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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-16
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-16

Physicians and druggists are advis- ing their friends to keep their sys- tems purified and their organs in per feet working order as protection against the return of influenza They know that a ciogged up systefr, and q lazy liver favor colds, influenza and serious complications.
 To cut short a cold overnight and to prevent serious eomplicat tions, taKe one Calotab at bedtime with a swal- low of water-that's all. No salts, no nausea, no griping. no sickening after effects. Next morning your cold has vanished, your liver is active, your system Is purified and refreshed and you are feeling fine with hearty ap- petite for breakfast. Eat what you pleese--no danger.
 Calotabs are sold only in original sealed packages, price thirty-five cents. Every druggist is authorized to refund your money if you are not perfectly delighted with Calotabs.-- Adv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-16
Ann NEW ROOMS

Selma, February 15.--(Special.)- )- The IS new rooms being added to the east wing of the Hotel Albert arc progressing rapidly. and will be ready for occupancy in short time. The new rooms will be handsomely fur nished with the best of hotel equip ment, and all modern convenienccs. The new addition will give the hotel total of over 200 rooms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-16

not take drink, cocktail, which was offered, I guess you will think I'm prevaricating. but it is quite true. There are as fine young men and young women in the moving picture world as you'd find in the best society in America-southern society-which to my way of thinking is the best.
 Just because few unfortunate episodes have happened at Hollywood,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-16
BURGESS BED-
 TIME STORIES
By THORNTON W. BURGEss

PETERS PITY TURNS TO ENVY What others have should not. my
 dear,
 To you be of the least concern. Te think about 1t over,nuch May make your heart with envy
 kurH. -OId MOfker Nature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-16

A Southern
 Institution The business activities of the Standard Oil Company Kentuclxy) are confined to the South. The Company has progressed with the marvellous growth of the South and is today a vital part of the business and economic life of its people,
 The following data gives some idea of the operations of the Standard Oil Company (Kentuclxy) in the State of Alabama: It operates 125 tank stations and service stations.
 The Company pays in salaries and com missions to its representatives m the State of Alabama over $5OO,OOO.OO per year. Under the various City, State and County License, Tax and Inspection laws, it pays approximately $135,OOO.OO per year. In the the City of Birmingham alone the Company employs 135 people. Under the various City Tax and License Ordinances it pays to the City of Birming- ham approximately $7,000.0O per year. The cooperation, loyalty and efficiency of the Company's employees have contributed largely to the building up and maintaining of its Statewide service to the public. The Company hopes to merit the public's continued patronage based upon the superior quality of its products, its effici- ent organization and its service station and tank station system throughout the State. STANDARD OIL COMPANY
 Incorpor n
 H.. BOILER District Manager
 BIRMINGHAM ALA
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-10
CALENDAR PLAN
IS GIVEN ATTENTION

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10. - On
what date in the fall of the year are
dav and night equal in length? Most
persons will reply: why September
FL, of course" Anyone connected
with the International Fixed Calen-
dar League will reply: September
%, of course"
The Calendar League processes to
have proof and this is where IL
originates:
The shadow of the Washington
Monument was measured on the
parking around the obelisk, on sep
TENDER 81, %, 20, and "a, exactly az
noon, when the shadow pointed
north. The shadow was found TO
lengthen:
s feet 2 inches between Septem-
Der 81 and %.
6 feet 4 inches between Septem-
Der % and 20.
6 feet 5 inches between Septem-
Der 20 and "a.
showing by its longest stretch on
September 20, according to Moses b,
Cotsworth, originator of h -nxea
calendar idea for modern Tunes
and secretary and treasurer of the
league. that that day is the equl-
noctialday when day and night are
equal.
The league is composed of persons
who are trying to have the present
YEARLY calendar rearranged, so there
shall be thirteen months OF 2S Gays
each. with one extra day per year
to be known as year day." to make
up the S65 days of the solar caieh-
dar. A similar day is included IN the
plan to account for leap years. IN
his way. league advocates say, eacn
month would be uniform with az
others; each week and month wouIo
begin on Sunday and end on satur-
day and holidays would on reguiar
Iy stated times. instead or Skipping
around the calendar.
The extra month, also OF 70 days
would be called SOL" or some oth-
err suitable name. and would be IN
serted between June and july ieaI
Bay" would be inserted either JUST
/ before "Sol" or July. and would con-
| stitute an international midsummer
holiday without a week day name.
Easter Day Is given as the Nus.
| remarkable of the ieas.s
| which would be put at some specihe
| point in the year by the advocates
of the plan. allowing the ladies' 70
| decide better on the class Of thei'
| Easter anery. Under the presen,
| moon-chasing scheme. it Is shown
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-10
REGISTRATION ON FIRST
DAY IN FIFTH WARD

