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Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-23
MAN MURDERED;
GIRL MAY DIE
FROM ASSAULT
PIainfieId Negro Killed in
Booze Row at South
PlainfieId Yesterday
! HOLD ALLEGED MURDERER
Gill in Hospital with Her Skull
Crushed Following Attack
on Lonely Road
HOLD ALLEGED MURDERER

One man was murdered and
rirI brutally assaulted in Middlesex
county over the weekend, both
cases. according to the authorities,
having been the result of booze
drinking or arguments over the pur-
chase of bootleg whiskey. The mur,
dered man is young Plainfield
negro and the girl, who Is not ex-
pected to recover. is a white Plain
field girl now in the Middlesex Gen
eral Hospital at New Brunswick.
NEW BRUNSWICK, June 23.-
3 One OF the most Brutal assaults ever
brought to the attention OF the prose-
cutor's detective staff. was the attack
made on seventeen year old veronica
schultz, OF 1345 South Second street
I'lainfield, about ~ o'clock Friday
n;,rht. and for (which crime, George
Afaier. eighteen, OF Plainfield
s.1i,esd a fun confession shortly after
his arrest on Peace street. New
Brunswick, at fifteen minutes after
steven Saturday night.
The girl, who Is employed In a
Plainfield laundry, during her semi
conscious periods at Middlesex hos
pital Saturday afternoon, was able
+ to tell the police authorities the
name and address of the person In
whose company she was during the
!. preyious evening, and as result the
machinery of the police departments
throughout New Jersey, New York
and Pennsylvania were put in IN
stailt motion in the search for Maier
Veronica is in a critical condition
at the hospital to which she was re-
moved from field on Hoes lane,
Piscataway township, where she had
laid from the time of the assault till
found by three young men from New
Brunswick shortly after noon time
Saturday. Her scalp was cut to
pieces by a heavy machinist hammer,
found at scene and for which Maier
has odmitted ownership. Two
holes In the girls head. one at the,
base of the brain and the other to
the right of the top center of the
head, inflicted by blows from the
heavy hammer. An attempt to oper-
I ate on the girl will be made today.
4 providing she Is able to Withstand
the shock and loss of blood from her
narrowing experience.
u The girls brief story to the detec-
tfves was that she met Maier about
o'clock Friday evening while she was
on the way to her home from her
place of employment, and that she
accepted a. ride in his automobile.
After completion of the evening
meal she left her home met the det
eendant and the couple came to New
4 Brunswick in his machine. A pin
( OF whiskey purchased at a place In
4 this city for two dollars. was in
dulged in by both of them, after
which Veronica was taken sick
while the auto was being driver
along the River road on the way to
Plainf1eld. She declared that ad.
,vances were made to her at that
time which she attempted to repel
when her mind suddenly became a
blank.
(Continued on Page 10)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-23
SAYSP'LATFORM
FIGHT WILL Be
SOON SETTLED
Homer Cummings, Slated
Chairman of Resolutions
Committee, Not Alarmed
UP TO THE COMMITTEE
klan Is Not Likely to Be Men,
toned in Platform to Be
Adopted at New York

NEW YORK, June 23.-Homer
Cummings of Connecticut. who Is
slated to be the chairman of the
resolutions committee. predicted to-
day that all troubles and differences
over various planks that are to be
written into the party platform
would be adjusted in committee SO
that fight on the convention floor
may be avoided
II look for some long sessions of
the committee" saiu the former ma
.tioAal chairman. Every opportun-
ity for all sides 20 be heard from
every angle. There is a lot to be
said and some warm things will be
spoken, but when the platform Is
ready I think it will be found satis-
factory to the delegates and one
which will be adopted on the con-
vention floor without trouble"
Mr.. Cummings said that the sup
porters of a strong anti-Ku Klux
Klan plank were disposed to be rea-
sonable and this. with the statement
of Tom Taggart. of Indiana. that a
plank scoring secret organizations
without specifically naming the Ku
Klux Klan would be satisfactory
gave rise to the belief in some quar-
ters that plank denouncing the K.
K. K. without actually naming 1t
would be drawn in the platform.
Mr.. Cummings said that as the
McAdoo people were for him for
the Craftsmanship. of the resolutions
committee and from the further
fact that the Smith and Ralston
adherents were agreeable to his
selection he felt that he would un-
doubtediy be selected.
On three occasions only has a can
didate in Democratic convention
failed, after receiving a majority
vote. to obtain the necessary two
thirds. Besides Douglas. the other
two were VanBuren and Champ
Clark. In the case of Clark. 1t was
pointed out, the majority of twelve
votes which he received might not
have been obtained except for the
state unit rule. which has accom-
panied the two-thirds rule. In the
New York and Illinois delegations
alone. it was recalled. there were
enough Wilson delegates to have
overcome Clark's majority.
Some leaders in New York for the
present convention are proposing
that it might be well at present to
adopt the two-thirds rule with the
proviso that If a candidate receive
a majority on a given number OF
ballots the convention be polled t.
ascertain If the candidate had
majority of all the delegates voting
and that If so the candidate then
should be declared the nominee.
Former Senator Hitchcock, of Ne
braska, who will be member of ths
resolutions committee, said today HI
expected the convention to adopt &
moderate plank on the League oi
Nations and that he would present
a league plank to the committee
He said that the tenor or 1t is that
the Democratic party would reject
the claim of Republicans that the
League of Nations is a closed incl
dent so far as America is concerned
Mr.. Hitchcock added that his plank
would point out that President Cool
idge's proposal to join the world
court was conclusive proof of the
continued growth of sentiment fav-
orable to the nation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-23
smith
AND NJ 'AD00
SEE v|CT0R
RaIston Also Appears II ,
Gaining Strength
Be Nominated
CONVENTION ToMoRRl !
New York NoisiIy AcclaII|
Al Smith and Delegates
Cheer McAdoo

