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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-17

wait He said he was not sure OF
his identification Of Green and want
ed to make sure.
Assured that no effort would be
made to remove Green, the crowd
then dispersed.
Shortly after this the rioting broke
out.
Mayor Wedham appealed to white
persons not to start trouble before
the rioting began. Then he urged
the blacks to put away their arms
and go home.
1--WE won't start trouble and we
won't object if they hang Green if it
is proven he is guilty. the negro
leader said. But we want it positive
that he is guilty, and until it is
| known positively we ARE ready to
prote.t him.
Several whites at that remark
started toward the negroes. Mayor
! Wedham waved them back. The
negroes went to a negro cafe a short
distance away. Despite efforts OF
the mayor and other authorities
whites began to surround the cafe.
/ Soon there were close to three hun
dred whites in the crowd. Several
negroes slipped out the back door OF
the cafe. From behind a billboard
near the Presbyterian church, one of
/ them fired a shotgun.
Officials believe the shot was Tired
| in the air. But it stirred the whites.
A rain of bullets was poured into the
section where negroes were massed
Then came answering fire from the
negroes.
Four wounded white men were
! taken to tho hospital.
Meanwhile there were sporadic
outbreaks of race rioting in various
parts Of Independence. Shots Were
| exchanged in several districts.
| A call for legionnaires brought
more than a hundred former dough
bows. who assisted local authorities
in patrolling the streets and finally
] succeeded in restoring order. Seventy
veterans came from Neodosha, six
| teen miles away.
Two Are Dead.
INDEPENDENCE, Kas., Dec. IT.
| Alarmed over the growing serious
ness of race riOting which broke out
here last night as result OF the
! murder of white merchant ny
negro, authorities have requested OF
Governor Henry Allen that troops be
rushed here TO prevent further
| trouble.
! Two men-a white boy and
negro-were killed and four others
! injured, three probably fatally. when
blacks and whites clashed in the
streets.
/ The trouble started following the
, killing earlier in the day OF r. n
! Wharton, grocer, by a negro Late
in the day Noble Green. negro was
captured by a posse and taken tc
Jail.
Last night eight armed negroes
appeared on the streets. and Wher
! officials attempted to disarm then
! thew opened fire. Lawrence Giennan
a high school boy, white, fell. sho'
through the lungs. Arthur Harper
a negro, then was killed. The fou1
men injured included three white
! fCo3tinued on mage q
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-17
END OF LIQUOR SUPPLY
SAID TO BE IN SIGHT

Prohibition Commissioner Kramer
told the house ways and means COM
mittee today that liquor stored under
government supervision will last only
two or three years, if the rate at
which it is being illegally withdrawn
is continued
Providing Withdrawals could be
limited to proper USE there would
be enough to last fifteen or twenty
years, Kramer said He declared that
law enforcement can be accomplishs
ed only by greater cooperation OF
STATE and local officials.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-17
THEATRES ARE
STILL CROWDED
Business Never Better in Chi
cago No Matter How
Others are Suf-
fering.
PEOPLE FORGET GRIEF
Prediction That Admission Prices Wsil
be Lower, But Reduction Ex-
pected to be
Gradual.
JBy Don T.. Chamberlain, United
Press Staff Correspondent

[By Don T.. Chamberlain, United
Press staff Correspondent
CHICAGO, Dec. lin ancient
days every king with weighty prob
lens on his mind had his Jester to
crack Jokes and play funny antics
to prevent him from worrying.
Today the people rule and their
iester-the real, and reel stage-ll1t
worry over unemployment and re-
duced wages from their minds.
With industries in all parts OF the
country slashing wages and letting
ont thousands Of workers, the theat-
rical and motion picture business Is
at the height of its prosperity with
out any sign of let-up, according TO
leading movie and theatre owners
here.
Every theatre in Chicago is enjoy
,;np full houses, according to Harry
bJ Powers, veteran theatrical owner.
Powers owns controlling interest,"
and is manager OF five of Chicago's
leading theatres. - :,
eve never had a greater volume OF
business" said Powers. "OpE houses
piay 10 capacity ever5 night ana we
are generally sold out the day be-
fore"
Powers said business depression
has not shown any effect on the
theatre going public.
at would be d tragedy if the
people didn't have the theatres 10
help them forget their troubles ne
said. "and perhaps that's the reason
why we haven't been hit as hard as
other INDUSTRIES =
! Powers predicted a reduction III
theatre prices.
/ "But it will be gradual and may
be years before it reaches the pre-
war price, he said
TOP price for theatre seats mere
are S.. Before the war they were
$3.50.
Powers declared theatrical pros
perity is general. An instance ne
cited was the receipts Of The Folllef
| in Detroit, last week, which ne sale
totalled $4,000.
! Movies are doing tremendous
business at all prices, according tc
motion picture men.
| IDu Houseman, who Is aiding
David w. Griffith in staging spec
tacular production here at " pei
seat, said the house is being nlleo
at every performance.
The people were educated durlne
the war to like amusement and MOI
know what relief it means to be
entertained in time Of trouble. said
Houseman. 81 look for continued
prosperity in the movie game
Lesser priced movie men also salC
thew were enjoying a successful
season. Large crowds of patrons
can be found almost every night at
the movie.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-17
Eioht Cent Car Fare.

