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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
LODGE

Six. candidates were initiated in
the first, second and third degrees Of
the order by Middlesex Council No.
63, Jr., O.. U. A. M, last night at its
own rooms in Odd Fellows hall. The
officers installed at the last meeting
were In charge. Councillor William p.
Miller was in the chair and the other
officers were In their stations. The
entertainment committee reported
that plans for the concert to be CIV
en- by the Rutgers Glee Club some
time in February and that for the
dance and entertainment to be given
in the near future were being COM
pleted. There was a large turnout Of
the members at this time.
District Deputy Great Sachen
Krug, of Elizabeth and staff of great
chiefs will come here tonight to raise
up the chiefs of Pc Ambo Tribe I'M
! proved Order Of Red Men at q big
pow-wow of the tribe in Red Mems
hall. Plans have been made for a re-
ception to the deputy and his staff on
, the occasion Of his first visit to the
local tribe.
Tho installation of the recently
elected and appointed officers OF Val
halla Lodge No. 275, Odd Fellows,
will take place tomorrow at the room
of the lodge In Odd Fellows hall.
District Deputy Grand Master A,
Meuer of Plainfield. with his staff, will
como here to place the respective Of
ficers IN their chairs. A collation.
will be served in the Odd Fellows
club rooms following the installation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
LIBRARY NEWS

and the Parrot" After the story
telling the children acted out the
first two stories and the result show
ed that no part of the reading had
been lost upon them. The children
were given a chance to do some en-
PERTAINING and W. volunteered to
recite. The demand for tickets for
the Story Hour is becoming larger
thar the supply and something will
lave to be doneto accommodate all
the children who apply.
The Mentor, the fortnightly Illus
trated magazine, treating upon vari-
GUS subjects of interest, each COM
plete in one issue, has been received
at the library and in this number
covers the subject of Cuba, Today
and Tomorrow" The loose illustra-
tons are on exhibition on the bull
letin board.
Another valuable addition at the
library Is Nelson's Loose Leaf Ency-
c~lopedia, which keeps subjects up to
date by the new data added every
six months.
There is a large set of musical
books upon the shelves of the library
which, upon inspection will prove a
great n to any music lover. The
collection contains the works of all
the famous masters with numerous
arrangements, the old familiar songs,
folk songs, semi-classical and classi-
cal selections, the songs of all the ma
tons arranged in separate volumes
and vocal and instrumental arrange
ments of the best there is in the mu-
steal world.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
DETECTIVE BACK
WITHPRISONER
Stricken Issues Statement in
Sensational Auto ThieVery
% Ntor Correspordent.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan ID
County Detective Fcrd A. David re-
turned from Omaha. Neb., with
Francis McEneny, yesterday after
noon, one Of the owners of the gG-
rage in Parlin where a number of
stolen cars were found. Both Nc
Enemy and his accomplice left this
vicinity, it is charged, jumping bail.
when they found that a number of
the airs We're being found and that
q charge of stealing automobile tires
and supplies was being pressed by
the garage of Kramer and Clark in
Sayreville, whore these men worked.
McEncny after his arrest put up
several OF the cars in the garage as
his bail, while Robbins had bail fur
nished. McEneny's arrest followed
good work on the part of the county
detectives and it is understood that
Robbins will shortly be apprehended
as his whereabouts is known.
With the arrest of Robbins other
information may be received which
will cause the recovery of q number
of other cars and will tend to bring
the county officials nearer to the COM
pletion of one of the most sensa-
tional raids ever enacted in this
county.
Prosecutor Joseph E Stricke- this
morning issued a statement to the
members Of his department regarding
the statement of ofiicia s in the north
ern part of the state that the author
tiles in his county were trying to cover
up the auto thefts pulled in their sec
ton. The prosecutors statement fol-
lows:
MY attention has been directed to
q number of newspaper articles
printed in HUDSON county newspapers
In which it is alleged that men high
er up" in the county of Middlesex
were interfering with the detection
and apprehension of an organized gang
of auto thieves who had operated
principally in the city of Bayonne for
a period of over a year and as APP
pears. under the very nose of the po-
lice department of that city. Ny de-
tectives succeeded in locating the re-
ceivers in this county and notice was
Immediately sent to various police Of
fcials of our activities and that eleven
stolen cars were in this county await
ing Identification by the proper own
ers. Detectives Clark and Murphy of
Bayonne appeared at our Office three
or four days later and made claims
for two of the stolen cars, one of
which vas Immediately turned over
to them and the other held pending
proper Identification. / personally or
Idered that this car be held until the
proper identification was made. This
took three or four days. at which
time the car was also turned over to
the Bayonne officials. How anyone
can make the claim hat men higher
up" or lower down" in anywiA sup
pressed anything or declined to give
every legitimate assistance in bringing
to light the system of robberies is be-
|yond me. However, II any impro-
Ipriety was resorted to in this matter
i should like to be placed In posses
sion of the facts. 1 have been in
'timately connected with this whole
transaction and so far as l know the
investigation was carried on with in
telligence and persistency by the de-
tectiyes connected with my office.
"All the cars were located solely
through the efforts of this office.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
STILL IS FOUND
IN BURNING HOUSE HERE
CONTINUED from page ~

