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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26
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Will Make Effort to Unite All
County Factions in the
Democratic Ranks
MEETING is CALLED
rs Prominent Democrats Will
Maof hnxf TuocdoU Ninb} m
rs Prominent Democrats Will
Meet Next Tuesday Night to
Discuss Plans

NEW BRUNSWICK, April 2o.---
Governor George s. Silzer is to as
sumo the reigns of leadership in
Middlesex county for the coming fall
campaign so as to get all Democra-
tic factions in line and to insure the
winning of all county elective Offices
l this year.
Twenty-Five prominent Democrats
have been notified to attend a meet
ing scheduled for next Tuesday
rlight, the site not having been made
known. At this conference the ticket
for the coming election will be taken
up and all of the leaders will be ask
ed to work together for the good of
the party.
Governor Silzer, his secretary,
Fred NJ. p. Pearse, Assemblyman
Fred w. DeVoe, Edmund Hayes,
Thomas Hagerty. Bernard Cannon,
Thomas Brown, Joseph z. Stricken,
John Toolan, William Allgair, An
thony j. Gebhardt, and Andrew Ely
will be among those present at this
\ conference.
Three candidates for freeholder,
three for the assembly and strong
candidate for sheriff Will be given
real attention by the leaders at this
conference. DeVoe, present assem-
blyman. will be one of the three can
didates for assembly.
A committee for financing the
campaign and another for organiz-
ing every community in the county.
arc to be chosen. During the next
three weeks the campaign of the
arious candidates will be started on
I'd the leaders predict a Democra-
year. The present county admin
ration the Democrats claim, is
son enough for change. The
nrnor and his secretary will tour
county during the coming CAM
- to aid the entire Democratic
George Baier. New Brunswick
erchant. prominent in Masonic
'ge circles, is one of the candidates
ationed for sheriff. Ely, Geb-
hlrdt, Joseph Hermann, Mayor Ed
Clark of Sayreville and Richard Gal
win of Perth Amboy are also men
toned.
For freeholder, Kalteisen, John w.
Kelly of Perth Amboy, L. Leon Lob
lein, former Mayor Frank Gordon of
South Amboy. Frank Allgair of
South River and David Perrine of
Piscataway township are mentioned.
DeVoe is the only candidate men
toned for the assembly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26
SAY D VALERA
NOT CAPTURED

DUBLIN. April IS (By The Asso-
ciated Press) There is no founda-
tion for the reports from Paris that
Eamon de Valera had been captured
by Free State forces last Saturday
near Cork and that official announce
ment of the capture is impending, it
was declared in responsible quarters
here today.
The source to which the report
was credited has no means Of knowl-
edge, it was asserted, and the ac-
count was characterized as coke"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26

Two Union Beach men were tfx
victims of grade crossing accident
at the Union avenue crossing OF the
Central Railroad in that place about
O'Clock this morning. Details Of
the accident were not available. bui
IL was learned Emil Friewald,
contractor OF Union Beach, was IN
stantly killed and ELMER Daniels
also of Union Beach, the other oc-
cupant OF the car, was seriously in
jured.
The train which struck the auto
mobile stopped but did not take
Daniels to Perth Amboy- The injured
man was placed upon the next train
for Amboy which came along a few
minutes later. Daniels was married
but had no children. lie was
newsdeaier in Union Beach and Is
survived by a wife, mother ard
father. He was thirty wears old = -. y
lived about 200 feet from the cross.
| ing where the accident occurred.
F'riewald, contractor living rear
Daniels. was forty-five years o7t3
married, and the fathey of Children
Death was instantaneous in his case
The car in which the men were ria
ing was completely demolished.
The train which struck the auto
mobile was No. 376 in cl1arge
Engineer Thompson of Long Brai4eR
ana Conductor A. D. Jones. II being y
northbound train. William Daiika
and 5. j. Ludwig are reported n
have witnessed the accident t.8a.
men being unable to explain why III
driver of the car failed to see the a9.
preaching train.
An examination of Daniels coid
finn eh IL
a fractured skull. He was nneoA
scious and in a serious condition X
being said that there were slight
chances for his recovery.
An operation was decided upon Il
relieve the pressure from his braf
in an effort to save his life. but ths
attempt to save his life failed h.
dying a few minutes after he xas
brought from the operating room
Dr. Frank c. Henry and DIR. William
H. Mccormick, Jr.. attended the in
Jured man but their efforts 70 sats
his life were in vain. Daniels die
not regain consciousness.
A touring car owned and driven
bv Joseph Galaida, OF 652 Ambey
avenue, Perth Anboy. in which were
riding one other man and two wo-
men. crashed into the guard fence
along the road near the Morgan
grade crossing at about / O'Clock
this morning. all OF the OCCUPANTS
having a narrow escape from serious
injury. Galaida. as far as can be
learned, received the most serior.
injuries. His right arm was almost
torn out OF the socket by one OF tas
planks in the fence which went
through the radiator. through fhs
dashboard and out the back OF the
car. Another plank from the FENCE
Continued Oh page -
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26
Two Fatally Hurt As Train
Wrecks Auto Near
keyport Today
M o RGAN ACCIDENT

