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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-18
|f:|ND NOCASES
IN HOMES HERE
Visits Made at Unexpected
Times and Nothing Found
to Prove Ramsay's Claims
ALL SECTIONS OF CITY
Report Unanimous That
Drunkenness, as Claimed
by Democratic Candidate,
Not Seen by Workers.

In regard to the conditions OF
inebriety which according tn DR.
! William E. Ramsay, Democratic can
didate for congress, exist IN many
homes of this city, an EVENING
NEWS reporter today interviewed
several professional and other wo-
men whose work brings them icto
the homes CT all classes of people in
the community. The report has been
unanimous from these sources that,
as far as they know. there is no
drunkenness existing among the wo-
men and children. Many of these
women enter the homes entirely un-
expectedly ard IN this wa are
familiar with the homes wnen they
are not prepared for visitors.
Miss Persis Snc dgrass. sec .etary
of the Red Cross chapter here, and
Mrs. Isabel Gould. the Ped Cross
visiting nurae. beth of whorI con-
stantly visit the MONIES, especially iii
the foreign SECTIONS of the city, in :
sist that never. in their experience
have they found women and children
in this state.
Mrs. Fales aid Mrs. Sadie Kem-
merer, botn of whom are school
nurses, corrobcrate the sta'onr ats OF
the other professional women. While
the school nurses do not get cut
among the h,'nes as much "a some of
the professional women 1t is often
necessary to visit when the children
do not attend school.
Probably the people in the city
who visit the homes even more often
than the doctors are the board of
health nurses, who have certain ter
ritorles to cover and VINO thoroughly
cit ~
york. Miss Christina Ernst, Board
f health nurse. also agreed with
he others that as far as she knows
drunkenness does not exist among
he women and children even TO the
slightest degree and that in her ex-
)erience she has never come across
/ single case of this nature.
Miss Alma &. Wiederstrom, as
sstant to the overseer of the poor,
who has had access for many years
10 all the homes of certain class
,f people in the city. was quite in
llgnant this afternoon about the
statements which appeared in the
paper. Miss Weiderstrom insists
hat in her work among the poor,
.or whom only she can speak, not
only do the women and children not
use any kind CT liquor. but that the
home conditions of the ajority of
families is vastly improved since the
ratification of the eighteenth amend
ment. Qualified to speak by the
work she does among the poor Miss
Weiderstrom says that her cases are
mostly new ones due to other rea-
sons than liquor, and that in most
OF the old cases the men who at one
time neglected their families for the
saloons have centered their inter
families have shown incredible i'm
provement since January /,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-18
Bic DEMOCRATIC
EVENT OCT. 26
Monster Mass Meeting at
Auditorium, Several Street
Corner Meetings Soon.

\ fitting climax to the Democratic
campaign in this city will be big
mass meeting to be held in the Au-
ditorium in New Brunswick avenue
on Tuesday night, October &c. 1t is
expected that this meeting Will be
just as big an affair as the one held
in the Auditorium during the cam
paign of Governor Edwards. Not
only will it be city meeting, but a
county meeting as well and national,
district, county and city speakers
will be present.
1t is thought that between 1000
and 5000 people will be present at
the meeting, and the committee in
charge of the affair is now making
arrangements for this many. The
meeting itself will be in the form OF
big entertainment, the speakers
being allowed but few minutes in
which to talk.
One of the real old style political
campaigns was begun in this city
Saturday. when the city and county
candidates started a series of street
corner meetings which is to take
them into every ward of the city. On
saturday night 1t was found impos-
sible to hold more than one meeting,
and that was only about half finish
ed when the rain came on, forcing
the candidates to return to head
quarters.
At this meeting Mayor Frank
Dorsey was the center of attraction
and before the automobiles contain
ing the party had stopped for more
than few minutes a crowd OF
about IA hundred had gathered. This
meeting was held at the corner of
Charles street and Hall avenue. The
audience consisted of men, women
and children.
Mayor Dorsey was the first speak
er. He Informed the audience that
he was running for reelection and
stood on HIS record of the past
twenty-one months. At this point
he was asked from the audience
where the Democratic party stood
on the bonus question. The mayor
stated that the Democratic party is
behind il.
The mayor said that the reason it
had been decided to bring the fight
right to the people, and particularly
the sixth ward. was because of pro-
paSanda spread in the sixth ward
by a party or body of men in the
sixth ward to the effect that he, the
mayor. had no consideration for the
Polish people. This had grown out
of meeting held in the high school
auditorium recently and which he
was unable to attend.
Mayor Dorsey stated that he was
sick in bed on the day in question
and could not attend the meeting as
he was not out of the house. He
urged that in the future any reports
they heard concerning him to bring
them to the city hall and tell him
personally. The mayor said he was
friendly to the Polish people and
then went back in the history of the
city and his boyhood and told how
he had seen Hall avenue grow from
few houses to "A city in itself as
it is today. In closing he declared
he is loyal to the Polish people and
asked for their suffrage on that
basis
Other speakers a the meeting
were: Anthony H. CebEardt. Candi-
date for sheriff: Leo J. Coakley and
Milton Prcgcr. candidates for assem-
bly, and Jacob Klein. candidate for
recorder.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-18
DIPLOMATS On
COUNTY VISIT
Inspect Wireless Station at
New Brunswick - Baker,
Geddes and Others in Party

NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. IS. -
Possibility of calling by phone all
foreign countries on the w!reles
telephone for reports of important
diplomatic situations are being on
sidered by more than $50 dipt1nats
and state department officials who ar
rIvod here fro Washington on ii
special train today. They stopped
here on the first leg of an inspection
tour of the leading wireless stations
along the Atlantic coast.
The program for the afternoon in
cluded a demons tration at the nava!
radio station here. of the apparel Is
thai kcp! President Wilson -
telephone come ction with America
on his return trip from Paris peace
conference,
The party planned to leave this
afternoon for .,lbany and Schencct-
ady, wEere they will spend tomorrow
inspecting the Lahore tories of the
General Electric c0:npan", returning
to New York Wedncu'i ~.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-18
TRAINS CRASH IN FOG; MAN IS KILLED
FIND NO WOMEN DRUNK, NURSES SAY
GOVERNOR COX IN PLEA
FOR AMERICANIzATION

By The Associated Press.
SN RACCSE, y. Y, Oct. 1S-Gov-
ernor Cox today opened his second
eastern campaign with an address
here to first voters urging them to
disregard partisanship and to vote as
Americans
"Americanization," said the DEM
ocratic presidential candidate, iii
but another word for construction.
is not seifishness.
Ii means ,h1; we so love this free
dom of America that wherever in
the whole world the name of Amer
ica is mentioned. it shall mean
honor, loyalty. progress. humanity
and peace. To shout America first
and then oppose making America
first throughout the world is to turn
our backs on progress and on the
ideals which the trainers of our
great constitution wove into the soul
of America.
Therefore when / talk of the
league of nations | am presenting no
new spirit, but am simply endeavor-
ing to keep the faith of America"
Stating that first voters represent
a new generation Governor Cox said
that civilization was like relay
race. Each generation taking the
ball from the preceding and contrib
utirg its share toward world pro-
gresS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-18
PROBE STRANGE DEATH
OF COLLEGE STUDENT
BY The Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1S-Police
of this city had no clue today to
clear away the mystery surrounding
the death of Elmer +. Drewes, the
Dartmouth College student. a resi-
dent of this city, who was found
dead Sunday on the outskirts of Phil
adelphia, with a bullet wound in the
head. No weapon was found near
the body.
Police say they intend to question
Charles Schalloth. heir to a 100000
estate and friend of Drewes, in the
hopes that he might be able to give
aid in tracing Drewes' movement.
Schalloth is said to have seen
Drewes at Atlantic City Saturday.
Robbery. the public say, was not
the motive when Drewes was murder
ed he had about 5000 in cash and
liberty bonds on the body. Schal-
10th was visited by Drewes in At
lantic City.
William Bellshaw. head of the
murder squad. of the Philadelphia
detective forces believes body was
carried to the lot where it was found
after the man was slain. He said
this theory was born out by dis
covcry today of tracks of a motor
car.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-18
APPLEbY AIDED
BY THOMPSON
Ocean County Man Comes
Out in Favor of Monmouth
Candidate in Speech.

