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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-17

WlthOut iail!
Who is the bearer of bad news in
each and every case?
Who starts domestic breaches he
can't mend7
Who hobs up quite serenely when
there's trouble on the place?
Who could 1t be, dear reader, but
your "friend7"
Who nails you for a nve-spot and
forgets to pay 1t back?
Who steers insurance agents
round your way?
Who gets you into mining deals that
never. pan, alack?
Who happens In st meal time
every day7
Who keeps our lawn mower busy
when you want the thing your
self?
Who's always glad to borrow, not
to lend7
Who envies you the toys you wear.
and covets all your pelf?
Who could 1t be, now frankly, but
your "friend7"
Who tells you to get busy or you'll
surely go to-smash.
That your financial wreck will be
completes
In spite of all his good advise, who
v earns the cash
To keep his own household in
things to eats
Who tells you that you're looking
bad and not at all yourself
And that you soon are going to
meet your ends
Who is it says: Il told you So when
you're laid on the shelf
Who could 1t be, pray tell us, but
your "friends"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-17

the tribe. When We withdrew we
took our pastor and two Of the elders
into the Methodist church With us"
Reuben IL q relative OF the late
Chief Joseph OF the Nez Perez tribe
aud accompanied the old warrior on
his last trip to Washington. where
-1-1 .Ssssvsa !, Ft-sfdent NC
Kinfey.
General Niles took Joseph ana me
from Washington to New York to see
Buffalo BilTs show" said Reuben. sHes
paid all OF cur expenses d we had
q nne time. He also gave $25 to each
Of ~. The show vas good
Reuben wAs q bog 1t go sfSae uE
shA Nsz Pascs outbreak mad raEAenaA
asrx 1t 0S1ss. us saEher asIaK en- FL
xsaanh'a Warriors He va edskkkea
vt E#1azsAa azsa Er#a. Ill EskNRwAW
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-17

FROM THE HICKEYVILLE
M ADrnk
CLARION

Hi Higgins is the champion frog
catcher in these parts and he expects
to work his stunt up into a vaude-
vile act in the near future. Hi kin
holer just like a frog and can whin-
ney like a boss and ken bray like q
mewl, in fact he can initiate almost
anything on earth except a man
working for a living.
Swazey Greek Is flooded and Ezra
Harkins, our local weather bureau,
has rheumatic and says the creek is
goin' four feet and three-tenths
higher. When 1t to weather
Uncle Ezra Is not only a bureau, but
a whole bedroom set.
Old LATE Tubbs has got a new job
with his wooden leg. He has got
notches cut in it, and he stands out
In SWazey Greek. 50 the people can
see * the MOOD Is raising Or rHtr111gs
Old LATE says the only help for this
town Is to dam the river and a good
many peoplS In ourmnidst are fol-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-17
COMING

Oct. 18-Dance and reception,
Ladies' Club, Auditorium.
Oct. 19-Box social, Company A.
Westminster Cadets, Presbyterian
Chapel.
Oct. 26.-Dance and Reception.
auspices of Goodwill Association,
benefit of Nurses Home. Audito-
rum.
Oct. 31-Hallow'en social, Baptist
|Ushers Association, Baptist chapel
oct. sa-Ball Of Young Mems He
Nov. 6-Ball OF Plumbers g Steam
filters Union. Auditorium.
Nov. 6.-Bal1. Plumber, Steam and
Gas Filters Local 270, Auditorium
Nov. 6-Frankfurter roast, Mems
3ociety of Presbyterian church,
| Presbyterian chapel.
Nov. 6-Reception, Mems Club Of
Nov. barn dance, Raritan
acht Club.
Presbyterian church. In chapel.
Nov. 8-Dance and reception, Oak
| vield Club, Washington hall.
Nov. 15-Dance and reception, St
anthony Baseball Club, Auditorium,
Nov. 18-Supper, auspices OF La
dies Auxiliary Of Simpson M. q
church.
New 24.-Ball, Washington Fife
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-17
TUESDAY, OCTOBER II. 1911.
PERTH AMBoY
Population, 32.l11-
% milea from New York.

