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Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-21
FIRE
CAUSES SCARE
Firemen Called to Joseph
Williams Home.

A chimney fire at the residence of
Joseph Williams, 119 Annadale ave-
nue., Annadale, near the railroad sta
ton at that place, was the Of
considerable excitement in that To-
eality about 1890 o'clock yesterday
morning. The fire did not do any
material damage outside of the man
tel being torn away to get at the
burning SCOT. An alarm of fire was
turned in from box 76, at the Anna
dale railroad crossing, that brought
out Chief B. P. Winant and the HUI
guenot fire department. After tray
cling in the snow with their heavy
apparatus for about a mile and a
half, the fire had been extinguishea
by some neighbors.
Patrolman John w. Johnson, of
the 99th. precinct station, Totem
Vile, made a report of the acair.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-21
IoTIE VILE

Mr.. and Mrs. Ward D. Morton, of
Detroit. Mich, formerly of Totten-
vile, are the parents of a baby boy.
Mrs. Morton was formerly Miss
Squires. of Raritan Bay Park.
Mrs. j. o. Mckee and Mrs. Hollis
Cooley. of Great Kills, were the
guests OF Mrs. Rudolph Hoehn, of
Amboy avenue last night.
Daniel Frances Shea, who left
here recently to accept a position in
Cold Water, Mich, has returned to.
spend several days here with friends
after which he will spent the holt
days with his parents, in Brooklyn,
before returning west.
Abram M. Sprague was a visitor
in Manhattan yesterday.
Howard Sprague, of Main street,
is able to be put again after a few
days Illness.
Washington Council D. of L., met
last night.
A meeting OF Huguenot Chapter,
No. So, Order Eastern Star, will be
held at Masonic temple tonight.
Lieutenant George Haerle, of Man
haitian, was in town last night.
Mrs. H. A. Bachman is i'll at her
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-21
MANY AT H'ND
PRIZE EUCHRE
Huguenot Lodge Second
Affair Success.

The second of the series of euchres
for the benefit of the sinking fund of
Huguenot Lodge, No. ISL, f. and A.
NJ, in the banquet hall of the Ma
sonic temple last night, was a huge
success. The affair was attended by
many of the younger set from Tot
tenville, Pleasant Plains, Prince
Bay and other places in the fifth
ward. Games began at $3.50 o'clock
and continued until shortly after III
o'clock. Ten games were played.
There were seventeen tables playing
and about seventy-fve persons pres
emit. Those awarded the prizes were
as follows:
William r. Lee, half dozen silver
spoons; G.. Random, gilt clock; Mrs.
w. Carroll, jewel ease; Mrs. j. O.
Mckee, cuckoo clock; T. B, Simon
son, set of gold pins; Mrs. e. Wick
man, silver match box; Arthur Skid
more, geld scarf pin; Mrs. William
BIoodgood, pipe; Henry Schmeig,
book; Mrs. R. W. Wood, s~uspenders;
Mrs. Camille Delaporte, silk muf-
fIer; Herbert Sfmonson, sterescope;
Miss Nellie Andrevette, box cigars;
Mrs. III. e. Sprague, gold pin; G. l..
Wood, bog of tobacco; Mrs. A. M.
Donaldson, copper plate picture;
Mrs. Joshua Hitchcock, book; George
Haerle, gold watch chain; Harry
Henne, watch fob.
The committee in hcarge of the
euchres are P. G. Miller, chairman;
George Haerle, vice-chairman; A.. Nj.
T4opaldson SECRETARY and William
r.. Lee, treasurer; Alfred Larkins,
O. Hofstad, George w. Dubois,
Harry Sprague, Daniel O'Brien, Har.
ry Mcconnell, William eYtman,
Harry Putnam and II. Steadman.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-21
PLEASANT PLAINS

Miss Hattie Kfndberg, of Hugue-
not, who has been i'll the past week,
has recovered and again returned to
her duties at the Dental works.
Mrs. A. Decker visited in Perth
Amboy yesterday.
William Ostermeyer has recovered
from recent Illness.
Mrs. G. C. AHdrovette visited in
Perth Amboy yesterday.
Albert Staudt is able to be out af-
ter recent illness.
Molly Stark Council, auDghters of
America, will meet tonight.
Fred Lacroix was in town yester-
day.
M. A. Brown was in Manhattan
Tuesday.
Postmaster and Mrs. u. G.. Sprague
were in Tottenyille last night.
Many people from here were at
the euehre in Masonic temple in Tot
tenville, last night.
William Meier, with his family.
are occupying their new residence in
Station avenue.
a meeting Of U. s. Grant Lodge,
Mo- IL. CoioEed niKghts of Pythias,
viii be held tonight.
A horse belonging to A. Mueller,
Of Huguenot, which he was driving.
hipped and fell ear the dental
works.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-21
ERECT NEW HOUSE.