TOTTENVILLE, Oct. 10.-In the
first days registration in the eight
districts of the fifth ward of the
bcrougs of Richmond. there were a
total of 2S4 registered that included
2I3 men and IL women. This is d
falling off from what it was on the
first day of registration last year
when there were 263 men and 76
women registered in the same time.
The number registered in each dis
trio. were as follows: Twenty-sixth,
Eltingville. "a men and 10 women;
twenty-seventh, Rossville, IA men,,
and 6 women; twenty-eighth. Hugue-
not Park. 20 men and 2 women:
twenty-ninth, Pleasant Plains. 36
men and 9 women; thirtieth, Rich
mond Valley and Kreischerville. 81
men and 20 women; thirty-first,
T~ottenville. 43 men and 8 women;
t~hirty-second, Tottenville, II men
and 2 women, and thirty-third, Tot
tenville, 28 men and IA women.
In Tottenville alone there were IS
men and "a women who appeared
at the polling places to have their
names placed on the registry books.
The board of registry will be al the
polling places again tonight from s
o'clock until 1890 o'clock. If you
do not register you cannot vote at
the general election and if you de-
not enroll you cannot vote at the
primaries next rear.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-10
JOSEPH ARALDI Is GIVEN
GOLD MEDAL IN CONTEST

TOTTENVILLE. Oct. 1O:-Jos-
eph Araldi, of Mt. Loretto, a student
in the Tottenville Junior high
school, was awarded one of the gold
medals by Murray Hubert, presi-
dent of the Board of Alderman, at
City Hall, Manhattan, in the essay
contest arranged by the Bureau of
Fire Prevention as a feature of Fire
Prevention Week held in the City If
New York. The subject of the es-
say was Fire Prevention and
there were 254 winners in the con-
test throughout the five boroughs of
the greater city of New York. Mil
dred McCloughry, of st. Peters
school. New Brighton, was the only
other n on Staten Island to re-
ceive a gold medal.
There were seven silver medals
awarded to pupils in the Richmond
schools as follows: Mary M. Raj
ferty. St. Peters school; Floretta
Jackson. No. IA school, Stapleton;
William Hamm, St. Mary's school,
Rosebank; Fred Morrison. No. IA
school, Stapleton; Helen Ward and
Dorothy Wikander. st. Peters
school; Herbert Vermilyea. No. IL
school, Port Richmond, and Mar
garet Ferre, Sacred Heart school,
West New Brighton. The winners
were all assembled on the piazza in
front of City Hall and. President
Hubert made a congratulatory ad-
dress and pinned the medals on
each winner.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-10
BLIND EVANGELIST ENDS
WORK At SO. AMB0Y

SOUTH AMBOY, Oct. 10.-The
Rev. Thomas Houston, blind evan
gelist. who for the past two weeks
has been carrying on a series of
evangelistic services, left this city
early today for ~Bordentown, where
he will be in charge of a series of
meetings in connection with the
Monmouth Presbyterian campaign.
Rev. Mr.. Houston's series of lectures
in this city, was attended by han-
dreds Of people who proclaimed him
a very able teacher. as well as a
wonderful and powerful talker. On
two occasions Rev. Mr.. Houston adj
dressed open air meetings, which at
tracted exceptionally large numbers
of persons of all creeds. He spoke
from the steps leading to the
grounds of the church on Broadway.
Besides being a preacher, Mr.. Hous-
ton possesses a wonderfully clear
singing voice. Mr.. Houston's daugh-
ter, Miss Margaret Houston. of Fam
wood, sang several solos at the Sun
day night meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-10
TOTTENvlLLE