Collector of Internal Revenue
lanes j. Curran, of New Brunswick.
is in Newark today so efforts by Chief
Burke to reach him and inform him
OF the n were to no avail. White
Will probably be taken over by the
federal authorities and arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner John
A. Delaney.
In the meantime efforts will be
made to locate the man Skowitz,
whom White mentioned as the one
who had hired the house. The police
this morning secured information
from neighbors that men had been
seen coming and going from the
house, although 1t was the general
be ief that 1t was not tenanted.
The fire did considerable damage
to the upper story of the building, 1t
apparent y having a good start before
it was discovered. As the still was
in the middle of the room the flames
from 1t worked both ways and when
the firemen arrived both the front
and back of the house were ablaze.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
TO BUILD CHURCH

BY StGW correspondent
NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. 1.-Two
building agreements were filed in the
county clerks office today. A new
church building Will be erected for the
Christian Science society at Sewaren.
The building is to be finished by May
LIST. The contractor is Joseph Zehrer.
The building will be situated on the
southwest corner of West avenue and
Marsh street. The contract price is
given at $6,6S9 and tho building is to
be erected according to plans and
specifications by John II. Dayton,
architect.
An agreement between Anton Sor-
enson, builder and Harris Edelstein,
Joseph and Jacob B. Joselson for the
erection and completion of additions
to the building at 219 Smith street.
Perth Amboy. The contract price is
given at $1,000 and the work is to be
completed by March IA according to
plans and specifications by Benjamin
Goldberger.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
CHICAGO TEACHERS ISSUE
REASONS FOR SALARY RAISE

By The Associated Press.
CHICAGO, jan. 1.-THE number of
school teachers who hdve abandoned
the profession because of low wages,
has increased forty per cent in the
asst three years. according to a sur
vey of trade conditions In Chicago by
teachers made public today.
School tachers work under a
acknowledgement handicap on the ba-
sis of a life time earning the report
said. The average teacher will have
to live to be seventy before her total
earnings amount to as much as a
plumber can maxi by the time he Is
forty. She wi have to teach until
she is ifty-eight to earn as much as a.
pattern maker. electrician OIL press
man has earned at forty.
"Blacksmiths. butchers, soda
clerks, shoe clerks and chauffeurs,
under their present wages would have
earned as much at forty as the school
teacher would have earned at fifty
two.
THE teachers salary is almost
equal to that of janitors, teamsters
and laurdresses,"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
ELECT
SAME OFFICERS
Meetings Held by P. A. Trust
Co. and First National

