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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-24
Howard NJ. IRming

BIZ Special CorresDondent.
JAMESBURG, Oct. 24:-Howard
M. Leming, aged thirty-one years, q
resident of Jamesburg for the past
two years, died at his home on Rail-
road avenue on Tuesday, October 22,
after an illness of but q few days
from pneumonia.
Funeral services will be held from
his late home Friday at I o'clock In
the afternoon and the ,nterment will
be In the family plot in Old Tennent
cemetery at the convenience OF the
family.
MI. Leming was a son of Charles
Leming and Gilmore Lord. of this
place, and former residents of Eng
lishtown. He was born at Island
Heights and has made his home in
Monmouth county towns all his life
with the exception of the two years
residence at Jamesburg where he was
employed as car inspector by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
Mr.. Leming married Miss Anna
May Robbins, of Englishtown, and
two children survive that marriage as
does the wife. His parents also sur
vive as do two sisters, Mrs. Samuel
Fowler, of Newark: Mrs. George
Fowler. of Lakewood; three brothers,
Samuel Leming, of Island Heights:
John Leming, of Bradley Beach, and
George Leming. of Bayville. He was
q of the Toms River Metho-
dist church and connected with the
Brotherhood of Railroad Carmen and
Assistants and Voluntary Relief Asso-
citation of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-24
State GrOCerS TO Cooperate
With Food Administration

NEWARK. Oct. 24:-Grocers are
the latest to organize in cooperation
with the federal food administration
OF New Jersey for the intensive cam
paign OF food saving soon to be
launched throughout the country.
Twelve of the leading wholesale
and retail grocers In the state COM
prising the main committee met with
William s. Tyler. state food admins
traitor. In this city. elected officers and
organized an executive committee of
five to put the plan into operation.
Edward Ward, Newark. was chosen
chairman OF the executive committee.
The grocers' organization Will fol-
low out the system of decentraliza-
ton in vogue In all food administra-
ton activities. A representative will
be named for each county and tho
latter will appoint local representa-
tives for the larger localities within
his district.
in food saving is q very important
one. As outlined by state Admins
traitor Tyler, the %grocers' committee
will be the connecting link between
the food administration and the gro
Gerry trade In the conservation cam
paign. Grocers as handlers of food
directly to the form prob
ably the largest and most powerful
factor in the conservation program.
The grocers' committee In adjourn
ing announced that the meeting next
week would deal with the details of
the program to carry the organization
through the state.
Food Administrator Tyler has ac-
.cepted an invitation to speak at the
annual convention OF the Retail Gro
GERS Association of New Jersey which
will be held at Achtel- Stetters, New
ark, November 6.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-24
AUTO SPEEDERS CAUGHT
T~wenty-four Violators of Road Law
Captured by Wide Awake
Patrolman.
81 Special Correspondent.

BIZ Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, Oct.
cycle Patrolman Maurice Gerscheidt
detailed to catch violators of the mo-
tor vehicle law ON Staten Island be-
came active again on Sunday n
rounded up fifteen speeders on the
first Sunday after the ban was lifted
following the gasless Sundays which
has been In effect since the early part
of September.
Ali were arraigned in the second
district court on Monday In answer to
the summons served on them by the
motorcop and found guilty of the vio-
lation by the court. They were each
fined twenty-five dollars, the minimum
fine as fixed by law for first offenders.
Nine more speeders were arraigned
in court again yesterday on a charge
of speeding along the Richmond ter
race. They we're caught on Monday
morning.
Complaints had been made to Polfce
Commissioner Enright that employees
of the big ship building plants on the
north side of the island were speeding
their automobiles along the Richmond
terrace every morning in going to the
plants, with the result that Gerscheidt,
who Is known as the terror to autoists
travelling over the island was ordered
to get out early and round every n
up that was caught violating the law.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-24
Letters From
Local Soldiers

