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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-05
$500 DAMAGE IN FIRE
IN FAYETTE ST. STORE

An automobile truck belonging to
the Raritan Mercantile Company
caught fire on Front street Satur-
day afternoon. The cause of the
blaze is given as a backfre of the
motor when Steve Bundy, the driver.
attempted to crank the machine.
Fred Hanson turned in an alarm
from box ~ at Smith and Front
streets and firemen extinguished the
blazing truck. No estimate has been
made on the damage caused by the
fire. Patrolman Patrick Dwyer
turned in the report at police head
quarters.
Another alarm vas turned in from
box 63 at New Brunswick avenue
and Elm street at 10 o'clock Satur-
day night. The fire was in the
clothing store owned and run by
Jacob j. Shumsky at 257 Fayette
street. Damage to the stock con-
tanned in the establishment has been
fixed at $500, while the building
Joss has been set at $4,000. The
cause is unknown. Officer Frank
Tonghini reported the occurrence.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-05
TOTTENVILLE

Mrs. John Lane. of Port Richmond
Is visiting her mother, Mrs. William
Trafford.
Mrs. Murray Riddle. of Brooklyn.
visited her father, Jacob Herrel, yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur H. Yetman
are home after an auto trip to Con-
necticut and the Mohawk Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Burgess have
moved from Butler avenue, to Bar
nard avenue.
Nj. and Mrs. David Butler. of
Long Island. former residents. we're
visitors with relatives at Richmond
Valley last week.
Mrs. Martha Leavitt has been WIS.,
fling at Asbury Park.
William johnson, of Newark, WIS.,
tied relatives in town the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Trestrail
have been entertaining Mrs. Rather
Inc Kitchen and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Philips, of Philipsburg.
Charels E. Jones has been named
the new district deputy grand mas
ter of the Richmond Masonic district.
The monthly meeting of the Par
ish Guild of St. Stephens church
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-05
FAMOUS CHOIR
COMING HERE
Singers of st. Georges
Church of NeWburgh, N. Y,
to Sing at st. Peters

A musical event of more than I'M
usual interest is scheduled to take
place in st. Peters church, Friday
night, June 9, at s o'clock. when the
choir of st. Georges church, New
burgh. N. Y, will be present and
sing Pedestrians wonderful 'Missa
Brevis." This is a work of rare
beauty and extreme difficulty. and
will be song by the visiting choir
unaccompanied throughout.
st. Georges choir is considered by
those competent to judge, the finest
Episcopal choir between Yonkers
and Albany. st. Georges church it.
self. is the most influential parish in
the Diocese of New York. outside
the metropolitan district, and its
choir is well known throughout the
diocese.
President Bell of Stephens
College says THE choir of st.
Georges church is in my opinion the
finest in the Hudson Valley. l know
of only n parish outside of New
York, in the Hudson Valley. which
has a choir to equal it-St. Peters.
Albany.
DIR. A. S. Cooper, organist and
choirmaster of st. Adams Cathe-
dral. England. says: ION our way
to Albany we stopped at Newburgh
and rested. 1t being Sunday, we at
tended services at st. Georges
church and l vas amazed to find a
highly trained choir. The tone of
the boys was the equal of anything
l have heard in America. The choir
master, a young man named Will
Jams, a pupil by the way of my old
friend Nobel, maintained a service
of high type. 1t was a refreshing
experience"
Robert Williams. the choirmaster
of st. Georges church is well known
in Perth Amboy. He is the son of
Mrs. Mary r. Williams, of High
street. and was born in this city. He
was a member of St. Peters parish
during his boyhood, and for a short
time during his student days. was
organist of the church. He has been
organist and choirmaster of the
wealthy and historic St. Georges
church since March, 1918, and has
built up a choir during the four
years, of his incumbency which has
presented many major choral works.
His friends here will doubtless well
come thia opportunity of hearing his
choir and meeting him again.
Maxwell MacMichael, organist of
st. Peters church will play two or
gan selections. The choir is being
brought to this city by the Young
Mems Club of the parish from whom
tickets may be procured. While
there are some reserved seats, the
admission is free and the public is
cordially invited. A description of
the "Missa Brevis' will be an
announced later.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-05
MRS. CHESTER PECK
HOSTESS AT CARDS

