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leum. The loss in natural gas Is more
than a billion cubic feet every day. It
equals 14:'.ouo barrels OF petroleum. or
enough 10 light every city we have or
more than 1nnooo population. Its heat
va lue is about the same as q million
bushels of coal. and this loss goes on
day after day. year in and year out.
There IS one we'll in kentuckE from
which stream Of gas poured forth for
twenty years. throwing ont into the
be worth three million dollars The
loss from petroleum in leakage and
waste is also enormous.
DR.. Holmes tells me that he day Will
some time conc when we will turn our
coal dust and slack into hriquettes. or
coal bricks which will furnish as great.
or even greater. heating power than
the coal itself Such briquettes nave
been made and used on the southern
railroads. showing a greater efficiency
than the same grade Of lump coal from
which they We're made. The cost Of
manufacturing al present. however. is
about 81 per ton and they cannot com
pete with the lump coal from the
mines.
1t is different in the ignite fields OF
the west. where the briauetted coal has
a far greater heating value than the
coal itself. and where it can be pressed
up for shipment.
There are briquettinG plants at the
anthracite mines which are working
over the waste at an exceedingly great
profit They are washing the culm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-17

Juicy Period preceding the Up1ift
when Gov. Hughes was still in Prep
School and the Candidate wearing the
largest collar was the Peoples Choice
for Alderman
The state Senator with noble
Constituency of Guineas. Wops and
Hunyaks usually conducted Wood
Alcohol Emporium, with Hop Joint
below, a Honkatonk in the rear and
Crap Game upstairs. \ Cop stood
outside 10 beat up any one who made
a Beiler.
A Good Citizen wishing To open a
Murder Parlor needed couple Of
Black Bottles, a Barrel of Sawdust
and Pull at the City Hail.
When he opened up. he threw the
Key in the River and arranged to
have the Bodies taken out through
the Alley so as not to impede Traffic
iii the Main Thoroughfares All of
which came under the Head of Per
sonaI Liberty
Twelve months every Year marked
the Open Season for every Game from
Pitch -and-Toss 10 Manslaushter
Getting down a Bet on the Ponies
was attended with the same Difficulty
that would now be experienced in
purchasing d Red Hot al coney Island,
but ii did not take as long. because
there was no Mustard TO be applied.
Any one in search Of Diversion
could roll Kelly Pool at 10 Cents a
Cue in the Morning. GO TO the Track
In the Afternoon. take in a 20-round
Scrap in the Evening and then shoot
At The Wheel few times before
backing into the Flax
The Police We're Instructed to make
sure that all Push-Cart Peddlers were
properly Licensed
Steve roamed the Wide-open Town
the Jack.
When ne cut the string ana began
- back his Judgment he knew no
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I''itiA SUI lot tHS-IOhfIfl indt AT Inc
mines.
Some nf great naval vessels are
now using briaucttes They can carry
more of this fuel in Il smaller compass
ard it has less smoke and a greater
power-produc:ng value. The government
has brquetting machines i'll its expert
ment stations al Pittsburg and Denver.
and il may he that tie cost Of making
these bricks of coal will be much less in
the future. 1T Is also testing peat
in bTiquetteS. and is taking advantage
of the machines Of France. Germany,
Belgium and England, where hrigaettes
are commonly used on the railroads and
for domestic heating as well.
During my stay in the bureau of mines
of the building where the scientists were
al work testing the heat and power
alueS of coal sent in from all parts Of
the country. They We're analyziIg the
samples sent in by bidders for the gov
eminent contracts and finding out just
how much moisture and ash and heat or
power each contained.
At the present time about forty of the
public buildings here i'm Washington and
:an other buildings belonging to the
government scattered over the country
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Quaint Old Judge Who
Never Used Telephone

