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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-15
Washington Action

WASHINGTON, Aug. Is (Bv The
Associated Press)-The Department
Of Justice is pressing its inquiry in
to the gasoline situation in the west,
but has not yet obtained sufficient
information to decide whether there
Is evidence of a conspiracy to in
terfere with interstate commerce.
At the department today it was
said the investigation was directed
at every phase of the question: with
particular attention to the alleged
agreement of some fifty reiners to
close down their plants during this
month so as to curtail production.
The price war which has followed
the action of Governor McMaster of
South Dakota in ordering the state
to sell gasoline at 16 cents, however,
is also under investigation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-15
record breaking engagement.

Ia record breaking engagement.
Just a Song at Twilight" is a
heart-throbbing story based on the
famous song. Every home in the land
loves this irresistible melody.
The story deals with a boy being
cast out into the world with no one
to guide him; no one to lend him a
helping hand. He learns that some
where in the world he has a father
living, whom he thought was dead.
How he eventually finds him serving
time in prison for a crime he didn't
commit, is as touching as it is thrill
ing. And another great joy came to
him, for he found the girl of his
dreams, and love long denied him
was his.
Evelyn Greeley and Pedro de Cor
doba give the star perfect support.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-15
Holy Cross Church Lawn to
be Scene of Pleasing Event
on August %

The Girls Friendly Society of the
Holy Cross Episcopal church will
hold an ice cream festival on the
lawn adjoining the church on
Washington and Johnstone street,
Thursday evening, August 20. Charles
Wordo is chairman of the affair and
his committee follow: Refreshments
Mrs. w. Talmer. Mrs. c. Stone,
Mrs. c. Wordo, Mrs. w. J. Robbins;
Fancy Articles: Mrs. Z. Anderson,
and Mrs. w. Heiferderd. Candy
Mrs. K. Anderson, Miss L. Drudt.
Soda and ice cream-George Robbins
Ralph Carmen, w. Heiferderd.
Tickets may be procured from any
member of the club or at the door.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-15
FordS Social
And Personal Mention

Emil Meyer returned yesterday
from a two weeks vacation in the
Berkshire mountains.
Miss Minna Smith, Of Metuchen,
Is spending sometime with friends
here.
Mrs. NJ. Mills and children re-
turned this morning from an ex-
tended visit to relatives in Allen
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Ronalder
and Mrs. Adam Eikamp are visiting
friends in Tottenvl1e today.
Miss Emily Ceiling was the guest
of friends in Perth Amboy yester-
day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-15
SeWaren Social
And Personal Mention

Mrs. w. NJ. Weiant and Mrs. NJ.
T. Demarest were Newark shoppers
|on Mnoday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luke Mooney have
returned from st. Louis.
Miss Florence Perry was a Perth
Amboy shopper yesterday.
The Sewaren Land and Water
Club orchestra will be on hand Sat
urday night with several extra at
fractions. There will be solo num-
bers and various novelties intro
duced. 1t will be one of the regular
club dances, however. Quite a num-
Der of out of town guests will be
present, it is anticipated, as was the
ease last week, when many of whom
were from Perth Amboy and New
Brunswick.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-15
Guard BergdolI Prisoners

EBERBACH, Aug. 15.-(By The
Associated Press)-Hooven Griffis
and Victor Nelson, the Americans
arrested following the attempt to
kidnap Grover Bergdoll, draft eyad-
er, are being held in separate cells
In the Mossbach jail and are not
allowed to receive newspapermen.
Neither has yet asked for an attor-
ney, according to the police. The
prisoners speak but little German.
Formal charges will not be made
against Griffis and Nelson until au-
thorities conclude their investigation
which they hope will be aided
through the search of Grtffis' bag
gage at his hptel iR. Heshelbeggs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-15
Raritan Township
Social and Personal

The Young Peoples Philathea So
ciety of Our Redeemers church will
hold a special meeting tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Beutel and
Nathan Gross visited friends in
Woodbridge last night.
Mrs. ole Jensen was a New York
visitor yesterday.
Miss Eleanore Bloomfield visited
out of town friends yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Liddle mo-
tored out of town yesterday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-15
Basket Picnic
Planned by Church

The st. Stephens Danish Evan
The st. Stephens Danish Evan
basket picnic this Sunday at Pine
Grove at 2:30 P. NJ. The members
and friends of the congregation are
cordially invited to attend. AL kinds
of refreshments will be available 1t
the site. Several tableaus will be
presented by the children of the
church.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-15

