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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-01-08
J.L. KEARNY, SAVED BY PHONE,
is IMPROVING Today

The condition of J. Lawrence
Kearny, seventy years old, OF lS9 High
street who was found unconscious in
his home yesterday by Harry {. Hey
wood a telephone repair1nan is report
ed at the hospital today to be much
improved.
1t was through the alertness OF a
telephone operator in the local central
of the New York Telephone Company.
that Mr.. Kearny received aid. For
sometime past, Mr.. Kearny who lives
alone has been in failing health ana
under the care OF DR. George w. Fifth
ian. Yesterday morning he felt hlm-
self growing weaker and managed 10
get to the telephone and take off the
receiver but before he could give
message to the operator he feiI 10 the
floor in a semi condition
The operator at central tried TO get
a connection on the line but was un-
successful. The matter was reported
to the repair department and Mr. Hey
wood sent to go over the line and tlnd
the trouble. When he entered the
Kearny home no found Mr.. kearny
living on his back unconscious and the
telephone receiver grasped lightly IN
his hand.
Heywood placed the sick man on 2
couch and then went for aid. DR.. John
L. Iund gave first aid treatment after
which the family physician DR. Fith-
ian took charge of tho case. In falling
Mr.. Kearny cut the back OF Ms nand
slightly.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-01-08
ARREST ALLEGED
MONEY FAkERS
Men Who, il is Said, SWindIed
Local Man, Caught

Good work on a clue that reported
the culprits were preparing for an
$4,000 haul, aided Detective Sergeant
Lawrence Long and Detective Joseph
Gutowski of the local force in ar
resting three of the four money fa-
kers who got away with $4,000 while
operating in the Marathon hotel in
this city before Christmas The ar
rest was made in New York yester-
day and the one other man is expect
er to be placed under arrest today.
Faliriar Papen and Glargo Spair
two foreigners in this city who had
saved up $4,000 between them. in
preparing to go back TO the other
side, were the two parties in this
city who grabbed the bait offered and
lost out.
John Simon, Morould. John and
Peter Wargo make up the gang that
worked the trick. Their machine, the
New York police state, is one of the
slickest they have run across in a
good many years. Their method of
making bills is nothing more than
wetting and pressing their own bills
and when a foreigner puts his money
in, they tell him to come back at a
later hour. and when he returns,
his money IS gone.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-01-08
THREE CITIES
FOR DEMOCRATIC.
CONVENTION
San Francisco, Chicago and
Kansas City Want Meeting
SAN FRANCISCO BIDS HIGH
Ohio and Indiana Do Not 4e-
sire to Compete for 1920
....., Session
BIZ The Associated Press.

WASHINGTON. Jan. S:-Only San
Francisco, Chicago and Kansas City
were in the race for the next nation
al Democratic convention when the
national committee met here to
choose the time and place for the
1920 meeting. On the roll call of
states, Ohio and Indiana did not
signify their intentions to compete
for the convention city, although
Cleveland, Cincinnati and Indiana
polls previously had been in the race.
A request from the National Asso-
citation of Federal Employees for a
statement of the attitude of the party
on the government workers demands
for increased wages was referred to
the committee on resolutions.
The committee voted that until
the national convention made a def
mite decision members of the Associ-
ate Women's National Committee are
now constituted should continue in. Of
flee during the tenure of office for the
present national committeeman.
Chicago was the first to present its
claim for the national convention
addresses of invitation being made by
former Mayor Carter Harrison, for
mer Senator James Hamilton Lewis
and Roger Sullivan.
Re1errlng TO the coal ulHefenceS II
Democratic poli@es in chicago, Mr.
Harrison said all Of the factions
there were united in asking for the
convention. The peace treaty came
to the front when amid applause SEN
ator Lewis declared the paramount
issue in the campaign would be for
eign affairs and that the Republicans
''by malicious falsehoods' were seek
ing to array the foreign born citi-
zens against America" He pleaded
that the convention go to Chicago SC
that the large foreign born population
there could see first hand that the
party really was not working against
them.
"The Republicans" he said, "have
INDUCED in that form of disloyalty
which has not been equalled by
American citizens since 1 remember,
by seeking to summon every foreign
Jern citizen to agitate his grievance
merely because the President hap
pened to be a Democrat"
Presenting the financial end of the
argument Mr. Sullivan said Chicago
was ready to make a guarantee OF
$4,000 for the convention. The COM
mittee room roared with applause
when he concluded by saying that
"for those of us who have disagreed
about a recent public question. Chi
(Con tinued on page 81
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-01-08
Mrs. John Josiack, Trying to
Save Her Furniture, Loses
Life in South AmbOy Fire.
Damage is $4,000.
By Special Correspondent.