NEW YORK, June %.
great quadrenial jubilee of ~
democracy is passing through ~
final fevered stage of pre- coi
vention rivalry and enthusi1u
Fifth Avenue and the h1S
district of Manhatt an, res<uz
ed today to the tramp Of d.
ing delegations and the hlnx
bands while the oufz
from the forces Of. the prine
candidates scurri ed ererywfsr6
to bring new arr fvals into camp
and consolidate the legions s.
ready assembled behind their "a
vorites.
The situation involving the dozsn
or so candidates today Remained.
outwardly. at least. as cloudy ax
ever. Each of the various head
4udIltiS COAlLAuGu To IttkEI0I8
expressions of confidence. The Nc
Adoo and Smith forces drove for-
ward with new energy to Strengthen
their lines, and the Underwop
camp found encouragement IN the
arrival of their chieftain. 81
The West Virginia supporters 81.
John w. Davis, meanwhiie. pressed
on with their campaign for delegates
and friends of Senator Glass OF fir
ginia, professed to see an advantage
for him in the situation implied bss
prediction that neither McAdoo moi
Underwood would be nominated
They expressed confidence that the
field would eventually narrow down
to Davis and Glass. and that the VIZ
ginian would come out ahead.
Most of the dark horses, at the
same time are being kept more or
less in the dark, with their nanagerk
expressing pleasure over the outlook.
Senator Ralston, of Indiana
states delegation, it's leaders Say.
until the end, and a similar plan -
announced by the Ohio delegation
which is instructed for former Gov
ernor James NJ. Cox-a plan which
proved successful at San Francisco
in 1920.
In the platform discussion. difEer-
ences OF opinion center principally
on questions OF phraseoIogy, but In
the case of the foreign relations
plank somewhat wider divergence tS
indicated, Thomas Taggart. national
committeeman from Indiana. having
declared against inclusion Of a dec
laration for American entrance into
the League of Nations On the Khan.
the chief dispute, outward1y at leaot,
has to do with the question OF nax1i3
ing the organization or making
mere general declaration.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-23
NEW SYSTEM
| USED TOCHECk
BARBER FIRE
Foamite Applied by Employees
and Blaze in Still Is Soon
Under Control
RUMBLE WAS HEARD
No One Hurt-City Depart
ment Firemen Aid in
| Fighting the Flames
RUMBLE WAS HEARD

