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The Washington times., 1920-10-23
Edison Relies on Dead
Mate to Pick Up First
Word on Spirit Phone
Americas Inventive Genius Dis.
covers Apparatus for Talk
ing With "Spirit" World.

NEW YORK. Oct. 23.-Thomss A.
Edison. Americas inventive genius.
believes that life. like matter. is eter-
nal. indestructible. and he is center
ing his attention on devising delicate
instruments that will put investiga-
tion OF psychic phenomena on
strictly scientific basis, entertaining
the slight hope that it may be pos
sible to get into communication with
the personality OF a fellow psychic
Investigator who has just died.
In an exclusive interview granted
Austin c. Lescarboura, managing
editor of the Scientific American. Mr..
Edison tells his views OF life and
death, discusses psychic phenomena
and ridicules the possibility of spirit
communication by means of ouija
boards and table rappings.
II cannot esneeive Of such . thing
- . spirit" Mr.. Edison says, In deny
inx thst he hss become spiritist.
Imagine something that has no
weight, no material form. no mass: in
a word. imagine nothing! l cannot be
party to the belief that spirits exist
and can be seen under certain circum-
stances and can be made to tilt tables
and rap and do other things Of a sim
iiar unimportant nature. The whole
thing is so absurd"
The apparatus which Mr.. Edison
Is reported to be constructing Is still
In the formulative stage, about which
he SAYS: ...
II have bees thlnking fer sene
time ef q machine or apparatus which
couh be operated ~ personalities
which have passed On to another
existence er sphere. New fsllSw Ne
carefuliy-I donr claim that eur per-
sonalftfes pass ON to another exist
ence OF sphere.
DOESN'T CLAIM ANYTHING.
'T don't claim anything because
don't know anything about the sub
ject. For that matter. no human be-
ing knows.
But I do claim that II is possible
to construct an apparatus which will
be so delicate that IL there are per-
sonslities In another existence or
sphere who wish to get in touch with
us in this existence or sphere, this
apparatus will at least give them a
better opportunity to express them
selves than the fitting tables and raps
and ouija boards and mediums and
the other crude methods now pur-
ported to be the only means OF COM
munication.
Tn truth. IT is the crudeness of
the present methods that makes me
doubt the authenticity of purported
communications with deceased per-
sons. Why should personalities in an
existence or sphere waste their time
working a little triangular piece of
wood over a board with certain let
tering on it?
"Why sAsald such personaIities
pSay praRks with tablet The
whole husiness seems 50 childish to
me that I frankly csnnot give II NJ
serious cSnsideratisn.
81 believe that IL we are to make
any real progress in psychic tnvesti-
CATION, we must do II with scientific
apparatus and in a scientific manner.
The Washington times., 1920-10-23

To Recover $500. 900 900 In Pure Gold
from the Csy.s where II Was Hidden Cen
tuvtc~ Asci So Tc~orrcw's Sunday
TIMES.
The Washington times., 1920-10-23

Generous C~~h Prise. offered to Women
who Have the largest or the Smallest
waist.i s~e rencsvc~'s Sunday TIMES.
The Washington times., 1920-10-23
man IN AUTO PARTY SHOT IN rum QUARREL

pEGGY O'NEIL, London
music hall favorite, who
has returned to the stage fol-
lowing q months illness due to
an attempt to poison her. Miss
O'Neil says q box Of poisoned
candy was sent 10 her dressing
room.
The Washington times., 1920-10-23

How an Evening at tho Tro.ter Cc-t q
vAsncus Artist Ills Wifs's Irve-s To-
u>srrpw's Sunday TtMrS
The Washington times., 1920-10-23

Happy too-y~sr-Oh pVtde9vcow Es
Aaws Why It's Never Too late to Oct MAJ
vssA-iu Tsxscvvsv's Sunday T1MEs.
The Washington times., 1920-10-23
WEATHER.:

