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Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-16
COURT OPINION
READ BY CLARK
In Fight on Paying Bills, but
Rest of Aldermen Vote
for Them

Alderman John J. Clark last night
attempted to sway the other men,
bers of the Board of Aldermen rom
voting favorably on the bills OF the
city engineer and the city attorney
by reading a supreme court opinion
but failed, as usual. At every meet
Ing Of the aldermen for weeks the
fifth ward representative has op-
posed the payment of bills to City
Engineer Booz and City Attorney
Wilentz, declaring them illegal and
unauthorized. but his objections have
never influenced the majority of the
members of the board who regularly
voted "aye" on the bills, favoring
their payment.
Last night Alderman Robert A.
Mcguire, of the fourth ward, Joined
Alderman Clark in voting mo" on
the bills of the engineer but the
other five men voted for passage.
Under the heading of remarks
Alderman Clark took the floor and
read the supreme court opinion in
order to prove that person accept
ing public office for salary must
receive only the compensation desig-
mated, not being permitted to collect
additional amounts for any extra
work which he may be called upon
to perform.
Alderman Clark said in part:
"Bills amounting to $667 have been
presented by the city engineer for
which I will not vote as 1 am satis-
fed they are illegal. A public off,
cial who accepts a position with a
fixed salary is bound to perform all
the duties incident to the Office for
the stipulated salary and without
additional compensation. He can
not recover extra compensation even
II promised it by committee or in
dividual member of the Board of
Aldermen"
The alderman said that an opinion
was handed down by the supreme
court In the case of Evans versus the
city of Trenton in which the follow
ing facts were brought out by the
court:
ut is a we'll settled rule that
person accepting a public office with
a fixed salary is bound to perform
the duties of the office for the salary.
He cannot claim additional compen-
sation for the discharge of his duties
even though the salary be very in
adequate remuneration for the SER
vices, nor does 1t alter the case that,
by subsequent statutes or ordinance,
his duties are increased and not his
salary. His undertaking Is to per-
form the duties of his office, what
ever they may be, from time to time
during the continuance in office, for
the compensation stipulated whether
their duties are diminished or in
creased. Whenever he considers his
salary inadequate he may resign"
In closing his remarks Alderman
Clark said:
ION the trunk sewer the engineer
has presented bills to the amount of
$19,S75.60. The city attorney put in
bills amounting to $3.50 which, ac-
cording to this ruling, are illegal, and
I now tell you men to go slow. Now
I know why Mr.. Mason, when he
was engineer. did not put In any
bills. He knew it could not be done
legally. Even clerical expense in
cidental to the necessary pursuit of
the duties must be borne by the off,
cial in the absence of other stipula-
ton"
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-16
LIKELY TO INDICT WOMAN
WHO BURIED HER CHILD

LAKEWOOD. Seps. 16.-"Perhaps
an indictment for assault and bat
terry with intent to kill or some kim
dred charge will meet justice in this
case" Supreme Court Justice Lloyd
told the Ocean county grand jury
today when he called its attention
to the case of Mrs. Stella Saunders,
who is charged with having at
tempted to take the life of her new
born child by burying 1t alive"
The case will be considered by
the grand jury this afternoon, when
the prosecutor will present the EVIL
dence and seYen witnesses. Among
the latter are Mr.. Saunders par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Saun-
ders, his two sisters, and two state
troopers.
One woman dressmaker and two
housewives are on the September
term of the grand jury, which after
considering the charge of attempted
murder brought against Mrs. Saun-
ders. is expected to investigate
charges and evidence that she had
disposed of previous babies in like
manner.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-16
CLEMENCY PLEA FOLLOWS
FRANKS CASE VERDICT