22 miles from New York.
Tax rate 1.78.
mouth of the Raritan river and At
the head of Raritan Bay.
Ocean steamers can dock In lrona
IS to 40 feet of water.
Channel II feet deep at low We
ter leading up the bay from Sandy
Daily steamer ssrvics to New
-Four. railroads, the I%snnsyIysnis-
Lehigh Valley and the Staten Island
Rapid Transit. Branches running IN
ali directions. snordtrg Almost
unlimited number OF excellent hnc
Has two telegraph and two tele-
Electric light and gas companies
Two daily newspapers.
Federal p~cstoface building
Nine grammar schools and enc
high school, which is on the ~
proved list of all the leading UNI
sersities In the country. four parogi-
ehiai schools and 8 business
Churches Of all denominations
City hospital.
Municipal wster works 80
Prominent center for aroiaes@
all parts Of the state a.. roun-
Richest clay deposits In 2 cou
Try in the Immediate vicinity
Splendid theatrical advantakss
S1ms AZ fhe leading industries
srs: american smsis,ng : : Hc :
Works sineIters Barber $3.50
works; Tinted Lead works si,s Unnli
sTiia a FaIauoe Co.; c. PArdss steer
and Tie works; Atlantic re co. New New
Jersey Terra Gotta Co: three p1x nrs
q the Material FirsDs90hin Industries d
wtf6tu the ~rnrnediate vicinity. Ger
annie Works; chsssbroqgh vases, we
drydock companies together WITH
.shipyards and marine rahw ws1n
nany. RoessItr Il Hassiacher Chem,
ieal Works: emery mills: coke sna
cigar factories; cement stone VOTE;
coal shipping piers handkerchief
factory: cement works; machine
shops and iron foundries-
FOR further particulars adoress.
Albert Leon, secretary OK ene
Board Of Trade.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-17
COMPLAINS OF GAMBLING.

The EVENING NEWS is in re-
ceipt OF a letter written by n who
describes himself as q worried
father" Although it is not u cus-
tOm to pay any attention to unsign-
ed communications, this n seems
to be in earnest aud a good reason
is given for not signing the name.
The letter is as follows:
Editor EVENING NEWS.
Dear Sir.-Just a few lines from
q worried father. asking your help
to close up two places where gam
bling is going on. One is at @
and the other at -.
/ have a hoy eighteen years old,
and up to a few months ago he was
e, very good boy, but lately he keeps
late hours and / know for a fact he
shoots crap or dice In these places.
He told me, when / asked him for
his board. that he had no money and
finally confessed he had lost his
weeks wages In one of those places.
I wrote the same kind of letter to
the police and mayor about a week
ago but to no avail, so / thought
would write you. hoping you will do
your best, as / have also written
some cIergymen about this. | will
leaves this letter unsigned as ! want
to save the boy and my family the
humiliation of 1t all but perhaps this
letter will also ease the mind OF
other worrying parents.
The addresses are purposely left
blank as there are nc names given
In the letter to show where proof OF
the accusation can be obtained. The
fact that the matter has been called
to the attention of the authorities.
however, should be sufficient and Il
gambling Is going on In the places
mentioned it ought to be stopped
and the guilty parties sem to isil.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-17

