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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-12
PUBLIC SERVICE TO MAKE
IMPROVEMENTS HERE

NEWARK, July 12:-That the
Public Service Electric Company in
tends to embark upon an extensive
construction program was seen to-
day when an application for the
authorization of an issue of S12, $780,
o00 OF capital stock Of the
was set for hearing before the pub
lie Utility Commissioners at their
meeting here. The nre-
scented figures showing that thew
have or contemplate the exnendi-
ture of $4,000, 600 for improvements
or new buildings.
The above sum does not melinda
the $4,000, 900 super-power nlant
project which will be built on the
kearney meadows by the Puhlie
service Electric Power Comnany. n
subsidiary of the Electric Comuarv
winch will lease the formers Erar.
ney plant when it is completed. The
Two companies plan to spend san
ooo,oo0 in the next three a.. four
years Tor increasing tt.e W and
lghtlng facilities of the state.
II was reported to the ITtilitv
L'oafd that the regular nnual es.
innate of the electric COMPANY for
1873 called for the spending of over
Sdd'ooo'O0 not including the So. q :.
eUo spent for the enlargement Of
the plants and $1,000, 600 autbori1-
ea put not actually spent prior 70
1873, coupled with suppiementei
authorizations totalling Upwards a.
So,2OO,0O0 this year. oA
On several other large items appear
On the estimate for the current yaan
Yearly a million dollars viii he
spent FOR extensions to the EsseT
county Power station; three n. Essex
sers OF a million for a new switch
tbraa at Jersey City and nearly
three quarters of a million for 81
aed facilities at the power bo,' az
dan rerth Amboy, Burlington. Cams
len Trenton, Hoboken, Newark In I'M
sn aserson. Then it is planned "i to
speni e a million for tbe ~
pFoVement of the Southern M
dnn between Trenton and S ssaoe
oeh. Some new s~ub-stafions Sam-
SO included in the plans. are al
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-12
LEON & SON NOW LOCATED
IN MONSTER BUILDING
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-
There are two large elevators in
the building, one for passenger SER
vice and the other for freight. How
ever. Mr.. Leon also installed a fire
proof stair casing from the top to the
bottom of the structure, the entrance
to the various floors from the stair
way being through fire proof doors
which automatically remain closed
when not being used.
The sixth and fifth floors are de-
voted to storage space and all kinds
of furniture still in crates was pack
ed on these two floors. This furni-
ture will be uncrated and moved to
the sales floors as needed.
The fourth floor is devoted to bed
room furniture of all kinds while the
third houses the dining furniture.
The second floor is devoted TO liv-
ing room and parlor furniture as well
as the product of the American Art
Metal Lamp Company of which
Albert Leon & Son are the exclusive
agents.
A feature of the second floor is
a rack for displaying rugs. This
rack is SO arranged that by pulling
a cord any rug desired will auto
m~atically be placed on the floor and
when the inspection is over another
pull of the cord again places tbs
rug on the rack. This display rack
gives the customer an idea of how
the rug will appear when placed
upon the floor.
Talking machines, monographs
and records are advantageously dis
played on the mezzanine floor. There
are twelve rooms for the playing OF
records and a wonderful display
space for the various types of in
struments, also stock room for 90
900 records. The Victor, Columbia
and Brunswick instruments are car
ried by the firm. On the mezzanine
floor is also located the ladies' rest
room.
On the first floor will be found
odd suits and odd pieces of fur
niture, also the bookkeeping depart
ment, and the executive offices.
The basement which runs under
the entire building. will contain
kitchen outfits, including stoves
floor coverings, kitchen cabinets and
other kitchen furniture.
The finish of the building is ma
hogany and ivory. There are spa
cious show windows running the en-
tire length of the Smith street side
of the building and fifty feet on the
King street side. A feature of the
new building will be a display OF
furniture as it will appear when
placed in the home.
A marquee, % by IA feet will be
erected in front of the building as
an added protection to shoppers
against the weather.
The building will be heated BY
two massivle steam boilers.
The building is fire. proof through
out, the hard wood floors being laid
over concrete. Very little wood ap-
pears in the building, it being en-
ployed for the most part as trim
ming. The building itself is of con-
brick and steel construction.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-12
GIANT FISH IS NOW USED
TO SMUGGLE IN HOOCH

