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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-06-15
CROWDS SEEK
NEWS OF DEl.

When news Of dhsSeSRfSlSe
spread about the city arEHB1
throngs Of Interested peoN
wondering whether some
loved ones had met their fatE
dreadful accident, rushed to III
tfon.'~ Good work by the polict. 4
firemen, aided the authorities in ne
rying on their investigation. 6
people endeavored to push their
into the railroad grounds, in an
fort to get a glimpse of the d
forms. b.. she work of the firei
and police prevented them fl
doing so.
Lines were PLACED along thssea
road and the firenlen and poNan
rccted by Chief Neils j. ToIS.a
of the police department,
Chief Harry T6oker of the fireA
partment, with their aids ,manaA
to keep the people beyond theN
lines so thai the coroner. undertal
ers' and other authorities were ens
bled to clear up their work. Man.
of the bodies were terribly man
Sled parts of lower limbs beinl
found in one place. and uppe
limbs in another direction.
Thf firemen expressed great grie
oVep the death of their fellow work
ersJ The dead men are among tn,
best workers ever in the service o.
the department. Peter Larson wal
defeated at the recent election TO,
fsecond assistant fire chief, by Johr
Campbell of the Washington Fire
Company.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-06-15
PLAN FOR HOME FOR AGED
DRIVE TOMORROW NIGHT

The campaign for funds for the
Home for the Aged will be definitely
planned at a special meeting of the
board of directors, Ladies' Auxiliary
and anyone else interested in the
welfare of the home in the Parish
House in Rector street tomorrow
night at o'clock. All people of the
city. particularly those who are in
terested in the campaign and have
volunteered their services, are urged
to be present to hear the plan as
outlined by Mrs. Peter c. Olsen,
president of the Day Nursery Asso-
citation which has held such success
full campaigns in the past.
The campaign starts on the morn
ing of Monday, June IS, and 1t IS
the wish of the directors that every
thing be in readiness at this time.
Miss Ethel Killion, soprano of New
York and this city, who will put on
a musical review in the Majestic
theatre on next Monday night. part
of the proceeds to be for the fund,
will be present and following the
business session there will be enter
tainment and the committee viii
serve refreshments.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-06-15
NEW BIDS FOR
STATE BONDS
State House Commission
Decides to Re-Advertise
for Bonus Bridge Bonds
rBy Evening News Correspondent. I

IBy Evening News Correspondent
TRENTON, June 15:-The State
House Commission has decided to
re-advertise for bids for the sale of
$12,000,000 twenty-year per cent.
soldiers bonds and $5,000.000 thirty
year per cent. bridge and tunnel
bonds, following the rejection yes
terday of the discouraging proposals
submitted by the banking interests
of the state.
The commission hopes to induce
the bankers to display a more patri-
otic spirit in buying the gilt-edged
securities offered by the state. Gov
ernor Edwards, State Comptroller
Bugbee and State Treasurer Read
hope to overcome the bankers ring
by having the Independent bankers
purchase the securities, issues of
which were approved by the elector-
ate in November last.
State Comptroller Bugbee at the
recent convention of the New Jersey
State Bankers Association in Allan
tic City urged the members of that
organization to buy up the proposed
-boad issues. The bankers respond
ed by delegating committee to
handle the proposition. Dewitt G..
Van Buskirk, chairman of the bank
sers' committee. yesterday submitted
proposals to purchase both soldiers
bonds and the bridge and tunnel is
sue at par, providing the court of
errors and appeals could be sum-
moned in special session to pass
upon the validity of the securities.
Attorney General McCran, who
would bring such a suit, told the
State House Commission the bond
issues constitute a valid and binding
obligation upon the part of the state.
This did not satisfy the bankers
committee, which submitted bids
with the condition that they would
be purchased if the court would be
called to pass upon them. Independ-
ent banks submitted bids averaging
101, which did not meet the expec-
tations of the commission.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-06-15
PURCHASERS 0F
sTnIE En- RnNDS
ARE LOCATED
County Detective, John Fer
guson, Gives Out Import
ant Information
BONDS NOT RECOVERED
Silver Received Market Price
for $4,000 Worth of
Liberty Bonds
SIVER Is IN NEW CELL
Sheriff Wyckoff Denies Any
Special Permission Was
Given Wife No. 2
SIVER is IN NEW CELL
BY Evening News Staff Correspondent

