davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-11
SENATOR WATSON NOT IN
RACE FOR PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-Senator
James E. Watson, of Indiana, an
nounced today that he would not be
candidate for the Republican
Presidential nomination.
Senator Watson's announcement
left the way clear for President Cool
idge to enter the Indiana presidential
primary with Ewing Emison of Vim
cennes as the Coolidge campaign
manager in that state.
Senator Watson issued only this
statement:
IT have concluded not to be a
candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation for the presidency"
The decision of the Indiana sena-
tor. which has been hanging fire for
several months, was made known
after he conferred with William Nj.
Butler, campaign manager of Presi-
dent Coolidge. Attorney General
Daughtery also attended the confer
ence.
Friends of Senator Watson said
his decision was made in an effort
to unite Republicans in Indiana be-
hind the President. After the death
of President Harding, Mr.. Watson
considered seriously entering the
fight for the nomination and con-
suited with many OF his friends
throughout the country. Recently
negotiations for a union of the Re-
publican forces in Indiana behind
the administration. however, re-
suited in a movement which cayne to
a head in conferences between In
diana leaders yesterday and today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-11
HAS MEMORIAL
SPAN MEASURE
AssembIyman De Voc to In
troduce State Bridge Bill
in the Legislature
HAS OTHER MEASURES
Says the Democratic Minority
Will Support Easy Divorce
Law Repeater
HAS OTHER MEASURES

Assembly Minority Leader Fred
W. De Voc, of New Brunswick, at
the session of the legislative on
Monday night, will introduce bill
he Is now preparing which will au-
thorize the State Highway Commits
sion to make the new state bridge
across the Raritan river between
this city and South Amboy a me-
mortal to the soldiers and sailors
who lost their lives in the World
War. The bill will authorize the
commission to spend additional
money for the structure to add tab
let's and monuments and otherwise
make the structure a fitting me-
mortal to the New Jersey boys who
made the supreme sacrifice.
Mr.. De Voc also has prepared
bill authorizing the appointment of
two new circuit court judges, How
ever. a similar bill has been. intro
duced in the senate and the De Voc
bill will not be necessary.
Mr.. De Voc has also announced
that the easy divorce repeater viii
be supported to the utmost by the
minority members OF the legislature
as the repeal of this measure was
one of the platform pledges of the
Democrats during the campaign.
Mr.. De Voc is also responsible for
the statement that the bill authoriz-
ing the highway commission to take
over the Old Bridge-Matawan road
as state highway will not be in
troduced. The reason for this fact
is that State Highway Commissioner
Abraham Jelin has assured Mr.. De
Voc that the commission is ready
to give state aid to the freeholders
in paving the four mile stretch.
Another reason why this bill will not
be introduced is that it would not
be legal to designate the road as
a state highway as it does not
form connecting link from one
state highway route to another.
De Woes as minority leader has
introduced a number of important
bills in the legislature. Briefly
they are:
An amendment. to the highway
act. authorizing the paving of the
unpaved section of the River road,
between New Brunswick and Bound
Brook. This road forms a connect
Ing link for the Central part of New
Jersey with the shore resorts, con-
Meeting route No. 1 at New Bruns-
wick with route No. 8, at Bound
Brook. There is still between four
and five miles of this road to be
paved.
Two bills, amendments to the
Bridge and Tunnel Commission act,
enables the commission to ascertain
the advisability and cost of con-
structing a bridge or tunnel for ve-.
hicular traffic between Staten Island
and New Jersey, at this city and
Tottenville, and authorizes the en-
gineers of the commission to prepare
plans and determine the site of the
bridge. A bill similar to this one
was introduced in 1920, but was re-
ferred to the Republican committee
and never again saw the light of
day, Mr.. DeVoe says.
CONTINUED on Page III
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-11
MAN is PUT IN CELL
IN NON SUPPORT CASE

Jacob Auerback, forty, of s44
Smith street, was lodged in the local
Jail this morning to remain until
tonight's session of court, because
he refused to return for a hearing
on a non-support charge preferred
by his wife. The court gave the
man every chance to have his free
dom for the day but he maintained
that he could not appear tonight.
City Attorney David It. Wilentz
spent considerable time with the
couple las night the wife asking
for $40 a week and the husband
wanting TO pay only IS. 1t was A.
nally agreed to have the husband
pay 81 a week and they agreed to
come to court this morning to have
a record made OF the case. In
court today the wife continued her
request for $40 and the husband
refused to agree, so that the case
was put off until today to enable
the man to obtain counsel. When
Auerback refused to return tonight
he was ordered locked up.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-11
ROTARY CHARTER
IN WOODBRIDGE
New Club Makes Hit at Dual
Christening With Dunel-
len at Hotel Pines

