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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-15
Roosevelt

The Harmony minstrel will be held
tomorrow night at Chester's hall,
when a record crowd is expected to
see the talented character comedian,
Jack Boos perform and an able cast
to assist him. The show will be
given by members of the club who
have been drilled by Boos.
Health Inspector Frank Born was
a Perth Amboy visitor yesterday af-
ternoon.
Joseph Leo Jardot and Miss Mary
Meyer were married yesterday norm
ing by Rev. John r.. O'Connor at st.
Joseph's r. G. church. A reception
was given by the brides parents at
their home following the ceremonies.
The couple left for Washington, ID.
C., late in the afternoon. where they
Will spend a week on their honey
moon. Upon their return they will
make their home In Washington ave-
nue. with Mr.. and Mrs. Jardot's
father. The wedding ceremonies were
attended by a big following of friends.
The train service on the Central
Railroad of New Jersey resumed it's
schedule late yesterday afternoon.
and passenger trains were run into
the borough. The Public Service
railroad has been rushed during the
past few days. because this was the
only outlet. The jitney service has
been good and has taken good care
of all travelling to Perth Amboy, The
rail conditions here Is telling because
of the lack of foods.
Valentine Gleckner was q Newark
visitor yesterday afternoon.
The young son of Officer John A.
Connolly Is seriously Ill.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-15
Jamesburg

Announcement has just been made
of the marriage of Miss Ada Pearl
Hampton, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hampton, of the Hampton
House. this place. to w. IL. Baum,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Baum, OF
West Haven, Conn. The ceremony
was performed at the manse of the
Jamesburg Methodist church on Fri
day evening last and was witnessed
by Miss Helen Cottrell, of Asbury
Park, and Walter O.. Lawton. of Red
Bank. The officiating clergyman was
the Rev. J. b.. Shaw, of this place.
Mrs. DIR. II. d. Zandt attended the
Weekend session of the Francis Hop
kinson Chapter of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, held at the
home of Miss Catherine Brearley at
HightstoWn.
The Jamesburg Presbyterian
church was represented at the special
meeting of the churches of the Pres
bytery of Monmouth, held at the
Second Presbyterian church at cram
bury, to near reports from Miss CHAR
lotte Brown, a missionary for the
past twenty-five years, who is sup
ported by the churches of Allentown,
Hightstown, First and Second Pres
byterian churches of Cranbury n
Jamesburg.
The April session of the fire de-
partment was attended by a soodly
number of members and much bust
ness was accomplished. The commit
tee having the recent entertainment
in charge were unable to make a final
report owing to outstanding DIS.
Fire plugs that were frozen up IN
cold weather were again in XXI
order due to the warm weather. fire
Chief Harry Lokerson was a
committee to ascertain the cost or
making alterations to the firehouse
to accommodate the new apparatus
and allow for a meeting place for the
fremen instead of in the borough
hall proper
John Il. Franklin. OF Prospect
Plains. has purchased the residence
of Richard Lewis, of Lincoln n
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-15
Cranbury


The Inter-Church Conference for
Middlesex county was held in the Sec
iond Reformed church of New Bruins
wick on Wednesday. Delegates from
Second Church included Rev. 4. Sch
weitz. Mrs. Richard Iagerty, Mrs.
Earl Wilson. Mrs. John Bennett. Miss
Marie Groves. Miss Mary Hughes,
tCharles Groves. At the evening SER
vice a very interesting illustrated lee
ture was enjoyed.
/ Rev. and Mrs. J.. +. Curry, Mrs.
Stanley Conover. Mrs. J.. Edward
chamberlain, Mrs. NJ. L. Bergen. Mrs.
IS. III. Perrine and Miss Mary Edsall
from the First Church. and Mrs. /. ID.
Barclay. Mrs. Ella Suits. Mrs. Fred
erick Schweitzer and Miss Mary
Hughes from the Second church at
tended the annual meeting of the
lWoman's Foreign Missionary Society
of Monmouth Presbytery Thursday at
lMatawan.
On Monday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
ion the chapel of the Second church
Miss Charlotte II. Brown o fSidon
Seminary, Sidon Syria. gave an ad-
dress to the women about her work.
This meeting was under tho auspices
of the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Presbytery of Mon
mouth. Miss Brown is supported by
this Presbytery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-15
BUS SERVICE
IS IMPROVING
One Train on Rapid Transit,
Carrying Mail, Takes on
Passengers.
ep specia, Correspondent.
49, v~WWr~~WMH -

