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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30
ASSESSMENTS
FAR FROM TRUE
MiddIesex and Morris Coun-
ties Cited by the State
Tax Board
AZ PER CENT. IN THIS CITY
Assessors Are Ordered to Re-
port to State Board the
Amount of Increase

TRENTON, Dec. 30-Each as
SCISSOR in the counties of Middlesex
and Morris, together with their re-
spective county tax boards, were
today officially notified in letters
floms the State Board of Taxes and
Assessment of gross undervaluations
In the assessments made on property
In their respective jurisdictions. The
letters set forth that in the case OF
Middlesex the assessments made
have been on an average only of 42.7
per cent. of the true value OF the
property, and in the instance o.
Norris county the average is given
as even lower. the figures being S9.3.
The communications set forth
that searches have been made In
The county clerks Office in the two
counties for the purpose of ascer-
tanning the purchase price OF real
property Which has changed hands
within the past few years. When
the actual consideration was not
disclosed by the deed the State
Board of Taxes and Assessment re-.
lied on the revenue stamps affixed
thereto as indicating the true con-
sideration. These amounts were
compared with the assessments of
the same property for the year 1921
and this comparison showed that
the assessments range from 10 to So
Continued on page 81
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30
OPPOSE PLEA
OF THE R. & H.
Request for Duty on Cyanide
Meets Opposition in Sem
ate Committee

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-Reten-
ton of potassium cyanide on the free
list was urged before the senate fin
ance committee today by Senator
Sterling. Republican, South Dakota.
He explained that cyanide was used
principally in industries for extract
ing gold from ores and in fumigating
citrus fruit trees. Senator Sterling
declared the committee os~ht not to
heed "the demand for a tariff made
by the er-Hasslacher Chemical
Company Of Perth Amboy, n. j., :"
which he declared would have a mo-
nopcly and which he said was an off,
shoot of the German cyanide mo-
nopoly.
Senator Smoot, Republican, Utah,
said the pre- posed duty would not ef-
feet the price of gold as only 25-
cents worth of cyanide was used to a
ton of ore.
A duty of six cents to seven cents
a pound on cyanide was urged by
Albert w. Gray. representing the
Niagara Falls Chamber of Com
merce and Samuel Rigney of New
York city. speaking tor the Roessler
&c Hasslacher Chemical Company.
Mr.. Rigney declared that although
the Roessler & Hasslacher Company
had been taken over by the alien
property custodian during the war
It was American owned and had
been conducted by the same men
for the pas. fifteen years.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30
Y. NJ. H. A. WILL
BUILD SOON
Preparations Made to Start
Work on Fine Building in
Short Time

Workmen tearing down the large
sign board situated on the site of the
proposed Y. M. H A. building, cor
ner Madison avenue and Jefferson
street, today brought to light the
fact that the Y. NJ. HI. A. will break
ground for it's new home in the inn
mediate furure.
3 One of the first moves in connec-
ton with the erection of the new
building took place at o'clock this
afternoon. when the executive build
ing commit. tee of the organization
met in the Perth Amboy Trust Com
pany.
The second important move in
connection with the building will be
the announcement at the Y. w. Fl. A.
New Years frolic tomorrow night.
of the exact time the ground for the
new structure will be broken.
Those who attended the meeting
were: Isaac Alpern. president OF
the board of directors of the Y. NJ
H. A.. and also chairman of the
building committee; Morris Gold
berger, Max Gibian. ]. Philip Gold
smith, David ]. Kaufman. Benjamin
Goldberger. the architect for the
new building; Louis Kraft of the
Jewish Welfare Board of New York
City; Harry l.. Gluckman, executive
director of the Jewish Welfare
Board of New York City. and Henry
II. Nussbaum. general secretary OF
the Y. NJ. H. A.
Another important feature in con-
nection with the new building will
be the burning of the mortgage on
the property. which will also take
place at the Y. w. III. A. New Years
frolic tomorrow night. Due to the
fact that the date for the break
ing of the ground will be made
known. and the burning of the
mortgage will take phase it is ex-
pected that large crowd will be
present at the affair which will be
held in the Y. M. III. A. hall.
In order that Perth Amboy may
have one of the finest if not the
finest Y. NJ. III. A. buildings in the
state. committee has been visiting
the leading cities inspecting the va
rious Y. M. HI. A. buildings. The
best features of each of these are
said to be Incorporated in the plans
of the building for this city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30
DELAY IN WORK
ON BRIDGE HERE
PIanking Job Will Take Wick
berg Longer Than Was
Expected