One of the stills at the oil refinery
of the Barber Asphalt plant in
Maurer flashed at 1890 o'clock yes
terday morning and the flames
which followed were visible for
many miles around. A rumble /
connection with the flash was also
heard for quite distance.
An official of the company an
nounced this morning that there was
practically no damage caused as a
result of the fire. due to the fact that
the foamite system of fighting the
blaze was applied Immediately by
employees of the plant and this
checked the advance. The pniyreal
damage was done to the roof of the
adjoining power plant and no esti-
mate of this damage was given.
: Close to dozen men were work.
ing In the vicinity of the still, filled
with crude oil being refined. which
flashed. None of the employees were
injured in any way as a result of the
fire, the plant official made known
today.
The first city alarm for the fire
was sounded from box 1928 at Pull
aski avenue and State street by Pa
trolman William Peterson. and a
second alarm was turned in from
box 2-2-5 at Maurer. Due to the
turning in of the two alarms nearly
every company in the city respond
ed, but the city firefighters were not
needed. A number of firemen under
the direction of Chief William Lam
gan assisted the plant firemen in
putting out the fire.
Just what caused the fire is not
known and may never be known,
Just as in the case of the asphalt
plant fire OF three years ago. Excess
pressure was referred to az possibly
being the cause of the fire early yes
terday morning.
There were six stills in all in the
section where the one flashed and
five were shut off following the flash.
The five were back in operation be-
fore daylight yesterday it has been
made known. The value of the foa-
mite system was given a worth while
test at yesterday mornings fire and
everyone was we'll pleased with the
results.
Patrolman william Peterson made
the report on the fire and he was as
sisted at the scene by Sergeant John
Larson and officers Tonghini, Hard
ing, Layden and Buchan.
The flames and rumble attracted
a large crowd to the scene. streets
leading to the scene being flooded
with cars and nearby ,hores were
lined with sightseers. Residents OF
Tottenville came to the shore and
discussed the whereabouts of the
blaze, and it is said the rumble
which was followed by the big blaze
was heard as far south as Matawan.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-23
Mr.. STURC|S
HAS RESIGNED
At High School Following
Long Service-WilI Accept
Big Insurance Position

Glenworth Sturgis, head of the
science department of the local high
school for the past fourteen years.
has rendered his resignation to
Superintendent of Schools S. E.
Shull. The resignation will become
effective, Friday, June 27. Mr..
Sturgis will discontinue teaching as
he has accepted the position OF
state director of personnel of the
Provident Mutual Life Insurance
Company Of Philadelphia. He will
begin his duties with the insurance
company on July /. For the present
at least, Mr.. Sturgis will make his
home In this city.
Fourteen years ago Mr.. Sturgis
came to the local high school from
Maryland. At that time the science
department consisted of one room
and one teacher. Under the guild
ance of Mr.. Sturgis the department
grew until today 1t occupies five
rooms and has four teachers. The
course now given is a well rounded
one and extends through the entire
four years of the high school.
Not only has Mr.. Sturgis been a
leader in the science department,
but also in other activities of the
school. It was the late Miss Mary
e. Vaughan and Mr.. Sturgis who
founded the Dramatic Club of the
school and it was through Mr.,
Sturgis' personal efforts that the
science club was organized. He has
also been one OF the faculty ad-
visors of the Hi-Y club. He has
been president of the Perth Amboy
Teachers Association for a one year
term. Mr.. Sturgis as far as can be
ascertained is the only teacher who
has ever held that position. He has
also served a year as president OF
the high school department. of the
State Teachers Association.
Not only has Mr.. Sturgis been ac-
tive in school work. but also In those
things which are of interest to the
civic betterment of the community
Mr.. Sturgis was one of the organiz-
ers of the Home Guards and was
the commanding officer of this body
He has taken part in all campaigns
In the city, including the Red Cross
and is now actively interested in the
work of the Boy Scouts. At the
present time he is chairman of tho
Court of Honor of this organiza-
tion.
In speaking of Mr.. Sturgis' resig-
nation today, Mr.. Edgar III. Klein
hans, principal of the high school,
who has also resigned said: mo
school can afford to lose teacher
of the type of Mr.. Sturgis. He is
A No. l."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-23
CHAIRMAN HULL STRICKEN;
DUE TO OVER -ExERn0|

NEW YORK. June 2s.--chairm&n
Hull of the Democratic National
Committee was confined to his bed
today recovering from heat proStfn- :
tion, exhaustion from overW0rk.
acute indigestion and shock nom
Learning suddenly that the national
committee had been able to pay III
debts and would enter the presfden- {
tial campaign with clean slate.
The strenuous hours devoted IL
pre-convention arrangements AMI
the quadrennia1 ticket scramble BE-
gan TO tell on the chairman yesker~'
day.
AS a grim co-incident. Mr.. HUH
toppled out OF the chair at his des|<
last evening in faint just as the (: y
nance committee reported that nif
debts were paid. a
Mrs. Hull put her chairman to bed
and was guarding him today agaifiSt
all visitors. sympathizers and tiol<ct
seekers.
The physician said he expected n e
Hull TO be able to take the r14<I
when the convention goes Into
sion tomorrow. IS. s 3 s
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-23