by Evening News STAN Correspondent
NEW BRUNSWICK, June 15.-
Although the $4,000 worth of Liber-
ty bonds, the property of the First
Reformed church of this city, stolen
by Shubel X. Siver, the treasurer,
when he eloped with Adele Gouin, OF
Perth Amboy, have not been recoV-
cred, County Detective John Fergu-
son this morning stated that the
checks given Siver in payment for
the bonds have been located. The
detective would not divulge the
identity of the purchasers OF the
bonds but Assemblyman c. Raymond
Lyons is said to be representing tne
purchasers of the bonds and TINS
fact is taken to indicate that the
purchasers of the stolen bonds are
in this immediate vicinity and pos
sibly in New Brunswick.
Silver was paid the market Vaiue
for the bonds, it is said, and appar-
emily had little trouble in dlsposlne
of them and turning them into cash.
mart of which he spent on his we'd
ding trip with his second wife.
In an interview secured with Mrs.
Siver No. 2 in Perth Amboy by an
EVENING NEWS reporter Monday
afternoon she stated that the sherlit
had told her she would be admitted
at any time she wished to see her
husband who is confined In the
county Jail here. Sheriff Elmer e.
Wyckoff this morning denied that
he ever made any such promise or
statement to Mrs. Siver NO. 2, say
ing that she could visit her husband
on regular visiting days if she so
desired but not at any other times:
Sheriff Wyckoff this morning said
Siver had been placed in the witness
department of the county jail upon
request of the county detectives and
church officials who wished him IN
a place where they could talk with
him at any time. Siver was original
ly lodged on the first floor but when
Mrs. Siver No. 2 was denied the
privilege of speaking to her husband
she resorted to strategy and started
to carry on a conversation through
the window of Siver's cell. she being
on the outside. She was prevented
from doing this, the sheriff said, and
told she would be locked up also II
she attempted any such converse
ton again. Siver was then removed
to the second floor of the jail in
.ofder to prevent any possible con-
'versation through the window be-
ween him and his youngest wife.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-06-15
Hose Cart Hits Train At Market Street Crossing While Racing To Fir
Report Gates We're Not Down. We're Not Broke City and Co
Investigations Started To Fix Blame For Tragedy Say F|ag
Made Frantic Efforts To Stop On Rushing Fire Apparatus; So
Are SavedBy Jumping

1t could be learned how remen the Eagle
truck when the accident occurred the fire adde have habit
climbing the truck block from the house to the
of the fire. and in this likely that were
their way home from work when the alarm sounded 1t is
known who driving the truck but orgeson one OF
the ja1itors the frehouse.
Parts bodes and their clothing picked
places along the railroad, great
distance from the crossing of the railroad The train which
figured the accident stopped about hundred yards from
the crossing The engineer told the police the train passed
through Sewaren about AS.
At 80 o'clock the trains moving along the railroad
and the undertakers had practically completed their work Of
clearing the parts of bodies from along the railroad property
At this hour Chief Tonnen had the of five who
instantly killed at the crossing while the railroad had
the of six who instantly killed
The fremen busy clearing the debris from the
of the accident parts OF the fire truck belongings of the dead
the station to learn of the dreadful accident.
Statements made by three of the the truck
whose injuries such that they could be interviewed while
the hospital and the gatetender his of the
dent to Assistant Prosecutor John Toon and County Dec
tive William Fitzpatrick =
statements Andrew Kafton and Joseph Fnan who
standing the right running board of the truck
the driver and OF Ralph Pousen who sitting the right
Ralph Poulsen's Statement
Il was sitting on the right side of he truck the mud
guard We got the Central railroad agman
ped out from the curb the right side of the with
flag in his hand When between and the
railroad he tried to flag the truck Somebody shouted
or the locomotive The driver of the truck sweved the right
Kaftons Statement
There ahead of going east on Market street
pulled into the gutter and passed it. The up
did not see any dagman until right top of the
tracks was standing the right side running board
side of the driver John Torgeson when we would
hit jumped landing the side of almost under
the locomotives wheels,
Statement of Joseph Finan
was standing the right running board of the truck
alongside OF Ration and the gates up approach6r
them jumped when Kafton did rolento Kafon which
stopped me from going under the tran</
xtyfoM % gnte ve eenaer Ande% Thomas and Interpreter
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-06-15
LOCAL YOUTHS
ADMIT THEFT
Change Pleas When Arraigned
Before Judge Daly--To
Pass Sentence Friday

