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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02
COUNTY TAX BID.
DECISION SOON
IN APPEAL CASE
Raritan Copper Works Seeks
Big Reduction in 1924
Personal Assessment
HEARING ENDS YESTERDAY
City Claims Present Figures
Are Fair-DeciSion Mon
day by County Board

The Middlesex County Board of
Taxation will make its decision Mon
day at its office in New Brunswick
in the appeal filed by the Raritan
Copper Works of this city for a re-
duction in its personal assessment
from $1,617,550 to s1,300,00O. The
hearing on the company's appeal
was completed yesterday. Thomas
f. Hagerty representing the copper
works and City Attorney David T.
Wilentz the city.
1t is the claim of the copper works
that the appraisal represents the full
value of the plants personal prop
erty and that the tax board Is dis
eliminating in forcing the company
to pay on 100 per cent valuation
when no other plant in the state is
paying on full valuation. The re-
quest is made in an affidavit by A
Clayton Clark, superintendent of the
company, that the plant be assessed
in the same ratio as other plants
in the city.
Three appraisals were submitted
as to the valuation of the company's S
personal property yesterday, one of
which placed the figure at $685.
S4S. This was submitted by the
General Valuation Company. The
other appraisals were: George w.
Fulton. Construction engineer.
$707,600; Fred C. Ernst. C. j. Calg-
han and o. j. Mason, draughtsmen
$1,194,900.
Attorney Hagerty pointed that the
$317,550 reduction asked is from the
highest appraisal submitted to the
board yesterday. He argued that
the copper on the grounds was not
the property of the company, that
it was owned by private individuals
who are assessed for it at the
suorce. If the county board fails
to order a reduction in this case,
Mr.. Hagerty said, he will demand
that the county boost all other in
dustrial assesscents in Middlesex in
proprtion. Some Oh the plants are
only assessed on one-third of their
real value, he said, New Brunswick
factories being assessed on fifty per
cent of the value.
City Attorney Wilentz defended
the assessment as fair and Just
pointing out that as much as seventy
five per cent was allowed for depre-
citation which, he said. was excessive
He estimated the reproduction value
of the plant to be about S5,000.000.
A proper check-up on the appraisals
would take corps of men weeks to
complete he said and entail a high
cost to the city. He said he did not
want the copper works to pay on a
100 per cent valuation and he did
not believe they were doing so.
Attorney Hagerty. speaking on the
subject of depreciation. declared the
copper works plant Is operated 365
days every year and the machinery
Is used twenty-four hours a day. re-
sulting in the machinery depreciat-
Ing quicker than that in factories
running six days week and eight
hours a day.
The monthly payroll of the Rari.
tan Copper Works is S150.000. Mr.
Hagerty said, there being LOO peo-
pie employed in the plant. A totaI
of $1,800,000 is expended annually
in Perth Amboy by plant employees
he estimated.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02
REPORT FAV0RS
HERBERT FIRM
Special Master Heine Sends
Chancery Court Report
of Test at Plant

A favorable report for the opera
tion of the plant OF the Herbert &
Herbert Chemical company here,
has been forwarded to Chancellor
Edwin Robert Walker, by Special
Master M. Casewell Heine, who rep
resented the court of chancery at the
test held at the plant this week, to
ascertain if the odors of which near
by residents complained had been
overcome by the installation of new
machinery. The report being favor
able to the company, 1t is likely the
order permitting them to resume op-
erations will be signed by the chan
cellor within few days.
The report of the special master in
full follows:
I, M. Casewell Heine. one of the
masters of this court, pursuant to
direction contained in an order of
this court made and dated June II,
1924, do hereby respectfully report
as follows:
l attended at the plant of the de-
fendant, Herbert & Herbert, Inc, at
Grant and Market streets, In the City
of Perth Amboy, County of Middle
sex and State of New Jersey, on July
80, 1924, at 9:15 A. M. and was
there attended by David T. Wilentz,
Esquire, solicitor of complainants,
and Andrew Wight, Esquire, solici-
tor of defe endant There were also
present on the part of complainants
Mr.. c.. S. Cathcart, New Jersey state
chemist, and Mr.. Charles w. Babel,
former employe of defendants,
who had worked in their plant dur
ing it's prior active operation; and
on the part of the defendants.
Messrs. Phillips and Gillis, of the
officers of defendant. At the time
of the inspection the plant was in
full operation to its ordinary and
normal capacity, and this was ad
mitted and agreed to by all of the
parties representing both sides, and
| so find as a fact.
The operation of defendant con-
sists of the manufacture of colloidal
sulphur by a new process. The main
features of this process are: the
burning of commercial sulphur, the
fumes of which are carried by pile
to tank outside the building, where
a solution Is formed and pumped
through series of tanks in which
a reaction Is obtained with sulphur
dioxide. from which tanks the pro-
duct Is run,f padded and filtered.
and from which also an exhaust
pipe carries the fumes in regard to
which complaint has been formerly
made. These exhaust fumes were
formerly treated by a spray in
wash tower, and anything not thus
eliminated was carried into the
stack. Inasmuch as these fumes are
of specific gravity of 1923 (greater
than air) they have settled from the
stack and caused the conditions
complained of.
(Cont' 'nued on page g.,
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02
ALLIES CALL
THE GERMANS
Complete Agreement Reached
by Observation-Disclosures
Plan an Important Part