Fair t~skskt As1 sus-
IAy. ssaew Nat ce~tss TO
aiGAl G~stie ts a~Aer-
ate asssheast wtsA.-
T~aperstuse at B ~'et~ck.
- AeGr~eA-
The Washington times., 1920-10-23

Men that have power and intelli-
gence in this country should be
thinking about many things be
sides adding to the amount Of
money they already have. They
should think about keeping the
great crowd satisfied and busy,
about supplying work which could
easily be supplied through Gov
ernment direction to millions that
will be lacking work presently.
At Fall River, Mass, six hun
dred workingmen and women vol
unfairly suggested cut in wages
TO keep running the mill that en-
ploys them. There is common
sense. A good example set before
employers.
In New York the most disgrace
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column 81
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-07-02

MEN AND wOMEN-$lOO weekly
possible In your own town. Selling ex-
perience unnecessary. McGolrick, st.
Cloud, MINI.
Attention. want to hear from party
having farm for sale. Give price and
description. L. w. Borah, box 24S,
Champaign, Ill.
Good farms amp buildings with live
stock, tools and machinery, for sale In
Kent and Ionis counties, on good roads,
near markets, at SIS to 800 per acre;
Easy terms Frank G. Alger, Lowell,
Mich. At
Union phone 297 will reach the best
place to market your poultry, eggs and
cream. Swift q Co.-Adv
FARM WANTED--Wa nted to hear
from owner of farm or good land for
sale. Send price and description. Fall
delivery. L. Jones, box 55l, Olney, Ills.
WANTED-A first. class dry goods
man window trimmer; good ste dy job;
must have good references Address
w. s. Proud, Alma. Mich.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-07-02

food to add to our own scanty produc-
ton. And yet we have a soil which
in extent and fertility ought to be able
to feed five times our present popula-
ton, but it will not feed our existing
population unless the country soon
comes to a realization of the whole
situation and ceases to fight a profit
able price for the farmer, and, on the
contrary, does all in its power to make
farming profitable, to lessen the bur-
den of farm life, to add to the COM
forts of the farm, and in that way to
turn the tide back from the city to
the country. In that is our only safe
ty.
The bean is a soil crop of exceed
ingly high nutritive value, greatly in
demand by the people at all times, and
imperatively so in times of war or
famine. 1t is an important rotating
crop to the farmer and furnishes nj
trogen that enriches soil impoverish-
ed by nonleguminous crops. The
marked decline in the production of
beans is matter of serious concern.
The legislation herein recommended
would encourage production of this es-
sential food product and would tend to
turn the tide of population back to
the farm. The abandoning of farms
and crowding if cities increases the
spirit of unrest; adversely affects the
nations prosperity, and enhances the
danger of food shortage and possible
famine. 1t is vastly more difficult to
return men to the farms than to en-
tice them away. The wise policy is
the one that will make and keep this
nation self-sustaining.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-07-02
Chautauqua or Circus.

The manager was strolling about
the big Chautauqua tent, which had
Just been set up in q small Missouri
town. and the boys were laying the
plank seats, when the whir of engines
was heard, and two automobiles ap-
'Heared, racing furiously toward the
Chautauqua grounds. They stopped
side by side In the dust and smoke
of heavily set brakes, and the drivers
leaped from their seats and ran at
top speed toward the astonished Chau.
tauqua manager.
I'm butcher" gasped the first
I'm hutcher!" cried the second.
Then both together they shouted, 81
want the contract to furnish meat for
the animals youths Companion.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-07-02

AGENTS WANTED-Lady or gent.
leman agent in Owosso for Watkins
Famous Products. Watkins goods
known everywhere. Big profits. Write
today. Watkins Company, SO Winona,
MINI.
CLERKS. men, women. for Railway
Mail and Government Clerkships. Age,
IS upward $ll0 monthly. Experience
unnecessary. Examinations June l6
For free particulars, write j. Leonard,
Former Civil Service Examiner) 2l2
Equitable Bid, Washington, ID. G. ~
WANTED-Help. Married man for
farm work. House furnished Must
be experienced in cutting timber. APP
ply to IT. E. Hartman. Ashley. Mich.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-07-02

