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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-08-17
American Legion

All members, an dex-seryice men
are urged to attend the big Mass
Meeting at the Armory, Friday the
18th at IL O'Clock noon. Mr.. Hol-
lenga who will speak is being heard
by record breaking audiences all
over the State. Ex-Gov. Harrington
will preside. All political candidates
will be on the stage, and every lodge
and organization in the county has
been invited to attend. Hollenga Is
speaking in every State in the Union.
We must make his meeting in Cam
bridge a big success. The puolc IS
invited Everybody come.
81 7-lt-B SIT 2t
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-08-17

NOTICE TO ALL CANDIDATES

Leonard Post No. 48, American
Legion, cordially invite you to at
tend an American Legion Meeting to
be held at the Armory Friday August
18th at II o'clock noon. The Post
would like to have candidates Of all
parties occupy seats On the platform.
B-S-15?4t RS-17-1t
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-08-17
Totals 81 D ~
Earned rnns Hoonersville 4. Fish

Earned runs, HoopersVille 4, Fish
ing Creek /; Home run, o. Ruark;
Three base hits, E. Simmons, b,
Dean; Two base hits, G. Ruark, f.
Elzey; Struck out by Simmons Z. by
L. Tolley 5, by ]. Tolley 3; Left on
bases Hoopersville 4, Fishing Creek
4; Umpire T. Ruark.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-08-17
CHURCH LOCALS

Prayer Meeting tonight at +. M.
at St PauPs NJ. Church.
Evening star., 1921-04-17
EXPERTS PRESENT
HIGHWAY DEMANDS

Conservation Of federal highway ex-
penditures. through their concentra-
tion on roads Of interstate Importance
under the direction of federal high
way commission. was advocated be-
fore the President Of the United
States and other officials recently by
representatives. Of the automotive In
dustry. led by Roy D. Chaplin. chair
man Of the highways committee Of the
National Automobile Chamber of
Commerce
The imperative need Of adequate
maintenance to protect the enormous
investments already made in high
ways and a broader appreciation of
the entire road question as problem
in transportation rather than simply
an engineering matter. were stressed.
as were points which sought to show
that highways are SO important part
In the domestic policy of the nation
as to demand a larger recognition in
an administrative sense.
In this connection 1t was stated that
in the future federal participation In
highway matters should be in the
hands Of a commission responsible
directly to the President. rather than
continued as a bureaucratic detail un-
der any department.
The industrial representatives were
introduced to the President by SEN
ator Charles E. Townsend. chairman
of the Senate committee on post Of
fees and post roads, which will short
ly begin hearings on highway legisla-
ton.
Divided Into Sections.
Tie presentation was divided into
sections. the first being presented by
George Graham of the National Au-
tomobile Chamber of Commerce. and
Evening star., 1921-04-17

road question placed as a bureau under
department. The highway question is
an analogous one.
Continuity Of policy. adequate COM
pensation. direct responsibility are all
vitality needed.
THE way TO secure them Is through
the creation of a federal highway COM
mission. This done. the task remain
ing is TO bring about the early construc-
ton OF an interstate system of roads.
under the direction Of the commission,
and the eXpending Of state and county
systems of highways through the re-
lease of their funds
Later in the day the same repre-
sentatfves of the automotive industry
discussed the highway policy with
Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wal
| lace and Director OF the Bureau OF
Roads T H. Macdonald.
An interview was also had with Sec
retary of Commerce Hoover. in re-
| sponse to suggestion from him that
the automotive industry should ap-
| point contact" committee to CO.
Evening star., 1921-04-17

operate with his department in tn
stimulation Of foreign trade.
The industfy's. 1ewpoint was pre-
sented by JSs.WlSker Drake. membs
of the board "a AsHctors of the cham
ber. and chafnxnxcf the Hupp Motto
Car Company petroit. Mr.. Drak
| told the Secretary OF the industry
| interest In exports and OF it's readi
ness to aid in6any-manner which tn
| Secretary deemed gftting.
The taxation committee of the cham
, Der. headed by c c. Hanch. vice pres
/ ident of the chamber. from Indian
| apolis. conferred with Senator Boie
| Penrose, chairman of the finance com
mittee of the Senate. to lay befor
him the industry's viewpoint on taxa
| ton.
Repeal of the excess profits tax. tn
| higher brackets of personal incom
| and of discriminatory excise taxa
| growing out OF the war. were ad
vocated. Economy and refundi I'M
were emphasized as the paramount
! issues in any tax program
Evening star., 1921-04-17

