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"—~r.~~'"'„. PERTH AMBOY, N. J, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1921. _THREE (JEN la De„.ertd By car^r"^
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HOLD-UP PAYMASTER IN TILE PLANT
AT MAT A WAN: ESCAPE WITH $1,000|
ARREST TWO AT JAMESBURG
FOR BOOZE BLACKMAILING
County Detectives in Cleverly
Laid Trap Nab Two Men
on Serious Charge
—
DEMAND HUSH MONEY
Marked Money Used to Foil
Plot of Men to Fleece
Jamesburg Man
_ f
NEW BRUNSWICK. Sept. 17—
Joseph Polumbo, of Jamesburg, and
Samuel Benedetto, of 400 East
107th street, New York, were ar
rested last night charged with
blackmailing by County Detectives
Ferd A. David. William Fitzpat
rick and Charles Collins. The ar
rest took place in Jamesburg where
the two men are said to have been
causing the authorities considerable
trouble as a result of their unlawful
activities.
Complaint had been made to the
prosecutor’s office on several ocea
tions of the work of these two, who
have made a practice of going
among foreigners suspected of man
ufacturing tile liquid that thrills
and extorting money from them on
threats of exposure, while repre
senting themselces as officers. News
paper comment has been active and
coniderable difficulty was encoun
tered by the county detectives in
getting the goods on the men.
Definite information was received
at the prosecutor's office early in the
week when Isadore Schiff ,a James
burg peddler, reported that Joseph
Polumbo and a second man whom
he did not know, had appeared at his
residence during Schiff's absence and
had requested a little whiskey for
use as medicine. Schiff’s daughter
complied with the request and gave
the men a small amount of whiskey
contained in the house. As the two
left the horn* they dropped a dollar
bill on the floor which the daughter
failed to notice.
Schiff, upon coming home later in
the evening, discovered the bill on
the floor and inquired as to the rea
son therefore.
The following night Polumbo ap
peared at the homo and demanded
$600 immediately, as hush money,
saying that he was an officer and
would report Schiff for selling whis
key if the money was not forthcom
ing. Polumbo was careful to explain
that if the matter was brought to
the attention of the prosecutor’s of
fice a fine of $1,000 and a prison sen
tence of six months would be the
resulting penalty. Schiff made a
non-commital answer and then re
ported the incident to the county au
thorities. who then laid plans for
the capture of the two blackmailers.
Agree on Hush Money
Tuesday had been agreed upon as
the night the hush money was to be
turned over to Polumbo, saving
Schil'f from a jail sentence, but the
detectives insti*ucted Schiff to delay
the matter on any pretext in order
to give them time for further plans
for the capture. Accordingly the
time fixed was last night.
One hundred dollars in marked
hills was given to Schiff to turn over
to Polumbo and his associate in the
affair. At the meeting place Polum
bo demanded the cash and was hand
ed the roll of bills by his intended
victim. Detective Fitzpatrick then
stepped into the proceedings and
placed Tolumbo under arrest. The
second man did not turn up at the
prearranged meeting. When arrest
ed. Polumbo dropped the roll of
bills to the ground, but the money
was immediately picked up by tl|e
detective.
Benedetto could not be found at
the time of Polumbo's arrest but
after taking the first man to the coun
ty jail Detective Fitzpatrick return
ed to Jamesburg where he arrested
Benedetto in his bed about 2 o’clock
this morning.
Returning to New Brunswick with
the second prisoner evidently indicat
ed to Polumbo that the game was
about up and he made a complete
confession of the affair and other
cases of a similar nature, it was said.
Mortgage Loan—*3,000 available for
firs- mortgage; must be good security.
J. H. Campbell. SI Church St. Tel.
Woodbridge 572-J.
6566—9-17-lt*
Paints and Varnishes at Kelly & Mc
Allnden Co. *49*>—9-15-3t
P. A. Hdwe. for Wall Patching Plaster.
tf your coat or gas range does not bake
or burn. 1 will make It or no charge. F.
