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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-20
HOME FOR LOCAL LEGION
IS NOW IN SIGHT

Two important announcements
were made at the meeting of the To-
cal American Legion post As held
in the auditorium of the local 7. NJ.
c. A. last night. One was the fact
that 100 new members had been en-
rolled into the local organization and
the other that the local post will be
in their new home in the course of
about three months.
Sometime ago Holger Holm stated
that during the membership drive
each member would have to be a
committee Of n to enroll at least
one new member. The report last
night showed that some members
had enrolled as many as eight new
legionaires.
Raymond White membership
chairman was present at the meeting
and urged the men to keep UP the
good work SO that the membership
in New Jersey would be doubled at
this time.
Ronald Kleckner, county COM
mander, was also present at the
meeting and gave a short talk on
the convalescent home at Toms
River.
Arrangements were made for the
big meeting at New Brunswick,
Thursday night, at which time the
National Commander will be pres
ont
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-20

All ye lovers of a good fight
and a good right form in line N
front of the Strand theatre Mon
day and grab an eye-full Of Con-
way Tearle in THE Referee" ms
newest Selznick production. After
viewing this exceptionally exciting
picture 1t is obvious that Tearle Is
king of the film fighters. Pugs and
rcugh-necks hold few terrors for
Tearle. But there is little gent
who carries around a bow and ar
row who finally sends Tearle to
the mat for the count of ten. Boys,
step up ana meet Cupid.
ssThe Referee is perhaps the
best story Mr.. Tearle has aver
had in his disting uished career
The star Is singularly suited TO the
role he portrays, for 1t is rurJored
that he Is quite a fighter in the
ranks of amateur pugilists. Judg-
ing by 'The Referee the life II
a motion picture star ia a strenuous
one, but Conway Tearle stripped
10 the skin God gave him looks
as ii he Ia no stranger to punch
ing bags and skipping ropes.
THE Innocent Cheat" will be at
the Strand theatre Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday according to an
announcement Just received. This
Is the Ben Wilson production, star
ring Neva Gerber, released by Ar
row, which has been so enthusiast
tically acclaimed throughout the
United States. Patrons of the
Strand theatre should certainly
avail themselves OF this opportun-
ity of seeing IL.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-20
THEATRES
At the Dttrnas

Sherlock Holmes" the Goldwyn
super-production starring John
Barrymore, at the Dltmas theatre,
proved one of the seasons film SEN
sAtions. It was first booked at the
Capitol theatre. the largest theatre
in the world-its seating capacity
il more than 5,0o0--where It was
screened to capacity audiences for
a week. The receipts for the one
week were $4S. 200, a record sur
passed but once in the history of
the theatre.
The popularity of the photopIay
st the Capitol, and thu enthusiasm
shown for It by the reviewers of
The New York newspapers, was
inch that p. g. Moss then booked
IL for a run at his Cameo theatre.
II remained there for nearly three
T1onths-eIeven weeks to be exact
after which IL was transferred TO
> third Broadway house, the
Broadway theatre, where it was
shown for another week.
The reason for the great popu-
srity of the screen version of
Sherlock Holmes" is to be found
partly in the fact that II was
adapted from william Giliette's
stage play, and partly to the able
direction Of Albert Parker and the
cast, John Barrymore makes an
ideal Sherlock Holmes and GUS
tave o Seyffertitz as Sherlock's
antagonist Of London's criminal
world, is a foeman worthy of his
steei.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-20
POLICE PROBE INJURYIkG
OF BOY BY SHELL

The loss Of a thumb and three fin
gers on the left hand, suffered ny
seven-year-old Joseph Valeski OF
Convery Place, while or his way
home from school yesterday noon,
has moved the local police to make
an Investigation to learn if junk men
in this town have supplies of fuses
and shells in their yards and truck
same through the streets of the city.
A small shell caused the injury
to the hoy yesterday and II was a
similar instrument which caused an
other boy part of n hand not so
lcng ago. Motorcycle Officer Frank
Seiboth and Officer Lawrence Mar
mon were detailed to investigate the
matter by Lieutenant William Cal
vim.
The boy is at the local hospital
and is being attended by DR.. q, ".
Fithian.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-20
DR.. GRANT TO REPLY


