Perth Amboy evening news. [volume], December 14, 1916, LAST EDITION, Page 2, Image 2

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TODAY ONLY Adults 10c, Children 5c
Jesse L. Lasky Presents
MARBE DORO
In the Romantic Story Entitled
"THE LASH"
Mutt and Jeff Comedy Cartoon and Others
Splendid Attractions Tomorrow
LEW FIELDS Right off the Bat
in Hearst's Pictorial
'The Man Who Stood Still' j Netvs
A World Film Production ; First Time Shown Anywhere
"WAR BRIDES"
BULLETIN NUMBER TWO
When Mme. Ν AZIMOVA appears at this Theatre
ou Dec. 25, 26 and 27th in the Picturization of her
greatest stage success "WAR BRIDES", the man
agement of the Ditmas requests that parents will
leave their children home on this one occasion as
the subject matter ot the story is such that it is
adopted for mature eyes and is in reality a play for
adults only.
Watch For Bulletin Number Three Tomorrow
ROYAL THEATRE
The Home of the 'Best in the World' Photo plays
TODAY
The Graceful
Antonio
Moreno
And the Gilted
Naomi
Childers
In a Prize Story
"THE DEVIL'S
PRIZE"
Steeped in wickedncss one
r^oW~hna^,ir.t irt to It;, but
there's where the " Cullud Pus
son" in the wood pile enters.
TOMORROW
The Panther Girl
Olga
Petrova
Ε
-IN
"Extravagance"
Slie knows about it in life
j and literature, stage and
story ami enhances the tale
by her great beauty.
Tour eyea may need instant atten
tion. Run no risk of examination by
Inexperienced or fake ootlciacs.
Your advantage la In comlns: to u·
when your eyes need attention. We
combine the services of an optometrist
and optician without additional charge.
I. MANN
Special!**
12 Tear»* Practice In This City
G«aa«ea from f 1.50
87 V* Smith St.
Oppj^ite Woolworth Ten Cent Stor·
Telephone 1405
ELK TAXI SERVICE
(DAY OR NIGHT)
Cars To Hire
By Hour, Day or Trip
TEL. ISI3
PATRICK WHITE & SONS
Telephone So. 8
ENGINEERS FOLWDEUS
MACHINISTS
General and Special Machine. Pattern, ι
Dollar and Blackamlth Work.
HOUSE OWNERS ATTENTION
Painting and Paperliansinff Skill
fully Done.
Best Material TTsed.
See me. I will save you money.
L. BENENSON,
157 Siritli St. Phone 31!
DI ED IN 34 HOURS AKD
UKMVKRED BT
THE SARKESIAN DRY
CLEANERS AND DYERS
2<*1 KINO STREET
Phone 1*23 Open Evening;
ANDREW NELSON
IMA.VOS TU.NKD AND REPAIRED
Room 11, Stern Bulidln*.
Ιββ emlth St. T»L m-w
In Praise of Work.
Work is the salvation of the race
Without it we should be savages. Whet
η nmn Is too old for work, his useful
uess in this world Is practically at an
end. Work is a good, old-time word,
conceited In honesty of purpose. Work
drives the devil a way. All honor to
the working man and sorrow for the
Working man who is ashamed of hie
title.—I'ittsfield Eacle.
'PROPERTY IN MADISON AVE.
! SOLD TODAY FOR $17,001
A denl was cloned Ia*l night for tl·
talc of tlie property at 336-338 Ma<
I ison avenue. Immediately in the re;
of the Danish M. E. church. Tl
property contains a six family apar
ment house. The deed was conveyc
from Aaron Kauffman to Samuel Eli
lier through Morris L. Cioldberger. Tl
consideration was In the ncighboi'hoc
ot $17,000.
It is expected that the sale of pro]
erty In State street, south of Lew
street will be consummated tonigl
from the present owners, Kaplan an
Kskiti, to Samuel Vogel. Louis '
Sosin will act for Vogel and Morris .1
I Uoklberger for Kaplan and Eskln.
