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New-York tribune., 1921-04-02

Court Justice seeger learned Miller
had disappeared when the latter had
been asked to appear before him and
explain certain documents that did not
look right to the Justice. Wilkinson
came before the Justice instead. Then
followed the revelations which started
the hunt for Miller. According to the
tenant OF Millcr's old office at ITO
West Thirty fourth Street Miller said
he WAS going to California.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-02

to his information, Secretary Weeks
said to-day, In commenting on last
nights debate in the French Senate.
He added that he had no inform atior,
to show that American officials had
tampered with the stocks after they
were sold or had in any way been
guilty of misrepresentation in making
the sale.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-07
DROPS DEAD AS
HE GETS WORK
Man Out of Work Two Months
Dies as He Gets Ready to
Start New Duties.

Five minutes after Joseph Smich-
anski of $50 Chapman avenue had
secured work after having been idle
for two months. he dropped dead
shortly before o'clock this morn
ing.
Mr.. Smichanski, who was 81
years old, resided with his daughter,
Mrs. Nellie Bonser, and had been
seeking work for the past months,
but was unable to secure anything.
He applied to John Peterson, a fore
man for Jens l.. Mathiansen of 314
Oak street, contractor. who has The
contract for digging the excavation
in the rear of the American building
in State street. Peterson toll him
to 20 to work and the man haa just
taken a shovel in his hand 10 dig
v hen he fell over backward dead.
DIR. Frank C. Henry. who was sum-
moned said that the man had died
instantly. Heart disease is given as
the cause of death. 1t is believed
that the shock and anxiety of secur-
ing the job was too much for the
aged man. Patrolman Layden took
charge of the body until the arrival
of the ambulance from the City Hos
pital, which was used to remove the
body to the undertaking establish
ment of James J. Flynn in East
avenue. Coroner Hanson viewed the
body at that place and gave the
permit for the burial. Smichansk:.
who resided with his daughter has
wife in the old country. He had
worked at various places about the
city as a laborer for some time until
he was laid off two months ago.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-07
NAB BFUG|T|VES
FOR ROBBERY
Say Boys Who Escaped From
Jamesburg Home Robbed
Railroad Station
ARE ARRESTED HERE
Boys Were Later Turned
Over to Jamesburg Author
tiles; Taken From Train.
ARE ARRESTED HERE

Quick action by Lieutenant Will
liam Calvin and Chauffeur Emil
Koyen on Saturday afternoon, re-
suited in the arrest Of two boys,
runaways from the Home for Boys
at Jamesburg, who had robbed the
Central railroad station at Brade-
welt. n j. The boys, George Dor
insky, fourteen years old of New
ark, and John Howley, fifteen years
old of Manville, were turned over TO
the Jamesburg authorities on Sat
urday night.
Lieutenant Calvin received a re-
port from the Central railroad sta
tion in this city at 1905 o'clock Sat
day afternoon. that two boys had
robbed the station at Bradevelt
Saturday morning. and were coming
to this city on the train arriving
here at 1906 o'clock. The lieutenant
Immediately notified Officer koyer
who sped to the station, and caught
the boys.
A report from the station agent
of the Central railroad at Brade-
evlt said that the boys took SO ir
cash and $50 in checks. Entrance
was gained by breaking a window
in the station. and the money draw
er was forced open by a stove pok'
er in the station.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-07
Red Hot School Board
Fight In Woodbridge;
Contest In meutChen
Fight to Have Women on
Woodbridge Township Bd.
of Education.
By Special Correspondent.

By Special Correspondent.
WOODBRIDGE, Feb. 1.-THE
township is abuzz today with the
impending school board election
which takes place tomorrow night
in the Barron Avenue high school
and bids fair to be the most exciting
of its kind ever held in the history
of the educational system here.
Where seventeen votes were cast
just a few years ago. it is expected
that fully LOO will turn out in the
fight tomorrow for it is expected
that there are as many tickets and
as many combinations as there are
in national issues.
AS the situation now stands, there
is one faction which is in favor of
the reelection of the three old mem-
bers whose terms have expired. This
party includes the present board of
education who are satisfied with the
combination that has served up
until this time. Another faction
puts up two new men and one wom-
an, the latter of whom is causing
the stir. Although there has been
some dissatisfaction as to the way
the board has functioned, the entire
fight SINNERS down to the issue OF
whether or not the township does or
does not want a woman on the
Board of Education.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-07
STORESOPEN
NEXT SATURDAY
Department Stores and Retail
Shops in General to Open
Doors LincoIn's Birthday

