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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-04
BATTERY SERVICE

MARIO STORAGE Batteries. Auto Elec-
trio service and supplies; all makes OF
batteries rAcharged and repaired; salss
and serv'se station. Atlantic Garage
565 Ambcy Ave. Tel. 1866.
.AFLLIAMS AUTO Electric Service Statior
~~Magnetos. Generators. Starters. Batter
les repaired. Batteries properly and full,
recharged soc. Agent for the With .rhse
Battery. lao New Brunswick Ave.
WILLARD THREADED Rubb Batteries
unfailinsiy guards against need for re-
Insulation during the battery's life.
Battery & Motor Service Station i49
New Brunswic.. Ave. Tel 1855.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-04
BLACKSMITHING

GENERAL Blacksmithing: specializing IN
automobile springs and automobile
blacksmithing of any description. loft
and Frever las Jefferson st.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-04
TALKING MACHINES, ETC.

COLUMBIA Erafono.as. records. clocks.
watches. iewelry. Catholic PRAYER books;
repairing all makes talking machines.
watches. B Dzielak. ST. Smith ST.
EMERSON RECORDS. all the latest songs
and dance hits on safe. watch.s Clocks
ing. 8. Carbon. 10 smith ST.
EDISON, VICTOR. Columbia. Vocation.
Risheii. Supertone Photographs on easy
terms. Edison. Victor. Columbia. vo-
Gallon, Ckeh and Emerson Records You
get the bi, record uits FIRST a, MontaI-
vo's. 80 Smith ST.
cOLUMRlA Grafonolas: all the latest rec
ords: sewing mschinss and baby car
riages on easy terms at Salter's.f 357
gate -. Phone $50.
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TAXI SERVICE. ETC,

OLDEST TAXI Service n The city Phone
IS. also motorcycles and accessories.
Chris johnson. l63 New Brunswick Ave.
AMBOY Taxi Service. Pone 1885; by
our or trip: day and all night service
145 New Brunswick Ava Perth Amboy.
TAXI IS40: Burns Bros: closed cars: Sc
vice tina: Is different.
TOURING Car to hire for Weddings;
Pleasure trips etc. by hon { trips or day.
s.. Scibienski. 2s4 Smith ST.. Phone 100
Perth Amboy. n. ].
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J 8 L Battery Servt = Ststkpn. all makes
electric bstteries. starters: magnetoJ:
tested reraired, wurgler Starter 4
Battery Co.. 1M Jefferson Phone 1895.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-04
SITUATIONS WANTED

POSITION wanted by experienced stenog-
rapher In this city or vicinity. For full
particulars Address ''R. f." News.
YOUNG MAN desires position collecting
or something similar for mornings only.
Address IF. M" Care News.
ELDERLY LADY wishes position as
housekeeper. 80, Oak st.
DRESSMAKER wishes ewing to do at
home. s33 Meade st.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-04
TIRES, TUBES, ACCESSORIES

TIRES, TUBES, ACCESSORIES
PERTH AMBOY Auto wrecking Co. ABE
Ke:b. Highest prices paid for all kinis
o. automo piles. All kinds of parts On
hand. Radiators. carbur.tors, lamps.
magnetos, springs. generators. tires,
tubes, ETC.. for sale. 1884 Fayette Street.
1s3 New Brunswick Ave. Perth Amboy.
4 N. J. Tel. 1924.
WASHINGTON AUTO supclivs, full line
a~ccsso-ss: genuine Ford parts. all
standard make tires and tub.a. reason-
able prices. free air. BAG Washington St.
TIRES for sale; Goodyear. Goodrich.
Michelin, Fisk and United States. h W.
Martin. New Brunswick Ave.
NATIONAL AUTO SUPPLY CO.. complel.
line. accessories, tires. tubes, oils. gas
oline and vulcanizing. Fords parts a spe-
cialty. 44s Amboy Ave. Phone 223i
vacuum tanks and parts:
Stewart speedometers end parts Stew
art haad and electric horns: Stewart
search lights. Melbourn and Ritter. ~
Smith ST.. Ph.ne 1794
BRIGHTON AVE. GARAGE. Tires,
tubes and accessories. Phone 1422-M.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-04
HELP ~WANTED-MALE

