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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-08
LARSON STICKS
WITH S|LZER
IN ROAD FIGHT.
Survey of Senate Points to
Success for Governors
Four Man Commission
SITUATION Is OUTLINED
Indications That IL Are in
Favor of Big Board Rather
Than Single Member

TRENTON, March S.-What is
regarded as the final effort for the
HIGHWAY ripper" bill was made yes
terday afternoon by the House of AS
sembly Republicans when in con-
ference the majority went on record
for the Edge plan of a one-man con-
troll of the highway department and
named a committee of five to con-
vey these sentiments to the senate
Republicans. The committee was
composed of Assemblyman Hersh-
field, of Passaic; Roegner, of Pas
sale; Pascoe, of Union; Chamber
lain, of Essex, Blizzard of Cumber-
land. The committee Immediately
proceeded to the senate chamber but
arrived to find that that body had
adjourned for the week and only a
few of the G. o. P. members remain
ed. To these were communicated
the decision of their assembly col
leagues, but the information fell
upon deaf ears as nothing could be
done, adjournment having been TAX
en- for the week, and those who
heard it not being in sympathy with
the ripper" program anyhow. The
bill endorsed by the House majority
it is understood. would have rip
ped" from the Governor the power
to name the one-man commissioner
The action of the assembly major
ity was looked upon by the senators
who heard of it as a move to create
a psychological effort on a group Of
seven or eight Republican senators,
who are against the ripper" pro-
gram. 1t failed in its effort.
1t is now being predicted that next
week will see the confirmation OF
at least some of the SilZer nominees.
1t is apparent that the independent
group in the senate is about ready
for this course. Majority Leader
Stevens, Senators Case, Parry, Rob-
erts, Pierson and several others hav-
ing said either in statements to the
press or in conversation to newspap-
ermen that they are for confirma-
ton.
Robert zachery, private secretary
to United states Senator Edge, re-
mained here yesterday watching the
situation for his chief, but it became
more apparent all the time that hope
for the Edge plan of a one-man
commission was rapidly fading. With
but two more weeks of the session to
go and many other matters to be
considered. the members of both
Houses are wearying of the road
fight and want to see it cleared up.
If it is gotten out of the way next
Monday night, other matters can be
given attention.
At this writing it looks as If the
lineup for confirmation may be as
follows:
Republicans: Stevens, of Mon
mouth, Case, of Somerset; Whitney
Marris; Larson, Middlesex; Parry,
Essex: Roberts, Burlington; Black
we'll. of Mercer, and Pireson, of
Unions.
Democrats: Simpson. of Hudson;
Barber. Warren; Kays, Sussex;
Agans, Hunterdon-4. ',..
This would provide majroity of
twelve for confirmation, or more
than is necessary.
The Republicans listed against
confirmation are: Richards, Allan
tic; Mackey. Bergen: WallwVrth.
Camden; Bright, Cap eMay; Reeves.
Cumberland; FODDER. Gloucester;
Mathis, Ocean; Smith. Passaic; AL
len, SaIem-9.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-08

Efforts to have a bridge spanning
the tracks of the Central railroad
and connecting the dead ends CT
Fayette street after the elimination
of the railroad grade crossings IS
completed. was taken up at a con-
ference yesterday afternoon in the
city hall between members of the
Board of Aldermen. city officials and
A. c. Owens, C hief engineer of the
Central Railroad of New jersey.
Although nothing was promised by
Mr. Owens, who listened tc the sus-
gestions of the aldermen with mucn
interest. he instructed the alder
mer- to prepare plans of the destred d
Improvements and forward thm TO
his Office, after which he will be
able to tell them Just what the rail-
road will do.
Alderman-at-Large Richard j.
Calvin, in opening the conference,
told of the desire on the part of the
city to connect up Fayette street.
and showed how greatly this street
will be needed to handle automobile
traffic from the new state bridge.
direct to the ferry. after the new
bridge is completed. He pointed out
that the City Plan Commission has
suggested the building Of the abut-
ments for the bridge when the othar
work Is going on an dthat the bridge
could then be built later.
Under the present plan of connect
ing Fayette street, the bridge will
take traffic over the main line rail-
road tracks but the switch Or spur
track leading into the c. NJ. Peterson
& Company coal yard win be at
grade. The aldermen are desirous
that even this grade crossing be
eliminated, and Mr.. Owens pointed
out that this would be hard to do,
owing to placing cars over the coal
pockets in Peterson's yard.
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-08
DORSEY LAUDS
FIRE DEPT.F0R
GALLANT WORK
Also Points to Necessity of
Having Building Code to
Protect the City
ON TYPE OF BUILDING
Mayor Wilson Tells of Build
ing That Was Destroyed
Early Today
ON TYPE OF BUILDING

