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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-22
ELECTRIC RATE
NOT ACCEPTED
Utility Commission Does Not
See Settlement In P. S. VOL
untary Reduction

TRENTON, Nov. 22-The Public
Utility Commission in a statement
here today concerning the voluntary
reduction in the rates charged fol-
power by the Public Service Electric
Company, declared that it is not
willing to accept this reduction as
settling the question of the reason
ableness of the company's rates
which are now being investigated.
1.-THE action of company in re-
ducing rates is recognition of fact
that the company is entitled to
credit for it's concession to be pub
lie in advance of final determination
by the board"
The utility commission is busy
making a valuation of the COM
pany's property for rate making
purposes and said today until this is
done it cannot express any definite
opinion as to whether the present
reduction is as low as should be
made consistent with fairness. 1t is
understood the drop in rates volun-
tarily made is about ten per cent
for householder service and five for
power
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MAN PEEP|NC
INTO WINDOWS
5T|RS SkEYPORT
One Resident Fires Several
Shots at ''Peeping" Person
But Fails to Stop Him
WOMAN ALSO FIRED
Has Been Annoying Residents
Of One Section of Borough
For Some Time
WOMAN ALSO FIRED

KEYPORT, Nov. 22:-"Jack the
Pepper" who was caught looking
into the Ernest Durham home on
Elizabeth street one night this week
received a warm reception from Mr..
Durham in the way of pistol shots
The only thing which prevented Mr..
Dunham from hitting him was the
fact that he had not shot his pistol
for nearly year and at the first
shot it did not discharge.
This person has made considera-
BILE trouble in the neighborhood OF
Maple Place for some years past.
He suddenly appears, looks into a
window or taps on the door or win
catch him he makes a getaway in
such a manner that he cannot be
carght.
For some months past nothing
has been heard of him, but lately he
has appeared at several homes, all
of which have been ready for him.
Mrs. G. B. Aumack, who recently
removed to the Maple Place section,
was the first one to use a gun on the
visitor when he appeared at her
home last week one evening before
Dr. Aumack had returned from
New York. Mrs. Aumack could not
QlStlngulSh just Wnere the man was
hiding, but she shot in the direction
where she thought she saw bushes
move and a man was seen to run
away.
Everyone is waiting for this visi-
tor now and hopes are entertained
that he will be speedily brought to
justice. Apparently he does nothing
more than look into or rap on a
window, but it is extremely annoy
ing. In several instances he has
rung a doorbell and when the door
has been opened he has been seen
to run off the porch.
Of course there is no proof that
one person is doing all the mischief
but in every instance the description
tailies, being that of a medium sized
man wearing dark cap pulled well
over his eyes. Just what satisfac-
tion it may be to any one to look
into windows or ring the bell and
run off a porch is not known, but
the annoyance has continued as
long as the people in the borough
have decided that they will endure
it and one well aimed shot at the
miscreant's leg will probably put a
StOp to the nuisance.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-22
SEE FINISH Of
MURDER CASE
Nothing That Would Tend to
Cause Indictments Found
BY Grand Jury to Date

NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. "a
With the Somerset county grand jury
continuing its questioning of witness
es in the Hall-Mills murder case,
the feeling in New Brunswick con-
tinues to grow that this unusual
double murder will go down in the
annals of history as another one of
the famous unsolved mysteries Of the
county. Sentiment expressed here is
to the effect that after all of the
states witnesses have been heard
by the grand jury, the members, a
majority of whom are farmers, will
refuse to indict and the case will die
q natural death, leaving the identity
of the murderer Of Rev. Edward
Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor
Reinhardt Mills, his choirleader. a
mystery.
Two of the witnesses called yes
terday by the Somerset county
grand jury were DR.. John Anderson.
director of Squibb's Laboratory. and
Horace Holiday, the assistant at
the laboratory, who made the anal
ysis of the blood soaked ground at
the spot where the bodies were
found beneath the old crab-apple
tree. The analysis performed by
the chemists, it is said, showed that
the ground had absorbed sufficient
blood to prove conclusively that the
couple were murdered at that spot.
Today's questioning of witnesses
will mark the conclusion of the
grand jury's session for the week.
1t will be continued next Monday.
Among the witnesses called today
will be Mrs. Fraley and her daugh-
ter Anna, who live directly opposite
the spot where the bodies were
found james Mills. husband of the
murdered choir singer; Charlotte
Mills, daughter of the slain woman;
o. c. Smith, grave digger; Mr.. and
Mrs. Tingle, residents in the neigh
borhood of the Phillips farm, who
told of the shooting star incident;
Barbara Tough and Louise Geist,
domestics in the Hall household;
William Phillips, night watchman at
the Woman's College, whose testi-
mony contradicts that Of Mrs. Fran
ces Stevens Hall, widow of the slain
rector; Theodore Knothe, S. P. c.
A. agent, who was in the vicinity
of the Phillips farm on the night
of the murder and whose testimony
is expected to corroborate in part
the story of Mrs. Jane Gibson, "pig
woman" and self termed eye wit
ness of the murder; AIRS. Nellie Rus
sell, the negress, who claimed Mrs.
Gibson was at her home at the time
Mrs. Gibson said she saw the shoot
ing.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-22
AUTOMOBILE COLLISIONS
ARE REPORTED BY POLICE