CHICAGO. Sept. 16-Shortly be-
fore Bernard Grant. sentenced TO
hang October II. for murder. was
asked to sign petition to Governor
Len Small. pleading for clemency. his
attorney received a telegram today
from DIR. Agnes Lewis of st. Cloud,
Mimi. stating that citizens of st.
Cloud would petition the Illinois
governor to spare Grants life.
The movement was started after
Judge John r. Caverly sentenced
Nathan Leopold .Jr and Richard
Loeb to life imprisonment for mur-
der.
The petition which Grants lawyer
will mail to the governor probably to-
morrow will not be simply a senti-
mental appeal based on the action in
the Leopold-Loeb case. but the attor-
ned said he would cite the facts in
the case. that Walter Krauser. under
a death sentence with Grant for the
murder of Ralph Soudersa police
man. had repudiated his first state
ment duplicating Grant and now
states that Grant had nothing to do
with the holdup of tea and coffee
store In which Souders was killed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-16
PLAN WORLD SERIES

CHICAGO, Sept. 16:-Commis-
sioner Lands today called a meeting
of the presidents of the six clubs
fighting for the major league pen
nants to consider worlds series ar
rangements. The session will be held
in New York next Sunday.
New York. Brooklyn and Pitts
burgh We're the National League
clubs invited to attend. while the
League representatives will
be New York, Washington and De-
froit.
Commissioner lands said that
neither President Ban Johnson of the
League nor John Heydler,
president of the National League
had bee ninyited. These two officials,
however. probably will express their
views through their club owners.
President Johnson favors starting
the series on Thursday, October 2.
three days after the close of the sea-
son.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-16
9 CHINESE FAIL TO APPEAR
FOR SELLING OF NARCOTICS

TRENTON, Sept. 16. - Nine
Chinese, eight of them from Newark
and the other from Paterson, failed
to put in an appearance In the
United States District Court here this
morning to answer charges of deal
ing in narcotics. Each had been
held under $1,000 bail. which was
forfeited. The bondsmen was Joseph
George of Newark.
The defendants from Newark
We're: Fook Hoy. Tom Wah, Chu
Foo, Chong Kee, Chin Fin, Chung Ag
Hing, All See and All Sung. The
Paterson defendant was Lung Chung.
Edward Ackerman and Herbert
Nelder, Louis Joffe. Frank Chrome,
and Charles Mckinney. all of Patcr-
son. pleaded guilty before Judge
Bodine to narcotic charges.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-16
BODY FOUND ON anniversary
OF HALL-MILLS MURDER

Two years ago yesterday, the
bodies of Rev. Edward Wheeler
Hall and his choir singer Mrs.
Eleanor II. Mills, were found on
the outskirts of New Bruns-
wick. On the second anniversary
of the Hall-Mills crime. which
has not been solved. the body of
Miss Sara Elizabeth johnson, a
fifteen year old girl of Acque-
duct, is found near the county
seat town. The body carefully
laid out. is SO similar to the
Hall-Nlills crime that today,
New Brunswick and the prose-
cutor's office recalls vividly that
murder. The city is alive with
reporters, representing Manhat-
tan, Brooklyn, Philadelphia and
other newspapers. as Ii WAS
when the Hall-Mills murder was
discovered. and many interesting
features of the old murder case
are being revived. 1t is evident
that Middlesex county will be
featured again I'm the news col
umns as 1t was two years ago.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-16
KDkA HEARD NEAR POLE

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 16.-Radio
programs from KDKA. the Westins-
house broadcasting station, have
been heard eleven degrees from the
North Pole, the broadcasting station
announced today. The announce
ment quoted a message received from
George A. Wendt, of the Canadian
Westinghouse Company. Ltd, which
said the experime entail short wave
transmission has penetrated the Far
North and that the programs were
completely received by William
Choate, radio operator aboard the
Canadian government steamship
Arctic, II degrees from the Pole.
The announcement said the steam
ship was docked at Cape Sabine.
many miles north of Etah, the win
ter headquarters of Donald MaeMil-
Ian, explorer
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-16