Former Mayor Frank Dorsey to-
day praised the work of the fire.
men and condemned the type of
construction which last night made
possible the fire which threatened
not only the building of the Dorsey
Motors Inc but also property nortn,
east, south and west of the burned
structure. Mr.. Dorsey declared that
had it not been for the recent snow
which still remained on the roofs to
considerable extent it is likely that
in spite of the firemen the blaze
would hav sprad to other buildings.
Mr.. Dorsey had the following to say
concerning the fire:
When 1 came here at 4:05
o'clock it looked as though this
building was going as the wind was
in the right direction. If it had no;
been for the fact the firemen gave
our building a greet deal of at
tention, 1 do not believe it would
have escaped.
While many Of the fremen were
devoting their time TO prevent the
spread of the fire to our building,
others helped remove about thirty
cars without damage TO them, which
consider something out of the or
binary.
The fire illustrates the quickness
with which this type of building
burns and shows the necessity of
having a building code, which will
prevent the erection CT this type Of
construction.
"The firemen deserve a great deal
of credit for the mastery way in
which they fought the blaze, that
threatened not only our building,
n
laying in every direction. 1t was
only through the untiring work of
the fire men that the blaze was con-
fined to the one building"
Wilson Tells of Building
Mayor Wilson this morning said
considerable delay had been expert
enced when the building was erected
as the aldermanic building commit
tee, of which he was chairman at the
time, refused to permit the work to
proceed as originally laid out by an
out-of-town architect. After the
building committee had inspected
the building and made certain rec
concentrations, Mayor Wilson said,
the owner was given permission TO
continue with the work on con -ition
that these changes were made. AL
though some of the committees rec
concentrations were carried out, the
manner in which the fire spread
through the building and the walls
collapsed, has shown that all of the
suggestions made by the building
committee were not carried out to
the letter, the mayor said.
Such a structure, Mayor Wilson
said, is a menace not only to the per-
sons working in it but TO others as
well, he pointing to the narrow es-
capes experienced by more than a
score of firemen when the walls of
the building fell at different times
during the fire.
Day by Day Sales of Chevrolet Are
growing bigger and bigger. Jefferson
Motors, Inc. 3-5-tf'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-08
SHIP CANAL IS
UP To SENATE
AND GOVERNOR
Hoffman's Measure With One
Amendment Passed in the
Assembly
IS GIVEN BIG VOTE
Provides for Purchase of
Right of Way for Water
way Across State

By a, vote of forty to seven AS
semblyman Hoffman's Ship Canal
bill, appropriating to the Board of
eys to be received from the Lehign
Valley Railroad Company through
the abandonment of the Morris ani
Essex canal, for the purpose of
rights of ways across the state for
the sea level, passed the assembly
yesterday afternoon. The measure
was supported by Assemblyman
Hanson and De Voc. of MiddleseX,
and now goes to the senate. where
Senator Morgan Y. Larson, at whose
suggestion the appropriation bill
was introduced in the House will
mokt a fight to have the bill enact
ed into legislation. 1t is felt that
there is no doubt about Governor
Silzer approving the measure if It
passes the senate.
When the bill was placed on the
calendar, Assemblyman Hoffman
asked unanimous consent to amend
the measure on the third reading.
This amendment excepted from the
amount to be used for the purchase
of the rights of-way such part of
said sum as may have been or may
lie specifically appropriated to the
maintenance and operation of the
Norris canal by any other statute.
This amendment was offered to
overcome objections Oe Morris, Pas
sale and Essex members of the as
sembIy who felt that part of the
amount to be derived should be
placed at the disposal of the Morris
Canal Commission for the mainte-
nance of the old canal.
On Tuesday of laSr week Assem-
blynan Howe's bill continuing the
Morris Canal Commission, House
No. 227, was passed. This sbill pro-
vided that the commission should
have at their disp osal "$150,000 or
so much thereof as they might
deem necessary" ssemblyman
Hoffman was successful in having
this amended to read mot more
than 81 10000"
Under the agreement of the state,
the Norris Canal IS Banking Com
pany and the LeE1gh Valley Rail
road, the latter company is to pay
to the state in cash the sum of
$4,000 in five annual installments,
the first of which has already been
paid The railroad company is ex-
rected shortly to pay in the balance
in order to escape the per cent In
tract This amount will be raised
considerably by the sale of other
canal rights and property held along
the basin Of the present canal. 1t
is felt that the money that may be
derived for the purchase of the right
of way will be the entire 1915, 1000,
but In any event, under the amend
n.ent to Assembly Bill 227, it will
not be impaired more than $150,000.
When Assemblyman Hoffman's s
measure was presented, opposition
to the measure was voiced by As
semblyman Barkman Of Morris. who
felt. that the entire amount should
be retained until the Morris canal
matter was disposed of. Questions
were also raised by Assemblymen
Pascoe of Union, Long of Essex and
Williams of Passaie.
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-08
HOSPITAL GETS
NEW SETBACK
Prohibitive Costs of Construc-
ton Likely Deciding Factor
in tuberculosis Move

