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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-20
WATCH THEFT BEARING
POSTPONED FOR WEEK

ToTTENvILLE, April 20-Magis-
trate Croak in the first district court
yesterday again postponed the hear
ing of Bart Pahal, forty-seyen years
old, charged with entering ? Cuny
jeweIry store on Monday and stealing
several watches from q case that
were left for repairs. Pahcl, who
has since been indicted by the grand
jury for the theft, was remanded to
the county Jail at. Richmond in de-
fault of $1,000 bail for the hearing
which is to come up a week from
Yesterday. Patrolman O'Gara made
the arrest five minutes after the theft
was reported and the quick capture
was due to Louis Vogel, of Arthur
Kill road, who overheard a CONVEX
sation of Pahal and another man in
Polish to whom Pahal had sold two
of the watches.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-20
7OTTENvILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Abram johnson have
as their guest their daughter, Mrs.
Cookingham, and son, of Rhinebeck.
N. Y.
Mrs. Matte Muller. of Brooklyn,
a former resident, is the guest of
her sister. Mrs. Cossey, for a few
days.
Mrs. Henry Elfers and sister, Miss
Sue Marshall visited Mrs. Edwin G..
Morse, in Jersey City, on Wednes-
day.
Miss Laura B. Yetman was yester
day taken to the Richmond Mem
orial Hospital for treatment.
Patrolman James J.. Cowden who
was sent here from West New Brigh-
ton, some time ago was yesterday
transferred to the 14th precinct in
Manhattan, on his own application.
Joseph Omundsen after a three
year trip, which took him around
the world is here for a visit with
his sister. Mrs. Louis Merkler.
Major Fabrigas of the Police Re-
serves of the Borough of Richmond
visited the S0th precinct Police Re-
serves at the station house last night.
Troop &c. Boy Scouts, will hold a
food sale tomorrow afternoon at st,
Stephens church rectory.
Bentley Lodge, No. $40, Odd Fell
lows. will celebrate the n hun
dred and fourth anniversary of Odd
Fellowship at Odd Fellows hall on
Monday night, April 80.
The minstrel show by the Unity
Dramatic Club given on Monday
and Tuesday of this week will be re-
peated Friday night, April 81.
Richmond Lodge No, so, knights
of Pythias. and Richmond Temple
Pythian Sisters, that have met at
Amicitia hall in Pleasant Plains
since K. of P. hall was sold, are re-
moving to Odd Fellows hall. The
first meeting of the latter ~organiza-
ton will be held tonight in their
new quarters.
you'll ind things you need offered for
sale under ARTICLES For Sale" in the
ssided Section today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-20
gRA|[ROAD MUST
PAY FOR TRACKS
Rapid Transit Operating Over
Two Crossings Without
Paying to City

TOTTENVILE, April 20-Tne
Htaed of Estimate and Apportiou-
utcut of the city of New York after
am investigation has come to the
conclusion that the Staten Islal d
Rapid Transit has been operating
Ger two crossings in Tottenville
wnicp they have not been paying
for TO the city as defined by law.
or this the railroad must pay. to
The city of New York the sum OF
5000 and every year make a pay
cash bond of $4,000 for the use of
the tracks Gro Johnson avenue
and Tyrrell street. The board dis
covered that the railroad had been
using these tracks for many years
without being able to show any
specific order for SO doing.
Mhere are two tracks which cross
johnson avenue near Ellis street
and five cross Tyrrell street near
Ellis street. They are being used
by the railroad and afford access to
a public freight yard maintained
by the railroad and to the COM
pany's turntable. ash pits and stor-
lage tracks. Plans Of these tracks
were furnished by the railroad
company to the board, together with
a communication in which it. YVES
claimed that the five spurs across
Tyrrell street are not subject to the
authority Of the Bvard of Estimate
for the reason that this portion OF
that street is not a public street.
In view of this claim the borough
president was requested to advise
the boaid on the legal statuE of this
pcNtion of Tyrrell street to the ef-
feet that aff1davits are in existence
showing that portion of the street
was open and and used as a public
highway prior to 1910. Investiga-
ton showed that this end of the
street was not in use at present,
but 1t should be considered a public
street. !.
The board decided that according
to the usual procedure in similar
eases of unauthorized tracks on pub
lie street the. compensation should
be 800 per year in this particular
case. Following the principle here
tofore pursued in the borough of
Richmond, Of charging for all sucn
unauthorized tracks for the SIX
years from January 1. 1917, to
january 1, 1928. with interest at SIX
Der cent. the amount due for all
lseven tracks at the rate of 500 a
vear for each track is $5.075. The
first payment under the 1T
nov given will include the portion
of the year from January 1 to No
vomber /.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-20
DRIVER
At CARTERET

