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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-23
STATEN ISLAND
Concentration OF
RELIEF ACTIVITIES
Emergency Committee Named to Co
operate With Other Epidemic
Relief Agencies.

Relief Agencies.
BIZ Srecini Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE. Oct. 2S-An emer-
gency committee has been named IN
Tottenville at the request of Borough
President Van Name by William @.
Wilcox. chairman of h Staten Island
community council of national de-
Tense for the purpose of cooperating
with the health department, hospitals,
Red Cross and other relief agencies In
fighting the influenza epidemic. These
committees have beer established in
various parts of the island to take up
the work.
The ~beadouar.ers of the committee
here Is at 7S Hopping avenue and
anyone needing assistance in the way
of nurses, or any information as to the
relief work can either call at the ad-
dress or telephone 999-W. Tottenville.
Mrs. Benjamin Williams is chair
man of the local committee and asso-
cfated with her are Mrs. James NJ.
Chapman, Mrs. Edward Cossey, Mrs.
G. s. Barnes, Miss Laura b. Yetman,
william j. Dempsey, NJ. Matheson and
Benjamin Williams. The committee is
thoroughly organized and has gotten
down to work in this section of the
island although the epidemic seems to
be on the wane.
The Staten Island community coun-
Gil of national defense of which Bor-
ough President Van Name is the hon
orary chairman. will meet this after
noon at the Staten Island Women's
League for Service which has done
such good work in the borough of
Richmond during the present war
times.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-23
BOROUGH COUNCIL HOLDS
REGULAR MEETING LAST NIGHT
New Assessor Appointed and Other
Important Business Transacted.
On SnccinI Cnrreannndenf

New Assessor Appointed and other
Important Business Transacted.
6V Special Correspondent.
MATAwAN, Oct. 23-The appoint
of William G.. Bedle. ST., as assessor,
~forbidding the burning of leaves on
the streets of the borough and ar
ranging for the protection of the town
during Halloween was the business
transacted last night at the regular
meeting of the borough council.
AS Charles Carman had rendered
his resignation as borough assessor,
II was found necessary to appoint
omeone I'm his place tolhold over until
the first of the year in order hat the
October assessment might be complet-
ed In view Of the fact that William
@. Bedle. Sr., lie the only candidate
for the office, who Is running In the
elections next month. II was thought
that as he would be elected 1t was best
to appoint him to the office. The APP
pointment was made by Mayor Hem
derson and confirmed by vote of the
council.
Reports were received that people
were burning leaves on the various
streets of the borough, and as an or
dinanoe was drawn some year prohib-
iting this practice It was decided to
enofrce X. Special Officer Herbert
Sturt was instructed, as were the other
borough officers to take charge of any
one found disobeying this ordinance.
Councilman Tunis r. Sohenck Of
fered the use of some of his land TO
the borough for one year, on which
to erect a dog pound. The erection Of
a suitable building for this use was
left In the hands of the committee.
The Township Committee has been
communicated with and they had
agreed to stand behind the borough
In every way they could in order that
the stray dogs about the town can be
rounded up and killed.
A communication was received from
Joel A. Walling. clerk of the Matawan
Board of Education. Mr.. Mailing
called the attention OF the borough
council to the fact That the boys on
Halloween in previous years have
done considerable property damage
about the town. Much OF this damage
centerlng about the high school build
Ing. He requested that some action
be taken by the council to keep the
boys under control.
The mayor adm council felt that
they did not want to stop the boys
from having good wholesome fun, but
they would not allow property dam
age or injuries to persons using the
streets.
Recorder Low informed the bor-
ough fathers that the boys travel In
100 large a gang for one or two officers
to handle and suggested that addi-
tional police be Obtain for this
night. 1t was finally decided to all
out some of the members of the home
defense police corps and divide the
borough into districts. having these
mcn patrol with the regular cops. As
most OF the damage Is done before
midnight. II was thought that the bor-
ough officers would be able to cope
with the situation after that time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-23
SUBURBAN NEWS
Plant FIare-up Kills
Two Girls, Injuries Others

