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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-08
TO NAME WINNERS
IN RED CROSS TESTS

Next week at the women and girls
day at the Y. M. C. A. Physical Di-
rector Miss Margaret Richart will
announce the mt of those sue
cessful in the National Red Cross
life saving tests, which have been
held all this summer. The following
week a large swimming meet will
be held at the "Y," at which time
emblems and pins will be awarded
to those members of the junior and
senior classes who have qualified as
life AYERS
The attendance at the classes yes
terday was large. probably because
so many members have returned
from their vacations. Under the
direction of the student instructors
work progressed as usual in the be-
ginners and advanced classes. Those
in charge yesterday were Mrs. Sea-
man, Mrs. War;, Frances Hance.
Virginia Hoy, Viola Mason, Mrs. r.
Bowman and Lille Bjork.
Stewart of Perth Amboy. w. c.
Dillman of Trenton. Mr.. Roebling of
Trenton. Mayor George l.. Burton of
South River, Dewitt Van Buskirk
of Bayonne, w. Parker Runyon.
Charles Dorsey, Morgan F. Larsen.
j. Logan Clevenger, Harold Z. Pick
ersgill, Judge c. c. Hommann, DR..
William f. Ramsay and John f.
Bergen, secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce Of Perth Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-08

GO ~ ~ thS
dustries. which will, no doubt, be
built as soon as the deeper water
way is provided.
I'VE recommend that the plan
more fully provide for facilities SER
wing industries which are now on the
south side of the Raritan river and
the south shore of Raritan bay, as
well as future industries which will,
no doubt, locate there"
Delegates Are Elected
The meeting concluded with the
election of ten delegates represent
ing Middlesex and Monmouth coun-
| ties who will meet with the Port Au-
thority and take up matters that are
of interest to these two counties or
the Raritan bay section, whenever
conferences are called. The dele
gates elected are:
Robert Carson and Charles A. Nc
Cormick of New Brunswick; Mayor
S. Frank Mason, of K%eyport; Charles
A. Bloomfield, of Metuchen; Direc-
tor w. S. Dey and former Senator,D.
| C. Chase. of South Amboy; Robert F.
Fountain, of South River: Assembly
man William S. Stevens, of Lohn
Branch. and j. Logan Clevenger and
w. Parker Runyon, of Perth Amboy.
Prior to the meeting representa-
tives of the Port of New York
Authority and the state and nation
were the guests of Jean Dubois
president of the Raritan Terminal
and Waterway Association, at lunch
con in the East Jersey Club. The
guests were Senator Joseph S. Frel-
inghuysen, Congressman T. Frank
Appleby of Asbury Park, Eric H
Palmer of the Port of New York
Authority. Charles H. Mccormick
Robert Carson and Asher T. Atkin.
son of New Brunswick. Major Elihu
Church of New York, State Senator
8. r. Heath of Trenton. Mayor Fred.
erick w. Donnelly of Trenton. AS
semblywoman Mrs. Jennie c. Var
Ness of East Orange, Mrs. Marshall
The New York herald., 1921-12-31
CHINATOWN PATRIARCH
DIES IN HIS JOSS HOUSE
Ju Gang, Once a Tong Terror,
Liued IS Years.

Chinatown mourned yesterday for one
of its oldest citizens, Ju Gang, patri-
arch of Doyers street, lone survivor OF
the four brothers Ju and a sturdy bat
tier hi the days OF the Hip Sing-On
Leong tong wars.
Ju Gang was So years old and his ven-
erable white beard was one of the sights
the rubberneck wagon men pointed out
to sightseers. The neighborhood boys
used to call him Santa Claus-not dis
respectfully-and Ju Gang died Thurs
day night while they were celebrating
Christmas.
He was found dead on the top floor OF
II Doyers street, where for years and
years ne had presided over the joss
house consecrated to the name OF Ju.
Ju Gang came from China when he was
young and moved into Chinatown the
year after the civil war ended. There
were only a few Chinese i'm New York
at that time and some of the best fam
lilies In the city still fingered in the old
fashioned houses In Mott and Elizabeth
streets.
Now he has gone to meet the Seven
Judges and his bones will be laid away
to-day In Cypress Hills Cemetery until
they can be dug UP again and carried
back TO China.
The New York herald., 1921-12-31
TWO DEATHS IN GALE
ON COOLEST DAY SO FAR
Warmer Weather Promised
After Wintry Blast.

