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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-27
JAMESBURG

Borough Marshal Gustav Fillhow-
err. newly appointed truant oficer.
succeeding c. A. Deveney, COM
menced his duties Monday and al
ready there u q marked improve
ment in the attendance. especially
among those who have been persist
emit in their absence. A new system
will be arranged that will appre-
bend the parents when the children
become truants. before Judge Peter
r. DAILY at New Brunswick.
DIR. H. d. Zandt is thinking seri-
ously of hanging out a single as a
veterinary surgeon in addition to his
regular practice. He was called to
the farm of Frank Denton and gave
attention to a horse that had re-
ceived a cut in the right flank over
ten inches long in some mysterious
manner.
Star Post. American Legion, are
arranging to observe Armistice Day
with appropriate exercises, the pro-
gram not having been announced az
yet.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-27
The Book ofDeborah
By JANE LORIMER

/, blunt toe and baby Louis heel.
They're not mine! They're Ann
Lorimer'si" I shrieked. size two
and a half You found them on
the old settee?"
One on the floor, and one among
the pillows!" :
we won't tell Bob Just yeti
Fasten that shoulder snap and come
on. Deb." I almost dragged my
friend from the room and down the
stairs.
Get ready for a surprise attack"
I whispered, as we advanced toward
the divan.
Very gently. very softly, that
mountain of ARE pillows went to
the floor. piece by piece. disclosing
first the pretty bare feet and at last
the entire figure OF Mistress Ann
sweetly slumbering as IL she had
just settled down like some sleeping
beauty for a nap a hundred years
long.
Suddenly I stopped over that per-
verse little trickster and sat her up
with a shake.
Ann rubbed her eyes. then accept
ed her "rescuers'' with a smile.
I'm awfully hungry" she an
nounced. Then she rose. ran to the
chimney, drew q milk bottle from
behind the logs, and drained II!
Milk is all I've had for two
nights and q day. she complained,
as II Deb and I were blamable.
How did You get that?" I de-
manded.
Went down to the refrigerator
the first night. Gee! How the but
Ter does lock UP this house. But
last night / couldn't leave the room.
You were an awful nuisance. Jane.
I took off my shoes and peaked at
you while you phoned. And I've
lost my shoes!"
She still spoke as one aggrieved.
81 need some coffee!" she walled.
Ann Lorimer, what you need is
a sound spanking!"
! ITO be continucd)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-27
IL Was Deb's Chance TO Regain Jim
But She Ignored II

-.
II guess you had to shove Ann OF
from the train" / said Il Deb.
II u 1 did. I picked UP her
handbag, took hold of her arm and
escorted her firmly down the corri-
dor and onto the station platform. /
couldn't let my mother know, of
curse. So 1 put Ann into a taxi
and sent her home too jim"
Deborah Burns. you're q perfect
wonderi" I cried.
Not altogether. II I'd been that
I'd have taken her straight up to
her husbands door. 1 didn't, and
nowhere is she? I feel like .
criminal. / ought to have told Bob
before this" There was q shake in
Deb's voice.
IT understand why you didn't tell,
Deb. 1t was to save AIMS good
name-and Jim's honor. You're
wonderful. Deb. You'd have gone
to New York, c~haperoned her
against her will! Some STUNT"
The brutal truth is that / intend
ed to keep her fit to come back to
her husbandi"
when you might have let her 60
. with yan-then a divorce-and
Jimmy-boy free-and your own hap
pdness forever. Deb. you're . great
woman!"
Merely q very sad onei" Deb said
softly. Ann Is mercurial like her
father. Everybody she knows has
to take turns saving her from her
self. I suppose. 1t happened to be
my turn. you see. Now, Jane, let
me help you dress. You're tired at
ter . night downstairs. Then we'll
tell Bob"
You left your new French pumps
them when I waited for Chrys this
morning. Here!"
From the huge pockets OF her
sport cape Deb drew q tiny pair OF
brown suede pumps with the new
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-27
F0RDS