The organization meeting election
of officers for the year 1920 was held
in two banking institutions in his
city yesterday. they were the First
National Bank and the Perth Amboy
Trust Company. in both cases the
present officers were elected for the
new year..
First National Bank.
The officers for the First National
Bank for the year are: Hamilton +.
Kean, president; Robert Carson. Vice
President; Charles d. Snedeker, Vice
President; John NJ. O'Toole, Cashier;
j. r. Slaight, Assistant Cashier; Vim
cent A. Costello. Assistant Cashier. +.
II. Locker, Trust officer.
According to the statement of the
institution at the close of business on
December 81. 1919, the deposits
amounted to $4~.741.761.01.
Perth Amboy Trust Company
The officers at the Perth Amboy
Trust Company, who were reelected
to serve for the year 1920, are: Isaac
Alpern, president; Frank Dorsey,
vice president; Peter C. Olsen. vice
president; William M. Weiant, secre-
tary and treasurer, and w. III. Pull
len, assistant treasurer and trust
officer.
The statement at the close OF
business on December 81. 1919,
showed that the Perth Amboy Trust
Company had on deposit money
amounting to 1881. 067.07.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
COMMITTEES Of
CHAMBER NAMED
Chamber Heads Appoint Work
Ing Bodies 3 More to Come

I. T. Madsen, president of the
Chamber of Commerce n Vice Pres
idents George f. Reynolds, Jea Du
Bots and d. p. Olmstead met yester-
day noon at the East Jersey Club and
selected the committees of the organ
fzation for the e 1920. The COM
mittees sc. ected were: City planning,
Forum, merchants, housing n head
quarters. Other committees remain
ing to be selected at some later date
are: Waterways, manufacturer, traf-
fic, 9eroplane landing field and Nom
bersnip committee.
The committees appointed yester-
day are:
City Planning: Peter c.. Olsen.
chairman: Ira r. Grouse. Adrian
Lyon, Frank Stas, NJ. J. Dennison, L
G.. Ostergaard and l.. M. Roasi.
Forum: ]. L.. Klein. chairman; w Il
Fraser, John Kelly, F.. L.. Antiseli
Ingvard Greisen, Joseph Brimlow
Charles Michaels.
John J.. Powers, Theo, pegenring
Frank Spiegel, E.. l.. q uck. Ear
Lake. Peter Mazinis, Harry PETE, J.
H. Foster, J. l.: Klein, Ludwig
Wolff, R. C. Tyrrell, Nathan Marga-
retten, Irwin Kreielsheimer, Frank T
Woglom, George Therkelsen, b
Streiff.
housing. AADeIL 1cohs CHioii O
George F. Reynolds, j. NJ. O'Too,e. 70.
". Eskesen, c. c.. Baldwin, j. nj
Wester, /. R. Grouse, A Pierson
Isaac Alpern, Aloph Greenbaum, N.
w Pierce, j. A. Fish. Jesse Seaman
Joseph l.. Crowell, John Sofield, 10
seph Stricken.
Headquarters: George +. Reynolds
chairman; Arthur Stern and ID. T
Olmstead.
The committees will meet to organ
lie and begin work shortly. Each OF
the committees so far appointed vii
be exceedingly busy for sometime tc
come. The city planning committee
will find a great deal Of work await
ing it's attention as will also the forum
committee. The merchants commit
tee. which is now arranging for the
big Buy in Perth Amboy' campaign
that. is to take place in March viii
find plenty Of work to keep it busy
for many weeks In bringing the cam
paign to a successful close.
The housing committee from all &C
counts will be one of the most I'M
portant of the committees appointed
this year. This committee will go into
the housing conditions in this city ano
endeavor to find ways and means %!
which new houses can be cree &c
here. The great demand for houses
in this city is one Of the principal rea'
sons that the new housing committee
was appointed, and the fact that othel
Chambers of Commences have faker
up the question has led the loca
Chamber to do likewise,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
ANOTHER HITCH In
FIUME SITUATION

