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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-17
Perth AmbOy
Personal Mention

Miss Kathryn Leavy, of State
street, will arrive home today on the
Aquitania from a months stay in
Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Dalton, of
Washington street, are spending
their vacation in the Watching
Mountains.
Gaby Goldman, of State street, is
spending several days in Atlantic
City.
Mrs. May v. Delehanty and chill
dren, of Albany, n. Y, are visiting
Mrs. Delehanty's brother. M. j.
Hurley, of catalpa avenue, for a few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Arrindell and
son Cyril, of Kearny avenue, and
Mrs. e. V. Mundy, of Fords, have
left on an AUTO camping trip to
Niagara Falls.
Ezra Weinstein. of Gordon street,
leaves today to spend several days
In the Adirondacks.
Mrs. Walter Coe, of Gordon street,
motored to Asbury Park yesterday,
Mrs. James McDermott, of High
street, has been spending several
days in Atlantic City.
Victor Christofferson, Jr., of
Kearny avenue, is spending several
days with friends in Bloomfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Harrigan of
Amboy avenue, Mr.. and Mrs. Mi
chael Harrigan of Washington street,
Mr.. and Mrs, Jack Jepson of Elm
street motored to Asbury Park and
Lakewood, yesterday, where they
were the guests of relatives.
Miss Anna Langan, of High street,
has left for several weeks stay lat
Bethlehem, n. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Preacher and
family, of Commerce street, and
John Palisi, of Smith street, are
spending a week in the A~dirondacks.
Misses Ethel Bartha, Anna .Halla-
han and Helen Mclaughlin, of this
city, have returned home after
spending a few days with friends in
New Brunswick.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Kramer and fam
lily of State street are touring
Washington, Baltimore, Maryland
and Virginia.
Ezra Karkus, of Madison avenue,
leaves today for the family summer
home of Bethlehem, New Hamp-
stop at Boston and Old Orchard
Dtabl 4aAh
Henry Nussbaum, of New Bruins
wick avenue, has returned home,
after spending a week in Fallsburg,
N. Y.
Charles Hughes, of High street,
and Thomas Hoy, of Water street,
motored to Tarrytown, n. Y. Tues
day, where they were the guests Of
relatives.
Mrs. Charles Buchan and children
Anna, Charles and lie Roy, of Com
merce street, were out-of-town Wis
itors yesterday.
Joseph Martin, of First street, has
returned home, after spending six
weeks with his grandmother in Par
lin.
Mrs. Charles Hughes, of High
street, visited in New York Wednes-
day.
Mrs. S. Johnson, of Brighton We
nue., is spending several days with
friends in Bradley Beach.
Miss May Hansen, of Avon, visit
ed in this city yesterday
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-17
CARS COLLIDE HERE ARE
DAMAGED; NO ONE HURT

A collision between a delivery
truck belonging to the Jonlee Paint
Company and driven by Frank
Thomas of Gordon street, ran into
a heavily loaded truck, the prop
erty of Howard Kinsey, on High
street, last night, according to a re-
port made at headquarters by Officer
Geneski. The right front wheel oil
the delivery car was taken off, but
no M was injured. Chris Iyerson
of New Brunswick avenue, drove the
Kinsey truck.
Louis Grosdin of Summit avenue,
has reported to the police that while
travelling north on Amboy avenue, on
Tuesday night, the side door on the
truck driven by Charles Feeder of
Brooklyn, opened as it came out of
Alpine street and attempted to pass
the Grosdin car. The top of the lat
ter automobile was damaged. The
Brooklyn car was supposed to have
been stolen by holdup men and its
contents of beer stolen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-17
ACT ON CUBA R. R, BILL

