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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13

Hong-kong reaching Taisemi bay
late one night when 1t was stopped
and the Chinese loaded their iunks
with plumber. Before leaving the
ship they completely dismantled its
engines and the pirate leader is
reported to have hidden a polite
goodbye to the captain Of the
Kwang Lee and sailed of. The
steamer managed to make its port
some two days later.
The plumber of the pirates
amounted to some 100000 incIud-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13
REVIVE 3CUSS BOWL.

Akron, ohio.-one of the so,o,l
ties at Akron municipal universe.
has revived the long forgotten g.
bowl"-a little brown iug -
which members are compelled :
deposit pennies, nickles and a.
for every time they "cuss." -'ss
Members of the sosoritv s5,..
that the jugs nearly full of No. w.,
and it has only been in use an.
a month. ''l'
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13

H. S. Cable-Chairman of Board.
H. E. Cutis-President.
w. G. Johnston, Vice Pres.-Cashier.
J. H. Meehan, Assistant Cashier
R. w. Osterman, Assistant Cashier.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13
In the Lodges

East Moline lodge of Moose will
elect officers this evening. There
are two tickets in the field, the
candidates being selected by the
nominating committee at the last
meeting of the lodge.
The tri-city executive committee
which has in charge the arrange
ments for the 1922 national meet of
the order of Yelled Prophets to be
held next June meets tomorrow
evening in the Davenport Chamber
of Commerce. Matters Of import
ance will come up for consideration
and a full attendance OF members is
expected.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13

Officers of Rock Island lodge, No.
IS, Odd Fellows, will confer the sec
ond degree tonight on a class of
candidates from Ucal and Rock Is
land lodges, Rock Island, and the
Reynolds lodge.
The class will receive the third
degree at the special session of the
grand lodge of Illinois next Satur-
day in Moline. The degree team of
Moline lodge, No. 1913, will perform
the ritual The third degree will
follow the comforting of the past
grand's degree Saturday evening.
During the afternoon the grand
lodge officers will conduct a school
of instruction.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-13
LARSON ACTS
WITH BURTON
COnferS With Head of State
Highway Commission on
Memorial Plans
PLAN JOINT RESOLUTION
Expects That Members of
Legislature Will Give Bill
Unanimous Consent

State Senator Morgan t.. Larson.
of this city, will confer with George
L. Burton, chairman of the State
Highway Commission, and the OF
torney general at Trenton this after
noon, on the joint resolution which
he is preparing for the purpose of
making the state bridge across the
Raritan river between this city and
South Amboy a war memor.a! struc-
teure. 1t is expected that ssembly>
man Edward j. Peterson will in
troduce the same resolution in the
House when the measure makes its
first appearance in the senate. Sen
ator Larson stated this mor14ng that
lie hoped To have the resolution in
such form this afternoon as well
permit of its being Introduced
either tonight or tomorrow.
1t is believed b' Senator Larson
thai the unanimous consent of the
House and senate will be given so
that his resolution might be intro
duced afte4 It has secured the APP
proVal of The chairman of the State
Highway Con. misslon and Attorney
General NcCran. The latter will be
consulted IN ordef,to be certain of
the legality of tha resolution.
The id % is to pace on the state
bridge certain statutes which VIII
honor the New Jersey service men
who fo ught in the World War thus
serving ~ a lasting memorial not
only to the men from this vicinity
but from tnc entire state as well.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-13
GIVE ORDERS To
RE:L..EASE: |. 4 MEN
Were Serving Terms in Work
house for Van Ness Law
Violations

NEW BRUNSWICK, Feb. 49,
An order for the release frcm the
county workhouse of ali prisoners
who are serving sentences 10 viola
ton of the Van Ness act was signed
on Saturday afternoon by Judge
Peter DAILY. This action by Judge
DAILY follows the line taken by other
magistrates who committed persons
for violation of the state liquor law
enforcement act which was recently
declared unconstitutional by the
highest state court
Four men are affected by the Or
der transmitted to Walter Master
son, the warden of the county work
house. Frank Calura, of James,
burg, who was given three months
on December Is, was the first man
released and he was followed by the
men mixed up in the affair at the
Outside Inn near South Amboy
when the county authorities raided
the establishment and prosecuted
the owners and employees. Edward
Dietsel, Walter Moore and Edward
Muldoon, all OF whom received
workhouse sentences of from one 20
four months and fines of $500 each
in connection with this case, were
set free.
While the men are having their
Jail sentences com muted their fin 5
are not being returned and will not
be returned unless spe | rulings
are made. 1t is thought that men
who have been convicted and who
have not paid are safe as they stand
but that paid penalties will not be
refunded.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-13
APPLERY HAS
BONUS PLAN
Is for Endowment Insurance
PoIicy--FavorS Bonus for
Soldiers, He Adds
BY GEORGE III. MANNING
WashingtoA Correspondent of the
Perth Amboy Evening NcWs)

