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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-21

An enraged New Jersey commuter
sent the local newspaper an open let
ter to the railroad company on the
occasion of one of its trains being de-
layed. In the course of his complaint
he cited the fact that 1.-The train was
one hour and a. half late, although it
left on time; the track was clear, the
equipment was apparently in good or
der, and it was a down grade to New
York" The station agent clipped the
communication from the newspaper
and pasted it on the bulletin board
with this addition: "And the wind was
west."-New York Evening Post.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-21
Musings For The Evening

The nickel cigar is back, they say,
but if you happen to live in the vi
entity of a tannery you'll probably
never notice the difference.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-21

Ask any politician what his real po-
sition on the bonus is, and if he tells
you the truth he will reply that it's
daw-gone uncomfortable.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-21
err rms QUIT IS woRTH MONEY

A guest hurried up to the hotel
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-21

clerks counter. He had just ten min
utes to pay his bill, reach the station
and board his train.
Hang it" he exclaimed, I've for
gotten something. Here, boy, run up
to my room-number 427-and see it
left my pajamas and shaving kit
Hurry, I've only five minutes now!"
The boy hurried. In four minutes
he returned out of breath.
Eyes, sir" he painted, you left
them American Legion Weekly.
The Washington times., 1922-10-23
AGED SCHOOL TEACHER IS
KILLED BY B. & o. TRAIN

SISTERVILLE, W. Va, Oct. 23.
j. e. Morgan. believed to be the
oldest school teacher in point of
service In West Virginia. was, in.
stantly killed by a passenger train
on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road here, while enroute to- school
at Davenport, w. Va. Mr.. Morgan
began teaching In 1875 and had
taught for more than fifty school
terms. 49,.
He was active both in church
and civic work and had been super
intendent Of the Methodist Chuch
Sunday school for more than thirty
years. He was town recorder of the
town OF friendly for a number OF
years and also held other important
city offices. The death OF Mr.. Nor.
gan was a shock to his many
friends throughout the State, es.
pecially, among the many hundreds
who went to school to him at one
time or another. He leaves his
widow and one son. Charles Morgan.
This is the second violent death
In the family In few wears. their
youngest son, Harry. having met
death In the Ohio river by drown.
Ing. -, -
The Washington times., 1922-10-23

marteu collar that circled her
throat
There sat woman who in all
her life had never known discipline
or self control.
On her face, written, In blazing
red letters screams the lack of any
form Of discipline.
There lies. as patent as the claw
marks OF a tiger, the lines beaten
into her face by self-indulgence--
but giving way always to any rage,
to any desire. to any lustN - =
IL seems 80 easy to- see. as you
look at Clara Phillips, how the
torrent of her rage, her jealousy.
her hatred must have glnshed
through the gauzy, flimsy barriers
of her self.will--swept aside the
thin. superficial bonds of her civil.
zation. - -.
II. on, that lonely mountainside
she saw before her. the firm, living,
happy figure of a woman whom she
believed had stolen from her so,e.
thing she. loved, something that she
reckoned fiercely her-she could
no more have held back her mad.
ness than she could hold back a
tidal wave with her bare hands,
] have seen many people tried
for the crime of murder. But I
have never seen any defendant who
aroused 30 little sympathy I'm
spectators. who seemed nd fnr
away, In her type and habits Of
thoughts from the crowds about
her-from the older. staid men and
women Of the jury panel.
The Washington times., 1922-10-23
Ware the WindolD Sill
Ice Box ..,@

In this advanced day when
the germ is ever in the lime
light, the most careless Of maids
would not sweep dust under
he beds. Yet, there are many
,therwise' good housekeepers
Who keep food on the window
i'll, where it invites the germ
aden dust blown on every
Wind and where it is subjected
to the danger of constantly
changing temperatures. Frosty
mornings, mid middays and
cold evenings. is abou. the way
the fall days run. So the only
safe, healthful place for food
is your refriperator, kept at an
even cold by regular supply
of ice. '.sI ~..
Food irsnranes--bnye, elean hms,teds
lee costs but 3-S of a cent q Pound
Ms cheapest issnyones YOU cav bsy,
The Washington times., 1922-10-23
DIAL TO FIGHT ToLBERT'S
NOMINATION As MARSHAL