J. Larkin. 267 McClellan St. Tel. 666-R,
1*174—3-14-1‘ M. W. S.*
LAST Sunday the New Packer House Inaugurated a special Sunday Din
ner The management received an much favorable comment that It
has decided to make this wonderful dinner a weekly affair.
iWenu ftunbap, feeptembrr IStf)
$1.50 PER PERSON
RADISHES CELERY OLIVES
FRUIT COCKTAIL OR CLAM COCKTAIL
—sour—
CONSOMME A LA FLAMANDE POTAGE CREAM DORGE
—FISH—
FILET OF SOLE SAUTE A LA SAUBISE PARSLEY POTATOES
—ENTREE—
TENDERLOIN OF BEEF. GARNI, SAUCE BERNAISE
—ROAST—
HALF SPRING CHICKEN EN* CASSEROLE PARMENTIER
ROAST PHILADELPHIA CAPON
ROAST DUCKLING. APPLE SAUCE
-SALAD
COMBINATION SALAD
—DESSERTS—
FRENCH ICE CREAM PUDDING FLAMANGE
ASSORTED CAKES MIXED NUTS
TELEPHONE 1800 FOR A RESERVATION
NEW PACKER HOUSE
PBRTH AMBOY. NEW JERSEY
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Memory Blank 10
Days, IsRecovering
Edward Broderick Failed to
Recognize His Wife--Tells
of Strange Experience
Over a period of about eleven
days, from Labor Day afternoon un
til Thursday night of this week, the
j memory of Edward F. Broderick,
of 33S Maple street, this city, has
been a complete blank. At Dela
ware Water Gap station, on Labor
Day, he is believed to have become
a victim of amnesia, and to the time
of his collapse at his home on Thurs
day night, he knew no one nor
what he had done.
Identified at the Camden police
station by a medal won by him at
the Elizabeth high school in 1907,
and by a trade mark of a Perth Am
boy haberdasher on his tie, on Wed
nesday of this week, the ten day
search by his wife and David Kauf
man, of the Potts & Kaufman whole
sale concern, where Broderick was
employed, was brought to an end.
Did Not Recognize Wife
His memory a blank, the amnesia
victim stared vacantly at his wife at
Camden police headquarters on
Wednesday. Asked if he remember
ed his wife, Broderick replied, T
don’t know you,” and after working
for about a half hour in an effort to
restore his memory, the wife col
lapsed. The man was brought back
to his home here Thursday night,
and a short time after his arrival
here his memory was restored. He
is under the care of a physician and
will take a needed rest.
Broderick stated this morning
that he had worked late nights
prior to his departure for the Dela
ware Water Gap on the Saturday
before Labor Day, to take a rest
over the week end and holiday. He
declares that at the time he was
suffering from pains in the head.
On Labor Day afternoon he left for
the Delaware Water Gap station to
return to this city. After his ar
rival at the station, up to Thursday
night of this week he does not re
member what went on.
The Camden police report that
the man came into headquarters
and reported that he did not know
who he was or where he came from.
He was hatless at the time. Brod
erick claims his watch, fob, money
and baggage were lost in some way.
It is said the man told a number
of strange tales to'the Camden po
lice .regarding his travels during
the ten days his memory was blank.
UNCLAIMED AUTO WILL
BE SOLB BY SHEBIFF
An automobile which an investi
gation by the Perth Amboy detec
tives and insurance company inves
tigators showed belonged to James
Petrello of New York, has been re
plevined by the sheriff's office and
will be held for forty-eight hours to
see if there are any other claims to
ownership of the car. if no claims
are received the machine will be
turned over to the New York man.
During the investigation by the
Perth Amboy police authorities and
the insurance representatives, the
car was held by the police. On a
writ of replevin James Hanley, of
this city, regained possession of
same. Following the action of the
sheriff's office yesterday the automo
bile was placed in Uarretson's ga
rage.
it is said a court action to collect
$2,000 damages to the car has been
started by Petrello. The auto was
stolen from in front of 298 Fifth
avenue, New York City, on Novem
ber 5.
She is what you would expect a Bulck
to be. Sturdy, good looking and full of
pep. Van Syckle’s. 6680—9-17-2t*
Electric Irons, $5.49 at Kelly & MoAlin
den Co. 6496—9-15-3t<
P. A. Hdwe. for Universal Percolators.
PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION
KELSEY
FRICTION DRIVE
MONDAY. SEPT. 19, 1921
WILL M. MENAKER
—At the—
P A. STORAGE BATTERY CO..
