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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-06
VISIONARY TO SPEAK
TO SOCIETY HERE

Hiss Helm, former principal OIL
rs. Missionary School in Ludhlana,
ia, of which Miss Emma Morris,
,.. missionary from the local
!, ..drch, is now in charge, will ad-
i SIS the meeting of the Foreign
. .issionary Society of the First
/ .esbyterian church on this coming
night. The regular meet
IL, of the society is Monday but
cause of the Woman's Club Guest
the meeting will be held the
Following night in the chapel. Many
people are personally acquainted
] iiss Emma Morris, the missionary,
and many others have heard OF her
ssntiring efforts for the u OF
christianity in heather lands. Miss
q .nrris has often, while or trips to
Ills country, addressed meetings OF
Gle church never to tell of herself
tnt to tell If sufferings of others.
1T will be interesting, therefore, to
Il or Miss Helm tell of her work IN,
slaa school, and the incidents OF per-
s nal service which anyone know
ss.y Miss Morris would know that
She would never relate.
The Christian Endeavor Society
y,ill be in charge of the meeting and
special musical program has been
ranged. AS it will be the first
letting of the new year, it is eX-
.cted that many will attend.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-06
Plan For Big Civic Ball.

Two new members were admitted
into the Barbara Frietche Club last
night at their meeting in the Com
munity House in tombstone street,
Miss Alma Blanchard and Miss
Catherine Hooker. Tickets for the
masquerade and civic dance to be
held in Junior Hall OF the night of
Valentines Day, February IA, were
distributed among the members and
these are now for sale. The girls
are to dress in similar costumes at
the dance and each future meeting
of the club will be filled with prep
arations of these costumes up until
the night of the event. Samuel Ton
ghini's Sterling Six orchestra is to
supply the syncopation.
Last year the girls entertained at
several large dances throughout the
season but the event of the four
tecnth will be their first large dance
of the club year 1922.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-06

MANY PRIZES GIVEN
BY ROSARY SOCIETY

The first card party of the new
year for the Rosary Society was held
In st. Mary's Han in Center street
last night with a large attendance
and having a most enjoy
able time. The party of next week
viii, be suspended for the celebration
of the fifth anniver sary of the social
organization of the Rosary Society.
which took PLACE in 1916. Since that
time the society has met with every
social success ana to commemorate
the occasion, a dinner will be cater
ed by Mrs. liver Larsen to the men,
bers on next Thursday night in st.
Mary's Hall.
The dinner will be served at z
o'clock and the committees in charge
will be announced in the forepart of
mex week.
Mrs. Catherine Clapsadell was the
chairman of last nights party and
the following were the winners in
the various games: In pinochle,
Henry Slater, pyrex dish: Mrs.
Thomas BIacken, towel; Miss Flor
ence Slater, bath mat; Mrs. Cooke,
boudo.r cap; Miss Lillian Buchan.
doll. In euchre, Mrs. Eugene Null
len, luncheon cloth In 500, Mrs.
James Murray. pillow cases; Miss
Agnes Deegan, tunDlers; Miss Cath
erine CROSBY, apron; Mrs. Peter Van
Sycllle, pillow cases; Mrs. John
Stack, centerpiece; Mrs. James III.
White. fancy apron; Mrs. Patrick
j. White, towel; Mrs. Frank Rhodes,
towel; Mrs John Huff, towel; Mrs.
Patrick Howard mayonnaise DISH;
Mrs. George Rivers, towel; Mrs.
John Winand, glass dish; peanut jab,
Mrs. Thomas Dryer, towels, and
Mrs. Hoy, glass dish.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-06
Arrange Pleasing Program

