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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-15
NEWPORT

Thomas c. Barker, of New York.
spent the weekend with his daush-
ter, Mrs. Fred l.. Schildknecht.
iTimothys Delano's Courtship'
will be presented at the First Bap-
fist church on the evenings Of May
"a and 25. Rehearsals are in prog
ress and tickets will soon be ready
for sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred NJ. Covert, OF
Newburgh. have returned after hav-
ing spent several Gays as guests OF
DIR. and Mrs. H. T. Hopkins. Mrs
Covert is Mrs. Hopkins cousin.
Misses Gladys Birkbeck and Janet
Smith, who attend the Montclalr
Normal school, spent the Weekend
with their relatives in the borough.
Carmen Rapolla, who has been
employed at Orange for the winter
has been transferred to Red Bank
and will return to his home on First
street.
Aviator Edward Musick has re-
turned from spending the winter at
Miami and other points in Florida
where he has been engaged in fly
ing the santa Maria" of the Aero
marine Always Company.
While he was attending the second
performance at the Surf Theatre on
Saturday evening George Birch's
Ford sedan was taken from the
parking place in front of the thea
tire, Mr.. Birch had left his car with
the wheels securely locked and feels
confident that the person taking h
car had to break the spokes in the
wheel TO do so. Word was ~telephoned
to all surrounding places and the Of
f1cers at once started to try n
trace the missing car but up to the
present time nothing has been learn
ed of its whereabouts.
Sheriff and Mrs. Gravatt Mr.. and
and Bradley Park respectively, were
the Friday guests of DIR. and Mrs. II.
T. Hopkins. -.
Mr.. and Mrs, Ralph Tilton OF
Rutherford, were the weekend
guests of Mrs. Francis w. Tilton.
Mothers Day" was appropri-
ately abserved in the borough on
Sunday in all the churches. Spe-
cial music was rendered in churches
addresses made appropriate 10
the day. At Calvary NJ. = cnurel
a program as outlined by the Meta
odist Episcopal home for the aged
at Asbury Park. was given follow
ing which the Offering taken was
donated to the home.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Webster Tilton,
OF Rutherford, were the Sunday
guests of the formers mother. Mrs,
Francis ". Tilton.
Mrs. Alfred Duus and daughter
Alfrida were week end guests Of
friends at Flushing.
4 patriotic service will he given
at Calvary NJ. Z. church on sunday
night. May 81. At this service the
patriotic organizations OF the bor-
oush have been invited 10 be pres
ent and special music and a special
address will be given.
The topic Of the prayer service
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Paul Pappas
By NEA Service


BOSTON-Three times in shad'
DIV of the death chair and as many
Times snatched dramatically to tenn
porary life.
That is the story of Paul Pappas.
former bus boy convicted of the
murder of Alice Arsenault and sen
fenced to expiate the crime in the
electric chair.
Originally the "Pappas case" ere
ated little interest. Just a sordid
crime. No color. no high lights.
But the drama of his fight for life
has focused the public eye upon the
ease until a move one way Dr. the
othe~ is good for an e~ight-column
headline in the Boston newspapers.
Moreover it has brought to the
fors again the long-agitated issue of
capital punishment. Much talk of
state murder" is heard and those
opposed to the death penalty have
seized upon the interest interest in
the Papas cas to renew their battle
for abolition of the electric chair.
Pappas was found guilty Tune 10.
1929, and was taken TO the death cell
March 10, 1928.
Date OF execution was set for
Ma. CHI 90. On the afternoon of that
date a hearing on a delicate point Of
law in the case was held before JUS
tice Braley He ruled that the point
at issue should go to the full bench
of the supreme court. But he had
now power to stay the execution.
Neither could Governor Cox without
a majority vote of his council.
For several hours, while council
Tors were summoned. it seemed GER
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CRANBURY

