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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09
BRACE AVENUE
DETOUR WORK
improvements Are Being
Made With Arrival of New
Street Roller

The street department started
work today on repairing the Brace
avenue detour. The arrival of the
new street roller has enabled the
department to do considerable work
on this detour. which was not pos
sibl with the road machinery own
ed by the city prior TO the delivery
of the roller. BY tonight, accord
Ing to City Engineer Louis P. BooG
Jr.. the detour will be in fair shape
and with a couple of days next wek
he was of the opinion that it would
be in excellent condition for this
type Of road.
Indications are that the roller,
which also has a sacrifier attach
ment will prove TO be one of the
best investments made in the inter
est of the street department.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09
PASzTERAK IS
UNDER ARREST
Served With Bench Warrant
Charging Him With Brib.
ing Government Officials
HELD IN $4,000 BAIL
Arrest is Believed Here to
Have Connection With
Cone Case
HELD IN $4,000 BAIL

Steve Paszterak, proprietor of
Columbia hall at 385 State street.
was served with bench warrant by
United States Deputy Marshal Ne
Loughlin yesterday afternoon,
charging him with bribing govern
ment officials. The charges against
Paszterak are believed to be in con-
nection with the case in which for
mer Prohibition Enforcement Off
Ger Samile Henri Cone was in
dicted.
Paszterak was arraigned before
United States Commissioner John
Delaney who fixed bail at $4,000. for
hearing in the United States Dis
trict Court at Newark on June IS.
Bail was furnished.
Paszterak was twice arrested by
Cone during the time the latter was
enforcement officer. An application
OF Paszterak for the return of the
liquor seized by Cone at his place in
State street is now pending disposi-
tion.
George II. Cutley of Jersey City
has been retained by Paszterak to
represent him in this particular case.
Walter j. REILLY has represented
Paszterak in former cases.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09
EVENTS FOR RUTGERS

NEW BRUNSWICK. June "a.
musical service in the Kirkpatrick K
Chapel tomorrow afternoon viii he
gin ths 157th commencement pro-
gram of Rutgers College. In the
evening Rev S. Parkes Cadman. D.
D.. pastor of the Central Congrega :
tonal Church OF Brooklyn. will
preach the baccaIuareate sermon in
the First Reformed Church. Class
Day exercises will be held on Mon
day and in the evening a score oF
more reunion classes win hold din
the city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09
GARDEN CONTEST ENTRIES
To Be CLOSED JUNE Is

The garden contest committee,
which is functioning under the di-
rection of the Perth Amboy Woman's
Club. announces that entries for the
garden contest will be closed on
June is. The prizes to be awarded
are SO for the best improved vacant
lot; IS for the second best improved
vacant lot and So for the best flower
garden. Persons wishing to enter
the contest are asked to send their
names and location of the lot or
garden to Mrs. Charles Seguine, 174
Rector street. The committee is de-
lsirous of having some organizations,
such as the Boy Scouts. Girl Scouts,
Camp Fire Girls, ETC., enter the con-
test.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09

Nurses Body i'm Bag,
Man Admits Murder
Caught With Girls Body, Fill
pino is Arrested by Staten
Island Police

NEW YORK. June 9.-The mur-
der of Blossom Seeley Martin was re-
enacted today in the foehionabIe
home of DR.. Gervais W. McAuliffe
and, according to the police, Eluigo
Lozade, her Filipino Butler fiance,
confessed he strangled her last night
and took her body, wrapped in green
portieres. to Eizabethport, n. j., Is
miles away, where he was attempting
to dump it from a ferry boat into
the Kill Won Kull when a policeman
arrested him.
Miss Martin, %, was a nurse in the
doctors home, where Lozade was a
butler. Although the Filipino re-
fused, during the hours of grilling he
underwent before he made the re-
ported confession, to tell why he
killed the girl, police believe his pow
erty in the face of their engagement
and impending marriage. caused her
to withdraw her promise and drove
him to slay her.
The murder is believed to have
been committed at $50 p. m. -ester-
day, a half hour later the body of
Miss Martin, wrapped in newspapers
and two green portieres, was carried
from the house, in broad daylight,
and deposited in a taxicab. Lozade
is alleged to have confessed he drove
with it to ferry on lower Manhat-
tan, across the bay to Staten Island,
by taxi again to an Elizabethport
ferry miles distant, and aboard a
ferry where the arrest took place.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09

