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Fires In Fords And Metuehm Cause Gread Damage
THINK BOMB EXPLOSION
WRECKED HIGHLAND PK.
HOUSE: PROBE STARTED
Ralph Woolnough, Who Oc
cupied the House, is Placed
Under Arrest
TWO THEORIES ADVANCED
One of Them is Bomb Plot,
the Other is That Still
Blew Up
fit Ntw BRUNSWICK, Feb. 20.— |
9 An explosion of a mysterious nature
completely wrecked the bouse at »20 1
Woodbridgo avenue, Highland Park i
about midnight last night. The roof '
which was torn from the structure, I
completely demolished the side of an
adjoining house situated several feet 1
away.
Several theories have been advanc- !
ed as to the cause of the explosion.
Inasmuch as this is an Italian neigh
borhood. tilt genera’ supposition is ■
that a bomb may nave been planted
for someone, while another theory is '
that a still may have caused the ex
plosion. because of the fact that (
numerous rtccnt flics in this local- ;
fty have beer, attributed to stills. ‘
Fire Chid Edward Tagc of the ,
Highland Park lire department caus- ,
ed the arrest of Ralph Woolnougli,
th-tty-three years old. who occupied
the house. He will he held pending
tlm eompleiio, of a forty-eight hour ;
investigation. The ,explosion was
lit ai d throughout the county, and
the people of Mctnchen and vicinity
feared t.tat Puritan Arsenal was the f
scene of the blast. ,
The house, which was completely
demolished, is owned by Joseph
J.icusi, who is at a loss to explain
the cause of the trouble.. Three
houses are situated in a row on this 1
avenue, the Woolnougli residence 1
being the center one. Debris trom 1
the structure which went till in
quick time is spread all over the J
locality.
The occupant of the house cannot ’
account for the explosion and claims I
to know of nothing in the house i
which could cause the eruption, lie '
- made . known that Ids wife is in 1
»the hospital suffering from pneumo
nia and that his children are living <
with relatives. Woolnough lias been i
sleeping at the house regularly, i
Hast night he smelled smoke, got i
out of bed and found the house full :
of smoke.
Ho claims he went out with the ]
intention of turning in an alarm hut •
y -st notified the people next door
when the explosion occurred. The
state police and Highland Park offi
cials arc investigating the occur
rence and it is possible that the!
prosecutor’s staff will he working
on the case before Hie end of the
flay.
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FEBRUARY 21, 1922
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Senator Parry Renews Fight
for Passage of Bill in the
Legislature
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TRENTON', Feb. 20—("on tending
hat New Jersey should cease being I
l laggard state in the matter of
‘open ' speciflcations.” Senator Wil
iam II. Parry, of Essex, today is
ued a statement renewing his fight
or tho passage of such a bill. The
Ssscx senator states that criticism
las been made of a bill which he has
ntroduced in the senate namely the
ipen specifications bill and also a
imilar one In the House sponsored I
iy Assemblyman Applegate, of Mid- j
llesex county.
"Reports which I am receiving i
rom different parts of the country,” |
tates Mr. Parry, "emphasize the1
teed of New Jersey’s passing an !
ipen specifications lafv at the pres- |
nt session of the legislature.”
The legislator further referred to (
lie comments of M.< W. Watson, |
date highway engineer of Kansas, !
vho said, in a letter to him:
"After reading your bill it cer
ainiy strikes me that yon are at-}
einpting to secure the passage of ai
lill which will be of decided bene- !
It to the highway industry of your |
dato if you have been bother) d I
vitli patented types of pavement ,
Vhilo Uiere is merit in some of the
latcntcd lyres, there is not sulli-,
limit merit to warrant paying tlie ex- j
essjve royalty and promotion fees:
vhich they demand by reason of
heir patents. As far as tlioir claim
iy ruling out tb.c patented pave
ments you would be securing an in- J
erior type, there Is absolutely noth-]
ng to such contentions. This State J
lighway Department has never .
icon willing to recognize patented j
'avements. In this section of I lie i
ountry. Topeka Mix, a non-patent
d pavement, lias given tar better I
csults than tile- warrenite or lot- ,
ilitliic pavement that has been enn
dructed.” , , . !
