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Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-03
2 Deaths BY Hanging;
Suicide And Accident
County Seat Man Kills Him
self While Boy Accidentally
Killed at New Market

NEW BRUNSWICK, April 3-Two
deaths by hanging were recorded in
the county yesterday. one being a
suicide and the other an accidental
hanging. Nicholas Kovacs, forty
four years old, was found hanging
on a sash cord from the rafters of
his attic at 12S Somerset street. this
place, by his son, Nicholas. at
o'clock last night. Kovacs was en-
ployed at the. plant of the Interna-
tional Motors Company. He came
home at noon. complaining qf Nlnasz,
At supper time when the fatheTsS
absence was noted, Nicholas started
a search and found his fathers life-
less body hanging. The man had
stood on a box as he fastened the
cord. later kicking away the box
from under his feet. Coroner Hub
bard was called, viewed the body
and declared that death was due to
sui lie. Kovacs leaves a wife and
five children.
Eight year old Henry F. Dicker-
son, of New Market, met death by
accidental hanging just before noon
tin, yesterday. According to the
polit, -nry and his brother John
were playing with snowballs near
the barn. John later left Henry at
the barn. The boy climbed on top
of the beams and apparently his
head was caught between two loose
boards on top of the beams, as he
wanted to come down. The boys
stepfather. Fred Ofer discovered the
boy when he failed to appear at the
dinner. Coroner Hubbard viewed
the body.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-03
OLYMPIC TEAM
COMING HERE
Will Give Exhibition at Y. M.
H. A. Saturday Night
Noted Athletes Appear

One of the greatest collections of
athletes that ever performed in this
section will give a series of exhibit
tions at the local Y. NJ. H. A.. on
Madison avenue and Jefferson street,
Saturday night at $3.50 o'clock.
The feature of the event Is the
fact that the proceeds will be turned
over to the American Olympic Fund
committee to be used to defray the
expenses of the various athletic
teams that will represent the United
States in the coming Olympic meet,
to be held at Paris. France, this
~ummer.
For this one reason it is hoped
that every one in this vicinity will
make an effort to. attend the event
on Saturday night.
In all parts of the country affairs,
similar to the one being held at the
local association. are being put on
and the proceeds are going for the
same purpose Every one of these
have been successful SO far, and 1t
is up to the people of this city and
vicinity to put Perth Amboy up with
the leading cities who are helping
swell the Olympic Fund.
The exhibition to be given by the
various athletes will take place on
the various pieces of apparatus in
the Me olson avenue gymnasium.
Through the courtesy of Roy e.
Moore. secretary of the American
Athletic Union. Director Plaut has
secured the following athletes to
date: August Pfeifer. of the National
Turner's. of Newark, national cham
pion on flying rings; Harry Evans.
of the National Turner's. of Newark; :;
Jacob Hufner. Jr., of New York Ath-
letic Club: Alfred Joachim. of the
Swiss Turn Ver elm. the Metropolitan
Amateur Athletic Union all around
champion: Charles Winter. of the
Swiss Turn Verein. and B. Leutiny-
Ter. of the Swiss Turn Verein.
George Cremer. of the New York
Athletic Clup. and Alfred Helberg,
of the 23rd Street Y. NJ. C. A. have
also been secured and several more
will probably be obtained before
Saturday night
Tickets for the event can be pur-
chased at the Y. NJ. II. A., Y. M. c.
A. and at the door on Saturday
night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-03
TUNNEL SECTION
FLOODED TO-DAY
Workers Under Hudson River
Escape Death When Water
Enters Vehicular Tunnel

NEW YORK, April 3.-Thirty-fve
laborers in the ~ehicular tunnel
which is being constructed under the
Hudson river between New York
and New Jersey escaped death to-
day when a quantity OF rock Il
roof of the tunnel was loosened b.
the pressure of compressed air. al
lowing one section of the excavation
to be filled with water.
Racing before TIE flood the men|
found safety behind an energency|
door which checked the progress o.
the water
The men were working witi1sl
two feet of the ri-er bed, using
pressure of twenty-nine and on
half pounds. A section of rock Nj
forced through the salt and mud
the river bed, and she water pour
in.
The blast CT air caused a thiE
foot geyse- to spout in the riv
spinning small river craft like
top and hurting the crew OF ne
by cement barge from their d
The stern of the barge was thru
into the air and for a mornen
was feared it would be wrecked
Work on the tunnel will be
suned Monday according to q.
Holland. chief engineer in charn
construction.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-03
MORITK0 BUYS OLD PRALL
MANSION AT WOODBRIDGE

