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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-05
Asks for Aid
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July 5:-The Bril-
tish dirigible R-34 has asked the
navy department if an American de-
stroyer could meet her at the Bay of
Fundy and take her in tow if re-
quired.
The message was received at the
department at IL A. M, five minutes
after one addressed to the British
admiralty reporting that the RAGS
fuel supply was getting low. The
ship was then flying across Nova Sco-
tia against strong head wind.
Z. The message to the air ministry,
wsis,Aas.z-ssss,, vi; intercepted at the Otter
Cliff naval Station. said. q
"Flying across Nova Scotia. Strong
head winds. Petrol beginning to get
short. Signed "Commanding Officer
The message to the navy depart-
ment signed Commander Zachary
Lansdowne u. s. N, for the comman-
der of the dirigible follows:
ITO Navy Department. Washing
ton, and commandant second naval
district, Boston: Could destroyer pro-
ceed if required to southern end Of
Bay of F'undy and take his majesty's
airship R-34 in tow?"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-05
JULY 4 SPEECH
BY PRESIDENT
Soldiers and Sailors In His
Audience--WiII Land at
N. Y. on Tuesday
BIZ Associated Presa.

By Associated Presa.
ON BOARD THE U. S. S. GEORGE
WASHINGTON, July (By wireless
to the A. p. P.):-'Srhis is the most
tremendous Fourth of July ever
imagined, for we have opened its
franchise to the whole world" said
President Wilson in stirring speech'
to soldiers and sailors massed on the
decks of the Presidential steamer
this afternoon.
The men gave Mr.. Wilson three
cheers as he appeared among them
and began his address by greeting
them as my fellow citizens" 1t was
striking picture with several thou
sand khaki clad doughboys and blue
iacketed sailors crowding the decks,
lifeboats and rigging and with the
President, bareheaded and earnest IN
their midst.
The Presidents theme was The
new and enlarged meaning OF the
Fourth of July" as the war has
borne Americas message of liberty
and independence to the remotest
corners of the earth. He spoke OF
the future of America and said:
"You cannot earn a reputation IKE
that and not live up to it."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-05
Three New Interpretations

Bp S,aT Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, July 5-The
New Jersey Inter-Coastai Canal Asso-
ciation filed articles of incorporation
Thursday with offices at 175 Smith
sociation being at 213 Smith street,
Perth Amboy. /. T. Madsen is the
agent. The association is for the pur-
pose of encouraging and promoting
measures for the construction OF
canal from Morgan to Bordentown.
The incorporators are Thomas Brown,
Abel Hansen. George F. Reynolds,
John Pfeiffer, I. T. Madsen, John +.
TenBroeck, Arthur E. Werner, isaac
Alpern. Andrew ]. Wight, Fred De
Voc, f. E. Hilton, Louis Rossi and r.
NJ Yorston.
The Fords Investment Company
filed articles of incorporation here
Thursday with offices at 173 Smith
street. Perth Amboy, and Leo Gold
berger the agent in charge. The
stock of the company consits OF l,Ooo
shares at 500 per share. the moor
porators are Abel Hansen, so shares
Max Wurtzel, SO shares, ana Leo
Goldberger, one share.
Certificate of incorporation was f1ied
here Thursday by the Cohen q kass
Manufacturing Company, with It's
plant at S19, S21 Madison avenue,
Perth Amboy Meyer Cohen is the
agent in charge of the concern, which
will manufacture mems shirts and
other apparel There are sOo snares
of stock at 500 each, the incorpora-
tors being Adolph, Kass, 120 State
street. Perth Amboy, nine shares;
Never Cohen, 1S0 Brighton avenue,
Perth Amboy, nine shares; Ella kass'
100 state street. one share, and Celia
Cohen, $50 Brighton avenue, one
share.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-05
COP sAvEsF0UR,
R|SK|NG LII
Officer christopherson Throws
Himself in Front of Auto
Saving Mother and Babies

