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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-07
kIajestics Here Monday

udJtSticS mere MOIlu1N
There is a bit of sporting blood
in every family and the way it finds
vent will be demonstrated by Flor
ence Bennett and Paul Cunningham
in a clever quarrel" sence during the
progress of the Majestics entertain
ment at the Majestic theatre next
Monday, matinee and night. The
tide of verbal argument flows back
and forth between this supposed hus-
band and wife in riotously funny con-
fab, and the end of 1t all is an effec-
tive scene where they make up" in
tuneful and dance them
selves away with the family row"
forgotten in a flood of harmony and
waves of graceful terpsichore. The
quarrel" idea is oddly introduced
effective intervals in the Majestic's
entertainment.
At the Strand
Mary Kirk, poor but beautiful,
would have Saen saved great suffering
I'M misery If she had not yielded to
the urging of her sister, Louise, in
Borrowed Clothes" the charming
six-reel Lois Weber production at the
Strand theatre today and tomorrow
with Mildred Harris in the leading
role.
Louise was a manicurist, whose
contact with society women had in
stilled in her a longing to bask in
the radiance of the %opulence which
dominated her customers. Therefore,
when she noticed that George Wes-
ton, the unmarried partner of the
firm for which Mary worked as a
salesgirl, was in love with Mary and
wanted to marry her, she (Louise)
persuaded Mary to accept him, point
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-07
BOARD
APPROVES BILLS
In Favor of Proposed U. S. Ed
ucationaI Measure and State
Tenure of Office Act

Senate Bill No. 1887, providing for
an annual appropriation of 500, OOO,-
700 by the government toS aid and
assist states in conducting certain
types of educational work which most
vitality concern national welfare, was
board last night. This subject was
brought to the attention Of the board
by, s.. e. Shull, superintendent of
schools.
A bill concerning tenure of office
for teachers, before the state legisla-
ture, was considered favorably by the
board n the secretary was author
lied to write to the Middlesex sem
ator and assemblymen informing them
OF the boards action and asking them
TO use their influence to bring about
the passage of the measure. If the
bill is passed, incompetent teachers
may be discharged by a three-fourths
vote of the board of education, with
n approval of the county or city su-
perintendent, after six months notice.
A communication was received from
Glenworth Sturgis, commandant of
the high school cadets. requesting the
board to purchase insignia and sew
eral belts to complete the equipment
of the battalion. 1t is estimated that
the cost would be 500. The matter
was referred to the chairman of the
military committee.
h resignation of Lillian Kennedy,
lnStructreSS in the domestic science
and art department of the high
school, was rendered to the board and
was accepted. The appointment OF
Agnes Deegan, Sara Blatt and Esther
Widerstrom, as teachers, were ap-
proved, as was also a recommendation
of Nellie Campbell, as teacher in the
cooking department of the high
school.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-07

ing out that such q marriage would
bring wealth and social prominence
to the Kirk family.
"Satan Junior" at Ditmas
Satan Junior" Is the latest Metro
play to add to the long line of suc-
DANA This play, which is the feature
at tf5 Ditmas today and tomorrow,
is an original story OF spontaneous
and hearty comedy which brings out
to great advantage the versatile tai
ents of this little star.
The story is that Of a spoiled child
of luxury who Is as perverse as a
young kitten and who takes a keen
delight in tormenting and be-devil-
ing the man she loves.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-07
NEW SPRING
Dress Ginghams 29c yd.

Over 100 pieces to choose from, large
plaids, small plaids, checks and stripe
patterns, all 'fast colors' and full 81
inches wide.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-07

Come see them. Made of good quail
ity nainsook trimmed with pretty lace
of excellent quality, all siezs while the,
last.
Evening star., 1919-11-26

The passing of the oldtime livery
stable to give place to the INVASION
of the garage has brought great ols-
appointment to Gen. Isaac K. Sner-
wood the oldest member of Congress,
and has forced him to give up during
the sessions of Congress what mas
been his chief pleasure since the civil
war, in which he was conspicuous
figure.
Gen. Sherwood's one predominating
passion is for the horse. He has the
distinction of having owned ana
driven more fast horses than any gen
tleman driver in the entire country.
For years he has been notable nsure
in Washington. driving pair OF nhe
horses.
When the House adjourned ne wei
coined the vacation like chlld, pc
cause it gave him the opportunity u
return to Toledo. Ohio, and again IN
dulge in his favorite pastime OF drlH
ing. He has an unusually wen
matched pair-Judith Wilkes. with
record of 2.12A. and Lady Lightfoot'
with record of 2.17.
Cen Sherwood wanted to bring
them to the National Capital at the
beginning of the special session JUST
closed, but could find no stable within
many blocks of his hotel The sta
bles where he had boarded them
previously for many years have been
replaced by garages. If he can hnd
a suitable stable he will bring them
here before the regular session starts.
December but he has about given
up hope.
Evening star., 1919-11-26

