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Evening star., 1924-09-28
STATE OPENS DRIVE
ON FOREST FIRES
Havoc Like That of Last Year to
Be Prevented in Maryland in
New Move.
Special Dispa tch to The Star.


BALTIMORE Md, September 27.-
Tho State Forestry Departments An
nual compaign against forest fires be-
gan this week, following IL conference
OF deputy wardens with State For
ester r. w. Besley.
Efforts will be made to prevent re-
currence of disastrous fires which oc-
CURED In the 1923 season, when 455
fires destroyed 1858 acres of tim
Der. The estimated value Of this fire
damage was s22S,934.OS, according to
the annual report of the Forestry
Bureau.
The fre danger will begin within a
few weeks, when leaves begin to fall
and timber starts to dry. according
to forestry officials. The danger usu-
ally persists until about the end OF
May.
Bulletins and placards warning
against forest fires will be circula ed
and posted throughout the State as
part Of the prevention program. For
est wardens will be stationed in the
nine fire watch towers now in serv-
Ice. Those towers are located al
points where timber land for miles
around may be viewed by the wardens
Evening star., 1924-09-28
VIRGINIAN 81 OR 80.
Special Dispatch 70 The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
HARRISONBURG. Va, September
T.-"Uncle Joe" Dinkle celebrated
his 97th or 99th-the records are not
clear-bir thday yesterday at Bridge
water, where he has spent his life,
by taking his daily walk through the
streets Of that little college town.
Uncle Joe" has been tyler Of the
Bridgewater Lodge of Masons for
more than half century and even
now rarely ever misses a meeting
As far as officials of the lodge can
learn, he is the oldest active Masonic
official in the United States He has
been an Odd Fellow II years
Evening star., 1924-09-28
Mark Babies on Back
To PreserUe Identity
In Baltimore Hospital
Special Dispa teh to The Star.

BALTIMORE, September 27.-There
will be no cases of mistaken identity
among the babies born In the maternity
ward of Johns Hopkins Hospital II the
new system for marking babies there is
as much of a success as hospital au-
thorities hope.
At present the babies wear bead
necklaces with their names spelled out
in the beads. But under the new plan
the names of the babies will be marked
on their backs in some sort Of harmless
ink which will not wash of and will
wear for about three weeks.
When this routine becomes establish
ed, a baby born at Hopkins will be i'm
mediately taken to the marking
room"
Evening star., 1924-09-28
Record of Maryland Team.

The Maryland team, which was
composed of l. S. Stuart of College
Park, +. ]. Smith of Riverdale and
Wilbur Pearce of Sparks, was high
in judging Guernseys and Holsteins
but did not do quite so well in the
Ayrshire and Jersey classes
Maryland, however, finished above
two of the largest universities in the
East. as Cornell was fourth and
Pennsylvania eighth.
The Maryland team was coached by
Il w. Ingham, NJ. s., instructor in
dairy husb.ndry.
Ike" Macdonald, 81. and Pap
Knode of Baltimore have opened a
dairy In Greenville, S. c. 1t is the
only dairy there, and the old line
graduates are going to serve the city
with products a la Maryland.
Ivan Marty. "a. who was captain OF
the varsity lacrosse team last spring
is managing a large stock farm In
California. Marty was married prior
to going to the Pacific coast.
November IS will be M" Club day
this year at the university. North
Carolina State and the Old Line foot
bali teams will offer the attraction.
Dean Zimmerman ON Duty.
Dean P. w Zimmerman of the Col.
ieSe OIL VINO got ledVe
last March in order to engage IL
advanced work in plant research. has
again taken up his duties at College
Park. Most of Dean Zimmerman's
time while he was away was spent
at the Thompson Institute for Plant
Research at Yonkers, \. Y. During
mis- absence Prof. J. +. Metzger ano
W. Il. Kemp, handled the executive
work of the College of Agriculture.
The University of Maryland hand.
book, issued Jointly by the Young
Mems Christian Associations of the
College Park and Baltimore depart.
ments. has been distributed to tn.
students. The handbook. which is q
neatly bound volume, contains about
all the information that would bs
useful TO student.
The Diamondback, official student
publication of the College Pari
branches of the university made It:
appearance with the opening Of
school. 1t was the first time tha
the publication was on hand will
the arrival of the students for a new
term. John Ennis of Pocomoke City
Md, is the business manager, ant
John l.. White of Washington is tn,
editor-in- chief The DiaraondbacL
is a weekly publication, appearing
each Tuesday, and has ,th:- heart,
support of the student bodM faculty
and alumni.
Evening star., 1924-09-28
MARYLAND j: CITES
BIG ENROLMENT
Total of $50 Students. In
cIuding 280 Freshmen,
! Listed in Latest Report.
From a Staff Correspondent.

