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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-08-01
oss go STUDENT SOLDIERS TRAIN
AN Signing Of Armistice 171,sSo Men
Were Cared for by Schoofs-
institutions Furnished Training.

Az the beginning of the war LIS
educational institutions OF the couh
49, ware placed i'm a serious SITUATION
nearly the entire student Dody Ma7
trc1rded i'm the operations OF the seiec-
tive draft. +ho War
non.r+mant determined to utlllze the
existing colleges and scnooLs' an with
cordingly entered into conCraI.e
626 institutions to furnlsn &c
subsistence and technlcal OF 4ldo,4
training to members Oh tne o'oo
ARMY Training Corps. lnese ooa
tracts called for the training VI 80
oo0 student soldiers; and az ene ~ IL
- he signing OF the armlstlce -
COX man had been indicted anu
ta;ng cared for in these schools.
~ November 10 and % OF last yea >
cocratarv Of War ordered tnC
or,;ost nossible demobilizatlon VI
~ Student Army Training corps;
ond NV christmas the orders nau
60, carried out and the student SUI
So loft the schools. The task VI
uaeLinq settlements with the scnools
ras taken ND Immediately, ana a Re-
We" hos been filed with the Com
ittoo On Educational and opecla
mnaiTinq within the past few days
l,,- Y Hall, Business Dlrectol "
80 work. 1t is gratifying 70 NOS
tho+ nearly ten million dollars -
alnin,e were adjusted in practlcaills
o &c --1on+bs which record TENDS :
a. 5iA-.nTa the too common impresslol
that if lis impossible to get thihs.
finished up when the GoSe :, nAi-0
marty to the TRANSACTION -
An interesting feature OF ING ~.
MORT refers to the personnel y -.
business Department, winch lnp
q voluntary corps OF war WI nj "
rnmained at their posts LOT lho mn
after peace was assured. MI
says: p,,s;nocs he
nortment was recruited very larsel!
PC pe..;na +he latter half of SeptemDe
80 +ba first half of October Ill lll
..nar ne 1918. It was made up d.
s+ entirely of men and women WIN
--aInomad an opportunity for patraoll
nr-;nn tn assist in the mODlNzatloi
~ Tho enlarged army and to contrl
b,,+a their small share to the Wlnnln'
- +ha war. After the signing OF th
ormistice. and especially after ln'
ordar demobilizing the Student arm.
Tr a Corps, the chief incentive
for service was removed anu lnel
was naturally the strongest klnu v
dacire on the part OF practlcall!
everv member of the organization u
- hack to his own home and MS owl
business. Tt was apparent, however
+ha+ i this we're done and the tast
If making adjustments with the col
1agas we're turned over to a new or
Limitation tinfan1iliar with the sltua
Ton or to those departments or tne
Government which were handllng the
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using industries were the subject of
research and report. Recently,
knowing these results to be old and
the data no longer authentic, the
Board took up canvass OF the sub
ject. Much interest was manifested
by the various industries approached,
and practically hundred-per-cent CO
operation gained in the preparation
Of new and complete report, well
illustrated, on THE Wood-Using In
dustries Of Maryland" 1t is now in
the hands of the printer, and will be
issued shortly. Both study and sub
sequent report represent, exclusively,
State work. 1t is believed that
Maryland is the first State to issue
a report on this subject which was
prepared without government aid.
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STATE FORESTRY in MARYLAND
Variety, Utility, and High Degree OF
Usefulness Outstanding Features of
State Boards Summer Work.

