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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13
MOTHER BEATEN,
SON KIDNAPPED
Another Strange Case for Allan
tic County Authorities
By The Associated Press.

ATLANTIC CITY, Dec. 13:-The
police of Ventnor today continued
their search for a clue to the where
abouts of the f1ve-year- son Of
James M. Blake, who was taken from
his mother last night, she said, by
two negroes in soldier uniform who
attacked her on the boardwalk and
robbed her.
The police also are inquiring into
the marital difficulties of the Blakes.
They are said to have been separated.
Mr.. Blake had the custody of the
two children, the other one being a
girl, Esther, ten years old. Mr.. Blake
lived in a Ventnor apartment and his
wife occupied another In the same
block. Although the children were
in Mr.. Blakes possession his wife
had access to them and frequently
took them out.
Mr.. Blake Is member Of an in
surance brokerage firm In Philadel-
phia. The Blakes came here from
Baltimore about seven years ago.
The negroes who attacked Mrs.
Blake, she told the police, tore her
clothing and took her purse contain
ing $12. After the men vanished
with her boy she was found semi
conscious on the porch of cottage.
She informed an Atlantic county
detective she was positive her child
had been kidnapped.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13
FLAT INCREASE
IN POL|CEMEN'S
WAGES GRANTED
Aldermen Again Confer on Bud
get at Committee Meeting
ARE TRYING TO CUT IT Down
Cut in Revenue Due to Prohibl-
tion Must be Accounted
for in Amounts

From present appearances the ef-
forts on the part of the Board of AL
dermen to keep expenditures during
1920 down to the minimum will re-
suit in a budget being adopted at their
regular meeting on Monday night
decided upon last year by the City
Fathers to run the city during the
1919 fiscal year. The Board held an
other long caucus last night over the
budget problem arriving at O total of
about $SS8,000 which is about $4,000
less than last years budget. This
figure was only estimated however and
final, official action will not be taken
until Monday might when an itemized
report, showing what appropriations
are to be made to the various boards
and committees will be acted upon.
Last years budget was $S91,9S1.29.
1t is understood that the matter of
the polceman's increase again came up
for lengthy discussion at last nights
committee meeting, 1t being practi-
cally decided to do away with the
bonus plan and give them flat raise.
Just what this increase will be can
not be learned. However, a decrease
in the police appropriation is likely
and as a result the appointm of
additional patrolmen may be made
financial impossibility. The aldermen
pTdCLlCdlly uGclueQ at one OF lnelF
former committee meetings to adopt
the bonus and increase plan for the
cops as the law did not allow them
to decrease policeman's pay once 1t
was increased, but last night 1t ap-
pears as though this matter was recon
sidered and the flat increase decided
upon.
Prohibition is playing it's part in
the framing of the 1920 budget as the
excise fees which the city has always
received from saloon keepers and no
tel keepers will be one of the items
which will be lost next year. The fees
this year. 1t is estimated. will be al
most 100000 less than those of last
year. Consequently efforts are being
made to cut down the appropriations
so that as small a burden as possible
will result. The fees from the liquor
licenses have always played big part
in furnishing working revenue to the
city and next year this large amount
will be missing.
Owing to the fact that the city's
revenues will be about 100000 less
than last year, but the actual budget
figures show q decrease of $4,000 at
present as compared with the 1919
budget, 1t will be seen that this years
total budget Is in reality more than
the 1919 figures.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13
ALL MEN OUT OF
SERVICE SINCE:
. JUNE 80 GET $40
Committee Acts for Those Who
Missed Celebration Here
MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT
Will Start Payments for Men
Next Tuesday Morning at
10 O'Clock

