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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11
FEDERAL TAX REVISION
IN DECEMBER URGED

WASHINGTON. April 11-Belief
that it would be inexpedient for
congress at its December session
to undertake revision of the federal
tax laws was expressed by Senator
Smoot. Republican. Utah, who is in
line for the Craftsmanship of the
senate committee, after a discussion
today Of tax problems with Presi-
dent Harding.
The opinion expressed by Senator
Smoot follows closely upon a state
ment made by Secretary Mellon fore
casting that the treasury might re-
new its endeavors to decrease the
surtax rate from the present so per
cent. to 20 per cent. and also the
statement made at the White House
yesterday that President Harding in
event Of revision of taxes would IRE
fer a reduction all along the line.
Senator Smoot said he subscribed
fully to the Presidents view that If
any reduction were made it should
be applied to all federal taxes, but
added that revision at the next ses-
sion of congress must necessarily be
based on guess work. He pointed
out that not until after the payment
of the June installment Of income
and other federal taxes would it be
possible to estimate in any way the
excess of government receipts over
expenditures and added that even
then It would be a mere estimate.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11
AVENUE
ACTION SOON
Future of Proposed Highway
to be Decided in Few
More Days

Indications at this time are that
the future of the proposed new road
in Amboy avenue will be decided
either the last of this week or the
first of next. State Highway Com
missioner Jelin has informed City
Engineer Louis. P. Booz, Jr., that .
conference betwee.4 the highway
commission and the city will be held
within the above stated time ard
that the matter will be decided then.
Plans and specifications for the
necessary changes in the road have
been presented to the commission by
the engineers and it is understood
hat the commission has already
taken the plains under consideration
and that 1t will only be a question of
agreeing with the city to bring this
much needed Improvement about.
Mr.. Booz could not state today
whether the commission will come
here or whether the conference will
be held in Trenton. However, he
was of the opinion that the commits
sion might possibly come to this city.
Some days ago when a conference
between the city fathers and the
commission was held In Trenton. the
commission accepted an invitation Of
the city to come here and inspect
the streets that are used by foreign
traffic, especially Sheridan street. 1t
is thought likely that the commission
may come to this city to look over
these thoroughfares, and adjust the
Amboy avenue matter at the same
time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11
LATEST WORLD NEWS

President Harding regards dis
cussions as to the 1924 candidacy as
premature and will abandon planned
western trip rather than make it as
political leader, White House ad-
vices say.
Jack Dempsey IS chosen president
Of Great Western Coal Mines Com.
pany at Salt Lake City and plans tc
make coal business. his lifs's work,
he says.
Public health service reports 575
cases in United States of disease
commonly known as sleeping sick
ness in first three months of this
year.
Bonar Laws supporters declare
that prime minister still keeps his
grip and that government will func-
ton despite upset at hand of lab
orites.
Lady Astor is Tebuked in House
of Commons for calling an oppon-
ent to her anti-liquor bill Village
donkey"
Liam Lynch, Irish republican
leader, wounded IN fight with reg
lars, dies at Glonmal. ireland, Dub
lin dispatch officially announces.
A. II. Penf1eld, former cashier OF
Springfield, Ohio, National Bank, is
sentenced to twenty years i'm
prisonment at Atlanta ~penitentiary.
American state department, in
barring wife of Russian president,
makes 1t plain that 1t will deny
American hospitality to all Russian
emissaries, even indirectly connected
with the soviet regime.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11
FOIL ANOTHER ATTEMPT
TO BLOCK WARD CASE