HAVANA, Cuba, Aug. 17.-Presi-
dent Zayas today re-afirmed his in
tention of carefully going over the
Tarafa bill. In case the senate should
approve 1t, before taking any stand
In the matter. This bill provides for
closing forty-seven supports and
general consolidation Of Cuban
railways. The senate action on the
bill will not be had until the last of
next week.
The upper house has invited argu-
ments for and against the measure
and has announced that all argu-
ments must be submitted In writ
ing during the next ten days. A COM
mission of sugar mill owners and
planters association has denounced
the Tarafa plan and will use every
effort to defeat the measure. The
Cuban Rotary Club yesterday took a
firm stand against the proposed leg
islation, pointing out eight specific
reasons in their opinion why the bill
should not pass, and also issued a
manifest which is given wide circu-
lation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-17
Urges Use OF Esperanto
AS a Way To Talk Peace
BY JOSEPHINE VAN DE GRIT
NEA Service STAFF Writer

NEW YORK-Now we may have
to sit UP nights to learn a brand
new language
It's the new recipe for world peace
figured out by a group of Esperanto
enthusiasts. They're planning to re-
vive that synthetic langage, finance
the scheme with the help of a cou-
pie of American millionaires. and go
after the 100000 peace prize offer
ed by Edward Box.
Mischief" they say, was started
way back on that April morning in
misty B. C. when the Tower of Babel
was under construction and CONVEX
i%sation struck a snag."
Herbert N. Shenton, professor OF
sociology at Columbia University,
and secretary of the United States
branch of the International Auxili-
airy Language Association, explains
this new-fangled plan of talking our
selves into world peace.
while" he says. IAN internation-
al language that all nations can UNI
derstand will not of itself end wars,
it will be one Of the most potent in
struments of good will.
"That idea impelled the League of
Nations to appoint DR.. Frederick G.
.Cottrell of the National Research
Council to enlist American sentiment
in an international language. DR..
Cottrell found American sentiment
so ripe for the suggestion that some
of the most powerful men in the
country III backing the move"
What shall this international Ian
guage be? A dead" language, one
of the living tongues-or n of the
new ones, Esperanto, lido or Vola-
puk?
probably not a dead one" says
Professor Shenton, FOR such a lam
guage as Latin has no words for
such modern innovations as dumb
walters, apartment houses and strike.
breakers.
National jealousies would prevent
the universal adoption of a language
now in use, such as English or
French. Hence the adoption of an
artificial language, such as Esperan-
to, seems to be the more logical So
luton"
And why not? Esperanto, they
say, is a musical language. Observe
for instance the rendering into Es-
peranto of the well-known song,
Yes, We Have No Bananas:
Jes! Nj ne havas bananojn:
Neniajn bananojn por vi:
Sed fabojn kaj cepojn.
B~rasikojn, poreojn,
Kaj fruktojn ciajn havas nj.
Malmoda tomato jen staras;
Terpomon vi flaras:
Sed jes! Nj ne havas bananojn;
Neniajn bananoJn por vi.
Moreover, Professor Shenton says
Esperanto is easy to leaTn-that a
school girl can gain a working
knowledge of 1t in six weeks.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-17
DIE IN
SUICIDE PACT
Widow and Daughter lump
from Window to Death in
New York City

