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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-24
OBITUARY
Mrs. Anna Isenberg

Mrs. Anna Isenberg. sixty-hve
years old, wife of Hyman Isenberg,
of $50 Oak street, died yesterday;
Besides her husband she is survived
w -four sons and a daughter. The
funeral was held this morning from
her late residence with interment in
the Hebrew Progressive cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-24

iSNtSN'
Through the courtesy of the Hi Y
club. Cameron Beck, personal agent
for the New York Stock Exchange,
addressed the High School student
body and faculty in chapel yester-
day. He spoke on How to Deter
mine What 1 Am to Do and What /
Am Best Fitted For" This talk was
recently given TO the Yale Univer-
sity student body at New Haven.
Needless to say. his most inspiring
talk was loudly .applauded. Mr..
Beck also addressed the Hi Y club
and q number of business and pro-
fessional men on Selecting A Goal"
After the talk private interviews
were obtained with Mr.. Beck.
The club then gave him a unani-
nous vote of thanks.
All boys basketball games were
cancelled today. Coach Waddell
thought hat it was a useless waste
of time in bringing his squad back
into condition and so took this
drastic method.
The Alumni games for this ave.
ming have again been postponed due
to the fact that the girls team has
a scheduled game with Asbury Park.
The Amboy team recently defeated
Asbury in a contest which went into
extra sessions. Nine players will
travel with Miss Burns this after
noon,
The Grammar school quintet will
play the South Amboy representa-
ltives team in the high school audi.
torium today at $3.50.
The final trials for the 440 mer
will be held early in April. Sladkus
Jago, Corson Schwartz, AL Cohen
Boots Cohen, Ford and MaiI
Istand a good chance to make tn
team which will travel to the Penn
Relays.
Season tickets for the baseball
5 games will be on sale early mex
week.
| Plans are now being formed t
? have the interclass baseball gam
/. played in the form of an eliminatio,
! contest. i. e.. the seniors play tn
l sophomores, the juniors play tn
freshmen, and the winners play TO
the championship.
The annual staff will hold thei
Q first business meeting of the year l
Room 207. at dismissal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-24
Honor Philip Schlesinger

In honor of his marriage which
was recently announced Pnlllp
Schlesinger was presented with a
handsome pair of candlesticks and
a picture by his fellow teachers or
the grammar school yesterday AFTER
noon. The presentation was made
bv Paul Steele, principal of the
school. and Rufus Allen recited an
original poem appropriate to the oc-
casion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-24
Meat with Mrs. Dew

The Busy Six met at the home of
Mrs. William Dey in Laurie street
last night. Mrs. Nels Hoyer. of
Groom street, won.the weekly prize.
Refreshments were served by the
hostess. The next meeting will be
at the home of Mrs. John Fullerton
in Broad street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-24
Mission Society to Meet

The Foreign Missionary Society OF
the Baptist church will meet tonight
in the chapel of the church at .
o'clock. A delightful and interesting
rogra has been arranged. An IL
iustrated lecture with stereoptlcon
views on "The Kingdom and the Ma
tom will be given by a most inter-
esting and well known lecturer. All
the churhces and societies of the
city are invited to attend this meet
fS,p
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-24
Food Sale Tomorrow.

The American LEGION AuAlIlary
will hold a food sale. tomorrow
afternoon, in the building formerly
occupied by l.. Block. on Smith
street. The sale will begin at 2
o'clock. Baked beans. salads. cakes,
pie, crullers and other home cook
ed foods will he offered for sale at
"a nominal cost. All donations must
be in the hands of Mrs. p. j. Ryan,
the president and chairman of the
sale nv 2 o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-24
HONOR MOTHER and FATHER
ST. MARY'S WOMEN TOLD

Honor Thy Father and Thy MO
ther'' was the subject taken by Ike
Father Eckert for his sermon last
night in connection with the. wo-
mems mission at st. Mary's X. q.
church. Once again the church was
crowded to capacity with women
eager to participate in the mission
and to reap the spiritual benefits.
In connection with the sermon,
there was benediction and rosary in
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-24
TIC Sell Food Tomorrow

The Standard Bearers of Simpson
M. f.. church, will hold a food sale
tomorrow afternoon from l 10 D
O'Clock, in the vestibule or the
church. Delicious home cooked food
will be on sale at a nominal cost. All
donators are requested to have their
donations at the church by 1 O'Clock
Saturday<afternOon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-24

