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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-02-15
VAN NAME: WAS
IN WASHINGTON
Confers With President Wilson
on Transportation for
ShipWorkers on Island.
.u Specinl Correspondent.

81 Special C0TTe3pouueht.
TOTTENvILLE, Feb. Thorough
President Calvin ID. Van Name re-
turned home yesterday from WASH
ington, where he was IN conference
with President Wilson in regard to
the transportation for ship workers
and men employed in the ship yards
on Staten Island. He conferred on
the method of transportation by boat,
trolley and steam railroad, the hous-
ing problem, extension of port faclil-
ties in New York harbor and the IA
cilitjes of shipments direct to steam
ships overseas. Mr.. Van Name re-
ports some action will probably be
taken with regard to better transpor-
tation by the government shortly, as
the result of his visit to the White
House.
Borough President Van Name goes
before the board of estimate and ap-
portionment today with a resolution
asking municipal ownership of light
and trolley systems in the borough OF
Richmond. The resolution will de-
clare that Staten Island is an ideal
district in which to make municipal
ownership experiments contemplated
by the city of New York. The Staten
Island Civic League with a member
ship of 5000 is backing Borough
President Van Name in his effort to
bring municipal ownership to Staten
Island. All members of the board of
estimate were elected on a municipal
ownership platform and it is believed
that the resolution will be put
through. The Richmond Light and
Railroad Company that runs the troll
leys Oh the north side of the island has
the contract with the city to supply
the entire island with light
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-02-15
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Morrison of
Newark, were visitors here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Androvette of
Hoboken were here yesterday.
Ernst Feist is home on Il furlough
with his parents from Spartansburg.
c. A. Shea was a visitor in Perth Am
boy yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Morton of Man
haitian. have been visiting in Prince
Bay
Mrs. George D. Heck and daughter,
Miss Orella Heck, visited out of town
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. s. Hudson
have returned to Newark after a visit
with her mother.
Mrs. George F. Boeschel visited in
Perth Amboy yesterday.
A meeting of the Prince Bay Red
Cross Auxiliary was held yesterday al
the church.
Considerable work was done and a
report of the recent benefit show was
given
The monthly meeting of the Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union will
be held in the primary room of st
Marks church next Tuesday afternoon
ct $3.50 o'clock. Mrs. ID. H. Long
county superintendent of Christian cit
ixenship. will be present and speak
A cordial invitation Is extended no
only TO members, but to all women te
be present and learn much about thet,
future duties az voters and as citizen!
fUr the common good.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-02-15
|HOboettes Form Union Nth
Oath PLedgirg HeLpfuLneSS

But do they really jump trains and
steal rides like men hoboes?" j in
quired.
"Oh, mol" smiled Miss Donnelly.
THAT Hoboette name is just kind OF
joke-but I'll admit lot of them do
ride on their faces on the trains-they
Just get on and tell the conductor the
truth, that they haven't any money
but are going to new job-aLd they
are-through us-and mighty few con-
ductors put them off.
"Then really the Hoboettes is kind
of mutual aid society isn't it?-a CLUB
of working women to holp other wom-
en- when they're down and out?"
That's Just it," said Kitty Don
nelly in a matter of fact tone. IT'S all
in the OATH"
And there In the oath y y '''ee -
pledge of substantial, friendly aid to .
fellow worker-a simple promise priht-
ed on a cheap green card-a promise
that is KEPT.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-02-15
BY MARGUERITE EDWARDS

CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 15.-The
lady hobo Is demanding her place in
the sun.
She's organizing union. It'l
called the Hoboettes Of America.
There are 1000 members, and the
list Is growing daily.
The new union is a ladies' auxiliary
to the Hoboes' Union, which jeff Davis
organized.
king" Jeff's hoboes, fitting from
place to place, sometimes met young
ly from job to job as Mattresses in
tank town restaurants. These ho-
boettes scorned help. So Davis
crowd decided that if the hoboettes
wouldn't let the hoboes help them.
they'd better organize and help them
selves.
Miss Kitty Donnelly. president of the
hoboettes, sat in the three-months-old
|of1ices of the International Union.
here In Cleveland, aSd told me all
about it.
'The idea Is" she said. ito help the
girl without job and without money.
Most of the hoboettes are mattresses.
They aren't hoboettes when they come
to us--some other waitress has just
told them about this organization and
when they find themselves down and
out financially they suddenly remem-
Der us and show up at union quar-
ters. We are pledged to give them a
lift, and we do it. We find them a
job and give them a railroad ticket or
stake until they can get to 1t. When
they have proved themselves worthy
and held the job sixty days We issue
them a card and take them into the
union. when they have once been
eiped like that they are eager to pass
that help on to some other girl. The
annual dues are only twenty-five cents" "
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-02-15
SCHOOL BANK WAS
THE DISCUSSION
Cooperative School Club
Hears About Thrift and War
Savings Stamps.
BY Specie, Correspondent.

