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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-31
RHINELAND RESIDENTS
SWAT U. S. MOSQUITOES

COBLENz, Aug. 31.-The United
States is blamed for having supplied
CobIenz and the area about h
junction of the Rivers Rhine and
Moselle with larger mosquitoes than
are known in any other part of the
German Republic.
In the Franco-Prussian War OF 30
years AGO., Fort Ehrenbreitstein was
a concentration point for French
prisoners and an important cavalry
and artillery center.
; Large numbers of horses and
mules We're kept there. and because
of the shortage of forage in Ger
many to meet the needs of the ami
mails, great Quantities of hay were
imported from the United States.
American mosquitoes were imported
in this hay, according to the old
German army officers who were
there at that time, and throve in
their new surroundings.
However, the American brand of
mosquito has not wandered far from
his new home, and the pests along
the Baltic Coast and throughout the
interior of Germany still are of a
type so small that they can filter
through the ordinary mosquito net
ting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-31
TOTTENvILLE

Mrs. Charles Wagner and son
Hans are home after a vacation at
Augur Lake.
Mrs. Ralph Saunders is home
from South SALISBURY, VT, where
she visited her daughter for several
weeks.
Mrs. Ira zwoyer is home from
Buffalo for a visit with her parents
Her sister, Emma Gabel, who had
been visiting her at Buffalo, has re-
turned.
Miss Emily Kirkby, of Brooklyn,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Brown, of Hopping avenue.
Mrs. George Copeland and daugh-
ter Leah are home from a visit with
another daughter, Mrs. Arthur Rob-
erts, of Trenton.
Mrs. Emil Warner has been WIS.,
iting in Newark.
Mrs. Rudolph Hoehn and Mrs
Frank Adams motored to Asbury
Park Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Worth and son
Clarence, OF Hampstead, recently
visited Lieutenant and Mrs. Henry
Elfers.
Mrs. Sarah Dodds and daughter,
AMisj Katherine Dodds are home
from a vacation up the state.
Misses Alice Hamilton and Dor
othy Laing are at AsburY Park.
Mrs. Ellen Van Golden. of Fort
Lee, has been visiting Mrs. Harry
Scott.
Another large crowd was at the
park band concert last night at the
Aquehonga Athletic grounds. Vici's
band gave the program. Assembly
man Vaughan made the announce
ment that the Police Department
band would give the next concert
on Wednesday night, September -,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-31
POLICE SERGEANT'S WIFE
HURT ON auto TRIP

TOTTENVILLE, Aug. 81. = Mrs.
George p. Conboy, wife of Police
Sergeant Conboy, is confined to her
Ahome in Annadale road, Annadale,
with severe lacerated wounds on the
forehead that she received in an
automobile accident the first of the
week. Mrs. Conboy with her hus-
band and Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis, of
A~nnadale, left last week for an auto
mobile tour of the upper part of the
state and Canada.
When nearing the Canadian line
something went wrong with the ma
chine and when 1t shot ahead Mrs.
Conboy was thrown against the for
ward part of the ar. Her head
struck the side of the car it is said
and caused the wounds. She was
attended by a physician there and
on account of the accident the trip
was given up and the party returned
home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-31
PLEASANT PLAINS

CommissioI 5r Charles p. Cole. of
the sewer department for the Dor
ough of Richmond, with Mrs. Cole
are home after an auto trip to Can
ada.
Miss Clara Reinhardt is recover
ing at her home in Prince Bay from
a recent operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Tripler have
beer in the A~dirondacks for a vaca-
ton. 1
Mr.. and Mrs. James Corners, of
Manhattan. were visitors at Prince
Bay this week.
An elaborate program has been
arraged for the harp concert by Miss
Maude Morgan at Donoughmore, 1S5
Bloomingdale avenue tomorrow af-
ternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Residents of Rossville are making
an effort to have the city of New
York repair or do away with the
public dock at that place.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-31
POLICE SEEK
BODY IN CREEK
Boys Report Seeing Man
Throw Bundle in Lemon
Creek and Fire Shot

