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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-01-09
ALPERN MADE PRESIDENT
OF SINKING FUND BODY

The 1922 Sinking Fund Commits
sion organized at a meeting held in
city nall Friday night, Isaac Alpern,
who was reappointed this year by
Mayor William c. Wilson as a men,
ber Of the commission, being unani-
mously reelected is president. For
mer mayor Ferd Garretson, the city
treasurer, was unanimously re-elect-
ed treasurer while City Co/ptroller
O. j. Morgenson was reelected sec
retary The other two members OF
the commission, Jesse Seaman and
Nathaniel w. Pierce, Jr., were pres
ent at the meeting
No particular business came be-
fore thl meeting il addition to re-
organization as the auditors had not
quite completed the report for the
year. This report is expected the
latter part of this week and a meet
ing of ths sinking fund commission
will then be called for the purpose
of receiving the 1921 report in full
showing the condition of the sinking
fund
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MANSLAUCHTER
CHARGE |SHEARD
Joseph Macy on Trial Before
Judge Daily and Jury in
County Court
WOMAN WAS KILLED
Nagy's Car, 1t Is Alleged,
Ran Wild on Ferry
Boat

NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. 9.-Jo-
seph Macy of Perth Amboy, driver
of The automobile which ran wild
on the Peril Amboy ferry on the
night of October %, causing the
death of Mrs. Edith Slaight OF TOT
tenville, and injuries to several other
persons, will be placed on trial in
the county court on a manslaughter
charge this afternoon.
Nagy, it is charged, had his auto
mobile in gear as the ferryboat ap-
preached tie slip and when he step
ned on the self-starter the car DASH
ed into the passengers who were
waiting for the boat to dock. Mrs
Slaight, it is said. was pinned be-
tween the automobile and the bridge
which is lowered 10 allow the pas
sengers anc vehicles to get on and
off the boat
Mrs. Slaight and four other per-
sons who were injured as result OF
The, accident, were taken to the city
hospital, and the woman passed
away shortly after her arrival at
the institution. Macy was arrested
by the Perth Amboy police on a
lnanslaughter charge and he was
held to await the action of the grand
Jury. He was indicted on this
-narge and released in bail pending
trial.
AS a result of this accident action
was started by city officials to secure
separate gangplanks for passengers
and vehicles. and work In carrying
on the requests has been under way
for SOME time.
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GET DE VALERA s
RESIGNATION
President of Republic Formal
ly Quits at Today's Ses-
sion of the Dali
MICHAEL COLLINS SPEAKS
Says No One in Body Wished
to Oppose Leader of Irish
Affairs
MICHAEL COLLINS SPEAKS

DUBLIN, Jan. . (By The Asso-
ciated Press) The Dali Eireann
adjourned at 1880 o'clock this after
noon until $3.50 o'clock with the
motion for the reelection of Presi-
dent DeValera, who handed in his
resignation when the deputies re-
convened this morning, Still under
discussion.
A. number of the members who
voted for the treaty failed to attend
this mornings session and there was
an evident desire on the part of Mr.
DeValera's supporters to expedite
act. II on the motion for his reelec-
ton. They resisted the motion for
the luncheon, adjournment.
The situation remains critical and
confused. There was much cheer
ing and booing at members as they
came out into the street. Many
young men hollered loudly: up
with the republic"
The motion to re-elect Eamon
de Valera president was defeated
in the Dali Eireann today by a vote
I OF So to so.
Mrs. Thomas j. Clarke moved the
reelection of Mr.. de Valera as presl-
dent of the republic. Liam Mel
IONtS StCOliUcu Tic IIOlloli.
Arthur Griffith. speaking after
Collins had concluded, said the
question of the treaty had been con-
stituticnally settled and there was
nothing to prevent it bei6g carried
our After denomination of Mr.. de
Valera. Michael Collins addressing
the Dali said, he would not object
to the recollection, but that if Mr.. de
Valera were reelected the people
would turn on the Dali as the Dali
would be the laughing stock of the
world.
Miss Mary MacSwiney was the
next to speak on the reelection
question.
1--WE must carry on republican
government until it is disestablished
by the Irish people" she stated. She
opposed the joint committee pro-
posed by Collins.
George Davan Duffy demanded
that Mr.. de Valera tell the Dali what
his policy would be il he were re-
elected. Mr.. de Valera replied that
the republic must continue until the
people by an election dis-established
it. He was quite ready during the
interval to help maintain the inde-
pcndence of Ireland.
MT. ue Nalera Salu lHdt uHtii the
treaty was put into legislative form
ana worked out the people would
not understand what it meant. He
called the treaty only a vague prom
ise.
The Dali must continue, he de-
clared, until the people could decide
between the people and the Irish
republic. He challenged the support
ers to an election after the treaty
was put into operation.
p. J. Hogan said the people had
a right to decide Immediately and
he asked for a speedy election. Will
liam Sears contended that the Dali
had ratified the treaty and that the
world would so accept it.
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Temporary Writ of Certiorarl
Granted by Justice Bergen
Against Officials
HEARING ON JANUARY 18
Would Restrain the Borough
From Changing Name of
Borough to Carteret