ELIZABETH, Oct. 2s-Two girls
are dead and another is in a critical
condition as the result of a powder
fareup Monday afternoon at the Ken
ilworth plant OF the American Can
Company. Two other girls and three
men also suffered burns but will re-
cover. The young women whose burns
proved fatal were Miss Florence
Cochran. twenty years old Of Twenty
second street. Kenilworth. who died
Monday night at the Elizabeth Cen
eral Hospital. and Miss Rastile Seitia,
seventeen, of Sixteenth street, Kenil-
worth, who succumbed yesterday at
the same institution.
Also at the Elizabeth General Hos
pital is Miss Mary Stein, nineteen
years old, of K~enilworth. She is In a
critical condition from burns on the
face and body.
Miss Dorothy johnson of Kenil-
worth and Joseph Olroyd of Summit,
both slightly burned, we're taken to
Overlook Hospital, Summit. Miss
Johnson remained at the hospital, but
Olroyd, after treatment. went home.
Others injured were Frank Petri of
10h Third street, this city. al the
General Hospital with burns on the
face, hands and arms, and George
Summers of Vauxhall, foot injured
and legs burned. Summers after treat
ment. was taken from the hospital
to his home.
The fiare-up occurred In the pow
der-weighing building, built of wood
with a corrugated iron covering, in
which between twenty-five and thirty
girls were working. For a time II was
feared that a large quantity of TINT
catch fire, but the sprinkler
system of the plant extinguished the
fire before II could communicate TO
that section where the explosive is
stored. The Crawford and Kenllworth
firemen were called, but the fire was
extinguished before their arrival.
The cause of the fire has not been
determined according to the manage
ment of the plant. 1t occurred while
the girls were Weighing the powder
to be placed into bags for transfer
and loading into French 75s. The
fiare-up caused a scramble for the
doors. but the flames reached many
OF them. the majority being taken to
their homes.
There are 1000 employees at the
plant. seventy per cent of them men.
Plans had just been completed to en-
large the factory and to employ 1000
more persons.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-23
Making Tin Plate In Australia.

The supplies of tin plate for Austral-
asia. the value Of which amounts to
over s12.0O0.O00 per year. are drawn
from Great Britain and America; but
recently the lack of shipping and other
difficulties have led to a serious short
age In deliveries. A leading Australian
producer Of steel has accordingly ar
ranged to establish tin,plate works
which will eventually supply the whole
of the antipodal demand Plenty Of
tin Is available In Australia al well
as the necessary steel. The company
In question. In addition to supplying
steel for Australia, has sent consider
able quantities Of munitions steel to
Great Britain and has also opened up
trade with South Africa by supplying
100000 tons Of steel rails.-Scien-
tiic American.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-23
HAS VISITING NURSE
Mrs. o. b.. Wilson Offers Services In
the Epidemic Crisis.
Ru Hpsc!aI Correan0udenk

the Epidemic Crisis.
BIZ Special CorreaDondent.
KEYPORT. Oct 23-Since the pres
ent epidemic of grip, influenza and
pneumonia has been In full sway,
many calls for help have been received
at the Red Cross rooms on Front
street.
In many instances whole families
nave been stricken and have been un-
able to do for themselves or to secure
the services OF q nurse or assistant.
who could heln~them out. Mrs. OF;
Wilson has c~ons.IJ 10 act a 8 -
ing nurse under the direction OF the
town and county nursing department
OF the Red Cross. of which Mrs. p.
A. 6ondergaard is chairman.
Mrs. Wilson has already many
cases under Q personal supervision,
and has visited ANY families who
have been In need OF help! Pneu-
monia masks are being made as fast
as possible and may be secured at the
Red Cross rooms. Persons who desire
to make them oan be shown at the
rooms. Calls for help will be answer
ed as speedily as possible and every
precaution will be taken to prevent
the spread OF the disease.
Where there are many cases of sick
ness here. they are mainly the grip.
In one family of seven, six have been
confined to their beds at one time.
and there are other cases parallel to
the above. 1t is In these instances
that he visiting nurse will go in and
help make the patients comfortable
II no services of a nurse can be Sc
cured. f
Several members of the first aid
classes have also offered their SER
vices as assistants. =
SEWAREN . =. . :. III -. -.
Miss Rachael Moorcraft was the
guest OF Mrs. f. j. Adams over the
end.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-23
FIRE DESTROYS ROOF
South Amboy's New Apparatus Gets
First Real Test

EhSt AAt1tA ltSL
By Specfui Correspondent.
SOUTH AMBOY, Oct. 23:-The
first real test of the new f~lre-fghting
apparatus came last night when It
responded to IN alarm from box No.
The fire was In n little one-story
and a halt house in George street,
the owner of which could not be To-
Gated. The fire started by the occu-
pant starting a fire In the stove when
the house had a defective chimney.
When the flremen arrived on the
scene the whole roof was a mass Of
flames and the fire fighting was rem
dered more difficult on account OF
the amount of smoke. Before the
arrival of the fire engine several men
of the immediate vicinity had carried
practically all the Observation-Disclosures
outside the building and no loss was
suffered in this respect. On the ar
rival of the f1remen they Immediately
got busy and extlnguished the flames
before they had done any serious
damage to the building. The extent
of the damage is not known exactly
but the building will probably require
only @ new roof.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-23
Fugitive Nine Years; Gets 3 to I

