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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13
NATIONAL EXTRAVAGANCE.
It Actually Threatens the Liberty of
 the American People,"

From the Dallas News.
 As long as the country is highly pros porous and is developing increases of val ues rapidly, extravaganza up to the pres ent limit may be endured; but. in the first place, extravaganza threatens to go above the present limit, and In the second place, the time may come when the coun- try is less prosperous, at least for sea son, than it is today. When the trying out pressure comes a nation will go to pieces just as an improvident, bankrupt individual will. When government comes to be largely a game of grab it is time to run up the danger signal.
 The worst of it is that in our own coun- try the more extravagant the man in pol itics has come to be the more the people have been taught and led to depend upon him for appointments. special privileges, pensions, subsidies, and fortunes of pub lie money. The extravaganza and grab bery of it have, in this way, actually found lodgment deep down in the charac- ter of the people. The cultivated taste or appetite for spells has come to them as a result of their miseducation. In a few more generations 1t may be bred in the bone unless the example of President Taft is made more forceful, ana unless thousands of other men in authority join in the timely work of saving a great peo- pie from the weakening curse of extraya- gance and dependence. The favored ap- pointee with continuous raises in his sal ary, or the public official with enlarge ments or acquisitions of public money, frequently made by himself, or the lucky receiver, or the fortunate commissioner in other words, the favored ones-can get along nicely and laugh about the in creased cost of living. These do not even stop to consider the case oI the man whom they are riding-the revenue-bear- ing animal who never receives an appoint ment, or office, or appropriation, sine cure, or windfall of any sort, but who earns every dollar he gets and must dis cover for himself the opportunity to earn it.
 The Forgotten man." who is valued for his taxes and his vote, just as a mink is valued for his hide, is already feeling sensibly and continually the burden of the tremendous extravaganza which great men in politics have thrust upon him even while they were depriving him of the poor privilege of buying where he can buy the cheapest and selling in the best markets of the world His complaint of the cost of living amounts to something. He has no relatives or friends with power to make up for extraordinary exactions by taking more of the money of his neigh bors and generously handing over the crisp bills to him.
 The complaint of the forgotten man. is now heard the country over, but is ap- parenty disregarded almost everywhere. President Taft has merely turned toe in the right direction. A more desperate army of looters has never infested the capital of any nation, and the same thing over again, on slightly smaller scale, will be found in almost every city of the country In many places 1t is growing worse all the time. Extravaganza actu- ally threatens the liberty of the American
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13

workingmen, who were the first to frighten the world by ignoring nation al boundries, are naturally develop ing international unions out of their national organizations, without the loss of patriotism. By stretching hearts and hands across seas to organize for their common interest across every frontier, these great craft otherh oods bid fair to command the worlds peace by their refusal to fight each other. Socialism Is nothing if not interna- tional. However decisive 1t may be among the people of each country, it can never array one nation against an othe without committing suicide. How
 ever impracticable or dangerous it's deals may be considered by others, so- cialists themselves honestly think their theory furnishes the final and only basis of peace, by destroying the com petitive incentive to war.
 Industrial migration and immigra- tion are playing a fundamental part in pioneering peace. Beneath all the un- rest, waste and wreckage attending the modern mobility of labor, the working people who are drawn or driven from land are like the shuttles in a great loom that is weaving a new pattern of international citizenship and cosmo- politan patriotism Americas adopted citizens are not so likely to want or tolerate war with the lands of their birth, as would the descendants of our colonial forefathers. had they con tinued to live upon an isolated conti- nent by themselves.
 The return of so many working men to their kinsfolk in the father lands,
 when trade Is dull and work Is slack 1 in America, makes our very industrial depressions work for peace. Thus the movements of our armies of industry and fleets of commerce are really an invasion and siege of the battlefields and citadles of war for the permanent establishment of peace.
 Commercial and labor laws in every land and reciprocity treaties between trading peoples are preparing the way
 for international courts and broaden ing and enlarging the scope and power of International law. already we have
 an international society for labor legis- lation, with sections in each land and
 publications In the languages of all the great powers"
 This and every other cooperative effort to establish industrial justice and peace by the enactment and en- forcement of law, limit the area and the number of the fields for fighting substitute court officer for a regi- | ment of soldiers; build a palace of l justice" instead of fortress, and con- secrate 1t as the cathedral of the state.
 1 All the highways of traffic and the
 waterways of commerce led no longer
 to Rome, but to the high court of ar bitratlon at The Hague, where the
 peoples of the earth will yet seat the supreme court of the United States, of
 Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and
 America
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13
THE ANNEX CAFE
 1726 SECOND AVE. SPECIAL TABLE DE HOTE DINNER SERVED DAILY
 5::30 TO 8:30 PM.