Dear Friend Gauss:-
Received your letter last night and
having a few hours at leisure, the first
! n three weeks, / thought I might as
well drop you a few lines.
We have been doing O considerable
amount OF hiking which is pretty
tough when you have to carry all you
own on your back. I have travelled a
little by rail, but that was in those
side door "~Pullman's." marked 40
Hommes and s C~heveaux, which you
can understand, IL you read French. I
am learning very slowly but surely. I
can ask for most anything we want
to eat.
We attend services in the Y. NJ. G.
A. when we have a chance to do so.
In one-cf the small towns where we
stopped. we opened a church that
hadn't been attended to since the var
started, since the minister gave his
services to the army. We cleaned UP
the church. busted the benches and
our chaplains held services there thai
morning. 1t takes us to get things
going, Ell?
1 meet a lot of Amboy fellows here
and there in my travels. One of the
lads saw Carl Moser in one of the
largest cities of France.
We have beautiful scenery here and
good air. I tell you. Uncle Sam GER
tainly is doing more to win this wal
than anyone imagines in the states.
This is about all the excitement
can tell you about. so / will close with
the best of luck to all In the choir and
yourself, and hoping to be with you all
soon, I remain, Is ever,
Your friend.
MICHAEL TURK.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-24
Estimated Loss by
Explosion on Island
Inspectors of Bureau of Buildings
Place Damage at One Hundred
Thousand Dollars
BIZ Special CorrespOndenf.

pV GUttlut UTVtoVOAuCNt
TOTTENVILLE, Oct. 24-Estlmat-
ed damage done on Staten Island by
the recent explosion at the T. A. Gill
lespie Shell Loading plant at Morgan
Saturday. October 8, Is given as
500, 900 by the Bureau of Buildings
of the borough of Richmond.
This is the report made by Super
intendent McDermott to Borough
President Calvin d. VanName after
inspectors of the department made
the survey of the entire island. The
damages are chimneys thrown down.
broken window glass and plaster.
Tottenville suffered the largest
amount of damage.
st. Paul's Methodist church In AM
boy road suffered the worst of any
on the island. There was
about 5000 damage done to this
building alone. The large building of
the Tottenville junior high school
was also damaged to a great extent.
There were more than two hundred
panes of glass broken at this place.
At st. Paul's church five large memo
rial windows costing 5000 each were
blown out In the main building and
two in the Sunday school room.
The historic old Billop. House stu
ated on Staten Island sound near
Wards Point. Sea Breeze, that was
erected In 1900, was made untenant-
able by the explosion.
Julius Meerserman and his family.
who have resided in the historic
structure for several years, have been
forced to vacate the premises and
have moved to Wood venue Plaster
was knocked from the walls which
are two feet in thickness. constructed
entirely of stone. and the massive
structure was badly damaged from
top to bottom.
This building was used during the
Revolutionary war and was Lord
Howe's headquarters. Several times
bills have been introduced in the
legislature at Albany to have the state
take over this building to preserve 1t
for historic purposes, but each time
the bill was defeated.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-24
RUSSIA EATING STRAW
Bread Made Largely From Straw
Their Daily Eood.
ASSOCIATED Press Co~rrespoudenoe1

MOSCOW, Oct. 24-1ne average
Russian wants bread and rest from
the turmoil through which he has
been passing for the last -four years,
and he believes he will eventually
find these two blessings. He doesn't
know exactly how, but he is hopeful.
The Russian public Is struggling
along with great patience, making the
most of its very limited food supply,
making over it's much-worn clothing,
polishing its shabby shoes and getting
all the amusement 1t can out of life
by attending the theatres and visiting
the summer gardens.
Moscow's bread allowance is one
quarter of a pound daily for each per-
son-if he gets 1t. And the quality of
the bread varies so greatly that there
is much betting and jesting daily as
to what sort of bread the food COM
mittees will supply the following day.
Straw enters largely into the COM
position of the bread supplied to Mos
cow. Petrograd and other cities far
from the grain-producing centers.
Sometimes the straw is chopped so
finely it cannot be detected. On other
days ii is so coarse and abundant in
the loaf that straws an inch long may
be found.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-24
TOTTENVILLE

Benjamin Stanton and Charles
PETER are at Washington doing gov
eminent work.
Rudolph Hoehn, Jr., of Amboy
road, is recovering from a recent i'll
ness.
Tyrrell Lahey. who enlisted in the
marine aviation service some time
ago. left yesterday for Paris, Island,
South Carolina. training camp.
Miss Martha Henry. a teacher in
the Farmingdale school, Long Island.
who has beer i'll at her home here, is
recovering.
The board of governors of the
Aquehonga Athletic Club is consider
ing what to do in the repairs OF the
heating system of the clubhouse that
was damaged by the recent explo-
sion.
The annual reception of the Phile-
mon Literary and Historical Society
that was to have been held tonight
was postponed because of the infiu-
enza epidemic and pneumonia.
Mrs. Harry McCabe, whose death
occurred last week, died at her home
and not at the Seaside hospital. as
also did Dorothy, one of the daugh-
tiers. and Elizabeth. the other daugh-
ter, died at the hospital.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-24
KEYPORT

