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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27
HENRY ANDERSON
LEADS LAWMAKERS

Pc Ambo Loft No. 65h. Hay
makers. elected officers at its meet
ing yesterday afternoon at Red
Mems hall and made plans for the
installation that is to take place at
a meeting to be held Sunday. Jan. %.
Those named are: Chief haymaker.
Henry Andersen; vice chief hay
maker. Victor Janderup: assistant
chief haymaker. John Tiedge: over
seer, William Bunten: steward for
eighteen months. Edward Seger.
District Chief Haymaker Clair and
staff of Opeechee Loft. Elizabeth.
will come here to place the newly
elected and appointed officers in
their respective chairs at the install
lation. Refreshments were served
following the meeting. A meeting of
the Past Chief lawmakers Associa-
ton was held yesterday morning
when plans were talked over for the
convention mex year.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27
FAMILY REUNION
AT RITTER HOME

A family reunion was held at tbs
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ritter,
of Water street, on Christmas eve.
and the entire family were present
to enjoy the celebration around the
large Christmas tree. Each year
the family come together at the
home of their parents and this year
was no exception to the usually jolly
time enjoyed. The members of the
family are Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rit-
ter. the parents: MIR and Mrs George
Ritter and family: Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Ritter and daughter; Mr.. and
Mrs. James Atherton and son. Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Ritter. Edward,
Alex and Fred Ritter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27
"Y" AQUATIC TEAM
IN MEET TONIGHT

The Y. NJ. c. A. swimming team
will participate in their first meet
of the season tonight when they go
to Bayonne. there to clash with the
association aquatic team of that
place. The team is in charge of
Louis "Pox' Booz of the physical
committee, and several members OF
this committee will accompany the
team. The events in tonight's meet
will be the 20-yard. 40-yard and 100
yard swims, plunge for distance,
fancy dive and relay. Comprising
the Perth Amboy aquatic team will
be Arthur Emmons. Judson Hibbard.
Harold Clark, Clayton Clark. ,Jr.,
Russell Ullman. Walter "Dick" Oil
yer. Winfield Scott and Louis Booz.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27
COURT GIVES RULING IN
COOPERATIVE ACTION

The court of c~hancery has denied
the application made recently by
the Consumers Cooperative Assoc
citation, Inc. for the appointment
of a receiver for the local store here
and has refused to restrain the
Perth Amboy Trust Company from
paying out money and also refused
TO restrain the defendants from
drawing checks against the bank.
The action was started December
Is, following the action of Thomas
LAWN and others interested In the
local store when they held a confer
ence of the local stock owners and
decided to draw away from the par
ent organization and do business for
themselves. The office of Senator
Thomas Brown represented the To-
cal organization. Attorney David
Wilentz being in charge of the case.
The parent association was in
corporated to carry on a general re-
tail business on cooperative plans
establishing a number of stores.
The directors interested in the
Perth Amboy store. demanded that
a special meeting be held for inves-
tigation OF the central organization.
As n result the local store severed
WI nv q III lkdI
zation. and incorporated the Work.
ers COOPERATIVE Society of Perth
Amboy.
1t was following this move on the
part of the local store that the par
ent organization applied for the
injunctions and receiver for the
Perth Amboy branch.
The defendants in answering the
affidavits before Vice Chancellor
Stevenson charged that some Of the
officers of the complainant associa-
ton had duped hundreds of work.
men out of thousands of dollars
without giving anything in return.
That nearly $1,000 was collected
under the pretext that a butcher
shop would be started in this city.
the market was never established.
The Perth Amboy branch is solvent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27
SOUTH AM

