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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-02-09

him that he could not appoint dep
uties in case of an emergency such
as a riot. Owing TO illness the state
commissioner of education was un-
able to give any assistance in the
matter, Mr.. Peterson said, but AS
sistanf Commissioner of Education
Enright stated that the matter of
establishing additional polling places
lay entirely sin the hands of the
present board.
According to the local assembly
man the fourth member of the
Roosevelt school board, Samuel
Shapiro, has lived for the past seven
months in Detroit and is not going
TO return, but no action Is being
taken TO fili his place. Assistant
Commissioner Enright. Assembly
man Peterson said. informed him
that absence from the state does not
automatically end ones membership
on a. borough school board but IL a
member is absent at three successive
meetings he can be put OF the board
by the other members.
A suggestion was made to As
semblyman Peterson that a law be
passed calling for the establishment
of one polling place for. every 500
school children. Owing to the lack
of time the legislature has been un-
able to consider such a law in time
for this years election. he said.
Reports were prevalent about the
borough of Roosevelt today that re-
quest would be made of the legssla .
tive investigating committee TO visit
Roosevelt and make themselves ia
miliar with the conditions.
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Assault and Battery Charge
Pending Against the Man
. Found Fatally Wounded.
CHARGE MADE BY WIFE
Pies in Newark HospitaI---
Theory Advanced That He
Intended to Kill Wife First

stephen Van Ness. Of Roosevelt,
fno was scheduled to appear before
l1e county court this morning to
lnswer q charge of assault and bat
tery, perferred by his wife, was
,ound badly wounded in an automo-
lille near Warren and High streets.
Eewark, shortly before midnight
hst night. A bullet from 45-
salibre Colt revolver had passed
through the mans head and then
through the top of his automobile.
rhe shot attracted pedestrian who
Notified the police, and the man
has rushed to the City hospital in
Newark, where he died a few
minutes later. The revolver was
found on the floor of the car.
The man who formerly conducted
| hotel in Roosevelt, has had a
kreat deal of trouble with his wife.
It Is claimed, having been brought
before Recorder He'll of Roosevelt,
bn several occasions, and has. also
been indicted by the county grand
Jury several times. 1t Is said case
bf non-support brought by the wife,
has been pending in the court of
shancery. The wife forgave her
husband in several cases brought
before the county court. and 1t Is
likely that the man went to New
brk yesterday to see bis wife. who
Is staying with relatives there, in
order to again beg forgiveness.
made the trip to Roosevelt last
night with the Intention of taking
the life of his wife out of the world
with him, and after being unable to
find her ended his own life. The
trouble between the couple is said
to have been caused through his go
ing with other women. Two chill
dren, Stephen, nine. and Helen,
eleven, attend the st. Benedict
boarding school in Newark.
The assault and battery charge
was brought against the man last
fall and the trial was expected to be
more or less sensational. 1t is said
that the mans wife has employed a
private detective for the last two or
three months to protect her against
her husband, who is said to have
made threats against her life. This
case scheduled to be heard today In
the county court was worrying the
husband a great deal.
The man was a leading building
contractor in Roosevelt for many
years, and after giving up the hotel
business it is said that he was plan
ming to go back in the contracting
business in the spring. The wife,
Mrs. Victoria Van Ness, is said to
have been living on Washington
street, Newark. but it Is claimed she
could not be found by the husband
last night.
In the mans pockets were found
papers indicating that he was in
trouble with the authorities on
charges of alleged bootlegging.
There was a promise to pay IS Van
Ness $50 for the return of Peter
Schultzs revolver" the latter is a
justice of the peace in Roosevelt.
Another note in the dead mans
pocket showed that he owed his
mother $500, borrowed money.
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MRS. BOYNTON
I BEATEN BY men
Independent Woman Candi-
date Fails to Overcome Big
Vote of SeWaren Candidate
SHE P0LLED 243- VOTES
Valentine, Ensign and BohIen
Garry Township; Appropri-
ations Not Opposed.

