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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-12
kEASBEY

Armistice Day was observed at the
local school yesterday. No elaboratf
program was carried out. The pupiIs
were dismissed at 1 o'clock.
For their regular weekly meeting
the Camp Fire Girls will meet with
Miss Ro Sale Resi- It her home in
Bay View avenue Thursday night. in
stead of Friday, as usual. Plans will
be f~urthered for the bazaar and play-
let to be held during one of the win
ter months.
h opening night of the. second
annual card tournament held here
under the auspices of Protection Fire
Company No. / will probably take
place at the firehouse on Friday
night. The committee in charge.
composed of Messrs. Jacob Bertram
Alex Holman and Joseph Katrausky,
expect the tourney this year to be
better thar last season. Ten teams
are expected to enter.
Despite the fact that most all of
the militia units in his vicinity have
disbanded. Company b, Militia Re-
serves, under the supervision of Cap
tain Austin Stevenson. is as active as
Many new members have been
taken in during the past few weeks
and target practice is being held at
the range in Woodbridge almost
every Saturday. The company drills
every Thursday night in Rogan's
Hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-12
SOUTH ANBOY'S
NEW BUDGET
ATmiStice Day Dance Held
Honor Luke A. Lovely

SOUTH AMBOY, Nov. I2-Even
the extremely bad weather of last
night could not dampen the spirits of
the young people who ended their
way to st. Mary's hall in the downpour
of rain to celebrate with the ex-ser-
vice men the first anniversary of the
signing of the Armistice. There were
about W hundred couples present.
AS each couple entered the hall
they were presented with a handsome
souvenir program.
The program was made possible
through the support of business men
of this city and Perth Amboy who pur-
chased advertising spaces. 1t was
bound in a heavy brown paper and
bore the seal of the Legion The
first page contained the names of the
officers of the post while directly OPP
posite was the picture of Luke A,
Lovely with the following statement:
II Luke A. Lovely, after whom our
Post was named, the South Amboy
organization of the American Legion
pays loving tribute. one of the first
to answer the call to arms. Luke A.
Lovely, went to France with the Am
erican Engineers. and there was killed
on November 10th, 1917, before Cam
brai. Our post is proud to be named
after the first New Jersey boy to make
the supreme sacrifice in the great
world conf1lct which came to an end
on this day last year. The boys OF
South Amboy who have known him
as a pal and those who were his bud
dies" on the other side, know that
Luke Lovely died as he lived-with a
smile on his face"
Towards the real of the book there
was a page devoted to the memory OF
all the South Amboy men who died In
the service. Luke A. Lovely Post No.
81 honors these young South Amboy-
ans who ave given their lives In the
service of their country. They were
our "buddies." and as such shall al
ways hold a warm place in the hearts
of the comrades whom they have left
behind. We pledge ourselves to pre-
serve their memory and to carry for
ward the principles of justice, free
dom, n democracy for which they
fought" Those who died in service
and to whom this tribute was paid
were Martin Bailey. Edward Christian
sen, Thomas Kerr, Luke A. Lovely,
Frank Lewandowski, Frank Loczek,
Ignatius OlencZak, Peter Pero. John
Render, Charles Smith, George Smith,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-12
BUDGET Of NEWS
FROM KEYPORT
Borough Council Meets Other
Local Happenings
BIZ Special Correspondent.

