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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-17
TIME TO MAKE
The POT BOIL
Salvation Army Expects to
Feed GEO.

Making others happy Is the only
way to have a real merry Christmas.
Remember this when passing the
Salvation Army pots that are sup
posed to be boiling at this season of
the year. But they will not boil if
you do not make them, and the cap
tain says they are barely simmering
now.
The local corps Of the Salvation
Army is planning to give out 100
baskets on Christmas, each one con-
tanning a dinner for six persons. This
means a Christmas dinner for 900
poor of this city. But this cannot
be done II you do not make the pot
boil real hard from now on until
Christmas day. The captain says the
demand is greater than the supply.
Everyone can do little toward making
a merry Christmas for others. Drop
your contribution, no matter how
small, into the pot along the side
walk.
Later the Army will have a Christ
mas tree with toys for the poor chill
dren who will get little or nothing
at home. Perth Amboy, has more
destitute families than the average
person imagines. The Salvation
Army captain knows them 80 keep
the pot boiling.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-17
$50 CONV|CTS
ARE LIBERATED
Arkansas Executive Protest
Against Lease System.

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. IA blow at
the convict lease system. employed in
Arkansas and other states. will be
struck here when Governor George w.
Donaghey will pardon and free 800
convicts from the state p~enitentiary.
This action is the direct result Of
sentiments expressed by Governor Do
naghey in a speech before the confer
ence Of governors at Richmond. Va.
two weeks ago.
Three convict camps in Arkansas will
be wiped out by the wholesale granting
of pardons. These camps are the ones
where convicts are leased to contract
ors and do not include the camps where
~convicts are employed In building state
roads.
The couvicts included in the list to
be pardoned are serving sentences for
minor ~felonies. Many Of them. how
ever. were sentenced for fifteen years
and more. Governor Donaghey has
prepared a lengthy explanation of his
action to be presented to the state leg
islature in January. He says:
II have constantly fought the con-
Wet lease system since l have been In
public office. In every public speech l
have denounced 1t. As a member Of
the ~penitentiary board l have opposed
it In every instance where 1t was at
issue. Time after time l have pleaded
with the legislature to abolish 1t. but
In spite Of all this no adequate relief
has been given"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-17
FOR STATE FEDERATION
OF THE SCHOOL BOARDS
The NEWS Corespondent.l

(From the NEWS Co~rrespOndent.)
Trenton. Dec. 1.-THE State Ed
ucational authorities are considering
a proposition for the federation of
the school boards throughout the
state. The plan has been launched
in Burlington county and has been
received with considerable favor
there. Other counties are to be in
terested and an effort will be made
for a statewide organization. The
attention of the members of the
State Board of Education wa9 di-
rected to the matter because of a
charge made in Burlington county
that local school boards do not get
proper recognition from the State
Board. The charge is denied by the
State Board. The charge was one
of the factors leading to the proposal
for a state federation.
The committee named to push the
proposition is composed Of Clarence
l.. Hazard, of Beverly; DR.. Hugh LIE
Jambre, Of ~Bordentown; Walter
Black, of Chesterfield; Cooper H.
Prickett, of Burlington, and Samuel
Fort, Of Wrightstown.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-17
POLICE PATROL
BIDS RECEIVED
Council Adjourn to Next
Monday Much Business.

