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VOL. XLII. No. 30. PERTH AMBOY, X. J., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16. 1921. THREE CENTS gff.,?,'], ^“".VEr**1'
British Adopt Ireland Peace Treaty At Session Today*
Property Owners in That Vi
cinity May Start Legal
Proceedings
ACTION MONDAY NIGHT
Hearing Will be Held at Meet
ing of Board of Al
dermen
The ordinance granting permis
sion to the Standard Underground
Cable Company to construct, op
erate and maintain a single track
siding from the present spur to a
point In Washington street, will
come up for its second and third
jending at the meeting of the Board
Aldermen on Monday night. At' the
same time a pubiic hearing will be
held, at which those objecting to
the siding will be heard.
From present indications, If the
ordinance is passed by the board,
the action may be thrown into the
hands of the court, as It is report
ed that a writ of certiorari will be
obtained by off? of ^he property
owners along the line in order to
review the ordinance and see If the
alderman were empowered to pas3
it.
It is known that during the past
few days considerable data has
been obtained by a lawyer In the
citv concerning the action of the
aldermen leading up to the present
time. The data was furnished by
City Clerk Arthur E. Graham, up
on the request of the attorney. The
action it is said, being started by
John Beaman corner of Washing
ton and Higfi streets.
* .
Convict Hides in Packing Box
Getting Out of Prison
Successfully
BOSTON, IJec. 1C—Harry Berwln.
a state prison convict, escaped today
by secreting hinisclf in a packing
case.
The truck on which the box was
loaded passed all guards without
challenge. When the case was ex
amined at a freight terminal the
convict’s clothes were found. He
apparently had effected a change of
clothing in the box, opened it and
dropped off the truck while it was
passing through the city.
The fugitive was serving a sen
tence of seven to nine years for
breaking, entering and larceny. He
,was committed from Cambridge in
1919. His birthplace was given as
New Brunswick, N. J. He previously
had served two terms at the Eastern
penitentiary. Pennsylvania.
NO FUNERAL SERVICE HELD
FOR MAN WHO KILLED SELF
Without any service or runerai
rites at all Steve Fazekas, of 272
Grace street, who committed suicide
hy shooting himself in the breast
Wednesday night while crazed with
drink was buried this afternoon in
the Hungarian cemetery. The body
wa3 taken from Undertaker James J.
Flynn’s fureral parlors In East ave
nue to the man’s home last night and
without any ceremony was taken to
-the cemetery Fazekas shot himself
after he had fired a shot at his wife,
but the bullet wen: vide of its mark.
He died whdle being taken by Ser
geant I.arson and Patrolman Steed
to the police station.
Century Plainfield Tlrea at factory prlee«
r.n sale by Wood bridge Vulcanising Co
VVoodbrldge. N. J. 9312 12-18
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of an automobile. Special Thrift Plan
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U. S. ATTORNEY GERAN
ASKED TO RESIGN
WASHINGTON, Dec. IB—Attor
ney General Daugherty has request
ed the resignation of United States
Attorney Klmer H. Geran, of Tren
ton. N. ,T. The only explanation
given at the department of justice
was that the office has been occu
pied for eight years by Democratic
appointees and a change was consid
ered desirable. Tile :■a signaii ni is
effective upon the appointment of a
| nnrtA. -
ElnitT Ji. Gci-ah
Goran In Florid*.
! MATA WAN, Dec. 16—When ef
I forts were made to get In touch
; with Mr. (lefan at his ho/ue.ljtjre
Have New Plan for Liquor
Program in the Coming
Legislature
TRENTON, Dec. 10.—The Demo
cratic members of the legislature
have decided to offer a program of
law-making at the coming session
which will allow the state of New
Jersey to discriminate between the
sale' of whiskey and the sale of beers
and light Vviiies, according to an
nouncement today by Senator Alex
ander Simpson, of Hudson, who is
to be the minority leader of tile in
coming senate.
This decision was reached at the
conference held yesterday made up
of senate and House Democrats re
cently appointed by Governor Ed
wards to prepare a program on this
subject. The commission included
Senator Kays, of Sussex, anil Assem
blymen Hansen, Hudson, Lambert,
of Essex, and George, of Hudson.
