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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
TOTAL
BUILDING WORK
New Construction Work and
Alterations Shows Increase
Here in Past Few Days

Building Inspector William ]. MUIR
tagh has issued permits for building
and alterations to existing buildings,
a~ggregating over $118.000 in cost.
The contemplated construction in
cludes a school building to be erected
on State street at buckingham ave-
nue. by st. Stephens Polish Roman
Catholic church. The cost OF the new
school, which will have twelve class
rooms is estimated at $780, 00. Plans
for the structure were prepared by
Architect George Dietrich.
Four garages will be erected by
Victor E. Benish, at ~ Washington
street; A. Nelson, at 220 Broad
street: III. Wnldman. at Neville street
and Michael Fee, at 152 Kearny ave-
nue.; the total cost of the structures
being $3.50.
George Holub will put up two
frame houses at 500 Hommann ave-
nue., at a total cost of $4,000, while
alterations are to be made by Rose
Peptak. SIT Goodwin sheet, at a
cost of $2,700; I. Goldberg. at 42S
New Brunswick avenue, costing 3d.
900; Luigi Juliana, at 421-423 New
Brunswick avenue, costing $4,000;
Frank Creve. 525 Harrington street,
at a cost of $500.
Other construction projects in
clude additions by Walter Ross, 769
Central place, costing $1.100; Bar
net Sher, 1856 Paterson street, at a
cost of 5000; Samuel Rock, Center
and State streets, costing $40; and
I. T. Carbon, : DONALDSON avenue.
at a cost of $1,000.
Elks to Build
improvements and alterations to
the extent of $4,000 on their club
house in Madison avenue. was voted
by Perth Amboy Lodge No. 784 Ben
evolent and Protected Order of Elks
last night.
The improvements will include a
one story addition to be erected on
the lot adjoining the club house on
the south. This will be used for a
social and dining purpose. 1t Will be
21x30 and will be used for recreation
purposes as well. 1t will be con-
structed of the same material as the
present club house and will be thor
oughly up-to-date in every respect
for the purpose that it is to be used.
Two new bowling alleys will be
placed in the building. and there will
be a new refrigerating plant installed
together with improvements to the
boiler room. An elevator will be in
stalled in the building making an
other convenience for the members
and guests using the place.
The specifications will be ready In
about ten days for the contractors
and as soon as the bids are received,
preparations will be made for actual
work on the addition to the club
house. The ways and means com
mittee together with the board of
trustees have the matter in charge.
Past Exalted Ruler w. Guy Weaver
is at the head of the committee.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
YM.CA. OUTING COMMITTEE
TO HAVE SESSION TONIGHT

With the day Of the Y. M. c. A.
excursion up the Hudson river to
Bear Mountain only a week away.
special importance is attached to the
meeting of the committee which Will
be held in the local association build
ing at s o'clock tonight. A report
on the advance sale of tickets will
be received at this time as well as
the reports Of the other sub-commit-
tees. To date the sale of tickets has
been encouraging, some of the COM
mittee having already disposed of
more than 100 tickets each and it is
expected that a large proportion OF
the tickets will have been sold be-
fore the day of the trip.
The sail is the longest offered on
any water trip from this city thus
far this summer. 1t requiring five
hours to reach the Bear Mountain
park and as long to return. A stop
OF two hours or so will be made at
the park to give all a chance to go
ashore and enjoy the attractions
there. There will be music on board
for dancing, arrangements are being
made for games OF deck for those
who desire to play and the refresh
ment committee will see to it that
there is enough food for all who dc
not take their lunches. Ice cream
| and soda will also be for sale.
The trip will be made on the iron
steamboat Sirius, it leaving the city
dock mex Thursday, July IS, al
$3.50 O'Clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
FORF ETE
At YACHT CLUB
Big Event Will Open Tonight.
Many Novel Attractions
Are Arranged for