SOUTH AMBOY, Jan. S.-Raymond
Downs, q fireman connected With the
Enterprise Hook and Ladder Com
jany of this place in hunting around In
the ruins of the residence of John
-Josack in George street which was
destroyed by fire last night discovered
the charred body of Mrs. Josiack In
one of the rooms, where it was sup
posed she went in last effort to save
some of the furniture.
When the firemen arrived at the
burning house, they found Mr.. Josiaclt
frantic and when he informed them
there was no one in the building they
turned their attention to saving the
adjoining property, which was then on
fire, it being seen at glance that the
! Josiack residence was doomed by
the time the firemen arrived. which
was but few minutes after the alarm
had been turned in, the building was
a mass of flames. Christopher Null
rain of the Independence Company
tried to enter the burning building,
but found this TO be impossible. With
the arrival of the Protection Hose com
pany, extra hose was laid and more
water played on the burning building
and the fire eXtinguished but not until
the house had been gutted by the
flames.
Ine Dulldlng had Deen Dadly dam
aged at the time of the MOI San ex-
plosion and when remodeled was
lined with wall board which gave the
flames great headway. The damage
to the property, which was owned
by Mr.. Josiacl1, is estimated at $4,000.
Upon the discovery of Mrs. JOSH
ack's body Officer Mccormick, who
was on duty at the fire, took charge
and sent for Coroner Mason who
gave the cause of death as burning
and ordered the body removed to his
, morgue. The coroner's investigation
proved that the front door was lock-
ed and the latch on the rear door also
sprung. 1t is thought that Mrs.
Josiack broke into the house through
the rear door and was overcome by
the smoke and burned to death. a.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-01-08
BURKE DIFFERS
HPELETIER
County Not Working With City
Police, Chief Says

The statement made yesterday by
Chief of County Detectives Richard
Peltier that the local police and the
Pinkerton men are working in con-
junction with his force, is not ir ac-
cord with the views of Chief Patrick
Burke, of the local force, who made
a statement this morning. Chief
Burke stated that he did not know
anything about the county detectives
working with his force on the Roess-
Ter lS Hasslacher case, as neither De-
tective David nor Peltier have been
in his office since the robbery oc-
Cured The chief further stated
that William Fitzpatrick's taking Of
finger prints was the only real work
he knew the county detectives had
done.
The chief reported that his men
are working steadily on this Job and
limited a cleanup very shortly In the
form of the counterfeiter's Job.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-01-08
Action i'm Rhode Island.

BIZ The A associated Press.
PROVIDENCE, r. T., Jan 8 An
injunction to restrain federal officials
in Rhode Island from interfering un-
der the national prohibition amends
ment with "the manufacture and sale
of Notwithstanding malt beverages"
was asked in three bills of complaint
ed in the United States district
court here today.
The actions were brought by Mich-
ale j. Lynch, IN behalf of the James
Haniey Brewing Company, Narragafl-
seat Brewing Company and Proyi-
dence Brewing Company U. s. Att
torney Harvey A. Baker and collec-
0'Shaughnessy We're named as defen-
dants.
The Eighteenth Amendment, the
bill asserts is wholly nun and voids
and title to the Volstead act for ths
enforcement of constitutional amends
ment is declared to be unconsttu-s
tional and void and beyond the power
of the government to enforce. Tha
bill attacks the Volstead act, particu-
larly saying that 1t was arbitrarily and
oppressive and fines and class.f fieS
as lntoxicant liquors that are not i'm
toxicant, and because in so doing it
is not appropriate legislation. to en-
force the prohibition amendment. This
provisions of which are expressly
confined and limited to intoxicating
liquors"
The plaintiffs asks foa a restraining
order and preliminary injunction TO
be effective during the hearing and
pending final decision of the case, and
then for a perpetual injunction.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-01-08
To CONFER HERE
ON BUS LINES
IN M|DDLESEX
Woodbridge, South AmbOy, New
Brunswick, Metuchen and City
to Act
new COMPANY IS FORMED
MiddIesex Omnibus Company
to Operate Russes in All
Parts of the State
new COMPANY IS FORMED

