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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-12-07

IL. The four "Catalpu Bungei",
commonly called Umbrella 1oees,
are presented by Mrs. William Gil
lord OF Washington, d. c., in men,
4 ory OF her husband, who was for
many years useful member of
this society.
H.. The Electric Light Fixtures for
the Social Basement are presented
by Mr.. Leon Z. Blundin, OF Swarth-
more, Pa.
Ia. Sine Bible for the Prayer Meet
ing Room is presented by Mrs. Jno.
helthley, a devoted member of this
church. :
10. The marker for the Pulpit
Bible is presented by Mrs. Addie
BarDen, OF Philadelphia. formerly
a resident of Rising Sun and a
| lover of this church.
IL. The Organ in the Social Base
ment is presented by Mrs. Jennie
Gillespie, devoted member of the
Society.
II. The Piano in the Auditorium,
while not a gift, is put in place
Tor our indefinite use, by Mr.. How
ard Wilson, one of our own boys.>
IL. The Official Board makes this
permanent record of their heart
1elt appreciation OF liberal gifts
received from the following per-
sons who are not now residents of
our community, but who in most
cases, are former Rising Sun
folks, viz:
Prof. Wilbur Jones Kay. Morgan
town, w. Va; Mr.. John r. Sheppard,
New York City; Mr.. Frank Sheppard,
Wilmington, Del; Rev. George w.
Townsend, Ridley Park, Pa; Rev. d,
L. Hoffecker, Bellevue, Md: Rev. ].
?. Otis, Marshallton. Del; Mr.. T.
J. Wilson and wife, North Towanda
N. Y; Mr.. S. Taylor Wilson and
wife, Easton, Pa; Mr.. Chas. E. Dare
and family Alexandria, Va; Miss M.
Emma Haines, HazeIton, Pa; Mrs.
franclna Kirk Townsend. Willow
Grove, Pa; Mr.. VIM. Silver, Aber-
deem, Md; Mr.. E. D. Carhart, Zion,
Nd; Dr.. D. l.. Clifford, Zion, Md;
Mr.. II. r. Cannon, Bridgeville, Del;
Mr.. I. L. Cannon. Bridgeville, Del;
Mr. VIM. West and wife, Bradentown,
fla; Mr.. Allen J. Spencer, Jr., Bal
Slmore, Md; Mr.. Barclay Reynolds,
wayne. Pa; Mr.. Frank Hamilton.
Philadelphia, - Pa; Dr.>H. C. Hadley
Wayne, Pa; Mr.. Melville Gambriil.
wilmington, Del; Mrs. Ruth Ann
gilmore, Barnsley, Pa; Rev. Amos
4. Brown and wife, Harrington. Del:
rev. J. w. Colona and wife. VIII
mington. Del.
Mr.. Clifford H. Robertson and wife.
Freehold, N. j.; Mr.. Samuel H.
Barnes, Greensboro, N. c.; Mr.. VIM.
H.'aMichaels, Media, Pa; Mr.. John
Welsh, Baltimore, Md.
10. The Official Board desires r.
make permanent record of their an
preclation of the unusually liberal
gHIs OF the members of the church.
ana the people of the community Of
an rellglous faiths. The people al
most without exception, gave some-
thing. This made possible the happy
outcome of meeting the full cost Of
the building enterprise, S45.OOO. in
cash and subscription by the close of
Dedication Day, Nov. 25th, 1928. We
most heartily thank you all, in the
name OF the great Head of the Church
tor whose glory we have built this
house.
No 20-The Official Board desires
to record it's appreciation of the help
given us in our building enterprise
by the Midland Journal and its
editor, Mr.. Evans E. Ewing, though
the publicity given plans, progress
and needs. This has been a great
lelR throughout our enterprise.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-12-07
COST OF STATE ROADS upKEET

Maintenance and reconstruction on
the State roads system for 1925,
1926 and 1927 will require 1895
363, according to estimates of the
State Roads Commission.
This is the estimated total of re-
ceipts from the gasoline tax and reg
istration fees for automobiles for
these years, minus the estimated cost
Of maintaining the office of the Meteor
Vehicle Commission, the Traffic
Court and 20 per cent of these fees
which, under the laws, are applied to
Baltimore city. !.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-12-07

The damage suft Of Mrs. Lille X
Wiiesman against the City Of Havre
de Grace, which was tried In the Har-
ford County Court several months
ago, resulting In verdict of $4,000
for Mrs. Wileman. has been COM
promised, counsel for Mrs. Wileman
accepting the offer of $4,000 made by
the city.
The case grow out of an injury re-
ceived by Mrs. Wileman when she
fell on Stokes street, in that town,
about two years ago.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-12-07
BUILDING DEsTROYED AT RACE
TRACK y