Bids for an automobile patrol and
ambulance were received by the
Council last night and were laid
over for further consideration. They
will probably be taken up together
| with charges against Patrolman Is
rael Weitzen at an adjourned meet
ing to be held Monday night, Dec
ember 80, at which the board in
tends to conclude its work. Action
was taken last night to provide for
piping in streets before payements
are constructed and other subjects
we're acted upon.
Bids on the automobile patrol and
ambulance were as follows: j. w.
Mount, Red Bank, m style $2,340;
another $2,490. Bohlan Brothers,
Railway, 1913 Cadillac complete,
$1,000; chassis less body, $2,250.
Hoagland Thayer, Newark, accord
ing to specifications, $2,590. Fed
eral Truck Company, New York. one
style, $2,515; duplicate of Jersey
City patrol, $4,000. Perth Amboy
Garage Company, Thirty horsepower
White, $4,000. Frank Van SICKLE
Garage, one style, $4,000; another,
$4,000. -. Jensen Steward, $4,000;
White, $4,000; Clarence A. Sexton,
Hudson six cylinder, $2,850; Knox
combination ambulance and patrol,
$4,000 with screen body and s4,100
with panel body; Auto Car, $3.50.
Following a recess of fifteen minutes
Alderman Calvin, chairman of the
police committee, made a motion to
lay the bids over for further consid-
Grafton.
State laws and city ordinances on
corning the grading of streets and
constructing Of sewer and water
pipes will be compiled by the city
clerk and printed. In accordance
with provision OF a resolution adop-
ted. 500 copies will be made.
A map Of sewer and water lines in
Water street, between Gordon and
Lewis streets, was approved by re-
solution and the committe on streets
and w was empowered to have
water and connections made
to the curb line.
Ordinances to amend the excise
ordinance to provide an annual sal
airy of 5000 for each excise commits
missioner and to provide %appropria-
tons for the fiscal year. were passed
upon a second and third and final
reading.
The Atlantic Terra Gotta Company
was authorized by resolution, to con-
nect a sewer line from its plant In
Stanford street with a sewer basin
on Lehigh avenue
A petition received from William
Kovalshick and fifty others
for the appointment OF John
H. Lehman as city marshal, was read
received and filed.
A satisfactory bond Of Edward
Dilts, as constable, was filed with the
city clerk.
A report from Protection Hook &
Ladder Company announcing the re-
signation Of e. G. Fraser and cleo
ton of Alexander J.. Warner to mem
bership, was received and referred to
the committee on fire.
On motion the committee on fire
was authorized to purchase twelve
rubber coats for Washington Hose
& Chemical Company.
The board adjourned to meet Dec
ember 80.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-17
Delicious Pan stew.

Take pieces of cold roast meat.
either mutton or beet. cut into two
inch, or less, pieces, free from all bone
and grist!e. Then put into kettle.
Just cover with cold water and let boil
up once. Set back and simmer until
the meat 10 almost ready to fall to
pieces. Then add white potatoes aud
onions t~quantity according to amount
Of meat and size and taste Of family
peeled and cut into eighths. The pota-
toes I cut into eighths. Boil slowly
until the onions and potatoes are done.
Thicker with -four Drowned in oven
mixed to a paste with cold water. Have
It quite thick Have some bread al
ready toasted: arrange In triangles on
platter and serve the meat and veEe
tables piping hot on tho toast tri-
angles. with brown gray, poured over
all. II you have any corn or stewed
tomatoes left over It IL very alice to
ada them half an hour before stew II
done. This v cheap. hearty and good
tasting
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-17
NIGHT FOR
THE F0RESTERS
Class Initiation and Many
Visitors on Hand.

Thirty-six candidates were initiated
In the Foresters of America at the
class i'll. tiation of Court Amboy No.
So, F. of A., in Washington a last
night. There had been fifty-one can
didates secured for the class, but
owing to other arrangements some
could not appear. Chief Ranger Ed
ward C. Smith, of the court, presid-
ed, and welcomed the three hundred
or more Foresters from Court Stand
ard No. III and Court Amboy.
After the degree work that was
performed by the degree team OF the
court under the direction of Degree
Master Joseph Fruewirth, Chief Ran
ger Smith named Past Supervising
Thomas Lucas as lecturer to preside
in the good of the order. Addresses
were made by T. J. Luper, chairman
of the Hudson County Boom COM
mittee," Of the Foresters of America,
Supervising Deputy Swanson; Sup
rene Secretary T. M. Donnelly, of
Jersey City; Past Chief Rangers Hen
Messy, DeCarlos, Doran and Scrav-
eney Of Hudson county; Grand Sec
rotary w. l.. J. Jobes, OF Hoboken,
and Grand Chief Ranger D. J. Flynn
Of this city.
In the course Of the remarks OF
Grand Secretary Jobes, he presented
to M. F. Ryan, the IS In gold, and
to George Bobal and J.. ]. Jorgensen
two dollars in gold for securing the
most number OF candidates for the
class. Some Of the local members
of the grand court present were Sup
cruising Deputy M. F. Ryan. Deputy
Grand Chief Ranger ]. J. Flynn. of
Court Mcclellan, Of Fords, and Dep
uty Grand Chief Ranger P. F. Man
ton, OF Court Standard. and Chief
Ranger John ~Policastro, of Court
Standard.
With the new members initiated
in this class the membership of Court
Amboy has now reached the 500
mark. making 1t the largest court In
this section of the state.
Following the speech making re-
freshments were served in the bal
cony of the hall. Supreme Secretary
Donnelly in his remarks %congratul-
ated the court on its rapid growth
and of the good showing at this time.
His address was principally on frat
ernalism, in which he said that the
Foresters was the second oldest FRA
ternal organization in the world.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-17
C0L0NIA WOMAN HAS
DISCONTINUED SUIT

