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n ROBIN On SAYS ! ! 1.
LANCER IS WRONG
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE Ell
ECTED BY LEAGUE, DISAGREES
{. ON AMENDMENTS.

Bismarck, Dec. 14.-Associate JUS
tice James E. Robinson, probably the
oldest active barrister in North Da-.
kota, and who, well past the age Of
go, was elected to the supreme court
by the Nonpartisan league by, the
highest vote ever given any league
candidate in this state except Cover
nor Frazier, joins with Secretary Of
State Thomas Hall, another leading
Lacquer, in taking issue with Attorney
General Eanger's opinion, holding that
the five league amendments which
failed to receive a majority of all the
votes cast in the recent election are
carried.
In shis Saturday evening letter, over
his own signature, Judge Robinson
offers the following comment:
"The total votes for Governor Fra
zier and Mr.. Doyle were but 91,250.
The total vote for attorney general
81 ,32O. The total number of votes
cast at the general election was 94,055
for the initiative and referendum
the votes were 47,447; for hail insur-
anse, 49,87S. Neither of the other
five league amendments received "a
majority Of all the votes cast at the
general election, though each received
"a majority Of all The votes severally
cast for or against the same.' BY the
express words of the 18th amendment
the latter vote is sufficient when il
is given on the passage of mere laws
But when the vote is on a constitu.
tional measure, then, by the 18th
amendment, it is approved only when
it received a majority Of all the votes
cast at the general election
"Now it seems there is doubt, and
the doctors Of laws and professors
differ as to what is meant by "a ma
jority Of all the votes cast at the gen
eral election This is a misfortune
because, through our good Nonparti
san court may sustain all the amend
nnents, in four years hence, when w
shall have walked the plank, our sue
cessors may nullify the decision, jus
rs we nullified the decision Of the for
mer judges in the New Rockford case
In this age Of progress. the opinion o
. court, legal oracle Of law pro
fessor settles no principles Of law un
less it is right. We no longer hesitat
! 10 5disrekard aaiy erroneous or rottei
decision. The result is that aspur
chaser Of. state bonds or any perso1
acting under the questionable amend
lment will have to be wary andtake hi
:: own risks, regardless Of any decis
!. ION"
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RE- RELIEF WORK MUST
Be CONTINUED MONTHS
ENROLMENT or. MEMBERS IN
RED CROSS SHOULD BE Ma
TION-WIDE.

Now that the warts Won, many Dew
lis Lake citizens are asking why the
Red Cross is planning to,enroll the en-
tire population Of. the city as members
the week before Christmas.
. Thes local Executive COMMITTEES, Of
the Red Gross Christmas Roll Call or
ganization makes the following reply;
Starvation, sickness and sorrow did
not vanish in Europe when the fighta
ing ceased. On the contrary, the new.
conditions revealed greater opportun-,
tiles for the American people, through.
the Red Cross, to extend relief. This
work is just as imperative in peace as
in war, though not so, dramatic.
Besides, Devils Lake boys /. IN
France or in home camps. with mil
lions of other American soldiers, and
sailors have a right to expect that Red
Cross service will be continued for
them in full measure until demobili1a-
ton is completed. This means tho
Red Cross must carry on for many
months, and the money raised through
membership dues will help finance the
|SerVlce.
"All that is asked Of any adult in
the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call 10
that he or she shall have "a heart and
Ia dollar" When you multiply these
hearts and dollars by the millions Of
adults in the United States, it is evi-
dent that substantial total will be
raised if the response to the Roll Call
lis general.
/ Children will not be solicited, as
they are already represented in the
school auxiliaries, or will enroll thru
the auxiliaries at twenty-five cents q
year, but they will be valuable aids in
the Roll Call by reminding their par
ents of the opportunity to register ap-
proval Of the greatest relief work in
the history Of the world.
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EVEN The IRISH MAY LEAVE
AMERICA, COMMISSIONER
HOWE DECLARES.

