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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-15
Y. M. 6. A.

About Nifty boys heard Rev. Albert
Cooke Saturday night tell of his ex-
periences In France as chaplain In
the Canadian forces. Rev. Mr.. Cooke,
who was in the midst of The worst
battles. held the boys ~spellbound for
more than half an hour and gave &C
counts of activities which had neVer
been heard here. Rev. Mr.. Cooke
preached in the First Baptist church
yesterday.
The boys department was a busy
place all day Saturday. AS a as can
be ascertained. about 225 boys made
use of the building and all the game
tables were running full capacity.
The Boys Council held a shor meet
ing Saturday night under the leader
ship of it's president, Herman Mel
sen. Earl Anderson was voted in as
the twelfth member and plans were
discussed for the spring program and
the Help The other Fellow Week"
Plans are being made to show a
three reel moving picture In the lobby
at the "Y' tonight. The 'Benefactor'
is a story of the life and the achieve
ments OF Thomas Edison.
Everybody is welcome.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-15
NO TRACE OF DRIVER WHO
WRECKED HIS AUTOMOBILE
Leo C1eary, Has Disappeared From
South Amboy Following Reckless
Driving Charge at Funeral

W oVcCtut correspondents
SOUTH AMBOY, March 15.-As yet
no trace has been found of Leo Cleary
who disappeared following an auto
mobile accident last Wednesday.
was engaged by NJ. A. McCar-
thy to drive his limousine at a funeral
under the direction of e. s. Mason
& Son. While on the route to Gran
bury, Mr.. Mason noticed the driver
was handling the a recklessly and
he stopped and requested the passen-
gers to alight. This they did willingly,
as they were greatly frightened. Mr..
Mason engaged another car, and or
dered Cleary to return to his city.
a late hour the same day Mr.. Nc
Carthy received word that his car
was a wreck at Camp Morgan. Clcary
was not found although his cap and
a blopd-stained handkerchief were
found in the car.
Cleary was one of the first boys
from this city to enlist following the
declaration of war. He enlisted with
Luke A. Lovely. the first New Jersey
boy to be killed In action and was
wounded seriously in the same an
In which Lovely lost his life.
When he was discharged from the hos
pital following his injuries he carried
a silver plate in his head.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-15
BAIL Of $4,000
IS FORFEITED
Two Defendants Fail to Appear
for Trial in Court This
Morning--Lose $1,000 Cash
Gp STAFF Correspondent.

By STAFF Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, March Is
Failure o the part of two defendants
to appear in court for trial this
morning resulted in bail totallins
81, 800 being forfeited. Bail in II
case was So, 800 cash. and in the other
property valued at 81, 800.
Nick Rataj. alias John Simon, who
was arrested by Detective Sergeant
Lawrence Long and Detective Joseph
Gutowski. of the Perth Amboy police
on n charge of fraud, was not in at
tendance when his case came up for
trial this morning in the county court,
and his bail of $4,000 was declared
forfeited.
Simon, with several ~accomplices, it
is charged, travelled around the coun-
try fleeing foreigners with their ia
nous fake money-making machine.
On December % they were alleged to
have stolen $500 from two working
men in Perth Amboy and then made
their getaway. The Perth Amboy
detectives followed them to New York
and placed them under arrest. also
bringing back the money making ma
chine. Simon furnished his own bail.
Vasil Papan and Laslo tai the two
Perth Amboy men who were robbed
OF $500 by Simon and his gang.
claim that the $4,000 cash bail put
up by Simon, is the same money he
took from them, and they may seek
assettlement with the county.
In addition to the above $500, the
bail put up by Joseph Seaman OF
Perth Amboy for George Molnar,
charged with ENLIGHTENMENT of $1,000
from John Makeres also of Perth AM
boy, has been forfeited to the county.
| The bail in the latter case is $1,000
property which makes a total of 1900
forfeited today. Molnar failed to APP
| pear for trial, as scheduled.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-15
Y. NJ. Fl. A.

