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The Washington herald., 1920-08-10
ENTER
ZONING PLEAS
Chevy Chase and George
town People Protest
Area Rulings.
CHANGES SUGGESTED
Commission Well Pleased
With Nature Of Sugges-
tions Offered.

Complaints of the commercializa-
ton of Connecticut avenue as zoned
by the Zoning Commission. and
coming provisions for an Industrial
area along the Potomac River be-
tween the Aqueduct and Chain
bridges featured the first day of
public hearings. of advisory COM
mittees before the zoning Commits
sion yesterday.
Citizens from Chevy Chase, led
by w. S. Elliott, entered strenuous
protests against the plan to have
Connecticut avenue, from Macomb
to Jenifer street, made a first COM
mercial district. The avenue was
pictured to the commission as
gateway to the city which should
be preserved for beauty. I'VE do
not want Connecticut avenue to be-
come another Georgia avenue" Mr.
Elliott told the commission.
Contrary Asked.
The contrary was asked by an
advisory committee from the North
east Citizens Association. The
committee asked that the area from
Eastern avenue TO East Capitol
street be made a first commercial
area. The committee also asked
that the area regulations for the
District be increased, necessitsting
more side yards on lots in the Sec
tion.
Pleas of the Georg etown citizens
that the land along the river be-
tween the AqueduCt and Chain
bridges be changed from industrial
to residential area was given an
attentive ear by the commission.
The area was designated at first
for residential and changed TO in
dustrial at the request OF the trade
bodies of the District, the commits
sion explained. 1t was the plea Of
the citizens that the land be re-
served for a park system in the flu
ture.
All Pleas Heard.
Practically all of the suburban
advisory committees were heard
yesterday and with the above
exceptions changes asked were
minor. Commission members eX-
pressed themselves as well pleased
with the attitude of the commit
tees and the character of the COM
plants. Six committees appeared
before the commission yesterday.
Committees of districts IL, lS, IA
and 16 will be heard this morning
and committees of districts and 5
this afternoon. The hearings open
at 1915 in the board room of the
District Building.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-10
SOUTHERN SOCIETY
COMMITTEE NAMED

The new extension committee of
the Southern Society has just been
appointed for the year, it was an
nounced yesterday by William H.
Saunders. president of the society.
It's twcnty-one new members. are:
d. J. Callaghan, chairman; Maj. L.
W. II. Ewing vice chairman; Mrs.
May Helen. Bowie, Wade H. Cooper
Mrs. GridIcy Dave. Harris Fleming,
Miss Wilmuth Gary. Mrs. w. L.
Hutton, DIR. T. Lester Jones, Miss
Maud u. Lee, Miss Louise MattingIy,
DR.. stewart B. Muncaster, Hugh E.
Phillips. Miss BERTHE Pugh, T. Raj
etgh kaines. Miss Ethel Saffold
Mrs. inez V. Tlghe, Mrs. Robert X.
Williams. Miss Edna 3. Saunders
Orlando NJ. Smith. Miss Pansie Will
son.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-10
BAKER TO GET
WELFAREFILM
Jewish Organization to Pre-
sent Record of War
Services.

The War and Navy departments
recently requested that all welfare
organizations file a complete record
of their activities and work with
the department during the war.
The motiop picture record was
chosen as that medium likely
to present most clearly and graph
ically authentic records.
Accordingly. the Jewish Welfare
Board has brought up to date a
motion picture made some time ago,
added to it scenes made of work
during the war, new records of
what it is accomplishing at present,
and the film now represents a com
plete record of war and postwar
activities of the board
Col. Harry Cutler, chairman of the
executive committee of the Jewish
welfare Board, will officially pre-
sent this film to Secretary of war
Baker. The presentation will be
made in the latter's ONCE.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-10
Funeral of Mrs. Lee
Conducted Yesterday

