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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-15
Volunteers
FIGHT FIRES
House at Ruguenot Almost
Destroyed Yesterday.

Volunteer fremen at Pleasant
Plains and Huguenot had their hands
full yesterday when they were called
out to fight fires in those two places.
In Pleasant Plains fire did about $500
damage to a two-story and a half
frame dwelling at 40 Station avenue,
owned by the Israel Bedell estate.
The blaze was discovered by John
Kern, a foreman in the highway de-
partment, who lives near by. Mr..
Kern, who is a volunteer fireman,
had gotten up about 2 o'clock yester-
day because of an early trip to Bar
negat by automobile he was to make.
He ran to box 81, neal the railroad
station, to send in the alarm.
Because of something that got into
the keyhole of the box he could not.
turn the alarm in. NJ. A. Brown was
aroused and the alarm was sent by
telephone to fire headquarters, who
In turn sent out the number of the
box at 2:25 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. Amicitia Hook G. Ladder and
Citizen Engine companies, under
Chief c. c. Wincapaw, responded but
not until the building was considera-
bly, damaged. The cause of the fire
is unknown as there was no one liy-
ing in the house. 1t is believed that
the place was set on fire. The build
ing was insured.
At 1855 o'clock yesterday after
noon fire broke out In the second
foor of the two-story frame dwelling
at 10 Cottage avenue, Huguenot.
owned and occupied by Paul T. Muir
phy, and damaged the building to the
extent of $1,000. An alarm was sent
IN from box 63, near the Huguenot
railroad station, by John Kalter-
meier. Huguenot Engine Company,
in command of Chief Barrent Winant,
responded, but the fire had gained
considerable Roadway before they ar
rived. Nearly all of the. household
erects were saved, but almost the en-
tire structure was destroyed. The
damage to the building Is estimated
to be about $1,000. 1t was Insured,
Acting Captain John H. Cook, with
the reserves of the ni~nty-ninth pre-
clnct station, was at the latter blaze
to keep the crowd back. Fire Mar
shall James LeStrange came down and
made an investigation of both fires,
1t is believed that the latter blaze
was from a spark of a passing loco
motive as the house was situated
near the track.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-15
STATEN ISLAND NEWS
AFTER THOSE WHO
Do NOT CARRY A LIGHT

The police of the Goth precinct sta
ton, T~ottenville, have begun a cru
sade on all bicycle riders, motorcy-
clists and autoists riding without a
light in violation of the city ordi-
nance, which says that all vehicles
must display a light one hour after
sunset, while on the public highway
until one hour before sunrise. This
ordinance also applies to wagons and
carriages Of all description. AL
though no arrests have. as yet been
mace but from now on the ordinance
will be strictly enforced. Acting
Captain John H. Cook Is giving his
men instructions to arrest all who
do not comply with the law.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-15
TUTTENVILLE

Acting Chief John Kenlon OF the
New York fire department, made his
first tour of the borough Of Rich
mond yesterday in his automobile.
He visited the local houses here in
the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Moore Of Brook
Ign, were the guests Of the ~latter's
sister, Mrs. George Leven, of Broad
way, yesterday.
Mrs. Emma Boyd and daughter
Bernice spent Sunday in Brooklyn.
Mrs. Jennie Journeay has return
ed home after a visit in Borough
Park.
Adolph Kreppenek. of Manhattan,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. John DUNCAN,
here, yesterday.
Miss Alice and Edmund Benz re-
turned home Saturday from Albany,
where they have been for several
weeks owing to the illness Of their
father.
William Cougle and daughter
Eleanor visited here Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hill visited
here yesterday.
Ralph Ainsworth, Of Newark, Wis
tilted his parents here yesterday.
The police donned their white he'll
NETS and summer uniforms on Sat
urday.
The steamer Seagate brought
down about 200 prospective buyers
from Manhattan to Sea Breeze
Heights yesterday,
Bentley Lodge, Odd Fellows, meets
tonight.
Richmond Temple. Pythian Sis
tiers, will meet tonight.
TT Won have sDmathfng to trade
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-15
AUTHOR-PHYSlCIAN DIES.

