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The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-11-19

The case Of J. o. Starr and Chas.
schmidt grew out OF a Jail delivery
al Deming and the killing Of Dwight
Il. stephens. sheriff OF Luna county,
When the sherins posse located lhe
escaped prisoners IN D0na Ana
county. The case was originally
Tried before Judgc 4. l.. Medler Of
Las Cruces beginning on March a,
1910 and was completed with a ver-
dict seainst both Starr and schmidt.
The former was found guilty Of
lrst degree murder and the latter
Of second degree murder. Starr
was sentenced TO haIg and schmidt
Ircceived linciy-nine years In the
Ipefileniiary. sentence hMs beer
suspended pending litigation which
has covered the past four and one
half years.
Starr and schmidt were lodged
IN the Luna county jail with other
prisoners named Acosla, cransion
and Dashley. Emry Taylor was Jail
guard. ne testified al the Las Cru
ces trial that on the morning OF
February 20. 1915. Starr had seized
him and pinned him against the
wall and schmidt took his gun away
from him. Taylor was locked in
Jail. Schmidt phoned for a service
car, ostensibly To take the prisoners
to Mimbres. When the car arrived
The driver was locked in jail and
The i've prisoners drove away.
A posse lead by sheriff stephens
aud man named Kelly overlook
the bandits In Dona Ana county and
Kelly started shooting and Starr
was shot below the knee. Sheriff
stephens vas mortally wounded n.
N. SEWER OF Deming was shot but
not Killed lie feigned mortal
wounds and later was able 10 crawl
away. During the shooting Grams
ton was approached and shot dead
by a member Of the posse, although
he had not been armed and had Of
Tered mo- resistance. II was asserted
That Starr had shot stephens and
that he in turn had been. shot by
James Tabor. city marshal Of Dem
ing.
Ia the trial, counsel for the de-
fendants objected 10 Starr being
tried, as he was suffering from his
wounded leg. Judge Medlcr over
ruled the objection and Starr was
brought into court on slreicher TO
testify, Schmidt Acosta aud Starr
were tried. Dashley was not appre-
liended and CrRnslon was dead.
Aeosia was found not guilty. The
case was appealed 10 the state SUI
pfeme court where the lower court
was sustained. II then went 10 ihe
United States supreme Court where
u has Just been dismissed for want
of jurisdiction
4 was freely stated during the
lineaiion that starr was merely
an assumed name and that the hoy
sentenced 10 hang ~ member Of a
prominent family. Money Is said 10
have been Forthcoming from that
source 10 keep the case in the count
and postpone Judgment.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-11-19

Watches, chalnk charlna bp4
buckles, pena cigarette cascs rlnps.
run links, siick~plvs. fAuf now
Columbus lDrue "a.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-11-19
AND the sTOumNDERs RE
ALIxED n, 80 THE HANK NEVFR
WOULD HAVE nan To CI.OSIt =

Read will likely return 10 CO.
iumbus IN 90 days. Deposilors are
irving 10 get Circmwood 10 rcopcn
The bank.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-11-19

All Of the 20 teachers Of Bernalll.
10 county viii attend the cosven.
lion of the n NJ. y. A. en- mssse
Il Is announced by The county m.
perlnlendenL The schools will close
Friday before the convention and
VIII not open until after Thanhs.
giving.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-11-19

WIZ Klein and family in their
Buick motored 70 Las Cruces ,Sun.
day.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-11-19
RoHIna Carnival IN Arm.

