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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-12
"Cbeated Love, Hit Mt Crescent

Cheated Love- which began it's
local engagement last night at the
Crescent theatre, is m of the years
most entertaining productions and
displays the best work that has ever
been done by Carmel Myers.
Perhaps 1t Is because the story
deals with Jewish life that the play
fits Miss Myers so we'll but her work
in the stellar role is an inspiring
spectacle, for she has given the part
full sincerity and s~uperlative dra-
matte force.
The opening sequences show Son.
va, the girl of the story, as a Rus
sian Immigrant. She arrives in
America to make her home with her
father a storekeeper of the Ghetto.
In Russia there is a man whom she
loves. The Russian is a young med
ical student who has submerged his
heart and his ideals to his career as
a surgeon. The American lover is
a settlement worker. a composite of
everything that a man should be.
Sonya decides between them when
the little Yiddish theatre, in which
she works as a seamstress, Is wreck
ed by an explosion and she Gains
the audience by singing a ~favorite
old song from the burning stage.
A splendid cast including such
screen favorites of Allan Forrest.
George Z. Williams, John Davidson,
Snitz Edwards. Smoke" Turner.
Fred G. Becker, Nine. Rose Dione
and many others, appears to excel
lent advantage.
The program include Billie Burke
In THE Stafford Mystery
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-12
THEATRES
AT the Strand

Accordingly interesting from the
opening scene to the final 'clinch"
and with a climax that brought the
audience half out of the seats is
The Oath the r. A. Walsh pro-
duction, featuring Miriam Cooper,
which opened at the Strand theatre,
yesterday for a run of three days.
After n has seen it the reason is
apparent as to why the veteran mo-
ton picture exhibitors who compose
the executive council of Associated
First National Pictures. Inc, select
ed 1t to be one of its first group of
Big Five productions TO be offered
to the public this year.
The opening is an interesting sit
uation-chums in love with the
same girl. She selects one and the
other chooses the sordid path of
counting an heiress to repair his for
tunes. He wins her then falls gem
timely in love with her, and then in
his blunders leads her to believe
that he is ashamed of his marriage.
Her father is murdered under cir
cumstances which stamp guilt on
the husband. The net tightens and
his conviction Is almost a certainty
when the turn that save his
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-12
Thomas Meighan ut Ditmas

Everybody hates a crook-that Is.
until they see Thomas Meighan S
latest Paramount picture, white
and Unmarried" which was shown
at the Ditmas theatre last night.
Thomas Meighan, who made the
crook role a classic in The Miracle
Man. again proves his ability in "a
similar Characterization.
The story tells of the inheritance
by the crook of a fortune, his de-
parture for Europe his meeting on
the boat with D%orothea, a girl with
whose photo he has fallen in love
and the romance which develops.
Billy takes Dorothea out to see the
'other side Of Paris and in a b.
hemian cafe, Dorothea becomes in
fatuated with Marechal, a French
rogue. Billy becomes interested in
Andree. a little dancer, thereby
arousing the jealousy of Chicoq, an
Apache admirer who later kidnaps
Andree and conceals her in Mare
chals old farmhouse. After q sem
s~ational gun fight in which Billy
kills Chicoq Marechal and another
man., he escues Andree.
Will M. Ritchey wrote the scena-
rio and Tom Forman directed. JAG
queline Logan plays "Andree" and
others in the cast of Grace OAR
mond. Walter Long, Lloyd Whitlock,
Fred Vroom Marion Skinner and
Walter Long.
The program also includes a
Pathe News, Topics Of the Day and
comedy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-12
TWO ARE FINED $40 FOR
CREATING A DISTURBANCE

John Silavick had Mrs. Chichow-
sky arrested for breaking In his
door. The case was tried this morn
ing before Recorder Harold E. Pick
ersgill in the police court. In the
course of the testimony, given vehe-
niently and somewhat incoherently
by both parties, who were almost
bursting with anger, it was brought
out that Silavick had chased Mrs.
Chichowsky's small son and in addi-
ton to frightening him had admin
istered a slapping.
Mrs. Chichowsky then inquired
loudly the reason for such action
on Silavick's part. She even went
50 far as to dare him to come out
of his house and take a chance on
a beating. but the defendant declin-
ed to battle, preferring to be dis
Greet rather than brave.
The charges of breaking into Sill
avick's house were not proven, but
the recorder fined each party $40,
the one for chasing the child and the
other for raising a disturbance over
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-12
SENTENCED To
REFORMATORY
Action on Cases Involving AS
sociates of Shanko Repre-
sensations Here

