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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10
FATAL WRECK IS
BEING PROBED
8 Killed, Scores Hurt in Crash
of N. Y. Central's goth
Century Limited
WILLIAM D0NAVAN DIES
Mrs. Colby Dill, of Woodbridge
Passenger on Train Report
ed Not Injured
WILLIAM D0NAVAN DIES

FORSYTH, N Y, Dec. 10.-Speed-
ing on past caution signals in an at
tempt to gain 15 minutes lost time
the last section of New York Cen
trails crack Twentieth Century Linn
tied" crashed through a
sleeping Gar at the end of a pre-
ceding section snuffing out nine lives
and injuring scores of others, near
hear early Sunday morning.
Among the dead was William e.
(Wild BID Donovan, veteran base
ball player, now manager of the New
Haven Baseball Club, who with a
number of other baseball notables,
including President John A. Heydler
of the National League were en-
route to Chicago to attend the base
ball conferences opening there today.
The bodies were being held in
Erie today. and it is said, they prob
ably will not be sent to their respec-
tive homes until after the inquest,
set by Coroner b. Nj. Blood, of Chau-
tauqua county, New York, for 10
o'clock tomorrow morning. The in
quest Will be conducted in Erie, the
coroner said, as the bodies were tax
en- to that city and the Erie division
headquarters of the New York Gen.
trail are located there.
The railroads inquiry, was in
charge of six officials of the company
from the New York and Cleveland
offices
The only statement, issued by an
official of the company, came from
E. V. Brogan, superintendent of the
Erie division. He said, the blame
for the accident will not be definitely
placed until the investigation on
Tuesday. The engineer of the third
section states that the signals were
against him but for some reason
that he can't explain, he failed to
stop his train in time to avoid the
accident. He has delivered the
goods for forty years, the best SER
vice we could ask for. That is all
l have to say at present"
The engineer in question is Char
les Patterson, of Buffalo.
-Four Investigations were launched
today into the wreck. The inquiries
were instituted by the New York
Public Service Commission, the In
terstate Commerce Commission, and
the railroad company.
Physicians attending the five per-
sons who were seriously hurt, and
who were taken to a hospital at
Eric, Pa. said that there was no
change in their condition. The bod
les of the victims also were taken to
Erie.
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maldehyde bottle. partly filled, was
found near the spot where the girl
was picked up. At the hospital this
morning, it was said, that the girl
had not taken enough of the stuff to
kill her. She will be discharged
from the hospital shortly.
Immediately after returning from
the hospital, Officer Nolan visited
the vicinity of the bus station and
chased six girls who apparently were
waiting to receive 'round trip" lift
from the bus drivers. The police
have tried time and again to break
up this practice, and Officer Nolan's
new drive may be a good beginning.
Shortly before II o'clock last night
Officer Nolan apprehended Gertrude
Johnson, of Cliffwood, as a disorder
ly person. This girl had been order
ed home earlier in the night, and
was riding back and forth in bus
at the time arrested. Recorder Har-
old e. Pickersgill in imposing a
ninety day sentence this morning,
pointed out that this should be a
warning to other girls who spend
their nights in busses.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10
Probe Is Under Way

FREDONIA, n. Y, Dec. 10.-Cor-
oner George e. Blood stated today
that he had started an investigation
to determine upon what authority
six of the nine bodies removed from
yesterday mornings wreck of the
Twentieth Century Limited at For
syth had been taken to Erie, beyond
the jurisdiction of Chatauqua County.
Railroad officials declared that no
affront had been intended in the re-
mCval of the bodies. but because a
relief train from Erie. Pa, was the
first on the scene, the dead and in
jured were placed aboard immedi-
ately. The train was run back to
Erie to place the injured in hospitals
anG the dead went with it. they said
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10
"Third Party" Tries to Per-
Suade Chief David to Drop
the Case
WARNING BY DAVID
Advises "Hands Off" Policy or
Part of Those Interested
in Case

