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LODGE NOTICE

MASONIC HALL, WARRINGTON, FLA.
Special communication Of Naval Lodge
No "a F. & A. NJ, Thursday, July 2e,
80 D m. Work in the Z. A degree. Wis
iting brothers fraternaIy invited.
FRANCIS NJ. WESTON, Jr., W. NJ.
VIM. r. HANSEN, Secy.
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New-York tribune., 1920-06-24
glas Stores i'm Greater New York:

o|T FIybth Avenue.
r 700 Nest 121,th street.
EHOOkLYk.
90 Broah way. near Thornton St
.>tI Broad way cor. Gates Avenue
r - fifth Avenue. cor. j lth Street,
r. SD1 Manhattan Avenue.
4 44D Fulton street.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-24
Strange Gas Routs 200
Families From Homes
Four Firemen Sent to Hospital
When Fumes Take Effect
INO Hours ater

Two hundred families were ordered
cut of tenements in Broome and Watts
streets, in the vicinity of Thompson
Street, last night by tiremen and po-
llcemen who discovered container OF
powerful but unidentified gas leaking
IN warehouse at 52l Broome Street
Sergeant Mckay, OF the Beach Street
police station, traced the odor TO the
svenstory warehouse of j NJ. Thonp-
son, at 521 Broome Street, and sum-
moned the Fire Departments rescue
squad.
Deputy Chief Henry Helm led the
men who forced the door. He and the
other fremen staggered back as the
fumes poured out. Chief Helm ordered
out two hook and ladder companies,
whose men aided the police reserves
in routing the families in the neigh
borhood. Then he and his men put on
their smoke helmets and explored the
building.
They found the gas came from a con-
tainer about three and half feet high
on the first floor of the building. The
container was carried to the street. and
the Consolidated Gas Company was
asked to send an expert smeller to tell
what the stuff was. 1t began to take
effect on tho fremen about an hour
after their arrival, and four of them
we're taken to St. Nincent's Hospital in
Chief Hclm S automobile
New-York tribune., 1920-06-24

He says he was home Friday morning,
June II, and that the telephone did
not ring IN his home a. any time in
the early morning that day He says
IL could not have rung without awak-
enlng Mrs. Pendleton or himself
he knows of no motive that would
prompt any one to Kill Elwell and did
not know Of any enemies of Elwel
he never heard any one threaten Ell
well with violence. or make any threat
regarding him. Elwell never told him
and he never heard that Elwell had
ever said that he had an enemy or
that any one had threatened him.
he knows of no reason why Elwell
should commit suicide and there is no
theory that he can reasonably advance
tor the killing of Elwell He has
lhought the matter over and allowed
MS mind to go back for many months
regarding conversations with Elwell
and with his friends and he cannot sug-
gest to the District Attorney the name
OF any person who may have killed Ell
well or any cause that prompted his
killing"
Authorities Optimistic
Charles Spratler, negro street
cleaner, detailed to West Seventeen
Street, between Central Park and the
river, also was questioned. He says le
vent TO work at 7 o'clock on the death
day and was in the block in which Ell
wells home is located between $50
and O'Clock. During that time he
says he did not hear the report of a
pistol.
Before members of the Assistant
District Attorneys staff quit work for
the day there were indications that
they were hopeful of more favorable
turn of events. Asked if there was
any, indication of an arrest soon, Mr..
Ialley replied: "Not to-day" Here
Mr.: Dooling added: "Mr. Talley and I
look happy, don't we"
There were intimations that Mrs.
Amelia Hardy, sister of Countess Sonia
Szanlawska. who had been on very
friendly terms with EIweIl for a long
time, would again be called before the
District Attorney for questioning.
Mrs. Hardy is reported to have de-
clared that Elwell came by his death
New-York tribune., 1920-06-24
Boy of II Gagged;
Robbed of Payroll
Police Withhold AL Facts
OF Hoid-Up Tuesday; No
Record OF Lads Home

