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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-22

Mrs. Golenbock in Charge
of Hadassah Drive to be
Pushed Here

The Hadassah organization in the
year 1922 through it's one hundred
and fifty chapters in the United
States contributed a total of almost
100000 towards the support of the
unit. An extraordinary fact in con-
nection with Hadassah's contribution
to the upkeep of the unit, is that
100 per cent Of every dollar collected
for that purpose was sent directly
to Hadassah Medical Organization
in Palestine. In addition to the cash
contribution. Hadassah has also sent
garments, linens. layettes and up
plies for the unit, valued at an-
other 100000. This contribution
was made by four hundred and fifty
sewing circles attached to the Pa
estine supplies department, one OF
the branches of Hadassah's activi-
ties. DR.. Alfred. Cohn commented
on the fact that the hospitals of the
Hadassah unit were the only in
stitutions he had ever heard of n
whose budgets the item of linen
was not included, and he was
amazed when he learned that evesy
item on the long list of such supplies
required by hospitals had been pro-
vided without cost to the Hadassah
hospitals and clinics.
The Hadassah organization is de-
termined that e cry effort must be
made to maintain the unit, now
known as the Hadassah Medical or
ganization, by raising sufficient
money to make up the deficit result
ing from the curtailment of the con-
tributions heretofore made by the
joint distribution committee and the
World Zionist organization. A cam
A1 - i-G
the sum of $450.000, for the needs of
the Hadassah Medical Organization.
The quota of the Perth Amboy
Chapter is $4,000 and Mrs. H. K.
Golenbock. campaign chairman OF
Perth Amboy, announced that a
drive to raise this sum will begin
next week Mrs. Golenbock appeals
to the people of Perth Amboy to re-
spond to the call that has come from
the Holy Land to save the Hadas-
sab Medical Unit intact for the sake
of the new generation of Jews that
is growing up in the land of Jewish
hearts desire.
Perth Amboy, I am confident" +"
she says in her appeal, that the
Jews of the Hadassah Medical Or
ganization are entitled to the support
of every Jew. 1t deals with the sick,
with the blind, with the helpless.
Hadassah's motto is Aruchath Beth
Ami-The Healing of the Daughter
of my People, 1t has healed thou
sands of Jewish women and Arab
and Christian women, also; it has
saved thousands of babies from early
graves; it has taught the cardinal
lessons of health and hygiene. and
has strengthened thousands of ref
uges from war and pogroms, in their
efforts to make Palestine land mt
to live in. No Jew, who loves his
people, no Jews who love mankind,
will be willing, 1 am sure, to have
it's usefulness impaired, if not ut
terly destroyed. With these thoughts
in mind, 1 appeal to the Jews of
Perth Amboy to aid us in our ef-
forts to save the Hadassah Medi-
cal Unit"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-22
SHIP CANAL BILL SIGNED BY G0vERN0|
Gadek and Others Say
EXPOSURE Will Be Made

AS a result of the decision of the
United States Supreme Court in re-
fusing to grant Andrew Gadek of
this city and Thomas Revolinsky and
Peter Rulewich of New Brunswick
new trial in the conspiracy case
pushed by the federal government,
Developments are anticipated which
win attract the attention of the en-
tire state.
Rulewich, Revolinsky and Gadek
were obtained as witnesses to testify
at the trial of David Moon, Fred
Bauries, Thomas Schill, Jacob
Brewer, William Brown and John
Miller in which the latter were
charged with the theft of $4,000
worth of whiskey from the Broad
street freight yards of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad at Newark.
The three witnesses claim that
they were instructed what to say
when they went on the stand to tes-
tify in the robbery case. and that as
a result of that testimony they are
now sent to prison on a conspiracy
charge. Declaring that they were
framed" they say, they shortly will
make known the names of those
who framed" them Snd also give
out what they declare TO be facts in
the whiskey robbery.
The recent action of the supreme
court means that Rulewich and Rev.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-22
EXHUME BODY
Of MRS. REDER,
COURT ORDERS
Justice Bergen Signs Order
Following Action by Prose-
cutor Stricken
DOCTOR is ACCUSED
Dr.. CobIe Out on Bail in Seri-
Gus Charge Preferred by
Joseph Reder

