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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-09-08
TICKET IN FULL
BY TOMORROW
Today is Last Day to File Pc
titions for Municipal Offices
mo More Are Expected.

Today is the last day on which
candidates for municipal Office can
file their petitions with City Clerk
Arthur E. Graham. Although a
number of candidates for commit
teemen had left their petitions at
the city clerks Office during the
past few days, only TWO petitions
for municipal offices had been nied
up till noon. They were the pet1-
tions of Alderman William G. VIII
son for mayor and of John Sofield
for alderman in the first ward, both
Republicans.
From present appearances there
will be no last minute dark horses
entering the contest for city offices
and the only contest which is ex-
pected is in the fifth ward where
Alderman John j. Clark will be
opposed by Bernard Jost on the
Democratic ticket for the alderman
ic nomination. The other candidates
for mayor. aldermen in the first and
third wards and recorder are unop-
posed.
AS a result of this lack of con-
tests for municipal Offices the real
interest will center about the fights
for county Office and that for the
Republican congressional nomina-
ton, there being three candidates
in the field for the latter honor.
The absence of contests on the city
ticket may result in many OF the
women who are eligible to vote at
the primeries this year not register
ing Tuesday of next week but IN
waiting until later date. The county
and district contests are to be con-
sidered however and IN order to vote
for their favorlte candidates OF
primary day, September IS. all wo-
men must register next Tuesday.
The regular meeting Of the Perth
Amboy Republican Club viii be
held III the eftlbrooms. Odd Fellows
| building, Smith street. tomorrow
night at O'Clock. 1t is not known
for certainty early this afternoon
whether or not Mrs. L. r. Feickert.
of Plainfield, would be able 10 at
tend the meeting. 1t was expected
that she would be present at this
meeting to address both the men
and women on the plans being
made throughout the state to or
ganize the Republican women.
The women have been invited 10
attend tomorrow nights meeting.
County and local candidates will be
present and final instructions given
| for the first registration day which
will be on Tuesday of next week.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-09-08
HARDING PROMISES AID
FOR FARMERS in SPEECH
G. O. P. Candidate Delivers
First Speech Out of Ohio at
the Minnesota State Fair

BY The Associated Press
p ST. PAUL, Mimi. Sept. stalking
as the subject for his speech before
the thousands gathered at the Min
nesota state far today a discussion
OF agricultural conditions in this
country, Senator Warren G. Hard
ing told his large audience what he
was pledged to do for the farmers
of the country If elected at the No
vember election.
In working up to his subject Sem
ator Harding told how he himself
had wroked on a farm and realized
the change in conditions brought
about during the last few years.
i Senator Harding said IN part:
Splendid Part OF Farmers.
1.-The splendid part played by the
farmers of the nation during the war
probably never will be understood or
fully appreciated by our people.
More than twenty-five per cent. of
all our fighting men came from the
farms, and after sending their sons
to the camps. the fathers and
mothers, with the help of the young
er children, turned to and produced
more food than was ever before pro-
dnced in the history of the world in
the same time and from the same
dIGd VI Adnds WI AAAAs5 N--~S =
were measured MOI ny the clock, but
by the number of daylight hours"
Hard To Forecast.
mo one can forecast with cer-
tainty the trend of prices of f;.i M
products during the next two or
three years. Recovery from world
crisis such as we have experienced
is slow, inevitably. 1t Is like the
human convalescence from long
and dangerous illness. Our rela-
tions with the world-at-large are
such that important happenings In
other lands have a marked effect up
on conditions here at home. Order
must be restored, industries rebuilt.
devastated lands reclaimed, trans
portation reestablished. the vast
armies reabsorbed in the occupa-
tions of normal life. The near f1-
ture promises to be a period of un-
certainty for the farmer as we'll as
for the men engaged in industrial
enterprises. has no greater
problem than returning securely to
the normal, onward road again. This
isn't looking backward--it is a for
ward look to stability and Sc
.curity. SIS ~
A Definite Policy.
"The time has come when. as a
nation, we must determine upon q
definite agricultural policy. We
must decide whether we shall under
take to make of the United States a
self sustaining nation-which means
that We shall grow within our own
boundaries all of the staple food
products needed to maintain the
(Continued on page 81
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-09-08
APPLEBY TALKS
1T M|[[T0WN
Congressional Candidate is
Praised by Other Speakers
--Hannah Pledged Support
BY Special Correspondent.
Mill. Sent g.