Using himself, but has been content to
live his life, do his work faithfully
and we'll, and let the world judge him
as it will. He is rugged personality,
physically, mentally and morally, an
Abraham Lincoln sort of a man, great
in his simplicity. The convention act
ed wisely.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1920-07-02
Acid-Stonach
Notice of Taking Roads Into County
Road System.

Notice of Taking Roads Into County
Road System.
At q meeting Of the Board of County
Road Commissioners held at the Court
House in Corunna, June 25 1920
Observation-Disclosures Bailey, Par.
menter and Cline. I
Commissioner Cline presented the fol.
lowing resolution which WAS unani.
mously adopted:
Resolved, by the Board of County
Road Commissioners of Shiawassee
County that the following described
roads he taken into the County Road
System for construction and mainten.
ance:
(45) Beginning at the State Reward
Road at the north. west corner of Sec
ton one, Sciota Tow nship, and running
west to county line between Middle.
bury and Sciots Townships.
(44 Beginning at the intersection of
the north and south quarter line
through sections 90 and 20, Bennington
Township, and the section line between
said sections, thence west on section
line TO intersection of angling road in
north east corner said section 20 of
Bennington Township, thence south.
westerly through sections 80 and 30
Bennington Township, thence and ang.
ling south westerly and north. westerly
through sections 25 and 28 of Sciota
Township, which road is commonly
known as the Grand River Road, Shis.
wsssee County, Michigan.
(43) Commencing at the corner com.
mon to sections 81 and 90, % and 81,
running thence south one mile between
sections 90 and 81. thence west one
mile between sections 81 and "a, thence
south one mile between sections "a and
rs, all In the Township OF Rush, thence
south In the Township Of Owosso be.
tween sections Q and 3. 10 and II. IA
andl5, three miles to the West Main
Street Road.
ROY G. BAILEY,
AMOS PARMENTER,
WIN n. CLINE,
Board OF County Road Commission ers
Shiawassee County, Michigan 1879
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-16
Big Bouts at Garden

Two fifteen round bouts featured
the card at the Madison Square
Garden last night. Jack Sharkey,
the West Side bantam, administered
a severe drubbing TO Charley Le-
doux. bantam champion of Europe,
while Joe Lynch and Jabez White
boxed a draw. The preliminary
events, both of which ended in dis
qualifications. frankie Genaro, a
New York boy, Olympic flyweight
champion and national and metro
politan bantam champion of the A.
A. u. was in the midst of an inter-
esting bout with Joe Coletti, Of this
city. when the bout was brought 10
a sudden ending, Genaro claiming
to have been hit below the belt. The
claim was allowed. but many around
the ringside expressed their opinion
that Coletti's blow to the stomach
vas not foul.
In the other prelim Max ReisIer,
SON of John the Barber, fought
FREDDY Reese, and although the for
mer was winning he was disquali-
fed in the second.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-16
W GRDWON CONTESTS, ATTRACT COLLEGE FOOTBALL ENTHUSIASTS IN EAST TODAY
DRY DOCKS FIVE
AT FAST PRACTICE

The Perth Amboy Dry Docks
basketball team held their first
practice session of the season on
Kozusko's court last night, and
about twelve men turned out to try
for a position on the team. The
turnout last night and the showing
of the men in their initial appear
ance on the court this season gave
Manager Wesley Wilson great con-
fidence.
With Harold Runyon in the pivot
position, Campbell and Kurowsky in
the guarding positions, and Brown.
miller and Rankin in the advanced
positions. the dry dock company has
a representative team capable of
opposing the strongest team in this
Vicinity. There are a number of
good utility men available for serv-
ice on the basketball team.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-16
RUTGERS, WITHOUT DUFFY,
MEETS VIRGINIA POLY TODAY