By Special Correspondent.
KEYPORT, Nov. 1.-THE mayo
and council met in regular session
Monday night.
Clerk Terry read a copy of a COM
m~unication which Councilman Cherry
had forwarded to Dickerman & Eng
lis, the dealers who furnish coal for
the water works. Mr.. Cherry, in his
letter, complained that the company
had not i've up to its agreement in
completing its shipment of coal before
October 1, n in, the reply to this
letter the company stated that. owing
to the strike, it had been unable to do
so, but hat it would resume ship
ments as soon as possible.
Under the present government rul-
ing, municipalities are furnished prior
to local industries and there are 10
tons on hand. The consumption
amounted to about two and one-half
tons per day.
A letter was received and read from
the Long Branch Steamboat Company,
which asked the mayor and council If
a steamboat line could not be estab-
.lished between Keyport and New York.
The mayor referred the cOmmunica-
ton to the Chamber of Commerce.
A communication was e from H.
d. Robbins, Divisional Engineer of the
State Highway Commission. He
stated that the road from the m of
the improved highway leading TO South
Amboy would be completed in the
spring, and as it takes in Front street
lin this borough, he asked that he
might meet with the officials here to
discuss the question. The clerk was
instructed to notify him of the dates
of the regular meetings of the mayor
and council and invite him to be pres
ent.
Clerk Terry stated that. on behalf of
Engineer Crawford he wished to re-
port that malicious mischief vas being
done by someone in mutilating side
walks on Warren street. The matter
was discussed and it was finally moved
that the Borough Council offer a re-
ward IF $25 for the information cad
ing to the arrest and conviction of any
person or persons guilty of detecting
sidewalks and concrete pavements in
the borough.
The mayor and council took up the
question Of requesting the Board of
F~reeholders at its next meeting to ap-
~propriate sufficient funds for the lay
ing of a permanent pavement on the
road from Broad street east
erly toward Keansburg. 1t was also
decided to request the freeholders to
make an appropriation of $500 toward
the maintenance of Maple place from
Broadway to Broad street, his being
q connecting link between two county
roads.
A resolution directing the issuance
of n note for $1,000 to be discounted
at the Keyport Banking Company, was
passed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-12
KEYPORr

The First Presbyterian church
cleared approximately $50 by the rum
mage sale held in the Rapp building
in Friday and Saturday of the past
week.
Miss Margaret Gelhaus entertained
the members of the Far and Near So
ciety of the Reformed church at her
home on Tuesday night. A business
session was followed by a pleasant So
cial hour.
Mrs. Thomas Morrison, who has
been a patient in the Ann May Hos
pital at Spring Lake for the past two
weeks, returned to her parents home
on Main street Monday. Mrs. Morri-
son is greatly improved.
Mrs. Thomas Tilton has been n
tertaining her aunt Mrs. Matilda Voor-
hees of Hazlet. Mrs. voorhees, is
nearly 81 years of age and is still in
excellent health.
Miss Helen Osborn was the guest
of friends at Spring Lake on Monday,
Mrs. Henry Chinery entertained the
members of the Guild of the Reformed
church at her home Tuesday after
noon. A business meeting followed by
| sewing and the serving of a dainty
tea were features of the afternoons
program.
Mrs. M. Lester Terry spent Tues
day in Bradley Beach where she was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. John p.
| Van Kirk.
Rutgers College intends to conduct
a special course in the local high
school, if a sufficient number of pupils
can be secured. The course will in
clude the languages and bench me-
chanics as well as other subjects and
Professor w. E. Bilderback will ex-
plain the courses to those interested.
Rev. John r. Reeves was the guest
of relatives at Asbury Park on Mon
day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-12
Strawberries
ARE IN SEASON
TOttenVlIIe Gardeners Hold Rec
ord for November Crop

BIZ Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, Nov. 12.-Totten-
vile gardeners have not only the repu-
tation of raising the largest squashes
in this section this season but are now
on record of having picked strawber-
ries during the past week. William
Stevens, of As Bentley street went out
into his strawberry patch a few days
ago and picked enough berries for his
supper. On Election day last Tues
day he picked q cup full of the large
juicy berries and the Sunday before he
picked almost a quart. This is the
second crop this season and he says
hat If the weather still remains milo
he expects to pick enough for ms
Thanksgiving dinner, to go along with
his turkey. He has two hundred plants
on his place which he says he gets the
finest berries from in season tina was
ever raised on Staten sland.
Joel Cooley of Sprague avenue, rails
ed the prize squash that has been on
exhibition in Eckofs Bakery window
in Amboy road. 1t weighs 1872 pounds
and is said to have been h largest
ever raised in this section. Another
large squash is now on exhibition In
the window of the Jones bakery at
Amboy road and Yetman avenue h a
weighs $50 pounds. Mis- monster
squash was raised by Samuel w.
Benedict, a foreman in the highway
department of the borough of Rich
mond on his place at Greenridge. The
seed that the squash raised by Mr..
Cooley were presented to him by Mr..
Benedict.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-12
PeddIer Arrested on Charge
Of MansIaughter Yesterday
Bp Special Correspondent,
Nov

