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The Washington times., 1923-09-07
The Way to Investigate

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Metropolitan Duiies for announcements Of specific
tio. or sealed bid sales.
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Check off the items that interest yOW.
Semd representative to the sale to inspect the mate
vials-fn GdVGncs, If possible
To ensure YOU se.OGy send your and address
at once to Major j. L. Frmk Chief Sales Promotion Sec
tio,s 35I5 Munitions Building, Washington, D. c.
Advise him the character Of materials you interested
H. and such available In future sales your
name uiN b. placed the War Department mailing list
An0 -otnirgS i soIss forwarded gov a. rapidly
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The Washington times., 1923-09-07
Nerves Wrecked by Bell.

POTTSTOWN, Pa, Sept. Al
leging that a warning bell of the
Pottstown Trolley Company at a
Saratoga crossing is irritating. par
ticularIy when traffic 10 heavy, q
committee of citizens has filed a Pc
tition with the Public Service Com
mission for its removal. One man
says that his wife IL a nervous wreck
hecause OF the hell. 3#
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
EMPLOYMENT
Help-NIen Wanted

HeIp-NIen Wanted AT position is open for young man with newly organized New Britain Corpora ton that offers the bis future for the man who can qualify. Requirements, age 25 to 35, celan habits and good repu
 tation. the willingness to take orders and the ability to carry them out. Compen- sation commensurate with service rem dered. See Mir. Austin. 1os Professional Building, S7 West Main St., New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27

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New Britain herald., 1923-09-27

TENOGRAPIER-H school graduate with four years experience desires posi- tion as stenographer. Address Box 2, Herald.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
EMPLOYMENT
Heip-Womsn Wanted

EXPERIENCED sslsslsdlss wanted fer millinery and FssdN-tsswssT department for saturday afternoons and sFsniHEs APniY new, The sis steFs, Raphssfs Dept, Store,
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27

FURNITURE and plano moving. General trucking of all kinds. Geo. H. Smedley, 6S Bassett St; phone ssO-2. LOCAL and long distance moving. See Halvarson Fairview St. We give esti- mates. Phone 34.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-27

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New Britain herald., 1923-09-27
FINANCIAL

YOUR MONEY TROUBLES Borrow money the Beneficial Way If you lack commercial bank credit. Local Businessmen finance and al. rect this society to provide loans at lowest legal interest rates. re- payable in from to 20 monthly payments. Confidential and imme- diate.
 BENEFICIAL LOAN SOCIETY, ROOM l0i PROFESSIONAL BLDG.
 PHONE l943. Business Hours; Daily, g to 5:3o; Saturdays. 9 to l.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-15
HOPELAWN

Kenneth Hoyt has just com
pleted his new home on Howard
street.
Emil Newman is confined to the
Perth Amboy City Hospital where
he has been operated on for appen-
dicitis.
Jacob Moore has returnd from a
trip to Austria. He has brought
with him his seventeen-year old son.
Michael. II.
Fred Larson has moved into his
new home on James street.
Gus Waldman is home on a hfteen
day leave of absence from the navy
Peter Waldman and George Bar
rett were the guests of Mr.. INT Mrs
Edward Pfeiffer last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Neiduck an
nounce the birth of a girl.
A Christmas entertainmnt will be
held at the H%opelawn school on FRI
day, December 81.
Alexander Sitnisky was a Philadel-
phia visitor recently.
Paul Turek has opened a new
store on New Brunswick avenue.
A meeting of the fire company
will be held Monday.
The Radio Club has been disband-
ed due to lack of interest.
Louis Hansen, of Fords, visited
friends here yesterday.
MissaMargaret Saunders, OF Lea
venue became the bride Of Firm
gle Latria1o recently.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-15
NEW JERSEY CLAY WORKERS
TO HAVE ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of the New
Jersey Clay Workers Association and
Eastern Section of the American
Ceramic Society will be held at Rut-
gers College, New Brunswick, We'd
nesday, December 10. There will be
a morning and an afternoon session.
The scheduled program follows:
Business session.
Presidential address, Mr.. Andrew
Foltz, Lambertville Pottery Co.,
Lambertville. N. J..
1.-THE Geology of the Clay Deposits
of New Jersey" DIR. NJ. w. Twitchell,
assistant state geologist, Trenton
N. J.
Installation of new officers.
Versatility" Mr.. II. c. Mueller,
Mueller Mosaic Co, Trenton, N. J.
'Feldspar," Prof. j. B. Shaw, AL
fred University, Alfred. n. Y.
"Some Aspects of the Application
of R~efractories to Industrial install
lations," Mr.. M. C. Booze. senior
fellow, Refractories Manufacturers
Association. Mellon Institute. Pitts
burgh.
1.-THE Effect of Flints on the Their
nal Expansions of Pottery Bodies"
w. L. Shearer, department of cera-
mics, Rutgers College and the State
University of New Jersey.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-15
ROMAN CATHOLIC

