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-_VOL XLI1 No 15. PERTH AMBOY, N. J., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 1021. THREE CENTS : I i_|
IDENTIFY BODY AS THAT OF MISSING GIRL
GALVIN’S ELECTION NOW
PRACTICALLY ASSURED
». BY BIG GAIN MADE
Recount Likely to be Com
pleted by Tomorrow by
County Board
GALVIN VOTE GAINING
Will Stand Unless Big Gains
Are Made by Wester in
Other Polls
NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. 29.—
The election of Richard J. Galvin,
Democrat, as alderman-at-large to
succeed John N. Wester, Republi
can, In Perth Amboy, is now practi
cally assured as the result of the re
count. which it is believed will be
completed tomorrow afternoon. The
original re'urns from the district
boards in Pertl. Amboy showed Gal
vin a winner by ten votes. The re
count lias resulted in Galvin increas
ing this number Instead of Wester
decreasing it and it is generally ad
mitted by Republican leaders that
unless some unexpected gains are
made In the first ward recount, Gal
vin's election will stand.
The recount of the two polls of
the third ward was completed yes
terday afternoon and resulted in
^ Galvin gaining possibly seven votes.
B The first poll of the third ward, in
^ the original count, gave Galvin 191
and Wester 228. The recount figures
were: Galvin 186 with six referred
ind Wester 224 with five referred.
The second poll of the third ward
gave Galvin 281 and Wester 171 in
the original count whereas the re
count shows Galvin with 285 and
iwo reierrea anu ivmici
and four referred. Here it was that
Galvin made his gain, the actual
vote showing him to gain nine votes
but Wester had two more ballots re
ferred than Galvin, making It possi
ble to decrease this margin to seven.
The total third ward vote for Gal
vin and Wester in the original count
was Galvin 472 and Wester 399. a
difference of seventy-three votes.
The recount figures give Galvin 471
with eight referred and Wester 390
with nine referred. This shows a
gain of eight votes for Galvin with
jut taking into consideration the re
ferred ballots, on which Wester has
me more than Galvin. These being
Glowed Galvin will have gained
(even votes in the third ward.
One of the Galvin ballots refer
-ed in the third ward had the fol
iowing words written in the space
opposite the names of the excise
commissioners:
"I think the City of Perth Amboy
should be able to get along without
i Board of Excise Commissioners."
The writing caused the ballot to
be reje-ted by the board and refer
-ed to Justice Janies J. Bergen.
The county election board this
morning commenced to count the
votes cast in the first poll of the fifth
ward The election board expects
not only to complete the second poll
if the fifth ward today but get start
»?d on the first poll of the first waid
ts well. The first ward votes are the
last, all other wardB having been
recounted and it is expected that the
Perth Amboy recount will be com
iletedMate tomorrow afternoon.
Thus far in the recount four of
:he six Perth Amboy wards have
been completed, those finished be
ng the second, third, fourth and
rixth wards. The original totals for
;hese four wards gave Galvin 2.8G6
and Wester 2,788, a difference of
seventy-eight. The recount figures
for these four wards complete give
Galvin 2,850 with fifty-three re
ferred votes and Wester 2.742 with
(Continued on page 4)
FIX THAT
OLD FLOOR
A floor should be level, tight and
sightly.
(It should have a smooth surface
which can be kept perfectly clean^
Its decoration with rugs and car
pets is an art which adds much to
the bca.uty of a room.
And floor work Is work that you
can do yourself in your spare time,
provided you know how.
The whole subject on floors in the '
dwelling has been covered by the
Department of Agriculture lu an il
lustrated booklet which you can oh- i
tain from our Washington Informa- '
tion Bureau Fill out and mall the
coupon below, enclosing two cents in '
stamps ror return postage.
Print name and address or be sure
to write plainly.
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Information Bureau.
Washington D C.
