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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-29
ATLANTIC CO.
MEN ON OUTING
Terra Gotta Employees Have
Sail Up Hudson; Games
and Refreshments

Employees of the three plants of
the Atlantic Terra Gotta Company
in this city, T~ottenville and Rocky
Hill with the members of the fam
lilies numbering more than six hun
bred enjoyed the first outing and ex-
cursion which was held Saturday 10
Forest View Grove on the Hudson.
The steamer Nassau which left from
the city dock at $50 o'clock in the
morning arrived at the grove about
1870 o'clock.
All of the superintendent together
with the heads of the various de-
partments of the three plants were
on the outing. Those of the Rocky
Hill plant with their families were
brought from that place and taken
home at night by bus from this city.
There was dancing on board and
at the grove, the music being fur
nished by the Atlantic orchestra
composed of employees of the con-
Germ.
At the grove games and running
races were held and prizes were
awarded the winners in each event.
The summary follows: rs yard dash.
women and girls. Miss NJ. Haynes;
egg race for women and girls, Miss
Marie Halligan; potato race for
women. Mrs. S. B. Seyler; so yard
dash for women, Miss Dorothy Fid-
Ter; three-legged race for men, DAILY
and DeMarco; m~oustache race, Mi
chael Fee; 100 yard dash for men,
John Squires; short mems race, II.
Lour: volley ball game between mar
ried and single men, the latter won.
The baseball game between Plant
2, this city, and Plant 3, Rocky Hill,
went two innings. The two balls
were lost which terminated the con-
test. Erick Anderson. of Plant 2,
was chairman of the committee of
fifteen of the three plants.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-29
E~X-FREEH0LDER DRAPER
DIES HERE TODAY

Michael Draper, a former free
holder of Middlesex county, died this
morning at his home 1874 Gordon
street, after a brief illness. Mr..
Draper was seized with a hemor-
rhage of the brain on Friday and
passed away this morning. He was
sixty-eight years old and had been
a resident of this city for more than
thirty years. He kept the saloon at
Washington and State streets for a
number of years. He retired from
business ninS years ago. He is sur
vived by his widow.
Mr.. Draper was a member of the
Catholic Benevolent Legion, Perth
Amboy Nest of Owls and +. A. Aerie
No. 1856, Fraternal Order of Eagles.
He served on the Board of Free
holders about fifteen years ago. Ar
engagements for the funeral are being
completed by the family.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-29
PLAN PICNIC
Is FOR CHILDREN
Fairgrounds to Close Wed
nesday--Biu Event to be
Held at SeWaren Beach

The end of the play ground sea-
son m Wednesday. In order that
the windup of these popular places
for the children during the summer
months may be most fitting, a picnic
has been arranged for tomorrow aft
ernoon at the Sewaren Beach. The
merry-go-rounds, swings, bathing
houses. beach, dance floor and other
attractions will be at the use of the
children free of charge.
The children will leave the play
grounds at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning in ten large automobile
trucks which have been donated for
the occasion by the various mer-
chants and factories in the city. 1t
is estimated that between 500 and
700 children will attend the event.
Tickets will be given to all children
emitting them to admittance to all
the attractions at the beach.
The program will consist of a
baseball game. music by Vincent
Higgins Clown Jazz Band assisted
by Montalvo's Magnavox, Charles
Lind in singing and jokes, and a
number Of acts by boys and girls of
the Fairgrounds. There will also be
a treasure hunt. watermelon eating
contest, pie eating econtest and
mouth organ contests. The after
noon will be spent in bathing, dane
ing and playing games. The chill
dren will start home at 4:45 o'clock.
The children will be under the
direction of the playground instruc-
tors, Miss Stella Andrews, Miss Mar
jorie Edmunds, Miss Frances Hance,
C. Arthur Emmons, Jr., William
Leahy and David Thomas.
If it looks like rain or is only
storming slightly the picnic will be
held regardless of weather condi-
tions. Should it storm very hard,
such as a down pour, the affair will
be called off.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-29
ROYAL ARCANUM SHORE
DINNER PLEASING AFFAIR

The seventh annual shore dinner
of Middlesex Council No. 100. Royal
Arcanum, held at Soldiers Saturday
afternoon, brought about a hundred
men and women together to en-
joy the affair. orator Frank
Schmidt, chairman of the arrange
ment committee, was at the head of
the table INC called upon several
grand lodge officers for remarks.
Those who responded were Past
Grand Regent James Greeley of
Newark: Past Grand Regent II. j.
Bierman, of Brooklyn; Grand Orator
Jacob Serbia. of Newark; Supreme
Representative John Drake, of Bel
mar; Chairman State of the Order
Edward Potter. of Metuchen; Dis
trict Deputy Grand Regent William
Drake. of Metuchen, and District
Deputy Campbell, of Passaic.
Mayor William C. Wilson and
Deputy Grand Regent John Hanson,
a past regent of the local council.
were also present,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-29
Nrctuchen Parties to Meet