vice president OF the Pierce Arrow
Motor Company.
Mr.. Graham called particular at
tention to the fact that there are ave
main kinds OF transportation-stea cam.
electric. inland waterways, motor We.
hicles and horse drawn vehicles.
I'VE believe" he said. that their
interests are common. not opposed
and that the best wisdom involves al
lotting to each medium the type OF
haulage 1t can best perform. We be-
lieve that all should have equal oppor-
tunities for development and that all
should stand equal before the law
In picturing the influence which the
motor vehicle has had in transporta-
tion the speaker noted exports to III
countries, including flfty-six motor
vehicles to Iceland. in 1920.
The need Of proper measure o,
credit for all transportation enter.
prises was developed. and the point
emphasized that discriminatory taxa.
ton could not but be a restrictive
burden Of far-reaching effect upon al
industry.
Most Heavily Taxed.
While accepting without complaint
any just share Of taxation which
might be necessary. Mr. Graham saic
the most heavily taxed of all groups
being subjected to Ave main levies
including the sales tax on the vehicle
that on parts, the state license ant
| motor registration fee, the municipa
and personal property tax. and f1nall,
the national and state income taxes
the last two of which. Of course. ar,
common to all industry.
The theory that the tax on the mo
tor vehicle is a tax on wealth." Mr.
Graham said. 'is disproved by the fac
that two-thirds Of the 9.00O.O 900 motto
vehicles now in use in this countr,
are owned in homes whose total in
come is $4,000 a year or less"
Roy D. Chaplin, who. during the war
was chairman of the highway transpor
committee Of the Council OF Nationa
Defense, followed with a searching an
alysis of the nighway. situation as it j
today and the need for a revision in tn
federal statute.
At the outset he noted the fact tha
the NaticEal Automobile Chamber o
Commerce had opposed the appropria
tion Of Sl00, O0O. 900 for a continuance q
Evening star., 1921-04-17

federal aid in its present form at the
last session Of Congress. because it was
felt that under Its provision the public
interest could not be fully conserved in
the expenditure Of the funds.
With $1,000. oC0. 900 now available for
road construction in nation. state and
county, no single activity CT the govern
ment spredicts ouch large expenditures
as do highways" declared Mr.. Chaplin.
obviously the direction of such an
effort~should not be left as a subordi-
nate bureau detail in a department all
of whose bureaus combined do not ex-
pend more than one-half as much an
nually as does the bureau of public
roads.
Problem Of Economics.
Fundamentally. the highway prob
lema Is not ore Of engineering. but OF
economies. More, It touches upon al
phases of life. whether commercial. ag-
ricultural. military or sociological. AL
Of these factors should be taken into
consideration.
'tNo one would expect to see the rail-
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-11-29
SUICIDE
CAME AS SHOCK
Commander of "Lost BattaI-
ion" Jumps From Steamer
Into Sea--Was Depressed

NEW YORK, Nov. 29:-Secret
brooding over the memory of his
experience in the great war, from
which he emerged one of America 5
greatest individual heroes, was as
cribed today by friends and relatives
of Lieutenant Colonel Charles w.
Whittlesey as the cause of his taking
his life Sunday while on the way TO
Havana.
Leaving several letters. presuma-
bly, explaining his act. the COM
mander of the "lost battalion" dis
appeared from the steamship Toloa
twenty-four hours out from New
York. His intimate friends had no
idea he was making an ocean voy-
age.
Members of his family and close
business associates recalled incidents
which, pieced together in the light
of his tragic death. might have been
recognized as indications that his
spirit was shaken by recurrent mem
ories of his brothers in arms who
had died before his eyes in France.
The last blow, they said, more
trying than the rest. was in Wash
ington a fortnight ago. when Colonel
Whittlesey took a prominent part IN
the funeral services for America
unknown soldier. He returned from
the capital more depressed than
ever. There he had net hundreds
of former friends and had marked
anew the gaps in the ranks of the
men he loved.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-11-29
FERRY ACTION
Gets RESULTS
Inter- state Commerce Com
mission Takes Matter Up
With R. R. Company

