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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-27
.PENNA. RAILROAD SELLS
WOODBRIDGE PROPERTY

TRENTON. May 27:-The Public
Utility Commission has given Its
approval to an extension for one
year of the agreement by which the
Pennsylvania railroad uses the pro-
perties of the Pennsylvania Tunnel
and Terminal Railroad Company.
The approval is a formal matter
which has been granted several
times in the past. II involves the
railroad line extending from the
town of Harrison. in Hudson county
to a point in Long Island City In
New York State where il connects
with the Long Island Railroad
Company. The property is owned
by the tunnel company.
The proposed sale of a strip of
land situated partly in Middlesex
and Union counties by the Pennsyi-
vania Railroad Company and the
United New Jersey Railroad and
Canal Company was also approved.
The property embraces something
over nine acres and the considera-
ton is to be not less than SO. 900
but the papers on file here do not
show to whom II is to be Sold 1t II
situated on the south side of Lees
vile avenue between Colonial Boule-
ward and the Essex and Middlesex
Turnpike, partly in Woodbridge
Township, Middiesex county, ana
partly in Railway, Union county.
The Camden & Burlington County
Railway Company was given ap-
rroval in its plan to sell two small
strips of land situated at Mt Holly
and Northampton Township. IN
| Burlington county -
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-27
AhM@ehu6
WLOuIS JOSEPH NANcEG
con BY Lrs ts~A vma ~

, handling.
a strange man. a man she had
known but a few brief weeks!
Covertly watching him, she saw
Summerlad in the middle of a pas
| sage of persifage start and fall
silent, his lips in an instant wiped
bare of speech. And following the
line of his stare, she espied, at some
distance at a table near the edge of
the dance-fioor, Bellamy sitting with
a pima
He saw her but made no sign
more than to intensity his meaning
smile. and Immediately returned
courteous attention to his compan-
ion.
At this Lucinda stared in doubt
for several seconds. she was So
changed. But finery that shrieked
of money spent without stint or
taste could hardly disguise the wild
and ragged loneliness of Nelly Mar
quis.
Lucinda looked a second time.
More than a month had passed
since that brief acquaintance, and
Lucinda had put her out of mind
so completely that her efforts to re-
call the features of the other con
Jul tu UP Oiiy lo6Sy al NooAOh VI
a shabby, haggard. haunted shadow,
by turns wistful and feebly defiant,
that bore what might be 10 more
than chance likeness to this figure
of Haunting extravaganza at Bel
lamy's table.
A question forming on her lips.
Lucinda turned back to Summerlad.
but surprised the tail of his eye
veering hastily away, and fancied a
shade of over-elaboration in the
easy, injurious air he was quick to
resume.
She stole another glance across
the room. By every indication Bel
lamy found his company most en-
tertaininS; he was paying her sallies
a tribute of smiling attention which
she rs evidently found both grateful
and inspiring. While Lucinda was
looking she drained her highball
glass and with an air peremptory
and arch planted it in front of Bel
lamy to be replenished; a service
which he rendered with the aid of a
pocket MISLEADING to his own
glass, however, water only.
Summerlad was cycling her with a
quizzical air. Lucinda managed half
a smile.
shall we dance?"
She surveyed the crowded floor
obviously. Its an awful crush, I'El
afraid +. :" Nevertheless she got
up and threaded the jostling tables
with Lynn at her heels.
1t was an awful crush. Few better
dancers than Lynn Summerlad ever
trod a ballroom floor, but even he
was put to it to steer a safe course
in that weller. Lucinda heard a
hiss of breath indrawn and looked
up to see Lynn's face ~disfigured by
a spasm of pain. In the same in
slant he stopped short, in the next
he groaned between set teeth.
"Have to get out of this, I'm
afraid" he grunted. MY foot
somebody with a hoof like a sledge-
hammer landed on it just now. That
wouldn't matter, only the %confound-
ed thing got caught between d
couple of logs while we were doing
that river stuff"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-27