Mrs. Betty A. Lee, of Congress
Heights who died Friday at Provi-
denee Hospital, was buried yester-
day afternoon In Cedar Hill Gene
terry. The Rev, Edmund E. Rich
ardson officIated. Mrs. Lee was a
resident OF Washington for fifteen
years. Before her marriage she
lived in Stafford County, Va. She
is survived by her husband. three
sons and three daughters.
Mrs. Frank G, Carpenter, who
died sunday at her country home
near Bluemont, Va, will be buried
tomorrow at her old home In Mans.
held, Ohio. Mrs. Carpenter had
lived In Washington, for. thirty
seven years. She was trustee of
the Young Women's Christian As
Hoeiation and member OF several
clubs, Besides husband she is
survived by son and daughter.
AIRS, katherine IL, Donnelly. who
died Friday night. was buried at
River View Cemetery yesterday
morning, Mrs, Donneily was born
IN Williamsport, Md, and has lived
there most OF her life, She Is sur.
vived by three sons. one brother
and sister.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-10
Alexandria.
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. S. Doniphsn.
727 King Street.

~ King Street.
Alexandria, Va. Aug. 9.-Funeral
services for Police Justice Luther
H. Thompson. who died Friday,
were held this afternoon at his
home. sol South Fairfax street, at
tended by members of the police
force and city officials. Members Of
Andrew Jackson lodge OF Masons
conducted the services at the grave.
The Rev. John Lee Allison Of
ficiated, assisted by the Rev. sam
uel A. Wallis, ,of the Episcopal
Theological Seminary. Burial was
in Union Cemetery. Honorary pail
bearers were Samuel II. Lunt, John
W. May, NJ. T. Dwyer. +. +. Mar
bury, Winfield Watkins, w. p. Nc
Knight. Howard w. Smith and An
thony Bruner.
PalIbearers were members of An
drew jackson lodge of Masous as
follows: p. L. Cliff, Charles Dobie,
4. b. Penn, R. NJ. Watkins, Nit
chell Watkins and B. w. Pullin.
Church Athletes Organize.
An Inter-Association Sunday School
Athletic League has been organized
bv the SUNDAY Schools of this city,
Arlington and Fairfax Counties.
These officers were elected: II. W.
O'Meara. Alexandria, president; W.
A. sherman. jr, Vienna, vice presi-
dent; Miss +. X. Richards, Del Ray,
secretary. The executive committee
includes the officers and X. L. Wal
lace. A track meet will be held at
Fairfax August %, IS and %.
Rites for Mrs. c. e. Norris.
The funeral of Mrs. Catherine E.
Norris, wife of James Norris, who
died in Lincolnton, n. C., Saturday,
took place this morning, conducted
by the Rev. E. B. Jackson, pastor of
the First Baptist Church. Burial
was in Bethel Cemetery. Pallbearers
were Mayor T. A. Fisher, Frank NJ.
Hamilton. NJ. Schwab, F. M Schwab,
Frank Howard. the Rev. John Lee
| Allison and Alfred Thomson.
The Washington herald., 1920-08-10
RISK MUSICIANS
WILL PLAY AT PARKS

A series of Friday night band
concerts in public parks during the
balance of the summer will be given
by the forty-piece band of the
Bureau of War Risk Insurance.
The band has arranged the fol,
lowing schedule, from 1850 to 800
p. m, on the dates given below
August 13. Dupont circle: August
90, Marion Park; August 81, Ju-
dietary Park; September 3, Stanton
Park; September 10. Judiciary Park.
september IL. Folger Park; Sep.
tembeS "a. Logan Park (Anacostia.) }
The Washington herald., 1920-08-10
WIFE SAYS HUSBAND
NEGLECTS ALIMONY

