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Evening star., 1923-05-14

The first elevator Of . modern type
was exhibited In New York, in 1858.
elevators used for carrying passen-
gers.
Evening star., 1923-05-14

China still leads in silk production,
although the actual amount Is un-
known, with Japan second.
Evening star., 1923-05-14

men Of special committees include:
Membership and registration, Mrs.
David r. Covell; publicity. Mrs. Giles
Scott Rafter; entertainment, Mrs. Ed
ward L. Stock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12

NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. 12:-
The MiddleseX county grand jury IN
its investigation of the Ku KlEx KAN
riot at Perth Amboy on the night OF
August 80 yesterday failed to find
any indictments, it was learned from
authoritative sources. Although
many witnesses were called to testify
as to what they saw on the night of
the rioting at Odd Fellows hall In
Perth Amboy, the testimony appar-
emily was not considered sufficient
by the grand jurors to warrant the
returning of any true bills.
The Klan riot probe was started
by the prosecutors Office Immediate
ly following the disturbance in which
many men, alleged to have been
Klansmen attending the meeting in
the Perth Amboy hall. were badly
beaten. Arrests were also made OF
alleged Klansmen for carrying con-
cealed weapons. Perth Amboy police,
persons present at the meeting and
those in the street near the hall were
subpoenaed and questioned.
The Evening News was in error
yesterday when 1t stated that Mrs.
Norman Jones was present al the
meeting of the grand jury to testify
relative to the riot. Mrs. Jones was
not called.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
THREE ARRESTED IN ALLEGED
] LIQUOR VIOLATIONS HERE

.X1l1nited States Marshals visiting
ssIIiis city yesterday made three az.
rests of Socal men on the charge OF
violating the federal prohib1tlon
laws. Those arrested were taken be
fore United States Commissioners
John A. Delaney and their cases ais-
hosed of as follows:
Harry Ziembicki, 1888 State street.
charged with the possession of WINS
kew on October 2, held for Unlted
states District Court, under Sl'ooo
hail. which was furnished by Anton
Massopust. ziemgicki pleaded gull
John sassaIo, 46o State street,
charged with possession of whiskey
m August 3, held for United States
District Court, under $1,000 ball.
which was furnished by John Sea-
man. Sassalo pleaded guilty.
Joseph Kron of 646 Cortlandt
street. arraigned on the charge of
having whiskey in this possession on
October 2, was held on his own re-
cognizance for a hearing before the
commissioner on November IL, be-
cause he was without funds or
friends and his daughter, thirteen
wears old, who resides with him,
would become a charge upon the
city if her father were placed IN
iai1
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
Bus Driver Charged
With MdnSIaughter
Continue Probe of Accident in
Which Boy is KiIIed-18
Children Hurt

OLD BRIDGE, Oct. 12:-Elwood
Suydam, of Millbridge, was arraign-
ed before County Judge John p.
Kirkpatrick at New Brunswick and
held in $4,000 bail on a charge of
manslaughter as the result of the
collision of a school bus he was driv-
ing and truck of bakery company.
Forman Suydam, father of the drlV-
er, furnished the bail pending trial
by the grand jury.
That the accident which caused
the death of one boy and injured
eighteen boys and girls was the re-
suit of defective brakes was the
opinion advanced by John Applegate,
constable of Spotswood, who told the
prosecutors Office yesterday that he
was called to Old Bridge after the
accident occurred. Constable Ap-
plegate said that he examined the
foot brakes of the jitney and found
them to be out of order. Mr.. Apple
gate also believed that the brakes on
the bakery truck were in best order
since he noticed The vehicle make
stop at Spotswood some fifteen min
utes before the accident.
Charles Clairmonti, of F'reneau,
driver of the Ward Bakery truck,
told the authorities that he had no.
ticed the school bus coming down
the hill in moderate speed. A few
seconds later he heard the crash and
the jitney overturned. The bakery
vehicle was only slightly damaged
The police of South River who were
first to respond to an alarm nave
learned that Alex Assplund, the
fifteen-year-old boy who was killed
III the crash, was seated on the steps
of the bus.
Four of the eighteen high school
pupils received serious injuries, the
rest escaping with only minor in
juries. Elwood Reed Is suffering
from bad bruises on both of his legs,
cuts about the head and hands.
Grace Jolly has cuts on her head re-
ceived from the flying glass. Olive
Culver is also cut about the face and
hands
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
MUSCLE SHOALS
FIGHT STARTS
Weeks Takes Up Ford's At
tack at Meeting of President
Coolidge'C Cabinet Today
G0RGAS PLANT SALE
Ford Offer Still Before Con-
greSS and That Body Must
Decide Offer

