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The Washington times., 1909-05-03

In stating the reasons FOR nonattend-
.8hce' the minister said the statistics
showed that many were kept awav by
physical infirmby, and that great
army was prevented from going 10
tnurch because Of Sunday employment.
particularly street railway men. walters.
domestes. cabmeE and chauffearS.
Many doctors. dentists. and real es-
tate men. he said. alleged that IL was
necessary to attend to business on sun
day.
Dr. C9ug.ey suggested j. was the duty
or Christian people to withhold patron-
age from all forms of Sunday desecra-
ton. ana 10 di courage every form Of
sunday employment. Another reason
dueEeo Tor failure 70 attend church Va,
that visitors were not ALWAYS tiadi, ,o-9 .'-'
etlVe1 or given a welcome A reverse
reason was given by one woman w.,
Slld sae did not wish to be spoken to \ ?
clurcl, and that she was bothered ~
unWelcome greetings "s
1850 tssasOhs which Dr.. Caugbey called su
No need Tor a church.
ened. i'i0'i uc'eu or eniieht-
Need of rest.
The latte-, he said. was the most com
The real reason in the ereat n,s5o-s.,-
VI uses ne asserted. lis the careless.
ne tIle =. irfellgion and the sinfulness or
me clty an which we live '9 VI
The canvass viii he confin,,o, -,
tslued 20 other oarts OF the civ and
III S.a',5 55ilWVInatlon W obtained win he 80,
Ierfed TO the various c6urcbas e ~
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WOMAN'S BLUES CURED
WHEN SHE IS KISSED
ST. Louis Druggist Administers What He Considers
Remedy-Anger Of Patient Drives Away
Trouble and DOC" Pays Fine

ST LOUIS. May druggist John t.
RutledEe, Of 640i Maple avenue, learned
20 his sorrow in Clayton that hug and
a kiss are not the proper remedy TO
administer TO a pretty young married
woman suffering from the blues.
Unsii Justice I W. Campbell fined him
q and tackled on s11.1O more as costs
for testing this prescription on Mrs.
Elsie Duisen. Of 6504 Crest avenue. Mr..
Rutle6ge was quite sure he had dis
covered an idea that would make a hit
ia the next edition or the Pharmaco-
poeis.
Mrs Duisen. according TO her story
20 Justice Campbell was mired very
deep in the slough OF despoBd when
she went 10 the drug store kept by Mr..
Rvtledge 10 get some medicine.
ron. 7 have a terrible case OF the
blues. she told Mr. Rutledge Can't
you ~ive me something 10 cure them?''
Mr. Ruiledge was behind the counter.
lie looked over la Mrs. Duisen's spark
ling black eyes and a daring thought
crept into his mind.
Certainly, Mrs Duiscn. can give
The Washington times., 1909-05-03
HALF OF HARLEM{TES
ARE OUT OF CHURCH
Jews Lead All Religious Sects With Eighty Per Cent
of Churchgoers-PrOtestants Come Next With
ThiHy-one. and Catholics With Twelve

NEW YORK. May 3.-The Rev. Or.
John Lyon Caughey, Of the Harlem
Presbyterian Church. has announced
the result Of a canvass on that question
made by the Federation of Churches,
1i9 East Nineteenth street. under the
direction OF the Rev. Walter Lsidlaw,
secretary.
The canvass was made in Harlem and
covered hfty-seven blocks, embracing
1900 families and $500 persons. 1t
showed, DR.. Caughey said. startling
number Of persons protesting religious
beliefs. but who were without church
connection and did not attend church
Arranged in denominations, the nom
churchgoers were as follows: Jews, 50
per cent: Protestants. 81 per cent. Ro-
man Catholics. 12 per cent: miscellane-
Gus, "a per cent. On this basis nearly
80 per cent OF the people of Harlem
do not attend church
The figures were sufficiently alarming,
DR.. Caughey said, te give grave con
cern to the churches.
The Washington times., 1909-05-03
Spectators Await Coming of
Harrisburg Motorists in
e. Reliability Run.
WASHINGTON CLUB
WILL PLAY HOST
Visitors Will Be Entertained Here
This Evening Make Auspi-
ciouS Start.