Dr.. William r. A. Wilson Wrote "Ths
Rose Of Normandy" and Other Books.
Pittsfeld, Mass, May 1o.-Dr VIII
liam Robert Anthony Wilson Is dead
at his residence in the city. He was
forty one years old.
He was graduated from Williams
college In 1892 and took a medical
course at Columbia college and New
York College Of Physicians and Bur
geons. He came to Pfttsfield In 1905
and devoted himself to literary work.
He was the author of the novels THE
Rose of Normandy and "A Knot OF
Blue" His boys books, Comrades
Three" and Journeys of the Kit Kat
Club" are widely read.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-15
How He Got the Moon,

John Henry Maedler, the astronomer.
whose favorits study was the moon,
having learned that Frau White, the
wife Of the state councillor. owned q
wonderful model OF his pet luminRry,
spent years trying to gain possession
of It, AS her husband was living, be
could not marry the owner Of the mod
ell, 30 he married her daughter. and at
the death Of his mother-in-law the COW
eted noon became his.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-15
Tho Dragon Fly.

The dragon fy's appetite Is never
satisfied, although that amazing insect,
with its 10000 microscopic eyes, eats
continuously from daylight until dark,
capturing thousands upon thousands
of flies and other noxious insects dur
ing the day. But the digestive appara-
tus Of the dragon fly is such that all
it takes into It's long stomach Is digest
ed instantly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-15
O HURT IN FAIL.

David Coleman Abbott, nine years
old, son of Mr.. and Mrs. William Abb
bott, Of 1878 Amboy avenue, Totem
Vile, while playing at the freight
station Of the Rapid Transit near
Main street. about 4 o'clock Friday
afternoon, fell from the platform to
the track and received a severe cut
on the side of the head. He was at
tended by DR.. Walker Washington,
of Main street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-15
sTORK MAKES MANY VISITS.

The stork was working over time
in the fifth ward during the past
week from all reports. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Eagle, of Amboy avenue, Tot
tel Vile, are being congratulated on
the arrival Of a son Thursday. Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Diesendorf, of
RossviHe, had a son arrive on
Thursday. Mr.. and Mrs. John Nc
Donald of Prince Bay, are receiving
congratulations on a baby boy Thurs
day, and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ben
son, Of Kreischerville, have a baby
girl that arrived Tuesday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-15
A Queer siaht In Holland.

One Of the ~queerest sights which I
paw in Europe, was a row of wooden
phoes outside the door Of a Dutch
farmhouse on Saturday morning.
There were the big sized shoes Of the
farmer himself, the middle sized shoes
pf his good vraow and several small
sized shoes Of the children, and all the
line had been scrubbed and freshly
whitewashed in preparation for Sun
aay.-"Old Stories Of Holland"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-15

Paris. May I'D. q, Howard, for
merly secretary Of the treasury of L.
IBERIA, has been elected president of
the republic, to succeed President Ar
thur Barclay when the latter's term
expires on Dec. 81.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-15

If men like John Wanamaker can
make a fortune through advertising
there ought to be something in it for
you, even IL 1t Is only a cent-a-word
adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-15

Dig down and ses-
Our deep rooted standards
of quality--our chemical test
for all wool, our ten days
sun test for fast color, the ex-
pert examination of every
Inch of every yard Of cloth
for flaws In weaving.
Then you see why our
business grows - why 80
many thousands OF men
come to us for their Spring
suits and overcoats.
They know how good Our
clothes must be.
Know too that they won't
have to dig down too far for
the prices, for thanks to the
volume Of Our business, Our
prices are always moderate.
Spring suits, S18 to S48.
Spring overcoats, $I8 to
S4s.
RocERs PEEr & COMPANY
Three Broadway Stores
ct at al
Wsrrsn ST. 18th Sc s4th 81
MANHATTAN
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-15

