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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-26
SAYS STATES WILL
LOSE REPRESENTATIVES

By The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-Unless
he membership of the House is in
creased from 435 to at least 500 to
meet the increased population shown
by the 1920 census, ten states VIII
ose one or more representatives ac-
Iording to Representative Siegel, of
Eew York, chairman of the census
committee which will frame the new
,pportionment- bill. Those states
Ire:
Indiana. Iowa, and Missouri,
which will lose two congressman
ach and Illinois. Kentucky. Maine,
Maryland, Nebraska, Vermont and
Virginia. which will lose one con-
FRESHMAN each.
Mr.. Siegel explains that If the
House membership is retained at its
present figure, it will be necessary
% increase the population basis in
zach congressional district beyond
he 211, 900 or major portion thereof
how fixed. If this is done, he says,
ihe ten states named will lose one
,r more of the present districts be-
.ause their populations have not in
creased in proportion to those of
lther states.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-26
FREIGHT train WRECKED
NEAR MATAWAN JUST
after EXPRESS PASSED
ACTION IN COURT
FORFARE RAISE
Jersey Central Traction Takes
Rate Case to Supreme
Court After Board Refuses
By Special Correspondent.

By Special Correspondent.
TRENTON, July 26:-The Jersey
Central Traction Company, which
serves Keyport, Atlantic Highlands,
Matawan in Monmouth county and
Perth Amboy in Middlesex county,
has brought proceedings in the
Supreme Court 10 upset the order
of June 20 made by the Public Util-
ity Commission refusing to increase
the company's rate of fare from
seven to ten cents. The utility
board held the increase to be un-
Just and unreasonable in view of
the service rendered by the COM
pany In its application to the Su-
preme Court for reversible of this
ruling the Jersey Central holds that
at the hearing before the Public
Utility Commission it was demon
strated beyond question that seven
cents is insufficient to pay operating
expenses to say nothing of Offering
a return of the money invested by
the company.
Further 1t is contended in the
suit that the utility board directed
the company to make large expend-
itures for repairs to its lines, some
of which have not been carried out
because of lack of money. In the
face of this situation il is contend
ed the utility board took the posi-
ton that not until the company had
put its property in condition to give
safe operating service, as per in
structions from the utility board,
would the latter consent to consider
the question of a fare increase.
This company was the first In the
state to make an out and out de-
mand for a ten cent trolley fare.
When the utility board refused its
application one member of the body.
Andrew Gaul. Jr.. filed a dissenting
decision in which he held the COM
pany should be allowed the rate it
asked for If it was to continue in
business.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-26
YACHTS DRIFTING IN TODAY'S RACE;
NARROW ESCAPE IN TRAIN WRECK
Use 0uya Board
In ElUeH Murder

NEW YORK, July 2s:-ouija
boards by the score have volun-
teered to solve the mysterious
murder of Joseph Bowen Elweil,
turfman, card expert and Don
Juan"
Since the body of the gambler
was found in his handsome resi-
dence here last month. with
bullet through the forehead, al
legged clues, motives and revela-
tions of the murderer himself
have been gathered from ethe-
real planes by the thousands and
dumped upon an admittedly be-
wiidered staff of the district at
torney's office.
All of these occult communi-
cations are not discarded. While
disclaiming any faith in Ouija's
ability as a crime investigator.
the district attorney neverthe-
less admits that he has assigned
a man to the special duty of
reading occult contributions and
to submit to him personally any
conveying apparently useful in
formation. An anonymous COM
munication purporting to be an
occult revelation may contain a
valuable clue, Mr.. Swami be-
lieves, his theory being that the
criminal might use this method
of informing on a confederate.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-26
rralnman is Hurt--Freights
Strike Sand on Rails Caus-
ing the Accident Yesterday
TRAFFIC IS DELAYED
Central R. R. Atlantic City
Express Passed Over Rails
lust Before the Freight.
is DeraiIed.

