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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-02
BREAK GROUND
FOR NEW ROAD
Borough President Van Name
With Other Officials Take
Part in Ceremony.
tBy Evening News Correspondent

- 80 aN1N1
TOTTENVILLE, March 2.-Bor-
ough President Calvin ID. Van Name
with a number of borough officials,
came to Tottenville yesterday shortly
before noon and broke ground for
the repaving of Arthur Kill road
from T~ottenville to Richmond.
Borough President Van Name with
pick in hand broke the ground. The
ceremonies took place at Bentley
street and Arthur Kill road. near the
ferry.
The actual work of the construc-
ton will start the first of the week.
If the weather permits, according
t o the borough president. Those with
the borough president were Borough
Engineer Theodore Oxholm. Com
missioner of Public Works John T..
Bowe, Commissioner of Sewers
Charles p. Cole, secretary to the bor-
ough president. Hugh jameson. and
Michael Humphreys, of the ordi-
nance department.
The contract for the construction
of Arthur Kill road was awarded In
December in four separate contracts
and the aggregate cost of the con-
s~truction for the four contracts is
S~711,934.50. Contract No r was
awarded to Joseph Johnson &c Sons
for s216,217: contracts No. 2 and 3,
to the William p. Mcdonald Con-
struction company, for s165.405 and
S165,270, and contract No. 4. to John
e. Donovan. for s164,042.50. The
road is to be paved the entire length
of nine miles with a reinforced con-
crete pavement. thirty feet wide and
eight inches thick. The old maca-
dam will be used for under draining
at the places where the frost heaves
have occurred the past two winters
and for building macadam wings two
feet on each side of the new pave
ment. On steep grades where storm
water causes damage. concrete gut
tiers will be built. and at all sharp
curves the pavement will be widened
on the inside.
The road will be welcome to truck
wner who use this thoroughfare in
passing over the island since Amboy
road was restricted to heavy trucking
by a city ordinance after that road
was rebuilt.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-02
TOTTENVlLLE

Miss Genevieve Bailey. of Key
port, is the guest of her aunt and
uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hines,
of Arthur Kill road, for a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. jeremiah Fithian
and children, of Manhattan, spent
the weekend here with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Fithian.
Mrs. Frank Fidler, of West Haver-
straw, has been visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Cecil Fidler.
George Keller and Milton Sloeum
have returned to Asbury Park after
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hines.
Albert Sewer has returned to New
ark after a visit with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Sewer.
Conductor William Ford with his
daughter. Miss Genevieve Ford, left
yesterday for a two weeks trip to
Canada.
The March committee of the
/ Bethel Ladies' Aid society will hold
a food sale. Friday afternoon, start
ing at 8 O'Clock at the home of
Mrs. John Potter.
The neighborhood prayer meeting
of Bethel church will be held tonight
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
NJ. Totten. 236 Lee
Three boys broke a window in the
Sher grocery store IN MAIN street
Sunday night and took a number OF
oranges in a basket. They were
rounded up by Detective Schley. The
matter was settled by the boys pay
ing for the glass broken.
Engine 25. running light. of the
Tottenville division of the Slater
Island Rapid Transit. jumped the
track at the mouth of the tunnel at
st. George street. yesterday after
noon. causing a delay OF trains COM
ing this way. The train due in Tot
tenville at 2:37 was annulled be-
cause of the wreck.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-02
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Benson. of
Jersey City, have returned home af-
ter visiting at Prince Bay.
Mi. and Mrs. Harry Helmes, of
Jersey City. have been visiting her
mother.
Charles Carroll is recovering from
a recent illness.
Edward Lewis, of Manhattan. was
a local visitor in town yesterday.
Miss Ethel Smith and William
Brown. of Rossville, were quietly
married last Saturday night at the
of st. Marks church.
Rev. ID. II. Gridley performed the
ceremony.
The official board Of st. Marks
church met at the church last night
and transacted regular business .
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-02
HOPELAWN