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1S--ro give
each man who served in t1e World
War an endowment insurance policy
instead of the cash would permit the
government to meet its obligation 10
the former service men and would
make it necessary to raise aEcut tuur
billion dollars in revenue at once TO
make the payments that would be
required under the four-option plan
Congressman T. Frank Appleby of
New Jersey suggested today.
II think this would he striking a
happy medium and save much use
less argument" said Mr.. Apple by
II also think that of the four mil
lion men who served in the army
and navy during the war a majority
or them would be satisfied t, accep-
an endowment insurance policy, ana
ir cases where it was absolutely nee
essary the actual cash could be paid.
II am heartily in favor OF the bo-
nus. 1t was one of the planksin the
platform on which l was elected and
/ intend to vote in its favor regard
less of the method to be used to
raise the money.
II have been receiving many let
ters and kilograms recently urging
ME not to vote for the bonus bill.
But / will vote for it when it comes
before the House In spite Of the Or
ganized propaganda against 1t.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-13
PROHIBITION AGENTS
confer WITH CUSTOMS
MEN ON BOOZE ship

with what has been done.
1t is understood that the scnsa-
tion promised will be in connection
with the local people who are con-
nectcd with the attempt 10 remove
the booze from the vessel. 1t has
also been learned that members of
The crew who are now held in the
Essex county Jail on the charge of
participating in a conspiracy, have
given much valuable information to
the prohibition and revenue author
ties concerning the trip of the booze
beat from the time it lett Canada.
until it reached this city. Much
information has been obtained from
them also. it is said. in connection
with the attempt to remove the
booze from the boat after ITS arrival
here.
A hearing for the members of the
crew. the owner of the vessel and
the captain will be held tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock in the office
of United States Comm issioncr
Emery in Newark. The hearing had
been scheduled for Friday afternoon
but was postponed. Prohibition
agents are guarding the Harbingcf
which is still tied up at the plant of
the Perth Amboy Dry Dock Com
pany here,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-13
SCHOOL FIGHT
At WOODBRIDGE
Boards of Education Will be
Elected Tomorrow in Town.
ships and Boroughs
NO ROOSEVELT CONTEST
Closest Election in Years Ex-
pected in Woodbridge
Women Withdraw Ticket

WOODBRIDGE, Feb. 13.-The
annua school election of members
of the Woodbridge Township Board
of Education will be held tomorrow
night, only two tickets being offered
to the voters as the result of the de-
cision of the Woodbridge Township
Wolnan's Cub to withdraw their own
ticket. Announcement has been
made b. the Woman's Club that
lowing to certain political compli-
cations arising which would bring
the club into partisan politics,
their ticket las been withdrawn and
members will vote as individuals and
not as club members"
The election will take place at z
o'clock tomorrow night in the Bar
ron avenue high school and IN Smith
& Ostergaard's garage, Fords. Vot-
general asse embly election will be
privileged to vote tomorrow night.
Residents of the first and third
wards and of the second district of
the second ward will vote at high
school, Those living in the first,
third and fourth districts of the Sec
ond ward will vote at the garage in
Fords. The additional polling place
ut Fords was made this year by the
school board upon request of per-
sons residing in Fords.
The Board of Education is COM
posed of nine members. At the
present time three of the nrembers
are Democrats and six are Republi-
cans. Four members of the board
will be elected tomorrow night,
three for full terms of three years
and one for one year to fill an uneX-
pired term.
The school board at present con-
sists of Melvin Clum, Democrat, of
Fords, who seeks reelection; Charles
S. Farrell. Democrat of Woodbridge.
also seeking reelection; Mrs. Sadie
Il. Gardner. of Fords. Republican,
filling the unexp;red term of l.. f..
Meyer, resigned a candidate for re-
election for on--year term; M. p.
DUNCAN, of Woodbridge, Democrat;
II. J Tappen, of Scwaren. Republi-
can m4ir Der for eighteen years,
whose term expires and who does
not seek reelection: Frederick Bob
len, Repr blit al, of Stwaren; Howard
r.. Valen inc Republican. of Wood
bridge. Benjamin. B Walling. Re-
publican, of Woodbridge, and Ever
ett l.. Ersign, Republican, of Wood
bridge.
The Democratic ticket, announced
last Friday. consists CT the following:
Mrs. Hilis r. Demarest, of Wood
bridge, for or, year: p. Fl. Gallagher,
OF Woodbridge, full term; Charles S.
Farrell, OF Woodbridge, full term,
and Raymond Mundy, of Fords. full
term.
Tne "other" ticket. asit is called.
consists CT Mrs. Sadie B. Gardner, of
Fords, for Ine year Melvin Clum, OF
Fords, f, II term; Eoy Anderson, of
Woodbridge, full term and Mrs. An
nabelle Baker. of ANenel, full term
In addition to the election ot
members of the school board voter.
will be required to vote on the mat
ter of school appropriations. The
amount necessary for current eX-
penses during the year is placed al
(Cnntinned on page 2l
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-13
WHITNEY W. OLIVER DIES;
ILL ONLY A SHORT Time