Past Grand Paul Peterson. the in
| structor of degree work of Valhalla
| Lodge No. 275, Odd Fellows, got his
| team together last night for a re-
hearsal of the work to be put on
within a short time. Routine BUSH
ness was transacted at a meeting OF
! the lodge last night.
! Patrick McGrath, of Pearl Place
an engineer on the ferryboat Perth
Amboy, is seriously i'll at the Perth
Amboy City hospital, where he was
removed from his home yesterday.
He has been i'll with pneumonia the
past three weeks.
Master Masons Night, observed by
Raritan Lodge No. 81, l.. & A. NJ,
last night at the lodge rooms at Elks
hall brought together many members
of the organization.
Several candidates are expected to
present themselves tonight at a
meeting of Perth Amboy Nest No.
1,027, Order Of Owls, at Eagels hall.
Action on the visit of the supreme
representative of the order to be
made within a short time will be
taken up at this time.
Mohawk Council No. Sc. Degree of
Pocahontas, will meet tonight in the
wigwam in Red Mems hall. Sew
eral candidates are expected to be
initiated.
A meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary,
John B. Egan Post, Veterans of For
eign Wars. was held in Odd Fellows
hall last night. About twenty-five
new members were added to the
roster of the organization at b
meeting. The officers. of the auxil-
iarv organization follow: President.
Mrs. Otto Moser; senior vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Mary Rasmussen; junior
vice president, Mrs. Chester Nesley;
chaplain, Miss Margaret Rasmussen;
secretary, Mrs. c. Hill; treasurer,
Mrs. Jessie Tappen; guard, Mrs. Tina
Fiegen: conductress, Mrs.
Rasmussen, and trustees, Mrs. Mary
Jane Egan, Mrs. Mary Anne Hlllyer
and Mrs. Jessie Happen. The auxil-
iary will meet the second and fourth
Thursdays Of the month in Odd Eel
lows hall. while the Veterans meet
the first and third Thursdays Of the
month. After the auxiliary meeting
last night the Veterans staged their
| annual banquet, and there was dane
! ing and entertainment on the pro-
gram in connection with same.
A lobby game tournament between
the boys of the local Y. M. C.. A.
| and a visiting delegation from the
| Elizabeth "Y" will be held in the
| association building here tomorrow
night. About fifteen fellows from
Elizabeth are expected. The games
will start about 1880 O'Clock.
Members Of the Y. M. C. A. physi-
| cal committee will get together at 8
| O'Clock tonight for the purpose OF
discussing the annual excursion of
the association which will be held
this summer.
Nathan Tompkins, forty-one.
| whose home is on Duke street, New
| Brunswick, was fined So by Recor-
der Pickersgill yesterday. Temp
kins was in the police court on a
charge of driving his machine with
only one license plate. Motorcycle
Officer Seiboth made the arrest.
A bicycle stolen several weeks ago
was recovered yesterday by 'Detec-
tive John Murray. The recovery was
made possible through information
given by Luther Hope, truant Oil
Ger. who took a youngster in charge
for truancy, who was suspected OF
having the wheel. The lad told a
straight story of how he obtained the
hicvcle and he has been set free
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-24
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS

At the Dramatic Club meeting in
Room 2O2 yesterday. the program
committee took charge after a short
business meeting. The program was
rendered in a very interesting man
ner,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-24
Have snciaI Session.

The Barbara Frietche Girls me- In
the Community House. last spight.
After the >egular business session,
Ia delightfu1 social time followed.
R~efreshmerks were served by the
'cqmmittee~ charge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-24
Ladies' Auxiliary to Meet

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Elks
will meet at the Elks home in Mad
ison avenue Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock to arrange for the coming
minstrel show.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-24

At the organization of the glee
club yesterday, members from all
four classes were appointed to a
constitution committee. The next
meeting will take place Wednesday
at which meeting the officers will be
elected.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-24

A bicycle stolen several weeks 6
was recovered yesterday by 'Detec-
tive John Murray. The recovery was
made possible through information
given by Luther Hope, truant OIL
Ger, who took a ~youngster In charge
for truancy, who was suspected OIL
having the wheel. The lad told a
straight story of how he obtained the
hicycle and he has been set free
pending an investigation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-24

Nathan Tompkins, forty-one.
whose home is on Duke street, New
Brunswick, was fined So by Recor-
der Pickersgill yesterday. Temp
kins was in the police court on a
charge of driving his machine with
only one license plate. Motorcycle
Officer Seiboth made the arrest.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-24

Inspections Of pool rooms by all
patrolmen on whose beats such
places are located, took place last
night. The action of the police was
the result of Chief T~onnesen's order
to keep minors from fr~equenting
pool rooms. No arrests were made.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-24

julius Spawn, ten years old of ZAP
Rector street, ran into the motor
cycle driven by Officer Frank Sci
both yesterday morning and was
knocked down. The child was not
hurt in the accident which occurred
on State street, near Paterson.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-24

The annual staff will hold their
first business meeting of the year in
Room 207. at dismissal.
The New York herald., 1922-04-02
Business" Only Cause for Mountain Feuds.