CARTERET, April 2o.-Charged
by the police with reckless driving
Steven Synaibock. owner of the ear
and George Cheufko, chauffeur were
arrested last night and released in
s25 bail each for hearing before Re-
corder Slugg tonight.
As a result of an argument at
their boarding house on Hudson
street, Fred Burke and William
Burke have been arrested by Off
GERS Connolly and Harigan on
charges of disorderly conduct. Pend
ing a hearing tonight both were re-
LEASED in SO bail.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-20

will be a musical program and dane
Ing to follow. The following is the
pregnant:
The program follows:
PART
Overture, John S. Weller Orchestra
Schaefrs Sonntags Lied,
Won Kreutzer
Fidelitas Stimmgabel
Dirgt. l.. Strauss
Two Step
Waltz
Welcome address by John Staudt,
President of the Fidelltas, and
and Mr.. Henry w. Bridges, presi-
dent of the Richmond Memorial
y Hospital.
Fox Trot
Waltz
Mach der Heimat. Karl Kramer
Fidelitas Stimmgabel
Rheinlaender
PARTsII
Address by A. G. Marscher
Fox Trot
One Step
Weis fdaheim war
Gustav Wahlgemut
Fidelitas Stimmgabel
Waltz
Two Step
Rattenfaenger Lied Won Nessler
BY j. S. Weller
Uebers Jahr Won der Stricken
Ffdelitas Stimmgabel
Fox Trot Waltz
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-20
'!USICAL OF D. A. R. AT
WOODBRIDGE ON TUESDAY

TOTTENVILLE, April 20:-The
final event of the lecture course of
the Abraham Cole Chapter, Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution,
Nill'take the place of a musical. This
will be held at the home of IRIS.
krank r.. Valentine, $50 Green
yreet. Woodbridge. on Tuesday af-
ternoon. April, "a, at 8 O'Clock. An
elaborate program is being arranged
for the affair by Mrs. Valentine, who
Is a. member of the island chapter.
The members from here will so over
10 Perth Amboy and leave from the
Central station on the 2:1S train.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-20
is DECLARED DEAD

NEW BRUNSWICK. April 20
Surrogate Forman yesterday signed
an order declaring Joseph Doris,
formerly of Perth Amboy, legally
dead. Doris disappeared in April
of 1914 and has never been heard
from. Application for the signing
of the order was made by David
T. Wilentz. representing Rose, the
wife of the missing man. Doris was
employed in the Perth Amboy City
Market prior to his disappearance.
His family now resides on Lewis
street in Perth Amboy and his wife
In New Brunswick.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-20
BENEFIT FOR
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

ToTTENvILLE, April 2o--An en-
tertainment and dance for the bene-
dt of the Richmond Memorial Hos
pital will be given tomorrow night
under the auspices of the Social Club
Fidelitas at their clubrooms, former
ly Staudt's hall, Rossville. An ex-
program has been arranged
Tor the affair that will include an
address of welcome by John Staudt,
president of the club; Henry w.
Bridges. president of the hospital,
md Augustus G. Marscher, a men,
Der of the hospital trustees. There
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-20
BRUSH FIRE CAUSE OF
THIRD BARN DESTROYED

TOTTENVILLE, April 20:-Brush
fires that have given the firemen of
Staten Island considerable trouble
forothe past several week swept the
third barn in its path yesterday af-
ternoon when a one-story frame
structure in the rear of 249 Rich
mond Valley road was totally de-
stroyed. The building was owned
by John w. O'Meara of the same
address and the loss is estimated at
$500. Two engines and a hook and
ladder company from Tottenville
were called out but the fire had
gained such Roadway before the fire.
men arrived that the building was
doomed when they arrived. Chief
Begins came from his quarters in
West New Brighton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-20
FIGHT METUCHEN FIRE

METUCHEN, April 20.-Both fire
companies fought and took under
control a brush fire which broke out
yesterday in the Vineyard road
Swept by southwest wind the fire
made quick Roadway and for a time
threatened the destruction of several
properties. The flames gained their
way into the vicinity of the Arnold
farm where umerou bee hives were
destroyed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-20
LOTS REPORTED
SOLD NEAR HERE
John Hanson, IT., Reports Ac-
tivity at Pfeiffer Terrace
Wedgewood Terrace Sales
Continue

