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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-03-12
BOYS TAKE FARM
CENSUS IN STATE
Rural Districts Working to Aid
Federal Government
Make Complete Return.
BIZ Special Correspondent.

TRENTON, March 12:-The ma.
chinery has been put in motion by
which approximately 5000 of the
older school boys of the state will be-
gin at once to take a farm census
under the auspices of the State De-
partment of Public Instruction. DR..
Kendall, commissioner of education.
has ordered that this work must be
completed by this Friday. The work
is to be done at the request of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture and will be performed mostly
by the boys of the rural sections OF
the state. The State Department and
the State College of Agriculture are
cooperating in this war activity
measure. ~-i n---
1t has been necessary to defer the
taking OF the census some time until
the government blanks arrived from
Washington. The farm census is
taken by the gathering of informa-
ton concerning the amount of hired
labor, amount and kind of live stock
crops. fruit, seed, etc, at present on
the farms in New Jersey and the
amount that will be needed for the
coming season. The intelligence thus
gained will give assistance to farm
ers in securing farm help and in the
purchase of seed, live stock and SO
forth.
When the data has been collected
it will be assembled at the State
College of Agriculture at New Bruins
wick, where a summary will be pre-
pared and transmitted to the farm
ers of the state. Similar activities
have been carried out in other states
with success. Thirty states have
promised the federal authorities their
cooperation in this work.
State Commissioner of Education
Calvin N. Kendall has instructed that
if the census cannot be taken outside
Of school hours the regular work OF
the schools may be suspended for the
remainder of the day after a four
hour session, or the boys may be
given credit for school attendance
during the time that they are occu-
pied In taking the census.
The census taking has already be-
gun in many of the school districts
of the state, and the Department OF
Public Instruction hopes to have il
completed by Friday Of the present
week, and the desired information in
the hands of the county superintend.
ents. Commissioner Kendall has ad
vised each of the superintendent.
that it is his wish that they send 6
personal statement to the teachers In
his county, urging quick and hearty
cooperation. please OBSERVE he
said, that this is a war activity fol
the schools but in these times nc
teacher or principal or superintend.
ent in the state will fail, l am sure
to cooperate"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-03-12

nish the kind of soil needed. Tho
rich soil beneath the family wood
pile or around decaying logs is
splendid for this purpose.
Press the soil down firmly in the
box with small piece of board, then
with a thin strip, such as a cheap
ruler, make rows crossways 2 inches
apart by pressing the edge down II
to u inch. Distribute to 10 seeds
per inch in the rows and cover with
rich soil or fine sand. Press down
the soil again with the piece of board
and water carefully so there via be
no leaking through the bottom.
If q piece of glass is placed over
the box it will keep in the moisture
and warmth and thus hasten ger
mination and cause rapid growth Of
the plants. Enough water must be
given as required to KEEP the plants
growing thrifty.
Set the box in any warm place
until the seeds begin to sprout. then
place it in the sunshine by window
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-03-12
Trolley Leaves Tracks at
Chrome; Puts All Lights Out
w specfo, Correspondent.

bU Special correspondents.
Z ROOSEVELT, March 1.-THE fast
line running between Chrome Junction
and Chrome caused damage when it
ran off the tracks yesterday. The
car became uncomfortable upon reach
ing Chrome and ran across the street
where. hitting the curb it stopped,
without causing any injury to the
passengers.
Just across the street are two tele-
graph poles between which the car
wedged it's way as though it were
piloted. Upon. hitting the curb a
number Of panes of glass were broken
and the curb stone was thrown out
OF place.
The car grazed pole, splitting a
large piece therefrom. Hitting the
pole the electric power in the town
was cut off, leaving the town in COM
plete darkness for time. In a very
short time the business places used
gas or candles.
The main Office of the Public Ser
vice was notifiel and within an hour
special car was running. The work
car was also called out and work was
Immediately begun to put the derail-
ed car on the tracks. After working
for about an hour the workmen had
the car in running condition.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-03-12
PhiIemons' Monthly Guest Day
) Will be Held Here Tomorrow
By specia, Correspondent.