Lieutenant While has hrrn com-
PEELED TO do some shifting with his
boxers on account Of injuries re-
eeived by Ilardhitiins Wright IN hi.
recent bout with Jack Rnhlnson.
Famous Eddie johnson viii tackle
Md Ross IN the special. while Cor
lila Jones and Speedball nay,lcn viii
b. In the nain event.
Al present Il looks like The card
will read: -rv
speedbail Hayden W. Gorilla Jones
60 rounds
Kid Ross " Eddie johnson.
ti5 roundsl
Dudley VS.. Babe cabcll.
ls rounds)
smith vs. Thompson.
"a rounds)
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-11-19

From other news channels ths
Courier learns the bank examiner
unbosomed himself 10 the extent OF
a few pertinent remarks which had
TO do with the causes leading up
10 the closing Of the bank.
As regards Mr.. Greenwood, Mr.
Read praised his rare Judgment
and action, hut regretted the fact
that he had not wired him rs, the
present condition Of the bank
proves, IN HE opinion the bank
WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN
CLOSED.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-11-19
Frum Present Indicniisns Iamss 4.
Creenwood WIN Resume; De-
posltorr Absolutely safe; Es-
amlncr Read ncassurca.
STOCKHOLDERS WILL PAY UP
Assessment Of 40 PrF Cent volun-
tarily Made al 6iockholders
Mrctlna Tuesday.

James l.. Greenwood, prcsi-
drnt Of the Columbus State
Bank. In an Interview with The
editor OF the Columbus Courier
stated for publication that Al
the siockholders meeting rues-
day Afternoon the slDrkholdrrs
had voluntarily aSrrsurd thcm-
sclves 100 per sent upan their
holdings Of record. which means
$4,000.
While admitting that the re-
Payment or reduction of loans
was somewhat slow, that under
exisilnu conditions they were
sailsfaclwy. Bank EXAMINER
Rend, ln his report io the stork-
holders remarked that only
very small per cent of the iouns
would prove actual losses
Mr. Greenwood stated he was
conildent that loans would be
rcduced In a sbort time 20 a
point which would permit the
COLUMBUS STATE BANK TO
OPEN rrs DOORS AND RE-
sUME BUSINESS. NJ further
stated that he was confident
the siockhniders meat
would be- returned 10 them aft
er the Opening Of the bank.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-11-19
." v NUTIITI IOIl07-
GO rounds

Kid Ross ". Eddie johnson.
(i5 rounds)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-05
KID POTTY'S COME BACK
TO Be AGAINST FAST MAN

Kid Potty, the Perth Ansboy
featherweight, viii get a CHARGE N
nsxf Monday. AtrLSt 3, to show tie
fans If his home tCxr how sJ)d he
rel..v Is when he steps in thu rirs
with Young JEFF Smith Of Bayonne.
This will be Potty's FIRST appear
ance in a Perth Amboy ring in some
time and he wants to show his
friends and admirers that he has
greatly improved since he showed
here last. In Smith he will meet
about the toughest puncher he has
faced so far and his friends are an
xious to see how he stands up un-
der the punishment that the Bay
onne bzttler is in the habit Of hand
ing out. Smith, by defeating Char
lie Britton Of New Brunswick and
Joe Mills. of Elizabeth. proved that
he is rapidly coming 10 the front
and he says nothing but a lockout
will satisfy him over Potty.
The main bout of twelve rounds
on Monday night at the Auditorium
Sport Club will introduce George
Ward, the welterweight champion
OF New Jersey and X. o. Willie
Thompson of Brooklyn Both are
reported in great shape and thei.
bout should be fun OF action from
bell to bell.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-05
HOUSE Of DAVID
CANE IS OFF
Mixing of Dates Claimed as
Reason--May Come Later
in Season.