John Hanson, Jr.. local real estate
operator, announces the sale OF
about thirty lots at Pfeiffer Terrace
during the past week and the break
ing of ground for two new homes on
this newly developed tract. Pfeiffer
Terrace is In Raritan township. op-
posite the Clara Barton school. Will
liam A. Spencer and Austin Horns
by are now building homes on this
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-20

II You Are looking for a good real estate
Investment, look first at the Lots for
Sale column In the Classified Section.
The Best Available properties in and
near the city are offered for sale in the
Evening News CLASSIFIED Columns.
To Look your best. you must shop your
best--reading the wearing Apparel" ads
in today's Classified Sectisn-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-20
STATE NEWS

HAMMONTON, April 20.-After
a twelve-hour search in the New
Jersey swamps, near here, by state
troopers and Atlantic county detec-
tives yesterday. no trace of the body
of a girl said to have been muir
dered was found.
The swamps within a radius OF
twenty miles of Harnmonton were
secured as the result of the receipt
of a letter signed *. K. K" and
mailed in Trenton, Tuesday, TO
Prosecutor william H. Geraghty OF
that city.
The writer declared he had shot
to death a young woman, twenty
six. because she had spurned him,
and he had left the body lying II
the marshes near Hammonton.
NEWARK, April 20-Commis-
sioner Burdette c.. Lewis. of TIE
Department of Institutions and
Agencies, speaking at a banquet Of
the New Jersey Department of La
Dor stressed the necessity for clean
ing up and fixing up the New Jersey
State prison here, which he included
in the designation of "Deformity.
the term he used for all the old 1alls
and prisons throughout the country.
Commissioner Lewis declared that
the legislature during the mast i've
years had generously supported the
program of his department except IN
the case of changing conditions at
the prison here. 1t was said that
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-20

of the Newark Technical School
all the appointees being residents Of
Newark:
Peter Campbell. Herbert P. Giea-
son. William L. Morgan. William
c. Stobacus. John A. Forman and
Samuel Z. Robertson.
All but stobacus are reappofrt-
ments.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-20

TRENTON. April 20-Governor
Silzer today made the following APP
pointments to the Board of Trustees
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-20

mucn has been done by the depart
ment in the way of keeping tie
prisoners properly employed and IN
ton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-20

You'll n things you need offered for
sale under ARTICLES For Sale" In the
Classified Section today.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-20
Storm King Holds Plains Cities in Frigid
 Grasp WORST IN FIFTY YEARS
Traffic Now Paralyzed on All Lines of
 Railway

CHICAGO, March 20.-The grip of the worst winter weather known in the Middle West in half a century holds today.
 Train and wire service is completely paralyzed in the upper Mississippi and Rocky Mountain regions. At Chi cago the mercury has dropped to two above zero, and the city is covered with heavy snowdrifts. From Kansas City comes a report of record cold with one degree below zero. At La crosse, Wisconsin, the thermometer registered twelve below, at Oshkosh sixteen below, and at Fort Dodge, Iowa, the sixteen-below mark was reached. One man was frozen to death at Milwaukee, where nearly foot of snow fell yesterday. At Fort Dodge it was declared by old residents that the blizzard of the past two days is the worst experienced in fifty years. In Nebraska conditions are reported to be improving, with gradual re- sumption of train schedules, which are nearly normal.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-20
PASTOR'SlDEAS ARE NOT NEW,
 SAYS RABBI
. .eretic Preacher Hailed as Voicing Freedom
 in Religion