There but for feud in the now
There time when feuds wrongs or
sights real ancied but the explanation practically
euds beginning is business" Said being
moonshinng Often results the suspicion MEM
ber of neghborng relative family informed the reye
On occasions 1t is nothing rivalry
The battles the hlsfeuds battles the armed
forces OF the law and the sharpshooers of the
rlasare seldom published broadcast The
the country seldom print stories score
OF the side another other side
with casualties in both armies great skirmishes and
poportionate high casualties the Many famous
throughout the mountain districts admired as still
breakers have given their lives maintain the
integrity OF the Eighteenth Amendment moonsbin
have died battle against the the series
many will be cited and given.
The methods OF distribution call for exposition Dstribu-
tion Of the liquor is not second in Importance
tue These are the two main phases of the sua
tion and is through the that the officials
might quite possibly find the solution mountain folk
could their product mountains manufacture
OF would be than futile daes and crevices
and hiding places they safe operate stills Until
and high moral minds OF
the mountaineers nothing their moonshinng s
task to demand of the distribution
offers foohod the officials apprehendnp the
disrbutorshe smugglers who transport liquor down
the mountain roads to the booeggers and cities
the flow Of liquor might be stopped at its source.
The New York herald., 1922-04-02

ever, pTeitE IL W any oshSA
form OF intoxicant. AS 1t Is
sold in the Western cities, 1t
looks like genuine whisky,
having been blanded with col
oring matter, and sometimes
IL 1t Is cleverly favored and
camoufiaged. 1t tastes like
whisky.
Anybody who has ever
tossed off a dram" OF 1t
knows that 1t is one of the
"headiest" intoxicants ever
concocted. The name the
mountaineers give it--"White
Lightnin' Is as expressive as
anything that could be said.
IL is hot. A few years ago a
story went the rounds OF the
Tennessee mountains which
pleased the mountaineers
nightly. II was that a stran-
ger had come up into the hills
to a party in one of the shacks
where a moonshining noun
taineer and his sons and
daughters made their home.
When refreshment time came
and the unctuous, oily, white
liquor was being passed
around in a tin dipper, the
stranger from the valley pro-
tested that he had never
taken a drink. But he was
urged, and so after persuasion
from all quarters he fin
ally tilted the dipper and
gulped quickly. Then he
The New York herald., 1922-04-02
Whisky Prices Soaring With Prohibition.

Then price whisky began to rise It became
difficult to the real goods throughout
country after cut on by alert agents
who were "cywise aided by elaborate system OF
espionage the brewers and dsters
large cities Importatons also began to diminish
Suddenly opened for the mountain operator Frst
small the foot OF the ridges
wisps of smoke from the moonshners kettles
hung drapees the morning air-from the small some
what unscrupuous who deprived Of his former
source was now seeking for anything with kick In IT,
Then later distributing centers where men OF
had the business of purveyng liquor to the
big cities caught In the path of the Great Drought
The moonshiner realized the commercial possibities
by the operations of himself and his family
that regarded heretofore merely the naenape
of the which had romantic
tradition overnight there tremendous interest
the folk by living in the secuson
cities them only the stawart heroes OF
the family romantic fiction In the imagination Oh
the booegger the region oomed as one vast DIS
tlery of Illicit wet goods"
The mountain swarmng with bootleg agents.
willing to contract at almost any price lot stpu
lated quantity liquor during speched perioa AS
comes from STILL liquor is white clear and TO those
its taste harsh dsagreeabe taste with
considerable scorchng procves The mountaineers now
The New York herald., 1922-04-02
Ten Thousand Stills Supplying Moonshine.

