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N. I CHEN
Judge Daly Makes Example
of Two Arraigned Before
Him This Morning
NEW BRUNSWICK. April IS —
New York gunmen coming Into Mid*
dieses county had a warning hand
ed out to them by Judge Daly this
morning when he passed sentence
on Arnold Busch and Harr)’ Has
kamp. convicted yesterday on four
indictments after they had pleaded
guilty to one. The sentence in each
case range from nine and a half
yeara to sixteen years in state's
prison.
They were convicted of grandyar
renv in connection with the theft of
1127 from Harry Sllverstelns res
taurant in this city last December
for which a sentence of from four
and a half to seven years was Im
posed. On a charge of assault with
Intent to kill, on each of the 'wo
men In the restaurant, sentences of
from two to three years In each case
or from four to six years for the two
charges, were imposed.
The two men pleaded non cult to
the charge of carrying concealed
weapons Juet before the trial start
ed and for this charge a sentence
of from one to three years was Im
posed. The court said that it must
be known to all men that this coun
y |s not safe for these outsiders to
Indulge In what la called holdups.
The complete records of the two
men. Busch, who Is twenty-two. and
Haskamp, who Is twenty-four, wero
before the court. Haskamp serve!
lime In Trenton state prison an!
Busch served a term at Elmira re
formatory. The court pointed out
that their bad records did not Justify
leniency. The court also declared.
•We have a good county, generally
speaking, where law and order is
•eepected as high as In any section
of the United States."
Richardson & Lyons represented
the defendants. The state charged
ihe defendants with committing the
holdup at the restaurant 5 o'clock
on the morning of December SO.
Silversteln's restaurant ia situated a
block from the courthouse and the
two holdup men stuck up Sam
Hingis, cashier, and Richard Dwyer,
i waiter, at the point of a revolver,
it is alleged that the holdup men
ordered "money or your lives" and
left the establishment telling the
men not to move or they would be
d»ot.
The defendants failed to set up an
alibi that they were at a party In
Haskamp's home. New York City, at
he time of the holdup.
Another Prison Sentence
Walter Miller, colored, of this city
-onvicted of assault and battery on
Helen Valviny, was sentenced to
serve one and one half years In
*Late'a prison by Judge Daly this
uernlng. Miller was indicted for
rasault with intent to rob. but an in
lictxnent for assault and battery
with a request for leniency was re
urned. He has served prison and
.an fnf similar offenses in the
F ' ast.
| It Is said he came to the girl s
I home looking for liquor while he
' -.cted llko a raging maniac from the
effect of booze obtained in some
other place in the vicinity of Burnett
street. In imposing sentence Judge
Daly referred to conditions around
Burnett street where there Is sus
ilcion of heavy liquor traffic.
Workhouse Sentence Given
George Davis, colored, of Roose
velt. convicted of the larceny of a
revolver and a quart of liquor from
ills employer. Dr. Messinger. was
sentenced to the workhouse to serve
> ix months. He has already been
a jail for two months. The report
that the man perjured himself on
'he stand, will be Investigated by
the prosecutor's office.
Sentence Is Deferred
Sentence in the case of John
Minne of Roosevelt, who was con
victed of atrociously assauting and
l>attering his son, was deferred to
give the probation officer a chance
to investigate similar cutting attacks
mad* by the man on other parties.
Pleas are Taken
Frank Brazek pleaded not guilty
to an indictment charging the main
tenance of a disorderly house at
Roosevelt on February 1. He re
named a former plea and bail was
continued.
Jacob Greenstein of Newark, con
victed on September 23 of assaulting
Abraham C. Beckman of Cranbury,
entered a plea of not guilty and bail
was Used at *2,000. Milton Preger
requested that bail be lowered, but
Oreenstein’s action since his indict
ment did not warrant any reduc
tion.
Jacob Astrin of Perth Amboy, in
dicted for embezzling *3.472.42 from
Alary Schickler at Perth Amboy,
Pleaded not guilty and bail was ftx
i d at 14.000
Frank Pyllcka of South Amboy.
Indicted for raaJicioua mischief on
March 2*. pleaded not guilty and
bail was fixed at $300. He is charg
’d with destroying a fence and hedge
ralued at $25.