fBy Evening News STAN Correspondent
NEW BRUNSWICK, June IS
James Meeney, Arthur Huff and
Monroe Herman, all of Perth AM
boy, who were scheduled to be tried
this afternoon on an indictment
charging them with the theft of
$1,000 worth of liquor from the
home of Ludwig Wolff. in Perth
Amboy, on February 4, changed
their plea from not guilty to one OF
guilty just before the trial was to
start. Their present bail of s1,500
each was continued until Friday
when Judge Peter +. DAILY will sem
tence the youths.
The indictment against Joseph
Zboyan was nolle pressed on appll-
cation of Prosecutor Joseph E..
Stricken who announced that the
state would be unable to sustain the
charges. A jury was drawn yester-
day for the trials this afternoon and
the Jurors made special trip for
the purpose of trying the men. The
change in plea was not announced
until everything was ready for the
trial to go on. Meeney was repre-
scented by Attorney Thomas Hanson.
@of Perth Amboy. and HUFF, Herman
8and Zboyan by David Wilentz. also
of Perth Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-06-15
Spontaneous Combustion
Glven As Cause OF Fire

Harry Gagof, secretary of the
Perth Amboy Iron and Metal COM
pany. called the EVENING NEWS I
un tho telephone after the fire to
late that the fire was caused by.
spontaneous combustion. He de-
el4rej that at the time of the fire
In the same place a few weeks ago
some of the bales of rags became
soaked with water and it is supposed
lhat they had begun to smolder,
causing smoke. Mr.. Gagor stated
that there was practically no dams
age and that they would make nfj'
claim for any. ~
Mr. Gagor desired the EVENIN0
NEWS TO express the Utmost syupl{
thy of his firm for ~ families ~
the men who los sasheir lives III thu
terrible accident Caused ~ = result
of answering th5 alarm. H Htd \
his firm could 40 anything m
it would be glad to tnsla
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-06-15

TBy The Associated Press.1
HAMMONTON, June 15.-Men
who today were guarding against a
fresh outbreak of the forest fire.
which was checked yesterday from
reached the Amatol arsenal reserva-
ton through the alertness of girl
lookout station at Batso were un-
restrained. The girl Miss Julia Cra-
mer. saw smoke coiling from a thick
ly wooded section. E'lam crept
toward the arsenal, but were ex-
tinguished after they had burned
over 100 acres of brush.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-06-15
6 F|RENFN KILLED IN CRASH With EXPRESS
train At MARKET ST. CROSSING; many Hurt
PUBLIC SERVICE CAR men
VOTE TO REFUSE WAGE CUT

NEWARK, June 15:-Union en-
ployes of the Public Service Railway
Company, which operates most of
the trolley lines in this state. have
voted to refuse a wage decrease of
20 per cent. A vote was taken at
Newark, Paterson, West Hoboken,
Dunellen, Greenville, Elizabeth,
Camden and New Brunswick last
night.
William Wettner union leader.
said there was no consideration of
a strike adding he believed the wage
question would be settled favorably
before the expiration of the present
agreement.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-06-15
McCIeIlans to Nice.

Joseph F. Maloney. president of
Mcclellan Engine Company has call
ed a meeting of that company for
Friday night at o'clock at the fire
house in State street to take action
on the accident
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-06-15
$4,000 BAIL FOR
CREW OF TRAa

Theodore f. Brown, the engine
and William Ridgeway, the condtv
tor. of the passenger traian whid
struck the fire truck this afternool
were each freed under $4,000 bor
furnished by Wight. Wight and
lenbock, when arraigned III
Recorder Harold l.. PicA
Both men are from Barnegy
will appear for u hearing tori
morning at $3.50 o'clock
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-06-15

as the engine approached the cross
ing, which was not protected by the
gates being down, an automobile
passed in front Of him and narrowly
escaped being hit. The engineer
tPen saw red streak coming cast
on Market street and a second ar
two later the collision between ne
fire cart and the engine took place.
An endeavor is being made to
have bail fixed for the engineer Of
the train in this city, without going
to New Brunswick. The eplinoa T.
is being held at headquarters pend
ing hearing.
Actions of Gatcman
There is a report that ali gttemen
receive instructions to leave gates
up for fire apparatus to pass when
the fire alarm rings, the gatemen
being obliged to take a red flag and
stop any train which might be 8p-
preaching the crossing 1t is pos
sible the gateman in this instance
was acting under such instructions
and as the fire alarms rang almost
at the same time as did the warn
ing bell he decided to flag the train
instead of lowering the gates. The
statements of the tiremen and his
own would indicate that he was flag
ging the automobiles, however, and
not the train.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-06-15

