Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-13
THINGS DOING
IN ROOSEVELT
Borough lust Needed Some-
body TO Start Something
and 1t Is Startsd.
OVER AUTO FIRE TRUCIg
Following Publication of
Verse One Man Is Arrest
ed for assault.
OVER AUTO FIRE TRUCly
Special 10 ne EHENINe NEws.


Roosevelt, May 13:-When every-
thing else fails you can depend on
the borough Of Roosevelt to start
something. When the people here
were looking about for a new name
for the burg they could not have hft
upon anything more appropriate
than the one adopted. Although our
strenuous former President has SUBJ
sided somewhat Of late, this borough,
which was named in his honor, Ia
more than upholding the reputation.
Since the horsewhipping Of DR.. J.
]. Reason and subsequent events,
however, things have been trifie
quiet here. too, and both political
factions, for fear they might lose
their respective folIowings and the
people get together, were beginning
to look about for somebody to start
something. 1t being the time of year
when spring poets are putting forth
their best efforts 1t was but natural
that whatever was to happen should
bzrst forth in verse This is just
what occurred, and following the ap~
pearance this week of the Roosevelt
News, the organ Of the anti-Hermann
faction, things began to move quite
lively.
Auto Fire Apparatus.
The borough has recently invested
large portion of its savings in an
automobile fire apparatus. (Roose-
velt is nothing II not up to date).
This apparatus is the pride of the
city fathers, who are Mayor Joseph
Hermann and his friends. Hermann,
by the way, although a Democrat,
has been the perpetual mayor OF
Roosevelt since the borough was in
corporated. Mayor Hermann ap-
pointed Emil Wilhelm driver of the
new auto fire apparatus Now, any
thing that the mayor does is like
waving a red flag in front OF bull
to the anti Hermann faction, so nat
urally Wilhelm's appointment did not
suit at all.
Wilhelm was not as experienced in
running an auto fire truck as he
thought he ought to be In order to
properly handle the machine in the
heat Of excitement during q fire. so,
in order to gain proficiency. he takes
the auto apparatus out for a run
quite frequently. The apparatus has
been over 10 Plainfeld, where it ex-
cited much admiration. 1t has also
been to Perth Amboy and other
places. II is held that the expense
The .adTert!gt9s The AoEoRsgh- -
Did Not Suit Opp0sf1f0s PTS
II is natural, however, tt ne 10 g
anti-Hermann faction should pick
flaws in this policy Of city govern
ment. So, when somebody was look
ing about for someone to start some-
thing recently, the auto truck and its
driver was & good excuse
Activities resumed, as said before,
when the Roosevelt News appeared
Thursday afternoon with q poem
printed in big type, two columns
wide, at the top of the first page
directly in the center, all enclosed in
handsome border. Beneath the
border the editor said, in the way Of
suggestion, I'VE have inserted this in
artistic form for the benefit of our
readers who may wish TO frame it''
The verse is entitled THE FLYING
Dutchman" and is as follows:
The Flying Dutchman.
Chase the pigs in off the highway;
Keep the kids inside the gate,
For the Flying Dutchman's' coming
At record-killing rate.
The deuce with the 12-mile sign
boards.
Likewise to those whom he meets.
Common people in this little borough
Should pay taxes, but keep of ths
streets.
Let the Flying Dutchman" go 1t
Unhindered through the town
Regardless OF who likes 1t,
Or who he may run down. 8
In cloud of dust most every day i
The Flying Dutchman's'' out
Burning up the gasolene;
Trying to wear the auto out.
Gee Whiz, don't he go a humming!
He's Just out for practice spin
BY gum, it'll cost the people soma
To break this ''Dutchman" ia!
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