A large frame building at the
Hayre de Grace race track. used as q
kitchen during the races, was
destroyed by FIRE on Friday afternoon
last.
The building had not been used
since the closing of the fall race
meeting this year, and it is not
known what caused the blaze,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-12-07
STATE GRANGE TO MEET AT BEL
AIR

The annual meeting of the Mary
land State Grange will be held in the
Armory, Bel Air, December 10th to
18th inclusive. Representativ s
from the County and Statewide
Oranges from all over. Maryland will
be in attendance. DR.. Purnell F.
Sappington, one of the Bel Air town
commissioners, will welcome the
visitors in his address.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-12-07
DROPPED BONDS IN THE RIVER

Airplanes from Aberdeen tested
bombs by dropping them IN the river,
near Conowinge enc afternoon last
week.
The bombs weighed 1000 pounds
and were. dropped about 1000 fees
from the Conowingo bridge on the
rocky river bed. The object of the
test was to determine which bomb
was best suitable for war production.
Three different types of bombs were
used.
All traffic was held up at both ends
of the Conowingo bridge while tho
bombs were being dropped,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-12-07
ICE CREAM PLANT BURNED

The ice cream plant Of vanHeman
Bros, at Perryman. Hartford county,
was totally destroyed by fire on Fri
day night. Nov. 23. The building
was owned by F. O. and Parker
Mitchell, and the plant had been
operated several months by d. r.
and Stanley Vanneman, formerly OF
Havre de Grace. Vanneman Bros
carried NO insurance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-12-07
500
LISTEN

$1.OO IASfEN $1.OO
Friday and Saturday. Several
dozeAs of Ladies and Children. Hats
will be sold at $1.0O each. All
worth double and rebfe the price.
Also you will find many desirable
articles among our Christmas dis
play. suitable for gifts,
GILLESPIES MILLINERY,
PhoRa b45 Rising Sun, Nd
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-12-07

The will of Mrs, Sophie Hellwig fl
ed in the Orphans Court in Btltimore
recently contains Request of $500
each to the Silver Cross Home for
Epileptics at Port Deposit and the
Maryland School for the Blind.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-12-07

Many a man making $4,000 a
year would be glad if he had SIS a
week ON which no one had prior
claim.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-12-07

Nothing tones down trouble
maker so quickly as to, run into
someone he isn't sure he caA lick.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-15
CHAMBER or COMMERCE
DINNER At METUCHEN

METUCHEN, Dec. 15.-The Me-
tuchen Chamber of Commerce at its
meeting last night completed plans
for the annual dinner and member
ship drive. Committees will be ap-
pointed shortly. The organization
has agreed to comply with the re-
quest of the Borough Improvement
League to cooperate with it on the
Christmas tree sponsored by the Ia
dies of the borough.
The legal committee was advised
TO make some revision in the zoning
ordinance so as to assist the new
zoning commission in its work.
There was considerable discussion
in regard to better railroad service
on the Lehigh Valley railroad be-
tween Metuchen and Perth Amboy.
A survey sf conditions will be made
and if it is learned that there is
demand for increased train facili-
ties. the organization will take it up
with the railroad.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-15
STOCKHOLDERS OF ICE co.
TO MEET IN PHILADELPHIA

Local stockholders in the Pennsyl-
vania-Union Ice Company will likely
be interested in a meeting which is
being held by the Plainfield stock
holders of this company at o'clock
Monday night in the Chamber OF
Commerce rooms, tho Babcock
Building, Plainfleld. The meeting
has been called by one of the Plain
field men who bought stock in the
concern and desires to have the other
stockholders get together for the
purpose of comparing notes, becom
ing generally acquainted with exist
ing conditions and deciding on what
action is necessary, if any, to protect
their interests.
1t is understood a large amount
of this ice company's stock has been
sold in Plainfleld, Woodbridge, Rah-
way and Perth Amboy with the un
derstanding that the company would
acquire an ice plant at Garwood for
operation and complete the plant in
Woodbridge, along Amboy avenue
near Spa Springs, which was started
some time ago by another concern
but meyer finished. The organizer
of this company was c. S. S. Forney.
The meeting at Plainfield win be
strictly private, only those showing
by their credentials that they hold
stock in the company being admitted
The Plainfield men expect several
Perth Amboyans to attend the meet
ing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-15
EDGE 8 BONUS
STEP At Tackled
Local Legion Wants Senator
to Explain his Switch From
for to Against