SOUP, RELISHES, FISH, A ROAST, VEGETABLES,
 DESSERT, COFFEE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13
GREAT DEMOCRATS ARE DEAD.
Party Lacks Leaders in the Present
 Fight in Congress.

From the New York Mail.
 With apparently no one but the Hon. Joseph Weldon Bailey to represent the principles, the economic policies, and the honor of the democratic party, one be- comes conscious of the recent awful nor tality among the great democrats.
 Grover Cleveland is dead. That is very apparent Controlling votes have been cast by democrats at the present session of Congress against about every principle and policy that Cleveland stood for.
 Those two great southern democrats of full statesmanlike stature, John T Morgan and Edmund w. Pettus, are dead l.. Q. c. Lamar is dead. William L. Will son Is dead; nobody could doubt that at the present moment
 That fine Missourian of eloquent and human speech, George G. Vest, is dead. John M. Palmer, Illinois grand old demo-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13
ratio patriot. is dead. A. G. Thurman.

cratic patriot, is dead. A. G. Thurman, Ohio's noble Roman, is dead.
 The crafty but wise German is dead William E. Russell, the pure and fearless paladan of Massachusetts victorious young democracy, before whom the bars of party opposition fell like reeds, is dead James c. Carter, the peer of the iurists and publicists of the past, Is dead.
 We shall not extend the sad list. All the great democrats seem to be dead What has the party left in Congress? Mainly a pitiful lot of temporizers and demagogues, of assistants of organized influence, of sorry apoogists for the con- tinual surrender of their own principles.
 The ghosts of the great men whose names we have mentioned, or their painted portraits on the walls, would be worthier representatives of the cherished principles of their party than they.
 "BIRMIN HAM SPE CIAL" for New York, the fast est and handsomest train in the South. Leaves 9::30 A. M.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13

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 25c size ................. .1c Dioxogen, regular 25c size. ....... 17c Lyons Tooth Powder, regular 25c size 15c Pompeian Massage Cream. ..............
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13
One ExpIanation.

From the Baltimore American.
 q wonder what produces that tired feeling in spring?'
 T guess it's thinking about the sum- mer vacation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13

"BIRMIN G H AM SPE- CIAL"- Southern Railways fast and handsome train is the quickest and most desira- ble route to New York. Leaves 9:30 A. M.; through dining and sleeping cars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13
Modern indust

Modern 1nduStr1aliSm tends to bring men into international relationships. Capital has necessarily become cosmo- politan. It has largely expatriated it. self. Commerce floats it's ships and cargoes under any flag that pays best However sinister may be the influence which commercial interests have had upon politics, there is larger good evolving out of them. Organized
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-10-12
STOLE NINE
MILES OF WIRE

George Scultas, thlrty-three years
old, Of Woodbridge, who was arrest
ed by Detectives Huff and Long Sat
urday afternoon on suspicion, was
arraigned before Recorder Pickers-
gill this morning on a charge of
grand larceny, preferred by William
]. Lansley, of the Hudson & Middle
sex Telephone Company.
He pleaded not guilty, but as De-
teetives Huff and Long had proof
that he has been stealing teleph one
wire from the company for the past
month, he was held in $500 bail to
await the action of the grand jury.
He was unable to furnish the amount
and was committed to the county
Jail.
For some time past Huff and Long
have been aware that considerable
copper wire was being brought into
town and began Investigations S6s-
picion pointed to scultas and they
arrested him in Woodbridge Satur-
day. He has been in the lookup
since, but in spite of all the proof
that he was confronted with, he re-
fused to admit his guilt. He admit
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-10-12

