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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-14
men PLEAD GUILTY IN
BIG ALCOHOL CONSPIRACY

CLEVELAND, Nov. 14:-Louis
and Abraham Auerbach, brothers,
and three others charged with vio-
lation of the Volstead act in an al
legged million dollar alcohol con-
spiracy, entered pleas of guilty when
arraigned in federal court here to-
day as a jury was being empaneled
to hear the case. Sentence was de-
ferred by the court, the judge stat
ing he wished to study carefully all
the evidence in the case before i'm
posing sentence.
In addition to the Auerbach
brothers, owners of the million dol
lar hair tonic company, Morris
Moss, Moritz Cohen and Abraham
Limberg also entered a plea of
guilty to the nine counts of the joint
indictments returned against the
five men.
Samuel SEEKER, also indicted, did
not appear in court because of ILL
ness. Federal officials assert the
Auerbach brothers procured alcohol
on legal permits for the manufac-
ture of hair tonic and diverted it in
to "bootleg'' channels at a profit
said to be a million dollars.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-14
DAMAGE DONE
BY BOYS PRANK
Election Night Fire Leads to
Hearing in Police Court
Action Deferred

One election night prank which
apparently has been kept quiet up
to the present was aired in the local
police court last night. The method
of celebration for a number of
young men and boys said to be close
to seventy-five was the destruction
of part of the fence surrounding the
Jewish cemetery and burning same
for firewood, and damaging the roof
of a building on the cemetery
property.
About nine young men, all over
sixteen years of ago, were before
the court last night and they admit
ted taking a part in this act of cele-
bration. These fellows informed the
court that since election night they
had secured lumber the same as was
burned and repaired the fence. This
number denied having anything to
do with damaging the building
which is used as a place OF shelter
for persons at the cemetery or a
body during a storm. The recorder
decided to postpone disposition OF
this case until the repair work of
the men is investigated.
After the above mentioned partlc-
ipants departed from the court room,
a 10y under sixteen years of age was
hailed before the recorder and ques-
toned in regard to the building
damage. He denied having any
thing to do with it but the police
are in possession of Information
from the others implicated to the
effect that this lad damaged the
building. His case was also put over
until a later date.
David Wilentz represented the
cemetery authorities at this hearing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-14
LEGION HOME
FOR CARTERET
Drive is Planned for S25,000
Fund to Erect Modern
Building in the Borough

CARTERET, Nov. 1.-THE $780,
900 drive for the home fund OF the
American legion here will official
ly get under way. at the end OF this
week. The building committee will
meet then and outline the definite
plans to follow, for the successful
campaign of raising the hereto
mentioned amount, with which a
home of the local post is to be con-
structed. No decision Of the build
ing site has been made. according
to Nathan Jacobowitz, head of the
dictionaries in this borough, In
statement made last night to a re-
porter of the Perth Amboy Evening
News.
we have over $1,000 now" said
Mr.. J~acobowitz, "and we feel conf
dent the the 5000 residents of Car
teret will respond to our appeal"
The drive will be made in a syste-
matte way, explained the leader OF
the legion, adding that they will
pursue the same methods In getting
the fund, as used by the various
Liberty Loan drives.
The legion expects a neat sum
from a smoker the Carteret Boxing
Club is planning to hold on Febru-
airy 1, 1928, the proceeds of which
will be turned over to the building
fund, it was said. By that time, the
American Legion expects to ave a
large part of their goal in the treas
and the home in the course OF
construction.
Various divisions will canvass the
borough thoroughly as soon as the
definite plans have been set, ex-
planned Mr.. Jacobowitz.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-14
"PATTENC CLUB"
IN THIRD WARD
Democrats Form Permanent
Organizations Elect Off
cerS--PIan Social Events

More than a hundred persons
gathered at a meeting in the third
ward last night and formed the Tom
Patten Association. Mr.. Patten was
reelected alderman Of the ward
last Tuesday and the forming of the
association is mainly to maintain the
interests of the voters of the ward
and to supply funds whereby the
present third ward Democratic head
quarters may be maintained for So
cial and political occasions. Bus
ness meetings of the association will
be held on the second and fourth
Mondays of each month. The asso-
citation starts off with a membership
of 100.
According to announcement today,
the association will not be confined
to members in the ward, bat Demo-
Gratis from any section of he city
are welcome to join. 1t is likely that
plans will be made in the future for
entertainments and other social &C.
casions.
The officers of the association as
chosen last night are: Hugh Gal.
lagher, president; Philip Guth off
vice president; James A. Mullen,
treasurer; Nathan Roth, secretary,
and James Mullen, publicity man
ager.
The house committee consists of
John Deveny, Irving Frankel,
Thomas Ford, Thomas Gardner,
Edward Kelly, Samuel Gordon,
Barney Sher.
Rules committees: Matt Smith,
James J. Flynn, Samuel Klein.
Trustees: Lawrence Jaffe, Nathan
Wilentz, John Frankel, Harry
Splitter and Richard Calvin.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-14
PLAN COOPERATION TO
END RAILROAD TROUBLE

