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ARMY OFFICER MAYENCS, May 1 (By The Asso ciated Press).— During a Mayday demonstration here today a captain of the American arrny was wounded by the maul test.* nts. r A column of May Pay demonstra tors were marching through the Rhetnstras**. when through a mis take of stearin* the captain's \ automobile rsn into the procession. The machine was stopped but it was I at once surrounded and attacked by the crowd that began to mount the car. The captain believing his life t-» be In danger drew his revolver. One of (he men tried to disarm him. but the revolver was discharged and the of ficer sank back wounded in the shoulder. The chauffeur tried to aid the captain but the crowd turned on him. French gendarmes extr • ated the American car and made several ar rests. Paris Quiet on >lny Day PAI5IS, May 1 (By The Associated Press).—May-day in Paris opened quietly. The building and allied trades were on n holiday and the taaicab service was suspended, hut the railroads, the trumwnys and the subways were in operation, although on somewhat reduced schedules. The communist and socialist news papers did not appear. The prelec tor of police was perfecting during the morning its plan for a wireless jneiit of which machines were as signed to glide over the city, keep ing in touch with the prefecture, and fixing notice of any suspicious look ing gatherings or processions. CHILDREN INJURED IN AUTO ACCIDENTS (Continued from page one) v. hilo the other was in this city and involved three oars. The offender In this cais ei pi it the time but n telephone call to Metuchen result ed in his being stopped there and ordered to return to this city. It is pot known whether or not the motor let arrived here or not. County Seat Accidents NEW BRUNSWICK. May 1.—Two ac cidents were reported to the local police over the week. A fireman was painfully but not seriously hurt s* hen he was thrown from an appar atus on Saturday night, while a six year old boy is believed to have been internally injured, when he was struck by an automobile the same flight. Captain Edward Van Doren of Hook & Ladder Company No. 1. was thrown from the apparatus of that company while responding to a fire ebout 7 o'clock Saturday night. The accident i** said to have been due to the fact that tho front axle broke. Van Doren wrenched his leg and he Was taken to St. Peter’s hospital. The accident occurred at the corner of Erench street and Easton avenue and I he apparatus was going up hill at tho time. The apparatus was ans wering an alarm turned in by a boy when he noticed smoke coming from * trolley. The fire did not necessi tate the calling of the companies and no damage was caused by same. Michael Hearn, six years old. of lS^Alban^ street, is in St. Peter’s iBpflfirf!r>robaldy internally injur IeauiL ui tun ot'iiiK airum uj lobile about 5 o’clock Sat ening. Tho boy was with * and in crossing the street, d from behind a trolley and k by the car of Mrs. W. J. which was driven by Otto •kicnt at Morganvilie ANY! LEE. May 1.—An au was demolished yesterday rai Railroad of New Jersey * train south of this p’ice, •came stalled on the tracks. r who is said to have been mover, finding it was im o start the car. jumped to ore the collision came. The was carried several feet ilished. I IN FIRST SHOT AT IAT0R FRELINGHUYSEN Y CITY. May 1.—George i. who will oppose Senator Frelinghuysen for the Re nomin&tlon for U. S. sena e September primaries, to id his campaign with a let •nator Frelinghuysen upon trust. -Mr. Record asks tor why he has not done during his term to curb Opoly. Mr. Record asks: explain to our people who Individuals comprising the 7? How do the members of y control the senators of d States? If it is by cor why have you not exposed uption? If it is by litiga the orders of the Federal mmission of the Interstate e Commission who have and your fellow senators gislation to give the neees ority to these or other de i of the government?” cord says no further inves b needed, that the necessary known, and that what is i a campaign showing the ist how the trust has se ll maintains its monopoly, n to destroy it. Mr. Record ias such a plan. leci With Miss Meade cial Service class will meet me of Miss Harriet Meade, street tomorrow night at 8 QUESTIONED ' Mfiaum is being ques police of Camden. N. finding of the body of 7, in a creek. IN THE SCK MISS PRATT BRIDE OFCAPT. BOCKIUS Mlaa Ruth Pratt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William B. Pratt, of Water street, became the bride of Captain Richard Cochran Bockius. of Wood bridge and .Meridan. Conn., on Sat ui day at noon. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. A. T. Randall, rector of St. Peter's Episcopal church, Meridan. Captain Bockius and his bride were married just on-? month lack ing a day after they became ac quainted. Since leaving school most of the captain s life has been spent . He served in the navy dur ing the war and later went with Hie United States Shipping Board fleet. He is one of the youngest men to hold a captain's license. When ashore he makes his home with rel atives. He is a son of Mrs. George Bock ius and a brother of Mrs. Ralph M. Sargent, of Woodbridge. whom he was visiting when he was introduced to Mi«» Pratt. They were engaged two weeks later and. with Mr. and Mrs. Sargent, were enjoying a week end visit with Mr. and Mrs. William E. Bliss, of Meridan. Conn., when it was decided to have the ceremony performed forthwith. Mrs. Bliss is a cousin of Captain Bockius aid he is a frequent visitor there while on shore leave. It was in the sun parlor of Mr. and Mrs. Bliss’s beautiful home. Orchard Knob, that the knot was tied, onlv immediate relatives being present. A brother of the captain. Hubert Wortz Bockius, who Is an ensign in the navy, came over from Boston to Join the party and he acted as best man at the wedding. Mrs. Sargent being the matron of honor. Captain Bockius is master of the United States Steamship Liberty which is In the service of the Inter national Freight Company plying between the Unite*! States and Soutn American ports. He expects to sail this week on a voyage that will last for abont three months. Until his return Mr*. Bockius will remain with her parents. Later they expect and make Perth Amboy their per manent home. Ever since the Mar the r let navigation forbid wives accompany ing their husband* at sea. It is ex pected that this ban will be lifted shortly. When it ia Mrs. Bockius expects to accompany her husband on his vessel. PARENT-TEACHERS OF NO. 1 SCHOOL TO MEET The Parent-Teachers’ Association of School No. 1 will hold Us final meeting for the year, tomorrow af ternoon at the school. Dr. Thomp son will address the assemblage on the Schick test. The following pro gram will also be given. Songs (a) "The Sunbeam;’’ (b) The Cradle Song,” Janet Bedell, Frances D’Angelo, Lucille Lippman, Amelia Capik. Estelle Goldfarb. Bella Cohen. Katherine W'ainwright and Genevieve Fullerton. Song (a) "The Train.” Morton Corn. Isudore Kosenblaum. Abram Glasser, Harold Katz. Pennie Drourr Christopher Meshrow and Charles Di Mauro, Grade 3B pupils of Miss Jean Roth. Play. "The Trees”—Fairy, Syl ,-ia Horowitz; trees, Anna Winkler, Harriet Sturm. Frances Tooker, Kamma Rittec. Lillian Meshrow, Jeannette Fretz, Leo Strickman. Kalman Davidson. Peter C’hazin and Ward Mocker; Mother Bird, France* Katz; Baby Birds. Helen Borak, Rose U’Andrea and Hilda Langweber; School Children, Esther I^arsen, Fan nie Lupo, Helen Smith, Helen Wain svright, David Kantor, Meyer Shier, md John Arno, pupils of Mrs. J. C. i>-- V. „... ^ Mian I'oncc ond Vfiufl Moore. Solo—Mr*. Irivn Yarnall, accom panied by Mrs. Howard Brown. THORN-GREER Miss 'Henrietta M. Greer, daugh ter of Joseph M. Greer, of Gordon street, and Earle Dayton Thorn, of Sewaren. were quietly married in the Methodist church in Woodhridge. Saturday afternoon, at 4 o’clock. Rev. Mr. McMickle performed the ceremony. Mrs. Thorn, mother of the groom, and Mrs. Charles E. Franklin, of Avenel, were the only attendants. Mr. and Mrs. Thorn will reside in Woodbridge, upon their re turn from their wedding trip to Greenwood Lake, Mrs. Thorn is a teacher in School 6. Viola Anderson H<»qeae A surprise party waa given at the home of Viola Anderson. Friday night. Dancing was enjoyed. Re freshments were served. The guests included Viola Ander <on. Ruth Andersen, Marguerite Griffith. Emma Madsen. Pearl Lar kin. Blanche Behaer. Dorothy Zeh rer. Messrs. Russell Fedderson, Ed ward J. Clark. Calvin Blaine, Ro land Larkin and John Anderson, of this city: Catherine Connors, of South Amboy; Misses Esther and Christine Anderson. Mrs. Anderson. Edward Anderson and Hans Madsen. Miss Ryder to Wed Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Ryder, of Broad street, have announced the ingagement of their daughter Haael, ,o Fred Miller, son of Mr and Mrs. ‘■'red Miller, of New Brunswick ave lue. Announce Wedding Charles B McKenzie has announc ed the marriage of his daughter, Miss Mildred J. McKenzie, to John E. Kennedy, of Port Jervis. N. Y.. 4pril 16. Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy are ■esiding at Wrightstown. Busv Six to Meet The Busy Six will meet at the home of Mrs. Andrew Anderson, in Brace avenue, tonight. Letters of Administration new Brunswick; May i:— Letters of administration have been granted to Anna M. Alcoult, South Amboy, on the estate of her hus band. Aaron E. Alcoult. "Phe per sonal estate is valued at $1,700 and a widow, two daughters and a son survive. To Dance at Yacht Club The entertainment committee of the Raritan Yacht Club is making preparations for the first informal dance of the season to be held on Saturday night in the assembly room of the club. The dance promise* to be something new because instead A having It in the usual way tables are to be placed around the edge of the dancing floor and good things to ear will be available at all times. Johnny Johnson’s Jazz Five, of Rut gers College, has been secured to furnish music for the affair. Instead of disposing of tickets among club members and their friend*, an nouncements of the dance are being sent out and those attending will be assessed a nominal cover charge at th* tables. The committee running the dance is composed of Frank McCormick. William E. Larcombe. J. Scott Burns. Donald Kennedy and Lewis Compton. _„_ ,__ « v l ( ————————a——————— :iAL WORLD D. OF P. BIRTHDAY IS DELIGHTFUL EVENT The twenty-fifth anniversary of Mohawk Council No. .18 Daughter* of Pocahontas, was celebrated in Washington hall, Friday night. Sup per was served at 9 o’clock. The board of great chiefs and all the councils in the district were well represented, consisting of the Iona of Plainfield. Ited Feather of Mill town, Inatha of South Amboy. Opee chee of Elisabeth, Bright Eyes of Carteret, Pocahontas of New Bruns wick, Mondamln. of Sayreville. and Ottawa of Jameshurg. Mohawk Council No. .18 was or ganised in City Hall, with thirty-six charter member* of which twelve are living. Mrs. I-avenla Holstein of Piainfleld. presented the charter members with Past Chiefs Jewels in behalf of the Mohawk council. Post Great Pocahontas Sophie Erick son was present with P. G. P. jewel by Great Pocahontas Muric Frclnnd. in behalf of Mohawk council. Past Pocahontiui Katherine Smith was piesented with past chief's jewel by the degree team of Mohawk coun cil of which *he has been captain for twenty-two .years. Mohawk council was presented with twenty-five 50-cent pieces from the Bright Eyes council of Carteret, Mohawk presented O. P. Muric — .1 > * K Hi a <1 n 11 a t-aa In wnlH and P. G. P. Scvenia Holstein with a cut glass vase. Speeches were made^bv all the Great Chiefs and Past Sachem John Hanson. Sr., char ter member of Pomaba tribe also said a few words. Three gold pieces were awarded first prise as won by Mrs. IR. Soud. second prise by Mrs. Rowe, of Meade street, third prise. Mrs. Petersen of Port Reading. Music was furnished by M. Petersen, orchestra, Mrs. Hans S. Smith was chairman of the affair and her committee consists of Mrs. Anna Farber, Mrs. Laura Osman. Mrs. Alma Heiselberg. Mrs. Mary Miller, Mrs. Jorgen Hanson and Mrs. Edward Gloff. GIRL’S CLUB TO DANCE TOMORROW NIGHT One of the nicest social events to take place this season will bo the annual May dance of the Girls' Club to be held In the assembly rooms of the Raritan Yacht Club tomorrow night. Johnson’s Rutgers College orchestra, well known throughout this section of the state, have ar ranged a delightful musical program for the evening. Invitations havo been issued to members and their friends for some time, and they may still be secured from any member of the committee consisting of Mrs. Arthur Johnson, chairman. Mrs. William Garls, Misses Barbara Mc Leod. Ruth Macan and Muriel Haney. The patrons and patronesses in clude Dr. and Mrs. George W. Flthlan. Mr. and Mrs. Ai^Irew Wight. Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. oTsen, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dorsey, Mrs. Jeanne Howell, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stern and Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Madsen. PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. William Wilson, of Maple street, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Dawson of Fords, Ralph Dennis of Brace avenue, motored to Tren ton yesterday, where they visited Mr. and Mrs. Woodcock, formerly of this city. Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Hartman, Richard Pickersgill and J. J. New man. of this city, motored to Atlan tic City, stopping at Hotel Iroquois for the week end. Miss Geraldine Moyles, of St. Pe ter’s hospital in New Brunswick, is spending a few days with friends in this city. Miss Kdith Crowell am! Miss Sa tad Aneckstein attended a library convention in Atlantic City over the week end. Miss Katherine MacDonald, of State street, was the guest of friends in Newark over the week end. Miss Jane Davis, of Metuchen was the guest of Miss Helen 'MacWllliam of Catalpa avenue, over the week end. Miss Sarah Jones, of Princeton, spent the week-end with her parents, Hev. and Mrs. Northey Jones, of Rector street. Miss Jetta Stacey, of Kearny ave nue. is entertaining Miss Lila Beebe, of Newark, for a few days. Joseph Greiner, Jr„ of Madiaon avenue, was the guest of friends in Pennington over the week-end. Mrs. George Sharp and Mrs. Schuyler Pew attended a volley ball game, in Brooklyn. Saturday. Mrs. Anton Smith of Jacques street has returned to her home after spending a week with her sister. Mrs. A. Hochbeder, of Newark. Misa Ruth Ware, of Gordon street, is confined to her home with tonsll itis. James Jones, of Vineland, spent the week-end with his sister, Mrs. John L. Ware, of Gordon street. Dance Thursday Night In all probabilities the last big af fair to be auspiced in the Y. M. H. A. hall before moving to their new home in Madison avenue, will take place Thursday, May 4, under the direction of the Y. M. H. A Athletic Committee. Nat Kessler's Novelty Five now playing at Healy's Golden Glades, will furnish the music for the dancing. The hall will be elabo rately decorated, work being started today on the decorations. The hall will be turned into a palm garden. Leo S. Lowenkopf is chairman of the affair and tickets may be procured from any member of the committee or at the door. Miss Duncan Hostess Miss Florence Duncan, of Rector street, entertained at a luncheon and cards. Saturday afternoon. High score was made by Miss Lavinla Col lier and Miss Moille Campbell. The guests included Miss Lavinia and Francis Kendall, of Jersey City. Misses Elsie and Lulu Litterst, Yll Uan Canse, Augusta Martin, and Mollis Campbell, of Metuchen. and Mrs. William S. Duncan. Card Party Tomorrow Night Mrs. Thomas Christopher and Eu gene Bird, are chairmen of the card party to be auspiced under the di rection of the Catholic Daughters of America, and the Knights of Colum bus tomorrow night, in the Knights of Columbus home. In High street. The men are showing unusual inter est in this affair, and a large attend ance is expected. A ton of coal will be given away as door prize. Bridge, five hundred, pinochle, euchre and the peanut Jab will be the games In plav. Many pretty prizes will be awarded. Tickets may be secured from any member or at the door. Many at Club Dam e About two hundred people attend ed the dance given by the Eureka Pleasure Club in the Western Im provement Association hall in Brace avenue, Saturday fright. Hollan. der's orchestra played for the danc ing. Refreshments were served dur ing the ev MAY OUST GOVERNOR K. Mont Reilly of Kansas City, governor of Porto Rico, soon may be removed from the post by Presi dent Harding, say Washington dis patches quoting a source close to the President. BARBERS STRIKE TODAY; REFUSE TO TAKE WAGE CUT If you happened to see a man with long hair and long flowing whiskers, do not think he Is from Sacramento, Cal., training for the celebration for the 49ers, to be held in ttfat city shortly. He is not, he is just one of the victims of the bar bers* strike. The journeymen bar bers of the city went out