ST. MARY'S CHURCH-Center
and Mechanic streets. Mgr. William
p. Cantwell, rector. Rev. John Lar
kin, Rev. Francis P. Medallion, as
sistants. Sunday services: Mass Z,
$3.50 children, $3.50 and 1916 a.
M. Friday at 1880 p. M, holy hour
and benediction. Daily mass at 7
and 8 a.. m.
CHURCH OF THE HOLY RIOS
AIRY (Italian)-Barclay street. Rev.
ColonIbino Galassi, rector, st. An
thongs devotional every Tuesday at
s p. m. Mass at st. Anthony's
church, Port Reading, at 8 p. m.
Wednesday, and Friday Sunday
masses at st. Anthony's 0 and $3.50
a. m. Rosary and benediction at
s p. m.
ST STEPHENS CHURCH (Po-
lish) State street and Buckingham
avenue. Rev. Joseph Urban, rector.
Services Sunday: Mass at Z, s (chil-
drenJ, 8 and 1880 a. m. Sunday
schot! at $3.50 p. m.
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH (Slo
vak)-Penn and Neville streets.
Rev, Joseph szuchy, rector. Sunday
services: Mass at Z, s and 1880
a. M; vespers 1t 8 p. m; school
children 2:15 D. m. Mass at 8 a. IN.
daily.
CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF
Observation-Disclosures street. Rev.
DIR. Alexander Kiss, rector. Services
on Sunday at 9 and 10. Sermon and
benediction. Daily mass at s o'clock
each morning.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-15
SOUTH AM

An increased number of cases of
measles have been reported to the
health inspector the past few days.
The boys and girls in the cast for
christmas Alloy. a Hall-MacK
production, are practicing every
night, Tor the cantata to be given by
the Methodist Episcopal Sunday
school at the high school auditorium
on Christmas night.
Miss Margaret e. Schully is spend
ng a few weeks with friends in
Lakewood.
Miss Louise Van Pelt has been
confined to her home on upper Bor-
dentown avenue the past few days
on account of illness.
Miss Katherine Kelly spent Thurs
day with friends in New York City.
Percy II. Locker, of Passalc, visi-
ted with his parents in this city
Thursday.
Miss Grace Garrabrant of Brook
dale, N. J., motored to friends on
Pine
Next wednesday in the Sunday
school room of the Baptist church,
there will be a clam chowder sale
at thirty cents a quart. Chowder
will be ready at noon. orders taken
at the parsonage, phone NUMBER
South Amboy 1873.
Eight hour delivery Of Christmas
parcels will take effect next Tuesday
morning and continue until after the
usual holidays.
Miss Sally O'Connor was a Perth
Amboy visitor yesterday.
Mrs. James Berry, of East Orange,
visited with friends on Second street
Yesterday afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-15
S. E. SKULL MAKES SCHOOL
FOR MONTH OF NOVEMBER