A series of acts are to be intro
duced making a distinction in pun
ishment between the bootlegger and
the man who makes beer and wines,
“if the policy of the Democrat party
is adopted,” said tile statement of
Mr. Simpson today, “the following
results will ensue: The Van Ness act
will he repealed, and the sale, manu
facture and transporting of whis
keys. gins, etc., which are the work
of bootleggers, will be dealt with as
a misdemeanor and a prison offense.
At the present time, the bootlegger
is perfectly willing to run the risk
I of a tine or the imprisonment of
some dummy in the penitentiary hul
I not witti equal affability face a sta
I ute which would make the offense »
crime.” , _
preme Court of New Jersey has de
cided in the Van Ness act cases, that
the police power of this state if
strong enough to adopt a different
enforcement policy than that of con
gtx-ss. The Democratic program does
1 not contemplate any attempt tc
inako the percentage of alooho
greater than one-half of one pet
cent., but would punish the whlske)
purveyor greater than the man whf
makes beers and light wines, whts
key being the great social danger.
Christmas Club for 1»:j" now open
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today, it was announced that he is
some property and is not expected I
home until after New Year's. Mr.
Geran has been in Florida since
November 17. From what could be
learned from the member of the
family v ith whom communication
was held over the phone, the action
of the attorney general was not an
ticipated by the district attorney.
Mr. Geran was sworn in as I’nit
ed States district attorney on June
14. 1920, to which office he was ap
pointed by President Woodrow Wil
son. Mr. Geran took the place of
Joseph L. Bodine upon the appoint
ment of Mr. Bodine as judge of the
l'nited State* district court.
At the time of his appointment
Mr. Geran was the sheriff of Mon
mouth county, from which office he
resigned after receiving his appoint,
nient as district attorney.
When appointed to the cilice,
which pays $5,000 a year, Mr. Go
ran “aid that he was glad to take
iSo appointment as it would enable
1,/n to get back into the legal pro
ression, which he had been forced
to give up to considerable extent
. while sheriff of Mionmouth county.
! Recently Mr. Geran opened a law
office in the city of Asburv Park. It
is likely that the request for his
] resignation will come as a consid
Make up of Aldermen and
City Jobs Are Now Be
ing Considered
—
“What are the Democrats plan
■ ning to do?" This is the question
that is being discussed about the
! city today. Up to the present time
nothing definite has taken shape,
but from what can be iearned from
those close to the new Board of Al
dermen, which will be controlled
by the Democrats, it was hinted
that something of importance will
be forthcoming within a short time,
i As yet, it is learned, no Democratic
caucus has been held, although
some of the Democratic members
cf the- board have held little infor
mal conferences within the past few
: days.
| tC.forts were made today to get
I an inside track on the committees
I that are to be appointed by the new
| ed relations between the factions
' that tnere will probably be many
j lengthy discussions before the com
j mittoos are arranged to the satis
| faction of all concerned. The strain.
; cd relitions between the tactions
■ of Senator Thomas Brown anl
| County Clerk Bernard M. Gannon,
may play an important part in the
tinai selection of the committees.
It is rumored that Alderman John
J. Clark of the fifth ward is seeking
the chairmanship of the street com
mittee. It is believed that Clark,
who is lined up with the Gannon
faction, will not receive the support
of the Brown faction and this will
no doubt create a condition that will
only be settled after a hard fought
battle, which in all probability will
take place in the caucus that it is
intimated will be held shortly. The
coming sessions of the board also
I will likely be featured by clashes be
tween Aldermen Clark and Waters.
When the caucus is held, it is
likely that the uttention of the al
dermen will not be entirely devot
ed to the committees, but that the
various appointments which are to
be made by the board in the de
partments of the city government
will also receive deep consideration.
Here again the Brown and Gannon
factions may play an important
Pint. Among the appointments to
be made by the aldermen are
Stieet assessors, harbor master and
port warden, time keeper and board
of water commissioners.
In order to decide upon just who
j is county leader, and this will no
! doubt mean the leader in this city
' as well. Gannon has let it be known
| that he has ‘‘thrown his hat in t.he
i ring.*' for state committeeman.
