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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-23

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23:-In no
great American industry not even the
meat-packing industry, in which by
common repute everything is utlli-
zed but the hogs squeal, is conser-
walton today receiving greater at
tention than in the lumber industry.
The lumber producer, once of all
our industrial giants the greatest
and most notorious wastrel, has be-
gun to be provident and canny. The
industry has been forced to it. It's
alternative is to change methods or
prepare for the end of greatness.
And what is now being done to
change methods constitutes one of
the most interesting stories in mod
ern industrial science.
The fact is that America is near
ing the end of her timber resources.
Even 10 years ago the prediction
that the end was nigh was secuted
as the cutlery Of the professional
alarmist. But expanding population
the enormous demand of the war
for lumber, the ceaseless forest fires
is faced with the unpleasant fact
that her once seemingly inexhaus-
tible forests, which stretched across
5000 miles with only a break for
the Great Plains are nearing ex-
haustion.
Already the pinch is being felt.
especially in the East. The grow
ing prices tell part of the story.
The consumption of lumber has
dropped from an average per capita
use of 500 board feet in 1906 to 316
board feet in 1924 drop of 81
per cent in fourteen years. Carry
this out to the end, and the con-
sumption Of lumber would cease al
together about the year 1910. The
pine in the Southern States will be
cut out in another ten years. That
will leave the Pacific northwest a:
the sole remaining chief source OF
lumber; and lumber prices in the
East will be based upon Oregon and
and Washington prices plus ths
freight rate across the continent, 9
rate that is a greater sum per Loco
Pay for lumber itself. including the
haulage charge, a few years ago.
The government was first to real
ize the impending doom OF thu
American forests. and to combat Il
established the United States Fores
Service to protect and maintain thu
timbered areas of the public domain
set aside in perpetuity as nationa
forests. Certain states followed thu
governments example. establishing
state forest services. A little owe,
ten years ago the Forest Service es
tablished at Madison, Wisconsin, tn,
Forest Products Laboratory to stud.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-23

and If a little fine p~ulverized glass
be added to the mixture 1t will make
it still harder. This mixture forms
a very firm cement that will resist
the action of fire and water. 1t
should be kept in Its dry state and
mixed with a little water when want
ed for use.
@. How should one inscribe b
signature on an hotel register?-
J. z.
A. Use the form of name which
appears ON the visiting card. adding
also the name of town or city which
is ones permanent place of abode.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-23

indicating that sunny days are more
favorable to mental work than
cloudy days.
@. Which is the most rapid river
in the world I'D. l..
A, The Rhone in France Is prob
ably the swiftest river. The velocity
of its current ranges as high as ~
miles per hour.
@. What is used to stop leaks in
the pipes of a hot water system? =
H. I. w.
A. We suggest the following
formula: Equal parts of gum ara
bic, plaster of paris and iron filings,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-23
Ouestions-Answer

Any reader can get the answer to
any question by writing The Perth
Amboy Evening News information
Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin. Director.
Washington d. c. This oner ap-
plies strictly to information. The
bureau cannot give advice on legal,
medicinal and financial troubles. II
does not attempt to settle domestic
troubles. o to undertake a
tive research on any subject. Write
your question plainly n briefly.
Give full name and address and an
close two cents In stamps for return
postage. AL replies are sent direct
to the inquirer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-23
Our Own Home Town

