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16 WILLIAM GEIPEL, JR. STABBED TO DEATH IN STORE To Electrify P. R. R. Lines from New York to Washington Celebration Tonight for Light's Golden Jubilee Menlo Park Ceremonies to Start at 7 O'clock With Music By Edison Band; Edison at Dearborn, Will Light Large Tower; Perpetual Light at Base At Menlo Park, which was the scene years ago, will be celebrated tonight the the auspices of the Pioneers, that with Thomas Alva Edison during his to the foundation of one of the greatest of all time--electric light and power.

at the same time as the celebration at be dedicated the Edison 1 Institute of At seven o'clock the ceremony will be started with musical numbers furnished by the Edison Band of some twenty pieces. At 7:30, by special wire connection with Dearborn, the celebration at that place will be broadcast and received at Menlo Park loud speakers. Thus those attending the ceremony at Menlo will be able to hear speeches of President Hoover, Owen D. Young, Mr. Edison and others.

To Light Tower During this ceremony, and at suggestion of the president of the Edison Pioneers, William S. Barstow, Mr. Edison will cause to be lighted at Menlo Park, a huge incandescent lamp some 18 feet in height, mounted upon a 131 foot steel tower. This tower is located on the exact spot where fifty years ago Mr. Edison lighted his first lamp in the old laboratory building.

The lamp now in place is made up of 960 incandescent lamps, the light of which will shine each night from sundown to sunrise as a beacon visible for many miles in all directions and a a a a a a a reminder of Edison's discovery. At the base of this tower will be located what is known as the perpetual light. A small size incandescent lamp, a replica of the original lamp, is enclosed in a glass (Continued on page four) FIFTEEN RAIDS MADE BY NEWARK POLICE (By The Associated Press) NEWARK, Oct. Sixteen men and two women will be arraigned in police court on charges of violating the prohibition laws. They were arrested in raids on fifteen alleged speakeasies Saturday night.

Deputy Chief Brex, who staged the raids, said his men were unaided by prohibition headquarters. He characterized the places raided as the "lowest dives in the VICTOR CLEMENTI FINED Victor Clementi of Howe's Lane was fined $25 and costs by 1 Recorder Louis Shepherd of North Brunswick township on a charge of driving an auto without proper registration. The charge resulted from an arrest by Officer Louis Russert on complaint of Milton Cole for reckless driving. Super-Highway Through State Almost Finished WORK TO BE COMPLETED IN 5 YEARS Agreement With City of Baltimore Permits Big Addition to Plans IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE SOON (By the Associated Press) PHILADELPHIA, 21-Announcement was made' today by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company that negotiations which have just been concluded company with the City of Baltimore, now open the way fore complete electrification of Pennsylvania Railroad from New York to Washington. The agreement, which has been new, negotiation for several years, covers extensive station platform and track improvements and through Baltimore and the construction of two new double track tunnels in the city limits, which will enable the company it announced, to extend the electrification of its lines from to Wilmington, to Washington and the Washington terminal area for both passengers and freight.

Actual work on the Baltimore improvements will be undertaken immediately. Between five and six years are allowed in the agreement for completion of the tunnel work, new station, freight warehouses, grade crossings and electrification. It is inticipatec, the company says, that fore the expiration of that perthe electrification from New Cork to Wilmington will have been completed. The electricatior plans announced today provide a big addition to the work already started by the Pennsylvania Railroad between New York and Philadelphia. The contract for this work was let 8 couple of weeks ago and preliminary work has already started between this city and Trenton and Highland Park and Manhattan Transfer.

The electrification of the lines from New York to Philadelphia will be the first step improvement. Work from Philadelphia to Wilmington is also expected to be finished before the completion of the electrification to Washington. ELECTRIFICATION WORK GLEN RIDGE, Oct. first of 860 electric power transmission towers was erected at the east end of the Lackawanna station here this morning a part of electrification program being carried on by the railroad in North Jersey. M.

L. Dogherty, the division engineer, I was present. End of Year Expected to See Completion of Super Highway Work Near This City; New Bridge Reported To Be 93 Per Cent. Finished Major General Hugh L. Scott, mission, announces the completion highway.

It will connect the mouth over an unobstructed artery. General Scott said: "Federal Director of Roads MacDonald calls this the boldest and most farseeing undertaking in road building in the world." Road engineers have been advocating a new plan of thoroughfares since the continued increase of motor traffic became evident. The aerial highways would pass around centers of population instead of through them. An appropriation of $19,000,000 voted by the highway commission, General Scott said, practically provided for the completion of a 50- foot highway that will carry all motor traffic from the Holland Tunnel for 100 miles with a clear way. New Brunswick figures conspicuously in the super-highway and it is expected that by the end of the year the connecting links through this city will be completed.