TOTTENVILLE, Feb. 15.-Discus-
sion of the school bank, thrift and war
saving stamps, took place at the meet
ing of the Cooperative School Club
yesterday afternoon at the auditorium
of the Tottenville Junior high school.
In the absence of John Anderson, the
president, and Mrs. Henry Elferts, the
vice president who were unable to be
ct the meeting, Mrs. Arthur +. Decker
presided. A report of the recent enter
tainmcnt given for the benefit of the
shoe fund shows that the sum of $3.50
was realized from that affair. Miss
Inez Corcelious, a member of the
school faculty who Is in charge Of the
school bank gave a report of that or
ganization.
She also spoke of the war and thrift
saving stamps and urged upon the par
ents to buy the thrift stamps through
the children Of the school because OF
the prize that Is being offered for the
school selling the most number OF
stamps up to June l. A prize of 500
is being offered to the school selling the
most number in that time. A number
of the members of the club took part
in the discussion of the school bank.
The program of the March meeting
will be arranged by the parents.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-02-15
Suit Over Fifteen Cents

RED BANK, Feb. 15--J. Alvin Van
Schoick. Jr., local milk dealer, has
brought suit against Henry e. Byrne,
a bottle inspector. to recover fifteen
cents. The hearing will be held We'd
nesday before Justice of the Peace
Edward w. Wise. Each man will be
represented by a lawyer.
A short time ago Mr.. Byrne had
Mr.. Van Schoick arrested, charging
him with using bottles of another
milk dealer, and quart bottle OF
milk was seized as evidence. Mr.. Van
Schoick was fined IS and costs, which
amounted to $40. After the hearing
the bottle fell, broke and the milk
was lost Mr.. Van Schoick demanded
fifteen cents-the price OF u quart OF
milk hereof Mr.. Byrne, who refused
to settle.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-02-15

before you and quit this. glance over
this letter from the front.
Mrs. William Anderson.
Friend:-Received your box con-
tanning the cigarettes and tobacco and
was mighty pleased to receive them.
was sure glad to know that while we
may be gone, we are not forgotten.
thank you for what you have done foI
one lonely soldier.
PRIV. MITCHELL E. MALOOF,
Co. A, 101 U. s. Inf, A. e. b.
Mrs. William Anderson,
283 Prospect street, Perth Amboy
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-02-15
FEW DROPS AND
CORN LII TS0UT
Says There is No Excuse for
Cutting Corns and In
viting LoCkiaW.

Soro corns hard corns, soft corns or
any kind Of a corn can harmlessly be
lifted right out with the fingers if you
will apply directly upon the corn a few
drops of freezone. says Cincinnati
auth ority.
can get quarter of an ounce of freoz-
one at any drug store. which is suffi-
cient to rid ones feet of every corn or
callus without pain or soreness or the
danger Of infection.
This simple drug. while sticky, dries
the moment 1t is applied and does not
inflame or even irritate the surround
ing tissue.
This announcement will interest
many women here, for it is said that
the present high-heel footwear is put
ting corns on practically every wom-
ans feet.--Adv
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-02-15
VALENTINE SOCIAL At BAPTIST
LAST NIGHT WAS A SUCCESS

TOTTENVILLE, Feb. 15-The en-
tertainment and Valentine social held
in the lecture room of the South Bap-
tist church was a great success, both
financially and otherwise. The brick
envelopes that were brought in at this
time resulted in the sum of sS5 being
realized by the ladies of the church
The entertainment consisted of a pi-
ano duet at the opening by Miss Mary
Brown and Miss Anna Nielsen. This
was followed by the children's exer-
cises entitled "My Valentine" Then
followed recitation by Charles Ham
flton Cole. a solo by Mrs. Newton
Stewart, a reading by Mrs. William D.
Frerichs and selections by a quartet,
composed of Mrs. Newton Stewart
Miss Julia Lowe, Mrs. Arthur Wright
and Mrs. George Moffatt. Ice cream
was for sale during the evening. A
good sum will be realized from that
affair.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-02-15
Examine Seventy More at
Local Board 1883 Tomorrow
Bg spettaf Correspondent.

