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New Britain herald., 1923-02-02
SEEK MAN WHO DROVE TWO
 DAYS. WITH PALS BODY
Oklahoma City Authorities Claim That Rivicrc Homer, Slain,
 Was . Rum Smuggler.

Oklahoma City. Okla. Feb. D.
 Floyd Felts, the alleged keeper of q
 four day death watch while .doggedly driving an automobile night and day over the wind-swcpt barrens of two states, his only companion the body Of pal who had been shot, was being sought today by authorities ir their endeavor to solve the mysterious staying of Riviere Horncr. 24, social- ly prominent here. Horner was said by St. Joseph, Mo. authorities to have been bootlegger operating be- tween Mexico and the Missouri city. , Members of the dead mans family just before dawn yesterday were sum- moned to the door by man who dra gged from an automobile Horner's body wrapped in automobile robes and placed it with suitcase on the lawn a few paces from the veranda.
 The elder Horner identised Felts as the bearer of the body. Horner said that from an upper window he ac- knowledged the mans knock at the front door and was told that "Rivere is here"
 Upon being asked to send him in. the man replied:
 "He can't come. He's dead. He was killed in battle with fi-jackers and I've had him since Sunday" Whereupon the mysterious caller sped away.
 Police and deput ysheriffs investi- gating the case proceeded on the the ory that Horner was stain when he and Felts were attacked by agents searching for rum-runners near the Missouri state line. Belief was ex- pressed that the fight occurred either last Friday or Saturday and that Horner lived several hours after be- ing wounded.
 They also attempted to trace an telephone call which Hor- ners brother in Okmulgee received Wednesday night. He was informed that Horner's body would be in Okla homa City 'by midnight"
 Horner last was seen in St. Joseph about three weeks ago, according to advices from authorities there. At that time he was said to have left in 1 an automobile for Mexico with Felts.
 His family here expressed belief that Horner was robbed, pointing to | he fact that a diamond ring was missing. They also said that it was his own automobile which was used n bringing his body home.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-02
Clergymen,s AppeaI

Stockholm, Feb. 2.--(By Associated Press)-The appeal sent by the arch- bishop and the bishops of Sweden to action for the relief of the present tension in Europe, is published prom inently by the Swedish press today.
 NO one can count the numbers of those in all parts of the world who are moved in their innermoat being by the present events" say the pre- lates in their message. We had hoped for the blessings of peace after the horrors of war, but the dis-unity in the European commonwealth grows worse. Starvation, the poison of bitterness in outraged souls, phy- sical contamination and degradation, are ravaging noble sections of the human family in central Europe.
 "The curse now being sown will bear fruit in new and more frightful wars.
 We servants of the church in Sweden urge our fellow Christians in France and in all lands to implore with us from God the vision and pow CT for wholehearted action.
 We humbly appeal to the respon- sible statesmen. and especially to you, the president of the United States with all possible speed to relieve by a straightforward agreement between the representatives of the powers the tension which grows daily more un- bearable and baleful."
New Britain herald., 1923-02-02
ONCE ACTOR, NOW DEAN
Rev. Charles Carver of New Haven Appointed to All Saints Cathedral at Albany, N. Y.

New Haven, Feb. 2.-A message of the New Haven Register today states that the Rev. Charles Carver of Christ Protestant Episcopal church here had been appointed dean of All Saints cathedral, Albany, N. Y, by Bishop R. H. Nelson of that diocese. He will take the place of Dean Albert J. Larned who will become rector of a church in Providence, k. I.
 Mr. Carver was formerly leading man of a stock company at local theater and was a member of the actors alliance. He came to this city in 1915 and shortly afterward began his theological studies. In 1917 he entered the general theoog- ical seminary in New York. He was admitted to the deaconate at Christ church in January, 1918, and was or dained a priest by Bishop Weller of Fond du Lac in 1920. He has been at Christ church since that time.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-02
COUPLE OVERCOME BY GAS
Little Baby Beside Waterbury Parents Is Not At All Affected By Deadly Fumes.

