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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-22
PRIZES TO Be AWARDED
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES

At the graduation exercises to be
held in the auditorium of the high
school Friday night the winners of
prizes which are offered to the sem
iors for m~eritorious work in various
branches will receive their awards.
Announcement has already been
made of those who excelled in these
efforts.
The Mary Vaughan prize, given
for the best work lone in English
throughout the four years, will sc
to Edith Decker.
The Rensselaer, Polytechnic Insti-
tute and Periscope prizes, for the
most efficient work in science and
mathematics for four years, will be
awarded to Frederick Walker.
The prize which the Science Club
of the high school offers and which
Is given for the best work in chem
istry. will be taken by Cora Dubois.
Herman Nielsen will receive the
Ezra Karkus award which is given
for the finest school spirit shown
throughout the entire course.
Eleanor Comings takes the sewing
prize which is given for the best
| graduation dress and honorable
mention students whose dresses also
showed particularly good work are
Rose Maguiness. Martha Dregier,
Anna Handerhan and Alma Williams.
John Stocked has won the Frances
kitchell prize for the most efficient
work in elocution and dramatics.
The junior physics prize will not
be announced until all the juniors
have completed their examinations.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-22
BIG STATE ST. REALTY
DEAL REPORTED TODAY

Sales in local real estate totaling
$4,000 are reported today by Mar
garetten & Lobel. Included in these
sales is one of a property in State
street, which is the largest State
street real estate transaction that
has taken place in some time. This
property is located at ST7-3T9-3S1
State street and was purchased by
Jacob Sosin INT Benjamin Cohen of
Louisa Leavy. of 227 State street.
This sale consists of two frame
buildings containing three stores and
three apartments. The property
had been in the possession of the
Leavy family for over thirty years.
The new have not decided as
yet how extensive the alterations to
the buildings will be, but they ex-
pect to make several changes, it is
said.
Convery Apartment Sold
The well known Convery apart
ment house, situated at High and
Jefferson streets. has been sold to
Lester Mann of SO Smith street.
The former owner was Max Cast of
434 State street. This is a six
family building of brick construc-
ton, three stories high. Mr.. Cast
has owned the property for the past
ten years. Mr.. Mann has purchased
the property as an investment
A plot of ground 80 by $50 feet
located in State street has been sold
by George f. Reynolds to b. Gold
man of 131 State street. A plot of
ground, consisting of two lots on
the easterly side of Sherman street,
has been purchased by Michael
Schultz from Matthew Melko. This
ground is so by 100 feet and is
located si~xty-threel feet north of
Gordon street.
Margaretten & Lobel represented
the purchaser. NJ. j.. Gluck, of SO
Madison avenue, in the purchase by
him of lane As feet wide and $50
feet deep in State street from Ida
Henderson. Mr.. Gluck will erect a
residence on the property in the
near future.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-22
KEYPOR1

The Ladies' Aid Society of Calvary
M. +. church will enjoy the annual
picnic to Asbury Park on Tuesday,
June 2S. Arrangements have been
made to make the trip by automo-
bile.
The proceeds of the bread and
cake sale held by the Junior League
CT Calvary M. L. church amounted
to s13.27.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. d. Gravatt. of
Bradley Park. spent Sunday as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William A.
Tilton.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Tilton, of
%Flatbush, have returned after hav-
ing spent several days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank A. Smith.
The dressmaking class instructed
by Miss Helen Bishop, the county
demonstrators. is holding the first of
a series of lessons in the public Ii
brary today.
Messrs. Donald DuVall and
George Frace were New York visit
ors on Sunday.
Mrs. Eta Salmon Is spending a
few days with friends in New York.
Mrs. Alfred Stoney and daugh-
ter Lois. of Llarnarch. Pa, are WIS.,
iting the formers sister, Mrs. Gro
yer Curtis.
Isaiah Clayton is enjoying a few
days with his brother at Long
Branch.
DR.. Norman Bedle ard family re-
turned this morning to their home
in Spring Valley, N. Y, after enjoy
ing the closing exercises and the
alumni reunion of the Keyport high
school. DR.. and Mrs. Bedle are both
graduates of the local high school
and members of the alumni ~associa-
ton.
The Misses Sallie and Bertha
Stanger of Red Bank have returned
to their home after visiting their
sister. Mrs. Phelps Cherry.
The many friends of George
Cherry will be glad to know that he
has so far recovered from the inju-
ries received when the automobile
in which he was riding was struck
by a train that he was able to re
sumo his duties at the Keyport
Banking Company on Monday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-22
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. June %. .