NEW YORK, Jan. 20:-The reply
Of the Rev, Percy Stickney Grant.
rector of the Protestant Episcopal
Church of the Ascension, to the let
ter addressed to him yesterday by
Bishop William r. Naming directing
that DR.. Grant either correct the re-
marks he made in a sermon last
Sunday or resign, probably will not
DO made until tomorrow morning
when he enter his pulpit for the
forenoon sermon. Friends of DR..
Grant are said to hold the view that
he would refuse either TO repudiate
his statement that very few clergy
men today who have been educated
in the large universities accept the
idea that Jesus had the power of
Cod or to resign but that he would
seek v~indication OF his expressed be-
lief through trial, if charges OF
heresy are made against him
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-20
TWO SMALL FIRES

Two small fires occupied the att
tention of the local firemen yester-
day afternoon. The first was in the
shed OF Andrew Jacobs in the rear
of 335 Lawrence street and was
caused by a boy playing with match
&c. The alarm was turned in from
box SO at Lawrence and Francis
streets by Mike Czocik and Motor
cycle Officer Paul Layden made the
report OF the fire at headquarters
The damage was fixed at $40.
The second fire was caused by an
oil stove exploding in the home OF
f. w. Busse on 502 Neville street.
The alarm Of fire was turned In from
box S5 near the city hospital and
officer Frank Geneski was on duty
at the scene. The damage was slight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-20
FOIL METUCHEN THIEVES

METUCHEN, Jan. 20--samuel
Aaron, grocer, of 1872 Main street,
reported to the police this norm
ing that last night he closed his
store shortly after nine o'clock and
about eleven o'clock he heard con-
siderable noise in the store below.
He investigated and found that the
side door was unlocked. Upon an
investigation the police were led to
believe that it was the work of
some boy or boys who had broken
into the place, as nothing of value
was taken, save a few boxes of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-20
ASSAULT CHARGE MADE

PORT READING, Jan. 20
George Gels, formerly employed by
the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
was arrested at s o'clock yesterday
afternoon on the complaint of John
A. KimbalI. an officer of the Port
Reading coal yards and held by Re-
corder Ashley in $1,000 bail on a
charge of assault and battery.
The alleged assault took place In
a lunch wagon here at $3.50 o'clock
Yesterday afternoon, Kimball told
in the recorders court that he was
accosted by Gels and that the latter
hit him with his fist in the face,
Gels pleaded not guilty ard was re-
manded in default of bail to await
action OF the grand jury.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-20
To-day and Monday a. Crescent

"A splendid show Is appearing at
the Crescent theatre today for the
last time. Not only are the two
PEOPLE acts above the usual enter
lainments of this kind but a sketch,
entitled "Some Baby" by Marion
fsyrne and company, is a scream
from start to finish. Before this act
half over, you will have fallen in
Feve with Miss Byrne, who plays to
perfection the part of a French
fenographer. 1t is a sketch far
4bove the average.
Other splendid acts on the bill
are; Bowman's Cotton Blossoms"
4 condemnation of colored artists
in songs and dances; Keller and
Matters, character comedians; Car
tetta and Lewis, high-class due;
t'esci Due, instrumental novelty.
The photoplay, in connection with
This great show, is Tom Mix in
Arabia There is also the fifteenth
episode of Ruth Rowland in the
eQueeu of the Timberland''; a Har-
elG Lloyd comedy, and news.
Monday, the Crescent will present
another big vaudeville program and
the photoplay by James Oliver Cur
tx9ood. THE Man From Hell's River, !"
Featuring Irving Cummings, Eva
Suynk and Wallace Berry.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-20
HARDING To Be At HIS
DESK next MONDAY

