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Evening star., 1920-02-04
REPUDIATE AFFIDAVITS.
Iowa Men Puncture Alibi in AL
legged Check Forgery Case.

A made-to- o-order alibi was pune
tured yesterday afternoon in Criminal
Division before Justice Stafford
when two men from Iowa summoned
as witnesses for the defense in the
case Of William J. Read alias G. n.
Morse. who is being tried for forg-
ing and passing a check for $4,000 on
BOSS Phelps, real estate firm,
about eight years ago, took the stand
for the prosecution and repudiated af-
fidavits made by them. They admitted
the statements that they had seen
Read in Iowa when the alleged crime
was committed here were false
After securing the money from the
local firm Read fled to California and
is said to have collected $4,000 by
similar methods from merchants in
Los Angeles. He was caught, convict
ed and served six years in the peni-
tentiary. On his release he was
brought here to answer the indict-
ment for forgery.
The case may go to the jury late
this afternoon.
Evening star., 1920-02-04
MISSING CONVICTS HAD
DUG0UT IN PRISON YARD
Occupied Place Six Feet Deep and
Six Feet Square, Covered With
Boards, Snow and Ice.

OsS1NING. \: Y February 4.-The
disappearance last Sunday of two au-
tom obile bandits. Alfred FriedIander
and Percival McDonough. from Sing
sing prison was solved yesterday
when they were discovered in a dug
out. amply provisioned. at the north
end OF the prison yard. They had
been living in a hole six feet square
and almost six feet deep. covered
with boards over which had been
placed loose earth. topped with snow
and ice. The entrance was also COW
cred with boards and earth Their
hldlng place was betrayed when War
den Lawes noticed a mixture of clay
and snow near the spot. Thirty keen
ers with pickaXes soon uncovered the
fugities.
The prisoners told the warden they
expected to remain in the dugout for
two or three weeks, hoping that the
search would be abandoned; then they
would scale the prison wall at night.
They were placed in solitary confine-
ment.
Evening star., 1920-02-04

ton; Granville E. Foss, Frank f.
Carpenter, F. N. Hobbs. Paul I.
Cherrington, National Association of
Wool Manufacturers; A. L. Clifford, F.
X. Nixon, j. ]. Nevins, American AS
sociation Of Woolen and Worsted
Manufacturers; b. H. Gitchen, Cloth :
ing Manufacturers Association of
New York; Sidney Hillman, Joseph
Schlossberg. II. Blumberg. Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers; Ludwig
Stein, Irving Crane. National Associa-
ton of Clothiers; S. P. Halle, l.. f.
KRISTEN. Harold Young. National Re
tail Dry Goods Association: Fred
Levy, J. G. Morse, II. r. King, Isaac
Cans. National Retail Clothiers Asso-
citation.
Evening star., 1920-02-04
ATTORNEYS FEE, $4,000.
House Subcommittee Pays S. 7
Ansell That Annual Rate.

The House subcommittee investi-
eating War Department expenditures,
Of which Representative Johnson, re-
publican, South Dakota, is chairman,
is paying it's attorney, Samuel T. An
sell, at the rate of $4,000 year, Rep
resentative Kitchin, democrat, North
Carolina, declared yesterday during a
general discussion of party politics,
incident to debate on the general de-
ficiency bill.
Reference was made to the fee paid
Mr.. Ansell, who formerly was acting
Judge advocate general, after republi-
can speskers had called attention to
the payment of $4,000 to Sherman l..
Whipple of Boston, as counsel in the
leak" investigation, few years ago.
Evening star., 1920-02-04
REGULAR ARMY UNAFFECTED.
Mr.. Mondell Tells of Expense of
Universal Training.