superintendent S. e. ShuIl's report
of the public schools for the month
of November shows a total enroll
ment for the month of S,210. OF
this number 4,190 were boys and
1920 girls. There were $50 pupils
tardy during the month and twenty
three teachers failed to arrive on
time. The number OF pupils pres
ent every day was 4,169. A total of
308 citizens visited the schools dur
ing the month. The homes repre-
scented in the school for the month
were S,033.
The evening school. showed an at
tendance of 29S pupils of which 232
were girls and siXty-siX boys. The
continuation school had a total of
405 scholars of which 142 were boys
and 263 girls.
Monthly report of the nurses
showed, lightweight visits to school
buildings; 175 class rooms visited;
IFS contagious cases found; GIT Civ
en- temporary treatment. General
he~althfulness CT the pupils and saul
tary conditions of the building were
reported good. The medical inspec-
tors report showed, thirteen visits 4
schools during which twenty-foul
rooms were visited and $50 pupils
examined. Six cases of contagious
diseases were discovered and SIX
pupils we're excluded. General
healthfulness of pupils good.
The truant officer reported 459
children sent for and 234 returned.
Thirty-seven were reported truant
and III sick. Five ive-day notices
were given and one warrant served.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-15
CHRISTMAS GIFT SEWING
EXHIBITION AT HOPELAWN

HOPELAWN, Dec. 15.-There will
be an exhibition of Christmas sewing
held at Hopelawn next Thursday
night in the auditorium of School No.
10 in connection with the Christmas
entertainment.
The pupils have devoted three
class periods to the making of
Christmas gifts, each child bringing
her own materials. 1t is hoped that
the work will be inspected by every
body in attendance, as much labor
has been expended on the gifts
which are in most cases intended for
members of the home circles.
A similar exhibition win be given
in the seventh grade rooms OF School
No. /, Woodbridge, on the same day
but from 3 to A o'clock in the after
noon.
All of the work has been done In
der the supervision of Miss Finlaw,
the sewing supervisor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-15
DIVORCE DECREE GRANTED
IN'SO. AMBOY CASE

SOUTH AMBOY, Dec. 14:-At
chancery chambers at Long Branch
today Vice Chancellor Foster made
a decree dismissing the petition for
divorce filed by John Lauterwald
against his wife, Laura Lauderwald,
for desertion. At the same time the
vice chancellor granted a divorce to
Mrs. Lauterwald IN her cross petit
ton in which she alleges that the
,desertion was on the part of the
man. Mrs. Lauterwald was also
awarded the custody of the child or
the marriage, Martin, who is now
four years of age and was allowed
permanent alimony at the rate OF
IS per week with the right to make
application for an increase in this
amount when Lauterwald was better
circumstanced. =.
The Lauterwalds + residents or
the Cheesequakes section of Madl-
son township, and were married by
Rev. Henry c. Mitchell, rector OF
the Episcopal church in South Am
boy on November 2S, 1919. Francis
P. Coan, represented Mrs. LATTER
valid in the suit and Jacob Lefferts
appeared for Lauterwa!d.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-15
PHIL DOWNS is NOMINATED
To HEAD SO. AMBOY LEGION

SOUTH AMBOY, Dec. 15.-Added
interest in American Legion affairs
locally was noticeable at the meeting
of Luke A. Lovely Post No. 81
thursday night, when the legionaires
began The nominating of officers for
the coming year. Phil Downs, one
of thu most able men of the posi-
was named for the Office of com
nlandcr. Nominations will continue
at next weeks meeting, and on jan
uary 3, at The legion dinner, election
will take rlace.
Otto II. Miller. for the past year
finance officer, was named for the
Office of senior vice commander. Will
liam Lyons and G.. Frank nisbrow
nominated for the office OF junior
vice commander. Michael L. Maggie
was nominated for finance officer.
Rev. George w. Welsh was named
for post chaplain.
For the office of service officer.
Louis Rosenberg and Miss Winifred
Gibbons were named. Hairy Ruf-
Eer, Harry A. Leonard, William
Boyles and J. Raymond Towns were
named for post entertainment Off
Ger; athletic officer, ]. Raymond
Downs; membership officer, Harold
G. Hoffman; sergeant at arms, John
Andrews.
Much interest in the election of
trustees is evident, since seven are
to be elected and sixteen men were
named: Chris Mulraine, retiring
commander; William Behn, John A.
Conlogue, Michael f. Maggie, DIR. j.
Francis Weber, William Boyles
Louis Rosenberg. William j.. O'Toole,
Leo j. Coakley, Thomas Davies. John
Southland. V. Newell James. William
Grover, Harry Macholl, James Cant
ion, Edward Doucaz.
William j. O'Toole, chairman of
the dinner committee, has prepared
a live program of entertainment in
addition to the supper. An effort
VIII be made to bring State Com
mander Philip Forman here. Seuioc
Vice Commander Raymond p White
viii install the officers. The mem
bers will be entitled to invite as
many legion men from outside the
post as they care to. Only legion
men may attend.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-15
MIDDLESEX WATCH co.
HEARING ON JANUARY II

