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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-03
VALUATION Of
REAL ESTATE
Increase Shown In Richmond
By Report Of Commissioner
BIZ Special Correspondent.

BIZ Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, Oct. Sin the re-
port of Tax Commissioner Joseph
OGrady made public his week the
assessed valuation Of the real and
personal property of the borough of
Richmond has increased $6,043,875
over last year making the total as
sessed valuation in this borough of
real estate $107,055.975 The in
crease is based on the sales made in
the borough during the year n in
some cases the rent profiteer have
been looked into in a n to ben
emit the other taxpayers who have
been satisfied with a normal rent in
come. Through the efforts of the
present administration the tax rate
for this borough was reduced last
year from $2.46 per 500 to $2.41 per
500. Despite this reduction a num-
Der of landlords raised their rents
and in almost all cases the tenants
were of long standing and when asked
for an explanation the owner assert
ed the raise was compulsory because
of increased taxes
These cases have been taken care
of and the result is that this class of
candidates will have a chance to
share some their profits by paying
taxes on higher valuation than last
year. The cause of the increased val
uation elsewhere. The aus Of the
increase elsewhere throughout the
borough is due to the increased val
ues in realty In many sections because
of prices paid for property the past
year between willing buyers and will
ing sellers. The assessed valuation
for real estate In the fifth ward Is
$10,623,095, an increase over 1919 OF
$321.150 The largest increase was
in the first ward with the fourth ward
second, the third ward third, the Sec
ond ward fourth and the fifth ward
the lowest. In the building line the
big increase in the fourth ward was
largely due to the number Of new
buildings during the ear All told
there were 572 new buildings con-
structed. The fifth var had SO new
buildings the past year.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-03
SUBURBAN

ly occupied by Mr.. r Williams, who
Is now In Michigan working for the
du Point interests in hat place.
Thursday evening. October 10th,
one of South Amboy's old time friends
will return to this city. Mrs. Herbert
Atwell will appear under the aus
pices of the Woman's Club and lecture
on Currents Events" Mrs. Atwell
has been coming to this city for the
past two years. but all of her lectures
have been delivered in the afternoon
sessions of the club. This year the
women decided to give the men an
opportunity to hear this prominent
speaker talk on the current topics of
the day.
The buildings In the rear of the
McGonigle building on Broadway. the
proposed new site for the building of
the First National banak. are being
torn down.
On account Of the inability Of the
workers of the hospital drive to thor
oughly canvass the city the drive has
been extended one week longer. The
campaign director, James Dawson, is
very much pleased with the returns
80 a and Is confident that the quota
will be reached. The women and
the Industrial workers have been es-
pecially successful in their collections.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-03
ROOSEVELT

Howard Byrnes of the u. s. Navy
spent several days with his parents OF
Atlantic street.
A good attendance of local Elks
were present at the meeting held at
Railway Wednesday night.
Football artists are at practice each
for the coming season which will be-
gin here within a week. The Wheeler
team has some good material to repre-
sent them on the field.
John Craddock will be laid to rest
this afternoon. Many floral pieces
have been sem to the home by friends
and by the Red Men.
A number of local people have
made the journey to Trenton to at
tend the annual state air which is
more interesting this year than ever
before.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mullan enter
tanned a number of young people at
their home on Locust street Wednes-
day night. Euchre was the feature OF
the evening. Prizes were awarded. A
dainty luncheon was enjoyed.
Chester Osborne has again taken up
his residence in the borough. His fam
lily moved here during the week.
At the meeting of the Council next
Monday night an ordinance will come
up for its final reading inc passage
for a motor pressure pump and auto
mobile fire engine, something the bor-
-ough needs very badly.
DIR. Joseph Mark has again opened
an office in Chrome. He is in the Gar
Der building.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-03
JAMESBUR0