81 SDeEfuB correspondents
TOTTENVILLE, Nov. 12-Benetore
Pate. thirty years old. of 1853 Hett ave-
nue. New Dorp, a peddler was arrest
ed at his home yesterday by Acting
Detective Sergeants Detroit and
Schley of the Ninth Branch Detective
Bureau on a charge of m~anslaughter
and for a violation of the motor We
hicle law in running away from the
scene of an accident in that he ran
down and killed Gene Pouy, fifty years
old, of 113 West 18th street, Man
haitian, and sent two of his sons, to
the Staten Island Hospital with each
a broken leg. While Pate denied
knowing anything of the accident the
police are confident that they have the
right man.\
Pate was taken to the first district
court where Magistrate Croak held
him in $4,000 bail for examination
next Monday morning, $1,000 on the
manslaughter charge and $1,000 on
the violation of the motor vehicle law
for leaving the scene of the acciden:
without rendering n assistance. Bail
was furnished and Pate was released
for the examination. Two pieces of
worn by Pouy found on the machine
driven by Pate by the detectives led
to his arrest. The automobile has
been photographed by the police de-
partment photographer. The machine
answers the description of the one
which ran down the family of seven
Sunday night that caused the death
of the father and injured the two
sons. One of the front guards ac-
cording to the police recently bent has
been partly Strengthened out.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-12
A CLEAR COMPLEXION
Ruddy Cheeks Eyes
Most Women Can Have
Says DR.. Edwards, a Well-Known
Ohio Physician

Dr.F.M. Edwards for II years treated
scores of women for liver and bowel all
ments. During these years he gave to
his patients a prescription made of a
few well-known vegetable ingredients
mixed with olive oil, naming them
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets. You will
know them by their olive color.
These tablets are wonder-workers on
the liver and bowels, which cause a
normal action, carrying off the waste
and poisonous matter in ones system.
If you have a pale face, sallow look.
dull eyes, pimples, coated tongue, head
aches, a l~istless, no-good feeling, all out
of sorts, inactive bowels, you take one
of DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets nightly
for a time and note the pleasing results.
Thousands of women and men take
Or. Edwards Olive Tablets-the sue
cessful substitute for calomel-now and
then just to keep them fit. l0c and25c.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-12
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wallace of
Manhattan. visited in Prince Bay yer
the week end.
Claire Costello, of Brooklyn, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Eden Mcdonald Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Wendell, of
Lindell have been visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Forman.
Mrs C. w Reitz, of Great Kills, has
been visiting here
Miss Maryland Nichols, of Bloom
field, N ", has been visiting in
Prince Bay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Perry have re-
turned from a visit in Manhattan.
Mrs. Otto Schmitz, sol and daugh-
ter visited in Manhattan on Sunday.
A meeting of Molly Stark Council,
Daughters of America, was held last
night at Amicitia hall.
DR.. F. w. Schwerd, of Prince Bay,
has begun the erection of a new resi-
dence at Bay View avenue and Am
boy road. Alexander Campbell is the
contractor n builder.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-12
Examination for Carrier

By Special Correspondent.
kE1PORT, Nov. 12:-Assistant
POSTMASTER II. Wyman Birkbeck will
conduct an examination at the loca.
hlgh school on November 22 for a
clerk carrier. At present there are
no substitute clerks for the local pos
Office force. The examination will
include spelling, arithmetic, lettel
Wrltlhg' penmanship, copying from
PLAIN copy and reading addresses.
Applicants for the examination
must be eighteen of age, but
must not have reached their forty.
fifth birthday before the date O
examination. The age limits ar,
waived, however, in cases Of honora
bly, discharged soldiers, sailors anc
marines, Widows of such ana wive,
of injured service men who are mo-
qualified for the examination.
The examination is open to al
citizens of the United States WIN
meet the requirements.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-12
A DISCOVERY THAT
BENEFITS

Two discoveries have added greatly
to I ,man welfare.
In 1885 Newton originated the vac
uum process for condensing milk with
cane sugar to a Semi-liquid form.
In 1888 Horlick at Racine, Wis, dis
cover IL how to reduce milk to a dry
pouder form with extract of matted
grains. Srithom cane sugar.
This product HoRLick named
Matted Milk. (Name since copied
by others.) Its nutritive value,
digestibility and ease of preparation
Thy simply stirring in water and the
fact that it keeps in any climate.
has proved of much value to mankind
as an ideal food-drink from infancy
TO old age.
ssk ser hoRLIcKs -AveId imI.asieas
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-12
MATAWAN