A. conference on the auto-buS
situation in MiddleseX county will be
held in the City Hall here at o'clock
tom orrow night with representatives
of New Brunswick. Metuchen, Wood
bridge, South Amboy and this city
present. Owing to the formation of
the Middlesex Omnibus Company, a
large auto-bus concern which Is eZ-
pected to do a big business through
out the state, this meeting tom orroW
night win be of unusual importance.
With the number of bus and iitney
lines in Middlesex increasing stead
fly the representatives of the various
municipalities are being called to-
gether by Alderman Albert G..
Waters. chairman of the judiciary
committee of this city's Board of
Aldermen, to try and devise a STAN
dard set of rules and ordinances
governing bus traffic in Middlesex.
Owing TO the difference In the or
dinances in various places in the coun-
ty the buses are allowed to do one
thing in one place and are forbidden
to do this in another it is pointed out.
1t is expected that this state of con-
ditions may be remedied by adopting
certain rules governing all places. Sew
eral meetings along similar lines have
been held and progress is being made
towards making the regulating Of the
bus service possible.
The second auto bus owned and
operated in this city to be burned up
this week was completely demolished
last night near the old racetrack,
Woodbridge. The car was owned by
Phillip Rossner and was being taken
to Newark for repairs when it caught
fire.
It could not be learned this morn
ing what caused the fire although it
was said it might have been o short
circuit. The car was being taken to
Newark to be rewired, it was said.
Owing to the fact that it was not do
ing regular service at the time there
were no passengers. The car was
demolished before any help could be
summoned to eXtinguish the blaze.
Big Company Formed.
By Special Correspondent
TRENTON, Jan. S-The Middle
sex Omnibus Company has filed ar
ticles of incorporation with the Sec
retary of State and announces it's pur-
pose 10 operate buses in every part
of the state. The new concern Is a
consolidation of bus owners of New
Brunswick. backed by large New
York interests, and it is understood
the company is going to compete with
Continued on page 81
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-01-08
|F|ND WOMAN'S CHARREO BODY |
IN RUINS; FIRE IN GARAGE HERE
Fire in Rooms Garage in Kearny
Avenue, Causes Big Damage
to Cars Hatfield TVeII in
Hospital, Badly Burned.

One man was severely burned and
five cars badly damaged as the result
of fire In the garage in the yard of
William Koons at 1856 Kearny avenue
last night. The flames from the burn
ing building were noticeable for miles
around and attracted a large crowd
from the heart of the city. The cause
of the fire is given as q car back
firing and going up in flames. Hat
field Tyrrell, who Is resting comfort
ably In the City Hospital this morn
ing, was working on his car when 1t
back-fired and his heroic work in
trying to put the fire out caused him
to be burned quite badly about the
arms and chest. Chief Ford placed
the damage to the building at $500
and to the cars at $4,000.
About 1880 last night Tyrrell, who
had his car lacked up in the garage
for several days, and who had been
working out in the garage for short
while, came running up to the koons
house with his clothes afire. His
warning attracted o large number OF
people from the neighborhood and
an alarm was turned in from box "a
at Kearny avenue and Gordon street
and in the meantime two of the cars,
slightly damaged, had been taken out
of the garage.
When the firemen left their houses
they noticed the big flames In the
distance and they made quick time in
getting on the scene. Chief Ford and
his assistants led their men into the
thick of the fire, which was being fed
by gasoline and other garage sup
plies, After heroic battle that last
ed fully q half hour the flames Were
Gained down and the danger OF the
fire spreading was over.
Three of the nine cars usually Kept
in the garage were left in while the
fire ragged and were almost totally
damaged, the other two cars were
slightly damaged. Besides the Tyrrell
car, in the garage at the time of the
fire there were cars belonging to M.
H. McHose, James S. Harris, G. III.
Hughes, Ralph Atkinson, Harry Will
son, DR.. Berlew and George w. Mer-
Ger. Four cars were in one end of
the garage and were not damaged.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-01-08
'ALPERN IS HEAD
| Of S|NkINGFUND
Commission Reorganizes Last
Night Annual Report