A collision between two automo-
biles and another between an auto
mobile truck and a trolley car were
investigated by the local police last
night. =
Officer Lester Seaman obtained
the particulars in collision at the
corner of King and Smith streets
early last night in which truck
driven by Frank Patterson, of Key
port and a Public Service trolley car
figured. The trolley car was in
charge of Conductor Christ Hoyer.
The truck and trolley were both
damaged.
An automobile driven by H. S.
Carter of Red Bank, travelling west
on Smith street, struck the car of
Andrew Keyes. of Woodbridge which
was going north on Prospect. Both
cars were damaged. Officer William
Bachman investigated this accident.
See the Wear-Ever Sale at Kelly & Nc
Alnden Co 19419-11-21-sts
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With the dismissal at once order
issued last night by Prohibition
{ mmissioner Haynes at Washing
ton for the dismissal of eight
o f the dry ag n $ of
The twelve, Samille Henri Cone, re-
auested be dropped from the force,
comes the report that Cone himself
will shortly be dismissed. The
Washington headquarters is investi-
eating charges of alleged padding of
his expense accounts when he was
employed by another federal depart
ment prior to being appointed pre-
The dismissed agents are: George
Washington Baxter, Fred H. Schell,
Andrew p. Bovine, Emile He!fer,
Charles NJ. Thaler, Stewart A. Stone,
George Mulford, Tuttle and Louis
La Fera. The outstanding feature
of the dismissal is that Haynes has
gracefully bowed to Senator Edges
pronouncement that he must posi-
lively be consulted regarding all ap-
pointments and dismissals of prohi-
bition agents in New Jersey in the
future.
Officials in Washington, realize as
the result of the clash between Edge
and Haynes that Edge had displaced
Frelinghuysen who is senior senator
in point of service, as the commands
ing Republican figure in New Jersey
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FIRE DAMAGE
OVER $4,000
Baum Storage House Scene
of Big Blaze = Two Alarms
In Gae Day y


Fire of unknown origin Quilted
the storehouse of Samuel Baum on
F0yette street, near Maple street,
shortly after 3:45 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The firemen were forced
to fight the fire through a dense
smoke and the biggest part of the
$4,000 damage was caused by smoke
and water.
This storehouse IS in the rear of
the salesroom which is situated on
New Brunswick avenue, end the
fact that the storehouse is well fill
ed with stock of the paper, paper
bags, etc., accounts for the dense
smoke and the inability of the blaze
to spread with any great rapidity
until after a coed start had been
gained.
The storehouse is a two and a
half story brick building and the
floor few feet above the sidewalk
is used for storing purposes while
the upper floor is used for residen-
tial purposes. When the f1remen
arrived at the scene smoke was
pouring out of the storehouse build
ing and also the adjoining garage
which is also the property of Baum.
After a fight which CONSUMED
more than half hour the under
control taps were turned in. Hard
ly had these taps been sounded
when another alarm was turned in
from box 46 at State and Washing
ton streets. The first alarm was
turned in from box SO at New
Brunswick avenue and New street.
The second fire was in the resi-
dence of Joseph Solleski at 446 State
street ard was caused by the explc-
sion of a gas stove. The damage
was slight. The alarm was turned
in by Joseph Desmond. The State
street building is owned by Hopper
& Klein.
Probation For Life
The two boys arrested by Motor
cycle Officer Frank Seiboth yester-
day for turning in an alarm from
box "a at Johnstone and Neville
streets the previous afternoon. were
placed on probation for life by Re-
corder Harold e. Pickersgiil this
morning. The two boys, eight years
of age, pupils of the Slavish school
turned in the alarm on their way
home from school. one boosting the
other so that the box could be
reached.
The recorder notified the boys
that their age interfered with his
imposing usual penalty for an Of
fense of this kind, but he made it
plain that if they ever come be-
for the loca lcourt for any offense
for the remainder of their life they
would be dealt with severely. Re-
corder Pickersgill also made it
known that should any other boys
of any age endeavor to duplicate
the stunt of the Slavish school BOYS,
they probably void find themselves
headed for the boys home at
Jamesburg.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-22
Hear More Witnesses

