Homeopathic Hospital. in which
1>r, r. Crop said he noticed light Tor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-04
10th VIII Have Reunion

10th Infantry will be made at an in
formal meeting tonight in the Third
Regiment Armory. Broad and Wharton
streets. All officers and men of the
regiment who are able to attend are in
vited. The reunion, with an elaborate
program of entertainment, was to have
taken place tonight, but was deferred
because complete rosters of the com
panies of the 10th were not obtain
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-04
MARCH TO VISIT CITY
General and staff to View Military
prooram at.Meadowbrook Club

When General Peyton c. March ar
riyes in Philadelphia Saturday after
noon from Washington with his staff,
he will be met at the West Philadelphia
station of the Pennsylvania Railroad by
Governor Sproul and taken to Franklin
Field, where they will view the Meadow
brook Club track sports and military
program. The general and his party
will be escorted to the field by mounted
police escort.
Major General Leonard Wood, who
has never missed Wanamaker military
review, has wired the Meadowbrook
Club that he may be unable to attend.
Several hundred leading citizens of the
state have accepted invitations to be
guests of the Meadowbrcok club on this
occasion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-04
PHONE STRIKE CONTINUES
Keystone Telephone Company Off
cIaIs Say only Per Cent Quit

Keystone Telephone Company Off
cials today declared "out of all reason"
a declaration by X NJ. Whitten, of the
Commercial Telegraphers' Union, that
S5 per cent of the company's workers
are on strike.
At the company's main Office it was
declared that not more than ; per cent
of the employees obeyed the strike order
issued, the strike leader declares. be-
cause seven workers were dismissed for
joining the union.
The operating force. the company as
serted, is virtually intact and service
is unimnaired.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-04
Killed at Wayne junction

Eugene Maurer. twenty five years
old. 3452 II street, a brakeman of the
Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Company, died in st. Luke's Hospital
this morning of injuries received when
he was crushed at Wayne Junction.
The accident which resulted in Maurer's 5
death occurred short time before he
was to quit. Maurer has been a rail
road man for nearly three years and
was married.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-04
SKIRTS
Up to SIS Values
IS 90

rs skirts in this lot--includ-
ing the finest Of mannish
serges. all wool poplins and
fine broadcloths in a large as
sortment of styles, values to
$500 at $500.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-04
SKIRTS
Up to $3.50 Values
81 SO

WOOL serge skirts IN
navy and black, nicely made.
Silk poplin skirts In excellent
styles In black only. sizes -
to 80 in. waists. about 100
skirts at 1898.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-04
MANY NEW

will be brought forward
the itself
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-04
OUTLOOK
FOR BASKETBALL
"Rivies" and Amboy All Stars
Stand Out as Most Promising
Quintet in This Vicinity

The basketball outlook for the year
1919 is more than promising. 1t is
! even far more thar could be expected
under the circumstances, because the
war has taken away from the ranks
of suction shod warriors many in this
city who were expert along those
lines, so h a it is difficult to place
upon h court q good fast team that
can be said to represent this city. But
there are some in the city who have
interest and energy enough to form
! ulate teams. and 1t would seem from
the latest advices that this city would
have more than one representative
team on the basketball court this
season.
The first team that was brought to
the attention of basketball followers
was that combination of former Y.
M. II. A. players and some out-of-
town material sailing under the name
of the Blue Ribbon Five. But after
tho first game this can was disband-
ed and the first a to try their luck
went down into oblivion in the an
nails of basketball history. 1t was not
very long, however, before some II
else had an idea and tried forming a
team selected from the ranks of the
deposed Blue Ribbons I'M some of
the crack West Side players. This
aggregation took the name of the
Amboy All Stars and nave already
annexed several basketball battles
and have demonstrated to the public
that they have the real stuff Is far
as playing the game is concerned.
This team Is still winning games and
promises to remain on the court for
the entire season.
Then back into the limelight comes
the good old reliables, the one who
for years have been the acme in bas-
ketball circles in this county-the
ones who have played together as a
team for SO many years that 1t is
hard to remember when the idea was
conceived of having such a combina-
ton of players. The team referred
to is hat sterling group of warriors
the Riversides, now playing as the
South Amboy Big Five. or more pop
ularly known to fans of basketball as
the "Rivies." The good old Rivies
have at last decided to again appear
on the court and a sent out the
call of battle to many of their former
mainstays who are being discharged
from the service of Uncle Sam. Sew
eral Of these nave already returned TO
the city and have consented to don
the basketball toys and endeavor
once more to make The name Of h
Riversides respected by every team
In the county.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-04
PA. /. S.F|VEST To
PLAY NEXT WEEK
Will Open Season Wed
neSday-- Boys Play Tuesday
and Friday on Own Court

