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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-15
TO LAY new CONCRETE
ROAD IN MATAwAN



MATAWAN. May 15:-Within the
next year or two Matawan Borough
Will ave n new concrete road. the
Board of Freeholders of Monmouth
county having placed the main street
OF this borough in the program for
one OF the latest types Of roads. At
the present time Matawan has a
composition road with a tarvia top.
This was built two or three years ago
as o temporary Dad until the free
holders could lay the more perma-
nent type of road here. With the
borough of Matawan's new road
completed the county will by hat
time have also completed other con-
crete roads connecting the Matawan
road with excellent concrete roads
leading from South Amboy, Red
Bank, Freehold and the shore re-
sorts.
The Borough Council of Matawan.
even at this early date. is planning to
protect the new road when Il is laid.
The first action to be k by the
council will be hat of laying water
mains or relaying them where neces-
sary. the laying of the sewer pipes
which are to go down the main street
and to make all connections to them
so that IL will not be necessary to
tear up the new road once IL has been
laid. The telephone company is ais
planning to place The wires under the
streets of the borough instead OF al
lowing them to run on poles and this
work will also be completed before
the ~freeholders lay the new road.
Matawan is perhaps the only town
In the county which has a main street
more than a mile long with a stretch
of road with only two long turns
which is a temptation for drivers of
automobiles to speed. 1t is no un-
usual sight to see cars running thirty
or forty miles an hour through the
borough when the traffic Is light. In
order to protect the residents from
this practice the Borough Council at
it's last meeting decided to control
the traffic this summer ind placed
the matter in the hands of Mayor
Arris b. Henderson to take whatever
action Is necessary to stop this prac-
tice. With good roads Monmouth
county with its many beauty spots
and shore resorts. and being situated
on the main roads to Atlantic City
and Lakewood, will become one of
the meccas for those having motor
cars
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-15
BRIDGE OVER NARROWS
SUBMITTED TO BOARD

TOTTENVILLE. May 15:-Transit
Commissioner Delaney in submitting
plans to the Board of Estimate and
Apportionment to link Richmond
borough with the other boroughs OF
the greater city submitted one for a
great bridge to be built over the Mar
rows from Fort Hamilton Parkway
on the Brooklyn side and the Rich
mond approach to be made where We
hioular connections could be made
with the Southfeld boulevard. The
bridge, the commissioner says, could
be utilized not only for rapid transit
and vehicular traffic but through
railroad service If any trunk line
railroad would agree to participate
In the cos of construction.
A two-tube tunnel under the upper
bay from Sixty-seventh street, Brook
lyn, to Tompkinsville, connecting
with the Fourth avenue subway, a
tunnel from Ninety-flfth street,
Brooklyn, to Rosebank and extend
Ing the subway to a portal at Ninety
sixth street on the bay front, Brook
lyn, and from there establish q ferry
service to Clifton were among the
other schemes advanced by the COM
missioner in his report to the board
of estimate and apportionment. The
plans were referred to the committee
on finance and budget with q posi-
bility hat a choice may be made this
year.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-15
Library etUs

Upon request the library
ment will publish a list of light read
ing for business men. The following
Is a part of the list which will appear
from time to time. Adventures of
Sherlock Holmes. Doyle; Ben Hur,
Wallace; Call of the Wild, London;
Caleb West, Smith; Captains Coura-
geous ,Kipling; Cloister and the
Hearth, Reade; Conquest of Canaan,
darlington; Count of Monte Cristo
Dumas; Crisis Churchill; David Cop
perfeld, Dickens; Fortunate Youth.
Locke; Gallagher and Other Stories,
Davis: Honorable Peter Sterling,
Ford' In Our Own Town, White;
1vanhoe. Scott; John Halifax. GEN.
tleman, Craik; Last of the Mohicans,
Cooper; Leavenworth Case, Green;
Light of the Western Stars Grey;
Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come,
Fox; Lorna Doone Blackmoore; Luck
of Roaring Camp. Harte; Les Misera-
bles. Hugo: Mr.. Pratt, Lincoln; Prls-
oner of Zenda, Hawkins; Right of
Way, Parker; Shepherd of the Hills,
Wright; Tale of Two Cities. Dickens;
Three Musketeers. Dumas; To Have
and TO Hold. Johnstone; Treasure Is
land. Stevenson; Tom Sawyer, Twain:
Virginians Wister; Westward Ho!
Kingsley.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-15
SOUTH AMBoY WINS HoNoRs
AT COUNCILLORS EVENT
BIZ spee,nf corvespondepf