Mrs. F. Stets and her three little
children, of 354 -Fayette street, prob
ably owe the fact that they are all
well today to Officer frank A. Chris
topherson, who risked his own safety
to assist the children ou: of the way
of an auto that had gotten out of the
control of its driver.
An automobile driven by Mrs. Hal
lett Sfbienski, under license number
156,S01, was coming down State
street in a northerly direction just
before o'clock last night at moder-
ate speed just as Mrs. Stets pushed
her baby carriage off the sidewalk to
cross Smith street.
Seeing the baby carriage and the
two small children with Mrs. Stets
about to cross the street Traffic Off
Ger Christopherson signaled the car
to stop and beckoned to the woman
and the children to go ahead.
Through some misunderstanding or
loss of control of her machine Mrs.
Sibienski continued to drive her auto
across the street and in an effort to
stop 1t swung directly in line for the
children. Officer Christopherson i'm
mediately threw himself between the
car and the baby carriage. showing 1t
out of the way as he did SO. Before
Mrs, Sibienski could bring the car to
a standstill Mrs. Stets and the officer
had both been knocked down, but
none of the children were touched.
Mrs. Stets suffered slightly from
bruises and shock while Officer
Christopherson was injured on the
right kneecap. The attendance of a
physician was not required.
An auto bus, No. 156,964, owned
and driven by Frank F'intra, was
slightly damaged when it crashed in
to a telegraph pole after it had re-
fused to stop with the application of
the brakes going down the ferry
street hill yesterday. No one was in
jured and the car was able to proceed
to a garage under it's own power.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-05
WELCOME HOME
P |CN|C ENJOYED
Event for Polish Boys Starts
at Holy Trinity Church and
Ends at Rogan's

The Welcome Home celebration is
still continuing only now on smaller
scale. The lads are being entertained
freely and royalty. Yesterday with
the Holy Trinity church as the host
one hundred and thirty-four soldier
laddies were honored at picnic at
Rogan's Corner
Eleven o'clock was the hour set for
the commencement of the parade.
Amidst the hustle and hurry of last
minute preparations the laddies who
had just come out of army life acting
as officers formed the guests into pa
rade formation and started upon their
way to Rogan's Corner, where the pic
mic was held. Before departing for
given in memory of three boys who
had made the supreme sacrifice,
namely Michael Krakniali, Louis Ba-
lint and Shephen Kazimer.
Following the parade and the play
ing some games, which were conclud-
ed with the eating of a prepared
lunch which was quickly devoured by
keen and healthy appetites, Father
Joseph Szuchy made a short address.
church was to have among its mem
bers such heroes as were being hon.
ored at that time and presented each
lad with a badge as a token of love
and esteem from the church.
Mayor Frank Dorsey, who also at
tended the function for a short while,
speaking upon his part in welcoming
the boys of Holy Trinity church home
and also stating that he would en-
deavor to find wer-- for any of the re-
turned men who had none. Mrs.
Dorsey who accompanied the Mayor,
also spoke and praised the work of
the Slovak Red Cross Auxiliary. b.
M. Cannon concluded the address by
making a few remarks welcoming the
lads back to this city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-05
BATHING HERE
NOT DANGEROUS
Says Dr.. Thompson of Local
Board of Health Regarding
Swimming Here

Inquiries have been received during
the recent hot spell at the office of
the Health Board as to whether it is
safe to bathe in the waters of the
Raritan River and Staten Island
Sound near this city.
Health Officer Thompson stated this
morning that so far as he knew there
was no record Of any infectious or
other diseases being caught by persons
bathing near the city. either in the
sound or il: the river. He said that
he had investigated rumors that chill
d-en had been made sick by bathing
here but could find no basis for them.
$50 far as this office is concerned l
don't see why the children should not
go in" DIR. Thompson said. I'VE have
investigated, and while the water may
not be as clear as we would like, stfll
I do not think there is any real
danger"
The health officer issued a special
request to physicians throughout the
city to report to him at once any cases
of sickness that might have been
caused by bathing, except sunburn.
He said that he would investigate
even slight cases If they were brought
to his attention. Stomach trouble or
skin rash would be most likely, he
said.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-05

