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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-18
PLEASANT PLAINS

DR.. and Mrs. r. M. Schwerd have
returned home after two weeks va
cation up the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mclaughlin,
Of Brooklyn. spent the weekend at
Prince Bay.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lee and son,
Of Westfield, are visiting the formers
sister, Mrs. David Wares, Of Amboy
road.
Miss Florence Newbold, of Great
Kills, has gone to Lancaster, Pa. for
. vacation.
Many enjoyed the dance at the
Prince Bay Country clubhouse Sat
urday night.
A large number of members and
friends were at the dance at the
Prince Bay Yacht Club Saturday
night.
The first quarterly conference of
Woodrow M. E. church will be held
tonight at the church. District SUI
perintendent Spencer will exhibit
and explain stereopticon views of
Centenary work at this time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-18
SEWAREN

The final preparations are being
made Tor the baZar to be held at the
Sewaren Land and Water Club on
Wednesday afternoon and evening,
July 20. Those who wish may Sc
cure supper at the delicatessen
booth. A quantity of useful aprons
and attractive fancy articles will
also be placed on sale.
The bazaar is for the benefit of
the rectorw fund of st. Johns
church.
Mrs. A. C. Walker entertained
guests over the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Ames
entertained at dinner Saturday
night in honor of their son, Oliver
b. Ames and his bride. The guests
being Mr.. and Mrs. i. w. Ferguson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wiswall.
Schuyler Voorhees, was the week
end CUES of Irving Demarest.
Mrs. j. L. Hammett entertained
a number of guests ove the week
end.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-18
KEASBEY

Miss Frieda Schuster of Hoboken
is spending several days with Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Schuster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claus Lund, ST.,
entertained friends and relatives
from Plainfield yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer La Forge and
family spent yesterday out OF town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fee, ST., en-
tertained out-of-town relatives at
their home yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lipka spent
last night in Perth Amboy.
Protection Fire Company No. l is
scheduled to hold a regular meeting
tonight at s o'clock.
Miss Irene Hewitt of New York
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. John j. Schilcox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fesler and
children spent yesterday out of town.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-18
SHERIFF WALSH
At SH|PYARD
Puts Lock on Gates and.
Turns Keys Over to Arthur
Kill Touring Concern Head

TBy Evening News STAN Correspondence
TOTTENVILLE, July 1S.-Since
Sheriff William Walsh of the county
of Richmond attached the property
of the Union Shipyard Corporation
at the foot of Main street. on a writ
sued out in the supreme court of New
York by Rupert H. Clark, of Man
haitian, he has encountered many OBJ
stacies. The latest one was the
placing of a lock on a city fire hyd-
rant at the foot of Main street in
front of the property said to have
been placed there by Marion Carver,
superintendent of the shipyard.
The lock was placed on the hyd-
rant, it is said. to prevent the Ar
thur Kill Towing Company, of which
Captain Warren Pearce of Hopping
emu is the president, from OBJ
~taining water for their tugs which
lay up at the end of the dock part of
the property of the shipyard con-
Germ.
Sheriff Walsh broke the lock and
had a new lock placed on the gates
at the foot of the street. He turned
the keys yer to Captain Pearce with
instructions that he was to have free
excess to the lock at all times. A
deputy sheriff has been in charge of
the property ever since the serving
of the writ the early part of June.
The Richmond Light and Railroad
which has been supplying electric
current to the shipyard and office
of the concern has disconnected the
wires leaving them without light be-
cause Of a large bill, it is said by the
deputy in charge of the place.
Several people who have bought
shares of stock in the concern. have
- {hA vaCf
week or more and were unable to
zee any one in charge, it became
known yesterday when a visit was
made to the place.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-18
CONCERT BY ORPHANS
BAND IS TOMORROW