Supreme Court Justice James J.
Bergen has issued an order, follow
ing the receipt of an affidavit from
Prosecutor Joseph L. Stricken yes
terday, granting permission to the
county authorities to disinter the
body of Mrs. Eva Reder. young wife
of Joseph Reder of Lewis street,
whose death, it is alleged, resulted
from an illegal operation said to
have been performed by DR.. Morris
S. Coble of this city.
DR.. Coble is now out on $4,000
bail charged with criminal abor-
ton, awaiting a hearing before Re-
corder Pickersgil Monday morn
ing. Reder has ordered papers
drawn up in 100000 damage suit
against DR.. Coble, according to Leo
Lowenkopf, the plaintiffs attorney.
Prosecutor Stricken was not Of
ficially notified of the case until
yesterday. He was requested to act
in the matter. and did so promptly
Immediately applying to Judge Be"-
gen by affidavit for permission to
exhume the body from Gatesville
cemetery. Bound. Brook. where It
was buried on Monday about twelve
hours after death Prosecutor
Stricken states in his affidavit that
the examination VI Tie pouy 10 HOS-
essary in order that an autopsy
might be performed in connection
with the criminal investigation into
the matter.
Mrs. Reder's death, according to
the affidavit, was caused by crimi-
nal operation performed by DR..
Coble upon the young woman on
March 10, death occurring on March
10.
Prosecutor Stricken today said the
autopsy would be performed by
County Physician John L. Suydam in
the presence of competent doctors.
probably DR.. Frank Henry, Sr., and
DR.. John V. Smith, as soon as the
county detectives can arrange for it.
DR.. Ill, the Newark specialist, may
also be secured by the prosecutor as
one of the witnesses at the autopsy.
The case is an unusual one and
complicated, Prosecutor Stricken said
in discussing it, making it essential
that care be taken in handling every
phase of the criminal investigation.
The charge of criminal abortion is
most serious.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-22
STEEL DIES ON EVE OF PROBE
INTO STOCK SELLING

BUFFALO. Mar. 22:-Leonard r.
Steel, founder of the L. r. Steel Cor
porations which went into receiver
ship on March 8. died early today on
train enroute to Chicago. Mrs.
Steel was advised of her husbands
death in long distance telephone
message from Toledo, where the
body was taken from the train. Heart
disease is believed TO have caused
death.
SteePs sudden death came on the
eve of Investigations into the stock
selling and other financial methods
of his promotions by county and
state authorities. Carl Sherman,
state attorney general, yesterday no
titled the receivers that he desired to
make a thorough examination of the
books of the various Steel corpora
tions and District Attorney Guy B.
Moore announced last night that on
account of reports of gross extrava-
gance in the handling OF the s20.-
100000 invested by so, 600 stock
holders, he would join in the inquiry.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-22
Waterway Men Arrange
Conference To Push
Work On Canal
rprAr np0rprcc naanE

$40, and introduced by Assem- bly1na a
Harold G. Hoffman, of South Amboys
the larger portion Of the money de-
rived by the reversion to the stats
Of the Morris Canal property Will be
used by the State Board of Com
merce and Navigation to purchase
the right of way for the proposed
ship canal from Raritan Bay to the
Delaware River. The amount avail
able for this purchase is about $725,-
600. The proposed course of the
waterway has already been survey
ed but the bill stipulates that the
money will be available only if tho
Federal government builds the canal.
AS soon as it was known that
Governor Silzer would sign the carr
al bill, Mayor Donnelly of Trenton.
Secretary Schoff of the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways Association, and
Walter Wood, a Camden waterway
enthusiast, went to New York and
conferred with Col. Newcomer, the
federal army engineer in charge or
this district in order to secure in
formation as to the next step to be
taken in order that the project
might be speeded up. 1t was sug-
next week TO talk over the proposed
work and a date will probably be.
announced within a few days.
Assembly Hoffman addressed the
Elizabeth Lions Club on the import
ance of the ship canal at the lunch-
con of that organization today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-22
WATER BOARD TO SEEK
ADDITIONAL FINANCES

