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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-08-02
ESCAPESFROM
COUNTY JAIL
Strange Features in Walkout
at County Lookup When
Local Man Makes Escape
WANTED IN BIG THEFT
Rattoj, Who Worked Fake
Money Game Sentenced to
a to 7 Years in Prison.
WANTED IN BIG THEFT

Nick Rattoj. alias John Simon. the
man arrested in New York by Detect
i've Sergeant Lawrence Long and
Detective Joseph Gutowski of the
local force after he had pulled a
$4,000 robbery in this city by the
use of a fake money making
machine. escaped from the county
Jail in New Brunswick sometime
Saturday night or Sunday morning.
and it is believed that another man
who was sent up from this city also
got away. Simon was sentenced Fri
day to serve from four to seven years
in states prison by Judge Daily. At
the time of his arrest in New York
the man was planning an $4,000
robbery.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Aug. 2. -
Sheriff Anderson is conducting
an investigation TO learn how
Nick Rittoj and Ferdinand Diller
secured a key to escape from the
county Jail some time Saturday night
or Sunday morning. The sheriff
stated that the men were trustees
and were in an open compartment
downstairs. The door through
which they escaped, it has been
learned now. was not used for the
last two weeks.
Diller was arrested in Newark a
/ short time ago for deserving his
wife and child in Sayreville. The
sheriff is endeavoring to learn who
opened the door or where the men
secured the key. 1t is said that a
| tip has been secured regarding the
whereabouts of the escaped prison.
ers and they will be brought back
within a short time.
Nick Rattoj, alias John Simon, es-
capped from the county Jail here
some time Saturday night. He il
twenty-six years old, a Roumaniar
| by birth and salesman. 1t viii
be remembered that after beinf
Il arrested by the Perth AmbO.
detectives in New York. Rattoj was
released in $2.s00 bail to await trial
but he never appeared and his bal
was forfeited. He was later arrest
ed in Akron and brought up for trial.
Rattoj volunteered as cook at the
jail. and had free run of the base
ment. He also did numerous odd
jobs about the building. and 1t was
customary for him to sleep in this
basement. due to the fact that he
had ssa, g sss e sesg s3sly e pFsRsss ss
=. ~ on duty at the jan from ) to II
4 o clock, and Joe Fiegan who was on
4 duty from II O'Clock to O'Clock
4 SUNDAY morning. c1aim to have heard
lor seen nothing. yet on Sunday morn
i ing Rattoj was discorered missing
The steel door through which this
i ashes are hoisted from the hrerooir
Il was found ajar. It had not beer
'lforced and the only keys. for this
door being inFthe possession of the
fused on infrequent occasions at this
! time Of the year.
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COAL MINES BEING 4
GRADUALLY RE0PENED

BY The Associated Press
sINDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 2:-Bifu- :
.uiinous coal mines in Indiana ana
Illinois closed last week because -oL
strike of the baymen We're peins
reopened today, according 60
statement issued from HEADQUARTERS
OF the United Mine Workers OF AM
erica this morning.
Ellis Searls, editor of the united
Mine Workers Journal, said a ma
5ofity of the men had gone pack to
work in response from an orueI
from John l.. Lewis, president, oA
the miners Organization. he perslsls
ed that 1t would be a Gay OF two'
before the mines would be working
at full strength. 4
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many ARRESTS
BY THE p0[|cE
Chief Burke's 28th Annivers-
ary as Chief Find Busy Day
in the Recorders Court.