The executive committee of the
Welcome Home Committee decided at
its meeting in City Hall last night to
present to every local service man
who received his discharge after
June 80 of this year q gift Of $40
This action was taken by the commit
tee following the receipt of letters
signed by many of the ex-service men
asking that this means of showing the
citys appreciation of their work be
taken rather than giving them
clam-bake similar to that held on
June 80 or something somewhat the
same.
The $40 gifts will be given In the
form of Christmas present to the
service men, checks for these amounts
now being made out by the treasurer.
Secretary of the Welcome Home Com
mittee Arthur e. Graham will have
charge of the disposal of these $40
gifts and every service man whose dis
charge reads July !, 1919, or later,
upon presenting his credentials, will
be given the money. Each discharge
to avoid the possibilities of duplica-
tions.
The Welcome Home Committee
has been endeavoring for the past
four or five months to have the men
discharged from the service register
with Secretary Graham in order that
their names might appear on record.
The men have not responded very
we'll to the request to register as
many were not in favor of having a
banquet rendered them. About 200
have registered with Secretary
Graham since June 80.
Now that it has been decided to
give the men SO gift and owing
to the fact that the holidays are al
most here 1t is expected that many
who have not interested themselves
In the matter will make their pres
ence known.
About $1,000 remains in the We'll
come Home Fund which will be
donated as gifts for the boys. In
case this Is not sufficient an addition
al $1,000 which is being placed in the
1920 budget for just such an emer-
gency will be resorted to.
Tke resolution adopted by the ex-
ece1ive committee last night with
reference to giving the $40 gifts fol-
lows:
'"That in lieu of q celebration similar
to one held on June so, be 1t resolv-
ed, that there be paid each discharged
soldier, whose discharge dates subse-
quent to June 80, the sum of ten dol
lars upon presentation of his dis
charge at the office Of the secretary al
the City Hall. and upon satisfactory
proof that he entered the service from
this city and did not participate in
the celebration of June 10th"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13
Nominate Three Merchants

Fred Briggs, FRANK Woglom and
Frank Spiegel were nominated in tho
primary today of the Merchants As-
sociation of the Chamber of Com
merce as chairman OF the COMMITTEES
of seventeen merchants representing
the seventeen various kinds of trades
in the city. The regular election
ballots containing the names of these
three men are now going out and
will be returnable at the Chamber Of
Commerce until Wednesday noon at
which time the person obtaining the
greatest number of votes will be de-
clared elected The voting is con-
fined to the seventeen merchants on
the committee.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13
COUNTY TAX BOARD
TO TOUR MIDDLESEx

By STAFF Correspondent
NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. 13.-The
Middlesex county board of taxation
has fixed Monday, December 10 as the
time they visit the following taxing
districts and plan with the assessors
on work for the coming year. If Mon
day is too stormy to make the trip,
the visit will be put off until the fol-
lowing day. The places that will be
visited on Monday are:
Metuchen and Raritan Township
Met. Borough Hall-9:00.
Highland Park, fire house-9:45.
Piscataway neutrality-suspicious. of
asSeSSor-10:30.
Dunellen-residence of assessor
1900.
Middlesex Borough-residence of
assessor-11:30.
Perth Amboy-City Hall-1:30.
Woodbridge-Col Office
200.
Roosevelt-res,dence of assessor
2:30.
Last week the board covered all dis
tricts on the other side of the river
and Mondays visit will complete the
work.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13
MAGRAW GIRL
SENT To HOME;
GET EVIDENCE
No More Arrests Yet Made in
in County Vice Cleanup
SEVERAL men ARE MISSING
Local Cop Let Out on Ball.
Crusade Results Being
Shown in City

No more arrests in the vice cleanup
being conducted in Perth Amboy by
county and city detectives have taken
place during the past twenty-fouT
hours and as practically all or the
capiases which were in the possession
of the detectives have been served, it
appears as though matters would
quiet down. The only capiases which
have not been served. 1t is understood,
are those for men who, realizing that
they were wanted in connection with
this particular crime, made good
their getaway.
Helen Magraw of Keasbey, nineteen
years old, charged with fornification,
aiding and abetting was taken to the
House of Good Shepherd at Newark
by Warden Goodwin and his wife this
morning. But one girl out of the six
arrested now remains in jail It New
Brunswick, she being Helen Andersen,
fourteen years old of this city. No
disposition of her case has been made
as yet.
John Kurpiel, one of the two local
policemen arrested in the raid, was
released under $1,000 bail yesterday
afternoon to await trial. Bond was
furnishd for him by John Nickoden.
Another one of the men charged
with having been implicated in the
crime was released from the county
Jail yesterday afternoon, he being
Stephen Vukcevich, of this city. A
total bond of $4,000 was given by
Michael Subotich for his release,
consisting of $1,000 in the disorderly
house charge and $4,000 for carnal
abuse.
With practically all of those ar
rested in the raid now out on bail
few new developments are expected
1 IL IL
| or second week in January. Detec-
tives William Fitzpatrick and John
Murray, the former representing the
county prosecutors Office and the
latter the city police, are completing
their chain of evidence which will
be placed before the court in order
| to convict the guilty parties.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13
DISCUSSION TOMORROW
AT THE Y. m. C. A