Senator. Nathaniel B. Dial, Of
South Carolina. today charged that
Joseph W. Tolbert. Republican COM
mitteeman in that state. is dis
qualified for the position Of United
States marshal because OF a previous
conviction for embezzlement. Tol.
bert received a recess appointment
from President Harding.
Senator Dial said that he would
wage a bitter fight against Tolbert
taking office. and had already made
a protest with the Senate Judiciary
Committee. Charges were being
probed when adjournment came, he
declared.
The Washington times., 1922-10-23
Flames WHICH,
k|LLED.14 LA|D
To |NCEND|ARY
saby's Cough First Warning OF
Sensational Tenement
.. Fire in N. Y,
by Universal service.

: NEW YORK. Oct. 23.-once again
IT'S the telephone girl. but with II IL
a baby's cough. a score OF taxicabs,
an engagement ring and mother love
which furnished the saddening
thrills of one of the most nsational
tenement fires In New York history.
Out Of the death toll Of fourteen
and seven missing In the blaze which
yesterday destroyed five-story tene-
ment at One Hundred and Tenth
street and Lexington avenue are
stories of heroism, frenzy, hysterla
and devotion to duty which see, skill,
daring and fearlessness. fl.
Comes first baby Tommy Hanra-
han goin' on five. He coughed.
Smoke had completely enveloped his
crib. y
"I wath tired" said Tommy. an
I wouldn't have taken the trouble to
get up. but ] thought of munsy and
thought the smoke might burn the
new dress popsy bought her, .,-.'
So Tommy coughed and coughed
until his father and mother grabbed
him and fled to safety down fire
escape. ... i .r
And the phone GIRL! No one seens
to know who she Is, but she tele-
phoned the police and fire depart
ments. She was an operator In
nearby hotei-that's all that's known
of her.
Stephen Wall patrols the Lexing-
ton avenue beat. He ran. He low
cred the safety ladder Of the fire es-
cape, climbed UP and assisted thirty
men, women and children to the
street. Michael Nolar, a pedestrian
who assisted the policeman. crashed
through a window on the third floor
to evacuate the imperiled. Like
others, he failed to return.
The streets were strewn with refu-
gees. Taxicabs uhceremoniously
DROPPED their fares. and. unmindful
Of their meters, rushed the injured
to hospitals. But for their quick &C.
ton and scorn of the speed laws. the
death toll would have been higher.
The fire was caused. according TO
the belief of Fire Marshal Brophy.
by a pyromanic--an individual with
a warped mind who did not hesitate
to kill to satisfy his uncomfortable
impulse TO witness the excitement OF
big blaze. =
In a baby coach, found underneath
the stairway on the ground floor :.
was evidence that IL had been filled
with rags saturated with oil.
The Washington times., 1922-10-23
''I'MARED,' : SHE
CRIES IN DANCE
TO SPECTATORS
isadora Duncan StartIes Bos-
ton Audience-caIIs Gorky
Hero of Revolt.

