Perth Amboy evening news. [volume], July 18, 1921, LAST EDITION, Page 4, Image 4

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(DIO MENTIS
Injuries to Pedestrians and
Damage to Cars in Colli
sions Over Week-end
Sis automobile accidents occurred
iti the City over the week-end. In
two cases injuries to pedestrians
ware reported. Damage to the ma
chines concerned was slight In all
cases.
On Saturday night Max Silverman,
while driving north on Park avenue,
was struck by an Amboy taxi com
ing east on Broad street. Damage
to the Silverman machine is esti
mated at $100. —
Officer Selboth reported an accl
lent occurlng last night about 7
o'clock. A cur driven by C. .1. Buck
Of 28 West Main street, Middletown,
V., collided with a machine driven
by W. S. Grey, of Cranford. The
accident happened on Sheridan
street, near Market. Damage was
’confined to slight injury to the rear
of Grey's oar.
A bent fender and a broken tall
light were the results of a collision
occurring last night about 7:30. when
• Morris Katz of 159 Lewis street,
driving over the county bridge, was
Struck by Louis Larson of 112 Lex
ington avenue, Port Richmond, S. X.
The fourth accident reported oc
curred at Smith and High streets, at
8 o’clock last night when a New
fork and a New Jersey machine col
,lded there. No injuries were report
>d and the names of the drivers were
sot obtained by the police.
Harry Rubin. 403 State stroet, re
set ved bruises and lacerations as the
result Of his being struck by an auto
mobile driven by E. J. Kuhn, of
Charlott. Michigan, on Saturday
night, ftubin had been delivering
Ice cream to the lawn festtvnl being
held by the Boy Scouts at Laurie
Itreet and Now Brunswick avenue.
Crossing the street, he paused to let
k machine pane him and then stepped
into the path of the car which
struck hint. He was removed to the
City Hospital, where ho was treated
by Dr. G. W. Tyrol!.
fsanls Vnsimh 591 Alnlllh fitVPfif \
Wat atruck by an automobile travel
ing touth on Amboy avenue, shortly'
after noon yesterday. His Injuries
were not serious. The ear was driven
by Gus Marotta, of 822 Adam street,
Hoboken.
Accident at Meluclicn.
METUCHEN, July 18.—Charles
Knapp of Newark, while on lilt way
from the Atlantic Highlands to New
ark about 10:16 o’clock last night,
while rounding the corner at Pr.
Hunt's home In Middlesex avenue.
Metuchen. was unable to make the
turna nd crashed Into tbs trees at
the left of the road. The car was
badly damaged and later lowed to n
SStage. Mr. Knapp and hta wife anil
ve children were taken to tlielr
home In Newark by taxicab after
two of the children had been taken
to the oftlee of Pr. I,. Y. Llpplncott
for treatment. Elly Knapp, a daugh
ter, suffered from bleeding In the
ears and a possible concussion of the
brain, while the other daughter re
ceived a slight injury in her hnml.
SURROGATE’S COURT
NEW BRUNSWICK, July 18
Letters of administration were Is
sued by the surrogate tills morning
to Nicola Rossetti, of Woodbrldge,
on the estate of Domenico Oraslo,
who died on November 7. 10 20.
leaving a personal estate of $600.
Oyazio la survived by his widow, two
sons and a daughter, all In Italy,
Metiiolicu Chamber to Meet
METUCHEN, July 18—President
A. K .Hlllpot ,of the Chamber of
Commerce, has called a special
meeting of the chamber for next
Friday night at 8 o’clock In Arca
dum hall. The chamber of com
merce has been re-organized hut
lately and the meeting of Friday
night will be the first regular meet
ing since Its re-organlzatlon.
State News
HACKENSACK, July 18.—Mis. E.
! M. Korn, and her daughter, Florence,
eighteen, of Hnshrouck Height*,
were drowned yesterday while bath
ing In a mill race near Pawling, N.