81 Chief of Police Patrick ]. Burke's
Itwenty-eig tn anniversary as head of
the Perth Amboy police department
was ceIebrated today by the over
crowdinE of the recorders court. ar
raigning people arrested over the
week end. Thirty arrests were made
By the local police in Two days, and
it Is estimated that the court tonight
viii also be- paced. inasmuch as a
large number Of warrants are sched-
|uled for hearing toniE&t. The chief
had served on the force five years
bsfore ascending 10 the highest posi-
tion in the departments.
Recorder PfckersgiH had one of
HIS busiest sessions in $0lne time, in
the local police court this morning.
John Jarzara. of Roosevelt, arrested
by Detectives Murray and Gutowski
on Saturday night on "a charge OF
carrying econcea1e d weapons was or
ldered held in $500 bail to await the
action OF the grand jury John Too
Ian represented the man and ques-
toned James Mulvey at length as
to how he secured the gun Mulvey
was the complaining witness and re-
ported the finding of the gun to the
police.
Drink Crazed Man Arrested.
Detective Joseph $Gutowski and
Police. Chauffeur George Kozusko,
after a tussle arrested David Owens,
of Grant street. about noon yester-
day. Areport was received at head
Quarters that d man was destroying
property and endargering lives IN
| the vicinity of Grant. street. Detee-
tive Gutowski and 0mcer Kozusko
were detailed to the scene. Upon
their arrival Gutowski was struck BY
Owens, who was raising havoc IN the
vicinity. A large crowd had assem-
bled to watch the mans actions Ine
| complainant, Mrs Tuber and her
| family were badly frightened upon
the arrival of the officers.
Owens gave the police tussle
until he was placed IN a cell This
morning before Recorder Pickersgill
the woman withdrew her complaint.
and the man was put back in cell
and win be given a hearing tonight
on the charge of striking an officer.
Spends Birthday in Jail.
Fred Pfleiderer the twenty year
old boy who was arrested on Satur-
day charged with grand larceny
preferred by his mother, was this
morning discharged from custody
when it was found that the evidence
was not strong enough to hold him.
The boy who was twenty years old
on Saturday was charged by his
mother with taking a $3.50 check
and s4eSin cash from their home
John Toolan represented the defen-
dant. When the mother and son
met in court this morning, there
was a verbal discussion. and the
mother told the court that a year
ago she gave the boy a sunrise
party. and the court replied that she
gave another sunrise this re&r by
having him arrested.
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was heading and then rushed
ahead to the corner of George
street and Commercial avenue ana
informed Oficer Savage. who was
on duty there The three returned
and confronted Watkins. capturing
him after a stiff struggle
The Injured women were removed
to st. Peters Hospital where they
told the story of -the shooting to
Chief of Police OConpell. An Of
ficer was sent to Watkins rooms
and the revolver was found. as Wen
as the people in the house who
could testify to the fact that. there
was quarrel just previous 20 the
firing or the shots.
The mother-fn-law died at
o'clock this morning and the wife Is
in very serious condition. Wat
kins was brought before Recorder
Tindell this morning.
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TONGHINI AND JERSEY ON TRIAL;
READJUST u. S. RAILWAY RATES
Whcs Is Commission Government?
(An Editorial)

OF
shall adopted has
adopted every
decide the
commission is
government that generally understood
That that Calves
of the by hurricane and tidal wave that
swept in hardly build
left standing was impossible tell even where the
naturally the authorities
There was in fact no city
and Galveston occupied
be abandoned
Accordingly reconstruction that
while the whole country relief the
great task that called for all that was best within
feelings and anmOtes
methods applied and the greatest eng
laying the foundation for the new city OF
al today.
commission Of five that had been named
by the satisfied
people with the simple dyc and efficient method In wncn tn
municipal affairs that permission was sought
the city permanently the only
original commission being that the
are by people
speaking body ceased to be commission
elective commission usually an apponve
But commission that the new government i0r
although became elective the name commission
has
outside Galveston attracted by the
made rapid recovery and
with finances such admirable shape
municipalities particularly those sufficiently near to
began inquire and investigate
Four Galveston plan assured
the state adopted practically the same form Of
1907 five other cities of Texas placed
their governments the hapds Of commissions
BY Galveston had naugurated commission
central and northwestern part
the country nsent demand of the var
GUS municipalities passed permitting adoption of commission
for cities.
But the made The defeca
brought about In fac hardly am
all conform to the general
vase Galveston.
making the most mpor
Of D Mes Iowa %
that that city has come
the form of
commission government
spokenof Moines k<zs szsf&z
mission soyernment Prot CHARLES A. Beard In book h
on piaI
city ut substantial am
hapeen tried There exsts N TN
ppl no little con- shs psss.ss na.ass re- Z
given Neveftnees wnei
essential which
5s & for M far simply
hence accountable all elected onlclas to IN
omcie onferng Of a1f g
body eiectonof p
Districts assigning to
with the attaehe
exercise of II ~ L
from the city At
the same We i've
hold for i've years sup
city Affairs and
commissioners
who the way has more p0w
but who receives Sooo year
salary commissioners
board directors an
people being tne STOCK
selection the directors
would the city run IN
Commission plan Those VIII
Of politics wit
belongs the spois VIII naturalH
prefer 70 have things as they are
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she was Beaten; Arrested Later