Joseph NJ. Thompson. of New
Egypt. who, together with John W.
Herbert, of Helmetta, was defeated
at the primaries for the Republican
congressional nomination in the
third district, made strong appeal
to Ocean county voters to support
T. Frank Appleby. of Asbury Park.
the G. O. II. congressional candidate.
at the general election to be held in
November. in a speech made at
Lakewood Saturday night. The
meeting was held in the armory at
Lakewood under the auspices of the
Republican women of that place.
more than 1000 persons attending.
Mr.. Thompson, who is recognized
as an able speaker, made spirited
talk before the Ocean county voters
during which he thanked all those
who had supported him at the pri-
maries and urged all these to now
rally to the support of Mr.. Appleby
in order that Republican congress
man might be elected.
Il am heart and soul for Mr..
Appleby and want all of you Ocean
county voters to get behind him and
elect him as our congressman from
this district" Mr.. Thompson said
during the course of his talk. This
statement was loudly applauded.
In addition to Mr.. Thompson's
open declaration on Saturday night
urging support of the Asbury Park
candidate. Mrs. Thompson, who did
considerable campaigning for heI
husband prior to the primaries has
agreed to assist the Appleby forces
in touring the third district and in
conjunction with Mrs. Leon Cubbcr-
ly, of Long Branch, the Monmouth
county Republican women's leader.
The Flying Squadron toured the
third district last week, completed its
itinerary Saturday night with ,he
Lakewood meeting and the members
were satisfied with the results obtain
ed and the audiences which were at
tracted in the various places at which
stops were made. Mr.. Appleby made
fourteen speeches during the week,
completing his program at Lakewood
Saturday night when he discussed
the national issues and his stand on
the most important of these.
Tonight large Republican meet
ing will be held at South AmbOy, at
which former Judge Robert +. Carey,
of Jersey City. will be the principal
speaker. Mr.. Appleby will again
come to Middlesex county tonight in
order to address this meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-18
SEEK LEADER IN
BOOZE ROBBERY
Prosecutors Office Continues
Case Against Daring Hold
Up Men-FederaI Action

By Staff Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. IS
With the leader in the big whskey
holdup case of last Friday morning
still at large. and the men taken to
New Brunswick on Saturday morn
ing by the Newark detectives, being
photographed and finger prints
taken, the prosecutors Office is again
today the scene of the investigation
regarding the case. 1t has been ru-
mored about town that federal Off
GERS are expected here today to
press charges against the men for
persOnating revenue officers.
The men taken here on Saturday
by the Newark police are: Harry
Alter, 43S South 18th street. New
ark; Charles Parrello, uncle of the
man known as "Dingbat," $50
Springfield avenue, Newark; Abe
Wallerd, 513 Washington street,
Newark: Morris Bennett. 6S7 Som
mer avenue, Newark; Arthur Cor
bin, colored, and John Mckinney. col
ored, both of 3S Arlington street,
Newark
Eddie Julianno. of Harrison. was
also brought down on a charge of
being connected with the case.
Charles Moriarty and Harry Hol-
Zauer have been found clear of the
case. but are charged with being in
an automobile theft case. and the
first named is out on s400 bail while
the latter is out on $500 bail All
the other men are being held in
$4,000 bail.
The party who was the leader in
the theft of the booze and handled
all of the money is still at large. A
reported attempted double crossing
5v this fellow is believed to have
aided the police materially in max
ing the arrests. The booze was sold
to saloonkeeper named O'Keefe
of South Park and First streets.
Elizabeth for 1920.
Investigation into the ownership
of the automobile in which several
of the men were found i'm Elizabeth
on Saturday morning has resulted
in the discovery that the car was
not stolen but had been loaned to
one of the men by James j. Wood
ruff, of 144 Littleton avenue. New
ark. The men had been arrested
on suspicion of having stolen the
car. The charge against the men
has been changed to implicacy in
the holdup. NoVak, one of the men
said to have been a ringleader, is
also wanted in Newark for several
automobile thefts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-18
YOUTH GETS 80 DAYS
ON VAGRANCY CHARGE

Andrew Deliman. taken into
custody by a Lehigh Valley officer
yesterday on a disorderly conduct
charge. was discharged on this com
plant, but sentenced to thirty days
in the workhouse when the local
police preferred a vagrancy charge
against him. The railroad officer
claimed that the boy was stealing
from the lunch pals of railroad men.
but the recorder stated this did not
constitute disorderly conduct
charge.
Chief Burke questioned the boy re-
garding his home. and he admitted
thai he did not stay home. The re-
corder Immediately opposed sentence.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-18
GIRL MISSING,
ANOTHERF0UND
Irene RoSsie, II Years Old,
Vanished Yesterday Sec
Ond Girl is Found.