By Special Correspondent.
MATAWAN, July 26-Traffic to
hnd from New York and the sea
shore resorts was tied up yesterday
afternoon at 3 o'clock, when
freight train was wrecked about
three-quarters of mile south of
the New York and Long Branch
railroad station mere. Only one
man, a trainman on the freight,
whose crew resides in Red Bank.
was hurt, and he only slightly. Had
tht accident occurred about two
minutes sooner when the Central
Railroad of New Jerseys Atlantic
City express train was passing the
spot, it is likely that many would
have been killed and injured.
The freight train consisting of sew
eral cars including three cars sand
or gravel was travelling at a high
rate of speed in the direction of New
York. Just before reaching the
York and Long Branch rails cross
those of the Atlantic Highlands and
Freehold division of the Central
Railroad of New Jersey, one of the
trucks of car containing sand left
The track. The reason for the truck
leaving the rails Is supposed to be
due to a broken fiange on one of
the wheels. When this car left the
track, two other cars filled with
tand and the caboose also left the
bails. After jumping over-the ties
lor some distance. the cars struck
khc south bound track and in bounc-
ing between the two tracks, knocked
Them from the roadbed. The signal
Estem was also put out of order.
A wrecking crew was sent to the
scene of the wreck from the Eliza
bethport yards of the Central rail-
road, and work of clearing the rails
Ind replacing them began at once.
However, 1t was not until late this
morning that the track was replaced
10 traffic could be resumed. While
The tracks were closed. trains were
betoured to the shore, and shore
trains to New York via Central Rail-
road of New Jersey tracks, through
Highland and hack on to the New
York and Long Branch tracks at
Matawan.
A shuttle train was placed in op-
fration from Long Branch to the
)cene of the wreck and many per-
hons after taking the trains as far
As the wreck. got off and walking
About the wreck, took the shuttle
Train to their destination. The
wreck, happening as it did. just
when the Sunday visitors at the
khore resorts start for home. de-
hyed many thousands for hours.
beveral trains were tied up at Mat
lwan for long periods, before being
bent over the East Long Branch di-
Sision of the Central Railroad of
New Jersey.
When the north bound track was
drst opened for traffic today. a Penn
bylvania train attempted to pass
bver it. The engine of the express
left the rails and it was some hours
before the track could be cleared
10 that traffic could be resumed.
bue to this delay in running trains,
thousands of commuters were held
hp all along the line.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-26
RECEPTION GIVEN
OLYMPIC TEAM

By The Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 26.-America's
team for the Olympic games which
sailed on the Princess Matoika for
Antwerp late this afternoon was given
an enthusiastic reception here today.
The team is composed of los track
and field men; forty-eight swim
mers. twenty-four wrestlers. twenty
two boxers. twenty fencers and eight
bicycle riders.
The Princess Matoika will arrive
August 5. allowing the athletes more
than a week in which to become
conditioned.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-26
S0V|ETSN0VE
IN PEACE STEPS
Notify England That Proposal
is Accepted, Lloyd George
Says in House of Commons

BY The Associated Press.
PARIS. July 26-The proposal by
the Russian soviet government for
a conference in London with all the
allies will be subject of exchange of
views between France and Great
Britain. It is possible that Premiers
Lloyd George and Millerand will
meet for a discussion of the reply
to be made to Moscow.
AS viewed here the soviet govern
ment has seized the allied demand
for an armistice with Poland as a
pretext of a return TO the original
soviet campaign for original recogni-
tion of the Moscow government and
it is regarded as skillful one,
placing some of the allies particular
ly France in delicate position.
By The Associated Press.
LONDON, July 26.-Premier Lloyd
George in the House of Commons to-
day confirmed reports that the
Russian soviet government had sent
the British government a note accept
ing a proposal for a peace conference
in London between the soviets and
the powers engaged in hostile action,
against or supporting such action.
Mr.. Lloyd George said the soviets
also suggested that other leading
powers should attend the conference.
He added that Great Britain was
comforting with her allies on the
subject.
France has not ceased TO consider
the soviet government as an irreg-
ular one. not supported by the free
will of the people, and consequently
it has resisted all action with refer
ence to Russia which might be con-
sidered as recognition.
1t is pointed out that Premier
Lloyd George spoke for all the allies
when he communicated with the So
Wet authority demanding that they
stop the movement on the Polish
frotier and asking them to arrange
an armistice followed by confer
ence of all countries bordering on
Russia.
Thus it is admitted now for the
time in political circles here that
France may be forced into a posi-
tion that she will be brought to re-
cognize the soviets. but it is declared
she will do so only after due guar
antees are given that the Russian
foreign debt will be. paid.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-26
May Demand Poles Disar1n

