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Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-12-29
JAPAN and AMERICA
TO EXCHANGE OFFICERS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. = The
japanese and American war depart
ments have entered into an arrange
ment for the exchange of officers
who will be attached to regiments
of the two armies for a period of
six months.
The arrangement was approved by
Secretary Weeks who pointed out
today that it was the first of its
kind ever made with Japan and was
indicative of the friendly feeling
that exists between the two war de-
partments and armies"
The war secretary designated Ma
jor William G. Crane, Jr., for service
under the arrangement with a Jap
anese field artillery regiment to be-
gin August 1 next, and First Lieu
tenant Warren j. Clear for duty with
a Japanese infantry regiment effec-
tive May l next. Lieutenant Clear
now Is attached to the American en-
bassy in Toxic and Major Crane Is
at the field artillery school at Fort
Sill. Okla.
The Japanese war department. in
turn has designated Captains Shino-
mura, artillery, and Kinemura, in
fantry to be attached to American
regisments on February l and March
l next respectively. They now are
attending military schools in Penn
cvlvn mia
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-12-29

FOR NEW BUSES
The Public Utility Commission
Makes Rulings As to Size,
Model and Equipment
TO STANDARDIzE BUSES
20 Specifications for Public
Safety Contained in Reg
uIations for New Cars

TRENTON, Dec. 29.-New regu-
lations for Standardization of, jitney
buses were promulgated today by
the Public Utility Commission. The
regulations are in the interest of
general public safety Twenty nine
specifications were prescribed by the
board, as follows:
That a maximum length of body
of "a feet and a minimum of 16 feet
in length over all be adopted. That
Il maximum width of feet and a
minimum of feet outside measure
ments. and a maximum inside clear
ance of feet inches and a mini
mum inside clearance of feet 4
inches be adopted. The length of
the body may be subject to reduc-
ton by municipal authorities where
In their judgment operating condi-
tions require modification.
That suitable protection shall be
provided to prevent seated passen-
gers from inadvertently extending
their arms or heads through open
windows.
That each bus be equipped with a
suitable guard rail- to prevent pas
sengers from obstructing the view
OF the driver.
1Hdl Partition be constructed of
wood and glass and located behind
each drivers seat and so constructed
as to permit proper ventilation at
the top.
That there shall be a minimum
clearance of at least twenty-four
inches on the entrance and exit
doors of bus.
That all motor buses shall be pro-
vlded with an emergency door Ioca-
tea in the centre rear. The doc,
shall have a minimum clearance of
eighteen inches and extend, from
the hoor TO the upper belt panel; ta)
an emergency doors shall be con-
spicuousiy marked Emergency
ooor' (b) provision shall be made
whereby emergency doors NAV be
readily opened by passengers in case
OF emergency: tc) the rear of the
pus snail be constructed so that no
premanent obstruction will interfere
with the passage of passengers
through the emergency door: (d)
the rear frame of the bus shall he
so designed and constructed as to
minimize as far as possible render
| ing the emergency door inoperative
in case of accident.
tCont.nued on page 81
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-12-29
LEAGUE DEFENDED AND
VISCOUNT CECIL HONQRED

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Viscount
Cecil of Chelwood. IN the presence
of more than 1900 diners represent
ing diplomacy, finance, society, arts
and professions. last night received
bronze plauqe and a S25,O0O
award in commemoration of his ac-
tiyities in behalf of peace granted
him by the Woodrow Wilson foun-
dation.
Norman H. Davis, president of the
foundation, presented the award to
Viscount Chelwood in an address
praising his work in all the fields OF
international life for its aid in bet
tering the understanding between
nations.
In his speech of acceptance Vis-
count Cecil gave an impressive sum-
mary of the accomplishments of the
league of nations in the last FIVE
years. and expressed confidence that
its work expand to constitute an
ever widening influence on interna-
tional affairs and for world peace.
He emphatically defended not only
the course of the league in the re-
cent Egyptian crisis. but also the at
titude of the British government:
and also denied that the Corfu incl
dent tended to weaken the leagues
influence.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-12-29