The mercury dropped AZ degrees in
the seventeen hours ending at O'Clock
yesterday morning, when IL marked
above zero. one degree colder than the
previous record of the young winter.
There have been colder days for the
date. notably December 30. 1917. when
the temperature cracked at the un-
euualcd December record of 13 below
zero. The early morning BLAST fell TO
a mere zephyr later and folk afoot
thought that IL was just fine. bracng
wintry day. The mercury climbed to
%. the wind shifted TO west and finally
to south. and this day according TO the
forecaster. should be somewhat warmer.
An unidentified woman apparently
about 35 years old. was found frozen to
death In front OF 81 East f34th street.
Policeman Yost of the Alexander avenue
station called an ambulance and tried to
revive her. DR.. Hrschburg OF the Lin
coin Hospital s..rl she had been dead
several hours
A gray-haircd man. weakened by the
cold. collapsed IN front OF 33s Pearl
street and died in drug store pendlng
the arrival Of DR. Simon of Volunteer
Hospital. Nothing was found to indi-
cate his identity.
The New York herald., 1921-12-31
JOSEPH JOHNSON NEW
PUBLIC WORKS HEAD
President Miller Names
Others of His Staff.

Joseph Johnson former Fire Commits
sioner under Mayor Gaynor, is TO be
President OF Manhattan. Tho post pays
Commissioner OF Public Works under
Julius Miller. the incoming Borough
$500. the same as most OF the members
Of the Mayors official family get. other
members OF his staff announced by Mr..
Miller yesterday are:
Secretary. at $500 a year, Charles
Delaney who held the place for a time
Under Borough President F'rank l..
Bowling.
Secretary to the Public Works Com
missioner. at 5000 year, John y.
Martin, who was secretary 70 Secretary
OF state Mitchell May and C,ty Cham
berlan Alfred II. Johnson and is now
secretary OF the Tsmmnny speakers
Bureau confidential Inspector. Mt S3,500
a year, Louis Wolff of the Fifteenth
Assembly District who is public ac-
countant; confidential stenographcr at
s2.7ss 3 year. Miss Mary Jensen. 1t Is
understood that william p. Kenneally.
who is retiring as Alderman. will be
Deputy Commissioner OF Public Works
a. se,5oc year.
The New York herald., 1921-12-31
FLIGHT IS APPLAUDED
BY THE ARMY AND NAVY
Moffett Says Record Paves
Way for OUersea Jumps.
Special Dispatch to TIE New YonK HfRaLp.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID g. Dee 70

Special Dispatch to TIE New YonS HtRALD
New York Herald Bureau. !
Washington, ID. C.. Dec. 30.
The new record for continuous flying
set by the Larsen monoplane at Mineola
to-day won the applause of the highest
officers OF the army and navy air SER
vices. Many sent telegrams OF congrat-
ulation to Edward Stinson. pilot of the
monoplane. who formerly was in the
army air service.
Rear Admiral William A. Moffett
Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics OF
the Navy Department. said:
The flight shows the progress being
made in aviation. It points the way to
long fights. such as across the Atlantic
or across the continent without stop.
Up TO this time the longest distance an
airplane has flown without stop has
been 1000 miles, but the navy Is build
ing an airplane In Detroit that is ex-
pected to be able to fly 1900 miles
without stopping. That Is the airline
distance across the continent"
Major w. II. Frank. executive officer
OF the United States Army Air Service,
said the air service had sent a telegram
congratulating Eddie" Stinson. He re-
garded the affair as a remarkable DEM
onstration.
The New York herald., 1921-12-31
w. II. CHILDS IS CLEARED
IN OLD ELECTION CASES
Indictments, Echoes of 1917
Campaign, Are Dismissed.

The indictments found against Will
lam Hamiin Chlds in 1918 following an
inquiry by an Extraordinary Grand Jury
into the fund raised to support John
purroy Mitchell in his Mayoralty cam
pa ign OF 1917, have been dismissed.
The original indictments against Mr..
Childs. which were dismissed by Justice
Finch. charged him with conspiring with
William Sulzer and State Senator Josiah
Newconb TO violate ite election law by
oinitting from the election report to the
Secretary of State details of two pay
ments of money. Immediately after
these were set aside the Grand Jury
found three others. charging violation of
the election law against Mr.. Childs as
an individual. MIR. Chids has been
fghting for three years to have these
thrown out of court.
The New York herald., 1921-12-31
AVIATORS IN RECORD FLIGHT
WENT ABOUT $500 MILES

