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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04
Tho Right Man.

One day as Dan Beard was going up
the elevator In the high Flatiron build
ing In New York city at the rear OF
the car was a messenger boy with his
arms filled with a score Of bundles all
of the same siAe.
Peering over the top OF the ambus-
cade. he fixed his eyes steadily upon
Mr.. Beard. The national scout com
missioner of the 0 5000 and more Boy
Scouts of America knew the signs well
enough to realize that something was
passing through the boys mind. He
asked the lad what he was thinking
about.
The boy replied: II" was Just
thinkln' that you look like a friend
o. mine"
"what's your friends namef" asked
the man who is the friend Of all
boys.
"Dan Beard" said the messenger.
81 am Dan Beard" replied the com
missioner with a smile.
Gosh was the only reply Of the
astonished boy. who dumped his bun.
dies under the feet Of the amused pas
sengers and brought his right hand
I'D to a stiff salute.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04
WHAT IS TO BECOME OF
SOUTH AMB0Y AMBULANCE?
81 Special CorrespoNdent.

Oh GDcCtOt COTTCSBOHGCNt.
SOUTH AMBOY, Feb. 4:-"What
happened to Company e smbu-
lancer" is a question that 10 being
asked now that people learn of the
rehabilitation OF Company F. The
the Board OF Directors of the South
Amboy Hospital Association for use
by that institution. While under the
supervision of Company + the am
bulance was at an instant call Just
as Ion as funds were available for
its upkeep. OF late, however, the
members OF Company + have felt
that they could not afford to keep
up the running expenses.
The ambulance was secured in Oc-
tober, 1918, after q vigorous cam
paign to raise the money In this city,
| Appeal after appeal was made to the
| people of South Amboy. The faith
full contributed but for the most part
the contributions came from the mu-
milton workers in the various plants
that surrounded the city. The am
bulance was purchased by an ambu-
lance committee headed by Capt. h
| c., Roddy as chairman, Mrs. A. j
| Miller as treasurer and William A
| Mills as secretary. A board of di-
| rectors consisting of Capt. Roddy, II
C. Perrlne and DIR. e. II. Eulner was
In direct charge and turned over the
machine to Company + as an ambu'
| lance and transport. 1t did service
| in South Amboy during the last IN
fuenza campaign. 1t was used t
| transport wounded soldiers TO ant
from the hospitals.
EVENT FOR
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04
TRUCK WRECKS
FRONT Of HOTEL
Auto Hit by Train Pushed Into
Atlantic Hotel BarrOOm

TOTTENVILLE, Feb. 4.-What
the national prohibition failed to do
on January 10, when the Volstead
law went into effect, a locomotive or
the Staten Island Rapid Transit rail-
road with the assistance of a ten ton
truck accomplished last night at the
saloon connected with the Atlantic
hotel, at 519S Arthur Kill road, near
the Atlantic station. The entire front
of the hotel was wrecked when the
ten ton truck was pushed half way
into the barroom of the saloon a1ter
the locomotive had struck 1t at the
Atlantic crossing.
Outside of a slight u on the foot
received by John +. Bolan, proprietor
of the hotel from flying glass from
the show windows as h heavy truck
came through the front of the place
none were injured. The accident
happened when the truck belonging
to Louis kreitzer n son of 145 Hey
ward street, Brooklyn, going toward
st. George was struck by engine 3S
west bound at the crossing sending
the truck up against an electric light
pole near the Atlantic station. The
train was the 80 out of Tottenville
n was in charge of Engineer Fred
Pierce, of Clifton and Conductor
Peter Stricken, of Perth Amboy. The
locomotive and truck had locked
horns and when an attempt was made
10 pull the two apart the heavy truck
was swung around into the two plate
glass windows.
William Bunnell, O terra Gotta
worker, a boarder at the hotel was
knocked out of bed by the crash and
others in their rooms were shaken
up by the shock. There are gates and
a flagman at the crossing, but the
gates are said to have been out Of
order for the past few days because
of water having gotten into the air
pipes, freezing them.
F1agman Thomas Marshall says
that he waved his lantern, warning
Louis Chernock, of 378 Hegmon ave-
nue., Brooklyn, the driver of the truck
of the approach of the train. He
says that the driver of the truck fall
ed to heed his warning and came on
over the crossing where he was struck
in the rear by the locomotive. On
the truck was Victor Kreitzer, a son
of the owner. Neither was injured
but the front of the truck where 1t
struck the electric light pole was bad
ly damaged.
The train was held up at the ross
ing for nearly a half hour before it
could proceed. The west bound track
was blocked for some time until the
truck was pulled out of the front of
the building.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04
WILLIAM C. IVES IS NAMED
PRESIDENT OF BEAUVAIS POST
su Specinl Correspondent.