According to Chief of County De
tectives Ferd A. David, an attempt
was made over the weekend to pre-
vent the continuation of the investi-
cation being carried on by the prose
cutor's Office into a reported "shalS
ing down" by two Perth Amboy po-
licemen of South River bootlegger.
Chief David today said that he re-
ceived a telephone call early yester-
day morning from a party who said
he was talking for the bootlegger
and asked that the investigation be
dropped.
The third party" acting as a GO
between to cause the dropping of the
investigation, informed Detective Da-
vid that he had been in touch with
the South River man, who does not
now think he could recognize the
two officers who forced him to turn
over the $2S8 in Perth Amboy last
month.
Detective David said the man who
accompanied the South River boot.
logger was not interested in the case
but had merely brought the bootleg
ser to his Office when asked by the
bootlegger what he should do in or
der to bring the two policemen to.
justice.
The case will be taken up with
Prosecutor Stricken tomorrow. David
said this morning, and the bootleg
ger will then be forced to talk and
go through with the case. According
to the story told David by the boot
logger, Hansen and Marmon stopped
the South River rum carrier when
he had three cases of whiskey and
demanded 5000. AS the man did not
have that amount on him, he claims
he gave the officers $3.50 and then
sold the three cases of booze for $46
case, giving the officers the $1SS
which he acquired from a saloon
keeper who bought the stuff.
Detective David said he informed
this third party that the case will
be sifted to the bottom and he
warned the "go between" and all
others attempting to interfere 10
keep their hands from the case IL
they did not care to be drawn into
it when it comes to trial. I'VE do
not intend to loosen up a bit and all
of those involved can expect to be
forced to talk before it Is over" the
chief detective said.
The information that the South
River bootlegger has now decided
that he could not identify the two
officers who took the money has not
resulted in Chief David's being wor-
ried over proving this point. he said,
as he has more than the bootleg
gers statement that he positively
identified the two officers that night.
When the bootegger came to his
n = H.
Officers Lawrence Marmon and
Louis Hansen of the Amboy force,
David said. the South River man
was accompanied by a prominent
citizen of this county who also heard
and was a witness to all that was
said between David and the boot
logger.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10
SUDDEN DEATH
Of ALVIN B. FOX
Popular Civil Engineer and
Automobile Man Dies Sat-
urday Night of Infection

Alvin B. Fox, well known member
of the civil engineering firm of Lar
son e Fox, and general manager of
the Union Garage Company, died at
his home, 156 Rector street, Satur-
day night from a poisonous infec-
ton. Mr.. Fox's death came as a
great shock to the whole community
as the infection was not thought to
be serious until the latter part of the
week.
Although only thirty-seven years
old, Mr.. Fox had made a business
success of life and was planning big
things for the future in the new
building now being erected by the
Union Garage in King and High
streets. When specialists were call
ed in on the case shortly before he
died they gave no hope of his recoV-
cry.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon from his late
home at 1880 o'clock, Rev. Frederick
Niedermeyer, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, officiating. In
terment will follow in Alpine ceme-
dren and his mother survive.
Mr.. Fox was born in this city,
October 20, 1886. He received his
schooling in the public schools here
and Rutgers college from which he
graduated in 1908. He received his
degree as Civil Engineer in 1912.
Shortly after graduating he entered
the employ of Morgan Larson, civil
engineer and at the same time took
a night course in the Brooklyn Poly
technic school.
Mr. Fox showed his ability while
working with Mr.. Larson and sue
cess was seen when Mr. Larson took
him into partnership in 1910, when
the firm of Larson & Fox was
formed In 1912, the same year he
had received his degree as civil
engineer, he was appointed county
engineer of Middlesex county, and
also resident engineer of the New
Jersey State Highway Department
which office he held for period of
one year. On January 1. 1920 he
was made borough engineer of
Spotswood.
The deceased assisted in 1918 ir
the organization of the Union Gar
age Company of Perth Amboy, and
since 1918 he has been secretary
treasurer and general manager OF
the company. The progress of the
Union Garage Company was largely
due to the efforts of Mr.. Fox.
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Store-For rent on Smith street, cen
trally located; Inquire Room 20G, Board
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10
COOLIDGE WILL
FIGHT JOHNSON
In California Primary-Bat-
tie Now on in Earnest,
Moves Show

