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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-21
PART Of PLANT
SAVED IN FIRE
Damage at Carborundum Co.
Factory Will Not be Over
100000, It Is Said

Through the combined efforts OF
fire companies from five municipal
tiles, part of the plant OF the Car
borundum Company in Keasbey was
saved from destruction hy flames
yesterday afternoon. 1t WIS sold to-
day by e. B. Forse, manager at the
plant, thai although the exact
amount of damage done is not
known as vet. that it would be less
than 100000. The fire companies
which saved the plant from COM
plete destruction were Keasbey
Fords. Metuchen, Woodbridge and
two companies from Perth Amboy
The exact cause of the blaze will
probably never be known. as from
the point it started there was no rea-
son to be any fire. according to in
formation obtained during the fire
The buildings destroyed were all OF
frame constr ction, with the excep-
ton of two story brick building
in which the blaze burned up to a
fire wall and then went out. The
fact that the fire wall proved q
barrier which the flames could not
pass, probably saved the larger brick
buildings from destruction.
The buildings destroyed yesterday
were all Of frame construction and
were the only fran, buildings re-
naming in the plant. The balanc,
of the buildings are of brick con-
struction and said to be fireproof
With the exception of putting a new
roof on the steel frame of one o.
the buildings burned yesterday. 1t Is
doubtful if they will be rebuilt. l
is said the buildings were not abso,
lutely necessary to the company anG
for this reason might be done away
with. However. if they are rebuff
they will be of fireproof construc'
ton.
The fire which started at 1920
o'clock reached it's height shortly
before 2 o'clock, after which houi
the firemen were able to get th'
blaze under control. The ruins were
still smoking this morning. however
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-21
TWO FERRYBOATS IN
SERVICE FOR WEEKEND

Two boats will be put in service
for Saturday and Sundays beginning
this week, on the route of the Staten
Island Rapid Transit between this
city and Tottenville, was ounced
yesterday by f. A. English, super
visor of New York terminal proper
ties of tho Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road on his visit here with +. j.
Hammer. superintendent of the Stat
en- Island Rapid Transit and other
officials of the road looking over
the recent improvements made at
the ferry terminal at the foot of
Smith street.
The ferryboat Tottenvil1e will be
brought from the company's docks
at Clifton. Staten Island. early Sat-
urday morning and put on the route.
This boat will run as the auxiliary
over the week ends until the ar
rival of the new ferryboat which is
expected to be here some time IN
August.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-21
HAVE OWN PLANS
FOR CROSSINGS
Western Improvement Asso-
citation Has Own Ideas of
What City Needs

Absolute dissatisfaction with the
present plans for the elimination of
grade crossings in the city as sub
mitted by the railroads and also as
altered by Engineer Louis p. Booz,
made itself clearly evident last night
at the mass meeting held in the au-
ditorium of the Western Improve
ment Association on Brace avenue.
Opposition to the elimination
plans was divided into three COM
plants. the first being the intima-
ton that an attempt was being made
by the aldermen to foist these plans
upon the city whether 1t wanted
them or not. The second charge
seemed to be alleged discrimination
against the western end of the city,
while the third was that too much
emphasis was being laid upon the
costs to be incurred by the railroads
and too little upon the property
losses which, it Is declared. would
result from the present plans.
The accusation was also made that
the city would be practically cut into
two parts if the railroad project be
carried out, and that western Perth
Amboy would come out the little end
of the horn.
somewhat favorable reception
was accorded a sketch presented by
MAIDS Madsen that embodied radical
changes in the grade crossing plans.
The essence of Mr.. Madsen's plan
proved to be demonstration show
ing that traffic at Washington street,
instead of crossing at height OF
over thirty feet, could be run be,
tween the elevations of the Central
and Lehigh Valley railroads. with an
elevation of only about nine fee,
above the present street level Wash
ington street would, in other words
60 above the Central tracks and be-
meath the Lehigh Valley tracks in
stead of clearing both Of them as al
present indicated.
Mr.. Madsen maintains that this
new plan may be carried out with
out exceeding the seven-tenths ol
one per cent grade limit insisted up
on by the railroads. 1t is further
claimed by Madsen that his plan WI!
not affect the railroad yards below
State street or beyond Convery place
two other points embodied in tbs
features insisted upon.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-21

