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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-18
GROVER BERGDOLL MAY
VOLUNTARILY RETURN TO U. S.

WASHINGTON, July ia pos
sibility that Grover Cleveland Berg
doll may voluntarily return to the
United States and serve a prison
sentence for evading the draft is
seer by some officials here as a re-
suit of recent conferences with the
Bergdoll attorneys.
Hope of such a development is
based upon a ~supposition that at
least some of the Bergdoll property
taken over by the government dur
ing the war might be returned
should the fugitive give himself up.
The restoration law passed at the
last session of Congress contains a
clause said to have been inserted
to cover the Bergdoll case in parti-
cular, specifying that none of the
property held by the. alien property
custodian shall be turned back to
its former owner so long as he is
under sentence for violation of the
draft law.
When Mrs. Emma Bergdo1l re-
Gently applied for a passport to visit
her son in Europe, her lawyers are
said to have indicated that she would
use her influence to have him serve
out his five year sentence and make
restoration of at least a part of his
estate a legal possibility. In all, the
ailent property office holds property
valued at about $~1,30O,000 belong
ing TO Grover Bergdoll.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-18
CHILD SCALDED ALMOST
TO DEATH At COUNTY SEAT

NEW BRUNSWICK, July 49,
Three-year old Zaltan Varada, of
Jersey avenue this place, was al
most scalded to death when he fell
into a pail of boiling water at 4:30
yesterday afternoon. His condition
however is said to be improving ac-
cording to attaches of st. Peters
hospital where he is being treated.
According to the report to the
police, Jesse, twelve years old
brother of the child prepared boil
ing water so that he could wash the
floor of the real store their parents
are conducting near the plant of
the International Motor CompG~y.
The mother was busy cooking lunch
con for the men who work on the
nightshift at the motor plant. The
painful cries of the baby brought
the mother to the e of the place
rushing her to the hospital. The boy
fell into the pail while his brother
was searching for a brush.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-18
ASK $12,5OO IN SUIT
AGAINST CASTLES GO.

A suit in four counts for damages
totaling $4,000 has been instituted
In the supreme court by Otto Moser
Margaret Moser and Charles Ca
econ, through City Attorney David
T. Wilentz, against the Castles Ice
Cream Company. The suit is the
result of an automobile accident in
Lewis street, on July l.. The bill oil
complaint alleges that a truck be-
longing to the ice cream company
struck the automobile in which the
plaintiffs were passengers.
Count. one, alleges that as a re-
suit of the collision, which was due
to the carelessness and negligence
of the truck driver, the passenger
automobile Is damaged to the
extent that it cannot be repaired
$500 Is asked on this count.
Count two, charges that Margaret
Moser, a passenger in the automo-
bile was thrown to the ground and
badly injured. Damages of $4,000
IL claimed on this count.
Count three charges that Otto Mo-
ser, the husband of Margaret Moser,
has been put to great expense in sup
plying medical attention for his wife
and that as a result of the accident
he has lost her services. $1,000 is
asked under this count.
Under count four it is alleged that
Charles Gaccon also a passenger was
thrown to the ground and painfully
and badly injured. The sum of
$4,000 is requested on this count.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-18
|. W. W. MOVING TO TEXAS

NEW YORK, July 1S.-Every
Footloose I. w. w. in New York
city will start as soon as possible to-
ward Port Arthur, Texas, under
orders ito protect the I. w. w. con-
stitution' and the rights of three
members who are reported to have
been kidnapped there, recently, and
so severely beaten that they now
are in a hospital, officials of the
Marine Transport Workers branch
of the Radical Union disclosed today.
The Pilgrimage, said the transport
mems leaders, will be undertaken
from every I. w. w. center in the
east, in response to an order broad
cast from National Headquarters at
San Francisco.
Volunteers will start the journey
by Foot and Freight mostly, the
pedestrians to get free rides with
automobile tourists wherever pos
sible. Others will pay railroad fare.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-18
HAYES TO QUIT AS COUNTY
DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN
CONTINUED from page II