By Special Corrsspon 49,
TOTTENVILLE, March 1.-THE
monthly guest day of the Philemon
Literary and Historical Society will be
held tomorrow afternoon at the South
Baptist church. Mrs. Marion q. At
we'll, of Manhattan, will be the speak
er Of the afternoon. She will lecture
on current events. Mrs. Atwell. who
is well known here and on Staten
Island where she formerly resided,
lectured here about a month ago be-
fore the society and at that time
there was a large audience out to hear
her. Mrs. Edward s. Benfield, of
New Dorp, will be the soloist Be-
sides a solo, Mrs. Benfleld will play a
piano duet with Miss Ida Ryder, who
is to accompany her. Mrs. Stephen
H. Cossey, the second vice president,
will preside.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-03-12
St. PauI'S Ladies' Dollar Roll
Call viii be Next Monday
ey Special Correspondent.

6y Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, March 12:-The
Ladies' Aid Society of st. Paul's
Methodist church has completed ar
rangements for the dollar roll call
that is to be held in the lecture room
of the church Monday night, March
Is. An excellent program has been
arranged in connection with the af-
fair that will include a sketch, en-
titled '"Ten Bellies" by the members
Of the society. There will no admis-
sion charged but instead silver col
lection will be taken at the door. The
ladies have been preparing for this
event for some time and each one
will give her experience how the dol
lar was made,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-03-12
Past Councillors Association to
Surprise Members at Meeting
By Special Correspondents.


TOTTENVILLE, March 12:-The
next meeting of the Past Councillors
Association Of the Junior Order Unit
ed American Mechanics Of Richmond
county Is scheduled to be held Tues
day night, April 80. The association
will be the guest of Friendship Coun-
Gil No. A, of Port Richmond, at this
time. The entertainment committee
has arranged for a surprise for the
members of the order for this meet
ing and any Of the Juniors who do
not attend ON this date will miss ono
of the treats Of their lives as the
plans laid out will consist OF an even
ing's entertainment which will be of
an educational as well as an enter
tanning nature. All members Of the
Junior Order are cordially invited to
attend the April meeting no matter
whether they are members Of the as
sociation or not
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-03-12

in weight, about one-half inch thick,
about 4 inches wide for sides and
ends, and any width available for the
bottom. The window box should be
of such size as to be easily handled,
perhaps IL to 1 8 inches wide and 13
to "a inches long. A store box of
size may be sawed length
wise of sides and across the ends 8
or 4 inches above the bottom and
thus make a good window box
fffiing Box with Soil and Planting
Seeds
When the box is completed, cover
the bottom about an inch deep Wit
gravel OF fine cinders and fill nearly
full with rich soil full of decayeo
vegetable matter or of manure lik1
that used in potting house plants OF
greenhouse plants. Most gardeners
have compost pile which will fur
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-03-12
Columbus War Chest Idea
Causes Inquiry from All 0veI
By United Press.

By United Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 12-Tht
''War Chest" idea is sweeping the
nation. From Maine to California ci.
ties, large and small, are asking Co.
lumbus how to put on War Chest
campaign.
This city with a 100000 quota
recently went ''over the top" with col
ors flying and large margin to spare
and now plans are being made al
over Ohio to get in line. Columbus
raised all it's patriotic funds in one
campaign.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-03-12
ImmortaIIxed Pets.

Poets have generally put their pets
into their poems. Grhy wrote Won
derful poem on the sad event of his IA
vorite cat being drowned in the gold
fishes bowl. Cowper chronicled the
way his spaniel Dash gathered him a
water lily he could not reach himself.
and made q charming poem of the sad
fact of his cat being shut into draw
er; whilst Burns put his collie. Lauth,
into on - his finest poens. "The TIVE
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-03-12
Two Hurt in Fall from ScatfoId;;
are Taken to st. Vincent
sv Special Correspondent.


TOTTENVILLE, March 12-WiI-
liam Wheeler, twenty-one years old,
of "a Wayne street, and Garret Smith,
fourteen years old, of 231 Berger ave-
nue., West New Brighton. fell from a
scaffold fifteen feet to the ground.
yesterday afternoon and were badly
hurt. Both were taken to st. Vim
mt hospital. Smith has fractured
Fight leg and Wheeler received lac
crations Of the head and face. The
scaffold gave away when they at
tempted to walk on 1t. An ambu-
lance took them to the hospital. Ray
mond Post, nineteen years old, Of 416
Broadway, West New Brighton, fell
from a tree in the woods at Little
Glove road and sprained his right
shouldek He was taken to the Stat
en- Island hospital
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-03-12
iolIver Dinkel, Moses Sachs, Pauline

