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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-11-19
SEE DEADLOCK
FOR THE c. D. P.
Makeup of Legislature Far
from Completed Following
ConfabS Held at Trenton

TRENTON, Nov. ia deadlock
between Assemblyman Ralph Chand-
less of Bergen, and J. Glenn Ander-
son of Essex, for the Republican
House leadership, presents the most
interesting result of the first day 9
maneuvering for the organization of
the 1925 legislature by the g. O. p
Chandless, with the backing of
United States Senator Edge. is meet
s4ag with opposition from the ESSEX
delegation, which is beb ITS own
colleague and the Berger member Il
also said to be persona non grara te
the Anti-Saloon League
| Union county Is said to hold tbs
! balafee of power Just at the mo
ment the four votes Of that count.
are in the Anderson column En'
| twelve Essex members, It Is under
stood, have taken the position tha'
they will not stand Il handles
and in the event that their own mar
cannot land will likely throw their
support elsewhere. II this contin-
gency Union might offer Gerber;
pascoe as a compromise. Anderson
was claiming twenty-six votes. Twen-
ty-@our is enough to control the eau
Gus, which is scheduled TO be called
for next week.
Anderson's votes were contributed
by the Essex delegation of twelve,
four from Union the five from Pas
sale and scattering support from
other counties. However, 1t was
said from other sources that Pas
sale would not lineup solidly for
the Essex men.
State Senator William B. MacNay,
and B. Duncan McClave. county
chairman of Bergen. was here yes
terday directing the fight for Chand-
less, who was one of the few mem
bers of the last Republican conven-
ton to support the Richards wet
plank. Rev. Marina S. Poulson, state
superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League, has issued a warning to the
Republican majority that the Bergen
assem- olyman will not do. This has
riled some of the ''wets" who have
redoubled their efforts and even the
Anderson supporters are afraid the
leagues attitude may help Chandless
rather than hurt fln.
The House peaEership appeared
to be sewed up for AssemblyIpan
Clifford r. Powell. of Burlington.
unless something Tits over between
now and next weeks meeting whIun
is unlikely
CONTINUED on page 81
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-11-19
PROFESSIONAL MEN DISCUSS
ETHICS BEFORE ROTARY CLUB

Continuing the discussion of pro
fessional ethics at the meeting OF
the Rotary Club today, Louis Kuntz
gave the principal points in the code
of ethics of the dentist, and answered
several questions as TO the practice
of hat profssion. Andrew Wight dis
cussed the ethics of the profession
of law. New and interesting fea-
lures were brought out for the lay
mans consideration, and those pres
ent were the better able to get the
other fellows point OF view as re-
suit of the talks. Charles Hill was
chairman of the meeting.
Arthur Stern told of the work
being done at the Railway Reforma-
tory, and several more volunteers
were secured to go out there Thurs
day night to take classes among the
inmates and act as friend"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-11-19
CONFERENCES AT ST. PETERS
CLOSE WITH PARISH SUPPER

The series of conferences which
have been going on in st. Peters
parish here since Sunday will come
to close tonight when a parish
supper will be served and the work
concluded. The conferences are in
the nature of a parish mission. They
are in charge of Rev. Walter Mitchell
field secretary of the Diocese of New
Jersey. Beginning with the regular
church services Sunday. there have
been special meetings in the parish
house at O'Clock every afternoon
and at 1880 each evening. The or
ganization of the church has been
described and the people have been
told how the work. particularly in
the mission field, is carried on. The
idea is to create a greater interest
among church men in this line of
work. Joining in these conferences
here have been the parishes of South
Amboy. Woodbridge, Metuchen and
Sewaren.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-11-19
SIDAR OF EGYPT ARMY
SHOT; IN BAD CONDITION

CAIRO, Egypt. Nov. 10 (By The
Associated Press 1.-TWO bombs, one
of which exploded, were thrown at
Major-General Sir Lee Stack, sirdar
of the Egyptian Army. while driving
from the Ministry of War today.
General Stack was also attacked
with revolver shots and badly
wounded in the stomach. He was
removed to hospital.
The three or four assailants in
volved in the affair eventually es-
capped. They first threw a bomb
which failed to explode. Afterwards
they fired several several rounds with
revolvers. hitting General Stack, his
aide-de-camp, his chauffeur and a
policeman.
The medical bulletin states that
General Stacks condition is serious.
He is suffering from shock and has
three bullet wounds-in the stomach,
hand and foot, respectively.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-11-19
Gas Range Flame Goes Out
and Entire Family Narrowly
Escape Death Early Today