Lincoln's birthday, February IL,
the anniversary of the birth of the
martyr president and great emanci-
pator. occurs this year on Satur-
day Of this week. While 1t will be
generally observed as a holiday by
banks and various societies, the sem
timent of the majority of the stores
and business places throughout the
city that they will remain open
on that day for business.
A canvass of a number of leading
business places in the city this
\ Morning brought forth almost the
X animous vote that they would re-
main open on Lincoln's birthday.
but that they would close on Wash
ington's birthday. which occurs on
Tuesday, February 22. Some say
they will close the entire day on
that holiday, while others are in
favor of closing but the half day.
Most all of those approached on
the subject were of the same mini
with regard to the holiday on Sat-
urday being a bad day to close be-
cause of the last day of the week
when most householders secure
their supply for the week. Should
it have been another holiday such
as Christmas, New Years Decora-
ton Day or the Fourth of July oc-
curing on the last day of the week
they might have closed they say and
which has been done on most all of
those occasions.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-07
Fords Wants Woman
BY Special Correspondent.

By Special Correspondent.
FORDS, Feb. THE members
OF the Fords Branch of the Wood
bridge Woman's Club is aiding in
the campaign to have a woman ap-
pointed on the Board of Education
of Woodbridge Township, and are
making every effort to get the vot-
ers of this place TO support their
efforts to have mother placed on
the board
They have been working for the
past several days with the aim in
view of getting people interested in
their campaign, and from the en-
couragement they have received, it
is believed that the voters of this
place are out to have a woman
elected to the board of education.
1t is expected that this place will
support the Woman's Clubs of the
township in their campaign to
make a change in the present board.
The election will take place to-
night at Z o'clock in the Barron
avenue high school. The three men
members are up for reelection and
it is expected that several tickets
will be put before the voters. From
all indications there will be a wo-
man on the board if the Fords vot-
ers have a say.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-07
ZIONIST MOVE
IS EXPLAINED
Judge Mack, Head of 0rgani-
zation, Addresses Large
Audience at High School

The auditorium of the high school
was well filled last night with a
large proportion of Jewish commun
ity when Judge Julian Mack, presi-
dent of the Zionist Organization of
America. brought a message of en-
couragement to the supporters of
the Palestine cause. Judge Mack,
who is national figure in several ca
pacities and brilliant orator is con-
sidered one of the best authorities
On Zionism in this country and won
over his audience for the cause of
a regenerated Palestine. early in his
speech. The judge discussed the
entire situation of the homeland of
the Jews and. coming fresh from
the great London Zionist confer
ence. was well qualified TO treat the
subject from all angles.
The speaker surprised the audi
ence when he related the work that
has already been accomplished in
Palestine telling of the wonderful
engineering feats that have been un-
dertaken and come out successful
and the government that is already
funetioning with laws that make
the country a real homeland for
the unfortunate Jews of Eastern
Europe.
Judge Mack is a member of the
supreme court and was chairman
of the board which is responsible
for the soldiers and sailors COM
pensa ton laws.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-07
Metuchen for First Time in
Years Having Bitter Cam
paign for School Board.
By stan Correspondent.

by STAN correspondent.
METUCHEN, Feb. For the
first time in several years the an
nual election of members to the Me-
tuchen Board of Education is caus-
ing a large amount of interest and
a heated fight is now on between
the two tickets and their supporters.
Charles Prickett, president of the
school board and editor of the Me
tuchen Recorder" is using his paper
to further the interests of, the pres
ent school board members who are
running for reelection. Saturdays
issue of the Recorder" had the en-
tire first page devoted to a discus
sion of the coming election and told
of the efforts being made by those
opposed to the present vaccination
policy and the policy adopted as to
the use of the high school auditor
ium to put their own representa-
tives on the Board of Education.
The Opposition" candidates, as
Pfickett's supporters term the three
who have entered the race in ad-
dition to those trying for re-elec-
ton, are Mrs. Phineas Jones, Will
liam Schultz and Ramsay Crowell.
None of these three candidates
have made any statement in which
they nave declared themselves to
be opposed to vaccination" and
auditorium" policies of the present
school board-two words which are
being used by President Prickett
as campaign issues.
An unusual circumstance in the
election has resulted from the selec-
tion by Prickett's followers of Ram
sey Crowell as their choice to sue
ceed Mr.. Roray. retiring school
board member who is not running
for recollection. Mr.. Crowell. how
ever. has refused to run on Mr..
Prickett's ticket, declaring that his
sanction was not asked before mis-
name was put up. He will continue
on the Opposition" ticket.
In Saturdays edition of the RE
corder,' there is an article which
states that reporters for two out of
town newspapers attended the meet
ing last Tuesday night at which the
Metuchen Athletic Club asked
permission for the use of the high
school auditorium, hoping to get
some sensational news but failed to
do so.
A vote will also be taken tomor-
row on the s33,000 school appro-
pr:ation for the coming year. which
is $4,000 more than last years ex-
penses.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-07
CAUSE Of BIC
FIRE IN DOUBT
Flames Did $4,000 Damage
in Clothing Store of Ben Is
enberg Last Night.