BIZ Special CorrfSyoHdeHf.
SOUTH AMBOY. May 15.-The
ninety-seventh meeting Of the Past
Councillors Association of Middlesex
County was held last night In the
council rooms of Eagle Council of
SpotswoOd. For the seventh c~onsecu-
tive time Joel Parker Council Of this
city carried away the attendance
honors. There were twelve past
councillors from this city and nine
teen visitors. this being many more
h from any other one council.
At this meeting State Council Con-
ductor Smith awarded a set of solid
ivory gavels 10 Joel Parker Council
for having won the honor banner for
six consecutive times. He compli-
mented the men of South Amboy for
the spirit with which they went into
the thing and stated that he did hope
the other councils In the state would
show the same sort of pep. Past
County Councillor A, II. Chatten, OF
South Amboy, accepted the gavels on
behalf OF Joel Parker. He pledged
the support of the local council in
any movement hat will go toward
tho advancement of the order. He
stated that If South Amboy could be
Of any assistance they stood ready at
all times to end a helping hand.
Chairman Pierson of the entertain
ment committee In the absence OF
the speaker of the evening. who at
the last minute IA unavoidably de-
tanned, tried a new stunt. He insti-
tuted q spelling bee. With the as
sistanee of Assemblyman DeVoe OF
Midtown the bee was quite a sue
cess, the members getting a lot of
fun out of it. The chairman an
nounced that at the July meeting to
be held In Newmarket there would
be a bowling match on the alleys of
Friendship Council of that place.
The one h~undredth meeting of the
association is scheduled to be held in
this city during the month of August.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-15
TRAIN STRIKES
DELIVERY AUTO
Driver Sent to Hospital After
Machine is Hit at Oh Town
Road.
By Special ocrs,spordent.

By Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, May 15-SaNa-
tore Marine, forty-one years old, pro-
prietor of a bakery at zoe st. Mary's
eel Rosebanl2 is at the Staten
Island hospital suffering with lacera-
lions of the head and face and pos
sible internal injuries, as the result
OF an automobile which he was driv-
Ing being struck by a train of the
Tottenville division of the Staten Is
land Rapid Transit about 1850
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The ac-
cident happened at the Old Town
road crossing. Grasmere, at which
place there is stationed a nagman and
a warning bell. The iagman said
that he waved his flag, but the driver
paid no attention to his warning.
The machine. which WAS a delivery
type, loaded with bread for custom
ers in the Grasmere section, was re-
duced to kindling and the machinery
was bent and twisted. Marine was
picked up about fifty feet away from
the crossing, where he was thrown
by the locomotive. He was knocked
unconscious and il was thought
at first that he had been killed. En-
gineer James b. Slaight, of Arthur
Kill road. ~Tottenville, and Conductor
William O'Conner, of Patten street,
Tottenville in charge of the train
with others of the crew, picked the
man up. Patrolman Bloodgood. of
the 60th precinct station, Totem
Vile who was on the train at the
time of the accident, sent in a call
for an ambulance and DIR. Daigle OF
the Staten Island hospital, arrived
on the ambulance and after attending
the injured man, removed him to the
hospital.
Bread was strewn along the tracks
for some distance and people in that
vicinity a free bread for supper
last night. This is the second acct
dent on the Tottenville division this
week where an automobile has been
struck by a train. George Funk, of
Midland venue. Grant City, was
u by an express Tuesday night
while attempting to cross the tracks
at that place. He was taken to st.
Vincent's hospital.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-15
Pleasant Plains

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Allen, OF
Brooklyn. have returned home after
Sisiting at Little Farms.
Rev. Albert Van Deusen, a retired
methodist minister. has moved from
Woodvail avenue to Newark.
Mrs. Elwyn G.. Peters visited in
Brooklyn this week.
Miss Florence Peterson, OF New
Dorp. has been succeeded at the To-
cal postal station by Miss Helsn
Finan, who was at Tottenville.
NJ. j. Vogel has returned from a
"trip to The Pacific coast.
Henry Smith of Brooklyn, visited
at Prince Bay this week.
Miss Mamie Higgins. of Annadale
has been In Manhattan this week.
The monthly visiting day will be
beld tomorrow at the Mission OF the
immaculate Virgin, Mt. Loretto.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-15

