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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-08
Coming to the Majestic

The Columbia Wheel is marking
its twenty-first seds6 with this
years attractions at the Majestic
theatre and one of the CID eliahie
offering of the Circuit is Billy Wat
son and his Beef Trust Beauties"
Reef Trust Watson has been in
ourlesque mora years than twenty
one but he realms his personal mag
netism and jolly stage presence while
ms list ne upon his associates being
experts in merrymaking. models in
propriety as well as form, and &C.
tive in entertainment. Years mean
nothing to Watson-he Is leading the
life of a Snowman ripe In experience
that is realized in an up-to-date
manner of staging, producing and
managing a %burlesque show.
So it comes that the Beef Trust
Beauties will be new in all particu-
lars except the comical association of
"Krousemeyer" and "Grogan" that
has endured for years of stage friv-
olity. New scenery will dress the
stage pictures; new costumes will
adorn the heavyweights of the en-
semble while the girl principals Will
represent a fashion show. This is
the managerial promise made on be-
half of the Beef Trust Beauties"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-08
HOPELAWN

The new addition to the local
school has been officially opened on
Saturday. Several township officials
were present.
The Parent-Teachers Association
and the Hopelawn Fire Company
will hold a joint dance on the night
of October 20 at the school house
here
Dcminick Gardella, of Howart
stree who figured recently In a mo-
tcrcycle accident at South Plain
field. Is said to be still In a serious
condition at the Muhlenbehg hospi-
tai.
Andrew Novek, Of May street, was
the guest of relatives In Philadel-
phia on Thursday.
Mrs. Daniel O'Brien Of May street
was an out Of town visitor on Sat
urday.
Gus Same he accepted a position
with a firm ir Brooklyn.
Mrs. Edward Pfeiffer, OF James
street, visited friends IN Perth Am
boy on Friday.
The work on curbing and laying
of sidewalks along city line is almost
completed.
Joseph Kanick of Juliette street
was a Perth Amboy visitor Saturday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-08
CITY REPRESENTED At
JEWISH CONFERENCE

Representative Jews of the two
congregations, Beth Mordecai and
Shaary Tihloh, of this city, were at
the conference held at the Hotel
Aston in New York last night at
which plans were made for obtaining
an endowment fund of $1,000, 900
for the Jewish Theological Seminary.
Jewish leaders from all parts of the
United States attended this confer
ence, when at the close it was an
nounced that contributions aggre-
cutting $4,000 had been made to the
fund. Louis Marshall, who IS the
honorary chairman of the drive for
funds, made the principal address.
He donated the sum of $4,000.
Those from here It the conference
were Rabbi Nathan Colish of Beth
Mordecai, Philip Siskind. Isaac AL
perm, Harry Medinets, Maier Leicht-
man, Max Cast and Max Goddard.
Mr.. Marshall in his address said
that in the religious schools the Jews
need teachers who can speak and
teach the English language as Amer
lean reared Jewish children do not
consider Yiddish their tongue. He
added: UNLESS we are willing to
keep our children and grandchildren
out of the Jewish synagogues of
America we must educate rabbis and
teachers trained in English" Mr..
Marshall said it was up to the Jews
to say whether Judaism is to live or
deteriorate.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-08
TOTTENVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Whelihan, of
Stapleton, and Miss Ruth Bevuns. of
Manhattan, were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Chester Butler over the
weekend.
Miss Frances Westover. librarian
at the Tottenville library, is back af-
ter a vacation at her home in the
Berkshires.
Richard Lewis was home over the
weekend with his mother from
Princeton.
Jack Gavora, Andrew Renner,
Jack White, Bernard Covell, Abram
Sher and Cy Combs. who were at the
Danbury fair at Danbury, Conn, Sat
urday returned home last night.
Miss Ethel Thomas, who spent the
summer here with her aunt, Mrs.
Turner, has returned to Brooklyn.
The Bethel Missionary Society will
meet tonight at the home of Mrs
George p. Allen, Wood mi
Cards and bowling will be held at
the A%quehonga Athletic Club house
tomorrow afternoon and this will be
followed by a business meeting of
the Ladies Auxiliary at night.
An important meeting of the Tot
tenville Veteran Firemen's Associa-
ton will be held tonight at the
Aquehonga clubhouse. The resolu-
tions to change a section of the by
laws will come up at this time.
A meeting of the Cooperative
School Club will be held at the Tot
tenVille school tomorrow afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock.
Bentley Lodge No. $40, Odd Fell
lows, will meet tonight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-08
BIG TAX ASSESSMENTS
REDUCED BY STATE BOARD