The next regular meeting of the
,lomon Schechter Society will be
hid n the Beth Mordecai Temple
IN Hobart street on Sunday night
promptly at 7:45 o'clock, instead Of
on the regular meeting day which
Is Monday. The meeting Will be a
social one and the committee III
Charge are planning a pleasureable
q ogram to be concluded with a so
al hour and refreshments. A full
eport of the play given recently in
he high school auditorium for the
of war relief will be an
bounced. The play was a success
10th financially and socially. Plans
for a concert and dance will be con-
Stored at the meeting and all MEM
,ers and their friends are urged TO
attend.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-06
SHE IS
"FULL OF PEP"
THEY SAY
SHE rs CONDITIONING AND GAY AND
Is ALWAYS READY FOR
a GOOD TINE

why is a girl popular? Look around
and see what a good time the good look
ing ones have all the time. Men seek
entertainments. And notice that IT is not
the doll-face type real men like most, but
the red-blooded girl with pep" and happy
good nature. Any girl who Is tired and
Ianguid and has a poor complexion and
dull eyes can improve her condition and
be far happier II she will simply take
GUIDES Pepto-Mangan until she has put
her blood into good condition. Red blood
means full of life" and full OF life"
usually means happiness.
Try GUIDES Pepto-Mangan and see how
much better you feel. Doctors have used
it nearly thirty years for weak. rundown
people. 1t helps them get well. Sold in
both liquid and tablet form.-Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-06

Nesley: auarterma5ter, A. Ludwig
sen. and trustees. G. Rasmussen, Jr.,
j. Hill and j. Panko.
A WAYS and means committee was
appointed and Michael Maloney
made chairman. Joseph i. Cooley
was reappointed adjutant by Com
mander Tappen. At last nights SEES
sion plans were discussed for the
first of a series of monthly dances
to be held by the organization.
A charter for a ladies auxiliary
to the Veterans organization has
been applied for. Many cases of ex-
service men in distress placed be
fore the members at last nights
letting were ordered given imme-
date attention. The next meeting
of the Veterans post will lie held in
odd Fellows hall on January 10.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-06
DENIES CLAIMS MADE
OF HANGING SOLDIERS

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Capt
Russell p. Tyler, who was in charge
of the prison camp at BaSSenS'
France, during the war, today tele-
graphed the adjutant general OF the
army, denying statements made yes
terday by Edwin Duner, of San
Francisco, before the senate commit
tee investigating charges of Senator
Watson, of Georgia.
The telegram declared Duners
testimony was grossly exaggerated
and that no incident had come to Ty-
ler's attention where soldiers were
convicted or hanged in France with
out trial. After filing his telegram
in q verbal statement Tyler declared
he was not acquainted with Duner
and does not remember him as a
prisoner at the Bassens camp.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-06

The officers of the Christian En-
deavor Society of the First Presby-
terrain church, recently reelected,
we're all in their places last night at
the first meeting of the new year
held at the chapel in Rector street.
Plans we're made at this time for
entertaining the Foreign Missionary
Society next Tuesday night in the
chapel in Rector street. The Of
ticers of the society are: President,
Miss Bertha Brown; vice president,
Mrs. Burton Garret; recording sec
rotary, Mrs. William ellis; cores
ponding secretary, Miss Leisa
Henry, and treasurer, Earl Barnes.
All the new committees for the year
were announced at this time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-06
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
INSTALL new OFFICERS

Officers of the John b. Egan Post
No. 663. Veterans of Foreign Wars,
for the ensuing year were installed
at the regular meeting of the or
ganization held in odd Fellows hall
last night. Department Inspector a.
Churshanks of Crawford was assist
ed by Past Commander David J..
Lucas in making the installation.
The following officers were in
stalled: Commander, Howard Tap
pen; senior vice commander. Will
liam Hillyer; Junior vice command
err. c.. Rasmussen, Sr.: chaplain,
Otto Moser: officer of the day, J..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-06
FIFTEEN HUSBANDS
THEY'RE ALL YANKS
q e SerVice)

GENEVA, I1l.-Not unlike n
sailor who has a sweetheart IN
every port is the ease OF MRS.
Helen Ferguson DreXler-
Except that. according to a fed
eral warrant, her "sweethearts' are
husbands; fifteen of them in all and
every one a sailor or a soldier.
Mrs. Drexler, 81, in held in the
county Jail, under $4,000 bail, here
while government officials r at
tempting to find out the why's and
wherefores of the continuous we'd
ding march in which they say she
played the part of the wife.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-06
FERRY To
SOUTH AMB0Y