METUCHEN. Aug. 29:-Republi-
can and Democratic leaders of the
borough will meet tonight in an eff
fort to patch up their differences
and unite on a ticket to be support
ed by both parties at the primaries.
it vas announced today. Suggestions
that both parties unite on a selection
of some sort of a combination ticket
which will result in the election of
the best men for the borough posts
have not been we'll received by the
Democrats, it is said. They wish to
run an entire ticket themselves. The
resulting antagonism is the cause of
tonight's meeting and an attempt TO
bring the revolving leaders to an
agreement in support of a split ticket
will be made, it is said.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-29
Wire News

CAPE EPRY. o.. Aug. 29.-Work
of the small arms firing school, which
is to be a schooling in the element
airy and practical uses of the rifle
and pistol started here today. More
than 500 rifemen, including civilians
and national guardsmen, from all
parts of the country were in action.
The school continues through Sep
TENDER 5.
CHICAGO, Aug. 29:-Nearly 4,00(
delegates from many parts of the
United States were here for the
opening of the annual convention of
the National Fraternal Congress OF
America, including nearly every fra
ternal society in the United States
and Canada. 1t is said to have a
membership of more than 23,000.0OO
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-29

BUFFALO - Boy, page Dick
Wilmington, late Lord Mayor of
London.
He ought to meet Maxwell NJ.
Nowak candidate for mayor in
this city: They have much in COM
mon to talk about.
Right now the bells that rang
courage and hopefulness into the
ears of Wilmington + calling No
wax and the country may witness
the unusual spectacle of a man, late
ly an immigrant, summoned to the
mayoralty of one of the nations
greatest cities.
Nowak was born in Inowraclaw,
Poland, in 1885. Thus if the for
tunes of politics go well for him, he
will have the added distinction of
being the youngest mayor of any of
tho larger cities of the nation.
Father a Baker
He came to this country when a
boy, the youngest member of a typi-
cal immigrant family. The father
worked at his trade Of baker, and on
a meager wage, maintained his fam
lily, the children helping as they
came of working age.
Maxwell Nowak went through the
grammar schools into High school,
but before graduation left school to
go into the milling business with
his father.
At 81 he became his fathers part
ner and today, in Hammond. Ind,
they have the fourth largest feed
mill in the United States.
Hs
Heads Five Banks
Nowak is president of five banks,
head of a big finance corporation,
identified with many of the big en-
terprises along the Niagara frontier
and spends his leisure time impress
ing people of foreign birth that
America is truly the land of oppor-
tunity.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-29
TROOPS REACH !,
REVOLT AREA
London Hopes to Confine the
Revolution to MaIabar
Section in India

LONDON, Aug. 29-Reports to-
day from the revolution area of Mall
abar. B. l., indicating British troops
firm belief in London that the up
rising would be confined to this area,
although zone would deny the seri-
BUSINESS of the situation or its po-
tentialities for spreading.
The area is more or less isolated
from other portions of India, which
might be expected to lend co-opera-
ton, but it would not surprise Of
fetal circles here if at least, the fan
atical Mohammedans should take
this occasion to write another
chapter in their almost continuous
warfare against the British.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-29
Judge j. Frank Maynard (Above)
and Prosecuting Attorney H.. b. Lee.

BLUEFIELD, w. Va.-The worst
market in the world for b~ootleggers
is in Mercer county, w. Va.
They're being sentenced to Jail
so fast here hat they have to wait
their turns to serve their terms.
For the county Jail is full!
When another Volstead violator
is sentenced, Sheriff b. b. Hunt ac-
cepts bail from him-if he can fur
nish it-and, sends for him as soon
as a predecessor in prison completes
his sentence.
One hundred and seventy-fivc
liquor law indictments were returned
at the last session of the grand jury.
The eason for all the activity
well. Prosecuting Attorney H. B.
Lee and Judge j. Frank Maynard
hit the dry sawdust trail at the re-
cent Billy Sunday revival meetings
here!
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-29
Coming to Majestic

