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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-17
KEYPORT

The Keyport fire department was
called out to fight an early morning
blaze yesterday at the Architectural
Tile Companys plant near Beers
street. The blaze was discovered
by J. Gordon Schanck as he was
starting out on his milk route and
he Immediately notified Fire Chief
Daniel Clark and Judson S. Hopla,
driver of the keyport Engine Com
pany's big La France engine. He
then gave the general alarm tc
which the entire department re-
%sponded. The blaze was confined to
the frame building known Is the
glazing room, which was entirely
destroyed. the damage said to be
about two thousand dollars, covered
by Insurance. The concrete walls
of the main building prohibited the
flames from spreading to the large
plant.
Plans are now being completed
for the Keyport Engine Companys
big annual bazar. The event will be
held at Beach Park, opening on Au-
gust 25, and continuing until Sep
TENDER 3. Many original attrac-
lions are promised and a Ford coupe
will be disposed of on the share
plan. The company has paid for II
big La France engine purchased a
few years ago, but has recently re-
modelled and repaired its engine
house on Main street and the pro-
ceeds will be ussd toward wiping out
this debt.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-17
AUGSBURG

Fidelity Lodge, Odd Fellows. are
planning a special session of the
order for Wednesday evening of
next week. August %. A delegation
from Whitney Lodge of Spotswood
will be present to present some sort
of a surprise to the members present
as a result of a recent visit made to
Fidelity Lodge two weeks ago.
MI. and Mrs. Prescott Quacken-
bush and son of New Brunswick
were guests of Mrs. Mary Cruger.
John Setback, of Brooklyn, is spend
ing the month of August at the
Cruger home.
Final services for the dead were
held yesterday morning at st. James
Catholic church, when a requiem
mass was said for William Fitzger-
aid, who died on Tuesday suddenly.
Rev. Thomas Kearney conducted the
services. The interment was in st.
James cemetery, Jamesburg. the
bearers being Richard Lewis, Joseph
Corse, Clarence Patten, Joseph Pen
son.
l. The name of Elias Bennett was
inadvertently omitted from the list
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-17

that they were not all the children
of one couple. In each instance
the father had a second wife. An
other case we investigated dis
closed twins. There are no twins
in the Brooch family. All of ours
came singly.'
The youngest child is Miss Ella
Bernice Brooch. 10 years old, and
oldest is William Henry Brooch, 38.
The children are: William Henry,
Augustine Beale, Cleveland Wash
ington. Hutchinson, John Wesley,
Ella Bernice, Mrs. William Brooke
and Daisy Inez Brooch, all of King
and Queen county; Mrs. Rosa
Brooke, West Point, Va; Mrs. Leila
Irwin, Danville, Va; Mrs. Sadie
Wheeler, Mrs. Alice Schools, Mrs.
Viola Loterzo, Mrs. Beatrice Ball
ard, Olive Browne Brooch, Frances
Thelma Brooch and Walter Fleet
Brooch, all of Richmond.
Another singular fact about the
Brooch family is hat Mama Brooch.
who became a bride at Is and is
now 50, was an only child.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-17
n,pp1rR. HEAIrmrR WOMEN

BY thousands are known TO exist IN TINS
country because they have been relieved
from pain and suffering by taking Lydia
e.. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Sci
ence in surgery and electricity have ad-
vanced greatly during the past fifty years
hut treatment of disease by ol~d-fashioned
root and herb medicines has never been
improved upon. The leader of them all
is Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound which after fifty years of success
is today recognized as the standard rem
edy for female ills and sold every whree
for that purpose. Replies to a question
naire recently sent out to so, 900 women By
the Lydia E.. Pinkham Medicine Co. of
lynn, Mass, proved that it benefits % out
OF every 100 women who try it. Isn't this
a marvellous record for any medicine to
hold ADV.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-17