been occupied. The other family
houses will be occupied as soon as
completed. and it is hoped to have
the schoolhouse equipped for the next
term.
Twenty-Five family houses, a res
taurant and three bunk houses taken
over from the contractors have been
put into service. The new post office
is in operation. Contract has been
let for the erection of eighty four
additional houses; some of these will
be placed on CORVALLIS Neck, as a be-
ginning for colored settlement.
These facilities, Admiral Earl says,
have added much to the contentment
of the station personnel and are of
great service in attracting a higher
class of labor to the plant.
Evening star., 1919-11-26
"TRUTH IN ADVERTISING"
Committee is NAMED

The Washington Advertising Cluo
met Yesterday in the Ebbltt house
and made plans for the formation OF
"truth in advertising committee,
whose duty would be to .investlgate
complaints of false and misleading
Advertising and take such steps as
might be necessary to correct such
abuses. The committee will be com,
nosed of five members, to be selecteo
tv the club president, Harold II. Levi
from experienced advertisers. A week.
iy bulletin will be issued telling OF
cases Investigated and giving other
Information A paid secretary VIII be
hired to work with the committee.
A special committee appointed al
a meeting of the executive board SUD
mitted the report leading to the for
nation of the committee ito drive in
accuracies out of advertising. The
snecial committee was composed OF
Joseph A. BerberisP !Achairman; Harry
w. Hahn, Ernest c. Hastings and
George " Ostermayer. a.
Walter B. Wright, director of the
vigilance committee of the Baltimore
Advertising club told of the, develop
ment of the work in that city. Robert
Isbell was appointed chairman of the
publicity committee of the local club.
Evening star., 1919-11-26
$4,000 OF INSTRUMENTS
LOANED NAVY RETURNED
Admiral Hoogewerff Of Observa-
tory Says 800 Held Because Of
No Marks Showing Donors.

Rear Admiral j. A. Hoogewerff, su-
perintendent of the United States
Naval Observatory, has reported to
the Navy Department that $4,000
binoculars, telescopes. spy glasses and
navigation instruments loaned to the
Navy for the period of the war have
been returned to their donors and that
many more will be similarly returned
as various warships holding such in
struments arrive in the United States
and return them to the observatory.
He says there are about 500 such
instruments still at the observatory
without any marks of Identification
of their donors. Thirty-two thousand
engraved certificates have been is
sued, the superintendent says, OK
pressing the appreciation Of the Navy
Department to those who responded
to the call of Assistant Secretary
Franklin D. Roosevelt early in the war
for the loan of these instruments and
thereby supplied "eyes for the Navy"
Evening star., 1919-11-26
THEIR HUMAN SIDE
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

toners, but does a tremendous mail
order business. The presiding genius
is j. NJ. Mckee, who has been working
for Uncle Sam in the Capitol for
thirty-six years. He came here first
as a page in 1888.
In this store there are more than
million volumes in stock. There
are forty men at work, engaged most
ly in wrapping books and in putting
documents in envelopes for the MALL
This is the House folding room. So
called, which sends out each year an
innumerable number of copies of
$4,000 speeches. The average number
of books sent out is between 100000
and 100000 ALI documents are sent
there from the government printing
office unwrapped and these are put in
envelopes and sealed in the sub
Capitol catacombs. The folding room
is now getting out these documents
at the rate of about a million a month,
and this is an off year in politics.
Next year. for the presidential cam
paign, the folding room will have its
work multiplied many times.
Evening star., 1919-11-26
GOOD FLOUR, FAIR
PRICE IS j. s. AIM
Grain Corporation Promises
Article Which Will Be Pure
Wheat Product.

