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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
TOTTENVlLLE

Jacob Cougle returned yesterday
from a visit in Philadelphia with
relatives.
Mrs. George Yetman is home af-
ter visiting her sister in Newark.
Theodore Gray, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. Gray, of Elliott
venue has entered Cornell in his
preparation for study for the min
istry. Mr.. Gray graduated from
Curtis high school in the January
class this year and of the Totem
vile elementary and junior high
school W. years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hudson, OF
Bentley street, celebrated the ami
versary of their marriage at their
home last night.
Edward Miller received his hon.
orable discharge from h navy this
week after having been eight years
in the service. He was overseas all
through the Worlds War.
OF the thirty-five automobiles re-
ceiyed by the police department of
the city of New York yesterday,
Captain Ernest l.. Van Wagner of
the Ninth Branch Detective Bureau.
and Police Inspector Formoso in
charge of the police in Richmond,
each received one.
The body of Private Peter Massey
of the 311th Infantry. who died of
disease in France. arrived at Ho-
boken yesterday and will be brought
to the home of his father, John
Massey, today. Arrangements for
the burial will be made upon its ar
rival.
The neighborhood prayer meeting
of Bethel church will be held to-
night at the home of Mrs. Catherine
Brown, 12S johnson avenue.
A brush fire in a vacant lot in
the rear of the property OF Fred
Cozzen, of Manhattan. at $3.50 Am
boy road, Richmond Valley. at 4:45
O'Clock yesterday afternoon called
the iremen of ISL Engine Company.
Westfield Floral Circle Compan-
ions of the Forest met last night
at Odd Fellows hall.
A meeting of Huguenot Chapter
No. IS, Order of the Eastern Star,
will be held tonight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16

Activities are humming in the
boys department of the "Y" and
hardly a night goes by without some
special attraction. On Friday night
Newark will send its champ here TO
vie with the local representatives in
the pool tournament. Kenneth Mon
roe, formerly of this city and now
assistant secretary in the Newark
association, will probably represent
Newark and Alex Hudak and Alfred
Antonio, Perth Amboy. On Satur-
day the local champs will go to New
Brunswick.
The game tournaments for 1921
are still progressing in the depart
ment. Checkers are still in the
hands of John Beatty, the champion
for 1920 and 1921. Cue rogue cham
pion is John Totin. Jr., who as 1921
champ will challenge Peter 'Grieve,
champ of 1920.
Pocket pool. billiards and ping
pong are in progress with Alex
Hudak the possible champion in
pool.
The attendance race events for
February will include a fireside sing
in charge of Assistant Boys Secre-
tary Claude Sofeld on Thursday,
February II, a patriotic lecture,
Washington's Birthday and the
Father and Son banquet. all OF
which must be attended for points.
This is the last week to reserve
tickets for the Father and Son BAN
quet to oe held February "a at G
o'clock in the gymnasium. Fathers
whose sons have not already re-
served seats for them may do so by
calling ESQ.
The Passaic Boys Club will play
the Employed Boys Brotherhood In
dependents Saturday night at bas-
ketball.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
SO. AMBOY SCOUTS HOLD
RALLY ON anniversary

BY Special Correspondent.
SOUTH AMBOY. Feb. ia rail-
ly vas held last night by Troop No.
l of the local Boy Scouts in the high
school auditorium and a large num-
Der of persons were present TO see
the boys celebrate their fifty ami
versary at this affair. The troop
was under the command OF Scout
master j. T. Dill, who was very
much pleased with the efforts of the
boys.
A camp fire meeting was staged,
games were played. exhibition drill
ing. singing and a tug of war made
up the program for the evening. As
an added feature a basketball game
was played between the local troop
and the Rainbows of Keyport. This
game proved close throughout. and
added much to the enjoyment of
the rally. The local boys were VIC
torious in this game, winning by a
score of "a to 80.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
BETHEL MISSIONARY
SOCIETY AT MEETING

