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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-19
SCHOOL TEACHER
PASSES AWAY.
Mrs. Elizabeth Frerichs Act
ing as Election Inspector
Taken III at Polls

ToTTENvILLE, Sept. 1s-Mrs.
Elizabeth Frerichs. thirty-nine
years old, of 397 Craig avenue, Tot
tenville, a teacher since the begin
ming of the fall term at PUBLIC
school No. SO Annadale, died sud-
denly at the Masonic hall, 236 Main
street, ~Tottenville, about 4:25 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Frerichs
had come to the hall about 3 o'clock
to act as an inspector of election
for the primary election held yes
terday. She had started her duties
when she began to feel i'll. She got
up to go to the store in the front
of the building when she was seized
with a heart attack from which she
failed to rally. DIR. Washington of
Main street, was summoned, but the
woman died shortly after his arrival.
Medical Examiner Mord gave
permission for the removal Of the
body to the home of Mrs. Frerichs'
mother-in-law, Mrs. William FIRE.
richs, Amboy road. Mrs. Frerichs
was the widow of the late John I.
Frerichs, and besides a son William,
is survived by her mother. Mrs.
Thomas Anderson, three sisters Mrs:
William Eberlin, Misses Ella and
Ethel Anderson, and two brothers,
ROBERT ana ThomaS Anderson or
Perth Amboy. She took the exam
nation of teacher last spring and
acted as a substitute teacher at the
Tottenville school. This summer
she took a curse at the Columbia
Summer school and was assigned to
the Annadale school, when the fall
term began. She recently purchased
an automobile with which she made
the trip morning and night to and
from the school. Arrangements
for the funeral are being completed
by the family today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-19

was found floating in a creek several
days after the victim had been spirit
ed away from his home. Suspicion
pointed to the Winters. One of the
sons confessed. The arrests followed
and then the trials.
In his confession the younger
Minter said that his ather had
trooded over the stories of the mis-
treatment of his daughter until he
became a monomaniac on the sub
ject. Then one day last August
Minter, who Is so years old. called
the men of his family together,
hunted down their quarry and killed
him.
Neither Georgia nor any other
state can escape entire responsible
ity for crimes due to illiteracy."
says DIR. Margaret Noonan, profess
sor of elementary education al New
York University.
ITO the illiterate southerner of the
class to which this condemned man,
Minter, apparently belongs, the law
is something which does not touch
him, or touches him only to Cypress.
ITO him the government means
schools which he never attends; 1t
means the postoffice through which
no mail ever comes for him; and it
means the officers who arrest him
for using his own corn to make the
liquor which is n of his CHER
sources of income.
at does not occur to him to appeal
to this mysterious thing called the
law for redress for his wrongs; his
only thought Is the primitive n or
redress through violence.
Insofar as the state has neglected
to provide this man with an educa-
ton which would include an under
standing of law and government, the
state is responsible for the crime he
commits"
But there are two persons who
aren't connected much with the
placing of the responsibility for the
tragedy. Their hearts are too full OF
sorrow.
They are Mrs. J. w. Minter, the
old mother, who is alone now on the
little farm near Newman; and her
daughter, Mrs. Willard Troutman,
whose husband was murdered. Not
only has she lost the man she once
loved, but she stands to lose her
father, and possibly her brothers,
too.
They hope that their sorrow may
stir the state to remedy the situation
which contributed to their tragedy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-19
WILLIAM HAYES NAMED
HEAD OF K. OF C. COUNCIL

TOTTENVILLE, Sept. 19:-Wil-
liam s. Hayes was elected grand
knight of Tottenville Council No.
1875, knights of Columbus, at a
meeting of the council Monday night
at the clubhouse in Arthur Kill road.
Mr.. Hayes succeeds Thomas f.
Butler, who declined a denomination
after having served three terms as
head of the council.
The other officers named are as
follows: Deputy grand knight,
Tyrrell Lahey; recording secretary,
John Romer; financial secretary,
James Mcnamara; treasurer, Henry
Stolzenthaler; chancellor. John
Hughes: warden, James Murtha; in
side guard, Lawrence Ryan, and
krustee, James Reilly. The lecturer
And chaplain will be appointed by
the new grand knight at the time of
the installation which is scheduled
TO take place at the first meeting in
October.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-19
PLEASANT PLAINS