Mothers Day was most f1ttingly
observed in the churches of Graz
burr with appropriate services. In
the First church Rev. j.. e. Curry.
the pastor, spoke on Mothers Day
and Mrs. Arthur Clayton gave a
sketch OF Mothers Day followed ~
a story and recitation. vocal
solo was rendered by Mrs. wizard
Apologize. In the Second Presby-
feature with an anthem by the cho'r
entitled I'M Wearing a Flower
For You. Mother Dear" A young
ladies chorus sang My Mother" A
special program of music and sec-
mon appropriate for the occasion
was also given in the Schultz Me-
mortal church. %,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Suits will
entertain the members OF the Gun
try Club at their home Thursday
night.
mans Club was held at the home
OF Mrs. Edward J.. Chamberlin At
Cranbury Station when Mrs. WI
liam N. Hughes. the president. gave
a detailed report of the recent state
convention of Woman's F~ederate1
Clubs held at Atlantic City. which
she attended. A social hour followed
and Mrs. Chanerlin served Ice
cream and cake to the members.
A food sale will be held at the
hom> of Miss Mary S. Symmes on
sat .rday at . o'clock. This sale
is being held by the Cranbury pu-
pills who attend Hightstown High
School and the proceeds are for the
benefit of the High School Times.
Mrs. John 3. Perrine, Mrs. Ar
tia. Clayton. Mrs. Russell johnson
and Miss Rhoda Dorrance from the
First church, and Mrs. William \.
Hughes, Mrs. Frank A. Brown, Mrs.
A. r. Spaulding. Mrs. E. G. Wilson,
Mrs. w. N. Straley. Mrs. F. Schweit-
ger, Mrs. Joseph Owens, Mrs. Frank
and Mrs. Henry Conover. from
the Second church. attended the an
nual meeting of the Home Mission
airy Society held at Asbury PARK
Thursday. At this meeting Mrs.
White resigned as president after
twelve years of service and she was
given a beautiful bouquet of flowers
red roses. one for each year of ser
vice. Mrs. Mathewson OF Allentown,
elected president to succeed.
Mrs. White who resigned on account
of i'll health.
Mrs. NJ. A. Rue will be hostess
for the Brainerd Chapter of West
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tain Pappas would be executed be-
fore the council could act. Shortly
before the appointed hour the coun-
ell assembled and voted a stay OF
sentence.
Thrice Pappas has gained a re-
prieve, the last coming May ?. While
the legal battle has been waged il
the courts. This last stay of execu-
ton is effective urtn July II.
1t is now believed that Pappas
will not go to the chair as District
Attorney Thomas C.. O'Brien has
agreed to nolle PROSE- the part OF
the Indictment charging first degree
murder and to accept a plea OF gun
tv to murder in the second desree.
The district attorney says his action
Is based on new evidence that the
erin !, was unprecedented.
On these grounds Pappas' counsel
has fled a motion asking that the
death sentence be set aside. II the
court, which meets May Il,
acts faVorably on counsel's eNcep-
tions Pappas will get a new trlai'
Otherwise his execution will be car
ried out on July Il.
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minister Guild at 2:30 D.. m. Mrs.
Carlton Campbell and Mrs. Warren
r. Hutton have the program in
charge.
A series of important illustrated
lectures is being given each Friday
night at the prayer service in the
Second Presbyterian chapel by the
pastor, Rev. Frederick Schweitzer
Last Friday night the lecture was
on Alaska"
Monroe Township won the suit
brought against them by Elmer II.
Dey of Prospect Plains for damages
lands by overlooking culvert. Dey's
owl. witnesses defeated him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter S. Grover.
OF Princeton Junction, who sailed
on the steamer "Orbita," for France
expect to be gone until July. They
are accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
II. I. Wolfe. OF Chambersburg. Pa.
and will visit Switzerland. Germany
and England. returning on the
steamer "Leviathan."
The United States Civil Service
Commission has posted signs in
C~ranbury announcing a competitive
examination for postmaster of this
place. The term of the present
postmaster here. e. w. Walker. ex-
pires September 10.
At an adjourned meeting of Mol-
mouth Presbytery held in the First
Presbyterian church here, j. V.
McIver. a student of Mccormick
Seminary, Chicago. was ordained in
the ministry. Rev. G. G.. Horn. mod
orator of Freehold: Rev. Mr.. Bates,
of Old Tennent Rev. Thomas Tyack,
of Hightstown; Rev. George Robin
son, and Rev. James Mcclure, OF
Mccormick Seminary: Rev. J. Z.
Curry and Rev Frederick Sehweitzer
of Cranbury. were the mes who or
dained Mr.. McIVer.
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dren of Perth Amboy, Mr.. and Mrs.
f. H. Deik and children of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Varady visited
friends here after returning from a
few months stay abroad.
A number of townpeople are en-
joying the Sells-Floto circus in Perth
Amboy today.
Joseph Vinnay successfully passed
his test for chauffeur's license yester-
daV-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-15