NEW BRUNSWICK, June g
Traffic on the state bridge running
into Albany street here was sus-
pended for more than two hours
shortly after 4:30 yesterday after,-
noon, when a truck on its way from
Philadelphia and driven by Frank
Malls parked on the bridge as a
piece Of machinery from the truck
was lost. A passenger bus driven
by Frank Manly making a quick
turn to avoid a collision with the
truck crashed into it and breaking
several windows. No one was in
jured.
Not being able to move the huge
truck from the car tracks, trolley
traffic was also suspended.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09
Aid For CrippIed Kiddies

Harold e. Pickersgill, chairman of
the Elks crippled kiddies committee,
made known this morning that he
is in receipt of check for sS5 from
the Lions club to assist in carrying
out the work for the kiddies.
In convention this week the New
York state Elks passed a resolution
to set aside one day each year for
a kiddies' celebration and also to
educate and care for the kiddles.
The kiddies work was started in this
city by Judge Pickersgill and spread
through the entire state.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09

MEIUCHEN, june g.-Attenuon
has been called to the Borough I'M
provement League and the Cham Der
of Commerce that a coal pocket is
being planned for the vicinity of
North Main and Christol streets, a
residential district of the borough. A
probable Investigation is TO be con-
Quoted by these bodies and likely the
case may be brought to the atten-
tion of the borough council at the
next session.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09

SOUTH AMBOY, June 9Th ,
second annual banquet Of the South
Amboy High School Alumni Associ-
alton viii be held at the Packer
House, Perth Amboy. on Wednes-
day night. June 20. Dinner will be
served at 1880 o'clock and dancing
Will follow. Music viii be furnished
by AL Ritter's Society Orchestra. a
A feature of the banquet will s
the awarding of prizes to the old f
alunuus present and TO the mem
who comes the greatest distance
attend.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09
STOCK
BROKER FAILS
NJ. S. Wolfe & Co .0ne of the
Largest Curb Markets, Files
Bankruptcy Petition

NEW YORK. June 9-New York's
list Of stock brokerage failures was
augmented today by the filing of an
involuntary petition in bankruptcy
against NJ. S. Wolfe & Company one
Of the largest curb market firms.
with a branch office in Chicago.
Like the firm of l.. L. Winkelman
& Company, which failed yesterday,
the Wolfe house had been a member
of the Consolidated Stock Exchange
until about a year ago, when it
withdrew after having been placed
under investigation by the exchange.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09

NEW BRUNSWICK, June ?. =
Reder Bros. Milk and Cream Com
pany, of Perth Amboy through their
attorneys Wight, Wight and Goien-
book a supreme court action against
John A. Mcdonnell and George Nc
Donell, trading as McDoneH Bros
to recover $7SS.9S. The complaint
alleges that on Nov. s, 1922 check
for that sum was given but remains
uncollected.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09
Two Caused Arrest

Police Sergeant John Miller and
Patrolman Anthony Piscopo, of the
Sixty-fifth precinct station, West
New Brighton, the latter a former
recruiting officer for the United
States Army in this city before the
war, caused the arrest of Lazade on
the ferryboat Aquehonga Of the
Elizabethport ferry after two deck
hands had stopped him from dump
ing the body over the rail into the
Kill Won Kull as the boat was about
to pull out from Hollands Hook,
Staten Island, for Elizabethport.
Lazade was taken TO the West
New Brighton station house, where
Captain Ernest L. Van Wagner, Of
Tottenville, head Of the Richmond
Detective Bureau, secured confess
sion from Lazade that he had
strangled the young woman, later
Identified as Blossom Martin, a nurse
for DR.. George p. McAuliffe, of 26
West Eighty-seventh street, Manhat-
tan, where he also worked and
where the murder was committed
according to the statement made by
Lazade to the police.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09
Citizens Training Camns

Young men desiring to e"list in
the citizens military group at Platts-
burg may receive full information
from Moe Miller. 162 Lewis street.
Perth Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09

Boy-Attractive opening in testing lab
oratory for bright hoy, II to Is years old
This is a permanent position. Apply ir
person. II Buckingham Avenue.
25506-6-S-3ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09

shannon tell us Jordan Cars are kept
running with less repair expense than any
other car. Jefferson Motors Inc. Phone 10
6-4-tfs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09
Woman,s ColIege Event

NEW BRUNSWICK, June 9-The
New Jersey College for Women
graduated fifty-three students at its
commencement exercises here today.
The exercises were presided over by
Miss Mabel S. Douglas of Jersey
City, dean Of the college.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09

p. A. Hdwe. FOR Fishing Tackle.
25461--6-7-tf'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09

New Jewett Touring car with extras,
sqOO. Frank Van Syckle. 25496-6-s-2t'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09

New Jewett Touring car with extras.
5000. Frank Van Syckle. 254s6-6-s-2ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09

