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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-11
BUILDING BOOM
IN WOODBRIDGE
Many Houses to Be Erected in
the Township, it is
Reported
Bp Specinl Correspondent.

WOODBRIDGE, April IA big
building boom Is on here in full swing.
Many new houses are to be construct
ed this spring and summer n al
ready most of them have been spoken
for by prospective residents who are
DESTROYS of securing housing facilities
here.
Rumors to the foregoing effect have
spread rapidly all over the township
and 1t would seem that the reports
have a sound foundation since it has
been ascertained that six new houses
are to be erected Immediately on the
ground at the r. of Grove and
Under avenues. which was purchased
recently by Frank Il. Durham from
Mrs. Arthur Monelt. 1t is not known
yet just when the work on these new
buildings will be started, but 1t is ex-
pected hat ground will be broken in
the latter part of this month.
The report which has circulated
concerning the new building project
has not yet increased the value Of
real estate any here, but it Is thought
that real estate will also take a big
jump, since land on which to place
the houses will be in demand.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-11
High School Notes

-Arbor Day exercises were held in
the auditorium yesterday afternoon
and Professor Glenwarth Sturgis
head of the science department, gave
q short talk ON the history of the day
dating back to 1872 when it was
started in Nebrasca. Mr.. Sturgis en-
umerated the various uses of trees in
the commercial world today and de-
clared that good timber was one OF
the most valuable assest of the coun-
try.
Edgar H. Kieinhans. principal of
the high school. read a letter from
Miss Alice b. Sterling who recently
resigned from her duties as instruct
ress in the high school to take up
teaching in the Fairfield High school
at Fairfield, Conn.
Senior speaking was omitted al
the chapel exercises yesterday.
Members of the cadet battalion
distributed posters of the Victory Lib
erty Loan to the various stores and
factories in the city yesterday after
noon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-11
new RIFLE RANCE
At SOUTH AMBOY
Elimination Contests Being
Held by Company F, State
Militia Reserve
By ssecsol Correspondenf.

SOUTH AMBOY, April 11-Com-
pany +, of the Third Battalion of the
New Jersey State Militia of this city,
recently opened their new rifle range
which is located in the basement of
the armory at the corner of First and
Stockton streets.
The range. which is fifty and sew
enty-five feet long, is Of the latest
type with the trolley" system where
by the targets can be brought back
to the firing line where h shooter
can ascertain his percentage, and then
have the old target replaced with n
new one, and forwarded back to its
position. thus doing away with the
man formerly required to stand at the
target.
The entire range is in darkness,
with the exception OF the target.
which is lit up with electric light.
as Is the shooting support.
Fred Bloodgood was named sharp
shooter last year, while Marcus Pc
terson attained the distinction of
marksman. Many others are striving
for good averages this year. Elimi-
nation contests are taking place now.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-11
Former Kaiser's Royal Joke
Is Recently Disclosed
tAssooiated Press Correspondenoe.)

(Associated Press Correspondence.)
LODON, March 29.-The imperial
Of former Kaiser Wilhelm.
an example of his royal jokes and the
stolid servility with which his Of
hcers endured them in prewa times
was disclosed recently in an article by
Johannes Fischart in the German
publication WELTBUEHNE.
In July, 1901, relates Fischart, the
emperor was on board the crusier
Nymphe to watch the yacht races of
the KEEL regatta. In one of the in
tervals he went into the captains
deckcabin to sign some state papers.
I~nterrupting his work Of ~appending
his signature to the documents placed
before him one after the other by Ad-
miral Won Tirpitz, the Kaiser remark
ed to another admiral standing near:
'-Tirpitz is a bore with his documents,
I should prefer a glass of cham
payne"
"At your service, Majesty" replied
the other admiral. who rushed head
long to bring a glass of champagne.
which he handed to his monarch with
a low bow.
Wilhelm drank half the glass, then
went on to the bridge. beneath which
were General Won Hahnke and the Of
-ncers Of his bgillant suite. "Hah-
~-shc7teu the Emperor. you
<WVuiu IKE SOME cnaInpdBne toss diie
Is the general turned his face up
wards to reply. Wilhelm poured the
remainder of his own glass owe Gen.
eral Hahnke. Majesty is too gra-
cious,'' was General Hahnke's maEly
retort to this insult. while the remain
ing officers OF the imperial suite roar
ed with laughter at the imperial joke.
Wilhelm returned in b~oisterously
good humor to the deckcabin and de-
manded something to eat. The atten-
tive admiral rushed to fetch some
caviar sandwiches. Taking n of
these sandwiches. Wilhelm removed
the butter and the caviar with his
forefinger. which he then licked
clean. and emerging N more upon
the bridge shouted: "Hahnke. you
would like some caviar sandwiches I
am sure" As General Hahnke look
ed up to murmur his thanks. Wilhelm
threw the remnant of bread in his
ace. Again General Hahnke, with a
courtly bow replied: Majesty is too
gracious"
This was a typical scene. says Herr
Fischart.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-11
ASK FOR LARGER
APPROPRIATION
Supt. Willis and Director Parsil
Before Freeholders in Voca-
tional School Plea
BIZ ston correspondent.

