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Evening star., 1923-07-29
DISTRICT PADDLERS
WIN JERSEY REGATTA

BORDENTOWN. y. J.. July 2S.-
Colonial Canoe Club of Washington,
scoring 80 points, won the canoe re
gatta held here today under the
auspices of the Yapwi Aquatic Club.
Another Capital City entrant, Wash
1ngton Canoe Club, took second
honors with a point total of 2S.
All of the other clubs competing
in the regatta amassed total of 81
points.
In the club four. double blade.sthe
ColonialS ran away with the event,
taking first and second places.
The club four. single blade, also
was won by the Colonials, who fin
ished one. two. Inwood c. c. of New
York was third.
The one man. overheard. was won
by Rutherford of the Washington
&c. c. with Burch of the same team,
second. The tandam. double blade,
senior. went to the Colonials. Biggs
and Bogley carrying off the hoHors.
a pair of Capital men. Hazard and
Bogley, captured prizes in the tail
end event, whitley Bogley and Eaton
of the Colonials. and knight and
Burch took second and third in the
senior tandam single blade.
In the mixed double blades, Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Burch of Washing
ton G. c. took second honors, with
Mr.. and Mrs. Eaton Of Colonials third.
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u. S. OARSMEN SCORE
IN CANADIAN HENLEY

ST. CATHARINES. Ontario. July 2S.
United States crews took the
honors at the Canadian Henley races
today.
w G. Gilmore of the Bachelor
Barge Club, Philadelphia, captured
the Canadian single amateur sculling
championship from Hilton Belyea of
st John. Belyea and Walter. Amer
lean champions were eliminated from
the Diamond Sculls Henley in Eng
land last month.
The Detroit Boat Club nearly
doubled the points scored by their
nearest competitors, the Dons OF
Toronto. In the senior 140-pound
eights the two Detroit teams came in
| first and third.
In the senior doubles Gilmore won
again, with Hopgood. also of the
| Philadelphia club. The University of
Toronto was first in the senior
eights.
The crowd gave Gilmore an ovation
when. after having been behlnd BEL
yea throughout the singles race. he
shot to a short lead at the finish and
A hair-raising finish was witne ssed
when the Detroit team pulled ahead
of Lachine in the senior 14O-pound
eights and won by inches.
SENIOR QUARTER NILE DASH-First. w
E. Gilmore, Bachelor Barge Club. Philadel
nhia: second, s. B. Hartman, Detroit B. c.
third. Durnan, Argonauts, Toronto. Time
& SENIOR sINe5Es.ris.; LES, "; :,I: E; eilmoEs u =
third. Paul Costello, Philadelphia.
SENIOR DoUBLES-First. Gilmore and
Hopgood. Bachelor Barge Club. Phiiadelphia
second Kelly and Regan, Pennsylvania a. U.
third, Hartman and Lane. Detroit.
HIGH SCHOOL FoURS-Malvern, won: st
Catharine's second; Hamilton Technical School
'ns5e SENIOR 14o-PoUNp FouRs-First, Ottawa
R C.. Ottawa: second. West Side. Buffalo
third, DON R. c., Toronto; fourth Detroit B.
'wooRRaoHT oins M FouRs, JUNIOR CLUBS
! First, ST. Catharines, No. j; second, st. Catha
rines' No. 9; third, St. Catharines, No s.
fourth. ST. Mary's Boat Club. Time. s.l6
SENIOR FoURS-First, Penn Athletic Club
(J. Hannis, S. Moorehead. J. COSTELLO; J. 8
Kelly1; second, Pennsylvania Barge Club q.
+. Medd, T. Mcguire, W. L, Gets. K. Myers
third. Don R. c., Toronto &C.. Dent. W. F
Moran, H. D. Surphlis, ]. L. Hand); fourth
Brockyille r. c., West Side r. c.. Buffalo.
Iachine did not start. Time. s.Sl.
SENIOR l4o-PoUND EIGHTS-First De-
troit. No. /; second, Lachine R. c.. Montreal;
third, Detroit, No. 2: fourth. Ottawa K. G.;
hfth, Don R. G., Toronto; sixth Hamilton
AsEN1oR EIGHTs-First, University of To-
ronto; second. Hamilton r. c.. third. Detroiti
fourth. Arronauts No. 2 of Toronto.
JUNIOR EIGHTS-First, Detroit Boat Club
.scond Hamiltons; third, Argonauts.
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C Add 1o Youngsters Dempsey Battle to Take Place September IA
TITLE BATTLE WILL TAKE
PLACE AT POLO GROUNDS
Promoter Rickard Plans to Accommodate 80. 900
by Erecting Additional Stands-Prices Are
to Range From $3 to S25.