Richard Angres. seventeen vcar-oId
errand boy employed by f. l.. Smith G.,
60, machine manufacturers, at 14S
Eleventh Avenue, was held nm Tuesday
afternoon in the hallway of the firms
branch factory at 500 East Sixteenth
street and robbed of the weekly oav
roll of Sl.400 News of the robbery
became public yesterday.
Angres, who has been with the firm
about seven months, arrived at the
factory building at 3 o'clock. 1t was
ms nrst visit there and the first time
ne mad carried the pay roll. When he
reached the top of the stairs two men
pointed revolvers at him and forced
MIN to hand over the money. The men
then tied the boys hands behind his
pack put gag into his mouth and
iashed hlm to standpipe in the hall
few minutes later he wriggled loose
and told his story to a policeman.
officials Of the firm said they did not
doubt the boys honesty, and that they
believe the story he told them is true
According to =. B. Smith jr. the firm.
has no record of the boys address. He
merely knows that he lives in Brook
lyn.
At the 21st Precinct station all in
formation was refused reporters.
We've no information for you fell
lers!" said the head of the detective
bureau.
Mr.. Smith said the police Informed
him they were working on the case
but as yet had nothing to report.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-24
Man Found
Who Drove
Elwell Home
Continued from page one)

where she lived for time and where
Shc was member of d choir in a
church.
Assistant District Attorney Dooline
who, with Assistant District Attornev
Joyce, was associated with Mr.. Talley
IN handling the case, yesterday. when
asked IN the presence Of Mr. Talley if
MISS Anderson was on her way to New
York, said: 81 don't know We are not
worrying about her coming here. be-
cause. after all, sne is only friend Of
a man mentioned in the case who al
ready has been questioned She may
not come here at once, and we will not
press her to do So"
The woman in gray" which is the
way Mrs. Marie Larsen, Elwell's house
keeper, referred to a girl whom Elwell
entertained at luncheon on the Tues
day before his death, again figured in
the testimony of Jacob Wagstaf, the
Black and White taxi chauffeur who
drove her from the house. Wapstaf
took her to a Madison Avenue address
and then to Seventy-sixth Street and
Park Avenue. The details of his testi
mony before the District Attorney ves-
terday were not made public, but her
identity IS known to the authorities
VINO say they can get her when thew
want her. She has not yet been sum
moned for examination
Between fifty and one hundred other
women are being questioned in con-
nectlon with the case, it developed
yesterday. Their names were obtained
from private phone list found among
tlwell's effects and include married
and single women of high station and
low. Every precaution is being taken
to protect the innocent acquaintances
and their questioning is going forward
under the greatest privacy. The dis
closure Of the identity Of "Miss Viii
SON. whose lingerie was found in the
turfmans home, is still withheld.
Further light on the calls said to
New-York tribune., 1920-06-24

have come from the Elwell home be.
tween 1890 and l o'clock on the morn
ing OF the murder was shed bv Mar
Fatct Entler. the telephone operator
who was found and questioned b the
District Attorney yesterday. She said
that her tour Of duty at the ColumbuS
Exchange, which includes the Elwel]
line, began at $3.50 o'clock on the night
Of June 10 and endfl at 7 o'clock on
FRIDAY morning.
From midnight until 1890. she said
she had her supper period. About l AS
that morning she says she answered a
call from Columbus 96S9, the Elwell
number, asking for Far Rockaway l84l
male or a female voice. She noted
however, there was no apparent excite
ment In the voice. When after nine
minutes she was unable to get an an
swer from the Far Rockaway number
she said she gave the person calling a
Does not answer"
Called Second Time.
Ten minutes later, she said, she
answered Elwell's wire again and
the person calling asked for the same
number. After trying nine minutes,
she again reported no answer. The
reports made by Miss Entler at the
time she received the calls are in
possession of the District Attorney.
William H. Pendleton, whose home
at Lawrence, l.. l., the person in the
Elwell home was apparently trying TO
get, was former racing partner and
friend of Elwell. Elwell bought out
his interest last summer. Mr. Pendle-
ton was questioned by the District At.
torney yesterday and declared he had
neither received himself, or heard of
any phone calls to his home Friday
morning, June II, the day of the
murder. He added that he knew of no
enemy of Elwell's and never heard
anyone make threat against him
After his examination Mr.. Swami
gave out the following statement:
civilian H. Pendleton says that the
telephone instrument in his bedroom
is or little table between his bed
and Mrs. Pendleton's bed There is
also an extension to the maids room.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-24

hole had been made in the strong
"ire screen on the window of the
mems Mushroom on the third floor. 1t
was only large enough to permit the
passage Of a small boy. Yet in some
way the four men squeezed through
and reached a ledge just below the
window. They walked along this ledge
. window. tied rope to the wire
netting, lowered themselves TO. the
root and then dropped to the ground.
They stole past the guards and got
aboard the barge William c. Moore.
i llfeboat was then lowered from the
upper deck and they rowed away.
Although authorities declined 20
make known the names of the four
men. II Is said that one is an ex-
convict, another a German. the third
was a stowaway and the fourth is a
Spanlard without passport They
were all to have been deported on tha
first available ship.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-24

