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GIRL SAID "YEs'; MOTHER
OF YOUTH SAID "N0"
Son Was Dutiful, so He Wins
500, 900 Breach Of Promise Case

New York, Dec. ia sons de-
ference to his mothers wishes in the
matter of matrimony enabled him yes
tcrday to defeat breach of promise
action for 100000 in the Supreme
Court.
+. Cannon Forbes. sales manager for
the Johns Manville Company in Atlanta,
was accused of breaking his promise
to wed Miss Laura Sleigh, a milliner OF
Jacksonville, Fla.
Miss Sleigh testified yesterday Forbes
on May 10, 1919, asked er to marry
him, and she consented. They took
walk, in the course of which they
entered jewelry stores and examined
rings.
Nothing was done about purchasing
a ring. however, and a few days later,
she said, she received n brief note from
her tiancec saying his mother had re.
fused to consent TO the match and
therefore their engagement was all
off,"
Forbes did not deny he had asked
Miss Sleigh to marry him, but he tes-
titled 1t was expressly understood by
both that his promise 20 wed was con-
ditional upon his mother approving the
match. His mother dlsapprovcd, he
said. Miss Sleigh insisted that Forbes
proposed to her without any strings at.
tachcd to his offer.
The jury quickly returned verdict
for Forbes.
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Call EdstLake
Children TOddu