+ Were Mexicans." one of the three
replied.
With that one of the Italians pull
ed out a long knife and looking at
RIVERA asked him insulting ques-
tions. RIVERA fed down the road
toward Roosevelt, he told the police.
After he had gone about fifty feet he
heard revolver shot and his friend. $
cry for help. The shot added to Ri
veria's speed and when he arrived at
police headquarters officer Townley
returned to the scene in a patrol.
Garcia was found half conscious
by the roadside. his other companion
having fed, On the way to the hos
pital he revived and was able to talk
ciearlsss the oticer said.
a Searching parties were immediately
sent out by the Roosevelt police and
Woodbridge and Perth Amboy police
ness of the woods and underbrush,
and the time that had elapsed while
RIVERA was making his way to the
police station, no trace of the men
could be found 1t is also believed
that the usual racket that is made on
the Fourth assisted the men to make
their getaway the noise of the shot be-
Ing undistinguishable amid the other
reports of fireworks.
Garcia who is about twenty-five,
had been working at the factory OF
the United States Metal Refining Com
pany at Chrome for about two years
before he entered the service and had
had an excellent reputation, accord
ing to the police. The police have
notified a friend in Railway who is
expected to be able to give the au-
thorities the address of~the mans
mother in Mexico. Garcia was among
the Perth Amboy draftees. The body
is now at Coroner Flynn's.
Chief of County Detectives Richard
Peltier has assigned Detectives Fur
Euson and Fitzpatrick to the case.
The men, who are described as the
dead mans assailants, were not more
than five feet six inches in height.
Two wore coats and two were in their
shirtsleeves. So far there is nothing
10 show that there was any quarrel
between the men, who are supposed
10 be strangers. Roosevelt police say
that there has been absolutely no ra-
cial trouble between italians and Mex
leans that has been reported to them.
An autopsy will be performed ON
the body today by County Physician
Suydam.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-05

The first arrests for violations OF
the wartime prohibition act in this
city were made yesterday by United
States Marshall Albert Bollschweiler.
Samuel Sibersky, proprietor of the
Hotel Central. Smith and State streets.
and George Brosma, bartender of the
Hotel were charged by Roy s. Hall.
special agent of the Department OF
Justice with having offered for sale,
and having sold, two bottles and a
glass of beer.
When the men were arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner John
A. Delaney both waived the formal
ity of hearing and were released un-
der $500 bail each. They are under
bail to await the action of the Fed
eral Grand jury.
The complaint which was sworn to
by the government agent does not
specify what act or section is violated
simply charging a violation of the
statute in this case is the War time
prohibition act, which went into effect
July 1 without any provision by Con-
gress for penalizing violators. 1t Is
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-05
SAY UNDERH|LL
WAS JOYR|D|NG
IN POLICE AUTO
Chief Burke Confers with May
or and Alderman Wilson
Before Making Move

Following the complete smashup
Of the small police car on a suppos-
ed joyride late yesterday afternoon,
Patrolman Lester Underhill of 343
Market street, for the past ten years
a member of the force, was suspend
ed by Police Chief Patrick J. Burke.
His suspension was recommended
by Mayor Frank Dorsey and Chair
man William Wilson of the alderman
ic police committee, and will be in
force until he has been tried.
According to the story Underhill
told the chief he took the car out for
a little spin and was returning from
South Amboy when two racing cars
passed him on the road near the
a collision he said that he veered to
the side of the road and got stuck in
the ditch. The appearances of the
car which is now at the garage of
Holmes and Deegan on the other end
of the Perth Amboy Bridge would in
dicate that the car was going at high
speed when it went into the ditch,
Chief Burke said,
Underhill went off duty at 8 o'clock
Yesterday afternoon. He was not in
|toxfcated at that time. When he re-
turned to take the car out he had no
authority from any member of the
police department, but acted solely
on his own responsibility, the chief
said.
This is the second suspension from
the force in two weeks A few days
ago Patrolman Stanley Koscielniak
was suspended for sleeping while on
duty. The mayor at that time stated
that he proposed to clean up the weak
spots in the department and some ac-
ton is looked for by the Board of
Aldermen at the meeting Monday
night.
Special Officer William Buchan has
been named as substitute for Under
hill.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-05
|MPETUSF0R
FERRY PROJECT
Letters from Interested Work
ers and Railroad Admins
tration Are Published