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Urging the
establishment of an additional ferry
between Tottenville, S. L., and New
Jersey, the Staten Island Civic
League has petitioned the city to
grant the application of the Jersey
Coast Ferry Company for a fran
chise.
THE only outlet" the league de-
clared, from the borough of Rich
mond is by an inadequate ferry
operated between Tottenville and
Perth Amboy, N. j."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-06
Get Tax DUPLICATES.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. 6,-The
MiddleseX County Board of Taxa
ton has already received tax dupli-
Gates from ~Spotswood, Highland
Park and Monroe township. All
books must be in by next Tuesday
at which time members of the State
Board of Taxation will be down to
look over the assessed valuations to
see if the $50,000,900 increase asked
for in Middlesex county is provided
for. Assessments in the three mu-
inequalities which have made re-
turns to date show increases as fol-
lows: Highland Park, $4,000;
Monroe township, $4,000 and Spots
wood. $4,000. The increase is in the
amount of taxable ratables.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-06
GERMAN ECONOMIC EXPERT
IS RETURNING TO BERLIN

PARIS. Jan. 6-Disappointed az
the failure of the allied supreme
council to invite him to Cannes, DR..
Walter Ratheneau, Germany's eco
nomic n%egotiator, who has been L,
consultation with reparation officials
here will leave for Berlin this
ing. DR.. Ratheneau when he ar
rived in Paris, informed the allied
government through an intermedt
airy that he was prepared to go TO
cannes to place before the council
the figures on the cash payment Ger
11any was able to make and the
dates upon which the payments
could be made.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-06
m ON WOMEN NOWADAYS

perts and cosmetics all combine to keep
women of all ages young and attractive
in appearance. Not until the telltale
wrinkles become so deep the figure
stoops, or some ailment or weakness de-
velops to drag a woman down does she
really look her age.
Every woman owes it to herself and
her family to keep herself young in APP
pearance, and happy. When headaches,
backache or 1.-THE blues develop or
when a woman reaches the trying age
OF forty-fve TO fifty, Lydia r. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound may be depended
upon OF keep her in health as it has so
many other women whose letters we are
continually publishing in this paper
Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-06
Elect Mrs. Hugh Dickson

Mrs. Hugh Dickson was elected
president of the Ladies' Auxiliary of
the Caledonian Club last night at
the meeting in Odd Fellows Hall to
succeed Mrs. Albert Alchin. Mrs.
Joseph MacFayden was chosen vice
president: Miss Hughena MacFayd-
en-, secretary, and Mrs. Creighton
Stark, treasurer. The next, meeting
of the club will be held on Thurs
day night, January 10.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-06
Club at Mrs. JOrgenscn's

The Social Sewing Club was enter
tanned by Mrs. John Jorgensen at her
home in Compton avenue on We'd
nesday afternoon. Mrs. John Win
and won the weekly prize, and re-
freshments were served by the hos
tess. Next week Mrs. stephen Cur
ran, of Cornell street, will be hos
Tess to the club.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-06
Want Present Wages to Stand

NEW YORK, Jan. 6:-Demands
that present wage scales remain n
effect coupled with threat of a har-
Dor strike were made of seven tow
ing companies by the masters, mates
and pilots association here today.
The companies which announced in
%tention to make "A 20 per cent. cut
in wages were given until noon in
which to accept or reject the ulti-
matum.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-06
Dcsnondent Man Suicide

PLAINFIELD, Jan. 6-Despond-
ent because he was out of work,
John J.. Miles, si~Xty-one years old,
machinist, committed suicide TODAY
by cutting his throat with a razor.
Miles had been employed for TWEEN
ty-eight years by the Pond Machine
Tool Company. but was laid off SIX
months ago. He is survived by his
wife and four children.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-06
To Name Winner of Contest

