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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-31
TALKING To GIRL
MAY CONVICT
SLAYER
Woman Repeats Alleged Con-
fession of Man Who Courted
and Then Spurned Her.

SCRANTON, Pa, July 81. - Be-
cause he talked too much after
falling in love with a women whom
he met up in the Porcupine min.
ing camp of Ontario, Can, Patsy
Stallone, alleged triple slayer. is
back in the county Jail here. await
ing trial that may send him to
the electric chair.
Last November Stallone is charged
with killing three countrymen in
q saloon brawl at Old Forge. On
the night Of the triple Staying he
fled and for moths nothing was
heard Of him. He drifted TO upper
New York State. and thence found
his way into Ontario.
In Ontar1o's mining camp Stallone
fell in love with a young woman.
There he was known as John Ferra-
His love affair with the woman
progressed favorably, and It is al
legged marriage was proposed by the
girl. When Stallcne declined to go
through a marriage ceremony. 1t is
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-31
KILLS WIFE AND HIMSELF
IN PRESENCE OF CHILDREN

WASHINGTON, Pa. July 31.-In
the presence of their three children,
the Oldest five years old, Edward
Martin, aged twenty four, a coal
miner, shot and killed his wife,
Susan K. Martin, aged twenty-three'
and then, turning the weapon upon
himself, ended his own life, in their
home at Nemicolon, Greene county.
near here.
A protracted moonshine spree re-
suited in quarrels between Martin
and his wife. Jacob Kaylor. Mrs
Martins father, who lives in the adj
Joining section of a double house
heard three shots and then the chii
dren crying. Investigating, he found
his daughter and her husband lying
dead on the floor. Mrs. Martin had
been shot twice, once through the
head and also through the hear1
Martins head was almost blown off.
and both had died instantly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-31
ARRESTED AS "DRUNK,"
OFFERS NOVEL EXCUSE

WORCESTER, Mass, July 81
"Your honor, twas gas, not booze" "
declared Patrick F. Dowd, of 10
Mason street, in District Court,
in defense to a charge of drunken
ness.
"I Just had a tooth extracted"
Dowd explained, land when I
walked out of the dentists every
thing was hay. Maybe I created
a disturbance, as the officer says,
but 1 don't remember"
When asked who the dentist was
Dowd declared he did not know,
but said he was on Main street and
had a big sign in front of his office.
His case was continued.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-31
Saving Trouble.

II don't know much about the
traffic regulations in Washington,
your honor. I've only been here
five years, and when I bought my
car two months ago, a man told
me that could save a lot CT
trouble by sending him to the
City Hall to get my permit for
me. He agreed to provide me
with one for $40. I didn't know
there was anything wrong about
it."
What was the idea of running
up onto the sidewalk?"
A Memory System.
1.-THE steering gear was out Of
oder"
when did you find that out?"
Right after dinner"
Have anything to drink with
your dinner?"
mo, sir"
Strange that the steering gear
went wrong, then. Since YOU
have already parted with SO the
court will impose a fine Of SO, to
make 1t an even $40. You can
remember that hetter.'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-31

took educational courses with q view
to becoming teachers.
Included in the college graduates
were E. g. Gushee, sixty-three. who
received the bachelor OF science de-
gree from Temple University, and
Mrs. Shoemaker Farley, fifty-seven.
of .Swarthmore, who received the
same degree from State College.
Twenty-six hundred and eighteen
persons were graduated from the
State normal schools, which also es-
tablishes a high record. The largest
number of men to graduate since the
establishment Of the schools received
their diplomas this year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-31
TO MAKE FARM BUILDINGS
OF SUNDAYS TABERNACLE

NORFOLK. Va. July 31.-Some-
what after this notable example ct
In ancient times Of beating swords
into ploughshares. Norfolk city Of
fciaIs are tearing down the Billy
Sunday tabernacle to furnish
material for farm buildings 1t the
city prison.
It was announced today that the
construction work would be com.
pleted before winter, despite
labor shortage" at the prison.
The city has $50 fewer prisoners
than 1t did a year ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-31
'DAY Of TERROR
IN GERMANY
.fIZZLED
Presidents Son Says Labor Is
Too Sensible to Follow
Lead of SoViets.
By FRITZ EBERT, Jr..

