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Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-08-21
PROTEST MADE
AS ALDERMEN
GIVE CONTRACT
Local Auto Dealer Charges
Board with Favoring the
Mack Sprinkler Truck
JACK WElTZEN OBJECTS
Says the Specifications Were
Taken from Mack CataIog
Aldermen Do Not Deny 1t |

! The Perth Amboy Garage Com
pany was last night awarded the
contract to furnish the city with two
motor sprinkler trucks, ene success
full bid being S14,723.90, but the ac-
| ton of the board was criticized by
one of the bidders who declared the
! specifications were so worded that
| nothing but a Mack truck would
answer the description.
Jacob Weitzen. representing the
| Superior Garage which was one OF
the bidders on the trucks, declared
! that the specifications describing
the truck desired by the aldermen
/ were copied word for word from the
description of the Mack truck con-
; tained in the Mack catalogue. He
pointed in particular which stipu-
| lated that the radiator must be in
back of the motor. The Mack is the
] only truck. Weitzen said, which has
this particular arrangement.
Max Gibian, representing the
Perth Amboy Garage Company,
charged Weitzen with telling an
i untruth when he said the Mack
truck was the only one which an
swered the specifications. Gibian
said that the International Harves-
ter Company, the Kelly Springfield
and "other reliable" automobile
! truck manufacturers turned out
| trucks which could answer the
! specifications.
! Aldermen John J. Clark and Rob-
! ert A. Mcclure said they had never
| seen the specifications as Alderman
Thomas Patten, chairman of the
street committee, had been author
! lied to have them drawn up and he
had apparently specified the type OF
i truck he desired. No denial was
| made by any of the aldermen that
! the specifications had been made to
/ cover the Mack truck and to prevent
| other makes from being considered
'T suppose the specifications were
| legal" Weitzen said, "as | have the
| greatest respect for the city attorney
! but why advertise for bids when
| only one truck can meet the specifi-
I cations? Such tactics are not fair
| to other dealers. I don't know
whether or not it was the intention
| of the board to give this contract to
a certain dealer when the specifica-
| tions were drawn up but certainly
make a strong protest now against
| this locking out of other bidders"
| Weitzen made the assertion that
| he would give $1,000 to the poor II
any truck other than the Mack, could
answer the specifications demanded
| by the aldermen. When Gibian
/ asked Weitzen If he was prepared
to put up the money, Chairman Gal
| ain raped for order and the two
automobile dealers discontinued
| their argument.
| Alderman John Sofield was moi
present at the meeting, which did not
| start until 1880, the members hav-
| ing been in conference for almost
three hours before they came into
| the council chamber. All of the six
| aldermen present voted in favor oil
awarding the contract to the Perth
Amboy Garage company whose bid
was higher than either of the other
two estimates submitted by local
| garages on other cars.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-08-21
PAVING JOBS
ARE AWARDED
Standard BituIithic Co. to
Pave Smith and Grace SITS.
Also More Bids

The paving OF Grace street from
Smith street to Market street and of
Smith street from State street to the
Central railroad station was auth or
lied by the aldermen last night when
the board awarded both contracts to
the Standard Bitulithic Company,
the lowest bidders. The successful
bidders were about 5000 low on each
Job. Work will undoubtedly be
started at once in order that 1t might
be completed before cold weather.
A resolution was passed calling
for bids on the paving of six more
streets which are to be received at
the meeting of the aldermen on
September 2. These streets are:
Brighton avenue, from Lewis street
to southerly terminus; Park avenue
from Broad to Washington street,
Groom street, from New Brunswick
avenue to Brace avenue; Jefferson
street, from High to Rector street;
Sherman street, from Market street
to Paterson street: Ogden Place
from New Brunswick avenue 10
southerly terminus. The checks OF
the unsuccessful bidders on the two
having iobs were ordered returned.
The Hammenn Contracting Com
nanv was about $619 lower than the
Fxcavating e. Material Handling,
Inc. on the Kennedale Park sewer
lob. The total cost of this work VIII
come to about $14S,000, according
to the estimates of City Engineer
Booz who supplied the aldermen
with the total figures during the COM
nittee session last night. This sewer
matter did not come up before the
meeting, the members OF the poaro
apparently being unable 10 asree
over awarding of the contract.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-08-21
World Flight AvatOrs on Way To Greenland over Ice
DAVIS Will BE AT SEA c|RT T0DA'
COOLIDGE HELPS FARMER
HAGvEST HIS CROPS

