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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-29
Interest In Factory Welfare
Work By Board of Trade

Many of the plants are already
planning great improvements for
their men. such as dining rooms, club
rooms and other modern entertain
ment features. Manufacturers learn
ed long ago that it is far cheaper to
protect their men from injury and
death than it is to let him run
chances Of being killed or injured and
for this reason have employed safety
experts to keep their plants in the
safest possible condition.
The work of the committee will be
largely educational and the questions
are asked so that the committee may
in~telligently plan what work Is need
ed to be lone in the future. The
next meeting of the committee will
be held on Tuesday. February 4.
when they will go further into the
work,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-29

In order to learn exactly just how
much welfare work Is being done in
the factories of this city and vicinity
the Welfare and Factory Safety COM
mittee of the Board of Trade is TAX
Ing the matter up with each plant
and questioning them as to just what
they have accomplished in the enter
tainment and welfare Of their men
as well az supplying the plant with
safety equipment.
The questions being asked are: Are
you a member of the National Safety
Council. whose address is the CONT
mental and Commercial Bank build
ing. Chicago? Are you now employ
ing a manager who devotes all, or
part, of his time to welfare work?
What special work are you undertake
Ing? Any suggestions?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-29
Y. M. C. A. DormitOry Men Enjoy
Supper, Speeches and Singing

The first dormitory mems supper
to be held at the Y. NJ. C. A this year,
took place last night, about forty men
attending. Following the serving of
a hot roast beef supper at GAS o'clock
former Judge Adrian Lyon ave an
interesting talk on the life of Theo-
dore Roosevelt. General Secretary
Walter ii. War; said a few words to
the men in which he told them of his
desire to have suab a gathering and
supper monthly among the dormitory
men. Following a talk by Rev. Will
liam H. Bawden the men adjourned
to the lobby where they enjoyed sing
irg some of the popular war songs
under the leadership of Mr.. Kramer,
of New York.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-29
COMING TO MAJESTIC

Brand new from cover to cover,
like n best seller fresh from the press
is the promise made for the AL Reeves
Big Beauty Show, which comes to the
Majestic Theatre for performances on
Monday, matinee and evening. Full
of zippy songs including all the latest
jingly melodies of New York's latest
hits, replete with new laugh provok-
ing comedy bits. packed with innum-
cradle vaudeville sp~eclalties and aided
and abetted by q chorus of "a girls
who sing and dance, are the claims
mada in advance for the production.
This season marks the 27th th-. Al
Reeves, the original "Give Me Credit
Boys" Comedian as the principal com
edian OF his own organization pro-
duced under his personal direction and
he promises n show that will measure
to the standard OF his previous
efforts which have always been en-
and laugh provoking. In
there is the added bit of pep
In the readyent of MI. Reeves him.
self in his old banjo song specially
which he is reviving after ten years.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-29
To Give Minstrel Show

About twenty-four young ladies,
members of the Daughters of Isabella.
will hold a minstrel tomorrow night
in the knights of Columbus room at
S:15 o'clock for the members and
friends only. A small admission fee
will be charged and this money will
go into the associations charity fund.
The affair has beeS under the di-
rection of Miss Alice Bird. Miss Catt-
crime CROSBY will act as interlocutrix
and the Misses Alice Bird, Mary
Lewis, Catherine OBrien and Viola
Steiner will act as end women. Fol-
lowing the minstrel dancing will be
enioyed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-29
Insurgents Fail TO Hold Up
Choice of Reed for Treasurer

TRENTON, n n 29:-"Insurgent'
Republican state senators yesterday
attempted to hold up the conference
of the Republican members of the
assembly and senate when they met
to confer on their candidate for state
treasurer. Although William r. Read,
of Camden, was made the unanimous
choice of the caucus to be elected
by the joint session of the legislature,
which Is Republican on Joint ballot
by a majority OF eight, Senators Wells
OF Burlington, and Hammond, of
Mercer, objected to pledging the
members of the caucus at this time
on the ground that County Clerk
Harry l.. Knight, OF pr5 'stou had
Il candidate, and
Eiso because the House of Assembly
has not vet been organized.
The attitude of Wells and Ham
mond provoked n longer session. but
failed to impress the caucus favora-
bly,, with the result that Read vas
made the unanimous choice for re-
election.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-29
l1ustrtouy Family,