oQ SptCftt tSpONuout
TOTTENVILLE, Feb. 4-William c.
Ives, of Prince Bay, a veteran of the
Spanish-American war as well as the
Worlds war was elected president Of
Beauvais Post No. 126 American Le-
gion last night at the annual election
held at the Aquehonga Athletic club
house. Mr.. I've succeeds Charles
Cole, the first president of the post
who resigned last month from the
office. There were about fifty at the
meeting and three new members join
ID. The communication sent out by
the government in regard to the GER
~tifcates to be presented by The French
government to the relative or next of
kin to the soldiers hat laid down
their life in France was received and
read.
After some discussion with regard
to the matter 1T was decided to wait
and see what time the certificates are
to arrive and then the time and place
will be named for presenting them
An effor will be made to secure the
auditorium of the Tottenville school
for the purpose and to have a pro-
gram fitting for the occasion. The
other officers named follows: Vice
president, George B. Davidson; secre-
tary, John Benning: treasurer. Everett
ILaForge; county delegates, Warren
Barton; executive committee. Robert
Lewis. willard Boyd, w. Frank
lin Pepper, William Dolan and Harry
Frey.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04
Keasbey

At a busy session of Keasbey Jun
ior Fire Company held last night, the
election of officers took place with
the following results: Arthur Olsen,
president; Joseph Parsler, vice pres
ident: Otto Schuster, secretary; John
Grispart, treasurer. reelected; Henry
Gloff, foreman; Andrew Ludwig, as
sistant foreman; William Hala, ser
geant-at-arms: John Sullivan, trus-
tee. The resignation of retiring sec
rotary, E. Schuster, was accepted with
regret The members of the company
decided to take active part In sports
during the coming summer.
At the regular semi-monthiy meet
ing Of Protection Fire Company No.
1. held Monday night, permission was
granted the township school board for
temporary use of the fire house for
the purpose Of holding night school
classes. The AmericaniZation of for
eigners. Local school No. 8 cannot
be used for the classes owing to the
fact that the commercial light line
has not been extended down here as
yet and the school building is without
any light. The meeting was largely
attended and in the absence of Pres
ident Fee, Jacob Bertram acted as
temporary chairman.
The Board of Fire Commissioners
Of the fourth district will meet Sat
urday night at the home Of Commits
sioner l.. E. Meyer. Plans will be
formulated for the annual election of
commissioners to fill the vacancies of
those whose terms are completed and
to fix the appropriation for the en-
suing year.
The Camp Fire Girls will meet with
Miss Resale Resi- Friday night for
their weekly meeting.
Mrs Samuel McGraw was an out Of
town visitor yesterday
Miss Florence Maier was a Perth
Amboy visitor last night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04
LIMIT FOR 1920 AUTO LICENSES
EXTENDED UNTIL FEBRUARY IS
Special Correspondent.

81 SDeC1Gt Correspondent
TOTTENVILLE, Feb. 4:-While
the time limit for securing the 1920
automobile plates expired Saturday
night, Secretary of State Hugo has
had the time extended until February
Is. This action was taken to relieve
the congestion at the automobile bu-
caused by the inability to pro-
cure the printed forms in time to
have all applications filled out. The
work Is usually started on the new
licenses the first of November. The
demand for personal registration has
been greater his year and a taken
up the time of the office in the bu-
reau in Manhattan, 1t was said, to
have caused much of the delay. OPP
orators license now are the same as
last year, but If the bill passed by
the assembly on Monday goes
through the senate the same way
and becomes a law the fee for q re-
newal of an operators license will
increase the fee from 81 to SO. The
provisions of this act apply only to
New York City. The bill would
amend existing statutes SO as to
make the renewal fee the same for
operators as for chauffeurs. A num-
Der of owners, chauffeurs and opera
tors have already secured their IL
cense here. This years plates are
green with blac letters.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04
Report