WOODBRIDGE, Feb. 9:-The
township last night resulted in three
men being elected by large margins
over Mrs. Bertha III. Boynton, the
Independent" woman candidate.
There were 789 votes cast during
the hour of z and o'clock, of which
Howard r. Valentine polled SIS, Il.
G. Ensign received 900 and Fred w.
Bohlen, the Sewaren candidate, 644.
Mrs. Boynton received 243 votes, j.
p. Gerity one, while one vote was
cast for "Walling," there being no
initials or first name on this ballot.
Although Mrs. Boynton was un-
successful in being elected to the
school board, the women who sup
ported her cause were well pleased
with the showing made by their
candidate and appreciated the con-
sideration given her by 243 of the
7S9 who went TO the polls to vote.
The meeting. which was held in
the high school. was presided over
by Hampton Cutter as chairman and
judge of the election. w. A. Gilham
was made clerk of the election and
the following tellers selected: Flor
ence ID. Dunn, Eelen M. deRussy,
Charles ]. Demarest and j. II. Thay-
er Martin. The polls opened at z
o'clock and the doors were closed at
shortly after o'clock. all of those
in the building at the time being
given an opportunity to vote. There
had been considerable electioneering
during the day on behalf of the va
rious candidates.
Ten votes for Mrs. Boynton were
found in the ballot box in which the
q N rio MI
while eight votes for those running
on the regular" ticket also were
found in the wrong box. There was
no opposition TO the proposed school
appropriation of 100000 for the
year, consisting of the following
items: Building and repair OF
schools. $4,000: current expenses.
$160,000; manual training. $4,000:
supplemental expenses. $4,000.
The financial report of the school
board for last year was read, show
ing the following expenditures and
receipts:
Disbursements-Te salaries.
95,981.S0; janitors salaries, S10,-
742.50; fuel. s5,760.45: transporta-
ton of pupils. $6.521.5S; tuition fees,
$1,960; miscellaneous expenses, ST.
S67.55: textbooks and pupils sup
$S14.21; light. water and power. ST.
771.64: medical inspector and school
nurse. s1,972.61: attendance officer
and his expenses. s967.50; district
clerk, S733.33: custodian of school
moneys. S450.25; insurance. $S76.T0:
interest on temporary loans. $751;
SO: telephone service, s452.61; man
ual and industrial training, SSH
25; bonds and interest on bonds
S25.645.3S: purchase of land for new
school building. s67.276.91; repairs
to schools, s10,005s3S; balance on
hand July /. 1920. s102,975.22.
Receipts:-Total for year, $751;
7S1.97, including appropriations
from state and township for current
expenses, industrial and manua
training, vocational schools and
school library. sale of bonds, re-
pairs to schools, etc.
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DOES NOT FEEL
| He s NEGLECTED
Negro Sheriff Forgot to Hang
Causes Legal Lights to
Wonder; May Escape Rope

BATON ROUGE, La, Feb. a.
Loonie Eaton. the man the sherifi
forgot to hang, may be dead legally.
Attorney General Coco frankly ad-
mitted today he didn't know; but
on. where Looney had been taking
legally or Illegally his regular three
squares a day ever since his '-execu-
ton was listed does not show his
appetite suffered.
Sheriff Grant wrote the governor
yesterday that in the press of Grim
.nal matters February 4 he forgot
the mandate to put the negro. con-
victed of the murder of a white
man. to death on that day. The
sheriff didn't know what to do about
it, he had no warrant to execute his
prisoner on any other day.
The government turned the mat
ter over TO Attorney General Coco
who is raking the law books for
precedents. 1t was said the once in
jeopardy principle of law. might
prevent any execution. Meantime
the negro is physically alive and
the board of pardons still has be-
fore it an application for clemency
in his case.
Inc attorney SeueIdl lSSueu d
statement declaring that from in
vestigation of the Eaton case. as
a member of the board of pardons.
he believes the negro should not
be hanged" He added that had
he known the date of execution
had been set he would have called
Governor Parker's attention TO the
request for reprieve and commuta-
fion 0f sentence made by Sheriff
Grant who asserted that TO hang
Eaton would be a 'travesty on JUS
tice."
MY investigation showed the
killing of the white man for which
Eaton was found guilty. was done
in a fray" Attorney General Coco
Said
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RED CROSS HOME SERVICE
COMMITTEE MEETS TODAY