Edward H. Bauer. whose wife,
Mrs. Catherine H. Bauer, obtained
an absolute divorce in March, 1914,
was ordered by Justice Hitz in
Equity Court yesterday to show
cause why on August IL he should
not be adjudged in contempt of
court for an alleged failure to con-
tinue paying his former wife ALI
mony.
Mrs. Bauer. through Attorney p.
II. Morehouse, complained that
Bauer was s1e2.50 in arrears-on
an order recurring him to pay
$3.50 a month--and has refused to
keep up these payments.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-07
|G. o. P. May Try To Sane State
Motor Head Dill, From Losing
Job. Other State House NeWS

no, 20 tba courts for a review OF the
aSac,,tIve's action. Four bills will go
In providing for hearings peIore
board members a be ~,
will protect the Highway CoIh
sion Bridge and Tunnel CommlSSIon,
poard NJ INSTITUTIONS and Agencies
and the Public Utility COMMISSION
ali of which bodies are overwnein,
ingly Republican in their poilefeai
compilations.
The Utility Board Is already SO pro-
tected, u for the AXE Of UNIFORM
ity the four bills relating to these
four state boards will be passed:
Assemb.yman T. Harry Rowland. OF
Camden. is credited with having LED
!. the fight to prevent the inclusion OF
a paragraph giving deposed poaTo
| members the right OF appeal. ne
argued that to clothe the Utility
| Board members with such q mantie
of protection would be highly. I'M
| polite at this time, in view OF n
present boards status in the public
| estimation. The roll call showed the
| appeal idea beaten. ~.
| 1t is now likely that these pllls
may mean several days OF work WheH
the Legislature opens next week. ",
| they may be rushed through on the
opening day. This will be decided
next Monday at another conference.
] AttOrneY Ge1eTai MC(ldh mo-
the q. o. P, solons yesterday and adj
vised them with reference to the pro-
posed legislation.
There was also a roll call on the
question of immediate ratification OF
suffrage or a referendum and the vote
was reported as about "ffty-fifty."
| Some absentees were credited as
ssuff" advocates, so that the latter
predicted the show down of the ia
verable votes in the g. o. P. gather
ing indicated the ratification measure
| would pass with the aid Of the Ia
lvorable Democrats. There are others
who think otherwise. Senator Stur-
CESS. of Gloucester, led the fight for
a referendum and Senator Mackay,
of Bergen, announced he would intro
duce the direct ratification resolu-
ton.
The conference decided to back a
soldier bonus bill providing $40 a
month for each month of service, the
maximum not to run over 800 a man.
Assemblyman Wallworth. of lander
will present this bill.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-07
CHAPTER
OF EASTERN STAR

METUCHEN, Jan. Mount Zion
Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star,
exemplified their work before the Of
ficers Of the grand chapter OF the
state last night.
This chapter was instituted about
two months ago and a great many of
the officers elected were new members
in the order. Since hat time they
have spent a great deal of time and
work gaining knowledge OF the East
ern Star work and the results were
very apparent at last nights meeting.
A great many visitors from Perth
Amboy, Woodbridge, New Brunswick
and Highland Park, were present at
the meeting. Mrs. Emma F1thian,
grand matron of the grand chapter of
the state, was well pleased with the
showing made and assured the mem
bers she would do everything possible
to aid this chapter In securing a char
ter this month. Refreshments were
served.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-07
RUSHING COAL
To CONSUMERS
Great Difficulty at Docks Causes
Work Day and Night

Because Of extreme cold weather the
coal shipping points In this city and
vicinity are working day and night
and Sundays in order to get the coal
shipped to the consumers. The an
fculty lies in the fact h a h coal
freezes IN the Ears and these can not
be unloaded into the boats until 1t has
been thawed out. This thawing takes
from one to twelve hours and greatly
handicaps the unloading of the car
by the bumpers.
At the coal docks of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad at South Amboy n
the Philadelphia and Reading dock in
Port Reading, the coal cars are run
into long sheds. sometimes these are
built of concrete and sometimes OF
timber, the one at South Amboy Is a
huge construction of concrete, these
are heated by steam and after they
are full OF cars the doors are closed
and the great heat thaws ont the coal
SO that It may be dumped into the
boats. The usual frozen cars take one
to foul hours to thaw out, but cars
that have been filled with Goa a long
time and left standing in the open are
often frozen so hard that twelve hours
Is needed to thaw them before the coal
is loose enough to dump.
At the Lehigh Valley docks the
cars are thawed out by another sys-
tenn, the cars being run onto a steam
Ing platform and steam pipes placed
In the cars which thaws out the coal.
At this dock they are now dumping
200 cars of coal daily, but when the
weather is such that the cars do not
freeze from 800 to 400 cars are
dumped.
At the Pennsylvania docks in South
Amboy It was said that they are ship
ping even with the increased force
but sixty per cent. of the usual out
nut
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-07
By Special Correspondent.