PLYMOUTH, VT. Aug. 2.-Light-
ming struck about the presidents
home here during the severe storm
late yesterday afternoon and night,
one bolt putting out of commission
the telegraph apparatus in the tenn
porary business office in the general
store. The store is situated about
fifty yards from where the president
and his family are staying in the
home of his father. John Coolidge.
Electrical workers were kept busy
several hours repairing the damage
but no material injury was done by
the bolt.
The president is turning his atten-
tion to official business. Mr.. Cool
idge yesterday accepted an invitation
to speak in Baltimore at the unveil-
ing of the Lafayette statue there on
September 6, Lafayette Marne Day
The president has on his program
an engagement to help Ed Blanchard
rake hay. During a visit with Mr.
Blanchard who is a neighbor of Mr.
Coolidge, the president learned that
sickness in his neighbor's family had
held him up in getting in his crops
He volunteered to help.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-08-21
TELLS WHERE z
SLAYERS FAILED
Did Not Hide Body OF Franks
Boy Carefully Enough,
State Points Out

CHICAGO. Aug. 81 (By The AS
sociated Press) Failure to hide
sufficiently the body of Robert
Franks was the breaking point in
the plot of Nathan Leopold, Jr.. and
Richard Loeb, according to the
states analysis of the crime given
today before Judge John r. Caverly
by Joseph Savage. assistant state s
attorney.
In impassioned denunciations of
the defendants Mr.. Savage declared
that If Leopold had forced the body
well into the culvert instead of push
ing it with his foot, it would not
have been found.
"They would not have been ap-
pretended in 100000 years." said he.
He described the attempts to get
$4,000 ransom from Bobbys father
pointing out that the Identification OF
the body became known to Mr.
Franks Nonly five minutes before he
received his last message from
George Johnson" the name used
to sign the ransom letter.
Mr.. Savage asserted that Leopold
and Loeb had drawn their plans SO
fine that If the father had followed
directions and gone to drug store
in a cab furnished by the kidnapers,
he would have been sent scurryine
to a railroad depot there to board a
train due to leave a few minutes later
In the parlor car, the boys had
placed a letter addressed to Mr.
Franks and giving full directions on
how to throw the money from the
train.
'They would have reached the des-
ignated point In their automobile al
that precise moment, If the train
were on time" said Mr.. Savage. "HoN
could they have been traced? No
one knew whence came the telephone
call to Mr.. Franks. nor who had or
dered the cab sent to his home. No
one would have known who tele-
phoned the drug store and the father
would have had no chance to notify
the police in advance of where he
had been told to go or how to dis
pose of the money
1T was a coldly intellectual plan
devilish in it's deliberation," said Mr.
Savage.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-08-21
CITY to Be Represented

Perth Amboy will no doubt be we'll
represented at Sea Girt tomorrow
when John w. Davis. the Democratic
presidential candidate. makes hie
first public speech in New Jersey
and incidentally. his first address
since his notification. A number of
prominent Democrats were today
making plans to meet tomorrow
about 10 O'Clock and make the trip
in automobiles. Others who could
not spare the time necessary to make
trip by automobile planned to go by
train. Latest reports are to the eff.
feet that the speech will not be
broadcasted by radio. but that it will
be amplified so that all of those
With ia reasonable distance OF the
speaker, might hear him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-08-21
CANNOT EAT GARLIC

WASHINGTON. Aug. 21-Drivers
of 'pedicabs," a new style Chinese
rickashaw with bicycle attachment.
have been forbidden to eat garlic
under a penalty of a 500 fine. the
Commerce Department was advised
today by its representative in Shan
tung.
The regulations of the new COM
pany which is furnishing the "pedi-
cabs" provide also that the drivers
must wear uniform and bathe. regu-
larly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-08-21
Fresh Every Day.

