Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-07

IL Is SAID that a law suit Will re-
suit from the injury received by nine
year old Tony Slavak, who was burn
ed by phosphorus that is believed
to have been thrown out of the brass
foundry at 455 Sherman str Get. The
child picked up the PHOSPHORUS and
received serious burns and it was
said this morning that the child's
parents intended to make q COM
plant against George Windam, Of
the brass foundry. John HUFF, of
the detective department, was yes
terday detailed to Investigate the
strange incident.
Edward Nolan, and r. c. Hook
son, both of Metuchen, were elected
from the Majestic theatre last night
and arraigned before Recorder Pick
ersgill this morning. The two were
duct upon complaint of William
Counihan, who declared that the
men were hooting and jeering at the
actors during the performance at the
theatre. Traffic Officer John Dun
ham made the arrest.
Julia Lipo, of ESQ Goodwin street,
was fined $40 in court this morning
for allowing her son to play
hockey" from school. Complaint
was lodged against the boy by
Luther Hope, truant officer. 1t cost
Michael Pollock, of Somerville, SIS
when he was brought before the
court on a charge of being drunk.
Officer James Nolan made the ar
rest.
The regular weekly drill of the
First Battalion, Naval Reserve
Force, will be held tonight aboard
the Eagle As at the wharf at the
foot of Washington street.
A meeting of the county executive
committee of the Women's Auxil-
iar> of the American Legion was
held last Saturday afternoon at Me-
tuchen. Delegates from all parts
of the county attended.
Members of Berry-Worthge Post.
Midtown American Legion, together
with representatives of the county
organization, held a banquet at the
Midtown Community House on Sat
urday night. A feature of the affair
proved to be the presentation of a
set of standards to the post by Mr..
Matlak. of the Russell Playing Card
Company. Comfy Chairman Joseph
Deegan and Vice Chairman KLEIN
mer Kalteissen attended the. ban
quet.
The Y. NJ. C. A. Boys Wireless
Club held it's second meeting last
night and enjoyed thoroughly the
instructive talk and demonstration
of wireless and the wireless tele-
phone given them. The boys, about
fftnnp in n1Jn1har ora xvnrl-it,~ ny, n
wireless telephone receiving outfit
which they hope to have completed
soon. Concerts, lectures and enter
tainments can then be heard over
the wireless daily, this furnishing
considerable amusement to the boys
and at the same time prove of an
educational value.
Every member OF the local detec-
tive department was out of town on
department. business today. Detec-
tives Muska and Gutowski together
with Acting Captain Lawrence A.
Long. Were in Newark Oh $ in
volving stolen automobiles, Jack
Murray was in New Brunswick this
afternoon on a count case, and John
HUFF went to New York to look up
an automobile reputed to be the ma
! chine stolen from Thomas Sloan, of
Market street a week ago. Notice
was received this morning that the
New York cops had a machine ans
| wering to the description of the one
| stolen from Sloan.
Before the bcard sitting here yes
terday under the workmen's com-
| p%ensation act, James Sos obtained
a judgment OF $500 for seventy-five
| per cent disability to one eye. Sos
was an employee of Boris Politika,
| who had hired John Russnak to do 9
masonr.- job. In the course of the
work Sos was injured but yesterday
Po!itika def nded on the ground that
Sos was working for Russnak at the
time. The court held that Politika
| still held the right to hire and fire
the men employed by the sub-con-
tractor and therefore was liable.
David Wilentz represented Sos.