SEWAREN, Aug. 15-The funeral
services for Clancy d. Boynton were
held yesterday afternoon from the
home of William T. Ames of East
avenue and every room and the YER
andas of the home were filled with
~sorrowing relatives and friends wish
ing to pay a final tribute of love and
respect to n well known and high
ly esteemed among them.
Starting in business in his early
manhood in Perth Amboy Mr..
Boynton in a little more than a score
of years reached a position in the
business world which placed him
among the so-called experts in the
real estate and insurance world, and
many of his business associates were
present yesterday.
The services were conducted by
Rev. F. D. Niedermeyer, of Perth
Amboy, and consisted of reading of
the Scriptures, prayers and singing
of three beautiful hymns, In Heav-
emily Love Abiding" THE City Four
Square" and "Oh, Tender, Loving
Shepherd" sung by Stanley G. Pot
ter accompanied by Mrs. Waldo E.
Berry.
The floral tributes were unusually
numerous and very beautiful. The
casket was completely hidden and
the sides of the reception hall were
banked and in every room in the
house may pieces were placed as
no one room would hold these silent
tokens of esteem from relatives,
friends and business associates.
In the quiet of the late summer
afternoon the family gathered at
their plot in the Presbyterian church
yard in Woodbridge and there the
body of Mr. Boynton was carried
to it's last resting place by F. ]. Cox,
DIR. G.. w. Fithian and l.. NJ. Rossi,
of Perth Amboy. Roy Everetts, of
Elizabeth, and DIR. B. S. Lacy and
James Forse, of Red Bank.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-15
MISS i+cinig
Charming Hostess

Miss Jeanette Heinig, of Division
street, entertained a number of
friends at her home last night.
Dancing, music and games were en-
1oyed throughout the evening.
The guests included Misses Amelia
SehmehI, Agnes Johnson, Constance
Koyle, Ada Kantor, and Anna Dress
Ter,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-15
Girls Friendly Society
ArranGeS for Festival
Miss Wagner Bride
Of Chris GreveSan .

The marriage of Miss Vivian
Wagner, of Elizabeth. and Chris
Grevesan, son of Mr.. and Mrs. M,
Grevesan of New Brunswick ave.
me. took place on July %, in Simp-
son NJ. L. church. Rev. Wilbert
Westcott performed the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Thomas were
the attendants. Mrs. Thomas was
formerly Miss Lillian Dunn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grevesan upon their
return from their wedding trip to
Asbury Park, will reside in this city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-15
IN AND o THE CITY

holding another all-day outing on
August 26. The outing last Sunday
was a decided success. Plans will
be announced in the near future.
Nearly thirty representatives OF
the local office of The Fuller Brush
Company at 420-21 Raritan Build
ing will attend the district meeting
at the Newark Chamber of Com
merce Building tomorrow night.
The bureau of missing persons of
the New York police department
communicated with the local police
yesterday, asking assistance in locat-
ing eleven -year-old Charles Neal of
New York City. The police here
learned that the boy left on a Bee
Line barge for Milton, Mass, from
the local Goa docks on Saturday.
Motorcycle Officer Frank Seiboth
summoned Frank Strauss of Newark
and John Kurtz of Cortlandt street
for speeding on New Brunswick ave.
nue. and Market street, respectively,
yesterday.
DuILinS tai paper III a lot on
Lawrence street caused Andrew Bal
int of that street to turn in an alarm
of fire from box SO at Lawrence and
Francis streets. Balint thought a
house was on fire. officer William
Seiboth made the report on the
blaze.
Tony Iovoi of Parker street was
held for grand jury action on an
assault and battery charge this
morning. He was arrested by De-
tective Muska. Josephine Mihalski,
of Seaman street, arrested on a sim
liar charge by Marshal Dwyer on
complaint of Mrs. Ladima, was fined
$40.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-15
Club to Dance

All arrangements are complete for
the dance which will be held in
Junior Hall on September 27, I'M
der the direction of the Flapper
Girls Club. Ernie Krickett's orches-
ira of Newark, will furnish the mu-
sic for the dancing. Many novel
features are being arranged. Tickets
may be procured from any member
oil the club or at the door.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-15

