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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14
Children Taken From
Parents at HOpeIaWn
FOllOWinglnVeStigatiOn

NEW BRUNSWICK, Feb. IA
Four minor children of Mr.. and.
Mrs. John Kokos, of Hopelawn,
Woodbridge township, were taken
into. custody from their parents this
morning and given in the care Of
the State Board of Children's Guar
dian at the direction of Judge Daily
in the county court today
The parents of the children have
been placed on probation for three
months. in which time they were
advised by Judge Daily to procure
a home which would be fit to rear
their own children. Meanwhile the
Perth Amboy Trust Company has
been directed to sell the property
owned by Kokos and transfer the
obtained funds to the State Board
of Children's Guardian for the
eventual use of the children.
John and Annie Kokos. the par
ents, left today for Jersey City.
where they said they will start lie
all over and secure enough money
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14
MRS. OLIVER IS
HURT IN CRASH
Truck Strikes Car Containing
Two Members of Local
School Board

Mrs. Elizabeth Oliver. of Is
Catalpa avenue, is confined to her
nome today by injuries received
when the automobile of Christ An
derson, of 575 Sayre avenue, in
which she was riding south on State
street was struck by truck of N.
Stone & Company at the corner of
State and Fayette street early last
night. The truck was travelling on
Fayette street.
AS members, of the committee ap-
pointed at a recent meeting of the
Board of Education Mrs. ,liver and
Mr.. Anderson had been to see Mon
slgnor William p. CantWeH of St,
Mary's church in connection with the
offer of the latter to allow the school
board the use OF several rooms in St.
Mary's new high school building.
Mrs. Oliver was going to her home
when the accident happened.
The truck struck the front wheel
of the Anderson car and as this oc-
Cured Mrs. divers head went for
ward and broke the windshield. She
is suffering from lump on her head
and bruises of her arms and legs. DIR.
j. G. Cottrell is attending her. Officer
Joseph Gaydos made the report of
the accident at headquarters. T..
Gordon of Villa Park was the driver
of the truck.
The automobile of Emil Bacha of
S2S Washington street was struck on
Laurie street last right by truck
of the New York and Long Branch
trucking company. The truck driver
continued on his way and broke a
municipal light pole at the corner
of Penn and Laurie streets. Mr.
Bacha followed him to Woodbridge
where he was arrested but released
for later appearance when it was
learned he had perishable goods
aboard The driver of the truck will
be summoned to the local court, it is
aid
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14
MANY OFFICIALS ATTEND
FUNERAL OF W. E. FUTILE, JR.

WESTFIELD, Feb. 14-Governor
George S. Silzer and other state and
county officials paid their last re-
spects to William e. Tuttle, Jr.. at
his home at Stone Leigh Park. here
last night. The funeral services,
which were simple, were conducted
by the Rev. w. w. Coe, of the Con-
gregational church of Westdeld.
Rev. Mr.. Coe paid a high tribute
to Mr.. Tuttle and lauded his work
in behalf of his home town, the
state and the nation.
The body was taken to Elmira,
New York early today, where fun
eral services will be conducted at
the home of Mr.. Tuttles sister, Mrs
Thomas H. Judson. Interment Will
be in the Tuttle family plot at
Horsehead, N. Y, and bearers will
be boyhood friends from Elmira and
Horsehead.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14
SILzER NAMES JELIN,
GEN. SCOTT, STEWART
AND KIDDE TO BOARD