Tomorrow is the day set in the
contract for the completion OF the
resplanking and repairing of the
state bridge extending across the
Karitan river from this city to South
Amboy, yet in view of this fact but
500 feet of the work has been COM
pieted. At a recent meeting of the
highway commission Gust Wick
berg, the contractor. requested au
extension OF time on the contract,
but this was refused by the COM
mission, the commission declaring
that unless the work is finished oy
the date specifier in the contract,
the contractor must pay cash for
felt for each day the work consumes
after that time.
Mr.. Wickberg said today that it
would be impossible to complete the
work on the bridge within the time
specified and that he made a new
application to the state highway
commission for an extension of time,
but has heard nothing from the
commission as yet. Asked if he
would pay the forfeit required un-
der the contract. he said that he
was not worrying about it.
According to Mr.. Wickberg the
oelay in the work has been brought
about through the delay in receiv-
ing the lumber for the job. Up 20
tine present time about 100000 feet
of lumber has been obtained and
there is still 100000 feet to come.
Much of the work is held up be-
cause of the fact that only certain
kinds of lumber arrives at a time
end as it takes different sizes for
different parts of the bridge, it is
impossible to put more than one
gang of men to work on the bridge
until all the lumber has arrived.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30

8 JAIL SENTENCES
and FINES RESULT
OF so. AMBQY RAID

NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. 30
Jail sentences as well as fines were
meted out by Judge DAILY in the coun
ty court this morning to the pro-
prietor and bartenders of the Out
side Inn, near South Amboy, not
w;thstanding the fact that an ap-
PEAL for clemency was made by
Frederick Richardson, counsel for
the men. The attorney made his
plea for leniency on the ground that
the families of the men would be
the real sufferers if severe centen
ces were imposd.
Mr.. Richardson touched upon the
raid conducted upon the establish
n.ent and said that the inn had been
closed since the raid and would re-
main closed for some time. In his
appeal the lawyer maintained that
all three men have Clean records up
to this Tina and that they had only
recently become engaged in liquor
law violations. 1t was contended
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30

NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. a0.-
After a deiiberation of less than an
hour this morning the grand jury,
sitting In special session, returned
an indictment os murder against
George Cares. who has been held in
the county jail since his capture last
Saturday night as rhe murderer of
Teresa KucheTski. six year olu
child. Immediately after the retura
made by thu jury to Judge DAILY,
Sheriff Elmer Wyckoff and Under
shcriff FREQ Gowan began to draw
the names of jurymen, while the
grand jury re-convened to consider
eleven other cases to be presented.
Forty-eiSht Jurors out of list of
sixty Will be drawn in this case,
which is scheduled to come to trial
on Wednesday of next week as the
result of a conference held yester-
day between Supre me Court Justice
James J Bergen and Prosecutor Jo-
sepn E. Stricken. The accused MUIR
derer was captured two days after
alleged commission of the crime and
the indictment was returned six days
after Cares arrest.
The return of a murder indictment
seemed to have been a foregone con-
clusion. Although the prisoner has
steadfastly denied all knowledge OF
crime the county authorities have
uncovered such a conclusive amount
of evidence against Cares that there
was never any doubt expressed as to
what the findings OF the grand jury
would be. Confidence was such that
preparations were carried out for the
trial before the case was presented
for the consideration of the jury.
The trial list from which the jury
to try Cares next Wednesday will be
picked, was drawn by Sheriff Elmer
Wyckoff before Judge DAILY this
morning ana follows: Leonard Cos
grove, Pert, Amboy: John Funk, Sr.,
Milltown. Miss Elizabeth Stone
house, South River: William Green
wood New Brunswick: Joseph Ear,
New Brunswick; Charles NJ. HouselL
New Brunswick; Michael Grove,
Perth Amboy; Charles Nafey. New
Brunswick; John Peters, Dunellen:
Victor Ricci, Perth Amboy; Mrs. AL
ice l.. Seiffert, New Brunswick;
Thomas Deverauy Chrome.
Frederick Deer, New Brunswick; (;
s. C. Schenck. Metuchen: Thomas
e. Fitzgerald, Perth Amboy; Thorn
as Reames. New Brunswick; George
Maloney. New Brunswick; Charles
j. Hibbard, Perth Amboy; Mrs. Eva
Skewis. New Brunswick; Theodore
Brown, Perth Amboy; Louis p.
Booz, Perth Amboy: William d.
Whitenack. New Brunswick; Joseph
T. Bailey, Bound Brook; William
Weston, New Brunswick; Isadore
Jacobs. Perth Amboy; George
Erath, New Brunswick; Louis Seei.
Perth Amboy; Charles H. Rogers,
New Brunswick; Walter e. Smith.
South Amboy; Joseph Maloney,
Perth Amboy: Howard Kinsey.
Perth Amboy; Mrs. Ada Miller.
South Amboy; Philip Guthoff, Perth
Amboy; Jeremiah ID. Buckalew,
Cranbury: Edward Krenic, Dunel-
len: James Robinson. Jr., South
River.
Alfred Messerole. New Brunswick;
Frank NJ. Jett. New Brunswick;
Charles Melbourne. Perth Amboy;
William r. Cornehsen, Perth Ann
boy; William Jemison. New Bruns-
wick; Elmer S. Edsall Cranbury;
Emil Bohnsack. Perth Amboy; Jo-
seph L. Crowell. Perth Amboy;
William III. Clapek. Perth Amboy:
Charles n. Peterson, Perth Amboy;
Leo Gariss. Woodbridge. and John
]. O'Toole, Woodbridge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30
GOVERNOR TO NAME H0FF
STATE PRISON WARDEN