J.. H. Love, supervisor of schools
of Woodbridge township, visited the
school here Friday.
j.. McElroy. manual training u
pervisor of the schools, inspected
the work of the fifth grade in the
local school on Friday.
The teachers of the local school
were pleased with the visits of the
six mothers who come TO the school
rooms during visitors e 1t IS
hoped that many more parents VIII
visit the class rooms from time TO
time.
Master Joseph Reed was taken
suddenly i'll at the home of his
parents Sunday with spasms. After
several hours work. assisted by
neighbors. the child was relieved.
The child is two years old.
The Hopelawn improvement AsSo-
citation held their regular meeting
last night in their club rooms. and
about thirty members were present.
| The water question was not discuss
ed at this time, but was laid over
till March is. At this time the
members of the association Will en-
deavor TO have the taxpayers present
to voice their opinion on the matter
that has been before this place for
sometime. Committeeman Albert
Larsen was taken into the associa-
ton as an honorary member.
A touring car belonging to Charles
Kish of Keasbey vas totally destroy
ed by fire last night about 8 O'CLOCK
when il took fire near kinsey cor
ners. An alarm of fire was turned
in, but the flames had gained much
Roadway by the time the local COM
pany arrived on the scene. The car
was being tried out after being re-
paired in a Fords garage. and a
backfire was the cause of the fire.
The Danish people of this place
held a dance at the local hall Satur-
day night. About 125 persons were
present, and the affair was a C
both socially and financially.
Mrs. Novak OF May street enter
tanned her s~on-in-law and Mr..
Doughter from Philadelphia
Advance information here has It
that the Snare and Treist Construc-
ton Co, who are erecting the new
reservoir for the city of Perth Am
boy. are going to put on a full force
Of men next week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-02
METUCHEN SCHOOL WORK
URGED At MEETING

tBy Evening News Stan Correspondent.1
METUCHEN. March "A meet
ing of the Board of Education was
held last night. and several import
ant matters were disposed of. The
report of DR.. A. l.. Ellis was read
and discussed at length.
DIR. Ellis recommended that the
toilets in the schools be painted and
the drinking fountains be repaired
at once. His report also contained
a case OF a pupil excluded from the
Edgar school on December 8 last
year. because he had d%iphtheria. The
school was closed for W. days and
fumigated.
The pupil has not returned to the
school. and the method of reinstat-
ing him was discussed. DR.. Ellis had
a copy on the state laws governing a
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-02
Metuchen Women Form
Borough Club; Ninety
Members To Start off

tBy Evening News stan CorresI sdent.l
METUCHEN. March 2:-Since an
interesting meeting of the Borough
Improvement League yesterday af-
ternoon in the League House the
borough OF Metuchen, like most
other towns and boroughs Of its size.
can now boast Of a woman's club.
Although the club will not be known
as the Metuchen Woman's Club for
the present. the Borough Improve
ment Literary Club will constitute
all that a woman's club is and ought
to be. This and many other things
of Importance were determined at
the meeting of the league yesterday
afternoon when it was decided after
much heated discussion to change
the bylaws of the club to include a
literary department and to change
the name Of the society from the
Borough Improvement League to
the Borough improvement Literary
Club.
The name came as a compromise
in the differences Of opinion on the
part of the members. Many did
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-02
RICHMOND TAX RATE
TO BE 2.83 IN 1921

IBy Evening News STAFF Correspondent
TOTTENNILLE, March 2-Rich-
mond's proposed new tax rate as
submitted by the finance committee
of the Board of Aldermen for this
year will be 2.S3 against 2.53 for
1920. This is a raise of thirty points
over what 1t was last year. .Tne
rates throughout the five borougns
range from an advance of twenty
nine points in Manhattan to thirty
one points in the Bronx and Queens.
The finance committee in completing
its report places the real estate val
uations in Richmond as $~127,3S5,456
with the personal property valua-
tions as ~$1,428,675. These rates
will not become effective until the
Board of Aldermen approve them. f.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-02
BAPTIST LADIES PLAN
FOR CHICKEN DINNER

B Evening News staff Correspondent
TOTTENVILLE, March 2:-The
Ladies Aid Society of the South
Baptist church met yesterday after
noon at the home of Mrs. William
T. Smith, of Butler avenue, and ar
ranged for a chicken dinner to be
held at the chusch parlor Friday.
March II, at 6 o'clock. This affair
will be for the benefit of the organ
fund of the church. The March
committee of the society is also
making plans for an Easter sale of
Nancy articles and food on st. Pat
ick's Day, March II. Much credit
is due the January and February
committees for their earnest work
in behalf of the organ fund. A
luncheon was served before the
business session yesterday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-02
Gra,son to Attend Wilson
tBy This Associated Press-l