Son OF President Ebert OF Germany'
Written for international News Service
Copyright. 1928. by International
News SeTviCe.)
BERLIN, July 31.-Never has an
event so enthusiastically heralded and
with so much threatening hullaba.
loo fiZzled out so miserably as anti
fascist day in Germany.
Timid legions already had re.
moved their money to safety and
in some cafes in Inter Den Linden
people had to sip their Sunday
coffee behind drawn iron shutters
People claiming to have inside
information predicted that the
soviet star would ascend and that
several hundreds of bourgeois
would be dangling from lamp
posts"
The nightmare is over. Civil war
has been put off even if it has
not been given up.
The communists heralded "vic
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-31
BREAKFAST LATE, PASTOR
HITS LANDLADY, SHE SAWS

NEWARK, N. J., July 31.-The
Rev. A. Gordon Macrury, pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church taber-
nacle here, has been summoned Is
appear in police court to answer a
charge of assault and battery
brought by his landlady.
Mrs. Eugene Seib, in whose house
Macrury resided, alleged that on
June OF last he became angry when
breakfast was delayed and struck
her in the face. He did not
apologize until July 25, she said, the
delay to make amends being so
great that she decided to bring
charges. Pending the result, Macrury
has been relieved OF his pastoral
duuess
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-31
| 4,6oo PENNSYLVANIA
TEACHERS GET DIPLOMAS

HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. 81
Data gathered by the State Depart.
ment Of public instruction show
that 1900 teachers were graduated
from teacher training institutions in
Pennsylvania during the year just
closed.
The forty-seven accredited colleges
in the State graduated more than
1000, the largest number yet reach
ed. OF the 1000 graduates, 1880
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-31
D. c. LEGION CONVENTION
IS SET FOR SEPTEMBER

The annual convention of the
District Department Of the Ameri-
can Legion will be held September
Z and 8, the executive committee
decided at it's meeting last night.
New department officers for the
ensuing year will be chosen and
delegates to the national convention
of the Legion in San Francisco in
October will be elected.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-31

'I paced this man in a Ford
touring car from Sixth and M
streets to South Capitol street at
twenty-seven miles an hour. He
went over interrsecting streets
without slowing up"
IT couldn't have gone that fast,
your honor. My engine is not in
very good condition"
you are fortunate that your
engine is not in better condition"
$50.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-31
Patient Waiter Loses.

This man came along Calvert
street just as a Chevy Chase car
reached the stop point. He ran
past the back door as two pas
sengers were getting on, and stop
ped just back of the front door
while three passengers were get.
ting off"
1.-THE street car came up while
was at the car stop and opened
both doors, SO I was caught be-
tween them"
"You shouldn't spend so much
time hanging around car stops.
$25.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-31

Boob running up Pennsylvania
avenue between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth with a man on the run
ming board trying to steer in to
curb. Cop asks driver for permit.
Left it in Philadelphia. Cop can't
find boob's name in Traffic Blu
reau Who's Who. $40.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-31
Half and Half.

II watched the man coming
down Fourteenth street in a
Ford touring car. He cut the
corner at Ohio avenue something
scandalous, climbed up onto the
sidewalk, ran over a couple of
lawns and showed me his permit
at Twelfth street. The original
name had been erased and the de-
PENDANTS name inserted"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-31
The Sabbath Question.

1--WE wuz a-sett'n' on a log in a
vacant lot on Twenth-fifth street.
three of us, yo' hona', an we wuz
discursin' of de Sabbath"
what were you doing to it?"
"Discursin' of it, yo' hona'."
ooh, discussing it,"
mo, sir. Want no one cussin'
a tall. An de ossifer, he comes
up an tells me to go on away
fun there, just like that. All
tole i'm All live in Fugginy, an
All have ma hossnbuggy locked
UP in de shed. He tell me take
ma hossnbuggy an go back to
Furginny. While All unlockin' de
do he done re- me-"
Topsy Turvy.
HE couldn't make the grade
with the key, your honor. He
insisted that the keyhole was up
side down and that he'd have to
stand on his head to make things
out right. But he lost his balance
in the process, so / took him to
a place where the use Of keys is
better understood"
Apparently he wasn't creating
much disturbance, and his interest
in religious questions is commend
able. Take his personal bonds and
let him go back to Virginia"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-31
Handmade Wash Blouses
Special Wednesday at. 81 OF

