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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-23
GERMANS ANGRY
AT c AS WORKS
Company Boosts Price SO
Fast, Users Kick

BERLIN, Nov. es,-Angry patrons
OF tho Berlin municipal gas works
have lodged so many complaints OF
"blackmail. extortion and profltccr.
ins" against the institution that the
state attorney In now considering an
action against tho company
The complaints arise from the fact
that the Raa works. demanding II
price vastly above American figures.
adds insult TO injury by demanding
at the time OF reading the then eur.
rent price, instead OF taking the price
prevalent when the gas was used.
The gas works maintains that with
coal far over the world market price
OF as gold marks a ton. and with an
aerobatic mark. they must take into
consideration the doyaluatlon occur.
ring between tho limo OF oonsump.
ton and payment.
In any event. gas for an ordinary
household now costs anywhere from
$40 to $40 month-a figure which
most Berlin families are utterly un.
able 20 meet.
Berlin residents. now unable 10
heat u little water for bathing. are
sorer at the gas works than at the
Versailles treaty. II such thing r.
possible In German psychology.
incidentally. tho Versailles treaty
gets part OF tho blame for the gas
price
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-23

front door OF the aged mans home.
II was quite docile. tho. The keeper
had little difficulty in getting II back
70 the show.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-23
"pRIcIs or YOUTH"

PAItIB,-Tho price OF youth" Is
soaring. Chimponzeoa. from which
glands arc removed for human trans.
formation. are selling for around $500
apiece. a few months ago one could
be bought for approximately 1850.
And the demand for them has be.
come 80 great that tho governor Of
French West Africa has prohibited
their shooting or capture without
special permission.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-23
Advocates Economic
Caution in Europe

CHICAGO, Nov "a Economic
problems OF Europe must be con
sldored and solved from both the
political and economic angles or
the solutions viii not stand, Count
Albert Apponyl, Hungarian states
man, said here.
"The trouble has been that ques-
tions OF Central Europe have been
treated solely from the political
viewpoint in the pnm.' Apponyl
stated. IN the future this must
be altered. Let all questions be
treated from both the political and
economical angles, then the results
will bo lasting"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-23
Nurses Banquet at
University Tonight

Speakers at tho nurses banquet
Friday night Mt tho University OF
Washington VIII be: Miss Jean
Reekie. toastmis,ress: dean OF
women, w. s. Hagge,t. Miss Pearl
Ayres. first graduate OF the uniyer'
sity School OF Nursing; Miss Evelyn
Hall. superintendent OF the Seattle
General hospital: Maud Parsons.
Pauline Knudson. Kathryn Sears
and Mabel Morse.
Mrs. Elizabeth Soule. head OF the
school OF nursing. viii close the
program.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-23
Police Break Door,
Find Old Man Dead

Failure OF q. 4. Westgrecn, 70,
To appear from his room at s2s Sew.
cnth ave. Thursday. caused the po'
lice TO break in, finding the aged
man dead. apparently from natural
causes. His body was taken to the
morgue. Westgrecn has ono son
living in Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-23

FARNffAM. England.--An octoge.
marian living here was recently
awakened In the weo small hours.
Burglars. he thought. And he pre-.
pared for an encounter. But he
found an elephant. II had escaped
from a circus. and battered down the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-23
Binder Irvine Is
Big Ranch Item

CALGARY. Alta. Nov. 23.--Bc.
tween aooO0.oOo and $4,000. 900
pounds OF binder twine We're used
in harvesting Alborta's crop this
year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-23
Murmansk Installs
New Steamship Line

MURMANSK, Russia, Nov. ZS.--
Steamer service between Murmansk
and London has been started by
the Russian State Trading fleet In
case the steamers get cargoes for
Hamburg and Bremen they Will
call there. Special railway lines 10
Murmansk arc being planned 20 in
crease the traffic via the Muir
mansk harbor. which will probably
become Russia's most important
harbor in the near future.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-23

she-How Is II that widows gen.
orally manage TO marry again.
He-Because dead men tell no
talcs..-Harper's Weekly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-23

The United states Is the only M.
ton having more than i.00o. 600
miles OF telegraph wire. The worlds
total Is $500. 4S9.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-23

You viii find many good bargains
In used cars listed by Seattle Auto
Dealers everyday. Turn TO the
Mnnt AdA.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-09
COUGHR|N
COMING ALONE
South River Boxer to Meet
Staten Island Man
April 10