NEWTON, Oct. 23-Two state
prison sentences were imposed yes
terday by Judge Allen II. Shay. Harry
Sherman, a fugitive from Justice who
was captured a few weeks 6 after
eluding the Sussex county authorities
for nearly nine years, was sentenced
to serve from three to seven years
in state prison on charges OF passing
four forged checks. He was indict-
ed in 1909, and fed. He pleaded
guilty.
Joseph Wallace. alleged to be on
parole from Salem county for shooting
a man, was given from n to seven
years in prison for the theft of fifteen
bottles of beer from Joseph Lasko OF
Franklin. Wallace waived indictment
and pleaded guilty. He said he got
intoxicated and started home. He
found all the hotel bars closed, and
invaded Iasko's cellar.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-23
DRAFT MEN LEAVE
Eighteen Leave Keyport Tuesday For
Fort Hancock.

Bu Spectdt Correspondent
KEYPCRT, Oct. 2S-Eighteen men
left the borough on Tuesday morning
for Fort Hancock, going on the 1855
train. Prior to leaving they were
looked after by the canteen commit
tee of the Red Cross, Of which Mrs.
w. e. Aumack is chairman and COM
fort kits were provided by the w. c.
T. u.
Two of the a~lternates went in place
of two of the boys who were listed to
60. Nicholas Davino and John Fl.
Luker being replaced by Lawrence
Mcnamara and Frank Foulks. Da-
vino asked for a few days more to
finish up his business and Luker was
Ill.
Others who left were George FeigeI,
Francis G.. Roberts. Milton H. Heber,
John Rogers, ]. H. Same, Joseph d.
Menzopane. Harry l.. Macholl, Clar-
ence J Heding, Theodore Mount, Otto
Dietrich, Alex Boskewich, John w.
Lankenau, Sterling Sweeney, Chester
Mathews. John Carter and Charles
Mathews.
On Thursday four men will 60 to
Camp Du Pont and four to Fort How
ard at a date not yet announced.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-23
CARROLL IN HUN PRISON
Previously Reported Missing 1 Action
is Now Prisoner

BN Spe~fnT f-1rreSpondenf
TOTTENVILLE, Oct. 2S:-Prlvate
John Carroll, of Eltingville, who was
reported to be missing in action since
August, Is in a German prison camp
according to word received by his
father. Michael Carroll, through tho
Red Cross.
He was reported missing in the
early part OF October. but a telegram
reached his father a few days ago
telling of him being at the prison
camp In Germany. Private Carroll
has been in the service over a year,
having gone put from Local Draft
Board No. 1S9 in the first lot called.
He was a fireman on the f~erryboat
Perth Amboy before being called to
service. His brother, Michael Carroll,
went away about the same time from
here and both were sent to Camp
Upton. From there they were sent
overseas.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-23
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mrs. Henry Thies has returned
from Brooklyn and is with Mr.. and
Mrs. William Clark.
Mrs. John Price and son left yes
terday for a visit in Manhattan.
Mrs. A. J. Romer Is entertaining
her mother, Mrs. Brougham, of Eli
ingville.
Miss Bessie Polhemus has been
named as assistant clerk In the Staten
Island postal service and Is now doing
duty at the T~ettenville station.
Lawrence Hoagland, auditor of the
Rapid Transit. was at the local sta
ton yesterday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-23
SEWAREN

Mrs. +. II. Turner has returned
from Valley Stream. where she was
called bv the illness of her mother.
Mrs. Thomas Zettlemoyer Is Ill at
her home In West avenue.
Many of hte Sewaren women have
responded to the call and have served
faithfully at the Emergency hospital.
In Sewaren as in Woodbridge, serious
illness in many of the families has
made it impossible for some of the
most active Red Cross workers to do
their bit.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-23
OBITUARY
Funeral of Margaret Riley,