These also taken from higher priced blouses
The materials all white striped dmties and batste
Peggy tuxedo and long roll collars with V" neck. Beaut
fully hemsttched with tuckng hand embroidery
others lace trimmed; long sleeves turn-back cuffs.
Not all sizes in each STYLE but all in the
Kanns-Main Aisle Street Floor and Second Floor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-31
Extra Good Values
Light Weight Cotton
Ribbed Underwear

-Women's Fine Ribbed Cotton
Union Suits, with glove silk
tops; bodice style, ribbon
shoulder straps. Also built-up
shoulder style, tight knees.
Sizes So and SO; $1.25 CT
value. Special, each. OA
-Women's Cotton Ribbed
Vests, plain and mercerized;
Swiss and fine ribbed; bodice
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Also built-up shoulders, band
finish. Sizes 35 to A. Ok
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Sizes 81 and Sc; SOC OEo
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-31
Three Special
Values
Wednesday at the
Linen Store

White Krushless Dress Linen,
SO inches wide; good quality;
very closely woven and nice
weight for Dresses and CT
Skirts. Special, a yard. oil
Pure Linen Glass Toweling;
good heavy weight; very abb
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Cotton Huck Face Towels,
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
MATAuAN LAKE
IS NOW FULL
flows Over Drain for First
~Iime-SpIendid Boating
Comes as Result

MATAWAN, Dec. For the first
time since its completion water is
moving over the dam Of the new
lake. The lake is now as full as 1t
viii Yer be and is considered by
everyone to be a great addition to
the borough. The water covers a
large area, offering splendid boating
n the residents Of the borough
n vicinity are a~nXiously awaiting
cold weather and ice in order that
skating may be enjoyed. Without
doubt the new lake will provide the
inesc skating to be found anywhere
In this section of Monmouth county.
With the completion of the lake it
Is now likely that the borough will
continue its activities towards ar
banging public parks and a driveway
around the water front. 1t is ca
pected that the Barney house re-
Gently purchased by the borough
viii soon be remodeled into an up to
date boat house and refreshment
parlor. The house is situated at the
head OF the lake and was purchased
by the borough for this purpose. The
large yard surrounding the house
Is to be converted into a park.
Charles T.. Close today denied the
rumor that the lake will have to be
lowered two feet in order that some
valves may be reached at the wa
ter works pumping station. Accord
ing to Mr.. Close these valves may
be operated by the Use of long irons.
He also declared the roadway to be
strong enough to retain the pressure
of the water and hat the freehold
.ers plan driving sheet piling along
the bank of the lake. but this car
be done without lowering the waters.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
RETURN AFTER WI
MONTHS I'M EUROPE

WOODBRIDGE, Dec. mr.. and
Mrs. Colby Dill returned yesterday
on the George Washington after
spending two months in Europe. The
greater part of their time was spent
in Germany, where Mr.. Dill had
business in connection with the
Roessler & Hasslacher Chemical
Company. They visited the prin-
cipal cities of Germany and barely
escaped the Hitler-Ludendorf revolt
in Munich which city they left the
morning of the day the coup took
place tying up all means of COM
m~unication and transportation.
From Germany they went into
Switzerland on a sightseeing trip,
and then to France where they spent
several days in Paris before cross
ing to England where several days
were spent in London. They sailed
frcm Southampton, November 20.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
or GERMANY
RECEIVE HELP HERE

The starving children of Germany
will receive considerable relief for
Christmas from Perth Amboy. a
good sized sum of money, food and
clothing having been collected by
the Ladies Singing Society Concor-
dla at a dance held for that benefit
last Saturday. The donations have
been forwarded to the German pa
pers in New York, who have charge
of the collection of funds from all
parts of the country.
Donations and collections as re-
corded by the committee follows: b.
NJ Cannon, $50; Anton Massopust,
sis: Joseph J. and Anton j. Gadek,
SIS: Albert Leon, $40; Thomas
Burke. $40; William Zeyen, $40;
George +. Reynolds, $40; John J.
Clark, S.: Joseph Massopust, IS;
Kelly & McAlinden, So; Mr.. and Mrs.
Karl Kellner, So; Cannon & Sheehy,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
SMOKER TO Be GIVEN
BY LOCAL NAVAL MILITIA

The officers and men of the Third
Battalion Naval Militia of this city
are at present preparing for their
smoker to be held on the u. S. T. S.
Newton, Perth Amboy's Pride" at
the foot of Fayette street on next
Monday night.
The committee in charge of the
affair are working hard on a fine
program and report that the enter
isainment will be first class. Sew
sral boxing and wrestling matches
gwill feature the list and refresh
tments will be served during the ever
Ing. A meeting of the officers and
men will be held on board the New
ton tonight. at which time final
plans for the smoker will be made.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
BEDELL AVENUE TO BE
PAVED BY BOROUGH