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Immediately preceding the outbreak of
the war, Americans prided themselves
that their land was so alluring as to
draw to its shores 100000 immi-
grants from all parts Of the world.
. With the armistice signed and peace
within easy view, there is danger,
immigration Commissioner Howe
pointed out to a reporter, that the
United States is about to become an
emigrant rather than an immigrant
nation.
He lays at our own door the fault,
in part, for the coming condition of an
exodus instead of an influx of aliens.
Considerable concern has been caused
to our farmers and industrial heads by
the near prospect of this predicted loss
Of hundreds of thousands, perhaps
more than fifteen hundred thousand
Of aliens.
Only the other day, in partial cor
roboration of the statement of DR..
Howe, who has made diverse and haml-
fed study Of the problem, Prof. Guido
Rossati, representing the Italian de-
partment Of commerce and agricul-
ture, said: "Italy will provide better
living conditions and higher wages fol
her workers. Insurance Of good wages
will deter Italians from emigrating
from their country" .&.
Already Foreshadowed
Steamship companies report that up.
ward of 1,2050,00O applications have
been received in the last four years
from aliens for passage to their native
European lands as soon as possible
after the war is over. Some steam.
: ship officials and immigration author
tiles place at above 2,600,O00 the mum
Der Of aliens in this country who will
hasten back to Europe.
For many decades the flow of peo
pie has been from Europe to Americ.
in an increasing tide. until the wa
started. "Instead Of our receivin,
hundreds Of thousands Of foreigners, !,
year we are to face a reversal Of tina
condition" - 9
Asked whether the cessation Of wa
would not inspire an exodus from war
ridden countries, Commissioner How
declared the contrary would be tn
fact.
! II have learned from bankers il
Pittsburg. and Cleveland and the an
thracite regions" said Mr.. Howe "tha
the aliens are saving considerable Q
their high wages in plan to retur
to their native Russia and Poland an
Bohemia because of the freedom ths
they forsee in those and other coun
tries as the result Of the Allied vic
tory that they have been looking TO,
ward to. 'a'a
/ $4,000, 900 Aliens Here .s
eve must realize that there al
Is, 10000 aliens here who. have nc
seen their relatives and friends in Er
rope for four years and are anxiou
to return to them to see whether the
have survived the, ,ravages Of war. Ha
communication been continued thr
the war they might now have bee
content to remain here. But the
know little or nothing Of the cond
tions to which their relatives in Ell
rope have been reduced, and, quit
naturally, are anxious to hurry bac
to learn at first hand. :.
"There is this further considerable
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"NoRTH DAKoTA's TEsT"'