The Sunday Afternoon Discussion
Group will meet tomorrow at the Y.
M. C. A. at 4 o'clock and discuss the
very interesting subject, rs there a
prevailing age spirit; If so. why?"
The meeting will be under the lead
ership of Secretary +. w. Scott. 1t
is hoped that large group will take
advantage of this opportunity to get
together and give their views on
topics vital to every man.
These discussions which are open
to every man, have proved great
success and become moro interesting
with each meeting as their popularity
grows
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13
Mass Meeting Here Tomorrow.

DIR. Anthony Beskid, representative
of the Karpathian- Russian nation IN
Europe, who is travelling over the
United States, will be in this city to-
morrow and for the occasion, q mass
meeting of all the Slavish people OF
KarpathianR Russia has been called to
take place in the high school audi-
toruim at p m. Other prominent
speakers will be present to address
the assemblage.
DIR Beskid who was a member OK
the Karpathian- Russia delegation
sent to Paris, has arrived in America
to give thanks for the help and sup-
port in the creation OF the Czechof
Slovak republic and to ask the aid
of the people of Slavish birth for the
widows and orphans in Europe.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13
ALLIES TO AGREE ON SOME -. 9.
RESERVATIONS TO GET PEACE
Congressional Committee at
Port Newark Inspection

NEWARK, Dec. IA congression-
al committee on rivers and harbors
began an official inspection of the Port
of Newark today, cruising about New
ark Bay with the purpose of consid-
ering feasibility of a request of civic
bodies of an appropriation of several
million dollars for a uniform channel
of thirty-five feet, thereby making
possible the docking of transatlantic
liners and port expansion.
improvement of this port, the IA
members of the committee were in
formed would relieve congestion in
New York harbor and accrue as a
benefit to the country. Much time is
lost and much money expended by the
lightering at Jersey City of rail freight
for ships doclSed at New York and
Brooklyn, 1t was pointed out. With
the deepening of the Port of Newark,
1t was said merchandise brought by
rail from all parts of the country
could be loaded direct on steamships.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13
Take Red Prisoners.

bD IHd A280Gidttd IreSS.
LONDON, Dec. 13.-Brilliant
cavalry raids by General Denikine's
cossacks in the rear Of the Bolsheyk
forces i'm the region of Kamyshin, be-
tween December 1 and December 0, in
which $500 prisoners were taken, re-
ported in a communique, received
from the Denilline headquarters to-
day.
a number of cannon and machine
guns were captured by the raiders.
Another raid yielded $50 prisoners.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13
FIUME CONTROVERSY
TO BE SETTLED SOON
su The Associated Press.

ROME, Dec. 11-Oficial announce
ment concerning an arrangement of
the Fiume question is expected soon.
In a sense the italian governm ent
acknowledges the right of Fiume to
decide its own destiny, according to
the principle of self determination,
and promises to do everything in it's
power to have a decision of the
Fiume national counsel accepted by
the allied End associated powers.
At the same time 1t is believed that
Captain d'AnnunZio and his troops
will be pardoned, the patriotic ideal
which moved them to enter Fiume
being taken as q mitigating circum-
stance.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13
AUTOS COLLIDE HERE

An accident yesterday afternoon at
the corner of New Brunswick avenue
and Prospect street resulted in car
being damaged and one of the occu-
pants Slightly injured.
The car of Samuel Rose of 655 New
Brunswick avenue going east on New
Brunswick avenue collided with the
car of Charles Heron of East Orange
with the result that Heron's car was
damaged to the extent of $3.50 and
Thomas B. Beehan in the East Orange
car was slightly~injured.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13
Charles Wants Monarchy.