woodbridge Rotary Club made a
decided hit at the dual presenta-
ton of charters at the Hotel Pines
last night. The other club to re-
ceive its charter along with Wood
bridge was Dunellen. The presen-
tation was made by District Gov
ernor Charles Merton, of Ruther-
ford, in the presence of one of the
largest gatherings of Rotarians that
has ever assembled for such an oc-
casion.
Charter nights are always big
events in Rotary, and the one last
night will pass down in history as
one of the best ever held. Large
delegations were present from Perth
Amboy, New Brunswick, Bound
Brook. Somerville, Westfield, Ros-
ellie. Newark and Jersey City. Ro-
tarians were also present from Pat
erson, Asbury Park, Lakewood,
Trenton, and many other places in
New Jersey.
A fine dinner was served during
which Rotary songs were sung, the
Perth Amboy club, which had over
thirty of it's members present, rem
dering song by itself under the
leadership of Fred BRIGGS. After
the dinner the district governor in
troduced the former district COVER
nors. Lee Reynolds, of Newark, Lyle
Kinmonth, of Asbury Park, and
Liam woodward, of Trenton. Then
addresses were made ON Rotary by
Benjamin Farrier, of Jersey City,
Senator Morgan F. Larson, Alfred
Gleason, of Orange, and the or
ganiZers and presidents of the new
clubs.
As the clubs were introduced the
Rotary plan of having the members
go to the platform in a body and
each one give his name and classi-
fication, was followed. When Wood
bridge had finished introducing it.
self the members rendered an orig
inal song which had many local hits
and told of the organization of the
club. 1t went big with the assembled
Rotarians. The Dunellen club was
introduced after the Woodbridge
boys had their turn.
The district governor, before pre-
senting the charters made an address
to the new clubs telling them about
Rotary and what it stood for.
The Woodbridge club called for
Ted Spawn, of the Perth Amboy club
VINO had great deal to do with their
organization, and read to him in uni
SON their appreciation for his SER
vices. They also expressed similar
sentiment to Ferd Mueller, of New
ark, who was also greatly interested
in the club. 1t was all very cleverly
done. and placed Woodbridge right
in the spirit of Rotary at once.
The charter members of the
Woodbridge Rotary Club are: F. f.
Anness, president; Gorham l.. Boyn-
ton, vice president: s. Barron Brew
ster, secretary; Walter War;, treas
urer; David A. Brown, sargeant-at-
arms; Andrew Keyes, Frank r. VAL
entine, Charles F. Lewis, Hampton
Cutter, Robert A. Hirner, Raymond
Jackson, John Serena, Hugh w.
Kelly, Thomas Murray. G.. Hargis
Prall. Gustav Blaum, Oscar Wicker
son.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-11
VIOLENT WINDS PREVENT
SHIPS FROM SAILING

NEW YORK, Jan. 11:-Violent
southeast winds that reached a We
locity of seventy-four miles an hour
blew off Sandy Hook today, pre-
venting number of small sailing
and steam vessels in the coastwise
trade from venturing out of the bay.
Three passenger liners, the
Muenchen, the Cont Verdi and the
Empress Of Canada were delayed at
quarantine while coast guard cut
ters carrying customs and public
health boarding staffs maneuvered
about them trying to draw alongside
in the heavy seas.
The Muenchen reported she had
been riding gales for several days.
One of her lifeboats had been
smashed and she lost gear from the
forward decks.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-11
William LangfeId, Of South
River, Held in ST 900
Bail for Trial

The Perth Amboy police graft
case again came to light this morn J
ing when William Langfeld, of SolrH
River, indicted recently for p0esess-
Ing and transporting intoxIcatine
liquor, was arraigned before Judke
John P Kirkpatrick to plead. The
alleged bootlegger pleaded not guIlfx
TO the charge and he was held III
$1,000 bail for a trial. He was rep
resented by Attorney William Nc
Closky.
The indictment of Langfeld was
the outcome of story volunfartIg
toid the county detectives by him
iast November in which he charged
TWO Perth Amboy policemen with
snaking MIN down when he was
delivering some liquor in that city.
According to Langfeld's original
story he was stopped by patro7Ineo.
Lawrence Margnon and Louis Han
sen and was told to give them S30Q.
NOT having that much xaoney, the
south River man said, turned
over $3.50 and then gave th<z ofI1cer1
SlSS additional wn9exAG i
from the sale of the three
hqnor at SAC a case. W11en]
-~-~~ -Se-A At0 Tie County Intend
arrest him on charges OF tran
ing liquor he changed his sto1-J
declared he could not posit
Identity the policemen and naintI
ed that the bottles contained n
Intoxicating beverages despite
fact he sold the cases for SAG eac}
considered by the county detectI4e|
rather high price for non-intoxiY
cants.
Despite the efforts made by those
Interested in the case to quash the
matter, County Chief OF Detectives
Ferd A. David, declares the probe
will be carried through and some
new developments are still likely.
The two officers have not been taken
Into custody as a result OF Langfeld s
original story but It Is possible thes
win be called to testify at Lang
fields trial.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-11
JAMES 7. WATSON
CALLED TO REST