WOODBRIDGE. June 5-Mrs.
Chester Peck entertained the Auc-
ton Bridge Club on Friday after
noon. There were eight tables Of
members and guests by whom Mrs.
Peck's delightful hospitality was en-
joyed.
Mrs. w. NJ. Weiant won the first
prize. a pair of brass candlesticks;
Mrs. S. B. Demarest. second, a fruit
dish; Mrs. E. L. Gridley. third, a
copper tray, and Mrs. NJ. |. Dem
rest. fourth, a comport
The guests included Mrs. Jerome
Wiss. Mrs. Charles BarnekOv. Jr.,
Mrs. Joseph Copeland, Mrs. Colby
Dill. Mrs. Percy G.. Browne. Mrs.
Copeland won the first prize a brass
door knocker. and Mrs. Dill, Sec
ond, a box of stationery.
The next meeting will be on June
16 at the home of MIS-. j. j. Dunno.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-05
PETITION FOR
SEWER AGAIN
Hopping Avenue Residents to
Appear Before Local Board
Tomorrow

TOTTENVILLE, June 5:-The
construction of a sewer in Hopping
avenue. which was laid over at the
April meeting of the local board OF
public improvement, is on the cal
endar for the third hearing at the
meeting of the board % be held at
Borough Hall tomorrow night. OPP
position to building of the sewer
has developed at each of the two
hearings held and Borough Presi-
dent Matthew j. Cahill deemed I
best to put the matter over until a
later date in view of the fact that
residents of both sides of the ave-
nue. cannot come to an understands
ing with regard to building the sew
er on that thoroughfare.
Those residents of the westerly
side of the emu who are opposing
the building of the sewer all have
a private draining to the
water while those on the easterly
side of the avenue who want the
sewer built are obliged to resort TO
cesspools because they cannot get
an outlet to the river and are de-
manding hat the borough board
take action in the matter for their
relief. 1t is expected hat a good
representation of property wners
both for and against the proposition
will be at the hearing. There are
six other petitions to be taken UP
by the BOARD, one being for the city
TO acquire land for Ravine Park.
The others are for sewers and side
walks in the north side of the is
land.
At the special meeting of the
board Wednesday night the petition
to construct a sewer in the first
ward was passed and to open up
Ebbitts street, New Brighton, was
denied,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-05
DREDGE AT PROPOSED
SITE OF NEW FERRY

TOTTENVILLE. June 5:-With
the arrival Saturday of a dredge off
the site of the proposed ferry ter
minal at Sea Breeze for the South
Amboy-Tottenville ferry it is ex-
pected hat work will be started
this week for dredging out that part
of the waters for the ferryslips for
the operation of the boats between
Staten Island and South Ambov.
The city of New York is to bui;1
the slips and terminal with tn.
$780, 900 appropriated by the Board
of Estimate some time ago for that
purpose. The property where the
terminal is to be located and whi|
was purchased by the city from
Melville Decker has been taken
title to by the city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-05
AVENEL

Funeral services for Martin Thoma
were held Friday. Mr.. Thoma was
killed Tuesday night. being struck by
an automobile on st. Georges ave-
nue., near Avenel street. Mrs. Steph-
en- Csepka. of Woodbridge. conduct
ed the services.
Mrs. Benjamin Weiss, entertained
her parents, of New York. owe the
weekend.
Miss Kate Clancy and son visited
friends in New York for a lew days.
Mrs. Arthur Lance has returned
home after visiting friends at Long
Branch. N. Y.
Mrs. William B. Krug is enter
tanning Mrs. Montague and Mr.. Fow-
Ter. of New York.
Edward Coldwell has returned to
his home afte ra serious operation
which was performed at Lincoln
Hospital in New York.
Miss Edythe Baker motored 10
Bear Mountain. yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dietz and
daughter Henrietta motored TO
Poughkeepsie where they visited
Mrs. Dietz's sister over the week
end.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-05
MATAWAN

Work is expected TO start on the
new theatre for the borough this
week. Arrangements were complet-
ed for the erection of the building
last week. but due to the rain. it
was impossible TO begin operations
as desired. The theatre which is
being built by H.. l. Eigard, will be
leased by Reder Brothers of Perth
Amboy who are operating the Lyric
at the present time. The building
will be ready for occupancy in about
two months time.
DIR. Clarence True Wilson, of
Washington. d. c.. gave a very in
teresting talk last night in the First
Methodist church on MORAL Re
forms" The lecture was given I'M
der the auspices of the Mems Club.
AS il was a union service a large
number of people were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob A. Lewis and
grandchildren, Clarence and Alta
Lewis. were New York visitors yes
terday.
Miss Frances Warwick. of Ever
EFT. spent Saturday and Sunday as
the guests OF her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Warwick.
Emmerson Lisk was a Perth AM
boy visitor Saturday.
The local motor truck companies
who cart farm products to h New
York markets have begun their
nightly trips.
Traffic was very heavy through
this borough yesterday and Satur-
day. but no serious accidents were
reported.
John Mulsoff is a New York City
visitor today.
The Monmouth County Board
of -reeholders have made no move
as yet TO rebuild the bridge ove
the creek at the Matawan water
works pumping station in Church
street. which was destroyed some
days ago when a motor truck crash
ed through IL.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-05
KEYPORT

