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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-10

Tho regular meeting of the An.
gusta League of Women Voters will
be held this evening at 100 in tho
Assembly hall of the Y. NJ. c. A, Mr.,
Willis c. Halves will speak on the
work Of the Children's Home So
ciety.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-10

Mrs. Chester Burns of Gannett
street has gone to Berlin, N. H.,
where she will visit with Mr.. Burns
for a few days. He is employed In
that city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-10

Senator Clyde Smith returned Mon
day morning to his home in Skow-
hogan. having been here IN attend
ance at Legislature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-10

DR.. and Mrs. B. +. Mann OF Lew
iston were Sunday guests OF ms
brother and family, DIR. and Mrs. l..
i, Mann, Bangor street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-10

Those who visited at the neighbor-
ing ponds and lakes, recently, report
that the ice is breaking away from
the shores. This is especially true at
CObbosseecOntee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-10

The Mothers Chapter of st.
Marks church will meet this Tues
day evening, 7.3O o'clock at the rec
tory. A large attendance is desired.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold A. Towle
have returned to their home in Port
land after visiting in the city for a
few days with friends and relatives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-10

Stanley Chernowsky was in Wa
terville. Sunday, where he was the
guest Of friends for the day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-10

Thomas Smith, secretary Of the
Augusta Y. nj. G. A.. was in Water
willie. Sunday. where he was the guest
of his brother, jeff Smith, State Sec
rotary Of the Y. M. c. A.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-10

Mr.. and Mrs. +. f Taylor of North
Augusta recently visited Mrs Tay-
lor's brother and wife on Cedar
Court, Mr.. and Mrs. David Perkins.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-10

Henry A. Hanson. who has made
ms nome in Richmond for the past
year, mas moved his family to Au-
gusta and he has taken the Turner
JeWett mousse on Blaine avenue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-10

Mrs. Tina P. Poulin Of Lewiston.
formerly of this city, was in the city
Monday and visited with friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-10

Mrs. ". F. Packard Of Winthrop
was calling on friends. Monday. in
the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-10

Thomas Leigh went to Boston
Monday for several days business
trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-10

D. w. Adams and w. J. Warrfll OF
the d. w. Adams Co. have gone to
Boston on a few days business trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-10

Attend the dance and good time at
Golden Cross hall tonight. Always a
good crowd. Smiths orchestra.
apr10d1ts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-10

F.. L. Bennett Of Atlantic. Mass,
was a business caller, Monday, In the
city,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-10

Opera House-Mon.- Tues.-George
Arliss in 1.-THE Man Who Played God"
A powerful drama Of human love.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-10

DR.. A. j. Roberts of Waterville was
a business caller, Saturday. in the
city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-10
LOCAL NOTICE

Dance, Perry's Hall, Randolph
Tuesday 10th. Music, 3 O'clock
orchestra.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-10

Dance at Manchester Grange hall.
orchestra. apr10d2ts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-10
AUGUSTA LOCALS
THEATRE ATTRACTIONS

At CoIoniaI-Monday and Tuesday,
double feature-Collen Moore in a
Paramount picture. 1.-THE Nth Com
mandment" and Louise Glaum in Il
Am Guilty."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-22
Raritan Township
Social-PerSonal

Mrs. Howard Bloomfield is attend
ing the all day meeting of the Coun-
ty Republican Organization in SEES
sion at Perth Amboy today i.
The next meeting of the PARENT
Teachers Association of the Clara
Barton school will be held on
Thursday May 81, at 8 p. m. Mrs.
Arnold Nonenberg, secretary, an
nounced this morning.
Mr.. Michael Bollo OF New Bruins
wick visitor yesterday.
The local branch Of the Walter
League of Our Redeemer's church
will celebrate tomorrow at an ami
versary. Rev. George koening, Of
New York, will be the speaker.
The junior and senior members
OF the Bible class will give a party
10 the new conirmants of Our Re-
deemer's church on Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edga Mullen, Of
Perth Amboy, visited Mrs. Ole Jen-
sen yesterday.
A census taken at the Clara Bar
toms school yesterday shows thai
398 pupils are of foreign birth,
representing twenty-five different
nationalities.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-22
Crescent Attraction