Baltimore, July 25.-With special
war activities practically concluded,
the Maryland State Board of Forestry
has we'll under way numerous new
projects of prime Importance to for
est owners and timber users of this
State. The summers field work has
been arranged to develop various
brand-new and useful activities, and
to push to completion projects al
ready undertaken.
An intensive study Of willow cul-
ture, with new opportunities opened
by the War, will shortly be finished
and published. Volumn tables have
been or are being prepared for every
commercial tree species in Maryland,
and in the very near future Mary
land will have its own yolumn tables
to use and enjoy. These will be pub
Iished, and made available to all re-
quiring accurate, and localized infor-
nation in measuring, buying and
selling forest products. They will
not only include, as usual, lumber
and cordwood, but will be made ap-
Iplicable also to all forest products
for which each tree is fitted and
used, in board feet or cubic contents
State cooperation is being extended
forest owners in the practical i'm
Iprovement Of their timbered holdings
foresters from the Board directing
marking and estimating, and if neces-
sary supervising cutting, on tracts
from few to several hundred acres
in size. This work is weH received
since it secures the owner reproduc-
] 90 49, 1,A
est, and sale of material for what ii
lis worth. In connection with and i'm
extension of this, experiments in
cheap and effective tree-killing are
j under way, methods employed, both
old and new, being by mechanical
and chemical means. Proper treat
ment of public trees is still assured
through application of Maryland's
Roadside Tree Law, and active super
vision of all operations by the Board
Landlords whose summer cottages
come high have been hit body blow
by free camp sites on Forest Re
serves. The States five Reserves are
open, with few and easy restrictions
to those feeling the summertime cal
OF the wild. Camp sites have been
selected, marked, and made ready by
the State Getting your pick" Is
free or red tape; all the camper has
to do is sign an application, send i
Iin, and the next day pitch his tent
I'm cooperation with various private
companies and progressive indivi-
duals, experiments III Loblolly Pine
reproduction on the Eastern Shore
are being carried out Information
@r III ct IC NJ cn-
curing natural seed regeneration, and
Ia second crop, il Loblolly. Sample
plots are carefully laid out and e
Isults Will Be watched until conclusive
\ Ten years ago, Maryland'sa wood
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NATIONWIDE DRIVE TO IMPROVE
ALL LIVE STOCK
United States Department Of Agricul-
tUre Announces Camaign to
Eliminate, Scrub Sires from Breed


ture Announces Camaign to
Eliminate Scrub Sires from Breed
ing.
Better Sires-Better Stock"
This is the slogan of a national
better livestock crusade, to get ac-
lively in motion October l, that is an
nounced by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, working in
cooperation with the State agricul-
tural colleges and other agencies in
tereSted in livestock Improvement.
The campaign looks forward to the
future food needs of this country s
increasing population and results
from long and careful observation Of
the livestock industry i'm this coun-
try, and was planned after extensive
consultation with specialists and
breeders. The plan is. to hasten the
replacement of the multitude OF scrub
domestic animals in the United States
with pure bred or high-grade stock
and also to improve the quality OF
pure breds themselves The goal in
view is greater efficiency in produc-
ton.
The campaign will be the first or
ganized crusade in large country
to improve all live stock simultaneous
ly. II will interfere in no way with
any work in livestock improvement
now being conducted, but makes all
the work more definite and effective
by providing official recognition for
progressive breeders.
The campaign will be supervised
from the Department Of Agriculture
il Washington, and in each State BY
the State Agricultural College. Conn
ty agents and other field workers Cf
the Department Of Agriculture and Of
the State colleges will handle the
campaign locally. Every livestock
owner actively cooperating and keep
ing and using none but pure-bred
sires Of good quality will be given an
emblem as an Official recognition of
mcritorious eff1-f.
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\ adjustment Of commercial contracts,
I it would inevitably mean long drawn
I out delay in making the settlements.
and would impose still further hard
! ship on the colleges, many Of which
were already in desperate straits.
.sIn spite OF the personal sacrifices
J involved every member OF the Organi-
cation, with a fine conception Or
! LOYALTY. remained with the Organlza-
ton until he had made his full con
tribl1tion to the work which It was
obviously the duty Of the Department
to complete.
ut was this spirit Of loyalty and
the whole-hearted cooperation Of the
entire personnel Of the Department
which made possible the prompt and
successful completion Of the work.
One group Of the contracts with
the educational institutions covered
the training in colleges and univer-
stiles, which started their academic
wear in the fall of 1918, and a second
group provided for a continuation anu
enlargement of the vocational train
/ ing which started in small way n
the spring of 1918; schools and units
having been added in increasing UNITS
during the summer.
MIR. Halls report tells the story OF
the settlement of the $50 contracts.
On March /, 245 institutions had nled
their statements or claims, and IL
was after June 1 before the last OF
these claims were presented. Field
forces were organized to Work I'm
connection with the Department In
Washington. The country was dlVld-
ed into twelve districts. 30 rapid
was the progress that 579 settlements
were made by May 81, and the hnal
settlement was negotiated on June 20.
There were many dark days .for
the colleges when they were NOT Only
faced with the suspension OF pay
ments under the Government con-
tracts but when il also looked as
though they might lose their students.
Rut the proverb that '"all Is well that
ends we'll" is again verified, since
the Government has made its ADJUST
ments in a prompt manner, ana Tue
records Of the Department snow thdt
the average return OF students as
civilians is So per cent.
The summary Of all settlements IL
given as follows:
Number Of original contracts, ooo'
gross amount paid in settlement,
fS9. 49,, 124.57; average settlement per
. contract, $14,424.3S; average settle
ment per contract man, $432O."
This vast undertaking Of the Gov
errment was closed, as the result Oh
efficient administration, at a cost TOT
, checking and verifying the claims and
,, negotiating the settlements at ap-
proximately $3.50 per contract. Con-
sidering the vast amount involved:
! and the computing Of the training OF
the men, the sum appears to be very
small. The average shows that tfe
men received 80 days of training.
There was paid out under ths
original contracts, before the per:od
of cancellation of agreements, @lf,-
956,47422.
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gross tonnage of $4,000. Their draft
will be IS feet, depth "A feet, beam
102 feet, and accommodations will De
provided for 1000 saloon passengers
800 second-class cabin passengers
and 1900 steerage passengers.
The crew will number 1000 othcers
and men, and the ships will be Of
oil-burning type with a cruising
radius of 1000 miles. The engines
will be 10000 horsepower.
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the event of war.
Work on the, ships will be started
in the near future. It is proposed to
provide a special terminal for them
at Fort Pond Bay, Long Island
The ships, which are to be built
under the supervision of the Navy
Department, will be so feet longer
than the famous Leviathan, now the
largest ship afloat, and will have a
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-08-01
Gigantic American Liners To Cross
Atlantic Ocean In Four DAYS.