SOMERVILLE, Nov. % (By The
Associated Press) Mrs. Emma
Voorhees,, who is said to have heard
shots fired on the Phillips farm
about 10 o'clock the night of the
murder was the first witness called
today before the grand jury when It
opened the third session of its In
yestigation.
Special Deputy Attorney General
Mott and other prosecutors held 3
brief conference before the jury
convened. It was indicated the evi-
dence to be presented would be to
establish a motive for the Staying,
The grand jury investigating the
murder mystery will adjourn until
Monday after today's session. Most
of the jurors are farmers and they
want at least three days of the week
on the farm.
Witnesses were called today in an
effort to show the motive for the
murder. Barbara Tough and Louiss
Geist, domestics in the Halk home,
and James Mills, widower of the
murdered woman, were summoned-
Mrs. Jane Gibson, who has declar-
ed she witnessed the murders, is
scheduled to testify Monday. It il
believed that the jury will be ready
to vote on Indictment by next Tues
day.
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Firemen Checked Spreading Flames I'm
'vvITNESS HELPS MURDER
CLEAR Way FOR SHIPPING Bill
GOVERNOR PROCLAIMS
THANKSGIVING DAY

TRENTON, Nov. 22:-In a proc
lamatiGn issued today by Governor
Edwards the executive designated
thursday, November 80, as Thanks
giving lay. The governor request
ed that all business activities cease
on that day as far as possible and
that the day be observed as q day
for general thanksgiving and pray
er.
Tie governor also requested the
people of the state to assemble in
their respective churches on
Thanksgiving Day.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-22
TASTED so DAYS, IS DEAD

RENO, New, Nov. 22-Mrs. Pearl
A. Cochran. is dead here today from
a self imposed fast. Her physicians
said she had not taken food for
fifty days.
A year ago Mrs. Cochran had her
attorney swear out a warrant charg-
ing her with insanity but at the
same time she was regarded sane.
She told the attorney and physl-
clans food did not agree with her
and eventually would kill her.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-22
SEVERAL FAMILIES HAVE
FULL RED CROSS QUOTA

1t was discovered today by the
local Red Cross chairman that sew
eral families about town have en-
rolled to their full membership to
the annual roll call of the American
Red Cross. The local chairman
suggests that these families appear
at the roll call office in the First
National Bank Building and receive
their 100 per cent placards for win
dow display.
Further reports on the drive show
that the plants have exceeded last
years membership and that many
of them will go 100 per cent before
the end of the week.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-22
FEAR DISORDER IN LONDON

LONDON, Nov. % (By The Asso-
ciated Press) ).-Extensive precau-
tions were taken by the London po-
lice today against trouble in con-
nection with a proposed demonstra-
ton by the unemployed which the
morning newspapers declared was
being plotted in communist quarters
with revolutionary intent.
The Intervention of a number of
labor leaders, it was hoped, would
result in the abandonment of the
of the plan for thousands of the un-
employed to march on white hall for
the purpose of compelling an inter.
view. with Premier Bonar Law IN
Downing street,
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MASKED WOMEN PARADE

ATLANTA, Ga, New 22.--Masked
women, estimated at fully 800.
paraded Atlanta's streets for the
first time in the history OF the city
late last night.
The paraders were said to be
members of the Dixie Womens
League patriotic society" They
wore white costumes with flowing
sleeves trimmed with red and blue.
The mask completely covered their
faces and We're similar to those worn
by the Ku klux Klan.
Live Cod Fish for sale at City Dock
1e4eT-1l-22-1ts
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HALLAHAN' s PAY
To Be HELD UP
Mayor. Will Not Sign Any
More Checks, Under Su-
preme Court Ruling

