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Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-09-14
TOTTENVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. John Harvey return
ed home last night after several weeks
at Roxbury, in the Catskills.
Mr.. and Mrs Fredl Parsons are
home from a two weeks vacation
spent In the Adirondacks.
Mrs. Edith Kinns returned to Troy
today after a visit with her sister,
Mrs. James Laing. The latter's
daughter, Miss Grace Laing, returned
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Williams
are on their farm near Holmdel for
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Moore and
son, Frank, are home after the month
of August at the Highlands in their
motor boat.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Burkhart Of James street
last Saturday.
Charles Lowe returned to Cornell
University yesterday to resume his
studies after the summer here with
his parents.
Anthony Lal1i, who fractured his
left arm in a fall at the Cossey ship
yard some time ago. is home from the
S. r. Smith Infirmary.
The sum of $4,000 was loaned to
stockholders at the meeting of the
Richmond County Building and Mu-
tual Loan Association last night.
Charles A. Marshall, the new presi-
dent, was in the chair for the first
time since his election at the last
meeting.
The case Of Philip Cough, the fifteen
year old boy of Greenridge, charged
with taking a dollar bill from the cash
register of saloon at that place was
postponed yesterday in the children's
court until next Wednesday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-09-14
TEACHERS GATHER
At SCHOOL HERE
Principal Calm, of Great Kills,
Gives Excellent Talk Be-
fore Institute Yesterday.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.


Tottenville, Sept. 14-Principal
Cohn of public school, No. 8, Great.
Kills, was the speaker at the teach
ers institute yesterday at public school
No. l, Tottenville. He spoke on the
subject of vocational Guidance" be-
fore the teachers coming from all of
the schools on this end of the island
from Great Kills to this place. Math-
ematics and arithmetic was the sub
Ject for discussion at yesterdays ses-
sion. Today all of the teachers of the
island will gather at public school
No. IA, Stapleton, for a general con-
ference. Borough President Calvin ID.
Van Name and William @. Wilcox,
president of the Board of Education,
Of New York, will be the speakers at
this time.
Tomorrow the institute will re-
sumo at the three centers on the is
land the same as Tuesday and We'd
nesday. Principal N. J. Lowe and
George p. Allen, teacher in the
eighth grade of the Tottenville
school are receiving physical training
instructions at the Washington Irv-
ing high school, Manhattan, for the
opening of the ten year course in the
junior high school that is to start here
at the opening of the school q week
from Monday. They were up yester-
day and again today. The same pro-
gram for the teachers will probably
be outlined for the teachers next
week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-09-14

urge similar plans for the Gulf and
Pacific coast states. About a thou
sand delegates from Atlantic coast
towns and cities are here. The con-
vention will last four days, during
which, it is expected, addresses Will
be delivered by United States sena-
tors and congressman of the Rivers
and Harbors committee and the Com
merce committee. =
Navy Secretary Daniels is to speak
before the convention September 16
at the League Island Navy Yard. At
Delaware City today President Wilson
is expected to address the delegates
after an inspection tour of the Chesa-
peake and Delaware canal, "the ISiel
of America" as the delegates call 1t.
II the President cannot come, some
one will be present to represent him.
One of the most important phases
of the convention will be taken up at
Delaware City: the transformation of
the Chesapeake and Delaware canal
into body of water large enough to
float the largest battleship built.
building or contemplated. This would
afford quick and safe passage for
the sea dogs from the important
Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-09-14
PLEASANT PLAINS

Theodore Honour and family have
gone to. their former home in New
England.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gordon, of Jer-
sey City, visited in Prince Bay this
week.
Mrs. Joseph votapka has returned
to the Bronx, after visit with her
son.
Henry Bingley has gone home to
Jersey City, after visit here.
Miss Lillian Breidenbach has re-
turned to Annadale from a visit in
Port Jervis.
Miss Violet Wilkins, of West Ho-
boken, has been visiting in EltingviIle.
Miss Alice Prier is home from
Ocean Grove.
Aubrey Long has returned to Ro-
selle after visit with his aunt, Mrs.
Fred Bateman, of Great Kills.
Dudley Cooper, of Baltimore, has
been visiting at c. N. Solheimus'.
Miss Jean Bridgeman has returned
to Pelham.
Mrs. Joseph Peidi is recovering her
health in Orange county, where she
went two weeks ago.
A New England supper will be serv-
ed at the bazar at the Prince Bay Mis-
sion tonight from $50 to o'clock.
Frank Hook is slowly recovering
from recent illness, at his home
Work on the fundation of George
Barbour's new residence has been
completed and the erection of the
structure will go right ahead.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-09-14
STONY BROOK ASSOCIATION
REUNION SEPTEMBER 23
speoinl 10 tha RYENING NEWS.


