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The New York herald., 1922-08-02
TAXI DRIVER DIES AFTER
FURIOUS FRAY IN STREET
Skull Fractured in FaIl-First
Rolls-Royce Stolen

Three men fought furiously for several
minutes early yesterday at 16sth street
and Webster avenue. The Bronx, until
one OF them fell. whereupon the other
two ran away. The crash to the cobble-
stones Is believed to have fractured the
fallen mans skull. He died a few min
utes later, and several hours afterward
was Identified as Alonzo r. Fleming a
taxi driver, who lived with his mother
and brother at 1921 First avenue.
Magistrate Liota. in Gates avenue
court. Brooklyn. yesterday held George
OKeefe 21, OF 81 Navy street, and Ed
ward Gonzales, 20, OF 1T Hudson ave-
nue., both OF Brooklyn, in $4,000 bail
each on charges of assault and robbery.
They are charged with taking part in
the robbery of Raymond Prices cigar
store at 155 Park avenue, Brooklyn, on
Monday night. The sum Of $25 was
stolen and, as the bandits started for
their automobile. they slashed the throat
of Edward McGatty of 128 North Ok
ford street
Rolls-Royce automobile valued at
$lb.OOO-sald to be the first Rolls Royce
ever reported stolen in this city-was
taken early yesterday from In front Of
the home Of its owner. Howard Friend
real estate dealer, of 35 East Thirty
eighth street 1t was recovered at 9
o'clock yesterday afternoon by Detectives
Kane and Reilly OF the automobile
SQUAD. They found 1t deserted at Am
sterdam avenue and Eighty-third street
The New York herald., 1922-08-02

Fox Clarke of the Hotel Rutledge. was
not mentioned In the will.
Some OF these instructions were re-
vealed yesterday I'm copies OF letters
filed In the Surrogates' Court. with a
petition OF Henry s. Fleming OF "A West
Forty-seventh street. for a judicial set
tlement Of his accounts as temporary
administrator. He was appointed to
serve pending outcome of the contest
which Mrs. Clarke announced last No
vember.
Correspondence submitted by Mr..
Fleming shows Mr.. Clarke wrote to
him. September 25. 1913. thanking him
for consenting to be executor OF his
will. In this letter Mr.. Clarke urged Mr..
Fleming 10 fight like h to main
tain It's provisions against everybody
and everything" and 70 see that the
stipulations be carried out ito the very
limit" This same letter assured Mr.
Fleming he was 70 be paid from the
estate for his services as executor 'in
spite OF the absurd ruling OF the Court
OF Appeals to the contrary that con-
The New York herald., 1922-08-02
TWO JERSEY JAIL
BREAKERS CAUGHT
C0rnered, Frightened and Hun
CRY, in Depth Of Roberts
vile Swamp.
CAPTURED BY TROOPER
Third Fugitive, Deserted by
Pals When He Became Ill,
Still at Large.
CAPTURED BY TROOPER