The House Of David baseball team
Benton Harbor. Mich, th<
bearded bail club which Is travelling
through the east. has cancelled their
game arranged with the Perth AM
boy baseball club to be played at b
Raritan Copper Works field ton1ox-
row night. The cancellation IS due
to mixing of dates by the booking
OF the House Of David
team. Manager Mullen OF the Ioca<
outfit Is endeavoring to arrange 70
bring this strange team to this CITY.
and is at present angling TO bring
them here a week from Sunday.
The Woodbridge representative
baseball club will oppose Joe Mu}-
lens Amboys on the Copper works
field Sunday afternoon In the main
event Of the afternoon Butch
INieder, the crack Woodbridge right
handler who won fame in this vicinis
by his twirling for the St Anthory1
in the long = to : be rememb<ref
Franklin-Sa series Of years ago
will probably occupy the mound fo1
the visitors in this game
It is also probable that "Butcrr
Worth. the speedy ~firstsacker. who 81
present is on the roster OF III Read
ing International League club VIII
play with the Woodbridge - In
Sundays game. The Woodbr1dEs
manager promises TO bring a team -
this city that viii hang the sign On
the Amboy, ball players, and . large
crowd of fans will accompany tbs
team to the local field.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-05
Not A Perfect 49," But
Perfect Just The Same

NEW YORK.-The most perfect
in America is that possessed by
Pat Mcdonald. the New York police
man who represents America as a
weight thrower in the Olympic
games.
In every respect. according to ply
sicians, athletic trainers and oache
who have examined him, the upper
part of McDonald's body Is h los
perfect of any mans in America.
Hours of Training.
In spite of the fact that McDonold
has spent hours every day develop
ing the muscles of his back and
shoulders. they do not appear over
developed, and the muscles them
selves, instead Of being great. bulky
knots. are as soft and pliable as
those of a child, although the steel
spring in them can be felt.
my muscles never developed as
those of some weight throwers and
prize fighters do sometimes" says
Mcdonald.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-05

fhoping that she will reach Antwerp
in time to admit Of a workout Tor
the men on Saturday.
The training exercises OF the
American athletes were curtailed by
fog and rain. No work besides walk
ing and drilling was undertaken, ex-
cept by the swimmers. who practiced
in a steam heated tank which IL
coupled to the boilers. the temperat-
ure of the water being kept at seven
ty degrees.
Max Bohiand, the New York
Steeple-chaser, suffered a U In the
scalp, due to the rolling OF the ship.
Three stitches were required to close
the wound. >
Tomorrow night has been set as
the time for the dinner to be given
the team by the Captain.
Practice in giving American
lchoruses and cheers has been added
Ito the parade drill of the athletes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-05
COUNTY POSTS
WILL COMPETE
County Athletic League viii
be Held at Nielsen Field,
Rutgers College.

An athletic meet to take In every
post in Middlesex county has been
arranged by the new Middlesex
County Athletic League to be held
at Nielsen Field, Rutgers College, on
Labor Lay, Sept ?mber 6. Plan.
have long been under way fo- sucn
affair as this AMI, row with the posts
of the country becoming more &C
uuainted with each other, and on a
more substantial footing after a
year of experience. the tide was
deemed ripe to conduct this meet
and bring the posts together in a
social way and incidentally, help
swell the depleted county treasury.
Oficers have been chosen in h
county league to represent all h
posts and Perth Amboy a boast
four men on various committees.
Louis Y. Sosin has been chosen ex-
ecutive chairman Of the league. N.
w. Pierce, finance committees. Ma
than Margaretten. program adver-
Using committee and Fred E. Men
aker, publicity COMMITTEES. Tne
other officers are M. T. Maggie.
South Amboy. treasurer James
blanks Milton Preger, New Bruins
wick, secretary; Raymond p. White,
Highland Park, County Command
err. On the finance committee are
William Franklin, Helmetta, M. +.
Magic, South Amboy, Harry Kra-
mer. Metuchen. On the prize COM
mittee: Harold Davall. Jamesburg;
Edgar Waters, Midtown: George
June. South River and Milton Pre-
gor, New Brunswick. On the pro-
gram-advertising COMMITTEES: u. A.
Lloyd, Chrome; Charles Matthew's,
Piscatawaytown; Herman Lettau,
Brunswick. Publicity committee,
Franklin Richie. New Brunswick;
Milton Pregnor, New Brunswick q
Frank Deiner, New Brunswick.
Entrees are to be made to James
Iarkins. New Brunswick for all the
events. which are as follows:
100 yard handicap. 500 yard
handicap, $50 yard handicap; 1
mile handicap and 1 mile relay.
Special invitation race. wall scaling
contest by the boy scouts. half
mile relay, I mile relay. Industrial
of Middlesex County. 190 yard, zzO
yard. 440 yard dashes by American
Iegionaires. broad jump, high
Jump and medley relay champion
si.ip. Three legged race and equip
ment race.
At the meeting OF the county
committee at New Brunswick. Sat
urday, it was voted to join the Anna
feur Athletic Union, Metropolitan
District and L. Y. Sosin. county
chairman, was elected to represent
the county in this league.
There will be several prizes given
at the meet on Labor Day. Several
silver cups. gold, silver n bronze
medals will go to the winners OF the
several events.
This activity is the beginning OF
the social life of the county organ
ization of the American Legion. II
is planned to have several affairs OF
elaborate nature during the year
after the organization is well on it's
way and local affairs of a similar
nature will take a prominent place
in the social life of Perth Amboy
this coming season.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-05
Works Easy

