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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-02-23
House Rivers and Harbors
Com. Adopts Local I'M
provementS in Bill
BIG PROJECT FOR AMBOY
If Adopted by Congress Will
Do Much for Industries of
This Section
By GEORGE II. MANNING
Washington Correspondent OF the
perth Amboy Evening News

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The
House rivcra and harbors committee
has adopted and ircluded in the om-
nibus rivers and harbors bill to go
before CONGRESS- at this session an
item, providing for establishment oil
deep SEA channel 80 feet deep and
400 feet wide through Raritan Bay
Arthur Kill and Kill Won Kull into
Lower New York Bay.
iris project if adopted by con-
cress. will be the greatest thing that
has occurred in many years for that [
territory 9lCng the channel inside OF
Staten Islani from Perth Amboy to
Bayonne. Il should bring many
thriving industrie TO that territory
and give it an unprecedented INDUS
trial boom.
The ptoiect is estimated to cost a
to,aT of St0.400,000 for first con-
struction and $l1S.000 annually
thereafter for maintenance.
Congressman T. Frank Appleby of
,ha Tcrih Amhoy- Asbury Park dis
iri,,t fEs been working industriously
for year keeping the matter before
the rivers and harbors committee
and urging its adoption at every op-
portunity. With the aid of Congress
man Amos II. Ilduc4lIle VI lHt 90
saic-pate"son district, a member. OF
thehrvers ard harhors committee, ne
has succeeded in now getting 1t
adopted by tie cnmmittee.
Mr. Radcliffe asserted positively
to5ov tIat tY,e conr.ittee has adopt
cd the project and will include it in
;,s n-,ni;,us lii, soon TO be reported
IN no Eclrsc for passage.
Means Much 10 Amboy
che enlargement of this channel
on the inside Of Staten Island
,brougn H1ritan Jay, Arthur Kill
and Kill vor Kuli to depth of 30
feet and width of 400 feet will make
it possible for ocean-going vessels to
make. their way between New YORK
harefr aud lite ocean by way of New
ark Bay. Kid Won Kull. Arthur klll
and Raritan Bay into Lower New
York BAY. instead OF being confined
to the present route.
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RESERVATION TO TREATY
OPPOSED BY BOTH SIDES

WASfIINGTON. Feb. 23;--A
modified reservation to the four
power Ihcific treaty laid before the
senate foreign relations committee
by Chairman Lodge after a confer
encc with President Harding met
with Immediate opposition from
several Republican as well as Dem
ocratic members.
The ne& reservation intended ds
a substitute for that proposed bY
Senator Brandegcc, Republican,
Connecticut, provided that nothing
i'm the treaty shall be construed a
permitting the United States to eN-
orcise armed force without the
consent of congress
After more than an hours debate
which failed to win over to the new
proposal any Of the senators that
supported the Braudcgec proposal
recess was taken unIl tomorrow.
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New Resolution Provides
For ; Different Paving
Materials For Job Here

Because the city attorney not in attendance to fur
nsh legal information to whether not it necessary
TO introduce resolution when other classes of pave
men desired incorporated in resolution for the paw
ing of Buckingham avenue, already passed its first read
ing the city council at its adjourned meeting Tuesday night
uncertain to just the right action passed resolution
for the paving of Buckingham with warrenite its
second and third reading, and another resolution for tho
paving of this road with warrene asphalt black Berm
das sheet asphalt, passed on first reading.
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Ne VI ARREST IN
MURDER CASE.

Los ANGELES. Feb. 23.-A see
ond search was begun here today
when Harry NJ. Shields, was reported
to have said the pistol used to kill
William Desmond Taylor, film direc-
tor, had been disposed Of
Deputy sherins searched last night
upon receipt of a telegram from De-
troit authorities containing Fields
alleged declaration on the subject,
but without result. They also AN
nounced they would look today for
u bank teller, who according to in
formation given in Detroit by Fields,
changed Il 81. 900 bill, in order that
persons named by him as having
committed the murder might have
500 with which to pay the taxi
driver for driving him to the Taylor
apartments.
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RAR/7AN CHANNEL
nv HOUSE BILL
RESIDENTS OF SEWAREN
TO URGE LEGISLATION

SEWAREN, Feb. 23:-Residents
of Sewaren numbering about sixty
met last night in the Land and
Water Club for the purpose of max
ing final arrangements to be repre-
sented at the hearing to be held
next Monday before the townships
and boroughs committee of the state
senate in Trenton on the bill annex
ing Sewaren to Perth Amboy. Owing
to the fact that notices of the meet
ing were not sent out until late
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FIRE DOES $4,000 DAMAGE

