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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-10

Throughout his pastorate DR.. Jack
sons ideas and plans for the church
had not met with approval and al
though he had e~ndeavored to arouse
IL from its standing fifty years behind
the times he had been hampered by
those in charge.
At one point in his sermon he
paused a moment and said: "A great
many people here tonight know a
thousand things about me that's not
SO. That's the reason I'm going and
that's true of other ministers too."-
Last Words" was the subject OF
the discourse with which DIR. Jackson
bid his adieu. He took HIS text from
Ephesians. After speaking briefly OF
the life of the writer of this book he
transferred the application to him.
self.
He said the congregation had fail
ed to understand what he was en-
deavoring to do during the past three
years. There was IN application here
that people did not see what they
did not want to see and that IL Ii was
desired to shun a person il was only
necessary to take another street OF
go around the corner.
1t was at this point that DIR. Jack
son referred to the publication of I'M
signed articles. IF I were Mr.. Fried
riCIS anu eullOr Vi II morning Cdll,
Ii l were Mr.. Matthews and editor of
the Press-Guardian, il I were Mr..
Haines and editor of the Evening
News, l would not print in the news
paper any article representing the
convictions of any person that was
not signed with the name of the writ
er.
II have a letter written to me about
the officials in this city. 1 won't read
it to you because il is not signed. 1t
states that there are places OF evil
running in this city and these officials
are receiving money for keeping these
places of vice pen If the man who
wrote it had signed his name to ii he
would go to state prison because he
lies. l don't believe the officials are
here to do their best and not to sell
themselves so that places of this char
.acter can keep open If / wrote that
letter ] would sign my name to it, s.
Trevina jackson.
During the three years that I hav,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-10
SHOULD
ATTRACT MANY
Wonderful Inventions That
Won War" Topic at High
School Tonight

Wonderful Inventions hat Won
the War IS the title of the illus
trated talk to be given by John A,
Dickinson, associate mechanical engi-
neer, bureau of standards at Wash
ington, ID. C., in the high school audi
toriuin tonight at s o'clock.
The meeting is held under the aus
pices of the Board of Trade and is alb
solutely free. 500 of the seats In the
front of the auditorium have been re-
served until 8 O'Clock. and tickets en-
titiing persons to sit in these reserve
seats have been given out, but If they
are not occupied by the stated time,
they will also be thrown open to the
public the same as those in the rear
of the auditorium, which are free to
everyone. 1t is urged that. everyone
make arrangements to be present al
the lecture.
Everyone is interested in the secret
of tho inventions that made the win
ming of the var possible, and among
those to be laid open to The public al
the meeting will be, how the big gun
that bombarded Paris was located and
how submarines were detected be-
meath the sea. The right to show these
pictures ave just been granted by
the war department.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-10
T0TTENVILlE

Mrs. Edwin Clamp. OF Brooklyn
was the guest of her parents here yes
ferday.
clifford Early of the navy is home
for a visit with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. James Early, of Bentley street
Mrs. Nathan Alschuler visited in
Manhattan and Brooklyn yesterday.
nEnSign Charles Lowe who was sta
tionad at Pelham training station has
received his discharge from the SER
vice.
Richmond Rebekah Lodge. Odd
Fellows. met last night at Odd Fell
lows hall.
Work of rebuilding the place ol
Charles p. Blatt at Arthur Kill road
and Main street, hat was badly dam
aged by fire some time ago has been
started, Holga Thrane has the con
tract.
Welcome Council. Daughters of
America. have chasged their meeting
place from knights of Pythias hall Z
Odd Fellows hall. The Tirst session
was held Tuesday night in the new
quarters,
A meeting of the newly organized
xroop Of Boy Scouts will be held to-
morrow night at the South Baptist
church lecture room. Howard Acker-
ly is the scoutmaster of the trocp.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-10
More Speeders Are Fined;
Some Perth AmbOy Men
Ru Sp, cfal bereavement.