ALBANY, n. Y, April 11.--An-
other attempt OF attorneys for Wal
ter s. Ward OF New Rochelle to
block the state investigation of the
alleged shooting of Clarence Peters.
Haverhill, Mass. youth by Ward, in
Westchester county last May, was
blocked by Supreme Court Justice
Ellis ]. Staley here today when he
refused TO issue an injunction re-
straining the state from obtaining
documentary evidence to be used in
the S The evidence consists of
cablegrams which passed between
Ralph Ward, Walters brother, and
his father regarding a request by
Walter for a loan OF between $780,
600 and 800, 1000.
Senator Ellwood M. Rabenold and
Allen r. Campbell, two of Wards
legal advisers, and D. Cady Herrick
OF Albany, appeared before Justice
Staley seeking an injunction similar
to the one Issued a few days ago by
Justice Wasservogel in New York.
That injunction effectively checked
all efforts Of the state to obtain any
letters. cables or kilograms or other
effects OF Walter Ward, his brother
Ralph, or the Ward Baking Com
pany. 1t was set aside yesterday by
an order from the Appellate division
on the ground that it should have
been obtained in the supreme court
district In which Albany is located.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11
Estehr Larkin
Gives "Kid'' Party

Miss Esther z. Larkin, of First
street, entertained at q kid" party
last night. The costumes were most
original. Games, singing and dane
ing were enjoyed throughout the
evening. Esther Larkin and johanna
Peterson entertained at the piano.
Whistles, dolls and lollypops with
shovels and rakes attached were
given as favors. Refreshments were
served.
The guests included Misses Esther
Larkin, Marguerite Grifith, Eliza
beth Martin, Eleanor Schultz, Ada
Thorn, Johanna Peterson, Agnes
Clausen, Anna Christensen, Violet
Mason, Margaret Hulzheimer, Re-
gina Muschock, Elizabeth Ayers,
Anna Petersen. Marie Weber, NADIA
line Nelson, Messrs. W.lter Sheits,
Calvin Blaney, Walter Ward, Frank
Schmidt, Russell Fedderson, Francis
Brown, Owe Anderson, George Wust-
efeld, William Fraser, Theodore
Stevens. Raymond Seel, Joseph Sc
guine, Stanley Schultz, John O'Leary.
John Hunt, George Hetzel, William
Fury, Arthur Hulzteimer, Roland.
George, Catherine and Mr.. and Mrs.
Larkin.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11
CAMDEN HAS
COMMISSION
Mayor King One of Men EIec-
ted--City Operates Under
New Charter

CAMDEN, April 11.-Mayor Vic.
tor King, the first Democrat elected
mayor of Camden for years. scored
another victory yesterday when the
five candidates for city commission
err backed by the Non-Partisan
League were elected by substantial
majorities over those supported by
the Republican organization ano
who made the fight on the ticket OF
the Republican Business Mems
League. The showing of those run
ming on the ticket of THE Common
People," organized by dissatisfied
Democrats, and the ten men who ran
independently, al very poor. Ii
view of the Democratic bolt the VIC
tory of the non-partisan league
whose candidates included two DEM
ocrats and three Republicans. wat
considered a political upheayal.
The successful candidates. Mayor
King, NJ. F. Middleton, Jr., Frank G.
Hitchner, Carroll p. Sherwood and
III. Raymond Staley, will assume Of
fee next Tuesday. They polled ma
jorities ranging from 5000 to near
ly $500 over their Republican OPP
ponents, William S. Abbott. Bur-
leigh B. Draper, Sidney p. McCord,
George L. Selby and Francis G.
w. Allen.
Middleton. one of the successful
candidates, is president of the Phila-
delphia stock exchange. Hitchner Is
a wall paper manufacturer, Sher-
wood is assistant superintendent of
the power plant of the Victor Talk
ing Machine Company and Staley is
a salesman of cabinet SIZES.
Mayor King in a statement ex-
pressed himself as highly gratiied
with the election and declared 1t
means a new era for the city.
"I said yesterday that / looked
upon the support that vas given me
as support OF my policies and not
myself" he said. SsS
II beg suggestions and advice
from citizens in all walks Of life,
especially from the women folks.
I wish q thousand mothers in this
city would sit down today and write
me what they would like their COM
m~issioners to do to make this city
not only a better place for them.
buta better place for their chill
dren.
"As the father of six children, I
feel that we always want to have in
mind what is best for the next gen.
Grafton"
The commissioners will meet this
week at the call of Mayor King to
determine the departments they
shall take over Mayor King is ey-
pected to be honored with the posi-
ton of mayor by the board in view
of the fact he led the fight for COM
mission government, adopted by
on March 6.
Sherwood Is to assume the SUPER
vision of the department of public
works, while Middleton will take
charge of the department of finance.
Staley and Hitchner will take over
the department OF public safety and
the department of parks and i'm
provements. .
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11
FOREIGN DEBT BODY
WILL CONFER MONDAY