BY Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE. Feb. 16.-Ihe
meeting of the Women's Foreign
Missionary society of the Bethei
Methodist church held at the nome
of Mrs. Martin l.. Fisher, Amboy
road. Monday night, was well attend
ed and the elaborate program ar
ranged was greatly enjoyed. Papers
were read by Miss Grace 4etman'
on 1.-THE Life of Mcclure" by Mrs.
Arthur II. Yetman, on "lmmlgra-
ton" and Mrs. II. LaForge, on CUR
rent Events" Mrs. Oscar Il. Jo-
\seph. who made the appeal for n
|China Relief Fund succeeded in get
ting s13.25 for. the offering. The
musical part of the program arrang-
ed under the direction of Madame
Abbie Clarkson Totten. included a
piano duet, "Lustpiel." by Madame
Totten and Miss Bennish; baritone
solo, Face to Face" by Herbert
Burlington: piano solo. "Valse Ara
besque," by Miss Bennish m an
other solo, 1.-THE Rosary" by Mr..
Burlington.
The society at this time decided
to hold a debate on THURSDAY
March II, on the subject. Resolved.
That Home Missions need our sup
port more than Foreign Missions.
A social hour followed the program
and refreshments were served.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
To AID LEGION
At METUCHEN
Ladies' Auxiliary Will be
Formed to Help Post in
Work Among E. -SoIdiers

By Staff Correspondent.
METUCHEN, Feb. 16.-At a
meeting of the Fugel-Hummer Post,
American. Legion, held in Arcanum
hall here last night. it was definitely
decided to organize a ladies' auxil-
larry to the post. A temporary or
g~anization for the women was form
ed with forty charter members. Of
ficers being elected to serve until
March /, when a permanent organ
ization will be formed and officers
elected for a year.
Harry Kramer. commander .of the
local post. explained to the women
the purpose of an auxiliary and out
lined their activities. The temporary
officers of the auxiliary are: Mrs.
Royal Clark. president; Mrs. Otto
Seggel, secretary; Miss Harriet Mol
ineaux, treasurer, and Miss Irene
Seller, Mrs. A. C. Hunt and Mrs. j..
Pfeiffer, members of the executive
committee.
A number of visitors were pres
ent from South Amboy and Perth
Amboy, including Mrs. Anna X.
Stultz, of Perth Amboy, commander
of the county auxiliary; Mrs. Anna
NJ. Benin, of South Amboy, president
of that city's auxiliary: Miss Cath
crime Cleary, secretary of the South
Amboy auxiliary: Mrs. Harry Nc
Call, entertainment officer of the
South Amboy auxiliary; Harry Nc
Call and Lee Stultz. of South Am
boy. and Miss Laura Wall, of Perth
Amboy.
The idea of holding a moving pic
ture show of a film entitled FLASHES
of Action was taken o<er. it being
decided to hold it about March 10.
Dancing followed the meeting to the
music furnished by the Jazz Four"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
CARD PARTY FOR Benefit
OF SEWAREN CLUB

BY Special Correspondent.
SEWAREN, Feb. 16:-Mrs. T. F.
Zettlemoyer, chairman of the Sc
warren Civic Committee in the Wom-
ans Club of Woodbridge Township,
gave a card party Monday afternoon
for the benefit of the club.
The non-player's prize. a hand
%kerchief. was won by Mrs. Z. II,
Boynton.
There were seven tables of bridge
and one of five hundred. Mrs. c.
A. Smith won the prize at five hun
dred, "A handkerchief. Mrs. j. A.
Lahey won the first bridge prize. a
sandwich basket; Mrs. s. b. Dema-
rest. second, a card table cover;
Mrs. James Crossen, third, a pyrex
dish; Mrs. H.. II. Dobson. fourth. a
pair of bath towels; Miss Anna
DUNCAN, fifth. a box of stationery;
Mrs. Olin Bradford, sixth. a box of
candy: Mrs. b. w. Hoagland, a pair
of towels; Mrs. Il. Pearce, of Perth
Amboy, a cake.
There were thirty-eight present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
ACT ON BONDS
At So. AMbOY
Financial Action is to be TAX
en- by Common Council at
Meeting Tonight.

