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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-18
ADJUSTMENTS.
rhe Passion Flower"


It is an amazing fact that Jaclnto
Benavente, author of THE Passion
Flower" in which Nance O'Neh Is
now appearing, has written ninety
six plays. One successful play is a
signal triumph, more than one Is re-
marlable and the author OF dozen
or so is an undoubted genius; but
what adjective is to be used 10 de-
scribe the author of ninety-six plays!
In addition to his record as play
wright Jacinto Benavente has been
circus performer, actor, theatre man
ager editor, promoter, politician and
statesman, and as literateur re-
ceived the Nobel prize. Truly re-
r,arkab1e career The success OF the
Benaventian drama has attracted
Spanish capital Richard G. Hern-
don. producer of "The Passion
Flower" and identified with operate
productions in France and America
has been solicited by Spanish capital.
lists to promote a theatre in New
York for the exploitation OF the Bena
yentian drama and other foreign Inn
portations, and 1t is not at all I'M
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-18

Safes were first brought to state
of satisfactory security about 1910.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-18
Father and Son Meetino,

kE0kUK, Iowa, Nov. 1S.-Fath-
II was going to the cellar and said,
Come along to his eight-year old
son, We're going to have a Father
and Son meeting" What hap
pened? Father said: Now son
l am going away for few days
and you are to be furnace man
while am gone" This coal here is
the Royal Egg-see it's bright like
anthracite and you use it for the
furnace. Put some in night and
morning and suppose you had bet
ter call up Evans Coal Co, 131,
and order some more because /
want you and mother to be COM
Portable while am gone.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-18
BOY, PAGE
DAVID HARUNT
Trade Of L.umpyJawed Cow For a
Good Pio Gomez Out When In
formations Arc Filed il
Superior Court.

Henry Wrieden. Jr., has been
charged, in an information filed in
the superior court by Mrs Pugh, with
trading her q Iumpy-jawed COW for q
sound pig.
Mrs. Pugh claims that veterina-
rian viii not treat the COW, for fear
OF Infection
She claims that the Wrieden boy
offered the COW and got the pig in
return, and now she wants the pig
back
The information charges that he
was harboring diseased animal.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-18
BURGLAR CALI.
LAST EVENING
Prowier Was Trying to Break Into
Residence of Harry crowcroft at
724 Paiean Street Police
are Told.

The police responded to burglar
call from the residence of Harry Grow
croft, 724 Palsan street last night.
Mrs. Crowcroft was alone in the
house, AND she called the station say
ing that man who had been prowling
around the YARD was attempting to
break in.
Two patroimen were rushed to the
residence, but no trace could be found
of the prowler.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-18

Broken castings and other
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and at low cost. ALI work
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est Garage, 20 South Fifth
St.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-18

at the Nft Thrift, where highest quality is combined
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then visit the Nifti Thrift this kand become familiar
with the wonderful possibilities of this store not only
for Thanksgiving but for every day You make
your daily appetizing. more wholesome
more varied and at a great saving in cost
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-18
WILL SELL FOR FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY.

Percales, Csc: fine blue muslin, 18c;
$500 broadcloth, s4.98; trieotine,
s449 batistes, s1.19; wool serge
s1.49; double silk gloves, 1928; Phoe
nix hose (selected seconds), s10O;
georgette and crepes, $169. These
Vi ont last long, grab 'em!
LOWITZ DRY GOODS DEPT.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-18

1t was reported that the boys trleh
to break in door, and in other ways
were creating disturbances.
The police were given the names
of the following boys: Edward ana
Arthur Donahue, William Small
RED" Arnold and Jack Chambers
and expect to file charges against
them today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-18

One OF the newest field guns of
the United States army is of a six
inch caliber. mounted on a tractor.
The war machine can be put into
action in less than two minutes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-18
DISTURBANCE
AT ROCK HALL
Police Asked to Deal With Some
Boys Who Were Said to Have
Been Making Trouble
There Last Night.

