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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-19
5000
memberships
Woodbridge Red Cross Work
ers Active in Christmas
Roll Call Campaign

WOODBRIDGE. Dec. 19:-The
Christmas Red Cross roll call Is be-
ing conducted with great success. ].
f. Breckenridge, the chairman for
the township. expects that all Of the
5000 members in the township and
possibly many more will respond, as
they always hav gone % the top.
The following captains are work
ing in the various districts:
J. E.. breckenridge. chairman.
Executive Committee. II. Val
entine, H. r. Valentino, NJ. II. Clum.
]. II. Concannon. w. T. Ames, C. p.
Ware, l.. ". Bushman. Maurice Duni-
gan.
Societies Committee-B. B.. WAL
ling.
Industries Committee - Richard
Grace. Charles Wagner, Walter Dun
ham, J. A. DuPlessis.
Merchants Committee and Main
Street-John Concannon. chairman.
Sewaren-Fred. A. Bohlen.
Port Reading-Maurice DUNCAN.
Creosote Works-Andrew Paulsen.
Avenel-Joseph MASSEY. Benjamin
Clark, Thomas Thompson, b. j. Eli
son. Michael Pollok.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-19
Escaped Prisoner Arrested
Here, Wanted on the Island

Ernest Boas, wanted on Staten
Island where he escaped from court
after being held for the grand jurv in
$4,000 bail for burglary, was arrested
here yesterday by Detectives Hart
mann and Huff while he was walking
along State street.
Boas gave the name of John Brady
when taken int custody yesterday
and his address as 76 Jefferson street.
He was arrested on Staten Island
early in the summer and after he a
been held by the magistrate for the
grand jury he jumped through a win
dow of the court room and got away.
Detective Schley, of the Ninth
Branch Bureau of the borough of
Richmond, who had been on the
lookout for Boas for some time. came
to this city Tuesday night to see John
LaFord, arrested Monday for carry
ing a loaded revolver, and interview
ed him with regard to knowing somo-
thing about the escaped prisoner.
It was a tip given by LaFord that
the revolver belonged to Boas which
led to his capture. Boas or Brady,
as he calls himself. was arraigned in
court this morning and was held by
Recorder Pickersgill for thirty days
to await requisition papers from New
York. Boas n LaFord were both
taken over to the county jail at New
Brunswick this morning by City Mar
shal l.. Burt Moore. Boas has been
working in this city, he says, since
the summer. Both he and LaFord
have long prison records. 1t is said by
the police.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-19
MILLION
FOR 1878 TAXES
Total May Reach High Water
Mark for City, Money is
Pouring in

Collector of Revenue Ellsworth b,
Walker and his assistant, w. G. Com
ings. are very busy these days getting
up their annual report which will be
completed by the end of this month
and will be submitted to the Boar OF
Aldermen.
While no official figures are ready as
yet 1t is predicted that the amount of
taxes collected in this city for this
will be over q million dollars, he
best record ever made in this city.
Bills were sent out some time ago
and recently special notices were sent
10 all who have not paid up hat II
they did not pay up they would pay
more in the long run. During the past
four days money has been pouring in
to the collectors office 80 fast that 1t
on the move from early morning I'M
til late at night.
In the past our days they have TAX
en- in $4,000. The largest amount
taken in in one day was $4,000 and
the smallest $4,000. The money
zones from real. personal and auto
mobile taxes.
II a tax payer pays his bal promptly
he is allowed five per cent. discount,
but IL he let's 1t drag along he is charg-
ed seven per. cent interest and to date
interest charges of over $4,000 have
been collected.
One of the largest plants of this city
which has always discounted its taxes.
has failed TO do 81 and the interest
from this plant alone at seven per
cent. will amount to over $500.
This is the first time in many years
that the property of citizens in thi:
city has not been advertised. 1t shows
that most of the tar payers are paying
up even II they do have to pay seven
per cent. interest.
Unde a new ruling tax payers are
allowed to pay one half in May and
the balance in December. This means
q great deal to the property owner as
many will be able to pay their taxeI
in this way and not have to pay the
even pei cent. interest.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-19
DR.. George W. FlthIan Mustered
OUT of Service, Returns Home