Following a session of the police
committee of the Board of Alder
men last night, which it is pointed
out was held for the purpose of
learning whether or not officers
William Seiboth and William Buch-
an were doing police duty around
midnight on June IA. 1921, when d
taxi owned by Burns Bros. was
wrecked in an accident at Wood
bridge and John Larson, eighteen
year-old Hopelawn boy. was killed,
William Phillips. twepty-four years
old. of 457 Compton \avenue, and
John Clausen, twenty-one years OLD,
giving his address as Fords, were
arrested on a grand larceny charge.
The two men were arrested by
Detective Michael Muska and Off
GERS Buchan and William Seiboth,
and the complainant in the case IS
Joseph A. Richart, of New Bruns-
wick. The day after the taxi acci-
dent it was reported that the two
officers had followed touring car
which it is said contained persons
who were seen at work stripping an
automobile which was on the side
of the road in the vicinity of the
new Barber Asphalt plant on Amboy
avenue.
The automobile standing on the
side of the road. was the property of
Richart and was placed there be-
cause of the fact that it was disabled
in an accident early on the night OF
June 14. Phillips and Clausen, it is
alleged, are the two persons who
were seen near the disabled car and
who jumped into their car upon the
appearance of bus coming from
Woodbridge.
I According to information gathered
on June 49, 1921, the day following
the accident, the bus kept after the
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-21
NEW IRELAND
CRISIS SEEN
Little More Will be Needed to
Start Civil War, Lon
d0n'S View

LONDON, March 21 (By The Asso
ciated Press)-The danger of the
situation in Ireland is emphasized
by morning newspapers. several of
which takes the view that little more
will be needed to start civil war.
Shipping between forces has been go
ing on for several days and yester-
day machine guns were brought
into action. Meanwhile disturbances
continue throughout the six counties
of Ulster.
Moderate opinion in the south IA
vors joint action by the northern
and southern government to relieve
the tension on the border. according
to the Times Dublin correspondent,
and 1t is hinted that the conference
between Arthur Griffith and Michae
Collins yesterday was partly con-
cerned with possibility of securing
such action. 1t was thought this
might involve a preliminary meet.
ing of Mr.. Collins with Premier SiI
James Craig, of Ulster.
Reports of further incenGiarism ir
the northern districts where the ten
sion between Protestants anC Catho'
lies Is much severe. fill much space
in the newspapers.
The violent enunciation of eacf
faction against the other suggest
apportionment of the blan Is dif
ficult and perhaps impossible to de
eide. but they show the fie'ce state
| of factionai feeling which dan
gerously threatened the genera
| peace.
No late development in border al
fairs is reported for the pres mt, bu
Belfast police last night reported
telegraph and telephone wires II
| County Tyrone and in parts or Coun
ty Armath and Londonderry ha'
been cut, and Belfast was corse
quently unable to communicate will
| those districts.
In consequence of continued law
lessness in Belfast. the carmen o
the city announced over night tnei
determination to cease work on IN
| ground that they are insufficienti
| protected,
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-21
AWARD CONTRACT FOR
new FIRE APPARATUS

The American La France Fire En-
gine Company was awarded the con-
tract to furnish a six cylinder. four
cycle, front drive, rear steering mo-
tor driven fire truck for the Liberty
Hook & Ladder Company by the al
dermen last night. The bid of this
company was $12.050 +. o. b. Perth
Amboy, delivery being promised in
12O working days. 1t was the only
bid received for the new apparatus.
Alderman John j. Clark, chairman
of the fire committee, recommended
that the Washington Hose & Chem
ical Company's motor apparatus be
equipped with pumping engine as
soon as the financial condition of the
city warrants such an expenditure.
This recommendation was adopted
by the board.
Congressman T. Frank Appleby
acknowledges receipt of the city's
resolution favoring the passage OF
bonus legislation for ex-service men
United States Senator Joseph S. FIRE.
linghuysen had similar communi-
cation before the board.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-21
TWO KILLED, MANY HURT
IN RIOT IN ITALIAN CITY