on striko this morning and it is not telling when the strike will endr although the boss barbers are standing alone beside their chairs. The strike ef fecting about twenty-ftve shops throughout the city was declared this morning when the Journeymen refused to take the cut of *3 per week and to go back to the pre-war prices of twenty cents for shaves and forty cents for hair cut#. The journeymen by an agreement a year ago were receiving $2? a week and fifty per cent over $40 taken in each week at their chair. The prices to conform with this were advanced to 25 cents for shaves and 50 cents for hair cuts. Just what the outcome of the strike will be could not he learned but n represen tative of the boss barbers said this morning that they would stand firm on the reduction. As this is the first of the week and not much doing in the shops no one cun tell what will be the outcome. SENATE MEETS TOMORROW TO ACT ON AP ITS TRENTON. May 1:—According to gossip here today Governor Edwards will appoint former Judge Austin Swackhammer to again be common pleas Judge of Gloucester county for the vacancy which has been pending since Senator Fooder of that county and Republican, blocked* any con firmation for this post and the coun ty prosecutorshlp at the recent ses sion of the legislature. The senate meets at noon tomor row in special session to receive nominations for judge and prosecu tor for Gloucester and prosecutor for Cape Alay. The name of Joseph J. Summerill, Jr., is heard for Glou cester prosecutor. TJnwood Errick son, of Cumberland county, who haa been assistant United- States district attorney for some time, is mentioned today as a possibility for the Cape May place. Swackhammer, Summe rill and Errickson are all Democrats. The Republican senators may re fuse tomorrow to confirm any per manent nominations for these places when the special session is held. This action, if taken, will be on the belief that it would be wiser to wait .. .J i/ _ I)nn..Rl<,.nn iu elected governor he can name Re publicans for the full terms. In the meantime It is likely that Mr. Ed wards would make ad Interim nomi nations pending the 1923. senate's action. GRAAE RETIRES AFTER 40 YEARS AT CHESEBROUGH GO. The fellow workers of John F Graae. of Market street, general superintendent of the Chesebrough Manufacturing Company here, who on Saturday completed forty years of service with the company and was retired with a pension, presented him with a handsome gold watch and chain. The presentation, which was made by Robert Gill at 11 o'clock, came as a great surprise to Mr. Graae. It might be said that Mr. Graae grew up with the company, for he was one of the original employes who came here with the company from Brooklyn. Four years ago he was made general superintendent ol the local plant and prior to tha; time for a number of years was as sistant superintendent. Although Mr. Graae could not be located to day. it was learned that he had made no plans for the future as yet The new superintendent is Alfred J. Perchard, of Harrison Place, whe has been assistant to Mr. Graae dur ing the past four years. 3 POPULARITY CONTESTS ARE STARTED TODAY The three popularity contest* ar ranged by the Eagle Hose ft Chemi cal company in connection with their bazaar which will be staged on the giounds adjoining the Central rail elusive, were started today. Three prizes are offered for the baby contest, three for the ladies contest and one for the boys' event. Diamond rings are the prizes offer, ed in the first contests, and same will be placed on display in Meade’* jewelry store not later than Wednes day of this week. A bicycle is the prize offered in fha boy’s contes and same will be on display in one of the stores on a main street in a day or two. A ballot box has been placed at the Kagle Hose & Chemical Company firehouse on Davidson avenue, ant another has been placed at Meade') jewelry store on Smith street. Per sens desiring to register can do sc at the fire house or the je'd'elry store and envelopes can be secured a either place. Frank Mowrey and Roland Jen sen are members of the committee in charge of registering the contes tants and receiving reports Karl] this morning four contestants hac been entered in the baby race, ane three in the boys’ event. Woman’s Gailet to