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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-11-24
Comsr. Shepherds Address

Commissioner OF the Land Office.
James S. Shepherd, in presenting the
tablet to Governor Harrington. said:
To-day we turn back the pages of
history to the settlement of Maryland
This is the 2S6th anniversary of the
sailing of The colonists on the Ark and
the Dove. and it is a very pleasant
duty an honor and a privilege which
comes to M cas- Commissioner of the
Land Office of Maryland. the custodian
Of the land records and other archives
of our State, to officially receive from
MFR. Stockett. Governor of the Society
OF the Ark and the Dove. this memorial
10 John Lewger, first secretary of the
Province of Maryland under Leonard
Calvert, the first Governor II is need
less for me TO attempt 10 repeat that
which is so we'll known of this gentle
man. but rather 10 confne my refer
ences to his association with the af-
fairs of the Land ONCE which he or
ganized, and discharged among other.
the duties of preparing and recording
grants of the Proprietary's lands.
First ONCE OF Province
without attempting to review at
length the history of the land Office,
which has heretofore been so interest
ingly and accurately done by others.
am confident by none more SO than
by the Honorable John Kitty and John
N. Brewer. / may be permitted TO call
your attention TO the fact that the af-
fairs of the land Office and of the ar
rangement of marriage references
were delegated to John Lewger.
member OF the Governors Council,
Judge OF Testamentary Proceedings,
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-11-24
The Governor Accepts

In accepting the tablet and memoria
to John Lewger on the part of tn,
State, Governor Harrington paid
tribute to the historic society undel
whose auspices the ceremony was held
and who conceived the idea of present
ing the memorial, and to other STATE
historic societies. whose work ht
commended.
The Governor especially paid a trib
ute to woman. and woman's work, anC
looked about in the audience comment
ing on the majority of the womer
present He advocated the study o.
Maryland history, and said he confess
ed to not having been acquainted witt
the biography of John Lewger, an6
was surprised when he looked into his
tory of the man to find such a iistfn
guished person.
Turning to the tablet and reading
therefrom the numerous Offices held by
John Lewger. and the several duties
be performed Herewith. the Governo.
growing facetious, said that certainly
no Eastern Shoreman believed any one
man could hold so many Offices at one
and the same time
The Governor praised Marylaaders
from colonial days until the present
said the State stands to the forefront
in National, as well as State history.
In accepting the tablet on the part OF
the State. the Governor said he hoped
its presence in the Land Office would
be an object lesson for this and other
generations in faithfulness to duty and
trust reposed in holders of State Office.
In closing he impressed his hearers
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Mm.CITY TERMINALS

uslfHouriy Service Morning and FYc a
between Annapolis. saiim1Te
washington and Camp Mea+e
washington aud Camp Me9i
passengers change at Navsi
Academy Junction.
LEAVE ANNAPOLIS
West street station
b1a 1850. 600 $50. go. x7.50 Sc oM
10 20 II %. A. NJ. 1920, 40. 211
s4.20. x4.5O. $50. s6.20. 200 So. 80
l120 A. NJ.
Leave Naval Academy Gate 10 mnte,
earlier; State House Station. ~
ST. aud College Ave. seven - m.uarI
Connecting at odenton with j. 4 X
LEAVE BALTIMORE
6a5 x7.25. s.35. 935. 1925. l123 N
1875 I35 90. 3.35. N4.05. ~ f
5.35. 6S5, 7.35, 0.35. 1l.25 T.. NJ
A NJ.
All trains receive or discharge pass ,r-.
at local points between Annalo
Naval Academy Junction and ~ lftl.
icum on signal.
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ny ORDER OF BOARD.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-03
Trying to Get Roosevelt Here
to Address Legion Post

Louis Y. Sosin, secretary of the To-
cal post of the American Legion an
nounced today that Lieutenant Coll
onel Theodore Roosevelt who is now
in the west on a speaking tour in the
interests Of the American Legion, may
be invited to speak in this city upon
his return to New York. Secretary
Sosin said that if arrangements could
be made for Lieutenant Colonel
Roosevelt to speak here, the meeting
would probably be held in the high
school auditorium.
The employment division of the
Legion is confining its attention at
present to service for veterans, coop
Grating with the employment service
inaugurated by Colonel A. Woods of
the war department.
AT the meeting of the local legion
tonight, arrangements will be made
for the big membership drive to be
held from September Is to 20. The
meeting will be held at the War Camp
Community Service rooms at 226
Smith street. A feature of the meet
ing win be smokes and refreshments
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-03
CITY ORPHANACE
NOW ASSURED
Preliminary Steps Taken for
Buying Fords Site