DIR. George w. Fithisn OF 266 High
street, one of the prominent physicians
OF this city, has received his honorable
discharge as a captain In the United
States Army and Is now back in Perth
Amboy. ready to resume his former
practice .
When Captain Fithian left this city
he was sent to Tobyhanna. Pa, n
was attached to the tank corps at that
camp and also filled the position of
camp surgeon. He was later trans
ferred to Camp Eustis. Va. where he
was stationed for a short time, finally
going with the 36th Coast Artillery
regiment at Camp Stewart. Va, where
he acted in the capacity of regimental
surgeon.
At the time of his discharge Ffthian
was at the embarkation camp at New
port News with his regiment, but the
signing of the armistice prevented
their sailing overseas and the men
were mustered out a few days ago
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-19
Public Hearing on Budget
at City Hall Monday Night

Announcement has been made by
the Board of Aldermen h a the tax
budget hearing Is to be held at City
Hall on Monday night. The session
will be in the council chamber n
will be called to order at s o'clock.
Under the law this meeting is a
public one and 1t is expected that n
number of citizens will be on hand
to hear the reading OF the budget on
its second and final reading. The
budget is to be corrected n adjust
ed at this meeting n all final
changes made. 1t is not believed that
any other business outside of the
hearing will take place Monday.
Every taxpayer who is interested
in the tax rate for mex year may at
tend this meeting and hear the read
ing of the budget and II any protests
are to be made hat is the time to
make them.
1t is expected that a few minor
changes will be made by the city
fathers themselves before the budget
passes
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-19
Thrift Stamps Always Good,
Says Secretary Of Treasury

The sale OF war savings and thrift
stamps at the booth on the five n
amounted yesterday to s277. The
committee in charge Of the sale OF
stamps in this city have requested all
those who have In their possession
thrift stamp books, which are not yet
filled up. to complete the books before
The first of the year. because. under
orders from the post office department.
the new issue OF thrift stamps will not
be permitted in this years book.
The secretary of the treasury q
announced that the thrift stamps are
always good and that people may pur-
chase stamps right up to the last day
in the old year and they viii receive
full value on them. The United States
government has 10 i~'~ '@-
frauding any holder OF government Sc
curity or ~lessening the "a aese
securities.
Il. Mason Hamlin, acting state di-
rector, said that the thrift stamps
bought on the very To- ~ Ne
year, although not sufficient at that
moment for exchanging lnto a war
saving stamp. will be taken care OF
by the government and turned into
the issue Of the new war savings
stamps by the payment Of the amount
due to make up the difference.
The following order has been issued
by the secretary OF the treasury In re-
gard to the matter: The secretary OF
the treasury will make provision for
The exchanee OF thrift stamps after
December 81, 1918. into war saving
certificates, series Of 1918. upon pay
ment of the additional amount then
required, or into some other series, or
will otherwise protect q" .erest OF
tho holders of thrift stamps"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-19
FORDS

Mrs. Matthew Schsub. Mrs. Thomas
Stevens, Mrs. T. billy, Mrs. Inga Jen-
sen, Mrs. Annie Braun and her daugh-
ter Miss Julia Braun attended the
business meeting of Fern Grove No.
Sc, Woodmen Circle.
Mrs. George Smith and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Russell Vroom, Of Keasbey.
were visiting Mrs. Andrew Schmidt
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Harold Salt and Miss Viola
Slice, of Perth Amboy. spent Wednes-
day afternoon as the guests of Mrs.
Robert Riley and Mrs. Thomas Ste
vens.
Miss Freda Lipka, of New Bruins
wick, visited friends Tuesday after
noon.
Otto schuster was a Keasbey visitor
Tuesday night
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-19
GOV. EDGE BACKS
PERSON CLAIM
Says Democrats Claim to
SpeakerShip Lacks Strength
Must Show Better Reasons
Bg Special Correspondent.