TOTTENVILLE, Aug. 31.-Police
of the Tottenville station for several
hours yesterday afternoon and last
night dragged the waters of Lemon
Creek at Prince Bay for what they
thought to be a body of some per-
son, following a report of three boys
that they had seen a man throw a
large bundle in the creek and then
fire a pistol shot at the package.
Benjamin Halle, of 81 Oswald
place, Alfred Alexander, of 40 Prince
Bay road and Edward Hurd, of $3.50
Amboy road, Prince Bay, reported
to Patrolman Crossen al the Pleas
ant Plains booth hal they had seen
a man throw the bundle into the
creek and then fire the shot at it
about 1880 o'clock in the morning.
They gave a description of the man
as wearing short rubber boots, tan
Ashirt and grey trousers.
Captain Van Wagner of the
Eighth Branch Bureau was notified
and Detective Sergeant Schley went
to the creek. He with other patrol
men of the Goth precinct station
dragged the creek but no bundle
came to light. When the tide went
out and the creek was nearly dry
there was no bundle to be seen. The
only thing that the police were able
to find out late last night was that
a man answering the description of
the boys was washing a dog in the
creek about that time but he did not
fire a shot during the time. The
three boys still stick to the story that
they had seen a man throw a bundle
into the creek and fire shot after it.
For a time 1t looked as IL a deep
mystery was on the hands of the
police.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-31

BELMAR, N. J.-"Wild Vest
movies plus 1urid detective tales plus
juvenile i~mitativeness equals tragedy.
Such a sum brought about the
death of two boys here, and the ar
rest of two others, held for the grand
jury. The deaths came by fire while
the four youngsters were playing
Indian" after the fashion Of the
cheaper movies.
Caleb Hubbard, eighteen, his
brother Willie, sixteen, Hubert For
man, sixteen, and Charlie Spindler,
eleven, were the actors in the trag-
edy. But only Caleb and Hubert
are alive to tell the tale. One Is in
Jail at Freehold, the county seat; the
other is at home under bail.
Here, for the first time, is the
story of the tragedy, as they told it,
in an exclusive interview with NEA
Service:
After an afternoon of swimming
and baseball, the boys began sky
larking as they turned their steps
homeward.
They wanted to have some excite
ment, but didn't know just what.
Suddenly, n of them, who had
been feasting up on detective stories.
suggested:
Lets play sleuths."
In a twinkling Caleb and Hubert
took the lead. AS detectives, they
seized and bound the other two boys
with Irvine. Then they put them in
a large packing case found in a hol-
low in the woods, back of the gas
company's plant. This vas the jail.
But this wasn't exciting enough.
A search was made of the pockets of
the prisoners. Some matches We're
found.
why not burn the prisoners at
the stake, like the Indians did?" was
the idea suggested by n of the
boys looking at the match. No
quicker said than done.
The two bound boys were stood
against a tree in lieu of the tradi-
tional stake. A small piece Of ex-
celsior was fired.
Ordinarily no harm would have
resulted-but the boys had failed to
take into account the oil-soaked
grass.
Flames shot high in the air, en-
veloping the W victims.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-31
WIFE AND BnARDER
GONE WITH HIS MONEY

TOTTENvILLE, Aug. S1:-James
Carfero, of 1859 Arthur Kill road,
Greenridge, reported to Lieutenant
James w. Lawson at the Sixtieth
precinct station. Tottenville, at 5:45
O'Clock this morning that his wife,
Rosie Carfero, had disappeared and
with her went $1,000 of his savings.
He also said that Paul Cont, a
boarder. has left his home and he
believed that both are at present In
Perth Amboy. He has learned since
their departure that Cont had been
paving considerable attention to his
wife. he told the police. Detective
Sergeant Schley has been assigned
to the case.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-31
IMPROVEMENT ASSN TO
HAVE THREE DAY EVENT

TOTTENVILLE, Aug. 31.-A three
day carnival under the auspices of
the improvement Association of
Raritan Bay Park will be held on
the club grounds at the foot of Yet
man e commencing tomorrow
and continuing until Labor Day.
There will be attractions of various
kinds on the midway during the
three days of the affair and dane
ing every night at the club house.
There will be a carnival parade,
water sports and athletic events.
Prizes will be awarded in the var
ious events and at the parade. This
is the first carnival held at Raritan
Bay Park in the past several seasons
and the committee is e~ndeavoring
to make this years even a success.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-31
ARE YOU THE WOMAN YOU WERE
TO BE?

