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Smyrna times., 1924-08-13
GRANGE CHIEF ADDRESS LARGE
CROWD STATE FAIR GROUNDS
.LL LOBER SEES THE RESTORA-
.TION OF PURCHASING POWER
They Feed the Nation and in Turn are
the Largest Buyers - Agricultural
Prosperity is National Prosperity

Prosperity is National Prosperity
Stressing the improvement of the
home life of the farmer and empha-
sizing a special program to advance
the prosperity of the farmer, Louis
]. Lober, of Columbus, Ohio, National
Grange Master, addressed the annual
field day of the Pomona Grange at
the Delaware State Fair Grounds,
Elsmere, Thursday afternoon. Mr..
Taber was a guest of Robert P. Rob
inson, master of State Grange, before
the Elsmere field day rally. Prior to
the field day, speech-making, over
which Mr.. Robinson presided, the
Grangers enjoyed athletic events as
much as possible under the broiling
sun. In his address Mr.. Taber spoke
on "The Farmer of Tomorrow" pro-
grom of rehabilitation. Grange"
said Mr.. Taber, "is the oldest and
largest farm organization" He
brought out that there are 5000 sub
ordinate organizations and 33 state
organizations, comprising a member
ship of practically a million.
This year Mr.. Taber said special
emphasis is being laid on a program
for the advancement of the prosper
ity of the farmer. Agricultural pros
perity, he declared, is essential to ma
tional prosperity. The farmer moi
only produces the nations food, he
continued, but is also the nations
largest single purchaser. The restor
ing of the purchasing power of th'
farmer will mean the return of per
manent national prosperity, he said
Mr.. Taber expressed his pleasure o
being able to visit Wilmington, es
pecially to greet Robert P. Robinson
who has the reputation of being tn
most efficient treasurer the Nationa
Grange has ever had.
AS the result of a 5000 mile in
specting trip through the west, Nh
Taber pointed out a gradual increas
in agricultural conditions. He sal
that the west has felt the agriculture
depression more severely than easter
farmers can imagine. Yet the dark
est clouds are over, he continued, an
conditions seem to be improving.
regard to the advance in grain price
Mr.. Taber said they are somewhs
fictitious but that they are imprOvin
agricultural conditions. Mr.. Tabt
referred to a conference he had wit
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
Washington recently on farm pro-
lens and stated that Secretary Wa
lace is in high accord with the farm
ers. A young man with a pleasir
personality and an abundance of e
thusiasm, Mr.. Taber made favorab
impression on his hearers, in a pl
for higher standard Of America
ism, Mr.. Taber said.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-01-12
TRUCK WRECKED.
At CROSSING.
Two Men in Hospital Painfully
Hurt-Had a Narrow
Escape from Death

A driver and a helper on a truck
belonging to Metzendorf Brothers &
Company, of New Brunswick ave-
nue.. had a narrow escape from being
killed, when the truck in which they
were riding was struck by a Central
railroad train at the crossing near
the plant of the National Fireproof-
ing Company at Natco, formerly
Lorillards, shortly after / o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The accident
happened during the heavy rain and
the truck which was struck was
wrecked, the two men escaping
death by a narrow margin. Both
were thrown clear of the wreckage
and Max Weinstein of 160 Catalpa
avenue, who received a severe lac
Grated wound on the head, was rem
dered unconscious.
Anton Kubulak, of 32S Hail ave-
nue., the driver OF the truck was
more fortunate. He received bruises
on the chest, but in both cases- it
was found that no bones had been
broken. Both men were attended
at the scene of the accident by DIR.
Frank c. Henry. Sr., of this city,
who was called TO the scene. They
were later brought to their homes
" this city, where it was said this
morning they were resting as COM
fortably as possible, although still
suffering from the shock of being
struck by the locomotive. The heavy
rain and wind blowing at the time
is said to have been the cause of
the mishap.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-01-12
TERRA GOTTA
GOES To JAPAN
Great Demand for Building
Material Manufactured at
Plant in this City