o. 0N0H COFTC1WONQCNNs
NEW BRUNSWICK, April I'LL,
Brewster Willis, superintendent OF
county schools; Clifford E. Parsil, di-
rector of county vocational schools,
and Douglass Fischer of the county
school board, appeared before the
freeholders yesterday to see what, If
anything. could be done towards in
~creasing the appropriation for the pro-
posed vocational school here. The
original appropriation for this work
was SIS, 600, and vas based on an es-
innate given by contracting concerns
less than q year ago. The lowest bid
rendered last week, at the time bids
were advertised to be opened, was
nearly $4,000 higher than the
amount which had been appropriated
by the board of freeholders.
The extreme advance in estimated
cost, as pointed out by Mr.. Parsil, was
the greatly increased cost of labor.
The labor item is aid to be between
seventy-five and eighty per cent of the
estimate. AS "a brought out at the
hearing, labor costs will I've much
higher after the first of next month.
The educators believe that 1t will be
very undesirable and I'm fact iiaprac-
tical to attempt to revise the plans
in order to lower costs. as the plans
and specifications have been thorough
iy studied and gone owe by those
who are acquainted with the require
ments. These plans which were ap-
proved by the state school board with
out change, contain the requirements
of the Federal Board of Vocational
Education.
No action was taken on this mat
ter yesterday, but the school board of
estimate will hold a meeting This week
and prepare a resolution asking for
$40. 900 additional. A special meeting
of the board of freeholders may be
held early next week to take action on
the matter.
The two lowest bidders, who sent in
proposals last week will be requested
to hold open proposals for another
week, in order hat the necessary
funds may be raised.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-11
New Renderina Of old Some.

A young lady at a New Years party
was asked to sing. She complied, and
this is what her audience made out
of the song: Mid playsure sand pal
aces. tho beam a roame. be 1t averse
oh wum bull. there snow play sly
comb !"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-11
Meet With Mrs. WaIIing
BY Special Correspondent.

By Special Correspondent.
WOODBRIDGE, April 11:-The
Missionary Society of the Presbyteri-
an church met at the home of Mrs.
b. b. Walling in High street Wednes-
day afternoon. Mrs. Walling was
assisted in entertaining by Mrs. o. p.
Butterwik.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-11
Parent Teachers TO Meet


By Special Correspondent.
WOODBRIDGE. April 11.3The
Barron Avenue Association win hold
its regular meeting Monday afternoon
at 3.45. A delightful program has
been arranged. Mrs. l. v. Buschman
will sing. Mrs. Cseppe and her Or
chestra will furnish three numbers.
a Butterfly Dance" and w. II. Nc
Nair win give a talk on his work.
Also important business Is to be
transacted.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-07-11
OPINIONS OF MY OWN
r.3sa, By Claudio Cap6.
BY Claudio Cap6.
Congress should not
delay legislation in the
matter Of F e d era |
ON AMERICANIZATION