Y. according to word received to
day.
PATERSON. July 18.—A warning
against the "smoking girl" was given
by the Rev. Frank MacDonald, pas
tor of the First Haptlst church last
night In a aermon On tho “young wo
man a young man should marry.”
Ho declared he would never use
tho word obey In the marriage serv
ice. Olrls who smear up their faces
with cosmetics, are "spoiled daugh
ters." Women, he declared, were
nnt put on earth to be "doll babies or
playthings."
THEATRES
Two Featmcg at Bitmap
That a former croak win Is de
termined to live straight, n.ay 3
compelled Against Vs will t> p ac
tlce tho principles of knavery In or
der to save the honor or reputation
of his benefactor, Is demonstrated
in "Proxies," tho new Cosmopoli
tan production, which will bo shown
at the Ditmas theatre today. It IS
a Paramount picture.
l'eter, a butler, in the fashionable
homo of Christopher Darley, is a
reformed convict. His record is
exposed to Darley by a man who
seeks to use Darley In a dishonest
stock scheme. Darley decides that
Peter is good enough for him. Pe
ter is filled with gratitude and when
no learns that the man nlluded to
lias obtained a proxy, the voting of
which at a stockholders- meeting
may ruin Darley, he decides to re
sort to a hold-up In order to obtain
the proxy and save Darley.
The holdup Is staged by Peter
with tho aid of Clare Conway, a
maid and his sweetheart, at a party
In the Darley home. While every
body is held up. none but the
schemer lose* anything and he le
deprived of the proxy which Is later
destroyed. Swift action follows
this scene and there aro thrills
aplenty until the final fade out.
The program also includes "In
fatuation of Youth" we see the ad
venturess masquerading as a char
tfuKIn tvivniun-linn cmifn.loruln In
Crime, as a genial gentleman—the
poor hoy pretending to be the ion of
, wealthy parents—the young mar
ried woman posing ns a single girl.
Gradually their deceit weaves a
not of intrigue ami danger—then
suddenly the. masks are dropped
and the characters stand revealed
as they really ore.
One "real.” truth-loving young
girl exposes the fraud and brings
disaster to the offenders and hap
piness to the man she loves.
At Hie Strand
Strong dramatio situations, mag
nificent settings and gorgeous gowns
are the outstanding feature* of
Klulhe llammerstein's new Selsnlck
picture. ‘"The Girl from Nowhere,"
now the feature attraction at the
Strand theatre, where it will bo
shown until next Wednesday.
In "The Girl from Nowhere" Miss
llammersteln has been provided with
a story that moves swiftly from be
ginning to end. unfolding, as it goes,
many intensely dramatic situations
that provide the star with exception
al emotional opportunities. Miss
llammerstein's support la extremely
capable, and it I* apparent that the
picture has had the advantage of
unusual direnorlal care, for which
George Archnlnbaud was responsi
ble. I
Not the least Interesting of the j
many features connected with the !
picture are the big and expensive j
sets and the gorgeous gowns worn 1
by the star and her femlnin* »up- I
port. The Barchanite ball, with Its j
rich settings and elaborate costum
ing. is one of the biggest ever staged. |
'The Girl from Nowhere'.' was !
written hy Bradley King and pic
turized by Sarah V. Mason.
Today at tne rvrscont
The feeling of unrest, the antipa- >
thy toward returning to an offlee I
desk which was possessed by so
many returning doughboys, Is hu- |
morously emphasized in Pouglas i
MacLean'e latest Incs-Haramount '
comedy, "The Rookie's Return." I
which comes to the Crescent theatra ,
today.
James Htewart Lee refuses to visit j
his enormously wealthy aunt upon j
his return from France because he > j
knows she w ill Insist upon his going i a
to work behind a bank teller's win- I
flow. After having served on the J
fields of France, Jimmie wants to be j
engaged in something more ezclllng ■
than working an adding machine. a
The desire to make a showing with I
the suddenly discovered girl of hla ;
dreams leads him to hts aunt’s house [
where he finds that aha has died. |
leaving him her entire fortune with >
Ike single stipulation that ha pay j \
the servants a bonus of $5,000 each
If ha decided to discharge them.