(From the Minneapolis Journal.
The state canvassing board Of
North Dakota has ignored the plain
provisions of the state constitution,
and by a vote of three to two has de-
clared all the constitutional amend
ments voted on last month to be car
ried. The junker doctrine Of "neces-
sityn has been evoked by the Socialist
regime in the neighboring state to get
a much desired result, adoption Of
amendments removing all restrictions
on the power Of the state to engage
in private business. :
North Dakota's constitution, like
that Of Minnesota, requires a major
ity Of all the votes cast at an election
to carry constitutional amendment.
Until now there: has been no hint of
q different construction.
But "what is the constitution
among friends ," @ss-sA '*'..+,! " =. :,
In the. campaign for the amend.
ments. the leagues s: literature warned
the voters frequently, that there must
be a majority of all. ~sres cast q
adopt the amendments. But when l,
proved that they were lost Tor lack q
such a majority, the league leaders
resolved to override the constitution
and declare them adopted anyhow:
Minnesota's prohibition amendment
got a majority Of the votes cast ol
the question, but seems to be lacking
several hundred votes of majority o.
the total vote. Suppose Minnesota!
canvassing board, controlled by tn,
"drys," had decided to defy the con
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Banker Ole c. Sagmoen of Crary is.
reported very low, and his chances for
recovery are poor. He has been all
ing For more than . year and has been
able, to be about only a part Of the
time, and he was taken down withsthe
flu a few days ago, and is at present
lin a serious condition.
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over the property holding of their
families in Europe. Hundreds of
thousands, perhaps millions Of homes
have been devastated. The aliens in
Aemrica have lost hundreds of thou
sands Of .kintin the war. Many of them
came here BECAUSE of the oppressive
property laws Of their native lands.
Now, with . sppore equitable distribu-
tion Of land sdred, they are eager to
hasten baGk
"For inst fce, Poles, Hungarians,
Russians, Bohemians and others look
for cheaper tpnd in Europe. We don't
realize here how; much. available land
there is in Europe that could be de-
veloped forifarming purposes if the
old feudal system were destroyed. In
Russia, in Germany east of the Elbe,
in the Balkans, in Asia Minor. and
parts Of Hu9gsry there is land en-
ough for large farming population.
Immigration follows cheap land; you
can safelylay down that as a princi-
pie. If land is cheap the people will
go "back. t4it."
May IA Restrisfed at Source.
Asked whAthsr millions would not
want to rusf away from the impov-
erished land of Europe, the commits
sioner answered.: =
"That she the case. In fact
you may e1kectI to see the war coun-
tries Of Eur6pe passing laws restrict
| ing immigrltion. All available man
power will Y necessary for recon-
struction puSpos1a.
"1n England there has been in op-
Grafton a colImission to determine
methods af prbviding land for invalid.
ed soldieIsts M America the alien who
has turn. d To, farm work has suffered
disappoin ment,W We don't do enough
for the farmer. In competition with
us;Europa viii bid HIM away from
America-that is, the alien farmer.
COLONIZATION schemes have beer
worked ont. BY the Australian states
the main object being the breaking VI
of the big Estates and, distributing
them among small farmers as owner
or prospective owners rather than ten
ants.
"The state If Victoria in Australi,
builds fog the farTi1isr his home, give
it furniture and provides him maci,irl
cry. He issgiyen several head Of cat
tie and other livestock. He has yer;
! little initial payment to make, and th
installments exaeted are not at all Sc
we're. In due time he becomes entir
lowner.- 45 -.
4 Gas an instance Of conditions in th
i United States, take the migration il
the last few years Of hundreds q
thousands Of negro workers from tn
south to the north. Had the sout
south maintained. ss. good working or
portunities as the north this exodu
would not have occurred. r. .Y
EARN labor has sbeen hurtsin: sev
eral ways in America. The draft lha
taken away nany snen wfle will Reve
return to farming. The high wage
in other lines harer taken away wori
fers. Lack Of Immigrants in the, In
four years has cat down the norms
source Of supply Of farm hands !
, |addition there u now: the pruashiht
; that many thousands sf the aafanE en
1ployed on Amlfieaas farms viii tax
the first pssaik bpat back@tost
native countrisaR ]. ,,. -
Commissioner Howe stressed his b<
lief that beAiessent nations in Europ
fare quite lfkely vary shortly 70 -estat
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-06
SOUTH AMDOY

The funeral services Of David H.
Brewer took place last night at his
late residence in Prospect street at s
o'clock. Mr.. Brewer died at his late
home on Tuesday night. He ~-as a
member of the Good Samaritan
Lodge No. 81. K. OF p, and Joel
Parker Council, Jr. Q. U. A. NJ. He is
survived by q widow and two sons,
George and Edgar. The body was
taken this afternoon to Middletown,
where a private service took place at
the chapel Of Fairview cemetery.
John Stanton, of the machine gun
corps at Camp Dix. is visiting rela-
tives for few days
Edward Jacobs. who has been en-
ploved at Williamsburg, Va, for some
time, Is visiting with his parents here
Miss Elva Donnell returned homo
yesterday after spending a few DAYS
In Washington.
Miss Marjery Cleary, of Bay Ridge,
Brooklyn, has returned home after
spending a few days with her aunt
Mrs. NJ. Bohan, in Augusta street.
Mrs Howard c. Bergen is visiting
friends at Drifton, Pa.
Mrs. George Applegate. of Main
street, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Layton Sheppard, of Miltown.
Mrs. Clara Mitchell is still Ill at
her home in Church street.
Tho tennis courts Of the Y. NJ. C.
A. will be opened today. A match
has been arranged between r. c.
and William LAmbertson,
also q set between Frank Grace and
the secretary. w. J. Underwood.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-06
Had Tickets But
Boys Didn't See
Camp Dix Circus