Special Dispatch TO THE New York HnaAip.
FREEHOLD. n. j.. Aug. 1.-Two of the
three prisoners who escaped Sunday
from the Monmouth county Jail here
were captured to-day IN deep swamp
at Robertsville. six miles northeast Of
here.
One is James Ayres, who has served
several terms In prison and who is
awaiting trial on the charge of robbing
the Little Silver post office and shooting
County Detective J. b. Rue. The other
Is Stanley Kaminske, awaiting trial for
murder in the Staying of John Branni-
gan during a drunken fight at Belmar
July 3.
Ayres and Kaninske said they de-
serted Joseph Lewis OF Asbury Park
when he became Ill Monday and could
so no further with them. He is still at
large.
State Trooper, sjostrom, one OF the
hundreds of officers and citizens who
engaged in the wide search for the
three men, picked up the trail of Ayres
and kaminske at the edge of the swamp
early to-day. w. A. Hawkins a farmer
living near the swamp found footprints
In his cornfield and notified the trooper
Confident the footprints were those of
the men he wanted, Sjostrom followed
them for mile into the middle Of the
swamp, where he came upon the fugi-
tives. huddled together, frightened and
hungry.
The trooper covered them with his
shotgun. They made no attempt to
resist. but calmly walked ahead of him
out Of the swamp. Sjostrom forced them
to walk to the Hawkins farmhouse.
where Mr.. Hawkins was loading potatoes
on an automobile truck. Ayers and
Kaminske climbed on top of the load of
potatoes. Sjostrom sat back of them.
keeping them covered, while Hawkins
drove the load. potatoes. prisoners and
all. to the jail.
At the jail Kaminske appeared badly
frightened and would not talk. Ayres.
however, said he would escape again IL
he got a chance. His only complaint.
he said, was that he got very hungry.
Neither he nor Kamnske, he said had
had anything to eat since the escape.
However," he said, II could get along
without food for a week il / had to. i
have done that many time when l was
in solitary confinement. After we got
out OF Jail we hid in swamp near
Freehold until Monday night, when we
made break for the swamp at Roberts
The New York herald., 1922-08-02
ORPHANAGE BOYS GRUDGES
SETTLED BY BOXING BOUTS
Nathan Blum Gets Decision Over Sam Slavn in
Hebrew Asylum Lawyer Being Referee
Superintendent Calls It Wholesome

Ever since~Sam Slavin slammed a door
with broken pane against Nathan
Bium's arm, cutting the elbow and send
Ing Nathan for a week to the Hebrew
Orphan Asylum Hospital, Nathan has
heid grudge against his fellow orphan.
~ was early In the summer Yesterday
Nathan punched Sam with the gloves In
a TOUR round bout arranged to relieve
his mind.
This method OF settling scores is en-
couraged- by Lionel j. Simmonds. super
ihtendent of the asylum, which houses
scme 1,lo0 boys and girls at Amsterdam
avenue and 18th street. Mr.. Simmonds
graduated from the institution himself
ana believes that there is no finer place
to SOW seeds Of sound morals than the
athletic field and nothing more whole
some than a good fair fight.
So "grudge day" has place on the
asylum calendar. A boy who feels he'd
like to bat another fellow over the head
The New York herald., 1922-08-02
BOY BITES TONGUE,
BLEEDING TO DEATH
Mother Offers Her Blood for
TRANSMISSION to Save
His Life.

ATLANTIC CITY, y. j.. Aug. Little
hope was entertained tonight by
surgeons in the Atlantic City Hospital
for the recovery OF Soils Rosenstein. six
years old. OF 1101 Arctic avenue. who is
slowly bleeding from having bitten his
tongue.
When eating dinner on Sunday tho
boy bit his tongue and home remedies
were unsuccessful in stopping the flow
of blood. He was taken to the hospital
and surgeons have been unable TO help
as the blood does not CONCEAL. They
say that 1t is an unusual case and spe-
cialists have been consulted.
The boy has lost so much blood that
he Is very weak and blood TRANSMISSION
may be necessary TO prolong his life.
His mother was at the institution to-
night. She volunteered to give her
blood to save the boy. She was told
that if 1t was found to be necessary
she would be the first one to be called
The New York herald., 1922-08-02

An advertisement IN the Lost and
Found columns of THE NEW YORK
HERALD offers real possibility OF
recovering your lost property.
The New York herald., 1922-08-02

tells the superintendent and II his
reason seems good ring is roped of,
seconds are selected and there is a fight
TO a decision II not finish.
Nathan and Sam are both is. Harold
Levy and Hyman Reisner were Nathan's
seconds. Lew Wailach and David Gold
stein were Sans. Nathan Schneider,
counsellor for the institution, was
referee and ]. Bonaparte, assistant
superintendent. timekeeper. Around the
ing were 800 boys and few girls.
They fought with eight ounce gloves
for four two minute rounds. with one
minutes rest between. Neither was
counted out, though Sam went down two
or three times. Mr.. Schneider decided
In favor OF Nathan, which seemed to
please the spectators. but by no means
the pugilists. who glowered at each
other during the handshaking at the
finish. But the grudge is done with for
ever, according to Supt. Simmon ISIS
plan
The New York herald., 1922-08-02
SIX KILLED, rs HURT
IN OHIO TRAIN WRECK
Passenger Trains, One Bear
ing Excursionists, Crash.