LONDON, Aug. 2 (By The Asso-
ciated Press) A complete program
for launching the Dawes reparation
settlement plan was agreed upon by
the Interallied Conference during a
half hour plenary session at the
foreign office this morning. The
Allied premiers and American AM
bassador Kellog took up the tech
nical point with which the experts
had vainly struggled in two all
night sessions. and after modifica-
tions which Premiers Macdonald
and Herriot accepted, the compro-
mise settlement was reached.
The plenary session adopted the
report of the first committee of ex-
perts dealing with defaults and PEN
alties. 1t also adopted the report
of the third committee, pertaining
to reparation transfers.
The fate of the conference hung
on this latter committee through the
early hours of this morning. I'm
able to reach an agreement, the ex-
perts passed the problem along to
the .plenary table where the chief
delegates worked out compromise.
When the agreement was reached
the wearied experts, including the
Americans, James A. Logan and
Owen d. Young, and Mr.. Frazer, of
Great Britain, who have slept little
during the last forty-eight hours,
left the conference room and the
chief delegates began framing the
invitation for the German govern
ment to send a delegation to Lon
don.
Prime Minister Macdonald will
hand the invitation TO the German
embassy this afternoon, and Foreign
Minister Stresemann and his col
leagues are expected to reach Lon
don Monday night.
Meanwhile the conference will
take a recess with the exception of
the jurists committees which are
drafting the results of the fort
nights work so that the document
can be submitted to the Germans.
The conference will enter it's final
phase with the arrival of the Ger
mans who will be asked to express
their opinions on the program for
putting the Dawes scheme into op-
GRAFTON. After the Germans have
been heard a protocol embodying
the program will be signed by the
Allies and the Germans, 1t is expect
ed, and then the Reparation Com
mission will make It's appointments
and set up the organization neces-
sary for carrying out the Dawes
proposals.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02
KLEIN PRAISES
DEFENSE DAY
Head of Reserve Officers,
Praises Silzer'S Stand
Attacks Young Friends

Jacob NJ. Klein. of this city, presi-
United States Reserve Officers Asso-
citation, in a telegram to Governor
Silzer today compliments him on his
stand for Defense Day. The follow
ing is the telegram:
Gov. George S. Silzer.
Sea Girt, New Jersey.
The people of the state of New
Jersey must necessarily be proud OF
your attitude on Defense Day. The
Middlesex Unit of the u. S. Reserve
Officers Assn. is In unanim Gus ac-
cord. All real Americans will Coop
crate, the other do not count.
(Signed)
JACOB M. KLEIN,
president. Middlesex Unit, u. S. Re-
serve Officers Assn"
Mr.. Klein in a statement to the
Evening News took occasion to offer
his opinion regarding the type of
citizen who refuses to give
his personal aid and effort to a pa
triotic event such as Defense Day
will be. He said that a group of
pacifists who term themselves
young Friends" and who are said
to be starting nationwide cam
paign against the observance of Ma
tional Defense Day. should first
change their name to "Old Enc
mics"
The members of groups, blocs,
sects and orders who are continu-
ously hampering the work of our
government by preaching every
other kind of ism but patriotism,
are so well known for their un-
American spirit as to bring on them
selves no other notice but disdain
and disgust" he continued.
Mr.. Klein said that every Ameri-
can citizen should be vitality inter-
ested In Defense Day. 1.-THE day will
be one of patriotic gatherings by
citizens in every community, at
which everyone will learn his aid
her place in the defense of the coun-
try, should our security ever be
threatened" he added.
The president of the Middlesex
Unit. u. S. Reserve Officers Associa-
tion, commenting along the same
lines sail that the success of the pro-
gram will depend entirely on the
cooperation of communities and in
divlduals. State and municipal gov
ernments are urged to appoint COM
mittees of citizens to take charge OF
the event, and the Middlesex Unit
of the Reserve Officers Association
will also aid other organizations In
putting the event across in a sue
cessful manner.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02
R|0T|NC VICTIM
DIES Of WOUND
Brooklyn Youth, Inmate of
Railway Reformatory, Sue
cumbs Today in Hospital