TRENTON. Dee 30.-The COVER
nor, NJ Edwards, has decided to
send the name>of former Civil Serv-
ice Commissiole Joseph s. Hoff, of
Mercer. to the senate next month for
the wardenship OF the state prison,
was the information received here
today Th., means the end of the
contest which has teen on for some
weeks between Mercer and Burling-
ton county forces for the place.
A delegs Ion from the latter coun-
ty waited upon MIR Edwards in be-
half of Richard s Hughes. former
warden of the institution. yesterday
at the executives Jersey City Office.
1t is understood the governor then
said that he thought it would be in
judicious Use of patronage to give
the place to Burlington in view of
the work of Mercer Democrats in
the interest of the party.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30

The railroad lawyer requested
Judge DAILY TO order the prosecutor
to change -he order OF the cases ~
that the trial in which the railroad
is the defendant would not come Nd
until the other two against the ga{&<
man and track foreman had been
disposed o. All OF these cases aro.
the outcome of the grade crosG1nE
accident in Pertk Amboy last Juue
in which several members OF the
Eagle Fire Company were killed
when their truck crashed into an
express train.
The railroad counsel maintained
that If either the ga1ensa6 bf~fQlF,
nan was called as a witness in the
railroad case, either might refuse
to testify on the grounds that the
testimony given would incriminafe
them in their trial at later date.
The refusal on their part to testify.
the railroads. lawyer claimed would
seopardize the railroads case. He
therefore asked that the railroads
case be permitted TO go on last
Assistant Prosecutor Toolan OBJ
Sected strenuously to Judge DAILY s
that the prosecutor would list his
cases in the manner he saw 1T with
oat an outside interference
Judge LAZY announced that heSnad
no authority to act in this matter
as the p. osecutor is the sole judge
in arranging the order in which
cases might be tried The entire re-
sponsirilitY he said. rests with the
prosec utor in this instance.
There wzs considerable comment
in the cour. room upon this action
taken by the railroad company. the
general theory being that the apple
cation was made TO strengthen the
railroads case and increase Its
chances tf acquittal at the exRepfe6
of the two employees who ars,(
tried separately.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30

that complaints had been made in
and near South AmbCy and that the
raid was the result.
Despite the plea of counsel. how
ever, Judge Daily sentenced Edward
Dietsel, who last week pleaded
guilty 20 six counts of hauo- selling
between November 26 and Decem-
Der 3, to pay a fine of $500 and
serve not more than four months in
the workhouse. Walter Moore re-
tracted his former plea of net guilty
to one of non vult and was ordered
to pay a fine of $500 and serve not
more than two months in the work.
house. while Edward Muldoon. the
bartender arrested in the raid by
the county authorities, had a SINH
lar fine imposed and was sentenced
to one month in the workhouse.
In passing sentence upon the
three men dge DAILY made it clear
that they must be confined until
their penalties are paid.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30
Great Interest i'm London

LONDON Dec. S0.-tBy the As
sociated Press)-Efforts of the
Washington conference to curb the
use of the submarine as a weapon
and Frances claim. for a large un-
dersea fleet continues TO be absorb
ing topics n England.
The newspapers today devote sew
eral columns to the conference pro-
ceedinga anc criticism from the AM
erican press and publish lengthy edi-
torials. The majority of the editor
ial writer's score the French attitude.
which the Daily Telegraph said con-
fronts the world with ''the possibil-
ity of the worldwide orientation of
naval policy away from the capital
ship and toward the submarine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30
READY To ACT
ON SUBMARINES
French Say They Win be
Glad to Discuss Matter
With the u. S.