This opinion was concurred in by ,
), Q. McComb, chief engineer of the ,
'ennessee Department ol' Highways; ,
t. It. llirst, State Highway Engi
,eer of Wisconsin; Frederick E•
Overctt. st ile highway engineer of
icw lUinipshlre O. D. Puck calef.
ngineer of the Delaware State
lighwav Department A. W. Dcam
■ Uef engineer of the Massachusetts
'c ,ailment; Irving W. letters.,".
,1 tho Rhode Island Department.
In addition to the l’arry Senate
,11 and the House Applegate meus
Senator Roberts, of burllngton.
las’ also sponsored a la w wb.el, m o
Ulrs for open specifications. _
ioman I for such a law is coming
rom every section of tho state, re
ited Senator Parry.
N,;\v mtUNSWicK, m• jo.—
William mown, wlm
the ahootir:,; of his wife at their
home on Ctec-rge s Kr’;^ ~“ve
ton n week ago hami day ’“l-ht. g
himself UP to the local Police th
morning. He was turned over to he
date police and later brought u :
prosecutor's otliee where a warrant
"worn oat by Bdwr.ro Anderson, one
,t' the uights'owi. men originaii.v ar
rested charg' d with the shooting,
was served ci? him Brown is bcnu
held tr swab the notion of the granu
jurv in Utlaud of ? 1.000 bail.
Income tax reports prepared. Georpo
SilVerntein. C. V A. (N V ) Accountant
ind Tax Specialist. 133 Smith bt. 1 Imnt
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StateSt. Shoe Hospital
A. Rudolph. Prop.
391* STATE ST.
\VC Save Both Your Shoes and
Money
full Neolln Soles and Rubber Heels
11.75.
Women's and Men's Soles and Rub
ier heels, SI.35.
O’Sullivan's Rubber Heels, SOe.
ADD WORK GUARANTEED
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EXPECT FIGHT
ON PAVING JOB
John Kelly and Dr. Smith Op
pose Use of Warrenite
Paving Here
BUCKINGHAM AVENUE
Matter Likely to be Taken up
by Board of Aldermen
Tonight
The contemplated warrenite pave
ment for Buckingham avenue has
been the cause of considerable com
ment about the city. Everywhere
the subject is being discussed and
there is considerable expectation as
to what the aldermen will do at the
meeting tonight, in view of the fact
that the petition for the paving re
quests that warrenite be used. it
is said, however, that any kind of
paving will be satisfactory as long
as it is noiseless.
In *ievv of the fact that the cam
paign promises and pledges of the
Democrats at the' last election were
against the patent paving interest
and for open specifications, people
are watching with considerable in
terest tlie action of tlie aldermen to
night.
John Kelly, president of the
Democratic Club, when questioned
concerning the use of warrenite said
today:
”1 am absolutely opposed to spe
cial privilege. In the expenditure of
public moneys 1 believe in getting
the best at lowest cost. Open com
petition and competitive bidding :s
the only means to this end. The
people have the right to express a
preference and ibis preference
should bo considered, but the real
test is the good of the general pub
lic.”
Dr. John V. Smith, treasurer ot
the Democratic Club and a resident
oft he fifth ward declared that he is
pot in favor of warrenite pavement
and is for open specification.
Efforts were made today, to get in
touch with some of the Democratic
aldermen, but they proved unsuc
cessful. However, when Alderman
at-Barge itiehnrd J. Galvin was
questioned on the matter last week
he refused to have anything to say.
It is understood that some of the
aldermen are opposed to use of
warrenite for paving Buckingham
avenue. It is expected that people
residing on Buckingham avenue will
be present at the meeting tonight
and express their desires in connec
tion with the paving.
Mayor Wilson has vetoed the reso
1 uticn naming Bouie P. Booz, Jr., res
ident engineer in the grade crossing
elimination ’.natter ami also the reso
lution mailing William Hallahan
clerk of police department. It is ex
pect! d the rihierm -n will act on both
of those resolutions tonight. The
mayor claims both actions to be il
legal and quotes tlie law in each
cast*.
NEW BRUNSWICK. Feb. 20: —
Thomas Dongora, Frank Fortunato
and John Szelag. who were sen
teneed to the Rahway Reformatory
on Friday by Judge Daly in the
criminal court, were removed to that
institution this morning hy Deputy
Sheriff William S. Hamm. Dongora
was sentenced as the result ol 11.■ ■
brawl some months ago at the Berth
Amboy Auditorium wiien lie stabbed
Chris -Kelley, while tho other two
men wore taken into custody after
the jewelry robbery at Roosevelt on
Thursday night.