Waterbury, Feb. 2.--Mr. and Mrs. James De Vito arc patients in a hos pital hero, as the result of being over come by Illuminating gas which es- caped from q leaky tubing attached to gas stove in their bedroom last night. X Is days old baby lying be- side its mother in the gas filled room showed no signs of having been af- fected, although it's parents were un- conscious when discovered by a rela- tive. Mir. Dc Vito has regained con sciousness but his wife is reported as being in a serious condition.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-02
SENATOR HEFLIN GETS TWO REBUKES TODAY Senate Session Proves One of StOrmiest of Recent
 Years

Washington, Feb. 2.-Senator lief lin. democrat, Alabama, was twice re- buked by the senate today for lan- guage he used in references to Sem ators Wadsworth, republican, New York, and Cousens, republican, Mich igan. By vote of 40 to 2S his re- marks regarding Senator Wadsworth were held to be improper and, then without a record vote the senate ex- punged remarks regarding Senator Cousens.
 At the same time in one of the stormiest sessions of recent years the senate also expunged from it's record remarks made by Senator Cousens regarding Mir. Heflin.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-02
NEW ENGLAND SHIPPERS
 BENEFIT BY DECISION
I. C. C. Ruling Links Northern Ports More Closely, By Water, With
 Southwest.

Washington, Feb. 2.-Southern Pa cifc railroad steamship lines which now render service between Calves ton and New Orleans and New York may increase sailings. the interstate commerce commission decided today to provide water transportation be- tween nearly all New England ports and ports on the Gulf of Mexico west of New Orleans without violating in terstate commerce laws.
 Increased service, the commission held, will be of advantage to com merce and will not tend to exclude competition of independent water lines.
 The right to maintain line be- tween Houston, Texas, and Philade- phia, however, was refused on the ground that independent steamship service now rendered between these ports wotlld be endangered.
 All rates sailing schedules and reg ulations of the Atlantic Steamship lines, the Southern Pacific subsidiary, which will operate the projected serv- ice, tsadst be submitted to the com before becoming effective.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-02
MILLIONS IN WHISKEY
Two-Thirds of Nations Supply Is Housed in Distillcries and Ware houses of Louisville.

Louisville. Ky. Feb. 2.-Housed in the 96 distileries and 140 warehouses of Kentucky today is two-thirds of the whiskey stock of the United States. in round numbers 5O0.000 barrels. worth at current prices s240.000.00O.
 These figures were supplied by Dr. James Doran of Washington chief of the technical division Of the prohibi- ton unit in charge of the govern ment's liquor concentration program who came here to attend a conference Of Kentucky distillers.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-02
LUCKY TO BE ALIVE
Reckless and Drunken Driver of Truck Load of Nitroglyccrine Sent to Jail at Arkansas City.

Arkansas City. Ark. Feb. 2. - Charged with having been. intoxicated and having driven recklcssly truck loaded with 80 quarts of nitroglycer- inc, T. M. McChargue was in jail here today. The truck was upset at the city limits and the cans containing tho explosives scattered over the road. It was estimated there was enough of the explosive to have destroyed Ar kansas City had there been an cxplo- sion.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-02
Dishwater S6.77 Alcohol,
 Soda Clerk Jailed, Fined

Louisville, Ky, Feb. 2.-Alcoholic potency of rinsing water back of the fountain in soft drink stand here where Joseph Thorne was employed as a clerk, resulted disastrously for the sunday dispenser. Thorne was fined s10O sentenced to 30 days in jail and placed under s1.OoO peace bonds following a police court hearing yes terday on charges of liquor law viola tion. The dishwater tested S6.77 per cent alcoholic it was brought out at the hearing.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-02
CANNOT COMPEL GAS
 COMPANY TO CHANGE
Springfield RetortS to Be Rebuilt
 in Business District
INVESTIGATION UNDER WAY
Death Toll Of Three May Be Increas- el-Property Damage Will Reach
 Glass Enough For Windows Broken