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Floor Coverings as offered by the
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I
Northern Parliament Told
That British Govt’s Offer
Cannot be Accepted
BELFAST, Nov. £9.—(By The As
sociated Press)—Sir Janies Craig,
the Ulster premier, speaking before
the northern parliament here today
said he had told Premier Lloyd
George that the British government
proposals to Ulster for the settle
ment of the Irish question were ut
terly impossible. He said Ulster
wouid not enter an all-Ireland par
liament under the present conditions
but was prepared to discuss other
avenues for settlement.
The premier said the accounts of
the government plans for an all-Ire
land parliamen that had appeared
in the press were "fairly accurate."
Sir James made these statements
in speaking to a motion for adjourn
ment.
Renlvinr to a Question he said the i
Northern Irelan cabinet had given
instructions for the- immediate en
rollment of 700 whole time "spe
cials” and 5000 pait time "specials”
to complete the establishment of
these forces.
May Unite Some Day.
LONDON. Nov. 29 (By The Asso
ciated Press).—Admission of the
possibility that Ulster and the south
of Ireland, may some day unite "of
their own free wills,” in the govern
ment of all Ireland, is ascribed to
Sir James Craig, Ulster premier, in
an Interview published today by the
Daily Mirror.
"1 do not say that Ulster will nev
er accept an all-Ireland council,
though the Sinn Fein says it will
never accept any other scheme,” Sir
James Craig is quoted as saying.
"What wo say is. let the Sinn Fein
first prove its ability to govern itself
along constitutional lines. Let it
win Ulster’s confidence by practical
proof of its fairness and impartiality
toward the southern Unionists. Then,
in the course of time, the two Irish
governments might unite of their
own free will.”
| High Tide and Strong Winds
Reported on New Jersey
Waterfront
PITTSBURGH, Pa„ Nov. 29—The
first November flood in more than
twenty years was today sweeping
down the Ohio river from the upper
reaches of the Monongahelia and
Allegheny, the result of an almost
continuous rainfall for several days.
The flood stage, twenty-two feet at
the point bridge, was . .ached before
daybreak and a few hours later the
Ohio was rising three-tenths of
foot an hour.
Scores of persons living in the
lowlands ot me Norm side were
taken from their homes in boats by
tho police, while rising waters com
pelled the suspension of operations
in a number of mills and factories.
High Tide Reported
JERSEY CITY. Nov. 29:—A high
tide and a strong northeast wind to
day partly Hooded the ferry landings
of the Erie railroad here and inter
fered considerably with ferry traffic
to and from New York. The Lack
awanna railroad ferries, between
Hoboken and New York, also were
somewhat effected.
Between 7:30 A. M. and 9:15 the
ferryboats carried only vehicles and
freight. The passengers who ordi
narily ride on the ferries took the
Hudson Tubes.
TO OPPOSE R. R. PAY GUT
WITH COUNTER DEMAND
CINCINNATI, O., Nov. 29.—In
structions were sent out today from
the nat'onal headquarters from the
Brotherhood of Railway steamship
clerks freight handlers, station and
► express employes by E. H. Fitzger
ald, grand president, to the 230 gen
eral chairmen of the brotherhoods,
to meet a proposed now demand of
the railroads for further reduction of
wages, with a counter demand for
restoration of pav to the former basis
in effect before the twelve per cent
cut was ordered bv the labor board.
MY! WHAT A FLAVOR IN
BLUE RIBBON BUTTER
NONE CAN COMPARE WITH
IT. BUY A CARTON TODAY
Expect Justice Bergen to Sign
New Papers in Cases
Today
APPEALS IN BOTH CASES
May be After First of Year
Before Local Murderer
Pays Penalty
According to Prosecutor Joseph
E. Strieker, the remittitur in the
George Washington Knight and Jo
seph Timmerari murder cases have
been received by the Prosecutor's
office from the court of errors and
appeals and application will l>e
nrado tod»v to Supreme Court Jus
tice James J. Bergen for the sign
ing of a new death warrant for
these men. Should Justice Bergen
sign the warrant today. Mr. Strieker
said, date for the execution would
have to be set at least a month
away for. according to law. not less
than four weeks or more than eight
weeks must elapse between the
signing of the death warrant and
the date ot the execution. It is
probable, according to Mr. Strieker,
that the execution ot these two men
may not take place until after the
first of the year.