Chauncey and Leland Nance have
been on a motor trip to the upper
part of the state.
Sergeant and Mrs. Wimund Win
ant and daughter are home after
visiting at Newburgh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Reynolds
and family have gone to Pasadena,
Cal, to make their home.
William Randolph, of Manhattan,
was a visitor in town yesterday.
Mrs. Philip Moog and infant
daughter are home from the Memo
rial hospital.
william Gierke and family have
returned home from an auto trip to
New Haven, Conn.
Henry Kesner is home after a va
cation in the Catskills.
Mr.. and Edmund Murphy have
returned to Brooklyn after visiting
Mrs. James Carney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Esselborn
are entertaining her sister, Mrs. T..
Vrougham, OF Springfield, Mass.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-19
BY HERMAN
NEA service Staff Writer

NEW YORK.-Can a state which
tolerated illiteracy escape RESPONSE
bility for crime of its victims of ig-
rorance?
On the answer hinges the life of
an old man, sentenced to be hanged;
the happiness of his son, imprisoned
for life; and the fate of three other
members of their family, awaiting
trial for murder.
Educators say that the state can
not shrink it's responsibility; but
state officials hold another view.
Guided by the law of primitive
man, for he had v been taught
to grasp any other. J. w. Minter, a
poor Georgia white, tried to right a
wrong in his own crude way.
His daughter complained about
being abused by her husband. Warn
ings and threats didn't help. A FAM
lily feud developed.
Conditions became worse.
SO Minter. who could neither read
nor write, who had been raised
in poverty and ignorance, took the
law into his own hands. He killed
his son-in-law.
1t was a brutal crime. The body
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-19
MRS. CUNY ENTERTAlNS
AT DINNER YESTERDAY

TOTTENvILLE, Sept. 19:-Mrs.
Edmund Cuny, of Main street, enter
tanned a few friends at dinner yes
terday afternoon at her home. Cards
were played and Miss Dorothy Bacon,
of Cleveland, o., soprano, who is to
study in New York this fall, render
ed several selections. Those award
ed the prizes in cards were Mrs
John H. Curtis, Mrs. Wilmot Chap
man and Mrs. George Hoehn.
Those present at the gathering
were Mrs. A. L. Bacon and daughter,
Miss Dorothy Bacon, of Cleveland,
o.; Mrs. John III. Curtis, Mrs. Louis
Rauchkolb. Mrs. John Whitaker.
Mrs. Ellison, Mrs. Arthur McCallum,
Mrs. George Hoehn, Mrs. Carl RAJ
guse, Mrs. Wilmot Chapman n
Mrs. Charles Brockett.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-19
SLIGHT FIRE IN SANDY
GROUND HOME YESTERDAY

TOTTENVILLE, Sept. ia
slight fire in the kitchen OF the resi-
denco of William Wilson, colored, in
Westfield avenue, near Blooming
dale avenue, Sandy Ground about
10 o'clock yesterday morning did
about 500 damage to the interior
of the two story frame structure.
No alarm was sent in to the city
fire department, the blaze being ex-
tinguished by the Dark Town fire
brigade with buckets. A two year old
son of Mr.. Wilson is said to have
opened the door of the kitchen
range in which wood was being
burned for fuel and that a spark
flew into the woodbox setting some
paper and wood on fire. The house
was not insured.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-19
ANDREW SMITH, JR, GIVEN
BIRTHDAY PARTY AT AVENEL

AVENEL, Sept 19-Mr. and Mrs
A. NJ. Smith, of Burnet street. en-
tertained recently in honor of their
son, Andrew Jr.'s birthday. The
rooms were decorated in red ana
blue. Games were played and
prizes awarded.
The guests were: Mrs. J.. Mans
field. Miss Margaret Mansfield, Will
helm Noting and John Mansfield of
Perth Amboy; the Misses Henrietta
Dietz, Ruth Krohne, Anna Blu
chanan, Mildred Rogers, Kathryn
Bernard, Gloria and Irma Smith,
Dorothy Smith, Amanda Smith, Mrs.
A. M. Smith and Wilhelmina Smith,
Arthur Peterson, Thomas Locke,
James Knox, Thomas Knox, Earl
Smith. Andrew Smith and A. NJ.
Smith.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-19
AvENEL