Bedbugs lay an average of seven
eggs per day. Under favorable con-
ditions they hatch In five days of
which two-thirds are females. They
mature to adult size and are capable
of laying In four weeks. How many
bedbugs would you have in a year
II you left one female or egg unmo-
Tested for one year?
To rid the pesky bedbuT. you readily see how
necessary it is ia use a preparation that win Kill
the eggs as well as the live ones.
P d. @. has been demonstrated by tho cad
ing Hospitals, Hotels and Railroad Companies
that thesafest and most economical way TO stop
Sold by City Pharmacy, Inc, and
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KEASBEY

Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Deik en-
tertained a number of friends and
relatives at their home Sunday in
honor of the wedding anniversary of
Mrs. Deik's brother. August Valid
man and his wife of Philadelphia.
The guests present included Mr.. and
Mrs. L. G. Ulbricht, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Waldman and son Howard,
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Waldman of
Fords, Charles Waldman. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Yenk of Perth Amboy,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Waldman of Phil
adelphia. Victor Therkelsen and chill
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at the Reformed church tomorrow
nigh will be "As They Went
The regular monthly social of the
u people of the Reformed
church Will be held o. Thursday
night of this week. A program will
be given followed by a social time.
Ellsworth n. Triton of Flatbusn
is spending a week with his grand
r~o~onts, Mr.. and Mrs. William A.
Triton.
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PESKY BED BUGS

future generations Of bedbuss. reaches. Heas
and antsis is to use the new discovery Pesky Dew
lis Quietus p. ID. O."
A S6c package of P. D. @. makes a quart.
enough to kill a million bedbugs, caches, fens
and coolies and at the same time destroy their
eggs.
Impossible for them to exist when p D. Q 10
properly used. Free a patent spout in every
package to get the pesky devils in the hard-to-
get-at places and save the Juice.
P. D.. Q. is not an insect powder. no muss or
dust. does not ret or burn the bedding.
P.D. G. for family uoe 3Sc. Hospital size $3.50
makes five gallons. P. d Q. can also be
purchased in sealed bottles. double strength.
liquid form.
Genuine P. D. @. is never peddled,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-15

Girls can secure clean pleasant work
sewing handkerchiefs steady work all
year round. good pay while learning. Ap-
NV Newport Handkerchief Co. 2S7 First
Street. ksyport, n. J.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-15

Ambergris is the most indispens-
able material used by the perfumer.
Asphalt from the western coast of
America was laid in New York
directs in 1895.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-15

Sold by City Pharmacy, Inc, andother leading druggists.
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YOUR BEAUTY
LEMONS AS AN AID IN QUEST FOR GOOD LOOKS

: expensive letiens to prevent aad
cure freckles and sunburn, it is
doubtful whether you will obtain
more efficaeious help than lemen
Juice affords rubbed over the skin
just after exposure. It should be
then removed with cold cream.
And the following simple for
mula is also excellent for sun.
burn;
Sweet milk, one eupful; the
juice of one lemon.
Squeeze the lemon into the
milk and let it stand in q cecil
place until it curdles. On retir-.
ing, dip a soft cloth into the
mixture and sponge your face
with it.
An excellent plan is to keep
9 lemon cut in half conveniently
near your toilet shelf. Rubbed
ever your hands at intervals It
will soften, bleach and refresh
SA0AAts AOAAONS GR0L0 0AAA Wt4@
save too frequent washing.
A half lemon rubbed over cal
loused spots on your feet will
tend to soften them. Rubbed
over the soles Of your feet a
lemon CUE in half viii prove rest
full. Lemon Juice sprinkled freely
into your foot bath will refresh
yeur tired feet.
Probably there ia no better
rinse for the hair than the Juice
at one or two lemons sprinklea
into the rinsing water. It will
soften the water and give silk
like smoothness to your hair.
Also 1t will bring out every bit Of
its natural sheen.
1t is delightful to apply lemon
juice as bleach to the hands by
means of the following simple
formula: Lemon juice, one ounce;
honey, one ounce; eau de cologne,
one ounce.
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WHY SABLE poEsNT cHANGE HIs coAT nv
WINTER.