,saas assistance for public
education all over the American nation, of which the is
land of Porto Rico constitutes Territory Recently the
press the Continent discovered to the American people
the fact that in several Of the southern states among
them New Mexico and Arizona, there thousands of
Americans unable to read and write and whose means Of
expression not English but Spanish Exactly the same
thing happens in Porto Rico and of it is matter
of primary necessity to correct this evil early as posi-
bic. n
To teach person how to read is to put him or her in
the right track for sound thinking In case it is safe
to assert that anti-Amercan propaganda will never
amount to anything if the needed impulse given to ed
cation here and enough schools established where
true American ideals and ideas insed in the young
people, at the right time The antAmercan appeals only
to the Ignorant let the Porto Rican boys and girls read
the true history of the United States IN THE ENGLISH
LANGUAGE let them have good understanding of the
free institutions of America and laugh at the nsdious
campaign carried in quarters nmical to the in
terests Of the United States and of Porto Rico
America has lately spent countless millions in advert
isng herself in foreign lands Governmental and private
enterprises are doing tremendous efforts in far away
countries trying to spread amercanism and propagatng
the American spirit the world But charity begins
at home and right in continental United States and in
Porto Rico there is plenty of opportunity for americana
zato work Of the right Sort and of the kind that pays
the best since the benefit will go to American citizens
let those millions for schools come posi-
ble g.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-07-11

i the Republican leadership to make
mistakes, for this is certainly a
serious mistake from standpoint.
The Senator from Arkansas and
the Senator from Arizona have
said that this was a summarizing
of the bill. / have observed, Mr..
President, that a number of bills
at this session have had a very
difficult time passing through the
submarine zone of the cOnferees,
and this is one of them. / think it
is about time to find out whether
the Senate is to have anything to
say, about these bills or whether
they are to be determined by two
or three conferees, now two con-
ferees from the Republican side
and one from the Democratic
side. Republican standpat lea
dership cantake the responsibility
flor the situation.
While the vote to restore the
100000 item for the Employment
Service was not on roll call, the
vice president announced that it
was almost unanimous, only two
or three Senators having voted in
the negative. The action of both
houses in voting this fund for the
Employment Service is considered
significant as forecasting favira-
BILE action on the Kenyon-Nola
bin, now under consideration by
the point labor committees of both
houses, for the establishment of a
permanent federal employment
bureau.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-07-11
Lears Germans may gain Sea Prestige

may very she in which she sought to extend
position make her coher sphere of shipping influence
petition felt within shortly negotiating for the control Of
time shpyards in neutral countries.
Developments the sSome instances of this were cited
ming of the armsce Indicate thatrecnty by the British pnbca
Germany actually did dution The Syren and Shipping
ring the period not far fromwhich stated:
gross that the Negoaons have been taking
creates part this composedplace for the acquisition OF
of steel cargocarres Dutch yard by the Hamburg
"Records of the Germanscherowner Wilhelm Hemsoth We
LLOYD thhaye already reported thenove
country weeks gimen found yard at Re-
output 194eby in Sweden backed by Ger
1917 inclusive money and under German
ships aggregatng 100000 technical direction In the Baltic
ha Germany during provinces of Russia and in Fin
eye land similar efforts being
after-war trade is shown by thede'.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-07-11
.oman's Labor Bureau and Fedora
Employment Service Retained

ported. In the House the opposi-
ton consisted of parliamentary
distractions interposed by Re
preventative Blanton of Texas,
who has persisted for weeks in
a lone-hand attack upon the ex-
isting Employment Service, and,
failing in all previous efforts,
finally attempted to have the
House instruct it's conferences to
eliminate the Employment Ser
vice item. His motion was defeat
ed by vote of 1SS to 1.
In the Senate, which by almost
unanimous vote had substituted
100000 for the 100000 reported
by the Senate Appropriation Com
mittee, the conference report of
100000 was sharply attacked by
Senator Robinson of Arkansas,
author of the 100000 amend
ment, and by Senator Kenyon Of
Iowa, author of the per ling bill
for a permanent employment sery-
ice. Senator Kenyon,> Senator
I4aFollette, and other Progressive
Republicans, and Senators Robin
son of Arkansas and Ashurst of
Arizona on the Democratic side
were out paken in their criticism
of the conferees' report as an
example of submarine methods"
by the majority leadership.
Il think the action of the CON
ferees 0 nthis natter, said Sena-
tor Keyon in the course of the
debate ON the Senate floor, ''ilus-
trates the abundant capacity of
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-07-11
Disabled Soldiers Finds
Work Great Fun