The winner of the contest for the
centerpiece which is being auspiced
by the Ladies' Aid Society of st.
Paul's Evangelical church, will be
announced next Wednesday night at
8 o'clock in the basement of the
church.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-06

Owing to the fact that the Com
munity House is open on Sunday
only for reading and visiting, the
Daughters of Ilona have decided to
hold their tea" on either Wash
ington's or Lincoln's birthday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-06
Announce Engagement

Mrs. Catherine Medveckie, oc
tombstone street, announces the en-
sagement of her daughter, Mary, to
Joseph Zupko, of Park avenue. No
date has been set for the wedding.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-06
Funeral for Mrs. Gustav YOst

The funeral services for Mrs.
Nina Yost, wife of Gustav Yost, OF
1874 Chauncey street, held from her
late residence yesterday afternoon,
was largely attended by friends and
relatives. Rev. DR., Jacob Ganss,
pastor of st. Paul's church, officia-
ted. The interment was in Alpine
cemetery. The bearers were Joseph
Massopust, John Kutcher, william
Seiboth, Anton Massopust, l.. Il.
Never and William Zenyen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-06

To Meet With Mrs. jerks
The Club Enighed will meet at
:. home CT Mrs. jerks, 297 Wash
ton street, on Monday night at 2
Jock. Election of officers will
g place.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-06
OBITUARY
Dudley Hadley Ogden

Dudley Hadley Ogden, eight years
old, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Cd
gen, of 1873 Madison avenue, died
last night after a brief illness OF
pneumonia. The funeral services
will be held $3.50 o'clock Monday
morning from the home of his par
erts. Rev. Frederick Neidermeyer
will officiate. The interment Will
take place at White Plains, N. Y.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-07
500. 900 Case Rests on
Standing of Asirology
Belief i'm Science Held Evidence
of Weak Mind i'm suit To
Collect Note

Ine question whether asfroloCy if a
science or just superstition entered
into case before Justice Burr IN the
Supreme Court yesterday. Mrs. Cath
crime Howard Thompson, Of Boston, b.
sung 90 recover on a 100000 note
given by the late Francis ]. owen, her
cousin. William NJ DC Nissier. trustee
under the will OF Mr. owen. is the de-
fcndant.
u IS the defense o. NJ. dc Nissicr
that when Mr owen, VINO WAS whole
sale coffee merchant. made the note he
was not Of sound mind md that for
several years before his death he was
q believer IN astroiogy.
"lf that is ail they wish 20 prove.
said Clark l.. Jordan, counsel for Mrs.
Thompson. we viii admit he believed
IN astrology. / don't know whether or
not your honor has gone into the sub
ieci Of the ancient science"
Well. no, have not gone as FAR as
that" said Justice Burr. 81 hadn't
either until ! took up the study o. this
case said Mr. Jordan. The attorney
added that. II necessary. he would un-
dcrtake 20 prove that astro. ogy was an
exact science Justice Burr said he
hoped that would not be necessary.
Mr. owen died 90 Great BarrIngior
Mas. leaving an estate of Si2s.hOs.
Mrs Thompson allcgc' that the dcce-
dent gave her the note because be- was
grateful Tor many kindnesses she had
shown him
New-York tribune., 1922-06-07
Rail Pay Cut
S6O,OOO,OOO
More bv Board


eral times the number Of pages in the
majority decision. the labor members
fclt. they said. that the board SHOULD
initiate study which shall determine
the amount necessary 90 meet some
recognized standard. and that u must
rsc ifs results as a basis for is de-
cisions. and that it must, through those
decisions. transmit this information TO
ihc public
The decision. the minority report
continued tended "to substantiate the
position Of the railroads that wage
reed not be established with reference
10 the needs Of the family contending
that p minimrm wage for the shop
crafts should be 30 cents an hour
which would mean a rate Of 81 cents
for skilled mechanics.
The savings 70 the railroads far
exceed anything justified by the saw
3ngs 20 the public IN reduced rates.
fhc disscntcrs said. adding that pay
roll slashcs during tho last SIX months
Of 1927 had been made. including lay
offs. ~ the annual rate % Sl,3OO.0O0.
200. "in strong contrast 70 the increas-
ing prosperity % the roads.
"Tho Increasing ant,thisis between
profits and just wages viii result m
lowered morale. thus reductions will
not result in economies, the minority
opinion said
New-York tribune., 1922-06-07
\. Y. Central Wins Review
OF Assessment i'm City
Asserts Tax Value L. $4,000.
900 Below Board Figures;
Euuiiable Go. Gets Writ