From a STAFF Correspondent.
COLLEGE PARK, September 81
With registration not yet completed
nearly $50 students are enrolled for
the 1924-25 term in the College Park
branches 6f the University OF Mary
land. Two hundred and eighty OF
these are freshmen and 126 of the
total are co-edS. Last year there
were 2S5 freshmen, but only ESQ OF
them had been registered up to the
same relative period in 1928, 50 it IL
more than likely that the class OF
1928 will go beyond 300 by the time
it has been completed. About 40 OF
the freshmen are girls.
The dairy cattle judging team, rep
resenting the dairy husbandry de-
partment of the university, finished
second at the recent Eastern States
exposition a Springfield, Mass. New
Hampshire was first with 1905 points
Maryland had 3,674 out. of a possible
1000
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-19
AUTOMOBILE BLOCKADE
ACTION AT WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, April 19.-An
effort will be made by the federal
government to bring about an agree
ment looking to adjustment of the
situation growing out of the embar-
goes of adjoining states against Cal
lfornia to prevent spread of the foot
and mouth disease.
Although federal authorities are
powerless to relieve the 700 motor
tourists who have been encamped
for several days in the desert near
yuma, Arizona, trying to get into
that state from California. their
plight has emphasized the effect of
all embracing ban against vehicuIar
trafilc from the latter state and has
led to decision to call a conferences
looking to adjustment of the diff
culties. Vim
Representatives of the affected
states VIII be asked by the depart
ment of agriculture to Conlan
agreement providing protection for
these not affected by the disease
ana at the same time relaxing the
restrictions. In addition to the
TOURIST cantaloupe growers in the
imperial Valley, where the disease
mas not appeared, and other farm
ers are said by Secretary Wallace to
pc threatened with heavy losses un-
iess some relief is provided.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-19
AN -S|[zER
TICKET READY
IN 5'' DISTRICT
Possibility that Plan of Demo-
Gratis to Give Him 28
Votes May Be Upset
D0BBINS IN OPPOSITION
Due to the Fact that He Was
Not Named to the
Prosecutorship

TRENTON, April 19:-There Ia a.
possibility of the plan OF the Demo-
cratic state leaders to send twenty-
eight votes into the New York con-
vention pledged to Governor Silzer
being upset. If it happens the chief
executive himself will be at least
partially to blame. for the situation
in the fifth district. where a set of
candidates is opposing the Silzer
men, Is regarded here as an outcome
of the Union county prosecutor fight
in 1923.
Union and Morris counties COM
prise the fifth district. The Silzer
candidates for delegates are County
Judge Alfred A. Stein, of the former
county, and Prosecutor James H.
Bolithe, of Morris. The alternates
are Orville ". Meslar. of the same
county, and George H. Cooper. of
Union. ALL four promise to support
the governor s. candidacy for the
presidential nomination.
Against them Democratic County
Chairman Francis ". Dobbins, of
Union, has pitted a complete slate
and it Is the only anti-Silzer ticket
In the entire state. In 1923 Dobbins,
who had been serving on the county
tax board, was a candidate for coun-
ty prosecutor. He was opposed by
former Judge Abe J. David, of Eliz-
abeth. There was quite contest
Democratic county committee en-
dorsed the candidacy of it's chair
man, although one faction in that
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-19
HOUSING MOVE
GIVEN PRAISE
Mgr. Cantwell Compliments
David ]. Kaufman in Open
Letter Issued Today