By Special Correspondent
MILLTOWN, Sept. S-The month";
ly meeting of .he Milltown Republi-
can Club, held last night, proved to
be along the line of a "Hannah-Ap-
pleby" meeting. William S. Han
nah. one of the twelve Republican
candidates for freeholder, being
given a big boost while T. Frank APP
pleby, of Asbury Park, one of the
three congressional candidates, was
highly spoken OF by several speak
ers.
Allen Trimble. Of Ocean Grove,
Senator Hiram w. Johnson's CAM
paign manager. was the main speak
er of the night, he telling of the
failings of the Democratic admins
tration. At the conclusion of stir
ring address he urged that Republi-
cans be given control during the
next administration and then paid q
high tribute to Congressional Candf-
date Appleby of Asbury Park.
A large number of county candi-
dates were present, each speaking
briefly to the club members. Mr..
Appleby was the only congressional
candidate present and he took as
his opening subject the topic of
highways, one which John w. Her
bert, another congressional candi-
date has been specializing on.
Better roads. Mr.. Appleby said.
constitute a part of the platforms
of both parties and is not an issue.
He said that reports from the state
highway department recently show
ed the monthly payroll to amount
to $4,000 or 100000 annually.
This means more than one MILAN
dollars expended during a term oil
two years. the speaker said. and
showed no great amount of efficiency
having been put. into force during
the time Mr. Herbert was at head
of the highway commission.
Getting away from the highway
problem. Mr.. Appleby spoke of pro-
tective tariff. capital and labor and
revision of the present income tax
laws. He urged that the women in
each polling place organize. select
a chairman and make it their busi-
ness to register on Tuesday of next
week. which will be their only op
pcrtunity to qualify in order to vote
at the primaries.
William S. Meyer and Clarkson
Stelle. of Milltown, both spoke high
ly of Candidate Hannah.
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''vACATION|STS"
ATTACK TRAINS
Lehigh and Central FreightS
Stoned; No Arrests Are Made
--Great Trouble is Result

According to the reports at police
headquarters this morning 'Yaca-
tionists" gave the workers and offi-
cials on the Lehigh Valley and Cen
tral railroads a great deal of trouble
last night and early this morning.
From II o'clock and until well after
midnight reports continued to come
into headquarters reporting stone at
tacks by the "vacationists" upon
passing freight trains on the Cen
trail railroad and on drilling freights
in the Lehigh Valley yard.
Patrolman Patrick Dwyer investi-
gated a report that an attack had
been made on Lehigh Valley crew
in the yard at ogden place, but upon
the arrival of the officer no one
could be found. The police made
several visits to the different rail-
roads during the night in an en-
deavor to break up the attacks, but
no arrests were made.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-09-08
Ruling On Women's Vote
Attorney Gen. McCran Cites
Law in Letter Sent to Sec
retary of State Martin.

4 letter from Thomas F. McCran.
attorney general, to Thomas r.
Martin, secretary of state, issued
from the attorney generals office on
August .23, concerning the voting OF
women at the coming elections. fol-
lows:
II am in receipt of your inquiry
as to whether in case the nineteenth
amendment to the constitution of the
United States becomes operative II
will be necessary to amend our state
constitution in order that female
citizens of this state may be given
the right to vote.
.The amendment to the constitu-
ton of the United States proposed
by the sixty-sixth congress by resolu- :
tion of the senate and the House Of
representatives to the several states,
reads as follows:
article XIX. The right of citizens
of the United States to vote shall not
be denied or abridged by the United
States or any state on account OF
sex, congress shall have power IL
enforce this article by appropriate
legislation.
The constitution of the state OF
New Jersey article 2 section l reads
as follows:
Every male citizen of the United
States of the age of twenty-one whe
shall have resided in this state one
year and the county of which he
claims his vote, five months before
the next election, shall be entitled to
vote for all offices that now are. OF
hereafter may be. elected by the
people. provided that no person in
the military, naval or marine service
of the United States shall be con-
sidered a resident in this state, OF
being stationed in any garrison, bar
racks or military or naval place OF
station within this state: and any
pauper. idiot. insane person. or per-
sons convicted of crime which now
excludes him from being witness
unless pardoned or restored by law
to the right of suffrage. shall enjoy
the right of an elector; and provided
further that no elector in the mill
tary service of the state, or Of the
United States in the army or navy
thereof. shall be deprived of his vote
by reason of his business from such
election district: and the legislature
to have power to provide the man.
ner in which. and the time and place
of which. such absent elector may
vote, and for which return and can
vass of their vote in the election dis
trict they reside.
Chapter 3z9-P l. 1920-Article 4
lection - defines qualification
pursuant to article ?. section l of
the state. consideration all those en-
tContinued on page ~
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GETTING EVIDENCE HERE
IN KUpfER- -JANNY MURDER