nor Silzer today and appears to be
the beginning of the end of a poiiti~
cal tangle which had its origin the
night of January %, when Governor
Silzer came before the legislature
personally and in even tones told
them he had dismissed the old eight
man highway board. The passage of
the new highway bill took place in
record time as both the executive
and the legislative branches of the
state government were apparently
anxious to have the road muddle
cleared up.
Monday night, after a slow and
uneventful legislative session, the
senate Republicans suddenly went
into conference for about one and
one-half hours, came out and the
highway bill was presented by Sen
ate Republican Majority Leader
Stevens, of Monmouth, who spoke at
length on the measure, which was
passed by a vote of Is TO 0. The bill
was sent to the assembly late yester-
day afternoon, and after some debate
passed the House by a. 81 TO vote.
The five negative votes were Repub-
lican, by assemblymen who have
stood out for three weeks for a rip
per" bill.
Preceding the passage Of the bill
in the House there was prolonged
debate in which Minority Leader
George, Majority Leader Corio ana
former Speaker Rowland were the
leads. George presented a series or
amendments which only the night
before had been introduced by Sena-
tor Simpson in the upper house and
lost. The amendments would have
given Governor Silzer by virtue OF
his office a vote on the commission
and would have given him the power
of summarily removing the members
from Office for misconduct.
The members of the House voting
mo" on the bill, all of whom are
Republicans, included: HarbOurt, OF
Mercer; Negus, of Passaic; Lyons. Of
Bergen; Stratton, of Gloucester, and
PoweH. of Burlington. These men
were of the opinion that the original
Republican ripper plan should
have been carried out.
Speaking for his amendments Mr..
George declared that defeat of them
would mean complete defiance OF
the people of the state.
"You should see the handwriting
on the wall" said the Minority
leader. 1.-The people of the state are
behind our governor. If the gov
ernor is denied that privilege which
he enjoyed under the old law. then,
gentlemen, you are working in direct
defiance of the people"
Assemblyman Rowland objected
to the amendments on the ground
that It would create political man
ipulation as was the case on the
old commission. Mr.. George prompts
ly asked:
Don't you trust Governor Silzer p
'T have the utmost confidence in
him" was the reply from the Re
publican Cam len legislator.
A few minutes later, after he had
argued along the lines pursued by
Mr.. Rowland. George asked Assem-
blyman Hershf1eId if he trusted tE1e
governor. The reply was:
"As a personal character, yes: ss
a Democrat. no."
Mr.. Hershfe1d further declared
that when a man is summarily re-
moved from office. it shows that
someone hasn't got the CUTS 70
allow that man TO prove his limos
cence.
(Continued on page y
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14

ito look after the children properly.
The neglect of the children came
as a result of a recent investiga-
ton made by Perth Amboy detec--
tives in quest of youthful robbers
who have plundered the offices of
several buildings. During the scar II
they came upon the home of Kokos
and reported the pitied conditions
to the authorities. The Woman'g
Club and the Rotary Club of Perth
Amboy have taken an interest in
the reported plight and after an in
vestigation advised the county au-
thorities as to the condition of the
Kokos home.
John Kokos when cited to appear
before the court to answer a charge
of neglect to provide for the chill
dren last Friday. was held by Judge
Daily for contempt of court, being
drunk when making his appearance
and later sentenced to thirty days
in jail. Mrs. Frank Dorsey, Mrs.
Arthur Stern and Mrs. Mary Gould
appeared as witnesses.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14
COFFIN REVEALS
NO LOST GEMS
Government DisinterS Body of
Seaman in Brooklyn Gene
tery-Seek Crown Jewels

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-None of
the Russian crown jewels was found
m the coffin of Seaman James Jones
when the body, buried in Brooklyn
cemetery, was disintered today by
the government.
The exhumation had been or
dered to settle the question of
whether $4,00O,O00 worth OF gems.
once belonging to Car Nicholas,
had been smuggled into the United
States in 1920 on the army trans
port Edellyn. 1t had been reported
that the smugglers had concealed the
Jewels in the coffin of Jones, who
had died at Gibraltar, while the
transport was on its way from
Vladivostok.
Newspaper men were barred from
the cemetery during the disinter-
mont
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14

ARREST POLICE CHIEF IN RUM
RAID; WORE WHITE APRON

SECAUCUS. Feb. 14.-Chief of
Police Stuart Lowry of Secaucus
was arrested and lodged in his
own Jail here today following a
raid on a saloon here. Prohibi-
ton agents in charge of General
Agent Henry Greenfield swooped
down on the saloon and charged
they found the police chief behind
the bar, wearing a white apron
and serving drinks. The federal
agents confiscated large quantity
of alleged liquor said to be of an
inferior quality.
Greenfield declared he would
ask the federal authorities to in
vestigate the administration of the
town to discover why a saloon
keeper is retained as police chief.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14
NOTEDMEN To
URGE CANAL
Hoffman Gets Great Support
on Canal Measufe-Hear-
ing Next Monday