LTHOUGH official record kept OF the distance flown
observers plane travelled
rroxmately $500 miles. Had the pilots flown land
ccng Long Island another long distance
record would undoubtedly have been established In A
flight 1860 miles made by
the Late cock Lieut. Arthur W. Brown from
ST. Johns, Newfoundland, to Cifden, Ireland
Had the fers southern coastal
could have reached distance of 2323 miles Or in
straight the Atlantic could
travelled Hazehurst Field Faya distance 2416
miles Figuring flight distances foreign capitals the
CONSTANT
northern track they could made single
flight from Rome to Petrograd.
"Th the machine estimate John
NJ 1.-The avators ninety
1000 they cruising
naturally variable Going with the wind time
while against the teeth of the gale
but the is that miles,"
The New York herald., 1921-12-31
2 CHINESE BEATEN
TO DEATH, GIRL GONE
Bodies of On Leong Tong
Members on Floor Beside
Opium Pipes.

Detective John Scheuing of the West
Thirtieth street station climbed the fire
escape on the rear of tie tenement house
in 1856 West Twenty y-eighth street
last night and stopped at the window of
the little apartment which had been
occupied for almost two years by HON
Shew and Thomas Sat. Chinese walters
and members OF the On Leong Chinese
Merchants Association. which is the On
Leong Tong.
Shew and Sat had not been seen since
before Christmas and whenever any one
had called their door had been locked.
Lee Du. friend of HON Shew and
English secretary of the Tong, had asked
the police to investigate.
From the fire escape the detective
could see into the kitchen. The gas jets
on the wall blazed, but were turned low.
There was fire in the gas stove. Through
the door of the kitchen Detective Scheu-
ing could see into one of the bedrooms
and on the floor at the foot Of the bed
the feet OF a man.
The window was locked and the de-
tective broke it, raised the sash and
stepped into the kitchen. He went into
the bedroom, and on the floor at the
foot of the bed ne found the body OF
Thomas Sat. The Chinese had been
beaten to death with an iron bar or q
hammer He was only partly dressed,
and on the floor beside him was lamp
for the Smoking of opium. but there
was no opium neither there nor any
where else in the fiat.
In another bedroom Detective Sche,i-
ing found the body Of HON Shew. lie
had been killed in the same manner
as Thomas Sat. but he had apparently
put up fight, because there was blood
on the floor and on the bed and the
mattress had been wrenched from its
fastenings.
An opium pipe was beside the body
of HON Shew.
Detective Scheuing found no evidence
of robbery; in fact. both Chinese had
money in their pockets and there was
iewelry and other money on the bureau
top. A surgeon from Bellevue Hospital
said the two men had been deao three
or four days.
The police learned that Hon Shew
and n white woman he said was his
wife leased the flat from the janitress
Mrs. Thomas Dolan, two years ago
After time Thomas Sat came to live
there also. Mrs. Dolan saw all three
Just before Christmas. But last night
The police could find no evidence a
woman had ever lived in the place. TIE
police say, however. they have learned
the wcman's first name is Evelyn and
she came from Brooklyn.
The police were told also that men OF
the headquarters narcotic division made
a. raid on the apartment several weeks
ago. but found nothing and made nc
arrests. 1t was said that frequently
well dressed men and women came tc
the place in automobiles. The detec-
tive found In the rooms a notebook
containing the names and addresses o.
fifty men and women and the photo
graph of white woman identified by
Mrs Dolan as Mrs. Shew. The police
say that the murder might have beer
the result of a tong quarrel but they
are working more on the theory that
it resulted over n disagreement about
drugs.
The New York herald., 1921-12-31
JACOBS GOING TO CLAIM
LEGACY WORTH $3.50, 900
Promises Park for Long Island
City When He Gets IL.

Morris Jacobs. who has been in the
insurance and real estate business at 20
Cooper street. Long Island City, for
twenty-three years. last night said he
had received word from the Government
Of Holland that 100000 gullIcrs. about
$2,5O0.000. from the estate OF his
brother. Dr. Albert Jacobs. was on de-
poslt I'm the banks OF Holland.
Mr.. Jacobs said that az he has. two
other brothers only onc-third of the es-
taid belongs to him and tina. he would
sail for Holland in May to press his
claims. Dr. Jacobs said, went TO IIol-
land after graduating in medicine In
Germany. Ind served two enlistments OF
twelve years each and, one OF eight
gears in the Holland India Medical
Service When he retired a tobacco con
ccssion In India was given to him and
he anna ssed q large fortune. MIR. Jacobs
said that II he gets any rart of the
money he will establish park for
women and children in Long Island City.
The New York herald., 1921-12-31
$780, 600 Paid in Year
by Traffic Violators