Every woman was meant to be healthy,
happy. and fill her sphere in life to the
best of her ability; but, alas. how few
have the health or physical endurance 10
many of them develop nervousness. irri-
liability, headaches. ~backaches. irregulari-
ties and often more serious ailments
which retard their progress in life. Wom-
en- in this condition should turn to Lydia
II Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, a root
and herb medicine which has been prove
10 benefit o. out OF avery 100 women
who Ky II. Let Lydia q. Pinkham's Veg
etabie Compound make you well and
strong. and the woman you were meant
70 b.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-31
Resto,.es Food

Hard wood which has been faded
in spots by heat, light, or too strong
dikalies, should be given repeated
gentle rubbings with boiled linseed
oil mixed with one-aighth alcohol.
Tl.e faded spots will return to their
original color.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-31

ly beaten. Cook in a double boiler
until the mixture sthiekens, pour into
small cups that have been rinsed
with cold water and set away to
chill. It makes a dish that invalids
will like.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-31
Safeguarding Glass

Cover the shelf where expensive
glassware is kept with a linen pad.
Cut the linen twice the shelf width,
hem it all around, double it and lay
a sheet of white wadding just the
shelf size between,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-31
Russian overhlonse

Brown roshanara crepe develops
one of the Russian overblouses, the
elaboration consisting of dull gold
braid in eastern design.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-31

II there are grease spots on the
wall paper mix fuller's earth to a
thin paste with ammonia and let dry
over the spots. Brush off the dry
paste with a clean stiff brush.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-31

When boiling chicken. take a pint
of the broth, season heat and pour
over two eggs that have been slight
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-31

from one bed to another. hay
bed well aired and warmed a In
even in summer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-31
Air the Linens

y TIT IIIItTr
In damp weather open the door 10
the linen closet an hour each day
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-31

In the Sick Room
Where a patient has to be moved
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-31
It's Values Like This That Make Us a CT

Here tsl That Living Room Set you have long been wanting. A special
purchase from a well known manufacturer enables us to quote this extraordinary Z
low price Cushion arms seats and backs Spring construction throughout Your q
choice of Tapestry or Velour 3 Phcs for only Observation-Disclosures. !
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-06
Women Voters Will
Hear the Candidates

On Wednesday. Anil III. the Seat
tie League Of Women Voters have
asked all the councEifnanic. port
commission and school hoarsi cnndL
dates to speak at their monthly
meeting to To held at noon at the
Y. W. c. A. cafeteria private dining
room IL has tsen the policy OF
this organization 70 hear all candi-
dates at all elections AMI TO give
each an opportunity 10 appear be-
foro them and tell what no stands
for in politics.
Heretofore candidates have appre
lctated this opportunity. and meeting
ftcgether. each has presented his
views and Ia good fellowship listen.
cd TO those OF his opponents. The
Seattle League Of Women Voters
invites all women in Seattle who
are interested. Each candidate will
be given only few minutes TO
speak
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-06
EXPLAINS
SUCKER GAMES

a roli-down Is a concession game
where The sucker IL lured on with
prizes and then hllked by mechan-
leal trick A squeeze Is illustrated In
the game Of toannE balls In bucket
for prizaA which at the last moment
are put out % reach Of the player
when the operator secretly squss1es
the buckle, and makes tho balls
bou ACC out
Devices Of this Kind separate side
ehew patrons from thouha nda OF dol
lara These together with keno and
throe-card monte and the shell game.
arr often hidden during The firpt
thfse days az a cArnivRi's stay. The
hlow-cn usually comes Thursday,
when tho shy's the limit for quick
cleanup. sometimes with the con-
nisauea OF town officiaiA-
We arc also barring he said -ail
lndeccnt shows. including Too,rh'
dancos Hawaiian villages men-only
showa tho ss-camp, which IL pat.
termed after tho oid-timo r~veis OF
mining camp harrooma and the
fairy-in'ihs-weli nhow. which Ia one
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-06
JAP CAPITOL
FFORREIGNIzED
U. S. Expert demonstrating
Tokyo Into Modern City
NY CLARENCE puB0sE.
United Pres staff Correspondent

United Pres staff Correspondent
TOKYO. April e-rokyo is BE-.
coming more foreiEnizsd every day.
within 10 years this capitol can
be reconstructed into one 81 the
worlds foremost citioa," said Dr.
Charles A. Beard. % New York
city. and American expert on mu.
nlelpal affairs. who Ia special city.
plan advisor 20 baron shimpel ooto,
mayor Of Tokyo
BEARD has worked out Rn eiabor
ate plan OF drainage. waterworka
sewage. paving. nubwnyA surface
lines houleyards and buildings.
Barren ooto. who = often called the
Roosevelt Of Japan because no Is
such an "up ana doing type Of
politician, has declared hs Ia going
90 put tho Heard program thru.
Mos, people think that means Il
will hs done
AZ present paved STREETS are a
curiosity IN Tokyo sidewalks arc
non.existent outside n small section
Of the business district. the street
car system Il prehistoric and there
e no sanitary sewage system Tho
mud 4 20 deep tia, most people 60
abou, their business when n rains
wearing rubber boots.
But modern Americans,yis steel
and concrete office buildings. thea.
tiers. hotels and public structures
arc springing up BY the scores,
The japanese are rather proud
~ the Reorganization OF the business
district OF Tokyo. but they want
"old Japan" 20 remain In the rest
OF tho country.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-06
ny Edward THETnY