RAILWAY, Aug. George King,
81, of Brooklyn, youth who was shot
in the abdomen during Wednesdays
rioting at the New Jersey reforma-
tory for boys here, died in the Rah-
way hospital today.
King, a reformatory inmate, was
shot when the guards fired on the
rioters in an effort to control the
demonstration and end the fighting.
He was the most seriously wounded
of any inmate, two others receiving
slight wounds from bullets. King
was removed to the hospital and
operated upon yesterday where it
was expected he would recover.
Reformatory officials said today
that as the result of the fatality a
prosecutors official investigation of
the rioting and shooting will be
made.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02
RICHARD LOEB
MENTALLY Ill
When He and Leopold Killed
Franks Boy, DR.. White
Says on Stand

CHICAGO, Aug. 2 (By The Asso-
ciated Press) Richard Loeb was
mentally i'll" on May 81, 1924, when
he and Nathan Leopold. Jr., kid
naped and murdered Robert Franks,
1t was testified on cross s-examination
today by DR.. William A. White.
Judge John r. Caverly sustained
an objection by Walter Bachrach of
defense counsel when Robert e.
Grove. states attorney, tried to
learn whether the expert thought
Loeb was insane.
DR.. White, defense alienist, still
was on the stand at the resumption
of today's session. The two-hour
session of court today promised but
little progress, Robert e. Grove.
states attorney. having just begun
his cross examination of DIR. White
when court adjourned yesterday and
that business promising to engross
the courts attention virtually all the
short half holiday session today.
Ten days Of the hearing have seen
increased interest daily, judging by
the long line of visitors struggling
for entrance to the court room.
hundreds coming while not more
than 200 can gain admission.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02
Defense Day Observance Is Urged Here
COOLIDGE, IN OFFICE YEAR.,
SPENDS DAY WORKING

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-Pres-
ident Coolidge today completed
his first year in Office, sticking
to his desk through most of the
day as he has throughout the
entire period.
When asked recently what he
considered the outstanding points
of his first year in office, the
president replied the general
public perhaps was better
judge of that than himself.
Hopeful of getting in some ad-
ditional work on his speech OF
acceptance of the formal nOti-
fication of his nomination, Mr..
Coolidge today, for the second
weekend, gave up his usual trip
aboard the presidential yacht,
Mayfiower, hoping. however, to
go aboard for while tomorrow.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02