cy the As%oN4dtcu .t~Ies1-
VIENNA. Julyaa&4:-It Is report
ed in reliable quarters that the first
stipulation the Bolshevik Will re-
Quire of the Poles before entering
into peace will be that the Poles
disarm completely so that negofia-
tons may not be used 70 gain time
or to await the arrival Of French or
British re-enforcemenls.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-26
BUSSES CONTINUE;
TR0LLEYS STOP
By The Associated Press.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn. July 26. -
Trolley cars did not operate on lines
of the Connecticut Company today,
the company having withdrawn all
service last midnight. This fulfilled a
warning that unless the city restrict
ed motor bus competition car
service would cease indefinitely.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-26
Act on Irish Government BIN.

BY The Assoclateu PresA
LONDON, July 26-The British
government has no intention of
Withdrawing the government OF Ire
land bill. Premier Lloyd George
stated in the house of commons to-
day.
Ii would press the measure for
ward with all possible speed when
house reassembled after the recess.
he added.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-26
Conference in Warsaw

BY The AssOclated Press,
WARSAW, July 25:-Nineteen
members of the British federal gov
ernment met here to confer with
the government officials today, and
the remainder of the day was taken
up in official calls and conferences.
One of the first questions placed
was the disposition of war materi-
ais, and which the working men
are refusing to unload in order 10
prevent Poland getting them The
dock laborers and Soviet emissaries
are distributing anti-Polish propa-
ganda.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-26
Prenlic-s to Confer.

By The Associated Press.
LONDON, July 26--Premier Lloyd
George will meet Premier Millerand
at Boulogne tomorrow 10 discuss the
Russan proposal that the allies hold
a conference with the Russian soviet
government. Mr.. Lloyd George will
return to London Tuesday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-26
Free Separator Leader.

BERLIN, July 26-Dr. III. A.
Oorten, the separator leader in the
Rhineland, arrested recently by
German authorities has been set
tree. the Lokal Anzeiger announces
t1daY.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-26
Another Quake ON Coast.

BY The Associated Press.
Los ANGELES. July ga sharp
earthquake awoke LosAngeles at 4;l2
this morning. A few chimneys were
Knocked down and few windows
ratified.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-26
Bed Catchcs on Fire.

An alarm of fire was turned in at
1880 o'clock this afternoon from box
81, Smith street and Watson avenue,
for a fire in the home of Mrs.
Charles. Larson at 285 Smith street.
A bed had caught fire and for time
threatened the house. Chemicals
were used to extinguish the blaze.
which did about $50 damage.
II your coal or gas range does not bake
or burn. will make IL or no charge F.
iTs4a-7-stf Mon W. ard sat-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-26
Hit by Motor Truck.

Late Saturday night a touring
car owned by John Barclay. of Gran
bury. and driven by Fred Adolphs,
of that place. was demolished when
struck by large motor truck owned
by the Bond Transportation Com
pany of Providence. r. l.. driven by
Arthur Bradford.
Adolphs had in the car with him
at the time of the accident, his wife,
Annie Robinson. colored servant.
and William l.. Major. a friend.
Mrs. AdoIphs and Miss Robinson
10th had their head injured and
were removed 20 St. Peters hospi-
tai. Neither was seriously hurt, it
is reported. The accident occurred
at Berdine's Corners following a
shopping trip to New Brunswick.
A report was received by the local
police from Trenton Saturday
night that a truck belonging to the
Nodine Transportation Company. of
Madison, was proceeding towards
this city with a broken tire which
was causing injury to the roads. Of
ficer Coleman stopped the truck at
Albany and George streets. seized it
and had it taken to a garage until
repairs to the tire had been made.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-26

Save your fruft trees and bushes oy
using Bordeaux Mixture and Slug shot
w. II. Mccormick & sons. Inc. se Smits
81 f7404-s lS-fss
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-26
Many Commuters Delayed.

Many commuters from this city to
New York and Newark were de-
layed for long periods at the Central
Railroad of New Jersey station here
asst night and this morning. due to
The freck at Matawan. Trains were
from two to three hours late.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-26
TURKS To SIGN
PEACE TREATY
Fevres, -Four Miles From Ver-
saiiies, is Selected as Place
for the Historic Event.