NEW BRUNSWICK - Rutgers
will meet the Virginia Poly
team here today minus the services
of Duffy. the elusive little halfbsck.
whose clever work has featured the
Rutgers attack this year. Duhy In
iured his leg against Lehigh last
week. Captain Gardner will again
be in the backtield. although he has
not been in practice all week. billiard
looks like the most likely choice for
Duffy's place.
After a long individual drill on de-
Tense work yesterday the team was
put through an extensive signal
practice, buf>there was no scrim-
maging. 1t is expected that a num-
Der of new plays will be tried
against Virginia. The Southerners
have been heading all season toward
this game and will give Rutgers a
hard battle.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-16
AMb4YS To PLAY
BOUND BROOK
BIackie Regain to Take Fast
Lot of Ball Tossers Out Of
Town Tomorrow.

The Perth Amboy Baseball Club
under the leadership of Edward
"Blackie" Regain will play the first
of a series of travelling games to-
morrow afternoon. The strong Bees
of Bound Brook is the team picked
by Manager Regain as the first to be
scalped by the local diamond tossers.
This representative Amboy team
should make as good a showing as
did the team piloted by Joseph Null
len which closed its season on last
Sunday afternoon. The Amboy
players will leave the corner of State
and Smith streets at / o'clock tomor-
row afternoon.
The Bound Brook aggregation has
set up an enviable record so far tins
year having defeated some OF the
strong teams in this state. The en-
tire team and its followers are con-
fident of registering a win over the
outfit Regain plans to place on the
field.
Harry Applegate will occupy the
mound for the Amboys in this game.
Eddie Grassick. the crack Railway
player. will do the receiving, Regain
will be stationed at the initial sack,
Jack Egan will play the keystone
position, "Pud" Stinson will play
his usual territory while Wee Willie
Christopherson will handle every
thing that comes near the difficult
corner. In the outfield the Amboy:
will have Pfeiffer, Milchick ano
Hornsby.
This team looks good both de-
fenseively and extensively and should
furnish the best team Bound Brook
can place on the field. plenty Of OPP
position.
Manager Regain Of the Amboyi
has arranged to run a bus from the
corner of Smith and State streets
on Sunday afternoon to the grounds
in Bound Brook. The bus VII
leave this city at 1 o'clock and the
| charge will be 81 a seat. The Am
boy manager announces that an.
fans desiring to accompany the team
on Sunday should be on hand earl,
and comfortable riding Is promised
Managers Regain of the Amboy
and Carney Of the Matawan team
! conferred last night on arrangement
for a game at Matawan a week from
Sunday. This game will be played
If Matawan defeats Keyport tomor
row..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-16
WHAT THEY SAY
Hank GoMdy.

A catcher occupies a very i'm
part I'm q world series. but
often he doesn't get much credit
Hank Gowdy. who caught the shorl
series for the Braves that turned
back Connie Mack's miracle team
a catchcr's Job on a winning
team is much easier than on n
loser. A winning team hats good
pitchers and they help 10 make
things smoother for the receiver.
They have control. That's the
answer. A catcher who isn't
fast, and few Of them are, has
to do something that the crowd
can see in order tn get credit.
The most visible thing to do Is
to hit. The fates were very kind
to me ON my sole appearance
in . big eerios. I hit .545 for
the classic, aud ] was told hat
was a good mark. II was, but i
had sense enough 10 realize that
1 was very lucky. The batter
who hits .545 I'm any SERVES Is
lucky. even n he had the ability
OF Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth
rolled into one. The world
series reputation is a great thing
while IL lasts"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-16