# bN NbItfUA COIFcSUDNutH
TDTTENVILLE. April 10.-Motor-
cycle patrolman Maurice Gescheidt
known as the terror to speeders on
Staten Island is continuing his work
of CURLING. those~wn0.try TO hit the
rScN.f spots in passing over the thor
oughfares of The borough of Rich
mand. Fifteen offenders served with
n summons on Sunday were arraign-
cd In court this week n paid fines
after being found guilty.
One speeder from Connection
charged with going at the rate of forty
miles an hour was assessed at the
rate of q dollar a mile when he turn
over $40 to Magistrate Mullen in the
second district court before whom all
were a~rrasgned.
The others who were caught going
at the rate of thirty and thirty-fve
miles and hour through the thickly
populated sections of Stapleton were
fined s25 each. All speeders are given
a warnisg by the magistrate that IL
they are brought before him the cec-
n time they will be subject to doub-
lie the amount of the fine and If they
continue the practice a Jail sentence
will be given.
Three of the offenders were from
Perth Amboy that were found guilty
and fined. They were Joseph Baum
of eos New Brunswick avenue. thirty
miles. $25: George Schultz, las Cor
dor street. thirty-six miles. $25 and
Jacob Weiner, New Brunswick ave-
nue., thirty miles. $s5.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-10
TOMORROW WILL
BE ARbOR DAY
Will be Observed in This City
and State Trees to Be
Planted

This Friday. April II. will be OBJ
served throughout this and many
other states in the northern part of
the country, as Arbor Day. hat day
on which an increased interest is
aroused in the people concerning the
planting OF trees or shrubs for the
purpose of foresting and reforesting
wooded tracts. the quality of t'->ber in
which is not up to standard, o. shad-
ing and beautifying towns and cities.
This day has been appointed by at
most every state in the union, some
even designating il as a legal holiday
and conducting an extensive tree
planting campaign within the twenty
four hours set aside with that object
In view.
1t is the plan of the agricultural de-
partment at Washington this ear to
have special features for Arbor Day
and it has been suggested that every
tree implanted IN the earth be named
after some soldier or sailor who made
the supreme sacrifice in the World
War. This policy has been followed
out by several communities through
out this state and suitable ceremonies
viii be held for such an event. The
state highway commission is now con-
sidering planting a large quantity OF
trees along h state roads and will
carry out the suggestion Of the agri-
culture department in designating
each tree planted by the name of some
soldier in the state who fought his
last fight
Arbor Day was FIRST proposed in this
country by ]. Sterling Morton. late
commissioner OF Agriculture who In
1872 succeeded in inducing Nebraska
which was practically treeless. to set
apart a day on which TO plant trees.
Enthusiasm ran high that year and
over one million trees were placed in
the soil OF that state.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-10
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. William Pollert, OF
Manhattan. have been visiting al
Prince Bay.
Mrs. George Bedell visited in Perth
.Amboy yesterday.
i. w. Bateman is home after sew
eral weeks vacation spent in Panama.
Mrs. William Baker has been WIS.,
iting her daughter in Brooklyn.
Mrs. Sarah Neidlinger. who is al
the head OF the women's police re-
serves on Staten Island, Is on a trip In
the south and west.
c. A. Shea, president of the board
of trustees of st. Marks church, is
the lay delegate to the Laymen's Con-
ference in Newark tomorrow and Ed
win c. Shea, William r. Porter and
Christopher Kain are the committee to
call a new pastor to the church.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-10
SOCIETY HEARS
MRS. MARKHAM
Celebrated Poet Charms Mem
berS of PhiIemons on
Guest Day
BIZ Social corr.,rondent.

~ fScRNfNaINA"
TOTTENVILLE. April 10:-Mrs.
Edwin Markham, OF Westerleigh.
wife OF the celebrated poet, was the
speaker at the monthly guest day of
the Philemon Literary and Historical
Society Yesterday afternoon at the
South Baptist church. Mrs. Mark
ham gave an interesting talk in
which she spoke of the women Of
poetry. She began her subject with
poetry OF Biblical times. giving quo
tations from the women in poetry
then. She then reviewed the Greek
history of poetry during the carly
DAYS and continued her discourse up
10 the present time of the women OF
this country in poetry.
Mrs. Markham spoke for consider
able length on the subject, giving
much of the history of the poets in
this country.
Mrs. r. wv Hilliard. a former presi-
dent OF the society, presided and in
PRODUCED the speaker of the after
noon. The program opened with a
piano duet, q and b number. By Mrs.
Chester Hodge and Miss Ida Ryder.
after which Mrs. Markham spoke.
Following her talk a social time was
held and refreshments were. served.
Mrs blanche Cole vas at the head
of the hospitality committee and Mrs.
George Dow the reception committee.
As tNiS was the ana guest udS VI GAS
season there was a good attendance
of tho members and guests out.
The final program of the season
will be given next Wednesday and
tho report of the nominating commit
tee for officers for the ensuing year
will be given. The annual luncheon
OF the society that will close the sea
son will be held At the New Packer
House in Perth Amboy. Saturday,
Anrff 26 Mrs Fannie Lewis has the
tickets in charge for this affair and
anyone wishing to secure any a see
her. Many were disposed of at the
meeting Yesterday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-10
Tdngle Of Red Tape Causes
WOuld-Be Citizen Much
Trouble Without Results