Columbus Day is being celebrated
for the first time in this city today
and business is practically at a stand
still. The banks, many of the public
buildings, the public schools, the
public library and a number of the
stores are closed. Flags are flying
from every mast in the city and
few of the stores on the business
streets are decorated. Smith street
was crowded with people ali the
morning and the discovery of Ameri-
ca by Christopher Columbus in 1892
is being properly commemorated.
All the lumber yards closed at
noon, the Chesebrough Vaseline
Works is entirely shut down and the
employees of the Perth Amboy plant
of the Atlantic Terra Gotta Company
are off duty this afternoon. Most of
the stores closed at 10 O'Clock and
all the barber shops In the city
closed at / o'clock
Two Celebrations.
The features of the day are two
celebrations arranged by the Italians
of this city, who believed that, mas
much as Columbus was an Italian,
they should make a public demon
stration. One of the celebrations
was arranged by general commit
tee of Italians, of which Charles
Mereflo is general manager, and the
other by the Italian Mutual Benefit
Association, of which A. Cerbo is
president and Rev. G. Galassi, pastor
of the Church Of Our Lady OF the
Most Holy Rosary. In Barclay street,
is honorary president.
The main part of the former COM
mittee's celebration is this afternoon
and evening, while the latters pro-
gram began early this morning and
consisted of parade, services In the
church, dinner In the new Audito-
rum, followed by dancing until Z
o'clock this evening.
The arrival OF the International
Marine Band, OF thirty pieces, from
New York at 9:20 o'clock this morn
ing was the first event of the day.
The general committee of Italians,
headed by Charles Merello, were at
the ferry to meet the band, which
played several selections Immediate
ly. To a crowd of several hundred
people Mr.. Merello made a short ad-
dress, telling the reason for the eele-
bration and urging everyone to take
part in commemoratlng the memory
of Columbus and making the day an
eventfuI one for this city. After
the cheers and applause had subsid-
ed little Elvira D'Stephano, daughter
of Louis D'Stephano. proprietor of
the fruit store at Smith and State
streets, presented Mr.. Merello with
a silver medal, suitably engraved, as
a token of appreciation for his efforts
to have the day observed.
After another selection the band,
headed by the committee and follow
ed by over 100 prominent Italians,
marched up Smith street to High
street. where they stopped and sere-
naded Mayor Bollschweiler, who
stood in the doorway OF his cigar
store. The mayor shook hands with
everyone and wished them success.
Band Concert.
The band then proceeded to New
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-10-12
COLUMBUS DAY is observed IN
ENTHUSIASTIC MANNER BY THE
PERTH AMBOY ITALIAN CITIZENS
ParadeS, Band Concert, SpeeChmak-
Ing, Dinners and Balls In Honor
Of the Discovery Of America.
CITY is GAILY DECORATED

