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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-03

be given under the supervision of
Miss Teresa Schenone, chairman of
music. The cast of characters in
eludes: The Colonel, Cecil S. Acker-
son; his daughter, Miss Frances
Campbell; her chum, Mrs. Frank
Cottrell; his daughters friend, VIII
liam Jordan; his friend, William
Cowan.
Samuel E. Tilton of Flatbush,
spent the week end with his sister.
Mrs. f. A. Smith,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert J Templeton
have returned from their trip in the
New England states and are spend
ing an extended time with the for
mer's mother, Mrs. John Templeton.
Mrs. A. NJ Dick and son were vis-
itors at Perth Amboy on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Roberts of
Brooklyn, have returned after hav-
ing spent few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Snyder, coming here
to attend a family reunion at the
Snyder home Thanksgiving Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Morrison
have returned from a short trip to
Washington, where they spent
Thanksgiving Day with Mr.. Morri-
sons parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Hoagland, of
Wollaston, Mass, were week end
guests in the borough spending the
time with Mr.. Hoagland's sisters.
The dance held on Friday even
ing by the Junior department of the
Keyport Improvement Association
was largely attended and proved to
be a very delightful occasion. About
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-03
TOTTENVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Jacklin and
children are home after the holidays
With her parents at Flanders, n. j.
Mrs. Richard Rogers, of Stamford,
Eonn., has been visiting her sisters,
Misses Emma and Bertha Hutaf.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Sievers have
returned home from a visit with
their daughter at Union Hill.
Mrs. James A. Androvette is stay
ing with her daughter, Mrs. G. w.
Dubois, of Fisher avenue.
Melvin Butler, of Bath Beach,
visited his aunt, Miss Ella Butler, of
Richmond Valley last week
Harry Hopkinson returned home
to South Orange Saturday after Wis
sing relatives here.
Announcement is made of the
marriage of Miss Margaret Fitzger-
aid, of Barnard avenue, and Law
renee Sorbino, of Craig avenue, that
took place Wednesday night at the
Church of Our Lady Help of Chris
tians with Rev. Father Barron per-
forming the ceremony.
The business meeting of st. Steph-
ems Parish Guild will be held to-
morrow afternoon at the home of
Mrs Emmett Joline, Amboy road.
State Lecturer Mrs. DeSilvia will
Epeak at the meeting of the w. G.
b.. u. that is to be held tomorrow
Afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. Elton Collins. 63 Bent
ley street.
Bentley Lodge No. $40, Odd Fell
lows, will meet tonight in regular
session at Odd Fellows hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-03
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Manning, of
Brooklyn, were visitors at Prince
Bay Beach, over the weekend.
DIR. Milton p. Kerr, of Philadel
phia, has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
William Mezier
Mrs. George Wheeler is home af-
ter visiting relatives, in Brooklyn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Bennett are
at Miami, Fla, where they will
spend the winter.
Ernest w. Camp of Washington,
D. c.. has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilbur Wakeman.
Mrs. John Nuttall has been SER
tously i'll at her home in Woodvale
avenue.
The nomination of Officers of u.
s. Grant Council, No. 70, Jr.. o. U.
A. M, will take place tonight at a
meeting of the council, in Amicitia
hall.
The revival services IL progress at
st. Marks church the past week will
Dbe continued again this week. Rev.
William Burd, pastor will be assisted
by Rev. Henry Frost, of the Hugue-
not Reformed church, in the SER
vices during the week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-03
HAS
PLEASING PLAY
st. JoSeph's Junior Dramatic
Club Gives Successful
Event Before Crowd