TOTTENVILLE. Feb. 15-Seventy
more will be examined tomorrow by
Local Board No. 189 at their quar-
ters at the Great Kills school in AM
boy road, Great Kills. Augustus G..
Marscher, chairman of the board, has
sent out the notices to the young men
from this end of the island for their
appearance before the physicians to-
morrow. Examinations are only be-
ing held this week on Monday and
Tuesday because of the holidays and
on last Saturday when the first batch
was called. DR.. Fred Schwerd. of
Prince Bay. and Or. George P. Jes-
sup, of New Dorp, are the examining
physicians.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-02-15
Fiancee Not Dependent
Bu VAfted PreSs.

By TyHfted Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15-Opera-
ton of the War Risk Insurance Is
breaking the heart and hopes of many
a Sammies fiancee.
A large number of soldiers applying
for insurance have named their fam
Gees as benefieiaries, but have been in
formed that this is against the rules
OF War Risk Insurance.
Only a wife, husband, child grand
child, brother, sister, adopted brother
or sister, stepbrother or stepsister.
parent, grandparent or stepparent Of
the insured can be named as bene-
flciary.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-02-15
Police are Placed on Guard
at Quarters Of Draft Boards
Bn snecsnl Correspondent.

TOTTENVILLE, Feb. 15-Because
some of the important papers were
stolen from some of the headquarters
of drafting boards of the greater city
last week, Police Commissioner En-
right has directed the captains of the
four precinct station houses on the
island to assign policemen to the
quarters of each board in the bor
ough of Richmond. The policemen
will be kept on guard at the drafting
boards during the absence of the
board members in the daytime and
throughout the night. None Of the
papers at any of the drafting boards
on Staten Island have been tampered
with.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-02-15
Postpone Bar Exams
Bu Special Correspondent.

TRENTON, Feb. 15.-The counsel
lor's bar examination has been post
poned until Saturday, March 2, at 10
o'clock in the morning, as has the at
torney's bar examination until Sat
urday, February 23, at 10 o'clock In
the morning. These changes have been
necessitated because the legislature
will use the rooms in which they were
to be held on the date previously fixed
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-02-15
LAD|ES DARKEN
YOUR GRAY HAIR
Use Grandma's Sage Tea and
Sulphur Remedy and No.
body Will Know.

The use Of Sage and Sulphur for r..
storing faded. gray hair to its natural
color dates back to grandmother
time. She used It to keep her haiP
beautifully dark. glossy and attractive.
Whenever her hair took on that dull.
faded or strsaksd appearance, this sim.
PIE mixture was applied with wonderful
effect.
But brewing At homo Is mussy and
out-of-dats Nowadays. BY asking as
any drug store for . Bo-csnt bottle Of
"Wysth's Sage and Sulphur Compound"
you will e this famous old prsparA-
ton. improved BY the addition OF other
ingredients. which can be depended up
on to restore natural color and beauty
to the hair.
A well-knowa downtown druggist
says It darksns the hair so naturally
and evenly thst nobody can tell II has
besnapplisd. You simply dampsn 2
sponge or soft brush with u and draw
this through your hair. taking one
strand at . time. By morning the gray
hair disappears. and after another ap-
plication or two. IL becomes beautifully
dark and 01ossy.
WySths 0ags snd sulphur Compound
70 . delightful toilet requisite for those
Whe 6Asass : more youthful appearaAcA
r. II mot intended for the ourN. mitleol
1tsH . Dreyaatisn - aissase.---AlN
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-02-15
AookWorm.

The full-grown hookworm is about
one-third to one-half an inch IN length.
1t Is about the thickness Of small
hairpin or a No. 80 thread. It looks
to the unaided eye very much like a
miniature earth worm.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-02-15
AGNES TROTTER IS BRIDE OF
GEORGE CROW, OF LONDON
By Special Correspondent.

TOTTENVILLE, Feb. 15:-An-
nouncement has been made of the
marriage of Miss Agnes Trotter, niece
of Mrs. Annie Elizabeth LaForge, of
Arthur Kill road, Rossville, and
George r. Crow. of London, England,
that took place at Borough Hall, st.
George, February Z. The ceremony
was performed by Deputy City Clerk
Dalton. Mr.. Crow Is chief steward
on a transport carrying troops and,
supplies to France. Mrs. Crow Is we'll
Kf15ssT..- Rossville, where she has re-
sided for some time. bIr. and Mrs.
Grow have gone on a wedding tour
and upon their return will take up
their residence on Staten Island.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-02-15
Theatre
Mems
For Kids at Strand.