The home service committee of
the local chapter of the Red Cross
met this noon under the chairman
ship of Mrs. Adrian Lyon and it was
reported that the Jewish women OF
the community are planning to sup
ply the treat of home made cakes
to the service men who are still
confined in the Fox Hills hospital
1t is thought that about seventy-five
cakes will go to the boys through
this source on Lincoln's Birthday.
Some time ago this activity was in
stituted in the local chapter and is
greatly appreciated by the boys. A
different group supplies the cakes
each time.
The executive board, of the Red
Cross will meet Thursday night at
O'Clock at headquarters.
Mrs. j. v. Shull chairman of the
production committee will meet the
ladies of the community who are
willing to help out in the sewing
activities of the chapter tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the au-
ditoripm OF the library. All ladies
are invited.
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'w Police Regulations Drawn % Board Takes Isolation Hospital uts Collide Herr
MANS SUICIDE MYSTERY
Peter C. Olsen Is H0nOred
by Terra Gotta Society;
Is Elected Its President
National Terra Gotta Men
Elect Local Resident to
Head Society; ANNUAL Meet

Peter c. Olsen of 50 Water street
this city was elected president of the
National Terra Gotta Society at the
annual meeting of the society and
election-of officers which took place
in New York City Monday a<4d yes
terday. Other officers elected were:
Atholl Mclean of San Francisco, Cal.
first vice president; r. F. Grady.
st. Louis. Mo-, second vice president;
Walter Geer. Jr.. of New York City.
treasurer.
With the election of Mr.. Olsen to
the presidency. Perth Arpboy has
for the second time been honored
by the society. the first president to
be elected from this district being
William III. Powell, who served sew
eral years ago.
The annual meeting also marked
the retirement of a local man. Ec-
kardt v. Eskesen of 113 Water street
from the treasurership of the society
Mr.. Eskesen retires with the distinc-
ton of having held office -continu. :.
ously since the society was formed
in 1911.
The society is engaged in very
large and Intensive advertising cam
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CITY.BUTCHERS
HAVE PROTEST
Board of Health Receives Pc
tition Against Levy of 25c
Charge at Slaughter House

The health commissioners were
greatly surprised at their regular
meeting last night to receive a Pc
tition signed by twelve butchers Of
the CITY protesting against assess
ment of twenty-five. certs charged
by. the board for the slaughter of
each head of live stock at the
slaughter house on New Brunswick
avenue. The patrons of the slaugh-
ter house said in their petition that
they are all citizens paying taxes
and see no reason why an extra tax
should be- levied on them for the
killing of their stock. especially
when they pay for the slaughtering
itself. Among some OF rhe terms
used in the petition were ''unrea-
sonable burden assessment ille-
gal" and mot in accordance with
the law">
This tax was imposed by the
board a long time ago and there
has never been any COMPLAINT. The
revenue received therefrom is all
turned over to the city and the as
sessment is made for the Inspection
of the stock. The opinion of the
board last night was that their tax
was entirely legal. but when the
matter was further discussed. de-
ciaed e,a. to to get the opinion OF The city
The attorney tor the butche.s Is
Harry Medi let's. WHO. enclosed let
ter with the Petition asking %, a
conference with the board or tne
proper committee upon this subject.
1t was decided that a committee
meet Mr.. Medinets and the petition
be turned over to the judiciary COM
mittee
A short discussion upon the sub.
ject of a new isolation hospital wal
held, upon the recognition of tht
fact that the Board of Aldermen
have decided to start work upon the
city stables. The new city stables
are to be built opposite the hospita
upon the>plot of ground that woutt
be the practical site for the isol'
alton hospital and 1t was voted te
petition the Board of Aldermen Il
bear in mind the erection of the
new hospital which is so greatly
needed and reserve a spot with thai
in view. The property is of ample
acreage for both the new build,
ings.
The question of merging the
laboratories of the board Of health
and the City- Hospital was finally
settled last night when a decision
was made the board of health lab
oratory. at least. remain as it is al
present. independent of the Cit,
Hospital.
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WOMEN IN CONTROL OF
SOUTH RIVER BOARD