Repre- Mondell of Wyom-
ing. republican leader, bringing the
universal training controversy to the
floor of the House again yesterday
said operation of the system would
not justify "a reduction of the regular
military esra blishment below the 225.-
600 personnel, which is the size of the
reorganized Army virtually agreed
upon
Estimated annual costs for MAIN
tenance of an army together with a
civilian trained force would be ap-
proximately $1,000, 600. 900, Mr.. Mondell
said. OF this amount 100000, 900
would be needed for the regular
forces and $7O0.O0o.000 for the civilian
army, he added
Evening star., 1920-02-04
CARDS OF THANKS.

BERG. We wish to express appreciation
TO our relatives and friends for the many
beautiful floral pieces and kind words OF
sympathy in the loss of little daughter
THE FAMILY. g.
JOHNSON. We desire to extend to the many
relatives and friends sincere appreciation
for their sympathy and kindness as expressed
an the many beautiful floral tributes rendered
upon the dearh of beloved brother. FER
DINAND u. JOHNSON
HIS SISTERS BESSIE AND MARY.
LATHERS. DR.. c. C.. To the Rising Sun
Lodge, 1865, Of Odd Fellows: Social Lodge OF
Mhsons, TO the many inquiring and sylnpa-
thetic friends for kind words. floral tributes
and other help. and TO the ministering breth-
ren and friends, beg to extend the thanks
and lasting appreciation of Mrs. Fannie
Lathers and family of Dyersburg, Tenn.
JAMES .. LUCAS.
Evening star., 1920-02-04
LEWIS RUTHERFORD DEAD.
Grandson of L. P. Morton Had Been
III of Pneumonia.

Lewis Rutherford. eldest grandson
of Levi J.. Morton. died early this
morning of pneumonia, at the resi-
dence of his grandfather. 15c0 Rhode
Island avenue. He was sixteen years
old, and had been ill about three
weeks.
Young Rutherford was the son of
Winthrop Rutherford of New York
and Mrs. Alice Rutherford, who died
about two years ago. Since the death
Evening star., 1920-02-04

of his mother, the boy has lived with
his grandfather in this city. He was
being educated with his brother by
the Jesuit Fathers in Georgetown.
He is survived by his father, four
brothers, and a sister. Funeral ar
rangements have not yet been COM
pleted, but it is expected that the
body will be buried in Allumuchy.
". j.. the present home of the boys
father.
Evening star., 1920-02-04
MEDICAL OFFICERS TO HELP.
Surgeon General Authorized tt
Call 100 to Fight Influenza.

Ow ng to the prevalence of influ.
enza, the surgeon general of the Army
has been authorized to call 100 officers
of the Medical Reserve Corps, of the
grade of major and below, into active
service.
The authorization applies only dur
ing the continuance of the influenza
epidemic.
Evening star., 1920-02-04
Bill to Raise Vocational Salaries

Compensa ton for disabled soldiers
taking courses of vocational rehabili-
tation would be Increased to 500
monthly for those without dependents
and $120 monthly for married men
under a bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Darrow, republican, Penn
sylvania. Present rates are $50 and
500.
Evening star., 1920-02-04

The first woman to hold office as a
United States commissioner and exam
iner in chancery was Mrs. Marilla NJ
Kicker the we'll known suffrage leader
of New Hampshire, who received the
appointment from the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia in 1884
Evening star., 1920-02-04

The longest pendulum ever made
was 377 feet in length and was swung
from the second platform of the
Eiftel Tower.
Evening star., 1920-02-04

Examinations for presidential post
masters are held by the commission on
direction of the President to assist him
in making his selection for nomination
to the Senate for its confirmation. They
are competitive, all applicants being
measured by the same standard. Per-
sons in the post office service are con-
sdered on the same basis as persons
outside the service The question of
what should be required for eligibility
for postmaster at any office is one of
judgment, on which there may be honest
differences of opinion. The require
ment fixed for offices the size of Boston
is seven years of experience in a re-
sponsible executive capacity and the
sole reason Mr.. Hurley, with his ad-
mirable record as assistant postmaster
at Boston. was not given an eligible rat
ing was that he had not occupied this
responsible executive position for the
required seven years
The commission requests that The
Star give space to this statement in
an early issue.
BY direction of the commss ion.
MARTIN A. MORRISON.
President.
United States Civil Service Commission
Evening star., 1920-02-04
BORN.

