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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-02-24
YOU AND
BY ALBERT APPLE

Take OF blue spcctacles uftcr
reading this. India reports that
hcr foreign trade h picking up, also
a decided Improvement In Internal
business conditions.
The Worldwide collapse OF prices
which started hard times began IN
iuud In February, 1890. Nest
month Ii broke out violently In ia
pan. Then Travelled round the
world like u contagious disouscs
reaching rs in May.
Experts have Insisted; World
will uc definttciy getting back on
It's feet when recovery Starts where
-dcplcSslon begnnf'
THAT desirable solution has ar
riNeu. II looks encVufaging'
COLLAPSE.
Coroner y jury. Investigating the
| Kn.ckerbocker movie house co.
upac with big death toll In Wash,
/ Ington, -. G.. orders niue men held
for the grand jury. Those held
had charge OF construction ana IN
snectlon OF the building.
Public memory IN short. knick'
crborkcr catastrophe ~ almost tor
gotten
Eut all building n should
remember this. Many badly con
structcd buildings have been erect
cd In the last eight years. Have
your building Inspected 10y experts
| safety first.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-30
Speedways To Play
At Pleasant Plains

been considered the most important
one on the schedule of h Beau
vais Post quintet for the present
season.
While the Speedways have beef
defeated on their home court only
once in twenty games the Beauvais
Post combination has lost two out
of eleven contests on the Amicitia
hall court. Rivalry between the two
representative court teams is great
err than it was between the Totem
Vile and Perth Amboy baseball
teams last summer and a record
crowd is expected out.
1853 pins. Hoffman's 219 being high.
Raymond scored 206 in this game.
Amboy made a 900 total in each
game bowled. Hoffman's average
of 1876 was high.
The scores follow:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-30
PLAY
ANOTHER TIE
Engage in Game With County
Stars on Saturday
Night

Prevailing weather conditions pre-
vented the Roselle girls and two of
the Wheeler Condenser girls from
making their appearance in the
Auditorium here on Saturday night
and as a result the contest between
the Wheeler-Roselle teams could
not be played. The crack Dottas
girls team of this city was called
upon to play a combination known
as the County Stars and the fans
were treated to a fast game which
ended &c.
This was the second game engaged
in during the week by the Dottas
team which ended a tie at six all.
Three of the Wheeler players per-
formed with the County Stars, while
the regular Dottas players occupied
the positions on the opposing team.
At half time the teams were tied
A. For the home team the Misses
Anna and Marie Handerhan each
made a field goal, while Miss Nelson
scored n field and two foul goals
for the Stars. In the second half
the Misses Anna Handerhan and
Cora DeRusha each scored a foul
for Amboy, while the Misses Mesick
and McGettigan scored a foul goal
apiece for the Stars.
The score.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-30
-. Vocational
SHERIFF'S SALE

IN CHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY
Between Mutual Savings Fund Har-
monia. a corporation, complainant. and
Eliseo Ricci. ct ais. defendants. Fl Fa
for sale of mortgaged premises. dated
January 18th, 1922.
BY virtue OF the above stated writ, TO
me directed and delivered, / will expose
to sale at public vendue on
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY Efficiently,
NINETEEN HUNDRED AND
TWENTY-FIVE
at two o'clock in the afternoon of said
day at the Sheriff's Office in the city of
All that tract or parcel Of land and
premises, hereinafter particularly describ-
ed. situate. lying and being in the City of
Perth Amboy, in the County of Middlesex
and State of New Jersey.
Beginning at a point in the westerly
line of State Street said point being dis
tant one hundred and two feet and
ninety one hundredths Of a foot G02. 90)
the said inc of State Street with the SOU
therly line of Broad Street: running
thence southerly along said line of State
Street seventy-five (75) feet to a point
Street one hundred and thirty t1SO) feet
to a point; thence southerly parallel with
State Street seventy-fve (75) feet to a
point; thence e~asterly parallel with the
feet to the said westerly line Of State
Known as Ss5-s97-ss9 State street.
Decree amounting TO approximately
$12, 900. 90.
Together with all ana singular the
rights, privileges, hereditaments and ap-
E~urtenances thereunto belonging or Ia
anywis appertaining. -
ELMER f. WYCKoFF.
Sheriff.
S22.26 Solicitor.
10411-1-26-so-2-6-1s.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-30
Fast BayWay Team Is
0utC|assed On Court