TRENTON. Dec. 15:-Suspension
of the proposed increase in rates by
the Plainfeld Union Water Company
and the Middlesex Water Company
was announced today by the Public
Utility Commission pending hearings
which the board will give to deter
mine the reasonableness of the
charges. January 8 at Newark in
the boards offices at 100 Broad
street was the date and place fixed
for hearing on the Plainfield-Union
Water Company's proposed increase
and the rates are suspended, in the
meantime until April l, 1924.
In the case Of the Middlesex Com
pany hearing is fixed for January II
at the same place in Newark and
the same period of suspension is
made In this instance a IS in the
Plainfield-Union one.
The board said that the two com
panies had submitted new schedules
of rates to become effective January
/ and inasmuch as they appear to
increase existing rates and change or
alter present classifications the board
decided to hear discussion to deter
mine whether they are just and rea-
sonable.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-15
POLICE SEIZE
LOAD Of BEER
Truck Containing Barrels and
Cases of Wet Goods
Caught at Ferry

TOTTENVILLE, Dec. ia five
ION truck containing thirty half bar
rels and 1926 cases of t~wenty-four
bottles each, said to be filled with
high powered beer, was seized by
the Tottenville police at the ferry at
the foot of Bentley street shortly
after 3 0 clock this morning. Parol-
man Frank Filler, of the Goth pre-
clnct station, who made the seizure,
arrested Louis Sackett. twenty-five
years old, of SAL Hoffman street,
Philadelphia. the driver, and George
Il, Kramer, twenty-one years old, of
1Of1h North avenue, Atlantic City,
a helper on the truck, charging them
with having In their possession and
transporting a quantity of liquor
containing owe one-half of one per
mt. of alcohol in violation of the
blstead law.
The two men were locked up in
ehe Tottenviile police station and will
be a~rraigned in the Federal court in
Brooklyn today. Patrolman Filler,
suspicious of the truck, held the
drive up and asked him what he
had on. Ho told the officer beer and
he was haied to the station house.
11S saiu Ildt ne was OH MS way 10
Brooklyn from Philadelphia. An
Other truck ft flowing is said tc have
reached th~ ferry at the foot of
Smith street, Perth Amboy. He had
purchased his ticket to cross the
ferry and when given the tip that the
first truck had been held up he took
another course with his load. The
truck and it's contents will be re-
moved to the government warehouse
IN Brooklyn.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-15
TOTTENvILLE