and from my observation of
pussy-cats, it seemed to me that
little brown animal was there for
no good reason 80 far a. the
bird was concerned,
What is it?" I asked Bunny.
Its a sable-the animal whose
fur is more valuable than any
other in the world" said Bunny.
YES" answered /. 1.-THE Car
had a farm where sables were
raised to furnish fur for the royal
family. I don't blame anyene for
admiring 1t. Isn't that a beauti-
ful coat this fellow ia wearing?"
But" asked the inauisitive
Bobby, III he lives up here all the
year round why isn't he white in
winter, like. most of the animals
who live here?"
TITS simply question Of diet"
announced Bunny, looking wise
like q doetor does when he writes
q prescription. ''You see, sables
live on berries and a vegetable
diet. They really prefer it. But
when the bleak winds come down
from the north and sweep over
the country it blows many of the
berries and leaves off the trees"
"Well?" queried Bobby impa-
tiently.
Well" laughed Bunny. "You
can very easily see that the vege-
table diet for Mr.. Sable might be
too light and he might not want
to get any thinner than he is. so
nature has provided him with a
brown coat to match the trees in
which he climbs"
What does he climb trees
for?" asked Bobby.
"Sh," whispered Bunny as the
sable scampered off. II hate to
tell you, but to catch birds"
(Copyrisht, 1879, by International
Feature Service, Incl
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Why the Marriage Of the Principal Characters Of This Novel
Was Able to Stand the Test Is Related in
Captivating Manner

what he felt about fissy weddings.
Martha always felt as he did.
With the thought an inner door
changed open and sickeningly thera
was the whole thing to begin
again! What II Martha had been
feeling as he had7 What did q
decent girl feel before her mar
riage anyhow Did she dread it
perhaps or on the other hand.
had she too lost the thrill-wers
they already like some OF the mar
riad couple he knew who kissed
with listlass lips, looked ct one
another with stolid CLASSY eyes7
No. Martha was ali right! Marths
wouldn't ciangel But didn't that
make It worse? What did she OK.
pect to find in marriage? He had
never once before thought Of that,
absorbed by this new complication.
and for many days would not allow
himself even to glance at 1t. He
hated the idea OF thinking about
IL. He hated the whoIo idiotic
tangle he kept getting into. why.
damn It, getting married was no
such complicated affair! Look nj
al the iInhcciles who sailed into
It. . vacuous smile on their lips
and nothing whatever in their
heads. and made : success cf it.
a man wasn't q woman, thank
God! and couldn't be expected Is
divide what = woman wanted out
Of marriage. People who did not
expect too much Of II. or Of any
thing. were the only ones with
intelligence,
just az this time he rot HIS
first chance at 3 big order. An
industrial suburb was projected To
house the operatives OF 4 new ma
schine-tool manufacturing plant IN
the Connecticut valley. The con-
tractors had never been Gates
customers ana no one In the Of
flee thought that young critten-
den had the ghost OF : show Of
landing the order-nO one. that Ii,
but young Crittenden himself. The
contrast would rum UP into the
millions Of board feet; forgetting
Martha. marriage. every personal
element IN lie. NeaIe started after
1t.
He studied the buyer, the eitua-
tion, the sort Of lumber needed. He
sat up nights going over the archI-
tect's specifics ions; made up alter.
native schedules for spruce. oaiE.
yellow pine interior trim; clear or
grade a" shingIes. Then, devIing
deep in the information he himself
had himself had collected. he 70
checked bis figures, shaving the
margin Of safety Down tin he vas
sure his bid would be lower than
any other firms, and vet safe
no danger Of leaving the firm II
the hole. The Gates Lumber CO.
could count On its usual percent
age Of profit and Neala CFitten-
den on his biggest commission
vet. TO add TO the sum he was
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<(TNDEED it is wonderful,
Bobby, how nature pro-
tects animals by changing
their colors to suit the landscape
of the seasons" said / as we
trudged through the snow far UP
in northern Russia.
Yes" said Bobby. do you
remember that we didn't recog-
nize little Miss Ermine that day
in summer in her brown suit.
when we had met her the winter
before in white?"
"Yes, I do. And do you remem-
Der the ptarmigan-the bird we
saw in the Highlands Of Scotland
who changed his plumage to
snowy white in winter" I asked.
"And then don't forget the
Arctic fox. He's another fellow
who turns white in winter"
AS 1t happened, Behby's ques-
ton was very soon answered.
For at that moment. Bunny gave
me a knowing look and pointed
TO naked tree which stood out
against the white horizon with it's
bare brown branches with a few
struggling dried leaves fluttering
in the cold wind.
looked, and at first could see
nothing. Then strained my
eyes as we approached the tree,
and there on a branch ] thought
saw something moving-hut !
wasn't sure.
Stand STILL" said Bunny.
We obeyed. Sure enough,
there was a little brown, animal
crawling along the branch of the
tree. He was exactly the color
of the dark brown of the tree
tfunk-and what a wonderful
rich brown he was!
He had his eye on a bird which
was lowering around the tree,
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the way so many husbands he
knew acted with their wives! OF
course all this was to be expect
ed, too: you set used to things;
you .can't so on being thrilled BY
familiar sensations. In the nature
Of things marriage could not be az
transcendent as people pretended.
when men and women are 90 far
from being tranacandentl
And yet little by little whenever
in the pauses Of his business he
gave q thought to his personal
future he felt it all there again,
heavier and heavier, weighing
down leadenly every thought
which he tried to send ahead into
the life he meant to make 50 hap.
py for Martha.
At this. Tor q short time, ne fell
into an inner panic. lost his head,
thought himself abnormal. incap-
able OF ordinary human life. He
was afraid TO see Martha, and was
In his heart immeasurably re.
Iieved when she was called off ~
= wedding IN her Aunt's family to
q somewhat lengthy visit in ohio.,
He wanted to have It all out with
himself while she was gcne-n1abe
an end OF al this nonsense. But
what he did was to think Of it a.
little as possible.
With Martha gone he was able
to occupy his mind entirely
with business problems. and the
release from tormsnting personal
.snnaI worries was grateful to him.
He had been intensely iii at ease.
He was relieved that hts discom-
fort was passed, quite passed.
Her First Letter.
He opened Martha's first letter
with pleasure. Letters were ell
right; they didn't harry you with
emotional overtoneh. He read her
entertaining account Of the proc
trate condition Of both families
over the elaborate wedding cere-
mony impending. Everybody, it
seemed, was frantic with nerves
except the bride-to-be and her
young man, Of course, who paid
no attention to anybody or any
thing but themselves. Neale
thought he felt q note OF good
natured satire in this, end smiled
appreciatively. That was exactly
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The Story Of Two Young People Who We're Destined for
49, Each Other Though Every Influence Seemed
Fs4bt To Keep Them Apart s<