Whitney w. Oliver for tWenty-slX
years deputy collector in the Cnited
States custom service at the local
custom house, died about 3:4O
o'clock yesterday afternoon at st.
Michaels Hospital. Newark. Mr.
Oliver resided at rs Catalpa avenue
He had been i'll only "a short time.
An abscess had formed on the brain
and he was taken to the hospital
on Saturday for an operation. IL
was then found that his kidneys
were affected and for this reason no
operation was performed. His death
was said to have occurred from the
acute kidney trouble.
Mr.. Oliver was in his fifty-sixth
year and four years ago left the
customs service. He was connected
with the local tax Office last year
and resigned in January. lie was d
member of the Royal Arcanum. a.
Besides his widow. he is survived
by three sons and three daughters,
Mrs. Anthony LaGutatta of Bound
Brook, Misses Edna and Ellzapetn
Oliver. Lawrence. Francls ana
Walter Oliver of this city, brother,
John Oliver, of New York, and a
sister, Mrs. w. II. Dey. of Philadel-
phia.
Arrangements for the funeral
were completed by the family this
morning. Services will be held from
his late residence Wednesday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock. Rev. Maxwell
Ganter, rector of Holy Cross Epls-
oopal church, will officiate. The in
terment will be in Alpine cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-13
State Police Aid County
Detectives In Probe
OF Shooting Of Woman

picked up In connection with the
shooting, have decided that Brown
did the shooting while crazed from
"hooch" or jealousy.
other on the House bill to repeal thu
the four Hghtstown men. JOSEPH
O'Rourke, George Cottrell. Edward
Anderson and Clifford Platt, they
started out in O'Rourke'5 car and
reached Browns place about 1850
o'clock. After eating some lunch
they started to leave the place when
they heard screams of a woman
from an adjoining house.
.Trey went to investigate and found
Brown lying on the floor seemingly
under The Influence of liquor, with
a cut over his left eye and his face
covered with blood. His wife, It fs.
alleged. also was drunk, and she
was screaming at the top of her
voice. One of the men, according
to :he story, went into an adjoining
room and started to bang on the
piano in an effort to stop the scream-
ing, which resulted in Brown pull
ing .S2 calibre revolver and firing
five or six shots. The men in their
story allepe that all of the shots were
fired in the direction of the woman,
but Anderson has q hole in the over
coat he wore at the time and for
this reason it is believed the revolver
was directed at the visitors.
During he firing the men and Mrs.
Brown ran out of the house, and the
Hightstow1 men then came to New
Brunswick. After midnight. the
story goes vthey started back 3Q'
Hightstown and passed the-~~33xQsS'a
house, which, it is said, was well III,
Illuminated.
County Detectives William Titz-
patrick and Anthony Silzer, went to
st. Peters hospital this morning.,
and obtained the story of the woman.
She alleges that the four men came
into their llnch room, knocked the
lamp over aud started the shooting.
She declares thai after the shoot
ing sh, went to bed and came 70
the hospital yesterday. One bullet
rema ms in her body two others hay
ing passed through. One bulaef
passed through the back of her head
and another under her arm. TIL
thi.d Lullet whic' is still in her
BODY. struck her arm
The state police did not st%if
working on the case until yesteI'eii
afternoon, possibly obtaining inftiT-
nation of the shooting aftes the ~
rival of the woman at the hosrl'a
The county detectives received w0r
of the shooting about oclcck th.f
morning.
1t is said that there We're four
other men in the lunch room when
the attention of the HightstoWn men
was attracted by the screaming of
the woman. The county detectives
believe that the shooting of the
woman did not occur until after thes
departure of the Hightstown mens
Anderson, one of the men from
Hightstown, has sworn out wcr-
rant for the arrest of Brown on az
assault and battery charge Dete
| tive David will prefer charge of
atrocious assault and battery against
Brown in connection with the shoot
! ing of his wife.
| It is alleged that considerable Id
uor is sold in the vicinity of Browns
place, but the authorities have never
| been able to connect up enough ev-
/ idence to insure a conviction. An
| other mysterious shooting occurred
some time ago. but the authorities
were not successful in obtaining con-
victing evidence.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-13

