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The Washington herald., 1921-11-19
JUSTICE SIDDONS
HANDS OUT PRISON
SENTENCES nine:
Conductor Gets 5 Years
For Attack on
Girl
BURGLARESS IN NET
Must Serve Three Years More,
After Recent Release
At Baltimore,
BURGLARESS IN NET

Penitentiary sentences OF eighteen
months to five years were Imposed
yesterday by Justice Siddons in
Criminal Court No. for oftenses
ranging from grand larceny To
felonious assault
Newton Cutshaw. a former street
car conductor. was sentenced 70
serve 1--WE years. He was convicted
Of an attack on a l5-yesr-old girl.
daughter Of the woman who kept
the house where he roomed.
-Four Years for Theft.
Percy Ford. colored. was sentenced
to serve four years for theft %
six dresses valued at se9 from n
auto truck owned by the American
Railway Express on August 10 last.
Thomas W. Curtis. also colored.
must also serve four years He
was alleged 20 have stolen an su-
tomobile belonging TO Blanche
Evans, Of 10 Majors court north
west. on October 4 last.
Edna Strothers. alleged female
colored burglsress. who was re-
Gently released from the peniten-
tiary at Baltimore, was sent back
more on a charge Of breaking into
the apartment Of Samuel r. Lloyd.
at 1887 Rhode Island avenue north
west. on September IS last
Two Year. for Holdup.
Elmore L. Simms Harvey z.
Gross and Jerome Ewell. who were
alleged TO have held up William
Forbes. OF ille Sixth street south
east. on October last and relieved
him OF a watch and a pistol. were
sentenced TO serve two years each.
All are colored.
Benjamin Richards was sentenced
To serve eighteen months on
charge OF converting an sutomo-
bile belonging to Paul p. Rohey.
Of 41e Sixth street southeast, TO hrs
own use on August l last.
Louis A. Doxey was sentenced to
serve two years on charge ~
stealing an automobile belonging
to George H. Schwsrzmann. "t
Alexandria. Va. on October last.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-19

over the phone for. a brief perIod
last night with Herald representa-
tive. and stated that he would ask
the Commissioners for retirement
within a few days.
Gessford Gives Statement.
Inc superintendent of police. who
worked as much as sixteen hour. a
uaE Tor two weeks before his break =
uo"n. said last night that he did not
IKE 20 resign while various fac
tiohs are criticizing an administra-
'ioh INTO which he had put his last
ounce of strength"
IF | were a we'll man I would NOT
think OF resigning." said Gessford la
night, but since DR.. Brandenburr of
the board of police surgeons ha.
recommended that do nothing but
rest for two months and that .v.n
then 1t is doubtful II would be In
condition to resume my duties. there
Is nothing left for me In the best in
terests of the department but to ask
the Commissioners to relieve me from
active duty
limiting yesterday at a possible
dark horse Commissioner Keller
said that he had about made I'd his
mind in favor Of candidate of whom
there had heretofore been little men.
ton. The Engineer Commissioner
would not give an inkling as to whom
the new superintendent might be, but
seemed to have rather set ideas on
the worth Of his candidate.
Although many prominent District
officials and representatives have been
outspoken in their desire to see other
than a department man In the posi-
ton. Commissioner Oyster yesterday
persisted in praising one Of the high
est Of the police officials and said that
he would consider different police in
spectors and captains at great length
before the final selection Is made.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-19
Mrs. William Worth Dies

CHARLOTTESVILL Va, Nov.
ls-Mrs. William Worth. aged SO. a
native of this city, but for the past
three years a resident of Washing
ton d. C.. died last night at a local
hospital and the funeral was held at
$3.50 o'clock this afternoon, the Rev.
Norwood p. Myers, pastor of the
FIRST Methodist Church. oficiatins.
mrs worth was daughter of the
late Thomas Johnson, of this CITY.
Mr.. Worth died about twenty years
ago She is survived by one brother,
samuel T. johnson. of this citx
The Washington herald., 1921-11-19
LawSOn-Willis Wedding.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, Nov.
lS.-George Edgar Lawson, of this
county. and Miss Birdie Virginia Will
lis. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Lewis Willis. of near Alton, were
married yesterday at the brides
home, the ceremony being performed
by the Rev. J. p. Profit. of Green
field. Immediately after the cere-
mony, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawson left for
West Virginia, and will visit friends
and relatives in Williamson. Hunting
ton and Charleston before returning.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-19
PURE ASPIRIN DIS
TURBS DIGESTION
|Jn Perfected Form Includes
Digestant and a Laxatve-It d
Known rs Tingle's Laxo Aspirin