Mrs. Clarence Levy. of Freehold
spent Monday as the guest of Mrs
Ira NJ. Ansorge.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Ralph Duran, Of
Maplewood, are the parents of twins
a boy and a girl. Mrs. Duran was
formerly Miss Hazel Bovine.
Max Kaplan has resumed his tail.
oring business after having been in.
capacitated fol- -ome time as the re.
suit OF being run into by an automo'
bile las summer.
Plans are in progress for the bal
to be held at the Yacht Club Friday
evening of next week when Frank.
Inns Az band of New York will fur.
nish the music for the occasion. The
committee in charge includes Gilber
T. Van Mater, Albert M. Haigh, ]
Harold Hendrickson and J. Leor
Schanck.
The barber shop managed by Vim.
ent Gerald in the Goldsmith block
has been closed and alterations will
be started Immediately which wher
completed will combine that store
with the n occupied by Costa
Brothers, who need the extra room
for the large fruit and ice cream busi
ness.
j Harold Hendrickson, assistant
cashier of the Keyport Banking Com.
pany, is confined to his home ON AL.
lantic street with an attack Of the
grip.
Miss Annie L. Tilton entertained
the Bridge Club at her home las
night, when the prize winner wa.
Mrs. Paul G. Zimmerman. After
the game a social hour followed anG
refreshments were served by the hos.
tess assisted by Mrs. George Camp
bell. Miss Helen Osborn will enter.
tain the club on Tuesday night q
next week.
Mrs. William Miller and son Wal.
lace are the guests Of relatives in New
York this week.
Sergeant Kenneth Cooper has re
turned to camp at Denver, Col. after
having enjoyed a six weeks furlougt
with his mother, Mrs. George Cooper
Sergeant Cooper expects to be dis.
charged in the spring.
The Ladies' Aid OF the First Pres.
byterian church met at the home Of
Mrs. Wunderle Tuesday afternoon.
On Wednesday night a conference
of the departments of the First Bap-
fist church will be held.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04
BUDGET HEARING
FOR ROOSEVELT
Annual Appropriations Taken up
by Common Council
By special Correspondent.

w EpCtHAt lEoPOhuEHt
ROOSEVELT, Feb. 4.-The bor-
ough council met Tuesday night at
fire House No. 2. The finance COM
mittee presented the annual budget
to the council which was received
and an ordinance passed on the first
reading. 1t will be advertised In &C
cordance with the law and will be
given a public hearing in order that
objections. may be received. The
public hearing will be held on Monday
night, February "a.
The monthly report of Recorder
Edward ]. He'll was received and re-
ferred to the police committee. The
check for fines vas turned over to
the borough treasurer. Chief Har-
rington's report was also referred to
the police commission.
The street and road committee plan
to have improvements made as soon
as the weather will permit. The fire
and water committee are preparing
to have the fire department properly
equipped to meet with any condition
which might arise in the borough
The police committed reports thai
more police are needed. They were
instructed to have the ordinance gov
erning the department prepared and
ready to present as soon as possible
in order that the proper reinforce
ment a be made to meet present
conditions.
The water conditions were again
discussed and Mayor Hermann spoke
on the progress which is being made
by the attorney.
The next meeting of the council
will be held February "a. Those who
were present Tuesday night were
Mayor Joseph A. Hermann, and
Councilmen Lawlor, Couglin, Audres
Brown Childs and Harmed. Clerk
Quin, Treasurer Brady and Engineer
'F. f. Simons.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04
Woodbridge

The Presby terrain church tea to
have been entertained by Mrs. 3. w.
Garter and Mrs. A. l.. Huber this
afternoon, has been postponed on ac-
count of the death of Mrs. Carmello
Janni.
Supervising Principal J.. H. Love
is convalescing. but will be confined
to his home for another week.
Mrs. d. S. Voorhees, is convalesc-
ing from her recent illness.
The program is being completed
for the grand concert to be given for
the benefit of Trinity church organ
fund on February 19. In addition to
Mrs. +. r.. Valentine at the piano,
Harry Stone Martin at the organ,
Miss Elsie Baker the noted contralto
and a boy soprano from Trinity
church, New York, have been an
nounced. 1t is understood that Mr..
Valentine has still another musical
star in view.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04
Pleasant Plains

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Edwards. of
the Bronx, spent the weekend at
Prince Bay Little Farms.
Rev. D.. HI. Gridley is able to be
out again after being confined to his
home i'll the past week.
Mrs. Hervey Allen. Of Amboy road.
is confined to her home Ill.
Patrolman James Austin, of the
Sixth precinct station, Manhattan. is
back to work after being on sick
leave.
Floyd Mailliard has gone to Brook
lyn where he has taken a new posi-
ton.
The Prince Bay bakery has closed
it's doors after being in operation for
the past year or more.
The monthly meeting of the off,
cial board of st. Marks church vas
held at the church Monday night for
the purpose of transacting business
for the Month.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04
Roosevelt

