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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-14
PANBURY

Mrs. Catherine F. Bowers. widow
of Reuben Bowers, died early We'd
nesday morning at the age of So
years at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Jennie 3. Campbell, of Gran
bury. She is survived by one sister,
Mrs. S.. NJ. Reid, of Red Bank: also
leaves four children, Mrs. Jennie
Campbell, of Cranbury, Mrs. Lincoln
Applegate, of Dutch Neck, Charles
Bowers. of Windsor, and Lewis
Bowers, of Dutch Neck. She was
born at PerrineviIle and was a mem
Der of the First Presbyterian church
Of Ieightstown. Funeral services
will be held Friday afternoon at two
o'clock from the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Campbell. Rev. Thomas
Tyack pastor of the Hightstown
Presbyterian church will be in
charge and will be assisted by Rev.
Frederick ~Schweitzer, pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church of
Cranbury. Interment will be in
Brainerd cemetery, Cranbury, under
the direction of A. S. Cole, Son &
Co.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday afternoon for Mrs. Catherine
A. Mcdowell at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. William Nevius at
New Brunswick. Mrs. Mcdowell was
the mother of Mrs. John D. Cham
berlin of Cranbury.
The Sacrament of Baptis-, was
administered to several children at
the Children's day services held in
the churches of Cranbury. In the
First Presbyterian to Anna Apple
gate, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Schenck; in the Second Presbyterian,
Alvah George, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alvah Probasco; Ruth Alderman,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Warren p.
Dey; Lillian Claire, daughter of Ma
and Mrs. Lewis B. C-hamberlin;
James Adele, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Farr Chamberlin; Janet Ber-
nice, daughter of Mr.. and Mars. Will
ton Dey; Eva Bernice, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schnell, Rob-
ert Lawrence, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Ravens.
There will be a special meeting of
the CTanbury Woman's Club next
Wednesday afternoon, June goth, at
the home Of the retiring president,
Mrs. William N. Hughes. There will
be ave new members voted into
membership of the club.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-14
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. George Mathews, OF
Brooklyn, a been visitors at
Prince Bay.
F. L. Waldeck and T. B. Hallock
have been added to the list of trus-
tees of the Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Harold Tannenberger, of
Elizabeth, visited her mother, Mrs.
Belle Hitchcock this week.
Miss Alice Androvette, of Prince
Bay, recently entertained a party of
girl friends from the Maxwell Train
ing School, Brooklyn, at her home.
Those in the party were Misses Alice
Duffy, Caroline Garlach, Marion
Coates, Ida Altbach, Mildred Fur
man, Evelyn Beveridge, Augusta
Gerlach, Anna Kenny, Ida Julian
and Regina Gross.
Raymond Van Pelt, of Annadale
and Miss Sophie L. Kaine, of Staple
ton, who were married at the Church
of the Immaculate Conception, Slap
Teton recently have taken up theii
residence in Annadale.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-14
KEYPORT MAN GETS S6,O25
VERDICT FROM IRA GROUSE

FREEHOLD, June IA. - y jury
that for two days had listened to
evidence at the trial of a suit brought
by William L. Burlew, 10 years old,
of Keyport. for $25,000 damages
against Ira Grouse of Perth Amboy
for injuries sustained March 4. 1922,
when Burlew's coupe car, driven by
William Van Inglen of Keyport,
crashed into a truck belonging to
Mr.. Grouse, and stalled at the side of
the Middleturn turnpike, returned a
tanned a bad fracture of his left leg
judgment for $6,025. Burlew sus-
and is still obliged to walk by the
aid of a crutch and physicians testi-
fled that the injured leg is more
than two inches shorter than his
right leg. Burlew sued through his
father, Charles Burlew, as next
friend.
Burlew and Van Inglen were going
from keansburg, where they had at
tended a dance, to Red Bank to pick
up Harry Cowart also of Keyport.
The truck belonging to Mr.. Grouse
a met with an accident and was
left standing at the side of the road.
Van Inglen, driving Mr.. Burlew's
car did not see the truck until almost
upon it and collided with the rear
tAl0 VI AllC NuChs "A DOdId IL OIIl lIlE
truck platform pierced the coupe and
struck Mr.. Burlew, breaking his leg.
fracture had healed it was discovered
He was taken home and after the
that there was a bad alignment and
the member was re-broken and re-
set but no better results were secur-
ed. The jury was out two hours and
20 minutes before agreeinging upon
their vedict of $6,025. In granting the
jury an hours reces Judge DAILY
said II want to say to you fellows,
with no reference to the verdict just
rendered, that in all my experience
of II years L have never seen a jury
that has paid more deep attention
than you fellows have"
Ackerson & Ackerson of Keyport
appeared for Mr.. Burlew, while John
W. McGheehan, Jr., represented Mr..
Grouse.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-14
PEABODY
BADLY INJURED
Commander of TottenviIIe
Police Hurt in Auto Acct
dent Yesterday.