Press
Jew YORK, July 2sThe heavyweight boxing
VI calendar.
Champion Jack Dempsey will Firpo OF the
Argentine at the Polo Grounds Friday, September
Promoter Richard
week he the
each boxer would
Under the laws Of New York
decision
According figures dropped today from Richards
Madison Garden the heavyweight
spectators than assed Boye Thirty Acres Jersey City
FipoWlad
that when had stands around the which will be
erected diamond
witness the battle Rekard estimates that than 10000
fray in which the former drug clerk
ian form frouK
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The contest was remarkable in that
although the holes played out made
a total better than perfect hgures.
four holes were conceded because they
had been ruined r. bad play or un-
lucky breaks. Evans and Gardner
both drove into the creeh on the 41S-
yard fifth hole, and Evans had to
drop back. He went in again from a
faulty lie, and conceded the hole. for
he could not have done better than
six or seven, while Gardner was
pretty sure of five.
Several Holes Conceded.
At the long eleventh hole Gardner
again was never forced to play to
the green, as Evans got in bunker,
hooked to a dense woods. and tailed
to get out on his third, conceding
the hole when only half way to the
green.
On the twenty-eighth hole Evans
drive was on the edge of trap 2Sp
yards from the green, and he cnose
to slice a brassie to the green from
the left side. Standing well behind
his ball. which was so close to the
pit he could not take square stance.
he made the shot beautifully, but II
went five feet too far and was In a
deep sand trap. whence he failed to
recover in two attempts. so ne con :
ceded. And finally. on the last mole
played. Gardner never got on the
green. having put his second In d
trap and his third in another, whlie
Evans was dead Is two and neeoeo
only a half to win.
From match standpoint Evans
played about as tight game as yes
terday against Jess Sweetser, al
though his golf seemed to come easier
and he never was down to Gardner.
The champion got the ieaa ,,o on h1e the
to square the match, finishing the
first nine 2 down, the first round 3
down and the twentysevent 5 down.
The golf throushout the week OF
sWeetser sne serrfame the nationai CHAMPION, win.
ming the gold medal with a score of
143, an average of two and half
strokes to the round better than the
best score at the recent open at In
wood In the semi-fnals Evans and
Sweetser both had medal scores OF
141 for thirty-six holes, stroke and
a. half less to the round on. an average
than Evans record score for the,open
championship, which he. Won In 1916
with 286 strokes. *
Stage Some Great Golf.
In reaching the final Gardner quail
fed. with 73-7S-15i, while. Evans
took 75-73-14s. Gardner won his
first-round match from Lee Chase OF
Buffalo. and 2. and then defeated
He then had the easiest match of the
whole tournament. downing Ira Couch
of Chicago, IL and IL. But the, Buff
fa1o player met a thorny opponent in
the semi finals. Joe Wells OF East
Liverpool. Ohio, holding him even
With golf only a trifle over par for
81 holes. Then Gardner with squirt
scored two brides and four pars 'to
win, and 3. 1t"S@
Evans breezed around in his frs,
match to defeat James Ward OF
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CHISOX BEAT YANKS
ON HOOPER'S HITTING

NEW YORK, July 2S.-The New York
Americans returned from a long road
trip today and were defeated by Chi
cago, to /.
The first game of a scheduled double
header was prevented by rain, and rain
fell continually through the second con-
test
Two games will be played here to-
morrow.
Robertson had the better of Hoyt in a
pitching duel. Hoyt was stopped after
winning six successive games.
Hooper hit safely three times and
drove i'm two of the Chicago runs.
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100000 IS OFFERED
FOR MINOR Lacquer