Oliver Dinkel, Moses Sachs, Pauline
Seventh grade-Walter James,
Hattie Clark, Elsie Lattau, Lillian
Taylor, Martha Rigler.
Sixth grade-Garner DeVoe, Rob-
ert DeYoe, Ebert Hodapp, Jonas In
selberg, Malcolm Irons, Peter Szy-
manski, Edward Weneiskey, Cert
rude Fisher, Ada James.
Fifth grade-cortland Clark
Douglas Clark, Frank James. Albert
Kopak. Howard Prigge, Jennie Ko.
pax, Dorothy Rigler.
Fourth grade-Thomas Began
Zygmund Chitren, John DeVoe, Sam
uel FEEDER, Irving Lattau, Roland Va
der, Joseph Smith, Helen DeVoe
Rose FEEDER, Minnie Johnson, Sylvia
Leiboskey.
Third grade-Nelson Crouch. Jos.
eph Kopacyar, Joseph Szygmanski
Joseph Vader, Harry Welsh, Eve
FEEDER, Bella Gilman.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-03-12

By using a seed box or window box
in which to start plants of cabbage,
caulifiower, tomatoes, peppers, egg
plant, celery, and perhaps even let
tuee, the home gardener may. get
these crops into edible maturity sew
eral weeks earlier than il he waits to
plant the seed out of doors.
Making the Window Box
1t is very simple matter to make
a window box by mailing together the
narrow sides and ends and then nail
ing the bottom onto these. The
boards or strips used should be light
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-03-12
Eskinos.

The original Americans OF the far
North are brown instead of red and
are not Indians. Their name. Eski-
mos, which they dislike. means ''eaters
Of raw fish," But they haven't been
driven yet TO change their name by
cooking the fish, says the World Out
look.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-03-12
Take Out Surplus Plants

Take Out Surplus Plants
When the plants are from an inch
to an inch and a half high, they
should be thinned to to inches
apart in the row SO as to give them
space enough to make a strong,
stocky growth. If it Is desired to
keep the plants which are thinned
out, they may be set inches apart
each way, in other boxes prepared az
mentioned for the seed box When
plants should be set out OF doors
part of the time during the day 50
}f41Rt the plants will harden or Il,
pre15faen for transplanting 70 thu
Ear4en later. x good W. 8Ro
be given just before tie Ib5Sn6p ~
taken out of the box for tralpsp Gutim<
SO that large ball of earth VIII sffck
to the roots of each one.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-03-12
SEWAktN

The Free Public Library opened as
usual yesterday afternoon. The Ii
brary will be open again tonight and
Friday night and is now running on
its regular schedule. Mrs. Balfour
makes an appeal for books and
magazines to send to the soldiers.
Any old magazines may be contri-
buted and they will be sold to defray
the expense of shipping new litera-
ture and books.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-03-12
Seed and Succeed

Early to seed bed-early to
sprout.
A time for everything, especial
ly for planting.
Some seed left in that packet?
Ask your neighbor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-03-12
SpotsWoOd School Honor
Roll for Month Of February
sy Special Correspondent.

BIZ Special COrTespondcnt.
SPOTSWOOD, March 12-The fol-
lowing have been placed on the honor
roll for perfect attendance at school
for the past month:
Eighth grade-Elmer Appleby
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-03-12

Barrekov & Petz.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-05-01

full will clean your sluggish liver bet ter than a dose of nasty calomel and that 1t won't make you sick.
 Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver medicine. You'll know it next morn ing because you will wake up feeling fine, your liver will be working, your headache and dizziness gone, your stomach will be sweet and your bowels regular. You will feel like working ; you'll be cheerful; full of vigor and ambition.
 Dodson's Liver Tone Is entirely vegetable, therefore harmless and can not salivate. Give it to your children. Millions of people are using Dodson's Liver Tone instead of dangerous calo- mel now. Your druggist will tell you that the sale of calomel Is almost stopped entirely here.-Adv.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-05-01
Ugh! Ca|omeI Sickens;; Sa|ivates!
 Please Try Dodson's Liver Tone
I am sincere! My medicine does not upset liver
 and bowels so you lose days work

You're bilious! Your liver Is slug gish! You feel lazy, dizzy and all knocked out. Your head is dull, your '~-~ ngue is coated; breath bad; stomach sour and bowels constipated. But don't take salivating calomel. It makes you sick; you may lose days work
 Calomel is mercury or quicksilver which causes necrosis of the bones Calomel crashes into sour bile like dynamite, breaking 1t up. That's when you feel that awful nausea and cramp- ing.
 If you want to enjoy the incest, gen. tlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever experienced just take a spoonful of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone to- night. Your druggist or dealer sells you a bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone for a few cents under my personal money-back guarantee that each spoon
 It's a cOastwise steamer that man. ages to avoid the rocks.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-05-01
Home Defense Leaoue.

