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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-03
Fund In
Need of Money
To Meet Demand

One of the most interchangeable work
ers in the interests Of the Our Boys
in France Tobacco Fund is Sophie
Tucker, the welI-known queen of
ragtime, who has been playing an ex-
tended engagement at the Palace
Theatre, New York City. Miss Tucker
recently gave a benefit performance
with the assistance of her celebrated
band of Jaz artists, the entire pro-
ceeds of which were turned into the
Golfers of the tobacco fund to send
smokes to the American soldiers in
France.
Miss Tucker is planning to leave
shortly for the other side, accom-
panied by her versatile troop OF jazz
players in order to provide entertain
ment and diversion for the American
soldiers in the trenches. Her efforts
in behalf of the various organizations
who are supplying our fighters with
cigarettes and tobacco, place her in
the foremost ranks of patriotic Amer
lean stage favorites.
Numerous postals are received by
the EVENING NEWS almost daily
from soldiers who have received
packages from the fund requesting
that the supply be kept coming to the
boys al the front. The value of to-
bacco to the fighters is brought out
in letter after letter and II is now es-
sential that their supply is not allowed
TO become exhausted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-03
BIC MEETING Of
POTATO GROWERS

TRENTON, July 3:-The grading of
potatoes, which is creating a great
deal OF interest among potato grow
ers in New Jersey and the country
generally, will be fully discussed and
demonstrated at the summer meeting
of the New Jersey Potato Association.
This meeting will be held on Satur-
day, July Is, at 2 o'clock, on the
farm of Theron McCampbell at Holm
del, Monmouth county. The growers
will have an opportunity to see the
potato experiments on this farm be-
side the very efficient methods of the
growers in the prominent potato sec
lions.
Beside the demonstrations of potato
grading, which will be under the d.
rection of the State Bureau of Mar
kets. there will be addresses by prom
inent men, including w. J.. PEBBLES,
P~erishable Traffic Agent, representing
the Director-General of Railroads at
Washington. Mr.. PEBBLES will discuss
transportation and distribution of po-
tatoes under war conditions; @. Har-
old Powell, in charge of the Perish
able Division of the u. 8. Food Ad-
ministration, and formerly manager
Of the California Citrus Exchange.
Lewis T. Bryant of the Department
of Labor will discuss the work of the
labor department offices and their CO.
operation with potato growers. Other
prominent men will be present and
the potato association extends an in
vitation to all potato growers in the
state to attend.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-03
BIGGEST SURPLUS
IN STATE HISTORY
After All Deductions Amount Is
$3,248,4 Plan
of Purchase by Commission
Bu SpectaI Correspondent.

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TRENTON, July 3:-Members of
the State House Commission today ex-
pressed satisfaction with the financial
condition of the state at the beginning
of the new fiscal year on Monday,
July /, as provided in the new act.
THE condition OF the treasury is so
satisfactory that the new state policy
of concentrated purchasing OF sup
plies, executive budget making a GEN.
tralized control of all finances through
the State House Commission n its
revolving fund and powers is in my
Judgment amply justified" declared
State Comptroller Newton A X. Bug
bee.
The total cash balance in the treas
ury as OF July ! was 4be.070.S1. In
submitting his report the State Treas
urer, William 7. Read deducted
from this total s2,s24,242.e2, repre-
senting the amount due municipali-
ties for school purposes. leaving a free
balance of S6.5s1. s27.S9. From the
latter total is deducted $3.2S2,SS9.52,
being the amount due on contracts
or requisitioned to meet obligations
incurred during 1918. and this
gives the surplus over n above all
obligations of sS,24s,4S7.s7. Atten-
ton is called to the fac hat net sur
plus does not include n part OF the
money received from road taxation.
The balance is claimed to be the
greatest in the history OF the state and
Is ~$748,487.87 in excess Of the total
surplus of f2,4 900 at the end Of
the fiscal year., October 81, 1917, of
last year. The State House Commits
sion declares that the figures do not
adequately express the success
achieved in an economical and bust
ness way through centralized control
OF the state finances. both incoming
and outgoing.
In this connection Il was pointed
out today that the income against
which the appropriations were
charged was reduced by -four months,
since the change in the fiscal wear
from November ! 10 July I made an
eight months period, and the reduc-
ton was not caused solely by the
short period but also by general
business conditions as affected by the
war. For instance. there was a loss OF
t760,000 in receipts from miscellane-
GUS corporations IS compared TO this
corresponding date In the previous
year: and were this S750.000 added
70 the cash balance the surplus over
last year would total a million and a
half. Emphasis was laid also upon
the fact that the lessened expendi-
lures against the appropriations on
account OF the abbreviated fiscal
period were not proportionate 20 the
difference In an ordinary year between
twelve months and eight months be-
cause of the tremendous advanced
cost OF institutional maintenance.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-03
Effort to Curb Rent PrOfiteerin

