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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-07
Returned Soldier Drops Gard
From Gar Telling Of Arrival

A postcard thrown from a car
window Of a troop train passing
through this city yesterday on its way
to Camp Dix with troops from over
seas, was delivered to Ralph Belts,
of 100 Jefferson street, by a little boy
last night. The postcard was from
Private Henry Taber, of T~ottenville,
attached to the S19th Machine Gun
Company. that had seen action in
Franz WArk.A
ee~.ce. las. Hello Ralph; I
am on te shs saf sne' WITT s1 you in
about q week. Henry Tabor" Priv
ate Tabor. who was sent out in the
draft from Tottenville, is a cousin of
Mrs. Belts. His parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Taber. reside In Totem
Nilla.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-07

than hat paid his predecessor. Mr..
Willsey, who received $500 q year
and 1900 additional for serving as
secretary. wilheim's salary had been
jumped from ~, 200 a year to $500,
DR.. silk said. The salary OF the In
spectors were also raised from $1,000
20 $500 q year and that OF the chem
list from $1,000 to $1,000.
Nurses F~1Oundering, SILK says
The nurses are laundering" DIR.
silk said, 'and they need q super
visor. They ought to have someone
In charge WHIT would assign the
work to them. They are doing their
best but there is no system. We are
doing our best to correct this con-
dition."
The president OF the board spoke
well Of the work done by the nurses
and enlarged on the proposed vener-
cal clinic. The City Hospital. he said.
a given a site for the clinic and will
pay one third Of the expense. The
board OF health has pledged $4,000
and the board is going to see the
Board Of Alderman to try and get
them. together with the industries to
appropriate the difference. The to-
toll cost is estimated at about $4,000.
Other clinics will follow, DR.. silk said,
including a night clinic and dispensary
for Industrial workers and clinics for
school children and child welfare
work.
DR.. silk said that the board had
agreed to hold DR.. Thompson In Of
flee until he had an opportunity to
take the state examination In view
of the fact that he could not possably
take the January examination and
that none followed until last week.
DIR. Silk said that he wished to see
the school nursing, which Is at pres
ent separate and distinct from the
work of the health board, come I'M
der the latter's supervision or at
least work In conjunction with his
department.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-07
Civic Association Hears
Reports at Sewaren Meeting
BIZ Hpecial Correspondenh

SEWAREN, May 1.-THE Civic
Association met in the library yes
terday afternoon. The reports of va
rious committees were received. Mrs.
Ames reported $36.25 collected from
resid ents of Sewaren toward upkeep
Of Civic Park. The flagpole will be
put in order and all work necessary
to beautify the little park will be
done.
The delegates to the State Fedora
ton at Atlantic City were directed to
make the usual contribution to the
Endowment Fund.
A lecture on Home Gardens will be
given Friday night, May 8. In the
library by G. r. Nessler Of the Agri-
cultural College, New Brunswick, to
which the public are cordially invit-
ed.
Mrs. Balfour reported s76.77 In the
treasury of the Service League.
Miss Elizabeth Van Dusen. of the
Perth Amboy library. gave a very in
teresting talk on her work there.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-07
NOTICE


Sealed proposals will be received by
the Board OF Education of the City OF
New Brunswick at their office in the
Bayard School. New Brunswick. N. j.
IN "Wednesday. June 4. 1919 at s
o'clock p. NJ. for the construction of a
Junior High School building on the
site OF the existing Livingston School,
Livingston Avenue. Welton n Red
N Street in the City OF New
Brunswick. n. J. according to plans
Ind speciacations prepared by Alex
knder Merchant Architect.
Proposals will be ID. for General
Construction Cd Heating and Ventila-
ting. f3) Plumbing, ca Electric Work.
which shall be on a proposal blank
furnished by the Architect.
Plans and specifications can be seen
At the once of Alexander Merchant,
architect, No. SEQ George Street. New
brunswick, n. J. Contractors wishing
to estimate may obtain copy OF plans
and s-pectrcattons at cost.
A certified check on a New Jersey
Bank. made payable to the Board OF
EDUCATION or the City of New Bruins
wick. TO the amount OF 5 per cent. of
each estimate. must accompany bid.
The Board OF Education OF the City
OF New Brunswick. New Jersey. re-
serves the right 10 reject any or all
d. II. WEBB,
Chairman Building committs-
NORRIS BAUER.
Secretary.
4zsf[5-1-te-zs-zh
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-07
5000 VERDICT IN
DAMAGE SUIT
Hans P. Rosenvinge Wins in
Supreme Court Action
Against SchenCk