A meeting OF the Democratic
leaders Of Fords will be held to-
night. Arrangements will be made
for a trip about the township and
Leon f.. McElroy. candidate for
township clerk, Is expected to be
present at the meeting.
son was born on Monday to Mr..
ana Mrs. William ID. Hoy. of New
Brunswick avenue, Fords.
large number of people from
this place attended the social afair
given by the Atlantic Terra Gotta
Company OF Perth Amboy and Tot
tenville at the Y. M. G. A. last night
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-27

tSOpyrl8HI, IU<O, N. -. AL
Unless a dust mop Is given special
care 1t does more harm than good
when used on q hardwood floor.
The mop Itself must be free from
dust before 1t can gather dust from
the tioor.
After each using q string mop
should be thoroughly shaken. II
this is done every time, the mop will
be in good condition all the time.
Every 50 often, depending entirely
on the circumstances Of mop and
floor, the mop should be washed In
heavy suds, rinsed and dried.
Menu For Tomorrow.
BREAKFAST-Grapes. ham ONE
Yet. bran mufins, coffee.
LUNCHEON-Fried green toma-
toes. toasted mullins, mhrmalade,
tea.
DINNER-Lamb Chops, creamed
potatoes with cheese. buttered cauli-
lower. peach dessert, oatmeal, cook
les, coffee.
My Own Recipes.
If a few tablespoons OF chopped
ham are added to plain omelet,
the dish has a more decided taste.
Or a cream sauce may be made.
the ham added to the sauce and
the whole poured over the omelet.
This provides moisture and puts
uore milk in the diet.
Bran Mullins.
1 cup bran
1 cup white flour
Ia cup sugar
1 tablespoon shortening
i egg
j cup sour milk
1-2 teaspoon salt
1-2 teaspoon baking powder
1 scant teaspoon soda -
Ia cup boiling water
Soften but do not melt short
ening. Beat sugar. egg and short
ening until light colored. Mix
salt and baking powder with
white -four. Add bran to egg mix
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-27
Shell Shock Covers Many Evils.

LONDON-Shell shock covereth a
multitude of evils here. John
Wright. discharged soldier. admitted
here that he pulled his 4-year-old
child from its cot, dislocated its arm.
burned it's nose with a cigaret and
blackened its eyes Wright said he
was a shell shock victim and didn't
know what he was doing. The
judge warned him not to "let it hap
pen again" and turned him loose on
probation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-27
Halloween Event for Fords

FORDS, Oct. 27:-An arrange
ments have been completed for the
social event to be held by the fire.
men of the Fords Fire Company in
their c1ubrooms on Halloween
night, October 80. Several features
have been planned and dancing and
refreshments will make up the pro-
gram OF the evening. The event is
being held for members. their wives
and friends.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-27
To Have Event at Fords "Hut."

BY Special Correspondent.
FORDS Oct. 27-Plans are COM
pleted for the dance and dinner to
be held in the Hut" Saturday. The
event is under the direction of Rev.
Father Prendergast, andsit is his aim
to make this affair the largest 80
far held in this place. The spirit
of Halloween will be the feature Of
the evening. Tickets are now on
sale, and arrangements are being
made for a large attendance.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-27
Little Glance For Recovery.

Peter Evon, who attempted to
commit suicide Sunday afternoon by
shooting himself while In his room
at the home of Samuel Kosci, near
the Woodbridge clay banks. is in a
weaker condition this morning at
the City Hospital, where he was
taken after the suicidal attempt.
There is little hope for his recovery
this morning.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-27
Partisan Bandits Stealing Sugar

PARIS-Sweet toothed bandlts
here are stealing sugar wholesale.
With a state railway rubber stamp
and a supply of marking tags they
simply changed the addresses on
cars of sugar. had them side tracked
and unloaded at leisure. Haven't
caught 'em yet.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-27
He'd Change Rules Then!

