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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-03
ON ROAD
At So. AMBOY
City May Have to Take Some
thing it Does Not Want -
Confer With State Board

BY Special Correspondent.
SOUTH AMBOY, Feb. 3-In order
to get something that the city wants
1t may be necessary to take some
thing that the city does mot want.
Representatives of the state high
way department were in this city
on Tuesday night and submitted to
the members of the council the
plans for the proposed new state
highway from Stevens venue to the
Morgan road. Mr.. Meeker, the en-
gineer, represented the highway
commission. He stated that arrange
ments had been made between that
body and the Public Service Trolley
Company whereby the trolley COM
pany would pay to the state a GER
tain sum and the state would pave
in between the tracks. The present
plan is to pave with concrete but 1t
was pointed out by Mr.. Meeker that
this Is not hard set rule.
The plan will eliminate the re-
verse curve that now exists at the
corner of Portia street and Pine ave-
nue. To avoid this the state has
purchased property from Oscar
Mundy. This will move the road
over ONE fifty feet at this point, the
curve starting at Louisa street. This
will leave the Everitt property now
at the corner of Portia and Pine
venue several feet away from the
main highway.
The big objection to the plan as
submitted is the fact that the Public
SerVce plans to vacate their tracks
from the cemetery to the city line.
The council is opposed to this move
but Mr.. Meeker declared that the
Public Service would not pave this
section and run their tracks. When
pointed out that the Public Service
franchise called for running to the
city line and that failure TO do this
would revoke the entire franchise.
Mr.. Meeker told of a conference
with Mr.. Gilmore when this thing
was up for consideration. Mr.. Gill
more's reply was THE franchise be
damned"
The matter was referred to the
street committee, city engineer and
the city solicitor for consideration
and report next Tuesday night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-03
OLD BRIDGE

George Dobson, Alvin Benson and
Sidney Van Scoik were Trenton Wis
itors Wednesday.
Mrs. Ross Hillyer entertained her
grandmother, Mrs. Ellingham OF
Runyon Wednesday.
William Boice OF Hillsboro was a
visitor in town yesterday.
Edward Bifer OF Perth Amboy is
making his home in town and 'ex-
poets 10 work on the new church in
a few days.
Benjamin Tice of Browntown was
a visitor in town Wednesday morn
ing.
Mrs. Benjamin Green spent We'd
nesday with his parents at Hell
meta.
Joseph Martin was a Helmetta Wis.
itor yesterday.
Henry Wellman Of Englishtown
was in town Wednesday.
William Burke7. Jr-, who has
been suffering with a sore throat.
is improving.
Granden Slower was an out of
town visitor yesterday.
Mrs. William L. Smith was a
Perth Amboy shopper Wednesday.
Benjamin Mcneil was in Trenton
on business yesterday morning.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-03
next TUESDAY FOR
SOUTH AMBOY BUDGET
BY Special Correspondent.

BY Special Correspondent.
SOUTH AMBOY, FEB. "A spe-
cial meeting of the common council
was held Tuesday night for the pur-
pose of considering the budget for
next year.. There were present
and Shuey. Councilman Stanton
being absent.
After reQding the budget it was
approved on first reading and or
dered advertised in the Perth AM
boy EVENING NEWS and the
South Amboy Citizen. There will
be a public hearing in the city hall
next Tuesday night at s o'clock on
the appropriations.
In a communication from Mayor
Scully. George w. Crane was re-
appointed a member of the library
board for a term of five years. The
appointment was confirmed.
Several communications were re-
ceived from police telegraph COM
panies submitting prices for the
installation of a four box call and
recall system. They were received
and referred to the fire committee
for consideration.
President of the Council Stockton
stated that in accordance with the
DOWtI lufCoItu III "a ~ ePPOAAS
members of the Board of School Es-
innate he would appoint Councilmen
Kvist and Lovely, The appoint
ments were confirmed.
Mr.. Kvist pointed out that under
the present system there was no
method of ascertaining who was
entitled to exemption from poll tax.
He offered a motion that the clerk
be instructed to communicate with
the fire companies to get a list of
their exempt members. the Amer
lean Legion to get a list of wal
veterans and the G.. A. r. to get the
names of those men.
Mr.. Kvist made some interesting
disclosures. HE stated that the first
and third taxing districts of the city
were supporting the town. The
second taxing districts delinquent
are greater than the first and third
combined. He urged that the cen
ter of town wake up" He asked
advice on advertising the property
of those who owe taxes. The solic-
itor stated that under the law that
was not possible at this time. That
this was the duty of the collector
and the law provides when and how
this advertisement must be made.
Mayor Scully stated that it was
his opinion that the people of South
Amboy would rally to the support of
the government whom they elect and
pay the money due the city. He
stated that the people if properly ap-
preached would come across" with
the necessary money to run 1.-The
good old burg"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-03
NEW P0NTOON PLACED
UNDER FERRY BRIDGE
BY Special Correspondent.