P A. Hdwe. for Gas Ranges.
25461-6-7-tf#
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09

Where to go wednesday and Saturday
Nights Roselsnd. Morgan. n. j.
.5505-6-s-3ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09

For Strictly Kosher Delicstessen apply
TO H. Krissoff, S3s state Street.
25514-6-9-6t@
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09

The Jordan has perfect balance.
moves away from the repair shop, new
toward it. Jefferson Motors, Inc.
s-4-tf~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09

P A. Hdwe. for Refrigerator
254s1-6-7-tf'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09
ADD SMALL FRUITS
AND PERMANENT VEGETABLES
TO YOU GARDEN

ADD SMALL FRUITS
AND PERMANENT VEGETABLES
TO YOU GARDEN
A home garden is incomplete un-
less 1t includes some of the more
permanent vegetables and small
fruits in addition to the regular an
nual vegetables that are usually
planted.
A bed of asparagus several hills of
rhubarb, a few plants of horse radish,
strawberries, raspberries, blackberries
dewberries, grapes, currants and
gooseberries are valuable additions to
the home garden.
BY having a collection Of the diff
ferent small fruits one can enjoy
continuous supply of good things to
eat throughout the greater part of
the summer and in addition have an
abundance of preserves for winter
use.
This Bureau has for free distribu-
tion booklet giving instructions for
the planting and care of the more
important small fruits and perennial
vegetables. You can secure free
copy of this booklet by filling out Aad
mailing the coupon below. Enclose
two cents in stamps for return post
age.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09
100 Ways
To Make Money
By BILLY WINNER
II l Had a Horse

Il
I COULD very easily make
some money, for there are
many people who love TO
ride horses and are just wait
ing for some one to advertise
one. / could rent out my horse
by the hour or day to RESPONSE
BILE persons.
If 1 kept the horse in good
condition, I'd soon make regu-
lar customers out of lovers of
horseback riding who read my
Want Ad in the Evening News
Classified Section. Such an ad,
of course, is the best way /
know of for speaking directly
to the people who would be in
terested in renting my horse.
~ yaf& & &.
Copyright 1874. Associated Editsrs,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09
Mas0ns Lay Cornerstone Today For New Temple
WEATHER

Fair tonight and
Sunday: Warmer
In north portion
Sunday: Ere s II
northwest winds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-09

P. A. Hdwe. for Tennis Goods.
25461-6-7-tf'
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-26
JOIN THE FARM BUREAU

The Farm Bureau Is doing a SPLEEN
did work. A good deal of its actlYi-
ty is of the quiet. inobtrusive Bort
and it does not attract the attention
which its Importance demands.
The government, realizing the i'm
portance of agriculture. has assembled
and supplied information on agricul-
tural topics for years. After time
1t became evident that the farmers
who most needed this information
were not getting It. II was assembled
in the various Bulletins OF the De
partment of Agriculture at Washing
ton, at the state capitols I'D at the
various agricultural experimental
stations. 1t was available In publish
ed volumes and bulletins. offered for
free distribution. These were called
for and read by a farmer here and
there but. altho repeated announce
ment was made. IL was next to I'M
possible to get a very general cir
cnlatlon for them The Agricultural
Press OF course made good use OF them
and by this means the information.
assembled at so much cost, did find It's
way into a good many farm homes.
Progressive farmers and those in
terested In the proposition finally con
ceived the idea that the information.
to answer It's complete purpose. must
w. carried to the farmer Demons
tratinna in laboratories and At agri-
cultural colleges we're OF value but
their use would be increased one
hundred fold II they could occur on
the farm itself This ldea led 10 the
establishment Of Farm Bureaus and
nos about every county In the United
States has one Or more within IL
limits I'm this county the organiza-
ton la known As the Somerset Farm
bureau. the ofice being Al the Muni-
eipal Building with G. A. Storer, the
county agent Repeated demonstTa-
tioBs are carried 90 on the various
farms ~ Somerset County IN all
branches 81 agriculture and animal
hushs ADJ Including alao the domes-
tic ~ 81 cooking sewing, canning.
etc
The good accomplished can hardly
b. neasnred aRd ia EFFORT will be
more evident 10 Yssrs 10 eome than
I'll
most valuable work IL done BY inter
sltsd yoapg people through boys and
9ifia' clubs.
The organization il worthy the
sympathy snd support Of everyone,
No farmer should remain outside the
ranks And those Ia other occppa
lions may we'll show their LOYALTY Ia
this basic Industry By applying for
membership The cost Is small and
he cause - sminently worthy. The
horeAa already has quite good many
merchants bankers. newspaper men.
etc in rs membership, These mem
hers o. not participate very actively
in the H1eetiaEs OR otherwise but their
sYmpathY and The small amount con-
lrioatea by ths ~ esaner4Aip Iee Is
very eeipsel hr
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-26
NORTH NEW PORTLAND