TRENTON, Oct. 8:-After hear
ings lasting several months. and in
volving tax assessments for the years
1921 and 1922, the State Board of
Taxes and Assessments has handed
dLwn decisions in appeals against
these assessments made by the tax
ing districts of Hudson county on
waterfront and railroad property.
The aggregate amount of the assess
ments for 1922 on the Hudson coun-
ty properties was s63,753.720 while
the assessment sustained by the
state board We're $54 978. 8 ~ for that
year.
The total assessments for 1921
which We're appealed to the board
equalled ~$5G.SS1.225 and the assess
ments for thar year sustained by the
board amounted to SAC, 005.401.
The larges. assessment under re-
view was thai placed by Jersey City
on the Central Railroad If New Jer-
sey system, amounting to s20,S6S 500
for 1922 and $"20.54S,715 .or 1921.
The board cut these 1gures to an ass
s~essfnent OF $13,225.I10 for 1922 and
$l7,9l7,62j ft 1922
The other properties involved. the
ilulllSlPailtlC pidtiDb IllG dooOSo-
n,ent upon them, the original assess
ments and the action of the state
board are as follows:
Jersey City, Lehigh Valley Rail
road Company: assessment in 1921,
$13,~657,470; state board judgment:
SO, 762,75 1922 assessment: $15.-
906, $40; state board figure: $12,-
1S9,619.
Jersey City assessments of the
Pennsylvania Railroad system: 1921.
1921. 900; state board judgment:
SIS .22S, 500; 1922. $9,149.600: state
board judgment, $~S,17S,500.
Jersey City assessments Of the
Long Dock Company. of the Erie
Railroad system; 1921 assessments:
$1,628, 500; state board decision: ST.
5S3,640; 1922, $1,679, 200: state board
action: $1,5S3,640.
City of Bayonne. assessments
against the Central Railroad Com
pany. 1921 assessment: $500; state
board reduced to $4,000; 1922. $4,000
state board figure, $4,000.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-08
CHILD'S PLAN UNCHANGED

ROME, Oct. S. Richard Wash
burn Child, the American Ambassa-
dor, does not know of any change
in the plan by which he was to re-
turn to his post here when his leave
expired. there to await the coming
of his successor, he says in a wire
less message sent Ell route to the
United States which the local press
prints today.
I'm leaving Italy with the Presi
dents approval my plan is to return
to my post on the expiration of my
home leave" the message reads.
Because of strong personal reasons
I indicated to President Harding and
later to President Coolidge my wish
to be relieved of duties when they
decided the moment was %opportune.
Both expressed the wish that I con-
tinue as ambassador until such time
should arrive. I do not know of
any change of plan"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-08
MAN WOUNDED
At COUNTY SEAT
Leader of Band of GypSieS
Held in Shooting-Enters
Plea of Self Defense

NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. S-John
Sally, of this place, is in a serious
condition at st. Peters Hospital here
with a .32 calibre gun bullet In his
stomach, fired by George Copy. of
Pittsburgh, leader of a band OF
gypsies, on Saturday night.
From information obtained at the
police headquarters the shooting oc-
Cured in the back alley of 1913
French street. John Petruski, owner
of a lunch room at that address. in
vited a number of friends TO attend
the opening of his place. In the
party were Sally and Copy. As the
night progressed both had argu-
ments. At about 2 o'clock Copy left
the lunch place by the back door,
while Sally had gone out through
the front. A few minutes later the
firing of a shot was heard. Sally
was found backed to the fence
moaning from the wound. The police
notified of the shooting made a
search Of night resorts and found
Copy.
A~rraigned this morning before Re-
corder Tindell, Copy admitted the
shooting but said that it was done in
self-defense. He is held without bail
charged with atrocious assault and
battery pending the outcome of the
injuries of Sally.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-08