Tottenville, Sept. 14:-The third an
nual reunion of the Stony Brook Asso-
citation will be held at Stony Brook,
on Saturday September %. Basket
luncheon will be served at noon in
the grove. and an interesting program
will begin at o'clock in the after
noon. 1t is expected that good speak
ers and good music will be among the
chief attractions. The representa-
tives of old Staten Island families and
all others interested in local history
are cordially invited to be present.
Stony Brook is located midway be-
tween New Dorp and Oakwood
Heights railroad stations, on the Am
boy road, and is the site of the first
permanent settlement, the first church
and the first county court house on
Staten Island. Several patriotic So
cieties will be represented. The event
will be absolutely non-sectarian and
will be friendly home coming of
the people of Richmond Borough.
Ira X. Morris, Staten Islands his
torian is president of the association
and Mary Walcott Green, is the Sec
retary. The reunion this year is ex-
pected to be much larger affair than
either of the previous two that were
~'I
Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-09-14
FIFTH WARD MAY
GET GAS IS RUMOR
New Syndicate Has Purchased
New York and Richmond
Gas Company.
Special TO the EYENING NEWS.


Tottenville, Sept. 14--with the pur-
chase of the New York and Richmond
Gas Company at Stapleton by the
Dawes syndicate a western concern,
there are rumors affoat that the gas
mains of the concern will be extended
through the island to Tottenvflle,
Concerted efforts of various organiza-
tions have been brought to bear from
time to time to have the gas extended
to the fifth ward of the borough of
Richmond, but each time the gas
company has been confronted with
the clause in the charter OF the city
of New York with the twenty-five
year franchise that says that 1t must
revert back to the city after that time.
1t is understood that the new concern
will forego that part of the charter
and extend the mains through the
island to Tottenville.
This would be welcomed by store
keepers and others now depending on
the electricity of the Richmond Light
and Railroad Company for lighting,
which is poor enough, 1t is said, for
residential and street purposes. 1t is
probable with the new company in
charge that gas lighting facilities will
be greatly improved although no de-
flnite plans have been decided upon.
The gas company was organized
more than forty years ago, and until
1891 was in the hands of Staten Is
landers, when 1t was bought by busi-
ness men of Philadelphia. President
William j. Welsh has said that the
Dawes syndicate will probably prove
more influential in financial capacity,
although Individually the former di-
rectors could not have been more ef-
ficient He says that with a larger
capital to back at the New York
and Richmond Gas Company will be
able to meet any situation that may
arise as we'll as plan future develop
ment; whereas under the old manage
ment there were times when the
company was hampered.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-09-14
W. C. 7. U. POSTPONES THE
ELECTION OF DELEGATE
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Tottenville. Sept. 14:-The election
of a delegate to the state convention
of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union to be held at Saratoga
next month was postponed Monday
night by the Pleasant Plains union
until a special meeting to be held
following the prayer service in st.
Marks church next Wednesday night.
Arrangements for Mrs. Mary Har-
ris Armour, national lecturer of
Georgia, to speak at st. Marks
church next Monday night, are being
rapidly completed. Mrs. Armour is a
former state president of the Georgia
w. G. r. u. and was one of the prime
movers in having the state go dry at
that time. She is an excellent talker
and everyone interested in the work
should come out to hear what she has
to say in regard to the temperance
work being done throughout the
country.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-09-14
2ONER VAIL SENDS BODY
Of SUICIDE TO IhDIARA
Special to tho EVENING NEWS.