CONVENTION
OPENED At newark

NEWARK, Sept. 18:-The
Atlantic Deeper Waterways As
ISOLATION opened Its annual
three-day convention this after
noon with welcoming addresses
by President j. Hampton Moore
of Philadelphia, Governor
George S. Silzer of New Jersey,
and Mayor Briedenbach OF
Newark.
A business session will be held
today to be followed by address,
es by John HI. Small of North
Carolina, president OF the Ma
tiOnal Rivers and HarbOrs Con-
gress; Congressman @. Il. Aber-
nathy of North Carolina, and
Congressman f. r.. Lehlbach OF
Newark. Senators Edge and
Edwards of this state and Sem
ator Copeland of New York, and
others will speak tonight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-16
Move To Outlaw War
Reported To League
Document Embodies Accept
ance of U. S. Plan on Arbi-
tration in Disputes

GENEVA, Sept. 16 (By The Asso-
ciated Press). - In a short eight
PACED document of IL articles, en-
bodying acceptance of the American
idea that a nation which refuses ar
bitration Is an aggressor nation, For
eign Minister Benes, Czechoslovakia
today submitted to the disarmament
commission of the League of Ma
tions Assembly the draft protocol
which is designed to outlaw all war
and to ensure a reign of peace
throughout the world.
In addition to establishing compul-
sorry arbitration by the World Court
of Justice for judicial disputes, the
draft makes the council of the
League of Nations a court of arbitra-
tion for political conflict with decis-
ions by a majority vote instead of
by the unanimous vote which gen.
orally is in effect in the procedure
of the council.
GENEVA, Sept. 16 (By The Asso-
ciated Press) The project for the
control of German armaments by the
League of Nations, which has been
completed by the experts named to
put 1t in shape, has not yet been
made public but is understood to
provide that IL any interested nation
alleges excessive armament by Ger
many the council of the league shall
Immediately send a body of inter-
national experts to conduct an in
quiry on the spot and report its find
ings to the council. This would be
by virtue of the councils right of in
vestigation conferred by the treaty of
Versailles. In addition 1t would ap-
ply, under the other treaties. to Bull
garia, Austria and Hungary.
1t is explained that the league
councils right of investigation is not
accompanied by power to remedy
conditions IL they are found to be
undesirable, the only remedial means
being those afforded by the publicity
given the findings of the experts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-16
SEEK ESCAPING PRISONERS

CALDWELL, Sept. 16.-All avail
able guards at the Essex county
penitentiary here are searching the
mountainous country In this vicinity
for three prisoners who escaped
from the penitentiary early today.
Police of surrounding cities and
towns also have been asked to be on
the lookout for the trio who made
their escape just before breakfast
time by climbing to an attic space
above their cells, from there through
a cupola to the roof, and sliding to
the ground by rope made of bed
sheets.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-16
HEAR MURDER CASE APPEAL

NEW YORK, Sept. 1e:-District
Attorney Dodd, of Brooklyn, an
nounced that October 6 had been set
as the date for hearing the appeal
of Joseph and Morris Diamond, John
Farina and Anthony Pantano from
the death sentence imposed for the
muruer of two West End bank mes
sengers in Brooklyn last November.
The four now are in the death
house in Sing Sing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-16
Jury Not to be Struck

NEW BRUNSWICK. Sept. 16.-
BY an agreement between Assistant
Attorney William Newcorn, for the
State Highway Commission and
Connover English, of Newark attor-
ney for the w. Donnely Lumber
Company, of Perth Amboy, a jury
will not be struck today to hear the
appeal against the award of the con-
demnation, as originally scheduled.
Instead a list of forty-eight names
will be submitted to these attor-
neys. who will be given several days
to study the list and select twenty
four names, from which a jury will
be drawn the latter part of the
present circuit court term.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-16
n. Y. TEAMS GET PITCHERS