CARTERET, Jan. "a tempor-
ary writ of certiorari granted by
Supreme Court Justice James j.
Bergen, sitting in Elizabeth on Sat-
urday, was served on Mayor Her.
mann and Borough Clerk Quinn this
morning, making it necessary for
them to show cause on January IS,
before Justice Bergen, sitting in
New Brunswick, why a permanent
writ of certiorari should not be
served on the borough officials re-
ming them from the changing
of the name of the borough from
Roosevelt to Carteret. The prose-
cutor in the case is Timothy J..
Nevill, who appeared before Justice
Bergen on Saturday and claimed
that the action tawen by the mayor
and council in changing the name
of the borough was illegal.
Mr.. Nevill, who is represented by
Attorney ]. H. Thayer Martin, main
tanned today that the council had
no right by law to change the name
of the borough by resolution, and
held that the only way the name
could be changed is by vote of the
voters of the borough. In taking
the action it did, Mr.. Nevill main
tanned that the 2,400 voters of the
borough had no say in the matter
whatever.
In appearing before Justice Ber-
gen Saturday, M Nevill held that
the writ of certioraIi action. was the
only wy, hC as a taxpayer and vot-
er could take action against the
mayor and council for the illegal
way in which the change in name
had been made ana that in grant
ing the writ every voter in the bor-
ough would be protected.
Borough Clerk Quinn when ques-
toned today referred the matter to
Mayor Hermann but although eff
forts were made to reach him on the
phone they proved unsuccessful.
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Mayor William c. Wilson this
morning signified his willingness and
intention of going through with the
action started last year to redistrict
the city, owing to the fact that the
population of the sixth ward is
greater than that of two other
wards in the city. The 1921 Board
of Aldermen passed an ordinance
authorizing the mayor to name a
redistricting committee but a re-
straining order was secured through
the courts which prevented the
mayor from taking such action. The
court now has handed down the de-
cision that the mayor may name
this commission and it may func-
ton, subject to the approval of the
aldermen.
The move, the Democrats claim
ed, was purely a political one, start
ed by the Republicans to so rear
range the wards in the city that a
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RAID HOUSE FOR
ST|LL;1 ARREST
Police Fail to Find Liquor or
Still, But Arrest Local
Man

Acting uron information given the
police yesterday raid was conduct
ed early this afternoon on the home
of Paul Shuchek at 351 Prospect
street in search of still said to be
in operation there. The police Of
ficers found nothing.
Yesterday John Balinski. of the
Prospect street address told Officer
James Nolan he had purchased a
pint of liquor for one dollar from
Shuchek. who had still in opera
ton. Chief Niels 7. Tonnesen in
structed officer Nolan to secure a
search warrant from Judge Peter f..
Daily and visit the place. The war
rant was secured and early this aft
ernoon Officers Nolan, Henry Zan-
zalari and Emil Koyen went to the
house and searched it for still or
booze, but in vain. Shuchek was
placed under arrest and taken to
New Brunswick where bail will be
fixed by Judge Daily.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-01-09
LEGISLATURE
READY TO OPEN
Two Perth Amboy Men Will
Take Seats Tomorrow at
Trenton

