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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22
Prisoners Break In successor.

Two convicts, paroled few days
ago, are remaining at the penitenti-
ary to break in their successors. They
are Jimmy Kinsell and August Ross.
The former was the warden's porter,
but the man assigned to the job did
not catch on" SO Kinsell, although
free, is still at the prison acting as
instructor. The same is true of Ross,
who took care of the yard.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22
To Raise Standard.

Efforts to raise the standard Of
Ohio medical colleges are to be made
by the state medical board. 1t is
planned to require graduates of the
weaker colleges to supplement their
course before admitting them to prac-
tice, while some of the colleges are to
be urged to strengthen their curricu.
lum.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

St Louis has provided farm home
for the horses of the city departments
when the animals grow too old and
infirm for work. Appreciation of any
kind Of past usefulness in public work
is so rare, either in man or beast. that
this grateful act to faithful four-footed
servants does credit to the city's pub.
lie spirit and generosity.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22
Senate plans Bin pos+s, proh.

Washington.-The senate passed the
Bourne resolution authorizing an in.
vestigation of the postal system of
the United States and to determine
what changes are necessary in the
present methods with especial atten-
ton to the possible establishment of
parcels post.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

Let the baby squall by all means"
says Professor w. A. McKeever of
the Kansas Agricultural college,
thereby proving that all the massive
inteIlects have not been coralled by
the eastern universities.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

The Postal Telegraph Co. announc-
ed it intended to enter the telephone
field in competitions with the Bell
Western Union interests. Telegraph
wires will be converted into phone
wires first between Salt Lake City
and San Francisco.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

That the lure of the foam and the
"red eye" can be pulled out of man
by the roots, and all by the sweet
charms of music, is the proposition
suggested by Miss Alice L. Higgins,
secretary of the Boston Associated
Charities.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

Kansas City for Conservation Meet.
Washington.-Kansas City, Mo-. was
chosen by the executive board of the
National Conservation association as
the convention city for the third
annual conservation congress in Sep
tember
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

Mason City, Ia.-E. j. Curtin of
Decorah was elected president of the
Iowa State Bankers association. Ce-
dar Rapids was chosen for next years
convention.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22
Rin Eoraerx charnsd.

Atlanta, Ga.-Warrants charging
forgery have been sworn out against
j. Wylie Smith. secretary and treas
urer of the Commercial Loan and
Trust company, who disappeared. leav-
ing behind an alleged shortage In his
accounts Of $4,000.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22
Mint Becomes Warehouse.

Washington.-The historic New Or
leans mint will cease to exist as such
after July 1. 1t will be conducted
henceforth as an assay Office and a
storage place for 22.OOe, 900 silver dol
lars. Only one of its old vaults is con-
sidered burglar-proof at present.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

Laporte, Ind.-Judge George W. Bee
man of Starke county, one of the best
known jurists in the state, died. aged
sixty-six years. Death resulted from
blood poisoning, which developed in
one of his toes which was frozen last
winter.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

Professor Sargent of Harvard has
It figured out that flowers will reform
bad boys. The next time your youth.
full son pours water into the gasoline
tank of your automobile, hand him a
SIS bunch of violets.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

A Brooklyn woman who is -O1
years old attributes the fact to her
habit of arising every morning at 6
o'clock. Many feel that getting up
at 6 every morning is enough to make
anyone old.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

No serious eridemics of disease
have been visited upon Ohio. accord.
ing to the report Of the state board
Of health just filed with the governor
Deaths numbering is have resulted
from smallpox, Of which there have
been 779 cases reported. in 4S coun.
ties and % places.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22
uanaerhlIt Yacht Burned

Red Top, Conn.-The launch Vag.
rant, owned by Harold Vanderbilt. son
of W. K. Vanderbilt, which was moored
beside the John Harvard, was burned.
Mr Vanderbilt was badly. burned
about the face. but his eyesight is not
impaired.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

The decision Of District OF Cclum.
bia court that street pianos are We.
hicles confirms the long entertained
and widespread suspicion that they
are not musical instruments.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22
rwertv Die IN Storm.

Trieste, Austria.-A storm Of hvsri.
cane force ragged during the. night.
causing many deaths and much dam
age to shipping. The bodies Of 20 vic.
Tins had been recovered ct this point.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22
Liability Bill Sioned.