The crimson and white quintet has
a hard schedule to play next week
and has been practicing Zealously all
week IN order to be in splendid COLI
dition for the games. The boys team
has Two games on the ticket, both of
them with basketball aggregations
that have excellent regulations in high
school court circles. and both of
whom beat the local high school irib-
ble-s in contests staged in former
years. On Tuesday the boys team
will try conclusions with the crack st.
Peters High School team from Jer-
sey City, who made Amboy bit the
dust last year in a game staged In
the local gym. st. Peters will bring
both their first and second teams to
Perth Amboy. so there will be a
double-header in the gym on Tuesday.
Wednesday afternoon the girls
team, about which little has been
heard this season. will go into battle
for the first time this year, and are
confident of %annexing their Initial
game to be hung on the belt OF VIC
tories which they expect to wear be-
fore the curtain rings down on the
sport. The team that they will OPP
pose has not been chosen as yet. but
It is assured that there will be a team
of their caliber TO go on the floor
that afternoon.
Friday afternoon will see the first
big game OF the season when the far
reputed team OF Asbury Park. who
two years ago forced the local war
riors to defeat, will oujrney to this
city. confident that they will trim
the local team in n style-but the
Amboy men are determined hat the
result will be otherwise.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-04
Walsh Leads Michdels In Fast
Bout At LOt0S;; Tw0 Kn0ck0utS

was between Mickey Brown and Joe
Cozzolino. These bantams fought six
rounds at dazzling speed and al
though Brown emerged the winner,
he had to go at top speed to keep
away from the Newark boxer. These
boys made such an impression upon
the a n that Promoter McNulty an
nounced that he had rematched the
boys for the next show.
Young" Kapko, of this city, after
starting off like a whirlwind in his
six-round bout with Johnny Moon of
Carteret, was worn down by the SUI
perior weight of his opponent and af-
ter being foored three times in the
third round was sent to his corner by
the referee. The weights as an
nounced gave Moon a seven pound
handicap but in reality the difference
in weight was about twice that.
Soup" McCauley, of the island,
was stopped all over the ring last
night by Ray Hadheld of Harrison.
For the first two rounds Soup" held
his own with tho Harrison fighter but
in the third and fourth he took a ter
rible beating. Referee Jimmy De-
Forrest sent him to his corner in the
after he had been floored.
Kid Cy, the fighting soldier OF
Camp Raritan, was introduced to the
fans and announced as meeting Had
field at the next show over the six
round course. silent" Martin and
Johnny Saxon will fight the star go
this night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-04
Quish and Bertram Lead
Keasbey Card Players
BV Special Correspondent.
CDTN To-,