BY Special Correspondent
TOTTENVILLE, Feb. 3-A new
poDtoon was placed in position un-
the floating bridge al the ferry
terminal OF the Staten Island Rapid
Transit at the foot of Bentley street
early this morning. The difficult
feat was accomplished in three
hours time. The work of replacing
the old pontoon with the new one
started after the ferryboat Perth
Amboy. had made its last trip to
Perth Amboy at 2:17 o'clock this
morning and was completed at 5
o'clock. Preparations have been GO
ing on for the past three weeks by
a gang of men under Foreman
Charles Van Duzer in charge OF
construction for the Rapid Transit
to swing the big bridge so that the
pontoon could be placed under the
structure. The bridge lift was REIN
forced with two heavy steel girdess
and special tackle had to be rugged
to do the job.
A pile driver has been here for
the past three weeks. and with the
assistance of the driver the tug Bal
tmore of the B. &c o. and a steam
lighter the pontoon was put into
place. This Is the first pontoon that
has been put under the bridge to re-
place the first one since the bridge
was placed there a number of years
ago when the ferry was moved from
Main street to the present location.
For the past year or more a gaso-
lene pump had to be used to pump
out of the pontoon the water that
would leak into it. This will now
be done away with.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-03
CHAUTAUOUAT To
COME IN 1922
South Amboy so Well Pleased
That "Joy Time" is Ar
ranged for Coming> Year.

BY special Correspondent.
SOUTH AMBOY, Feb. South
.Amboy Is to have ifs 10y time
again lea year. Following the lee
ture at last nights Chautauqua pro-
gram a meeting of the guarantors
and those interested in C~hautauqua
held q meeting with Superintendent
Gilbert and requested another con-
tract for next year. George w.
Crane was the first signer on the
new contract. This years program
was a great uccess The officers
and guarantors worked hard to put
It over" but they now feel that 1t
was well worth while. Harold g.
Hoffman by his untiring efforts in
behalf of the affair is largely re-
sponsible for the success of the en-
tertainments.
Yesterday the Shubert Ladies'
Quartet assisted by Albert Mills en-
tertained both afternoon and ave-
ming. In the evening their concert
was exceptionally fine. Mr.. Mills
Is a new addition to the concert
group and is an exceptional man.
This afternoon and tonight Buck
ner's Jubilee Singers will be the en-
te~rtainers. They will entertain with
plantation songs of long ago as well
DIS IlOutTH jazz. MI. NilildLuS VI
this combination will render his
own version of Old Black Joe. In
the afternoon Miss Gilbert will lee
ture on Real Pictures for Real
Boys and Girls she will illustrate
her talk with some real pictures"
Chancellor George il. Bradford
last night held his vast audience
spell bound for one hour and thirty
minutes when he delivered his ia
nous lecture This Way Up" The
value of education was the principal
topic of his talk He urged the par
ents to create in their children that
desire of education that makes
them want to be somebody in the
world. The old adage that the coll
Iege education was only for the
rich has been outlived SO declared
the speaker. THE desire pays the
price. He then told of several in
stances where boys have worked
their way through school with out
financial backing.
While not opposed to the
"movies' he said that he was OPP
posed to the present method of con-
troll. He stated that the movies
should have been used to make bet
ter men and women rather than
make more money"
The stunt party" will be the fea-
ture of tonight's program. This
party will be composed of boys and
girls from South Amboy who will
show the grown ups just how
much work can be done within a
few days. They will enact an entire
little playlet tonight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-03
OWNERS GIVEN
Fifteen DAYS MORE
special Correspondent.

by special correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, Feb. s-Automo-
bile owners and drivers have been
given a ~fifteen-day extension of time
TO secure their 1921 license. An or
der to that effect has been received
at the Sixtieth precinct police sta.
ton transmitted from headquarters
from the Office OF the secretary of
state. The new license In New York
state is issued each year the first of
February and runs until the first of
February the next year. Because of
the several hundred thousand IL
censes issued at the office of the Sec
rotary Of state at Albany 1t had been
found impossible to get the plates
out On time by the first of the month
and at the last minute the order was
issued granting the extension of
time The license plate this year is
dark blue with white figures and are
similar to those used in the state
of Massachusetts,.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-03
EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS
NOW BEING CONSIDERED.