Following an argument on Willow
street the words became So ineffec-
tive that Henry Freer, colored, decid-
ed thai physical force was the better
method of arriving at his way of
thinking and he gave John Dingfleld
a beating. The recorder after hear
ing Dingfield's story issued a warrant
hover landed him In the local Jail
until bail was entered for his appear
ance before the recorder on Wednes-
day of this week. Freer was dis
charged OF the failure of Dingfield to
appear as the prosecuting witness.
The borough treasury was enrich
ed $3.50 by the visit of Gutan Pobo-
litiz, aged forty-four years, of Eliza
beth, to ~Jamesburg. He brought a
nice Jag along with him and after
alighting from the train was unable
to find his friends whom he had
come to visit. Officer Lloyd, of the
railroad force, placed him under ar
rest and after a night in the Jail vas
given a hearing before Justice Pax
ton, who fined him as stated and
made him promise to make haste in
his journey homeward which was
lived up to.
Miss Gertrude Wideberg, who has
been at Asbury Park all summer, has
taken a position as companion to a
well-known New York City woman
for the winter.
Mrs. Albert LANCE is convalescent
from her operation, recently per-
formed at the Mckinley hospital,
Trenton.
Borough council viii meet on Mon
day night and the principal business
before hat body will be the final
decision of "who is who" in the mat
ter of placing names on the proposed
memorial in Triangle Park in honor
Of the soldiers who served in the
war.
Earl Reid, recently operated on at
the Mckinley Hospital, Trenton, is
improving and is able to be about.
Harry Groves is serving on the
present jury.
Mrs. Harry Bailey. of Freehold,
spent from Tuesday until Thursday
with her sister, Mrs. Fred Dey.
George Diblin has recovered from
the spraining Of his right arm due to
an encounter with a frisky crank
handle on his Ford auto.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-03
Thieves Break Into Garage
Getting $500 in Plumber
By Special Correspondents.

BIZ Special Correspondent
TOTTENVILLE, Oct. 3.-Thieves
broke into the Johnson garage in Am
boy road, near Bethel avenue, some
time between IL o'clock last night and
early this morning and stole about
5000 worth of automobile tires and
tools and a Ford car used for taxi pur-
poses. The robbery was discovered
about 5 o'clock this morning by Chris
Dern of Amboy road while he was de-
livering milk in hat section of the
town. The rear window Of the gar
age had been jimmied and the office
door where the tires We're kept was
forced open.
After going out of the front door
with the machine the thieves closed
the door. Dern notified Abram e.
johnson, owner of the garage, as soon
as he discovered that the place had
been entered. Mr.. Johnson reported
the robbery to the police and Acting
Detective Sergeant Schley has been
assigned to the case. 1t is believed
thai a gang of auto thieves that have
been operating on the island for the
past several weeks have moved their
operations here.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-03
So FOR
DESERVING CAT
SpOtsWood Not to Be Dumping
Ground for Stray Animals
Bu Special Correspondent.

BY Special Correspondent.
JAMESBURG, Oct. Edward I'm
derhfll. a merchant of ~Spotswood. has
taken a decided stand against Spots
wood being made the dumping ground
for all stray cats and dogs. His
campaign as mapped out has already
born fruit.
Several days ago an autoist stopped
In front of his store and dropped a
hungry looking cat. Mr.. Underhill
demonstrated, but only derision met
his protests. He started an inveStiga-
ton learning that the party who had
chosen S~potswood for the dump for
chicken-eating felines was Joseph
Furkay, a leading farmer of James
burg, who had suffered losses from
the midnight visits of the particular
cat. But he had figured just a little
previous.
Mr.. Underhill sent word to Mr..
Furkay with his ultimatum to come
for the pet or suffer the consequent
ces. He paid no heed to Mr.. Under
Mills warning. The latter sought the
advice Of Agent Burdge of Lakewood
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals. This followed the swear
Ing out of a warrant before Justice of
the Peace Paxton of this place The
arrest Of Furkay followed, Constable
tillhower, of this place, serving the
paper At a hearing before Justice
Paxton in borough hall Furkay ad-
mitted the charge. but pleaded non
vult, but this did not lessen the at
tempt to add just one more pet" to
the already long list lowering about
the Underhill store. Justice Paxton
fined Furkay IS and costs with a
warning that If he did not bring his
pet back to the Furkay farm forth
with he would suffer further punish
ment. All has been complied with.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-03
Man Held on Serious Charge,
IA Year Old Girl Also Held
b. Special Correspondents.

BY special correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, Oct. 3.-Angelo
PATRICIA, thirty-three years old, a re-
tired fruit merchant residing at 338
East Fortieth street, Manhattan, is un-
der 81, 500 bail on a serious charge
made by Mary Scimeca fourteen
years old, of Harrison avenue, Anna
dale, and an additional $4,000 bail on
a charge of trying to bride Patrolman
Charles Crosson of the Goth precinct
station. who made the arrest. Patrol
mar Crosson who resides in Amboy
road, Huguenot Park, heard a noise
in the rear of his house about 3
o'clock~yesterday morning and making
his way in that direction found the
man and girl together. He placed
PATRICIA under arrest and with the
girl took them to the second district
court where Magistrate Mullen held
him in the heavy bail and sent the
girl to the Children's Society rooms
at New Brighton charged with i'm
proper guardianship for further ex-
animation some time today.
PATRICIA, who had $515 in his
pockets with which it is said that he
wanted to bride the patrolman to let
him go, was locked UP in the county
Jail at Richmond. The girl, who at
tends the Huguenot Park school, was
on her way to that place she said
when she met Patricola whom she had
known for the past two months or
more. There was considerable ex-
element in the quiet town of Hugue-
not Park when 1t became known that
the man had bee arrested for a SER
ious crime on a school girl.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-03
IkEYPORT

Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Egan and son
Richard, Of New York, are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul G. Zimmerman,
of Osborne street.
The quarterly conference of Calvary
M. E. church will be held this eve
ming at the church. DR.. j. D. Bills Dis
trict superintendent will conduct the
conference.
William Britton chief quartermas-
ter of the "Agamenon" was In the
borough this week visiting with his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. c. N. Britton.
MI. Britton has just returned from
France.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Montgomery, of
Old Bridge have returned after hav-
ing visited with Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ed
gar Smith, of Division street.
Mrs. Russell Stidfole is enjoying
several weeks vacation out of town.
Mrs. Estelle Stiles and family who
have been spending several months at
the Walling house, will remove to the
Harvey S. Bedle house on Broad
street occupied by DR.. Harvey w.
Hartman and family.
Saxon Anderson of Brooklyn, spent
several days this week with his faith
er Theodore M. Anderson of Kearney
street.
DR.. r. w. Jewett of Main street has
reopened his dental office in Red Bank
after having enjoyed a months vaca-
ton.
Mrs. Sarah Westervelt has returned
to her home on Front street after
having spent the summer at F1atbush
with her daughter Mrs. William Low
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Hanson, OF
Second street, were the guests OF
friends at Perth Amboy on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. d. Pettys. of Os-
borne street, were visitors at New
Brunswick the forepart of the week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-03
SOUTH AmBoY

Plans have been practically COM
pleted for the home coming Service
and rally week of the NJ. r. church
on John street.
The local Board of Education is
taking the matter of evening school
courses up with the County Voca-
tional School directors.
Tonight all workers of the hospital
drive are urged to report to James
Dawson at the office of the city su-
p~erintendent of schools in the new
school building. The auditorium will
be used tonight by the high school
pupils. All workers should use the
opposite entrance.
Everything is in readiness for the
bazaar and social of the Junior class
of the South Amboy High School
to be held tonight in the auditorium.
The evenings entertainment has been
well arranged. Fancy booths at
which unique attractions will be pre-
sented have been constructed. Music
for dancing will be furnished by Mar
tins orchestra of Perth Amboy.- The
proceeds of this entertainment will be
used to outfit a tea room" in the
school.
Friday evening, October oath a
committee of 81 will give a dance in
benefit of the Memorial hospital fund
in the High School auditorium. Tho
music will be furnished by O'Brien's
jazz band of Perth Amboy. Dancing
will be from eight until two o'clock.
Jitneys will connect for Perth Am
boy and South River. The commit
tee In charge are all ~ex-service men,
being Raymond Downs. r. Kerr, r.
Fleming, Newell James, R. Malloy
and Thos. Chapman. There will be
a prize waltz and an elimination
dance
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Chapman are
moving into the Leonard flats on Sat
vens avenue The house was former
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-03
South AmbOy Legion Post
to Hold Ball on Nov. II

SOUTH AMBOY, Oct. s-The first
annual ball Of the Luke A.. Lovely
Post No. 62, American Legion, will be
held in st. Mary's hall November IL,
and which will be known in the fus
ture as Legion Day. The Committee
in charge are not overlooking any de-
tails to make this, their first public
affair, a complete success. Through
the courtesy of the pastor of st.
Marys church the use of the hall has
been granted and the business men
and friends Of the Legion In this city
are rendering all possible assistance.
The festivities will start promptly
at 8 o'clock. The music will be fur
nished by O'Brien's five piece string
orchestra from Perth Amboy, Two
professional entertainers have been
ecure to entertain during the
short intermissions which will be
held during the evening.
h business men Of the city
through their kind contributions have
made 1t possible for the committee to
offer several prizes during the even
ing.
The committee in charge consists
of NJ. Lee Suits, entertainment CT
ficer of the post; Miss Winifred Glib
bons and Messrs. Teofl Kwilinski,
George Gundrum, Jr., M. Nagle, Rus
sell Lewis, Arthur T. Allen, Norman
Scully, Gus Feister, William Christian
and A. NJ. Cole. Tickets are for sale
by all members of the above commits
tee, a. we'll as William ~Sullivan's,
John Sullivan's, Ed. Mullen's and
Dora Ginter's confectionery stores
and Walter Peterson's drug store.
] MAUCH CHUNK EXCURSION
Via New Jersey Central, Thursday,
October 9Th Special train leaves Perth
Amboy 7.54 A.; NJ. Fare s2.25, war tax
18 cents additional. S542-1O-1-3-7
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-03
Act in Polish Situation

