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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-16
BIC MEETING
IN CITIZENSHIP
PROGRAM HERE
State Four Minute Men WIFI
Stage Mass Meeting Tomor-
row Night

The Americanization campaign
which has been pushed here for the
past four months is to have its climax
tomorrow night in gigantic citizen
ship mass meeting in Pulaski Hall.
Speakers of nation wide repute will
address the gathering which is to be
held under the auspices of the Minute
Men of New Jersey. The state staff of
the Minute Men has picked this city as
the first in which to stake the big
meetings that are to be held in all OF
the principal cities throughout the
state.
Many OF the speakers at the meet
ing will be American citizens OF
prominence who have attained dis
tinction and success in this country
since their adoption of the Stars and
Stripes as their flag. Mr.. Hamilton,
of the Prudential Insurance Com
pany, president of the state organi-
zation of the Minute Men, will pre-
side. He will be introduced by Frank
w. Hensen, AmericaniZation secre-
tary of this city, who has had charge
of the drive for citizenship here. The
Militia Band under direction OF
Thomas F. Burke will lead in the
War Camp Community singing.
When the doors are opened for the
meeting at 1880 o'clock the stage
will be set for one of the finest pa
triotic meetings that has been held
since the early days of the war when
the entire nation responded to the call
to the colors. The hall will accomo-
date 600 persons and arrangements
have been made to hold an overflow
meeting should one be necessary
AL men and women of the city who
areye 1erested in making America the
land of their adoption are urged ft
atteAd irrespective of race. creed OF
co1&r. The program will be of espec.
ial Interest to those who have applied
for their first citizenship papers.
Among those who will speak are
Jules Normann, attorney of the Nation
al Security League; Richard 0. La
Guardia, Americanization secretary a
Trenton; William ID. Small, president
os she Typographical Union, an editor
and labor leader and Mayor Frank
Dorsey.
Perth Amboy has scored the honor
of being chosen as the city where the
first of these mass meetings Is to be
held through the efforts of Albert
Leon, treasurer of the State Com
mittee. Mr. Leon will be unable to
attend however because of the death
of his brother in Chicago where he
will be for several days.
Excellent reports are still being re-
ceived at the Naturalization .Service
Bureau at the City Hall. There are
now over 225 men in the citizenship
classes that are being held weekly at
the Public Library and at the fac
tories.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-16
Red Cross Workers Service
Badges Ready to be Given Out

Red Cross workers can obtain
application blanks for service badges
at Red Cross headquarters, 101
Smith street. or from their auxiliary
chairmen. The questionnaires must
be filled out and returned by Friday
June 20. Whether it be 400 hours of
knitting, sewing, rolling of bandages,
Office work, collecting in drives, cam
teen service. or in fact any Red Gross
work whether at home or in public
place. the workers will be recognized
according to the time given with 400
hours in a period of six months as
the unit of calculation.
Men will be given badges to be
worn in their lapels. Women will
have the honor of wearing a badge
slightly larger in size. a disc suspend
ed from a ribbon on bar with safe
ty catch. The design is the same for
both and is a Red Cross on back
ground of white enamel surrounded
by a band of blue on which are in
scrfbed the words: Service. Ameri-
can Red Cross"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-16
. AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENTS HERE
No One Injured and Cars Are
Only Slightly DAM
AGED

Four accidents in which automo-
biles were involved occurred here over
the week end. Nobody was hurt in
any of the mishaps and the cars were
only slightly damaged.
At about 2:45 o'clock Saturday af-
ternoon head on collision took place
between a car driven by M. Brody and
one operated by T. Boraski. at the
corner of Hall avenue and State
street. Both cars were damaged to
the extent of about $40.
A New Jersey Telephone truck
driven by G. e. Sheldon of Keyport
ran down Ida Terriari, 80 Smith
street. Saturday afternoon about 1890
o'clock at Smith and King streets.
The child was rushed to the Office of
DIR. John i. Lund where it was ascer-
tanned she was only bruised.
Losing its traction on the Smith
street hill. an auto truck backed down
into the ferry gates about 1925
o'clock last night. Several boards
were smashed but no serious damage
was done.
Jersey Central Trolley 40 crashed
into truck last night at shortly after
streets. smashing the running board
and mud guard on the right side of
the auto. The trolley was in charge
of Motorman Thomas Borkan of
Matawan. and Conductor John G..
Bargdas of Keyport. The truck Is
owned by l.. Kades of 420 Division
street and was driven by Louis Dali
ton of 375 New street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-16
Demand Revised Treaty.