BOSTON. Oct. 23.-Concluding
one of the most amazing perform
ances ever witnessed in Boston,
lsadora Duncan. modem originator
Of the classical dance. waved q
flaming red scarf which a moment
before had been the major part OF
her costume In Tschaikowsky
program in Symphony Hall yester'
day afternoon and shouted: This
Is red: that Is what l ann
She shook the symbol OF revolt
In the faces of the spectators. most
Of whom were standing, and cried
Don't let them tame you!
Mas Duncan was held up recently
at Ellis Island by the officials when
she sought to enter this country un'
der suspicion of being connected with
the Soviet Government. The State
Department later directed that she
and her Russian husband be ad
mitted.
The remarks from the stage fol
lowed a dance program, which
shocked and disgusted many in~the
audience because of the dancers
lack Of costume. Not a few in the
audience were young boys and girls
many Of them students in the near,
by music and art schools.
Even the musicians, accustomed
as many Of them are to audacious
dancing and theatrical undress of all
sorts, expressed astonishment that
nothing was done to curb the per.
formance.
Miss Duncan came on the stage to
dance Ia Tschaikowsky's Symphony
No. 6. Her costume was rather
scant and the upper left part per.
sisted in slipping down. Many held
their breath, for at times II seemed
as II the dancer would leave behind
what little she had on. II was In
the final Of this number that the
spectators saw Miss Duncan at her
altogether best. She came out in a
dark, transparent gown. which left
absolutely nothing to the imagina
tion.
No attempt was made on the part
of Miss Duncan to add to this gown
when the lights were turned up at
the conclusion OF the number. -
In the tMarche Slave" number
Miss Duncan appeared in an abbre-
Waited red costume and carried a
scarf of similar color. Her contor.
TORS and writings finished, she
came to the front of the stage. fol.
lowing the applause, and told the
audience she would say a few words.
She began by urging those In the
hall to be sure to read the latest
work Of GorlSy, the Russian author,
OF him she said: ''Fie Is a real hero
OF the revolution"
The Washington times., 1922-10-23
OF BROTHERS. GUN
FoRGWES BEFORE DYING

PRINCETON. w. Va, Oct. 23.-
Charles Harman. the victim Of two
bullet wounds inflicted last week ~
his brother. James Harman, at their
mountain home near Egeria, Raleigh
county, died, in the Memorial Hos
pital at Princeton. The remains were
removed to the family burial ground
on Flat Top for burial.
The wounded man. who was
twenty-four years of age, Is report
ed to have called some of the
county officers to his bedside when
he realized that death was approach
ing and to have requested them
not to prosecute his younger bro
ther, who is seventeen years old,
explaining that the shooting was
the result of family quarrel and
that both were in fault and In an
angry mood at the time. The
brother who did the shooting Is
reported to be still at large.
The deceased was the son OF
Bouge Harman, one Of the most
well-to-do farmers of Mercer
county, living a short distance
across the Raleigh county line from
Egeria.
The Washington times., 1922-10-23
SHOOTING OF BOY THUG
ENDS DALLAS HoLD-UPS

DALLAS. Tex. Oct. 23.-The
series of highway robberies has come
to an abrupt end following the at.
tempt Of a youthful bandit when he
attempted to stick UP" a deputy
sheriff recently. ..-
The youths companion claimed
that the attempted holdup was mere
ly a Jest, but the deputy sheriff was
taking no chances. It is evident the
"hard.boiled" gentry have taken
warning.
The Washington times., 1922-10-23

cept a third party. And / can tell
you something else. The only man
who can save the country Is Bob
La Toilette"
Conservatives here think that di'
versified farming will not only turn
the farmers against the Nonparti'
san League but will make them
conservative. They forget that Wis
consin has diversified farming. Di
versified farming may be disastrous
to the politics of Mr.. Townley and
Mr.. Lemke and Mr.. Frazier. The
politics Of La Toilette is something
else again.
La Toilette and the Nonpartisau
League have never been able to
unite. The Nonpartisan League
takes the State into business. La
Toilette has gone no farther thar
to make the State a help to busi
ness. The Nonpartisan League has
been an obstacle to the spread OF
the power OF La Toilette. The
movement OF the corn belt north
ward and northwestward, II II
should dethrone the Nonpartisar
League. might carry the power OF
La Toilette to the Rockies. Thai
would be the last stage in the cur
rent political drama in the North
west,
The Washington times., 1922-10-23

tan streets In
over1ns. q n d
where any man
who wants TO
chase q calf q
couple OF blocks
seems bound TO
mount a horse
and ride like
Douglas Fair.
banks In order
70 do 1t. I find
the same cen
trail political is
sue which In
agitating I n e
whole gr q [
prairie region of
m ore prosaic
farmers and of
lower hogUo'
The Washington times., 1922-10-23
FIGHT FOR BAN ON RED
TAIL LIGHTS ON AUTOS