In tracing the g~enealogy Of a New
England family that came from Eng.
land in 1884. Merton T. Goodrich re-
ports to the Journal Of Heredity that
- per cent Of this mans male descend
ants have held public Office. OF his
seven sons. FIVE OF them held town of
Gees. Many OF the female descend
ants were teachers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-29
s. MEN To
STAY IN FRANCE
Some to Wed French Girls 49,
Others See Good Business
Possibilities There
Ry Associated Press.

PARIS, Tuesday, Jan. 28:-At
least 100000 Americans now in the
army will remain in France, accord
ing to a statement made by a promi-
nent member of the American army
in Paris and quoted by the press to-
day. The majority viii remain, it is
said, because they wish to marry
French women and the rest because
they are charmed with French life
and see great opportunities here for
American energy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-29

have been appraised by the govern
ment.
If the settler chooses a piece of gov
eminent land, he does business direct
with the government. If the land he
prefers is privately owned, the gov
eminent seeks to secur ii for him at
the price fixed by its own appraisers.
If the private owner refuses and
sticks for a higher price, the govern
ment says:
Keep your idle land, but your taxes
on il hereafter will be upon the yalua-
tion you yourself have set"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-29
No German Food for U. S.

BIZ Associated Presa-
COBLENZ, Tuesday, Jan. 2S:-A
new order has been issued by head
quarters prohibiting American mess
officers from buying any food from
Germans, with the exception of cab
bage and a few other vegetables. This
is to reach any contention which nay
be made by The Germans as to food
supply.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-29
ADD new JINGLE
TO penny PURSE
War Tax Coins to Have
Companionship Of New
Carfare Disks.

Triple-stitched pockets may become
mandatory in Washington.
To the weighty plague of pennies is
soon to be added 100000 metal tokens
with which the Washington Railway
ana Electric Company and Capital
- cjion Company will supplant the
paper car tickets now in use.
The virtue of these tokens, which
are about the size of a dime. is that
they are indestructible and easily
handled by conductors. Their draw
back is that they may impart an un-
due sense of opulence by mingling
with the already superabundant cop
pcrs.
They are certain to be hauled forth
with coins to pay for purchases and
conversely must be sorted from a
handful of chicken-feed when pedes-
tTians become fares.
In the center of the tokens is carved
a Wv" and on the rim Wash. Ry. &
E. Co." and cap. Trac. Co." They
will be sold four for a quarter. The
first shipment has been received.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-29
Give ''MESS|AH"
FOR FOUNDL|NCS
Oratorlo at Central High
Opens Tonight to Pro-
vide Milk Fund.

Due 10 the demand for seats for
The Messiah" tonight at the Cen
tral High School Auditorium. C.. II
Ensilsh. director of the Community
service. has called on the Billy
sunday tshers Association" to take
charge of the handling of the crowd
The oratorio j. to be given for tie
beneht of the Milk Fund of the
rounding Hospital The ushers who
handled the throncs at Liberty Hut
have become famous and they are
sui ready to answer calls on emer
Sencles according to Director EnslisS
Inc oratorio will be conducted hv
otto T. Simon and Community Ser
vice singers will render the solos,
lhey are: Margaret Holt Beulah Har-
per Dunwoody. Leopold Glusha X.
TOLLS Edison Davenny. with Geor -
II. wilson at the piano and Edith Il.
Athey at the organ
tomorrow night the National Com
munlty chorus. cooperating with the
community centers of the public
schools will give a big music pro-
gram at Central High School A
christmas tree will be provided by
department stores whose star singers
VIII have part ON the program. To-
morrow afternoon the last matinee
Tor children will be given by the
Chlldren' Educational Theater =,
community Service Club No at Us
tenth street northwest. Mrs. Susie
Root Rhodes has charge Of the pro-
gram for the Fairgrounds children.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-29
JAPS DISAGREE
ABOUT SIBERIA
Divergent Opinions Ex.
pressed as to Future
Course in Russia.