CREESY. At Columbia Hospital, January 26,
1870. TO Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde X. Creesy. a
son, WILLIAM MARTIN.
Evening star., 1920-02-04
RULEFOR FILLING
P. 0. VACANCIES
Civil Service Commission
Answers Newspapers Crit
iciSm of Boston Case.
10 the Editor of The Star:

| The commission has before it a copy
| of The Star of recent issue which con-
tains quotation from the Boston
Globe, in which comment is made con-
cerning the vacancy in the office OF
postmaster at Boston. The article
states that Acting Postmaster Hur-
| ley is regarded as ineligible for the
; position, notwithstanding his long eX-
perience in the postal service, and
then goes on to say:
THE trouble is that the civil service
| makes no adequate allowance of ex-
ecutive experience in the postal serv-
ice and that it's percentages are not
sufficiently based on the idea of pro.
motion.
This is a serious mistake 1t is the
kind of error which prompts an en-
ployer to go out and comb the byways
and hedges for a man to fill a vacancy
in responsible position, and pass
| over the likeliest candidate-the man
| next in line in his own shop
Not Under Civil Service Rule.
1t seems pertinent to point out first
of all that presidential postmas ster-
ships are not filed in accordance with
the civil service law and rules. They
are not in the competitive classified
service. W ere they subject to the civil
service rules. employees within the
post office service might be promoted
upon demonstrating their fitness be
fore the commission without compet-
ing with persons outside the service
just as is done now, in filing many su-
pervisory positions in the CLASSIFIED
service To bring these postmaster
ships within the CLASSIFIED service ac-
tion by the Congress is necessary
The commission believes The Star will
agree that there should be no IRON
bound rule that all positions of post
master should be filed through the pro-
motion of subordinates. In the opinion
of the commission such a policy would
not be in the best interests of the serv-
ice and would not be sustained by pub
liz, sentiment
Evening star., 1920-02-04

ASQUITH. Suddenly. February }, 1870. MIN
ME A. beloved wife of Edwin NJ Asqnith
Services at Wrght's chapel, 1887 loth ST.
n.w.. Thursday, $3.50 pm. lnterment rri
Evening star., 1920-02-04

If you will take a bottle of this
wonderful tonic, according to di-
rections, and don't gain from one
to five pounds in weight your
money will be cheerfully refunded.
Get bottle from one of our
stores today. We rec d. ~
ommend 1t. nj N
Price
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-03
AND
TRUCK BURN Up
Auto With Cargo, Said to be
Worth $4,000, Catches
Fire in Woodbridge.

BY Special Correspondent
WOODBRIDGE. July 3.-Wood-
bridge had a rather premature July
Fourth demonstration about
O'Clock yesterday afternoon on
Pralrs Hill when a large motor
truck containing. what is reported to
have been a $4,000 cargo of fire.
works. caught fire and was destroy
ed together with all its contents.
The Woodbridge fire department
was called out and tried to extin-
guish the flames with chemicals but
the pyrotechnics had secured such
a start that nothing could be saved
except the metal portions of the
truck.
The truck was climbing Prall's
Hill when the chauffer noticed
smoke coming from the rear OF the
car. He Immediately suspected the
contents had caught fire and ditched
the car. Not taking time to climb
down from the truck, he jumped and
just as he did part of the fireworks
exploded with a deafening report.
For thirty minutes the reports con-
tinued to come at regular intervals
as package after package of the ex-
plosives ignsted. The noise and dis
play of fireworks attracted the at
tention of many here and the burn
ing truck was watched at safe dis
tance by them.
The Woodbridge police failed to
get a report of the name OF the
concern shipping the fireworks or
the chauffeur's name, although II
was said the truck came from New
York. 1t was proceeding toward
Perth Amboy at the time of the ac-
cident. Backfiring by the engine as
II was climbing the hill is given as
a likely cause for the cargo catching
on fire.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-03
JULY a EVENT FOR CHILDREN
AS PLAYGROUND ACTIVITY