so hard hit 1 used to be afraid to
leave the house until I'd sent out
scouts to make sure the coast was
clear. I've always thought that
trouble of hers was more than ha,f
responsible for her mania about
me
what trouble?"
Dope. She's a hop nut. Coke
cocaine's her big bet. That must'vo
been the trouble. that time you
found her stretched. an overdose.
didn't like to tell you because-well,
frankly. l didn't want you to think
so much about the girl"
"Oh. what a pity"
Hang It. What I'm trying to say
is this: Nelly took to the dope after
I'd met her. but only. / believe. be
cause she got in with the wrong
crowd. And there's an awful lot OF
that sort of thing goes on more or
less quietly out here. They lead one
another on. When they've tried
everything else they take a chance
on the hop to see IL there's really
anything in It. and then they're
gone. They drift into little cliques
and have parties. ether parties ami
that sort of thing. you know. where
they choose one by lot to stay oil
the stuff and watch the others 10
make sure nobody ~strangles to death
while they lie around him in a cir
/ Gle"
Lucinda lifted her hands to heg
ears. please. Lynn, please! 1 dom.
want to hear anv more. It's too
dreadful"
CONTINUED in our next issue)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-27
ONLY ONE APPLICANT FOR
SAYREvILLE P. 0. JOB
BY George II. Manning

washington Correspondent of the
Perth Amboy Evening News)
WASHINGTON, May 81. = Six
candidates took the examination on
May 13 for the postmastership at
Deal Beach, Monmouth county; but
there was only one candidate for the
postmastership at S~ayreville. Mid
dlesex county.
The candidates at Deal Beach are
Joseph A. Poole. Eva II. Poole,
Sarah A. Earl, Charles Z. Benner,
Mrs. Margaret G.. Buid and Mrs.
Mary II. Jeffrey.
Mrs. Eva II. Poole is the present
Democratic postmaster at Deal
Beach and Joseph A. Poole is her
husband, it is said. Mrs. Margaret
G. Burd and Mrs. Mary Jeffrey have
been receiving strong support for
the office, their endorsements being
about equal. Unless there is some
change in the situation. Congress
man Appleby will probably appoint
the one making the highest rating
between Mrs. Burd and Mrs. Jeffrey.
The other four candidates appear to
have little chance of getting the
office unless Mrs. Burd and Mrs.Jef-
frey fall down on the examination.
At Sayreville. Miss Ada f. Holmes
is the only candidate. About three
weeks ago Congressman Appleby
had Miss Holmes appointed acting
postmaster and II she passes the ex-
animation will probably endorse her
for the regular four-year appoint
ment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-27

He had an affecting limp on the
way back to their table where he
announced he would have to get
home and out of his shoes before he
could hope to know another iu-
stant's ease.
Gross. sweetheart 2" he inquired
gently as they drove off. I'm sorry
you let me drag you away"
1T isn't that" Lucinda replied.
almost brusquely. 81 wasn't enjoying
myself. anyway-wanted TO leave al
most as soon as We arrived"
Then what is it?"
foot?"
Much better. thanks. Guess 1
must've dislocated one of the small
err bones in that logging stunt"
81 thought possibly YOU were pre-
tending on my account"
You e because your husband
was there"
ut was Miss Marquis. wasn't it,"
Eyes, Linda-afraid ii was"
"Afraid-?"
Your amiable husbands in for
an interesting life if that young
woman has got her claws into him."
Lynn. where do you suppose the
girl has been all this time since that
night she left the hotel? 1t seems
funny she should disappear so com
pletely for-how long is it? four
weeks? five and then turn up in
Bel's company"
We'll" Lynn submitted. 81 dare
say if you were to ask him . ="
COR If you were to ask her!"
But Immediately Lucinda repent
ed her resentment of what h had
hastily taken to be an attempt to
becloud Impotence with ill-timed
| levity.
The man shifted in his corner. till
he sat ~half-facing her, his manner
seriously defensive.
Look here. Linda! I've known
a long time you suspected there was
something between this Marquis
girl and me-or had been"
Lynn fumbled for and found her
hand beneath the rug that covered
their knees. You see"
"Oh. L see!" Lucinda snapped and
drew her hand away.
No. you don't"
But 1 do, Lynn; and I'm quite
reasonable about it. Only. l presume,
/ needed this to make me under
stand the kind of man I'd given my
heart to-"
That's unfair. You know perfect
ly, nine times out of ten the mal
isn't to blame. Besides"
1T isn't a question with me
| of blame or excuse. it's just a feel
ing that's suddenly come over me
| that I've committed my life to the
care of a man whom l must always
| share with his memories of other
sweethearts."
well, but what about my feel
ings? Do you suppose it makes me
happy to be all the time reminded
that Bellamy Druce-?"
please. dear, don't. Forgive me-
I couldn't help it.. Besides. there's
| this to be said: If / did love another
man before l met you, he was only
one; while you have known so many
loves like-like this Marquis girl
not, you know. not quite"
you're all wrong about Nelly
Marquis. She's one that didn't hap
pen. if you've got to know the
TRUTH
"Oh," Lucinda commented with
out emotion-"didn't she? }"
along with a hundred Others l
get the credit for"
II daresay, by Hollywood stand
ards. credit is the right word"
"Oh. hang it all. Linda, you must
understand! A man in my line
! Oh, you know how it is . =.
There'll always be women ready to
! make fools of themselves over any
mar who manages TO get a certain
degree of prominence. l met Nelly
Marquis shortly after I'd made my
] first real dent in pictures. She was
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CONTINUED from "a last issue)