Continued from Page One
stockings and bring us lots Of good
things
Now how can bring myself to tell
'hcm the truth? ] cannot and I won't.
It up TO the judge
III the children hrc called, little
Margaret, with her yellow curls, viii
ne propped up In the chair on the wit
moss stand, TO be the chief witness
against her father. She was awake
when her mother was killed. but her
brother was sleeping. Witnesses had
ttcen told by the little girl that "a man
u, ralncoat and hat hit mamma.
thought it was daddy, but it. couldn't
nave been, for he had gone out"
Nearly month later Eastlake's
bloodstaincd white cap and a short
khaki raincoat were found in a box
OF children's toys.
Roger is expected to tell how he and
hlS sister were locked in their room by
ih"lr father the morning of the muir
Ger; and told by their father to keen
sun, as their mother was sick. They
were told they must not make q noise.
said Roger.
>. y new letter from Eastlake TO Miss
Knox, written in lead pencil, and VIII
special delivery stamp affixed. but
never mailed, was introduced by r.
~ Boulwar, the most important wit
moss OF the morning session.
Boulwar is a rural detective, who is
proprietor of the Colonial Detective
agency, and admitted that he was
more after glory than money" in the
present case.
!, Ihc letter, undated shows that at
we time of writing. Eastake wanted
MISS Knox to come to Colonial Beach,
IN fin e.,
her. Tho letter was considered i'm
porlant because it seems to establish
LaStlako's fondness for the elderly
nurse.
Nv" letter follows:
Wy dear Sara--Got your registered
!,%ilc" yesterday before i got home. I
don understand why you haven't
"'ord from me, as | have written sew
Jra' letters to you ut your present ud-
"r'HS. In one of these I sent you a
Iurck Tor $50. | received no reply, aud
thought you had changed your ad =
HrrSs. so ! waited until | heard from
you before wrote this, and I an
registering this, so you will be sure tC
gGL It,, Please excuse writing in pen
~; came over Friday morn, and
VIII not 90 back this month. GollY.
WISH YOU were here.
You cant imagine what it's like
without you, but | have to stand it
Nhat do YOU say if invite you down
VIII always feel toward you as you
Wrclr yesterday, unchanged. wan
EHll To come down, and what is more
You ARE coming downi. for if for any
reason you cannot. | will come after
NOU.
wonder il you will always doubt
me:
Wanted Sassy Love Letter
IF you look deep down into my
n'art you will find that ] think a great
uCal ct yon. y want the next one to be
I"N" letter from my little girl, sass!
and everything.
70 You want place near thu
hrarh | think ] can get a cozy little
bungalow for you down here.
'ROGER."
boulwar testified he had found the
Ietter when 'sleuthing around tn,
nouse following the murder. He tol,
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ciples laid down by Mr.. Hughes IN his
proposal. ,,,o.
Paragraph A, of the four principles
stated was as follows: ,,
"The elimination Of all capital ship
building programs either actual or pro-
jected."
Paragraph b reads: A.
"That regard should be had to the
existing naval strength OF the conferrihs
Powers"
In view of these plain statements OF
the purpose of the Conference, ana up
parent French agreement in those pur-
poses, officials Of other delegations than
the French have been wholly at loss
to account for Frances desire now y, 10
add ten 5000 ton post t-Jutiahu
ships to her navy by 1880.
Members of the American group IN
the Committee of Fifteen refused 10
make any comment on the French pro-
posal or any other phase of the dero-
erations of the committee.
The French proposals, however, swept
away even an optimistic aftermath re-
view in Conference circles OF the rblt,
ish, American and japanese naVai
agreement, announced yesterday. ~
was plain that the opinion prevailed In
well
French Government planned to press tor
such a avail program as outlined by the
British spokesman, nothing that has
been accomplished up TO this time ~
the Naval Conference could be maze
effective.
4 complete upset in world naval rc!a-
tiyitles would result II any Nation
elected to add ten capital ships TO it's
feet at this time, it was said. lf France
carried out such a project. it was adde,
other naval powers probably, would be
compelled to increase largely present
nnyies and no reductions In new ships
would be possible.
Ioudon. Dee. 16.-(By A.. PIN
replying to several questions by. mem-
hers in the House of Commons today re-
earding the four new British battle
ships. Lieutenant Colonel Charles
Amery. parliamentary and financial
secretary to the Admiralty. said he was
not in position to say what would be
| thc total charge incurred II construc =
! tion Of these warships were Cancelled.
lie had no information as to whether the
bnilding of the ships was to be pro-
ceedcd with, be declared, but added:
CONSTRUCTION is for the present In
SUSPENSE, and what will be done de-
pends upon the result of the Washing
ton Conference
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few ships, and therefore must rent.
The British, 1t was said, recognized the
right of the French to Il mouerate ia.
crease, but felt that the present French
proposals were excessive and that such
Increase was not necessary for France 6
protection.
u. 3. Opposes Building Race
The American delegates. the British
spokesman said, also had taken q strong
ground against the French proposition,
first objecting for economic reasons.
holding that the expenditure of so much
money on naval construction would
seriously affect the economic recovery
Of the world. 1t was added that the
Americans agreed that If the scheme
we're carried out 1t would change the
whole program.
II France builds ten new So 900 ton
ships by 1885, it was said by the British
spokesman. Great Britain and the
United states would have to build in
proportion. This, he added, would re
gulre the expenditure of around 20, =
oo0,OOO pounds to keep up in the build
Ing race.
Surprises Arms Conference
The French proposal struck Arms
Conference circles today with stunning
force. The proposal was 80 wholly out
OF accord with theories on which the
naval confcrecs nave proceeded I'D 10
TINS time that there was a strong in q.
cliDation in British and American cir
clcss. not to take it seriously. The
iecling was said to rest in part on
what Premier BRAND said Mt the Sec
ond plenary session in regard TO the
American proposals for naval lImita
| tiOn.
lettering to Secretary Hughes bold
stroke for an agreement for naval re-
ductlons, VI. BRAND said:
You have shown us the way: YOU
have shown us that It Is no longer a
question of cropping for way out OF
the difficulty; you have struck out bold
Y the opportunity for us by setting the
example. I may say that we are bach
Of YOU. Mr.. Secretary.
The question with which We hav,
first to deal here is, of course. on,
that mainly concerns the great nava
Powers, but ! may say for my part tha
have listened with great joy to tn,
very large, general and broad adhesion
given in principle by the Government
OF Great Britain and Japan"
NJ. Brands reference to "princi
Pies was construed at the time q
acceptance for France of the four prin
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the ten years subsequent to 1925. These
vessels. Of type similar to the Amer
lean battleship Maryland. would give
France capital ship tonnage of 800,
600 rs against 315,000 for Japan and
a preponderance of new post -Jutland
type craft over all nations.
Italy. although indicating disapproval
OF such building program, is SAID
to have told the Arms Conference that
If France constructs ten such ships shc
must carry out similar building pro-
gram. The combined French and ltalr
ian fleets thus would be some 2OO,Ooo
tons stronger than the British or thc
American allotment under the reviscd
figures agreed on yesterday by the Big
Three"
Committee Of Fifteen Convenes
This question of French and Italian
naval ratios was taxi up by the SoinI
mittec of Fifteen today. No othcial
word has come from the Conference,
however. as to what tonnage France
has asked, but if France has asked for
$50 900 tons. it would represent about
40 per cent increase in her present
capital ship strength measured in terms
of modern dreadnought or super dread
nought tonnage.
She has afloat today approximately
16S, 600 tons in such ships while ltaly
has about 1876, 900 tons. Both navies
include comparatively small tonnage
in pre- re-dreadnought battleships.
Should it ultimately be determined
that the principles of the American
proposal are to govern the French and
Italian ratios as we'll as those of Great
Britain, the United States and Japan,
there would be no substantial increase
in the present modern capital ship ton
mage Of the two European Powers.
France now stands on the basis OF
completed ships at less than 40 per
cent relative strength IL the American
strength as estimated in the 5-5-3 pro-
posal should be taken as 100 per cent.
In other words. if France were
bracketed into the 5-5-3 ratio, her place
would be less than two and Italy
slightly below that.
British See Peril to Program
The British spokesman said today that
the French proposals, if accedcd to.
would" throw out the whole naval pro =
gram He declared it had met with
distinct disapproval from the British
Acleg9tio ,---..---- -
The British spokesman further de-
clurcd that Italy did not approve of the
French proposition, for If 1t was carried
out, Italy would be obliged to build iii
| the same amount. This meant. he said,
an addition of 700, 900 tons to the Euro
pcan war fleets.
| The ten ships which France and Italy
would build under this plan would cost
roughly 10000. 900 pounds each. and
both France and Italy would be spend
ing 100, 200, 900 pounds, or half a bill
lion dollars in the ten year period be-
ginning in 1928.
The French delegates were said tc
| have given the reason for asking ap.
proval of their building program that
during the war Franco had built very
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wrote Eastlake that he made her feel
"uncomfy."
On March 10 and 81 the woman
wrote from Sedgewood, Nd. She de-
clared in these letters she was coming
down TO him after May | and says IL he
doesn't want her she will drop out of
his life. On April 3 she wrote stating
she was coming to Colonial Beach, and
for Eastlake to engage quarters for
her and not to tell Margaret.
Called Eastlako Honey
On April II she wrote. "Honey. ask
down in your heart If you want me or
not. | must know"
On April IS she told Eastlake to
groan good glory" because ~ am tell
ing you ! am coming to see you" She
signed this letter Sponge"
Her last letter to Eastlake. which
was u six page affair, begged him for
Gods sake send for me-, and wanted
to know if it was good-by forever. She
told him he must be man or cur. On
June 0, the date of the last letter. she
tesOught him to write to her and to
dgn his letter Jack Webb"
The diary written by Miss Knox was
started on December 2G, 1920, in
Scranton, Pa. and continued from that
time, day by day. until September %,
1921, the day before Mrs. Eastlake was
found slain in her bungalow home at
Colonial Beach.
She made notations from day to day,
and she referred to Eastlake as "I.ake. "
There are no affectionate terms used
in the diary. She seemed to use a code
system in the summing up of the days
vents. These letters and the diary
will be read in detail to the jury, and
Eastlake will be put on the stand to
explain what they mean. His counsel
believes he will be able to show that
the defendant had absolutely nothing to
do with the murder of his wife.
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FRENCH DEMANDS
STIR CONFERENCE
BY the Associated Press