~ TIE ASS0c1dfeI Press.
GENEVA, Dec. 11.-Restoration of
the monarchy is the only hope of Au-
stria- Hungary in the establishment of
internal political order, said forme er
Emperor Charles, speaking with
friends at his home near here recent
ly. He added he would not be a cam
didate, but would strongly support the
claim of his son uner morlarchists
tutelage and backed by the allies with
whom the former emperor desires to
remain on friendly terms.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13
PLAN TO EDUCATE
N. j. WOMEN VOTERS

BIZ TIC a A8SOCtufcu FTeSa.
PLAINFIELD, Dec .13-Inaugura-
ton of campaign for the education
OF women voters of the state, at a
conference of the New Jersey Wo-
mems Suffrage Association. to be held
In Newark January 15, was announc-
ed today. Mrs. Maud Wood-Park of
Boston Mrs. Nancy Shoemaker. a
New England organizer, and Mrs .
Raymond Brown, of New York, will
address the conference
Ratification by the state legisla-
ture of the suffrage amendment at the
next session is assured in the belief
of the Board OF Managers of the as
sociation.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13
BOOZE VIOLATION
I'm SOUTH AMBOY

81 staff Correspondent
NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. 1S-It
has been rumored that there are a
number of saloons in Middlesex coun-
ly that ar eviolating the wartime
prohibition act, and one man, whose
name has not been secured is said to
be one of the main violators.
This party has a saloon in South
Amboy and is accused of selling LIQUOR
at his saloon and in his home.
James H, Curran, deputy revenue
collector, has made a statement in
which he said the matter was brought
to his attention and he will report his
findings to the Department of Jus
tice.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13
IDENTIFY ROSELLE
BANK ROBBER
By The Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S-Emil Werle
of this city was identified here today
by Police Sergeant Fenton Keenan,,
of Roselle. N. J., as the man who
shot him October 16, when seven
men held up the employees of the First
National bank of Roselle, and es-
capped in an automobile with $4,000.
Werle, who was arrested for jump
ing his bail bond In connection with a
charge of highway robbery in Brook
lyn, was held to await requisition to
New Jersey.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13
AUTOS DITCHED
I'm HEAVY FOG

The fog last night is said to be the
heaviest that has been in the air for
q long time. A number of touring
cars and trucks throughout the
county had a great deal of trouble
last night and a number were ditch
ed, but no accidents or damage has
been reported. The trucks most af-
fected are the big cars that truck
between Philadelphia and New York.
New York and Washington and other
cities.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13
TRY TO ESTABLISH
ALIBI I'm DANSEY CASE
By The Associated Press.

HAMMONTON. Dec. 13-An effort
to establish an alibi for Charles F.
White and Mrs. Edith L. Jones, un-
der arrest in connection with the
death Of Billy Dansey, probably will
be made by the defense through Will
liam j. Tubner, of Camden, N. j.,
brother of the woman, who worked on
the White dahlia farm here where
the boy is supposed to have been
slain, it was said today
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13
British Ship Runs Ashore;
Another Reported Sinking
81 The Associated Press.

81 me Associated PreSS.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-The British
steamship Granespart today ran ashore
off the Long Island coast seven miles
east of Ambrose channel light, the
ship sent out calls for assistance.
The Granespart is a vessel of 1882
net tons and was last reported at
Barry, November II.
The Granespart wirelessed that her
condition was dangerous and that tugs
were needed. Capt. Byron L. Reed,
commandant of the Coast Guard Ser
: vice, dispatched cutter to the scene.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13
CITY TAX RETURN
OF $f63,3s4 MADE
BV Stan Correspondet::.

By STAT Correspondents
NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. 1S.-The
city of Perth Amboy Is the first COM
munity of any size to make their tax
return. Same was paid to the county
collector, f. William Hilker yester-
day. The amount paid is S163,384.92.
Several small places paid their
taxes last week, but Perth Amboy Is
the first large city. The money is due
on the 18th and last payments are
expected Monday.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13
Total of II Dead.
Bu The A a&octaLed I,reSR.