Senator Brown has hinted, since
1 Mr. uannon nas uumuru mai *»c
i candidate lor the committee, that
he may have something to say in
the matter, shortly. This means,
doubt, that the fight between
the Brown and Gannon interests
I will come to the bitter end at the
close of the campaign for state
committeeman. Mr. Brown has not
] u« yet. let it be known whether or
; not he contemplates being a candi
date for this position in party poll—
!-t:cs.
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Christmas Club for 1»22 now open.
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P. A. Hd we. has the largest stock of
Py r«»x and Mountings in Middlesex County
MAROONED
ALLIES ACT BN
GERMAN CLAIM
Reparations Commission to
Act on Matter Alone,
It Is Said
PARIS, Dec. 16 (By The Asso
ciated Press)—The allied repara
; ti;ns commission met ting today to
j consider the German notice or ma
j Lility to pay the next two install
ments in full and requesting extrn
t sion of time, virtually agreed at this
! morning's session that the commis
sion itself should take definite ac
1 lion on- the request instead of re
| fer.ing the question to the allied
governments.
It was announced this moon that
Ihe commission would meet again
at 4 p ,m. to discuss the matter
further. *d
Dr. Mayer, the German ambassa
dor, delivered tc Premier Briand
personally today a copy of the Ger
man reparations note. The German
embassy announced that Dr. May
er's visit was limited to this or- j
rand and that a report that lie had
presented a formal demand for de
lay in the payments or for a mora
torium was unfounded.
Whether the reparations commis
sion action will take the form of J
j another note to Germany or the im
| mediate transmission to the allied
j powers to a statement of the faces
together with implied recouimenda
' tions. has not been determined, but
[ in reparation circles it is believed
the latter course will be followed.
The allied experts, expressing
themselves on the situation, declare
Germany herself is responsible for
the-situation, as the German govern
ment has failed to make any serious
attempt to balance its budget. They
declare, however, that regardless of
Germany's responsibility the allies
and commission are faced with the
apparent inability of Germany to
pay except in one of the three ways
Outlined. These methods, according
to a majority of the experts, mig'h
lead to a more serious situation than
default the January and February
! payments would bring about.
NOTICE
PERTH AMBOY. N. J.
The annua) meeting of the stockholders
of the First National Bank of Penh Am
i toy will be held at ita banking bouse. 12‘j
Smith Street. Perth Amboy. N J.. Tues
day. Janua:*' 10. 1922. at 3 o'clock P. M
ifor the election of directors and the trans
action of euch other business as may reg
, ularly come before the meeting.
JOHN M O'TOOLE.
Cashier.
• 9129—12-12-14-16-19-21-23-27-20-31 •
NOTICE
C. S. Straub wishes to au
iiounce that he has reumed his
j business at ‘J03 Smith St.
PARLIAMENT RATIFIES
TREATY ON IRELAND
WHILE DAIL DEBATES
LONDON, Dec. 16 ',Bv The Associated Press).—Both
houses of the British parliament ratified the treaty creating
the Irish Free State by overwhelming majorities ttiis after
noon.
DUBLIN, Dec. 16 (By The Associated Press).—The
crowds greeting the members ol the Dail Eirejmn at the en
trance of University college this morning was much smaller
than on the two previous days, during which the body met
for consideration of the Irish peace treatj.
. . „ ,, .. .tedlv divided on the Question of ac
1 ne priNaie 8e»»‘uua vii -
is declar'd in some quarters, have
been devoted largely to an attempt
to discover some method whereby
the Pail can accept the treaty and.
at the same time, not register a de
feat for Kamon de Valera and his
followers. The principal difficulty in
the way is sa'd to be de Valera him
self.
The Pail can accept or reject the
treaty, but cannot make a fresh one
without renewed negotiations, yet
parts of the debates in secret session
are said to have been concerned with
the details as to how the delegates
might have secured better terras.
The attitude of the republican
armv is causing much speculation.
Its heads in the Pail are admit
ceptlng the treaty, but all the lead
' era agrea in deprecating any inter
• terence by the army in the political
i division.
The official organ of the army de
clares that whatever the decision
i may be the army will accept it in
1 the true spirit of disciplined soldiers
1 in support of the national will con
.-■tituticnally expressed.