New Brunswick and South River
followers of the boxing game are
taking a great interest in Al Cough
rim South River w~Clterweight who
is to fight frankie De Sario of Stat
en- Island in one of the four round
contests on the card of the Center
Athletic Club to be exhibited in the
local auditorium on Thursday night,
April 10.
Coughrin has fought in this city
on several occasions and also at
New Brunswick, and his fighting
ability apparently advances several
notches in every battle. He is fast
? and clever, and carries a knockout
punch in his right hand.
The South River boxer attracted
attention here when he knocked out
q South Amboy boxer after the two
had battled for three rounds, toe to
toe. Coughrin has a long list of
wins to his credit at the present
time.
In meeting De Sario, a new Staten
Island find, the South River boxer
is carded to meet a tough opponent.
The Staten Island italian is a fight
err Of the Coughrin type and this con-
test should feature the final Center
A. c. card for this aso There is
n star eight rounder, a six round
bout and two other tours on this
program.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-09

Local fandom is awaiting the de-
oisien of-representatives of the Perth
Amboy and South River High school
independent basketball teams re-
garding a meeting on a local court
some time within the next few
weeks.
The New Brunswick High school
basketball outfit which defeated the
local Independents on the \. M. H
A. court here lasr Wednesday night
in a hard fought battle will pack
away their basketball paraphernalia
following the game tonight with The
New Brunswick High school alumni
quintet.
1t would be interesting to note
now evenly matched the South
River team of Johllry Fitzpatrick,
champions of Middlesex county dur
ing the past eight years, and the
Perth Amboy outfit, undefeated in
eighteen regular scheduled games,
are. This contest would draw a rec
ord crowd for a scholastic en-
counter.
The South River representatives
would consider ~urpacking their
court outfits TO play a game in this
city with the Crimson n White
independents, and the contest may
be put down fora week-from this
Wednesday night. The game may
be played in the auditorium or on
the Y. NJ. H. A court.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-09
WEATHER MAN UPSETS
PLANS FOR OPENING
Of BASEBALL SEASON

Old Man Jinx, the weather man,
interfered with the we'll arranged
plans for the opening of the semi
professional baseball season in this
city yesterday. AS a result the Perth
Amboy Baseball Association nine,
the greatest semi-pro nine ever or
sanized in this city, will not be seen
in action until Sunday afternoon.
While the weather mans action
dissatisfied fans in this vicinity. he
was at least considerable inasmuch
as he brought on the downpour
about six hours before scheduled
game time. In this way the fans did
not have to come out in the after
noon to be disappointed at the last
moment as is often the case when a
last minute shower spoils the day,
and then the local baseball promo
ter was given a chance to commune
cate with the opposing team, his
own players and others who would
be interested in the running of the
game and the ball park.
Judging the weather on Saturday,
y record crowd would have been
out II the game had been put on
yesterday afternoon. There is great
Interest in the plan of Manager
Ed Poulsen to give this city a real
team and the best attractions OBJ
tainable. This city now has a real
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-09
PROJECTIONS
ROLL L|bERTYS
One of Five Remaining Sets
on Firemen's League
Schedule

One of the five remaining matches
on the firemen's league schedule will
be rolled on the Argonne alleys This
evening. The Protection and Lib
erty company bowlers will be the
participants in this match and the
result will have little effect on he
league standing.
The Lincolns have the champion
ship COPIED and are leading at the
present time by a margin of six md
a half games. They have two
matches to roll, one a postponed set
with the Projections and their re-
naming regular scheduled match
with the McClellans on Wednesday
night of this week.
The Projections are in second
place at this time, a few points
ahead of the McClellans. The Lib
ertys have a safe hold on sixth posi-
ton and are expected to finish the
league schedule in this berth. There
is a possibility that a. tie game
rolled by the two hook and ladder
companies in their last meeting, will
be rolled off tonight.
Tomorrow night the Eagles and
Humanes will roll three games and
should -Humanes take three games
these two combinations will be tied
for last place in the league stand
ing The final game on the league
schedule Thursday night will bring
together the Garfield and Washing
ton teams.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-09
jUNTO BIG FIVE ARE
DEFEATED HERE, 1928,
L0ENDI CLUB VICTORS