Despite the fact that the govern
ment is supposed to be doing it's best
to push the Americanization move
ment throughout the country the X
periences of a local Italian, who re-
Gently received his discharge from the
national service, shows something OF
the red tape" which is still forced
upon those DESTROYS Of becoming cit
liens.
Upon receiving his discharge from
the army this man was anxious to Sc
cure his citizenship papers, so de-
clared his intention. He went to New
Brunswick, taking with him two wit
nesses whom he paid the wages they
missed by not working, n at the
county seat was told he must have q
certificate of arrival. /.
The man reported to the night
school here. explained the steps he
had taken and was then assisted In
filling out the necessary certificate.
which was mailed to Washington, ac-
cording to instructions printed on the
back of the certificate.
After waiting about ten days for an
answer a post card was received by
this man from Washington instructing
him to report at a certain address In
New York city. Immediately he Sc
cured two witnesses and went to the
address in New York given him on the
postal. the expenses cost him Owe
$40, not including the loss of his own
time. At h New York address they
declared they had no record OF the
case and advised the man that 1t prob
ably would be taken care OF at New
Brunswick.
He returned to this city and report
ed again at the night school where he
was advised to wait for further in
structions from New Brunswick.
About one week later he received an
other ard from Washington instruct
ing him to report with two witnesses
at a certain place in Philadelphia.
Believing that at last he was to receive
the papers which he had so long de-
sired the man again secured his wit
nesses and was about to board the
train for Philadelphia when stopped
by Royal L. Predmore of the local
night school, who convinced him of
the u~selessness of continuing the
wild goose chase" which his efforts
to become a citizen had led him on.
He Is stili without his much coveted
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-10
Letters From
Local

From ii. G. Jones, First Glass Gum
ner's Mate ON the u. S. s. New
York, Now Stationed in Cuban
Waters.
Dear Mother,
We have just left the bay and are
on our way to sea. We are going to
Trinidad, which u an island of the
coast of Venezuela. and only nine de-
grees above the equator. We are to
have a war game on h way down
and three days liberty when we get
another war game all the way back
until we arrive or Cuba. From there
we will go to New York, where We
will stay for a couple OF weeks; this
includes the whole Atlantic feet
which is with us now.
While lying in port at Cuba we
have q baseball team which goes
ashore every day and plays different
teams from the other ships. We also
have the fastest race boat in the feet.
Last week ! was on q camping trip,
and we had q great time for seven
days. The ship ave us tents. tools
and our chow. They also let us have
guns and fishing lines for amuse-
ments. We took a victrola with us
and believe me we had some time at
the place where we were camping.
1t was about twenty-five miles from
the feet, on a small fresh water 100
wide but real deep. There were a
pair of crocodiles on the opposite side
and when we went in swimming on
one side they would go in on the
other. We had quite some fun with
them.
At night we would borrow ponies
from the Cubans and go riding for
the rest of the night. To get lost In
the woods was fur because all we
had to do was to look at u compass
and start on our way. The chow was
great. We were always in camp for
meals and I do not think that a man
in the party lost out on a single meal.
Well, we have been TO Trinidad and
arc ON our way back now. While
there the sailors bought monkeys.
canary birds, parrots. and to tell the
truth. there are about nifty birds
scattered about the ship. The name
of the city where we were is called
Portaw Spain.
Your son.
HERBERT.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-10
NEW YORK MADE RAT TIGHT
Phrase Means That Enemy Agents and
Spies Were Driven From Great
United States Port.