10 SAssau street.
,ot' Erpad svay, near 14.h.
,.,>z ~. ETpasI svay, cDr. 3gth st.
80 o.' broad iVAy Tim Ga s4.y
osi Third Avenue.
ratp~ Ihird Avenue.
z<s-1- mira Az, cor. goth st.
~'sS lhiyd Ay.,,ss .i4snsi41hs,5.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-24
Budget Makers
Are Stalled ON
Salary Raises
Craig and Committee in
Session. Hear Petitions
of More City Workers,
But Make No Progress
La Cuardia Not Present
Major Issues Another State
menf Attacking 20 Per
Cent Plan: Mayor Absent

The Finance and Budget Committee
- the BOARD Of Estimate made little
asadwsy Yesterday toward solution
- the increased wage question for city
employees Mayor Hylan and Major
La Guardia. President ef the Board of
Aldermen. did not attend the meeting.
comptroller Craig and the borough
rresidents or their representatives
heard petitions of representatives. Of
the New York Public Library and the
Geological Gardens to be included in
the salary Increases.
Major La Guardia issued a statement
in which he repeated his attacks ON
the proposed 20 per cent increase for
all EMPLOYEES ana declared that he
would feht the proposition to the
everv last ditch"
1t is the biggest plum gathering
harvest arranged uy politicians in
some time. he said The members
Of The Finance and Budget Committee
who voted for the 20 per cent increase
grab are now circulating q report to
the effect that ! originally voted for
the 90 per cent plan. This IS absolute
" untrue When the salary question
came before the committe Comptroller
Craig suggested that we tentatively
agree on d 20 per cent basis for the
increases. so that rev schedules could
be made up. He made it clear that
those who consented to this did not
bind themselves. Ny plan for q 5000
minimum and 5000 maximum was
evaded the Comptroller saying that II
would be taken UP later"
The Mayor repeated his threat 10
oppose the bond issue in the Board Of
Estimate unless the 20 per cent plan
is discarded
He SAID that he was in favor of
graduated scale could be ARRANGED. The
Comptrollers contention that it would
take months to arrange such a scale
was characterized as bunk" by the
Aldsrmanic President
Dr.. William T. Hornaday. speaking
before the committee for the employees
Of the Geological Gardens. declared
that the Zoo employees were now 40
per cent behind the schedule for in
eraases and that they We're sorely in
need of more pay. .IIe said they would
be satisfied with "a 20 per cent in
crease.
Miss Rebecca Rankin and Miss Au-
gus.a Markewitz. OF the New Iork Pub
lie Library Staff Association. spoke for
the library employees They pointed
that the library workers are high
school or college graduates and are
poorly PAID considering the educational
requirements Tor the positions and the
amount o. work which they have to
do. They asked for 20 per cent in
New-York tribune., 1920-06-24
4 Deportees Flee
from, Ellis Island
Cut Hole in ind o 10
Screen, Sneak BY Guards
and Escape in Lifeboot

Four men awaiting deportation on
the third floor Of Detention Dormi-
tory D, on Ellis Island, escaped about
l2:lo O'Clock yesterday morning. They
lett the island unobservcd N stolen
lifeboat
Inc night was heavy with mist
when a watchman made his rounds
at midnight. He noticed .ha. small
New-York tribune., 1920-06-24

over deal with race track man in
the sale OF one of his horses for $500.
She IS represented as saying that e.
we'll had promised to share the profits
OF the sale with a certain man for his
assistance IN helping him with the
deal, but that he later failed to keep
ms promise. When asked about this
Mrs. Hardy says she was merely re-
peatlng story that she had read in a
newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-24
Wood Alcohol Victim Dies

Jacob Namay, twenty-eight of 1913
Madison Street. died on Tuesday night
in Gouverneur Hospital from what
the doctors believe to be wood alcohol
poisoning.
Namay was taken to the hospital
after he had collapsed in his room.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-24

JERSEY CTTY-1S Newark Avenue.
+HOEOk EN-12O Washington Street.
+UNION HILL-216 Berscnline Ave.
*NEWARK -SB1 Broad Street.
PATTERSON 10.NarketSt.,cor.C Clark
*TRENTON % East State Street.
Douwfos IN ~Ixor TD~-~n
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-02
So. AMBOY ~"
VS.. AUDITORIUM
Big Game VIII be Played Here
Tomorrow Night