The finance committee of the lc-
cal board of water coSss7EIss
was empowered at the enni-nonthIy
meeting Of the board last night 30
take up with the finance eOmmittss
of the Board of Aldermen the f.
nancing of the pipe changes in con-
nection with the railroad elimina-
tior work.
superintendent Samuel Mason in
formed the members that the
changing of pipe lines at five streets
and construction for temporary lines
will cost in the neighborhood OF
$50, 900. Commissioner Fred Hansen
also referred TO the $3.50 exleu
sion fund request made of the bDai
of aldermen in January, and this
matter likewise will be taken up
by the two finance committees III the
near future. Little extension work
can be done until the money Is oh
tanned.
The superintendent was reap-
pointed for three year term at bis
present salary at last nights meet
ing, the new term to begin April
President c. c. Baldwin presided
at this meeting and Commissioners
Frank Stas. Fred Hansen. John
Kelly and Thomas Layden's. Super
intendent Mason and Secretary VIII
liam Coruelison attended this sss-
sion
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-22
CITY RATE GAIN
As BRUNSWICK
SHOWS A DROP
Official Rate for Municipalities
is Announced by County
Tax Board
SOUTH AMB0Y LOWER
Still Highest in County
Jump Was Expected in
This City

Perth Anboy's tax rate for 1928
will be $4.56 per s100 valuation, an
increase of nineteen points over the
S4.S7 rate of last year. These Off
cial figures were announced yester-
day afternoon by the Middlesex
County Board of Taxation at the
same time all of the other rates in
the county were made public.
New Brunswick's rate this year
will be $4.54, two points lower than
Perth Amboy and thirteen points
lower than the 1922 county seat rate.
A ten point drop in the rate of
Woodbridge township is noted, the
1928 figure being $4.66 as compared
to $4.76 last year. Metuchen's 1928
rate will be $4.1S which is two points
lower than last year. At Carteret
there is an increase of five points,
the new rate being 1919.
The highest rate in the county
continues at South Amboy, $500, but
this figure is big improvement over
last years rate of s6.06, this being a
ninety-seven point decrease. Hell
meta continues to boast Of the low
est tax rate in the county, 1924, but
this figure is seventeen points higher
than the Helmetta rate Z. last year.
A comparison of the New Bruins
wick and Perth Amboy rates is in.
teresting in that the two cities are al
most of the same size, but have diff
ferent forms of municipal govern
ment. Perth Amboy rate shows a
nineteen point increase over last
year. whereas New Brunswick, in
which the commission government
is in effect cuts down its rate thir-
teen points. New Brunswick man
ages to cut down its rate despite the
TACT that it has a paid fire depart
nent and has large amount OF
iAnd and buildings which are ex-
empt from taxes, such as the Rut-
gers College, Woman's College and
State Agricultural College buildings
and lands.
Perth Amboy's increased tax rate
does not come as a surprise as all
eighteen point increase was anticl-
pated several weeks ago when the
county figures were made known.
Il IRE has been an increase in Vatu-
ations in the city since last year, but
these increases have not been suffl-
cient to neutralize the increase in
appropriations and the amount to
be raised by taxation in 1928.
The aldermen point out that the
big Jump in tax rate cannot oe
blamed entirely on their body as they
were forced to include in their bud
get several amounts which they
were not responsible for but which
were ordered by the state commits
sioner of municipal accounts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-22
TWO HURT IN ACCIDENTS

A five year old girl and a man
were slightly injured in automobile
accidents reported to the local po-
lice yesterday afternoon and last
night.
Bernard Coogan of Railway re-
ported to the police yesterday after
noon that five year old Mary KSc-
zyveski, of 665 State street. ran into
the side of his car in attempting TO
cross State street between Wayne
and James streets. The injured girl
was taken to the Office of DR.. Grieve
and attended for a confusion of the
right foot and other minor injuries.
A few minutes before midnight
last night Jacob Prgyalko, of 297
Meinzer street, was struck by an
automobile driven by John H. Coo
ney. of sol Main street, South AM
boy, at the corner of State and
Wayne streets. Officer Michael
Patten took the injured man to DR.
Grieve's Office where minor bruises
were attended to.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-22

ONE MORGAN,
End MYSTERY
City Again Alarmed by Blasts
First Traced to Salvage
Corporation
AT MORGAN ARSENAL
Some Gases From Burning
Fuses Exploded, is Ex-
PLANTATION Given