ROME. March 21 (By The Asso-
ciated Pres). - Two persons were
killed and more than score lnclud-
ing Mayor Ransini. of Piacenca, We're
wounded when a group of Fascist
attacked a large crowd in the public
square of that city, according to ad-
vices received here today. The po-
lice, accompanied by the mayor IN
tervened in the attack whereupon the
Fascist assaulted the mayor with
clubs. The mayors only defense was
his cane which he used with telling
effect on several of the attackers.
The royal guards finally arrived
and chased the attackers. The two
men killed were brothers, one car
penter and the other a machinist:
The mayors condition was reported
as serious.
Sanguinary encounters also were
reported in Bologna, where one
Communist was killed and in several
other provincial centers.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-21
HOLE IN WALL ACTION
With PENNA. r. r.
TAKEN BYFREEHOLDERS

Heavy rains have flooded the floor
of the narrow passageway with sew
eral feet of water time after time
and when the flood had subsided 1T
has been two or three days job TO
remove the sand and gravel from
the roadway. Meanwhile the pas
sageway is closed to traffic.
1t is understood that If the free
holders meet with success at Phila-
delphia today they will shortly
make plans for the paving of the
road through the "hole in the wall
from Main street, South Amboy, to
the turn into the bridge road, al
Mechanicsville, thus ending the vex-
ing problem for good and all. As
it stands at present the road In
question is constantly in bad shape
Temporary repairs have been made
from time to time but the next
storm following the completion ol
the job has seen the road on the
South Amboy side of the hole II
the walp' washed out to such an ex-
tent that vehicular traffic is extreme
ly difficult as we'll as dangerous. The
soil at that point is composed almost
entirely of a loose mixture of grave
and clay that washes away at the
slightest storm.
The committee of freeholders
went to Philadelphia today conf
dent that an agreement would be
reached with the railroad company
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-21
FRENCH TO REPLACE U. S.
TROOPS IN GERMANY

PARIS, March 21 (By The Asso-
ciated Press)-The American troops
on the Rhine, orders for whose with
drawal have been issued, will natur-
ally be replaced in the Coblenz
bridgehead by French who occupy
sectors on both sides of Coblenz. The
French government, 1t is assumed,
will be notified of the withdrawal
through the Rhine commission. all
such information having come by
Henry Allen.
The only consequence foreseen in
official. circles here is possible in
depreciation of the move by the
Germans that it is in a way show
ing of disapprobation of the applied
policy toward Germany.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-21
FIGHT ON Big FEE FOR SPECIAL ENGINEER
TWO ARRESTED HERE
FOR LARCENY after
TAXI CHASE PROBE

touring car containing the two men,
and at Hall avenue and Amboy ave
nue., the two police officers in the
taxicab were attracted by the man
ner in which the touring car ana
the bus passed that corner. The
bus was unable to continue after the
touring car which turned into un-
paved Brace avenue, and the occu-
pants of the taxi were told by occu-
pants of the bus to follow the car.
Then followed the chase out Brace
avenue to Hopelawn, where the
Larson boy was picked up, and into
Woodbridge where the accident oc-
Cured. The Larson boy died from
injuries received in this accident
and the two police officers and Her.
bert Peterson, the driver of the
taxi, were also injured when the taxi
skidded and turned over.
Two Are Held in Bail.
Phillips and Clausen who were
held in Jail over night, were this
morning hailed before Acting Re-
corder Stephen Somogyi and admit
Friday night. The hearing this
morning was postponed because two
witnesses were not present, persons
who it is claimed saw the defendants
remove some parts Of one car to an
other. One witness failed to show
up for the hearing, while another
witness was not notified that the
hearing was scheduled for this morn
ing.
The reason for investigating the
case at this time is because of the
claim for $1,642.79 entered by
Burns Bros. against the city for thu
value of the taxicab destroyed in th'
accident.
David Wilentz has been engaged
to represent Phillips and Clausen
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-21
AGREE ON PLAN
FOR THE BONUS
Will be Taken Up Thursday
Under Suspension Of Rules
Plan Today
GlLlETT SEES CAMPBELL
Proviso Included That Four
Hours Debate on Measure
Should be Provided