TRENTON, Jan. 9:-The 1922
legislature will throw open it's doors
for business here tomorrow. Both
branches will convene at noon and
proceed to organization, Governor
Edwards will send in his second
annual message, committees will be
announced by the speaker and SEN
ate president and. then adjournment
will probably be taken until Monday
night of next week when the real
work of the session will begin.
Senator William B. Mackay, of
Bergen, will be chosen president OF
the senate tomorrow and Assembly
man T. Harry Rowland, of Camden,
speaker of the House. The Repub-
licans being in control of both SEN
ate and assembly will completely
control the organization.
A feature of tomorrow's conven-
ing of the legislature is the luncheon
which has been arranged by Bergen
county Republicans in honor of the
new senate president. 1t will be
held in the Stacy-Trent, the splen-
did new hotel in this city. Although
the boom of Senator Mackay has
somewhat waned since his state
ment of last week practically ELM
mating himself from the Republican
gubernatorial fight, still the event
tomorrow will not be without its
significance and may have some
surprises in store for the politicians.
The advance guard of the legisla-
ture began to arrive today. Trenton
will this year offer the legislators,
politicians and others having busi-
ness during the lawmaking session
splendid new hotel for their accom-
mediation in the Stacy-Trent, just
mentioned. 1t is one block from the
State House and entirely modern.
1t is expected the Republican
legislative conference committee will
hold a session here today some time
to whip the party program into final
shape.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-01-09
PROPAGANDA AGAINST
ARMS CONFERENCE FOUND

WASHINGTON, Jan. "a sinis-
ter propaganda. apparently emlnat-
ing frorl Washington against both
the purpose and success of the arm
ed conference, is reaching, through
the mails the majority of homes, es-
pecially those of foreign born fam
lilies, John Barret. former director
of the Pan-American Union declared
today upon his return from three
weeks tour of the central west.
The result of this propaganda is
that while that section is sympa-
thetic with the aims of the confer
ence it's sy npathy is tinged with an
unfortunate measure of suspicion as
to its good result. Mr.. Barrett said
he also had been impressed with a
new rapidly growing feeling in the
Central West against Washington as
the capital and New York the finan-
cial center of the country. This he
said was due to the serious agricul-
tural depression and the vigorous op-
position of New York to the St.
Lawrenee-Great Lakes deep water
way plans.
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Fight To Preuent Ch~ngi.,g
Name OfR00seuelt B0r0ugh
cARTERET MAN KILLS
HIMSELF WITH RAZOR

CARTEPET, Jan. 9.-When Mrs.
Bernard Murtagl, and her ten year
yesterday morning. they failed to re-
ceive the Usual greeting from their
husband ID father. Bernard Muir
tagh, and upoI investigation found
his body lying in a pool of blood in
a small beo room on the first floor.
Mr. Murtagh had committed sui
eide by slashinr his throat with a
razor
Although it is said that Mr.. MUIR
tagh was slightly demented and had
been acting strangely for some
time. when his wife ana son left
to attend mass in st Joseuhs church
yesterday morning he appeared to
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-01-09
EcR0 cUNkAAN, SLAYER OF TWO, CAUGHT
ERRY ACCIDENT TRIAL ON
Legislature May
Adjourn March 1

TRENTON, Jan. 9.-"We hope
to adjourn by March L." declar-
ed Republican House Leader
Evans here today, discussing
plans of the legislature which
opens tomorrow at noon.
1.-The time limit for the intro
duction of bills has been fixed
at February 6 and all members
will be asked to withhold the in
PRODUCTION of all but important
and absolutely necessary bills.
If this is done we can devote
ourselves to the important work
and eliminate 4 lot of minor leg
islative matter. 1t will enable
the Senate and House to get
down to real business and at
the same time save the state a
lot of money in printing bills, an
item which runs into thousands
of dollars"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-01-09
Dentists Meeting i'm Trenton

TRENTON. Jan 9.-oNted dem
lists from all sections of the United
States are in attendance here today
at the third annual convention of
the American Academy of Applied
Dental Science being held in this city
on January 9, 10 and IL.
The program opened this morning
with an address of welcome by DR..
w. f Costill, of this city, president
of the New Jersey Medical Society.
Bertram Ball d. D S. president of
the American Academy of Applied
Dental Science. made the response
on behalf of the dental delegates.
The convention viii, be adjourned
Wednesday night.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-01-09
MAYOR WILL NAME
REDISTRlCTING BODY