When it comes o facilities for fire protection, Perth Amboy dips its coiors to n
town or city on the nap 1t has a volunteer fire department which is second to none
in its record of efficiency and prom action -t
Back in 1880, when our population was only five thousand, there was 10 oganazeo
fire department. Before that time the question off fire protection dbeen discussed
at various times by the citizens but as n 10 serious fire. hat occurred, nothing ho oeen
done toward establishing fire company. In that year, however, a big ire swept "e
whole block frmH High to Rector streets 1t gainedh adway that coulo mo- De "N"nsu
A call for help was sent to Elizabeth and that town responded as promptly as possible
sending its fires apparatus on fiat car over the Pennsylvania Railroad, but oerore IL
arrived the greater part of the damage had been DONE
This brought or citizens to a full realization that chance fire protection was
nta adequate to make the lives and property Of Perth Amboy from the ravages o.
fire and son after thsc catastrophe the fstf fire company, Lincoln Hose Company INC. -
was organized. The Lincoln Engine Company waso organized IN December looL AH0
Hose Company in December 1882; McIelans Engine Company No. 8 in February
1892; the Eagle Hose Company No lin February 1904; the Garfield Engine Company
No. 5 in December 1908; the Liberty Hook and Ladder Company Nc. 2 in December
INs; AM the Humane Hook and Ladder Company No. g., Chemical IN May VI.
The first fire after the organization of our fired department occurred IN raucA
Whites Foundry at the foot If Center street, in October 1882; the second al the axe
House, and it was at these Tres that our department established the hgn STANDARDS u
Modern apparatus has replaced the twowhel jumper which carried hose ana aa
hook and ladder in the early days and the twenty-five original membes navemu aSs"
toa total of three hundred nd twenty in our nine companies. 1t mas become sGMu No
tme for us to depend on hem for TIL protection Of our lives ant property. WHe1r o
fire alarm is sounded our fire. department will be IN the JOB with Almost hcreaAD'
promptnes nj matter low great or how slight the hazards may De-
About thirty years ao our Police Department consisted of two, mb@s N
Boschfod and D. L. Langnor-wih two "spedaks" S J Parker and Jnn Ap% At
who werec called upon to serve "when occasion demanded Now this department mas
a staff of ixtyfve Efficient men who maintain law and order IN our pWy uNGouen
And when it ome to the protection of property, he Perh Amooy trust oom,
pany proudly takes it's place among hose who canp provide Tor or anzens ue pN anu ao
most modern # facilities Our huge Manganese. steel vault is OF ne MOB o n pur gM.
nroofc construction Tor twenty years our safe deposit boxes nd storage vaults nave
protected the valuabhs of great numbers of citizens at ommal cost" m THIS pr0'sc
ton is available to many more.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-23
Bible Thought For Today

Eff my people, which are called by my name,
shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and
turn them from their wicked ways.
THEN:-Thenw will 1 hear from heaven, and will for
give their sin, and will heal their land-2 Chronicles 7: IL.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-05
CONNECT CARES
IN OLD CRIME
Cause Sensation by Startling
Disclosures From James
burg--Probe is Started

NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. 81
Indications are that mild sensa-
ton has been caused by the story
that appeared in yesterdays issue
of the Evening News giving q new
and widely different version of the
capture of George Cares, this morn
ing convicted of the murder OF
Teresa KucharSky at local hotel
two weeks ago. The story in ques-
ton related the part declared to
have been played by George and
John Miller and Ernest Valoras, of
Jamesburg, who maintain they are
the discoverers of the refuge in
which the murderer was captured
and that they informed the county
authorities.
The story mentions Cares as hav-
ing been seen in the vicinity of the
Fresh Ponds schoolhouse and has
given rise to renewed speculation as
to the possible part played by him
in connection with the death OF
Stella Ostroski. Prosecutor Stricken
and County Detective Ferd David
still hold to their original conviction
that Cares had nothing to do with
the Ostroski case but in order that
no stone may be left unturned in
the SetIIe0le0L OF lHt Ceioer i'etN IA
went down through the district to
question those said to have knoWl-
edge of the murderer's movements.
1t has been positively established
that William b. Patterson, of Free
hold, who operates\a sawmill near
Deans, employed Cares for about
two weeks during the latter part of
October ard that he was discharged
a few days previous to Stella Os-
troski'; disappearance. II. c. Brown
and John Van AIKEN, of Jamesburg,
say they saw a drunken man near
Fresh Ponds on October 27 and be-
lieVe it was the man today convicted
of child murder. Stella Ostros%i
vanished from the Fresh Ponds
school house on October 25 and the
fact that Cares is known to have
been near there day or so after
ward lends color to the persistent
feeling that he may have been i'm
plicated in her death, notwithstand-
ing the report of the coroner per-
forming the autopsy when the body
was found three. weeks later.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-05
SAY GAMBLING
MUST CEASE
Excise Board Warns Pool
Room ProprietorS to
Obey Laws

