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Perth Amboy Evening news.
last!
edition!
VOLUME XXXVIII. No. 66
PERTH AMBOY, N. J., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1917
TWELVE PAGES—TWO CENTl
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FRENCH AVIATORS BOMBARD FOUR GERMAN CITIES!
British Getting Ready for Great
est Drive of the Year is
Belief in London.
REPULSE GERMAN BLOWS
Great Enemy Losses—Frer
in Reprisais in Raids on
German Cities.
By Cnttrd Prêt*.
London, Oct. 2:—Ten killed an
thirty-nine Injured was the total ι
dead and maimed left behind by G«
man air raiders In the sixth raidf
eight days last night, official
nouncement elated today.
brings the total victims si·
tember 24 up to fifty-one kl
249 wounded.
Last night's raids were iar
damaging than previous ones, deep·
much greater noise and excitement.^
survey revealed today. |
In point of gunfire the latest r&lj
was the biggest London has ever see
Time and again German planes sou
to pierce what was literally a
or shrapnel and explosive bulle
thrown up Into the moonlit ski
around London. Several succeeded
finding risks In the barrage and it
their bombs falling mostly In 1
thickly settled southwestern pari]
London, that caused a majority of ι
I casualties. ■
Lord French, commander In cal
of Home Defense forces In annoul
ing the official casualty list decla
that not a single aeroplane has b
[lost in recent engagements where 1
llJritish airmen fought the Invaders
A well defined and nationwide mfl
ment to demand the reprisal by
ish airmen against German cl
towns and villages received wonda
Impetus - when oflicial FrJ
statemen r"r«ach bomll
ment* of a number of GeriMk
ments In retaliation ίοι· the
droppings of German aube over j
kirk. The public is mm lag on j
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For the past eight days
pccurred over London: .
September 24, fifteen killed, a
ty wounded. No German maç
destroyed
1 September 25, six killed,
j mounder. No German machi:
etroyed.
September 26 and 27, no raid.
September 28, none killed,
wounded. Two German machl:
jstroyed.
September 2 9, eleven killed, .
Itwo injured. No German machil
stroyed. ^
September 80, nine killed, lor.
I wounded ard one German m J
j destroyed.
I
Raid on German Cit
ι iJu I nite^i frcja.
Paris, Oct. I:—In reprisa
cent German air raids over .
French airmen last nightl
Stuttgart, Treves, Cobleif
Frankfort, an official state|
nounced today.
Repulse German Sn
Hij Unutâ Fr*ai.
London, Oct. 2:—Vlolel
counter attacks by great'
especially picked troops
cently gained British pos^
the bloody Τ près
pulsed by British
Marshal Haig reported tod
less than five of these blq
struck by the enemy during j
between the Ypres-Menin
the northeast corner of1
woods, the commander-in-c
ed.
All failed in a withering
the British rifle machine
the barrage field pieces, e*<J
dash which swept over tw
advanced posts.
These were held tenaclourtj
enemy. The same thriving
tion In counter blows were
from Zonnebeke, to eoutb]
1 pres-Roulers railway.
clared the enemy had suffer
losses in fruitless attacks.
From the German tactics
feverishly inspired countej
j plus Haig's silcr.co on his
! during the past few days, if
jfidentially predicted here
! another big British drive l|
ing.
Russians Gain
[By UmlcA ι fee*.
I Petrograd, Oct. 2:—1
offensive in the Riga
vanced a mile against «i
I today, the war office annc
"In the Riga region soj
; railway from Kronenberg/
and in the Grunduli eectf
guard advanced a mile,'*
ment declared.
BIG OVERSEAS BASE
U. S. TROOPS
Β υ United Pre::.
Washington, Oct. 2:
can government will
overseas base in Fran
than any of the nation^
cities in this country.
Buildings of the
be fitted in this coun
j across In sections,
housing troops, giant
reserve ammunition,
and arsenal and a big
will be built at the ;
where the Λ men. an fq
Perth Amboy Rara»
batterie*;
New FORD AUT0M<
SEXTON'S GJ
CITÏ TAX RATE Î0 BE $2792;
INCREASE IN COUNTY, TOO,
TAX BOARD HOLDS MEET!