Tottenville, Sept 14-Coroner
James Vail, of the borough of Rich
mond. has sent the body of William
K. Lee, the young man who commit
ted suicide by shooting himself with
an automatic pistol in front of Otto
Balack's gallery at Midland Beach a
week ago, to the home of his mother
in Indianapolis, Ind. Complete iden-
tification was established by the cor
oner and the young mans mother
from letters and papers found in his
pockets. Patrolman Finan, of Prince
Bay, who is attached to the New
Dorp precinct station, who arrived a
few minutes after the shooting, recog-
nized the suicide as the man who had
been boarding for two weeks before
at II La Forge avenue, Prince Bay,
in the house adjoining his own. This
was the first clue as to who he was,
as he had been at work at the S. s.
White Dental Works at Prince Bay.
Lee had come from Virginia and a
telegram sent by the police to Rich
mond, Va, that he was wanted in
that city for grand larceny and that
he had relatives in Indianapolis.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-09-14
POLICE HERE COMPL LETE
VERIFICATIOA OF VOTERS
Special to the EVENlNG NEWS.

TottenviHe. Sept. 1.-THE police
of the Tottenville station under Act
in Captain John ]. Turley, have COM
pleted the work of verifying the
names of the enrolled voters in the
of the borough of Richmond for the
primary election that is to be held
next Tuesday. The names furnished
by the board of election of persons
that enrolled last year at the registra-
tion days have all been verified and
the returns made to the board at st.
George. The names of those who have
died or those that have moved from
the district where they voted from at
the last general election have been
turned in as such on the registry list.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-09-14
!. N. H.A. HOUSE COMMITTEE
TO HOLD SESSION TONIGHT

Chairman Max Klein, of the Y. M.
H. A. House COMMITTEES, has called a
meeting of all members of the COM
mittee for s:30 o'clock tonight, to be
held in the Y. M. H. A. Hall.
The work of making repairs and
alterations at the local association
building is going rather slow owing
to the trouble the contractors have
in getting the necessary material on
the scene. The entire interior OF the
building will be given coat of paint
after the alterations are completed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-09-14
TEMPORARY HEADQUARTERS
FOR THE SALVATION ARMY

Ensign John Strain, of the local
work of the Salvation Army, an
nounced today that he has secured as
temporary headquarters the premises
formerly occupied by the LaRoe
Printin gCompany, at las New Bruns-
wick avenue and as soon as the place
is renovated and fixed up the ensign
win take possession and hopes to have
the opening services Saturday and
Sunday, September 2S and "a. 1t is
planned to continue the work In this
building until such times as the Sal
walton Army building is ready for use
Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-09-14
MaaeurInn the Infinite.

Eternity" said the country exhort-
er. who wanted to make things clear,
''is forever and forever, 4 five or six
everlastings on top of lem. Why,
brothers and sisters, ~ sillions and
billions Of centuries ha6 rollvd away in
eternity. It would still be a hundred
fhousa ID years to breakfast Time"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-09-14
WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE
At SEA VIEW HOSPITAL
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to The EVENING NEWS.
Tottenville. Sept. 14-Beckey Curs-
man, of 296 Brook avenue, the Bronx,
an inmate of the Sea View hotel for
tuberculosis, committed suicide by
jumping from one of the windows at
the institution Monday and breaking
her neck. 1t is believed that she be-
came respondent because of her ILL
ness and not seeing any chance of
ever being cured. Coroner James
Vail viewed the body and gave per-
NIT for the removal to her home in
the Bronx.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-09-14

meeting in the Republican club
rooms in Main street. when a colored
orator from Somerset county will
make a rousing address. All are well
come. On next Tuesday night Fred
eric Pope. of Somerville will make an
address at the regular meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-09-14
According to Inquiries.

wrong of me to take this food"
"a tramp, as he reached out for
the y the window; "but," he added,
redectively, "I've had repeated In
Quiries for 1t from the department Of
the interior, and Ghall now deliver
the goods"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-09-14
RIFLE CLUB TO MEET AT
KREISCHERVILLE SATURDAY
speeEql to the EVENING NEWg.