Some OF the news" or your Imme-
6iate neigh borhood may be found In
the want ads. toda~-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-15

II you have something to trade
put an advertisement in u ex-
change column.
The evening world., 1911-05-20

an arm fun Of bundles) he e~nsooncsd
himself In tho solely vacated SCAT at
this station.
But Mr.. Rangls. with the freedom OF
a frank and fearless friend, reached
over tho Newspaper and grasped MT.
Jarr by the COLLAR. He exerted a steady,
uplifting tug n remarked. more In
sorrow than anger:
MIX, nix. old mani
Mr.. Jar rose sul,enly UP and lot the
tired oma sltp down In tho seat,
while. tho train having come Into an
other station. the urbane and consid-
crate Rangle indicated another recently
emptied place 20 tho shaky old gentle
man.
Mr.. Rangle let him aious for upward
OF twenty minute or 20. But az they
am from the subway at their sta
ton street he grasped Mr.. Jarr by the
arm and gently but firmly took him into
custody.
He led him into Gus's Haven of Rest
for Married Men. on tho corner. sal
him down at q table under tho electric
fan. held two fingers up at Elmer. the
bartender, n then said:
"well?"
"Aw. Lemme alone and let me go or
The evening world., 1911-05-20

how? Simply a bunch OF % tax paying
citizens h give up several hours OF
their time every day looking into things.
lnasmuch as an attempt is made to
select level headed business mon for
Grand Jury duty, We find a shameful
condition OF affairs in that body. CRU
.aders and professional reformers are
barred.
Take this March Grand Jury. II
listened to scores OF witnesses IN all
walks OF life. II wade through bales
and bales of police recorls and Ant
scripts. 1t sent committees to explore
different parts OF the town at night.
II probed and dug and Clipped FOR
nearly two months, And then It
showed Its utter Incompetence b. find
ing that New York Is not overrun with
wce and crime. although there Is a
gang evil and p~andhandlers flourish
and thieves make a business OF steal
ing horses and wagons.
Here is nearly two months labor
lost. How much better II would have
been 10 turn the whole matter over to
tho Good II No Better Young Mems
League Of Brooklyn or some similar
The evening world., 1911-05-20

whether I 60 home or not" said Mr..
Jarr. Dog gone It. Much thanks a
man gets for buttinE his brains out
and working himself to death keeping
up a home and supporting a family"
And Mr.. Jarr felt so sorry for himself
that he would have cried, but It's hard
to cry while quafing . cold. foam
topped tall one.
What's the matter? Out with ~"
said the !nauiring friend.
'WeN. ats none OF your business"
said Mr.. Jarr, as he sat down the re-
ceptacle that had held his cold. foam
topped tall one. but yesterday I left
the ONCE with Jenkins and Johnson and
Smith. the shipping clerk. and we
stopped in a place and got TO throwing
dice
And YOU got homo late TO support"
added Mr.. Rangle.
! Didn't get HON at all. you might
say" said Mr.. Jarr. "A friend came
in-Jack silver. lie had his automo-
bile outside and suggested he'd take us
TO Coney Island-wouldn't let me take
time to telephone home--and brought
me up here after midnight"
"WeN?' asked Mr.. Rangle.
"WeiI?" Knocked Mr.. Jar. "Has such
a thing never happened TO the model
husband?" lie pointed to Mr.. Ranglc
TO indicate whom he meant.
'NMrs. Jarr wouldn't even come 70
breakfast with me this morning" he
went on. and I guess she won't speak
' 10 me for n week. Well, I must co.
whats the hurry II no glad greet
ings will he there" asked Mr.. Rangle.
and he slgnalled for two more cold.
foam-topped tall ones.
That's IL! Why does a man always
ache to get home when he knows he'll
he treated Ike a dog-that is. till he
just can't stand It any more and PUSHES
out again. asked the guilty party.
Take the advice OF a hardened sin
ner." eaid Mr.. Rangle; go home and
tell your wife Just how II happened,
Throw yourself upon the mercy OF tbs
court"
Not much,' said Mr.. Jarr. "Ill &c
home ard play the injured Innocence
racket. III say / got a hurry call Il
catch a train for Albany o n business
for the frm-told the ONCE boy to ca.
up Mrs. Jarr and tell her, end find he
forgot Il, and
Nay, nay" said Mr.. Rangle. "Shcl
look UP a time table. mayhap. and SEE
YOU could not have gone TO Albany OF
business and bscl; IN the time"
well. 7 can say the elevate stuck
between the eighth and ninth floors and
as II was the last trip, the superin'
tendent of the building thought every
body was out and shut up the place
ana THERE WE WE'RE TILL Aztec
MIDNIGHT. WHEN .HE WATCH
MAN"-Mr, Jars voice rose with In
d!gnation as he imagined what he NIGH
have been through and not a soul a
home 10 care-"FOUND US AMI
CHOPPED Us QUIT" he added.
Mr.. Rangle's g.snce was cold. 9TH
truth, When in doubt. the simple
r plain truth" he said, firmly. ITS tn
es siest way, with no nsrebarks."
IAN right. BILL" said Mr.. Jar, err
|. do as YOU say, but lts j. Oreal
The habit OF = Wslns"
The evening world., 1911-05-20
Letters From the People