Knight, a negro of Cliffwood,
twenty-two years old, murdered a
prominent woman of this city and
was sentenced on March 24, by Jus
tice Bergen to die In the electric
chair at Trenton the week begin
ning May 2. His attorney, William
I. Garrison, of Pleasantville, N. J„
appealed the case and following the
argument before the court of er
rors and appeals the remittitur was
handed down.
The crime of which Knight was
convicted by a Jury within fifteen
minutes after the Judge had made
his charge, was one of the most
henious In the history of this city
or this section of the stale. Knight
has seemed to take tho entire pro
ceedings as a laughing matter and
when sentenced displayed no emo
tion whatever. He has said that lie
will be all right up to the day he
is scheduled to go to the chair.
Timmerari, a New Market man.
was sentenced to die In the electric
chair during the week of May 9. af
ter Hie Jury had returned a verdict
of first degree murder in connection
with the death of Henry Kouhaupp
at New Market on February 11.
Timmerari admitted he had shot
Kouhaupp. tut claimed that he fired
in seif defense aftei he was attack
ed by Kouhaupp who he alleged
tried to choke him Attorney Walter
Sedapr. represented Timmerari at the
trial in New Brunswick. In the ap
peal action, that followed his con
viction Timmerari was represented
by Victor D’Alio of Newark.
Official Notice Received
NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. 29.—
Official notification has been received
in ihe offices of il.e prosecutor and
the county clerk of the decision of
the Cot rt of Errors and Appeals to
sustain the decision of the lower
court in the murder cases of George
George Washington Knight and Jo
seph Trimmerari. Both of these de
fendants were convicted of murder
and sentenced to die in the electric
chair New death warrants will be
prepared and sent to Justice James
J. Bergen so that a new date can be
set for carrying out the verdict of
the court.
City Officials Meet Tomorrow
Morning to Study Grade
Crossing Elimination
i
The plans for the elimination cl
grade crossings in Perth Amboy at
worked out by tile Central Railroac
of New Jersey will be studied auc
carefully examined at 10 o'clock to
morrow morning in city hall by tin
mayor. Board of Aldermen, city en
gineer, Judge C. C. Hoiumanr.
Adolph Greenoaum and Louis P
Booz. Jr., for the purpose of deter
mining whether or not the city wil
nlanc 96 llrflWM ( If
! Wednesday of next week. In New
ark, another hearing will be helc
before the Board bf Public Utiiit\
Commissioners at which time th»
city engineer will be asked to mak*
known his opinion as to whether 01
not the plans are satisfactory.
NOTICE!
To take care of the increase it
business and to better accommodatf
our customers we are enlarging out
headquarters.
PARIS POOL. PARLOR
Ed. Lewis. Prop.
168 New Brunswick Avenue.
Next to Auditorium Bldg
Business will go on as usual during
-•teration.
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Concerted Tax
Action Taken Here
»
NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. 29:—
The state board of taxes and assess
ments is holding a session in the
grand jury room of the courthouse
here today for the purpose of hear
ing appeals against assessments
levied by the local and county
boards. One Perth Amboy case is
scheduled to be heard today, that of
Emma Correja. owner of waterfront
property near the land of Henry
Maurer. A complaint against the
amount of the assessment in this
case is made because of the fact that
the property is accesetble only by
water.
James Baker, president of the
state tax board, announced today
that decisions of the board in all of
the cases would be made known at
one time after a conference of the
members following the completion
of testimony by the principals in the
various cases, their lawyers and the
assessors from the various munici
palities effected by the appeals.
Tax Action Here.