I wish at this time to thank all Of
thu Democrats Of Middlesex county
for their help in making the last
campaign as successful as it was and
especially do 1 thank in this connec-
ton the members of the county
committee, who worked SO earnestly
for the good of our party.
Every indication points to a DEM
ocratic victory this year in Middle
sex and it is with deep regret that
I find myself compelled, in the inter-
est of my personal business to relin-
quish the direction of the campaign
this fall.
While my professional duties pre-
ven my continuing as chairman I
shall be glad at all times to render
to my successor such assistance and
help as lies within my power.
Six names have been mentioned Of
prominent Democrats who might be
selected to succeed Mr.. Hayes as
county chairman. These men who
are looked upon as likely timber for
position of county head are: Assist
ant Prosecutor John E. Toolan, of
Perth Amboy; former Assistant
Prosecutor John A. Coan, of South
Amboy; City Attorney David T. WI
ASiitA, VI IerlH ALlOoy Assembly
man Fred w. De Voc, OF New Bruins
wick; Klemner Kalteissen, of New
Brunswick, and former Prohibition
Agent James Curran of New Bruins
wick.
When prominent Democrats were
questioned today as to who Hayes
successor would be, these men ex-
pressed surprise that the county
chairman had decided to resign and
refused to be confined in their Sc
lection of n one man, declaring
there were several mon to be con-
sidered.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-18
HARDING AGAIN
ABOARD SHIP
Will Depart on Henderson for
Valdez to Continue
Alaskan Trip

SEWARD, Alaska, July IS (By
The Associated Press President
Harding and three of his cabinet
officers, having visited the interior
of Alaska for five days, travelling
more than 1000 miles and comforting
at every opportunity with the peo-
pie concerning their problems, were
today again abroad the navy trans
port Henderson here, awaiting their
departure tomorrow for Valdez.
Part of the Presidents time after
his return here from Fairbanks was
occupied with a fishing trip to the
Russian River, while Mrs. Harding
remained on the Henderson in quiet.
Doctors in attendance upon Mrs.
Harding expressed their belief to-
day that she was recovering her
strength, and that her fatigue. which
caused the President to cancel a pro-
posed automobile trip over the
Richardson Highway. was yielding
satisfactorily to treatment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-18
To AVERT
CAR STRIKE
Say MCCarter's Statement
Leaves Way Open for Fur
Their Conferences

NEWARK. July 1S-City officials
and business men of Newark are
optimistic today regarding the
threatened strike of the Public Ser
vice railway employees on August 1
1t is generally believed there will be
no strike even though the company
has refused the demands of the en-
ployes. 1t is pointed out that in his
four page statement Of the com
pany's position, Thomas n. McCar-
ter, president of the trolley com.
pany left an opening for further
conferences with the mems repre-
sentatives, and that the dispute can
readily be settled by arbitration.
Further steps in preparation for a
strike were taken by the executive
committee of the Trolleymen's
Unions last night and a has meet
ing will be held Friday night when
whether the men will strike. Ac-
cording to William Wepner, chair
man of the joint conference COM
mittee of the trolley unions, there
will be two meetings at which a
vote will be taken he said, one Fri
day night and the other Saturday
morning, so that the men of all shifts
will have an opportunity to vote.
Other meetings are scheduled for
New Brunswick, Paterson and Eliz-
abeth tomorrow night.
The Jersey City trolley men voted
last night against the plea of the
company and gave the company
fourteen days in which to take up
the mems demands, under threat of
a walk out.
The Jersey City mems demands in
clude a 80 percent wage increase,
and a six day week instead of a sew
en- day week. The carmen now re-
ceived forty-six, forty-eight, and
fifty cent an hour, and fifty-five
cents an hour for men operating one
mar cars. Men operating the fast
line" cars between Newark and
Trenton receive the same rate as the
men on local cars.
Uuder the demands filed with the
company, the men seek sixty-one,
sixty-three and sixty-ive cents an
hour, based on length of service, and
seventy-f1ve cents for men operating
one man cars and fast line" runs.
The a men have engaged in two
important strikes within the past
five years. The first was in June
1918, and lasted two days. when con-
cessions were made to the men. The
men struck again in March of the
following year when they were out
a week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-18
MILLTOWN REPUBLICANS
HAVE SHORE MEETING

The outing of the Midtown Re-
publican Club held at Soldiers
beach last night was attended by
more than 10 guests. Following
a shore dinner Harold Schlosser
Midtown borough clerk and presi-
dent of the Republican organization
there, announced that the evening
would be devoted to a social time
and not political lectures or discus
sions. Senator Morgan Larson
made some remarks. Fred Gowar
and E. j. Peterson were introduced
as the candidates for the shrivalty
office. A good dance orchestra fur
nished the dance music and a quar-
tette gave some song selections.
Some of the guests at the outing
were Freeholders Robert r. Van
denbergh, j. Fred Orpen, Clarence
NJ. Haight, Walter G.. Quakenbusk
Assemblymen Thomas L. Hanson
and Harold G. Hoffman were also
there but did not intimate whether
they would seek reelection this
wear or not.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-18
FIGHT BIC FIRE
At JERSEY CITY
Erie Railroad Property De-
Stroyed by Flames Early
this Morning