ure OF these means, The repetition
should begin with the laying Of the head
upon the pillow. should be regular and
Rhythmic, and absolutely unlnterrupted
until terminated by sleep. l cured my
self OF insomnia OF long standing by this
method, when physicians could do no
more for me, and when hops, hot mink,
hot baths. exercise and medicine failed
The practice should be persisted in
every nigAt. for a return to sleep,cssnos
for a single night MAJ mean an entire
recurrence OF w~akefulness. 4 ]. j,
The evening world., 1911-05-20
The Weeks WASH.
BY Martin Green.

pitohforks, They could find vice and
crime where the average middle-aged
grand Juror who has lived in New York
all his life n "a find his way around
In the dark would see nothing more
thar natural features o, a big town.
Therefore ] am in favor OF keeping
such Investigations away from prosaic
grand Jurors who have to be shown.
Hereafter let us get our Information
from the enthusiastic youths and their
no less enthusiastic elders who like 70
circulate around at night on missions
o. reform and spend expense money.
Grand juries have exhibited too often
their disposition 20 prefer evidence to
rumor."
The evening world., 1911-05-20

Of eating dirpet taGks. It's deadly to % an Innocent bystandsr at a Kentucky
election or Town on the Mexican border. Tanning rattesnakes or the psaEre
of their company is not without its incidental perls But ~ ocoupatons all
those are safe zane, sedatve n sanitary compared to trying 70 Ut the New
Yrk police force frm the nont office
u cal understand why son nene g to India to shoe tigers. Tiger hunting
furnishes fine rugs sor the dining room n I'M % the best lies tht break
into he magazines. can understand why other men RAJ TO md the North
Pole For example there's Walter wenmsn. who used to sart fr Ia Pole In
legal HOLIDAYS ad holy day. IN Lent thereby winning for hhmsAf tn usuonsl
y can even understand why so nan men love- to ton these ssersto orders that
always put their braNniest and most canousheared Members on tho degree
team. There is many IA hardy adventures so CONSTITUTED that hs will brave
almost my horrors In a lodge room upstairs over rug store for tho privileges
that follow: After his wounds we healed over he car sit up with tho ahns
and turf out for tho dead He an enjoy tho inestimahe bon of serving o N
committees to draw up resolutions Off respect He ca In IN ret TO the majestic
and mysterious point 81 being supreme Imperial Grand Potentate or some other
small office, and wear a regana hat youd make IN Easter eS look like st
had or mourning.
But when al infatuated Individual gns IN for the Police Commksonershp
he undergoes al initiation that lasts as long as lie does Hos crossing n end
less vista of burning sands with binders on and bohh hands tied behind his back.
Husky chaps are pyng fr him as he passes,w with slap sticks IN Ice water
There's a goat-generany his W goat-uNing IN the ohng TO but him on his
departure. II he hangs hack they prod him with sharp spears IN sensitive pr-
lions of his person., and every time nc nkes a step forward he falls through n
open skynght onto the roof Of a greenhouse.
thin7s And when we're tired out with Blasting him for his sins We slid him
,auitor chalks the address OF the nearest city dump on the cotton of hts shoe
and loads him ntoa garbage can. He's gone and WHAT'S more,h he's forgotten.
He has become N of the Porro riazzzes OF history
"Or in osier words numbered with Caesar nd AeNander' said Hiram.
1 "Y~." Md Losrum. and also Sweeney" u
The evening world., 1911-05-20