Illuminated with hundreds OF
lights and with every detail arranged
in advance. the mardi gras will open
at the Raritan Yacht Club in Water
street, tonight shortly after 8 o'clock.
The booths will be open from early
until late in the evening on the
grounds of the club while dancing to
the musical strains of MILFORD john
stones orchestra will take place in
the assembly hall.
If the weather remains favorable
boat rides around the light house and
monument viii be particularly popu-
lar in the three boats which have
been chartered for the event. These
events will continue every evening
until the end of the week while on
each night some very original ana
clever stunt has been arranged as
entertainment.
Professor Stark, the colored Hou.
DIM will be the main attraction OF
tonight in his handcuffed act. which
many hundreds anticipate witness
ing from the banks and pier OF the
club tonight. As it will be the open
ing night, this event will be free for
everyone, and on the following
Thursday and Friday nights, some
special event has been arranged as
a surprise.
Saturday night, however, will mark
the clubs resumption of aquatic
sports and a program of races and
contests will take up the greater
part of the evening at the end oil
the Yacht Club dock. At this time
the winner of the automobile. fol
which tickets have been on sale fol
the past several weeks, will be an
nounced, and as it will be the last
night of the brilliant event crowds
will no doubt be seen everywhere
at the Club.
The members of the women's
auxiliary have been efficiently assist
ing the men in their elaborate prep
arations and they are mainly re-
sponsible for the pretty paper
flowers which will decorate thu
various booths, Mrs. Virgil Shull
president OF the auxiliary, has re
quested that all those who have
promised contributions on variou:
nights, remember their promise!
and have the articles there at the
proper time. All of the auxiliar!
members, whether solicited person
ally or not, are urged to come ou'
and help as often and as long al
possible each evening of the Mard
Gras.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
J. SPENCER SMITH AGAIN
HEADS COMM RCE BOARD

fBy Evening News Correspondence
TRENTON, July 19.-The State
Board of Commerce and Navigation
organized for the ensuing year at
it's meeting here yesterday after
moo j. Spencer Smith of Tenafy
was reelected president. having acid
this position since this board was
created in 1915. Richard c. Jenkin-
son of Newark was made vice-presi-
dent. He has also held this position
since 1915. There will be no change
in the personnel of the department,
all the other officers holding over,
as follows:
Director and secretary, Victor
Gelineau Of Bayonne; chief clerk,
Edward H. Russell of Trenton; con-
sulting engineer, B. F. Cresson OF
East Orange: assistant engineer,
Henry j. Sherman of Camden; chief
inspector of inland waterways, Will
lam A. Maupay of Atlantic City.
The board receives an opinion from
it's counsel. Harrison p. Lindabury,
that it could not legally approve the
appropriation.ef $4,000 for the con-
struction of ~!etties at Sea Bright in
the way that the Sea Bright authori-
ties ask for it. The opinion OF coun-
sci holds that the intent OF the legls-
lature was to make the $4,000
available upon the approval Of this
board after Sea Bright had appro-
priated a like sum. The borough
has already spent nearly 100000
for jetties and seeks h $4,000 for
this work already done. Guided by
the opinion, the board decided that
Sea Bright must appropriate another
$4,000 before the state money can
be used.
Similar action was taken upon the
application of Long Branch that the
board request the legislature to ap-
propriate $50, 600 for bulkheads and
jetties at that place. The State
Board ruled that it was not it's duty
to go to the legislature.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
OBITUARY
FUNERAL for e. H. Dentol

KEYPORT. July 20:-Funeral
services for the late Eliphalet II.
Denton. who died in the City Hospi-
tai. Perth Amboy, on Monday even
ing from the effects of a stroke, will
be held at the undertaking parlors
of Harvey S. Bedle Thursday after
noon at 2 O'Clock. Rev. A. c. Brady.
pastor of Calvary NJ. f. church off,
ciating. The interment will take
place in Green Grove cemetery.
The deceased was born June IS.
1859, and had been a resident of this
section for many years. For twenty
five years he made his home in Cliff
wood, where he was employed as
foreman in the Avery brickyard.
When this oncer closed he as
sumed a position as Waterman al
the New York docks. Mr.. Denton is
survived by a son. Edward A. Den
ton, of New York, his wife having
died in 1918.
The deceased was an active men,
Der of Coronal Council No. 1856,
Royal Arcanum.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
.CityBnefs