Mein The Co-Operative Woman’s Guile will hold their monthly meeting ii Odd Fellow's hall. In Smith street tonight, at 8 o'clock. All memberi are urged to be present at this raset Ing. I| IN AND ABOUT THE CITY In the cor test between the vari ous lodges of Elks of the slate for the best ritual work for a prise of fered by the New Jersey State Elks Association Perth Amboy I-odge No. 784 came in second. Perth Amboy lodge finished first in the local dis trict and when the final was hell last night In Jersey City, Newark lodge was awarded first honors, Perth Amboy lodge second and Bound Brook lodge third. The per centage for Newark lodge In the finals were 94.891; Perth Amboy, 97.511, and Bound Brook. 98.97. The prise is a silver loving cup. The last year's officers of the lodge head ed by Past Exalted Huler Charles Slmmen were In charge of the work for the local lodge. Exalted Ruler Andrew Anderson with a. large dele gation of members ^reitt up from here to Jersey City to witness the final contest. Members and guests numbering about three hundred enioyed the thirtieth anniversary recaption and dance of Court Amboy. No 58, For esters of America, held Saturday night at Waahington hall. The af fair began at 8 o'clock with dancing and lasted until a late hour. The music for the dancing was furnished by Richards' orchestra. An elabo rate supper arranged under the di rection of Charles J. Warner and a committee was served at 11 O’clock, following a march which was led by Cast Chief Martin Ryan and his sister, Mrs. P. F. Manton. Besides many members two grand court olffi errs, Eugene Oedney, of New Bruns wick, and W. H. Walling of Carteret, were present. Richard Peveny sang several selections during the evening as part of the program. Court Am boy was instituted in this city on April 29. 1892, by District Deputy Michael Welsh, who was at one time mayor of South Amboy. At the time of the institution the charter list contained forty-three members. At present the court tins a msttiDersnip of more than 300 with many appli cations coming in each n/eetlng. John Sweeney, employed by Gus tave Wlckberg on the state bridge of the Raritan river, whilo working on the bridge Saturday afternoon about 3 o’clock, Injured two Angers on his left hand badly. He was at tended by Or. McCormick. Rehearsals are being held three times this week, on Monday, Wed nesday and Saturday nights in prep aration for the monster minstrel show of Perth Amboy Lodge, No. 784, Benevolent and Protective Or der of Elks, that is to be held at the Majestic theatre Monday and Tues day of next week. The first part will be the minstrel program and the second part will be a musical comedy entitled, "The Fashion Girl,” in which both members of the lodge and Ladles’ Auxiliary of the lodge will appear. The rehearsals are be ing held under the direction of Law rence A. Reilly, of Brooklyn, who is acting as the coach for the entire performance. The tickets for ex change were placed at the box office of the theatre this morning. The industrial twilight baseball league will be started on the Rari tan Copper Works field tomorrow night at 6:30 o'clock. The steamer South America, ar rived at the United States Metals Refining Company at Roosevelt yes terday. The vessel carried a cargo of metal. This Is the ship upon which Chinamen attempted to smug gle Into this country some weeks ago but were caught as they left the ship. It Is reported today that when the vessel sails again the Chinamen will, be placed aboard to be taken back to South America. Considerable confusion resulted as the result of the adoption of day light saving for the summer months. Many persons who desired to take various trains found that the trains had gone when they reached the station. This Is accounted for by the fact that the timetables are printed according to Eastern Stand ard time, although the schedule of trains nre so arranged that they leave In accordance with daylight saving time. Uouls M. Qranat, who for some months past was manager of the Dltmas and Crescent theatres In this city has become connected with the Fabian Enterprises and la stationed at their theatre In rassai<*-. The name of the theatre is Montauk. The aldermen will hold their regu lar semimonthly meeting In city hull tonight. Action will be taken