BOYS WANTED. vaseIine Works. chsse-
brough Mfg. Co.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-30

detective. she had threatened suicide
because Of love affair.
Marie Phillips new confession"
yesterday, made after she had been
reconciled to Ross Rogers, her lawful
husband, was substantially a repetition
Of what she had told before, according
to Captain Souder. However. there was
quite stir in detective headquarters
after it was completed, and 1t was
thought at least possible that the girl
might have furnished some new leads
which promised well.
Moss Is we'll known at the Standard
Scale Co., 623 Arch street, where he
formerly worked. At the company's
Office this morning It was said Moss
left the employ of the concern about
three weeks ago, after working there
three weeks. He had been employed
there before, the last time being summer
before last. He left to go to Pitts
burgh in 1919, II was said.
He Is scale mechanic and the
Standard company said he was one of
the best men in his line It had ever
employed. He earned about $40 a
week and was considered steady and
reliable. He Is of slim build and only
five feet three inches in height. His
| complexion is dark, it was said; he is
smooth shaven and has a reputation for
being n ''natty dresser" While work
ing for the scale company he was reg
| ular in his habits and gave them no
| trouble, it was said
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-30
FORCIVING HUSBAND
GIVES MARIE CLOTHES

Marie Phillips, the girl in the Peirce
murder case, dined last night on fried
chicken, waffles, vegetables, fruit and
desserts.
An hour later she got a big consign-
ment of bundles-packages which con =
tained little things woman wears,
pink and sheer; silk stockings and big
boz Of candy.
This morning she had bacon and eggs
and French fried potatoes-a real
breakfast.
The "windfalls" followed her re,
union in the afternoon with Ross Rog
ers, sailor husband of the girl. Rogers
went into an interview with the girl as
despondent and careworn man, and
after q two-hour chat came into the
corridor at City Hall with his face
glowing, thoroughly happy.
Going to forgive her?' he was
asked.
"Am I? Well, you just bet I am
was the reply.
Rogers knows her as Sue, not under
the name more familiar to Philadel.
phians--that of Marie.
Cells occupied at City Hall by Petel
Treadway and Marie have not
been far apart. But late yesterday
while the girl was passing Treadway''
cell on her way to n conference. one o.
the detectives caught the girl 'passint
wink" to Treadway.
Result: Boots" as she is nick
named. now has cell at one end o.
the cell room, Treadway OCCUPYING on,
at the extreme other end, eliminating
absolutely the possibility of communi
cation, either by voice or suggestion.
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McFadden JeUeIs
Sought in Paris

Continued from Page One
gether. Therefore, the one outlet in this
country is TO dismantle the necklace,
sell the pearls separately, and to the
thieves this means loss of not less
than 30 per cent.
The Berlin dispatches as related TO
the jewel smugglers, specifically alleged
the sailors figuring in the work of the
gang were part Of the crew Of the Mon
golia, which has sailed from Hamburg
for New York. The allegation was
openly made that certain members of
the crew had already brought into Ger
man ports jcwelry valued at away UP
into the hundreds Of thousands.
1t was also asserted that on one trip
sailor had brought into German
city and had disposed Of gold Jewel
case, weighing twenty four ounces, and
bearing the initials &c. NJ. s." or &C.
II. S. and engraved on the case was
the inscription "Gift of the CITY Of
baltimore" 1t was indicated the Jewel
case might have been the property of
Charles NJ SChwab, steel magnate.
Baltimore dispatches verify the prc
sentiment of a gift of this type to Mr..
Schwab, but no report of any theft of
valued jewelry or pieces from either the
bethlehem or the Riverside Drive homes
of Schwab have been officially reported
to the New York police.
Robberics totaling far in excess of
81 900, 900 and in which the plunder
has been diamonds, pearls and rare
jewels have been stolen from homes OF
other wealthy Americans within the last
few months. The notable robberies are
Enrico Caruso home, East Hampton
Long Island, value of jewels, $500,
600; home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]
Antelo Devereux, at Camp Hill, north
of this city, jewels valued at between
SAC, 900 and 500, 900 home of w. Sack
EFT Duell, Meadowbrook. jewels valued
at from $50 to $25. 900. and six
robberies in or near York for a tota
Of 800, 900.
In virtually every case distinctly,
piece of jcwelry, which because of tha
very distinctiveness would be impossi
BILE of disposition in this country, wa,
stolen. With the only market avail
able in foreign capitals: with Paris tn,
logical place to get rid of the jewels
and with Berlin eliminated because o
the important factor of lack of money
reasons for the Paris investigations ar
| evident
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POnzt Sentenced
to FiDe Years
Continued from Page One