! Brunswick avenue and Smith street,
where, in the presence OF a large and
appreciative crowd, a concert, which
lasted until IL o'clock, was given.
The band wore handsome uniforms
and had the name of their leader,
"Acciani," on their hats.
Begin Associations Day.
About 9:30 o'clock this morning
the Italian Mutual Benefit Associa-
tion started their celebration by
marching to the car barns and meet
Ing the Italian Mutual Benefit Asso-
citation, of New Brunswick. The
New Brunswick delegation number
ed about fifty men and was accom-
panied by Rannazzisi's band, OF that
city
The local society was accompanied
by the Union band of this city, and,
forming in line, marched with the
visitors to the church In Barclay
street, where the other participants
were waiting. The procession then
marched to the park, under the lead
ership of Thomas f. Burke, who act
ed as grand marshal. where Mayor
Bollschweiler, the Board of Alder
men and other city officials met
them. After the city dignitaries had
taken seats In the waiting coaches,
I the procession was formed in order.
| 1t was exactly 10:30 o'clock when
the procession, which was about five
blocks long, left the park and march
ed out Market street, to Prospect, to
: Smith, to New Brunswick avenue, to
Washington street to Barclay street,
| to the church, where a low mass was
said
! The procession was led by Ser
geant William MeDermott, followed
! by squad of eight patrolmen
| Grand Marshal Thomas F.. Burke, on
horseback came next, followed by
| four prominent Italians on horse
back After the horsemen came a
float, supposed to represent the ship
Columbus sailed to this country in.
In the bow of the boat, on pedestal,
stood bust of the discoverer OF
America.
The officials of the Italian Mutual
Benefit Association of New Bruns-
wick, followed. T'we-,s ,sea tho asxssrp
| carried handsome wreat1.sSf flow
ers, meath banners. Rannazzisi's
band, of New Brunswick, followed by
| San Salvador Council No. 299,
knights of Columbus, Of this city.
There were about forty Knights in
line, led by John X. Sheehy, the
grand knight.
The Italian Mutual Benefit Asso-
citation of about fifty men followed,
making a fine appearance with their
handsome banners. The Union band
of twenty-six pieces, Of this city,
came next, and was followed by the
Italian Mutual Benefit Association.
over 200 strong. of this city. A.
Cerbo, promineRt~ ~ofAeial Of the or
ganization, led. ~-A---
After the association CANT dele
cation of nearly 200 members of the
Italian colony of this city.
Next were the coaches. In the
first coach rode Mayor Bollschweiier,
Rev. G. Galassi, pastor of the Italfan
Catholic church of this city; Rev p.
d Aquila and Father Persia. both OF
Continued on page 81
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ed that he had sold old copper wire
to persons who disposed of 1t here,
but insisted that he had found It.
Scultas Is accused of having stolen
nine miles of telephone wire owned
by the Hudson & Mlddlesex Company
and which was strung between Sc
warren and the Railway river. The
line has not been in service for some
time and for this reason the COM
pany did not discover the theft until
recently. The police say that Scultas
stole the whole line by himself ana
has been doing it for over a month.
Huff and Long say that he was cley-
er enough not to try and sell 1t here,
but sold 1t to other people who dis
posed of 1t to local junlSmen.
The wire is declared to have cost
the Hudson & Middlesex Company
29% cents a pound, as the line was
built when copper was high Much
of the stolen wire has been recover
ed by Huff and Long, who have posi-
tive proof that Scultas stole it They
say that when Seultas sold any wire
he agreed to deliver 1t on the follow
ing day.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-10-12
FOR DOLLAR DINNER
OF THE REPUBLICANS

A meeting of the committees in
charge Of the dollar dinner to be held
by the republicans in Washington hall
next Monday night was held last night
at which time the arrangements were
practically completed. The commit
tees are as follows:
Hall and Caterers-R. A. Peltier, W.
P. Bradley and Jorgen Martinusen.
George Fullerton.
Press-Albert Leon, Clarence Liddle
and Peter A. Peterson.
Speakers-Dr, Frank Crowther, A. II.
Crowell and Joseph B. Quick.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-10-12
COUNTY MEDICAL
SOCIETY MEET HERE

The Middlesex County Medical So
ciety win hold its next meeting in this
city on October 20. The session will
most likely The held at the Packer
House and clambake is likely to fol-
low. The local physicians are plan
ming to give those from throughout the
county royal reception on that date,
and the largest possible representation
is wished.
There will be discussions upon a mum
Der Of important subjects. Several pa
pers are to be read
DR.. +. G. Henry and DR.. M, s.. Mein-
ger have in charge the plans for the
meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-10-12
CHANGE IN SCHEDULE
ON RAPID TRANSIT

The Staten Island Rapid Transit
railroad, through General Traffic Agent
George j. Brown, has issued notices for
a change Of time table at O'Clock
Thursday morning. At this time the
regular winter schedule will go into eff.
feet, with the taking off Of several
trains on the island and trips on the
ferry between this city and Tottenyille.
The special Saturday schedule will
be done away with at this time.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-10-12
.ENCIREER ON ROYAL
BLUE FLYER KILLED
oeoial bp United Press Wire.

Special by United Press Wire.
Philadelphia, Oct. William
Hornberger. of Lansdale, Pa, engf
neer on the Royal Blue 1yer of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad, was in
stantly killed in collision with a
switch engine in the Belmont yards
today. One hundred passengers
were in panic but none was hurt
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-10-12
CLAIM MRS. EDDY is
NOT AWARE OF ACTION
gpeoial bp united prsss Voc.