Mrs. Muria Sislu Ccrlio
M-r. Marla Sista Cerbo. mother of
Antonio Cerbo, died Saturday night
at the home of her daughter, .Mrs.
Florence Planuacri. 237 Washington
street. .Mr.!. Cerbo is survived by her
so!), Antonia Cerbo and daughter,
Mrs. Florence I'hiuuaeci and several
grand childr. n. The funeral will be
hel l tomorrow morning from her
jat ■ residence followed by a solemn
requiem higr, mass at the Church of
Our Bade of the Most Holy Rosary
at Hi o'- toe!:. The interment will be
in the Holy Hosarv cemetery.
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K. of C. MINSTREL
SHOW
TONIGHT
at
MAJESTIC THEATKE
Matinee ami. Night
Tickets - . - ?l.-, $1.0(1, $1.50
ear ta \)
"'•f.siils on sale at Majestic
Theatre
L* • i
GREAT DAMAGE IN FIRES
AT METUCHEN, FORDS
AND NEW BRUNSWICK
m;n;cni:.v, Feb. 28— two bis
barns on the Woertbreok Farm prop
erty near here, were completely de
stroyed by lire winch occurred about
3:40 o’clock yesterday afternoon.
The Mctucheri fir - company was call
ed to tl;. scene but the blaze had
gained great headway before the ar
rival ef the fighters, and as a result
it was impossible to save the two
burning structures.
Two horse * which had been rescu
ed from one of the buildings, return
ed to their stalls while the fire was
blazing mad-} and both perished.
Farm implements and other articles
of value, woe destroyed by the fire,
ana it is said the damage will run as
high as $20,000.
1 l»o cause of the fire Is unknown
hut immmncn as a railroad runs
[alongside the farm it is possible that
sparks from a naming locomotive
was responsible.
Shortly before 1 o’clock yesterday
! morning fire was discovered in the
[Metuchen Bargain store which is
situated'on Main street. The two lo
cal companies responded to an alarm
and succeeded in preventing the
spread of the flames. The fire star
ted in a rack of clothing, and dam
age to the stock from flro and water
is estimated at between $3,000 and
$3,000.
Fords House Destroyed
FORDS. Feb. 20—A spectacular
lire, which broke out shortly after a
o’clock last night, completely de
stroyed the two story brick building
owned by Aaron Gross at band Mills.
The damage was estimated at $10.
000, and the origin of the blaze is
unknown. The building was built
during tlio war and was used as a
bloomer factory, but for the past
few months was unoccupied.
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Uko who live |
close by discovered the blaze short
ly after fl o’clock and tin* building
was a mass of flames in a short time. ;
Alarm from box No. i brought
Fords Fire Company No. 1 and Pro
tection Fire Company No. 1 of Keas- |
bey. quickly on the scene, hut tin?
firemen could only stand by and i
watch the building burn as no wa- j
ter was available. Fords Fire ,
Company made good efforts to pump j
water from nearby wells without i
success.
The flames shot high into the air
and had it not been for the dense fog i
the illumination could have been ,
seen for miles around. It was not j
until 11 o'clock that tlm fire was
well under control and the walls of |
the building began to crumble. It I
is not known whether the building I
was covered by insurance.
Claim Lund. Sr., ail exempt and j
very active tiro tighter of Protection
Hire Company No. 1, had the thumb
of his right hand crushed while
rutting 1111 an extension ladder
shortly after the company arrived
at tlie scene. He was taken to the
ofllce of Hr. Martin S. Meinzer. In
Perth Amboy and given treatment. I
rive In County Scat
XKW BRUNSWICK, Hob. 20—
About 2:10 o’clock yesterday morn
ing fire . started in tbo la
dies' furnishing store at f>4 Church
street whicli is known as Rattier s.
The stock was badly damaged and
the cause has not been determined.
JEWISH RELIEF DRIVE
I BANQUET HERE TONIGHT
The local phase of the nation-wide
drive being conducted by the Jews
of America to raise $14,000,000 for
the relief of famine stricken Jews
I of Kastcrn Kurope will take form
| tenight at C:30 o'clock when a din
| nor is to be held at the New Packer
| House by the committee in charge
nf the campaign In inis city. The
dinner will be strictly Kosher in
character and the gathering is to be
addressed by prominent speakers
aiding the national drive.