Mrs. Thompson writes: II buy a
carton of Blue Ribbon butter every
day anc never have | found 1t to be
anything but fresh, fragrant and de-
Iiciouslv creamy. 1t Is certainly
true that peter butter can't be
modei," Ask your dealer for Blue
Ribbon Butter in the sealed carton
At the first taste you'll agree that al
last you have found the perfect but
ter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-08-21

BRUSSELS. Aug. 81 (By The AS
sociated Press) A decree was is
sued today closing the parliament
tary session following the cabinets
complete approval of the statements
on the outcome of the London
reparation conference as made by
Premier Theunis and Foreign Minis
ter Hymans.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-08-21
TRAIN WRECKED
IN ACCIDENT
At GRANT ORD
Hits Truck at Crossing-En.
gine DeraiIed-2 Coaches
Turned Over
TRUCK DRIVER KILLED
Engineer of Train Taken to
HoSpitaI-0n Tracks of
Central Railroad
TRUCK DRIVER KILLED

CRAWFORD, Aug. 21-Four men
were killed and at least twenty per-
sons are believed to have been in
jured when a Philadelphia and
Reading passenger train~-No. 604-
travelling at high speed on the tracks
of Central Railroad of New Jersey,
struck a truck of the Newark Paw
ing Company. loaded with crushed
stone at the Lincoln avenue cross
ing on the dividing line between
Crawford and Garwood shortly be-
fore IL o'clock today.
The identified dead are Harry
Thompson, "a, of Newark, driver of
the truck, and Luther Martin, of
South Fontaine. Pa, fireman. One
of the unidentified dead was riding
on the truck with Thompson and
| the other was a passenger. Included
among the injured is Engineer Harr,
| Gilbert, of Philadelphia, who wal
severely scalded and received a brok
! en- leg.
The engine left the track 500 feet
! beyond the crossing, was ripped from
| its trucks and turned In the opposite
direction dragging the truck with it
The train consisted of two coaches
and two Pullman cars. Both
coaches left the rails, one turning
over. Passengers in the Pullman
cars were uninjured.
Physicians and ambulances were
! summoned from Elizabeth, Plain
field, Westfield and other nearby
towns. The number of those injured
and the extent of their hurts was
made difficult to ascertain by reason
of the fact that they were rushed to
widely separated hospitals. One
newspaper man, early at the scene
declared he had seen at least 20 in
! iured persons taken away in ambu-
! lances,
All six tracks of the Central rail.
road were blocked until noon wher
| wreck ers were successful in opening
one track. The crossing is unguard.
ed but protected by safety bell de.
signed to ring when trains ap'
| proach.
Many of the injured were said tt
have been from Plainfield the las
| stop which the train made before
| the crash.
| Identification of the dead wa.
completed when the body of William
A. Kiely of Philadelphia was re-
moved from beneath the smoking
car where he had been crushed In
attempting to jump through a win
| dow.
The fourth body was identified as
that of George Enzer. OF Glenside
1t was said that he and not Thomp-
son was the driver of the truck
Thompson being his helper. 1t was
also established that thompson
home was in Crawford and not New.
] ark.
The train was said to have beer
travelling at high speco. Impact oi
the collision with the heavily loaded
five ton truck. following application
of the air brake ripped the engine
from its trucks.
The train, No. Goa, was travelinc
on the tracks OF the Central Rail
road of New Jersey, enroute for Jer-
sey City, having left Plainfield a.
1920.
First reports from the scene oi
the wreck were that between twenty
and thirty of the passengers of the
two coaches which had turned over
were placed in ambulances and TAX
en- to hospitals in Plainfield and
Elizabeth. The extent OF their in
| juries was not determined.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-08-21
sheriH Sells Property

NEW BRUNSWICK, Aug. 21.--
Sheriff Frederick Gowen sold yes
terday the right, title Interest Of
Peter r. Appleby and heirs Of Will
liam HI. Bergen in a tract of land at
Cranbury to William S. Cole. 70 saf5
isfy a Judgment for $3.50.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-08-21

Essex Coach owned by prominent man
in town; in elegant condition. $3.50. Union
Garage Co. 273-277 High Street.
s4S9-S-21-1t'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-08-21

Stream line-good iooking-a car you
can be proud OF Is Chevrolet. Jefferson
Motors Inc. Tel. IL. IT,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-08-21

Chevrolet has SO quality features. Sc
Jefferson Motors Inc. Tel. Is.
s2se-s-1e-tfs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-08-21
Engineer Killed on B. & o.