Columbus, O.-Governor Harmon
signed the employers liability bill.
which creates an insurance fund and
also a commission to disburse II. The
employees pay ten and the employers
sc per cent. into the fund.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

A canvass of the goods in Chicago
university shows that only two per
cent. of them are planning matrimony.
That's all right; there's no need to
hurry the girls.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

Don't be discouraged If the results
you get from your garden make it
seem expensive. The price put upon
Madison Square garden in New York
is $3,5O0,0O0.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

Harvard college is making expert
ments with Chinese rubber trees, anti
cipating that they can be induced to
grow with sufficient luxuriance here to
have an appreciable influence on the
foreign rubber market
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

There are a great many unreason-
able persons in the world, but few ATE
more so than the New Yorker who
stabbed deaf mute because he failed
to reply to a question.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

A Boston street car conductor
found a $1,000 necklace on the floor
Of his car. And we thought that
women who wear $4,000 necklaces al.
ways rode in automobiles.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22
Renort Americans Slain.

Washington.-Two Americans. Pat
rick M. Lennon and DR.. Foster, have
been killed at Alamo, in Lower Cali
fornia. according to dispatches re-
ceived by the state department
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

A chewing gum famine is threat
ened in Chicago as the result Of a
strike. Our old-fashioned notion of
nothing to worry abou, is chewing
gum famine
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

New York has just sent $2,0O0,000 of
worn out money to Washington. The
fellows the New Workers took it away
from were probably sent to the hos
pital.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22
kIl,s Self wh.n sor Ma.

Kansas City.-Despondent because
her sixteen-year-old son married
against her wishes, Mrs. Nettte Super.
oawa hanged herself in the 5s, tment
Of her Lome in this city
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

A New York miser committed sui
eide because he was lonesome, and
yet you can hardly blame people for
not wanting to keep a miser's COM
pany.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

Also, bash the pest that rocks the
boat.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

A western railroad has placed on
its rails car reserved for women
only, but the women do not after
all prefer an Adamless Eden on
wheels.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

A Harvard professor says women
are near the savage state. It would
be interesting to hear the other sidt
o. the story.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

At the Hoe library sale THE Swan
Book" brought $21,000 Its new owner
would not read it for twice that
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

A New Jersey man who ate pie
twice day for SO years is dead-gone
to his desserts, as it were.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

Stealing a base on the rest Of the
country, a Massachusetts school is
using batting averages to stimulate in
terest in mathematics.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

Do not overwork yourself taking hot
weather advice.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

Be not angry that you cannot make
others as you wish them to be, since
you cannot make yourself what you
wish to be.-Thomas a Kempis.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

Chicago is now advocating air baths.
A short time ago one of it's citizens
died in a bathtub.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

THE earnings of the average New
York lawyer amount to about $1,000 a
year. Earnings" is a diplomatic way
OF putting 1t.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

About the only time the women are
good listeners Is when the preacher
is talking.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

Four robbers backed big deliv-
cry wagon UP in front Of the Office
Of Max Kutchai, manufacturer of fla
voring extracts at Chicago, kicked in
the front door, picked up 1900
pound safe, loaded it ON the wagon
and drove away. Kutchai says the
safe contained $500 in money and sew
eral thousand dollars worth Of nego'
table papers,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

Luther Burbank is said to be trying
to develop better strawberry. There
Is a stronger demand for the improve
ment of the strawberry box.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

London dressmakers now propose
gown with a detachable train. Hub
by, we presume. will be the switch
man.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

New York complains of a shortage
of water, despite the fact 1t is sur
rounded by it.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

However, the aviator who threatens
to fly up Broadway will not be the
only high flyer on that wicked thor
oughfare.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

1t must be great to be skinny in hot
weather.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

After college professors reach a
certain age they don't seem to care
what they say about women.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

Detroit's team loses a game on rare
occasions to prove that its players are
merely human.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

There has been discovered one of
those old-fashioned baseball games in
which one team scores 20 runs.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22
Closes a Bank

Jefferson City, Mo-The state bank.
ing department took charge Of the
Citizens bank of Macon, Mo-, which
has capital of 10000.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

There ought to be Nobel prize for
the parsonage who invented shirt
waists.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething sOftens the gums, reduces inflamma~
ton, anays pain. cures wind collie. 25c a bottle.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

Eighty-three cadets were graduated
into full-fedged second lieutenants at
the United States military academy
at West Point, N. Y.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

Now the man who sleeps out of
doors finds 1t easier to make converts
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

More popular than others are hot
waves with broken backs.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

In this world one must be little
too kind to be kind enough.-Mari-
vauX.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-22

Keep cool and you will be cool
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-14
OF A. PLANS
FOR BIG EVENT


Foresters of America in this city
are making great plans for the big
class initiation to be held IN the
Auditorium next Wednesday night
under the auspices OF Court Amboy
No. IS and Court standard No. Ill.
At q meeting of the latter court In
Odd Fellows hall last night word
was received from Grand Secretary
w. l.. j. Jobes, of Hoboken, that
several OF the grand officers of the
state would be present and take part
In the ceremonies. Grand Chief
Ranger Thomas r. Luker, of CAM
den, has sent word that he will be
on hand. Grand Sub-Chief Dennis
j. Flynn and Supervising Deputy
Thomas Lucas, of this city, who were
at the meeting last night, are active
in getting the class together. A
special meeting Of the two courts
will be held Monday night In Fores-
ters' hall to make final arrange
ments for the class. Since the first
of June more than 250 Foresters
have been initiated In this city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-14
URGE LODGES
TO GIVE HELP
Appeal by Woman's Club for
Red Cross Seals.