The reason for this is that during the wintertme, shut up within
doors, eating too much meat and too little green vegetables, one
heaps fuel into the system which is not burned up and the cinkers
remain to poison the system-a eloggng up of the circulation
with inactive liver and kidneys. Time to put your house in order.
For an invigorating tonic which will clarity the blood, put new life
in the body, sparkle to the eyes, and a wholesome skin, nothing does
so well as an herbal extract made from Blood and Stone root, Oregon
grape root and Wild Cherry bark, which has been sold for the past
fifty years as DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. BY reason
of the nerves feeding on the blood, when the blood is pure the nerves
feel the effect, and neuralgia or other nerve pains disappear because
such pain is the cry of the starved nerves for food.
BUFFALO, N. Y.-"Al of Doctor Pierces medicines that have
taken have proved most satisfactory. / have taken the Golden
Medical Discovery a q tonic and blood purifier, also a a spring
medicine and consider 1t the best l have ever used.
81 have taken Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for constipation,
also for sluggish and inactive liver; they drive out the impurities and
cleanse the system as no other medicine does, and in a very mild way.
never causing distress.
"These medicines of DIR. Pierces can be relied upon. They will do
all that is claimed for them"@MRs. GEO. w. JAMAN, 22 Locust st.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-15
Tottenpille

= Mr.. I'M Mrs. Alfred Fisher have
been entertaining her father. William
Van Zee, of Livingston, N. J..
Mrs. Thomas Laird, Of Manhattan,
visited here yesterday afternoon.
Ernest Bennington and John Cor
son We're at the H~ippodrome last
night.
John Kraigenow has returned to
Danbury, Conn, after a few days
here this week.
Mrs. Arthur Eckoff has been visit
3ng in Buffalo.
Jones Powell has SO far recovered
to be able to return to his duties at
the Dental plant.
The case of the four colored men
and one woman charged with steal
ing a house in Sandy Ground was
postponed yesterday for n week in
the first district court.
New poles are being erected in va
rious parts OF the town by the tele-
phone and electric light company.
The Sunday afternoon meeting of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will be held tomorrow at the
nome of Mrs. Martha Vag Name of
Main street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-15
South Amboy

Unit No. 8 of st. Martha's Guild
Will hold a homemade bakery sale
this afternoon.
There was a big initiation of the
local council K. of c.. in st. Mary's
Hall last night. The first and second
degrees were given.
The Board of Directors Of the
Chamber of Commerce will meet
Monday night.
A representative tennis team has
been organized in the South Amboy
high school under the management
of the athletic association. The squad
at the present time consists of How
ard King. Frank Gominger, Raymond
Dowdell and Ralph Ellams.
There as no baseball game at Me-
tuchen yesterday between that school
and the local high school on account
of the rain.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-15
WELLS MEMORIAL CHURCH
ANNIVERSARY NEXT WEEK

TOTTENVILIE, May 15.-The an
hiversary week Of Wells Memorial
church will be celebrated with SER
vices at the church in Amboy road
for one week commencing Sunday
and continuing until the following
Sunday, May 23. The speakers will
be Rev. A. @. Ward, of Toronto, Can
ada, and Rev. w. Fank, of Butler.
n. j. A missionary service will be
held Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
The Misses Aston, returned mission
airy from India will speak, Regular
meetings Sunday at 10 a. M, and
1880 p. NJ. Week day meetings 9
a. M. $3.50 and 7:45 p. M, except
Monday only at 7:45 p. m. Prayer
md annoiting for sick each afternoon
Rev. Frederick d. Drake Is the pas
tor of the church.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-15
Keasbey

Protection Fire Company No. 1 will
hold an important meeting In the fire
house on Monday night. Annual cleo
tion of officers will take place and q
second assistant chief will also be
nominated. All members are urged to
be present.
Melvin Romer. the youngest son of
Mr.. n Mrs. William Romer, is very
Ill at his home.
Miss Julia Robinson was an out of
flown visitor Thursday night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-15
CIVIC LEAGUE FAVORS
CITY OWNING TRoLLEYs
b. Special Correspondent.

By SpccfdT COrfeSpOndeNt.
TOTTENVILLE, May 15-Resolu-
lions favoring the immediate adop-
ton of the plans of Commissioner
Whalen. of plants and structures OF
the city of New York, to have the
city take over the trolley lines and
lighting plant of the Richmond Light
& Railroad Company, were adopted
at the meeting of the Staten Island
Civic League Thursday night at Dor
ough hall. More than 1900 men and
women crowded in the hall to dis
cuss the problem. 1t had been ex-
pected that Commissioner Whalen
would be at the meeting but he was
called to Albany IN the afternoon.
Deputy Commissioner William Writ
l.. Mills appeared in his stead and
after placing the matter before the
people a unanimous vote was record
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-15
ORDINANCE VIOLATORS
ARE FINED BY COURT

BIZ Special C~orrespondPrt. !.
TOTTENVII1E, May 15.-Several
more violators of the city ordinance
with regard to Gutomobilists allowing
their machines to stand on h streets
without lights and driving on Amboy
road q restricted street We're In court
Yesterday. Magistrate Croak in the
FIRST district colrt, fined William Lor-
EMO, of Prospect street, Brooklyn,
81 for not having a tail light on his
car and Morris Breslin, of 4003 Third
avenue, Manhattan, was fined So for
driving a truck in Amboy road. John
DAILY of Stapleton had his case post
.poned until today. Several more cases
are in court today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-15
Compliment Tor Uncle Dick.