The final meeting of the 1920
Common Council will be held We'd
resday night. There has been a
number of meetings of late in order
to have a ''clcan slate" for the in
coming council. There are still some
ordinances pending. The one ap-
pointing the chief engineer of the
water works was held over from
last meeting and some of the city's
most prominent citizens are of the
opinion they will let this matter
slide" until the new council takes
hold, thus giving them an opportun-
ity to select their OWL operators.
At the recent meeting of the
Board of Health the condition of
the c. X. Il. station was brought to
official attention and the health
board Immediately took steps to
have this condition bettered. The
Board of Health, Woman's Club and
Chamber of Commerce are working
on this matter and together they
should be able to accomplish some
thing worth while.
Tonight Unit No. 6 of st. Mar
tha's Guild will hold another of
their now famous community
Dances" This will be in the form
VI Il CIilSllildS party.
Mrs. Edwin l.. Tice is visiting
with relatives in Elkton, Md.
The campaign for the sale of
Christmas seals in this city has been
exceptionally successful this year
The pupils of the public schools
alone have sold 1882 seals.
There will be a special meeting of
the South Amboy Council No. 426,
X. of C. in the club house Wednes-
day night at s o'clock.
. On Thursday night the p. r. r.
terminal girls will play basketball
with the "Hick-a-Thrift Girls" five
at the high school auditorium
The crosswalk at First and
Stockton streets has been relaid.
Exercises appropriate to Christ
mas were held in the public schools
of the city on the closing day of
the school term. The schools will
remain closed for the Christmas va
cation until after New Years Day,
when the second term of the school
year will begin.
The local post of American Le-
gion has been requested by the To-
ca! Chamber of Commerce to take
an active part in the Americaniza-
ton campaign to be launched by
the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States.
On Friday night the annual grab
bag" night of Joel Parker Council
No. 60. Jr. o. U. A. NJ. was held.
4 quiet campaign in the interest
of the Near East Relief Fund has
been conducted in the local schools
with the following results: School
]. $50; school no. 2. $9.15;
high school. $33: Myra Jones (per-
sonal subscription). $40; total,
Sf1.75.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27
BOARD OF EXCISE

Regular meeting OF the Board OF Ex-
else Commissioner of the city Of Perth
Amboy. n. j., held December fth, 1920.
The members present were Messrs. Lu-
cas-. Flynn and President Smith.
The minutes of the previous meeting
we're read and approved.
Motion prevailed that transfer fee of
$4,000 he returned to Adam TarloWski.
as the transfer requested by him was
never acted upon by this Board.
Billiard licenses were granted as fol-
lows:
James Doukas. i42 Smith ST., IL tables
Manuel Ortiz. 679 state ST., > tables.
Clemente Ruiz. G3S Catherine St., 2
tables.
Morton prevailed that the Clerk request
the city Attorney to advise this Board
in writing how the matter of refunds can
be made to keepers of saloons. who have
made request for refunds.
The Board adjourned.
A. Z. GRAHAM.
22sIo-l2-e7-It. Clerk.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ackerson, OF
Manhattan, spent the holidays al
Little Farms.
Mrs. A. Bedell has been at Brook
lyn for the past week for a visit
with relatives.
Mrs. L. c. Brady. of Florida. has
been visiting her cousin at Rossville.
Joseph Forester and son. Melvin
Forester. have been home from
Philadelphia for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur +. Wakeman.
II Eltingville Beach. are at Wash
ngton, ID. c., for the holidays.
Henry Hall is home for the holi-
lays with his parents, Patrolman
md Mrs. Charles Hall. of Huguenot
Park.
The annual Christmas celebration
If st. Marks Sunday school will be
aeld at the church tomorrow night
with an appropriate program.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27
TOTTE#VIlLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Schulz and
son spent Christmas Day with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Reg
nault, of Elizabeth.
Miss Martha Henry, a teacher al
The Pennington school, New Jersey,
Is home for the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Henry,
of Yetman avenue.
Earl Simonson Is home from
Columbia for the holidays.
Miss Cora Ayers, of Newark, was
here owe the weekend with rela-
tives.
Chris Arenson spent Christmas
visiting i'm Elizabeth.
Miss Elizabeth Herbstreet and
Richard Fitzgerald spent Christmas
with Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Hillyer. of
South River.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hoehn,
daughter. Miss Evelyn S. Hoehn,
and son Fred spent Christmas with
her sister at South Orange
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r. Cole. of
Brooklyn, spent Christmas with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Laird.
Police Lieutenant Butler. former
ly OF the Sixtieth precinct station,
was here last night.
Sergeant John J. Scanlon has been
transferred from the 111th precinct,
Astoria, to the Sixtieth precinct sta
ton, to take the place of Dennis j.
Glavin, promoted to be a lieutenant.
The election of officers and the
comforting of the first degree is ex-
pected to take place at a meeting of
Bentley Lodge No. $40. Odd Fell
lows, tonight.
Plans are about completed for
the yuletide social of Court Veron-
lea, Daughters of Isabella. that is to
be held at X. of C. hall Wednesday
NIGHT
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27
DENNIS GLAV|N
IS PROMOTED
Made Lieutenant and is AS
signed to Monitor Board at
Police Headquarters.
By special correspondent.