Murdoch Buchanan. of Burnet
street, was painfully injured yester-
day when his left hand was caught
in the wringer of the electric wash
ing machine at his home here. Two
OF his fingers were badly mutilated.
He is under the care of DIR. b. w,
Hoagland.
William Lloyd, of Asbury Park, IS
spending a few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Bernard here.
Edward Graffick, of Tarrytown,
visited his sister, Mrs. H. Hancock,
over the weekend.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-19
BY NEA SERVICE

bI EIh bEIN FINL
AUBURN, N. Y.-Alligators and
monkeys, horses and snakes, sea
monsters and beauties, are all grow
ing along the roadside ear here.
Some of them are on trees; others
sprout from fence posts and pump
handles.
George e. Carr created these
totem poles. He's a farmer at Bar
ber's Corner, IS miles south of Au-
burn.
"A little Imagination and artistic
sense" he says. converted his isolat-
ed form into a place of distinction
that has attracted thousands of visi-
tors during the past few years.
And the imagination" he adds,
has been developed by SO years OF
married life"
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-10-12
Commissioners Sale.

Notice is hereby given that by vir-
tue of a decree of the Randolph Chan
Gerry Court, made on the 4th day of
September. 1923, in cause then pend-
ing in said court wherein Kathleen
Keith, Dorothy Keith and Blanche
Keith. by their mother and next friend,
Mrs. Maggie Taylor and Mrs. Maggie
Taylor were petitioners, Ex Parte.
the undersigned as commissioner in
said cause will offer and expose for
sale at public outcry, to the highest
and best bidder, at the south front
door of the court house, Pocahontas,
Arkansas, on October %, 1923, he
tween the hours prescribed by law for
judicial sales, the following described
real estate in Randolph county, Arkan-
sas, to-wit:
A tract or parcel Of land described
as follows: Beginning at the south
east corner of the northeast quarter
of the northeast quarter of section
twenty-eight (2S), township nineteen
(19) north, range one "a east, thence
north 1923 feet, thence south 50 west
102 feet to the southeast corner of this
lot, thence north one degree west 56 #,
thence south so west ia feet. thence
south one degree east As feet, thence
north So east ia feet to the place Of
beginning or the southeast corner Of
this lot.
Sale will be made on credit Of
three months, purchaser being required
to execute note with approved per-
sonal security, bearing interest from
date of sale until paid at the rate Of
eight per cent per annum and a lien
will be retained on the said land for
the purchase price and interest there
on.
Sale win be made for the purpose
of partitioning the proceeds thereof
between the said parties.
This October 2. 1923.
Ben f. Mays, Commissioner.
Schoonover q Jackson.
Solicitors for Petitioners. st.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-10-12
Plantation For Sale

At a big sacrifice plantation con
sis.ing Of SIC acres, all fenced and
cross-fenced, 600 acres in river bot
tom, all in high state of cultivation,
balance in timber and pastures.
There are seven sets Of houses and
barns on the place, including a new
modern cobble stone residence, one
store house, one three-story mill house
with -four and grist machinery, one
blacksmith shop and tools.
This is one of the best stock, hay
and grain farms to be found in the
county and is located five miles from
Pocahontas, Ark, the county site and
on the main road running from Little
Rock to st. Louis, via Pocahontas
Ark, and Doniphan, Mo.
This plantation can be had on very
reasonable terms and at a price far be.
low its real value.
l also have several pairs Of heavy
work mules and horses, one saddle
mare and some colts, threshing mach
inc, International power hay press
Fordson Tractor and implements, q
head of pure bred Duroc sows and
gifts, all bred, mowers, rakes, buck
rake and many other farm implements
for sale for cash or good notes..
For further information call and sec
or write, II. G. MeNabb,
Brockett, Ark
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-10-12
Commissioners Sale

Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of a decree Of the Randolph Chancery
Court, made on the 9th day of Sep
tember, 1923. in case then pending
therein wherein Homer johnson and
Herman johnson by their guardian,
J. ID. Wells, were plaintiffs and Andy
Dubois, Leonora Dubois and Pernie
johnson were defendants, the under
signed as commissioner in said cause,
win on the 9th day of October. 1923,
offer for sale at public outcry. to the
highest and best bidder, at the south
front door of the courthouse, POcahOn-
tas. Arkansas between the hours pre-
scribed by law for judicial sales, the
following lands in Randolph County,
Arkansas, to-wit: The southeast quar-
ter of the northeast quarter of section
thirty (30), township twenty-one CID,
north, range two (2), west, 40 acres.
Sale will be made for the purpose oe
partitioning same between the parties
to said cause and will be made on a
credit of three months, purchaser be-
ing required to execute note with ap-
proved personal security, bearing in
terest from date of sale until paid at
the rate Of ten per cent per annum
and lien will he retained on the lands
sold for the purchase price and utter
est thereon.
This October 3rd, 1923.
Ben +. Mays.
Commissioner in lChancery.
Schoonover and Jackson,
Solicitors for Plaintiffs. 81.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-10-12
Fighting the BattIes Of Life