Uncle Dick, a bachelor fond of chill
dren. was a great favorite with his
little nieces and nephews, 30 when the
new baby came and papa told them
that the stork had left It at their
house, Buddy said thoughtfully: TOO
bad the stork didn't know where Uncle
Dick lives"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-15
VIII of James De Voc.

The will of James De Voc, for
merly of Spotswood and Midtown,
which was before Judge Dalyq for
probate yesterday, was admitted.
When this will originally came up
for probate. a caveat was filed against
it by two grandchildren. The testi-
mony given gave the court the i'm
preston that the man made the will
without any due inuence.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-15
ARTHUR A. QUINN TO
e ON LABOR

1u Special Correspondent.
WOODBRIDGE. May 15-An open
meeting will be held In the Wood
bridge high school auditorium Thurs
day night at 8 o'clock. Arthur A.
Quinn, president of the State Feder-
alton of Labor, will give an address
on Organized Labor Inc It's Prob
lens" This lecture will be under the
direction OF the Department of Lit
erature and Libraries of the Wom-
ans Club of Woodbridge Township.
Everyone is welcome.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-15
Youth Fatally Injured.

BV NTuH CUTTc5pONutHF-
NEW BRUNSWICK. May 15-Jo-
seph Stenkovics, eighteen years old,
of 1853 Hamilton street. this city died
in st. Peters hospital yesterday af-
ternoon from injuries received when
he was run down by q truck belonging
to the New Brunswick Refrigerating
company yesterday oon
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-15
Verdict For Defendant.

NEW BRUNSWICK. May ia
verdict for the defendant was rem
dered in the case of Catherine Fisher
of Perth Amboy, against the Sover-
eign Camp of the Woodmen of the
World. yesterday. The woman was
suing to ecu the insurance of a
man she claimed to be her husband,
while the Tending of the insurance
company showed the woman could
not have been the mans wife.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-15

sOuTH AMBoY' Ma 1.-THE
funeral services of the late Conrad
Weihing who lost his life in a cut
ting machine at the Sayre &c Fisher
Plant of Sayreville. was held yesterday
morning from the German Presbyter-
ian Church OF ~Sayreville the Rev.
Mr.. Steir officiating.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-15
Rankers M Convention

Among the men interested In
banking from this city attending the
bankers convention now being held
at Atlantic City are Adrian Lyon.
Isaac Alpern. Charles ID. Snedeker.
w. Parker Runyon, Anton Massopust
and Harry L. Comings.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-15
NOTICE

Jos. KURT and Arthur Hulse. known as
KURT & Hulse, m of South Amboy,
dissolved partnership on the. 18th day OF
May. Jos. KURT will resume all respon-
sibility of the firm, paying all bills con-
tracted by the firm and collecting all bills
due the firm. The firm will continue with
the name OF Kurt & Hulse.
1Rao2-E-1l-St
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-15

This little Mexican Chihua-l
hua. whose name is "Cortez. 4
looks as II he is about to start al
little revolution of his own-and|
right in the wool of "Shamus|
0'Brien." Shamus is a 200-poundI
Irish wolf hound owned by LII
Col. Francis A. Junkin. "Cortez"
weighs one and a quarter pounds
and belongs to Mrs. A. Radcliffe
of Washington. Both purps were
among those present at the Wash
ington Kennel Club dog show
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-15

Build up for the Spring
Attack Put the body in
condition for an invasion
OF the germs of grip, pneu-
monia or Spring fever"
At this time Of the year
most people suffer from a
condition often called
Spring Fever. They feel
tired, worn out, before the
day is half thru. They may
have frequent headaches
and sometimes ~"pimply'
or pale skin and white lips.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-15

The drawing rpuln Is u cinsrao
ton Of Withdrawing ro.su. II waa
Originally known By the latter mana
an0 In the days OF the Vikings, Il was
customary for the ladies' TO withdraw
from the dining room, leaving theif
husbands to their drinks. while theJ
wen into the withdrawing room."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-15
Sultan to Resign Throne