NEW BRUNSWICK. March s.
Prohibitive costs in construction
are expected to DC the deciding fac
tor in convincing the board of free
holders that it will be much cheaper
to provide for the care of county
tuberculosis patients than attempt
the erection Of a county institution
for that purpose.
This result was practically arrived
at, between a conference of the free
nolders and the advisory committee,
appointed by Director William S.
Dey last year to lool, into the ad-
visibility of building such a hos
pital, at the meeting held yesterday
afternoon.
A mass of figures collected from
five counties of the state, that have
built and are now maintaining tu-
berculos hospitals, which had been
collected and tahulated by Assistant
County Treasurer Wilson 8. Fred
ericks. was used as q basis for de-
termining the approximate cost of
such a building.
From the average figures at hand,
it was conceded that Middlesex could
provide an institution to care for
forty patients at an initial cost of
100000. though the annual main
tenance of such hospital would
amount to approximately $37.440 or
at the rate of SIS per week, which
is the amount the county now pays
for the care of patients In out of the
county hospitals.
DR.. John F. Anderson. director Of
Squibbs laboratory in this city, de-
clared that it would be useless to
consider the building of a hospital
that would care for less than one
hundred and fifty persons, which en-
tail an outlay of about 100000.
Freeholder Belloff. chairman of the
committee declared that the free
holders were ready to take some ac-
tion on the question, but that the
bonding capacity would not permit
of the expenditure of over $15O,O0O
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-08

and that for seven and one-half
acres of land appraised at 100000.
the road board paid the Donnell
company $230,000. The attorney
general also asked the chancery
court to compel the road board. or
any of them, to return the amount
of money paid by the state for the
land.
Senator Stevens mentioned the
Perth Amboy bridge as one of the
things to be investigated by the COM
mittee and also the Hackensack
bridge over the Passaic river, on
Route l, of the state highway sys-
tenn.
The resolution provides for conf
mittee of three senators named by
the president of the senate and three
assemblymen, named by the speaker
of the House to constitute the COM
mittee, and appropriates $4,000 for
expenses. The attorney general is
named as counsel for the probing
commission.
I'VE have no objection at ali to
this resolution" declared Senator
Simpson, Democrat, of Hudson, on
behalf of the minority members of
the senate, all of whom, excepting
Slln pSOns were absent. but we 90
hope that it is not camouflage."
Senator Simpson then proceeded
by advising a grand jury investiga-
ton of the old road boards activi-
ties.
THE attorney general" concluded
Simpson, who is of the majority
party, has a quicker and surer way
of getting at the truth, and that IS
by a grand jury investigation"
The Republicans voting for the
resolution were: Allen of Salem;
Blackwell, Mercer; Case, Somerset;
Mackay, Bergen; Parry of Essex;
Pierson of Union; Roberts of Bur
lington: Smith, of Passaic; Majority
Leader Stevens, of Monmouth, and
Whitney of Morris. Senator SiTnp-
son, Democrat, also voted for the
probe resolution.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-08

structure TO be ready to leave their
homes, and when sparks threatened
the buildings these residents sought
shelter in the Y. NJ. c. A., postofice
and at the homes OF nearby friends.
For a long time several lines Of hose
were played on these buildings.
Fighting the fire from every side,
the tiremen were given a merry oat-
tie for over two hours. The fire lad
dies were battling to keep the dam
age within the Mandel building but
slight damage was done to furniture
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-08

NOTICE
COURT AMBOY, NO. 5s. FORESTER
OF AMERICA
Members of the above court
are hereby notified that this court
did not endorse the circulating
NJ punch boards delivered to their
members last week.
c. ]. WARNER,
Financial Secretary.
MICHAEL KANDRICK,
Chief Ranger
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-08
100 Ways
To Make Money
By BILLY WINNER