CINCINNATI. Aug. 21:-Engineer
John Donnell was crushed to death
and Fireman Lee Simmons was
scalded when the engine of passen-
ger train No. 12 on the Baltimore &
Ohio turned over in the railroad
yards at Mitchell Ind. None of the
passengers was hurt.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-08-21

Packard and bort Garretson Co.. 215
Market Street. Phone 1000.
S467-8-21-lts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-08-21

It costs less to travel in a Ford--Order
yours today. Dorsey Motors. Inc. Open
Evenings. S3S5-S-18-6t'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-08-21
GETS DECREE OF DIVORCE

Laura Hanson of this city, obtain
ed a final divorce decree in the court
of chancerv at Trenton Yesterday
from her husband Hans Hansen, of
of Dunellen The plaintiff was rep
resented by Jacob S. Karkus.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-08-21
Killed, 20 Hurt, In p & r. Train Wreck At CROSSING
WEATHER

Fair tonight
a II d F r ! d ay
somewhat cooler
tonight; moder-
ate north shifting
to east and SOUTH
east winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-18
PERSONAL MENTION

Mrs. Ernest l. Savage was in
Fairfield Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary Goodrich. who has been
In Madison returned "Wednesday.
Mrs. John Scott OF Cornville was
q shopper in town Wednesday.
Mrs. George Goulette was a busi-
ness caller in Fairfield Wednesday.
AIRS. Ella T. Holt left "Wednesday
for Hudson, Mass. where she will
pass some time with Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Addlingfon.
Miss Marjory Tozier viii go to
Dayton. Maine. Saturday to pass the
Christmas vacation with her par
ents.
John II. Grundy who has been In
Washington. u. C., being called
there by the critical illness of his
daughter. Miss Helen Grundy has
returned.
Mrs. Marjorie MeGoff Of North
Arson was in town the first Of the
week 10 see her mother, Mrs. c. c.
McGoff of North Arson. who Is q
patient at the, Kennebec Valley hon-
pital.
DR.. and Mrs. Arthur E. Rodden,
daughter. June Anne of town and
DR.. Herbert Z. Rodden of Madison
will be Christmas guests, OF III >ir
parents. DIR. end Mrs. Hugh Rod IN
in Dover, n. IL.
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NORRIDCEWOCK

Misses Edna and Autici Cheyiot,
Ruth B!aisdell. Mildred Bell and Olan
Lambert are at home from Farming
ton Normal school for the Christmas
vacation.
Mrs. Henry Hussey is suffering
from an attack Of tonsilitis.
Robe Albce In clerking In Vnughn's
store during the holidays.
VIII Farrand was at home from
Starks over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Caswell have
gone to North Arson to stay for the
winter with Mrs. Carroll Casweli he
cause OF the recent death OF Carroll
Caswell.
Sir. and Mrs. Walter Taylor and
Fred Jewett were in Waterville. Sat.
urday.
walton Neil OF skowhegan passed
the week end with This sister. : Mes.
Amy Shepherd at her home on the
pofth side OF the river.
Earle Shepherd has gone to Mad
ison to work In the pulp mill
Mrs. Susie Ames Of Skowhegan
visited her mother, Mrs. Mary Hun
teon last week.
Mrs. Ella SANFORD has been called
TO. Nova Scotia by the illness Of
relative.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Page have
been visiting In Detroit and Carmel.
Word has been received Of The
marriage Saturday night Of wendail
Owens and Miss Annabel Waugh.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-18
This HOUSEWIFE
TAKES NO CHANCES
Never Lets the Pain.Driying
and Comfort Bringing
Bottle Go Empty

Mrs. a. 4. Daggett, a well known
resident of Sebec Station, Me-, writes
the Priest Drug Co, of Bangor, Me-:
Priests Indigestion Powder helped
me very much. received a free
sample and it helped me so much
that sent right back for a bottle
and have always kept some In the
house ever since. 7 never allow one
bottle, to get entirely empty before
/ get another. recommend 1t to all
my friends"
Priests Powder for Indigestion.
Sour. Sick Stomach. Car Sickness,
Heartburn and General Hyperacidity
of the Stomach.
All druggists, ssee and $i.se. The
Sl.so size holds Ave {5) times as
much as the Soc size.
Priests Regulators, the ideal tonic
laxative for chronic constipation ssc
and s5c- II your dealer eoes not
carry them In stock have him order
for you or send direct 10 Priest Drug
Co.. Bangor. Me. Parcel Post pre-
pail TO any address. No extra
chaFge.-Adv.
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Git. for Children .. the s.n.toriuS