The Quazweelikit Club met April 0
with Jane Clark. Refreshments OF
apple pie. cheese, ice cream, fancy
cookies and coffee were served. Lii
liam Kennison won first prize and
Eta Hutchins. consolation. April 16
the club met with Marie Kennison.
Refreshments OF peach melba, fancy
cookies and raspberry shrub wore
served. Lettie Hutchins won first
prize and Jane Clark. consolation.
Roland Foss Is visiting his father
at Livermore Falls.
Charles Luce returned home Mon
day from Beverly, Mass, where he
has been visiting for a couple OF
months.
Wednesday evening the Boy Scouts
held box supper and social in Mu-
sic Hall. A fine time was enjoyed
by all and almost $40 was cleared.
Earl Fenlason Is confined to the
house by Illness.
Louise Pratt is visiting friends in
Bangor.
birthday surprise party was CIV
en- Mrs. Carrie Viles, Saturday after
noon. There were fifteen present.
VIII Sargent has returned to STRAIT
ton after being in town few days.
Born April 12 to Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Hinckley a boy.
J. L. Quint is at Berlin, NJ. II. on
business. for few days.
Mrs. Gertrude Smith Is visiting her
son and family after being at Weld
and Pennington for the winter.
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ASSON CENTER

Our mailman made his first trip OF
the season on wheels last Saturday.
DR.. Marston was visiting his pa
tients In this vicinity Saturday.
Frank Hoyt shipped thirty fat hens
purchased of o. Gates, to the Boston
market last Thursday. Mr. Hoyt
who Is quite extensively engaged In
the poultry business has recently
shipped several lots of broilers' anu
some poultry from his own Hook OF
White Wyandottes.
Alton Clark's mill started saving
spool bars last Wednesday,
We are all greatly pleased to learn
that several hundred dollars OF the
State highway funds are to be ex-
nended on the Arson Valley road.
This road has been extremely muddy
except in very dry weather ever since
motor vehicles have been used IN
hauling over 1t.
The Thermometer registered seven
ty-two (72) in the shade here at IL
O'Clock, Saturday.
George Pullen has just received a
letter stating that his brother Gran
willie Pullen of Susanville, California
has suffered severe shock which
paralyzed his right side and depriy-
ed him of the power of speech. Mr..
Pullcn will be remembered by the
older residents of this town as he was
born in Arson over eighty $500 years
ago and has visited his native town
several times during his long resi-
dence on the Pacific Coast. He has
contributed several letters to the
column of the Independent-Repo
during the past few years and MS
name will be found among the list OF
subscribers to this paper of which he
is a constant reader. 1t is interest
ing to note that Mr.. Pullen in COM
pany with a Mr. Wood once owned
the grist mill together with the entire
water power at Madison. After OPP
Grating the mill for three years he
sold his holdings in Madison and re-
turned to California where he had
previously resided for seven years.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-26
News Of Somerset's Busy Towns
EAST skOWHEGAN

Raymond Kicker and wife were at
Hinckley Saturday where they attend
ed the funeral services of Lenora. the
ten year old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Croker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Holden of Port
land, accompanied by their son Roy
and wife were week end visitors at
A. S. Hilton's. They came by auto
as far as Hinckley. All returned
to their home on Sunday, except Mr..
Holden who goes to Jackman on a
business trip.
Miss Della Hilton OF Oldtown pas
sed the week end at her home here.
Pupils in the Parkers school who
got 100 in spelling the past week
were: Grace and Rosa Smith, Rena
Austin, Martha Mersoreau, Floyd
Green. Gwendolyn Moody. Those not
absent or tardy. Juliette and Roland
King, Grace and Rosa Smith, Martha
and Helen Mersoreau, Edward Lam
dry, Floyd and Leslie Green, Robert
and Mary Boynton, William R'ckcr,
Daniel Doyle and Rena and Lila Aus
tin.
Herbert Green who has employment
at Waterville. passed the week end
with his family here.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-26
.JACKMAN