Chief of County Detectives John A
Galatian. of Union county. has been
in this city for the last several days
rounding up the evidence in the
states case against Harold V. LAM
Bile, alias George Brandon, and
Charles Perehand, who are charged
with the muraer Of Harry Kupfer
and Miss Edith fanny. near Rah-
way in August. 1918. and who are
now lodged in the Union county jail
awaiting trial on September "a.
Detective Sergeant Lawrence A.
Long. of the local detective force
announced this morning that his
men have been aiding the Union
county chief in every way possible TO
put the finishing touches to the case
which took nearly two years to
solve. Perchand and Lamble were
both serving terms in New York
state prison when information Sc
cured by Detective Hetfield in the
New York underworld led TO the
prison and resulted in a confession
by Perchand.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-09-08
BOX OF GOODS TAKEN
FROM REYNOLDS BROS

Boys who go around the clfy
picking up empty wooden and card
board boxes will be prevented from
so doing, if the box which was taken
from in front of Reynolds depart
ment store yesterday afternoon is not
returned 10 its owner, Detective
Sergeant Lawrence A. Long stated
this morning, after report was re-
ceived that a box of girls dresses
valued at SIS was missing from II
front of the department store
According to the report received
by the police, an express man arrived
at the store with the package, len
it OUTSIDE in its usual place and then
went into the store to have
memorandum receipted. He can1e
out of the store. got into his wagea
and went about his business One
of the employees a little later decided
10 bring the box iEto the store and
check up the shipment The box was
missing, and the loss reported TO the
police.
The opinion OF the police in the
matter is that the boys probably
picked up the box not knowing there
was anything in it. and when they
discovered the goods in same. were
afraid 10 return ii. There have been
several similar cases in this city. the
police say.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-09-08
SESSION
OPENED AT TRENTON
May Act on Confirmation of
Burton Today Question of
More Polls Also to Come up

BY Special Correspondent
TRENTON, Sept. S.-Many things
may happen today when the legs
lature reconvenes, as scheduled, and
there is a possibility that no action
of any kind will be taken. The Re-
publican Majority. when last the
met during the summer.
decreed that the House Of assembly
and the state senate should come
back today, but the solons really had
nothing tangible before them as they
arrived today for the session
There has been talk that Governor
Edwards might fill the vacancy on
the Public Utility Board by sending
in nomination today. The name or
Congressman James A Hamili. OF
Jersey City. VINO is not a candidate
for reelection. has been heard II
this connection. There is vacancy
on the board caused by the retire.
Brunswick, early in the present year
The salary is $500 and March's
term had three years to run
Two South Jersey judgships are
awaiting appointees. One is the COM
mon pleas in Cumberland county,
created by the death of Hampton J..
Fithian, and the other the Atlantic
City district court. where the retire
ment of Frank Smathers has caused
vacancy. Several candidates have
presented their claims to Governor
Edwards through friends for tpe
Cumberland county judgship. but 1t
is not known who they are
The name OF Louis Repetto- oi
Atlantic City, has been presented TO
the governor for the vacancy there
There has been talk that William
Charlton, another Atlantic CITY
lawyer. might seek the place
Early today it was understood
that Governor Edwards would re-
submit to the state senate the name
of former Assemblyman George y.
Burton, of Middlesex county, TO be
q member OF the State Highway Com
mission. Burton's name was re-
iected by the senate in July. but the
governor said then he would senc
/ II in again Burton was elected
chairman of the highway commis-
sion.
Housing, election and highwa,
legislation may or may not be en-
acted here today by the two branches
iof the legislature. There Is to be a
hearing before the senate highway
committee on the bill to increase the
motor vehicle license fee on trucks
in order to raise additional funds for
road construction purposes. the
measure passed the assembly thu
year. then went through the senate
and was then reconsidered and laid
over.
The State Highway Commission
and State Highway Engineer WasseT
(Continued on page 81
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-09-08
Supports Cox Charges
Blossom Gives Figures to.
Show S4O0, 900 Was Quota
Set by G. 0. P. in Cleveland