thott oat ha-t t11bCI
He seemed startled and unmistak-
ably affected by the ~artlessness of
this confession, and held her close.
But. my dearest girl. you're
trembling. What is IL? Tell me 4. :"
Its so wonderful to have you
back. Lynn. Don't ever leave me for
so long again"
You tempt me to- he laughed
indulgently. II think you've learned
to love me better while I've been
away than you did in all the while
that / w2s herei"
She answered with an odd little
laugh of love and ~deprecation: Il
really think l have ="
They dined at Marcello's, not the
nappiest selection for their first few
Shours together. for the place was
thronged with picture-folk.
Motoring to Santa Monica. Lucin-
da snuggled into the hollow of SUM-
merlad's arm, and rested a lonS
time In contented silence.
1T is too perfect" she murmured
ut length. too sweet to last"
why not? So long as we love,
what's to prevent all beauty last
ingT.
courage to speak of what she had
Ill then purposely kept back-"Bel-
lamy."
The a was swinging into the
streets of Santa Monica. Lucinda
gave him her lips.
Lets forget it for tonight. Kiss
me again while there's time"
The restaurant to which the Lon
taines had hidden them was the one
q those times most favored by the
froth of the picture colony for its
weekly night of carnival.
Round the four walls and enclos-
smE the CONSTRUCTED floor for dancing,
tables were so closely ranked that
passage between them was largely
Everybody of any consequence in
the studios was there, and every
body knew everybody else and call
ed him by his first name-prefera-
bly, at the top of his lungs.
Lontaine's party. a large one,
comprising the most influential
membsR of the colony with whorl
he aE Summerlad were on agreea-
BILE terms. had been long enough in
session already to have become indi-
vidually exhilarated and collectively
hilarious. Summerlad it took to its
nbosom with shouts of acclaim, and
o seemed to n II easy 10 eaten
Hhe spirit of the gathering. A sense
Of Illustration oppressed Lucinda.
She had been happv half an hour
since. Here in this heady atmos-
phere of perfumed flesh, tobacco
reek and pungent alcohol, the idyl
of her evening grew faint and fed.
While the man she loved had no re-
grets.
In a moment of disconcerting lu-
cidity she saw him as a strange man,
flushed with drink and blown with
license, looking on other women
with a satyr's appraising eyes, BAN
dying ribald wheezes with the lips
she had so lately kissed. And she
WINGED and drew away. recalling the
abandon of affection with which she
had given herself to his embrace at
the hotel, feeling of a sudden soiled
and shopworn as from common
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-27
Known as Good sport"


He was always a good sport since
his days at Yale.
In Pittsburgh, his former home, he
mingled with a lively younger set.
When he moved to Brooklyn, he
fell in with a high social group. His
wedding to Miss Beryl Curtis was
the big function of the season.
He became associated with the
Ward Baking Company. one of the
largest in the country. It had been
founded by his uncle.
There was a strike on. The COM
pany could not make its deliveries.
Young Ward left his desk. mounted
a truck and carried goods to Gus
omers.
Enters Baseball
Always interested in sports, young
Ward helped lbs father organize the
Brooklyn ball team in the Federal
League. The venture failed, but the
young sportsman vas undaunted.
He went in for horse racing. Book
makers called him a "hard-boiled'
better. 1t was this that involved him
with the gang that blackmailed him,
his attorneys say.
At first. according to Wards story
he gave them $1,000. After a few
payments the bid was raised TO ST.
900. Then the gang asked for So
000-and got il. Soon they were
getting 5000 payments. But they
weren't satisfied.
Demanded SIS, 900
Finally" says John e. Brennan,
one of Wards counsel. they de-
manded a lump sum of $4,000. They
set the night of Monday. May Is, as
the time for this cleanup and get
away. Mr.. Ward met them. hoping
to temporize and cut them Off"
But they wouldn't be put off. Ward
says he engaged them in a pistol
battle, which resulted in the killing
of Clarence Peters, 19-year-old boy
who had served in the navy.
| blackmail did Ward seem &c
Only once during the six weeks OF
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-27

NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y: May 81.
THE boy who always had his
own way"-this describes Walter
s. Ward, wealthy scion of the
famous family of bakers, and self
confessed slayer of a young sailor.
At home, at college, in business. in
politics, in sport-young Ward al
ways got what he wanted when he
wanted it.
Moralists may point TO his present
predicament as a baneful outcome
not to be unexpected. But if they
say he was spoiled" they are
wrong.
Ward is stalking everyihing-for-
tune, honor. life-on his dnsupport-
ed statement that the man he killed
was a blackmailer and that he shot
in self-defense.
Despite the fact that public senti-
ment, sympathetic at first, is swing
ing against him as seeming discrep-
ancies in his story begin 20 appear,
Ward is playing his cards as care
fully, coolly and calmly as If he were
sitting in a poker game.
A Good Loser
And friends say hat he was just
that sort of a poker player-that he
smiled when he told of losing $4,000
in a poker game.
His big card in the killing is the
answer to this question: why was
he paying blackmail? What was the
secret to conceal which he paid S30,-
900 and was willing to pay $4,000
more?"
This card his lawyers-vith whom
he conferred for several days be-
tween the killing and his confession
refuse to let him play. Ward, al
ways affable. is almost apologize be-
cause the lawyers won't let him re-
veal this information now.
Perhaps 1t is his wife's fortitude
that gives him the courage to stand
up under the ordeal that is becoming
evere every day: perhaps it is his
past experience.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-27
BILL FOR HUDSON RIVER
BRIDGE TO Be REPORTED
BY GEORGE H. MANNING

BY GEORGE II. MANNING
Washington Corresponds nj Of the
Perth Amboy Evening News)
WASHINGTON. May z7-The Dill
extending for fifteen years the con-
sent granted by congress several
years ago to the North River Bridge
Company to build a suspension
bridge across the North River to
connect New Jersey and New York.
Will probably be reported out neat
week b. the House Interstate Com
merce Committee and Will likely be
passed oy the House before the end
Of June.
The company is now prepared to
proceed az once with the building
OF this bridge. 4 be the largest
suspension bridge in the word. I
take care OF the railroads. vehicuiar
traffic and pedestrians, according to
representations made to Washing
ton officials by the company.
Senator Frelinghuysen introduced
this bill and had IL adopted by the
senate in January and 1t has been
ever since in the House Interstate
Commerce Committee which has
been swamped with legislation All
the time OF this committee has been
taken up lately with the hearings on
two very important measures. tha
bill cancelling the governments siz
per cent earnings guarantee to the
railroads. and the bill giving to the
states the right to govern intra-
state railroad rates.
These matters have almost been
disposed of now, however. and the
committee expects to take UP and
report out next week the North
River bridge bill.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-27

weaken. He took an overdose of
iodine. A stomach pump saved him.
At another time authorities say
Ward wirelessed his father at sea for
$4,000. The answer came back
quickly: Not one cen for blackmail,
but will spend 800, 900 to put the
blackmailers in jail"
His father. as well as his wife, are
standing by him. So despite the fact
that he was forced to resign his posi-
ton as police commissioner of New
Rochelle. young Ward keeps smiling
In face of trouble
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-27
Plan BENEFIT Card Party

SOUTH AMBOY. May 27.-The
South Amboy Woman's Auxiliary of
the hospital will hold a card party
in the City Hall, Thursday night. for
the benefit of the hospital. Bridge.
five hundred, pinochle, and euchre
will be the games in play. Many
attractive prizes will be awarded.
Tickets may be procured from any
member of the auxiliary.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-27