WASHINGTON, July 3:-Passage,
of the rent profteering bill will be
the most effecting means of stopping
proflteering in rents by INSCRIPTIONS
landlords.
This seems to be the opinion of the
men who have been studying the
problem of how to prevent the land
hogs from mulcting the public In war
profits on rents. Authorities on
housing connected with the National
Housing Association, members of
congress and the men in the govern
ment departments who are studying
the rent profiteering problem. were
inclined to believe that legislation
might be necessary creating a ma
tionaI rent administration. with pow
ers somewhat similar to those of Con-
troller Garfield of the coal admins
tration and Herbert Hoover of the
food administration. The rent ad-
ministration, under these plans,
would be called upon to decide what
is a fair rental in each case where
complaint was received and to en-
force its ruling upon the landlord. as
sisted by state administrators and
city administrators working with the
national administration.
classification Difficult
1t was realized, however. hat there
were inherent difficulties in this plan
which would make 1t much harder
and food. The rent administration
would be called upon to decide a vast
multitude of individual cases. Houses
cannot be standardized and classified
like bituminous and anthracite coal.
nor can costs be ascertained like the
cost of producing coal, which added
to the freight rate to any point. plus
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-03
Theatre NeWS

Miss Margarita Fisher. "the girl
with the wonderful eyes" who has
achieved a nationwide vogue us the
exemplar of tomboy roles. outdoes
herself in her latest American-Mutual
production, The Primitive Woman"
to be shown at the Ditmas today and
City tomorrow.
The play is based OH the flea that
" a young old fogy OF a college pro-
fessor has to give up when he matches
wits against that scintillaring product
of the American finishing school
whose type is so cleverly portrayed by
Miss Fisher.
In this instance the learned young
scientist is immured In q mountetn
cabin. writing a treatise On The
Primitive Woman" He pride.s him
type of young womanhood. Nan Is
determined to cure him Of such bad
taste.
Posing as a wild maid OF the
size. Miss Nan submits 10
being studied a" a type by the deluded
professor, who, OF course, ends by fall
ing violently in love with his beautiful
subject.
The plot is mast skillfulIy developed
and the picture is a fine specimen Of
motion picture photography, as II is
also In example of superb stage direc-
ton.
Lloyd Incraham, who directed the
play. considers that II is one OF the
best In which Miss Fisher has APP
peared.
STRAND.
The scenes in "M1iss," Mary Pick
newest Aircraft photoplay. were
filmed in the highest part of the San
Jacinto mountains, in Southern Cali
and during the making Of the
work vas interrupted sew
eral times by severe NOW storms.
was another interruption when
the little star made an automobile trip
TO Camp Kearney. San Diego. where
she reviewed the United States troops,
an honor never before conferred upon
any woman The affair ended with a
ball. Our Mary" and Col
onel Faneuf. the commanding officer.
the grand march.
After the ball. Mary Pickford laid
aside her evening gown and riding
habit for the ragged Bingham dress
worn bv "M1iss." In this picture
OF the beauty OF Bret Harris
marvellous story has been lost by Fran
Marion, the scenarioist. or Mar
Neilan, the director. "M'Iiss."
which is an exceptionally strong
play of the days of the gold
rush OF 40. will be seen at the Strand
Friday n Saturday. In
Miss Pickford's support appear Thoo-
lore Roberts. Thomas Meighan. Tuliy
Marshall. Helen Kelly, winifred
Greenwood and other notable film
players.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-03
Erdek Is Pleased
With Himself IL
Print; 18th Letter
June rs. 1918.

