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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-29
RECTOR'S GUILD TO AID
O M FOR AGED

The members of the Rector's Guild
of st. Peters Parish are busy al
work raising the money for thelr
contribution towards furniture for
the new Home for the Aged. Their
first event for this purpose will be a
food sale in the Parish House on
this coming Saturday afternoon be-
tween the hours of 2 and 5 o'clock.
Delicious home made cakes, bread,
candy, pies and other home-made
goodies will be for sale. Miss Flor
ence Garretson is the chairman in
charge.
Preparations are being completed
for the informal dance to be held by
the guild for this same benefit on
Friday night. October z. Tonghinfs
Sterling Six orchestra have been pro-
cured to furnish the syncopation and
Miss Harriet Tice as chairman. Is
completing other arrangements nec'
essary to the ucces of the dance.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-29
ACTION ON CARS
BY THE COUNTY
Freeholders to Give Out FordS
for Use of the County
Officials

NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. %
Further action to put the Ford auto
mobiles. recently purchased by the
Board of F~reeholders. at the dispos-
al Of the Offices of the prosecutor
and the sheriff is expected at the
weekly session of the board this at
ternoon. The machines were deliv-
ered the day after their purchase
was authorized and have been in
storage in a garage across from the
court house because the sheriff and
prosecutor maintain they have no
power to use them until formal ac-
ceptance has been made by the
Board of Freeholders.
A committee will probably be ap-
pointed from the freeholders to take
up with the sheriff and prosecutor
the matter of procuring a garage,
and gasoline and oil supplies. The
freeholders feel that one place should
be designated for the care, storage
and supplying of the machines since
by this system a check on costs nay
be kept more easily.
The freeholders are inspecting the
newly constructed bridge at New
Market this morning and this ar
ternoon will look owe the stretch
of road recently laid at the outer
end of Livingston avenue, New
Brunswick.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-29

Friends, 1 believe when we can
understand the law of human life as
well as Mr.. Edison understands cleo
tricity, we can be well and happy
and prosperous. When we can make
the effort to get acquainted with hui
man life and its automatic law, as
Mr.. Burbank has the law and life
of plant, tree and flower, we then
shall be able to make at least a cor
responding change in the human for
Improvement
"That gave me my cue"
After listening to all of the books
on applied psychology which her sis
ter could read, to<her, Miss Hallam
asked to be seated before a mirror.
There. believing the mirror an aid
to concentration, she practically
! wil1ed the return of her eyesight.
Commands Vision
She repeated aloud during Is min
utes several times every day these
words:
Cells of my eyes are ~readjusting
for perfect eyes, for perfect eye
sight"
Two weeks from the day she be-
gan the concentration, according to
Miss Hallam, she was able to see per-
fectly.
Then she began concentration for
perfect health.
That, too, came as willed. With
in six months she was perfectly well.
All of this, says Miss Hallam, Is
the result of putting the subcon'
scious mind at work.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-29
FREEHOLDERS' ASSOCIATION
TO dine At SEIDLER'S

NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. 20
The annual fish dinner of the old
Freeholders' Association is planned
for Thursday, October 6. at Soldiers
Beach, 1t was announced today. The
organization is composed of the liv-
ing members of the old board which
existed at the time when every vot-
ing district in the county was repre-
sented on the governing body. 1t is
said that the last board of freehold
ers under the old plan had twenty
three members.
The annual dinner of the associa-
ton is always eagerly looked for by
the members and their friends and
is a time of reunions and remaking
Of old friendships. Since the last af-
fair two members, Michael Draper,
of Perth Amboy, and Thomas Duni-
gan, of Woodbridge, have died.
Asbury Fountain, of South River,
and Charles Jackson, of New Bruins
wick, are at present the president
and secretary of the association but
new officers for the ensuing year will
be chosen at the annual meeting on
October 6.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-29
GRIT and WORK, CHEER UP
CURE FOR HARD TIMES

NEW YORK, Sept. 29-Grit, de-
termination and hard work can cure
the economic conditions that upset
the country. in the opinion of
Thomas A. Edison.
The inventor believes a general
pessimistic view of the situation has
d~sneI,aseh to bring about depres-
sion, and that good times can be
restored by optimism, faith, COM
mon sense and hard work.
Nothing to worry over" he said,
"tf we set ourselves resolutely to the
task.
lizard times come in recurring
cycles, and are nothing new. The
point is that the country always
RECEIVERS from them and goes for
ward with greater strides than
before.
we will get over 1t now, too.
The idea has begun to turn. Times
are getting better slowly. The bad
periods are caused by a faulty adj
ustment Of our economic machine,
ur by some unusual force, such as
war.
1.-THE machine will work properly
as soon as the obstruction is re-
moved"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-29
WOMEN CROWD POOL
AT Y. M. C. A.

