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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-30
Probate Mercer,s Will

NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. 30
The will of George w. Mercer, who
died at Perth Amboy on January II.
has been entered Tor probate. Three
da. oilers are named as the execu-
tors, Mary NJ. Anderson and Elsie M.
Atkinso nof Perth Anlboy and Edith
Edmunds of Holly. N. Y. The only
other survivor i the widow, Mary.
The entire estate is left to the tx
ecutors. the income going to the
income going to the widow. In adj
dltion 500 each is lett to the chill
dren of his three daughters, the re-
mainedr in equal shares to the
daughters. The will was drawn Sep
TENDER 2, 1919, and witnessed by
Adrian Lyon and Marguerite Null
ligan
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-30
PORT READING

Mrs. G. o. Reed has returned to
her home in Trenton after spending
two weeks at the home of her moth
CT.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ely, of Irv-
in street, were out of town visitors
Saturday night.
Felix Falcone and Antonio De.
Palmo, of New York, are visiting
at the home of Dominick DePaimo,
of Third street.
E. r. Ellison, of Mccain Camp
Company. New York, visited the
Philadelphia s. Reading Railroad on
business yesterday.
Francis Lozak has secured EN-.
ployment with the Port Reading
Railroad Company.
Miss Harriet Lee visited out o.
town friends, Sunday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-30
TO DANCE At FORDS

FOItDS, Jan. 29.-The Fords Fire
Company at a recent meeting has
set the date of their annual mas
querade dance for Wednesday
night, February 81, it was announced
definitely today by the committee in
charge. The Fords school au-
ditorium has been secured for the
dance.
To make the affair of more than
passing interest, dancing features
will contribute to the firemen's fancy
dress affair. Prizes for dancing and
costumes will be awarded. Invita-
tons are being sent out to the ear
by fire companies to attend the
event.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-30
Funeral for Thomas f. Collins

MATAWAN, Jan. 3o-The funeral
of Thomas F. Collins, who died at
his home in Cliffwood, Thursday
morning, was held from st. Joseph's
church at 10 o'clock Saturday morn
ing, the service being conducted by
Rev. M. c. O'Donnell. Interment
was in the church cemetery.
Mr.. Collins, who was ill for a
period of more than ten months, was
twenty-five years old and the son of
Margaret and the late John Collins.
He was born in Cliffwood and lived
there all his life. He received his
education in the Matawan township
public schools. He recently returned
home from the Allenwood santa
rum where he made an unsuccessful
effort to regain his health.
Besides his mother he is survived
by three brothers, Michael, William
and Maurice, a sister Ellen of Cliff
wood, and a alf-brother, John Col
Inns, Of New York City.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-30
GREAT INTEREST IN FORDS
CLUB WEEKLY SHOOTS

FORDS. Jan. 30.--The interest in
the weekly shoots of the Fords Rod
and Gun Club is continuing I'M
abated. Last Saturdays attendance
was surpassed by all previous shoots
held by the club this season. The
new clubhouse has added much to
h comfort of the members, which
is also attributed to it's constant
popularity.
continuance of same is to come I'M
der discussion at the meeting of the
club tomorrow night. An invita-
ton to all the members to be pres
ent at this weeks session has been
sent out by the secretary.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-30
TWELVE ANSWER CALL
RE0RGANlZE THE BAND

TOTTENvILLE, Jan. S0.-The 1e-
organization Of the Tottenville band
took place last night at the Masonic
hall when twelve musicians got to-
gether at the call of Andrew M.
Sprague, who was the last leader of
the old band in existence for forty
two years up to the time of its di;-
bandment three years ago. A re-
hearsal of those members present
last night took place under the di-
rection of Mr.. Spr~gue and it was
decided to meet again next Monday
night at the same place. Officers
will be named lad bylaws to gov
ern the organization will be made.
Mr.. Sprague is anxious to secure
enough members to bring the band
up tt the standard attained by til
former band for many years.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-30
MANY FINED At CARTERET