The trip over the snow covered
highways from Bayonne and Eliza
beth to this city may have had some
effect on the basketball playing
ability of the crack Standard Oil
team of Bayway for chis outfit was
given a trouncinig by the Perth
Amboy Speedways on the Audito-
rum court Saturday night to the
tune of a 50-1S score This team
twice before downed the Speedway
combination. Once in Elizabeth and
another time on the Auditorium
court.
True the local players shot
and passed like before, for
they were out to ayenge their two
previous defeats, one OF which was
the only setback registered agains:
their team on the Auditorium court.
Numerous clean shots, that Is, bas-
kets made without the assistance
of the blackboard were credited to
the Ambov players in this game.
Every member of the Speedway
team scored in this contest, Paul
sutton, tho New Brunswick crack,
leading the field with seven double
counters, Handerhan dropped in six
field goals. Brownmiller five and
Hansen and Bradley three apiece.
Hansen made good the only two
chances he had from the free throw
line.
For the visitors Kelly and Nc
Neil led in scoring. The former
scored three field and one foul goal,
while Mcneil scored two double
counters and two fouls. In all the
Bayway players registered seven
field goals, one in the first session,
while the Speedways made twenty
four double deckers.
At half time the Speedways led by
a score of 1913. The Amboy players
in both sessions eased up on their
opponents and it was only at the re-
quest of the fans hat the fifty point
mark was reached. Both sessions OF
this game were played according to
the two hand dribbling rules, the
regular game of the Bayway team.
Referee Gene Parker called two
fouls on the Bayway team, both in
the opening session, while twelve
were called on the Amboy team.
Saturday nights contest enabled the
Speedways to get a good workout
for their game tomorrow night
with the Beauvais Post team of Tot
tenville, which is scheduled to DO
played on the Pleasant Plains court.
Next Saturday night the York
vile Separates are scheduled to
play against the Speedways. The
agreement under which this team
has been booked, makes this contest
n of the most important of the
season for the Speedways, for If the
Separates lose they will not receive
a guarantee.
The Yorkville Separates gave the
Speedways a hard battle the last
time they appeared here. This team
also beat the Y. M. II. A. and lost
a hard game to the local associa-
ton quintet.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-30

unusually adept athletes. Pater-
sons half miller and miller as well
being the state champions in these
branches.
The 100 yard dash, the first event,
was won by Amboy, Walter Bergren
covering the distance in 1~3seconds.
East Side took second and third.
In the half mile Paterson won first.
Goodwin being well ahead of Sand
quist and Pickersgill, both of this
city. who finished second and third.
East Side took first and second in
the standing broad jump while Fred
Ritter, of Amboy. placed third. The
220 yard dash resulted in Bergren,
of Amboy, and Allen of East Side,
tying for first plac. The first and
second points were divided. Peter-
son took third.
In the running high jump Pater-
son took first place. Luke Compton,
of 5 feet 5 inches and Harold Jen-
sen. also of Amboy. tied for third
with an East Side jumper.
The mile went to state champion,
Alderman, Of Paterson. Goodwin,
the half m.;le champ of the same
place. taking second. Johannig, of
East Side. came in third. In the
shoe put, the last event, Paterson
took first. Greeley putting the weight
Al feet 5 inches. East Side was
second and Carl Mullins, of Amboy,
was able to land only third place.
In t.,e last meet Mullins put the shot
az feet 41s inches. Saturday night
his best mark was 80 feet z inches.
The Summary:
100 Yard Dash-Bergen, Amboy,
first; Allen and Lindner. East Side,
tied for second. Time, 1S seconds.
One-half Mile-Goodwin. Pater-
son, first; Sandquisr. Amboy, seconds;
Pickersgill. Amboy, third.
Standing Broad Jump-Allen,
East Side, first; DuBrul. East Side,
second: Ritter. Amboy, third. Dis
lance, 0 feet, 0 Ia inches.
2a0 Yard Dash-Bergren, Amboy,
and Allen, East Side. tied for first;
Van VOORHEES,. Paterson, third. Time
81 second.
Running High Jump-Rider, Pater-
son, first; Compton, Amboy, second;
II. Jensen. Amboy. and DuBrul. East
Side, tied for third. Height, B feet,
6 inches.
son, first Goodwin, Paterson second:
Johannig, East Side. third. Time
4 minutes SO seconds.
Shot put: Greeley, Paterson. first;
Wesley. East Side, second Mullins,
Amboy, third. Distance Al feet 8
inches.
East Side was handicapped by
losing two men on their way to this
city. These men failed to change
trains at Exchange Place and did
not arrive here although the start
ing of the meet was delayed consid-
erabIy in order to give them q
chance to get here. The local team
was not as strong as it has been,
three of the regulars being out OF
the lineup, Powers, Howard John
son and Il. Johnson.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-30
~" P|NMEN WIN
At ELIZABETH
Crack Union County Team
Loses 3 Straight Games
in State League

