Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-23
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY

Thousands of dead mossbunkefs
were seen floating in Staten Island
sound and the Raritan bay this
morning on the rise of the tide.
This is the first morning that the
fish have been seen in such large
numbers floating on the top of the
water in this section. All along the
shores dead fish are cast up by the
tide to lie there and rot in the sur
This is sending put a stencil which
car be smelled in the upland and
people are complaining of the odor
both in this city and on Staten Is
land. What action will be taken by
the Department Of Health could not
be learned. Last year the Depart
ment of Health in the borough of
Richmond had men go along the
shores of the island and bury the
dead fish as fast as they were cast
upon the beach.
Assistant Attorney General Will
liam Newcorn, Of Plainfield, at
tended Abie's Irish Rose in the
Majestic theatre last night. After
the performance the assistant at
torney general enjoyed a supper
party at the Hotel Madison.
A regular scheduled industrial
league game between the Perth AM
boy Dry Docks and the United Lead
Works will be played on the Raritan
Copper Works field this evening.
Members of the Perth Amboy
Athletic Association baseball team
attended the Majestic theatre last
night to witness Abie's Irish Rose.
They YER the guests OF William
Counihan.
The Perth Amboy Police Social
Club nine Is holding a practice ses-
sion this afternoon in preparation
for its second game of the season,
Saturday afternoon Of this week.
Many immigrants are expected In
this city after the first OF July.
when the three per cent quota al
lowed in this country from various
countries of Europe opens, accord
ing to an announcement made today
by the Jacob Goldberger steamship
ticket agency in State street.
Those who attended the Boy
Scout leaders convention at Plain
field last Saturday were Commits
sioner Kalquist, Deputy Commits
sioner Abegg and Assistant Scout
master A. Larsen of Troop 10 and
Kurowsky of Troop 8.
State clinics for chest examina-
tons will be held in two places in
the county today. From 10 O'Clock
until noon Dr.. E. I. Dorm. with his
staff, will be at the Board of Health
Rooms at Roosevelt, while in the
afternoon the clinic will be held in
Public School No. 8, at South River
from 1880 until $3.50 O'Clock. The
clinic is held under the auspices
of the county anti-tuberculosis
society.
The lights in the city hall coun-
ell chamber suddenly died down. so
low during the aldermanic meeting
last night that it was necessary to
light the gass jets to furnish sum
cient light for the board to con-
tinve its meeting. After about ten
minutes of this twilight meeting the
electric lights frightened up again.
"Abie's Irish Rose" which opens
tonight in the Fulton Theatre, New
York City. was greatly enjoyed by
these who witnessed the perfor-
nance in the Majestic Theatre here
last night. If the hit the play made
In this city is a harbinger of the
ma in which 1t will be accepted
in the metropolis a big success is
assured.
Radio Bugs of this city are in
vited to a meeting to be held over
j. Miller's furniture store. corner
State and Fayette streets on Thurs
day night at 8 o'clock, al which time
a Radio Club is to be formed in
this city. Among the principal items
Of interest will be the election OF
officers and the selection of a suita-
BILE name for the organization.
Great interest is being shown in
the session of the Real Estate
League of New Jersey which is
meeting this afternoon in the New
Packer House. Following the meet
ing, a luncheon will be served.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Giakas, oil
Lewis street, sail next week for
Athens. Greece, where they will re-
side. Mr.. Giakas has been forced
to leave America because Of i'll
health.