Fire of unkniwn origin breaking
out IN the millinery establishment
operated at 267 Smith street by j.
J. Weinstein caused damage on
Tuesday night, which is estimated at
$4,000 to the stock contained in
the store and considerable injury
to the building itself. Greenspan
Bros. are the owners of the building
and insurance up to $4,000 is car
ried Whether the stock was insured
is not known The flames were dis
covered and the alarms turned III by
JameS Carroll
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many of those interested in the an
nexation and favoring it were uu-
able to attend as they received no
notification of the meeting.
Those present at the meeting
signed a petition favoring the an
nexation and unanimously adopted
a resolution requesting the legisla-
ture to take favorable action on the
bill which will give the residents of
Sewaren an opportunity to vote on
the question of annexation.
CONTINUED on page ~
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We. Inc undersigned. desIre g eNpreSs
our sincere thank 10 relatives, neiShbos y
and friends for sympathy and eeautllA y
flower nioeos sent in our recent hercave-s
ment in the death of our beio ed uothrf
Maria Sista Ccrbo. Also wish TO fhspass
Rev C. Galassi and priests WHO assisKe 4
at mass. DR., Santoro aud laiues : hfyHa. T.
FOR satisfactorv services Signed,
ANTONIO CERRO AND FNAtlt-i- a
MRS FLORENCE PIANJcti. 4
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK

\ regular semi-annual dividend oil
per cent on the Capital stock OF thii
Bank was declared payable March Isl
1es2 from the accrued earnings as q
February IAN 1922, to stockholders o
record as of February 1ith. Books 10 clos,
on that date and reopen on March 1d
JOHN NJ O'TOOLE.
Il33S-9-22-@5-27 Cashier.
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storm Warnings
LADIES ATTENTION

Ladies Auxiliary TO Sgt. John b.
Egan Post. No. 6gs. V. L. w, will
be organized in Public Library Audi
toriuf this evening at r. NJ
Mothers, Wives. Sisters and Daugh-
ters over 1G years, of mcH who have
had foreign service are eligible
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Nuto Traffic 'icaNy

NEW BRUNSWICit. FEB. %
There was a heavy traffic here yes
terday because of the good weather
It is said that autom 1bile traffic was
almost as p~cat yesterday as it is
during the week end in summer. No
accidents were reported.
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TWO ESCAPED INMATES OF
JAMESBURG HOME CAUGHT

two cf three boys who yesterday
morning escape from the state
home for boys at -Jamesburg, were
CAPTURE" at O'Clock this morning
by Serge ant Franc Kasprzak. of the
police Department. The boys were
fos.nd on State street. near the l.e-
hisE Valley Railrcad bridges. They
are held at headquarters pending
the arrival OF officials from the
Jancsburg aome.
The y. ys are James Murphy. eigh-
teen ye4r old whose home is in
Newark. ano. Adam Laskowski.
youngster who has no home. The
third fugitive is Tony Marcine. a
CHffwood boy who. according to the
othet two was AZ Ci:ffwood.
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STORM AND COLD WAVE
TO REACH HERE TOMORROW

WASHINGTON. Feb. 23:-The
storms and cold wave which have
made the northwest ice and snow
bound will reach the Atlantic coast
al regions by tomorrow night, ac-
cording to the forecast issued today
bv the weather bureau.
The western storm had its center
carly today over the upper lake re-
gion. Generally the bureaus fore
cast indicated the cold wave portion
of the disturbance will be preceded
IS in the northwest by snow or rain.
storm Warnings
NEW YORK. Feb. 23;-Storln
warnings were ordered hoisted TO-
day from Delaware Breakwater 10
Eastport. Me-. by the weather bu-
aau which said storm over the
Great Lakes was moving eastward.
Gales were predicted late tonight.
small deposit row win insure de-
livery of your FORD when you're ready
FOR it. Dorsey Motors. Inc. Open Even
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The Nash Car--It's so easy riding due
TO all Harvey Ride Rite Springs; no shoch
disorders required. Jefferson Motors, Inc
il35G--2-23-1t4
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It is good will created by Chevrolet
1wners--who satisfied with Chevrolet Scr
vice-arc happy TO recommend this car tn
their friends jefferson Motors Inc.
1l356-S, 25-lt'
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Our easy payment plan combined with
low prices puts the FORD within reach
Of all. Dorsey Motors, Inc Open Even
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FIRE AT NOvO PLANT