! The Perth Anlboy Five broke even
over the week end by defeating the
Junto Big Five Of New York City at
the local Auditorium court on Sat-
urday night by a SO to % score in
a brilliantly played game on the
part Of the locals; while last night
at the New Renaissance Casino,
New York city. the Amboy represen-
t~atives, without the services of
Hank" Thomas, who performed
with the Brooklyn Professionals
against the Original Celtics. met a IS
-2S defeat at the hands of the
Loendi Club of Pittsburgh. Pa.
frankie Boyle made his initial
appearance I'm an Amboy unifcrm
Saturday night against the Junto
team, and with Captain Thomas as
his side partner. showed a world of
speed. The entire local squad ger
formed in high throughout the first
period and when time was called,
! held a 25-11 lead. Every man OF
the home team scored, while Boyle
won instant favor with the fans by
his clever exhibition of PLAYING and
incidentally contributed four field
goals to the scoring column
The second stanza found the To-
Gals slowing UP and as a result the
visitors scored heavily, Hart, the
center for the invaders garnering
four double-deckers in this session.
Denberg replaced Schwankert fer
Amboy in this canto and also scored
once from the field.
Boyle will be used at forward
Wednesday night by the local quin-
tet against the Original Celtics as
"Hank's' team-mate.
The ~box-score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-09
ROBSON BUSY
ON PROGRAM
Trying to Card Pendlet0n al6
Zbyszko With Change of
Rules

Information from New York City
is to the effect that. Stuart Robson
local promoter. is endeavoring TO ar.
range a meeting In the local Audi
torium of Nat Pendleton. Ioca.
heavyweight favorite, and Wladek
Zbyszko, the Great Pole, before the
zbyszko -Siegfrted match in New
York City.
New York promoters have planned
a match between Zbyszko and Sieg.
fried. Graeco-Roman rules to apply
and IL the match Is arranged for thu
local Auditorium these rules alss
will apply here. II Matcamaksl
Robson Is successful in carding thi.
bout It will be the first Grssco'
Roman match 10 be staged in thu
East in some time.
The Graeco-Roman rules match II
New York City was proposed b.
Chairman Muldoon Of the New Tor
State Athletic Commission who il
also working or a match between
Ed Stranger" Lewis. the present
heavyweight champion. and Sieg
fried. Pendleten or Zbyszko. The
three leading contenders have ap
peared in this city during the pas
several months and are big favoritei
here.
A definite announcement regard
ing thu proposed local match is ex
pected shortly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-09

season.
Wilmington, Del, Pottsyille, Allen
town, Lancaster and Bethlehem are
the Pennsylvania towns represented
and Middletown, N. Y. is the seventh
nine in the circuit. There was some
talk in this city during the winter
that a Perth Amboy nine would be
entered in the league.
Regardless of the fact that the
league is not reorganized by organic
ed baseball, numerous organized
baseball principles have been adopt
ed. Most important among these
was a resolution under which any
club violating the rules of organized
baseball or harboring ineligible
players will be fined $500.
John Conway Toole. international
League president, is head of this
league and Ernest c. Landgraf is
vice-president. Mr.. Landgraf was
for years, the owner OF the Syracuse
team in the International circuit. A
second application for a charter as
a member of organized baseball will
be asked for by the league officials.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-09
TOURNEY WILL
START TONIGHT
Eight Men Roll Three Game
Sets on Argonne
Alleys

The tournament of the Perth Am
boy Bowling Association said to be
for the individual bowling cnampion-
ship of this city will be started on
the Argonne alleys, Hobart street
this evening. Four matches Of three
games each are on the program.
Eight men are entered in this
tournament and every entry will be
lin action IN the seven nights II Will
take to decide the championship. Ac-
cording to an announcement ny
Howard Richards who was a prime
mover in the organization of this un-
dertaking, Meyer Larson, ANDY Ga
dek, Ben ~Jorgenson, Bill jenkins,
Henry Simonsen, AL Tip, William
Hanson and Richards are the men
entered.
In the opening match tonight
which is carded for s o'clock, Tip
will take on Hanson and at $3.50
o'clock Richards and Larson will en-
gage in a three game match. A half
hour later Gadek and ~Jorgenson will
battle for honors and in The final
match at $3.50 o'clock, jenkins and
Simonsen will clash.
This tourney will be decided In the
same as any league, the
bowler having the greatest number
of victories being declared The win
Hner. Games in this circuit will be
rolled tonight. tomorrow night, We'd
nesday and Friday nights of this
week, and Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday nights of next week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-09