IHe Sdte tehder, Andrew Thomas,
sixty-four years old, of 306 Laurie
street, in a statement to Assistant
Prosecutor Toolan said he had not
dropped the gates as the fire alarptf
sounded almost at the same time/as
did the warning bell, which sounds
when the express is in the vicinity
of Washington street. Thomas. who
is a Hungarian, spoke brokenly
and It was necessary at times to use
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-06-15

dHH UIeFpTeter,
phomas said he grabbed a red flag
when the warning bell rang and ran
10 the track tagging the automobiles
which lined Ip in two rows on either
side of the tracks He did not know
where the fire truck was when he
first saw it. but said it swung around
the waiting automobiles and into
tho engine.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-06-15

Six volunteer femen members the Eagle Hose Cheml
cal Company crushed death today and others
in the City Hospital result of collision between the fire
truck and Train 329 Central railroad which occurred at
the Market street crossing the Central Railroad of New
Jersey about so o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-06-15

According to history the Scotch
settled Perth Amboy and tOday's sill
houette is that of man who can
boast of being a Scotchman. He is
a Smith street merchant and has
conducted a business, with a part
ner, here for several years.
Yesterdays silhouette was that of
former mayor and present City
Treasurer Ferd Garretson. The win
ner was Josephine Duda, of 800
State street.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-06-15

See us for fireless cookers, Kel
NcAlinden Co. SS62-s-l
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-07
FINANCIAL NOTES.

Dividends were discontinued yesterday on
the 500 .99s 600 common stock OF the ATneri-
van smelling and Refining Company. which
since March 1919 has paid 4 per cent and
before that paid per cent from 1916
Total money In circulation in the United
Iartnlent al 5 5.e72' or .oo0a decrease of sl2o.-
~Ta 600 from the month before. The per
capita circulation was $50 GO.
ne0 Woekly financial paper. Barron s
edited by &. ". Barron widely known in
this country and abroad as "A gatherer and
commantstor on news of business bearings.
will appear with its trst issue next Monday
II was reported that W. G. Durant is to
use the Dursnt motors as . nucleus for
second General Motors. and that the recent
cadillac Motor Car Co Dertoit for the
purpose Of organizIng his own motorcar
Second Inns in the Dursnt chain
There - general sentiment IN the Street
that the present speculative activity will
continue until the German government either
refuses definitely or accedes to the demands
of the Allies. This should be known hy
tuesday and upon the decision of the
ly the atritude Of the public toward the
speculative market. ii IS held in commits
son house Circles.
Legislation which would prohibit un-eou-
lated and indiscriminate sales of stocks and
bonds Is proposed IN a bill introduced bv
United States Senator Capper The
measure provides that any COMPANY or cnr-
poratiOu contemplating a new issue of
securities shall file with the Federal Trade
Commission bull statement OF its financial
condition. etc.
President James A. Farrell Of the United
states Steel Corporation. in speaking bsa-
fore the National Foreign Trade Council
estimated that three years would be required
20 absorb the present surplus shipping ton
nase This oppression served 20 bring To
the attention Of traders possibilities OF stiII
further readlustments to be made and Ger
tain Of them who had accrued profits has
tened 10 turn them into cash
The American Smelling and Refining
Company. explaining clscontinuance of the
common stock dividend said The com
pany has IN force every available economy
Wages have been reduced on an average OF 40
per cent and all salaries from the president
down hsts been cut 20 per cent Sinoilar >
reductions have been made in all other ex-
penses But We should not take too pessi-
miktic q view OF the future for there are
many signs Of approaching irnDroyenenfs
Owing 10 the shutdown of so many mines
metals are now being sold faster than tue
present intake.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-07
ATHLETIC FIELD
FOR FRIENDS SCHOOL
Correspondent Wants to Know
Why Better Facilities Are
Not Provided.