CARTERET, Dec. 3:-Plenty of
comedy, laughs and good lines fea-
tured the three act comedy Mrs.
Briggs of the Poultry Yard" pre-
sented by members of st. Joseph 8
Junior Dramatic Club at st. JOS
eph's auditorium Saturday night be-
fore an unusually large and enthus-
iastic audience. The student actors
were at their best as the curtain
rose and at no time would fall be-
low the standard of being good
actors.
Miss Adeline Donovan did splen-
didly well as Mrs. Briggs, Frances
Harrington was nothing short of a
success as Daisy Thornton. Vir-
ginia Lees part was well played by
Kathleen Mullan, while Lloyd Law
lor portrayed the role well as Mrs.
Briggs adopted son. William Sex
ton showed much skill in his part
as. Jimmy Briggs. Joseph Child, Jr.,
played we'll the part of Silas Green.
Vera Skefington, Marie Kelly and
Kathryn Conrad did very good work
in their respective parts and Michael
Schillo received much applause for
his portrayal of the father of Vir-
ginia Lee.
Dancing followed the play to the
tune of the Knights of Columbus
orchestra of Woodbridge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-03
THOMAS ADAMS OF CITY
PLANNING COMMISSION

TOTTENVILLE, Dec. 3.-Thomas
Adams, of the city plan commission
will be the speaker at the meeting
of the South Shore Protective Asso-
citation at it's meeting tonight at the
Huguenot Reformed church. Mr..
Adams will speak twice on Staten
Island tonight. His first address
will be before a joint meeting of the
Staten Island Chamber of Commerce
and the Staten Island Institutes of
Arts and Science at the institutes
rooms at st. George at o'clock. He
will be then brought by automobile
to Huguenot Park where he is
scheduled to speak at $3.50 o'clock.
There will be several taken up at the
business session to be held and Aug
ustus G. Marscher, president of the
association is urging a full atten-
dance of members.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-03
GLADYS Nance WED IN
MANHATTAN SATURDAY

TOTETNvVILLE, Dec. 3.-Miss
Gladys Stewart Nance, daughter of
MI. and Mrs. E. Stewart Nance, of
Manhattan, formerly of TottenVille
and John Nelson Ledbetter, 3rd, Of
Michigan City, Ind, were married
Saturday afternoon at the Park
Avenue Baptist church, Manhattan.
Only members of the two families
witnessed the ceremony, which was
performed by the Rev. Henry c.
Weston Smith, after which there was
reception at Sherry's. Miss Lois
Thelma Ledbetter, a sister of the
groom was the brides only attendant
Lionel H. Putnam was best man and
the ushers were w. Britton Nance. a
brother of the bride, and Alexander
Mitchell, both classmates of Mr..
Ledbetter at Yale. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ledbetter will live in Michigan.
City.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-03

seventy-five couples were present to
enjoy program of eighteen dances
music for which was pleasing1y rem
dered by Davis orchestra. Thanks
giving refreshments were served by
the committee in charge. and
among other pleasing numbers was
an elimination contest won by Harry
Coward and Miss Hattie Kithcart.
The patronesses were Mrs. Horace
S. Burrow = Mrs. A. NJ. Brown and
Mrs. A. B. Campbell.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Brewer Walling
spent the week end in Crestwood, N.
Y, as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter B. Varian.
Miss Lolita II. Degroff, of Green
port, J.. l., has been spending a few
days in the borough as the guest
of her sister, Mrs. r. o. Walling.
DR. Fred c. Ogden motored to AS
bury Park on Sunday to spend the
day with his family. who are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w T.. Coble
Ladies night" will be observed
by the Kiwanis Club Tuesday even
ing, when dinner will be served at
the Raritan Inn.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-03
Mrs. EIida Androyette

TOTTENVILLE Dec. 3:-Mrs.
Elida Androvette, seventy-six years
old, widow of the late Wesley An
drovette, old residents of Staten Is
land, died about 1890 o'clock this
morning at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Emma Lehman, 1851 Ar
thur Kill road, after a lingering
illness. Besides her daughter with
whom she resided, Mrs. Androvette
is survived by a son, Allison Androy-
cite, of Tottenville, three grand
children Leroy and Frank Lehman
and Miss Mabel Androvette. The
funeral will be held wednesday
afternoon at o'clock from her late
residence. Rev. M. J. Neuberg, pas
tor of Bethel Methodist Episcopal
church will ofTiciate and the inter-
ment will be in Bethel cemetery:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-03
BILL
RE-|NTR0DUCED
To Prevent Utility Corpora
tions From Appealing to u.
S. or Circuit Court
BY GEORGE H. MANNING