Misses Helen and Marie Mathews,
of Asbury Park, are spending several
days as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Camp of Broad street.
Fred Walling, OF Atlantic street. IS
recovering from illness which has
kept him confined to his home for
several days.
Homer Carter, of the United States
naval aviators detachment. stationed
hree. was called to his home near
New Orleans. La, on Tuesday by the
death Of his brother who was in a
southern camp and succumbed to
pneumonia.
Miss Dorothy Barker, of New York.
has returned after having spent sew
eral days with her sister, Mrs. Fred
L. Schildknecht. of Church street.
Rev. F. T. b. Reynolds. of Division
street. Is spending a few days in up
per New York state where he Is visit
ing with his brother.
Mrs. Thomas l.. Smith and son
Herbert. of First street. were the
guests of friends at Morgan this week
Miss Lillian v. Campbell. of Broad
street, spent Wednesday as the guest
of friends at Red Bank.
Edward Maurer has recovered from
Illness which kept him confined to his
home on Osborne street for the past
Tour weeks.
There will be no rehearsal on Fri
day evening of Calvary M. E.. choir.
The local branch of the Red Cross
acknowledges with thanks the follow
ing donations: Charles H. Tuthill. IS:
A Friend, 81; f. A. Hall, 5000: Mrs
j. G. Schanck, $40; Mrs. f. Sklar. 81;
Misses Britton and Conklin. 76 cents;
Mrs. John Templeton. IS; Miss Kate
.Templeton, IS; Qratien Brice, so
cents; Mrs. s.. p. Dey. SIS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-24
STATEN ISLAND
EPIDEMIC ON ISLAND
Five Hundred Cases Reported Ycster.
day, But Outlook Is Favorable.

day, But Outlook Is Favorable.
81 special CorreSpoudsH nj.
TOTTENVILE, Oct. 24:-While
there are more than 500 influenza
cases reported to the Health Depart
ment OF the Borough of Richmond
yesterday there Is a decrease In the
number of cases here In the past day
or so.
There are still a number OF pneumo-
mia cases here as the result OF the in
huenza n some Of those are in a
serious condition. One death was re-
ported this morning in the vicinity.
Mrs. Otto Gabel of Is Oak streetsdied
at her home. She had been Ill for the
past week. Besides her husband she
is survived by children. Mrs. William
Stevens and Mrs. Caroline LaForge
are sisters of Mrs. Gabel. =
Everything is being done by the
Health Department to stamp out the
epidemic on the island. Deputy Police
Commissioner John Shaw for the Bor-
ough of Richmond. has forwarded a
letter to DIR. Copeland, Commissioners
of Health of the city of New York,
asking him to close all moving picture
houses and dance halls on the island.
DR.. Copeland has the request under
advisement. He is not in favor of
closing the movies, 1t Is said but a
week ago announced he would like to
see all dance halls closed.
There have been many deaths on
the north and east shores of the Is
land. Funeral services were held at
Stapleton yesterday for four members
of one family.
They were Adolph Bensch. a
bridegroom. twenty-one years old:
his mother. Mrs. Emeline Bensch: his
sister, Miss Charlotte Bensch, and a
brother. Richard Bensch, Jr.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-24
LEAGUE COMMENDS S..
ON GARBAGE PLANT VICTORY
w. w. Mills Says People Arc To Be
Commended on Winning Long
Fight.