Judge William Ncwcorn. assist
ant attorney general for the state
of New Jersey, will be the princi
pal speaker and he will be follow
ed by Joseph Sieglcr, of New York,
and Miss Irma May, former fiancee
of Rabbi Cantor, who lost bis life
in Russia two years ago when he was
held up and rubbed by bandits while
he was touring the country .junking
a survey of conditions. The object
I of tonight’s affair is to discuss the
1 problem thoroughly and then map
I out a plan of campaign to raise the
i 000 which has been fixed as
I Perth Amboy’s quota,
j Tlin object of the national cam
paign is to raise a fund for the n
lief of 300,000 homeless Jewish o>
1 pliaris throughout Russia. Galicii.
i Poland and parts; of Austria. As the
MINING ENGINEERS WILL
COME HERE THURSDAY
On Thursday between 300 and 400
|members of the American Institute
of Mining and Metallurgical Migi
neers. will visit lids city us guests ot
the industries. The visitors will ar
rive here in a special train over t.ie
Central Railroad of New Jersey and
will be* entertained at luncheon in
the Y. M. C. A. Following tin- lunch
eon the men of tiie party will visit
tiie various plants of the city whit '
[their wives will bo entertained by a
l committee consisting of Mrs. C. « •
Raid win. Mrs. Ferdinand Andrews.
I Mrs. Kenneth McComas, Mrs. .1. >■
|Shull, Mrs. William H- I'cliavcii,
I Mrs. A. Clayton Clark and Mrs. I et
cr C. Olsen. Afternoon tea will pron
ublv be served to the ladies of the
party at tiie Raritan Yacht Club.
ATTIATION GBSTLKMl'tN t
nine Serge Suits made to your measup
I at the special price of !<■'• .
Tills offer good until Mar'll 1st onn
We have secured by special pureli.iso It. •
lot of specially good duality Serge and
advise you to investigate tills "(In.
I IIK. t’HKISTOFKKKShN A Ml'
31!) Maple Street
New Members
CHRISTMAS CLUB FOR 1922
Open until February 20th
Join NOW
BERTH AMBOY TRUST COMPAN'
MAE MURRAY
IN WOODBRIDGE
i Mae Murray in "Peacock Alley" ‘f
• playing at the Wood bridge Thjtatre. Tues
day. February Slat, for the third run
Part of thia picture was niad^r In Sewaren
H. J.
1 A
i
result 01 liiatsu'M ■>, i.mmi'. (
ami pestilence, the great numbers nl
small children are destitute ami
will perish without aid from Amor
tea. Thousands of grownups are
also In dire need of aid.
At present it is possible to reach
I all parts of Itussla, owing to the
! recently granted permission by the
! Soviet to Ameriean relief agencies,
j Previously certain portions of the
I country were absolutely closed to
outsiders and conditions have grown
pitiable in the extreme. Herbert
Hoover lias approved the movement
us co-ordinating with the work ot
tile Ameriean ltcllcf Administration.
Xu pledges will be solicited to
night. It is merely planned to lay
tin situation before the workers and
then plan the drive, which is to be
gin ,,n Tuesday.. On Tuesday nigld
ltabbi Stephen S. Wise is to address
a mass meeting tit tiie auditorium
oT flic high school and this event
will mark the formal opening of tlm
cam paign.
Harry S. Medinets is chairman of
I the committee arranging for tin
,• (,rk in Hits city. He is assisted by
Samuel Polonsky, vice chairman;
Max Wurt/.ol, treasurer; Louis
ISraines, secretary; ltabbi Kugcne
Kolia, publicity manager, and Isaac
Alpern. chairman of the executive
committee.
MAN LOCATED AS RESULT
OF EVENING NEWS ARTICLE
As the result of an item In Satur
day's issue of the Keening News a
man sought by his relatives in Am
tria for several years 1ms been locat
ed by the police department. Thomas
Klempa, of 702 Raritan avenue, is
j the man and he Identified hiniselt r.i
the police station yesterday morning
| after seeing the paragraph in Satur
day's paper.
Aiding Captain Lawrence A. Long
received a letter from Wien. Aus
tria. on I’riday afternoon of last
week, asking for aid in locating
Klempa. who was said to have come
to Rerih Amboy from Austria in
1011. The communication, written
in a German dialect, was from •*
relative who said Klempa. had ret
-been heard from for some years.