Inc New York Central Company Ob-
tsinrd a writ Of ccrtiorari from jus
;icc nonneiiy in the supreme Court
yesterday FOR review Of the action
81 the Board - Taxes and Assessment
in assessing Us property and tnat of
its subsidiaries within the City or New
York. ~ Si4e .36s.l5o. - a basis for
the 1922 taxes. The actual value. the
com pany states. is only Sl35P37 800. II
IL contendcd hy Alexander ;. Lyman,
attorney FOR the road, that while the
property Of the company is assessed
above lis actual value, most property
owners in New YORK City pay taxes
on assessments levied on % per cent
of actual valuation.
Mr Lyman also objected 10 assess
ment unon the value of tunnel support
under public parks and thorougnfares
and Tor the value ~ many foot bridges
constructed FOR the benefit ~ owners
o. property adjoining the railroad
company tracks and rosdbed along
the Hudson River
Tho Equitable Oaioe Buiid.ng Cor
noration also obtained writ % certi-
orAri for "a review % the 1922 assess
meuf ~ he property AZ Broadway,
Nassau Street. Cedar Street and Pine
street. which .s based on 4 $4,000 600
valuation. the land valuation being
Hred Il $4,000 900. u D. claimed that
this assessment has been made Al a
higher proportionaie valuation than
the assessment Of other real estate
OF like character IN the same section.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-07
Son Seeks to Break Will
OF Millionaire Lawyer
Dudley Dupignsc Charges Faith
or Was Influenced in Lesv-
inq Estate 10 Daughters

Dudley Dupignac, OF Mount hiseo,
y. Y, fled objections yesterday with
Surrogate Slater In White Plains 10
the probate Of the will OF his father,
Frank DupignRc. an attorney OF this
city. alleging that he was Of unsound
mind and under undue influence when
the will was executed.
The elder Mr.. Dupignsc left almost
his entire si,000.000 estate TO be di-
vided equally between his daughters,
Mrs. Edith ID. Greene and Mrs. Eleanor
Thompson. Of MamAroneck, who are TO
serve as executrices without bond.
BY the original will. dated November
>. 1918. he left $4,000 20 his son and
the rest OF his estate 10 his daughters.
A codicil. executed December 2, 1920,
reduces the sons share 70 $4,000 and
two mortgages executed by his sons
wife on property at Mount Klsco.
Il is 10 the codicil that the younger
Mr. Dupignac objects particularly. say
inC that his father was not OF tesla
mentary capacity 20 realize TO whom he
was leaving his fortune and that his
signature was obtained by undue in
huenee and restraint"
New-York tribune., 1922-06-07
Grand Jury Investigates
Unions 'Spite Bakery
Unlermyer Starts to Make Good
on Threat of Criminal
Action for Conspiracy

Samuel Untcrmyer. chief counsel for
the Lockwood committee. yeste rday
started 10 make good his threat Of
criminal proceedings against the heads
Of the Jewish Bakers Union for their
action IN operating an alleged spite
bakery" AZ - Avenue { for the pur-
pose OF putting out OF business the ad
Joining bakery Of Max Schlesinger.
Al the instance Of Special Deputy
Attorney General Henry Mayer, an as
sistant Of Mr. Untermyer named TO aid
District Attorney BGnton IN the mat
ter. an investigation OF the unions con-
duet Of the bakery was begun before
the Supreme Court grand jury with
view 10 the indicting and prosecuting
OF union officers on charges OF con-
spiracy.
Eleven witnesses we're called before
the grand jury yesterday. among them
Mr. Sehlesinger. who incurred the
enmity % the union when he dis
charged eight Of its members and be-
gan 70 bake and sell his bread himself
Under such conditions he was able 20
cut the price from nine 10 six cents
loaf. The union opened a bakery next
door and sold bread FOR FIVE cents.
M Untermyer warned the union IN
the lockwood committee proceedings 10
close It's bakery. but the warning re-
NAMED unhceded, al the advice of
Morris Hillquit, its counsel, u Was
said.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-07
Un,ermyer iii in Court
Forced 10 GO Home and Stokes
Hearing II Postponed