Washington housewives will have
an opportunity in the near future TO
s.rr:,ase a pure wheat flour, pertect-
II e.: ritinus ard of satisfactory duai-
50. a.. not as white as the highly sepa'
1SS.ed fGurS for which they are now pay
ms ad~an:ed prices.
According to statement received
here today from julius H Barnes,
federal wheat director. whose head
quarters are in New York, this flour
will be placed in the retail stores OF
large eastern cities under the trade
name United States Grain Corpora
tion standard pure wheat hour.
I'VE want to see if, on sound busl-
ness basis and allowing the proper
trade handling margins through the
established facilities of wholesalers
and retailers. this -four can be Of
fered to the consumer in such man
ner that the economical house"l1e
can make a saving If she so DESIRES
Mr.. Barnes statement reads.
Eve shall have this flour generally
In the retail trade within the next
three weeks. 1 have no forecast 10
wake as to whether it is accepted for
general consumption, but at least
the opportunity will be there
Wheat Advanced 166 Per Cent.
Mr. Barnes states that wheat ad
yancea l66 per cent from the lever VI
Iaf9 TO June 1919. In the same pc
VII cd
-fonr-handled by the wholesale,
advanced III per cent and the finished
product handled by the baker-oreau
Jumped "A per cent
The elimination of import res',le nc
tion will probably attract my Ia
I-nited States Canadian wheat anu
1yhaat -four" Mr. Barnes writes Ihe
Elimination of export and import EN-
bargnes on wheat and wheat products
viii tend to reform the broken inter
national trade connections; ana .neS
connections must be. step oy stsp, a.
isweo caTFy 10 the iu burden of international
,erca 49, when the United States
Grain Corporation finishes its ofhGlai Gs
mission next spring or summer: me
onn0rtunity to gradually reconstIuct
RS is exceedingly desirable in view
of ete the great difficulties. of present
ocean transport and international
finance"
Evening star., 1919-11-26
.$8,711,937 RED CROSS
AID SINCE FEBRUARY
Organizations Announcement
Gives Review of Work for Fam
lilies of Soldiers and Sailors.

Financial assistance totaling $S,T11.
937 has been extended since last Feb
ruary to families of soldiers and
sailors, according to the latest an
nouncement as to the home service ac-
tivities of the American Red Cross.
Benefiting by this assistance in the
month of August alone were 36o.241
families, it is stated, or more than
double the number helped in August,
1918. 1t is further shown that the ex-
tension of home service for the bereht
of persons other than soldiers and
sailors families, as part Of the peace
progrom of the Red Cross. is progress
ing rapidly, 652 home service sections
having already applied for authority
to extend, with 359 being given per-
mission. after a study of the needs of
their communities.
The Red Cross, through it's local or
Evening star., 1919-11-26
DINNER TO J. H. R0SSETER
BY SHIPPING BOARD MEN

Tribute to John H. Rosseter. retM<
ing director of operations of the
United States Shipping Board. was
paid last night by lis of his former
associates. at testimonial dinner
given at the Shoreham.
Maj. John H. Cushing. who succeeds
Mr.. Rosseter, presided. Addresses
lauding the work of the retiring di-
rector, were made by John Barton
Payne. J. A. Donald. NJ. ]. Gillen. Capt
I. N. Hibberd, f. E. Palen and Maj
Cushing. At the conclusion of the
speeches Mr.. Rosseter was presented
with a handsome gold watch by his
associates
Evening star., 1919-11-26
Grand Jury Condemns Dances.

JACKSON, Miss. November 26-The
'shimmy" the camel walk" the
cheek dance" and similar dances
haze been branded by the Kinds
county grand jury as vulgar, i'm
report. declaring that they are preva-
lent in Jackson. They urged fathers
and mothers Of Jackson to take steps
for the suppression Of the dances.
Evening star., 1919-11-26
INDIAN HEAD CONDITIONS
ATTRACT SKILLED MEN
Rear Admiral Earl Reports Change
Produced by New Facilities
and Better Housing.

Living and working conditions at
the big naval proving plant at Indian
Head, Md, have been much improved
of late years by reason of new rail-
road facilities. new factories, dwelling
houses, etc, according to Rear Ad-
miralS Ralph Earl. chief of naval ord
nance, in a report to the Navy De-
partment.
The housing project of the United
States Housing Corporation, which in
cluded 100 family houses. three dor
mitories and schoolhouse, is near
ing completion, and the dormit1ries
and forty of the family houses nave
Evening star., 1919-11-26
Answered 214 Roll Calls.