The cause of the fire which totally
destroyed the clothing store of Ben
Isenberg at $40 New Brunswick
avenue, about $50 o'clock last
night, has not been ascertained. The
damage estimated by Fire CHIEF
George Nixon, was $4,000.
John Curran, the first person to
notice the blaze in the store, had to
run two long blocks to the corner
of Washington street and Amboy
avenue, to turn in an alarm of fire
from box SO at that corner. By the
time he had reached the box, and
the firemen had arrived at the
scene the blaze had gained great
headway, and the entire store was a
mass of flames.
Chief Nixon led his men into the
fire, and after a fight of about forty
The fire is said to have started in
the rear of the store, and when the
firemeh arrived on the scene, sew
eral of the front windows were
cracked from the heat. The owner
and his family occupy three rooms
in the read of the store. The stock
is covered by insurance.
The Isenberg store is situated on
New Brunswick, avenue near john
stone street and the Lehigh Valley
tracks. Box 63 situated at Elm
street and New Brunswick avenue.
is about four blocks from the blaze.
box S3 is two long blocks from this
place. and box S4 is a block from
the scene. but if the alarm had been
turned in from the latter box the
firemen would probably have turn
ed into Stanford street. and the Le-
hfct Na11cx- frrnSGiner would M
the companies from reaching the
blaze. The fact that most of the
companies had to cross two grade
crossings in going to this fire last
night somewhat hampered their
enaad
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-07
JACOBSEN'S STORE MOVED
SOON AFTER BIG FIRE

When the store occupied by Ia
cobsen & Company was damaged by
fire on Friday morning. little did
anyone think within twelve hours
after the blaze was discovered ia
cobsen & Company would be doing
their usual business. This. how
ever. has been a fact and only goes
to show the remarkable enterprise
of the business men of this city.
The fire was discovered in the
store shortly before 2 O'Clock Friday
morning and then before the blaze
was declared out. the majority of
the floor had been burned away and
the stock was destroyed. The ques-
tion which confronted the company
was: How to do 5usiness?" Even
before another store had been found
orders were placed for new stock.
The stock was reordered at
O'Clock and the new store. now oc-
cupied by the firm at 2s4 King
street. was not rented until
o'clock.
As soon as the store had been OBJ
tanned. large trucks began TO bring
in the stock and the employees of
the concern began getting things 10
rights. At O'Clock. twelve hours
after the fire was discovered. the
new store was open and doing its
usual business.
Schloss s Brothers. who oper-
ated a butcher shop in connection
with the Jacobsen & Company gro
Gerry and who were also burned out.
succeeded in renting the building
adjoining the one taken by jacob
sen & Company in King street and
this concern also began to serve
customers within short time after
the fire.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-07
WOMEN FAVOR
STATE POLICE
Ardent Advocates of Bill of
Senator Case, Opposed by
Organized Labor.