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-New York
City and the states along the eastern
seaboard were still in the grip OF
icy temperatures early this morning
although a moderation was forecast.
One victim. an unidentified man OF
about As, was claimed by the cold
here yesterday Upstate and in New
England there were little indications
of immediate abatement in the rec
ord cold snap of this winter.
The thermometer here fell to IL
above zero yesterday morning and
hovered around Is degrees for most
of the day. making it the coldesi
December 2S of so years with two
exceptions.
The mountainous sections around
Saranac Lake. n. Y, registered a
temperature of 26 below zero at one
time during the day, and a lower
point was reached in other Adiron-
dack districts. with indications OF
further continued extreme cold for
today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-12-29
ICE SKATING
IS ENJOYED
Many at Water Works Pond
AS Severe Cold Makes
for Fine Sport

Many enjoyed ice skating at the
water works pond in outer Smith
street Saturday and yesterday, al
though the intense cold kept many
devotees of this invigorating sport
away. The rain on Wednesday and
light snow on Christmas morning
made the surface quite rough but
the skaters soon wore down the
rough spots on Saturday morning
with the result that those who went
to the pond over the weekend had
their fill of skating.
Efforts were made to place lights
about the pond Saturday but this
work could not be completed. Mayor
Wilson this morning assured the
skaters that lights would be turned
on tonight about the pond which
adds greatly to the enjoyment of the
skaters.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-12-29
Plea For More Money
BV Park Commission
Before City Aldermen
Committee Will Go Before the
Board at their Meeting
Tomorrow Night
$4,000 IS SET ASIDE
Same As Last Year, and Is
Not Enough to Garry
Out Program

Protesting that the amount agreed
upon in the budget for 1925 is not
sufficient to run their department
for the next year a committee COM
posed of Soren Z. Stark and Michael
Berliney, named by Louis Y. Sosin,
president of the park commission,
will appear tomorrow night before
the Board of Aldermen at its meet
ing to be held at city hall.
In the budget the Board of Alder
men have set aside the sum of $4,000
which the park commissioners deem
insufficient to carry them through
the year for the proper handling of
the park work and other matters per-
tanning to park purposes. This sum
Is the same as last year and the
park commissioners. according to
President Sosin. figure out that they
need the sum of S16,5S7 to run the
department this coming year. The
park department, exclusive of the
superintendent, has at present eight
men on the roll. Their salary at 81
at day, or $1,000 per annum, amounts
to $9,600. The uperintendent' SAL
airy is $500.
Another item which the park CON-
missioners want to include in their
amount IS ten band concerts at si40
each. requiring the sum of S1.400
and there are other needs such as
repairs and other things to keep the
several parks in condition through
out the year. Mr.. Sosin says that
the park commissioners were in
vited last year to present their
amount but this year they were not
asked with the result that the budget
for their sum was made up the same
as last year.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-12-29
POWER TRUST
PROBE ASKED
Resolution introduced by Nor
ris in Senate to Investi-
gate Muscle Shoals Angle

WASHINGTON. Dec. 29.-The
Federal Trade Commission would be
directed to investigate an alleged
power trust under a resolution in
trod.ced 10 the senate today by
Chaifnan Norris of the agriculture
committee.
The Nebraska senator's proposal
was incidental to the bitter congress
sional fight over Muscle Shoals. dur
ing which it hes been charged on the
flocr of the senate that a combina-
ton of power interests was s.-< ne
to dictate the governments final de-
cision. Senator Norris has been ac-
tive in opposing tEe Underwood bill
for GOV ernment ownership of the
Muscle Shoals property. with a pro-
vision fol its lease to prlvate con-
Germs.
Mr.. Norris asked for Immediate
consideration of his resolution but
Senator Edge. Republican, New Jer-
sey. objected and it went over for
one day under the rules.
The resolution would require an
investigation into the ownership of
stocks and bonds and the directo-
rates of power companies, and into
the interest of manufacturers of
electrical supplies, banks and trust
companies in the business. The
President would be requested to give
the investigating committee access to
official treasury records bearing on
the subject.
Senator Edge declared that such a
far reaching resolution should not
be considered hastily. He said mil
lions of dollars" would be required
to conduct such an inquiry.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-12-29
WILL DISCUSS
N. J. WRANC[E
Stone Returns to Washington
and Whine Controversy
to Be Taken Up