At ASBURY PARK
-Four Hotels, Movie Theatre
and Apartment House are
Destroyed by Fire

ASBURY PARK. Oct. S.-Damage
amounting TO $500, 900 it was esti-
mated today, was caused Saturday
night when fire swept through a
block of buildings bounded by
Ocean, Third, Fourth and Kinsley
here destroying four hotels,
and open air motion picture theatre
and a two story apartment house.
No lives were lost.
The origin of the fire is still I'M
known, all the buildings being un-
occupied at the time the flames were
discovered. The hotels destroyed
were the Victoria, the Edgemere, the
Keswick and the Bristol. The Gar
den theatre, the Ocean Cafeteria and
the Ocean apartments also were des-
troyed.
No plans for rebuilding the struc-
lures have been announced as yet al
'hough the possibility of the cree
ton of a modern hotel on the ruined
site was suggested today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-08
YOUNG PEOPLES BRANCH
Y. NJ. c. A. MEETING

TOTTENVILLE, Oct. S.-The first
fall meeting of the "Y's'' was held
Friday night at the home of Miss
Dorothy Rusby. Woodrow road,
Woodrow road, Woodrow. One new
member Joined and there were four
visitors present. The society has
thirty-four members now. The meet
ing was in charge of Miss Lula Be-
dell, vice president and the lesson
period in charge of Miss Hilda Rus
by.
The nomination for superinten-
dents of different departments took
place with the following named: So
cial work, Miss Grace Glass; debates
Miss Hilda Rusby: flower mission,
Miss Dorothy Rusby and publicity,
Alta Esselborn. At the next meet
ing of the "Y's," the nomination of
superintendent for music and Amer
i~canization work will take place.
This will be on November % at
Rossville. There will be cars pro-
Vlded to take the members over to
this meeting, which is expected to be
an important one. Sunshine bags
for the Ellis Island women and chill
will be discussed and plans will
made for debates.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-08
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Patterson,
OF Brooklyn, were visitors at Prince
Bay Over the week end.
Mrs. Selmer Nelson and children
have been visiting at Westfield, N. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Eifenholm are
now occupying their new bungalow
ia Rossville avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. William Wort have
been visiting at Huguenot Park.
Mr. and Mrs. William McCracken
married recently at Montciair, will
make their homo in Pearl avenue,
Huguenot Park on a return from
a wedding tour.
Miss Theresa Gieger has returned
home after two weeks vacation in
Boston.
Bay View Chapter Order of the
Eastern Star will meet tonight at
Amicitia hall.
Many men were out at the Mems
Day services held at st. Marks
church, yesterday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-08
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS
STARTS TODAY IN CITY

TOTTENVILLE. Oct. 8:-Regis-
tration Of voters for the general cleo
ton in November will begin today in
the five boroughs of the greater city
of New York and will continue
throughout the week. The various
polling places will be opened at S
o'clock in the afternoon and will re-
main open until 1920 at night for
the first five days and on Saturday.
the last day for placing names on the
registry the polls will pen at Z o.
clock in the morning and remain
open until 1890 o'clock. The en-
rollment of voters will also take
place at this time. If you do not
register you cannot vote a THE gen.
eral election and IL you do not en-
roll you cannot vote at the next
primaries in 1924.
The same polling places in the
eight districts of the fifth ward of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-08
CITY ROTARIAN GOLFERS
TO PLAY IN TOURNEY

