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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-02
cHApTER xl.
One Of the slippers.

| went back 10 bed, and thus ends
Thursday night. Friday morning
found me pretty desperate, ! felt !
must now get help or literally die-of
starvation. If nothing worse; for II !
went out, now that monsieur had key
to my fiat, he could slip in and lock
me out and stay till he found the dia-
monds. And if | took them out with
Newell, that was something | sim
ply couldn't think of. Nothing had
come of the letters had given George
to mail--he has always stuck to 1t that
he put them In the box Immediately;
well, he put them In the box-but not
until Saturday, as / happen to know
by the postmarks on two of them. But
let that go. On Friday morning the
one person could positively trust to
mail letter for me popped into my
head--the postman.
! rang for George and 1t was sol
emn face / showed in exchange for his
ivory smile.
George, seem to have lost check
in the mail" said / soberly. Il want
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you to bring the postman up on his
next trip so can see about it."
Il don't know nothin' about it," he
exclaimed excitedly. IF it come
brung it up-that's sure thing"
Nobody says yos. took it," remind
ed him. "But l must see the postman
on his next trip" ..,.. ....~
swell, amt take no letter and no
check" George stifl protested. But
l held my peace George had done
something about my letters he was
afraid I'd find out. And did--by the
next delivery. He brought up one with
my brothers business address on the
outside, the, postmark, in New York
three days old!
He hurried down to catch the man
on his next trip, and through the top
of the disappearing car sung out to
me, Il amt take no letter and no
check I"
rushed to my study, and this is
the letter | dashed OF to Billy:
Dear Billy: That affair is now life and
DEATH Come at once--but tell nobody fiji
you've seen me. Bring two good revoIyau
ers, DON'T bother with the telephone-mv
wires are cut and I'm prisoner being
starved to death in my own fiat.
Bllly-this is the biggest story-and ro-
mance-you ever struck. When you get h
the house the ~4svator boy will tell won
IN not at home. It's lie--I'm upstairs
II he refuses to bring you up walk. r.
ne tries'to prevent your coming up-or N
ne calls on the detective sitting In thu
lower hall-go to the nearest police sta
tion and get couple of men, BUT DOVE
do this till you've tried every other nos
slole way of reaching me. Try IL nv the
root OF the fiat house next door,
Drop everything and come-onlv dom.
crop the reYolvers-mine was taken tbat
night, And Billy-you'd better Ia.ya
sealed envelope with some friend ta,I,,as
where you are and that IL YOU don,t taia
phone tn--say-three hours he is 10 CO..
70 the house with the police. Rnt LanS
TINS secret, and for heavens sake b,,rr,iP
and Il you can as easy as not hrins. ~, ~,
something to eatrTm out of everwsht.s.
hurry, es' only
! addressed this to Billy at his ~.
nee. found ten-cent piece for snecia,
delivery, and hadn't more Than inSt
got II ready when George spryIy
brought up the postman. NS
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lapanese Max. q Shame.

One Of the most unusual features OF
q Japanese court to stranger is the
fact that each prisoner has his head
covered by wicker mask, more like
an Inverted waste-hasket than any
thing else, the object OF which ls to
prevent recognition Of the prisoner, to
permit him to hide his shame under
the disguise and. very possibly, to pre-
vent him from making bolt for lib
erty.
The sight OF prisoner so arrayed is
CHASTITY, the mask bringing ur the sug-
gestion Of the hangman's cap.
Once in the prisoners box. how
ever, the masks are removed, while
the prisoners sit with deeply bowed
heads in an attitude of the utmost hu.
mility. Boston Post.
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PROVED CURVATURE or EARTH
Scientist Settled Disputes ouessleN,
But Loser Proved Himself TO DC
''Foor Sport"