of firemen present at the sociable
rendered the borough officials and in
vited guests on Monday evening. Mr..
Bennett was one Of he most active
members of the committee providing
the refreshments that proved m of
the most pleasing portions of the
evenings entertainment.
At the election of delegates to the
annual session of the New Jersey
Firemen's Relief Association, repre-
senting the Jamesburg Firemen's
Relief Association. to be held at At
lantic City in September, the follow
ing were elected unanimously: Elias
Bennett, r. Bruce Pullen, Edward
Clinton. Fred L. Dey was named as
alternate.
Joseph Bruno, of Lincoln avenue,
has purchased a double dwelling in
New Brunswick an. intends to move
there.
Morris Nisonoff has moved into his
new dwelling in the ear of mis- new
meat market on Railroad avenue.
Samuel Greenberg returned We'd
nesday from Belmar, where h2 spent
a week enjoying the seashore on his
vacation.
Peter LaPlaee, who has been i'll in
hospitals in New Brunswick and
Brooklyn, has returned to his home
on Hooker street much improved in
health.
Workmen are busily engaged in
laying the stakes for the foundation
for the new buildings on the school
grounds for the portable buildings
to be erected shortly after the open
ing of bids at the schoolhouse on
Wednesday evening next.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-17

and Mama Brooch and the IT sur
viving children. Three others died
in infancy. The survivors lie their
parents, are all in robust health and
sickness is unknown to them.
I'VE heard of one or two instances
of a larger family" says Papa
Brooch, "but investigation disclosed
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-17

Queen county. 1--WE claim there's
not another family in the United
States to equal It."
The challenge was issued at a re-
union of the Brooch family at the
old home, Sugar Hill Farm, where
every son and daughter was born.
This picture was taken of Papa
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-17
BY NEA Service

RICHMOND, Va.-Twenty chill
dren: IT living; all of n marriage;
all born within 25 years-and no
twins or triplets!
That's our record!" says Angus
tine Montgomery Brooch, 81 years
old, of Biscoe Postoffice. King and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-17

Here is the man wheat growers of
Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas. Okla
homa and Texas look to for guidance
In their present low-price plight.
He's E. E. Frizzell, Larned, Kas..
president of the new wheat growers
organization.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-21

eventually the Belgian champion That the
point figured that would find particularly difficult
that trouble met him
early him
will illustrate this The dangerous shot the where miss
the balls eighth the
Belgian had the shot shown would the
white object ball from the position for the fol-
lowing that thing
to face Yet felt that Homans who
He did beat Schae My did of In that
The while
three while straight
only half decisive he
would be pyo beat him. but the satisfaction.
The only compensation afforded thrilling
The question whether form during
that
game him. imagine
that he hoped a
TN early inning found the balls widely
cult kiss shot shown diagram
would have balls in
opponent 1t risky difficult
that shot the
losing Schaefer.
Ten in the twelfth inning position
Either Shaefer might have
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-21

against losers would meet in the last
with clean slates and the cham
possible
The this splendid of that win
quickly
tied all doubt this Ny first with Hgenlacher, the
At fourteenth point confronted
with the position The proposition Of making
the diff
cult have faced decided the u shot shownt turned
form and that l would
the last hoped he would
eagerly for his dangerous that
Ny and others win
against the others His
- scored other delighted
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-21

into nasty lineup, as shown in dia-
gram 4. When the balls are on a line,
that is the great curse of billiards.
had to make a five-cushion gather shot.
The shot went right, ran out with
run of LOG, and was champion again.
Of course, the heart of the affair
was confidence. Many billiard follow
ers could not believe, that was half
as confident as was. From what they
saw of the beginning of the play, they
concluded that there was something
wrong with my masse, because I
avoided the use of masse. There was
something wrong with my masse,
could not get coordination with that
sort of shot, so I stuck to straight
billiards. How could l be as confident
as I seemed, under the circumstances q
People were sceptical Nevertheless I
nat ! could win every game, masse or
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-21

The only six-cnsbfon SHOT in tourna-
ment. Made by Hoppe against Hagen
lacber. The KS sboD position in Which
The balls were left. Tbs SHOT made
Hoppe certain that be could regain bis
championship.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-21
In this SHOT against Hor,nanns Hoppe might
bave missed The red ball and bit the wbite BALI
only. thus driving the balls ar0ay from each other.