With credit not only to the direc-
tor under whose supervision they
were trained, but to the Y. NJ. c. A.
which has opened its doors to the
women and girls of the city, n day
each week, the junior and senior
women swimmers took part in a
swimming meet in the local pool last
night, which in itself exhibited the
splendid work accomplished at the
~" on Wednesdays during the past
summer season. The meet which
concluded the swimming season, was
filled with plenty of pep and go from
the first event a f~orty-yard dash to
the final funny stunt"
Women and girls, many of whom
had never been in the ~" before
crowded the Lodges around the pool
to witness the eight events compris-
ing the evenings program. The pool
itself presented an unusually attrac-
tive appearance with its decorations
of red and yellow. two big VS. pre-
dominating at each end, for which
all credit iss due Miss Viola Mason.
The life saving demonstration in
which Viola Mason and Laura
Strandberg exhibited the tired SWIM
mer's carry; Lily Bjork and Eleanor
Jones, the head carry, and Elizabeth
Nobel and Viola Mason, the cross
chest, was particularly interesting as
was the diving contest and the SPLEEN
did showing made by the beginners
in all of their events. At the conclu-
son of the meet the winners were
awarded ribbons and those passing;
the life saving tests during the sum-
mer were awarded the emblems and
pins.
A stunt in which Virginia Hoy
and Alice Bjork featured as stars
finished the evening. Each demon
strated the art of singing in the wa
ter underneath a pail. Both were
so adept that the judges could reach
no decision as to the best and each
received a loving cup for their eff
forts. The original stunt finished
the evening in merry manner.
Miss Marion Burns, girls physical
director at the High school; Miss
Mamie Snyder, of Railway, and Miss
Helen Robertson, formerly physical
director at the "Y," were the judges.
Miss Frances Hance, official score
keeper, and Miss Edythe Bjork, an
nouncer, while Miss Margaret Rich
art presided over everything in her
usual efficient manner.
The program of the evenings
CNSlllS dltu Tic loiiilC ~ "i'fNA stAS
winners finished follows:
Twenty yard dash for seniors:
Eleanor BEogger, first place; Flor
ence Brownmiller, second; Lily
Bjork third.
Side stroke for form for women:
Mrs. Walter H. War;, first; Miss
Muriel Foote, second; Miss Laura
S~trandberg, third.
Twenty yard dash for juniors:
| Margaret Counihan. first; Marion
Larsen, second; Sarah Fithian'
third.
Thirty-fve foot dash for begin
ners: Edythe Bork, A. Johnson, WV
ian Tucker.
Side stroke for form for juniors:
Katherine Lake, first; Eleanor
Spawn, second; Irene McNulty,
third.
Forty yard dash for seniors:
Eleanor Brogger, first; Florence
Brownmiller, second; Florence
Hughes, third.
Diving contest, seniors: Lily
Bjork first; Elizabeth Nobel, Sec
ond; Alice Bjork, third.
Junior diving contest: Marion
Larsen, first, Margaret Counihani
second; Virginia Hoy, third.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-29

CLEVELAND.-Train your sub
conscious mind! Make it work for
you! Then nothing will be beyond
the realm of your own possibilities.
This is the theory of Miss Anna
Maud Hallam, practical psychologist.
Miss Hallam is vital, successful,
enthusiastic proof of her own
theories.
She was stone blind at one time,
and due to the awakening of her
own latent possibilities, she recover
ed her sight.
Health Breaks Down
at was only a short time after
leaving college that the train of ex-
periences which broke my health
began" says Miss Hallam. my
mother died. 1 became seriously i'll
and after a long convalescent pc
Rod began the planning of a home
with my iance-a real pal whom l
had long known. Suddenly a mes
sage came telling me of his death.
"Then it was that l broke down
completely and lost my sight.
IT became possessed of a great de-
sire to leave my home in New York
and go to Colorado. That was my
| subconscious mind coming to the
rescue-because it was in Colorado
| that my sister one Sunday led me
into a little church where 1 was
| given the thought which gave me
courage.
"The minister in that little church
said.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-29
PERSONALS