thousand stills are daily contributing their
small rvues liquor that converge
millions of gallons that into the Western States
week the wisdom Of the bootleg kings exploiting the
moonshne belt the unapped
In the country. ~
The every advantage city
cousin He familiar with the operation
distng liquor he is with the stock Of his rifle All the
knowledge of his progenitors who have been dsng
juice since the mountains by
heredy He has by while his father the night
with the shining overhead bent the tested
the liquid bubbled the edge and he In the
ways of evasion defense.
Moreover he fearless shrewd STEPPED
and possessing total disregard for the authority Of law
They Independent these mountaneers living
isolated existence made their
interference the
members would be lodged in JAIL and there
able instances Of where clan leader surrounded and
with chance Of has bullet through his head
rather than submit to capture.
Now that prohibition has along
moonshner the mountaneer B losing Of
his old time bravado Life pleasant the
older days but that he has the
increasing prosperity there is of tendency avoid
trouble than primarily heretofore
The moonshner still slings rifle and off
at 800 yards with deadly but he longer shoots
Government agents locate still is because Somebody
told" and it has become and the policy
'nformer" than to get with the agents.
On the other hand stills have become
on and the operations much costly
where Government agents the trail of
uper-stils there likely to be deadly battle with heavy
casualties each side The warfare wagd by the
ment and the of moonshners
200 lives within months equally divided
between mountaineers and agents.
Most of the agents mountain Generally however
transferred from their habtua locae)
moonshner has to the fight
deadly upon his former colleagues
The great that being played the
moonshne belt has shrouded
laying down their lives in defiance of the
forcement Of It, and little is heard sacrifice Killings
common occurrences in the moonshine
belt and feuds on the point Of fresh outbreak
The New York herald., 1922-04-02

f0ONSIIINE has replaced along the trail Of
|NI The Lonesome Pine
One Of the amazing melodramas n which the
Federal Government played part
in the Businesses the Virginia. Kentucky
Mountains
famous "moonshine" belt the authorities
entered into the drama being played that rugged stage
and only is it possible to describe situation that Ia
startling
Ten thousand Illicit stills in daily operation.
Three hundred gallons moonshine whisky
being made and marketed weekdespte the earnest
and tragic efforts
it's
Twelve millions gallons estimated this white whisky
have flowed into the hands distributors during the last
twelve months.
Thirty men, children, engaged in the
operation these hidden mountain stlssome families
Grating many stills
Ten thousand within yearand little progress
yet made toward lessenng the output
Nearly hundred moonshners and officers slain in pitched
battles during the last twelve months.
Three hundred revenuers hiding along the trails and
deputy combng mountain sides
guarding the paths that lead into the villages.
This glimpse behind that wall Of which
just behind the wal-with the
open mystery enveloped the
the nations made and seemingly plentiful illegal
whisky is solved.
The advent of prohibition proved
lima solved the economic problem Of the white trash and
employment thousands of sturdy
did days work In their lives
For business Of moonshinng is longer matter Of
enterprise but for the most been taken over
by shrewd quick to seize the
opportunities Of Illicit liquor manufacture in section where
advantages all in favor Of the operator.
the preprohibion days moonshne whisky had little COM
mercial value sold outside Of the mountain
sections made merely for home consumption
Kentucky moonshner his fingers at the vosead
always made his whisky and sold little
of It, and paid He could outwit
the Government agents. he had always DONE SO ne didn't
The New York herald., 1922-04-02
Forgetting Long Standing
Feuds, Unite in "Bootleg" Cause to Fight
''Revenuers" and Circun1pent Prohibition.
So Far Hundreds on Each Side Slain

sputered then he fed from the house his would
him The mountain folk should
fee II he felt inclined and they displayed mild
y first half with the
Two of the the host thought the better hosp
tally and seek their They found him the
watering trough by the bright moonlight
him hurred dash his head into the cold then
upright then suddenly dash his head the
They went him and asked what the trouble
WAL the reply, I've right of cold,
time cough that liquor sets whiskers afire
That is malignant exaggeraton of But isn't
great as 1t was four years
Before prohibition the liquor enough
hotter In their commerciasm
much Of their pride in their They
lous Once moonshning inalenable right
purely and simply business Anything
of to the mountains is praciced needless the
to others Many methods employed by moonsh
just getting into the which utterly unethcal
according the old traditional which
moonshiners before the Volsead effective
held traditional liberty Now such moral foun
dation e and other foreign matter is often
into the liquor the mash hasten its fermentation
The result is deaths drinking moonshne
not nreQuent whereas before this situation there
immediate fatality connected with 1t unless also
nected with long bore rifles and pistols
Mountain advocate., 1922-07-21
DINNER PARTY
FOR MRS. W. NJ. DISHNIAN