If we could stand on some great
mountain top and gaze across the
broad plains and the wide bodies Of
water Of this mystifying universe.
and there get a view Of a man and of
every animal in the animal kingdom,
and Of every foul in the air and every
living creature down under the sea I;
there we would see struggle far
greater than any struggle in all the
history Of the world. We would see
the great battles of life; not just man
against man, beast against beast, and
foul against foul-but we would see
every living creature ON earth. from
the smallest insect to the head that
wears the golden crown-one against
Misunderstanding in the never ceasing
battles of life.
Then, If we stood and continued our
gaze, we would see in the midst OF
this universal struggle, the great com
plications of the fight. We would see
the swift footed deer, or the meek lit
tie hare, lodging the shot from the
hunters gun; the butterfly trying to
escape the eager eye of the mocking
bird; the little worm fighting to free
itself from the mouth Of a hungry
ant, and the smaller fish Of the sea,
rushing toward the shallow waters TO
avoid the whale-like fish. oh. what
great battles are these The battles
of lifel
1t is fight of Individuality fight
that every living being must fight
alone. To those that possess will pow
er and confidence, it is an easy fight
To those that have no win power nor
confidence, woe be unto them for they
shall be the slaves of the brave.
Why not be brave? Use your will
power-gain confidence in yourself
then fight and keep fighting. The bat
ties of life are nevert rtover.-Ex.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-10-12
NOTICE

For purposes of securing a unifor
nifty in prices, we, the members Of the
Randolph County Medical Society
have adopted the following scale fol
professional services:
Office Work, Minimum Fee S1.OO.
Day Calls in City $500.
Night Calls $500.
Obstetrics (plus vislt) $500.
Consultation (plus visit $1,000.
All obstetric and Office work, cash
in hand.
Randolph Co. Medical Society.
2S-52t.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-10-12
DO stop a cough ouick

tc HAYES HEALING HONEYC { q
COR / medicine which stops the cough by
heal the inflamed ard irritated tissues.
A * of GROVES O-PEN-TRATE
SALy for Chest Colds. Head Colds and
Croup enclosed with every bottle Of
EAIT HEALING HONEY. The salve
skorld ubbed on the chest and throat
Of cA1a' iufering from a Cold or Coup.
d. ne-l. effect of Hayes Healing Honey in
ti-fh aln 'Untned with the healing effect OK
!" e N.t.i+ ratc Salye through the pores Of
lie y sOor a cough
a9h medic ro parked In one carton and the
'o.t U ihe l.iia q treatment is 35c.
.ma. ae drueeist for HAYES
t.GALiNG HON Y.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-10-12

Our telephones are: Office, 30;
Residence 144. Cali either at any
time when you have news items to
report.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-10-12
Colds Cause Grip and Influenza

LAXATIVE BRoMo oUININE Tablets remove
the cause. There Is only one promo ouInlne. .
T. ". GROVES signature on box. SOC.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-10-12

Even a tack is no good unless lit.
tie driving-power is applied to 1t.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-05-05
THIS WEEK MAYOR DEVER HAS
SELECTED MANY MEMBERS OF
HIS CABINET AND FOR OTHER
RESPONSIBLE POSITIONS, WHICH
ARE VERY PLEASING TO HIS
HOSTS OF FRIENDS.

1t is reported around the City Hall
that Col. Oscar DePriest, who is all
things to all men in the game Of poll
tics as long as there is a chance to
feather his own nest with plenty Of
money, has become the absolute col
Ored boss Democrat Of Chicago, that
no colored man or woman can secure
any kind Of a job or work in it or
around it without first securing the
o. X. Of Col. DePriest and that,
above all, he will land himself in a
good job 80 that he will be able to
lord it over all the colored people by
placing his big, tricky political heels
on the back Of their necks, for they
the colored people-must clearly un-
derstand that he is now or viii soon
become their political iron master
Right at this point il is well 70 keep
these undisputable facts to the fore
front, namely, that at least several
other colored men in this city worked
as hard and accomplished Is much
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-05-05