Ulster Chiefs In London
LONDON. Dec 16.—(By the As
! sociated Press)—Sir James Craig
the l ister premier, and Colonel
1 Spender, secretary to the Ulster cab
j inet arrived here today for consul
j tation, regarding Ulster’s position
< under the pending Irish settlement.
*VVVVW»VW'
HEARING ON COUNTY
HOSPITAL DECEMBER 22
NEW BRUNSWICK. Dec. 16: —
With the sentiment continually
growing ftir the erection of a county
hospital to combat the ravages of
tuberculosis. Director William S.
Dev yesterday designated next
Thursday night at S o'clock as the
time for a public hearing on the
subject.
Those active in the crusade against
the dreaded disease have for a long
time advocated a county institution,
as under the present system only a
limited number of patients can be
cared for and in certain cases the
time lost in awaiting admission to
hospitals proves detrimental and
often fatal to the subjects of tuber
culosis.
As has often been pointed out
many people might be cured while
in the incipient stage were there
some hospital nearer their homes
where they could receive treatment,
w hile others would be in closer touch
with their home while undergoing
f treatment.
The county is in possession of a
! plot of ground near Menlo Park pur
i chased for such an institution anc
! the plans for the building are com
I plete and paid for and at the hear
! ing those interested in the mattei
I may confer with the freeholders or
! the' advisability of proceeding witi
| the construction.
While the hospital is favored b\
some, several doctors at a hearinf
] two years ago objected to the site
l they contending that the grourn
' lays too low.
Further objections to the plat
i have been made in the matter o!
j comparative costs, the feeling exist.
! ing that the county really sayec
j money X)V paying for the care of pa
tienis in out of the county institu
tions instead of erecting and main
taining a hospital of their own.
Both side* of the question are t<
l. thoroughly discussed and thi
freeholders hope to have the mattei
definitely settled.
France Wants to Build j
10 Super - Dreadnaughts; J
British Oeplore Action]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (By The Associated Press).—
The French delegation has presented a proposal for so gi*e*t
an increase in the strength of the French navy that the Brit
ish declare such a program if carried out would upset the ^
whole plan for a 5-5-3 naval reduction.
Although not yet entirely revealed the British under
stands that the French plans provide for construction of ten .
35.000-ton super-dreadnaughts in the ten years subsequent i
to 1925. |
i i r\f o tvnA «imilnr tC
ASK BIG FUND
FOR WATERWAYS
Include Requests for Raritan
Bay and River and Staten
Island Sound
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BY GEORGE H. MANNING
■■ (Washington Correspondent of the
Perth Amboy Evening News)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16—A re
quest for *191,000 has been Jnclud
i ed In the recommendations to the
! Board of Engineers made to con
gress with reference to river and
harbor improvements in the Perth
Amboy section of New Jersey. The
state projects cover that of the
Staten Island Sound, amounting to
*100.000; the Woodbridge Creek.
*5,000; F.ariian Bay. *60,000; Rar
itan river *20,000 and Keyport har
I I or *3,000. Other improvements
! are suggested but available funds,
I it is said, are sufficient to cover
their cost.
The recommendations follow:
Arthur Kill or Staten Island sound
that $’00,000 be appropriated for
dredging ,'rom the vicinity of the
Baliimor- & Ohio Railroad bridge
southward, to restore the channel to
the projee* lim.is of 25 feet deep
and 400 feet wide from deep water,
i east of Shooter's Island to Perth
I Amboy.
Woodbridge Creek, appropriation
j of *6,000 i t commended for use in
! the fiscal year, beginning January 1.
| 1922 for dredging the channel.
Raritan Ba> appropriation o!
*60.000 for dredging to maintain the
1 channel 21 fee* deep and 300 feet
i wide during the next fiscal year.
Raritan river, recommended that
*20,000 be appropriated to he added
:o small available funds for restor
ing the main channel belcw the
mouth of the Washington Canal, and
j the South channel below th< wharf
I of the Crcssman Company to the
I projected dimensions.
c*uuin luver, no appi' pruuuu
i asked, the engin-ers reporting that
i the availabi- balance is sufficient to
restore the channe’ to project dimen
sions during 1922. and that no fur
i -her funds vdll be- needed up to June
! 30. 1923.