DES MONIES, Iowa, Dec. IL
Federal Judge Martin J. Wade denied
the petition of the city of Des
Moines for permission to appeal its
case against the Des Moines Street
Railway company to the federal cir
cujt court of appeals The judge
ruIed the case was not appealabie
because the street car company being
in the hands of receiver was under
direction of the court.
The courts answer means the
eight cent fare will go into effect
mere next Monday as scheduled
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-17
FACTORIES ARE
BEING CLOSED
Shut Downs Because of Lack o.
Orders, With Wage Reductions
Announced in Some
Places.

ELIZABETH, N. j., Dec. IAN
nouncement were made of the shut
ting down or curtailing of large in
dustrial plants here.
The main plant of the Singer Sew
ing Machine company, employing
5000, announced it would close from
December % to January 6, because OF
lack of orders
The Diehl Manufacturing company,
beginning December IS, will make
fiat wage reduction of 10 percent in
lieu of laying off employees.
At the Moore plant of the Bethle-
hem Ship Building corporation 1T
was stated several hundred employees
had been dismissed in the last three
days, officials explaining no further
orders were in sight.
Nashua Mills to Cut Pay.
NASHUA, N. H, Dec. ia re-
duction and readjustment of wages
will be effective January in the
Nashua and Jackson mills of the
Nashua Manufacturing company.
The mills together employ 5000 in
the manufacture of cotton goods.
To Shut Down Ten Days.
MANCHESTER. N. H., Dec. IL
The Amoskeag Manufacturing com
pany, employing 1880 persons, an
nounced a ten-day shutdown, COM
mencing December %, and a wage
reduction of 221a percent. Work will
be resumed under the new wage
schedules January 8, the cotton divi-
sions working three days a week, as
at present, and the w7orsted depart
ments, which have been idle for sew
eral months, resuming gradually.
Farm Labor Wages Reduced.
FRESNO, Calf, Dec. 17.-Reduc'
tions of wages for farm labor of from,
25 to SO cents a day were put into
effect by the Valley Fruit Growers
association.
Strike Against Garment Plant.
TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 5.-A strike
against the closed garment plant OF
| the Cohen, Frieiander & Martin com
many was declared by the Garment
Workers union by Morris Pearlstein
international vice president of thai
organization. The plant was CLOSED
more than a week ago because o.
adverse business conditions" Abou
! 200 men and women were employed
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-17
RECIUSE LEFT FORTUNE
TO UNITED CHARITIES

Heron was pitied by his poor neigh
bors for his apparent poverty.
In that time he lived in a single
brick room. It's walls were unplas-
tered and the floor was cold and
bare.
He was found dead yesterday, hav-
ing been overcome from escaping
gas.
Examination of his effects revealed
a will leaving everything to the
United Charities.
Police laughed until a search OF a
safe deposit box showed that he held
Gilt edge securities worth several
hundred thousand dollars.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-17
1920 SEASON
WAS GOOD ONE
County and District Fairs Were Un
usually Successfu! This Year
In Iowa-Marked increase
in Exhibits.