The construction of the bridge over the Pennsylvania Railroad on the Brunswick Turnpike, the new bridge over the Raritan River, the paving of the Brunswick Pike to this city and the spur connecting the new bridge with the Brunswick Pike are important links in the super-highway. Although the paving work has not yet been formally accepted by the Highway Commission, traffic is being permitted to use. the twomile section of the Route 26 connecting link to Jersey avenue. Only a short section of grading and HOME Brunswick "GOVERNOR" GREEN DIES SUDDENLY WILLIAM H. GREEN Greater New LOCAL MAN KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE Charles Demete, 44, of 12 Plum Street, Fatally Hurt On Highway AUTO DRIVEN BY LONG ISLAND MAN Charles Demeter, forty of 12 Plum street died in Mindlesex Hospital yesterday morning from injuries received on Saturday night when struck by an auto operated by Peter Chrispenns of 3407 Washington avenue, Long Island City.

According to police in ormation today Demeter together with George Gaal of 254 Sumerset street and Dezso Ike of 12 Jersey avenue were walking along the Lincoln Highway near St. Peter's Cemetery on Saturday night at 10:30 o'clock when the large auto operated by Chrispenns struck Demeter. Chrispenns stopped his car and took the injured man to the hospital where it was found that Demeter had a fractured skull. At local police station this morning learned that Chrispenns the the accident. Chriswas driving, toward New York at penns said that the man loomed ahead of him and that it was impossible to avoid the accident.

Sergeant John Lyons and Officer Ludwig investigated the case. Chrispenns will be arraigned today on a technical charge of manslaughter. NEWARK, N. Oct. 21-Automobile accidents in New Jersey took the lives of seven persons over the week end while more than forty were injured.

The dead were: Robert Moore, 13 Kearney. Frank Ruckakus, 3 Kearney. Gregory Clement, 11, Haddonfield. Mrs. Hattie Geiss, 53, Tabernacle.

Charles Boston, 62 Philadelphia. John Sassano, 20 Long Branch. Charles Demeter, 44, New Brunswick. Both Moore- and the young Rucaboy died in West Hudson Hospital. The former he was struck by a car driven by Frederick Schwendler, of Kearney, who was charged with manslaughter.

hour after the three year old child was found in the street in front his home, Bernahard Carlson of Kearney, appeared at police headquarters and said he drove the car. Later, police said, Miles Erickson, of Kearny, admitted he was the driver, was held for manslaughter and failure to report an accident. Carlson was detained as a material witness and for giving false testimony. Mrs. Geiss was struck by a car while walking along the Red LionTabernacle road yesterday and Boston was fatally injured by a hitrun motorist near Berlin.

Young Clement was in a collision while riding in his father's car. Crushed between a freight train and a passenger train in his truck, Sassano was instantly killed. John Wilde, of Haddonfield, 74 years old, who suffered a possible fracture of the skull, was the only person reported critically hurt. SOUTH RIVER MAN BURNED IN CELL, DIES AT COSPITAL Harry M. Bergman, forty-eight, of 168 Main street, South River, who has been in St.

Peter's hospital since September 23 suffering from burns sustained when his clothing caught fire in the South River police station, died yesterday morning. Bergman was arrested Jackson street, South River, on the night of September 23 and remained in his cell quietly until 10 o'clock. Officer Bara while making his tour of the cell room a short time later found Bergman's clothing afire. Officer Bara immediately filled pails with water, and extinguished the blaze. Officer Bara went into the cell to determine the nature of the burns and received punch on the eye from Bergman for his efforts.

Later Officers Sherer, VanDeventer and Wenzel took the prisoner to the hospital for treatment. The deceased lived in South River a number of years and conducted a real estate business throughout Middlesex County. He was well known among a wide circle of friends. He leaves a wife and one daughter, Rachel, of South River, and two sisters, Mrs. Anna Lipsitz of York, and Mrs.

Dora Graser of Brooklyn, N. Y. The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at 8:30 from his late home at 168 Main street, South River, and from St. Peter's Church, New Brunswick, at 9 o'clock. Interment will be made in St.

Peter's Cemetery, New Brunswick, under the direction of Undertaker Quackenboss and Son, HOOVER AT JUBILEE AT DEARBORN Arrives in Rain and Taken To American Village in Old Style Train GREETED BY FORDS AND THE EDISONS By JAMES L. WEST (Associated Press Staff Writer) DEARBORN, Oct. Greeted by a driving rain and a biting chill, President Herbert Hoover arrived here at 9:30 a. m. today to participate in the golden jubilee celebration of the incandescent electric lamp by Thomas A.