~ 2NWH OONNGNENN4EAAAs
NEW BRUNSWICK, MayT.-rAftci
half hours consultation the jury
Returned n verdict of $500 this morn
Ing to Hans p. Rosenvinge OF Perth
Afnboy In his damage suit against Ed
ward Schenck, following an auto
mobile accident last May.
The defendent claimed that both
lights on his car were lit on the night
bf the accident. The lights form q
large part Of the plaintiffs case. He
kaid thot there was oil In the lamps of
the car, in answering the charge of
A policeman that there were ms He
laid that he had opened and poured
the oil from one of the lamps to show
the policeman hat there was oil in
Il.
Mr.. Rosenvinge was badly injur-
ed and his automobile partially
wrecked, while going from New York
10 Perth Amboy about Q p. NJ, May 10
bf last year. The defendents car is
blamed TO have turned out to the left
ttriking the Rosenvinge car and oaus-
Ing the accident for which. this suit
was started to recover damages.
The cause of the accident seemed
10 be from the fact, that the Schieck
bar was not properly lighted, and was
bot seen by any members of the Ros-
knyinge party until after their car had
been struck. Harvey Wilmer a police
officer of Woodbridge, who was on the
scene a short time after the cars had
tollided told of the condition of the
lights on the car, which are said to
have caused the damage.
One light only was carried on the
front of the Scheick car. that being
bn the right hand or off side OF the
road. and the lens badly smoked with
lamp black. The wick of the lamp on
lhe left hand side was found TO be
Entirely too short and the font of the
lamp without oil, according to the
pficers testimony.
DR.. J. v. Sraith. OF Perth Amboy.
told OF treating Mr.. R~osenvinge the
Gay following the accident, after nc
had been attended at the Railway hos
pital. John Jorgensen. the driver Of
the plaintiffs car. the plaintiff and his
two daughters Martha and Meta. were
unable to say that they a seen the
pefendent's car strike theirs as the coll
iision. had happened so quickly and
Unexpectedly. Thomas Layden testi-
fed as to the road conditions near
the fast line crossing between Railway
pnd Woodbridge and II. Jensen, of the.
Van Syckle garage. who made the re-
pairs to the damaged car. told of the
conditions of the a prior to the col
lision and after h machine a been
towed to the garage.
stephen f. Somogyi appeared as
counsel for the plaintiff and Nathan
ii. Berger for the defense. The jury
which the case was tried was
of the following: George
Jolly. Frederick Lear, Harvey Cashier,
Hans p. Henderson, Robert Van Der
hoef, George c. Hendricks, Nelson
Petty. Bernard Anderson. Elwood
Brown, p. r. Dixon, Frederick Hemp
and John Let's.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-07
Woman IN Hospital After
Being Shot; Suicide Follows
Br stan corr.sron6rnt.

- 2N8H
NEW BRUNSWICK, May Mrs
Rpth Sylvester, ME Carr, Of 1S7
Throop avenue. this city, is in a Sc
rious condition at st. Peters hospital
today, as the outcome of the two bull
let wounds inflicted upon her yester-
Gay afternoon. when an alleged Tilted
lover. John O'Brien, fred twice at her
point blank, hitting her In the mouth
and shoulder and then turning the
gun on himself, pulled the trigger
twice, which resulted In his death be-
Tore he reached the hospital.
The courtship of the young couple
mas been going on for several months,
but recently the young woman broke
the engagement, O'Brien appeared at
her home yesterday, requesting the
engagement ring, which was then
given to him.
Later Mrs. Sylvester was walking
down Comstock street, when she no.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-07
HEAR PENSION
CLAIMS MAY IS
Judge DAILY Sets Date for Hear.
Ing on Widows Pension Pc
titl0nS of County
Bu stan correspondent.

NEW BRUNSWICK, May L.
Judge Peter f. DAILY has named May
10 at 1890 A. NJ, in the court house
here, to hear petitions under Chapter
2Sf of the laws of 1913 ito promote
home life for dependent children"
The law is commonly known as the
widows pension law. There 10 a list
of sixty-seven anne on petitions to
be heard at that time.
Francis Day, superintendent OF the
State Board of Children's Guardians,
has notified County Clerk B. NJ. GAN
non that the hearing will be held on
the date set by Judge DAILY.
At the same time our persons will
be called before the court to show
cause why payments should not be
stopped to them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-07
adLsassR IN car7be@4a6F the