Mayor Wilson has been served
with supreme court order setting
aside the resolution adopted by al
dermen early in year creating the
position of police clerk. to which
Office William M. Hallahan was
named The court order is address,
ed to the mayor, Board of Alder
men, City of Perth Amboy. and Will
liam M. Hallahan.
The aldermen at their meeting
Monday night approved bill for
SIS made out to Hallahan. being his
pay for the first two weeks of the
month. Upon receipt of the su-
preme court order. Mayor Wilson
informed Alderman Albert G.. Wat
ers, chairman of the police commit
tee, that he could not sign any more
checks for Hallahan after he had
been paid for the first two weeks
in this month. Hallahan continues
at his work in the police station
despite the supreme court order,
which was secured by George ]. Mil
Ier. local attorney.
The supreme court order, in addi-
tion to declaring that the resolution,
creating the office of clerk of the
police department which was adopt
ed February s last, "be and hereby is
set aside, made void and for nothing
holden" also contains clause that
costs are to be paid the plaintiff, At
torney Miller. These costs amount to
s61.35 and the city will be asked TO
pay them.
Carpenter work and jobbing promptly
attended to. Geo Fl. Thompson. 81 Lewis
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MRS. G|BSON'S STORY
STRENGTHENED BY
new STAR WITNESS
George SipeI, On Stand For
Long Time AT Grand Jury
Investigation

SOMERvILLE, Nov. 22.--(By Tha
Associated ss)-The state authors
tiles investigating the Hail-Mills
murder case who are believed to have
built their case around the story
told by Mrs. Jane Gibson pig raisey
and self-styled eyewitness had be-
gun to get into the essentials Of their
evidence before the Somerset county
grand jury adjourned today for its
noon recess.
On the stand for nearly an hour
was George Sipel, cattle dealer who
was ushered into the case as a wit
ness at the last moment.
Conflicting reports regarding his
knowledge of the staying of Rev
Edward W. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor
r. Mills have been circulated--ons
to the effect that he was driving near
the scene of the murder on the night
it occurred and that the headlights
of his car flashed upon the woman
in gray" whom Mrs. Gibson names
in her story.
1t was learned that Sipel today had
signed an affidavit in the grand jury
room. The nature OF it was not
known when the recess was taken.
Following Sipel on the stand was
Theodore knothe, an agent OF the
Society for the Prevention for
Cruelty to Animals.
His appearance in the grand jury
room revived interest in the report
current yesterday that Sipel had tes-
timony which would serve 70
strengthen the story of Mrs. Gibson
and offset the assertion of Mrs. Nell
lie Loew Russell, a farmer, that the
pig raiser was at her home on tile
night of the murder and not se0ur-
ing cornfelds near the scene Of the
murder in search of thieves.
According to reports that detes-
tives admitted they were inyestiget-
ing, Sipel sold Mr.. Russell a horsss
she, dissatisfied, led the horse back
to SipePs place and tied it to tree:
then Sipel and Knothe went to the
Russell home the night of the mlis'-
der seeking her. The story had il
that Mrs. Russell was out and Mrs
Gibson was not there.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-22
RECORD PRICE FOR EGGS

TACOMA, Wash. Nov. ga rec
ord price for eggs in this section
was established when H. NJ. Lea
thers of Woodland, sold 20 eggs
from Lady Jewell his champion
w;.ite leg horn hen for $500. Lady
Jewell" laid SIS eggs for the year
ending November 1.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-22
FREE TWO IN BAIL

NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. 22-
Ray Murray and Grace O'Brien,
the two alleged owners of the disor-
derly house at 262 Nelson street.
this city, which was closed yester-
day. were released on bail shortly
after their arrest, furnished by
Steve Rascetti, local contractor.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-22
WATER NOTICE

According to City comptroller's
statement of October 81. 1922. ther
are accounts outstanding amounting
to s46,274.37.
The Water Department requires
this money for current expenses. and
the Commissioners have given IN
structions to discontinne service On
all consumers who are three n1onths
in arrears on December /. 1922.
By ORDER OF THE BOARD a.
MATER coNaz1ss5o
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BANDITS SEIZE MAIL TRUCK

CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-Armed ban
dts early today held UP and robbeft
a postoffice motor truck carrying air
mail matter at Checkerboard flying
field for transfer to a mail planet
Kidnapped the truck driver and es-
caped.
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Don,t Want Polite Men