LYNBRoOK, N. Y, July 12-Res-
idents of this seashore town tell OF
a new vehicle for smuggling Scotch
liquor in from the sector of Rum
Row, stationed three miles off Long
Island, the thick scaled hide of the
giant horse mackerel.
Fishermen in their dories hook
the mackerel. some of them 1,00e
Founders, out in the deep. Divest-
ing the fish of his hide. they take
the container to Rum Row and stun
it with bottled goods. Then they
stow it carefully among the bona
fide fish which slosh about in the
bottom of the dory, and make fol-
shore, quite safe from the eye o
the casual prohibition agent.
Hundreds of bottles a day are
coming through to regular custo-
mers in this manner, 1t is unofficial
ly reported at the fish market.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-12
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Jenkins. of
Manhattan were visitors at Prince
Bay this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abram Smith, of
Huguenot Park, have gone to Eu-
rope for a our of England and
France.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Carr and fam
lily are at ~Saugerties for a vacation.
Miss Louise House a teacher at
No. s school has gone to Millerton,
". Y. for the vacation.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Macallister Mayne was christened
recently by Rev. Henry Frost, pas
for of the Huguenot Reformed
church. A dinner followed at the
home of the boys parents.
Charles Edward Pearsall. of
Huguenot Park and Miss Mary Eliz-
abeth Brust, of Manhattan, We're
married Saturday in Manhattan. At
ter a wedding tour up the state the
couple will reside in Huguenot Park.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-12
CHARLES FlNAN PLEADS
GUILTY TO CHARGE

TOTTENVILLE, July 12:-Charles
J.. Finan, of Prince Bay, a clerk in
the Tottenville postal station en-
tered a plea of guilty to the federal
indictment charging him with en-
bezzlement of funds of the govern
ment at the office and was senten-
ced in the Federal court at Brooklyn
to remain in the custody of the
United States Marshal for one day.
Notice of this has been sent to Post
master Frank Foggin together with
instructions to discharge Finan from
the service.
Finan vas arrested the first of
June by Postal Inspector Keene on
a charge of taking money from the
office through the C. o. d. collections
it is said. 1t is understood that a
full restitution of the funds were
made before the indictment by the
federal grand jury.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-12
1OTTENvil.LE

Mrs. Abram Meyer, of Manhattan,
has been visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Fountain.
Mrs. Mary Guy and daughter,
Miss Helen Guy, of Newark, recent
ly visited Mrs. Sue Trafford.
Mrs. Victor McIlvery and son, OF
the Bronx. are here for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lane, of Port
Richmond, have been visiting her
mother.
Patrolman Joseph Madden is on
his annual vacation.
Patrolman O'Gara is back to duty
after his vacation spent at his home.
Misses Ina and Margaret Camp
bell have returned to New Rochelle
after a visit here with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. William DeGroot,
who have spent the past two sum-
mer3 here are at Great Kills.
Howard %Sprague, a former resi-
dent is i'll at the home of his son,
George Sprague. in Brooklyn. ac-
cording to word received here.
Miss Elsa Mohn, of Berlin, Ger
many, who is visiting at the home
of her uncle. Charles Wagner, is
studying the American banking sys-
tenn at the Tottenville bank.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-12
SIXTY DAYS IN JAIL
IS GIVEN HONOR PRISONER

TOTTENVILLE, July 12-Joseph
Berzik, ffty-nine years old, Of
C~ostesville. Pa, who had the honor
of being the first prisoner to occupy
a cell in the new police station at
~Tottepville on the day of the open
ing or the new building. was found
guilty in the our of special SEES
Mons at st. George yesterday and
sentenced by Justice Murphy, presid-
ing. to sixty days in the county jail
at Richmond. Berzik, who was arr
rested by Patrolman Holder while
the ceremonies of the opening of
the new police station was about TO
begin was charged with exhibiting
and offering for sale obscene pic
lures. He was arraigned in the
magistrates court the next day and
held for the sessions. He had been
In the county jail ever since June
p, the day after his arrest. An
effort was being made to find out the
one who sold the prisoner the pic
lures. but he refused to tell.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-12
FIRST P|L|NG At .
NEWFERRY SLIP
Work is Progressing at Ferry
Terminal for Opening
First of Month