One of the opening activities OF
Edward Burns. the new playground
supervisor, has been to secure open
house at two theatres on the morn
ing of July Fourth for the chill
dren of the city. At 10 o'clock the
Royal and Grand theatres VIII give
a performance consisting of five
reel feature and two reel comedy
for children under sixteen. Tickets
can be procured free of charge at
any of the Fairgrounds and young
sters holding these will receive pref
erence in seating at ten minutes OF
ten. After this time the doors VIII
be thrown open, whether those who
apply for admission hold tickets or
nots
The Fairgrounds viii be closed
the morning of the Fourth, but whi
reopen from two to 5 o'clock IN the
afternoon. During these hours
games and athletic events viii be
the order of the day for both boys
and girls. no qualification necessary
for entering.
On Tuesday the regular play
ground program will begin and the
organizing of the several volley ball
and basket ball teams will be held
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-03
McAdOO is Leading in First
Two Ballots, but others
Continue the fight
WATCH new YORK VOTES

and Cox 134. Governor Smith 3.
New York had 10e. of which his own
state gave him its full quota Of %
votes.
On the second ballot McAdoo re.
-cived 289: Palmer 264 and Cox. 154.
Smiths vote dropped to I01- Re-
ports that New York would throw
most IL not all of its strength TO Me-
Adoo were heard. Leaders in tha
Empire State delegation would not
discuss this except to say they would
stick TO the governor until further
notice.
Another big crowd was on hand to.
watch delegates pick the par<y,e
nominee, the final act Of the conve1-
tion- whish has been IN session s
days.
White with fatigue, wet eyed with
emotion, deafened by the roarine
tributes of thousands William len
nings Bryan stood before the con-
vention at a new crossing in his
quarter of century OF public life.
Silent with sober eyes. his heavy
figure in wrinkied black a1apacA. un-
der the merciless glare Of the SPOT
light. he heard sonorous chorus of.
noes one by one strike down thz<
issues he had raised
But there was no gainsayinr ffe
genuineness of tribute he received
ever in defeat. It WAS given to the
man with utter abandon. without
trapping Of organized political DEM
|onstration.
1t sprang from the gallery tho
voteless multitude that made tbs
moment ITS own and swept inzo IL.
multi of its admiration for the man
But there were others who set un>
moved. They formed a solid block
in the center of the floor abou@
which the sea OF sound and feeling
raised unheeded, and even as Bry4r.
grasped the Nebraska standard
thrust up~fo him from below ana
lifted IL high on the speakers s<&jI1
lit must have been given TO = uis-
dom borne Of his lone political c1r-
eer for the man who was the 1ell<c1
OF the great game to know II W8< 1d-
niration. not agreement that moved
the people. but defeat not victory
awaited him.
From the moment when reading
of the platform was finished and he
took the stand amid cries Of Bryan
to present the plank, the old leader
was keyed for the effort OF his life.
Against him he knew were giants Of
debate for that reason he divided his
time. swiftly presenting the outlines
of his case. yielding 10 others to pave
the way for the climax he had PLAN
ned for himself. It was plain that
it was the bone dry issue on which
Mr.. Bryan would center his efforts to
sweep the convention OF its feet
He had nothing TO say FOR the
league of nations program of ratl-'
-
proposed On this he differed with
the President at the jackson day
dinner in Washington to set going
the struggle which ended yesterday
He paid lavish tribute to Mr. VIII
sons place in history and his leader
ship; he talked of three lesser Is
sues he had brought to the conven-
ton for decision: but 1t was the DRY.
plank on which he had staked every
vestige of magnetic power over mems
hearts he possessed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-03