One instantly killed and another fatally injured IN
grade crossing accident Union Beach the outskirts Of
port about ocock this morning. the automobile In which they
riding being struck by Ne8 Jersey Central train
Four persons, two snd two women had miraculous
from death serious injury last night when the automob
which they riding crashed into fence at Morgan
anks entering the radiator and going through the the
Perth Amboy having his right almost severed Ali
four occupants taken the South Amboy hospital for
three being discharged The driver although suffering
painful injury his critical condition
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26
BOOZE GRAF 7
PROBE STARTED

WASHINGTON, April 26.-An in
vestigation into the many charges
that graft is being practiced on or
among federal prohibition agents
has been begun by the Internal Rev
enue Bureau, under which the pro-
hibition unit operates. Treasury Of
ficials said today that considerable
data had been laid before Commits
sioner Blair. but thus far the inquiry
had disclosed no losses to the gov
ernment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26
Cnunle VIII Testify

ST. JOSEPH. Mich. April 26 tBy
The Associated Press)
Hill. aged 2S. and Mrs. Lillian Han
afford, aged 20, who were intercept
ed at Stevensville early today while
fleeing from the House of David.
were brought back to st. Joseph this
morning and agreed to go before the
grand jury investigating alleged Inn
morality at the colony and tell all
they knew about conditions there.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26
WILLIAM M. WEIANT WILL
ADDRESS K. OF C. TONIGHT

William NJ. Weiant, secretary
treasurer of the Perth Amboy Trust
Company, has been secured as the
speaker for the meeting of San
Salvador Council, No. 299, knights
of Columbus to be held tonight at
the club house in High street.
Grand Knight John v. Burke ex-
poets to welcome large number
OF members at this time. Several
important matters are scheduled to
come up for action at the meeting
of the council including preparations
for the circus to be held the week
of May Z the annual spring dance
tomorrow night Az the club house
and the annual excursion to be held
this summer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26
NEWS
BY A. P. WIRE
Ship is abandoned

LONDON. April 26:-A Reuters
dispatch from Capetown says that
the Portuguese mail steamer Mossa-
medes, which grounded several days
ago at Cape Frio, southwest Africa,
has been found abandoned, with no
sign of the 237 passengers she car
ried. Thus far, the dispatch adds.
no boats have been picked up and
there is no indication of the fate of
passengers and crew.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26
Forest Fires Raging

CAPE MAY. April 26:-Despite
heavy rains this spring, forest fires
have been raging in Cape May coun-
ty, nineteen miles north of this city,
for three days.
Timberland for many miles be-
tween Woodbine, Dennisville, Bell
Plain and West Creek have suffered.
Four shacks and one house in Dem
nisyille have burned.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26
WILL. ADMIT
900 REFUGEES

WASHINGTON. April 96:-Presi-
dent Harding decided today 10 per-
nit transportation to the United
States to the 500 Russian refugees
who recently landed in the Philip
pines after stormy voyable in their
own ships from Vladivostok.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26
Drastic Water Action
For FOrdS Section
Water Committee of Town.
ship to Take Matter Up
With Water Company