CINCINNATI, Aug. six persons were
reported killed and twenty-five to thirty
injured in headon collision to-day be-
tween a northbound negro excursion
train and southbound passenger train
No. IL from Dayton on the Cincinnati.
Lebanon and Northern Railroad at
Lester station, a suburb.
Most of the fatalities were among the
negro excursionists, members of the
Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church.
The two locomotives rushed together
and rebounded from the impact, hurting
their tenders back through the cars In
the rear
The New York herald., 1922-08-02
GUARD ASKS AIR RECRUITS.
Courses Offered in Operation and
Possibly in Flying.

A call for recruits for the 1920 Obser-
vation Squadron of the New York Ma
tional Guard was made yesterday by
Lieut-Col. Lawrence La Tourette Briggs,
commanding officer
The service, according to the officer,
offers courses In motor operation, rig
ging aeroplanes. armament and possibly
actual flying. Application for enlist
ment should be made to Capt. George
Usher at Miller Field, Staten Island, or
the Municipal Building
The squadron begins actual flying this
week at Miller Field. named after the
first American aviator killed in the war.
The New York herald., 1922-08-02

tract between them at that time was
invalid. Mr.. Fleming was authorized to
appeal. II necessary, from this decision
ito the highest court in the land"
Mr.. F1emings accounting shows the
estate IS valued at s22T.5S4. This in
cludes a summer home at Stony Greek,
Conn. where Mr.. Clarke died. The con-
tents OF this. including a wine cellar
valued at s40S. are estimated 10 be
worth $4,000. Bonds valued at s2S.<s6
are held IN escrew because Miss Hallett
VINO claims they were given her by Mr.
Clarke, IL suing in the Supreme Court
to establish her claim to them
The New York herald., 1922-08-02

vile. l planned to get out of Jail as
soon as l was locked up---and I'll do 1t
again If / get the chance. You can't
blame me-"
At IL o'clock Monday night when the
three prisoners were moving from the
Freehold swamp to the one at Roberts
Vile, Lewis became Ill and said he could
go no further Ayres and Kaminske
were surprised when told that he had
not been recaptured. Lewis was serving
a sentence of ninety days.
The New York herald., 1922-08-02
HAIR FOLLOWS SKIRT,
EACH BARS THE BOB
Couture Folk Stick to Fit
ness, Not Finance.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1.--Sifted down. ac-
cording to members of the National Hair
Dressers Association to-day. the reason
hair bobs are barred is the long skirt.
This was In denial of the report that
art for revenues sake prompted the
measures to be covered up in the abbre-
Waited coiffure
Fitness. not finances. is the reason,
along with desire to cultivate an
American style" of beauty. quite apart
from domination from Paris and Vienna,
Some OF the hair dressers said
The New York herald., 1922-08-02
FORESAW FIGHT ON
HIS LEGACY TO GIRL
Dead Lawyers Letter Shows
He Expected Wife to
Contest.

Richard Floyd Clarke. international
lawyer and author, who died September
16. 1921. leaving almost half his residu-
ary estate to friend, Miss A. Coralie
Hallett Of 116 West Eightieth street, left
also specific instructions that his will
be maintained against everybody and
everything" His widow, Mrs. Felicite
The New York herald., 1922-08-02
TO AID RUSSIAN CHILDREN.