For years IL has been a fact
known to physicians and laymen
alike, that aspirin is a most power
lful dispeller of pain.
| However, aspirin alone, no mat
Tier how pure, disturbs digestion
lahd brings about discomfort. The
Iduestion therefore has always
LARSEN, was the loss Of the pain
worth the inevitable after-discom-
fort7 This caused people to re-
frain from taking aspirin altho
They realized it would instantly
relieve their suffering.
In order to perfect aspirin,
scientists worked painstakingly
for years
At last the perfected aspirin
tablet is offered to the public, a
tablet that relieves pain and
doesn't burden the stomach. It is
not a narcotic nor habit-forming
drug. 1t contains the pain COM
batting power of 5 grains of gen
The Washington herald., 1921-11-19
Police Save on Uniforms.

II will cost the new superintendent
Of police SlO7.es for his uniform. &C
cording to the terms OF the contract
for uniforms awarded yesterday hy
the Commissioner 10 the Arnscosi
Company OF Philadelphia. Comm So
sioner Oyster said yesterday that III.
department is saving about per cent
OF the total outlay by accepting the
bids OF the Philadelphia company.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-19
AWAIT GESSFORD'S REQUEST
BEFORE NAMING SUCCESSOR
Police Superintendent Announces Intention of
Resigning Because of iii HEALTH

The selection of a successor to
Maj Gessford as superintendent OF
police was at a standstill last night,
and formal 7equest must come from
him for RET cement before the Com
missioners will discus the matter OF
the new appointee, said Commission
er Oyster.
Maj. Gessford was able to talk
The Washington herald., 1921-11-19
Charlottesville Rotary
Club Offers Scholarship

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. Nov.
lS.-The Rotary Club will offer an
nually a scholarship of $50 to the
young woman in the senior class of
the high school here making the,
highest average in her studies. this
sum to be used in pursuit of a COLES
Ciate course
The Washington herald., 1921-11-19
Award School Contract.

The Commissioners yesterday
awarded to Henry b. Davis the con-
tract for a four-room addition and
alterations 40 the Deanwood School
The cost OF construction is to be
$e4,7oo and the work is to be COM
pleted in eight months.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-19

4 large proportion of the hos
pitfalls and many OF the schools and
relief organizations in France are
operated by women.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-19

u | n e aspirin
with two prop
critics added. A
simple W e IL
known digest
ant and a gen.
tie laxative as
$ U r e y o u
thorough scien-I
rf64
The Washington herald., 1921-11-19

its absorbed easily
1t relieves pain quickly
IFS a gentle laxative
TINGLE'S LAXO ASPIRIN
Ask Your Druggist for the Three
'oint Box" Therapeutic Research
Washington, d. c.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-04-29
Total so, 1873, $500

1t is immaterial whether we take
the Governors figures, or the forego-
ing, the result is the same. In the
face of the fact that these state ac-
tivities cost only 1,452, 900 under the
last two years of Governor Gardner,
the legislature made enormous in
creases. The only possible reason
whereby we can account for these in
creases is that the legislature desired
comparisons as to the cost of the con-
solidation to be made with their own
appropriations made by the Fiftieth
General Assembly, or with the actual
cost of operation under Democratic
Governor. If this be true, the respon-
sibility is not ours. We point to what
these bureaus cost under Gardner, and
let it go at that.
But this is not all: One-fourth az
the S2,lS6,535 appropriated as above
for the bureaus affected by the con-
solidation will be required fog the
work of these bureaus until June 10,
1921, in any event. Approximately,
this amount to $4,000, which added
to the 81 1927 ,120, available after June
10, if the consolidated bureaus go in
to effect, will make the cost of these
activities, due to the tremendously in
creased appropriations of the present
legislature, approximately S2,467,120,
or more than a million increase.
Are these figures "cold" enough for
the Governor ?-Missouri State Jour
nal.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-04-29