NEW YORK, Aug. 17-Mrs. A. M.
Stern, sixty-year-old widow and her
daughter, thirty-hve years old, to-
day jumped from a window of their
| sixth floor apartment in West 18th
street to the pavement below. They
were instantly killed.
In the elder woman's dress was a
note directing that Harry M. Hirsch
of Yonkers, be notified. Police
learned that Hirseh was an officer of
Dewitt H. Stern Company, Inc, the
president of which is Dewitt H.
Stern, son of Mrs. Stern. 1t was
stated Mr.. Stern was mentioning at
Long Point Camp, Lake Champlain,
and was not expected to return be-
lore the end of the month.
1t was also learned that Mrs. Stern
and her daughter, Florence, had
been inseparable companions. The
mother, who, 1t was said had been
acting strangely for some time, was
said to have been in good financial
circumstances.
The note found on Mrs. stern's
body read:
"Please take our bodies to apart
ment 62. The key is on me. Notify
Harry M. Hirsch."
The police expressed the opinion
that the mother and daughter had
taken their plunge, after carefully
planning a suicide pact.
w. W. Payne, a neighbor of the
Stems, told the police that Miss
Stern had acted queerly since her
fiance was killed in the World War.
Withdrawing from the outside world,
he said, she had become more and
more closely attached to her mother.
FII.A ~antAar ha aaid also had ha-
haved peculiarly for some time.
Police believed they leaped to
death shortly after 6 o'clock this
morning. although the bodies were
not discovered for nearly an hour.
An elevator boy in the apartment
house said Miss Stern had gone down
in the elevator about 6. Returning a
few minutes later. she walked up
the stairs to her apartment.
Two other suicides and an attempt
at self-destruction were reported to-
day. A man identified by papers in
his pockets as Isadore Ginsberg, of
Brooklyn, leaped into East river
from the Brooklyn bridge. He was
dead when a passing tug recovered
the body.
William Hohl, eighteen, who re-
| Gently came to America from Ger
many, shot himself dead in the home
of his sister, Mrs. Louis Halma, af-
ter swallowing three Walls of poison
He had been respondent because he
could not find employment.
A well dressed young woman VINO
said she was Mrs. Ruby Reed, swal-
lowel poison in West Forty-sixth
street, near Broadway. Taken to
Roosevelt Hospital, 1t was reported
that she probably would recover She
told police she had tried to die be-
cause her husband had left her and
her baby. Among her effects was a
card of N. T. Collins of Atlanta, Ga
Police are trying to reach him to sec
if he can give them any information
about Mrs. Reed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-17
AmbOyAVe. Completely
Closed To All Traffic

The pleasure a traffic is not af-
lfected by the closing of Amboy ave-
nue. to all traffic as these cars have
been going over the Fords detour
for some weeks past. However the
closing of the road does affect the
operation of buses and other heavy
motor VEHICLES that have been allow
ed to use one half of the avenue
while the other half was being paw
ed.
The detour for buses has been
carefully mapped out and the GUS
|tomary yellawi signs with the black
arrows have been placed along the
route to aid the drivers in follow
ing the road. The detour goes
through Maurer road to State street
to Hall avenue to Amboy avenue,
The State Highway Commission lists
the detour as a temporary one There
is one grade crossing along the route
this is over the Central railroad
tracks at Maurers, but is guarded
by gates and a Waterman at all
hours.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-17
WARD MAKES CONTEMPT
CHARGE IN MURDER CASE

WHITE PLAINS. N. Y, Aug. II
Counsel for Walter Ward seeking
minutes of the grand jury which IN
dieted their client for the muruer
of Clarence Z. Peters, TO-DAY ihsti.
tuted contempt proceedings against
BENJAMIN Simon, a special inVesti-
gator in the attorney generals OIL
flee. and Michael A. Gilligan, stem
ographer for the grand jury, pc
cause they could not obtain through
them the minutes which hao peeh
ordered turned over by the u
The motion to- hold the palr IN
contempt was made before supreme
Court Justice u. Tiee Taylor. MT.
TAYLOR suspended proceedings Whlle
he communicated with supreme
Court Justice Seeger to determine
whether he had jurisdiction TO near
further argument. u,,,
Special Deputy Attorney ONel!l
denied that the attorney generals
office was trying to withhold tne
minutes. He declared that the min.
utes were under the protection" OF
the attorney general who now was
ont of New York, and that tnelr
swhereabouts were uncertain. lie
added that he was prepared 70
sh NV that neither Simon nor Glll-
gan were in a position to turn over
the grand jury notes, which Ward S
counsel wished to inspect before
moving for dismissal of the indlct-
ment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-17
New Brunswlck Report