All gambling in licensed pool and
billiard parlors throughout the city
must stop, is the word coming from
Thomas Lucas, president of the
board of excise commissioners this
morning. This comes as warning
he says to those places where 1t is
said that gambling is being tolerat-
ed and their licenses will he revoked
should the practice continue.
The board of excise commission
ers from time to time receive word
that gambling is going on in such
places says Mr.. Lucas, and from
now on the new beard which took
Office the first of the year is going
to see that every proprietor holding
a license Is going to live up to the
letter f the law.
All pool and billiard parlors must
close at IL o'clock in accordance
with the city ordinance, according
TO the president of the excise board
Many have been keeping their places
open he says after midnight and THIS
must ceasa also he says.
The excise commissioners Will take
the matter up with the chief OF
police to see that the law governing
the closing of the pool and billiard
parlors and to see that gambling in
such places is stopped was an
nounced by Mr.. Lucas.
In organizing the board of excise
commissioners Tuesday night Mr..
Lucas was unanimously elected
president of the board.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-05
GERAN RESIGNS
UPON REQUEST
Forces Attorney General to
State That Politics Only
Basis for Resignation
WAS NOT INEFFICIENCY
Will Take Effect Feb. 15- At
torney General Praises
Work of MataWan Man
WAS NOT INEFFICIENCY

TRENTON, Jan. 5-Owing to the
nerciless rule of the spoils system,
United States District Attorney Ell
mer II. Geran, who was requested
to get out by tht Republican ad-
ministration at Washington some
ignation to take effect February 15.
Attorney General Daughelty has ac-
cepted the resignation.
Before taking the step the dis
trict attorney went to the depart
roent of justice at Washington where
he was assured that the action in
asking for his resignation was pure
by political and the conduct of his
office had been perfectly satisfactory.
In his letter of resignation Mr..
Geran says:
Il do not desire to stand in the
way of any policies of the new adj
nistration," and offers the res
;gnation 'if, as you state, it is your
desire that / should resign because
the office has been in the possess
sion of Democrats for a period of
eight years"
Attorney General Daugherty in ac-
cepting hte resignation compliments
the retiring district attorney.
II desire to congratulate you on
the reports which have reached this
department as to the manner in
which you have conducted the affairs
of your Office" he declared
Rumors to the effect that Mr.. Ge-
ian was asked to resign because Of
alleged inef1iciency in conducting his
office were this morning attributed
by him to the fact that he was on
vacation leave of absence when
the request to get out arrived. The
letter from Attorney General Daugh-
cry asking him to get out was not
made public until Mr.. Geran arrived
IN Trenton today and that letter
makes it plain that the action at
Washington was purely political and
only politics was the basis for his
resignation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-05
{. A. LANDbACk
IS REFLECTED
Water Board Reorganization
Meeting Held John w.
Kelly Takes His Seat

Charles A. Landback was re-
elected to serve his third term as
president of the Board of Water
Commissioners at the organization
meeting held last night at city hall.
Mr.. Landback was president during
the years 1919, 1920 and his term
of membership on the board expires
this year.
Frank Stas, OF 473 Penn street,
was elected vice president to sue
ceed Harry Conard, whose term
both as vice president and member
of the board expired January /.
Fred p. Hansen nominated both of
the new officers. Election was unan-
imous.
Former Second Ward Alderman
John w. Kelly, who was appointed
to the water board for five year
term in place of Mr.. Conard, took
his seat at last nights meeting.
Following the organization of the
board for 1922, the regular routine
business was transacted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-05
CABLE WORKS
BUILDING PLAN
Will Greatly Increase Plant
as Soon as Legal Fight
is Ended