BIZ The Associated Press.
PARIS, Jan. 15:-Just at the time
when Italians seemed likely to agree
to an acceptance of the Fiume ques-
ton which has been approved by
Lloyd George and Clemenceau O di-
vision has been created among Jugo
Slavs regarding the problems in
volved.
According to information obtaina-
BILE the Slovine element of the Slav
kingdom is stoptly opposed to a COM
promise by winch Italy will give up
some of the territory apportioned
her on the Dalmatian in exchange
for full sovereignty over Fiume, with
a strip Of land connecting hat city
with Istria to the west.
Other elements favor accepting
the compromise, but because of the
possibility of reaching an agreement
the Jugo Slav element has been
obliged to refuse the proposal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
TRIALS LISTED FOR
THE COMING WEEK
81 stan Correspondent

BIZ stan Core %pondent
NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. 15.-The
trials listed for next week are as fol-
lows:
Monday-Adrian G. Snedeker, as
sault and battery-C. Raymond Lyons.
Max Captain. assault and battery
Thomas H. Hagerty. Dan Mcbride,
attrocious assault and battery-John
P. Kirkpatrick. Harry Bernstein, Sc
duction-Horace Barwis.
Tuesday-No court session on ac-
count of the Inauguration of the gov
ernor.
Wednesday-James Miles, man
slaughter-Thomas H. Hagerty. Mike
Royak, attrocious assault and battery
&C. Raymond Lyons. Thomas Kove-
cak, a%ttrocious assault and battery
George Burton. Thomas Jones. afro
cious assault and battery-Walter G.
Sedan. Charles X. Buckalew, larceny
and receiving-Francis p. Coan.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
AID PROMISED FOR
BIG ZIONIST DRIVE

Bnei Zion Camp No. 20 OF this city
has received word from National
headquarters in New York City hat
Secretary Baker and Cardinal Glib
bons are among the members of the
National Advisory Committee for the
O,O00,0 900 Palestine Restoration
Fund campaign which the Zionist Or
ganization of America will launch
throughout the country on January
Is.
Nathan Strauss Is honorary chair
mar and Judge Julian w. Mack.
chairman. Other members include
william G. McAdoo, DR.. Charles w.
Elliott, Bishop Charles Burch, Cover
nor Lowden of ILL.,, Senator Copper,
of Kansas and Justice Brandeis.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
PRESIDENTS COMMISSION TO
CONSIDER MASS OF FACTS

BU TIC ASSOCfuEsn FTs85.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-With the
conclusion of argument bearing on
the situation in the central competi-
tive field today, the Presidents COM
mission for settling the bituminous
coal strike took under advisement a
mass of statistical material submitted
by the miners and the operators.
President Robinson announced that
the commission would meet again
Monday for the cross examination of
witnesses. Phil H. Tenna, secretary
of the Indiana Coal Operators. the
last spokesman forN the Central Field
Operators told the commission today
that collective bargaining without re-
sponsibility on both sides was q farce.
Contracts between miners and opera
tors had formerly been almost scared,
he said, but now they were not re-
spected generally or locally.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
OUCH! RUb0 UT
RHEUMAT|CPA|N
Rub Palm, Soreness, Stiffness
Sciatica Right Out With
St. Jacobs Linlment"
fifty! Pain gone.