WASHINGTON, March 2-Ar-
rangements were understood to
have been made whereby Rear Ad-
miral Cary T. Grayson will continue
as physician to President Wilson.
DIR. Grayson's intimate and expert
knowledge of Mr.. Wilson's ailment.
made it advisable to continue his
services. and his work as head of
the naval dispensary to which he
was recently assigned. will not in
terfere with his former duties
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-02
AUTO DESTROYED BY
FIRE THIS MORNING

fBv Evening News stan Correspondent
TOTTENVILLE, March 2:-An
automobile owned and operated by
Ralph Ralfel. of Newark. was total
" destroyed by fire in Woodvaie
avenue near the shore at l O'Clock
this morning. The loss is estimated
at $1,000, covered by insurance. An
alarm was turned in from box So in
WoodVale avenue hat called the
kolunteer firemen of Amicitia Hook
and Ladder Company and Citizens
Engine and the paid bremen of 159
Engine. Dongan Hills.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-02
Try to Keep Road Open

[By Evening News stan Correspondent
FORDS, March 2-The poor con
dition of New Brunswick avenue and
the intersections Of the several
streets joining it has necessitated
the placing of additional ashes TO
make the bad places passable. The
eve trench or the north side of
New Brunswick venue from Rog-
ans corner to Hornsby street has
settled so that large holes have ap-
peared in several places. This makes
the street narrow and dangerous to
traffic. especially at hight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-02

matter could be gone over thorough
ly and a sttlement reached at that
time.
The club has several hundred dol
lars worth of equipment that they
intend to place in the school and
both themselves and the pupils can
use them. The club is DESTROYS of
getting the matter settled as loon as
possible.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-02

ease such as occurred on December
3, and on reading 1t to the board it
as found that a certificate rom
the attending physician. stating that
the child was free from the disease
was sufficient to reinstate him in
school. A statement from the Board
of Health would also be sufficient
10 let the child resume his studies.
The monthly report of the super
intendent of schools was read and
found very gratifying to all con-
cerned in the school system here.
The report stated that seventy-three
per cent. of the pupils who graduate
from the high school here continue
their studies in higher schools of
learning. The average for the state
is about fifty-three per cent.
The matter of the Metuchen A. c
having the high school auditorium
for two nights a month was discuss
ed, but nothing was done in the mat.
ter. The board said hal they would
meet the executive committee of tht
club at a future date so that tho
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-02
Metuchen Beats Railway

METUCHEN, March 2.-Yester-
day afternoon the local high school
basketball team defeated the Rah-
a high school on the Y. NJ. c. A.
court in Railway by a % of Is 10
II. The game was close throughout,
and about fifty of the local pupils
followed the local team and cheered
them TO victory.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-02
WOMEN WHO oyERwORK

MAN may Work from sun 10 sun, but
woman IS work is never DONE" In order
to keep the home neat and attractive.
the children well dressed and tidy, wom-
en- continually overdo and suffer in ci-
lence. drifting along from bad to worse.
knowing full well that they need help to
overcome the pains and aches which
daily make life a burden. Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Is a
medicine with specific value which over
comes many Of the worst forms of female
complaints, as the letters constantly be-
ing Published in his paper will prove
Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-02
Two Hear Citizenship Cases

fBy Evening News Stan Correspondent.J
NEW BRUNSWICK. March p
There will be a number of soldiers
among the one hundred applicants
for citizen papers scheduled to come
before Judge DAILY and a u. s. ex-
aminer i'm the naturalization court
on Thursday, March 10.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-02

not wish to drop the activities Of
the league while others were most
DESTROYS TO be known as a club and
not a league in future events. The
name will be given a trial for n
year and ID unsatisfactory at the end
of that time will succeed to the title,
the Metuchen Woman's Club. Here
tofore meetings have been held but
once in every month and now the
constitution will also be amended to
hold meetings twice each month, the
second and fourth Tuesdays. At
present the club has ninety active
and Interested members and under
the leadership of their capable pres
ident. Mrs. T.. V. Fords. much Will
be expected in a civic, literary and
social way as the immediate results
of this change. The club is already
a member of the State Federation.
At the conclusion of the business
session. Mrs. Aylin Pierce finished
the last chapter OF Miss Lula
Beets." the reading matter OF the
club at the last several meetings.
Programs will no doubt be arranged
for future meetings.
, 1921-08-19
-NEIGHB0RrNG TOWNS
RUSH To RELIEF.