ATLANTA, Ga. Dec. 13.-Rapid
recession of the waters at Macon, Ga,
and Montgomery. Ala, where alarm
ing conditions prevailed during the
last two days, today marked the pass
ing the the more serious food condi-
tons on southern rivers
The floods in Mississippi and in
other points in Alabama and Georgia,
have cleared away and the list Of dead
now stands at seventeen probably will
be increased.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13
Pleased With Solution
p,. Tka e,aog1taH D.aes

PARIS, Dec. 13.-Dr. Karl Renners
chancellor of the Austrian Republic,
told The Associated Press today, he
was highly pleased with the manneR
In which he was received by Paul
Dutaska, secretary of the peace cons
ference and the conference comnis-
sion on reparations and said he hoped
a solution of the urgent question:
affecting Austria's salvation would res
suit from his visit here to seek aid for
his country.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13
District Court.

One Judgement was rendered in the
local District Court by Judge C. C.
Hommann yesterday, it being in the
case of Aaron Gross VS.. George Millez,
the amount awarded the plaintiff be-
ang $1S4.36
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13

BOSTON, Dec. ia radio message
received here today said the British
steamer Messina was in O. sinking con-
dition in the North Atlantic and would
require boats. The message said it
A~9uld be impossible to save her.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13
Tell The Census Man

full
has subject special proclamation
Whereas
Whereas
Wilson president of the United
of answer all questions
his family and that any
person refua do SC 8 subject penalty.
statistical
individuals permit the compilation
If such
information required The has nothing to DO
regulation of with
ordinance There
of empoye
formal on to- knowledge
thereby to
their making this and public
undertaking a WOODROW WILSON.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13

Carpenter worR and Jopbing prompt
ly attended to. Geo HI. Thompson, 81
Lewis st. Phone 1909 w.
b474--6-25-weda and sat If.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13
ACT IN LONDON
To CAUSE j. 8.
TOCOMP PROM|SE.
Willing to Accept Some Reser-
vatiOns in Peace Treaty
TO END U. S. SENATE SQUABBLE
Want American in Future
Conferences to be Held
by the ALLIES

PARIS, Dec. 13 (Havas).-As re-
suit of the conference being held at
London by Premiers Lloyd George and
Clemenceau, the American govern
ment will be notified, that in order to
facilitate a compromise between adj
verse parties in the American senate,
the adde's are willing to accept to as
great an extent as possible. some Of
the reservations to the Versailles
treaty made by the foreign relations
committee according to the Matin.
1t is said the allies will ''do every
thing in order that America may par-
ticipate in future conferences"
Important problems, the newspa-
per said, shall henceforth be settled
by a council of the members OF
France, England and Italy. This
council will meet some times in Paris
and some times in London. and Will
examine principally Russion and Tur-
kish problems.
In the presence Of John w. Davis.
United States ambassador to Great
Britain, 1t is said Premier Clemen-
ceau and Lloyd George have assured
Deterior Scialoai, Italian foreign
minister, that there was a necessity
for an early settlement of the Fiume
problem, and indicated that England
States for Italy. Signor Scialoia will
leave for Rome today to lay the mats
ter before his government.
The inter allied conference was
resumed thisl morning in Downing
street with Premiers Lloyd George
and Clemenceau Foreign Minister
Scialoia of Italy, and other officials
of the British, French and italian
governments present. The British
conferees included Earl Curzon, Ar
thur J. Balfour and Andrew Bonar-
Law.
Jules Cambon attended with Pre-
mier Clemenceau. The Italian naval
attache of London and other Italian
embassy officials also We're present.
Shortly after noon it was an.
nounced that Signor Seialoia. had left
for Italy 1t was reported that hia
journey was for the pufpose of con-
sulting his government In references
to questions relative to the Adriatio
problems.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13

P. A. Hdwe for Practical Gifts.
I1061-12-11-tf tf*
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13

Insurance-real estare-mortRages-
Boynton Bros. & Company. s. Smith.
e667-7-26-tfs
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Not An Acceptance.
BIZ The Associated Press.

FAhIS, DeC. 10 II1aVds - -CFtT% =
many's reply to the entente's note
relative to the signing of the protocol
of the peace treaty does not consti-
tute an acceptance, although, couched
In conciliatory terms, according to
the Echo d'Paris. 1t is said the allies
will have to send new note to Ger
many, but belief is expressed that the
Berlin government will yield and that
the protocol will be signed about
Christmas