Ground was broken yesterday for
the erection of a new house for Mrs.
Kate Nance on the rear of her prop
erty facing Butler avenue, Totem
vile. The house, which will be two
stories high, will be 20 by 26 feet.
1t will contain six rooms and bath.
with all improvements with the ex-
ception of heat, This will be tho
first of two that are to be erected
there by Mrs. Nance. Christian o.
Peterson, of Wood avenue, Totem
Vile, is the contractor and builder.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-21
OF DAMAGE.

Reports of considerable damage
by the recent storm in the Staten
Island sound, off Rossville, have
been received at this late date. A
number of coal barges from the Port
Reading dock were driven ahore at
that point; M. E. O'NeiPs and Frank
Engert's docks were both badly dam
aged and several boats belonging to
J. Carroll were broken. A large
cedar tree In front of Robert
Bishops residence In Prince Bay
was blown down and narrowly miss
ed striking q house across the street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-21
ENIoYEn sIEIGH RInE

The Grinding Room Four Of the
dental works enjoyed a sleigh ride
Sunday to Curry's Old Black Horse
Tavern. After a dinner at that place
they went to Eitner's Grant City
park and the return home was made
at a late hour. Those in the party
were Thomas Mcnamara, A. Moska,
Thaddeus Cline and James Crane.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-21
AUT0IST' TALK
OF ELECTION
President Schultz Declines
to Hun Again.

At a meeting of the Richmond
County Automobile Club held at its
headquarters in E~ltingville Monday
night, President Charles A. Schultz,
of Great Kills, who presided, an
nounced that he would under no con-
s%ideration accept a denomination at
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-21
WEST P AFFAIR.

The annual Christmas Jubilee of
the West Baptist Sunday school,
Kreischerville, will be held at the
church tomorrow night. An elabor-
ate program has been arranged for
the affair, consisting of vocal aud in
strumental music, choruses and reci-
tations. The usual distribution of
gifts to the children will take place
at this time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-21
9 M RROuGHANrs FUNERAL.

The funeral of Stephen NJ. Brou-
CHAM, ST., of Amboy avenue. Eltipg-
vile, who died Monday after a brief
Illness, will be held from his late
residence at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. J..
S. Romig, Of Great Kills Moravian
church, will ofhciate and interment
will follow in Morayian cemetery,
New Dorp.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-21

Look at the prices OF things as
advertised in today's paper. If you
know values, and have a care for
your purse, these prices will interest
you.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-21

If you are not a good advertiser
10 matter shat your vocation Ia.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-21

home in Johnson
Patrolman Lester Rogers of the
Sixth precinct, Manhattan, was a Wis
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-21
Business Direetory.
CARPET oLBANnae.

j. @. Conover, 27S Stats ST.
Carpet Cleaning and UphoisterfnR
Carpets made and laid. We aim to give
satisfaction
Gardsli HEeshsEs. Ia high Sc.
CartfRS. TrwcAaA& ana PEsno MazEnw.
Orders by Phone or Nail promptly.
attended to. Tel ISL
STORAGE WAHHH0uGA
Storage WaEehSase - Best facilities
clean. airy, locked rooms FOR furaftuss
and pianos 600 up Alhs Econ,
1af smatA seaA
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-28
Storage Battery Cars.