Here's horse on Mayor Ten
Brock. In this instance it's a horse
laugh and a circus horse laugh at
that But the mayor doesn't mind 1t
a bit, even though his charity and
good heartedness did get q bit Of a
knock this week.
Sergeant Tom Toolan, who used to
belong to Chief Burke's order-com-
pelling force before he got into Uncle
Sans bigger force, Sergeant Bill
Hanson and Corporal Tom Smith got
the mayor interested in the Camp Dix
circus tickets and he started right in
and sold $66 worth of 'em without
even half trying. And when the quota
Of boys left town on Wednesday for
the camp the mayor presented all
eighty with tickets.
And now the mayor hears that the
boys couldn't see the circus after all,
as they went into quarantine as soon
as they hit camp and will be in quar-
antine for a couple Of weeks
The mayor says he doesn't mind,
as the tickets were sold and that's
going to help the camp athletic fund
anyway.
And Sergeant Toolan. who always
did like Perth Amboy just as much
as anyone could, stuck out his chest
here the other day and went into a
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-06
Real Estate and Building
News Here and elsewhere

IL has been suggested that the slo-
gan "Own Your Own Home" should
be adopted by the city. And why not :?
Is there any thing better than a mans
home, place he can really call
home? OF course when q man rents
or leases property, he calls it home.
when night comes he goes to his
home, as he thinks it Is, and although
he no doubt feels proud of it to a
certain extent, still he does not take
the interest in the property that he
would If 1t were his own. Many little
things about the house. if it were his,
he possibly would have changed. A
window here door there, a room
decorated, but as it is not his own he
is powerless to make the changes and
at these times, only too well does he
realize that the house Is someone
elses property.
Then again, there are a few people
that float about rent a house and
live in 1t for year or two, maybe
less and then fit away to another
property, but the average persons
when once they are settled do not
pick up and move whenever the de-
sire calls, but remain for several
years in the one house. Now, If those
persons ever pick up their pencils
and figure how much rent they have
paid during their stay in the house,
they will find that they have more
than paid what the property would
probably cost, or be sold for, and
have nothing in return, except the
fact that they had roof over their
heads.
Had this person a lot, of which
there are many for sale within O short
distance of the city, and gone into
some building and loan association
and borrowed enough money to erect
house on his lot, 1t is not likely but
what his dues to the association each
month would have been but a trifle
more and in many instances less than
the rent he has paid and after few
years, say ten years, the loan is paid
off and the house is his.
"Own Your Own Home" as a slo-
gan is we'll worth thinking about.
Real estate men, it concerns you.
Builders 1t concerns you. Loan asso-
Citations 1t concerns you. And Mr.
Man, who rents or leases the property
1t concerns you most Of all and is well
worth looking into. Go to some real
estate dealer, look at his lots pick out
one that suits you and your family,
pay for it on easy terms If necessary,
then after it Is paid for. the next step
to build the house, Is very easy mat
ter.
Richard E. Comegys reports that
he took title this week to the seven
room house at 452 Convery place,
which was formerly owned by Will
liam Michels and wife. The consid-
GRAFTON Is $4,000. The house is receiv-
ing new coat Of paint.
The alterations to the front of the
store in the American building to be
occupied by l.. Kemeny have about
been completed. The large plate
glasses being placed yesterday. The
entrance to the store has been
changed from the corner of Smith
and State street to Smith street, with
two large show windows on each side
of the door way. Glass has also been
placed In the large show window fac
Ing on State street. Work on the al
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-06
Red Cross Opens
French Babu Show

LYONS, FRANCE. April 6:-The
greatest baby show in the history Of
France opened here today.
Proud French mothers bearing in
fantile offspring. all literally dressed
in best bib and tucker, arrived early
today in the Place Bellecourt waiting
to be assigned to proper places in the
Pavilion" the great building in the
center of Lyons where the fairs and
auto shows are annually held.
Beginning today on the first ami
versary of Americas entrance into
the war, America and France Joined
hands in earnest to make the baby
show feature in the great campaign
being conducted to save infant life Of
France. Opening the exhibit, Senator
Herriott, mayor of Lyons and former
Minister of Revictuallment, spoke Of
the campaign, its vital need and ap-
probation in France. Major Perkins,
head of the American Red Cross, re-
sponded in pledging an infant NOR
tality battle to be carried on by AM
erican workers Just as strenuously as
American soldiers will fight the COM
mon enemy.
The baby show might be more pro-
perly termed q Child Welfare Ex-
hibit." Every known method of fight
ing infant wastage is exhibited and H.
lustrated for the attending mothers
during three weeks. Moving pictures
are being extensively used. Between
three and four hundred mothers at O
time have the advantage Of lectures
In French. Passing to another room
they see a continuous movie" per-
formance showing the hygiene of the
child, the fly menace, method of pre-
venting infantile tuberculosis, dental
hygiene, motherhood, prenatal and
post natal care, benefit Of natural
feeding over artificial bottle feeding
and dozens Of other points necessary
to safeguard the infant. It is some
thing new for French mothers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-06