get protection. No wonder the
manufacturers are talking of
forming cooperative Insurance. com
panies rs n way to solvs the
problem. Unless the Insurance rates
are reduced to somewhere near a
reasonable figure this is what will
be done, provided in the meantime
some form of state insurance is not
offered.
Some idea OF what the increase
in rate in liability insurance means
can be had from that fixed by the
combine for printing Offices. Prior
to July 4. when the new law went
into effect, the rate vas ten cents
per 800 on the pay roll. Now the
rate is s1.25 per 500 on the pay
roll. Yet the printing Office is not
having any more accidents than 1t
did before, and seldom are the In
companies called upon to
pay anything.
The manufacturers of clay pro-
ducts in this territory formerly paid
at the rate of thirty cents per 800
on the pay roll. They now must
pay SO per 800, II they want pro-
lection. Miners of clay formerly
paid 81 per 500 on the pay roll
and now the rate is $40 per 500.
One of the outrageous features OF
this is that because the business is
called mining, it is put under the
same risk as coal mining. The In
men who determine this
rate think the clay miner gets into
a car with a torch In his CAL and
goes down a shaft, many feet under
ground to do his work. When, as
we all know, a clay mine Is nothing
more than a big hole In the ground.
started from the surface and dug
becoming deeper as the
clay is carried away. The clear, blue
sky lis the only thing the miner has
over head and he works by brilliant
sunlight all day long instead of by
a torch. But this only goes to show
what ignorance many of the In
a rates of today are based.
For concerns employing many
men, with pay rolls running into the
thousands of dollars, some idea of
what this increased rate means to
the employer can be had. 1t easily
takes the greater part of the profits
q business and sometimes more
DGSluS5. Ae pASScht SAC1s &J
manufacturers are taking chances
ind going without insurance, trust
ing to luck that nothing will nap
They would be only too glad
oget adequate protection at rea-
sonab1e cost and the Insurance. curn-
panies could do a big business If
they would view each risk as they
to, charging the prcper rate
various experiences would
warrant. But 1t is very improbable
that the concerns In this or any
other section of New Jersey will be
willing to impoverish themselves to
the extent OF paying the premiums
called for at the present time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-17
TIL
WF.THE.MoMENT
VA BY ROY Il. MoULToN. 4ar
K. MOULTON.

lowing his suggestion, with the ex-
ception of the Rev. Hanks, who
! doesn't believe In 1t.
Miss Pansy Perkins, our poetess OF
passion, has resigned her position in
the tumbstun works and Is writing q
poem which she expects to send TO
the Congressional Record, which Ia
published at Washington, ID. G. This
is the only publication that Miss
Perkins has not written for. Her
work seems TO have gone over the
heads of all the other editors.
There Is three feet of water In
the basement of William Purdy's
general store and fshin' through
the %knotholes In the floor is all the
rage. Grandpa Bibbins has caught
one rubber boot and a second hand
zinc washboard. s4sss~
William Purdy, the grocery deal
er, who doesn't advertise In the
home paper. has had his whiskers
shaved off. He sold them to a plas-
ter contractor in the city, three car
loads having went forward yaster-
day.
Miss Lutte Bolts IS using her high
school diploma for q rat at this writ
ing. 1t makes a very neat roll and
we must again remark that educa-
ton Is one of the most useful and
valuable assets a young person
have.
j. Wellington Botts hasgiven up
his plan to locate down to the city,
and has accepted a lucrative posi-
ton as hoorwalker In Amos Bolts
livery stable. Old LATE Tubbs Is a
regular end seat hog. Three women
fell over him trying To get into the
corner In the U. B. church last
Sunday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-17

that unless the casualty insurance
In their rates In selling insurance
under the new employers liability
Law the gtate would be forced to
take hold OF the matter and adopt
some method Of state insurance. he
touched a subject that Ia causing
much concern to all manufacturers.
The employers liability Law Is SO en-
tirely new In this section that when
1T became operative In New Jersey,
the insurance companies seemed TO
sssNsso aii season anu Jumped the rates
In some Instances 125 per cent.
higher than they were before. This
rate Is practically prohibitive To the
great majority Of employers ret
they have no alternative. This n
because the insurance companies
have formed a conference agreeing
among themselves that no business
will be written by any Of them ex-
cept at q certain fixed rate. That Is,
no employer Of labor can get any
rate at all on his business which Is
subject to competition. He either
has to go Without protection or pay
stood that the body governing this
association of the companies is call
ed the governing committee, made
III Of all the leading officials of the
casualty companies, and 1t Is this
body that discusses matters of ques-
ton In connection with rates, CON
siders REIMBURSEMENT, and reports to
their committees authorizing them
either to maintain the present
schedule or TO reduce the same. This
10 clearly q combination in restraint
OF trade ana would seem to be a
direct violation Of the Sherman anti
trust Law.
It hardly seems possible that such
en- agreement between the compan-
les can hold out very long, Being
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-17

w mo teiiS you dll
about your
self and al
ways t 81 S
the truth
And spares you
not @ single
sad detail?
w h o c~riticises
openly t h g.
work you do,
~foresooth.
And judges 1t
ad v e + 8 g Y
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-17