in Exhibits.
DES MONIES, Dec. 1.-THE season
of 1920 has been the most successful
in the history Of Iowa's county and
district fairs, according to report
recently issued by A. r. Corey. sec
retary of the Iowa department Of
agriculture.
Ninety-four fairs were held in the
state during the last year; Seventy
seven fairs showed profit OF $219,-
922 and seventeen recorded loss OF
s17,479.
There was a marked increase in
the exhibits at these fairs. according
to Secretary Corey's report. Swine
exhibits showed more than 81 900
during 1920 as compared to $4,000
the previous year.
Attendance totals at all county
and district fairs in Iowa ran slightly
higher than in 1919.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-17
Several Hundred Thousands In
Safe Deposit Box of Sup
posed Beggar.

uTnited Press Leased Wire service ]
CHICAGO, Dec. 1-Wealth' estl,
mated at several hundred thousand
dollars was left by Michael Heroh,
Is year old recluse, according 10 pahk
officials here today.
For more than score OF years,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-17
Will Last Only Two or Three
Years at Rate of With
draWal.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE end
of the liquor supply of this country Is
in sight.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-17
,owa Supreme Court Decisions.

Especial to 1le cate NIty.J
DIES MONIES, Dec. l7.->State
versus Happen, appellant, Story
county, affirmed.
Stewart versus Todd, appellant,
Van Buren county, supplementary
affirmed.
Logan versus Davis, appellant,
/ O'Brien, reversed.
Boatwright versus American 1nsur-
ance Co., Polk county, affirmed.
Fisher, appellant, versus paup'
Shelby county. reversed.
Brown, appellant, versus Gray,
Pottawattamie county, reversed and
remanded.
! Fleming versus Merchants Life In
s,1rance Co., Polk county, affirmed.
. Christensen. appellant versus Har
ris. Cerro Gordo county, affirmed.
Shooting stars seem to have no aim
and no one ere on earth seems tC
know what thS are shooting foE.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-17
Iowa Weather Report.

IOWA-Fair. Slightly colder to-
night.
Local observations-Dec 16. 7 p.
M, 43; Dec. II, a. m, 81.
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-17

Illinois Missouri Weather.
HLJEOIS-Fair. Not much change
in temperature.
MTSSOLn-gair. Slightly colder
tonight
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-30
IN. f. A. staG Specially

DENVER, Col.-Although she has
no arms, Mrs. j. c. Teayarden, is
able to give her tiny baby the same
care that other mothers give and
every bit of clothing the baby wears
was made by the mother.
Physicians and nurses at the hos
pital where the stork brought little
Delphia May. were amazed at the
facility with which Mrs. Teagarden,
born with no arms, cared for her
baby using teeth. feet and shoulders.
The tiny clothes were made with
greater skill. say other mothers,
than many normal ome possess.
Mrs. Teagarden operated the sewing
machine with her feet and guided
the cloth through the machine with
her teeth.
She has always used her feet for
the purposes most people employ
their hands. She keeps her own
house. cooks and makes the beds,
and she Is able to comb her own
hair with a comb held in her toes.
Before the birth of Delphia May
her mother was greatly worried
lest the child have the same afflic-
ton, but Delphia May is as nor
NAL a caild as one could wish. No
n OF the other members of Mrs.
T~eagarden's family are deformed
In any way.
Mrs. Teagarden is the wife of a
street car man here. She former
ly was with a circus side show
and will return TO 1t, since her hus-
band Is at present out of work.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-30
TOTTENVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. William Wincapaw
and son. of Manhattan. have been
Visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Du Bots.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Matheson
have been entertaining the latter's
mother. Mrs. EDNA Pearce, of West
New Brighton.
Captain and Mrs. Reuben Andro-
vette, have returned from a few days
visit at Washington. d. c.
Mrs. Katherine Brown and Miss
e. Blanche Brown have been visit
ing Miss Gertrude Bell. of Brook
iyn.
Reuben Cooley. of New Haven,
Conn.,. visited his brother and sister
here over the holiday.
Bentley Lodge No. $40, Odd Fell
lows, at its meeting last night con-
ferred the first degree on a candi-
date. Arrangements were made for
comforting the second degree next
Monday night.
Court Tottenville No. Alb, Forest
ers of America, has arranged for a
euchre to be held Thursday night,
December 9. at knights Of Columbus
hall. A number of prizes will be
awarded.
A business meeting Of the w. C.
7. U. will be held tomorrow after
noon at the home of Mrs. John
Mosely, Fisher avenue.
A rehearsal of the Tottenville
Community orchestra was held last
night at the Masonic temple.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-30

CASE IN COURT
Corp. Counsel 0'Brien Files
Brief and Asks Matter Put
Off Until Thursday.