BIZ Special Correspondent.
TRENTON, jar. 7:-That the
Republicans may make a move 10
save Motor Vehicle Commissioner
William T.. Dill. Democrat, from los
| ing his head under the incomlns
Democratic administration was a
feature that cropped out as the re-
| suit of yesterdays conference Oh the
Republican legislative majority: ~
ia known that some of the G.. u. 4.
conference members. their Identity
/ not being made known, proposed thaI
a bill be drafted and rushed through
ahead Of the Inauguration OF cover
nor-elect Edwards separating the
work of the motor vehicle commls-
| sioner from the department of the
secretary of state. The former is
known as assistant secretary OF state
and draws a salary of $4,000 a year
of which $4,000 as assistant
secretary and the remainder as mo-
tor vehicle commissioner.
1t rather leaked out here yesterday
that the plan to separate the oihce
of motor vehicle commissioner was
an idea concocted by some Republl-
cans who are friends or at least raw
orable to the retention of Mr.. Dill In
office. 1t seems to have been gener-
ally accepted for some time that lne
reappointment of the Paterson official
by the next secretary Of 8 ate, whom
aver he may happen to be-. would De
very much in doubt. Skeptical State
House politicians saw in the move in
the Republican conference not SO
much an attempt to save Dill but u
lei to get the office of motor
vehicle commissioner away from the
appointment of the next secretary or
state and. If possible, reserve 1t for
q Republican.
Senator Allen, of Salem, chairman
Of the conference, admitted that
legislation divorcing the motor We
hicle department had been brought
up in the conference yesterday. but
he would not make any further
statements as to details or the spon-
sors. It was thought that Passaic
county Republicans might have made
the suggestion. IL 1t was to benefit
Commissioner Dill, in view OF the fact
thai he lives In hat county.
The conference decided against
giving the members who may be re-
moved by Governor-elect Edwards,
after hearing, an opportunity to ap-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-07
To PROBE GIRLS
STRANGE WIRE
Grace Feeder, Missing Second
Time, Says She IS Bride

METUCHEN, Jan. IA telegram
has been received by the father OF
Grace Anna Reeder, the seventeen
year old Metuchen girl who yesterday
disappeared from her home for the
second time in about two months say
ing thai she has been married. This
telegram was dated Philadelphia and
1t is the belief of the girls father that
If she has been married 1t is to a man
who had been employed In the Camp
Raritan Fire Department.
The Reeder girl first disappeared
from her home In November last, a
few days before Thanksgiving. The To-
cal and county police sent messages to
all neighboring cities In order to To-
cate the girl. She was later found
living with friends in Woodbridge and
working In a Perth Amboy depart
ment store.
When the girl disappeared the first
time 1t was thought she might have
been kidnapped or the victim Of foul
play, out now that she has again dis
appeared the authorities are content
that she Is dissatisfied with her home
and wants to go out into the world.
The GIRLS father has seen both
Chief Of County Detectives Richard
A. Peltier and Chief Hutchinson of
the Metuchen police. asking their aid
in locating his daughter.
The father Of the Reeder girl Is not
certain of the name OF the Camp Rar-
itan mar he believes his daughter
went away with, but declared he
would investigate at once in order to
learn II the couple had gone away
and II they really had been married,
as the telegram stated. The father is
of the opinion that the telegram Is q
fake" and that his daughter Is still
nearer home than Philadelphia. but
nevertheless he is securing the aid OF
the police and county authorities to
locate the girl and straighten out mat
ters.
When the girl ran away from home
the last time she explained her ac-
tons by declaring she wished to make
some money for herself.
According to word received at noon
today the couple were married yes
terday, the mans name being How
ard r. Wray, twenty-sfx years old, of
Granville, Ill. The marriage license
was secured at Elkton. Maryland, not
far from Philadelphia, according to
the latest information.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-07
s43OVERD|CT
IN COURT HERE
ROsSner Wins Damage Suit
Against Public Service