ATLANTA, Ga. July 2S-Ad-
vices that n major lenEue club
Inns offered Toronto OF the Inter-
national League 100000 for Out
fielder 'sRed'' WinRo are contained
in = letter received here from u
Toronto sports writer. The name
of the club said to he dickering
for the player wns not given.
Wingo. n product OF NOrcrOss.
Gu, was drafted by the Philadel-
phia Americans from Atlanta of
the Southern Association in 1920.
Subsequently, he was sold 10
Toronto. He developed into quite
q slugEer and last year held the
home run record for the circuit
with thirty-four.
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GIANTS WIN OPENER,
BUT CUBS GET EVEN

CHICAGO. July 2s.-New York and
Chicago divided a double-header to-
day, the visitors winning the first
game to | and the Cubs the second.
to s.
The Giants punched hits in three
innings off Alexander in the initial
contest. while the Cubs were unable
to do anything to Bentley's pitching.
O'FarrelIs homer saved Chicago
from a shutout.
Hack Miller's homer. which sent
two runners in ahead of him, put
Chicago out in front in the second
pa
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DODGER DOWN REDS
IN TEN INNINGS, 2-1

CINCINNATI. July 2S.-George Smith
won tight pitchers battle from Rube
Benton today and the Brooklyns evened
the four-game series with the Reds
forcing the home team down to third
place in the league race.
The Reds outhit the Robins, but three
double plays hurt their chances of scor-
ing and they were helpless in the
-pinches.
The visitors scored in the first or
Benton's only pass. a single by Griffitt
and a sacrifice az by Fournier.
The Reds tied II after two were out
in the fifth on Pinelli's single and Har-
graves triple.
Brooklyn won out in the tenth on hits
by Taylor and French and an out a,
first Both teams fielded hrillianflv
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HJTRTER POTTER RETURNS
AND OUTFIELDER BOUGHT
Pitcher. Who Was With Club at Tampa, Does Well
' in Cotton States League, Where Hazen, New
Gutter Gardener, Led in Batting
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

effect his announced policy OF rebuilding
immediately Washington ball club President Clark Calvin
for his DOME Bush OF
the
added of the Nationals Bartholomew Van
hnrlng the
Lyke Hazen, outIelder.
States League
Memphis which
booey Potter reported
nd dHazen is within
Poe iwilb who did tinnegan
He reported the
and left the first day An acute
kngspor
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EVANS ANNEXES WESTERN
GOLF TITLE EIGHTH TIME
BY the Associated Press.

BY Asat Press.
@LEVELAND, Ohio, July 28Chick
championship eighth defeating
- Gardner of and play the Mayheld Country
his victory number
through field including National
pushed better than
o
lund to odown
but he laid his opponent four m in the hywo holes
halving
another which Gardner around for from eight
which Gardner farther back
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SEvEN-RUN SESSION
WINS FOR RED SOX

BOSTON, July 2S-Boston scored
seven runs in the seventh inning off
fltchers Boone and Metever today, de-
feating Cleveland. 10 to 5.
All the visitors runs were made OFF
Pfercy in the first half of the seventh.
leaping glove-hand catch by
Speaker off Flagstead in the last of the
seventh cut off what looked like a home
run.
Speaker made five hits in five times
at bat
Rain made necessary the calling Off
OF the second game of a scheduled dou-
ble-header
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F., BoEELER SENT BACK.

PITTSBURGH, July 28.-Pftcher
George Boehler, bought by the Pitts
bureh Nationals from the Tulsa club
of the Western League, today was
turned back to Tulsa, under option.
The pittsburgh club paid $4,000 for
Boehler at the opening of the sea-
SON, but due to sore he was un-
able. to get in form. : i
Evening star., 1923-07-29

Runs-Collins. Kamm. Schalk. Ruth. Err
Gors-Mostil Ward: Stolen base-Hooper.
p'ays-Dugan to Ward to Pipp: Smith to
schans; Collins to Mcclellan to Shee,y. Left
on bases-New York. 0; Chicago. G. Base on
|, out-By Hoyt. 8. Umpires-Messrs Dinneen
and Owens. Time of same-l hour and AZ
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Totals. se s27 10 Totals. 81 5 81 IL