The Perth Amboy Rotary Club will
be we'll represented at the second
annual Inter-District Golf Tourna-
ment of Rotary Clubs of the thirty
sixth district which is scheduled to
be held at the Shackamaxen County
Club at Westfeld. Tuesday. October
16. Prior to the tournament. which
begins at 1916 o'clock a luncheon
will be served. The prize will be a
cup donated by the Trenton Club. the
four lowest gross score players from
each club to count.
Those who will represent the Perth
Amboy Rotary Club are: L.. Nj. Rossi.
DIR. George w, Fithian. Andrew j..
Wright, Daniel p. Olmstead. Aylin
Pierson and L. T. Madsen. 1t is ex-
pected that this group of players will
be able to overcome all other clubs
and bring to this city the much
priced cup.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-08

TOTTENVILLE, Oct. S.-Andrew
Drake, the last of an old family re-
siding for many years on the Drake
farm at Kreischerville, died Satur-
day at his home in Yetman avenue
in T~ottenville, after a lingering i'll
ness. Mr.. Drake was seventy-nine
years old and had resided in Totem
VILE for the past several years. The
funeral will be held tomorrow aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock from his late res
idence. Rev. M. J.. Neuberg, pastor
of Bethel Methodist Episcopal
church, will officiate. The inter
ment will be in Bethel cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-08
SILVER JUBILEE
CELEBRATION
iShop Dunn Confirms Large
Class at Church of Our Lady
Help of Christians

TC TTENVILLE, Oct. SIN COM
aemoration of the twenty-fifth an
adversary of the Church of Our Lady
of Christians yesterday, the Right
Rev. Bishop John j. Dunn, Auxiliary
Bishop, of New York administered
confirmation to one hundred and
seventy following the requiem high
mass at IL o'clock. Rev. Florian j.
Wermuth, an assistant pastor of the
church during the summer, who was
recently transferred to Manhattan.
vas the %celebrant of the mass which
was followed by the confirmation.
Many visiting priests were within the
chancel, during the services, which
were held in celebration of the sill
yer jubilee of the church.
The church was crowded to the
doors and many had to remain
standing during the services. Mon
signor Joseph Mcmahon, of Manhat-
tan, was the preacher and he de-
livered a forceful message to the
people of the parish. He gave an
excellent ermo In which he con-
graduated the church and it's con-
gregation on its twenty-fifth ami
versary. After the confirmation and
oCl iiiOIl IL dlilhtl was Y e III AlAC
school auditorium to the visiting
priests, trustees, and laymen of the
church. Some of the out of town
priests present were Rev. Mallick j..
Fitzpatrick, head of the Mission of
the Immaculate Virgin, Mt. Loretto;
Rev. Father Farren, of Dongan
Hills: Rev. Father Hopkins, of New
Dorp: Rev. Francis x. Doyle, of
NJ ,~lokto @t~,a -. a1efetox, - "a tho
church; Rev. Father McKenna, of
Prince Bay. and Rev. Father Shan
non and Rev. Father Pelleiux, of Mt.
Loretto.
Rev. James r. Malloy, pastor of
the church and Rev. James Barron,
his assistant were in charge of the
ceremonies and received the many
visiting clergymen and laymen at the
gathering. The debt of the church
was not cleared at this time the
committee deciding to continue the
drive for funds until the first of the
year. The sum of $4,000 has been
announced as secured by pledge and
subscription so far in the drive. This
was secured by a committee of
which William j. Dempsey was the
chairman and the Ladies' Auxiliary
of the church of which Mrs. Thomas
MARSHALL is the president The
Church of Our Lady Help of Chris
tians was erected at Yetman avenue
and Amboy road in 1898 and was
dedicated on October s of that year, !
ust twenty-five years ago today.
Rev. James NJ. Byrnes, who came
mere from st. Joseph's church Ross
il1ie was the first pastor. He was
ater transferred to Manhattan and
tev. Father Malloy came here on
500 and has been here rel since.
Under the charge of Rev. Father
the church has prospered
md since that time a %parochial
school was established in the fine
building which was erected in the
e a of the church for that purpose.
a large hall is maintained in con-
nection with the school where all
the social events of the parish are
held. The first place of worship for
the co.'s cation was held in a pri-
yate house at Yetman and Craig ave-
nue., which was disposed of when the
present church was erected.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-08
MAN STABBED
At SAYREV|LLE
Alexander Robinson, Negro,
Stabbed William Niles in
Lung, Police Say