"My wife is the limit" groaned the American businessman, who was din- ing with French visitor to this coun- try. "Since the war began it's just one meeting after another-night and day. Tell me, does your wife go in much for club work?"
 "No, ze club-nevaire," replied his guest. "One time-tree time she have slap me and pull ze hair, but, mon Dieu! !-ze club-nevaire."- ."-The Gar goyle.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-05-01
FOR SICK HEADACHE TRY THIS MILD AND
 SURE REMEDY. FINE
 FOR BILIOUSNESS

Bilious headaches are due to inactive liver. Stir up your liver. get 1t working right again, get your bowels regulated the poisons cleaned out and you will feel like a new person. Do this by taking BONDS LIVER PILLS, one each night for two or three nights. A large bottle costs only 25c at any drug store. They are mild, safe; never gripe, yet thorough In action.-Ady
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-05-01

Scenting Something. "Ever read the Reflections of an Old Bachelor?'" Reflections on whoY'
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-05-01
A husband in hand Is worth two that are beyond control.

A Valuable Iron Tonic for the Blood
 GROVES TASrELESS chill TONIC Purifes and Enrches the Blood. It the liver drives out malaria and builds up the whole system. A Gen eral Strengthening Tonic for Adults and Children, soc.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-05-01

It's coastwise steamer that man. ages to avoid the rocks.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-05-01

It is right to resist oppression.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-16
FRENEAU

Mr.. and Mrs. J.. d. Conover were
out of town Thursday.
Allen Lockwood was in Keyport
Wednesday night.
Miss Leona Duncan spent Wednes-
day with Miss Grace Emmons in Haz-
let.
Mrs. S. Price and Mrs. William
Lloyd were out of town "Wednesday.
]. L. Apologize was In Asbury Park
Wednesday.
Mrs. Harold Ziegler spent Thursday
in Red Bank.
Mrs. Thomas Kelly and daughters
Isabel and Mildred were in Perth Am
boy Wednesday.
w. e. Watts was in Jamesburg
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. James Hawkins was a recent
South Amboy visitor.
Mrs. Frank Duncan spent Wednes-
day evening with her mother-in-iaw'
Mrs. NJ. Duncan.
Miss Florence Tice spent Tuesday
evening in Keyport.
Robert Colot was in Perth Amboy
Thursday. -
Miss Pearl Dill was In New York
Wednesday.
Jack Frawley and Edward Sullivan
Newark visitors "Wednesday
night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-16
Theatre NeWs
STRAND.


Some grouchy individual once re-
marked that all William S. Harris
~photoplays are the same. that II you
see one 20 see all. There is Just
about as much truth in this statement
as IL a person were to say that hav-
ing seen the sun n morning he did
not want to see 1t another day.
It Is q well known fact that the
motion picture patron who toes to
view O Hart picture made by Thomas
H. Ince for AIRCRAFT is certain to see
a western play In which under no cir
cumstances will he behold this ia
nous screen star masquerading as a
follower of fashion, or piodding
through five long, tedious reels of
film as a deep-dyed villain.
Hart always is q hero-and a he
roic hero at that. He never has
sought to disguise his well-known
features. He has never essayed other
than the role of the sturdy, rugged,
virile man of the big western coun-
try-and yet no two Hart pictures
bear any resemblance to each other.
Not one of these numerous millions
of picture enthusiasts will agree to
the statement that all Hart films are
the same, any more than a Central
American revolutionist will concur
in the opinion that two days resemble
each other to any considerable ex-
tent.
A new William 8. Hart picture.
The Silent Man." made by Thomas
H. Ince for AIRCRAFT, will be seen for
the first time in this city today and to-
morrow at the Strand.
DTTMAs.
Nav Allison beautiful and talented
Metro star, noted for her rapid and
successful rise in the dramatic world
has achieved another distinct tri-
umph in "A Successful Adventure"
which will be seen at the Ditmas to-
day and tomorrow. This is her third
production with Metro since she be-
came a star In her own right, the
other two being Social Hypocrites,"
taken from the popular play
Bridge" by Alice Ramsay, the noted
playwright, and 1.-THE Winning of
| Beatrice" which brought her increas-
ed fame. Miss Allison's new play is
by June Mathis and Harry Franklin
directed 1t.
Before becoming a Metro star, May
Allison was co-starred with Harold
Lockwood in many productions for
the same company, some of the most
noted being 1.-THE River Of Ro-
NANCE" THE Masked Rider" THE
Comeback and big T~emaine.'
debut with William II. Crane In
David Harum' and later appeared
with Edythe wynne Mathison In 'The
Governors Lady" With the Ameri-
can-Mutual she was starred in 'The
House of a Thousand Scandals
ROYAL.
The Law of the Land" probably
the best known of all of George
Broadhurst's plays, is to appear at
the Royal theatre tomorrow with
Nine. Petrova as star. The Law OF
the Land" is one OF the most gripping
dramas ever filmed. Director Tour
neur found 1t necessary to inject
much of what is called comedy re-
lief" and this has been most cleverly
done. In particular Is T. Vivian as
the butler a ~leavening influence. An
other amusing character is the In
speotor's brand new son who shouts
into the telephone what his father
fondly believes to be a message
strictly In code. The theme has been
worked out with more than Ordinary
care and ends In a stirring climax
that will not be easily forgotten.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-16
4 DECREASE IN
BANK DEPOSITS
Resources and Surplus Funds
Also Less in June Period
Than in May.
BIZ Special Correspondent.