Complaints were made last night
that a group of boys were raising a
disturbance around Rock Hall center.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-18

likely that Nance O'Neil will have a
theatre in the metropolis where her
pet authors plays will come into
their own. Miss O'Neil appears at |
the Grand on November o.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-02
PAGERS To PLAY
OUT Of TOWN
New Local Five to Journey to
MorristoWn to Play Y. M.
c. A. Team of That Place.

The PAGER basketball team will
play their first court contest OF the
season at Morrist on Saturday
night. The Y. NJ. c. A. team of hat
place will furnish the opposition to
Perth Amboy's strong light semi-pro
team. Manager James Silver of the
PAGER team is preparing a schedule
of games with some of the strong
est light semi-pro teams in this state,
and it is probable, before the close
of this season, the PAGERS will step
out with the Amboy five and Origi-
nal Auditorium outfit for the city
championship.
Ray Handerhan will lead the
PAGER team on the floor this year,
and will occupy the pivot position.
He has had considerable experience
on the court. having performed with
The Rivies, Speedways, Independents
and numerous other teams. Bob
PHanderhan will perform in a guard
ing position for the PAGERS, he, too,
has played with a number of teams
the Y. NJ. C. A. Speedways and other
strong combinations.
The forward positions on the
PAGER team will be occupied by
Freddy Glochau and "Yi" Hubbard.
Both OF these men are fast and good
shots. Glochau and Hibbard have
performed with the Harmonys,
Speedways. Methodists and a num-
Der of other fast teams. Alfred
Roessler, a player well known to To-
cal court fans. will occupy the other
guarding position.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-02
SOUTH AMBOY SPORTS
The 1920 football scores
Are down within the book,
And basketball will take the stage
As football gets the hook.

By Special Correspondent.
SOUTH AMBOY, Dec. 2:-The
superintendent of the Trenton Divi-
sion has issued an order designating
the South Amboy bowling team as
the team which shall represent the
Trenton Division in all match games
during the coming winter, both at
home and on foreign alleys. The
local bowlers are proud of the honor
and are working hard to get in
shape for the coming match games.
On December IA three officials of
the division will visit South Amboy
and look V the material for the
various athletic teams and inspect
the equipment that the men use. On
this same night there will be a
monster athletic meet in the high
school auditorium. At this time the
p. r. r. Terminal Girls team will
meet the girls varsity of the local
high school and the "Y" basketball
team will meet the Trenton "Y"
team.
There will be music for dancing
following these games.
The alleys of the local Y. NJ. c. A.
we're the scene of a hotly contested
bowling match on Tuesday night
when the business mems team of
Glass A league won two out of three
games in their match against the
p. r. r. team Of the same league.
CLAYTON of the business mems team
was high score man for the night
with 212.
The score.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-02
Marquis Fiue OF Montclair
PLAY Here Tomorrow Night

The crack Marquis FIVE of Mont
clair has been secured through the
efforts of Rufus Allen. to oppose
the Original Auditorium team in the
latter's opening game on the Y. NJ.
II. A. court tomorrow night, after
the Rutgers Collegians cancelled
their game because of a fraternity
initiation at the college tomorrow
night. Although the Montclair
team is much stronger than the New
Brunswick outfit, especially for an
opening game. Manager Jacobsen is
confident of victory. The Amboy
players are sure that the fans will
now witness a better game.
The Montclair combination has
registered wins over the crack Free
hold combination on which Jimmie
CANTON Is starring this year; n
Glen Ridge five, Morristown and the
Orange Big Five.
Maseman. star pivot man of the
University of Illinois, last year will
play his regular position with the
Morristown outfit in this game and
Scheiffler, chosen as an All-New
Jersey interscholastic forward, will
be in m of the advance positions
for the visiting team. Jack Rose
will occupy the other forward posi-
ton, while Mort Parker and Dry
lock are the Montclair guards.
The Original Auditorium team an
all Amboy team, is expected to take
the floor lined up as follows:
Chick" Evans. center; "Blackie"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-02
FRESHMEN WIN
OVER S0PH. FIVE
Juniors Play Fast Game on
Court and Win by Score of
IL to 11--GirIS to Play.