at this time on the awarding of the garbage collection contract for an other year. The present contract expires May 10. Other Important, business Is scheduled to come up. There will be no regulat gymna sium classes In the Y. M. O. A. on Thursday av the work of transform ing the gym Into the "Big Top” for the annual presentation of Barnone It Ballem’s circus on Friday and Sat urday of this week will be well un rice wav PohMrCiU will hi hplti PV. ery night this week. Physical Di rector S. C. Pew was In New York Kroday and again today arranging for the costumes and other features of the show. There has been s big advance sale of tickets and a record crowd is anticipated this year. Estenslv5 preparations are being made for the dance of the Dottas Club to be staged in the Knights of Columbus auditorium on High stret May 19. The entire proceeds of the affair will be given to the fund be ing raised for the new high school building of St. Mary’s parish. Wednesday morning the new headquarters of Walter's restaurant will be opened at 152 New Bruns wick avenue. A hotel will be run in connection with the restaurant busi ness. Automobile traffic through the city was the heaviest of the year yester day. Cars lined up waiting for their turns at the ferry rtretched up High street half way to the city hall park. Oscar Frederichs, proprietor of the Shore House at Tottenvllle, re ported to the police on Saturday night that his automobile had been stolen from in front of the Audi torium on New Brunswick avenue. The mlsaing machine in a seven passenger Haynes touring car, black in color. The Eagle Hoee Company and the GarBeld company were called out early Sunday morning on a still alarm. A slight blase at 576 New Brunswick avenue was quickly ex tinguished. Earlier Saturday night an alarm was turned In from box 85. This Are was In a building at 665 New Brunswick avenue, owned by A. Goldman, of 268 Madison avenue. I The amount of damage has not been announced yet. Through John Pfeiffer, of Sewar I en. lieutenant John Morris received notice yesterday 7hat a fourteen foot boat had been picked up opposite i the Lehigh Valley coal docks. The boat Is grey on top and red below the waterline. Oars and carlocks were in the boat as well as a grey sweater. 1 George W. von Spiegel, former lo cal manager of the National Biscuit (Company, has been promoted to a similar position in Yonkers, N. Y. Edward Moore has been named as 1 his successor. Mr. Moore has been I an employe of the company for nine teen years. NO REPORT ON SUCCESS OF SATURDAY'S TA6 DAY Although General Chairman Emil Stremlau In charge of the Home Ser vice drive of the Salvation Army has not received any report aa yet from the work done by the firemen last Saturday afternoon in tagging auto mobiles, It Is expected that the com bined efforts of the firemen In the various parts of the city have result ed In a neat sum being added to the quota of $5,600 alloted to the city. As yet the fund Is far from the quota, but additional reports are constantly coming In and these add ed to the total sum are expected to bring it to near the desired amount. The local captain of tho Salvation Army Is constantly relieving the con dltlona that he finds about the city. Nearly every day someone Is aided. 1 Recently the following order of goods was purchased and given to a local family: Beans, Jelly, potatoes, salt, butter, bread, eggs, tomato soup, coffee, oatsT cream, sugar, crackers, milk and salmon. It is to supply funds with to carry on this work that the Home Service drive la being made. The money raised In this city is to be used by the Army to carry on the work here. The following contributions have been reported today: Already published, $1,514.94; Catholic Daughters of America, $5; Amercan Encauste Tiling Co., $20.90; Morgan F. I-arson, $26; M. Muska, $1; Frank Stas, $1; Mrs. I. Dlabik, $1: Vendel Hoffman. $2; Fords Porcelain Works, $25; G. W. Tyrrell, $10; total, $l,«07.f4. DID CROXER LEAVE WILL? NEW YORK, May 1.