Public opinion in Japan on the aues-
ton of dispatching reinforcements 10
Siberia is divided. according TO unof-
fetal advices from Tokyo yesterday.
quoting the japanese press. Accord
ing to the Asah. Gen. Panaka,
minister OF war. and his supporters
are of the opinion that:
Peace in siberia east Of the
BalkaI must be maintained by Japan
single-handed, if need be. as the with
drawaI of the japanese troops at the
present moment will have the effect
of intensifying the chaos in siberia
and of jeopardizing the lives and in
tereSts of japanese; secondly. the un-
settled state of affairs in Siberia will
most probably affect Manchuria and
Mongo and prove a great blow TO
Japan. which is not self-applying in
the matter of foodstuffs and other
supplies: thirdly the rampan"r Of
Bolshevism in Siberia will unfavor-
ably affect the people in Japan and
especially those in Korea, where the
people are in disturbed condition"
The opponents OF the proposed pol
icy advocated by the war minister. as
also in the Asahi. hold
that:
France and Great Britain have al
ready declared their decision to dis
continue their interference in Russia.
while America is also in favor of re-
framing from interference in internal
affairs of Russia and declares that
her interest in Siberia should he linn
tied to the guarding of the railways.
Under these circumstances it would
he inadvisable for Janan to hold to
her present policy and it would be de-
sirablc 10 effect the withdrawal of
troops now in Siberia by leaving small
contingents at such places as Nladi-
vostok for the protection of Japanese
interests"
The Washington herald., 1919-12-29
*. OF C.SANTA
TO D. C. ORPHANS
Wife Of Secretary Daniels
Makes Address at Con-
zaga Entertainment.

The orphans of the District were
entertained yesterday afternoon at
Gonzaga College Hall with a Christ
mas party under the auspices Of
Washington Chapter. knights Of CO.
lumbus. The hall was filled when
Francis p. Sheehy. chairman of the
chapter. welcomed the little ones with
d short talk.
Several reels of motion nictures
were shown. These were followed nv
several song numbers by Miss Agnes
"helan. Michael d. Schaefer, State
deputy of the District. introduced
Mrs. Josephus Daniels. wife of the
secretary of the Navy as the mother
OF the occasion, who delivered a
Christmas talk.
behnls Connell. impersonating Sam
Ia Claus. made his appearance at this
Juncture to the joy of the children.
lie called on several who delivered
christmas songs and recitations.
santa Claus then distributed a we'll
hlIed stocking of candy. fruit and a
present to each child. Several punils
OF Miss Estelle Murray's danced the
Highland fling. which was followed
by solo dance by Miss wannaII
Arthur Farquar entertained with a
ventrlloquist number. The Boy Scout
Band played.
The entertainment closed with all
singing the Star Spangled Banner.
The Washington Railway and EIec-
tric Company donated the cars used
In transporting the children from the
various institutions.
The committee in charge was COM
posed of Francis p. Sheehy. NJ. d
Schaefer. ]. Spreckelmyer, c. w.
Aughinbaugh. F. Mccain. ]. King. NJ.
J. Racioppi and NJ. ]. McAuliffe. as
sisted by the following women: Mrs.
James a. Sullivan. Mrs. McAulirre.
Mrs. Dolan, Mrs. Howe. Mrs. VII. r.
Mrs. Aughinbaugh. Mrs. King and the
Misses Trodden, Aughinbaugh and
Fitzgerald.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-29
SMOKING ROOM IN WOMENS
CITY CLUB BRINGS PROTEST
Plan Announced by Directors. Brings Opposi-
tion from w. c. T. U. lead Feminine
+ Cop Chief Says LET EN- Puff