,TOTTENVILLE, July II. - The
first piling for the new ferry slip
aack being constructed by the Stat
EN- Island Rapid Transit Railroad at
the foot of Bentley street was driven
yesterday afternoon. Two pile
drivers are OF the job and according
10 Charles Van Duesen, foreman in
charge an effort will be made to have
boat running In the new slip the
first of August. Work of building
the bulkhead and approach to the
new slip is progressing as we'll as
possible under the circumstances
owing to the in ability of getting the
material on the ground to work
with, it is said. The pontoon for
the floating bridge is about COM
pleted and the dock and gangway
leading to the slip are well under
way. The dredging of the slip was
completed the early part of June
when actual work on the dock was
started.
Contractor Charles Hart, of West
Brighton, who is doing the work of
grading of the property of the COM
pany for the entrance to the new
terminal has the work we'll advance
ed. That portion of Bentley. street
is being widened and the curb line
and sidewalk is being made uniform
to the approach of the ferry. The
block paving will be extended to the
new curb and a new concrete side
walk will be laid right to the bulk
head line. When completed a boat
entering or leaving the new slip will
not be compelled to turn as the slip
is being built IN a forty-five degree
- "a =
to be some changes made to the
present shed leading from the boat
to the station platform from where
trains depart. A covering will be
built over the entire new dock to the
ferry landing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-12

estimate. AS far as that goes, fhfs
seems to be nothing but what Is
vulgarly called bull The writer il
fully ~eonversant with all that i'm
plies printing and can fruthfully
say that in any of the few good
p~rintshops work Is being finished
as fast as is humanity possible, con-
sistent with good workmanship
For obvious reasons, the writer does
not mention one specific firm, bui
Includes all print shops that are
really classed as such-aii carrying
the union label. Did J. c. s. or his
adviser Eve hear Of a union label2
Perhaps the writer can enlighten
one or the other; perhaps both.
"F. r. n.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-12
METUCHEN

Mrs. Otto Seggel is attending =
Democratic conference at Highland
Park today.
Mrs. S. r. Manning and family
will spend the summer months at
Greenport.
The boys OF the Reformed church
are camping at Griggstown for two
weeks.
Mrs. Ralph Powell and friends are
touring New England for several
weeks.
A record attendance was marked
at the Y. NJ. C. A. today Ladies
Day.. Some two hundred women
members were in the swimming pool
today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-12
M-Y CLUB ELECTS


The Hi-Y Club ar their an.,,a,
election of officers selected Fred
Burbank as president for the en-
sulng school year to succeed Rainb
Sharp, retiring president. Eugene
cullen was elected vice president.
stacey Durham, secretary. and
Christian Jensen. treasurer, Pc
tessors Glenworth Sturgis and sam
uel Henry were named faculty adj
xisors, and Boys Work Secretary
Fenoy w. Scott and Social Secretary
leoted as the Y. NJ. c. A. advisors
The club was unusually active dur.
Ing the 1929 school season and
plan; are now being perfected for
me coming year. Meetings have
peen discontinued for the summer.
put they will be resumed with the
feopening of school in the fall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-12
NOT KIDNAPPED; MARRIED

YOUNGSTOWN, PA, July IL =
Miss Jennie Santore, 10, who was re.
ported kidnapped from her home ir
Bridgeport, near her. Monday night
entered the police station last night
as Mrs. Rupert, wife of John Ru-
port, 10, against whom a charge OF
kidnapping had been lodged.
He didn't kidnap me-" Mrs. Ru-
port explained, I'VE went away tc
be married" They were married
at Elkton, Nd.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-12
HOPELAWN

The hremen's carnival which con-
c1uded here recently is said to nave
been conducted on a fair and clean
scale, no complaints having been
made by the residents.
Mrs. and Mrs. August cleater an
nounce the birth of a girl.
Thomas Reid. of Lea avenue, spent
The past week in Brooklyn.
Mrs. Thomas Reid and sol are
Perth Amboy shoppers today.
Michael Gabriel of city line spent
yesterday with friends at South
River.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-12
PARTY AT KEYPORT

KEYPoRT. July ia surprise
party was given Harry r. Rogers
ar tho home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
ID. Erven at Crawford's Corner on
Tuesday night. The dining room
wa beautifully decorated with
ferns, flowers and flags. Games
were played and refreshments
served. Many presents were received
by Rogers. Guests were presnt from
Keyport. Hazlet and Holmdel.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-12
TWO FIREMEN OVERCOME

MoRRISTowN. July 1.-Two
ffremen were overcome by smoke
and six horses persisted in a fire
of unknown origin which destroyed
the livery stable owned by Purden
& Burke here last night. The dam
age is estimated at $4,000.
The blaze attacked adjacent coal
sheds and nearby houses. but was
gotten under control by the fire
fighters.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-12