Great Increase in Local Rate
According to Secretary
Spencer's Figures.
$26,776,266 IN RATABLES
Schedule of Rates in Different
Parts of County are
Given Out.
The city tax rate this year will be
«2 .9204, according to figures given I
out this morning by William A.
Spencer, secretary of the County Tax
Board. The total assessed valuation
of ratables Is given as $26,776,2ϊβ, as
against (23,544,604, the taxable val
uation last year. The Increase In the
«ounty budget, to raise which the tax
la Imposed, Is $220,380.65, or $G91,
080.30 this year, as against $470,689.
65 last year. The Increase In tax rate
this year over last year is .4204 cents
on the $100,
The raise over the tax rate of last
year, which was considered very
large Is occasionay by the tremendous
Increase In the county budget, sub
mitted by the Board of Chosen Free
holders. The rate for the entire coun
ty Is Increased fifteen per cent over
the rate last year, the figures being
.66904, as compared with .51968 last
year.
The county tax board, of which
George J. Haney, of this city, is
chairman, met yesterday at the coun
ty seat to determine on the figures
for the year. The Increase in county
tax rate this year is on each $100 of
3 l.."+ÎA« «vwl tilt Η ο new
record mark for Middlesex county.
The state school tax rate for the
year was fixed at .2-108, compared to
last year's rate of .25045, a decrease.
Perth Amboy's share of the state
road tax Is $26,776. When It Is call
ed to mind that the state road tax will
have to be met for the first time thle
year, the new county and city rate
assumes added significance. The share
Of the state road tax now for New
Brunswick is 121,762.
The state school tax for the city le
$63,666.46, the county tax $177,143.81
and the local city tax $608,527.61,
which with the state road tax Impos
ed, makes the total tax to be raised
here, $776,014.13.
The state road tax for the year Is
ten per cent, of the city's total assess
ed valuation. The tremendous In
crease in tho county budget went un
explained when the secretary was
asked the cause therefore. He said he
did not know, but exhibited a letter
from the freeholders. In which the
figures for the year's tiudget were
given.
The increase in ratables, in the
county this year, was $12,716,002,
which is considered to be a gratifying
showing, but owing to the municipal
budgets in almost every place in the
county, being so much greater than
those of last year, a much larger in
crease was necessary to counteract the
soaring tendencies of tho tax rate.
Tremendous increases in ratables
were made in numerous places, this
city alone raised $3,231,662. Roose
velt Borough was increased about $2,
000,000, and other places In the coun
ty were given a much higher ratable
valuation than in previous years.
The increases were made when the
county board demanded aqualizatlon
among the various municipalities.
The net valuation taxable in the
county this year Is $104,124,894, or
an Increase of $12,716,002 over last
year's taxable valuations of $91,408,
802. Last year the increase was $7,
738,694, or an Increase from $83,
670,198, In the previous year.
The aviation of tho tax rato In the
city within the past few years con
tinues apace. It was thought last
year that the rate was high, but this
year's further Increase is a wonder.
The rate for 1915 was 2.19, the rate
rate for last year sprung up to 2.50
and this year is the banner one, a
breaker, 2.9204.
The other taxing districts, with the
action taken in each by the county
board, are as follows:
Cranbury township, five per cent.
Increase amounting to $50,2 72.
Punellen, five per cent, increase,
amounting to $88,660.
Kast Brunswick township, no ln
erease·
Helmetta, flvo per cent. Increase,
^mounting to $18,061.
Highland Park, no increase.
Jamesburg, three per cent, in
crease, amounting to $19,080.
Madison township, flvo per cent.
Increase, amounting to $39,782.
Middlesex borough, no increase.
Metuchen, no increase.
Milltown, no increase.
Mqfiroe township, three per cent.
Increase, amounting to $32,212.
New Brunswick, no Increase.
North Brunswick township, three
tier cent. Increase, amounting to $25,
*13.
Piscataway township, three per
cent. Increase, amounting to $79,788.
Raritan township, flvo per cent. In
crease, amounting to $117 536.
Bayrevllle township, no lncreaso.
South Amboy, five per cent, increase,
■mounting to $9 3,854.