Preliminary steps looking toward
the purchase of the Joseph Shart
property at Fords for a new home
for the city's orphaned children were
taken by the Board of Aldermen at
their meeting last night.
The report of the judiciary COM
mfttee, designated at recent meet
ing to investigate the advisability of
purchasing a home for the city chill
dren was received and stated that
the Shart property could be obtained
for 5000. The place includes two
acres of lanad on which Is situated a
large ten room house.
Upon motion of Alderman Wilson
the board authorized the committee
to make arrangem ents with Mr.. Shart
for the purchase of the site and build
ing. The committee report stated that
the owner would give the city a If
teen day option for $3.50 and by the
action of the board last night the
committee was authorized to take tho
option.
All of the members of the board
and Mayor Frank Dorsey have de-
clared themselves in favor Of pur-
chasing and equipping home for
the city's fatherless children, the
only objection to the present propos-
ed building being that 1t may cost
considerable to remodel 1t for use as
an institution. The committee is ex-
pected to report on costs of remodel
ing and equipment at the next meeting
If it decides favorably toward the
purchase.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-03
Speeding Car Crashes Into
Traffic Sign at Five Corners

The traffic sign and large umbrella
at the five corners were totally de-
molished at 1:45 o'clock this morning
when large touring car, said TO
have been travelling more than thirty
miles an hour, crashed into them. The
driver of the car, John McDonough,
of Sewaren, was placed under arrest
by Patrolman Seaman and taken to
the office of DR.. George w. Fdthian,
who stated that the man was in an
unfit condition to drive the car
When arraigned this morning Nc
Donough admitted that he had been
drinking but declared he was not in
toxicated. A fine of $50 for reckless
driving was imposed upon him and
he was told he must pay for a new
sign and umbrella which would cost
in the neighborhood Of $50. The
driver was a chauffeur for ]. A.
Hamilton of Sewaren. The bumper
on the front end Of the touring car
was all that was damaged on the
machine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-03
FILE PETITIONS
|. IN CITY CONTEST
10 Petitions Received By City
Clerk Up to Noon
7. ]. GROVE HAS FILED HIS
Will Oppose Anderson In the
Fourth-PoIitIcal News
and Notes

With midnight tonight marking the
time limit for the filing of petitions
for city office, several candidates have
made known their intentions of rum
ming for office by filing their petitions
with City Clerk John Hanson, Jr. Up
till noon today a total of ten petitions
had been filed, of which nine came
in last night and this morning.
Alderman Christian Anderson, Re-
publican, who Is running for re-elec-
tion In the fourth ward has filed his
petition. Opposing him at the gen.
eral election will be Thomas j. Grove,
the only Democratic candidate for AL
derman in that ward who has filed his
petition as yet.
In the second ward Alderman AL
bert q. Waters, Democrat, will be up
for reelection. Opposing him at the
election will be Frank Tooker, Re-
publican. Both of these candidates
have fled petitions.
Benjamin A. Riedy, Republican
alderman in the sixth ward, had filed
his petition for reelection. No Demo
cratic candidates to oppose the pres
ent alderman has filed petition as
yet although it is known that John
Seaman will be q Democratic candi-
date.
Several local men have field their
pcllllOilS lOT uleulU0lS VI lll6 COuuIy
committee they being as follows: John
Hanson, First Ward, Republican;
James ]. Garland. Jr., Sixth Ward.
Democrat, James j. Martin, Fourth
Ward, Demo ocrat: Edward j. Peter
son, Fourth Ward Republican. Har-
old E. Pickersgill has filed his petition
for justice of the peace, Republican
first ward.
Meet in Second Ward
An enthusiastic meeting of the
Second Ward Republican Club was
held last night with about seventy
five members present. Talks were
made during the night by Adrian
Lyon, John Pfeiffer. Samuel @. Gar
retson, Ferd Garretson, F. William
Hilker, Republican candidate for
county clerk, and Frank Tooker, Re.
publican candidate for alderman in
the second ward. A musical and pro-
fessional entertainment was given,
Pritchard furnishing the music.
Arrangements are being made in
New Brunswick by the Republican
Independents for a meeting to be
held some time next week in the
armory. The date has not been de-
cided upon as yet but invitations will
be extended to several county Repub-
lican candidates to address the meet
Ing. Warren G. King, candidate for
governor, will speak. The county
candidates who will be invited to
speak are: William s. Hannah. OF
Milltown; Anthony G. Ritz, of New
Brunswick; and Frederick Gebhardt.
of New Brunswick, all candidates for
freeholder; and Louis Y. <Sosin, OF
this city, candidate for county clerk.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-03
Belgian King and Queen
to Arrive In u. S. October |