WASHINGTON. Dec. 29.-Solu-
ton of the problem presented by the
controversy between department of
justice officials and the New Jersey
district attorneys Office was ap-
preached today with the return of
Attorney General stone from a brief
rest.
Likelihood that the third confer
ence for which the attorney general
has asked United States Attorney
and Assistant United States Attorney
Van Ripper to come to Washington
would be held today raised the
prospect of an early settlement of
the dispute.
AS to the probable elimination of
the controversy. there has been no
hint. but Mr.. Stone will meet the
attorneys of the New Jersey office
fully informed as to conditions there
as the result of a recent examination
into its affairs.
The attorney general also is ex-
pected to confer during the week
with George T. Vickers. special state
prosecutor in the Weehawken, n. j.,
rum scandal. out OF which has de-
yeloped the more immediate phase
of the departments controversy with
the federal attorneys.
The controversy with Mr.. Winnie
apparently has centered around Mr..
Van Riper. who has been ordered
specifically by Mrs. Mabel Walker
Willebrandt. assistant attorney gen.
eral in charge of liquor law prosecu-
tions. to remain out of all prohibit
ton cases. 1t never has been dis
closed exactly why the department
felt it necessary to keep Mr.. Van
Ripper out of prohibition cases nor
has the department let it be known
what it has found Objectionable in
the conduct of affairs in Mr.. Whine S
office.
In each of the conferences already
held, Mrs. Willebrandt has been call
ed in to sit with the attorney general
in talking over the case with Mr..
Winnie and Mr.. Van Ripper. The two
New Jersey officers have been ac-
companied by Senator Edge, Repub-
lcan, OF that state. who sponsored
their appointment. but the senator
has declined steadfastly to talk OF
what went on behind the locked
doors of the attorney generals office
while he was there.
Mr.. Stone has delayed announce
ment of a decision as to his view
with respect to Mr.. Winne's Office
after each succeeding conference
and there were hints after the la st
meeting that the delay was due to a
talk which he had with the senator
atter Mr.. Winnie and Mr.. Van Riper
mad left the conference.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-12-29
FINISH WORK,
MAYOR ORDERS
Wilson Wants Wonderland
Park Put in Good Condition
is Up to Hammer

Mayor Wilson has written to
Hammer & Company, the contrac-
tors in charge of the trunk sewer
laying work in this city. requesting
them to carry oLt their agreement
with the city relative to putting the
Wonderland Park tract in as good
a condition when they are finished
using 1t as 1t was when they were
given permission to use it. The
school children of the city have used
this park for athletic purposes and
the park board has been requested
by the school board to have the
property placed in good condition by
the sewer contractors who no longer
use 1t. The park board has asked
the sewer contractors to place the
tract in good condition.
Failure on the part of the Ham
men-Company to improve the Won
derland Park tract will result in the
city doing the work and billing the
sewer contractors for the cost.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-12-29

RAILWAY. Dec. 29.-The tot
automobile fatalities in this Sc,
over the weekend was increase
one last night, when Mrs. Tho
Freund. forty-six years old. a
wife OF. 33 Harrison street.
place was struck and killed b:
automobile driven by Clarenc
Hofer of Metuchen.
Mrs. Freund had been Tisiti11
Elizabeth and returned here
bus. She aligated at her corner
was about to cross the Lincoln n
way, when hit by Hoferss car.
driver took the woman to the
way hospital, but she was dead i
her arrival.
The victim is survived by
band. Joseph. three daughters
two sons.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-12-29
CONGRESS BACK
FOR SESSIONS
Will Be in High Gear from
Now Until Adjournment
on March q
MUSCLE SHOALS ISSUE
Is Most important Matter Be-
fore HouSeS-Supply Bill
Action Also
MUSCLE SHOALS ISSUE

WASHINGTON. Dec. Coon
gress. after a weeks recess, put
Yuletide thoughts behind today to
buckle down to legislative tasks that
promise to keep it IN high gear from
now until adjournment of thS ses-
sion March 4.
The senate still faced an un-
answered problem in muscle shoals.
which holds right of way there. with
the House resuming work on appIJ-
priation bills. Three of the dozen
supply measures already have been
counted off and sent to the senate to
leave the treasury-post office bill
Eext in line, for House action. Its
passage there this week will cleaI
the way for the army supply bill.
In the offlng on the senate pro-
gram Is the calling up of the Presi-
dents veto of the postal salary in
crease bill by unanimous consent for
a vote on Tuesday, January 6. Mean
while, hearings on the administration
postal increase hill which leaders
. hope to have ready for the senate
| by that date, viii continue before
/ the joint committee.
Although the senate has yet tc
take up any OF the appropriation
bills sent from the House their con.
sideration in committee has begur
and leaders believe by speedy action
the senate can catch up during the
| less than ten weeks remaining of the
session.
The senate also is pledged to take
action before the wind-up of the
session on the Isle of Pines treaty
In the House, leaders plan to dis
| pose next month of the McFadder
| banking bill and lerhaps the rivers
/ and harbors authorization measure
alongwith appropriation bills. which
will continue to have priority.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-12-29
NJ 'COY'S JURY
IS STILL OUT
Spends Third Night Under
Lock and Key-Stand
10 to 2, 1t Is Said