NEW BRUNSWICK, Aug. H.
Seven beer loaded trucks from Pc
.sylvania and four truck drivers WIS
seized by Prohibition Director Adj
rian Chamberlain with the aid of
police officer and state troopers here
and on the Perth Amboy road early
today.
Prohibition Director Chamberlain
was alone when he spotted the car
avian of trucks on the Lincoln High.
way near here. The being
conveyed by four automobile, which
Mr.. Chamberlain learned were car
rying gunner protectors, he obtain
ed the assistance of Police Officer
Woerner of Highland Park a suburb
with whom he overlook the convoy.
The gunner for some reason fed in
their autos upon approach OF the
One truck driver then abandoned
his machine, which the officers
seized. Another with its driver was
also captured, and the truck driver
whose name was not given out, pail
ed here.
Plated this morning Mr.. Chamber
lain with the assistance of state
troopers followed the trail of the
Trucks, and found two in the
woods outside of Perth .Amboy.
which they seized also.
The three remaining trucks We're
captured at Perth Amboy, along
with the drivers were lodged in
Metuchen Jail.
Today's seizure brings to twenty
the number captured since last Sat-
urday by Director Chamberlain and
his men. The was said to
be en- route to Newark.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-17
TWO MEN SHOOT UP
CABARET AT ATLANTIC CITY

ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 1.-TWO
strange men stood N the doorway OF
a local cafe and cabaret on South
Mississippi avenue, close to n
boardwalk, each with guns IN both
hands, and shot up the place at 9:40
this morning, the bullets woundlng
three men, one of whom is in the
hospital. The strangers jumped into
a high-powered automobile and es=
capped.
This is the story the police CLEAN
ed from six witnesses, who were taxi
en- into custody, and Proprietor II. +,
Macdonald, who was in the place
at the time of the gun-play. All were
held under $1,000 bail for a hearing'
John w. Larkin, well known prop
erty owner entering security for all.
Harry Lewis, thirty-hve years OF
age, of this city, is the victim In the
hospital, his condition was report
ed fair this morning. One OF h bull
lets entered his leg.
The two others were Ralph we
loft, cafe proprietor, wounded in the
thigh, and James Miller, shoI
through both legs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-17

Amboy avenue has been entirely
closed to traffic. During the past
several weeks, in fact since work of
%repaving this section of the State
Highway was started, motor We
hicles have been allowed to use one
half of the road while the other
was under construction. Today, how
ever, when work was started on the
remaining half of the road, all traf-
fc was stopped and that which has
been passing over the road, namely
buses and motor trucks are now be-
Ing detoured over State street.
The contractor has completed con-
creting ms half of the roadway, but
according to regulations of the high
way commission the top surface can
not be placed until a period of ten
days has passed in order to allow
the concrete time to harden proper
ly. In about ten days time therefore,
the top surface will be spread and
within a very short period after that
traffic will be allowed to use the
half Ct the road that is completed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-17
Hebrew School
To Have Picnic

The third annual picnic of the
Perth Amboy Hebrew school Hiil
be held Sunday, August 26 at Boy
sins farm. South Amboy. The site
selected is an ideal one and many
are expected to attend. A commit
tee is arranging for a special pro-
gram of games and various enter
tainments. Through the generosity
of Herman Ellis, all this is made
possible. Every year Mr.. Ellis de-
trays the expenses of such an out
ing.
An athletic meet will be held and
the outstanding feature is a sched e
uled game between the Maccabees
and Zion mines. There will be plenty
of refreshments on hand. All who
anticipate going are requested 10
meet at the school at 10 a. m. Any
one having an auto and would loan
1t for the day should get in touch
with the school office on Fayette
street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-17
Miss Helen Damn
HonOred by Friends