Never before has the taxation
question created so much interest as
it has today, the question of unjust
and unequaled taxation is being dis
cussed on every hand by industrial
companies and civic associations.
At the East Jersey Club last night
forty members of the Industrial As
sociation of this city listened to a
discussion on taxation by Alfred N.
Chambler, of the Manufacturers A
Merchants Taxation League of New
Jersey, who advocated a complete
change from the present system to
the land tax system which is now
being successfully worked out In
Pennsylvania.
Tonight the civic organizations of
I cities in the county will meet in the
| Chamber of Commerce here anti
( continue the discussion started last
I week in New Brunswick on the at
i tack by Union county against the
ratables of Middlesex county.
Mr. Chambler in his talk before
the association at the Kast Jersey
Club explained how his league Is
ifiir
GETSJESULTS
Inter-state Commerce Com
mission Takes Matter Up
With R. R. Company
Recent developments in the action
taken by the city attorney. Leo Gold
berger at the request of Mayor Wil
son. ti. have the Staten Island Rap
id Transit Railroaa better the facili
ties to the approach of the ferry be
tween this city and Tottenville, so
that accidents like that which occur
red at the approach l.n this city a few
weeks ago, when one person was
killed and several injured, cannot
re-occur, have resulted in the city
attorney receiving two communica
tions one from the Interstate Com
m?.*ce Commission, and the other
from the Board of Chosen Freehold
era of Middlesex county.
The communication from the In
ters'ate Commerce Commission in
forms Mr. Goldbcrger that that com
mission has received his letter re
garding the facilities for the landing
of passengers maintained by the Sta
ten Island Rapid Transit Railroad
between Tottenville and Perth Am
boy and that tbe matter has been
■ ken up with H. B. Voorhees. vice
president and general manager Q<
the railroad, and Mr. Goldbergcr will
be informed upon receipt of Mr
Voorhees’ reply to the commission.
The communication from the
board of freeholders, informs Mr.
Goldbcrger that the matter had been
referred to their solicitor who will
communicate with Mr. Goldbergei
in the matter.
ASKS $10,000 DAMAGES
A $10,000 damage suit brought by
Marie Montecalvo. through her next
friend. Frank Montecalvo, againsi
Morris Wahl of Jersey City is pend
ing in the supreme court. The suil
has bee brought through Attorney
John K. Toolan Miss Montecalvo
tt-iin is twentv ve-ai s old. alleges that
she was walking from Port Reading
to HooseveP when two automobiles
attempted to pass each other. One
of the cars struck the girl causing
serious injuries from which she suf
fered for many weeks, during which
time, it is alleged, she was under the
care of Dr. Reason. The plaintifl
alleges that Wahl was the driver o(
the car that struck her. Miss Mon
tecalvo resides in Port Reading, and
Wahl in Jersey City
EDUCATION WEEK
WASHINGTON. Nov. 29: —Preci
dent Harding issued a proclamation
today setting apart the week of De
cember 4 to 10 as American Kduca
tion Week, during which citizens <>i
the United States are urged to assisi
general efforts to reduce illiteracj
and give thought to remedying dc
fects in the national educationa
system.
Kx polled from Mexico
AUSTIN. Texas, Nov. 29—Willlair
S’. Buckley, president of the Ameri
can Association of Mexico, was ex
pelled from that country across th<
border at Laredo this morning, ac
cording to information received b)
••elatives and friends here.
k
working for an amendment to the
tax laws so that the present system
of taxation can be done away with
for the graded system. Mr. Cham
bler maintained that if the land tax
was adopted in New Jersey, this
state would experience a big indus
trial boom.
During the course of his talk Mr. |
Chambler read a letter from the
president of the Underground Cable
Company in Pittsburgh which said
that he favored the graded plan of
taxation. A communication from
H. S. Keasbey was also read in
which Mr. Keasbey spoke of the
present plan as being obsolete,
t >ther communications were reuJ
from Pittsburgh and Scranton firms
who were in favor of the land tax.