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-Presi-
dent Coolidge not only has definitely
entered the race for the Republican
presidential nomination next year.
but some of his friends are preparing
to put his name on the primary bal
lot in California, the home state of
Senator Hiram Johnson.
Entrance of the President into the
California primary was indicated as
probable today after a call at the
White House by William H. Crocker,
Republican national committeeman
from California, and for years a
member of the Anti-Johnson Repub-
lican faction of that state.
Mr.. Crocker declined to confirm
or deny that he had urged Mr.. Cool
idge to give battle to Senator john
son in his home state, but he declar-
ed that he wishes his "chances of
heaven were as good as the chances
of President Coolidge to carry Cali
fornia against Hiram Johnson"
Announcement of Mr.. Cooldge's
candidacy was made last night.
while party leaders were gathering
in the capital for the annual meet
ing of the Republican National Com
mittee and three days after he had
outlined his policies in his first mes
sage to congress. Assurances of
support Immediately began to pour
in upon William M. Butler, Repub-
lican national committeeman for
Massachusetts,, who was named his
personal representative in the cam
paign.
The announcement was made by
Frank w. Stearns Of Boston, known
as the Presidents closest personal
and political friend, through state
ment issued by James b. Reynolds,
former secretary Of the Republican
National Committee, who directed
Mr.. Coolidge's campaign in 1920.
Whether Mr.. Butler will act as
rational campaign manager was not
indicated. 1t was made known, how
ever, that he will establish tempor-
ary headquarters in Washington,
where he will be In a position to
confer frequently with c. Bascom
Slemp, the Presidents secretary. Mr..
Reynolds, Mr.. Stearns and other
party leaders and advisers while per-
fecting an organization.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10
COOLIDGE'S ADDRESS TO
Be BROADCASTED TONIGHT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10-Five of the
country's most powerful radio sta
tions will be used tonight in broad
casting President Coolidge's eulogy
to President Harding. With proper
weather conditions the address
should be carried to all parts of the
United States.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10
Mrs. Dill a Passenger

Among the passengers on the
Twentieth Century Limited, OF the
New York Central railroad, which
was wrecked at Forsyth, n. Y, early
yesterday morning, was Mrs. Colby
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10
Senate Is RIocI,ed

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-Organ-
ization of senate committees was
blocked today by Senator Wheeler,
Democrat, Montana, who objected
when Senator Lodge, the Republican
leader offered the usual resolution
embodying committee selections
made by the majority and minority
organizations. The measure went
over until tomorrow under the
rules.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10

IN MEM0RIAM
In sad and loving memory Of our dear
son and brother, Frances Morecraft, who
departed thus life Dec 10 1922
MR., AND MRS. JOSEPH MORECRAFT
AND FAMILY. 927-l2-1O-1t'
william Lesley Meggison, son Of VIII
liam Meggison of II Commerce Street hay
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-10

WEATHER

Rain tonight
and Tuesday; not
much change in
{ e m ra ture;
moderate easterly
winds increasing
Tuesday.
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ART sELLERY, OHIO HEAD,
PREDICTS MUCH ACTIVITY
lM STATE OIL DEVELOP MEN T

Events in the northern Montana oil
fields are rapidly shaping themselves
for period of expansion and devel-
opment of greater extent than has
been predicted by the districts most
enthusiastic optimists. Prediction
to that effect is being made in Great
Falls every day by oil men who are
thoroughly conversant with the field
and who foresee for the coming
spring the beginning of develop
ment program that will during the
next year advance northern Montana
to a place among the country's most
important oil producing areas.
California Peak Passed.
Operations in the Kevin-Sunburst
district showed pronounced falling
off, as elsewhere, last summer and
fall as a result of surplus production
in California, but the time now has
arrived when most oil men agree
that the California peak has been
passed and that the improvement pre-
dicted for that last so days is ap-
preaching the point of realization.
The first advance in crude oil
prices has yet to be announced, but
oil mems opinions agree that "a
higher price can reasonably be ex-
pected by the first of the year and
that by early spring the upward
trend of values will be very pro-
nounced. An advance of 10 cents in
TWO Wyoming fields was announced
but Great Falls operators
declared that this had no bearing on
he oil situation. The advance, they
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USE OIL BURNERS
WEST OF HAVRE
THAT is PLAN OF GREAT NOR
THERN; CHANGE WILL BE
MADE SHORTLY.
Thirty New Engines Are Expected to
Be Delivered About Jan. 4; Are
Veritable Monsters, Measuring 100
feet inches.