WASHINGTON. April II. - The
American foreign debt funding com
mission has been allied to meet next
Monday to give further study to the
debt settlement. which is now ap-
preaching completion.
Only the formal authorization
from the British government to AM
bassador Gsddes here to sign the
agreement and the funding bonds
remains to include the negotiations.
The announcement of the call for
the meeting was made at the White
House today by Senator Smoot, Re-
publican, Utah, one OF the members
Of the commission. after a confer
snce with President Harding. Sena-
tor Smoot said, however, he had not
discussed the debt situation with the
President.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11
Party is Given
Elna FalkenStrom

Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Falkenstrom,
Of Brighton avenue, entertained a
number of friends at their home,
Sunday, in honor OF their daughter
Elna, who was confirmed In Our
Saviour's Lutheran church, by Rev.
V. r. Skov.
The guests included: Mr.. and Mrs.
V. Petersen, Mr.. and Mrs. p. Oster-
gard, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Jensen, Mr..
and Mrs. Paul lessen, Mr.. and Mrs.
K. Peterson, Mr.. and Mrs. T. Peder-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Day Fritts, Mr..
and Mrs. c. Miller and Mrs. Abranyi.
Misses Lillian and Alma Thompson,
Vera and Edna Petersen, Clara, Eina
and Evelyn Falkenstrom and Ethel
BJork. Messrs. Edwin Jensen, Ar
mold Jensen, Earl Petersen, Christian
O~stergsard OF this city, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Swartz and daughter Shirley, of
Metuchen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11
NO INJUNCTION
At WOODBRIDGE
To Restrain Frank A. Water
From the Manufacturing
of Pumps and Valves

Vice Chancellor Backes yesterday
refused to grant ar injunction re-
|straining Frank A. Warter of Wood
bridge, from making or manufacture
ing any pumps and valves or giving
his time, skill and services in the
making or manufacturing of pumps
and valves of a kind or nature SIM
liar to the pumps and valves manu-
featured by the Chemical Pump &
Valve Company of this city.
The company was organized in
this city in September, 1916. with
authorized capital stock of sac, 900,
which was divided into 80 0shares,
at 800 per share. The corporation
was formed for the purpose of TAX
ing over the business of a partner
ship doing business under the Arm
name of Chemical Pump & Valve
Company. The partnership consist
tns of Frank A. Warter and Alfred
B. Antisell.
The trouble, it is alleged, began
when Warter was ousted as general
manager of the firm and set up an
other concern. The ousting of War
ter, according to the papers in the
case, was alleged to be due to mis-.
managing OF the business and mis-
appropriating of the funds of the
company.
Geran & Matlack Of Asbury Park.
represented the complainant, and
John z. Toolan of this city, warter.
h business of the company con-
of manufacturing q chemical
pump invented by Frank l.. Antisell
and ID. w. Blair, and q valve in
vented by Warter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11
SeWaren Social
And Personal Items

Mrs. w. NJ. Weiant spent Monday
in New York.
Mrs. w. II. Tombs and Mrs. Z. I.
Perry attended luncheon and card
party al the Plainfield d. A. r. yes.
terday as the guests of Mrs. H. 3.
Coombe.
The Sewaren History Club will
meet at the home of Mrs. w. H.
Tombs on Wednesday, April IS. Mrs
#. NJ. Shock will be the hostess.
Mrs. Oakley Cooke, state chairman
of music will be the guest of honor
and speaker of the afternoon.
Mr., and Mrs. T. J. Moran and Mrs.
Katherine Elmer were among those
to attend the concert at st. Paul's
church, Railway, Monday night.
Miss Mabel Freeman was a Perth
Amboy shopper on Monday.
Miss Sadie Martin was an out OF
town visitor on Monday.
Mrs. W. II. Prall il reported as
eonvalescing from her recent severe
Illness.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11
STUDENT loan
incorporation
Organization to File Certifi.
cate-Work in City is
Now Under Way