In going Into details concerning
the scheme. Mr. Chamber pointed
out that under the land tax the
buildings pay less taxation than lots
or unimproved property. This the
speaker pointed out means that all
the land in a community is taxed
equally a id all taxpayers share alike
in paying the revenue needed by the
community.
Mr. Chambler pointed to instances
in this city where unimproved prop
erty stands for years, with a small
tax levied on it while other property
owners with the idea, of develop
ment foremost in fheir mands are
taxed heavily when they erect
buildings on their property.
Under the graded system, he j
pointed out. property is taxed at its
ful] value, while a building is taxed
at nine-tenths of its full value the
flrst year and each year is reduced
unti; five per cent of the value is
taxed. In other words the building
is only taxed tlfty per cent of its full
value. Mr. Chamber held that the
local situation could be corrected
if the land tax was adopted.
The speaker ir, closing his address
urged that action he taken to secure
legislation at Trenton favoring the
tax reform idta. Senator-elect
-Morgan F. Carso,, and Assemblyman
Edward J. Petersen attended the
session. C. C. Baldwin presided.
fissil
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Commander of ,;‘Lost Battal
ion” Jumps From Steamer
Into Sea-Was Depressed
NEW YORK. Nov. 29:—Secret
brooding over the memory of his
experience in the great war, from
which he emerged one of America's
greatest individual heroes, was as
cribed today by friends and relatives
of Lieutenant Colonel Charles W.
Whittlesey as the cause of his taking
his life Sunday while on the way to
Havana.
Leaving several letters, presuma
bly explaining his act, the com
mander of the "lost battalion" dis
appeared from the steamship Toloa
twenty-four hours out from New
York. His intimate friends had no
idea he was making an ocean voy
age.
Members of his family and close
business associates recalled incidents
which, pieced together in the light
of his tragic death, might have been
recognized as indications that his
spirit was shaken by recurrent mem
ories of his brothers in arms who
had died before his eyes in France.
The last blow, they said, more
trying than the rest, was in Wash
ington a fortnight ago. when Colonel
Whittlesey took a prominent part in
the funeral services for America's
unknown soldier. He returned from
the capital more depressed man
ever. There he had -net hundreds
of former friends and had marked
anew the gaps in the ranks of the
men he loved.
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL BOYS
USE PARISH HOUSE COURT
The County Vocational School
here scored last night through the
efforts of A. Clayton Clark, presi
dent of the County Vocational
Board when St. Peter’s Parish
House was leased for basketball
p>actlce for sixty-four days. The
local toys will have the use of the
hall every night In the week except
Friday.
I .Mr. Clark and Superintendent
I of Schools Samuel E. Shull attend
ed the meeting in New Brunsw'ck
last night, where the plans were
made and. w here Assemblyman Wil
ton A. Appleby was also present.
1’nder the supervision of John 31.
Shoe .principal of the Perth Amboy
institution, the vocational school
boys expected to get up a particu
larly successful team having recog
nized material in lfcs midst. The
coming Thursday, the team will
play the West Orange school on
December 26. Bayonne, and Feb
ruary 10. Elizabeth.
Sentenced for Bribery.
CINCINNATI. O.. Nov. 2».—Louis
Cohen, president of the Tunnel
Trading Company, of New York,
who recently was convicted on the
charge of attempting to bribe Rob
ert E. Flora, federal prohibition of
ficer. in connection with liquor
transactions, was sentenced today by
United States District Judge J. VY.
Peck, to one year and a day in Fort
Leavenworth prison, and to pay A
tine of $4,000.
NIL EXPERTS |
No Official Statement as to
Why “Big Five” Session
Not Held Today
—
FRENCH MEET ITALIANS
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Compare Naval Strength at ■
Washington-Association
Interests London
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (By The
Associated Press):—The meeting
today of the "big five” naval experts,
the first general conference of the
naval men scheduled for nearly a
week, was postponed until tomorrow
at the request of one of the delega
tion. No official statement as to the
reason for the postponement or the
delegation making the request was
given.