MISS Nan v. =. MCKINNEY VIII en-
terrain the Thought Club at her
home tonight.
Mrs. Joseph Curtis spent Friday
in New York Is the guest of friends.
Mrs. Harvey Bronner and mother.
Mrs. E. Sickles. are making an ex-
tended visit with the formers
daughter. Mrs. Daniel Barnett. of
Englewood.
MI. and Mrs. H. Lewis Hutchinson
have returned from an extended au-
tomobile trip through Pennsylvania.
Maryland and other points of inter-
est. They were accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs. F. D. Thompson of Nights
town and visited Mr.. Hutchinson's
sister. Mrs. Harold Higgins. of
Waynesboro. Penn.
The Ladies' Aid of Calvary NJ. f.
church will hold a strawberry fes-
tival in the church tomorrow night.
A program will be given which will
include musical numbers and reci-
tations and Strawberries and cake
will be served. An attractive num-
Der will be recitations by Miss Dot
Seeley, Of Bedford, who has been
heard here on many occasions with
pleasure.
DIR. H. t. Hopkins, proprietor Of
Warns drug store. has opened his
new store on Carr avenue. Keans-
burg. The store is located in the
new Morrisey and Walker building
and is conducted under the trade
name of Warns Drug store, Keans-
burg branch. Frederick Silcox and
Miss Marian Morrell. of this bor-
ough are employed there.
rt 1900, 1-Atfn- - tLA LAxr
port High School Alumni Associa-
ton will be held in the high school
building on Monday night, June IL.
Only members who have joined this
year will be allowed to vote. &C.
cording to the secretary. Miss Edna
Bennett.
Mrs. John Templeton and grand
son, Gratien Brice. are spending a
few days at the Lake Michigan
School for Boys at Lake Mohegan.
N. Y, where they are attending the
annual closing exercises. Mrs. Tenn
pleton's grandson. Arthur T. Jack,
is a pupil at the school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alden w. WEIGH.
of Flushing. l.. l., spent the week
end with Rev. and Mrs. F. T. B.
Reynolds
DIR. and Mrs. Fred C. Ogden and
daughter Frances have returned
from several days spent at Asbury
fark, the guests of Mrs. Coolies
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Coble.
Percy T. Bulger. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. H. Hubert, of Front street,
and Miss Edna Louise Swenson, of
Brooklyn, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Z. Swenson, were married in
the rectory of st. Joseph's R. c.
church on Sunday afternoon at .
o'clock, Rev. NJ. C. O'Donnell off,
ciating. Mr. and Mrs. Valda o. Dol
son were the attendants and those
present at ceremony were parents OF
both bride and groom. Following
the ceremony a reception followed
in the new home. which the groom
has recently erected on Beers street
and Wallace Terrace. Mr.. Bulger is
manager of the Hubert meat mar
ket on Front street.
Invitations have been received
here for the marriage of Miss Elsie
Lee Smith, daughter of Mrs. Joseph
b. Smith, of New York. to Howard
Cottingham. the ceremony 10 take
place in the First Presbyterian
church, Fifth avenue and 11th
street. New York city, on Thursday.
June Is. A reception will follow at
the Hotel McAlpin. The bride to be
is the granddaughter of the late
Col. B. A. Lee. She Is well known
In this vicinity. having been a fire.
quent visitor here.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-05
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bradford,
Of Manhattan, were visitors at
Prince Bay yesterday.
John Beasley. of Manhattan. a
former resident of Huguenot Park,
was a visitor last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schultz. of
Arverne, have been visiting at Great
Kills.
Walter Manning, of Brooklyn, was
10 visitor in town yesterday.
A dance under the auspices of
the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Anna
dale Country Club opened the sea-
son at the clubhouse Saturday night.
There were many members and
guests present to enjoy the event.
Good music was enjoyed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-05
TO SELL BOOZE At AUCTION

NEWARK, June 5.-Three hun
bred barrels of whiskey will be sold
at auction here Friday afternoon to
satisfy warehouse charges. The
procedure is part of a bankruptcy
action against several individuals
and firms who have failed to pay
charges. Several weeks ago
liquor auctioned similarly brought a
price of less than SIS a barrel. 1t
was purchased by hospitals who put
Il through a denaturing process.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-05
KEASBEY

