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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-26
ROOSEVELT

DIR. Edward j. Began was a New
ark visitor yesterday afternoon.
William Willsey, secretary of the
| Anti-Tuberculosis Society of this
| county, was a visitor at the local
health office yesterday.
]. A. Applegate, of Perth Amboy,
was a borough visitor yesterday.
Mass at st. Joseph's church has
been changed to 6 and s o'clock for
tomorrow owing to the excursion
which leaves Chrome 9:25. Rev.
Father Hays has made these changes
for this day.
All arrangements have been com
pleted by the committee of st. JOS
eph's church for the annual excur
sion which will leave tomorrow
morning for Lake Hopatcong. The
train will leave Chrome 9:25, Lie
bigs 9:28 and Carteret 9:33. Re-
freshments Of all kinds will be on
board. The committee are looking
after the comforts Of all who attend.
A pleasant day is expected. The
rain will leave Lake Hopatcong at
6 o'clock, which will bring them
home before 8 o'clock. 1t has also
Elizabeth. A twelve car train has
| been secured for the excursion.
A big delegation/o of fight fans jour
| neyed to Perth Amboy last night to
witness the bouts at the Lotos Club.
The soldiers held their regular
meeting at Firehouse No. 2 Thursday
night.
John Peterson is seriously III at
his home at East Railway.
John Wilhelm was a Perth Amboy
visitor on Thursday evening.
Thomas Burke was a Newark visi-
tor yesterday afternoon.
Adam Winters spent Thursday
| evening in Perth Amboy.
The Chrome Shirt Company are
planning to make many new altera-
| tons to their plant shortly. They are
making a better grade of shirts and
expect to have a laundry installed.
In fact they are now manufacturers,
having given up contracting. II all
plans m~aterialize it will be necessary
to enlarge the present building. At
| present there are about sixty girls
employed in the plant.
All of the girls who have been out
for several months at the cigar plant
| are again back to their work, a set
tlement having been made satisfac-
| tory to all concerned.
Factory league baseball games will
be played this afternoon at all of
the grounds. Several fast gaines are
expected. The Liebig team has not
tasted defeat IS yet since the league
opened
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-26
KeypOrt Welcome Home
Committee Holds Meeting
Sp SDecfdl correSDcnds4e.
KEVDnDT TIL DC

Sp Special CurresDcudaTG.
KEYPORT, July 26-At the meet
ing Of the executive committee of
the Welcome Home day celebration
committees were appointed and sew
eral important matters discussed. A
letter with a check of 81 accompany
ing was received from the Atlantic &
Pacific Tea Company, which was &C
cepted with many thanks. A letter
from another decorator was received
and since the Laggren Brothers of
Elizabeth, to whom the contract was
at first to have been given, did not
attend the meeting, the second dec
orator was invited to be present at
the meeting next week and to pre-
sent a bid for the decoration of the
borough.
George w. stidfole was appointed
chairman Of the program committee
and his suggested assistants were
Ernest G. Bailey, Lester Brown and
Elmer E.. Morris. Although these
men nave not been interviewed it is
expected that they will serve.
Rev. A. w. Hand has been invited
to attend the meeting to be held next
week to make arrangements of the
Boy Scouts who are expected to have
a prominent part in the celebration.
The Aeromarine company has gen.
erously donated the use of Beach
Park for the occasion and the light
ing company will be asked to SEND
a representative to the next meeting
to make arrangements for the light
ing of the park.
Several important matters came
before the committee which were
discussed and laid over until the next
week. The object of the committee
meeting each week is to give the
proper attention to each detail as the
celebration promises to be bigger and
better than any ever held in the bor-
ough.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-26
Affirm Courts Action

TOTTENVILLE, July 26.-The APP
pellate Division of the Supreme Court
affirmed yesterday in Brooklyn, JUS
tice Manning's action in refusing last
November to enioin the Hylan admin
istration from disposing of garbage at
Barren Island under the contract with
New York Sanitary Utilization Com
pany. The decision means that the
garbage of Brooklyn, Manhattan and
the Bronx will be disposed of at Bar
rem Island and that the plant Of the
Metropolitan By-Product Company at
Lakes Island, near Greenridge,
Staten Island will not be opened as
has been the report for onle time in
Richmond.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-26
PRINCESS AND DOUGHB0YS
DANCE TO JAZZ STRAINS