Representative Box, democrat. of
Texas and Representative Ricketts,,
of Ohio were tied for at
tendance record in the special ses-
sion of Congress just closed. Each
answered every one of the PA roll
calls This is a very unusual dis
tinction. 1t takes at least forty min
utes to make the roll call, so that
this procedure occupied more than
126 hours. or fully twenty-one work.
ing days out of the six months season.
Evening star., 1919-11-26

ganizations, is now engaged in deter
mining whether all discharged service
men, and particularly disabled ones.
have availed themselves of all the
various forms of assistance offered by
home service. Each home service sec
ton has list, and is keeping a rec
ord of developments in each mans
case.
Evening star., 1919-11-26
TURKEY AND BABY PIG
GO TO WOMEN DANCERS

Adjudged the best dancer of her
sex at the Thanksgiving ball of Kali
lipolis Grotto Band and Drill Corps,
Mrs. j. M. Mcqueen was last night
presented with a. Stwenty-pound tur-
key at the Willard Hotel. Mrs. H. E.
Smith received second honors and was
awarded a baby Berkshire pig.
More than 200 couples attended the
Grotto dance, which was informal,
and there was much competition for
the two prizes. Monarch Charles D.
Shackelford was master OF cere-
monies and was assisted by Charles
E. Stevens and P. Boss.
Evening star., 1919-11-26
Prof. W. G. Kilvington Dead,

LOUISVILLE, KY, November go
Prof. w. c. kilvington Of Nashville,
Tenn, widely known architect and
founder of industrial schools for chill
dren in many states. has died here
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
William c. Brown. Pneumonia caused
his death.
Evening star., 1919-11-26
DECORATED HERO RETIRED.
Col. Hiram I. Bearss Holds Croix
de Guerre and D. S. C.

Col. Hiram l. Bearss of the Marine
Corps, decorated with the croix de
guerre with palm and the distin-
in action in France, has been placed
on the retired list on account of dis
ability incident to the service.
Evening star., 1919-11-26

There are number of men in the
House who have made notable records
as athletes in their college days, in
GLIDING Dan Reed, who was captain
of a Cornell eleven. and Jim Gallivan
who won fame as a pitcher and boxer
at Harvard. Close search of the con-
gressional biography, however, gives
Representative Parrish the distinc-
ton of being the only member whose
athletic fame is therein written. 1t
says that he was captain of the
foot ball and track teams (while TAX
ing a seven years finishing-off course
at the University of TeXas) and was
awarded numerous medals for sue
cessful work in those fields"
Evening star., 1919-11-26
Very Little Joy in "Joy."

Representative Lucian w. Parrish of
Texas was runner-up in the House
attendance contest He missed only
one roll-call. Mr.. Parrish was born in
a little town named Joy. but he found
it a misnomer during his adolescent
years, for in his biography he records
an anathema against "the hardships
of the frontier life" and against "the
severe droughts incident to the early
days of this section"
Evening star., 1919-11-26

Don't stay out and say "They ought
to do it." Come in and say I'VE will
do it." Join the District of Columbia
organized citizenship today.
Evening star., 1919-11-26
Murder Trial Postponed.

RICHMOND. Va, November 90
Trial of the case of Joseph S. Will
liams. charged with wife murder, has
been postponed to December Is.
Evening star., 1919-11-26
House Folding Room.

There's book store in the National
Capitol that has few counter GUS
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-04-18

Council of Jewish Women Notes.
The Child Study Glass of the Council
of Jewish Women will hold the final
meeting on Tuesday, April %. The class
will assemble at the Temple House at
2:30 in the afternoon for it's annual cleo
ton, after which it will adjourn to the
Audubon headquarters on 36th and 18th
avenues south, where Miss Frances M.
Smith will speak on "Birds." This will
be followed by an excursion into the
woods for bird hunt. The afternoon
will close with a social half hour at the
home of Mrs. Arthur Brin, 1854 Lake
of the Isles boulevard.
The Bible Study class will meet on Sat-
urday at IL o'clock Immediately after
services at the Temple House.
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5548
Entertaining.

Mrs. David K. Goldblum, 1926 Oliver
avenue north, was hostess to ten guests
on Wednesday afternoon last in compli-
ment to Mrs. Marion Baernstein-Be
man, who just returned from an extended
western trip.
Mrs. O. S. Weingarten, 1855 Lyndale
avenue south, entertained at a surprise
dancing party in honor of her daughter,
Josephine, on Saturday evening, April
5. at the Calhoun Commercial club. There
were fourteen couples. A buffet supper
was served. Carnations and roses were
used for the favor dances.
The M. S. T. club entertained it's men,
bers on Sunday, April Is, at an Orpheum
theatre party and dinner at the Sochu
Inn.
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"EVERYTHING."