Vigorous opposition will meet the
plan of the board of directors Of the
women's City Club here to set aside
a smoking room for women members
In their new clubhouse at % Jackson
place.
The most vigorous opponent of any
attempt to permit smoking will be
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union, Mrs. Emma s. Shelton. presi-
dent.
Mrs. Shelton declared she was "sim.
ply amazed when she learned that
the plan was under consideration.
Mrs. Shelton is a member of the club
but recently has been detached from
its activities.
Will Ask Investigation.
She said the matter would be inves-
tigated by the w. c. T. u. and that
IL it was proposed to introduce smok-
ing. she would urge a formal protest
against IT to the board of directors.
The proposal to equip a smoking room
will be discussed at the next meeting
of the directors of the w. c. T. L..
she said. Then the protest will be
formulated.
Mrs. Court F. Wood. former pres
The Washington herald., 1919-12-29
COMPENSATION FOR DISABLED
YANKS INCREASED BY LAW
Insurance Payable at Death Either in Lump
Sum or in Thirty-six Monthly Install
ments, Under Sweet Amendment.

For the benefit of the 1900. coo vet
Grams of the world war. the United
states War Risk Bureau yesterday
issued a statement showing changes
favorable to the soldiers. sailors and
Marines made by the Sweet amend
ment to the War Risk Insurance act.
The Sweet amendment. which be-
came a law December 4. greatly in
creases the rate OF compensation for
disability and makes il possible for
United States government life (con-
Vcrted) insurance TO be paid at death
either in lump sum or in INSTALL
ments for thirty-six months or more,
at the option of the insured
The new law provides that war
term insurance or United States gov
eminent life tconverted) insurance
policies may be made payable to any
or the following list of beneficiaries:
Parent. grandparent, step-parent.
parent through adoption,wife or hus-
oand. child. grandchild, step-child
adopted child, brother, sister, half
brother. half-sister. brother through
adoption. sister through adoption.
step-brother. step-sister. uncle, aunt,
nephew. niece. brother-in-law, sister
ln-law; person who has stood in the
relation of parent to the insured for a
period OF one year or more prior to
the insured's enlistment or induction
the children of such parent, parent
grandparent. step-parent, or parent
through adoption of the insured's wife
or husband
Rates of Increase.
Increases in the rates Of compen-
sation for temporary total disabiI-
lty made by the Sweet amendment,
as compared to the former act, are
shown as follows:
Temporary Total Disability-With
neither wife nor child, war risk act
$50, as amended $50; with wife but
no child, war risk act $45, as amend
ed $50; with wife and one child,
war risk act $55. as amended S95:
with wife and two children, war
risk act S65; as amended 500; with
wife and three or more children,
war risk act SIS, as amended 800;
with no wife but one child. war risk
act $40, as amended 800; with no
wife but two children, war risk act
$50. as cmended ss5; with no wife
but thre.: children, war risk act $50,
as amended 800; with no wife but
four children, war risk act $50, as
amended s105.
Under the new law there is an
allowance to a man temporarily to-
tally disabled. and with no wife liv-
ing. of IS additional for each child
The Washington herald., 1919-12-29

tocratic ''purps" have taken the
count in the esteem of erstwhile
dog-lovers. For Christmas brought.
with its myriad joys. oodIes of gloom
for CANNES. Many sought and found
other more fashionable pets. the
rabbit being the leading favorite.
One Washington distributor of
furry pets has made it known that
he had a veritable run on rabbits
for Christmas presents. many we'll
known pet lobbyists being buyers.
This dealer also reported the sale
of a bear, a deer and a snake for
Christmas gifts; while birds, as usual
the loquacious parrot ever the
more popular-went into the pack
of the jocund Kris Kringle.
A Chicago dealer recently gave
the trade" a jolt by announcing
the sale of a gigantic boa constric-
tor for a Christmas gift.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-29
Sues Husband of His
Former Wife for S25,00U