Ladies Night" is the frivolous
nd fetching and frolicsome title of
the exceedingly frdlicsome, fetching
and frivolous farce written by Avery
Hopwood and Charlton Andrews,
and which has had a successful run
at the Eltinge theatre, New York.
for more than a year. A. H. Woods
will present this farce at the Majes-
tic theatre on September Z, for an
engagement of n night. Being the
logical successor of such uproarious
Woods entertainment as up in Ma
bells Room" "Parlor. Bedroom and
Bath and THE Girl in the Limou-
sine,' Ladies Night" naturally be-
gins where the others enc. Hence,
the adventures of the poor. shy and
~iroffensive young hero of Ladies
Night" need a Turkish bath setting
for their proper expression. The
authors have adopted as their slogan
speed and Spice without Sin"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-29
H MISSES BIRD
ARE GIVEN PARTY

The Misses Helen and Mabel Bird.
of Caanan, Conn.,, were the guests
of honor at a party given at the
home of Mrs. p. Parkstrom, in Cor
don street Saturday. The evening
was spent in singing and playing
games. Refreshments were served
at a late hour.
Those present were the Misses
Helen and Mabel Bird, Elvira Cole
man, Alice and Edna Bergren,
Messrs. William and Frank Thomp-
son. Charles Russell and Arthur
Parkstrom and Walter Bergren, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Coleman, of this
city, and Mr.. and Mrs. John Lengle.
of Conn.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-29
SLOvAK CITIZENS FORM
POLITICAL CLUB HERE

The Slovak Citizens Independent
Political Club was organized yester-
day in the Slovak auditorium. The
club will take an active interest in
all political doings of the city, county
and state but will not follow the
lead of either the Democratic or Re-
publican party but decided upon in
dependent candidates, picked from
all parties when they stand for the
ideals of the club.
The officers elected at yesterdays
meeting are Steve A. Kozusko,
president; John G. Hospodar, vice
president; Joseph A. Maraz, secre-
tary; Andrew Muska, financial Sec
rotary and Joseph Kczenzakovic,
treasurer.
A meeting of the new organization
will be held on Thursday night at
o'clock in the Slovak auditorium.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-29
NEVILLE ST. HOUSE
OF ROBBERY

Seventeen dollars in cash. a foun-
tain pen and six handkerchiefs were
included in the loot taken by thieves
who entered the home of William
Reader at 460 Neville street, on Sat
urday night. Upon receipt of the re-
port of the robbery Detective Lieu
tenant Joseph Gutowski was detailed
o investigate the matter. Entry was
gained through forcing a front win
dow with a chisel, Detective Gutow-
SIX said.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-29
RECOVER BOYS BODY
FROM RARITAN CANAL

fBy Eysning News STAN correspondent.l
NEW BRUNSWICK, Aug. 90
The body of Clarence Cooper, ten
years old, of Nelson street, drowned
in the canal Friday morning, was
recovered late Saturday night by
two boys playing near the United
States Rubber Company dock. The
point where the body was discovered
floating in the water is over a half
mile from the point where young
Cooper fell into the water.
1t vas claimed by Albert Areeda,
a fi~ve-year-old companion of Coop
er's. that the lad vas pushed into
the water by a colored boy but con-
tinued questioning by the local police
las resulted in no definite Informal
ton that will lead to the arrest of
any person.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-29
SOCIAL CLUB HAS
SUCCESSFUL PICNIC

The Observation-Disclosures Citizens
Social Club held their first picnic in
Pine Grove yesterday and it's outcome
was most successful netting over 500
for the use of the club. The money
will be used for furnishing the club
headquarters recently taken over In
Broad street. The next club meeting
will be held on Thursday night, Sep
TENDER 8, and all members and their
friends are urged to attend.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-29
New Auto Bus Line

IBy EVENTS News Stan Correspondent
NEW BRUNSWICK, Aug. ga
certificate of trade name has been
placed on file at the office of the
county clerk by the Sunshine Bus
Company. The company will oper-
ate buses between Perth Amboy and
New Brunswick and stephen Brod-
kinsky, of 264 Goodwin street, Perth
Amboy, and Eric ]. Anderson. of 275
Market street, are the owners of the
new enterprise.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-29
OBITUARY
Thomas ToInlinson