CARTERET, Jan. 30.-Recorder
Thomas j. Slugg collected in the po-
lice court last night 1913 in fines
from the following thirteen men ar
raigned before him on charges of
disorderly conduct: Thomas Woody,
colored, $40; John Gorisky, IS; Mike
Horsky, IS; William Bodnar, Wood
bridge, $25; Alexander Anderson,
SIS; Sam Ralish, $40; Fred Travis,
$40; Arthur Costello, So; Patrick
Gallagher. IS: Andrew Peddo, IS;
Walter Pinchinski, S. and Patrick
Carol, IS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-30
NE. Harold Q. Holman. vie d

Mrs. Harold G. Hoffman, wife Of
the assemblyman, was among those
present at the session yesterday at
Trenton. j
The legion entertainment officer.
cooperating with Commander Null
raine of the local post, are engaged
in selecting the cast that will COM
prise the minstrel troupe to give a
performance in the early days OF
April. This years minstrel will be
under the direction of the John B.
Rogers Producing Company, which
company took charge of the Parent
Teachers musical comedy staged
with such great results at st. Mary's
Hall recently.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-30
Funeral for Mrs. Sickels

MATAWAN, Jan. 30-The funeral
of Mrs. Florence Gould, wife of
Frederick I. Sickels, who died sud
denly at her home here on Wednes-
day from a complication of diseases
was held from the First Baptist
church Saturday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock, Rev. w. w. Ludwig. pastor
of the church, officiating. Interment
was in Green Grove cemetery, Key
port.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Sickels
is survived by a daughter, May, and
a stepson, Edward.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-30
''The Village Blacksmith" Scores at
nifmaS

THE Village Blacksmith" sketch
lily outlined by Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow, has been going through
a stiff film training schedule for
some months past under the exper-
fenced eye of William Fox. Last
night he broke into the front rank
of motion picture stars at the Dit
mas Theatre.
William Fox knows how to put
lively film entertainment together,
and he has made dashing 1928 melo-
drama out of THE Village Black
smith," Doubtless Longfellow would
have appealed to the Authors
League If he had lived to see this
day. But he knew nothing about
scenarios.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-30
Edna May Harris

TOTTENVILLE, Jan. 80. Miss
Edna May Harris, colored, eighteen
years old, daughter of Mrs. Jose
phine Harris, of 624 Bloomingdale
road Pleasant Plains, died yesterday.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the A. NJ.
E. Zion church. Rev. Mr.. funston,
pastor of the church will o~fficiate.
The interment will be in the Zion
cemetery
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-30
Start Divorce Action

NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. so. -
Papers in a divorce case started by
Frank Kis of Washington Heights,
Scath River have been served by
representatives of the sheriff's Of
flee. The wife of Kis is twenty
seven years old and recently She
gave as her occupation, the wife of
Alex Gergy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-08
Change of Heart
Necessary to Remedy
Nations Difficulties

New York. Feb. I'm 4 change of
heart and not in a change of treaties.
or constitutions or laws will be found
the ultimate remedy for the nations
difficulties. Vice President Calvin
Coolidge declared tonight in an ad-
dress at a dinner given by the Pru-
dental Insurance company.
War-of nations and of classes
Mr.. Coolidge declared. was the source
of the peoples greatest burdens and
the nations most disturbing prob
lens. He pointed out that elimina =
ton of the evils and huge expenses
attendant upon conflict and its after
math was the most important elc-
ment in a return to peace and con-
tentment.
Mr.. Coolidge pointed out that ma
tional security for a single year costs
the United States 2.624.000,000 out of
a budget of S3,01S,000,000. Added to
this, he said. were the costs of in
dustrial strife.
"Dircctly and indirectly" he said,
this may reach n total of $4,000, 900
600 during a year."
These costs, he declared, must be
borne by the consumer.
"This is an illustration of what a
contribution would be made to
human happiness. if it were possible
to secure peace. obedience to law and
industrial harmony" he added.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-08
WELCOME TROOPS
Home FROM WATCH
ON GERMAN Rhine