Trenton. n. j.. Dec. 2S.-Claiming
that Milton Sickles had alienated the
affections of his wife, Daniel E. San
ford a house painter. has filed a suit
in Mercer Court here for the recovery
of $500 from Sickle despite the fact
that that the latter married the
woman following a divorce obtained
by Sanford last spring.
It is claimed by Sanford that be-
cause of Sicckles his wife would not
live with him. The present Mrs.
Sickles has been married three times
and was a winsome widow when she
conquered Sanford.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-29

ident of the District Federation of
women's Clubs. condemned the
movement on the grounds Of un-
cleanliness and extravaganza.
Il think the question of ethics or
morals is not at all involved" she
declared. But. in general, smoking
is unwomanly and is to be recon-
mended neither for cleanliness nor
thriftiness.
Majority Against 1t. She Says.
Il am sure the majority of the
federation would be against such
an innovation, as would the MEM
bers of the Women's City Club, were
the question put to a vote. I am
a member of the club. but have been
too busy to attend any gatherings
there and SO know nothing of smok-
ing in the clubrooms."
An opposite view was voiced by
Mrs. Nina c. Van Wrinkle, head of
the women's bureau of the police
department. Il believe in letting
women do as they please" she said
IF they want to smoke. let them
do so. I do not smoke because i
don't like it."
The Washington herald., 1919-12-29
DEATHS REPORTED

Robert Lee Shreve. 81 years. 7D 18th St ne.
Nanstte B. Greenebaum. 6. 215l I7th st. nv
Thelma A. Noryeli. 9, $40 Pa ave- NV.
k6nnett H. Donohue, 10. 1874 2nd st. NV.
John II. Ellis. g. Kendall House, 18th st. I'd
Virginia |Corse s5s Prord. Hospt.
Margaret z Sohns. g. i347 End st. nv.
Margaret Il Trusier, q. l73 Greg. st. NV
Mary McA. Gilman, "A. 1906 18th t. NV
Sophia Sehwint, 70. Provd Hospt
Ella Holland. 81, Proyd. Hospt.
Eugene K. Dawson, -. lgl N. J. are nv.
Marietta Thomas. days. Homeo. Hospt.
Eliza Brown. 70. rs It. w.
Fannie Bonds. 10. Freedmens Hospt.
John L. Wood, Il. s26 3rd st. sw.
Laura Thomas. 8. Freedmens Hospt
John Hunt. 90. bD Clifton st. NV.
samuel Brook4 v mos. ~ 1th st N.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-29
BIRTHS REPORTED.

Herbert and Nola B. Webster, girl.
Lewis Z. and Marie A. Thomas, girl.
August NJ. and Mary l.. Tolzman, boy.
Roland and Mary Louise Steiner, girl
Andrew c. and Violet A. Schade. girl.
Theodore and Julia A. Riley, girl.
John +. and Margaret NJ Mewshaw, girl
Dennis F. and Mary NJ. Manning. hoy.
Richard d. and Clara Latimer, girl.
Alfred NJ. and Elizabeth +. King, girl
Charles +. and Carrie f. Hcrold, girl.
Donald VI. and Louise ID. Earll, girl.
Oscar +. and Hazel Z. Beall, girl
Daniel and Hope Andreac. boy.
John r. and Frances u. Williams, girl.
Richard and Catherine Tompkins, hoy.
Charles and Elizabeth Henson, girl
T. W. and Lillian Curtis, girl
The Washington herald., 1919-12-29
J. B. Neviaser Named Head
OF District Herzl CIub

John b. Neviaser was reelected
president of the Herzl Club of WASH
ington. the Districts leading inter-
mediate Zionist organization, at its
semi-annual election of officers, in
the rooms Of the Young Mems He
brew Association. Eleventh street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, yes
terday afternoon.
Other officers elected were: David
Yurow, vice president; Leon Katz,
secretary: Meyer Yoelson treasurer.
and Irving Garfinkle. sergeant-at-
arms.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-29
Seeks to Adopt Wife's
Child by First Husband