By Associated PTeSs
BERLIN, June IA canvass Of
official quarters qualified to speak for
absent government officials this after
noon adduced the blunt. positive state
ment that unless the revised proposals
of the entente nations contain mos:
radical notifications in spirit and in
letter, Germany would not sign tho
peace treaty.
Alleged notifications in the draft Of
the treaty, as reported to Berlin
through neutral news sources, are re-
jected in official quarters here as
wholly insufficient to warrant the pre-
diction that the government will be
inclined to subject them to closer
scrutiny. Emphasis was also placed on
the statement that the cabinet, which
is now fully represented at Weimar.
was absolutely united in its attitude
and that there was no prospect of
an internal division which might
break up the present government and
produce new ministry. The latter
declaration appeared to have been
prompted by recurring reports that
Matthias Erzberger, chairman of the
German armistice commission. was
willing 70 take over the job of con-
Guiding peace.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-16
RepEv To German Counter Proposals Made Today
First TrQns-A atlantic Mail OHer With British A1n1en
One. Minute
Interviews
>-~~~~~~~>~~~~~~~~~
By The Inquiring Reporter
The Ferry Question.

Leo Goldberger, city attorney, Of
fees in the Raritan building: II can
not see why another ferry would not
be good thing for the city"
Jacob Kreielsheimer. real estate
and insurance, office, at 1913 Smith
street: II think a new ferry would
be a great benefit to the city. The
present ferry cannot take care of
traffic, another ferry would be a
good thing. but a bridge would be
better"
]. e. Walsh. residing at New Dorp
Beach, Staten Island: "A new ferry is
absolutely necessary owing to the con-
gestion of the present ferry system"
Joseph Bruck, shoe merchant. 140
Smith street: II am in favor of having
another ferry, by all means. 1t will
be of great benefit to the city as a
whole"
w. A. Rottger. 7o6 Rockaway street
Tottenville :"I certainly do approve
of additional ferry service. 1 think
that the Staten Island people as a
whole want another ferry"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-16
GRADUATES HEAR
FINE SERMON
Rev Mr.. Sheddan Delivers
Baccalaureate Sermon to
1919 Glass

Members of the 1919 Senior class OF
the Perth Amboy High School ere
onished last night by Rev. w. b.
Shedan, professor of theology In the
Princeton University Theological SEM
mary, who preached the baccalaureate
sermon to retain three things In their
memory: First, to keep in mind that
they were facing the promised land
into which they may or may not enter
according to the attitude they assume
in reference to their intellectual life;
second, that they should remember
they were at the gateway of the nrom
ised land of social and civic opportun-
ity; and finally that they We're facing
the land of the hope, founded on
moral and spiritual character, which 1t
is the privilege of Everyone to ac-
quire.
Rev. Mr.. Shedan took hs text from
the 13 and IA chapters of Numbers,
which Is concerning the failure or the
IsreaIites to enter the promised land
of thier hopes because they lacked
individual and national laxity and
had not the qualities that make for
men of power or national standing.
He declared that the mainstay OF
the world today was found In God
who rules deep in the conviction OF
men. He said it was not enough to
know and believe but persons must
also follow thier beliefs and adhere
to thier convictions which they ex-
press and that II a person does not
embody faith in his life he has not
faith Mr.. Shedan remarked in con-
clusion that it would be sad IL those
facing the great opportunities and re-
sponsibilities of the coming day, such
as members of the graduating class.
should believe implicitly in God and
then deny him by every action of their
lives.
Before the service commenced.
while the prelude was being played
the seniors marched into The church
auditorium in pairs occupying the
front seats in the middle aisle. Dur
ing the service two anthems were rem
II.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-16
REVISED PACT
To Be HANDED
HUN ENJOYS
Germans to Leave for Wei
mar at Once With New
Terms
President to IOur
Country On League
BIZ Associated Press.

oU ASSOCfuItu tFCSS.
WASHINGTON, June 16-Presi-
dent Wilson on his return home
will tour the country speaking in
support of the League of Nations.
Secretary Tumulty has completed
tentative itinerary for the trip.
Announcement that the Presi->
dent would tour the country served
to revive rumors at the Capitol
that opponents of the League of
Nations might force the senate in
TO a three days recess so that they
could go through the country at
the same time the president is
speaking. Regardless of whether
the recess plan is adopted oppon-
nents expect TO send out speakers
to answer the President. Senators
Borah and Johnson were among
those mentioned as likely to be
selected.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-16
TROOPS CROSS
BORDER AF TER
VILLA : GANG
Driven From Jaurez Race
Track--No Misunderstanding
Says Washington
BIZ A ssociated Press.