October TWELVE has gone But
the happenings on that day have
made history.
Three of those events were
tremendously important to sport. OF
these one has added color to base
ball, another has settled all doubts
as to the greatest horse in the world.
and the other has given our boxing
a new stimulus.
Cleveland's winning the world title
in baseball will mean much to the
game. The city had never had a
pennant during its AZ years or more
in organized baseball. The town
gloats over its champions like a
child over a new toy. 1t gives the
whole baseball world a new angle to
an old subject. Had Brooklyn won
the title, it would not have aroused
the same wave Of enthusiasm, for the
Dodgers have been pennant winners
before.
Man o. War. by galloping a run
away race from Sir Barton, at
Windsor, Canada. has shown that he
is in a class by himself as a horse.
II means that his superiority will
probably be a barrier to his enter
ing future races. Yet 1t proves that
the Riddle three-year-old colt is the
nearest thing to a perfect horse we
have today.
And Carpenter. by decisively beat
ing Levinsky, will serve as a brace
to boxing. If the Frenchman hadn't
gotten over the American trial
horse" his name would have been
mud so far as boxing in this country
is concerned. But now they can go
ahead with a proposed Dempsey
Carpenter battle without blushing.
All of these turning points in sport
came grouped on the date of October
TWELVE. No wonder 1t made
history. And that's that.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-16
KEASBEY JUNIOR
ELEVEN IS FORMED


KEASBEY. Oct. 16:-Under the
guidance of Coach Katrausky the
keasbey Junior football team is
last rounding into shape for the
opening game only a week away.
The team is composed mostly OF
the veterans of last season and an
other successful season is being
looked for. There is lots of good
material out for the team and the
regulars are all fast getting into
their usual stride. Last season the
team went through with five vic.
tories and no defeats. Metuchen
was thrice defeated in close and in
.eresting games.
Practice sessions have been held
several nights this week and new
plays ar being worked with good
results. The entire squad will prac-
tice several nights next week in
preparation for the opening game.
Among those who are expected to
represent the team are: Maier.
sullivan. Lovas. Grispart, w. Romer,
j. Romer, Piasko. Jensen, logan.
Stark brothers, Schuster, Parsler,
Blanchard and others.
The team averages 1870 pounds
and would like to hear from teams
of that weight. Address Harry
Maier. Fords. N. ].
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-16
COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMES
PLAYED IN EAST TODAY

Pittsburgh Y g. Syracuse.
Boston College VS.. Yale.
williams VS.. Harvard.
Wash and Lee VS.. Princeton.
Lafayette VS.. Pennsylvania
Holy Cross VS.. Dertnoute.
Amherst VS.. Columbia.
Colgate VS.. Brown.
Union VS.. Cornell.
North Carolina State vs. Penn
State.
Bucknefl vs. Annapolis.
Springfield VS.. West Point.
New York University VS.. Wesis-
Georgetown VS.. W. Va. Wesleyan.
Lehigh VS.. Rochester.
Rutgers VS.. Virginia Poly.
Pennsylvania VS.. Center.
Hamilton VS.. Rensselaer,.
Stevens VS.. Swathmore.
Geneva VS.. Washington and Jeffer<
son. a
Georgia Tech VS.. Vanderbilt.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-16
NEWARK five
HERE TONIGHT
win Appear at the Auditorium
Court in Opposition to Bill
Manning's Fast Local Five