SOUTH RIVER. Feb. 9-The
school election which took place
here in the borough hall last night
was one of the closest and most
contested elections held in recent
years. There were sos voters in the
hall at an early hour to cast their
ballots for the candidates on either
of the two tickets, and it was nee
essary to keep the poll open until
after 8 o'clock in order that every
one In the hall could vote.
Last nights results showed con-
clusively that the women of this
place are organized and that the
men politicians here have a new
element which they will have to
consider hereafter. Before the cleo
tion took place it was seen that 1t
was case of the women's power
against the mems. and the result
showed that the women had the up
per hand in this confess.
South River now has a school
board controlled by the women. as
the voters last night elected two
women and one man to the board.
The Board of Education ticket and
the peoples ticket divided honers
in electing members to the board.
and neither can claim more victory
than the other.
George Allgair. who has been on
the school borad for the past TWEEN
ty-five years, was reelected to serve
again on the board. His name ap-
pered on both tickets. and polled
a vote OF 457. Mrs Frank Prem
tice,, representing the Board OF Ed
ucation ticket. was selected to serve
on the board by vote of 2S7. Mrs.
Hans Frandsen. who appeared on
the peoples ticket. was the other
member chosen by a vote OF z6s.
Miss Jessie Stonehouse was six votes
behind Mrs. Frandsen, and John
Petrie received many votes less than
Miss Stonehouse.
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TONIGHT .
FOR CHILDREN
Open House viii be Held at
the Salvation Army Rooms;
Aim to Form Club.

The clubs for boys and girls
which were considered some time
ago by Captain Garrett Kliphouse.
in charge OF the Salvation Army
work here, have begun with great
success and il the activities continue
as they have started the organiza-
tions will mean much TO the chill
dren of the community. Orisi-
mated for the education and enter
tainment of the poor children of The
city,, another class has erept in
which. setting an example for the
less fortunate youngsters has had
an unexpected effect upon the mo-
rale OF the clubs.
Although all the activities have
not yet been perfected. and in fact,
many not yet instituted. it is expect
ed that the club will grow into an
organization where boys and girls
will learn the meaning of club life
and derive the benefits offered by
those who know what is best for
the young mind and body.
Tonight at 1880 o'clock there will
be open house for the boys and girls
of the city who wish to attend, al
the Salvation Army building. Cap
tain Kliphouse has arranged an
enjoyable program and it is calcu-
lated to make the youngsters better
acquainted with one another as the
result of this affair. Besides the pro-
gram there will be refreshments
and a jolly time under the supervi-
sion OF the captain.
In the boys department. many
have found their way from the
street to the Army building and al
ready their education has begun in
many ways, without their realiza-
ton of the change. Educational,
recreationaI and spiritual activities
will make up the program of the
clubs after they are in full running
order. Already a large number OF
boys have signed up deriving the
benefits already there. and anticipa-
ting those which will be the result
of time and a more substantial basis
A basement room is being fitted up
into a large recreationai depart
of the building will be the club
room for the girls on the main
floor.
The girls have already commenc-
ed their sewing classes learning to
mend clothes which are donated
to the salvation Army and thus. at
times supplying clothing for some
of their own fellow members Al
the present time there are several
servieeable garments which after
next meeting of the little girls VIII
haze been renovated to state OF
usefulness for some of the less fort
unate members of the clubs
Reading. lectures and all things
that go to make happier child
hood and foundation for suhStan-
tial man and womanhood are in
cluded in the program of the new
Organizations.
Csptain Kliphouse extends a corr
dial invitation to all children tc
attend tonight and to join the club
if they so desire.
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CHOICE FOR AMERICAN
CARDINAL RESTS WITH TWO

ROME, Feb. s.-It was stated to-
day in well informed Vatican quar-
ters that the choice of an American
cardinal to succeed the late Car
dinal Farley. of New York. had now
been definitely narrowed down to
the Most Rev. Dennis j. Dougherty,
archbishop of Philadelphia and the
Most Rev. George w. Mundelein,
archbishop of Chicago, one whom
it is stated, will be named by Pope
Benedict at the next secret consis-
tory.
The date of the consistory was set
for March 8. according to authorita-
tive Vatican reports.
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WILSON WILL TAKE ACTIVE
INTEREST IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS

WASHINGTON. Feb. 9-Presi-
dent Wilson will seek rest and quiet
for a time upon his retirement from
public life next month. but he will
continue to take an active interest
In public affairs. his secretary. Jo-
seph P. Tumulty said today. Mr..
Wilson will seek to avoid projecting
himself into politics in such way
as to prevent embarrassing the
Harding administration. He will
attend the theatre and take daily
automobile rides.
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S|NN FE|NERS
AGAIN ACTIVE
Hold Railroad Station More
Than Hour --Derail Train
With Boulders; Rob Store.