looked for tonight.
In their only other meeting since
tho start Of the second half games,
the Starfish won two out of three
! from the Ironclads. The Starfish
finished second in the first half
race, the Ironclads in third place.
The first half championship went
to the Madisons who beat the PAGERS
three straight games in the last
match on the first half schedule
and then beat out the Starfish IA a
playoff match.
After the games tonight two
matches remain to be rolled. the Ma
tionals and S%terlings on "Wednesday
night, and the Madisons and PAGERS
on Friday night. Following Friday
] nights match a date will be set for
a series of games between the ,aadi-
sons and the winners of the second
half championship.
More interest has been shown in
the local Elks league games this sea-
son than has been for a number of
years back.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-09
VARSITY VOLLEY
BALL PRACTICE
Local State Champions Have
Workout Saturday Night
Drive Fund Reports
Tonight

The Y. NJ. c. A. varsity volley ball
| team had a good workout Saturday
IN preparation for the coming
games at Chicago in the 1nterna-
Championship tournament on May
II and ~. In addition to the seven
varsity PLAYERS, consisting OF Mat
| Melko, Austin Hornsby, Gene
Parker, Derhen Bartholomew.
George Sharp, Francis Oliver and
Euwood Johnson. there were present
tor the games a second team, lnclnd-
ing DR.. Elmont Bedell, Joe Frantic
John ~Janderup. GAIA Chizmadla'
Gilbert Peakes and Whitney Lessor
Various formations were trled out
during the games, she varsity splkers
and the second teams set-up men
Laying the varsity secono-up men
and second team spikers in TWO
games, in order that the set-up men
might receive practice in breaking
NO the drives of their own spikers.
Manager n. Christian Nielsen Is
awaiting word from Trenton with
regards to a match at that place this
week with Philadelphia Central and
Trenton Central. No definite word
has been received as Yet. Another
practice match might be played sat
urday night, but this will depend on
the playing of the match at Trenton
Tonight at s o'clock reports are
scheduled 20 be received at the 4
from those who have been seeking
subscriptions towards the sow
needed to send the team to Chicago
The thermomen1ter in the men 8
lobby recording the progress being
made towards the goal of $500 now
Indicates $40. = IS expected That
following tonight's reports the mer-
curry will rise UP 20 the $3.50 marx
at least.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-09
CENTER GIRLS
BEAT LASS|ES
Crack New York Team Bows
to New Jersey State
Champs Here

The Roosevelt Center girls of Car
teret made what was scheduled to
be their final appearance of the
present season in this city on Sat-
urday night, when they handed a
facing to the Manhattan Lassies of
New York City, to the tune of a l9
-12 score. This game was the pre-
ltminary contest on the New Bruins
wick avenue court.
1t was the third meeting OF the
two teams this season. the first was
played at Elizabeth and ended in a
tie and the second contest played IN
New York resulted in a victory for
the Carteret team. The Lassies are
n of the strongest teams in the
east and in the game on Saturday
night had their best lineup in ac-
ton.
Maggie Reilly, well-known female
baseball star. featured for the Las
sizes in Saturdays contest, while the
Misses Cecy Brennan, Marie Dunn
and Eva Shectman, We're the shining
lights for the winning combination.
The Center girls are the recognized
champions OF this state and leading
contender for the championship of
the east. The Misses Brennan, Dunn
and Shectman are three of the best
female basketeers in this state.
AT half time Saturday night the
Centers led by a 10-3 score. A
meeting between the Harrison, n. Y.
Nonpareils and tbs Centers is in de-
mand N this section and probably
will be staged in Carteret or at the
local auditorium. The Nonpareils
beat the Centers IN Harrison in an
extra period clash and a return
game would decide the champion
ship of the two states. The Centers
will play the Mysterious Five, a coll
ored team, at Orange. April Is.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-09
BASEBALL D0INGS IN
OTHER END OF COUNTY


big Ed" Spille, baseball star of
the Michelin and Landing baseball
teams of the other end of the Il
ty. was chosen captain of the Land
ing nine of New Brunswick follow
ing a practice game between the
Rutgers college combination and the
Landings on Saturday afternoon.
Spilie is an outfielder and a heavy
hitter.
BY a n point margin, the New
Brunswick representatives beat the
college boys In this tilt, the final
score was 4-3. Stuart and Stang
worked for the winning combina-
ton and Bowman, Wade and Wider
strom for the vanquished team. Wild
erstrom is from this city and pitched
for the local high school some years
back.
Ted Forman, a former member of
the Landings and the Perth Amboys'
is with the Tampa. Fla. team in the
Florida state league. He is putting
UP a real fight to hold down the
shortfield position for the Tampa
nine this season.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-09
HUNGARIAN C. C. JUNIORS
OUTSCORE MARION FIVE