Among the visitors at the state
fair at Trenton yesterday were Mr..
and Mrs. Irving Kipp. of Madison
avenue.
Christian Kerner, OF Terhune's
department store, is confined to his
home in Madison avenue by illness.
Mrs. Kerner, who recently under
went a serious operation, is rapidly
recovering.
A son. Jerome. was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Leo Jacobson. of Madison
avenue, last Thursday at their home.
Mrs. Mary Langan, Mrs. Alice Ian
gan and daughter Anna, are spending
a week at Atlantic City where Mrs.
Mary Langan is attending a conven-
ton of the Shepherds of Bethlehem.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cars Christensen, of
Park avenue, attended the Interstate
Fair in Trenton, Tuesday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-29
AVENEL SCHOOL
STORY DENIED
Mayor H. R. Valentine Re-
ported to Have Changed
Original School Plans

AVENEL, Sept, 29.-Reports of
an eleventh hour attack upon Com
mitteeman-at-Large Howard r. VAL
entine in Avenel by opponents OF his
in an effort to cause the voters of
this place to Swing" from him to
his successful opponent Arthur A.
Deter, furnish the principal topic
Of conversation here nov that the
primary election result is definitely
known. Valentine was not only de-
feated in the township but in Avenel
as we'll, it having been expected he
would carry this place owing to his
position in favoring the new addi-
tion to the AVenel school.
The rumor which was started
Tuesday afternoon was to the effect
that Committeeman Valentine had
sold out" to Colonia interests, that
instead of receiving a four-room adj
dition and large auditorium Avenel
was to get only a two-room addi-
ton, and, that Colonia was to receive
a new school. This report spread
like wild-flre, the women in partlc-
ular being greatly affected by the
news and Immediately Joined togeth-
err to oppose Mayor Valentine TOT
his supposed action in the matter.
Committeeman Gardner, who was
at his office in Jersey City, was noti-
fed and he Immediately left for
Avenel, where he got in touch with
the president of the Board of Edu-
cation and learned that no change
had been made in the proposed plans
for the school addition, which in
Guided four rooms and a large audi
torium. His information was re-
ceived too late, however, as the DAM
age to Mayor Valentine had been
done, the votes cast against him and
no way remained in which to rem
edy matters. The supporters of the
mayor are incensed over the circu-
lation of the false umo that the
school plans had been changed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-29
GOVERNOR PROCLAIMS
FOR PREVENTION DAY

TRENTON, Sept. 29.-Citing the
fact that the burning up of created
wealth, with it's attendant heavy loss
of life, goes on apparently uncheck-
ed, despite costly experiences or
ruinious CONGREGATIONS in the past.
Governor Edwards today issued a
proclamation designating Monday,
October 10, as Fire Prevention Day.
The executive urgently asks every
citizen of the state to take an &C
tive part in making this day and
period of practical value.
Governor Edwards declared in his
proclamation that over $~1,416,OOO,-
600 OF the resources of this country
We're destroyed by fire between 1915
and 1919 inclusive. Excepting for
the year OF the San Francisco catas-
trophe, 1920 witnessed the greatest
years loss ever suffered by the
United States, with a total of $780,
600, 900, the statement showed. The
losses in New Jersey alone during
the foregoing five year period, the
governor said, were $6S,679. 525. But
the greatest penalty of all, the eO'
ecutive declared in concluding, is the
appalling loss of life in fire, there
having been nearly $4,000 persons,
mostly women and children. burned
to death in this country each year.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-29
MASQUE CIVIC BALL
TO BE HELD NOV. Is

Although several weeks away,
preparation for the masquerade civic
ball to be given under the auspices
of the Martha Washington Club on
November Is in Junior Hall, are
nearing completion. Tonghinfs
Sterling Six have consented to play
for the dancing and several mem
bers. the Misses Margaret Demko,
leila ~Buynofsky, Helen Hlavacs and
Elsie Stevenson are busy arranging
a varied program of dances.
The club gave a similar dance last
year. meeting with success both So
cially and financially and the occa-
sion of this year promises to to be
Just as nice. AS of last year the girls
will wear their Martha Washington
costumes to distinguish them from
the other guests. Tickets for the
event may be procured from the
members at any time. The patrons
and %patroness will be announced
within a few weeks.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-29
LIVED IN ROOM WHERE
SLAIN FRIENDS BODY WAS

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-Detec-
tives today were trying to trace a
couple known as Mr.. and Mrs. Boul-
anger, who it is believed lived for
several days, unwittingly. n a room
where the body of a young woman
friend, murdered, had been stored.
The body. Npacked away in newspap-
ers, was found in an unused closet
of a lodging house room the couple
had occupied. A cloth gag had been
tied into the woman's mouth with a
white stocking. The date of one OF
the newspapers September FL, Is be-
lieved to be a clue to the murder.
The Boulangers did not quit the
room until last Thursday.
The woman was known at the
house only as Mrs. Fay" The pro-
prietcr told the police Mr.. Fay left
last Thursday saying Mrs. Fay had
fallen i'll and had removed her to a
hospital. He is being sought In con-
.nection with her DEATH
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-29
WOODBRIDGE


