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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-22
WEEKEND AUTO TRAFFIC
HEAVIEST OF SUMMER

Ordinary week -end traffic was the
heaviest in the history of the city,
according to statements made TINS
morning by Lawrence A. Long, head
OF the detective department.. Lieu
tenant Long said that few holdays
have surpassed the past weekend In
volume of automobile traffic through
Perth Am5oy and that as late as IL
o'clock last night cars were lined up
from the ferry along Smith stre"t
to High, and along High to Market
street, in some places two abreast.
Traffic officers reported great dllil-
Guilty in keeping lanes open for the
passage of vehicles other than those
waiting for the ferry and 1t was
found necessary to put additional OIL
ficers on duty to handle the unusual
number of mach!ses efficiently.
Infractions of the city ordinances
were numerous and $65 in fines were
collected from fire violators of the
speed laws, four of whom were ar
rested by Officer Frank Seiboth ana
the fifth by officer Nolan.
Those arrested and fined were Ed
ward II. Coklin. OF 327 w. 109th
street, New York, fined S. Barna
Kutassy, 1871 First avenue, New
York. assessed $50; Albert Weak. of
2O4 Race street, Philadelphia. $25; !;
Christopher Lucey, of 3S5 Market
street, Perth Amboy, 50. and
Charles J. Parker. of 2428 Grand
avenue, Newark, SO.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-22
Accidents in Now Brunswick

NEW BRUNSWICK, Aug. "a
One child and two men were slightly
injured in two accidents reported
to the New Brunswick police over
the weekend. Tony Bianco, of AGA
Remson avenue, New Brunswick. re-
ceived a deep cash over the left eye,
when he was struck by an automo-
bile driven by Philip Jannaccl OF
404 Ogden place. Perth Amboy. last
night. The boy was removed to st.
Peters hospital. where his condition
is said not to be serious. This acci-
dent occurred at the corner of Car
lock street and Remsen avenue.
AS a result of a collision on the
Lincoln Highway, Saturday night.
two men were slightly injured, a
touring car was badly damaged and
the driver of the latter car was ar
asted and sentenced to the work
house for thirty days on charge OF
driving an automobile while under
the influence of liquor. George Sal.
lie of Princeton was the driver o,
the touring car, and James Carroi'
and Harry Bennett, both of Prince
ton. were injured in the COLLISION
Sallie's car ran into truck carrying
a load of wool. The injured men
we're taken to st. Peters hospital
nd later released.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-22

The church was crowded to the
doors with the friends and relatives,
together with those members OF the
American Legion, Army and Navy
Union and Veterans of the World
War, who attended in a body. The
members of the three organizations
met at the Y. M. c. A., in the morn
ing and from there went to the
house. They escorted the body from
there to the church and to the ceme-
terry.
Commander William Thompson,
of Perth Amboy Post of the Ameri-
can Legion, assisted by Chris Miller
as chaplain, conducted the ritual of
the legion at the grave. A firing
squad under Vice Commander HOl-
ger Holm fired three volleys over the
open grave and a bugler sounded
taps Many floral tributes were re-
ceived which required two automo-
biles to convey them to the cemetery
where they were placed on the grave.
The bearers consisted of two SOL
diers, David j. Lucas and James j.
Mullen, and the others friends OF
the family. There were more than
fifty automobiles in the procession
to the cemetery from the church.
Corporal Augustine was killed on
October 25. 1918, in the ArGonne
Forest. He was buried in one of the
military cemeteries in France and
his body recently came overseas. 1t
was brought to his home a week ago
when arrangements were made for
the funeral yesterday. His parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Augustine, reside
at AIS New Brunswick avenue from
where the funeral was held yester-
day morning.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-22
FitZsimmOns Also To Die.
rBv Evening News Correspondent.J

TRENTON, Aug. 22:-Two cleo
trocutions are scheduled to take
pl,ce at the state prison this week
and two more will follow next week.
Four other murderers are under SEN
tence to be executed in the near fu-
ture unless the Court of Pardons in
tervenes, the eight executions within
so short a time constituting rec
ord. George II. Brandon, alias Har-
old V. Lamble, sentenced from Union
county, and William ]. Fitzsimmons,
6f Middlesex county, will go to the
electric chair this week.
Governor Edwards and the United
States supreme court both refused to
grant further clemency in Brandon's S
case last week, after Justice Bergen
of the New Jersey supreme court
had denied a motion for a new trial.
In all these pleas it was held that
there was no legal ground for a
further stay. a
Brandon was convicted of killing
Edith fanny and Arthur l.. Kupfer,
both of Perth Amboy, in an automo-
bile near Railway two years ago.
Mrs. Brandon has made a deter
mined but unsuccessful fight to save
her husband.
Fitzsimmons killed his wife in
Woodbridge, Middlesex county.
Frank j. James and Raymond w.
Shuck, of Camden, who were con-
victed of the murder of David s.
Paul, Camden bank messenger,
will be executed next week. In this
case also Governor Edwards has re-
fused to grant a reprieVe, claiming
that as the convicting jury did not
grant the clemency the law permit
ted it to do, he should not interfere.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-22
Everyday Ad- Ventures
It's A Small, Small World