Works Easy
"I suppose that is the reason my
weight throwing ia done in a mucn
easier fashion than that OF some
athletes" .
And this peculiar development Is
also probably responsible for n rae
that McDonaid's performance
spectacular as they are-continue
with but little variation. although
the years are slipping past and the
mighty Pat is no longer young.
Tremendous Chest
II you notice McDonaid's arms ano
shoulders you can zee clearly Q
perfect is the contour of his shoulder
and upper arm You can also notics
that while his chest development II
tremendous, there is no great varia-
ton in it from the rest of his body.
Physicians have expressed greal
surprise over McDonald's physique
and say that his torso is decided,
one of the most remarkable the.
| have ever examined.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-05
MORGAN TO PLAY
BRIDGEPORT CLUB

BY Special Correspondent.
SOUTH AMBOY. Aug. 5. Tne
Morgan A. C. has accepted the kind
offers of Assistant County Collector
Frederick Deibert and OF John NC
Guire. These two men eacn nave
agreed to present five dollars IN goid
in a contest to be held In nee
with the next two games OF this
club. On Sunday the Morgans VIII
meet the fast Bridgeport club OF New
York City. 1t will be recalled that
the Morgans defeated this club early
in the season in a ten inning contest
to the score of ga. Taimer. h new
twirler from Elizabeth. will occupy
the mound o the locals. Otherwise
the same team will occupy the neld
as on the occasion Of the first engage
ment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-05

ON BOARD THE U. s. 8. PRIN-
CESS MAToIKA. Aug. 5.-Patrick J..
Mcdonald. of the New York Athletic
Club. Americas leading entrant for
the sixteen pound shot put at the
Olympic games. injured his right
thumb while working with n
medicine ball during the practice of
the American Olympic team members
who are ~voyaging on this steamer to
the games at Antwerp. McDonald's
thumb was struck in such a way that
the ligaments were strained and 1t
is feared the injury may AFFECT his
work in the shot put in the com
petition at Antwerp.
A two hour run by the Marathon
race entrants va the feature OF h
routine training of the squad.
Foggy weather is retarding the
progress of the Princess Matoika, but
the trainers of the team are still
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-05
Automatic Tide Gauge

An automatic tide gauge. the first
to be set up in this section. is being
installed on the dock Of the Roess-
Ter & Hasslacher Chemical Com
pany in this city by the United
States government. The gauge reg
listers the rise and fail of the tide
during the entire day and night OF
each day. The instrument is being
set up in a small house at the end
of the dock that is being erected
there by men from the government
tug Manisess, of which Charles
Bennington. of Pleasant Plains, Is
the captain. The tide is registered
on a dial every second, minute and
hour of the day and night. The In,
strument is run by clock work that
must be wound once a month.
There are to be others OF the
same kind of instruments to be IN
stalled at Port Richmond. s. L.
Sandy Hook and n on Roamei
Shoals in the lower bay.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-05

The failure Of the American trap
shooters to get better than second
In the olympic games is rather sur
prising. for in that particular brand
Of sport America has always been
a leader.
Is the failure of that team and
the American polo team an indica-
ton that America has gone back in,
athletics?
We hope not.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-05
KID GLEASON.