In one of the most sensational
basketball games ever played to de-
eide the inter-class basketball cham
pionship of Perth Amboy High
School, Robert McWilliam was the
shining light in causing a freshman
victory by a score og 12-11 over the
sophomore class team in extra De-
riod. The sophomore-freshman
girls game scheduled for yesterday
afternoon, will be played this after
noon in connection with the junior
senior boys game to decide h in
ter-class championship.
Behind at the end Of half time
by a score of 7-2, the first year
players ba.tled hard to overcome
the FIVE point Lead. at the start OF
the second period. Roth dropped
in a field goal, and Martin followed
with a double counter, but Westcott
added another point to the sopho-
more score with a point from n
| free throw line. Martin knotted
the score with a double counter, but
| the sophomores again went into n
| lead as a result of a field goal by
Rasmussen.
With one minute to go and the
| sopromores leading by two points.
McWilliam pulled a spectacular
| shot from a corner of the court and
| tied the score, necessitating the
| playing of an extra period. Shortly
after the start of play in the extra
session, Westcott dropped in a foul
goal for the sophomore team, and
| this lead was held until McWilliam
came through with his second bas-
ket, with fifteen seconds to go, and
the game was won, 12-11.
Roth, McWilliam and Martin di-
vided scoring honors for winning
team, while Westcott. Dooley and
Rasmussen were high scorers for
the sophomores. Rasmussen was
replaced during the extra period by
johnson, because four personal
fouls were called on him.
This defeat eliminates the soph-
omore team from the inter-class
championship finals. having lost a
game to the juniors and freshmen,
and winning a game from the SEN
Tors. The freshmen r likewise
eliminated, having been defeated by
the seniors and juniors. and annex
ing yesterdays game with the soph-
omore team. The juniors have not
been defeated SO far in the series,
and a victory over the seniors this
afternoon will end the series.
The girls championship will be
decided by a game between the
senior and Junior girls tomorrow af-
ternoon.
The score
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-02
MATAWAN LOSES
To SPEEDWAYS
Amboy Team Wins Close
Game After Score Being
Tie in Middle of Last Half

The S~peedways of this city took
the place of the Saint Anthonys in
meeting the strong Matawan Big
Five, at Matawan, last night, the
Perth Amboy players winning, 1922.
The at the end of the first half
vas tie, 1915. During the initial
session Burns, the Matawan forward,
had dropped in two field goals, and
Leary. n of the home guards,
double counter, the remaining nine
points having been scored by Tassini.
their center, being the result of three
field and three foul shots. For the
Speedways Ray Handerhan parted
the shreds thrice from the field, ana
his brother. Bob. twice, one of which
vas a shot the full length of the hall.
Bradley, at forward. made n field
goal, and Brownmiller added three
points as the result of free throws.
When the last half started it had
been shown that the teams were
about evenly matched and it was
either combinations game. Mata-
wan took the lead, 17-15, as the re-
suit of a field goal by Burns. Brown.
miller added one point to the Speed
Fays' score, and Bob Handerhan put
the Amboy team in the lead, 1917,
with q pretty field goal. He followed
with another shortly after. Leary
cut down the margin between the
two teams to n point with a field
goal and Tassini tied the score al
1920 with a free throw.
Campion, the Speedway guard, put
his team in the lead when he
dropped in his first and only field
goal of the night. Bradley contrib
uted another two-pointer. making
the score 24-20 in the Speedways'
favor. Burns. the Matawan forward,
made one more field goal before the
whistle blew, this ending the home
teams scoring and boosting their to-
tai to %. Brownmiller made one
more basket for the ~Speedways be-
fore the end of the game, making
the final score 1922.
The score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-02
Nfatawan.
Speedways.
"Jingle Jingle" Coming.

From beginning to end, the COM
edy of Max Field. featured funny
nan Of I. II. Herk's Jingle Jingle"
is a continuation of knock-about
comedy jolts across the footlights.
Slapstick - which everyone will
agree is very good If handled prop
erly-has a place in Mr.. Fields
methods of amusing the public. and
he also ~elevates his art to the high
est pitch in other parts of the big
multiple scene burlesque, which Is
seen at the Majestic theatre next
Monday. The various changes of
costumes. which the prima donnas,
Stella and "Dimple" Dolly Morris
sey. make during the action Of the
show are the wonderment Of every
body. Where they manage to find
room for the vast assortment Of won-
derful gowns is beyond the compre-
hension of the feminine portion Of
the audience.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-02
..Bncky Weaver TO Talk.