Borough Clerk William A. Rodgers
reports that so far this season he
has issued PA cunning licenses,
which is considerably above the num-
Der issued in previous years. So great
was the demand for cunning licenses
in Monmouth county this year that
not only did the borough clerk run
out. of a supply. but the county clerks
office as well did not have any on
hand and written permits had to be
issued until a new supply could be
printed.
Miss Mae Rogers entertained a
number of friend at a masquerade
party in honor of Mrs. Carl briggs on
Saturday night. Mrs. briggs is soon
to leave for Cleveland, Ohio, to join
her husband. who is now stationed in
that city. The evening was spent in
playing cards. after which refresh
ments were served.
Mrs. Jerry Erwin spent the week
end with her daughter and son-in-
law. Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Dominick.
The cake sale given by the Daugh-
tiers of the Covenant of the First
Baptist church was a great success.
The proceeds were $27. .
Mrs. ]. F. Dominick and Mrs. ].
Erwin were recent visitors in Perth
Amboy
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-12

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saw."-Mrs. SARA SHAW, R. No. l,
Portsmouth, Ohio.
Mrs: Shaw proved the merit of this
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that other suffering women may find
relief as she did.
Women who are suffering as she was
should not drag along from day to day
without giving this famous root and
herb remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound, a trial. For special
advice in regard to such ailments write
to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co, Lynn,
Mass. The result of its forty years
experience is at your service.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-12
Ten Injured When Trolley
Jumps Track on the Island

BIZ Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, Nov. 12--Ten per-
sons were injured, some seriously,
when a trolley car of the Richmond
Light and Railroad Company jumped
the track yesterday morning in front
of the Staten Island Shipbuilding
plant in Richmond %terract, West New
Brighton. The car struck a tree and
turned almost owe 1t vas crowded
with shipyard workers and others.
Three of the passengers were taken
TO st. Vincent hospital and seven
others suffering with minor injuries
went to their homes after being at
tended by DR.. Mcdonald the ambu-
lance surgeon, at the scene of the
wreck.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-12
Joseph 10th Held for Grand
Jury on Assault Charge
BIZ Special Correspondent.
THrNTDNTUIT IL NnI

By Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, Nov. 12-In the
first district court yesterday Magis-
trate Croak held Joseph 10th, forty
years old, of Oak street. Tottenville,
in $1,000 bail to await the action of
the grand jury on a charge of felo-
NOUS assault. 10th is charged with
having stabbed Stephen Koos, fifty
six years old, of Ross avenue, New
Dorp, twice in the head with a knife
during an alteration Sunday night at
his home. The fight is said to have
starte dover a woman when Ell reised
started over a woman hat 10th was
living with that was formerly a house
keeper for Koos when he resided in
Ri hmond Valley. In default Of bail
10th was locked up in the county
Jail at Richmond.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-12
SESSION IN
BOROUGH COURT.
Forfeiture Of Bond Declared In
One Case
Bu stat Correspondent.

BIZ STAFF Correspondent.
METUCHEN, Nov. 12:-Forfeiture
was declared by Recorder Weber last
night of the $40 put up by Joseph
Reno, of New York, as a cash bail
to insure his appearance to answer
a charge of driving his car through
the borough without a tail light.
A fine of 50 and costs was imposed
on Konrad Glockman, of Bound
Brook, as q reminder that in h
future he shall bear in mind the
rules of the road when driving his
auto through the town. While turn
ing the corner at Amboy avenue and
Main street, last Sunday, Glockm2n
turned short in front of the traffic
sign and struck another car, although
no damage was done.
August Peno, a trucker of New
Brunswick, was to have appeared be-
fore the recorder for cutting the
traffic sign" at Main street and Mid
dlesex avenue but failed to put in his
| appearance. Several times this Of
! Tense has been committed by Peno,
and when stopped by an officer a few
days ago for committing the offense
he became very impertinent and re-
fused to show his car and drivers
license. For failure to answer the
summons last might the case was re-
ferred to Commissioner Dill at Tren-
ton.
Parents of two local boys, John
FinseI, fourteen years old, and James
Bonis, fifteen years old, were hailed
before the court for failure to COM
pei their children to attend school
and warned not to let it happen
again. The complaint in both cases
was made by T. j. Van Kirk, princi-
pal of schools, who stated that the
Finsel boy had been absent from
school for the entire term and the
Bonis boy had attended just half of
the sessions.
On advice from the Naval Air
Station at Rockaway Beach, Joseph
f. Maglione has been arrested by
Chief of Police w. B. Hutchinson as
a deserter and Will be returned to
the station today. Maglione enlisted
in the service September % of his
year., and since October % has been
absent from his post.
Numerous complaints have been
made to the police the last few days
of cunning being done in the bor-
ough limits, which is against the law.
In the vicinity of the Edgar school
the practice Is said to be dangerous
and several have just barely missed
being shot by stray bullets. Poultry
has also suffered since the opening
of the game season. several reports
having beer made of chickens found
dead and full Of shot. The police
will be on the alert today and anyone
found shooting In the town will be
arrested and taken before the re-
corder.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-12
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What Lydia E. Pinkham's
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-12

