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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-03
ANOTHER BURLESQUE HIT
COMING TO MAJESTIC

1.-THE story of a dream" might fitting
ly describe the offering which will be
seen at the Majestic Theatre, Mon
day Matinee and night, Dec. g.. Ed
Lee Wrothe and 1.-THE Twentieth Cen
tury Maids" being the attraction
there. Mr.. Lee Wrothe once again
this year comes before the public In
the guise Of Higgins the quaint
character which he originated years
ago and which burlesque devotees
learned long ago was sure to cause
them laughter and merriment with
out limit. There has never been a
stage creation In all burlesque which
has secured the hold on the public
tina "Higgins" has. Possibly 1t Is be-
cause Higgins is so human. Bur-
lesque often makes the mistake of
caricaturing too much but Higgins"
is a real, genuine human being such
as you might meet in real life. He
is eccentric, 1t is true. but not any
more eccentric than many of the per-
sons you meet In the course of a
days walk at random about your city.
"Higgins" has never failed t. prove
the clay of comedy in the hands of Ed
Lee Wrothe, and now he bobs up
again in an entirely new way, but just
as virile and fun inspiring as ever.
''Higgins" has a wonderful dream, of
course 1t IS as vivid and real as life
itself to him. The complications he
dreams he gets into are such that they
produce the sort of effect everyone
has felt when he came out of a bad
dream and gave a gasp of relief to
find that 1t was only a dream. The
famous star has for support such rec
ognized artists as Donna Haig, Owen
Martin, Buster Perry, Mile. Babette
and Clare Evans, Lee Hickman. There
is also one of the sprightliest and
prettiest of choruses.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-03
BIC FEATURE FILM
AT DITMAS THEATRE

The feature film at the Ditmas
theatre commencing today Will Dc -
pa~cturizatfon of Sir Gilbert Parker
famous novel of life in the west, you
Never Know Your Luck" starring the
popular screen player. House refers
This picture Is a realistic m
ton of a wonderful novel that mas
hundreds Of thousands OF leaders
and has sold through many cartons.
action Is fast moving and hlleo
with tense situations, while the a
character, Kerry, Is one or the
finest that has ever been written TOT
the screen. House Peters has made
an excellent impression in this role
and justifes his reputation as n OF
the finest actors on the screen.
The story tells of a young Eng
lishman who after losing his fortune
in gambling in London and Paris and
too proud to live on his wife's money
comes to America to remake his por-
tune. He sewers connections entirely
from his old life, and taking the name
of Kerry, prospers in his new nome.
His wife writes him but he fails 10
feeling too ashamed or MS
weakness to even write her. Business
rivals. in an effort to rid themselves
OF his influence ameng the settlers,
attempted a~ssassinate Kerry He is
ly wounded. An option. on some var
liable land comes due and Kerry a
no money with which to protect MS
His wife, failing to receive re-
plies to her letters, out to WISH
and discovering his predica-
ment, takes an unopened letter when
he has of hers and inserts $2,OOo.
opens the letter and believing
that the money is payment ON an ola
gambling debt that he won, Is able 10
- M
the deal eventually.
you Never Know Your Luck" IS
a remarkable perturbation of one OF
the best novels of the past few years
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-03
CREAM FOR CATARRH
OPENS UP M0STRlLS
Tells How To Get Quick Relief
from Head Colds. It's Splendid!

In ole minute YOUR ciogged n%ostrils
Will open, the air passages of your
head viii clear and you can breathe
freely No more hawking, snutfinS,
blowing, headache, dryness. No strug-
Cling for breath at night; your cold or
catarrh will be gone.
Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now Apply
a little of this fragrant, a~ntiseptic,
healing cream in your nostrils. 1t PEN
etrates through every air passage of
the head. sooIhes the inflamed or
swollen mucous membrane and relief
comes instantly.
It's Just fine Don't stay s~tuffed-up
with a cold or nasty catarrh-Tielief
comes so quickly.-Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-03
KEYPoRT ASSOCIATION
HEARS REV. MR.. DAGWELL
81 Special Correspondent.

KEYPORT. Dec. 3:-Rev. Benja-
min d. Dagwell, rector of st. Mary's
Episcopal church, was the speaker at
the meeting of the Keyport Improve
ment Association held in the library
Monday afternoon. The meeting,
which was in charge of the child
welfare department, proved to be OF
Great interest and was attended by
III irtv-three members. Rev. Mr..
DagWell presented the work Of the
department in a highly commendable
manner and congratulated the de-
partment upon the efficient hammer
in which this work has been carried
on during the past several years
Mrs Chris. Stenger charmed with
a number of vocal solos, after which
a very pleasant social hour followed;
The association is planning a card
party to be held In the library De-
cember IL.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-03
Depicts Youths Dangers.