SAYREVILLE, Oct. S.-Alexander
Robinson. negro, employed by the
Sayre-Fisher brick works here is
held in the county Jail without bail.
charged wNh stabbing in the lung,
William Niles, colored. % years old
at the Sayre-Fisher dormitory late
Saturday night. Robinson and Niles
are two of a batch of negroes, i'm
ported through a Philadelphia
agency from Savannah, Ga.
AS related to Chief of County De-
tectives Ferd A.. David, a group of
men were Willing away the evening
singing. There was some friendly
wrestling too. Eddie Paylor, another
negro, noticing that a negro went
through another pals pocket re-
marked that he would not allow "a
thing of that sort done to him. Later
an argument arose between Paylor
and Robinson, the latter drawing out
his pocket knife and welding it
Niles instead of Paylor. The
injured was taken to the hospital
while Robinson and Paylor were
brought to police headquarters at
New Brunswick,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-08
HEARING POSTPONED

The hearing in the case of Mon
mouth Hughes and his wife, Eliza
beth Hughes, of Matawan, which
was scheduled to be held before
United States Commissioner John A.
Delaney tomorrow morning has been
postponed at the request of their
counsel, John p. Lloyd of Matawan,
for the period of one week. Mr..
Lloyd requested the postponement S
he will be in court at Trenton to-
morrow. The Hughes's are held on
the charge of forgery. 1t being alleg-
ed that they forged Mrs. Hughes
mothers name to a pension check
cashed it and kept part of the
amount.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-08
find CONvICTS DEAD

EDDYVILLE, KY, Oct. s (By The
Associated Press).-Prison life was
practically restored to normal today
following the burial in the peniten-
tiary cemetery here yesterday of
Monte Walters and Harry Feriand,
c%onvicts, who met death in a barri-
caded dining hall, after fatally
wounding three guards in an attempt
to shoot their way out of the pri-
son. Two pine boxes containing
their bodies were hauled n at a
time on a prison wagon by a team
of mules to Vinegar Hill and interr-
ed without services. The body of
Lawrence Griffith was shipped to
his former home at Dresden, Tenn.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-08
WORK PROGRESSES RAPIDLY .
ON WAYNE STREET JOB

Work is progressing rapidly on the
grading and curbing of Wayne street.
1t Is expected that after this work
is completed the street will be in
good condition for some time to
come.
Today the work of grading the new
section of the Amboy road, which
will take the curve out of the pres
ent highway in the vicinity of the
Barber Asphalt Company plant is
fast nearing completion. Tomorrow
the contractor will begin the pour
ing of concrete and it is Xix kelly that
the base of the road will be COM
pleted before freezing weather sets
in. The new pavement will pr b.
ably be connected with the present
highway and opened to the public
early next spring.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-08
GETS SUM MONS
AFTER CARS COLLIDE

TOTTENVILLE. Oct. S:-A COLI
sion between two automobiles at
Wood avenue and Arthur Kill road
about 1880 o'clock Saturday after
noon put the two out of commission
for a time. George William Kreis,
of 6532 Amboy road, Pleasant
Plains. driving a car owned by
Arthur Caspari, of Station avenu
Pleasant Plains. was struck by an
other machine owned and operated
by Alfred Teixeira, of II Main street,
T~ottenville. Patrolman Timms, who
appeared on the scene to investigate
the accident, served a summons on
'Teixeira for driving a car without
an operators license.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-08
LETTER CARRIERS HAVE
3 COUNTY MEETINGS HERE

