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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-26
WEARP0PP|ES
MEMORIAL. DAY
Are on Sale Here, Money to
Go for ChiIdrens Relief
Work in France.

Millions of Americans will wear
the brilliant poppy of Flanders Field
in honor of those who served there.
and in memory of the dead who lie
amid the poppies. Throughout the
world the Flanders poppy has come
to be known as the soul of the
dead" because it blooms so profusely
where the boys fell. The little red
blossom has been adopted as the
Memorial Flower by sthe G. A. r.,
the American Legion, Sons of Veter-
ans, Women's Relief Corps, Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars. Service Star
Legion and others and in Perth Ar'-
boy, the Women's Auxiliary of the
American Legion are disposing of the
silk emblems of remem brance to the
community.
Money obtained from the sale Nof
Flanders poppies will go to the Am
erican- Franco Children's League
which acts as a clearing house for
relief work among the little ones in
the war torn areas of France. The
League will serve in years to come
to maintain the bond of friendship
between France and America. 1t will
teach the children of the two nations
to keep alive the memory of the men
who died in the great war.
The Auxiliary here is disposinS of
poppies in many of the stores Rey-
no1ds Brothers, the Perth Amboy
Hardware Company and Albert Leon
have displayed the largest poppies
in their windows and it is expected
that every merchant in the city who
reveres the memory of Perth AM
boys dead, will follow the example.
Citizens of the community are
also asked to wear the poppy on
Memorial Day. 1t is expected that
the little red insignia of loyalty will
grace the lapel of every man in
Perth Amboy. and the women are
| asked to pin them to their gowns.
All ex-service people, all the fam
lilies whose sons and daughters were
in the service feel very keenly their
obligation to the dead. and out of
| respect to the sixty-four Perth AM
boy boys who died OR were killed. it
is hoped that all will wear the lit
! tie flowers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-26
WAR VETERANS
WILL PARADE
Foreign Wars Men Will Dedi-
cate Two Flags at the City
Hall Park Tonight.

The local post of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars will parade tonight to
city hall, where an American flag
will be presented to them by Mayor
William c.. Wilson and the post col
ors dedicated by Samuel G.. Garrett
son. Following the ceremonies the
veterans will march to Columbia
hall, where a spread" will be en-
joyed
1t is expected that the Perth AM
boy veterans will number about 100
when they report in uniform at the
public library tonight at 7:45
o'clock. The parade will cover the
principal streets of the city, the
st. rs-Westminster Drum Corps
accompanying them. The American
flag is the gift of Mayor Wilson
The ceremonies in city hail park
will be short.
The local post is still in it's infancy
hut membership campaign is be-
ing quietly carried on with the re-
suit that new veterans are joining
at every meeting.
The veterans are ready for their
participation in the Memorial Day
parade and exercises Monday morn
ing and will have big turnout from
all reports. They, together with the
other service organizations. Will ac-
company the survivors of the Civil
War to st. Peters cemetery for the
exercises there. and then go to Gale
! donia Park for the services to the
city's dead sailors. The main parade
to the Alpine and st. Mary's ceme-
teries will start about $3.50 o'clock
from City Hall Park. A committee
of the veterans will go to the graves
Saturday for the purpose of seeing
| that they are properly decorated.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-26
EDGE PROPOSES CHANGE
TO FEDERAL RESERVE ACT

WASHINGTON, MAY 27.-The
amendment to the Federal Reserve
Act proposed by Senator Walter l..
Edge of New Jersey. as means of
aiding the marketing of American
products abroad, could better be
characterized as movement to aid
foreign manufacturers to invade AM
erican markets, it was declared here
today by Representative Edward j..
King of Illinois.
Senator Edge obtained the passage
Of his amendment by the Senate two
weeks ago. 1t then went to the
House and was referred to the bank
ing and currency committee. Rep
resentative Il. Frank Appleby of the
Third New Jersey District, took
charge of the bill in the House and
has been urging its speedy passage.
Declaring that American protec-
tionists should wake up, Represen-
tative King. also a member of the
banking and currency committee. to-
day, opened an attack on the Edge
bill and announced that he will lead
the fight in the House against it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-26
BY JAMES j. DAVIS
(Secretary of Labor)