Two gigantic ocean liners larger
than any ships now afioat, and de-
signed to cross the Atlantic in four
days are to be built by the Shipping
Board.
They will be 1000 feet long and of
80 knots speed, and will be equipped
for use as commerce destroyers in
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-08-01

Four hundred booze singers in
Philadelphia have gone ON strike.
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ALL SIZE SALE BILLS PRINTED
ON GOOD PAPER AT SHORT NOTICE
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-05
ASK WAR RECORD
Of n. J. SCHOOLS
Kendall Would Have Schools
Write History Now, to be
Read by Future Generations
ou Sne~inI Corr1spondenf


TRENTON, Feb. 5:-Commissioner
of Education Calvin N. Kendall, de-
claring that the work that schools of
the state have done and that the local
communities have done for the win
ming of the war HAS been colossal, to-
day sent q communication to super
intendents of schools n principals
of high schools throughout the state,
urging them to have their respective
schools take the initiative n the
lead in planning for a record of this
work wherever no local provision is
being made.
He asserted hat if this is not done
now the chances are that it will not
be done, and this record will be hand
ed down to the generations to come
only by tradition, and then went OF to
say that these contributions OF the
schools and communities are too i'm
portant to be treated in this way.
There are two ways in which this
car be done, says DIR. Kendall. First,
the upper classes in the high schools,
under the leadership of an English
teacher and a history teacher, should
write a brief record of the war activ-
tiles of the community and of the
school, the tex being, What Jones
Vile contributed to the winning of tho
war" or wv
contributed
war;
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-05
Senior Banners Disappear

The two banners of the senior class
in the high school have completely
disappeared and have been, accord
ing to the seniors. 'spurlos versenkt.
The class banners were on the walls
OF Professor w. w. Ramsay's and
Miss Rose McCormick's rooms, the
senior assembly class rooms, and It
has been the custom of the members
OF the junior class to adopt these ban
ners. and thus TO torment their elder
schoolmates. The banner in Miss
McCormick's room was "swiped" In
the forepart of last week and the 9TH
er banner was made conspicuous by
its absence on Monday.
Principal Edgar II. Kleinhans a
endeavored 10 put a stop to this prac-
tice and will impose a severe penalty
on those implicated I'm the affair.
Members OF the 1919 class are now
seeking some trace OF the guilty party.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-05
Are Not Selling Automobiles
or Equipment at Army Camps