Miss Verna McElroy returned to
Providence. r. l., on Monday, where
she will enter her sophomore year
as a student in the Women's College
in Brown University.
Miss Ruth Potter, of West Main
street, left yesterday for Cambridge,
Mass, to attend Sargent College of
Physical Education.
Miss Victoria Brown, of Green
street, has entered Miss Baird's
School at East Orange.
Miss Margaret Crossen, of Eliza
beth, formerly of Sewaren, will enter
Montclair Normal School in Febru-
airy.
Miss Helen Elias is attending Tenn
pie University at Philadelphia.
Mrs. Ruth x. Green has returned
to her duties at No. l school, having
recovered from her recent severe i'll
ness.
Miss Ruth Weaver has returned to
st. Mary's College at Plainfield.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-29
ORDER EASTERN STAR
PLANS CARD PARTY

The local order of Eastern Star,
Raritan Chapter No. SIS. will begin
their fall social season with a card
party in the Elks club rooms in Mad
ison avenue. on the night of Mon
day, October II. Arrangements are
being made for an especially nice
party under the direction of Mrs. Mill
ton Ortel. as chairman. Tables will
be arranged for the games of PIN
ochle, bridge and 500 and numerous
pretty prizes will be awarded in each.
Refreshments will be served Fand
everyone who attends is promised a
good time. Tickets r out and may
be procured from the committee who
are Mrs. John Dockstader and Mrs.
Frieda Satler, of Woodbridge; Mrs.
Charles Seele. Jr., of Metuchen; Mrs.
Charles johnson, Mrs. John Orsoe,
Mrs. James McCrory and Miss Edna
Lindhart, of this city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-29
Talk Independent Candidates

NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. 20
AS the result of the outcome of the
primary elections there is consider
able talk here of the organization of
an independent Republican ticket to
be put into the field for the general
election.
1t is pointed out by advocates of
the scheme that the biggest majority
of the votes cast on Tuesday were
the votes of the supporters of the
machine candidates and that those in
favor Of a better administration of
county affairs failed to appear at the
polls. 1t is thought that a last min.
ute effort to give the independent
Republican voters a chance to put
their men into Office should be made.
The regular Republican organiza-
ton. of course, is jubilant over the
results Of the primaries and the sue
81 of its efforts,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-29
WOODBRIDGE man SAYS
GUILTY TO BOOZE SALE

NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. 20
Joseph Hollis, off Woodbridge, the
grocer recently arrested on a charge
of Illegally selling liquor, was ar
raigned before Judge Cleary tins
morning and changed his former
plea from not guilty to guilty. lie
was fined 800.
Attorney Thomas Haggerty, coun-
sci for Hollis. informed the court
that a customer had come into the
store requesting a bit of liquor for
her sick mother. The store Keeper
supplied the "hootch" to save the life
of the woman, but claimed he retus-
ed payment. Subsequently he found
a dollar bill on the counter of his
store believed to have been left by
the receiver of the liquor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-29
Judgment For Trust Co.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. ga
judgment for S271.43 in favor of the
Perth Amboy Trust Company was
granted by Judge Freeman Wood
bridge in the district court this
morning. The action of the trust
company. represented by Morris L.
Goldberger, was uncontested and
brought to o the sun of s265
due on a thirty day note given by
Katie Market on June 9, and en-
dorsed by Alex Niemerera, Deza
kWalkoczy. Michael Seaman, Frank
Magyar and NJ. Markell.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-29
Levy on Plant Here.

William Hannah, process server of
the county sheriff's office made a
levy yesterday, on the tobacco fac
tory of Nathan Wilentz. of Perth
Amboy. The levy, made on a writ
out of the court of chancery, in
cludes all tobacco in the factory
as well as whatever moneyNnow due
the concern for goods sold and is
made for the purpose of satisfying
an execution decree of $~2,207.SS
made in favor of James NJ. Buckner.
Costs of collection will be included
in the levy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-29
TAX APPEALS SUGGESTED
BY DEMOCRATIC SENATORS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-Re-
tention of the corporation capital
stock tax and repeal of all the special
taxes such as those on brokers, pro-
p~rietors of theatres, circuses, auto
mobile bus lines, shooting galleries,
and the like, is proposed in n OF
q series of amendments to the Re-
publican tax revision bill offered to-
day by Senator Simmons of North
Carolina, on behalf of h Demo-
cratic members of the finance COM
mittee. Other proposals provided
for repeal of the freight and passen'
ger transportation taxes and the
$4,000 exemption allowed to corpor'
atoms.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-29
nnens Studio Here