In the first authoritative an
nouncement made Japan has sought
to replace the "5-5-3" ratio basis of
the American limitation proposal,
giving ner a sixty per cent, status
with a seventy per cent, ratio for
her fleet. Vice Admiral Kato de
clared this was the minimum neces
sary for Japan's security.
Against tips definite announcement
.« . \- . inn t 'no A TTM>ri - •
can naval experts still gave every)
indication today ot firm adherence (
to the view that sixty per cent, for
Japan' is the maximum naval stress ,
that could be accepted in view of I
the American liability and interests |
in the Pacific.
Piscnss Naval Strength
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (By The i
Associated Press):—The French and I
Italian armed conference delegation. ;
it was learned today, have had occa- •
sion to talk with each other on the j
subject of the relative naval strength]
of their respective countries. The
French position is that France has
objection whatever to Italy hav
ing the same size navy as France,
which it Is contended should event
ually be 300.000 tons of capital ships
and 73,000 tons of submarines.
Associations of Nations.
LONDON, Nov. 29 (By The Asso
ciated Press).—Increasing attention 1
is given by the London press to j
President Harding's suggestion of an j
association of nations, through a se- ,
ries of international conferences, the ,
conclusion of which would be ob
served under a "gentleman's agree
ment" rather than by treaty. !
The Times, in its editorial col
umns today, said that Mr. Harding s
conception ot the principles under- j
lying such an association has in it- |
self a "tonic effect."
The Morning Post says: The
President's aspirations demand se- ]
rious and respectful consideration.
• « • Any method whereby Amer
ica can bring to bear her vast influ
ence for the restoration of civiliza- :
tion is most welcome."
The Post, however, expresses it
self as being not a strong believer in ;
anv league or association, and it is j
| not especially enamored of the pres
[ ent proceedings in It ashington. it j
■ disapproves Great Britain s suspen- (
1 sion of warship building.
Interest in any sympathy with
"the growing movement in America |
I for greater partiepation in world |
i affairs,” is expressed by the Daily
I N ws. which says that the retusal
1 of the United States to enter the
League of Nations, never was re- j
I garded in England as proof of her ,
I intention to return, permanently to '
the policy of isolation which the
I war temporarily made impossible.
NEW HAVEN THEATRE FIRE
CLAIMS 2 VICTIMS
new HAVEN. Conn. Nov 29.—
; Two more persons who were burned
in th* fire which destroyed the Rialto ,
i theatre Sunday night, died today. ,
j making the actunl death list six. the
I coroner having eliminated the name
: of Timothy Hanlon who was a vic
I tim of heart disease. Those who died I
^ todav were Everiti Case and \ ictor
Cortelle*. both of this city.
! 2 LOCAL SUITS STARTED
NEW BRUNSWICK. Nov. 29.—
Papers have been served in two court
j cases bv officers of the sheriff. One
s a circuit court action between
etxepdorf Brothers & Company, re
! presented by Wight Wight & Goi
enbock, against Jacob James. 380
i Hast avenue. Perth Amboy for $1
1 OSS and interest from November 19.
j 1920 on an account.
The other cast is a supreme court
action brought by Axe! Hansen,
trustee fo- the Plumbers' Co-Opera
tive Corporation against Anthony
Pucci of 403 Ogden Place. Perth
Amboy. There are two counts in
this atcion. one on a note for $62.50
and the oth^r $342.29 for the sale of
1 gOOdS.
Tiro Suit Continued.
NEW BRUNSWICK. Nov. 29.—
The cose of the Howe Rubber Com
pany against the Jersey Tire Com
panv of Perth Amboy is being con
tinued today. Philip Halpern has
been on the stand for the greater
part of the time since the case was
opened, and a complete investigation
of the business transactions between
the two Arms is being made.
The case was non-suited and the
counter claim of the Jersey Tire
Company was dismissed. A directed
verdict for the plaintiff in the
amount of $1,497.41 was given.