NEW BRUNSWICK. Feb. IA
cloud of mystery surrounds shoot
ing affair which occurred at Browns
place near The Red Lion Inn situated
on Georges road, between Dayton
and this place early yesterday
morning. The detectives of the
prosecutors office are investigating
the affair and are being assisted by
the state police.
Mrs. Lena Brown, thirty-seven
years old. is in st. Peters hospital
suffering from bullet wounds receiv-
ed in n manner not yet clearly ex-
planned. The state police are search
ing for William Brown, fifty years
old. husband of the woman in the
local hospital. County detectives
from information received through
stories told by four Hightstown men
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-13
Masqued Girls Wd1neo
Blu POliceWOmdn

Directing to the costumes worn
by two of the girls at the masque
bah held in Junior Hall on Sat
urday night. Policewoman Jen-
sine Olesen compelled the girls
to cover themselves up a trifle
before being allowed to continue
dancing. 1t is said that the cos
tunes affected by the two girls
left too little to the imagination
and they were politely but firmly
| invited To augment their clothing
supply by putting on their coats.
| Policewoman Olesen said the
girls obeycd her order without
protest.
Supervision of dance halls is
included among the duties of
policeWoman Olcsen and she has
been active recently in her tours
of these places. In this particu-
lar instance of Saturday night
the offenders maSque costumes
are said to have concealed their
faces but not much else.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-13

Following conference at the
custom house here this morning
between United States Assistant
District Attorney +. NJ. p. Pearse
United States Assistant District At
torney Arrowsmith, Deputy Collec-
tor of Customs John Regan, Federal
Prohibition Enforcement Officer
sam Henri Cone, Albert O. HokeE-
sen of the surveyors office in New
York City. and J. j. Lynch, special
agent of New York City. it was an
nounced by Mr.. Cone and Mr.
Regan that the government is salts
fed with the way the Harbinger
booze case is progressing. Promises
were also made that sensational de-
velopments in connection with the
ease in this city will take place this
week.
At the conference which lasted for
several hours. all the developments
in connection with the booze case.
from the time the ship left Canada
until the liquor was seized by Mr.
Cone in this city. were gone over.
Although those at the conference
refused to discuss what had taken
place, they did admit that scnsa-
tional developments are anticipated
and that the case is progressing in
such n manner that all are satisfied
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-13
7ush Legislative Acton For Bridge Memorial Here
'R0BE MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING OF WOMAN
DENLY Recommends
Reductions In NQvu

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10
Secretary DENLY appeared before
the House naval committee today
to recommend the navy person.
mel for the next fiscal year be
fixed at 5000 apprentices as
compared with 100000 men and
5000 apprentices now authoriz-
ed. He recommended there be
no reduction in the existing
strength of line officers of the
the navy; that the first class at
Annapolis be graduated and
commissioned, but appointment
to the academy hereafter be re-
duced to three for each member
of congress instead of five. He
recommended that 100 Destroy
ers be placed out of commits
sion.
He estimated that the pro-
gram he outlined would effect a
saving of S70,000,000 in next
years budget.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-13
HOLD TROOPS At
DUBLIN TODAY
Sailing of Steamers is Unex-
pectedIy CanCeIIed--N In
formation Given

DUBLIN. Feb. 1S (By The Asso-
ciated Press): The evacuation of
British troops and other military
forces from Dublin was Unexpected
" suspended today. The sailing of
the steamers due to leave for Holly
wood and Dublin was cancelled.
Officials at military headquarters
said they were unable to give any
Information while Dublin castle Off
cials stated they had nothing to do
with the evacuation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-13
MARY M|NTER
Tells STORY
Has Told Investigators Every
thing, She Says--PraiSeS
Murdered Director