—-Relatives, friends and former political asso ciates of Rlch’f.rd Croker, who died at Sendyford, near Dublin, specu lated today as to whether the former Tammany Hall chieftain left a will Richard Crocker. Jr. said that in hla opinion his father probably left no will. Even if he did there was nothing of material value to dispose of. for control of his fortune passed to his second bride, who was Miss Beulah Benton Edmonson, of Flor ida. after hitter litigation by his children failed to wrest the estate from her on the grounds that he was incompetent. -mm •’> . . - : f*j » Two Indictments Asked by Prosecutor in Murder of Circus Man MT. HOLLY. May 1.—Request that Indictment he withheld against Charles M. Powell, alleged self con fessed alayer of John T. Brunen, circus owner, and aHrry C. Mohr, named by Powell as having hired him to shoot Brunen. was made to the Burlington county grand Jury by Prosecutor Kelsey. This action was take to prevent Mohr from having counsel. Other arrests are anticipated in connection with the case, the prose cutor Intimated. ^ MOUNT HOLLY, May 1.—The Burlington cqjunty grand Jury to day was expected to take up the case of Carl M. Powell, alleged self ccnf eased slayer of John T. Brunen, circus proprietor, and Harry E. Mohr, a brother of Mrs. Brunen, who Powell Is'aald to have declared In his confession, had hired him for $1,000 to kill Brunen. Prosecutor Kelsey said he would ask the grand Jury to Indict both men on the charge of murder. Sensational evidence was promised !y County Detective Parker, who was Instrumental In having Powell and expressed belief that there had been a conspiracy to do away with Bru nen. He added that Important In formation hitherto kept secret would be presented to the grand Jury. Rumors last night that Powell had attempted to end his life, were un founded, jail officials said. The pris oner, it was stated, was a highly nervous state and had received a slight cut on the head in a fall against the wall of hie cell. This, it was explained, probably gave rise to the suicide rumor. SHOOTING ABILITY DISPUTE , ENDS IN DEATH OF BOY TRENTON, May 1.—Charles Kei fer, eleven years old is dead and Thomas Puff, twenty. Is being held without ball in Doylestown, Pa. county jail, as a result, it is said, oi a an argument as to the latter’s aim M in shooting. m Puff had been employed by Alfref Moon as a farmer's hand and Kelfer lived with the Moon family. Tester day afternoon Puff was trying out < new rifle Moon had purchased from the Kelfer boy. According to Ches ter Kelly, who was with the two at the time, Puff broke a bottle at which he fired. Kelfer denied it, whereupon Kelly declares, Puff shot the boy. Kelfer fell unconscious af ter running toward the house and died before making a statement. Puff was arrested at the sapper table and maintained Kelfer ran in the way of the weapon just as it was discharged. LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE Author of “The Braes Bowl,” “The Black Bag,” Btc. Chooses Hollywood’s Movie “Fast Set” as a Back ground for His Newest Mystery Novel | _ A HERE’S WHAT TANOB HIMSELF ft SAT8 ABOUT HIS LATEST k ROMANCE V “LINDA LEE, Inc.” |M n xxtHILE the first purpose of this book is W to entertain, I have endeavored to re- A F cord certain aspects of life in the Hollywood ' i" film colony in a phase which will come to be | recognized as a parallel in motion picture j 'I history to that feverish era of “The Days I of ’49.” 1 Within limitations of its single volume, ■ v “ Linda Lee, Inc., ’ ’ paints a true picture, col I ored only by the author’s vision. It pre J tends neither to expose nor to palliate. It | is merely a plain presentment of conditions with which I became conversant in the I course of nine yean of dabbling in picture making. < Curiously enough, “Linda Lee, Inc., was written in every detail before the occurrence of that tragedy in real life which focused the attention of the United States on Holly wood—and was inspired by the author’s memory of a conversation with a famous star and her husband, in which we agreed that, providing means were not found to _ stem the excesses of a certain element more ——^ conspicuouf than representative of Holly ■■ wood, some such tragedy was inevitably to be expected. —LOUIS JOSEPH TANOE. i-• : A thrilling romance of a Fifth Avenue society beauty who finds life with her husband impossible. She flees to Cali fornia and punges into the alluring vortex of the motion pic ture world. Then comes a tragedy. “LINDA LEE, Inc.” | Will Run m a. 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