BY Special Correspondent.
TRENTON, Feb. 3.-The State
House commission has passed upon
several emergency appropriations.
the first of the present fiscal year of
the state. One gives $1,000 pen
sion to former Supreme Court jus
tice Charles G.. Garrison. of Camden
county, and another gives 10000
to pay for the engraving of the
bonds for the soldier. bonus and the
bridge and tunnel issues.
All last year, that is from July 1,
the start of the fiscal year. Cover
nor Edwards refused to approve
emergency appropriations because
the Legislature persisted in remain
ing in session. Now that a new
lawmaking body has convened. he
said he felt there would be no in
consistency in granting some of the
emergency requests before him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-03
HOPELAWN

The repairs TO the old Spa Sprins
road are progressing rapidly. Mhef
the surface is covered with ashes J
WIN afford the people of this plact
a shorter route to Woodbridge. An
application has been sem to thu
lighting commissioner to have light:
installed along this road, as it vii
be much used when repairs ars
completed.
Mrs. Dora Suttara was given a re
ception in honor of her thirty
fourth birthday by relatives IL
Perth Amboy recently. Dancing,
music and Refreshments were serN-
ed and Mrs. Suttara received many
pretty and usefni presents.
Mrs. Hona PhifIer and son. Ed
ward. were out OF town visitors re
cently.N
Mrs. James Sabo and son. James
were out OF town visitors WedDes-
day night.
Master Charles Hurashinsky was
a Perth Amboy visitor Wednesday,.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-03
GUILTY
TO MURDER
Plea Of Second Degree Charge
Accepted After Jury Fails
to Agree on First Degree.
. special correspondent.

d SPECIAL (QlIttVVn4Cls
TOTTENVILLE, Feb. 3.-Plead-
ing guilty to murder in the second
degree after a jury in the supreme
court at the county court house at
St. George had failed to reach an
agreement in eight hours time yes
terday, Frank Esobacci, eighteen
years old, and Anthony P~aoluecio,
eighteen years old. on trial for the
murder of Walter Jackowski, man.
ager Of a restaurant in Mariners
Harbor will face a sentence to
states prison for moi less thar
twenty years or not more than life.
The plea Oh guilty S.ms after eight
hours of elaboration of the jury
which it is said stood ten to w for
guilty of murder in the first degree.
The case was given to the jury at 4
O'Clock yesterday afternoon and
twice they filed back into the court
eoom to seek more information
from the judge to guide them for
The verdict.
Each time the Jury were disagreed
on the verdict. the vote standing ten
to two for first degree murder. The
evidence presented was clear that
the two young men were guilty. but
two of the number held out. When
1t was seen that the jury could not
agree, Supreme Court Justice Gala
CHAN. of Brooklyn, who presided at
the trial accepted the plea of guilty
of murder in the second degree.
They will be sentenced on Satur-
day. The murder of-the restaurant
manager in October followed a
night of robbery in which the two
young men with Edward j. Nc
Nally, of New Brighton and Will
liam Connolly. of Stapleton, took
part. Connolly turned states evil
dence and told of the robbery and
murder. He will probably escape
with a light sentence or be allowed
to go free for the information given
to the district attorney and police
of the matter. Mentally. who was
caught in Jersey City and brought
back to Staten Island, has been. in
dicted by, the grand jury. His trial
will start today.
Jackowski was shot after being
told to throw UP his hands and he
failed to do so it was brought out
at the trial early on the morning of
October II. 1920. District At
torney Maloy and Assistant District
Attorney Norton prosecuted the
men and Frank H.. Innes. a former
assistant district attorney defended
the two young men at the trial.
Theopolis Reinhardt. a machinist,
of Prince Bay was the foreman of
the jury. and George H. Hunter.
mason of Bloomingdale road.
Woodrow and Louis L. Riverly,
mason of 1922 Arthur Kill road,
Tottenville. were the two men from
this end of the island on the jury.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-03
END CARTAN
DIVORCE SUIT
Action of MataWan Man
Against His Wife is Dis
missed by the Court.