WOODBRIDGE. April S.-One of
the oldest homes in this vicinity
changed hands yesterday with the
sale of the house which crowns the
summit of Strawberry Hill, Wood
bridge, from William H. Prall and
Mary r. Lee TO ]. A. Moritko, of
State street, this city.
This house was built about fifty
years ago by Hampton Cutter, grand
father of the two above named par
ties, and has remained in that family
ever since. The building contains
twenty rooms, and is so situated that
it can be seen for many miles around.
Mr.. Moritko, the purchaser. ex-
poets to spend $1,000 on improving
the house, and proposes to make it a
home of the most modern nature.
At least $1,000 will be spent on an
up-to-6ate Kitchen and high class
cuisine utilities. The dining room,
which is about forty feet long. will
be converted into a ballroom, and
various other Improvements will be
made. The sale of the house took
place through the. office of White
and Hess. Inc. of Woodbridge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-03
Z CITY STREETS
CLOSED TODAY
Prospect st. and New Bruns-
wick Ave. Closed Due to
Construction of Sewer

Announcement was made this
morning by representative of the
Bammen Company in charge of the
trunk sewer work in this city. that
Prospect street and New Brunswick
avenue would be closed to traffic for
an indefinite period starting at noon
today.
The huge caterpillar digger of the
company is almost at that corner
and once this machine goes into ac-
tion at the heavy traffic corner II
will be impossible for vehicles to
get by. The program of the Ham
men Company calls for the digging
up of New Brunswick avenue to
Kinsey place. one block west of Am
boy avenue.
After Kinsey place is reached the
apparatus of the company will be
returned to Johnstone street and
New Brunswick avenue and dig
ging will be continued on Johnstone
street. Upon reaching the corner OF
Johnstone and Washington streets,
the work will continue east on
Washington street to Penn, and then
north on Penn street to its northerly
end.
: Because of the sewer work Wood
bridge and Carteret buses have to
go out Maple street to New Bruins
wick avenue. then to East avenue,
WASHINGTON street and finally back
to the old route on Amboy avenue.
New Brunswick and Metuchen buses
go out Smith street to Convery
place and then back to the old route
on New Brunswick avenue. When
Washington street is dug up a new
route will be used for Woodbridge
and Carteret buses.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-03
SEVERAL WARRANTS SERVED
IN LIQUOR VIOLATIONS

United States marshals in this city
yesterday made several arrests
When arraigned before United
States Commissioner John A. Della
ney the following were held under
$1,000 bail for the action of the
federal grand jury:
Max Doctofsky, AIS Brodhead
Place, charged with possession, sell
ing and conspiracy. Samuel Rosner
52S Jacques street, and Samuel
Deutch, S25 Watson avenue. charged
with the same offense.
Joseph Kiviatawsl1i, $50 johnson
street. charged with sale and posses
sion. Others held under this char. !
were Charles Feibush, 3S4 Oak
street, and Joseph Giba, 7S2 State
street.
Joseph Stumpf of South Amboy
was charged with transportation and
possession.
All of the above are represented
by Walter Rielley.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-03
FOR
PLANT NAMED
Was Wrecked by Explosion at
Nixon, March Ma
chinery Wiped Out