IBy Evening News STAFF Correspondence
TOTTENVILLE, July 1S:-Dr.
jenkins colored orphans band and
singers from South Carolina, on a
tour of the north, will be at st.
PauTs Methodist church tomorrow
night where they will present a
musical concert. There will be no
admission but instead a silver col
lection will be taken. There are
about thirty in the band and an ex-
cellent program is promised. The
concert will include vocal and in
strumental selections of old and new
songs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-18
NEW BUILDING PLANS
FILED FOR

by Evening News Staff Correspondent
TOTTENVILLE, July 1S:-Sixty-
one plans were filed with the bureau
of buildings for the borough of
Richmond at an estimated cost of
$136,S50 for the week ending July 4,
according to the report just made.
Plans for fifteen alterations at an
estimated cost of $4,000 and plumb
ing permits for twenty-nine places
at an estimated cost of $4,000 dur
ing the same period.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-18
PARISH CLUB ENJOYS
STRAW RIDE SATURDAY

TOTTENVILLE. July 1S-Thirty
members of the Community Parish
Club of st Paul's church enjoyed q
straw ride by auto truck to South
Beach Saturday night. Chaperoned
by Mrs. H.. Corson and the Misses
Burtis the party left Tottenville at
S O'Clock and returned shortly
before midnight. Refreshments
we're gotten at the beach and those
in the party enjoyed the various at
fractions at the beach during their
stay there.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-18

dos, patrolman. reported az follows:
The above named patrolman was given
a hearing on Friday evening. June 18th,
1921. at which time. the charges were
read to him and he pleaded guilty to
each and every charge. This committee
therefore a fine Of $75.00
being imposed on said patrolman to be
paid in three installments Of $500
monthly.
which recommendation was on motion
confirmed by the following vote: Yea
Sofield. Waters. Patten. Andersen. Riedy.
Wester. Nay-None. Mr.. Clark not vot-
ing.
The following report Of the Committee
of the Whole:
On the possible purchase of plots at AL
pine Cemetery for burial of the poor which
was brought up sometime ago by Mr.. Gar
retson, re have finally reached the con-
clusion that the Chairman appoint Com
mittee of three to further investigate the
matter.
Swas received.
The Comptroller having audited the fol-
Z = .rt-- t11a
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-18

w. w. Hawkins, president of the
United Press Association, snapped on
the deck of the Olympic on his re-
turn from Europe. He talked with
Lloyd George, Northcliffe, BRAND,
Millerand, German Premier Wirth
and other statesmen, and inspected
the u. P. bureaus in Europe
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-18

FTTt WdrUeNs
was referred to the Building m
and the Building Inspector to Investigate.
An ordinance entitled IAN ordinance
regulating the use of taxiebas (other than
auto-busses), as defined in Chapter 1856 of
the Laws of 1916" was introduced, and
passed on first reading by the following
vote: Yea-Sofield. Waters. Patten, An
d-rstn, Risdy. Wester. Nay-None. Mr..
Clark not voting.
The Committee on Police to whom was
referred the charges against Joseph Gay
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-19
Bic ELKS HERE
ON ANNUAL TRIP

Deputy District = Grand Exhalted
Ruler E. J. Fields and wife of San
Bernardino, Past Exhalted Ruler Eddy
and wife, and r. c. Benbough, past
exhalted ruler of San Diego 3. P. o.
Elks 1876, were members of very en-
joyable party give Mast evening in
their honor by the CaleXico lodge of
Elks.
Brother Fields is here in his official
capacity and is the highest authority
in Elkdom in Southern California. He
will attend meeting OF the Ell Centro
B. P. o. Elks 1925 tonight at which
time the annual inspection of the local
organization will be made.
The ladies of the party will be en-
tertained at dinner this evening by
Mrs. Ir lHinrichsen assisted by Mrs
C. E. Pitzer, at her country home
northeast of Ell Centre, while ban
quet at the Barbara Worth hotel has
been arranged for Grand Exhalted
Ruler Fields and members of his party
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-19
ROMANCE WILL
CULM|NATE At
THE PARSONAGE
Vel KnolOn and Popular Young
Couple to Be United in Mar
rage This Evening.