LONDON-"When Lloyd George
has to carry his golf clubs he'll
alter this" declared Tim Healey,
caddie at st. Georges Hills, Gold
Cours. Weybridge. after he'd read
the new regulations for the employ
nlent of English boys.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-27

At Iasti A Man Who's the "Boss."
EVANSVILJE|Found: A woman
whose husband Is really her boss"
Floyd Ragland Is principal OF the
Fulton school. There was "A shortage
of teachers so his wife filled in,
teaching first graders.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-27
BIsmes Hard Luck for His Downfall

BIames Hard Luck for His Downfall
LONDON-George Wiltshire was
arrested for obtaining money by
false pretences. He blamed hard
luck. This was his story. Explo-
sion blew in his show windows: burg
lars stole his cash box: his health
broke down; sold furniture to get
food, and then had to pawn every
thing he had to provide for wife
and child. Sent to workhouse for a
month.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-27

] took according to directions and in
a short time l was entirely relieved.
l also took the Vegetable Compound
before my last baby came and am
thankful to say that it relieved my
suffering very much and I shall never
be without it at such times. / have
told others of its great worth and
shall keep on telling it."-Mrs. ED.
THOMAS, Box 1874, Morrice, Mich.
Women should not continue to suffer
day in and day out and drag out q
sickly, half-hearted existence, missing
three.fourths Of the joy of living,
when they can find health in Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
If you would like free confidential
advice address Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn. Mass.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-27

leTeQ WIFI QlLll-
e s every morn
ing 90 t h t I
could hardly get
d. / had
heard from other
W o m e n about
your medicine
and had read let
tiers about it, SO
my husband got
me Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound which
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-27
MRS, THOMAS
W0RDT0WoMEN
TellsoftheC reatC oodLydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Did For Her.

Morrice, Mich. About q year
after my second baby was born ] suf-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-27
Giue Dust Mop Special Care
To Procure Good Results

ture. Add sour milk and flour
alternately. Add soda dissolved
In boiling water. Beat well for
a minute. Bake in hot buttered
muffln pans.
4 Peach Dessert.
5 large peaches
3-4 cup nuts
/ IL cups boiled custard
In a serving dish put a layer of
sliced peaches. Sprinkle with most
of the nuts, saving only enough TO
garnish the top. Pour over the
peaches and nuts a rich boiled Gus
tard. Sprinkle with remaining nuts
ard put in the ice box for an hour
or longer to chill. The custard
should be quite thick.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-27
Millerand's Father Was Wine Mer-
chant

PARIS-With the selection of NJ.
Millerand IS president of France,
1t has come out that his father kept
a wine shop In a working class dis
trict and that his mother was a
Jewess whose ambition for her son
aided him in reaching success.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-27
Too Much Noise, He Threw Bricks

Too Much Noise, He Threw Bricks.
EVANSVILLE. Ind.-The noise
OF an automobile prevented Will
liam Leffler from hearing the mu-
sic of his photograph. So, he
went to his porch and threw
bricks at the 9-year-old son of
Oscar Price sitting in the ma
chine. That's his own testimony in
court here. "I-threw three bricks"
said he. Case was continued.
Evening star., 1920-03-03
WILL HOLD A HEARING
| AS TO y|OMAN'SB
Senate and House Committees on
Labor Arrange Joint Sitting
for Tomorrow,