| The Standard Underground Gable
| Works has plans under considera-
ton whereby the floor space in the
old factory will be more than dou-
bled and a machine and carpenter
shop three stories high and $50 feet
| in length will be constructed early
, in the spring if the city's action in
giving the Lehigh Valley Railroad
permission to lay a siding to the
company's plant along the upper
end of High street is allowed by the
| courts.
A writ of certlorari has been Sc
cured by John Seaman, owner OF
| the property opposite the cable
works, to prevent the establishment
of the siding and argument Will be
heard before Supreme Court Justice
James ]. Bergen in Elizabeth Satur-
day morning. City Attorney Leo
Goldberger has moved for a dis
missal of the writ which was served
on the city last Friday night imme-
diately after the aldermen passed
on second and final readings the
| necessary ordinance granting per-
| mission for the siding. The mayor
is restrained from signing the ordi-
nance, however. until the writ has
been dismissed by the courts.
When questioned this morning
Chauncey c. Baldwin, general man.
ager of the cable works, said that
the plans for the local plants ex-
pansion anG enlargement had not
been completed as yet as all depend
ed upon the new siding for which
application has been made. Ma
chinistS in the local factory are now
making machinery for the new st.
Louis rlan+ CT the factory which will
cost in the neightorhood of $2,000,-
900. This ,lew factory is now under
cover. MIR. Baldwin said, SO that the
new machinery car be shipped from
here to it fcr installation. There is
mucr: activity at this Pittsburgh plant
of the cable works Mr.. Baldwin de-
clared. where additions are being
made.
With a floor space twice that OF
the old factory, it is pointed out the
output can be greatly increased and
the number of employees enlarged
in proportion. Mr.. Baldwin said he
is not in a position as yet to state
how much the proposed changes will
cost the company. If the necessary
permission IS granted for the siding,
he said work on the expansion of
the plant is likely to commence with
the coming of spring.
Leo Goldberger. the city attorney,
today notified Joseph +. Stricken,
attorney for John Seaman in the
| action taken by Mr.. Seaman in serv-
ing a writ of certiorari against the
mayor and board of aldermen, fol-
lowing the passing of an ordinance
allowing the Lehigh Valley railroad
to construct a railroad siding in
High street, that he will apply to
Supreme Court Justice James j,
| Bergen on Saturday, in the City Of
Elizabeth. for a dismissal of the
writ.
In asking for the dismissal the
city attorney points out that the
affidavit of the prosecutor does not
set forth sufficient grounds for the
| allowance of the writ; that the in
| jury complained of is one that will
| be common to all persons in the
neighborhood and that until the
| ordinance is approved by the mayor
and the Public Utility Commission,
there can be no injury to the prose-
| cutor
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-05
PERTH AMB0Y
TRIALS IN WEEK
Most important Will be Trial
of Central R. R. and Two
Employees
R. R. CROSSING TRAGEDY
Local Ferry Manslaughter
Case Also to be Heard
Starting Next Week

NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. s.
Several important cases are sched-
uied to come up for trial before
Judge Peter +. Daily in the criminal
court here next week. One of the
cases in which there is great deal
of interest is that against the Cen
tral Railroad of New Jersey, the re-
suit of the grade crossing accident
in Perth Amboy last June in which
several volunteer firemen were kill
ed when their apparatus crashed In
to an express train. The charge is
manslaughter and this case is sched- :
uled to be tried next Tuesday with
Russell e. Watson and Charles e.
Miller representing the railroad COM
pany.
Despite the application of the
railroad company to Judge Daily
that their case be put off until the
trials against the gatetender and
Prosecutor Joseph E. Stricken is
carrying out his original plan of
placing the railroad on trial first,
following up with the action against
the two individuals.
Another manslaughter case is to
be tried next week, that of Joseph
Macy, of Perth Amboy, being sched-
uled for Monday. Klemner kalteis-
sen will represent Macy who drove
the automobile that ran wild on a
Staten Island ferryboat just as 1t
was entering the Perth Amboy slip
several months ago and killed a
woman Several other persons were
knocked overheard by the car.
The complete criminal trial list
for next week follows:
Monday-HarolI Spofford, OF
Perth Amboy, charged with breaking
and entering the county court house
in search of booze which was stored
there. will be represented by Frank
lin NJ. Ritohie; William Smith, who
ing, represented by Franklin M.
Ritchie; Joseph Macy, of Perth Am
boy, charged with manslaughter,
represented by Klemner Kalteissen;
Thomas Henry, charged with larceny
and receiving. represented by Frank
lin M. Richie.
Tuesday-Central Railroad Com
pany of New Jersey, charged with
manslaughter, represented by Rus
sell e. Watson and Charles E. Mil
ler; Mike Kowal, charged with as
sault and tattery; Pau Ewing. rep
resenting him; Michael Fritz, afro
cious assault and battery. Walter
SuyGam; Walter Bodaski, assault
and battery. G. T. Kitsay.
Wednesday Faustino Paulo,
rape, Alexander Ba,int: Steve Har-
sen and Mary Kovacs, burning a
building, Franklin NJ. Ritchie: The
resa Stofcras, adultery, Thomas
Hagcrty; Andrew Gergey, assault
and battery, Franklin M. Ritchie.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-05
MAN WHO KILLED WIFE
and HID BODY TO BE
TRIED ON JANUARY 16
Szeler, Novel Self Confessed
Slayer, Likely to be Ad-
judged Sane
SEEMINGLY NO REGRETS
Ready to Forfeit Life for
Numbering Mate in Fit
of Anger