Everett Joline is back to his stud
les at Yale, after the summer Vaca-
tion at home.
Carl Young has returned to New
Bedford, Mass, after visiting III
town.
Mrs. Lewis Long, of Roselle, and
Mrs. William Wyrill, of Elizabeth
visited relatives here last week.
George w. Slaight, superintendent
of the Tottenvifle postal station, mas
returned from Syracuse, where ne
attended the convention OF postmas-
tiers last week.
d Mr.. and Mrs. George Sherwood
gEhave taken UP their residence here.
" Miss Anna Burgess is home from
Memorial hospital. where she under-
went an operation recently.
Miss Louise Seller. of Sprague ave-
nue.. entertained Friday night at hei
home Misses Dorothy Cole, Of Prince
Bay. Silvia Paduani. Alberta Morey
and Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Raynes.
Of Tottenville. Miss Viola Coogan.
and Kiss Pauline Krivig. of Perth
Amboy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wilcox. of
Brooklyn, have been, visiting rela-
tives here.
George Ward. of South River, visit
ed the formers mother. Mrs. Lucre-
tia Morey. last week.
The installation of the newly elect
ed officers of Tottenville Council.
knights of Columbus. will taxi place
tonight at X. of G. Hall. An enter
tainment will follow.
Bentley Lodge. Odd Fellows, met
last night at their rooms in Odd
Fellows Hall.
Washington Council, sons and
Daughters of Liberty. will meet to-
night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-10
HOPELAWN

There will be a meeting OF the
Hopelawn Improvement Assoclation
tonight. ,,.,
MI. and Mrs. Thomas Reid visited
in perth Anlboy Saturday.
Miss Sarah Weisenburger. OF
Perth Amboy. was the guest OF MISS
Lulu Barrett Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Magnona
were out of town visitors Sunday.
George Blum. of Keasbey. was a
visitor here on Sunday.
Michael Dudunsky was the rep
resentative present from the Hope
lawn Fire Company at the Exempt
Firemen's meeting held Friday nigh'
in Fords.
Pa. spent the week end at his nome
here. u,
was an out of town visitor sunday
Clinton Lambertson. of Florida
Grove road. was driving his car
across the bridge Saturday night,
when an another car rammed MS
uachine. Considerable damage was
done. but no one seriously hurt.
John Hansen of Perth Amboy.
was a local visitor Monday.
Hang Smith. of Fords. was a local
visitor on Sunday.
Mrs. Joha Hines and daughters
Grace and Katherine, were out of
town visitors Sunday.
John Hines. Jr.. who has been
confined to his home with illness
is slowly improving
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-10
BIGGETT HELD IN BAIL
ON BOOZE CHARGES

TRENTON, Oct. 10:-John Big
gett of Sea Girt, John Rothwell of
Atlantic City. and Frank p. Ford of
Belmar, all of whom are connected
with well-known seashore resorts,
were arraigned in the United States
District Court here before District
Judges John Rellstab and Joseph l..
Bodine to answer to charges of vio-
lating the Volstead act.
Biggett. who is connected with
Biggett's Inn, Sea Girt. entered a
plea of not guilty to charges of the
illegal possession and sale of intoxi-
eating liquor. Bail of $1,000 was
fixed in his case.
Rothwell, who is the manager of
the Hotel Claridge, Atlantic City,
pleaded not guilty to a charge of
unlawfully possessing intoxicants.
Ford, who is connected with Lake
Forest, Incorporated. Belmar, also
known as the Ross-Fenton Farm,
denied an allegation against him of
maintaining a nuisance under the
Volstead act.
All the shore resorts were raided
this summer in sweeping operations
of federal agents. who combed the
New Jersey coast in their search for
Illicit liquor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-10
FALL SESSION
FOR ". c. T.U.
Will be Held at Jamesburg
Presbyterian Church Oct.
18---To Hear Reports

JAMESBURG, Oct. 1O-The fall
convention of the Middlesex County
Woman's Christian Temperance I'm.
ion will be held on Wednesday, o.
tober Is, in an all-day session al
the Jamesburg Presbyterian church
terminating in the evening with an
address by the national lecturer
and organizer, Mrs. Lora La Nance
The program in full follows:
Morning Session-10:OO A. M.
Convention called to order by Coun-
ty President. Mrs. William +
Perrine.
Devotional Exercises.
Greetings from Church-Rev. VOL
sefer Johnson.
Greetings from Local Union-Miss
Matilda Mount.
Response-Mrs. Olive De Voc.
Committees: Courtesy, Mrs. Marga.
ret Abbott, Mrs. William Crosby
Mrs. Milton I. Voorhees,.
Periodicals-Mrs. Ralph Powell.
Resolutions-Mrs. Carrie Ravens.
Report of Summer Rally-Mrs. A.
J. Happen.
Report of Corresponding Secretary
Mrs. ]. NJ. Crabiel.
Report of Treasurer-Mrs. Laura
D. Bovine.
Solo-Selected.
Talks-"My w. c. T. U. Work.
Local President.
Report of County Superintendents
(Limit three minutes.)
Election of officers.
Noontime Prayer.
Adjournment.
Afternoon Session-2:OO p. NJ.
Bible Readlng-Miss Esther H. Ell.
freth, State President.
Solo-Mrs. j. M. Crabiel.
Periodical Demonstration.
Address-"Value of Citizenship
Rev. Charles Bloodgood
Music.
Address-"Our Problems and How
to Meet Them" Miss E. H. Ell.
freth.
Offering.
Report of Committee.
Reading of Minutes.
Evening Session-7:45 p. NJ.
Scripture Reading and Prayer
Rev. Wolsefer Johnson.
Solo-Selected.
Address-Selected, Mrs. Lora La
Nance.
Offering.
Music.
Penediction.
The officers of Middlesex coun.
ty organization are: President. Mrs
William E. Perrine, Cranbury; cor.
responding secretary, Mrs. j. M
Crabiel, Midtown; recording secre.
tary. Mrs. A. ]. Tappen. Metuchen;
treasurer, Mrs. Laura D.. Bovine
New Brunswick r. F, D. No. g..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-10
Sd. OLD BRIDGE
NEEDS SCHOOL
That is Claim of Parents Re-
siding in That Section OF
County