Commended on winning Long
Fight.
BIZ speciaI Correspordeut
TOTTENvILLE, Oct. 24-The Stat
en- Island Civic League has issued a
statement congratulating the people
of Staten Island on the final and
complete victory won In the long fight
against the gargage nuisance. Speak
ing for the league VIM. Writ Mills,
vice-president and chairman of the
General Committee, said:
THE people of Staten Island are to
be congratulated not only upon the
complete success of their long fight
against the garbage plant, but also
upon the splendid spirit that they have
shown throughout the fight. The fin
al and complete extinction of the garb-
age odors, through the action taken
by Mayor Hylan and his commission
err Of health, DIR. Copeland, in ordering
the shutdown of the plant, is due to
the persistence with which the people
of Staten Island have fought this
nuisance. without intermission, from
st. Patrick's Day, 1916, to date.
From the time when the Civic
League called together representa-
tives of all civic organizations, in the
Borough Hall, on March II, 1916, and
formed the Vigilance Committee, TO
the present time, there has been abso-
lutte devotion to the one idea: I'VE
don't want it, We won't have it." And
now, after 81 months of incessant
fighting, we have won.
There has been such splendid serv-
Ice on the part Of so many public
spirited men and women of Staten Is
land, acting through the Civic
League, that 1t Is not possible at this
time to single out any individuals as
entitled t particular credit, but spe-
cial praise Is due to the district attor-
ney and to the grand jury for their
long summers work, which brought
the garbage war to a successful con-
ciusion.
I'm this connection I cannot help
recalling an incident, which I relate
now, with the hope that its lesson will
be taken to heart and applied in the
next fight for Staten Island. which
must be a campaign for a subway to
and through Staten Island"
ION March Z, 1916. when I warned
one of the city officials. as to what
would happen II the administration
persisted in trying to put over the
garbage contract, he replied, Il am
told that Staten Islanders have never
gotten together, can't get together, and
can't stick together, IL by chance they
should come together for a day.
THE garbage fight shows that stat
en- islanders have gotten together and
have stuck together and they have
won."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-24
MayOraIty Election In
South AmbOy Interesting

SOUTH AMBOY, oct. 24-Election
Day Is h next big event for this city.
Although no political meetings are be-
Ing held on account of the epidemic
of Spanish influenza q great deal OF
interest is being shown by all con-
cerned.
The most important once TO be
filled this year will be that of mayor.
The present holder OF this Office has
decided to retire from politics. so is
not a candidate. Councilman Gordon,
the Democratic candidate for the
office. is confident of victory while
Andrew II. Selover, the Republican
candidate. also claims to be certain
of the majority vote.
Both men are we'll known to the
voters OF South Amboy, both having
been prominent in public life of the
city. Frank II. Gordon, the Demo-
cratic party's choice, Is at the present
time serving as councilman-at-large.
He was elected to this Office by an
overwhelming majority three years
ago. Previous to this he served as
assistant chief and then chief Of the
fire department. He is chairman OF
the finance committee of the council.
He was educated in the st. Mary's
school and later entered Fordham
University where he prepared himself
for medicine. He later entered the
University of Pennsylvania and had
nearly completed his course at that
Institution. which would have permit
ted him practicing medicine, when he
was compelled to leave and take over
the management of his fathers busI-
ness In this city. His experience
makes him a very good man. Gordon
has been a very active worker in all
war relief campaigns. He is chair
man of the Wan Savings Committee
in this city and now in this crisis Is
chairman of the mayors committee
that Is directing the relief work. He
is still but a comparatively young man
and full of pep"
Andrew II. Sclover, the Republican
candidate, is also well known to the
people. For a number OF years he
served the city and borough in the
capacity of councilman from the
fourth ward. He had hat position
up until a few years ago when he re-
tired from active public life. Until
the time of his retirement he was the
owner and manager of one of the
leading business houses in the city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-24
OBITUARY
BIZ spectqI correspond,n:

JAMESBURG. Oct. 24:-Harold
Dey, aged twenty-five years. son OF the
late Sarah Mount and John NJ. Dey,
Sr., of this place, died at his home at
Plainsboro on Tuesday. Pneumonia
was the direct cause of his death.
Funeral services will be held from
his late home On the A. S. Applegate
farm, at Plainsboro. on Thursday. &C.
tober "a and the interment will be in
the Second Presbyterian cemetery,
Cranbury.
Harold Dey vas born at Prospect
Plains and made his home in this sec
ton his entire lifetime.
On March of the present year he
married Miss Madge Pagan of Griggs-
town, who survives, as does his father,
John M. Dey, Sr., of Rhode Hall:
three brothers.: Clarence Dey and
John NJ. Dey, Jr., of Rhode HaiI:
Frederick Dey of Robbinsville; six
sisters: Mrs. George II. Duncan, Mrs.
John Fortsche, Mrs. Nelson Vanden-
burg of Rhode Hall: Mrs. Burtis
Stout of Cranbury; Mrs. Russell Brit
ton, Plainsboro: Mrs. Thomas Mount
of Plainsboro.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-24
OIL PATCHES CHARTERED
So Aerial Patrols VIII Not Waste Time
and Munitions.