1.-THE End of the Road" is the title
of an intensely interesting educational
photoplay, which will appear at the
Strand Tomorrow.
1t Is a picture that has made a de.
cided sensation wherever produced, as
the subject is an intermingling of
youthful folly. with that of the dang
ers resulting from venereal contamin-
alton.
OF his unuslra offering. Reverend
Frederick w. Belts. chairman of the
Moral Survey Committee at Syracuse,
N. Y. had this 10 say upon viewing the
film: although the picture dealt with
a difficult subject in no uncertain
way-still a strain OF purity ran all
through that made it stand out as a
good, a noble thing"
Film CoInbats Disease.
One of the most dramatic motion
pictures ever produced in THE End
of the Road" which c~mes to the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-03

Strand theatre tomorrow. Friday and
Saturday.
This picture was produced as part
of the War Departments educational
campaign combating ~venereal disease
and is now released for public exhibit
ton by Public Health Films under the
auspices of the United States Public
Health Service.
Although designed as a health edu-
cational film. the picture is a power
full photodrama teemlng with human
interest and tense situations. 1t Is an
artistic production from every stand
point and teaches a lesson in a force
full way.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-03
MONSTER FEATURES
COMING TO STRAND

Replete with tense dramatic mo-
ments a masterpiece of screencraft
with its principle characters portray
ed by a cast of super excellence is
Ivan Abramson's powerful photo
drama Someone Must Pay" which is
at the Strand Theatre to-day.
The motif of the story Is the oft
repeated but seldom headed admoni :
ton, Think before you speak; decide
before you act" and it Is presented in
such q amer that the impression
will remain firmly lodged in the
minds and hearts of all who see this
drama.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-03
London's Wires.

London's telephone and telegraph
wires extend 1850 miles overhead
and 921 600 miles beneath the ground.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-25
MANIPULATION
IS CHARGED BY
UN|0NTOWN MAN

WASHINGTON. July GA F. Jones
counsel for independent stockholders of
the old First National Bank Of Union
town. Pa. testfyfng today before the
senate banking committee, charged John
Shelton Williams. comptroller OF the
currency. with unfair manipulation OF
the banks affairs after its failure and
with having a personal interest in tn"
disposition OF 10000 shares Of coal
mining stock given by J. V. Thompson.
the bank president. 10 secure his ind"ht-
edness
Mr. Jones said the stock had been
turned over to tho comptroller under an
agreement by which Mr.. Thompson was
TO be given an opportunity to redeem II
for s75o.Ooo. He also testified that Mr..
Williams had this stock assigned %
himself, and that the comptroller's rep
resentativc went to meeting Of bank
stockholders and controlled that meet
ing, for the purpose Of bringing about
the sale OF the coal stock
Under an agreement alleged to have
been reached at a conference NJ stock
holders and representatives Of tho comp
troller's office in New York at tho home
Of Samuel Cntermcyer in January 1918,
Mr.. Jones said, sale of the banks build
ing was to be postponed and proceedings
brought to enable m Interpretation OF
the agreement relative TO the stock "b-
tanned in the courts. Instead. MT
Jones alleged. foreclosure proceedings
were instituted and all testimony rcla-
tive TO the Thompson agrccmnt kept out
Of the record.
DO you intend to charge Mr.. Will
liams grd in this conference for The
purpose Of gaining that stock asked
nj rs a.
1T is the only conclusion any reason
able man can draw-that Mr.. Williams
wanted the stock. or was party 10
proceedings that would enable som" "f
his friends TO get il" Mr.. Jones replied.
The charges arc absolutely without
basin" said Mr.. williams. who followed
NJ. Jones before the committee. Il wnn7
TO dcnouncc Mr.. Jones as n contempt b"
slandercr in charging that ! hay" any
personal motives in this matter. HIS
statements arc full Of Inconsistencies
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-25
BRITAIN FACED
BY MENACE Of
REVOLUTION
STARTLING STATEMENT
MADE BY BONAR LAW
Radicals in Labor Organiza-
tons Threaten Orderly
Government