Recent Developments in the action
taken by the city attorney, Leo Gold
berger at the request of Mayor Will
son. t. have the Staten Island Rap
id Transit Railroad better the facili-
ties to the approach of the ferry be-
tween this city and Tottenville. so
that accidents like that which occur
red at the approach in this city few
weeks ago, when one person was
killed and several injured. cannot
re-occur, have resulted in the city
attorney receiving two commdnica-
tionS one from the Interstate Com
cree Commission, and the other
from the Board of Chosen Freehold
er5 of Middlesex courty.
The communication from the In
ters.ate Commerce Commission in
forms Mr.. Goldberger that that COM
mission has received his letter re-
garding the facilities for the landing
of passengers maintained by the Sta
ten Island Rapid Transit Railroad
betwee Tottenville and Perth Am
boy and that the matter has been
aken up with H. B. voorhees,. vice
president and general manager or
the railroad. and Mr.. Goldberger VIII
be Informed upon receipt of Mr..
Voorhees, reply TO the commission.
The communication from the
board of f-eehol6ers. informs Mr..
Goliberger that the matter had been
referred to their solicitor who will
communicate with Mr.. Goldberger
in the matter.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-11-29
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL BOYS
USE PARISH HOUSE COURT

The County Vocational School
here scored last night through the
efforts of A. Clayton Clark, presi-
dent of the County Vocational
Board when st. Peters Parish
House was leased for basketball
practice for sixty-four days. The
local koys will have the use of the
hall every night in the week except
friday.
Mr.. Clark and Superintendent
of Schools Samuel f. Shull attend
cd the meeting in New Brunswick
last night. where the plans were
made and. where Assemblyman Will
ton A. Appleby was also present.
Under the supervision of John NJ.
Shoe principal of the Perth Amboy
institution, the vocational school
boys expected to get up a particu-
larly successful team having recog-
nized material in its midst The
coming Thursday. the team VIII
play the West Orange school on
December &c, Bayonne, and Feb
ruary 10. Elizabeth.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-11-29
DEATH WARRANT
FOR MURDERERS
Expect Justice Bergen to Sign
New Papers in Cases
Today
APPEALS IN BOTH CASES
May be After First of Year
Before Local Murderer
Pays Penalty

According to Prosecutor Joseph
E. Stricken, the remittitur in the
George Washington knight and Jo-
seph Timmerari murder cases have
been received by the Prosecutors
office from the court of errors and
appeals and application will he
nadc todsy to Supreme Court JUS
tice James J. Bergen for the sign
ing of new death warrant for
these men. Should Justice Bergen
sign the warrant today, Mr.. Stricken
said, date for the execution would
have to be set at least a month
away for. according to law, not less
than four weeks or more than eight
weeks must elapse between the
signing of the death warrant and
the date of the execution. 1t is
probable, according to Mr.. Stricken.
that the execution of these two men
may not take place until after the
first of the year.
Knight. negro of Cliffwood.
twenty-five years old, murdered
prominent woman of this city and
was sentenced on March "a, by JUS
tice Bergen to die in the electric
chair at Trenton the week begin
ming May 2. His attorney. William
l. Garrison, of Pleasantville, n. j.,
appealed the case and following the
argument before the court of err
rors and appeals the remittitur was
handed down.
The crime of which knight was
convicted by a jury within fifteen
minutes after the Judge had made
his charge, was one of the most
henious in the history of this city
or this section OF the state. Knight
has seemed to take the entire pro-
ceedings as a laughing matter and
when sentenced displayed no emo
ton whatever. He has said that he
will be all right up to the day he
is scheduled to go to the chair.
Timmerari, a New Market man.
was sentenced to die in the electric
chair during the week of May 8. af-
ter the jury had returned a verdict
of first degree murder in connection
with the death of Henry Kouhaupp
at New Market on February II.
Timmerari admitted he had shot
Kouhsupp, Tut claimed that he fired
in self defense after he was attack
ed by Korhaupr who he alleged
tried to choke him. Attorney Walter
Sedan represented Timmerari at the
! trial in New Brunswick. In the ap-
| peal action, that followed his con-
viction Timmerari was represented
| by Victor DAlio OF Newark.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-11-29
ASKS $4,000 DAMAGES