OLD BRIDGE, Oct. I0.@Tne
need of school facilities in South OLD
Bridge is one of the questions that
e~onfronts the Madison Township
Board Of Education. Mothers
throughout that section are asking
the question Are the children OF
South Old Bridge entitled to an e6u-
cation and elementary schooling ~
and this has been left unanswered.
Il is said in the Board of Educa-
ton as yet taking no steps to REM
coy conditions.
AT a recent meeting of the oBard
of Education in Madison township
there was some talk OF the 1oush
Old Bridge Civic Club having been
rented as a temporary school, DEt
50 far nothing has been done IN
that direction and the parents of
the children have about given MP
hopes of seeing their children IN
that nearly a month and a half ago.
it first became known that the
beard decided on the civic club as
a temporary school, but since that
time only a few desks have been
brought to the hall. There are said
TO be seventy-five or more children
home waiting for a place in which
TO receive the start of their educa-
ton.
Although the schools have been
opened in due time the classes are
overcrowded it is said, especially in
the lower grades. and that only
those attending the fifth. sixth. lew
enth and eighth grades have an OPP
p%ortunity to attend the East
Brunswick school.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-10
BIG Halloween DANCE
PLANNED At So. AMB0y

SOUTH AMBOY, Oct. 10.-Tne
Catholic Daughters of America are
completing extensive plans for Their
second annual Halloween dance 10
be held in st. Mary's Hall on Octo-
Der 81. The committee is headed by
Miss Clara Cusick, who was also
chairman Of the initial event he'd
last year.
O'Brien's Jazz Princes have been
ENGAGED for the occasion, while the
huge hall will be all dressed up for
the affair. A committee of knights
Of Columbus, have been asked tc
help in the enterprise and they Wal
also act as judges in selecting the
most striking costume worn that
evening.
The following is the committee
In charge of the arrangements:
Misses Margaret Gallagher, Dorothy
Dwy er, Madge Mahoney, Mary
Gleason, Mrs. James S. Holton and
Mrs Dora Ginter.
The members of the committee
are disposing of the admiss.or
tickets at this time. 1t is reported
thai old time straw rides will leave
nearby cities for South Amboy on
the night of the affair.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-10
PLEASANT PLAINS

Thomas Walsh, day ticket agent
at the Rapid Transit station, mas
been up the state for a few days
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bradley. of
Brooklyn, were visitors at Prince
Bay Sunday.
George Ammon visited his moth
er at Jamaica, l.. L., on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Roberts. OF
Manhattan, were visitors in town
yesterday.
Captain George Forester was a
Manhattan visitor yesterday.
Bay View Chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star, that met last night at
Amicitia hall, is planning for its
second anniversary next month.
Many from here journeyed 10
Tottenville on Sunday for the
Eagle-Aquehonga game.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-10
SEWER PETITION AGAIN
BEFORE LOCAL BOARD

TOTTENVILLE, Oct. 10.-Peti-
tion for the construction of a sewer
in Hopping avenue, from Bentley
street to Amboy road, is on the cal
eIdar for a hearing at a meeting
of the local hoard of pubic i'm
provement at borough hall tonight
at s O'Clock. This is the fourth
hearing. On all three previous
occasions when the petition was be-
fore the board there was so much
opposition against the building of
the sewer that it was laid over
Another petition of interest to
Tottenville is one for the opening
aud widening of Barnard venue at
the Amboy road end to make The
street a uniform width. This is
the first hearing on this matter.
There are seventeen other petitions
on the calendar affecting the otner
four wards of the borough of Rich-
mend to come up for action.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-10
SHOOT FLEEING
MAN At JAIL

NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. 10
While attempting to escape from a
gang of nineteen men al the Work
House here today, John Cassen,
thirty-three years old of Dgnellen,
who was sent to the Work House
last week for a period of sixty days
was shot in the left hip by George
Rutan, one of the guards. Cassen
wa staken to the Middlesex General
Hospital, where doctors are now
probing for the 3S-calibre shot fired
from a Colt automatic revolver.
When the rain first started, Ru-
tan with a gang of nineteen men,
started from a field, where they
had been working. When the gang
| neared a clump of trees. Cassen
dashed away and tried to hid be-
hind them. Rutan fired two ahots
over Cassen's head and called to
him to stop, however, he continued
on. When the shot struck him n
ths hip, he fell to the ground and
his capture followed. Cassen vas
serving time at the workhouse for
being drunk and ~disorderly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-10
ANNUAL Dinner
WAS SUCCESS
Lynch and BoWe Draw Lines
at South Shore Association
Affair

TOTTENvILLE. Oct. 10.-The
first annual dinner of the South
Shore Protective Association held
last night at the lakewood Arms
proved to be a most successful af-
fair. Covers were laid for two hun
bred and every place was taken. Au-
gustus G. Marscher. of Prince Bay,
president of the as was the
POSTMASTER and on each side of him
were seated Borough President John
A. Lynch, now the candidate for re-
ELECTION on the Democratic ticket
and Former Commissioner John E.
Bowe, of public works for the bor-
ough of Richmond in the Van Name
administration, the candidate for the
borough presidency on the Republic
can ticket.
MI. Bowe, who is at pr>5ent a
member Of the Board of Education
of the city of New York, was the
first speaker and he confined him.
self in his talk to the educational
situation throughout the city.
Mr.. Lynch was the next speaker
and he confined himself to the duties
Of the borough president and what
his Office had accomplished since he
has been at the head of the borough
government. Before the speech
making had finished Mr.. Bowe ask
ed permission to again speak. When
he took the floor he challenged Mr..
Lynch in regard to some of the
statements he had made in his re-
marks regarding the acquiring OF
park lands in the borough n also
for the credit of improvements to
Richmond avenue, which Mr.. Bowe
said had all been started in the Van
Name administration at the time ne
was commissioner of public works.
Things began to wax warm at this
time and Mr.. Lynch again asked
permission to speak and to reply to
Mr. Bowe to his statements.
Other speakers were Senator c.
Ernest Smith, Borough Engineer
Theodore Oxholm, Henry w.
Bridges, Robert C. Cone, William G.
Hess and Stuart L. Ritz. The latter
in his remarks urged the purchase
of tn historical Billopp House n
grounds for a public park. MI. Hess
who is secretary of the association.
and a resident of Annadale in a res6t
luton which was passed objected to
he plans for the trackless trolley
Extension throughout the island, be-
cause that section of Annadale
where he resides being left out. the
resolution will be presented at ~
hearing on the transportation Q
lem at City Hall. Mani I'm, today.
Joel Cooley, of prague venue
supplied the speakers table with a
large collection of 1ahlias from his
place. for the occasion. The menu
served vas of the best and the affair
was thoroughly enjoyed by all that
were there. -,
Those from this end Of the island
at the dinner were Mr.. and Mrs.
Marscher, Dr.. and Mrs. Donald
Pegs, Mr.. and Mrs. d. McAInster
Mayne and Joseph Seguine OF Prince
Miss Sue Marshall, Mrs. Marion
south Cleveland, N. j. Lowe, George
Allen. Chafie Saunders, William 2:
Reilly, Claude Candy and Michael
Philemon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-10
POLICE NEWS

Officer Thullesen was detailed to
the corner of Jefferson and Pater-
son streets last night to dispense a
gang of young men who were rails
ing a disturbance there.
Benjamin Schubach, even, was
arrested by Sergeant Larson last
night on a charge Of petty larceny,
by the complaint of Jacob Dilinski,
OF 233 New Brunswick
officer Mason was detailed by
Lieutenant Morris last night to
Kearny avenue, where he was tcld
by residents in that section that two
men were seen acting very suspi-
ciously about the neighborhcod.
Officer Mason Mason with Officer
Klooney made a search of the sec
ton about there but could find no