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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-30
Die Up CANNON
BALL Of 1776
Relic at Railway Shows His
torical Features of This
Section of New Jersey

While excavating at the New Jor-
sey Reformatory at Railway. an old
cannon ball was dug up on Teusd2y
of this week. 1t gives every evil
dence of being a relic of the Revo-
lutionary days.
History tells us that on the morn
ing of November 2S, 1776. General
George Washington left Newark
with the enemy's advancing guards
entering at n end of the town,
while he was passing out at tae
Their. The ContinentaN divided ia
to two columns, one going by the
way of Springfield and Scotch Plains
and the other through Elizabeth
town and Woodbridge and it was this
latter column that reached New
Brunswick the next day and WAS
joined by a small force under Lord
Stirling, who had been exchanged
a short time before, sent thither 10
guard the Raritan at that point and
the vicinity of Perth Amboy against
British incursions.
After leaving Elizabethtown the
Continentals were harassed by the
British and just before the engage
ment at Woodbridge, a skirmish
took place at Spanktown. which is
now occupied principally by the
present site of the Reformatory.
The ball weighs a trifle over eleven
pounds and is a inches in diameter.
Its construction shows the hurried
work necessary in those days in Or
der to supply ammunition to meet
the heavy demands. The material
also shows the makeup of the iron
of those days which was dug up in
many a swamp and marsh of New
Jersey, being very rough and yet,
as history has proved, decidedly eff
fectual.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-30
TOTTENvILLE

Mrs. J. MacIntyre Forester, of
Hampstead, l.. l., is visiting hei
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James cur
RE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron LaForge en-
tertained this.week the latter's mo-
Their. Mrs. Mary Bedell, of Brook
Ign.
Mrs. Jacob Morris, of Woodbridge,
visited her daughter, Mrs. Edwin
Paugh. yesterday. ,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Johnson. OF
Jersey City, have been at their sum-
mer bungalow this week.
Mrs. Fred Gross will entertain the
Friday Afternoon Euchre CLUB to-
morrow. ,,
MIR. and Mrs. Richard Trestrail
have been visiting relatives at Dun
ellen.
A son was BORN to Mr.. and Mrs,
Westley Clarkson, of Fisher avenue
recently.
Fred J. Kaufman spent the week
end with relatives at Elizabeth.
Philip Van Pelt and family have
moved to the Dabbs house, in Fisher
venue
Mrs. William Wyrille, of Eliza
beth. a former resident, is present
ing THE Rustic Minstrels," given
for st. Stephens church several
years ago. at the Grier Avenue NJ. r.
church, Elizabeth. tonight n TO,
morrow night. Harold follower
and Robert Fuller. of Tottenville'
are in the cast.
A meeting of the Police Reserves
will be held tonight at the police
station. Major Roberts is expected
to be down for the meeting. .
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-30
HEARING ON TUNNEL
BILL BEFORE MAYOR

TOTTENVILLE, March 30:-
Staten Island was we'll represented
at the hearing before the mayor
yesterday on the amendments to the
tunnel bill passed by the last legls-
azure and which are down to the
mayor for his approval or disap-
prevail. Senator c. Ernest Smith,
representing Richmond. advised the
mayo to consult the corporation
counsel before acting on the bill
supposed to empower the Board OF
Estimate to construct a tunnel be-
tween Staten Island and Brooklyn.
Smith was not so sure but what the
original tunnel bill known as Chap
ter 700 of the laws of 1921 would be
better to work under.
Representatives of the Staten Is
land Civic League opposed the
measure on the ground that it would
involve the city in further difficult
ties and hat it might benefit New
Jersey rather than the Port Author
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-30
BY HARRY b. HUNT

WASHINGTON go ''Wired Wire
less" solves the problem of the babel
of the air created by radio enthu-
siasts.
Maj. Gen. George Q. Squier. chief
signal officer of the United States
army, explained today how his de-
velopment of wired wireless can
be applied to practical problems of
radio ~broadcasting and receiving.
Sitting at his desk in his Office In
the Munitions Building. General
Squier turns the switch of his cleo
trio desk lamp.
Immediately the strains of a violin
solo by Mischa Elman flood the
room, coming from an ordinary ra-
dio-receiviIG set in n corner.
system is Simple
There's nothing startling about
it," says Squier, shopping off the
switch, For years we have been
broadcasting all sorts of things by
means of II electric lighting cir
cuits-fat irons, u cleaners,
Washing machines, dishwashers,
curling irons. fans.
Nov by this system of controlled
radio we simply broadcast radio
waves over a definite network of
wires and INTO homes ana Offices in
a definitely known zone, instead of
sending them out at random to help
confuse the ether.
Radio Now Exclusive
zone of the biggest handicaps to
radio, heretofore, has been its all
iuclusiveness. BY this new method,
radio MAJ be made exclusive.
sNNaghSnytnn fnV instance NAV
broadcast for its citizens concerts
lectures, news-bulletins or any sort
of information or entertainment
without disturbing the ether for
Baltimore or other nearby towns.
by assigning wave-lengths any
number Of broadcasting stations can
food n%leSsn ZOOS into the MaShinGtOI
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-30
SALMAGUNDI At BIG
WOODBRIDGE event

