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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-28

Every girl surely knows how to
dress up as a ghost, with sheet and
pillow-case, and false-face. With each
guest so arrayed. a half hour or so
can be spent to good advantage. Each
ghost must keep her identity as OBJ
scure as possible. Have the Boyle
Man announce a ghost-story contest
and command all to seat themselves in
wide circle, l. the center of which
has been placed a tin of salt covered
with alcohol, lighted, to produce
ghOstly effect; other lights in the room
must be extinguiShed. Between stO-
rieS, the ghosts should sneeze. A
ghosts sneeze is produced by three
persons exelaiming in unison-one.
Hash" another, 'Hish - and the
third, "HOsh!" A louder sneeze can be
produced by all ghosts participating.
Tag each ghosts hood with a num-
Der, and just before time for unmask-
ing, pass around paper and pencil, and
direct all to guess and write down the
identity Of each ghost Some will be
known readily, others viii not be rec
ognlzed; it depends largely upon the
persons cIeverness in Disgusting the
voice and actions
Fig. IL shows a new idea-a witch's
museum. The room must be dark
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-28
Il know" assured .Levington.

81 know" assured Lexington.
'aThey-spoiI me-" said the Arab.
glancing down humorousIy ar his
spoiled" legs, and Con WINGED. But
come, my two friends"
The relief was dreamlike to Con.
He realized that no physical effort on
his own part could help; IN fact, he
was perilOusIy near to trusting in God,
and this seafaring Arab, who had IF
teen years ago answered the call of
the Sha Mo, was the very hand Of
Providence. Con wondered how strong
the hand might be- The desert seemed
further away, to be under 1t. But IN
memory he could hear the penetrant
singing Of the hollow brass through
the night. Chez Ming would not give
up easily.
There seemed a Iimitless multitude
of the earth-dwellers, moving in quiet
disorder through the cavern every
where. Lexington had an uncanny
sense Of being under the crust Of the
earth They led him to an adjoining
chamber, as large as the entire palace.
The floor of this second cavern was
riven across. and long greenish line
of flame wayered in the warm air.
Through and between the gently leap
ing blaze, he saw q great host of faces
The gas Kissed as it was consumed
along the lips of the rock, and cast an
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-28
Ten Different Winda

When the wind is blowing at an in
dictated velocity of 35 miles an hour
the force in pounds per square foot
would be 1900. This would be known
as a high wind and would travel over
a distance of $3.50 feet every minute.
A perceptible wind travels one mile
an hour; just perceptible. two or three
miles an hour; gentle breeze. four or
five miles an hour; pleasant breeze.
ten to Is miles an hour. brisk wind.
20 TO % miles an hour; high wind, 80
TO 35 miles an hour; very high wind,
40 to 40 miles an hour; storm at so
miles an hour; a great storm. so TO 70
miles an hour. and a hurricane attains
a velocity OF 80 to 100 miles an hour.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-28
eruesone Paving.

TombstOnes have been employed IN
Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincoln
shire and Lancashire, England.
for purposes Of paving, and some years
ago the inhabitants Of the Vale OF Bel
vofr raised a vehement protest against
such stones being used as pathway
leading to the parish church The To-
cal authorities, however. sought to jus
tify the measure on the ground that
there were plenty of old grarestones
on hand. which. Il used. might result
IA a saving OF taxes.
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CHAPTER Discontinued.