TOTTENVILLE, June 14-Poliee
Captain Frank Peabody, commander
ii the Goth precinct station, Totem
lille received q fracture of the left
shoulder All arm when an ditomo.
ollie in which he was riding was
struck and turned over. by Il truck
of the Adams Hay and Feed Com
pany, of 953 Bay street, Stapleton,
at Bay street and st. Mary's avenue,
Stapleton about Ass o'clock yester-
day afternoon. Captain Peabody
was taken to the Staten Island Hos
pital in another auton obile, where
ho was attended by DIR. Davis and
later taken to the Brcai street,
Manhattan Hospital, because of the
island hosI ital being we'll filed al
tnIs time.
At the time of the accident, Cap
tain Peabody with Detectl.e Ser
geant James Graham of the Seventh
Branch Detective Bureau were on
their way from Stapieton to Anna
dale to make an arrest in the hold
up case at Annadale where three
men on Tuesday entered the plact
of Henry Lami and at the point OF
a gun relieved him OF a check -iot
$40 and a suIn of money. h au-
tomobile was owned ard operated
by John J. Boyle, of Annadale. Both
Graham and Doyle escaped injury
but Captain Peabody who was pin
ned under the car, received the
fractured shoulder and arm. Samuel
J. Amadea, of 1 School street, Fort
Wadsworth. driver of the truck was
placed under arrest charged with
reckless driving. He will be arraigned
in court today. Doyle was driving
the car along Bay street, ~hcn the
truck, driven BY AnlaGea came out of
a side street and crashed into the
machine with the two policemen and
the driver
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-14

the final number was the class will
written and read by Miss Alma a.
D1ngwall, who stated the wishes Of
the class members regarding the
disposal of certain properties and
traits to the juniors.
The stage setting was most at
~traetive. beautiful floor lamps add
in greatly 10 the effectiveness and
cut flowers and ferns were every
where in evidence.
Tonight the commencement exer-
else Will take place and the award
ing o. the diplomas will be made Dy
Hon. Joseph d. Bedle, president of
the Board of Education, and Prin-
cipal Willis Z. Bilderback.
Another feature of the evenings
program will be the presentation of
the class gift by Joseph Finerty
and the acceptance Of the gift by
George S. Hyer, a member Of the
Board of Education.
Other numbers on the program in
ciude the invocation by the Rev. T.
7. 3. Reynolds, Class Presidents
address-Edward L. Wyckoff; Vocal
solo-Miss Mildred Calvert: Class
Poem-Xarissa Stoney; Address by
Judge Henry z. Ackerson; singing
OF the class song composed by Miss
Mildred Calvart and Miss Edna
Wethered and the Farewell to Alma
Mater by Miss Dorothy Cohen.
The class Of 1928 number thirty
two, the largest class ever to have
been graduated from the local high
school. The class motto is QUAINT
est Sapere' How valuable is Wis
dom" The class colors are gold and
blue and the class flower the aster.
The class roll includes the follow
ing: Marjorie Adele Bedle. Olive
Madelyn Bedle, Ruth Eta Bilerbeck.
Mildred Ruth Calvart, Gladys Byron
Clayton, Dorothy Cohan, Alma Anna
Dlngwall. Kathryn Geraldine Dough-
erty, Catherine Victoria Dowd. Eliz-
abeth Mae Hayer, Agnes Caroline
Jones, Marie Anna Kosky, Adelaide
heglna Maloney, Margaret Mildred
Maloney, Sara Seligman, xarissa.
Augusta Stoney, Olive White Van
Brunt, Doris Mae Vanderbilt, Edna
Mae Wethered. Gladys Vernon
Young, Harvey S. Bedle, Jr., George
Morris Britton, Floyd McElwaine
Brown, Joseph Francis Finnerty,
Donald Stevenson Lockwood, Julius
Ralph Pearson, Frank Petropolis.
Isaac Rabinowitz, Anthony Vincent
Rapolla. Carleton Reid Wharton.
Wilfred Dunlap Wilson, Edward
Lisk Wyckoff.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-14
LOCAL PEOPLE TESTIFY TO THE
MIRACULOUS WORK o.
KOREKT0