June Is, 1918.
Dear Editor:
I Received two Papers From My
Folks: Which had the two parts what
I send to the Evening News. I sure
was glad in Reading 1t, as I didn't ap-
p~reciate nothing Better then the two
parts in the Evening News. Well Am
boy isn't Dead after ell.
But you still got another letter to
print for I send you 3 letters And this
is my 4th so you "a to put in the
other one to. its sure hot to day
Why I'm Hardly writeing this letter
as the sweat is just pouring from my
Face. l hope ONE of the fellers
from Amboy was owe here and they
would sure Behave this place is more
like HI as us fellows don't have to
get no stoves for we can Fry Eggs on
the sand around our parade grounds.
We are to have a parade In Waco
which Is a Nice City its about as Big
as Amboy and its only Is minutes
walk from our Camp. But its as Dry
as a Bone: But for one thing its
Never Dry pop: Near Beer 1 don't
savoy that stuff as 1T sure makes a
Soldier sick.
We have all the Ice Water we can
Drink: and we sure drink Ice water
today. For 1t was more then hot.
last week 1t was the hottest day Texas
Ever had as it was only 100 in the
shade and / sure sweat Why IL some
of them James from Amboy was over
here wipeing my face on the parade
ground why 1 wouldn'tShave to go for
water Every half hour Well / suppose
the fellers from Hall Ave are have
Ing some good times For I Received a
letter from one of the Hall Ave fell
lows and he sure Put the pep in TO
the letter But as 1 am Way down here
l got to Behave What he says: But
1t wont Be long Befor I Be on my
Way. n then Ill sure get the Real
stuff from Amboy. Well the Boys
wont for get me Now as they Read
the Evening Neus and they will see
the Part l put in the paper.
1 for got to tell you we had a little
like to day. and 1t. was some hike.
None of the Boys Enjoy it.. and a
funny thing is hat 1 got the oath
Squade
so I Guess 1t will Be all for this
time: or 1t might Be my last One
from this side
Regards to all.
From Corporal Erdek.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-03
DELAY TROLLEY
FARE DECISION

TRENTON, July 3-According to
information in the office OF the Public
Utility Commission here, 1t is impos-
sible to judge Just when the much an
ticipated trolley ARE decision will be
rendered by that body. 1t might be
given in the near future or deferred
for some time. The commission is
almost surfeited with work and is
understood TO be holding night con-
ferences in order TO keep abreast
with the demands being made upon
its time. The war has greatly %increas-
ed the work OF this state board, as
many companies and corporations
serving public are petitioning commits
sion for increased charges and rates.
some in the nature of permanent tar
IFS and others war surcharges. but all
made with the m view TO enable
the companies making the applica-
tons to meet the increased operating
expenses which have grown out of the
war.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-03
VERDICT FOR $3.50

A verdict Of $3.50 was awarded by
the Jury yesterday In the case OF Mrs.
Delis Whalen We. the Public Service
Railway Company. which was tried In
the district court before Judge Q. c.
Hommann. Mrs. Whalen was injured
when thrown to the ground by a troll
ley a al the corner OF Smith and
State streets. this city, March 1e. Mrs.
Whalen claimed that she was board
ing the a for Metuchen. where she
resides, when the car was suddenly
started. The cas- was tried q few
weeks g but the jury was unable 70
agree. Thomas Brown represented
the plaintiff.
Other judgments granted by Judge
HommRnn we're: Charles N. Peterson,
trading individually under the name
OF c. ~. Peterson a Company vs..
Laurs Mafhiasen. s4s; II. Bachman a
Company Va Morris Ginden. $500,
Fred X. Martin vs. Anton r. Ekrader.
Sk&S2; John Bergen ~ Carencs
Randolph. x1o.e5.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-03
$4,000 BAIL FOR DRIVER OF
AUTO IN FATAL ACCIDENT
Manslaughter Charge Made Against
John W. Kragenow in Second
District Court.
Ri GnenfoT ro~~osnnuTamf