New York, Dec. 2S-Desiring to
adopt i-year-old Alice X. Davis Harry
l.. Burrage obtained from the Surro-
gates Court an order citing William
a. Davis, the child's father, to show
cause why the court should not COM
ply wit hthe wishes of Burrage.
Burrage in his petition says that the
girls mother. Mabel A. Burrage, OBJ
tanned AZ divorce from Davis and mar
ried the petitioner on October IA last.
The custody of the child was awarded
TO It's mother and resides with her
and her stepfather,
The Washington herald., 1919-12-29

in excess of one, without limit as
to number.
The extra allowance for depende :. I
mother or dependent father, or both.
is $40 each.
As to total and permanent dis
ability the statement says:
Under the war risk insurance act
the same scale applied for total and
permanent disability as for tempo
rary total disability. A distfnct ion
is made beween the two in the Sweet
amendment Under the latter the
compensation monthly for total and
permanent disability is 800.
''Note-ta) Under the new amend
ment. if the disabled person is so
helpless as to be in constant need
of a nurse or attendant. an addi-
tional allowance, is provided, in the
discretion of the director, of not ex-
ceeding $50.
No Additional Allowance.
Under the War Risk Insurance Act
the same provision was effective, ex-
cept that a man receiving 500 per
month las outlined ip (b) below could
not be given an additional allowance.
'tb) Both under the War Risk In
surance Act and under the Sweet
amendment. compensation for the loss
of both feet or both hands or the
sight Of both eyes. or for becoming
helpless and permanently bedridden.
is 800
I'm addition. the Sweet amendment
provides that compensation for the
loss of one foot and one hand. or one
foot and the sight OF one eye, or one
hand and the sight of one eye, shall
be 500.
THE Sweet amendment provides
that each of the impairments men,
toned in (b) shall be deemed to be
total. permanent disability.
"(c) The Sweet amendment provides
that for double. total permanent dis
ability the rate of compensation shall
be $780,"
As to partial disability the statement
says:
Partial Disability.
THE Sweet amendment provides: ::
If and while the disability is rated
as partial and temporary, the
monthly compensation shall be a
percentage of the compensation that
would be payable for - to-
tai and temporary disability, equal
to the degree Of tn reduction in
earning capacity resulting from the
disability. .
IF and while the disability is
rated as partial and permanent, the
monthly compensation shall be a
percentage of the compensation that
would be payable for to-
tai and permanent disability equal
to the degree of the reduction in
earning capacity 8 resulting from
the disability ."
"Note-In no case is compensation
payable for a reduction in earning
capacity rated at less than 10 per
cent"
The Washington herald., 1919-12-29
LOCAL. TENIPFRArIrpY

Midnight. q; a. m, .; a. m. S;ea m.
=; a. IN, g; 10 a. IN, 81; Il noon, Is; p,
m, IL; p. m. n; n m, p; s n m n
Highest. a.; lowest. q
Relative humidity-S a. m, IS: D. m. s.;
5 p. m, g. Rainfall Is p. m. to n m.
trace. Hours Of sunshine. o6 Per cent Of nos.
sible sunshine, 6
The Washington herald., 1919-12-29
Handles Blind Preacher.

London. England An "Old Con-
temptible. who preached recently
at Bedford Park Church, lost his
sight and had both hands blown of
as the result of the blowing up a
trench barricade while he was in,
France
The Washington herald., 1919-12-29
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW
District Of Columbia. Maryland, virrini.
Delaware and New Jersey-Partly cloudy and
colder today; tomorrow cloudy; moderate north
to northwest winds
The Washington herald., 1919-12-29
Services in Saloon?

London. England-The authorities
of st. Georges Roman Catholic
Cathedral. Southwark, have acquir-
ed a public house in the neighbor-
hood. which will be used in the fu-
ture for religious purposes