Los ANGELES, Calf. Dec. 2s:-
The jury of nine women and three
men, which since last Friday has
been celebrating the case of Kid
Mccoy, former pugilist, charged with
the murder of Mrs. Theresa Mors
here last August. spent its third
night under lock and key at a hotel
after the foreman reported to the
court the jurors stood ten to two.
There was no statement as to the
division.
Half an hour before the impasse
was reported the jurors were so
hopeful of reaching an agreement
that they asked Judge Charles S.
Grail for little more time to take
another ballot"
Apparently an unexpected obstacle
blocked the path toward unanimity,
however. for a little after o'clock
the jurors, worn and weary. were
ready to go TO bed.
Judge Grail said he would decide
when they were brought back into
court today whether to dismiss them
or request another brief effort TO
reach a verdict.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-12-29
NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN
FOR SCIENCE RESEARCH

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29:-Plans
for nation wide campaign of scien-
tific research on scale greater than
ever before attempted were revealed
at a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science. held
here today in connection with the
annual convention of the association.
The plans include appointment of
a committee of 100. OF the most dis
tinguished scientists &C the country
and of subcommittee covering
many phases of research. They are
the revival of similar plans inaug-
urated before the war. but partially
laid aside and partially merged with
the general war program of the gov
ernment. Twenty-one vacancies In
the original committee OF 100 were
filled at today's meeting and sub.
committees appointed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-12-29
Woman Killed at Jan,esbur

JAMESBURG. Dec. 70.
Charles II. Titus. OF South River
instantly killed yesterday after1
when an auto truck in which
was riding in the company OF ]
tives turned over along the 81
wood -Englishtown road. near
Hill Burrying Ground. The mac
plunged into the ditch.
The automobile was driven by
victims husband, Charles. VIII
now in the county jail charged !
intoxication and manslaughker
II were three children. the youn
of whom sat on her dead mot7
lap. There was alse the vicf
mother and grandnothers. All ot
escaped unhurt.
DR.. John L. Suydam examined
body Of Mrs. Titus and found
she died OF a broken neck and (
ture of the skull.
Funeral arrangements are
pending.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-12-29
SWALLOWS LIGHT BULB

TRENTON, Dec. 2s.-Herman
Scherer, Jr., of Clarksville, soG OF
hotel chef here, is recovering today
from swallowing a light bulb from
his brothers toy electric train. When
the light was missed. young Scherer
remembered that he had swallowed
II several hours before and he was
rushed to the Princeton hospital,
where it was removed.
Mrs. Meta Hammond, twenty-one
years old. of Trenton. Is in a local
hospital after swallowing a pin at
police headquarters today. She had
gone to the latter place to identify
Clothing that had been found and
Put in her mouth q pin that had
been used to fasten her coat collar.
When she started to speak. the pin
slipped down her throat.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-12-29
Madison township Kick

Residents of Madison township
and others interested in the develop
ment OF a new highway to the sea
shore resorts in order to do away
with the congestion on route No. 4
of the present highway. extending
between South Ar1boy and Keyport
are Up in arms over the proposal of
the State Highway Commission to
widen the present route and build an
expensive draw bridge and make a
fill across the meadows at Matawan.
Those interested in relieving condi-
tons on the present route, point out
that as most of the congestion occurs
in the city of South Amboy, no re-
lief can be expected with the i'm
proving of the present route as 1t
will be like enlarging the bottle and
leaving the same small neck.
Herbert Cottrell, a resident OF
Madison township, and strong ad-
vocate of the proposed route from
South Amboy, to Madison township,
Matawan, Holmdel and Eatontown,
IN a communication to the Evening
News today writes as follows:
1.-THE sentiment of the people in
Madison township is that the Mid
dlesex county Board of Freeholders
are justified in their move to block
the State Highway Commission
Matawan meadow road plan. Other
than to throw the traffic out of Key
port no relief could be obtained by
building this new road across the
Matawan meadows. 1t would only
divide the traffic between Keyport
and Cliffwood and there would be
the same congestion at South Amboy
and beyond Keyport as now exists
Almost everybody except the
State Highway Commission seems
to recognize that the only remedy
for the shore traffic congestion is to
build the inland Cheesequake-M Mat
avian Holmdel Eatontown route
Notwithstanding the highway com.
missions claim that this route is the
longest of any suggested. 1T is known
that it is more direct, and would ac.
tually divide the traffic almost the
entire distance between the Amboy
bridge and Asbury Park, and as II
would pass over the Matawan and
Old Bridge concrete road from Ter
lcycks hill to Matawan 1t would also
offer short cut from Matawan tt
Eatontown for the tourists from New
Brunswick, Bound Brook, Somerville
Plainfield and surrounding territory
"With public sentiment so strong
against their meadow road pro-
jects, it is difficult to understand
the highway commissions attitude
in persisting upon filling in meadows
and building to route No. 4, so al
to throw traffic on the Keyport-Am
boy road when it is so easily to b'
seen that the inland Cheesequake!
route is more direct and the mos
feasible solution to the shore traffic
congestion problem"
1t is expected that at least fift,
members of the Madison TOWNSHIP
improvement Association will b.
present at the meeting of the Boart
of Freeholders today and that resi-
dents of Matawan. and other point
along the proposed inland route a
well as representatives of the Mon
mouth County Board of Freeholder
will attend the meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-12-29
Franl, Idnzmayer Killed