This evening at 500 o'clock will
witness the elimination of happy ro-
nance that began some months ago in
the office Of The Press, when Sophus
e. Sorensen and Tracey Beatrice Scott
will be united in marriage at the par
sonage of the First PRESBYTERIAN
church, by the pastor, Rev. George
Hartman.
Mr.. Sorensen is the mechanical su-
perintendent of the Press printery and
foreman of the composing room, and
Miss Scott is the efficient and capable
makeup" on the paper and the god
dess who presides in the "ad alley"
They met in the composing room as
employer and employee and the mutual
respect Of their capabilities ripened
into friendly regard and then by the
progressive stages of the old, old story,
into the feeling that binds them for
life.
Both Mr.. Sorensen and Miss Scott
have hundreds of friends in the valley
who have been showering them with
congratulations and we'll wishes since
their secret leaked out Mr.. Sorensen
came to the valley from the East where
he had held positions of trust and
responsibility on some of the largest
newspapers in the country. The bride
to be is the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
". W. Scott of Wilcox, Ariz., and is
graduate of the Central Union High
school of Ell Centre, in the class of
1914.
They will be attended at the mar
riage ceremony by Mr.. and Mrs. Elton
Christian, the latter being a girlhood
chum of Miss Scott. Immediately
after the ceremony the young couple
will depart for a motor tour to the
coast, their exact destination being
known only to themselves.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-19
ROSY DREAM is
RUDELY BROKEN

The rosy dream of a 21-year-old lad
giving the name of Russell North. to
be Knight for a day" with fine
automobile, plenty of spending money
and a capacity for showing the girls
a wonderful time besides showing the
boys some new ways of spending
money, was brought to an abrupt end
last night in Brawley when the youth
was arrested in a garage where he
was having a pair of wind deflectors
attached to his stolen car.
Young North started on his brief
but exciting career of high finance
about 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. 1t
happened like this: Meandering down
the Main thoroughfare of the northern
petropolis, whom should he spy, but
Fred r. Cross, prosperous used car
dealer of Ell Centre. Anxious to seize
an opportunity to put something over
North reasoned it out that Cross was
in Brawley for no other purpose thar
to buy cars, and that being true, Cross
had very likely been seen by several
automobile dealers.
1t was upon this promise that Rus.
sell decided that. nothing would be
more simple or easier accomplished
than to forge the name of Cross tc
a check, show it to dealer from whom
he intended to purchase a car, deposit
the check in Brawley bank, and tc
draw against the check in making {
payment for the ear of his choice
Bingo! No sooner said than done.
North wrote a check for $3.50, went
to the salesroom of Hart & Carey
stated that he was in the market fol
a car and would pay cash. At the same
time he exhibited the forged check
on Cross saying that he had just sole
Cross two used cars. Choosing Buick
car, North deposited the forged CHECK
at the First National Bank, Brawley
and rendered his check in the sum Of
$500 to Hart & Carey for the Buick
This sum it is said was several hun
dred dollars in excess of the purchase
price of the car, and North was giver
the difference in money.
An hour later someone began to ge
suspicious and started to investigate
with the result that the Cross checl
was found to be forgery. The hun
for North began and few hours late
he was picked up in a garage withou
ever leaving town. Now young Nortl
is occupying a cell in the city Jail a
Brawley wondering if the game i
worth the candle.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-19
URGES SPEED
| \ R D A D
BUILDING
NORTH
Five Counties Commission
Decries Delay in Highway
Construction From Imper-
ial Valley to Los Angeles.

The Southern California Highway
association, representing five counties
has renewed it's appeal to the State
Highway Commission for speedy and
decisive action in completing the high
way between Los Angeles and Imper-
ial Valley. In a letter to the state
board, the association again demands
that the "wretched condition of the
road be alleviated without delay"
The state commission is informed
that the associations executive COM
the suggested diversion of funds from
that part of the San Bernardino- Yuma
lateral, extending from Banning to Ell
Centre to Yuma. The committee al
so decries the policy of building parts
of main trunk lines and leaving al
most impossible stretches between.
The Southern California association
further declares its position as fol-
lows:
Imperial and Coachella Valleys
are indisputably within the trade
territory of Los Angeles and to longer
delay connecting these sections with a
permanent highway, is not only pro-
longing the unjust hardship, to which
the residents of these territories are
subjected, but is defeating the very
spirit that actuated the voting of the
three successive bond issues, destined
to connect the main centers of popula-
ton within our state.
eve have read the answer of your
honorable body to the resolutions re-
Gently sent you by various chamber
of commerce organizations, but we do
not deem that such answer has gone
far enough or satisfies the universal
demand of Southern California that
the wretched condition of the roads be
Immediately alleviated.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-19
GOOD FELLOWS
GET TOGETHER
At LUNCHEON
Mexican Officials and CalexicO
Business Men Cement Ties of
Friendship Around Table.
Especial to The Press)