In attempting to keep the house
hold aristocrats when they wanted
in be discharged so they might col
lect the bonus, Jimmie runs Into I
more excitement In a week than he j
had encountered In a year at the
front. "The Rookie’s Return" was;
directed by Jack Nelson under the i
personal supervision of Thomas II.
Ince. Doris May is the leading
woman.
The program also Includes Frank
lyn Farnum in “Galloping Devils."
Auto Cur Recovered
NEW BRUNSWICK, July 18—On
Saturday afternoon the couty detec- 1
fives recovered another one of the I
automobiles thought to have been
stolen. This one, a Cadillac, Is the
ninth car to be located In a week
by the detectives. The last car was
found in a New Brunswick garage.
It Is being held by the county detec
tives who are trying to find the
rightful owner. Seven of the nine
cars located last week have been '
identified through the county de- I
tecllves find the insurance company. j
It is expected that people will ar- j
rive from Washington, D. C., today :
to Identify the last car found. |
AUTO LAW VIOLATORS
PAY $30 IN FINES HERE
Week-end violator* of city auto
mobile and traffic regulation* sum
moned to the police court were fined
Rums totaling $30. In addition to
those fined a number of other mo
torists were summoned to appear in
court tonight. Fines were imposed
upon the following:
Emil Oilber. 358 State street; Ben
Pearl, 405 Division street, and M.
.T. Klein, of 332 Prospect street, were
fined a total of $20 for traffic regu
lation violations, while Lester Mar
ket. 414 W. 120th street, New York,
and M. S. Wells, of 121 W. 130th
street, New York, were each assess
ed $5 for speeding on Amboy avenue.
Judgment Against Printing Co.
[By Evening Newe Btsff Correspondent. 1
NEW BRUNSWICK, July 18:—
Judge J. Henry Crane, of Plainfield,
presiding In the New Brunswick Dis
trict Court this morning, rendered a
judgment for |420.7l'in favor of the
Miller & Wright Paper Company of
New Tork against the Perth Amboy
Printing Company. This suit was
brought by the plaintiff to recover
for materials that had been furnish
ed to the Perth Amboy company.
The action was uncontented by the
latter.
Fire in Main Street, Metucfien
METUCHEN. July 18:—Main
street was the scene of a fire yester
day morning which started at about
10 o’clock In the business section.
The cause of the Are Is unknown but
it occurred In a barn in the rear of
the property owned by A. Miller, the
newsdealer, which was occupied by
the Metuchen Hardware Company as
a storage place for a horse and wag
on. hay and hardware, all of which
were saved with the exception of the
hay. Both Are companies were call
ed out. The men worked very fast
and their work Is creditable because
otherwise the Are might have de
stroyed much of the business section.
BOARD OF EXCI8R
Regular meeting of the Board of Bx
slce Commissioner* of the City of Perth
Amboy. N. J.. held July 8th. 1121, The
members preseat were Commissioners
Frey, Smith and Flynn.
On motion the following billiard license
was granted:
Michael Zalutko. 8S Washington 8t.. one
table.
On motion ths Board adjourned.
A. E. GRAHAM.
4IS0_7.18.lt Clerk.
WARNING TO EVABORTED CREAM |
That I have a ean aerver that will take
care of every can of milk or creom made. i
1. It cuts the holo In the can.
2. It keeps the milk In a sanitary con
dition at nil tlmsa
S. It Is guaranteed to keep evaporated
cream for a period of • days.
Endorsed by Good Housekeeping Maga
slne.
Women canvassers wanted. Inquire Owl
Lunch Room. Michael Bkehan, Main 8t..
Sayrevllle Distributor.
Hf . !