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-King AL
bert and Queen Elizabeth, of Belgium.
will arrive in Washington, Oct. ] and
will be the guests of the President and
Mrs. Wilson at the White House
probably remaining ten days.
The King and Queen will arrive IN
this country and will come directly
to Washington before beginning tour
of the country.
Honduran Troops Win.
Bg The Associated Press.
SAN SALVADOR Sept. 2-Hodu-
ran government troops under COM
mand of General Flores has CONS
pletely defeated and scattered revo-
lutionary forces numbering 1900 men,
led by General Lopez Gutierrez, ac-
cording to an official statement issued
at Teguoigalpa. The rebels, It 1s
stated, were well armed and equip-
ped, but after sanguinary combat,
in which many were killed and
wounded, fled in all directions. The
statement declared the rebels do not
hold any towns, whatever, in the dis
trict annexed by the revolts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-03
Public Comfort Stations
Given Boost by Aldermen

Agitation for public comfort sta
tions for the city received a boost
at meeting of the Board of Aldermen
last night when it was decided that
the board should act in the capacity of
a committee of the whole to investi-
gate and report. The motion that the
entire board take up the question of
providing public relief stations was
made by Alderman John J. Clark who
said that If a committee of few
members were appointed it might be
hat not enough would be able to visit
the stations in other cities as planned
The city engineer and city attorney
were included as members of the COM
mittee and will be requested to make
the tour of inspection If possible.
Various sites have been suggested
for the stations, the most frequently
mentioned being the site at Smith
and State street. 1t has been thought
advisable to install an underground
station at the important trolley juno
ton by many who have investigated
the problem
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-03
GEN. PERSH|NG
IS DUE MONDAY
Parade In New York Wednesday
to Be Headed By General
Bu The Associated Press,


NEW YORK, Sept. S:-No funds
are available to rebuild the grand
stand along the Central Park side OF
Fifth avenue, and the hundreds OF
thousands who will want to see Gen
eral Pershing at the head of the
parade next Wednesday will have to
stand or provide their own seats.
Seats for the parade will be provided
for only 5000 persons, who will in
clude only relatives of the officers of
the division and members of the
mayors committee Of welcome and
their guests.
officers of the division have ex-
pressed disappointment, and it is
understood plans are under way to
make the Pershing parade a fitting
climax to all the magnificent war
pageants New Workers have Witness
ed 1t will be the first time in the
history of the country that full
division with complete combat equip
ment guns, machine shops, hospitals,
kitchens, ETC., will parade.
1t has not yet been determined just
how many men will appear In the
parade. 1t was said today that in
addition to the $4,000 men in the
division, in Rll probability what il
known as Pershing's composite regi-
ment of $500 men will be added. The
regiment is composed of d1e COM
pany from each infantry brigade in
the army of occupation and COM
manded by Col. s. Babcock.
The Leviathan is due Monday at
Hoboken.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-03
NEWFORDS BANK
To OPEN OCT. |
Charter Received Site Has
Been Selected