FORDS, April 25.-Aroused by the
protests of taxpayers against the ex-
isting water shortage in this district,
the water committee of the town
ship has taken steps to remedy the
condition. Speedy relief has been
promised by Committeeman Albert
Larsen, who called the attention of
the low water pressure to the town
ship committee at their recent meet
ing. Mr.. Larsen said this morning
that conference Is being arranged
with the officials of the water COM
pany and they will be asked to re-
lieve the present situation.
Mr.. Larson nor the taxpayers can
account for the low pressure. Some
of the residents, however, are of the
opinion that actual water shortage
at the source OF supply must be the
cause. Business people here believe
that the water company which sup
plies number of municipalities in
the county Is directing the water to
industries in other towns while Fords
suffers the consequences. While
the matter has been taken up with
the water company on numerous oc-
casions, the township, according to
information given, was never able
to learn the exact situation.
Six inch Main
New Brunswick avenue here is
with a six inch water
main, while other parts of the dis
trict have only two incn
mai:.. Whether the small pipe IS
the actual result of the low pres
sure could not be learned.
One of the house wives explained
to a reporter of the Evening News
how her water faucet functions. I'm
the morning when there is water, II
runs at an average of 90 pounds
pres ure. Toward noon the pres
sur is lowered to almost half. In
order to save from summing to the
we'll and carry it to the house | fill
up all available cans to have a sup
ply on hand for the day" the wo-
ma. said.
HoPELAWN, April 25:-Unlike
keasbey, Hopelawn Is enjoying good
water service. From information
gathered along Florida Grove road
the residents seldom il ever meet
with any difficulties In getting the
right water pressure. They attribute
the satisfactory flow to the large
mains which run in this section.
is said to have eight and
SIX inch mains. Some of the other
parts of the township have only two
inch. mains. The water system was
brought to Hopelawn upon COM
pulsory ordinance. Committeeman
Larson said this morning that he had
not received any complaints from
this district. The residents, at the
time the water question was intima-
ted, fought against its installation
on the ground of the high cost in get
ting connections. There seems to be
however a general feeling that the
taxpayer here is satisfied as far as
the water problem goes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26
Clara PhilIins Held

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, April
26.-(By The Associated Press)-
Clara Phillips, the escaped Califor-
mia hammer murderess, with a wo-
man companion, arrested here on
Saturday, are still held in the local
Jail awaiting full Identification and
extradition papers, while the man
who accompanied her under the
name of Carson, is separately held
in the penitentiary.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26
CHANGE AnnroprIatiop

WASHINGTON, April 26--The
appropriation made by congress at
the last session for elevating the
guns of the American fleet will not
be used for that purpose, Secretary
Delby announced today, because OF
the unintended erroneous state
ments made by navy representatives
in recommending the appropriation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26
Tall CefIars Meet

ATLANTIC CITY, April 20
Archie G. New, of Baltimore, was
chosen junior deputy supreme tall
cedar today at the annual election
of the Tall Cedars of Lebanon of
the United States. New won in q
contest over Franklin Brossman, of
Reading, Pa, and later the selection
was made unanimous.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26

Edmund Dalby, who played with
the Kovac. Stock Company at the
Bijou theatre in this city back in
1913, is playing in the Dalby-Sher-
wood act, Two of a Kind" at the
Majestic theatre the last three days
of this week. This is one of seven
acts in connection with the anniver-
sary celebration at the Majestic.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26
SHIP IN DISTRESS

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. April 26:
Wireless stations early today
picked up S. o. s. calls from the
5.543-ton shipping board cargo
steamer Brush. in distress off Cape
Arago. The Brush, believed to carry
a crew of 40, sailed from Aberdeen.
Wash. for San Francisco last night
Philadelphia is her home port.
$500 enrolls you IN the FORD WEEK
LY PURCHASE PLAN. Dorsey Motors,
Inc. Open Evenings.
s4eS2-4-26-ets
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26
2 KILLED, | HURT, IN ACCIDENTS
KNITTING MARATHON"
LATEST ENDURANCE TEST

ATLANTIC. CITY, April 2e:-
The latest endurance contest-a
knitting marathon-will be held
Friday by the Drop Stitch Club.
Twelve knitters will compete for
a pair of gold headed needles. Al
cohol rubs will be administered.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26
FEDERAL ENACTMENT

CHICAGO, April 25:-Federal in
dictments naming seven men as well
as the firm of Grommes and Qllrich,
liquor dealers, which recently was
dissolved by distribution of its $780,
600 stock of liquors to the stock
holders, were returned before Dist
rict Judge Wilkerson today by the
Federal Grand Jury.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26

Teacher: what Is the French word for
performance?'
Pupil: Chevrolet"
JEFFERSON MOTORS INC.
4-2s-tfs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26

TYPEWRITERs--Depe FOR rent.
Comegys q Bro. Smith ana Elm Streets.
ttfs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26