NEW YORK. April s.--Your NOR
ais and your pocketbook are 90 be
protected when you visit the circus.
the carnival midway. and the county
fair. ThomAa J. johnson. Snowman
ear" 10 tho newest dictator Of
amusruenis. taking a place along
aldo Judga lands Of baseball. VIII
HayH Of the movies. and Augustus
Thomas Of tho thoAtsrs
mo more roIi-downu. hlow-otfs and
pdu~crsa." says Johnson. THAT
means a cleanup OF indsocn; shows
and gambling concessions"
Cryptic words like theso spell dan
ger 20 tho unwary, Tho car sK-
planned them:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-06
LATEST SKIN GAME

MAItZHAuFEN. Germany. April
"a man OF highly official manner
told village officials hera he'd been
sent by tho government 10 remove
tho electric wiring Of tho whole VII,
iars and replace .; with heavier wir,
Ing. which would deprive the Viilagr
~ light for one night. The stranger
removed the wire and made asay
with T. NArzhaussn's getting piong
with candles now.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-06

owess has the distinction or having
made her first trip across the pass
10 the Yakima country In a saddle
bag cradle strapped 10 the back OF an
Indian servant.
Other local historical organizations
which will have one representative
each NJ tho breakfast arc Daughters
OF the American Revolution. Wash
lnEton State Historical society. Seat
tie Historical society. Pioneer auxil-
larry and the Campfire Girls
The object o. the committee II 70
advance co-ordlnAtrd movement In
state historical research. and for this
purpose each Of the las; named RIP
rcsentR,ivcs viii make a four minute
talk on some phase OF tho work Of
her own particular group.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-06
GlPSIT.S
WILL. co

oypsiss arc 20 BE- barred. be said.
for sanitary reasons ALSO psddlern
Of moonshins liquor. narcotic drugs.
and immoral pictures aud literature.
Here's the 'big stick" he taid.
We will outlaw any show or CON
cssalon refusing 10 abide by the nav
rules Advance notices will 30 20
mayors. police chiefs. prosecutors.
elergymen and newspapers In towns
and villages on show and carnival
routes telling plainly wha, n permit.
ted and what IA prohibited We win
have investigating agents and We
will hit AZ crooked machines and
games and AZ improper use OF mer-
chandise as prizes by getting the CO.
operation of manufacturers
Were going 20 clean Up the out
door show business from tho inside.
5windlefs. Eambiarn aharpora. ped.
dicrh. and pandererH win bs os.ra-
cizod."
Johnron II Chicago lawyer who
has been connected with legal phases
Of the rhor busisesa for 20 years
He was appointed dictator at meet
inx OF ahownsn In New York.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-06
nAIRrINs No EVIDENCE

LON DON. Aprii s-Hairpina
found on the he.i OF the correspond.
emit were submitted as evidence In
tho divorce case Of Tom GunnsF
Stephenson FurncFa AEAtnAt his
wife. wits's counsel protested they
proved nothing because Mrs. f,ar.
ness has bobbed hair.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-06
KEEP THIS FROM MOTHER

Uncle Theodore. who was visiting.
wished 10 talk 20 Be,ty's father at
the office. Not being able 10 ind the
telephone directory. he appealed 70
bis little niece for the number.
Betty. what does your mother ask
for when sho talks 10 daddy at the
officer
Money replied the child prompt
iys->Amerfcsn Legion Weekly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-06

Mrs. Bates now lives a, C1ovcrdale
Farm. the estate left by her father,
later Improved by her brother. Har.
ard Stevens. Having bought out the
other heirs. she Is sole owner OF tho
260 acres which remain OF her faith
er's original purchase
Mrs Ieary will he in Washington.
y. C.. Mt tho time Of tho meeting. but
her paper II 20 be read.
Mrs Edmund Bowdsn. who needs
no introduction In Seattle. either ro-
ciaily or historically. win act "a toast
mistress.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-06
RY MABEL cI.EI.ANn.