surance Kramer had in the First
Perth Amboy Hebrew Mutual Aid
Lodge No. 200.
He bequeaths to the Jewish mem
orial building fund the sum of $500,
to be paid from the same source as
the City Hospital bequest-
To the Congregation Shaari Tefi-
loh, this city, Mr.. Kramer bequeaths
the sum of 500, also to be paid
from the benefits of the insurance
of the Mutual Aid Lodge.
He orders the executors to sell
the Kramer residence at 130 State
street and also the store and house
hold fnrniture and the proceeds TO
be divided between his daughter
Esther. son Arthur, the Perth Am
boy City Hospital and the Jewish
Memorial building fund forever.
He asks that the City Hospital
equip and maintain a room to be
known as the Joseph and Isaac
Kramer Memorial room.
Mr.. Kramer makes provisions in
the will for a Jewish Memorial
Building fund in order to perpetual
ly commemorate his name and that
of his son Isaac who died in France.
The other real estate property
which Kramer owned. excepting
that of the residence at 130 State
street, he wishes never to be sold
but to be maintained to make pos
sible a perpetual income to be used
for the benefit of the City Hospital
and the Jewish Memorial Building
Fund. He further desires that af-
ter his son Arthur and daughter
Esther shall die, or their children
If they have any. shall die, the City
Hospital and the building fund shall
be the only beneficiaries from the
estate.
He leaves to his son Arthur and
daughter Esther the amount in the
Perth Amboy Savings Institution
namely, S299.50, to be divided
equally between them.
The will was witnessed by Carl
Rudolph Abell, of n Rector street,
Metuchen, and Jacob NJ. Klein, OF
106 High street. this city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-03
To OPEN FORDs
R. c. MISSION

The first mass will be held at st.
Mary's hut in Fords- tomorrow
morning at $3.50 o'clock. Rev.
Charles Prendergast, who has been
in charge of the mission at Fords.
where mass has been conducted in
the school since the start of the mis-
sion. will be in charge of the open
ing services.
The hut during the war was sit
uated at Camp Raritan as a Knights
of Columbus home for the boys. A
short time ago when preparations
were being made to build a church
at Fords so that mass could be held
there instead of in the school the
knights of Columbus hut was pur-
chased and took the place OF a new
building. After being moved from
camp to its present side by voiun-
teer workers, the building. was pre-
pared for opening by Rev. Mr.. Prem
dergast assisted by volunteer
workers.
A picnic to celebrate the open
ing of the hut started last night and
will continue tonight and Monday
night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-03
WILL FIX TWO
CITY STREETS
Aldermen Are in Favor of Re-
surfacing State Street and
Part of Smith Street.