BY Special Correspondent.
SOUTH AMBOY, Feb. ia
meeting of the common council and
mayor Thomas Scully will be held
tonight for the purpose of discuss
ing the financial plans of the city.
Mayor Scully Is anxious OF getting
the present matter OF bonds clear
ed up so that the city officials will
know where they stand in the mat
ter of finances.
Arrangements will be made at
this meeting for the selling of $780,
600 worth of water construction
bonds, which is left out of the orig
inal sum of s225,0O0. 1t is the
opinion of the city officials that
these bonds should be disposed of at
once.
The matter of considering the
selling of $4,000 to $4,000 addi-
tional bonds for other matters per-
tanning to the water question will
be brought up at this meeting.
These bonds will cover such matters
as the drilling of testing wells and
other necessary work done.
Another matter to be put before
the council will be the issuing of
bonds for the sewer system and the
paving of Bordentown avenue.
THESE bonds Will most likely be six
per cent six year bonds, but it is
not known just what steps that
council and the mayor will take in
this matter.
1t is believed that the financial
question of the city will be thrashed
out tonight, and plans will be FORM
ed for the future so hat a working
basis car be obtained and followed.
1t is expected that the firemen OF
the city will have representatives
before the council at their next
regular meeting. and that they will
then present their plans for the bet.
terment of the local department
They will request nor equipment
| and the repairing of the houses sc
that more efficient service can be
rendered when needed.
1t is known that the Protection
engine Is in the need of repair. a:
is the house. The firemen will also
request that a new house be bull
on Broadway for the Independence
and Enterprise companies. and ad-
ditional equipment for use in case
of urgent need.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wallace, of
Brooklyn, were visitors in town yes
terday.
Charles +. Hoffman, of Manhat-
tan, was a local visitor yesterday.
Mrs. James Higgins is recovering
at her home in Annadale from a re-
cent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph ellis and
family are at Miami. Fla, for the
rest of the winter.
James Donovan. of West New
York, was a visitor in Prince Bay
yesterday.
Mrs. Guyon Eddy visited in Perth
Amboy yesterday afternoon.
A meeting will be held at the
school tomorrow afternoon at 1880
o'clock at which all mothers OF
pupils and friends are invited to at
tend. The meeting is called by Miss
Eloise Kline, the principal, in the
interest of the school.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
FIRE DESTROYS HOUSE
AT FISHING CLUB

BY Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, Feb. ia hre
of unknown origin destroyed a two
story frame tool house at the EN-
pire Fishing Club on the shore at
the foot of Richmond avenue. Eli
ingville, about 7 O'Clock last night.
The building was owned by the Eli
ingville Realty Company. The loss
is estimated at $4,000, with no in
surance. An alarm was sent in and
the Dongan Hills firemen responded.
When they arrived the building was
a mass Of flames and they were
powerless to save the structure.
The tool house was a short dis
lance from the club house, which
was at no time in danger.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
EDWARD SOLAN MADE
SERGEANT OF POLICE
BY Special Correspondent.

BY Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, Feb. 16-Patroi-
man Edward Solan. a corporal at
tached to the Sixtieth precinct sta
ton for the past year, was yesterday
promoted to be a sergeant by COM
missioner Enright of the police de-
partment of the city of New ork
and assigned to the Sixty-third pre-
cinct station, New Dorp.
Sergeant Solan was appointed a
patrolman April 10, 1901. He came
to Tottenville from the First pre-
einct in Manhattan. He was made
a corporal when that title was con-
ferred by the police commissioner
on those well up on the list to be
sergeants came out from the NUM-
cipal civil service commission. Com
missioner Enright yesterday pro-
NOTED one lieutenant to be a cap
tain. eight sergeants to be lieuten-
ants and sixteen patrolmen to be
~sergeants.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
Man Declared Insane

By STAN C~orrespOndent.
NEW BRUNSWICK. Feb. 10
William H.. McCauley of New Bruins
wick. was declared insane by a sher-
ifs jury yesterday. The man was
sent to Trenton about nine years
ago. and this verdict was reached
yesterday after the application of
William Q~uackenboss. administrator
on the estate of McCauley's mother.
had been received. The application
was made so that his share Of the
estate could be placed in the hands
of the proper person.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
FIRE NEAR MEIUCHEN

METUCHEN, Feb. 16-The Burns
born in outer Main street. near
Germantown. was completely de-
stroye dby fire about 3:p0 o'clock
this morning. both the Washington
Hose and the Eagle Hook and Lad
der Companies being called out.
BY the time they reached the blaze
it had gained such a Roadway that
the structure could not be saved.
The cause and amount of damage is
unknown. The barn had not been
used since the busy days of the war.
There was no stock in it at the time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
RIOT GUNS READY SOON
IF NEEDED IN CITY

The riot guns presented to the
Perth Amboy Police Department by
A.. C. Clark of the Raritan Copper
works at the time of this country's
entrance into the world war, will be
ready for use by members of the
department in the near future.
Chief Niels Tonnesen announced
yesterday. These guns have been
at police headquarters since the
presentation, the chief stated today.
but no m knew how to operate
them. Every member of the depart
ment will learn how to work the
guns. the chief states. so if the oc-
casion comes that they are needed
in the street. the life of the pedes-
trian will not be in danger.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
WOVEN coNTINUaLLY oyERpo