had been struck by new thought,
"Neale. do you realize it! J We'rst
really going to be married--juss
like anybody else. don't believe
/ ever thought we really would" /
Didn't your he said. II all
ways had sort of notion we
would" But although this was
not the first time she had express
ed this feeling, something about
her accent. or aspect, crystalliEed
into tangible form authorizations
which had been as vague in his
case as In hers.
Other Things.
About this time ne began to
notice that Instead 81 misty, In.
the-diatant.future glances at what
marriage was to mean. came con
crete, definite, recurring pictures
Of one scene after another in the
life hafore them. His Imagination,
never very quickly aroused or very
flexible by nature. began to be
prodded by circumstances into an
unwonted activity on the subject
of Martha and this marriage. He
saw her In his minds eye across
the breakfast table, on the other
side of the hearth, or even sitting
on the arm OF his chair with his
arm around her, as she often sat
now while they talked over their
plans. But Ut was one Of the first
limitations he had OF the storm
before hiInl he encountered some
curious dumb resistance deep In
his heart when he tried to think
of her more Intimately with the
wells Of girfhocd gone. ali his wife,
Something within flashed up with
chivalrie swiftnesa to shut out
such Thoughts. He amazed him
self once or twice by feeling his
face hot, a. though with shame at
the idea Of making Martha, Martha
whom he loved 90 much, his wife.
What sort Of morbid prudery was
this? A scan a. Il was passed he
found IL incredible: and felt It
again. Perhaps IL wasn't so In
credible after all. Maybe that was
the price you paid for knowing
something about life" 1t was
inevitable-what must be felt by
every man who had not been
brought up in q, vacuum. And 1t
was really all right and nothing to
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be squeamish over. Human nature
IL what it is, and there's no use
dressing 1T up in high,sounding
namesl
IL that had been all he had To
worry himl But there were other
things. More than once he had
felt q new transportation rise IN him
when Martha would so on dla,
eussing the color Of wallpaper and
window-curtains. Hang It all, he
was ready to agree with her what
ever way she wanted it--wasn't.
that enough without dragging him
into discussion of details he
didn't understand or care about?
Nothing Of any great Importance,
such passing moments of impa-
thence, and yet he had gloried in
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his certainty that Martha and he
agreed on everything! More troub.
ling stili-hs remembered 30 dis
tihctly the first time blending to-
setheF over 4 book q strand OF
Maftha's hair had touched his
cheek. He could still feel the
SILVER with which he had drawn
sway true, he had not realized
what vas taking place had felt
subconsciously 40 X q spider were
walking across his faee-hut just
the same, three years ago though
he might have recoiIed, his next
impulse would have been to snatch
that tress Of hair and kiss it.
Why didn't he kiss il now? Why,
here Il was again, just az if they
we're married already: that was