There will be an important meet~
ing of the board of directors of the
association tonight at $3.50 o'clock.
Plans for the spring program will be
discussed and all members are urged
to be present.
The Courier" staff will meet to-
night at 1880 o'clock.
Gym classes will be held today as
usual. The Juniors will meet at A
O'Clock, the Intermediates at Z o'clock
and the Seniors at 8 o'clock.
The committee on arrangements for
the Father and Son Get-tOgether'n
will meet in the association rooms to-.
might.
The following members attended
tho Executive Committee and Depart
mental Heads of the New Jersey State
Federation of the Y. M. H.. A. and Y.
w. II. A, at New Brunswick ycster-
day: Miss Rose Cheshansky. presi-
dent of the Y. w. II. A.; lsadore
Jacobson and Louis Polensky of the
Courier staff; and general secretary
Morris Margaretten
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-15
Lodges

Goodwill Association will meet
tonight to make further arrangements
for the annual Easter Monday dance
that will be held IN Monday, April 5.
Algonquin Lodge Nc. A. knights
of Pythias, will meet tonight at odd
Fellows hall.
The March meeting of the Past
Councillors Association of the Junior
Order of American Mechanics of Mid
dlesex county, will be held tonight
with Charles l.. Walters Council No.
ITS, of Midtown. A special program
has been arragned for this meeting.
A delegation of members of MiddleseX
Council No. 63S, of this city. will
leave here by trolley about 7 o'clock
for the meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-15
DAYLIGHT MOVE
NOW IN BALANCE
Action Here VIII Depend Upon
Next Move of Railroads
lis Expected This Week

Whether or not the daylight saving
plan Will be observed in Perth Amboy
this year depends upon the action
taken by the railroads running into
New York, either adopting or rejecting
the daylight saving system.
Mayor Dorsey has received a reply
TO a telegram sent by him Saturday
to Superintendent Ross of h Lehigh
Valley Railroad asking what time sys-
tenn that railroad would observe.
The daylight saving PLAN" Super
iatendeut Ross telegram reads, lis
under consideration by all railroads
entering New York but no decision
has vet been reached. One expected
during the coming week. We will
be glad to advise you further"
This telegram will probably be
placed before the aldermen at their
regular meeting tonight and 1t is like
~ that no further steps towards hav-
ing the daylight savings plan put into
effect here will be taken until the
railroads have acted. Failure on the
part OF the railroads to adopt the day
light plan will probably mean the
dropping of the daylight ordinance
prepared for this city. as the resulting
this city, as the resulting conditions
conditions from the difference in time
would cause considerable trouble.
The aldermen at their committee
session on Friday night had before
them an ordinance drawn up by City
Attorney Leo Goldberger ~ request
of Mayor Frank Dorsey adopting the
daylight system for Perth Amboy.
Considerable discussion was held on
this matter. the members of the Board
of Aldermen being divided as to the
effect this action would nave If the
other parts of the state failed to adopt
the daylight saving plan.
On Saturday morning the three
railroads which have trains running,
into this city and New York were
t~elegraphed by Mayor Dorsey and
asked what system of time they would
observe.
The aldermen have several matters
to come up for attention tonight when
they meet. The street paving propo-
sition Is still dependent upon the
amount Of money allotted to the
the building of the underground COM
fort station at the corner Of New
Brunswick~avenue and State street.
Alderman Benjamin A.. Riedy re-
turned last night from Florida where
he has been staying for several weeks
and with the sixth ward alderman
again In his place. the Board of Alder
men will be complete.
Whether or not any further action
with regards the erection of a 49,
100000 gallon water reservoir in this
city will be taken UP by the aldermen
before bids are advertised for is not
known. The water proposition may
be discussed tonight.
Some action is also expected in the
matter Of the city audit. which was
not satisfactorily done by the J. Con-
STAN Audit Company. At Friday
nights committee session the alder
men were not in favor Of accepting it
in it's present form.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-15
CIRCUIT COURT CASES
Spring Term Schedule of Judge Frank
Il. LIoyd's Court is Posted

NEW BRUNSWICK. Masch Is
The schedule of the spring term Of
Judge Frank II. Lloyd In the circuit
court has been posted in the court
house here. The sessions will be held
in Camden from April 6 to 80. in New
Brunswick from May 8 to IA, in
Trenton from May II to June 4, and
at Toms River on June Z.
The drawing for the grand and
petit jurors for the April term will
be held before Judge DAILY in the
court house on March 20. 1t is re-
quired that the jury be drawn prior
to the opening of the new term.
which will be April s. On the open
ing day Of the term thirty-five men
are to report for grand jury duty and
twenty-three are chosen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-15
To Produce Girl Plaintiff