q . q! Rs.'l sss:s z
ite Company by Judge Lynch IN fed-
eral court here yesterday afternoon
u. on the application of Charles M.
EG-n, a Jersey City attorney, rep
resenting Stephen P. Piga of Bay
onne. creditor to the amount OF
s2S3. George Cutley of Jersey City
was named temporary receiver py
the court. a bond of $4,000 being
fixed. The order is returnable next
Monday at which time the defendant
company will be required to show
cause N-hy the receivership should
not be made permanent.
The plant of the Ammonite Com
pany at Nixon was wiped out COM
pletely on the morning of March l,
when an explosion wrecked the
buildings, killed twenty or more
persons injured many others, and
destroyed the machinery. finished
and raw products of the company
The petition asking for the ap-
pointment of a receiver for the com
pany sets forth that the company
liabilities are 100000 and the assets
but $4,000. The reason given by
the Bayonne man for taking this
action is that a large number of at
tachments on the company have
been filed in the New Jersey su-
preme court and the Middlesex
county circuit court by injured per-
sons and relatives of injured.
The allegations in the petition
are admitted by r. Morris Shreve,
the president of the company. and
his consent to the application for
receivership is attached.
Thomas J. Brogan, of Jersey
City, counsel for the company, when
questioned this morning, declared
that the Ammonite officials were
not attempting to run away but as
everything the company owned was
wiped out by the blast it is neces-
sary to await adjustment of insur-
ance before moneys will be avail
able to pay the debts which are out
standing. Those having claims
against the company have been
slapping on attachments. the COM
explosion but they cannot be paid
until :he insurance settlement has
been made. According to the COM
pany's attorney every death, with
the exception of Mrs. Arthur Du-
mas and her three children, is COW
cred by insurance.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-03
CALL TWO MORE
IN OIL PROBE
J. B. French, of Oklahoma
City, and Robert Wolfe, of
Columbus, Are Called

WASHINGTON, April 3-Thomas
r. Lane, until a week ago legal =
wiser to the chief of the Army Air
Service, told The senate Daugherty
committee today he had been order
ed "by Captain w. F. Volandt of the
air service" to "stay away" from
the committee and the oitol. When
he refused to be dictated to. he said,
he was dismissed" from the air SER
vice.
On motion of Senator Jones, Re-
publican, Washington, the commit
tee directed Chairman Brookhart to
notify Secretary Weeks at once of
Lanes testimony.
The witness also declared that
papers from his own personal files
in connection with aircraft cases
had been taken from his brief case
by Captain Volandt.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-03
TWO DELEGATES
F OR COOLIDGE
President Leads LaF gillette in
2 Wisconsin Districts
Iowa FavorS McAdoo

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, April (By
The "A associated Press)--Two district
delegates pledged to President Cal
vir Coolidge were elected in the
first district in Wisconsin's primary
election Tuesday. complete returns
from that district today showed.
The totals for the district give:
Christopp Ga Follette) 11.007;
Cooper (La Follette) 1886; Craig
(Coolidge) 1880, and Scott tCooi-
idgeJ Coolidge
MILWAUKEE, Wis. April (By
The Associated Press) ).-Meagre ad-
ditional returns from Tuesdays state
wide primary today showed little
change in the Presidential delegate
vote. Only a few scattering figures
from less than a hundred precincts
had reported since 6 o'clock last
night. Senator LaFollette's and
Governor Smiths delegate candidates
at large to the major political con-
yentions maintained their leads.
w. G. McAdoo continued to be the
preference over Senator James A.
Reed of Missouri as a choice for
President. Less than half the states S
ASIA precincts have reported.
The count at an early hour stood;
LaFollette delegates 14S,7S1; Cool
idge delegates 66.245.
In $40 precincts out of 2.574 pre-
cints in the state. the Democratic
race for delegates was:
McAdoo delegates 22.274; Smith
delegates 36.205.
Iowa Situation
DAVENPORT, Iowa, April j.
An Iowa delegation to the Demo-
cratic National Convention II New
York favorable to the presidential
candidacy of w. G. McAdoo appar-
emily was assured today when nine
of the eleven congressional dis
tricts in a pre-convention caucus
named delegates who favor the cleo
ton of Clyde L. Herring of Des
Moines, McAdood's Iowa manager.
as this states national convention.
Other candidates, however. have
numerous supporters, ano several
county delegations include those
who d sire an instructed delegation
for Governor AL Smith of New York,
Oscar w. Underwood of Alabama, or
Governor Jonathan NJ. Davis OF
Kansas.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-03
CLAIMS HE WAS DRUGGED

Detectives of the local department
are investigating complaint made
by Ben Flowers to the effect that
he was drugged last night by the
we'll known dog-grabber Arthur
Murish, in Hopelawn. and relieved
of $500. The loss was reported to
Lieutenant Morris at $50 o'clock
this morning and the investigation Is
being made today.
The local authorities are also
looking into the theft of soda and
tobacco from the store of Solocen
Ogcen, of 655 New Brunswick ave-
nue.. some time Tuesday night. En-
trance was gained by forcing a rear
lock. The theft of two geese was
reported to the police by Alex Horo-
schak, Of 800 Smith street, yester-
day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-03