hVHtHutu tFUh EhEt Vnt
information on the stubs of check books
to show how the disbursements were
made, thousands Of dollars having been
paid out with only the memorandum
payment due this day"
I'm my opinion promissory notes
were given TO Mr.. Ponzi for which he
received no cash. Notes were issued
for double the amount of money pur-
porting, to have been received by
The auditor says It is extremely DIFF
fcult to determine the exact amounts
of original investments, because many
noteholders "pyramided, letting their
money with the accumulated interest
remain with Ponzi instead Of taking up
their notes at maturity. and many
others took up their notes but rein
vested the interest received.
SIN many instances, he adds, Checks
which were given by investors to Ponzi
in return for which he gave his note,
were protested. but the note was held
by the investor. A number OF notes
in my possession ostensibly had been
taken up by Ponzi and paid by him with
checks which were subsequently pro-
tested, leaving the investors without
their money
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-30

on Filbert street shortly after II o'clock.
I'VE had heard that Treadway was
looking for us and we started out to
his place on Walnut street. He had
told us earlier to follow him into
Peirce's place and stick up the Joint.
"Treadway, All and I went to Nc
Calls saloon. That was about IL 80.
Boots lMarie) and Peirce. All and I
stalled around and had few more
drinks in McCall's.
Before midnight All and I started
along toward Walnut street. We re-
henrsed what Treadway had framed.
That was that we were to go into the
place and make him put his hands up
and then rob him. Al was pretty
drunk and so was I. We thought we
better go over the thing again with
Treadway.
Saw Peirce's Car
1--WE were walking along Market
street, expecting to go down Twentieth
to Walnut, when we saw Peirce's big
red car, with Peirce, Treadway and
Boots in it, pull up close to the Twen-
tieth street corner.
"Treadway made u.s. He nodded
his head that we were to follow them
into the place. We did.
/" All said he was n hard guy and
that he could pull the job off better
than / could. ! let him 90 up the
stairs first. He opened the door, yelled
hands up and Treadway stuck his
mitts up quick.
"Peirce seemed to think as did
that It was a joke. He pretended tt
reach in his pocket.
"Then 'AP slammed him with 9
| IL IL, hat L..
badly. Boots screamed and l thought
she was going to faint. She fel
toward me and l grabbed her and W,
both ran out of the room. al wal
still clubbing and kicking ut Peirce
Treadway was there, but I don't know
that he struck blow.
"Al Said we Croaked Him" "
"Well, Boots and went to Tread
ways room on Walnut street. Afte
about twenty minutes AT came in
Treadway was with him. Boots and !
were sick. But we asked them wha
happened after we left.
"'Ar said. we croaked him an,
have to make a fast getaway
1--WE sat and talked It over. sat
that had to 90 to my room, at 33
North Tenth street, Camden. I gnes
|, | IreauWuy tnOuRnt might get weak an
souawk. Anyway. he went with me
We got street car to the ferry an
, then I packed my grip and went bac
to Treadway's place.
"The four OF us left the Walnut sire,
house in the car. Treadway's stor
about the getaway is true. We wer
to Baltimore, Cumberland and Wheel
,, ing. In Baltimore l went to see
friend on Penn avenue. After that W
went on. When we saw the newspape
stories in Wheeling we decided to spill
I had 50 and l spent that coming
Pittsburgh.
I cap Had to Pawn Coat
"Al' didn't have a cent, but h
pawned his raincoat in Wheeling fc
two bucks. Where he went frol
! Wheeling or whether he left Wheelin,
, I don't know.
81 don't even know where he Is from
, I met him. like did Peirce, throug
, Treadway."
The prisoners written confession {
the police was shorter and less graph,
a As given out by Pittsburgh detectives,
read:
"On Saturday night, about II 30,
s met man known as AL on Filbei
street in a poolroom and he took me
; 1909 Walnut street, where Al roomct
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-30

,.Tbe two of ,a storted to oot n
dr;nt whsn We ware stonned by Po;rca
and Treadwov w went with tho,,
HkI, and uvself went to n soinon .rs
7 ho,obt n o;,a,t NJ yvbi.ty .nJ IT,
We came ont again In Market streot
Treadway and The qirl and Peirce wers
Getting out of the entomob;le and were ,e
Starting u,stairs' Treadwav motioncd
sor me s ~ a cnme n,sta,ra "dy v;'Vnru nnd ,nr
so'f % we went ~ unsta;rs ''' ' """ my
"a, WAS in front Whom we reocbed
tb, room Al said Hands rn 7
.tbouvht be UNA onIv iot;n1 nnt;, he
strnck peirce pe;rco fell '
Took Boots" From Scene
1.-THE girl Boots screamed and I said
to her, Come on, let's get away from
here. then took her to her room
and in about thirty minutes AL ant
Treadway came in.
askee tnem Wnst tney ma Hoh'
anu az saiu, k,iieu hih' we h"''
sot 70 ieave Town; ,, A. 4.
mas anu m'SSh wen. Inyh y
my rouii III Saiiuen, Az. o., anu ~
ns u...S. @ au oash ~ Ine w
then went to n friend Of mine In Raj
timore on Penn avenue. I Intended I,
leave them there and 10 on to New
Hone. where I was to rebuild n scale
but I did not have anv money. Ief
after having the lodging 40 1 came I,
Wheeling and pawncd nv watch TO &c
enough railroad fare to come 70 pitts
burgh. where / had n positiou with th
Howe Scale Co.. for whom I was pre
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-30
Three CdptiUes Told
of Peirce's Death