GIRL wanted to mind baby. 200 New
Brunswlok Avenue.
iTOUNtt Girl wishes to do light house
WOfk. 623 West Avo-_
ifoo LOT*? for ante in South Amboy.| £9
William «t
kACHINrt"
wishes to
business. :
IttO FORD
cheap. Ca
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Gounihan & Shannon’s |
Majestic Theatre
ALL THIS WEEK
The Contest Of The Century
IN PHOTOPLAY
|j MORE REALISTIC THAN AT THE ARENA
empsey-Carpentier i
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Contest
The only official and authentic pictures. The most wonderful and marvelous picture
of the age under the personal direction of TEX RICARD. 20 Cameramen taking pictures
at every angle showing every move and blow; all close ups; also slow movements; showing
the most minute details. Also showing all the notable celebrities from all over the world who
were witnesses of the contest. A picture you'll never forget.
Opening This Afternoon, July 18th,
Daily Matinees 2 P. M. to 5
Evenings 7:30 P. M. To 11
PRICES: $1.00—75c—50c
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I hold—a nourishing breakfast food—a new style
in women’s clothes—another automobile sign. |g
And. just as news changes with each rising sun, so §jj
the advertisements in this paper tell daily new, fresh, S
l interesting stories for you to follow. j|
I That’s why it pays to read them regularly. Then
you’ll be sure not to miss something that you want to
know; where to locate some desired product or ser- Sg'
vice; where to go for “this,” or how to get “that” to S
best advantage. So
I You’ll find it pays to keep up with what the adver
tisements have to offer. The well-informed shopper
always has the advantage when it comes to stretching
the dollars.
You can 9t be up-to-da te on the news pf the
day unless you—
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20 Degrees Cooler the Street I
TODAY, TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY
Continuous Performance, 2 to 11
DOUGLAS
MacLEAN
IN THE 4
'Rookies Return*
The story deals with a
doughboy’s effort to accus
tom himself to peace times
after months on the firing
line in France. Of course,
there are many laughs as
you will admit when you’ve
"•seen the picture.
FRANKLYN
FARNUM
TNTHE
“Galloping
Devil”
Here’s one of those pic
tures yon have been waiting
so long to see. If yon like
good pictures don’t miss this
one.
ALSO LATEST NEWS
THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY i
The Lois Howell Players
IN
“A Play Without A Name”
To the Person suggesting the best name for this play
Miss Howell will give Two Season Passes.
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CONTINUOUS SATURDAYS AND HOLIDAYS
AIRDOMEI
Now Open Come Enjoy Yourself
TODAY, TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY
‘Infatuation
of Youth”
WITH
PAUL OAPSLLANI
Can a Woman Play With
Fire and Not Get
Burned
“PROXIES”
WITH
Zena Keefe ^1
A mysterious picture-puzzle
up to ^he last sizzling reel,
and then—wow 1
ALSO A LATE NEWS
COMING
/‘THE WILD GOOSE
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Oounihan and Shannon’s
STRAND
THE HOUSE OF VARIED PROGRAMS
Follow the Crowd to the Strand—There’■ a Reason
THE COOLEST PLACE IN TOWN
Today, Tuesday and Wednesday
DOUBLE FEATURE
ELAINE
HAMMERSTEIN f
—IN—
“The Girl from
Nowhere”
By Bradley King
Directed by George
Archainbaud
Tho Star without a fail
ure in a Photoplay
You’ll Enjo
—ALSO—
MARY MILES MINTER
in “Youth’s Melting Pot”
PATHS NEWS—COMEDIES—TOPICS
AUGMENTED STRAND AND MAJESTIC ORCHESTRA'
Now Being Installed by the Marr A Colton Organ Co.
A MAMMOTH $16,000 NEW CONCERT ORGAN
Whioh will be in operation within a week or so. Watch
for the opening presentation.
Matinee at 2 P. M. Evening T and 9 P. M. Sat. Continuous
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