On Saturday night lk*sk Lieutenant
i Andrew Jenson had a telephone call
informing him that the man was
living on Raritan avenue and yes
terday morning Klempa himself
appeared at police lieaihjiiarters.
lie will probably communieH fe
with his relatives in the old country
immediately.
Uphh MilU. 12 chub $ 1 d'O: f 1.00 .i rnsr
Mierhtun Thrift Stores. 224 Sheridan St.
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j INCOME TAX
REPORTS
We take pleasure in announcing
the opening of our new oflice in the
Board of Trade Building.
COnie in and see us or rail I’. A.
j 2143 or 313-M.
Yours for service
MOBGENSON & BABTII
Accountants and Auditors
Income Tax Experts
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House Ways and Means Com.
Refers Whole Problem Back
to Special Body
QUESTION OF FINANCING
Sub Committee to Meet To
morrow to Act on Sales
Tax Feature
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20: —Major
ity members of tlie House ways an 1
means committee referred back to
day to tile special tax sub-committee
the whole problem of how the sol
diers bonus is to bo financed, it was
announced that the sub-committee
would meet tomorrow and go into
the question of a sales tax among
other tilings.
Opponents of the sales tax began
to lay their plans today for a tight
against this proposition. Represen
tative Dickinson. Republican, of
Iovva. a leader of the agricultural
bloc, called a meeting of Republican
exponents for late today.
It was said that aside from re
ferring the finance question to the
sub-committee the majority mem
bers discussed the Pordney bill •.
originally introduced and approved
some slight changes. It is indicated
that further action by the majority
would await a report from the tax
sub-committee.
XRW RRIWSWICK. Feb. 20: —
Two Frenchmen employed h\ the
IVlielielin Tire Company of Milllowu.
and residing at that place, are dead
as a result of asphyxiation from il
luminating gas. One man was found
dead in his room yesterday morning
and his partner (lied in St. Peter's
hospital later in the day.
BIDS RECEIVED OR AUTO
TRUCK BY FREEHOLDERS
MOW liKCNSWK’K. Keb. 20.—
The following bids were received
by the lion i ds of Krecholdors at
heir meeting last, Thursday on the
two trucks to he purchased by th nr.
Albert T. Otto & Son. of New
York. Alack "null Dog” 1019 model,
$7,700; Cross Automobile Supply
Company of Kurds. Oneida, $10,
299.80; (lurretson Company'. Perth
A m hoy'. Packards, $10,209.88; Oak
Street Oarage, of Perth Amboy
Ocmial Motors, $10,ooo; Samuel
Keller, of New P.runswick, Whites
$11,300.02; Central Oarage of Perth
Amboy, Clydesdales. $11,032; Dunk*
r Oarage of New P.runswick, Ked
cral, $9,5G3.51; Perth Amboy Oar
age Company of Perth Amboy. Alack
••Pull Dog:;". $12,511.00. and tin
Central Oarago of Perth Amboy,
Paiges. $9,502.
100 POLISH PEOPLE ENJOY
PRIVATE DANCE AND SUPPER
About one hundred people, mo.stl>
O. Polish descent, attend, d a pri
vate social affair which was planned
by fmir leadi rs of Polish eireh*s in
this city, and which was held in Alas
sopust’s hall on State street Salur
I day night. The evening was spent in
dancing f«> music furnished by Pro
fesMor S. Post Icowski’s orchestra
and speeches were mad* by Mayor
William (Wilson, Michael Z\ Ika
I i ,ink Stas ami Joseph Massopust.
Joseph Pe/.nichak acted as toast
master. .
The committee m charge ol tDis
affair consisted of Mrs. H. II- Dost -
kowskl. chairman Mrs. V. *‘‘-zni
,-lial:. Mr., \V. A. Uic-1» * K ami Slr.<.
A SHuiltz. HiiI»|.ei- was pencil in
midnight. _
ir % our coal or liin*® ‘h*’" no1, b”'
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i:\ l ltVHOliV XVKIiCOME
■J'o pie Anneal Dance of
MIKDI.iml N COUNCIL NO. 03
,11!. O. U. \. M.
At Junior Hall.
Tuesday. l*’eb. -1st.