BY The Associated Press
PARIS, July 2e. - Fevres, four
miles northeast of Versailles. was
chosen for the signing Of the Turkish
peace treaty after a long search that
would give the treaty dignihed and
historical name there being already
treaties named Versailles, st. Ger
main. Paris. Grand-Trianon and
Fontainebleau.
There remained lie Malmaison and
the presidential summer residence at
Rambouiliet. Fountainbleau was
considered for a time as it had been
overlooked there was already treaty
of Fountainbleau which fixed the
status of Napoleon and his family
after his abdication.
Signing of the treaty is understood
will actually take place in a magnifi-
cent building of the famous national
porcelain manufactory.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-26
Mans Leg Broken.

BY STAN Correspondence.
NEW BRUNSWICK, July 26.-
Carbon. chauffeur on
Camp Raritan motor truck reported
to the police on Saturday afternoon
that while going along the river road
he struck E. E. Clark, an employe on
the farm of DIR. Nelson, near New
Carbon put Clark in his car
and took him to st. Peters Hospital
where it was found one of his legs
was broken.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-26
State of Seige.

CONSTANTINoPLE. July 2s.-
Since July 4, Adona in the southeast
part of Asia Minor has been in a
state of seige. The French have
brought tanks into play in an effort
to restore order
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-26
IDENTIFY BODY
IN TRUNK CASE
Was that of Mrs. E. lie Roy,
Detroit Police Inspector
Claims Today.

DETROIT. Mich, July 26.-The
woman whose body was shipped to
New York has been positively identi-
fed as Mrs. E. Leroy, formerly Miss
Katherine Jackson, of Starkville,
Miss. Police Inspector James Me-
Carly asserted today.
The next immediate development
in the case, McCarty said, may come
from Chicago, where Patrolman Leo
Trumbull of the local department
has gone to assist in Identifying a
man held there on suspicion that he
may be the husband of the slam
woman.
Clothing found In the trunk with
the body has heenr identified by
Patrolman Trumbull and his wife as
having belonged to Mrs. Leroy" the
Inspector said. Trumbull and his
wife were intimately acquainted with
the Leroys.
pected sometime this afternoon, In
spector McCarty said.
A local detective has gone to New
York to seek further clues in con-
nection with the case. He may ask
that the body be brought to Detroit.
Fail to Connect Clue.
CHICAGO, July 26-Efforts to
connect Roy Millen, former army
aviator with the mysterious trunk
murder, failed today when Patrol
man Leo Trumbull, of the Detroit
police department. was unable to
identify Mllen as the missing 'Eu-
gene Leroy"
Clue in the South.
BY The Assccia Press.
photograph and detailed description
of Allen A. Tatum, a printer en-
ployed here. together with state
ment by him was sent to the Detroit
police by the local detective bureau
as a result of Tatum's declaration
that he believes the woman whose
body was found was Katherine Jack
son, Starkville, Miss. Tatum was
told by friends that his name was
mentioned in connection with the
mystery. He went to police head
quarters and volunteered the infor-
nation that he was acquainted with
the Jackson woman and that he
had gone to Detroit to see her at her
own invitation and that he knew she
had married man named Leroy.
Tatum said he never had met
Leroy, but the young woman told
him her husband was jealous of her.
The statements gave rise to police
theory that Leroy has discovered his
wife's interest in Tatum and that he
killed her and shipped the body to
A. A. Tatum to incriminate the man
whom he thought to be his rival.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-26

Buy factory seconds direct from fac
tory Porto Rican Cigar Factory. s7e
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-26
NOT to Sign Tomorrow.

LONDON. July 26.-The Turkish
delegates will not sign the treaty to-
morrow due to their inability TO
reach Paris in time. A rather apollo
getic note from the Constantinople
government to the British foreign Of
fee was received here.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-10-27