$500 enroiis you in the FORD WEEK
LY PURCHASE PLAN. Dorsey Motors,
Inc. Open Evenings.
240s2--4-2s-2ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26

Nobody walks. Start FORD WEEKLY
PURCHASE account today. Dorsey Mo-
tors Inc Open evenings
240s2-4-26-2t'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26

Teacher: "rwhat is the French word for
performance?'
IEFFERsoN MOTORS, INC.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26

MAXWELL" the car for Pep, Service
and Economy. Stiliwell Sells Them. Tel
2275. Middlesex Motors, Inc.
24OT3--4-26-12ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26

Everblooming rose bushes, s5c; for
800 Clark The Florist. 1Ts Smith st.
24o70--4-2G-3ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26
Crew Ahandons shin

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, April g.
The crew OF the steamer Brush.
aground off Cape Arago. Ore, has
abandoned the ship, according to
the members of the ships radio op-
orator, relayed to the Federal Tele-
graph Company here. The operator
said il was his final message.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26

Nobody walks. start a FORD WEEKLY
PURCHASE account today. Dorsey Mo-
tors Inc. Open evenings.
e40g2-4-26-2ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26
SHzer TO Lead County Democrats In Fall Campaign
WEATHER

Fair tonight and
Friday; gentle
and ari a bic
winds.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-06-08
ANCIENT LAW STILL STANDS
Edlct Issued by Roman Praetor $3.50
Years Ago Held to Be Enforce
able In Scotland.

A Roman praetor'S edict of 2,290
years ago still affects innkeepers and
ostlers in Scotland. A Drainie farmer
handed his horse to an ostler to be
stabbed. and the ostler placed it into a
double stable, where, shortly after, a
second horse was placed. These two
horses had previously shared a stall
and were known to be quiet and not
Quarrelsome. The farmers horse was
sound when it was put into the stable,
but when he returned for it, it was
found to be lame on the off fore leg,
and two days later, on the advice of a
veterinary surgeon, was destroyed.
The farmer sued the ostler and the
judge dismissed the case, which was
appealed. The appeal judge held that
IN law the Praetorian edict of 367 B.
G. applied and that the injury was
not due to ''the act of God" The
lord justice-clerk said the case raised
questions of Importance and difficulty.
The first question they had to decide
was whether stabler fell within the
rraetors edict After carefully con.
sidering the arguments adduced and
surveying the authorities cited, he was
unable to find in modern law any war.
rant for the suggested discrimination.
He was of the opinion that stablers,
as well as inkeepers. according to the
law of Scotland, fell within the edict
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-06-08
ACT ENDS AaE-0LD ENMlTY
Students Of History See Slgnlfeancs
In Racent Move Of the Dean
Of Westminster.

There Is more than meets the eye
In the announcement that the dean
Of Westminster has assigned a partic-
ular stall on the north side of the
chair for the use of the mayor Of
Westminster whenever he visits the
abbey In either public or a private
capacity. The deans kindly act re-
moves another obstacle to the full
friendship which should exist In West
minister between the ecclesiastical and
the civic authorities. Centuries ago
there was no love lost between them.
The abbey authorities were powerful
body; the citizens Of Westminster
were struggling to be free, In mu-
nicipal sense. 1t was the cellarer Of
the abbey who built the Gatehouse
prison late in the Fourteenth century
and installed the abbey janitor as its
keeper. 1t was the abbot who had Gus
tody Of all prisoners captured within
the liberties. 1t was the abbot who,
when debts were owing to the nonas
terry, did not recover them by ordinary
process Of law, but sent out his "com-
mon pressers" to distrain on the
debtors goods. When Bryan Talbot,
gentleman by birth, fell into ar.
rears with his rent, he had to sur
render his large bedsted legged" his
'litili old Ship Chest" his water-tub
and his "blew pylyan for woman"
Not until the middle of the Fifteenth
century did self-government manifest
itself ina society Of citizens, and that
Is long way from the gift to the
mayor Of a stall in the abbey--Oris
tian Science Monitor.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-06-08
LINK WITH HISTORIC PAST
sSpear Thrower," Relic OF Early
America, Indicates Common cuI.
ture In the Country.