Con had not known where his COM
rade was lodged. He became sure Of
the voice. The three guards, perhaps
athirst, or for some like reason univer-
sally valid with triOs of men at night,
were not holding their post of duty,
for the stairway was empty. a talk
with Andrew March was worth risk !;
It was necessary if they were to work
together for escape. They would need
policy to guide their remaining days
in captivity. Anything was better
than these broOding meditatiOns alone.
The fire in the young prisoners veins
focused to some purpose. He descend
ed the stairs, but at the foot of them
discovered that they had brought him
no nearer the voice In fact, there were
other voices unpleasantly near. He
went up again and leaned over his
wall, TO learn how the monkey climbed
up and down so readily. Quite certain
ly now he heard his friend talking.
The stars were a cool, faint light upon
the walls, which were rough-hewn. He
could distinguish the ledge of a win
dow below him, halfway to the
ground.
He knOtted the silken cloths from
the divan in the first room and fast
ened .one end of this soft rope to the
stone bench. 1t was not difficult to let
himself down over the rim of wall,
easing the strain by pressing his knees
into the depressions of masonry. His
toes found the ledge. He grimly hoped
that he had heard Alright, that March
was really near The window was open,
the prayer stopped.
''HellO! ~
The stiffness of the whole earth
seemed to originate just at this window
ledge. Then a hand touched him and
March whispered: Don't talk"
The elder prisoner moved back into
the darkness, while Con came in at
the window. Suddenly there began a
scramble, with stormy blows and a
rattle. March was at grips with his
guard, having taken for granted that
Lexington meant to attempt escape.
Con Sensed this mistake, but it was
not a time for explanation. He stepped
forward uncertainty, his hands feint-
ing for battle. In the gloom he leaped
at the larger form, a desert soldier,
whose arms whipped about like fall
ing trees. Three thrOats strained for
breath, but it was the warrior who
smOthered under a white mans hand.
He bit Cons palm and that closed the
brief battle. for it angered Lexington
and he sent In his free hand The huge
son of Tau Kuan collapsed. The figure
Of a woman darted from a shadowy
corner. She was moaning softly, and
her robe 1uttered as she ran out
''She will give an ALARM" said
March, painting.
'YOur Kurdish friend?''
Eyes, she hates me as much as they
do
Because you refused
Without further words the two pris-
Oners mounted the window ledge,
glanced back through the darkness at
the mOtiOnless guard, a hulking, silent
figure in dense shadow, and dropped
to the earth.
Their fall was considerable. It
racked their legs, but pain was over
looked in haste. They ran close under
the western wall of the palace, turning
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-28
WHY FRANKFURT.

King Carl the Great (CharIemagne)
was once defeated by the Saxons, and
fed with his Franks to the Main But
they could ind no fording place by
which to escape the pursuit OF their
enemies. Suddenly e cart appeared
and made for a spot where It crossed
easily, thus showing the Franks
where the river was fOrdable- So
they came across the Main, and the
place has ever since been called
sFrankfurt" (the ford OF the Franks)
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Catauh 0nBe Cmed

Catarrk - a local disease greatly in1u-
eneed By constitutional conditions u
therefore requires constitutional treat
meut- HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
Is taken internally and acts through
the Blood OF the Mucous Surfaces q
the System HALLS c a r = n
MEDICINE destroys the foundation Of
the disease, E-Fss the patient strength D.
improving the general health and assists
nature in dong its work
Al Druggists Circulars free
z. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo. Ohio.
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Nov suhstitute for cold

What is said TO a seviceable substl-
tute for gold is obtained by combining
ninety-four parts of copper with six
parts Of anthony and adding a little
magnesium carbonate to increase the
weight. It is said that this alloy can
be drawn, wrought, and soldered very
much like gold and that it also re-
ceives and retains a golden polish.
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Handicraft for Boys and Girls
By a. NEELY Hall. .na poRorHY PERKINS


pieces Of ? by 4 for crosspieces B and
c. and top beam E, and boards inches
wide for braces D. Trim OF the upper
end OF uprigbts A. so when placed in
the positions shown in Fig. they will
ut squarely against top beam E.
Spread the lower ends Of uprights A
about 8 feet apart. The frame fast
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-28

DTaces D II Il IS fastened securely to
the fence.
The swing rope may be passed
around the top beam and tied, or run
through holes bored through the beam
and kROtted Gig. 1O), or fastened to
a ring bolt run through the beam Gig
I'D.
Fig. u shows a good plan for sup
porting wide swing seat, so as to
prevent its fitting. In the first place.
faSten cleats across the underside
of the board, near the ends, then bore
4 pair Of holes through the seat board
and the cleats. Instead of looping the
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-28
IDEAS FOR THE HALLOWEEN
PARTY

A boyle man with a fearsome coun-
tenance. like the man in Fig. 6. sta
toned at the doorway, will start the
fun the instant the guests arrive.
The bogie mans head is a round
hot 10y inrortod with hair made of
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-28
Different Version.

