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Evening journal., 1919-12-19

the gas denotlpg the existence OF oil
deposits.
In a study Of the tidal basins, which,
during the geologic epochs Of forma-
tions OF coal. oil and gas. were the de-
posltaries OF marine life the basis Of
petroleum. DR. Nicholas has been led
to believe that such a basin exists at
great depth under Maryland soil. He
has discovered what he believes are
traces Of this basin. and, II tapped,
large yields viii be forthcoming.
DR.. Nicholas detailed his discoveries
sAd theories yesterday before the
Board Of State AID and Charities while
making application for an annual ap-
Evening journal., 1919-12-19
Misses SIS Tailored Suits SIT r0

Of velour de laine, silvertone, serge and Ok
ford mixtures. There are ripple styles and high
waist-line effects with convertible or handsome
collars. Beautiful silk Innings.
Evening journal., 1919-12-19

building, and the employees fought the
flames until the Union Fire Company
apparatus arrived on a still alarm. The
origin OF the fire is unknown. Tho
loss Is estimated at $500.
Last night the Brandywine Fire Com
pany responded to a still alarm at the
home Of Frank II. Neal, at No. 80 Fast
Twenty-third street. The flames were
confined to The cellar and were fought
by the tenant until the fireman arrived.
The damage was placed at $500, covered
by insurance.
Evening journal., 1919-12-19
CRUDE OIL Under
MARYLAND SOIL
This is Belief of DR.. Francis
c. Nicholas, of
Baltimore
GIVES BASIS OF
HIS CONVICTION

BACHANGAN, Nd. Dec. 19-Dr. Fran
els C. Nicholas, curator and director OF
the activities OF the Academy OF Sci
ences, is convinced that petroleum Is
stored away. perhaps In vast quantl-
ties. under Maryland soil. The pres
enc Of the precious product near home
has been discussed by the petroleum
section OF the academy. which will con-
Evening journal., 1919-12-19
WORKERS HALT BLAZE
In MOROCCO PLANT

Quick work on the part OF employees
Of the Wilmington Leather Company,
at Third street and Greenhill avenue
late yesterday, prevented a serious fire
at that plant. The blaze started in the
bufling room on the second floor Of the
Evening journal., 1919-12-19

Nicholas arguments. II will decide
later whether II will recommend the
appropriation.
Evening journal., 1919-12-19

Save old straw hats for a dolls hat.
Parsnip fritters are a good winter
dish.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-06-19
Go to Church Sunday

Remember Sunday is go to
church day; and ten reasons why
YOU should go to church:
1. 1t is the best way to keep
the Lords Day Holy.
2. 1t is complying with the
New Testament command: For
sake not the assembling of your
selves as the manner of some is. y
3. At the churches you meet
and associate with those who are
doing the most to build up the
moral standards of your commu'
nifty.
4. 1t is duty you owe to the
younger people who are now
forming character.
5. You encourage things you
would not want to do without in
your town.
6. The preacher labors for
your best interests and not for
his.
Z. You expect the preacher
to administer to you in your sor
rows and bereavements.
8. The preacher visits your
sick and conducts your funerals
without charge.
9. Oughtnot then the preacher
to expect you to attend Sunday
services?
10. 1t is the best place to pre-
pare for life as we'll as death.
We welcome you most cordial
ly. Come to our services and
let US shake hands and get &C
quainted with you.
Il. B. RITZINGER.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-06-19
Boy Seriously Hurt

Elver Smith, aged about 10
years, son of ST.. Smith and wife,
was seriously injured about noon
Monday, receiving two gashes in
the head, AS we understand it
he had been raking hay about 10
minutes, when his father told
him to unhitch the team and wa
ter the horses. He took off the
brides, but failed to unhitch one
tug. He jumped on the horse
which had not been completely
unhitched from the rake and the
animal became frightened and
started to run. Elver started tc
jump off and was thrown violent
ly against the rake and rendered
unconscious. Accompanied by
his parents, he was taken to {
Springfield hospital yesterday
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-06-19
Some Stealing