NEWARK, Feb. 3:-Mrs. Sarah j.
Cartan. wife of Andrew J. Cartan of
Matawan, has been victorious in her
fight against her husbands suit for
a divorce, tried the latter part of
1920 before Vice Chancellor Foster.
when Patrick J.. Devlin, business
partner of Cartan, was named 20
respondent. Vice Chancellor Foster
yesterday dismissed the husbands
bill as mot proven"
The Ease attracted widespread at
tention because Cartan and pevlir
are still in business and are well
known in Monmouth county. Dur
ing business hours. j is said. they
are apparently on friendly terms.
addressing each other as Pat" and
John" but when business hours
are over they pass each other on
the street as If they had never met.
Merritt Zane, Jacob Leffer.s Of
Matawan. and John s. Apologize APP
peared for Mrs. Cartan and Dev.in,
while Edmund Wilson of. Red Bank,
former, attorney general, vas coun-
sci for'Cartan.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-03
LECTURE TONIGHT AT
MISSION IN -F0RDS

BY Special Correspondent.
FORDS, Feb. 3--J. ID. Wiser.
known in many countries as a pos
SCISSOR of knowledge of many races
of the world. will lecture tonight at
s o'clock in the chapel of Our Saw
tours Mission. Mr.. Wiser has Sc
lected the topic of South Africa. its
History and Wonders" as he knows
this part of the world well and will
exhibit pictures colored by his wife
of the scenes which people here sell
dom see.
Mr.. Wiser was a general in the
Boer War and head of the Y. NJ. c.
A. forces, with troops which served
in Siberia after the world a He
can speak seven civilized languages
and understands seventeen savage
languages. He also has had many
experiences with the savage tribes
of Africa while on trips to the in
terror of that country. Special ar
rangements have been made for a
large attendance and admission will
be free to the lecture.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-03
PRINCE BAY POSTAL
STATION GETS CLERK

sy Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE. Feb. S:-Prince
Bay postal station at Pleasant
Plains has two permanent clerks in
service. Percy Hall, Of T%ottenville,
who has been acting substitute at
both the Tottenville and Prince Bay
postal stations, was .on Monday APP
pointed a full clerk by Postmaster
+. o. Driscoll. of the Staten Island
kpostofice, and assigned to study at
|the Prince Bay station. Emil Trim
pin is the superintendent of the
Prince Bay postal station and Miss
Helen Ffnan. Of Prince Bay. is the
other clerk. Miss Finan. until re-
Gently at the Great Kills postal sta
ton, succeeded George Elwyn Pet
ers, who last week was appointed
superintendent of the Great Kills
office. With the appointment of
Percy Hall as full clerk the Totem
Vile postal station is without a SUBJ
stitute clerk.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-03
SEE D0NNELLY IN
A FOR GOVERNOR

TRENTON, Feb. 3.-What is re-
garded as one of the p~reliminaries
to his candidacy for the Democratic
nomination for governor was the
action of the Democratic. league of
Mercer county last night here in
electing Mayor f. w. Donnelly, of
this city, as lis new head. He sue
ceeds State Senator Roy s. Heath.
who has held the honor for some
years. Charles Z. Cook. secretary
of the Mercer County Tax Board
and World War veteran. was chosen
secretary. Many prominent Demo-
Gratis of the county attended the
meeting and plans for future Demo-
cratic success in this county and
throughout New Jersey were outlin-
ed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-03
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Farrell of
Brooklyn have been visiting at
Prince Bay Beach.
Miss Mamie Higgins has returned
home from the Post Graduate Hos
pital. where she had been for some
time.
August Mayer of Manhattan was
a local visitor yesterday.
Mrs. Morris Levine has recovered
from recent illness.
William Langford was a visitor in
Perth Amboy yesterday.
In some of the departments Of
the Dental plant at Prince Bay ent-
ployees are working but three days
a week.
The Epworth League of the Wood
row church is arranging for an n
l tertainment al the church Friday
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-03
Edwards Brother Takes Job.

TRENTON, Feb. 3.-John t. Ed
wards. brother of Governor Ed
wards, has been officially appointed
a supervisor of road maintenance in
the State Highway Department. He
was first on the civil service list of
candidates who took the recent ex-
animation for this place. The high
way commission yesterday named
him to the post at $3.50 a month
1t also approved the following, Mat
thew A. Cutley and Creighton Bick-
ley, 1920 a month each, also super
visors of maintenance. Both are
former service men.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-03
TWO ARE FOUND GUILTY ON
white SLAVE" CHARGES


TRENTON. Feb. 3-Two of three
defendants in the white slave" trial
here in the federal court were found
guilty and the third acquitted by the
jury. The case was that of the gov
eminent against Charles Valentine,
Patsy Rose and Eddie McCue. who
were charged with. having held AMI
ia Courtlandt. known on the stage
as Anita Rond, in immoral bondage,
and taken her from city to city.
Valentine and Rose were found gull
ty and McCue acquitted. The trio
were charged with taking the wom-
an from New York to Englewood,
Bergen county. and there offering
her "for sale"
The girl in the case testified on
the stand here yesterday, as to the
white slave" activities Of her cap
tors in selling her to men in diff
ferent cities.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-03
DOROTHY LAlNG HAS
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
BY Special Correspondent,