Fire late this afternoon i'm the
Novo Laboratories at 651 Catherine
street called ont the 1iremeu in re-
sponse to an alarm from box 50 at
Cortlandt and Easton st ,ets. The
damage as a result of the blaze
could not be learned at press time.
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No rcd tape TO our time Payment plan
Dorsey Motors. Inc. llS6@-s-z5-ls
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Zen months to pay We sell 'em every
where-FORD. Dorsey Motors, Inc.
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An kinds of Coal ana Gas Ranges OF
Monthly payments L. T. Larkin. 26
Mcclellan ST Phone 565-R,
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WEATHER

Rain tonight.
fiobahly followed
by clearing to-
morrow; colder.
, 1922-02-20
WILLIAMS AND
HAYDEN SIGN
Colored Battlers Matched for
Fight at LAKELAND Early
in March,.

Two great negro fighters. scotty
Williams and speedban Hayden. both
OF whom have conquered Casper's own
classy eolored mitt.wtelder. Eddie st.
Clair have been matched. Williams,
hailing from Omaha and Hayden who
hesnes at Columbus. n. NJ. have large
followings among sportsmen in Cas-.
per by recent successes here.
Hayden. under the management Of
Jimmie Jackson OF Columbus, Is cham
pioa Of than all I'm the southwest in
h welterweight division. Williams,
nder the name Of Speedy Mouland,
whipped Eddie st. Clair to a fraxzle
in \ recent appearance here and won
the right to meet Hayden who won
two easy victories over St. Clair last
summer.
This card viii be staged at the Jazz.
land theater. under the MANAGEMENT
OF Walter l.. Simpson. formerly pro
nioter OF Kansas City sport cards.
The event In scheduled for March 2.
, 1922-02-20
VICTOR OVER
MCKERs0N IN ROLLER
SKATING RACE SATURDAY

Nerve, science and huebanded
strength enabled Clarence Hamilton.
former worlds champion OF the roller
ring to stage a comeback Saturday
night when he succeeded in noslng
out a victory in a two-mile race with
Joe Nickerson ut the Winter Garden
arena. The time for tho evening was
five minutes and 30 seconds.
Hamilton took an carly lead and set
a grinding pace. Nickerson the young.
err mar tagged until Hamilton waver-
ed at the halfway mark and then
took tho lead Setting himself for
h final brush Hamilton staged a
speed event which enabled him to ov-
ertake Nickerson and finish half a
lap ahead. Hamilton staged his vic.
tory after having been out of the
racing game for many years.
, 1922-02-20

tiEut iAns VINO attend h ARRAY are
insured Of action and real fighting
when these two classy middlewelght
boxers meet tonight.
The fight card will start promptly
at 5 O'Clock. The opening number &C
cording to the announcements made
will be ready to go at tia sound OF the
5 O'Clock bel n there will be some
thing doing every minute until the
main event is concluded.
The Inner or tonight's bout will
get ar opportunity TO appear in a fin.
ish match with Cowboy Padgett. the
other member OF tho triumvirate
which nov seeks middleweight domi.
nance In the Rocky Mountain region.
Young has trained strenuously for
the fight. He win enter the ring how.
ver with a six-pound advantage in
weight over conley and believes that
this extra poundage will make up for
the loss OF sharpness in his attack due
to a year or moro absence from the
ring.
Conley Is a conner hnd a matter of
a few pounds has ne Sor meant much
in his young life. He is a siashing Dor.
ing-in battler Of the cleancut type
that p~leases fann and IL Morey Young
is abie to Withstand the strenuousity
of the ten rounds OF going h Con.
ley will pace he will justify the belief
OF his followers here that in shape
he is the equal of any boxer in mis-
division In tho western country.
1t Will be science and ring general.
ship as exempiified by Young and aE-
gressiyeness and fighting heart as ex.
emplified by Conley that will tell the
story In tonight's battle. Young no
coubt can content himself by setting
back and taking a comparatively easy
decision ever Conley by superior box.
ing prowess. This however he will not
do me says, and when he meets Con
ley tonight he will stage every effort
for a knockout victory. II Young can
WELD an ether Ritt no will pull a
stunt or Mr.. coniey hat will be with
out precedent. Mr.. Conley on the
ether hand has always shown an abIl-
ity 10 take It. carries a sleep potion
in either jabber and is a boxer of no
mean ability.
Late this evening tickets will be
moved from the Smoke House where
they have been on sale to tho Iris the
L where reservations a be made.
The DELEGATIONS from Thermopolis
, 1922-02-20