Rheumatism is pain only" No one
case in fifty requires internal treat
ment. Stop drugging! Rub the misery
away! Apply soothing. penetrating
ST. Jacobs Liniment' directly upon
tender spot" and relief comes in
harmless rheumatism IMMINENT which
never d~isappoints and a not burn or
discolor the skin.
a small trial bottle Of st. Jacobs
Eminent" at any drug store, and in
just a moment you'll be free from pain,
sorness. stiffness and swelling. Don't
Liniment' has relieved millions of
rheumatism sufferers in the last half
century and is just as good for scia-
tica, neuralgia, lumbago backache,
sprains and s~wellings.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
MEXICANS RELEASE
AMERICAN CITIZENS

By The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15-Hari-
v. Leaned and Harry O.. Martin, sail
ors of the American submarine
chaser Pocahontas. who were arrested
at Mazat,an Mexico. or a charge of
assaulting a Mexican citizen and sem
fenced to two months imprisonment,
were released last Tuesday night. ac-
cording to advices to the state depart
ment today from the American consul
at Mataztaln, Mexico. on a charge of
cared for by the consul who asks for
instructions as to how to return them
to the United States.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
EDWARDS ALONE MAY
WEAR SILK HAT
v~specidl Correspondent.

By~SpeCidl Correspondent.
TRENTON, Jan. 15:-The inaug-
ural committee is split on the ques-
ton of wearing silk hats at the ex-
ercises here next Tuesday and at
this writing 1t looks as If Mr.. Ed
wards, the central figure in the cere-
monies, would be the only man to
come 'dolled up with Il high lid"
Although the dictum of the ma
iority of the committee is against
anything more digni1ed than the
regulation derby. it is understood
that Senator Simpson, OF Hudson,
has declared he will not be bound
by the majority rule of the commit
tee and threatens to bolt" and ap-
pear in his high top piece.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
Red Cross Notes.

Viii Lilly Maher former nddress
1T Fayette street and 266 Mcclellan
street kindly call at offices of the
Perth Amboy Chapter of the Ameri-
can Red Cross at 101 Smith street In
regards to securing photograph OF
grave of private William Maher, for
merly of Company l., forty-ninth IN
fantry, who was killed In action.
Two important communications are
also at the headquarters, n of these
is for Sophia Friedman, former adj
dresses Bridgeport, Conn. and Ran
way, who is now reported to be living
in this city. The other communica-
ton Is for Joseph L.. Karalis, formerly
employed at the New Packer House
here.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
RARITAN ARSENAL CAPTAIN
ON TRIAL FOR MANSLAUGHTER
BIZ star CORRESPONDENT.

BIZ star Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. ID
The trial of William Hunter, q cap
tain at the Raritan Arsenal, charged
with manslaughter coming from the
death of Oscar Larson. a soldier at
Piscataway township, some time ago,
is the next to be tried. Hunter, Lar
son and several other men were rid
ing along IN a foggy night when the
al struck a large stone in the road
and turned over.
The jury hat will try this cas-
consists of Luther II. w. Quaeken-
bush, Walter r.. Church, James
Osterhaut, Steve Witkowsky. E. e.
Crenning, William H. Pral. A. II.
Furman, William Jolly, Jr., Walter
Bratling, Frank w. Emmons, Ed
ward Meagher, Edward Kleekner
and Jediah Shotwell.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
Property Sold at Auction.

The stock. fixtures and lease OF the
dtaritan Drug Company. which con-
Germ recent y filed a petition in bank
ruptcy, We're sold at auction yester-
day at the second hearing of the cred
itors in the office of Referee in Bank
ruptcy Adrian Lyon. The goods were
sold in three parcels and brought a
total Of $3.50.
The stock and fixtures were sold to
David C.. Wilmer for the sum Of $2,-
440 and lease to Aaron Aschrin for
the sum of $3.50. Another hearing
OF the creditors will be held in the
near future.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
ONLY nDEMOCRATD
GETS G. O. p. NOTICE
By Special Correspondent

DY SDtCIUF COTJeSDUHu6VE.
TRENTON, Jan. 15.-The only
Democrat" to land a job at the
hands of the Republican Assembly
man majority is little Johnny Quinn
of Jersey City. He will be the minor
ity page" at the coming session of
the Legislature. all the others are
Republican appointments.
The G. o. p. Assemblymen agreed
to vote for johnny because he was
a page last year, when the two parties
divided the appointments and he was
SO uniformly courteous and willing to
do things for the members that they
just couldn't help but r%eappoint him
this year.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
Probate Two Wills.
6v stat CORRESPONDENTS.