The Republican State Committee
says 1t is willing to furnish speak
ers for the campaign when called
upon, but no requests have come
from any section OF the State. Quite
significant, isn't It?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-17

NOAH WEBSTER DOWN TO DATE
Chafeur-Man who is Wise
enough to u an ? mobile, but
too wise to own one.
Politician-Man who can make q
living without working at ii.
Weather Man-One whose predic-
lions are bound to come true, some
time.
Barber-An expert conversations
alist.
Umpires-The lowest known form
of animal life.
Buckwheat Cake-Tough disc
shape article containing ten parts
buckWheat and ninety parts indiges-
ton, used by the ancients as an arti-
Cantaloupe-A small melon which
is always too ripe or not ripe
enough.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-17

Drum and Bugle Corps in Washing
ton hall.
Nov. 22-23-24-Fair, auspices OF
the Presbyterian Ladies in the chap
ell.
Nov. 29-Dance and reception,
Iarion Athletic Club, Auditorium.
Nov. 29-BaIl of Marion Athletic
Club, Auditorium.
1912
Dec. 7<-Fair, Woman's club, ST.
Stephens Danish Lutheran church.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-17
THE WEATHER FOR SUNDAY.

(From our own private bureau, Just
northeast OF the washstand.1
Fair, but cloudy all day. Great
humidity attended Ay freezing tenn
perature, high northeast winds and
sno or maybe rain, OF maybe nell
Their. The low pressure will be
severely felt in the region of the
change pocket Warmer and falling
temperature. Hotter In eastern por-
ftions, hotter In northern portions,
hotter in western portions, hotter In
southern portions and hotter than a
Calvanistic idea OF the future right
here, unless it should be colder
High gales and continued calm VIII
prevail and those hiring rowboats
had best take Jul warning and
bring them back or they will be
pinched, The drouth will continue
with heavy torrential rains.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-17

You viii notice that Aviator
Rodgers believes In sticking ever
lastingly at 1t,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-17

Mr.. Kiilam IL with ua. Now.
then. altogether for the Y. Nj. &
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-17

:. FIRE ALARM BoxEs.
.zs-Rarttan Copper Works.
s4-Market and Sheridan SITS.
25-smith st. and q. r. r.
16-High ana Lewis sts.
%-Madison AVE. and Paterson ST.
s6-Smith and High Bts.
S6-New Brunswick Ave. and New St.
s2-State and Smith Sta.
43-Buckingham Ave. and Hartford St
estate and washington sts.
47-Hish n Washington Sta.
s4-state st and Buckingham Ave.
ss-Sall Aye; and cha5lss St.
5S-Near United Lead Works
b9-Maurer.
e2-washington and First SITS
6S-New Brunswick Ave. n Elm st.
s4SSmith st. and Watson Ave.
65-Commerce and State Sts-
72-Front and Smith SITS.
7 n-Nsssaas ana av s0r sss s sss: s..
s2-Snith and Herbert SITS.
ss-Amboy Ave. and washington st.
s5-Near City HospitaL
s4-Lehigh Ave. and Stamford St
S7-Amboy and Hall Aves.
ss-Hall Ave and Inslee ST.
s4-Neviile and Johnstone SITS
TO send In an alarm open the door c q
the box. and pull down the lever ONCE
ONLY. and let 60 Stay at box Until
arrive.
i tapEBreak In circuit taps
Fire under control. 5 tapsEFirs cut
S taps-Police call. 1s-Caf1 for Wash
inHton Hose Co. 14-Call for McC1ei-
Ian Engine Co 15-Call for Protec,
ton Hook and Ladder Co. l6-ai
colin ENGINE co. 44-Call for Garfield
Hose CO. 2s3-CaIls for entire de-
In case of inability tc
alarm from q box telephone 70
police headquarters. s1s taps-denot-
one session of school
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-17
LIABILITY