Number of vessels entered, 220;
cleared, 210: value of imports $lS,-
75O,ooo: exports, s4,500,000; total
collected $633,697.
The exports are considerably more
than listed in the report, but due TO
the lack of deeper water here, THESE
articles are shipped from New YORK
and thus the local custom house re-
ceiyes no credit for them. Many.
many thousands of dollars wortn Oh
goods are shipped from local manu-
Featuring plants via lighters to New
York City where 1t is reloaded INTO
ocean going vessels which take II TO
It's destination. with suitapie
channel here and other shipping Ia
cilities these large ocean Vesseis
rould come direct to the plants mere
and load and this would mean
great increase in the amount OF ex-
ports from the local port.
Many of the local plants are nno-
ing If extremely difficult to bring in
their raw materials under present
water conditions. This is especially
true of the various oil plants, whlch
extend from this city to Carteret.
In order to reach these plants when
vessels arrive from Mexico, South
America or the West Indies. they
have 70 vroceed up to New York City
where an expensive delay is occa-
stoned while the cargo Is lightened
so the ship may proceed to plants
along the Staten Island Sound. with
a full cargo the vessels draw too
much water and cannot navigate the
channel.
AT the present time work is pro-
crossing RAPIDLY on the dredging OF
the eh .nnel of Raritan Bay from
Sandy Hook to this city and al
though il will probably be a year
vet before the work is completed,
local shippers are awaiting the i'm
provement with interest. The chan
mel will be thirtv feet deep and will
enable all the oil ships to come via
Raritan bay directly to plants here,
which will decrease the sailing time
to a considerable extent and ma
terially lessen the cost of raw ma
terial by eliminating the expensive
transfer of cargo in New York City.
The figures of the local custom
house will act as one of the best
arguments for future improvements
of the local waterway by the govern
ment and will probably be made a
part of the future campaign for
waterway Improvement by the Rar-
itan Terminal & Waterway Associa-
ton. These figures will also do
much in aiding the survey of the
waterways which will soon take
place under the direction of the
Waterway Association. and which
will be paid for by contributions
from this city the Mlddlesex County
Board of Freeholders and other mu-
inequalities situated along the water
ways including the city of New
Brunswick
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02

great increase in shipping, value of exports imports and
collections report of the Perth Amboy Custom
of business for the 1924 which closed on
of the vast amount of business coming into
the port through the custom house be ascertaned from
the following figures:
Number of vessels 260 number Of vessels cleared
26O value imports $7 100000 value of exports approx
matelv $5OOOOOO collections approximately $941 842
shows big increase that for business end
ing ON June of imports alone has increased
more than and the $500OO0 The complete
fp1lres for the year 1923 for comparison follows:
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02
PROTEST BY METUCHEN

METUCHEN, Aug. "A protest
against the new zone of the Public
Service Railway will be filed by the
township committee OF Raritan
township, following the receipt of
complaints by citizens Of that vicin-
ity. They want the extension of the
zone from Sixth avenue to Piscat-
away and another zone from the
arsenal gates to Bonhamtown.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02
HELD FOR GRAND JURY

Max Gutt, of S51 Prospect street,
and John j. Verducci, o. 403 Amboy
avenue, have been held under $1,000
bail each by United States Commits
sioner John A. Delaney for the ac-
ton of the federal grand jury on the
charge of having liquor in their pos
session on July 81.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02
Metuchen Man Missing

METUCHEN, Aug. 2-The police
haves sent out an alarm for Charles
Dougherty, twenty-five years old. an
employe of the Public Service Com
pany here. and a resident of Main
street. Dougherty left for work
Tuesday and has not been heard
from since. He has a wife and
child.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02
NOTICE

A mass meeting of the Board of Kosher
will be held in the Shaarey Tenloh Syna-
gogue on Sundnay evening. August 8, at
1880 p. NJ. Various matters Concerning
'Kashruth' In Perth Amboy will be taken
up.
Rabbi Menachem NJ. Gusik Of New
York, Rabbi Joseph Kanowitz of Newark.
Rabbi Isaac Seigai of Bayonne, Rabbit
Samuel Rabinowitz and Rabbi Samual1
Levi of Perth Amboy win address o. A
meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02
Planes Are Separated

klRkWALL, Aug. 2 (By The As,
soslated Press) ).-The American
army airmen on their world flight
struck a heavy fog off the north
coast of the Orkneys after setting
out from here for Iceland early to-
day and the planes became separ.
ated. Lieutenant Lowell H. Smith
and Lieutenant Leigh Wade circled
their machines for some time in q
hunt for Lieutenant Eric Nelson In
the New Orleans, who was apparentt
ly In the rear, but not finding him
returned to Kirkwall.
The machines that put back afterx
wards settled down IN Houston BaJ
to await the expected return of Lieu>
tenant Nelson.
A wireless message to the Cruises
Richmond, which had preceded thu
airplanes, notified her of the situa-
ton, and she is returning.
Lieutenants Smith and Wade re.
turned to Kirkwall at 1920 o'clock.
Their machines flew over Kirkwall,
and a message from Lieutenant
Smith was dropped reading:
Send a message to the Richmond
that we all became separated in the
fog and that Wade and I have re-
turned. Have not seen Nelson since
we became separated on the course
25 miles from Birsay.
Lieutenant Smith expressed his
belief that Lieutenant Nelson was
continuing on to Iceland.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02