Interment was made on Monday in
st. Jones' cemetery, Jamesburg, Tor
Margaret Riley, tbree-year-old daugh-
ter of MI. anl Mrs. James Riley, of
Trenton. who died at the temporary
home here OF Saturday last. A brief
service for the dead was held at the
grave. conducted by Rev. Father
Kearney, rector of st. James Catholic
church.
Funeral OF James Bovine.
Jones Bovine. aged eighteen years.
who died Tuesday of last week at
Plainfleld. was inferred in st. James
cemetery. Jamesburg, on Monday.
Rev. Father Kearney. pastor of st.
James church. conducted a service at
the grave. Deceased made his home
at Deans. where his parents resided
and was engaged in war work with
the WATSON Piston Ring Company, at
Plainfleld. He died from the effects
of an attack of influenza.
Funeral OF Harry SeabroOke
Funeral services were conducted
for the late Harry Seabrooke on Mon
day and were of private nature. Mr..
Seabrooke died at his home in East
Keyport after a short Illness with
pneumonia. He is survived by his
wife and his mother. Mrs. Lucy Sea-
brooke, of Elizabeth street. also three
sisters. Mrs. Elizabeth Roberts, Mrs.
Walter Terry and Mrs. Charles Hop
la.
Harold Woodhouse
Friends and relatives In Keyport
have received word of the death OF
Harold Woodhouse of Brooklyn, SON
in-law of Edgar T. Hoose. of Eliza
beth street. The deceased was a VIC
tim of pneumonia and had been Ill
but a few days. Two years ago In
June he married Miss M. Gertrude
Hoose of Keyport, who with his par
ents and several sisters and brothers
survive him.
Asher Collins.
Asher Collins died at his home on
Stone road Sunday night at six o'clock
after an illness of several months
from a complication Of diseases. He
was the son Of Mrs. Melissa Collins,
of Harrison. N. j., formerly of this
place, and was forty-eight years of
age.
He is survived by his mother, his
wife. Mrs. Sadie Holston Collins; a
son. Joseph Colline. and a daughter.
Mrs. Jay Morris, all of his place;
also a sister. Mrs. Benjamin. f. Cart
wright, of Harrison.
Although no arrangements have
been made for the funeral s~erices.
It is expected they will be held at his
late home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-23
Letters From
Local Soldiers
Edward simonson.


UeaF BrOther.
Received your letter and was
pleased to hear from you. We were
moving for two weeks and that is the
reason that / did not drop you a line.
The place where 1 am located at pres
sent 1 find paper and such things are
very scarce. We now have q Y. NJ.
c. A here. All that Is left of this
town is a pile of stones. Believe mo
the boys sure do put the run on the
Huns. I was walking all through the
woods and trenches here where the
Americans chased them u of. You
ought to see the places they had In
these woods.
1 have seen some battles in the air
and that is something to see. l saw
an American aviator bring down a
jerry the other day. I tip the scales
at IT'S now.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-23
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY
House Party I'm Honor of Mrs. Wick
elhaus' Natal Day

KEYPORT, Oct. 23:-Mrs. w.
Wickelhaus. of Third street, enter
tanned a party of friends at her home
this week in honor of her birthday.
The event. which was a house party,
was much enjoyed by all. Decora-
tons of chrysanthemums and dahlias
were prominent and a birthday din
ner was the special feature.
Among those present were Mrs. c.
Deisler, Mrs. A. Zesmer. Mrs. r.
Hemphill and Mrs. w. McElan, OF
Irvington; Mrs. A. Tillman, Mrs. J.
p. Ryan, Mrs. c. Shuman, and Mrs.
r. W~ickelhaus of Newark, Mrs. p.
Seydler of Guttenburg and Mrs. w.
Garrison of Tarrytown.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-23
The Social Fabric.

To uphold the social system women
submit to %uncounted tests of their con
stancy. They endure physical discom.
fort, ennui, the peril Of cold drafts and
damp places, hours Of WEAKNESS and
moments Of acute annoyance for the
sake of what, to a man, is an unim-
portant social matter. And eva
though at times she feels that 1t would
matter little If the whole social scheme
of things should perish-and that in
stantly with fire and bloodshed If need
be-rather than require so much Of
her, she stands to her colora
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-23
S. P. C. A. STOPS DRIVER
Who Has Mixed Assortment of AMI
mails In His Auto.

- - aaA8 wv
HELMETTA, Oct. 23:-Noah's ark
did not have much on an automobile
driven through here yesterday after
noon when II vas stopped by Chief OF
Police Oscar Ericsson and William II.
Clinton, agent for the Society for Pre-
vention Of Cruelty to Animals and the
driver warned that hereafter he would
be arrested IL such a conglomeration
of livestock was carried in that man
ner.
Two live calves, several chickens
and ducks were found in close-fitting
bags and in a half-suffocated condi-
ton when freed by the officers. The
fowl attempted to seek refuge in the
nearby woods and it was some time
before the caravan was again able to
proceed under more humane condi-
The car was owned by Michael Ms
onoff. a wholesale butcher and he vas
on his way home to South River when
apprehended.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-23
MISSION Is GUARANTEED
father Fitzpatrick Places Ban OH
Entry or Exit