Buck Weaver to Talk.
At the corner of Sixty-ninth n
Halstead streets. Chicago. is a small
drug store at which they sell sodas
and sundaes and asperin and other
sundries.
IL is Just like thousands of other
dispensaries with the exception hat
Buck" Weaver-once the pride or
the White Sox team and now an out
cast branded as a dishonest ball
player-works there.
Buck goes about his business Of
selling sodas and asperin with as
much pep and enthusiasm as he used
to SCOOP them UP around third base.
And Buck" maintains that he Is
innocent of the charges mad
against him and says that he will
prove 1t when given a hearing be-
fore the grand jury.
II know in my own heart that 1
never tossed a ball game. If my
conscience wasn't clear in this re
spect | would never think of taxi
ing a baseball in my hands again."
says Buck.
IT will tell everything about my
self; but there is one thing | won't
do, and that is say something against
anyone else. / hate a s%quealer."
Folks. let's withhold Judgment in
Bucks case until we know all. His
record in the thrown series doesn't
show any symptoms of his having
been a party to the wrongdoing.
Yes, Buck, we are all mighty in
terested in knowing what you have
to say-and we might add are hop
ing that you are what we had al
ways thought you were-a sweet
ballplayer and a credit to the game.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-02
AMBOY ELEVEN To PRACTICE
FOR TOTTENVILLE GAME

"Pox" Booz. manager of the Perth
Amboy football combination, an
nounces that there will be a short
signal drill of the team on the Y. NJ.
G. A. court tomorrow night, starting
at 7:15 o'clock. The manager re-
quests that all of the men report for
practice. so that the team will be all
set for the game with Tottenville on
Sunday afternoon.
The Amboy eleven was scheduled
to play the T~ottenville gridlron var
riors at Tottenville last Sunday. but
the game was put off on account OF
the weather. Amboy will likely have
the same lineup this Sunday as
they expected to use in the game
last Sunday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-02
SPEEDWAY FIVE
.TOFACE DU POINT
Senior HonorS to Have
Bearing on Game Tonight
on Y. M. c. A. Court, ParIin

A game that will have an all-im-
portant bearing on the awarding of
light senior championship honors at
the close of this season., will be
played on the Parlin Y. NJ. c. A.
court tonight. The Speedway bas-
ketball team of this city and the
Dupont five will furnish the oppo-
sition in this contest. and the game
will get under way at 9:15 o'clock.
The Speedway combination will
take the floor in this game. with
Charley Brownmiller and Ray Han
derhan in the advanced POSITIONS:
"Irv" Martin, pivot man, and Bob
Handerhan, John Bradley or Bill
Campion in the guarding positions.
The Speedway team has annexed
three straight games SO far this
year..
i. The home team. which has not
been very successful in games played
TO date, will likely use Anderson in
the center position. Fitzpatrick and
Eppinger. guards. and Eickelberger
and Newmark, forwards. Wood from
New Brunswick will referee the
game. The Speedway team will
meet at the Y. M. C. A. tonight at
z o'clock, and the trip to Parlin will
be made by auto.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-02
SPORTING NEWS
%
@0sms@0

The 1920 football scores
Are down within the book.
And basketball will take the stage
AS football gets the hook.
The gridiron game has switched
about,
It's not the same at all.
The forward-passer of today
Would star in basketball.
o
A football will stand just so much
kicking and that extends over Sax
or seven weeks.
The season is like track, baseball
and other forms of exercise. When
you get it you got it and after
Thanksgiving it's over.
We've learned a few lessons-that
is, some of the schools have.
For instance, Yale has learned
that the 1900 brand of football
doesn't pile up many touchdowns in
1920.
Harvard realizes that a few drop
kickers who can locate the bar are
handy to have around, especially
when playing in the Bowl.
Ohio State a be covered by this
formula-Pass from Workman to
Observation-Disclosures!
Notre Dame out-Gipped every
thing they could get a game with.
o
Georgia Tech played such a rug
ged game that some of the schools
decided not to invite them to their
party next fall.
A lot of the good forward passers
are basket shooters. They'll be in
good practice.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-02
Both Boys And Girls Teams
10 Play at the Parish House