Monsignor William P. Cantwell,
rector of St. Mary's church, today
publicly complinented David J
Kaufman upon his action in COM
mencing to build in this city small
homes in order TO relieve the hous-
ing problem and stop rent 'gouging'
and profiteering. In speaking on the
subject of rent profiteering and the
scarcity of homes in Perth Amboy.
Rev. DR.. Cantwen declared that
twelve or more families, all members
of his church, had only recently
moved from the city because of in
ability to get satisfactory accommo-
dations here for a fair amount.
The rector Of st. Mary's pays his
compliments to Mr.. Kaufman in an
open letter which reads as follows:
Mr.. David ]. Kaufman,
"Sir,
81 have just read in the Evening
News the announcement that you
are about to undertake in this city
the building of several homes to be
sold at a moderate price and that
furthermore in the near future you
contemplate building many more
such. homes.
Permit me to congratulate you.
You could do nothing that will be
of greater service to Perth Amboy
than the project you announce.
Inflated and fictitious prices for
real estate and exorbitant rents are
driving families away from our
town. 1t will soon be impossible
for man or ordinary means to
live here. This profiteering must
innure to serious disadvantage to
Perth Amboy.
1 do not hesitate to say that YOU
are public benefactor and whilst
many talk of what might be done to
penent our town, You are displaying
the common sense and the courage
TO, gauge what is necessary and to
undertake single-hande to begin
1t. 1t is not through politics or the
speclous and selfish vaporings of
politicians that the town will pro-
gress. 1t it through the public
spirit and human touch of men like
yourself with means, courage and
love for the struggling working
man. May your shadow never grow
less and may your example spur
other of our rich citizens To emu
late you
(Signed),
William P. Cantweu. "
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-19
PIRATE SHIP"
IS SEIZED BY
CUSTOMS MEN
British Two -masted Schooner
Charged with Customs Ir-
reguIarities-Papers Gone
is TAKEN TO NEWARK
This Violation of Law consti-
tutes an Act of Piracy,
Customs Men Say
Charged with custom Irregularities

Charged with custom Irregularities
Riviera, in charge of Captain Will
liam Salisbury. OF Brooklyn. was
seized at the Pennsylvania railroad
coal docks in South Amboy at
o'clock Thursday night by local Gus
tom officials and taken to the gov
ernment depot at Port Newark. It
is alleged the schooner was attempt
ing to sail for foreign waters without
obtaining the necessary Clearance
papers. This it is said constitutes
an act of piracy. It is also, as far
as can be learned. the first time in
the history of the local custom house
that a vessel has been seized on =
charge of this kind.
The Riviera, according to informa-
ton obtainable today, sailed from
Glouster. Mass. February 26, fer
Norfolk, Va. with cargo OF twe7fts
tons of sand. On March II. during
the heavy northwest storm that
swept the Atlantic coast. the ship.
ran inside of Sandy Hook for shelter.
While lying in the lower bay both
anchors and chains were swept away
and running before the storm. the
ship put in at South Amboy, at which
place it hit the dock. Entrance into
local waters was made with the dis
tress signal flying.
On March 13, the ships papers
were indorsed in order that Il
might continue the voyage to Nor
folk. Instead of so doing II remained
at South Amboy and placed on board
LAT tons of coal for Nassau It was
at this time. according to informa-
ton obtainable, that custom officials
learned attempts had been made to
employ a tug or other power boats
to tow the schooner to sea under
cover of darkness, without the nee
essary clearance papers.
The British counsel became inter
ested in the case when a sailor OF
board demanded his pay. As a result
of the activity on the part OF the
sailor, the captain was instructed to
bring the ships registry TO the CON
sul's Office in New York. where It is
held pending an investigation.
1t is alleged that for the past
seven years the schooner has beer
operating between ports in this and
other. countries without first obtain :
ing the necessary clearance papers.
The ship carries besides the captain,
crew of four men.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-19
WHEELER FILES BOND;
TO ANSWER INDICTMENT

WASHINGTON, April 19:-Sena
tor B. X. Wheeler, of Montana. ap-
peared before United States Com
missioner Macdonald here today
and furnished bond for $1,000 for
his appearance May 5 at Great
Falls, Mont, to answer an indict-
ment charging him with accepting
money Illegally for appearing before
the Interior Department in land
cases.
The Daugherty committee prose-
cutor went before the commissioners
voluntarily soon after he was ad-
vised by the district attorneys Of
flee that the indictment had been
forwarded here with a request for
service.
7 WASHINGTON, April 19:--Sena-
tor Wheeler, Democrat, Montana,
was notified today by the United
States marshaps Office for the Dis
trict Of Columbia that it held war;
rant for his arrest, issued under the
term of the Montana indictment
found against him la t week.
The senator was asked to go
through the formality of accepting
service at his leisure and said he
might do so later today.
1t was said Senator Wheeler prob
ably would not be required to put up
bond for his appearance for trial,
but would be allowed to give his
own recognizance to appear when
ever desired by prosecuting officials.
When the Montaaa incident was
turned over to United States Com
missioner Macdonald, however, the
district attorney asked that bond be
fixed at $1,000.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-19
UNCERTAINTY
ON EPARAT|ONS
French Officials Are Disturbed
Over Attitude Shown by
the British