266 MADISON AVE.
Charges of Excessive Road
Charges Made by Gebhardt
A're Answered
NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. 17:—
County Solicitor Frederick F. Rich
ardson today issued another state
ment on behalf of the freeholders
replying to the charges of excess
road construction costs made by
former Freeholder Frederick Geb
hardt in a letter to the Evening
News this week. The statement of
the freeholders points out that the
cost per mile, as quoted by the for
mer freeholder, is higher than the
actual costs, Mr. Gebhardt having
considered the roads shorter than
they really are.
Mr. Gebhardt is asked by the free
holders to explain why a certain
paving which he put through cost
more per mile than the work now
being done by the freeholders which
the former officeholder claims is ex
cessive.
The statement follpws:
“In your issue of September 15,
there appears a statement from ex
FreehOIder Gebhardt charging that
the cost of certain roads constructed
by the county was excessive. He
states that Freeholder Vanden
bergh’s Ridge Itoad (which, by the
way, is not the Ridge Road, but the
Aqucduct-Plainsboro road) cost $73,
000 for one and one-third miles or
$53,000 per mile. The correct length
of this road is one and one-half miles
and the cost, $72,293.37, or $48,000
per mile.
Trenton Turnpike
"He further states that the Tren
ton turnpike built by Dr. Belloff cost
$175,000 for two and *one-half miles
or $03,000 per mile. The correct
figures on this road show that the
total length of this road is a distance
of 3.02 miles and that the total cost
is $157,531.42 or an average of $43,
517 per mile.
"He further states that Easton
avenue—George street—was built
under his supervision and that he
lay one and one-quarter miles of
pavement for $42,000. The correct
figures show that these roads are
only .8 of a mile in length and that
they actually cost $42,508.1 7 or an
average of $50,000 per mile.
Asks Questions
"If the ex-freeholder is to attempt
to compare the cost of the roads on
the basis of the cost per mile, it
might be well for him to explain to
the taxpayers, whose votes he is now
seeking, why it was that it cost him
more per mile to construct Easton
avenue—George street, than it cost
other freeholders to construct the
Trenton turnpike or the Aqueduct
Plainsboro road. The slight, if any,
difference in the cost of labor and
drainage between the roads under
discussion does not begin to explain
"The fact of the matter is that
the ex-freeholder has not paid close
attention to the facts nor taken the
precaution to find out what he is
talking about before he endeavors
to explain all these matters to the
public. It might further appear
that when he sat ns a member of
the board and approved all these
vouchers y>r the roads, that he, at
that time .could, with better grace,
have objected to the cost of same,
if he thought the cost excessive,
rather than to delay this criticism
until he becomes a candidate for
(Continued on page 3)
TO SELL AUTOS 1
SEIZED HERE
Cars of George Hyres, Morris
Mansbach, Alex Weiss and
Others in Liquor Cases
BOLLSCHWEILER TO ACT
Cases Are Much Like Booze
Charge Made Against Ar
buckle in California
TRENTON, Sept. 17.—Eight auto
mobiles and a horse and wagon seiz
ed by representatives of Elmer H.
Geran, United States district attor
ney, on charges of illegally trans
porting liquor in violation of the Vol
stead act, will be sold at public sale
by United States Marshal Albert
Bollschweiler. Judge Rellstab has
just signed orders requiring cause to
! be shown here September 26, why
the sale should not be made. In each
case the man who was arrested
when the vehicle was seized by the
United States authorities, has been
convicted of the charge.
These convictions were on the
same charge that will be preferred
against Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle in
San Francisco if it be proved that
part of the forty quarts of booze al
leged to have been consumed at the
party in Arbuckle’s hotel apartment
at which Miss Virginia Rappo, the
pretty movie girl, met her death,
was transported by “Fatty” in his
automobile from Los Angeles to
San Francisco. Tf these allegations
against Arbuckle are sustained, his
$25,000 car will be seized the same
as these cars were confiscated in
this state.
in ni'ii
The automobiles to be sold by the
government, the places where they
were seized and the man convicted
of using the vehicle for the illegal
purpose are as follows:
One delivery car seized near South
.\mboy with liquor in possession of
George Hyres. The car is claimed
by the Perth Amboy Gas Light Com
pany and the company must show
enuse September 26 why it should
not be sold.
Perth A in boy Cases
One auto truck seized in Eliza
beth for the transportation of liquor
by Anton Bator.
A touring car confiscated from
Max Kurtz in Passaic.
A sedan car seized at Perth Am
boy and liquor or Morris Mansbach
confiscated.
