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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-22
Keyport Club Meets


KEYPORT, Nov. 22:-Mrs. Fred
C. Ogden was hostess to the Thought
Club at her home IN Main street at
the recent meeting when the topic
for discussion was Current Events"
Mrs. Louis Stultz read many of the
topics of the day and Mrs. Fred
Kruser contributed an interesting
paper, "The Making of Hair Nets"
while Mrs. Chester A. Walliug pre-
sented an interesting account of the
making of the movies Victrola
selections were enjoyed and a social
hour followed with the serving of
refreshments.
Those present were Miss Olive
Britton, Mrs. Louis Stultz, Jr., Mrs.
William Maurer, Miss Nan v. C. Nc
Kinney, Mrs. Charles Kruser, Mrs.
Fred Kruser, Mrs. A. c. Huston, Mrs.
Elizabeth Ogden, Mrs. w. S. Wall
lace, Mrs. II. Louis Hutchinson, Mrs.
J.. A. MacEwan, Mrs. Chester A.
Walling, Mrs. Fred C. Ogden, Mrs.
Joise A. Hoff, Mrs. William e. Bedle
and Mrs. Roland G. Dey.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-22
HANGS HIMSELF
FROM TREE
Body of Unidentified Man
Found This Morning Near
New Brunswick

NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. as
The body of a man hanging on an
apple tree on the grounds of the
Home Building 81 Finance Company,
north of the Lincoln Highway,
known as Duclos lane, was found at
Z o'clock this morning. The man.
whose identity has not been ascer-
tanned, is about five feet, seven inch
es, Weighing about lao pounds and
is probably sixty years old. He wore
a brown chincilla coat, gray trous-
ers, high hunting shoes, a light gray
cap, and has gray hair. Coroner
Hubbard, who was called to examine
the body, believed that the man has
been hanging for about twenty-four
hours.
The suicide had secured a tele-
phone wire and fastened it to h
~twelve-foot high apple tree and then
lowered himself down on 1t.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-22
CARTERET

Mrs Andrew Christensen and Mrs.
f. !. Simons were Keyport visitors
yesterday.
Today is visiting day at the
schools of the borough.
The Mems Welfare Club held their
regular business meeting last night.
The borough council will meet
with William Duff tonight in regard
to the acquisition of a parcel of land
on High street.
A big Red Cross meeting is sched-
uled for tomorrow night at the Red
Cross headquarters.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-22
Perth Amboy
Personal Mention

Mrs. Alexander Campbell, of Lynn
vile, Tenn, is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Joseph Silk. of Gordon street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marinus Peterson
and family, of Madison avenue, have
moved to their new home in New
Paltz, N. Y.
Mrs. George Solt, of Metuchen,
formerly of this city, underwent a
serious operation at the City Hospi-
tai yesterday.
Raymond Johnson, Of Madison
avenue, motored to Princeton yes
terdaY.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-22
Masonic Bazaar
To Open Tonight

The Masonic bazaar win open to-
night in the new Masonic building
in State street. There will be many
attractive booths arranged where
fancy articles, groceries, household
goods, mems articles, dolls, candy
and refreshments will be found on
sale. Mrs. R. s. Killenberger is
general chairman of arrangements.
Each night. Mrs. Chester NJ. Darling
and some of her pupils will dance,
and dancing for the public will be
enjoyed after 1890 o'clock. There
win be a small admission fee charg-
ed which will entitle each one to a
chance on a door prize. II you
can't come tonight come tomorrow
and Saturday. -
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-22
Mission Society
Plan for Session

The Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian church will hold one
Of its popular parties tomorrow af-
ternoon at $3.50 o'clock at the home
OF Mrs. Wilbur La Roe. Mrs. A. H.
Crowell will tell of her travels in
the Hawaiian Islands. Mrs. Regi-
Maid Crowell will sing an Hawaiian
song and Joseph S~tetkewicE, accom-
panied by his sister. Vera, will play
a violin solo in Ukranian costume. A
social time will follow.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-22
Attached

NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. az
The personal property of Peter Lee
wins, of Market street, Perth Am
boy, was attached by Sheriff Cow
en- to satisfy a judgment for $685.,
secured by Elmer Reed.
The sum of s214.50 deposited in
the First National Bank at Carteret
to the credit OF Louis Scala was
seized by the sheriff to satisfy a
judgment for SIS held by Thomas
Schowenkoff.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-22
WOODBRIDGE RED CROSS
DRIVE is CONTINUED