South Brunswick township, three
per cent, increase, amounting to $51,
457.
South River, Ave per cent. In
crease, amounting to $117,297.
Spotswood, three per cent. In
crease, amounting to $9,521.
Woodbridge township, five per cent.
Increase, amounting to $372,937.
Roosevelt, no Increase.
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NEW OFFICERS
PLEASE BATTERY
Major James, of East Orange,
Made Colonel of 2d Regi
ment, Field Artillery.
fl/ Special CorresDanSenl.
Trenton, Oct. 2:·—Despite the fact
that Acting Adjutant General Fred
erick Gllkyson stated to the officers
that It was the desire of his depart
ment to have Lieut. Col. Samuel
Barnard, of Camden, chosen colonel
for the Second Regiment of field ar
tillery, recently formed In the state,
Major Edward C. James, of East
Orange, also of the First Field Artil
lery, was chosen to command the
new regiment. The vote was seven
teen to ten In favor of James over
Barnard. Gen. Gllkyson said that
Barnard was entitled to the office,
but Lieut. McArthur, of Newark,
spokesman for James, declared that
efficiency ehould be preferred over
seniority.
The Newark and Perth Amboy
representatives at the election favor
ed James and were elated over his
election. The selection of other field
officers, Including a lieutenant colo
nel and three majore will take place
today also.
Both James and Barnard have
been mentioned for eome time for
the position as colonel or chief In
command of the new regiment, which
has been In process of formation
since July, with batteries stationed
in Perth Amboy, Newark, Paterson,
Jersey City and Englewood, a head
quarters company in Woodbury, and
a supply company In Newark. The
election of officers is presided over by
Lieut. Col. Patterson, and la being
participated in by the recently com
missioned officers of the various bat
terttes.
Perth Amboy was represented at
the election by all five officers of Bat- 1
tery E. Including Capt Thomas L.
Hanson, First Lieutenants Louis P.
Booz, Jr., and Gordon Baldwin, and
Second Lieutenants J. Scott Burns
and R. Lee Whitehead.
It Is believed that the election of
field officers today subjects the rapid
removal of the new regiment of field
artillery to training camp. Major
James has been at Annlston, Ala.,
with the First Artillery and was re
cently ordered to officers' training
school, as It was believed that he
would be chosen for one of the su
perior officers of the new field artil
lery.
REWARD TO END SELLING
RED GROSS MADE GOODS
The Perth Amboy Chapter of the
American Red Cross offers a. reward
of $10 to anyone who furnishes In
formation leading to conviction of any
person or persons for selling, publicly
or privately to stores, civilians or
those in national service, any Red
ifCross garments, sewn or knitted, or
any other supplies which have been
made by the Perth Amboy Red Cross,
or any of Its branches or auxiliaries.
This reward is offered because of
the constantly circulated false reports
that Red Cross sweaters and other
articles are being sold to the soldiers.
A letter received yesterday by the lo
cal chapter from Ethan Allen, man
ager of the Atlantic Division states:
"A report that sweaters, socks and
other articles knitted for the Red
Cross are being sold either to the pub
lic in shops or direct to the soldiers.
Is being industriously and systemati
cally circulated.
"While this damaging report is be
ing heard on many sides, it has not in
a single instance been established
aa true. No articles whatever,
either knitted or otherwise, made by
Red Cross workers and turned over to
any Red Cross, Branch or Auxiliary,
or to any supply warehouse, aro sold
either to soldiers or to the public.
"Should it come to the attention of
Red Cross headquarters that any
thing of this sort is being done, the
Red Cross chapter or subsidiary sanc
tioning it would bo Immediately dis
solved, and full publicity given as to
the reason for such action.
"Should it transpire that an actual
Instance of the character described
above occurred wherein an individual
sold Red Cross articles, wo would
take vigorous steps to prosecute the
offender under the fundamental law
protecting the Red Cross against com
mercialism."
As published last week the local
ohalrman of knitting, Mrs. La Roe,
will personally deliver to our boys at
Camp Dix the woolen supplies now
being made for them. Every precau
tion is being taken to place supplies
where our citizens want them to go,
and tho co-operation of the public In
silencing these slanderous reports is
most earnestly solicited.