One local girl has been reported
missing and another girl residing in
this city was picked up by the Me-
tUchen police over the week end. ac-
cording to the records at police
headquarters this morning.
Robert Rossie, of 104 Catalpa ave-
nue., reported his seventeen year old
daughter Irene missing from home
yesterday. She is five feet three
inches tall, weighs 12S pounds. has
blue eyes and when last seen wore a
dark hat. patent leather slippers
and black stockings.
Mildred Stureck, seventeen years
old, of SIG New Brunswick avenue.
was picked up by the Metuchen po-
lice last night walking the streets of
that place. She was turned over to
the local police and her parents will
be notified today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-18
LOCAL BANK MEN
ATTEND CONVENTION

Mayor Frank Dorsey and Isaac
Alpern, president of the Perth AM
boy Trust Company is the only bank
ing institution of this city which has
sent delegates to the convention.
Mayor Dorsey expects to return to
this city on Wednesday at which
time he will resume his campaign
for reelection.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-18
SHOCK RESTORES USE OF
MANS PARALYTIC ARM
BY The Associated Prass.

ATLANTIC CITY. oct. 1S-How
the shock of an automobile collision
restored to a man the full use of an
arm which has been paralytic. was
related here today by surgeons of
the Atlantic City hospital.
On Saturday Captain Archibald
Hickman, whose right side was par
alYZed was being conveyed to the
hospital in an ambulance when the
latter collided with an automobile.
Captain Hickman was extricated
from the wreck. The shock and eX-
element had an effect opposite to
that feared, when it was found he
could use his right arm.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-18
100 POLLING BOOTHS
SHIPPED TO COUNTY

% ~TTT FTTSIF'1TITtWT-
NEW BRUNSWICK. oct. 1S.-A
notice has been received by the Mid
dlesex County Board of Freeholder,
from Iititz, Pa. to the effect that the
100 voting booths ordered by the
county had been manufactured and
shipped. These booths are Of canvas
and Will be used throughout the
county on election dav to make pos
sible quicker work i'm the polling
places. No announcement has been
made as to how these 100 additional
booths will be distributed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-18
Suit For Goods Sold.


NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. IS. -
Papers have been issued in the
supreme court case of Potts & kauf-
man. of Perth Amboy. against Alex
ander Shitnitsky. storekeeper hav-
ing his place of business on Florida
Grove road, Woodbridge township,
for s569.39 the price of goods sold To
the defendant on July Is of this
year. Interest from the date of sale
is a IsO asked
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-18
Wilson Queries Harding
On League Statement
Letter to G. O. P. Candidate Relative to Claim of Senator
That He had Been Approached by Envoy of French
Government on New Association of Nations.

namely, that the government of
France, which is a member of the
league of nations. approached a
private citizen of a nation which is
not a member of the league with a
rquest that the United States lead
the way to a world fraternity
Declaring that the state depart
ment had always found the govern
ment of France most honorably
mindful of its international 'obliga-
tions and careful to observe all their
proprieties of international inter
course" the President wrote that
he hesitated ito draw the inference
to which l have referred unless
am assured by you that you actually
made the statement"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-18
Engineer Is Fatally Hurt;
Fireman Is In Hospital
Passenger Train Crashes Into Rear End of Freight Near
CoIonia in Heavy Fog Early This MorningCars Are
Deraied Locomotive Turning Over; Traffic Blocked

one man was killed, another pos
sibly fatally injured. several freight
cars were derailed. a passenger
engine overturned, several passengers
hurt and traffic on the main
line of the PENNSYLVANIA railroad be-
tween Philadelphia and New York
was held up as the result of wreck
early this morning just east of
Colonia. The engineer of the pas
senger train was SO badly scalded
from escaping steam that he died
about four hours after the accident in
st. Peters Hospital. New Brunswick.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-18
Greek King is Sinking.

BF IHt 1NSkUCIdTfu PItss-
ATHENS. oct. 17-The condition
of King Alexander who is gravely i'll
As a result of an infection following
bite by pet monkey was less re-
assuring tonight.
bulletin from the sick room said
room said the king was persistcnly
drcwSy His temperature was about
I04
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-18
POWER BOAT BADLY
DAMAGED BY FIRE

4 pOwerboat belonging to Henry
Wick, of Staten Island, was badly
damaged by fire few minutes after
II o'clock Saturday night. The
cause of the fire is said to have been
due to lantern being laid against
a gasoline tank. The alarm of fire
was turned in from box ~ at Smith
and Front streets. but the fire was
out before the arrival of the fire
men. The boat was tied to the
steamboat dock. Patrolman william
Isilmurray was at the scene Of the
blaze
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-18
BY The Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, oct. 1S:-Presi-
dent Wilson today addressed a let
ter to Senator Harding relative to
the Republican nominees statement
of Saturday that he had been ap-
preached informally" by repre-
sentative of the French government
relative to a new association of ma
tions.
Quoting from a dispatch dated St.
Louis. October 16, purporting to re-
port the statement of Senator Hard
ing the President said:
81 need not point out to you the
grave and extraordinary inference
to he drawn from such a statement,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-18
Bad Eject ON The Strikers.