A communication has been re-
ceived by Chief Field Deputy Fred
German from +. C. Ferguson, collec-
tor of Internal Revenue for the
Fifth District of New Jersey, stating
that he should watch for autos which
make a practice of carrying pass
lengers and collecting fares without
paying state taxes or securing spec.
ial tax stamps. A drive will be made
by German and his force in the
eleven northern counties of the
state. The tax fee varies with the
capacity of the car and fees can be
paid at the offices in Newark, Jer-
sey City, Paterson, New Brunswick,
Morristown and Elizabeth. Severe
penalties will be inflicted if the law
is not carried out.
John D'Ange1o of 20 Smith street
reported to the police yesterday
that a care bearing n. J. license No.
147,149, ran into his car which was
parked on Maple street alongside OF
his barber shop. A rear mudguard
and two front mudguards of the
D'Angelo car were damaged, and a
grease cup was broken.
C. Peterson, of 222 South Second
street notified the police yesterday
that two vacuum cleaners, he had
taken from the burning building
at 2S5 Mcclellan street on Monday
night were stolen from the cellar
of 2S3 Mcclellan street early yes
terday. Peterson leased part of the
Show window in the MiddleseX Light
Ing company store and his stock was
not insured.
A sixteen year old runaway boy
from Philadelphia was picked up at
the foSry by officer Geneski last
night, and this morning was started
on his way back to Quaker town.
The police have notified the street
department regarding the condition
of various parts of Prospect street.
The remode1ing of the Kant build
ing at the corner of Smith and State
streets is progressing rapidly and
before long the stores will be ready
for occupancy.
The cellar and the walls for the
flrst moor or the Perth Amboy Ga
Company building on Madison
have been completed. The
structure will be ready for occupancy
sometime in the late fall.
The pool at the new Y. M. Fl. A,
building is still being tested and is
flooded nearly daily. The interior
decorations are now being completed
and in a week or two the furnish
ings for the handsome edifce will
be installed. Many affairs are al
ready planned for the new home
which will be the Jewish Community
Center of the city. The scheduled
opening is sometime in the latter
part of September.
The Y. NJ. H. A, is contemplating
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-15
Loan For Cotton Planters

NEW YORK. Aug. Is (By The
Associated Press)-A New York
banking syndicate, headed by the
Seaboard National Bank and Gold
man, Sachs & Co, today completed
arrangements for a large loan to the
Texas Farm Bureau Cotton. Associa-
ton for the purpose of assisting in
the orderly marketing Of the cotton
crop in that state.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-15
Woodbridge
Social Personal

Mr.. and Mrs. +. J. Flanagan have
returned from Bloomsbury, N. Y.
Mrs. +. c. Ensign, Miss Helen
Ensign and Mrs. Gustav Blaum were
Newark shoppers on Monday.
Miss Betty de Russy and her
guest. Miss Harmon, spent Monday
afternoon in Newark.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-15
Nnmc Trade commission

WASHINGTON Aug. 15-Appoint-
ment of Richard A. May as trade
commissioner to the far East and
the north African countries was an
nounced today at the department of
commerce.
Mr.. May has been assistant chief
Of the textile division of the bureau
of foreign and domestic commerce.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-15
Rotary Club Action

The meeting of the Rotary Club in
the New Packer House today was
a memorial to the late Clancy d.
Boynton, one of the vice presidents
of the club. During the session
hymns were sung and the occasion
was an impressive one. Mr.. Boyn-
ton was the first member of the
Rotary Club to be claimed by
death and his passing away threw
a cloak of sorrow about the men,
bers that will remain for some time
to come. Out of respect for Mr..
Boynton and to honor him in every
way possible the members voted
that the Christmas activities of the
club be known as the Clancy d.
Boynton activities.
Impressive addresses or the life,
fellowship and character of Mr..
Boynton were made by President
George w. Fithian, former presi-
dent. Aylin Pierson, Daniel P. Ohm
stead and Andrew J. Wight. Each
of these speakers emphasized the
fine character of Mr.. Boynton, his
sterling integrity, his enthusiasm for
Rotary, and his advice which was
much sought after by business as
sociates.
A committee was appointed by
President Fithian to draft suitable
resolutions to be sent to Mr.. Boyn-
TONS widow.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-15
Engaged to Wed