A mother and two children were
overcome by gas at their home, 242
New Brunswick avenue, this morn
ing. All are now out of danger.
Mrs. Minnie Waber, thirty-six years
old. who conducts a small confec-
tionery and cigar store at the New
Brunswick avenue address, is a
widow. She with four children re-
side IN the apartments in the rear of
the store. Shortly after 6 o'clock
this morning she got up out of bed
and to warm up the rooms she had
lighted the gas range. She went
back to bed again and in some man.
ner the gas range fame was ex-
tinguished and the gas began flowing
out into the room. How long the
gas had been escaping could not be
learned.
Joseph. an eight year old son was
awakened by the smell of gas and
when he went to the side of the bed
where his mother lay, she was so far
gone that she was unable to get out
of bed.
His cries brought his sister, Eva,
a girl OF sixteen, sleeping in the next
room, to the bedside of her mother.
She turned off the flowing gas and
opened the windows. Adele. the
baby, two and a half years old, was
unconscious and it was about an
hour before she could be revived.
Eva and another child who occu-
pied an adjoining room, suffered no
effects from the gas as the door lead
Ing to their room was closed off
from the rest of the house.
DR.. NJ. S. Meinzer, who was called,
attended the mother and the two
children. Mrs. Waber is still suffer-
ing from a severe headache and the
baby is still feeling the effects of the
gas.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-11-19
DELAY IN SIGNING DECREE
IN DRY DOCK co. SUIT

NEWARK. Nov. 19.-Until there
is a decision in another action now
pending in this case, Vice Chancel-
lor Bacl1es here yesterday delayed
the signing of decree on the ap-
plication of the Perth Amboy Dry
dock Company. of Perth Amboy'
against the II. l.. Crawford Com
pany. The Perth Amboy concern
sued the New York brokers to re-
move two of its vessels from the
docks. A court order to that effect
was signed and they were taken
from the docks. Yesterday the
Perth Amboy Dock Company ap-
pealed for final decree. The at
torney for the defendant company
asked delay until the damage action
case brought bv the Crawford Com
pany Is disposed Of
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-11-19
TO SUE STOCKHOLDERS


NEWARK. Nov. 19-Morris Mar
garetten. of Perth Amboy, receiver
for the Eagle Garage Company
Perth Amboy. was directed yesterday
by Vice Chancellor Backes TO sue the
company's stockholders on unpaid
stock for which they have subscribed
so that Mrs. Tllly Siegman and Mrs.
Sara Charmak. also of Perth Amboy.
can be recompNnsed for an auto acct
dent. The receiver was named re-.
Gently in the action brought by the
women who obtained a judgment aI
$3.50 against the company, as a re-
sutl of Injuries received when
Frank BrylinslSi. an employe of the
company. is alleged have struck the
women with a machine. When they
failed to collect the judgmen re-
ceivership action was taken.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-11-19
ELKS' $4,000 ADDITION
APPROVED BY MEMBERS

A resolution calling for the ex-
penditure of $50. 900 for an addition
to the present clubhouse of Perth
Amboy Lodge No. 7S4, Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, was
passed at a meeting of the lodge last
night. The new addition TO the club
house will be built on the vacant lot
adjoining the clubhouse on the south
side of the structure in Madison ave-
nue..
A committee of seven that will in
clude the trustees of the lodge will
be considered as the building COM
mittee for the erection of the addi-
ton which is to be one story and
basement on the property which has
frontage of thirty feet. The pro-
posed extension will be twenty-one
feet front and about 100 feet deep
according to the proposed plans to
be prepared. The new building will
be so constructed that another story
or two can be added at any time. In
the basement is to be added two
more bowling alleys and the upper
floor will contain a ladies' reception
room together with a secretary's
quarters and reception room.
District Deputy Grand Exalted
Ruler B. B. Wooley was present at
the meeting last night and installed
Edgar T. Reed as treasurer in the
place made vacant by the recent
death of Otto VIII. Four candidates
were initiated at this time with Ex-
allied Ruler James A. Compton in the
chair.
The crippled children's committee,
OF which Charles Simmer is the
chairman, reported with regard to
the cripples in the hospital in New
ark. He also spoke of the work
that is to be done for the Christmas
tree celebration to be held at the
clubhouse during the holidays.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-11-19
wax ASSESSORS
GET ULT|MATUM|
County Board Orders South
Amboy Assessors to Equal
lie Their RatabIes
GIVEN 10 DAYS TO ACT
Assessments Are Low, County
Board Says-DunelIen
\ Must Also Act