BY Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, Dec. 27:-In the
promotion of two inspectors, four
captains, eight ~lieutenants and nine
teen sergeants in the police depart
ment of the city of New York by
Commissioner Enright on Friday.
two of the plums came ito Staten
Island. Both men promoted have
been attached to the Sixtieth pre-
cinct station, Tottenville. Lieuten-
ant James McIvor. attached to the
telegraph bureau at Borough Hall,
st. George. was promoted to cap
tain. and Sergeant Dennis J. Glavin.
of the Tottenville precinct. was
made lieutenant. Captain Mc1vor
was assigned to the Sixty-third pre-
cinct station. New Dorp. and Lieu
tenant Glavin was assigned to the
monitor board at St. George In place
of Captain McIvor. Both were APP
pointed to the force by former
President Theodore Roosevelt in
1896, then the police commissioner.
Captain McIvor, who was a lieu
tenant from 1919, was at Tottenville
for two years until the early part
of the summer, when he was trans
ferred to duty at the inspectors
Office. He has been an acting cap
tain in charge of the Sixty-sixth
precinct StdtlOH, SldpIttOH, anu tHt
Amity street station, Brooklyn. He
"a appointed a sergeant in 1903.
Lieutenant Glavin was appointed
TO the force on December /, 1896.
He was promoted to be a sergeant
In May. 1911, while attached to the
T~ottenville precinct where he has
been since 1907, having been sent
here at that time from Manhattan.
Lieutenant Glavin was awarded "a
congressional medal for saving the
life of a woman from drowning al
the former Bay Cliff Park in 1913.
He was also commended by the
police department and wears a
merit star for the act.
Acting Inspector Thomas Walsh,
Of the eighth inspection district.
that comprises the entire borough
of Richmond. was made a full in
spector and Captain Abraham Stew
art was transferred from New Dorp
to Astoria. Captain Stewart a week
ago yesterday shot and killed an
alleged holdup man on the South
field boulevard. He also shot part
of his own finger off when the gun
accidently went Oft In the scuffle
that he had with the man killed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27
Of SONG.
FOR KEYPORT
Christmas Exercises Carried
out With Great Success at
Different Churches.

| by CHtNldl correspondents
KEIPORT. Dec. 27:-Christmas
exercises were very appropriately
carried out in the various churches
over the weekend, the first service
being held at 1880 J.. NJ. Christmas
eve when st. Mary's Episcopal
church held a midnight service. The
church was decorated with the
usual greens and large trees on
either side of the main aisle. A
large electrically lighted cross IL
lumined the front of the church and
a musical program of excellence
was rendered.
On Christmas morning at ;
o'clock carolers went about the bor-
ough singing Christmas carols and
hymns. and at Z o'clock a service
vas held in Calvary NJ. F.. church
which was well attended.
On Christmas night at 7:30 o'clock
the Sunday school of the Reformed
church held the usual Christmas
program of songs and recitations
which were well given by the chill
dren. The church IA ~attractively
trimmed with evergreens and the
appearance of a real live Santa
Claus proved to be of interest to the
children. especially so when he dis
tributed gifts from his overlooking
pack.
At IL o'clock Sunday morning the
children of the First Presbyterian
church rendered a program of reci-
tations and Songs in the presence of
a large congregation and in a church
beautifully decorated.
This evening Calvary NJ. L. Sun
day school will present the regular
Christmas program and on Tuesday
evening the Sunday schools of both
the First Baptist and the South
Keyport NJ. L. churches will give
their entertainments.
On Sunday evening, January 2,
the choir of st. Johns NJ. Z. church
will present the cantata, The Sal
walton of Israel"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27
Spceders are Arrested.