n will scarcely be believed that the
question Of the shape OF the earth
gould ever have disturbed the peace.
saI atmosphere OF the Law courts Yet
In 1879 the question, Indirectly, indeed
did come before three learned judges,
and the case excited a deal Of inter
est and amaEernent. The circumstances
were M follows
The plaintiff, one Hampden, enter
tAinea the opinion that the world was
not round, and issued an advertise
ment IN paper challenging philoso-
pliers. dlsiRes and scientific professors
to prove contrary from Scripture, rea-
son or fact. He deposited $4,000 In a
bank. to be forfeited TO anyone who
could prove to the satisfaction OF any
intelligent referee that there was such
O thing as a convex railway canal or
lake.
The challenge was taken up by no
less a person than the late Prof. Alfred
Russell Wallace. who proved 10 the
satisfaction OF the referee the curva-
ture to and fro of the Berford level
canal between whitney bridge and
Welsh's dam (six miles) to the extent
Of five feet, more or less and the 81
J 800 WAS paid over to him,
But he did not keep 1t. The plain
till apparently began TO see that he
was making fool OF himself. and
brought an action and recovered back
his deposit on the ground TINT the
whole AFFAIR was a wager, and there
fore Illegal. Springfield Republican.
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would see him, But all right, monsieur,
Thought ], Tn going to give you your
moneys worth-rll make you stand
on the IRE escape long enough for the
neighbors 20 get a good look al You,
! And . couple of rolls OF picture
wire and tackled this across the sash
mos across the frame, because /
didst want to find inyself wired In
Whnv ae WIS wired out. The wire
masr considerable network, almost
Impossible to get through without a
pair o. wire nippers, and doubted
very much II he'd be carrying such
thipss IN his pocket and when had
nsiied down the sash, us l have said In
sne bathroom I felt secure In my ne.
treat There was now no way for d
man TO gaat,v Sha- was in-.-nnlass
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LONG FACES
'tC.ascarets'' for Live
and Bowels bring
back Smiles

Turn the "kili-joysi out-thq 1
ache, biliousness, indigestion. tbsG
sour stomach and misery-nakiRsA
turn them out tonight and keep
out with Cascarets.
Millions of men and women Il
Cascaret now and then and |
know the misery caused by a Lazy
clegged bowels, or an upset stGl
Don't put in another day of did
Let Cascarets cleanse your st0a
remove the sour, fermenting foodj
the excess bile from your LIVED
carry out all the constipated
matter and poison in the bowels.
you will feel great.
A Cascaret tonight straighteHs
out by morning. They work whiA
sleep.-Adv.
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CHAPTER X.
10
A Prisoner.

"Alone at last!" That was my first
feeling as sank into my easy chair to
collect my thoughts-alone with mil
lion dollars worth of dlamondsalone
on the sixth floor with monsieur oc-
cupying lawfully the fiat directly un-
der minel And what WIS i to do?
Obviously. the first thing was to
hide them, and since they'd been safe
once In the hyacinths | wasn't going to
tempt fate by changing the place. SO
! put my fresh bunch In water, poked
the diamonds among the stems and
threw the old bunch away.
Soon done--but my real problem lay
In barricading myself so that mon
sieur could not get In again. Remem.
Der, he had the use Of the same fire
escape and dumb-waiter shaft, to say
nothing of the hall stairs--he could
come and go In the house as he
pleased.
The dumb-walter counted out be-
cause could easily wire up the catch
and make 1t impossible for anyone to
open the door from the shaft side
without actually breaking the door off
It's hinges "a most unlikely thing for
monsieur to attempt.
Fortunately, kept kit of tools in
the houserm not one of your help
less women who can't drive a nail or
sink screwand my next act was to
take the small chain-bolt that had been
on the front door and put 1t on the
hallside of the kitchen door. Then |
changed the keys on this and the bath
room doors to the hall side. From the
fire escape, monsieur could enter only
those two rooms, and with their doors
locked--and one chain-bolted--on him,
he would have to. break them off their
hinges TO get at me that way.
The bathroom window didn't give
me much concern. The sash was stuck
fast by the last painting and couldn't
raise II myself; the glass was too thick
to be cut readily and l didn't believe
monsieur would advertise himself to
the neighborhood by breaking it. But
] drove couple Of nails above the
sash just for luck and then gave my
attention to the kitchen window.
Since he'd gone out that way, he'd
very likely try 1t to come back by. The
glass was thin--he could cut it out
easily; he could even smash 1t and
come through so quickly that nobody
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QUA HEROINE BECOMES y PRISONER.


allow Claire
Ravno to be
She In had met when they
which figure prom-
the New York customs office
on
million which
stealing
learning
sol while
diamonds
defes De
Ravenol apartment in the building
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unaaIlant.

had my tiny niece out for i
the other day. She caught sigh
little chap on the steps of a hon
she slowed up and kept gazing 1
| finally told her to hurry up
little boy would take her in his
to live. The young chap. overh.
me. said: "Oh, no. / won't; wei
two of 'em now."-Exchange.
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catfeIne Erom lioIIu plan.