A great demand for terra Gotta as
a building material in japan has
been brought about by the recent
earthquake which brought much de-
lstruetion to several OF the important
cities of thta country. To meet this
demand the Atlantic Terra Gotta
Company, which has plants in this
city, is making huge shipments to
the stricken area. The demand for
terra Gotta as a building material re-
suited when it was found the build
ings of its construction were little
damaged by the earthquake.
The Nippon Kogyo Ginko is one of
the very few buildings that came un-
damaged through the earthquake. S.
Watanabe, the architect, designed
the building especially to stand earth
tremors, and the result was that an
examination of the structure follow
ing the earthquake showed the
building to be in perfect condition.
1t is six stories high.
Some idea of the construction of
this building may be obtained from
the following description: Founda-
tions, solid reinforced concrete slab
resting on 400 American pine piles:
columns, seventy steel columns en-
cased with reinforced concrete, ver-
teal rods and spiral reinforcing;
steel beams and girders encased as
columns; floors and interior walls,
reinforced concrete slabs. Five
eighteenth reinforced concrete
bracing walls through building; cor
ners, four corners reinforced con-
crete to roof; outside walls, first
three floors outside walls reinforced
concrete. Above third story Atlantic
terra cottafi conglomerate color, fill
ed solid with brick and concrete;
inside partitions hollow tile rein
forced on each side with metal lath;
height, 9S feet, inches; ground
area, 20.214 square feet. This was
one of the few buildings that showed
no cracks of any kind.
Terra Gotta is not new material
for buildings in Japan. In Osaka
| is found the Kinema theatre, which
is built of a tan-gray matt glaze OF
Atlantic terra Gotta for the facade
above the first story, the ornament
eniivened with touches of poly
chrome. It compares favorably with
many of the finest theatres in this
country.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-01-12
HEAVY BAIL IS FIXED
IN ROMER CASE, HELD
AS ALLEGED F|RE-BUG
keasbey Firemen Believe thai
R0mer Is Innocent of Deeds
Charged Against Him
$4,000 BAIL is FIXED
Salesman, Known only as
"Sam," Said to Play I'M
portant Part in Case

John Romer. of Keasbey, ARRESTED
on suspecion of being concerned i.
the cause of many recent fires in the
vicinity of Keasbey, was held for the.
grand jury when arraigned here to-
day before Justice of the Peace
Walter c. Sedan. Bail was fixed 1T
$4,000. Romer is being held on
charges of having started fires 81.
December % last which DESTROYED
three freight cars of the Lehfr{1
Valley railroad at Perth Amboy and
on a similar charge involving the de-
struction of freight cars and a srna1t
building at Keasbey on December
The charges were brought by Arthur
Van Reid, a Lehigh Valley railroad
detective.
Romer. who IL truck foraman cf
the Keasbey fire department -i<' q n
to have admitted to railroad 5atzr-
tives yesterday that he was eirf1f1
of the December % charge. Rorne1
was reported to have made state
n1ent to a detective that he set fire
to the railroad cars because he
wanted to get in with a gang and
make 81, $50 for burning a New York
city tenement house. but the au-
thorities have been unable to secure
an elaboration OF this statement from,
Romer.
Joseph Katrausky, president of
the Board OF Fire Commissioners
of Keasbey, in a statement to thz
press today declared the whole mat
ter in his opinion-and In the opin-
ion of the firemen and Keasbey resi-
dents-was a "frame-up' to get
Romer into trouble. Katrauslxy said
Romer is considered innocent by the
Keasbey people and the members Of
the fire department will get togef, n
Monday or Tuesday night to carry on
an investigation for the purpose Of
assisting Romer in proving his inno-
cence. According TO Katrausky
Romer can now prove that at the
time he was supposed 10 have started
certain fires, he was with other fire.
men in the fireheuse.
While employed at the National.
Fireproofing Company's Standard
plant, the fire commissioner pointed
out, Romer was night watchman and
it was because of this fact that he
was the one who first discovered
several fires and turned in the alarm.
According to Katrausly, a sales
man thought TO be from New Norkg
known only as Sam to those VIII !
met him as he went from house III
house in keaseby selling stockings
and other articles, offered to get
Romer a position which paid well
Katrausky, who has talked with
Romer since his arrest, declares
that Romer told him OF going to a
theatre in New Brunswick with
Sam" and that SAM told OF a
plan to burn a factory In Bar
Ridge, N. Y. Katrausky says Ro-
mer immediately told Sam he
would not take the job when he
learned that there was a plan on
foot to burn the building.
1t was when Romer came out OF.
the theatre which he had attended
with Sam" Katrauslzy said, shzt
Chief of County Detectives Ferd Al.
David arrested Romer. Whether or
not Sam" was also apprehendeti
Romer did not know.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-01-12
.CARTERET MEN
UNDER ARREST
Mystery Surrounds County
Detectives Visit to Borough
Report Plant Robbery