Springfield. Mass. Feb. 2.-The ex- plosion that shook this city. with
 three deaths and injuries to more
 than half n hundred persons in the
 wreckage of windows and walls over
 a wide area yesterday. was still unex-
 plained today. That 1t was due pri-
 marily to a leakage Of gas in the pur- flying plant Of the Springfield Gas
 Light Co. where it occurred was ad-
 mitted by company officials but how
 this loose gas became ignited was not
 established.
 | Gas Does Escape.
 State and municipal inspectors were
 working with those of the company in three fold investigation that had as it's primary object, aside from placing responsibility, determination of the question whether in the puri- flying processes there was danger of a recurrence of the blast. Arthur s. Hall, general superintendent Of the company, and Captain Herman Brugi the company's supervising engineer agreed that quantities of gas got away from the filter boxes from time to time but thought there was no extra ordinary hazard in the condition. Cannot Move Plant.
 Prominent citizens professing that the location of the gas works on the edge of the business district consti- tuted menace that should be renov- ed, took steps to apply the city's new zoning laws, which would put the plant in a section farther removed from the public buildings, business blocks, churches and banks that were damaged by the explosion of yester- day. But the fact that the gas works proper suffered only in part, and it's machinery not at all, left the amount of destruction less than the 50 per cent which would make it possible to prohibit rebuilding in tho same place. Company officials announced that they were putting their plant in per- manent shape again.
 Although buildings two miles away | were shaken by the blast severely enough to break windows and crack walls and ceilings, and several struc- lures of importance in business or public activities situated within a more immediate radius were wrecked, the gas plant continued to operate.
 Tried To Fix Leak.
 Pointing out that there was no tank involved in the purifying process, in which the crude manufactured gas Is conducted through filter boxes seal ed in water to eliminate impurities, Supt. Hall said it was free gas that exploded under the roof and that the machinery was not affected except that some of the boxes were covered with wreckage. Captain Brugi said the fact that there was a leak of some size was noticed yesterday and an at tempt was being made to find it when Inc explosion came. Although the ; foreman and employees were at work on this job they were less seriously ; hurt than those outside the building who were feled by walls blown out ward or roof fragments that came down. All three deaths I
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New Britain herald., 1923-02-02
Moose and Elks Join in
 Drive for Fewer Drugs

Washington, Feb. 2.--Resolutions passed by several hundred Elk lodges asking President Harding to call a conference or nations to limit produc- ton of habli forming drugs were presented to the president today by a delegation of Chicago Elks Later Secretary Davis presented 10 the pres ident similar resolutions signed by 6o0.o0o members of the Loyal Order of Moose to which the secretary is di- rector general.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-02
SENATOR FAREWELL COMING
Chairman of Senate Committee on Education Will Speak to Lions Club Next Tuesday Evening.

Announcement was made today that Senator Charles Bakewell of New Haven will address the members of the Lions club at their meeting next Tuesday night.H
 Senator Bakewell is chairman of the committee on education of the Con- necticut senate and made the recom- mendation that a new normal school be erected in this city. II is expected that he will be given a warm reccp- ticn by the Lions.
 Senator Covert will be the guest of the club on the same evening.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-02
Lebanon, N. H., Town Hall
 And Hotel Is Destroyed

Lebanon, N. H., Feb. 2.-Fire which started in tho rear of the Town hall early today destroyed that structure damaged the Hotel Rogers and burned out several stores in an adjoining wooden building. The loss on the hotel and store property was estimat- cd at s25.oo0. The town hall a frame building erected more than 100 years ago and several times remod- elled could not be replaced for less than $1o0,000.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-02
RECORD EARTHQUAKE TREMoRs

Washington, Feb. 2-Earth tremors described as rather severe" were recorded early today on the George town university seismograph. The disturbance began at 12:1s a. m. and continued until about 2:30 a. m. Earlier in the night a less severe dis turbance was recorded. Beginning at S:1S n m. if continued until e:3O.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-02
Call President Harding's $ Attention to European Chaos and Ask U. s. Aid in Obtaining Straightforward Agree ment
In Ruhr Zone Food Supplies Are Getting Low and No Fuel Is Being Shipped Into Other Areas.
tBy tho Associated Pressl

While the grip Of Franco Belgian industrial control Of the Ruhr Is being felt in unoccupied Germany, to which coal and coke shipments have been completely cut off. the pinch of hun- itself, according to German authori- ties.
 Food supplies are getting low in many towns and consultations Of gov- ernment food officials on the situa- ton are in progress in Berlin.
 The authorities of occupation have indicated their intention not to inter- fere with food shipments, but the Germans contend the congestion of evitably causing much interference.
 Many Strikers Return
 Resumption of partial train service is reported from the occupied areas. While there is nothing definite to show that the railroad strike settle ment reported Thursday night has been made effective throughout the Ruhr, the strikers appear to have gone back to large extent in the SOloSlt dISd anu VII oi th'S interior railroad lines in the Ruhr the German employees are reported again at work.
 Some trains began operating in and out of Dusseldorf, where the station was reopened after being closed a week.
 The appeal of German labor to the American congress asking American help to save Europe and the world from inevitable disaster" is declared in Berlin messages to have been made in entire independence of German of- ticial circles.
 Appeal to Harding
 An appeal sent by the archbishop and bishops of Sweden to President points to the serious condi- .ion in central Europe and asks Am srican assistance for obtaining a straightforward agreement between he powers to relieve the tension.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-02
CARDINAL LoGUE APPEALED TO