Savannah. Ga. Feb. Z CBy A. P.)-
Americas last thousand" came home
from Europe today. signalling the
nations closing action in its parti-
cipation in the World War.
Savannah turned out to man to
welcome home in behalf of America
the returning troops and to greet
the soldiers wives and children from
the country'5 former allies and enc
my nations.
AS the transport nearcd Savannah,
she was greeted by salvo from
two historic cannon presented to the
Chatham Artillery by George Wash
inston. and from battery of
French 15's, trophies of the World
War.
Spectators scattered along mile
and a half of waterfront. kept pace
with the transport as she sped up
the river. They stormed the docks
empowering police guards. Fire
hose was brought into play to clear
the crowd from about the ship. The
stream of water struck members OF
the Congressional reception commit
tee Just as the party boarded the
transport. The committee, including
Senators Harris and Robinson, and
Congressman Johnson. l-lnbergcr,
Lon Scott, Conley and .Bulwinkle.
were met aboard ship by Colonial
Walter T. Bates. of the Eighth In
fantry, in command Of the troops.
Debarkation followed the formal
welcome in behalf of the nation.
The ST. Mihiel was expected to
sail tomorrow for Charleston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-08
General Lord, Head
Of Budget Bureau
Speaks at Portland

Portland. Nc. Feb. 7.-Brigadicr
General Herbert NJ. Lord. a native of
Rockland. Nc, who is director of the
Bureau of the Budget. recalled in an
address before the Economics Club to-
night that the budget submitted to
Congress last December by President
Harding was not the first sent to an
American Congress, Alexander Hamil-
ton. then secretary of the treasury,
having presented one on January ).
1890. The Harding budget. offered three
years after the World War. totallcd
S3,5o5. 754.121. against the Hamilton
budget of $2.146,5T33. Nearly a billion
was provided for interest in one.
against something more than two mill
lion in the other.
With the installation of the budget
system the president of the United
States for the first time in history as
sumcd his proper place as the actual
head of the business organization of
the government General Lord said.
The economy cntailed in carrying out
the new pay-asAyou-so government
policy has resulted in eliminating S425.-
100000 from the anticipated deficit for
the fiscal year ending June 50. and the
firm and husincsS-like stand of the pres
ident is expected to dispose of the re-
naming S231 900 600 and cause the
books to balance when the year ends,
Director Lord announced.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-08
MilliOnaires off on
Pleasure Cruise on
Liner Mauretania

New York. Feb. THE liner
Mauretania. chartered at a cost OF
S1.250,O0O sailed today with SAT mil
lionaires and Near millionaires on the
most costly pleasure cruise ever ar
ranged in New York.
The cruise across the Atlantic and
through the Mediterranean. will last
&C days. Members who Wish will
have the opportunity of visiting.
among other places. the tomb of
King Tutankhamen. now being OK
cavated at Luxor. Egypt.
Ebert Fl. Gary. chairman of the
United States Steel Corporation. with
Mrs. Gary and a party of friends. oc-
Cupied the Mauretania's two regal
suites American Express company
charts showed the cost for the two
suites to have been S40,500. The
cheapest accommodations on the lin
or were held at $1,000
DIR. Gary declined to discuss bust
ness topics.
81 am going for rest and pleasure
trip" he said. "No business what
ever"
William Allen White. famous Kan
sas newspaper editor and author.
with Mrs. White. and Victor Fl. Muir
dock. chairman of the Federal Trade
Commission, with Mrs. Murdoch,
were among other passengers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-08
Award Graduate
Scholarships at
BOWdOin College

Especial TO kennebec JournaD
Brunswick. Feb. Tho faculty of
Bowdoin college this evening awarded
the two graduate scholarships entit-
ling the members of the senior class
to post graduate work and which is
the highest honors that can be con-
ferred on a Bowdoin undergrad duate.
The Charles Harold Everett schol-
arship which entities the recipient to
a years post graduate work in any
subject was awarded to William +.
Jacobs of Amcsbury. Mass. He is Il
varsity football player. member Of
tie student council ana of the Delta
Epsilon fraternity.
The Henry w. LonSfellow scholar
ship which entities the recipient to n
years work in English or general
literature was awarded to Frederick
Henry TurSin of Auburn. He is Il
member of the EiCe club. the student
council and recently completed 4
term as editor-in chief of the Orient.
He is n member of the Beta ri fra
ternity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-08
THE BARWISE RESOLVE