~ Special Correspondent.
TRENTON, Dec. 19:-Governof
Edge today. discussing the stand-on
situation with respect to the organi-
cation OF the House of Assembly. de-
clared that the Democrats will have
to show better proof for their claim
for the speakership than the ten rea-
sons the Republicans have advanced
as to why Assemblyman Pierson
should be chosen for this honor.
The Democrats have named as
their candidate Joseph ]. McAteer,
OF Hudson, who has been twice secre-
tary to speakers. and was a member
OF the hous last year. Governor
Edge declared that not alone as a
Republican. but as the responsible
head for the results of the legislature,
he wants to see the assembly proper
ly organized. which cannot be done
with a deadlock.
Il am quite sure, however. that 1t
would not come to this as public
opinion very properly has strong in
huence on such a situation" contin-
ued Governor Edge, land the public
will agree that the Democratic con-
ferees must argue n stronger case for
the selection of their candidate than
the one that they simply want the
Office.
All III StAAtAal Ctdlll lndN AN
Democrats should have the speaker
ship because the people have reduced
the Republican majority is without
merit, since If a majority OF the vot-
ers had desired q Democratic major
ity in the house they would have
elected one. on the contrary, the
total Republican assembly vote in
the state was over 21,000 in excess of
the total Democratic assembly vote.
/ would also call attention to the fact
hat Mr.. Pierson is the oldest men,
Der of the house in point of service;
that he served last year as majority
leader and, therefore, would, under
customary circumstances, be promot-
ed to the speakership; that he has
served for Jour years as chairman of
the finance commission, being per-
sonally responsible to a large degree
for the recent important fiscal re-
forms in municipal n county af-
fairs, and hat he is at the present
time chairman of the legislative PEN
sion committee, which has been at
work for two years investigating the
serious pension problem of New Jer-
sey," the executive went on to say.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-19
To REORGAN|zE
COUNTY LEAGUE
Or. Silk Succeeds Late Mrs.
Baldwin, Good Report Fight
on tuberculosis

The Middlesex anti-tuberculosis
league held q meeting yesterday after
noon at the Office of DIR. Cronk in
New Brunswick. Plans were made
for O. contemplated reorganization.
DR.. Charles 1. Silk, of this city, was
elected vice president in the place of
the late Mrs. C. C. Baldwin.
The budget, which will be presented
by Miss Verna Hoagland the executive
secretary. to Ernest Easton, head OF
the state organization, was compiled.
The dats of It's presentation Is IAN
uary 8 and Mr.. Easton will carry 1t
to national headquarters. where he
will obtain the appropriation from
the Red Cross.
The statistical review of work from
April 1 to December 1, of this year,
shows the following results: Calls to
the Perth Amboy- Office, 244; total Of
fee calls in the county, 3s6; calls on
local patients, $3.50; total county calls
were 7,160. There were COS new
cases in this city and $50 In the coun-
ty, from these COS local cases were
closed as were 294 In in the county;
139 local people died and 210 died in
the county. There were 254 cases in
this city under ARE up to December
1, and 3S5 in the county. There were
124 clinics held in his city and in
the county 1874. The attendance at
III CllillCS was OH pSODl6 III CIlh
Amboy, and a total of 1,155 in the
county. In these there were $50 new
local cases and sos county cases with
464 local examination and 646 the
county total; 1874 local people were ad-
mitted to sanatoria. Sixteen of these
went to Glen Gardner. sixty-four to
White Haven, 100 to Bonnie Burn
and four to other %sanatoria. The
total in the county sent to sanatoria
was $50, including t~wentyone to Glen
Gardner, ninety to White Haven. 1875
to Bonnie Burn and Jour to other
sanatoria.
The educational work carried on
included $40 lectures. 2sS of these be-
ing to school children and ten to tho
adults. There were $500 letters sent
out letters, including the mail
J The New Jersey state conference was
held In this city on November 20.
N'"derr Health Crusader Leagues
were organized in twenty-four schools
Gu. DO-cern4ng II W. blished
in both English and foreign newspa-
pers. The State Board of Health Tu-
berculosts Exhibit was used In six
different places during the spring and
sur~mer.
There are now 164 male adult
cases under care; seventy eight wo-
mems cases. seventeen boys of school
age M twenty-four girls, twelve
! children under school age. making a
total of rs tuberculosis cases in all.
There are eighty-two suspicious cases
now under scrutiny which include
thirteen males. twenty-nine females.
twelve boys OF school age and nineteen
girls and min children under the
school age. Six men have not as yet
been examined. two women. three boys
Of echool g and five girls and two
children under the school age, maxi
ing eighteen not examined.
with all this good work being done
1t is up to everyone to answer pres
ent in the Red Cross Christmas roll
call,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-19
ScuI|y and Matthews viii
Speak at Smoker Tonight

Former Assemblyman John A.
Matthews, of Newark. will be the
principal speaker at the smoker of
the Perth Amboy Democratic Club in
Palace Hall tonight. Mayor-elect
Frank Dorsey, president of the club.
has received assurances that Mr..
Matthews will be here this evening.
The only other speaker will be Con-
gresham Thomas J. Scully.
A big vaudeville show is also prom
Used for tonight and there will be
some boxing matches. Richard ].
Calvin is in charge of the entertain
ment
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-19
CHILDREN AT FUNERAL