BY SOecfaI torrespnndent.
second district court Friday two
speeders caught in Amboy road
were found guilty and fined s25
each by Magistrate Croak. They
were John p. Whalen. of 673 Sew
~enty-seventh street. Brooklyn, and
Charles s. Gittleman, of 1880 Hoe
avenue, the Bronx. A number OF
summons were served by Motorcycle
Patrolman Gescheidt. Hoffman ard
Bruggeman over the weekend. They
will be arraigned In court today on
the charge. Most of them were oil
their way across the island to spend
the holidays at Lakewood.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27
Not, Quite
Up To 1t
You Feel That Way " Your Blood =.
Starved for Red Cells.
PEPTo-MANGAN MAKES RED BLool
Overcomes That LanquId Feeling Thar
Cheats You Out Of Work and
Fun

You say, Il wish I could 60. but I
don't feel able" Your friends say. Are
you iil?"
You are not exactly sick. you Just feel
unable TO approach work or play In the
old. vigorous spirit.
The high speed at which Americans
live sometimes taxes their strength. The
blood Is weak. lacking in red cells. when
his condition exists. GUIDES Man
gan taken three times a day shows quick
dement's. Pepto-Mangan is known TO
physicians as The Red Blood Builder. II
Increases the supply Of rich. healthy
blood and In the absence Of deep-seated
disease this means health and strength
for men, or women or children.
Fepto-Iagan is put up in both LIQUID
and tablet form. Both forms are exact
ly alike In medicinal qualities. when
you order Peptn- ManEan. be sure TO ask
the DRUGGIST FOR Guides" And look for
the name Guides" on the package IL
"Gude's' is not there. It is not Pepto-
Mangan.-Advt.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27
MAN THROWN FROM HIS
MOTORCYCLE IS INJURED

BY Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, Dec. 27-Over-
ton Clayton, &c years old. of Red
Bank, N. j., while riding his motor
cycle along Amboy road, Annadale.
Saturday morning. lost control of
the machine and was thrown off, re-
ceiving a severe l~aceration yer the
left eye. He was attended by DR..
Cooper Of the Richmond Memorial
Hospital and was later able to so
to his home. The ambulance was
called from the hospital.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27
POLICE NEWS

The police were called into the
Paris restaurant on Smith street.
about . o'clock yesterday morning
to quell a disturbance. The diff
~ferences between the offending par.
ties were settled without any arr
rests being made.
w. F. Clayton. of Old Bridge.
reported to the police last Friday
that he lost a small travelling bag
containing baby's clothes out Of hiD
automobile while passing through
this city.
Sergeant John Morris received .
report on Friday that the trafnc
sign at the corner of Market and
Prospect streets had been broken
by an automobile bearing N II
license 20,995.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27
Judgment Against Restaurant

BY SIAN CorrespOndent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. 81
Judge Freeman Woodbridge in the
local district court this morning re.
turned a verdict for S34.50 i'm favor
of the National Checking Company
Of st. Paul against the Paris Res
taurant, of Perth AmbOy. The ac-
ton resulted from certain goods sold
the restaurant, the defense being
that the goods had been received
through. a misunderstanding. The
court ruled that by signing the
agreement the restaurant proprietor
had made the deal binding. Stephen
+. Somogyi, of Perth Amboy. repre-
scented the restaurant, and Samuel
L. Hollander. of Newark. the APP
p~licant.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27
At The Ditmas

A group of the most remarkable
young people in modern photoplays
will be e in the cast of ITS a
Great Life" from Mary Roberts
Rinehart's Empire Builders" which
plays to the Ditmas theatre for three
days, commencing today, as a Gold
wyn-Eminent Authors production.
Cullen Lands and Clara Horton
leaped into fame because of their
work in Rex Beach's The Girl from
the Outside" Molly Malone made a
hit supporting Roscoe Arbuckle and
Howard Ralston won nation wide
praise for his work with Mary Pick
ford in "Pollyanna."
Ralph Bushman. son of the fam
Gus Francis X Bushman, also plays
a part in Its A Great Life"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27

The board of directors of the
Chamber of Commerce will meet to
morrow in the Offices of the organ
ization In the Board of Trade build
ing at 5 o'clock. The meetings will
be held alternatingly hereafter at
noon. 5 o'clock and s o'clock. Sew
eral questions of importance will
be brought up tomorrow and it Is
present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27
LODGES