RAFFIC violators paid more
than $4,000 in fines to the
city treasury during 1921,
Magistrate Frederick b. House re-
ported yesterday. In 40,191 cases,
1.020 chauffeurs were sentenced to
Jail without having the alternative
of paying a fine, and 1880 went to
jail in default of fines. In 1920,
40.S29 cases were heard, with fines
of s1S4,S29. Since June, 1916, when
the Traffic Court was established.
the fines total sl,3S9,1S0.
The New York herald., 1921-12-31
Man Killed I'm Crash.

taxicab and an automobile came
together last night near the Westchester
Biltmore County Club. at Port Chester.
causing the death of Joseph Schallesky
of Lyndhurst. L. J., and the serious
injury of Francis W. Conklin OF
Mountain View, n. J. Schallesky and
Conklin were in the taxicab on the way
to the railroad station from work on
the clubhouse. The driver of the taxi
cab. Harold Winch, OF Rye. and William
Reilly Of Rye, driver of the automobile
were held for investigation.
Harry Hissong. 4s. former army Cap
tain and overseas veteran, was struck
by motorcycle last night at Eighth
avenue and 111th street and thrown
under an Eighth avenue surface car.
The motorman stopped before Hissone
was crushed, but several ribs were
broken. He was taken to Harlem Hos
pital. His home is at 1913 st. Nicholas
avenue.
The New York herald., 1921-12-31

ing OF her license in 1897. was announced
Yesterday at the meeting of the Board
Of Education. The reinstatement does
not carry any provision for the recovery
of back pay, it was stated. Several
members of the Board said that mi
mute review of the case showed she had
been unjustly treated. The vote was
unanimous.
The New York herald., 1921-12-31
FLIERS UP 26 HOURS ABOVE
LONG ISLAND SET RECORD

the whole plane kept splashng the oil in
their faces. binding their eyes. greasing
their gloves, smearing their leather suits
and making the controls hard to hold.
Then hose connection developed a
slight leak. Water dripped ffom II and
formed a block of ice. Jamming of the
radiator shutters by ice so cooled the
water that the motor was in danger of
dying. but it didn't. II was nursed along
with a retarded spark.
Gasoline Holds out Well.
The gasoline. of which there were 800
gallons at the start, held out beautifully.
There was enough for from five to seven
hours more flying left in the auxiliary
tanks when the plane came down. The
oil, because of the waste due to its con-
gealing, was nearly gone.
Would you do 1t again." Bertaud
was asked. Not in the winter in any
circumstances. But next week I'm 60
ing to take biplane of the Ordnance
Engineering Corporation and go after
the altitude record. right here on Long
island. For the present, Turkish
bath" And Bertaud threw off the bed
clothes and began dressing for trip TO
New York.
And Stinson was asked What does
n man think about most of the time
when he's up for record like this?'
We'll" he said. "I'll say ! thought q
good deal about coming down and not
bothcring about the record. j also
thought. We're couple OF darned
fools. flying our heads off up here in
the cold and keeping everybody on Lons
Island awake A motor in the night Is
pretty noisy. you know"
Both men have been flying for years.
Both were instructors for the Govern
ment during the war. going in as civil
.ans and coming out as lieutenants
Stinson is q brother of Kathryre Stin-
son. famous also as flier. bit now II
sanitarium in Santa Fe, n. M, be-
cause of gassing she suffered in France
| whilo driving an ambulance.
When he woke up last evening Stinsor
found this telegram: Congratulations
my dear, on your wonderful endurance
| flight. Much love. Kathryne."
Has Been I'm Air S,1OO Hours.
| Stinson is one of the worlds greates
stunt flyers. In 1916 he looped the loor
| 1i6 times-a record. His hours in the
| cir make the amazing total OF o.l0O
no other American approaches that
After the United States entered the
war; and when a delicate physique KEEP
him out of the army, Stinson was ir
charge of all flying at Kelly Field IL
Texas. He probably trained more Ameri
can aviators than any other man, anc
every man he trained swears by him
He invented many tricks now in tn,
repertory of the stunt aviator. The Gov
ernment finally made him a first lieu
tenant. He was born in Fort Paine
| Ala.
Bertaud. like Stinson. is 27 years old
He was born in San Francisco. He has
been flying nine years. He was in.
structor In advanced acrobats at Boiling
/ and McCook fields during the war. He
won the American Legion Derby a.
Kansas City on~November 3 and the
next day went out and got fourth place
in the contest for the Pulitzer trophy
| He is unmarried.
The New York herald., 1921-12-31
TEACHER CLEARED IN "a YRS.
Education Board Finds Miss
Everitf UnjustIy Treated.