There will be a joint hearing to-
morrow of the House and Senate COM
mittees on labor in room 127 of the
House office building at 1890 O'Clock.
10 consider the ll-Kenyon Dill
TO establish on a statutory basis the
womans bureau of the Department
OF Labor. Representative J. NJ. Z.
Smith of Michigan, chairman of the
House committee on labor, will pre-
side.
Hearings have been requested,
Chairman Smith stated, by the Ma
tional Women's Trade Union League
at whose request the bill was intro
duced, by the national board of the
Y. w. c. A, and other woman's or
ganizations. Among the speakers VINO
will apear in behalf of the measure
will be Miss Mary Van Kleeck of New
York. former direcvtor of the existing
womanS bureau, now director OF Std-
tistical studies of the Russell sage
Foundation; Miss Agnes Nestor, chan.
man of the legislative committee OIL
the National Women's Trade Union
League: Miss Florence Simms of Ne"
York, head of the industrial depart
ment of the Y. w. c. A. and Miss Mary
Mcdowell of Chicago, representing
the same organizations: Miss jessie
Haver of the National Consumers
League, and representatives 0t nn ,ne
Democratic and Republican Women
and of the National League of Woman
Voters
The woman's bureau bill. which mas
been introduced in the House by hep-
,resentative Philip p. Campbell OF
Kansas and in the Senate by Senator
Kenyon of Iowa, will provide
statutory basis for the bureau whlch
was created in July. 1918. under the
war powers of the Secretary of Labor.
and which is now subject to year-to-
year provision by Congress in the ap-
l. n hi lI-l>
Won bill provides that 1t shall be
the duty of said bureau to formulate
standards and policies which snail
promote the welfare of wage-earnlnS
women, improve their working con-
ditions. increase their efficiency ana
advance their opportunities for
profitable employment Such
bureau has been the subject OF
widespread demand from women's Or
ganiZations for a number of years.
Evening star., 1920-03-03
DISTRICT D. A. R. TO HOLD
AN ELECTION TOMORROW
Will Choose State Regent and Vice
Regent and Revise the
Bylaws.

An executive session of the District
D. A. f. is to be held tomorrow. be-
ginning at 10 o'clock am. for the
purpose or electing a state regent,
vice regent, revise the bylaws and
nominate a vice president general.
The election is to take place at 5
pm. The meeting will be at Memo
rial Continental Hall, and be open to
delegates only.
The annual mass meeting OF the
local D. A. r. is to be held. beginning
at 10 o'clock am, March 5. at the
Memorial Hall. This annual meeting
is open to the $500 members of the
local D. A, r.
The president general. Mrs. Guern-
sey, is to address this meeting. Miss
Hilda Fletcher, state regent, is to
preside. Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin of
the Girl Scouts and Col. Houston
Thompson of the Boy Scouts are to
speak. Music will be in charge OF
Miss Flora Briggs.
Regents of the sixty-three local
chairmen of all committees. Three
large American flags will be present.
ed to a like number of Boy Scout
troops. The presentation Is to follow
the report of the Children and Sons
of the Republic committee OF the "
A. r. Mrs. Frank F. Greenawalt
The chapters donating flags are
Mary Desha Chapter, Mrs. Robert
Morse. regent; Magruder Chapter,
Mrs. Caroline Hill Marshall, regent
and Elizabeth Jackson Chapter, Mrs.
r Augustus Heaton. regent.
Evening star., 1920-03-03
ADDS $10O IN GOLD
TO MEDAL AWARD
Come-Back's Concession to
D. C. Pupil Winner in Ma.
tionaI Essay Contest.

If pupil in one of the schools OF
the District receives national prize
in the national essay contest. either
the gold, silver or bronze medal. he
from the Comeback, weekly paper OF
soldiers in Walter Reed Hospital, con-
Quoting the affair in cooperation with
the War Department
This money prize will be given IN
lieu of a trip to Washington. with ex-
tlonal prize winners will receive as
part of the award. In order to quaiiIy
for the big money prize. however. the
local winner will have to file with tMne me
Come Back list of the names or oou
men who have enlisted in the Army
and May 5. this year These names
may be obtained at the local recruit
ing office. 509 10th street.
5000 Essays Under Scrutiny.
A committee appointed by the DIS,
trict recruiting officer is now engdseu
In adjudging more than 5000 ESSAY
received from as many schools in the
Washington recruiting district whlch
includes the states of Maryland and
Delaware. From the 5000 plus. one
essay will be selected on merit 10
compete with fifty five other ESSAYS,
one from each of the other recruiting
districts in the country. ..
The best three essays IN 'ne ~. 6
six will be selected by Secretary Oh
War Baker. Gen. Pershing and Gen.
March on April 10. and prizes VIII be
awarded by them May 5.
Local Awards mt Same Time.
At the same time all local prizes Will
be awarded. exclusively to contestants
living in the District. More than nttv
such prizes have been put up. or TINS
number twenty-five are offered oy
The Evening Star. They aggregate
5000. and will be distributed among
contestants in the high schools. grade
schools, private schools. junior col
legeS and academies.
Evening star., 1920-03-03
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY
BILL GETS HEARING
Measure Provides for Sanitary
Districts and Bond Issue
for Improvements