AK les Bains, France, July.-A cat
may look at a king, indeed, but q soldier
may dance with q princess, too,-that
Is. II he Is one of those p~roverbially
lucky people. tho American soldiers, who
went to war for stern reality's sake,- but
did manage to stumble into all kinds of
while they were about 1t. For
it actually happened one day not long ago
that the American doubhboys on leave
here suddenly found q Queen in their
midst, a real Queen, beautiful ana regal.
with the loveliest young daughter Of q
Princess that was ever seen outside a
fairy story. Queen Mary of Roumania
and the Princess Marie had come to visit
the Y. M. c. A. leave area, and to see
the Tanks at their business Of having
a good time.
American jazz music was responsible
for the sudden friendship which sprang
up between the soldiers and the Princess.
for until the band started and the dane
ing began, everything was Just as 1t
might have been expected to be when
a Queen was looking on. But the music
was too much for even the royal feet.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-26
Miss Marion Lockwood
Woodbridge School Nurse
81 seectai ce,e,naaaenl

81 Sue-fGi C-0-BespoHdsuA
WOODBRIDGE. July 26:-At the
meeting of the Board OF Education
Miss Marian Lockwood was appoint
ed school nurse for Woodbridge
township to work in connection with
the township nurse in the child hy-
giene work in the township. Miss
Lockwood has specialized in his
work and is particularly well adapt
ed for the position.
The designations of Miss Sophie X.
johnson, Miss Marian Chase and
Mrs. Dieruff were accepted.
The bond issue of S165,000 to pro-
vide funds for the erection of the
school in the rear of No. 1 school,
also for the addition to the Fords
school, has been approved by the at
torney general. When the sale of
the bonds has been accomplished
bids for the two schools Will be adj
vertised.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-26
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Manville of
Bayonne, have been visiting here.
Mrs. George Totten is home after a
visit with her sister in Elizabeth.
Miss Blanche Thompson is home
after two weeks vacation in New
Hampshire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Wood spent
yesterday visiting in Manhattan.
Mrs. e. C. Mason visited in Brook
lyn this week with friends.
Mrs. Jack King and daughter are
spending the rest of the season with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Forman,
while her husband is filling a singing
engagement at Midland Beach.
Miss Julia Breen of Manhattan is
spending a vacation with her sister in
HuguenOt Park.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-26
Get Your Victory Buttons

Victory Buttons have just been re-
ceived at the local Recruiting Office
and will be issued to all officers, en-
listed men Excluding members of the
Students Army Training Corps), field
clerks, and members of the Army
Nurse Corps, who serves honorably on
active duty in the Army of the United
States for a period of fifteen days at
any time between April 6, 1917 and
November IL, 1918. The button will
be of silver for those wounded in ac-
ton, and bronze for all others. The
Victory Button can be obtained at any
OF the following Recruiting Offices,
100 Smith st. Perth Amboy, SO Park
Place Newark, 55 Broad st. Eliza
beth, 5 North Broad street Trenton;
$40 Federal street Camden; 297 Main
street, Paterson.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-26
Inspector Of Seals and
Weights Here Yesterday
Special Correspondent.

~ nRtftNft fCoUON0tHts
TOTTENvILLE, July 26.@Inspec-
tors from the Mayors Department of
sealers of weights and measures des-
cended on his end Of the island yes
terday afternoon to look yer the
weights and measures of the various
local dealers. With the exception of
one ice dealer who was delivering Joe
from an auto truck without weigh
ing a piece of ice which Is a violation
of the city ordinance there were no
other violations found here it was
made known by the inspectors.
The inspectors travel in an auto
mobile fully equipped with all ap-
planes for testing the accuracy of all
kinds of scales, measures and weights
that they use in various trades. The
care is equipped with a false gasoline
tank for taking the measur of a gaso-
line pump hat the department has
found so much trouble with through
out the city recently where dealers
were found to be giving short weight.
No violations were found here it IS
said.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-26
Big Event for K. of C.
By Special Correspondent.

By Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, July 26.-Exem-
plihcation of the first, second and
third degree of the order under the
auspices of the foul councils of the
Knights of Columbus on State Island,
will take place tomorrow at st. Peters
hall, New Brighton. Ter candidates
from Tottenville Council will be in
the class. Members of tire local coun-
Gil will leave here on the 2 o'clock
train. The first and second degree
will be conferred in the afternoon and
the major degree will be put on at
night following a supper at that place.
District Deputy John ]. Hayes will
be in charge,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-26
Building Plans Filed Last
Week With Island Bureau
BIZ .~nectrl Co>resDondenf-
TOTvTENrUTTTE Ink,

By .~necidi Co>resoondent.
TOTTENVILDE, July 26:-Forty-
five plans for new structures were
filed with the Bureau of Buildings
for the borough of Richmond for
the week ending July 10 is the re-
port just made. The estimated cost
of the forty-five buildings is given as
s75,185. This is an increase of the
week before when forty plans were
filed at an estimated cost of $57,1S5.
There were alteration plans filed for
sixteen buildings at an estimated cost
of $35,055 and plumbing permits for
nineteen buildings, estimated cost at
$3.50. IL
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-26
KEAssEY

Erich Schuster has returned from
Norfolk, Va, where he has been
spending the past few days on a
business trip for the United States
Shipping Board.
Mrs. William Romer has returned
from New York after spending sew
eral days with relatives there.
Mrs. Thomas Stevens and Mrs.
Hans Johansen, of Fords, visited
friends here today.
The local Camp Fire Girls did not
meet last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lawless and
daughter, of Metuchen, were local
visitors last night.
David Bertram, of Brooklyn, has
been visiting relatives here for the
past few days.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-26
Ants az Excavators.

Everyone has observed trees that
have been followed out by ants. and
It is apparent that their biting powers
are equal to working in the hardest
woods. In ~tunneling, ants are expert
and authentic cases are known of their
tunneling urHer bitches and streams.
Indeed, a South American ant Is said
to have excavated a tunnel under ths
bed of the Parahyba river OF a place
where It is as broad as the Thataes
at London bridge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-26
Maude |. La Forge Married to
William Wall, of Reading, Pa,

bV sDeCfuT CO~TTeSDOHucHf.
TOTTENVILLE, July 26.-Miss
Maude Lewis LaForge, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry E.. LaForge, of
242 Yetman avenue. and William E.
Wall, of Reading, Pa, were quietly
married yesterday afternoon at the
South Baptist church in Main street.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. j. Harrison johnson, pastor of
the church. Only the members of her
family and her cousin, Miss Anna
Halliwell were present. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wall will take up their residence In
Washington, d. c..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-26
King Is

on CpoCtut OOFFcoUOULcht- M
NEW BRUNSWICK, July &c. s.
Atkinson, campaign manager for
Warren C.. King, candidate for the
Republican nomination for Governor
of New Jersey, who, in 1919. was
campaign manager for United States
Senator Joseph s. Frelinghuysen. in
his successful contest at the primaries,
today made the frank declaration that
not only was he convinced, by his
canvass of the entire state, hat Mr..
King would be the nominee of he
Republican party at the primary cleo
ton on September Esd, but that he
felt equally sure that Mr.. King is the
only Republican candidate who can
be successful at the polls in Noyem-
Der.
Mr.. Atkinson announced Mr.. Kings
itinerary for next week as follows:
Monday, July 28-Gloucester Coun-
ty-Pitman Grove, Camden.
Tuesday, July 29.-Camden County.
Wednesday, July Huntington
County-Riverside, Beverly, Burling-
ton, Open Air Meeting, Camp Dix. Mt.
Holly.
Thursday, July S1-Mercer Coun-
ty-Mount Holly, Bordentown, Tren-
ton, Open Air Meeting, Hightstown,
Cranbury, Bound Brook.
Saturday, August 2-Middlesex
County-Plainsboro, Farmers Gath
ering.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-26
OBITUARY

Pp Spectal CORRESPONDENTS.
KEASBEY, July 26.-John Bert
ram, who died Wednesday morning
after a lingering Illness, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pfeiffer, will
be buried in the Episcopal cemetery
in Woodbridge this afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Rev. John Fenton, pastor of st.
Luke's church, Metuchen will offici-
ate both at the house and cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-26
Keeping Silver Bright.