In commemoration OF the anniver.
sary OF tho date upon which the
news OF the passage IN congress OF
tho hlll which created tho territory
of Washington. reached Olympia.
the daughters Of pioneers In Wash
ipgson viii gather at the New Wash.
ingtDn hotel Wednesday. April IS.
for their aanNal breakfast.
The hin which separated Wash.
lngtpn from Oregon and named the
two territories. WAS passed early in
March. 1858. but because % the slow
mail service OF that date. the news
u the action was not known In
Olympia until the 18th OF April
This years program featurra as
honor guests Mrs. Kate Stevens
Bates og Olympia. daughter Of the
FIRST governor OF the territory: Mrs.
Louisa G. Frye. who Is the only Iiy-
ing woman whu remembers the
LANDING OF the first party OF settlers
q Alki Point In 4issf. and Mrs. Eliza
Ferry Lsary, daughter OF the first
governor OF Washington affer il be
came q state.
"REMINISCENCES
or EARLY LIFE
Mrs. Bates viii give In an insor.
NAL way. "Reminiscences Of The early
experiences OF the first governor
family.
Fer own personal experiences
make Interesting reading. Twenty
times she has crossed the continent
from coast 70 coast: five tirnes she
crossed the IsthTnus OF Panama BE-
fore the days. OF the canal.
on the occasion OF her first cross
ing she. being baby Of less than 2
yesrs. was carried upon the back OF
q native. and when q tropical down.
pour occurred. the native ran with
her to the bur OF his own people.
whers she was kept, in company with
sister two years older. until the
next morning.
The long hours OF the night wers
spent By Gen. stevens in q fruitless
search for his babies. who. were
brought in BY the natives the next
morning.
INDIANS COME
TO LEGISLATURE
Representatives OF Indian tribes
east OF the mountains came to the
meeting OF the state legislature In
1920 In fun chieftain regaIia to de.
nlarld their rights to the exclusive
fishing privileges at Prosser Falls.
white men questioned this. and the
Indians came 70 Olympia to prove
their claim.
The Indians--eight Of them-speak
Ing only their own language, dressed
in their own manner OF official pomp.
quoted almost word for word the
treaty written by Gov. Stevens 81
years before.
They spoke thru an Interpreter.
and Mrs. Bates was thrilled by the
constant repetition OF her fathers
farnc In the long speech, and their
very evident confidence in the right.
ness and power Of whatever Coy
stevens" had said.
LIVES ON HER
FATHERS FARM
After the session some one told
them OF the presence Of the gov
ernor's daughter. and they eagerly
agreed 10 have pictures made With
her az the central figure,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-06
Loses Two Fingers
as Clasp Explodes

| TRENTON. ". J.. April GA cart
ridge which Clyde Oliver had turned
into a pcncii-hoider. exploded. tear.
Ing Off two Of the boys fingers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-06
CAME ACROSS
IN SADDLE BAG

Mrs II. X. Owens. daughter Of
Henry Cock Of Indian war fame. Is
general chairman Of the breakfast.
and has also been chairman o. the
program committee for the year Mira
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-06

Forty unemployed ex-offioers re-
Gently volunteered for work as bus
conductors and drivers IN London.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-06
5000 Gallons of
Booze Disappears

BAN ritANcrRco. April s.-Five
thousand gallons Of liquor. held In q
warehouse on Hilbert ST here. have
disappeared. the prohibition directors
office announced today.
Tho barrels which contained the
iiauor are stu thsre--bui they are
empty.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-06
PARDON ALL Liners

ROME. April s.--Ufers In Italian
prisons are happy. Queen Mother
NarEherita has asked the minister
OF Justice to free all on completion
OF 30 to 5o.year terms. Many win
be freed immediately.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-06
Burglar Turns Out
to Be a Big Rat

CHICAGO. April s.--Aroused BY
police whistles. crowd gathered
around q North Side apartment
HOUSE at f:so a. m. and learned a
burglar hunt was on within. Ths
police finally came forth and re-
vealed that the alarm had been
caused by n rat caught In a trap.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-06

India has q small fish. the roura-
mi. which gives an audible croak
when on the surface OF tho water
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-06

Total cost Of tho league OF nations
last year was more than $1,000. 900.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-06
Thomas ]. johnson

Of the worst types OF Illusions with
a sex appeal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-06

Human speech calls for the exer-
ciso Of ~ ditsercn, muscles
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-06

After the session some one told
them Of the presence OF the gov
ernor's daughter. and they eagerly
agreed 10 have pictures made with
her az the central figure.