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2o,-Presi-
dent Harding has so far recovered
today from his attack of grippe that
he hoped to be at his desk on Mon
day. No engagements will be made
for that day, however, as he has
an accumulation of official papers
awaiting his return to the executive
offices.
On the advice Of his physician. the
President spent most of today ly-
ing down in his room.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-20
MANY AT DANCE

About 400 people attended the drst
annual dance of the italian Civics
Club in Junior Hall, last Thursday;
$40 in gold was awarded to Miss
Frances Cont, the judges for the oc-
oasion were Mrs. Namege Antonio,
Mrs. Charles Costello, Edward Ed
ridge, Thomas Kelly and c. G.
Grave. Music was furnished by
Banjo Alex orchestra. The commit
tee in charge, of the affair consisted
of W. Pollino, Sam D'Angelo, Louis
Benindente, Bartolo Spanpinsto, To-
lomeo Giovanni, Tossi Nato1e On
sini, Antonio and Strait Benigua.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-20
OBITUARY
Funeral Cor Jnstus KaIetsch

Funeral services for Justus Kale-
tsch, a former president Of the Perth
Amboy Health Board We're held from
the home of his on, Max Kaletsch,
Wood avenue, T%ottenVille, yesterday
afternoon and was attended by many
friends from this city. Rev. DR..
Jacob Ganss, pastor of st. PauPs
church of which he was a member
officiated at the service at the house
and at the grave in Alpine cemetery,
where the interment was made.
Charles Eilo
Charles Ello, Gorty-two years old
died Wednesday at his home, 534
Penn street. He vas employed al
the American Smelling d Refining
Company's plant for twenty years
Besides his widow, he is survived By
six children. The funeral Will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 2 O'clock
from his late residence.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-20

METUCHEN, Jan. 20-About
nine o'clock last night a collision
occurred on the Lincoln Highway,
when a truck driven by Joseph
Wezemuyer, which was going along
the highway ran into and badly
damaged a truck owned by the
Woodbrook farms and driven by
Charles Pates, which was standing
near the curb, An investigation by
the police resulted in the summon
ing OF Wezemuyer to appear before
Recorder Weber next Wednesday
night
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-20
Perth AmbnY Wins

Tho Perth Amboy Y. NJ, G. \.
won from the Railway association
in the MISREPRESENTATION league
games played in the local building
last night by a point score of ~
25, The local pocket billiard art
lists, Paszterak and Antonio won all
their matches from the visiting cue
wlelders, Chaplin and Vail. giving
Amboy a total OF 20 points in this
event to Railways IL.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-20
q men EXECUTED

BELFAST, Jan. 20 (By The AS
ISOLATED Press)-Four men were
executed this morning in the Tralee
Jail, County Kerry. for possessing
arms and ammunition. They were
James DAILY of Killarney and John
Clifford, Michael Brasnan and
James Lanlan. addresses unknown.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-20
BANK ROBBER KILLED

ST. PAUL, MINI, Jan. 20.-One
bandit was killed and two patrons of
the Paine Avenue State Bank, here,
were seriously wounded today In an
exchange of shots that resulted,
when three bandits attempted to rob
the hank.
The Washington times., 1923-02-20
ENGLISH WOMEN ARE
ELIGIBLE AS SHIPPERS

LONDON, Feb. 2O.-The board OF
trade this week, In replying to the
questions raised by the Imperial Mer'
chant Service Guild, stated that, pro
vided the conditions prescribed by
their regulations as to service and
testimonials were complied with, they
would not hesitate to issue masters
certificates to women.
This action is based on the pro
visions of the sex disqualification
removal act of 1918, and has set the
shipping world specializing about the
chance, which, however, is generally
admitted not to be bright in the
near future, of feminine shippers.
"Syren and Shipping" well-known
trade journal, recalls the fact that
a young lady holding a marine en-
gineer's certificate recently complet-
ed g. voyage in a British steamship,
and remarks that ''seafarers will
learn with mixed feelings that there
is no real reason why members of
the fair sex should not hold positions
of authority aboard ship"
The Washington times., 1923-02-20
GA.YETY HAS
GOOD TIMES
REVUE
RUTH NUGENI