- Ft1N ~
TOTTENVILLE, Oct. 28:-Because
of the epidemic of influenza that is
prevalent in this section of the coun-
try a strict quarantine has e
placed at the Mission of the Immac-
ulate Virgin, MI. Loretto, and no one
is allowed to enter the grounds and
none of those working at the big in
stitution are allowed to leave the
place. II they leave they cannot re-
urn until after the quarantine is lift
III. Rev. Mallick J. Fitzpatrick, who
~ at the head of the mission, is hav-
ing the order enforced. Notices are
posted all about the grounds warning
people not to enter.
There are about 1900 boys and 500
girls at the institution besides a num-
Der of sisters, priests and many en-
ployes and there las not been a case
Of the disease SO far among any n
and this methods being taken SO
that no one will contract 1t from the
outside.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-23
EPIDEMIC HITS INSTITUTION
Home for Boys Has Over One Hun
drcd Cases.

JAMESBURG, Oct. 28:-After sue
cessfully combating the epidemic of
Spanish influenza for weeks 1t has
finally taken a hold on the inmates
Of the home for boys. According to
reports sent out, over one hundred
of the six hundred inmates are Ill
with the disease but the majority of
the attacks are slight ones.
One death has resulted notwith-
standing the care taken to ward off the
illness. James Cinquergrano, aged
sixteen of New Brunswick, died on
Sunday night and the body was taken
to New Brunswick on Monday where
interment will be made
superintendent C. II. Edmund has
placed a strict quarantine on the in
stitution and hopes to have the cpl
demic under control within the COM
ing few days.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-23
SOUTH AM o

In the absence of Registrar of Vital
Statistics William Maggie. the secre-
tary of the board of health, George
Kress, is filling that position. Mr.
Maggie is confined to a hospital in
Newark with pneumonia.
City Solicitor Leo j. Coakley leaves
this city on Monday for Newport
News to enter the u. s. Army. Coax
ley has the reputation of being the
youngest city attorney in the state.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-23
NEW MEXICO "DRY"
State Constitutional Amendment Went
Into Effect October 1.

tAs""ctdfed Press Correspondcrce.D
A QUERQUE, N. M, Oct. u.s.
The bone dry constitutional amend
ment adopted by the people of New
Mexico nearly q year ago, admins
tered the knockout to the liquor in
dustry in this state at midnight on Oc-
tober /.
Prohibition closed the doors OF
fewer than twenty saloons In Albu-
querque and one brewery-the only
one in New Mexico. At one time the
city had forty-seven saloons and then
It was only an infant city of 400 pop
ulation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-23
Some Job.

For the first time in 30 years an
election is shortly TO be held In the
London Guildhall for the post of "city
aleconner." The position carries a
good salary but apparently no p%articu-
lar duties. The "~aleconner" was orig
inally an -oficer who inspected and
tested any new brands Of ale.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-23
WOOD6TiDGE

Unless orders are received to the
contrary. the schools of Woodbridge
township will re-open on Mondayp
morning. October 28.
w. E. Lape, of Syracuse. spent last
night with MI. and Mrs. j. II. Love.
The annual meeting of the Red
Cross chapter. which should nave been
held last night, vas postponed until
some time next month IN account of
the Boazd of Health in regard to pub
lie meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-23
Brothers Meet In France.

IT" 'T"T'TF UTTF5pUNuHHF.
KEYPORT, Oct. 23:-Mrs. Ethel
Woodhouse recently received a letter
from her husband. who is with the
American forces in France In which
he speaks of having met his brother
Fred and Clarence Pedie.
These were the first men with whom
he was acquainted he had seen since
coming over a year ago.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-23
GEORGE ROGERS WOUNDED
Well Known Keyport Young Man on
Casualty List

By Special Correspondent.
KEYPORT, Oct. 23:-George
Rogers, who was listed al wounded
Monday, is a resident of the borough,
having resided on Second street prior
to his enlisting last winter. Mr..
Rogers has been in active service for
some time, and although his being
wounded was only made public on
Monday, his mother was advised of
1t some days previous.
The young man has written some
very interesting letters to Rev. F. T.
b. Reynolds, chairman of the local
chapter of the Red Cross.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-23
Cam OF n

Mr.. and Mrs. John d.. Murphy and
family wish to express their thanks
for the sympathy and kindness rem
dered them In their recent b~ereave-
In the loss OF their son. Thomas,
by his man. friends in their floral
contributions and also all members of
the knights of Columbus.
22181-10-23-1t.