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Burke of this
city, entertained a number of friends
last night in honor of the eighth
birthday of Miss Helen Damn. Pink
and blue steamers formed the at
traetive decorations for the oeea-
sion. The usual ehildren's games
were played and singing and dancing
were also enjoyed. Miss Damn re-
ceived many pretty gifts.
The guests included: Helen and
John Kadarth, Edward, Clara and
Wanda Kwiatkowskte, Dorothy
Meyers, Richard Burke, Edward,
Thomas and Bernice Dzulak, Joseph,
Theodore and Lawrence Micoli, Olga
Macy, Catherine and Buddy Barten-
hagen, Tony De Fillipo and Helen
Damn, Mrs. B. Dzulak and daugh-
ter Stephania, Mrs. Joseph ID. Fill
DO, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Kwiatkowskie,
Mrs. Freida Damn, Pauline Zeskow,
Mary Vozar, Andrew Schantz, Ralph
Koch and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Burke.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-17
FORD, EDISON, FIRESTONE
SEEK UNINHABITED ISLE

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich, Aug. II
An uninhabited island in Grand
Traverse bay, nine miles off TINS
point, is understood to be the initial
objective of the Ford-Edison-F1re-
stone camping party. Henry Ford's
yacht, the sialia, steamed into the
bay late yesterday and it is under
stood will pick up the party here to-
day or tomorrow and carry them 10
the island where they will spend sew
eral DAYS.
The camping party left the ORD
estate at Dearborn, near Detroit
several days ago with their destina-
ton known only to themselves,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-17
GREAT BOOZE CLEANUP is
CONTINUED IN MIDDLESEX
tConllnued lrom paRe

he attended, the director decided
to take au auto ride into the country.
He was only accompanied by the
driver of the a and for this rea-
son vas not expecting to meet a lot
of violators who would have to be
taken into custody.
AS the car was running along on
the Lincoln highway near Metuchen,
a flock of trucks conveyed by men
with shot guns in pleasure cars caN&
into sight. Director Chamber
quickly sized the situation up 60
stopped. He was informed by thA
men with the guns that at last they
had him in their power, but then
were evidently afraid to carry out
their threats as no nov was made
to harm the director.
While some conversation was goA
ing on between the men and Direc-
tor Chamberlain, two of the trucks
attempted to get away. Orders were
given to the driver of Mr.. Chambers
lain's a and he sped after one of
the trucks which was overtaken at
Highland Park and the driver ar
rested. Upon arriving at Highland
Park with the captured vehicle, Di-
rector Chamberlain notified the state
police and the police of the munich
palities to be on the lookout for the
trucks. He also met a dry agent
who was enjoying an evening ride
with a young lady and sent him after
one Of the trucks.
AS the result of this net which
the director had hurriedly stretched
about the county only n of the
trucks got away. Seven were cap
tured. One of the trucks was Gap
tured and taken to New Brunswick
while three are at Metuchen and
three at Perth Amboy. The men ar
rested are distributed as follows:
Metuchen, two: Perth Amboy, three;
New Brunswick, two. Today dry
agents have left Newark to visit
these cities and convey the trucks
to the government warehouse here.
Much credit for the capture of the
trucks which were loaded with high
proof Pennsylvania beer being trans
ported across the state to New York,
is given by Mr.. Chamberlain to Fred
Warner of the Highland Park po-
lice and Trooper Carew of the state
police.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-17
MEMORIAL
BRIDGE HERE
Past Councillors Association
Adopts Resolution at Meet
ing at DunelIen