BY Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, Nov. S0-Corpo-
ration Counsel O'Brien appearing
before Supreme Court Justice Van
Siclen In Brooklyn yesterday for ar
gument in the injunction issued to
the Union S~hipbulding Corporation
restraining the city of New York,
from interfering with the shipbuild-
ing concern in the matter of the
erection of a fence at the foot of
Main street, which the latter claims
to own. filed a brief and asked that
the argument be postponed until
Thursday of this week. Assistant
Corporation Counsel Draper was
with the corporation counsel. j..
Marion Carver, superintendent and
general manager of the shspbuilding
corporation to whom the writ was
Issued last Friday by Supreme JUS
tice Van Siclen was there in the in
terest of that concern.
Augustus J.. Van Wyck Company,
attorneys of Manhattan, are the
counsel for the shipbuilding concern
according to Mr.. Carver, who have
been retained to look after his in
terest and that Of the company that
he represents. With. the postpone
ment of this case. the hearing of
William L. Murray, a foreman of the
shipbuilding corporation charged
with erecting a fence at the foot of
Main street. which was to have come
up today in the second district court
has been postponed indefinitely, ac-
cording to the announcement made
yesterday. While the Ease Is pend
ing the temporary fence erected in
place Of the one taken down by the
borough highway department still
remains standing. The fence war is
attracting considerable attention be-
cause of its bearing on other street
outlets to the water throughout the
island to be reclaimed by the city
of New York.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-30
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
SMOKER NEXT TUESDAY

BY Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, Nov. 30-Mayor
Garfield. Of Kingston. N. Y, grand
chancellor of the Knights of Pythias
of the state of New York, with Dis
trict Deputy Grand Chancellor John
j. Dohme, Supreme Representative
Frank j. Martin and Vice Chancel-
lor Jerome f. Jackson, of Lincoln
Lodge No. 1923. of Manhattan, are
expected to be at the smoker of
Richmond Lodge No. so, knights
of Pythias. that Is to be held next
Tuesday night at Amicitia hall.
Pleasant Plains. An excellent pro-
gram is promised for the evenings
entertainment. II. w. Born, man.
ager of the Harry Gardner vaude-
Vile agency. a member of the order.
has promised to be present with the
other artists for the affair. Invita-
tions have been extended to all the
members of the lodge and 1t is ex-
pected that a. large turnout will be
an hand for the event.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-30
PLEASANT PLAINS

Miss Margaret G. Cuthbert, daugh-
ter of John Cuthbert, of Prince Bay,
was home Thanksgiving Day, after a
successful operation performed re-
Gently at Thomas Health Institute,
New Brighton.
Mrs. William q. Sharrott. eighty
nine years old, is seriously Ill at her
home in Amboy road.
Joseph Lutte, or Kreischerviile.
has succeeded Joseph brennan as
rural mail carrier at the Prince Bay
station.
Miss Charlotte Bollman has recov-
cred from a recent operation at the
Memorial hospital.
August Werner with his family
have moved into their new house
here.
William HARRISON, of Manhattan,
was a local visitor in town yester-
day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-30
CHICKEN THIEVES AGAIN
ACTIVE IN TOTTENVlLLE

T6TTENVILLE, Nov. 30:-
Chicken thieves were again active
Sunday night according to reports
received by the police yesterday.
William d. Frerichs, of 1908 Amboy
road. reports that between 4 p. m.
Sunday and 8 a. m. yesterday six
teen chickens valued at $32 we're
stolen from his hennery in the rear
of his home, and Mrs. Walker, of
$50 Huguenot avenue, Huguenot
Park, reports that between 6 p. m.
Sunday and 10 Q. m. yesterday
twenty of her chickens were stolen
valued at $50. With these two there
have been five places where poultry
has been stolen during the past sew
cral nights.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-30
JAMEsBURG