Violet Rebekah Lodge. No. 56.
odd Fellows, will meet at 1880
fcloek tonight at Odd Fellows for a
hort session. after which the mem
hers of the lodge will accompany
District Deputy President Semina
loft to Roosevelt. where she is maxi
ing an official visit to Deborah Lodge
Of that place.
Court Amboy No. IS, Foresters
of America, has issued a call for all
members to be at the meeting of
tine court tonight at Eagle hall.
Important business is said to be on
the calendar.
"A meeting of Perth Amboy
Camp No. 10 Woodmen of the World
will be held tonight.
-Middlesex Council Nc. IS, Jr.
o. U. AZ nj, will meet tonight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
BOOTLEGGER ESCAPES
POLICE ARE ACCUSED

ATLANTIC CITY. July 20-Whilt
Mayor Badep was directing an in
quiry into the leak that had permit
ted confidence men operating In
boardwalk hotels to escape after thu
police had been notified of theli
whereabouts, a second scandal devel.
oped today through charges made
by Special Prosecutor Gaskill, broth'
err of the county prosecutor.
Mr.. Gaskill, who is in charge OF
enforcement of the Van Ness dry ACT
in this county, charged somebody
was reached" in the police depart
ment and a b%ootlegger known as
'Dr. Corbin," said to be a Philadel-
phia druggist. was permitted to
make his escape. The allegation was
made before County Judge Ingersoll
when the case against "Corbin" was
called today. d.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
CAPT. MADSEN IN CHARGE
OF SALVATION ARMY HERE

Captain Martin Madsen is now in
charge of the Salvation Army head
quarters in Madison avenue. succeed
ing Captain Kliphouse, who left this
city several weeks ago to continue his
work in Morristown. Captain and
Mrs. Madsen and their child came to
this city from New York city three
weeks ago.
A special meeting will be held at
the headquarters on Sunday night
at which Mr.. Martin. editor of the
Bayonne News, will be present and
speak. His subject is not yet known
but he promises to be most interest
ing and every n is included in the
invitation to be present. The meet
ing will begin at 8 o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
so LONDON SAYS TODAY
British Dominions to Ask for
Voice in Far East Farley
at the Big Session
INTEREST IS GROWING
Members of Japanese Diet
Have Arrived in London---
Will Remain About 8 Weeks

LONDON, July 20-The an
nouncement that Premier Lloyd
George will attend the disarmament
conference at Washington, unless
some unforeseen contingency arises.
followed a meeting of the Dominion
Premiers It which the prevailing
sentiment expressed was that the
question of any cut in arms should
rest with the home government,
but that the dominions desired to
take part in any discussion relating
to the affairs of the Far East.
Some embarrassment may be
found in this, as none Of them has
been included in President Hard
ing's invitation.
Eight members of the Japanese
Diet have arrived here and will be
in England three weeks. Their
leader is Mr.. Takeo Tanaka, M. +.
for Toxic, who belongs to the Pro-
gressive Party There is another
Progressive member. four are Lib
erals, one Is a member of h Ma
tIonal Party and mi is neutral.
Mr.. Tanaka says he was greatly
impressed by the growing spirit OF
friendliness and understanding to-
ward Japan he found in America.
He says that probably most of the
members of the mission are keen
supporters of disarmament. and that
they cordially welcome the lead given
by President Harding. He says, too,
that popular opinion in Japan in
favor of disarmament is rapidly
growing, and that the majority of
the Japanese are hoping for great
things from the conference between
Great Britain, America and Japan.
Baron Hayashi, the Japanese am
bassador, according to the Assoc
ciated Press, denies that there is
any question Of opposition on the
mart Of Japan to President Harding's
proposal for a conference at Wash
lngton which. on the contrary. he
said. was welcomed,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20