U8U0KLE Sirs HE’S DUE
, TO MIKE ICOMEDIGK
/ SAX FRANCISCO. April IS:—
, Koacoe C. (Fatty) Arbuckle. film
1 comedian. Wood acquitted today af
ter undergoing three trial* on a
charge of manslaughter for the
death of Mins Virginia Rappe, who
was taken to a hospital fatally ill
after a party in Arbuckle'* suite
here. Half an hour after the caao
was submitted to the jury the ver
dict of not guilty had been returned.
lb# two previous trials resulted
In disagreement.
Members of the Jury said the ac
tual agreement was reached by ac
clamation within a few minutes af
ter the}- retired to deliberate. At
buckle said his plans were uncertain.
“I'm going to take a good rest and
get rtd of some of this surplus flesh.”
said the actor.
"If the public doesn t want me.
I'll take my medicine. But after
the quick vindication I have just re.
cefmd I am sure the American peo
PIS will be fair. I believe I am du
for a comeback.”
Members of the jury in statements
to the preee said: "Arbuokle de
served more than acquittal."
MKSTED FOR ISSAULT
April IS.—
colored youth
of this
Bsnk
on the
«*
annoy
Collage
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY
Supreme Lieutenant Commander
A. W. Frye, of Detroit. Mich., was
at the meeting of Jefferson Tent
No. -43. The Maccabees . and launch
ed a membership drive in Middle
sex county. Deputy Supreme Com
mander George W. Baumann, who
was at the meeting with Deputy
State Commanders R. I’. Phibbs.
Otto Griess and J. Havirilla. are to
remain here to supervise the drive.
Jefferson Tent, in entering the drive,
has accepted a challenge from Cal
vert Tent Nq. 1. of Baltimore:
Philadelphia Tent No. S4. and Provi
dence Tent No. 2. each of whom is to
represent its state for the champion
ship of th’ territory. Jefferson Tent's
slogan is "Everyone gets one for we
know how.” Commander Peter
Jensen in accepting the challenge
said that he knew Jefferson would
win because he knew the boys of
Perth Amboy.
Eleven candidates were initiated
at the meeting and twenty-one ap
plications for membership were re
ceived and acted upon. Louis Lon
seth. William Nelson. William
Schaefer and Nicholas Torrell play
ed the main characters. Besides
many members there were visitors
from Port Reading. New Brunswick.
Roosevelt. Englishtown, Asbury
Park. Newark. Hoboken and Jer
sey City present. After the meet
ing an entertainment was provided
by the entertainment committee and
refreshments were served. Jeffer
son Tent degree team is entered for
the trip to Washington and is out
to win the honor of exemplifying
the ritualistic work at the supreme
tent meeting in 1923.
The membership drive of Middle
sex Council No. 63 Jr. O. U. A. M ,
is well under way according to the
reports of the team captains made
at a meeting of the council last night.
The excursion committee has secur
ed August 16 for the date of the ex
cursion up the Hudson this summer
and plans for the entertainment to
be held next month are being com
pleted. The program will be given
by the Tull Cedar band of New
Erunswiek.
John J. Hines, of Hopelawn. is
improving at the city hospital from
Injuries received some time ago
when he caught his foot 1n a chain
tf an auto truck.
District Deputy Grand Chief Ran
ger William R. Bunten installed the
new officers of Court Standard No.
Ill, Foresters of America, at a meet
ing of the court last night. Two
applications for membership were
received and further plans for the
dance to be held Friday night. April
21, at Junior hall, were made. The
committee in charge of the dance
reported many tickets sold. The
new officers as placed In their chairs
are: Chief Ranger, Alexander 8o
kolinskl: sub chief ranger, Daniel
Panconi: financial secretary, John
Beatty; treasurer, John McGee; re
cording secretary, Philip Beatty:
lecturer, H. Christiansen: senior
woodward. Lawrence Burke; junior
woodward. Adam Streiff; senior
beadle. Julius Bergman: Junior bea
dle, Thomas Layden; trustee, Wil
liam Hoy. and court physician, Dr.
George W. Fithian.