In business life we are careful not
to antagonize those with whom we
expect to associate. Everyone ap-
preciates the cash value of good
will. Time, thought and money are
wisely spent to create agreeable
first impressions and to cultivate
friendships.
Nationally, however, in receiving
the alien newcomer who will live
and deal and eventually vote with
us, for better or worse, we have
been curiously Indifferent whether
first impressions shall make for
good will or i'll.
That is bad business, to say the
least.
And, to the extent that we rem
edy this, we shall speed solution OF
many vital national problems close
ly hooked up with the important
question of immigration.
Humane consideration must be
the watchword at our immigrant
depots.
A personal inspection of deten-
ton stations along the Atlantic has
impressed this need most forcefully,
and to the full extent of its power
the Department of Labor will sup
plement the iron law with the Col
den Rule in administrative practice.
To fulfill constructive program
based on the humanities, certain
physical barriers must be removed
chiefly inadequate quarters with
dangerous congestion, as at Ellis
Island
The present inadequacy of ad-
mission equipment will be somewhat
remedied by the temporary alien
restriction act, but that is only a
stop-gap to permit folks generally
to think seriously and straight on
immigration.
The one crying need at detention
stations, borne in on me during my
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-26
Y. N. c. A. PLANS
FOR EXCURSION
Trip Up the Hudson River to
Bear Mountain on Thurs
day, July 28, Planned.
STEAMSHIP is CHARTERED
Committees Named - Differ
ent City Organizations to
Make Trip With Assn.
STEAMSHIP is CHARTERED

The local Y. M. C. A. has decided
definitely to conduct an excursion up
the Hudson river to Bear Mountain
on Tnur sday, July 2S. The steamer
Siriu of the Iron Steamboat Com
pany, an excursion boat we'll known
in this city, has been chartered by
the local association and a general
committee is now at work on the
details
1t is planned to leave Perth Amboy
at 9 o'clock in the morning and sail
20 Bear Mountain where a stop of
several hours will be made giving
all ample time to enjoy the features
OF this attractive resort. The return
trip will be made at night. N. Chris
tian Nielsen is general chairman of
the committee. which includes Cliff
ford Gillis. vice chairman; Charles
Macmillan, treasurer and chairman
of the ticket committee; Schuyler
{. Pew, assistant chairman. ticket
committee; Ellwood Il. Johnson, and
Irving j. Reimers, publicity.
The Y. NJ. c. A. physical commit
tee has been considering the advisa
bility of conducting such an outing
for over month and decision was
finally reached last night. Owing to
the large expense entailed in ar
ranging such an excursion, the COM
mittee hesitated somewhat in at
tempting it until they felt certain
that it would be a paying proposition.
1t was pointed out that this excur-
sion would offer an opportunity to
smaller organizations and churches
to go on an outing which otherwise
would be impossible. their number
not being sufficiently large to war;
rant of such an undertaking.
The boat will be well stocked with
refreshments soft drinks. ice cream,
candy and novelties. making 1t pos
sible to purchase a satisfying lunch
on board.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-26

trip of inspection is for room
room to live like human beings:
room for women and children espe-
cially to play and relax during the
days and often weeks they are kept
in detention.
Now they sit huddled indoors or
pace a limited area under conditions
far from wholesome. The children
make pathetic shift at play, while
the elders, disillusionment on many
faces, brood and harbor thoughts
which a little sunshine and a plot of
grass, clean air and more friendly
attention would dissipate.
American can't afford to forget
that these people are human beings
becoming part of the national life
Llood
1t must exercise every care that
there is no moral and political in
fection at the points where this
alien blood is injected.
For this reason, if for no other,
it is imperative to relieve congestion
and its inevitable evils. And with
this in view the department has
been making a survey of ports of
entry to find additional housing
facilities.
Aside from this need, the immi-
grafton problems confronting the
department are largely those of ad-
ministration. 1t will be the primary
concern and program in this respect
to eliminate so far as lies within my
power both men and practices fail
ing to conform to the slogan, "hu-
manity first"
Even the alien who arrives only
to find himself inadmissible should
leave our shores with respect and
love for America. No nation is so
great and sound that it can afford
to make even humble enemies,
while international relations of the
right sort consist merely in being
human and friendly.
Only two per cent of immigrants
have thus far proven undesirable,
and even this trouble making pro-
portion could be further reduced,
certainly in their influence upon fel-
low arrivals, if America more cor
daily extended that welcome which
our alien laws imply.
Legal welcome and actual repul-
sion is like asking a new acquaint-
ance to your home and then meeting
him with suspicion when he rings
the door bell.
The Statue of Liberty holds a
beacon in one hand. We must put
friendly clasp in the other hand
as long as we say we want the pro-
perly qualified alien to become a
fellow citizen.
Copyright 1921 by Newspaper En-
terprise)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-26
SMUGGLE BOOZE
IN WORK HOUSE
Two New Brunswick Men Ar
rested This Morning as
Result of Visit.
HELD FOR GRAND JURY
Men Go to Visit Friends,
taking a Little Nip" for
Him in Bottle. d.
IBy Evening News STAN Corresponds