The funeral of the late Thomas
Tomlinson of Perth Amboy, was held
at the residence of Robert Jackson,
351 County street. New Bedford,
Mass. Tuesday afternoon, August 23.
The deceased was well known in
New Bedford, having been a promi-
nent grocer there for many years..
The many floral tributes received
showed the high esteem In which
the deceased vas held in Perth Am
boy and New Bedford.
Interment was made in Rural GEM
etery. New Bedford. Mr.. Tomlin-
son passed away at his home on Rec
tor street, In this city, Friday, Au-
gust 10. His widow survives him.
Funeral For Thomas Grieve
Funeral services for Thomas
Grieve, a former superintendent of
the water department, who died
Thursday at Amber, Pa, will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 2
O'Clock from his late residence. IS
Market street. Rev. Frederick Mel
dermeyer, pastor of the First Pres
'byterian church, will oficiate. The
interment will be private in Green
wood cemetery, Brooklyn. Raritan
Lodge No. 61. F. and A. NJ, of
which the deceased was a member,
will have charge.
Josephine Rainerc
Josephine Rainere, seven months
old, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Rainere, of 429 New Bruins
wick avenue, died yesterday. Fun
eral services were held this after
noon at . o'clock from the home of
her parents. Interment was in st.
Mary's cemetery.
Funeral Fol Mrs. Covert
GEYPORT, Aug. 29.-Funera.
services for the late Mrs. Sophia N
Covert. who died at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. William Van Mater
Jr.. Wednesday. were conducted
from the homo of Mrs. Van Mater or
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev
+. L. B. Reynolds. pastor of the To-
cal Reformed church. and Rev. d
Doyle. pastor of the Colts Neck Re,
formed church, officiating, intermen'
following in Atlantic cemetery, Colt!
Neck.
The deceased was born in Atlantic
township and had resided in tina
section until the death of her hus'
band several years ago, when sh'
came to make her home with he
slaughter. she had been a member
of the Colts Neck Reformed church
for man. years uniting with the To-
cal church after coming here to live
Besides her daughter she is survived
by a sister, Mrs. NJ. Sickles of Free
hold.
At the funeral services favorit,
hymns were rendered by Mrs. Franl
A. Smith.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-29
Halt Work on War Craft

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2g:-Con-
struction of two dreadnoughts at
Brooklyn navy yards has been or
dered suspended.
A high naval official declares that
the suspension has nothing whatever
to do with the coming disarmament
conference or with results Sof the
recent airplane-vs-battleship test of
the Virginia canes
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-29
SIGN HUNGARY
PEACE TREATY
Paper Signed at 5 O'Clock
This Afternoon at Residence
of U. S. Commissioner

BUDAPEST, Aug. 29:-The treaty
of peace between Hungary and the
United States will be signed at 8
o'clock this afternoon by Foreign
Minister Banssy for Hungary and by
Grant Smith. United States commits.
sioner for America.
The ceremony will take place al
the residence of Mr.. Smith, who is
residing at the home of Countess
Laszlo Szechenyi, who was formerly
Miss Gladys M. Vanderbilt, youngest
daughter of Mrs. Vanderbilt of New
York.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-29
u. S. OIL MEN HAVE
ARRIVED IN MEXICO
TBy The Associated Press.1

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 29.-The
heads of five American petroleum
eel who are to confer with
Mexican officials regarding the Mex
lear oil situation arrived here today.
Robert Teagle, head of the Stand
ard Oil Company of New Jersey, and
leader of the oil party, told the Asso-
ciated Press that he had nothing to
say at present about the trip.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-29
JERSEY
Pigeon Broke Record

WASHINGTON, Aug. ga pig
con which carried a message from
Mayor Thompson of Chicago. to
President Harding, broke a worlds
record. the department of agricul-
ture announced today.
The bird was a product of the
government loft at Beltsville Md.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-29
Site News

SOMERVILLE, Aug. 29.-Harry
Reed, a circus bill poster, died at
the Somerset hospital from shock
and loss of blood resulting in the loss
of a leg on a railroad bridge yes
terday. He sat on top of a box car
with one leg ~protruding over the
side. 1t struck a girder of the bridge
as the train was travelling fast.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-29
G. O. p. to Meet in punelIcn

BY Evening News STAFF Correspondent
NEW BRUNSWICK, Aug. 20
The Dunellen Republican Club will
hold a pre-prlmary g~et-together
meeting on Tuesday night. The pur-
pose of the meeting is to prepare for
the coming primary campaign and
candidates for nomination to the
various posts are to be asked to be
present at the gathering.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-29

ELIZABETH, Aug. 29.-Two arm
ed negroes held up Thomas Sokach,
operator of a one-man trolley car
of the Bayway line, early today and
robbed him of s2S and a gold watch.
Later a patrolman of the Linden
police department exchanged shots
with two negro suspects who es-
capped.
JERSEY CITY, Aug. 29-James
A. Bailey, father-in-law of Harry
Foley, private secretary to Gov
ernor Edwards. died here today. Mr..
Bailey who retired from the har-
ness business several years ago was
e;ghty-six years old.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-29
Visit BattIcfeldS