Those who journey to the
Gayety this week will find in
Hello. Good Times" a burlesaue
show that is eminently satisfying.
1t is all about a fellow who likes
pretty girls and his efforts to
keep that fact from his wife. It
takes two acts and eight scenes
20 depict all his escapades and in
the meantime the other princi-
pals and the chorus have a merry
time singing and dancing.
The gay rounder is Nat Chick
Haines, a 200-pound comedian,
who kept last nights audience in
a constant uproar. HaineS Is
original in his methods and his
style Is in refreshing contrast to
the slapstick comedy of so many
burlesQue comedians. Vic Pant
is another comedian who received
generous applause.
The feminine portion Of the
company is very attractive, with
Fay Tunis, Louise Wright and
June LeVeay carrying off the
honors. Miss LeVeay, with
George Weist at the piano, sang
a number Of songs that were an
outstanding feature Of the enter
tainment
The show is enlivened by a
pretty and well drilled chorus,
while the costuming and stage eff
fects are deliberately Designed
H. w.
The Washington times., 1923-02-20
By q. i. MEREDITH.

By @. j.. MEREDITH.
I II you can't get laughs out
Of "Kempy' this Nugent edition
Of .:Main Street" offered at the
Garrick Theater this week. you
haven't any laughs in your cos.
mos.
.:Kempy,, coming from the
combined pens of j. G. dad"
Nugent and his son, Elliott, and
from q successful run on Broad
way, has been variously describ-
ed by the New York gentlemen
who pull things apart. This
comment has frequently included
the criticism OF mot much plot,
made for people from the sticks
and other, brief phrases meant to
indicate the height of the COM
mentator's brow.
Regardless of all these crank
words, 1T remains unacceptable
! that .Kenpy'' does what 1t Is de-
signed to do make people laugh,
! frequently at memories of their
L own home 1ifegsand even at words
which quite probably were heard
not SO. long ago in their own
family circles perhaps even from
their own lips. ;.
Dad Bence, the elder Nugent,
the father Of three daughters who
must be married off before inn
pending bankruptcy becomes a
fact, begins hitting close at home
long before he appears in the
very bathrobe your own father
still wears, the scIOlly brown af-
fair without much shape, hut
much comfort. Daughter No. 2,
Isabel Withers, is quite in love
with Duke" Merrill, otherwise
! Grant Mitchell. once and ever
since an admirably tailored gem
tleman. But, Of course, career
calls and the octopus Of possible
fame makes her consistently
dodge the strong manly arms Of
her persistent swain.
A rapid-fire quarrel ensues.
upon the heels OF which enters
"Kempy," Elliott Nugent, tenn
porariIy a plumber, but. really an
architect, who mentions he is in
debted to this same Daughter
No. 2 for inspiration purveyed to
him through a book of not ro-
bust circulation dashed off as
part of her career. This indebt-
edness is rapidly cancelled
through the lady's sudden offer Of
marriage. Telephone news, OF the
runaway marriage is construed
by the folks at home to mean
that she and Duke have visited
the altar. providing an all-star
situation when the plumber hus-
band is dragged into the family
circle. 80
Another act straightens out the
prevailing cloudinesss permitting
Mr.. Plumber to fall quite prop.
erly in love with Daughter No. 8,
younger and more partial to the
The Washington times., 1923-02-20
BRIGHT IS
DOT COSMOS
BIZ
New Faces and Fresh Material
Distinguish Current
Offering.