Belfast, Feb. 2.--Archbishop O'Don> nell. coadjutor to Cardinal Loguc, has been asked to intervene with a view to preventing six executions pending at Drumboe castle. the republican headquarters in eastern County Done- gal. Several of the condemned men are said to be residents Of Cork.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-02
FOUR MEN EXECUTED
Quartet Are Electrocutcd 1t Little Rock. Ark, Early Today-Thrce Killed One. Other Killed Two.

Little Rock. Feb. 2.-Four men convicted of murder were eleetrocuted at the Arkansas penitentiary early to- day The men went 10 the electric chair in the following order: Duncan Richardson, Ben Richardson. r. c. Bullen. all convicted of the murder of Ira Culp: and Will Debord, convicted of the murder of Mir. and Mrs. W. M SiIsby
New Britain herald., 1923-02-02
N, Y. TUG SINKS,

New York, Feb. "A strong flood tide in the Hudson river today car- ried the ferryboat Montclair, heavily laden with commuters, out of control and into collision with the tugboat Walter l.. Mesick. The tug sank after her crew had been taken off.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-02
Dakota Bans Masked Men;
 Minnesota Strikes at Klan

Bismarck. x. D., Feb. 2--The North Dakota house passed the senate anti mask bill, 92 to IS. The measure prohibits members of any organiza- tions from wearing a mask outside of a building.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-02
THE WEATHER
O-

Hartford, Feb. 2.-Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Rain or snow tonight and Sat- urlay: not much change in temperature but much colder by saturday night or sunday.
New Britain herald., 1923-02-02

St. Paul, Minn., Feb. :.--The Min nesota house adopted q resolution critcizing the ku Klux Klan it's tac- tics and it's purposes and declaring the organization was "un-Am erican, !"
New Britain herald., 1923-02-02

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-05

obtain for our town without the ex-
penditure of absolutely one cent the
land acquired a through street of
adequate width for an improved
county road. The additional land
required to be decided to the borough
by the Pennsylvania Railroad with
out any cost whatever. We have
thought of our citizens and this i'm
provement will eliminate three
thousand personal crossings of the
railroad daily. Your statement that
there has eve been an accident at
the lower Jamesburg crossing is in
correct.
There are five railroad crossings
in our borough and it is common
knowledge that there have been acci-
dents at each of these crossings in
Guiding the one at lower Jamesburg
and our plan eliminates seventy per
cent of the present necessity of cross
ing the railroad.
Vote Yes for this improvement
for this improvement which is be-
yond any question, the greatest good
for the greatest number for il the
proposition of the Pennsylvania Rail
road is not accepted at this time 1t
will be permanently withdrawn"
Inv hiSiIiOSlS present at lIS sal
urday nights big meeting who are
handling the campaign for the en-
dorsement of the proposition are:
Jacob Wyckoff, H. c. Stonaker, Ad-
Olson A. Conover, William H. Loker-
son, Councilmen. Frank II. Pown-
all, John H. Baremore, William H.
Brooks, Albert G. Lange, John Err
hart, R. Glenn Dawson, John Pala-
dino. Joseph Barberi, Daniel NJ.
Clark, Daniel B. Malan, Condit M.
Dawson. B. D. Dawson, Benjamin
Goldstein.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-05
JAMESBURG HAS
ROADWAY FIGHT
Big Difference of Opinion on
Referendum Which Will be
Decided Tomorrow