RICHMOND. Va. Sept. 16.-The
Richmond baseball club today an
nounced the sale of two pitchers, Joe
Maley to the New York Giants, and
Frank Dodson, to the New York
Yankees. The players will report
next season.
Maley. just out of his teens, hfs
won II and lost 10 games in the
Virginia league this year. Dodson,
who was released several years ago
by Detroit to the Rochester club. has
a record of 22 won and IA lost.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-16
Presidents Cake Maker Dies

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 16.-
Mrs. Betty Lyles Wilson, "a, domestic
science expert, known during the ad-
min.strations of Presidents Wilson,
Taft and Roosevelt and Mckinley,
as the ''presidents' cake maker" died
last night after an eighteen months
illness.
Mrs. Wilson was among the first
women to produce cakes of intricate
icing designs. She started popular
izing the idea 80 years ago.
Ford Sport Sedan now on display. Dor
sey Motors. Inc. Open Evenings.
9a12-9-1b-6te
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-16
Steamer Is Sunk

CHESTER, Pa, Sept. 16.-The
5000 ton steamer Mary Weems of
Baltimore turned over on its side
and sank today in S5 feet Of water In
the wet basin of the Sun Shfpbuild-
ing & Drydock Company here, where
1t was undergoing alterations. Three
hundred workmen aboard saved
themselves by Ieaping to scaffold.ng
as the vessel overturned.
The accident is believed to have
been caused by an open sea valve or
portfolio.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-16
GRAND JURY IS
SWORN IN AS
COURT OPENS
Frederick H. Potter of New
Brunswick Is Foreman
of New Body
NO WOMEN ARE DRAWN
Many Important Cases Will
Be Heard During the
Coming Session

NEW BRUNSWICK. Sept. 16.-
Frederick II. Potter. OF New Bruns-
wick. will head the September term
grand jury. which was selected In
court before Supreme Court Justice
Samuel Kalisch here this morning.
For the first time in several terms
no women were included among
those drawn for this high jury duty.
The jury includes the following:
John ]. Powers Perth Amboy; Rob-
ert J. Smith. New Brunswick: Ed
ward Brady New Brunswick; Will
lam Gonch. New Brunswick: Emil
Milleman New Brunswick: Charles
NJ. Booraem. South River: Benjamin
Goldberger. Perth Amboy: Lewis
Walker New Brnnswick. A. Rocker.
Highland Park, William v. Garrett
son. Perth Amboy; Barron L. Me-
Nulty. Woodbridge: Charles J. JOS
ten. New Brunswick; William d.
Casey. Carteret: Oliver Welsh. South
Amboy: Roth Mcdowell. Cranbury:
William Hamilton. South Plainfield:
Earl Lake Perth Amboy: Leonard
Nelson. Highland Park: Washington
Wilson. Metuchen; Asher Bassett.
South River: Joseph l.. Gill. Wood
bridge: George Howley. Highland
Park. Constables Gustave Fillhower
and A. S. Conover were appointed
by Judge Kalisch to guard the grand
jury room.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-16

VI have tried many brands of but
ter-good butter, too-but there Is
something about Blue Ribbon that is
so different, so much better than or
s'Mea1s would seem flat without the
rich. creamy flavor of Blue Ribbon
Butter. We are never without it."
Ask. your dealer for a cartoon and
learn how really good butter can be.
ADV, --,--s- ---.5s
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-16
Negro Drawn on Jury

NEW BRUNSWICK. Sept. 16.-
principal in this cl.y Is the first of
his race to be drawn for the petit
or trial jury In this county. Mr..
Green was present in court today.
ready to do his duty.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-16
Judge DAILY Opens Court

NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. 16.-
Circuit Court Judge Peter F. DAILY at
the opening OF the court today said
that he hopes during the three weeks
OF his time here to clear up all the
pending supreme court and circuit
court cases. A number of these
have been hanging over for period
of several years. Judge DAILY re-
marked that only the cases marked
"ready" by the moving parties will
be heard. All cases which were
called today with no response were
struck off the list. There are total
of 1873 cases to be heard by Judge
DAILY.
Judge John p. Kirkpatrick will
assist Judge DAILY for four or five
days to aid in clearing up the calen-
dar. Trials of the cases have already
started.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-16