Two explosions this morning about
11:15 o'clock were heard in this city
and surrounding country. The first,
much lighter than the second, was
traced to the Colt mbia Salvage Cor
poration at the Government Ord
nance Depot at Morgan. Represen-
tatives of the corporation at that
place declared the explosion to be a
minor affair, some gases from burn
ing fuses exploding. No one was
hurt and no damage done as the
stuff was being destroyed.
The second explosion shortly after
the first had gone OF, was felt not
only in this city, but throughout this
section of the county. Windows
we're ratified in The courthouse at
New Brunswick and the jar of the
explosion felt at loading plants all
along the Raritan river. At the
Morgan depot it was said that the
explosion seemed to come up the
river, while at the Raritan arsenal
it was said the report seemed to
come from the direction of Parlin.
Inquiry at the various plants where
explosives are manufactured re-
suited in general denial that the
explosion had taken place there.
Although an extensive investiga-
tion was made by the Evening News
TO learn of the cause and location
of the second explosion, all efforts
failed. At one of the powder plants
II was said that the plants had been
in communication to learn the
source of the explosion, but no one
knew where it was. Some are of
the opinion that the second ex-
plosion may also have come from
the Morgan plant, all the gases not
having been set off by the first blast.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-22

olinsky will be forced to serve their
four-year term at Atlanta prison and
that Gadek will have to spend two
years at the same institution. Their
terms are expected to start in few
days and the information they pos
sess will be given out before they de-
part.
On the testimony of the three wit
nesses. the six New Brunswick men
were acquitted of ROBBERY, but two
months later the nine were indicted
for conspiracy against the govern
lnent and the Voistead act. The
nine were found guilty and an ap-
peal resulted in the first six being
granted a new trial and the three
witnesses being refused.
In their aff1davits the three men
say they will tell of being
asked to give false testimony at the
robbery trial. The three witnesses
told the court at this trial that they
advanced money 20 Moon and Bau-
ries for the p1rchase of the stolen
whiskey, and the four other de-
PENDANTS were implicated in the case,
as a result of their assistance in
moving the stolen liquor from New
Brunswick to the Erhart farm in
Franklin township. The af1davits,
according to the men, will expose
secrets of the bootlegging industry
in this section.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-22
RIPLEY is SURRENDERED
TO COUNTY AUTHORITIES

NEW BRUNSWICK, March %
Homer W. Ripley, proprietor Of the
Woodbridge hotel, under indictment
Tor menslaughter. was yesterday
surrenderd to the county authorities
by his bondsman, Antonio Russo,
and placed in the county jail await
ing trial. Ripley met with consid-
erable difficulties in obtaining bail
shortly after his arrest some months
ago. The trial of Ripley, which was
scheduled to take place last week,
was postponed at the request OF his
attorney. Frederick + Richardson.
who informed the court that his
client was too i'll to stand trial
Ripley is held on an alleged
charge Of striking a Perth Amhoy
man while speeding along stats
street and consequently killing him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-22
OPPOSE WARDS
At HOSPITAL
For Care of TuberCular Pa
tients-ProbIem Still Far
From Solution

NEW BRUNSWICK, March a.
Stern opposition 10 the suggested
plan of erecting wings on the three
largest hospitals of the county for
the care of INDECENT tuberculosis
sufferers developed at the joint con-
ference held in the courthouse yes
terday afternoon, and the solution of
the problem seems as far removed
as it was several years ago.
The meeting was arranged as a
conference between the advisory
committee, appointed by Director
William S. Dey of the board Of free
holders to look into the Feasibility
of erecting county tuberculosis
Of the three hospitals, with the idea
of determining whether or not DR..
Charles l. Silks plan of caring for
these patients would be agreeable to
the hospital staffs.
Officials of the Perth Amboy City
hospital were unanimously in favor
of the project from e humanitarian
point of view, while the board of
governors of st. Peters hospital of
this city were just as firmly opposed
10 the plan, fearing that public SEN
timent against the erection of an
isolation ward for the care of tuber-
culosis patients, would tend to in
f1uence patients suffering from other
ailments to go to other hospitals.
The directors of the Middlesex hos
pital, while not opposed to the plan,
favored the erection Of the county
institution.
DR.. Silk, in opening the discussion,
ahnnfpn
American Medical Association in
1921, in which provision for the care
of tubercular patients in isolated
wards of general hospitals was not
only advocated but recommended.
The doctor said that hospitals in Jer-
sey City and Newark are now treat
ing tubercular victims. while the ma
jority of large hospitals in New
York maintain wards for that pur-
pose.
with the erection of wards such
as I have recommended, cases in
the advanced stages could be taken
care of, which would have tenden-
cy to remove the possibility of in
fection to the children in the home, >"
declared DR.. Silk, while the nurses
and doctors in such institutions
would be educated in the treatment
OF the QlSeaSei as many cases al z
not. recognized in the early symp-
toms. from lack of experience"
The opposite view was taken by
DIR. Frederick L. Brown, spokesman
for the medical staff of st. Peters
hospital almost unanimously oppos-
ed to the plan and favored delay
in the matter until such time as the
county is financially able to build an
adequate hospital.
individual attention from spe-
cialists trained in treating the dis
ease could be provided in a county
hospital" said DR.. Brown, "and 1
fear we would experience great diffi-
Guilty in getting young women to en-
ter our training schools for nurses" ,"
Judge Peter F. DAILY, the next
speaker, declared that the directors
of st. Peters hospital were abso-
lutely opposed to the addition of a
ward, but felt that the county would
be justified in building a county hos
pital which would provide for more
efficient and satisfactory treatment.
He also expressed doubt that the
present laws would permit the free
holders to appropriate the funds for
the additions. While the judge said
Continued on page 81
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-22
CITY FINANCE BILL is
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