BY Special Correspondent.
TOTTENvILLE, Feb. 3.-Miss
Dorothy Laing, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Laing., of TAO Amboy
Road. celebrated her fourteenth
birthday anniversary Saturday by
entertaining about fourteen of her
little friends. She was presented
with a ring containing her birth
stone by her friends. Among those
present were the Misses Ruth Jones,
Mildred Morris, Virginia Corson.
! Virginia Sprague, Alice Hamilton.
! Dorothy Miller. Eleanor Woglom.
Elcy Decker, Mirium Miller. Janet
Decker, Blanche Laing, Polly An
drovette. Mrs. Annetta Miller, Mrs.
Mary Braden. Mrs. Louis Larsen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-03
~AQUEH0NGA A. C. SMOKER
Is TOMORROW NIGHT

BY Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE. Feb. 3:-Ar-
rangements are being completed for
the smoker OF the Aquehonga Ath-
letic Club that is to be held at the
clubhouse tomorrow night. An ex-
cellent program is. being promised
by the committee in charge Of the
arrangements, of which H. A. w.
Kreischer is the chairman. The pro-
gram will include vocal and instru-
mental music by both local and out
of-town talent. Besides this there
will be lots of smokes not to men,
ton the. loads of refreshments that
will be provided for the occasion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-03
CELEBRATES 93RD
BIRTHDAY AT PARTY

BY Special Correspondent.
KEYPORT, Feb. 3-Mrs. Eliza
beth A. Post of Fulton street cele-
brated her ninety-ffrst birthday an
niversay on Tuesday when a num-
Der of her friends called to help her
enjoy the day. An Informal party
was arranged for Mrs. Post and she
also enjoyed a shower OF postcards
from her many friends. Mrs. Post.
who is the oldest resident of the
borough. enjoys good health and has
resided here for sixty years. coming
here from Staten Island. and is the
mother of four children.
On election day Mrs. Post voted
her first ticket a straight Republican
and enjoyed casting her first ballot
greatly
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-03
To Census Mortgages

House owners here are in receipt
>of missionaries from the Census
Bureau att Washington requesting
data on their property. The bureau
has secured the names of those own
ing their homes from the question:
naires recently filled out when the
census enumerators toured the city
The object of the new census is to
ascertain the number Of dwellings
free of debt, the number of mort
cages, and the per cent. of mort
gagged property here.
The Census Bureau states that the
information filled in will be held in
confidence, and is not open 70 in
come lax inspectors, or local tax
officials. The latter precaution ap-
plies TO the question: what would
you sell your property for?"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-03
JAMEsBURG

The Star Post 127, American
Legion. will hold a formal meeting
at it's clubrooms on Church street
Monday night. February Z. Beside
the functioning of the Ladies' Aux
Hilary who will prepare the refresh
ments. a program of entertainment
has been planned. Invitations have
been extended to all ex-service men
of the community whether Legion
aires or not and a full house and
good tine is expected.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-03
New Jersey Crop worth ss4. Oo4. 900

TRENTON, Feb. Tho total var
ue 81 the estimated crop yield in
New Jersey for 1920 was $64.004,-
900. according to figures today from
the department of agriculture. In
1919 the total value of the farm pro-
ducts was SCI, $4,000. In 1920 the
potato yield reached a higher mon
etary value than any other crop.
The estimated yield of this vegetable
is given as. s1S.525.000.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-03
wo,rLD NOT no wIrHorr IT

You can stop a common cold IL you er'
promptly at the first sign OF sneezing ant
chililness. hoaTseness. tickling throat o;
coughing. Just take a dose Of Foless
Honey and Tar Compound. It is eneetiys
and pleasant TO take. Harry l. Sed. Prize
Hill. Cincinnati. o. knows II Is guod fol
long-sfanding cough and colds. too lie
writes. 4 had a very bad cough for al
most two years. l have taken 3 bottles-of
Ftley's Honey and Tar and am almos.
we'll I simply would not do without n
IN the hou~e." Sold Erervwhere -1%v.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-03
THE MacCALLuM. FUNERAL
SERVICE

81 BENTLEY ST,
TorrENvILLE.. $. 1
Telephone J. w. Maecailum
Tottenylls esSs runerai Director
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-03
Homemade Remedy
Stops Coashs- Quickly

The best cough metle3ne you ever
used' A family supply easaiy ana
quickly made. Saves about y.