The terms of Harry Tooker, An
drew Anderson and John Campbell
as chief, first assistant and second
assistant chief, respectively of the
local fire department, will expire
June 1. Election of officers will be
held the second Tuesday of April.
Goodwill Camp No. 31. Woodmen
of the World at its meeting arrang
ed to attend the funeral of Rudolph
Lundberg in a body, Sunday aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock. A committee
is working in conjunction with the
American Legion and the Uniform j
Rank will attend.
Special services will be held at
Si. Paul's Evangelical church to
night at 7.SO o'clock for Holy Thurs
day and tomorrow night a*, the same I
time for Good Friday. Rev. Hr. Ja
cob Ganss, pastor, will bo in charge.
3 PLEAD NOT GUILTY
IN COAL THIEVERY CASE
NE "VV BRUNS WICK, April 13.—
William Buckelew. Edward Mul
doon and Alfred Watts, all of South
Amboy, indicted on a charge of
larceny and receiving four tons of
coal valued at $40 on March 22 from
a barge, pleaded not guilty in county
court this morning. Bail was fixed
,at $500 in each case. The men were
arrested by members of the state
constabulary.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
HAS ANNUAL ELECTION
The annual election of officers for
the First Baptist cliurch took piace
Iasi night at a meeting held at tne
church when the following were
named for the ensuing term:
Trustees for three years, M. K.
Letter, C. W. Sneath and Abram
Mason: deacons for three year*. Ira
J. Bacon and Walter Warr; church
clerk. Joseph M. Grer: church trea
surer. Joseph F. Walker; financial
secretary, C. W. Sneath; mission
secretary, Mrs. John E. Bernard;
music committee. Mrs. C. A. Em
mons and Harry Dawe, and auditing
committee, John E. Bernard and
Edward H. Kinsey.
After the election the meeting ad
journed to meet next Wednesday
night at 6 o'clock, when the congre
gational supper will be served. Af
ter the supper the secretaries of the
societies of the church will give
their reports and an address will be
given by the Rev. D. Hyllger. of New
Market, who has been called by the
church as a temporary pastor.
THREATEN BOYCOTT
AT ASBURY PARK
A8BLRY PARK. April 13—Chris
i tian members of the Astoury Park
Chamber of Commerce have been
asked to resign and to boycott the
city’s auto dealers if they persist in
extending the annual automobile
show at the Casino through Eaater
Sundav. The Rev. F. A. Demarls, of
the First M. E. church, started the
agitation in a sermon last night. He
advocated the boycott and declared
he Intends to present evidence of
illicit traffic in whiskey to federal
authorities if the Anbury Park police
do not make a more strenuous effort
to cope wtih the alleged practice.
No change In the plans to con
tinue the ahow through Easter has
been made by the dealers.
Letters of Administration
NEW BRUNSWICK, April 11
Letters of administration have been
Issued to Mae Bowman, of Hoboken
on the estate of Catherine R. Bow
man, who died May 31, 1335. An
executor was qualified, but died, a
personal estate of *133 remaining
for whicA letters were granted.
Mayor Wilson this morning'said
he would like to see a flag
displayed from all homes, factories
ant buildings Sunday afternoon as
a last respect to the local boys who
lost their lives durtnl the war. Flags
should be hung at half-mast, the
mayor said.
Local florists are doing a rushing
business now that Easter Sunday is
only three days away. There la a
big demand for cut flowers and
plants this year and several new
flower shops have started business
during this Easter season.
Repairs are being made to the
road between this city and Rogan's
Corner. The bad spots have been
dug out. filled with new material
and rolled down by a steam roller.
The annual processional of the
Blessed Sacrament by the children of
St. Mary's school was held this
morning following the 8 o'clock
mass.
Officers of the Aluumnl Associa
tion of the Perth Amboy High School
are lending their assistance in an
effort to acquire an athletic field for
the students of the local schools.
Tomorrow, Qood Friday, there will
be a mass of the Presanctified In St.
Mary’a church at 8 o'clock and Ado
ration of the Cross after the same.
At St. Mary’s church on Holy Satur
day. services begin at 7 o'clock and
blessing of Are. grains of incense
triple candle, paschal candle, Eas
ter water and baptism water and a
high mass will follow.