What is the usual deciding ele-
ment in a "thrill' in a moving pic
ture?
1t is the fact that some character
IN the story knows all about what is
happening and bravely risks his life
to prevent it. That is the most COM
NOR situation upon which thrills are
nullt, the ~picturing of a character
avoiding a tragedy which he knows
IS going to happen, by applying to
1t the proper method of avoiding it
with a knowledge Of how to do that.
Gossip, a Universal picture
shown at the Crescent theatre today
and tomorrow, presents Gladys Wall
ton in the role of a girl utterly I'M
aware of what she is going on, I'M
acquainted with capital and labor
troubles, who .rushes right into a
troublesome mess and avoids a tre-
mendous tragedy without knowing
until the last moment what it is all
about.
And yet the critics harp that there
is nothing new in storiesi
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-22
OFFICER SUED
At WOODBRIDGE
Mrs. Zehrer Asks $50, 900
From Dunphy for Death
of Her Husband

NEW BRUNSWICK, May 22:--
Patrolman Philip Dunphy, of Wood
bridge, and the Township of Wood
bridge are made defendants In a
supreme court action for $4,000
which has been started by Mrs.
Bertha Zehrer as the result of the
death of her husband, John. Each
of the defendants is sued for $4,000,
papers having been s we'd on the
police officer and Township Clerk
Andrew Keyes by Deputy Sheriff
William Hannah yesterday.
Mrs, Zehrer, who has been made
administrator ad prosequendum on
the estate of her husband, asserts in
her charges that on A. rl 1 Officer
Dunphy entered her husbands home
in Second street, Woodbridge, and
"unlawfully, maliciously and wrong
fully without just cause struck, beat,
hit and kicked her husband, causing
injuries which resulted in his death.
Zehrer, following his arrest by the
officer, was sent to the workhouse.
His condition became such as to war
rant his being sent to h Middlesex
General Hospital here, where he died
about two weeks after his arrest by
Patrolman Dunphy.
The township of Woodbridge is
also held liable by the plaintiff, who
is represented by Franklin NJ. Ritz
chic, as it Is charged that corporate
body permitted the police officer to
make an arrest in an unlawful man.
ner.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-22
BOY WOUNDED
ACCIDENTALLY

Charles Theodore Rogers, fifteen
years old, a sophomore in the Perth
Amboy high school, while on his way
to this city today from his home in
Loretta street, T~ottenville, was shot
in the left hand, the bullet taking
off part of the little finger and the
one next to it. Rogers said he was
on his way to school, having taken
the 1927 o'clock boat from Totem
Vile, and was looking at a revolver
being exhibited by another boy when
it went off. He declared that he did
not know the other boys name.
Rogers was treated at the hospital
by DR.. NJ. s. Meinzer and later went
to his home with his father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Rogers,
who were summoned by telephone.
When Rogers was ~undressed at the
hospital it was found that the bull
let had grazed his thigh and 1t was
found in his underclothing.
Rogers said that the boy carrying
the gun said there was a safety de-
wise on it and that it could not go off.
Just then there was a flash and the
bullet struck him in the hand. They
were in the gangway of the boat at
the time of the accident as the boat
was nearing the slip on this side of
the sound. Captain Raymond Ellis
heard the shot in the pilot house
but could not locate where it came
from. Rogers without making any
report of the accident went 10 the
hopitalNwhere he was treated.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-22
SIDEWALKS AT
PORT READING
Ordinance Passed on Second
and Third Readings-0ne
Bid is Received

WOODBRIDGE. May 22-At {.
meeting of the township committee
held last night the ordinance for the
Port Reading sidekalws came up on
second and third readings.
Bids had also been advertised &c
be opened last night. Only one bid
was presented that OF Lambertson &
Reese of South Amboy. The award
ing or rejecting of the bid was laid
over until June 4. as the bid was
81 cents per lineal foot higher than
the bids received last fall.
Several directors to the sidewalks
were present. including William M.
Brown, representing the Vernon es-
tate.
The Buick car for use of the road
department was presented for in
spection.
The street sweeper has arrived via
the Port Reading railroad and the
chairman OF the road committee
was authorized to employ an oper-
ator for same at a salary of s3S per
week.
The assessment board gave report
on the approximate cost of James
street improvements.
A conference will be called for
June ! with the bus committee NJ
Perth Amboy and Roosevelt. The
township attorney was directed to
secure Whiting Borden of Newark
as special Counsel in the litigation
with the Franklin Construction
Company.
The township engineer was d.
rected to Investigate the overflow
of surface water in Third street,
Port Reading; West avenue. Sc
warren. and the lower end of Fulton
street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-22
GIRL ABSENT FROM SCHOOL,;
FATHER IS FINED $40 HERE