Extensive plans are being made
for the public hearing to take place
at the state house in Trenton on next
Monday afternoon on the bill of AS
semblyman Harold Hoffman, which
provides that the SS75,000 Morris
canal fund be used to purchase the
necessary rights of way for the pro-
posed canal from Morgan on the
Raritan bay to Bordentown on the
Delaware river. Mayor Donnelly of
Trenton, a man deeply interested in
the building of this waterway, is
working with Mr.. Hoffman to have
the biggest men in the country who
are interested in the development of
the waterways present at this hear
ing.
Among those who Mayor Donnelly
is making efforts to have present and
speak at the hearing are: Congress
man Small, Mayor Hylan. Murray
Hulburt of New York City, and
delphia. Mayor Donnelly has also
written letters to each legislator
urging them t. get behind the bill as
introduced by Mr.. Hoffman.
Secretary Atkinson, of the Rari-
tan Terminal and Waterways Asso-
citation informed Mayor Donnelly
and the Evening News today that
Middlesex county will be we'll rep
resented at the hearing. ]. Spencer
Smith will be one of those present.
South Amboy will be represented
by Francis P. Coan, president If
the Intercoastal Canal Association
of that place, Mayor Daniel G.
Chase, Arthur McMiehaels and
James d. Van Pelt, president of the
Chamber of Commerce.
Perth Amboy will also have rep
resentatives present at the hearing,
the Rotary and Lions Clubs taking
this matter under consideration.
Plans are also being pushed for
the ship Canal Booster Day, ="
which is to be observed n this city
next Monday night at a mass meet
ing to be held in the high school
auditorium.
REQ Roadster. elegant shape, ff45,oo
Union Garage Co, Peerless and Buick Dis
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14
MISS M,SWINEY FREED

DUBLIN, Feb. IA (By the Asso-
ciated Press) Miss Mary Mac
Swiney has been released by free
state authorities and was back today
in Republican headquarters in Suf-
folk street, where she received the
newspaper men and described her
arrest on Monday, when the Repub-
lican offices were raided. Miss Mac
Swiney said she had at first been
detained in the offices of the gov
ernment officials and that she did
not refuse food, as she preferred
postponing a hunger strike until she
was in jail AT night she was taken
TO Kilmainham Jail and lodged i'll a
cell at IL o'clock, but was released
with her companions at midnight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14
Fines are Duo Today

DUSSELDORF, Feb. IA (By The
Associated, Press )'-One hundred
million marks, representing the
fine levied on Gelsenkirchen, as a
result of the clash between German
police and French troops on Mon
day, are due from the town today,
while the French retain in custody
several officials arrested in connec-
tion with the incident.
One report from German sources
declares that the men arrested, in
cluding the burgomaster and the
chief of police, We're subjected to a
beating.
This city has been considerably
inconvenienced by the patriotism of
German telephone girls, who walked
out rather than work with a French
operator, whom the officers brought
to the exchange. Service was i'm
mediately stopped.
The expulsion of German func-
tionaries for refusing to carry out
the orders of the French has ex-
tended to Vohwinkel The burgo-
master and the chief of police have
been forced to leave town.
Coal Leaves the Ruhr
PARIS, Feb. IA (By The Asso-
ciated Press) More than a dozen
trains with coal from the Ruhr left
yesterday for various destinations,
it was stated in advices reaching
here today. Fivetrains of coal and
one Of coke were destined for
France and Belgium, two coal trains
for Italy, two for Switzerland and
five for Holland.
Thirty-two arrests were made in
Gelsenkirchen in connection with
the wounding of two French gem
darmes there Monday, the reports
show. The prisoners were mostly
members of the German security po-
lice, in civilian attire. They will
be court martialed in the Ruhr oc-
cupied area and not at Mayence, as
has been the custom heretofore in
such cases.
The burgomaster of Essen and the
president of the Hotelkeepers
Union there, have been arrested and
lodged in Jail. The former is held
responsible for turning off the lights
from the French headquarters and
the latter for refusal to serve
French troops.
Three industrial plants in Barman
and Elberfeld have shut down ow-
ing to lack of fuel.
M. LIE Trocquer, minister OF pub
lie works, accompanied by General
Payot, quartermaster general of the
French army in the Ruhr, together
with the operating directors of the
northern and eastern French rail-
way systems, left Paris today for
London, where they will discuss
with the British government means
for utilizing the railroads in the
Cologne bridgehead, held by Brit
ish troops
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14
CARD of THANKS

We desire to thank our Nancy rela-
tives and friends for kindness and sym
pathy shown us during the recent be-
reavement of the late Adam Eckert; also
FOR the many floral tributes received. We
especially wish to thank Raritan Lodge,
A. & f. NJ. X. of p, Knights Of Tenn
plar. Mecca Temple. Shriners; City Officials
Washington Hose & Chemical Co. exempt
Firemen, DIR. o. Crowley. DR.. Smith. I'm
dertaker Ferd Garretson, Rev. Northey
Jones and all others also Miss Elizabeth
Schantz and Brothers Signed,
2179S-2-14-1tS THE FAMILY. 4
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14
MOVE AGAINST KLAN