G. B. Mershon, returned to their nome
on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs, Fred Maple, of Tren-
ton, were over Sunday guests with Mr..
and Mrs. II. Lewis.
Mrs. Richard Gluck of Jersey City
is visiting at the home of her father,
Mr.. w. S. Cole.
Mrs. Joseph Wicoff is confined to
her bed for the past week with a bad
cold.
Mrs. Fred Airey of Mt. Holly is
visiting her parests Mr.. and Mrs. Pet
err Hagerty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Walker OF
Marlboro were guests on Sunday WIN
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey S. Dey.
Mrs. T. Townsend of Highland Park
is visiting her sister Mrs. Samuel Per-
rine
Bergen Petty of Philadelphia visit
ed at the home of his grandfather
Disbrow Bergen on Sunday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-12
Ora

Mr. apd Mrs. Arthur Burroughs
and daughter Betty of Montclair were
week n guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carleton Campbell and Mr.. and Mrs.
w. +. Perrine. Mrs. Burroughs and
daughter who have spent the past two
weeks with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-12

The Nationwide Campaign" was
the subject of the sermon at Christ
church Sunday evening when the
Rev. Benjamin d. Dagwell, director
of publicity for the campaign, and
rector of St. Mary's church, Keyport,
preached. The committees for the
distribution of bulletins are at work
and this week bulletin No. 3 is being
delivered.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward O'Connor are
the happy parents of a baby boy.
Yesterday being Armistice Day q
half holiday was held in the local
schools.
Milton Bloodgood has accepted a
position with the Pardee Steel Com
pany of Perth Amboy.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-16
PAVING War Debts.

There Is no Uniform rule Of action
regarding the payment Of war debts.
Some war debts have been entirely
paid of, and others have been greatly
reduced. In 1893. following the Revo-
lutionary war. the public debt Of the
United States was SSO,352.634. It was
reduced year by year until 1912. when
it was 45,2O9,737. During the war OF
1912 It increased till 1915. when 1t was
$127,S34,9 1888. Then followed long
period Of steady yearly reduction till
in 1885 it stood at the nominal. figure
Of 1872. with much more than that
balance in the treasury. Circumstan.
ces brought a long period Of growth in
the public debt till 1886, following the
Civil war, it was $2,773, 236, 173. Since
then there have been periods Of re-
duction and periods Of increase. Dur.
ing the present war the debt has In
creased rapidly.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-16
A CHILD GETS CROSS,
SICK AND FEVERISH
WHEN CONSTIPATED
Look, Mother! If tongue is Coated
Clean Little Liver and
-" Bowels.

If your little ones tongue is coat
ed, it is sure sign the stomach, liver
and bowels need a gentle, thorough
cleansing at once. When your child
is cross, peevish, istless, pale, doesn't
sleep, eat or act naturally; if breath
is bad, stomach sour, system full of
cold, throat sore, or if feverish, give
a teaspoonful of california Syrup
Of Figs" and in a few hours all the
clogged-up, constipated waste, sour
bile and undigested food will gently
move out of the bowels, and you have
a well, playful child again.
Sick children needn't be coaxed to
take this harmless "fruit laxative.
Millions Of mothers keep it handy be.
cause they know its action on the
stomach, liver and bowels is prompt
and sure. They also known little
given today saves a sick child to-
morrow.
Ask you druggist for a bottle of
california Syrup Of Figs" which
contains directions for babies, chill.
dren Of all ages and for grown-ups
plainlyon the bottle. Beware of
counterfeits sold here. Get the gen.
uine made by California Fig Syrup
Company"