At a spirited meeting of Post as.
American Legion, OF this city. at the
Y. M. c. A. last night the local or
ganization passed a resolution calling
upon Senator Walter T.. Edge to ex-
plain his apparent switch from
pro-bonus to an anti-bonus stand.
1t was brought to the attention of
the legionaires last night that both
at the dedication of he Toms River
home for convalescent ex-service
men and he sac convention of he
American Legion, Senator Edge
made it clear that he was at heart
in favor of the soldiers bonus, and
added that the government was in
a position to pay the money. The
resolution will be sent to the senator
for his explanation in a few days.
A resolution was also adopted last
night commencing the action of the
county legionaires at the recent con-
vention, In condemning Senator Ed
ward |. Edwards for his stand on the
soldiers bonus.
Nathan Goldberger was elected
commander of the post for the en-
suing year by a unanimous vote,
while the other officers were chosen
as follows: John Miller, senior vice
commander; II. Victor Main. Junior
vice commander; Lindley Henry, ad-
iutant; Frank Yellis. finance officer;
Leon Berry. chaplain, and Thomas
O'yczkowiski, sergeant at arms. The
newly elected commander will ap-
point the various committees at next
regular meeting
State Membership Officer William
J. O'Toole, of South Amboy, gave an
interesting talk on the necessity of
building up every individual post.
Plans were made following the mem
bership officers talk for the install
lation of officers and the probable
change of the posts meeting place
A social time was held after ad
journment, in which Misses Minnie
Bennish and Florence Warned en-
tertained. Refreshments were served
by the Ladies' Auxiliary.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-15
CHRISTMAS TREES SOLD
At CURB STARTING TODAY

Chief Niels J. Tonnesen made
known last night that he had given
the merchants of this city permis-
sion to place their Christmas trees
Nj the curb or against their own
buildings, the order to go into effect
today.
In former years, the merchants
were given ten days during which
they could display their trees along
the curb. This year the chief in
formed his mer not to allow the
trees out to the curb until the 18th,
which is Monday, bat changed this
order to today The police had no
objections to the placing of trees
against a merchants own building
at any time. The practice this year
is the same as has been carried out
every year since the present chief
became member of the department.
Early this week the chief and mem
bers of his force warned three mer-
chants, one on outer New Brunswick
avenue and two on outer State
street, about placing the trees at the
curb
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-15
Y.M. H. A. IS ALL
READY To co
Final instructions for Mem
bership Drive Will be Given
at TomorroW'S Luncheon

The Young Mems Hebrew Asso-
citation campaign for members will
get under way tomorrow afternoon
at the old headquarters on McClel-
land street when the large host OF
captains and workers report for in
structions from the executive COM
mittee and e. ]. Londow, the field
secretary of the Jewish Welfare
Board for the district of New Jer-
sey, who has been delegated by the
Jewish Welfare Board to assist the
local Y NJ II. A. with its member
ship drive.
The monster get-together meeting
will be called to order at $3.50 o'clock
by Max Gibian, chairman of the
drive. and after the captains and
their workers, numbering in the
neighborhood of 200 men and WON en-
have partaken of luncheon thai
is being prepared by the Ladies
Auxiliary, the captains will receive
their lists of prospective members
and the executive committee vii
give the workers the proper instruc-
tions as to how the campaign will be
conducted.
With the splendid results of the
recent building fund drive fresh in
their minds, the Y. NJ. II. A. workers
should bring the membership cam
paign to a successful termination in
the one week that has been allotted
to this drive, starting Sunday, De-
cember 16, and ending Sunday, De-
cember %, at the formal dedication
of the new Y. M. II. A. building at
Madison avenue and Jefferson street.
A committee that has been di-
vided into four teams has been So
Letting the leading Jews and jew
ish organizations of the city during
the past week for sustaining men,
berships and the announcement of
this committee. which is expected
to come tomorrow night, will no
doubt spur the membership seekers
on considerably as quite a substan-
tial amount has been pledged in this
mannr.
Max Gibian, as chairman, assisted
By Isaac Alpern, Isidore Jacobson,
Henry Polkowitz, Isidore Sladlas,
and other prominent residents Of
! this city, have covered considerable
ground in their search for the luura-
tls e sustaining memberships. Sig
mund Splitter has been designated
as treasurer of the drive and with
cooperation of the many splendid
workers who are always ready to
lend hand to the local association
all pledging their assistance a hus-
| ting week of success is anticipated
| 1t is the hope of the executive COM
mittee that every Jewish man and
woman in the city who is dosirous
| of giving this drive any assistance
/ n only for part time, attend the
meeting tomorrow evening at $3.50 in
order to be enlisted upon some team
as worker or any other tasks thai
| MAY be assigned.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-15
BRICK BUILDING
STOPS WILD CAR
Large Army Truck, With Five
Persons in it Crashes
Through Bridge Railing
SKIDDED ON BRIDGE
Accident Occurs on Highest
Part of Bridge-No one
Seriously Injured