$50 you say the detective had his
man spottedg''
NO; I said when the detective
caught him, he found he had the
measles"
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The Reason.

'Since he fell with his plane that
young aviator doesn't seem TO want TO
20 near the aviation ground"
'WelI. naturally Il is a soar spok
with him"
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swing rope at the swing seat. cut it In
two. Then run each rope end down
through a corner hole in the seat.
along the cleat to the hole near the
other end, up through the hole. and
tie to the standing part OF the rope
several feet above the swing seat Gig.
I2l
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Waddle-I am starting a society to
discourage buying at present prices
Newman-Don't present prices dis
courage buying In Demonstrations
don Tit-Bits-
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IN the Gloom He Leapt at the Larger
Form, Desert Soldier Whose Arms
Whipped About Like Falling Trees.
at the north end. across the broad
lawn. to the lane beyond which were
the dwellings of the fighters. All was
dark. They met no sentinel. The des-
ert scarcely required watching. They
sped over the heavy dust of the street
and gained the high-arched gate. A
worn ladder was hooked here for an
tique battle uses. From the top of the
fertilization they glanced down at an
other necessary jump. and took it.
Side by side they ran, following the
trail of the pack-camels. Behind them,
within the walls, the aged crier of the
hours sent up his voice, full to trem-
bling with the news. And arousing
every soldier, bar OF hollow brass
changed out into the sleeping city.
1--WE tipped over the bumble-bees. !"
said Con.
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VisiforiaI Amenfties

Mrs. Neutrality-suspicious. Of my
boarders are very witty.
Her Caller-Wen, they say that hun
ger sharpens the wits. you know,
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s.usses STUCK through perrOruuons in
the box bottom Gig. q. Whiskers
are made Of grasses glued inside of
the box top, and eyes. nose. mouth and
ears are painted The costume may
be sheet pinned over the dress.
There must be a witch to tell for
tunes, and Fig. 8 shows her In peaked
hat and dressing-gown of q dark color.
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CHAPTER x.
Gemmed Eyes.

Square patches OF koresh Lay on
each side of the trail The mines were
perhaps a mile or less to eastward J;
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-08-03
TELLS OF r. & II. ROBBERY;
COMMISSION PETITIONS FILED HERE
MAN WHO ESCAPED FROM
JAIL STILL AT LARGE
By stan cs--espondent.

BY Stan Correspondent
NEW BRUNSWICK. Aug. 8. -
Though Ferdinand Diller. one of
the two men who escaped from the
county Jail some time Saturday
night or Sunday morning, has been
recaptured and brought back to
confinement. the other man. Nick
Rattoj. Is still at large. though it is
expected by the authorities that he
will be found before long.
The two men escaped through a
door in the fire room in the base
ment of the jail the keys of which
were at first thought to be only in
the hands of the warden and trus-
tees. Later information given out
by Sheriff Anderson shows that Jo-
seph Silver, a prisoner in the jail,
was given a key last Wednesday so
that he might clean the water from
the coal bins. The key was return
ed but it is thought that through
the carelessness of the man the
door was left open.
Diller was, recaptured through a
tip given to Warden Goodwin yes
terday and stating that the escaped
terry Park. New York City. that
afternoon. Goodwin and Milton
Jacques went into the city and ac-
costed Diller as he was waiting in
the park. The man submitted to
his return to the Jail without a
struggle. 1t was found that he was
wearing a suit of clothes that had
been given to one of the prisoners
at the county jail Saturday. and
who was expected TO be taken to
the county workhouse sometime this
week. 1t Is thought that Diller
stole the suit and donned it soon
after he and Rattoj made their es-
cape.
Diller is the man who was ar
rested in Newark some time ago for
the desertion of his wife and child
in Sayreville. while Rattoj was
charged with conducting a money
machine among the fore
igners of Perth Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-08-03
IS SHOT DOWN
IN STREET HERE
George Grundo Escapes After
Shooting Of Joseph StiHo,
Who Is Now in the Hospital