drsn. 70 instruct endo fe!R mothers IN
!disa sshh in caring nf16r them
.aaring illness and to instruct them
In the prope handling of the in
fants. We also are contemplating a
hight industrial clinic for the benefit
Of workmen in his city, to be oper-
Rted in conjunction with the various
Industries.
1--WE expect that this clinic will
cost us in the neighborhood of $4,000,
the remainder of the cost to be raised
in other ways. There is a joint COM
tmittee of the Board of Health n
the Board OF Trade working on the
project and they will meet tomorrow
night when tentative plans and costs
Twill be gone over"
The annual salary list of the de-
partment under the present regime
shove a great increase over last
years salaries. The salary expenses
lerc: Health officer. DR.. Thompson,
k2,b00; Sanitary inspector, Thomas
tWilhelm, $500; sanitary inspector,
IA. N. Cleaver. $1,600; plumbing in
spector. Anton Wodder. $500;
nurses (fve), $4,000; stenographer,
Miss Anna Brogger, $3.50: and chem
list, Miss Bessie Avchen, $1,000. This
makes a grand total of s15.460.
The true amount for salaries does
not run UP quite as high as that, DIR.
Thompson said yesterday, because
some OF the nurses had not been APP
spointed until January Is, and one OF
them Is not serving now, leaving a
Vacancy during which no pay Is be-
ing drawn.
With regard to financing the clinic
DR.. Thompson said that the govern
nient would furnish some hnancial as
distance.
The nurses will assist after the es-
49, 80 49, A1fnfa IN alan ri pQ
cases through, 1t. he said.
The nurses who are serving nov
are: Miss Agnes Nielsen. appointed
June 1, 1918; Miss Marie Charles-Lou-
Is, appointed December s, 1918; Miss
Helen Stelter. Mrs. Agnes Strandberg
and Mrs. Mable O'Hara, appointed
JANUARY is. Mrs. ~Strandberg has re-
bigned and will be succeeded on May
d6 by Miss Mary Bulfin.
DIR. Thompson said hat the work
of the board in addition TO the two
phases mentioned, vas about the same
as II had been, and mentioned the
fact that the department was endeav-
oring to abate n~uisances now existing
An North Amboy. where ewage and
stagnant pool conditions are causing
complaint. He said that all COM
plants except those mad for personal
hnimus were being cared for as re-
ceived.
DIR. silk also emphasized the two
phases. the nursing and the proposed
clinic. He said that increases In sal
aries and enlargement of the STAFF OF
the department had eaten up a biz
portion OF the appropriation. DIR
Thompson's salary is $500 more a yea
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-07
Fire In County Seat

NEW BRUNSWICK, May 7:-Flre
practically destroyed st. Ladislaws
Hungarian Catholic church hall, Q
two-story brick structure on Somer-
set street, about 1850 o'clock this
morning when two alarms were turn
ed in.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-07
Held in County jail

BIZ staff CORRESPONDENT.
NEW BRUNSWICK, May 7.-Bole-
slaw M~onandovio OF Spotswood was
interned in the county jail this morn
ing on a commitment signed by
Phineas Browne, Justice of peace at
Spotswood, for assault and battery on
the person of Joseph Bremen. May 0
in South Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-07

iced o'Brien following hen She ran
into a vacant lot and II was there that
the shooting occurred. A passersby
hearing the shots ran Into the lot and
found the two bleeding from the
wounds. They were rushed to the
hospital. but O'Brien expired on the
way.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-07
Christian UnIw.

ne who ttkss bold Of one I'D pf
the litter on which A burt brothsr 10
prone must not pause 70 ausstSon TIE
name and afhliaton Of the man who
takes hold Of the other shd~-The
Christina Herald.
New Britain herald., 1919-04-18
BUT FEW MEN WANT
 TO WORK ON FARMS
Despite Shortage of Other Jobs, L. s. Enpioymcnt Service Cannot Get
 Labor For Farmers.

Washington, April 18.-Despite the surplus or labor reported in many sec tlons Of the country, efforts ol tn0 United States employment service to secure labor for work on the lafhls has met with little success, says a statement made public today bE the departm 0nt of labor.
 Concerning the labor situation, the statement says telegraphlc reports re- ceiVed by the employment service TOT the week ending April l2 rom "' cities indicate an improvement Tn un- employment conditions. Reports from the cities show SC having a surplus of labor in representative industries az gregating 97,000 as compared to a
 surplus over the previous week of I123,6O5. Seven cities show short age aggregating 3,75O, or 500 less than the previous week, while 6 show an equality of labor supply and demand. Of the 36 cities reporting surpluses it is noticea ble, says the statement, that IA showed decreases and none show @ material increase. Summarizing con-
 ditions the statement continues: l "Labor supply and demand in Con
 necticut shows 8, marked improve
 ment during the week. Of 364 firms i in the ? cities, employing 190 O0O employes, all reported industrial re ] lations good except New Haven, which reports 5000 unemployed with some strikes. Labor supply and demand in Vermont indicate an equality. While a large surplus is known to exist in New York city proper. no es- itimate of the number of unemployed 1 is available New Jersey cities still report con-
 ;1 l,1o by industrial strikes.
 Accurate information as to the un- employed in Pennsylvania is not ] aYailablc.' -
New Britain herald., 1919-04-18
K0PF WITH CINCINNATI
Local Baseball Player Traded For ln fielder fee Magee-Magee Has Been Holding Out, As Has kopf