Five persons had miraculous
escanes from serious injury or death
Yesterday afternoon when the large
army truck in which they were rid
ing crashed through the railing on
the state bridge over the Rarltan
River and became wedged in pc
tween the bridge and one OF the
brick buildings of the Chesebrough
Manufacturing Company
The bridge, at this point, is forty
or fifty feet above the ground and
but for the brick building the truck
would have plunged down to the
ground with its five occupants. Two
children, who were riding the rear
part of the truck with their mother,
were slightly bruised. The others
escaped injury.
The army truck was being driven
by James Nolan, a soldier attached
to the artillery division at Sandy
NIook. On the front seat with him
WAS another soldier, his assistant
NThe truck was loaded with furniture
belonging to Sergeant Marchetti
which was being removed from
Sandy Hook to his home in the
northern part of the state. Seated
among the household furnishings
were Mrs. Marchetti and her two
children, boy and a girl.
The truck was proceeding north
over the bridge, the planking of
which was still covered with snow
and ice. AS it started to make the
turn at the highest part of the struc-
ture on the Amboy side of the
bridge, it skidded. The driver was
unable to straighten the car out and
II. crashed into the railing, ripping
the heavy timbers away for dis
tance of about twenty-five feet. The
front right wheel then went over the
edge of the bridge as did the rear
right wheel, the truck carrying over
until it was wedged between the
brick wall of the Chesebrough build
ing and the edge of the bridge.
The front of the truck was badly
damaged and the drivers assistant
had a narrow escape from being
crushed between the truck and the
brick wall The furniture shifted
it's position in the truck when the
truck went partly off the bridge,
bruising the children. The five oc-
cupants of the car had no difficulty
in getting out safely. The furniture
was loaded to another truck and
carted away. The army truck had
not been moved up until noon today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-15
Stokes Denies Charges
Mrs. FeiCkerf Made
Says he has not Handled Af-
fairs of Party as AutoCrat
in DictatoriaI Manner


TRENTON, Dec. 15-Republican
State Chairman Edward c. Stokes
today denied the assertions of Mrs.
Lillian T.. Feickert, of Plainfield,
vice chairman of the committee,
that he has been handling the af-
fairs of the party as an autocrat
in dictatorial manner. He takes
strong exception to Mrs. Feickert's
charges made yesterday before the
New Jersey Womans Republican
Club in Newark.
In no uncertain terms Mr.. Stokes
let's ii be known he has no inten-
.tion of resigning as state chairman
as demanded by Mrs. Feickert. He
declared that Mrs. Feickert, since
the enfranchisement of women, has
been conceded every reasonable con-
eession by the state committee.
She does not need to look in my
looking glass to find the autocrat,"
declared Chairman Stokes in an
swering Mrs. Feickert's arraign-
met of him before the women's con
vention. The chairman declared
that the post is a thankless job the
holder of which VIII always be criti-
cised and he accepts it as a party
duty.
That he is drier than Mrs.
spect Volsteads supporters if they
removed the wine from their cellars
is the terse reply of Mr.. Stokes in
answer to the criticism of his posi-
tion favoring modification of the
national enforcement law.
Referring to the charge that
"old timers" of the party suggested
notifications platform Mr.. Stokes
said it was perfectly proper for the
state committee to seek the advice
of influential members of the party
in drafting party document.
NEWARK. Dec. -.15--A resolution
supporting demands for re-organi-
zation within the Republican party
In New Jersey made yesterday by
Mrs. Lillian c. Feickert, vice chair
man of the Republican state com
mittee, was adopted yesterday at the
fourth annual convention OF the
New Jersey Women's Republican
Club here.
Mrs. Feickert, who was reelected
president of the club, criticised the
conduct of the state committee by
its chairman, former Governor Ed
ward c. Stokes, asserting that he
had usurped power and had made
the committee a joke end a by
word. She also declared that the
Republican platform in the last cleo
ton was the product of confer
ence mot representative of the
party" and that it had been adopted
without authority. She also criti-
eised the handling of finances in
women's work.
At a later session the club en-
dorsed President Coolidge as a cam
didate fer the Presidency and voted
support OF his recommendations.
The club also secured a pledge
from its members that they would
support enforcement OF the prohibi-
ton laws and would expect all Office
holders TO Cnserve tn. law.
Mrs. Everett Colby of Essex and
Mrs. A. Haynes Lippincott. of Cam
den, were endorsed as delegates To
the Republican national convention.
Other officers elected We're: Mrs.
w. j. Paul Monm outh, secretary
Mrs. Edward Olmstead. Elizabeth
treasurer; ard Mrs. Edward Fish
| wick, Glen T'idge, aud to-.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-15
WOMAN CAUGHT IN RAID
PAYS HEAVY COURT fine

