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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-25

Mies Helen Oder IS giving a bridge
party tomorrow afternoon for Miss
Mary Stadeinan.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-19
City Plan Commission
Gets $4,000 for Next
Year; Report Praised

was spent in having experts make a
survey of the city, proposed i'm
provements in street lay-outs, estab-
lishment of parks. etc.
The entire City Plan Commission
appeared before the aldermen last
week and requested $4,000 as their
1928 appropriation, in order that
the work might continue. This fig
ure represented an increase OF ST.
500 over this years appropriation.
The aldermen, at their caucus, de-
cided to give the City Pain Com
mission only $500 more, fixing their
1928 appropriation at $4,000.
Last night, however. the report of
the Technical Advisory Board was
placed before each alderman by
President Olsen of the City Plan
Commission, and in each report were
maps showing proposed improve
ments in the layout of the city.
After looking over this report. the
aldermen decided to add S1,500 to
the 1928 city plan figures already de-
cided upon, which boosted them to
S4,5OO, or $4,000 more than this
years appropriation
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-19
EXECUTED
/. BYFREE STATE
|. HAD MUNITIONS
Four Railroad Men and Three
Laborers Captured in Same
House
| |WERE TRAIN WRECKERS
All Were Charged With Inter-
fering With Trains in
County Kildare

DUBLIN, Dec. 13.--[By The As
sociated Press)-Four railway men
and three laborers were executed
here this morning for interfering
with trains in county Kildare.
The seven men executed were cap
tured by free state troops in a house
the location of which is unknown.
With them a quantity of stolen goods
rifles and ammunition was found.
The men were tried by military
committee and were sentenced to
death on the charge of train wreck
ing.
The sentence was carried out at
$3.50 o'clock this morning.
The men executed are reported to
have been members of the Repubii-
can army.
The official army report of the
executions gives the names of the
men as Stephen White and Patriek
Bagnel of Kildare. laborers: Joseph
Johnston and Patrick Mangan, rail
way workers; James OConnor OF
Bansha, Tipperary, and PatrlcK
Nolan of Rathbride, railway WORK
ers, and Brian Moore of Rathbride'
laborer.
They were arrested with a number
of others at hdLQDIluS, III OOAAtJ
kildare, says the official report
which adds that they were found
guilty by a military committee oi
possessing, without proper author
ity. ten rifles, 200 rounds of am
munition, four bombs with de-
tonators, and one exploded.
An unofficial report, however
states that the men were capture
in a dugout at Kilbride near the
Kildare county line, and that they
were part of column operating III
that district and responsible for the
ambush of national troops and the
destruction of good shipped by raj
and the seizure of materials in
shops.
Say De Valera Captured
LONDON, Dec. ia report cir
cuiated in Paris last night thai
Eamon De Valera had been captur-
ed by Irish Free State authorities
lacked corroboration here today.
1t was believed that the report
which was printed in a Partisan
newspaper may have grown out Of
a Dublin dispatch appearing here
yesterday which said that De va
lera had narrowly escaped arrest
while attending mass in the Cath
olic University church, Dublin, in
asmuch as he left the church just
before troops arrived.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-19
METUCHEN MAY
FIGHT ACTION
Of ASSESSORS
Maintain County Board Is
Trying to Make the Bor-
ough the Goat
SOUTH AMB0Y CASE
Claim Metuchen is Assessed
Higher Than is That
City
SOUTH AMB0Y