Washington, Dec. 16.-The French
delegation has presented a proposal for
so great an increase in the strength
of the French Navy that the British
declare such a program, if carried out,
would upset the whole plan for
5-5-3 naval reduction. The British
spokesman said, however. that he has
no doubt the Committee of Fifteen will
be able to work out the matter and
reach n satisfactory conclusion.
Although not yet entirely revealed. +.
the British understand that the French
plan provides for the construction of
ten 35,000-ton superdrcadnoughts in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-16
Man Badly Burned In Armory Fire

Tamaqua, Pa, Dec. 16. James
Hcdgkins, secretary Of the Armory
Board, was found unconscious and
badly burned in the local State armory
basement yesterday. The fire caused an
estimated loss of $4,000. The origin t.
unknown. but It Is believed that Hodg-
kins was trying to eXtinguish the blaze
when overcome. lie is in a critical
condition in hospital.
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France Demands Biz
Navy; Plea a Comedy


will get something. if not out Of the
Conference, at least out of England
when Lloyd George and BRAND hold
their projected meeting.
Up to now France has got little in
Washington except kind words u post
ponement Of land disarmament, which
everybody felt too thorny to touch and
n place in tho four-Powcr group in the
Pacific. where she wnS let in largely
because Of Americas ) regard for appear
anceS,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-06
So. Amb boy Sports