James Townley Watson. one of
this city's oldest residents, died last
night at his home 235 Rector street.
Mr.. Watson was ninety-two years
old. In his younger days Mr.. Wat
son took great interest in the af-
fairs of the city. He is survived by
three sons, Townley Watson, of Cal
ifornia, John Watson. of New York,
and Louis de Bois Watson, of this
city. Wilfred Johnstone and Wat
son Johnstone are grandsons. Ar
rangements for the funeral are being
completed by the family today.
Mr.. Watson, was the brother OF
the late Uriah B. Watson, who serv-
ed as mayor of the city. The family
were well known fire brick manu-
facturers, their plant being located
ON the spot now occupied by the
Raritan Copper Works It was
known as the Watson Fire Brick
Company. - -
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-11
man, Who SAID COPS
TRIED BRIBERY, ENTERS
PLEA OF NOT GUILT
RESCUES DOG FROM
CAKE OF ice IN BAY

An interesting incident in con-
nection with the drowning of
the fifty-year-old woman, when
the barge Green-Clay, of the
Fullerton Barge Company sunk
early Wednesday morning at the
dock of the National Fireproof-
ing Company, came to light this
morning when Captain d. R.
Blodgett, of 336 High street, re-
ported to the Evening News
that he rescued a dog from a
cake of lee in the Raritan Bay,
after it had escaped from the
sinking boat
Captain Blodgett was steering
his tug, ..Numatfc.'' up the bay
Wednesday morning, when he
saw the dog with a moose rope
about its neck and almost frozen
to cake of ice. He made quick
work of relicuing the animal and
taking it aboard the boat fed it,
gave 1t a bath and a warm bed.
The animal soon came around
all right and the captain in
tends to keep 1t as pet. He
named the dog Little Eva"
1t is believed that the animal
after escaping from the sinking
boat thought 1t advisable to
stay on the floating ice rather
than swim the icy waters to
shore.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-11
SUSPECT MAN
STARTED FIRES
Keasbey Foreman of the Fire
Squad Is Arrested for
Suspicious Fires
BEING HELD IN THE JAIL
Chief David Says the Prisoner
Admits Bun ming Railroad
Car and Shanty
BEING HELD IN THE JAIL

John J. Romer tweny-one years
oIa of Keasbey, has been arrested
hv Chief of County Detectives Feru
A David on information ana pc
lief'' that he set IRE TO the nf o.anS
ard plant of the National flreplota- noto-
ner 20 last. porer
has made statement to him IN
which he admitted burning a Lehisn u
W.IIev railroad car and shanty III
arde,. that he might get in with
9ang which would give him $I250 70
burn a tenement house in NE"
Homer. in addition to being a
m ember Of the Keasbey fire depart,
nent. is foreman of the Natlonai
Fire pro ofing Companys own nls
aepartment which consists OF apou.
seventy men. The suspected man
has been committed to jail by Jus
tice of the Peace Sedan ana lne
Investigation into his allegea ae.i.
yities are being carried on py tno
county detectives. railroad deteceiSes
ana Insurance companies.
Tba fire at the Standard plant re-
suited in practically the destruction
Of the whole plant. Later that night
another hollow tile plant at keas-
hev caught fire in an unknown man
grer and was partly destroyed. Tne
cornplaint against Romer charges
hir, with being suspected of setting
FIRE TO factory buildings on Decem-
her and "prior thereto. He IS
being held in the county jail await
ing further action by the county
datectives.
Lehigh Valley Railroad detectives
will make specific charges against
Roner charging him with starting
fires on December 23 to two rail-
road cars which were laying on a
siding in the Keasbey clay banks.
One car was empty and the otner
loaded. These detectives say they
have found witnesses who are Will
ing to testify that Romer admitted 10
them he set fire to the cars. The rail-
road detectives also claim they have
witnesses who are ready to TESTIFY
that Romer admitted to them his
guilt in setting fire to the clubhouse
of the Perth Amboy Gun Club In
Keasbey.
It is charged that the burning of
! stable at the fireproofing plant In
Keasbey is also the handiwork or
Romer. AS far as can be learned
the detectives have not as, yet secur-
ed from Romer the admission that
he was responsible for the large fire
which destroyed the Standard
plant but the detectives feel certain
of his guilt in starting this con-
flagration and they are continuing
their search for witnesses. The rail-
road detectives claim that In each
instance where Romer started fire,
he was the man to turn In the alarm
and then led the firemen In fight
Ing 1t.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-11
FORD TO SELL POWER

DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 11:-Henry
Ford, In conference yesterday with
Acting Mayor Joseph A. Martin,
offered to provide the city of Detroit
with power from the new Ford
Motor Company plant being con-
structed at River Rouge, it was
learned today when Mr.. Martin call
ed a conference of the Public Light
ing Commission to consider the offer.
The city has voted to spend $12,-
100000 to building a power plant.
Mr.. Ford expressed the opinion that
he could sell power to Detroit at
less cost than the city could produce
its own.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-11
BELIEVE SPERRY'S BODY
FOUND OFF ENGLAND

LONDON, Jan. IL (By The Asso-
ciated Press) An agent of the
Sperry Company, sent to the Sus-
sex short to view the body discov-
cred there, reported this afternoon
that he was unable to identify it as
THAI of Lawrence B. Sperry, the
American aviator who has been
missing since December 13.
LONDON, Jan. IL (By The Asso-
cfated Press)--A body believed to
be that of Lawrence d. Sperry
American aviator missing since De-
cember 13 was found today at a
place called the Gap near Rye. Sus-
sex.
The body which was lying on the
shore when discovered has not been
definitely identified, but the gar
ments are said to correspond to
those worn by Sperry.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-11
RUTGERS GLEE CLUB TO
PLAY AT WOODBRIDGE

WOODBRIDGE. Jan. 11:-The
Rutgers College Glee and Mandolin
Club will present diversified pro-
gram when 1t entertains In the local
high school auditorium tomorrow
night. In addition to vocal and in
str-umental selections sketch will
be presented and. at the close of the
entertainment dancing will be enjoy
ed to music furnished by the Rut-
gers Jazz Bandits. Several surprise
features will be introduced during
the course of the evening.
The proceeds will go to the Bar
ron Free Public Library and a large
attendance is expected not only from
Woodbridge but from Perth Amboy
and other nearby places. The enter
tainment will commence promptly at
8 o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-11
ERROR IN SMITHS MESSAGE
CAUSES MISUNDERSTANDING

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. din con-
sequence of the accidental omission
of a clause in that portion of Gov
ernor Smiths message to the New
York legislature on January 2, which
referred to the proposed memorial
to congress for modification of the
volstead act, the governors views
on the subject have been misunder-
stood.
Governor Smith stated in the mes
sage that the repeal of the Mullan-
Gage state prohibition enforcement
law a year ago left enforcement OF
the Volstead act with both the state
and federal government and left the
prosecution for violation of the Vol
stead act entirely with the federal
government The omission of a
clause at the time made it appear
that the governor said enforcement
OF the volstead law was left entirely
TO the federal government.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-11
POSTPONE SENTENCING
OF PENNA. R. R. TODAss

NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. IL:
Because Theodore Strong. attorney
for the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. is confined to his home With
Illness. the sentence of the railroad
company scheduled to be meted CUT
today, was again postponed. this
time until Monday.
The railroad company was found
guilty recently to a charge of man..
slaughter in connection with tile.
powder fare-up at South Amboy,
when several lives were lost.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-11
BORAH NAMED To HEAD
COMMITTEE ON RUSSIA

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11-Senator
Borah, Republican. Idaho, was
named today by Chairman Lodge
of the senate foreign relations COM
mittee, to head the subcommittee
which will hold public hearings on
the Borah resolution favoring recog-
milton of the Soviet government of
Russia.
mittee are Senators Lenroot, Wis
consin, who has supported the ad-
ministration's policy of non-recog-
milton in senate debate, and Pepper,
Pennsylvania, Republicans, and
Swanson, Virginia, and Pittman, Ne
vada, Democrats.
The date for beginning the hearing
has not been fixed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-11