SOCIETY ? ENGAGED TO
Mrs. Ada Griffen, of Rector street
announces the engagement of her
daughter, Blanche Lillian, to Milton
Westcott, of Brooklyn. The wedding
will take place in the early winter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-15
At The Crescent

mess in Just a Song at Twilight" is
good news to picture patrons. No
star in the industry enjoys greater
popularity than the handsome
"nirg ~
The local premiere of this modern
picture classic will open today at
the Crescent theatre, which predicts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-15
Enjoy Outing

The Junior Best and Junior Bible
Clubs % the Perth Amboy Hebrew
school yesterday enjoyed an outing
to New York. The activities of the
dag consisted Of a visit to Bronx
Park an ~denJoying a performance at
the Capitol theatre. The children
were accompanied by Miss H. Fein
and InsrRetorEI WaEshafkya
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-15
Save nRon .Jonys,-Dies

REGINA, sask., Aug. 15.-"Bon
Jour" were the only words uttered
by Victor Mason, Dumas farmer,
when he mounted the scaffold early
today to pay the supreme penalty
for the murder of Jean Chouvelon,
Mrs. Chouvelon, and their daughter,
Marie, last February. A few mo-
ments after the bolt was pulled, he
was pronounced dead.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-15
Girls to Meet

THE Girls Progressive club will
hold their regular meeting at the
home of Miss Pauline Keak, in JEFF
fries street. tonight at 8 o'clock.
All members are urged to be present
ts much business of importance viii
be discussed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-15
Trnmn Greatly DELAYED

NEW YORK., Aug. 15-Surface
car traffic across Brooklyn bridge
was tied up for more than two hours
today when a Flushing avenue car
iumpe dthe track near the Brook
Ign end of the structure.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-15
MAY SETTLE PREPARATIONS
TANGLE, ENGLAND THINKS
Continued from Page ~

a promising beginning in restoring
financial order in the country. He
made an appeal to all classes to sup
port the gold loan and declared it
was the duty of the government to
satisfy the call for a stable cur
rennV
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-15

The Classified Ad that tells all the
facts is the Classified ad that gets quick.
The Best Available properties In and
near the city are offered for gale in the
Evening News Classified Columns.
Save time In shopping-save money IN
buying-through the little Merchandise
ads in the Classified Section.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-15
JAM ESBURG

The Y. NJ. H. A, is contemplating
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-15

The cellar and the walls for the
first floor of the Perth Amboy Ga
Company building on Madison
have been completed. The
structure will be ready for occupancy
sometime in the late fall.
Evening star., 1923-03-30
NEGRO, 102 YEARS,
OLDEST PENSIONER
Former Slave, Born IN 1920, Being
Carried on Government
Rolls.

Mark Thrash OF Roseville, Ga@ a
negro lo2 years of age, is the oldest
employe on the pension rolls OF the
government the Interior Department an
nounced today.
Thrash. who was born in Louisa
county. Va was retired last year as a.
laborer in the Chickamauga and Chatta-
nooga National Military Park at Chatta-
nooga, Tenn. He is former slave, and
was born December 10, 1920.
His early life carried him into many
states of the Union. For more than
forty years. as a slave, Thrash was
the porperty of DR.. christopher
Thrash Of Virginia, who bought a
tract of land In Meriwether county,
Ca, and sent him there with other
slaves to clear the land.
After the civil war the slave ran
away to Arkansas. becoming a refu-
gee. and finally returning to Chatta-
nooga about the time the Central
Railroad of Georgia was being con-
structed. He worked on the railroad
and later became a. night watchman
in q hotel in Chickamauga. He then
joined the government service as a
Ia borer and was carried on the gov
ernment pay roll for twenty-eigh ght
years before his retirement with an
annuity for life.
Evening star., 1923-03-30
U. S. PUSHES CASES
AGAINST OIL MEN
Assistant Attorney General Goes
to Fort Worth as Special
Prosecutor.