WOODBRIDGE, March 30.-The
The Salmagundi Musical and Liter
airy Society was entertained by DIR.
and Mrs. I. II. Spencer on Tuesday
evening. The president. j. j. Livin-
good, Jr., presiding. The various
committees in charge of the annual
reception which will be held on June
6 in the high school auditorium wrer
appointed. 1t was announced hat a
play will be given this wear.
The program was unusually inter-
esting. Mr.. Sidney Noe, of New
York, a former resident of this
town, and a graduate of the local
high school and of Rutgers College,
and later identified as secretary with
the American Numismatic Society.
was the speaker. Mr.. Noes sub
Religion" particularly to Passion
ject was "Art and Its Relation to
Week.
Mr.. Noe said his interest in art
dated back to the days in the local
high school. lie has travelled ex-
tensively abroad visiting the various
cathedrals and making a study of
the paintings from the earliest paint
ing in the fourth to the fourteenth
centuries. He pointed out the vari-
Gus development along the Inherent
lines showing the HrSl PAINTINGS "
possess only length and breadth and
the later development of depth The
relation of the church to art was
clearly exempliied. The church be-
ing the earliest patron of art all OF
the cathedrals were decorated with
frescoes and paintings. Another
point brought out was the racial
features which the Italian, Flemish.
German, and Spanish painters in
troduced with their art.
Mr.. Noe explained in a most
scholarly n the copies of all
the famous pictures in the collec-
tions. making particular mention OF
the Metropolitan Museum of Art in
New York and the Boston Library.
Mr.. Randolph accompanied by Mrs.
Randolph. SAL three solos.
Mrs. w. v. ID. Strong read a most
interesting paper on the origin OF
Easter. 1t was an excellent paper
and THOROUGHLY enjoyed. Refresh
ments were served. The next meet
ing will h with Miss Susie Freeman,
when a two act farce. Miss Molly"
will he given.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-30
LOCAL SUIT HEARD
IN CIRCUIT CASE

NEW BRUNSWICK, March 30
The suit of Potts & Kaufman of
Perth Amboy, against Michael Izzo,
of Plainfield, a grocer. is before
Judge Frank Lloyd in the county
court this morning. The action has
been started to collect the balance
on a book account, $SS5.92.
The plaintiffs made sales to 1zzo
through David Cohen, "a salesman
who resides in Elizabeth. Cohen. it
vas pointed out, takes the orders
and collects the money. The collec-
tions l. deposited in an Elizabeth
bank and drawn en- by Potts &
Kaufman as they are wanted.
The defense admits that he total
amount of the claim is correct, but
that credits are not given where
they should be. David Wilentz rep
resents the plaintiff and Joseph f.,
Stricken is appearing for the de-
PENDANT.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-30
.MATAWAN ACTS
ON CROSSINGS
Elimination of Main Street
Grade Crossing is Now Un-
der Consideration