COLUMBIA, S. c., Feb. 14:-A
bill to prohibit the appearance in
public of persons wearing masks or
otherwise disguised was defeated SO
to "a on second reading in the South
Carolina House of Representatives
late last night. The vote was pre-
ceded by. lengthy debate in which
the Ku Klux Klan was heatedly at
tackled and defended.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14
ASK COAL EMBARGO

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-Represen-
tative j. j. Rogers. of Massachusetts
asked for a permanent embargo on
coal shipments into Canada today,
in testifying before Interstate Com
merce commissioner who commenc-
ed hearing arguments on the coal
shortage IN Northern New York and
New England.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14
ROAD BUILDERS MEET

TRENTON, Feb. 14.-Contractors.
material men, engineers and experts
in highway construction from New
Jersey and adjoining states are ar
irving in Trenton today to attend
sessions of the New Jersey State
Highway Associations convention
and highway industries exhibit which
started in a local hotel this morn
Ing. The affair win come to a close
Friday afternoon. About 400 are
expected to attend.
Mayor Donnelly delivered an ad-
dress of welcome.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14
Mrs. Richards writes:

Having been brought up on a
Marin, where I was accustomed to
#butter right from the churn, it is
certainly pleasure to get so fresh
and rich butter as Blue Ribbon
Butter. right here in the city. When
ever 7 open a carrton of Blue Ribbon
Lutter, / find it as fresh and frag-
rant as If it had just left the churn,
and OH so delicious" Better ask
your dealer to send you pound
carton todays
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14
Good Business to Continue

Boston, Feb. 14.-Business condl-
tions generally will continue good
for several months at least. But
business should not be allowed to
run away with itself because of the
large gold holdings in the Federal
Reserve Banks, w. p. G.. Harding,
governor of the Boston Federal Re-
serve Bank. saws.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14

TRENTON, Feb. 14:-Abraham
Jelin, Democrat, of New Brunswick,
Percy IL. Stewart, Democrat, Of
Plainfeld, General Hugh L. Scott, u.
S. A., Republican, of Princeton, and
Walter Kidde, Republican, of Mont
clair, were named by Governor Silzer
last night as members of the newly
organized bipartisan State Highway
Commission.
The naming of the four men was
coincident with the signing of the
compromise highway bill by Cover
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14
GERMAN CITY
ISSUES Def
Refuse to Pay Fine Levied by
French Government as
Clash Penalty

BERLIN, Feb. IA (By The Asso-
ciated Press) The municipality of
Gelsenkirchen, according to advices
received here, has declined to pay
fine of 10O,O00000 marks demanded
by the French as penalty for the
clash between German police and
French gendarmes on Monday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14

order your. FORD today and avoid the
necessity of accepting a substitute later
on. Dorsey Motors. Inc. Open Evenings
21779-2-13-1ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14
HITS AT BOTH SEXES

BERKELEY, Call, Feb. 14-Facing
q class of both sexes, Professor G.
l.. Montgomery, of the English de-
partment, declared that there are
1000 students in the University OF
California, who should be at
tached to the handle of a pick or a
irving PAN"
Seventy per cent of the Univer-
city's 10000 students he said, yes
terday. are more interested in danc-
ing than in pursuing the subtleties
of Shakespeare or Chaucer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14
MURDER CHARGE
AGAINST NAN

HACKENSACK, Feb. II. - John
Hulley, of Passaic. companion or
Louis Berkowitz of Paterson, when
the latter was shot and killed early
today, was formally charged with
murder this afternoon by County
Detective Garret A. Dawson at the
direction of County Prosecutor Hart.
Hulley will be moved to the Hack
ensack Jail this afternoon.
Says Another Man Fired Shot
LODI, Feb. 14.-Louis Berkowitz,
thirty-seven, OF 413 East 31st street.
Paterson. alleged TO be a bootiegger,
was shot through the head while
driving through here early today. He
died soon after at the Lodi Inn.
where he was taken by his com
pcnion, John -Huiley, of Passaic.
The shot was fired, 1t is declared
by Hulley, by an Unidentified pel-on
who sped by the Berkowitz car in
another automobile. No trace OF the
assailant has been found.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
This is to certify that Geo r. BNDfen
and wife. Margaret are no longer imam
cially or in any way connected with the
Raritan Mercantile Co. corner Smith and
Front Streets. Perth mboy, N. ].
Present stockholders and directors being
VIM. r. Bunten. Sr.. wife, Annie Bunten,
and son, VIM. r. Bunten. Jr.
RARITAN MERCANTILE Co.
w. r. BUNTEN. SIR,
21s0e-e-14-1ts President.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14