| Totals. SO 81 10 Totals. 81 2" II
'Batted for Alexander in eighth inning.
New York o o Q 0 Go
Chicago o 90 o o o o OIL
Runs-Groh, Friseh (2). Meusel. Stengel.
jackson. O'Farrell. Errors-Groh (3), Frisch,
Jackson (3). Bentley (3l, Adams (2), Two
base hits--Stengel, Frisoh. Home runs-o' Far.
rell Meusel. sacrifoe-Bentley. Double play
jackson S to Kelly lie, Left % on !, Ssses@F Kssn New
/. S+-uck nut-By Bentley. 4; by Alexander.
Q. Hits-off Alexander, 8 in innings: OF
Keen. none in inning. Losing pitcher-Alex.
~, ~. Ump ies-Messrs. Mccormick and
0,nay Time-l hour and a minutes.
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Kansas City. and 4. and had it easy
in >the second round. downing Els
worth Augustus of Cleveland, 6 and ).
He was forced to par golfin the third
of Cleveland, but finally broke his
youthful opponent and won, and A..
Then he played what many of the eX-
perts present pronounced the greatest
golf contest staged in America, de-
feating Jess Sweetser. national cham
pion. in 3S holes when the Yale stu
dent missed an 1S-inch putt on the
second extra hole for a. half.
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CARDS TAKE THIRD
IN ROW FROM PILLS

: ST. LOUIS. July 2s.-St. Louis won
the third game Of the series with Phila-
delphia today, to 2.
Timely hitting assisted the Cardinals.
In the sixth Hornsby hit into the right
field stands for his eleventh home run
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Totals. SO 8 "a IL Totals.

Totals. SO 8 "a II Totals. 29 u II
sBatted for Genewioh in seventh.
fBatted for Fillingim in ninth.
Boston .,. o 0 o o OIL
Pittsburgh . o o o o1 o l x-3
Runs-Fel.x, Rawlings, Bigbee. Tr.ynor.
Errors-oNeill Cooper. Two-base hits-Pow.
ell R. Smith. Three.base hit-Felix. Stolen
bases-Rawlings. Trsynor. Sacrnces-Powell.
Ford, Grimm Double plays-Genewich, Ford
and MoInnis; Schmidt and Traynor. Left on
bases-Boston. 8: Pittsburgh, o. Bases on
balls-of Genewich. 8; off McNamara, 2; off
Fnlingim. /; off Cooper, l. Struck out-By
Genewich, /; by Cooper. 5. Hits-of Gene.
wich. in innings; off McNamara. IN 1-3
innings; of Fillingim, none in 2-3 inning.
Passed ball--o'Neill. Losing pitcher-Gene-
wich. Umpires-Messrs. Pfrman and Finneran.
Time of game-l hour and 81 minutes.
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PIRATES CONTINUE
ON WINNING MARCH

PITTSBURGH. Pa, July 2S.-Pitts-
burgh made it Ave straight from Bos
ton by winning today's game. to l.
Each team scored one run in the first
inning, but timely hitting pushed an
other over for the Pirates in the sixth
and eighth innings.
Evening star., 1923-07-29

'0foy sON0HtH
cleveland. 49,. o o o % o.
:. .Runs-Jamieson, Speaker. seweIl, Brewer.
Myatt. Devormer ~. Flagstead, Burns (21'
Reichle Harris. Mcmillan. Menosky. Errors
Stephenson. Myatt, Morton. Flagstead, Burns
Two: o:base hits-Sewel. Rechle. Menosky.
sacrifces-Reichle (2). Fewster. Quinn. Dou.
BILE plays--speaker to j. sewell to Stephenson |;
J. Sewell to Stephenson to Brewer Left on
bases-Cleveland. 8; Boston. 4. Base on
balls--of Piercy, 2: off Boone, /. Struck
out-By Morton 4; by Quinn. /. Hits-of
Morton. in six innings; off Piercy, in
seven innings: off Boone. in no innings; off
Quinn. q in two innings; off Metevier, in
one inning; off Shaute. in one inning. Hit
-Piercy. Winning pitcher-Piercy. Losing
pitcher-Boone. Umpires-Messrs Holmes,
Hilldebrand and Evnas. Time of game-i
hour and So minutes.
Evening star., 1923-07-29
FRONT ROYAL VICTOR,

FRONT ROYAL. Va, July 2s.-
Front Royal won. the first half sea-
son laurels in the Shenandoah Valley
League this week by defeating Har-
risonburg in three-game series, Z
to s, Is to.1, and to 4.
Evening star., 1923-07-29