LONDON, July 24.-The whole force
Of the British government, will be
cxerted to protect the people from
any undue PRESSURE" Andrew Bonar
Law, government leader, told the
house Of commons today, when asked
what was being done regarding the
confusion and disorder resulting from
dock workers and miners strikes.
"The government IL we'll aware that
there are a number Of people-not
very large number fortunately-who
are aiming at the destruction Of our
whole social and political situation"
Mr. Bonar Law added.
As to the agitators, he said, "the
government Is not overlooking these
people and will do whatever 1t thinks
effective for that purpose.
1--WE realize there Is great deal Of
discomfort due to profiteering, or
belief In profiteertng, and the govern
ment certainly intends to take what
ever action possible before the COM
mittee now considering this subject
makes q report"
In speaking Of these people seeking
Bonar Law said they were doing
their best to foment any discomfort
arising from any cause"
"obvlously," he added, "it would be
wrong for tho government to use any
language thet could be regarded So
provocative; On the other hand We
have made 1t absolutely clear that
tho whole force Of the government
will be exerted to protect the people
from any undue pressure from any
quarter"
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"BElT THE PRISONERS Or Be
BEATEN YOURSELF" THE ORDER
GIVEN OUT At PRISON CAMP

Balls letter mentioned only Lieutou-
an, Smith. but the former sergeant said
II could tell you a lot more If l could
only talk with you.
Other witnesses also Will be called by
Johnsons committee in the inquiry, tho
chairman announcing that every eror'
would be made to fix ultimate RESPONSE
bilty.
While Ball is before one committee.
Homer s. Cummins. Democratic national
chairman. is expected TO appear before
anothcr-,hat headed by Representative
Frear. Wisconsin. charged with inquiry
into aviation expenditures. Mr.. fLn-
Minis is 10 be asked about IN" publicity
said to have been issued by the Demo
cratic committee. in which the proposed
visit Of tho F'rcar committee TO tho
northwest for investigation or spruce
production was referred to as a Joy
iunkc,." and iutmatod. according 10
Republican committeeman. that the
whole inquiry was for partisan pur-
poses. Mr. F'rcar will ask Mr.. Cum
minis. Republican members Of the COM
mttcc said. to substantia;e the charge
! of partianhlp.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-25
GIANT OCEAN
LINER To De.
BUILT BY j. 8.

WASHINGTON. July @4.-Two giant
ocean liners larger than any ships now
anoat and dcsi gncd TO cross the AT
lontic IN four days arc to BE- built b.
the shipping board. They will be 1000
feet long ard Of thirty knots speed and
will bc equipped for use as commerce
dcstroyers in the event Of war.
Announcements was made today by the
board tha, plans for the ships had beer
completed and that work on them would
he started IN the near future. II .S
proposed 20 provide a special terminal
for them at Fort Pond bay. Long Island.
and Il may be that two similar liners
,rlll bc constructed later.
Tho ships. which are TO be built under
the supervision Of the navy department.
will Be so feet longer than the famous
I.cv!athan. now the largest ship atioa''
md will have : gross tonnage or 3J.O"".
Their draft will be 35 feet. depth IL
feet. beam ln2 feet and accommodations
VII BE- provided for 1000 saloon pLss"r-
GERS. 500 second cabin passengers and
300 Storage passengers.
The crew will number 1000 officers
and men and the ships will BE- Of IN"
o:l-burninS type with cruising radius
Of :. o0n miles. which Will enablc th"rl
70 complete round trip on the Atlantic
WITHOUT Loading fuel overseas Th"E
will br Gr,vcu by four propoll"r$ on
which will hc thrown tho strength OF
10 coo horsepower.
In order that tho vessels may be con-
yrrted into commerce dNStroTHrs IN time
Of war. gun ,mplaC"mHnis VIII h" hu'it
cn tho decks and tn" aft"rd"ck will b"
constructed with Wow Of Transforming
= into a landing and launching place for
SNaplaD"S
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-25
j, s, MAIL A|RMEN
GO ON STRIKE WHEN
PLANES ARE. UNSAFE