Biggers was confirmed "boarder and
lodger" But even after years OF paying
by the week. he still cherished a dream
of a neat little room in pleasant
neigh borhood. and real home cooking
something off the beaten boarding house
track.
He liked to spend the evening walking
along the streets on which his mythical
room might be located. and cast longing
eyes on pleasant second story fronts
But no Room to Rent" sign ever decor
ated these houses and the rooms were
not for him.
Alder Street was his fayorte OF them
ALL Biggers idea Of heaven was some
thing very like a city Of Alder Streets
paved with gold, OF course.
Then, one day. for no particular rea-
son at all. he happened TO look through
the "Rooms with Board" column Of the
EVENING NEWS and lo!-the miracle
had happened!
There. in black and white, he read
"Alder Street, 426-Pleasant second story
front room, with board
And now Biggers is living in his idea
Of little corner of heaven-and there 5
real home cooking.
(copyright. 1921. by Basil L. SMITH
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-22
AUTOMOBILES
IN ACCIDENTS
Three Minor Affairs Reported
to Police Injured Taken
to City Hospital

One person is in the city hospi-
tai and several automobiles are laid
up for repairs as the result of three
automobile accidents occurring in
and near the city yesterday.
Frank Skovanek, twenty-three
years old, of GAO Elizabeth street,
was admitted to the city hospital
at 3:20 o'clock yesterday afternoon
suffering from severe scalp wounds,
after an automobile accident near
Fords. Skovanek was able to give
few details of the incident this
morning aside from the fact that he
invited a stranger to go for ride
with him and that the stranger
took the wheel of the machine short
ly after starting. Skovanek says
his companion suddenly began to
drive the car very rapidly and that
he is not able to recall any other
details other than his waking up in
the hospital He admitted having
had one little drink of whiskey. but
asserted that he was not intoxicated
when the crash came. His condi-
ton Is not regarded as serious.
Two machines were damaged last
night when collision took place at
High street and Woodruff place at
| 500 o'clock. The cars were driven
by James Christopher, of 69A Smith
street, and Horace Crowell, of 1O9
| State street. No one was injured as
a result of the mishap. Desk Ser
CANT Kozusko received the report of
| the crash.
Shortly before o'clock yesterday
afternoon Desk Sergeant Kuzosko,
of the local police department. re-
ceived call from Victor Benning-
! er, of Roselle, reporting an acci-
dent occurring on the county bridge.
| Benninger's story is to the effect
| that as he was driving his machine
over the draw section of the bridge,
the gate tender lowered the gates
without warning and as Benninger
was unable to halt his car in time
| he ran into the gates and damaged
his automobile to such an extent that
it was necessary to leave it at gar
age in this city for repairs. None
of the occupants of the machine
| were injured.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-22
MAN DROWNED
At CITY DOCK
Companion Reports That He
Fell Into Water While Sit
ting on Edge of Pier

Joseph Duaki, a Pole, thirty-five
years old, of $50 Prospect street, fell
off the city dock shortly after a
O'Clock yesterday afternoon and was
drowned Details of the incident are
lacking but from the story told by
James Henry Odlum. an employe
at the pilot house on Front street,
Duaki and a companion, Klimats
Malowski, of 1914 Grant street. were
sitting on the dock talking when
suddenly Duaki fell into the water.
Mr.. Gdlum said he was on the
porch of the pilot house when Ma
lowski came running up to him
shouting unintelligibly in very brok-
en- English and gesticulating wildly.
In response to the questions asked
by Odlum in an effort to ascertain
the reason for his excitement, Ma
lowski could only answer yes, yes
yes" and point to the dock. Mr
Odlum then ran out on the dock
ana looked in the water for drown
ing man. After searching all sides
of the structure he noticed a mar
floating face downward in the wat
er. Climbing into his boat as rapid
ly as possible, Mr.. Odlum said he Sc
! cured the body and then notified tn
police station.
According to Odlum's story, 1t wa
less than ten minutes from the tim
when Malowski came running up Il
him when the body was taken out o
the water and it is thought to b'
strange that the body should be
floating in the water so soon aftel
the drowning.
Coroner Hillpot, of Metuchen, wat
notified by the local police of th'
occurrence and came to view the
body, after which he ordered 1t tt
be removed to the undertaking es
tablishment of Ferd Garretsan. The
body was later turned over to Il. j
Mullen.
Officer Seaman reported the
drowning to police headquarters ant
Lieutenant Huff was detailed to as
sumo charge of the body until th'
arrival of the coroner.
1t is announced that the funera
will be held tomorrow morning al
10 O'Clock at st. stephens Polisf
church
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-22
.LABOR|SF0R
DISARMAMENT
President Harding Said to Fa-
vor Labor Representation
at Disarmament Meet
MEET IN ATLANTIC CITY
Executive Committee of A. F.
of L. Hears Pres. GomperS
ers on the Issues
fBy The Associated Press ]

ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 22-Pres-
ident Harding looks with favor on
la bor's request for representation in
the disarmament question. Presi-
dent GomperS said today on the
opening of the meeting of the eX-
ccutive council of the American
Federation of Labor. He stated that
as president of the federation
he had been communicating
with organized labor bodies OF
other nations with a view of getting
their opinion on the disarmament
question.
Labor always has been an ad-
vocate of disarmament said Mr.
Gompers, 'and the full force OF
organized labor today backs Pres
ident Harding in his effort to bring
about world peace through disarm-
ament."
The council in behalf of organ
lied labor will probably draw up
document giving reasons why Ia
Dor should be represented to be
placed before the President. Wage
reductions and unemployment were
important questions to be taken up
at the conference.
The council also had u report on
the federation's legislative commit
tee on the new tariff legislation be-
fore congress and it was planned to
draw a formal protest against TINS
measure.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-22
SUICIDE: THREAT
|SCARR|EDOU
Former Perth Amboy Man
Shoots Himself; Body Found
Near Fast Line Trolley
REPORT ANOTHER SUICIDE
Man Said to Have Laid on
Trolley Track and Had
Skull Fractured
REPORT ANOTHER SUICIDE
INV Evening News STAFF Correspondent. ]

IBy Evening News Staff Correspondent
NEW BRUNSWICK. Aug. a.
Michael Takacs, fifty-five years old,
formerly of Perth Amboy, committed
suicide Saturday night by shooting
himself with a .3S calibre revolver.
His body was found near the Friend
ship road station of the New Bruns-
wick Trenton fast line between Day
ton and Cranbury by the crew or
one of the trolleys. Although the
man was still alive when found, he
died before he could be brought 10
St. Peters hospital in this city.
John Henry Meirose, Jr., thirty
years old and single. of Main street.
Gillen's switch, Milltown, was killed
almost instantly early last night
when he was struck by q fast line
trolley car on private right OF way
of the company. 1t is said the man
was lying across the tracks with his
head on one rail. Motorman Henry
Rudolph, of Midtown, who was in
charge of the car which struck the
man, had just rounded curve when
he noticed the man. The motorman
was unable to stop the car but drop
ped the fender and threw the man
to one side of the road.
The accident occurred in North
Brunswick township, short dis
tance from the Milltown Junction.
Coroner William Harding, who
viewed the remains said that the
mans skull was fractured, and that
his left leg was broken. His face
was cut up considerably. The body
was turned over to William IL.
Ouackenboss for burial. 1t is be-
lieved the man had a sudden brain
i N
by lying in the path of the fast troll
ley.
The body of Meirose is at present
ut the morgue of William H. Quack-
snboss, and his father has made ar
rangements for the burial. The
funeral will be held on Wednesday
afternoon. The Milltown post of
the American Legion, of which the
dead man was a member, will take
part in the funeral. M. w. Kertalo
of New Brunswick, was conductor
or the fast line trolley which struck
the man, and Henry Rudolph was
the motorman. The prosecutor S
Office and the New Brunswick police
received the report of the accident.
1t is said no inquest will be made.
Henry Rudolph, of Milltown, who
was taken into custody of a techni-
cal charge of manslaughter in con-
nection with the death Meirose, this
morning furnished $4,000 bail. An
drew j. harrington was the bailor.
At 1850 o'clock Saturday night a
fast line trolley in charge of Robert
J. Wilson, motorman, and George
Lund, conductor. stopped at the
Friendship station while going to
Trenton. The members Of the crew
noticed an old man sitting in the
waiting shanty at the time. appar-
entity asleep. The car continued its
trip and returning from Trenotn
reached the Friendship road station
at 1:40 o'clock.
Wilson saw the same man lying
near the track and upon investigat-
ing found blood stains on the mans
white shirt. The man was not dead
and was able to ask for some water
He was picked up, placed in the
trolley and an effort made to reach
New Brunswick hospital before he
Continued on page p
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-22
WOMAN DECIDES TO STAY
WITH HUSBAND AND DIES