The highly touted Newark Turner
basketball team will appear in this
city tonight tc furnish opposition
to the local representative court
team in the third game on the
schedule of Bill Manning for his
Auditorium basketball team. Man
ning's team won the first two games
defeating the Triangles Of Brooklyn
in the opening encounter and the
Favorites of Newark on last Satur-
day night. The Auditorium mana
ger announces that tonight's game
will positively get under way shortly
after 8 o'clock.
There is every reason to believe
that the game tonight will be a
whirlwind affair particularly since
the Newark outfit was only able to
score a seven point victory owe a
team piloted by Manning last Sum-
day night in Newark. With his reg
ular lineup in the fold the manager
of the local team feels confident of
turning the tables.
Eddie Schelling, who proved a big
attraction with the Windsor five,
and various other Newark teams in
this city last year, and then was
signed up Harold Hoffman to play
with the Riversides representing
South Amboy. will be in IN of the
advanced positions for the Newark
ers. This year in addition to play
ing with the Newark Turner's, he
performs with the National Turns in
Sunday afternoon games. Role, a
fast man and a good shot, will be
Seedlings side kick at forward.
Stretch" Meehan. the tallest man
playing basketball today, and who
stands six feet eight inches in his
stocking feet, also will be in the
Turner's lineup for the game to-
night. Meehan has served with court
teams representing Seton Hall COL
lege .Riversides OF South Amboy,
Newark Turner's teams in the East
ern and Pennsylvania leagues and
numerous other outfits. This year
better than ever before he is MAX
ing good use of his enormous
advantage in height.
Boyle and Schartoff, two of the
best defensive men in the game to-
day. will occupy the guard position
for the visitors in the game against
the Auditorium five.
Hank" Thomas, the only loca
basketball tosser on Bill Manning's
toster, is expected to play his regular
position tonight. Reilly and Calder
will be stationed in the advanced
positions, while Cosgrove and Har-
rigan will do the guarding for the
home team.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-16
MATAWAN TO PLAY
KEYPORT TOMORROW

MATAwAN, Oct 16.-All Matawan
will accompany Dick Carney's
Matawan ball tossers to Keyport to-
morrow afternoon where they stack
forces against the baseball nine of
that place. in what is expected to
be the deciding game of the series
between these two teams. The two
teams made arrangements at the
start of the series that the first team
to cop four games would be declared
the winner.
Aicer Jensen who already has won
three games for Carney's team out
OF four games played will occupy
the mound for the local team in the
coming bsttle, while Meyer Larson
will do the catching. Stretch"
Burke will play first, Johnny Fuller
ton will patrol the shortfeld posi-
ton, Bill Gloff plays third and Jim
Romer Will play center. The game
will start at 3:15 o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-16
SEASON OPENS
IN TOTTENVTlLE TOMORROW

The football season in To'tenvflie
will be opened tomorrow afternoon
with a game between the Totem
Vile eleven and the fltty-
Fiftys of Stapleton. Sporting fans
in T~ottenville are looking forward
to as successful a season on the
gridiron as was enjoyed by the re-
preventative Tottenville team on the
diamond this season The Stapleton
management boasts of a stronger
team this year than last. and
promises to bring a big following
down for This game. The contest
will be played on the T. A. c. oval
and will get under way about 3
O'Clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-16
lYCEUMS TO OPEN
SEASON ON COURT

The baseball team under the
management of Tom Snyder placed
on the field by the Lyceum A. G.
having completed their schedule,
the club has now made arrange
ments to place a basketball team on
the court to carry the colors of the
club. Fred Madsen, who has been
connected with sport doings in this
section for some time, will manage
the Lyceum basketball team.
Manager Madsen is DESTROYS of
arranging games with the strongest
light senior outfits in this vicinity.
home games to be played on KoZus-
kos court in Hall avenue The
Lyceum team is DESTROYS of booking
a game for this Tuesday night with
any light senior team in this coun-
ty. Address all challenges to 60S
Charles street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-16
R. & H. B0WlERS
BEAT R. R. MEN

The Roessler G. Hasslacher bowl
ing team handed a nifty lacing to
the representative alley team of the
Central Railroad of New Jersey
local branch on the Y. M. c. A. al
leys last night, the chemical work
ers taking three straight games. Jim
Romer and Meyer Larson. two of
his city's diamond stars, were tied
for high average honors in this
match with an average of III for
the three games. Larson won high
score honors for the night, running
up a score of 21S in the last game.
~Sixty-eight points separated the
two teams at the end of the first
game. 101 at the end of the second
and 127 at the end Of the final
game.
The score.