She Was Beaten; Arrosteu A1t1-
Two members of family We're
arrested within four hours yesterday
AFTERNOON. The husband. Charles
Smith, was arrested at 2:40 on
charge of wifebeating preferred by
his wife. At 6 O'Clock the wifet
Veronica. was arrested on a drunk
and disorderIy charge. Both arrests
were made by Patrolman Carl Non
roe. and both parties were dis
charged.
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MARION, o., Aug Ara predic--
ton that Irish sympathizers VIII
support Harding and Coolidge was
made by William z. Mason. or Ila-
nois, one OF the Ieaders OF the night
in congress for Irish Recognition. IN
a Statement from Harding head
quarters after he had conferred
with the SENATOR
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Save 7our fxuft fre~> ana bushes BY
using Bordeaux Mixtdres and Slug shot
W. H Mccormick & s0nx Inc. se smits
st. fs0s-e 1s-''
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SMOKERS EcoroMuzE
BUY factory seconds direct from fac
tory Porto Rican Cigar FACTORY. SIL
Ridgsiey St. 1st7e7<- so-sf'
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cARD or THANKS

The Undersigned desire TO thank rela-
tives friends and neighbors for sympathy
expressed them ii the recent bereavemept
OF our dear mother; also for beautifrl
floral tributes Also desire TO thank rev.
Vessel of Plainfeld for comforting WORDS.
Also Unaertaker Flynn for satisfactory
ALFRED JOHNSON,
AUGUST JOHNSON.
MARY JOHNSON. ~
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SEVERE. Terms
ARE EXPECTED
Doubt is Expressed that Ar
mistice Between Soyiets
and Poles is Possible.

BY The Associated Press e.
WARSAW Aug. 2:-Dopbt was
expressed in diplomatic circles as
to whether an agreement for an
armistice would come out OF nego-
tiations between the Polish and
soviet commissaries at Haranovitcni.
II was thought the soviet authorities
were likely to insist upon terms too
severe for the Poles to accept.
Polish delegates carried with
them into Russian lines a portable
wireless outfit which they Intended
to use in communication with War
saw. Oficials said that It might be
days before the snegotiators were
heard from.
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PARIS. Aug. 1--FOIIsh pIenlpO-
tentiaries appointed to negotiate an
armistice agreement with represent
ernment arrived at Baranovitchi
where the armistice conference will
be held, according to advices from
Warsaw.
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LONDON. Aug. 2:-UpA to early
this afternoon nothing had arrived
in of1icial British or Polish quarters
to Indicate whether the Russian and
Polish armistice emissaries had
come into contact 49,
The British foreign Office is press
ing all its Representatives for any
scrap OF news as to what is going
on but 50 far without result.
Hot fighting along the river Ma
revo in the region northwest Of
Warsaw is. reported in London's
officiaf communidue received by
wireless from Moscow The cross
ing of the river is announced by the
bolsheviki and progress against the
Poles in the Pielsk region Is claim
ed. The soviet cavalry also is re-
ported pressing in northeast OF
I.ambe
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II your coar or gas range doss not bake
or burn win make II or no charge. r.
j. Isarkln. 223 Market ST. Tel. s1s-3.
l764e-7-s-tf Mon. Wed, ard Sat-
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-28
SEWER 0UTFALL
TO BE SURVEYED
MAYOR ASKED TO APPOINT DELE.
GATES TO SOUTHERN SOClO'
LOGICAL CONGRESS.

An appropriation for the inspection
of DeVillier-st. sewer was passed by
the commissioners yesterday afternoon,
the appropriation calling for over $500
1t was decided that it was necessary
to make a complete survey of the out
fall of the sewer before the new i'm
provements and paving that is planned
for the street should be layed.
Privilege of allowing the L. & y.
railroad to relay paving between its
tracks on Tarragona with its own crew
Of workmen and material was granted
be under the supervision of the City
Engineer Jarrett and will come up to
specifications drawn by him.
Petitions from residents OF Fisher
vile and Patterson Station asking that
streets in that section of the city be
repaired We're read to the commi ssion-
ers and were referred to Street Com
missioner Hinrichs with power to act
Invitations to the mayor and dele
gates from the city to attend the Ninth
Annual Southern Sociological Con-
gress, to meet in Washington. Nav
9-13 were read by Mayor Sanders. The
invitations ask that five delegates from
Pensacola be appointed to attend the
congress and the mayor was voted a
membership in the congress. Appoint
ments of the delegates will be made
probably today.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-28
i FEELING OF SECURITY

You naturally feel secure when you
know that the medicine you are about
to take is absolutely pure and con-
tains no harmful or habit producing
drugs.
Such a medicine is DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root kidney. liver and blad-
der remedy.
The same standard of purity,
strength and excellence is maintained
in every bottle of Swamp Root.
1t is scientifically compounded
from vegetable herbs.
1t is not a simulant and is taken in
teaspoonful doses.
1t is not recommended for every
thing.
1t is natures great helper in re-
lieving and overcoming kidney, liver
and bladder troubles.
A sworn statement of purity is with
every bottle of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root.
If you need a medicine, you should
have the best. On sale at all drug
stores in bottles of two sizes, medium
large.
However, if you wish first to try
this great preparation send ten cents
to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bingham, n. V,
for a sample bottle. When writing be
sure and mention the Pensacola Jour
nal.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-28
INTERESTING HISTORY
NAVIGATION RECALLED