Contestants in the Harrisburg Au-
tomobile Clubs reliability test are
spinning along the route TO Washing
ton in record style, according TO dis
patches from various points passed
this morning. From present indica-
tions the leaders should reach here
by O'Clock.
Wide interest in the event has been
aroused among local autoists. KEEP
resentatives of the Automobile Ciuo
of washington, as we'll as a large
gallery of spectators. have gathered
at the New willard to await the
checking in of the contestants
Arrangements have been completed by
the washington club Cor the entertain
ment OF the visiting motorists ana as
s,on 4s tha ears have been properly
looked after tue party will be cohouc'-
ed on sightseeing tour of the city
This evening the entire parry VIII oe
entertained at the club house OF the
Washington autoists
Welcome Contestants
ofacials of the local club will be on
hand when the party arrives in the city
this AFTERNOON and assist in checking
nm the various contestants. The contest
started this morning and viii not wind
up until Wednesday
In many counties through which the
autoists pass the speed laws have been
lifted and contestants may let their
raschines out 20 the last notch. In
arranging the route the promoters were
fortunate in having the Maryland laws
alfred
Promptly, at O'Clock this morning
the long life was drawn up in the center
of Harrisburg and given an auspicious
start. Governor Stuart firing the gun.
The first prize in one class viii be
the National Capital Trophy. dOnated
81 prominent citizens Of Washington IN
recognition of the fact that the first
right control of The tour viii be in this
city. A third trophy has been donated
hv the Board Of Trade Of Harrisburg
and the other trophy is offered by q
Harrisburg newspaper.
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YOU somethig to cure your case or the
blues" he said, as ne walked around
from behind the counter.
Before the astonished customer real
lied what the remedy was 10 be, Mr..
Rutledge, according 70 his confession to
Justice Campbell, slipped his arms
around her waist. gave her a rOusing
mug and at the same time planted
nesr-soul kiss upon her cherry lips
All this happened so quickly that Mrs.
DUisen did not have time TO think
about screaming. She just hustled out
OF the store so mad that she forgot all
about her blues
As soon as her husband. George, came
home Mrs. Duisen told him ali about it.
he wanted 20 go 70 the drug store and
whip Mr.. Rutiedge Immediately Wnen
bis anger cooled he decided that after
All, il might be better to let the law
take its course. so ne swore out a war
rant against the druggist, charging him
with disturbing Mrs. Duisen's peace.
Mr.. Rutledge entered no denial TO the
charges in the warrant. C'n the con
trary. he went 10 CLAYTON and admitted
his guilt.
4 am not sure my prescription cured
Mrs Duisen's blues, he said, as ne
paid over $l2.10 70 the clerk Of the court
but I certainly got the worth Of my
money.
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PEARRE NOT DECIDED
TO TRY FOR BENCH
Member of Congress MAJ Seek
Place as Maryland Fed
eral Judge.

CUMBERLAND. Nd. May 3.-Con-
gresham Pearre when asked about the
report that he intended 10 become 4
candidate for the Republican nomina-
tion for chief Judge of the fourth Judi
cial circuit to succeed JuGge Boyd. re-
piled he had not determined whei her he
would be a candidate or whether he
would continue TO devote his tive and
attention to Congress-
y. Lindley Sloan, of the Cumberland
bar and cousin of the late Judge
Sloan, Il is reported, will be a candidate
for the nomination. Charles @. Wat
son, Of FrOstburg, who Is a member of
the Allegany county bar, is considering
entering the field in the Allegany coun-
" primaries. The name of Albert A
Doub is also mentioned IN this con-
nectiOn.
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CALL GENERAL STRIKE.

BUENOS AYRES. Nav 3.-The social
ist party and the workmens declarations
have decided to declare a General strike
today. as a protest agairst the ARRAY
Saturday. when, at the May Day cele-
brati0ns. many persons were killed or
wounded They demand the dismissal
Of the chief of police and an inquiry
for the punishment of guilty persons
They place all the responsibility on .he
pDlicA
The Washington times., 1909-05-03
OIL GUsHER FOUND.