DETROIT, Nov. 14.-Plans for CO.
operation between the Interstate
Commerce Commission and State
Railroad Commissions IN regulating
railroad service, have been carried
sufficiently for to insure their ulti-
mate success, Chairman McChord,
Of the federal body declared today
in an address before the National
Convention Of Railway and Public
Commissioner. The joint exercise of
state and national authorities with
elimination of conflict between them
he said, would put the transporta-
tiJl utilities of the country to their
greatest use.
A report urging abolition of the
Railroad Labor Board and the trans
fer OF it's functions to the Interstatej
Commerce Commission, together
with enactment of Legislation hat
would enable the commission to n
force it's order, was submitted to h
convention today ~ the association
committee on public ownership.
The report declared such steps
would prevent a recurrence of the
recent railroad strike, and said they
would act to effect sentiment in
favor of public ownership of utiii-
ties. The report said sentiment for
public ownership was growing rap
idly throughout the coun+ry.
The report declared that with the
labor board and interstate COM
merce commission functioning, a
dual control was established that
had proved a failure"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-14
ARMY RECRUITING OFFICE
is AGAIN OPENED HERE

A United States Army recruiting
station in charge of First Glass Ser
geant F. NJ. Lockman. has been
opened on the second floor of the
city hall. This is the first time in
some months that a recruiting sta
ton for the United States Army has
been located in this city. The Of
flee which opens tomorrow, will
have regular office hours, from s
o'clock in the morning until A
o'clock in the afternoon.
Sergeant Lockman, in speaking of
the opportunities open in the army
today, said that enlistments are now
possible in the courses at the Camp
Vail school at Little Silver and
Ocean Port and also in the Panama
and Hawaii service.
On Thursday and Friday after
moons Sergeant Lockman has ar
ranged for a series of radio con
certs to he given at the corner of
Smith and Hobart streets from a
big radio tractor, which will be sent
here for this occasion. A special
loud speaker will he used so that
everyone may enjoy the selections
that are picked out of the air.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-14
CLUB TO START
ON MUSICAL COMEDY

Russell B. Rowland, of the John
b. Rogers Producing company ar
rived yesterday to begin rehearsals
for the production of the musical
comedy kathleen" which is to be
presented in the Majestic Theatre,
en- November 81 and % under the
auspices of the Girls Club. A meet
ing of the executive committee was
held in the auditorium last night at
which time parts were discussed for
assignment and a general outline
made by the director for a success
full staging of the show.
Mr.. Rowland came from New
Hampshire where he has just COM
pleted a successful production and
he claims that this romantic musi-
cal comedy. as it is called. is by far
the most elaborate and successful
comedy in the repertoire of the
Rogers Company. Miss Hazel Brog-
ger has volunteered to play at all
the rehearsals and the club should
feel proud in having the services of
such a clever pianist.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-14
LONG CASES ARGUED
IN RECORDERS COURT

For over two hours Recorder PICK
ersgill sat in his court last night
listening and rendering his decision
in cases of which there were a great
many.
Included in the list of cases before
him last night was the arrangement
of a leather union delegate who was
charged with making threats against
two employees of a local factory
Harry Medinets represented the del
egate and disposition was put on un-
til Friday night. The complainants
in this case told of the delegate en-
deayoring to unionize a local shop'
but charged that he made a threat
Following his unsuccessful attempt 70
get the men in line. The delegate
denied the charges made.
Another case which took up con-
siderable time was the arraignment
of a local man on a serious charge
and this party was held in $4,000 a
to await the action of the grand Jury.
The court room was packed to
capacity at this session and there
were a great many who could not
find standing room in the court.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-14
BRIDGE over HACKENSACK
TO Be OPEN TOMORROW