long time ago-as things are in
these days of swift characterization
announced that he was perfecting 4
storage battery car that could be run
cheaper than trolley cars-a consum-
nation devoutly to be wished. Now
it is said that the Erie railroad has
demonstrated its practicability by ex-
pertinent, and will use it for its subur-
ban service through an important dis
trict of New Jersey. Another road
is also investigating the car with a
view to its adoption. The car, which,
is made of steel, carries 1SO storage
batteries, accommodates about the
average railroad car, and runs with
SO little vibration as to be rs COM
Portable as Pullman car. Ii this be
and it is credibly stated-it might
seem that we We're on the eve of a
revolution.
Many advantages suggest them
selves. Think of the safety, sightli-
ness and convenience that would be
compassed by having in the street,
cars. running by their own power,
and thus doing away with all this
overhead tackle. side poles, power
houses. distribution of current and
other drawbacks that attend the pres
ent trolley system. The ideal of such
locomotion is self-propulsion. The diff
ficulty has been that, as it is not
possible to generate electric power
as steam Is generated, such cars have
to be charged, and. more than this,
their weight and the cost of process
have taken them out of commercial
consideration. Now if all this has
been overcome, and the cars are a
commercial success, it will be only a
question of time when cities will have
their use and the wires and poles will
be eliminated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-28
An Irritation Danger.

Mans interference with nature often
brings new troubles by upsetting the
balance of the great scheme of things.
4 problem that has arisen in Egypt
suggests that it may be safer to in
vest ones earnings in modest New
England farm, where the Lord looks
after the irrigation, than to scurry
West because of the lure of the irri-
gated lands. 1t has been demonstrated
that irrigation, unless done with great
intelligence, will ruin land, by bring
ing up salts from down deep in the soil
and making the land alkaline. Now Il
new danger on the same score has
turned up in Egypt. The huge dams
on the Nile and other splendid irri-
cation works constructed by the gov
eminent there, under British author
ity. are having an effect no one
dreamed Of; namely. the water
table," or normal level of water in the
soil, has been raised so much that
many lands which were formerly dry
are now water soaked or flooded The
result is that the water. coming up
through the soil. brings with it in
curious salts, thus destroying its fer
tilitE. Already great tracts of the
best cotton lands in Egypt, on which
they raise the cotton that brings 80 or
4" cents Il pound. have been injured in
this way, and the production of
Egyptian cotton, which is the finest in
the world, is bound to show a decrease
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-28
UNDER CIVIL SERVICE.
Kansas City, HANS, Employees must
Take an Examination.

Every city employe of Kansas City,
Kans., who has taken his or her Jop
since the present administration TOOK
charge of the municipal reins, with
the exception of the police and fire
men, will be required to take civil
service examination before the civil
service commission.
All the employees who held their
present positions during the last adj
ministratio will be excused from the
examination, but they, too, must take
an examination next spring, the COM
missiOncrs says. Among the city job
holders whom the new ruling will af-
feet arc the telephone girls at the
City hall, the employees of the water
department, with the exception OF the
labOrers, the building inspectors,
license collectors, the members of the
street department, and a few clerks in
the city treasurer's and city clerk s
offices. With the exception of the tele-
phone girls, all of the employees will
be given a physical examination before
being allowed to take the mental quiz.
The action of the civil service COM
mission was advised by Richard Hig-
gins, the city counselor, who holds
that all city employees must be under
civil service. Last spring when the
civil service commission was appointed
it was believed that only the police
and fire departments should be put
under civil service, but the ruling OF
the counselor changed the opinion.
Only the city employees who have gone
to work under the present admins
tration will be subjected to the exam
nation. The civil service com
misSionerS do not desire to dis
rupt the office forces OF the different
departments at this time by holding
examinations for them, but have an
nounced that following the election
next spring every city employe who is
not already under civil service will be
required to enter a competitive ex-
animation to hold his job.-kansas
City Journal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-28
AN INCONSISTENCY
In Federal Naturalization Law Led to
parliamentary Fight in Congress.