Sydney, April 26.-Departure from
here recently of the White Star liner
Megantic for Liverpool by way of
New Zealand, the Panama Canal, the
West Indies and New York, recalls
her historic forerunner of 1854.
This vessel, the Golden Age, was a
wooden paddle wheel steamer, belong
ing to the New York and Australian
Steam Navigation Company The in
tention of the company was to run
six vessels "Via Panama" the Panama
railroad, capitalized at s7.000,0 900, be-
ing the connecting link on the then un-
divided isthmus with the West India
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
running from Southampton.
The Crimean War, yellow fever on
the isthmus and other causes, con-
spired to defeat the company's plans.
The Golden Age was commanded by
Lieutenant d. d. Porter. of the United
States navy. who afterwards became
famous as a Union Admiral during the
Civil War.
The Golden Age left Melbourne for
Panama via Syndey and Tahiti, Nav ).
1854. She reached Sydney on Nav IL
with 300 passengers. Her cargo in
cluded a consignment of gold dust and
she reached England in Sc days.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-28
ABOUT PEOPLE WE KNOW

Colonel and Mrs. P. S. Golderman
and family move into their quarters
at Fort Barrancas this week after
spending the winter in town. Mrs
Golderman and children have been in
the city all winter having been joined
by Colonel Golderman on leave from
Havana about two months ago. Col
onel Golderman has just recently been
transferred to Fort Barrancas for duty
and it is with genuine pleasure that
Pensacola friends learn that this
charming family will remain in the
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Whitted arrive
Thursday by motor from St. Peters
burg, where they have been spending
the winter to visit with Mrs. Whitfield 5
sisters, the Misses Brent at their home
on LaRua-st. Mr.. Whitted will later
return to St. Petersburg for his aero
plane, the "Bluebird' in which he and
his mechanic will make the trip back
to Pensacola.
Arthur Burke of New York City,
lis spending a few weeks in the city, a
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Brent on n. Baylen-st.
Friends of Mrs. John Denham, who
Ispent last winter in Pensacola, will be
interested to know that she is en-
d. Sldy Will TOldIlNSS
in the west and that her arm has al
most entirely recovered from an un-
usually painful break, the result of an
laccident during the latter part of her
stay in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. p. Duncan of
Miami, have returned home after
spending the week in the city as the
guests of their niece and nephew, Mr..
and Mrs. John V. Price. Enroute home
they stopped in Tallahassee for a short
visit with relatives. Mr.. Duncan came
to attend the convention of the Flor
ida State Bankers Association.
Chief Petty Officer and Mrs. Carl
Eugene Streeter returned yesterday
morning after a short honeymoon,
spent in New Orleans and other south
ern cities and are at home to friends at
Is n. Reus- st.
Mrs. A Cary Ellis and daughter,
Miss Louise Ellis left yesterday for
Gulfport, where they were called by the
serious illness of Mrs. Ellis brother,
d. NJ. Mcintosh.
Mrs. G. NJ. Gentry of Bluff Springs
and Mrs. Anna Duck of Mobile, have
returned home after a short visit in
the c'ay with relatives.
y ;. Horace L. Simpson leaves on
F'ridi for Wytheville, Va, to be alb
sent until fall. During her absence
DR.. Simpson will be with his brother
and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. r. B.
| Simpson on the Bayshore.
Mrs. j. It. Slocum and daughter,
Miss Howard Slocum left Monday night
! for Danville, Va, where they go to
join Mr.. Slocum to make their home.
Enroute they will visit with relatives
in Jacksonville.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-28
MAIL IAN is MISTAKEN
FOf. SKINNY" PEDDLER

Not even the mail man with the
letters ~. S. NJ" printed in large
type on his sack has escaped recent
diligence of Sheriff Whitaker's force
in their efforts TO apprehend peddlers
of limitations of the now ancient
spirits of joy commonly dubbed
Shiny" as the local clerk who was
making the regular nightly collection
of mail from the city drop boxes last
night can attest.
After having made the collection at
the last box on the lower end of Pala-
fox and as he was proceeding north
ward across Main street the clerk was
hailed by the sheriff from a ightless
position on the opposite side of the
street. AS he came near and follow
ing a few rapid fire interrogations the
official was convinced that the bag
contained mail and not Shiny and
forthwith his search was continued in
the direction of other pedestrians who
might have ventured into this dry
port from Havana with a few drinks
left over for a seasonable fishing trip
or other emergency.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-28
MAN LOSES HOPE