DUBLIN, Feb. 9:-One hundred
armed Sim Feiners held the Great
Northern railroad station last night
for more than an hour. A train
bound from Burtonport to London
derry was derailed by boulders
which were placed on the track.
During the evening eight armed
men entered a jewelry store in We'll
lington Quay and carried off goods
valued at 5000 pounds.
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wreck Causes DELAYS

Due to a freight wreck on the
Atlantic City-Lakewood division of
the Central Railroad of New Jersey
early this morning. all trains from
that division to New York were from
twenty minutes to one-half hour late.
The S:25 commuters train from this
city to New York which comes from
Barnegat did not arrive here until a
few minutes before o'clock.
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CARD OF THANKS

I'VE desire to thank all our friends, for
their sympathy and beautiful >florai tri-
butes received in our bereavement Of our
dear father. Signed,
FAMILY OF JOSEPH FIIGEN, SENIOR
2Ss-2-s-1ts
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Priest Is Sentenced

LONDON, Feb 9:-Father Domi-
mic. recently convicted of seditious
activities, has been placed in Park
hurst prison at Newport. Isle of
Wight. He has been sentenced to
serve three, years in imprisonment
and was brought here from Dublin
February !.
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kesport Men Say Not Guilty.

Henry C. Ellsworth of the firm Of
]. & ]. w. Ellsworth Company,
oysters packers and dealers at Key
port pleaded not guilty on Monday
before Judge Bodine In the Federal
District court 10 charges in a
criminal information containing
eight violations of the pure food
and drug act of 1906.
The information charged that the
company shipped five-gallon cans of
oysters In which water had been
Z mixed and packed with the article
SO as TO lower and reduce and in
juriously AFFECT its quality and
strength"
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PERTH AMBOY MAN FREED ON
BAIL IN ROBBERY CASE

NEW BRUNSWICK. Feb. p
Arthur Christensen. one OF the
Perth Amboy men arrested on Satur-
day night in connection with the rob-
berry os over $1,000 worth OF liquor
from the cellar of Ludwig Woln in
that city on Friday night. was re-
leased in $500 bail yesterday al
ternoon. Joseph Zboyan, John Bren-
nan. John REILLY and Monroe Her
man. four other men taken into Gus
tody in this case, are being held in
default of bail. The prosecutors de-
tectives and Perth Amboy police are
after others in this case. it is claimed
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Given Long Sentence.

BELFAST. Feb. 8. = Timothy
Crowley, has been sentenced to fif-
teen years penal servitude for TAX
ing part in an attack upon police.
Search of his home is said to have
resulted in discovery of three re-
volvers and seventy-eight rounds Of
ammunition.
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CoLUMnIA REcoRps. so CENTs

Montaivo Is selling Columbia Records
for S3.eo We have several thousand and
all new stock. Montaivo. % smith 81
lSs-e-l-tfe -.
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RRkeA LxDIEs. socIE

Meeting tomorrow afternoon 1850 p. M
Frem Hall: very important signed
CELEBRATION COMMITTEE
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John Mako~iechf has sold his stove
business at SIS State TO Simon Blumen-
stock. Creditors present your bills.
2e4-e-S-3-ts
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wANTED-Expefienced automobile me
chanic. Superior Garage Co. Maple and
Fayktte sts. so1-2-s-tfs
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Carpenter worn ana 1opofng promptly
attended TO. Geo H. Thompson. 81 Lswis
ST Phone 1la9-W.
IS<7t-6-25-Wed. Sat. fs
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LEFT Us SNOW YoI

LET US SHOW YOU
Several retreads that have gone 5000
miles and one that went 11.52S miles al
GEORGES TIRE SHOP