Denial of the fact that the army
camps in this vicinity were selling au-
tomobiles which have been used and
stored there was made today by Off
GERS at the camps.
There have been numerous reports
about the city hat the i've camps,
Raritan and Morgan, would dispose
of cars at a cheap rate. both used and
stored ears. This has interested aWto-
mobile sales people in the Gig as well
as many persons who desired to pur-
chase cars and have nave held UP
awaiting some word as to the dispo-
sition of the ordnance corps cars.
The officers admitted hat they had
heard similar reports for some time
and that they were tired of hearing
them. They aid that there was alb
solutely nothing to it," and that they
we've not ~disposing of the automo-
biles."
At Morgan there are very numerous
small automobiles and many trucks,
M at Camp Raritan there are thous-
ands OF motor trucks, passenger cars
and automobiles designed, it Is under
stood, for machine gun work.
Lieutenant Frank d. Geraghty.
motor transport officer at the Morgan
General Ordnance Depot, desired that
the fact be emphasized that nothing
is being sold out of the camp.
"N get ten calls a day." said Lieut.
Geraghty, from people who want t.
buy cars and other equipment. Thi
plant has been taken over as a United
States army post and we are not sell
ing anything at all. 1 have been IL
touch with the Department Of Pub
lie Information at Washington asking
j them to make known the fact hat W,
are moi selling anything from thes'
I CamDS."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-05
Girls Still ON Strike as
Efforts on Agreement Fail

Although efforts were made yester-
day by Mayor Frank Dorsey. President
/. T. Madsen and Secretary Fred i.
Hilton of the Board of Trade, to
bring about some agreement between
the girl strikers and employers of the
shirt waist factories here, little had
been accomplished up to this morning
for the reason that the girls had not
agreed upon a schedule of prices and
hours to be submitted to the employ
ers.
The employers are willing to meet
with the girls and take the matter OF
a settlement up with them and tried
DO arrange for this meeting yesterday
afternoon, but this proved impossible
and as one of the employers was
called from the city. it is not likely
now that a settlement will be made
until some time next week. In the
mean time the girls are holding meet
ings at 1876 Smith street, completing
the organization of their union n
drawing up a schedule to be submitted
TO their employers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-05
BILLIARD
LICENSES HERE
Several Applications for Re-
neWaI of Saloon, Hotel, ETC.,
Licenses

The Board of Excise Commissioners
at their regular meeting last night
granted several applications for re-
newal of saloon, hotel, bottling and
billiard licenses and in addition de-
cided to make an Investigation of the
pool and billiard rooms of this city in
order to see If all have the necessary
licenses. The matter of increasing the
pool and billiard license charge was
also discussed and 1t is likely that in
the new set of rules and regulations
which is being drawn up a charge of n
cartain amount will be made. 1t was
pointed out by several of the board
members that under the present sys
tenn a person must pay as much for
n table as another who has ten or
twelve tables in operation.
APPLICATIONS for renewals of the fol-
lowing saloon licenses were acted up
on collectively and f~avorably voted
on: Math Weirup, 175 New Bruins
wick avenue; Eugene ID. Porter, 65
Smith street; Herman Chmelnik, 1876
Hall avenue; Mike Kuchna, 40S State
street; Chris Johnson, 233 Washing
ton street; Joseph Galaida, 632 AM
boy avenue A hotel renewal was
granted to Joseph Gadek for his
place at e31-933 State street. Two
bottling icenses were renewed, being
those of Herman Cmelnik, 1856 Hal
O oAa as -
Hall avenue. One new applicatr.t,
for a bottling license feyoraE-
acted Upon 10y the board. being that OF
Enre Mankivoch 32S Smith street The
billiard renewals and one new license
were granted.
The clerk was instructed to prepare
lists containing the names of all Ii
censed billiard parlor operators to
each commissioner so that those who
are doing business without licenses
might be rounded up. The matter OF
charging according to the number of
tales, in awarding billiard licenses
hereafter was also discussed at this
time and provision for such will be
made in the new excise laws which
are now being gotten up. All of the
commissioners were present, consist
ing of President James j. Flynn.
Thomas Lucas, william Fitzpatrick,
Emil Frey and Louis Smith.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-05
James Parker Durham Dies:
Organizer Of Lincoln Firemen