KEASBEY. Jan. flames Quish
and William Bertram. Jr.. have tight
ened their grip on first place in the
inter-member lpinochle tournament
being held by Protection Fire Com
pany No. there. In the fifth round OF
the tourney played last night Quish
and Bertram took three games from
Pfeiffer and Fullerton, while Gloyna
and Joseph Wagenhoffer. who were
strong contenders for first place, lost
three TO Schilcox and Schwartz.
The first half of the tourney Is now
nearing a close. The next round of
the tournament will be played next
Friday night. The standing OF each
team follows: Team No. 1, johnson
and Deutsch, won 10. lost IS; Team
No. 2. ]. Gertram and Holman. won
IA and lost IL; Team No. 8, Wagon
hotter and Eisen. won 10. lost Is:
Team No. 4. NJ. Wagenhoffer and Ste
vens. won 9. lost II; Team No. s, J.
wagenhoffer and Gloyna, won 2. lost
8: Team No. 9. C. Pfeiffer and Fuller
ton, won IL. lost IA: Team Nc. Z.
Schilcox and Schwartx. won 8. lost 2:
Team 20. s. Quish and w. Bertram.
o 1s. lost 3.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-04
IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS 3
BOWLING AGAIN
POPULAR SPORT
"Louies" Showing Good Form
as Teams Start to Organize
for Winter Season

The bowling fever is again becom-
ing prevalent in this city n VICINITY
and it should not be long before
enough of the teams get together to
form such a league as has existed in
these parts for the past three or four
years. The war resulted in many or
the rood bowlers both in Perth Am
boy and and in nearby places leaving,
thus sounding the death-knell to
many of the teams which were so
crippled by these losses that they
could not continue.
Now, however, many of the men
are returning and renewed interest is
being taken. Perth Amboy has lost
but few of it's good bowlers and there
are still those here who have formed
the nucleus for fine teams in the past.
From past performances it would
appear as if the local postof1ce could
put about as good a team on the
strips as any other club or organiza-
ton here. With three such old timers
as Birden Golden, Bill Pemberton ana
Clarence Hoffman forming the foun-
dation it should be no hard matter to
secure two other consistent bowIers
from among the clerks and carriers.
The Y. NJ. c. A. boasts of also hav-
ing an option on Pemberton, HOFFMAN
and Golden and in addition Edgar
Mallet and George Forman. There
are SeVGfal OLnCES VINO Could 0t
whipped into shape with a title prac-
tice at the association ano the re-
suit could be no other than a strong
quintet.
The Louies who p~atronize Bonn
sacks and the Cunningham alleys are
fast getting into their old time form,
among them being Howard Richards.
Bill Eyerkuss, Jack Stegmayer, Bill
Gray, Jenkins, Einhorn, Larson and
a host OF others.
Tottenville and Pleasant Plains al
ways manage to reconstruct the
Auuehonga and Amicitia teams each
year and these two island teams have
proven themselves stiff opponents to
n combination seeking to annex
the championship laurels.
At Roosevelt Tom Yorke's pets are
again beginning to knock 'em dead
with pre-wartime pep, and in Wood
bridge, Sewaren and South Amboy
the Primers are beginning to hear the
"call of the wild" or whatever 1t Is
that gets into the blood of the real
bowler ever so often and brings him
back to the shoots again.
No league has been started as yet
winter and few games have been
but with these men starting
to band themselves together again
into cams a good lively season
should be IN store.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-04
BIZ ssecioI Corresoondent.

DV SpcCtOt COTTcSDCHuSHf.
SOUTH AMBOY, Jan. 4-The South
Amboy Big Five composed of mem
bers of the old Riverside team staged
a pretty comeback on st. Mary's hall
here last night, when they opened
their 1919 season by defeating the
Gillespie team from Morgan 1929.
The local men, with their five regulars
In the lineup, lead at the enc of the
first half by eight points, but were
unable to maintain his handicap dur-
ing h last twenty minutes OF play.
The Morgan players started off with
a rush and scored two fouls and a
field goal before the returned service
men could locate the shreds. Hank"
Thomas. pivot for the Rivies, started
the fireworks when he connected. for
n single counter from the foul line.
CANTON, following this with a long
shot from the field, made Things more
interesting and when he again found
the hoop for n two timer and put the
Rivies in the lead for the first time
the crowd gave vent to their feelings.
Hank taking advantage of the gratis
shots made six straight from the foul
line.
The Rivies lined up with Hank at
the center position, fianked on the
rear by "Rufie" Alien and Scott
Burns, while Ray Handerhan and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-04
Y. N. C. A. Boys Bowl