MATAWAN, March 3O.-Elimina-
ton of the grade crossing of the
New York & Long Branch Railroad
lat Main street, was seriously dis
at the meeting of the Bor-
ough Council Tuesday night at
which time Borough Attorney FL
lmer II. Geran explained to the may
or and councilmen the exact pro-
cedure in securing some action ON
the matter. From the stand taken
by the councilmen at that meeting,
it Is likely that some effort Will be
made in the immediate future to
have the Main street grade crossing
eliminated.
With the grade crossing elimi-
mated, it will enable traffic to go di-
rectly from Keyport t Matawan.
without crossing railroad tracks and
will enable the Jersey Central Trac-
ltion Company to connect the Mata-
! wan and Keyport tracks so that
lcars can operate from one end OF
1.-THE division to the other without the
necessity of changing cars at the
railroad tracks as at the present
time.
The councilmen estimated thai the
work could be done for an amount
| between $4,000 and 100000, not
including the land damage. OF
| course, some of the buildings which
now are situated only a few feet
| above the road level, will be on top
of an embankment, but it IS heid
that this embankment would en-
able the property owners to beautliy
heir property. The idea advanced
by the councilmen for the elimina-
zion of the crossing, vas to have the
freeholders cut the street down a
certain depth and the railroad raise
the track slightly. At h present
time the railroad is situated on top
of a hill and it is held that this hill
could lie cut away without any grea'
| expense so that the road could pass
under the present tracks.
Although there have been some
bad accidents at the crossing, the
| reason that others have not occur
red there is due, according to the
council. to the fact that people
know what a dangerous crossing IL
is and for this reason use more imam
the ordinary care in crossing oVel
the tracks. Arrangements were
made whereby Mayor Wllham u
| Sutphin and Councilman William y.
| Clark will visit Long Branch mex
! week and take the matter up with
Sunerintendent l.. w. Berry of the
,Lew York & Long Branch railroad.
Other matters that will be taken
IN with Mr.. Berry will be that oil
furnishing gravel for Atlantic ave-
nue.. If the borough and township
agree to spread it and the laying OF
hrick or concrete paving in front OF
the passenger station here.
Arrangements were also MADE az
the meeting for the Mayor Sutphln
10 write Mr.. Hope of h Contra
Railroad of New Jersey, concerning
fifty trip and family tickets between
Matawan and New York City. J.
these are not granted by the railroad
company it is likely that the mat
Ter will be presented to h Pubic
Utility Commission.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-30
KEYPORT MAN, 70,
HAS BIRTHDAY PARTf

KEYPORT, March 30.-Zacheus
Snyder celebrated his seventy-eighth
birthday anniversary at his home on
First street with a party which was
attended by IA number of his relatives
and friends. At the gathering four
generations We're present, being
Zacheus Snyder, Sr., Charles Snyder,
Sr., Charles Snyder, Jr. and Helen
Snyder.
A jolly evening was spent with
music and games, also dancing and
at a late hour refreshments were
served. Mr.. Snyder was the recipi-
ent of "A number of gifts from his
many friends and relatives.
Among those present were Mr.
and Mrs. John Mathews, Mr.. anc
Mrs. John Hetherington. Mr.. and
Mrs. Zacheus Snyder, Jr.. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Snyder. Jr., Miss Helen
Snyder. Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Coutss
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Snyder. ST.
of woodbridge, Mrs. Roland Fenni-
more of Fair Haven, Mrs. j. Claude
Brown. Mrs. Hannah Force. Alfred
Tracey. Harlan D. Fowler, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Snyder and daughter,
Miss Ruth Snyder. Miss Mae Hohen-
stein and Everett Snyder.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-30
FIRE ENGINES
BREAK down
TottenviIIe Without Protection
When Two Apparatus Meet
With Accident

TOTTENNlLLE, March 30.-Tot-
tenviiIe was pracucdiIy without iirr
protection for several hours last
night when both the motor appar-
tus OF ISL Engine and 10 HOOK and
Ladder Company were put out OF
commission following d u TO a
brush ure at the tool OF Joline ave-
nue. shortly before . O'Clock. Johns
avenue is very narrow n the en-
CINE in attempting 10 turn becalne
lodged in the mud after 1T got oil
ntle macadam road and the hook AM
adder was put out OF commission by
the breaking of a gear in trying TO
turn within the narrow space.
The brush fire on the property of
h H-achermeister estate did not
nou 10 much and vas soon ex-
tinguished.
While all this was going on Tot
tenville and vicinity that is covered
by the two companies were without
protection for several hours. Act
ing Chief Broggan arriving on the
scene sent in a call about IL o'clock
for 159 Engine of Dongan Hills TO
cover the T%ottenville district while
the other fire apparatus were out OIL
commission.
II was early this morning before
the engine succeeded in getting out
of the mud and another hook and
ladder truck was sent to TottenviHe
from the north side of the Island TO
take place Of the disabled machine
which will have to be taken to the
repair shops in Manhattan before II
can he put into service again. When
n special call was sent in for las
engine to cover Tottenville 1t was
mistaken for an alarm Of fire at
Elliott avenue and Tatten street n
the police were scurrying around TO
and tne blaze. When fire headquar-
ters was called it was found there
was no fire.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-30
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bedell. oil
Brooklyn. visited relatives here n
Tottenville, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Farrell, oil
Manhattan. were visitors at Prince
Bay this week.
Rev.a EIoeAnce Randolph, pastor OF
!. IL -. Il. Zion church for two
. years, who sailed for Africa Janu-
ary 81, this year, has arrived safe
ly at her destination at the Metho-
dist Mission, Monrovia. Liberia, &C.
cording to word received here.
Joseph Morrey has been elected
superintendent of st. Marks Sunday
school in place of William Barker.
resigned.
f. Wilsey Owens has broken
ground for a dwelling at Nance ave-
nue. and Amboy road, Prince Bay.
Mrs. Fred Bateman, of Great
Kills visited relatives in Elizabeth
and Roselle Park this week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-30
MAN BEATEN
LIKELY To DIE
Murder Charge May Result
From Attack on Justice
Smith at So. River