PUNxsUTAWNEY. Pa. May s.-Ex-
element was caused here today by the
report that drillers, who are sinking a
well on the Brown farm, about a quar-
ter OF a mile northeast of Big Run. had
struck A l00-barrel oil we'll The land is
leased by a company of Big Run and
New Bethlehem men, including G. L.
Davis, l. Davis, =. L. Smyers and
Knight & Co.
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A SUBJECT OPEN
TO STAR READERS

which anarchistic doctrines were expounded and appIauded, is a
question for the Board of Education to determine officially, as
Mr.. Mathews is in the service of the board as a public educator.
1t is only in his educational character, of course, that the board
can take cognizance of the matter, and, as Professor Mathews has
been subjected to much criticism, grounded on the published re.
ports of the meeting in question, the board has acted in a com
mendable spirit of fairness and justice to him, as well as regard
for public educational interests. Meanwhile the subject will not
cease to interest the general community. The STAR has received
communications relating to it, and will print all that may be sent
that may be of reasonable length and that do not go out of the
way to expound or attack or defend religious doctrines and insti
buttons, which, in fact, have no relevancy to the subject. The
essential point is how far an instructor of youth in III publc
schools may go in identifying himself with public gatherings in
which may be promulgated theories subyersive of social order and
destructive to our most cherished institutions.
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A
MAKES T

division of Southwark, where the Unionists won a victory over the
Liberals by a plurality of 1,O77, although, with a Socialist vote of
LABS, they were in a minority of the whole number of voters by
35S. In the last general election the Liberals carried this division
by 1,759 majority, and in 1900 the Unionists won by 300 majority.
Questions upon which the election hinged were the ministerial
budget now before the House of Lords and the tariff question.
Naturally the Unionists claim that the result shows the drift of
sentiment throughout England, and hail it as a rebuke to the
Liberal ministry. The hesitating and nearly consenting Lords will
now take fresh courage, and probably will kill the government
budget. 1t was the threat by the premier that an appeal would
be taken to the country in a general election if the budget was
emasculated or thrown out by the Lords that gave pause to that
body. The outcome of yesterdays election may cause the govern
ment to change it's mind, in apprehension of the election of a
Unionist majority. But the budget at least seems to be doomed
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citizens of our own republic. II they
stand ready to kill Rockefeller and
Morgan as they say, why not Dryden,
Kean. the McCarters: in fact why not
open the Hood gates to an orgy of
blood?" ~
Now whilst those mounting sorators
conhne themselves to the public plat
form with a p~oliceman's club swinging
cheerfully in the immediate neighbor-
food we simply smile quizzically and
look on at the passing show. We are
~fpll-grown men and we appreciate this
anarchistic rot. imported from New
York at its real worth, But we cannot
stand to have our Children inoculated
with these principles. Their unde-
| veloped minds are not yet able to
grapple with these serious questions
in their fulness. "a
We object to the teachers. in our
schools planting seeds. whose lripening
means the destruction of our beloved
country. 1t seems TO me that the
Junior Order of American Mechanics, q
patriotic society of which l was a lmem-
Der in my younger days. should Ike up
this attack on the Bible and upon our
American Institutions.
l read In the morning papers that the
Beard OF Education has summoned Pro.
lessor Mathews to appear before II.
In common with the body of, citizens,
trust that no na~mby-pamby action will
be taken. A few perfunctory Words Of
explanation after the excitement has
died out should not suffice. If Profes.
sor Mathews is not severely .censured
and disciplined, he will be approved.
AND then our public schools will grad
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To the l,ditor of the Newark star:

To the Editor of the Newark Star:
Sir.-I have been reading with inter-
est In YOU columns the story of the
noisy doings of a few anarchists and
extremists here in Newark over the
execution of Ferrer.
These gentlemen of the mouth seized
the occasion to import some glibber
brethren from New York to swell the
chorus, These latter denounced religion
and government, ~brandished some i'm
aginary torches and hurled some igu-
rative bombs and then skunk back to
the surveillance of the New York
police force.
Now everybody knows that a
lurid speech is the stock-in-trade of an
American anarchist.
Poor fellows they have to talk and
since it relieves the inward pressure,
no one bothers much about it.
The ordinary anarchist might have
come and g~one-exploded himself to his
hearts content, and the good people OF
Newark would glance owe the item
in the daily press az a twice-told tale
and resume their usual avocations
The American citizen is hard-hcaded
has lots of common sense and readily
discounts the pyrotechnic humbug OF
the professional ranter.
But a different condition confronts
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us when an educator in our schools
steps Upon an anarchist platform, pre-
sides at their meeting and by his pres
ence n words Endorses the vile and
extreme utterances of these imported
disciples of the torch and the bomb. IL
Professor Byron C. Mathews of the
High School considers that it is his
mission to publicly further outrageous
anarchy, l say without hesitation that
no order-loving American, no citizen of
Newark, wishes this anarchistic pro-
lessor to mould the soul of his child.
Professor Mathews moreover shows
that he is without any sense OF ordi-
nary propriety. He forgets that he
is the paid servant of the general pub
lie and that it is rather unbecoming in
him to indorse the abuse and insults
heaped upon things dear, indeed, to
many of our citizens.
The time is not yet at hand When
the American people are willing to sec
the Bible of their fathers, the book
around Which the history of our civili-
cation is written, spat upon. The man
guilty of this dissertation, is not fit to
teach u children. For ven the citi-
zen who does not believe in the sacred
Dooh rcBaruS IL Will icNeiSH'S % ="
venerable monument and the store
house of a wisdom that has enthralled
the world. We still prefer the holy
Bible 10 an anarehistic platform.
We have not reached the stage when
we are ready not merely to sanction
murders but to have its hideous lesson
brought into our schools and planted
in the tender hearts of III little ones.
These frenzied anarchists tell us that
the bullet is forged and ready for tile
monarchs Of Europe and for leading
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AN INLAND
WATERWAY L

shall contemplate only the usefulness of the waterway to the whole
country and the merits of each proposition submitted, meets the
unqualified approval of the country. To pay out hundreds of mil
lions in special appropriations in a bill logrolled through Con
Igress in the style the river and harbor bills are annually passed
would be folly. There would be wholesale waste and misappro.
lpriation, necessary improvements would give place to the unneces.
sary and congressman would devote half their time at Washing.
ton to working for appropriations benefting their particular dis.
tricts without much regard to the justice of their claims. Whether
Congress can be made to consent to the Presidents plan is, of
course, conjectural. Only the large improvements are meant by
MIR. Taft. There will still be a river and harbor bill for such work
on the waterways as cannot be delayed. Repairs must be pro.
.vded for, and all work of a minor character done that does not
come within the scope of che great scheme of inland waterways
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REFORM

house system in our city. Mr.. Easton speaks from personal in
vestigahon and with knowledge. He pronounces these places hot,
beds of the disease. He describes their unsanitary conditions in
terms that must surprise the average citizen. The trouble lies in
the lack of law to deal with the conditions described. and the neces.
sary authority could be given to the Board of Health by an ordi
nance of Council. Secretary Easton recommends municipal lodg'
ing or rooming houses, but it is a question whether they could be
successfully substituted for the private establishments. Regu.
lations can, however, be made and enforced for light, ventilation,
space and cleanliness in all such places.
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FAMOUS BIT OF PROSE 3
BY FAMOUS PEOPLE q
Manners
Died 1890.
Born 1901.
NN--S
BY CARDINAL JOHN HENRY NEWMAN
NO. CYL.