Joseph Stilio, a shoemaker of Hall
avenue and who lives at 398 Market
street. was shot in the abdomen by
a man named George Grundo on New
Brunswick avenue along the Lehigh
Valley railroad station about z
O'Clock last night. Grundo after the
shooting, is said to have hoped on a
New Brunswick bus and made his
getaway. Stillo is resting nicely in the
hospital, and it was said this morning
that an x-ray would be taken to learn
how many bullets were sent into his
body.
first informed of the shooting short
ly after o'clock by Wesly Fratto.
OF 400 Ogden place. The man told
the officer of the shooting, and that
Stillo had walked to Terios store at
403 New Brunswick avenue and to
Fratto's house on Ogden place after
the shooting. Patrolman Dwyer
notified headquarters and then went
to the Ogden place house and took
Stillo to the hospital.
1t is said that Stillo, Grundo and
another man drank freely all after
noon, and the reason for the shoot
ing is not known. Grundo has bad
record, having been arrested on sew
once before for shooting man.
This affair having taken place on
Elm street about three years ago.
and the man served three years for
the offense. He has also served
terms for various other acts.
Detective Sergeants Huff and
Long and Detectives Gutowski and
Murray were detailed on the case
by Sergeant John Morris upon re-
ceipt of the information, and sur
rounding police headquarters were
notified. No information has been
secured regarding his whereabouts
as yet.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-08-03
REFUSE SHUTTLE TRAIN
SERVICE TO SOUTH AMBOY

The last vestise of hope for shuttle
service between Perth and South
Amboy has been shattered by the
statement of W. C. Hope. passenger
traffic manager of the New Jersey
Central Railroad. James d. Watson.
secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce here. waited upon Mr.. Hope
and other authorities few days ago
in an effort to DO everything posi-
BILE TO restore fha shuttle service, II
not permanently. at least while the
bridge is being repaired. Mr.. Wat
SON was told. however. that this SER
vice was attempted in March and
was thoroughly unsuccessful. II
was said that the shuttle trains were
not sufficiently patronized ana that
they were operated at a great none
tary loss to the railroad company.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-08-03
MANY NAMES
/ ON PETITIONS
343 More Names on Petitions
Than Needed to Call for a
Special Election.

Petitions totalling LASS names
were filed at the Office of City Clerk
Arthur Graham at 4 o'clock yester-
day. thus making the new commits
sion government election a certainty,
providing all the petitions are valid.
BY law. Lis signatures were neces-
sary to take this step, being the re-
auired twenty per cent. of the total
registration of last years voting lists.
City Clerk Arthur Graham this
morning gave out the number of sig
natures, and, If all the technicalities
attending the calling of a special
election are met. the election will
take place August II. The law says
that such election shall be held the
third Tuesday after the required
number of petitions are filed and the
voters had been urged right along
to get their petitions in by last night
to accelerate the election.
The city clerk is now waiting per-
mission from Chief Justice James
Bergen to open the registration
books in order to compare signatures
of the commission government petit
tions with the official voting lists.
This order is also a technical require
ment and until such permission is
given nothing can be done toward
the election.
with the LABS petitions nled yes
terday, the surplusage of 343 will
leave an ample number to still make
valid the petition. for 1t is certain
that most of the names are in good
standing. A few complications may
arise in comparing the names with
the official list, such as duplicate
signatures and a few who were not
registered at the last election but the
large surplus will overcome this.
In the fourth and sixth wards,
where it was thought that the great
est opposition would come up at the
time of election. there seems to be
a growing sentiment In favor of COM
mission government and what was a
short time ago considered the most
formidable battle-ground holds no
terror for the commission govern
ment followers.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-08-03
WET AND DRY ISSUE
RAISED IN CONGRESSIONAL