Interest in the proposed new ferry
line between this city and Totten-
vile continues to be manifested by
those interested in securing better con-
ditions for traffic between Perth Am
boy and Staten Island, the matter
having recently been taken up with
Edward G. Niles. assistant to the di-
rector, of the United States Railroad
Administration, by Mr.. Fulton of the
Standard Underground Cable Com
pany.
A letter from F. w. Fisher to the
EVENING NEWS follows:
Editor EVENING NEWS:
I beg to inclose you herewith o
copy of letter which our Mr. Full
ton received from Mr.. Edward c..
Niles, Assistant to Director, United
States Railroad Administration.
Evidently Mr.. Geo. G. Reynolds,
who came here with Mr.. Brown of
the Staten Island Rapid Transit Rwy.
Co., has been very well instructed by
the latter because the tone Of the let
ter is in close accord with Mr..
Browns usual manner of answering
complaints of this sort.
ut is up to the residents of Staten
Island. especially Tottenville, to unite
whole heartedly with Perth Amboy
with view to aiding in every way
possible so that a charter may be
granted to the Perth Amboy- Totem
vile Ferry Company so that we will
not have to wait long before we have
the-very much needed additional ferry
system here. It is my opinion that
the Staten Island Rapid Transit Co.
has been doing some propaganda
work on Staten Island as 1t is their
usual custom in their endeavor to
bring about conflict of interests so
that the Tottenville people will not
10 or,A xxrff raf q
to the location of new ferry.
$50 long as the demand is being
made that the ferry be at Main
street Tottenville, there is going to
be conflict because good many peo-
pie living on Staten Island, including
myself feel that transportation win
be much delayed due to the blocking
of Main street by trains coming to
and from the present stations of the
Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway
at Tottenville.
IF the new ferry ended at Main
street and If people using it were de-
layed a great deal. due to the block
ing of the street, the service rendered
by the new ferry Company certainly
could not be as acceptable as If there
was no restriction to free travel and
transportation.
Moreover, feel confident that the
Staten Island Rapid Transit Rwy
might have an unusual amount of
shifting to do around the busy hours
of the day so as to try to bring the
new ferry into disrepute.
= TT the town of Tottenville wants
to draw traffic through Main street. it
should improve the paving of Main
street and the cross street near the
foot of Main street should be nicely
paved and should go directly from
Main street to the new ferry, with
signs which would induce travellers to
take the Main street route to and
from the ferry"
yours very truly.
"F. w. FISHER"
Continued on page 20
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-05
MAN MURDERED IN COLD
BLOOD AT ROOSEVELT;
ONE ARREST is MADE
Leonard Garcia Dies Way Perth Amboy
He Was Shot Without Provocaton by taIians--county
and Roosevelt Police Are Investigating Peculiar Cir
cumstances.

County detectives and the Roosevelt police investigating the
peculiar of the murder last night of Leonard Garcia
discharged soldier street. Chrome Garcia is of
Mexican birth and told the police before his death that he and two
Mexican friends had been attacked without provocaon by four
Italians He died the the City Hospital Perth Amboy
where he being rushed by the Roosevelt police There
bullet wound over the left breast
The story that Garcia able to tell on his to the hospital
unique in local police annals in that he killed by
whom he had before and who had apparently
for the shooting His coroborated throughout by Juan
Riviera Roosevelt who notified the Roosevelt
lice and is being held material witness
AT 80 o'clock last night Garcia Riviera and another
walked the Port Reading Road and down under
borough line Five later according
of the affair." four Italians and asked
in ENGLISH "Are Italians Mexicans -
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-05
Boy browns at Great Kills

By Special Correspondent
TOTTENvILLE, July 5:-Vincent
Beck, fifteen years old, of 81 Hill
crest avenue, Great Kills, while at
tempting to swim from a small island
to the mainland at Great Kills beacn
yesterday afternoon. was drowned.
His body had not been recovered up
until late last night Beck with sew
eral other boys of his age had bees
Grabbing during the afternoon and
becoming tired of the sport started
to swim ashore from the small boat
that they were in. When a short
way from the point of the mainland
he was seen to be struggling In the
water. His cries for help We're heard
by many on the beach, but none
could get near him to save him
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-05
Arrest Here For Selling Beer-Anot1er Cop Suspended
2 HELD FOR FEDERAL ACTION
FOR SALE OF BEER HERE

possible that prosecutions might be
made under some formal charge CT
violating any law that had been
passed by Congress, although practic-
ally all of the laws ever passed by the
chief legislative body of the United
States have heretofore specified the
penalty for violations.
1t is next to impossible to tell when
the Federal Jury will take up the
case of the men arrested yesterday.
1t may be that the jury would refuse
to return an indictment against the
men unless some decision were made
by the courts. There is no mention
made in the complaint as to- the in
toxicating properties e the beer that
was purchased by the government
agent for $3.50 or even as to its alco-
holic content. 1t is probable however
that the beer will be analyzed by the
government and the evidence used be-
fore jury in case the men should
ever be brought to trial.
The arrest follows repeated warn
ings made by the government.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-05
Heavy Auto Traffic