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 20.-"A breath of new atmosphere in extreme contrast to the stagnation and con servatism of the past, now rampant in this country" This is the way in which the liberalism of Rev. pr. Percy Stickney Grant, New York Episcopalian rector, is characterized by Rabbi Tarshish, addressing an audience at Temple Israel here.
 q cannot imagine Rev. pr. Grant or Harry Emerson Fosdick, against whom the Presbytreians are prepar- ing charges, harboring prejudice against the Catholic or the Jew continued Rabbi Tarshish. "But can imagine such prejudice in the hearts of those so steeped in their own particular faith that they feel all those who do not believe as they believe should be persecuted and cast out.
 "When We witness the spectacle of William Jennings Bryan travelling over the country condemning evolu- tion, when there are a thousand signs on every hand to support it; when we see in the classic halls of liar yard religious distinction between the Jew and the Christian; when we note the growing power of the funda- mentalists demanding that the lib- erals go back to the beliefs of 200 years ago; when we note the growth of a powerful organization, limiting it's membership to Protestant Chris tians, to the exclusion of the Catholic and the Jew; when we see Billy Sunday preaching the theology of the sixteenth century to men and women of the twentieth century, we must be thankful that there are men who will stand forth for liberalism asserted Rabbi Tarshish.
 "The beliefs stated by Rev. Dr. Grant, which have been the object of so much comment, are not new | beliefs" Rabbi Tarshish continued Benjamin Franklin, one of our rev cred American patriots, did not be- lieve in the deity of Jesus. Neither did Abraham Lincoln. The reason Rev. Dr. Grant has attracted so much publicity is not that he has stated new doctrines, but that he is a picturesque character within the Christian church."
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-20
MUCH DATA TO BECALLEDF0R
 INBRIDCER0W
Claims Settlement Will Marshall Fund of
 Facts

ST. LOUIS, March 2O.-Years of liti. gation were ended in a final decision in the United States Court of Appeals which provides that accountants must now wade through a mass of books and documentary evidence to deter mine how many millions of dollars is due Western railroads for overcharge on freight crossing the Mississippi River at this point
 The rebate to be figured out through period of more than ten years will amount to more than $5,000,00O, it is conservatively estimated. A special master must hear the evidence, ex- anime the books and determine the amount of financial retribution due, the appeals court ruled.
 The defendants in the "bridge arbi- trary" suit are eleven Eastern lines belonging to the Terminal Railroad Association, the Merchants Bridge Terminal Railway Company and the Wiggins Ferry Company. The final decision favors the Missouri-Kansas- Texas Railway Company, St. Louis and San Francisco Railway Company, Mis- souri Pacific Railroad Company and Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Rail- way Company.
 An order of the court made in 1914 forbade the defendants to continue their alleged discriminatory practices, but in November, 1920, the plaintiff companies filed a petition calling at tention of the court to the fact that the decree was not being obeyed.
 A decision was made in a supple. mental suit last August in which the Terminal Association was threatened with Federal receivership if it did not obey the courts order. The de- fendants sought to have this decision thrown out, and it was on a denial of this motion that the courts latest action was taken.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-20
NUNS MUST DISCARD SECULAR CARE OR
 LOSE POSITIONS

SALEM, Ore, March 20.-The new State law prohibiting the wearing of sectarian garb in the public schools becomes effective on March 24th. The question of enforcement of the law has been appealed to Attorney General Van Wrinkle, who has ruled that the directors of the respective school districts must decide the question. The new law provides that Catholic nuns must discard their the remainder of the school year by another teacher.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-20
CONFEDERATE VETS TO MEET
 NEW ORLEANS
South's Old Soldiers to Gather Again in
 Conference

NEW ORLEANS, La., March 20.- The 33rd annual reunion of the Unit ed Confederate Veterans to be held here April 11-13 will be the fifth gathering of it's kind in New Orleans.
 The first veterans convention was held here June 10, 1889, and was pre- sided over by John B. Gordon, com- mander in chief, with the late J. A. Chalaron as adjutant general. The second was on April 8 and g, 1892, and as on the previous occasion General Gordon was the presiding officer. Again, in May 1903, the old veterans gathered here to repeat the camp fire stories. General Gordon again occu- pied the chair with w. E. Mickle as adjutant general. Three years later. April 1906, the thinning grey lines of white haired men came back to the Crescent City.
 And now for the fifth time the vet erans will "pitch tent" in this city. General Julian s. Carr, of Richmond, commander in chief, will be the pre- siding offi<r Edgar D. Taylor will be the adjutant The reunion will be held in the vast auditorium on Clio street between St. Charles and Pry- tania, used last year for the national Knights Templar conclave. Commit toac on arranpemantS have already been named.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-20