TRENTON, Aug. 16@Commission~
err of Banking and Insurance Frank
H. Smith today made public the con-
dition of the New Jersey financial in-
stitutions for the period ending June
20, showing that In the matter of
resources, deposits and surplus funds
there is a decrease as compared with
the figures for the period ending May
10, the date of the previous bank call
of the comptroller Of the currency at
Washington.
The report made public today also
includes the holdings of the banks in
Liberty Loan Bonds, which also show
a decrease in the total amount held
in this account as compared with
May. Trust companies to the num7
Der of lit, savings banks numbering
twenty-seven n tw~enty-four state
banks are included in the report,
National banks are not included.
The total of the trust
companies are given at $423,516,~
810.96; savings banks, S16T,662.666..
30 and state banks, $35, 1,205.S9s
making a total of $626, 270,1S3.17 as
compared with the total of $63S,096.-
e95.06 for the period ending May 10
or a decrease of $11.s26.711:Ss.
Deposits in the trust companies are
given as $341, 010, 565.29; savings
banks. $168, 78B,671.96; state institu-
lions, $28,519, 049.19, for q total OF
$62s,265,1S6.44. This is a drop Of
81, 20S, $3.50, compared with the last
report, when the total figures werei
$530,46S, S06.43.
In the matter of surplus funds. the
total figures are 1922, 1870 behind
those of May 10. The total for June
2s was sal, 2OS, 070.47 and for the
previous period $31, 500. 362.51. The
figures for the last date are made up
as follows: Trust companies, $751;
1~SS,S44.16; savings banks, 1 1851
866.31; state banks, $1,667, sec.
The combined 168 banks included
by Commissioner Smiths report are
holding Liberty Loan bonds represent
ing a total of S~,9O4,g80.74, as com-
pared with $13, 65,S27.5e on May 10.
or a decrease on June 20 of s4.160,>
S46.S2. The trust companies for the
period Just reported carried a total
Of $7,609, 957.07 In bonds; savings
banks, $~671,92S.e9 and state banks
$623,104.6S.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-16
NEWS
PROGRAM FOR FETE
Best Talent Pr~ocurable win Enter
tain at Keyport, Aug. q.

Best Talent Procurable VIII Enter
tain at Keyport, Aug. %.
By Special Correspondent.
KEYPORT, Aug. 16:-The program
to be given at the Red Cross fete on
Thursday evening, August %, has
been completed and includes the best
procurable talent. The program will
he given at s o'clock. the dance to fol-
low at 8, under the direction of the
Aeromarine Company. The folk dane
Ing under the direction of Miss Lillian
v. Campbell promises to be O. very
interesting feature. Twenty school
children have been drilled for this
for the past three weeks. Other fea-
lures equally as interesting will be
given.
The program in detail follows:
Folk dance-Twenty school chill
dren uader the direction of Miss Lii
liam ". Campbell.
Vocal Trio-Mrs. f. A. Smith, Miss
Florence Huylar, Mrs. William DAN
forth.
Bass solo-Jay w. Hopping.
Violin solo-Mr. McComb.
Soprano solo-Miss Florence Huy-
lar.
Tenor solo-A. J. Bray.
Mandolin solo-Mr. ,Mercugliano.
Contralto solo-Mrs. William Dam
forth.
Bass solo-Jay w. Hopping.
Folk dance-Sohool children.
"Star Spangled Banner"
In addition to this a concert will be
given by the Keyport Silver Band.