Terlh Amboy Hardware for ash cans
_________ 12871-9-27-et·
Touring Cars For Hire
ELK TAXI PHONE 1813
Day and Night Service.
Dont Forget
Suburban Day
Tomorrow
Special Bargains, to
Out-of-Town Shoppers,
η ίο assist
NAT10NALDEFENSE
Mrs. S. R. Audsley Chairman
for County and Mrs. 0. W.
Ramsay for This City.
COUNTY WOMEN TO AID
Mrs. Audsley Getting Help
Throughout County to Boost
the Liberty Loan.
At the opening meeting of the
Woman's Club yesterday afternoon
steps were taken to organize In Perth
Amboy a woman's committee of the
Council of the National Defense. Mrs.
S. R. Audsley, of this city, Is chairman
for Middlesex county, and yesterday
Mrs. Oliver W. Kamsay was appointed
chairman of the local committee.
Tho Woman's Committee of the
Council of National Defense has been
Informed to assist In the nation'· war
preparations, working in conjunction
with the national council In every way
possible. Mrs. Charles W. Btocktoi*
of Rldgewood, a former president of
the State Federation of Women's
Clubs, is chairman of the New Jersey
Division. She has appointed Mrs.
James F. Fielder, wife of former Gov
ernor Fielder, chairman Of the dis
trict comprising Essex, Union and
Middlesex counties. It was Airs.
Fielder who asked Mrs. Audsley to
look after the work In Middlesex.
There are six Important matters
that the Woman's Committee of the
Council of National Defense have 10
take up. One of these was the great
food drive conducted In the spring
when thousands of housewives pledg
ed themselves to food conservation
and hung cards in their windows,
showing that they had pledged to do
their part.
At that time the only places In
Middlesex county that were organ
ized were Woodbridge and Metuchen.
Until steps ware taken to organize
Perth Amboy yesterday, these were
still the only places organized in Mid
dlesex.
Mrs. Audsley Is today touring the
county for the purpose of getting or
ganizations started In every place in
Middlesex. Her tour Includes South
Amboy, Sayreville, South River, Spots
wood, Helmetta, Jamesburg, Cranbury,
New Brunswick, Dunellen and Roose
velt, besides the different townships,
making nineteen place· In all to be
visited.
In Woodbridge the chairman of the
oommttteo Is Mrs. Ernest H. Boyn
ton. In Metuchen Mr·. Charles A.
Prlckett Is the chairman. These wom
en have already conducted their food
drive In their respective towns.
The present work of the committee
le to assist 1 the Liberty Loan. For
this work, Mrs. Bovnton has appoint
ed Vis» V-j-rguèrlte Brown to tak«
charge of the women's end of the work
In Woodbridge, and Mr». Harold Ed
gar has consented to take charge of
the Liberty Loan work among the
women of Metuchen. The other places
have as yet to be organized before
they can begin their work. All names
are forwarded to Mrs. Fielder, who, In
turn, reports to the state chairman,
Mrs. Stockton.
In an effort to start the movement
In Roosevelt as soon as possible, Mrs.
Audsley has secured the consent of
Mrs. Walter Qulnn to take charge of
the Liberty Loan work. In the mean
time that iborough will be organized
and a permanent chairman of th«
women's committee for assisting the
Council of National Defense in all ltt
activities will be appointed.
All orders and Instructions will be
sent out from Washington, the work
being carried on In every city, town,
and hamlet throughout the land
through the various local commltteee
such as are being organized by Mrs.
Audsley In Middlesex county today.
The work In this city has nothing
to do with the Woman's Club except
ing that that organization was used
as a medium for getting the movement
started here. Mrs. Ramsay will choose
her committee rrom tne women or tne
entire city, regardless of whether thej
are members of tho Woman's Club or
not. Mrs. Ramsay has not had time
to select her committee as yet. but will
do so at once and hold herself In read
iness to carry out Instructions from
Washington and to cooperate In every
/way with the local men's committee for
pushing the Liberty Loan, which Is the
work that Is being pressed by the
Council of National Defense at th«
present time.
Through this organization of wom
en In every town In the county and
throughout the state and nation, s
great work Is expected to be done In
aiding the government In conducting
the war as far as the people "back
home" are concerned.