Special Correspondence of The Star
LONDON. September l. lall.
T UNDON has lost one of lis quaint.st
l. personalities in the death of Judge
Willis, who MAY bo said 10 have occa-
pied in the British metropolis the pla q.
once held in the affections of New York
hy the lamented Judge Duffy Judge
Willis was London institution and the
newspapers in the big town are poorer
lay his death. When news of the lighter
and more amusing kind ran short
editors always turned to the reports
from Judge Willis court 10 fill tho gap
The judge was genial humorist a
GOOD deal of II philosopher. and by no
means mount ebank. lie couldn't resist
the temptation to crack a joke OF work
OF ali aphoriSm, but his jokes We're al
ways kindly and his sayings generally
mad a good deal of hard common sense
He was 4 self-made man and never tired
OF saying SO to the liticants who came
before him and Of pointing moral from
his own career
He began lie as a clerk in a whole
safe dry goods house. and. ne often
told his court audience, he saved money
from the first When he earned $500 a
year he lived on $50 and saved the other
500. and he had no patience with young
men who were sued before him for tail
ors' bills and other petty debts. Il never
owed any one a penny in my life he often
said. He wasn't ashamed IL tell how ne
did it either He walked to and from his
work, six miles every day, and he never
Went to theater any other place of
amusement.
store by day he read law at night. and
when he abandoned the yardstick FOR
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zens. but it hadn't made them any
easier to look at.
Steve longed for the Ponies and the
good old Prelims between the TRIAL
Horses with Blood dripping from the
Ropes but when he picked up the
Pink Sporting Page in the Morning
all he could find was that the Sacred
Heart Academy had wrested the
Basket Ball Trophy away from the
West Division High School.
Base Ball is only Near Sport TO one
who has whanged the Wise likes that
mark up the odds Steve went to 1t
because there was nothing else on the
Cards.
One Day he found every entrance 10
the Park guarded BY Blue Burly and
the Crowds being turned away.
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Under the circums Ia noes, a purely
raternal Administration could do only
one Thing. 1t put Base Bali out of
Business.
auenchable demand for sport asserted
itself.
Steve Went into the Back Yard with
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rms Is the basis upon which ALI govern
menj PURCHASES are made. We are now
spending something like S1uWsb.tHir a wear
for the fnel used by the army and navy
and the various government departments
and II is through such tests mat We are
saving at least Sotu.oW over tire cost -
the same coal in the past.
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FABLE OF THE COLLISION BETWEEN STEVE AND TIL

nee in the dim
dead Days be-
yond Recall. be-
fore any one in
vented a Solder
that would hold
down a Lid, there
lived a blue-eyed
G. a 20 o X named
Steve.
W g refer to the
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The Health Department had put in
Knock on the Game on the Ground
that the Ball. on being handled by va
rious Players and passed from one -
the other, carried with il dangerous
Microbes
The Officials insisted that after
every Play the Ball should be treated
with an Antiseptic or else that each
Player should have AN Individual Ball
and allow no one else to touch it,
The Society for the Protection of
the Young had put up Howl bee
cause the Game diverted the Attention
Of Urehns from their Work in the
Public Schools and tended to encourage
Men,la city among Office Boys.
The t,oncatcnatad order of High
Rrows had represented to the proper
Authorities that. as result OF wide
spread Interest in the demorallzing
rastin.c. ordinary Conversation on the
tail-enl OF trolley tdF WAS becofiI-
ing unintelligible to University Gradu-
ates, and the Reports in the Daily
Press htd passed beyond the Ken OF
Il mere Student of the English Lam
= gua2e.
The Medical Society certified that
eipht out of ten Men had shattered
their Nervous systems, split their No-
cal Cords and developed Moral Ast!g
matism all because of the PafoNySms
resulting from Partisan FerNor. The
Doctors said it worse than the
Cocaine Habit. Either build AN
ASYLUM in every Block else liber-
ate the present Inmates Of all the
Nut Colleges II was not fair 10 keep
The Quiet ones locked up while the
raying Bugs were admitted /" the
trandstand every Afternoon.
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copyright. 1911. hy Frank &. Carpenter
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he eventually used by TIE navies of the
future Prof Fernald says that the
United States will p-cbab bly, distance the
other nations in this regard, He advises
that our gunDoats be run by gas instead
Of steam. saving that the gas Will make
no smoke and that ii can be made IN the
producer. which has n chimney and
needs none. He SAYS the coming war
vessel will be Z swift. SlnnkeleSS. noise
less craft lying low in the water. the
entire deck being given over 10 the work
OF the guns. Al night there will be noth-
ing Il show the presence OF the SNIP 10
the enemy.
Gas engines are now being used on
some of the big ocean liners. and 1t -
said that the steamships Of the Great
Lakes are about TO adop. tnem. one OF
the big freightors there has plans for a
-.Ta'-horsepower gas engine Of the ma :
rinc type. the idea being tha' its use Will
save great deal Of coal. AZ 10 tue
ocean liners. some of them consume as
much as 1U.Hsl tons of high grade coal
on round trip. With q gas engine TINS
could he ciit 10 5000 with a saving Of
hundreds of dollars dag.
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The worst of this is that it is a dead
loss. bad wheat or corn crop can be re-
placed the year following. 1t takes
thousands of years to grow coal, and tha1
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hardly sell for one-fourth that at tine del
mines is
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-16
Wickersham's Statement.