Hundreds of Testimonials pour in
daily telling of suffering alleviated
| and misery checked by the wonder
Remedy KOREKTO.
Read these statements and re-
member they are from people living
right near you. You can ask them
and they will testify that they were
given voluntarily.
STOMACH WAS NOT WORKING
FOR 3 MONTHS, WAS WEAK AND
DESPONDENT. ONE BOTTLE OF
KOREKTO CURED HIM
For three months 1 was quite wor-
ried, my stomach was not working,
l felt very weak and respondent. l
was recommended Ko1ekto, which I
tried, with results that the first bot
tie cured me.
Signed: Martin Sofers,
PA Oak St,
! Perth Amboy, n. J.
REKTO Is THE BEST THING FOR
INDIGESTION. SAYS MIR. CON
OVER
"It's great stuff, your K~orekto."
began Mr.. Conover. please give me
2 bottles more. l tried 40 bottles of
fe national advertised brand for in
digestion without any improvement.
1 bought .one bottle of Korekto and
feel like a new man. Yes you may
use my name and I'll be glad to tell
any one the truth.
Signed: Matthew N. Conover.
King Georges Road,
Fords. n. j.
Remember Korekto is guaranteed
and money will be cheerfully refund
ed If 1t fails to remedy Indigestion,
Heartburn. Constipation and weak
ness due TO stomach trouble. Korek-
to will make you eat better. feel bet
ter and sleep better. Sold and guar
anteed by the National Pharmack
stores, Inc, Cor. Madison Ave. and
lSmith ST.. Perth Amboy. N. J. I
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-14
MAN THROWN FROM
WAGON Is HURT

TOTTENVILLE, June 14-AIich
aeI Macy, of $3.50 Arthur Kill road,
Kreischerville, is in the Richmond
Memorial hospital suffering with
Commissions of the body and lacera-
ton OF both arms as the result Of
being thrown from a wagon in
front of his place about 2:40 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. Macy was I'M
loading boxes from the wagon when
his horse took fright and threw him
frors the rear of the vehicle. He was
take into the house where he was
attended by DR.. Clark, the ambu-
lance surgeon. and later taken to
the hospital. The horse was caught
after a short run down the road
Motorcycle Patrolman Terranova
made the report of the accident.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-14
GIRL REPORTED MISSING
FOUND IN WOODBRIDGE

TOTTENVILLE, June 14-Esther
Iske, fifteen years old, of IS Andro-
vette street, Kreischerville, reported
by her parents on Tuesday as having
run away from home, was found
yesterday by her mother, Mrs.
Sophie Iske, at the home of her
cousin in Oak street. Woodbridge.
When the girl left home she left a
note in which she told her parents
that she was going away and would
aever return again. After much per-
slasion she returned again to her
home With her mother. Detective
Sergeant Schley was making a
search for the girl on the island.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-14
1OTTENViLLE

Mrs. ]. J.. johnson and son of
Everett, Mass, have been the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Christofferson
for a few days.
Walter limerick is confined to his
home with an attack of blood pois-
oning in his knee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cozzens have
returned from Manhattan and are at
their home in Amboy road, Rich
mond Valley, for the summer.
A. H. Sewer has been on a trip to
Canada this week.
Mrs. Martha Leavitt has been en-
te%rtaining Miss Anita Bruch of New
ark.
Miss Dolorita O'Gorman, of
brakes College, has taken a position
in the National Biscuit Company's
office, Perth Amboy.
Gustave Noak, of Linden, a for
mer resident, was a visitor in town
this week.
A second story is being added to
the Eckof bakery in Amboy road for
living purposes.
The annual Flag Day exercises of
Staten Island Lodge of Elks will be
held at the clubhouse tonight. Coun-
ty Judge j. Harry Herman, a past
exalted ruler Is III charge VI tHe Dr.
engagements.
The sum of $4,000 was loaned by
the Richmond County Building and
Loan Association to stockholders last
night at its meeting at the Office in
Main street.
Eologio Lozado, a Filipino muir
derer, who was captured just as he
was about to throw the body of his
victim over the rail of a Elizabeth
port-Staten Island ferryboat, has
been indicted on a charge of muir
der.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-14
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS

The seniors are learning the songs
to be sung at graduation next Friday
night. They report every morning
for practice in the school auditorium
under the direction of several Of the
senior teachers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-14

The school has received the sill
yer loving cup which it won in de-
batting during the past year. Il has
taken its place among the other tro-
phies in the closet in the auditorium.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-14

We don't know who lost the war
but Europe seems to be hunting it
Mixing glue in rouge will help
girl catch a man.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-14

The annual reception given by
the Alumni Association will be given
the night before graduation in the
school auditorium. This years event
is expected to be greater than ever.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-14

Advertisers are people. And every per-
son can prohtably use classified ads.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-14

No boys gym classes have been
held since the departure of r. S.
Waddell who resigned as Physical
director. A new one win be appoin-
ted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-14

Professor Dewey of Columbis
wants to make war an international
crime. We want to say to make war
Is an international crime.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-14

Many Of the boys in the school ars
making preparations to spend q
month at P~lattsburgh.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-14

If man reaps what he sows lots of
people sowed weeds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-14

A boy of nine who stole an auto
in Louisville, KY, was going in the
wrong direction.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-14
on's Removal Sale Ends In a Few DAYS

A FEW DAYS MORE ND YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO BY FURNITURE AT LESS THAN WHOLESALE
OVER
IRE ENTIRELY DsREGARDED-wE WANT TO CLEAR OUT EVERY STICK OF FURNITURE-wE
HELP US.
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In part. The hieroglyphics on the
walls have not been read. The cata-
falque has not been opened. There
may be other chambers. Incidentally
tire archaeological value Of the objects
examined to date IL estimated ut
$15O00,000. Lord Carnnrvon thought
the total might run to $60.OOO.0OO. IL
Is the greatest archaeological lind
In all the years OF Egyptian explora.
ton
True II Is that the ancient Pharnohs
did lots Of "cursing." They posted
many a curse on stone and tablet In
public building and temple. These
curses, however were mainly directed
against those who ehould fall to carry
out the Pharaoh's Will In respect to
those buildings and temples. As to
their tombs. the Pharaohs relied upon
the care with which they were hidden
and the skill with which entrance was
blocked rather than upon curses upon
possible disturbers of their last sleep.
The use OF poison In ancient Egypt
was an old story. but there seems to
be no record of the poisoning Of
Itinerary furniture.
Nevertheless, superstitious Egyp-
tIans express fear for the safety Of the
immediate family OF the dead man
his widow: his son. Lord Portchester.
who succeeds him-his countess Is an
American woman. formerly Miss Cath
crime T. Wendell of New York; his
daughter. Lady Evelyn Herbert. They
also think II quite within the possibili.
ties that all who participated In the
opening OF the catafalque chamber ara
In danger.
At the actual opening OF the cham
Der there were present several Amer.
leans of note: Howard Carter; Pro-
fessor Charles Breasted Of the Uni.
versity of Chicago: Director Winlock
of the Egyptian expedition Of the Met
ropolitan Museum OF Art. New York.
and Curator Lythgoe. Lord Carnarvon
| of course was there and Lady Evelyn
Herbert. Among the others were Sir
William Garstln and DIR. Allan II.
Gardiner. British Psychologist. At the
public opening Of the chamber three
| uuys inter otneTs present tncluueu inc
Dowager Sultana Malak OF Egypt;
Morton Howell, American minister to
Egypt, and his wife; Queen of the
Belgians and Prince Leopold: viscount
! and Viscountess Allenby.
Some of the more superstitious Of
the Egyptians assume that the curse
will even fall upon all who have re-
ceived from Lord Carnarvon gifts Of
objects from the tomb. This list IL
said to include Lady Elizabeth Bowes-
Lyon. fiancee of the Duke Of York.
Lord Carnarvon was born In 1860
and succeeded his father In 1890. He
was educated at Cambridge and mar.
ried In 1925 Almina Wombwell, n Ches-
terrified and g0d-daughter of one of
the Rothschllds. He was very rich,
owned about $4,000 acres and had a
racing stable. He was collector of
books and prints and a noted photog.
rapher.
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farther into the catafalque without de-
stroying 1t. To take the catafalque
carefully apart 1t would be necessary
to demolish a wall Of the chamber
And that wall was covered with dec
orations and hieroelyphs which must