One OF the many species OF Ameri.
can holly the one known scientifically
as "llex yomitoris," has been found by
chemists TO eontsin large amounts Of
the drug caffeine, one 10 one and a half
per cert being available from the dried
leaves Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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mo- Aeeountina Tor Tastes.

did you ever fall in love
bareback rider in circus wha
were a boy?"
mo" replied Mr.. Grimpkin.
pie used to say / was a queer B
passed up the bareback rider %
lovely trapeze performers in thel
and white tights to worship |
shrine of a snake ckaERaer Of z
years. Birmingham Age-Heraid
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Accept california" Syrup Of
onlylook for the name Califorrl
the package, then you are sure,
child is having the best and mostt
less laxative or physic for the
stomach, liver and bowels. Chi
love its delicious frGity taste.
directions for chiId's dase on cad
tie. Give 1t without fear.
Mother! You must say "Calstc
ADV. u
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The alarming report from Scotland
that pnrrot had developed rabies
has proved 70 be incorrect. The bird
Il appears was merely endeayorIng 70
initiate the hugpipes. London.
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chattering | asked myself my now fa-
vorite question. what next?' was
to have 1t answered In way didn't
expect.
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Especially That Kind.

GSkNSfy +
She (eompA2iningly)-loa y
fore our marriage that my eTsq|
was your law.
He-Maybe / did, Bfr- you II
forget that laws become Nal
Boston Transcript.
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ASPIRIN FOR COLDS

Insist on 'Bayer Tablets of AS
in a "Bayer package" containing
er directions for Colds, Pain,
ache, Neuralgia, Lumbago, and
matism. Name ''Bayer". means q
Aspirin prescribed by physics
nineteen years. Handy tin boxaa
tablets cost few cents. Aspirin
mark of Rayer Manufacture Of 4
aeeticacidester of Salicylicacid1
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4 reporter gets into the
game
GRO BE coNTINUEn,,-7-
Useless.

Useless.
meNt !" 2 silver loving Gun orr
. NOTION nt lhe most useless thing n
~, ~, world Is oae OF those elaborate, =
s I WIS swords they are presenting y
's'arhinT generals nowadays =
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"coid I'm the Head

Is an acute attack of Nasal CatM
sons who are subject to frequsssN 4
In the head" will find that mS IN
HALLS CATARRH MEDIStsSss !
putld up the System. cleanse
and render them less liable
repeated attacks of Acute Cat~
lead to Chronic Catarrh. \
HALLS CATARRH MEDlClssSs
en- internally and acts through IN sssl
on the Mucous Surfaces OF the
All Druggists TIC. Testimonies,
10000 for any case of catas' N
HALLS CATARRH MEDlClNS &
B. J. Cheney q Co.. Toledo. on@
Logical Conclusion.
THE strike idea"
"Well?"
Seems TO be making q hit
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-23
Excess Baggage.

A soldier boy in a camp in Georgia
received letter from his best girl in
which she requested him to notify her
if there was anything in the line Of
knitted goods that he might need. Try
ing to convince her of his apprecia-
ton of this, he wrote the following
mo, dear, there is nothing ! need but
you; but as Uncle Sam will not per-
nit US to carry any excess baggage.
shall have to wait until after The
war"
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tla.Nk. Nol An en..rIta.

The department CT agriculture says
That OF the so principal varieties u
hawks 4 arc OF benefit to Tie farmer
since they catch great numbers of ro-
dents that injurc crops II is even
said that hawk on the farm is as
valuable as a COW. There are three
varieties OF hawks that are deadly to
chickens anG shot.d DO shot on sight
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-23

MilI'ner Named for Milan.
BEFORE Paris became the mistress 81
modes, Milan gave the fashion 10 the
world hence the word millIner.
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condengatlon nuisance SEC.

Condensarion NElsadco Ghseo'
The condensation upon cold water
pipes which are exposed IL an annoy
ance which has been experienced ID
n great man: industrial plants and
some domestic establishments, The
condensation has been practically elm
mated by a well known water company
by a method of treating the pipes with
coating Of paint and layer OF
ground or pulverized cork. Only on
very damp days is there Slight con
densation since the pipes have been
given this treatment The pipe Is
first painted with ordinary paint ART
then a coat Of special cork cement
paint is applied. Before the oeInspt
paint dries q layer OF dry granuiatei
cork is applied by hand to the wet
paint. Another coat of cement paint
is put on top Of the graduated cork
and final coat of ordinary paint is
used to give the finished pipe ahy de-
sired color
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The Pikers Suffer.