REPORTS ON
NELSON PLANE
Report from London Says
That Nelson Has Returned
to KirkWalI
SEE OVER FARCE ISLAND
Belief by Other Aviators Thai
Nelson Had Tried to Go
on to Iceland

ON BOARD CRUISER RICH
MOND. Aug. 2.-(By Wireless
to The Associated Press).-The
American Destroyer Reid, sta
toned midway between the
Farce Islands and Iceland, re-
ported this Afternoon that Lieu
tenant Eric Nelson in the New
Orleans was passing over, head
ed for Hornafjord, Iceland.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02
Incorporation Filled

NEW BRUNSWICK. Aug. e
A certificate of Incorporation has
been filed today by the Iselin volun-
teer Fire Department No. 1, of Ise-
lin. Leo Murphy is the agent. Ten
Iselin residents are the incorpora-
tors.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02
$4,000 DAMAGE SUIT

NEW BRUNSWICK, Aug. g.
Frank Schripocka, of Carteret, has
instituted a circuit court action
against Andrew Christensen, of the
same place for $4,000 alleging that
the defendant is responsible for the
death of his father. Michael, having
been hit by the Christensen car on
August S, 1922.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02
DAWES PLAN AGREEMENT REACHED
GREAT INCREASE HERE
IN SHIPPING; EXPORTS
AND IMPORTS GAINING

Customs House Shows Imports Increased Over S4000,-
600 and Exports $5O0000-With Deeper Local
Waterways this Port Would Report Even Greater
Shipping Records-Great Amount of Money
Is Collected Here
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02

The new Chevrolet De Luxe has ar
rived. Jefferson Motors. Inc. Tel. Is.
7783-7-24-tfs
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02

Briggs and Stratton Switcher Service
Station Garretson Co., 215 Market st.
Phone 1000. 79s2-s- -2-lts
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02

LONDON, Aug. 2.-(By Thu
Associated Press) "A messa y
to the Press Associatiop 3ro41
Kirkwall this afternoon said
Lieutenant Nelson had returned
there.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02

Just wait little longer and you'll pay
more. Buy that Ford new. Dorsey Mo-
tors. Inc, open evenings. We close Sat-
urday at noon 7S70-7-29-5ts
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02

Balloon tires aiso repaired At Georges
Tire Shop. f72 New Brunswick Avenue.
Tel 1473. 6013-E-a3-tfs
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02

Lambert Trubrpruf Tires for REQ. Dodge
and Ford Trucks at Dorsey Motors. Inc.
7S71-7-2g-Hts
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02

Just walt little longer and you'll pay
more. Buy that Ford now. Dorsey Mo-
tors. Inc. open evenings. We close Sat-
urday at noon 7s70-7-29-5ts
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02

Lambert Trublpruf Tires for REQ. Dodge
and Ford Trucks at Dorsey Motors. Inc.
7S71-7-29-5t'
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02

Lumber: quantity of heavy platform
lumber IT. x IT. suitable for coal
bins. fences, floorinng, firewood, etc. at
your own price; must be removed by
Wednesday. See w. II. Alderman, Perth
Amboy Dry Dock, foot of Washington st.
8002-S-2-1ts
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02

THORSHAVN, Farce Islands.
Aug. 2.-(By The Associated
Press).-A telegram from the
Isle Of Suderoe. in the Faroes.
this afternon said an airplane
was heard passing over three
villages there at 1905 O'Clock.
Fogs hindered observation.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02

wanted-Two automobile mechanics
Jefferson Motors. Phone Is.
7997-8-2-3ts
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-08-02

ON BOARD CRUISER RICH
MOND, Aug. 2.--(By Wireless to
The Associated Press).-The
United States Destroyer Billing
sley, on station off the Farce
Islands, reported at IL $50
O'Clock this afternoon that the
Army Airplane New Orleans,
with Lieutenant Eric Nelson and
Lieutenant John Harding, Jr.,
was flying over the Farce Sta
tion, heading for Iceland.