Ine caplnet AT SJockhoim headed by
Premier Hjalmar Branting, the social
list leader. resigned. The Branting cab
met was formed on March 10 last and
was reorganized July ].
AZ a preliminary step toward at
tempted fusion with Germany, 'Lienz
borough" of the eastern Tyrol pro-
claimed itself republic. says a Wen
ma dispatch.
Following the example of the coaf
miners in England the French miners
have made demand for an immediate
increase in wages of five francs day.
a Paris dispatch says.
Former Premier Orlando of Italy,
who was recently appointed ambassa-
dor extraordinary to Brazil, has ar
rived at Rio Janeiro
The Turkish nationalists who have
been fighting the French in that re-
gion shelled the American college at
%A'bAsAOs ~1SAel &AiiiOi.
Low prices paid for coffee in the
American markets have produced
financial crisis at Bogota, Colombia,
and suggestion is made that the gov
eminent declare moratorium for
banks.
A Rome dispatch says that King
Victor Emmanuel has estimated his eS-
tate at 100000 lire. which. at the
present rate of exchange, amounts APP
proximately to S3,5O0.000.
The motion for public Irish in
Quiry was defeated III commons 1t
London by 346 votes to 70. The i'm
piled vote of confidence in the Irish
administration was loudly cheered.
Sylvia Pankhurst, former we'll
gists, was arrested in London on a
charge of having seditious literature iu
her possession.
A Brussels dispatch to the Lihre
Belgique says that Premiar Delacroix
has decided to resign with his minis
try On King Albert's return from Bra
| ell.
Returns from the Austrian elections
for the national assembly show that
the Christian socialists were victorious
over the other parties by slight ma
! jority, says Vienna dispatch.
The government intends to proceed
with the Ireland bill, Andrew BOnar
Law, the government leader, declared
in answering a question in the house
nf commons at Lond""
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-10-27

Mrs. Sanford Hatch, an old resi-
ent of Arena, died Sunday at the home
of her daughter, aged Sc years. For
three years before her death the old
lady was blind.
JOS Haffey and Archie Dunn of
Calamine were spilled from their car
while rounding a curve Sunday of
last week Haffey had one leg broken.
Dunn escaped serious injury.
James NJ. Stevens, La Crosse young
man married month ago, lost his
wife at Dubuque last Thursday. Mrs
Stevens, according to the husband,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-10-27

Mrs Mary Angst, Sc, Sheboygan
Falls, took her life by hanging while
i'll a fit of dependency. She was a
widow with three children.
DR.. E. L. Bump, Madison chiropo-
dist, was killed near Sun Prairie when
his car tipped over. Miss Alma Haen-
del, his office girl was seriously hurt.
Geo Hancock, university wrestling in
structor, escaped with bruises Deep
wounds were found on Dr. Bumps
head. Miss HaendePs left heel was
nearly torn off. The chiropodist
leaves a wife and three sons.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-10-27

The women's bureau of Democratic
headquarters at New York announced
receipt of pledge from Mrs. james
Cox. wife of the presidential cand.
date, who agreed to contribute 81 600.
The Cook county grand jury inves-
tigating the baseball scandal at Chi
cago voted true bills against Hal
Chase, former major league first base
man; Abe Attell, former featherweight
boxing champion. and Bill Burns.
Three attaches of the st. Anthony's
hospital in Oakland, Cal, died and a
fourth is believed to be beyond recov-
cry as result, it is thought of some
sort of food poisoning.
The 25-cent hair cut has reappeared
at Los Angeles, Cal. 1t had beer alb
sent for some time, while those cost
ing 80 and 90 cents took its place. Its
temperance was noted only in few
shops
l.. b. Nagler former assistant secre-
tary of state at Madison, Wis. who
was tried and convicted two years
ago in the Federal court on charges
of violation of the espionage act, has
been granted a new trial
Fred Wementin, Jr, prominent bust
ness man and civic worker at Daven-
port, Ia, jumped into the Mississippi
river and was drowned He escaped
from his home, where he was under
watch after a breakdown.
Three young Chicago bandits robbed
Miss Dora Palman twenty-five, daugh-
ter of Louis Palman, owner of the
Chicago Grocery company, of $5,114
at Washington and Peoria streets and
escaped.
Three men were killed at the
Niagara Falls IN. W plant of the
Electric Bleaching Gas company when
one of the tanks used in the process
of manufacturing chlorine gas ex-
plOded.
A hOldup of a New York Central
railroad train in the railroad yards at
Buffalo, N. Y, resulted in the wound
ing of trainman and Melted the
bandits less than 500.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-10-27

made midnight date with three men
Stevens pursued in car and the men
threw the woman out. Stevens took
his wife home and made up but the
next day she disappeared and has not
been seen since. Mrs, Stevens was
10 years old.
Ernest Pierce, Dodgeville farmer,
lost his barn and it's contents by fire
last Thursday. The family was away
when the fire started and arrived too
late to extinguish it. Spontaneous
combustion caused the blaze and the
damage was $500.