New Brunswick, Dec. 1.-THE suit
of Mrs. Sarah P. Krug, of Colonia,
against Col. John M. Hardy, of Pts
Getaway township, for $4,000 dam
ages has been discontinued. The
lawyers interested in the case con-
ferred at the court house yesterday
and reached this conclusion. There
was no money paid over by the de-
PENDANT and the suit vas discontin-
ued without costs. These parties
were involved in a criminal action
recently in which Mrs. Krug charged
Col. Hardy with assault. The jury
acquitted the defendant. Both par
ties are well known in Plainfield.
Upon a visit upon the wife OF Col.
Hardy last June Mrs. Krug was
elected by Hardy and his servants
upon not retiring at his request and
the alleged assault then took place.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-17
JOB SEEKERS
OUT IN FORCE
President. Elect Has Troubles
Marked Out.

Special bU United Press WfTo.
New York, Dec. 17:-While Presl-
dent-elect Wilson was at work at MS
regular job of governing New Jersey
in Trenton, today, the march OF the
patriot" was in full swing. NOT
since the last Democratic president,
Grover Cleveland, went into office has
there been so many men openly ac-
knowledging their ability to save
the country" as at present.
The chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, William H. NC
Combs, is no longer able to reach MS
offices by the public entrance, put
has to take a round about way to
avoid being held up. The postal
authorities have been compelled 10
put one man on the job to carry the
headquarters mail and nearly every
letter is that of a job-seeker. Presl-
dent-elect Wilson has shunted appli.
cants off as far as possible, but this
cannot long continue. He will have
to take the problem up personally
soon after the first of the year and
no matter what the outcome ne
knows he will come in for much
unpleasant criticism by disappointed
persons.
His preliminary announcement that
efficiency will be the first requisite
for appointment has failed to please
many of the faithful who are asking
each other, whats the use of being
regular if one may not enjoy the
fruits of v~ictory?" Most of the job
seekers here have already been to
Washington. One well known states
man brought over a typewriter list
Of jobs and salary and marked out
some fifty on sliding scale, in the
hope that If he did not get one Job
he might land another, and 1t was an
nounced sorrowfully from McCombs'
office today that there are few edit
ors who supported the ticket at the
last election who have not filed
| claims for recognition.
The patronage war already promis-
es to be one of the most remarkable
propositions the incoming admins
tration will face.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-17
Didn't Want Any.

Swigsby came downstairs to q 10
o'clock breakfast with Il vacant coun-
tenancs and a backward tendency In
his hair that made his eyes ache. He
sat down at the table and, picking up
his fork. giarcd In uneasy wonder at
something on the plate before hin. 1t
had evidently been fried and was In
tended for food.
Swigsby harpooned 1t with his fork
aud lifted 1t bodily. gazing ut 1t with
Increasing wonder.
"What under the sum-" he exclaimed
at last. rs this thlngT"
well" replied his patient wife. with
the shadow Of q Sigh. 1T looks like
your new soft felt hat. and that Is
what I thought II was. but you pulled
It ont Of your pocket when you came
home this morning and said 1t was u
nice steak. aud you wanted II fried for
breakfast. You needn't give the any Of
It. I'm not hungry"
And swiGsby. who WAS Just Wild to
know whnt else he aaid when he came
home. and what uais X a for tile
life Of him didn't dare to ask.-Pear
sous.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-17
HEARST IS WITNESS
BEFORE INVESTIGATORS
Special by United Press Wire.

Special By United Press Wire.
Washington, Dec. 17:-With Will
liam R. Hearst is their star witness,
the senate campaign contribution in
vestigation committee resumed it's
probe today. From Hearst the COM
mittee hopes to learn how he OBJ
tanned the Standard Oil correspond
ence and whether he has any more
letters as yet unpublished~
Six letters from Hearst's sheaf Of
Standard Oil correspondence purport-
ing to show that Senator Penrose, of
Pennsylvania, former Senator Fora
ker. Of Ohio. and ex-Representative
Sibley, of Pennsylvania, were init
mately acquainted with Archbold,
political strategist of the oil trust,
was revealed to he committee. Hearst
insisted he did not know how the
letters was obtained from Archbold's
fes. He namd John Eddy, on of his
employers, q newspaper man, obtain
ed them. Eddy Is now In London.
The editor admitted he had other
letters and intended to give them to
the committee.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-17
GREAT EXPENSE
STATE ROADS
Annual Report Of State Com.
missioner is Submitted.
(From the NEWS Correspondent