The public IS quick to recognise a good
automobile. Chevrolet sales lead all STAN
dard csrs. Jefferson Motors, Iro
S1Isa-2-12-tf.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14

Carpenter Work ard Jobbing promptly
attended TO. Geo, H. Thompson. 81 Lewis
Street Phone 14os-W.
Esf6-6-a5-Wed sat-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14
<. OF G. NOTICE

Get toEether session. Pig and
frsnkfurter roast at the club. to-
morrow night, Thursday, Feb. Is.
at p. NJ.
signed.
ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14

Overland Touring: good running order.
$500. Union Garage Co, Peerless and
Buick Distributors. 27s King street.
2iTT7-2-1s-2t'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14

The public is quick TO recognize good
automobile. Chevrolet sales lead all STAN
dard car s Jefre, son Motors. Inc.
21753-2-13-tf'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14

NEW BRUNSW1CA, rep. IL
The record of Abraham Jelin. local
Democrat, one Of the appointees Of
Governor George :. Silzer 10 the new
highway board was given out by the
governor today as follows:
"Jelin was born Feb. II, 1883, in
Russia and came 10 America when
he was five years old. He attended
the public school in New York city
until he was thirteen years Of age
and then attended business college.
His first position was that of an as
sistant bookkeeper and from 1906
II he was in the real estate business
in this city as an operator and not
an agent. He built and sold 150
houses in the vicinity of this city
and during the same period as a
general contractor was building pri-
vate houses. Office buildings, bridges
roads and streets. Jelin rebuilt the
Albany street bridge and the Land
ing bridge, and built many miles of
road and sewers. He has always
opposed the laying of county roads
under closed specifications, and in
CURED the enmity of the paving in
terests in this manner.
"The governors highway board
candidate accumulated a fortune
during these years and in 1914 re-
ceived a number of contracts In New
Brunswick and Middlesex county
on bids at the prevailing low prices.
He had under contract about $500, =
900 of public and private work when
the world war started and in COM
pleting these contracts he lost prac-
ticallv his entire fortune.
"Jelin re-entered the real estate
business on a larger scale and
bought and sold property valued at
close to $500.o00. and owned rrop-
erty valued at about 100000. He
served as street commissioner n
this city from 1910 to 191s and has
been an assessor since 1915. He
has served as president of eve-y
charitable and religious organiza-
tion Of the Jews in this city and
in every public movement
regardless of religion
THE fact that he is acquainted
with the duties of a highway COM
missioner moved Governor Silzer TO
him as one of the two DEM
ocrats for the new board"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14
SENATE To ACT
J ON NAMING Of
KIRKPATRICK
Jamesburg Man Appointed by
Governor SiIzer to be
County Judge
IN PLACE OF DAILY
Who Will Take up Circuit
Court Duties Within a
Few Days

TRENTON, Feb. 14:-John P.
kirkpatrick, Democrat, of James,
burg. was yesterday appointed by
Governor Silzer to be judge of the
court of common pleas of Middlesex
county. The nomination of Kirkpat-
rick was sent to the senate yesterday
afternoon and the senate Immediate
ly went into executive session to con-
slider the appointment. Kirkpatrick s
name was referred to the senate ju-
dietary committee and any action on
his confirmation to the judgeship
will lie over until the senate recon-
venes next Monday night.
Kirkpatrick was appointed by the
Ngovernor to succeed County Judge
Peter F. DAILY, Democrat, of Middle
sex. who was confirmed by the sem
ate on Monday to $12,000-a-year
circuit judgeship in Hudson county.
kirkpatrick is a former assembly
man from Middlesex and a former
surrogate of that county.
The senate, in executive session
yesterday. confirmed the nomination
of Hyman Lazarus, Democrat. as
county judge of Hudson county at
$4,000 year. Lazarus has been FILL
ing temporary term.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14
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- Battery Service Station
E<efND GARRETS0N COMPANY
IS& WV ESQ High Street
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-14

NEW BRUNSWICK, Feb. H.
County Judge Peter f. DAILY named
by Governor George S. Silzer as Cir
cult Court Judge went to Trenton
yesterday to Gender his resignation
as county court judge to Governor
Silzer at the state capitol The resig-
nation will go into effect Friday.
On that afternoon Judge Daily will be
sworn in by the chancellor to his
new judicial post.
John F. Kirkpatrick lawyer and
former surrogate of Middlesex coun-
ty was announced as the successor
of Mr.. Daily awaiting only the ap-
provai OF the senate.