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-Secre-
tary Weeks carried into today's cab
met meeting the statement issued
In Detroit last night by Henry Ford
assailing the secretary of war for his
action in the sale of the Gorgas
steam power plant--a part of the
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, properties
to the Alabama Power Company.
Mr.. Weeks, prior to the cabinet
meeting, refused all requests for
comment on the statement in which
Mr.. Ford declared that political in
fuence working through the war
secretary had prevented him from
obtaining the Muscle Shoals proper
ties, and would continue to prevent
his acquisition of the Alabama
plant.
Officials close to Mr.. Weeks indi-
Gated that he resented the state
ment of the Detroit manufacturer
and considered it sufficiently grave
to take up directly with the Presi-
dent.
Mr.. Coolidge is known to be thor
oughly in accord with the action
taken by the War Department in
selling the Gorgas plant to the Ala
bama Power Company for S3,472,-
4S7. The position of the President.
as has been stated at the White
House, is that Mr. Ford be given
every opportunity to buy and lease
the Muscle Shoals properties and
that his offer, still before congress.
has not been affected by the sale OF
the Gorgas project.
Mr.. Coolidge after the recent sale
of the Gorgas plant told visitors that
the government did not regard the
plant as essential to the purposes
which Mr.. Ford had stated he had
I'm view in acquiring Muscle Shoals.
AS the President put it, the admin
istration feels that the Gorgas plant
bore about the same relation TO
Muscle Shoals as the stem does TO an
apple after the fruit has fallen from
the tree.
Administration officials including
the President, have asserted that Mr..
Ford could build an auxiliary steam
plant for the three and one-half mil
lion dollars represented in the Cor
gas plant sale, which sum, 1t has
been announced, would be credited
to Mr.. Ford on his $5,000,OO0 bid for
the entire property. The view OIL
the administration is that the Ford
offer still is before congress and that
body must determine the matter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
Thomas Kennedy Dead

SOUTH AMBOY. Oct. 12:--Thoi.
as Kennedy, So, of 427 David stree
conductor of the Pennsylvania Raj.
road Company and victim of the it
cent flare up and explosion at the
local docks died at the local hospilat
last night at 1880 o'clock. after five
weeks of intense suffering and at Il
time when much hope for his re
covery had been expressed. Mr..
Kennedy was confined to the local.
institution since the accident under
the care of expert physicians and
with special day and night nurses
His family was at the bedside when
death claimed him.
The death of Mr.. Kennedy in the
wake Of the investigation being con-
Quoted by the grand jury. brings
back more vividly the horror of the
fiare-up five weeks ago when five
lives were claimed as toll and score
or more persons were burned.
The heroiSm of the dead conduc-
tor will long be remembered by those
who watched his frantic efforts to
extricate the engine from the burn
ing cars, just opposite the yard
masters office.
Bent only upon looking after the
safety of others, Mr.. Kennedy was
caught in the flare up in this section
of the Pennsylvania Railroad freight
yards and was saved from probably
burning to death by a brother trains.
man. who pulled him from beneath
the burning debris of the exploaSd
cars.
Mr.. Kennedy was taken ID the
South Amboy City hospital, ywhere
faint hopes for his recovety were
expressed. During the five weeks
of his stay at the local institution,
death seemed to hover. until the last
several days when what was con-
sidered decided change for the bet
ter took place, only to be followed
with death last night.
On the railroad, among his CO.
workers, he was known as the most
careful trainman on the road. Fell
low workmen are accredited with
stating that the safety of the men in
his charge was always foremost in
his mind. Mr.. Kennedy has been
closely affiliated with the workings
of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen and held the office OF
secretary for a great number OF
years.
Besides widow, the deceased is
survived by eight children, Mrs. Will
liam Schimmell, Sister Mary Mo-
desta, in the Mercy Order of relig-
ion, The Misses Modesto, Kathryn.
Rose, and Alice, Thomas and Ter
renee.
Funeral arrangements are being
made at this time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
POISONOUS LIQUOR KILLS
SIX; 3 SERIOUSLY ILL

PANA, ILL.,, oct. Il: (By The As
sociated Press) six men are dead
and three others are in a serious
condition after having drunk guam
tity of poisonous liquor described as
the color of whiskey" in a soft
drink parlor here last Tuesday night.
The dead are:
Dwight Eilers, so, of Tower Hill,
H., grain and stock dealer: George
Baldwin, 40. Pana insurance agent:
Maurice Clark, as, stock buyer and
livery stable owner of Pana: Edward
NJ. Gaughan 40, contracting paint
err of Pdna. Charles e. Gaughan. 32.
of Blue Island, ILL.,. and Edward
Biehl, 45, local building contrac-
10,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
YANKEE STADIUM, N