- NEW BRUNSWICK. Nov. 19--The
south Amboy tax assessors have been
Even ten days by the Middlesex
Sounty Board OF Taxation to get to-
gether and decide on an equalized
scale for the purpose of determin-
Ing assessments in that city. Failure
ON the part of the South Amboy as
SCISSORS to take this action will re-
suit in the county board taking the
matter of levying assessments out Of
the hands of the assessors in that
city and having its own assessors do
the work.
This drastic action is the result
of an inpection made by the county
board of the assessment conditions
In South Amboy. The county
board members met with the South
Amboy assessors and found that the
men are working entirely isdepen-
dent of each other in their respective
districts, there being no fixed rate
agreed upon.
Assessor Thomas Vail. according
10 the county board, is making great
slashes in the ratables in his dis
trict and has said he will cut the
assessments from $4,000 to $4,000
lower .han they were this year.
In the case of street which is the
dividing line between two districts,
the county board found, the assessor
y on one side of the street placed the
y value of a piece of property at $1,100
whereas another assessor working
Hthe opposite side of the street,
Uplaced at value OF $275 on a plot
of similar size. just one-quarter as
much as the other parcel.
The county board maintains that
property on the principal streets,
Main street and Bordentown avenue
In particular, is under-assessed. A
lot in Main street is assessed at
$3.50, the board declares, whereas
\ lot on similar dimensions on back
\ street with no pavement is valued at
1850. Many of the assessments run
as low as twenty-five per cent of
the true value, the board declares.
The county board Is determined
,hat these variances cannot exist and
that these variances cannot exist
md has notified Thomas DeWan, one
of the assessors to hold meet
ing of the city assessors and make
equalizations and decided on a
standard scale with in ten days or
the county board will act.
Dunellen Is also scheduled to have
many changes made in it's present
ratables, Forman G.. Neighbor, the
assessor, having been ordered to
bring his books and maps to the
county boards Office here Monday in
order that they might be gone over
Sand a method outlined whereby the
assessments will be increased and
equalized. The board maintains
there is no uniformity of assessing
Dunellen property, that the figures
are generally too low and that in
stead of figuring front footage In
reaching the ratable values, the as
SCISSOR has considered the various
parcels as plots, regardless of the
amount of front footage.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-11-19
FRE|GHTER IN DISTRESS
SENDS CALL FOR ASSISTANCE

CHATHAM, Mass, Nov. 19.-The
shipping board freighter West In
skip, which sent out an S. o. S. call
at 1918 O'Clock this morning from
position estimated at 800 miles
east OF Boston. sent messages
through the station of the Radio
Corporation of America here at S:30
o'clock that she was proceeding to
Boston and required no assistance.
The vessel reported that the mes
sage previously sent out was due to
engine trouble on board, which had
been repaired later. She gave her
position this morning as $50 miles
southeast of Boston Light and her
speed at II knots.
For more than eight hours all ra-
dio stations along the coast had been
standing by for messages from the
West Inskip after the distress signal
had been picked up at The Charles
town Navy Yard and the station of
the radio corporation here fOlloNe
by the call letters K l 7 u, the code
of the West Inskip. Broadcasilng
stations in this district were hushed
and all asuilable vessels weht in
search of the freighter.
After tho cne S. o. S. call the ra-
0io OF the West Inskep was silent
ana repeated efforts by shore sta
tions and ships failed to bring re-
ply. At $3.50 the coastguard cutter
Tampa. which started Immediately
after the first message was received
was on the approximate position of
the freighter. Other vessels to take
up the search were the shipping
board tanker Astral, British ports
for New York. and the shiaping
board freighter Stanley. bound srom
European ports for New Yolk.
The West Inskip. = vessel Of $500
tons, left Antwep November /, for
Boston.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-11-19
LOCAL PROJECT
MAY CONE UP
Governor SiIzer Calls Confer
ence to Be Held Tomor-
row at His Office
is INTERVIEWED HERE
Port Authority to Be Included
and All Others interested
in Big Project