TRENTON. Nov. 14-For the in
formation OF the motoring public
the State Highway Commission to-
day announced that the new Hack
ensack river on the Lincoln high
way between Newark ana Jersey
City will re thrown open for traffic
tomorrov at noon. The new struc-
ture is 2.10C feet long and is Of
wooden construction with us foot
draw span of steel construction.
1t was the inability to get delivery
promptly on the steel which held
the com cnission UP on the compile
ton of this structure which is an
important link in the traffic to
North Jersey.
The work was started July 5 just
shortly after the old 6ri5ge had
been demolished by a river steamer.
The firm IF Stillman, Delahenty &
Ferris of Jersey City had the con-
tract for The bridge. The new struc-
ture has a double line of tracks for
trolleys ard the roadway is to be
twenty-fo1r feet wide with side
walks on the outside of this. The
eost of the structure was approx
mately 100000.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-14
PLAN BIG DEMOCRATIC
W0MAN'S UNIT IN CITY

kilograms of congratulations were
sent to United States Senator-elect
Edward T.. Edwards and Governor
elect, George S. Silzer, by the Demo-
cratic county committee women at
a meeting last night in the City
Democratic Club rooms. Mrs. James
White, chairman, presided at the
meeting at which several important
matters were discussed.
The forming of one big Democratic
Woman'S organization in the city was
the most important matter discussed.
1t was finally decided to appoint a
committee of n in each ward to
get the women in the various wards
interested in such a club. Every wo-
man who believes in the principles
of the Democratic party is urged TO
become a member of the club, and a
meeting will be held next Monday
night in the Democratic Club rooms
at which time such an organization
will be started.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-14
ALLIES SOLVE
NEW PROBLEMS
Will Have Farley Between
Premiers Before Peace Con-
ference at Lausanne

LONDON, Nov. LITTLE trouble
some question of how a meeting OF
the allies could be arranged before
the Lausanne peace conference for
the purpose of outlining the allied
program, as Great Britain has in
sisted, has been solved as a result
Of an exchange Of messages by the
chancellories at Paris, Rome and
London.
Neither Premier Poincare of
France nor Premier Mussolini of
Italy can. leave his capital for a con-
ference elsewhere before proceeding
to Lausanne, it has developed, but
Lord Curzon, the British secretary
for foreign affairs, has arranged to
see Premier Poincare in Paris, on
the way to Lausanne, probably on
Thursday, and the conversation will
be continued by the two on the train
from Paris to Lausanne.
Premier Mussolini has arranged
to leave Rome for Lausanne Friday.
Official messages from Constan-
tinople today indicated the situation
there was somewhat easier. 1t was
stated here that the Turks were not
becoming any more "un-concilia-
tory
The opinion is expressed in Of
fetal quarters that in view of the
easing of the tension the allied rep
resentatives at Constantinople has
decided it is unnecessary for the
present to proclaim a state of seige.
A news agency dispatch from
Constantinople, stated Monday, said
The allies had handed Rodosto over
TO the Nationalist and that the Of
ficiaI handing over of Adrianople
would occur, November 10.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-14
FIGHT LEADS To
fine OF $40
Man Who Made Charges is
Sentenced Alleged BraWl
is Investigated

What a week ago appeared as an
occurrence which would cause con-
siderable trouble in this city was
disposed of by Recorder Harold e.
Pickersgill last night by the impos-
ing of a $40 fine on John Reway of
708 Cortlandt street for fighting in
the street.
Reway came to the News office a
week ago and reported an occur
renee which he alleged started in q
Cort1andt street saloon and where
he charged several men were drink
ing. This vas supposed to have oc-
CURED on a Sunday morning. Re-
way reported the occurrence to the
News office requesting some mention
of same be made, but he did not
want the police to know about it.
Following events brought down
some undeserved abuse on the
shoulders of the police.
Chief Niels J. Tonnesen and Cap
tain Lawrence A. Long started their
men working on the case. investi-
eating every phase of the occur
renee. A preliminary hearing was
was postponed until last night.
In opening the hearing last night
Andrew Reway told of a fight he
had with his brother because the
latter had worn his tie against his
wishes. Each one sent in a blow
and a third man who attempted
separation also was hit. There was
nothing said about John being
stabbed and a saloon was not men,
toned in his tory.
John was asked If he wanted to
make a charge against anyone and
he Implied in the negative. Then
followed the giving of a YER rep
rimand to John by Recorder Pick
ersgill for the manner in which the
former went about matters in this
case.
Chief Tonnesen charged the two
brothers with fighting in the street
and in the case of Andrew, sentence
was suspended while John was or
dered to pay a $40 fine. In impos-
ing sentence Recorder Pickersgill
said: "In the future If YOU want
anyone arrested, come here and
place your case in the hands of the
police"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-14
PUSH INTERCOAST TRADE