~
can athletes in 81 contests. This
number. a trine more than ~cne-third
of the entire list OF accepted records.
In also greater than the combined to-
tai OF n two other nationz.
Amsrcas nearest competitor for
the honor Of leading the world in the
matter of record holders. Is Great
Britain. whose athletes have marked
up the best time or distance in rs
events Denmark and Finland are
tied for thivd place with seven records
each. No other nation approaches
tho versatility OF the American ath.
lete for h eUnited States performers
ave established records in six out
Of tho seven groups of composition
into which the worlds record events
naturally divide themselves.
This country is without a record
holder in the walking events in which
Great Britain and Finland hold all the
records. america is tied with Great
Britain in the running records. each
nation having thirteen to its credit.
United States holders are confjr-
o to the sprints and the shorter dis
TANGO unH. Great Britain stars hold
a majority Of tho long dist ance
records.
These REGARDS as published in The
Official Athletic Almanac, were ADOPT
Q d at the conference of the A A.
F.. last May. Since that meeting sew
eral American and foreign athletes
have bettered records now listed but
these cannot be officially considered
worlds records until accepted by the
i. A A F., which acceptance may be
delayed another six months or a year.
Such an example is hat of the run
ming broadjump credited to p. o'con.
nor Of Ireland. with a leap of "a feet,
liz inches, made in 1901. This REQ
ord vas surpassed last July when
Il. o. Gourdin. of Harvard. jumped
Is feet, . inches, in the dual meet
between Oxford Cambridge versus
Yale-Harvnrd at Cambridge.
Taking the records as they appear
in tho latest official list. however, it
lie shown that the American athlete Is
better in more events in the record list
than any one other nationality. Every
record from 100 yards to one mile is
held by n United States athlete.
From two to Is miles English runnero
hold sway although most OF these
times were made IN the early nine
ties. In metric running records Fin
land, Sweden and France hold all but
the sprints which so to American
athletes. Walking records are held
by pedestrians of Great Britain, Can
ada and Denmark.
Substituting Gourdin's new record
in piare of O'Connor's all tho jumping
records are in the hands of American
athletes and the same is rue of the
weight events. Finland. Sweden and
the United States divide honors in the
discus and taveiin competitions. Can
ada gets two hurdle records as e. j..
Thomson of Dartmouth college was
born across the border. All others
are held by United States hurdlers.
OF the ten relay records eight are
held by American teams; one by a
Great Britain quartet and the other
by a Swedish combination
The apportionment of worlds
mong the seven holding nations is as
follows:
United States IS uns. s Jumps. 4
weights. I discus-jayelin. six hurdles,
8 relay racing; Great Britain 8 run
Is walks, 1 jump, 1 relay racing;
Finland 4 runs, 2 discus-5avelin; Den
mark 7 walks; Sweden 4 runs. 1 dis
ous.javeiin; France s runsi Canada
. hurdles.
, 1922-02-20
Reubens Offered
Bout With Meyers

SPOKANE. WASH. Feb. 2o.-Benny
Reubens. middleweight wrestler of
this city. announced today that he has
been offered a bout in Chicago with
Johnny Meyers, claimant tn the
worlds middieweight championship.
Reubens said no had accepted the
offer but a he preferred to meet
Meyers in Spokane and that no had
proposed an arrangement whereby
Meyers would receive practically the
entire gate receipts IL the match is
held here.
, 1922-02-20
BAN ON FIGHTS
HFI0F0R time
No Prospects of Boxing in
Cleveland Until Summer
at Least.
CLEVELAND. Feb. ,o.-rhas ia NJ

CLEVELAND. Feb. 3o.-rhne 10 no
chance for professional boring
matches in Cleveland until hummer
and It is possible the lid will remain
on during the entire administration
of Mayor Fred Kohler.
In making this anrouncement. May
or Kohier said today tho fate of anna
teur shows also is hanging In balance
IF we do not get better results out
of the amateur game than We have
SO far" the mayor said 1T VIII be use
less discussing tho professional game.
II is my opinion We the lid Off
the amateur sport too quickly. We
should have left It on another month
Perhaps the public that attends the
shows then would have taken h 70
cess to heart and known how to con-
duet itself when the lid was taken
off,
more reforms arc needed before
I will consider the removal Of the I'D
on professional boxing There Is no
building adopted for big boring shows
and will not be for some time yet For
that reason, II no other. I do not
favor allowing boxing contests before
next summer, when they can be staged
and I am not sure I viii al
low them then"
AT a recent amateur show the hox-
ing commission was booed through
out, and noticed was served on the
spectators at that dino that no r,Sre
rowdyism would be tolerated.
, 1922-02-20
HANDHALL TOURNEY IS
SCHEDULED At DETROIT