NEW BRUNSWICK, March 16:-
Prosecutor Joseph Stricken made q
demand before Judge Daily this morn
ing that Stephen f. Somogyi be or
dered to produce Helen Kopar. the
ffteen-year-old girl who is the COM
planning witness in a serious charge
against Louis Csipo, Of Perth Amboy,
Somogyi's client. Somogyi was in the
court at the time and stated he could
not bring the girl to Mr.. Stricker's
office today. but would bring her to
the office of the prosecutor tomorrow.
The girl was released In $4,000 bail
last week, the bail being furnished by
S0mogyi.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-15
MANY ENJOY Y. N. \. A. EVENT
IN LOCAL ROOMS LAST NIGHT
Second Entertainment for Members
and Friends is He'd Here; Hear inter-
esting Address by DIR. l.. RoedcF

Taking for his topic Loyalty To
the Jewish Ideals" DIR. j.. Roeder of
New Brunswick CAV q very interesting
talk before a large audience which
attended the second Sunday entertain
ment of the local Y. NJ. II. A. in the
association rooms last night. DR.. Roe
der who is well known throughout the
state as an eloquent talker upon Jew
ish subjects and vas particularly APP
preciated here because of the failing
interest in Jewish activities. and his
message was q great inspiration to
many who were present. The speaker
took the audience through the ages
of Jewish persecution and pointed out
how, despite this condition the Jew
has made a mark for himself in his
tory, science, literature, politics. arts
commerce and patriotism Of the world.
After the speech an informal discus
sion was held which proved equally
as interesting as the lecture itself.
The musical numbers of the pro-
gram were also we'll received. Ger
trude Donneson did justice to herself
at the piano, rendering the "Hungar-
ian Rhapsodie, No. q" and Miss Ruth
Jacobson sang The Orphan" Flor
ence and Albert Klein gave a plano
and violin duet. The Lullaby" which
called forth great applause.
After the program the guests were
all invited to attend the informal
dance in the hall where two enjoyable
hours were spent.
The attendance outnumbered last
weeks and it is thought that as the
time goes on, these entertainments will
prove more popular. Next Sunday. the
evening will be devoted almost en-
tirely to dancing. These dances are
strictly private and members are re-
quested to procure their cards during
the week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-15
Amber Beads Long Popular.

The superstition which clings to the
meaning Of beads is Of ancient origin.
The custom of wearing an amber
necklace was immensely common, and
Is not yet extinct among old women
in England. The amber, when heated
sends forth an agreeable perfume. In
olden times It was the present made
by a mother to her daughter on her
wedding eve.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-15
Scouts Complete Directory Deliveries

The boy scout have completed the
delivery of the new telephone direc-
tories throughout the entire city. The
boys were paid two and a half cents
for the delivery Of each book, the
other two and a half cents allowed by
the telephone company goes to scout
headquarters and will be used for
the summer camps. Anyone who has
not received his telephone book is
asked to communicate with scout
headquarters, room 217 Raritan Build
ing or call 2078.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-15

Joe Cpak and Alex Zoroski were
fined $40 each this morning on a dis
orderly conduct charge when ar
raigned before Recorder Pickersgill
The two men were arrested by "a
trolman Gaydos early yesterday af-
fernoon while they were participating
in n fight. Both men are employed
at the American Smelling & Refining
Company and were in the plant at
the time of the quarrel. Zoroski's in
iuries neccssitated several stitches
being taken in his head.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-15
Obituary
Mrs. Sutinie WestpfahI

y vi
Mrs. Sutinie Westpfahl died Satur-
day morning at the home of her
nephew, Albert Wesiman, Fords ave
nue., Fords. Funeral services will be
held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at her
late residence. Rev. DIR. Jacob Ganss,
pastor of st. Paul's church. will Off
ciate. The body avs taken to Linden
for
Anna Boyce
Anna Boyce, fou years old, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William BoSce,
of AIS Front street, died Friday night
Funeral tomorrow afternoon. Inter
ment in the Linden cemetery.
AIvina Murcurio
Alvina Murcurio, twelve days old,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Muir
curio, 400 Ogden place, died Saturday.
with interment in st.
Mary's cemetery.
Fred Jaznak
Fred Jaznak, twenty-five years old
died Saturday afternoon at the Clty
Hospital after a lingering illness. His
brother, Joseph, twenty-years old died
on February %. Survived by his
mother, Mrs. Jaznak. and a brother,
BENJAMIN Jaznak. Funeral services
will be held tomorrow afternoon from
the residence of Mrs. j.. Dambach,
1S6 Washington street, at 2 o'clock
followed by another service at tht
Holy Trinity church.
Charles Hand
Charles Hand, thirty-eight year;
old, died yesterday at his home III
New Brunswick avenue. Survived by
his widow and several children. The
body is at Flynn G. Peterson's estab-
lishment in East avenue. Arrange
ments for the funeral are being made.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-15
TO AID ITALY'S ORPHANS
Rev. Father Semcria and Count Nora
to be in City Decoration Day