. flaw in the victory. When Jake
Schaefer outplayed me last year, and
took away the honors that had held for
fifteen years, it left me with an over
mastering desire to get back at him.
He beatene in our game of that tourna-
ment and thus tied me for first place,
then won the play-off game, and, sew
eral weeks later, bested me in a chal-
lenge match With all that, retained
= single certainty that could beat him
the next time we met, and went into
the recent tournament in complete pos
session of that certainty. What l
wanted then was bit of dramatic ven
geance. The ideal would have been
this: Jake and l would win all of our
games with the other contenders.
Since the matching policy is to pit
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-21

That unu
he billiard regaine his title
By Willie Hoppe
satisfactory that
championship back, and nothing is
sweeter champion his title But there
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-21

no asse - "
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-06
SIX MEN ARE HELD IN
SPENCER BANK RAIDS
Former Prosecutor Charged With Being Leader of Tougf
Gang of Sixteen Bandits,

Beacher. Walter Stotts, Kenneth AL
Hson and Walter Howard.
Loucks Is charged with being the
leader. According to Knox County
officials he rounded up tough gang
Of sixteen men, directed a series OF
hardware store robberies in which
guns and ammunition were stolen.
and then drilled his squads carefully
for the Spencer raid.
Two men previously arrested were
released upon questioning. Eight
more arrests are expected. Five men
suspected of membership left the
State after the robbery. but are spot
ted" officers said. Webster left for
Bicl<neH today for further question
ing Of the prisoners.
Loot variously estimated at from
$13, 600 to $17, 900 was obtained from
the two Spencer banks in the early
morning hours when a gang of ban
dts isolated the town by cutting off
telephone and telegraph communica-
ton and electric power lines. The
bank vaults were blown while armed
sentries paced the streets. Two citi-
zens were shot when they attempted
to accost the sentries. The bandits
escaped in automobiles
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-06

The Republican side arose and gave
Secretary Hughes round Of applause
when he arrived at 1910.
SolOns Greet Coolidge
Amid thunders Of applause, Mr.
Coolidge strobe into the House cham
ber at 1928 and ascended the speak
ers rostrum, where Speaker Gillett
grasped him by the hand, as did Sena
tor Cummins.
The President stood quietly waiting
for the applause to die out. He put
on his glasses and arranged the manu-
script of his message neatly on the
desk in front of him. He began speak
ing at 1921.
The President spoke slowly and cas-
lily.
He was interrupted by warm ap-
plause when he said the United States
would stay out of the League of Ma
tons.
The President finished his message
at 1856, having spoken for an hour and
four minutes. The House Immediately
adjourned until Monday out Of respect
for the late President Harding.
In sentences which, like his exact
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-06
PROBLEMS AIRED
BY DRY WORKERS
Rikhoff Says TeChnIcaIitieS
Block Enforcement.

Judges are blocking prohibition en-
forcement by technlcallties. finding
fault with search warrants, and dis
missing law violators we know 70 be
guilty" said Police Chief Herman r.
Rikhoff today at a conference of put-
lie officials considering prohibition en-
forcement.
r. G. Minton, assistant Federal
prohibition enforcement officer, pre-
sided at the meeting in city council
chamber. Bert Morgan. prohibition
enforcement officer for Indiana; Sher-
iff George Snider. Capt. William Paul
sell of the police booze division, and
George Winkler, group chief of the
local group of Federal agents, spoke
Morgan said this is the "dryest"
city in the country.
w. c. T. u. representatives from
Marion and nine nearby counties at
tended
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-06