Trenton, Dec. lin his annual
report just submitted for the incom.
Legislature, State Road Commission.
er Edwin A. Stevens, of Hoboken
shows that the state has built a
fraction over A miles of improved
roads out of the 1912 appropriation,
and completed about 33 miles out
OF the balance of the 1911 appro-
priation.
Since the passage of the state aid
road law, by which the state pays
ore-thirt. the cost of improving a
road, the county paying the balance,
New Jersey has expended $3,S51,-
599.75 as its one-third share of good
road construction. The total nun--
Der of miles built under the law is
1854.
Colonel Stevens again emphasizes
the burden of road repairs and
shows that during the past year this
item alone cost a toll of $1,235,718,
Of which the state paid $373,553 out
of the automobile license fund, and
the counties expended sS62,165.
Discussing the new state highway
act passed last winter, Colonel
Stevens says that while the general
aim of the law is good it needs
amending in some particulars. He
thinks it would not be wise for the
state to take over all the improved
roads at once, as this would be too
great a burden upon tn estate. No
suggests hat 500 miles, or practic-
ally one-third of the total mileage,
be taken over within a ear and the
cost to the state of maintaining this
proportion will be from 100000 to
100000 a year.
Commissioner Stevens points out
that the new law divides the high
ways into state roads, county roads
and municipal roads. The first
named class includes the main roads
forming trunk lines OF travel. The
county roads are the highways Of
lesser Importance, and the NUM-
cipal roads are those within citins
and towns. The Commissioner the
state roads can be efficiently main
tanned, when taken over, by the pre-
sent road organization, though with
an enlarged force, but doubts that
this would be true Of the county and
municipal highways, owing to the
lack OF standard for such roads ana
the frequent changing Of the officials
He suggests two remedies for this.
First, to place all roads under a
permanent state force holding Of
fee under civil service. This, he ad-
mits, would produce a highly CEN
tralized body and would abolish local
self government as to roads, a situa-
ton not in general agreement with
the DOlfCy of the state nor with pub
lie opinion at the present time.
The second suggestion Is to require
every county and municipality to
place Its road force, including the
road supervisor and all the subor-
dinates, under civil service before
any state aid for road work be grant
ed. Such a system. Colonel Stevens
declares would provide means where
by an effective road force could be
enlisted and maintained.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-17

and, to keep Sunday like the relig-
ious Pilgrims o. olden times. it will
remain for church and speechmaking
pelore moving on to Rensselaer, to
meet the woman s%uffragists who will
come down from Albany to Join the
army and add their forces to the host
that will march on the capitol to
present Governor Sulzer with a Sec
ret message. Adolph Major of
Brooklyn, a believer in equal suff-
rage, has volunteered to accompany
the walkers in his auto and will
carry the peanuts, chocolate and
sandwiches that will furnish lunch
cons between towns. He will also
carry the extra supply OF literature
that the women will need aud also
the suitcases that will contain extrs
apparel.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-17
COUNTY EMPLOYEES TO
GET CHRISTMAS MONEY
spec4al to the EVENING VIEWS.

New Brunswick, Dec. 1.-THE
Board of Freeholders Of Middlese1
county will play Santa Claus next
Saturday, when a meeting will be
held for the purpose or paying all
county salaries. so that the employees
of the county will get their money
In time to have the use of 1t for
Christmas. This was decided at a
meeting Of the board held yesterday
afternoon.
There were two petitions received
for arc lights at the land of the
Morgan Heights Realty Company and
at Hartman's hotel. both being at
Morgan. The matter was referred to
Freebooter Alfred Kerr, who will
take 1t up with the Monmouth Power
and Light Company.
A resolution was also adopted pro-
viding for the laying of terra Gotta
pipe along Woodbridge e neal
Germantown for draining purposes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-17

New York, Dec. 17.-General Ro-
sale Jones and her chief aid, Colonel
Ida C. Craft, have completed the
schedule for the hike to Albany. Fol-
lowing will be the camping places OF
the pilgrim army: Dec. 16. the first
night out, the army will camp at
Irvlngton-on-Hudson; 18th, Ossin-
ing: 18th, Peekskill: 18th, Fishkill-
on-Hudson; goth Wappinger's Falls;
21st, Poughkeepsie; 22d Rhinebeck;
2Sd, Germantown, and Gath, Hudson
where the army will rest over
Christmas. attend the county ball in
the evening and make votes for
women speeches between the dances.
Leaving Hudson on the morn.lg Of
Dec. 26, the Pilgrims will camp at
Stuyvesant Falls that night. at Va
latte the 37th. schodack the 28th
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-17
&RtMISSINGl
AT ROOSEVELT
Special to tho EVENING NEws.