terations to the inside of the store has
been started and is now well under
way.
The following deeds from this city
have been recorded in the county
clerks office in New Brunswick since
Tuesday:
Steve Ciganek and wife to Pal
Totka and wife, lots II and 10, block
6, map Stanford Heights Land Com:
pany. west side Mattano place.
William Michels and wife to Rich
ard e. Comegys, lot 16, map Stanford
Heights Land Company, east side
Convery place.
Home Building Company to Philip
Levine and wife, east side Kearny ave-
nue.. 204 feet south from corner and
south side Harrison place.
The transfers recorded In the city
collectors office since Monday are:
Philip Levine to George ]. Shurtz
and wife, block At, lot 25, Kearny ave-
nue.; through Harry Medinets.
Israel Kaufman to Mary Fassler,
block "a, lot S, Park avenue; through
Harry Medinets.
Hanson Realty Corporation to Pol
Ignotok and wife, block 246, lot "A,
Brace avenue; through John Hanson.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-06
Reformat0ry Boys
Buy $4,000 Worth
of Thrift Stamps

More than $4,000 worth Of war
savings stamps have been purchased
by inmates Of the New Jersey Reform.
atory near Railway with money earn
ed by them in building Of state roads
and assisting In farm work. Out of
the population of 500 inmates, 5S3
have bought stamps.
An analysis OF the subscriptions
shows that 100 of the men invested all
their earnings, five subscribed three
fourths, 3S1 one-half and ninety-one
one-quarter. One inmate invested SIS
which he possessed when he came to
the institution.
Tho organization OF a war-saving
society in the institution was the re-
suit Of an explanation of the subject
by Superintendent Frank Moore and
suggestion that the inmates assist
the government in carrying on the
war by purchasing the stamps. Need
of avoiding waste in food. time or
money also has been impressed on
them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-04-06

spasm of civic praise for the old burg
and all because he and Tom and Bill
had sold 3305 worth of the tickets
here and could have sold more II
they'd had 'em. You just simply
can't hold this town, once they get
started" was the way Toolan put 1t.
And believe me I'm going to spill
bit Of this into the captains ear when
we get back to Company D. knew
Perth would come across in fine
shape and believe me they did,
Tom failed to explain how the boys
managed to get $305 for 500 tickets
at fifty cents per each. But what's
the good of explanations when it all
goes to a good cause.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-26
CLOSER SUGAR RESTRICTIONS.
Chief Of Iowa Sugar Division Send.
Instructions to Dealers.

instructions to Dealers.
w. T. McElroy of Ottumwa, chief of
the sugar division Of the Iowa food ad-
ministration, is sending>out statements
to all persons. firms. and corporations
in the state dealing in sugar. The
statement is intended to locate all I'M
used certificates. and that closer re-
strictions on sugar may not be unex-
pected. The statements must be filled
out and subscribed to under oath be-
fore a notary or they will be given no
consideration by the sugar division.
Grocers are cautioned to inquire dill
gently of all their customers whenever
they purchase sugar as to whether or
not they have sugar on hand, whether
they are observing the three pound
limit. and whether the purchase they
desire to make will give them more
than three tpounds per person per
month for their family or establish
ment.
we dwell mainly ion the matter of
sugar for canning and preserving pur-
poses. because we feel that whatever
dangerous abuse Of the regulations
takes place, will result in the purchase
of the large quantities Of sugar. The
seriousness Of the situation is proof to
US that 1t will receive the necessary at
tention at your hands," the chief tells
dealers
Absolutely no exceptions will be
made to the sugar ratfoning plan for
dealers, hotels. restaurants and bak-
cries. even il sugsr at the time appears
plentiful. Sugar is not plentiful, nor
will 1t be for some months to come.