Buy q Ford on the dorsey Plan" Your
payments are insured by the Royal In
demnity Co. Dorsey Motors. Inc. Open
Evenings. se12-s-16-6ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-16

If you become disabled your monthly
payments are taken care of by the Royal
Indemnity. Dorsey Motors. Inc. Ford
Dealers. sll2--s-lb-et'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-16

It's easy to enter--wide doors-low step
designed for your convenience Is
Chevrolet. Jefferson Motors. Inc.. Phone
is s922--.a-9-tfs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-16

Carter Carburetors Service Station. Gar
retson Co., 215 Market st. Phone 1000.
9124--9-16-1ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-16

salesman--Wanted to sell Ford cars in
South Amboy and Woodbridge. APp,<z
Dorsey Motors. Inc. slis-9-io7-t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-16

WEATHER

Partly cloudy
tonight; Wednes-
d q y unsettled, !,
probably show
ers; not much
change In temp
erature; moder-
ate to fresh north
east winds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-09-16

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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-12-04

guests of Mrs. E. C. Carlson at St.
Cloud, the former remaining in the
Granite City until Tuesday evening,
where she attended the Stearns
county rural teachers institute held
at the Court House Monday and
Tuesday Miss O'Gara returned
Sunday night.
Miss Inez Brown and her room
mate, Miss Mary Elizabeth Hayes, re-
turned to Minneapolis Sunday after
spending the Thanksgiving vacation
at the home of the formers parents
Mr. and Mrs. j. A. Brown in this
city. The young ladies stopped off
at st. Cloud where they spent the
afternoon visiting Mr.. and Mrs. E..
c.. Carlson.
The following students who spent
the Thanksgiving vacation at their
homes in this city, have returned to
their duties: Miss Evelyn Kusba, Her
bert Lembke, and Albert Hansen, St.
Cloud Teachers College; the Misses
Louise Borgmann, Pauline Klonne
and Glen Bohall, University of Min
nesota; Raymond Bergman, st.
Johns, Collegeville; Rita Bergman,
St. Benedicts, st. Joseph; and Mar
garet Moynihan, St. GATHERINGS, St.
Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Hoffman and
children of Valor,> Can, arrived in
this city Saturday evening anG are
visiting at the home of the gentle
mans mother, Mrs. G.. o. Hoffman.
Mr.. Hoffman has sold his farm at
Valor and his plans for the future
are not definite. Mrs. D. w. Nc
Chez, sister of the gentleman, who
has been visiting at Valor for the
past three months, returned to this
city, with them.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-12-04