issue.
The judicial gerrymander and the
bills affecting the Jackson County
courts have been included, because we
contend that they violate the funda-
mental principles of representative
government in that they seek by leg
islative act to substitute for judicial
Officers elected by the people, with
fixed tenures that have not expired,
persons to be appointed by the Gov
ernor There has been no defense of
these bills, except in rather airy
fashion by minor official of the Re-
publican state organization.
The suggestion of this official that
/ the special session would re-enact
these bills, if the referendum is in
voked, and divide them into dozens of
different bills, SO as apparently to
make further referendum impracti-
cable, is simply childish and unworthy
of second thought. 1t can only be en-
tertained upon the assumption that
the Governor and the Legislature would
be willing to enter upon the business
of pop-gun legislation, designed to be
interposed between the General As
sembly and popular review of their
work, subjecting it to decision by the
people.
If these bills are not wholly indie
fensible, why should there be such
extreme anxiety over devising ways
of keeping the people from voting di-
rectly upon them?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-04-29
BABLER SURPRISED AT SCRAM-
O. BILE FOR FEDERAL PIE

Jacob l.. Babler has issued the fol-
against the appointment of men who
81 am very much surprised to see
that the members of Congress from
Missouri are devoting practically all
of their time to the discussing of pat
ronage when the people are so much
in need of legislation that will re-
iieve us of burdensome taxation and
the present business stagnation. The
members of Congress seem very much
exercised over what they call friend
ship which exists between members of
the Cabinet and myself, but they were
not so much exercised when, short
time ago, l was requested to raise a
deficit of abou 100000, which is Mis-
souri's part Of the National Commit
tee deficit.
"None Of these gentlemen contrib
uted to the deficit, but they are great
Nv interested in the dispensation of
patronage. / have never had any de-
sire to be dispenser of patronage,
but l do reserve the right to protest
against he appointment of men who
serve the party for office only and
who are active only when they are
beneficiaries of patronage. My ac-
tivity has been for party solidarity.
Those members of Congress who are
devoting all of their time to patron
age propaganda and scramble for
federal pie will be asked to give an
accounting the people when they are
up for election again."
E..n-.rAl.s,aA onnh x,rnoL Q1 90
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-04-29
SCHOOLS OF STATE WILL
LOSE AID BECAUSE HIGH
TAX LEVY WAS NOT VOTED

1t became known yesterday that a
great many of the 1886 school dis
tricts of the state will lose the State
aid normally given to them under the
various laws authorizing such assist
ance through failure to levy the con-
stitutional maximum tax this year.
Practically all of the laws author
izing State aid to districts financially
weak and that providing for State
aid to frst-class high school districts
provides that the district among other
things, must have levied the highest
school tax permitted under the Con-
stitution, which is 65 cents on the 500
in rural districts and 81 on the 500 in
cities.
Many districts this year failed to do
this, their directors reasoning that
with the higher assessments prevail
ing in most counties, as much reve-
nue. as was obtained last year on the
maximum could be obtained this year
on a lower rate. These directors for
got that the legislature, while low
ering many tax rates in expectation
of the increased assessments, did not
lower the requirements on State aid.
This attitude was held because of one
reason for the long agitation for true
valuation assessment has been de-
sire to enable the raising of more
money for the schools.
A number of these districts have
written to the office of State Super
intendent of Schools Baker, but it is
too late for anything to be done to
correct the situation, as the levies
were made on the first Monday in
April. Last year total of $129,333
was apportioned among rural schools
and 100000 went to high schools.
A number of schools also will be
handicapped financially this year
through workings of recent decision
by the Supreme Court, which held that
building and repair levy can be ex-
pended only for the erection of build
ings. Last year, on advice of Super
intendent Baker, 1877 districts main
tanning first-class high schools and
numerous others, levied furnishing
and repair tax, which in one instance
went as high as $1.10 on the 800.
This money then was diverted to other
school needs.
The case decided originated in Chill
licothe, where the Board of Education
levied 90-cent furnishing and repair
tax, which was attacked by VIM. R.
Harrington, a wealthy resident, on
the ground that the money to be real
lied was not for building purposes,
but to take up obligations Of the board
incurred to meet other school needs.
Judge Woodson wrote the Supreme
Court opinion which was concurred
in by the rest Of the Judges, holding
that money for such special tax
could be used for nothing but the
erection of buildings. Besides the
high schools, POLL rural school dis
tricts last year levied such tax, 4533
districts having levied the maximum
straight school tax permitted.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-04-29
TROUBLE IN ALL DIRECTIONS