The Fords National Bank has just
received its charter from the Treas
ury Department and will open its
Office for business at Fords on or
about October 1.
The bank has purchased the build
ing formerly occupied by M. c. Clum
as q grocery store and a postofiice
1t is at the present time occupied by
drug store and postoffice who will
vacate the premises about the mid
die of this month when the necessary
furniture and fixtures will be INSTALL
ed toward making the bank a mod
ern up-to-date institution.
In the growth of Fords and the in
dustries of Woodbridge Township
presents the necessity of a banking
institution that is backed by strong
capital. The officers and board OF
directors of the bank are all business
men who are well known and who
stand in this community exceptionally
high.
The officers are: Abel Hansen,
president; Theodore Degenring, first
vice president; Frank VanSyckle,
second vice president.
S. Dunham, Albert Leon, John Egan,
A. Greenbaum. Frank VanSyckle,
Lauritz w. Smith, Charles Safran.
Leo Goldberger and Max Wurtzel.
The cashier for the new bank will
be George w. Wood. who formerly
for many years was connected with
the Perth Amboy Trust Company but
who left that institution to take up
position as pay teller at the Eliza
beth Trust Company. He is a young
man we'll acquainted and of high
esteem in this city
A temporary Office at the Clum
building, Fords, will be opened to-
morrow and all information regard
ing the new bank will be cheerfully
given.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-03
RUSH Of PUPILS
MAKES OvERF[ LOW
Schools No. 4, 5 and 10 Are
Those Most OVerCrOWded
PART Time CLASSES LIKELY
Glasses Are Being Formed To-
day at High SchooI--Work
Tomorrow

With the opening of the public
schools In this city this morning it is
noted that several of the buildings
are crowded seriously. Schools Nos.
A, and 10 are the main buildings
oyercrowded. Just how the large at
tendance will be handled has not
been figured out as yet, but 1t is
thought that the different classes
crowded will be placed on half day
sessions.
Schools Nos. s and were placed in
condition to take care of the overflow.
In No. 8 two rooms were constructed
from an old court room and in No. 8
one room. While as yet the furniture
for these three rooms has not been re
ceived, 1t is expected to arrive here
sometime during the end Of this week
as word has been received that tho
goods have been shipped.
The high school today issued the
different classes their recitation
schedules The freshmen, sopho-
mores, junior and seniors were taken
In order named. Each class was in
structed to report to the high school
at different hours, respectively. The
freshmen were given their schedule
early this morning and spent over an
hour in the building familiarizing
themselves with the different rooms
appearing on their recitation periods.
Many new teachers have been add
ed to the schools staff. The list is
donia Leszczynski, Sylvia Lippner,
Mary Smith, Ethel Deber. Kathryn
Mullen, Marie E. Brown, Hannah
Hughes. Dorothea Hanson, Morris
Margaretten, Ada Carson, Mary
Beatty. Rufus Allen, Grace Mallett,
Mary Danenhouser. Johanus Chris
man, Herbert Eichlin. May Traiman
and Paul Steel.
Steel New Principal
Paul Steel has been appointed to
take Mr.. Lloyd's place as principal
of Schools 6 and 8.
Marie e. Brown was appointed as
the cooking teacher in the domestic
science class at the high school. The
three other teachers for this school
are Mary Danenhouser, Johanus
Chrisman and Herbert Eichlin.
Herbert Rankin, George Seaman
and Harold Evans, who have return
ed from overseas and are now dis
charged from the army, will again be
placed on the schools teaching staff.
Messrs. Rankin and Seaman will in all
probabilities be placed In the manual
training department. Evans 1t is
thought will take up the position OF
physical coach at the high school,
The following list of teachers whose
designations were accepted are:
George Rufner, Margaret Philip, EN-
ma Gilman. Margaret Welch, Blanche
Hornbeck, Marie Russi, Francis Kent
Mrs Tina Markolwitz. Gertrude
Ernst, Rose Levy, Helen Holton, Mar
garet Gleason, Thomas Lawson, Ma
thanial Olskin, Lillian Kennedy.
Yesterday afternoon Superintendent
Shull called a meeting of all the
principals of the different schools OF
the city. Business routine, conditions
of the schools, and other incidentals
relative to the caring of the pupils
were discussed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-03
CITY DEPT. MEN
ASK MORE PAY
Policemen and Electrical Work.
ers Petition Board
NO ACTION TAKEN ON MATTER
Both Declare Hight Cost Of
Living Makes Move Neces-
sary to Them