WASHINGTON. Nov, 14:-The
Shipping Board will not withdraw
northumberland tonnage now al
located in the intercostal trade.
Only four vessels are operated for
the board between Atlantic and
Pacific coast ports by the Atlantic
and Northwestern Steamship Com
pany, between Portland, Me-, and
Seattle, Wash.
Recently steamship companies
operating in the intercostal trade
requested the board to withdraw its
vessels on the ground that the SER
vice was overtonnaged and the gov
ernment-owned ships should be
Withdrawn in justice to the private
companies.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-14
K. DIP. To DEBATE
At WOODBRIDGE

knights of Pythians of this Sec
ton of the state together with
others are interested in the debate
hat is to be held Friday night at
he meeting of Euclid Lodge
knights of Pythias of Woodbridge.
rhe subject of the debate is Shall
The volstead Act be Modified so as
TO Include Light Wines and Beer"
aud will be between members of
Euclid Lodge and Progressive
Lodge, of Elizabeth.
Algonquin Lodge No. A, of this
rity at its meeting last night de-
cided to go to the debate with a
large delegation of members. They
will make the trip by automobile.
fwo candidates were conferred with
the rank of esquire last night and
plans were made for comforting the
rank of knight at the meeting next
Monday night. Degree Master
Cortland Sheath was in charge of
he work and Chancellor Comman-
Ter Peter Poulsen presided.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-14
PERSONALS

Miss Anna Hallahan of Montclalr
Normal School, spent the weekend
at their home in Market street.
Abraham Jacobson of Hall avenue,
attended the Dartmouth Corneli
game Saturday at the Polo GROUNDS:
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry johnson OF
Baltimore, are visiting Mrs. Farrlhs-
ton, of Park avenue, for a few days
Asher Marder, of State street VS.
tied relatives in New York over the
weekend.
Joseph Edelstein, of Kearny ave
nue. was the guest of frIenus N
Trenton, Sunday.
Misses Augusta and Miriam Engel-
son. of Market street, and Robert
Edison, of this city, have returned
from a tour through New YORK
state.
Mr.. ana Mrs. S. Benko Mr.. n
Mrs ~Jaoroczky and John Benko
ali of this city, motored to Phila-
delphia Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex McCailum OF
Sewaren, nave returned rom Etai-
flax and Canada. where Eley nave
been for some time.
Thomas Soumakes, of State street
sailed Saturday for Greece where
he will remain for several months.
MI. ana Mrs. Victor C~h-lstoffer-
son and son Victor Jr. u carr
venue, were the week end guests
of friends in Brooklyn.
Miss Anna F~ranzblau of Hall
avenue, who underwent an opera
ton at the local hospital is slowly
ly improving.
W. w. Ramsey, of Kearny avenue
attended the Rutgers-Lafayette foot
| hall game at New Brunswick Satur-
day.
Morris Wilmer, Paul Rasmussen
| BENJAMIN Beckhoff, j. M. Brody ano
|. Breslow of this city, attended the
| Rutgers-Lafayette game at New
| Brunswick Saturday.
Nathaniel Cohen, Benjamin Kass
and Samuel Breslow, of this city
spent Sunday with friends in New
ark. -
Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Dragia, Of
Philadelphia, were the guests OF Miss
Rose Levy, of Hall avenue, Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Ormerod
| and son, Milton, of Fall River, Mass.
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. George
Hutchins, of Fayette street, for a
week.
Miss Blanche Griffen, Of Rector
street. is confined to her home with
illness.
Jack Burnstein, Abraham Fine
Arthur Hopper, Joseph Berlfein
| Nelson Mintz, Abraham Goldsmith
motored to Newark last night whtre
| they attended a theatre performance
julius Kass, and Monroe karkus
of Rutgers College, spent the week
end with their parents in this city
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-14
GRAND JURY ACTS MONDAY
IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE
CONTINUED from page u