■ Another car captured at Perth
Amboy with liquor, in charge of
Alex Weiss.
Harry Kolinsky arrested In New
ark. convicted of transporting liquor
and his car seized.
Noltemus Johnson arrested In
Elizabeth and convicted and liquor
and car seized.
A sedan car and liquor seized at
Springfield, Union county, for which
Joseph Feldman was convicted of
violating the Volstead Act. The horse
and w'agon with liquor was seized in
Newark from Michael Lagona. who
was convicted.
U. S. RELIEF WORKERS AT
RIGA; HUNGER GRIP WORSE
LONDON, Sept. 17.—Twenty
American relief administration
workers who arrived here from the
United States last Saturday have
left for Riga.
Hunger Grip Tightens.
TSARITSYN, Russia (By Courier
to Moscow bv The Associated l’ress)
Sept. 17.—Hunger is tightening its
grip in the lower valley of the Vol
ga. Officials indicated wholesale
starvation by January if outside help
did not arrive immediately.
Phut Grand Jury Dinner
Preparations are being made foi
the grand jury dinner which will be
held here in the Madison Hotel
Monday afternoon. All the promi
nent officials of the law will be
present, numbering approximate^
thirty-five and including I’rosecutoi
Strieker, Assistant Prosecutor Tool
an, and Judges Bergen and Daly.
Dog Barking At Moon
Causes Flood of Protest
In Broad St Section
Families living in the vicinity of
Broad street are vowing vengeance
as the result ot' the commotion said
to be of nightly occurrence in that
neighborhood as the result of vocal
activities on the part of a lonesome
dog, according to statements in a
complaint received this morning by
Chief of Police Niels J. Tonnesen.
The bill of particulars indignantly
sots forth that the operatic attempts
of the canine are of nightly occur
rence and constitute a grave menace
IF YOU WANT THE BEST
AND NOTHING BUT THE BEST,
SAY:
"BLUE RIBBON BUTTER!"
WASHINGTON HALL
TO RENT
For Weddings, Balls and Also
Lodge Rooms
Phone 353-R.
to the health and happiness of tha
section of the city, fervently request
ing the interference of the police ii
abating the alleged nuisance. Th
letter points out that previous com
plaint to the Hoard of Health pro
duced temporary relief but with th
coming of the fall season and th
new moon the singing lessons hav
resumed.
Eight hours sleep are necessar:
for the well being of the communit:
at large, the letter continues, bu
with the stores open until midnlgh
and the people walking along th<
street, coupled with the nocturna
disturbances of the dog, the writer:
claim they get less than four hour:
of slumber.
Chief Tonnesen says he will try t<
abate the nuisance but maintain:
that such complaints should be sign
ed with names and addresses if pro
per attention is desired. The com
munication in question was signet
"Neighbors*' and the chief is desir
ous of definite charges being mad(
in the future.
See our reductions on gas ranges- Kelly
•McaUndun Co. 811167^87^6^31
Jbc.
Press Murder Case \
Against Arbuckle
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17:—
Comedian Roscoe Arbuckle was oast
today for a new court scene in the
tragedy of Virginia Rappe, motion
picture actress, who died, according
to accusers of Arbuckle. following a
drinking orgy in the actor's apart
ments as a result of alleged mis
treatment by her host. Today Ar
huckle was to be arraigned upon an
indictment charging manslaughter
returned by the county grand jury.
But this is mere formality and Dis
trict Attorney Mathew Brady was
scheduled to ask a continuation of
the manslaughter case until action
is taken on the charges of first de
greo murder pending against Ar
buckle.
The district attorney announced
the murder charge will be pushed
and left to a jury to decide whether
Arbuckle should be convicted of
first or second degree murder, man
slaughter or turned free by acquit
tal. There was also another alter- .
native that if the police court failed
to hold the comedian to answer to
the superior court on a charge of
murder, the state then would be
forced to go on trial with the man
slaughter indictment. Acquittal or
conviction o. the murder charge
would mean automatic dismissal of
the manslaughter charge for the law
holds a man may not be twice placed
in jeopardy for one case.
PIERS PROBLEM
FOR NEW SPAN
Sites for Piers Will be Tested
-Piling Foundation May
be Necessary
IBy Evening News Correspondent !