PARIS, Dec. 80 (By The Asso-
ciated Press)-The French govern
.nent will be glad TO discuss the
status of submarines with reference
to merchant shipping as well as the
humanitarian bearing. of their use.
it was said in official circles here
today. Regulation of the use of
these craft might it was added. af-
feet the question of tonnage, but
the question of the status must come
first.
1t was pointed out with reference
to the tonnage issue that France in
Guiding her colonies has a coast line
Of $4,000 miles TO defend while the
United States including Alaska. has
about IL 900 miles.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30
Russian Cold on Cain

LONDON, Dec. 80 (By The Asso-
oiated Press)-The agreement nego-
tiated here last week whereby So
Wet Russia will turn over to the
American Relief Administration
$4,000, 900 worth of gold for the
purchase OF grain in the United
States for famine relief in the Volga
region was signed here iaday by
Walter Lyman Brown or behalf Of
the relief administration and by l4eo-
mid Krassin, on behalf of the Itus-
sian soviet government.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30
THE GRIZZLY
WAS ALMOST
UPON THEM

They were two men
and a girl, prisoners of
the snowbound forest.
One man loved; one man
hated.
I'D the one who loved
held in his hand the rifle
handed him by the one
who hated!
The lover was be-
trayed; the hater stood
transfixed; the girl
But we must stop
t'scre; to tell more would
not be fair to Edison
Marshall, author of
"The SnowShoe Trail. )"
This great, graphic,
gripping story of the
nadian wilds will be
published in the Perth
Amboy Evening News.
Starting Tuesday, Jan.
3. Don't miss a word of
it; you can't afford to.
Remember, a COM
plete novel every two
weeks in the Perth Am
hoy Evening News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30
Railroad Men Not To Be
Tried First Despite Plea
Of The Central Officials

NEW BRUNSWICK Dec. 30--After hearing from
Charles E. Miller representing the Central Railroad Of New
jersey and Assistant Prosecutor John E. Toolan County
Judge Peter F. DAILY this morning refused the application o
the railroads counsel to change the order of scheduled ~
that the manslaugher against the railroad gaem
the railroad
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30
suspect Black Hand Plot.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Dec. 3U.-
Lives of twenty-one persons were en-
dangered early today in a tenement
fire following mysterious explosion
which partly destroyed a three-story
frame building in the central section
of the city. Police suspects black
hand plot.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30
Announce Engagement.

WOODBRIDGE. Dec. 30.-The
engagement of Carrell S. McNulty,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. b. L. McNulty
of Washington. d. c., and Miss
Marjorie Yagerlaner of Detroit,
Michigan. was recently announced.
Mr.. and Mrs. McNulty spent sew
eral days during the past week with
Mrs. McNulty's mother, Mrs. George
Brewster. Their son and his fiance
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. $.
E. Brewster.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30
PLANE BREAKS RECORD
FOR CONTINUOUS FLYING

MINEOLA, N. Y. Dec. 80 (By the
Associated Press):-The Larsen
monoplane piloted by Edward Stln-
son, which this morning broke the
worlds continuous flying record OF
"a hours, 19 minutes and seconds
descended shortly after 11:15 A. Nj.
after having been in the air 26
hours, 19 minutes and 80 seconds.
The official time was: Start, yes
terday morning at S:5S:15: finish,
this morning at 11:17:50.
MINEOLA, N. Y, Dec. 30.-A new
worlds record fer continuous flying
was established today by Edward
Stinson. pilot of ar. all metal mono
plane and his mechanician, Lloyd
Bertaud. when they broke the old
record of twenty-four hours. nine
teen minutes and seven seconds
made in France. June, 1920. by Luz
Glen Boussoutrut and Jean Bernard.
Stinson and Bertraud commenced
their flight at Roosevelt field. S:5S
A. NJ. yesterday and at 9:20 A. NJ.
TODAY they were still. in the air with
no sign Of descending.
Officers cf the Aero Club OF AM
erica acted as official observers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30
SEEK SOURCE OF POISON
BOOTLEG BOOZE IN n. 7

NEW YORK, Dec. 30-Police and
prohibition officials today redoubled
their efforts to locate the source of
poisonous bootleg liquor which has
taken a toll of three lives. bringing
the total for the last three days TO
rine dead and many others blinded
or made desperately i'll.
The Kings county grand jury has
taken steps to ask the cooperation
OF other grand juries to root out AMI
suppress the illicit traffic in bootleg
beverages.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30
T,d On at Atlantic City