WOODBRIDGE, Nov. 22:-Mrs.
E.. H. Boynton, chairman of the
Red Cross roll call stated this morn
ing that the full report for the
township is being withheld until
complete returns are in. Two of the
outlying districts are still to be
heard from and some of the indus
trial plants. With the funds now in
the bank however, Mrs. Boynton
feels reasonably certain that the
sun will reach welve-hundred dol
lars.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-22
Engagement of Local
Girl is Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Skolufsky, of
Newark, the engagement
of their daughter, Margaret Fl. Sko-
lufsky, to Robert Harris, son of Mr..
and Mrs. I. Harris. Of this city. No
date has been set for the wedding.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-22
BUENA VISTA At
BELMAR LOST IN FIRE

BELMAR, Nov. 22:-Belmar's
largest hotel, the Buena Vista, OF
four floors and -four hundred rooms,
was practically destroyed by fire and
water just before midnight. The
damage is estimated at $4,000, the
two top floors having been complete
ly destroyed and the remainder be-
ing heavily damaged by water.
Fire departments from Avon,
Bradley Beach. Asbury Park, Nep-
tune City, and Spring Lake were
called to assist when the fire gained
such Roadway that its spread and
consequent loss of the entire hotel
section was feared.
The fire was first seer breaking
through the roof. The cause is I'M
known.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-22
SCHOOL HELPS
THE Gross
Every Teacher at School
5 EnroIIed-PIanS Mad
\ for Tag Day

With 1903 collected in one doh
memberships the total receipts
date in the annual Red Cross roi
call drive in this city nov stand a
$1,568. This amount includes ever.
teacher at School No. 5, for 100 pc
cent enrolment.
This Is the first school in the cit.
to enroll a full membership In thu
teachers, but is expected that severa
others are almost ready to repor'
a perfect total.
At the plants additional interesi
is now being centered about the 100
per cent banner received by the
Plant No. 2, of the Roessler and
Hasslacher Chemical Company,
which reported the perfect
membership yesterday, and here
also many returns are expected with
in the next few days.
Mrs. Rea Hendrie, chairman OF
tag day, is busy making preparations
for the street anvas on Saturday
and reports that she will have about
125 women and high school girls
working as solicitors. 1t Is expect
ed that this canvass will give the
drive a big boost toward the $10,-
900 needed. Anyone wishing to Of
fer their services as a worker on
Saturday may hand their name ir
at the roll call headquarters, at the
Perth Amboy Trust Company. j
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-22

You should give the dog a Christ
mas present. II nothing else. buy
him a couple OF cats to chase.
How about books for Christmas?
Don't give dad a check book, or
mother a cook book or Bill a school
book.
A. Tacking means changing the
course of the yacht by shifting the
position of it's sails; advancing to-
ward the winds eye.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-22

Election of officers will take place
at the meeting of the Employed
Boys Brotherhood tenight. John
Shoe will address the members.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-22
Y. M. C. A.

Rev. C. Everard Deems of New
Brunswick, will be the speaker at
the weekly Y. NJ. c. A. mems sup
per to be held tonight, commencing
at $50. The first supper of this
series was held last Thursday night
and was SO well attended and proved
so popular it was decided to make
them weekly affairs. Owing to next
Thursday being Thanksgiving Day
there will be no supper meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-22

The membership committee will
hold a meeting at 8 o'clock tonight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-22

Huyler Romond will lead the
songfest to be held in the boys
lobby tonight starting at 1880.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-24
CAPT. A. M'DOUGALL
DIES AT DULUTH
Prominent Ship Builder and Inventor
Died This Morning Following
an Operation.
(By Associated Press Leased wire

Duluth, Mimi. - Captain Alexander
McDougall, prominent ship builder md
inventor, died at his home here early
today, having failed to recover from a
major operation performed several
weeks ago. He was 70 years old.
Captain McDougall was president of
the McDougall-Duluth company and as
such during the world war directed the
construction of large fleet of
freighters and steamers for the Great
Lakes and coastwse trade.
During the war he invented a type
of ocean going vessel, steam propelled
which he could make at his head of
the lakes shipyards and which proved
o. considerable benefit to this coun-
try and the allies.
After sailing the lakes for 20 years,
Captain McDougall, aided by Captain
Thomas Wilson of Cleveland, built
the first whale back. These boats
were an immediate success and Nc
Dougall constructed 45 of them for
the freight trade This type of ship
is being supplanted by the modern
steel freighter.
Captain McDougall was ono of the
first proponents of ship subsidy legis-
lation. He was an authority on ma
rine matters and appeared at Wash
ington on several occasions to give his
ideas as to proposed ship legislation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-24
Superintendent Gives Out List of New Teach
ers Secured in Addition to Faithful Staff
Already Built Up.
TO HAVE new GRADE SUPERVISOR
Board Approves Appointment of Teachers and Super-
visor and Reports Are Made of Progress of
Building of New Schools