BOHEMIAN, Mont, July 20.-Sev-
eral huge swarms of bees suddenly
swooped down on the business sec
ton, held up trafhc for several blocks
for over an hour. Finally a city
street foreman by pounding. on a
hammer, managed to. attract the
bees to a park and traffic was re-
sumed.
NEW YORK. July 20.-The cost
of production of ice cream soda Is
seven and one-half cepts a glass. a
prominent pharmacist a in an
nouncing he could make a reasonable
profit in charging ten cents. The
cost is divided as follows: Syrup. 1
cent, milk 1 cent; cream 2 cents; la
Dor. breakage and waste, Sh cents.
Most prices in New York are Is
cents and up plus a tax.
NEW YORK, July 20:-Kissable
young women between here and San
Francisco are warned that they may
be approached soon by a young Irish
Bohemian poet In a crushed opera
hat and khaki suit and asked for a
kiss. Two young poets made the
rounds OF New York City editors and
exhibited the champion kisser, who
had wagered he could win kisses
from 1000 girls in a trip across the
continent.
NEW YORK, July 20:-If Donald
B. Macmillan and his six venture
some companions who sailed from
Wiscasset. Me-, last week, succeed in
reaching Baffin land. in the frozen
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
IN THE SOCIAL O
MRS. FULKIS0N HOSTESS
IN HONOR Of SON


Mrs. A. Fulkison entertained a
number of friends at her home in
Maple street last night In honor OF
the birthday of her son, Alfred l..
Fulkison. The dining room was
decorated with streamers OF red,
white and blce crepe paper A bou-
ouet of white carnations formed the
center piece and there was a white
~carnation at every plate at the Ia
BILE. A birthday supper was served
at 1880, Games were played, and
dancing and singing enjoyed
throughout the evening.
Among those present were Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Fulkison, Mrs. Myr-
tie Weir, the Misses Pearl, Mable,
Violet and Annie Fulkison, Emily
White, Messrs. John j. Fuiklson'
Thomas Hernsey, b. Sigel, M. Swa-
nick and James White.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
TORRENS BABY FOUND
FATHER HELD IN JAIL

POMPTON LAKES, July 10
Alfred j. Torrens spent most of last
night in the Jail here in default of
$1,000 following his arrest at Long
Branch with hisN nine months old
daughter whom he forcibly took
from his wife July Z. The charge
is simple assault and battery
upon his wife, who tried to prevent
the removal of the baby from the
porch of the homo of Mrs. Torrens'
father, James Simpson.
The baby. Margaret .Eloise
|TCrrens, was returned to her mother
when Police Chief Bert Miller. his
wife and T'orrens. reached Pompton
Lakes from Long Branch by auto
mobile early today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
PERSONALS