An Eastern editor says that a man
out West got himself into trouble by
marrying two wives. A Western edi-
tor replied by assuring his contempor-
airy that good many men in that sec
ton have done the same by marrying
one. A Northern editor reports that
quite a number of his acquaintance
found trouble by merely promising to
marry, without going any farther. A
Southern editor says that friend of
his was bothered enough by simply be-
ing found in the company of another
mans wife.-Harris Herald.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-04-29

American baseball fans in all 81
their serious roofing like to relax in
a good laugh occasionally. Nick
Altrock, former world champion
pitcher, but now baseball's most
unique character, is proving it SO,
year after year. Once again he is
back on the coaching line with the
Washington American League club,
cutting funny capers and making
thousands roar with laughter. Att
rock, as pitcher on the Chicago
White Sox years ago. pitched Com
iskey's team TO a world title over
the Cubs in world series.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-04-29

But this is not all the story. These
consolidation bills do not go into eff
feet in any event until June 10, 1921.
The appropriations run until Decem-
Der 81, 1922. Accordingly, the appro-
priation of $1,927, 120. taking the Gov
ernor's figures, for the five depart
ments is actually for eighteen months
and eleven days, or just about three
fourths of the biennial period, and
they may expend the entire sum in
this period of time. Between January
LIST, 1921, and June 10, 1921, even if
the consolidation bills went into eff
feet upon that date, the appropriations
made for the superseded or transfer
red bureaus will be available. In fig
uring the cost of the activities of these
new departments, whether considered
in their new form or their old, (and
they are not reduced, but expanded in
the new FORM we must include the
portion of the appropriations neces-
sary to carry on their work until
June 10, 1921. plus the entire sum Gp-
propriated for the new departments.
The legislature two years ago APP
propriated 81 ,496603.15 for all the
state activities covered in these vari-
Gus bureaus. For some inscrutable
reason, regardless of the fact that tie
legislature proposed to abolish these
bureaus and transfer them to new de-
partments, the Fifty-frst, or present
Assembly appropriated nearly $780,
900 more than for the same bureaus
than the last Gardner legislature. The
Governor says that the appropriations
for the old bureaus amount to $2,478,-
1856, or million more than it cost to
run the same bureaus under the
Gardeners last two years. Then he I'M
dertakes to stigmatize the Democrats
for the acts of his own legislature in
making these amazingly increased ap-
preparations for bureaus they propos-
ed to wipe out in the existing form.
According to the following table,
these appropriations for the super
coded and transferred state activities,
made of this legislature amount to ST.
$685., as follows:
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-04-29

Everything. each week $3.50
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-13
HOPELAWN

Mrs. Mary Gumbash, for many
years q resident of this town. dad on
Wednesday after a long illness.
William and George Hedica were
out Of town visitors Thursday.
AT the special meeting of the fire
company held Wednesday night it
was decided to hold a block dance
soon.
Mrs. Saunders visited in Perth AM
boy On Saturday.
Many people from here visited the
new city reservoir Wednesday,, when
1t was open for inspection.
Charles Lochle, of South Amboy.
was a local visitor Friday.
The regular meeting of the Hope
lawn Improvement Association was
held Tuesday night.
Clinton Lambertson is erecting two
Lauretta street.
Charles Delux is spending this
week at Asbury Park.
Mrs. Charles Delux is visiting
friends on Staten Island.
Troop IA, Boy Scouts of America,
held its regular meeting Thursday
night in the Perth Amboy Public Ii
brary. Seventeen members of the
troop were present for the business
session and at the close Of that part
of the meeting DR.. Fritz Abegg con-
Quoted second class tests for two
scouts. One application for mem-
bership was received.
l.. Lonocia and family, old resi-
dents of Hopelawn, have purchased
a farm near Lakewood and expect
to move there next week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-13
HOROSCOPE
The stars inclin u do not compel
Tuesday, June IA, 1921