The permit permitting the storage
Of 10000 pounds of picric acid wilz
not be revoked, Solicitor Richardson
reports, this material still being the
property of the Butterworth Judson
Company. This is also stored on tho
Nixon property and the permit gov
erning its storage will not expire for
another year. It is understood that
the permit for the two million
pounds would expire shortly ana
Bradford was preparing to make =
new application.
Securing the consent Of the De-
partment of Labor to revoke the
permit for the storage OF the great
er portion of the pieric acid, marks
the first step in the campaign " de
freeholders to free Mfddlesex couutr
of explosives Solicitor Richardson
and Deputy Commissioner Weeks
went over the situat Ion =
|0urifE their cpnffreHfa xe1
after which the agreement Wa6
reached to ban the storage OF the
larger amount but TO allow the
smaller amount to remain.
In arguing for the removal Of the
picric acid from the Nixon tract Sol-
icitor Richardson gave four distinct
reasons for the people of MiddleHex
wanting this change at once. First,
he said, the material is dry and is
therefore dangerous. Second. the
barrels in which it is kept are in a
bad condition. Third. the picric acid
is stored in a dangerous area OWNS
to the proximity to Raritan Arsenal
where high explosives are stored.
and to the Nixon factory in which
celluloid is manufactured. Fourth.
the buildings in which the material
is stored are not lightning proof as
are the buildings at Raritan Arsenal
which contain explosives.
A complete report on his actiyl-
ties to date will be made by Solicitor
Richardson at the weekly meeting
of the Board of Freeholders this
afternoon.
The April term grand jury, which
has been charged with the investiga-
ton of the Ammonite plant explo-
sion at Nixon on March 1. will COM
mence it's investigation tomorrow
morning and an all-day session IS
anticipated. A number of the State
Department of Labor and Middle-
sex county investigators will appear
before the grand jury as witnesses
and the states explosive expert, Dr.
Samaltowski. will be among those
questioned by the jury.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-03
OLD BRIDGE HOUSE BURNS

OLD BRIDGE. April 3-The home
of John Politka situated along the
Old Bridge-South River road was
completely gutted by fire which
fire started in the attic of the dwell
ing which was erected some six
broke out at $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing OF an undetermined origin. The
months ago at a cost $1,000. The
South River Fire Company saved
most of Politka's furniture.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-03
'IcRIC ACID PERMITS Will BE REVOKED
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
RULINGS ARE EXPLAINED

marie. An affidavit must be sworn
to by the voter but no reason for
his failing to vote at the election is
necessary.
1t is also possible for those who
will be twenty-one years old before
November of this year to vote at
the presidential primaries IL they
apply to City Clerk Costello on or
before next Tuesday.
These rulings apply throughout
the state. city clerk, borough clerks
and township clerks all having the
power to add the names of these
eligible voters at this springs pri-
maries.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-03
TWO MILLION POUNDS
OF EXPLOSIVES MUST
GO, STATE DECLARES

NEW BRUNSWICK, April 3The permit which allows the
storage two million pounds pcr acid the property Of the
Nixon Ntraton Company Nixon will be revoked County So
F. Richardson by Deputy
Labor Charles w Weeks following conference Trenton
yesterday This material the property of W. Bradford
official of the INSTRUMENTATION Company The pc acid
mey belonged the but Bradford purchased
dyidual The existing permit in the assgnees
Butterworth- -Judson Company
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-03

Now that the presidential prima-
ries are less than three weeks off
manv voters ars puzzled as to
whether or not they are eligible to
vote for their favorite at the phi
maries on Tuesday, April 22.
All of those who voted at last
years general election will auto
matically have their names placed
On the presidential primary register
this month. Those who registered
for the general election last fall. but
failed to vote. may vote on April %
If they go to City Clerk Costello
on or before next Tuesday and Sc
cure permission to vote at the pri-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-03
Connecticut Delegation

HARTFORD, Conn.,, April 3-Con-
necticuts delegation of seventeen,
with an equal number of alternates
to the national Convention at Cleve-
land in June, was chosen by the
Republican state convention today.
AS customary, the delegates will go
uhinstructed. but the sentiment OF
the delegates, individually and col
lectively. is believed to be for the
nomination of Calvin Coolidge for
President.
The convention adhered to its Gus
tom of having no platform or dec
laration of principles.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-03
ROTARIANS ATTENDING
CONFERENCE AT LAKEWOOD