TOTTENVILI4E. April 15:-Bus
service established by the city Of
New York between Tottenville and
New Dorp since the fie-up of the
Staten Island Rapid Transit railroad
Monday night was said to he inn
proved yesterday over what 1t was
the day before when they were first
put in operation on this end of the
island. A partial schedule was main
tained although at times the BUSES
were far apart in leaving and arriv~
ing at the ferry at the foot of Bent
ley street.
Cars were running late last night
and early this morning. The buses
at the ferry were soon filled with
passengers going to business In Man
haitian and with others that work at
various places on the island Many
people owning their own automobiles
have put them to use in going 10
business both at the other side of the
island and in Manhattan. Most of
them are parking their cars at ST.
George during the day and getting
them again on their return at night.
BY a special order of Commissioners
Grover Whalen. of plants and struc-
lures, the parking of automobiles on
city property at st. George is permit
ted for the duration of the strike.
Signs granting permission have been
put up and guards have been FUR
nished to watch the cars.
Amboy road since the strike was
declared on the Staten Island Rapid
Transit has been alive with automo-
bfles of all descriptions, many pass
ing through here from various parts
of New Jersey where people use the
PENNSYLVANIA and Central trains in
committing to New York every day.
IT Is now a common thing to see men
and boys hanging on all kinds OF We
hicles to get to st. George In the
morning and their return at night.
The only train running out of Totem
Vile was this morning crowded with
commuters that packed the five cars
used on the train. This train leaves
MT 1904 o'clock, 1915 n again at
8:15 o'clock in the afternoon. Ex-
pecting trouble this morning at the
local station when the train left,
Police Captain Palmer had n squad
of policemen there. They We're re-
inforced by a special policeman OF
the b. & O. railroad. There was no
trouble and the train left on time. A
patrolman of the Tottenville precinct
is on every train as it makes the trip
back and forth from the station here
TO st. George.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-15

story Hour was held for the fourth
grade at the library yesterday after
noon and a good sized audience of
children heard Miss Edith Myers tell
the stories Of the Prince and the
Pauper," and Frances Hodgson Bur-
nett's THE Little Princess" For the
purpose of testing their memories
Miss Myers is using the rev plan of
having the children act out stories
she has told several weeks before.
The session ended with playing of
games.
Next week browsing Hour" will
BIO held for the children at which
time they are permitted to look over
all of the best books In the children's
department.
Following Is another list Of the
books now being prepared for circu-
lstIon.
Prussianism and Pacifsm by Poult-
ney Bigelow; Burgess Bird Book by
Thornton Burgess: When Johnny
Comes Marching Home, by Mildred
Aldrich: The Soul is Suffering, by
Robert Carroll: Have Faith in Massa-
chusetts, by Calvin Coolidge; sum
mers in the Girls Camp by Anna
Coale; The Story of Our National
Ballads, by c. A. Brown; Mare Nos
strum. by V. Blasco Ibanez; The Ro-
nance of Colorado River, by Freder-
isk Dillenbough; the British Revolu-
ton and the American Democracy,
by Norman Angel; Dickens, How to
Know Him by Richard Burton; OPP
| portunities in Newspaper Business, by
James NJ. Lee; Hearts Awake, by
/ Amelia Josephine Burr.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-15
100000 SUIT OF SWADE
AGAINST RAILROAD

BU Snecial correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, April 1b.-The SUIT
of John G. Swade. of Amboy road.
pleasant plains for 100000 against the
Staten Island Rapid Transit Railroad
hat was started on Tuesday in the su-
preme court at st. George is still on
and is expected to be continued today
and tomorrow. The suit is for per-
sonal injuries hat he received when
the Tottenville express struck an auto
stage that he was driving at the Wood
vale avenue crossing Pleasant Plains,
April IS. 1919.
Many witnesses have been subpocnaed
TO appear for both sides. Negligence
is claimed on the part of the railroad
company in that no flagman was nj
the crossing and that no bell or whfs-
tie was sounded. From the accident
MIR. Swade was in the hospital for some
time suffering with a fractured skull
and other injuries. Swadc was on
the stand Tuesday and told of having
crossed the tracks using all due eau
ton. Mr.. Swade is being defended by
former City Magistrate Joseph Il.
Handy and The railroad side OF the
case is being handled by John Kenny,
of New Brighton. and l.. II. Hall, "a
Manhattan lawyer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-15
SOUTH SHORE FIREMEN
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS

~ special CorreSroRdeHt
TOTTENVILLE. April 15.-At the
annual meeting of the South Shore
Veteran and Exempt Ffremen's As
sociatfon held at Amicitia hall. Pleas
ant Plains, recently, +. Wilsey Owens,
OF Citizens Engine Company, was
again reelected president. There
vas a large attendance of members
and several new members Joined the
association. The other officers named
follow: Vice presidents. A. Il. Hell
meyer and Frank A. Hoag; recording
secretary, w. MacWinant, of Ross
Vile; financial secretary, Samuel G.
Benjamin, of Huguenot Park; treas
urer, Albert Killmeyer, of Kreischer-
Vile; sergeant at arms. w. L. Con-
ners, of New Dorp; members of the
board of directors, +. r. Engieman.
New Dorp Hook & Ladder; John
Seaver. Richmond Engine Company;
l.. A. Seaver. Dongon Hills Engine
Company; Peter j.. Weller, Washing
ton Hook & Ladder Company, Krei-
~scherville: w. G. Ewert. Great Kills
Hook & Ladder Company; Benjamin
Dewhurst, Huguenot Engine Com
pany Thomas l.. Vaughan, Rossville
Hook & Ladder Company; u. 5.
Grant. Citizens Engine Company.
Pleasant Plains: John Kern, Amicitia
Hook & Ladder Company, and Louis
+. Sewall. Constitution Hook & Lad
der Company, Richmond Valley.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-15
TottenUiIle

Mrs. Sarah Weir has returned af-
ter the winter at South River.
Miss Anna May Roche, known on
the stage as Billy Clifford, has been
home with her parents the past week.
Mrs. Edna Pierce. of West New
Brighton, visited her daughter, Mrs.
Andrew Matheson, this week.
Frank l.. Hadkins is recovering at
St. Peters Hospital, New Brunswick.
after an operations.
Mrs. George A. Moore. of Butler
avenue, is able to be out following
being confined at home with n frac-
tured leg as the result of a fall on
the ice this winter.
Mrs. Henry Schultz will entertain
the Thursday Evening Sewing Club
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Getzlowitz
were called this week to Manhattan
on the death of the latter's brother
Mrs. r. w. Wood is improving
slowly from a recent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman 1etman and
son have been visiting at Richmond
Hill, l.. l.
Many prizes will be awarded at
the euchre tomorrow night at the
home OF MIR. and Mrs. Rudolph
Hoehn, Amboy road, for the benefit
of the T%ottenville Athletic Club. The
committee in charge has arranged TO
entertain a large number of guests.
A number of Red Cross orker
were out yesterday at the school
making surgical dressings for the
Memorial Hospital.
Huguenot Lodge No. 381. +. & A.
NJ, will meet tonight at the Masonic
temple.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-15
MUSIC CONTEST APRIL 22
AT KEYP0RT CHURCH

kEYPORT, April 15:-On Thurs
day evening. April %. at Calvary NJ.
r.. church. a musical contest will
take place between Matawan, Mid
dletown township and the Keyport
schools. These contests were started
throughout the county last year and
met with Unprecedented success.
Wherever they were held the build
ingS were too small to hold the
crowds that attended. People who
heard the contests last year are
eager TO attend all this year. Fol-
lowing is the schedule for the pre-
liminary musical contests in the
schools, Asbury Park. oakhurst. Bel
mar, Bradley Beach. West Long
Branch and the Monmouth Beach
schools will all meet at the Inter-
medal school. Long Branch; April 81
at Freehold in the Presbyterian
church. Freehold, Neptune and Man
asquan; April %, at Red Bank high
school, Red Bank. Rumson, Eaton
town, Shrewsbury and Sea Bright.
winning contestants at Keyport
and and Red Bank will meet at
Leonardo high school auditorium
April 20. Winning contestants at
Long Branch and Freehold will meet
at M~anasquan April % in the high
school auditorium. Final contests
will be held at Asbury Park May 4.
The place Will be announced at a
later date.
Following is the to be
given at Keyport April %:
Leonardo high school chorus
The Dance" Wiegand.
Keyport high school chorus
Awake with the Lark" r. +. De-
Reef.
Grammar school chorus, Matawan
Summer Holiday"
Grammar school chorus, Keyport-
'Hark to the Mandolin" Henry
Parker.
Grammar school chorus, Leonardo
-"Silver Bells" Byrne.
Primary chorus, Leonardo. double
number-"Cupid's Garden" Baby
Bunting"
Primary chorus. Matawan-"Pit-a-
Pat"
Primary chorus. Keyport@"Bella
Napoli," +. Boscovitz.
Boys chorus. Matawan-"The Way
of the World"
Boys chorus. Keyport-"Americans
Come" Ray Foster.
Grammar school solo. Keyport-
Gypsy Maiden" Parker. Genevieve
McGaghen.
Grammar school solo. Leonardo
Who Knows" Ball, Constance Reed.
Violin solo-"Cavatina," Bohm,
Laura Voelcher.
Violin solo, ACCOMPLISHMENTS 3,
opus 104, CHI. de Beriot, Anna Bum
gesdy, Annie Laurie Tflton accompa-
mist.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-15
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-15
Tissue Building