FOr hIuS HL StrHIUs
An admirer Of Virginia Lee Corbiu
sent the young william Fox player a
gray cloth cat, which stood upon four
feet and even "miaowed" when prop
erly punched. It was quite the most
realistic cloth cat that Virginia had
ever seen.
Next morning, Virginia had to hus-
tie to the studio for scenes in TREAS
ure Island" which Is at tho Strand
today and tomorrow. When she re-
turned home the cat was still there.
A few feet away from it was little
mouse, lying still. Close examination
revealed the startling fact that IL was
dead.
WELL" Virginia finally announced.
II suppose it saw the cat and must
have been scared to death"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-02-15
Ditnas Double Bill.

A sensational raid on a fashionable
gambling den is shown in the Metro
wonderplay, "Alias Mrs. Jessop."
starring wonderful Emily Stevens,
which will be shown at the Ditmas
today and tomorrow. The exciting
scenes were staged in a massive oak
set, erected in replica of noto-
rious gambling den we'll known on
the police blotter. The walls were of
thick oak panels and the door was
doubly barred. A genuine roulette
wheel and other equipment Of typ
ical parlor of chance was used in the
spirited play.
Lillian Ford emily Stevens) ar
rives at the den after midnight and
is greatly fascinated by the games.
She places her bets and wins several
times. Sounds outside the door an
nouncc the raiding police. Every
body gasps as the raiders batter dow n
the heavy door. The cool-headed
proprietor hustles Lillian and her
three friends toward a secret exit.
He pushes a concealed button ind 1t
Immediately raises a panel. The five
escape just as the police break down
the door. In the meantime, Lillian
and her friends have escaped in an
automobile, pursued by an officer.
Ethel Clayton in "Stolen Hours" is
the added attraction today and tomor.
row and with two such stellar offer
ings capacity audiences at the Ditma
are assured.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-10
COLDLYRECEIVES
INVITATION TO VISIT GERMANY
Declines in Advance to Consider any Suggestion of That
Kind-Prince Henry of Prussia PrOclams the Es
tablishment of Royast Party.

despatch from Washington says that the Ameri-
can Occupation Army which is marching into Germany
has reached the Rhine General PerShing under last
nights date reported that the American third army was
advancing into Germany and had reached the Rhine from
Rolandseck.
The Echo De Paris has received wireless from the
George Washington which says that President Wilson
has been Informed that Premier Ebert and others of Ge
man government were about to make effort to get
the President visit Germany The President is quoted
having made this reply that only by long years of
)entance Germany atone for her crimes and show
sincerity. No true American could think of visiting Ger
many until forced by strictly official obligations That is
say decline in advance to consider any suggestion Of
that kind.
London despatch says that the German emperor
attempted commit suicide after mental depression,
according to the lepsc Tagleblatt quoted in Copen-
hagen despatch to the Exchange Telegraph. A member
of his retnue who prevented his carrying out his pr-
pose was wounded. FL.
wireless from the George Washington says that
President Wilson watched the stage thrilling demonstra-
on of the work of repulslng the submarine attack
touch of realism given by drill of the men aboard
the liner and the conveying ships The great liner was
gliding through tropical waters like chickens on duck
pond when b,lgles and alarms called the to battle
stations The President taken to the bridge and the
DESTROYER which had been tagging aster suddenly leap
cd forward her tunnels vomiting smoke AS she came
astern the liner depth bombs dropped and great geyse
of water thrown in the ar as the warsnlp zgz
ged through the waters beneath which was supposed 20
i1,rk an enemy submarine Each explosion was dls11et
,v felt aboard the George Washington President Wilson
was most deeply interested and asked many quesnon
GOING into minute details The George washington VIII
Skirt the Azores islands Wednesday and VII tnen ta.n
northward the last leg OF It's Journey 1he Snip W
make no stop at the Azores
A despatch from Paris says that Prince Henry OF
Prussia brother of the former emperor has proclaimed
the establishment of royast party in Germany accord
ing to reports from Holland
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-10
MUSEUM NOTES