TRENTON, Feb. Women were
ardent advocates of the Senat or
Case bill to establish a constabulary
at a public hearing today before the
Senate Agriculture Committee. Mrs.
Lillian Feickert, of Plainfield. vice
chairman Of the Republican State
Committee urged the creation of a
state police force. She said ninety
seven per cent. of the members of
the New Jersey Women's Republi-
can Clubs, were in favor of the Case
bill.
Mrs. f. w. Schmidt. of Millington.
representing the New Jersey Fed
Grafton of Woman's Club. advocated
a state constabulary for the protec-
ton Of rural districts. Establish
ment OF a state police force. she
said. would enable the authorities
to apprehend such criminals.
"They all handed me a laugh. -
said Mrs Schmidt, when / decided
to come down here and tell a story
about the stealing of our farm pro-
ducts and chickens. But it is no fun
to feed and raise chickens and have
some one steal them"
David A. Agans. of Hunterdon,
member of the State Grange and
representative of the New Jersey
Chamber of Commerce, advocated
the Case bill.
Organized fabor was arrayec
against the state constabulars
measure as proposed by Senator
Case. Arthur A. Quinn. of Sewaren
president of the State Federation OF
Labor. and Secretary Henry Hilfers
Of Newark, opposed the Case bill.
Former Assemblyman John \.
Mathews of Newark special counsel
for the labor men, urged that II a
state police bill is sure of passage
that the Parry bill for county motor
patrolmen be substituted for the
cavalrymen planned in the Case bill
The American Legion and Veterans
of Foreign Wars. intend to offer an
amendment to the Case bill placing
the troopers under civil service reg
ulations. The veterans also Will
urge that former service men be
given preference because of expert
ence in the selection of the propos-
ed sta police force.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-07
ARMAMENT
SAYS MONDELL

WASHINGTON, Feb. Z. - An in
ternational agreement for limita-
tion of armament, is absolutely es-
sential to the avoidance. of bank
ruptcy by some of the more inn
portant nations of the world, with
its attendant measureless confusion
and distress Representative Mon
dell, of Wyoming, Republican
House leader. declared before the
House naval committee.
If an agreement is not reached in
the near future, he said. the fault
will be that of America. as in for
mer days the fault was that of Ger
many. He added there was no time
to work out the problem before the
change in administrations.
Mr.. Mondell attacked the execu-
tive department of the government
for their advocacy of increased
naval and military forces and as
sailed particularly Secretary Dan
iels' proposal for a navy second TO
none.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-07
POLICE RULES
NOW COMPLETE
. New Regulations for Police
Department Will be Pre-
sented to Aldermen Tonight
CONTAIN NO I00P-H0LES'
Aldermen to Receive Bids on
City Stables, Garage and
Patrol.

The new police rules and regula-
tions, which the police committee of
the Board of Aldermen and the city
attorney have been working on for
the past month or six weeks, have
been completed and will be acted
upon by the aldermen at their regu-
lar meeting in city hall tonight.
These new rules are said to be a
marked Improvement over the regu-
latins now in effect. not offering any
loop-holes through which those
guilty of violating the rules might
escape. These new rules. 1t is said,
set forth plainly the duties of not
only the members of the force but
tell who shall be responsible for the
conduct of the police department SO
that there shall be no passing of
the buck in the future, as has been
done in the past when the question
of responsibility for the directing of
the police department work arose.
The police committee has gone
through the rules and regulations of
eight or ten nearby cities. affecting
the police, including among which
are New York, Jersey City, Newark,
Bayonne and Elizabeth.
/ The aldermen were presented with
copies OF the new regulations at the
committee meeting Friday night in
order that they might go over the
rules before tonight's meeting and
oe prepared to criticize, change or
ldopt them as drawn up by the
police committee which Is composed
of John E. Sofield. chairman. Albert
G. Waters and Benjamin A. Riedy.
The regulations are lengthy and
cover everything, 1t Is believed.
In addition to action on the new
police rules. there is considerable
other business of importance to
come before the aldermen. Bids will
be received on the proposed new
garage and city stables. Bids on an
automobile patrol will also be re-
ceived.
The matter of making certain i'm
provements to the section of the city
known as Budapest-lying north of
Hall avenue and east of Amboy ave-
nue-will receive favorable action
tonighe. 1t Is believed final action
on the Madison avenue white way"
will be taken.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-07
MENTION HOY
FOR DRY JOB
Curran's Resignation Goes in
Effect Officially Today -
Herman is Acting Officer.
RESIGNED ON JANUARY !
Appointment is Up to AppIeby
and Talk is That Hoy Was
Out Working for Herbert.
BY Stan Correspondent.