TOTTENvILLE, July 3:-Magis-
trate Evins, in the second district
court at Stapleton, yesterday. follow
ing a hearing in the automobile acci-
dent that killed one woman and in
jured five others early Sunday morn
ing, held John w. Kragenow, thirty
four years old of 1872 Amboy road,
Tottenville, driver of the car, in $780,
900 bail on a charge of granddaughter
to await the action of the grand jury.
Irving Horigil of 313 West 11Sth
street, Manhattan, chauffeur of the
auto van that was hit by the automo-
lille, together with Solomon Solver,
owner of the van and John Brown, a
laborer on the van, and Charles Hill
ker of 1892 Amboy road. held as ma
terial witnesses, were discharged
from custody.
Horigil, who had been held under
$500 bail after the accident, on a
charge of granddaughter, was exoner-
paroled in the custody of his counsel
until needed at the trial.
Detective Schley of the Ninth
Branch Bureau, who made the ar
rest, was on the stand as were Hill
ker, Iiorigil, Solomon and Brown who
told of the accident early Sunday
morning. Kragenow was represent
ed by former District Attorney George
M. Pinney in court. After the hear
ing Kragenow was released in bail
furnished by superintendent of Sew
ers Charles P. Cole of. Prince Bay,
who was on his bond since Sunday.
Whether the present grand jury in
session fer the summer to take up the
garbage plant nuisance will act on
this case could not be learned. The
next grand jury Will not until
October.
All of those injured in the accident
are out with the exception of Mrs.
Charles Hilker of Amboy road. who
Is still at the Staten Island hospital
where she was taken, suffering with a
broken collar bone, dislocated right
shoulder and a severely lacerated
right foot. At the hospital 1t was
said she was improving.
The body of Mrs. Charles II. Pei
fer, who was killed in the accident.
was taken away yesterday to her for
mer home in Phoenixville, Pa, where
the interment is being made today in
the family plot. Funeral services
were held from her late residence in
Bentley street Monday night with
Rev. j. F. Bindenberger oficiating.
Mr.. PETER, who was injured at the
time, together with other relatives,
accompanied the body.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-03
Uncle Sam Will Hit Kaiser E.,
His Hardest BIOw Here I'd
of July Big Solash
at all ShipyardS
BY MILTON

IL OAN NGAk
WASHINGTON, July Son this
Fourth Of July the number of Ameri-
can ships launched in American wat
ers will make a splash hat will be
heard by the kaiser in Berlin"
Charles NJ. Schwab, director gen.
eral of shipbuilding for the United
States Shipping Board, is the man
who said that and here Is the reason:
T~hirty-seven steel vessels with a to-
tai deadweight tonnage of 254,6se are
scheduled to be launched on Indepen-
dence Day.
F1fty-two wooden vessels with a to-
tai lightweight tonnage of 1S5.200 are
scheduled to be launched On linden
pendence Day.
This makes SEQ vessels with a total
tonnage of 43e,SS6. This is one-third
greater than the total American pro-
duction of ocean vessels in the fiscal
year 1915-1916 and 42,050 tons great
er than the launchings in the year
1901, the greatest American pre-war
year in the shipping game.
And the chances are that ven these
colossal figures may be exceeded by
the completion of hulls at the last
minute, enabling still other vessels to
take to the water.
HI steel ships to be launched in
clude all kinds. among them being two
transports, IA cargo carriers and re-
frigerator ships of from 1900 to $500
tons each; three cargo ships of 1880
tons each, one of $4,000 tons and one
Of 1880 tons.
The Pacific Coast will have the
honor place as 1t will launch 20 wood
en- and II steel vessels. Schwab and
cambridge Colby, members of the
Shipping Board, will help with this
wholesale launching. The Atlantic
Coast m second with II wooden
and IL steel vessels. The rest will be
launched in Great Lakes and Gulf OF
Mexico yards. The Bethlehem Union
plant at San Francisco, owned by
Schwab. will have the honor place in
America. It will launch three steel
ships with a tonnage of S5,400 tons.
The Idea thus to celebrate Fourth
of July was really put forward by
Chairman E. NJ Hurley of the Ship
ping Board. 1t was his thought that
perhaps more ships could be launched
that day than on any previous day in
recorded history. The plan appealed
to the patriotic sentiments of the ship
yard workers and many hulls on the
way which were not scheduled to take
the water before late In July or early
in August were speeded up so that
they will join the grand splash.
Here is a sample of what happened
The Pussy & Jones Co. Of Wilmington,
Del. has q big yard at Gloucester
City, N. J. They have three ships that
are ready to be launched July 4. but
they put up a sign asking the workers
whether they could possibly get ship
No. 1,005 ready for that day. The
same day the workers put UP a sign
underneath the other, which read as
follows:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-03
Civil Service Commission
Plans Emergency Register

TRENTON. July s:-Because Of the
unusual labor demands and the dim
Guilty OF maintaining SUFFICIENT ell
gfble lists for the several branches OF
the classified service of the state, the
Civil Service Commission announces
hat IL will maintain a register for
temporary and emergency work I'm all
positions in the state service. ANY
citizen and resident OF the state may
file his OF her name for registration.
and. when existing civil service ell
gible lists do not produce the neces-
sary help. the ame of those persons
on the appropriate special register
viii be submitted 10 the appointing
registration will not. however. guar
antee appointment or extend civil
service rights or protection 20 those
who may be temporarily employed IN
der these conditions.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-03
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Leibert and
son motored to Rockaway Beach on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Morris, of
Manhattan. were visitors at Prince
Bay over the weekend.
Mrs. Edward Schick is recovering
from a recent illness.
George Nance was a visitor in
Brooklyn with friends on Sunday.
Conrad Kress, attendant at the sec
ond district municipal court. Staple
ton. is enjoying his annual vacation.
Raymond Sloat is home from PEN
nington College for the summer va
cation.
Mrs. Robert Matthews has return
ed from a visit in Manhattan.
Mrs. Albert Ferguson has been en-
pertaining relatives.
Ralph Seguine. Jr., has returned
home TO Hartford. Conn, after a visit
with his aunt here.
The rebuilding OF Amboy road at
the railroad station Is progressing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-03