CARTERET. Jan. 12.-Consider-
able mystery surrounds the arrest
of three men here this morning by
detectives of the prosecutors office.
The men, whose names could not be
learned are said to have been lodged
in the county jail.
Chief of Police Henry J. Harring-
ton refused to divulge any facts in
connection with the case. From
other so<ces it was learned that the
arrest of the men is the result of a
big theft at one of the local plants.
Rumors also have it that the men
held by the county authorities are
saloon owners. Nothing could be
learned from county officials at the
time of going to press.
1t is believed that the authorities
are attempting to round up others
implicated in the case before giving
out any information to the press.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-01-12
SEWER OUTLET
IS CONSIDERED
War Department Will Hear
Protests or Criticisms on :
Location of 0utfaII
GIVE PUBLIC NOTICE
Sewer will not Interfere in any
Way with Navigation,
Bo0z Says

The war department has given
public notice of the application by
the city of Perth Amboy for a fed
eral permit to authorize the con-
structfon and maintenance of an 81
inch reinforced concrete sewer out
fall in Raritan River at the foot of
Second street, this city.
This notice has been given by
Colonel H. C. Newcomer, district en-
gineer, in order that any criticism
OF, or protests against, these plans
might be submitted to the war de-
partment's engineer office, Room
GIG, Army Building, 39 Whitehall
street, New York City, prior to
January 25. 1t is the intention of
the war department to act ON the
application of the city on this date.
According to the war departments
notice the decision whether or not
a permit will be issued on the plans
submitted must rest primarily upon
the effect of the proposed work on
navigation.
City Engineer Louis P. Booz. Jr..
has prepared plans and data for the
war department and he is of the
opinion that no trouble will be ex-
perienced in securing the permit as
the location of the sewer outfall is
such as will not interfere in any way
with navigation on the Raritan
River.
The plans showing the proposed
work are on file in the district en-
gineer's office in New York and may
be seen by interested parties. No
hearing will be held on any specific
date, but those desiring to protest
or make criticisms are privileged to
make them before January %.
According to the plans the sewer
outfall will be supported on pile
bents and will be protected with
covering of one-man stone. The
outer end of the structure will be
at the pierhead line. A solid struc-
ture is thus contemplated between
the bulkhead line and the pierhead
line. The elevation of the top of the
structure at the outer end is 4.67 feet
above the plane of mean high water
or about 9.67 feet above the plane of
mean low water. The elevation of
the top of the structure at the bulk
head line is 1876 feet above the
plane of mean high water, or 1886
feet above the plane of mean low
water.
The channel up Raritan River.
at this point. through which all navi-
cation must proceed, is on the oppo-
site side of the river lying close to the
South Amboy shore. This fact favors
the proposed location of the sewer
outfall on this side of the river as
it will not interfere with navigation
up the channel, City Engineer Booz
points out. The city engineer also
declares that in the port develop
ment plans of Engineer Cressen,, the
bulkheads are shown constructed out
as far as the pierhead line from
which point piers extend into the
river for a distance OF 600 feet.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-01-12
RESIGNATION
Of DEMAREST
Head of Rutgers College Quits
After Long and Efficient
School Service

NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. 12.-
The resignation of DR.. w. H. S. Dem
Arrest. president of Rutgers College
has been accepted by the board oi
trustees, 1t was announced here to-
day. THE resignation, which was
presented to the board in October
but refused at that time. Is effective
June 80, 1924.
President Demarest's reasons for
resigning are that the college needs
additional buildings and an increase
in the endowment fund, both of
which he thinks will be accomplish
ed sooner If the college had a new
leader. He also asked it that he
might haye relief from the respon-
sibilities Of the office, which he has
held nineteen years, which he thinks
is an unusually long period for hold
ing college presidency. President
Demarest also said he thought that
because of these things he should
be retired and another given a
chance.
President Demarest announced
that he would continue to reside in
New Brunswick and pursue his lit
erary work. He now has a history
of Rutgers College on the press and
is writing another book.
When the Board of Trustees re-
fused his resignation in October they
referred 1t to the advisory committee
of the college, who reported at yes
terday's meeting of the trustees thai
the resignation was final.f The board
then voted to accept it with regrets
A committee was then named te
draw resolutions expressing theil
appreciation of President Dema.
rests long and valued service, and
another was named to name his sue
cessor.
When DIR. Demarest was installed
as head of the college nineteen ears
ago it had an enrolment of 24o. To
day the enrolment is $50, with 4Ot
women enrolled at the New jersey
College for Women here, which Is
under the direction of the Board o.
Directors of Rutgers College. Rut-
gers short course students number
|125 and the summer session 500, al
of which has been developed under
the leadership of President Dema'
rest.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-01-12
.ObREGON ARMY
MAKES CAPTURE
Pachuoa, Capital of HidaIgo,
Again in the Hands of
Federal Troops