Mr.. Coolidge received the most re
spectful attention from House and
Senate all through the reading of his
7.000-word address. He received con-
siderable applause, but 1t was for the
most part brief and scattered. Most
Of his recommendation were received
in dead silence by the Congress.
His urgent advocacy Of tax reduc-
ton stirred applause, but it was over
in a moment. His demand for pro-
hibiton enforcement was received
silently.
The message was transmitted from
the Capitol by radio.
Mrs. Coolidge arrived in the House
gallery two minutes before the House
met at noon. The House and the
galleries rose and applauded her. She
sat beside Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes.
wife Of the Secretary Of State, in the
front row OF the presidential gallery.
Harvey In Gallery
George Harvey. former ambassador
to Great Britain. accompanied by r.
b. Creager, Republican national COM
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-06

statements on tax deduction and the
bonus, defied distortion or misinterpre-
! tation Of his attitude, Mr.. Coolidge
/ said that:
The Senate should approve the
Harding world court.
The League Of Nations IS a CLOSED
incident" so far as the United States
is concerned.
The tariff law has produced bound
ing prosperity and should not be tin
kered with.
Congress should Immediately pro
vide for revision Of freight rates.
Railroad Consolidation
PermlssIve consolidation Of rafl-
roads should be authorized. to be fol
lowed. If necessary, by compulsory
consolidation.
The farmers must help themselves
out of their troubles, aided to a de-
gree by the Government.
Selective immigration with regis
tration of aliens should be adopted.
Muscle Shoals should be sold to
somebody who will produce cheap fer
tilizer.
Every citizen should help uphold the
prohibition law.
The Army and Navy should be
strengthened.
The negro problem should be dealt
with at once by Congress.
Coal prices should be reduced. and
the Government be given emergency
powers to prevent fuel famines and
profiteering.
Russia cannot be recognized until
she repents.
The Monroe Doctrine should be up
held.
Death of Harding
Mr.. Coolidge opened his message
with an announcement to Congress
of the death of President Harding,
and paid his predecessor this tribute:
He has left his mark upon his
tory. He has made justice more GER
tain and peace more secure"
Congress and his Administration
face the duty, the President said, Of
developing and supporting the Hard
ing policies.
Foreign Affairs
America is at peace with everybody,
he said, and her desire is to perpetu-
ate that peace by granting and re-
Quiring full justice. An American pol
icy-minding our own business, recog-
nizing our obligation to help others,
but reserving ito the decision of our
own judgment the time, the place and
the method"-must guide, he said.
Neither he nor the Senate purposes
any change toward the League of Nc
tons.
America has taken her place in
the world-free. independent. power
CONTINUED on Page p
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-06
BANKRUPTCY SUIT
DECISION DELAYED
Month or More Required for
New Arguments.

Decision in the bankruptcy case
against Governor McCray in Federal
Court probably will not be reached
by Harry c. Sheridan, referee in bank
ruptcy. for a month or more.
When presentation Of evidence end
ed Wednesday. both sides requested
oral arguments. A date for these will
be set later. Preparation of the rec
ord is expected 10 take about ten
days. The record will be voluminous,
as the hearing lasted nine days. Gov
ernor McCray was on the stand for
almost six days.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-06
GROVER BERGDOLL'S
ASSAILANT FACES
GERMAN COURT
Lieut. GriffiS Moved by Pa
triOtiSm in Attempting TO
Kidnap Stacker,
By United Press
MnCC CD ATH

BIZ United Press
MOSSBACH. Germany. Dec. CT
only wanted to get that coward and
traitor, Grover Bergdoll, back 10
America 1 acted only from motives
Of patriotism" Lieut.. Corles Griffis
Of Chicago declared today when his
trial for assault and battery and at
tempted kidnapping OF the notorious
Philadelphia draft dodger opened.
Griffis assumed entire responsibility
OF the affair. Others who were with
him when the kidnapping attempt
failed were also to be tried.
Bergdoll himself was present at the
trial, staggering arrogantly and ac-
companied by his inevitable body
guard. The courthouse was heavily
guarded.
GrifTis, who with several COM
panions, one Of whom was killed by
the Stacker. tried to take Bergdon
from an Eberbach Hotel last fall and
hustle him into a waiting automobile,
the plan being to rush him across the
boIde into France. He described the
attempt today. testifying he had no
Intention Of killing Bergdoll.
THAT man betrayed his country in
time Of need oy refusing to enter the
army" Griffis exclaimed.
Consequently another was taken
into the army and died in his place -
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-06
Dead Man Arrested After Three Years