When Margaret Smith the Pros
pect street colored woman arrested
by Officer William Kilmurray on
Thursday night, was marched into
court last night Attorney David
Wilentz who asked for a postpone
ment of the case yesterday morning,
made known that he had withdrawn
as her representative. The court
then asked the woman what she
had to say to the charge and when
she replied nothing" fine of $50
was imposed with the alternative of
serving ninety days in the work
house A similar disposition was
made of the case of a second colored
woman arrested by Officer Michael
Burke on Thursday night.
Fines totaling $125 were imposed
in a half dozen automobile law vio
lation cases by the recorder last
night as a result of arrests by Of
ficer William Peterson, Frank Sci
both and Paul Layden. The heav-
lest were imposed in the cases Of
Edga~ Armstrong, of Carteret, ar
rested by officer Layden for not
having a registration card and TAX
ing the car without the owners per-
mission, this person being fined $40,
and Charles Wahnish of Morgan,
arrested by Officer Seiboth for driv-
ing a motorcycle with fictitious
plates, paid a $50 fine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-15

AlIdB) Icy anu OW dChlldlIlIu6I.
The establishment of Max Quit
at 351 Prospect street was raided
for the third time within a few
weeks, his place having been visited
two or three days ago by federal
men who discovered liquor and con-
fiscated it. Apparently of the be-
lief that another raid would not fol-
low so soon after the last one, Quit
replenished his supply and this was
seized yesterday. The liquor con-
fiscated in Quits saloon included a
fifty gallon barrel of whiskey, about
thirty gallons of whiskey in jugs,
fifty gallons of moonshine and two
gallons of gin. Steps will be taken
at once to paddock Quits place, Di-
rector Chamberlain said, owing to
his continued violation of the pro-
hibitlon law.
David Wolfson's place, the Flat
iron Cafe. at the corner of New
Brunswick avenue and Washington
street. again was visited for the sec
ond time this week. A bottle of
whiskey was found and a tank of
water.
The establishment of John Dudor
at al Inslee street yielded a large
supply of liquor. About 200 gallons
of whiskey was found in four barrels,
two barrels each containing fifty gall
Ions of mash were uncovered to-
gether with five gallons of moon
shine and a supply of wines.
Wendell Hoffman's saloon at the
corner of Amboy avenue and In
slee street was next visited, a guam
tity of whiskey and moonshine be-
ing discovered here. Louis Deak's
saloon at Sol Smith street was again
visited and the prohibition men
again found liquor in that place, 100
gallons of moonshine and consider
able whiskey being located.
Moonshine was seized at the
saloon of John Tylian at 649 Cort-
landt street.
Realizing that saloonkeepers and
bootleggers are storing up a large
stock preparatory to a Christmas
rush for liquor the federal men have
received orders to make it dry"
Christmas and their activities in
Perth Amboy this week would indi-
cate that they intend to carry out
their orders.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-15
DEC, 81 LAST DAY TO
APPLY FOR n, J. BONUS

The Jersey Soldiers Bonus Com
mission will not accept applications
for the New Jersey Soldiers Bonus,
after December 81. according to an
announcement made today by Senior
Vice Commander, Department of
New Jersey, American Legion, Ray
mand p. White. December 81, Mr.
White said would be the last op-
portunity ex-service men will have
to file applications for the state
bonus.
According to Mr.. White there are
still 5000 eX-service men in the
state who have not filed application
for the bonus. OF this number fifty
are residents of Middlesex county.
The applications must be filed direct
with the New Jersey State Bonus
Commission in Trenton or through
the American Legion post. In order
to obtain the bonus, the ex-service
man, must have been a resident of
New Jersey on the date he entered
the service.