At the meeting of the Board OF
Directors of the Student Loan So
ciety held yesterday afternoon plans
were made to file a certificate of in
corporation of the society, and the
following will appear as the organ
izers: Mrs. Maria r. Hendrie, Miss
Mary p. Meade, Miss Elizabeth
Doris, Miss Grace NJ. Hawk, Miss
Gertrude Bloomingdale, Emil Strem'
lau, Adolph G%reenbaum, Harold L.
Hall and Lester j. Bartlett. Super
|intendent Samuel e. Shull is honor
airy member.
An application was received yes
terday by the society from a Perth
Amboy young man to assist him In
his educational career. A commit
tee composed Of Miss Meade, Mrs.
Hendrie and Mr.. Hall were appoint
ed to investigate the ISL
More than four hundred dollars
were received by the society in the
last few weeks from citizens for the
purpose Of helping worthy and
needy students.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11
Mrs. DernareSt
Pleasing Hostess

SEWAREN, April ia most
enjoyable card party for the benefit
OF the Sewaren Land and Water Club
vas held at the homo of MIRA. M. I.
Denlarest yesterday afternoon.
There were nine tables and nine
prizes. At three tables pivot games
we're played and at the others pro-
Rressive games were played. Those
crescent included: Mrs. C. 3.
craske, Mrs. NJ. D. Valentine, Mrs.
j.. F. Anness, Mrs. +. r. Valentine,
Ars. c. r. Brown. Mrs. W. G.
Weaver, AIRS. Emil Stremlau, Mrs.
q. l.. Clare, Mrs. S, c. Potter, Mrs.
Harold Van SICKLE. Mrs. Jerome
Yiss, Mrs. Warren McKain, Mrs. G.
p. Lewis, Miss May Lewis, Mrs. W.
n, Weiant, Mrs. NJ. I. Demarest,
Mrs. r.. ". Christie, Mrs. DIN Brad
FORD, Mrs. q. F. ~Zerlemoyer, Mrs. It.
p. Edgar, Mrs. r. r. Moore, Mrs.
= =. Howell, Mrs. Louis Neuberg,
Mrs. L. p. Campbell, Mrs. f, H,
aFtlrenr, Mrs. c. M. Cooper, Mrs. W.
". Conner, Mrs. A. c. Walker, Mrs.
q. M. Valentine, Mrs. Leroy, Mrs.
,. A. Lahey, Mrs. A. F. Soheld, Mrs.
stephen Somogyi, Mrs. G. a. de
>Russy.
Mrs. Campbell won the first prize,
70 baSket OF fruit; Mrs. Stremlau,
seeonA half a dozen plates; Mrs. F.
q. Turner, third, a boudoir vase;
Mrs. McKain, fourth, a bridge score;
Mrs. Leroy, fifth, a colonial rug;
Mrs. G. B. Craske, sixth. a pair of
silk stockings; Mrs. Soheld, seventh,
q bridge score; Mrs. Edgar, eighth,
4 brass fireplace fork; Mrs. Cooper,
ninth. a telephone pad.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11
PROGRAM
IS COMPLETED
Freeholders at Meeting To.
morrow Likely to Act on
Many County Jobs