The sporting editor has received the
following communication with the re-
quest that it be printed:
Sporting Editor Every Evening--The
writer is one OF the many baseball fans
who take special pleasure in seeing n
contest between two young amateur
teams, and have on several occasions
witnessed games played by Friends
school team on the Military Grounds on
South Broome street. | have often won
dered why Friends School management
does not provide better grounds for the
student team-good. clean. young fei-
lows. interested in the game. and de
serving of decent accommodations for
their scholastic contests.
There is a crowd of young "rouRhs" in
this ncighborhood. who deliberately
steal and make off with every ball they
can lay their hands on (and baseballs
cost s2.5o I am todd and the Friends
School boys have no way of prevent
ing these thefts Only yesterday one of
the students in trying 20 recover ball
that had gone out of bounds was de
liberately set upon by n crowd OF these
''roughs" and badly handled. ! under
stand he was one OF the star athletes
of the school A policeman was on the
ground. but didn't appear to be inter
ested in anything but the game. / am
convinced that IL those at the head Of
Friends School were familiar with the
condition they would endeavor TO So
cure better grounds for the student
team. and guarantee them proper pro
lection in their school sports.
An Amateur Fan
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-07
5000 NEW YORK POLICE
MARCH ON FIFTH AVE.
Halt Two Minutes in Honor Of
Soldier Dead Just Home
From France.

ny Associated Press 90 Every Evening.
New York. May Eighth thousand
members Of New York's police depart
rncnt supplemented by attachments
from upstate and Now Jersey depart
nenta and the state mounted constab-
ulary, formed NJ the Battery today for
the annual parade 80 Broadway and
Fifth Avenue.
Leading the procession were Mayor
John r. Hylan. and Police Cofnrniasioner
Richard f. Enright and their stafs. All
divisions of the department, including
machine gun battalions, cavalry. am
bulance and transport companies fell in
behind them.
The column was called 70 halt for two
minutes In tribute to 1000 soldier dead
returned from France Thursday on the
transport Somme ana for whom public
ceremonies were being hold ~ an army
pier In Hobpkcn.
Tho mayor, police commiEgioner and
225 police chiefs and guperintendenfs
from other cities who have been attend
ing the national police conference rc-
viewed tho procession from q stand u
Madison Square Park
Shortly after the police parade had
started. thieves celebrated the event 81,
stealing a $1,000 motor trufk I0aded Vlfl
S33 900 worth Of woolena which had iur'
arrived from Rhode island FIR = manu-.
facturer. The truck disappeared after
il had been driven m - tho manufar.
turcL,n warehouse
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-07

upon nj a meeting Of the executive com
fuitbee heid in the Office of the Seventy
hihth DIVISION Association nt which
tiine Coz. Charles u. Sweeney, formerly
commanding officer of tho Three Hun
ored ana Thirteenth Infantry. was ap-
po tied resident secretary for Balti-
more.
Inc city Of Baltimore has appropriat-
ed sum of money to assist i'm the re-
union and committee of citizens has
raised 100000 to entertain the former
wearers of the Lorraine cross. Captain
W. Hobert Porter. vice president. act
ing for General Joseph r. Kuhn. an
pointed the following committee TO Co
operate with the Baltimore committee:
Major ~. y. Morris. Major III. Harrison
Smith and Captain Jay Cooke. sd.
lt Is planned To furnish free trans
pnrtation to all ex-Tnennbera Of the
division from all parts of Pennsylvania.
Delaware and Maryland To Baltimore
and also To furnish rooms and meals AZ
the hotels free
Major Vincent A. Carroll, No. BIS
Liberty Building, Philadelphia, is resi-
dent secretary for Philadelphia. and he
will furnish fun information 10 ali local
men who served under the Lorraine
cross, and there arc a good many from
this section who did
To date only 1900. 600 Victory medals
have been given out.
Among The Democratic candidates for
city Council are Philip A. Steinbach in
the Fifth ward md Frank !. August
IN the Eighth. Both are ex- service
men. and Mr.. steinbach is post historic n
uf Delaware Post No. j.
Major Meredith T. Sanuels has been
appointed as local director Of the United
states Public Health Service. and viii
have charge of the local relief work If
eX service mon. Dr. Samuels has opened
offices in tho du Pont Bui1ding and
wants 70 hear from every OK service
man who has any claim 70 nd from the
government,
WEAR A POPPY.