NEW BRUNSWICK, Aug. lin
the criminal court this morning
Judge DAILY disposed of the cases in
volving two of John Shanko's asso-
ciates in his operations in Perth
Amboy.
Feliy Wilgus, who some time ago
signed allegations admitting break
ing and entering the store of Samuel
Katz at Perth Amboy and stealing
pens. razors. and cigars valued at
$500. was sentenced to the full term
at Railway owing to his previous bad
record.
The probation officer, in reporting
on Wilgus' case, referred to him as
one of Shanko's followers who had
been in trouble on numerous occa-
sions. Some years ago lie served
min months in JameSburg and fol-
lowing that was on probation for
larceny. During his term of proba-
ton it was said hat his record was
not good. His term or probation is
not up yet. Wilgus said that the
robbery OF the Katz store was sug-
gested by Shanko and that they sold
the loot in New York.
Thomas Smith, of Perth Amboy,
retracted his former plea of not
guilty to guilty of breaking and en-
tering the store of Joseph Kiwiat-
kowski at Perth Amboy and stealing
wine and cigars valued at $50. A
second indictment against Smith
charged him with breaking into the
store of Kaplowitz e. Levine and
stealing meat valued at $3.50, was
dropped. Smith was placed upon
probation for the full term.
Judge DAILY said that it was a pity
that he could not punish Smith in
the proper n without also
Furnishing his parents and for their
sakes he would give the man another
chance. The probation officer stated
that Smith had been out of work
and became associated with Shanko.
1t was brought out that Smith had
not participated in the breaking and
entering but had received a part of
the proceeds. Senator Thomas
Brown made a plea in behalf of the
parents of the young man, who are
respected residents of Perth Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-12

DIR. May T. Strout recently retu rned to Washington, d.. Q. from the
Balkans where in Is months she res tored the sight of 100 serblan
She a the only eve specialist there and natives believed her to be
endowed with supernatural gifts. Here she is with Boris. who calls her
mother" He is the son 4 a Serbian general killed in war.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-12

at 2:45 yesterday afternoon. Besides
her husband, Mrs. Fitz is survived
by three sons, Charles, Emil and
Walter, and her mother. Mrs. Regina
Betshinger of Tyrone, Pa, and two
brothers. Emil and John Betshinger
of Newark. The funeral will be held
from her late home in Barron ave.
nue., Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Rev. w. v. ID. Strong, pastor of the
Congregational Church, will officiate.
The interment will be in the Pres
byterian Cemetery.
Mrs. Fritz was a kind neighbor
and will be greatly missed for her
many good deeds by a wide circle
of relatives and friends.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-12

life but plunges four lives into the
deepest of misery.
1t would not be fair to those who
will attend the Strand theatre this
week to tell the circumstances which
compose the sudden turn in events.
1t comes so suddenly that it is
provocative of a thrill which is sell
dom the lot of a motion picture
fan" to receive. and therefore
should be the exclusive property OF
those who witness the picture.
Miriam Cooper offers a character.
~ization in the role of Minna Hart
that has seldom been excelled. Con.
way Tearle as the impecunious suit.
or is splendid, while Anna @. Nils.
son as the original love of the two
chums. and Henry Give as the sue.
cessful wooer of her give perform
ances worthy of the great storI
they hope to unfold.
Seeing THE Oath is time wei
and p~rofitably spent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-12
Install New Officers

Officers of the Star of Grace Lodge
were installed at the meeting in JAG
obsen's Hall last night. The follow
ing officers were installed: Com
mander, Mrs. Mary Green; vice
commander, Mrs. Sarah Brooks;
chaplain, Mrs. Bessie Haley; mar
shall, Mrs. e. F. Anderson; outside
guard, Mrs. Alice Langan; inside
guard, Mrs. Alice Gorman; trustee,
Mrs. Catherine Donovan.
At the close of the installation re-
freshments were served and a social
time enjoyed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-12
OBITUARY
Mrs. Frieda Fritz.