washington Correspondent of the
Perth Amboy Evening News)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-01
Norrcr To CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Council of the CITY of Perth Amboy N. j.
at a regular meeting TO be held in the
Council Chamber. City Hall. Perth Am
nov. N. j., December 4th. 1922. at s F. NJ.
Standard Time. and then publicly opened
and read. for furnishing one hundred
thousand Goo. oo0) gallons of fuel oil. 2s-
al degrees Beaume or better, and not
over Y OF IL contents in Sulphur in a
ear lots {. o. b. Municipal Lighting Plant
SIDING. Perth Amboy. N. j.. deliveries 10
ha made during q period Of one year from
Dec. 18th. 1924 when and - required By
All proposals must be enclosed in a
sealed snyelope directed to Arthur 2.
Graham, city Clerk. Perth Amboy. N. J..
and must be endorsed on the outside with
the name of the bidder and must be
handed to him on or before December
| 4th. 1922. 8 p. NJ. Standard Time.
The Council reserves the right to award
the contract to the lowest responsible bid
| der or to reject any or all bids.
DATED. November 22nd, 1929.
ARTHUR %. GRAHAM,
City Clerk
kaalsn F-rtE
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EASY AS D YOUR
SEAT AT THE THEATRE

Your ticket tells you that you will watch the
performance from the fourth seat in the third
row of the orchestra, the balcony or the gal
lery.
When you hand it to an usher, there is no
confusion, no delay-because the rows are let
tered and the seats numbered. In a minutes
time you are seated and waiting for the cur
tain to rise.
Practically the same system makes it pos
sible for you to find Immediately any ads in
the News Classified Section that interests you.
Instead of floors, there are the Main Groups;
instead of rows, there are the scores of differ
ent Classifications; instead of numbered seats,
there are alphabetically listed individual ads.
Every single ad is carefully indexed and
placed exactly where it belongs. You can go to
it as directly and quickly as to your seat in the
theatre.
For convenience and proft-read the CLASH
fed ads every dayl
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-01
FIRE ALARM BOXES

21-Gord6n and Meade Streets
23-Madison Ave. n Paterson Street
24-Market and Sheridan Streets
s5-Smith Street and Central r. r.
2s-Market and First Streets
27-Raritan Copper Works
2s-High and Lewis Streets
54-Madison Avenue and Smith Street
35-Smtth and High Streets
56-New Brunswick Ave, and New Street
37-Smith and State Streets
41-Standard Underground Cable Co.
42-Atlantic Terra Gotta Works
43-Buckingham Ave. and Hartford st.
45-commercs and Front Streets
46-State and Washington Streets
47-High and Washington Streets
52-Cortlandt and Easton Streets
63-Divtsion n William Streets
54-Stat and Buckingham Ave
55-Parker St and Pull ki Ave.
56-Ha Ave. and Char-,s Street
67-State and Wayne Streets
Smear Lead Works
-Maurer
63-washington Street and Park Avenue
63-New Brunswick Ave. and Elm Street
64-Smith Street and Watson Avenue
e5-Commerce and State Streets
e3--Front and Smith Streets
T3-Water and Gordon Streets
74-Kearny Ave and Gordon Street
s1-Brace and Hanson Avenues
2-Smit and Herbert Streets
STANDBY Ave. and Washington et.
s4-Lehigh Ave. and Stanford Street
55-Near City Hospital
s6-Cleveland and Brace Avenues
s7-Amboy and Hall Avenues
s2-Amboy Avenue and Inslee Street
93-Lawrence and Francis Streets
94-Neville and tombstone Streets
SPECIAL CALLS
15-Washington Hose Co.
14-McClellan Engine Co.
i5-Protection n. q I.
18 Eagle Hose Co.
17-Liberty n & L.
22-Linc lin Engine
44-Garfeld H.se
s33-Eatire Department
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NOTICE

NOTICE
To William o. Sahlue. or to Whom 1t May
Concern;
TAKE NOTICE that the undersigned,
by virture of IAN Act For the Better
Protection of Garage Keepers and Auto
mobile Repair Men, Will sell at Public
Auction on December sth, 1922, at two
o'clock IN the afternoon. at No. 400 Mar
ket Street. Perth Amboy. New Jersey. one
Chevrolet Touring Automobile. Motor No.
11719.
Dated November 18th, 1922.
HENRY KREss.
19331-11-1T-24-12-t.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE
0haLuI- Or To Whon II Nav

NOTICE
To Morris Gobstul, or To Whom 1t May
Concern.
TAKE NOTICE that the undersigned,
by virture Of IAN Act For the Better Pro-
lection of Garage Keepers and Automobile
Repair Men, will sell at Public Auction
on December Sth, 1922, at two o'clock in
the afternoon, at No. 400 Market Street,
Perth Amboy, New Jersey. on Stoddard
Dayton automobile. Savoy model 1911,
Motor No. 91375.
Dated November 18th. 1922.
HENRY KRESS.
193S2-11-17-24-12-1.
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