The Auditorium Five will have as
their opponents tomorrow night the
Y. NJ. c. A. representative team from
South Amboy who claim to be capa-
bic of handing Il defeat to the local
gladiators. Manager Booz has book
ed this attraction for the purpose of
showing the South Amboy clan Just
how good his team is.
Fresh from their two victories on
New Years day the local combina-
ton will be In fine fettle to give the
South Amboy clan a real exhibition.
The Auditorium lineup for tomorrow
nights game will be chosen from
Thomas. McCreery. Regan, Hanson,
Evans, WilentZ and oliver.
Girls Game
The main attraction of the even
ing will be q game between the Imps
kewpies, two star female teams
representing the Girls Club of this
city. These two teams have met
twice before this season, both teams
claiming a victory. This rubber at
traction should prove exciting as the
players on these teams are the pick
of the feminine star basketeers in
this section.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-02

Miss Marian Breck enrdge and her
guest Miss Kelly Of Texas. spent New
Year with Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Breck-
enridge of Mt. Vernon, n. Y.
w. l. Auten. of Maplewood, spent
Wednesday afternoon in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Lapse and daugh
ter Barbara are spending the holt
days with Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Love.
Gregory Love, of the Merchant Ma
rines has been spending a few days
with his parents.
The Shuta Camp Fire Girls gave a
delightful darice, Tuesday night at
the high school. The chaperons were
their first guardian, Miss Verna Hoag-
land, their last guardian, Mrs. Leon
E. Campbell. Mrs. c. 8. Farrell and
Mrs. Albert Martin. The auditorium
was artistically decorated with green
and red n the music was excellent.
Refreshments were served.
Mr.. n Mrs. w. Frank Burns have
gone to housekeeping in Miss Hfns-
dale's apartment in Railway n
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harmed and
family of Brooklyn were the guests OF
Miss Mittie Harmed over The holt
day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-02
SOUTH AM

On Wednesday night Crosby Matth-
ews, secretary of the local Y. M. G. A.
delivered an illustrated lecture entitl-
ed Around the World with the U. s,
Battle Fleet" The pictures were TAX
en- by Mr.. Matthew'S father who was
a certified correspondent on the IA
nous trip around the world.
Stuart L. Ritz, of ~Tottenv1lle. VIII
be the principal speaker at the Y. NJ.
c. A. afternoon meeting Sunday In
the lecture room of the "Y."
Contrary to general expectations
Leo j. Coalzley was not returned as
city solicitor at yesterdays meeting
of the Council, but On his stead f. P.
Coan was elected.
Through the efforts Of w. S. Dey,
chairman of the publicity committee
of South Amboy Chamber of Com
merce, the United States Tire COM
pany has agreed to place two signs at
the entrance of the city, giving a brief
history of South Amboy.
Crosby Matthews secretary of the
local Y. NJ. C. A. is trying to secure
E. w. Anderson, a returned Y work
er who spent NAM months in Russia
10 deliver O. lecture.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-02
SCOUTS LIKE WOOL CAMP buds

Bodily moisture can evaporate
through woolens much more easily
than through cotton or linen cloth,
which keeps the moisture in its texture
until 1t is thoroughly saturated. And
1t is the dampness next to the skin that
causes colds and chills-so stick to
woolens.
But, see that you wash 'em rightl
You kill their BITTERNESS right off II
you let little bits of soap get In be.
tween the fibers and thus clog up the
channels through which the moisture
is supposed to 60.
A good way is to soak the garments
in lukewarm suds, then squeeze out
the water by pulling the woolens
through the hands. And don't twist or
wiring, if you don't want to invite
stretching or shrinking.
Just get out as much of the water as
you possibly car and hang the "duds'
up to dry.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-02
s. A. COUNCIL ORGAN|z
COAN MADE CITY SOL