The Cosmos Theater this week
ts presenting good bill Of enter
tainment which comprises nearly
all new vaudeville acts, each OF
them good and each winning It's due
share of laughter and applause.
A rather unusual opening BY the
Cromwell sisters introduces Rsrare
girl juggler, whose speed, elever-
ness and novel feats with the de
aboio. q combination Of baseball,
bat, base and glove, plates and tn
pans marked her. as q wonder III
her line and won for her unlimited
applause, while her sister, a
pantOminic Coincidence, u with
articles familiar in pre-Vols3ead
days, won shout after shout ct
laughter throughout the sdacts
Tower and Darrell, another team
act. in Food for Squirrels Il pre-
scented q new and very an1gsinx
/ thin girl whose monkeyshineefMnd
kicks gave q life to the offaring
seldom found in nut cOmedysn 81
Shadows" q charming vaJtdes
willie offering arranged by Marie
toe and character dancer, Withohee
CO1upauy IN ulatO8u6p SOH8Asl&AkB
dances. Alexander and FieAdaaG
new team act, brings "A Breeze Of
Aristocrasy," an offering OF song
and quips, while Lanigan Ind
Haney offer fine limitations 3 4k
noted musical comedy DANGERS and
the Stone De Luxe Novelty Five
have new and breezy Jazz, aSfe-
cation. 81, u,
Four Orphans" a new rEst
run comedy full OF laughnaKing
material. the Movie Chats and the
news pictures complete the bin, y
The Washington times., 1923-02-20
CLASSIC BITS
AT THERAM'S
HEAD

Ophelia's mad scene in Hamlet"
has been rendered more or less
successfully by sores Of we'll
known artists and some not so
well known, but it remained for.
Rosalind Fuller to give it to us in
song. This she did last evening at
the Rams Head Playhouse, and
successfully so. Miss Fuller has
been playing the part of Ophelia
with John Barrymore in Hamlet"
It was a pleasing j.noVation to
hear the familiar Shakespearean
lines sung, the singing Of which
detracted not one whit from the
beauty Of that bit of play.
The charming medieval ballads.
THE Raggle Taggle Gypsies," and
Lord Thomas and the Fair
Elenor" were given in true ballad
spirit by Miss Fuller, in costume,
as was the pastoral song, 1.-THE
Farmers Son." 1.-THE Two Sis
ters of Bb,norie" and "Mowing the
Barley" made up Miss Fuller IN
dividual contribution to the PRO
gram in time" of folk songs and
dance compositions.
A peep at how little folks in
England sometimes played in the
old days was given by Miss Fuller
and Anita Enters in 81 ging and
dancing the, old English play
songs, Here Comes a Duke
Abiding" and I'VE Are the
Roman Soldiers" Both songs
were delightfully."- rendered and
proved most pleasing to the audi
ence.
Miss Enters, who appeared in
several dances in one of the series
of Oriental night entertainments
last season, was most pleasing in
an encore, a Japanese dance,
which she repeated. Her interpre:
tatio1s included Debussy's "The
Little Shepherd" "En Bateau,"
and Young Girl" Spanish I'm
preston" (Sarasate), and "Moyen
Age" KuhnaW.
Much credit is due the splendid
work Of the accompanist, Everett
Tuchings. b. J.
The Washington times., 1923-02-20
R00NEY-BENT
DUO STAR
AT KEITH'S
Good Dancing Spices New Bill
With Variety Also