Maurice Schwartz OF the Jewish Art
Theater Is to appear at a beneht con-
cert at the Brighton Beach Hotel for
the American Committee for Relief OF
Russian Children next Saturday night
The entire proceeds for the evening will
go 70 buy milk for the babies in the
fgmine districts of Russia.
The New York herald., 1922-08-02
GEN. SLADEN AT PEEKsKILL.
Sham Battle Given for West Point
Comma M dant.

of the State National Guard encamped
at Peekskill was staged yesterday after
noon in honor of Gen. f. c. Sladen. the
new commandant at West Point, a guest
OF the officers. A smoke screen and
cannonading were employed.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-05-12
OLD RESIDENT OF
JEFFERSON DEAD

Jefferson, Or, May 12.-The
death occurred tuesday morning
here of F. M. Reed, long time
resident of this cLsy. For years he
was in business here but for a
number of years of late he had
retired. Mr.. Reed leaves widow
and daughter, Miss Ruth, who has
Tor some time been employed in
Portland. The deceased died Of
pneumonia and was i'll but a few
days.
The funeral service was held in
the Christian church of this city,
of which the deceased was one OF
the charter members and leading
official at the time of his death,
this morning, following which the
remains were taken to Portland
for cremation. Mr.. Reed had a
4arge circle of acquaintance
throughout this section of the
state.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-05-12

of the different kinds or charac-
ters of pavements set forth in said
plans and specifications for the
making of said improvement now
on file In the office of said Recor
der. All bids must be accompanied
by a certified check on some re-
sponsible bank equal to ten per
cent of the amount of said bid,
payable to the order of the Mayor
of the Town of Stayton, Oregon.
When the Council shall have deter
mined the kind or character Of the
Improvement to be made and the
lowest responsible bid submitted
for the making thereof, the Re
corder will return to the respective
bidders whose bids have been re-
jected, the checks submitted with
their bids and will retain the check
accompanying the successful bid un-
til such time as a remonstrance sur
ficient to defeat said improvement
has been filed or the contract and
bond for making said improvement
shall be executed. The Council re-
serves the right to reject any and
all bids.
by order of the Council.
Dated this 2nd day of May, 1922.
J. B. GRIER.
Recorder of the Town OF Stay
ton, Oregon.
Date of first publication of tins
notice Is May 4th, 1922. 1l4"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-05-12
DALLAS STUDENTS TO
PRESENT THREE PLAYS

Dallas, Or, May 12.-Thre
Jne-aet plays are to be presented
It the high school on Friday even.
ng, May 10, by the senior class
of the school. Miss Kletzing. sen
ior class advisor, is now coaching
The students. The plays to be pre-
iented are as follows:
Indian Summer, with Iva Mel
son, Eugene Hooker. lorenzo Gil
son and Ella Stevens as the cast.
"Lleurette and Company" with
Olive stevens and Mabel Robin
son. This act is classed as a dia-
logue,
"Chrysanthemums," with Iva
Nelson, Rena Olmstead, Edward
Koen and Lorenzo ellison,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-05-12
DALLAS TO HOLD
SPECIAL ELECTION

Dallas, May IA special city
election will be held in Dallas on
Friday, May 10, in connection
with the state and county cleo
tion. Three measures intended to
provide better fire protection and
sanitary conditions are to be vot-
ed upon.
The first measure Is an amend
ment to the city charter author
izing the city to lay, renew and
enlarge the water mains SO as to
extend them to the city's indus
trial district. The measure pro
vides for a bond issue of $25, 900.
The second measure is also an
amendment to the charter and is
to provide for a bond issue of
$4,000 for the purpose of con
structing and maintaining an ad-
ditional septic tank for sewage
disposal
The Dallas fire department is
sponsoring the third measure that
calls for bond issue of $2500 for
purchasing a chemical fire en-
gine and for an additional annual
tax levy of one mill for mainte-
nance of the engine.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-05-12