POPE SEEKS PEACE HELP
FROM PEOPLE AT WAR
Home, Oct. 2—Pope Benedict I» ap
parently seeking support of his peace
plana by people from the belligerent
nations since his appeal to the rulers
has so far been Ineffective. Direct
approval by the Holy Father by cer
tain socialistic aims was atrrlbutea
to him In two separate statements to
day.
The greatest significance was at
tached to an editorial in the Observa
tore, Romeno, a newspaper frequently
regarded as the Vatican officii! or
gan and which it was believed was
approved by the pope. The edltoilal
declared the Holy See was "in agree
ment with the socialists of Italy and
elsewhere, insofar as they were seek
ing to safeguard democratic liberty
and protect constitutional rights by
legal means."
Mrs. Mario Zalenti.
Mrs. Marie Zalenti, fifty-four years
old, mother of Alphonse Zalenti, died
this morning at her home, 335 State
street. Arrangements for the fun
eral are being completed this after
noon by the family.
AC will be given for any tire which
vw has blown out where we repaired It.
STEAM VULCANIZING
"Let George Do_It"
1916 and lS17Forrt Touring Cars In
A-l condition. Good buy to quick
buyers. Call 714, Central Garage.
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GOVERNOR TO DECIDE CASES
AGAINST DRAFT SLACKERS
*1) Spental Correeponaent.
Trenton, Oct. !—Acting- Adjutant
General Gllkyeon has been advised
by Provost Marshal General Crowder
at Washington that whenever a dis
pute ehaU arise as to the capture or
custody of an army deserter between
the police department and local ex
emption board of a municipality, on
one side, and the military authorities
on the other, the Governor shall step
in and decide the caee.
Word has also been received from
General Crowder that when calls are
made for the sending of more troops
to Camp Dix, Wrlghtstown, the state
authorities will be given seven days
notice. Because of the unprepared
state of the camp, sending of further
quotas of New Jersey men there In
October has been stopped until the
camp Is ready for their accommoda
tion.
LOCftLlPlN GETS
GREAT ATTENTION
State Conventions of Demo
crats and Republicans Today
—Governor Edge Speaks.
By Specie) Correaponaern
Hi) United Tret*.
Trenton, Oct. 2—Republicans and
Democratic state officers and nomi
nees to state offices are In session here
today to adopt platforms on which
their respective campaigns, leading
up to next month's general election,
will be made. The Republicans will
adopt a plank for local option, but It
will be written in such a way that
legislators from anti-local option
counties will not be bound to support
the bill.
The incumbency of Edward E.
Grosscup as the chairman of
the Democratic state committee which
seemed to be threatened by those op
posed to his work in that position, will
riAt hn al'fuptorl of îaîTov'o meetlnir nf
the state committee in connection
with the annual party convention. This
was the situation before the commit
tee met. A certain few would like to
have James It. Nugent, of Newark, or
Mayor Frank Hague, of Jersey City,
get the place, but Mr. Grosscup was
elected last fall for three years and
his opponents said it would be hard
to oust him.
State Senator Edward Florence of
Middlesex oounty was chosen tempo
rary chairman of the state convention
which opened at noon in the Demo
cratic league headquarters. The Dem
ocrats, it Is understood, will not stand
for the plan to repeal the road tax
legislation passed by the Republicans
last winter. They favor good- ^Kds
and will adopt a plank proposing a
more equitable play of paying for the
improvement than the direct tax of a
dollar a thousand.
JLocal option Is expected to receive
some consideration In the convention
because It Is understood the Repub
licans will adopt a plank of this na
ture.
The Republican state convention
was called to order at 11:30 by State
Chairman Bugbee. Senator McCrane,
of Passaic county, nominated Gov
ernor Edge for temporary chairman,
and he wasenthusiastically elected. In ;
accepting the honor the Governor I
spoke at length reviewing the work of
his administration.
In opening his remarks, Governor
Edge referred to the demand for a
business administration. Ho likened
the state jf New Jersey to a great
corporation with himself the governor
as general manager. The legislature
and office holders are the directors,
and the people the stockholders. The
governor then proceeded to present
what he termed his report to the di
rectors and stockholders in New Jer
sey, showin that "our corporation
has earned a handsome surplus in
state-wide development and declared
a substantial dividend in real pro
gress."