TRENTON, Sept. 17:—The State
Highway Department has engaged
the firm of Linde & Griffith Com
pany of Newark to test the proposed
Fites for the piers to be used in the
construction of the new state bridge
over the Raritan river at Perth
Amboy, according to information
obtained today by the representative
of the Pertli Amboy Evening News
from State Highway Engineer
Thomas J. Wasser. He explained
that the federal government has
certified its appropriation of finan
cial aid for the construction of the
bridge.
Question of Piling
"We are now. engaged in the ques
tion of testing to determine whether
the foundations of the piers shall bo
on piling or whether it will be neces
sary to put them on rock bottom,"
explained the highway engineer. The
plans for the approaches to the
bridge are practically completed and
we are now writing the specifica
tions upon which the estimates or
bids for the work will be asked."
Mr. Wasser could not say exactly
when the bids will be advertised for.
As to. the federal government’s aid,
he said it will amount to $1,4 00,000.
The remainder of the cost will have
to be borne by the state out of funds
received annually for the building
of the state highway system, of
which the bridge is to form an im
portant link.
"It will depend to a material de
gree on whether the piers must rest
on rock bottom or upon piling as to
how much the state’s share of the ;
cost will be," said the engineer.
As to when the actual work o-f
construction will start, Mr. Wasser
also refused to make a prediction at
this time.
1 MAYOR WILSON'S BIRTHDAY
TODAY; AT OFFICE EARLY
"Tho first hundred, years are the
hardest."
So said Mayor William C. Wilson
this morning while receiving tho
congratulations of his friends on his
forty-ninth birthday. Declaring that
a man is as young as he feels, the
city's chief executive appeared at
his office earlier than usual full of
"pep.” He went through his mail
with lightning speed, dictated sev
eral letters, received several visitors
and then looking anxiously at the
sky, remarked that he might observe
the occasion by taking a short fish
ing trip this afternoon and tomor
row. Tho mayor said he would let
his forty-ninth birthday slip past
without any ceremony but next year
he planned to celebrate upon reach
ing his fiftieth milestone.
Be sure and are the 4 cylinder Bulrk^
Van Syckle'a. 6580
Carpenter work ana jotttnnc promptly
attended to. Q«o. H. Thompson. 87 I.ewla
St. Phono 1409-W.
5474—6-25- Ved. Eat. tf#
p. A. Hdwe, for Odd Colors in Taint,
10c to 81.25.
\
Lloyd George May Reply to
De Valera Before Con
sulting His Cabinet
GAIRLOCH, Scotland, (By The
Associated Press):-—Sept. 17:—The
receipt by Prime Minister Lloyd
George of Eamon de Valera’s tele
gram in which the leader expressed
the view that the peace negotiators
should be untrammeled by any con
ditions "except those imposed by the
facts as they know them” is consid
ered to have brought about a change
in the situation. It has opened up
the possibility that the prime minis
ter may reply to this communication
before consulting his cabinet col
leagues, as he had announced his
Intention of doing before taking
steps in connection with Irish affairs.
Mr. Lloyd .Gqorge passed a good
night at his liome here and was very
much better, the dentist called to
Oalrloch having' lanced the abscess
which caused his indisposition. The
date of his return to London has not
been fixed and the next meeting of
the cabinet depends on the rate of
his progress.
TRUCK PUSHES CAR FROM
GAS TANK; FIGHT AVERTED
Considerable excitement was
caused yesterday at 266 Madison
avenue when a truck driven by Carl
Roessler, of 339 Division street, at
tempted to push another car out of
the way so that the truck could pull
up to the gasoline station to fill its
tank. The fender of the truck be
came jammed into the rear of the
automobile, the property of the
Perth Amboy Storage Battery Com
pany.
Personalities are reported to have
been indulged in and it is believed
that a fight was only averted by the
appearance of Ofiicer John Dunham
on the scene. The policeman calmed
down both parties.
ROBERT BROWN DIES;
AGGIDENTALLY SHOT
Robert Brown, Jr., eighteen years
old, ,,f Port Reading, who wa.s acci
dentally shot at Port Reading about
a week ago, died at the Rahway hos
pital yesterday. Frederick Mezier,
twenty-six years old, who was taken
into custody following the shooting,
will be held to await the action of
the grand jury on the. charge. Mezier
was handling a rifle he was trying to
sell when it went off, wounding
Brown. ^ ...