MEXICO CITY, Jan. II (By Radio
via The Fort Worth Star:-Telegran)
-(By The Associated Press). =
Pachuoa, the capital of Hidalgo, is
again in the hands of the Obregon
troops. Meagre reports telling of the
fighting there of the last few days
and of the capture of the city by the
rebels were followed today by a war
department bulletin telling of the
re-capture of the city by the fed
erals.
The fighting started Wednesday
when the rebels attacked, they oc-
cupied the city after they had dis
lodged seventy barricaded federal
troops by dynamiting the building.
Yesterday federal reinforcements ar
rived and attacked the rebels, re-
taking the city, according to the war
department. The bulletin said that
the battle lasted all day and the
rebels lost lie killed and wounded.
The federal General Victor Monter
was killed in the battle, the bulletin
said.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-01-12
Edwards Bonus Stand
Wins Favor, He Says
More Ex-soIdiers Study the
Bonus-FeWer of Them are
for 1t, Jersey Senator Says
BY GEORGE H. MANNING
(Washington Correspondent OF the
Perth Amboy Evening News)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12:-Senator
Edward I. Edwards is surprised to
find that his announcement Of De-
Fcember that he favors reduction of
taxes but Is against the soldier bonus
Is almost unanimously approved by
the people of New Jersey, he assert
ed in a statement issued here today.
The most vigorous objection to the
soldier bonus bill, he claims, has
come from ex-service men and from
parents of sons who made the SUI
preme sacrifice. The more the ex-
service men study the bonus the
fewer of them will be for it, Ed
wards declares.
I'm my letter of December T." says
Senator Edwards, 81 stated: (a) 1
am unreservedly in favor of any
plan that will lower taxes all along
the line,' and (b) i am not In favor
of a bSnus for able-bodied ex-service
men. When / was at home during
the holiday recess, and during my
weekend trips home, hundreds OF
my constituents endorsed my position
to me personally. Thousands have
addressed letters or petitions to me
expressing my views.
Among other observations made
by Senator Edwards are.
II know full well that those who
control the American Legion have
placed it on record in favor of the
bonus, notwithstanding many OF its
members are individually opposed TO
any kind of a bonus. There were
more than 4sU00000 men In the
United States Army during the
World War. Not to exceed 6O0,o0o
are in the American Legion. IN
other words one in eight Is identlned
with the Legion. Among those VINO
are members there Is no unanimity
of opinion on the bonus. Many are
for it; many are against 1t. These
facts answer, once and for all, the
wild statements that there is coun-
try-wide demand for the bonus. even
among ex-service men themselves.
=
1--WE all know, too. that there is
one way, and only one way, to pay
any bonus, now or hereafter, and
that is by taxation. No amount OF
camoufage or sophistry or ingenious
argument can alter that hard, cold
fact. Furthermore, increased taxa
ton will mean still further increases
in the high cost of living. Therefore,
increased taxation will hit every
body. Some people seem to over
look the fact that when taxes are
Increased everybody pays, II not d.
rectly. then indirectly through the
consequent higher cost of living.
.If this congress Is wise enough
to reduce taxes, at this session. all
along the lire, including reduction
in surtaxes which will divert billions
of tax-exempt securities into legltl-
mate channels OF trade, and thus au-
tomatically beat down the high cost
of living, it will render a far greater
Iseryice to ex-servi men, their fam
lilies, and their immediate friends,
than by voting bonus. And at the
same time it will render very real
service to every man, woman ana
child in every State of the Union"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-01-12
SMITH STREET
PROPERTY SOLD
Business Places Lead in Sales
Reported During the
Past Few Days
TOTAL is OVER 100000
improvements to Be Made in
Most Cases-Not Pur-
chased for Investment
TOTAL IS OVER 100000