BRUSSELS, Aus .29-The party
of American Legion members left
here today or a special train to visit
the Belgian battlefields and will go
over the ground where the Amer
leans fought in the World war.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-29
City Briefs

secretary John +. Bergen, of the
Saber of Commerce, has returned
, after spending two weeks in
Sson, Wis, attending the School
Community Leadership of the
.nerican City Bureau.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-29
G. o. p. County Ticket Complete

NEW BRUNSWICk, aug. "
With the recent selection of John V.
Hubbard as the candidate for the
nomination for coroner the slate of
the Middlesex county Republicans is
complete. The list of other candi-
dates has been made up for some
time but the selection for the post of
coroner was delayed.
Mr.. Hubbard is a New Brunswick
man and served as some
years ago.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-29
LOUIS DUBOIS T

235 RECTOK STREET
Tel. 217-R Perth Amboy. y. j..
NOTARY PUBLIC
Applications for Soldier Bonus. Civil
War. Spanish-American Veteran and Wild
ow's Pensions a speciality.
Open Every Eyenlng from ! TO Q p. NJ.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-29
MOUNTAIN ROADS
IN EXCELLENT SHAPE

The mountain roads are in good
shape. Many tourists and others are
under the impression that they are
all washed out. but the recent rains
have not damaged them. The Squir-
rel Creek road is as good as ever. as
the creek did not get out of its banks
or wash out any bridges.
Altho the roads are in good shape.
tho necessary up-keep is necessary.
especially during this time of year.
when SO many vacsuonists are visit
ing the mountains. This work started
this week. and is being done by the
U. S. Forest Service. A definite plan
of work has been worked out. where
by the work will be even all over tho
territory. and one vicinity will not
get all of the improvements and other
sections none
]. l. Brownlee, assistant district
engineer in The Forrest Service. stat
ed that the Blue Lake road at La
veta is about completed. After that
project is finished. the men will move
camp to the Squirrel creek road. ac-
cordinG to Mr.. Brownlee. who was
in the city Monday. The North Creek
road Is being improved also. In each
district. tho supervisors solo duty Is
to see that the work IL carried out
properly.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-29
Street Cars to Operate
Until 1890 at Night

stree. cars vii b. run az iste In the
evening an under tho military orders
tho citizens arc allowed to te out with
out military passes
This statement wBs made by General
Manager W. r. Raber. Of the Atkars,s
Valley Railway. Iisht e Power com
p,ry. last evening.
And this means under N. new mill
'ary order. which goes into cffert this
evening. that cars wifi hcs.,ftcr run
on tho ncheduios they have hcnr rpnr-
ing tho past two days. until 1870
o'clock In tho evening. or 3enr eror=h
to tina, hour .o- tho cars to complete
their trips hy IN. 10 o'clock.
MIR. Rsher was asked ahou. the prob.
able dste1 when cars would oe run
thru the city on old time schedule. and
replied that by tho time the streets
arc cleaned up so thai cars could run
on the lower portions Of Union and
Main. the company would b, in post
ton to operate thru car service. This
condition is hoped will obtain inside
tho mex, dsy or two. A vet rubbish
on Homc Of these streets not only eN-
tends beyond tho is-foo. limit. but
even on tho car tracks in places.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-29

well as bushes firms feel that they
should be entitled to 1t, but the Man
ufacturers' association have filed their
claim to 1t.
At the above date at the San Isabel
cafeteria, the Pueblo Flood will be
placed on the action block and sold.
c. A. Orr, president of the association
will handle the hammer. and Willis
II. Parker will hold the clerks chair.
Besides the greatest auction sale of
the most queer property. an important
speech will be delivered by B. F. Scrib-
ner. Mr.. Scribner will speak on "A
s2o.0o0.0e0 Advertising Campaign" He
will show how Pueblo was advertised
by the flood. by the flood reports and
the relief measures that the whole
world has heard of. He has just re-
turned from Europe. having been there
when notified of the Pueblo disaster.
and he will have very interesting
address.
Manufacturers Auction Sale
One good flood will be sold at
auction Wedpssday noon, June 90.
at the San Isabel cafeteria. Bert
F. Scribner. who has Just returned
from Europe. will speak on "A
$40, ,0Oo, 900 Advertising Campaign"
Luncheon will be served.
Pueblo Manufacturers Association.
C. A. ORR. Auctioneer.
Willis n. Parker, Clerx