The Holy Rosary Italian church I'M
Barclay street Is planning TO bring
Rev. Father Giovanni Semeria to this
city on Decoration Day. Father
Semeria is from Italy and Is touring
through the Italian churches in the
country in an endeaV0r to raise funds
to aid the 200, 900 orphans left by the
war in Italy. Count Mora is accom-
paning Father Semeria on the trip.
The count is an eX-oficer in the Ital-
ian army who was wounded in the
war.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-15
Waterfront
Time Of High Tide To-day
7rth Amboy, 1857 a.. M; 4:29

Time Of High Tide TOday
Perth Amboy. 1857 a. M; 4;29 p
m.
Passed City Island
Schr. Centennial, Port Reading for
Lubec, Maine.
Notice TO Mariners
Massachusetts, Nantucket Sound,
Stone Horse Shoal light vesscl-Char-
acteristic of light to be changed April
Is to occulting white every four sec
onds; light two seconds, eclipse TWO
second, Of $50 CandlepoWer.
Cleared
IS Lake Chelan, Bendall, Perth
Amboy-Munson Steamship Line.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-15
GRAND OPERA CONCERT
Rev. Colombino Galasei is Arranging
For High Glass Concert.

Rev. Colombino Galassi, of the
Holy Rosary Italian church in Bar
clay street, is making plans to give
a grand opera concert In this city the
latter part of April. The same COM
pany that gave ii Travatore In this
city with much success several years
ago, will give Cavalleria de Rustica-
MIA and Paglacci in this city this year.
The music for this concert will all be
from the Metropolitan Opera house.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-07-02

.Hdlan tents that she had never no
ticed before. And the young people
and the children-surely she knew
them, but only in an Indefinite way. It
was strange, also, that none Of them
apparently noticed the hrook-perhaps
the children had been told to keep
away from 1t. But, see! Here comes an
Indian maiden. Certainly said May,
I know her; perhaps she will come
and talk with me- The Indian maid
approached the brook; dipping into
the water with q cup made Of birch
bark, she looked to the heavens and
cried aloud: oh, Great Spirit OF the
Wish, send my love to my brave and
bring him safely back to me-
MAY was all ready to call out, when
the maiden and the tents slowly faded
from view, and in their place was the
house Of an early settler. We'll, that
seems queer May thought, and just
as was going to speak to her. Now
I wonder who occupies that old-fash-
lionel little house. and where they
came from. thought that l knew all
the people that live near here. am
sure that DO not know this girl who
Is coming now, although her clothes
look like some that are in our attic
at home This was going through her
mind as another girl came toward her.
"She, too, came on, and as May
looked at her she smiled welcome.
The girl was thinking deeply, SO deep
ly that she never noticed May and her
smile. Dipping n pewter mug into the
brook, she lifted it to her lips and
cried aloud: Maker of the Universe,
send my love to my man and bring him
here to me-
"May could stand their Indifference
no longer Even this last girl, who
now was accompanied ut the brook
side by the Indian maid and her brave,
together with the colonial maid and
her lover. also clad in the Garb Of an
early settler, did not notice her.
"Only this last girl, the one who
looked like her, was alone. and she
must be made to speak and tel! who
they all were and why she alone had
her wish unanswered.
GAS May called out. she heard an
unrestrained laugh, and opening her
eyes she lost sight Of the lovers, and
there in their place stood George laugh
ing and calling to her.
THE brook had resumed It's normal
size, and as May stood up George
leaped across the brook, and rs in an
swer to her wish, he came near and
claspcd her In his arms"
George and May are again coming
towards the house. but this time from
the opposite direction. Between their
coming and their going, If indications
count for anything, these two will be
together for life.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-07-02
BRING GOOD AND BAD LUCK
Belief In Power Of Various Flowers
10 Strongly Held In Eastern
and Western Lands.