SIX HIGH CLASS
VACDUVILLId ACTS
Prize Dances
Music by Victor Iticei’e Six I
Dixieland Roamers
Federal Officer Con’e With
Local Police Seize Booze
In Raids On Two Resorts
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Two spectacular raids, conducted by Federal Probibition Eti
I forccmcnt Officer Sam II. Con e assisted by members of the meal ,
police force late Saturday night, resulted in seven arrests being^l
made. The first raid was conducted on the house at 434 High !
street shortly after 10 o'clock. Here five men and ouc woman ■
were taken into custody, as well as two bottles with suspicious
contents. About midnight the “Black Cat,” at Smith and Rector j
streets, was raided, one arrest being made here. A bottle, said to J
contain gin. was seized by Officer Con'e.
High Street Itaid
Five men and one young girl
I were gathered into the police n t
at the Itrst raid conducted at the
I combination rooming house and
I cafe operated at 434 High street by
Stephen Tarlowski. Armed with a
search warrant issued by United
I States Commissioner Franklin M.
j Ititchie at Nfew Brunswick the au
thorities, composed of Agent Sam
II. Con’e. County Detective William
Fitsititrick and several local detec
tives and policemen, descended upon
In* place at 10:30 o’clock.
The men taken into custody are
held under federal charges, the ac
cusation against Tarlowski, the pro
prietor, being that of violation of
the Volstead act, and against the
others that of obstructing a federal
officer in the performance of lus
duties. The prisoner* arc held at
the police station here pending their
arraignment before United States
Commissioner John A. Delaney,
which will occur some time today.
Tho only girl caught in the cafe
at the time of tho raid was Gertrude
! Kearns, who gave her age as liven -
I ty-three and her address as 38
I James street, Newark. She was de
I tallied at the police station until this
• morning, when she was brought be—
| fore It reorder Harold K. Fickcrsgtll
and charged by Detective John
Murray with being a disorderly per
son. Her fine was fixed at $30
which she later paid and was re
leased.
The men held n*_ Stephen Tarlow
ski, T ioprivtcr tho cafe, Anton
Ba re ho f sky, twenty-five; John Jur
I siako, t wt t ty -six, who said his home
i was Mr-tur hen; Thomas Snyder,
I twonty-faii:*, and .Stanley Olessey,
! twtnty-two \ea.' old. With the ex
I oopu.M of Ji raslco all the men gave
I till*:, uddiv■•.set as 434 High street,
j the number of tl.* raided establish
i in Ta. '1 he plao consists of a cafe
on the l ist floor, with a kitchenette
in th • rear and seven rooms on the
J sec*oid story
* When th authoiiiks attempted to
] enter the saloon on Saturday night
I tie door was locked in their faces
j and they w «e compelled to shatter
j Cm* plate g’.us;: in the door and enter
through Civ opening created in this
wry. A : borough search of the en
tire building ensued and all persons
discovered oero immediately placed
in. h r arrest. In the kitchen sink a
I TO GIVE DATA
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President Today Refuses Ad
ditional Information on Four
Power Pacific Treaty
—
WASHINGTON, IYI>. 20—Presi
dent Harding returned today to the
senate tin Hitchcock resolution ask
ing for information relative to the
negotiations of the four power Pa
cific tnaty stating it was impossible
1 in furnish the required information
| because most of the negotiations
were conducted without maintaining
i i record. The president said it
would not be compatible with pub
I lie interest (•> disclose the cotifidcn
j tial negotiations of the treaty, but
1 lie declared that "there were no eon
! coaled umb i takings, and no secret
'exchanges of noles."
Almost coincident with arrival of
the President’s letter at the senate
(the foreign relations committee of
that body by a vote of ten to one.
i ordered favorably reported the troa
I ty between the United States and
I Japan regarding the island of Yap.
The action followed a two hour
'debate in the committee and was
J taken after several Democrat and
! Republican senators indicated they
j would favor reporting the treaty to
I the senate, but reserved the right
i to further discuss it on the floor.
| The single negative vote was east
by Senator Pittman. Democrat of
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INCOME TAX MATTERS
Attended to by Competent Specialist
WUXI AM It. MNDSEY
SEW AREN. N. J.
Tel. Wood bridge 33
320 BROADWAY
Now York Cfy
Pranklin 4690
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UUart of whiskey war found and too '
hole e furnishes the foundation for J
ill" pr/hibltlon wolation charge,!
made hy Agent Con’c.
