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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-15
Saturday, Sept. Is, 1922

At 1 L. NJ. Sharp
CATTLE-10 COWS, l new mich, an
extra good one. others to freshen soon,
> now giving milk, 9 heifers to freshen
this fall. z younger heifers not bred-an
extra nice lot: l pair 5-year-old beef
steers, weight $500.
SLEEPS ewes, yearling buck, 16
lambs.
SWINE Young shoats; 1 shoat
weighs about $50 pounds.
HORSES pair dark greys. and
years old, weight 1900: ! pair flea
bitten greys, II and u years old weight
$500; / bay gelding, years old, weight
1850; 1 bay mare, 3 years old, weight
1900
% TONS NO. / HAY
HARNESSES sets heavy work
harnesses. / breast plate harness. These
/ harnesses ara nearly new.
No plumber to be sold at this sale.
Sale will begin at 1 p. m, rain or shine
w. 5. TAYLOR.
=. G. DAWLEY, Auctioneer
II. c. HADLEY. Clerk.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-15
SPECIAL NOTICES.

CASH. PAID for wool at the Richard
son Market. 12-tf
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-18
BOY PRISONER FINALLY
ADMITS HIS IDENTITY

affirmed that he intended to stay
away until he had 'nrade good" in
the sight of his parents. as he eX-
pressed it.
Judge DAILY also became interested
in the case but was unable to shake
the lad in his determination not TO
return home. Yesterday, however.
when young Duffy was once more
arraigned before Judge DAILY and
sentenced to a term at the James,
burg reformatory, Prosecutor JOS
eph +. Stricken took a hand in the
case and ordered photographs taken
of the boy and told County Detective
Ferd A. David to get in touch with
the bureau of missing persons in
New York.
Before doing this David took the
boy aside and after long talk sue
ceeded in getting a full confession
from him. The boy said his name
was Edward Duffy and gave his
home as Cliff street, Jersey City.
He claimed to be graduate of st.
Johns school in Jersey City and
was student in a business college
when the home trouble caused him
to leave.
Duffy's parents We're notified and
they appeared at the county jail
last night and took their son back
home.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-18
WILL ABANDON
MORGAN PLANT
War Department Officials Ad-
wise AppIeby Abandon
ment is Near
EXPLOSIONS ARE TOLD OF
If Army Bill Passes Abandon
ment Will Come Within
Few Months
EXPLOSIONS ARE TOLD OF
BY GEORGE II. MANNING
Washington Corresponding of. The
Perth AmbOy Evening News

WASHINGTON, March 1S.-The
War Department is planning to
abandon very soon the munitions
plant at Morgan. N. j., the scene of
the disastrous explosion of three
years ago and the source of several
minor explosions in recent months.
Recently the Middlesex county
grand jury called ON the county pro-
secutor to take steps to have the war
department adopt means of checking
the explosions at Morgan. Learning
of the situation Congressman Apple
by wrote the department calling at
tention to the explosions and asking
If it was the purpose to carry out the
original plan to abandon the plant.
When Mr.. Appleby inquired of the
department about six months ago
it was said the department intend
ed to soon abandon the plant but
was waiting on congress for the nee
essary money.
Mr.. Appleby called at the War
Department today and was advised
that there is an appropriation In the
army bill now before congress to
cover the work of abandoning the
Morgan plant and that as soon as
the bill passes the work OF evacua-
ton will be commenced. The army
bill is now before the House and
should be passed by the House and
senate within six weeks. This should
dake possible the entire abandon
ment of the Morgan munition plant
in few months.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-18
FARMERS PHONE co. IS
ALLOWED RATE INCREASE

TRENTON, March 1S.-The Board
of Public Utility Commissioners to-
day granted the Farmers and Trad
ers Telephone Company, operating in
the vicinity of Hightstown and Gram
bury, Middlesex county, an increase
of 20 percent in their present rates.
The new rates will be as follows:
Business connections, $36 for indi-
vidual line. $50 for twoparty line.
and $24 for a three-party line. for
residence connections, $50 for indi-
vidual line, S27 for two-party line
and $40 for three-party line.
In it's finding, the board found the
valuation of the company's property
to be $7S,34S. According to the re-
port, at the time all of the tele-
phone companies were operated by
the government, and all rates were
lacked up 20 per cent. this com
pany did not comply. Consequently
the company has been operating all
during the war and until the present
on pre-war rates which have not
produced sufficient revenue.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-18
9Y. N. C. A. BOYS ATTEND
NEWARK CONFERENCE