For several years the skowhc9hn
Junior led Cross boys ana girn
have sent Christmas gifts overseas.
This year they are TO dispense
f,hristmas cheer near home. Begin
nipg last Thursday they have opserv-
cd sacrifice week and the money saw
ed they are 10 spend Tor gifts ioi tne
children MT the. state sanatorium ~
Fairfield, where there are now 81
children patients. ranging IN age
from 10 f6 years, The Fed Cross
Juniors have appointed the follow
ing delegates to assist MISS Ance ~
Parker. Red Cross school nurse. IN
selecting md purchasing the gifts:
park school. 9Th grade, Thomas Gull
foIle. Airline Iemieux: 9Th grade
robert Giibiair. Arlene Hughes: attn
grade, Jnnette Jewell. william Chris
tensen: srd grade. Leigh II. Phillips.
snliy Marston: GARFIELD school, sth
grade. Bertha Norton. Edward Our.
ney: 9Th grade. Rosa Dore, Merrill
t,1yer: Atm and 9th combination,
Marguerite Abbey. Robert Pratt: Attn
grade. Irene Vheeiock. Leo n
I.rown. Lincoln school. Ord grade.
King Cummings. Ruth Moore. Park.
or Reyes. Margaret Robertson: 3nd
grade, Eleanor ,Danforth, Donald
steward. Desma Russell, Craig Barn
ably: LIST and End. Marie Stevens. The
children Of the LIST and End grades
at the Academy ore doing their part
10 live NJ to the Junior Red Cross
motto, ~ Serve. and we're tho frst
10 collect their money and have al
ready purchased their gifts. The pu.
pills OF the Junior High are to look
out Tor gifts for the patients Ii and
TO years Of ago. The ages OF all the
PATIENTS are known 10 Miss Parker
who hns visited the sanatorium and
the gifts will bs selected with care
and be appropriate to their ages. The
children are entering into this plan
for bringing Christmas cheer to 9TH
crs with much interesting and splen-
did spirit of sacrifice that they may
bo able to mako generous gifts. ana
nre cooperating with Miss Parker In
~ whole hearted manner which IL de-
lghtful to see and will surely bring
both tho givers ond those who re-
Ccjye (.bristnaH low
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NiIlpy.(haml,prIain

Word has been Received of the
" SON Of Mr. at,T Mrs v r Wi,,nv
Monroe. La, 1T the home of the
bride. Minna Chamterlain's parents,
en- December o. AR. Wiley was
graduated from SEowhegan High in
1920 and took a three year course
at Northeastern College. lie is u
euccessful civil engineer and has re-
Gently been experimenting the con-
struction, of three bridges at Delhi.
Tallaluh and Raysville. in the vici-
nifty of Monroe
Mr.. Wiley Las host of friends
In Town who will he interested 10
know OF his marriage. They do not
plan to come home until spring.
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MADISON
Daniel Nfason

Daniel Mason died Monday even
ing after a critical Illness of a few
Days at the residence of his daugh-
ter. Mrs. Carlton Wescott on James
street. Mr.. Mason was probably the
Oldest person living in tho town of
Madison being 81 years of age.
He was a native of Fairfield but
for many years was a well known
farmer in the town of Starks. For
the past few years he has made his
home with his daughter in Madi-
son. Besides Mrs. Wescott. Mr.. Ma
son is survived by another daughter,
Mrs. Winnie sylvester of Brunswick.
The funeral services will be con-
Quoted by Rev. Glen u. Asplin at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
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a
my trunk, and put in suit case
just One or two dresses and the
things I'd need for a few days. And
then I sat down by the window and
wrote John q letter. telling him how
grateful was to him for what he'd
done for me and why l couldn't
marry him. =
1t took me long time to write
that letter, because / didn't want
1t to sound hard and unfeeling.
When I finished it was quite light
outside. but nobody was up In the
house, so took my suit case. left
q note on my trunk saying ia send
for 1t, and tiptoed out of the house.
mailed the note to John at the
corner. and then turned to go over
to Broadway. thinking that I'd stop
at one Of the white front restau-
rants that are open all night and
get some coffee before went on to
the railway station. ] hadn't de-
| cided yet where I'd go. anyway. and
I thought perhaps during breakfast
I could make up my mind.
or course. should have planned
to go home. did sort OF have II
In my mind. bet hated to go hack
feeling that was snch a failure.
wanted to accomplish something be-
fore went back to my people.
was just starting TO cross the
street, thinking Of all this. when
mans voice said: "Give me your
bag. Dodo."
My, heart just stood still for n
moment. Then looked mp. anA It
began to heat about three times as
fast as IL should have. For It was
Lawrence French who stood beside
me.