a reasonable profit to the reti
fixes the retail price OF coal.
Some landlords, owning q
deal of property, are able to hav.
pairs made on long term contraes
the lowest figure; anothc@
owning a single piece Of Skpert4
the same locality, must pay the
est market rate for his repairs.
Every tenant whose rent has
raised since the u. s. enteredN
war might be expected to file a c3
plant with the rent Administered
because he could not be sure that (
increase was justified. And the 10,
rent administrator would be fcced vi
the problem of determining %nef11
the increase was justified or not.
Confederation OF these dificult
has led officials to consider oil
means, and the rent prohteeringL
is the result. It proposes to tax
the rate of one hundred per cent.
rents charged in excess of the +
war basis (year ending September.
1870 plus five per cent. allowfI
for increased costs of repairs, etf
makes the landlord file returns Fl
the collector of internal ~revenueai
II he fails to do 30, q SO por
penalty is added to the tax. to-
feet, of course, is not to collect
but to prevent the landlord
raising the rent. That is the
of the bill. -
The tenant whose rent is ra
always available as a witness
the landlord. A letter to the
tor of internal revenue from a
Will be sufficient to start ar
against the landlord who hopes
of without paying the 100 per
tax.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-03
SIAM a.
STATEN ISLAND TO HAVE BIG
CELEBRATION OF THE FOURTH
Main Event to Be at New Brighton.
Other Features at TottenyiIle and
Prince Bay.
pu Cnnosof no~~osnomdeuf

BIZ EpcCtdG Correspondents.
TOTTENVILLE, July Staten Is
land celebration of the Fourth of July
this year is going to be more on a pa
triotic order tomorrow than ever be-
fore. Elaborate programs have been
arranged by each community in the
various parts of the borough, through
the appropriations received by Bor-
ough President Van Name from the
city of New York.
The main celebration will be at
Curtis high school field, New Brigh-
ton, under the direction of the Wo-
mems League for Service. The exer-
cises viii begin at 1880 O'Clock. b
speaker will be Thomas w. Churchill,
former president of the Board of Ed
ucation. The Declaration of lndepen-
dence will be read by Charles b. Dull
lea. Patriotic songs will be sung by
the audience under the leadership or
Arthur Foley and there will be music
by Franz Kaltenborn and his orches-
ira. In case of rain the exercises Will
be in the school.
There will be two celebrations on
this end of the island, at Totteuvllle
and Prince Bay. Plans have been
completed for. q parade n flag rails
ing at Tottenville in connection with
the celebration. The celebration is be-
ing held under the auspices of the
I1OIIe NNGlAdI0 1C06o Os
will start at 2 o'clock from the school
and the line of march will be out Am
boy road to Fisher avenue, to Arthur
xiii road, to Main street, to Amboy
road. to the New York public library
branch, where the patriotic exercises
and flag raising will take place. n
flag is the gift of. United Council NO.
IL, Jr. o. u. A. NJ. Former Judge Jo-
e b. Handy of New Brighton, VIII
be the orator OF the day and Charles
A. Marshall, chairman of the arrange
ment committee, will preside. Alder
H. Mcclellan, of Prince Bay, Will
make an address from the library
steps. There will be patriotic songs
by the school children. job H. Stauff
will be the marshal of the parade that
will be made up of the Police Re-
serves, Cadet Corps, Police Reserve
Drum Corps, the Junior Order, Red
Cross, school children and all patriotic
organization have been asked to join.
After the exercises the children will
be treated to ice cream at the school
grounds.
The Prince Bay Yacht Club will
have charge of the loyalty demonstra-
ton at Prince Bay. At 2 o'clock
there will be raising of a service flag
and this will be followed by games.
music and refreshments. Prominent
speakers from the mayors committee
will address the gathering. The army
and navy will be represented at the
affair, which will be the first of its
kind held at Prince Bay. There will
also be swimming races In the after
noon and dancing at the club house at
night.