PARIS, April 10 (By The Asso-
ciated Press) French official cir
cles are considerably disturbed by
the attitude of the British press to-
ward the proposed reparation set
tlement on the basis of the experts
report. 1t is deduced from the gen.
eral run of the British comment that
Prime Minister Macdonald will re-
fuse to agree with France on a sys-
tenn of pledges to be taken in case
Germany defaults in the execution OF
the experts" plan.
vance on the ways and means OF
obliging the Germans to carry oui
the terms of the arrangement" said
a spokesman for the foreign office
today, Germany would be the only
country sure OF getting any benefit
from the experts project"
E There was no use, he added, In
asking France, the most interested
creditor of Germany. to give up a
sure thing no matter how small
for so uncertain an eventuality as
Germany's paying reparations with.
out being obli red to do SO.
The French government. it was ex.
sN - iSoiliiy III idVor OIL lue
experts plan although it realizes
that all the initial benefit is for Ger
many. All France wants in ex-
change for the acceptance of thai
plan, 1t was de clared. is the assur.
ance that France will get some bene.
Mt later. Germany. it is held here
remains unconverted and indisposed
TO pay anything she is not forced tc
pay. Hence, it is argued the abb
sence OF an arrangement by which
penalties would be applied automat.
ically in case of default would make
settlement under the experts plar
ineffective.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-19
CHURCH BENEFIT
SHO " STOPPED
Monsignor CantWelI Wants
No Exceptions in Enforce
ment of Laws in City

The action taken by Mayor Will
son in stopping the proposed NOV
Ing picture shows at the Strand
Theatre tomorrow afternoon and
night for the benefit of st. Mary's
charities has resulted in Monsignor
William P. Cantwell, rector of st.
Mary's church. asking that other
laws be as strictly enforced In this
city as is this particular one.
Three performances of "The
White Sister" were scheduled to be
shown tomorrow at the Strand, one
in the afternoon and two at night,
but the necessary permit to hold
the show was not secured from the
mayor and he ordered Chief Ton
nesen to prevent the holding of the
performances. The mayor was out
OF town yesterday and had not re-
turned TINS morning, making 1t i'm
possible Tor those interested in the
case to get in touch with him.
Rev. DIR. Cantwell this morning
said Chief Tonnesen had telenhoned
MIN yesterday and told him that the
mayor had instructed him To sion
the advertised performances. The
rector of st. Mary's said he told the
chief he was willing to obey the re-
quest but he did not feel that his
church was being an exception.
Dr. CeN1twell pointe dout that con-
certs seem to be immune from tbe
law and not considered a Violation
er the Sunday blue law" but r1ovinp
pictures are barred. The st Marv's
rector declares that that picture Is
OF high type, really of a religions
nature, and there could be no harm
IN showing it on a Sunday.
we cannot all afford to pIav eolt
sundays or go away on fishing trips
Monsignor Cantwell said toiay dis
cussing the situation, "and / can
not see why the poorer people
should not be given an opportunitv
day." VA . III
If the law preventing moving mic
lures here on Sunday is to be en-
forced, every other law should be
carried out. The saloons are all wide
open. selling as much as or more
than they ever did. The cases of
drunkenness have not decreased In
TINS city owing to the lack of law en-
forcement. If the city is to take
sucn a high moral tone. begin bv
closing the saloons. Since the mayor
has seen fit to prevent our church
from holding this performance
want to see the other laws en-
forced
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-19
WITNESS IN DAUGHERTY
PROBE To KEEP OFFICE

WASHINGTON, April 19-Thomas
f. Lane, auditor and legal adviser
for the army air service, who testi-
fed recently before the Senate
Daugherty committee, that he had
been dismissed" because he re-
fused to stay away" from the COM
mittee. will be continued in Office by
direction of Secretary Weeks, and
given an opportunity to defend him
self against charges of insubordina-
ton.
The war secretary decided on this
course of action after recommends
tion that he dismiss Lane had been
made by air service officials. The
executive order under which the au-
ditor was employed expires Nav /,
however, and it is expected that in
any case his services will be automat-
ically terminated at that time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-19
MANY NAMES EXPECTED
ON PETITIONS MONDAY