The governor reviewed the progress
that has been made during the past
year, showing that the party has ful
filled the promises made and lived up
to the pledges given the people.
Among the things enumerated were
increase in franchise tax, state high
way system, which, the governor
said is now under way, greater meas
ure of home rule, prison and institu
tional reform, rivers, harbors and wa
terwavs development: enforcement of
the civil service and merit system, in
vestigate the high cost of living and
endeavor to bring the producer and
consumer closer together.
The governor pledged his adminis
tration and the Republican party to
continue the progressive program, and
invited the people to join In the work.
He then referred to some attacks
that had been made by the Démocrate,
referring particularly to a speech of
James R. Nugent and some of the Is
sues that he has ndvanved. The first
of these was the attack made by the
Democrats on the Edge plan for a
state highway system. In regard to
this the governor said:
"This Is the issue—Democratic pro
posed Democratic made, Democratic
prosecuted and this despite the fact
that eminent advice from the Na
tional Capital very recently threw the
whole machinery out of gear. Evi
dently Washington Itself Is moved to
laughter over the wlerd paradox of
Democratic avowal for good roads
and Democratic reluctance to pay for
them.. I wonder If our party oppon
ents really expect the people to place
faith In a doctrine that recommonds
good roads and yet provides no prac
ticable way of financing them. They
either favor good roads or they op
post them, and If they favor them
they must offer some more substan
tial way of obtaining them than the
long-discarded decaptive and unwork- 1
able bond scheme. In this day con
structive criticism deserves all atten- I
(Contlnueu on page 4)
The Golden Pall In the Mountain·.
Ci'.o day outing to Mauch Chunk and
the switchback, leaves Perth Ambov
via New Jersey Central, October 4th it
7:54 a. m.; South Amboy, 7:E0 a. m.
Round trip only $2: children. $1.—Adv
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PLAN DRIVE HERE
FOR LIBERÏÏ LOAN
Mass Meeting to be Held Next
Monday Night at the High
School Auditorium.
"BIG BILL" EDWARDS HERE
Meeting Last Night to Pave
Way for Great Campaign to
Raise Local Quota.
At a well attended meeting of the
executive committee ajid team cap
tains of the Second Liberty Loan
campaign last night plana were made
for a large mass meeting to be held
next Monday night In the high school
auditorium for the distribution of
Liberty L«an literature and the hold
ing of frequent meetings from now
on.
Albert Leon, chairman of the
speakers and meetings committee, la
In New York today meeting with the
Central Committee In an effort to se
cure as Monday night's speakers
"Big Bill" Kdwards, of New York,
and Wlllard I. Hamilton, secretary of
the Prudential Insurance Company.
Opening last night's meeting Gen
eral Chairman Adrian Lyon explain
ed the duties of the Finance Commit
tee and requested the members to
take the matter up with each of their
banks of raising $100 from each
bank for the expenses of the Liberty
Loan Committee.
The following reports, most of
which were favorable toward the
plants letting Perth Amboy have
thûlr ÉiiKoflpinttnna wore ηιαιίβ hv
members of the executive committee:
O. W. Ramsay on the Raritan Cop
per Works and United Lead Works;
C. C. Baldwin on the Standard Un
derground Cable Works, the Perth
Amboy ©rydock and the Raritan
Drydock; D. P. Olmstead on the
American Smelting & Refining Com
pany; John K. Pheehy on the C. Par
dee Works, with no report on the to
baoco companies; R. S. Gill on the
Chesebrough Manufacturing Com
pany; W. H. Griswold on the New
Jersey Terra Cotta Company; C. D.
Bojnton on the Didier March Com
pany, General Ceramics Company,
National Fireprooting Company n:,d
the Barber Asphalt Paving Company.
There being no objection It was
agreed that the Finance Committee
should also be considered a cou.ni. .me
on banks, whowobAgMAakt to
get the anMe^^^^^^^^HKriptions
It was meg and
amounts of eubscnpilons be reported
each night at the Liberty Loan office.