DETROIT. Mich, Feb. 2o-Leading
handball players in h middle west
are expected to enter the Central A.
A u. championship tournament, to
be held at the Detroit Athletic club in
the week ending March 4.
Singles and doubles will be played.
with A A U. rules governing. Gold
silver and bronz medals will be award
ed in each division.
The doubles competition promises
to be exceptionally keen. Among those
eligible arc Spiegel and Asselin of De-
troit Y. NJ. c. A., national double
champions.
Arthur Schinner of Milwaukee. Cen
trail A A u. singles champion. VIII
defend his title an dalso will be en-
tered in the doubles with Borgelt as
his partner.
, 1922-02-20
RAY AND MURCHIsON TO
COMPETE At K. C. MEET


KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 2o.-Joie
Ray n loren Murchison n ex-
pected TO compete in the seventeenth
annual indoor track meet OF the Kan
sas City Athletic club here February
rs. Both will carry the colors OF the
Illinois Athletic club of Chicago. Ray
will run in a special 1900 meter event
against Ray Watson. former Kansas
State Agricultural college distance
star, and an Ames entry, probably
Higgins. Ray recently established a
new indoor record for the mile when
he ran it in 4-2o 2-5 at Boston
Numerous college athletes are ex-
pected to participate in the meet Re
lay teams from Missouri Valley on
ference schools. and Missouri State
and Kansas State mile relay teams Of
four men each are on the program.
, 1922-02-20
clsPER's OPPONENT ON
WEDNESDAY, CONTENDER
FOR THE STATE TITLE

Casper high school In an intensive
campaign which will close "Wednesday
evening viii seek general. support in
Casper to cur a huge tournout
when the basketball OF the local
school meets the cage quintet from
worland Wednesday night
The woriand squad which viii as
sail Casper is considered a likely con-
tender for state basketball honors. II
Worland wins it viii succeed itself to
this distinction. the team representing
the school having nosed out victory at
Laramie Isl year.
In view Of poor showing earlier in
the season Casper has not been cred
tied with having a chance at the state
honors. Financial and moral support
II the Wednesday night game may do
much to instm confidence into tho re-
juvenated Casper squad Be there
boosters
, 1922-02-20
MAT CHAMP To
RETIRE SOON
VIII Pass Title Over to
Brother if Latter Defeats
Stecher Tomorrow.

NEW YORK. Feb. 2o.-stanisiaus
zbyszko. worlds heavyweight wres-
Ting champion champion plans 10
retire indicated in May and to place
4 title in tho are of his young
brother wladek.
Tho younger OF the graphing zhysz-
kos is TO engage Joe stecher. former
champion. in u bout in Madison
Square Garden tomorrow night. II
Wladek wins hie older brother will
make immediate plans for retirement.
, 1922-02-20
ROUDIL OR COLLINS TO
Be ELIMINATED TODAY

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 2o.-Effher
Edouard Roudil of France. or Percy
N. Collins. Chicago. win DO eliminated
today as a contender for champion
ship honors in the international 1s.z
balk line amateur billiard tournament
They oppose each other this afternoon.
Each has won two games and lost
one and the loser of today's match
will be out OF the running so far as
the lille is concerned
Edgar t. Appieby. New York, ma
uonal champion. with three victories
and no defeats. held a commanding
lead as the second week OF the tourna-
ment started. He has two games yet
10 play.
, 1922-02-20

chise they are ready to negotiate for
any other Western franchise. they
said. adding that they have plenty of
money behind them and will show
the club owners that it would be to
their interest to make the change.
All the other clubs were said to
be willing that a franchise should go
to Denver provided the management
Of a Denver team would pledge st.
self to stand a part of the expense
Of the long railroad jump from the
visiting teams. After Joplin. Whit
lock and Atkins feel that the Sioux
City franchise is most available.
, 1922-02-20
WESTERN LEAGUE ADOPTS
1922 PLAYING SCHEDULE

ST. JOSEPH. Mo. Feb. 2o.-Adop-
ton Of a playing schedule for 1929 was
the principal business to come before
a meeting of representatives Of the
baseball clubs OF the Western league
here today. Magnatos said before the
meeting however. that several other
questions. including the draft and the
possible transfer of the Joplin fran
chise to some other city were dis
ctiRRed.