YANKEE STADIUM, New York,
Oct. 12: (By The Associated Press)
For the first time since the 1923
Worlds Series began Gotham today
really was in baseball fever.
Lured by the call of the mighty
bat of Babe Ruth, coaxed on by the
knowledge that at last New York
Yankee team could stand toe to toe
and take it with a New York Giant
outfit, the town passed from the
semi-lethargic condition in which
it has viewed previous installments
of the fratricidal strife and went
baseball mad.
In the two previous games neither
the great Yankee stadium nor the
imposing Po,o Grounds was filled.
The bugs came to see a superb team
i'm the Giants-function with pre-
cision-and a mighty hero-Babe
Ruth-go down in ignominous fail
ure.
The fans came and saw. But they
had seen before the smooth function
ing of the National leaguers, of Man
ager McGraw directing his team to
victory, and they had seen the illus
trous Bambino groan as he struck
out or pop-f1ied to the infield. But
they had not seen two great teams
fighting neck and neck, now with a
deft rapier-like lunge, again with a
blazing attack.
When the word went out last
night that Babe Ruth finally had ar
rived as ball punching worlds
series hitter and that the series
stood at dead heat the fans caught
on. They grasped the old world S
series excitement, the tang, the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12

blood tingling that the older renew
ais of the October classic had in
spired.
So today they came on. The twelve
policemen who spent all of We'd
nesday night guarding lone bleach
erite who wanted to be sure to get
into the Polo Grounds yesterday had
to call for help last night. An nine
o'clock this morning there was a
long line outside the Yankee sta
dunn that had been gathering
throughout the night, and when the
bleacher gates opened there was a
wild surge inside.
At 12 o'clock the bleacher gates
were closed and thousands who
stood in lines six abreast outside
edged up for the higher-priced seats
of the grand stand.
The shifting of the scene back to
the Yankee Stadium, across the dl-
viding line of the Harlem river, was
healthful. The fans were livelier,
they didn't sit back in their seats
and pull their hats over their eyes to
await the appearance of the players,
They talked: They squirmed in
their seats, they stood up; they
walked about; they argued and
cleared their throats to shout.
The military band in spick white
and gray uniforms left off sonatas
and nocturns and took on rag-time.
II marched around the field with a
springy step and blasted Its music
with zest from the far reaches OF a
snaee in front of the left field
b1eachers whence the music came
10 be broken by a hum talk in the
cayerns of the grand stand.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
k|WAN|S CLUB
IS ORGANIZED
Derben w. Bartholomew Cho-
sen Temporary Chairman of
New Organization Here

Derben w. Bartholomew was
chosen temporary president of the
Perth Amboy Kiwanis Club, which
was organized in this city last night.
For the past several weeks the work
of forming a Kiwanis club In the
city has been going forward under
the direction of Field Secretary
CLAYTON Wratten, and last night in
the directors room of Boynton Bro
theirs Company, the temporary or
ganization was perfected.
Besides Mr.. Bartholomew, the
other officers chosen were: William
v. Garretson, vice president; Chaun-
cey B. Hawley, secretary and Har-
old r. BRIGGS, treasurer. The four
teen persons present were made
temporary directors. They were:
Derben w. Bartholomew, Chauncey
w. Hawley, Harold r. BRIGGS, Will
liam v. Garretson, j. Scott Burns,
John j. Biting, c. Ware Boynton,
Louis Y. Sosin, Robert Il. Warter,
George j. Shurts, Herbert Rankin,
Thomas Major, Marcus l.. Leon and
Ronald Kleckner.
Before the temporary organization
was formed, Mr.. Wratten made
short address in which he explained
something of what the spirit of
Kiwanis means. The Kiwanis motto
is: 1--WE Build" 1t builds in friend
ship, business, uprightness, efficiency
and civic morality.
'Kiwanis has been said to be largely
a state of mind A sentiment to be
acquired by those who enroll under
it's standard. A proper functioning
of a real Kiwanis Club depends upon
the number of Klwanians there are
in the units, not Kiwanis members,
but genuine Kiwanians. Real XII
wanians represent that virile, pro-
gressive thinking element within the
ranks of our International organiz-
alton who have been jointly sue
cessful in building the ever growing
monument of Kiwanis in our western
hemisphere. The degree of benefit
which Perth Amboy will receive
from Kiwanis depends on the num-
ber of such real Kiwanians within its
unit.
"what good Kiwanis can accom-
plish in it's every way here in Perth
Amboy depends entirely upon how
well its spirit becomes imbued in the
minds and hearts of those local men
who are listed as its members " said
Mr.. Wratten.
Another meeting of the club to
further perfect the organization and
decide upon a luncheon place will
be held next week
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
FIVE TRUE BILLS FOUND
IN POWDER FLARE UP
AT SO. AMBOY DOCKS
Indictments Against Penna R.
R. for Accident in Which
Six Deaths Resulted
THOMAS KENNEDY DEAD
Conductor of Train Passes
Away at South Amboy After
Long Fight for Life
Two important developments Q