Another suit against the Public
Seryice was won before Judge G. G.
Hommann in the district court yester-
day by Senator Thomas Brown rep
~resenting Charles Rossner, h plain
tiff. The Jury, who awarded Rossner
DAMAGES of S4SO found the Public Ser
vice entirely guilty of negligence when
the trolley ran into Rossner's auto
bus In Fords Corner a few months
ago, The facts of the case showed
that the motorman operating the troll
ley tried TO get by the bus which had
stopped to let off passengers and
smashed the back and right side or
the car irreparably.
Thomas Woodruff. representing the
Public Service tried to show that the
bus had stopped without warning
nearer the car track tina was allow
ed by law, but evidence showed that
because of the traffic, there was no al
Tentative as 80 the stopping place. the
bus driver had given signals as far
as he was able to under the circum--
stance and the motorman exercised
not the least semb'ance Of care when
ne tried to get ahead of the bus.
The many witnesses who had been
riding in the bus at the time of the
accident, left no doubt as to where the
fault lay. and attention was brought
to the fact that the only witnesses for
tll6 dGlClIQdAIL A1th
I'm the employ Of the Public Service.
Much merriment was caused by q
statement made by the Public Service
Inspector who was on the car at the
time, who. caught unawareS made
mention of the competition between
the Public Service and the bus lines.
The statement was picked up immedi-
ately by the attorney for the plain
tiff and used with weight In the re-
buttal.
There was much discussion as to the
extent Of the damage of the bus, a
witness for the Public Service claim
ing a damage of not more than 500
whereas the local man who repaired
the car adhered to the price he had
charged for the actual repairs which
amounted to $3.50. Rossner also put
in a claim for the loss or business
which he had sustained during the
twelve days the car was being repair
ed, all of which amounted to $3.50,
which was allowed by the court after
8 full days session.
Three judgments brought against
Max SPECIAL of the Liberty Hat Store
by Price and Sllverstein for $3.50; Max
Zucher for $301.50; and Jacob Parnes
and Sam Eisner for S301.50. The
judgments were for the plaintiffs In all
cases.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-07
SPECIAL SAIL