An old fashioned dance and mid
night supper was held on Wednesday
evening, April 18TH in the Town Hall,
for the benefit OF a debt on the hall.
II was well patronized and every one
had IAN old fashioned time"
Mrs. H. l.. Colby and Mrs. Hugh
Mcdonald entertained the ladies OF
the Library Association on the first
Tuesday in April in the Library.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alphonso McDaniels,
who have been living at Long Pond
this winter have returned to their
home on Pleasant street.
Miss Alice Adams of Bangor has
been spending the week end with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Adams.
Austin Hall and Henry Mcmahon
have gone to Skinner, where they will
work during the spring.
A social was given in the high
school on Friday evening by the sem
Tor class. There was card playing,
games and dancing, after which re-
freshments were served. There was
a large crowd and every one had a
very enjoyable evening.
Clifford Kennedy has returned to
lockwood, where he will clerk Tor
the Fl. & w Co during the drive.
The community was greatly shock
cd to learn of the death of Mrs.
Madge Holden. which occurred very
suddenly on Sunday afternoon. She
is survived by her husband. Gardner
Holden. one child, an infant OF two
days, and three sisters Matte Du-
telle OF Portland, Mrs. Ivan Stuart or
Madison and Mrs. Oscar Elderkin OF
Dexter. Our deepest sympathy Is
extended to the bereaved family.
Mrs. tRaymond Shelley who has
been visiting at Midtown, has return
ed to her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lambert are
receiving congratulations on the birth
of son.
Mrs. Harry Young. who has been
very Ill at hospital In Watcrville, is
very much improved.
Joseph Fortier, who was severely
injured while working in the woods
for Amos Cratic, about two months
ago. was able to return home from
the Sherbrooke Hospital on Friday
evening.
The gentlemen of the Library As
sociation entertained at 500 on Sat
urday even ng in the library. Mrs.
c. Cyr drew the first prize and Miss
Wheeler the BOBBY. DR.. }. e. Mel
anson drew the mems first prize and
G.. p. Winslow the BOBBY. very
nice lunch was served. the men doing
all the honors and everyone had a
very pleasant evening.
Mrs. C. Cyr. Mrs. +. l.. Nichols and
Mrs. J. L. MelansOn will entertain
the ladies of the library association
on May LIST, in the library. 1t Is
hoped that large number Will be
present and also that each member
will try and bring a friend.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-26
EAST ST, ALBANS

Friends In town OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Libby who are in st. Peters
burg, Florida, are sorry to hear that
Mrs. Libby Is in hospital sick with
typhoid fever. We also hear that
Mrs. Fred Palmer who is also at st.
Petersburg, is very poorly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Patterson
have a boy baby born Friday. April
20. Mrs. Patterson and little son
are being cared for at the home of
Mrs. Nettie Mower.
Mrs. Ida Abbott is at present work
ing for Mrs. Chas. Ellis.
James l.. Hadly who has been
staying with his daughter, Mrs Maud
Crocker will leave soon for Portland.
Edith Emerson has been on the sick
list for the past week.
Mrs. Nettie Schillinger has been
quite sick for the past week, but is
now better.
Rev. Frank Brooks was in Bangor
last week to attend the Methodist
conference.
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BRIGHTON

Owen Damron was calling on trends
IN Kingsbury Sunday.
e l.. @. Pooler went to kingsbury on
business.
p. r. Brown went to Brighton Wed
nesday on business.
Carlton Palmer from Kingsbu"y was
enlling on friends In town Monday.
Lester Hilton has been spending a
few days in Madison, returned we'd
nesday and was calling on friends In
town while on his way to kingsbury
Edd Cooley. Edd Hunter and Omar
Culley from Wellington were in town
Friday on business.
l.. G. Pooler went to Brighton sat
urday on business.
j. Mrs. r. T. Browns uncle. called on
her one day last week while passing
through town.
Evelyn Hamlin won the prize OF
Golden Stars in arithmetic.
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SOUTH CANAAN

Lester Burke was recent business
caller in this part of the town.
Friends here of Mrs. Anna Luce
will regret to learn of her death. Mrs.
Luce was born and lived for many
years In this part of the town. Friends
express sympathy TO her two daugh-
tiers Mrs. Lettle Mari and Mrs. Maud
Keene.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Gerald were
recent business callers in Fairfield
and Waterville.
Harry Mckinney of Clinton pur-
chased a beef COW from Harold
Gerald this week.
Frank Tibbetts who recently broke
his ankle Is able to be out with the
aid OF crutches.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Lawler who until within year
ago lived here but who bought farm
In Clinton. will be interested to learn
they are leaving the farm the first OF
May and going to Biddeford where
Mr.. Lawler has work in "a saw mill as
sawyer.
Horace Nelson of Clinton butchered
four hogs at A. NJ. Gerald's on Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Gerald attend
ed the funeral of Mrs, Anna Luce at
the home of her daughter, Tuesday.