A young man, aged about y,
who gives his name as VIM, Yo.
we'll of Craig, Mo-, and Otto Mil.
ler, aged about IS, were taken to
Hartville Monday by Deputy
Sheriff Joe H. Dennis and Con-
stable S. J. White and placed in
the county Jail, in default of
81 900 bond each, on charges of
entering DR.. F. H. Riley's resi-.
dence Sunday afternoon, while
the doctor and his wife were alb.
sent and purloining about 500
worth of jewelry and about $15
in money. Practically every
thing has been recovered. The
boys were taken into custody by
City Marshal j. w. Floyd and
Deputy Sheriff Joe H. Dennis -
Vowel at the WA. .Christy farm
where he had been working, and
Miller at the woodcutting camp.
Entrance to the Riley home was
effected through a window.
Yowell had some of the stolen
goods in his possession but had
disposed of considerable of it and
the Rileys had quite trip loca'
ting it. Many of the articles
were highly priced as keepsakes.
Yowell admitted his guilt and
accused the Miller boy, but the
latter stoutly maintaines his in
nocence.
Miller was later released or
bond and will have his prelimi
nary before Justice Ashwortf
Monday.
An automobile pump was alst
stolen from Rev. 7. B. Ritzingel
and sold by the thief for 25c.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-06-19
Is Your Name Here?

The following have our thanks for
cash on subscription since our last re.
port:
w. G. Coday, Mansfield.
G. S. Dowden, Sanger, Calf.
M. Letsinger, Kelso, Wash.
Greer & Co., Kansas City.
S.P, Leverich, Marion, Iowa.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-06-19

WANTED Single hands, man
with teams, and men with teams
equipped for hauling hay, on or
before July 10th, at Minden
Mines, Mo. Good wages, and
an unlimited amount of work
Write us at Lamar, Mo.-KOEH'
LER BROTHERS HAY COM
PANY.-adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-06-19
COUPON

This coupon and the war tax
will admit a lady or a child to the
Perils of Thunder Mountain at
the Nugget Theatre, Mansfield,
Mo-, Saturday, June %, 1919
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-06-19
Celebration--Home.C Coming

CeiebratIOn--t1Ome-NOmlng
Mansiicld's big celebration
and home. coming dinner for re
turned soldiers, sailors and ma.
rines July 4 will be under the
auspices of the Mansfield Con-
cert Band.
Hon. O. b. Whitaker, repre-
sentative in the state legislature
from Hickory county, and one OF
MisSOur'S ablest statesmen and
brilliant oratOrs, has been sc
cured to deliver an address.
Preparations are under way
for making the occasion one long
to be remembered. Watch the
Mirror for further particulars
Committees appointed include
Advertising %. S. Coday, W.
a. Black.
Finance-Frank Hoover. W. G..
Coday, M. b. Alcorn.
Program j. II. Stephens, G
G. Freeman, Karl Tripp.
Decorating-G W. Tripp, E F..
Short, Werner Mppee, Hobart
Hensley.
Home Coming Dinner Mes
danes G.. l. Beach, DIV Hoover,
r. M. Rogers, E E. Short, W b.
Hitchcock, D.S. Cantrell. Blanche
Anderson, Misses Lula Carter,
Eula Newton
Concessions and Grounds--W.
G. Coday, Elmer Strong, Ben
Grover.
Sergeant Frank Hoover will be
in charge of the company of war
veterans.
This big home coming is in
honor of all the boys. A dinner
will be served, and every one is
urged to come with well.tilled
baskets and help make the day
the success it deserves to be
| PROGRAM
lO:4J a. IN Band Concert.
Il1:15 a. m. to II m. Speaking
DINNER
100 y. m. Grand Parade, sol
dicrs, sailors and marines in
uniform, led by band.
1:30 to 2:30 p. m.-Races.
2:45 p. IN. Tug Of War
800 to $3.50 p. Speaking,
Old fashioned singing led by Joe
II. Dennis and others.
7:30 p. m. - Band Concert.
$50 p, m,-Fireworks.
Women s Foot Race, first 81 90
second 80 cents.
Mems Foot Race, first 100
second 80 cents,
Fat Mems Foot Race, first 81. on
second 80 cents
Three Legged Race, first Sl.OO
second 80 cents.
Boys Foot Race (under l6)
first 80 cents, second % cents.
Mems High Jump, 500.
Mems Broad Jump (running)
first 81 90, second so.
Girls Foot Race (under 16)
first 80 cents, second 25.
Sack Race (Free For AID, frs
, 81 90. second 80 cents.
Three Men Relay Race, frs
81 80, second Sl,0O
Three Girl Relay Race, frs
S1.50, second Sl.00.
Tug of War (Town VS. Country
$50.
Committee
j. H. Stephens,
Karl Tripp,
G.. G.. Freeman.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-06-19
Christian EndeavorP Program

G. p. Church.
Subject, Toilers of India.
Leader, j. E. Craig
Program received too late for
publication.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-06-19