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Feb. 10
Mary Miles Minter, motion picture
actress, issued a statement here today
through her attorney declaring that
she had told investigators all that
she knew of the life of WILL
lam Desmond Taylor, slain mystic
riously twelve days ago. 1t is SAID
she could not conceive how any per-
son could voluntarily wrong Taylor.
The statement follows:
There il no personal or financial
sacrifice that | would not gladly
make to bring the slayer of Taylor
to justice.
'Mr. Taylor was one of my best
friends. His death was great
shock. | met him first in 1919. l
was then seventeen years of age ana
his inspiration, his unfailing cotr-
tesy and consideration not only tc
me but to al with whom he came
in contact Immediately won my high
! ess admiration. -.
prom 1919 until the day of his
death Mr.. Taylor was to me the
| svlnbol of honor and manlineSS, an
! inspiration, friend, guide ana coun-
sellor-the symbol of all girl ad-
| mireS in IL man.
! Ills friendship was uplifting, his
advice and aid were Invaluable: IL
] would be nothing but ingratitudc, II
| ! did not. now that he is dead, 8raise
my voice to proclaim what he was,
and to repudiatc those Tno would
| besmirch his character.
! Il have told the authorities az /
have known of his life here ana IN
| the East. That, l fear has been of
little aid to them.
Il cannot conceive the character
/ of a person who would voluntarily
wrong MI Taylor or cause ms
death" "a.
This latter course would ace the
| detectives or the police department
/ again on their theory that the lnd-
/ ING of Edward Sands. missing for
mer butler secretary to Taylor was
/ essential to the solution of the IN
/ igma. and those of the sherltt's 5 Office
diametrically opposed cortentlon
| that Sands had nothing 10 do WIN
| the Staying.
Shortly before the partial dis
! closure of the future procedure of
! the office in the investigation MI.
NVoolwine had issued statement
! condemning faxed and fraudulent
/ interviews on the case and declar-
| ing there was grave and serious
/ doubt at the present tioi2 as to
whether the murderer viii ever be
apprehended.'
But while the police, detectives
and sheriff deputies had not ac-
! knowledged defeat they say II is one
OF the most battling n 'steries that
has ever come to their attention.
+, LOS ANGELES Feb. 13.-Investi-
cation b.. the district attorneys Of
! flee ipto the Taylor murder case
proccedea today. District Attorney
| Woo. wine SAID he thought it un-
| likely he would summon any motion
picture stars or others. He thought
it more probable that the detectives
/ would investigats any available
leads and s,itnesses would be sum =
! monod hcredfte- only when the pre-
| liminary work o. the officers indl-
! Gated some discovery of more than
| usual impG-t.
Garages. do you use genuine Dodge Bros
NIL AfrtN
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-13
German Line Resumes sailings

BREMEN, Feb, I3.-The N0ftn
GerI1an Llcyds yesterday resumed
its sailngs fer New York interrupt
ed by the war. The steamship Steyd-
lidz. departing with 125 passengers
and a mixed cargo. The company
will supplement the U. S. line service
with sem!-monthlv sailings of its own
steamers
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-13
lnllins Sands Mnrnlngs

LONDON, Feb. I3 (BN INC Nsso-
ciated Press) Michael Collins,
head Of the Irish provisional gov
einmcnt, has sent a cableSram
warming the American Association
for Recognition of the Irish Repub-
lie not to assist or countenance a
coup dc'tat which he declared was
being planned against the Irish pro-
visonal government, says Dublin
dispatch today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-13
FURTHER CUTS IN RETAIL
FOOD PRICES REPORTED

WASHINGTON. Feb. 13.-Further
decreases in retail food prices are
shown in statistics issued today by
the department of labor for twenty
seven of the country's larger cities
for the month ending January 10.
The decrease in that period for New
York was given as per cent, for
Philadelphia 4 per cent.
For the year January Is, 1921,
to January Is. 1922, the announce
ment said, there was decrease of
16 pc rcent in New York and Phila7
delphia. AS compared with the av-
erage cost of year 1913, the retail
cost of food on last January %, the
department said, showed an increase
Of AS per cent in New York, "A per
cent in Philadelphia.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-13
Miss Miller to We'd

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew j. Miller, or
Lee avenue, announced the engage,
ment of their daughter, Anna, TO
Theodore Won Daggenhausen. SON of
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Won Daggen-
hansen, of Madison avenue. No data
has been set for the wedding.