A bunch of farmers" invaded
Elizabeth in the midst Of the bliz-
bard Saturday night and defeated
the crack Elizabeth Y. M. c. A.
bowling team in three straight
games. The farmers" turned out
to be the Perth Amboy "Y" bowling
combination consisting of Raymond.
Hoffman, Wiberalske, Pemberton
and Al Simonsen. Owing to the deep
snow some of the Amboy men ore
bicycle clips about their trouser legs,
giving them a real thick" appear
ance. Upon their arrival at the al
leys some one shouted: Here come
the Perth Amboy farmers. Now we
will show them how to bowl" But
it seems the tables were reversed.
Amboy won the first game by nifty
pins. Wiberalske with 1913 being
high man. In the second game the
Elizabeth team was sixty pins in the
lead in the tenth frame but the
Amboy men doubled and tripled up,
winning this game by twenty-five
pins. Dunlap, of the Elizabeth team,
was high with PIG this game. Hoff-
man with 1877 was high for Amboy.
In the third game kmboy won by
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-30
GRAMMAR TEAM
WINS HARD GAME
Victory Registered Over Vo-
cational School, Fresh-
men Today

In a recent game the Grammar
School boys basketball team Gowned
the colors Of the Perth Amboy Va
cational School quintet in a hard
fought contest which ended Sc.
This afternoon on the Auditorium
court the Grammar School team will
play the Perth Amboy High School
Freshmen.
June and Claus scored all the
points for the Grammar School
quintet in the game against the
Vocational School outfit, Fitzgerald
and GAIA were the point getters for
the losing team. At half time the
Grammar School quintet was lead
ing by a score of Sd. The Grammar
boys failed to score in the second
period. Close guarding featured
for both teams throughout this con-
test.
The score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-30
h. A.. c. DOWNS
POLICE FIVE
Game Played on Hungarian
Club Court Last
Night

The Hungarian Catholic Club
basketball team annexed it's twenty
second victory of the season in a
game with the Police Social Club
five on the Hungarian Club court
last night. The final score of this
game was 22-19. Only five defeats
have been suffered by the Hun
garian Club team this season In
twenty-five starts.
J. Mitruska and Winkler were the
scoring stars for the home team,
while G.. Mitruska played n stellar
guarding game. Bill Seiboth and
Bill Bachman scored fifteen of the
points for the police team. At half
time the Hungarian Club team led
by a score of 14-7.
Tomorrow night the Hungarian
Club team of this city will travel 10
New Brunswick to play the second
game of a series with the Hungarian
Club team of that place. Next Sun
day night the Perth Ambov Speed
ways will play the Hungarian Club
team on the Hungarian court.
W. ~~v
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-30
STOUTENBURG PERFORMS
At CENTRk PARLOR

Wednesday night Larry Stouten-
burg, of New York, will appear at
the Central Pool parlor, PA Smith
street. S%toutenburg is rated as the
greatest fancy pocket billiard play
er in the world and will give an
exhibition of at lease me hundred
of his best shots. Following the
exhibition Stoutenburg will explain
10 the fans every shot made.
The billiard srack has scored a
double victory over Thomas A. Heis-
ton, former worlds champion, in a
New York academy and he has also
defeated Ralph Greenleaf at Red
Bank and Keyport. This is Stou-
tenburg's second appearance In this
city during the present season, he
having recently exhibited his wares
Of the EIks Climb
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-30
7ERSON "Y" VIM TRACK MEET HERE SA7URDAY
Wins Meet
From East Side and
Amboy Track Teams

The Paterson Y. NJ. c. A. track
team won the triangular meet held
Saturday night in the "Y" gymna-
SUM here with a point score of "a
as compared to East Sides 20h
and Perth Amboy's 1871. 1t was
Paterson's wonderful showing in the
mile and shot put that gave them
the meet. Apparently hopelessly be-
hind before these last two events
were held, Paterson annexed thir-
teen points in them. East Side get
ting four and Perth Amboy one.
The meet was one of the closest ever
held here and those who braved
the storm to witness it were all
pleased. The visiting teams had
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-30