LAKEWOOD, April 3.-Northern
New Jersey Rotarians gathered here
today for a two day conference at
which eighty-six districts are repre-
sented.
Red Bank, Asbury Park, and Long
Branch Rotary clubs are in charge
of the conference which Will hold
sessions tomorrow. This afternoon
an inspection trip will be made to
the Lakehurst naval air station and
a banquet tonight will follow.
Open every evening until D Frank Van
Syckle 4l9o-3-2e-u'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-03
New stribling-McTigue Fight

NEW YORK, April 3:-Newark
promoters who staged the Young
Stribling-M Mike McTigue light heavy
weight title battle last Monday night
announced today they are seeking to
match the pair fora third me In
an outdoor bout this summer, pos
sibely on June 2.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-03
TWO DIE IN FIRE

HICKORY, N. c.. April s-At
least two persons were burned to
death and a number of others are
reported missing in a fire that early
today DESTROYED one wing of the
White Oak Sanitarium at Morgan
ton. N c.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-03
ANNOUNCEMENT

Josephine Jensen of 346 Bar
clay st. solicits your patronage
in the line Of Piano and Player
Piano Tuning. Latest scientific
methods used. Recent graduate
Of Brand School of Scientific
Tuning.
Just Phone 1l69-R
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-03
''lUSIC WEEK COMMUNITY
CHORAL MEETING TONIGHT

A meeting of the committee nam
! to arrange for the community
loral will meet In the jury room
4 the local district court, city hall.
night at which the observance OF
susic Week" will be the order of
isiness.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-03
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-03
BOTH PARTIES
D|SCRED|TED,
PEPPER CLAIMS
Democrats in Trying to Iniure
G. 0. P. Caused that Situ-
alton, Senator Declares
THIRD PARTY POSSIBILITY
Says democrats Aimed at Us
and Hit America speech
at Portland, Maine

PORTLAND, Maine, April 3-Sen-
ate Democrats, in endeavoring to
inflict injury upon the Republican
party, have succeeded in discredit-
ing both of the great political par
ties, Senator Pepper, Republican,
Pennsylvania, declared in a "key-
note" address here today before the
Republican state convention.
This discrediting process has
reached the point, Senator Pepper
asserted, that IAN irresponsible and
highly dangerous third party has ac-
tually suggested itself to the ex-
tremists as practical possibility"
The Democrats, he added, "have
aimed at us and hit America"
II am here today" the senator
stated, ITO affirm my belief that the
Democratic party has recently for--.
feited whatever claim to public con-
fidence it may have possessed. / am
here to register my conviction that
upon us. who call ourselves the fol-
lowers of Lincoln, rests the weighty
responsibility of strengthening and
safeguarding the Republic.
Republicans of Maine, this is the
task to which / summon you-a
task which should stimulate the en-
thusiasm of every man and woman
who holds the Republican tradition
and is ready to go forward to VIC
tory under the leadership of Calvin
Coolidge.
But at this point an effort is cer-
tain to be made by somebody to dis
tract attention from the great prob
lens which await solution and to
confuse judgment by giving to the
names of three officers in the great
Republican army an Importance not
in the least justified by facts.
When sens BILE people are wait
ing to be told about President
Coolidge's position on public ques-
tions and what the party Is at
tempting to accomplish for good
government. somebody is sure to
shout How about Forbes?'. how
about Fali?' and how about Daugh-
erty?' Thereupon we find ourselves
showered with threats and accusa-
tions in which a modicum of truth
is obscured by mass of fiction.
THE appointment of Forbes as
head of the veterans bureau and of
Fall az secretary of the interior
have proved TO be terrible mistakes:
while the selection of Mr.. Daugh-
erty as attorney general seems to me
to have been a grave error in judg-
ment.
when I say this I am speaking
of the mistakes not of the living but
of the dead: of the mistakes of q
beloved leader who left behind him
a long catalogue of notable achieve
ments and who gave life for you and
Cor me as truly as any soldier who
ever died in pattle. When any man
for campaign purposes or to gain
a partisan advantage undertakes to
disturb the repose of that leader. ]
brand him as a political ghoul and
declare him to be unfit for the So
cietv of decent people"