MATAWAN, Dec. ~. - FRANK
Iinzmayer. a well known and pros
perous farmer residing on the Mata-
wan-Freehold road between Freneau
and Morganville. was killed last
night about 7 o'clock when he was
struck by an automobile shortly
after he had left his home and was
walking along the concrete pave
ment of the road in the direction OF
Freneau The fact that the body
was still warm when examined by
Borough Marshal John Mulsof and
Dr. C. A. Gesswein would tend to
prove that Mr. Linzmayer was hit
hy the car between and 7:1s
o'clock. The driver and car respon-
sible for MIR. Linzmayer's death is
not known and although representa-
lives of the Monmouth county prose-
cutor's Office and state police are
working on the case they hold out
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-12-29
PLAN OPPOSED
BY YFREEHOLDERS
People Residing in Madison
Township Also Register
Complaint Against Route
MONMOUTH Is ACTIVE
Residents of Two Counties
Join in Fight-NeW State
Hearing Is Likely

NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. 29:-
The freeholders will hold a meeting
here at o'clock tonight for the pur-
pose of hearing comment upon the
proposed plan of the State Highway
Commission to widen the road from
South Amboy to Cliffwood and then
branch off to South Keyport as a
means of relieving shore traffic con-
gestion on this route. Members OF
the county board are opposed to the
plan of the state board and 1t is like
~ the county will ask the state to re-
consider its decision to widen this
road until an amendment to the laws
under which the highway depart
ment operates is passed by the new
legislature making it possible to use
the Cheesequake road as the relief
route.
Not only the freeholders but Madi-
son top nship residents and others in
Middlesex and Monmouth counties
interested in the solution of the
traffic congestion problem oppose the
plan OF the state ON the grounds that
it will not relieve conditions suffi-
-elently. These people favor the
Cheesequake route and will endeavor
TO have the state highway board
officials change their decision.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-12-29
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE.
RECORDED BY JAPANESE

TOXIC, Dec. 29 (By The Associat-
ed Press) ):-Another severe earth
quake, which lasted two minutes,
rocked kushiro in northeastern
Japan at 7:55 o'clock this morning.
The tremor was less severe than a
like disturbance last Saturday. but II
was followed by two after shocks.
The origin of the disturbance is at
tributed to the subsistence of the sea
bed. about 20 miles off Kushiro.
Kushiro is located in the Hokkai-
10 group of forty islands. and Is an
export port for sulphur and lumber
brought to the mouth the Kushiro
river. The earthquakes numbered
los during December.
Earthquakes of average intensity
were felt in Toxic tonight. The
sh h>cks were of an average duration
of 20 seconds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-12-29
SIX KILLED, Three WOMEN, in SERIES
OF COLD WEATHER MOTOR ACCIDENT:
ELECTRIC TRAFFIC SIGNAL
INSTALLED IN NEW BOOTH

There is being installed today in
the new police traffic booth at the
corner of Smith street and Madison
avenue modern three light type of
electric signal which has been pur-
chased by the city from the Horni
Signal manufacturing Corporation
of Newark The three lights are.
red for stop: orange. warning the
cars of change of signal and green.
to go ahead. The new apparatus
will likely be in operation in a day
or so.