Funeral services for Brown will
he held Monday afternoon with serv
ices at Trinity church, Woodbridge.
Mrs. Brown, mother of the deceased,
was formerly Miss Mabel K. Bunten
of this city.
Have you hppii th*- 4 cylinder Bulck now
now on display at Van Syckle a.
65X0—9-17-21*
Fruit Jar Sale. 85c a dozen. Kelly *
McAllnden Co. 6496-9-15-31*
P. A. Hdwe. for Stove JJning.
CHAUTAUQUA
TODAY
3:30 p. M.—OPERATIC ORCHESTRAL CLUB
Lecture—“NEWS HEADLINES Dr. Jesse II. Holmes
8 P.M.—Opera, “THE BOHEMIAN GIRL”
SUNDAY
3:30 P. M.—SACRED CONCERT
Singing by Voices from Bohemian Girls Company
i
MONDAY
Afternoon, 3:30—Junior Chautauqua Pageant
by School Children of City. “Junior Holidays”
PUNCH AND JUDY-WILL H. SMITH
Evening—GRAND CLOSING ENTERTAINMENT
Posse of Matawan Men I
Searching for Bandits I
In Monmouth Wooda
MATAWAN, Sept. 17.—Charles
''arman, paymaster of the Mosaic
rile Company of this place, was held
jp by two men while at work on the
payroll at his desk in tho company's
jflice hero today at 10 o'clock.
At the point of two revolvers the
■nen took tho pay roll consisting of
(t.000 and after disconnecting the
phone run from tho building.
A posse of Matawan people and
local police officers traced the men
into the woods leading in tho direc
tion of Keyport, but were unable to
find them.
Police in nearby cities and towns
have been notified and are searching
for tho men.
According to Mr. Carman, about
9:30 o'clock one of the men came
Into the office and asked for a job,
after looking around he went out.
Ho returned within a half hour with
the other man and walking over to
Carman's desk the two men pointed
revolvers at his head and ribs and
ordered him to keep still.
Alone In Office.
Carman was alone in tho office at
the time and the two men gathered
up the *1,000 on his desk and lelt
the office. , ,
Neither of the men were masked.
(■Ives the Alarm
As soon as the men had left the
building Carman ran outdoors and
gave the alarm. The fart that both
men were unmasked made it easy
for Carman to obtain a good descrip
tion of them. Both were dark com
plected and one had a pimple or
mole on his face. They wore dark
blue suits and raps, and one of the
men wore a heavy collar or muffler
about his neck. Carman, who is nil
old resident of Matawan, says that
he had never seen the men before.
They appeared to be about twenty
one years old.
The police were notified and with
a posse of many of the town people,
a search was begun for the bandits,
who ivere traced to the woods lead
ing from Matawan to Keypoif. At
times It was thought tho men were
seen and shots were tired after them,
but a search of the woods failed to
reveal them and It is thought that
they pscappfi- Automobiles carrying?
Hie police and citizens are searchla
all rou Is leading from tho boroug
in an effort to cut oft the escape o
th" men It is thought that the met
must have had an automobile on th
other Side of tho woods which aide<
them to escape once they hat
thrown off tho posse.
The plant of the Mosaic Tile Com
pany is situated in a largo field alon(
the tracks of the Freehold dlvlsioi
of the Central Itaitroad of New Jer
sev, in Atlantic avenue. Tho Mosai
Tile Company recently purchase!
tho plant from tho Atlantic Til
Company and added new building
ami machinery, making It one of th
largest tile plants in this vicinity.
Situated as It is some distano
from the road. It was an easy mat
tor for the bandits to enter the offlo
and make off with the money with
out being seen. When the robber;
occurred Carman was in the offle
alone, tho superintendent havin
just left the room. The compan:
employes seventy-five people. Fol
lowing the robbery more money w«
obtained from the bank with whlc
to pay oft the employes.
PRESIDENT'S YACHT NOW j
AT HAMPTON ROADS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—Tin
Presidential yacht Mayflower wl|>
President Harding and a vacation
party aboard was anchored 1*
Hampton Hoads today, accordingly
reports to the navy department. Shi
steamed in shortly after mldnigW
It ■ was- expected the Presided
planned to go ashore at Old Poin
Comfort and play a round of goil
Eleven Jurists Elected
GENEVA. Sept. 17.—Nine of thj
eleven jurists elected to the bencg
of the permanent international cou.^,
of justice, created by the League
Nations now accepted appointment
The two judges who have not aar|
been heard from are Lit:
Odn, of Japan, and Irldrik Nyhoufl
of Denmark.