For ten years 1 suffered severely
from stomach trouble. The doctors
said 1 had cancer of the stomach and
nothing would do but an operation. |
took my last round of Mayr's Wonder
full Remedy 212 years ago. Since then
l sleep well, eat what I want and feel
fine" 1t is a simple, harmless prepar-
alton that removes the catarrhal mucus
from the intestinal tract and allays
the Inflammation which causes prac-
tically all stomach, liver and intes-
tinal ailments, including appendicitis.
One dose will convince or money re-
funded.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-28
STOP HEADACHE
AVOID DANGER
Doctors Advise Aspironai Elixir to
Remove Cause as Well as Relieve
the Pain Quicker-AbsoIuteIy Safe.

The medical profession is strongly
opposed to the use of headache. reme-
dies that merely relieve the pain. They
are warning the public that the cause
of the headache should also be re-
moved. That is why physicians and
druggists are so delighted with the new
Aspironal Elixir that is sold under the
two-minute guarantee. They know As
pironal also removes the cause of bill
ious and sick headaches by gently act
ing on the liver, correcting bilousness
and constipation and preventing the
return of the headache next day.
The next time you have a headache
go to your nearest drug store, hand
the clerk half dollar for a bottle OF
Aspironal and tell him to serve you
two teaspoonsfui in a little water.
With your watch in your hand count
off two minutes and call for your
money back, as per manufacturers
guarantee, IL you can't feel your head
ache fading away within the time
limit. Your druggist invites you to
try Aspironal. so don't be bashful.
Everybody is doing it. Same guarantee
applies to colds. coughs and neural-
gia--Adv.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-28
PINE FOREST

Pine Forest. April 6.-All the farm
ers have their farms in cultivation
now.
Miss Cobb and Mr.. Smith were out
visiting the Pine Forest School We'd
nesday morning at club meeting.
Miss Leila and Viola Cowan and
Maude Doyle called on Mrs. w. r.
Olsen Thursday night.
A number of young girls went to
the holiness church Sunday night.
They Were Miss Mary Davis and Miss
Viola Cowan. Mrs. w. r. Olsen, Miss
Edna Penton and Miss Bessie Lee
Lewis.
Mr.. Marion Cowan called on his sis
ter. Mrs. Doyle Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Doyle called on Mr..
and Mrs. c. o. Peters Thursday
morning.
Mrs. w. r. Olsen. Miss Leila Cowan,
Miss Mary Davis and Maude Doyle
went out kodaking last Tuesday eve
ming.
A number of young folks from Klon-
dyke went to Gonzalez last Thursday
night.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-28
Wrinkles T h a t Form
Around Eyes and Mouth

This Good Look
n q Y o u n O
Woman Advises
Old Time Recipe
OF 3 u { ( C rr1iIk
Cream in in New
way, a Gentle
Massa ae wit n
Fingers Before
Retiring All That
Is Necessary.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-28
OBITUARY
=. G. TuGWELL.

f. C. Tugwell, sc, died yesterday
morning at Roberts and the funeral
will take place this afternoon at 3
o'clock from the residence of his son,
F. E. Tugwen, 220 z. Gregory. Burial
will be made in st. Johns.
Mr.. Tugwell is a native of New York,
but has been in this state for the past
sixteen years. He is survived by sew
eral immediate relatives.
The following pail bearers will serve:
Frank Martin, May Garden, w. Vain
wright, j. S. Van Ausdal. Messrs. APP
pie and Marchetti. Rev. 1. w. Chalker
will officiate.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-28

There is no secret
bout it nor is there
ny doubt about the
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-28

common ordinary Butternilk in the form
of wonderful cream gently nlassa ged
with the finger tips around the corners
Of the eyes and mouth.
To prove this to your complete salts
faction, obtain small quantity Of
Howards Buttermilk Cream at Ham
ilton RCssers or any good drug or toilet
counter on the money back if dissatis-
fled plan. The directions are simple
and its costs so little than any girl or
woman can afford il. Manufacturers nv
n. Y.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-28
Rheumatism

b completely washed out of the system By
The celebrated Shivar Mineral Water. Pos
ttively guaranteed by money-back offer.
Tastes fine; costs trihe. Delivered any.
where by our Pensacola Agents, West F1oo
IA Grocery Co. Phone them.