CORK, Oct. 1S.-The death last
night of Michael Fitzgerald, first of
the eleven hunger strikers to suc-
cumb to their fast. will proba bly
have an extremely bad effect on the
other hunger strikers. according to
the Jail doctors. Although the men
occupied separate cells it is diff
fcult to keep news of what is happen
ing from reaching them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-18
Iurl, Grand NiZiCr EcSimns

BY Tho NTN0rTaTed Prsss.
CONSTANTINOPLE. oct. 1S:-It
was announced officially today that
Danad Ferig Pasha. the grand vi
zier. had resigned for reasons OF
health The Sultan has asked Danad
to remain rs head of the ministry
until the formation of a new cabi-
pCt
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-18
Van Strikers Return.

BY The Associated r-rsss
NEW YORK, Oct. 18.-Two thou
sand moving van men on strike here
for six weeks will return to work to-
day, union leaders announced. The
employees accepted SO a week sal
ary increase offered by the Van
Owners Association. They had de-
manded increases ranging from s6 to
IS weekly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-18
All Trains Greatly DELAYED,

By Special Correspondent.
MATAWAN, oct. 1S-Train SER
vice today on all lines entering this
place was delayed for a considera-
Bile length of time by the fog. The
line that seemed to be the most af-
fected was that of the Central Rail-
road of New Jersey from East Long
Branch to Matawan, where trains
were long periods overdue. This
line runs for miles along the water
front and the fog was particularly
thick over this division. Trains
were also delayed on the New York
and Long Branch railroad and the
Freehold division of the Central
Railroad of New Jersey. The fog
further down the state was not so
heavy, and the trains from Lake.
WOOD. Barnegat and Atlantic City
were about on time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-18
Found Dead ON Tracks

u IIt HiSOcIated PTess
DOVER, Oct. 1S-ISaac G. Sncrcr.
thirty eight years old. of Newton.
was found dead on the tracks of the
d. J.. and w. railroad here today.
Snerer is believed to have fallen be
meath train while aIighting' in
front of factory where he was en-
ployed.
Commuters. railroad men say, fire.
quently alisht when the train slows
down at that point on approaching
drawbridge
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-18
Several G. o. p. Meetings

By S:aH ICirespOLdent
NEW BRUNSWICK, oct. 49,
Several Republican meetings in va
rious parts of the county are being
arranged. Tonight at South Amboy
a meeting Will be held with former
Judge Robert Il. Carey, of Jersey
city, as the principal speaker. To-
morrow night at Parlin the Repub-
leans will meet. John i. Cronnin,
former secretary of the Jersey city
police board. being the main speak
er at this session. Friday night an
other big meeting will be held at
Dunellen. 4 meeting is scheduled
for Old Bridge on Wednesday. OctO-
ber 27. with Judge Carey speaking,
ana another Metuchen G. O. T..
meeting is TO be held on Friday.
October 20. On Thursday night Of
this week Senator Hiram johnson
is scheduled to speak at a huge
mass meeting in Perth Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-18
- Hurt, 1 Fatally. In Collision.

~ 7 II FsEFlVTaTeU ITtES
WEST PATERSON. Oct H.
wentv ny persons Were Injured.
one fatally. in a headon collision of
trolley cars on a single track system
here last night.
Patrick Hanly. of Peterson, motor
man of one ca. lost a leg and suf-
fered internal Injuries. Other IN
jured where able to go home after
t'Catment at hoSi ital
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-18
Fog Blanket at y. Y.

NEW YORK, Oct. lS.-Dense fog
blanketed New York harbor this
morning and for the third consecu-
tive day shipping suffered delay.
Nine deep-sea steamers which reach
ed quarantine could not dock. Among
these were the passenger ships Stock
holm. Panhandle State, St. Paul and
Caroline.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-18
Wilson Did Not Send CreeI.

WASHINGTON, Oct 1S--White
house officials reiterated today that
George Creel. former chairman on
the committee % public information.
has not visited Mexico at the instant
of President Wilson. State officials
also declared that the visit had no
official status.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-18
NOTICE.

There will he a special meeting OF the
George y. Mcclellan Engine Company at
o'clncs tonight 70 make arrangements
to attend funeral Of our late brother. VIII
liam Burke.
JOSEPH r. MALONEY.
2O707-10-1S-1t+ President.