A $4,000 damage suit brought by
Marie rIontecalvo. through her next
friend, Frank Moptecalvo, against
Norris Wahl of Jersey City is pend
ing in the supreme court. The suit
has bee brought through Attorney
John L. Toolan Miss Montecalvo,
who is twenty year old, alleges that
she was walking from Port Reading
to Roosevelt when two automobiles
attempted to pass each other. One
of the cars struck the girl causing
serious injuries from whicl, she suf-
fered for many weeks. during which
time. it is alleged. she was under the
care of DIR. Reason. The plaintift
alleges that Wahl was the-driver OF
the ear that struck her. Miss Mon
tecalvo resides in Port Reading, and
Wahl in Jersey City
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-11-29
No Marks Of Violence
on Chi|d's Body Found
on jamesburg Farm

NEW BRUNSWICK. Nov. 90
The mystery of the disappearance of
Stella Ostroski, the six and half
year old Rhode Hall school girl, was
solved today when Detective Ferd a.
David identified body. found in the
woods by young gunner this morn
ing, as that of the girl for whom the
authorities and residents in that vi
cinity have been searching since Oc-
tober 25. The face and hand OF the
girl were badly decomposed as the
result of the action of the elements
and animals but the detective had no
trouble in identifying her because of
the complete description in his pos
session.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-11-29

Concerted Tax
Action Taken Here

working for an amendment to the
tax laws so that the present system
of taxation can be done away with
for the graded system. Mr.. Cham
bier maintained that if the land tax
was adopted in New Jersey, this
state would experience a big indus
trial boom.
During the course of his talk Mr..
Chamber read a letter from the
president of the Underground Gable
Company in Pittsburgh which said
that he favored the graded plan of
taxation. A communication from
III. S. Keasbey was also read in
which Mr.. Keasbey spoke of the
present plan as being obsolete.
Other communications were read
from Pittsburgh and Scranton firms
who were in favor of the land tax.
In going into details concerning
the scneme. Mr.. Chamber pointed
out that under the land tax the
buildings pay less taxation than lots
or unimproved property. This the
speaker pointed out means that all
the land in a community is taxed
equally Id all taxpayers share alike
in paying the revenue needed by the
community.
Mr.. Chamber pointed to instances
in this city where unimproved prop
erty stands for years. with a small
tax levied on it while other property
owners with the idea, of develop.
ment foremost in their mands are
taxed heavily when they erect
buildings on their property.
Under the graded system. he
pointed out. property is taxed at its
full value, while building is taxed
at nine-tenths of its full value the
first year and each year is reduced
unit! five per cent of the value is
taxed. In other words the building
is only taxed fifty per cent of its full
value. Mr.. Chamber held that the
local situation could be corrected
If the land tax was adopted.
The speaker in closing his address
urged that action be taken to secure
| legislation at Trenton favoring the
| tax reform idea. Senator-elec'
Morgan +. Larsol and Assemblyman
| Edward J. Petersen attended th'
session. c. C. Baldwin presided.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-11-29