Tissue is the doctors name for
body cells.
1t is to our bodies what coal is 10
an engine.
Every day we burn up a certain
amount of tissue.
Therefore new tissue must be
built to take the place of the lost
fuel.
tissue and in a healthy person gives
enough fuel to replace the loss.
People get thin and run down"
because they do not get enough
nourishment from their food to
supply the needed fuel.
When the weakened system does
not do its duty vol must have a
tissue builder" Father. Johns
Medicine Is a real tissue builder be-
cause it actually makes new flesh
and tissue.
When you take Father Johns
Medicine, the actual food elements
of which il IS composed give you
new strength. and enable the
organs of the body to resume their
work.
Father Johns Medicine soothes
and heals throat and is best for
colds, bronchitis. asthma.
People gain weight steadily
while taking il,
Remember, Father Johns Medi-
cine contains no alcohol or danger
Gus drugs. 1t has a history OF
more than half a century of SUE
cess.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-15

A quiet wedding was performed at
the manse of st. James Catholic
church on Sunday evening when Miss
Rose Mauerer, a former resident
here but now of Spotswood became
the bride OF Andrew Koloush. of THIS
place.
Local carpenters have joined in
the demand that after May LIST they
receive a wage Of 81 per hour. with a
working day OF eight hours: s. per
hour for Sundays ana holidays.
The drive committee Of the Ladies'
Aid Society of the J~amesburg. Pros
byterian church. who have just end
ed a campaign for funds for the pay
ment OF the refurnishiug of the
church, met in the chapel of the
church on Monday afternoon. Their
objective was $4,000 aud while but
$4,000 was pledged and turned in the
committee are much gratifed with
the work accomplished.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-15
Pleasant Plains

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Merritt. of
Jersey City, have been visiting at
Prince Bay.
Mrs. John Sims. of Manhattan has
been at her bungalow at Little Farms.
the past week.
Mrs. Il. L. Stuart, of Manhattan,
has been visiting at Huguenot Park.
Miss Jessie Simons has been SER
iously i'll at her home with pneumonia.
Miss Mildred Dixon visited in Tot
tenville yesterday.
Mrs. Joseph Hurd Is occupying her
new house in Amboy road.
Henry Randolph. of Brooklyn was
n visitor in town yesterday.
The Reformed church Ladies' Aid
Society met with Mrs. Theodore Miss
yesterday afternoon.
A cafeteria supper will be served
by the aides of Great Kills MoraVian
church tonight from 6 to 0 o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-15
ERECT MONUMENT
TO EDITH CAVEll
su The Associated rress.

LONDON, March S0.-A monument
to Edith Cavell. the British nurse who
was shot by the Germans at Brussels,
has been erected in Charing Cross
Road, just off Trafalgar Square and
almost under the shadow of the Nelson
Monument.
The unwilling ceremony was con
Quoted before n huge crowd hy the
Queen oMther. Alexandra. being the
first act of state she has performed
In London since the death OF her hus-
band, King Edward VIZ.
The monumcnt Is of grew granite
and stands 40 feet high. ON the four
panels are the words: Humanity,
Sacrifice. Devotion and Fortitude. or
the back is the British ion tramplinl
on q serpent, and above II TIRE the
| words: "Faithful unto Death"
The statue, of white marble. shows
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-15
CHRISTIAN ENDEAV0R
RALLY IN T0TTENVIllE
Rp sleelal Corresponaent.