When Kid Gleason paid the Polo
Grounds a visit with his white hose
gang he got a good impression OF
Big Babe in action. According To
the box score Ruth's bat broke up
a game or two in. the series. No
wonder the Kid was much impress
ed, He says:
sT have seen all the old-time
sluggers, but j can safely say
and I'll say 1t TO any jury OF
Judges who have followed the
best of them-that Babe Ruth
hits n ball harder than any man
that ever played the game. Why
his pop flies viii carry most any
major league rfght-field fence
or wall. On the Polo Grounds
this year he'll make as many
homers as he made all last year
IL he has the least bit of luck.
i can think of but one way to
fool Babe. ThatJwould be 10 put
the catcher ON third base when
he comes to bat"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-05

The Clover Jrs. are without .
game for this Sunday and would
like to arrange a game with r
AGNES or woodbridge Flyers Iory
Palermo. 285 Washington street -
manager of this team
Tronside Mideets Claim Two Games
The Ironsides midgets claim two
games by forfeit, one from h Lone
stars and the other from the Park
avenue midgets. James Kennedy.
457 Division street is manager cI
the Ironside team
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-05
Cannes Arc Concealed.

An argument between Manager
Abaryie of the Carteret Belmonrs
and some of the players has result
ed in the managers resignation n
the statement that any team in me
county having booked games
through him will have to consider
them cancelled. Since Abaryie has
been plotting the team they have
won eight games out of elevsn
played. He considers it better TO
resign as manager than stand the
disagreement.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-05
WHAT THEY SAY
HARRY GowDY.

Hank Gowdy's father is a base
ball bug. He attends all the games
at the Columbus (Ohio) ball park
Hank first got his baseball
Hank used to sweep
out the stands at 6 o'clock every
morning for a six-bit piece, hung
up the scores and a lot of things.
Mr.. Gowdy says he saw Hank play
the world series which was featur-
ed by HIS work. but he didn't let his
boy know he was there until the
championship was won.
sHank never wants any OF us
to watch him play. He posi-
lively won't tell Us a thing
about baseball or the war. A
better boy never lived. His
mother Is still his sweetheart
and as big ms he is never thinks
nothing of kissing her at a ball
park, in n street a or at a
theatre, or any place. He's our
baby boy to us both, STILL"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-05
Big Swimming Meets.

ANTWERP.-The complete pro-
gram of the swimming events OF the
Seventh Olympiad to be held at the
big new swimming stadium now IN
der construction here, provides Tor
both day and night events mi
rough eight days. Water polo
matches are to conclude each days
program.
SO many nations are expected to
send teams to compete, that h
Olympic committees have arranged
that the preliminaries in most of
the events shall be conducted in a
system of series. perhaps half OF the
swimmers competing one day and
the other half later in the week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-05
Big Game for Pioneers.

The Pioneers OF this city VIII
travel to South Amboy SUNDAY
afternoon where they will cross
bats with the Sacred Heart nine of
that place. This will be the SECOND
meeting of these two mines this sea-
son, the South Amboy team boasts
of winning the first game by a
score of rs. Stotford will prob
ably do the pitching for the home
team in this game.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-05
RAY RATES.