CITY PLAN COMMISSION
WILL ORGANIZE SOON

In all probability the City
Plan Commission will meet to
organize on the evening of jan
uary Is. However, this date has
not been definitely decided upon
as yet. At the present time the
commission is carrying on a
series of investigations concern
ing the placing of parks in the
southern section of the city
along the Raritan river. There
Is some question as to whether
or not it would be better to have
parks along this section or
docks. When the commission
has compiled the figures as to
what the parks will cost it is
likely the city authorities will
study carefully whether 1t Is
best to place parks in that VI
cinity or docks.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-11
CITY TO Be REPRESENTED
AT STATE MEETING

President DIR. Charles /. Silk and
Secretary Miss Jane Packard will
represent the Middlesex County Tu-
berculosis League at meeting OF all
the tuberculosis leagues in the state,
to be held on Monday at the Stacy
Treat hotel in Trenton, at which
time plans for state medical ex-
animation campaign will be dis
cussed. Miss Madeline Roberts and
Miss Catherine Chaplain will attend
from New Brunswick and DIR. Philip
r. Jacobs. of the National Tuber-
eulosis Association will be one of
the principal speakers. Miss Pack
ard will also attend a meeting this
afternoon of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company at East Twen-
ty-first street, New York City, at
which time the state medical exami-
nation campaign will also be dis
cussed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-11
Not 70 Heed Nfandate

NEW YORK, Jan. 11:-American
oil companies with property in the
Tuxpam district have no present In
tention of complying with the man
date of Adolfo De La Huerta, leader
OF the Mexican revolutionary forces.
that each company loan him 10000
pesos or approximately $4,000 each,
spokesman for the coE- panies said
today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-11
MENACES.
LIVES Of SEVEN
Rush to Safety, ScantiIy Clad
Heavy Damage Re-
ported by Owners
Is FIXED AT $4,000
Fire Is Said to Have Been
Caused by a Defective
FIue
IS FIXED AT $4,000

Fire said to have started from a
defective fiue in the chimney situ-
ated along the wall on the Elizabeth
street side of the mems clothing store
of Herman Daitz, 133 Hall avenue,
about 12:45 o'clock this morning,
caused damage estimated at close to
$4,000, and threatened the lives of
seven people asleep on the second
and third floors of the three story
frame structure.
Nathan Daitz, young son of the
store proprietor, was awakened by
smoke and after informing his father
and two brothers of conditions, start
ed for the street scantily clad to
turn in an alarm. Just az he reached
the street an alarm was sounding
from box 56. at Hall avenue and
Charles street.
The other members of the Daitz
family home at the time, made their
way to the street without waiting to
don all of their outer garments, and
Mrs. Magdalene Glochau, the owner
OF the building and occupant of the
third floor, and her two sons, also
made haste in getting to safety.
The fire spread rapidly through
the beams between the ceiling OF
the store and the floor of the sec
ond story. A great start had been
obtained upon the arrival of the
firefighters, but considering the start
the department did excellent work
in preventing the spread. 1t was
necessary to tear down the metal
ceiling to fight the blaze spreading
from beam to beam and this work
occupied considerable time.
According to the report of officers
Marinus Ludwigson and John Rea-
ger, who were on duty at the scene,
the stock of Daitz, was damaged by
fire and water to the extent of about
$4,000, and the building, owned by
Mrs. Glochau, suffered damage
amounting to about $1,000. Insur-
ance is carried by both sides. The
store owner intimated this morning
that the damage to his stock would
be close to $4,000. Furnishings in
the Daitz home, were also damaged
by fire and water, but there was no
damage caused on the third floor.
The alarm for the blaze was turn
ed in by Dick Lenski, of Hall ave-
nue., who was passing by the store
and noticed the fire advancing rapid
ly to the front of the store.
Truck on Fire
The Eagle Hose & Chemical COM
pany was called out by Officer Mich
ael Burke about $50 o'clock this
morning to extinguish fire on the
truck of Nick Peterson, a farmer,
of Jamesburg. 1t is believed that
the driver had been smoking and
had carelessly thrown a cigarette
stub into the rear of the truck where
he had a supply of vegetables for a
New York market. Several barrels
and spare tire were destroyed. The
fire occurred on Market street. be-
tween Prospect and Oak streets.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-11
wounded Man MAY Recover

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. ll.-John
Eaton, marine attached to the
guard of the dirigible Shenandoah
at Lakehurst. N. J., who was shot
by another marine in dispute over
a girl, was reported resting easily
at the naval base hospital where he
was taken following the shooting.
Hospital officials stated, however.
that his condition is still serious. and
his recovery uncertain.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-11
HOLD PEACE PARLEY

MARION. ILL.,. Jan. 11( BY The
Associated Press)-The three dis
cordant factions OF law enforcement
officials seeking to check bootleg
ging in this region, met again to-
day at the call of Sheriff Galligan
in a third peace conference.