closed. A club is a social organization,
and the object OF a club Il to enter
tain congen!al persons, Clubs have
their rules designed to keep uncongenisl
persons out, Far would It be from me
abor: a billion miles-to insis. upon
butting iUto n social organization which,
through its legally constituted commit
tee on applications, or otherwise, had
Informed me that some there we're who
considered mo u~rcongenial,
While travelling In the South for the
first tine | inadvertently got into the
brunette section OF a Jim Crow car.
The occupants thereof b.ackballed me
and a brakeman advised me to stick
to m " side Of the partition. When
ever | hear a man squeal because a
club doesn't want HIM | am reminded
Of dat incident"
The evening world., 1911-05-20

bum ~presentment
on Judge O'Sulli-
van when they
failed TO find that
New York IL all
notified with vice
and crime like a
man who has been
eating buck wheat
cakes and sausage
all winter"
quite right"
said tho laundry
man. What Is a
Grand Jury any,
The evening world., 1911-05-20

organization! They would have given
us something to make us sit up and
take notice,
"Ah, but we should have had some
spicy reading had We sivcn the vice
and crime in~vestiSation into the hands
and hearts OF the Good II Not Better
Young Mems League Those boys
would have n ont ana u up ice
and crime and spread It out With
The evening world., 1911-05-20

subway platform
and entered Z
crowded ar with
HIN.
How're yuh,'
replied Mr.. Jar.
in h Q m o I
gloomy AND per-
hunctory manner,
and (siiding dex-
teouDly In around
. very ahaky Old
gentleman and q
very tired iookina
stout woman with
The evening world., 1911-05-20
Mr.. Jarr, in Doubt What to Say, Decides to
Surprise Himself by Telling the Truth

home snarled Mr.. Jar. You mind
your wi business"
And he essayed 20 rise and would
have done so. but Just then Elmer
PLACED two cod. foam-topped tail ones
on the table and-well, the flesh Is
The evening world., 1911-05-20