over Attempts to collect Sailstad's s
$50, 900 insurance followed his disap-
pearance. His widow married a sec
ond time, believing him dead
Miss Anderson was known around
Chicago as 'the Sunshine Girl" be-
cause she was always smiling.
She said!
IT met Sailstad in Chicago in 1919
and liked him very much.
cat that time I was engaged to
marry another man. I liked the other
man and he was good to me. but
did not want to marry him. l was
really sick.
IT argued with this other man about
not marrying him and then Mr.. Sail
stad came along. did not love him
at first-just liked hin--but our
friendship grew into love-"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-06
By LAWRENCE MARTIN

TlmesS
THE CAPITOL WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.President Coolidge
today gave Congress American people his program
his platform
his first message Congress stamped the
campaign for the presidency 192he President
ended national problems He dealt less
definitely with the whole range and international
affairs.
The message was his first big test President.
The reaction of Congress dappointngly feeble It
clear Coolidge finished that he and his supporters
of the whole country before being
able accurately apprase the effect of the message.
all services Congress the country
have hesitation in declaring tax reduction to be paramount
country this have the right
all others.'
He opposed soldier bonus, the President said fatty and
without qualification
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-06

$50 I kept lookout for people that
looked like me who were about to die
and pretty soon I learned that Allen
McFee, whom I knew, had died up
at Lake Backgammon, Wis.
"I went there and rented cottage,
and one night I drove out to the
Presbyterian cemetery, dug up
McFee's body, put 1t in a piece
of canvas, carried it to the cottage
had rented. and put my ring on the
finger.
II set fire to the cottage and caught
an automobile ride into Superior, Wis.
That night 1 went on to Chicago"
Officers stated the woman with him
admitted she was Dorothy Anderson,
stenograher. and she met Sailstad In
Chicago and fed with him.
Long drawn-out legal controversy
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-06

in a burned cabin in a summer re-
sort in Wisconsin.
Sailstad according to Thomas
Anglin. district attorney, confessed
last night the bones were those
of q man whom he knew; that the
man had died, and that he had gone
to the cemetery. dug up the re-
mains, placed them in the cabin
and set fire to the place.
Sailstad declared he desired to
get away" from his wife.
az owed a lot OF money" he said.
AZ thought it over and the idea
came to me there was no use wait
ing to die before collecting my life
insurance.
81 didn't want to kill any one. YET
I needed a corpse.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-06
THEY COULDN'T STOP IT
Boys Tell 6Judge Lahr About Wild
Steam Roller Ride.

Starting something they couldn't
stop got three boys from before Ju-
venile Judge Frank ]. Lahr today to
tell about 1t.
The something was a steam roller
left at Temple Ave. and e. Tenth ST.,
Nov. 8, to repair streets. The boys
started the machine, after workmen
had gone home The ride ended fifty
feet away, wheer a telephone pole
saved a front porch from being
crushed. The roller was damaged $50.
Judge, the steam was 100 pounds
and got up to $3.50. and we thought 1t
ought to be used" explained one lad.
The boys are Harold Martz 1S, OF
2515 e. Pratt St.; Bert Jones, IL,
Temple Ave. and E. Tenth ST., and
Richard Kennedy, 8, of 907 Temple
Ave. The case was continued until
Dec. %.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-06
By United Press

BIZ United Press
HAPA, Cal, Dec. CT only
i'm saw one way out and took
III It."
That was the explanation which
Edward J. Sailstad of Eau Claire,
Wis, gave today for his mysterious
disappearance" in 1920 when with
his business affairs badly tangled,
he dropped out Of sight with his
secretary.
SailStad was arrested at st.
Helena, Wednesday, together with
the girl who first said she was Mary
Brown and later was declared to bs
Dorothy Anderson of Eau Claire.
Since 1920 SaiIstad has been
supposed to be dead. Charred
bones, identified as his. were found