There is great interest IN the
contest between the Perth Amboy
Speedways and the Beauvais Post
American Legion quintet of Totem
Vile which will be played on the
Amicitia hall court in Pleasant
Plains tomorrow night. 1t is h
second game of a series between
these teams, the Speedways having
defeated this combination on the
Auditorium court a short time ago.
Fans of Tottenville and imme-
date ections of Staten Island have
long awaited the coming of the
Speedways, and this contest has
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-30
BEAUVA|S POST
DOWNS JUNIORS
South Amboy Team is De.
feated on Pleasant Plains
Court

In a well played game on tbs
Amicitia hall court in Pleasant
Plains on Saturday night. the
Beauvais Post American Legion
quintet of Tottenville defeated the
Junior Order United American Ne
chanics basketball team of South
Amboy. The final score was 39-31.
The going In this contest was nip
and tuck throughout, the home
players leading 1921 at the ccnclJ
sion of the opening period. The
Shinn. Perkins, Wilbur. Scharff ana
South Amboy team appeared with
Furman.
Art Romer played with the home
combination in the place of Charley
Sher in this game. His work was
excellent.
La Forge. Preacher, Covell ami
Price teamed up with Romer In this
game. Chapman vas the eleventh
man on the floor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-30

The final standing in the Junior
Employed Boys League: Kidd, SCI
points; Ford, 362 points; McCallum,
26Sh points; Karl. 25915 points.
The final junior league standing:
Fedjerson. 495 points; Koehler, 410
points: Goran. 36S points; Nisko-
WITT, 295 points.
The varsity volley ball team goes
to Railway Friday night to play the
team of that place a return match.
The Amboy team won straight games
from Railway here last Monday
night.
The crack Brooklyn Central volley
ball team will be here Saturday
night for a matc;' with the local a r
sity. These two teams have not met
in a couple of years. Amboy having
been defeated at Brooklyn in their
last contest. This Is the first time
the Central team has come to Am
how.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-30

Referee-B anzick.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-30

New teams will be selected to-
night by four new captains in the
Monday-Thursday business mems
volley ball league. The captains
have not as yet been named by
Physical Director Pew. The final
standing in the old league. that end
ed last Thursday night folInws.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-30

NOTICE
All persons concerned may take notice
that the Subscriber administrator etc, OF
Nicholas Cusati, deceased, intends to ex-
hibit his final account to the Orphanst
Court OF the County OF Middiesex. on Fri
day. the twenty-fourth day OF February
1922, at 10 A. NJ, In the Term OF Decenl
Der. 1891 for settlement and allowances
the same being first audited and stated ~
the Surrogate.
Dated, January 81. 1922.
CHARLES H. MERELLA,
Administrator
1O3s4-1
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21
Federal Court
in Session
Income Tax Dodgers on Trial
For Conspiracy and
Perjury

Columbia. jan 1G.-United
States Court for the Eastern Dis
trict Of South Carolina convened
here today. with several important
oascs on the docket. Among the
interesting cases are two against
the Glencoe Cotton Mills Of this
city. charging that they made false
returns on income. One Of the
cases charges conspiracy and the
other perjury. There are also two
cases against prominent Columbia,
socia! clubs charging violation Of
the prohibition laws, the Columbia"
Club possibly the most elite social
club of the capital. and the Eagles
Club. These cases will come up
under the process Of "informatlon.
there being no indictments and no
grand jury investigation. The cases
viii be heard directly by the court,
officers or attorneys Of the clubs
appearing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21
Cotton Meeting Called
Governor, of North Carolina
Takes Lead

Raleigh. n c.. Jan. 1G-Gover-
nor Cameron Morrison today issued
a call for the Southern States Cot
ton Conference to be held in New
Orleans. February 23-25, delegates
TO which have been appointed by
the Governors of Southern cotton
growing states.
The cali Of Governor Morrison
was issued pursuant TO an act Of
the 1919 General Assembly Of North
Carolina. which directed the Gov
crnor 10 enlist the interests Of the
other states of the South in n coIf-
ference looking toward uniform
Southern legislation for th.. protcc-
tiou and The development Of the
Southern cotton growing industry.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21
Retail Clothiers'
= Association
Annual Convention Being
Held in Columbia To-day