METUCHEN, Dec. 19.-The ac-
ton taken by the Middlesex County
Board of Taxation in causing VIOLA
tions on land and buildings in the
borough of Metuchen to be almost
doubled has resulted in offense be-
ing taken by local officials who main
tain that the county board is trying
to make Metuchen "the goat" in
stead of seeing to it that assessments
are increased in other places as well.
The assertion was made last night
before the borough council by Bor-
ough Assessor John Breen, that Me-
tuehen is assessed higher than South
Amboy which has a considerable
larger population and, in addition,
had much waterfront property and
coaI docks. Mr.. Breen offered flg-
ures to prove his statement.
The valuations in South Amboy
total $2,735,594 divided into $1,210,-
94a- on land and 1.524,645 on i'm
pJovements, Mr.. Breen said, where
as in Metuchen the total assessed
valuations are s1,736,241 composed
of $829,126 on land and $1,907,2- 5
on improvements. Such a condition
is not fair to the property owners of
Metuchen, he said, and declared that
instead of constantly causing
Metuchen to revise tax figures the
county board should investigate con-
ditions in South Amboy.
Assessor Breen told the council
that he is in need of the services OF
two or three assistants to help him
with the reassessment work, ordered
by the county tax board, if he is ex-
pected to complete the work by jan
uary 10. He said he has already done
the work twice but not to the salts
faction of the county board. The
county board has demanded an in
crease of s43,530 in land assess
ments along Main street between
Middlesex avenue and the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad bridge, Mr.. Rreen
said.
On Oak avenue he has been asked
| to triple the assessments, increasing
them from $1,000 to $22,25o. On
Linden avenue the county board
wants the valuations increased
from $4,000 to $4,000.
The council discussed the matter
of engaging additional assessors to
assist Mr.. Breen but Mayor Wash
ington Wilson apparently expressed
the feelings of the board when lie
said that the county board had or
dered the work done and therefore
should pay the cost of hiring ad-
ditional help. The mayor SAID he
thought the action taken by the
county tax board was out of order.
The board, the mayor said, shou:d
have given the borough formal no.
tice in writing of its requirements.
A resolution was adopted by the
council, and the clerk instructed to
send a copy to the county tax board,
condemning their methods in this
taxation matter as erroneous ana
failing to direct reassessments IN the
borough according to the statutes,
The method pursued by the county
board, the resolution states, Is un-
just.
Assessor Breen, before leaving the
council chamber, informed the mem
bers of the council that If the county
tax board again returns his books
for revision he will at once resign.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-19
CAUTION
IN HALL CASE.
Supreme Court Justice Park
er SWears in New SOmer-
set County Grand Jury

SOMERSET, Dec. 19.-In charg-
ing the new Somerset county grand
Jury, which was sworn in this morn
ing Supreme Court Justice Charies
w. Parker advised the county inves-
'tigating body to move slowly In the
Hall Mills case.
IAN exhaustive investigation by
the authorities of Somerset and Mid
dlesex counties and by the state at
torney generals Office" in the Hall
Mills case" Justice Parker said, re
suited in a great .deal of evidence
which was considered by the last
grand jury and that body failed TO
return an indictment. This, OF
course, does not end the case. There
is no limitation to the time in when
an indictment may be found IN a
murder case. so that this or any
succeeding grand jury may indict.
"In our judgment any need Tor
what may be called 'fevered haste to
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christmas Club now open. 1t provides
you with money when you need 1t most.
Join today. Perth Anboy Trust Company
2O197-12-t6-sts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-19
PEOPLE URGED TO USE SOFT COAL HERE;
FAMINE THREATENS TOWNS NEARBY
SUBSTITUTES MUST
Be USED, DEALERS
SAY; TALK EMBARGO

by the coal dealers OF the move TO
place an embargo on the exporting
of coal to Canada and other coun-
tries from the United States and the
decision to conduct an educational
campaign urging CONSUMERS to use
bituminous (soft) coal rather thar
hard coal in public buildings, stores
and homes.
There is IN Perth Amboy at tle
present time a scarcity OF antf1rH.-
cite the dealers said, but there Is
plenty of soft coal and use OF thiF
coal is said in many cases to give
better results that the anthracite
now obtainable which Is not OF
the best quality containing conEid
cradle dirt and slate.
The burning of soft coal is no
violation of the health code, It was
said during the discussion, and con-
sumers will be urged in the future
to put in store at least small
amount of soft coal to be used IN
case of emergency such as the tie
ing up of all coal transportation as
the result of bad snowstorn-
The public in general seems to -
opposed to using soft coal. the deal
ers said, but many who have tried
semi-bituminous or bituminous coal
now want no other to burn in their
furnaces or stoves. It is not possible
for every consumer to secure irume-
diate deliveries of hard coal ths
dealers said, but no trouble viii be
experienced in getting soft coal -
Perth Amboy is well supplied
There is no possibility OF people
suffering from cold, the coal men
said, as soft coal will give as much
heat as anthracite and it can be ser
cured at short notice from the deas-
ers. Mayor Wilson was told to as
sure anyone that informed him they
were unable to secure coal that he
would secure a supply of soft coal
for them in thirty minutes.
The nine coal concerns represents
ed at the meeting were: C. NJ. Pc
tersoB & Company, John w. Olsen
Adolph H. Koyen, Perth Anrboy Coal
and Ice Company, Rymsha & Conn
pany, Lake Coal Company, George
J. Haney, Raritan Coal and Char
coal Company. E. ]. Dorsey q Sons.
OF the nine coal dealers present
seven said they were burning soft
coal in their homes at the present
time and the other two said they
were burning screenings.
Reports received at the meeting
showed that schools in South Anl-
boy, Woodbridge. Westfield, Plain
field, South Plainfeld and Newark
! are using soft coal and it was the
opinion of the dealers that local
schools should start consuming soft
coal rather than anthracite coal, at
| once in order to save the hard coal
supply. Some of the fire houses In
the city are now burning soft coal
and the mayor promised to take ac-
ton at once requesting the alder
men to have soft coal burned N
| city hall and other municipal
! buildings.
There is plenty OF coke available
also for those who would rather
burn this than soft coal. the deal
ers sa.s. The hard coal situation
in Perth Amboy is now such that
| consumers must take what they can
| in line of coal, the dealers argued
soft coal being better than none
and capable of giving as good re-
suits as anthracite.
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-19
WANT COUPONS
FROM CR|PPLEs
Committee of EIks Wants
Number of Children so
Plans Can be Made