On Monday tiny year peeped
round the corner and said boo" to
Mrs. w. NJ. Dishman. Mrs. Pattie
Dishman heard it and sent word to
number of Mrs. Dishman's friends
that she wished to have them help
celebrate the event. They gathered
at the Springs where Mrs. Pattie
Dishman had had a royal dinner
prepared and when the party sat
down at the table Mrs. Dishman's
place was piled with pretty birthday
gifts, an evidence of the love and es-
teen in which she is held by her
friends..-.~..
After a couple of hours of pleas
ant chat the guests left for their
various homes delighted with the
hospitality shown them.
Mountain advocate., 1922-07-21
SPECIAL JULY COURT

With fifteen murder cases on the
docket and the usual number of
lesser cases. Captain B. B. Golden,
prosecuting attorney, has announc-
ed special term of circuit court to
try cases, for Monday, July IT. 1t
is probable that a special judge will
be designated to preside, with Judge
Forester holding civil court in Har-
Ian.
A special term of the grand jury
called last week to investigate the
Jail delivery June 25 was discharg-
ed Saturday afternoon, returning in
dictments against Alva Ball for
shooting and wounding John Hurst,
and Rufus Wilson, former jailer
and sherirt and at present state GUS
todian of buildings at Frankfort, for
striking and wounding Clay Colson.
No indictments were returned in the
jail delivery. Sun,
Mountain advocate., 1922-07-21
CLINIC
LARGELY ATTENDED

OF the 11S persons examined on
Monday and Tuesday at the Court
House to see whether they were tu-
bercular, 23 positive cases we're
found and a number who bear the
question mark as to whether or not
they are infected.
Dr. S. w. Bates, superintendent
of the State Tubercular Sanitorium,
was in charge of the clinic, assisted
by Miss Williamson, r. N, Of the
State Bureau of Public Health Nurs-
ing, and the local medical fraternity
The medical men wish it to be
thoroly understood that the great
danger in tuberculosis is in neglect
when the disease is still in the incip-
lent stage. The great thing is to
know that one has it and to take
the proper steps toward cure. Any
qualified medical man. (avoid the
quack) can give proper medical ad-
vice and by proper attention to this
advice there is no reason why the
majority of cases may not be cured.
Mountain advocate., 1922-07-21
BAILEYS ARE FREED
IN WHITE CASE

MT. VERNON, KY, July 18TH
Several men, charged with conspir-
acy in connection with the killing of
Beverly White, of Versailles, In
Knox county more than a year ago,
were acquitted in circuit court here
Friday by jury under peremptory
instructions from Circuit Judge H.
c. Kennedy.
The defendants included several
members of the Bailey family.
The end of the conspiracy trial
came when Judge Kennedy allowed
the motion of Caspar Williams, at
torney for the defendants, to give
peremptory instructions for an ac-
quittal at the conclusion of the pre-
sentation of the Commonwealth
evidence.
The case was tried before a jury
of Lincoln county men who were Sc
lected from special venire of sew
men summoned from Lin
coin county.-Lexington Leader.
Mountain advocate., 1922-07-21
KNOX COUNTY JURY
FOR SASSER CASE

Trial of the defendants in the
Cumberland Mountain murder case
will begin in the morning at Pine
vile. The special Judge, Judge Ruby
Laffoon, of Madisonville will preside
The court has sent to Knox county
to get a special jury to try the case.
This special term of court opened
yesterday at Pineville, but failure
to impanel a jury in the John Bus
sell trial caused adjournment until
tomorrow and there has been no
court today. Several other impor-
tsnt murder cases are set for this
term. -Middlesboro Daily News,
July 18th.
The special jury from Knox coun-
ty is composed of the following men:
David Wilson, James NJ. Smith, H.
V. Kelly, w. L. Warfeld, Bob Faulk-
ner, H. ]. Miller, Grant Hampton,
Jeff Canady, Frank Davis, Frank
Hawn, John Farmer and B. Pope.
Mountain advocate., 1922-07-21
NEAR WRECK OF HARLAN
TRAIN SATURDAY NIGHT

The train from Harlan which gets
in here about 8 pm. barely averted
a wreck Saturday night, according
to passengers on the train, when the
train ran into an iron plate which
had been spiked on top of the track
rail. The train was giong slow at
the time and tho the engine was de-
rallied and the cars shaken up no
one was hurt. The incident took
place Just outside of Harlan. The
train was about an hour late getting
here.
No statement in regard to the
matter could be obtained from the
L. & N. officials and it is not known
whether they consider it the work of
strikers or not.-Pineville Sun.