Miss Pearl Smith, of Poughkeep-
sic, has returned home. after visiting
Or. and Mrs. George Dow.
Miss Ehie Beecham, a nurse at
the Flushing hospital, formerly of
this place is recovering at the hos
pital from a recent operation for
appendicitis.
Patrolman Edward Streeter, cleri-
cal mar at the precinct station house
IS back to duty after nine days va
eation.
Mrs. John Yetman, a former resi-
dent, recently underwent an opera
ton at her home in Red Bank.
Oscar Frederick, of Linden, was
In iowa yesterday looking over his
hotel that was burned recently at
Raritan Bay Park.
An interesting program will be
given by the Philemon Literary and
Historical Society at its meeting
Monday afternoon at the Masonic
hall.
AMany enjoyed the supper served
night in connection with tho
Two nights bazar at Bethel church,
The affair closed as a most success
full event.
A tug was launched from Browns
Shipyard this week.
A number from here went tC
stapleton last night, where they at
tended the annual minstrel show o
the Staten Island Railroad Club Civ
en- under the direction Of D.
ney. coach.
Staten Island Chapter, No. 1876
Royal Arch Masons, elected officers
last night at the Masonic temple.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-15
BOARD FIXES
HEARING DATES
Boulevard Extension and the
Carteret Street Opening
on January II

TOTTENYILLE, Dec. 15:-The
Board of Estimate and Apportion-
ment at its meeting yesterday at
City Hall, Manhattan, fixed January
IL, 1924 as the date for the hearing
on the proposed reappointment OF
cost of the proceeding for acquiring
title to the Southside boulevard from
the division line between the fourth
and fifth wards to the pierhead and
bulkhead line Of Arthur Kill,
borough of Richmond and also the
same date as the hearing for acquir-
ing title to Carteret( Bentley street
from Amboy road to the Southside
boulevard, T~ottenville.
The extension of the boulevard is
from its present dead end at Elting-
vile to Tottenville. In the report
of the committee of assessment it
recommends that the resolution as
adopted on July 8, 1920, authorizing
the proceedings for acquiring title to
the Southside boulevard be amended
So as to make it relate to the street
as now laid cut, with provision for
placing twenty per cent of the cose
upon the city at large, twenty per
cent on the borough of Richmond
and the, remaining sixty per cent,
upo nthe local area as shown upon
a diagram accompanying the report
and that the city share be collected
with the taxes becoming due and
payable in the year following the
confirmation of the proceeding and
the borugh share be similarly col
lected in five equal installments be-
ginning with the year following the
confirmation of the proceedings.
In the report of the assessment
committee as from the chief en-
gineer's report that this Carteret
street, under a map recently ap-
proved has been given a width gem
orally of seventy-tlve feet and that
the land to be acquired has a pro-
rated assessed valuation of $6,0S5,
and that arrears of taxes and assess
ments against this property amount
to 1882. There are no emcroach-
mentS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-15
EPISCOPAL

ST. PETERS CHURCH-Sunday.
December IT. 7:45. Holy Eucharist;
$3.50, church school. 1920, morning
prayer and sermon. 1880 p. NJ,
evening prayer and sermon.
Monday 1880 p. M, Girls Friend
ly Society.
Tuesday 1880 p. NJ, Boy Scouts.
Wednesday 8 p. NJ, Junior candi-
dates.
Thursday, Feast Of st. Thomas the
Apostle. 10 A. NJ, Holy Eucharist.
Friday 1880 p. M, evening prayer.
The extra music which Is featur-
ing the Sunday evening services dur
ing advent are two anthems, Lord
of Our Life" by Field, and "Oh,
Everyone that Thirsteth" by Martin.
Miss Florence Garretson, s%oloist, will
sing Speaks THE Lord Is My Light
in addition to anthem solo. William
C. Horley will also sing, Arrange
ments are being made for special
music at the Christmas services,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-15
KEYPORT CHURCHES
KEYPORT, Dec. 15-Sunday in
the Keyport churches:
st. Johns M. T.. Church