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. June %.
Garry On!"
That is the keynote of the task
that Major John G. Emery of Grand
Rapids has set for himself as new
National Commander of the Ameri-
can Legion.
Il consider the continuance of the
fight that the late Col. Fred w. Gal
braith. Jr.. vas making. the most
important part of the great post to
which l have been elected" says
Emery.
1.-The Legion must stand by its
program of keeping af1ame In the
hearts of former service men and wo-
men a sense of individual and col
~lective obligation to community
state and nation. and by its fight in
behalf of disabled veterans of the
World War"
Emery intends to devote his entire
time to the administration of his new
office.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-22

as the commission elects one of its
own members.
Major Emery's war record is one
that he may well be proud of. He
enlisted in 1917, when he was SO. He
might well have claimed exemption
as he has a wife and two daughters.
Jane. IA. and Esther. 10. However.
he Strengthened up his business
affairs and entered the second Off
GERS training camp at Fort Sheridan,
Illinois.
In August, 1917, he graduated as a
Captain of Infantry and went to
France with the first group of Ameri-
cans after assignment to the railway
transportation Office at Blois, France.
After attending the First Corps
school at Gondrecourt, he tool
charge of Company +, 18th Infantry.
first brigade first division.
Emery was in the big battles at
Cantigny, st. Mihiel and in the
Meuse-Argonne offensive. He was
commissioned a major in infantry in
August. 1918.
1t was shortly after this that
Emery was wounded by shell fire.
He was sent home and discharged
from the hospital and army. March
81. 1919.
1t is fitting that Emery was born
on July 4. He has always lived in
Grand Rapids. In private life he is
a real estate and insurance broker.
Many heavily loaded trucks are
now using Florida Grove road owing
to the detour at Rogans, and it is
| feared that the street will again be
I'm as bad condition as it was during
It's heavy use in the course of the
construction of the city reservoir.
Albert Ferguson, of New York
was a local visitor yesterday.
A number of local children took
part in the field day at Woodbridge
on Tuesday.
Wells in this vicinity are drying
up as the result of the continued dry
weather and many people are COM
| PEELED to carry drinking water fol
considerable distances. The drought
is also having a bad effect on the
| gardens in the town.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-22
Quits Local Office

The folks of his home town are
both pleased and sorry over his cleo
tion-sorry because he has already
resigned as president of the board OF
city commissioners.
Emery has Seen entrusted with
hat high honor eve since he came
home from the war. and he was
| right in line for the office of mayor,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-22

TRENTON, June Ex-Governor
Edwards, United States Senator
Edge and Commissioner Burdette
G.. Lewis, of the State Department
of Institutions and Agencies, gave
the proposed $4,000. 900 building
program for state institutions a
boost at the dedication of the Edge
cottage at the State Home for Girls
here. The plan is to submit the
proposition to the voters in Novem-
Der. 1t consists of a ten-year build
ing program to be financed by a
bond issue.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-22
HOPELAWN

Arrangements for the block dance
to be held Saturday night were COM
pleted at the regular meeting of the
fire company on Monday night.
Other business of importance was
also transacted.
A two and one-half pound rat be-
lieved to be the chicken killing rat
which has caused so many casual
ties in local henyards, was caught
yesterday by william Acker.
Pending the settlement of the wa
ter question there is little for the
Hopelawn Improvement Association
to do at present and noting of inn
portance was discussed at the meet
ing held Tuesday night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-22
WHY DOES SHE LOOK so OLDe

This question has been asked about
many a woman under thirty, who has
married and taken upon herself 1.-THE cares
of a house and young children.
When a young woman is suffering from
female weakness, bearing down pains,
head and back ache and nervous irrita-
ton. it is well nigh impossible to attend
to her duties and retain the charm and
freshness of youth. Must she then
struggle on toward thu inevitable ner-
vous breakdown or premature old age?
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable COM
pound has saved many women from such
a fate. Thousands of grateful letters
from such women testify to the merits of
this wonderful root and herb medicine for
female ls.-Ad
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-22