The Hungarian Catholic Club jun
Tor basketball team vanQuished the
Marion team 10 the tune of a 1915
score in one Of the preliminary
games, on the auditorium court Sat
urday night. The contest, a Legion
semi-huai championship contest. was
a nip and tuck affair throughout.
Legion Athletic Officer Rufus AL
len is investigating the complaint OF
the Marions that the victors used
two men who were not entered on
the league roster at the start OF the
schedule.
Faubl and Snyder starred for the
II. c. c., while st. Andrassy and
Totin were the leading performers
for the defeated team.
In a prelim to the Anboy-Celtie
game the Y. NJ. II. A. Stars viii take
on the Dexters &c decide the Legion
Right junior court league.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-09

outfit and the Bloomfield nine was a
real attraction for the opener.
Inasmuch as Bloomfield gave the
the local nine of last year a trounc-
ing and rs Manager Koch has a
stronger team this season, this out
fit will be given a later date on the
locs schedule. A great many up
state fans had planned to come down
to e their ~favorites in action
yesterday afternoon. Present men,
bers of the Amboy nine have a
great many followers upstate.
The Ridgewoods of Brooklyn, the
combination which dished out AM
boys first defeat last season, Is card
ed for next Sunday afternoon. This
team gave the locals their most
decisive licking last year, connect
ing freely with the slants of Aicer
Jensen, who is now pitching for
Danville in the Piedmont League.
h Gingrass-Lorenzo Bur-
nett-Nelson-Dow ney-Loeser Mameo-
Miller-Landaw combine will be seen
in action in this city for the first
time next Sunday afternoon as q re-
suit of yesterdays postponement.
A number of other baseball games
In this section were called off on ac-
count of weather conditions yester-
day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-09
SAYREVILLE OWL NINE
HAS BEEN RE0RGANIzED

Through the efforts OF Alfred J.
|Baumanu. ~Sayreville VIII once again
he represented by a sJl onS baseball
team during the coming summer.
This team will be known as the
Owls, the same name used by the
strong representative nine of sayre-
Vile years ago.
Pete Rhatican, Joseph Fritz,
William Hockenjos, Albert Kohler,
Johnny Lappe, Frank WerenecR,
Louis Garboskf. Joseph Bailey,
John Okledge and Joe Keenan,. are
among those who will tryout for this
team. This team may start playing
rext Sunday. travelling games being
carded for the first few dates.
Communications should he ad-
dressed to Manager Baumann, Main
street. S~avreVille.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-09
sHERIFFss SALE

MIDDLEsEX COUNTY COURT OF COM
MON PLEAS-Henry K. Rogaski. plain
tiff W. Joseph Bator, defendant. FL.
=. Tor sale Of premises. dated Febru-
airy Is, 1923.
BY virtue of the above stated writ. to
me directed and delivered. I win expose
WEDNESDAY. APRIL ELEVENTH,
NINETEEN HUNDRED AND
TWENTY-THREE,
at two o'clock in the afternoon OF said
day at the Sheriff's Office in the City OF
New Brunswick, N. j.
All the right. title and interest of the
defendant Joseph Bator, of in and to all
the following described premises Sc: Al
that certain lot, tract or parcel of land,
situate. lying and being in the city OF
Perth mboy. In the County OF MiddleseS
and state of New Jersey. known anil
designated as lot No ass. on the revised
mar. Of Lehigh Park. in Perth Amboy.
N. J.
Bounded northeriy by lot 5if: westsr.
~ by lot 439; southerly by Summit avenut
and ~easterly by lot 1877.
Judgment amounting to approximately
$4,000.
Together with all and singular ths
rights. privileges, hereditaments and ap'
~purtenances thereunto belonging or II
ELMER e. wYcKoFF,
MORRIS l. GoLpREReER
: S11.12 Attorney
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