IBy Evening News Stan Correspondent.1
NEW BRUNSWICK. NAY 26.-
William Bird, a New Brunswick taxi
driver. and William Ramponi, keeper
of a store. formerly a saloon, at Lee
avenue and Seaman street. were this
morning held under $500 bail each to
await the action of the grand jury
on a charge of having smuggled
liquor into a penal institution. The
charge was made by Walter Mas
terson, warden of the county work.
house, and the men were arranged
before Justice of the Peace Charles
w. Sedan.
Bird and Rlmponi went to the
worlShouse yesterday afternoon tc
visit Anthony Lessun, an eX-saloon-
keeper of New Brunswick. who was
indicted for the illegal sale of Ii
quor, keeping disorderly house and
permitting gambling. According to
Masterson. the two men slipped a
bottle of liquor to Lessun while In
the workhouse. Whether it was
pint or quart bottle could not be
learned this morning. The liquor
was not discovered in Lessun's pos
session until both Bird and Ramponi
had left the workhouse. This morn
ing Masterson had the two men ar
rested.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-26
|ND|CT MAN IN
WALL ST. CASE
Bayonne Man is Identified as
Driver of Death Wagon"
by Insurance Inspector.

JERSEY CITY, May 26.-Gui-
seppe de Filipis, charged with COM
plicity in the Wall Street explosion,
was identified before United States
Commissioner Hendrick as one of
three men seen standing beside the
death wagon. Thv identification was
made by Thomas j. Smith, New York
insurance inspector.
When the defendant. a Bayonne
truckman, was arraigned, Smith
picked him as the man who was the
driver of the cart. Smith testified
that he Identified Tito Ligi several
weeks ago at Scranton as a person
he saw with the driver.
Commissioner Hendrickson held
d tilipis for action by New York
authorities, but said he would order
his release unless eXtradition pro-
ceedings started within thirty days.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-26
$4,000
ROBBERY LOSS
Tailor Shop Entered Last
Night and Large Amount of
Goods Stolen, is Claim.

The tailor shop of Benincasa Bros.
at 401 State street was entered
between 0 o'clock last night and 6
o'clock this morning. and bolts of
cloth and trimmings valued at S3,-
600 and about in $13 in cash, is the
loot reported missing. This State
street store of Benincasa Bros. was
entered on September 13. 1920, and
two rolls of cloth were stolen, and
the Smith street shop was entered
on March % of this year. One ar
rest was made for the 1920 robbery,
and one of the rolls of cloth stolen
was recovered. One of the parties
who committed this robbery still at
large, and may have again visite |
the establishment last night.
The culprits had to climb fence
from the Pennsylvania railroad yard
in order TO get to the rear of the
building. 1t is believed the men
drilled their way into the cellar and
then to the first floor of the build
ing. The departure is believed to
have been made from the rear door
on the first floor of the building, as
this also was drilled open. 1t is
the opinion of the police that the
men had both exits ready in case
they were caught at work.
Augustine Brubacker was arrested
in Newark on September "A. 1920,
one day after the Bennicasa Brothers
robbery in this city, trying to dis
pose of roll of cloth. A second
party. George Mack. was in the store
with Brubacker but succeeded in
eludlng the Newark detective. and is
still at large. Brubacker's arrest was
effected after struggle with the de-
tective. The robber succeeding in
drawing his gun up to the officers
head, but lost out in the struggle.
Nack's home is in Paterson, and the
police of different cities in the state
are after him for various crimes. 1t
is possible he may be connected with
his case.
The robbery in the Smith street
shop in March of this year, amounted
to cloth for four suits. Entrance in
this case was made by the use of a
key The job last night appears to
have been committed by profession
ais. Lieutenant Detectives Joseph
Gutowski and John Murray were de-
oiled by Captain of Detectives Law
renee A. Long to work on the case
this morning. The report of the rob-
berry was made to Patrolman Paul
Layden at 6:30 O'Clock this morn
ing who in turn reported same to
Lieutenant William Calvin.
ScraapS aud Doorz
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-26
london CLAIMS CAPTURE
OF |R|SH-AMER|CAN WAR
SUPPLY ACT; WITH U. S.