An inconsistency in American law
lies in the fact that while native citi-
zens may accept titles of nobility from
foreign potenates. foreigners must re-
nounce their hereditary titles before
becoming naturalized citizens of the
United States That provision of the
federal naturalization laws goes back
11o years, and the subject led to a
curious parliamentary fight in Con-
gress. 1t also resulted in the tempo
rary retirement of conspicuous
Massachusetts Federalist from public
life and stirred up lively discussion
on tine slavery question.
Immigration was exciting good
deal of talk in 1894 when French
mobiles were still fleeing from the reign
OF terror which ceased in the summer
of that very year, and when other
French refugees had recentl>- fled
from the black terror of Hayti. So late
IN the year Congress began to revise
Tire naturalization laws.
The residence period necessary for
naturalization was raised from two
years, at which it had been fixed in
1890. to five, where it has since re-
manned. except for a short time in
John Adams administration when it
was made IA years. While the matter
was under debate Giles of Virginia
proposed that foreigners seeking nat
uralization should be required to give
up any title of nobility that they
might hold.
1t was at this point that Samuel
Dexter of Massachusetts, Federaist,
brought the slavery question into the
matter. He made a speech rdiculine
Giles amendment as childish. He
proposed an amendment requiring fore
igners wishing to be naturalized To
give UP any slaves of which they might
be possessed.
Dexter's amendment stirred the
Southern members, for they were a
bit uneasy in view of recent mas.
sacres of whites by the insurgent
slaves Of Hayti. and they protested
that the Massachusetts, Federalist was
melting Southern. slaves to insurrec-
ton and endangering the social sys-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-28
SPARED THE FATTED CALF.
Tame Ending.of Spectacular Presenta
ton Of Prodieal- Son Parable.

A colOrcd evangelist at HopkinSville
supplemented his sermon the other
day with spectacular presentation of
the Biblical parable OF the Drodigal
son. Newspaper accounts of the af-
fair indicate that it was not as realis-
tic as it might have been. At the
same time it was not lacking in inter-
esting features.
The prodiGal made his appearance
otM Of a patch of weeds and was well
coined tearfully by the evangelist. A
procession was formed and the prodi-
gal was led up to a pavilion on a hill.
the evangelist carrying an AK on his
shoulder, and small colOred girl lead
ing the fatted calf. On the platform
the prodigal was supplied with a pair
o. SHOES more or less shopworn, a robe
ana paper crown. The fattcd calf
was led to the platform and the evan
ScliSt brandiShed the big az Here the
small colorcd girl interposed a vocifer-
Gus objection. She had consented to
furnish the calf for consideration of
80 cents. but she did not propose to
have the animal slaughtered. The ex-
ccutioner stayed his hand and he cir.
and the calf made a speedy exit, both
Wide-eyed with alarm.
The evangelist 2pologized for the
snow. He concluded that the Drodisa
vas too young and the calf was not
large enough or fat enough to make
the spectacle as impressive as it ought
t" have been. He dcplored the fact
That the officers of the church and the
colored people generally had not ac-
cordlnS the necessary corporation to
make the affair brilliant success. He
also iamented the expenditure of as
much as one dollar in good and law
full money for the hire of the much
too-lean calf and the disappointment
youthful prodigal. This was remedied
however, by taking up collection and
1t is not believed the evangelist lost
any money in the transac ton.
The prodigal and a good many of the
members of the congregation no doubt
were disappointed that the fatted calf
was not killed. To such as had antici-
pated a barbecue it must have been
extremely disconcertine, tina the per
Torrance broke down just when the
preparations for the feasting should
nave begun. 1t probably was a fortu
nate thlng for the evangelist that his
sermon had been delivered and the col
iecuon taken up previous to the escape
OF the calf, else he would have had
neither hearers nor contributors.
Future performances. should tbore
be any, will be much more successful
should the calf be purchased outright
ana slaughtered and served I'D to the
congregation. If that feature be car
ried out there will be no carping criti-
clsms as to the size and age of tho
rrodigal.-Louisville Courier journal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-28
Girls Club Studies Weeds.

A Spokane. Wash. woman, Mrs.
Lydia c. Heath. has organized a club
of girls to unroot all evil weeds OF
gossip found growing i'm themselves,
and to scatter seeds of sunshine
wherever they go. in the hope that
others may be helped by their exam
pie and by the resultant good 20 elm
mate from their own conversation all
that would injure, and confine it en-
tirely to words that will help, supple
monted by deeds that correspond
Girls prone to gossip are uncomment-
ingly led among ''well-rooted" girls
growing in pleasanter paths, VINO have
no delight in words that offend. and
where advice of older women, if de-
sired. may accompany the influences
which it is hoped will take root in the
growing girl. Mrs. Heath says
'"Our city should contain boarding
halls with club rooms attached to ac-
working girls, where they
can get the comforts of refined home
and benefit Intellectually, physically
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-28

spiritually and financially. Our aim is
some day to obtain one of these ana
to have it placed under the direct or
indirect supervision of the city. IL
would be controlled by finance board
of directors; room and board SHOULD be
given at low rate, with free laundry
privilege, and club rooms should be
attached with the rules peculiar to the
college dormitories. Just erect sew
erai of this kind of homes for girls and
the rescue homes will be emptied
One OF the rules of the Girls Club IS:
discourage gossiping; if women had
more charity for one another there
would be decrease in marred repu-
tations.''
We wish club and club house of
this kind might be formed in every
city and town in the land. This kind
of "big stick is the most formid-
able one women can WELD in the war
against evil and for the distribution
of equal good.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-28
Editorial Comment.
That's the TaIk-Jes' Same In Main.