Mrs. Stanley Gemza, aged forty
six, of Helmetta, who died on Thurs
day, was buried in st. James ceme-
terry at this place, on Saturday af-
tcrnoon. Services for the dead were
conducted from the Holy Trinity Po-
lish Catholic church on Saturday by
the rector, the Rev. Victor M1ynar-
sky, Seven children service, one an
infant.
The Rev. w. J.. b. Edgar was call
ed to Philadelphia Sunday night ON
account of the sudden death Of a
friend.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
First Baptist church will hold .
pre-Christmas fair in Lange's han
on Wednesday afternoon and night
that promises to be a most imports
n affair in the way of entertain
ment and sale of fancy goods and
things to eat. The hall will be spe-
cially decorated for the affair and
a cafeteria will be one of the feat
ures. The proceeds will be donated
toward the building fund of the
church, that is undergoing extensive
repairs at this time.
The dance given in Lange's hall
by the committee of young men,
on Saturday night, was largely at
tended from the surrounding towns.
This was the sixth of the series and
they continue to attract n good mum.
Der from Monmouth Junction, Day.
ton ,Spotswood, Helmetta and towns
adjacent. Bunn's orchestra. as pre-
viously. furnished the music.
Charles Firenza indicted on the
charge of selling liquor Illegally, was
unable to plead owing to illness.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-30
The Truth About
Eczema piles


Thousands and thousands Of people.
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ard Peierson's Is the only ointment that
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-30
FOUR SPEEDERS CAUGHT
HERE FINED BY COURT

BY Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, Nov. 30-In the
second district court yesterday four
speeders caught owe the week end
in Amboy road, were found guilty
by Magistrate Mullen and fined $25
each. They were Fred Giersch, of
zoe East 34th street, Manhattan;
avenue, Port Richmond: Louis Ka-
likas, of 49, Bay 26th street, Brook
lyn, and Philip Kalikas, of 76 Bay
26th street. Brooklyn. The latter
was the owner of the car driven by
his son. He was fined for permit
ting speeding. There were several
other cases of speeders caught in the
other precincts of the island. They
were also found guilty and fined.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-30
WOODBRIDGE

Owing to the death of Miss Abbic
Leber. one Of the active members
of the Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian church. the musicale
planned for tonight in the church
parlors a been postponed.
Misses Salina and Mildred Love,
of Ridgewood. were the recent
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. ". Love.
Miss Sally Fitzgerald spent the
weekend with her parents in Phil
lipsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. c. ShotwelI and
family spent the holiday>and week
end with relatives In Easton, Pa.
Gregory Love is visiting his uncle.
Aubrey Love. In R~idgewood.
Mrs. S. Il. Gilhuly and daughters
were the recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. II. Love.
Mrs. l.. H. Boynton was a New
ark shopper today.
Miss Betty Hoagland, of Swarth-
more College. enjoyed her vacation
with her parents. DIR. and Mrs. ID.
w. Hoagland.
Miss Madeleine Spencer has re-
turned to John Hopkins University,
having spent several days with her
parents, DIR. and Mrs. l. T. Spencer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-30
Ask Pay Boost for Pastors.

ATLANTIC CITY, Nov. 30-The
House of Bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal church. in final session
yesterday, made a presentment that
a wage for the minister (which will
enable him to live and maintain his
family at least as well as IL he we're
engaged in everyday business must
be provided by the Methodist laity
to meet the shortage of ministerial
material.
This presentment, it was an
nounced. will be sent to the head of
every Methodist Episcopal congrega-
ton in the world. as the first step
in "a drive to create an adequate
pastoral working force for the
church throughout c~hristendom.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-30

many chronic weaknesses and de-
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remedy. This Prescription Of
DR.. Pierce's is a woman's tenn
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ache and dragging feelings. Try
it NOW-tablets or liquid. Send
10 cents for trial package to DR..
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-30
BROOKLYN MAN HURT
WHEN AUTO TURNS OVER

By Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, Nov. 30-John
A. Corners forty-two years old, of
565. 74th street, Brooklyn, is at the
Richmond Memorial hospital with a
broken right arm and decorations of
the forehead as the result of an au-
tomobile he was driving turning
over in Amboy road. Great Kills,
near the railroad bridge yesterday.
He was attended by DIR. Carraba of
the hospital and removed there in
the ambulance. The accident was
caused by the stearing gear break
ing and the a running at a fair
rate of speed skidding and turning
over. Corners was caught under
the wreckage.