WOODBRIDGE, Aug. 12.-Mrs.
Frieda Fritz. wife of Carl Fritz, died
at the Railway Hospital yesterday
afternoon. Mrs. Fritz underwent an
operation for APPENDICITIS on Monday
night. Her condition was known to
be serious, but it was hoped that
the operation might save her.
On Tuesday she became uncon-
scious and remained SO the greater
part of the time until the end came
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-12
Accident at Morgan

Two persons. residents of South
Amboy, were treated in the South
Amboy Hospital last night for minor
injuriessas a result of an automobile
accident at Morgan. The injuries of
the persons were slight and the hos
pital authorities failed to obtain
their names. The persons are said
to have been injured when a touring
car crashed into a truck.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-12

price of each performance must
mean that its installation was not
merely for mercenary reasons, but
to give the people of the city the
best in theatre music.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-19
THIRTY YEAR sAGo TODAY

(From the Times-Recorder Sept.
1919, 1891.
Reports from the Chattahoochee
bridge state that it is virtually fin
ished, and that today or tomorrow
the first engine will cross the river
over the new structure. The road
will be completed entirely and the
link welded that is to bind Mont
gomery and Americas together.
Dr. r. S. Rust, vicepresident OF
the Union Central Life Insurance Co.,
of Cincinnati, is in the city, accompa-
MED by Mr.. T S. Lowery, manager OF
the company for this department..
They are here for the purpose of
looking into values of realty with a
view of bringing the money of this
sterling company into this section. D..
j. Hanesley has secured the general
agency for the Union Central.
The real estate market in Ameri-
Gus begins the winter season with
good prices and a strong demand
with inquiries coming in rapidly
from intending purchasers who ac-
tually intend to settle in Americas.
The Times-Recorder for tomorrow
will be an eight-page issue, full of
good, live news, and it will prove a
most excellent advertising medium.
Mrs. M, E. Allen, of Macon, who
has been visiting her old Americas
friends, left yesterday for Dawson.
The many friends Of Dr. ]. f. Hall
will be pleased to learn that he walk
ed from his home to his store yes
day for the first time since his long
illness.
Mr.. w. J. Dibble, former resi-
dent of Americas and an expert ac-
countant, has returned to the city
after a long absence, and has accept
ed position with the Sam road, in
the office of the treasurer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-19
DR.. BARTON'S
AILYLETTER
THERE is an enormous loss to the

HERE IS an enormous loss TO the
community on account of sick
ness. Some of that sickness is inevi-
table. Some Of it is incurable. All Of
us who do not die violent deaths will
sometime be incurably sick.
But vast amount of the sick
ness which men and women suffer is
needless. The more we know about
the structure of the human body, the
more do We realize that nature is on
the side of health. She loads the dice
heavily In favor Of normality. But
we give her hard run for her mon
ey, and sometimes we leave her bank
rupt.
am not a physician, neither am
] an advocate of any of the popular
forms of mental healing. But | know
that multitudes Of people who NOPE
and drag through life might pick up
their feet and march to music if they
mad that music in their minds and res
olntion in their wills.
Courage and hope are health pro-
ducers. Love and JOY are worth tons
Of medicine Grief and fear destroy
what we have learned to call morale.
Try it at the next meal you eat.
Keep up a cheerful conversation. Be
genuinely interested in those who sit
with you. Do not talk shop. Be com
panionable. You will rise from your
dinner with good digestion.
Then just once try being glum or
angry. Do not try it more than once.
| have been told, and am inclined to
believe it, that anger of fear pro
duces in the gastric juice a poison
which is chemically akin to the venom
of snakes.
Every unlighteous emotion or pur-
pose is bad for the health. Every
courageous act or heroic resolution
is good for the health. There is thera-
peutic value in a smile. There is pow
er in the affirmative will You can be
as well as you feel
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-19
Hello, Loppy," he said Loudly,

NANCY and Nick went around to
~ Loppy Lobster's side door where
they had seen Loppy staring at them.
Nobody had answered their ring at
the front door of Loppy's house in
the sea-weed grove at the bottom Of
the ocean and it made them pretty
cross.
Nick stuck out his chest as far az
he could he had the badge pinned on,
that Cap'n Penywinkle had given
him end tried to look important.
Hello, Loppy," he said loudly, why
didn't you let US in?"
Eyes, why didn't your" repeated
Nancy sternly, shaking her finger to
emphasize her words "And don't you
know that it is very impolite to stare
at us 500" Nancy was being very
brave, for the two claws that were
resting in the sand in front of the
lobster were big enough and sharp
enough to pick up a Twin in each of
them and snip them quite in two, like
a pair of scissors. Indeed, Loppy's
claws were as big as all the rest of
him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-19
WHEN A WOMAN TELLS
BY RUTH AGNES &BELING