By Associated Press.
Ell PASO, Texas, June 16--Ameri-
can troops sent into Mexico last night
to stop the indiscriminate firing across
the border fought their first general
engagement with the Mexican forces
of Francisco villa at the Juarez race
track shortly after o'clock this
morning and the American were victo-
rious. Villas troops were driven from
the race track by rifle and machine
gun fire and many prisoners were re-
ported taken by the United States cav
airy, which took up positions on the
east and southeast of the track, ac-
cording to an official report at military
Headquarters.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-16
No Misunderstanding.

By ssocidted Press.
WASHINGTON, June 16-There
can be no Misunderstanding between
the government of the United States
and Mexico regarding the movement
of troops across the border at FL Paso,
Secretary Baker said today. The sole
purpose he said was protection of
American life on the border and there
Is a distinct understanding between
the governments for such action.
A report was received at military
headquarters that fighting was in
progress between United States cav
airy and Villa detachments near san
Lorenzo opposite Ysleta, Texas, twelve
miles east of III Paso.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-16
British Steamer Still Aground
in Fog OFF Barnegat, n. j

By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 16:-The Bri-
tish freight steamer Iperia, which
grounded on sand bar in the fog off
Barnegat, n. j., yesterday. was still
aground this morning. The vessel
was apparently in no danger. The
sea was quiet and there was little
wind blowing. A tug stood by and it
was hoped to float the freighter later
in the day. The Iperia is bound from
the West Indies to New York with a
cargo of dates.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-16
Baker Insists Congress
Allow Army or 500, 600
Secretary Appears Before Senate Military Committee
to Make Provisions for Standing Army -.
CONTINUED on page 81
By the Associated Press.

WASHINGTON 16Secretary Baker before the
insisted that make for
army 100000 until permanent military policy be
fourth the three hundred thousand
the annual appropriation bills passed by the house
inadequate.
Secretary told that addition to the
occupation sufficient force be maintained for
of of
supplies both in France and in this country.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-16
More Germans Expected

VERSAILLES, June 15:-Herr
Landsberg and Herr Giesberg, mem
bers of the German peace delegation,
who left here some time ago for Ber-
lin, are expected to arrive tomorrow
to rejoin the German peace delega-
ton and accompany Count Won
Brockdorf- on his trip 10
Weimar with the reply of the Council
of Four TO the German counter pro-
posals.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-16
Busy on Counter Claims

BU ASsoctdted FTes5.
ST. GERMAIN. June 15:-The
Austrian delegation is working dill
gently in correcting the proofs of the
counter proposals to the allied peace
terms which will be handed to the
Franch mission here tomorrow.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-16
Brockdorfr- -Rantzau to Leave

Bu Assocfdted PTess.
BERLIN, June 15.-Count Won
Brockdorff- -Rantzau, chief of the Ger
man peace delegation at Versailles,
has informed the Berlin government
that Immediately after receiving the
allied reply to the German counter
proposals he will leave for Weimar,
arriving Tuesday afternoon. Imme-
diately after the Counts arrival at
weimar the cabinet will hold meet
ing The situation will be laid before
the National Assembly on Wednesday.
The cabinet will hold final meeting
probably on Friday and will submit
the German answer to the national
assembly on Saturday for ratification.
watch Fords Grow. See Burke e
49, t~S~w 5S9S-6-13-St*
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-16
Druggist Testlfles He Sold
Arsenic in Murder Trial

BIZ Associated Press
LAWRENCE, MASS. June L.
When the trial OF Mrs Bessie M.
(Skeels) Lundgren, for the murder OF
Miss Florence w. Gay. of Andoyer, by
poisoning was resumed to day, Albert
Ostroff. a druggist of Bayonne. n. j..
was cross examined by the defense. He
testified Saturday that he sold COM
pound of arsenic to the defendant who
told him that she wanted to get I'D OF
a rash.
In the cross exmination the con-
yersation which took place between
the druggist and his customer was re-
viewed minutely. The witness became
confused IN his answers TO a question
s.Who suggested the purchase of sugar
of lead?" and finally said he was un-
able to recall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-16
Mrs. Dora Hansen.