est. Adams Me SSenger)
erronts increase in population III
the cities and large towns was nearly
onset by the falling off in the rural
sections. However lamentablc this
may be, there are plenty OF people
WHO VIII find reasons why the vounr
folks would not be especially enthu-
siastlc over living in the small farm
ing towns OF Vermont in the winter
time. TIE summer is all right in those
places, but the bleak. desolate and
marrow-chilling winters largely abatc
the enthusiasm the summers may in
standardization Enterprise.
Some of our friends outside the state
VIII observe the long fastened habit o.
thought that ascribes a veritablc Arctic
winter to Vermont. Now, as q matter
OF actual fact, verified time and again
by people that have lived in both
places, the sharpest winter day in the
Vermont woods is not so uncomfort-
able as en- least wind" day in the me-
tropO!ls of Boston. And there are many
cold, raw. east wind" days in Boston
long after the dandclions are bloom
ing UP here in Vermont.
We do not have "beak, desolute
marrow-chilling winters in Vermont.
We have the most comfortable winter
OF any state in the Union that prctends
to have an old-fashioned winter with
real snow. The winter here, for the
most part, is "frosty but kindly" clear.
cold, settled weather, when the air is
crisp and pure and bracng. and when
the ground is covered with warm
mantle Of snow that stays till spring.
We do not alternate between drizZlc
and slush as people do in some. of our
neighboring states where the only win
ter they see is on a Christmas post
card. neither do We get sowed up in a
blizzard that wipes out herds of cat
tie and stalls railway trains for a
week or so, as they do out West
We have many things to be thank
full for during our Vermont winters
among others that they are Vermont
winters.
Come up and see a real winter that
was not born in captivity or made in
an ice cream freezer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-28

tenn of the South. Dexter. neverthe-
less. stuck by his amendment, though
some of his fellow Federalists We're a
tritie uneasy at the storm he had
raised, especially as they well knew
that Giles amendment would be pop
ular in New England.
Giles on Jan. l, 1895, did thing
that scared DeXter's friends even
more, for he called for the yeas and
nays on both motions Under this
call DeXter's amendment was de-
feated. and that of Giles was carried.
Dexter, although he knew he was do
ing what would be unpopular at home.
voted against the amendment requir-
ing naturalzed foreigners to give up
their titles OF nobility. and he failed
to return to the next Congress, though
he lived to enter the Cabinet of John
Adams.
The requirement was so popular that
it was not repealed when. in 1928. tho
naturalization laws were materially
amended. and it was left undisturbed
when in Jefferson's first administration
the residence period required of fore
igners seeking naturalization was re-
duced from IA years to five years. The
five-year period had prevailed in Viz
ginia in late colonial days. Oddly
enough the first man known to have
beer naturaliZed in this country, Au-
gustine Herman, once of New YORK
and later of Maryland. received from
Lord Balitome about 1865 the title OF
Lord of Bohemia Manor
Some naturalized FOREIGNERS have
been known socially in this country by
the titles which they abjured on CIV
ing notice of their intention to seek
naturalization. though in all puDhc
relations they have figured Under
simple surname and Christian name
OF the few native Americans who wear
titles of nobility most perhaps owe
them to Pope.
A good many years ago the common
council of Philadelphia was scandai-
lied to receive a request for perrns-
sion to make use of the streets in THO
course of some building Improvements
from q native resident of the city WIZ
attached title of nobility to hi'
name. The councilmen We're for deny
ing the privilege until the CITIZEN
would apply for it without appendins
his title, but when the explanation
was made that the patent of nobility
mad been granted by the pope, a SOY
ernien without temneFal power. .no
objection was withdrawn, though ''io
noble Philadelphia came in for eoo'
deal of observation-disclosures Recoru-
Herald.