Washington, July A stoop
sh0uldered man leaning ON crut-
ches came into the Offices of the
Federal Board for Vocational Edu
cation one morning, and looking
around the room asked if this
was the place where the soldiers
who had been hurt in the war
could find something to do? The
agent of the Board asked him to
sit down, and told him the plan
that the Government had for help
ing the handicapped men of the
army, navy and marine who had
been disabled in the service so
that they might keep on with an
active life.
II reckon it was in service al
right, the stoop shouldered one
said, laying his crutches by the
chair, cat Belleau Wood. Lord,
what a day.. He let his hands
drop listlessly between his knees,
and turning his eyes to the adj
wiser, he said, "WeH, how are you
goin' to help me? | have lost my
left leg, and / have about two
dollars in my pocket, and nowhere
to get more. / never had a decent
job in my life. l don't know how
to do anything special, and ]
don't care what it is you give me
to do, just so its some something.
He paused a minute, and smiled
"a little II go a kid now''.
The adviser talked to him for a
hit, and tried to discover just
what this man could do. He had
held odd jobs here and there, but
none lead to anything definite. He
wasn't any more interested in
auto mechanics than in street
sweeping, or in gardening than
|clerking. He sat there listlessly
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-07-11

looking at his hands, and left it
to the adviser to decide. Every
now and then he slowly turned
a strange ring he had ON his fing-
er.
The adviser felt rather dashed.
He couldn't get, a lead from this
mans silence, and to get his con-
fidence he asked to see the ring.
The man took it off and handed it
to him. His face suddenly amin
ated. Il made that" he said.
''Hammered it out of silver my
self, and engraved those figures
on the outside. Nothing but some
playin' of mine, he added depre-
ciatingly. The adviser looked at
the ring carefully. 1t was well
done, with certain look about
the engraving that gave him an
Idea.
"How would you like to learn
engraving, and get good position
in it?"
"Doin' this? Say, this ain't
work, It's just play, and nobody
pays you for haviT a geod time,
do they?"
"Lets have a try at it., suggest
ed the adviser, and see what hap
pens.
The Federal Board sent the man
to learn engraving, and in few
months he was the best of all the
workers in the jewelry store where
he was employed.
He had walked up, and is enthus-
iastic about his work, only, he al
way says Its not work. This
is fun. Well, your work always
is when you have found the right
vocation. That's what the Fede-
raj Board is doing for the disabled
soldiers.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-07-11
GERMANY
Noske Arrests Communists

: Z D..
Berlin.-"B Bloodhound" Noske,
the German minister of defense,
who is a member of the Scheide-
nlann-Socialist Party, has issued
the following decree for the
arrest of Spartacides.
s'In accordance with the Law
of December A, 1916, proclaim
ing martial law for the mainten-
'ance of the safety of the state,
"a command for the arrest of the
German citizen (name follows)
lis herewith proclaimed. The
person admits that he is a mem
Der of the Communist Party
(Spartacides), through which
for some time the public order
land safety have been endanger-
led, and which aims at the over
throw of the administration. Be
cause of this it has come to
blows, resulting in bloodshed,
with the Government troops,
and it has also indulged in steal
ing and plundering.
whether the individual ina
me follows) is personally guilty
Iof these facts need not be taken
into consideration. It is also i'm
material why he is a member Of
| the Communist Party. Because
of present conditions there exists
against all it's members the sus-
Epicion that they are guilty of
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-07-11
iFrom The New York Zines