up including Charley Sher. who has
appeared in many games in this city.
This team is hopeful of stopping the
rush of the shipyard workers.
Chrome Team Booked.
The United States Refining COM
pany's girls team of Chrome has
been booked bv Manager Ruth Ma
can of the local Girls club to fur
nish opposition to her team in the
the first game on the program o.
the evening. These two teams are
said to BE quite evenly matched and
an interesting contest is expected.
There will be dancing in connection
with the games.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-02

The Perth Amboy Dry Dock bas-
ketball team will endeavor to ring
up their seventh straight victory and
the Girls club basketball team will
play with the intention of winning
the opening game on their schedule,
in the big doubleheader arranged for
the Parish House court, Rector
street. tomorrow night.
Wesley Wilson's Dry Dock team,
having defeated some of the best
court outfits in the county. have been
booked to play a strong Tottenville
team in the game tomorrow night.
The Flyers. representatives of Tot
tenville on the court, boast of a line
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-02
ELKS TO BOWL
UNION HILL TONIGHT

The local representative Elks
bowling team in the state league will
travel to Union Hill tonight. where
a match will be rolled with the team
of that place. The trip to Union Hill
will be made in automobile. leaving
the club at Sis o'clock. Members
who are DESTROYS of making the trip
are requested to be at the club at
this time, as there will be a unmber
cars in the party.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-02

Regain and Lee" Roth, forwards,
and Pete" Hanson and "Rufie"
Allen. guards. This team has been
put through several practice ses-
and IS reported in tip-top con-
dition for the opening game.
Fred O'Brien's five piece orches-
ira has been secured to furnish the
music in connection with the dane
ing. The referee for the game has
not been announced as yet.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-02
Freshman Boys.
Referee, Evans.
Perfect CaddY.

DETROIT-At last a perfect cad
dy has been found. He is Emmett
Sullivan, aged 10. He was graded as
perfect by the Detroit Golf club Of
ficials, where he served last summer
along with 799 other caddies.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-02
Ship Ponies Soon.

NEW YORK-Ponies which will
be the mounts of the American Polo
team in the international COMPETE
ton in 1921 will be shipped to Eng
land soon in order that they'll be
acclimated.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-02
Junior Team Wants Games

A junior team whose average
weight is 120 pounds would like to
hear from teams having their w
| court. S. Nyckoff, box SOS, South
Amboy, is the manager.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-02
Ring Gallery.

ALBANY-The New York boxing
commission requires all boxers who
expect to box in the state to send
photographs of themselves. This will
prevent takers from posing under
many names.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-02

On December is the local bowl
ing and basketball teams will travel
to Washington, ID. c., and compete
with teams from hat place and on
December 81 they will travel to
Harrisburg for games there.
SPTS
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-02
Juniors Want Games

The Jefferson All Stars issue a
challenge to any team averaging
eighty-fve pounds. Sol Richman, of
81 Jefferson street, is their mana
ger.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-02
Credit to Game.

SEATTLE - Francisco Flores,
known as the Filipino Tiger" of the
ring, supports a family of twelve and
has never been accused of being
swell-headed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-02
SOUTH AMBOY SPORT
NEWS AND NOTES

BY Special Correspond mt.
SOUTH AMBOY. Dec. "a row.
city contest in the two bowling
leagues has been started at the local
Y. NJ. C. A. At the present time
there are two leagues, Glass A and
Glass b. Each league consists of six
teams with five men each. Com
mencing yesterday until Christmas
eve the man securing the highest
score in either league will be pre-
sented with a good sized turkey.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-02

The local Junior Order United
American Mechanics bowling team
will travel to Perth Amboy tonight
and roll a match against the Perth
Amboy Postoffice five on the Y. NJ.
c. A. alleys.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-02
Before buying that.
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-02

1t brings your New Edison for
Christmas without squeezing your
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