[By Evening News Correspondent
SOUTH AMBOY, July 6-The/ Y.
M. C. A. nine will meet the fast du
Pont team on the Y. M. c. A. dia-
mond on Thursday. Manager
Thomas the followers that
his team will take the laurels. The
"Y' boys are all in good shape and
from now on hope to annex many
games to their long list of victories.
Thomas will probably use Stratton
to deliver on Thursday and place
Gomminger on the mound for Sat
urday's game with the Perth Am
boy Dry Dock aggregation. Men
are busy during the week putting
the diamond in shape and a prac-
tice game is held almost every
evening.
The local "Caseys'' will travel to
New Brunswick on Sunday, where
they will try to scalp the K. of c.
Club at that place. All arrange
ments have been made to take the
team to nearby city and a bunch of
the rooters will also entrain with
the gang of ball tossers.
The local Knights are now tie
for first place, and all conf
dent that they will nne Sundays
game, and also the games of the
second circuit. Kennedy is in great
shape, and will be used in Sundays
game. Stanton will be used in the
folliwing game and good results
are expected from this youthful
twirler. Mcdonnell, the regular
catcher will be on hand to receive,
after a two weeks lay off. There
will be a practice game some night
during the week and all players will
report to the manager when noti-
fed.
sturdy O'Leary, n of South
Amboy's best athletes. has collect
ed what he calls Of the best
light teams in this section, and is
anxious t. receive several games to
complete his program for the sea-
SON. He seems especially anxious
to meet the South Amboy Field
Club, and offers an inducement 20
their manager, whether or not the
Field Club will meet them in the
near future depends entirely on
their manager. O'Leary claims his
material far exceeds any of hat
which comprises the Field Club and
wants the game played in the very
near future. This game will attract
a good deal of the local rooters. and
will remind the public of the old
days of real sport that made South
Amboy famous for ball players.
Mickey Hyson Is the star. twirler
for the O'Leary team and seems
very confident that he a master
all corners
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-06
GLOVER A. C. HAS EVEN
BREAK IN TWIN Bill

The Glover A. c. broke even in its
two games played over the weekend
by defeating the White Stars IS to
6 on Sunday. and losing to the Maui
rer outfit yesterday by the cor OF
5 to 8.
"Chick" Remak, pitching for the
Cloyers, was in good form Sunday.
striking out thirteen men, walking
only one, and allowing but four scat
tered hits. Metz was on the mound
for the White Stars at the start u
was knocked out of the box after
two frames, being replaced by CHS
man. who was also battered severely
by the Glover offense. Brooks was
the next man in the box for the Stars
and he finished the game, although
he was hit hard.
The score by innings:
Glover A. C. Q 0 1 1 0 s 2 0 5-19
White Stars % 0 o 2 0 0 4 o. 6
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-06
BUTCH" WORTH NOW WITH
DANv|LLE, VA, Team

The Danville, Va. baseball team
in the Piedmont League is ending
the first half season in great style,
having taken a three game series
from the Durham team on the Dan
vile grounds, Friday and Saturday,
and Manager Murphy is confident
of the ability of the players ne now
has in line for a good showing in
the second half of the season. A re-
cent trade which sent Butch
Worth, former st. Anthony player
from the Durham team to Danville,
ard the return of "Blackie" Regain,
local player to the Danville team,
will materially aid the Tobaccon-
lists in getting the jump in the Sec
ond half.
Ray Handerhan, Andy Jensen,
Art Young, Mike 500, Charles Stin-
o and Rogers. other local tossers.
are playing with teams in the
south, the last mentioned player
being a pitcher with the Danville
nine. Dzurilla, former Roosevelt
player, is with the Raleigh team in
the Piedmont League.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-06

roast beef supper was served by Mrs.
Ivar Larsen at $3.50 o'clock, during
which plans were informally dis
cussed for another league along the
same lines to be conducted next
year.
Physical Director s. C. Pew spoke
briefly, in which he said the league
had been a Gee considering 1t
was the first Of its kind eve at
tempted. He outlined the plans for
next fall, when a varsity volley ball
squad will be selected from the
seniors and business men. following
a league in which all players a
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-06
PIONEERS ADD
TWO VICTORIES
Local Team Defeats Piscata-
way Arrows 1928 and Old
Bridge Nine, 14-5.