That oil burning locomotives viii
be used by the Great Northern rail.
way between Cut Bank and Havre
the farthest point east the road has
ever installed an oil terminal, is the
statement of w. r. Smith, general
superintendent of the central district.
Necessary construction work at Havre
will be begun at once, and the change
in hauling power made within short
time.
Installation of oil burners between
Cut Bank and Havre will be con-
tinuation of the change made last
summer when engines of that type
were put into use between Spokane
and Cut Bank. The forthcoming ex-
tension does not include any portion
of the Butte division. While this
move means a slightly increased de-
mand for fuel oil, Montana fields will
not be affected, as the Great Nor
thern, according to superintendent
Smith, purchases its oil on the coast
ships it to the various supply sta
lions and there stores it in tanks UNI
til used. The change also means but
a slight decrease in the demand for
Montana coal.
Six oil burners will be used be-
tween Cut Bank and Havre, but the
purchase of new locomotives will not
be necessary, as engines from west
ern divisions will be sent there until
old coal burners can be remodeled.
Delivery of the 80 new oil burners
ordered by the Great Northern some
time ago is expected to begin about
January 1. These engines are verita-
BILE monsters, measuring 100 feet
1-8 inches from coupler to coupler,
and are called "two-ten-twos." II
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stated, was but an adjustment OF
prices between Wyoming fields and
does not reflect any change in the
crude oil market.
Increase in Activities.
A. M. Sellery, land man for the
Ohio Oil Company, said while in
Great Falls, the arrival of spring in
evitably would see tremendous in
crease in activities in northern Mon
tana. The state has not yet come to
realize, he declared, the Importance
of the Kevin-Sunburst district, but
that with the momentum bound to
come with the opening of the next
working season, the field will attract
more attention than on former years.
''The offsets that will necessarily
be drilled next year would alone be
sufficient to make a very active sea-
son in the northern Montana field"
said Mr.. Sellery, "but with the i'm
provement in the market that GER
tainly will come, there will be add
ed to work of this kind a large
amount of new development. Just
how much new work will be launched
next spring would be impossible to
forecast now, but there is evidence
enough that the next year will see
former development activities fully
restored and very probably enlarged
upon. This is a conservative state
nent in view of what appears to be
ahead"
Mr.. Sellery will leave for Helena
md from there will go to Missoula
md Billings. He expects to return
% Great Falls within the week.
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named Percy Pluid, by whom she
WAS ernnlnved

named Percy Pluid, by whom she
was employed.
She then moved on to Eureka
where the Brooks-Scanlon fire
mysteriously occurred. Her next
move was to Camas Hot Springs,
where a fire occurred in the hotel
in which she was living. but which
she denies. She afterwards went
to Whitefish, where she was en-
ployed as housekeeper in the earn
sey home. There series of eight
or ten fires broke out, but all OF
them were extinguished, the last
one proving her undoing, as it gave
sufficient evidence to cause her ar
rest. The fire marshal has infor-
nation that she was in Thompson
Falls prior to going to Jennings,
and during her residence there sew
eral disastrous fires occurred, but
she denies them all, and there is no
way to connect her with them.
Peculiar Features
A peculiar circumstance is that
she will confess to small fires, but
strenuously denies responsibility
for large ones, and also made it
a point to impress upon officials
that she had never started a fire
which resulted in loss of life.
A peculiar feature of the case, ac-
to the fire marshal, is that
the woman's mania for burning IS
spasmodic, and also that she pre-
fers to start fire in the afternoon,
she cannot explain this
preference. Also she usually has
no motive, although in some few
instances it has been found that she
has endeavored to create trouble
for someone by starting fire and
trying to throw suspicion on the
subject of her animus.
At the time of her arrest she
gave her name as May Sheriff., but
It is thought that her true name is
Stevenson, as it has been found
hat since Sheriff. divorced her she
was married to a man named An
drew Stevenson at Hamilton, al
.hough officials admit that she
nay have had other matrimonial
adventures since.
Fire Marshal Brooks says it is
impossible to estimate the total fire
oss caused by the woman, but be-
ieves that at the least considera-
ion it will run into hundreds of
of dollars.
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Harlem AS the result of an I'M
expected visit paid to the John Bar
ner ranch 10 miles north of Savoy
by Sheriff Fleming, Undersheriff Ike
Duncan and County Attorney Bottom
ley, very large and elaborate moon
shine plant was discovered and later
in the day Ernest Barner was arrest
ed and charged with being the OPP
orator of the plant.
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ITO distribute and pay over the
entire net income therefrom in ex-
tending aid, assistance and relief,
in such amounts, at such times, and
to such needy and deserving person
or persons, or to such charitable,
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A NEW OIL LAMP FREE
Burns 94% Air.

E. P. Johnson, 609 w. Lake St.,
Chicago, ILL.,, the inventor of won
derful new oil lamp that burns "a
per cent air and beats gas or electric
lty, is offering to give one free to the
first user in each locality who will
help introduce it. Write him for par
ticulars Agents wanted