The last meeting Of the 1919 Sink
ing Fund Commission and the first
session of the 1920 Commission were
held in the Office of the city treasurer
last night, Isaac Alpern being elected
president of the new Board. William
II. Griswold, who was president of the
Commission during his entire term Of
three years, terminated his work on
that body last night. Jesse Seaman is
the new member of the Commission.
AT the meeting of the old Board
President Griswold presided. A report
showing the condition of the sinking
fund on December 81, 1919 was re-
ceived and ordered placed on the min
uteS. The total asseSt, shown in this
report were 44,200.S5 and the liabil-
tiles $S7S,761.53 leaving a surplus of
$65, ,43S82. In the current assets, gen.
eral cash amounted to $9,525.51 and
water cash to $16,S79.29. In the de-
ferred assets, taxes in arrears to Dec
ember 81, 1916 amount to $104,625.06;
confirmed assessment, to the same
date, S66, ,460.45 and certificate of sale,
1,625.01. OF the investments general
fund securities amount to $579,270.86
and water bonds to $149,000. The city
of PERTH Amboy deficit" Is $16,S14.13.
OF the liabilities the sinking fund
requirements Amortization" amount
to 1857, ,543.55 and the special SINKING
fund reserves is $11 ,217.9S.
This annual statement will be pre-
sented to the aldermen before jan
uary Is and also published for dis
tribution. Ferd Garretson on behalf
Of the commission thanked Mr.. Girls
wold for his services rendered while
president of the commission and
President Griswold replied, thanking
the members for their cooperation.
He then welcomed the new member,
Jesse Seaman.
Upon going into session the new
board elected Isaac Alpern prest-
dent, Ferd Garretson was renamed
treasurer and Olaf J. Morgenson re-
elected secretary. These offices are
for one year. The members of the
1920 board are Isaac Alpern, Ferd
Garretson, Fred Hanson, Jesse Sea-
man and Olaf j. Morgenson, comp
troller ex-officio.
Continued on page 81
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-01-08
NTER-CHURCH
WORK Started
Committees Named at Survey
Conference Start to Function
By The Associated Press.

By JHe ASSOCtQteE ETSsS.
ATLANTIC CITY, Jan S,-Com-
mittees appointed today at the OPEN
ing session of the survey conferencs
of the Inter-Church World Movement,
began work today. John ID. Rocke-
feller, Jr., delegate for the Northern
Baptist Convention, was appointed a
member of the steering committee
which will formulate final report to
be submitted to the conference. John
r. Mott, chairman of the executive
committee, who Is presiding over the
big meeting, said the war has set the
church an example of ways to ae-
complsh certain ends.
I'VE are here" he declared. ito view
the whole task which confronts the
North American Protestant church,
and to determine the character and
magnitude of the proposed united un-
dertaking. 1 think now. we all feel
that we are committed to the doinss
of some things together,
Leading delegates said budget oe
more than $50J,000,0 ,003 woul1 ao nee
essary to carry out the world eYaAgel-
ization pIap of The confeIUnce.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-01-08
SOVIET ARK"
At KEEL CANAL
viii Probably Land u. S. "Reds"
at Riga in LivOnia

BIZ The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. s-The so.
Wet ark" Buford with its cargo of
249 Radicals aliens is about to enter
the Kiel canal, according to official
dispatches received here. While still
refusing to disclose the destination of
the snip officials said "a very good
guess might be ventured since pas
sage through the canal has become
known"
1t was believed that the Buford
would go to Riga, a port In Livonia to
discharge its Radicals, for transpor-
tation across the country into soviet
Russia. So far as has been made
known negotiations for the transpor-
tation of the Radicals across one of
the Baltic provinces adjacent to Rus
STA have not been completed. and the
government will await the outcome of
the Buford voyage before deport1nS
any more Radicals to Russia.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-01-08
SITE Of BRIDGE
SAME AS THAT
OF CITY MAINS
State Engineer COnfers With
Supt. Mason on City's Attitude
BOARD SEES WAY OUT
Willing to Put Mains on Bridge
If Arrangements Can be
Made