Tottenville, Sept. 14-President
James HI. Tate, of the Kreischerville
Rifle Club has issued call for meet
ing of the club to be held Saturday
night at Neilsen's hall, Kreischerville.
Arrangements for the fall shoot and
improvements to the new rifle range
will be discussed at this time. All
members are urged to be at this meet
ing, as other matters of importance
will be taken up by the club.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-09-14
tUTO BREAKS DOWN

An auto van belonging to the Hal
perm Storage and Express Company,
of S4S High street, was stalled this
morning at the ferry at the foot of
Bentley street. Tottenville. While
the heavy machine was coming off the
ferry boat Perth Amboy on Monday
the rear axle broke. was stalled in
front of one of the gates where the
automobiles come off the boats and
has greatly Inconvenience drivers of
all kinds of vehicles going and coming
from the boat.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-09-14
uu WAS woRRIED AND HopELEss

FOr ten OF tWeIVe yedTB ] WIS DOtH-
cred with bad kidney trouble" writes
7. F. Hutchinson. Little Rock. Ark. II
tried mary remedies and doctors. but
grew worse all the time. was wor-
Fled and had almost given up all hopes.
i tried Foley Kidney Pills and they
helped me a lot. 1 have since used flve
boxes and am now a well man" Foley
Kidney Pills drive out aches ana pains
furbinR bladder disorders. Sold every
where.~-Advs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-09-14

Chesapeake bay, from whence 1t
would go to Che defence of Baltimore
and Philadelphia via the Delaware
Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-09-14

CoIored Voters to Meet.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Woodbridge, Sept. 14:-On Friday.
evening, September 15, the colored
voters of Woodbridge will hold a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-11
PLANS UNDER WAY
 FOR PAYMENT OF
 BANK DEPOSITORS
Affairs of Jefferson County Bank Will Be Taken Up Today by
 Superintendent Walker

Alex E. Walker, state superlntendeht or banks, is in Birmingham and will confer today with his attorney, Phares Coleman, and w. w. Crawford, agent of the Jef- ferson County bank regarding the affairs of that institution. Plans are under way for the immediate payment of dividend to the depositors of at least 33 Is per cent and it is possible that a larger amount may be paid No announcement has yet been made by Superintendent Walker, but the matter will be considered while he is in the city.
 It will be recalled that 60 days ago Superintendent Walker considered the ad- visibility of paying this dividend, but after consultation with his attorney de- cided that it was best to wait until the middle of May. The time limit fixed by law for the filing of caims and other legal requirements made in connection with the defunct banks before dividends to stockholders can be paid expires with in the next few days. Superintendent Walker stated sometime ago that the first dividend would probably be paid by the middle of May, and it is stated that steps are now being taken to pay out the money. The bank, at the time it closed it's doors, had approximately $500, 900 in checking deposits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-11
MARENGO

Demopolis. May Especial )-Fol- lowing is official vote of Marengo county as counted today at Linden; Carmichael TAI. Denson 1116, Hood 670, Rushton 933. Spragins 69l. White sos, Willett 759; for delegates from First congressional district. T. J. Bed sole 1O6S, R. T. Erwin 79S. W. C. Me- Corvey SIS; for eIector for President and vice president of the United States from state at large, Horace Adams 961. J. Lee Holloway $50, Walter Mil Ter GIT. for elector for President and vice president of the United States from First congressional district, John Craft 1908; for democratic national committeeman. Borden Burr 576 E. D. Smith S23
 For chief justice of the supreme court. John c. Anderson 1343, James A. Mitchell I'll.
 For judge of court of appeals, J. M Bonner 505. c. R. Bricken SIP, J. B. Brown S89, Thomas E. Knight 7S4 John Pelham 4S6, ". w. Whiteside 335
 For president of Alabama public service commission Jefferson A. Carn- ley 1892, S P. Kennedy CIT, Henry P Merritt 54S
 For state game and fish commits H. Wallace, Jr.. S95. Kirby H. Ward 11S. 11S
 For judge of Marengo judicial cir cult Benjamin F. Moore 404, Robert l. Jones S03.
 For circuit solicitor. H. w Comp ton 530. B. G. Wilson 798
 For judge of probate. Alonzo L. Hasty 1169. William L. Kimbrough 564
 For clerk circuit court. William S. Grant 1141, Lamar Matkin 5S3 For tax assessor, w. Harrison Gregory. 325 M. Everett Pritchett 540 George M Smith 52O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-11
MORE BANDITS CROSS