FILE LIEN CLAIM
fpccial to the EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick. Dec. 14:—Th
Woodbridge Lumber Company a
claimant has filed a lien claim fo
■$550 against Charles L. SteurwaU
incorporated, owner, and Hans Mej
er, builder. The claim involves ma
terial delivered for the constructio
ι of a one and a half story dwellin
house situated on the northerly sld
of Prospect avenuo 320 feet west c
I the intersection with the westerl
side of Kahway avenue in Wood
I bridge township.
INTERESTING TALKS FOR
Y. M. C. A. LEADERS' CORP!
The members of the Leaders Corp
of the local Y. M. C. A. held the!
weekly meeting last night, at whic!
time Frank M. Foye led a dlscussio
on the Biblical topic, "Why Wer
the Twelve Apostles Chosen?" afte
which Health Officer William J
Willsev spoke on "Public Hygiene.
Mr. Willsey's talk was greatly appre
elated and was the first of a series ο
addresses on public health which wil
be given the members of the Leaders
Corps following the Bible study per
io<l. The leaders hold these classe
weekly, devoting half an hour t<
^ Bible study, another half an hou
hearing a lecture on public health
after which they have moro than ai
Îhour of instruction In the gymna
Mum.
CAMP FIRE GIRLS PLAN
BIG SEWAREN EVEN!
I Tegahkwita Camp Fire Girls ο
j Port Reading are planning to give t
i basket social and dance in D. B. S
Hall on Thursday nig lit, Decembe]
28, at 8 o'clock. During the evening
Misses Mary Martine and Ora Chanc<
will play some selections on th<
piano; Miss Katheryn Murray wil
recite and Misses K. O'Boyle am
Angeline Zullo will give somo voca
selections. Fancy baskets and boxei
of refreshments will be for sale. Tin
committee of arrangements follows;
Misses Mary Thompson. Kntc McGet·
ι tigan and Almira Nevil. Music wil!
I be furnished by the Perth Amboy or
I chestra.
! COMMITTEE MEETING
OPEN TOMORROW NIGHT
The first open committee meeting ο
the Hoard of Aldermen is scheduled
for tomorrow night. Among the mos
r important topics likely to be discuss
; ed and considered is the making of ar
ι rangements to pay for a sanitary sew
er in upper State street and for grad
i ing work about Lewis and First streets
! Despite the claims of bond attorneys
11 that the city cannot legally pay for th(
I work at this time, city officials believe
tliere is a way out of the predicament.
The subjects of appointments fo
next year will probably not be dis
cussed by the board as a whole unti
the last committee meeting of the yeai
. on Dec. 29.
W. OF W. CAMP ELECTS
Slavonia Camp, No. 85, Woodmen
of the World, at its meeting last nighl
at Grand Central hall, elected the fol
lowing oflieers: Consul commander
Stephen A. Kuzusko; advisor lieuten
ant. John F. Pkac; banker, Johr
Pribuia; escort, Andrew Mayaros;
1 clerk, George Hydo; sentry, Johr
Boliac; watchman, Frank Mizenko;
physicians. Dr. M. S. Meinzer and
Dr. M. F. Urbanski; managers, Mich
ael Portik, Joseph Pribula and An
drew Muska. Two candidates were
initiated and fifteen applications foi
membership were received. After r
meeting a social time was held will
1 refreshments. The installation will
take place at the first meeting in Jan
uary.
STATIONS REMEMBERED
Asbury Park, Dec. 14—Each life
saving station on the Atlantic coast
nnd in fact every station in the United
Htates Coast Guard service, who liaf
a new member beginning with No. 1
at the most northerly station ir
Maine, Kastport, and continuing dowr
the coast to the Texas border and or
the Great Lakes and Pacific coast, in
cluding Atlanta, is to be renumbered
In the new allotment the Deal statior
is 102 and the station at Shark rivei
103. Altogether on the Atlantic
coast there are 22 2 stations and ir
the entire service 2Π7 stations. Thf
change of numbers only recently wem
into effect.