The resurfacing of State street
from Smith street to Pulaski avenue
and of the portions of Smith street
now paved with asphalt block was
discussed at length by the aldermen
at their committee session last
night, the members of the board be-
ing unanimous in the opinion that
this work should be done at once.
The aldermen agreed that it was
practically impossible to keep the
two streets repaired in their present
condition and the resurfacing of the
streets, as was done to New Bruns-
wick avenue, offered remedy which
was acceptable to all
The portion of Smith street from
State street to the Central railroad
crossing will not come under this re-
surfacing project, as wooden blocks
now constitute the paving and it Is
i'm possible TO place any surfacing on
them. Chairman Christian Ander-
son of the street committee stated
that a new supply of wooden blocks
had been received and that the bad
spots were being repaired by the
street department employees.
Owing to the time necessary for
this work 1t is likely that the alder
men will take definite action to
have the resurfacing done when
they hold their regular meeting on
Tuesday night.
Other street matters were dis
cussed last night, Alderman Ander-
son pointing out the advisability of
paving Brace avenue from Amboy
avenue to Convery Place and Con-
very Place from Brace avenue to
New Brunswick avenue in order
that traffic to the shore from points
to the north, of this city might be
diverted from Prospect street, Am
boy avenue and New Brunswick
avenue. Such route, 1t was point
ed out, would do away with cars
crossing the Lehigh Valley tracks
at New Brunswick avenue, diminish
the amount of traffic on Prospect
street and that on. Market street
east of Sheridan.
Automobile traffic from the north.
Alderman Anderson stated, could
be diverted by a sign at Brace ave-
nue., down Convery Place, across
New Brunswick avenue and the
bridge over Lehigh Valley railroad
to Smith street. The traffic would
then pass east on Smith street, to
Herbert street, to Market and Sher-
idan, thence across the bridge. The
fourth ward alderman also pointed
out that this route would be the
logical one to take when the new
bridge across the Raritan is con-
structed. the approach thus being
in a straight line across Conyery
Place.
The resurfacing of Market and
Prospect streets was reported to be
going along quickly and a report has
been received from the Public Service
Railway Company that it will COM
plete its work on outer Smith street
as soon as the job now under way on
the road in Metuchen is completed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-03
TWO HURT IN
MOTOR CRASHES

Two people were slightly injured
as a result of accidents reported to
the police yesterday. William De-
Rusha of ass East avenue report
ed that he was thrown on his motor
cycle and his leg injured when car
bearing N. J. 1s670s ramed into him
on New Brunswick avenue.
Lewis Kelly of z40 Insiee street
in jumping of a wagon ran into the
automobile of Frank Heath OF East
Orange yesterday afternoon One
of his ears we're badly bruised.
Patrolman Thulleson reported a
collision between Public Service
car No. 1908 and a Perth Arnboy
Beef Company truck at Smith and
Rector streets last light. No one
was injured.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-03
LOCAL JOURNEYMEh BARRIERS
DENY COMPROMISE REPORT

The journeymen BARRIERS are stu
out on strike and from present m
dications they are just as far away
from a settlement with the bosses
as they were since the walkout Two
days ago. Both sides are denaht-
Contrary to the report yesterday
that the journeymen were seeklng 4
compromise on SIS a week instead
of $50 the jcurneymen fatty deny
that they have asked any eonces-
sions of the bosses since the strike
was started.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-03

By STAN Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK. July <
The accounting OF Villas
Pierce, executor of the estate
Henrietta BoIlschweIler of Rezff
Amboy was approved In the z4<k4-
gates Office yesterday. An exceef1e*
filed against the accounting ~ Anna
Hartmann was not allowed T<e
total receipts amounted to f<814at
Sc, expenditures $8.654.74 Ie1N:.l
3 balance OF <97 - IN the E'1rst So
tional Bank OF Perth Ambpy. nii*N}
surrogate Zee q SSs.41 te9kkz
william ard Catherine Holl*efz8E}I-
ar are the next Of kin o. the *&k
ceased.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-03
100000 BOOZE
Thief T CLAIMED.

= PATERSON, July 3.-Drivers of
three motor trucks bound to New
York from Baltimore with 500 cases
Of whiskey valued at 100000 report
ed to the police today that they had
been held up on Lincoln Highway
near here early today by three gun
men. who at first represented them
selves as prohibition enforcement
agents.
stopping the truck and asking to
see their Federal permits for transfer
OF liquor the robbers are said to have
suddenly leveled revolvers at the
men and ordered them from their
seats. The men said they had been
taken on four hour motor ride and
fina11y deposited In Paterson while
other members escaped with the
rarp' No. 10
W0ODME NOF THE WORLD
All members are earnestly requested 20
EDWARD Nwakowsiy. which viii be held
It S3s Hau Avenue tomorrow Sunday
afternoon At 3 O'clock.
D. r. GoBBoN
Consul Commander.
Attest:
Clerk. 17s47-7-s-lt'
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