JERSEY CITY, July 1S.-Erie
Railroad officials are e~ndeavoring to
estimate he damage caused by a fire
of undetermined origin which Quilted
the 2 IL story freight offices of the
road here today.
The blaze broke out on the second
floor of the building shortly before
800 clerks employed in the building
reported for work at 9 o'clock, and
spread rapidly, necessitating three
alarms which brought virtually the
entire Jersey City Fire Department
to the scene. Flying embers from
the freight office for a time threat
ened a nearby grain elevator and
a round house owned by the rail-
road. Low water pressure hampered
the iremen in their fight. The Erie
Railroad Terminal Building, which
is nearby, but on higher ground, was
not damaged by the flames.
Firemen responding to 3 alarms
are battling to save the big Erie
grain elevator and the Erie round
house. Low water pressure was said
to handicap the attack on the
blaze.
The grain elevator and the Erie
roundhouse were saved and the fire
reported practically under control at
9:2O A. NJ. The Erie railroad ter
minal building, which is nearby but
on higher ground, was not touched
by the blazeS
Considerable amounts of freight
were burned up at the freight Of
flee, which was totally destroyed.
This building was estimated to have
been worth at least 500, 900. No
official estimate of the loss had been
made as yet, but an investigation of
the fire and the amount of the loss
"a Immediately gotten underway.
No casualties were reported with
the exception of an automobile which
was hit by a fire truck. Whether or
not anyone was injured in the coils
sion could not be learned.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-18
MARRIAGE ANNULLED

TRENTON, July 1S.-Whether a
person who has fraudulently con-
tracted a marriage which is big
amous should be permitted later to
obtain a decree to set it aside is the
question which Chancellor Walker
has just disposed of in the suit of
Mary Agnes Dolan, of Plainfield,
against James H. Wagner by grant
ing her the annulment on the
ground of public policy.
The oma married Robert Car
son in 1904 and on June %, 1908
she was granted a decree nisi, or
preliminary decree of divorce, from
him on the ground of desertion.
The facts showed that four months
later and before obtaining a final
decree she married Wagner, claim
ing that her legal advisors had de-
clared she could do so, although
not yet fully divorced from Carson.
Subsequently she heard of an actor
who became involved in trouble be-
cause he married under similar cir
cumstances and then she separated
from Wagner and began proceed
ings to have the second marriage
annulled.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-18
ELKS HEAR REPORT

Past Exalted Ruler Andrew An
derson gave a report of the nation
al convention held at Atlanta, Ga.
last week at a meeting of Perth
Amboy Lodge, No. 7S4, Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks hello
at the club house. Eight candidates
were initiated at this time and the
antlers placed on their shoulders
making them full fiedged Elks an6
nine applications for membership
were received. The cup awarded to
the Elk band at the annual session
of the New Jersey State Elks' AS
ISOLATION held at Asbury Park last
month has arrived and was turned
over to the lodge at this meeting
Exalted Ruler August Greiner was
In the chair and conferred the hon
ors on the new members. The an
nouncement of the cripple Riddles
outing on August 8 to Asbury Park
was made and preparations for thai
event will be completed by the COM
mittee in charge before that time
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-18
Naomi Strive
Has Birthday Party

The twelfth birthday anniversary
of Naomi Strive vas celebrated last
night at her home in Cornell street
by many Of her friends. The house
was beautifully decorated with vari-
colored steamers with yellow
baskets hanging from different
parts of the ceiling. Black-eyed
usan were in profusion and they
made a pretty setting. Games and
dancing were enjoyed. Refreshments
were served during the evening and
a general good time had by all.
Those present were the Misses
Enid Nelson, Ruth Struve, Gladys
Mortenson, Pearl Mortenson, Mar
garet Nelson, Millicent Nelson,
Florence Hanson, Alma Tiesan,
Naomi Wagner, Augusta Strive,
Naomi Strive, Nina Strive, Mrs.
Anderson and Mrs. ]. Strive.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-18
Keasbey Social
And Personal Items