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Perth Amboy, New Jersey
WE PAY 4% IN OUR INTEREST DEPARTMENT
Under the Supervision of the United States Government <
Authorized to act as Trustee, Guardian.
Executor and in all fiduciary capacities
CHARTER NO. 5215 KESEUVE DISTRICT NO. 2 J
Report of tlie Condition of the
FIRST N A T 1 O N A D RANK
At Perth Amboy In the State of New Jersey
At the Close of llutdneas on September 0, l'J2I
resources
«o 761 05 %
Loans and discounts, including rediscounts .* ’ *.‘$2,9§8J91.05
Total loans . 2,92*.791.Of
, *wo, 3,081.51
Overdrafts, secured, nVM3.Rl; unsecured I13710 ....;;;; 100>000<00 1|
rniioslted to secure circulation (1. S. bonus pas 517 114.83
AU other United States Government Securities . «i7tU4.»l
Total . 1,396,675.90
Other bonds, storks, securities, etc. . v- ■. 40.000.0#
Real es'ate owned other than banking house . 176,040.11
U^r'vT Batik‘in of ‘SMUUi *
(riot available a» reaerve) . ...V;',;'.I' h.'nk,. 273,811.2$
rhcvka°nnV.Vhe'r' hank* in 'the ume city or town aa report- 17,405.19
Inn bank ..;• •; • V ’ YnW'ii ’ Y 9 360,132.04
Chr.ka on"banka In.n.V.’.l'iutaiile .'.f city or <"wn ot r'^’r,ln* 15,436.60
ntdo'mptlo£dfuna'nwl!t7,r.l,S. Treasurer and 'in.- from 1 . R. 5 000.04
Inti T/aT'rarnrd but 'lint' t'oYlrrieri- approximate—on Notre 19,294.63
and Rills receivable n*»t past due . Jj
85.660.619.05
TOTAL ....
liabilities
$ $ 100.000-01
Capital stock paid in . 200,000 00
Surplus fund .. 705.46
Undivided profits • •• •.••,.. 12.000.00
F;. served f*»r interest and taxes accru . 160,705.46
Reserved for ../ V, V ,V.aV 7>Vid. . 40,765.36 119,940.10
Less current e*i« nsen. in"rest and tax** jnll . 94.647.50
Circulating notes outstanding . 2,075.99
“u due r„ 'C^bankf han'k.V,' V„.i'In',,,'Vnnrpan.^
‘ in the United States and f.m-.frn countries fotlur thi 136.004 IT
Included in Items 21 or 2-) . 8,647 *43
Certified checks outstanding ■•••',. 187.0?
Cashier's chocks on own bank outstrin'. ing .]t 146.915.15
Total of Items 21. 22. Jb -b "id -•* . 2,541,354.50
individual deposits subject to ‘beck . ... •••••• • •; * *' ‘\h], n* |
Certificates of deposit due In 'css than *0 days < 4495
for money borrowed) .'' 966.*>9
IM\l(lenda^uni»an de*niHn^ dejv.slts _ < oth r ^ti»an _ hank de
posits) subject to Reserve. Items - >. ..'■ “ *'F542.364.75
30. and 31 . 2,270,908.50
Other time deposits . .]’.!! 20,976.31
1 ”'st'‘1 "-’aTof time deposits subject to Reserve, Items 22'j2 291.S84.81
United slates"deposits /other 'than po»»aI s ayin*a> In. ludlng
! War Loan deposit account and deposits of e« 60,637.If
States Disbursing officers . 4,329.65
Unearned discount ... .3—*i
35.560.619.05
TOTAL .
STATE OF NEW JERSEY.
COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, ss.: . .. J
r JOHN M o’TOOt.E. Cn.hler nf Hi,' above-named bank, do solemnly swear that
the abov*e*statement „ true to .be best of my know,ed*e and j
CASHIER. ‘
Subscribed and sworn to before me
14th dnv of September, 1921.
JOSEPH KUSY.
Notary Public. CORRECT—ATTEST:
EDWIN G. FRASER, Mjl
C. D SNEDEKER.
ROBERT CARSON, M
Director#. 1
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