A social will be held tonight al
CARRIERS hall under the auspices OF
the Children of Mary of st. Joseph's
church. An excellent time is assured
to all who attend Good music has
been secured. The dance floor is one
Of the best in the borough.
The local Board of Health Is Civ
ing close attention to the influenza
and from this work together with the
CO operation of the doctors. no feal
is expected of the spreading of the
disease.
The dance Of the Girls Welfare
League will be the first to be held in
Dalton's auditorium. 1t Is an invita-
tion affair and will be held Friday
night
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04
CREAM FOR CATARRH
OPENS UP N0STRlLS
Tells How To Get Quick Relief
from Head Colds. It's Splendid!

In ole minute your clogged ~nostrils
head will clear and you can breathe
freely No more hawking, snuffing,
blowing, headache. dryness. No strug-
Cling for breath at night; your cold or
catarrh will be gone.
Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
a little of this fragrant, a~ntiseptic.
healing cream In your nostrils. 1t PEN
the head, soothes the inf1amed or
swollen mucous membrane and relief
comes instantly.
It's just fine. Don't stay s~tured-up
with 3 cold or nasty catarrh-Relief
comes so Quickly.-Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04
Tax of Idfenesa.

1t would he thought a hard govern
ment that should tax its people one
tenth part of their time. to be en-
ployed In its service. But idleness
taxes many Of US much more, If we
reckon all that is spent In absolute
sloth, or IN doing nothing; with that
which is spent in idle employments or
amusements that amount to nothing.
Sloth. like rust. consumes faster than
labor wears; while the used key ID
always bright. as Poor Richard says
Franklin.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04

The primrose is an oracle In love
affairs. Let youth Or maid pull the
flower, and, after cutting off the tops
Of the stamens, lay 1t In a secret place.
Let youth dream through the night Of
his sweetheart. Upon looking at 1t
the next day, If he Ind the strmens
shot out to their former height. sue
cess will attend; If not, disappoint-
ment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04

from Boston, Mass. to Beaufort.
North Carolina. 1 told OF the ships
cargoes and lives that had been lost
in the last ten years In this coast
wise trade and the money lost would
more than pay for the canal" Mr..
.Coan in quoting the chairman of the
committee, the committee Is very,
very much in favor of this project
Mr.. Coan stated that he had every
reason to believe that by the spring of
next year work would be started OF
this project as he had been assured
that favorable legislation action would
be taken at the next session of con-
grpsS
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04

table Compound and it has helped
me very much. I am well and strong
and now able to do my work: lean
not thank you enough and / recom-
mend your medicine to my friends who
are sick. Mrs. SUSIE SACATANsKY,
25 East 18th St., Bayonne, N. j..
1t must be admitted by every fair
minded, intelligent person, that a
medicine could not live and grow in
popularity for over forty years, and
today hold a record for such wonder
full success as does Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, without
possessing great virtue and actual
h. Such medicines must be
looked upon and termed both standard
and dependable by every thinking
person.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04
Snakes Changes Of Skin.

1t appears that snakes change their
skins several times a year before reach
ing the adult state. The main reason
why snakes cast their skins is to pro-
vide for increased growth. The skin
Of a snake does no grow with the
growth Of the body, as Is the case with
warm blooded creatures. SO when 1t
begins to get o tight 1t is discarded.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS
READY TO OPEN MARCH
BIZ Special Correspondent.

TOTTENV WILLIE, Feb. AT a
meeting of the Board OF Trustees Of
the Richmond Memorial hospital ho!d
at the 1~'ottenville National bank last
night, Ernest Dabbs, architect and
supervisor Of construction reported
that the hospital would be ready for
opening the first of March. Miss Inez
Corcelius at the head of the Ladies'
Auxiliary of the hospital, will have
charge of the opening. A comnittee
of the board of trustees will act with
her in the matter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04
Aerial Police for Germany.