Hearing on the Barwise resolve for
a constitutional amendment limiting
appropriations for private institu-
tons and purposes until Dec. II
1850 and prohibiting such appropri
atlons after that date. opened before
the committee on judiciary in the
hall OF representatives, Wednesday
afternoon at two o'clock.
proponents and opponents of the
measure were present in large num-
hers. and there We're many specta-
Tors. attracted by the prospect of
oratorlcal fireworks before the ses-
sion was over.
Representative Mark A. Barwise Of
Bangor. who introduced the resolve.
was the first speaker in it's favor. and
during the course of his remarks he
took occasion to refer to the state
ment made by the Right Rev. Bishop
Louis S. Walsh of the Catholic do
cese of Portland. two weeks ago. that
he would oppose the amendment on
the ground that it was un-American
and irrational
THE amendment proposed is
matter of very great Importance"
said Mr.. BarWise. Perhaps it is the
most important that has been intro
duced in the Legislature thus far.
The question is whether or not we
shall refer to the people an amend
mcnt cutting off state aid to private
institutions after Dec. 81, 1880, and
limit it i'll the meantime.
This question was brought to the
attention of the Legislature by the
Governor in his inaucural 4 month
ago. and previous to that the matter
of aiding private institutions has
been widely discussed. 1t is not a
new question in Maine and it is an
old question in the country.
This resolve goes the whole way
in prohibiting State aid to private
Continued on Page 10. Col. 81
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Foreign Missions
Secretary COnfers
On Near East Meet

Washington. Feb. . Rev. DR..
James l.. Barton, foreign secretary
of the American board of foreign
missions of Boston. and chairman of
the Near East Relief Of New York,
conferred at the State Department to-
day over the Lausanne conference
which he attended until the latter
part of January, except for a three
weeks visit to Greece, Smyrna and
COnstantinople.
Although he would not discuss his
call at the State Department.. DR..
Barton said that "the conclusions OF
the Lausanne conference as eX-
pressed in the treaty yet unsigned,
except in fact, calls forth the I'M
qualified protest of every American
against the colossal injustice it per-
mits and tactily sanctions against the
minority populations and especially
against the Armenians."
THE entire Armenian populations
he continued, ARE turned out of
Turkey, their ancestral home. and left
upon the doorsteps of the world de-
pendent upon charity"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-08

Washington, Feb. 7-prosider+
i1ardlns personally urged upon Con-
gress today that it not only approve
promptly the British debt settlement.
agreement, but that it also come tn
decision, one way or another. at
this session on the administration
shipping bill.
There is time, abundant time. for
decisive action on both these ire
Inendously important questions" he
declared. Either is fit to be record
ed a chapter in great achievement
and both will mark a signal triumph.
l remind YOU that both are INSOFAR
bly, related to our good fortunes at
home and our high place in the
world
Approval of tho debt settlement.
for the formal submission of which
the president went to the capitol, was
forecast by Republican Congress
slonal leaders. The first step along
the legislative way was taken i'm
mediately after MIR. Harding con-
cluded his address before a Joint ses-
House chamber, identical bills am
ending the existing debt funding law
being introduced in both branches.
Party managers i'll the House pre-
dicted action by that body within a
week at the latest, but the situation
in the Senate was less clear. Some
leaders there favored calling up the
debt bill Immediately after the House
acted, but others thought there
should be first newed effort to
obtain a vote on the shipping bill.
Direct reference To the Senate sit
uation was made by Mr.. Harding
who told Congress he had vcntured
to alludc 10 the shipping bill, he
cause it. has been tlreatened' that
1T shall not be allowed to. come to
a vote
The executive offered no sugces-
ton rs to which of the measures
should have precedence. nor did he
make any recommendation as to the
form tho Legislation approving the
debt settlement should take. lie did
state frankly. however, his OPPOSE
ton to the attaching of soldiers
bonus to the legislation.
In urging approval of the agree
ment recently reached by the AM
erican and British debt commissions,
Mr. Harding declared that the agree
mont was ~ commitment of the
English speaking world to the valid
ity of contract.
at is in effect plight against
war and war expenditures" he said.
adding that it was covenant Of
peace no less effective than it would
be if joint British and American OPP
position to war were expressly
agreed upon
Failure Of the British undertaking.
the executive continued. would have
spread political and economic dis
couragemont throughout the world.
Success of that undertaking was de-
clared to be "a new element of fin
ancial and economic Stahili7ation.
when the world is sadly needing q
reminder of the ways of peace
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Developments of the
Day in WASHINGTON