Nine members of the boys depart
ment of the Y. NJ. C. A. will attend
the commercial and industrial con-
ference being held at Newark this
afternoon by the Prudential Insur-
ance Company and the Newark Y.
M. c. A. delegates from all associa-
tions in this section of northern New
Jersey will be included among the
guests at the conference, which is
conducted in the interest of COM
mercial and industrial boys exclus-
lively.
The event is taking place in the
Prudential building starting at 3
o'clock. Dinner will be served to
the delegates at the Newark "Y."
Under the leadership of Fenby w.
Scott, the following boys of this city
are attending the affair, William
.Megginson, John Griffin, Peter
Smith, Ralph Peterson, Chester Ges-
Ike. Adam Rogler, Philip Carl, Fred
Rittner and Frank Baker.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-18
INCREASE NOT ORDERED
| IN PERTH AMBOY CITY
! RATABLES, IS REPORT
Local Assessors Ordered to
Boost Valuations From 5 to
20 Per Cent. by Co. Board

NEW BRUNSWICK, March IS
For the purpose of equalizing taxes
in Middlessx county, the county
board of taxation has decided to
send back tax duplicates to eight of
the municipalities in the county with
instructions to the assessors to raise
assessment from five per cent to
twenty per cent. This information
was obtaineG from members of the
tax board today.
President Joseph Hermann of the
tax board asserted that this raise Is
not being made because of the ac-
ton of the state board of taxation,
but is an order made by the county
board for the express purpose of do
ing all it can for equalization of
taxes. It is anticipated that this re-
vision will bring an increase of from
two to three million dollars in the
ratables of the county, and this with
increases already provided for. will
bring the total for 1922 up to ten
or eleven million dollars more than
the total for 1921.
All assessors had their books re-
turned yesterday with a notice to
make revision and return same to
the county board before 2 o'clock in
the afternoon of March 27. In the
event any of the assessors fail to
comply with the instructions given,
they will be summoned to show
cause why they did not. If any an
tagonism is shown the county board
will appoint special assessors to see
that the orders are complied with.
The raise in assessments is made
on buildings and lands only. The
eight municipalities where the latest
increases are ordered were mention-
ed in a report of the state board as
the lowest taxed districts in Middle-
sex county. These municipalities are
South Anboy Sayreville, East
Brunswick township, South Bruns-
wick township, Milltown, Metuchen,
Raritan and Highland Park.
In a majority of the places the
increase in ratables will amount to
about 10 per cent. The county board
has been summoned to appear be-
fore the state board again on March
20 to make report of what is be-
ing done in connection with the in
crease ordered.
Secretary of the board Frank
Deiner has made up the ratable
sheets for 1929 on two different oc-
casions to date. The first was on
assessments as made and the second
time revision was made to comply
with the action Of the supreme
court in declaring the housing bill
unconstitutional. He Is preparing
the ratable sheets for the third tins
and it is anticipated that it will be
the middle of April before the tax
rates are made known.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-18

The Hi-Y club and their frien|
were entertained at a dance given
the home of Huyler Romond-
High street, last night. The roon
were attractively decorated in kee|
ing with st. Patrick's day. Many \
novations were in vogue during n
evening. A buffet luncheon was 81
we'd.
The guests included. Miriam Hal
Clara Jensen. Ruelita Sny der VI a
Larcombe, Helen Hutton Ru
Ware. Florence Hughes. Bertha Aol
Dowell, Alma Rasmussen, Leono
Smith, Dorothy Watson, Marjf
Larsen. Elizabeth Bartha, Margaf
Suhar. Winifred Sturgis, Messrs.
Roy Stmn. George. Hilkei. EdWn1
Cheshire, Edward Lake. How n
Jensen. Huyler Romond, Parb]
Nielsen, Louis Barsh Harold .a|
sen. Howard Baker, Thomas fld
Alton Roth, Robert MacWih@3
William Yarnall. Roy Nielsen, ~
and Mrs Glenworth Stugis, Mir Al
Mrs. Fred Schulze and Mi. and As|
Eugene Romond.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-18