A special appeal Is being made by
the Woman's Club to the lodges and
societies In this city and vicinity to
take an active and financial interest
in the Red Cross seal campaign o
being waged blythe club In Perth
.Amboy. The Red Cross seals are on
sale to the public at the stores of F.
A. Seaman and Frank Neer, but the
ladies are endeavoring to secure the
financial aid of the societies and
lodges, as last year. Only one fra
ternal or beneficial order-the B. p.
o. E.-has responded to the appeal
and recently purchased So worth OF
the little pastors.
Letters have been sent to every
society in the city but no returns
noted, except from the Elks. Mrs.
Auguste J. Rossi, of Rector street,
who has charge of this branch of the
eompaign, urges Immediate action on
the part of the lodges toward the
of the campaign and thus as
sist in increasing the total to be ex-
pended here for the prevention of
the white plague According to
the ladies interested the movement
in this city will not be as successful
this year as in 1910 unless the socie-
ties assume immediate interest in
the matter. The U. S.. Metals Re-
filming Company, of Roosevelt, has
purchased SIS worth of stamps.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-14
DELIVER
FREE OF COST
Western Union Not to Oh arge
Transportation.

Notice was received at the local
office of the Western Union Teie-
graph Company, in Fayette street,
this morning. to the effect that here
after-telegrams will be delivered free
Of transportation charge to any part
of the city. The only fee connected
with kilograms here In the future
will be the cost per word of sending
them. Messages will be delivered to
any place within the corporate limits
OF the city without extra charge.
Heretofore II a message was address
ed to Maurer an additional fee Of ten
cents in connection with the usual
cost per word OF the message would
be charged. The company now pro-
poses to make such deliveries at
their own expense, using trolleys,
automobiles, etc., IL necessary.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-14
WASHINGT0NS
HAVE ELECTION

Election of officers and a blowout
were held by the members of Wash
ington Hose and Chemical Company
in their rooms in Rector street last
night. Andrew Andersen was elect
ed president; John Campbell, vice
president; George Seaman, financial
secretary; Richard Seguine, record
ing secretary; H. Fl. FRANKIE, treas
urer; l.. w. FRANKIE, foreman; Will
liam Buckley, frst assistant, and
Rodney Solt, second assistant. An
drew Anderson was elected as a rep
iresentatfye to the Eiremen's Relief
Association.
After the election of officers q
social time was held at which Fat
rick Rocks. chief; Frank Comings.
first assistant and William p.
'OfHara. second asstsfant. were
guests of honor. Chief Rocks adj
dressed the gathering as did all OF
the elected officers. A turkey din-
Q was served.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-14

Has Original Idea for .lndI-
yiduaI Drinking Cup.

On DAYS when Johan Jensen, q To-
cal contractor, has little TO 90, ne
gfves the city demonstrations OF true
Of the individual drink
ing cup law in a unique and original
name He links as big beer stein
to his coat or vest with a chain or
rop and uses the receptacle TO
drink from In saloons. On the stein
is q label bearing the inscription,
Individual Drinking Cup.
Mr.. Jensen received no small
amount OF attention q few days ago.
when he first tried the stunt and IL
won many a laugh. AS the fun was
climbing high Mr.. Jensen came
across DR.. William e. Ramsay, faith
er of the Individual drinking U
bill. In the Packer house and the
two discussed the subject. The con-
tractor told the former assembly
man that he had discovered billions
of germs In rinsing basins back OF
bars In some saloons. He declared
he found one with something like
$4,000, 900 germs and another with
practically 100, 000, 600 bacflli In 1t.
He says he found that the physician
was In accord with his views and
told him the individual drinking cup
law would lead up to a change of
water in rinsing basins to insure
cleanliness.
The next day Mr.. Jensen has time
to spart for q bit Of amusement, he
says the public will find him going
around again displaying his indi-
vidual drinking stein,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-14
To INVESTIGATE
THE TELEPHONE
Public Utility Commission
Looking Into Rates.