Washington, May 16~.-Attorney Gen
eral Wickersham issued this statement
in regard to the decision:
The attorney general stated with
respect to the decision in the Standard
Oil case rendered by the supreme
court that the Jul unanimously af-
firms the decree rendered by the cir
cult court in favor Of the government
in every particular, save that it gives
the defendants six months instead Of
thirty days time in which to comply
with the decree.
substantially every proposition con-
tended for by the government IN this
case is affirmed by the supreme court.
In the reasoning by which the chief
justice reaches the conclusion, in which
the whole court concurs, he expresses
the view that only contracts, combina-
tons, etc, which in any way u%nreason-
ably or unduly restrain interstate trade
and commerce, or which are u~nreason-
ably restrictive Of competitive condi-
tons, are within the prohibition of the
first section of the Sherman act. Justice
Harlan, on the other hand, dissents
from this view and contends that ev-
cry contract, etc, which does restrain
trade and commerce is within the in
hibitton of the statute, but he concurs
with the whole court in the decree of
affirmance.
THE chief Justice further holds that
the second section of the act seeks, If
possible, to make the prohibitions OF
the act all the more complete and per
feet by embracing all attempts to reach
the ends prohibited by the first section
that is, restraints Of trade by any
attempt TO m~onopollze, or monopo-
lization thereof, even although the
acts By which such results are at
tempted to be brought about, or are
brought about, be not embraced with
N the general enumeration Of the first
.ectlon. He further holds that the cri-
terion by which II is TO be determined
In all cases, whether a contract, com
bination, etc, is a restraint Of trade
within the meaning of the law is the
direct or indirect effect Of the acts IN
volved."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-16
THROWS BRICK
AND HITS BOY
Holgsr Christensen Has Dis
located Shoulder as Result.

Narrowly missing the head Of
Mrs. G. Christensen, of 134 Fayette
street, a brick thrown over the fence
into the Christensen back yard, from
the Pennsylvania railroad yard yes
terday, struck Holger, her fourteen
year old son, and dislocated his
shoulder. Some boys had been play
ing baseball in the Pennsylvania
yard and it is thought that one Of
them threw the brick. DR.. j. L.
Lund was called to treat the boy.
Patrolman Andrew Jensen inyes-
tigated the case and got the names
of the following boys who had been
playing balli Max Perelman. of 102
Commerce street, Charles Parker,
Of 100 Fayette street, and Thomas
Gallager, of 109 Commerce street.
The boys said that another lad call
ed Governor" had thrown the brick.
Patrolman Jensen is of the impress
sion that the brick was thrown by q
boy named Killmurry, who lives In
either Division or Broad streets.
The Carstensens have asked that
the police take some action In the
matter, as the boys have given them
considerable annoyance Of late.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-16
PLAY
AT THE BIJOU