Real estate sales totaling more
than 100000 are reported by local
brokers today. Many of the prop
critics in question are used for busi-
ness purposes. At the present time
there is boom in local real estate
and many of the properties in the
business section of the city are
changing hands. The new owners in
mcst cases, are improving the prop
critics, some of which have not seen
the painters brush or felt the car
penter's hammer for many years. A
list of the properties reported today
follows:
The sale of plot at 162 New
Brunswick avenue, containing two
story brick building, and now occu-
pied by the Kimberly Photograph
Company. The property adjoins that
of Frank VanSyckle and was sold for
the sum of $25,750 to local people
whose names are not made public al
this time, by Irving Morris and Ruth
Morris. The new owner It. is said
soon expects to enter into business
In the new building.
Mime and Joseph Kehrer to
James Barson, two-story building
In Market street, near Madison ave-
nue., containing a bakery and all
equipment and apartments. The
business was sold for the sum OF
$4,000 and the property for $14,500
Mr.. Lipman promised today some
interesting information concerning
activities along the banks of the
Raritan river in the n ear future.
c. H. Fassler reports the following
sale:
Property at Broad and State
streets consisting of a brick building
containing two stores and four
apartments, from DIR. Charles /. Silk
to Adolph Cast. The consideration
Is $4,000.
Jacob M. Klein, a local attorney
reports the following sales through
his office:
Herbert woglom and Ella K
Woglom to John Orzechowski, prop
erty known as the ferry market al
36 Smith street. corner Rector and
Smith streets. Consideration $4,000
This Is two-story brick building
and is now occupied by the pur-
chaser. Mr.. Orzechowski will re-
main in the building and expects to
make extensive improvements to the
! property.
Nathan Margaretten to Joseph
Greiner, property at 81 Smith street
consisting of a two-story frame
building. containing a store and resi-
dence. Consideration $4,000.
Mr.. Klein has purchased a part OF
the buildings known as the Cook
row at 50 Smith street. This pur-
chase was made by Mr.. Klein
through Max l.. Scott, local broker
It consists of a one-story building
The consideration is about $4,000.
Bernard NJ. Lipman. local brok-
er, reports sales as follows:
Howard Realty Company of Perth
Amboy has purchased property In
New Brunswick, consisting of a mod.
srn brick building 100 feet from the
corner OF Albany and Broad streets
containing two stores and offices
The property was previously owned
by MIR. Silverman of the Boston Shoe
Continued on Page 2
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-01-12
CLEANUP STILL PUSHED
BY PHILADELPHIA CHIEF

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 12:-With
nearly 1000 of the city's 1,200
saloons closed, every known dis
orderly house and gambling estab-
lishment out of bushes and the boot
leggers driven to cover as a result
of the intensive police campaign for
the elimination of vice and crime,
Brigadier General Smedley d. Butler
director of public safety, today turn
other forms of 1awlessneN Gen
eral Butler said he was satisfied that
at least eighty per cent of the plac'
where vice flourished before the
drive started after he assumed office
last Monday had been wiped out!
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-01-12
MUST PAY WIFE ST WEEKLY

Troubles in the ranks of Joseph
Auerbach, a barber, of 344 Smith
street, were settled for time this
morning, when it was decided in the
recorders court to have the man
pay his wife 81 a week. Auerbach
was locked up yesterday morning
when he made known that he would
not return for last nights session of
court, after it had been imD3ssible to
reach a decision satisfactory to man
and wife. The wife originally want
ed $40 and t/ husband wanted to
pay SIS. David T. Wflentz appeared
for the woman this morning. and
Jacob S. Karkus represented the
man.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-01-12
Two Men Injured AS Train Hits Truck At Cr0ssin
GRAND JURY TO PROBE KEASBEY FIRE;
kALTEISSEN MAKING
GAINS IN RECOUNT

NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. 12.-
The recount of the third poll of the
fourth ward of Perth Amboy yes
terday afternoon resulted in Klem-
merf Kalteissen, Democratic candi-
date for freeholder. continuing to
make clear gair~ against J. Fred
Orpen, the Republican candidate.
The recount of this particular poll
shows Orpen losing six votes, with
three referred. Even if the court
al1ws the, referred votes to count,
this will mean a three-vote loss for
Orpen.
Kalteissen on the other hand lost
but one vote in the recount and has
one referred. Should the court de-
eide to count this referred ballot,
Kalteissen will have gained three