Protection Fire Company No. I
is scheduled to meet tonight for its
regular semi-monthly meeting. The
installation of officers will take
place.
Final examinations start at the To-
cal school today.
The fifteen employees of the pack
ing room and grinding shop Of the
General Ceramics works r still out
on strike. The men demand a five
cent per hour increase.
The local citizens will be up bright
and early tomorrow morning to
cast their votes on the commission
form of government issue. The
women are taking an active part in
the campaign and a large vote is
promised by that sex.
A son was born recently to Mr..
and Mrs. Nels Lawitzen.
Mrs. William F. Taylor and sons,
Gilbert and Raymond. were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John j.
SchilcoX over the week end.
Miss Frieda Schuster. of Hobo
ken, was the week end guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Schuster.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Johnson and
family, of Perth Amboy, Miss Erie
da Lipka and Mrs. Clayton Paige, of
New Brunswick. visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Claus Lund yesterday.
Messrs. Dennis Quish and Ste
phen Pearl, of Perth Amboy, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. James Quish yester
day.
MI. and Mrs. Frank Fesler and
children motored out of town yes
terday.
Joseph Holobuvich was recently
discharged from the city hospital.
where he underwent an operation
for appendicitis. He is rapidly re-
cuperating at his home here.
Mrs. John ]. Schilcox has re-
turned home after spending a few
days with relatives in Newark.
Messrs. Louis Grispart. Celestine
Blanchard, John Clees. Otto Schus-
ter and George logan spent yester-
day at Columbian Park, Jersey City.
Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Fullerton
entertained relatives from Perth
Amboy at their home yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Lauritzen en-
tertained out of town relatives at
their home yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis B. Mundy and
hIS. 1tllS VI Jus N4S-ACo -
Lere last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pfeiffer and
son Irwin. Miss Frieda Schuster
and Charles Schuster motored to
Plainfeld yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Romer en-
tertained relatives at their home
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sullivan and
child, of New Brunswick. visited
relatives here yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Vroom en-
tertained cut OF town relatives at
their home yesterday.
William Bertram, Jr.. has fully
recovered from his recent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Haley, Jr.
and Mr.. and Mrs. George Haley,
Sr. motored put Of town last even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Weigel and
son were out of town visitors Satur-
day night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-05
KILLS CELL MATE

NEW YORK. June 5-John Il
safe, a prisoner at the Coney Is
land police station, today was
charged with killing William Owens.
his eel mate. under arrest for IN
~toxication. Ligate told the police
Owens was singing boisterously and
when he refused 10 stop he struck
him on the head with a milk bottle
and then rounded his head on \
cement hoor. Ligate was being held
on a trespassing charge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-05
GOVERNORS BROTHER TO
Be BURIED TOMORROW

JERSEY CITY. June 5-Funeral
services will be held tomorrow for
Cornelius s. Edwards. brother of
Governor Edwards. who died yes
terday in a hospital. where he was
operated on Saturday for stomach
trouble. He had been in i'll health
for more than a year. He was a
contractor AMI built the arena on
Boyle's thirty acres which was used
for the Dempsey-Carpentier fight.
Burial will take place Wednesday
morning. Funeral services will be
held at his sisters home tomorrow
night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-05
Funeral of Edith May Hibbett

Six playmates acted as bearers
yesterday afternoon for Edith May
Hibbett, seven ear old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles William HID
bett, of 500 Amboy avenue at her
funeral held from the home of her
parents. Rev. Robert Schlotter, pas
tor of Grace Lutheran church off,
ciated at the service. Interment
was in Alpine cemetery.
Besides her parents she is survived
bv a sister, Mildred. The bearers
were Eleanor Wilhelm, Helen Ru-
baba. Ella Jensen. Ruth Peterson,
Clara Bjornsen and Carrie Olsen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-05
Funeral for Anthony A. Boettcher

n IuneIdl OF AIllOHy a.
Boettcher, of 215 Brighton avenue,
will be held tomorrow afternoon al
2 O'Clock from his late residence
and $3.50 o'clock from St. PauPs
church, First street. Rev. DR.. Jacob
Ganss. pastor of the church, will
officiate. The interment will be In
Alpine cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-05