James Parker Durham, a life long
resident of his city, died asst night at
his home 500 Market street, after
three weeks illness. Although ailing
for the past year or more with kidney
trouble, he was able to be about up
until the time of his last illness. He
was a carpenter by trade and had
been employed at the Municipal Light
ing plant for the past w years in
the capacity OF j~anitor.
Mr.. Durham was BORN in this city
February %, 1S49, and was In the
SEVENTEEN yea Of his age. Major"
Durham, as he was known to every
one about the city. was one of the or
ganizers OF the Lincoln Engine Com
pany. He was n of the three sur
viving charter members of the Lincoln
Engine Company. Mr.. Durham help
ed organize Lincoln Engine. Company
in 1881 and was the second foreman
OF the company. June 2, 1891 he left
Lincoln Engine Company and joined
Protection Hook and Ladder. where
he became n life member of the latter
company. June 2, 1898, he was grant
ed his exemption after havii Z serve
the required time by law. Although
having been given his exemption he
still remained a member of the COM
pany and was its secretary from June
1891, until March, 1918. then he was
succeeded by Joseph Hornsby.
Mr.. Durham was a familiar figure
about the fire house and was said TO
have bee OF the most active fire.
men in the department in his day. He
was a member of the Firemen's Relief
Association and the Exempt Associa-
ton. He was the first secretary of
the later organization when II was or
ganized January %, 1889. and served
in h a canacity for a number OF
n h deceased was an Odd Eel
low for many years and was a life
member of Lawrence Lod@e Nc. SO.
Independent Order Odd Fellows. He.
was secretary of the lodge for a num-
Der or years. Besides his widow he IS
survived by two brothers. Herman
Durham. of TottenviIle and Theodore
Durham. OF Connecticut.
Funeral services will be held Fri
dav afternoon at 2 o'clock from his
late residence. Rev. w. NorthevI
Jones. of St Peters Episcopal church
will ofic'ate and inte-ment will be in
the family Mot in Anime cemetery.
The entire fire denartment together
with the exempt and relief association
7 ARRANGING 70 sttend the funeral in
a hody. The fiaes on the fire honses
will remain at half msst and the f-nnt
OF Protection Hook and Ladder and
F.Semnt Association will be draped in
mourning in his honor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-05
'NEWs|ES" HAVE
REAL BIC TINE
Take Y. M. c. A. by Storm
Play Games and SWIM Big
Treat at NEWS Office

Joy reigned supreme at the second
meeting of the EVENING NEWS
club for newsboys held las night at
the Y. NJ. c. A. and the EVENING
NEWS Office. There were big boys,
little boys, lear boys and fat boys,
and they all had the time of their
lives. The program consisted of
games in the gymnasium and a swim
in the pool at the Y. NJ. c. A. n
treats in the EVENING NEWS Of
fee.
Along about G o'clock the first of
the IL boys who attended the affair,
began to gather at the EVENING
NEWS building and shortly after Z
o'clock they were lined up in froit
of the NEWS Office and started to
march to the Y. NJ. C. A. in Jefferson
street. Then the real fun began. THEY
only marched a Short distance, when
they broke into a run and beat it"
with all haste TO the door of the boys
department of the association.
Shortly before 8 o'clock the gymna-
SUM vas cleared and the boys invited
down on the floor, where they were
met by Physical Director John j.
Sonderman. Much of the success of
the party was due to the efforts of
Mr.. Sonderman, who made himself
one of the boys and soon had them
playing games.
FOLLOWING the games the boys UNI
dressed and took a shower bath. after
which they went into the swimming
pool. Here was fun galore and the
boys enjoyed the swim to the limit.
After the Y. NJ. C. A. came the trip
back to the EVENING NEWS build
ing, where the boys received a treat,
consisting of ice cream, cake and LEM
onade.
There are more of these parties TO
come, for the EVENING NEWS club
for newsboys is a real organization,
and will always give the boys a real
good, clean time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-05
LODGES

Perth Amboy Lodge No. 7S4.
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks, observed past exalted rulers
night last night when several OF the
past exalted rulers were in the chairs.
Past Exalted Ruler II. r. Pickersgill
acted as exalted ruler, Edgar T. Reed
leading knight. DIR. J. p. Salter as
loyal knight. Alfred Mitchell as lee
turing knight, Emil Stremlau as es-
quire, Richard f. White as inner
guard and Henry Mccullough as
chaplain. Eight candidates were elect
ed to membership. They will be in
with a class at the meeting
two weeks from last night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-05
To Honor Roosevelt Here

the auspices OF the War Camp Com
munity Service will mex Sunday af-
.ternoon take the form OF a memorial
service in memory OF former Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt. inc a spe-
cial program has been prepared for
the occasion. Adrian Lyon will de-
liver an address In which he win
bring out the ideals and character Of
that great American and tell about
the things he accomplished in his
wonderful public career. There will
also be special musical features by a
male quartet and the regular chorus
singing viii take up q large part OF
the AssuLA