NEW BRUNSWICK. March 80
A murder or manslaughter charge
may result from the activities out
side of a lunch Dom on Main
street, South River. last Friday
night, when William Smith, a JUS
tlce of the peace and constable of
East Brunswick township, was beat
en- over the head and face by a milk
bottle held by Dizzo St. George of
South River, the county detectives
charge.
Smith was ordered removed to st.
Peters hospital yesterday where it
was reported that he is suffering
from a fractured skull and his death
is expected at any time. From the
time of the incident last Friday
night Smith has been under the care
of Doctors Wood and Hunt of South
River, and upon his arrival at the
local hospital, DIR. A. l.. Smith took
charge.
1t is said that st. George and
Smith had some kind of an argu-
ment in the lunch room, and that
when Smith left to go to his car. his
opponent followed him. 1t is alleged
hat he used the bottle over his
head and face, threw his opponent
to the ground and then started tC
kick him. County Detective Ferd
David left for South River this
morning to place St. George under
arrest.
st. George is the party who was
recently implicated by three boys
| who were placed on probation, il
connection with tire thefts in tina,
section of the county. The boys were
indicted, but st. George was not
and Judge DAILY in the county courI
made it known that this party
should be indicted in connection
with the thefts. St. George is al
employe of a drug company at South
River.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-30
Kcyport II. A. to Meet

KEYPORT, March 30.-A special
meeting of Coronal Council NO. l4oo
Royal Arcanum, will be held tomor-
row night at the rooms OF the couh-
Gil for the purpose of conferrlng the
degree of the order on a OIL
candidates. Orator William New
man recently elected with his COM
mittee is making preparations for
entertaining a large number of mem
bers of the order at this time. Plans
for an open meeting on April IA
and a Ladies Night" on May H.
will be made at this meeting. Many
sout of town guests from IN
neighboring places will be at the
meeting tomorrow night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-30
WORRIED
HUSBANDS
READ THIS
GUIDES PEPTO-MANGAN Is II BEST
TONIC FOR NERVOUS. TIRED
OUT WIVES

Is your wife all ttred out and cross
and irritable much of the time. Do the
children bother her to death" every day,
and do the ordinary household tasks that
she formerly performed with ease now to
overtax her? In other words. do you Of
ten come home to a house of trouble in
stead of a house of JOY and happiness?
IL your answer is yes" to these pointed
questions. don't blame your wife until she
has taken GUIDES Pepto-Mangan with her
meals for n few weeks. She is simply
rundown and nervous and needs the kind
of iron that she will get In GUIDES pepto-
Mangan to give her more vitality and
strength. For thirty years doctors have
recommended GUIDES Pepto-Mangan as a
frst-class building-up tonic. Sold by your
druggist in both linquid and tablet form.
Advertisement.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-30
TALL CEDAR SMOKER
AT PALACE TOMORROW

WORTHWHILE, March 3O.-Ar
engagements have been completed foi
The smoker of Staten Island tores'
Tall Cedars OF Lebanon h a VIII pe
Aheld tomorrow night at the Palace
heatre which has been u lol
A. e event. An elaborate program
~ been prepared by the m
w charge of the affair of whle-
.eJames Laird, manager of the thea
tire is at the head.
The tickets for the event nave
sold rapidly. There will be voca
and instrumental music togethei
with a motion picture III
the program.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-30
File Building Contract

NEW BRUNSWICK, March 30
A building contract has been placed
on file, in the office Of the county
clerk today. The contract is be-
tween Harry Levinson, of Tottenville
as the owner, and Soren S. Olson, OF
Perth Amboy, as the builder, the pa
pers calling for alterations and re-
pairs to to the store property owned
by Levinson at. 1913 Smith street,
Perth Amboy. The work is to be
completed by May 1, at a cost OF
S2450.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-30
Good For That .FIu" Cough