BELMONT PARK. July 2i.-Assert-
ing that they are forced To fly not only
in bad weather, but also in unsafe ma
chimes. twenty aerial. mail pilots today
served notice on Second Assistant Post
master General Pracgcr. at Washington.
that they would refuse to fly tomorrow
unless reinstatement was granted two
hro;hc pilots who. they assert were
discharged because they refused to take
the air Tuesday on account OF fog.
The airmen tonight received from Mr.
Praegcr a telegram stating that the or
dcrs applying to tho two pilots had not
brcn revoked and asserting that "whera
flying condit ions arc such that they cam
rot operate. they have the option to re-
sign
According to tho mon at Belmont field
the strike will affect the .aviators at
Chicago, Cleveland and Bcllefonte. as
we'll as Belmont park. They claim tho
aerial mail 10 Chicago and Washington
Will hc tied up unless tho: department
reinstatrs the two discharged pilots and
makes the machines safer for the pilots
who rcmain in service.
Leon Smith and f. Hamilton Ire are
the two pilots whose reinstatement Is
asked. They are serving on the New
York Washington route. The aTtators
who said they invited congressional in
quiry. asserted that since june Is. dur
ing the recent rainy period. no less than
Is accidents occurred. which ten
planes were demolished and two pilots
McCusker and Sanborn-killed.
Tho armcn declared that they had
formerly protested 10 the post-office
department that the planes supplied
frontinnAd on Tw0lvel
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To ASK FOR
PROHIBITION
REFERENDUM

CHICAGO, July 24.-Pctitions for
referendum on the prohibition consutr-
tional amendment will b" filed within
forty-cight hours in Maine. Michigan
Missouri and Nevada. according TO an
nnunccmcnt tonight from the western
headquarters Of tho association opposed
to national prohibition. The referendum
right because Of conflicting court deci-
sions. is expected to be taken to tho
United States supreme. court as well AS
the constitutionality Of the amendment
according to Levy Mayer counsel for the
association. Referendum petitions have
been filed in Ohio. California. Colorado.
Arkansas. Oklahoma. Nebraska and
Washington and court action is contem.
plated in Arkansas. Oklohoma and WASH
inGton. whcrc the petitions have been
held UP. the statement said. In Oregon.
Idaho and Utah. .he courts have held
that the right Of referendum does not
apply to resolution ratifyinG constitu-
tional amendment while Mr.. Mayer said
the supreme courts of Washington and
Ohio have decided the right does apply.
An attempt TO have the United States
suprecm court review the adverse deci-
sions will be made. he said.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-25
SENATE To ASK WILSON FOR
FRENCH ALLIANCE TREATY
Uncle Sam on Trail
Ofthe Red AgitatOrS

NEW YORK. July 24-Thc United
States department Of labor today asked
the joint Legislative committee which IS
investigating scditious activities in this
state for all evidence in its possession
which would aid in bringing about the
deportation Of anarchist agitatorS and
especially that which would prove the
anarchistiC nature OF the |. W. w.
The request Of the government was
contained in n letter written by Byron
H Uhl, assistant United States commits
sioncr Of labor. to State Senator Lusk,
chairman Of the committee. introducing
A. p. Schell. special immigration lnspcc-
tor at Ellis Island. to whom Senator
lI.uSk was asked TO turn over the evI.
dcncc in his possession. Senator Lusk
announced that the committee would be
Glad>to cooperate in every way with the
federal agents.
The only witness examined by the
committee when it resumed its sessions
here today was Ven Svarc.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-25

Charles Cook Ohio county feermer sent to Moundsve pen1-
ntiarv for the murder of Svearod Charles Bennett Of New Ken
nton Pa at the State Fair Grounds Wheeling Island
oncd from prison yesterday and i'll NhecAg lie was
the Youngest emer the prison and Inc youngest to have COM
Dieted a term for murder. H. is now bat 81
In September Bennett beaten until he unconscious
then carried to the edge his hanging hpes below
and thrown into Ohio His head held under water
md three the Lila Zane Cook Joe Wche an East
End boy and Cook watched the bubbles from the water
When the bubbles knew that Bennett dead and Cook
hoved the body away shore 1t found few days later
floating in the West Wheeling
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was Model Prisoner.
Ex-KaiSer May Not
Be Tried in London;
Lords Adopt Treaty

LONDON. July 24.-tBy the Associa-
ted Press. 1T Is possible that former
Emperor William may not be tried IN
London. according to an announcement
made in tho house Of lords today by Earl
Curzon. Of kcdleston, government leader
in tho upper house.
Tho lords passed tho peace treaty and
Tho Anglo-FrcnCh treaty through all
stages In the course Of the discussion
yiscount Bryce. former ambassador at
Washington. deprecated holding tRo
trial Of tho former German emperor at
London.
Baron Buckmastcr said there were
grayo reasons why tn" government
ought not to pursue any further the pro-
icct Of trying the German war loro, ~
was certainly uniting. he declared. 10
asL an English Judge TO sit on such \
tribunal TO administer a law he does not
know by procedure and never Sas oeen
defined in a court he does not control.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-25
Fled To Detroit.