TOTTENVILLE. Dec. 1.-THE
petition to pave Bedell avenue, Tot
g.enville, was adopted by the local
board of public improvement at its
meeting this week at Borough Hall,
st. George. There were a number
az property II at the meeting to
urge the board to take favorable
action in the matter. The petition
to open and improve Brighton street
In the Raritan Bay Park section up
for second hearing was denied by
the board at the same time. There
were nine other petitions adopted by
the board, one laid over until the
next meeting and two others denied.
Borough President John A. Lynch
presided.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
APPEAL FREEMAN CASE

NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. T.
Strong, attorney for Harry
B. Mohring, has filed today a formal
notice of an appeal taken against
the recent decision rendered by
Judge John p. kirkpatrick in the
will case of the late DR.. Charles
Freeman. Judge K~irkpatrick's rule
favored Mrs. Mary Wilkins Freeman,
novelist, widow Of the physician.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
NEWARK CLUB SOLD

NEW YORK, Dec. Z tBy The AS
ISOLATED Press).-The Newark CLUB
of the international League has been
purchased by a syndicate OF Newark
men headed by Michael McTigne
from william H. Ashton and Ber-
nard Moan, both of Baltimore, 1t was
announced today by John Conway
Toole, president of the international
League.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07

under conditions that he pay a sur
ETY. note signed by the deceased. me
residue of the estate is left to q son
John. The legatee stipulates tnal
while her love and affection are the
same for all the children, she Is
mindful of her son Johns physical
condition and therefore leaves the
bulk of the estate to him. lever
end Arthur B. Strenski, of South
Amboy, Is named executor,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07

action for $1,000 against Bernard
Trohaska, OF Sewaren. alleging to
have been struck by the car of the
defendant along State street Septem-
Der "a.
The Public Service Production
Company is suing Patrick J. Mona
CHAN, of South Amboy, for $1,284
with interest from August 81, said
to be due for the rem of a crane.
A mechanics lien for $500 has
been started in the circuit court by
Soren Nielsen, of Metuchen, against
Harry Segel, of Perth Amboy, al
legged to be due on the construction
of a one-story bungalow at Linden.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07

So; Chester Darling 81; Klein &
Nolan. so; Union Garage, 81; II.
Kaufman, 81; City Market, 81;
George Berry, 81; Mr.. Mccullough,
81; William Perrine, 81; George
Kemeny, so cents; Mrs. Johnke,
$500. John Johnson, cake: Madison
Bakery. cake; Simmons Bread Co,
bread. Hygiene Bottling Co., soda;
ellis Coffee Co, N. Y, coffee;
George Miller, cigars.
Castles Ice Cream Co.. ice cream;
Wagner & Wurtzel, butter; City
Market, coffee; Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
F~leischman, table cover; Mr.. and
Mrs. Kehrer, two cakes; NJ. Jaman,
cake. and Kelner Brothers. bologne.
The total amount cleared for the
children was $3.50.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
TWO SOUTH AMBOY WILLS
ARE FILED FOR PROBATE

NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. 1.-Two
South Amboy wills have been filed
for probate at the office of the sur
rogate here today. Mary Lawless,
who died recently, names her niece
Kathryn Lawless, as executor. To a
grand nephew Francis Henessy she
leaves a house and two lots at 317-
319 Augusta street, South Amboy
and another granddaughter, John,
and niece, Kathryn, a house and lot
at 321 Augusta street. The residue
of the estate is left to Henessy and
Kathryn. The will, dated Novem-
Der 20, was drawn in the presence
of John A. Coan and Mrs. j.. Casey.
The will of Victoria Semnicki gives
5000 each to her daughters, Pauline,
Veronica and Helen and a son, Jo-
seph, the latter, however, received 1t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
LEGION TO HAVE
BUSY SESSION TONIGHT

A meeting of the American Legion
Post do will be held tonight in the
X. NJ. @. A., at which time delegates
TO the big county rally on next
Tuesday night. will be elected. The
election of officers will probably
sake place at this time.
The first nomination Of officers
took place at the last regular meet
ing, when Victor Main and John
Miller were nominated for COM
mander; Harry Rooms and John
Kapransky for vice commander; l..
Henry ,adjutant: John Yellis and
Herman Sklair, finance officer. Con-
siderable interest is being conferred
the post election this year.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
no Visit woodbridge Lodge