lAC 1A1Np put HES
st. Johns NJ. Il. Church
Rev. Howard d. Stratton, pastor.
Class meeting at 9:45 a. m. Andrew
j. Latham, leader. Morning service
and sermon by the pastor at 1920 a.
m. Topic, The Condition of Sue
cessful Work" Sunday school at
1880 p m Epworth League meeting
at 7 p. m. Leader, Harry Nance.
Rally service. Evening worship and
sermon by the pastor at 1880 p. m.
Topic. THE Choosing of a King"
st. Mary's Episcopal Church
Rev. Philip S. Smith, rector. Holy
Communion at 1880 a. m. Church
school at GAS a. M. Mathis and
sermon at 10:45 a m. Evensong
and sermon by the rector at 1880
p. m.
Calvary NJ. Il. Church
Rev. Henry b. White, pastor.
Sunday school at $50 a. m. Topic,
"World Wide Missions" r. Walter
Snyder, superintendent. Morning
service and sermon by the Rev. S.
*. Moore of Matawan at 10:45 a. m.
Epworth League meetin" at 6:30 p.
m. Leader Mrs. william Lambert
son. Topic Gems From Some
Books l Have Read" Evening ser
vice and sermon at 1880 p. m. Rev.
~ iiNiiSAAiAoA VI 9INoh
er.
Presbyterian Church
Rev. William A.. Service, pastor.
Morning service and sermon by the
pastor at 1890 a. m. Sunday school
at the close of the morning service.
Evening worship and m by the
pastor at 1880 p. m.
Reformed Church
Rev. f. T.. b. Reynolds, pastor.
Sunday school at 9:15 a. m. Morn
ing service and sermon at 10:45 a.
m. Special address to the Junior
church., Evening service and ser
mon by the pastor at 1890 p. M.
First Baptist Church
Rev. Frank S. HARDWOOD, pastor.
csc a. m. Sunday school. Morning
service and sermon by the pastor
at 10:45 a. m. Topic, THE Double
Standard" Topic to the junior
church. "The Unseen Power" 6:45
p. m. Baptist Young Peoples meet
ing. 1880 p. m. evening service,
Mrs. Gertrude Prichett. the local Wis
iting nurse, will speak at this ser
vice and will explain pictures to be
shown by the stereopticon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-15
Church Services Tomorrow
And Coming EUents
METHODIST

@1Aa
SIMPSON M. E. CHURCH, Rev.
Wilbert Westcott, pastor. Sunday
services, $50 A. NJ, morning de-
votional meeting, Ia by Mr.. Hawk
ms. 1890 A. NJ, morning worship
with sermon by the pastor, upon
1.-THE Problem of Immortality" be-
ing the last in a series of sermons
upon PROBLEMS That Perplex."
There will also be a children's story
upon "A Little Spark" IL o'clock
noon, Sabbath school and Bible Glass.
GAS P. NJ, Epworth League devo-
tional meeting. 1880 p. M, the
usual Sunday evening service with
song service and sermon by the pas
tor upon 1.-THE Width of a Boat"
Notices
Wednesday evening the usual mid
week fellowship service. The pro-
gram for Christmas in Simpson
Church is as follows: Dec. %, at
10:30 A. NJ. the annual Christmas
service by the Sunday school. At the
evening service the pastor will
preach his annual Christmas sermon
upon Selecting an Appropriate
Christmas Gift"
December 20, at 2:30 P. M, the
annual Christmas entertainment for
the children on the cradle roll, and
in the Beginners and Primary de-
partments. At s o'clock the annual
Christmas entertainment and cantata
under the direction of Miss Hannah
Hughes, for the intermediate and
Senior departments and congrega-
ton.
December 81, at 3 o'clock, the
pastors party to the children, who
attend the Sunday morning service.
At s o'clock the Epworth League will
give its usual Christmas party.
DANISH METHODIST CHURCH
Madison ven and Jefferson St.
c. j. Conrad, pastor.
Morning worship 1890 o'clock
with preaching by the pastor.
Sunday school in the church 10
o'clock and in the Mission, Neville
and Cornell streets 8 A. M. Young
peoples meeting z o'clock, led by
Math. Christoffersen.
Evening service in the American
language 7:45.
The Slovak congregation meets
every Sunday morning at 8 o'clock
in the Sunday school room of the
church.
Week Notices
The official board meets Monday
evening at 1880.
Weekly devotional meeting, Wee
nesday evening at s o'clock.
Pastors young peoples class in
religious instruction meets Saturday
afternoon at 1 o'clock.