More than fifty letter carriers at
tended the Tri-County meeting of
lette. carriers held in the Odd Eel
lews building here last Saturday
night. The counties represented
were. Union, Somerset and Middle
sex. The principel speaker of the &C.
casion was National Representative
Clarence Stinson of Bayonne. The
general welfare of the service was
discussed ad plans made to further
the movement for an increase in sal
airy, which will be launched with the
mex session of congress.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-08
LITTLE DAMAGE IN FIRE

A fire, the cause of which Is I'M
known, was discovered in the home
u Arthur Nicholson, 523 Hartford
street, about 10 o'clock Saturday
night and al alarm was turned IN
from. box 43 at Buckingham avenue
and Hartford street.
The fire was in clothes and pill
lows, according to the report of
Officer James Nolan, and Traffic
Officer Patrick Dwyer assisted in an
effor, to extinguish the blaze before
the arrival of the fire fighters. The
damage was slight, being caused
mainly by s moke.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-08
Film Is Attached

NEW BRUNSWICK. Oct. s.
Deputy Sheriff William Hannah to-
day attached a film. The Force
Eternal" in an action brought by
Bauman 81 Co. against The William
Christy Cabainne Motion Picture
Trust Ltd, of South Plainfield. The
film is in a negative form. An at
tachment against this film was made
by another petitioner last week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-08
Arrest IN In Raid

CAMDEN, Oct. 8.-City and coun-
ty detectives early today arrested
sixteen persons in a series of raids
on dtsorderly and gambling houses.
as a result of orders issued by pub
lie safety director Hitchner.
Four were held in $500 bail for
violation of the prohibition laws.
They were julius Allendorf, Stephen
Stepantak, Frederick Seger and AL
letto brothers.
Harry Kolgius and Samuel Rudi-
noff were held as proprietors of
gambling houses.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-08
BALLOT TO Be ARRANGED

NEW BRUNSWICK. Oct. 81
The drawing of the names of can
didates as they are to appear on the
official ballot for the November
election will take place tomorrow.
County Clerk B. NJ. Cannon ANNOUNCE
ed this morning.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-08
FRELINGHUYSEn AND
RUNYON FOR METUCHEN

METUCHEN. Oct. S:-Two i'm
portant political rallies have been
arranged for this month by the Re-
publican organization of Metuchen.
The first is to be held at the Royal
Arcanum hall on October Is when
in addition to local candidates. Judge
William H. Runyon will speak. The
second rally is planned for the lat
ter part of this month with Senator
Joseph Frelinghuysen as the chief
speaker.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-08

the Borough of Richmond will be
used in registering the voters as
those used at the last general cleo
ton. With the designating of aew
polling places the numbers of the
districts have been changed. The
new numbers run from 80 to 81 in
place of 26 to SO.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-03

The Vatican library, in Rome. con- tains 34,o00 manuscripts and about e50.000 printed volumes.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-03
DRY SQUAD WALKS IN AS
 LIQUOR IS BEING SERVED
Pstralmen sladler and s.nolis secure Eyidenoe al Alderman Home
 on Winter Street

When Patrolmen John c, stadler and ", 8, stFells of the dry enforce ment squad walked into the home Of Mir, and Mrs, Gnstow Alderman or I4a Winter street last night Mrs, Bid- eFman had just served drinks of al- legged liauer 10 two men, Patrolmah Atadler grabbed both glasses and the policemen proceeded to search the house, Under the Veranda patrolman slEolls found still while in the house the following articles were takenl One quart bottle Of moonshine whiskey; one quart bottle half fulli one gallon jug. fulli one gallon bottle, three- quarters full: one gallon bottle, half full. one quart soda bottle, full, one aart soda bottle, half full,
 In police court this morning before Judge George W. Klett, Biderman pleaded moi guilty and his ease was continued at the suggestion Of Prose- cutting Attorney l. c, Woods 10 Mon. day morning, He was ordered 10 bring his wife with him al that time, The Bidermans are represented by Judge ". F, Mangan.