When the sllverware has become
badly furnished put 1t In an aluminium
dish, cover with water and boil for a
short time, anC 1t will come out bright
and clean. The aluminium dish will be
slightly distnlored after this process,
but 1t may he easily cleaned.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-26
On vacation from Sea Duties.

Claude Dubois. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jean Dubois, of los High street, who
served in the navy during the war and
who has since been IN officer on p
of the United States Shipping Ef4Te,s
vessels arrived home yesterday. CONT
ing on from Galveston. Texas. where
his vessel is tied up due to a strike
similar to the boatmen's strike in New
York. 1t has just come from Rotter-
dam after a cruise through the Medi-
Mr.. Dubois expects to
spend the rest of the summer here.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-26
Edwards at Keansburg

BIZ Special Correspondent.
-KEANSBURG, July 26.-Speaking
before the Keansburg Democratic
Club last night to Jersey shore folks
who are familiar with the fishing in
dustry, Senator Edward L. Edwards.
Democratic gubernatorial aspirant,
dwelt at length on what he charac-
terized as the derelection of duty on
the part of the members of the State
Board of Fisheries who recently re-
signed.
These men had an opportunity for
effective service on behalf of the PEG
pie of New Jersey, but failed dis
mally n 1 believe Intentionally. The
fishing industry, properly developed,
could be made one of the greatest
along the Jersey coast. Fish as a food
could be popularized to the extent
hat it would become a much greater
article of diet in our households than
1t is today. 1t can be made reason
able enough, too.
"It cannot be said hat fish cannot
be handled so the price is kept at q
reasonable figure and the business
maintained. A recent experiment
made by the Hensler Brewing Conn
pany of Newark has disapproved that.
This brewing. concern adopting a plan
advocated q year & by the Federal
Food Administration for New Jersey,
has established a cold storage ware
house in its brewery and for the past
two months las been underselling the
New York fish market by An average
of Jour cents a pound Wholesale
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-26

and SO when the music started Marie
began to look w~istfully at the dancers
and to keep time with her small feet.
The Queen saw through 1t all n sug-
gested to her daughter that she Join in
With the "Y" girls. and dance with the
Americans.
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plans have been made for the plant
ing of memorial trees so that it is
concluded this custom will be widely
observed in the State
COlOrs of 3O3d F. A.
Received State House

The colors of the 303d Regiment of
L. s. Field Artillery now rest safely
and screnely in the office of the Ad-
jutant General of Maine. They were
brought here Tuesday by Major Rob-
crt II. Gardiner. Jr., Of Gardiner. The
colors were formally presented to the
State last Wednesday at Camp
Devens by Major Gardiner and Capt.
George Mel. Presson. the adjutant
general of the State. received them
for Governor Milliken who was I'M
able to be present.
The 303d Artillery was made up,
for the most part. of Maine men.
They were the first drafted unit
formed in New England and Maine
men were the very first to enter the
training area at Camp Devens. The
regiment served with distinction in
France and returned to this side of
the water less than month ago.
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Two PardOns Signed

Governor Milliken Monday signed
two pardon petitions. those of Rob-
ert A. McGeoch of Portland, who is
serving sentence in the Cumber-
land county Jail for larceny. and
Harry Burke of Mechanic Falls, who
is also serving Il term for larceny
in the Androscoggoin county Jail at
Auburn. Gov. Milliken called on Nc
Geoch at the Portland Jail Sunday
and the young man solemnly prom
Used that in the future he would lead
a good. clean life.
Burke, who was station agent and
telegraph operator for the Grand
Trunk Railway at Mechanic Falls.
was convicted of stealing from the
railway company. 1t was brought out
in hearing held last week in be-
half of a pardon for Burke that he
was in the advanced stages Of tuber-
culosis and arrangements have been
made for treatment at a sanitorium
as soon as he is released.
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State House Chat