Lester Tilton. sixteen years old. o
Jamesburg, was going through the
woods on a hunting trip about .
o'clock this morning when he came
upon the body of girl. He found
it near a large dead tree in a clear
ing Just in the rear of the Abor
farm which is worked by w. c.
Wolf. The farm is owned by DR.
Fuerstling formerly of Perth Amboy
The spot was within 1000 yards OF
the farmhouse and in plain sight of
il.
The hoy at once notified the au-
thorities and they in turn phoned
the prosecutors Office. Detective
+ erd A. David who has been work
ing on the case, was detailed to so
az once TO the spot to Identify the
body if possible. Shortly after
viewing the remains he informed
the prosecutor that Identification
had been completed and that nc
marks appeared on the girls body
to indicate that there, had been any
violence. The girl diedNof expos7anG
the detective said, this ~
his original contention thai snc i.l( Z
become lost III the woods and wan
dered about until she dropped
from exhaustion.
The spot where the girl was fous
is about four miles in a direct liz.
through the woods from the Fres.
Ponds gchoolhouse from which size
disappeared on the afternoon o.
October 25. Coroner John ". Hub
bard, of this city, was notified anc
left az once 10 view the body. County
Physician James L. Suydam was
notified by the prosecutor to pes
form an autopsy upon the body on
the spot where it was discovered
This will be done this afternoon
Detective David declared that
there is no doubt in his mind but
that the girl died of exposure. Buzz
yards il is believed attacked the
body of the girl after her death and
/ SO disfigured her face and hands
that identification by this means was
| impossible The trunk of her body
and lower limbs were not touched
| however.
The disappearance of the girl OF
the afternoon of Oct 25, was fol
/ lowed by unceasing efforts to locat'
/ her on the part of detectives, DO
/ lice, Boy Scouts a.d residents il
[ the vicinity of Rhode Hall. Ths
3 MtOQS were StAFGneQ QAS anu ulSANl
ponds were dragged but no sign OF
/ the girl was seen. She attended
( the Fresh Ponds school house
about TWO miles from her home
and always went TO and from schoe
with her elder sister Loretta.
On the afternoon of her disaD
pearance she was waiting for ne
sisters class to let out when shs
is said TO have suddenly started Il
run in the opposite direction from
/ her home saying. Il am going ts
{ l.eet papa" That was the lasi
seen of the girl She did not arr.vs
home, the alarm was spread and
the search commenced.
/ Now after more than month dur
ing which every clue has been run
down including suspicious that she
might have been the victim Of a
criminal assault. the mystery has
been solved by the discovery Of her
body about four miles from the
school. The girl had two smaller
I brothers. besides her sister, mother
and father. She was easily fright
ened it was said by those who knew
her, and it is possible that she So W
the sgnrehing parties and contln-
ned to run from thera until she
/ dropped from exhaustion.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-11-29
Official Notice Received

NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. 2y.-
Official notificatic IA has been received
in the offices OF the prosecutor and
the county clerk of the decision of
the Cot rt of Errors and Appeals to
sustain the decision of the lower
court in tie murder cases of George
George Washington knight and Jo-
seph Trimmerari. Both of these de-
PENDANTS were convicted of murder
and sentenced to die in the electric
chair New death warrants will be
prepared and sent to Justice James
J. Bergen so that a new date can be
set for carrying out the verdict of
the ccort.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-11-29

Constable Rudolph kish, OF Sls
Barclay street. was arrested by
Patrolman James sullivan last night
on complaint of Mrs. Emma Wal
pianski. OF 6S7 State street, who
charged that the officer entered her
store 10 serve papers and acted In a
disorderly manner. The constable
was discharged when arraigned be-
fore the recorder in the police court
this morning when the woman max
ing the complaint failed 10 appear.
According to the police record
Mrs. Walpianski called headquartefs
and said that Kish las drunk ana
disorderly. He was accused or IN
sulting and abusing persons IN the
store. The record further stated
that DIR. George w. Fithian had ex-
amined the prisoner and ad1udged
him TO be under the influence o.
liquor.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-11-29
QUIZ SLAYER Of
So. RIVER MAN
States Case Against Alex
Savin is Now Practically
Complete

NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. %
The states case against Alex Sa-
win, of Brooklyn. indicted for the
murder of his friend, Frank Pas
syno az South River about a month
ago, is practically completed, and
the defendant will be tried as soon
as a date is set by Justice James
j. Bergen.
After Savin was taken to New
Brunswick by County Detective
Ferd David and Chief of Police
Charles Eberwein of South River,
from New York, where he had been
lodged since his arrest, Prosecutor
Joseph Z. Stricken spent practically
the entire afternoon reviewing the
case with the defendant. This is
after the usual custom of the pros
ecutcr. although the defendant
confessed his guilt when he was
arrested over a month ago.
The prosecutor also reviewed
statements of various witnesses for
the state. The defendant stuck to
his statement that he committed
the murder at the request of his
friend, for which he received S5.
Savin. however told various con-
ficting stories of the circumstances
leading up to the murder.
Praise for the detectives and
others who assisted in clearing up
this case in rapid fashion, was ex-
pressed by the prosecutor yester-
day. He said that right after the
murder it appeared as if this case
was one of those in which the re-
sponsible party Nor parties are hard
20 locate.
Justice Bergen will be asked today
to set a date for this trial 1t is
possible that December 1S, the
opening day of the new term may
be chosen as this date when Savin
will be placed on trial for the muir
der.