sorry to learn that he has suffered
relapse but his condition is not con-
sidered serious.
Miss Blanch Probert spent Thanks
giving at her home in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Susie Bunker returned home
Monday from a two weeks visit at
Brainerd.
| Mr.. and Mrs. H. S.. Halverson
were Minneapolis visitors Monday of
this week.
Miss Calvena Robbers of st. Cloud
was an over Sunday guest OF Miss
Mildred Geuting.
Mrs. Oscar Bjone who has been
visiting at Perham the past week, re-
turne home Sunday.
Harold Dickinson of Osakis spent
Sunday in this city as the guest OF
his brother Happy"
Mrs. August Sauer and several
lady friends of Melrose, were Sank
Centre visitors Monday.
Harry F. Schmidt spent Saturday
afternoon at Fergus Falls in the in
terest of Swift & Company.
Miss Janette Dahlem who is at
tending the ST.. Cloud Teachers Col
lege spent Sunday in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Nelson were
over Thanksgiving guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Nelson at Alexandria.
Mrs. George Green who has been
seriously i'll for the past several
weeks, was taken to the local hospital
Tuesday.
Buy your Christmas gifts at the
sale stand at the Community Club
rooms, Saturday, Dec. 6-Adv.
T. A. Erickson, of the University
| Farm, spent Wednesday evening Wis
iting George Minette at the Far View
Dairy Farm near the city.
Mrs. Oscar Nelson of Alexandria,
arrived Monday of this week and
spent several days as guest, at the
Anton Nelson home.
Miss Mildred Quoting returned to
Minneapolis Tuesday morning after
spending Thanksgiving and the re-
mainder of the week at her home in
this city.
Miss Alice Cass returned to her
teaching duties at Fargo Sunday af-
ter enjoying the Thanksgiving recess
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. S. Cass.
John Norman residing two miles
north of the city, underwent an op
GRAFTON at the local hospital last
Saturday afternoon and is in very
promising condition.
Choose now the road you propose
to travel. If you choose to take a
course in Mankato Commercial Col
lege, Mankato, Mimi, your journey
will be successful.-Adv.
Mrs. c.. R. Bruce returned to
Minneapolis Tuesday where she is re
ceiving treatment at the Swedish
hospital after having spent few
days at her home in this city.
| Miss Florence Parkinson, student
at the Minnesota College Of Law
Minneapolis, spent Thanksgiving
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Parkinson of this city. d.
The Misses Olga Houghton ane
Emma O'Gara were over Sunday
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-08-07

Mrs. w. NJ. Kelley, of near town,
left here this morning for Morgan
town, West Va, where she will reside
in the future.
Rev. Isaac w. Alternately, of Will
son, West Va, visited Oakland We
terday on business when he called at
The Republican office.
Mrs. c. H. Falkenstein and son
Herbert Falkenstein, of GAINESVILLE,
West Va, were guests of relatives in
Oakland on Saturday.
Miss Helen Bragden, of Baltimore,
arrived here on Tuesday and is the
guest of Miss Virginia Wilson at her
home on Center street.
Mr. W. E. Tarbell, of Berwyn, Md,
who will be one of the corps of teach
ers at the Accident High School this
fall and winter, was caller at The
Republican office yesterday afternoon
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-08-07

Mrs. Weston Dodson, of Bretz, w.
Va, is spending this week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Sincen.
in Oakland.
Miss Mollie Porter, who has been
in Baltimore and at Keyser, West Va,
with relatives for several months, is
the guest of the Misses Loar at their
home on Second street at this time.
Recently the management of the
Grand Theatre in Oakland completed
the installation of new seatin gin the
house and the redecoration of the in
terror, making the house attractive
and comfortable. This week an
large electrically lighted sign was put
up in front of the structure.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Falkenstein and
children, of Myersville, Md, motored
to Oakland on Sunday, accompanied
by Miss Eva Falkenstein. The for
mer, with his sister, returned to My
ersville Monday morning. Mrs. Falk-
enstein and children will remain here
for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. julius K. Monroe, of
Lewisburg, West Va, were guests of
friends in Oakland for a short time
yesterday evening, going from here
by automobile to Davis, W. Va, where
Mr.. Monroe is engaged in the engi-
neering department of the West Penn
Power Company.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-08-07
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST

Mrs. John T. Sinclel, of Keyser, w.
Va, is visiting relatives in Oakland.
Mrs. Opheli Trippett, of Wheel
ing, West Va, is here as the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Scott T. Jones.
Mrs. l. Grant Lazelle, of Morgan
town, West Va. is the guest of Mrs.
BENZ. H. Sincell in Oakland this week.
Miss Elizabeth Monroe, of Lewis
burg, West Va, was the guest of Mrs.
Donald R. Sincell several days this
week.
Rev. Homer E. Turney, Of Column
bus, Ind, accompanied by his son,
arrived in Oakland Monday night fol
a visit of two or three weeks to rela-
tives and friends.