NEW BRUNSWICK. March IS
a case that has baffled the authori-
ties of Middlesex county and the po-
lice of New York and Jersey City
for three months past was cleared
up here yesterday when the young
ster involved, held here in the coun-
ty Jail on a charge of vagrancy. ad-
mitted his identity and home ad-
dress to County Detective Ferd A.
David, and was returned to his home
in Jersey City last night.
The boy was picked up by Chief
Willard b. Hutchinson of the Metu-
chen police force early in the morn
ing of December 20, in a Metuchen
restaurant. The lad gave his name
as Edward Duff. but refused to give
any address other than somewhere
in Jersey" and also failed to ac-
count for his presence in Metuchen.
Committed to the county Jail on a
vagrancy charge the boy attracted
the attention of Warden Alfred
Puerschner and Probation Officer
Charles MacWilliam, both of whom
endeavored in vain to get the true
story of his presence. Young Dun
remained steadfast in his refusal to
tell his home address. merely say
ing that he mad left home because
his veracity had been questioned. He
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-18
MUNDY HEADS
+ LOCAL LEGION
Officers Elected by Post
Last Night Include Joseph
Mclaughlin, Adiutant

Ray Mundy. adjutant for last
term. was unanimously elected COM
mander of Perth Amboy Post 45,
American Legion at a meetingNof the
organization held in the Y. M. q.
A., auditorium last night, Herbert
Rankin and John Hanson, Jr., re-
ceiying the honors of senior and
junior vice-commanders at the same
time. The other new officers are
Joseph Nc Laughlin, adjutant; and
Nathan Goldberger, finance officer;
Ronald Kleckner, service officer; Ell
wood Johnson, historian; Albert Nell
son, chaplain and Hans Wuetrich,
sergeant-at-arms. Mr.. Mundy and
Mr.. Rankin. after their. election,
earnestly assured the Legionnaires
of their every effort in behalf of the
post and in turn admonished the
members to cooperate in all the ac-
tivities which are slated for the COM
ing term.
The retiring commander, William
Thompson was highly complimented
last night from all corners of the
floor for the piece of work which he
put across in the nine months of his
incumbency. Mr. Thompson served
du uillCult ytdI ,
contending with many delicate sit
uations and brought the post through
not only unscathed, but left it with
q higher standing than it has ever
held.
o. 1t was not until a concise report of
the activities and accomplishments
of the organization was read that
the Legionaires realized the great
hn1t1 that or Ifnp1,,, {. ND rThn,o1 N
son and his officers rendered in va
rious ways. Relief to ex-service men
was given in settling aaims amount
ing to thousands OF dollars, OBJ
tanning vocational training and 9TH
erwise looking after the needs of the
veterans. Destitute families of eX-
buddies We're cared for and every
effort made to procure employment
for the unemployed. The welfare
work at Christmas, the Armistice
Day celebration and the burial of
fourteen returned comrades were
touched upon.
Mr.. Thompson responded to the
tribute paid him by the men, omit
ting the difficulties he has passed
through and happy to have been
able to leave his office in the hands
of his former adjutant who is large
ly responsible for much of the work
that has been accomplished.
Among other matters that We're
taken up last night was the accept
ance of the offer Of the Y. w. II.
A. to repeat the minstrel and revue
for the benefit OF the ex-servlce
mems organization. This will take
place some time in April and it is
expected that the Legion building
fund will be greatly swelled as the
result.
1t was also decided that drive
| for funds be organized and a re-
cent plan to buy n home temporarily
dropped until plans are formed.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-18

Although the Board of Aldermen
met last night in the city hall, the
usual committee meeting was not
held as arrangement had been made
for the aldermen to attend the po-
lice smoker in the auditorium. How
ever, a petition was received from
property owners in Broadhead Place
requesting that the street be paved,
and the plans for the remodelinS OF
the factory building on the city dock
into a store house were also deliver
ed to the alderman by j. X. Jensen;
the architect. Bills were checked
up. The regular committee session
will be held on Monday night at Z
o'clock, proceeding the regular board
meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-18
.HANEY RENAMED
TO TAX BOARD
Reappointed by Governor and
Confirmed by Senate
Other Jobs Filled