BU Special Correspondent
NEWARK, Oct. 3:-Diseasa is
reaping a terrible harvest among the
starving poor in the war ruined cities
and towns in Poland. where patched
rags are used in the hospitals by the
surgeons, because the linen and other
material hav been used for shrouds
in the burial of the dead.
In official reports received by Felix
Fuld, New Jersey state chairman of
the 1919 Jewish Relief Drive, this
state of restitution is shown to exist.
Not in just a few of the Polish cities
but in practically all of these in
which the Joint Distribution Com
mittee representatives have taken
hold of the situation.
In this country a series of state
campaigns is being conducted by the
American Jewish Relief Committee
to raise $4,000 600 with which to re-
lieve the terrible conditions caused
by the war. New Jersey has been
asked to contribute $1,000 00. The
campaign from October 20 to Octo-
Der rs will be non-sectarian.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-03
WOODBRIDGE

The Ladies' Aid Society of the M.
E. church are going to have a rum
mage sale in the garage next to the
parsonage IN Thursday, October 9th.
Anyone in town who would like to
help this affair, please send the arti-
cles to the parsonage at any time.
The Builders will have an afternoon
tea at the home of Mrs. John Nc
Huslan on Tuesday October 14th, at
three o'clock. They are planning to
hold two socials a month for the win
ter.
Mrs. Claude Decker is going to
give a fancy porch fair" in De-
cember at her home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-03
Opening of Panama Canal.

In 1914, on August Is, the Panama
canal was Normally opened to the
world. The canal had been nine
years In building. The total cost
of construction. exclusive of forti1ca-
tons, civil government and payments
10 the republic of Panama, was approx
lmately 1851. 100000. The first pass
age after the formal opening Of the
canal was made by the steamship An
con, Colonel Cocktails, governor of the
canal zone, was on board. The pas
sage from Cristobal to Balboa was ac-
eomplished In nine hours.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Adams, of
Manhattan, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Rudolph Hoehn yesterday.
Herbert Bedell, Of Brooklyn, has
been visiting his sister, Mrs. Byron
LaForge, this week.
Miss Ethel Wilson, clerk at the
local postal station, has been on two
weeks vacation.
Walter Schalle, of Manhattan, has
been visiting at Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Laura's.
Patrolman Patrick Noonan is en-
joying two weeks vacation.
Milton Alschuler, of II Main street,
celebrated the sixth anniversary OF
his birthday at his home today.
The Afternoon Card Club held its
first meeting Of the season yesterday
at the home of Mrs. James Hodge of
Joline avenue.
The october committee of the
Ladies' Aid Society of st. Pauls
church will hold a rummage sale to-
morrow afternoon in the Higbee
building in Main street. starting at 2
o'cock. Clothing, dishes, etc, will be
on sale.
Harry Lavaud, Of Joline avenue,
has reported that his pocket was
picked coming over on the ferry
from Manhattan a few days ago and
a sum of money taken.
Julius Getzlowitz, of Main street,
has purchased the residence of Her
man Durham in Lee venue and will
move there shortly.
The first degree was conferred on
five candidates by Huguenot Lodge
No. 3S1, F. & A. M. last night.
At a meeting of the Aquehonga
Athletic Club last night arrangements
ments were made for the dance to-
night at the clubhouse.
Samuel Wilmer and Abram Rider
have asked the Board of Estimate for
a franchise to operate a bus line
from st. George and Tottenville.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-03
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wardell, of
Brooklyn, spent a few days here this
week.
Miss F1esba Busing. q nurse in
training at the Staten Island hospital,
was home with her parents Tuesday.
Percy Walters visited in Perth
Amboy yesterday.
Mrs. J. McInerney has been visiting
her mother in Manhattan the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Kennedy have
returned from a vacation.
Mrs. James K. Ward, of Annadale,
has been visiting in Manhattan.
Harold Macy has been visiting in
Manhattan.
An excellent program will be pre-
scented by st. Marks Sunday school
on Sunday afternoon in the main au-
ditorium in celebration of Rally Day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-03
Honors For Wilbur Gray.