JAMESBURG, Nov. 6:-Another
Dig rally vas held on Saturday night
At the home of Mayor Jacob Wyckoff
oy the committee of citizens which
is handling the campaign for the
improved roadway through the
borough of Jamesburg. This COM
mittee took occasion to answer a
circular that has been freely circula-
ted about the borough by unknown
parties alleged to contain many
~falsehoods.
Never has any thing been injected
into any political campaign that has
aroused the interest that the present
n has. The question to be voted
on tomorrow summed up in a few
words 49, docs Jamesburg want an
eighteen foot main street or does 1t
want a paved ~thirty-three foot right
of way maintained by the county?"
The committee at the meeting en-
dorsed the following reply to the one
secretly circulated about town: (
"First-You are privileged to
work for or against an improvement
on Railroad avenue and no one has
any assurance that an improvement
will be made on Gatznar avenue ir-
respective of the result of the refer
endum to be voted for on November
s.
"Second-The $12,375 estimated
cost of this improvement is taken
from our original statement of costs.
Why not be fair and also show in
your-'pink circulars the items COW
cred by the estimated expenditure
which are as follows:
Total expense to the borough,
$500 to be cared for by ten $500
bonds, payable one every ten years,
? $7,500.00
Interest during ten years.
s~1,S75.00
REPAIRS to Gatzmar avenue. ten
years, 100000
Total s~12,375.0o
And also include the saving we
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-05
AMBOY
IS DEFEATED
Is the Second Team, How
ever to Score on Fast
Neptune Eleven

SOUTH AMBOY, Nov. 5.-Al-
though they were beaten so to 6,
on Saturday afternoon by the Nep-
tune High School pigskinners, the
local high school eleven has the
consolation of having been the Sec
ond team to score against the Mon
mouth county team this season.
To date the Ocean Grove team has
won six victories in as many starts,
having tailed 191 points to 13 by
their opponents. The other seven
points were scored by Chattle high,
of Long Branch, when they inter-
cepted a long forward pass for the
touchdown in a game early this sea-
son, and followed with a one-point
score on a goal. Neptune at present
has about the strongest claim to the
state title.
The touchdown for the John street
institution boys vas made in the sec
ond quarter. The ball was in the
possession of the Neptune on the To-.
cal %eleven's thirty-five yard line and
with an attempted kick, which was
blocked by Dieker, Sheppard recov-
cred the leather and dashed twenty
yards for the touchdown.
In spite of the big score made by
the Ocean Grove team, the game
was interesting The South Amboy
team was completely outclassed from
the start, but put up a game fight.
The line of Neptune was a good bit
heavier than that of the visiting
team, while the Monmouth county
teams backfield was far superior
in weight
The next game that the local boys
will play takes place on next Fri
day afternoon when they travel to
Toms River to play the high school
representatives of that place.
The lineup Saturday consisted of
Sheppard, left end; Dieker, left tao
kIe; Keegan, left guard; Van Hise,
center; Petty, right guard; Hochei-
ser, right tackle; Holman, right end;
Geant, quarterback; Henry, left half
back; Safran, right half back, and
Romeo, full back. Substitutions:
Forgotson for Romeo, Adams for
Henry, Reed for Adams, oliver for
Safran, James for Holman.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-05

We are living in the present age. not
in the past.
'Fifth-You have evidently inten-
ded this paragraph to convince citi-
zens that this contemplated improve
ment will increase taxes whereas we
have conclusively shown in answer
number two that it will actually de-
crease instead of increase taxes. The
other expenses mentioned have no
bearing, on this Improvement.
"Sixth-The fatal accident to
which you refer has no bearing on
high taxes with which you have evil
IDENTIFY tried to connect it. Every
one regrets such accidents but same
occur at any place when children
congregate and play in the street. In
any event this accident occurred out
side of the borough of Jamesburg.
"Seventh-This improvement has
never been contemplated for the
benefit of the outside public but to
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-05

S12,375.O0
And also include the saving we
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-05
Calls on nca

PARIS. Nov. J:-Myron T. Her
rick, the American ambassador, cal
led on Premier Poincare this morn
ing and had a long conversation with
him. The strictest secrecy regard
ing the subject of the conference is
maintained at the French foreign
office and the American embassy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-05
B. B.. FIVE
WIN 2GAMES
Defeat All Stars and Carter
teret Club on Borough
Court--Same Score

The e. B. B. basketball team of
this city won two games Owe the
week end, defeating the All Stars on
Saturday night by n 41-30 score. on
the auditorium court, and last night
winning over the Carteret A. c. on
tn latte's court by a 41-30 tally.
Last nights game:
Il II IL
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-05

estimate will be effected by the ex-
penditure of this amount as follows:
Rebuilding Railroad avenue, with
gravel, $4,000
Interest 10 years, at 8 per cent,
~$2.700.00
Repairs, 10 years at $500 per
cal, $S,S00.00
Total, S16,199.00
Total to be expended, $~12,375.00