AS a result of two victories owe
the week end the Pioneers of this
city now have a straight run of six
wins. Sunday afternoon they trav-
eled to Piscataway. where they met
and defeated the Arrows by a n
sided score of 1913. Monday after
noon Old Bridge was the opposing
team and the score 14-5. Olsen
pitched the first game for the Pho
neers, allowing six hits and striking
out ten men. Stout, the Arrow
twirler, was touched for sixteen
hits. In the game with Old Bridge
heavy hitting featured, the Pho
neers getting eleven runs in four
innings. Nine hits were secured
off Mally and Wellman allowed
nineteen %safeties. Manager Bonal-
sky is trying to arrange a game for
the Pioneers for this Sunday with a
senior team having home grounds.
The score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-06
DAILY REVIEW O. SPORTS Great Outdoors
MATAWAN CONTINUES TO
WIN; BEAT 0AKW0ODS
BY Evening News corresponden,:l


MATAWAN, July 6-The Mata-
wan baseball team added another
win to their string on Monday af-
ternoon, when the local representa-
tives triumphed over the Oakwoods
of Long Branch to the tune of n
1913 score. Manager Tassini's team
this season, rates with the best
ever chosen to represent this place,
and the Matawan fans can expect
big dQings before the close of the
season. The Matawan team has lost
only three games this season. and
in two cases Manager Tassini's team
has staged a comeback and evened
the series.
Lefty" Carhart started on the
mound for the Matawan team. and
after the first round. raj well nigh
in%vincible, while the home players
sewed the game up in the third.
Matawan outhit the Long Branch
team, seventeen to six. Jarvis
pitched for the visitors.
The ore by innings:
Matawan ..... 0 0625031x- 17
Oakwoods 80. 10000 o. 8
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-06
STARS LOSE
TO DEAL OUTFIT

The Amboy Stars, a local senior
baseball combination, travelled to
Deal on Sunday afternoon, where
they were nosed out in an interest
ing game by the representative
team Of that place by a score Of
Az. Joe Wood occupied the mound
for the visitors and was inz-great
form, while the opposing boxman
was wild. but succeeded in keeping
the Amboy team hits well scattered.
The Ambey Stars lineup was COM
posed from the following players:
Wood, Halbert, Collins. Broskey,
Hippenstill, Bob Handerhan, Zeh-
rer, Mansfield and Sheehan. i
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-06
MAURER NINE
WINS TWO MORE
Defeat Old Bridge 81 in Ten
Inning Game and Clover
A. C., Sc

The Maurer A. A. added two more
games TO their list over the week.
end. which makes it eight straight
games they have won. On Sunday
The Maurer A. A. defeated the Old
Bridge F. c. in a ten-inning contest
20 a score of s to Z. and on Monday
the Glover A. c. of Perth Amboy to
4 score of s to 8. Faltisco pitched
against the Old Bridge F. C. and
Dunton against the Glover A. c. They
both pitched good ball. The Maui
,er A. A. are now ready to meet the
Ksasbey F. c.. West Amooys st.
Anthonys or any team in this class.
n or out of town. Manager Urban
ski has all dates open and would
,ike to hear from all light senior or
senior teams.
The score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-06
OLD BRIDGE IS
BADLY BEATEN
ueImetta NiLe Breaks Even in
Two Games July q. Beaten
BY the AGNES.
by Evening News Correspondent

TDy VII -NCWb NOtTtspUHutHNsJ
HELMETTA, July 6.-Helmetta
won and lost in a double bill on Mon
day. The first game was an e, sy vic
tory over Old Bridge. score IA to 2.
The batting of the team featured
Timberman Of the Middlebury Col
lege, starring. The game was with
out interest and was terminated in
the sixth inning.
In the afternoon contest, the Ac-
mes, of Perth Amboy were the at
traction. The locals out-batted the
visitors and the miserable support
given Mendoker caused the defeat
of the home team. they having thir-
teen errors charged up against them.
The lineup and score follows:
Helmetta
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-06
BY B. Link

show their ability in this line.
N. Christian Nielsen brought up
the subject of the annual business
mems outing and it was unanimously
decided TO spend an afternoon at
Wardell's, Port au Peck, playing
games and ending up with a shore
dinner. The date has not been set
as yet. The trip will be made by
automobile. The men were also re-
minded of the excursion up the Hud-
son river t o be held by the "Y"
Thursday, July 2S, to Bear Mountain
and return.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-06
WIN =
FROM MORGANs|
Five Run Rally in 9Th Inning
Wins for the Perth Am.
Doy Team.

A five run rally by the Lehighs
baseball team in the eighth inning
of their game with the Morgan
nine of South Amboy on the l~atter'ss
diamond Sunday afternoon, was thas
turning point of the contest, and
resulted in a victory for the visiting
team to the tune of a 9-3 score. The
score "a knotted. 3-3 when tho
Perth Amboy team rallied. O'Hara,
featured at the bat for the Lehighs.
Manager j. J. Bosie is DESTROYS
of arranging Sunday games with
light senior teams in this vicinity.s
July and August dates are open
Tho manager can be reached b.
calling Perth Amboy 1643.
The box score: !,