Special bv United Prsss Wire.
New York, Oct. 2:--Friends of Mrs.
Stetson and the deposed Christian Sci
ence practitioners claim the action Of
the Mother church, of Boston, was ta-
ken without Mrs. Eddy's knowledge.
They are trying to reach her to rescind
the order.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-10-12
A REIGN OF
TERROR FOR
STOCKHOLM
Strikers in Sweden Are
Starving and Threaten
to Destroy Buildings.
FORCE FACTORIES TOOPEN
spse.al su United prs,. VIZ.

Stockholm, Oct. 12;-Sixty thousand
starving strikers threaten terror
ist reign" here. Five dynamite out
RACES were frustrated yesterday in at.
tempts to wreck the government build
ings. The strikers are starving desper-
ate. The government has been impor-
tuned to piovide work and may force
the factories to open.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-10-12
-LEHTCH VALLEY
DOCKS ARE BUSY

All Of the bins are full and it is es-
timated that there is continually about
275,Oo0 tons on hand. A visit to the
coal docks today showed scene of un-
usual activity. There were many boats
and barges being loaded at the wharves
and train loads of coal from the mines
were coming in regularly.
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DEVASTATION IN CUBA
Presidents Palace Partly Destroyed
and Eleven Persona Killed.

Fresidents Palace PartIy Destroyed
and Eleven Persons Killed.
Havana, Oct. 1.-THE most serious
cyclone since the big blow three years
ago struck Cuba, causing extensive
devastation through the whole west
ern portion of the island In the city
of Havana many minor buildings were
blown down or unroofed. Almost all
the trees were nprooted. Eleven per-
sons were killed by falling buildings
About flffy persons were injured.
The greatest damage done was in
the harbor where more than fifty
lighters. launches and small tugs were
either sunk or blown ashore.
lconttnued on page ~
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TAX BOARD TO MEET

The Middlesex County Board for
the Equalization of Taxes will meet
tomorrow with assessors of the vari-
GUS taxing districts, to certify dupli-
cate taxing lists in completed form
to the collectors.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-10-12
MANY INDICTMENTS,
SMUGGLING CASES

New York, Oct 12:-The federal
grand jury handed up nearly 100 in
dictment In the United States circuit
court today The majority of them
are declared to be smuggling cases.
Warrants for arrests all along < .
Atlantic coast are expected immedi-
ately.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-10-12
BREAK RECORD FOR
BASEBALL RECEIPTS

Special by United Press Wire.
Detroit, Oct. 12;-All records viii
be broken by the receipts in the
world 8 baseball series. More than
100000 has already been taken in.
Pittsburgs pitchers are in bad form.
Detroit expects to win on this.
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rs FISHERMEN RESCUED

Special bv United Press Wire.
Sandy Hook, Oct. 12:-Twenty-
five fishermen were rescued by life
savers today when their fishing boat
sunk.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-10-12

Work is brisk at the Lehigh Valley
coal docks and the shipments of coal
are steadily increasing Empty cars
are greatly in demand at the mines and
for this reason none may be seen lying
idle in the yards. For the past few
weeks the average shipment of coal
daily has been between $4,000 and 49,
600 tons.
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10 REPORTED KILLED

srecfa1 dV United Prsss Wa.
Dallas, Texas, Oct. 12:-Thirteen
are. reported killed In a passenger
wreck near Greenville today. No de-
tails have been received.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-10-12
HURT BETWEEN
TWO COAL CARS
Majesty Is Caught Suddenly
and Is Internally Injured
Here Today.
MAY DIE OF HURTS

Steve Majesty, Of 657 Charles street,
was squeezed between two coal cars in
the lower yard of the Lehigh Valley
railroad this morning and sustained in
juries that may prove fatal. He is
thought to be injured internally and
his body end arms are badly bruised.
The accident occurred as Majesty
was performing his duties about the
yard. He attempted to go between
two cars, when, without warning, they
bumped together and he came near be-
ing killed instantly. He was taken to
his home and attended by DIR. G. w.
Tyrrel.