Automobile traffic through this city
yesterday for a holiday was heavy.
many taking advantage of the day to
get away from the heat of New York
City to spend the weekend down
along the coast. All day long there
were streams of cars going over the
county bridge, coming down through
the state and those from the ferry
from Staten Island. Although the
rush over the ferry was not as great
as that on Decoration Day, II Is esti-
mated that over 1900 passed over
from Tottenville to this city during
the day.
The two ferryboats. the Tottenville
and Perth Amboy. were kept going
back and forth all day, but even that
did not prevent the cars from piling
up in Tottenville. causing wait for
some time before the line was clear
ed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-05
Captain Of Army Barge
Denies 1t Carries @N1

Considerable excitement was caused
along waterfront before noon today
when the U. S. Army barge No. 3O6,
reported to be loaded with TINT,
which it was taking from Camp Rari-
tan to Newark, came into the city
dock and tied up. The captain of the
barge, when questioned, denied that
any of the high explosive was on
bard, he claiming that it carried
blankets. guns. helmets, swords and
toher over seas materials. There were
no red flags on the boat to warn Of
any dangerous substances being car
ried.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-05
MAN DRONNS
OFF SEWAREN
Newark Resident Jumps from
Boat Into Water and Does
Not Come Up Again

By Associated Tress.
WOODBRIDGE, July 5-While
swimming from a boat near the Port
Reading flats in Staten Island sound
this morning, Thomas Corbett, about
nineteen years old, Of Newark, was
crowned. Young Corbett was camp
ing with a party along the shore at
Sewaren. Early this morning ne, an
othar fellow camper and two young
women went out in a rowboat which
thew secured At Acker's They rowed
10 the flats where Corbett dove over
hoard. He swan around the boat
short time and then disappeared from
view. .,,
Word of the accident was immedi-
ately spread and parties. searching Tor
tha hodv were soon at work in boats.
THE body had not been discovered up
until shortly before noon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-05
Big Biplane Falls
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
HALIFAX. N. S.. July 5:--The
giant Handley-Page biplane Atlantic,
under the command of Vice Admiral
Kerr, which left Harbour Grace, n.
F., yesterday, enroute to New York
or Atlantic City, landed in the streets
of Parrsboro. thirty-five miles west
of here, at $50 o'clock this morning.
Engine trouble forced the machine
to descend and in landing it was bad
ly damaged. The crew was unln-
jured.
The Atlantic left Harbour Grace at
4:15 p. M. yesterday on it's 1900 mile
trip.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-05
Hindcnburg Responsible

BU A8SOCfut6u ffESS. =
LONDON, July 5:-Ffeld sSGEaasshal
Won Hindenburg, former chief of the
German staff, declares that he is re-
sponsible for acts of German main
headquarters since August, 1916, and
also the proclamation of former En-
peror William concerning the waging
of warfare He asks President Ebert
of Germany to inform the allies to
this effect according to a Copenhagen
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-05
Asks for Destroyer

By Associated Press.
BOSTON, July 5:-The R-s4 is in
distress and has asked for an Ameri-
can destroyer to take her in tow.
The Boston navy yard today an
nounced receipt of the following
message from the British dirfgible
addressed to the navy department,
Washington:
could destroyer proceed to south
end Bay of Fundy and take his ma
jesty's airship R-34 in tow ?"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-05
Harry English

Harry English, formerly of this
city, died Thursday at the home of
his father-in-law, George Fagans,
10 bennington street, Railway, after
a lingering Illness Survived by his
widow and two children. Funeral
services will be held tomorrow after
noon at 2:30 o'clock from his late
residence. Interment at Railway.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-05

Before you forget It, Go at once to
The Edwina Company; 1853 Smith st.
If you would share in a bargain fes-
tivaI. All their capes and Coats are
being sold today only at $6.98 and the
values have been to $50 and more.
6051-7-5-1ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-05
South Anboyan Killed in Action

Word has been received by the war
department that Ignatius Olencak,
whose emergency address is Martin
Olencak, 261 John street, South Am
boy, was killed in action. He was
previously reported wounded se-
verely.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-05
To Comply with Terms

by ASSUCfuE6u FTcSS.
PARIS, July 5:-Germany has in
dicated her desire to begin immedi-
ately her compliance with the terms
of the peace treaty regarding repara-
tion. Her request for oral confer
ences of German economic experts
with allied experts has been granted.
The conferences will be begun
early next week, according to pres
ent indications.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-05

II your coai or gas range does not
bake or burn, I will make 1t or no
charge. F. ]. Larkin. s98 Market st.
5629-6-21-1 mo-