For quick relief from the wearing
coughs that "hang on" after the
grippe or influenza, take Foley's
Honey and Tar. Mrs. X. D.. Drake
Childs. Nd, writes: after an at
tack of the flu that left me with a
severe cough nothing seemed to re-
Iieye me till I tried Foley's Honey
and Tar, which I a highly recon-
mend" 1t is also good for Group
whooping cough and colds. 1t puts
a soothing. healing coating over the
infiamed surfaces. cuts the phlegm,
eases h~oarseness. clears the air pas
sages. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-30
PENSION ACT HEARING

NEW BRUNSWICK, March 40
A hearing under. the widows pen
sion act will be held before Judge
Peter DAILY tomorrow afternoon. at Z
O'Clock. About thirty applicants are
expected to apply for aid under the
act, which provides for monthly
sums to be paid for the support OF
dependent children.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-30
Choxvder Sale for Fords

FORDS, March 3U.-A clam crow
der supper and a sale of fancy arr
ticles and foods is to be held by the
Ladies' Aid society of Our Redemer's
Lutheran church tomorrow after
noon and night. Clam chowder is a
nual affair is always a cussess. Be-
big attraction at Fords and this an
ginning at 2 o'clock in the afternoon,
the chowder will be served until
late at night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-30

NEWARK, March 3O.-PIgs OWL
ed by the city will henceforth serve
as scavengers in Newark. The city
will buy $500 worth of pigs whose
duty it will be to gather the gar
bage daily. The herd will be cared
for in a piggery conducted by the
Paste Products Company and the
city expects to make six per cent on
its investment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-30

7 circuit, for Washington consump-
ton. without clutterins UP the
ether for general radio work
This eXclusiYeness a be car
ricd much further. Any hotel or
building having its own electric
system, can become a s~elf-contain-
ed radio circuit.
With a radio amplifier in each
room, connected with the hotels
own electric circuit. it would be
possible for the music OF the Or
chestra in the main dining o to
! be broadcasted to every guest room.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-30
surrogate Imnroyes

NEW BRUNSWICK, March so
Surrogate Daniel w. Clayton has
shown considerable improvement
during the past week. He is able
again to sit up in bed for short pc
RODS. and IL anxious to get back to
work.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-30
Cut This Quilt Is Worth Monel

Cut out this slip, enclose with DC
and mail it to Foley & Co., 1855
Sheffield avenue. Chicago. ILL.,, writ
ing your name and address clearly,
You will receive in return a trial
package containing Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound for coughs
colds and Group: Foley Kidney
Pills for pains in sides and back;
rheumatism. backache. kidney and
bladder ailments: and Foley Cath
artic Tablets, a wholesome and
thoroughly cleansing cathartic fol
constipation, b~iliousness, headaches
and sluggish bowels. Sold every
|where,-Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-30
Rin Fund for Xcrdnn

PARIS, March 30.-The ministry
of liberated regions has granted o.
500. 900 francs to the city of Verdun
with which to start reconstruction OF
the town. battered by the German
| guns during the war.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-30
STATE NEWS

TRENTON, March 80 -Governor
Edwards has asked for and receiv-
cd from the Office OF the adjutant
general certain INFORMATION relating
tc the proposed reorganization of
the National Guard as defined in
the ~so-called Powell Act, which was
passed by the last Legislature. The
nature of the information supplied
the executive has not been given
out here and Adjutant General
Gilkyson when asked about it, said
that he regarded the communica-
! tons, in which the information was
contained, al a confidential one to
| the governor which he did not feel
like making public. 1t is assumed
here that MIR. Edwards will very
shortly issue a definite statement
as to his attitude respecting the re-
organization.
NEWARK, March 80. - Eleven
Chinese were arrested, n was
slightly wounded while trying to
escape and a large Quantity of
opium valued at $4,000 was confls-
Gated in raids made upon eight New
ak opium dens last night by q squad
of Federal agents from New York
and Philadelphia and members OF the
local vice squad headed by captain
Sebold.
By the raids it is believed that the
few remaining opium dives in TINS
city will be closed up permanently.
ATLANTIC CITY, March 30.-ln-
spired by climbing mercury columns,
at noon. hundreds of hathers de-
which had reached seventy degrees
at noon hundreds of bathers de-
serted the indoor pools for a cold
plunge in the breakers.
Trim sailing craft were taken out
for initial runs before the spring
breeze, while the golf links were
crowded with devotees of the sport.
The boardwalk and beaches were Il
riot of color.
Weather bureau officials said that
with one exception today was the
warmest March 20 Atlantic City has
seen in fifty years.
AVELON, March 30.-The four
masted schooner Clara A. Donnell,
which went ashore -four miles north
east of Station 131. United States
coast guard at this place, was still
fast on T~ownsend's Inlet bar. The
crew was not removed by the coast
guard station men.