Washington Correspondent of the
:. Perth Amboy Evening News.) ..
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Con-
gresham Isaac Bacharach of New
Jersey reintroduced in the House as
soon as congress met today his bill
to amend the federal judicial code so
as to prevent public utility corpora
tions from appealing to the United
States district or circuit courts to
set aside decisions of state public
utility commissions.
This bill is primarily aimed to pre-
vent the recurrence of such situa-
tions as that which exists In New
Jersey at present in which the New
Jersey Public Service Corporation
in operating under an injunction OBJ
tanned from the United States Dis
trict court enjoining the Public Utii-
ity Commission from enforcing its
seven-cent fare order.
There Is immense interest in the
Bacharach bill all over New Jersey
because it involves the question of
whether the Public Service Corpora
tion shall continue to fix it's own
fare or be governed by the State
Utility commission.
The Bacharach bill would prevent
United States district or circuit
courts entertaining any motion from
utility corporations to set aside an
order of public utility commits
sion until after the corporation has
exhausted all rights of appeal in
the courts of the state.
In the public utility controversy
in New Jersey after the Public Util-
ity Commission had spent over two
years and much money in making
valuations and hearing testimony
covering several thousand pages, as
a result of which it ordered a seven
cent carfare into effect over all the
lines of the Public Service Corpora :
ton in New Jersey, the corporation
obtained a restraining order from
the U. S. District Court setting aside
all the work of the commission and
its order and permitting the corpor-
alton to charge eight cents fare.
This practically destroyed all the
months of work the commission had
done, nullified its power and permit
ted the corporation to charge eight
cents instead of seven.
Mr.. Bacharach will make a deter
mined effort early in this congress
session to obtain favorable action on
his bill, he declared today, and hopes
to secure it's enactment by congress
before spring.
He introduced the bill first in
January, 1923, but has been unable
to get action on it by the House
Judiciary Committee to which it was
referred. This committee appears
to have been lulled to sleep by the
powerful public utilities lobbyists.
Representative George Graham OF
Philadelphia, a corporation lawyer,
chairman of the House judiciary
Committee is considered by the rep
resentatives of the public utility
commissions of several states back
of the bill, to be the influence which
prevents any kind of a report on the
measure by the committee. Hear
ings were held on the Bacharach
bill by the Judiciary Committee in
the summer of 1922 and again in the
winter of 1929. representatives
of the utility commissions of New
York and several other states ap-
peared before the committee, also
some able attorneys for the utility
corporations.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-03
ARREST MAN ON
ARSON CHARGE
Rudolph Wedemeyer Held
for Starting Blaze at
Great Kills

TOTTENVILLE. Dec. 3.-Rudolph
Wedemeyer, twenty-six years old, of
1886 Amboy road, Great Kills, a
railroad fireman, was arrested at
$50 o'clock last night by Detective
McGann, of the seventh bureau, on
a charge of arson following two
fires that occurred in Great Kills
about 2:15 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. Wedemeyer was brought to the
precinct station, Tottenville, and
locked in a cell until Magistrate
Croak released him in $2,500 bail
for his appearance in the second
district court today. Two fires
within a short time of each other
were discovered in a shed in the rear
of No. Clifford lane on the prop
erty of James Nolan, chief clerk
of the building department. for tho
borough of Richmond.
The last blaze did about $1,000
Manage to the one story frame struc
ture before it was extinguished by
the volunteer firemen of Great Kills
and the paid department at DON
gan Hills. Deputy Chief Begin who
answered the alarm made an inves-
tigation and reported the circum-
stances as suspicious to the police.
Detectives McGann and Boylan, at
tached to the 63rd precinct station,
New Dorp, Were assigned to the case
with the result that Wedemeyer,
who is said to have been seen near
the building before the blaze was
discovered, was placed under arrest,
charged with setting the building
on fire.
"a number of false alarms of fire
have been turned in around Great
Kills for the past several months
which has given the police much
concern in their endeavor to catch
the one doing the act. The charge
of arson is felony and upon con-
victim long prison term faces
them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-03