BY STAFF Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK. Feb. 7:-
The resignation of James Curran. of
New Brunswick. as federal prohibit
tion enforcement officer, rendered on
January 1, and accepted on January
Is, officially went into effect today.
The reason for his resignation was
not made known, although it is pos
sible that the position would be
given to someone else after March 4.
Alfred Kerr of South Amboy is at
present acting as enforcement Off
Ger,
William Hoy of Fords is promi-
nently mentioned as the successor to
Curran after March 4, but inasmuch
as the appointment is up to Con-
gressman I. Frank Appleby. and 1t
is said that Hoy worked for John w.
Herbert at the last primary, this
nomination for the position appears
rather unlikely.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-07
WORLD 5 TITLE
FOR SCHR|MPF
Local Man Wins Indoor Trap
Shooting Championship
Against All Corners.

Adam Sehrimpf OF 345 Market
street won the worlds indoor anna
teur trapshooting championship at
the Sportsman's Show in Madison
Square Garden Saturday night. He
broke ia out of a possible 175 tar
gets and in the finals" made a
straight run of 100 kills" Schrimpf
who is a member of the Perth A m
boy Gun Club. is a great devotee to
the clay pigeon game and has won
many honors for himself and the
Perth Amboy Gun Club at the traps
in the past years. He is also a men,
ber of the Duane Gun Club OF Eliz-
abeth. under whose colors he was
shooting Saturday night.
Sehrimpf won the worlds tltle
from nine of the best Blue Rock
gunners in the country including Al
WINS OF Red Bank. the winner of
the Grand American Handicap last
summer. a contest in which hun
dreds of the best trapshooters' in the
country participated.
A fifty bird preliminary shoot was
conducted Saturday as a qualifying
event for the finals of 100 birds. In
the preliminary shoot Schrimpf
broke the first eighteen. missed the
nineteenth bird and killed" the re-
naming thirty-one, getting score
of forty-nine out of possible fifty.
In the finals he continued his per-
feet shooting, not missing any of che
one hundred sprung at all angles
imaginable from the traps. He re-
ceived a solid gold medal with a
large diamond in the center as his
reward for winning the event. j.
Robert Bonner of New York City fin
ished second with a score of SO. He
missed his ninety-seventh bird.
Clarence B. Platt. the New Jersey
State Champion. finished third with
a score of 9S. Plat was the first
TO offer his congratulations 10 the
Amboy man.
A notable feature of Schrimprs
shooting in this championship event
was the fact that his score as an
amateur was better -han that of II.
NJ. Winchester of Wilmington. Del.
who won the worlds indoor pro-
fessional rapshooting title with a
score Of 99-one less than Schrimpf
made. Mark Arie of Champlain. III.
Olympic trapshooting champion.
was second with 9S in the profess
sional shoot.
Jay Clarke, Jr.. who was captain
of the American trapshooting team
az the Olympic games in Ants erp
was shooting with Schrimps, he
breaking 90.
With such notables shooting
against him. Sehrimpf's record is one
which viii not only give him prom
inence in the trapshooting world. but
bring to Perth Amboy a high honor.
New Jersey now can boast of two
national and world champions. Al
Ivans of Red Bank and Schrimpf
of this city.
The scores OF the amateur shoot
ing in the finals for the champion
hip Saturday night follow: Adam
Schrimpf, IS, 25, 25.25. total 100:
J. r. Bonner, 25. 25. rs, "a. total
90; C. B. Plat, 20. IS. 25, %. total
IS; II. o. Allyn. 25, "a. "a, 25. total
eS; A Alberts. 25. 25. %, 25, total
81; d .Whalen. "a. "a. "a, rs. total
81; ]. Clarke. Jr., %, 25, "a. IS. total
SO: A. E. Ranney. ss, "a, 20. 25,
total s5.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-07
TAXI CAB DRIVERS REPORT
BEING HELD UP AND ROBBED

The police received two reports
of holdups shortly after midnight
on Saturday night. Patrolman
Charles Jorgenson received a report
at 1850 o'clock yesterday morning
that one of Layden's taxicabs was
held up on Market street. No re-
port of any loot taken was made.
About 1880 o'clock yesterday
morning. Patrolnan Michael Burke
received a report from a driver OF
an Amboy taxicab, that he had been
held up on Market street, near
Meade street at the point of a gun,
and relieved of SIS. The Amboy
taxi company was called in regard
to the case today, and a report
made that one of their cabs had
been held up on Sheridan street
near the bridge, and that two men
were in the holdup party.