NEW BRUNSWICK, April III
The 1923 county road program IS
practically completed according to
general indications. When the
Board of Freeholders convene to-
morrow afternoon at their regular
session they will likely act upon the
apportionment Of the $500, 900 now
available for roads, repairs and
bridges and hustle the work under
way.
County Engineer Frederick c.
Schneider is expected to have to-
morrow the plans and Specifications
for Avenel street before the county
fathers for approval while other
work plans o in the hands of the
freeholders will probably be sane
toned. The road work this year
includes the Improvement of the
Jamesburg- Englishtown road which
has been under consideration for
some years. The freeholders with
the cooperation of Monmouth
county board have laid particular
stress to improve that strip of road
thus connecting the link of good
roads to the shore.
New Brunswick avenue in Perth
Amboy as far as the city line is to
be improved. Others in line for
immediate improvement are some of
the South Brunswick township
roads, the pavement Of the road
leading from Bodine's orner to
Midtown, Hole In the Wall in South
Amboy and the extension of the
South River ranbury road.
The freeholders anticipate to re-
ceive some communication In regard
to their application made to the
state to take over roads leading
into the State Home for Boys at
Jamesburg and the other at the
Railway retormatory,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11
COUNSEL FOR MRS. HALL
SEES ATTORNEY GENERAL

TRENTON. April 11.-Timothy N,
Pfeiffer, of New York, counsel for
Mrs. Edward w. Hall, of New Bruins
wick, widow of the slain rector OF
the Episcopal church Of st. John the
Divine at New Brunswick, lad a con
ference of an hours duration with
Attorney General Thomas f. Nc
Gran here yesterday. Mr.. Pfeiffer
refused to comment on the confer
ence or the reason for the confab.
ct have nothing to say for publ
cation" said MI. Pfeiffer.
Attorney General McCran took
charge OF the Hall-Mills case at the
request of the prosecutors of Middle
sex and Somerset counties. Wilbur
A. Mott, of Newark, was assigned by
McCran as special assistant attor-
new general to conduct the investi-
CATION into the Staying of the Rev
Mr.. Hall and his choir singer, Mrs.
Mills.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11

a. Desperate Characters Is.
capped from Matteawan, N.
Y.--3 Are Captured

POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y, April II
I'm a running gun fight three of the
four patients who escaped from Mat
| teawan State Hospital early today
were captured near Kent, Conn.,,
early this afternoon. The fourth got
away.
Policeman Chester Phelps and De-
tective George Leadbitter of the local
police department. and Under Sherift
c. Fred Close captured the men,.
The posse Ii now reported closing
in on the fourth fugitive.
Two of the patients were shot by
the posse, according to reports
reaching this city.
The capture was made by q posse,
headed by Deputy Sheriff Dunbar
and state troopers.
The wounds of the men shot are
Eaid to be serious.
MATTEAwAN, N. Y, April Ill
Four desperate and insane criminals
made a spectacular escape from the
Matteawan State Hospital for the
Criminal Insane early today. In
their break for freedom they made
threatening use OF a struggled re-
volver. bound two guards and locked
them up after taking their keys from
them, and kidnapped two other
guards and the institution chauffeur.
The three kidnapped men were re-
leased several miles north Of Pough-
keepsie. but all trace Of the fugitives
was lost.
The men who escaped e
John Hawkins, New York, charged
with first degree murder. He was
committed to the hospital on No
vember 30, 1920.
John Coffey. twenty-five years old,
New York. said by the police to be a
notorious fur thief, charged with
grand larceny, first degree, and ad-
mitted TO the hospital in March,
1920.
Marquis Curtis, forty-seven years
old, with a long prison record: adj
mitted to the hospital in August,
1922, after being arrested on charges
of feloniously possessing explosives
(his second offense on this score),
and with unlawfully possessing fire.
arms after having been convicted of
crime./
Frank James, twenty-five years
old, of Brooklyn, charged with burg
larry, third degree, and admitted to
the hospital March 3 this year.
All four men were inmates of
Ward 8, a section of the institution
in which the quietest patients are
confined.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11
OFFICER SAVES !
DROWNING NAN
PatroIman Michael Burke
Hears Screams of Man in
Water Foot of Smith st.