In order to have competent tabulators
on hand every night, C. C. Baldwin
agreed to furnish three men, Isaac Al
pern two, O. W. Ramsay two. These
men would be on hand each night In
the deek at the Liberty Loan office
from 7 till 9 o'clock. Wilbur La Roe
was named as publicity committee
who would have charge of putting up
the posters.
It was the opinion of the meeting
that the High School Cadets would be
of considerable service In the distri
bution of posters and literature, and
It was voted that Professor Sturgis
bo asked to organize them to carry
out this purpose.
Chairman Lyon called on the cap
tains of the teams to state what they
had done with reference to the ap
pointment of the members of their
teams. The captains reported as
follows: Grocers, D. J. Kaufman;
business men, George F. Reynolds,
schools, S. E. Shull, who stated that
the principals of the schools would
constitute his team; societies, Γλ P.
Olmstead, who reported the
members of his team, Messrs. John
Hanson, C. D. Boynton, John Amaczl,
Ferd Garretson, Richard F. White,
Emil Frey, Marino Palisl, Jr.;
churches, John K. Sheehy; women's
organizations, Oliver W. Ramsay,
who reported as members of his team
Messrs. Abel Hansen, Duncan Mc
Hose, E. G. Fraser, A. C. Clark,
James McGulre. Ingfred Madsen,
Jean DuBois, R. L. Fowler, Andrew
Wight, Theodore Spawn and William
Floersch; automobile dealers, John
J. Powers; contractors and archi
tects, Jens N. Wester, who reported
as members of his team, Messrs.
Harvey Clark. Anton Sorenson. John
Vereb, Fred Christensen, R. Schuck.
Soren Olsen, William Hoftner, Chris»
Anderson, Hans Krogh, Victor Satter,
Charles Welker, C. C. Christensen;
real estate, Isaac Alpern reported
that he and Mr. Fraser would do the
work; speakers and meetings, Albert
Leon, who reported the following as
his oommittee and list of speakers
for the campaign, Messrs. Adrian
Lyon, H. E. Plckersglll, O. W. Ram
say, Rev. William H. Bawden, Rev.
W. W. Westcott, Fred J. Cox, D. P.
Olmstead, Harry Medinets, H. K.
Golenbock, Rev. W. Northey Jones,
Joseph E. Strieker, John Pfelffer,
Morgan F. Larson, John W. Kelly, N.
λιτ Ti- -Tnhn K. Sheehv. J. J.
Powers, Jean DuBois, ΛΥ. D. Mont
gomery, W. Π. Buchan, Mayor John
F. TenBroeck.
The lawyers were not represented.
Neither- »»·** th^ ' orp"!>nt^nt1a»i8,
the epubllean committee, Nels Han
compatues nul" lue .vucKiaeii.
E. Strieker is captain of the lawyers,
Arthur Quinn of the labor organiza
tions; Aldernian F. William Hilker of
the Republican committee, Nele Jam
ten, chief of the Fire Department for
the Are companies and James Hender
son, captain for the truckmen. AV. H.
Grlswold, captain for the Home De
fense League, reported as members of
his team Major Sturgis, Messrs. Han
eon and Burke. Captain W. J. ΛΛΊΙΙ
sey announced that he would act along
as a team among the nurses. Herman
Ellis appeared as captain of the junk
dealers.
It was thought necessary that one
member of the Executive Committee
should he present at headquarters
each night in order that the funds
should be safely cared for.
(Continued on page 4.)
5ΠΤΚΈ
On and after Oct. 1st, the office of
the National I.aundry will be changed
to 88 8 State St., Perth Amboy.
lS740-i-22-12t*
FIRST PHONOGRAPH MADE
on exhibition at
MONTALVO'S, 90 Smith St.
Open evenings till S «'clock.
REPORT TON GHT ON FUNDS
FOR SOLDIERS' LIBRARIES
The mayor's committee appointed to
rai.se Perth Amboy's apportionment of
$2,500 for the Library War Fund
will meet in the Public Library tonight |
at 7:30 o'clock. It is the desire that
all who are collecting for the fund be
ready to report at that time. At the
last meeting there was still $600 to be
raised. The desire Is to come as near
completing the fund as possible to
night. Perth Amboy is well up with
the other cities in this campaign, but
it is necessary to complete the fund at
once if the city Is to uphold its end.