The reinstatement as a regular
teacher of Miss Ida a. Everitt, after
twenty-four years service as a substi-
tute teacher as the result OF the revolk-
The New York herald., 1921-12-31
Did Not See Her.

DR.. McRedmond said he did not see
the woman in time to stop and that she
stepped off the curb without apparently
having observed him. Mrs Church was
on her way to Mrs. McKee's home when
the accident happened When Mrs.
Church failed to arrive Mrs. Mckee
telephoned to the Hotel Endicott and on
being informed Mrs. Church was out
became worried.
The following evening Mrs. Mckee
read a newspaper item regarding an
unidentified woman who had been struck
by an automobile and went to the hos
pital. Mrs. Church was found TO have
fractures of the left leg. shoulder and
thigh. DIR. Charles n. Dowd of 13S West
Fifty-eighth street, formerly of Sara
toga, is attending her. Mrs. Church is
an expert bridge player and has given
instruction classes In the game.
Frederick Stern. 10, of 179 Prospect
Park West, Brooklyn. was struck by
an automobile last night when roller
skating near his home and died when
being taken to Norwegian Hospital.
Herbert Often of 27S Fifty-seventh
street. the driver, was charged with
homicide.
The New York herald., 1921-12-31
whom Beat Record Next:

ord you made to-day" the visitor VEN
tured
Never. If | have to do it, said
Stinson firmly.
"If anybody does break it he'n so
UP the next day and break it again.
Mrs. Stinson was equally firm
What was said between you and
Bertaud at the moment when you knew
you had beaten the record?"
II was watching the clock How do
you feel, Lloyd?' l shouted. He said.
r. otten. I wouldn't go after another
record for all tile money. medals and
glory in the world Lloyd l said.
'that'o exactly the way l feel Then
said, Well we've got the record now
What we goin' do with it now we got
it,? says Lloyd.
"All ! could think of to say was.
Well. that's over SO we shook hands
and stayed up two hours more, and the
last five minutes seemed longer than
all the rest of the time put together.
didn't dare suggest TO Lloyd that we
go down and not trys to be so grasping
for fear he'd take me UP. and Lloyd,
felt the same way about me.
But finally the oil situation got so
bad and we got so cold that neither OF
us could stand 1t any longer. and by
mutual consent. without either of us
saying a thing, we headed her down to
the ground. Come to think OF II, IT
wouldn't have done any good for either
OF us TO think up some bright remark.
for our hearing had temporarily left US.
Now. as to that ''oil situation The
two pilots, alternating in guiding the
plane. were keeping the engine throttled
down 10 Just tho point where the plane
would stay at the desired altitude. no
a. tn III
takes n crack pilot TO accomplish this
apparently simple thing.
The engine was hungry for seventeen
gallons of gas an hour. but they fed "
only twelve. Bertaud putting finger 10
car TO make firm the wad OF cotton.
found that his ear didn't feel mis- I'm
ger nor his finger his ear. The ldea
broke upon him that he was getting
pretty cold.
He took a drink of hot coffee from
bottle. but Stinson. who had Just come
back from the cabin. whence he fttched
a can OF the reserve gasoline, had been
slckened by the fumes in the cabin
and was. as he says. seaslck. lie could
not stand a mouthful OF coffee or
sandwich and ate and drank ncthing
during the whole flight.
At . O'Clock yesterday morning they
found that tho engine was almost WITH
out oil. The oil III its tank. auxiliary
tanks and along the feed pipe and IN
the pump had been made SO viscous oy
the cold that IL wouldn't run. That was
pretty howdy do. 1t was question
either Of feeding the oil by hand In some
way or OF calling off the flight. They
answered Il by pouring the half con-
gealed stuff into the lubricating system
by hand. pint at time.
To do this they had TO break n hole
In the main tank by hand. They coudn' I
tell Just where the break should be
made and, as luck would have H. they
made It so near for bottom that they
couldn't pour much oil at time or II
would run out. From that time on
either Stinson or Bertaud was pouring
oil into the hole alfaost inccssantly.
That was hand freezing job
And the motion o.. the. engine and OK