BIZ Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, April ia rally
of the Staten Island Christian En-
.deavor Union with the E7worth
Leagues will be held tonight at the
South Baptist church in Main street.
Rev. A. @. Malmberg. chairman of
the good citizens committee of the
New York state Christian Endeavor
Union will be the speaker of the eve
ming. His subject will be THE Blight
of Booze" Carlton NJ. Sherwood. the
new field secretary of the New York
state union will also be present.
There will be a musical program ar
ranged for the meeting. Everyone
is invited to take part especially those
members of the local Epworth
Leagues.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-15
CHARLES THRALL INJURED
IN FALL YESTERDAY

bD NVF III SHDTNnbHF
TOTTENVILLE. April 15-Charles
A. Thrall, seventy-flve years old. IS
confined to his home in Amboy road
with a W. cut on the back of his
head as the result of a fall at the
Hilliard Manufacturing Company's
plant In johnson avenue yesterday
morning. Mr.. Thrall was standing
on a bench to adjust a pully on his
machine, when in some he
toppled, over and fell to the floor.
He was attended by DIR. David Cole
mar and later removed to the home
of his daughter. Mrs. William j.
Derickson. of Amboy road, with
whom he resided.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-15

Nurse Cavell standing erect in hel
nurses uniform. On the base : tho
Inscription:
Edith Cavcli.
! Brussels
Dawn. October ~, I9iS'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-15
COULD NOT BEGIN 70 TELL ALL

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had from the use of Foley's Honey and
Tar" writes Miss Rose Florke, s09 Haw-
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pneumonia 1 tried Foley's Honey and Tar
and IL was not long till j felt relieved. Il
try IT," Many such letters have been. writ
ten about this time-tried. reliable family
medicine for coughs. colds, Group and
whopping cough. Sold by Barnekov &
petz-Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-15
Old

The funeral of Mrs. Minnie Layton
Hoffman. who died at her home on
Maple street on Saturday morning
was held from her late residence at
2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. h
deceased was a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Layton. ST., and is sur
vived by her husband, Oliver Hoff-
man, and a brother Charles Layton,
Jr., and Mrs. Alfred Kise. a sister,
all of this borough. The deceased was
stricken with pneumonia on. Tuesday
last and after a hard fight, passed
away on Saturday in her forty-ffth
year Rev. Mr.. Galloway, a former
Baptist minister of this place was
the officiating clergyman. Interment
following acted as pail bearers:
George Larsen. George ID. Rue, Fred
Ward. Isaac Perdini, Harry Skillman
and +. Federson.
A delegation of local citizens nc
tored TO Trenton Monday to attend
the senate hearing on the local Dor
ough bill. Severa machines made up
the party, and much enthusiasm was
shown. The opposition TO this meas
ure seems to be dying out n it is
expected hat we will reach goal
tmaking Old Bridge a borough) at
cext session of the senate.
Miss Dorothy Carleton IS recover
ing from an attack of pneumonia at
,Ger home on River avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Layton Appleby have
returned to their home after 4 long
visit at the home of friends IN Penn
~sylvania, where the former mas been
recuperating from a long Illness.
Messrs. Herbert Slower and Nick
Benson have accepted positions with
the Michelin plant in Midtown.
raRn or TuA>ES
We wish TO extend a note of thanks TO
those who kindly assisted IN the bereave-
ment OF our mother. Mrs. Sarah 4. Silyes-
ter. Signed.
MRS. RICHARD L. GREEN,
r W. b. CARPENTER.
MRS w. i. MILLMANs
I..TO q. LyESTSR
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-30
ASKS FAIR DEAL FOR STATE
wants Oklahoma Money for okla
homn Road Csc.

0p0' 'IaI 10 me Wnf'i
WASH1NGTON. n. G.. MAY "a
CorEreasman Iiarrod NJ oklahoma
today announced that ho Intends 20
Introduce bill providing that the
money paid hy Oklahoma into the
reclamation fund Doe paid hack 20
roads
Oklahoma has paid into tho
reclamation fund $500. 900 and
has received only $4,000 for rocla
nation purposes" Mr. Harreld said.
There is little land 10 be reclaimed
in oklahoma. Certainly that state
should not pay money into the
treasury to reclaim lands in other
Rtatep"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-30

tories whore lr American soldiers
especially Eclleau wood. st. Aihiel
and Chaumout"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-30

TIHE Chevrolet "Four-Ninety"
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to drive as to ride in. The
controls are conveniently arranged
and simple to operate. A lighting
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meter and adjustable carburetor
choke rod complete the equipment
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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-30

"HE Chevrolet -Four Ninety"
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to spend a limited amount of money
for car, wish to possess an auto
mobile having sufficient power and
all round capabilities to do all that
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FARM LOANS

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with absolutely no delay.
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