"Ths port OF New York Is rat
tight" This is the phrase In the YER
nacular Of the e which is going
around the world to every quarter Of
the globe since the customs intelll-
gence bureau was organised In New
York o year ago. Paraphrased In
the speech Of the average American
1t means that It has been impossible
for an allen enemy or Spy. any arti-
Gle Of contraband. or any secret mes
sage or forbidden information that
might benefit the cause OF the enemy.
to come or 20 out Of this port without
being detected by the vigilant eyes
of Uncle Sans guardians. q New York
Pittsburgh dispatch states.
More than rs per cent of the I'm
mense volume OF munition shipments
sent from the United States to Europe
passed through the port Of New York.
whicfAhas been the most important
war port In the world. Moreover. II
has been the main gateway through
which travellers have pissed either In
going to allied or neutral countries Or
coming from such countries to the
United States. Because OF this vol
ume Of travel and traf1e New York
has been the spot from which enemy
agents have worked most assiducusly
to send Information and supplies to
enemy countries. And It IL because
OF these conditions that II has reQui' ed
more force. more determination and
constant scrutiny to afford the protec-
ton which the vast interests centering
here have received.
The best evidence that these con-
ditions have been adequately met IL
found In the motto OF seamen Quotei
above: "New York Is rat tight" II
sums succinctiy the full measure OF
value which has been rendered 10
allied nations by an agency Of the gov
ernment which has worked 30 quietly
here that many citizens ven have not
known Of It's existence. This agency
Is the customs intelligence bureau. or
ganized at the beginning Of last year
by the collector OF the port. Up to
the time that America entered the
great world war persons desiring TO
travel abroad found no trouble In ieav-
ing The United StateA But with the
opening Of the wal the customs
branch Of the government became an
agsncy Of grave tnportnnes
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-10
TOttenyiIIe W. C. I. u. Meets
Tuesday at Baptist Church
Ru speoiai co1respondent.

BIZ Special C~OfTeSpOndent.
TBTTENYILLE. April 10-The an
nuai meeting of the Tottenville Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union
will be held next Tuesday at the
South Baptist church in Main street.
There will be two sessions during the
day commencing at 2:30 o'clock in the
afternoon. Mrs. Ella A. Boole, state
president. will speak in the evening.
The election OF officers will take place
Ia the afternoon session. Mrs. Kate
Nance. president of the union for the
past several years, will preside. There
will be a supper between the after
noon and evening sessions.
Madame Abbie Clarkson Totten will
have charge of the musical program
at both the afternoon and evening
sessiona of the Meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-10

OF course one can hoe down weeds
between rows, but IL the hoe touches
the tiny vegetable plant considerable
injury may result. Especially are on
ions hard to weed. 1t seemed as
though a million things other than
onions grow there, and many's the
backache we harvested clearing our
onion rows.
Keeping the top soil mulched.
which means frequent and thorough
raking and hoeing, helps N keeping
down weeds.
No garden will produce as much
food, or food as good. If it Is allowed
to run to weeds, for the weeds
the soil of both moisture and plant
food, while they too often shade
plants from sunshine, necessary TO tne
growing vegetable.
We found that IL n keeps m
garden free of weeds the first haif
of the season there will be little weed.
ing to do the latter half. So. starr
your wedding early. with the nrst
weed.
(More about my garden tomorrow
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-10
Memorial Hospital Committee
to Meet at Bank Tonight

By Special Correspondent
ToTTENVILLE, April 10:-A
meeting of the executive committee
OF the Memorial Hospital has been
called for tonight at the Tottenville
National Bank for the purpos OF
hearing a report of the committee
named last week TO make a survey
OF the property mentioned suitable
for hospital purposes in the vicinity
of Huguenot Park and Annadaie.
Ernest Dabbs. the architect on the
committed. will submit plans and
figures for the alterations to the
structures at that time. Other busi-
ness is expeced to come up for dis
cussion and a report of other SUBJ
scriptions to the hospital fund will
be made.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-10
My Garden

Wedding is an important garden
work.
I found that weeds did more dam
age in my garden last summer than
wandering chickens, insects or
drought.
The reason was: I didn't start wal
upon weeds early enough.
"Oh, wait until we can tell what's
weed and what's plant" my husband
suggested. And we waited.
That gave the weeds a start, and a
start is all weeds need.
When We did realize that weeds
were crowding u plants we got busy.
BY then the weeds had taken deeper
root, and we had much pulling to do.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-10
Dr.. JdckS0nS Last Words
To Paterson Congregation
As He Resigns His Passionate