PROPOSALS
Electric Wiring of Interior of School No
Sealed bids and proposals will be =
ceved by the Board OF Education of III
City of Perth Amboy at the High Schu'
in said City on Thursday. December Ct!
1928. at p. M, for the electric wirirl
of the interior of School No. /.
Specifications for same may be procurcd
from Architect ]. X Jensen Raritan
Building. City.
The Board OF Education reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
BOARD OF EDUCATION,
ARTHUR r. GRAHAM
Secretary.
sGs-11-2a-24-2s.2 2s-12-3-5
TO Whom 1t May Concern,
Take notice that the undersigned will
apply to the Middlesex County Court Of
Common Pleas en- the twenty eighth day
of December next, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon, or as soon thereafter as 1 can
be heard, at the Court House in the City
of New Brunswick, New Jersey. for an
order authorizing me to assume another
name, to wit the name of Frank Peter
Blake, pursuant to the statute In such
case made and provided
Dated, November IT 1923.
(Signed)
PETER FRANK BLAzENsKY.
VIM. A. SPENCER
Attorney.
1s5--11-1s-5t oew Mon
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-03

Oscar w. Underwood
Born, Louisville, KY, May 6, 1862.
Lawyer. Chairman Democratic
Campaign Committee that adopted
present constitution of Alabama.
Member 54th to 63rd Congress from
Alabama. United States senator
terms 1857. Elected Democratic
Senate leader, 1920. Commissioner
plenipotentiary for U. S. at arma-
ment limitation conference, 1921
Home, Birmingham, Ala.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-02

nads Of ny fatk6f makilS n6ee.
money thaa wasted 70 carry. ~
this was not vssy clear. I will sx-
plain It. A. have said. there vss
no coined money IN the mining town.
The medium Of exchange Was gold
dust or nuggets. TO care for this
gold. buckskin bags were made
especially for this purpose. They
were long and when filled looked
very similar to 4 snake after he has
eaten 4 frog or two and some birds.
As we were nearing home. the
train was continually stopping At
different places where much merri-
ment was going on. Drinking and
were not unusual. When
ever my father thought there was
any danger of some one knocking
him down for his money. he would
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-02

strap . has Of soiA aise - ~ 49,.
II remember eoFrsstly. lhess ~
about two thousand dollars vossa q
dust and nusssts b 4. I Ma 70
carry II next 70 ny body unAs1 Ill
my clothing. which wss WY dis.
agreeable. A. several Of oar rarity
wsre robbed ~ We came nearer and
nearer TO civilization. I had 70 wear
the bag moro and more.
Our party broke up In Omaha
Neb.. whore my father exchanged
the gold for money and . few days
later We returned to our home in
Shawnee. Kans.. much relieved 10
find our family all right.
A tho war had ended. everything
was quiet in Shawnee. 20 my father
finished his hotel. glad 70 get back
to the less exciting east.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-02
on DxCEx1nGug1 LOOMING
UP A0AN AT M0oPnn

Excitemeat over The drilling for
oil At Hooper il beginning 70 burst
forth again. Since the recovering
OF the drill stem and the placing
of the new casins. other interests
have kept the oil situation out Of
the limelight except that they are
drilling"
During the middle OF the week.
the well was down 27so feet and In
rock which looked favorable. 1t
should only be = matter Of = short
time untfl the stockholders will
know whether they have . duster. .
producer or . gusher.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-02

The negative side OF the Monte
Vista debating team left for Trina-
dad. Wednesday night where thsy
debated that high school In . state
elimination debate last night. The
question was Resolved that The
United States should enter tie
league Of nations Immediately"
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-02

The two inch snow which fell
nearly all day Monday was local.
Reports coming from Alamosa. Cen
ter. South Fork and other surround
ing towns report no snow.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-02

Wsllingtoa worth who rscsatly
purchassd radio sst. pieksd up
Brooklyn the other night. He said
he could hear quite distinctly.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-02

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brother. warrsa G. AsaaSis.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-02

Nrs. Lail Psaeock and a. e.
Perkins were married January 17tA
At ssn Diego. California. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins we're formerly
OF Monte Vista. Mrs. Perkins bsing
the widow OF W. b. Peacock.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-02

George A. Baird has returned
from Okmulgee. Okla. where he
took his wife some time ago for
the benefit Of her health. Mrs.
Baird will remain there Indefinitely.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-02

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-26

Not one of these Crochet
Spreads are worth less
than $3.50; sizes for II and
twin bedsaIl at $1.19.-
Basement Store.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-26
On Fire Week DUTY.