As part of the Department OF
Justice campaign against stock
swindiers. begun last Novemo Der, Act
Ing Attorney General Seymour has
sent Assistant Attorney General
Grim to Fort Worth, Texas, to pre-
pare for trial large number of cases
charging mail frauds in the selling of
OIL stocks. Mr.. Grim has reported
10 the department that "the amount
inulcted from the public at this point
tFort Worth) is not less than 500, 00t
About seventy eight cases are
pending in the northern Texas dis
trict and Mr.. Seymour said they will
ne pressed. The trials will be con-
Quoted by District Attorney Zweifel
assisted by David V. Cahill, assistant
United States attorney in New York
appointed special assistant for pros
ecutions
The northern Illinois district attor-
ney also has been directed to bring
10 trial another alleged stock swim.
dling case in Florida everglades lands
and this has been assigned for trial
in May. Mr.. Seymour has conferred
with District Attorney Hayward of
New York, with a view to expeditins
trial OF similar cas- ses in that district
The apartments plans, when an
nounced, said that hundreds Of swim
dlers had "hlched a total of nearly
Sl60,ooo.o00 from the public through
fraudulent use of the mails" with
about 500 cases pending throughout
the country, and 600 persons arrested
or indicted
Evening star., 1923-03-30
WILL TRY NONSTOP
FLIGHT ACROSS U. S.
Lieuts. Kelly and MacReady Pre-
pare for Attempt From New
York to San Diego.

The Army air service announced to-
day that Lieuts. Oakley Kelly and
John A. MacReady were preparing to
stop flight. starting this time from
New York for San Diego. Calf
Lieuts. Kelly and MacReady will
use the same machine. the monoplane
T-2, for the flight. which will start
as soon as the machine can be over
hauled and re- equipped. In this plane
the two airmen attempted. a flight
from San Diego to New York city
last November, but were forced TO
land at indianapolis. Ind, because of
cracked water jacket OH the motor.
The next start will be made from
New York: air service otilciais said, pc
that point without straining the ma
chine to reach high attitudes at the
very beginning with heavy supply OF
fuel aboard. 1t will be possible also to
shorten the distance by 400 miles by
directing the flight along a straight
line course to Las Vegas. y. NJ, and
from there directly westward over the
mountain peaks to San Diego, a cross
ing made possible at that distance from
load.
Both pilots of the T-2 and officials
Of the engineering division at McCook
Field" an air service statement said,
ARE confident that the T-2 can be made
to establish the duration record and
succeed In the ocean to ocean journey.
Should their hopes be fulfilled it will
mark an epochal period in the annals
of aeronautical achievement. II will
mean that at last an engine has been
developed that never stops as long as
ia AhN a,~l
mental stage of the airplane is passing
into the background to make way for
it's general acceptance as a practical,
dependable vehicle"
Evening star., 1923-03-30

training at the School OF Military
Aeronautics. Austin, Tex, and was
commissioned second lieutenant In
gunnery school at Taliaferro Field.
Waco, Tex. and, after graduation,
served six months in test work at
Wilbur Wright Field, Dayton.
Has Long Flying Record.
A two-year tour Of duty in the Hawai-
ian Islands followed and after he had
carried out several other assignments,
he was sent to the station here. He
has more than 1000 hours of flying to
his credit in various machines. includ-
ing the Nieuport, Spad, Sopwith-C Camel.
Thomas Morse. de Haviland 4, s. E. s,
Fokker and XBIA. Each Of these planes
has a peculiarly of its own and the
pilot must be ever on the alert In the
application Of his knowledge of aero
nautics
Lieut.. Maushan. who yesterday also
surpassed LacointeS record of 23S.01,
is attached TO Crissy Field. San Fran
cisco, according to air service records
here. He celebrated his thirtieth BIRTH
day Monday. Lieut.. Maughan entered
the air service in 1917 and after train
ing overseas, went into action. He is
officially credited with destroying four
enemy airpIanes and wears the Dis
tinguished Service Cross as a symbol of
exceptional gallantry In action. He has
about 500 hours in the air to his credit,
mostly in de Haviland and Spad ma
chimes. He won first prize in the Pulit-
ger races at Detroit last October, with
a speed of 2Q58 miles per hour.
Evening star., 1923-03-30
DEMING TO BE SWORN
AS CIVIL SERVICE HEAD
Will Take Oath as President of
Commission Monday-Position
Vacant a Year.

William c. Deming of Wyoming is
TO be sworn in Monday as president
of the Civil Service Commission.
which position has been vacant for
more than year, following the res
ignation OF John H. Bartlett. who be-
came first assistant postmaster gen
eral.
John T. Doyle, secretary Of the COM
mission, will administer the oath to
Mr.. Deming. who is expected 70 ar
rive here Sunday. Owing to the un-
certainty of the time Of his arrival
the exact hour for the ceremony has
not been selected.
Senator Warren, Representative z
Mondell and other members OF Con-
gress and officials are to attend the
ceremonies. Mr.. Deming is editor OF
the Wyoming State Tribune-LeadeI
OF Cheyenne.