The school board in regular session
Tuesday evening got underway for the
opening of the schools next Septem-
Der by approving Superintendent
Loomis' election of new teachers for
the coming year, including additions
to the staff for the senior high school,
the junior high and the elementary
schools. The list contains the addi-
ton of forty-fve new teachers, many
of them to fill vacancies left by resig-
nations and others needed to meet
the growing needs of the expanding
and enlarging schools.
List of Teachers.
The list of new appointments is
given as follows: Senior high school,
VIM. G. McCaw, mathematics and
coach; junior high, Gladys Bowman,
English; Phyllis L. Mellencamp, mathe-
matics; Dorothy Jackson, science and
library; Ruth A. C. Miller, mathema-
tics; Donald B. Dyer, history and
civics; Nettie R. Romanski, English;
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-24
Oshkosh Officer
Has Close Call

Oshkosh, Wis. City Motorcycle
Officer John Suren had narrow es-
cape from death last evening while
chasing speeder, who had been trav-
cling 35 miles an hour within the city
limits, In overhauling the car near
Riverside cemetery, another automo-
bile ahead of the speed officers sud
denly turned off the road into the
cemetery. Suren's motorcycle struck
the side Of the fender and was thrown
against tree, being wrecked Suren
sustained two fractures of his right
leg and received severe body bruises
1t is not believed that he is internal
~ injured,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-24
MINNESOTA ! TOWNS
FIGHT CIVIL WAR;
Morse Declares She Was Forced to be
Annexed to Ely by Threats
of People There.
CBy Associated Press Leased wir,

Duluth, Minn.-Charging the city of
Ely, Mimi, with having "intimidated"
residents of the adjoining town of
Morse into voting for annexation with
Ely, the state of Minnesota has in
stituted suit to nullify an election
held last April 10, at which time the
town voted to become part of Ely.
The state charges in its bill that
the city of Ely threatened to shut off
the supply of water and electric cur
rent furnished Morse by it. In that
manner, It is charged, the residents
of Morse were induced" to vote for
annexation.
The vote for annexation was "a to 10.
Only AT votes were cast on the question.
The state alleges in its bill that the
purpose of the annexation was the
increasing of the bonded Indebtedness
Of the city of Ely.
The mayor, six members of the city
council and the city clerk of Ely are
named as defendants in the suit
which will open in district court here
on June 9.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-24
CANADIAN SMUGGLERS
ARE OLD AT BUSINESS
Chicago Newspapermen Claim That
They Have Been at This Business
for Ten Years.
(By Associated Press Leased wire)