If Could Mend
IF you're one of the more un-
fortunate ones who must mend
your own clothes, you'd appre-
ciate having some one do it for
you. Right here in Perth AM
boy there are hundreds of peo-
pie who dislike mending, and
there are others, too, who like t
and do very neat work.
I'd establish a service sta-ion
and do everything from darning
socks for busy bachelors To let
ting down hens for working wo-
men. People would bring their
mending jobs to me in the
morning and carry them away
in the evening" buttons all on,
tears all patched. and holes
neatly darned. OF course they'd
come again.
l know that if I could mend
I'd mend every day. I'd adver-
tise in the Classified Columns of
the Perth Amboy Evening News.
telling the large number of
readers what l can do.
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4e3H Il
tcopyrieht, 1898. Associated Editors,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-08

Studebaker 1891 Light 8 Sedan repatnt-
ed, perfect condition: must sell this week
sidered Address Box "a. B. c." Care
News. zsSSV-o-'-o'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-08
Wants Full Probe

SOUTH RIVER, March S.
George L. Burton, chairman of the
ousted State Highway Commission,
has written to State Senator Morgan
F. Larson, of this city, requesting
the MiddleseX senator to use his i'll
fuence in having the proposed Joint
resolution ordering a legislative
probe of the Donnell bridge ap-
proach matter so worded that an ell
tire investigation of everything un-
dertaken by the former highway
commission is included. Mr.. Bur
ton claims that an investigation into
the Donnell matter alone would not
be fair to the public or to the for
mer highway commissioners and
asks that any probe which might be
conducted include the manner IN
which millions Of dollars were ex-
pended in highway construction.
The letter follows:
March 7. 1928.
Honorable Morgan F. Larson,
"State Senator,
perth Amboy, n. J.
''My Dear Sir:
"I understand that a joint resolu-
ton is before the legislature seek
ing to probe and investigate the mat
ter of the purchase of the w. ]. Don
nell Lumber Co., land for the ap-
proach to the proposed Amboy
Bridge.
I'm view Of all that has been said.
I feel that a probe and investigation
limited to this subject is not fair TO
the public and is not fair to the
members of the old Highway Com
mission and I ask you to use your in
duence to see that the resolution
provides for an entire investigation
Of everything undertaken by the for
mer highway commission from the
date it took office until it was re-
moved and particularly with regard
to the millions of dollars expended
in highway construction.
Although I have not been IN
touch with any other member of the
commission, I know that they all
would Join with me in this request.
yours truly,
GEORGE L. BURTON.
Rraveruan 81 Smith. Certified PUBLIC
Aocountants American Building. III
Smith St, specialize in intricate tax re-
turns for CORPORATIONS and indiVlduals'
Evening or day, by appointment
22417-3-S-5t"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-08
Many New Citizens

NEW BRUNSWICK, March s.
Two soldiers and eight-six aliens
were admitted to citizenship yester-
day before Judge John P. Kirkpar-
rick and United States Examiner
Mile. Ten applications were denied
and ten cases were continued.
One hundred and thirty citizenship
cases are listed for today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-08

Smith Street: good store for rent In
quire Sc arutth Street. 22421--S-S-tf'
INCOME TAX REPORTS PREPARED
George Silverstein, Accountant and Tax
Specialist. 1873 Smith st. Phone 1914.
22334-3-6-6ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-08

Firewood boxes. $500 per hundreS.
Mupo1. Sheridan Street. Phone 469.
22t&6-B, o. D.-10ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-08

Day by Day Sales OF Chevrolet Are
growing bigger and bigger. Jefferson
Motors. Inc. 3-5-tfs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-08

TYPEwRITERS-Depe for rent.
Comegys & Bro. Smith and Elm Streets.
fsR71-12-7-Thurs. ttfs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-08

Braveruan s. Smith, Certified PUBLIC
Acconntants. American Building. III
smith St, apecialize in intricate tax re-
turns for corporations and individuals
Evening or day, by appointment
22417-3-S-5ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-08

Day by Day Sales of Chevrolet Are
growing bigger and bigger. Jefferson
Motors Inc 3-5-tfs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-08

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-08
WIT wVET

Fair tonight 3.6
Friday; !tEt! g
change !r tenn
perature; mod.
crate to fire S h
northwest shift
ng to northeast
winds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-08