In order that the committee in
charge of the Elks Christmas party
scheduled for Wednesday. December
27, may know the number of plates
to prepare for. it is urged that all
crippled children of this city who
have not as yet signed coupon, I'LL
one out at once and forward same
to the News office or the Elks club
house.
A meeting of the committee CT
which August Greiner's charity com
mittee is an important factor. met
at the club house last night and re-
ceived close to twenty coupons turn
ed in by the "krippled Riddles 1t
is possible that close to one hundred
children will be taken care of At the
party on the 27th, but the commit
tee is desirous of knowing just what
the number will be on Friday night
of this week when another meeting
is scheduled.
(Continued on page ~
Full line of Doll Carriages. Open even
ings. Lobers Toy Shop. S5s State st.
2O209-12-16-4t*
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-19

An appropriation OF $4,000 for the
City Plan Commission L, 1928 was
decided upon by the aldermen last
night, this amount being $1,5OO in
excess of the figure which the al
dermen had set as the appropriation
for this commission prior to the re-
ceipt of a report of the Technical
Advisory Board on their findings
following a survey OF the city. The
CITY Plan Commission last year re-
ceived from the aldermen $4,000
with which to work. This amount
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-19
CONV|CTS
IN BRUNEN CASE
Five Men From States Prison
Testify for Defense OF
Accused Woman

MOUNT HOLLY, N. J.. Dec. 1s-
Five convicts, shackled to each
other, brought here from the state
prison at Trenton. testified today
for the defense of Mrs. Doris Bru-
nen and he'd brother Harry G Mohr
charged with the killing Of Hon
est" John T. Brunen, at Riverside
last March.
The convicts were questioned IN
an attempt TO upset the testimony
of Charles NJ. Powell, confessed
slayer, who said he shot Brunen
at the instigation of Mrs. Brunen
and Mohr. They said that Powell
raved and barked like dog in his
cell in the Burlington county 1all
here. The five convicts were in same
iaiI awaiting sentence when Powell
was arrested and imprisoned.
When the court opened today.
Mrs. Brunen went on the stand
again and the prosecution resumed
its ross-examination. The show
mans widow was composed ana
Tranquil today in contrast to her
condition yesterday Justice kaI-
isch repeatedly warned the prosecu-
tion not to ask minor questions. MRS.
Brunen denied she ever called her
d III AtO an - x
a divorce.
After Mrs. Brunen left the stand.
Ernest L. Mayo, serving a life term
for murder at the state prison in
Trenton, was called.
He was asked by Walter keown'
chief counsel for the defense, as TO
conversations he had with Powell
while held in jail here. The prose-
cution objected. but Justice Kalisch
told the convict to go ahead with ms
testimony.
"At night he would bark like a
dog" he said. land scream can
cop, here I am. I'm the man.
Grover L. Duncan, another con-
vict, testified that he heard Powell
scream and rave. He said: Powell
would cry Hip, hip, let me alone
Hip, hip, don't let the man hit you
with the stick. Here am in the
bathtub'."
Joe Demmo, Joseph Baltman and
Job Noe, a negro. were the other
conv!cts to go on the stand. The
negro kept the court laughing with
his testimony, even Justice Kalisch
smiling.
Keown said there would be other
prisoners to testify on similar lines
but they had not yet arrived from
the state reformatory.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-19
WANAMAkER'S TRIBUTE TO
NEWSPAPE ERS