to help to bring about the happy re-
suits which followed in the wake Of
the late election in this city as Col.
DePriest, who has an itching desire
or vaulting ambition to become the
head or the leading Democratic col
ored political dog in the meat house.
At this point there comes to our
mind one colored lawyer who con-
tributed more than one hundred dol
lars in real money to the William E.
Dever campaign fund and aside from
that that same colored lawyer for
more than one month maintained a
splendid working organization in the
Second Ward. which greatly assisted
To induce at least several thousand
colored voters on election day to
change their votes from the Repub-
lican column over into the Democratic
column.
Such men as we have just referred to
who are able to contribute one or two
hundred dollars to a political fund
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-05-05
HOLLIS B. FRISSELL is HONORED
AT HAMPTON ANNIVERSARY
George Foster Peabody Presents "Frissell
Memorial Organ" from the Palmer Fund
Arthur Curtiss James Makes Gift of
Motion Portrait

modesty, who taught Negroes to be-
lieve in themselves and other men to
believe in Negroes.
Chandler Goldthwaite, municipal
organist Of St. Paul, MINI, gave the
opening recital on the "Frissell Mem
orial Organ and demonstrated. with
his brilliant playing, the orchestral
possibilities Of this organ, which was
designed and built by the Skinner
Organ Company. Ernest Martin
Skinner, master craftsman and artist"
declared that this organ was being
left among friends.
Mr.. Peabody presented, on behalf of
Arthur Curtiss James of New York,
a portrait Of Doctor Motion done by
Mr. Ferraris. M
The Rev. DR.. Henry p. Jones, pastor
of the ST. James A. NJ. E. church,
Pittsburgh, delivered the formal an
niversary-day address on "Hampton's
Efficiency" He said that Doctor
Frissell believed in the kingdom of
God on earth and a present-day
brotherhood
One hundred one candidates for d.
plomas and four candidates for the
degree Of bachelor Of science in
agricultural education were presented
to the Hampton Institute board of
trustees by Mr.. Peabody, in the abb
sence Of Chief Justice Taft. chairman
Of the Hampton trustees, who was de-
tanned in Washington by illness.
Mr.. Peabody declared that Hampton
Institute j. a soul and gives to men
and women a new consciousness Of
the meaning of soul He made a
vigorous plea for the widespread de-
veloment Of character which will be
based on moral courage.
Alexander B. Trowbridge of New
York, Hampton trustee and con-
ductor Of the well-known annual
Special Hampton Party" was elected
president Of the National Hampton
Association. Robert Ogden Purves,
field secretary Of Hampton, was elected
executive secretary.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-05-05

will never allow themselves to fall
down on their hands and knees before
Col. DePriest and implore him to
0. K. them for a small or cheap
political job or position, for in the
past Col. DePriest has ever been good
and ready to pull large rolls Of money
out of campaign funds and so far he
has never been known to break his
neck in an effort to chuck any Of his
own money into political funds.
Ever since the recent election in
this city many white and colored peo-
Die have elaborated on what they ac-
complished or attempted to accom-
plish to bring about the election Of
Hon. William Z. Dever for Mayor Of
Chicago; therefore we honestly feel
that we have the moral right to set
forth or mention few Of the things
which were accomplished by the
writer in behalf Of the election Of the
Hon. William Z. Dever for Mayor Of
Chicago.
On Saturday. March 81, four days
before the election, more than six
thousand extra copies Of The Broad
AK were, at our expense, printed and
distributed free among the coIored
people living in the Second, Third.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-05-05

Fourth, Fifth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth,
Nineteenth and Thirty second Wards
Hon. r. A. Nash, member Of the
Board Of Review of Cook County, Sc
cured and paid for one thousand cop
les Of the paper for Alderman Joseph
Higgins Smith Of the Thirty-second
Ward for its colored voters in his
ward, and just as soon as they read
the story in its columns in relation to
his steadfast friendship for the colored
race if was all over for him right
there and then but the loud shouting
It is estimated by the United States
Government officials that every copy
Of every daily or weekly newspaper
printed and circulated among the peo-
pie is read by at least FIVE persons. On
that same basis, The Broad AK was on
Saturday, March 81, read by more than
thirty-fve thousand people, including
its regular edition, which was read by
= greater number Of people than were
addressed BY the vast majority Of the
Dever speakers during the entire cleo
ton contest for Mayor Of Chicago.
notwithstanding these cold facts.
there are many would-be smart and
so-called highly educated white and
coIored people In this city who look