Columbia. Jan. l6.-The South
Carolina Retail Clothiers' Associa-
ti5on is, holding it's annual conven-
ton Nin Columbia today. The ses-
sions started at o'clock. and Will
conclude with banquet at the
Jefferson Hotel tonight. Sol
hohn, of Columbia. president Of
the organization, is presiding Fred
Noiland. of Topeka. Kan, is the
main speaker for th~ convention.
lie is vice president Of the national
organization of clotheirs. Others
who will be heard during the after
noon and evening sessions are Gov
ernor Cooper; ]. Pope Matthews.
Columbia banker: J. j. Hope. of
Columbia: Thos. VI. Watts, of Co
luInbia: G. c. Wharton, Green-
wood; J. @. Jones. Greenville; -.
O. Evans. OF Anderson: Alva NJ.
Lunlpkin. attorney. OF Columbia.
and T. \. w Elnsreen. OF Colun-
l,id
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21
Harding Favors
Farmer Member
Suggest That Reserve Board
Personnel be Increased

Washington, Jan. l6-Senator
z. d. Smith, who is the original
proponent of the pending bill to
amend the law to put a farmer
omthe Federal Reserve Board, said
today that by modification Of the
amendment after consultation with
President Harding it will be pos
sible to have a farmer on board i'm
mediately '!pon enactment, where
as in the original form Of the
amendment it would have been ne
cessary to wait until a vacancy oc-
cured next August.
The Senator explained Phtasert
The Senator explained tnat Pres
ident Harding asked him to. the
White House for conference on
the form Of the amendment and
convinced him and other senator's
who went along that the President
was in sympathy with the purpose
in view, but that this purpose
could be best accomplished by add
ing one member to the reserve
board and by altering the language
of the law SO Us not to dictate
appointments numerically or Spe-
cifically but TO require that in Sc
lecting the members Of the board
due regard be given to the finan-
cial, agricultural. industrial anu
commercial interests Of the coun-
Try.
Senator Smith expects the
amendment TO pass promptly as
modified and regards it as an i'm
portant achievements for the farm
erS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21
Twelve Die in
Sea Disaster
Officer Takes Wife in Arms
and Jumps Overheard

London, Jan. 1G.-Elevcn mem
bers OF the crew OF the German
steamey Nesta, bound from Ham
burg to Lisbon, as we'll as the wife
Of the chief officer, We're killed by
an explosion on the ship Sunday
night following a fire. Ten sur
viyors Of the crew We're landed at
Lowestoft by trawler late this af-
ternOon.
Details Of the disaster related
by the captain Of the Vesta are to
the effect that during h av y
weather Sunday night the deck car
go Of the vessel. consisting large
~ OF naphtha, shifted. = An explo-
sion occurred and 4 few minutes
later the whole vessel was in
flames, with the exception of the
space near the bridge, where the
crew hurled for safety. a boat
was lowered, but it was engulfed
in, the heavy seas and its three oc-
cupants We're drowned. The mate
clasping his newly. married wife in
his arms, jumped overheard. Both
perished. Others of the Ship
company also plunged into the sea
from the now tiercely burning YES
sci only to sink beneath the waves.
Finally only the captain and nine
men We're left on board. They were
rescued after great difficulty by a
frawler after six hours work and
when they had almost abandoned
hope. Tnose rescued had been
scorched by the flames and par
TALLY aSphyXiatcd by the naphtha
fumes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-21
Woman Juror
Saved Burch
Two Months Trial Ended IN
Disagreement

Los Angeles, Calf, Jan. 16.-The
Jury trying Arthur C. Burch for the
murder of j. Belton Kennedy re-
ported itself unable TO agree on
verdict today and was discharged.
Burch declared he was surprised
ut the result The jury reported to
Judge Reeve that the previous
alignment of the 10 TO . was un:
changed. 1t was not made known
officially whether the majority was
in favor Of conviction but this was
the belief Of attorneys. The jury
had been out Il hours after u
triaL-1hat lasted two months. The
case was set for 9:30 o'clock to-
morrow for fixing date for retrial.
District Attorney Thomas Lee
WoolwiHe said he was ready, If
necessary, % start q retrial Of
Burch tomorrow but expected the
case would follow that OF Mrs.
Madalynne Obenchain, codefendant
Of Eurch. set for February s.
I'M going to keep after Burch
until | get him the district at
torney said He issued signed
statement in which he asserted that
within ~ hours after the jury was
sworn in he and Assistant District
Attorney Asa EeycS had MADE up
their minds that one OF the jurors
had gone on the jury with her
mind already made up, and that
she would in al probability vote
for acquittal.
The staEment characterized the
conduct of this juror rs "reprehen-
siblc beyond belief
Humch said he was surprised
aad disappointed, but added. Il
believe the jury did the best it
could
J. ID. Kennedy, father of .he slain
man, said he believed the evidence
was conclusive for conviction.