"WhO is that poor fellow with the
guards watching him?" asked the WIS.,
itor to the penitentiary.
"Oh, he's a desperate criminal" re-
piled the warden. HE is doing twenty
years. He wrecked train"
"And who is that trusty who seems
to have so many priyileges?' asked the
visitor.
"Oh. he's financier," replied the
warden. He is doing two years. He
wrecked n railroad. "-Cincinnat En-
quirer.
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"ROSY-FIT"
If Bilious, get your
Pep and Color back
with 'Cascarets"

Furred Tongue. Bad Taste, Indiges
ton, Sallow Skin, and Miserable Head.
aches come from TORPID liver and
sluggish bowels, which cause the stom-
ach to become filed with undigested
food which sours and ferments. form
ing acids, gases, and poisons. Cas-
carrots ton ght will give your bilious
liver and constipated bowels thor
ough cleansing and have you feeling
clear bright and as fit as fiddle by
morn ng. Cascarets never sicken or
inconvenience you Like nasty Calomel,
Salts, Oil or Gripping Pills They work
while you sleep.
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Work for Ralnmakere.

Insufficient rain accounts Tor the oc.
casional failure of crops in nearly q
third Of the country,
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1rees as War Memorials.

In memory of her sons who gave
their lives in the great war, Louisiana
is planning to plant 440 miles OF vic
tory oaks" and other suitable trees
along Jefferson highway, the states
principal road which connects with
the highway that extends all the way
on to Winnipeg, Can.
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CHARLES G. JONES
TAxl-sE RVlcE

iFNi--OG I'VE
Closed Car Suitable for all Kinds Of
Weather.
Day Call 2s3-M. Whitney's Cigar Store.
Night Call 2z3-R.
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Rritiah School at IeruaaIenn.

A British school OF archaeology is
to be founded at Jerusalem under the
auspices of the British academy. The
school is to he conducted as n re
search body to carry on excavation
investigations and as a training school
for Psychologists.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-23

mirers, has in his --latest vehicle, the
most sparkling, laughter loving com
edy In which he has ever appeared.
In Down Limerick Way" Mr..
O'Hara has the part of an Irish noble
man whose family are trying TO get
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-23
How You Can Avoid 1t

When you have a cold and ne
glect it you are in great danger
of pneumonia.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-23

] s$S =$$ @
5 3 % 81 20 as
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-23
HAVE COLOR IN CHEEKS
Be Better Loo king-Take
Olive Tablets

To have clear, pink skin, bright
eyes, no pimples, feeling of buoyancy
IKE childhood days, you must keep
your body free from poisonous wastes.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets "a vege-
table compound mixed with olive Oil
act on the liver and bowels like calornel
yet have no dangerous after effect
Take one nightly and note results.
They start the bile and overcome
constipation.g That's why millions OF
boxes are sold annually. l0c and 25c.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-02-23
rIskg o,AAaA COMING

Popular irish Comedian at Opera
House Thursday Evening
One OF the most delightful events of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-20
KEYP0RT PLANE
FULLY READY
viii Leave forKey West, Fla,
Where They Will Engagein
Regular Traffic.
BY saes,al Correspondent.

BY s2ee,al Correspondent.
KEYPORT, Oct. 20:-With all in
readiness and the most minute de-
tail completed the big. seaplanes
now anchored off shore of the Aero
marine plant will be officially
Columbia Yacht Club, New York,
prior to leaving for Key West, Flor
ida. where they will engage in u
|, nail and passenger service.
} The three big planes are the
santa Maria," which was given a
test fight Saturday which will be in
charge of Captain John w. Iseman
and assisted by A. NJ. werd: the
'Pinta," manned by Captain G. A.
Tibbs and Z. Nygard, and the
Nina" captain of which is Frank
Lamb and assisted by w. Burling.
The Santa Maria" and the Pin
Ia" are all ready for their official
launching, the Nina" to be COM
pleted about the first of November.
The planes are of the big F-5-L type
boats and are the most comfortable,
up-to-date and substantial possible
to build.
Captain Iseman will carry with
him a letter from President Wilson
to the president of Cuba as wellsa as
several passengers who expect to
make the trip all the way to Ha-
vana. Prominent officials will be
present at the launching on Satur-
day which will include possibly the
postmaster general.
The boats to be used in the air
and passenger service to be conduct
ed from Key West to Havana are
declared to be the most airworthy.
seaworthy and dependable boats
ever flown by competent aviators
who have flown practically over the
same course that these boats will
take.
Captain Iseman is well able 70
handle his craft, having been con-
nected with the naval air service
for a considerable length of time.
while Captain Tibbs was an aviator
with the Canadian air forces.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-20
SOUTH AMBOY