CALEXICO, March 19.-Abundant
good fellowship and strict disregard
of formalities marked luncheon
served in the Elks' club room yester-
day afternoon to Gov. Ybarra of the
Northern District Of Baja California,
and a party Of Mexican officials that
included Secretary of State Terrazas
State Treasurer Rexiguez, Gen. Abel
ardo Rodriguez, the governors private
secretary, Capt. Jose NJ Davila; j. N.
Acosta, Enrique Torres, R. Balarezo,
Jr., and Presidente Manuel Roncal of
Mexicali.
Americans seated at the table were
Consul Walter f. Boyle, Attorney D.
L. Ault, who acted as postmaster; L..
M. Hutchinson, Deputy Collector Of
Customs Brown, immigration Inspec-
tor in Charge Brazie; w. L. Ricketts,,
w. J. Hartman, F. 7. Kennedy, w. c..
Jones, George T. Saunders and Frank
w. Roach.
The hosts were Mr.. Kennedy and
Mr. Jones and through their efforts
the members of the party were brought
together to promote the friendly feel
ing and better acquaintance which is
evident on both sides of the boundary
line.
Expressing the qualification of Cal
exico business men that the only thing
left to mark the dividing line between
Calexico and Mexical is the "red
fence" Mr.. Ault welcomed the MeXi-
can visitors. He also spoke of the
satisfaction which is felt on the Ameri
can side of the international boundary
line over the manifest spirit of neigh
borly intercourse which the Mexican
people are doing much to promote.
Gov. Ybarra, Treasurer Rodriguez
and Engineer costa spoke briefly of
their appreciation of the opportunity
to become better acquainted with
American business men and to reach
a more thorough understanding in
business and social matters.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-19
MANAGERS
PLAN RULE FOR
AUTO CAMPERS
Ell Centre May ReUise Methods
OF Handling as Result of the
Stale Meeting.

j. D. K. Perry Of the Ell Centre
police department, has returned from
Pasadena where he attended confer
ence of Park superintendent. repre-
senting Il cities of Southern Califor-
MIA. The purpose of the conference
was to bring about if possible a uni
form method of handling overland
tourists and campers within the city
limits of any Southern California city,
Of the Il cities represented, Ell Cen
tro and. Pomona were the only COM
munities present who reported that
camping sites were absolutely free to
tourists, and that no time limit had
been established which would deter
mine the stay Of camping tourists in
the community.
Reports made at the meeting showed
that there has been a strong tendancy
on the part of auto tourists to estab-
lish sem;-permanent residence, thereby
avoiding the payment of rent, or shar-
ing in the payment of any civic eX-
pense.
To counteract this movement on the
part Of tourists, other cities have es-
tablished camping fees ranging from
% to SO cents per day with a time limit
of Is days. The price charged is
based upon the number of conveniences
furnished -at the parking grounds by,
the city.
Where gas, water or wood is fur
nished together with incinerators, sew
er, etc, the charge is so cents per
day, and where water and sewer only
is furnished 25 cents per day.
Indications are that some such plan
will be worked out in the near future
for this city. After the session the
delegates were taken on an automobile
tour of Pasadena visiting all points
of interest.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-19
A MUSICAL BREAKFAST

The music section of the Ten Thou
sand club are planning musical
breakfast to be given on April and
they are inviting all who are interested
to send their names in so that they can
be prepared for.
The menu has been planned and it is
most excellent, the choicest things of
the season to be served. The musical
part of the breakfast will be worth
while, and all are assured not only a
good breakfast and a good program.
but most ejoyable time. The price
is to be fifty cents and that means that
everyone can better afford to come to
the breakfast than get their own meal
Mrs. Elmer Todd has the day in
charge and phone messake to her
will reserve your place.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-19
R { | | G ! 0 \
MAKES HIM
CONFESS
MURDER
Indiana Youth Who Killed
His Chum Double to Col
lect Insurance Is Driven to
Admit His Crime.
CBy Associated Press)