ATTEMPT TO REPUCE POLE
CAUSES CALL FOR POLICI
An attempt on the part of Publl
Service Electric Company employe
today to replace an electric ligh
pole at Kearny avenue and Harrisoi
Place caused a call to be sent for th
police. The men were working· li
front of the residence of Richar·
Martin when Mrs. Martin entered ob
jection to the placing of a pole abou
two feet distant from an old one
Detective Sergeant Long was detailei
to investigate. He reported that th
case was one for a civil court.
ANDERSON MADE HEAD
OF WASHINGTON HOSE CO
The annual election of officers ii
the Washington Hose rjiJ Chemlca
Company was held at the tlrehouse ii
Hector street last night. The meet
ing was followed by an Informal eel
ebration.
Fire Chief Andrew Anderson \va
elected president of the company
John Campbell, vice president; L. H
Franke, treasurer; Richard Seguine
recording secretary; George Seaman
financial secretary; Thomas Bakei
foreman; John Kelly, first assistan
foreman, artd Richard Seguine, sec
ond assistant foreman.
Louis H. Franke, Alexander Se
guine and Joseph Pittel were electei
to the Are police department.
The trustees elected wero Tlioma
Baker, John Melko, William Kozul
and Andrew Scliantz. The represen
tatlve in the Firemen's Relief Asso
elation elected was George Seaman.
All of the companies have nov
elected their officers with the excep
tion of the McClellan Engine Com
pany, the Protection Hook & Ladde
Company and the Humane IIosi
Company.
. M. C. A. WOMEN PLAN
TO FDUJP BOYS' CAMF
The regular monthly meeting of th
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. M. C, A
was held yesterday afternoon in thei
rooms at the Association building, i
being decided at that time to exer
most of their efforts in equipping th'
Perth Amboy Boys' Camp, "Ahwanee
ta," at Carr Lake, which was begui
last summer and proved such a sue
cess.
Letters of appreciation, reccivet
from members of the state organiza
tion with regards to the annual stat<
convention held in this city las
month, were road to the members b:
Airs. A. C. Clark, president.
It was decided to again furnish th(
Christmas trees for both the young
and the "old" boys, the latter being
the men of the association. Last yeai
these trees were the source of mud
enjoyment among both members ο
the boys and men's department, the]
giving a true Christmas spirit to th<
rooms.
Regular routine business was trans
acted following the settling of thest
special matters.
PERTH AMBOY FOLK AT
PARTY IN SOUTH RIVER
South River, Dec. 14:—A delight
ful fiurpri.se party was given to
Maurice Nelson Saturday night at hla
hom* on Reid street. The evening
was spent In playing: games and the
enjoyment of some excellent instru
mental music. Miss Serena Nelson
presided at the piano, while Charles
. Gearstacker played the violin. At
the close of the evening- refreshments
■ were served.
The guests were from: Milltown,
; Louis Ochs, Martha Christ; South
ijAmboy, James Callahan, James Britt;
ι Perth Amboy, May Creamer, Minnie
1 Voorhees, John Miller, Frank Miller»
I Elizabeth Morgan; New Brunswick,
'.Catherine Anderson, H. Cousin;
'South River, Maurice Nelson, Charlos
! Gearstacker, Lillian Eib, Engrid
Gearstacker, Mildred Stults, Jano
Riggen, Joseph Stephen, Serena Nel
sen; Newark, Gertrude Nelson, Wil
liam Mallon and Joe Olsen.
! BOARD OF HEALTH TO
HAVE BANQUET DEC. 26
I The annual banquet of the Board
; of Health will lie held on December
J 26, following the last meeting: of tlie
ι board for tho year. The arrange
! ments for the affair have been left
I In tho hands of Health Officer Wil
liam ,T. Willsey.
! The banqnet will be given this year
' in honor of Commissioners George
Stillwcll and Hans Smith, whose
terms expire on December 31. Mr.
Smith will not accept another term
on the board, ho says. It is not
[known whether or not Mr. Stillwcll
I will accept another term or not.