Mr.. Mott and Prosecutor Beck
man agreed yesterday to call the
grand Jury Thursday, but afterward
Mr.. Beekman remembered that a
new sheriff takes office today and
his new deputies would not be IN q
position to summon the jurors
Thursday. When Mr.. Beekman tele-
phoned this to Mr.. Mott it is under
stood they agreed to postpone until
Monday the presentation of the case
to the grand jury. Supreme Court
Justice Parker will be back from
his trip to Cuba by that time.
1t was predicted today that Mr..
Mott will emerge from the grand
jury investigation with a much
stronger case than he now has.
About fifty witnesses are to be
called, and 1t may require more than
a week to hear them. A number OF
them undoubtedly know more than
the Investigators have obtained from
them, and the grand jury is counted
on to draw from them the facts they
have been hiding.
The belief in Somerset county is
that indictments will be returned
against 'the in gray" and
two men. Whether the men will be
named. or referred to as John
Doe" is one of the many things that
| Mr.. Mott is keeping to himself
The trial is expected in January
or early February. Mrs. Jane GLIB
son is still the star witness for the
State and is expected to tell her
story to the grand jury the third
| cay after it begins. hearing the wit
nesses. Mrs. Nellie Russell. the ne
gro woman who has denied Mrs.
Gibson's story. will not be catled
before the grand jury. If there Is
a trial she may testify then.
The plan of the state Is 10
strengthen Mrs. Gibson $ story WITH
as much coroboration as possible,
| and le- the defense prove i. IS not
true, if it can. at the trial. A ru-
NOR that has found many believers,
despite it's unofficial character. is
that Mr.. Mott has another WITNESS
quite as important as Mrs. lbson
The people of New Brunswick
and Middlesex county will be re
'Ieved when the grand jury taxes
| over the case. for it will mean tne
responsibility will then be transfer
red to Somerset county, and impor-
tant developments thereafter Will De
in Somerville.
Mr.. Mott seemed in no wise at
fected in his Judgment OF the value
of Mrs. Gibson as his star witness
bv the affidavit of the colored wo-
man, Mrs. Russell. whose farm ad-
Joins that of Mrs. Gibson. Mrs.
/ Russell sticks to her story that 1t
was Impossible for Mrs. Gibson to
have taken the mule-ride TO the
| P%hilIips's farm between the hours
of $40 and IL o'clock on the night
of Sept. IA, inasmuch as Mrs. GID
son was then on the Russell farm.
The murders. according to the au-
tho.;t;o. occ,rrrad AT 1920 o'clock.
AZ don't think much of the story.
said Mott when asked his opinion Oh
Mrs. Russell's affidavit.
Investigators, official and unof-
| fetal, were excited for a time yes
terday when it was discovered that
Henry carpenter. cousin of Mrs.
Hall, and a vestryman in the
Church of st. John the Evangelist.
had been a patient since Sunday
| evening in the Middlesex General
Hospital, New Brunswick.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-14
REPUBLICANS PLAN TO
UNITE PARTY ONCE AGAIN

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-Lodge
and underwood are not the only
senate chiefs whose leadership is
passing. Senator Capper, leader OF
the farm bloc, may also be among
the ex-kings when the new congress
is organized. The Kansas senator >
danger is not SO much IN deposllioh
as in the dissolution Of his bloc.
The warriors are returning u
washington after the battle and now
annears a well thought out plan 10
merge the blocs into n cohesive
and important progressive group
which will take care of all the ele-
ments and interests which woulo
otherwise find themselves WORKING
AFT cross purposes. The farm group
would be engulfed under TINS ar
rangement, as would the LABOR group
and there would eventuate a pouy
strong enough to cope with the
massed reactionaries.
AS to who is to he the leader o.
the allied insurgents must De leIl
to future determination. 1t is recos-
nized that whoever attains that as
nation thereby becomes a candi-
date for the Presidency in the strus,
gle between the progresslVes any
the conservatives which is forecast
as a result of the election.
-Four names occur in this connec-
ton. Hiram Johnson OF
with the record of his fight for the
nomination two years ago n ~
prestige of standing up with a Wnai,
ing majority in this year OF geheIai
RepubIican defeat, is one. Senator
Borah, because of his unquestioned
leadership of insurgent movement
in the senate during the past TWO
years, is another. ~ Cloud
In Idaho, where the old Guaro
sought to pry loose Borah,s hoIa o.
the return to the convention sys-
tenn into the Republican platform.
they elected the governor, put
Borah's friends attained to the
state legislature in sufficient num-
bers to insure that no change from
the direct primaries can get
through in Idaho.