MADISON, Wis. Oct. 23.-Red
as a color for rear automobile iign,s
8 likely to give way toagreen or vel
low as result OF Investigations now
being conducted by the American
Ensineers' standards committee.
Automob'lists often mistake :aiI
ji';hts for danger siSnais and DAM v
signals for Ia ! lights. with disss.
trous results at times. =. I,
The Washington times., 1922-10-23
MRS, CHAMPION ON TRIAL
FOR SLAYING oE coNNELl

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. ga
Mrs. Mabel c. Champion, twenty
two years of age and pretty, at
tired in a suit of fashionable fall
cut, today went on trial before
Judge Maurice Bernon in common
pleas court charged with the muir
der of Thomas A. Connell, in Down
ing's restaurant. on the morning of
July 27 last.
The Washington times., 1922-10-23
SON ASKED FOR EGGS, DAD
KILLED HIM, POLICE SAY

SALINA, Kan, Oct. 2s:-Lloyd
ly" shot and killed by his father.
J. IT, Clifton, according to the yer.
dict of a coroner's jury. The son
The Washington times., 1922-10-23
MRS. PHILLIPS :"
SEEMS ALONE :.
AS TRIAL OPENS
Forlorn Figure Is Woman Ac.
cused. of Brutal Staying
With Hammer.
BY ADELA ROGERS ST. JOHNS.
Univeysai Service Special Correspondent.

tmvefsai cervtce Spectnt correspondent.
LOS ANGELES. Oct. 23.--Have
you ever seen a human soul abso.
luteiy alone?
The human soul breads lonliness
more than anything else among
the dis of man. Nanas r -
For the fret time in my. life !
have seen a woman 40 utterly
alone that her. eyes were like col.
ored glass.
Clara Phillips. accused of the
most brutal crime for which any
wman has ever been tried in the
State Of Californiar-went on trial
for her life Saturday. T
And she went alone. With a
face like a death mask she faced
the judge. the jury which was
being chosen to try her, the crowd.
ed. curious court room-alone.
For many minutes she sat at the
long mahogany table-alone. sAnd
1t was as symbolic of her state. as
the, grim reaper" il symbolic Of
death.
Face Wears Smile.
Not only fear-but distrust, sus.
picion, disbelief. .-,...
I do not believe that In this
supreme hour OF her trial, there
Is one human being in whom Clara
Phillips actually believes. ...
Her face, when she turns to the
slim, weak, blondness OF her hus.
band, who sat in the court room a
Few rows behind her, wears q
smile.
Her hand reaches out to touch
his coatsleeve.
somehow you imagine that her
SICK distorted spirit Is trying to be.
heVe, trying to drown itself in the
narcotic Of his love, his loyalty
put that her mind throws up to
her, constantly, pictures from the
past--that she sees between them
aiways--who can say-perhaps that
night when he went to the sheriff's q
office and cave her up.
Once l caught her eyes fun as
she looked at her lawyer, the
pleasant, slightly, oratorical Har.
rington. And they were the ques.
tioning, narrowed eyes of a woman
who dares not put her faith In
anything human. II.
And has no faith to give any.
thing divine. B." ....
And strange--aimost a weird
sense came to meas though that
might have been the look in AL.
berta Meadows eyes as she gazed
up at 2 blood-stained hammer in
the hands Of friend who cared
only to beat even that pitious light
into blackness. .,.u.. =
Her Courage Is Gone
1t was almost like a throw .bacl.
In picture. Many things, as |
watched Clara Phillips and Clara
Phillips alone, for hours, as the
droning, stupid Questioning Of pros
pective juros went on, gave me a
powerful conviction Of the essential
law Of retributibn.
II Clara Phillips killed that girl
something In her was killed In that
crowded, stately, well-ordered court
room. -. Err
II she once had defiance she has
Il no longer. .E p. r
II she once had courage. it il
gone. .E, &c.. .s
II she once swept herself on a
wave Of excitement and sex-adora
ton of the man. who is her husband
into state where consequences
meant nothing to her, she can No
longer so drug herself.
She is mortally afraid.
They were not unlike impacts OF
hammer blows to her, those ques
tions about the death penalty.
But even more than the death
penalty" the cool. legal phrase Of
life imprisonment wrung from hcr
a gasping breath that shook her
trim tailored suit and the smart
The Washington times., 1922-10-23
.MONTANAST|LL
SUFFERS FROM
/ DROP IN WHEAT
Hardships at Base Of Political
Agitation in State, Hard
Observes.
By WILLIAM HARD.