OF bEuU CUTTcSDONu.Ht.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. 1.-THE
will of John e. Ze.ler, who died De-
cember 10 at Piscataway township,
was probated in the surrogate's Of
fee yesterday. Howard Boss is
named as the executor of the estate
with viii annexed. The next of kin
named in the application are three
sons, Frank E.. Theodore J. and
George A., and two daughters, Ernes-
tine e. Dennis and Louise e. Specl-
hardt.
The will of John Lynch, formerly
of New Brunswick, who died January
20, 1920, was probated In the office
of the surrogate yesterday. A son
and a daughter Of the deceased,
Theresa and John Lynch are named
as the executors. One other daughter
survives. Elizabeth. of New Bruins
wick.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
GET n. Y, GOVERNORS name
ON ExTRADINON FOR TAKERS

Detective Sergeant Lawrence Long
of the local force is in Albany today
securing the signature of Governor
Smith on the papers covering the
extradition of the money fakirs who
pulled a $4,000 job in this city previ-
Gus to Christmas and were captured
In q sensational raid by Detectives
Long and Gutowski in New York O.
short time ago.
Detective Long was in New York
yesterday tt have the men remnnded
until the ~extradition papers could be
secured.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
WARNS OF NEW WAR
DUE TO REDS in POLAND

By The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. \15-General
revival of war in Europe if Poland is
unable to Withstand the Russian
Bolshevik armies is not improbable,
General Bliss, who was a member of
the American peace delegation, to-
day told the House Ways and Means
Committee.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
Boosts State Use System

TRENTON, Jan. 15:-The re-
ceipts of the state prison alone dur
ing the last fiscal year were approx
imately $4,000 in excess of those
realized in the most productive year
of the wosn-out prison labor con
tract system. according to the annual
report of David I. Kelly. director OF
the Division of Labor. Agriculture,
Food and Dietetics. of the Depart
ment of Institutions and Agencies,
made public today. The report was
discussing the advantages of the
state use system of employing In
mates over the old system of con-
tracts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
STRIKE OF BLOOD SELLERS
BROKEN BY NURSES IN N. Y.
BIZ The Associated Press.

DV Inc ASSOctdteG ffeSS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15-Profes-
sional blood donors. men who sell
their blood for TRANSMISSION operations.
struck for more money at the Flower
hospital. demanding SIS for a pint OF
blood, $50 more than they received
two weeks ago. Student nurses re-
sponded as strike breakers. Ten
minutes after the strike started one
nurse was on the operating table as
a surgeon performed TRANSMISSION OPP
Grafton. Two hours later h nurse
was attending a clinic. The strike
was broken.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
File Lien Claim.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. ia
lien claim has been filed in the oflce
of the county clerk by Ira r.. Grouse
of Perth Amboy. against John N.
Vereh. as but der. Andrew and julia
Naszpanobich, owners and Francis *.
Urbanski, mortgage. for material
furnished for the erection of a two
story brick house on Grove street,
Perth Amboy. This material was fur
nished between June 81 and Septem-
Der IS, 1919, and the claim amounts
to S462.S 81.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
RcnOrt Big Canturc.

By The Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE Bolshevikl
have captured Rostov-on-Don, ac-
cording to n wireless dispatch from
Moscow. Ten thousand prisoners,
thirty-two guns, nine tanks and an
enormous amount of baggage were
taken, the statement avs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
Shipping News
TIafE OF HIGH TIDE TODAY:
Amboy 1881 4. NJ, 1000
NARITNIE MISCELLANY.

Sandy Hook-Schr Pioneer (Dutch)
which passed out of Sandy Hook at
10:45 A. NJ. for Nassau, went aground
on the west side OF Swash Channel
near False Hook at 1920 A. NJ.