Middlesex Council No. G3, Jr. O..
III. A. NJ. at its last meeting arranged
to go over to Woodbridge next Mon
day night for the December meeting
of the Past Councillors Association
That is to be held with Anchor
Council of that place. The nomina-
ton of officers and the report Of
Past Councillor John r. Bernard of
his trip to Trenton last Saturday to
The Federation Past Councillors Asso-
citation meeting will be given. The
first nomination of officers for the
council will take place at the next
meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
work on Police Call system

Work was started yesterday on the
installation of the new police call
system at police headquarters. EN-
ployes of City Electrician Jay b,
FRANKIE. are being assisted by a rep
resentative of the Gamewell Com
pany.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
FOUR DEAD IN WRECK

PITTSBURG, nas, Dec. 7:-Four
men were killed in a wreck on the
Frisco railroad near Carl Junction
this morning according to reports
reaching here.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-07
START COURT SUITS

NEW BRUNSWICK. Dec. T.
Joseph Lemashefsky, OF Perth AM
boy, has instituted a supreme court
Seward daily gateway., 1923-09-13
SAVAGE
NOTICE SPECIAL ELECTION

Be It Resolved by the Mayor and Common Council of the Town of Sew ard, Alaska, that special election be held in the said Town of Seward, on the second day of October, 1923, be- tween the hours of nine o'clock in the forenoon and seven o'clock in the aft ernoon of said day, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of said Town of Seward, the following:
 Shall the Town of Seward, Alas ka, purchase, acquire, construct or establish and maintain public serv- ice plants for the distribution and use in the Town of Seward, of light, heat and power and telephone and
 water service, for the purpose of
 serving the said Town of Seward
 and the public, and bond the said
 Town of Seward for such purposes" /"
 Dated Seward, Alaska, September
 9th, 1928.
 Noticeis Hereby Given, That a special e4ection will be held in the Town of Seward, Alaska on the sec ond day of October, 1928, between the hours of nine o'clock in the forenoon and seven o'clock in the afternoon of said day, for the purpose of submit ting the above resolution to the qual flied voters of said Town of Seward Alaska, and that the polls for holding said election shall be open for the purpose of voting on said resolution between said named hours, on above named date, at the Town Hall of said Town of Seward.
 VIM. H. WHITTLESEY, Town Clerk. Publish Sept. s, IS, P, 29, 1923. At
Seward daily gateway., 1923-09-13
NEW THEATRE UNDER
 CONSTRUCTION kETCHlkAN

The preliminary work on the foun- dation for the $45,OO0 moving picture theatre to be build in Kefchikan by w. D. Gross, owner of the Coliseum theatre in Juneau, was commenced last week. The building will be l25 feet in length and 45 feet wide and will have total seating capacity of 750 persons.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-09-13

G. 5. Gen, Chinese, 19 years old, and student at the University of Washington, spending the summer working in Alaska, died on board the gasoline boat Salmo one day last week, while that vessel was en route to Anchorage from Kenai. The young man was taken i'll from ptomaine poi soning while at work for the Libby cannery at Kenai Gen was the son of captain in the Chinese army and was a sophomore at the U. of w.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-09-13
OLDTIMER INSANE

Dan w. Walker, well-known oldtim- CT of Southeastern Alaska, who was placed under observation recently, has been adjudged insane by jury and committed to Morningside. Walker has been a resident in Southeastern Alaska for about 27 years, 1t was stat ed, large part of that time being spent in Ketchikan.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-09-13

PARTIES LEAVING TOWN to go cut on jobs may leave their clothes at JORDAN'S VALET SERVICE; they will be cleaned and pressed ready to wear on their return. JORDAN'S VALET SERVICE. S5-tf
Seward daily gateway., 1923-09-13

The crew for the U. s. Geodetic Sur vey left for Anchorage today. They will come back to Mile 23 Monday and from there will take the levels of all the sidings between there and Anchor age.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-09-13

There will be no meeting of the Bridge club Friday on account of the death of Mrs. A. F. Davis.
 MRS. ALVAH EAMES
Seward daily gateway., 1923-09-13

Rugs De Luxe for sale by J. L. Greaf. If