ICopyrIEht. 1879. b. J,osmopoIitsn
y News seryiceI
GLASGOW, Mont. Oct. 23.-In
this little town, where the farmers
swho come In from the watered val.
leys and from the dry fbenches" Of
th& neighboring countryside do not
disdain to walk the local Metropoli-
The Washington times., 1922-10-23

Prices realised on Swift & Co. sales
Of carcass beef in Washington, d, c., for
week ending Saturday. October 2k 1879,
on shipments sold out, ranged from 500
centsto 1900 cents per pound and aver
The Washington times., 1922-10-23
nrunsrsossal nuss M

demanded eggs for breakfast. &c.
cording to officers, but the father
refused to allow him to have any.
Lloyd, officers said, went to get
himself some eggs, and the father
followed and shot him with a shot
gun. - -,
The Washington times., 1922-10-23

"Tha snecpiators w N'nneano,'~
sre nira'oe. too Thev "rc W h'r
ho,,se~ --.h'r', 49,. --af' osf fn"~N.
ave tfro ~ o-o .'.n-'. 2ns 49,.
...a..,. 80 w.. .,..,s. 49,, ,~p.,,,hiJs,.,. -
.,,..,.. ero,,.>s I,..s -',.... o.,., tL~
~ .-,o.,..c.'" .>n-',. ~ - - ---pv
Thoy own h"Sb ,a"'ies. 7 .elI -.~u
nothing can save the country ex
The Washington times., 1922-10-23

and southeastward from here
through North Dakota back to
Iowa. This central issde Is simply
the financial condition of the
farmer. II comes to It's climax Of
hardship here.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-13
FIRE ALARM BOXES

7t-Gordon and Meade Streets
23-Madison Ave. and Paterson st.
24-Ma-ket and Sheridan Streets
~25-Smith Street and Central r r.
26-Market and First Streets
27-Raritan Copper Works
2S-High and Lewis Streets
34-Madison Avenue and Smith Street.
35-Smith and High Streets
36--New Brunswick Ave. and New Street
37-Smith and State Streets
41-Standard Underground Cable Co.,
42-Atlantic Terra Gotta Works
43-Buckingham Ave. and Hartford 81.
45-Commerce and Front Streets
46-State and Washington Streets
47-High and Washington Streets.
52-Cortlan dt and Easton Streets
64-State and Buckingham Ave.
55-Parker st and Pulaski Ave.
56-Hall Ave. and Charles 81.
57-State and Wayne Streets
bS-Near Lead Works
59-Maurer
62--Washington Street and Park Avenue
63-New Brunswick Ave. and Elm Street
64-SmIth Street and Watson venue
65-Commerce and State Streets
72-Front and Smith Streets
73-Water and 1oroon Streets
T4-Kearny Ave. and Gordon Street
and Hanson Avenues
S2-Smith and Herbert Streets
STANDBY Ave. and Washington st,
S4-Lehigh Ave. and Stanford Street
Smear City hospital
Ss-CIeveland and Brace Avenues
S7-Amboy and Hall Avenues
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-13
BUSINESS SERVICE