The Misses Sarah and Rose Gold
stein, of Brighton avenue. and Miss
Jean Roth, of Jefferson street, are
spending two weeks vacation at AS
bury Park.
E. M. Clark and son Howardhave
returned to their home In State
street after a motor trip to Strouds-
burg, Pa.
Mrs. Moore and son Lyman have
returned to their home in Newark
after spending some time with Mrs.
Moore's sister, Mrs. A. Meyers, in
Maple street.
Mrs. William Post, of South Am
boy, is visiting relatives in this city.
Miss Mary Read has returned to
her home in Weissport, Pa, after
visiting Mrs. Howard Brown, OF
State street.
The Misses Irene and Ida Lear, of
New York, are visiting their aunt
Mrs. Fred Martin. in Gordon street.
Miss Margaret Dalton, of Kearny
venue and Miss Jeanette Hosking,
of High street, have returned after
visiting Miss Mary Cannon in Me
tuchen.
M. M. Wyckoff, of New York,
spent yesterday with S. Tucker oil
Brighton avenue
Mrs. Sidney Hulse and sons, Billy
and Thomas, of Detroit, Mich, are
the guests of Mrs. j. L. Ware, OF
Gordon street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Lorenz, for
merly of this city but now OF r
Paso, Texas, spent yesterday with
Mrs. Eugene Romond, of Madison
avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Miller and
daughter Helen, Mrs. Elmer Mazzeo,
MIR. and Mrs. Lewis Sheath, Bernard
Dunn, Jr., and Bernard Dunn, ST.,
were the guests of MI. and MIS-
Frank Andreas, of Carteret. N. j..
recently.
Miss Cecilia Andreas, of Carteret
is spending two weeks with hel
cousin, Miss Helen Miller. of Market
street.
Mrs. Henry p. Slater and Miss
Florence Slater, of Brighton avenue
are spending several weeks IN Me-
braska with Mrs. Slater's brother.
Mrs. A. Wurgler. of Maple street
is visiting her son in Nebraska fol
several months.
Mrs. Laura Davis, of Watson ave
nue., is spending the summer witt
her grandmother, Mrs. Sophie John
son, in Spring Lake. Mrs. Sophie
Snyder, of Watson avenue, was theil
guest Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Carl and
daughter, of Troy. N. Y, are visit
ing Mr., and Mrs. William Smith Of
South First street.
Mrs. Elizabeth b. Hart and family
formerly of Madison avenue, lave
moved to 1853 Gordon street.
Alonzo Weed. of Madison avenue
is enjoying a three weeks vacation
from his duties with the Chilli Elk
ploration Company in New York.
Mrs. Thomas Christopher an
| family, Of Center street, are a
| Beechweod for three weeks.
Rev. John Larkin has returned Il
| this city after a two weeks vacation
! spent in Portland, Me.
Emanuel Sorensen, of Division
| street, left Monday for Akron, Ohio
where he will spend a W. weeks va
cation. .,
Miss Eleanor Meade, of Smith
| street, is spending the month Of Jul!
with Miss Marian Maurer OF BROOK
Ign.
Miss Rose Blume, Of Maurer. ant
| Miss Katherine Mccormick ant
niece, of High street. have returned
from a three weeks vacation a
Stockton, N. j..
MIR. and Mrs. Bernard Sullivan ant
daughter are at Lake George an
| Quebec for two weeks.
Mrs. Robert Anderson, of Higl
street, is spending the summer at tn
home of her mother in Trenton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
Oddities In The News

north. they probably will celebrate
with a banquet on shipboard with
such d~elicacies as fresh raspberries.
spinach. and green corn. IT was
learned that the Macmillan party had
taken along a quantity of perishabie
foodstuffs prepared by a new pro.
cess of dehydration which II spon.
sors claim leave the dried products
capable of restoration to heir orig
inal bulk, color and taste by soaking
in water. The process Is said to diff
fer from ordinary drying in that cell
walls are not broken down during
preparation.
In addition to fruit and vegetables
the party's de~hydrated food supply
included roast beef hash reduced to
withered bits, and unrecognizable
fish also capable of being made fresh
again.
WASHINGTON, July 20-The old
fashioned American home, the single
dwelling with front and back yard,
is giving way wen in smaller cities
Of the United States to the apart
ment house. This is revealed in a
report of 1920 building operations
issued by the United States Chamber
of Commerce. The report, compiled
in conjunction with the federal bu-
reau statistics, shows that last year
seventy per cent. of the families pro-
vided with new homes got one-family
homes, eleven per cent. two-famlly
dwellings and nineteen per cent. q
multi-family dwelling. The same
figures show the proportion of multi
family dwellings provided last veal
was the largest in the small cities. 4
He started a quest for the man, go
ing from person to person and app
parently looking more at the back oil
their head than face. Finally M
selected a man whom he said migh'
be the one. 1t was not, however, al
Cohen had sat alongside of Senator
Thomas Brown at a table in the
front part of the room throughout
the search. Zalinski picked out a
man from the crowd whom he as
serted was the bartender.
The detective proved to be a poor
witness, the extent of his testimony
being that he "got a drink of wills.
key from Moritko's partner" He did
not mention Cohen's name and said
he had a syringe in his hand in
which he secured some of the liquor
for evidence and drank the remain
der, He admitted being paid $40 a
day by the prosecutor for securing
this evidence.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
Ellis Makes Denial