Goodwill Association will meet
tonight to complete arrangements
for the New Years eve dance and re-
ception to be held at the New Audi
forum.
The members of Goodwill Camp
No. 81. Woodmen of the World. with
their wives and lady friends, will
gather at Washington hall tonight
for their Christmas tree celebration.
There will be a Christmas tree. from
which gifts will be distributed and
refreshments will be served. There
will be dancing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27
Raid Illicit Still.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. 81. -
At about 10 o'clock Saturday norm
ing the place of John Sadowski was
raided, and it was dis
covered that a small still was IA
operation. Three barrels of mash
and several bottles containing what
is believed to be the finished pro-
duct from the still were seized by
the police. The United States pro-
hibition agents were notified and
the accused man will be turned over
to them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27
Little Shining Hero

According to reports from the pi-
lot Office today, this week will be
slow as far as foreign shipping il
concerned. no going ships be-
ing scheduled to arrive or sail during
the entire week. The first ship due
is the Guiana" on Jan. g., from
South America. The vessel carrie.
a cargo of asphalt and will dock al
the plant of the Barber Asphalt Paw
ing Company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27
Y. M. H. A

The board of directors of the Y. NJ.
III. A. will meet At 8 o'clock tonight
in the Y. NJ. H.. A.
The election of officers for the
coming year will take place at the
meeting of the Y. NJ. Fl. A. seniors in
the Y. NJ. II. A. tomorrow night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27
Guild to Have Party

Tomorrow night at 8 o'clock the
Woman's Cooperative Guild will
hold a Christmas tree celebration
and dance in Washington hall. Ex-
cellent music has been secured for
the dancing and everyone is invited
10 come and bring a friend.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27
Gustav Barth
By Special Correspondent

By Special CorrtsponI- ant
TOTTENVILLE. Dec. 27-Gustav
A. Barth. so years old, a native of
Staten Island. died Friday night al
his home. in Trossach road, Staple
ton. after a brief illness. He is sur
vfved by his widow and several chill
dren. Mr.. Barth was an insurance
broker. He was secretary of klop-
stock Lodge. F. and A. NJ. a menu
her of Staten Island Lodge No. S4l.
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks. and the Staten Island Quartet
Club.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27
CaIedonian Auxiliary to Meet

A special meeting of the Ladies
Auxiliary of the Perth Amboy Gale
DOMAIN Club will be held at s o'clock
tomorrow night in their club rooms,
in Smith street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27

ticket only. The committee will
distribute the tickets Tuesday after-
noon in the High School.
As the seating capacity OF the
auditorium is limited. the tickets
will have to be given out accord.
ingly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27
Nurses to Dance Tonight

The nurses of the training school
of the Perth Amboy City Hospital
will be given a dance at the nurses
home tonight. The dance will be
informal and each of the nurses 10
entitled to bring a guest. The rooms
have been attractively decorated for
the occasion and a very jolly time
planned.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27
misunderstanding

ITO children An angel OF mercy Where
directors are followed. 4" NEVER FAILS.
Despite scarcity and enormous cost OF
sANTONIN IL contains full dose. Stood
sixty year, lost Sold -vervwher~ or By
nail. $50 q bottle
Est. @. A. Voorhees,. A. d.. Phlsdelphis
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27
Miss Ernst In Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Ernst. Of
Laurie street, have announced tho
engagement of their daughter, Mt9B
Christine Ernst, to Jens Jensen, Of
Hall avenue. this city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-27
OBITUARY


mOntn ola, OF MI. anu
Mrs. Benjamin Alling, of los Fayette
street, died Christmas eve. Funeral
services this afternoon at 2 O'Clock,
Interment in st. Mary's Cemetery.
Mrs. Mary Balm
Mrs. Mary Balm. 60 years old. wife
of Hugh Balm, of 100 Gordon street,
died Christmas eve at her home,
following injuries received in a fall
downstairs. at her home. a week be-
fore. Mrs. Balm. besides her hus-
band, is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. J. Walter Dorsey and Miss Ida
Balm. of this city. Funeral services
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
3 o'clock from her late residence,
Rev. Frederick Neidermeyer, of the
First Presbyterian Church., will Of
ficiate. Interment will be in Alpine
Cemetery.
Vince HOrake
Vince Horake, Sc years old, a for
mer resident of this city, died last
night at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Edward Brkop, 622 Railway
avenue, Roosevelt. Besides his
daughter, he is survived by his wild :
ow and tive sons, William and Frank
Horake. Funeral services tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock from the Slav-
ish church, Roosevelt. Interment
will be in the Holy Trinity Church,
this city.