Edison. The President and Mrs. Hoover were greeted at the River Rouge transfer station by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford and Mr.

and Mrs. Edison. They boarded the Ford train. a reproduction of an old train of the Grand Trunk Railroad, for Smith's Creek station at the entrance of the early American village, constructed here for Mr. Ford.

The day was one of inspections and greetings, including a motor drive to Detroit for a reception at the City Hall by Governor Fred W. Green and Mayor John C. Lodge, with a noonday luncheon, an inspection of the Rouge plant of the Ford Company and the Edison buildings, gifts of Mr. Ford in the cause of science, At the specially constructed platform at the River Rouge transfer Mr. and Mrs.

Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. Edison, Mr. and Mrs. Ford and Secretary of War Good posed for pictures before boarding the train.

The train of olden days proved a curiosity for the presidential party. There were three coaches, each painted in gay colors and decorated outside of Colonial days The in this countiones coaches were hauled by a wood-burning locomotive and each car had a wood stove going at full (Continued on Page Eight) NEWS WEATHER Rain tonight and Tuesday; not much change in temperature; fresh east winds TEMPERATURE AT NOON 10 Young Man Objects To Foul Language Used Before Lady of Edison's triumph just fifty Golden Jubilee of Light under small band of men who worked struggles which later were to lead and most important industries This celebration will take place Dearborn, Michigan, at which will Technology. EDISON TOWER AT MENLO PARK EDISON TOWER This was constructed at Menlo by the members large, tower, of the Edison Pioneers, a group of men who worked with Thomas A. Edison fifty years ago when he discovered the incandescent lamp. Mr.

Edison will cause this tower be lighted tonight from Dearborn, where a special "Light's Golden Jubilee" celebration will be held. MAN BADLY BEATEN ON BARGE AT DOCK IN SOUTH AMBOY Frank McClaine, Address Unknown, in Critical Condition Frank McClaine, a boatman whose home address is not known, is in the South Amboy hospital in a critical condition as a result of injuries sustained on Saturday night during a fight on one of the barges tied-up at South Amboy. McClaine is suffering from lacera, tions of the head, bruises of the body and fractured ribs. He was found on one of the barges late Saturday night and was taken to the hospital. Since that time police have been attempting run down clues which may lead to the identity of McClaine's assailant but thus far no arrests have been made and details of the fight are missing.

Two men were taken to the hospital yesterday for McClaine to identify but he was unable to do so. CHIEF BARRETT ON LOOKOUT FOR TWO MEN FOR HOLD-UP Stopped William Apgar With Excuse They Were Looking for Liquor Chief of Elmer Barrett of Piscataway township is attempting today to locate two men who attempted to hold-up and rob Clifford Apgar of 232 Whittier avenue, Dunellen, on Hoe's Lane. The attempted robbery was cleverly staged by the two men who were driving a Willys-Knight coupe. The fact that Apgar was apparently short of funds deprived the two bandits of any revenue for their efforts. Apgar and his girl were driving from New Brunswick toward Dunellen by way Hoe's Lane when the car ahead of them stopped and forced Apgar to stop.

The two men came over to the car and stated they were searching for a load of contraband liquor which was reported coming through and that they were working for Chief Barrett of Piscataway township. Apgar is the son of former Mayor Willard N. Apgar of Dunellen and knows Piscataway township policemen very well. He became angry at the excuse offered by the two men and was about to punch one of them when both men covered him with a revolver and said, "Stick 'em up." Apgar couldn't do anything else but comply and the men started rifling his pockets only to discover that there wasn't a any great amount of money there and they left hint without taking a cent. He immediately reported it to Chief Barrett and an investigation was started.

Dr. C. J. Culp Elected Moderator of Synod First Presbyterian Church of This City Honored at 107th Annual Meeting of Presbyterian Synod of New Jersey in Atlantic City Today ATLANTIC CITY, Oct. 21-The Meeting of the Presbyterian Synod Presbyterian Church of Atlantic City Paterson, the retiring moderator, ing up of the roll, there was a James Dallas Steele, Ph.D., D.D., his term of office.

The memorial Charles R. Kuebler, D. of Hackensack. Rev. Cordie J.

Culp, Ph. D. pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of New Brunswick, was unanimously elected moderator. Dr. Culp was nominated by Rev.