This applies to all women. regardless Of
caste or color. The ambitions girl strlv-
ing for school honors the ed
housewife. the shop girl, girls IN offices
and stores, and the society women. all
climb too high. overtax their strength,
and what follows? Nervous prostration.
sleeplessness. ~backache. headaches. and
the Inevitable weakness and ailments Pc
culiar to their sex soon develop. which
unless checked bring on more serious con-
ditions. and which often lead 10 operations
An efficient restorative for such ailments
IS Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, which Is now recognized from
coast to coast as a standard remedy for
woman's ills.-Ady.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
MAN ARRESTED
FOR BURGLARY
Fritz Mitchell, Indicted on Two
Counts Taken in Custody
on Bench Warrant.
BY Special Correspondent.

BY Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, Feb. 16:-
Charged in an Indictment with bur-
glary in the third degree on two
counts Fritz G.. Mitchell, colored. of
1897 Woodrow road. Pleasant Plains.
was yesterday arrested by Captain
Frank Peabody of the Sixtieth pre-
cinct station and Acting Detective
Sergeant Schley on a bench warrant
issued by District Attorney Maloy of
f. the county of Richmond. Mitchell,
who is a truckman, va aiken in
custody in Arthur Kill road while
delivering coal and taken to the Six
tieth precinct station. After being
allowed to deliver the load of coal
Mitchell was again brought to the
station house where he was finger
psinted and then locked UP in the
county Jail at Richmond. The two
indictments were found by the Feb
ruary grand jury in session at the
! county court house at st. George on
February 3 and the indictments
handed up to Supreme Court Justice
Faber, now presiding. He will prob
ably be arraigned for pleading some
time today.
Mitchell's indictment follows the
confession by James Nathan Mac
Coy, twenty years old, a helper Tor
him in the carting and express pusi-
ness, following the theft of chickens
from a number of places on this emu
of the island the latter part OF De-
cember. MacCoy confessing his part
in the chicken stealing in a signed
statement told of Mitchell taking
part in the thefts. He said that
Mitchell took the chickens to Perth
Amboy and sold them to a man in
the market the following morning
after the robbery. Mitchell, who is
secretary of the A. NJ. Il. Zion
church at Sandy Ground. near
Pleasant Plains. in a signed state
ment denies hat he took part IN
chicken stealing or hat he ever sold
any to a man in the market in Perth
Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
Roll Call for Keyport Church

By Special C~orrespondent.
KEYPORT, Feb. 16:-The roll
call to be held in Calvary NJ. Z.
church tomorrow afternoon and
evening of this week promises to be
one of the biggest affairs ever held
in the church. This will be the first
roll call of it's kind and will become
an annual event. The program will
be carried out as previously an
nounced with out-of-town speakers,
soloists and readers. the roll to be
called at both the afternoon and
evening services.
AT $50 p. IN. supper Will be
served in the Sunday school room.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
COUNTY NEWS

NEW BRUNSWICK. Feb. 10
The will of John H. Ling, of Perth
Amboy, who died February 4, was
probated. naming the widow. Mar
guerite. executrix.. To a former
wife, Louise J.. andto q son Percy
half the estaterm-iaa-yg
and a daughter. Georgiana Newman.
one dollar is left each. The wife
and daughter are each to share half
the estate during their life time.
and if the daughter dies leaving nc
children, the estate is to be equally
divided among four children of a
sister, Jane Van Pelt. The children
are Anna Newman, Laura Klinger.
Alonzo and Harry Van Pelt.
The will was drawn up June Z.
1920, and was witnessed by c. ID.
Fraser and c.. K. Seaman.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
STEPHEN l0VASZ SELLS
BOOZE, IS ARRESTED

BY Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, Feb. 16-Prohi-
bition Enforcement Agent Thomas
Edwards walked into the saloon of
Stephen Lovasz, 1892 Arthur Kill
road, at 6 O'Clock last night and
called for a drink of whiskey. Lo-
vasz passed out a bottle over the
bar for which Edwards, the officer
claims, paid fifty cents for a drink.
Edwards placed Lovasz under arr
rest on a charge of a violation of
the Volstead act, and took him to
the Goth precinct station, where he
was released by Lieutenant McCarty
under $1,000 bail for his appearance
before United States Commissioner
Mckay in the federal court in
Brooklyn today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
SLEEPING SICKNESS Is
REPORTED ON ISLAND