CLUB TO CELEBRATE
Sayreville, Dec. 14:—In a revel of
'the year the Karitan Club offers a
novel and interesting bazar to raise
money for the Christmas baskets
which the club sends out every year.
The months will be impersonated by
members of the club as follows: Jan
uary, Mrs. Thorn; February, Miss
Agnes Hoover; March, Mrs. Mattern;
April, Miss Helen Wunsch; May, Miss
Minnie Kctzler; June, Miss Edna
Knuff; July, Miss Ruth F. Mathias;
August, Miss May O'Brien; Septem
ber, Miss. Louise Fisher; October,
Miss Lena Scheig; November, Miss
Emma AVay; December, Miss Mar
guerite Baker.
JR. 0. U, A, M. HAS MUCH H
BUSINESS AT SESSION
The first and second degrees of the
order was conferred on two candi
dates by Middlesex Council, No. (3,
Jr. O. U. A. M., at its meeting last
night. The degree work was in
charge of the guard of the council.
There was a large membership out
and arrangements for conferring of
the third degree at the next meeting
were discussed. The first nomination
of officers took place at this time. The
second nomination will take place at
the next meeting and the election the
following week. Arrangements for
the annual dance and reception on
Lincoln's birthday, February 12, 1917,
are in the hands of a committee, who
will endeavor to make this affair
much larger than ever held before
by the organization. j
Y. M. C. A. BOYS TO SPEAK '
AT WOODBRIDGE SCHOOL)
The local delegates to the New
Jersey Older Boys' Conference which
was held at Atlantic City on Decem
ber 1, 2 and 3 will go to Woodbrldge
tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock to j
address the students of the high j
school. Kach of the thirteen dele- I
gates will talk for about three mln- f
utes, telling of the conference.
The delegates last Sunday visited
(he Baptist, Methodist and Presby
terian Sunday schools together with
being at the boys' afternoon meeting
at the Y. M. C. A. The delegates will
appear before the Young Men's Club
of St. Peter's church at their next
meeting. They may also report at
several of the churches in this vicinity
including Woodbridge and Metuchen.
The delegates will leave in a body
from the corner of Smith and State
streets about 8:30 so that they may I
begin their reports at 9 o'clock.
UNITED HEBREW LODGE
NOMINATES OFFICERS
Nomination of officers for United '
Hebrew Lodge, No. 602, Independent,
Order Brith Abraham, was held last J
night at a meeting of the lodge with '
the following result: Presidents, Jo- !
sepli P. Klein and I. Feldman; vice,
presidents, M. D. Colien, Harry Medi- j
nets and I. Linger; financial secreta-1
ries Samuel Klein and J. Rosenthal;
recording secretary, II. Rubin; treas
urer, Philip Guthoff; trustees. L. Sar-,
okln, J. Wcltzcn and I. Budine; ser- j
gcant-at-arms, M. Oilman. Three
candidates were Initiated and Ave
new applications for membership
were received. The election will take
place at the next meeting December.
27. )
BRIDAL COUPLE HURT
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
New Brunswick, Dec. 14:—Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Finckelstein, who were
carried Sunday night in Bayonne,
ire in St. Peter's Hospital suffering
rrom serious injuries received in an
tuto accident. It was after the wed
ling and reception that they ftarted
'or their future homo in Bernard
avenue, Highland Park. arriving
:here with the wedding glfls on the
2:08 train Monday morning:. They
thought tho fee asked by the taxi
Iriver was too high, ho they decided
to walk home. On the way they
passed a garage, in front of which
stood a racing machine. The driver
agreed to take them to Highland
Park. In Karltan avenue the car
struck α bole in the pavement and
Hr. and Mrs. Finckelstein were
thrown out. -The driver continued
vlthout finding <ul bow badly they
were hurt.
Chief of Police George Bedford
heard the woman's creams and found
the couple lying in the roadway. At
the hospital it was found Mrs. Fine
kelstein's ankles were sprained, two
ribs broken, one of her kneecaps dis
located and her left shoulder broken,
lier husband is suffering from a
fractured skull.
Efforts to find the automobile in
which theye were riding were fruit
less.