Members of the Boys Bible Clubs
al the local Y. NJ C. A. conducted a
LOWING tourney on the association
strips last night, both with the dncL
and regulation pins. Hoagland took
nigh score with the young pins. con-
meeting for a score OF SIS. Three OF
boys tied for second with ~. thew
peing Richards. Frischknecht ana
with rs. ~
Using the large pins douglas Fraser
was nrst with1os. Soneld second with
81 \ Metzger third with n. Fol-
OWNS the bowling tourney the boys
- . snort aquatic meet in the pool.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-04

A repetition of the Transportation
affair almost took place last night at
the Lotos Club when in the main
bout of the evening Eddy Walsh, of
New York, caught Bobby Michaels on
the jaw with a right that felled him
to the floor after a half minute of
fighting. Michaels CROPPED around in
a semi-conscious condition and would
have been easy for Walsh when he
Strengthened up had not Referee De-
Forrest held Walsh of and aided
Bobby to his feet. It looked as though
the referee was going to send Mich
aels to his corner but the latter in his
groggy condition insisted that he was
all right and not out by Q long shot.
the fists started flying again and the
fans viewed one OF the gamest fights
ever made in the local ring.
For four rounds Michaels took a
bad beating and was constantly in
danger OF Wslsh's lefts and rights to
the Jaw hat Jared him time and
again. Every time Eddy would un-
cork his terrible right, Michaels' jaw
would snap back and the fans leane
forward expecting the knockout blow.
But Bobby fooled them all. After
taking everything Walsh had, and
the latter tried his hardest to Ian
the kayo blow, Michaels gradually got
stronger until in h last three round
he started uncorking a few of his
hefties that showed the wearer of the
green tights that II was not all give.
The sixth round was a slasher with
both men going at II hammer and
tongs, both giving and taking a lot
of punishment. It became apparent
that while Walsh was q cool punish
err, when It came to taking a punish
ment he was not there. The last
good and proper but the big
lead hat Walsh ran up in h first
five rounds could not be
The prettiest bout of the evening
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-04
Increases Lead
In VOIIey Ball LEAGUE

Rev. Wilbert westcott,s taau eo,
tinued its winning streak In The hnsi-
ness mems volley ball league nj tha
4. M. Q. A. last night when n won
Two straight from General Secretar nv
w. II. Warr's combination OF PLAYERS
Shris Nielsen's and George w
sharp's teams broke even In their two
games. both annexing one.
As a result OF these games West
cot.s team increases its lead, Sharp's
and Wars team drop back n iittIa a.
percentage n Nielsen gained siisht-
ly on Sharp.
The "a hata n
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-04
Riversidcs (36. J

Score at end of first half, 22-14, ia
vor of Riversides. Referee, Thomas
CANTON.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-04
"POIar Bears" Take
Plunge New Years Day

Perth Amboy is not without itf
polar bears" two of these believers
in winter bathing having started the
new year right By taking a dip at So
fields beach on Wednesday. The two
swimming enthusiasts who braved the
chilled water for a short plunge were
Kenneth Van Horn and Clarence Tyr
rell. These two youths continued the
1918 swimming season until Novem-
Der 1, and were the first to get off to
a flying start in 1919. They claim
they are going In with the first snow
tina comes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-04
INVESTIGATE First

Beware Of wolves In sleeps cloth
Ing. Those who have ges-rich-quick %
enr1des such as stocks and bonds that
pay unheard Of dividends are aaeec
Ing many. Investigate such schemes
before giving up your cash.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-04
sEvESry-yEAR OLD COUPLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Carpenter, HarrIs-
burg, Pa. SUFFERED from kidney trouble.
He says: My wife and I suffered from
kidney trouble and had rheumatic
pains all through the body. The first
few doses Of Foley Kidney Pills re-
lived us, and five bottles entirely
cur. Il US Although we are both in
the seventies, we are as vigorous as
we were thirty al ago" Sold
AUTOMATICALLY.