Mrs. Dora Hansen, seventy-three
years old, of SO Madison avenue, died
early yesterday morning at her home
after a lingering illness. Mrs. Han
sen Is survived by a daughter. Mrs.
Peter Rasmussen and nine grand. chill
dren. Funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock from
her late residence. Rev. Wilbert West
colt, pastor of Simpson Methodist
church, will oficiate. Interment will
be in Alpine cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-16
List of Germans to be Tried

The Allies have promised Germany
to deliver within one month a list OF
persons whom they intend TO try for
the responsibility for the war and
violations of the laws of war.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-16

Meeting of lot owners of Alpine
Cemetery postponed on account OF Hos
pital Commencement unti1 Thursday
night. City Han.
COMMITTEE
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-16
Continued on page 81

See time tables of all bus lines to
and from Perth Amboy on CLASSIFIED
Page.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-16

Sauab Chicken
and Steak Dinners at New Market Inn.
New Market. n. ]. r. p. Kempf'
Prop. 258s-3-7 -smoss
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-16

Build now. mortgage money avail
4ss1-5-31-tfs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-16

watch Fords Grow. see. Rurke
RoIger today. osso-1- = -
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-16

Auto tops recovered and repaired.
Clausen & Johnson. l4S New Dpnns runs.
wick Ave. ft4a-o-~s-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-16

WEATHER Partly
cloudy tonight and
Tu e S lay. Ldttle
change I'm tempera-
ture.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-16
EAiDE STORAGE BATTERY
SERVICE STATION

lss New Brunswick Ava Tel - 5ns-b+D
Newark post., 1919-12-24
Christmas Essentially a
"Home" Festival

Christmas is the one holiday of
the year which turns the thoughts
of all the world-worn and weary
toward home and loved ones there.
It is essentially a home feast.
Home" says a writer in the
Milwaukee journal, zone of the
most loved of English words, is
untranslatable. No other langu-
age has been found to have word
which expresses the ideals and
associations of "home." Once a
Frenchman, translating the hymn,
"Lead, Kindly Light" was obliged
to translate the line, ''The night
is dark, and | am far from home" "
as LA mutt est sombre, ct je souls
loin de mon foyer foyer" the
French word meaning the green
room Of a theatre, being the near
est approach possible to "home."
The German word helm" seems
to mean the same, but it proves too
general upon study Of it. "Haus,"
in company with the Spanish
casa" and the Russian donna,
lacks the precious associations of
the English word, referring, as
they do, merely to a building.
Newark post., 1919-12-24
"Neath the Mistletoe
Bough-"

The romantic mistletoe with it's
silvery berries is the subject of
many curious traditions and Gus
toms. That of kissing beneath the
mistletoe had it's origin in Eng
land where in many communities
the boys and girls go into the
woods each holiday to cut the
plant. 1t is brought home and
hung above the entrance door.
The girls then run the gauntlet
passing beneath the arch of ber-
ries and are unceremoniusly kissed
each in turn by the first boy who
Newark post., 1919-12-24

of cutting it was of awesome i'm
portance, mysterious and solemn.
The Arch-Druid clothed in pure
white garments ascended the tree
on which the plant was growing.
He used golden sickle to cut the
mistletoe which dropped to be
caught in white mantle by the
people who waited below. A
picnic banquet was waiting and
two white bulls were ready for
sacrifice.
A drink made from the plant
was believed to exercise protective
| power against ghosts, poIsons, i'll
mess and other evils.
A curious legend makes the
mistletOe the wood from which the
cross of Christ was made. This
was used as an explanation of the
fact that the plant is a parasite.
For participating in the Cruel
fixion the wood was cursed and
doomed thence forth to live only
upon the strength of other trees
which must give their lives for
permitting the growth Of the curs-
ed parasite. Because of this su-
perstitiouS belief it's use in church
decorations was forbidden. This
prohibition is still in effect in
many English and French villages.
Newark post., 1919-12-24
Notices of Thompson
Scholarship Sent Out
Recently