When Governor Wilson, In a
speech a short time ago. declared
that unless the casualty insurance
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-17

Wfsi u lake asveu gaszzes Ee de-
NR4p lVaa ~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-17
ID
Boys to be Managers

Boys, by spending $50 or 500 in
our school you will double your
present earning power and PUT
YOURSELF ON THE ROAD to the
Managers desk.
An increase of So q week In your
pay means $500 a year, interest at
s per cent on So, 200. In other words
you add over $4,000 to your per-
sensl capita vaIue-did you ever
think Of that? Business men are
engaging young men In advance at
our school.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-17

YOUR FRIENDS"
Copyright, 1911. by G. N. Mather.
f rrrH.w4 ~ 81
The evening world., 1911-05-16

OVouSsU ~ IUVVS
- ~ 70 past wsrs MI. ana Nsa.
0uBe1g Yast4sy. Thon Mrs.. Roas AM
6ess ouvAa Alvoroaa her husband In
The evening world., 1911-05-16

last, and . few wes0 1atef
Mr Currsn took the same course with
her husband. Guernsey Curran.
Than Ross Amber Curran and Mrs
Stirling Postisy were married In Los
Angles a abort time since. and young
Guernsey acquired . new aunt out OF
the party. The formers divorced wife
TO Guernsey Currah for matri-
moniai relief. becoming At the samc
time Guernsey jr.'s stepmother. and
while still the son OF Guernsey Curran.
the youth must call Mr.. Pierce father.
The evening world., 1911-05-16
PIERCE AND BRIDE
SAIL FOR EUROPE
WITH PUZZLED BOY
Guernsey Curran, Jr., Figures
That in Matrimonial Mix
81 He Gets Four Parents.
fbr
les WITH NEW PAPA.
&. -
Relationship Of Three Couples
Food for Reflection on
Honeymoon Voyage.
HE'S WITH NEW PAPA.

SWoeworh Fierce and his BRIDE whp
wss Mrs. Marie Burr Harmon Curran.
SAILED for Europe on their honeymoon
THE morning on the North German
Lloyd steamer Kaiser wnhsm IL, TAX
tp8 With them the isttsrAs six-ysar~
old son. Guernsey Curran IT., and Q
xovsrness.
Pisrcs refused 70 be interviewed or TO
ecss for . photograph Or to allow
0usussy IRIS. picture to b taken. The
htos boy. wearing . new suit Of white
finsn knScksrN. played around the dsck
end didn't seem 20 b worried AZ ali
~ ne mxuD OF which he 10 the central
huxN
I'VE ~ OsfnS 10 Paris for Two
megeAA" M Pierce said. and VIII
rgks 00vSs0l MOTOR trips to tho north
srn ooa1e - ys1nce and down into the
Chateau 0oubtsv. We shall avoid the
cosonaton end I don't know whether
We shaai - - London u ali. No. my
son wiM not see has father IN Paris.
When We reur We wiM i've A. No.
80 Beacon street. Boston"
H. and Mrs. Pierce wes mar
red IN this city last Tuesday. and
the day following came tho cable
announcement from Paris Of tire we'd
ding there Of Mrs. Pierce'si former
husband, Guernsey Currsn. to Mrs.
Elise Postisy Curran. the divorced wife
Of Ross Amber Curran. brother OF
Guernsey Currau.
1nsss wsddtnSs form ths climax to
TIE intricate matrimonial tAneles OF the
POOUsy- CurranD Anto whAoh Mr.. Pierce
~ stsppsd.
. Seven Now In the Mix.up.
New " psrsons are includ "a IN the
dramatis Dsrsonae Of the romantic scr!es
Of mafriages. divorces n rem RrriaEes.
the result Of which has kept young
Guernsey Curran In . constant state Of
perpiextty determining his sxAct reia-
tionship to the various principals In the
drama, to ssettls finally upon the faot
that he oan rightfuuy claim two fathers
ana Two mothers.
When little Guernsey vas hrsi
launched ne sea wa calm and smooth
- the provsrbiai mill pond. His father,
0urnssy Cvrran. scion OF . wealthy
New York family. was enjoying the
early years Of married bliss which came
from his marriage to Miss Marie Burr
Harmon, . niece Of the Havemsyers.
The marriage Of his uncle. Ross Amber
Cwran. W. young ournsey for an
aunG the beautiful and wealthy Miss
Hliss Postisy. daughter Of Clarenos
Pestlsy. millionaire yaohtsman. OF New
York. whose widow presented to hsi
daughter a. . wedding gift s1.Ooo.0 900
anA Q like Rm when the nrst child
vos born.
Mn. Ross Amber Currsn's brother
stirling Postiey. became the husban,
Of Mss Dthsl Cook Of Ban Francisco
wAe had previously burst into interna
tional prominence whom Grand Duk'
Bogts OF Russia toasted her at q ban
quse IN champagne which he DRAM
from her slipper. declaring her 10 b
H. most bsAutlnui American he ha,
~ 0sso.
oqUss,e ~ Three couplea
- ~ 70 paft wsrs MI. ana Nss
0ABeng puDe4sv. Thsn Nrs. Roas Am
Hss ousaa llvoroaa her husband Il
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-26
FOUND AND LOST
Bogus Police Agents Confis.
cate Famous Rembrandt.