New Jersey members of the New
York Port Authority, members of ths
Chamber of Commerce OF Jersey City
Bayonne and this city, have been
asked to attend conferences called
by Governor George S. Silzer, to be
held in Trenton tomorrow morning
at which time matters in relation to
the piers at Hoboken, and bridge
construction will be discussed. In
discussing the conference with an
Evening News reporter at his Office
in the Perth Amboy Trust company
here today, the governor said he
hoped a representative of the newly
formed Chamber of Commerce could
be present at the conference.
The conference has been called.
the governor pointed out, in order
to take Up the pier situation at He-
tion to the question now existing be-
tween the Port Authorities and the
officials of Hoboken.
This question Is in relation to tl1s
taking over of the piers by the Port
! Authority. Although a bili passed
| the United States senate giving the
piers TO the Port Authority, the City
| of Hoboken succeeded In killing the
! bill when 1t reached congress. Ef-
To- will be made at the conferences
| tomorrow, the governor said. to
straighten the matter out ana thus
do away with the necessity taking
! 1t TO Washington.
The question that worries the Ho-
| boken officials Is that of Taxation.
/ Should the piers be taken over BY
| the Port Authority, and thus become
! property that is free OF taxation.
Hoboken will suffer, the governor
said, as the city Is only one mile
square and Its greatest income Is de-
rived from the taxation of the Yiers
and waterfront.
1t Is while this taxation matter is
being discussed that the Construction
of the bridge across the Staten Is
land sound. or the Kill Won Kuil.
from this city to TottenviIle. proba-
bly, will come up, the governor said
The discussion on the construction
OF the bridge will in all probability
result from the taxation talk, for i
the bridge is constructed under tn i
Port Authority as now proposed It
would also probably bring about
similar condition as the Hoboken
piers, in so far that the properts
taken for the bridge under the Port
Authority would. under existing con-
ditions, be free of taxation. 1t 3
also possible that while the discus =
sion IS on concerning the bridge that
information may be obtained for leg
1slation at the next session OF the
legislature to secure the building OF
the proposed structure.
M.ddlesex county will be repre-
sented on the Port of New York
Authority by S. Nelson Rice. who was
recently appointed a member of the
authority by the governor.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-11-19
LAY WATER MAIN

Work is under way on the LAYING
of a six-inch water main in South
First street, from Lewis street TO the
river. The contractor is Walter
Meagher. The laying OF this water
main is in connection with the paw
ing of South First street from Cor
don street to the river. The general
contractor for the paving is William
Smith. NJ. Irving Demarest Is the
sub-contractor. The excavation has
been completed. The pouring OF
concrete for the base of the road will
begin as soon as the weather mod :
crates. The top surface is to be OF
asphalt blocks.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-11-19
BARUCH, DEMOCRATIC CHIEF,
CONFERS WITH COOLIDGE

WASHINGTON. Nov. IL
President Coolidge had as a din
ner guest at the White House
last night Bernard NJ. Baruch, OF
New York, wartime chairman OF
the War Industries Board, and
author of some of the economic
clauses of the treaty of Ver-
sailles. In view of Mr.. Baruch's
intimacy with the late President
Wilson and his activities in DEM
Ocratic national politics, his visit
to the White House to dine with
the President created more than
usual interest when it became
known today.
No announcements were made
of what might have been dis
cussed by the president with Mr..
Baruch. 1t was probable that the
farm relief program was one of
the subjects.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-11-19
E[UDED COPS,
FINALLY FINED
Local Man Who Raced Eliza
beth Officers to This
City, Punished
GRAVE CHARGES MADE
Loses Drivers LiCence, Fined
$100 and Held in Bail
for Grand Jury