\ George j. Haney was yesterday
reappointed by Governor Edward l..
Edwards as member of the Mid
dlesex County Board of Taxation.
Mr.. Haney's appointment was con-
firmed by the senate. For a time
it appeared that Mr.. Haney would
not be reappointed by Governor
Edwards, but that the governor
would nominate Charles Hermann
for the position. However, a num-
ber of Mr.. Haney's friends held a
conference with the governor at
which time he promised. the reap
pointment of Mr.. Haney for another
term.
Other appointments which were
confirmed by the senate are:
Foremost of these was the con-
firmation of Charles v. Duffy, of
Paterson, to be a member of the
State Highway Commission. He sue
ceeds William j. Kirby, of Somerset
county, resigned. The position pays
$4,500 annually.
Two of the nominations failed
to get through the senate. These
were of Willis 7. Porch and A. II.
Swackhamer as prosecutor and Dis
trict Court Judge respectively of
Gloucester county. After they were
| held up by Senator FODDER. of that
county, the governor withdrew their
names. Ad Interim appointments
will now have to be made.
Samuel Shay. Camden lawyer, was
confirmed yesterday as common
fpleas judge of that county. The
salary is $500 and term five years.
Rudolph S. Ayers, of Camden, was
also confirmed as District Court
Judge at $1,000 for five years. Other
nominations confirmed follow:
Members of the Board of Pro-
fessional Engineers and land Sur
veyors, Thomas j. Wasser, of Tren-
ton; George II. Noble, of Clifton;
John c. Remington, Jr., of Haddon-
field; Harvey Shook, of Newton; and
Hugh Kelly, of Jersey City; Theo-
dore E. Dennis. as prosecutor OF
Sussex county: John o. Connolly. OF
Elizabeth, to be Judge of Elizabeth
District Court; John M. Waters. of
Belleville member of the Board Of
Passaic Valley Commissioners.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-18

Robert Kovacs. thirteen years oil
of William street. was the boy WI
found the shell and in whose hal
it exploded as the result OF his pici
ing it with pin. The thumb, ind{
finger and second finger of Kovad
left hand were almost torn from n
hand by the force of the explosi0|
His right hand was also injured an
particles of the shell struck l1i]
about the part of the body infiicti1
flesh wounds.
The classmates of the young Kl
vacs who were injured by fragme5l
of the shell are:
Bessie Wilson. of Fords, bruis
about the heand.
Mary zick, of Fords. bruises abol
the legs.
Marguerite Quish, of KeaSbe
Louis Tofrovich, OF Keasb1
bruises about the legs. s.
These four children were attend
in the Office of the principal by 4
Edward X. Hanson, the school ph
sician, and Miss II. A. Nash; q
township nurse, both of whom We
called None of these were tG
| to the hospital. l1
| Seeing at once that an1ppe
of the three fingers would Az
essary, Dr. Hanson took th9
boy to the Perth AHf56T 1s|
tal, where tile ffiangled dl&1tS WI
removed.
! At the sound of the explosion {
pupils rushed from the class roc
| into the street. Mothers OF chiIdr
attending the Fords school. heart
of the explosion, rushed to 4
school house in order to see II thu
kin had been injured
1t could not be determined 4
day just what kind of a shell 8
boy found. Some maintained 1t ~
rifle cartridge, having the appca
ance of novelty pencil. but II ID
not seem possible that pin prA
would cause the explosion. An !
vestigation is likely as result OF Il
accident on the part of the toN'
ship authorities and the freeholdf
The theory has been advanced Tn
the shell dropped from u truck 81
Grated by TIE company salvagif
shells at Raritan Arsenal The
have been numerous reports duril
the past few months OF chillri
finding shells which exploded uDe
pectedly, but this is the first It'd
that the detonation has occurred
school room occupied by twent3
five or thirty children.
The accident is most unusual "A
first reports OF the explosion VIC!
greatly exaggerated resulting
many parents of children attendit
the Fords school suffering from ne
vous shock until they found tha
offspring uninjured. Several cas|
of fainting were reported among
children during the confusion al
panic following the explosion.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-18
Panic In Class Room
As Shell Boy Found In
Fords Field Explode!

FORDS March 1S-One boy had three fingers of his LEI
hand badly shattered that ampuation of all three wa
made necessary and four other children injured yes
terday afternoon when small shell exploded in OF tn
class of the Fords school, panic among the chill
dren in the and school followed the explosion, whc
damaged desks and books and injured the five chiden I'll
shell said to have been small affair which the boy mis-
took for novelty pencil when he found it On his way
school yesterday afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-18
Bruncn .Nfystery Decpens.