The program for the first show of
the Center Athletic Club to be held.
Tuesday night, May 16. is fast being
completed.
Desk Lieutenant William Calvin,
at the police station, proved to be
the first person to cal) the Evening
News office yesterday to inquire as
to the progress of the world's cham
pion New York Giants In their set
to with the Brooklyn Dodgers. The
sad news was broken to the lieu
tenant but failed to make a hit.
John (Bruno) Kondas. of 745
Courtlandt street, held as a mater
ial witness In the tire robbery case
at South Amboy early last Saturday
morning, was discharged from cus
tody after the hearing In the case in
the South Amboy police court last
night. It has been established that
Kondas refused to participate in the
robbery and walked the county
bridge to his home here.
A cash register In the bakery at
192 Smith street, was rifled of $70.50
last night, according to a police »e
port Hied by Officer Carl Monroe.
Because the rear door of the bakery
was found open and a search of the
home of the baker. George Roos,
showed all his belongings to be miss
ing, the police think it was an in
side job.
The public schools of the city
i closed at roon today for the annual
Easter vacation. The classes started
earlier than usual this morning in
order that all of the lessons might
be had. Schools open again April
24.
Joe Kioiror. fifty-four years old, of
S64 Stockton street, was arrested
this morning by Patrolman Louis
Hansen cnarged with making threats
against Jack Nosol. of Kinsey place,
his foreman. Kibiroc was Ill-treat
ing a horse, it is charged, and when
his foreman told him to stop the
man threatened Nosol.
S. B. Wcoley, of 149 Kearny ave
nue, reported the theft of his bicy
cle from in front of this address
some time last night. 9 he police j
have a description of the wheel and j
are searching for it.
The new w’hite way under the
bridges of the Lehigh Valley rail
road in State street was turned on
for the first time last night. The
lights met all the requirements ex
pected, and will be kept lighted each
night hereafter. Work on the police
booth at the same location is near
ing completion and it is expected
that the policeman will be stationed
In the booth by the first of the
week.
A prominent attorney with offices
in the American building who re
fuses to allow his name to be men
tioned. but who is gaining a reputa
tion as an expert chess player, is
playing a new game. The game can
be called put and take, but this
name must not be associated with
the usual put and take pastime. On
a recent morning the attorney walk
ed into his office and laid his hat on
a table. Shortly afterward he had
occasion to leave the office and in
pioking up a hat found that his hat
had been exchanged for another of
a smaller size. This being the case
he went to a nearby hat shop and
purchased another “lid.’' H© wore
this to the office, laid it down, and
when he went to pick it up, found
his new hat missing, but the old one
he had first lost In its place. He is
of the opinion that he Is playing a
losing game of put and take, as he
puts the hats and someone takes
them. He Is also of the opinion that
It is a question for some scientist
to solve.
Owing to tomorrow being Good
Friday the City Hall offices will be
closed. The banks of the city will
also be closed. The county court
and record buildings in New Bruns
wick will be closed.
There were a large number of in
terested spectator* watching the ex
cavation work for the new Y. M. H.
A. at the corner of Madison avenue
and Jefferson street, many of the
local residents of Jewish faith who
are observing the Passover standing
for long periods engrossed in the
work.
—
The choir at St. Mary's church i3
preparing for the services on Easter
Sunday. There will be special music
In connection with all the masses on
this day.
A big class will receive flret holy
communion at St. Mary's church
early in May. The members of this
class are being given instructions at
fH. Mary's school two and three
times p week.
SI6NS FOR METUCHEN
METUCHEN. April 13.—A num
ber of new indestructible traffic
signs were placed at various cor
ners and dangerous places in the
borough yast week by the police as
a means of preventing automobile
drivers from cutting corners. The
signs, however, failed to break up
this practice and last night about
twelve autoists who had been serv
ed summons for these violations
were beforeJ Recorder Weber. He
gave all pasties concerned a warn
ing and dismissed them without pay
ment of a. fine.
DOINGS OF THE DUFFS
*
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BY ALLMAN
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TO DIMMER AND THEM DRAG ME
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