Vo Marks of Violence
on Child's Body Found
on lamesburg Farmi
NEW BRUNSWICK. Nor. 29.—
'he mystery of the disappearance of
itella Ostroski, the six and a half
ear old Rhode Hall school girl, was
olved today when Detective Ferd A.
>avid identified a body, found in the
roods by a young gunner this morn
ng. as that of the girl for whom the
uthorities and residents in that vt
inity have been searching since Oe
oher 25. The face and hand of the
rirl were badly decomposed as the
esult of the action of the elements
ind animals but the detective had no
rot/ble in identifying her because of
he complete description In his pos
ession.
State’s Case Against Alex
Savin is Now Practically
Complete
NEW BRUNSWICK. Nov. 29—
rhe state's case against Alex Sa
i’in, of Brooklyn, indicted for the
murder of his friend. Frank Pns
jyno at South River about a month
igo, is practically completed, and
the defendant will be tried as soon
as a d%ie is set by Justice James
J. Bergen.
After Savin was taken to New
Brunswick by County Detective
Ferd David and Chief of Police
Charles Eberweln of South River,
from New York, where he had been
lodged since his arrest. Prosecutor
Joseph E. Strieker spent practically
the entire afternoon reviewing the
rase with the defendant. This is
after the usual custom of the pros
ecutor. although the defendant
JL r__ J mill/ uhnn ha UIC
wrested over a month ago.
The prosecutor also reviewed
statements of various witnesses for
the state. The (lefendant stuck to
his statement that he committed
the murder at the request of his
friend, for which he received S3
Savin, however ,told various con
flicting stories of the circumstances
leading up to the murder.
Praise for the detectives and
others who assisted in clearing up
this case In rapid fashion, was ex
pressed by the prosecutor yester
day. He said that right after the
murder it appeared as if this case
was one of those in which the re
sponsible party vor parties are hard
to locate.
Justice Beigen will be asked today
to set a date for this trial. It it
possible that December 13. the
opening day of the new term may
be chosen as th. date when Savin
will be placed opt trial for the mur
der.
oppose' moratorium
PARIS. Nov. 25 — (By The Asso
ciated Press)—Thi French govern
ment, it was made plain today, if
strongly opposed to the proposed
moratorium for Germany's debts tc
the allies, the movement for which
is understood here to be gaining
strength in official circles. Th<
French view is that Germany h
potentially quite capable of meeting
her reparations payment, and wil
do to. unless given encouragemenl
from allied sources to resist pay
ment.
Sulnvav Trains ( rasli; Eight Injure)
NEW YORK. Nov. 29: — High
persons were injured, none seriously
in a collision of two interboroug)
subway trains at Broadway anc
227th street today. Interborougt
officials said all eight had beei
treated for bruises and laceratiom
and left for their homes before th<
arrival of ambulances summoned o:
a hurried call.
Morse Deals to Be Probed
WASHINGTON. Nov. 29—Tin
government is preparing to lay be
fere a federal crand jury here oi
December S. the results of its in
yestigatlon in connection with or
lain transactions betyveen Charles
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Man Hurt in Auto Crash
NEW BRUNSWICK. Nov. 79—
Benner Jacquart. of South River
superintendent of the Enamelei
Trick and Tile Works, was injure*
and his car almost completely de
moilshed. when it crashed into th<
rear of a truck in front of Bissett'i
garage tn Main street. South Rive
last night.
.Arrest Alleged Smugglers
NEW YORK. Nov. *9:—Seven al
leged smugglers were arrested k>:
1 arbor police here today after ai
exciting chase during which severs
shots were exchanged. Before th'
capture, the police say, several bagi
containing bird of paradise feather
and liquors weire thrown overboan
by the accused men. They did no
have time to complete the work o
jettisoning the cargo for 700 cases o
rum remained on the launch when 1
was towed to a dock.