DIR. s. Trevena Jackson, a former
pastor of the Simpson ". L. church.
and who had many friends through
out the city during his stay here.
preached his farewell sermon in the
Market Street NJ. r. church in pater-
son, last Sunday night. and Is attend
ing the session of the Newark Con-
ference, now being held at Newark,
where he will be transferred to a
new charge.
The sermon, which was DIR. Jack
Last Words to his congrega-
ton, was filled with feeling and senti-
ment and told of the opposition that
had forced him out of the charge, re-
viewed his failure as pastor Of the
church and praised the city officials.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-10
Jewish Welfare Board Busy
Setting Jobs for Soldiers

The Jewish Welfare Board has
been especially active recently n OBJ
tanning positions for the discharged
men, according to a report just is
sued. Agents OF the board are sent
to all Rehabilitation camps before
the men are discharged and learn
their qualifications In this manner
they have been able to place men
either in their old positions. or in
most cases to have a new position
waiting for them the day they return
to their homes.
In doing this work h board gives
IT'S services to the Federal Labor Blu
reau of the United States. In COM
munities where there Is no govern
ment service the board carries out
the work through Its own agencies.
With other agencies the Jewish
Welfare Board Is giving q series OF
high class entertainment in the
camps. The board staged 546 enter
tainments and 17s theatrical shows.
In addition to entertainments Of va
rious kinds tbs board has distributed
moving pictures machines to all jew
fsh Welfare huts and on warships and
transports.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-10
To Receive Bids for Postal
Station at TOttenNIIe
On SperiaI Coryrspondent.

By Special Correspondent.
TOTENVILLE. April 10.-Bids viii
be received by the post office depart
mont any time between April 80 and
December 1. this year for n postal sta
tion at Tottenville. AS the lease for
the present quarters expire on Dec
ember 1. 1919 IL is necessary for the
government to secure bids for a place
to carry on the business of the de-
partment here. The lease must be
made for a five o rten year contract
and the Office must have 1900 square
feet of floor space.
All bids must be sent Ia A. ]. Lea
ury, postal inspector Hampstead, j.. 1.
The contract must be made for fur
nishing heat. light. water safe or vault
and all necessary furniture and equip
ment for the proper conduct of Of
flee at stated price per annum.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-10
FEAST
TUESDAY, APR. 10
Ceremonies Are Being Planned
Events for Soldiers in
Camps

The Jewish feast of Passover falls
on the 18th day of Nissan. correspond
ing this res with Tuesday, April 18th.
The celebration begins on the eve
ming of April 18th with shutdown. The
manner OF it's observance was deter
mined largely by the biblical ordi-
nences concerning this feast. II is TO
be observed for a period of seven
days. Those who cherish customs
that originated after Bible times Will
keep the feast eight days
The ceremonials are such as are
calculated to bring home the histori-
cal event which the feast comment
vouchsafed 20 Israel after the long
period of oppression endured under
Egyptian tyranny. The eating of un-
leavened bread is enjoined a number
OF times in the biblical regulations
touching the observance of the Pass
owe feast. Unleavened bread is char
acteriZed as the bread of afhiction,"
and is also referred to IN the Bible
as the bread that was unleavened be-
cause of. the enforced hasty departure
from Egypt. In p~ost-biblical times
the desire TO keep the injunc-
tons most scrupulously led the teach
ers of Israel 30 enact laws. such as
the use of special dishes that had been
guarded from contact with leaven and
reserved only for the Passover sea-
SON.
At The Camps.
Each OF the Is, 200 Jewish soldiers
who, IL Is thought. will be in the
camps in this country during Pass
over week. April 1922. will be provid-
cd with five pounds of matzoths. This
Is the result of plans already being
carried out for the distribution of
! 125, 900 pounds of unleavened bread
by the field representative of the Jew
ish Welfare Board in cooperation
with commanding officers al the
camps n the community branch Of
ficers. In addition, following the is
suance Of furloughs by the War De
partment TO the Jewish men, obtained
largely through the efforts enlisted in
| providing home hospitality, public
Seders and housing facilities for the
men who would obtain f~urloughs. The
Board representatives made provisions
| also for the holding of Seders and
other services in the camps.
| While the Welfare Board was en-
Jagged in plans to provide matzoths to
the men in the army, the Navy De-
| partment made public the announce
ment that unleavened bread would be
issued at all shore stations in the
United States for the Jewish men by
the Navy Department itself.
Because the Jewish Welfare Board
has enjoyed such splendid co-opera-
| ton in its preparations for Passover,
it Is now practically assured that
every Jew In the service will be able
to observe in complete accordance
| with the requirements of Jewish ira
ditions the important n beautiful
holiday of Passover.