The Girls Friendly Society of st.
Johns church met last night with
Miss Claire Hamilton.
The county road employees have
been working here the past week
repairing the holes in Crows Mill
road.
Mrs. Peterson, of Perth Amboy,
visited at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Peterson last evening.
MI. and Mrs. Charles Romer Wis
tied relatives in New York re-
Gently.
John schllck, of New York. has
been visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Vroom for the past
few weeks.
Roland Lund IS spending a weeks
vacation with relatives in Staten
Island. FEB
Mrs. Russell Dunnam, of Fords,
visited relatives here Monday night.
Mrs. Frederick Deik was an out
of town visitor Monday night.
Doctor and Mrs. Edward Klein
visited relatives here yesterday.
Mrs. Morris Deutsch was a Perth
Amboy visitor yesterday.
The Holy Name Society jubilee in
Perth Amboy is attracting a number
OF local people to the grounds.
Work has been started on the
laying Of the water pipes in st.
Stephens venue
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-18
Fords Social
And Personal Mention

The Fords Girl Scouts chaperoned
by Miss Viola Ernst leave today for
a two weeks camping trip at Manas-
guam.
W-. Arthur Kay entertained
knds at her home yesterday.
Miss Edna Hanson entertained the
MISSES Edith and Rita Friis last
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Ling and Mrs.
Herbert DAILY. Of Railway VISITED
fsiends yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Larson. of Perth
Amboy. were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Beauregard last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. Jensen. Mrs. Mary
Johnson and Richard Won Rome
motored to Plainfield yesterday.
Mrs. Alfred Sandroff and son
were Perth Amboy visitors yester-
day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-18
START SUIT FOR $1O,75O
IN DAMAGE ACTION

Suit for a total of $10,750 dam
ages, has been brought in the SUI
preme court by Morris Bushin
against Kellner Brothers, a corpora
ton. City Attorney David T. Will
entz represents the plaintiff. The
suit is the result of a collision be.
tween the automobiles in which the
plaintiff was riding and a truck own
ed by Kellner Brothers. The acct
dent occurred on June 20, 1928
The suit is in three counts, the sum
asked under the first count beinl
10000; under the second coun'
$3.50 and under the third count $500
The bill of complaint charges
that the truck was being operated
In Main street, Woodbridge, in 4
careless and negligent manner anC
when the collision occurred tn,
plaintiff was injured and lost the
sight of his right eye, that the au-
tomobile was badly damaged ant
a great quantity of goods he haC
In the car were thrown into the
street and ruined.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-18
FIRE ALARM BOXES

and Meade Streets
33-Madison Ave. and Paterson Street
and Sheridan Streets
and Central r. r.
and First Streets
Copper Works
zS-High and Lewis Streets
Avenue and Smith Street
and High Streets
36-New Brunswick Ave. and New Street
and State Streets
4l--Standard Underground Cable Co.
42-Atlantic Terra Gotta Works
43-Buckingham Ave. and Hartford 81
45-Commerce and Front Streets
and Washington Streets
47-High and Washington Streets
52-Cortlandt and Easton Streets
63-Dlvision and William Streets
and Buckingham Ave.
55-Parker ct. and Pulaski Ave.
Ave. and Charles Street
57-State and Wayne Streets
5S-Near Lead Works
59-Maurer
ss-washington Street and Park Avenue
Brunswick Ave. and Elm Street
65-Commsrce and State Streets . . ......
2-Front and Smith Streets
and Gordon Streets .. d. ....
74-Kearny Ave. and Gordon Street
s1-Brace and Hanson Avenue
82-Smith and Herbert Streets
Ave. and Washington 81.
50 LehiRh Ave. and Stanford Street
NE City Hospital
s6-Cleveland and Trace Avenues ......s
STANDBY and Hall Avenues
Avenue and InBlee Street
93-Lawrence and, Francis Streets
St-Neville and tombstone Streets
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-18
8 ARE INJURED
BY AUTOMOBILE
One Man in Hospital Follow
ina Accident in State St.
Last Night

One man is in the hospital and two
others are confined to their homes
as the result of being struck by an
automobile at $3.50 o'clock last night
The three men were sitting on a
wall in front of the American Smelt-
ing & Refining Company's clubhouse
in outer State street when an auto
mobile, driven by Thomas Hender-
son, Jr., of 226 State street, swerved
from the road to avoid striking a
man who suddenly started to cross
the road.
The automobile, which was going
south on State street, went over the
curb and crashed into the three men
who were sitting on the wall. DR..
Smith examined and treated the men.
One was found to have a conclusion
of the ankle. Abrasions of the right
arm was the extent of injury to an
other man. The third man, Joe Lo-
pei, twenty-eight, of 1909 State street
sustained a compound fracture of the
left ankle and he was ordered taken
to the hospital where DR.. Slobodien
set the break. Patrolman Ludwigsen
investigated the accident.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-18
Daughters of Iona
Elect New Officers