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Evening star., 1923-12-23

welt, Mrs. Hines. Mrs. Eberle. Mrs.
Lejeunel and the wives of the flag
and general officers stationed in
Washington. Mrs. Robert Coontz, Mrs.
Logan Feland and Mrs. Clarence o.
Sheriff. will receive.
The girls committee headed by Miss
Emma Stitt includes Mss Eugenie Le-
jeune, Miss Laura Marshall. Miss
Claudia Read, Miss Janet, Moffett,
Miss Betty Byrne, Miss Helen Straus.
Miss Bertha Coontz. Miss Bessie Nc
Keldin, Miss Natalie Hammond, Miss
Norvell Munford, Miss Anne Deve-
reux, Miss Agnes Ashford, Miss Eu-
genie LeMerle Miss Muriel Gray. Miss
Jane Hopkins. Miss Katherine Wrenn,
Miss Elizabeth Adams, Miss Ruth
Stoddard, Miss Eleanor Northrop,
Miss Margaret Zolnay, Miss Nina Dia-
montrpoulis. Miss Ellen Blair, Miss
Evening star., 1923-12-23

from New York tomorrow. She will
be Joined Christmas day by Miss Luis
Mudgett of Boston, who will spend
this week with them.
Miss Olive McNeal. Mr.. and Mrs
McNeafs older daughter. sailed yes
terday for England. where she will
be for several months associated with
Miss Anna Maud Hallam. Miss Nc
Neal is vice president of the Practi-
cal Psychology Club of Washington
Miss Frances Benjamin Johnston
will arrive from New York today to
srend the holiday week as guest of
her aunt, Mrs. c. J. Hagan, at the
Franklin Square Hotel.
Mrs. George Whitecotton and her
daughter. Miss Jeanne Whitecotton
formerly Of Missouri, but who hav.
been living In Paris for some time
have come to Washington for the
winter. They are established in an
apartment in the Avondale. 1894 p
street. which they have leased for the
season.
Mr.. c. c: Chase of Three Rivers.
y. NJ, son-in-law of the former Sec
retary of the Interior. A. B. Fall. is
at Wardman Park Hotel for visit
OF several days.
Mrs. Nellie p. keleher of the Con-
day for West Point, " Y. to be the
guest over the holidays of her SON.
ln-laW and daughter. Mai and Mrs.
Carroll A. Bagby. L. S. A
DR.. Robert Young Sullivan and Mrs
sullivan are spending a few days in
New York before coming to Wash
ington.
Mr.. Lawrence :. Green will come
today from New York to spend
christmas with his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Green.
Maj. Frank J. Riley. l.. s. A.. Of
aShington is in New York for a
snort stay and is at the Hotel Astor
Mrs: John Bunting of Wayne and
detroit, Mich, is house guest of her
sister. Mrs. Charles j. Brand. at 1868
Columbia road, over the holidays.
W. MISS Miriam Mohler. a student at
eilesiey college. is spending the
christmas holidays with her parents.
ir. and Mrs. John r. Mohler
Evening star., 1923-12-23

ice. Among the guests were the as
sistant postmaster general, Col. Paul
Henderson,; Rear Admiral William
a. Moffett, Gen. Mason NJ. Patrick.
DR.. Burgess. Rear Admiral William
f. Fullum, Col. II. +. Hartney. Maj.
L. A. Rater, Maj. Frank, Mai. Young.
the Hon. Fl. w. Brown of the Brit
ish embassy. Judge II. r.. Knight,
Capt. Snow. Capt. Mitchell. Capt
Walsh. Capt Harmond. Capt. John
son. Col Joseph /. McMullen, Capt
Emory Land, Capt. II. H. Hough, the
commercial counselor of the en-
bassy, Mr.. John J. Broderick; the
assistant naval attache of the en-
bassy. Engineer Commander II. A
Brown: DR.. Aimes. Lieut. Thomas
Lieut.. Frederick Nelson. Lieut.. An
thony Combe. Mr.. Harold Sims OF
the embassy and Mr.. Wilmott Lewis.
The attache of the British en-
bassy. Mr.. Leander Mccormick Good :
hart, went TO Chicago the end of the
week and will remain until after the
New Year with his aunt, Mrs r. Hall
Mccormick. and his cousins, the
Misses Mccormick.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
Christmas Tea Planned
At Women's s CITY Club

the joint auspices of the entertain
ment committee and the house com
mittee of the Women's City Club, 90
Jackson place. Christmas day, from
to Z o'clock. The dance win be
complimentary to club members, who
will be requested to show their mem
bership cards. Guest cards may be
obtained at the clubhouse. The host
'esses will by Mrs. Frances Hopkins,
Mrs. Ella 8. Limerick. Mrs. Robert o.
Jones, Miss Mary G. Farrar, Mrs Lu-
cille E w. Fehl and Mrs. v. G.. Har-
rington. Midshipmen from the Unit
ed States Naval Academy will be the
guests of honor.