ASSOCIATED Press Corr~espondence.)
LONDON. Oct. 24:-Even oil
patches on the sea are charted these
days. A sunken submarine may emit
oil for weeks. To guard against navy
aerial patrols wasting bombs on sub
mersibles already finished, a record of
such cases Is kept and shown on maps
kept ~up-to-date.
Aviators %patrolling the same section
of water for days become accustomed
to these permanent" patches and
waste no time on them. A man over
new water. however. must frequently
consult his map.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-24
Sergeant Allan v. Bagger

p6dT NOlItE anu EdlhtEs
1 suppose you all imagine 1 have
been killed or wounded but so far
have been pretty lucky for God has
been holding his hand over me. so
don't worry when you do not hear
from me. Under present conditions
] never expected to get any mail from
you. Received letters from both you
and Kitty and also some pictures
from Kit which I appreciated very
much for 1t makes a fellow feel good
to see how you look over there.
Yesterday 1 received a letter from
John Anderson and was very much
pleased to hear from him. He came
through England the same way l did.
1t is n very beautiful country after
you have passed out of the cities, but
1t Is q long time since / have passed
there and believe me I have travelled
some of France too; IL there Is much
more to see they can have II because
one square foot in the States is
worth the whole of France to me an1
I guess nearly all the rest.
Well, we have at last seen u first
action at the front and will tell you a
little about II. The first night the big
drive started we were on our way
up and all of a sudden there started
barrage. Well. to tell the truth, I
can't describe II. The whole sky
seemed like a mass OF fire and talk
about thunder, why, that would be
couldn't hear the man next to you
speaking.
You should have seen this place
after we had the Germans chased out
or rather run out, because they did
run and don't believe they have stop
ped as yet. Well. there is one thing
1 will have to admit, the Jerrys did
have this place fixed up in great
shape. They had parks. moving pic
ture houses, beer gardens and you
should have seen the dugout with
electric lights and running water.
They certainly had things their own
way but who wouldn't after having
been In O place four years without
being bothered, but believe me when
the Yanks get finished.
Our work has been fixing roads
and putting VI wire. W. followed up
, right after the drive, fixing them SO
that the auto trucks could get up
with supplies. Believe me, those
eight inches of mud. and buildings
wrecked lying on them, wire and
everything you could think OF that
they dropped in their retreat.
I received a letter from Ellen while
she was In Hartford. Would like to
have been up there with her enjoying
q little vacation myself. because ]
guess a good rest and a bath wouldn't
hurt any man after you have been up
here for a couple of weeks. A fellow
is lucky to get water enough to drink
without getting some to wash in. We
wash, shave and take a bath in a cup
Of water. that's how scarce 1t is up
here.
I would like to hear from Arthur
soon. Wrote him a letter about three
weeks ago but up to date have not
heard a word from him. Would like
to get a line on where he is because
II 1t is possible I think he will be
able to get to the aviation.
Tell Emmy and Rudolph I received
their letters. and was glad to hear
from them and when 1 get a chance
IL we ever get back for a rest I will
write to them.
Well, 1 guess I will have to close
now because it is time for supper.
Wishing you are all in the best of
health, and don't worry about me be-
cause 1 am OK. Love and kisses to
all.
Your loving son,
ALLAN
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-24
Weights Affected by Gravity.

Anything weighed in the polar re-
gions weighs more than If weighed On
the equator, If weighed by a spring
balance, since the strength of the
spring is not affected by gravity; but
II weighed by a scale beam balance
and weights the weight Is the same as
In any part of the world, since the
weights are affected by gravity to the
same degree as the article which Is
weighed. For this reason goods weigh
ed in custom houses from foreign parts
are always weighed by beam scales.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-24
More Men Leave for Camps

b. Special Correspondent.
KEYPORT. Oct. 24:-Five young
men left the borough this morning for
Fort Howard, Baltimore, Md. They
were Wesley Brokaw. Alfred Breve-
tria, John Il. T.. Downs. Charles j.
Kelly and William l.. Gilhuly. Prior
to leaving they were given refresh
ments by the canteen committee and
comfort kits were provided by the w.
G.. It. u.
Tomorrow morning five will leave
the borough for Fort DUPONT, Della
ware City. Del, being Edward E..
Cohen, Frank Koran. George Henry,
Joseph Bennett and Raymond A.
Geary. The canteen committee Will
also look after these men and COM
fort kits will be provided.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-24
Egyptian "kIss.r."

The kissar Is one Of the most an
Gent Of Egyptian instruments. 1t is
found represented In monuments an
tedating the birth Of Christ by 1000
years. 1t consists of a circular body
with a large triangular frame above.
from the cross-bar Of which FIVE strings
pass to the bottom Of the frame. II
IL tuned to the pentatonic scale.