D. Wilson Hollinger, D. of Bethany Presbyterian Church, Trenton, and the nomination was seconded by Rev. C. O.

Blanton, D. pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Bound Brook. In accepting the office Dr. Culp said: "I am indeed sensible to the honor you have conferred upon 'me in your choice of moderator. In this choice you have again honored the First Church of New Brunswick, for 1910 you elected my worthy predecessor, Dr.

William W. Knox, sainted memory, to this same position. The New Brunswick church began its career under the ministry of Gilbert Tennent, and later gave the name to the nominated Presbytery me which for this has office. gracious- In taking this action the Presbytery followed a precedent set in 1902 when a stated clerk of Synod, Rev. Walter H.

Brooks, D. was nated and elected by the Synod. "While I appreciate this honor, I feel keenly the responsibility entailed. Ours is a great Synod. It ranks second among our fortyseven Synods in church school 2 membership, third in church membership, and in contributions for benevolences and congregational expenses, being exceeded in these respects only by the Synods of New York and Pennsylvania.

New Year of Promise "I have some reasons for believing that our Synod is entering upon a year of significance and promise. Before its close we will join in the general celebration of the nineteen hundredth anniversary of Pentecost, and we have a right to expect many Pentecostal blessings to fall upon our churches. The new plan of unified promotion adopted by the last General Assembly offers an opportunity for our Synod to function more effect- (Special to the the Home News) One Hundred and Seventh Annual of New Jersey opened in the First City today, the Rev. Alvin C. Sawtelle, presiding.

After prayer and makmemorial service in honor of the Rev. moderator last year, who died during address was delivered by the Rev. HONORED BY PRESBYTERIANS DR. CORDIE J. CULP GET YOUR FLORSHEIM SHOES AT GOLDSTEIN'S.

61 FRENCH ST. LOST--Irish setter. dog, left home Saturday about 6 p. Oct. 19.

Reward offered. Edward Morris, 339 Amboy Metuchen, N. J. Angeles Castunatis, Proprietor of College Barber Shop, Held by Police HUNTING KNIFE USED IN KILLING Assailant Captured on Roof By Local Police; Victim Dies in Hospital WILLIAM H. GREEN, BOY SCOUT LEADER, DIES AT HOSPITAL William H.

Green of 275 Delevan street, more familiarly known as "Governor" Green by the townspeople passed away suddenly at St. Peter's Hospital late Saturday night after suffering from typhoid fever and abscess on the liver. Mr. Green was an expert cook and no Y. M.

C. A. or Boy Scout outing was considered complete unless the "Governor" went along to supervise the Mr. Green who was a tall broadshouldered man, very genial type, abounded with a sense of humor and had a wealth of at his command. His ghost were stories unusually thrilling and this well known colored man was the central figure at the campfire gathering at night when boys or Scouts were on a trip.

The "Governor" was truly beloved by the boys and in fact a general favorite with young and old. For several years he was Scout Master of Troop 18 which meets in the Neighborhood House. Mr. Green owned his own home at 275 Delevan street where he resided. He is survived by several nieces and nephews living in Newark one of whom, Wesley Green of Newark, came here today and made the arrangements for the funeral.

The service will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Livingston Avenue Reformed Church where he attended and will be conducted by Rev. Dr. Carl H. Gramm. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery under the direction of Undertaker Herbert.

CAR CRASHES INTO BRIDGE AND DRIVER LEAPS INTO CANAL State troopers from the, Penn's Neck station, together with motor vehicle inspectors, are searching the countryside about Baker's Basin this morning for a man who apparently is wanted for a crime. The search started shortly after 8 o'clock this morning when the auto operated by the man, whose identity is not known, crashed into the Canal bridge at Baker's Basin, on the Brunswick pike, as a motor vehicle inspector was chasing motorist for a violation of the motor vehicle laws. As the car came to 8 stop following the crash at the bridge, the driver got out leaped into the canal, swam ashore and then fled into the woods in that vicinity. PETER CARR HURT IN FALL FROM TRUCK Peter Carr, thirteen, of Belmont avenue, Highland Park, was taken to Middlesex Hospital on Sunday suffering from a possible fractured skull, lacerations of the head left knee sustained when he fell from a truck. According to the hospital report he fell from a truck owned by Farrell Smith of 2 Cedar avenue, Highland Park.

CHURCH STREET BOY HIT BY AUTOMOBILE Walter Crook, four, of 171 Church st street, was taken to St. Peter's Hospital yesterday for observation after he had been struck by an auto operated by George Stickle of 515 Thirty-fourth street, Union City. The boy is suffering from abrasions of the knee, right wrist and forehead. Dr. F.