Germany has a network Of aerial
police patrols organized to prevent the
migration Of capital from Germany.
in addition to fighting against Grim
inals generally. A landing place for
police airplanes is already being laid
out on the Swiss frontier. Similar es.
Establishments are planned for Ham
burg, Breslau and other towns.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04
SeWdren

NJ, Irving Demarest left Monday
for Chicago, having received a tele-
gram Sunday night telling of the So
nous illness of ms niece. Mrs. Charles
e. Clifford. nee Miss Rita Demarest,
of Chicago. Another telegram was
received yesterday morning stating
that w. H. Demarest LETT Sumner
W ashington, on Sunday and was has
tening to his daughters bedside.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04
MataWan

Because of the fact that three
teachers and seventy-eight pupils of
the grammar school are absent on
account of illness. three rooms in the
grammar department of the Matawan
Public School were dismissed Monday
and 1t is likely they will not be re-
called until after the grip and infiu-
MA epidemic, which is now sweeping
the borough, Is over. At Cliffwood
school it was learned today that
twenty-nine pupils are absent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04
FINE FOR RHEUMATISM
Musterole Loosens Up Those
Stiff Joints-DriveS Out Pain

You'll know why thousands use
Musterole once you experience the
glad relief it gives.
Get a jar at once from the nearest
drug store. 1t is a clean, white ONT
ment, made with the oil of mustard.
Better than a mustard plaster and does
not blister. Brings ease and comfort
while it is being rubbed onl
Muste-ole is recommended by many
doctors and nurses. Millions of jars are
used annually for bronchitis, Group, stiff
neck, asthma, neuralgia, pleurisy, rheu-
matism, lumbago, pains and aches of the
back or Joints, sprains. sore muscles:
bruises, chilblains, frosted feet, colds OF
the chest lit often prevents pneumonia.
SOC and 60c jars; hospital size $2.5O.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04
EVENT FOR WOMAN'C CLUB
James t.. Nicholson to be h Speak
er at South AmbOy

SOUTH AMBOY, Feb. "A meet
ing of the South Amboy Woman's
club will be held al the high school
tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. The
speaker Of the meeting will be
James T. Nicholson, director of the
bureau OF community studies, Allan
tic Division, American Red Cross.
Mr.. Nicholson has been taking
community studies in different parts
~ Connecticut, New York and New
Jersey, and has had considerable ex-
p~erience in organizing the various
forces of a community for the ac-
complishment of community action.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04
lust What Did He Mean?

"Here, my dear husband" said a
loving wife. II have brought you a
dear little silver pig for luck; it's a
charm, you know. dear. to bring hap
to a house" "Ah, how kind Of
you, darling! But why should l need
a little pig to bring me luck when :
have you stillr'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04

A card party and dance under the
auspices of the Daughters Of Isabella.
Court Santa Maria No. 1892, will
be held Monday night, February 16.
Prizes will be awarded for the games
and a door prize, as we'll as a nom
players prize will be awarded. The
Music will be furnished by Nelson's
orchestra of Perth Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04
PAST NIGHT
200 Attend Big Masonic Event Held
at keyport; Enjoy Social

by SUPFTUE CO~FFSSUDNLtNt.
KEYPORT, Feb. about two
hundred attended Past Masters Night
at Caeserea lodge rooms Monday night
when two candidates received the de-
gree of master mason. Delegations
were present from Atlantic Highlands,
Red Bank, Port Monmouth and other
points in this vicinity.
AT the conclusion of the business
OF the evening a social time was en-
joyed music being furnished by Ches-
ter "A. Arthur's orchestra and refresh
ments of an elaborate nature were
provided.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04

CduSeu ny Ieiiidie
trouble. I felt so
tired all the time,
h a d bad head
aches, and for six
months Icouldnot
work. I was
treated by a pny-
sician and tool
remedies
| but got no relief.
A friend told me
a b t Lydia E.
| Pinkham's Vege-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04
Pirates 10 Family Wash.

Among the KifSan pirates Of Moroc-
co the women do all the agricultural
and other hard work, while the men,
when at home, do the cooking and
mend the clothes, Including the wom-
ems.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04
TO r So. AMEOY
Deficiency Bill TO Cover Claims for
Damages Due to Explosion

IT EpcUFUF CVTT TNp UTfAJWs.
SOUTH AMBOY, Feb. 3.-While in
Washington on business last week,
City Solicitor f. p. Coan secured an
interview with a member of Congress
and was assured that the next def
cheney bill passed would have n pro-
vision to the cost of repayinE
tho city for damages to city property
at the time of the Morgan explosion
The local Council has taken steps
some time g to get action on thu.
matter but this is the first concrete
reply that has ever been received.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04
Work for ~Rainmakers.

insufficient rain accounts for the oc-
laslonsl failure Of crops In nearly a
bird of the country.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-04
SIX MONTHS |
COULDN'T WORK
Lydia E. Pinkhata's Vegetable
Compound Made Me Strong
and Able to Work. Recon-
mend 1t To AL My Friends.

Bayonne, N. III had pains in
back and legs so that / could not stand