The hearing on the slimony motion
o. Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes before
Justice Finch was adjourned yesterday
because Of the sudden illness Of
Samuel Untermyer, counsel for Mrs.
Stokes.
Mr.. Untermyer passed a strenuous
few hours IN court Monday during the
examination Of ". r. d. Stokes. from
whom Mrs Stokes seeks $4,000 year.
The attorney was IN court yesterday.
but Just before the case was called
he conferred with Laurence A. Stein
hardt. his assistant. and left the room.
When Justice Finch took his seat
on the bench Mr. Steinhsrdt addressed
MIN. saying: Il regret 20 inform your
honor that Mr Untermyer has been
taken sick and has been forced to leave
for home do not know just what
the trouble is, but Mr.. Untermyer com
planned of dizziness and Of seeing
black spots before his eyes.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-07
.Compers Hints
AT Up,setting of
Strike Ruling
Denounces Decision Open
ing Union Funds to Suit;
Says Congress and People
Are Over Supreme Court
Scores Taft Comment
Chief Justices Words "Bii-
ter and Unforgivable."
Declares labor Leader

CINCINNATI, June BY The Asso-
ciated Press. The decision Of the Su-
preme Court Of the United States in the
Coronado mine case yesterday WAS de-
nouneed to-day by Samuel Gompers'
president Of the American Federation
OF Labor. ss setting a precedent under
which capita can impose any eondi-
ton on the working people Of the coun-
try and they would dare not resist
The veteran labor leader. who arrived
here to-day for the Federation conven-
tion which will begin next week, de-
clared that he believed there was
some latent power over and above the
Supreme Court the Congress and the
people OF the United States which
would repudiate the courts ruling.
Mr. Gompers especially condemned
the statement % Chief Justice TAFT IN
reaching the courts opinion.
"The comment Of the CHEF Justice
that it was with great regret tnai
the court hnds itself unable 20 sfhrm
the award OF damages BY the lower
court is gratuitOus. bitter and unior-
givable." said President Gompers.
"The court has. for the FIRST time
in the history Of Federal legislation.
laid down the principle that Nolun-
tary corporation Is liable % ne held
for damages by any act committed by
one or q group OF its members, no mat
ter how far unrelated they may be IN
distance or supervision
ut is on a par with the famous
Taft Vale case Of 1905 IN England
which held the same principle IN spite
of existing Law. Within a year Pariia-
ment passed the Trades Dispute act
in which the court decision was recti-
hed.
Congress has provided the Clayton
antitrust law. supplementary 10 the
sherman law Of 1890. undertaking 20
remedy the decisions Of the Federal
courts in the Danbury hstters' case
which held practically the same prin.
ciple as the Taf-Nsle decision.
"Now the Supreme Court has prac-
tically swept aside the provisions Of
the Clayton act.
"The Coronado case comes as the eli
max 20 the decision Of the Supreme
Court IN recent months and 20 the chief
iusticeship OF Mr.. Taft. While appar-
emily plRcsting the mine union from
responsibility Of damages. II estao-
lished the principle that a union can be
held responsible for the conduct Of any
OF It's members
Mr.. Gompers referred 20 The textilc
workers strike and other union strikes.
expressing the opinion that any striS-
ing unions would. under the Coronado
decision. be held for any damages in
CURED by the employers due 20 the
strike. Such a situation. ne declared,
was contrary 20 the intent OF the au-
thors Of the Sherman law and In con-
tradiction 10 h.