George ODER, with the assistance
Of an excellent stock company, is
appearing at the Bijou theatre in
this city for this week. The Offering
is the popular play. Uncle Toms
Cabin Mr.. ODER needs 10 intro
duction to the theatregoers Of this
city, having played Rip in the
famous play bearing that name sew
eral weeks ago before crowded
houses. Equally we'll received was
he last night when he appeared.
The role of "UnCle Tom" the
most difficult of the cast, Is taken
by Mr.. ODER in a manner that does
himself justice. The play, although
of a serious nature, abounds in com
edy In parts that relieves the strain.
With "Topsy'' and Marks" played
by two clever performers, the audi
ence is kept in a good frame of
mind.
The company appearing with MI.
ODER Is a picked one, each being
we'll adapted to the parts given
them. The play will be the attrac-
ton all this week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-16

OF THE FRANK
Refuses te Circulate Cam
palQn Literature That Way.
CFrom the NEWS corresposdeut)

CFrom the NEWS C0rresposdeut)
Washington, May 16.-siuce he
came to Washington Senator MARITIME.
Of New Jersey, has received several
requests from Democrats in various
sections Of the country 10 have in
serted In the Congressional Record
certain political speeches recently de-
livered by Governor woodrow VII
son. To a request Of this kind com
ing from an enthusiastic Wilson ad-
mirer and prominent Democrat IN q
middle western State, Senator Mar
tine mas just made the following re-
ply:
y regret 70 say that ! do not feel
able to comply with your request TO
have inserted In the Congressional
Record and reprinted and circulated
under Congressional frank. the ad-
Crtss delivered by Governor Wilson.
Primarily, / cannot see my way
clear to do this for the reason that
l am opposed to members Of Congress
taking advantage Of their position for
such purposes. For many years I
have severely criticized other
members Of Congress TO- the extern
sive use OF their franks in the c%ircUla-
ton CT partisan literature. Obvious
", under these circumstances, I could
not now be consistent and do the very
same thing myself as a aember a.
the United States Senate. OF course,
/ am not unmindful of the fact that a
great many members of Congress are
doing and will continue to do this
very thing, and that they will include
Democrats as well as Republicans.
For myself, l shall not do it, and at
the same time will seek to discour-
age such action wherever I may have
influence to that end. Parenthetie-
ally. l may add that only recently l
stated in a public interview that If
the Post Office Department was ad-
ministered in a more business-like
manner the public ct large would be
able to enjoy lower rates Of postage.
In this view, It is well to bear in
mind, that one of the grossest abus-
es against our postal system is found
in the franking system, whereby mil
lions of parcels are handled by the
government free Of cost to the send
ers. A large part of this correspon-
dence and mall matter is not peril
nent to the administration Of the
government.
More than this, may I not say
that in my opinion Governor Wilson
is really not In need of the dissent
nation Of his public addresses as a
Democrat through the medium Of
the Congressional Record or in the
form of government publications.
Certainly, there is no man In public
life to-day who is receiving as much
attention from the newspapers of the
whole country as Mr.. Wilson. The
transcendent ability of the man, not
only in the manner in which he has
met the problems of State govern
ment in New Jersey, but also in the
loftiness and aptitude displayed in
his discussion Of the wider questions
Of public concern, stamp him as one
for whom it is not necessary to OBJ
tain a hearing through the medium
Of government expense"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-16
3 GOOD ACTS
AT PR0CTOR'S

Three good acts grace the bill at
Proctor's theater for the initial part
of this week. Mcmillan and Col
Inns in a singing, talking and piano
logue act, are exceptionally good.
Their act is one that takes with the
audience shown by the applause
greeting them at the conclusion Of
their sketch.
Hewlett and Hamilton, the old
time musical comedians, are we'll re-
ceived. Although this Is not their
first appearance in this city, their
act Is we'll worth seeing again. Tod
die and Everette in a singing and
dancing act, are clever. Their songs
are the real thing and their act was
we'll applauded.
Owing to the concert by the Dan
ish Singers tomorrow night the regu-
lar vaudeville performance will be
omitted but the Wednesday after
noon program will be given as usual.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-16
@CK
P&