TRENTON. June 22:-The State
Highway Commission is today hold
ing a hearing in the city hall, Jersey
City, for the purpose of obtaining
the views of the people of Hudson
county on the newly proposed Route
No. l of the State Highway system.
This particular route is of very
great importance due to the fact
that it connects Newark and Jersey
City. The question in the minds of
the road commissioners is that of
determining the exact route to fol-
low.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-22
EIGHTH GRADE
HASEXERC|SES
Pleasing Program Given at
Woodbridge Diplomas Are
Given Many
by Evening News Correspondent

by Evening News Correspondent
WOODBRIDGE, June 22.-The
following program was presented
last night in the Barron Avenue
High School when the annual COM
mencemert exercises and p~resenta-
ton of diplomas took place:
PART I.
Professional, Orchestra.
Address of Welcome, Jack Paugh.
June" a recitation by Kathryn
Miller.
Three for jack" song by selected
chorus.
Pastoral Sonato,' piano solo by
Dorotny Terhune.
Rip Van Winkle," a dramatiza-
ton In two scenes by Clifford Wall
Ing and Billy Edgar. The cast:
Rip Van Winckle, Parker Lind
hardt.
Young Rip (scene u, David Ger
ity.
Young Rip (scene p, Arthur
Thompson.
Innkeerer, Lawrence Mccain.
Schoolmaster., Clifford Walling.
Peter Vanderdonk, Billy Edgar.
Rips Wife, Margarct Dee.
Rips Daughter. inua Petersen.
Old Women, Ethel Chase and Ar
ma Elias.
Bystandcrs. james sipos and Mi
belmina Schlener.
Sheriff. Edward Hopper.
Orator. Victor Duggan
PART .. 4,
"A Dusky Lullaby" selected che
rus.
Flower Song" piano solo by
Genevieve Ryan.
Debate: Resolved, That for the
best protection for the world, the
United States should not disarm."
Affirmative, Sadie Johnson, Leon
Larsen and Helen Kiraly: negative.
John Yunker, Henrietta Morrison
and Valdemar Lund. Chairman, Jo-
seph Gyokeri.
characterization" Essay by Do
ris Martin.
'"The Land I Love-" song by the
chorus.
Presentation of the class by Prin-
cipal J. H. Love.
Presentation of certificates by H.
A. Tappen. president Of the Board
Of Education.
The graduates follow:
Barron Avenue School.
Llo.o ASlcCll, JOlil DcohtI vel
non Battman, Alice Boylan, Ethel
Chase, Helen Campion. George De-
ter, Anna Duff, Anna Desmond.
Madeleine dc Russy, Margaret Dee,
Victor Dusgan, William Edgar
Anna Elias, Anna Fodor, Eugene
Finn, Helen Gerity, Emma Gerek.
David Gerity. Airline Heiselberg.
Selden Hoagland, Beatrice Jackson.
Charles Jacobs, Catherine Kokkes.
Morris kalkstein, Jane Kingberry,
Edward Hopper, William Krug,
Thomas Kinnelly, Floyd Larkin,
Parker Lindhart, Thomas Levi,
Cora Mundy. Susie Murphy, Ellen
Mullen, Joseph Megysie. Charles
Nangione, Kathryn Miller, Doris
Martin, Ellis Moore, Lawrence Nc
Lester Neary. Anna Petersen, John
Paush. Edward Pulsifer, Louise
Phillips, George Peterson, Harvey
Fcmond. Robert Reid, Walter SAT
iron. James Sipos. John Samons,
Raymond stricken, Wilson SofielG.
Francis Sinnott. Sadie Skay, Dor
tthy Terhune, Wilhelmina Schlener,
Sophie Schiller, Anna Samon,
George Happen. Marie Toath, Grace
10th Arthur Thompson, Louis Var
va, Elmer Vecsy, Margaret Wand,
Adele Warter, Clifford Walling,
Helen White, Dorothy Zeyen.
FordS School
Albert Stark, Thomas Fee, Edith
Larson, John Yunker, Genevieve
Ryan, Anna Goldstein, Grace Ste
venson, Sadie Johnson, Ernest
Krauss, Inez Larson. Karen Jen-
sen, Helen Kiraly. Margaret Nc
Cabe, stephen Hunyadi, John Egan,
Leon Larson, Valdemar Lund, Hen.
rietta Morrison, Joseph Gyokeri-
Peter B~oelhouwer, James Turnbull.
Joseph Gross, William Swanick.
William George. Mary Narhoffer,
Leon Jeglinski.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-22
Si4te Neus