Assembly Bill No. SS5, the meas
ure introduced by Assemblyman
Thomas L. Hanson of this city,
which provides means whereby
Perth Amboy can raise the money
necessary to pay its share in the
grade crossing elimination work, was
signed by Governor Silzer today.
This information was given to City
Attorney David r. Wilentz by Fred
erick NJ. P. Pearce, secretary to the
governor, early this afternoon.
Now that the city finance bill has
become law it will be possible for
the city to issue bonds to an amount
equal to per cent Of the average
valuations for three years, without
having this amount work against the
city debt limit. The law provides
that in the case of any municipality
which is within 1 per cent of its
debt limit on December 81, 1922.
that municipality can deduct in any
annual or supplemental debt state
ment filed thereafter an amount not
in excess of 2 per cent of the average
assessed valuations OF taxable real
property in that municipality for the
years of 1920, 1921 and 1922, on con-
0ition that the moneys are spent for
the elimination of grade crossings.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-22
Sugar Probe Under WAY

WASHINGTON, March 22.-De-
mands now being made for an in
vestigation of sugar price f1uctua-
tions "are about a month behind, ."
Secretary Hoover said today, adding
that such an inquiry had been insti-
tuted by the government on Febru-
airy 21. The secretary said he was
convinced there was no economic
justification for high prices of sugar
and that the Department of Com
merce and other governmental de-
partments were investigating con-
ditions in Cuba, under authority Of
a law passed by congress authoriz-
ing inquiry into combinations of for
eign producers of important commo-
dities.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-22
DRIVER FINED S125 FOR
Overlooking HIS TRUCK

A number of fines were imposed
in the local police court yesterday
and this morning, the largest Of
which was imposed on Herman Og-
lensky of Lakewood, for overlooking
a truck. He was taken into custody
by State Inspector n. G. Burton and
fined $125. Mike Kucha. arrested
by Lieutenant John Morris when
he came to headquarters last night
in drunk and disorderlv state, was
fined S5. Peter Algernon of Hope
lawn arrested by Officer James Egan
on similar charge, was fined s.
and Mike Skuluga, of Steadman
Place, arrested by officer William
Bachman on a wife beating charge.
was ordered TO pay $25, Ster rhen
Somogyi presided this morning in
the absence of Recorder Harold +
Pickersgill. who is visiting relatiNes
in Pennsylvania.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-22
FOUR WHITE men, MISSING,
CONTINUE INDIAN FIGHT

MONTICELLO, Utah, March 22-
Thy four white possemen, who yes
terday were reported missing, have
ioined the new posse which left
Blanding yesterday to continue the
search for the Piute band which
caused trouble last Monday accord
ing to advices received here.
Precautions are being taken to
prevent a surprise attack on Bland
ing. Guns and ammunition nave
been received there from many
neighboring points. In a clash yes,
terdav one Indian was killed and
two others were wounded. Several
Indian ponies were shot down IN
the affray.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-22
DEMAND IDENTITY OF MAN
IN MURDER OF GIRL

NEW YORK, Mar. 22:-With the
police apparently as far as they can
get on the trail of the murderer of
Dorothy keenan,, whose tragic death
a week ago has become the chloro-
form mystery. public attention today
was focused on the effort TO sn oke g
out the identity of John Marshall" "
the wealthy man of mystery and in
innate OF the slain girl,
Several newspapers, Alfred Gui-
mares, the other friend of Miss
keenan,, and, it was reported, Mrs.
Anna keenan,. mother of Dorothy, all
were asking that 'Mr Marshall" be
forced out of the veil Of secrecy that
the police and district attorney have
dropped over his identity.