ID J H6 HHSOCFUEtU ITESJ
CONSTANTINOPLE, May IL
The Turkish sultan will resign his
throne In prospects against the sew
Gritty of the peace treaty presented to
Turkey by the allied powers. &C
cording to a umo today which is
credited in many quarters.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-15
NEVER SAW ANYTHING BETTER

For colds that hang on and for linger-
ing coughs that follow the "fiu." there 10
one safe family cough medicine sold from
the Atlantic to the Pacific. Mrs. A. B.
Griffith. Box 1874. Andrews Ind, writes:
Last winter my family all had the flu,
L tried Folsy's Honey and Tar and never
saw anything better. From now on will
not be without 1t in the house" Don't let
cough when this reliable remedy can be SO
eaeily procured. Sold b Barnekoy : Petx
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-16
TO EXTERMINATE RATE

Pensacola, Fla, June 15.-W ork or e1- terminating rats will be started here to- morrow as the result of conference called late today to discuss methods to combat possible spread of malady that lccai officials have pronounced bubenlc plague.
 The city commissioners appropriated funds to pay the salaries of rat catchers who will worR under supervision of Dr. c. L. Williams, public health service baoteriologist, who was sent here by the goverament. There have been two deaths here from what was pronounced bubonic plague and officials believe the disease was brought kere in vessels.
 Dr. Williams declared thac n addition to exter,nind. irg rats. as scientists believe the rat flea carries the plague that water front buildings must be made rat proof There is no fear of spread or the disease ig proper precautions are taken, he said.
 The public health bacteriologist estimat- ed that a three-year campaign would be necessary, requiring expenditure of $2oO,- 600 the first year, s50,0O0 the second and S5e, eco the third year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-16
Collecting Data to
 Help Get Hospital
Several Committees Will Meet This
 Week

Active operations to bring to Birming-
 begin as soon as Dr. J. R. Hobbs, chair
 man of the location committed returns
 to Birmingham.
 Dr. J. D. Heacock, chairman of the
 general committee, who has charge of
 the plans to interest the location com
 mittee in Birmingham as the site for the
 hospital, will call the members of his
 committee and the other committees
 which are working to the same end to
 meeting one day in the latter part of the
 week.
 At this meeting tentative plans for the campaign to secure the hospital for the Magic City will be worked over. Besides the general committee, there is special committee from the Civic Association, one from the Jefferson County Medical Society and the City Commission. Dr. Heacock states that active work will begin as soon as Dr. Hobbs returns to Birmingham from Memphis, where he recently underwent an operation. Reports from Memphis are that Dr. Hobbs is rapidly recovering from the effects of the operation, which was of serious nature. and will be back home in ten days or two weeks.
 | As soon as he returns, his committee will make a tour of several cities which are in the race for the hospital, and the selection of the best will be made. The committee will then visit number o1 the larger cities of the country and make a special study of hospital build- l ings for suggestions to be used in this one.
 The memorial hospital will be built al the ultimate cost of $2,000,000 It will in- clude many new features md sanato- rum for convalescent patients.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-16
FARMERS COMPLAIN
 OF BEING CHEATED
Allege Shipments Are Made to Spurious Agencies Who
 Use Fancy Stationery

Acting on the complaints of farmers and produce growers that they had been defrauded recently in shipments of produce to Birmingham, the board of directors of the Civic Association yesterday adopted resolutions calling on the city commission to take legal steps to prevent further alleged frauds of this sort.
 pr. N. A. Barrett, president of the city commission, who is also a mem Der of the board, was appointed a committee of one to investigate the of providing a remedy should 1t be necessary.
 The practice complained of and which, according to information brought to the Civic Association, is driving produce out of local markets their meeting yesterday.
 growers of Alabama is said to have been pursued by irresponsible persons who take up temporary quarters in the city. Desk space only Is secured by these traders and impressive station cry and other literature carrying the name of the alleged merchant is mailed to the grower whose products are for sale in the Birmingham markets Schedules of prices attractively ar ranged are attached and the unwary shippers are thus induced to consign shipments to the supposed tradesmen It is not until after their shipment has been received and disposed of that the farmer discovers he has suffered a total loss and that his debtor has absconded
 The directors in taking action yes terday. made it plain that they felt sure of the cooperation of the sub stantial commission merchants of Nor. ris avenue in running down these i'm. posters and devising some method of suppressing the reported evil which is already diminishing the produce supplies here, according to informa ton furnished the board