A rousing meeting of the Luke A.
Lovely Post of the American Legion
was held in their post rooms last
night. Final arrangements are be-
ing made for the house warming"
to be held in conjunction with the
woman's auxiliary which promises
to be one of the biggest social func-'
tions to be attempted by the Legion.
Work on the new bank building is
being rushed to completion. The in
terror finish is being completed at
The present time.
The Republican Executive COM
mittee has arranged for the Empire
theatre for Monday, Nov. 1, the day
preceding election day. They plan
at that time to hold the biggest po-
litical meeting of the present cam
paign. The committee Is already at
work securing able speakers for that
occasion. A concerted effort is being
made to get a United States SEN
ators to address the meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-20
SOUTH AMBOY DEMOCRATIC
WOMEN MEET TONIGHT
By Special Correspondent.

By Special Correspondent.
SOUTH AMBOY, Oct. 20:-To-
night will be ladies' night at the
Democratic Club. The Democratic
ladies' OF the city are invited to at
tend the meeting and make final
preparations for election day. The
men have decided to let the ladies
help with the practical work on
election day and tonight instructions
will be given as to the proper meth
DDS of conducting the work on elec-
ton day.
The meeting will be exclusively
for ladies with the exception of the
so-called party leaders" who will
be on hand to talk the matter over.
Mrs. Campbell. the speaker who
made such hit at the political
dance some time ago, will be back
in South Amboy tonight and tell the
ladies of the Democratic issues.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-20

story and Mrs. Fred L. Schildknecht
always favorate also rendered a
solo.
A pleasant social hour followed
during which refreshments were
served by the hostess, assisted by
Mrs. Joseph Curtis. Mrs. Fred J..
Schildknecht and Mrs. A. A. Philo.
Those present included Mrs. Will
liam s. Holmes, Mrs. w. S. Wallace,
Mrs. Elizabeth Ogden. Mrs. William
+. Eckhart, Mrs. Bereuice Brophy.
Mrs. Louis Stultz, Mrs. William
Maurer, Mrs. Joseph Curtis. Mrs.
Chester A. walling. Mrs. Fred c..
Ogden. Miss Edith Hudson. Miss
Annie L. Tilton. Mrs. A. A. Philo.
Mrs. Fred L. Schildknecht, Mrs. IL.
L. Hutchinson, Mrs. Roland c. Dey.
Mrs. Thomas l.. Smith. Mrs. Eva
Reynolds. Mrs. Frank A. Smith.
The club will meet on November
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-20
Sewing Circle Elects.

By SPECIAL Correspondents.
SOUTH AMBOY, oct. 10. - The
Betsy Ross Sewing Circle organized
recently at the home of Miss Isa-
bella Bognar. of Bayview Manor, and
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Miss Margaret Demko: vice
president; Gertrude Marsh: treasur-
er, Miss Rose Hughes: secretary
Miss Isabella Bognar.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-20
KEYpORT THOUGHT CLUB
HAS DELIGHTFUL PROGRAM
BY Special Correspondent.

BY Special Corretpondent-
KEYPORT, Oct. 20:--Mrs. Beres
nice Brophy entertained the
Thought Club at her home Monday
night when the club enjoyed a pleas
ing program. After a business ses-
sion the club was given a rare treat
when Miss Viola Philo, of New York,
rendered a number OF vocal solos.
Miss Philo. who Is studying for
grand opera. possesses a beautiful
dramatic soprano voice and charm
ed with a number OF selections
beautifully rendered, accompanied
BY her mother. Mrs. J. Philo. Miss
Edith Hudson read an o. Henry
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-20
Funeral at South Amboy Today

~ SPECIAL J0rrespondent.
SOUTH AMBoY, Oct. 20.-The
body of Mrs. John +. Emullesen who
died at her home in Niagara Falls,
was brought to this city yesterday
and services will be held in Christ
Church this afternoon. Mrs. Emulle-
sen had a number OF friends in this
city. having lived in South Amboy the
greater part of her life. She died af-
ter only a short illness and her
death was a shock to her friends In
this city. The body was at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Littell last
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-20

LIST with Mrs. ]. A. MacEwan. A
program committee has been ap-
pointed to arrange four programs.
including Mrs. w. f. Aumack, Mrs.
w. +. Bedle. Mrs. John Foster and
Mrs. w. s. Holmes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-20

night and win be taken from therl
this afternoon to Christ Church,
here at 2:so the funeral services
will be held.