TRENTON, June 5.-The first
work in the launching of the Hud-
son River Vehicular Tunnel project
from the New Jersey side of the river
has taken place. A band of officials
of the Joint Commission which is
directing the project, headed by
Chief Engineer Clifford NJ. Holland,
who is the directing head of the
work came into Jersey City the other
day and in the vicinity of the site
of the proposed entrance of the tun-
mel went through the formalities OF
breaking the ground for the great
tunnel which is to connect the two
states of New Jersey and New York
JERSEY CITY, June 5.-The
First National Bank, of this city, OF
which Governor Edwards is the
president, threw open this morning
for business the doors of its new So
900. 900 building situated at the cor
ner of Exchange Place and Hudson
street. The new structure is one OF
the finest banking establishments in
the United States. being equipped
with all the latest devices and ap-
pointments for structures of this
kind.
TRENTON. June 5:-By a bare
majority of six the State Board o.
Education, which last month split
tour-four on confirmation of E. r..
Brunyate as Cape May county school
superintendent because his appoint
ment was alleged to be mixed up
with politics." has confirmed the
appointment. Brunyate will succeeI
Aaron w. Hand. who has held the
place for twenty years. but who
failed to get ar0ther appointment
from the new state education COM
missioner, John Enright. The APP
pointment of the new official be-
effective July l,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-05
STATE NEWS

TRENTON, May 5:-The State
Department, Disabled American
Veterans of the World War. in con-
vention here passed a resolution
urging congress to investigate the
disposition of funds received by the
National Disabled Soldiers League.
a rival organization. The resolution
was offered by William j. Dodd. of
Jersey City. former state organizer
for the Soldiers League. and it also
called upon the state authorities to
investigate the state offices of the
organization located in Jersey City.
1t was further declared to be the
sense of the convention that the
mayor of Long Branch be urged to
refuse to allow the league to hold
its convention in that city until the
result of the Investigations asked is
made known. The convention is
scheduled this month.
TRENTON. June 5:-The Board
of Public Utility Commissioners to-
day suspended operation of new and
increased rates filed by the Coast
Gas and the Shore Gas companies
until August 81. The board is In
the midst of an investigation of lis
own as to the reasonableness of the
rates Charged py THESE concerns,
and increased rates will be either
denied or allowed in accordance
with its findings. The companies
had announced they would put the
new rates in effect for June bust
ness. The Shore company supplies
gas to the Coast Gas Company.
which retails it to Ocean Grove.
Belmar, Spring Lake. Avon and
other Monmouth county municipali-
ties.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-05

~HE Buddhiss in Japan place their dead in a square wooden coffin. After
the priests have lighted a candle for each year the deceased hd hyes,
u the coffin is saturated with spirits of wine and burned o a crisp the
she's are then buried. Cymbas clash and incense burns, tut nevertneles
heir burial is more civilized than some modern American funerals For tn
.Jananese are careful to burn the body before they bury it in a wooden con
tainerl They do not. as we too often do, spend money for luxurious hitting
only 70 pt them in a esterng grave ben cath a soggy, mouldy mound. But wen
the Japanese don t have the Norwalk Vault When yu have seen Norwalk
VauIts sealed nv hand about the easket into n solid mass of steel reinforced
moulded masonry YOU will lot need your Undertaken to tell that nowhere IN
the whole world is there a more intelligent form of burial
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-05
Other Features

Musical program weekdays eye
hour from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. on t4e
hour.
Weather forecast (~oficial) daily
1900 a. m, 1900 m. 500 and
1901 p. m, sharp.
Shipping news weekdays 2:05 p.
m. Except Saturday, by Marine
Engineering and Shipping Age.
Official Arlington time. 1852 p. m.
Agricultural reports (ofhcial) daily
- m. and 6 .. m.
Final baseball scores every eve
ming at s o'clock.
Program changes announced by
Radio Telephone.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-05

The following program will be
b~roadcasted tonight and tomorrow
on $50 meters by w J 2 (Newark)s
500 P. M.-"Business and Indus
trial conditions in the United States
by the National Industrial Confer
ence Board.
700 P. M-Stories from the st.
Nicholas Magazine.
1880 P. M.-"Tennis." by Paul B.
Williams. secretary of the National
Tennis Association.
500 p. M.-Concert under the d.
rection Of Charles d. ~Isaacson.
$3.50 p. M.-Recital by Florence
S. Briggs, cellist.
Tomorrow
700 p. M.-"Man in the Noon
Stories" Co Newark Sunday Call
1925 P. M.-"Quaker Relief in
Wartorn Europe" by VIM. B. Har-
vey.
1885 P. M.-"Most Home for Least
Money" by NJ. Woods. Pictorial Re-
view.
7:45 P. M-Health Talk by the
National tuberculosis Society.
500 TO 1918 P. M.-"The Mes
siah," by the Oratorio Society OF
Newark.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-05

For you Alone"
"Ill forget you"
Sunrise and You"
"L'ideale."
The Toreador's Song" from Car
men.
6:30-Sky pictures for the kiddies
by Mr.. Radiobug.
6:45-Good night stories for the
children by Uncle George OF the
Newark Ledger.