For failure to see that his daugh-
ter attended school George Kowal-
czyk, a laborer, of 235 HUI tington
street, was fined $40 by Recorder
Harold Z. Pickersgill last night. He
was summoned to court by City Mar
shall Daniel ]. Dwyer on complaint
of Truant officer l.. j. Hope.
Fl. Price, colored, of Carteret, was
fined SIS on a disorderly conduct
charge preferred by Mrs. Anna Haw-
kins when he was arraigned last
night by Officer Frank Tonghini.
Frank Kucak, sixteen, of Bonham-
town, arrested by Detective John
Murray on a petty larceny charge
preferred by Theodore Ronalder, of
Fords, was fined $40; Joseph Brown,
colored, and Clifford Lake, of New
ark, arrested by Motorcycle Officer
Frank Seiboth for automobile law
violations, were fined SO each.
Recorder Pickersgill also imposed
a SO fine in the case of Louis Jaco-
bus. of Brooklyn, arrested by Motor
cycle Officer Paul Layden on a
charge of violating the traffic laws.
Peter Pavlonis, of 445 Mechanic
street, arrested by Officer Arthur
Peterson about l o'clock this morn
ing on a drunk and d~isorderly
charge, was fined $40.
stephen Somogyi acted in the ca
pacity of recorder this morning.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-22
SCHOOL BOARD
HOLDS MEETING
Woodbridge Board of Educa-
ton Transacts Much Bust
ness at Session Last Night

WOODBRIDGE, May %. - The
opening of bids for janitors supplies
and the appointment of several new
teachers, a report by Health 1nspec-
tor L. L, Potter of eye trouble in
several of the township schools and
the discussion of the portable school
problem were among the important
matters acted upon at the meeting
of the Board of Education last night.
In opening the bids for Janitors
supplies o. B. Ames bid $131.25 for
electric lamps and fuses; Humphrey
and Ryan bid $119.51 on same and
the contract was awarded to the lat
ter.
Only two bids were received on
ja%nitor's supplies. Kelly and Nc
Alinden bid ~$1,331.07 and Humph-
rey and Ryan ~$1,604.50. The con-
tract was awarded to the lower bid
der.
The following teachers were ap-
pointed to fill vacancies in the town
ship schools: Miss Florence Galusha,
Miss Augusta Huber, Miss Claire c.
Mullone, Miss Anna l.. Moroney,
Miss Roxana Tice, Miss Doris u.
Leber, Miss Marion Z. Quinn, Miss
Mabelle Jamisen.
DR., Charles, A. Eaton, of Plain
field has been secured as the speaker
for commencement on June IA. Mr..
Walker reported that arrangements
had been made to enable the Sewar-
en- Boy Scouts to meet in the base
ment of No. IL school. A represen-
tative of the Philadelphia Asbestos
Building Company vas present with
plans and pictures of portable
schools-as it is necessary to pro-
vide quarters for the eighth grade
pupils the board is considering plac-
ing a portable school at the rear of
the Barron avenue school. Two types
of building were under consideration
one to cost $500 complete with
heating and ventilating system, desks
and shades being the only items not
included. The other was $2,S27 with
s96 for freight charges and about
$500 to erect There is no heating
or ventilating system provided which
means about $500 more and there is
also a foundation to be provided.
The total cost of the two buildings
will not vary SO greatly when all
costs are considered. Action was de-
ferred pending further investigation.
An invitation was extended t o the
board to participate in the memoir
ial Day parade. Mrs. II. J.. Baker,
ST.. will represent the board at the
meeting of the Federated School
Boards at the State House on Fri
day.
The total enrolment last month
was 1856 and the percentage of at
tendance 93.7. Health Inspector L.
E. Potter reported that twelve cases
of trachoma were known to be found
in the eyes of pupils in the schools
and about twenty suspected cases,
MI. Potter said every care is being
exercised to prevent further spread
of the disease. as it is very infec-
tious and that he had ~telegraphed to
the state board of health asking
that an eye specialist be sent al
once to aid in locating the trouble
and preventing further cases if pos
sible. The first case was discovered
about three weeks ago at the Ave-
mel school.
Mr.. Love urged the members OF
the board to attend the defamation
contests at No. II school on Thurs
day night and at the high school,
on Friday night, the prizes being
awarded by the Woman's Club Of
Woodbridge township.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-22
DEMONSTRATION HERE
is COMPLETE SUCCESS