LAS CRUCES. y. M. Aug. -
More than zoo persons made home
less by the cloudburst Ind food at
Hatch and Santa Teresa. n NJ. near
here yesterday. are being cared for
today at Derry by nrs. aid reprcsen-
tatives OF the Las Cruces chamber OF
commerce. the Red Cross and the
Salvation Army.
William J.. Ball. superintendent OF
irrigation in this district for the
United States reclamation service.
who returned here today from Hatch.
reported the water there had receded
IS inches.
THE farmers who have been
guarding the hank OF the liver TO
prevent diverting the flood waters in
to the Rio GraHdo are still IN the
job. However. the river has been
tapped west Of Hatch and the water
has been lowered. There is nothing
moro to do now except wait for the
water to go down"
Radiograph reports received here
today from r. w. Goddard. dean OF
engineering at tho New Mexico col
lege of agriculture by the Las Cruces
chamber of are that the
, 1921-08-19
Denver CAFE
STRIKE ENDS

DENVER. Aug. 1s.-Three-hundred
anion walters who have been on
arike here this week will return to
work late today under a compromise
agreement reached this morning be
;ween union representatives and the
Denver restaurant owners
Under the terms OF the agreement
he union walters and mattresses are
% receive s2.75 for an cight-hour day.
FOR six hours they will receive So and
ior three hours Sl.25. The wages of
lnion walters untn this week were
- a day. Restaurant owners an
aounced a reduction to $3.50 which
The employees refused TO accept.
Seven of the city's larger cafes and
restaurants were closed by the strike.
Several proprietors renewed the old
contract with their employees and re-
NAMED open. a few remained open
n an open shop" basis.
Eighteen restaurant met be-
tore noon today and formally accepted
the union walters offer TO return TO
work for s2.75 a day.
, 1921-08-19

1t is the theory OF detectives work
ing on h shortage. II was said to-
day. that Morse, sought in connection
with the shortage, by the federal gov
ornment, had a confederate. Who the
confederate is believed to be or how
the theft IA manipulated. detectives
were unable TO say. one theory was
that some person presented a check
for a large part of the missing sum
and that the remainder of the
rency stolen was taken out at closing
time last Saturday.
Enforcement OF funds from the
bank began many weeks ago. it has
been discovered. according to evil
dence uncovered by a detective
agency.
How Morse and Miss Mabel Pen
fold. former filing clerk at the bank
suspected of having accompanied
him. left Denver and where they
went were still unknown to tho au-
thorities today. but the belief persists
that the teller went either to Mexico
or Canada.
, 1921-08-19

Gibson Topeka and Santa Fe railroad
is under water but the floor OF the
station Is stu above the food level.
The walls Of the HowelI-Bromie
general merchandise store have
crurnbled and 1t Is not possible TO get
food from there stoves and cooking
utensils are among the debris Of the
.crumbling walls OF Hatch homes
Only one building is standing. That
is the school house which has a brick
foundation. The flood waters are
tapping about the adobe walls. how
yer n it may crmbie at anytime.
Citizens have taken turns guarding
thu bank and nearby buildings. stand
ing watch on roofs of stores which
fallen In.
The flood swept down on Hatch
without warning. A few out-houses
and small buildings in Piacitas. a
small village above here. also were
swept away. The o OF the houses,
however. T on a Hill
, 1921-08-19
sALvATIONISTS LEND
ONLY RELIEF

HATCH N. NJ. Aug. 10 Although
two days have passed since the food
waters struck here driving its citi-
zens to h hills the only relief that
has come is from our Salvation army
men who reached here last night with
bread and meat.
The first night mani Of the refu-
gees slept in automobiles which they
had driven TO higher ground. -Four
families slept In a new mill which
had just been completed n quarter OF
a mile west of the railroad station.
Many slept on roofs.
The station agent gave UP his bed
TO Louis Clapp. b~edridden. who was
carried there ON n stretcher. The At.
, 1921-08-19

Mood danger is over. Harold II.
Brook. president OF the Elephant
Butte irrigation district. said no
breaks were noticeable along the Rio
Grande or h irrigation canals in
he district north and south OF Las
Cruces The reclamation service has
several hundred men stationed at
dams and gates between herr and FL
Paso-
The Elephant Butte irrigation dam.
"a miles north of here. proved its
great value in preventing the flood
ing OF the lower valley. according 10
L. NJ Lawson. manager OF the Ele-
plant Butte project
The Salvation Army has erected
field hospital and supply headquarters
near Hatch.
Reports received by the las Cruces
chamber of say h public
school house is the only structure left
at Hatch
, 1921-08-19
ROAD REPORT

Grant NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. line to
Lusk. good; then very good to Kee-
line and fair 10 Grin.
Yellowstone Highway - Platte
county line to Glenrock good, then
somewhat rough to Casper. Cas-
per to Shoshoni and Bonneville
good. Cars in proper condition and
not overloaded have no trouble over
the Birdseye Pass route between
Bonneville and Thermopolis. Their
mopolis to the park is generally
good.
Shoshoni-Lander Road-Good ex-
cept somewhat rough between Riv-
erton and Hudson
Casper-Sheridan Road - Rough
from end of pvement to Seventeen
Mile then good to Salt Creek and
fair to Kaycee.
, 1921-08-19
Leader Store
Buyer Returns