BY The Associated Press
CHICAGO, Sept. S:-F1rst evil
dence supporting Governor Coxs
charge that large quotas were as
signed 10 the principal cities by the
Republican campaign committee
was introduced today when Dudley
S. Blossom, who helped raise Cleye-
lands quota, testified Governor
Cox's figures of 100000 for that
city were correct
Senator Reed called the witness
attention TO the quota sheet submit
ted last week by Fred w. Upham,
Republican national treasurer,
which fixed the amount for the state
of Ohio at 100000.
Mr.. Blossom testified that Mr..
Protzman, a paid agent of the ma
tional committee, was present when
the Cleveland quota was announced
as S40O,0 900 and that Mr.. Protzman
helped raise the money.
Forty teams of six men each We're
organized for the drive, Mr.. Bios
som said. He said that when ne
left Cleveland, Labor Day, $4,000
had been pledged and the work was
stin going on, and all workers try
ing to reach the goal of 100000.
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S|TEFOR TENT
OF CHAUTAUQUA
viii be Located at Corner of
Maple and Jefferson Sts.--
Meeting Held Program.

At an enthusiastic meeting of the
guarantors and officers of the local
Chautauqua in the library last night
Mayor Frank Dorsey, chairman of
the grounds committee, announced
that the plot at the corner of Maple
and Jefferson streets and next to
the local library, had been secured
as site for the Chautauqua enter
tainments to be given from Septem-
br 20 to rs inclusive.
Miss Wagner. a representative Of
the Chautauqua Association. spoke
on extensive publicity and advertis-
ing. and distributed the tickets. Ev-
eryone present was enthused and Is
of the decision to go out strong to
make the event one of the most sue
cessful of its kind ever given in the
city.
The prices of the course tickets
as announced are $3.50 for adults
and 81 for children. and may be
used by any one of the family on
any one of the seven days.
The announced program Is
particularly interesting and promises
excellent presentations of many un-
usual entertainments. On Monday,
September 20. there viii be series
lecture by the Chautauqua super
intendent and a concert by the Del
Mar Quartet at o'clock: and q
concert by the same quartet coupled
with Comedy Musical and Cartoon
Review" by Alton Packard, master
cartoonist and humorist extra
ordinary, at 1880 o'clock.
On Tuesday, September 81, at 1880
O'Clock, there will be a concert by
the oxford Company and a lecture
by ID. Thomas Curtin concerning
Behind the Scenes in Europe" and
at 1880 o'clock the oxford Company
will present the light opera THE
Doll''.
Wednesday. September p, at 2:30
o'clock, the Chautauqua super
intendent will give another of the
series lectures and the Belgian
Veterans Band viii present a fnll
concert, also occupying the evening
with a grand concert at 1880 o'clock.
On Thursday. September %, the
regular afternoon performance will
be made up by another series lee
ture by the superintendent and q
concert. by the international Artists
While at the regular hour in thu
eveniRa~there will -raRother con
cert by the artists and lecture OF
Victory by Edward Amherst OFT
4
clude in the afternoon lecture-re-
cital by Gabriel Hines. the brilliant
| American pianist and composer, OF
| Music, the Democratic Art" and 8
/ health demonstration by Mr.. and
Mrs. C. Rucker Adams. physically
| Fit" and in the evening a stage
presentation by the Chautauqus
Players of Kate Douglas Virgins
"Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm"
On Saturday, September %. thu
program will consist of jolly Polly
| the Chautauqua clown, the Junior
I Chautauqua pageant. "A Mothei
Goose Party" and concert anc
entertainment by the Varsity Chi
| nese Club in the afternoon; and an
other performance by the Varsit,
Chinese Club, coupled with lee
ture by Lieutenant Belvin w. May
nard. THE Flying Parson," winner
| of the transcontinental air race, fol
| the evening entertainment.
| On Sunday, September 20, q
special program suitable to the day
will be arranged and the hour an
nounced.
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Two raids-of widely different
character-were conducted yesterday
in this vicinity on supplies of booze,
one being carried out by fedora
prohibition enforcement agents on
farm near Matawan while the other
was the work of Perth Amboyans
who located a "spring of jig water"
oozing from a freight car sidetracked
At the Central railroad freight station
here. The prohibition agents dis
covered more than fifty gallons OF
whiskey and assorted liquors while
the local people just finished the
contents of one barrel of whiskey.
Booze. Boozei Booze!
This was the cry last night about
the Central Railroad of New Jersey
freight station in Market street,
whenit was discovered that by rush
ing an old tin can. wash boiler, hat,
dish pan or laying on ones back un-
der a freight car the delightful taste
of real true whiskey could be OBJ
tanned.
Cows give milk. but this freight
car gave whiskey to all those who
took the trouble to journey to the
freight station-and they were many
and the dry throats of many were
wet again for the first time in some
months.
Although cows give milk, it has
: to be taken fror' them, and so It was
with this freight car. Someone dis
covered that the car was loaded with
barrels of real true whiskey and Sc
curing a brace and bit, hole was
bored through the floor of the car
into a barrel of the liquor. When
the stuff began to leak through
the hole people living in the vicinity
Of the station grabbed up the first
thing that didn't have a hole in IL
and rushed to the car.
Those who couldn't smell the stuff
weren't very long in finding out
about 1t for some one who had taken
the pitcher to the well, went once too
often and came recling away. which
drew others attention to the spot.
One man who had secured consid-
cradle amount in a dish pan, while
on his way home. tried a few fancy
steps with the result that he landed
on the ground and the contents OF
the pan spilled over him. He got
the whiskey. but it was on the wrong
side.
When the railroad authorities dis
covered the car, 1t was moved to the
platform of the freight station and
the process of unloading took place
The agent at the station thought al
first that the barrel had beer
broken by the movement of the car
but when 1t was unloaded it was
found that the hole had been bored
and the stuff stolen. But very
little whiskey was left in the con-
tainer.
The car of liquor was consigned
to Herman Ellis.
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Raid at Nfatawan