TRENTON, June Ex-Governor
Edwards has appointed James A.
Baker. of Jersey City, president of
the State Board of Taxes and As
sessments to take effect July 1, the
beginning of the states new fiscal
year.. Mr.. Baker takes the place
held by Frank b. Jess. of Camden,
appointed by former Governor Edge.
Mr.. Baker is a very close friend of
Governor Edwards and was APP
pointed to the State Board of Taxes
and Assessments last year.. Under
the statute the governor has the
right to designate the boards presi-
dent, which carries with it an in
crea of $1,000 over the compen-
sation paid the other board men,
bers.
The New York herald., 1921-11-19
United States Would Enter Any Competition

proportion of
building
prepared o the
1t is the conviction the American delegation that the
The
justified
allowed
which
Of
yardick
shall have
somewhere
existing starting
deviation this
has
for
The attitude the American delegates the other claim
Admiral
nations
position that
dokyard facilities machinery operation
by the repairs existing ships
In making known its opposition change
ships established in the Hughes the American
opinion that whiting down the
for that i
The New York herald., 1921-11-19
SHIP A YEAR PLAN TO BE REJECTED;
REPAIRS WILL KEEP PLANTS BUS
Brands Arguments Land Arms Linn Ia.
tons Set for Monday-Far East Commit
tee Works on Procedure, Without
Announcing It's Progress.
By LOUIS SEIBOLD.
Special Despatch to L


New HerdBu roau
Washin c.,
which BRAND OF
special considera
whether
the United States who have been
formula limitation
will be able submit that time probably not
have foun7
against somewhat
Whether COMMITTEES
of the
re
Officials the United States who chiefly instrumental in Initial
authorities modca
influences
approving it,
authorities
annoying the political
disturbing
Of
explicit official
that the American delegation regards
The New York herald., 1921-11-19
WILL NOT YIELD TO JAPANS DEMAND FOR GREATER NAVY
HARDING PLANS TO SUBMIT TOALL NATIONS
BRITISH STOP CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR SUPERBATTLESHZl
Conference Doings

A ENCOURAGEMENT was made
~ that at the next public meet
ing. Monday at IL A. M, Pre-
mier BRAND would present Frances
requests regarding her armies.
1t was stated at the White House
that President Hardings aim in
calling the conference was an ulti-
mate association of nations to en-
force any agreements made in
Washington.
Ambassador Shidehara will answer
Chinas formula on the Far East at
to-day's meeting of the Big Nine.
The tenth point in China's pres
entation referring to other confer
ences to regulate Far Eastern af-
fairs was said to agree with Amer
ica's attitude on the question.
More praise of THE New York
HERALD's demand for the abolition
of viper war weapons came from
influential men in Washington.
Action Of the British Admiralty
ordering cessation of work on the
four super Hood battleships was
generally approved in England de-
spite the unemployment II entails.
Newspapers in Toxic express the
opinion that japan is not inclined
to oppose abrogation of the Anglo
Japanese alliance providing con-
tinuation of friendly relationship Is
assured.
The New York herald., 1921-11-19
WOMAN RECLUSE,
STRANCLED IN HOME
Slayer Used Strip Of Cloth to
Kill Mrs. Maier in Hemp
stead Plains.
PEDLER rs ARRESTED
House Ransacked for Valu-
ables Which Poor Victim
Did Not Possess.
PEDLER rs ARRESTED