JOHN AMES IS MYSTiFTED ANn
WORRIED
..NElSS SoRFNSEN" John Ames
IVA asked me, as the dinner party
left tn table. "do you know what this
really began with"
II think the young man had beer
somewhere else before he came here
and quenched a tremendous thirst
and he wanted to fight over the
maids accident"
Awkward maid damned awk-
ward-strange." John Ames mutter.
ed
was surprised at his indifference.
Before | could say more | heard
Tom asking me if felt quite salts
fled with the way | was living.
care you finding yourself-Hel-
ga?" he asked Are you finding any
thing more real than what you had?
have-you-found anyone else?'
couldn't answer. | felt the tears
coming and turned away,
Tom misunderstood by action.
Just how the party came to its
end do not know, but realized that
it was over when | heard Phil making
an excuse for rushing right away and
then a second after. sensed the chill
of Toms goodbye.
Later, when | was 'unfastening the
snaps of my dress, | heard Lila cry
ing softly in her room. knew why
but | knew, too, that there was no
comfort ! could offer.
SO ] lay there in the darkness,
thinking over the events Of the day,
and hearing, every now and then,
the jerky breathing Of Lila in the
next roor1.
Finally the sobbing ceased and |
knew that she must have gone to
sleep.
A light rap awakened me the next
morning and | took time to draw on
a. llimono before opening the door. 1t
was very, very early.
81 shouldn't have awakened you, y
said Grace, fully dressed. 81 couldn't
sleep" she went on. 81 have had a
feeling as though something terrible
was happening somewhere and /
came in to see if you knew anything
that was wrong-Pm worried
"What does your troubled feeling
seem to attach to?" / asked, for
had learned to have faith in Grace's
sensitive sensing of thinks before
they happened.
81 don't know-but | am sure
there is something something that
concerns all of US. Didn't you feel
it last night-just something in the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-19
why didn't you let us in ?"

But Loppy never moved. He never
even winked one of his google eyes.
He kept OH staring coldly and impu-
IDENTIFY.
You'd better answer usr' cried
Nick, losing his temper, and, I'm
shocked to say, stamping a foot. "If
you don't, Cap'n Pennywinkle will
come on his sea-horse, Curly and you
will be sorry"
But Loppy merely stared.
Nancy pulled Nick's sleeve. She'd
heard that very quiet people, can
sometimes do things very quickly and
Unexpectedly, and LOppy's claws did
look sharp Come on, Nick, we cant
get him. Let's go"
Nick turned reluctantly and off
the ystarted, but as they passed a
hole IN the big gray rock voice
called out. 81 saw you at my front
door Did you want me?'
who are your" called Nick.
the voice.
Pm Loppy Lobster" answered
Copyright, 1920.
ITO Be Continued).
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-19
1F COURSE you're worried about

or COURSE you're worried bout
her You're afraid She isn't go.
ing TO turn out just as well as she
might
She leaves it to you to keep Harold
entertained on the front veranda
while with an art born of other such
emergencies she whisks Tom out OF
the back door.
She ships off her hair and cuts
eff the bottom of her skirts.
She buys powder and color frank
ly, dashes it ON just as frankly and
then spends 10 minutes trying to de-
eide just where the patch should go.
She always energies eventually, with
the audacious thing candidly pointing
to her pretty mouth.
And that strikes terror in your
heart. 1t reminds you of some mag
pie chatter you overheard IN which
the girl who seemed more popular
than the rest exclaimed. whats a
date without kiss!
Your blood almost CONCEALED Your
daughter making a friend of q girl
with such ideas!
You have right to be shocked.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-19

arr" She questioned
No. Gia,-." SAID. Il oidn't feel
anything -bu, know Freddy Payton
must have felt that salad dressing.
That wa sd master strategy" .
Grace smiled.
"Ycu didn't think | was going to
stand there with weapons in my
hands and not use them?" she ques-
toned. "When we see disaster com
ing for two people and we do not do
what we can toward preventing it We
are almost as guilty as if we had
caused it.
"And you know what would have
happened if he had really told what
he was trying to tell. Mrs. Ames
would have felt that every other wo-
man at that table had something on
her-and no one knows better than
what that means to a woman"
(To Be Continued,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-19
OBSERVATIONS