By Special C0ffeSpondent
T0TTENVILLE, Oct. S.-Wilbur
Gray, of the U. s.. S. Aroostock, who
came home from San Diego, Cal, a
few days ago was one of the 100 mar
ines picked yesterday at the Naval
base at Bay Ridge to act as a guard of
honor to King Algert and Queen
Elizabeth of Belgium at the reception
to be held in Manhattan today. Ser
geant Robert C. Benedict n Patrol
men Breidenbach, Hall, Mensing,
Newman, Bloodgood, Fitzgerald, Win
ant, Esselborn, Marshall. Cotter. Clar-
ius and West of the Goth precinct are
doing duty at the Worth monument in
Manhattan today in cinnection with
the reception of the Belgium ruler.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-03

Be it known that the firm formerly
known az the Quauty seer 60, OF MAT
consisting of the following partners,
Edward r. Morton, Frank Miller and H.
B.. Saltonstall, has this 29th day of
September. 1919. been wholly dissolved
and The business is now to be man
aged and conducted under the sole
ownership of H. b. Saltonstall, doing
under the trade name of the
Quality Beef Co. of Matawan, N. ].
Mr.. Saltonstall has agreed to be sole
responsible for all debts and obliga-
lions of the firm. Any bill or hills ow-
ing to the creditors will be settled by
Mr.. H.. B. Sa1tonstall or any bill or bills
in the future Mr.. II. 3. Sal
tonstall will be sole responsible.
QUALITY BEEF CO,
of Matawan. N. J..
Edward r. Morton.
EranL 1riflo-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-03
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS

Athletics are beginning to come to
the front In the high school. Each
class will have a team this year.
Everyone who hasn't got their let
ters or who are not on the varsity
will be eligible. The freshmen had
their practice Tuesday. A large num-
Der turned out and there seems to
be good material.
The sophomores nae practice
Wednesday. A good number also
turned out from this class. The jun
Tor class had their turf yesterday. A
good appearance was also made by
them. There is also very fine ma
terial in this class. 1t looks very
hopeful for the juniors this year not
only because of the good material
they have but because the best SEN
Tors will be picked for the varsity.
The seniors will turn out today for
their practice.
With Mr.. Evans back on the job
the season looks good for the high
school as a whole. Miss Burns will
also be with us but this year instead
of being coach for both boys and
girls teams as she was last year she
will be coach for the girls only while
MI. Evans will only coach the boys.
Mr.. Evans was coach year before
last but last year he left to join the
army.
An election for the members OF
the staff Of the high school Peri
scope" was held last Wednesday. The
results of the election are as follows:
Editor-in-chief, Thorwald Olsen, sem
Tor; assistant editor, James eleven
ger, Junior; literary editors, Natalie
Loder, senior, and Cora Dubois, jun
Tor; alumni editor, Ada Wilentz, sem
I1~, a-ohonna o6jfnr William Smith
senior; athletic editor. James Silver,
junior; art editor. Fulton Lanning,
senior. The class reporters are: Sem
Tor, Arthur Pashley; junior, Robert
Pyster; sophomore, Benjamin Kass;
freshman, Thomas Hoy. The staff
will hold a meeting in the near fu-
ture.
The election between the Hamil-
tonian and Jeffersonian candidates
for the different offices in the Athle-
tic Association will be held next
week. The slate as 1t appears now Is
as follows:
Hamiltonians, Morris Splitter, for
president; Ada Wilentz for vice pres
ident; Anna Handerhan for girls as
sistant basketball manager; Theodore
Jones for boys assistant basketball
| manager, and Herman Nielsen for
| bows assistant baseball manager.
Jeffersonians: Harold Hanson, for
| president; Ada Wilentz, for vice pres
| ident; Ethel David, for assistant girls
! basketball manager; Theodore Jones,
| for assistant boys basketball man
| ager; Herman Nielsen. for assistant
| boys baseball manager.
Chapel was held yesterday after
| noon. Several announcements were
made. One was hat the freshmen
! would not have singing until further
| notice and hat it would be held in
| the auditorium and not oil the third
floor. The names of those who We're
| elected to be on the staff of the school
| paper were also read off in chapel.
Mr.. Kleinhans remarked that the
singing was very good except for one
song, but that one was new to most
of the pupils.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-03
She Wants Pistol Permit.

CAMDEN, oct. 2.-Despite the fact
that she inflicted a sound beating on
a male assailant with an umbrella
Wednesday night, Mrs. Ida Anderson
of I'll Morgan street. applied to Cam
den authorities for permission to
carry a revolver.
1T can shoot more quickly than I
can hit" she explained when making
her request.