At the regular meeting of
Daughters of Ilona held last night
at the home of Miss Helen Kiraly
in Keasbey, the annual election o.
officers took place. The following
were placed in Office: president, Miss
Mary Seemann; vice president, Miss
Sarah Ur; treasurer, Miss Heller
Kiraly, and secretary, Miss Julia
Gasko. Miss Elizabeth Kiraly was
voted into the club while many mat
ters Of importance were discussed
1t was decided to have a frank
furter and marshmellow roast on
Sunday, July 20. All the members
will meet at $40 q. m. on that day
at the corner OF Goodwin and Smith
streets and go to Metuchen where
the affair will be held.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-18
FALSE ALARMS.
To THE POLICE
Chief Tonnesen Warns Those
Who Send in False Mes
Sages to Police Officers

Anyone sending false telephone
messages to the local police station
will be dealt with severely and to
the full extent of the law" said
Chief Niels j. Tonnesen yesterday
following several false calls for Off
GERS and the patrol wagon to some
section of the city during the last
two weeks, which amounted to moth
ing more than a fools GRAND"
This matter of false telephone
messages has been going on at in
tervals for quite a long time. The
l~ieutenants at the desk have report
ed several instances where a call
will be received from some section
of the city saying that an accident
a fight or a disturbance of some
kind is going on, and when an Off
Ger or the patrol arrives at the place
named by the caller there is no one
to receive them.
One night last week at a late hour
Lieutenant Morris received a call
from someone saying that a big
fight was going on at State and
DeKalb avenue, and to send a few,
cops and the patrol there immedi-
ately. The lieutenant asked the
name of the party calling, but he
refused saying, you can have my
name when you get here. Two Off
GERS and the patrol were detailed
to the street corne named and on
their arrival they found no one.
Chief Tonnesen yesterday an
nounced that from now on persons
telephoning the local headquarters
for police assistance will be obliged
to leave their name with the officer
at the desk, and remain at the place
from which they call. or the place
where the disturbance is going on,
until the police arrive.
Persons giving false information
to the police or allowing others to
use their phone for the same pur-
pose will be punished severely, the
chief said.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-18
FIGHT CONVICT LEASE SYSTEM

MONTGOMERY. Ala, July 1S-
The Alabama legislature is not done
with the question of the convict
lease system despite passage of the
administration resolution that the
system remain undisturbed, Senator
Walter s. Brewer. of Birmingham,
leade, of the anti-lease forces, de-
clared today.
Senator Brewer said that the anti
lease advocates would center on a
bill introduced by him yesterday
which calls for abolition of the sys-
tenn at the end of a three year pc
riod by systematically removing one
third of the convicts annually.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-18
TO MEET IN CRANBURY

The next meeting of the Past
Councillors Association of the Ju-
Nor Order American Mechanics will
be held with Cranbury Council Mon.
day night, July %, when arrange
ments will be made for the annual
outing next month. An interesting
program is being arranged for this
meeting. Middlesex Council, No
SO of this city is planning to go over
with a large delegation of mem
bers. AT their meeting to be hello
tonight at Odd Fellows hall ar
rangements will be completed for
the trip which will be made by au-
tomobiles.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-18
VIII to be

NEW BRUNSWICK, July 49,
The will of Luis Sahm, who died at
Piscataway township on March 21,
1923 was probated at the surrogates
office here this morning. Henry
Sweise1 Jr. and Rowland o. Walter
are named as executors. The bulk
OF the estate Is legated to his
friends as there are no close re-
latives Of the deceased. Mrs. Lii
liam NJ. Coleman was given the
home Of the legatee at 1925 West Sth
street Piscataway township, all its
contents, an automobile and $685.
600 in cash. The sum of $4,000 is
left to PHILIPPINE c. Kuenstler
daughter of a deceased friend Julius,
$4,000 to another friend Antoinette
Kuenstler, $4,000 to Edward S.
Kuenstler. He also left $4,000 in
trust TO a niece Kathryn Dayes, of
Richheld and similar trust fund for
PHILIPPINE Gilman, OF New York.
The will is dated Oct. 10, 1920.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-18
NJ etuChen
Social Personals

Mr.. and Mrs. H. Brother, of Rah-
way. were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
f. B. Peins, of Menlo Park, yester-
day.
r. Mcdonald returned from a
months vacation spent at Princeton.
A new hotel known as the Menlo
Park hotel and Tourist Inn has been
opened here. Mrs. H. Egan is the
manager.