Roosevelt, Dec. 17:-Fifteen year
old Mary Hadock, of Lafayette street,
Carteret, has been missing from the
home Of her parents since Friday.
Her mother is very much worried
over the absence OF Mary, and asks
everyone to help her find her daugh-
ter, who she claims had no reason
to leave home. About a month ago
Mary ran away from home and was
located In New York by the Gary
Society, but she is believed to be In
Perth Amboy now. When last seen
at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon, in
Chrome, she wor a red cross dress,
a black silk coat, and no hat.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-17

The vast quantity Of water that is
now dashing over the spillway at
Gatun dam makes it a rival of Nj
agara. This water will ultimately be
used to generate power for operat-
ing the locks. The power plant Is
now being constructed. The light
house shown in the picture is to be
located between thee hambers of the
Gatun locks and will serve as a
beacon for vessels passing through
Gatun locks.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-17
N. Y. & |. B. BUYS MORE
LAND NEARS0UTHAMBOY

New Brunswick. Dec. ia deed
was nled with the county clerk yes
terday Of Thomas A. and John H. P.
Conover, executors Of the late Rich
ard s. Conover. conveying to the
New York & Long Branch Railroad
Co. a strip OF land along the rail-
road line between South Amboy and
Morgan. about 3,175 feet In length.
This land parallels the railroad
and Raritan Bay, and Is about 40
feet In width. 1t is stipulated that
the COnover estate 1hall continue to
have a crossing over the railroad
tracks al at present enjoyed by the
Conovers.
The deed was signed September
%. last by the executors and about
a dozen heirs Of the estate.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-17
TRAINMEN
INSTALLED OFFICERS

The following officers. elected
December l, were installed at the
meeting Of the Brotherhood Of Rail-
road 1rainmen, Local No. 500. at
Jefferson hall, Sunday night: John
j. Deverin, president; G. R. Murphy.
vice president; John P. Desmond.
secretary: j. ]. Gearght. collector:
Christian Miller, business agent: J.
II. Patton, delegate to biennial con-
vention next May. In California. and
j. j. Geargth. alternate.
P. T. Burke was elected and In
stalled az financial secretary and
treasurer. One member was added
to the union.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-17
BILL AT

Those that relish good singing and
music and admire artful dancing
should see Dora Deane and Boys in
the charming two-scene entertain
ment that these efficient comedians
produce at Proctor's theatre this
week. Miss Deane with one of the
Boys" sings classical songs in a
very charming Another is
a clever singer and dancer while the
other two play drums and piano in
an unusual manner.
A number Of old plantation and
ragtime songs are rendered by the
whole quintet. The most charming
feature of the second scene is the
asst. Vitus' Dance" This feature is
one which is now to the theatrical
folk of Perth Amboy. and its clever
ness will be appreciated. The Sec
ond scene embraces expert buck and
wing, and eccentric dancing. The
speed that these artists attain is re-
markable, as their agile bodies bend
gracefully in every manner.
Joseph Conyers and Company pre-
sent a humorous sketch, which por-
trays a mistaken Identity. A young
girl is In love with a big s%trapping
college youth who does not smoke,
chew or drink. A stranger comes to
the house. and the Girls father mis-
takes him for the college lover. The
stranger has a lively time and finally
gets thrown out of the window. 1t
is all played up very humorously and
facetiously.
Helen Norma please those with
aesthetic musical tastes in her sweet
songs"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-17
GERMANY AND FRANCE
ARGUE WAR MATERIALS

Berlin, Dec. 16:--Declaring that
France is trying to corner the worlds
war material business and take
from Germany n of her chief in
dustries, Count Rezentlow, a celeb
rated writer on SPANS military, in
today's issue of the Deustche FACES
zeitung, sharply answered the cam
paign of the French press against
the alleged inferiority of the Ger
man made guns and war material.
The French newspapers said that
the war implements made in France
were far superior to those OF German
manufacture. Count Rezentlow point
ed out that the entire Bulgarian army
was armed with German guns In the
Balkan val against Turkey, and said
the Bulgarian military experts were
unqualified In their praise OF the
German ordnance. The French state
ment that German newspapers ad-
mitted, editorially, the inferiority Of
German guns the Count character
ICES as an absolute ~falsehood. Re-
ferring to the enuendo that the Turk
ish troops used German made war
material, Count Rezentlow said the
best material In unframed hands
cannot render as efficient service as
inferior material in efficient hands.
German guns need no defense and
no justification. The French criti-
cisms are inspired by the French
manufacturers in a scheme to cap
ture the worlds war market.
Directors to Meet.