If shipping plans for the next
five years, which Germany is SUI
pposed to harbor, succeed they will
piece her third in maritime mer-
chant power, according to Henry
G. Wiltbank, in The RuddeP. Mr..
Wiltbank says that Germany's
dockyards are rumored to have
been surprisingly busy even du-
ring the war, and that she 6
maintaining a big merchant feet
under neutral flags, He also as
serts that German technical SUI
pervision and capital are evident
in the management of Neutral
Shipyards.
''That Germany will try to come
back is as certain as that she will
come back unless cooperative in
termational action is taken to, pre-
vent her return to her old power
and old methods" says Mr.. Wilt
bank. ''The fact that she is prac-
tically without merchant tonnage
today is no guarantee of her
helplesseness for the future Nor
lis the frequently cited point that
her shipyards must build for the
allied nations for years to come
warrant that she can secure no
seagoing tonnage for her own use.
at is only within the very re
tcent past that the world has begun
to learn of what developed in Ger
many in connection with German
shipping during the war period.
The tale of what happened behind
the mask of secrecy thrown upon
Its maritime affairs by Teutonism
lis still far from complete. Ora
dually, however, the story is being
Ipieced together and each sucessi-
We development is a blow at the
contention that Germany may be
dismissed from consideration as
a force in connection with the fu.
ture Of world shipping. She will
not rank with the leaders again
for years to come, but the years
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-07-11

Industry Service Of the U. s..
Departments of Labor and the u.
S. Employment Service have both
been retained in the sundry civil
appropriation bill as finally passed
by both houses Of Congress, with
funds of $4,000 and S4OO, 900 res
pectiTely. The appropriation for
the Woman-in-Industr Service
is the same allowed last year,
which Congress refused to in
crease, notwithstanding the ur-
gent demands of trade union
women, the organized suffragists,
and women's organizations of
other kinds all over the country.
According t0 officers of the
National Women's Trade Union
League, effort will not be made by
supporters of the woman's bureau
to secure the passage of bill to
put his bureau on a permanent
statutory basis, with fonds ade-
quate for the Development of the
work in proportion to the needs
of the 12,0OO,OO0 women workers
Of the United States. Such a bill,
it is stated, will shortly be intro
duced in both houses of Congress.
The item of 100000 for the
Employment Service was adopted
after a long struggle, at the end
Of which both Senate and House,
by almost unanimous vote, reject
ed the report of their conferences
ON the sundry civil bill, sGbsti-
tuting 100000 for the item of
100000 which the conferees re-
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-07-11
RUSSIANS TO DEPORT
THEMSELVES

New York.-A new corpora
tion, the Svoboda Steamship
Line, with headquarters in New
York City and branches in the
leading cities, will charter or buy
steamships for the transporta-
ton of the million odd Russians
who want political and economic
freedom as it is expressed in So
Wet Russia.
Hungarians, Germans and
other nationalities are only wait
ing for the peace to be signed to
go back to their native soil also.
Cleveland Citizen.)
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-07-11

these acts or may at some time
become guilty, SO that it is i'm
perative that this person (narne
follows) be imprisoned to the
the danger which through him
threatens the safety Of the state
may be removed.
For the High Commander,
(Signed) 'sHOFFMAN." !"
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-07-11
Wilson and
the Electric Railways

President Wilson has appointed
Federal Commission to study the con-
ditions of the Electric Railways of
the United States. The Commission
was authorized bv the president after
he had received this statmeent from
Secretary of Commerce. William 6.
Redfield and Secretary Of Labor. VIII
liam B. wilson,
IL, -,
The Electric KallWay problem, TO
which your attention mas been called
on several occasions, mas recently
noTt;ons ,,.5,i.il as ~ warrant the nror,, nt
attention of the Federal Government.
About fiftv or more urban systems.
renresentinp 4 considerable nercent-
sgs age q f s tosa slees are m waS tbs hands
of receivers; The communities a affect
New New ,.1, 1ork, TOW. rIov,uerce' re & 5ulIaio' p;.
,NSw v,,ss 90 P;t+sS,,,rrb , I
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-07-11

such an end. labor can organize
and solidify, educate and extend
the influence Of collective effort.
This will force the movement for
ward. 1t will accelerate the com
ing Of d better day. That is Orr
ganized Labor's job and it's the
biggest and most paramount issue
Of the day.