IN CHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY
Between THE ORTHODOX HEBREW
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL, a corporation,
HUGH MURPHY, his heirs. devisees or
personal representatives,. ct ais. De-
PENDANTS.
ON BILL FOR PARTITION
Edmund A. Hayes, Solicitor for Com
p~iainant.
By virtue of the decree for sale made
in the above entitled cause on the 9th
day of December. 1919, l shall expose
to sale at public vendue and sell to the
highest bidder on Tuesday, the Tenth
day of February, 1920. at 2 o'clock in
House in the City of New Brunswick,
in the County of Middlesex and State
of New Jersey:
All those two certain lots. tracts or
parcels of land and premises. herin-
after particularly described. situate,
lying and being in the City of New
and State of New Jersey. more parti-
cularly bounded and described as fol-
lows:
LOT NUMBER ONE-Situated on the
Westerly side of job Street.
BEGINNING at the North Easterly
corner of a lot of land now or form
erly of James A. Hansell. and running
thence westerly, along the line of the
feet more or less. to a lot now or
formerly OF Jacob G~oodheart; thence
running ~northerly along the line OF
said Goodheart's lot. twenty-five (25)
feet to land formerly of Isaiah Rolfe;
thence running Easterly along the line
of said Rolfe, One Hundred (100l feet.
more or less, to said John street;
thence Southerly along John street
twenty-five (25) feet to the point or
place of beginning.
LOT NUMBER TwO-Sltuated on
BEGINNING at the North East COR
ner of a lot of land now or formerly
belonging to John V; H. Lott n VII
liam F. Vliet; and thence running
formerly belonging to the said Lott
and Vliet. Ninety-nine (99) feet. more
or less. to a lot of and now or former
" Of David Carrie; thence running
twenty-five (26) feet to other land OIL
said David Garlic: thence running east
srly along ot e. the .s, lins Of ola the sr said r% othss
CID feet and along the line of land
hees' lot of land eighty-seven (SI)
feet more or less to John street;
John street twenty-five (25) feet to
the point or place of beginning.
Excepting n reserving therefrom
land: All that certain strip Of land.
being part of Thomas Murphy's lot.
situate, lying and being. in the City OF
New Brunswick. Middlesey County,
I4NCM JSa 2C1g vi ~
John Street. which strip of land begins
at the southwest corner Of a lot of
land belonging to Edward Clayton
Cate voorhees,; hence westerly to 2
corner of said Reuben Edmond's lot
twelve C2) feet; thence southerly
along the line of said Edmoad's
twenty-five (259 feet to the northeast
corner of William Tlndals lot; thence
along the line of another lot of said
Murphy easterly twelve CID feet to q
point in said last line; thence north
erly In a line parallel with said Ed
mond's line twenty-five (2s) feet to
tho place of beginning.
Decree amounting to approximately
Sc 700.
Together with all and singular this
/ hereditaments and appurtenances to
the said premises belonging or In any
a wise appertaining.
! Dated, January 6. 1920.
Special Master IN Chancery
of New Jersey.
Al Paterson Street.
New Brunswick N J..
fEDMJTND A. HAYES.
solicitor.
l1go4-1-7-14-21-2S-2-4
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-07
COUNTY SINKING FUND
COMMISSION ORGANIZED
BD Stdr Correspondent

~ wi
NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. 1.-THE
Sinking Fund Commission of the
county met yesterday afternoon and
four of the six members were pres
ent. The officers of 1915 were re-
elected for another term. A. j.
Jones, who Is connected with the
New Brunswick Trust Company, is
president; John NJ. O'Toole, cashier
OF the First National Bank, Perth
Amboy, secretary n treasurer; and
John j. Campbell, of Middlesex Bor-
ough, assistant secretary; F. William
Hilker, county collector, was the
fourth member present at yesterdays
meeting.
A resolution was passed hat the
commission purchase Middlesex Coun-
ty bonds to the amount of 100000
for the year OF 1920
Another. resolution was passed 30
purchase Middlesex County short term
notes for 500. 900.
A third resolution was passed au-
thorizing issuance of checks to the
amount of $40, 600, payable to the
county collector for term bonds that
are now falling due.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-07
|NTER-CHURCH
SESSION OPENS
Over 1000 Delegates at Big
Meeting at Atlantic City
By The Associated Press.

By IHe associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, Jan. IA three
day conference of the inter-churcn
world movement. at which a program
of Protestant UNCONVENTIONAL ope
alton for the CHARACTERIZATION Of the
world win be formulated and the
amount of money determined, opened
here today. More than 1000 delegates
representing about twenty denom-
nations and zoo, 900 churches in all
sections of the United States are here
for the meeting. The conference was
called by Robert Lansing, secretary
of state. chairman of the general
committee Of the inter-church move
ment.
Spectacular evangelistio methods
are not to be encouraged in connec-
ton with the drive and none of the
funds will be employed in raising the
prohibition issue abroad, the dele
gates said.
Estimates as to the amount of
money necessary to carry out the
plans vary from $500, 900. 900 to ST.
600. 000, 600.
An Independent campaign for
which $780, 900 already has been
raised will be conducted by the
Methodist Episcopal church. Its
slogan Is 10000 new members by
June l."