DAYTON. Ohio, June 23:-Lieu-
tenant Russell l.. Maughan arrived
here from Mineola, N. Y, at 7:05 A.
M. He was held here for more than
an hour for repairs to a gasoline
line. He left for St. Joseph, Mo-, at
8:15 A. M. eastern standard time.
Maughan covered the first lap of
his journey. New York to Dayton,
SIS miles. in four hours and seven
minutes. slightly better than the
schedule he had planned. Mechanics
at McCook Field also placed wheels
with larger tires on the ship.
While this was going on Maughan
paced restlessly back and forth, but
never once urged the mechanics to
greater speed.
Lieutenant Harold r. Davis. chief
test pilot of McCook Field. who su-
pervised the work of the mechanics,
said If the weakened connection had
not been discovered at McCook Field.
1t would have caused the termination
of the flight.
Just before hopping off. Lieuten-
ant Maughan expressed his conf
dence in the result of the flight.
ut was a terribly rough voyage
down from New York" Maughan
said on landing here. There was a
dense fog over upper New York and
just east of Pittsburgh. 1 ran into
a severe rain and wind storm.
''The faster l went through it. the
more the ship bobbed up and down.
This Irregular movement of the ship,
was so bad 1t nearly made me sea-
Sick" he said.
CONTINUED on Page %
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-23
PREM|ERS PLAN FOR
INTER-ALuED CONFERENCE

LONDON. June 20 (By The Asso-
ciated Press) Minister
Macdonald told the house of COM
mons In replying 70 questioners
this afternoon that his conference
with Premier Herriot of France
was preliminary to an interallied
conference to meet in London, prob
ably July 16.
The communique issued last night
covered the ground of the CONVEX
sation, said the premier, but he
added:
.It is highly desirable that Amer
lea should be represented at the in
terallied conference OF July 16- We
are not at the moment in commune
cation. but a communication to that
effect will be made to the American
Agovernment at once"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-23
Barring ON TRIAL

WHITE PLAINS, N. T.. June 23.
Clarence o. Barring. charged with
having attempted to murder his wife
by introducing poison and disease
germs into her food, went to trial
today in county court. OF more than
forty witnesses who have been sum
moned, twenty-seven were to TESTIFY
for the prosecution. District Attor-
ney Rowland said that Mrs. Barring
would be the principal prosecution
witness. Baring's attorney, Charles
E. Long, said the defendant would
take the stand in his own defense.
II was expected that the entire first
dav of the trial would be taken up
in the selection OF jury.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-23
Is Not Expected to Participate
Personally in the Demo-
cratic ConcIave
PLAN MAY BE CHANGED
Governor Will Keep in Touch
with Situation-Hague
Is Watching Nugent
LEO j. LANNING
Special Representative OF the
Perth Amboy Evening News
At Democratic Convention

Perth Amboy Evening News
At Democratic Convention
NEW YORK. June 23:-This city
by tonight will contain within its
confines all the who's who and
what's what" within the Democratic
party in New Jersey with the posi-
BILE exception of the man whom the
states delegates In the national con-
vention will put forward as their
favorite son for the presidential
nomination. George S. Silzer, the
governor, is not expected to person
ally participate in the big doings in
this city for the next week or so. He
will be the only big Democrat left in
New Jersey. according to present
plans. Part of his time. will be spent
in official duties at Trenton and
probably the rest of 1t at his home
in Metuchen.
This plan may eventually be alter
ed. But for the present the New
Jersey executive will dignifiedly re-
main in his home state while his
friends and political hackers work
for his interest in New York. OF
course, the governor will know what
is going on. He will be kept advised
uI every move IIOiii his ueduQudTteTS
In the Waldorf Astoria in the metro
polls. Mr.. Silzer has already visited
those headquarters since they were
opened last week and he had a
chance to mix in the pre-convention
atmosphere for while.
Never in this generation has a
Democratic national convention been
so near to the home OF the Jersey
Democrats as this one and naturally
they have all fiocked to this city to
have a look at 1t IL possible. Twelve
years ago Baltimore was the scene
OF this event. with Woodrow Wilson
one of the chief names before the.
delegates. New Jersey then had a
mighty interest in the outcome, but
Baltimore was farther away than
New York and the committing dis.
tance of this city to many of the
homes of the Democratic politicians.
of Jersey has brought more of them
here possibly than ever were congre-
gated together at any national con-
vention before.
Whether the twenty-eight votes of
the delegation shall be cast as unit
as was decided recently at the meet
ing In Trenton remains to be deter
mined. James r. Nugen<, OF Eusexs
(cont1nued on p7ge . }
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-23
LONE F[YERA At
. ST. JOSEPH, MO.
Lieut.. R. L. Vaughan Left
New York Early Today for
San Francisco