The Central American conference
was conducted with the signing of a
treaty of peace and amity, II conven-
tions and three procotOls.4
Extension until June Is of the final
date for filing tax returns of domes-
tic corporations for the calendar
year 1922, was announced by the in
ternal revenue commissioner.
President Harding, addressing
Congress, coupled plea for Senate
action on the shipping bill, with a
request for modification Of the debt
funding law to permit acceptance Of
the settlement negotiated with Great
Britain.
Charges were made before the Sem
ate investigating committee by
Charles l. Wrightman of the Wrights-
man Petroleum company, that the
Magnolia Petroleum company had
secretly drained gas from his COM
pany's wells in the Healdton field.
The Senate fight over the $56,O00.-
900 rivers and harbors item in the
army bill continued. with Senator
Borah, Republican, Idaho, proposing
that the allotment be slashed to
$27,00O,000 the amount recommended
by the budget bureau.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-08
FRANCE TO RATIFY
NAVAL LIMITATIONS
WITH RESERVATION

Paris Feb. 7-(By A.. P)-The
treaty for the limitation of naval
ornaments signed at the Washington
conference, will be presented shortly
to the French parliament with a rec
concentration for ratification, but
with the understanding that the limi-
tations on French armament should
not be accepted as establishing a
principle.
A report to this effect has been
nearly completed by Charles Quer-
nier who was recently empowered by
the foreign affairs commission of the
Chamber of Deputies to put the COM
missions idea in draft form.
The chamber will be asked to adopt
resolution to the effect that, mas
much as the root resolution prohibits
submarines from attacking mer-
chantmen. the latter class of vessels
should he defined and should be for
Didden from arming.
A member of the commission ev-
planned today that France was will
ing to ratify the treaty because she
would be unsafe for financial reasons
TO exceed it's limitations during the
HE or the treaty at any rate.
Some expression against the es-
tabllshment of the principle of naval
limitations is regarded as necessary,
as IT IS considered certain France
would not subscribe to the same re-
str'ctions after the expiration of the
accord in 1886.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-08

Washington, Feb. THE Central
American conference, which began
December 4th at the invitation Of
President Harding, was concluded to-
day in the hall of the Americans of
the Pan American Union with Sec
rotary Hughes presiding and the
plenlpotentiaries of Guatemala, Ell
Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and
Costa RIGA expressing qualification
over its success.
A treaty of peace and amity, II
conventions and three protocols de-
signed to bring about closer rela-
tons and to insure the maintenance
of internal and international peace
among the Central American repub-
lies, were signed at the final plenary
session, which was attended by
members of the diplomatic corps and
high officials of the United States.
Costa Rica RETAINED from signing
a convention establishing free trade
among the other four republics, and
the United States agreed to join the
other five in the establishment of
commissions of inquiry and an in
ternational arbitration tribunal.
Secretary Hughes, who acted as
chairman of the conference and Of its
committee of the whole, through
which the actual negotiations We're
conducted, replying to the express
sions of qualification and thanks of
the Central American plenipoten-
tiaries, voiced our earnest desire to
promote the general interests of
peace in this hemisphere and to aid
you in finding a solution Of your own
problems to y~ur own proper ad-
vantage"
The secretary also announced after
the signing of the agreements that
Guatemala and Honduras had de-
cided to submit their boundary dis
pute of long standing to the Presi-
dent of the United States for arbi-
tration.
The treaty signed recognizes the
maintenance of peace as the first
duty of their governments and
pledges each not 10 recognize any
government resulting from revOlu-
ton. Each signatory also agrees not
to intervene in the internal affairs
of any other, nor to permit the Or
ganization within its territory of a
revolutionary movement against al
recognized government. Secret
treaties arc barred The five repub-
lies agree to seek constitutional re-
forms prohibiting the reelection of
Differences arising between the re-
publics which lack sufficient gravity
to warrant arbitration are to be con-
sidered to facilitate settlement
through impartial consideration. The
arbitration tribunal is to be formed
for the handling of graver disputes.
It's decision will be binding.
In furtherance of the peace policy.
a convention limiting ornaments for
five years was signed. Acquisition of
warships is prohibited and manufac-
ture of aircraft in time Of war is linn
tied to ten for each nation. EXpor-
tation of munitions from one country
to another among the five also is for
hidden and provision is made for the
development of national guard or
caniZations with the aid of foreign
officers if desired.