killed reposed in morgues. 1t was
believed that some of the raiders
perished in the fire. The exact mum.
Der of wounded had not been leayn-
ed.
The customs house was completed
in 1891 and one of the chief archi.s
tectural ornaments in the city. The
building, which housed the local
government boards, boards of trade
and other local bodies, was situated
on the left bank of the river, the
side facing the water was of Port
land stone, and the other three sides
of cement stone.
Archives of an almost priceless
character were destroyed in flames
which swept through the building.
1t was said today the destruction OF
no other building, not even Dublin
castle, would have caused as great
a loss. A heavy rain fell through
out the night but flames were still
raging this forenoon. Little more
than the walls of the structure re-
main.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-26
LAST U. S. GOLFER LOSES
IN BRITISH TOURNEY
[By Th Associated Press. I

HOYLAKE, May 26:-Frederick
j. Wright, of Boston, last of the
American entrants for the British
amateur golf championship, was
eliminated in the sixth round of play
today, losing to Bernard Darwin. Of
Woking. by one hole.
Wright and Darwin were all
square at the eighteenth, necessitat-
ing an extra hole which Darwin
won. Fl. S. B. Tubbs, of Summing
dale, defeated ]. B. Beddard, Of
Pennsylvania, three and two.
Allen Graham, royal Liverpool,
beat r. C. Harrison, of Formby, two
and one. and w. l. Hunter, OF Wal
mer and Kingsdown, defeated T.. w.
+. Holderness, four and three.
Tubbs will meet Graham and Hunt
er meets Downs in the semi-finals
this afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-26
HAVE RIGHT TO Be HARSH
WITH PHONE OPERATORS

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, May 26.
Telephone subscribers have a right
to use abusive language at least
once to telephone operators when
connections are not satisfactory. The
public service commission so ruled
when ordering the Carlow Telephone
Company to restore service to George
II. Crawford, Daviess county far
mer. Oxford's telephone had been
removed following an altercatlon
with a young man in charge of the
exchange.
In making the ruling the commits
sion stated that single instance of
abusive language was not grounds
for discontinuance of service. Men
tion of a similar decision by the HI
inois commission was made.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-26
Test New Fire Apparafus

Final tests of the new American
LaFrance steamer recently purchas-
ed by the city. are now in progress
at the city wharf at the foot of Fay
cite street. These tests, which are
preliminary to the formal acceptance
of the apparatus by the city. show
that the new machine is capable of
pumping over eight hundred gallons
cf water a minute through a nozzle
one and three-quarter inch in dame
ter. The specifica tions call for $50
gallons and the tests thus far have
ranged from 761 gallons up to SO.
Following the test at the water
front the pump will be connected to
a fire plug and new series made.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-26
File Building Contract

IBy EVthIHg NsWs NIHH OUIItsVUHubHt'
NEW BRUNSWICK, May ga
building contract between Hyman
Bender, owner and Philip Ruder-
man, contractor, both of Perth Am
boy, for the mason work on two
story house being erected on State
street by Bender. has been filed III
the Office of the county clerk. The
cost of the work is stated as S4,750.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-26

LONDON, May 26.-Irish-Ame
can ammunition totalinS 16,SSS
rounds has been captured in the Dub
lin district since March 26, Sir Ha-
mar Greenwood, chief secretary for
Ireland stated today.
He said the statement was made
in reply to a question by Martin
Archer Shea, unionist leader for
t'innsbury, who asked him whether
ammunition of American manufac-
ture had been secured in recent raids.
Colonel Archer Shea in supple
mentary question, asked whether
large sums of money had been rails
ed in the United States for support
of the campaign in Ireland, and said
strong representations would be
made to the United States in refer
ence to this act and the finding of
ammunltlcn.
DUBLIN. May 26-Smoking ruins
marked today the site of the historic
customs house here which was burn
ed yesterday by a raiding party
During the night sudden bursts OF
flames in the twisted chaos of stone
/, and steel lighted up the scene about
which British armed forces kept
vigilant guard.
Fifty men arrested by crown
forces after pitched battles spent
the night in various prisons in the
ity and bodies of a dozen persons
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-26