BIZ Special Correspondent.
SOUTH AMBOY, Jan. 2.-Yester-
day shortly after u o'clock the mem
bers of the 1920 Council were called
to order by City Clerk Peter ]. Coax
ley and stated that the time for or
ganization "a at hand. He then
called for the election of temporary
chairman and NJ. j. Stanton was cleo
ted. Mr.. stanton on assuming the
chair Immediately called for the cleo
ton of n permanent president of the
council and upon a motion by Council
mar Kress NJ, J. Stanton was re-elec-
ted.
Upon a motion Of Councilman Kress
the same rules that governed the 1918
Council were adopted for the 1926
Council.
Applications were received from j.
j. Braney for disappointment as wa
ter commissioner, Edward Dolan as
City Electrician, James Dawson as as
SCISSOR of the third district, A. 7.
Michaels as city engineer, John Con-
nors street commissioner, and Leo j.
Coakley as city solicitor. =. ..,.....
Harry Parisen was appointed special
officer without pay.
Councilman Delaney introduced a
resolution which provided for an in
vestigation of the assessment on rail-
road property In this city. The mat
ter to be taken up with the State
Board for adjustment. In explanation
to this resolution Councilman Delaney
pointed out that a few months back
the Council received a communication
from the Middlesex County Board Of
Taxation demanding an increase in
the assessed valuation of the city. The
communication suggested that all
property be assessed one hundred per-
cent OF its value. and if this was not
done the county would do 1t at the
city's expense.
He pointed out that If the poor
people of this city who owned q home
were forced to pay one hundred per-
cent the same should be true of the
railroads. When it is considered
hat the railroad companies figure the
material necessary to construct one
half mile Of rack would cost sixty
thousand dollars it IS easy to see the
actual value of second class railroad
property in this city"
President Stanton appointed the
following men to serve on the Board
of Health for the coming year:
Messrs. Thomas Lovely, William
Lambertson, DIR. Kinney and Stanley
Witkowski. Upon a motion by Coun-
Gilman Delaney the appointment was
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-02
Big Dance at Jamesburg

By Special COrreSpondent.
JAMESBURG, Jan. 2:-The see
ing the New Year in" reception given
by the Rainbow basketball five in
Lange's Hall on Wednesday attract
ed one of the largest crowds ever to
attend a dance in the borough Over
two hundred attended. Promptly at
the stroke of twelve an invitation to
have the girls ssum their proper
Leap Year rights was unavailing.
The hall was artistically decorated
with crepe paper of v~ariegated color
ings and the effect was very pleasing.
Prices orchestra furnished the mus
ic. The committee in charge of the
dance was Allyn Conover, William
Quimby, George Duncan, Addison
Furkay. Russell Vandenburg.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-02
MATAWAN

Miss Eva Stats, a nurse at the Ann
May hospital at Spring Lake was the
New Years guest of Mrs. Lewis H.
Blood.
Miss Dorothy Dennis of Newark is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. Ronson
Warne, in Park avenue.
William j. Duncan is entertaining
William Harrington of Pittsburgh.
George NJ. Harris entertained his
Sunday school class of the First
Methodist Church at his home in
Broad street on Monday night.
Miss Elizabeth S. Clark, who teaches
music in Lakewood, is spending sew
eral days with her father, William V.
Clark, in Main street.
James Dave was q South Amboy
visitor yesterday.
Miss Kathryn Fury, Miss Rita Con-
nell and DR.. Donald Rupert of Tren-
ton and ]. Theodore Cross of Utica,
N. Y, were the over New Years
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Devlin in
Park n
Mr.. and Mrs. Asbury Fountain and
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Close were
the New Years guests OF Mr.. and Mrs
Robert f. Fountain in South River.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-02
BIZ sneoin1 Correanondent.

By Special Correspondent.
SOUTH AMBOY, N. j., Jan. 1.-For
the first time since his election as
Mayor of South Amboy, Mayor Frank
H. Gordon at the organization meet
ing of the Common Council presented
a message advising them in the course
of action for the coming year. His
Message is as follows:
ITO the Common Council,
Dear Sirs:
II take great pleasure in Offering
to you and the people of the city, the
usual feliciatations of the season: A
Healthy, Happy and Prosperous New
Year.
This is my first message and |
am elated also gratifed with your ac-
complishments for the year of 1919.
Personally I am inclined to condemn,
rather than commend your actions, at
intervals, not In the least, obviatlng
the writer, but we must keep that be-
fore US:
ITO err is human. However when
you strived earnestly and looked faith
fully to attaining certain goals, which
you have fulfilled; you are to be COM
mended. This is not fattery in any
sense, but actual facts,
The first of last year was anything
but hopeful or pleasing to recall. That
ever %eVentful catastrophe OF Morgan
is deplorable. To turn from that was
far Observation-Disclosures was
the real catastrophe for the council.
On the first of January 1919, there
was a note of indebtness against the
city of S117,625: the bills were car
ried forward from 1918 due to the
evacuation of the city, consequently
the loss of revenue at the closing OF
the year. This does not mean that
there was a direct loss, but a temper
airy, suspension of the city's finances,
necessarily the large mount to be
forwarded.
THE refunding bonds on Broad
way and Stevens avenu also the
emergency bonds for the Fire De-
partment reduced the note account
$50, 600. Do not consider them liqul-
dated in any sense, but you have plac-
ed. them in a position for liquida-
ton, without any future ~defa1cation.
The retiring Of 1000 In notes re-
duces the total. The outstanding bills
are nil: something like a maracle, to