Police at once began Investigations
with Chief Of Police William NJ. Glenn
ans. who was serving his second term
in charge Chief ClemanS traced Cook
and his wife TO Detroit. but failed 10
catch them. Upon his return hc found
that Charles Cook had appeared al the
police office and there detailed the hor-
rihle murder Ia ght lieutenant Howard
H. Hastings. With Cooks complete
confession the police set quickly to
work. Lila Zanc Cook was arrested at
her homo on the lower end of the Island.
Joe Wcith" was captured at his home in
the Fourth ward.
Hon. {. J. Schuck. then prosecuting
attorney. secured indictrAents against
Cook. Lila Zane Cook and Weithc. In
sensational trials that followed Cook
was found guilty Of first degree murder
with a recommendation of life imprison-
mont The late Judge Lewis S. Jordan
impos ed the life term Weithe and Lila
Zane were found not guilty and such a
crv went up from citizens that some or
tho jurors in tho case gave up their
bu usiness and LIFT the city for other
parts OF the country.
Attorneys Ben S. Honecker and Fred
L. Maury defended Cook. while Attorney
J. E. Handlan and his late law partner.
Lawrence \. RCymann defended Lila
Zane Cook and Wcithc. Robert VI. Ad-
dleman, now circuit court judge. was
Mr.. Schuck's assistant.
Edward Spcers AN associate or the
trio. who had also been arrested. was
held as witness and when he proved
innocence Of any part in the murder.
was released.
was Model Prisoner.
Charles II. Henning WAS clerk OF the
ctrcui, and criminal courts at the time
~ rho trials. He has since passed away
rudgc Jordan and Attorney Reynolds
have likewise gone TO their final rest
several jurors who sat in the threo
tcontinued on Page Nine.)
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D.. Felix Newman, negro, physici-
an late Of Wheeling Is under arrest
at Elktns, W. Va, on the grave
charge of wholesale violations OF
the Harrison antInarcottc law,
federal rueasure enacted Tor tho
purpose Of preventing sale Of drugs.
DR.. Newman was taken before o.
s. Commissioner Coberly, ut Elktns,
and placed under $4,000 bond to
await the arrival Of Deputy q. 8.
Marshal John d. Moore. who Will
formally serve the warrant issued
by Commissioner George E. Boyd,
in Wheeling and will take DR.. New
man to the Marion county jail, at
Fairmont.. The arrest at ElGns
WAS made on telegraphic instruct
ions from wheeling, Chief Of Police
King taking the doctor INTO CUSTODY.
Several days ago a search and
seizure warrant was issued py
Commissioner Boyd for NO. 20,
rwenty-hrst street. This warrant
was executed by Deputy q. 3. Mar
shal John Short, whu FOUND not
cnly lot Oh uAHSotAC SS-t
but q great quantity OF drugs, sueh
as morphine, opium and heroiu.
These It is charged by the govern
1nent were shipped by Or. Newman
In the name Of local man, but
were intended for another, the
party to whom the packages were
addressed being the middle man.
shipments were made by express.
At the last term Of federal court
sixteen dope heuds were on trial.
Each requested Of Judge A. q. Day
ton that he be sent to Elkins jail.
Their requests created suspicion
and o. s. operatives from Washing
ton joined with U. 8. Marshal Ned
Smith and Deputy Marshal Short in
running down DR.. Newman and his
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Cardinal Gibbons For
League Ratification

BALTIMORE. Md. July 24.-CardtnAl
Gibbons today authorized the foDoNtye
statement with regard to his attitude
toward the league Of nations: sss
"It is my firm conviction that After
thorough and honest discussion IN both
houses OF congress. both parties WI
finally arrive at a common agreenheuls
based upon a just and sincere league q
nations that will give us q rsaoonA1,e
guarantee against the horrors ofssvAs
in the future. as we'll as well gronn4o9
assurance Of lasting peace. without
any way impairing American sovefetgekN
or surrendering any American riEht 90
without involving US in entanElish> A1l1s
ances. I am sure that an early oooof
ton OF the league Of nations will tnti14
intense JOY throughout the United 6tbt1a
without distinction Of party. and WIN ~
hailed with satisfaction By the aIlio1
powers Of Europe" ~