be photographed and studied. All OF
which would take much time-and
there would be cooler weather for the
work In the fall
The ordinary. everyday American
will naturally say. "Why pick on Car
narvon? Carter. the American, Is the
man Tut should get after"
Certainly Howard Carter IL the man
most responsible for the opening of
! the tomb.
! Howard Carter was riding good
American "hunch." He believed he
was wise" to the approximate loca-
ton OF the hidden tomb Of Tut-Ankh-
Amen. His enthusiasm kept Carnarvon
"bucked up as the Englishman put t.
And Carriers "hunch" was 'the goods. -
Twice he dug in front Of the large and
elaborate tomb of Rameses VI, an un.
important king OF the Xxx dynasty,
which all the tourists visit. And twice
he missed II by few yards only. The
third time. last fall. he hit the exact
spot. Then he cabled Carnarvon. who
hastened to Luxor. 1t was Carter who
supervised the excavation. It was
Carter who cut through the walls Ia
the catafalque chamber with his own
hands
Why Carriers persistence In his hun,
for Tut-Ankh-Amen's tomb7 Every
Psychologist was keen to find this par
tlcular tomb, which was believed r.
be the last Of Importance In the Valley
Of the Kings. For Tut-Ankh-Amen was
the son-in-law and successor OF Akh
nation. the famous Hereto King" OF
the XVIII dynasty G5s7-137s b. c.
This "Heretic King" renowned poly
theism as conducted by the priests Of
Anon. declared for zone god" refused
to make war, abandoned his capital al
Thebes, built new capital city moi
far away at sTel-el-Amarna, wrot,
hymns to Atom, his new god of love-
and comforter of them that weep
and instructed his court artists to qui
conventional Egyptian art and to pic
ture things as they appeared to tn,
eye. In short, he was an nll-aroun,
reformer who established an Egyptian
Utopia. Carter found his rified toni
In 1907. His city is now being exca
waited.
Tut-Ankh-Amen at first called him
self Naturalization and accepted IN,
god of his father-in-law. Then h,
abandoned the new capital. went bacI
to Thebes, restored the Anon priests
with added privileges and changed hi
name to Tut-Ankh-Amen. Truth I,
4 tell. the Psychologists were keen t,
find his tomb largely In the hope o
getting data about Akh-n-aton, who 4
believed to be the first man In hstor,
to declare a "one-god" religion. Doe
Tut-Ankh-Amen's tomb contain Thu
much-desired data7 Nobody knows
The contents have been examined onl,
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1t Is recalled that under the terms
Of the publishers will his widow was
given an annuity Of 25 per cent Of
the residuary trust during her widow
hood" Similarly Lord Northcliffe's
London residence, Carlton Gardens,
was bequeathed to her for the same
period. Aside from this, Lady North
cliffe received an immediate legacy Of
10000. as well as her husbands per-
sonal effects. She also has possession
Of two county houses. which the Wis
count gave her before his death.
News of the wedding at Hartlebury
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came as complete surprise to every
one except few intimate friends.
Lady Northcliffe and Sir Robert had
long been friends and were closely as
ISOLATED In war work, especially In the
organization Of a private hospital for
sick and wounded soldiers. Sir Rob
ert and Lord Northclifre also were
close friends.
The bride Is popular hostess and
her wide circle Of friends is specu-
lating as to whether she will enter
liberal society In view Of her husband
active association with that party,
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Production Of Coal

Wood Is today being deposited In
swamps over most Of the earth. The
necessary elements required to make
coal are IN abundance Of We I'd to be
submerged, a marsh full Of water for
the wood to lie in. and a supply of
mud to cover the wood occasionally
to seal II up from decay. Wherever
these conditions are fulfilled wood Is
preserved. The Hrst form II takes Ia
peat. Peat differs from wood IL that
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Wonderful Linguist

In the knowledge Of languages. the
famous Cardinal Mezzofnnti. librarian
of the Vatican. excelled. Mezzofanti
could read. write and speak In over
fifty languages, and was conversant
with many of their dialects as well.
It was his boast that he could talk In
their own tongue with natives from al
most every corner of the globe The
poet Byron, for 1t was In his day the
paragon lived. who met Mezzonfanti,
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words. there is something deep and
good In the meaning too. For body
and soul, word and iden, go strangely
together here as elsewhere
It Is only when the heart of him IA
rapt into true passion of melody, and
the very tones Of him. according to
Coleridge's remark, become musical
by the greatness. depth and music OF
MIS- thoughts. that we can give him the
right to rhyme and sing. that we call
MIN poet, and listen to him MS the
heroic OF speakers-whose speech IL
song"