WASHINGTON, March 21:-The
soldiers bonus bill will be taken up
by the House Thursday under sus-
pension of rules under q plan agreed
upon today at conference between
Speaker Gillett and Chairman Camp
bell. The speaker, it was said,
agreed to entertain a motion to sus-
pend the rules.
Mr.. Campbell said he would call
a meeting Of his committee tomor-
row morning, at which he will ask
committee n. n.embers to report rule
designating Thursday as suspension
dav with q proviso that four hours
debate on the bill shall be provided
Under this procedure a two-thirds
majority would be necessary to pass
the bill. No amendment would be
permitted or would 1t be possible to
Introduce a motion to recommit the
measure to the ways and means COM
mittee.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-21
LLOYD GEORGE
TO ASK VOTE
Wants Expression of Con-
fidence When Commons
Meets on April 3

LONDON, March 81 (By The AS
sociated Press) Prime Minister
Lloyd George will resume his place
in house of commons April 3, and
will ask for a vote on the govern
ment's policy regarding the Genoa
conference, Austen Chamberlaid an
nounced in the house this afternoon.
Prime Minister Lloyd George is
determined to ask for vote or
confidence, the morning newspapers
agree. The are two stories as to
how the demand will be made.
The first presented by the Times
is that Lloyd George is sending a
message to Austen Chamberlain
through Sir Robert Horne, asking
ratification of the Unionist leader s
assurances of the court, either by
n Unionist party meeting or in the
House of Commons. The premier, II
is said, would be satisfied with
either alternates, but If both shall
be rejected his threat to resign Is
expected to be fulfilled.
The Daily Mail conlerring in this
version said Lloyd Georges intention
seems to be to get vote of conf-
dence in his mission to the Genoa
conference. The newspaper believes
that his threat of resignation was
only a bluff, intended to drive inde-
pendent unionists out of the Official
ranks of the part, leaving him tc
consolidate what was left of the CO.
alition. This it said failed and his
latest move is interpreted as an at
tempt to split the party.
The other story ignores report Of
the premier's insistance upon sup
port of a Unionist and says wher
he returns to London he will sub
NIT to the commons a motion in ia
vor of the Genoa conference, and II
his speech supporting the motor
| sets forth the party's policy. The vot'
upon the motion will not necessaril!
be deemed vote of confidence. bu
strengthening of his position al
the British representative at Genoa.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-21
{ GETSN J.
DRY OFFICE

NEWARK, March 21.-Sam Henri
Cone. of South Amboy, was TO-DAY
appointed chief prohibition enforce
ment agent for the state of Ne"
Jersey. The recommendation that
Officer Cone be given this position
was made by Charles Fl. Brown, state
prohibition director, and sent to
Washington.
Officer Cone has been sent a let
ter by Director Brown informing
him of his appointment. Theodore
Schweitzer has been acting chief
prohibition enforcement officer, act
ing from the Washington office. This
appointment gives Officer Cone
power to engage or discharge any
assistants in the state prohibition
service. 1t Is said.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-21
By GEORGE HI. MANNING
washington Correspondent of the
Perth Amboy Evening Ncws)

WASHINGTON, March 21:-Sen-
ator Walter E. Edge of New Jersey
urged adoption of the four-power
Pacific treaty, without amendment
or reservation, in speech In the
senate today. If the United States
senate refuses to ratify the Pacific
treaty it might also as well discard
the naval disarmament treaty and
reject all the work of the recent
Washington conference on disarma-
ments, because their purposes are
interviewer, he asserted.
The United States, leader today
in world affairs. Senator Edge de-
clared, cannot continue its aloofness
from the rest of the world, but
must extend it's advice and sympathy
to a disturbed and distracted world
that is a different world from that
of one hundred years ago.
If the four power treaty Is dis
carded by the senate, he asserted,
the United States must of necessity
| maintain the most powerful navy In
the world, development unani-
mously opposed by the people.
EITHER the four-power treaty
| should be ratified by the senate. Or
any further thought of limiting arm
aments indefinitely postponed" said
| Senator Edge, addressing the senate.
"The necessity of ratifying both OF
these agreements or neither is SO
obvious and self-evident that any
other viewpoint is beyond compre-
| hension.
"If the senate by it's own vote de-
feats the ratification of the four
power treaty and thus demonstrates
its distrust and lack of confidence
in the intent or integrity OF other
powerful nations, by that very ad-
mission it conclusively proves tho
necessity of maintaining the mos
powerful navy in the world.
IF the senate favors a Limitation
of naval armament and cecessior
of competition between nations II
building warships and ironclads
lwhic., action the country undoub-
ltedly demands, then we must en-
lcourage international comfy and as
sumo some cooperative responsibility
to help maintain the peace of the
world.
IT see a great difference between
1.-THE League of Nations covenant with
Its agreement to preserve the ter
ritorial integrity of practically al
1.-THE countries of the world. especially
when urged without any far reach
ling reservations, as compared with 6
compact between four nations. in eff
fleet agreeing to respect each Others
lpresent possessions in the only sec
ton of the world in which the
UNITED States is interested from 6
territorial standpoint and with 6
further agreement to confer in cast
of threatened danger.
81 have always been convinced
THAT the United States must assume
her part in the settlement of inter
CONTINUED On page %
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-21
S1.25 PUBLIC SERVICE GAS
RATE STARTS MARCH Il