G. o. P. victory might be assured
next fall. The Republicans are now
powerless to make such a redistrict-
ing as the Democratic Board of AL
dermen, now in control, must ap-
prove of the action taken by the re-
districting mission.
AS the courts decision in the case
was not forthcoming till after the
first of the year the Republicans
lost their fight. 1t was the general
opinion of many Democrats. hat the
matter would be dropped by the
mayor but he announced this morn
ing that the names of his redistrict-
ing committee will be Forthcoming
within a few days and they will di-
vide the city in a manner which
they believe proper. The aldermen
must approve of the committees
work. however, before it is effective.
Mayor Wilson said there would. in
all probability, be three members
on this con, mittee.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-01-09
PEPPER MADE SENATOR
FROM PENNSYL WANNA

PHILADELPHIA Jan. 9.-George
Wharton Pepper. Philadelphia law
yer, was appointed United States
senator by Governor Sproul to slc-
ceed the late Boise Penrose. I'm
der the law the appointment stands
until a successor is selected at tho
November election to fill the unex-
pired Penrose term ending in 1927.
Governor Sproul in announcing
the appointment said that in order
that there may be a full understand
ing of the situation he desired 20
say he expected Mr.. Pepper to be 4
candidate to fill the unexpired term
CT the late senator.
Mr.. Pepper in a formal statement
said if nominated to serve out the
term of the late Mr.. Penrose. it was
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be normal and his act was entirely
unexpected. 1t is estimated that no
must have killed himself between
the hours of s and 9:30 o'clock for
it was about this length of time that
bIs wife was absent from home.
DR.. Joseph Wantoch and DR.. John
]. Reason were called Immediately
after the finding of the body and
these physicians said that Mr.. MUIR
tagh had died almost instantly.
Chief Henry Harrington was noti-
fed and conducted an investigation
on the part of the police.
Mr.. Murtagh, who was thirty
seven years old, is survived by his
wife and son, Bernard, Jr., ten years
old. The funeral will take place to-
morrow.
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his duty to do SO.
THE tender" he said, has been
made without any restriction upon
my freedom of choice respecting my
term of service"
Governor Sproul talked over the
telephone with Vice President Coo
lidge and arranged that Mr.. Pepper
be sworn in tomorrow. He will
leave for Washington today.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9-Senator
McCumber, of North Dakota. was
selected today as chairman of the
senate finance committee to succeed
the late Boise Penrose. Senator
Erelinghuysen, Republican, New
Jersey, was selected to fill the va
cancy on the finance committee.
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AUTO BANDITS HOLD UP
PAY CAR, GET $4,000

number of the bandits car and a
fair description of the robbers.
According to the police the rob-
berry was carefully planned by men
who were well informed as to the
customary movements of the car.
The bandits drove up few min
utes before the car arrived and pos
ted themselves near the bank.
The first man to leave the car
was felled by blackjack. The Sec
ond man went to step back with the
money but the bandits climbed in
and took possession of car and
money.
The only other witnesses of the
robbery We're several clerks in the
bank who rushed out but too late
as the car and bandits sped away.
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Church Men Out of Danger.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Jan. g.
Ten men, nine of them deacons and
elders poisoned yesterday by wood
stain drank by mistake for Sacra-
mental wine were pronounced out of
danger today. S. J. Folkersman was
the only one seriously affected but
his condition was improved today.
The Sacramental wine was kept in
closet under the choir stand, and
the jar of wood stair also was kept
in the closet.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-01-09
ARREST NEGRO, FOLLOWING
COUNTY SEAT SHOOTING

NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. 9-Earl
Williams. colored, whose home IS Il,
this city, is held in the county lail
on charges of carrying conceale
weapons and atrocious assault with
intent to kill Samuel Tut, another
coiored man. The arrest is the out
come of shooting affray occurring
u. Saturday night when Tutt alleges
Williams shot at him as he left res
taurait on Nelson street.
Tut says he entered the restau-
rant and was ordered to back up.
He claims he backed up with all
possible speed in the face of the re-
volver brandished by Williams and
that as he took to his heels along
Nelson street he was compelled to
dodge two bullets that whistled un-
comfortably close to his ears as he
ran.
The matter was reported to the
police when Tut stopped running
ana at Williams home the wielder
of the revolver was found waiting
ready for action. He was taken into
custody.
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PATTERSON, Jan. 9:-Automobile
robbers today held up the pay-car
of the Public Service Railway Com
pany, near Secaucus. and escaped.
The police said they were unable to
tell how much money the men took.
The bandits blackjacked Adam
Boly. depot master at Secaucus, as
he stepped from the trolley with one
of the two boxes containing the
weekend receipts for deposit in a
bank. His companions saved the
other box by tossing it back in the
car. The five holdup men jumped
in their automobile toward West
Hoboken. Boly was taken to a
hospital. The amount stolen was
announced as S2.474.
Boly gave the police the license
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Great Interest t Locally

The opening of the 1922 legisla-
ture at Trenton tomorrow noon will
be of particular interest to Perth
Amboy's residents as two of those
who will take their seats, one in the
senate an one in the assembly, will
be from this city.
Morgan f. Larson. who defeated
his Democratic opponent, Fred w.
DeVoe, of New Brunswick. at the
fall election will take his seat as
state senator succeeding Thomas
Brown, also of this city. Senator
Larson is the frs Republican sena-
tor to represent Middlesex county in
fifteen years William II. c. Jackson
having been the last Republican SEN
ator from this county.
Assemblyman Edward j. Peterson,
who was reelected this year, will be
the other Perth Amboy man to COM
mence his legislative duties tomor-
row.
Both the assembly and senate will
convene at noon and organization
for the year will take up practically
the entire session. Announcement
will be made of the various stand
ing committees and it is expected
the MiddleseX county men Will be
placed on some of the most import
ant of these.
Several prominent Republicans
from this city are planning to at
tend the opening session tomorrow
in addition to active G. O. p. men,
bers from all parts of the county
The Board of Freeholders will be
well represented. Mayor William c.
Wilson, County Collector +. William
HillSer and Assessor Sol Rubenstein
are going and it is expected Max
Gibian, former County Engineer
Alvin B. Fox, former Alderman-at-
Large John N. Wester, City Attor-
ney Leo Goidberger and others Will
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IF YOU COULD FLY
ACROSS THE ISTHMUS

You would see the Panama Canal
laid out below you.
In this way you would gather
better idea of its construction than is
possible from seeing it close by.
You would see the course great
shins take through the monster arti-
ficfal lake formed by damning the
Chagres. You would see how 1t is
at the Pacific end of the Canal is
actually to the eastward of the At
lantic end.
All of these things can be seen on
a map showing a brids-eye view of
the Isthmus and the Canal. This
map, which is offered to our readers
entirely free, is printed in color by
the National Geographic Society. To
secure one simply fill out and mail
the attached coupon, enclosing two
cents in stamps for return postage.
BE sure your name and address can
be read easily.
Frederic J. Haskin. Director.
The Per;h Amboy Evening News
Information Bureau.
Washington D. C.
enclose herewith two cents In
stamps for return postage on free
copy of the Panama Map as offered
b. the Perth Amboy Evening News.
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Nabbed In Philadelphia
Without Fight Although
He Was Heavily Armed

PHILADELPHIA Jan. 9.-Luther Boldly, negro, alleged
slayer of two New York detectives captured today in
South Philadelphia. He gave himself up without fight,
The police said he was heavily armed.
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a5 Vessels Tied Up by Strike

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-The strike
of tugboat workers against wage re-
duction has resulted in the tieing up
of twenty-five craft here.
Officials of the u. S. Association
of Masters. Mates and Pilots, said
every boat in the harbor would be
tied up unless a change is made.
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Get Another clue

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. IA man
answering the description of Luther.
Boldly, is said to have been seen
crossing the Hust'eton bridge, over
the Reading railway and heading to-
ward the center of Philadelphia. The
man was bareheaded and wore the
top part of woman's dress. 1t had
been thought Boldly was trapped IN
the sparsely settled triangle form.
ed by Langhorne. Fallsington ana
Moryisyille Pa