RIVERSIDE, March 1S.--Author-
tiles investigating the death of John
L. Brunen, a circus proprietor, shot
and killed in his home a week ag6
yesterday, today apparently were as
far from solution of the Staying
as when they began their investiga-
ton. One man remains to be ques-
toned, County Detective Ellis Park
er said today. He is Paul Purrell. a
eoncessionaire, swho was with Brun-
ems shows last season. According
to Parker, Purrell was ordered from
the circus lot in mid-season follow
ing a quarrel with Brunen.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-18
Delay Wage Conference

NEW YORK, March 18.-The ar
bitration committee of eight of an
thracite coal miners and operators
charged with the task of negotiating
a wage agreement on time to avert
q suspension of the mines, April !.
today reduced their margin of safety
to ten days by deciding to delay their
first session until Tuesday. .
President John l.. Lewis, of the
United Mine Workers, a member of
the committee, announced that the
delay was occasioned by the desire of
labor men to consult their organiza-
ton and amass data concerning the
wage controversy before opening the
conferences
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-18
SHELL ExPL0DES in SCHOOL; five HURT
BALLOT PROBE STARTS;
LOCAL Man CALLED

understanding is that the matter
will come up at the next session,
when the county election board is
to be summoned before the jury to
explain why incompetent persons
were employed at the polls, as has
been charged.
While no definite information is
available regarding the action of the
grand jury on the intended investiga-
tion of conditions at Morgan and at
the Raritan Arsenal, it seems doubt
ful whether or not this matter came
up for consideration yesterday. in
view of the long session supposed to
have been devoted to the vote scan-
dal probe.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-18

NEW BRUNSWICK, March 1S.--
After a long session yesterday the
grand jury returned seventeen true
bills of indictment and then ad-
iourned until March Il. Informa-
ton CLEANED from current reports
here this morning is to the effect
that the entire afternoon was spent
in an investigation of the alleged
vote schedules at Roosevelt and at
the second poll of the sixth ward OF
Perth Amboy at the last general
election.
1t is said that six witnesses were
subjected to examination by the
grand jury yesterday and the general
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-18
TO CONFER WITH HARDING
ON SOLDIERS BONUS BILL

WASHINGTON, March 1S.-Re-
publican House leaders expect to
confer with President Harding at
the White House tomorrow night,
regarding procedure in handling
compromise on the soldiers bonus
bill. They are hopeful he will ep-
prove their plan for for passage of
the measure under suspension of the
rules.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-18

TRENTON, March 1S.-Accom
panied by State Highway Engineer
Thomas j. Wasser, members of the
commission made trip this after
noon to Cape May City where to-
night they will confer with the mem
bers of the Delaware Highway Com
mission respecting the establishment
of the ferry line from Cape May to
Lewes, Delaware as a connecting link
In the system of roads between the
two states. The ferry line, accord
ing to the plans, is to be operated by.
the State Highway Department OF
New Jersey under the terms of SEN
ate bill No. 56. introduced by Sena-
tor Bright, of Cape May, which
Governor Edwards has signed. To-
night the road officials of the two
states will be the guests of the Cape
May City Chamber of Commerce.
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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-18
Dies of Stab Wounds

TRENTON. March 1S.-SteVen
Kabakik, of Princeton Junction,
died early this morning from the ef-
feet of stab wounds received in a
fight in his homo late last night.
Mike Bekade, a boarder at the ka-
bakik home was arrested on COM
plant of thesslain mans wife. She
told the police Bekade stabbed her
husband when he sought to quiet
Bekade who she said. had been
drinking.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-18
Island Commuters i'm Jam

NEW YORK, March 1S.-Police
reserves were called out this morn
ing to clear up traffic jam of Staten
Island commuters when fire broke
out in the loft buildings opposite the
municipal ferry house. Two old
landmarks, buildings which formerly
were known as Hartman's and the
Eastern hotels, were endangered. but
the blaze was extinguished before
much damage was done.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-18
L. Shot BY Wife.

ATLANTIC CITY, March is. -
Louis Wills, superintendent for the
Bader Construction company here,
was fatally shot by his wife. while
lying in bed at his nome here today.
He died one hour after being remov-
ed to the city hospital. Mrs. wills,
who was placed under arrest ad-
mitted firing the fatal shot.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-18
FIRE DOES SIS DAMAGE

Fire, caused by a gasoline torch
exploding in the shop of John Soko-
linski at 29O Hall avenue, did DAM
age estimated at s25. An alarm OF
fire was turned in by Sokolinski from
box So, Hall avenue and Charles
street and the flames were extin-
cuished with chemicals.