Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-21

the catcher. was
the captain of the married men and
William Corneliuson lead the single
men in action.
CITY BRIEFS
A thirteen months old daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Cozdak. of 535
Kirkland place. fell from her crib
carly Saturday morning and was
badly cut about the face by flag
ments of the shattered milk bottle
she had been nursing a few Sec
ends before. DIR. tithian treated the
baby and later ordered her taken
home. officer Michael Fitzpa trick
when the mother notified him Of the
took charge of the injured child
accident.
Six arrests were made and eigh-
teen summonses were Issued BY the
me torcycle squad for trail; viola
tons over the weekend. Motof-
cycle officers Paul Laydon. William
Bachman and Frank Seiboth maze
the arrests.
Four automobile accidents resd..-
e3 from weekend traffic through
ths city. All four were minor
smashups that ended with Sigh.
damage to the cars concerned. None
Of the occupants were injured.
An important meeting of the crew
of the Eagle a3 will he held tonor-
row night aboard the ship at &
o'clock. Matters of interest TO every
member of the organization is to
ne taken up and all are urged to
turn out.
house occupied by Mrs. Grace Hag-
erty. at 317 Oak street. caught fire
at 1:35 o'clock this afternoon,
threatening for a time other sheos
in hat vicinity. The flames were
quickly eXtinguished by chemicals.
The alarm Of fire was sent in from
bcx 25 at Smith street and the Cen
trail railroad tracks. The damage
was slight.
Owing to the heavy shore traffic
on Amboy venue on Sunday nights
many motorists have formed the
habit of using the Fords-W Woodbridge
road in going between Perth Amboy
and Woodbridge on these nights.
There are a few bad spots in the
Observation-Disclosures road which need
immediate attention, many motor
lists having complained of the con-
dition of these sections Of the road.
General Secretary Walter II. War;
| of the local Y. NJ. C. A.. and family
moved from their residence in Kear-
ny venue to their newly built home
in Grove street, Woodbridge, today.
Charles Schmauder. ffty-four
years old, of 1874 Bentley street, Tot
%terville, a bricklayer in the employ
of Mayor William c.. Wilson, who is
brought to the Perth Amboy City
Hospital at noon today suffering
from a heart attack. He was taken
i'll on the street and after being
treated at the office of DR.. George
w Fithian, he was taken to the hos
pital by Mayor Wilson in his auto
mobile.
Repairs between the rails in
Smith street south of High street
were started this morning by the
Public Service Corporation. New
rails will be laid and the ielaying
of the street between the tracks
will be the same as hat lone In
Smith street last year on that
thoroughfare north of that point
where the work was started today.
The street in hat vicinity has been
deplorable for some time and the
business PEOPLE inc residents of
that section have complained to the
mayor and aldermen on various oc-
casions with regard to the condition
of the thoroughfare.
Twelve passengers from this city
and Woodbridge out from New York
were brought through by a special
train last night, when a train leav-
ing New York at 1910 daylight
saving time was held up in the tube
and missed the regular train at the
Manhattan transfer for this city on
the Pennsylvania. The delay is said
to have been caused by signals be-
ing out of order. The next train
was due to leave at midnight and
so hard was the protest of the pas
sengers coming to this city that the
assistant station master made up
the special train and brought the
twelve passengers here, making the
stop at Woodbridge.
Algonquin Lodge No. A, Knights
of Pythias. who started a boom LAST
week for Past Grand Chancellor
Carl l.. Walters for supreme rep =
sentative oe the knights of Pythias
of the state of New Jersey. will hear
a report of the committee named at
the meeting tonight.
Both telephones We're temporarily
out of commission at police head
quarters early this morning. Lieu
tenant Andrew Jensen was on duty
at the desk and discovered the diff
Guilty at 4:45 o'clock when he at
tempted to make a call. An officer
was dispatched to inform the tele-
phone company officials n re-
;, pairs were Dor made.
Charles Polensky, of the Goa
Company, has reported a small rob-
berry at the coal yard on Saturday
J night. Thieves broke into the char
: coal bins and make OF with a quail
ity of their own.
' The Eagle As returned to this city
: Friday night after a two weeks prac-
tice on a training cruise. Thirt,
{ men from Perth Amboy and vicinity
took the trip. The ship anchored OFF
the city. Friday night and paid off
the crew Saturday morning. Fol
the meeting tomorrow night the
. ship will dock either at the foot Of
Washington street or at the cit,
, wharf on Front street near the