Maxwell MacMichael the organist
and choirmaster of st. Peters Epis-
copal church, has permanently
opened his studio in h Parish
House in Rector street, where he
will give instructions in both piano
and voice. In his playing on last
Sunday morning and at his recital
ON last Sunday night, the new or
ganist was most enthusiastically re-
ceived. During the musical season
he will give several r%ecitals, n in
particular to be an organ recital
where he will play several numbers
of his own composition.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-29
THREE ARRESTED FOR SALE
OF LIQUOR At OLD BRIDGE

NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. 20
Vince Kocolovich. proprietor of a
hotel. Malcolm Andrews and William
York, all of Old Bridge, are lodged
in the county Jail accused of illegally
disposing of intoxicating liquor for
beverage purposes, following two
raids conducted by the county au-
thorities last night.
Warrants had been previously OBJ
tanned and were served after obser-
walton by the authorities established
the fact the liquor was being sold.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-29
To Take Part I'm Parade

WOODBRIDGE. Sept. 29-Wood-
bridge Fire Company No. / headed
by Voss' Band will participate in the
firemen's parade at Lakewood on
October 10. Any town people wish
ing to accompany "our boys should
communicate with Chief E. NJ. Satt-
Ter before October and a bus will
be secured for their accommodation,
the fare to be regulated by the num-
Der wishing to go. The more to go
the lower the rate of transportation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-29
OBITUARY
HesSie A.

TOTTENVILLE, Sept. 29-Hessie
A. Greacen, sixtyeight years of age.
died at the home Of her sister, Mrs.
Mary A. Pendexter, 1889 Amboy
road early this morning. Funeral
services will be held from her late
home Saturday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock and interment will be held
in Bethel cemetery. Rev. Mr.. Bin
d%enberger will officiate at both SER
vices. Besides the sister with whom
she lived, the deceased is survived
by a sister Mrs Maggie A. Arneberg
of Brooklyn; a niece, Mrs. William
Morris. of Tottenville, and a grand-
son, Henry B~orslinger, of York, Pa.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-29
Lien is Filed Today

NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. 29:-A
mechanics lien claim has been filed
with the county clerk by the Beth
lehem F~abricators, Inc, of Philadel-
phia, against the Eastern Potash
Corporation, which has a new fac
tory in Raritan township. The Phil
adelphia company recently erected
the steel work in the new plant and
maintains that a balance of $S7,S02.-
n is still due on the original total
of $207,1 the cost of the plant.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-29
Church

NEW BRUNSWICK. Sept. 29.-
A certificate of incorporation has
been filed with the county clerk by
Our Redeemer's Evangelical Luth-
eran Church of Fords, New Jersey.
Nels B. Skov is named as agent of
the association, which has Offices on
Ford avenue. The organization is
formed for the establishment and
maintenance of a Lutheran church in
Fords. Chris Jorgensen. Peter Dali
and Nels B. Skov, OF Fords, are
named as the trustees for the ensu-
ing year.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-29
SCHOOL NEWS

Enrolment for the night schools
will be held Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday. October S, 6 and z, from
7 to Q O'Clock p. M. at the grammar
school and No. s. Glasses will begin
October 10. Royal Predmore. prin-
cipal of the night schools, IS rece'vs
ing the cooperation of the board OF
Education which Is represented by
Mrs. Elizabeth Oliver as chairman
of the night school COMMITTEES. II
is expected that the same corps OF
teachers will be used as last year.
but it is not known how many Will
be required until after enrolment.
Invitations are being sent to indlvld-
uals asking them to join the classes
where instruction in English ana
history, geography and civics VIII Dc
given free of charge. Circulars are
also being sent to the factories ask
ing that cooperation with the public
school system be given.
There are eighty-nine pupils in
the vocational school besides the
large number from the Copper
Works who attend the continuation
classes in the afternoons.
The boys in the classes of Joseph
Tatton at the vocational school have
organized a chemistry club where it
is planned to have lectures by the
teachers and specialists along con-
sistent lines of work. Officers have
already been elected and bylaws
drawn up.
Athletics at the school will be In
tensive this year. Teams of various
kinds are now being arranged and
inter-class games will be held
through the season..