hicago.-Smuggler who ply their
trade in bringing liquor from Canada
across the Detroit river to Ecorse,
Mich, ten miles from Detroit, have
been carrying on smuggling operations
for ten years, and even generations,
according to the Chicago Daily News
which today published a second story
on the manner in which the prohibition
law is being openly violated along the
international boundary.
Smugglers Row is long line of
buildings and shacks with lighthouses
in connection that line the water front
in Ecorse, just across sandy beach
from the hustling business emporiums
Of jefferson street, according to the
story. Nearly every shack contains
several rifles and ammunition which
line the shelves. Fathers and sons
oftea work II Their. A boy Of Is, OBJ
served on SIN gglers row by the writer,
brings in liquor himself and on dull
days he goes to school, according to
the story, but much of hsY time is ac-
tually engaged in smuggling liquor
from Canada.
These smugglers, says the writer,
have been bringing contraband cargoes
from Canada for years, their former
most profitable business being that Of
smuggling in cases, at from $500 to
$1,000 each. One smuggler and his
helpers were declared to have trans
ported 5000 cases of beer across the
river from Sunnyside, Ont, to Ecorse
in less than "a hours at profit Of
$4,000.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-24
NEW TAX MEASURE
new CARDINALS
NAMED IN ROME
Secret Consistory at the Vatican Ele-
Yates Great Church Leaders
This Morning.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Rome-Two new cardinals were ere
ated by Pope Plus at secret consis-
tory at the Vatican today. They are
Monsignor Luigi Sincere, assessor Of
the consistoriat congregation, and Mon
signor Giovanni Battista Nasalli-
Rocca, archbishop of Bologne.
Pope Plus delivered an allocution
at secret consistory in which he de-
plored the struggles in Ireland, the
situation in the Ruhr and events in
Russia. He said he would continue
to do everything possible to elevate
the sufferings of the world.
His Holiness added that the success
of the missionary exhibition to be
held in the Vatican in 1925 in cele-
bration of the holy year of jubilee
seemed to be assured
The Pontiff after referring to the
sad situation in the Near East and
deploring the continued sufferings of
it's people, passed to the situation of
the west. He deplored the discord he
still found affecting groups in England
and Ireland.
sour paternal eyes," said his holi-
ness" see in the crowd of combatants
some among the best of our children
beloved for various reasons by this
holy apostolic see.
Pope Plus said he had done every
thing humanity possible to end such
painful conditions as existed among
the European nations and added that
he would not relax his efforts so long
as there was any hope of success, cry
ing peace, peace, peace" from the
bottom of his heart.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-24
Must Give Streets
to Continue Industry
(By Associated Press Leased wirel

Hibbing, Mimi. The village of
Hibbing is dependent upon the min
ing industry and must vacate streets
and alleys in that section Of the viii
lage known as the ''North Forty Plat,
it was ruled last night by District
Judge w. A. Cant.
The issue had been bitterly fought
in the courts here for more than six
months. The suit was brought by the
Oliver Mining company after it had
purchased property owned by business
firms and residents located in the
Plat.
The plat is said to hold one of tho
richest deposits of iron ore in the re-
gion. More than 100000. tons of ore
are said to lie under the plat proper
and 100000 tons in the slopes sur
rounding.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-24
OAK PARK WOMAN
VICTIM OF BANDITS
Mrs. F. G. Smith Kidnapped in Her Own
Automobile and Robbed of Furs
and Jewels.
nv Associated Press Leased Wirel

Chicago Mrs. F. G. Smith, wife of
an Oak Park attorney was gagged,
beaten and robbed of her fur coat and
iewelry valued at 100000 by three men
who overpowered her chauffeur and
kidnapped her IN her own automobile,
she told police last night after being
found lying on sidewalk in a subur-
ban district in hysterical condition.
According to Mrs. Smiths story, she
was on her way home when the three
men seized the negro chauffeur, threw
him out of the machine and then took
her to al lonely spot on the outskirts
of the city where they beat her and
took her vaiuables.
Two women and two men with whom
Mrs. Smith was said to have been
with earlier in the evening we're being
held by the police for questioning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-24
SIX CKICAGOANS
INDICTED TODAY
Six ChicagOans, Including One Former
City Official, Are Indicted
on Graft Charges.

Chicago = George E. Carlson, com
missioner of gas and electricity in the
William Hale Thompson administra-
tion, and five others were under, in
dictment today on charges of conspir-
acy to defraud the city of about $780,
600.
Others indicted: Arthur F. Hen
derson, president Of the Electrical
Materials company; Anthony L. Harth,
bookkeeper; Fred A. Doggett, assist
ant superintendent of construction I'M
der Carlson, and Fred Rehm, stock
keeper for the city department.
Evidence presented the grand Jury
indicted large amounts of supplies
were ordered from Henderson's com
pany, but only part of them delivere /,
prosecutors announced
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-24
(By Associated Press Leased Wire