Tuesday, June IA, 1921
copyright, 1921, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
This is not a lucky day, according
to astrology. Although Neptune is
in benefic aspect early in the morn
ing, Saturn and Mercury are in evil
place.
1t may be a most fortunate rule
under which to sign any sort of
contract and leases or agreements
regarding land sales may involve
losses.
While Neptune Is in a place sup
posed t~o-encourage a common sense
view of things, Saturn has power
to distort the facts after they are
accepted.
This is not a lucky day for the
Aaged, since it is likely to deplete
&heir vitality. Deaths of old states
and scientists will be numerous
before the autumn.
. Farmers are not well directed by
the stars at this time, and they may
have many difficulties due to freight
sosts and transportation troubles.
The movement of crops will be-
rome a national concern within the
next 80 days. If Saturn aspects are
read Alright.
The moon being in parallel tax
with Saturn in the horospe of the
king of England the summer will
be a critical period for Great Brit
ain. International complications are
strongly forecast.
While the next few months will
not be lucky for the king the prince
Of Wales Is to receive many honors
and to add constantly to his popu-
larity.
Again severe thunderstorms are
foretold and some of these will be
destructive to life and property.
Summer resorts should benefit
greatly from this TING on. although
he stars seem to indicate hat there
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-13
CONFESS IONS Or A
HUSBAND!
The Mans Side of Married Life
Edith Comes to NV Rescue

Edith Comes to My Rescue
The waiter NJ sooner had brought
the check for the luncheon than l
remembered.
There was no need to reach into
my pocket. 1t contained only a soli-
tary dollar bill. 1 could have kicked
myself. Before going out l had
meant to have a check cashed, but
/ had been in such a hurry that it
had slipped my mind.
Whats the matter?" asked Edith,
noting my expression. WAS my ap-
petite so terribly expensive
Worse than that!" 1 groaned. II
forgot to get some money before I
left the Office. l guess I'll have to
leave my watch here until l can
come back with some cash."
rs your reputation here as bad
as that?"
ITS worse than bad. 1t doesn't
exist at all in this restaurant. for
1 don't ordinarily eat here"
We'll. you'll have to let me stand
treat"
Not a chance of it,"
AT least let me lend you the
money"
No, I'll leave my watch"
Don't do anything as silly as that.
You'll have to make a lot of ex-
plantations to the head waiter and
the proprietor or possibly to a cop.
I'll lend you the money"
She was fumbling in her bag. The
next moment I felt her hand touch
my knee under the table. l obedi-
emily put down my hand and re-
ceived a banknote. 1 wasn't sure.
but / thought there was the sugges-
ton of a squeeze at the same time.
l tossed the $40 bill to the waiter
and in a moment was given a plate
full of change.
office with me for a moment" I told
Edith, "Ill get a nice, crisp yellow
back for you and repay you at once"
mo, indeed, l won't take even the
change now. I'm going to embarrass
| you some more by making you pay
me back in front of Dot and George
That won't bother me in the
least" I assured her jauntily. I'm
sorry, though. that l was chumr
enough to forget to take some money
with me. If they had jagged me
would you have accompanied me tc
p~rison?"
Not Il but I would have bobbed
up at the trial to testify to youi
black past and TO ask the 1uose u
give you the limit"
That's reassuring."
But in other respects you make
charming host. Perhaps 1 will taxi
advantage of your hospitality again
"If you do, I'll promise to be bet
ter fortified with cash"
THAT isn't saying you'll be glaC
to take me to luncheon again."
whats the need of saying tn
obvious?"
II hope you are going to give ,
full account of this occasion to you
wife"
you bet I am! Do you think
am going to let you get the laugh
on me by telling her first?"
(To be ~continued)
Copyright 1921 by Newspaper En-
terprise)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-13
MATAWAN

Although traffic through this Dor
ough was exceedingly heavy yester-
day and Saturday, no accidents were
The motorists found the
detoul roads in fairly good condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Dominick
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis II. Blood
motored to Old Tenant yesterday.
The Matawan high school alumni
will hold its annual meeting and
dance on Thursday night.
Announcement has been made that
the Cliffwood Harvest Home will be
held this year on August "a.
The Epworth League of Cliffwood
church will hold it's annual outing on
the beach at Cliffwood on July 4.
william Jennings Bryan will
speak in tn. Matawan Public School
next fall. this exact date of this well
known mans appearance here has
not been made public as yet.
Councilman Edward S. Lisk has
purchased the property located al
the corner of Main and MiddleseS
street and will erect a stucco house
in the near future.
Announcement has been made OF
the engagement of Miss Elizabeth
Spader Clark, daughter of Council
man William v. Clark. to Major 10
seph Worell Clegg of Philadelphia
| The engagement was announced at a
dinner at the home of Miss Grace
Whitlock here. The romance begar
in France while Miss Clark was serN-
ing with the Y. NJ. C. A.
Miss Madeline Scheidt, who has
| been spending the past week in The
borough visiting relatives has return
| ed to her home in Long Island.