The collectors are still at work and
will be glad to receive any contribu
tions.
troublTMad
FOR HANSON AVE.
I
To Offer Maurer Estate More
Money—Aldermen at Meet
ing Last Night.
An ordinance was passed last night
by the Board of AJdermen to lay out
and extend Hanson avenue, through
the land of the estate of Henry Mau
rer, to Amboy avenue from Its pres
ent terminus. The new rjad will be
about 2,600 feet long and fifty feet
wide. It is likely that the city will
have to proceed with condemnation
proceedings, ae continued efforts to
purchase the property from the
estate of Henry Maurer have been
unavailing.
The ordinance declares that for
the good of the section in which the
proposed improvement is located, It
ÏS npfiP.HSa rv to fnnctrn r*+ the on/1
lay It out that a connecting link, cut
ting off a large roundabout course at
present used, be provided.
A communication from the Maurer
estate read at the meeting declared
that the proposed Improvement Is
detrimental to their property and will
leave it with many ragged parts.
They declare that the price offered by
the city is not nearly enough for the
property.
The city has continually offered
the estate $2,000 for the property,
which will take up about three acres
in constructing the road. After a
discussion on raising the offer City
Attorney Leo Goldberger was in
structed to communicate with the
estate and offer thetn a higher figure
.ior the property an·) i£ that
way to avo<£ the neoen^^^kigAicn
I over condemnation
or camiot
sired property. The const^WWH^of
me road "will bait until the offer of
the city is made to the estate for the
last time.
Complain of Poor Gas Service
A letter from the Western Im
provement Association, complaining
that the city's recent effort to have
better gas service supplied has had
little apparent success and that the
service in the northwestern section of
the city la little if any better than
before the case was taken up with
the Board of Public Vtilitles Com
missioners, and asking that the
council take action to secure better
service, was referred to the proper
committee for action.
The board confirmed the action of
Liberty Hook & Ladder Company in
dropping from their rolls the name
of Soren Anderson and adding Joseph
Konesky and John Vereb. They also
confirmed the action of Protection
H. A L. Company in dropping Alex
Warner and adding Peter Filgen and
Morris Cohen.
Reports of various city officers
'ivere received and bills ordered paid.
PHONOGRAPH FUND
: PLEASES_SOLDIERS
Delighted With Prospects of
Having Music in Barracks
at Camp Dix.
The Perth Amboy boys who are in
Camp Dix, at Wrightstown, as mem
bers oi Co. D, 311th Infantry, hearing
about the effort being made by Mayor
John F. TenBroeck to secure
α phonorgaph and records to furnish
music for them in their hours of rec
reation and leisure, gave three cheers
and a whoop for the mayor, and the
spirit that prompted the starting of
the subscription list to buy for their
use, an Army and Navy model phon
ograph, such a3 was recently pur
chased, through the generosity of Am
boy citizens, for the boys of the Perth
Amboy Battery.
The boys all say that the wore!
hours in camp are those when they are
not at work, and the addition of a
phonograph to the barracks would
mean a big thing to them. They are
tickled to death over the idea, and
; feel certain that they will soon have
the machine, with pleutlous records in
camp.
The appeal has gone out to the cit
izens of the city, through Mayor Ten
Broeck. for more money with which
to complete the purchase of the
machine and records. And persons
visiting tho camp are urged to take
along with them records for the boys,
either new or used, as they all sound
good at camp.
Last week, when the mayor turned
the fund over to the EVENING NEWS
there was forty-eeven dollars In the
subscription list. The fund need."
flfty-flve dollars to gain the required
amount to purchase the machine, now
and the records will be bought with
whatever Is left over. The mayor askf
for a response to the appeal, so thai
within a short time, he will be able tc
send the machine down to camp.
Subscriptions to the fund from on<
cent up will be received by the phon
ograph editor of the EVENINC
NEWS, and promptly acknowledged
The fund should reach the requlrei
amount within a lew days, and th'
time to send in "your bit" is now, si
that the boye may have the machin
right away.
Perth Amboy Harewar· for Stov.
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