1t is good luck to eat the first may
flower You see in the spring. If it Is
crocus, let 1t alone In Austria they
say 1t draws away ones strength. Nor
must you dig up cuckoo flower or
tempt luck by moving wild daisy into
the garden. In Egypt the anemone
Is one of the lucky flowers of spring;
wrap the first one In red cloth and,
II not disturbed, it will cure disease
On the French coast it Is useless to
try to catch fish unless the waters are
first strewn with flowers by the fisher
mems wives and daughters. In Deyon-
shire (England) they regard 1t as un-
lucky to plant bed Of lilies in the
course, Of twelve months. The Turk
sees misfortune in so light n thing as
the fall OF n rose petal and will some
times guard against such dropping by
carefully picking the flowers before
they fall apart. In Samoa the head
Of corpse Is wreathed in flowers to
aid the soul to gain admission into
paradise.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-07-02
Chinese Tea MYTH.

An interesting myth has been woven
nbOut the 5 o'clock "tea." According
to Chinese legend, tea was discov-
cred by son Of an Indian king,
Darma, who in $40 A. D. paid a semi
religious visit to China. To prove his
religious fervor, Darma led an austete
life, ate only vegetables, and prayed
constantly. He vowed never to sleep
that he might devote all his time to
prayer, but one day, after many years.
he was overcome with drowsiness and,
against his WILL slept. On awakening,
he wept bitterly. To show his re-
morse he cut off his cyelids. The next
morning he found the eyelids metamor-
nhoSen into five sl.-",'- called "chnn.'
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Aloh livino

He was an Englishman, and it was
his first introduction to the American
Sunday-night supper, with all sorts Of
good things on the table Mt the same
time. With an air Of bewilderment he
helped himself to everything that was
passed him and then valiantly attack
ed his loaded plate. Picking up fish
ball in his fingers, ne applied. gen.
erous smear Of honey to 1t and bit into
the new combination. A look Of hor-
ror overspread his features and he
turned to his neighbor and put warn
ing hand on his arm.
II say. steady on old chapw he
whispered. after cOpious drink Of
water. there's something dead in
this bun! Don't try IT, whatever you
do !"-Yonth'c CtSnps1ion.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-07-02
The BROOK
BY IRENE BLUE.

~" A9<Vs py odCSlufe newspaper SynOlCNtc.l
During the early part Of an after
noon I was sitting on the veranda of
q pretty little cottage well situated In
a town Of central New Hampshire.
Mrs. Dawson, my hostess, on COM
ing out, remarked: Here are George
and May coming" and looking up /
noticed young couple.
what is the special INTEREST,"" I
asked. well. II 1t isn't just like me
to forget that you do not know them
and probably have not heard their
story. In q town like this all news
is meat and drink to US, and will tell
you the story about George and May.
II you care to listen.
"Now," said she, II mentioned that
George and May were coming, as It Is
only lately that they have been seen
together. This was not always So"
she continued. "Since their early days
they had lived side by side on farms
about three miles out from the vii
lage, and as a necessity for the COM
partnership Of playmates they were
more rather than less together.
ASdSh Tic lOuSe uDOul Il DIllc
or so there is between the farms, equal
~ divided rs to ownership, piece Of
woodland that was the playground Of
George and May until the time came
when the village school and academy
were unable to teach them more.
George, graduating first, was to
leave for college; and while his en-
tlusiasm ran high in his PREPARATION
fnr new scenes, fear clutched ut the
heart of May that George, while he
was away, might learn to care more
for the university city and its young
people. and forget the home folk.
1.-TWO years of waiting and loneli-
ness, waiting for George, had passed.
"One Of Mays favOrite walks was
down through the woodland to the
meadow where ran the little brook
that, an old Indian basket weaver had
told her, was called by his people the
wishing brook. He told her the In
dian legend, and he said that anyone
who drank of the water and breathed
wish at the same time, would have
the wish granted.
and here on this afternoon. tired
from her exertions in the work of the
morning. taking book, she sought for
the last time. she said to herself the
Wishing brook and it's charm. Finally
reaching the bank, she stopped over
the stream, and cupping her hands,
brought the water to the level of her
lips and uncOnsciOusly said aloud ::
Dear brook, let me have my wish.
Send my love to George. and let 1t
bring him home to me safe
ut was just as well for her peace
Of mind that she had not seen two fine
looking young men who, when they
saw her approaching, stepped behind
trees where, watching her, they could
remain Unseen.
"She was conscious only Of a dell
cIous sense of restj and as she sat
there 1t seemed strange that on the
other side Of the brook. which seemed
wider than usRaL. there. were several
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me Chinese Tor eyelids. The mdral of
this legend points out that Darma
chewed some Of the shrubbcry and
learned its arousing properties. In
1889. the Chinese presented the "chaa"
or "tea" leaves to the car. and later
they were introduced into London.