st. Petersburg, March ga lost
Rembrandt in a fair state of preserva-
ton has been Unexpectedly discover
ed and mysteriously lost again. 1t
represents a middle aged woman at
tired in black dress, with black
head gear and white collar and cuffs.
The size of the portrait is feet. One
OF the emperor's chamberlains, chanc-
ing to notice it in the shop of an an
tiquary here, priced and ultimately
bought it for $4,000 But as the can
vass was worn away in places, the
chamberlain left the picture with the
antiquary TO have it restored.
The buyer having waited patiently
for the return of the painting, at last
called the seller to account. The an
tiquary first made the excuse that the
specialist who undertook to restore it
was ill: hut finally asserted that the
police had confiscated it and offered
to refund the money paid. The pur-
chaser. however, declined to accept
the REIMBURSEMENT, duu dppcdieu 10
the police.
The antiluary assured the police
that two men representing themselves
as police agents, visited his shop, de-
clared the picture had been stolen
and carried it off. The antiquary who
sold il to the chamberlain for $4,000
had purchased it for SIS. 1t was not
until the chamberlain had bought it
that the old dealers generally began
to gossip, saying that it was a genu-
inc Rembrandt.
Now. however. the police dGIslaGcn
that no agents were authorized by
them to confiscate the picture. They
have also elected the fact that the an
tiquary received the portrait from a
peripitetic dealer in odds and ends,
to whom he paid SIS. In reply to
the question where he had picked it
up, the dealer said, From the manaS-
err of Il country house near St. Peters
burg" The dealer had another old
picture representing Il dog which he
disposed of for 500.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-26
A VERY BUSY WEEK
FOR THE FIGHTERS
American News Service)

New York, March 25.-The pugilis-
tic calendar for the coming week pro-
vides for many choice bouts that will
attract the attention of fight follow
ers throughout the country. Among
the contests. in which the champions
or near-champions will engage will be
ten-round go between Abe Attell. the
featherweight champion, and frankie
Burns of New Jersey, which will be
staged Friday night in the arena of the
National Sporting club in this city.
At San Francisco on the same night
Ad Wo,gast and Anton La Grave, the
"Butchertown terror will mix it up
in a 20-round bout that will net VOL
CAST $500, win. lose or draw. Another
fight fans will be the 1O-round go at
kenosha, Wis, between Johnny Cou-
Ion, the bantamweight champion. and
Harry Forbes, who formerly held the
title. Carl Morris, the Oklahoma
hope" will take on Mike Schreck or
Jim Flynn for Is rounds at Sapulpa
Tuesday night. Other bouts of the
weak will hiring together Knockout
Brown and Jack Dillon at Columbus,
o.; Frank Klaus and Hugo Kelly at
the Paramount A. c.. New York; Tony
Ross and Morris Harris at Rochester;
and Rudy Unholz and Ray Temple at
South Bend, Ind.