: The Decen1ber- series Of nature
study classes for the public schools
began on Monday, Dec. 9. The sub
iects for this month are as follows;
Grade l, The Brown Baby Grown
Up.
Grade II, A Winter Bird Visitor.
Grade III, How Bears Live.
Grade ", The Weasel and Its
Cousins.
Grade V, The Frost Kings Story.
Grade VI, India Rubber.
Rural schools, The Snowflake s
Story. s.asr.sssess-ga.....s........
troleum.
The Saturday morning story hour
for the children is proving very pop
ular among the little people, seventy
of whom came to hear the story Of
wool last Saturday morning. Many
pictures of sheep and goats as we'll
as those of woolen manufacture were
shown on the screen to illustrate the
story. Next Saturday at 1880 the
subject will be "In Eskimo Land
and all the children are cordially in
vited.
The Outlook Club met at the Mu-
scum on Friday, Dec. 6, at 3 o'clock,
TO listen to an illustrated lecture on
"The Winter Habits of Fur Bearing
Animals" given by Miss Howe.
The table-case at the head of the
north balcony stairs now somewhat
illustrates beating "swords into plow-
shares and spears into pruning
hooks" for it contains besides the
sample and drawings of shrapnel
shell two vases made from used
shells. These vases are made from
shells picked up in Alsace-Lorraine
and decorated with a hammered de-
sign of ivy leaves and the words Al
SAGE and Lorraine. They were sent
to Mrs Florence L. Palmer by Cor.
poral Walter Jordan, of Co. B, 1O2nd
Machine Gun Battalion, shortly be.
fore he was killed on July 14th.
As help to the conservation ol
food which all are still urged to prac.
tice, housewives are reminded of the
excellent Official Recipe Book" pre-.
pared by the Illinois State Council Of
Defense, which is on sale at the Mu.
scum for five cents q copv.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-10
HOW WRRITAIN'S
SfIIi WE'D
THE Id
Lloyd George Tells How
History Again Re-
peated
THEY CARRIED OVER
100000 u. S. TROOPS
The British Army Now
Triumphantly Crossing
the Rhine

Leeds, Eng, Dec. 81 shall new
er forget that morning when 1 sent
a cable message to President Wilson
telling him what the facts were
and how essential it was that we
should get American help at the
speediest possible rate, and inviting
him to send 10000 infantry and ma
chine gunners to Europe" said Pre-
mler Lloyd George in the course of
a speech to 5000 persons here on
Saturday.
"The following day." continued the
Premier, there came cablegram
from President Wilson, Send your
ships across, and we will send the
10000 men,
"Then | invited the Shipping Con-
troller, to Downing street, and said,
Send every ship you can
"They are all engaged in essen
tial trades, because we were cut
down right to the bone There was
nothing that was not essential. We
said, This is the time for taking
risks
"We ran risks with our food, and
We ran risks with essential raw ma
terials We said, "The thing to do
is to get these men across at all
hazards
America sent 100000 men across
and out of that number l 100000 We're
carried by the British merchantile
marine. The good old ships of Brit
ain have saved the liberty of the
world many times. They saved it in
the days of Queen Elizabeth; saved it
in the days of Napoleon, and have
! saved it in the days Of Kaiser Will
helm II. FL -. III. '.,, =. =,
1T is a change from December
I91 +ehange from the: daesgss when,
at the end of the year, we made oul
balance sheet and found that Ger
many had acquired more Allied ter
! ritory than she had before; that q
new ally had fallen and that an
| other ally was tottering to the fall
and that Germany was advancing
luthlessly along from conquest to
conquest. s..
"That was the story up to the enc
OF December, 1916. What is the story
today? Every German submarine is
in British port today. The best
battleships and cruisers and torpedo
boats of Germany are now, with low.
cred flags, under the surveillance
of British seamen in British har'
bors.
"And the British army which has
fought so gallantly which has
fought with heroism which this
| world had never matched-that army
| after months of fighting and of suf,
fering is today, at this hour, marching
across the Rhine into Germany, ant
into one Of the most famous cities OF
Germany"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-10
EXTENSION SERVICE
Annual Conference at Burlington
This Week
Especial to The Caledonian)

Especial to The Caledonian)
Burlington, Dec 9-The annual
conference of the men and women
empl dyed in the Agricultural Exten-
sion Service in Vermont will be held
pr Morrill, Hail beginning next week
Wednesday evening and continuing
through Thursday and Friday. At
this conference plans for the work OF
the year not only in the extension SER
vice, but in the home economics de-
partinent will be discussed and an
outline made of the principal lines
of work to be pursued for the next
II months.
In addition to the two departments
mentioned the Boys and Girls club
work will be considered. The detail
cd program WITH Speakers and sub
jects had not been fully determined
but Director Bradlee viii announce it
shortly.