by Associated Press Leased Wire)
Madison, Wis. Police today were
without trace of John Leonard Whit
field, As, wanted in Cleveland, Ohio,
for the murder of Dennis Griffin, pa
after his capture in restaurant here
last night. The fugitive is believed by
police officers to Lave been wounded
as he was making his escape through
the University section of Madison.
Whitfield entered local restaurant
last night, only to be recognized i'm
mediately by the proprietor, who at
once called the police. Two detectives
entered the eating place and sat with
the alleged murderer at the counter.
With a gun at his back he was then
told to move. While crossing State
street a passing street car gave Whit
field his chance and he made dash.
Before the detectives could fire he
had darted down side street. Five
shot5 were sent after him, one Of tte9s
taking effect, according to the police.
Aided by buildings he managed to
elude his pursuerss Crowds of autoists
and students aided in the search which
up to this morning had brought no
result.
Marie Price, 20, a companion of
Whitfield, who was believed by Cleve-
land police to have been slain by the
hunted man, was arrested with him.
She is being held at the police station.
The theft of an automobile in the
vicinity of the fugitive's activities
caused police to work on the belief that
he may have stolen this car and made
his escape in it. All officers of the
city are being used in the hunt.
Records in the state board Of con-
troll show that Whitfield, mulatto,
was sentenced to the Waupun peniten-
tiary from Milwaukee, February 20,
1906, for IA years on charge of as
sault with intent to rob. He was re-
leased in 1914.
Whitfield and his girl companion,
Marie Price, have been travelling
through Illinois and Wisconsin selling
spark plugs, it was learned. They were
in Racine this week, and visited other
small Wisconsin towns, including Wau-
kesha, the birthplace of Whitfield
The Price girl, arrested with the al
legged murderer, told the police ma
tron here that she was soon to become
mother. She claimed that Whitfield
had agreed to marry her here. An ex-
preston of the innocence of the man
was made when she was taken to the
police station.
The automobile in which the pair
travelled from Cleveland was confs-
Gated by the police.
Police are investigating report
made by small boy that Whitfield is
hiding in freight car near Madison.
The boy telephoned to the police say
ing that three men, one Of them an
swering the description of the alleged
murderer, were seen to be attempting
to conceal themselves in box car.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-24
Russian Reply Asks
for a Conference
(By Associated Press Leased wire)

London, Eng. = Soviet Russias sec
ond reply to the British ultimatum ac-
cepts the majority of the British de-
mands and suggests the holding of a
conference to consider points in dis
pute The Soviet expresses readiness
to conclude forthwith an agreement
granting British citizens the right to
fish outside the three mile limit off
the Russia coast, pending settlement
by an international convention of the
disputes over the extent of territorial
waters.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-24
SCORE INJURED In
KANSAS TORNADO
Wichita is Hard Hit by Tornado That
Strikes Kansas During the
Night.

Wichita, Kans. - A score of persons
were injured in tornado which struck
Wichita and the surrounding territory
during the night.
The twister came from the west.
sweeping almost everything in it's path
for more than a mile.
Houses, barns and refinery tanks
were blown down and telephone and
telegraph circuits put out of commits
sion.
One child was reported killed at
Greensburg. A score was injured
there, the report stated.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-24
Elk IRA!
ALLEGED SLAYER
ESCAPES POLICE
John Leonard Whitfield Wanted for
Staying Officer Makes Sensational
Escape at Madison.
RIIILETIN

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Madison, Wis. Belief was cX-
pressed by police here today that
John Leonard Whitfield, wanted in
Cleveland for the murder of Pa
trolman Dennis Griffin, had made
his getaway in large automO-
bile stolen last night from the
front of a house in the residence
district here.
A Gordon of police and deputy
shcriffs thrown about the city to
stop all automobiles, and search
ing parties securing Madison, have
failed to turn up any evidence Of
the fugitive who broke away from
two detectives here last night, af-
ter they had captured him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-24
Moving Pictures
Terrify Children

London II The first movie show ever
witnessed by peasant children on the
island of St. Kilda so terrified them
that they stampeded from the school
room where the film was being exhi-
bited, and sought safety on the wild
hillside, says the correspondent of the
Daily Express, who is touring the lone
" islet that lies west of Scotland.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-24
PAPER PLANT IS DESTROYED.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Thief River Falls, Minn-Fire of I'M
known origin late last night destroyed
the plant of the Thief River Falls
Times with loss of $4,000 Damage
of $4,000 also was caused to four
other firms, including the Brummond
Hotel, whose guests were compelled
to leave their rooms.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-24
LORD CURSOR TO
RETAINS PORTFOLIO
Will be Foreign Minister in New
British Cabinet and Deal With
Russian Problem.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire

London, Eng Lord Curzon will con-
tinue to act as secretary of foreign
affairs in the cabinet of Prime Min
lister Baldwin, according to unofficial
predictions in government circles to-
day. One of Curzon's first acts in the
new cabinet will be to deal with Rus
sia's second replysto the British ulti-
matum which itSis expected Leonid
Krassin, Soviet representative here,
will hand in today or tomorrow.