ATLANTIC CITY, Dec. S0-The
lid is to remain clamped down tight
here New Years eve Director OF
Public Safety William Guthbert said
today. He called all the cafe pro-
prietors in the city before him this
morning and cautioned them that
prompt arrests would follow the de-
lection of all violators of the dry
laws.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30

Gasoline, OIL and Tires. cost two cents
per mile. Chevrolet 400. jefferson Mo-
tors, Inc. e735-12- 3o-1ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30

Chevrolet sse means economy in pleas
ure. Jefferson Motors. Inc.
s73k-l1-3o-1ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30

Chevrolet 4sO delivered. 1895 direct tc
YOU Jefferson Motors. Inc.
s735-l2-3o-1t'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30
RreaI.s OG NEGOTIATIONS

SANTIAGO, Chilli, Dec. 80 tBy
The Associated Press)-Chili has
broken off negotiations with Peru,
regarding the dispute over the prov
inces of Tacna and africa, declar-
ing that further exchange of views
is useless.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30
WITNESS DRUNK, COURT
SETS ASIDE CONVICTION

TRENTON. Dec. 3O:-Judge
Bodine, in United States District
Court, has set aside a verdict con-
,victing Sander Zelenck of the illegal
sale, transportation and possession
of liquor which was returned by a
jury on October 20. In rendering
his opinion Judge Bodine held that
Victor Cooper. the states principal
witness against Zelenck, was drunk
at the time of the trial and that the
verdict was contrary to weight OF
evidence. The verdict of the jury
in the case. one member of which
was Rev. Ralph f. Urban, pastor
of All Saints p. Z. church OF this
city. was set aside and decision now
rests with the district attorneys Of
flee as to whether Zelenck viii be
tried again.
Flexible Flyer sieds at Kelly & MeAiin-
den Co s7gl-l9-30-.t-
Get an electric heater at Kelly Nc
Alinden Co sISl-l--Ss--t"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30

Just arrived Ford Radiator Hood Covers
for Ford cars Something new. Dorsey
Motors. Inc. 16s New Brunswick Ave.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30

See us for Oil and Gas Heaters Kelly
& McAlinden Co. sI5l-l--Sv-@t~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30

Electric Heaters viii do the trick Kelly
& MeAlinden Co s731--12-s0- 2ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30

Electric Heaters at ss,75 at Kelly 8
McAlinden Co S1sl-1--sp-2t~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30

p. A. Hdwe. tor Electric Gifts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30

Flexible Flyer sieds az Kelly McAiin-
den Co. sIsl-l--aV--t-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30

Get an electric heater at Kelly & Me
Alinden Co. sISl-l--Ss--t~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-30

Partly cloudy
and warmer to-
night; tomorrow
cloudy, warmer.
The daily Alaskan., 1921-12-20
THE LOCAL PAPER

paper with those of large towns to our a"o yourself MT Citizen how many times in the past year. you have gone your way taken moments time to write note or up the editor the first word concerning news general interest which you may learned.
 How many times you something from back the that you have taken trouble o clip send the editor?
 given the notices of this or that function but have furnished the time and labor putting the press Church notices other functions in town are printed without charge any all business but has reciprocal relation which easy How times have yon e pressed or loyalty when the paper has has not your silence given aaer when true word " you would have sened We do not ask ta" this be done merely ask you feel yourself under moral obligations
 view of the facts to do it. Obviously running B paper in this any this size Proof of this fact " any that papers wit" as high a" % carry unless under exceptions" circumstances in would be conducting them " all towns of this size here who believe that the P per is money making otherwise would not be run ming Such people would not you told them that two and make
The daily Alaskan., 1921-12-20
oENMAaHs FORWARD STEP.


 "Beware of entrance to quarrel" was uamIct's dictum. The lnterna- tiunal Peoples High school al Elsinore, Denmark has been founded in the hope of establishing those close re Iations of peoples which may wipe out international misunderstanding from the outset, and thus finally end war by teaching good will. It is A bold program, this effort to bring together pupils from the nations who were actively engaged In the World war. But Denmark is, perhaps, preemi- uently fitted for the delicate task, be- cause of its location between Britain, Germany and Russia. Its small size, and it's non-political ambitions, says the Christian Science Monitor. Xvi dently the founder of this home for peacemakers intends to act upon the injunction of the melancholy Dane, when in reply to a remark of the first player: We have reformed that in- differently with us, sir" he exclaimed: "Oh, reform It altogether