Patriotism and citizenship was the
keynote of the Hungarian Culture
Demonstration held last night in the
Hungarian Catholic school auditor
ium in Cortlandt street, under the
auspices of the local Hungarian
Newspaper of which Alexander O.
Zambory is the editor. Mayor Will
liam C. Wilson acted as chairman of
the me<ting at which DR.. Charles
Winter. general Hungarian counsel
of New York was the principal
speaker. Other speakers were Rev.
Louis Nanassy. Rev. Aladar Kiss and
Rev. Victor Kovaliczky.
All of the speakers impressed upon
the audience the need of standing
firm for the country of their adop-
ton and TO be good citizens. DR..
Winter, who spoke both in Hunga-
rian and English. told of the work
that he is doing in the country at his
own expense. He was we'll received.
Following the addresses a splendid
musical program was rendered by
local talent. Prior to the meeting a
dinner was served to the committee
in the New Packer House.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-22
R. 6 H. co. HAS LARGE
CLAIM AGAINST GERMANY

WASHINGTON. D. c., May %. -
Among the claims from New Jersey
corporations and individuals against
Germany amounting to several mill
lion dollars on account of damages
sustained during the world war, pre-
scented yesterday by the American
government to the Mixed Claims
Commission is one from the Roessler
&c Hasslacher Chemical Company of
this city for sos, S64.02. The bills
presented yesterday amount to ST.
40 1854, 1892. These claims rise out
of loss of life and property through
the sinking of the Lusitania and mis-
cellaneous other damage claimed to
have been sustained at the hands of
Germany during the war.
The bill for 13,549,S15.05 by the
Standard Oil Company of New Jer-
sey is the biggest Jersey claim. The
Singer Manufacturing Company, of
Elizabeth has another big claim for
~S1,47S,S4S.39.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-22
NEEDFOR NEW
JAIL CLAIMED
Report on Insanitary Condi-
lions Made by Health Of
ficer to Aldermen

; The report on the insanitary con-
dition existing in the local police
| station, made by Health Officer
! Charles S. Thompson following an
| inspection made last week at the re-
quest of Alderman John ]. Clark,
was received by the aldermen last
night and action will be taken at
once by the entire board to consider
a means of remedying conditions.
The present police station, espe-
cially the detention section in which
the cells are located, is far behind
the city, according to the aldermen,
and something should be done at
once to make some much needed
improvements.
1T is impossible to make the pres
ent station house sanitary" Alder
man Clark declared. 1--WE have plans
for a new police station on file some
where. Let us look these over"
Alderman-at-large Richard j. Gal
vim declared that not only as a sani-
tary but as a matter of
civic pride the present jail should be
replaced by an up-to-date structure
if the funds necessary to pay the cost
of such an improvement We're avail
able.
"We need a new city hall almost
as much as we do a new jail" Mr..
Calvin said, 'as this building is far
behind the times and not adequate
for the city's needs"
Mayor Wilson, who referred
Health Officer Thompson's report to
the aldermen for action, stated in
his letter that he would recommend
that necessary steps be taken to cor
rect the prevailing insanitary con-
ditions." According to DIR. Thomp-
sons report the cellar of the police
station is very untidy and dirty and
needs a thorough cleaning" The
report goes on to state that 1.-The
utensils used by the janitor in max
ing and serving coffee are very dirty
and should be discarded" The
health officer declares it is his be-
lief that these utensils have been re-
p~eatedly used but neve washed.
The plumbing around the lavatory
in the cellar is leaky and this allows
the sewage to run III on the floor,
the report further states. On the
first floor, according to the report,
rubbish was found in the room used
as a toilet and an inspection of the
cells found them to be very insani-
tary" as there are no toilets in the
cells. Proper toilet facilities must
be installed so that no nuisance can
arise" the report continues, the
floors should be swept every day and
flushed down daily with water as
we'll"
The building is not a proper place
for a house of detention, the report
says in closing. as people affected
with all kinds of diseases are brought
there and confined in cells. there be-
ing great danger of these diseases
being spread.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-22
F0RDS