csntssusd from Pasc Ono
In the magistrates court, telling sub
stantially the same story. Captain
Udeburn declared he-w "one of the
worst liars the Pittsburgh police ever
had questioned, and had told half q
dozen more or less conflicting stories"
When Edeburn and Belshaw talked
to him again after the hearing, he stated
that he had met CAP Smith two weeks
J. ago, and had been introduced to him
merely as "Al" by Treadway. Their
meeting place, he said, had been a
poolroom near Juniper and Filbert
streets. lie never heard of Smith as
Elliott, he said. ..
Continuing his story. he said he had
been working at a scale factory in AL
lentown, and had come to Philadelphia
several weeks ago. He wanted to see
dress. He met ZAP Smith, he said,
the night of the murder, and Smith
: volunteered to take him to .Treadway' s
apartment. r"
With Smith, Treadway and the girl,
he said, he went to saloon on Mar =
ket street above Twentieth. Pcirce
J, came along, Moss told Detective Bel
shaw, just as the party came out of
the saloon and grabbed Moss by the
arm. Peirce was very drunk, Moss
said.
In another statement Moss said he
had been invited to Peirce's room by
( Treadway. Treadway and the girl had
gone In first, according to this YER
< sion of the story, and then Treadway
had called for Moss and ZAP Smith
to follow.
The detectives said they believed all
thaoa atn ~ AkoA thr
truth was that Treadway, Smith and
Moss had deliberately planned Il
'frame" Peirce in a stage hold up
which went wrong because one OF the
& three went wild and turned fake
into earnest.
Tells of Trip to Camden
/ Belshaw then questioned him abou
his movements following the murder
He said he and Treadway had gone t.
Camden, where he packed two grips
Then they returned to Philadelphia
Z picked up Smith and the girl, and fec
\ to Wheeling.
He and Smith, he said, left Wheeling
q week ago today, taking the 3 o'clocl
4 train for Steubenville, o. There the.
sold raincoat they had with them fo
$3.50 and separated, he going to Pitts
Durxn HUu ketllhB JOD III u hoICi. IL
said he didn't know "what hotel" whcl
Belshaw pressed him on this point.
n. A search of Moss effects at the hote
where he was arrested brought to ligh
miscellaneous assortment Of articles
Among them were numerous letters
some Of them correspondence relating t,
Moss allotment. These letters showe'
he had been sergeant in the service
and probably served overseas. Ther
were also some papers covered wit
figures. mathematical problems relating
to adjustment of scales.
Two newspaper clippings were foun
--one a detailed account of the murde
Of Mrs. Avery.
N In Moss room at Camden, thoug
this was unknown to the detectives VIII
examined his effects at Pittsburgh
Camden County Detective Larry Dorai
found the photograph Of Moss take
with woman said to be Mrs. Avery.
Another clipping found In Moss lug
gage related the story of another mur
der at Chicago in February of thi
year. 1t was the murder of Mauric
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-30
HIGHER CITY PAY ASKED
Civil Service Reform Body Makes
Plea to Council

The Civil Service Reform Associa-
tion asks City Council to set aside
5000 900 for increasing the pay of men
and women employed in the city's serv-
ice who are now receiving an "inade.
quatc compensation"
Forty per cent of all city employees,
other than policemen, firemcn and H.
brary employees. receive less than 81 per
day, according to the brief filed by the
association.
The 1921 budget provides for 13. 80
places and the total number of new po :
sitions requested in the budget is S47.
with total salary estimates of 81 ,403, :
1863.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-30
Deaths of a Day
Mrs. Jane A. McCulken