J, Is. Cole and children, Edna,
Russell and Dale of Gallon, O.,
and niece, Miss Lena Rogers, of
Aurora, Ind, are visiting at +.
a, Coles.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-06-19
At the Nugget

See the Romance of Tarzan,
the second Tarzan picture, at the
Nugget Theatre Friday, June q,
afternoon and night-adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-29
William Nelson Of Rainbow
Division Awaits Discharge

After seventeen months of active
service overseas, William II. Nelson,
of 396 Mechanic street, this city, is
back home for two days. On Wednes-
day, he will return to Camp Mills,
from which place his company leaves
early this week for the Middle-west,
to be mustered out of service.
Musician Nelson, of the 168th In
fantry headquarters Band, of Iowa,
is a well known local singer, having
performed at many social entertain
ments and church gatherings before
enlisting at the outbreak of war. He
was the only enlisted Perth Amboy-
ian in the 42nd (Rainbow) Division.
He enlisted with the first New Jer-
sey Ambulance Co, of Red Bank. At
the signing of the armistice. he ask
ed to be transferred to his present
company's band.
Nelson passed safely through the
battle at Chateau Thierry. George s.
Walker, recently returned from
France, while still in the front line
trenches, picked up a tin cup on
which Nelson Ia scratched his name
and Perth Amboy, and didn't even
dream of connecting that William H.
Nelson with his one time good friend.
After the signing of the Armistice,
Nelson's company composed part of
the Army of Occupation in Germany.
His company left for France in the
latter part of October 1917. After
putting in nearly eighteen months of
alternating hardship, pleasure and
cootie catching, he landed in this
country again early Saturday morn
ing, on board the Leviathan. He ex-
poets to take up residence with his
mother after his discharge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-29
W. 0. ". at State Convention

Woodmen of the World from the
various camps throughout thu state
are gathering at Asbury Park today
for the opening of the three days ses-
sion of the bi-ennaial convention of
the head camp of the state. The
convention will be held today, to-
morrow and Thursday.
Head Consul Commander +. Q.
Thompson of Metuchen, Consul COM
mander of Perth Amboy Camp No.
~ will preside.
The election of officers will be the
principal business. Mr.. Thompson is
TO be put forth to head the state or
~ganization. Others from this city
and nearby towns that are officers in
the head camp are James j. Flynn,
head camp banker; Hans p. Olsen,
head camp escort and Valentine
Gleckner of Roosevelt, head camp
Waterman.
The convention of the Woodmen
Circle, the ladies' auxiliary is in ses-
sion at the same place. Miss Rose
Kolesarik of this city is the grand
advisor; Mrs. Mary Papp, grand ou-
ter sentinel and Mrs. r. c. Everson
and Mrs. Johanna Martinusen are on
the board of managers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-29
Goodwill Association Aids
Loan and Welcome Home Drive

Goodwill Association last night
transacted routine business, when two
applications were received and two
applicants were elected to member
ship. Earl Barnes, chairman of the
dance Easter committee reported that
a full report would be given at. the
next meeting. The club decided to
purchase a $50 Victory Liberty Loan
bond and to donate $40 to the celebra-
ton committee for the return of the
u. S. service boys celebration.
The baseball committee of which
Max Abner is chairman, reported that
the members have started practice
and will soon arrange for games. The
drum corps will hold a rehearsal
Thursday night at 1880 o'clock sharp.
The association took action and will
notify the Perth Amboy War Saving
Committee in answer to the commune
cation sent to the club in regard to
having a speaker attend the next
meeting of the club mex Monday night
to give an address on War Saving
Plans. The association received a
letter from Private w. p. Dockwell.
who is still in France. He also sent
several publications Of newspapers
from France.
A letter was also received and read
from Private Stanley Soporowskf, who
is in Germany. They both report
good health. The Association has still
fifteen members in the service, twelve
others having received their discharge
and are now among the members
again.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-29
FIT TO Fight" Campaign witt
Start Last Of Next Month

The campaign in this city to stamp
out venereal diseases will begin some
time during the last of next month.
This was decided upon at the meeting
of the clinic committee of the Board
of Health and the subcommittee of
the Board of Trade, held last night in
the East Jersey Club. Property has
been obtained and arrangements are
now under way to establish a clinic at
the city hospital, which will be run in
connection with the hospital.
DIR. Charles /. Silk. president of the
Board of Health, reported that the
Board of Directors of the hospital
would donate the necessary ground on
which a clinic could be built, and
agreed to furnish one-third of the ex-
pense necessary to erect the building.
The two committees are obtaining fig
ures and plans for the building, which
will be a one-story affair about 20 by
40 feet.
Although II is known that h CAM
paign will take place next month, the
exact date will be announced later.
The campaign will open with a big
meeting in the high school auditorium
at which meeting no children under
sixteen years of age will be admitted.
The feature of this meeting will be
the famous motion picture Fit to
Fight"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-29
CLEAN Up WEEK E,
STARTS MAY Is
Annual Event to Allow House
keepers to Rid Selves of AC-
CumuIated Refuse