Cheesequake Creek, no funds are
requested lor improvement of this
waterway toe Engineers stating that
I available tunds art sufficient tc
1 maintain tilt charm ; until June 30,
j 1923.
Keyport Harbor, an appropriation
' of $5,000 is asked of Congress by the
engineers for dredging this water
way during the fiscal year. 1923 sc
as to restore the channel dimen
sions.
the American battleship Marytoyjt1 j J
would give France a capital «hif. fl
tonnage of 350,000 as against SIS,- 1
0 * * 0 for Japan and a prepondenUMWl Jfl
of new "post Jutland” type emit -i|
over all nations. 1
Italy, although indicating' disap- j
j proval of such a building program,
is said to have told the arms con
ference that if France construct* 11
such ships she must carry out a sira- fl
ilar building program. I
The proposal was so wholly out of )|
accord with theories with which the
naval authorities have been pfO- -fl
I cos.ling up to this time that there
: was a strong inclination in BrlffeflLflj
and American circles not to take^A*'11
1 seriously The feeling was said tc f
rest in par* on what Premier Briand J
1 said at the -econd session tn regard ]i
• -Hefsi -proposal for navaJ J
France now stands on the
■ • • ' • sb i r.« ?: ♦ • -•«* rhJ
! per cent relative stren| _
| the 5-5-3 proposal shod^^>e taker
i France were bracketed into the 5-5-3
I ratio her place would be less than
two and Italy slightly below that.
The British spokesmen said todai |
that the French proposal if acceded
' to. would throw out the whole nnrs.
I program He declared that It had
I met with distinct disapproval from
; th“ F.rit’sh delegation.
Th. French delegates were sat'1
j to have given as the reason for th'* j
' urogram that during the war Fnit"
had built verv few shins. The BrP
ish recognized the right to a mod
e.ate increase but felt that the pres
*-nt pronosals were excessive and
| that such an increase was unneces
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Won Id Fnd Submarines
WASHIWrTOX. Dec. 16 (By Th*
\ssociated Press):—Arthur J. Bal
four, head of the British delegation,
gave notice today that great Britain
would propose to the arms confer
ence total abolition of submarines.
START COURT ACTIONS
NEW BRUNSWICK. Dec. 161
Papers have been served in a su
preme court action between the £
G. * S. Realty Company of Xen
York against Michael and Paulin.
Krawcyxkewitz. of X ore roes avenue
Metuchen. This action is taken foi
; the purpose of collecting the bal
ance on a bond of $900 furnished 01
i June 23. 1919. The defendants re
paid $250, and the plaintiff is suint
I for $650 and damages amounting L
( $350.
Papers have been served in an
I other supreme court action betwee'
I Rooney a Ely of EnglUhtowi
against Richard Petty of Davison
■ Mills. This action is taken for thi
I purpose of collecting $319.74 fot
i some feed sold to the defendant.
|
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Tippm VHE pRFSinFNT
OF FOREIGN WARS VETERANS
| Howard Tappen was chosen rom
I mander of the Sergeant John Egan
i fust Veterans of Foreign Wars at a
! regular meet rg last night. The new
; comtnande will take the position
• • • • r-'How
inn the installation of officers at th»v
first meeting to he held in Janu
ary. ;
The following also were chosen for
the various officer of the post at the
mee-.ng last night: Senior vice
i commander. William Hillyer: junior
vice commander. Mels Rasmussen:
quartermaster. Arthur Ludwtrson:
c hapla.n. Otto Moaer: officer of the
dav. Cl.,s:**r Nesiey, and trustees,
Jonn Panko. Rkhard Hill and Chris
Rasmussen
The committee in charge of the
annual dame recently held by the
post repor.ed that a neat sum had
been realized. It was decided te
run a m ’ hly dance, beginning in
February, and announcement of the
date and other particulars will be
made in th. rear future Michael
Maloney it -hairirc.n of thia dance
I committee.
The members of the post discussed
the organisation of a ladies auxiliary
• of the post, and this matter has been
I refvrr d to a committee,
i A resolution was drawn up arid
ord-red prevented tc the mayor re
questing an inve-ugatiog of men
1 coming to this city and ae.il ng dif
ferent articles as ex-service m-n.
The members of th* post are of the
opinion that many of these men hare
no credentials to show they taor*
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