Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-13

ant buildings Sunday afternoon as
a last respect to the local boys who
lost their lives durini tile war. Flags
should be hung at half-mast, the
mayor said.
Local florists are doing a rushing
business now that Easter Sunday is
only three days away. There is a
big demand for cut flowers and
plants this year and several new
flower shops have started business
during this Easter
Repairs are being made TO the
road between this city and Rogan's
\ dug out, filled with new material
and rolled down by a steam roller.
The annual professional of h
| Blessed Sacrament by the children OF
| 81. Mary's school was held this
morning following the s o'clock
mass.
Officers of the Alumni Associa-
ton OF the Perth Amboy High School
are lending their assistance in an
effort to acquire an athletic field for
| the students of the local schools.
Tomorrow, Good Friday. there will
be a mass of the P~resanctified in st.
| Mary's church at s o'clock and Ado
ration of the Cross after the same.
| At st. Mary's church on Holy Satur-
day. services begin at z o'clock and
blessing of fire, grains of incense,
! triple candle. paschal candle. Eas-
ter water and baptism water and a
high mass will follow.
The program for the first show OF
| the Center Athletic Club to be held.
Tuesday night, May Is. is fast being
completed.
Desk Lieutenant william Calvin,
at the police station, proved to De
| the first person to call the Evening
News office yesterday to inquire as
| 10 the progress of the worlds cham
| pion New York Giants in their set
to with the Brooklyn Dodgers. the
sad news was broken to the lieu-
tenant but failed to make a hit.
John (Bruno) Kondas. Of 745
Co%urtiandt street. held as a mater
ial witness in the tire robbery case
at South Amboy early last Saturday
| IIlOTIllIlBs was ulotiidi Stu -
! tody after the hearing in the case In
| the South Amboy police court last
night. 1t has been established hat
| Kondas refused TO participate in the
robbery and walked the county
bridge to his home here.
A cash register in the bakery at
1872 Smith street, was rified OF $7O.5O
last night, according to a police re-
port flied by Oficer Carl Monroe.
Because the real door OF the bakery
was found open and a search of the
home of the baker. George Roos.
| showed all his belongings to be miss
ing, the police think it was an in
side job.
The public schools of the city
| closed at room today for the annual
Easter vacation. The classes started
earlier than usual this morning in
order tina. all of the lessons might
be had. Schools open again April
"a.
Joe Kioiroc, ifty-four years old. OF
1854 Stockton street. was arrested
this morning by Patrolman Louis
Hansen charged with making threats
against Jack Nosol, of Kinsey place,
his foreman. Kibiroc was ill-treat-
ing a horse. it is charged, and when
his foreman told him to stop the
man threatened Nosol.
S. B. wcoIey, of 149 Kearny ave-
nue., reported the theft OF his bicy-
Gle from in front of this address
some time last night. The police
have a description Of the wheel and
are searching for it.
The new white way under the
bridges OF the Lehigh Valley rail-
| road in State street was turned on
for the first time last night. The
lights met all the requirements ex-
pected, and will be kept lighted each
night hereafter. Work on the police
booth at the same location is near
ing completion and it is expected
that the policeman will be stationed
In the booth by the first of the
week.
A prominent attorney with Offices
in the American building who re-
| fuses % allow his name to be men,
| toned, but who is gaining a reputa-
ton as an expert chess player, Is
playing a new game. The game can
be called put and take, but this
| name must not be associated with
the usual put and take pastime. On
a recent morning the attorney walk
ed into his office and laid his hat on
a table. Shortly afterward he had
| occasion to leave the Office and in
| picking up a hat found that his nat
had been exchanged for another of
a smaller size. This being the case
! he went to a nearby hat shop and
| purchased another cid" He wore
this to the Office, laid il down, and
when he went to pick it up, found
his new hat missing. but the old one
he had first lost in it's place. He IS
of the opinion that he is playing a
losing game of put and take. as he
puts the hats and someone takes
them. He is also of the opinion that
it is a question for some scientist
to solve.
Owing to tomorrow being Good
Friday the City Hall Offices will be
closed. The banks of the city will
also be closed. The county court
and record buildings in New Bruins
wick will be closed.
There were a large number of in
terested spectators watching the ex-
| ~cavation work for the new Y. NJ. H.
A. at the corner of Madison avenue
and Jefferson street. many of the
local residents of Jewish faith who
are observing the Passover standing
for long periods engrossed in the
work.
The choir at st. Mary's church ia
preparing for the services on Easter