attainment and so strictly personal when attained, which, ire so much
admired in society, from society are obtained. All tina goes to consb-
tme a genueman-the carriage, gait, address,, gestures, voice.; he ease,t he
sel-p possession, the courtesy, the power OF conversing, tho success In not Of
Tending; the lofty principle the dencacy Of thought, the happiness Of express
sion, the taste AM propiety. the generosity forbearance. thu candor
consideration, the openness of hand-these qualities, som o. themL come by
nature son Of them may 30 found in n rank. some OF theR are a direct
precept of Christianity, ~ the full ssemblage of themb bound up in thu unity
of a. individual characterize we expect they al be earned from books? Are
they not necessarily acquired where they are to be found-in society,"? The
cry nature ofthe case leads us to say So cannot ence without n n
thesis, and in manne it stands to reason u annot learn to converse till
O. ave the wordt to converse with; you cannot unlearny your natural bashfui
ness or awkwardness or stiffness, or Other besetng deforniYt till yu serve
your time in m school Of manners ~ .94. ~ne%#- ".
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the policy had been lost OF destroyed. and the
Hook family would not have known that there
was any value to the policy II II had not been
FOR the information they received from Superin-
tendent ID. A. Leonard, who has charge of the
company's business in this Vicinity.
This is an Important matter to the public and
to over 10000 poiicyhoiders which The Prudential
Company has enrolled In Mahoning, Trumbull
and GolumbiaIa counties. This Company is not
only willing to- pay just claims. but is anxious TO
Investigate and sec that all claims are paid TO
the proper parties. even though they consider
they have no claims against the Company.
A matter of this kind is very important to
each man when he takes a policy out In a COM
lis widow and orphans Will be protected by that
company and receive a square deal.
The Prudential Insurance Company, of Newark,
N. j., made the largest increase in insurance IN
force of any company in the world for 1908, and
they deserve the honor OF being not only the
greatest life insurance company In America. but
in the entire world.-Youngstown tO) vindicator.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-29
THE DAYS BEST STORY

TSHERE lives an editor in interior Pennsylvania, Jim" Sweeney by name
who mas a keen sense Of bumor. Seeking to increase his fortune.
= Sweeney once wrote to a prospective advertiser setting forth in attrac-
tive fashion h value of hsp paper as a medium of publicity.
The advertiser was capdvated by Sweeneys letter, but, DESTROYS o more
specific suran before he invested his money he wrote to Sweeney, saying
that he hadn't heard of the Trumtown Sentinel Where does circu1ate?' he
asked. = N& y sM&~.H HA44 81 a.
And, in his Illuminating way, Sweeney wrote back: ST. e. 81 .
1.-The Trumptown Sentinel cTeulatest in Europe Asia, Africa North and
South America, and it's. just about ali Lean do to keepit- from godnsFto hsn"-
Cosmopolitan. IS Rft %| y. = ~
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To the Editor OF the Newark Star:
Sir-There is one feature of this anar-
chistic agitation which l wish to pro-
test against. / am a workingman.
There Is no reason on earth to connect
us honest workingmen with the vile
principles of the anarchists. When this
school professor a y that he stood on
an anarchist platform to help Ameri-
can workingmen ne is either a fool or
a knave. Or. perhaps, he is now seek
ing to win public sympathy after his
awful mistake by drawing the cloak
Of labor around him.
Honest American workingmen have
higher ideals than those which the
tyranny of Europe may have sown
among the down-trodden fiocking to
our shores. The torch and the bomb
are not the instruments with which we
hope to work out our destiny.
Please, therefore, let us have no more
of the w~orkingman in connection with
anarchy.
If Professor Mathews put his foot
in it, let him get it out as best he may,
but don't drag in honest, honorable
labor A WORKINGMAN.
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money is expended, and what results
are to come from it's expenditure. wen
a hundred thousand Catholics might be
pardoned for expressing their opinion.
They pay taxes and more still, whilst
they pay their taxes for the schools,
they reap no direct benefit from this
taxation. VIII not His Mightness of
East Orange allow them even to have
a word to say? Has the anarchist for
got his cunning? VIII he, who is eter-
rally shouting for freedom of thought
and freedom of opinion. gag his fellow
man.? File on you, gentle anarchist.
We won't play throwing bombs with
you any more. WEST ORANGE"
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To the Editor Of the Newark STAR:
Sir-I have read with amusement the
letter Of the East Orange anarchist
which appeared in your columns yes
terday. The letter is as muddled as a
Down Neck duck pond.
The East Orange writer has over
looked the subject Of debate entirely.
He is not dealing with the question at
issue. The Catholic Church is not on
trial; 1t is Professor Mathews.
1t may not have struck East Or
ange" that any body of citizens, lay,
any citizen, mas the right TO an express
sion of opinion on how h public