M. Hoffman of 91 Bayard street, has resumed his medical practice. Brutally stabbed in the abdomen with a hunting knife, William Geipel, twenty-four, 123 Bayard street, died at St. Peter's Hospital about 6:30 o'clock this morning. He was attacked by Angeles Castunatis, thirty-eight, of 25 Hiram street, shortly after midnight at the confectionery store of Edward Fitzgerald at Schureman and Neilson street.

This afternoon at 2:10 o'clock Castunatis was arraigned before Acting Recorder Morris Spritzer and charged with having "wilfully, maliciously and with malice aforethought, murdered one William Geipel." Attorney Walter Sedam entered a plea of not guilty and Castunatis was returned to his cell by Chief of Police Michael A. O'Connell. Demetrus Georganakis, proprietor of a store at 68 Dennis street, where Castunatis fled the stabbing, was held under $2,000 bail as a material witness. Attorney Walter Sedam declared that Castunatis' story disagrees with that told by patrons of the Fitzgerald store. "Castunatis told me that he came from a christening, together with his and four children, ranging in age from seven years to nine months.

He had been drinking "When he passed by the store he claims the patrons made remarks about Greeks, as other people were going home from the christening. He entered the store and wanted to buy a package of chewing gum. Then the crowd started an argument and jumped on him. He said he did not own the knife and that he fled when he was in danger of being badly beaten." According to witnesses, Geipel sought to prevent Castunatis from erine Sutton who was in charge using profane language before Cath- get the Fitzgerald store when a fight started. Castunatis is alleged to have a move for his pocket and Geipel, evidently thinking he was trying to pull a gun, rushed in and grabbed his hands.

Both fell to the floor near the door of the store. While Geipel sought to prevent his adversary from using his hands, the six inch blade of a hunting knife was finding its mark in his The men fiercely, Castunatis of short stature, wielding the weapon like a madman. Harry Dunham, 132 Neilson street, who with Lawrence Sordino, sonin-law of the proprietor, was in the store, noticed Geipel's condition and sought to get the young man out of the building into his automobile. Meanwhile Castunatis escaped. While Geipel was being rushed to St.

Peter's Hospital, a man hunt was on for the capture of Castunatis, who was reported to have fled to his Hiram street home. Sergeants Joseph Curran and Lyons, Officers George Kane, John Masterson, Edward T. Garrigan and James McCormick responded to an alarm from the police box in front of the store. Captured on Roof The search for Castunatis brought the policemen to the vicinity of Hiram and Dennis streets. Officer George Kane noticed a form on a roof at 68 Dennis street and made his way to the spot.

Castunatis was hiding on the roof when Kane in making his way to where he believed the culprit was located, slipped and fell into an alley, a seven foot drop. He was jarred and injured his ankle and heel. Castunatis was surrounded, the policemen closing all means of escape from the building and in a short time the man was a prisoner. He made no when arrested by Officer Masterson. After a search, Officer George Kane found the knife which Castunatis used in stabbing Geipel in the yard in the rear of 68 Dennis chairman of the State Highway Comof plans and financing for a superof the Holland Tunnel with Camden guard rail work remain to be done.

Important Connecting Link This new thoroughfare, which extends from Route 26 at Adams, provides better route to Trenton than that now being followed out Livingston avenue. The connecting link runs to the west of the main line of the Pennsylvania railroad, through Jersey avenue, French street and Albany street to the present crossing of the Raritan River. This is the shortest alignment from this city to Trenton and many autoists are taking advantage of it. With the opening of the new 500,000 bridge over the Raritan, the bulk of the through traffic in this city will be diverted around the city. Morris R.

Goodkind of this city, bridge engineer for the Highway Commission, states that he expects to have this new bridge open to traffic by December 1. It is now listed at 93 per cent. complete, and it is the plan of the Highway Commission to open Route 25 from New Brunswick to Linden at the same time. The paving of the highway serving as an approach to the bridge from Cranbury turnpike, a distance of three miles, has been started. and as no grading will be required it is expected that it will be finished quickly.

The paving of the five-mile section from the river to (Continued on page three) (Continued on page three) PISCATAWAY TOWNSHIP HAS ANOTHER SUNDAY WITHOUT COMPLAINTS Yesterday was another complaintless Sunday in the Blue district of Piscataway township. Although Chief Barrett and his staff were on duty throughout the day, not a violation or complaint was reported and there were no arrests. It was the second Sunday in suecession that Piscataway township residents have "behaved" in aCcordance with the ancient law. (Continued on page eight).