On Monday, it is expected that
many of the 200 petitions requesting
the city clerk to call an electiin for
the adoption of Commission Govern
ment in this city will have been
filled out and returned to Attorney
Morris Margaretten in the Raritan
Building. Additional petitions will
be placed in circulation at the same
time according to information re-
ceived today. 1t is expected be-
fore next week has far advanced the
1000 signatures needed on the petit
tions will have been obtained and
the petitions turned over to the
city clerk for his approval.
Many of the petitions which are
now in circulation we're placed in
the hands of workers Thursday
morning, and it Is understood that
no trouble has been experienced in
obtaining the signatures. Although
considerable opposition has already
begun to show itself against the
movement, and strong campaign
against it has been started by office
holders and politicians, indications
are that it will be adopted, accord
ing to Mr.. Margaretten.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-19
Four Badly Injured I'm Auto Accidents I'm This Vcin
British SHIP SEIZED BY PORT OFFICERS
D|SAGREEAbLE WEATHER
IS LIKELY THIS EASTER

WASHINGTON, April 10 A
western disturbance moving east
ward may interfere with many
Easter fashion parades tomorrow in
the Ohio valley. lower lake regions
and sections of the Atlantic states
north of Virginia. but the weather
bureau expects Tennessee and the
east gulf and seaboard states south
of Virginia to enjoy their usual Sun
shine.
The disturbance, now centered
over western Iowa will be attended
by considerable cloudiness over
northern portions of the country
east of the Mississippi river and
light rains are probable tonight or
Sunday in the Ohio valley. lower
lake and northeastern seaboard Sec
tions.
Warmer weather will prevail in
the Ohio valley. Tennessee and Mis-
sissippi. and in the aouth Atlantic
and east gulf states tonight and
Sunday. while slightly cooler tenn
peratures will overspread the Ohio
and Middle Mississippi valleys Sun
day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-19

TOXIC. April 10 tBy The Asso-
ciated Press)-American Ambasss-
dor Woods and Foreign Minister
Matsui conferred for an hour today.
While the results of their conversa-
tion were not divu1ged, there is rea-
son to believe Baron Matsui sought
counsel concerning methods of APP
preaching the situation growing out
of American legislation 10 exclude
Japanese. and of making IT clear 10
congress that Japan did not intend
anything in the nature of a threat
of interference in American donaes-
tic affairs.
Japanese Ambassador Hanihara.
at Washington, shortly will address
a new letter to Secretary Hughes IN
an effort to clarity Japan's attitude
toward American immigration leg-
islation and expressly disclaiming
grace consequences" to imply a
threat or signify a desire to inter-
fere in domestic affairs OF the
United States, the Associated Press
learned today on reliable authority.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-19

A conference between a committee
representing the Board of Aldermen,
City Attorney Wilentz and Public
Service Railway officials will be held
in Newark next Wednesday for the
purpose of discussing the possibilities
of having the trolley car fares in
this city reduced to five cents. The
eight cent rate is now effective here
but the lower rate is in force In sew
eral Of the larger cities of the state
and local officials hope to bring about
a similar reduction here.
Alderman-at-Lar Calvin has
been in communication with Presi-
dent McCarter of the Public Service
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-19
Five Cent Trolley Fare
Conference Next week

in order to see what can be done In
the way of securing a five cent fare
on all lines in Perth Amboy. Pres
ident McCarter arranged for the con-
ference next Wednesday and the
chairman of the aldermen will name
his committee at Monday nights
regular meeting. The local officials
believe it possible to secure the three
cent REDUCTION in local trolley fares.
A delegation representing the
Western Improvement Association
appeared before the aldermen at
their committee session Thursday
night and asked for the paving of
Groom street and the laying of side
walks.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-19
Revolution Roufed

WASHINGTON. April 19:-Proyi-
aonal President Davila of Honduras
ADVISED his personal representative
mere today that the counter reyoln-
tlon In the west had been completeIv
routed and the entire country except
Tor Tegucigalpa brought under CON
troll. The rebel General Ronulado
t1guerra was said to have been kill
ed IN an encounter at Ocotopeoue.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-19
Report Earth Tremors

LONDON, April 19.-By The AS
sociated Press.--violent earth tre-
mors again were reported roday in
the Midland Colliery District be-
tween Alfreton and Sutton in Ash
field. They lasted but a few seconds.
The characteristics of the disturb-
ance were similar to those of the
recent quake in this district, but it
was of less severity. Little MATER
ial damage was reported
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-19
Poison In Food

CHICAGO, April 19.-Fifteen per-
sons are under physicians care and
Ella Redioh. a discharged house.
maid. is held by police, while por-
tions of food, thought to contain
ground glass served at dinner party
last night at the home of Mrs. Val
G. Freedman, prominent physician,
are being analyzed. Two of the
guests are seriously ill.