Marathon, Tex, May 10-Approximately 40 bandits crossed to the American side of the Rio Grande above Eagle Pass to- day and rode up and down the river for several miles, later crossing to the Mexi- can side without doing any apparent dam age, according to a report here.
 A detachment of the Nineteenth in- fantry was sent to the scene. According to information received here tonight Mai Seorge T. Lankhorne and his command are well over the river into Mexico At noon today Major Langhorne had reached Boquillas on the American side, where he halted for short rest before continuing his ride.
 Col Frederick w. Sibley who eft here this morning for Boquillas to command the expedition, declined to say whether or not Major Langhorne had instructions to go across the line.
 Y. M. Vasquez, Mexican consul at Del Rio, Tex. who went to Boquillas at the instance of his government to investigate the raid, returned tonight. He says that ne has established beyond doubt that the Boquillas raiders were Villa followers. Vasquez said that the three bandits cap- tured and turned over to the United States army officials wore mourning bands for Villa, whom they believe to be dead. and that the prisoners admitted they were formerly part of a detachment belonging to Canuto Reyes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-11
WILL NOT INSIST ON
 TEDDY AS NOMINEE
Perkins Issues Statement Saying Any But Stand
 Patter Is Acceptable

New York, May 10.-The progressive party will not insist upon the nom ination of Theodore Roosevelt for President of the United tSates if the republicans will name a candidate at Chicago who stands for progressive principles and is able to put them through" according to statement made here tonight by George W. Per kins, after meeting of the executive committee of the progressive national committee.
 We of course. are for Colonel Roosevelt" declared MT Perkins. and shall suggest his name to the repub- licans If they reply that they will not agree on the colonel we shall ask them to name us their man. who ought to be as nearly unanimous choice as our man is. We are willing to be reason able for the sake of harmony"
 MT Perkins statement supplemented a general statement issued by the ex- ecutive committee in which it was said: said:
 If the republican convention is re- Sponsive to the patriotic spirit that brought the republican party into be- ing and made it dominant for half a spirit of broad patriotism that rises above partisanship. Should the effort fail, the responsibility for the result will not rest on the progressive con- vention. but will rest on other should CTS than ours.
 Tn this turning point in world his tory we will not stick on details, we will lay aside partisanship and prej- udices. but we will never surrender the principles for which we stand and have stood, and will follow only lead- CT who we know stands for them and is able to put them through. We are for peace but not for peace at any price"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-11
SMITH CITED TO GO
 BEFORE TRIBUNAL
(Continuea from Page One,

fund of $295 ,000 said to have been spent by the railroad between 1906 and 1914. and to vouchers aggregating approxi- mately $50, ,000
 It is understood that MT. Smith may appear through counsel if he so de- sires.
 Counsel for the commission will re- quest ot ,ision if possible before the next hearing, May 20.
 MT. smiths refusal to answer ques- tions about the railroads connection with the Tennessee Railroad associa tion caused the commission. to include such questions in the list of those cer- tified to the court, although there was some doubt as to whether the railroad $ contributions were vouchsafed for DO litical purposes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-11
ROOSEVELTS CHANGE FOR NOMINATION IS
 GONE GLIMMERING
 SAY THE WISE ONES
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 precedent in American politics by declin- ing nomination for the presidency
 Democratic politicians declare that the Hughes strength is what is known in golf circles as a mental hazard" He is strong because everybody believes him to be strong. His political career, they say, was brief, and therefore less vulnerable than the records of most men who have become presidential candidates. This, of course, they assert is an asset While most of the democratic leaders declare that Wilson will be reelected regardless of whom the republicans may nominate they all freely admit that Hughes is the most dreaded of the lot
 NO ONE HAS CINCH
 With the republican convention only a little over. a month await seems cer- tain that the party leaders and delegates will assemble in Chicago in June as the democrats assembled in Baltimore four years ago with no candidate having a c1nch upon the prize. It seems certain also that there will then be staged fight which will be as intense and dramatic as the Baltimore conflict was
 There is this difference-the fight at Baltimore left no sores. The democrats were nearer then to perfect unity than they had been for years, or have been since. and after the division as to the per sonnel of leadership had been settled the party settled down unit to elect it's candidates. The republicans are boa sting that the split of 1912 has been welded and cemented by the glue of common interest but there are signs of antagonism with in the ranks, and there are to be separa te conventions of the two wings of the party -the fight for the nomination is going to be to the finish. Some heads are sure to be cracked and many people are going to be disappointed. no matter who gets the plum. At least this is the hope of the democratic leaders and there appears to he fn11Ild tiAra fa,. lnh hcx.