A resolution was adopted by the
Middlesex County Past Councillors
Association of the Junior Order
United American Mechanics, which
met with the w. G. Holton Council
at Dunellen last night requesting
the State Highway Commission to
make the bridge to be built between
this city and South Amboy a me-
mortal TO the soldiers and sailors who
served in the world war. The as
ISOLATION also pledged itself 10 en-
deavor to have other organizations
of the county follow the movement
started by them. The resolution fol-
lows;
TO Governor George s.. stlzer.
State Highway Commission, Assem-
ply n Senators of the State OF
"Whereas, 1t has been advocated
ina h new state bridge spanning,
Ambov and South Amboy be ~
a memorial to the soldiers and sail
ors of the state of New Jersey who
served their country in the world
war. and
whereas, Such a structure would
be a fitting, lasting and useful me-
mortal, one tlat would be viewed
by thouands of persons from all
parts of the United States on their
way to the New Jersey coast resorts
as well as from trains operating on
the New York and Long Branch
railroad and the boats plying UP and
down h river. therefore,
BE it resolved. That the Middle
sex County Past Councillors Associa-
ton, Junior Order United American
Mechanics, do hereby call upon the
governor and State Highway Com
mission of the state of New Jersey
to do all in their power to create a
memorial of the proposed bridge
such as may be a credit to the state
and to those soldiers and sailors
who so nobly served their country
that humanity might live"
The banner for having the largest
number in attendance was awarded
to the Joel Parker Council of South
Amboy.
The entertainment committee re-
ported that the annual outing will be
held at Soldiers beach at 2 o'clock
on the afternoon of August 20. The
features of this event will be a din
ner and the annual baseball game.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-17
Raritan Township
SoCial-PerSona

The Sunday school teachers OF Our
Redeemer church will hold a meet
ReQg tonight.
The Junior Young Peoples Society
win Nave a strawride to Dreamland
Park tonight.
Mrs. Frank Gle is entertaining
friends from New York this week.
A meeting of the Raritan
township fire company will be held
at Gross, factory tonight. The large
fire yesterday at a nearby plant will
l~nstigate immediate organization of
the fremen, 1t was said this morning.
Mrs. j. Yunker, Mrs. Frank Gile,
Miss Helen Gle and a party of
friends held an outing at Long Har-
Dor yesterday.
Mrs. William Durham was a Perth
Amboy visitor yesterday.
Miss Irene Gross was the guest
of friends in Perth Amboy yester-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. sophus Grelsen en-
tertained friends az & card party last
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred C. Beutel en-
tertained friends at their home yes
terday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-17

Alta boy! Jen la knabo!
Take him out! Forigu lini
Kill the umpire! Mortigu la
decidantoni
At the Train
When does the 5:15 leave? kiam
foriras la 5:15 a vagonaro?
Can't | get a lower? Chu mi ne
poVas havigi malsuperan liton?
Please open the window. Bon
volu malfermi la fenestron.
In An Automobile
Give her the gas! Rapidegu!
Can't you drive with one arm ?
Chu vi ne povas vetiorgi e unu
brake?
Confound it! Kondamnita!
In The Park
What a beautiful moon. Kia bella
luno.
Amt nature grand? Chu la ma
turo ne estas g~lorega?
Keep off the grass. Ne promenu
sun la herbaro.
On The Street Car
Step livelyl Rapidu!
Move forward, please. Bonvolu
iri autauen.
Amt he over five, lady? Pardonu,
sinjorino, chu Ii ne havas phi oil kvin
iasoju?
Anywherei
How's business? Kiel progresas
viaj aferoj?
Who's your bootlegger? Ell kin vi
achetas malpermisitajn trinkajhojn ?
What's the recipe? Kio estas la
Ireoepto?
Now I'll tell one. Nun mi rakontos
unu.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-17
12-HOUR DAY CAUSES STRIKE

YOUNGSTOWN, o., Aug. IT,
The pipe mill of the Republic lion &
Steel Company was virtually idle to-
day as the result of a walkout of
men who work ten hours a day and
who, with the Inauguration of the
eight hour day in other departments,
want either an increase of pay for
a ten hour day, or a reduction OF
the work day to eight hours.
The day shift at the pile mill
worked eight hours yesterday and
then quit. Two hours later the
night shift came to work and after
working eight hours, they also quit
Today only a part of the force
reported for duty. Mill officials said
the number of men who yer out
could not be ascertained until a
check had been made of the num-
Der who were willing to work.
Company executives in various
steel plants here have said that the
question OF ten hour men has beer
fource Of trouble during the change
to an eightr hour day in the contin'
uous operation departments.