Mrs. Jane A. McCulken, fifty two
years old, who has been a teacher at
the Hoffman Public School, Fifty-fift
and Vine streets, for the last nine
years, died yesterday at her home, 1041
Belmont avenue. Mrs. McCulken had
been public school teacher for the last
twenty years. She is survived by
husband and four children. Funeral
services will be held tomorrow morning
at the Church of Our Mother of Sor-
rows, Forty eighth street and Lancas :
ter avenue. Interment will be made at
Holy Cross Cemetery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-30
Moss Caused OsUn Arrest
by Complaining Of Theft

"Jack" Moss brought about his
arrest for participation in the Peirce
murder by complaining that his
overcoat had been stolen. -,
He blamed man named "Wil-
liams." who previously had "put up
a kick" that his own overcost--a
fur one-had been taken. "Wil-
he may be the "Al" charged by
Treadway and Jack" with the
murder.
The room clerk at the Foster Ho-
tel in Duquesne, who had read a
description, took a good look at
Moss when he complained Of the
theft and telephoned the police that
he suspected the guest was wanted
in Philadelphia for murder.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-30
The Rev. John o. Foster

Seattle, Nov. 30.-(By A. P.)-Dr.
John o. Foster, eighty seven years old,
professor Of theology at the College of
Puget Sound, Tacoma, former chaplain
general of the Sons of the American
Revolution of the United States and said
to be one Of the oldest college professors
in the country, died in a hospital here
last night. DR.. Foster served as
chaplain through the Civil War. Mrs.
Grace f. Harbinc, South Orange, n. j.,
daughter, Is en- route to Seattle.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-30
William M. Zechman

Reading. Pa. Nov. 30.-Willam NJ.
Iechman, formerly county superintend
ent of schools. died yesterday OF pneu-
monia. He was sixty one years old.
For many years he was engaged in
realty operations. with f. Il. Kemmerer
as partner He was for years leading
figure in county educational affairs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-30
Abram e. lane

Marietta, Pa, Nov. 3O.--Abram Fl,
Lane, tifty-six years old, Mannheim
township, prominent merchant, treas
urer of Lancaster county farm bureau.
director of the Lancaster County Fair
Association and affiliated with many
enterprises, died yesterday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-30

WV 'SseSe "'SS w wv NoHttS
Lancaster. Pa, Nov. 30.-Stauffer &
Breneman Co.. retail clothers, were
robbed early this morning of valuable
furs and suits valued at $4,000. This
is the second time the store has been
.'"o.l Of costly fnrS within Two months
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-04-22

lector by procuring homes Of their
own. Such an outcome Of the present
situation would be highly desirable. A
homecoming people are more content
ed, more thrifty, and more interested
in their community than are those
who move about from place to place.
Probably the main reason why so
many people do not try to own their
homes is because they are restless
and never know how long they will re-
main in one position. II they were
tied to home, they would be more
settled and more apt to get along bet
ter in their work than they do by
moving about seeking the end Of the
rainbow. And il the majority Of the
people owned their homes, there would
be no moro such orgies Of profiteer-
ing by conscienceless landlords q has
been experienced during the last year.
The opportunities for oppression
would be largely removed. This mat
ter of homecoming goes to the root
Of our national life. The character
Of the coming generation 10 going to
depend to . considerable degree upon
what attitude the people assume to-
ward their homes. II our old indi-
characteristics are TO sur
rive, we As = people must revive the
lone owning instinct.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-04-22

plant that eventually came to the mo-
tlce of the Rhode Island adjutant gen.
eral. He wrot: ~ am glad to -
that you boys IN Rhode Island are in
dulging in the patriotic practice 8
rifle shooting But for the sake q
the rest of my livestock l would ~
quest that hereafter you please shots
lengthwise in your state"
A radio moving picture machine b.
been constructed in France to ~
point of taking films showing the ae-
tion OF organs as they function insio
the human body. The revolt of ~
stomach on the receipt of wienies an
kraut, the delight of the palate on ~
advent of a highball long despaired o.
the indifference of torpid liver =
widely advertised liver pills-all these
things may be observed by scien1
looking at a screen. But even thls
machlne probably will not be kee
enough to detect the working OF :
mind which believes that wealth CT
always be created by luck and livinf
costs can be reduced by formula.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-04-22

THE serious difficulties tenants are
facing ought to serve to give
strong new impetus to the hometown
ing movement The disposition Of
landlords to kite prices far over the
heads Of their tenants ought to create
in every tenant affected determine
ton to free himself and family Of de-
pendence upon anyone else for living
quarters. Just now materials and
labor are high enough to discourage
building, but az these conditions i'm
prove, it would not be surprising to
see thousands of people who have al
ways depended on rented quarters for
their homes make start to free
forever from the rent col