MUST EXTEND MAINS
Unealal to the UtWM.
Trenton, Dec. 14—The State Board
of Public T'tlllty Commissioners to
day ordered the Delaware River
Water Company of Delanco to extend
its water mains to the residence of
Mrs. Oliver J. Berry man, of that
town, α distance of 110 yards. The
order was made upon the complaint
of Mrs. Berry man that the water
company refused to give her service.
TODAY
Is
Parcel
Post Day
For the Male Contingent
Get Your Little
Surprise
TODAY
is
Your Day
To See
The Best Show in
the City at Prices
That Fit Your
Purse.
The On:y high Class Vaudeville in the Entire City Showing
Every Day of Every Week
TODAY
"LIBERTY" I "The Waiters' Ball"
Patriotic Serial | A Keystone Comedy,
4-Vaudeville Acts-4
INCLUDING
JACK WALTERS & CO. in "A Bit Of Life"
Daily 2:15 to 5 7 and 9 P. M.
5 0 0
Seats
it Matinee 5c
Front Orchestra 1 Oc
Night 5c & 10c
Front Orchestra 1 5c
Oriental Night
Friday
Beautiful gifts, Rugs, Silks, etc.,
From the Land of the Rising Sun
Parcel Post Day
I-adies Monday, Men Thursday
Matinee and Night
Local Amateurs
Every
Wednesday
Night
Oriental Night
Friday
Sumptuous silks, satins,
rugs, etc. given away.
Saturday Matinee
School Children's Con
T\
Majestic Theatre
C0UN1IIAN & SHANNON, Prop· p"«· Thf"«" »« v.ruue. j. p. BULLWINKEL, Mgr.
ONLY TWO PLACES TO GOr-THE MAJESTIC AND HOME
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Said . . .
You can fool all the people
Some ot the time,
And some ol the people
All of the time
But You Can't Pool
All The People All of The Time
GET WISE to the Pact That The Biggest
Show in the World
°"Sr' 5c and 10c ^7ηο„η
and 5c, 10c 15c and 25c Every Night, is Shown at the
MAJESTIC THEATRE ALL THE TIME
REAL ALL STAR VAUDEVILLE
TOMORROW
Friday Night
BAZAAR
NIGHT
A variety of presents
given away, including
turkeys, dolls, Teddy
bears, gold pieces, etc.
Presents for old and
young.
Today, Friday and Saturday, December 14, 15, 16
oMhe Prize Ifing "GETTING THE MONEY"
You Will Laugh Every Minute with This Whirlwind of Comedy—A Wonderful Act in 3 Scenes.
5 Other Real All Star Vaudeville Acts
Also 8th Episode of "THE YELLOW MENACE"
All Next
Week
MAJESTIC THEATRE
Only Two Places to Go—the Majestice and Home
All Next
Week
Miss Myrkle
MVRKIE-HARDER
STOCK COMPANY
Mr. Harder
3
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Monday
Tuesday
Matinee
and Night
i6
SINNERS
99
Wm. A. Brady's
Big
New York
Success
Wednesday
Thursday
Matinee
and Night
"THE WOMAN"
David Belasco's
Greatest
American
Play
Friday
Saturday
Matinee
and Night
"A PI OF SIXES"
Conceded to be
the Best and
Brightest Play
in Years
MATINEE PRICES: 10c 20c 30c
NIGHT PRICES: 10c 20c 30c 50c
SEATS NOW SELLING
Telephone No. 60
I CHRISTMAS WEEK, COMMENCING DECEMBER 25th RETURN OF VAUDEVILLE
Giftsto Suit Every Pocket
Ivory Sets, Manicure Sets, Periumes,
Toilet Articles, Shaving Sets, Fancy
Boxes of Paper, Kodaks, Smoking Sets,
Candies, Best Brand Cigars, Cigarettes,
Imported and Domestic.
AT=
FRANKELS
Cut Rate Drug Store
Cor. Smith and State Sts.
Frankel Puts Up Prescriptions.
Goods Delivered Anywhere In City.