WOODBRIDGE, Dec. 19-The fun
eral services for Mrs. Stephen Gslaida
were held from her residence In Main
street yesterday morning.
The services were conducted by
Rev. l.. =. McMickle, pastor Of the
Methodist church and Rev. Stephen
Csepke. OF the Reformed church. The
interment was in the family plot in
Alpine cemetery.
The pail bearers were John Ring
wood. Frank Elias. Henry Romond,
James Collins. Richard Sattler and
John J. Neary.
The Galaida home was throughPF
The Galaida home was thronged
with friends from the time Mrs. Ga
laida's death on Sunday night. which
followed an illness OF barely two
hours. The pupils of the Barron ave-
u school being among those TO ex
press their sympathy for their class
mates, Elizabeth and Mildred Galaida
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-19
Chief Burke Issues Warning
Against Bicycle Thieves

Bicycle thieves are again active in
this city and Chief Burke issued or
ders today to his men to be on the
lookout for them n also warns the
owners Of bicycles not to leave them on
the street without first locking them.
Hardly a day passes but that the To-
cal police are not notified by an owner
of a bicycle'that IL has been stolen and
Detective Long has been assigned to the
work of tracing the many lost wheels.
Last night Joseph Macoani of 400
Ogden place. reported that his bicycle
had been stolen and his morning Les
ter Heighstown Of sS5 Fayette street.
complained that a thief had made of;
with his wheel.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-19
STOP CATAIiRH! OPEN
N0STRlLS AND HEAD
Says Cream Applied In Nostrils
Relieves Head-C Colds at Once.

II your nostriis are clogged and your
head is stuffed n you can't breathe
freely because of a cold or catarrh.
Balm at any drug store. Apply a little
of this fragrant. antispetic cream into
your nostrils and let IL penetrate
soothing and healing the innamed,
swollen mucous membrane and you get
instant relief.
Ali how good Ii feels. Your nostrils
are open, your head IL clear, no more
hawking. snuffling, blowing: no NOR
headache, .dryness or struggling for
breath. Ely's Cream Balm Is Just what
sufferers from mead colds and catarrh
need. It's a delight.-Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-19
LAS MEETING OF YEAR
R~ooscvelt,s Borough Fathers Clean vi
Business for 1919.

ROOSEVELT, Dec. 1.-THE bor-
ough council held their final regular
meeting of the "a las evening at frs
house No. 2.
Mayor Hermann and Councilmen
Iawlor, Andres. Coughlin, Gerke and
Morecraft. Clerk Quinn, Collector
Brady and Engineer +. +. Simons were
present.
Councilman-elect Clarence Browei
was present and was seated at the
council table.
He presented the officers with a flag
for the subscription OF twenty-five per
cent. OF the borough population to the
recent Fourth Liberty loan drive. Mr..
Brewer was chairman of the local Lib
ertv Loan committee.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-19

Colonia-De LeGrand Hedges.
Igciin-Alfred Hyde.
Fords-M. II. Cium. Mrs Pred
more.
HopeIawn and Enendale-M. J.
McCabe.
schools-Prof. ]. II. Love.
woodbridge-H. A. Tappen, s. b.
Brewster. NJ. j. Coll, M. r. Bushman.
Joseph Neder. l. E.. Potter. Henry
Romond. Patrick Murphy, q. Ashley.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-19

He Was Weak and All Rum Down
IT thought my kidneys might be tho
cause OF my rundown condition AMI
Myrtle Ave. Albany. N. Y. so ! took
Foley Kidney Pulls and they did the
work. I cheerfully recommend them.
You can use my name wherever you
wish" They stop rheumatic aches.
sold Everywhere.-Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-19

School Case with each purchase OF
1 ID. Baking Powder, Saturday. Dec,
2fst. See our Grocery Ad. Page 10.
Grand Union Tea Co. $50 Smith Street.
b0q-12-19-2t.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-19

Popularity contest in full swing at
Monument Theatre.
722~-12-19-st
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-19
U6iiUARY
Mrs. James Clarity