The body of Mrs. Elizabeth Maier,
S2, was found late yesterday afternoon
lying on the kitchen floor in her home
at the edge Of the Hampstead Plains
near Hicksville. l.. l. She had been
murdered, strangled with strip Of
cloth torn from sheet, and the house
had been ransacked from top to bot
tom in search for valuables.
Sheriff Smith and County Detective
Miller went to Hicksville few hours
after Mrs. Maier's body was discovered
and arrested a Polish pedler, whose
name was not made public The man
was arraigned before Judge Arnold
kohler at Westbury and held in 1000
bail as material witness. He denied
any knowledge OF the crime, but ad-
mitted that be was at the home Of
Mrs. Maier on Thursday peddling rugs
and blankets Judge Kohler said he
would hold the pedIer while the au-
thorities continue their investigation.
The little three room house in which
the murder was committed, and where
Mrs. Maier had lived alone for twenty
six years Is only ten miles from
the house in which Mrs. Minnie 8.
Bartlett was murdered last June by
who is now awaiting the execution Of
the death sentence in Sing Sing
Prison.
DIR. Adolph Rave of Hicksviile ex
amined the body of Mrs. Mailer soon
after it was found by Mrs. Paul
scrader, a neighbor. and said he be-
lieved the woman had been dead eight
or ten hours. So far as the police
have been able TO learn from Mrs.
! Maier's relatives. the woman had no
jewelry or money in the house.
The home of Mrs. Maier is about two
hundred feet back from the roadway.
and more than 500 feet from the home
of Mrs Scrader. her nearest neighbor.
Sheriff Charles Smith of Nassau ,coun-
~ and the State Constabulary sent
finger print experts to the house but
they were not able to find any clues.
Mrs. Mary Lindemann of 159 New
York avenue. Jersey City. the wife OF
Conrad Lindemann. pocketbook
maker and the daughter of Mrs. Maier
said her mother had insisted on living
alone ever since her husband died
twenty-slx years ago. although she had
often urged her to move to Jersey City.
Mrs. Lindemann said her mother had
no jewelry or other valuables. but was
dependent on money sent her each
week by her daughter and by her SON.
Charles A. Amman. an upholsterer OF
161 West Thirtyfrst street. Mrs. Maier
also had a sister, Mrs. Anna Herschel
OF 317 Webster avenue. Jersey City.
The Nassau county authorities said
the only similarity between the murder
OF Mrs. Maier and that OF Mrs Bartlett
In June was that both were apparently
committed for robbery. Mrs. Bartlett
was stabbed and shot and her body
hidden beneath rug in the kitchen.
Kubal. who was convicted OF the Bart
let murder and will soon be put to
death. said he killed her, because he
thought she had lot Of money.
The New York herald., 1921-11-19
America Making the Greatest Sacrifices.

The American delegates
their foreign their
intrigue proposed
them which willingness mak
sacrifices
Delegates
United States in this
justify
es their conviction the big
world to
complisn the reforms S
Thc american delegates Interpreting the
ambitions will
ernational hopes IL they It.
instances than
the attention
nmcabe
frankly opinion that neither
The New York herald., 1921-11-19
AUTOPSY ON SEARLES
DTSCLOSES NO POISONS
Report to ShotD Millionaire
Died Naturally.

Special Despatch 10 THE New YoRK HERALD
BosroS, Nov. Is.--Edward F. Searles
eccentric millionaire of Methucn. who
died in August. 1920, leaving will
which gave 10 comparative stranger
the bulk OF his wealth. was not poisoned
and did not die from other than natural
causes
Despite rImors. investigation and
autopsy. II was confidently stated to-
day that the official verdict could not
be other than death from natural
causes" II is understood the autopsy
report can only say that no traces OF
poison were found In the body and that
Searles died a natural death ha stened
undoubtedly by old age.
The New York herald., 1921-11-19
Acceptance in Principle
Means Japan Will Sign
Special Despatch 10 THE New York HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
WashinetOn ID. c., Nov. 18.

NeW YORK Herald bureau,
Washington. ID. c., Nov. IL.
CTUDENTS of International law
~ have been discussing the
meaning OF the phrase "ac-
ceptance in principle" as used by
both the British and the japanese
Governments in their Endorsement
OF the American arms proposals.
The meaning. according to inter-
national lawyers. is that when
proposal is accepted 'in principle"
the specific assurance is conveyed
that the accepting nation will not
later raise points of issue which
might preclude an agreement.
Japan. 1t is urged. having ac-
cepted the Hughes proposals in
principle, would not be justified
now In pressing her demand for an
increase in naval ratio to the ex-
tent where an agreement would
fail. In fact some international
lawyers argue that Japan cannot
now without a violation of national
honor, even If such a desire ex-
listed, press her claims to such an
extent.
The New York herald., 1921-11-19
Plan Dry Committee
to Guard Whole Country

Special Despatch to THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., Nov. IS.
~ RIVATE capital is to be
thrown into the scales
against dry law violators.
S. 8. Kresge, chain store merchant,
has agreed with Prohibition Com
missioner Haynes to become head
of a national vigilance committee
to assist prohibition enforcement
officers.
Official announcement was made
to-day that Mr.. Haynes and Mr..
Kresge conferred in Detroit and
mapped out plans for nationwide
support from private citizens In
enforcing the Volstead law.
The New York herald., 1921-11-19
wOMAN's BURNS FATAL.

Margaret Dumah. seventy. who was
rescued. badly burned. on THURSDAY
from fire In her home, 109 Bandman
avenue. Jamaica. died in st. Mary's
Hospital, Jamaica. yesterday. from
shock.