From all indications the route
which will be followed by the new
state bridge across the Raritan River
from this city to South Amboy will be
the same as that now traversed by
the city's water mains. Superinten-
dent of the Water Works, Samuel j.
Mason reported to the Board of Water
Commissioners last night that bridge
engineers had been conducting a sur
vey and that they seemed to agree
that the most feasible plan was to
build the new structure along the line
of the Perth Amboy City Water
mains.
If the new bridge is built as pro-
posed along the line OF the water
mains, however, it will be necessary
to remove them, it was pointed out or
the mains would have to be sunk TO
n great depth. It would then make it
dangerous for the water supply es-
pecially in case of a break in one OF
them, when it would mean a great
amount of work and expense to locate
the break and repair 1t.
The water board wishes to cooper
ate with the state In getting this
bridge under way and In order to
make it possible for the state to
build on the route suggested, the plac-
ing of the city's water mains on the
bridge is now being considered. This
would mean that all new water mains,
connecting this city with the plant at
Ruuyon would be placed on the new
structure and that those now under
the river would be removed to a place
on the bridge.
The stand taken by the water board
is that the city now holds the route
which the state wishes to use. 1t is
not known whether the city could be
forced to move these mains but the
Water Board does not wish to OPP
pose the erecting of the bridge If the
state will consent to allow the water
mains to be run on the bridge. AL
lowing the city's mains to remain in
their present location and build the
bridge along the same proposed route
would be impossible. it is pointed out,
and some arrangement must be
reached before the work can start
If the new state bridge is built
along the route Of the water mains
it will mean that it will be west of
the present structure and meet South
Amboy on the point of land which
extends farthest into the river. The
approach, 1t is said, will probably be
in the form of continuation of the
Convery Place road.
1t was said last night that actual
construction might be commenced this
year on the bridge but owing to the
size of the Structure 1t will take three
years to complete the work.
Superintendent Mason was instruct
ed to furnish the state engineers with
a map showing the exact location of
all of the city's water mains in order
that the bridge engineers might study
the situation and proposed bridge
route,
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-01-08
DAILY IN SPEECH
AGAINST REDS
200 Men Apply for Citizenship
Papers This Morning
y stan CORRESPONDENT

NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. 8.-TWo
hundred foreigners, mostly Hungar-
ians, Austrians and Germans are be-
fore Judge DAILY this morning for
their final citizen papers. The greater
majority of these men had taken out
their first papers before this country
went into the war, but could not pro-
ceed in becoming a citizen, ON occount
of the belief that they We're enemy
Ialiens. .
John w. Timmes, L. S. commission
er is the examiner and County Clerk
B. NJ. Gannon's staff consisting OF
Robert Macan, George Litterst and
Joseph lombard are aiding the men.
Judge Daily spoke TO the first men
to come up, two former soldiers. say
ing that they had earned their right
to citizenship. The Judge also made
lengthy address to the other men
present, touching on allegiance to this
country and their mother country
Bolshevism and how best to do away
with it.
Work will be continued until all the
men have been examined.
One case in particular stood out In
court today. 1t was that of Gerard
Ticillo, an Italion of 1856 South Broad
way, South Amboy. who came up for
final papers. At the time of the
draft ne was exempted lue cldSsli
tion card showing the cause to have
been his being an alien. Examiner
Timmes moved that the mans pet1-
tion be denied and asked that he be
forever barred from becoming cit
izen. Judge DAILY questioned the ap-
plicant and was told he had been ex-
empted. The man said he was mar
ried, was supporting a mother, sixty
five years old, and had child one
year old to keep. Judge DAILY re-
fused to grant the examiners motion
and decided TO continue the case.
He pointed out that mistake might
have been mad in making out the
mans classification card. the reason
for his bieng exempted possibly hav-
ing been because of dependents, rather
60 tl,.t L. lien-