south line of High street, all in
said town, county and state, at the
expense Of the owners of abutdng
and adjacent property, by bring
ing said portions of said street to
the esta ablished- grade, construct
ing cement concrete curbs wher-
ever same do not now exist and
paving said portions of said street
with hard surface pavement, the
kind or character of which shall
he one of three kinds or charac-
ters, namely: Asphaltic Concrete
on a Bituminous Base, Warrenite-
Bitulithic or Portland Cement Con-
crete, and which shall be deter
mined by the Council after receiv-
ing the bids for the making there
of, said Improvement to be made
in accordance with the plans and
specifications for said improvement
adopted by the Council on the End
day of May, 1922, and which are
now on file In the office of the
Recorder of said town, and which
for greater certainty and conVen-
ience and for more detailed de-
scription thereof, are hereby re-
ferred to and made a part hereof.
Notice is further given, that the
Recorder of said town will receive
bids for the making Of said i'm
provement up to seven o'clock p.
m. of the 18th day of May, 1922.
Bids will be received on any or all
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-05-12

the east line of Third street and
running thence east to "a TT. west
of the east line of Seventh street
in said town and state, at the ex-
pense of the owners of abutting
and adjacent property, by bring
ing said portion of said street to
the established grade and by sur
facing same with what Is known
as standard macadam," said i'm
provcment to be made in accord
ance with the plans and specifica-
ttons for said improvement adopt
ed by the Council on the End day
of May, 1922, and which are now
on file in the office of the Record
er of said town. and which for
greater certainty and convenience
and for more detailed description
thereof are hereby referred to and
made a part hereof.
Notice is further given, that the
Recorder of said Town will re-
ceive bids for the making of said
improvement up to seven o'clock
p. m. of the 18th day of May,
1922. All bids must be accompan-
led by "a certified check on some
responsible bank equal to ten per
cent of the amount of said bid,
payable to the order of the Mayor
of the Twn of Stayton, Oregon.
When the Council shall have de-
termined the lowest respoL sible
bid submitted for the making of
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-05-12
FROST FAILS TO
INJURE fruits

Dallas, Or, May 12.-With thu
temperature slightly below freez-
ng one might this week and de-
;ided white frost the following
morning there was reason for the
lear felt by the fruit growers. Blu,
20 far as can be ascertained little
n no damage was done.
This has been year of unsea-
continued in our next" tndefi-
litely. Last Sunday was decided
ly chilly, except in the sun, ant
he temperature took a still lowel
lip after sunset. BY morning The
temperature had gone down few
legrees below freezing point, witt
he result that in numerous in
stances the formation of ice was
eported.
Fruit growers of long expert
9nce say that it is possible that
much damage would have been
lone If this weather had come a
-ew weeks later, after the fruh
lad thoroughly set. Everything
now in blossom, end as the
blooms were not damaged 1t Il
rot thought that any appreciable
lamage has resulted. 1t is point
I'd out that one year not so lon
lgo there was n decided snow
torn after the fruit blossomed
yet q bumper crop was produced
hat year,
Already the cherry blossoms ar,
,alling fast and the small fruit
an be seen. Everything points
o a big crop, with fair price
Tor the product. If both thes,
promises are carried out this sec
ion will again take on the pros
)erity to which 1t has been accus.
,omed until setbacks of the pas,
wo years, when there was NJ
market one year, and light crol
he next.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-05-12
ISL LVERTON HIGH
TO GRADUATE 81.