Meeting of the Executive Council
at 10 o'clock this Wednesday morn
ing for the transaction of routine
business. Governor Milliken will not
be present. having left Boston Tues
day afternoon for st. Louis to attend
the convention for the organization
of a national body of World War
soldiers.
Private Charles L. Tarbell OF Ma
pleton was a caller on Tuesday at the
State House and visited all the de-
partments. Private Tarbell is on his
way home from IS months service
abroad with the 26th Division. He
stands about feet and 5 inches. so
that Lester Hart had to look upward
to talk with him. The Aroostook
stripping said he measured but 6
feet, 1-2 inches when he went
across, but he guessed the army
shoes accounted for the rest.
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LITCHFIELD

Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Gilman OF
Waterville passed Saturday night and
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Trott.
Miss Maria Plimpton. who has
been passing the past few weeks in
Gardiner. with her nephew, Elias
Plimpton. returned home last week.
Quite a number from this place
went to Gardiner Saturday to see the
exhibition of the whippet tanks.
Mr. and Mrs. f.. D. Cram. Alfred
Bartlett and Mrs. Elenora Adams at
tended whist party Friday evening
at A. A. Judkins, in Monmouth.
Charles Goodwin who has been on
the sick list the past few days. is re-
ported gaining.
Frank Adams who went to Massa-
chusetts two weeks ago for A short
vacation, entered the Brooks hospital
in Brookline last Tuesday for an OPP
Grafton on his throat. He is doing
we'll and expects to leave the hospital
very soon.
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WINSL0W

Roland Bickford. after a visit with
his sister. Mrs. Harold Simpson, has
returned to Smithfield.
Mrs. Charles Falconer, after visit
with her daughter. Mrs. Fred Mason
of Benton avenue. will return on
Wednesday to her home at Ames-
bury, Mass.
Mrs. Donald Woodland of I.c Roy,
n. v. who is Il guest of her mother.
Mrs. w. II. Stobie. will pass WedneS-
day with friends in Augusta.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Turbyne are
the parents of a 81 pound son, born
May 4.
George Eamcs was a business visi-
tor in BENTON Monday.
Charles ID. Robinson and H. +.
Drew of Waterville have returned
from a brief trip to Brooks.
Miss Leila Haskell. who is employ
ed as stenographer at the State
House in Augusta, passed the week
end with her sister, Mrs. Allen d.
Prescott.
Mr. and Mrs. Fremont Huff and
family are moving to the Cornish
house on Lithgow street.
Good progress is being made on
the new State road.
The Sebasticook Club will be rep
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resented at the Federation Of Clubs
at Augusta Wednesday by Miss Jen-
ME Howard and Thursday by Mrs. H
S. Howard.
A ball game between Winslow High
school and Erskine Academy win be
played this Wednesday afternoon on
the Winslow grounds.
Ludgi Quirion was in Benton Mon
day on business.
Merton Thomas. after an illness
has resumed his studies at school.
Mrs. Charles H. Drummond enter
tanned recently Mrs. William Olsen
of Wesley and Mrs. Herman Dodge
OF Waterville.
A sale of aprons. food and candy
under the auspices Of the H. & w
Ladies' Aid will be held at the Ia
comet club house Wednesday after
noon from / to o'clock.
Fred X. Conant, who was employed
at the H. & w. mill. has entered the
employ of F. E. Whitman at Clinton
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The plant for reducing kelp, erected
at San Diego. Cal. at a cost Of $500
600, is to be abandoned because the
cost of harvesting and handling the
kelp is higher than the peace time
prices obtained for the products. &C
cording to DR.. w. l. Moot. who has
been connected with the chemical de-
partment Of the kelp works. says
Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He says.
however. that the people who are
burning kelp after drying it will con-
tinue to produce potash, which is
mixed with mineral products from the
packing houses and sold for fertilizer.
Doctor Moot says something is at
lacking the kelp and that the beds
will entirely disappear.
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Charities and Corrections
and the Mothers Aid

Announcement has been made that
the work of the State Board of
Charities and Corrections had in
creased so much by reason of new
legislation in the past two years, par
ticularly on account of the Mothers
Aid law of the 1917 session and the
Childrens Guardian law of the 1919
session, that it has become necessary
to organize two divisions.
Capt. James F.. Bagley of Augusta,
secretary of the board, will continue
as it's executive officer in general
charge of all of it's activities, not only
as board of charities and correc-
tons but also as board of mothers