CLEVELAND, Nov. 22:-Men
riding in elevators in buildings op-
Grated by the city of Cleveland are
requested by Mayor Fred Kohler
not to remove their hats.
1.-THE fellows who have to be so
polite and take off their hats just
jam things up" he said today.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-22
Urge Fascism for Belgium

PARIS, Nov. 22.-Benito Musso-
lini, the Italian premier, in an in
terview with the Lausanne cores
pondent of LIE Matin, urged Fascism
for Belgium, France, Italy and Great
Britain to defend culture against
Germany and Soviet Russia.
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SHIPPING BILL
FINAL VOTE ON
NOVEMBER 29
Resolution Giving Measure
Right of Way In House Is
Adopted Today
STRAIGHT PARTY VOTE
Includes Provision For UnIim-
tied Amendment t--President
Urged Passage

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-By
straight party vote the House rules
committee today brought in a reso-
luton giving the administration ship
ping bill right of way in the House
with provision for unlimited amend
ment and a final vote on its passage
November 20.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22-with
the rules committee of the House
expected to report a special resolu-
|tion today giving right of way to
the administration shipping bill
early enactment of which was urged
by the president in his address to
congress yesterday the program
then called for a vote on the reso-
luton by the House itself an hour
later.
Should the resolution be adopted
as was expected, the measure will
be taken up tomorrow and eput on
it's way to a final vote November 20.
The president in his address be-
fore a joint session in the House
chamber yesterday declared enact
ment of the shipping bill was neces-
sary to relieve the federal treasury
of present losses to operate govern
ment ships and to assure mainten-
ance of merchant marine to serve
the nation in war as well as meet
the needs of commerce in time OF
peace.
In the Senate today interest CEN
tered in the presence there as full
pledged sitting member of Mrs. w.
H. FELTON,, of Georgia, whose efforts
to blaze the path for American
womanhood. were crowned with sue
cess yesterday when she took the
oath of office at the senate rostram
from Senator Cummins, of Iowa,
presiding as president protempore.
Her aspiration realized. it was indi-
Gated that the eighty-seven-year- -oid
grand old lady of Georgia, would be
ready to step aside today in favor
of Walter F. George, elected Novem-
Der z, as her successor to fill the m
expired term of the late Senator Wat
son, whose death resulted in the
vacancy to which Mrs. FELTON, was
appointed in September.
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Woman Gives Up Seat

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. = The
first American woman senator Mrs.
w. H. FELTON,, of Georgia, closed her
senatorial career today after answer
ing once to her name and making a
brief address amid applause of SEN
ators and spectators. Her success
or, Walter G. George, then was
sworn in and Mrs. FELTON, became a
former senator after an actual SER
vice of 22 hours and 25 minutes.
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THE THE aEM REACH IisSE ~ EXRRYnME VEN EfhiN

1t is now easier to own the PERFECT
PHONOGRAPH by joining MONTALVOS
XMAS CLUB than to make the entire pay
Only $1.00 weekly until Xmas. MONTAL-
yO TEMPLE OF MUSIC. Madison and
Market. 1925s-11-16-9ts
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WARNING IS ISSUED
BY IRISH REPUBLICANS

DUBLIN, Nov. 20 (By The Asso-
ciated Press)-A Republican procla-
nation, issued and signed by Eamon
De Valera as president. and T. j.
Rutledge as minister of home affairs,
accuses the provincial government
of pursuing rebellion against the
republic, endeavoring to re-establish
the old British court and trying to
set up a system of district courts in
Itwenty-six counties to supercede Re-
publican courts"
The proclamation declared that
any one taking any part in such
court without sanction of the Re-
publican government will be deemed
an enemy of the republic.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-22

Turkey Pans and Carvers at Kelly a
McAlinden Co. 1s41s--11-21.Sts
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While they last wear-Ever Self Bastfns
Pans, value s2.0o; sale s1.2s. Kelly a
McAiinden Co. s4ls--11-s1-st.
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Get wear-Ever Double Boiler, s1.29.
Kelly & McAlinden Co.
1sl1e-11.21-3ts ---.-------s@ss----v-
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It your Steam Hot Water or Hot Air
Furnace is not heating right. will make
II or no charge. F. J. Larkin. 267 McClel-
Ian Street. Phone 514.
NJ W. g. tfs