Repairing xs
CLAUSEN & JOHNSON-If it is made OF
leather we have 1t or make 1t: also repair
suit cases. bags. trunks. basket balls. gun
cases. belts. etc. Phone 41-W. 143 New
Brunswick Ave.
COLONIAL CABINET WORKSHOP cab
met making. upholstering and carpet
cleaning. 1888 State st. Tel. 236-M.
SHOE EEPAIRING-S. Goldsmith has
moved from 1877 Fayette ST. to 3f5 State
Street. All work guaranteed at the low
es. prices
upHOLSrERING - AND FURNITURE
REPAIRING. HARRY FEINBERG.
30 SMITH ST PHONE 1871.
UPHOLSTERIN0-L. I. BRAIDWOOD.
asp HIGH ST PHONE .s3
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES furniture
repaired and recovered: springs reset.
John j Calvin 396 Park Ave. Tel. 1347-M
RenovatinE and DyeinG 30
Observation-Disclosures Dyeing, Press
ing. Pressing: prices moderate. S. Ep-
stein, 255 Madison Ave. Below Majestic
TAILORING-Dyeing and cutting. ladies'
and gents garments cleaned. pressed and
repaired. r. Palo. 291 State Street.
u COATS-Furs and ladies' cloth gar
ments remodeled and repaired equal to
new. Furs cleaned. dyo6 and glazed. A.
Greenhouse, b6 Smith Street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-13
EMPLOYMENT

Help 'Wanted-FemaI- Sc
CIGAR Observation-Disclosures Apply
Bayuk Bros. Inc, Cornell and Barclay
Streets.
CIGAR MAKERS AND IN LAX
E~RS-Apply at the office of General
Cigar Co. tombstone and Neville SITS.
GIRLS-Wanted Inquire Chesebrough
Manufactnring Co.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-13
THE DAYS OF "READIN' AN
WRITIN' AN RITHMATIC-

Started us all finding out about things.
whats the subject Of that sentence?" was
the great question in the familiar "parsing and
analysis" lesson.
"What's this ad about?" is the mental ques-
ton of every newspaper reader who looks
through the advertisements.
There's no doubt or time lost when the Even
ing News Classified Section is consulted. The
first word of every ad tells the story.
Each little ad in all of the carefully arranged
classifications s indexed in this way-has a
headline of its own to tell you at a glance what
the following offer is about.
That's direct time saving reader-service that
can't be beaten. Begin using it to fill all yur
wants.
Turn TO the Classified Section todayl
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-13

Lost something? Let a classified ad
ind 1t.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-13
Wanted-ReaI Estate

FARMS, Between Is and rs acres each.
Fruit trees. good location. near Perth
Amboy or Metuchen. near station. can
invest between $4,000 and $4,000; no
dealers. New Jersey Farm Exchange. SO
Maple Street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-13
All Sorts of Articles For Sale Are Described In Classifica
Financial
Money to Loan

MONEY-we nave money to invest on
Bonds and Mortgages on Perth Amboy
Property. Margaretten 6 Lobei. Inc.
Raritan Building Tel. $50.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-13

Auto owners may rely on the repair
men whose ads are in classification Is oil
the classified AID Section.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-13

AUTOMOBILES
1f-Automobiles Tor Sale
12-Motorcycles and Bicycles
11-Automobiles for Exchange
14-Auto Accessories
15-eervfce Stations-Repairing
16-Auto Livery-Garages
Observation-Disclosures
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-13

II you like music with your meais. or
after them-youll want to read the un-
usual offers under Musical strumen
in today's classified section
It's easier to look from ad to ad than to
run from store to store-read the Mer-
fore you start shopping
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-13
CLASSIFICATION

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Coming Events
s-Personals
10-Lost and Found
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-13

PIANO TCNING-And Repairing. frs
class work c, Steinhauser S25 Stat
st Tel i354-M