WARSAW Ind, March 19.-Menl-
ories of his early religious training re-
ceived at his mothers knee, revived
by letter written him by woman
unknown to him, urging him to confess
his sins and seek forgiveness, conf
bined with the softening influence of
the n1otherly advice of the wife of the
sheriff, resulted in the confession this
morning by Virgil Decker, 18, de-
claring that he alone was responsible
for the death of his chum Leroy Lo-
vett, 10, of Elkhart, Ind. He said he
hit Lovett in the head with an iron
bar and then took the unconscious
form to a railroad crossing where he
laid it on the track in front of an APP
preaching train which struck it, "The
devil drove me to it." he said.
Since his arrest on Tuesday the boy
has insisted that he had no part in the
Lovett lads death. After the receipt
of the letter which was written by
Mrs. George Walker of Nappanec,
Mrs. Moon, wife of the sheriff, heard
hi mtalking to himself in his cell and
quoting scripture. She questioned him
in kind tones and at her urging he
made the confession.
Lovett, the murdered lad, and Deck
er are doubles" and the latter took
out $4,000 worth of insurance payable
to his brother, and is alleged to have
killed Lovett and proposed to have his
brother represent the body as his and
collect the insurance naonev.avzs---s4--z. -
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-19
NEW. OFFICERS
FOR THE W.C.T.U

Officers for the Imperial County
Women's Christian Temperance Union
for the ensuing year were elected at
the recent convention of the organiza-
ton as follows:
Mrs. Sylvia Feldman of Holtville,
president. Mrs. Angle Miller of Braw-
ley, vice president; Mrs. P. J. Bowen
of Calexico, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Minnie Hull of Seeley, recording
secretary; Miss Florence Yarnell of
Ell Centre, treasurer.
Essays of the Brawley school chill
dren took all the prizes in the con-
test conducted during the convention
Margaret Webster, the second, and
Laura Lee Griffin winning the first;
Reed Shan third honors among forty
competitors.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-19
CHILD DEAD;
PARENTS
MAY DIE.

SANTA ANA, March 19.-Eliza-
beth, 3 year old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Pickering of Yorba Linda
near here, is dead, and her parents
and her sister, Caroline, aged 5, are
unconscious today as the result of eat
ing toadstools in mistake for mush-
rooms last Monday. Three physicians
are working over the unconscious vic
Tins, trying to save their lives.
Eleanor, twin sister of Caroline, de-
clined helping of the fungi, and Ar.
thur Bemis, s, son of a neighbor, anc
guest at the meal in the Pickering
home, became nauseated shortly after
eating and so escaped possible death
according to the physicians.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-19
MUSIC PRIZES AWARDED
CBy Associated Pressl

COLUMBUS, March 19.-All but
one of the prizes in the seventh bien-
nial prize competition for American
composers of the National Federation
of Music clubs. have been awarded, it
was announced here today by Mrs. FL
la May Smith Of this city, chairman
of the American music section of the
national committee, who made known
for the first time the names of prize
winners.
The grand prize of $4,000 was won
by Pauline Arnoux Macarthur of New
York, and Henri Pierre Roche New
York for setting of the "Apoca-
lypse," an oratorio. The prize was Of
fered by the National Federation of
Music clubs.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-19
MOTOR METERS RECOVERED

Due to the work of the FL Centre
police department, an automobile theft
was thwarted last evening. While
watching cars parked on Sixth and
Main streets, two boys apparently Is
and 90 years of age, We're seen by the
city officers, to examine Jordan
car parked at the corner of Sixth and
State, with the evident intention of
making a getaway.
Frightened by the approach of ped
estrians the boys left, hut inspection
of the car revealed that package
containing seven motometers had been
placed in the car.
The motometers had been stolen the
night proceeding but were, thanks to
Chief Matlock, returned to their own
erS this morning.