Cleanup week will start here May
10.
The annual event is to allow house.
keepers to rid themselves of the ac-
cumulated refuse which they are un-
able to dispose of except at that
time. 1t is the time for a houseclean-
ing and the various agencies which
cooperate on cleanup occasions r
planning now for the start of the
drive, which has been postponed
owing to the fact that no 1919 gar
bage contract has been signed and
the old contract expires on May /.
The cleanup campaign includes
the cleaning of cellars, attics, houses
in general, yards, stores and every
street and part of the city itself. 1t
is a general cleaning out of articles
not wanted or distatsteful.
Mayor Dorsey will issue a procla-
nation in a few days covering clean
up week. as has been done in the
past. Alderman Chris Anderson has
promised the cooperation of the gar
bage contractors n the street de-
partment and the Board of Health
took action last week to secure but
tons and advertising circulars to
spread the cleanup gospel through
out the city.
In past years the occasion has been
an unqualified success and 1t Is
thought that this year will see q repe-
|tition of the success.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-29
33ATTENDC CLASS
FOR CITIZENSHIP
Ten Nationalities Represented
at Meeting Held at Library to
Prepare Applicants

The first meeting of the new citi-
|zenship class which will be held twice
a week in the public library was at
tended last night by thirty-three men
DESTROYS Of securing information VAL
liable to them in securing their final
papers. About ten nationalities were
represented and Americanization Sec
rotary Frank w. Henson, who con-
Quoted the class, feels hat the num-
Der will soon increase to seventy-five.
A few of the men who had signed up
for the class did not appear last
night.
These classes are being held so
that the men might be instructed in
civil government, including national,
state and municipal affairs, voting.
politics, taxes and a broader knowl-
edge of what the city offers them.
The men taking these lessons will be
made acquainted with the books in
the library which will be of help to
them along naturalization lines. The
use of the library as a whole Is being
extended to them and if the class
grows too large to manage, a second
similar class will be organized.
This work is being carried on in
conjunction with h meetings for
prospective citizens held every We'd
nesday night in City Hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-29
Victory Loan Workers Meet
Tonight at Headquarters
CONTINUED from page u

impossible to make a man to man
campaign AND secure the results be-
fore now.
Serving as cleaners after the reap
-ers, the various scout troops of the
city will start out tomorrow to secure
all the subscriptions for the Victory
Liberty Loan that the mems commit
tee missed in their canvass of the city
last week. In preparation for this
whirlwind drive of the scouts all
members of all troops are ordered to
assemble at the Board OF Trade rooms
tonight at 7:15 o'clock to receive in
structions concerning their work from
Adrian Lyon, general chairman of
the campaign here.
1t is understood that all restrictions
on districts will be removed tonight
so that workers may solicit subscrip-
tons anywhere.
To each scout or scout official who
sells notes to ten or more i~ndepend-
ent buyers, regardless of the amount,
a war service medal will be given
from the treasury department.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-29
BV star Correspondenr.