ELIZABETH, Nov. 19.-Christo-
pher Kluin, alias Whitley" and
Happy" thirty, of 430 New Bruns-
wick avenue, Perth Amboy, said to
be a bootlegger, made a part pay
ment today of the penalty he is to
pay for giving Motorcycle Officer
Michael Motley, of the local depart
ment, a wild chase from this city
to Perth Amboy early last Saturday
morning during which the policeman
was almost killed and another officer
risked his life. He was fined 500,
had his license revoked and was held
in $500 bail for the grand jury on a
second charge.
Kuhn got away from Officer Mot
ley on a dirt street in Perth Amboy
and the police of that city have been
looking for him since Saturday when
a warrant for his arrest was taken
there by Motorcycle Sergeant Hank
Brennan. When the general order
of Chief Niels J. Tonnesen, of Perth
Amboy, for Kluin's arrest was read
again yesterday afternoon, the Am
boy police put new life into their
search and Patrolman Aaron Franz
blau apprehended the man on Madi-
son avenue, south of Smith street
at 3:45 o'clock. The car with which
he led the spectacular chase, was In
his possession at the time and Oficrt
Franzblau ordered him to headquar-
ters. A search of the car revealed G
number of bullets and these were
turned over 10 Sergeant Brennan
along with the prisoner shortly after
o'clock.
Hearing Today
Arraigned before Judge James F.
Brown this morning, Officer Motley
charged Kluin with exceeding the
speed limit and assault with intent 10
kill. The latter charge Is in connec-
tion with the attempts of Kluin TO
ditch the cop and the disabling OF
Motley's machine at Woodbridge.
Motley continued the chase on Off
Ger Apgar's machine, also OF the To-
cal department.
Serious case
City Attorney David T. WllentZ, of
Perth Amboy, appeared for the al
legged bootlegger and the Elizabeth
police officer was represented by the
Elizabeth city attorney. Wilentz
made a request for the drawing off
of the assault charge, but this was
not allowed.
After imposing a fine OF 800 and
Withdrawing the DEFENDANTS license,
Judge Brown said that this was the
second time in six months that an
attempt was made to knock a police
officer from his motorcycle and that
he would hold Kluin in $500 Sall to
await the action of the grand jury.
The local police are up in arms
over the action of Kluin, especially
for endeavoring to ditch Motley
when the car and motorcycle were
travelling at such a high rate OF
speed. 1t is believed that Kluin was
making seventy-fiye miles an hour
during the chase as the motorcycles
were hitting seventy miles nearly all
the time. In the opinion of the local
authorities. Kluin had guns or
something he did not want to be
caught with, in the car.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-11-19

TURKEYS TO Be PLENTIFUL
FOR THANKSGIVING FEAST

TRENTON, Nov. 19-Thanlxs-
giving turkeys will be plentiful
for New Jersey buyers with
prices probably five to six cents
a pound less than last year, ac-
cording to a report OF the state
bureau of markets today. Re-
ports received rom Texas tur-
key producing centers indicate
a plentiful supply with growers
at present receiving is to II
cents a pound, which, the bu-
reau observes, may change at
any time due to embargoes from
poultry epidemics.
"A slight increase In New Jer-
sey turkey production leads to
the Opinion of the market bu-
reau that the state is staging O.
comeback in the business.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-11-19
Joint ROYAL Arcanum Event

Middlesex and Monmouth Royal
Arcanum members are joining with
those of Essex and Hudson counties
in one big rally at Harrison tonight.
The meeting will be with the e. F..
Mcdonnell Council and Coronal
Council of Keyport is going to = at
on the degree work at this time. a
large delegation of members of Cor
.fonal Council and Middlesex Council
j of this city are planning to attend
-Nthe affair.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-11-19
AIRPLANE HANGAR BURNS

MUSKOGEE, Okla, Nov. 10
Fire destroyed the main hangar,
four planes and a big stock of United
States army airplane repairs at Hat
box flying field here shortly after 8
A. NJ, today. Origin of the blaze
Is undetermined
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-11-19
FREED IN MURDER CASE

NEW YORK. Nov. 1s:-Robert F.
McAllister, former policeman and
former national indoor sprints cham
pion, today was acquitted on a MUIR
der indictment growing out or the
shooting Of Vincent Fighera. clerRs
last August. The jury deliberafed
rs minutes.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-11-19
WIFE OF IRISH DEPUTY KILLED

BELFAST. Nov. 1s (By The Asso-
ciated Press) Mrs. Darrell Figgis,
wife OF Deputy Figgis. member of
the Dali Eireann, was fatally shot
at Rathfarnham, outside Dublin, this
morning
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-11-19
starts Divorce Proceedinrs

NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. 19-
Mrs. Fannie Botkin. of Newark. has
started divorce proceedings against
her husband. Jacob Botkin. manager
of the Puritan Dairy. lis High street
Perth Amboy. The couple were mar
ried in March. 1910. Desertion in
September, 1922, is alleged.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-11-19
American citizen Killed

WASHINGTON. Nov. 19.-Paul
Nicer, an American citizen In the
employ Of the Penoles Mining Com
pany, was shot and killed on the
night OF November 16 at Guanacevi.
state OF Durango, Mexico.
Americars Consul MeEnolly, re-
porting thek killing today said the
assassin had not been captured.