SEWAREN. Dec. 19-Mrs. James
Clarity died yesterday at 7 o'clock at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Zeyen. The funeral will leave
the house at 9 o'clock and service
will be held at St. Johns church at
10 o'clock. She is survived by her
husband and three children. jose
phine. William and Jane; her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Zeyen: her
brother. Carl Zeyen; her sisters. Mrs.
t-thur Robold OF Neville street, Mrs.
Theodore Christine of Brighton ave.
nue.. and Miss Augusta ZZeyen Of Sc
warren.
Byron Potter.
WOODBRIDGE, Dec. 1s-S. Byron
Potter, second son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel E. Potter. died at the home Of
his parents yesterday afternoon about
4 o'clock. from pneumonia, following
an attack of influenza.
Mr.. Potter was born In Woodbridge
overweight years ago.
At the outbreak of the war when his
brothers. Frederic. Stanley and Rus
cell enlisted In the navy. he tried in
vain to enlist, but was turned down
on account of asthma. from which he
was a great sufferer and which caused
the pneumonia to prove fatal. He
was a member of Company A. N. J.
M. r..
Besides the brothers In the navy,
a younger brother, Edwin and a sis
ter, Mss Helen Potter, survives him.
The funeral will be held from his par
ents home Saturday afternoon at 1:45.
Mrs. Jennie E. Olson
ToTTENvILLE. Dec. N:-Mrs.
Jennie z. Olson, thirty years old.
wife of Ole ]. Olson. Of 12s Butler
avenue. died last night at the Staten
Island hospital of pneumonia. She
is survived by her husband and one
child. Funeral services will be held
Saturday afternoon from her late
residence. Rev. C. 9. Hunt. of Bethel
church. will ofhciate. Interment will
be in Bethel cemetery.
Great for aFiuD sud sorfps Coughs
At had an awful cold that left me-
with q dreadful cough" says Mrs, NJ
z. smith. Benton. La Housht Foley.
II cured me completely" Thfs grand
remedy should be In every household
1t this time, when influenza. grip,
coughs and colds are 80 prevalent. Con-
tains no opiatss. Sold svsrywhsre.-
Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-19

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up They have just arrived and ar. with question of dOht the b@tM of machn%hew we have ever seem
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-25
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK, Nov. 25,-The reactions
Of late LAST week were followed by re-
newed firmness In the cotton market
during today's early trading. Private
crop estimates were published before
the opening, one of them by Il prOmi-
nent New Orleans authority placing the
yield at ii, 1926, 90 bales, excluding IinteTs,
while the other from an equally prOmi-
nent Memphis source, made 1t II, 700,-
600, Both these figures were below
the last official indication and buying
also was promoted by firm cables, bull
ish spot advices and reports that the
governors Of eight cotton states had
Issued a proclamation urgtng tina cot
ton be held for 30 cents a pound. The
market opened steady at an advance
of 10 to rs points and sold 20 to 80
points net higher before the end Of the
first hour, with January touching rs. 03c
and March 27,45c on covering, Liver
pool buying and support from trade and
commission house sources.
December was relatively firm, owing
to the absence of notices, selling up
to 2S.90o before the end OF the morn
ing, or 30 points net higher, while jan
uary advanced to rs. 20c and March to
2f.5Oc, making net gains of 80 to 40
points. There was sufficient realizing
to some irregularity during the
profits was increased by reports that
three Of the Fall River mills would
close down tonight for an indefinite
period owing to lack of demand. On
the whole, however, offerings were
readily absorbed and the market held
within 4 or 5 points of the best early
in the noon hour,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-25
FARM BUREAU IN
CALL FOR MEETING

!
EVerE business man m Memphis VINO
IS Interested IN the work OF. the. larnl
development bureau OF the Chamber or
commerce is urged TO attend the meet.
ing OF that body Mt the chamber OF
commerce Tuesda y Afternoon at j
o clock, Mhen there VIII be general dis
cusslon OF Its activities and accomplish
ments and when plans for the ensuing
year VIII be mapped out.
tarm deNe lopment bureau has
the greatest opportunities before II TO-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-25
TIMES-PlCAYUNE
ESTIMATE OF CROP

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 25.-The
Times -Picayune, in its annual crop re-
port, places the total yield for the
1918 crop at 1880, 0O0 bales, actual
growth, exclusive OF nnters, repacks
and similar additions. The indicated
yield by states follows:
Alabama. $40. 900; Arkansas and MIS-
souri,. sos. 600; Georgia and Florida, a.
97b 600: Louisiana, 4S0, 0O0; Mississippi.
LOO, 900; North Carolina. 500, 900; OK
lahoma, $50, 900; South Carolina, 800, =
600: Tennessee and Virginia. 20, 900 :
Texas. California, etc, $500, 900. Total,
1890. 00N.
Summarizing conditions tho report
saws; Tho weather during the harvest
season was exceptionally favorable and
helped the farmers to overcome the
handicap OF labor scarcity. The mild
weather during the fall and the late
ness OF frost permitted the top crop to
mature in several Of the states and
added TO the yield. Farmers are show
ing n firm determination TO hold the
balance Of their crops for materially
higher prices.