Max Hrsch. proprietor Of the
Leader store IN the new Midwest
building. returned this morning from
"a three month"; trip spent In New
York In the Interest,". Of his store. Mr.
Hirsch says that conditions in the
east In h cities he visited. are not
up to standard. The merchandising
end. particularly women's ready-to-
wear. have dropped In price from IS
to SO per cent in h last year. This
drop also includes furs-
Mr. Hirsch says that when he stated
that prices have dropped he means
that prices in all merchandise in HIS
own store ave dropped accordingly.
He win remain In Casper about three
weeks and then return. TO New York
to attend to further buying for the
Leader.
, 1921-08-19
ZOO HOMELESS
IN NEW MEXICO


and their homes in Hatch were given
by Mr. Fieldness as follows:
p. Campbell. banker.
Howel1-Bramley. grocers.
Frank Cabaniss drugs.
l. CLARK. general store.
Mrs Emma Pickett. restaurant
Clifford Bonar. garage owner.
Mervin BonAr and a man named
Smith who worked in the garage also
lost their homes.
, 1921-08-19
SOCIALIST LEADER IN
WYOMING APPEALS FOR
EUGENE lEBs' RELEASE

CHEYENNE. Wye. Aug. 10. =
Daniel Hastings. leader Of the So
cialist party in Wyoming. today an
nounced hat he had appealed to
President Harding for the release of
Eugene v. Debs from the Atlanta
pcnitentiary and had offered himself
rs n hostage for Debs' good behav-
ior. IT." said Hastings in his APP
peal. -Debs should break his implied
pledge by offending against the gov
eminent. 1 stand ready to serve the
remainder OF his term OF imprison-
ment."
, 1921-08-19

On the day after the marriage eere-
mony the native bridegroom Of West
Africa shows his appreciation OF his
wife by powdering her head with fine
clay
, 1921-08-19
LIFE OF
CLAIMED BY FLOOD.

Ell PASo. Texas. Aug. 1s-while
on his way to warn residents OF the
upper valley that stil higher water
was expected. Cresencio Rosales. mid
die-aged Mexican. crossed a foot
bridge. accidentally touched a live
wire which had fallen across the
structure. and was knocked off the
bridge. The flood waters of the Rio
|Grando carried off his body. which
was lost in the onrush of the flood.
, 1921-08-19
SECOND TELLER
is SUSPECTED
B. H. Conner Suspended by International
Trust Company Pending Investigation
ofShortage Charged to Morse

DENVER. Aug. lo-B. H. Connor. teller at the international
Trust company. has been suspended. it was announced today. while
detectives and accountants check the shortage at that institution.
which according to the banks officials has been found to amount
to more than 5000 following the disappearance Sunday or Mon
day of Edwin F. Morse, head teller.
, 1921-08-19

In the Royal Observatory at Green
witch is a refrigerating chamber for
the purpose of testing chronometen
and watches al ow temperature at
any period of the year
, 1921-08-19

DO you have articles Of furniture in
your home that you are not using
maybe others can-Seil EN- with Trlb-
une xvanfads
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-04
A Friend.

have noted with much qualification tho fact
that Tulsa business mon apparently have at last
awakened to the necessity OF reaching out for
business In the rich territory and towns adja-
cent. Heretofore little attention has been paid
TO out-of-town patrons, and they have been
offered very little, II any, inducomcnt to do
their shopping In Tulsa.
And it's not altogether tho fault OF tho rail
roads that Tulsa IL not securing its Just pro-
uprtion of this suburban business Personally,
I'm Of the opinion that II IT, In large measure.
the fault Of the business men themselves
From CowotR. for instance. there are three
trains TO and from tulsa daily The shopper
may leave here at o'clock In the morning.
spend the day shopping IN Tulsa ana get back
home at I'm the evening.
II Tulsa business men really want this out-o T.
town business they should advertise regularly
In the home papers published In the nearby
towns. Just AZ they advertise TO Tulsa people In
the Tulsa papers, There * no medium through
which thev can convey their store news with
such telling force IN the columns ot the
suburhantes home paper. The merchants OF
MuskoEee are using the papers In the nearby
towns regularly and they are finding Il very
profitable publicity
Cowcta, Okla, March so. \, Il, LEFTwIcH.