Two important Developments
CURED yesterday in connection will
the fire at South Amboy early in
September caused by smokeless
powder catchig fire and fiaring ur
while in transit. The grand jurs
found five indictments against the
Pennsylvania Railroad for the acci-
dent. in which five had died from
burns up until yesterday. Last nighl.
Thomas Kennedy. of South Amboy,
the conductor on the Pennsylvania
freight train of which two cars OF
powder were a part, died of injur
les. Death came to Kennedy in the
South Amboy hospital where he has
been confined since the fire. Ken
nedy's death boosted the toll of dea
to six.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
Agreement SIGNED

DUESSELDORF, Oct. Il (By The
Associated Press)-An agreement
has been signed between the Ger
man Miners Union and tho French
authorities for the return to work oil
all the miners and officials of the
Dortfeld mine, one of the largest in
the Ruhr, which the French occu-
pied some time ago to exploit 1t
themselves. A similar agreement
was made for the Bergfeld mine in
the same district.
Under the agreement all the ex-
peiled miners officials and Office
employees are allowed to return.
BERLIN, Oct. II (By The Asso-
ciated Press) With the outcome of
tomorrow's vote on his authorize
ton bill for dictatoTial economical
authority still in doubt, Chancellor
Stresemann late last night deter
mined to eliminate the Reichstag
from consideration for the present.
Equipped with the extraordinary
mandate conferred upon him by
President Ebert on the ground of
the presidents constitutional pre-
rogative, the chancellor Immediate
ly proclaimed the first of his die
tatorial reform measures.
This comprises an ordinance de-
creeing the employment Of the gold
standard for all taxes, III place of
the existing method of leVying as
sessments on the paper mark basis
and collecting them months after
ward in further deprecated cur
rency.
With it's revenues from taxation
established on gold basis, chancel-
lor Stresemann believes the first step
will have been taken toward solving
the nations finances.
Among further ordinances which
are expected shortly to be dictated
is one providing for drastic curtail-
ment of the governments expenses
and the pruning of the official pay
rolls.
The governments initial procedure
is considered to Indicate that Chan
cellor Stresemann is determined to
put aside further active considera-
tion of the Reichstag and to rest his
authority on President Ebert's man
date, so fan as the chancellor's en-
ergency measures are concerned.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
IL DIE IN EXPLOSION

MOSCOW, Oct. IL (By The Asso-
ciated Press) At least twelve per-
sons were killed and several score
injured by a terrific explosion today
in a hunting goods store on the Neg
lienni Prospeht, one of tn principal
streets of Moscow. Two buildings
were shat cred by the shock and
debris and exploding cartridges and
cartridge belts were hurled among
Above the store crowded
apartments were located.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
WOMAN CALLS POLICE

Sergeant John Larson and Officers
Bernard Toolan, James Nolan and
John Kurpiel went to Bruck avenue
in response to call from a resident
there that a colored woman was call
ing for the police. Upon the arrival.
of the bluecoats It was learned that
the colored woman was afraid to go
to bed because she thought Ku klux
Khan were around. This woman was
attended by DR.. William =. Ramsay
a short time aga for a nervous
breakdown.
Early last night Ohicer Frank
Rubaha went to the city deck TO a
vestigate report that woman was
There was no woman IN
the vicinity upon the officers arrs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
GUILTY OF BRIBERY

JERSEY CITY, Oct. 12-Paying
a bribe to obtain a secret chemical
formula used for finishing silks and
linens will cost Edward Landeker of
New York City, a year in the Hud-
son county penitentiary. Landeker
was given that sentence yesterday
after being found guilty of paying
a gratuity to an employe to betray
a trade secret, the complainant
company alleging that it had lost
a quarter million dollars in business.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12