PORTERVILLE, Cal, Aug. 22:-
Mrs. ]. B. Bachman. forced to choose
between her husband and another
man in the presence of both, elected
to remain true to her marriage and
thus sealed her death which came All
instant later when the other man,
Walter II. Alexander, it is charged,
shot and killed her yesterday.
well, what are you going to do?'
Alexander was quoted as demanding
of Mrs. Bachman. II think I'll stay
here" Bachman said his wife re-
piled.
Thereupon Alexander fired a shot
gun pointblank at the woman. After
the shooting Alexander left carrying
the shotgun and a sheriff's posse is
looking for him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-22
CONEY ISLAND WATERS ARE
SEARCHED FOR BODY
TBv ne Associated Press. ]

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-The wat
ers at Coney Island were being
searched today for the body of Mrs.
E. S. Cheathem. of Walls. Miss. the
mother of Mrs. Roy A. Mayo and
maternal grandmother of little Char
lotte Mayo. who has figured in kid
naping at Walls. Memphis, Tenn"
and New York while mutual divorce
proceedings have been pending be-
tween her parents. Mrs. Cheathem'
clothing were found in bathhouse
after all other bathers were gone.
Mrs. Mayo said her mother left her
Yesterday afternoon to go to Corey
for swim and she judged from the
description that the clothing was her
mot Other'S
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-22
Marines SA|L.
ON BATTLESR|P
The Pennsylvania Passes Out
Delaware Capes With DeS-
tination Unknown Ashore

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 22:-The
United States battleship Pennsylva-
mia passed out the Delaware Cape
today. The exact destination was
not made known and officials de-
clared not even the commanding oifl-
GERS knew the duty they were TO
perform.
The PENNSYLVANIA was ordered by
wireless to proceed to Philadelphia
and take on marines. She was stop
pc. at Delaware breakwater and the
marines taken on lighters and sent
down the Delaware to their trans
port.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-22
BRANDON WILL
DIE THIS WEEK
FitzSimmons Also Scheduled
to be EIeCtrOCuted for Muir
der of Wife in Woodbridge
GOVERNOR DENIES APPEAL
Wife of Brandon Makes an
Unsuccessful Effort to Get
Delay in Sentence
GOVERNOR DENIES APPEAL

JERSEY CITY, Aug. 22-Gov.
Edwards today refused again to stay
the execution of George Brandon, a
New York chauffeur, who has been
sentenced to die at Trenton tomor-
row for killing Arthur Kupfer and
his fiance, Miss Edith fanny, both
of Perth Amboy, in an automobile
holdup on August %, 1918.
Brandon's attorney barred from
presenting new evidence because a
New Jersey statute demands that
this be done within sixty days after
conviction, tried to have the matter
placed before the court of pardors.
The governor claims this is no new
evidence.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-22
TAPS SOUNDED
FOR AUGUSTINE
Soldiers Body Brought From
France Buried With. Mill
tary HonorS Here

With all honors BETTING a hero,
Corporal Joseph z. Augustine, of
Co. I, 311th Infantry. killed in ac-
ton in France, was laid to rest yes
terday in the Holy Rosary cemetery
following a solemn requiem mass
said at the Church of the Most Holy
Rosary in Barclay street, at II
o'clock. Rev. Columbino Galassi,
pastor of the church, conducted the
mass and preached the sermon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-22
SHIPPING BOARD ACCEPTS
BIDS FOR WOODEN SHIPS

had been closed except for filing of
bonds by the New York company
and signature of the contracts by
the board.
Vice Chairman O'Connor, of the
board. commenting on the sale to-
day. said the price was low in view
of the cost of the 2S5 vessels recently
estimated by Chairman Lasker at
$3.50, 100000. Mr.. O'Connor pointed
out the board had long sought to sell
the ships and had the alternative to
sell at low price or allow the boats
to rot at anchor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-22
random Scheduled Die Tomorrow Man Drowned City Dock Two Commit Suicide Sell Wooden %
R|SH REPUBLICANS DRAFT REPLY
THREE KNOWN DEAD IN
MACON Ga, HOTEL FIRE