The District Commissioners yester-
ddv named Stephen E. Kramer,
principal OF Central High School,
and Walter d. Nolan to serve on the
fire.prevention committee. Twenty
members were appointed last week
to work out a program for the week
of October 9 to 10.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-26
LegIess Man a Suicide.

SHAMOKIN, Pa, Sept. %
Thomas Glennon. forty-two, a leg.
less politician, who served as poor
director, cut his throat and died In
a short while Relatives said that
death was due to dependency.
Glennon. lost his legs in a railroad
accident. $50;
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-26
WITH THE
/. ALIBI
ARTISTS
THE TRAFFIC COURT
IN CROSS SCI TlON
Being a Skeleton Record Of
Cases Tried in Judge
McMahon's Tribunal.
Read ,Ena and Worry
By DONALD McDOUGAL.

By DONALD McDOUGAL. 4,
at was riding up Seventh street
Just north OF Rhode Island ave.
nue.. your honor, at 2:2O a. m.
when l heard a crash just ahead
of me and saw the defendant
backing his car out of pile of
wreckage. AS soon as he got
clear he stepped, on the gas and
shot by US into Rhode Island ave-
nue.. We paced him at 80 miles
an hour. He cut the corner at
Sixth street within 3 feet of the
left curb. He turned so quick,
and without giving any signal,
that our brakes saved another
smash
Wasting Gas.
HE twisted and turned through
several streets, and when we
called to him to stop he'd turn
down the next right hand street.
Then 1 said to the man in the
car with me, IF. he doesn't stop
in this block, pull your gun on
him. He didn't stop, so my COM
.panion pulled a gun and fired"
Did he stop then?"
Yes, sir. He stopped so quick
that 1 thought he'd run into some
thing
Saved by Earthquake. Il
Slammee: IT left my car in
front of a lunch room, your
honor, about Q o'clock. had
a little something to eat and
stopped for a moment to read
the headlines of a story about
Tokyo. I finished reading and
had. got about half way across the
sidewalk when the defendant ran
into my car. I hollered at him
and he backed out quick and ran
up Rhode Island avenue"
What part of your car was
hit?. Z.
ut was hit all over, your honor.
He was going so fast that
didn't see much Of the accident.
All / saw was the wreckage. If
1 hadn't stopped to read that
earthquake story"
Slams Wrong Car.
Boob: IT was going up Seventh
street about ESQ a. m. when
big Cadillac crowded me toward
\ q
ed at the curb. 1t didn't do eny
harm to either car, SO / kept
on.
cat thirty-five miles an hour. "
!. Well. I saw car pulling out
from the curb and I thought 1t
was some white boys that were
going to beat me VI"
Why did you think they were
going to beat you VI"
Well, I thought perhaps they
were going to, so / ran from
them. They kept following me
and I kept lodging them. Then
they fired at me and said they'd
shoot closer next time If j didn't
STOP. so stopped. Ididn't know
they were officers until they pull.
ed me out OF my car and began
beating me- mp"
Why did they beat your I.
= II left a. box of matches, in my
car, and when went back after
EN- they thought I was trying to
get away"
You should have stopped and
given your name when you hit
the other car. The owner Of the
other car .shotIld have something
to say about whether 1T is dam
aged or not. You might be mis-
taken"
The Menu.
Speeding au diable, $50; colliding
sans souci, $40.
Leaving tout de suite, $40.
railing to give signal, CONNIE
IL faut. SO.
railing TO stop, por orden de
policia, $40.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-26
Parking Trouble.

81 was at Seventh street and
Virginia avenue southeast about
$3.50 p. M. your honor, when /
heard a crash over toward eighth
street. / ran down there in time
to see the defendant run across a.
parking there trying to get away.
On the way I passed a-smashed
wagon and q runaway horse. A
witness is here who will testify
that the defendant collided with
the wagon. In trying to get away
he ran over two sidewalks ard
was trying for another when I
got to him. But he couldn't quite
make #. He was very drunk"
Guilty, your honor"
Gin driving, SIPS; celliding. $40.