RICHMOND, Va, March 3 Especially
Advocates and opponents of the
Jesse bill. seeking to divide Alexan-
dria county into sanitary districts and
naming commission to have charge
OF the work. to issue bonds for water
and sewers and to provide for health
police and fire protection. were given
hearing yesterday afternoon by the
senate counties. cities and towns COM
mittee. Delegate Jesse explained the
bill. saying that residents of Alexan-
drla county had conferred with him
mad explained the amendments desired
ana that the chances were that they
would reach an agreement. He ex-
plalned that the conditions are unu-
sual in the county, with a population
ranging from 500 to more than 1000
for each square mile. 1t was essential
10 nave sewers and water.
Says Need Is Imperative.
Engineer Messer of the state health
department. said he had made an ex-
animation of the situation in Alexan-
dria county and that the need for the
improvements was imperative.
2 Frank S. Lyons of Alexandria,, OBJ
Jected to some features of the bill. but
Mr.. Jesse had agreed to accept the
suggested amendments and they would
soon agree. The supervisors, the
health officer, the engineer and others
concurred with Mr.. Jesse in the State
the objections to the bill and that it
would be acceptable to them.
Mr.. Payne Cites Objections.
A. Park Payne of the county said
he had petition signed by 2O5 voters
who protested against the passage of
the bill. He declared the bill would
give the county a commission form
of government without the consent of
the people. He would not object to
the corrected bill If it could be sub
mitted to the people of the county
Mr.. Jesse, replying to questions,
said the bonds to be issued would be
in the name of the county, but that
the interest and sinking fund would
be assessed against the sanitary dis
tricts in which the improvements
are made.
On motion of Senator Oliver, the
bill was sent to subcommittee
Senators Gum, Andrews and Corbitt
to be considered with the amend
ments and to prepare a substitute for
the whole bill. This will be reported
Thursday morning and will be in the
senate Friday.
Evening star., 1920-03-03
TREE-LINED' BOULEVARD
FOR HERO DEAD, is PLAN
Costello Post Suggests Memorial
for D. C.. Men Lost in
the War.

A memorial boulevard lined with
trees planted in memory of District
men who lost their lives during the
war was suggested in a resolution
adopted by Costello Post, No. Is. OF
the American Legion at a meeting in
the board room of the District bullo-
ing last night.
Adjutant William f. Franklin. In
proposing the resolution, stated that
he believed that District authorities
would give hearty approval to such a
plan. He declared that the engineer
department of the District govern
ment was known to be favorable 70
the proposition of setting aside one
of the most beautiful and popular
streets or avenues CT the city for the
memorial boulevard. The trees are
available for planting, he declared
All that would be needed oy tne
American Legion would be the pre-
sentation of ways and means for the
placement of a name-plate on each
tree, which would make each tree an
individual monument.
Commander D. ]. Donovan was In
structed to present the subject 70 tne
District of Columbia department OF
the American Legion with the re-
quest that every post in the District
take action on the project.
Plans for cooperating with Spang-
Ter Post of the American Legion also
were discussed with view to secur-
ing a location for a joint clubhouse. A
committee Of three headed by Leo
Cavanaugh was appointed to confer
with representatives Of Spangler Post
on-the proposition.
A resolution of coincidence for pre-
sentation to the family of the late
Raymond w. Pullman, chief of police,
was adopted following it's presenta-
ton by Adjutant Franklin.
Announcement was made to correct
erroneous impressions that the mem
bership rolls of the post were open to
any ex-service men Of the District
and were not intended especially for
District government employees.
Evening star., 1920-03-03