MACON, Ga. Aug. 22.-Three per-
sons are known to have lost their
lives in the fire which destroyed the
Brown house, a frame hotel. early
today. Firemen expressed the be-
lief the death toll would be in
creased when the ruins had been ex-
plointed.
John Hayes, a former justice OF
the peace, was among the dead. The
bodies of two men taken from the
second floor have not been identi-
fed.
Approximately twenty Of the 15O
guests were injured. One side of the
hotel was blown in from the fire
which started in a drug store.
The Brown house. a frame struc-
ture, was the oldest hotel in the city
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-22
ASBURY PARK COAL DEALERS
MUST EXPLAIN PRICE JUMP
TBy The Associated Press. ]

ASBURY PARK, Aug. 22-Local
coal dealers will be called this af-
ternoon at the opening of two days
session of the Mackay coal inves-
tigation committee. They will be
requored to produce their books in
an effort to learn the reason for a
recent jump in coal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-22
New brunswick VIII Probatcd

TBy Evening News STAFF Correspondent
NEW BRUNSWICK, Aug. %
The will of Winifred Mclaughlin, of
New Brunswick was entered for pro
bate this morning. Mrs. Anna f.
Kearny, of New York city, daugh-
ter is the executrix of the estate,
and also the sole beneficiary. Fred
Weigel and Theresa Delsanreth wit
messed the drawing of the VIII.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-22
EiIcs Business Name

By Evening News stan Correspondent
NEW BRUNSWICK, Aug. "a
certificate of business names was
granted to Philip Mechanic, Of 325
West Front street, Plainfield, for
an automobile supply house to be
conducted at 206 Nelson street,
New Brunswick.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-22
tBy The Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON. Aug. 22.-The
shipping board was in a fair way of
getting rid of the major portion of
it's white elephant" the wartime
constructed wooden ships. Official
announcement contained informa-
tion that bids submitted by the ship
construction and trading corpora
tion of New York of $2,100 each for
205 of the 2S5 wooden craft. had
been accepted.
The announcement added the deal
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-22
MURDER GANG
WANTED HERE
New York Police Report Cap
ture of Good SlayerS" to
Monmouth Authorities

TRENTON, Aug. 22.-The district
attorneys office OF New York has Of
ficially notified Governor Edwards of
the arrest of the six alleged members
of the Sicilian murder gang, the
Good Slayers." who are charged
with being back of the killing of
Carmelo Caiozzo at Neptune City
Monmouth county, last month. Cal
ozzo's body was found weighted
down with stones in Shark river by
party of crabbers.
The Italians in custody in New
York are Bartola Fontano, Frances
CO Puma, Vito Bonventre, Stefano
Maggadino, Giuseppe lombard and
Mariana Galanti. The I.otice to the
governor was given under section
S33 of the New York state criminal
code requiring such action. The
notice states that the men are being
held, as fugitives from justice in
New Jersey and that they will be
kept in custody thirty days as re-
quired by law. awaiting requisition.
1t is expected that the Monmouth
county authorities will at once pre-
pare the requisition papers for pre-
sentation to Governor Edwards.
1t was said in the governors Office
today that the requisition upon the
governor of New York will be expe-
dited with all possible speed in or
der that the bringing of the men to
justice may be fastened as much as
possible.
The trial of these men, 1t is ex-
pected will reveal many of the Sc
crets of Camorra, the murder and
black hand society which, as the re-
suit of revelations following these
arrests. is being charged with more
than 125 unsolved murders through
out this country.
Prosecutor Stricken Suspects Gang.
Prosecutor Joseph f. Stricken, ex-
pressed the opinion today that at
| least two murders com mitted in this
| county during the past few months
which are as yet unsolved, were the
work of the Sicilian murder band,
one of these being located at South
Amboy and the other near Plain
| field. The body in the first case
was discovered hidden in the woods
on the night of May 20 by James
Holton of South Amboy. Death was
cause by bullet and a fracture OF
the skull.
The body was identified on May
20, as that of Andrew Sero. fifty
one years old, of 14S Jefferson street
Brooklyn. The identification was
made by Mrs. Sero who had read
| the description of the body in the
New York and Brooklyn papers
Sero, according to his wife, was born
in Boni, Italy, and had been in the
United States twenty-three years. He
was the father of nine children.
According to Mrs. Sero, her hus-
band had been in the bakery bust
ness and failed Since then he had
been out of work for a year. The
day before his body was found he
informed his wife he was going tc
look for a job. He had SO with
him. 1t was the belief of Detective
David at the time that the murder
was done by bootleggers. When the
body was found the pockets in the
clothing had been turned inside out
and every means of Identification re
moved.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-22
New Jersey Postmastcrs Named.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 22.-Presi-
dent Harding sent to the senate to-
day the nominations of Delaware d.
MARVEL to be postmaster at WOOD
bury Heights, Gloucester county, ana
Laura Mennel, at Maple Shade, Bur-
IinptOn county.