Appeals from representatives of two
departments of city employees for
higher pay were received by the
Board of Aldermen in communica
tions last night from the policemen
and from electrical workers.
The patrolmen asked for a maxi
mum pay of $500 in place of the
tional Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers asked for increase in pay for
the City electrician and his assistants.
No action was taken at last nights
meeting on either petition the patrol
mems request being turned over to the
police committee and the electrical
workers request going to the COM
mittee as whole.
The communication from the police
requesting an increase was signed by
a committee OF five patrolmen, ap-
pointed by the Patrolmen's Benevo-
lent Association. The committee is,
Frank Seiboth. Frank Kasprzak, John
Larson, Albert Mcdonald, and Joseph
Hartung.
The scale of pay asked by the men
runs as follows:
First year patrolmen $1,000
Second year patrolmen ....... 1900
Third year patrolmen ...... 1900
or over,
According to the comnafttee report
the present patrolman's pay is:
First year patrolmen .$11OO
Second year patrolmen ........ 1900
Third year patrolmen ....... 1900
Fourth year patrolmen 1900
A list of fourteen municipalities
now paying from $1,000 to $4,000, per
annum to their patrolmen, most OF
the cities paying $500 or over was
submitted by the committee.
Seven reasons are set forth as de-
manding the increase as follows: The
high cost OF food, the patrolnens uni
form, the high cost of rent, lodge
dues and insurance, education for
children, pleasure, and a patrolman's
duty. Under the last head extra duty
at strikes is referred to in particular,
the A. s. g. r. strike; 8. U. Cable
strike; Pardee Works strike and the
cigar factories strike.
The committee presented figures
showing that the cost of uniform had
doubled for every item, and tripled for
some since 1915.
The communication regarding the
pay of the city electrical staff was
from the local union No. 358 of the
I. B. e. w. and requested that the
aldermen favorably consider increas-
es as follows:
]. B. FRANKIE. City Electrician, from
$4,000 to $4,000 per annum; j. G.
Jensen, from $1,000 to $4,000; A.
Holmes, from 1880 to $4,000; and e
Germs, from $1140 to $1,000. The
union asked that the new scale OF
wages become effective January l,
1920 nd claimed that If the scale were
adopted the city would come nearer
to paying the men the standard wage
scale of the union amounting to 81 IL
cents per hour.
The duties of each of the four en-
ployes were enumerated and the claim
made that the work deserved higher
pay.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-03
Hitchcock Answers Opposition
TO League of Nations Covenant
By The Associated Press.

BIZ The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 3.-Declaring
the read purpose of the foreign rela-
tions committee, majority In amend
ing the peace treaty, was to kill the
treaty entirely. and that such course
would be suitable to the United States.
Senator Hitchcock, Nebraska, Demo-.
cratic leader, asserted in a senate
speech today that majority of the
senators would never accept any of
the committee changes.
The treaty opponents, he said, crawl
on the ground with microscope
searching for pitfalls, 'in the League
of Nations and overlook substantial
benefits, which the treaty would bring
the nation. The proposal of Senator
Knox, Rep. Penn, that the treaty be
rejected and a separate peace made
to Germany was characterized as an
insane mixture of poltroonery and
| folly"
'fBy vote of 0 to s." said Senator
Hitchcock, ''the committee on foreign
relations is to bring squarely before
the senate the question Of defeating
the pending treaty. Suppose the sen-
ate should vote in favor of the Sham
tung amendment, or any other ques-
ton, what would happen?
Either the President would refuse
to go further with the treaty or he
nations associated with the United
States
"Docs anyone believe they would
accept it? Does anyone believe that
Great Britain, who has already rati-
fed the treaty and who is also under
pledge to Japan In regard to Sham
tung, would accept the Shantang
amendment Does anyone think that
France, also under a pledge to Japan
would ratbfy this change. Does any
one suppose that Japan herself would
submit to this humiliation before the
eyes of the world?
IT cannot conceive of any intelli-
gent and candid man who would as
sumo such a thing as a possibility.
We would be met by an instant re-
fusal to accept the amendment. and
then where would the United States
find itself in the International settles
ment. We would find ourselves out in
the cold, isolated from the rest OF the
world The work of ratifying the
treaty would proceed without us.
The treaty itself proved that when
three nations in addition ia Germany
has signed it shall go into effect. The
treaty has been negotiated Germany
has signed it. Germany ratified 1t.
Great Britain and Belgium have done
the same. France, Italy and Japan
will do so in rapid succession"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-03
Army Truck Overturns;;
Two Occupants Are Hurt

Two men were slightly hurt and
two others escaped injury shortly
after o'clock this morning when an
army truck skidded and turned over
while coming down the hill on New
Brunswick avenue near Mullins
farm. The car was proceeding to-
ward this city when the accident oc-
Cured All of the occupants of the
car were able to crawl from the truck
and walk to the home of Frederick
Wuethrich, which is a few feet from
where the accident happened. The
two injured men were treated and
later removed.