= Rrne-Johnsson. Tayior. .Pinelli. Error
bases-Pinsln t2l. saorincss-Fournier, Smith.
Double plays-Hish to Johnston to Fournier;
French to Johnston to Fournier; Johnston TO
8; Cincinnati. 9. Base on bals-of Benton
L Struck cut-sy Benton. l; by Smith. /.
HIT BY pitoherI-sy Smith (H.rsrave). Um-
Time Of game--l hour aAd 50 minutes,
Evening star., 1923-07-29

RMs-wnghtstone, Henfne, Flick Cd,
Blades (s), Hornsby l2l, Stock ErersI
Wriehtstone and Henline. Three-base hit
Blades. sacriaoes-Haines. Stock. Home run
-Hornsby.. Left on base;-Pmisdelphia. le:
of Head. S; Of Haines, e.. Struck out-By
Head. q; by. Haines. 8. Hit:-on WeineEt.
ninSs. Losing pitcher-weinert. umpires-
Messrs. Klein and Wilson. Time Of game
1 hour - minutes.
Evening star., 1923-07-29

Totals. IS 8 "a II Totals. SO "a IA
sBatted for Barnes in the 7th inning. !
tran for Snyder In the 9th inning.
tBatted for Scott In the 9th inning.
SRan for Bentley in the 9th inning.
New York 100 1 % o 0 o l Is
Chicago ........2 o s-7
statz, Adams, arantham,, o'Farreil, Friberg,
Miller, Kellehsr. Two-base hits o'Farrell
/ (e). Friseh, eroh. stengel. Bentley. Home
hit-eranth.m. Left ON base-New York,
6; Chicago, s. Base on balls-on AdyidSe, s.;
OF Eshf, i; Of Barnet. /; of Scott. Struck
!. Hits-of Nehf. In 2 2.S inninss, Of
Scott, In . innings; OF Barnes, In 3H In
Nessers. o'Day and Mccormick. Tms-1
hour and 81 minutes,
Evening star., 1923-07-29
PIEDMONT LEAGUE

winston-salem, .; Raleigh, 3.
Greensboro. 8; High Point, i
Daayiile, 81; Durham, 3 :.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.

GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
ratroit AZ wa.h,tou. Detroit at Wash h'ton.
Chios 70 st Nav York CHICAGO at New York.
'-S. ; . ST. Louis at Phila.
Cleveland at Boston.
I RESULTS OF YESTERDAYS GAMES. =
OhicaSo, 8; New York. /.
+ Boston, 10; Cleveland. g..
Vashineton-D Detroit (raln).
80. - rhiladelphia- 81. Louis (fain).
Evening star., 1923-09-16

The of the largest
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-31

@. How many strikes were there
F. C.
A. Approximately 5000 strikes are
recorded for the year 1922, invoiv-
ing 100000 persons. This was an
increase of SS2 strikes over the pre-
vious year.
Q. Do more men than women
commit suicide ?--M. H. T.
A. OF 1900 suicides in the United
States in 1922, according to the data
OF the Save-a-Life League, one third
were women. 1t is interesting to
note that 70 were millionaires.
Q. Do we still have a tariff on
the importation of alcoholic bever-
ages?-J. T. G..
A. Under the Fordney-McCumber
tariff act of 1922 there was a duty
of SIS a proof gallon on brandy, Sc
a proof gallon on champagne and 81
a gallon on ale and beer.
Q. How long have we had trust
companies in this country ?-D. ID.
A. The year 1922 was the one
hundredth anniversary of trust
company activities in the United
States, the first grant of fiduciary
powers to a corporation having
been made in 1922.
Q. Has ii ever been proposed to
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-31
DRUNKEN PIGS