Trenton, Dec. 14:-On the
ground that the limited inyestiga-
ton it was conducting into the tele-
phone rates charged in South Jer-
sey by the Delaware and Atlantic
Telephone and Telegraph Company
was not getting the results desired
the Board of Public Utility Commits
sioners yesterday ordered a state
wide inquiry as to the tolls exacted
by the company.
John L. Sawyer Of general coun-
sell for the Bell system. has In
sisted that the limited scope OF the
probe has been unfair to the COM
pany The hearings followed the
complaint of Camden merchants and
the Camden county Board of Free
holders that the rate were UNJUST
Mr.. swayze ~contended that the In
yestigation should be made state
wide and the commission decided
that inasmuch as intercommunica-
ton across distance irrespective of
municipal boundaries in the ssenc
OF telephone service lit would nec-
essariIy involve matters to segre-
gate service costs within q restrict
ed municipal area.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-14
9s..,sspEop!L.EI'. e.,
You KNoW,

Miss Josephine Hilton, of Staten
island, was the guest Of friends in
Center street last night.
Adam Sehantz, OF Rector street,
has returned home after visiting
friends In New York.
Frederick Hanson, of Market
street, Is spending the day as the
guest OF friends in Staten Island.
Mrs. Thomas Ramsay, of state
street, Is spending several days as
the guest of friends In Hoboken.
Martin Larsen, Of Hall avenue, is
spending the day as the guest OF
friends In Staten Island.
Philip JoscIson, OF State street,
hAs returned home after visiting
friends In Red Bank.
Mrs. Frank Parker, OF New Bruins
wick avenue. Ia visiting at the home
OF friends In Jersey City.
Miss Margaret Donovan, OF New
York, Ii being entertained by friends
Id Washington street today.
Mrs. A. sylvester. of New York, Is
being entertained at the residence of
-F-s TAYLOR, in State street.
MT. and MIS- Frank Cassidy. OF
State street. are IN e-~~an MI,
1sieHas and relatives in Syracuse lSs
q week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-14

Mrs. A. Clark, Of State street, who
has been the guest of friends In Jer'
sey City, has returned home.
Miss Theresa Anderson, of Jersey
City, is visiting her mother in Jeffer-
son street for a week.
Miss Marie Elton, of Fayette
street, is spending the day as the
guest of friends in New York.
William Burke, OF High street,
was in company with friends in Bay
onne last night.
Miss Elizabeth Morris. of Eliza
bethport, has returned home after
visiting friends in State street.
Morris Mechanick, of State street.
who has been the guest of friends in
New York, has returned home.
Miss Helen Poulsen, of Oak street,
is being entertained by relatives in
Red Bank.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-14
BATH ABRAHAM HAS
MADE NOMINATIONS

United Hebrew Lodge, No. 500,
Independent Order Birth abraham.
at its meeting slasf night held itf
second nomination OF officers. The
election will take place at the next
meeting. A report of the death OF
one Of the members of the lodge,
Samuel Siegas, of 347 West Thirty
Seventh street. New York city, who
died In q hospital In that place
Sunday was received. A committee
composed of Armin Tomasehoff, s.
EIkins and 8. Belekove were named
to 60 to New York today to e the
widow of their deceased member and
to give her what benefits she is en-
titled to from the lodge. Mrs.
Siegas is left with four children.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-14

s
The little creature which possesses
the distinction of having more legs
than any other animal Is that which
belongs to the family Of insects known
as millepedes or Thousand footed. There
are several different species ce these,
but they all possess the common char
acteristic OF having segmented bodies,
each segment of which Is provided
with its W pair of feet. These are
set so closely along the body as to re-
sembIe hairs. and when they move one
after another with perfect regularity
the effect is precisely the same on a
small scale as that of a field Of oats
uhuuia.fHs snder the influence of the
wind Some species Oh EasAs-rades have
as many as $50 separate and disla~a4
legs. They are all perfectly harmless.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-14

Seward flowing waters are not
alone responsible for the denudation
Of soils. Those who have watched
dark dust storms approaching will be
interested to know that estimates of
solid material suspended In the air run
from 100 to 10000 tons per cubic
miles Of air where such storms are
prevalent. The aeolian g~eologist, I'd
den, taking conservative values and
using fairly accurate data for the num-
Der, velocity and duration OF the dust
storms In the western states, con-
Guided that con the average about
$4,000 900 tons Of dust are carried
LAO miles each year. thus doing in
this region alone about 1,225, 1000. 000,-
600 mile tons of transport" The dust
whiris run each an average distance
OF 2i8 miles.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-14
FEAR FOR KINGS SAFETY.

This Fsot H~--rors;h,s IN England FOR
Lack Of Criticism Of Policies.
London. Dec. IA Fears Tor King
George, while he Is still in India,
where discomfort is ever present. Is
largely responsible for the lack Of criti-
cism In parliament and the press ON
the changes in the India administra-
tion.
Moreover, the feeling expressed by
the Marquis OF Lansdowne that once
the king-emperor's word Is passed that
word is irreyocabie, probably has infiu-
enced otherwise adverse critics. Ii il
true also that there Is no popular In
terest In England In the details OF In.
dian politics.