The death of the Hon. John Wanamaker recalls
tribute he paid to newspaper advertising during meet
ing of Associated Advertising Clubs OF the World IN
Philadelphia few years ago. He said:
ssOur little allowance of advertising money went to
the newspapers hen it does nearly altogether today
because if have monument for discovering any
thing it will be for finding out that the only advertising
of direct and instant benefit to both merchant and
toner is in the daily newspaper of known circulation
All others are vanity and vexation of spirit To have
learned this fact has greatly helped my enterprises
thougt often there has been discomfort in saying
so publicly and in breaking away from posters, leaflets
and weeklies -
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-19

A conference of the cepresenta-
tives of nine of the local coal COM
panies was held with Mayor Wilson
last night in city hall for purpose of
discussing the coal situation as it af-
fects Perth Amboy, the outcome of
the meeting being the endorsement
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-19
10 Print City Pan
RebO1t IN FeW DayS

The complete report Of the
City Plan Commission, as pre-
sented to the Aldermen last
night, will be published in The
Evening News at a later date.
Announcement of the date Will
be made shortly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-19
"What Makes It So Good?''

'I have tried many brands of
butter-good butter, too--but there
is something about Blue Ribbon
that is so different, SO much better
than ordinary butter" writes Mrs.
Reeve. 'Meals would seem fiat with
out the rich, creamy flavor of Blue
Ribbon Butter. We are never with
out it." Ask your dealer for a. car
ton, because you, too, will say it's
the best butter you ever tasted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-19

The family of the late Niels Petersen
wishes to thank the relatives and Irien $
for their sympathy and flowers; Pastor
Schlotter for his comforting words; the
nurses in the hospital and Ole Olesen for
THE FAMILY.
an9Sf-12-1e-1fs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-19

Your new model Corona is here f)r
Christmas. Comegys Bro smith anu
Elm Streets. a02s4-l7-ls-4--
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-19

Tssful Christmas Gift; Garage Heatsr
s7Severout," s37 SO. Jansa, sews-sn, y. J.
702s4--12-1s-4ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-19

eugrssttye Christmas Gifts: Ice Skates.
raruinr Sets, Embroidery Scissors Tool
chests VIM. II. Mccormick & Sons. so
Smith Street. 2o2ss-l2-1s-lt'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-19
RED MEN NOTICE

You are requested to meet at
the wigwam Wednesday after
noon, at l 80 P. NJ. sharp, to at
tend the funeral of our late
Brother Hans Peter Hansen.
By order of the Sachem,
ERIcK ANDERSON.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-19

ouija Boardz; Special 25c. Open srsa-
inEs Lobers Toy Shop. sss stats sss
soe0e--l3-15-4ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-19

Christmas Club for next year now open.
join today. No cost to join. Perth AM
boy Trust Company.
201sT-12-16-5ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-19

Suggestive Christmas Gifts: Ice Skates.
Carving Sets, Embroidery Scissors. Tool
Chests Vim. Il Mccormick & Sons, 80
Smith Street. 202s5-1s-1s-tfs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-19

why take chances? Alcohol. Frank
Van Syckle. 2O21S-lz-1s-lt'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-19

1c and &c Christmas Clubs especially
attractive to children. Start them today
Perth Amboy Trust Company.
20197-13-16-5ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-19

Studebaker Radiator Covers. se.0o.
Frank Van Syckle. 2o279-l2-ls-1t'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-19

Light Tungsten Bulb Tree Outfit. spe-
cial s1s5. Amboy Lighting Co.
202Se-12-1S-6t*
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-19

Dodge Bros. Radiator Covers Frank
Van Syckle so@'s--
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-19

Full line of Doll Carriages. Open even
ings. Lobels roy Shop. S5a State st.
2O2O9-12-16-4ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-19
sheriff Defends Request For Large Appropriation
WEATHER