Herman Ellis, of Brighton avenue,
today denied that he is h owner OF
is in any way connected with the
stock of whiskey and other liquors
stolen from South River severa!
months & as mentioned yesterday.
Mr.. Ellis says that the supply pur-
chased through the sale of the
George w. Jackson lumber company
consignment was sold to people in
New York through Newark revenue
officers. Mr.. Ellis name was men.
toned in connection with the case
being heard in New Brunswick OF
the $4,000 worth of booze stolen In
South River.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
BIRTHS

A daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
William Dixon of Market street, on
July 9.
A SON to Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Schles-
niger of Avenel, formerly of this
city, on July IL.
s. A son, Albert, to Mr.. n Mrs.
Louis. Walter of Hall avenue on
July IA.
A son to Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Young OF Park avenue, on July 16.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
Chancery Action on Land

[IBy Evening News stan Correspondent.I
NEW BRUNSWICK, July 90
A motion has been filed here making
application to the chancery court for
the division of a strip of land locat-
ed on the west side of Madison ave-
nue.. Perth Amboy. fifty feet north of
Lewis street. The property is twenty
six feet by one hundred feet and Is
owned by Max l.. and Cecilia Scott
and Bernard and Anna Lipman. The
former two have asked for a diyi-
sion through their attorney. George
]. Miller.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
WOMAN NOT TO RUN
FOR THE

IDy Evening News Correspondent
ROOSEVELT, July 20.-At a
meeting of the Roosevelt Republican
Club held last night Mrs. Charles r.
Phillips announced that she would
not be a candidate for the assembly
this year. 1t was expected that Mrs.
Phillips would run, but after her
announcement of her decision to
withdraw the club went on record
a. endorsing Edward J. Peterson OF
Perth Amboy, present assemblyman,
ind William w. Stults of Dayton,
mother candidate.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
to Wed.

Marriage licenses have been issued
recently to Miss Athina Tslinudor
of this city and Vasil ID. Anthopula
of Morgan: Miss Irene Faueik and
Howard Palmer. Miss Mary Jalwicka
of this city and Alex Holod of New
ark. Miss Elizabeth Bailus of this
city and Alex Goczi of McKeesport,
Pa: Miss Joanna Rajnoga and
Wojick Gayda of this city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
Reaten once. again Seized.

TENAHA, Tex, July 20.-J. w.
Mcknight. who vas attacked Sunday
morning by a party of masked men
at Timson and severely beaten, was
taken from custody of a deputy
sheriff late last night by another
party.
Mcknight, a plumber, came here
yesterday to secure warrants for the
arrest of some of his assailants,
whom he said he recognized. County
officials arrested him for carrying
concealed weapons, and started for
Center. the county seat, when he
was aeain seized.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
Meet With Mrs. Hanson

The Industrial Club held its resu-
lar meeting yesterday at the home of
Mrs. Anna Hansen in Maple street.
There was no special business trans
acted. but the usual social hour was
enjoyed. The weekly prize was won
by Mrs. Florence ellis. The next
meeting will be held at the home ct
Mrs Sadie Newcome, of Maple street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-20
d. of p. AT Big Event

Mohawk Council No. sc. Daughters
of Pocahontas. travelled to New
Brunswick last night, where they
were the guests of Leota Council No.
III, of thai place. In spite of the
storm there was a large attendance
at the meeting, andsa very enjoyable
program was carried out. =,
Besides the. local delegates there
we're guests from Crawford and
| PIainfield. Tonight the council goes
to JamesburS., Members who at
tend will meet at Red Mems Hall
at $3.50.