IMPEACHMENT MOVE
MADE IN OKLAHOMA

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Oct. 1 2
(By The Associated Press) I'm
peachment machinery of the Okla
homa house of representatives was
set in motion today with the an
nouncement by w. d. McBee, speak
er, of committee of 81 House mem
bers to conduct investigation upon
which Impeachment charges would
be based.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
VOLCANO ACTIVE

TOXIC, Oct. IL (By The Associat-
ed Press)-The Aso volcano, twenty
seven miles east of Kumamoto, one
of the largest in the world, has been
active for several days. according to
the Oita correspondent of the Toxic
Asahi, The rumbling of the great
volcano can be heard for many
miles, it is said, and large quantities
of ashes have been falling in nearby
villages. The last previous eruption
of Aso was in 1894, when ashes and
dust were carried as far as Kuma-
moto.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
DENNY IN HOSPITAL

NEW YORK, oct. 12.-Secretary
of the Navy DENLY, who is recover
ing at Orthopedic Hospital from an
operation on his right leg, the
Achilles tendon of which had been
severad, will be on crutches with his
foot in a plaster cast, for two
months, Mrs. DENLY, wife of the
secretary, said today
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
BERLIN SCENE
OF FOOD RIOTS
Many Arrests are Made Vote
on Governments Bill is
Still in Doubt

BERLIN, Oct. IL (By The Asso-
ciated Press) Food riots occurred
this morning in two of Berlin
densely populated sections where the
population is without potatoes or
meat. In both instances, according
to the police, those responsible Tor
the disorders were unemployed men
who were accompanied In their raids
by many women. When they at
tempted to protect the food shops
the police were attacked by the
mobs. Many arrests were made.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
18th DIVISION At REUNION

ATLANTIC CITY, Oct. 12.-Many
members of the 29th Division arrived
here last night and this morning to
attend the session of the reunion
which started this afternoon with a
business session.
Quring the morning the veterans
$fAstered and held numerous infor-
NAL reunions when the events and
battles of the existing days of 1918
in France were talked over again
An elaborate program of entertain
ment has been provided for them by
the local committee.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
AUTO CRASHES INTO POLE

An automobile while being driven
south on state street near the inter-
section of Broad street at 1885
o'clock today, by John Sacala of 410
State street crashed into an electric
pole when the stearing apparatus
went wrong. Although the car was
badly damaged Mr.. Sacala and his
children. who were riding in the We
hicle, were not injured.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
INDICTMENT IN
MURDER CASE
Grand Jury Finds True Bill
Against Joseph Levendow-
ski for Killing His Wife
STRANGLED TO DEATH
Is Belief of PoliCe-AutopSy
Shows Imprint of Fingers
on Her Throat

NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct 12:-
The grand jury yesterday returned
an indictment against Joseph beVan-
dowski, thirty-five, of Augusta street,
South Amboy, charged with the mur-
der of his wife, Mary, last Tuesday
night. Levendowski was arrested by
the South Amboy police Immediately
after the discovery of the woman
death. he being held on suspicion.
Chief of County Detectives F'erd A.
David and Detective William fitz-
oatrfcx Investigated the case ana
r1tide a formal charge OF murder
AGAINST Levendowski on "Wednesday
ser an autopsy had been perform
on the womans body by Coroner
Arthur K. TIillpot, of Metuchen. Inc
coroner gave the cause OF the Wo-
mans death as stranSulation'
rhe autopsy, it is reported, showed
MAINLY the imprint OF fingers on the
woman's throat. Both of her eyes
were blackened, there was large
brIise on the bridgefof her nose ana
several bruises and decorations about
her head. The husband SAID ms
wife's death had been caused by her
falling down stairs. The authori-
ties have been informed by witnesses
that Levendowski often beat MS
wife and on Tuesday afternoon they
were engaged in bitter quaTrei. l. n a
short time later she was fouho oeao
in her home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
Nehf To Face Ruth:
Zones I'm Yankee Box

YANKEE STADIUM, New York. Oct 12.The batteries for
the third of the Worlds Series being played at the Yankee
Stadium this afternoon announced Jones and Schang for
the Yankees and Nehf and Snyder for the Giants Senge
playing centerield for the Giants.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
Y, M. H. A. At CONVENTION

ATLANTIC CITY, Oct. 12-More
than 800 delegates from parts of the
state are here for the twelfth annual
convention of the New Jersey Fed
GRAFTON of the Young Mems Hebrew
Association and the Young Wo-
mems Hebrew Association opening
this afternoon.
Louis Marshall and DIR. Cyrus
Adler will be the main speakers at
the banquet Sunday.