mitchell FIELD, N. Y, June 23.
"A lone airman, Lieutenant Russell
L. Maughan, this morning began a
race with the sun in the hope of
spanning a tenth of the earth's cir
cult before his path is darkened.
Two unsuccessful attempts in the
past year had not dampened his ar
dor and following light breakfast
the trail blazer took the air in his
375 horsepower single-seater plane
at one half minute before o'clock,
eastern standard time.
Some few clouds were in the sky,
but the eastern star, behind glowed
as a guild, and half moon lit his
way toward and over the alleghenys
which he hoped to cross before full
daylight. One hundred and fifty
spectators watched the departure.
Crissey field, at San Francisco, lies
2,670 miles west, as the crow flies
The aviator will go somewhat far
ther in his jumps between four in
land fields where fresh supplies and
a few moments rest await him DUR
ing the flight scheduled to consume
sixteen hours and forthy minutes
just four hours less than the maxi
mum amount of daylight afforded
him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-23
HELP A KIDDIE
to "KEEP-WELL"

Join the Middlesex
County Recreation Coun-
Gil, which is organized
for the purpose Of main
tanning a summer camp
for children.
The organization has
secured land; carpen-
ters will give all their
time and labor needed
to erect buildings; plum
bers will give time for
all plumbing needed.
Help get a camp ready
for use this season.
Send contributions for
membership to Miss Jane
J. Packard, Room 218,
270 Madison Ave-, Perth
Amboy, or ito Mayor
John J. Morrison, New
Brunswick.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-23

Small production means a higher price
or cheaper car. Studebaker is the
worlds largest producer of quality cars.
The public paid two hundred and one mil
lion dollars for Studebakers last year.
That's why YOU can buy a Light Six
Touring Car for only $10ib F. Q. B. Fac
tory.
DON'T buy b1indfolded. J. ArthurlAppIe-'
gate studebaker Distributor. 363f Division
Street. Perth AmboK 6aolS~s-as-lt'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-23
DOGCATCHER ON JOB

Billy Randolph. former lcca, dog
catcher is on the job this morning
once again an employe of this city.
In his first round he made big haul
and Chief Tonnesen is confident that
the practice of allowing unmuzzled
dogs to roam about, will be broken
uD.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-23

NEW YORK. June 23.-Declaring
that In event of a deadlock between
McAdoo and Smith they might turn
to John w. Davis, members of the
wisconsin delegation to the Demo-
cratic national convention arrived
today in caucus made the following
selections:
Joseph Martin, national commit
teeman, announced the delegation
favored the Moore anti-Ku Klux
plank.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-23
undermood Is Acflye

NEW YORK, June %. - Senator
Oscar Underwood made his first ap-
pearance at his convention head
quarters today to be greeted by his
adherents and TO make public the
text of the anti-Ku Klux Klan plank
which will be presented to the plat
form committee in his behalf by
Fortney johnson OF BIrmIng ham, e8-
lected to place the Alabama senator
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-23

''see America First" You can't do II
from your front porch. Buy Ford now.
Dorsey Motors Inc, Open Evenings.
6a0s--6-23-6ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-23

balloon tires asso repaired at Georges
rei- f472 6o13--t-z3-tfs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-23

1928 Ford Coupe: many extras $2s5.
Dorsey Motors, lnc.s opon evenings
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-23

|,1s2x Ford Coupe in excellent condition.
=. Dorsey Notor1. Inc, open eveainss.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-23

soxsM tires. $500 at Dorsey Motors. Inc
6S7s--6-21-2ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-23

WEATHER

Showers and
thunder storms
tonight; probably
clearing Tuesday
morning.; some-
w h at cooIer
Tuesday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-23

lcontInued on Page 1o)
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TRADE APATHY
SEEN HERE
ProceSSed, Storage Eggs on
Mart; Few Changes

slow trading continues 70 feature
Seattle markata
The rEa market continues I'M
changed with consumers showing r
lot ~ interest in prDrrHa~d sEEa.
with tho rsault that frrah puilrt
aiErs are Htill pilinE up. storage and
progesHsd sggn arc being regularly
quoted now.
Hens dressed and live. on the
Wholesale marx show small hhads
irs 0f prices while wholNfAis fancy
block hogs have advanced over iaat
week % ite and ibr Fancy light
fraiH are alec up a cent over last
week
Local corn ~ more plentiful and ls
sailing Tor around ~ sack with
a top price ~ o. TurnlpH are down
Co Si36-te range now Instead ~
straight q a sack
Iueklsbsrrisn are plentiful yet 81
3 tp 90 cents
Prices quoted generally Thursday
follow