While doing traffic duty at the
Staten Island ferry about TAO
o'clock last night the attention of
Officer Michael Burke was attracted
by from the river in the vi
cinity of Schantz & Eckert's dock.
The ficer ran to the dock and
with the assistance of T.. Cornelison
and Peter Coogan succeeded in get
ting a rope around the drowning
man. Floyd johnson, a Swede, and
pulling him up on the dock. He was
taken to the home of a friend on
Neville street for dry clothing and
then brought to police headquarters
for safekeeping.
According to the report OF Officer
Burke the man is without a home.
1t is understood that he drank more
than his share yesterday and when
along the dock obtained the impress
sion that he was in front of a liquor
dispensing establishment known as
the "Stagger Inn" He staggered in,
got wet and Immediately realizing
what he had done yelled for help.
He was released from custody with
a warning this morning after being
informed that but for the police Off
GER he probably would be in the
river today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11
Metuchen
SoCiaI--PerSonaI

Forty-tive students of the New Jer.
sey College for Women, under the
leadership of Howard Mckinney,
viii give a concert at the high school
here Friday night, under the aus
pices of the Library Association. A
dance will follow the concert, with
music by Lambert's orchestra.
Mrs. M. V. Mckenzie left here yes
terday to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Moffett, at New Haven, Conn.
The fifteenth annual banquet OF
the Presbyterian Brotherhood will
be held tomorrow night in the lee
ture room. A good menu is prom
ised. Music will be furnished by the
Glee Club of the Brotherhood and
. lively address by Colonel George
Vickers of Jersey City, is antici.
pated.
Rev. Arthur Knight Of Bloomfield
preached in the Methodist church
Sunday.
Rev. Calvin Hare OF the Baptist
church has arranged a series of Sun.
day night sermons, beginning April
10. on the subject OF "Tut-Ankh-
Amen.''
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Edgar and
family have moved to their home
On Middlesex avenue.
Mrs. Andrew Van Sicklen left
home today to visit relatives in Ohio.
Rev. and Mrs. A, s. Knight and
family of Bloomfield were the guests
of Mrs. F. o. Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sterling Mayo an
nounce the birth of a on.
H.. L. McMichael, secretary Of the
Y. NJ. c. A., was operated upon last
Saturday for appendicitis. He is
said TO be i'll, but his recovery is
hoped for.
The Metuchen Club bowling team
won out in the Inteesorough bowl
Ing tournament at the z. NJ. C. A.
thereby receiving the trophy, which
will be placed in tue clubhouse.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-11

Among thes artists who will ap-
pear at the Perth Amboy City Hos
pital Commencement, in the high
school auditorium tomorrow evening
Is Miss Helen Greyce. Miss Greyce
is considered n of the finest con-
cert sopranos in America, her voice
is pure with a magnificent range and
~f1exibility. She is declared to be one
of the leading ~soloists of the pres
ent day, and her presence in the city
means a rare treat to music lovers.
Miss Greyce's name appears twice
on the commencement program and
is scheduled for six selections. They
are: lie Violette," Old Italian, Scar
kotte; "Caro Nome" Rigoietto,
Verdi; "Solvejg's Lied" Grieg;
"Amy's Song-Shanewis," Cadman:
Romance" Spohr; Summer"
Chaminade.
Other artists who will appear are:
Mrs. Mollie Chaplin Ely, contralto;
Mrs. Lester NJ. White, violinist;
Stanley Potter. tenor and George
Vause, accompanist.
The graduation address will be de-
livered by Rev. Newell Dwight Hills,
D. D., pastor Plymouth church,
Brooklyn, N. Y. Diplomas will be
presented by DIR. Charles I. silk,
gifts by DR.. j. L. Lund and DIR.
Charles w. Naulty. and class pins by
Sidney Riddlestorffer. president of
the hospital. The opening prayer
will be made by Rev. L. v. Busch
man, pastor of the First Presbyter-
ian church of Woodbridge and the
benediction by Rev. Wilbert West
colt, D. D., pastor of Simpson NJ. E.
Church.
Music will be furnished by KEN
meth Martins orchestra.