I
Lester Tilton, sixteen years old. o
Jamesburg. was going through the
woods on a hunting trip about &
o'clock this morning when he came
upon the body of a girl. He found
it near a large dead tree In a clear
ing just in the rear of the Abor
farm which is worked by W. C.
Wolf. The farm is owned by Dr.
Fuerstling formerly of Perth Amboy,
i The spot was within 1.000 yard, el
I the farmhouse and in plain sight of
The toy at once notified the au
, thoriiies and they in turn phoned
| ine jifosecutor's office. Detective
'1-erd A. David who has been work
I lng on the case, was detailed to go
a: once to the spot to identify tnc
I body if possible. Shortly after
I viewing the remains he Informed
! the piuseeutor that identificatlor
had been completed and that no
■marks appeared'on the girl's body
to Indicate that there^had been any
I violence. The girl d:ed\of ex
| the detective sold, this t
'his original contention tka|
become lost in the woods and wttt
i dered about until she dropped
I front exhaustion.
The spot where the girl was fount
' is about four miles in a direct litn
through the wood, from the Fros:
Ponds^ychoolhoiwo from which sin
disappeared on the afternoon o
i October Coroner John V. Hub
: bard, of this city, was notified anc
left at once to view the body. Count;.
Physician Janies L. Suydam wae
notified by the prosecutor to pe
; form an autopsy upon the body on
the spot where it was discovered.
This w ill be done this afternoon.
I Detective David declared that
! there is no doubt in his mind but
' that the girl died of exposure. Buz
zards it is believed t attacked the
body of the girl after her death and
so disfigured her face and hands
that identification by this means was
i impossible. The trunk of her body
and lower limbs were not touched
! however.
The disappearance of the gir! oi
the afternoon of Oct. 25. was fol
lowed by unceasing efforts to local*
1 her on the part of detectives, po
lice. Boy Scouts a»,d residents it
the vicinity of Rhode Hall. The
wo ods were searched day and night,
i ponds were dragged but no sign ol
the girl was seen. She attended
the Freeh Ponds school house
atom two miles from her hon-e
and always went to and from schoo
with her cider sister 1-oretta.
On the afternoon of her disap
pearance siie was wailing for ne
sister's class to let out when sh*
is said to have suddenly started u
run in the opposite direction fron
her home, saying; "1 am going it
meet papa." That w as the l«s»,
| seen of the girl. She did not arrlv*
home. th§ alarm was spread and
■ the search commenced.
Now after more than month dur
ing which every clue has been run
down .including suspicions that she
might have been the victim ol a
erinr.nal n-rault. the mystery has
* been s »,ve , by the discovery of her
body about four miles from lha
school. The girl had two smaller
Ibrmlurs. besides her sister, mother
and father. She was easily fright
ened it was said by those who knew
her. and it is possible that she saw
the S'l.rohing parties and contin
ued to run from them until she
' i dropped from exhaustion.
Constable Arrested. Eater Freed
Constable Rudolph Kish, of 313
Barclay street, was arrested by
‘ Patrolman James Sullivan last night
on complaint of Mrs. Emma Wal
i pianski. of 6S7 State street, who
■ charged that the officer entered het
store to serve papers and acted in a
disorderly manner. The constable
was discharged when arraigned be
I fore the recorder in the police court
this morning when the woman mak
mg the complaint failed to appear
According to the police record
Mrs. Walpianaki called headquarters
and said that Kish —«a drunk and
disorderly He was accused of In
sulting and abusing peraons In the
store. The record further stated
' that Dr. George W. Fithlan had ex
amined the prisoner and adjudged f
| him to be under the influence ot,
Hit By Trolley Car
XK\v BRI'NS a iok. Nov. 1*<
ink Boyce o wn. «Hi
• by a Public Service trolley cc^.
; night at 7 o’clock as he "
l cording to reports prevalent here
1 this morning It is claimed that the
: j trolley w as speeding so fast 1^
• Bovce and his machine were dragged
! for a half block before the car wa*