Notice calling attention to the
trust fund known as the Frank
Thomson Scholarships are being
circulated among all employees of
the Pennsylvania Railroad System.
This fund was established by the
children of the late Frank Thom-
son, formerly president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
in memory of their father. The
income from the fund is designed
to provide a means whereby the
sons of living or deceased employees
may secure technical education,
thereby better qualifying them for
employment by the railroad.
The terms of the trust provide
for eight scholarships for a period
of four years each. These amount
to $500 each per year, which sum
is paid to the holders in equal
quarterly installments. To fill the
vacancies due to the completion
of the scholarships awarded IN
1916 two new scholarships will be
awarded for the four years be-
ginning with the 1920-1921 school
year.
The scholarships are awarded or
competitive examinations conduct
ed by the College Entrance Elk
animation Board of New Yorl
CITY. On the Pennsylvania Rail
road. Eastern Lines, these examin
= ations which will be held in June
1920, are open to the sons OF llv
ing or deceased employees of tn
| Pennsylvania, the Cumberlan'
| Valley. Long Island, New York
Philadelphia & Norfolk, Baltimore
. Chesapeake & Atlantic, Maryland
= Delaware G. Virginia and the Fri
:. e. Western Transportation Com
- pany.
+ Particular attention is directe
: to the fact that applicants alread
Q in college are not precluded fro1
connecting for the scholarships
e Applications from such student
= will be given the considerable
r they merit, keeping in mind the IL
n tention of the donors of the trus
q fund, and such applicants, to 81
% cure consideration, must obtain
g mark of at least so per cent.
v all the branches in which they al
examined.
Newark post., 1919-12-24
The School That Everybody Wants
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Continued from page 2

with its roncad discipline and its dstrust Of little
children, who knew evil
DON'T let the course Of Study crOWd ont the child.
Now | will tell you secret. 1t does not matter
very much what the subjects that you teach the
child. 1t is the child that is important and not the
subject matter. 1t is how the teaching is done and
who the teacher is that counts in the long
If the teacher is teaching the Course Of Study
and not the chdrcn--if the teacher cannot look at
the class gardener looks at his garden and develop
his children as the gardener would his plants-thc
children will realize their full growth There
is the tragedy of education. The wonderful possib
ties that are never realized. The awful waste Of
childhood because the Course Of Study crowds out the
child.
We must search for and train teachers for our
children. Teaching is not anybody's and cverybody's
Job any more That day went by with the other old
days. The teacher is an expert on child culture II
yours is not you would better start him acquiring the
rudiments of his profession get new teacher
Newark post., 1919-12-24
What Is a Chromosome?

"There are a thousand men who
know a carburetor to every one
who knows a chromosome," says a
snacfalist of the United States
Department of Agriculture in dis
rnssfng the fact that mechanics
os . science has always received
, GREAT deal more attention than
ronptics as a science. Still, to the
1avman, both the carburetor and
the chromosome are, in what used
+o be the nomenclature of psyche
1ogv. "mysterious someWhats.
The great majority of people could
not even stagger at a definition OF
either of them. A respectable
number would know, dimly, that
the carbuetor makes possible the
propulsive explosion in gasoline
engines, but comparatively few
know that the chromosome makes
nossible the transmission of some
narticulor characteristic from par
ent to offspring.
"Opportunities were plentiful" )"
saws the specialist in explaining
why so many more people nave
given their best thought to me-
chanics than to genetics. Yet, an
other explanation may be tha'
gpnetics takes care of ltself-no'
in the best way, possibly, but IN
some way-while mechanics al
WAYS has to be taken care OF by
man. The chromosOme makes IL:
own adjustments while the carou
rotor must be adjusted by the hant
Of the operator. Man had to de
veIop mechanics. He could le
genetics rock along. There Woul'
always be some kind of pigs AM
calves and lambs. There Woul'
ALWAYS be no kind of ploW or wa
gon or we'll bucket, unless he mao
it. And, having to make some
thing, he strove to make the bes'
If he-meaning the average man
ever is persuaded that he mus
give his live stock the closer al
tentjon it deserves, he will strlV
to make the best in that line, to-
That is why movements ike IN
"Better sires-Better Stock crt
SADIE are necessary and why the
results may be so important. ma
often has to be induced to do tt
thing that otherwise will take cal
Of itself fairly we'll, but the resui
Of which can be improved by stuc
and thoughtful attention.