/ When the grand jury meets to-
morrow thirty cases will be laid be-
fore it for consideration. Two of
these will be murder cases, one be-
ing that of Alex Szeler, who murder
ed his wife in this city on the day
after Christmas, hiding her body in
the cellar under some boards for a
week before notifying the police,
while the other will be the South
Flainfield case.
Szeler was examined yesterday
morning by DIR. William e. RAM
say of this city to determine wheth-
er or not he is insane. Dr. RAM
say today refused to give out any
information concerning his opinion
OF Szeler's sanity until he has made
his report to Prosecutor Joseph E.
Stricken, which will be late this af-
ternoon. The delay in making the
report was occasioned by the fact
that DR.. Ramsay was called out of
the city soon after the examination
Rad been completed.
1t is unofficially reported today,
however, that DR.. Ramsay found
Szeler to be sane. SZeler will be
placed on trial on January Is and
will be defended by John p. Kirk
patrick, who has been appointed by
the court.
Szeler, although not processing to
be sorry because he killed his wife,
is however melancholy and lets it be
known that he is ready to die for
killing his wife.
He still feels that her actions about
the house, following the gaiety of
the Christmas celebration when both
were intoxicated, warranted his kill
ing her and maintains that he has no
regrets for his act, holding that her
actions on the day he choked her
and later hit her on the head with
an ak to stop her sufferinigs justly
caused him to murder her.
Should Szelers attorney decide
upon an insanity plea for his client,
it is likely that Prosecutor Stricken
would object to such a plea, de-
manding that Szeler be placed on
trial. 1t Is also likely that the pros
ecutor will challenge all women
drawn for jury duty in this case
as was done in the jury chosen to
try George Cares. the accused mur-
derer of Teresa Kucharsky. In Sc
leeting the twelve persons for this
jury the prosecutor challenged all
the women and selected jury COM
posed entirely of men.
The murder of Mrs. Szeler by her
husband is considered by the au-
thorities to be one of the most cold
blooded affairs since the Fitzsim-
mons case in Woodbridge. In that
case Fitzsimmons killed his wife
by cutting her throat and leaving
the body in bedroom and the chill
dren in the kitchen went to work as
usual. He was later convicted of
the crime and paid the death penal
ty in the electric chair in Trenton.
Those who have worked on the
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-05
BANKER Killed, z Wounded
IN $4,000 ROBBERY

CHICAGO. Jan. 5.-John Soffel
president of the haywood state
Bank. was shot and killed and Louis
Sweeney, chief Of police of the sub
urbs, and Arthur Benson, bank
messenger, were wounded today
when five bandits robbed them of
a $4,000 payroll for the haywood
plant OF the American Can Com
pany.
The bandits did not give the bank
er and his two guards a chance to
hold up their hands. They ordered
the payroll car to stop and as it
came to halt opened fire killing
Soffel almost instantly.
Chief Sweeney was shot under the
the right arm and Benson IN the
side. The latter's injuries are Sc
rious. The ro"Drrs drove away
with the money FteGi"c toward
Chicago. t. sceue Of tnn holdup
is two blocks from t. bark.