gress with penknife when he was IF years old.
 While serving his time in the Dis. trict of Columbia Moore killed a fel- low-prisoner with shovel. He claimed he acted in self-defense, but the Federal Court found him guilty of murder in the first degree, and he went up for life.
 The negro was in the Delaware State Prison and later at Albany, New York, and when the Atlanta Fed. eral Prison was opened he was taken there.
 Dudding with other prison relief workers, has interested himself in Moore's case because, although ap proved for parole by the Parole Board he was refused release by higher au thorities on the grounds of mental in stability.
 Pressure will be brought to bear on the Government, according to Dud ding, in an effort to obtain more prompt action on the many prisoners eligible to parole, as we'll as favorable action on the Moore case.
 After a prisoner has served the time required for parole eligibility he should be given a new chance in life provided his prison conduct has been satisfactory" Budding declared.
 'Dr. Votaw's conduct of prison af fairs has been satisfactory, and there is little criticism to make of the con should be more efficient action on paroles"
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-20
HAWAII WANTS NO FOREIGNER
 TO INTERPRET
Objects Padraic Colum Making Comment
 on Legendry

HONOLULU, March 20.-As a poet of old and new Erin, Padriac Colum may be all that those who go in TOT the new culture claim him to be. The Hawaiian Civic Club, the only organization in the territory com- posed exclusively of native Hawaii ans. has no desire to criticize the belles letters, but when it comes to Interpreting the legendry and folk lore of Hawaii, no one with name, reputation and experience quite so foreign to Hawaii as those Of Colum can hope to succeed This, in ef- feet. is the stand taken by the CIVIC club in a resolution protesting bit terly against the action of the Ha- waiian Folklore Commission in bring ing Colum to the islands to collect and prepare for publication two vol umns which shall give to the world true impression of the old Hawaii
 Colum, who is now here engaged in the work under contract with the Commission and the Yale University Press, has so far ignored the objec- tions voiced by the club. In its resolution the club declared that "the employment of stranger to these islands and their people, one unacquainted with a single syllable of the Hawaiian language, regard less of the individual merit or excel lerce of such stranger, renders the collecting of new material by him difficult" and that "the announced plan of the gentleman whose services have been retained, of making a short tour of Hawaii and then re- turning to New York City, makes 1t practically assured that nothing of value will be added to the store of knowledge of Hawaiian legendry and folklore"
 The club has gone so far as to hint that 1t may start injunction pro- ceedings to restrain the Folklore Commission from paying out to Col um and the Yale University Press the s5,00O appropriated for this work
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-20
GOLF PREVAILS OVER TARPEN
 WITH HARDING
President Prefers Sticks to Rod in Days
 Sport

HOBE SOUND, Fla, March 20.- That the heart of President Harding inclines rather more to golf than to fishing was indicated by the course taken for his entertainment today. Miami, he was expected to go fishing for tarpen when he set out on board the launch Pioneer. The boat, however, chugged steadily past the fishing ground, and the Presi- dent, wearing his golfing togs, ap- peared on deck as soon as the boat had docked here, where he proceeded to play two rounds of nine-hole course.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-20
UP
 FOR CRITICISM IN
 DIVULCING SECRETS

LONDON, March 20.-The question of the right of former Ministers of the Government to reveal confidential information obtained While in office, is stirring the British Parliament. In reply to question raised in the House of Commons yesterday Prem fer Bonar Law stated that the matter had been referred to special com mittee of the Cabinet. The subject has developed out of the subject matter contained in the memoirs of former Premier Lloyd-George, and in articles by him which have ap- peared in the British and American press.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-20
PRISON WORKERS SAY MANY
 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE

WASHINGTON, March 20. - Three thousand Federal prisoners, confined in Government and State penitentiar- ies of the United States, are eligible for parole, D. E. Budding, president of the Prisoners Relief Society, an nounces.
 The condition is unprecedented. Three years ago the number was less than 500, according to Budding, who declared failure to parole these men is costing the Government s1OO,000 an- nually and depriving the families of the prisoner of their support.
 While not disputing Dudding's fig ures, the Attorney Generals office, final authority on approval of paroles, pointed out that the number of elig- ibles is ever changing. Officials said it would be impossible to fix an accu- rate figure.
 Federal prisoners, sentenced to terms of more than one year, are elig- third of their time. Their parole ap- plications must have the approval of the Federal Board of Parole and sane tion of the Attorney Generals office.
 Among those whose paroles have been refused by the Government is Samuel Moore, a negro, said to be the oldest Federal prisoner in point of time spent behind the bars, in the United States.
 Moore has served 33 years of a Swear sentence for murder. He is confined in Atlanta Penitentiary. Moore got {. year in jail for slashing a ne'