TRENTON, July 12:-The Pub
lie Utility Commission today grant
ed five applications made to it for
permission to operate jitney bus lines
in and about Paterson, Passaic coun-
ty. In each instance the license is
transferred from a previous party
to the applicant.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-12

etable Compound had done for Others.
so decided to try it. Ihad only taken
two bottles when Ibegan to be better,
and my back did not hurt me MOI nv
head ache. Ifelt like a new woman.
The Vegetable Compound is a splen-
no medicine and | will always recon-
mend it. "-Mrs. A. d. EARIs. $50 N.
9Th St., Clean, N. Y.
Mrs. Kelsey Adds Her Testimony
Copenhagen, N. Y.-"Iread your
Advertisement in the papers and my
husband induced me to take lydia 81,
'Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to
get relief from pains and weakness.
| was SO weak that / could not walk
at times. Now / can do my house,
work and help my husband out doors,
Zoo. Lam willing for you to publish
this letter=Mrs. HERBERT KEEL
sEx, RID, Copenhagen NJ Y
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-12

would have such
a headache, nose
bleed, backache
and pains that |
could not do my
work. At night /
could not get my
rest and nothing
seemed to do me
any good. | read
some of your tes-
timonials about
what Lydia E.
Pinkham' q VEG.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-12
MRS. EARLS
TELLS WOMEN
How Backache and Periodic
Pains Yield to Lydia E. Pink
ham'sV Vegetable Compound
IIIIuIUMWUIII

Clean, N. "" Every month nv
blood would go to my head and I
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-12

I children ~ angel Il meesv.s Whers
directions are followed n NEVER
cost Of sANTONIN. d sentains fan dose.
Stood sixty veArs' fes4. sold evsFywhssa
or By mali. see . bottle
Est. C. A Voorhees,. n. n PkaadeiphiA
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-21
NOTICE OF JUDICIAL ELEC-
TON
APRIL 3, 1928
STATE OF wIsCONSIN-Depar

STATE OF WISCONSIN-Depart-
ment of States.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
That at an election to be held in
the several towns, wards, villages
and election precincts on the first
Tuesday of April A. D., 1923, be-
ing the third day of said month,
the following officers are to be
elected:
A JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME
COURT, for the full term of ten
years. to succeed CHARLES H.
CROWNHART. appointed to fill
vacancy caused by the death of
Chief Justice SiebeckeF. whose
term of office would have expired
on the first Monday of January,
1924.
A MUNICIPAL JUDGE for vi
LAS COUNTY for the term of six
years TO succeed ALEX HIGGINS
whose term of office will expire
on the first Monday of May, 1923.
A COUNTY SUPERINTEND-
ENT OF SCHOOLS for each Su-
perintendent district in the state,
for the term of two years COM
on the first Monday of
July, 1923.
Given under my hand and offic-
ial seal at the capitol inthe city of
Madison this Sth day of March A.
d. 1923.
Fred r. Zimmerman,
Secretary of State.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-21

Certificate of Nominations of Ju-
dicial Officers, April Bird, 1923.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-21

State of Observation-Disclosures
of States.
To County Clerk, Villas county,
9Sth Assembly District:
|, Fred r. Zimmerman, Score
tary of State Of the state of Wis
consin, do hereby certify that the
following are the names and des-
criptions of candidates for Justice
of the Supreme Court and Judge
of the Circuit Court, to be voted
for at the Judicial Election TO be
held on the first Tuesday of April,
A. d., 1923, being the third day of
said month, as appears by the
nomination papers filed in this
office pursuant to law, and that
such names must be placed on the
official ballot in the Assembly Dis
trict above mentioned in the ord
er here given:
Justice of the Supreme Court:
Charles II. Crownhart, ia
Breeze Terrace, Madison, A Non
partisan Judiciary.
Given under my hand and offic-
ial seal, at the Capitol, in the city
of Madison, Wisconsin, this Sth
day of March, A. d., 1923.
Fred r. Zimmerman,
Secretary of State.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-21
Notice of Judicial Election
STATE OF WISCONSIN County

STATE OF WISCONSIN County
of Vilas-ss.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
That at an election to be held in
the several towns, wards, villages
and election precincts on the first
Tuesday of April A. d., 1923, be-
ing the third day of said month,
the following officers are TO be
elected:
A JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME
COURT, for the full term of ten
years, to succeed CHARLES H.
CROWNHART. appointed to fill
vacancy caused by the death of
Chief Justice Siebecker, whose
term of office would have expired
on the first Monday of January.
1924.
A MUNICIPAL JUDGE for VI
LAS COUNTY for the term of six
years to succeed ALEX HIGGINS
whose term of office will expire
on the first Monday of May, 1923.
ACOUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
OF SCHOOLS for Villas COUN-
TY, for the term of two years to
succeed A. J. Austin, whose term
of office expires on the first Men
day of July, 1923.
Given under my hand and offic-
ial seal at the capitol inthe city of
Madison this Sth day of March A.
ID. 1923.
Given under my hand and offic-
ial seal in the village of Eagle
River this 18th day of March A.
d. 1923.
Mary Hong,
County Clerk.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-21