Silverton, Or, May 12.-Prepa-
rations for the Silverton high
school commencement exercises
are now under way, according to
superintendent 3. T. Youel, who
announces they will begin with
the senior class play of What
Happened to JONES'" to be staged
in the new Eugene Field school
auditorium Friday night, June q,
The graduation exercises will
be held there Thursday night,
June 8, when the address of well
come will be delivered by Presi-
dent ]. S. Landers of the Oregon
State Normal school at Monmouth.
Thirty-seven students will be
awarded diplomas. More details
Of the class roll will be announced
within a few days.
The local decIamatory contest
of the high school will be held
Monday, May Is, and the grade
school contest the following day.
These contests are for the purpose
IF soliciting representatives for
the county meet to be held in Sill
yerton Friday, May 10.
An exhibition of physical educa
tion work will be held in the gym
nasium Friday, May 10. The par
ents and friends will be welcome
to observe the work from the bal
cony.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-05-12
28 TAKE EIGHTH
GRADE FINALS

Silverton, Or, May 12.-The
final state examinations of the
eighth grade of the Silverton
grammar school was held yester-
day, according to Mrs. Blanch
NCoe, principal. Twenty-seven pu-
pills were taking the examination,
which is four less than the class of
February, or an average sized one
for the school.
Following is list Of those par
ticipating in yesterdays work:
Fern Anderson, Gena Bolme, Mel
lie Copple, Florence De Sart, Dora
Engeman, Eleanor Frye, Louise
Hendrickson, Rebecca Loughmil-
Ter, Marjorie Massey, Martha
Moores, Ida Oas, Lille Peterson,
Helen Shell, Katherine Smith,
Vida Van Cleave, Ella Hawley,
Ana Johnson, Clyde Ankeny, Arlo
Bailey, Henry Deggler, James
O'Kane, Earl Shields, Earl Starr,
Seward Tegland, Harold loft,
Vernon Rennwanz, Henry Gun
derson and Dale Moores.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-05-12
SILVERTON RESIDENT
FOR IS YEARS CALLED

siIverton, Or, May 12,-After a
lingering illness, Mrs. Christine
Tabert, died yesterday at the resi-
dence OF her daughter, Mrs An
drew DuVal, oil South Waite
street, Silverton, The decendent
was a native of the eastern part Of
I United States and was born in
1850.
she made her nome with Mrs,
DuVal and had been q resident of
Silverton for the last Is years
Some other children also survive
her In the east and the body will
be sent to New Salem, North Da-
kota for burial.
The funeral services will be
conducted at the Jack & Ekman
funeral pariors at 10 a. m. Satur-
day, May 13.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-05-12

EOIa

Eola, May 12.-The s. p rail-
road has purchased piece Of land
of Miss Flora Clement and are
making prepal atfons to erect
gravel bunkers.
Senator l. l.. Patterson has Just
finished setting out seventeen
acres Of loganberries on his place
here.
Hop yards around here are look
ing fine despite the backward
spring.
The Eola normal center club
will give a "Rediculas Social" at
the school house Friday evening.
The men of the community are
to furnish, prepare and serve re-
freshements, a fine will be i'm
posed on all who attend who have
not some ridiculous feature about
their make up. Paint or powder
are not counted.
We have only five more weeks
Of school.
Where, oh where, are the prim-
ary candidates, have the most of
them decided to take to the tall
timber before instead Of after the
election.
Mrs. c. G. Smith and daughters,
Alice and Marion and Mr.. Feller
Of Jefferson visited at the home
If Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Wolf, Sun
day. Mr.. Wolf is still very poor
ly and shows no signs of improve
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Benedict and
daughter Francis and Mrs. d. ID.
Dickey of Portland visited at the
home of B. /. Ferguson blossom
day. Mrs. Benedict and Mrs. Dick
ey are sister and niece of Mrs.
Ferguson.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-05-12
SILVERTON PREPARES
FOR COUNTY CONTEST

Silverton, Or May 12.-In
preparation for the coming inter
county high school track meet at
Salem, Saturday, May 90, Coach J.
D, Fenenga of the Silverton high
school is conducting a prelimi-
nary track meet at the local school
grounds today,
Beside an indoor baseball game
for the girls and a tug of war for
the sophomores and freshmen, the
program will be similar In every
detail with that of the coming Sa-
lem event.
Those participating are enter
ing heartily into the spirit of the
OCCASION.