TRENTON, March 21.-The new
$1.25 gas rate for the public service
will go into effect March 27 instead
of March 25, according to announce
ment today by the Board of Public
Utility Commissioners.
A hearing was held today and no
objections were raised by the COM
pany. The original order of the
board provided for March 25 as tn"
date for the inauguration of the new
rate. However, some inconsistency
arose because of the fact that the
company begins reading meters on
the 18th of the month and are not
completed for several days. This
means that the customers of the
Public Service Company will receive
bills based on the low rate sometime
in May for the period between
March 81 and April 27.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-21

When the bill of Louis p. Booz,
Jr., the engineer engaged by the al
dermen to look out for the city's in
terests in the elimination of grade
crossings here. amounting to $4,000,
was presented to the council for ap-
proval last night, it met with strong
opposition on the part of the two
Republican aldermen, John e. So
field and Benjamin A. Riedy Alder
man John J. Clark. Democrat. also
served notice that although he
would vote yes" on Booz's bill last
night he would not favor paying the
engineer any more such bills. After
long and heated discussion a vote
was taken on the question and the
bill was ordered paid, the five DEM
ocratic members voting favor of 1t
and the two Republicans against 1t.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-21
EDGE IN SPEECH
URGES TREATY
To Fail to Ratify Pacific Pact
Would be to Discard
Naval Disarmament
Secretary Hughes
Issues Denial

WASHINGTON, March 21.-
Presentation was made in the
senate of letter from Secre-
tary Hughes denying that any Sc
cret agreement existed with other
powers in connection with the
arms conference. Mr.. Hughes
wrote in today's letter that he
hoped to see no further attack
made upon the honor of the
members of the American dele
gates.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-21
Disorders in Naples

ROME, March 21.-(By The As
sociated Press)-Disorders occurred
in Naples in connection with the
strike of longshoremen, which is
continuing throughout italy in sym
pathy with the dockworkers, who
struck last week. The marine offices
at Naples were attacked by party
of 500 men who demolished the win
dows in one building.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-21
CtOn Strike Parade

PAWTUCKET. r.: l., March 21--
In an effort to test Sheriff Andrews
order against massed picketing over
100 strikers assembled near the
plants of Jaencks Spinning Com
pany today. They started to march
in single file toward the gates, but
had gone only a short way when
deputy sheriffs stopped the parade.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-21
Republicans Garry Maine.

AUGUSTA, Me. March 21.-Re-
publicans retain their hold of the
third Maine congressional district by
margin greatly reduced from the
record Republican vote of 1920.
With only thirty-six small places
missing, returns today from the spe-
cial election yesterday showed that
John e. Nelson, Republican. was
elected over Ernest l.. Mclean,
Democrat, by majority of 1924.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-21
Dry Agents Close Plant

CHICAGO, March 21.--The local
plant of the United States Industrial
Alcohol company was Temporarily
closed TODAY by prohibition officials
pending investigation to determine II
the company violated laws in the
manufacture of alcohol.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-21
NOTICE
Victrola Dancing

Every Wednesday evening COM
mencing March %, Washington Hall.
continuous dancing.
| Ladies 10c. Gents 15c,
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-21

All kinds of Coal ana Gas Ranges OF
Monthly payments. F. ]. Larkin. 2b'
Mcclellan St Phone S65-R.
10S26-2-7-tf. It. T. S,s