By Stof Correspondents.
SOUTH AMBOY, April 29.-The
tax rate for the city for 1919 has been
definitely fixed at S3.S5 on the hun
figure given at s4.15. The reduction
has been approved by William A.
Spencer, OF the country tax board.
Leo ]. Coakley. city solicitor. yes
terday gave the facts and figures on
which the rate is based. The new
figure makes an increase over the 1918
rate of thirty-three points.
The raise is ~occasioned by many
causes. Primarily these are the de-
creas in assessed valuations. the
boost in state school and county tax
rates and losses in personal taxes due
to the explosion of October 4 and the
fact hat many boats onc taxed here
have been removed to other cities.
The state school tax rate has jump
ed S.02256 on the hundred dollars VAL
uation and the county tax rate has
advanced s.0S951, making a total in
crease in those two items of $.1120I
The assessed valuation in 1918 was
S3.176.341 and the figure fixed by the
county board for 1919 is $3.145,451,
or a decrease in assessed valuations
of $3O.S90.
Revenue of $4O.2 200.
In the city budget passed by the
COunCli, the anticipated revenues lot
1919 were given at $40,260. The rail-
road taxes which the county board de-
cided should be taken off the credits
and placed with the debts amounted
to $4,000 leaving anticipated reve-
nues of $26,260. This railroad tax is
for 1918 and is still u the city. never
having been paid. The county board
says it cannot be figured as an asset,
but must be considered a liability.
While the city does not agree with
that fact and it awaiting the pay
ment of the $4,000, it still has ad
vances over the revenues anticipated
that will more than make up for the
loss, if the money Ices not come in.
The anticipated had al
lowed $500 from excise licenses, the
figures based on a three months Ii
cense. But the license fees have been
paid for a full twelve months and the
sum actually received amounts to $13,
600. or a gain of $1,000. Then there
is the franchise ax~figure of $4,000.
as originally figured which has now
actually been paid in, amounting to
$4,000, or an increase Of "a, 700, max
ing a total gain over the figure actually
anticipated of s13.400, or nearly
enough to counterbalance the $4,000
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-29
CITY BRIEFS

Miss Traces Johnson. secretary of
the War Stamp Saving Committee, is
confined to her home by illness.
The Public Service Railway Com
pany is making repairs to their track
over the New York and Long Branch
railroad at the Smith street crossing.
Vehicles are forced to use one-half of
the crossing while the repairs are be-
ing made.
The monthly meeting of the Christ
ian Endeavor Society of the First
Presbyterian church will be held to-
night at 8 o'clock.
The election Of officers of Com
pany d. New Jersey Militia Reserves,
will take place tonight at the high
school. Captain c. C. Hommann and
First Lieutenant stephen Somogyi
are expected to retain their places
There will be drill in connection with
the meeting.
William Hoffner, sergeant-at-
arms of the district court has return
ed home after two weeks vacation
spent in Pennsylvania. He is back to
duty again. John Plat has been the
acting sergeant-at-arms while he was
away.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-29

Troop 8. Boy Scouts of America,
met last night in the basement of the
Baptist church under the leadership
of Scoutmaster Mason and his assist
ant, Cecil Roberts. The Scouts were
INSTRUCTED in various drill formations
and practiced pyramid building on
the vacant lot adjacent to the church.
The books which the troop has coll
lected for the campaign, numbering
about 500, were packed in a trunk
and taken to the library last night.
Keen competition has been manifest
ed in this drive between the various
patrols but it is not known yet which
one collected the most books and
magazines. Plans are already being
formulated for the summer camping
trip and a camp site has been picked
out.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-29
AMBOY TAX RATE
DEFINITELY SET At $685.

that might be lost IL the railroad taxes
are not paid.
Utility Taxes.
In addition to these increased rev
nues there are S4,967 in utility taxes
that credit may be taken for, Mr..
Coakley says and this. with the other
increases. will allow for the original
board. That original budget called
for a tax rate of $685.. but when the
county board took off the S14, 600, the
rate jumped to S4.15.
Mr.. Coakley and City Engineer II.
T. McMichaels said that Mr.. Spencer
had agreed to the figure of 1886 to
Aldermen at Large Daniel J. Delaney
and Mr.. McMichaels and Mr.. Coakley
said that in telephone conversation
with the clerk. the rate had been
verified.
Paving Controversy.
With relation to the Main street
paving controversy. Mr.. Coakley said
that he was awaiting the decision in
n cas- now pending before the Court
of Errors and Appeals before proceed
ing futher. That case is that of
Evans VS. the City of Paterson and has
gained considerable notoriety through
the decision of the supreme court that
the city is not empowered to enter in
to contracts with the county for pub
lie work.
The case. Mr.. Coakley believes is
exactly parallel with the Main street
question wherein the city entered a
contract to pay a part of the cost of
paving and after paying a portion of
that sum found that 1t was illegal
to make the contract and consequent
ly held up payment of the remainder.
Mr.. Coakley likewise differs with
the statement issued last week from
the Office of the county collector at
New Brunswick in which he was call
ed to task for saying the county
should pay railroad taxes and not the
state direct to the municipality. Mr..
CoakIey says That the original tax law
of 1888 n the tax report of the leg
islature of 1918 both specify that the
state shall pay to county collectors
the moneys due their municipalities
that the county collectors shall then
pay the moneys to the separate mu-
inequalities.
Mr.. Coakley says that he believes
that 10 be the law, although the city
collector has told him that heretofore
the. railroad honey has been paid di-
rect from the state comptrollers Of
flee.