At tim first search of the promises l
no gir'i were found but when a see- i
onii probe took place the lvearus
girl was fount. ti '.Detective Licutensr
ant doreph (lutowsiti hiding among j
the rafters of a garage building ad
1 joining the cafe. Evidently she had
ellmlir. out of a v indow on the sec
mid tluor and sectetcd herself in the
garage vd.'.n she heard the officers,
en'er, be?a'i.-e none of the rooms’:
were occupied when the officers]
made th« ir search of the premises. 4
A crowd of srectators thronged g
the sidewalk in front of the HjM
sir ■* I .-.*; •• II when the word spreads
that a. raid was in progress an^^Wi'i
coin f > i.o.i was wci. tilled th^S Sg •
ing hy persons AtiucipatlaSrMHM
tional devclormcnts. TUr tinlji' a
son arraigned in connection with this,
ca n, how ’ - r. was the lvoarns glrK
and she left at 19 o’clock this morn-]
Ing after she had collected the $59
necessary to pay her line. The girl «
is s ild to in a member of a welt I
known family in Newark, but she i
reft sis tc comment upon this P'hasej
of the situation.
O/Tioero assisting In the raid In ad- ,
dltlmi t' Detective Lieutenant Joseph ,
tlutowak: County IVdective Fitspat-,
l ie',, Agent Con’e end Detective Jobr. ;
I Murray, include’ Sergeant John
Larson, Detective Michael Musk* ,
Chauffeur iVilii. • Clooney and I’au
Layden. Vfhen the raid was finished
Officer l.ayden was left on guard nt
the saloon where he was relieved at
3 o'clock Sunday morning by Pa--;
troimen Henry /.amsr.Iarl and Archi
liui.t Mason. Til: guard was posted
to watch out for other persons who ;
i might have been concealed in the
building No additional arrests reo
suite)., however.
iumu nil uin' tv v.a»
Tlie raid on tlio "Black Cat’ ivai;
conducted after tho excitement from,,
iho first raid had quieted down.;
There wero nino in the raiding party
at the Smith street establishment,j
consisting of Officer Oon'e, Deputy
r. S. Marsha! Lewis. County Detect
live William Fitzpatrick. Detectives
John A. Murray. Joseph GUtowski
end Michael Muska, Sergeant John
iairsen and Patrolman Joseph Cay-;
dos. The second and third floors
of the old savings bank building,
uro occupied by iho "Black v-ai,
there being a pool parlor on the
I third floor and restaurant and rec
Ireation rooms on the second floor.
The raiding party quietly entered j
the building, officers being stationed
at all exits so that no one could get
out. A search of the rooms follow
ed. resulting in tlio discovery of
many empty whiskey bottles of t.ho
pint and half pint size. In the room ]
of Powell Banks, the proprietor, a
bottle containing gin anti another
i containing a small amount of wills-,
key was discovered by Officer cone.;
Every room was searched, owners of
trunks were forced to open them foe,
inspection, the coal was shoveled out
of the bin and not a spot overlook
led in the search for evidence. J
disorderly persons were found
in the building. There were about j
I twenty colored people, includingi
men and women, in the establish
ment when the raid was made. AIM
denied that they had bought any s
liquor in the place. Banks explainer
i i hat In- had the bottle which Office,
-1 -on'c seized for his own private US-A
, and was not selling it. Several empty ,
bottles were discovered on tho table j
| in bis room together with soda
Water bottles.
Upstairs in tlie pool parlor some,
rmptv whiskey bottles were founds
! but none of them contained any]
! liquor. No one was found on the.
I third lloor. „ j
The, occupants of the rooms wetfj
under the belief that all were to by!
arrested find mutiy ploanod tuen /
innocence to Um police officers
1-0 effort was made to prevent th *
officers from going on with their 5
search of the place no arrests were
made for interfering with the police.;
Banks was arrested on a charge of
violating the prohibition act and Lo
being held to await a hearing before.
United States Commissioner John
A. Delaney this afternoon. iMM
Shortly after the raiders entered;
the building ('Ulcer William CiuneWi
arrived with the police patrol. Th»
. xcitement attracted a crowd that
eagerly watched developments. :n
BLUE RIBBON BUTTER J
Id NOTHING BUT PURE
RICH. SWEET CREAM CHUBXEi|
TO I’EELECTION. BUY A CABTOJ 1
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