Guinea Pigs that have been drunk six days a week for six
years are being studied by scientists of Cornell University
Medical College. They get their jag by inhaing alcohol
fumes-much more potent than drinking, for the ntoxicant.
reaches them through their lungs.
Worse and more of it, these drunken guinea pigs seem
not to be injured by their chronic drunkenness. They are as
heavy as prohibition guinea pigs, also as healthy, and live as
long.
But the alcohol takes its toll in the second generation.
Few offspring are born to the alcoholics, and the ones
that are born are decidedly inferior to the offspring OF abb
stainers.
The third generation of guinea pigs, born from hard
drinking ancestors, are better than the second generation, but
not up to normal.
The fourth generation, however, puzzle John Barleycorn &
enemies. For, while only the hardy ones live. the survivors
are stronger, heavier and more alert than guinea pigs whose
ancestors INDUCED not in the fiery cup.
All this, of course, is a sort Of post mortem on y. Barleye
corn. an attempt by scientists to learn the truth about alcox
hobs effects in h~eredity. About 1000 guinea pigs have, tQ
date, been used in the experiments.
It's too early in the game to make definite announces
ments. But it begins to look as if the experiments show
alcoholism is bad for individuals but that it may beneht the
race by wedding out the matchmaking weaklngs early -
life or preventing their birth altogether. E
DR.. Charles R. Stockard, head OF the Cornell guinea Pr
Investigators, says:
"Should any one desire to apply these experimental re-
suits to the human alcohol problem, it might be claimed that
some such elimination of unfit individuals has benefited the
races of Europe, since all of the dominant races have a de6nz
lite alcoholic history, and the excessive use OF alcohol was &c
cidedly more general three or four generations ago than u =
today"
Similarly, it will be at least three generations before the
offects of Iouor prohibition can be estimated. with accuracy
The effect on our generation will be much less than on our
descendants g
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-31

huild a bridge over San Francisco
Bay Pr. c. l.. a.
x. Such a project has been dis
| cussed for several years and recent
lv two engineers made a report est
Rating that a structure combining
- mole, trestle, girdle bridge n
tunnel would cost $40,000,0OO. me
| location recommended would PROVIDE
a route about 9.38 miles long De-
tween the city halls of San Francisco
and Oakland. Because of its cost II
is NOT expected that the project Will
he carried further in the immediate
future.
O.. Is II true that the Panama
| Canal has more traffic than 1t a
handle? B. e. I.
A. The traffic Of the Panama
Canal has nearly quadrupled since
the opening of the waterway, u the
canal is now being used only 10 AZ
per cent of its capacity.
@. What is tantalum X. n:
A. Tantalum is a new commercial
metal recently placed on the Market
the most unusual property or Wnacn
is its resistance to corroslon. II
is said to be of greater potential
value than platinum.
Q. Will airplanes become cheap
er?-I. l.. G.
A. French experts assert that in
the near future 1t will be possible
to turn out a complete flying ma
chine for $500.
@. Have all the foreigners who
were captured by the Chinese
bandits been released?-L. j. p.
A. Eight men, including four
Americans, who were the last OF the
II foreign prisoners taken by the
Shantung bandits on May 6, were
reported on June IL to have been
released.
@. How many Socialists are there
in the Wisconsin legisiature?-M.
w.
A. At the last election the Socia-
lists in Wisconsin elected IL as
semblymen and three State senators.
@. ARE there more negroes than
whites in South Carolina IN. M.
A. In 1920 the whites in South
Carolina numbered S18,53S and the
negroes 864,719.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-31
PRAYERS FOR THE PRESIDENT

The prayers of the entire nation are with President Harding,
seriously i'll in San Francisco, and the deepest sympathy goes out
to Mrs. Harding in her anxiety and suspense.
Concern over the news that the President is so critically i'll
will be heightened by the great personal esteem and respect in
which he is held by the American people, regardless of policies
or politics.
The whole nation awaits news from the sick room of its first
citizen. The American people unite in sharing the hope that de-
spite the fact that grave complications have developed, that the
recovery of the President will be speedy and that he will soon be
able to again take up those responsibilities from which no chief
executive is exempt.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-31
The Old Town
Street by Street-KnoW Four City
MADISON AVENITE

One of the fastest growing streets
in the city is Madison avenue. Sit
uated in the business center of the
city, it is one of the city's main
thoroughfares. The street was in the
nineteenth century a part of the
estate of +. M. Patterson, until
bought by the city and a street laid
out. 1t was originally named Wood
bridge avenue until not long ago
when the name was changed to Mad
ison, probably in honor OF the pres
ident, James Madison. The avenue
is sivty feet wide and contains all
Improvements. 1t is one of the
three streets having the municipal
lights along it. 1t extends from the
Raritan river to New Brunswick
avenue and has some handsome edi-
flee gracing its skyline.