The County Road & Bridge
Committee of Villas county viii
receive bids on Mud Lake bridge
CTown Flambeam on March 22nd,
1923. at 4 p. m, in the Highway
Commissioners office, at Eagle
River. Wis.
Plans ready at Highway Com
missiOner's office.
Reinforced concrete slab, II TT;
span.-20 feet Roadway.
Concrete COZ ca. yds. Class A.
Steel 1850 pounds.
Superstructure-l span; height
6 fl.
Villas co. ROAD G. BRIDGE
I4-2t COMMITTEE
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-21
NOTICE OF JUDICIAL ELEC-
TI0N
Information to Voters.

ne following AlsNIuCbAoils ehN
given for the information and
guidance of voters:
(O A voter upon entering the
polling place and giving his name
and residence, will receive a ballot
from the ballot clerk which must
have endorsed thereon the names
or initials of both ballot CLERKS,
and no other ballot can be used.
Upon receiving his ballot, the vot-
er must retire alone to a booth or
compartment and prepare the same
for voting. A ballot clerk may in
form the voter as TO the proper
manner of marking a ballot, but
he must not advise or indicate in
any manner whom TO vote for.
CD If a voter wishes TO vote
for all the candidates nominated
by any party he shall make cross
or other mark under the party
designation printed at the top of
the ballot in that circle made for
that purpose. A ballot so marked
and having no other mark will be
counted for all the candidates of
that party in the column under
meath, unless the names of some
Of the candidates of the party
have been erased or a name shall
be written in or a cross mark be
placed in the square at the right
Of the name of candidates in
another column. IL the voter does
not wish to vote for all the candi-
dates nominated by one party, he
shall mark his ballot by making
mark in the square at the right
of the name of the candidate for
whom he intends TO vote, or by
inserting or writing in the name
of the candidate.
(c) A voter may vote upon a
question submitted 10 a vote of
the people by making a cross (X
or mark in the square at the right
of the answer which he intends
TO give.
cd The ballot should not be
marked in any other manner. If
the ballot be spoiled, it must be
returned to the ballot clerk, who
must issue another in its stead,
but not more than three in all
shall be isued 10 any one voter.
Five minutes time is allowed in
booth to mark ballot. Unofficial
ballots or memorandum to assist
the voter in marking his ballot
can be taken into the booth, any
may be used to copy from. The
ballot must not be shown so that
any person can see how it has been
marked by the voter.
(e) After it is marked it should
be folded so that the inside can
not be seen, but so that the print
ed endorsements and signatures of
the ballot clerks on the outside,
may be seen. Then the voter
should pass out of the booth or
compartment, give his name TO
the Inspector in charge of the bal
lot box, hand him his ballot to be
placed in the box, and pass out of
the voting place.
90 A voter who declares to the
presiding officer that he is unable
to read. or that by reason of ply
steal disability he is unable to
mark his ballot, can have assist
ance of one or two election officers
in marking SINE, TO be chosen by
the voter; and if he declares that
he is totally blind, he may be as
sisted by any person chosen by
him from among the legal voters
of the county. The presiding
officer may administer an oath in
his discretion, as to such persons
disability.
Cd The following is a facsim-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-21
Card of Thanks.

We wish TO express our heart
felt thanks 10 the many friends
and neighbors for their kindness
and sympathy shown US at the
death and burial Of our beloved
son and brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Wirth
and Family.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-21

To whom it may concern:
Notice Is hereby given that the
partnership Of Hirzel-Bond Com
pany. Of Eagle River, Wisconsin
is hereby mutually dissolved, and
NJ ID. Hirzel assumes all bills pay
able. Hereafter G. F. Bond will
not be responsible for any new
bills incurred. Articles Of Disso-
luton have been filed.
7-2t. G.. +. Bond.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-21

According 10 information this
week. A. V. Dewitt Of Sayner has
received the appointment of post
master of that village. He was
appointed by the president.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-21
Were al Antigo.

Mrs. W. ]. Davies and Miss Hell
en- Minkley were at Amigo. In
that city they met Miss Mildred
Davies who was returning 70 Eagle
River from Rip0n college.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-21
Certificate of Nominations

Certificate of Nomination of Jul
dicial and County Superintend-
ent.