Cincinnati, April 1S.-Infielder Lee Magee was traded to the Brooklyn club for Infielder Larry (William) Kopf, according to an announcement from the offices of the Cincinnati baseball club here today. Magee did not take the spring training trip with the local team as the club refused to meet his demands for salary in crease.
 The Cincinnati club management also announced today that the demand of Outfielder Ed Roush for $tO,0OO salary would not be met. ''We have offered Roush contract calling for more money than any other outfie1dcr in the National league is gettino," said President August Hermann, "but we will not pay him $1O,000."
 Kopf will leave for Brooklyn to- morrow.
New Britain herald., 1919-04-18
Tells of Privileged Class.

Chicago, April 1S.-Denunciation of the American Federation of Labor as the power that dominates the govern mcnt at Washington was the feature If a speech here last night by John H. Kirby of Houston, Texas, president of the National Lumhe Manufacturers association. Kirby said:
 There is privileged class and q ruling class within our country today the class that takes the brand of the union label instead of the great seal of the state, and is dictated to by the American Federation of Labor that maintains a lobby in Washington that hound those not willing to accede to It's dictatorship.
 "The farmers of the country learn : Hd what was being done, and the en- tire sum that was set by congress for he unemployed was scratched from a bill"
New Britain herald., 1919-04-18
TEUTON WRITER IS
 IN FAVOR OF TERMS
In Solemn Article, Eduard Bernstein Warns of Dangers Attendant
 Upon Refusal.

Berlin, Thursday, April r, (By The Associated Press )--In a strilI- ingly sober article written by Eduard Bernstein, the Vorwaerts warns the German nation of the dangers at tendant upon a refusal to sign the terms of peace and declares the world will not absolve former En- peror William and his advisors from responsibility for all the misery of the war.
 The articles points out the enor- nous damage done to French terri tory and says:
 ''Everyone acquainted with the facts knows that the Allied demand for. the delivery of coal for a speci- fled period is based upon economic necessities, although 8 legitimate ob- lection can be made to the demand for pledging the output of the en- tire Saar district. In any case, we cannot save the Saar district for Ger many by threats
New Britain herald., 1919-04-18
SITUATION IS SERIOUS.
British Really Worried Over Condi-
 tiOns Existing in Egypt

Paris, April IT (Havas. )-Newspa- pers here feature reports as to the gravity of the Egyptian situation, and it is said that there is great concern among British authorities over the na- tionalst movement. The dispatches state that mutinous conditions pre- val! at Cairo and Alexandria, there be- ing several mysterious deaths in con- nection with disorders.
 The insurGent leaders demand that European officials resign, that Eng fish citizens leave tho country and that a Musselman empire ,,c founded with q caliph at Cairo.
New Britain herald., 1919-04-18
WAVE OF CRIME IS
 SWEEPING CHICAGO
Another Murder Last Night Compels Chief of Police to Ask City
 Council For More Aid.

Chicago, April 1S.-The murder of q young woman in the street on the West Side late last night by an unl- identified man caused Chief of Police Clarity to appeal to the city council today for additional patrolmen to suppress the crime wave which has swept over the city for several weeks.
 A witness to the slaying told the police the couple were walking to- gether and the man placed his arm around the girl. She broke away and ran across the street, but was quickly overtaken by the man, who drew a revolver and fired four shots into her head. There were no marks of idcnt- ificatiOn on the body.
New Britain herald., 1919-04-18
DANIELS WATCHES
 MARINES ON DUTY
From Fortress Overlooking Rhine, Secretary of Navy Secs An1cri-
 cans in Germany.