BLOOMFIELD, May 26:-Prcse-
cutor J. Henry Harrington today
began an investigation of the case
of Toney Parillo, grocer, charged
with selling liquor containing wood
alcohol. He was held without bail
for the grand jury.
Police said Peter Degnan. who
was taken ill yesterday and sent to
Mountainside Hospital. Glen Ridge.
suffering from wood alcohol poison
ing, told he purchased alleged liquor
from PaTillo.
Another man who died Tuesday,
who according to an autopsy died
from wood alcohol poisoning, spent
Sunday in Parillo's store.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-26
HAVE PLENTY
MEN SAY BOSSES
"Have More Than We Know
What to Do With Under
Lower Wages" is Claim
SOME PAY OLD WAGES
Mayor Wilson Starts Work at
Old Scale at Barber Plant
After Months IdIeness.
SOME PAY OLD WAGES

I'VE are obtaining more men than
we know what to do with" was the
Information given out today at the
Building Trades Association, when
'equeSted as to the number of men
vt work for the master builders be-
onging to the association who have
adopted the American" or open
shop plan. From the conditions that
exist in other cities it is an easy
natter, according to reports, to
sring skilled mechanics to this city
70 take the places of the union me-
.hanics who have refused to work
under the reduced scale of wages.
The Building Trades Association
.et it be known today that the Mer-
GER Construction Company of this
,ity. is working a full force of both
,abor and skilled masons, and is
paying them at the new scale OF
wages. These men, according to the
association are members of the To-
cal maSonS union.
On the other hand the unions
maintain that conditions are looking
considerably better for them, that
contractors in Roosevelt and Fords
In many cases have signed up at the
old wage scale and that union men
are working on these jobs.
The unions also maintain that
some of the master builders, mem
bers of the Building Trades Asso-
citation. in this city are willing to
sign up, but have not done so as
yet.
A meeting of the Building Trades
Association will be held tonight in
the Builders Exchange in Maple
street.
From information obtained from
wi n NJ rites who &
pect to build in this city within a
short time, before going further with
their plans. have decided to wait
until the differences between the
unions and master builders have
been definitely settled. 1t is learned
that many will not consider new
buildings if the cost of labor re-
mains at its present peak, but II this
is lowered, boom in local building
may take place at once.
Work at Barber Plant.
Mayor William C. Wilson, one of
the general contractors having
work under way at the new Barber
Asphalt Paving Company's plant;
this morning started masons and
masons' helpers at work, paying the
former SO a day and the latter 81.
Mayor Wilson explained that he had
been idle on this work since May /
and during that time all of the nee
essary material was on the grounds.
The company has requested that he
commence work at once, Mayor Will
son said, and in view Of the fact that
no settlement is in view between the
unions and the master builders, he
decided to start work this morning.
There are 250,000 brick on the
grounds, Mayor Wilson said, and
the mason work will now be rushed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-26

WILLIAMSON, w. Va, May 26.-
George Crum. who was wounded IN
the fight near Nolan last night
when Private Cackley of the west
Virginia police and Private Nancy
Vaughan, of the Kentucky militia
were killed, was said by physicians 10
be near death today.
Reports to headquarters toaay
were to the effect that thefe hau
been no further trouble.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-26
DON'T SPARE THE ROD,
N. Y. JUDGE ADVISES

NEW YORK. May 26:-Parents
and school teachers who spare the
rod were charged by Judge Poiies
with responsibility for the increase
in criminality of youths in TINS CITY.
In inposing sentence on lai
charged with theft he said children
now escape adequate punishment for
their early misdoings.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-26
10 YEAR old GIRL FACES
CHARGE OF BlGAMY IN n. Y,

NEW YORK, May 26.-Florence
Cobleigh, Is. was charged with big
amy when arraigned in children's
court in Brooklyn. Otto Berringer,
23. said that after he married the
girl last April he found she had al
ready wed Robert Baracklehurst, 10
wears old.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-26
Results at Belfast.

BELFAST, May 26.---A.. .Ncl,ttr.E.
the prospective Ulster chaiNHTiUf o.
the exchequer, was elected on the
second count in South Belfast, as
was Sir Crawford McCullagh. former
lord mayor of East Belfast. Sir
Dawson Bates, who Is likely to he
hon, secretary and Captain Dixon,
a friend of Sir James Craig, premier
designate for Ulster, were elected on
the first count. Miss Julia McAuder.
widow of a former lord mayor. also
was elected.