It's hard to make a wise crack
right off the bat about Pat
Rooney. Mr.. Rooney is simply.
Mr.. Rooney, and a matter Of CO.
ing into details about him is like
telling you something you already
know.
When you think Of Pat, you
just naturally think Of those MINI
BILE, syncopating feet = and, Of
course, his much initiated Rosie
O'Grady" number that has been
q whistling hit for years.
At any rate, Mr.. Rooney is the
life of the party" at B. f..
Keith's this week, and with his
ever-charming side-partner, Mar
ion Bent, he Is surrounded with
a specially capable group of en-
tertainers, as well as a very jazz
edy-jazz orchestra that seems to
get it's principal motifs out Of the
aforementioned Mr.. Rooney's feet.
The whole affair is called
Rings of Smoke" which is a
hodge-podge of dancing and sing
ing done in eight scenes, all OF
which are prettily mounted, while
the costumes are particularly ap-
pealing. Ted and Kathryn AM
dreWs give their conception of a
twentieth century waltz and later
a fast-step creation that was APP
plauded. Maud Drury, a beauti-
full blonde, in the role of Kath-
leen, in an Irish scene with Pat,
has winsome way about her;
while Anita Nieto and Billie
Z Rainsford, in several dancing
numbers with Pat, are splendid
entertainers.
This being the open season, so
to speak, for blackface comedians,
we have with. us none other than
those old faVorites, George Moran
and Charles Mack, oldtimers in
the age Of vaudeville, but still
better than ever, we'll say.
Their droll method Of deliver.
ing their lines is hilariously
funny, while. the material is full
Of humorous wisdom and timely
wit. And then we come to Kate
Gilmore and Sam Williams, the
former as screamingly funny as
ever, with new gags" that nearly
started q young riot among even
the hard-boiled first-nighters, who
have a bad habit of sitting on
their hands when it's time to IN
loosen with applause.
Wearing gown sparkling with
hundreds OF brilliants that make
you think they're diamonds, and q
headdress of white ostrich feath.
ers, Herbert Clifton, one of vaude-
ville's leading female impersona-
tors, sings in what might be a
soprano voice, although, of
course, in reality, it's falsetto at
it's best, but, nevertheless, ex-
tremely well done
Hence, having told you the
high spots about Pat, and Kate.
the two blackbirds, and Herbert,
it's necessary for us to compass
the balance into limited space.
There's F'lorrie Millership ire
member the Millership sistersO
and Alfred Gerard, who give a
real smart and classy revue. The
Darling Twins, Juveniles, are
clever, and undoubtedly are being
groomed to out-dolly The DoIlys
in 1880. The Original Four Phil
lips are forehead balancers Of ex-
ceptional merit, while Davis and
Pelle offer an exhibition Of equili-
brium stunts. r. p. D.
The Washington times., 1923-02-20
BETTER THANCAUNEL
Thsnsands Have Discovered DR..
Edwards, Olive Tablets Are .
Harmless Substitute.

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets-the sub
stftute for calomel--are a mild but sure
taxasEve. and their effect on the liver
- almost instantaneous. These. little
oIive-colored tablets are the result of
DR.. Edwards determination not to treat
liver and bowel complaints with calomel.
The pleasant little tablets do the good
that calomel does, but have no bad after
effects. They don't injure the teeth
Ike strong liquids or calomeL They
take hold Of the trouble and quickly
correct lit. Why cure the liver at the
expense Of the teeth? Cal0mel some
times plays havoc with the gums. So
do strong liquids 1t is best not to
take calomel. Let DR.. Edwards Olive
Tablets take its place.
Headaches. "dullness" and that lazy
feeling come from constipation and q
disordered liver. Take DIR. Edwards
Olive Tablets when you feel 'logy'' and
"heavy." They clear cIouded brain
ana ''perk up the spirits. 16c and acc.
The Washington times., 1923-02-20
AIRCRAFT AND RADIO
LEGAL CODE ADOPTED

A new legal code governing use
OF aircraft and radio in time of war
has been completed by the interna.
tional commission Of jurists appoint.
ed under. the Washington confer.
ence agreement to revise the rules
Of warfare, it was announced at the
State Department today.
In reporting the agreement
reached at The Hague, John Bias
sett Moore, the American represen-
tative, said the task was completed
and the final report signed. The
commission has adjourned.