The human race is won by smile.
Even cultivated girls sometimes
grow wild.
Complete football outfits include a
few spareribs.
Kills Boss'-headline. Probably
hit him for raise.
Some of them who can barely
dance, dance barely.
Street car crowds carry the free
dom of the press too far.
Arbuckie's latest picture can be
seen in the Rogue's Gallery.
Movies behind the screen need CEN
sor,ng as much as movies on it.
Bootleggers are wearing badges to
keep from selling each other.
The bride doesn't make biscuits
like mother made; nor does the grom
make money like father made.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-19
Ten YEARS AGO To-Day

lF'rom the Times Recorder Sept
10, 1910
THE unfed of Americas do not find
it easy sailing just now to get
all they want in the vegetable line,
and there are disconsolate cries in
consequence. This continued drouth
has dried up the gardens and truck
patches
Fire at 1920 O'clock yesterday
morning threatened the residence of
Mr.. Jere F. Bolton on North Lee
street, but prompt and energetic
work of the department eXtingulsh-
ed the blaze ere any serious damage
was done.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Lindley have
the sympathy of friends in the death
of their little son, Walter, aged 81
months. The spirit of the little one
winged its flight on Sunday evening,
the end following a brief illness.
While the cotton fields about Am
CIRCUS are still white and seemingly
promise an enormous yield, it is a
fact that the tntire crop has opened
cali III NiAC SSeSOil, anu WlIcll plSh-
ed over one time, there will be little
left to open for a second picking.
THIS condition is general.
-Four bales of cotton picked from
his 2-acre patch which is still white
with the fleecy staple is the record al
ready made by Mr.. James M. John
son, who owns 5000 acres of Sum
ter county land, and is one of its
most successful farmers.
Two hundred and thirty-five acres
six miles of Leslie, good red pebbly
land, with clay subsoil advertised by
W. s. & G. w. Andrews, for sale
at $3.50 an acre.
Three thousand dollars was the
round price paid Yesterday for lot
fronting about 60 feet on Jackson
street. Upon the property is the
small wooden huildinp occupied by a
store by Miss Nina Williams, and a
smaller one used as a shoe shop. w
D. Bailey purchased the property.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-19
OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS

salesman a. Duncan's store for sew
eIal years iefU last night for Peters
burg, Va. from which place he will
travel for a large shoe house.
While many farmers about Ameri-
Gus are perplexed over the farm la
Dor problem L. M. Holloway, a sue
cessful farmer residing near English
vile. is not. He stated yesterday in
the Times Recorder office that he
had six fine, energetic sons, five OF
whom worked the farm this year
The marriage of Miss Matte Ans
ley and Mr.. j. Powers Cooper this
morning was an occasion of much So
cial interest in Americas.
For ten hours yesterday rain pour
ed without intermissicn, with a fall
Of inches, washing away bridges,
submerging pastures and endangering
the l;fe of cattle, and completely
wrecking Muckalee bridge.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-19
WHAT do 70 thuink of real estate

so valuable that, to get a clear
title to it, owners pay $4,000 an
inch?
That happens in New York, on the
site of the new Hotel Commonwealth.
Surveyors discovered that actual
measurement added two more inches
of ground on the Broadway side of
the property thar the deeds called
for. %
The original faulty deed was drawn
up in Civil War days Since then,
the land had changed hands 6 times.
1t was necessary for every one Of
those 16 parties, their heirs or es-
tales, 20 sign away every possible IN
tcrcst IN the two incnus, before the
Commonwealth title could be secure.
Otherwise some heir might come
along later, lay claim to the two-inch
strip and compel the tearing down of
that part of the hotel on his claim.
To clear up the title took three
years. Lawyers had to travel to Eu-
rope, to San Fr2ncisco and other cit
les TO see former owners. A nun in
a convent was one whose signature
was necessary,
Expenses Of these trips rorsled
$4,000
Rather costly error.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-19

The Press is exclusively entitled the use f., akin
all dispatches credited to otherwise
paper also the local published herein rights @ ~
special dispatches herein
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-19
d CARLOAD Of grain was destroy

Il CARLOAD Of grain was destroy
ed by fire in Kansas City, Mo.
The owner, j. Stanley Smith, dug up
his insurance policy.
But comma was missing in this
phrase of the policy: Grain in cars
on side track within 100 feet of the
elevator"
Smith insisted that the comma
belonged after the word track" But
the courts held that the comma be-
longed after the word cars"
That commas absence cost Mr..
Smith $1,000 insurance.
Hereafter he will keep a closer eye
on little things.