sA Our women have LOST nothing Of that fresh enthusiasm. that half childish.
wholly splendid zs, In life"
You think. then. that they succeed as wives and mothers" asked Marguerite
Mooers Marshall.
when they give their mind to t. yes
lG ITIINK we'll all agree that IN most wonderful work in the wordf for a
woman Is that Of behng a wife and mother. But that's not Ter only work.
= an Just 0 she is wildly exuihns in her discovery OF the other Jobs
Perhaps the pendulum Of h rife hss wun a little toe Tar toward freedom ant
Victorian ase. 1t will all adjust itself before lons.
Besides" Miss Bates added earnestly "the American pomdn has a
particularly fine and lofty idea Of marriage she pI not bring children
into a home phere she does not consider that q 1T father duUts them She
,cl not epe maintain the mockery Of such a home.
European critics ave called the American woman unreasonad in her Att
tude toward her husband. She is told that she is too stHt with him; that he
III false criticism is right, then our whole system OF American moralsi Is wrong.
As a nation " e have adopted the ideal OF moral deeency. III Won narso only
wing Vi to thisid ideal
The American roma says to. III nan After you've promised faith to me
. the marriage anar kep o won II o break It, you make void M
contract and w can only throw 1t away. have a nte that may live without
you And se rsoects instead of desecratns her ONT when he acts Ike this
mi HE European ,omdn gres everything and gets nothing rhen
she mcrries. The American womon Clues everything and &C.
Quhes everything. She knows her uorth, and phy shouldn't
she."
How does she compare With other women In regard 10 beauty I'M charm
nj style?" asked Miss Marshall
We've II grown ~ with the understanding that " e are the most beautiful
AM delightful people in the world. And. really. think 1t quite true Taere are
few women mons tho Idle civilizations who are BORN with a certain
a certain manner, which probably Won DO our heritage for W or three
hundred years
But W e simulate II so easily!
Then American women are so vivacious and weninforned an animated!
they hav realt thoughts not just emotions Ike the Continental women. Our
women use their brains al well rs their exclusives
In Europe n woman Is always a ona In America she is frequently a
human being. We are getting over the absurd insktenceo o. sex.
American m are franz and honorable FOR JUS this eaSon In school
business footing, snd they "a acquired much OF h direct masculine code.
They ont tell so many little Hes nd practise 40 many petty deceptons.
yet with all her business training. tho American oms hs not lost her
ems of man shes too divhe!y young to 10 that
"She needs only n caution.
"Shc mustn't rest on her aurcrs and wat for the American man to
catch up She must keep o. going"
The evening world., 1911-05-20

strange drug habit. where the unhappy devotee-or gink. to
use the palmer word-persists In gratifying his unhanowed
longtnss even though he knows what piteous fate awaits
hin at the nnish.
Taking "a short cut through . slaughter house IN order
to be nrst In line for Slab 1 at the Morsue - . bhthssome
summer outing In the cool Of the day compared to being the
head-if any such there be-of our Police Department. II Is
a CHEEKY little sob that has been tried by nearly everybody
except of course a real po!ceman-and almost invariably
within a few short months there's a dense crowd gathered
about the SPOT marked y on the diagram showing whore
the doomed wretch blew up.
IT'S uncertain to play a fortune tslNers tips on horse
races. It's dangerous for q small child to contract the habit
The evening world., 1911-05-20
Suggests Way to Go to sleep.

To the Editor Of The Evening World
Referring TO request OF Reader" for
means OF inducing sleep ] recommend
the following; Immediately upon going
70 bed begin 10 repeat, silently. Il am
sleepy, ! am sleepy" In the mean time
relaxing. Think OF the arms, the hands,
the body. and even the eyclids and the
facial expression as relaxed. The hrst
few moments after getting into bed are
the most valuable In this process. Five
The evening world., 1911-05-20
The Merry elackball

EGX/Ou could he ~blackballed from
the CITY Club for that" said
the head pollsher.
Allow me to assure YOU" replied the
laundry nan that n ! were black
halled from the city club or any other
club ! should consider the incident
The evening world., 1911-05-20

weak"
You're a nice one to 70 homo with a
Crouch on like that" said Mr.. Rangle.
with his best neutrality-suspicious.
tone.
II guess they don't care much
The evening world., 1911-05-20
BY Roy L. McC ardell.

IELIO. Old top cried Mr.,
RANGE. cordially. A. he
brushed into Mr.. Jar on the
The evening world., 1911-05-20
LOANS FOR THE POOR.

Of . conference between a number Of bust
nss men and representatives Of the Russell Sage
Foundation there has come the adoption of a plan
that promises to check some Of the grosser evils
at least Of what is known as the %oan shark
problem" The importance Of the plan was shown
at the conference BY evidence To tho effect TINT M