BY Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, Feb. 16:-The
first case of sleeping sickness on
Staten Island was reported two days
age. The victim is Joseph Willis.
fifty-six years old, of Westerleigh.
who was removed to the Staten Is
land Hospital and is still uncon-
scious. He was taken ill a week ago
and doctors were baffled until Mon
day. His case was diagnosed by DIR.
Frederick Coonley of Port Rich
mOnd.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
TWO ROOSEVELT MEN
FREED BY JURY

BY STAFF Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Feb. 16.-
Frank WunkQwski and John Carney
of Roosevelt. were acquitted yester-
day on a charge of atrociously as
saulting and battering Peter Javi-
LAX, an officer in Roosevelt, on Au-
gust 81. Francis Monaghan repre-
scented the defendants in this case.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
WOODBRIDGE MAN
Is FOUND GUILTY
By Stan Correspondent.

BY STAN Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK. Feb. 16.-
James Hill, of Woodbridge. indicted
on an atrocious assault and battery
charge, preferred by John Mcleod
of Roosevelt, was found guilty by a
jury yesterday of assault and bat
terry. The ASSAULT was committed on
October "a.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
NOTICE

TAKE NOTICE. that in accordance
with Chapter 3l2. Session Laws OF 1915
and by virtue of a lien that I hav'
hereunder, l shall sell at public auction
on Friday. February 25th. 1921. at l p. NJ
at No. 225-227 New Brunswick Avenue
Perth Amboy. N. j.. one Paige Roadster
automobile engine No. 20s620. now oil
formerly belonging to DAVID KOCH.
SAMUEL POLKOWITZ-
344-2-10-2 weeks.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16

Miss Virginia Mackay-Smith has
been married. at Hamburg, to Cap
tain Karl Boy-Ed, former German
naval attache at Washington. He
was ordered to Germany in 1915 for
his connection with munitions plots
in America. The bride. a former
Philadelphia girl, is the daughter of
the late Alexander Mackay-Smith.
for many years Episcopal bishop of
Pennsylvania.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-16
THE MacCALLuM FUNERAL
SERVICE

So BENTLEY ST.
TorTENyILLE. s.
Telephone J. W. AacCallum
rottenyilie 1853 Funeral Director
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-23
On Planting Bulbs

r Contributed by Hal Kohn}
Quite number of people have ask
ed me if now is the proper time to
plant bulbs and in order to give this
information to all interested in grow
ing hulbs / am going to give growing
information which is followed by such
large bulb growers and importers as
SseTs & Harrison, American Bulb
Co. and others.
Fog bulbs which are to be planted
in water the last of September or
any time after the first of October IS.
the proper time. Here might state
taat as a general rule nothing does
well IN water except paper white mar
cissas and Chinese sacred lilies and
hyacilths, the latter, however, on ae-
count Of their slow growth cutie often
rot before blooming and are much
safer when planted in earth or bulb
fibre. Paper whites bloom in about 5
weeks and there is very little chance
for decay to set in before the bloom
ing time is over for them.
For all other bulbs such as crocus,
tulips, hyacinths, October is soon
enough to set them out and bu.5
planting done before October is quite
often unsuccessfu.iy done and the re-
suits are very often discouraging.
The bulbs this season are reported
by the supporters to be of good quality
and those coming to the United States
are the finest of the crop, on account
of, this country being more able to
pay for bulbs. With the exchange
rate in our favor we are getting the
hest of the Holland and France crops.
Local bulb growers might be inter-
ested in knowing that department
Of agriculture has bought large
tract Of land in the state of Wasnlng-
ton and are there experimenting with
the growing of all kinds of bulbs. II
this project is, successful there VIII
no longer be the need to go to Hoi-
land and France for our bulbs. l
have read reports of this experiment
and have seen photographs of the
work and it promises to be great
success. 1t is said that the soil and
climate selected is just that winch IS
to be found in the finest bulb districts
Of Holland.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-23

sion bent. Castleback is murdered.
Developments show that the police
authorities of Paris are divided in
their opinion as to the guilty party.
The coroner is positive that Lupin is
guilty. The chief of police differs in
his opinion He declares Lupin
'Robs the rich and gives to the poor
but never commits murder" Police
complications as we'll as intricacies
arising from the Investigation of the
triple murder, make this picture one
of the most remarkable photoplays
ever produced.