The Misses IzoIa and Florence
Johnson were out-of-town visitors
yesterday.
The Girl Scouts will present Miss
Fearless & Co." at the school audi
forum here on Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Barcelona
entertained relatives from Wood
bridge on Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Fischer was a New
Brunswick visitor yesterday.
Mrs. William Christensen enter
tanned relatives from Newark on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Olsen enter
tanned friends from out-of-town on
Sunday.
Russell Epstein was the guest of
friends here yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hoy enter
tanned visitors at their home on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Neiderau
entertained at their home on Sun
day.
Miss Marie Laurisen spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Hansen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merwin jewell visit
ed relatives here on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. B. Ling, of Rah-
way visited friends here on Sunday.
Miss Gertrude Tapley was an out
of-town visitor on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Egan ST., were
out-of.town visitors on Sunday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-22
Perth Amhoy
Personal Mention

Miss Jessie Philippi, of Newark,
was the guest Of friends in this city,
Sunday.
Harry Anderson, OF Laurie street,
was the guest Of friends in Washing
ton, D. c., over the weekend.
Miss Theresa Thompson, of Market
street. has moved to Newark.
Mrs. Franklyn Brehme, of Gordon
street, is congined to her home with
illness.
Mrs. Joseph DEM, of Roseburg,
Oregon and son Joseph Jr, are
spending sometime with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Hughes. of High street.
Miss Johanna Damgaard, OF
Brighton avenue, was the guest of
her sister, in Washington, D. c.
over the weekend.
Mrs. A. Christensen, Of Madison
avenue, who underwent an operation
at the city hospital. recently, is much
improver.
Mrs. Emily Lotus, OF Grant street
il spending several days in Canada
with relatives.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-22
AUTOPSY TODAY ON BODY
OF DUhELLEN MAN

NEW BRUNSWICK, May 22-The
autopsy to be performed on the body
of Henry Hill, forty-two years old, OF
Dunellen, who was found dead at his
home by his mother on Saturday, by
County Physician John L. Suydam
scheduled for yesterday, has been
postponed until today. The autopsy
is being made to determine whether
death was the result Of foul play or
too much alcohol.
Following receipt of information
from the Dunellen authorities that a
discoloration of one of the mans
eyes and a mark on his lip made 1t
appear as though his death might
have been the result of an attack,
County Detective John r. Ferguson
investigated and learned that on FRI
day afternoon Hill together with two
companions, John Boyle and Jim
McCran, spent about three hours in
a D0nellen field drinking. At 7
o'clock Friday night he returned to
his home, his mother said, and COM
planned of not feeling well. He went
to bed, she said, and was not heard
from during the night. She found
him dead in bed Saturday morning.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-22
z WOODBRIDGE
YOUTHS HURT
Badly Injured in Motorcycle
Accident at Linden Sunday
Both Are in Hospital

WOODBRIDGE, May 22.-Clar-
ence Petersen, t~wenty-one years old
and Hans Petersen, nineteen years
old, son of Mr.. and Mrs. N. C.
Petersen OF Leon street, are in the
st. Elizabeth Hospital at Elizabeth
receiving treatment for injuries re-
ceived on Sunday when the motor
cycle they were riding crashed into
a touring cal at the intersection of
the Lincoln Highway and Washing
ton avenue in Linden.
Hans Petersen is the most serious
ly injured and his recovery 1t was
said at the hospital today, is doubt
full. He is suffering with several
broken ribs and internal injuries. His
brother, Clarence, is suffering with a
fracture of the left leg and bruises.
His condition was said to be some
what improved today. The motor
cycle which the two young men were
riding is reported not badly damag-
ed. When the collision occurred
according to the Linden police, the
two ySung men slid from the ma
chine Anderythe automobile.