A spear thrower" or Throwing
stick" found among the implements
Of the prehistoric people of America
in caves In the Ozark mountains in
Missouri and Arkansas. may be an
important aid In lifting the mystery
which enshrouds the ancient cultures
Of the American continents. The
throwing stick is the only article so
far unearthed which furnishes any
connection between these people and
others which have existed on this con-
tinent. The weapon Is extremely
simple, consisting Of a round or fiat
stick one to two inches in diameter
and about 10 inches long notched at
one end and perforated at the other,
with sometimes one, sometimes two
holes. Into these holes the prehistoric
man thrust his fingers, affixed his
short-shafted stone-headed dart to the
notched end, raised the stick over his
shoulder, and by means Of a quick,
Jerking movement Of the arm hurled
the dart at enemy or game.
Close adaptations of the weapon are
found among the ruins of prehistoric
American civilization extending from
Peru far north beyond the Arctic circle
The weapon seems to have been uni
versal to all climes Of the western
hemisphere and to all periods, even
down to the present day. when 1t is
still in use among the Eskimos of the
Arctic, and the Tarascan Indians In
the Patzcuaro lake region Of Mexico.
1t furnishes possible missing link
between the prehistoric civilization Of
the western half of the continent and
those Of the extreme East.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-06-08
CONDOR GIANT AMONG BIRDS
California Species Believed to Have
Exceeded in Size Its Cousin Of
South America.

Naturalists have determined that
the California condor exceeds In size
It's cousin, the condor of the Andes OF
South America, and is larger than the
giant or wandering albatross which
travels the ocean lanes of the Pacific.
south of the equator. The extreme
wing expanse of the California condor
is close to twelve feet. Through care
full measurements, the naturalist
learned that the condor Of the south
ern countries is smaller in all respects
One of these largest birds that fly
Is on exhibition in the Natural His
tory museum at San Diego, Cal. Be-
side the condor, the turkey buzzard, a
smaller relative, appears to be a
dwarf. Both birds are carrion eaters,
a fact which has contributed substan-
tally to the near extinction of the
condor. Naturalists of earlier years
record that the condor was once fairly
common in California.
Ranchers and settlers have been IN
directly responsible for the killing Of
many condors through the placing OF
poisoned meat intended for consump-
ton by coyotes, bobcats and panthers.
Large numbers have also been wan
tonly killed through the indiscriminate
use Of firearms.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-06-08
LAW NOT STEvENSON'S FORTE
PopuIar Writer Was an Advocate by
Profession, but Early Abandoned
the Occupation.

Robert Louis Stevenson, the famous
Scottish novelist and essayist, was an
advocate by profession-member of the
Scottish bar-but he never practiced.
He hated the law-or at least the
practice of it-and abandoned it for
literature as quickly as he could. At
the bar in Edinburgh, Lord Shaw Of
Dunfermline (then Mr. Thomas Shaw,
advocate) had an interesting view Of
Stevenson as an advocate He writes .
Il remember seeing him, with his
very white wig and his glossy dark
hair, his complexion Of an ivory pallor,
and his cleaning dark eyes. A few
days after Stevenson went to the bar
he had got guinea, sent to him with
Instructions His sole duty was to
ask the judge for intimation and serv-
ice Of petition of the party against
whom it was directed. All he had to
do was to stand up at the bar and
utter three words interrogatively In
timation and serviceT But he was a
mass of nerves, and these three words
he could not utter, and he besought
his friend to go into court and make
the little motion for him. never
heard of his earning another guinea
as an advocate"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-06-08
AMERICAN MEN OF LETTERS
corded Proper Recognition by Ac-
knowledged English Authority.

When John Morley started the Eng
fish Men of Letters" series in 1878 he
did not include an American author
excepting Hawthorne; not even Emer-
son for whom he was later to ex-
press his high regard And it is char
acteristie of the difference between
the American point of view and the
British that all the volumes of the
English Men of Letters" series were
issued in the United States, while only
two or three of the corresponding
american Men of Letters" series were
issued in Great Britain.
We are interested in their authors
and they are not interested in OURS, or
at least such interest as they may
have in ours is sporadic and intermit
tent, accidental and uncertain. l know
only one British history Of the litera-
ture of the English language which
pays any attention to the American
contributors to that literature. This
sole exception is the brilliant book by
Andrew Lang; and l have reason to
believe that he gave adequate consid
GRAFTON to Irving and Cooper, Emerson
and Hawthorne, Longfellow and Low
ell, Holmes and Poe, only because
urged him to do so.-From Some
Transatlantic Perspectives," Brander
Matthews.