During February and March
We Are Making Special Price on
Old House Wiring NO Repair
ing Necessary.
THE n. l. sCHARR ELECTRIC co., III 18th
NV. Main 1885. Experts in Electrical Work.
NOW IS THE BEST TIME,
if you want quick service, to
have us clean or scrape those
old floors or have new hardwood
floors installed.
Indiana Flooring Company,
2O1 B St. NV.
4 Telephone Main 81.
I No charge for estimating.
Evening star., 1920-03-03
spHwAI NOTICES.

THE AZTEC COPPER COMPANY.
The annual stockhOlders' meeting Of this
kompany will be held Monday. April 8. 1920.
At II O'Clock am, at TOT Colorado bldg.
Washington. D. c., for the purpose Of elect
ing directors of the company, and for the
transaction Of such other business may
prDperiy come before II.
H. H. G. DUNwOODY,
President.
B. K. ROBERTS.
I. Secretary.
Washington, D. c.. March 3, 1920.
Send proxy to some stockholder who will
attend the meeting. Board Of directors meet
ing to follow stockholders' meeting.
TORMER PATRONS OF ORKNEY SPRINGS.
Va: Something Of interest to you. Send name
and address to E. L. CockreIl, Box 1O5-M,
Star Office.
YOUR OLD WOOD FLOORS planed. scraped
and refnished; made perfectly brand new. c.
Adams. 6O7 G st. NV. Franklin 251s. p
] WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debts contracted by any one other than myself.
W. +. McMULLEN, 80 Pa ave. NV. 5'
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
The partnership heretofore existing between
Louis Corrado and Robert F. Milne. trading
under the firm name Of CORRADO MILNE.
and located at 1905 Conn. ave. NV, Washing
ton. ID. C., In dissolved as Of February 8. 1920.
All liabilities of the business have been as
sumed by LOUIS CORRADO. and all money
due to the firm to be paid to him at place
Of business, 1905 Conn. ave.
Evening star., 1920-03-03
SCHOOLS CONSOLIDATED.
Officers Training and Sea Service
Instruction Merged.

Consolidation of the officers train
ing school and the sea service train
ing school of the Shipping Board
into one department under the di-
rection of Capt. Irving L. Evans. with
headquarters at New York. was an
nounced today by the Shipping Board
No change in the seamen's school
at Camp Stuart. Va, or in the vari-
GUS officers schools in different Sec
tions Of the country. is contemplated,
it was stated.
Evening star., 1920-03-03

charges. Mr.. Fess is understood to have
complaints Of illegal voting and alleged
intimidation Of voters by election boards.
No announcement was made by the
committee, but Chairman Fess. answer
ing inquiries. said the agents began
work in North Carolina "a few days
ago."
Evening star., 1920-03-03
ELECTION INQUIRY MADE
IN NORTH CAROLINA CASE

Agents Of the republican congressional
campaign committee have begun an in
vestigation OF the recent special election
in the ninth North Carolina congress
sional district
Representative Fess. Ohio, committee
chairman, has announced that it was
not planned to contest the election OF
Representative Hoey. democrat, over his
republican opponent. John Morehead.
but to disclose acts which, he said, were
Complained of by republican workers in
the district.
Although declining to outline specific
Evening star., 1920-03-03
Champion Jersey Cow.

NEW YORK, March 2-''Plain Mary
of Bangor, Me. has won the world
championship OF the Jersey breed OF
cows She produced 1925 pounds of
milk and 1,040 pounds of butter in the
year, surprising the record OF the 1or-
mer champion ''Eive La France
Evening star., 1920-03-03

The French government is said to be
considering requiring the payment of
customs duties in the equivalent of gold
as a means of increasing its income.