BY Specl&l fCorresponoelt.
MATAWAN. Sept. 8-The farm
owned by John Kutcher in
Ravine Drive, which Mr.. Kutcher
recently sold to d. NJ. Halabi, was
subjected to a raid by federal pro-
hibition enforcement men from the
Newark prohibition enforcement bu-
reau yesterday afternoon shortly af-
ter IL O'Clock and were rewarded in
their search by finding several gall
Ions of whiskey. The men arrived
here on the noon train and were
taken to the farm by auto and after
surrounding the tarm began the at
tack. Mr.. Kutcher left the farm
about a week ago and the booze
manufacturing business had been
started by Halabi since that time.
The fact that Halabi' was using the
farm, for which he paid $4,000 for
the manufacture of bootleg" whis-
key, was brough. about by his arrest
In New York city by the federal rev.
enue officers where he was discov-
cred printing whiskey labels and
counterfeiting revenue stamps.
When the prohibition enforcement
men reached this place yesterday
noon they surrounded the farm and
. raid on the buildings brought to
Siight eight five gallon jugs of whis-
Ley; one five gallon can or grain
Alcohol: one ten gallon keg OF OF nq-
uor; one box assorted liquors. The
stun was seized and taken to New
ark. 1t was reported about the bor-
ough that a fifty gallon still was
discovered. but this was denied by
he prohibition Office in Newark to-
day.
Ii is claimed by the prohibition
enforcement men that Halabi
brought pure alcohol to the farm
here and mixed in such manner
hat he made the desired drinks. af-
ter which he placed the fake labels
and revenue stamps on the bottles
and sold it.
Halabi had the place well guarded
by a vicious dog and he told trades
men in the town during the past
week. that he had purchased more
Of the dogs which he intended 20
use to guard the farm. Halabi is
oow under arrest in New York.