The San Joaquin valley baseball
circuit promises to be more trouble
to the Pacific Coast League in 1891
tkan the Federais caused the majors
The Idaho OUTLAWS also are
scooping up players from the coast
ers. Ray Bates, manager OF one OF
the Idaho clubs. says:
"At present I'm not able 70
nav enough none to grab any
OF the leading players OF the
Coast League. But just wait
until next spring. Backers OF
the San Joaquin valley clubs
are planning to make such Of
5ers in the way OF salaries that
the Coast League will have TO
ante Its blue chips before 1t can
compete"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-05
MILLTOWk WILL Invade
PERTH AMDOY SATURDAY

= Midtown will come out strons
Saturday afternoon to witness the
second game of the series between
the Raritan Copper works team OF
this city and the Micheiin Tire COM
pany of their town to decide the IN
dustrial championship of the coun-
ty. The Milltown outfit walked Q p
with the first contest played at Mill
town a short time. but the Copper
workers feel confident of evening
the series on Saturday.
Manager Apologize will send his
strongest team. on the field to COM
bat the visiting tiremen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-05

CHICAGO, Aug. SACK Demp-
sey will run the risk Of losing his
championship title by a
referees decision when he nights
Billy Miske. of st. Paul. at Benton
Harbor. Mich. Labor Day. Under
the Michigan law decision bouts are
permissible when sanctioned by the
state boxing commission.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-05
Married Men win.

The married men of Maurer de-
feated the Maurer A. A. baseball
nine last night in a nine inning
twilight game by a cor Of 81.
Dietz and Larson were in the points
for the winning combination. while
Dunton and Balint comprised the
losers battery. On Sunday the
Maurer team will play the Oakdale
+. C. on the Maurer field.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-05

90sMs@D
The world Is largely centered

The world Is largely conferred
About the stars of the sky,
They give us marks to shoot at
II our aims are pointed high.
But let a star shoot downward,
Down to the common earth,
Our hopes they tumble also
Back to our humble hearth.
The same is true of the diamond
Where brilliant starssperform,
A team will trail a leader
In fair winds and In storm.
And when a star starts slipping
The teams hopes then are shot.
For the game is played round lea
From big league to sandiot.
Believe 1t or not-baseball YOU
be a limp institution without br
liant stars.
The latest example of a teams
crumbling UP when its star slumps
is furnished by the st. Louis Cards.
While Rogers Hornsby was going at
top speed the Rickeyites were PEN
nant factors.
The Cards came home on July 1
but three games out of first place.
.Hornsby pitched headlong into a
battinR slump and the whole team
went off its stride. After playing
twenty-five home games they were
but eve games from the cellar.
st. Louis played one whole week
without breaking into the win coll
umn. Hornsby's great lead with
the bat enabled him to stay at the
top despite his recent slump.
II is even limited that Hickey may
vet he induced to part with his
high-priced star to the Giants-and
McGraw still wants him badly.
The Detroit Tigers. without Ty
Cobb. were almost as mucn OF a
school Athletics, though they are
ali veterans. With Ty back in the
game the Tigers have taken on new
life. 1t looks like they We're fol-
lowing Cobb almost exclusively.
The great fight which the Cleve-
land Indians are making is a good
so per cent. iris Speaker-yea'
more than that.
The Wltiioue
TO lead them with his great smuggling
reputation, wouldn't be cutting the
ice they are in the rae BABE ID
| their inspiration.
The White Sox continue to re-
volve around that great star, Eddie
Collins, who is backed up by such
leaders as Ray Schalk and SUCK
weaver. Joe Jackson's bat is a Dig
feature, but the "shoeless wonder.
is not a magnetic leader In the
sense that Ruth and Speaker are.
The two Philadelphia CLUBS nav
been eating humble pie IN the ess,
iack of any great stars to follow.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-05
Eagle Juniors Want Games

of booking games with teams aver
aging from sixteen to eighteen years
of age. Address all communications
to George Kubinak, telephone 1884.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-05

TORONTO-Tom Longboat, great
Indian marathoner. has lot Yet
dropped his running career. He
stiIi trains and is open to meet any
professionals.