TRENTON, Aig. 3:---rhe ''wet''
and dry issue Is expected to. dom :
mate the fght this year for the con-
troll of the twelve seats in the
House OF Representatives at Wash
lngton allotted to New Jersey. Now
the delegation stands seven Repub-
licans and five Democrats. the latter
having gained two seats in 1918.
prior to which time the lineup was
respectively to 8.
AS has been the case in the re-
cent congressional elections in this
state, the greatest battle-ground in
all of the twelve is expected to
again be staged in the third district.
now represented by Tom" Scully,
of MiddIesex county, who has Ave
times emerged victorious in as many
hectic political struggles in this poll
itical division, which embraces Mid
dlesex, Monmouth and Ocean. Soul
", who is a Democrat, has an
nounced he will not be a candidate
this year. Recently 1t was stated
the Monmouth Democrats wanted
party men in that county regard
this. story as INSPIRED" Scully has
already announced his desire to be
mayor of South Amboy, his home
town, for which he expects to be a
candidate this year.
Right now the~Democratic nomi-
nation seems to lie between Mayor
Frank Dorsey, of Perth Amboy, and
former Assemblyman Arthur A.
Quinn. of the same place. Senator
Thomas Brown, of Middlesex. has
announced he will not enter the
race.
On the Republican side three men
are after the G.. o. p. nomination.
They ARE John w. Herbert, of Hell
meta, Middlesex county; former
Mayor t. Frank Appleby. of Asbury
Park, Monmouth county. and JOS
eph M. Thompson, of New Egypt.
Ocean county. Herbert was chair
man of the recently ousted State
Highway Commission and it is un-
derstood the Appleby managers in
tend to make the record of the State
Highway Commission an issue in
their fight against the Helmetta
man. There has been talk that
Robert Carson, OF .Middlesex, who
engaged in two Homeric political
with Scully, losing to the
latter in 1915 by. 202 votes in a re-
count, may also enter the field
again. The liquor issue will hardly
Dominate the contest in the third
district.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-08-03
HARDING SHOWS HE'S REAL
PRINTER; MOVIES OF HIM

o} AAr +1nooIAdLCu EIds&s
MARION, o.. Aug. s.-Senator
Harding, the Republican presidential
nominee is going 10 prove TO the
public that he is real printer. To-
day he threw aside his coat. rolled
UP his sleeves, and made up the first
page OF his paper while motion pic
ture machines recorded his action.
All work at the newspaper plant
was suspended while the pictures
were being made, and employees
gathered about to see their boss
working while they loafed. The sem
ator kept up a rapid fire conversa-
ton with his foreman while at work.
Pictures also were made of him
inspecting an edition just as it
came from the press, while the press
was running.
Senator Harry S. New. of Indiana.
was included in the picture.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-08-03
HEAR JERSEYS STORY
ON ROBBERY CHARGE
Liquor Deals Playing Part
In Robbery TeStimOnu

NEW BRUNSWICK. Aug. s-Ernest Tonghini.
Roessier Hasacher
ton Prosecutor srce regarding his liquor
said to br all Of Perth
saoonkeepers there here to prove that selling
All during the trial there has been mention
nsderabe
defendant tn latter
ia
early his year derived from sales of liquor.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-08-03
NO INDICATION JAPAN
WILL CHANGE ARRANGEMENT


TOXIC. Aug 2.--Thera Is no in
dication that Japan will refrain from
carrying out military arrangements
she made in dealing with problems
arising out of conditions in Siberia.
The government some time ago
outlined to the world powers its
policies regarding Siberia. and in
its forthcoming note to Washington
viii ampiffy statements 1t has sent
to European capitals. This note
will point out the purely temporary
character OF the occupation by Jap
anese troops of points in the Sag
haiien district.
p ssi b e Misunderstanding
abroad are apprehended here be-
cause of the fact that the city OF
on the Siberian main
land coast win be under control OF
japanese military detachments.