Fair and contin-
ued cold tonight;
Wednesday fair
with rising tenn
perature; fresh
north and north
west winds.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-11-11
To
START BOWLING
SEASON At ''Y''

Six teams were selected last
night by the Y. NJ. c. A. bowling
commission to participate in a
preliminary tournament to begin
Immediately. Schedules of the
matches We're mailed to the can.
tains and bylaws were adopted for
the conduct of the bowling at the
Y alleys.
The teams follow:
Princeton..-E. V. Berry, cap,
tain; Card G. Mueller, J. L. Car
duna, C. O. Wiseman, b. d. Boycc.
Harvard.-L. L. Love, captain;
f. II. Cooper, T. Matteucci, Ralph
Putnick, r. Il. Kelly.
Yale-Charles Evers. captain;
George Bollman, A. Santoria, c. j.
Ostertag, X. Smith, Charles c.
Boatright.
Army--Dr. Roy Graham, cap
tain; DR.. d. r. Murray, Guy Laud-
erbaugh, o. NJ. Love, DR.. c. A.
Schumacher, C. B. Shaw.
Navy-Raymond e. Marsh, cap
tain; S. II. Busch, S. r. Panneck,
John Meyers, George Arnot, James
f. Campbell.
Cornell. G. Wagner, Jr., cap
tain; Andrew +. Irwin, Leroy Rep
pert, Charles M. Brinton, e. r..
Fields, A. G.. Johnston.
These teams are organized mere
ly for the preliminary tournament.
An average will be established for
each player for five consecutive
matches of three games each, after
which q permanent tournament
of evenly matched teams will be
started. The commission is COM
posed of ]. G. Wagner, Jr., chair
man, John Requadt, vice chairman
Charles Evars, secretary, and r.
f. Marsh, treasurer.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-11-11
BRIDE KILLS SELF,
FEARING ARREST ON
A FORGERY CHARGE

Denver, Nov. 10.-Fearing arrest
in connection with the investiga-
ton Of a fraudulent endorsement
Of a check alleged to have been
stolen from a letter, according to
police, Mrs. Grace Clauson Brown,
IS year old bride of w. H. Brown,
vocational student at q local dem
tai school, shot herself fatally in
their apartment in a fashionable
rooming house here late this af-
ternoon. Mrs. Brown, who was
Miss Grace Clauson before her
marriage October /, formerly re-
sided in Pueblo. Colo.
The shooting occurred an IN
stant after a detective, investigat-
ing the alleged forgery, knocked
on the door Of her apartment She
was seated in thu room with her
husband. Rising, she went to a
bureau drawer, took an automatic
pistol and shot herself through the
abdomen, according to Brown S
story to police. Mrs. Brown died
few hours later at the county
hospital.
According to police, a detective
had visited Mrs. Brown earlier in
the day and had obtained copies
of her signature. Brown declared
the couple had separated a few
days after their marriage, but that
recently they had become recon-
ciIed.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-11-11
TURKS ARE OUT
Of ACCORD WITH
MUDAN|A PACTS
This Is View Held by the
British Foreign Office;
Communication With
Constantinople Is Cut.

London, Nov. 10 (by the Asso-
ciated Press) photographic com
munication between London and
Constantinople, continues inter-
rupted. The only news that Is
coming in is reaching London
slowly and through devious routes
Dispatches dated Wednesday re-
ceived by the foreign and war OF
fices today by naval wireless in
dicated that the allied commission
ers were at that time continuing 20
await a definite reply from the An
rora government to their demand
that the Turks recede from their
attitude which the allies regar1
as out of accord with the Mudros
and Mudania conventions. The
dispatches showed that the allied
representatives also had lodged a
strong protest with Rafet Pasha,
the nationalist governor, against
the execution of Ali Kemal Bey,
editor of Sabah. an anti-nationalist
organ. 49,.
That the situation continues
strained is shown by the fact that
the Earl of Derby, secretary for
war, was compelled to cancel a
political engagement he had to-
night. He explained that his pres
ence at the war office was abso-
lutely imperative.
Pour parlers are continuing be-
tween the allies regarding the date
for the Lausanne conference on
Near Eastern affairs. Although
no date has been set for the gath
ering which was originally fixed
for next week, it is still believed
here that postponement will be
taken until November 90.