Coblenz, Thursday, April 17.-From a parapet of a fortress E,prenbreit- stein, more than 400 feet above the junction of the Moselle and Rhine, Secretary Josephus Daniels of the United States Navy had his first glimpse this afternoon of American marines on duty in Germany. Patrol boats were darting back and forth among the barges and tugs on the river. the American flag streaming g from the stern mast of each little boat.
 At the point where the MoselIe joins the Rhine stands a heroic statue of Emperor William I, said to be the largest of it's kind in Germany. Be- yond the statue there are great piles of lumber which aroused Secretary Daniels curiosity as he looked down upCn the activity of Coblenz, which has been increased two fold by the American occupation of the city It was explained to him that the lum Der vas intended for new buildings such as recreation centers or barracks for the soldiers of the army of occupation.
 MT. Daniels was taken through the underground passages of the Epren- brc;tstcin fortress which was built partly by labor paid for by 2O,00O.o00 francs which the Germans exacted from France, and was shown the ac- commodations of American artillery men where but a few months ago thousands of German soldiers were fighting.
 MT Daniels will review tomorrow the Second Division which institutes brigade of Marines. He will go tc Weisbaden on Saturday and will re- turn to CobIenz by way of the Rhine
New Britain herald., 1919-04-18
CONFERENCE HELD
 ON PHONE STRIKE
Leaders in Wall>out to Consider Post master General Burleson's suS-
 ncstion to Break Deadlock

Boston April 1S.-Leaders oA the striking telephone workers coh1erreo today regarding Postmaster 1fl'eiai BurleSon'S plan for breaking the deadlock that has arisen in cof1hec- tion with their demands for wage lh- creases and the privilege of collectlVe bargaining. Mr. BurlcSon yesterday sent word to the operators committee that as they had failed to adopt his suggestion that they place their pro- posed wage scale before the general manager of the company, William K. Driver, Jr.. Mr. BurlesOn had decided to take the initiative in their behalf and had himself submitted their de- mand to MT. Driver, with the under standing they would discuss their case with the general-manage and that they would come to a final agree meDt.
 Business men seriously handicapped by tEe continuance of the strike were waiting with interest to learn the out come of a trip to Washington under taken by Mayor Andrew J. Peters last night after conferences with strike leaders and company officials. Mayor Peters believed he had a plan which promised early settleme ent Of the strike. He expected to see the Post master General and it was said that a commission of telephone operators was prepared to go to Washington immediately if the word came from the mayor that their presence at the capital was desired.
 Officials of the company claimed some improvem ent in the service to- day. but little effort was made in this city to care for more than emergency ca 1lS
New Britain herald., 1919-04-18
POLISH SOLDIERS
  IN TEUTON COUNTRY
Mixup in Train Schedules Causes Mis- understanding and Fighters Are
 Temporarily Lost"

Coblenz, Thursday, April IF. (By the associated Press )-The first train of Polish troops being taken 10 Po- land became lost soon after entea'- ing occupied districts of Germany The train pulled into Treves late en Wednesday, and because of the Hss- understanding of orders by Gernpalx railroad men it was sent to Cologne instead Of to Coblenz.
 Early today when the soldiers 9ok- cd from their car windows and dis covered they were in Cologne, there was some excitement on board tho train was brought to this city. When ened out the misunderstanding and the train brought to this city. When the train arrived in Coblenz their ex- citement disappeared and officers in this city reported that discipline aboard the train was excellent.
 As a result of the mixup the second train of Polish troops arrived here ahead of the first train and startei aa it's Journey across Germany ia king the place of tho train which had hcen misdirected,
New Britain herald., 1919-04-18
FARMERS SAVING
 OVER S1,5OO,OOO
Government Decision to Reduce Price of FertilizinG Nitrates Great
 Boom to AgricuIturists.

Washington, April 1S.-More than $1,500,00O will be saved by the farmers this year as a result of the action of the government in making available at reduced prices large quantities of nitrate for fertilizer. After the armistice was signed the war departm released to the de- partment of agriculture 11,000 tons of nitrate produced during the war in explosives. To this quantity is added 10000 tons received from Chile by the agricultural department too late for distribution last year. Under authort- ty of the food control act the nitrate is to be sold at cost and auction, says 8 statement by the department. Farm &s's have taken up the full 15, ,000 tons in orders ranging from 200 pounds to 800 tons.
New Britain herald., 1919-04-18
ANOTHER SNOWSTORM SHOPS OCEAN FLIGHT
Six Inches of Snow Covers Ground and Wind is Blowing Hurricane
 on Newfoundland.

St. Johns, N. F., April 18.--A driv- ing snoWstorm, which had blanketed the ground with a six incn mantle and was still in progress at midfore- noon today stopped activities of the avaitors waiting here for favorable oportunity to attempt a trans Atlantic flight.
 When Harry Hawker, Australian pilot of the Sopwith biplane team and Captain Frederick P. Raynham, Brit ish driver of the Martinsyde, went to their hangars a half gale was blowing from the sea,
 Hawker plainly was restive under Roynham's readiness for the jump off and his successful trial flight yes terday, while each pilot watching the movements of the other. and his mochanicians were on the watch out for q secret start.