"HAvE YOU GOT THEM?" What?
Your tickets for Everything" the Ner
Tamid clubs big show at the Metropoli-
tan, Sunday afternoon, April 9th. Do
not forget that exchange of seats starts
Tuesday, April 22d, so be sure you have
your tickets when the rush starts.
Space does not permit naming all the
numbers or all Of the cast, in which there
are eighty-fve people.
In the big "CarnivaT specialties galore
are promised-and some Of the leads are
taken by Maybelle Greenberg, Sarah Sus-
hansky, Rose Rivkin, Sybil Frindell, Da-
vid Smilowitch, Berdina Gearheart, Lena
Schwartz Greenberg, Eva wager and
Florence Gallagher, the last three appear
ing in solo dance numbers.
The cast of "Cinderella" includes Adele
Miller as Cinderella" Harry Greenberg
as "The Prince" David Smilowitch as
"The King" Mrs. Kamman, Florence
Brown Eynich and Shirley Gale as the
Mother and Daughters" In the clever
sketch, "a Game of Three" Florence
Schulman, Edith Maslon and Wilfred
Wolfson constitute the cast.
More and still more numbers. And ac-
cording to the committee in charge you
will be delighted with "The Twentieth
Century Girls" Max Shalett in ''The Mad
Music Master" Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Stein
in "The Herd Girls Dream" and Mr..
Albert Ulis in song numbers.
Department of Social Service at Talmud
TOrah.
Assistant Superintendent of Schools
Professor w. F. Webster will deliver an
address on Friday evening, April 10Th, at
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-04-18
April 10, 1919.

8:15 sharp, on "The Value of An Educa-
ton" The public is cordially invited.
The only demand made by the Social
Service department is that the audience
shall be there on time.
The lecture last week by Professor
Siegerfoos on Pasteur, was admirable
and received most earnest attention on
the part of most interested audience.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-04-18
THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD
Adath Yeshurun Notes.

Friday evening, April Is, Rabbi Matt
will preach on "Watching Through the
Night" On Sunday evening (Shevii shell
Pessch), his topic will be "The Jews
Secret" Tuesday morning at 1920,
Yizkor, Rabbi Matt will preach on "The
Women Who Saved U.s."
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Births.

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Goldsmith (nee
Stella Metzger), of New York City, an
nounce the birth Of son on Monday,
April IA.
Our Boys In and Out the Service.
Mr.. Max Meshbesher, who was with
the 257 Aero Squadron, arrived last week
on the Arizona. He is expected home
this week from Camp Grant, ILL.,, after OBJ
tanning his honorable discharge.
Mr.. Max Dworsky returned this week
from Camp Grant, ILL.,, where he secured
his honorable discharge.
Mr.. Samuel Frisch who is stationed
on the U. S. S. Virginia, which recently
returned from France is spending the
Passover holidays with his grandmother,
Mrs. Hannah Frisch of New York City.
Mr.. Nathan Strimling, who was an
aviation gunner at the Great Lakes Ma
val Training station, has secured his
honorable discharge and returned to his
home, II Highland Place.
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Boxes Taken for Ner Tamid Production,
"Eyerything."

Among those who have taken boxes for
the Ner Tamid production "Everything,"
which is to be given on Sunday afternoon
April ~, at the Metropolitan theatre, for
the benefit Of the Community Center of
the Talmud Torah are, Mr.. and Mrs. Da-
vid Simon, Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Robit-
shek, Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Bearman, Mr..
and Mrs. David K. Goldblum, Mr. and
Mrs. Alexander Berman, and DR.. and
Mrs. George J. Gordon.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-01-30
THE NEW WAR SAVING STAMPS

The new 1919 series Of war savings
have been on sale at the Hope post
office since January LIST, and the
'baby bonds" Of this Issue promise to
prove fully as popular as those of last
year. War savings stamps sell at
$4.12 during this month and reach
maturity in January, 192i.paying
nearly 4 1-3 per cent interest. Hold
ers of war stavings stamps are eau
toned not to put 1919 stamps on
1918 certificates and stamps OF the
1918 series must not be pasted on
1919 certificates. The new stamps
are of a light blue color and bear :hc
picture of Benjamin Franklin, the
apostle of thrift. They are about
one half the size of the stamps issued
last year. The same thrift stamps
are used as those sold during 1918.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-01-30
"LEIsuRE PERlLs FIGHTERS
Library Chief Says Books Keep Yank
Soldiers Out Of Trouble
Overseas.

New York.-Declaring that the
"leisure hour of the American over.
seas is the hour Of greatest moral
peril" and that good reading does
much to keep lonely soldiers straight,
DR.. NJ. l.. Rainey, field manager of the
American Library association. has re-
ported to the New York state branch
how soldiers. sailors and social work
ers have been provided with good read
ing matter. Doctor Rainey snid that
in ten months the association has es-
tablished ~ libraries for the army
and stocked them with 100000 books
and 2,O00,000 magazines, all Of which
had been contributed. The working
force consisted Of 318 persons. onel
third Of whom served without pay.