The Concordia Singing Society
will hold a picnic in Nickentg's
Grove, on June 5.
-Amboy Chapter, No. Al Royal Arch
Masons held a c~onvocation in Masonic
hall last night.
A meeting of Loyal Council Daugh-
tiers of America was held last night.
Washington Fife, Drum and Bugle
Corps held a meeting and practice last
night.
Hornet Encampment, I. O. o. F.
held q meeting in Odd Fellow hall last
night.
Perth Amboy Camp, No. 10, Wood
men of the World expects to initiate
about a dozen candidates at its meet
ing tomorrow night.
"A short session of Middlesex LIE
gion of the National Protective Legion
was held last night.
"A meeting of algonquin Lodge
knights of Pythias was held in Odd
Fellow hall last night.
An open meeting of the Woman s
Foreign Missionary Society Of Simpson
M. e. church will be held tonight at
eight O'Clock in the lecture room.
Water Is being supplied the
city today through the twenty-four-
inch main alone. A metal jacket is
being made to go owe the big break
in the s~ixteen-inch main. 1t will
probably be put in place tomorrow
A delegation Of twelve mem
bers of Middlesex Council No. LOO,
Royal Arcanum, of this city, went
to Woodbridge last night to attend
{la DNoepto and Daaf pnoanfe raann-
ton of woodbridge Council in Ma
sonic hall. that place.
The meeting Of the Baptist
Sunday school teachers which was
scheduled to be held at the home of
Mrs. Wilds, $50 State street, will
instead be held at the home of the
pastor, Rev. w. H, Bawden, 1913
Gordon street, Thursday night.
At a meeting of the newly or
ganized Bnei Zedeck Camp No. so,
Order Bnei Zion, last night, five
candidates were initiated. Dele
gates to the annual convention to be
held in New York next month were
chosen as follows: J. Sosin, n.
Wilentz and A. Sussman.
John Edwards, twenty years
old, had his right hand cut at the c.
Pardee Works yesterday. DR.. G. w.
Fithian dressed the wound.
Alliaators' Eggs.
Alligators often lay from thirty to
sixty eggs In a single nest. The eggs
are similar in shape to those of O duck
and about three inches in length.
When they first appear the young al
ligators are about the same sigs Gs
lizards and almost as lively
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-16

Mr.. Uchin, of Philadelphia, lie visit
ing his brother, Harry Uchin, OF this
city.
Mrs. Thomas Dryer and Miss
Lizzie Dwyer were New York visitors
yesterday.
Miss Alice O'Donnell, of Commerce
street. spent Sunday in New York.
Miss Fannie Kelsey, Of Trenton.
spent Sunday with friends in town.
Miss Gertrude Gabriel, of State
street, was entertained by her sister
in Plainfeld over Sunday.
Mrs. Junious Bliss, of Brooklyn, is
spending q few days with her sisters
the Misses Sofeld, of lower High
street.
Mrs. Hutchinson and Mrs. Raymond
were among the out-of-town shoppers
from Sewaren Monday.
Miss Emma Linkie, of South Amboy,
was entertained by friends here satur,
day.
Miss Rose Oberlie, of Woodbridge,
was in town Saturday.
Charles MacElaine, of Freneau, was
a Sunday visitor in town.
Miss Sadie Van Dusen, of Totem
Nllltg was o lVtnl NlSltVt RdtuIddgs
Mrs. Samuel Johansen, of New York,
and her sister, Miss Mary Cook, of
~Tottenville, were in town Monday af-
%ternoon.
Misses Helen Bloodgood and Lillian
Johnson were visitors at MetucAen
Sunday.
Miss Marion Nedham, of High street
was noticed among the many visitors
to New York Saturday afternoon.
William Murdoch, who has been on
the sick list for the past week, was
able to attend to business at the Bos
ton store yesterday.
Misses Ada Hope and Florence Davi,
spent Sunday in Woodbridge.
Miss Daisy Rush and Miss Freeman
were among the visitors from Sewaren
Monday.
Miss Jennie Pavilion, Of E~ltingville
visited here and in New Brunswick
over the weekend.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-16
GAVE ADDRESS
ON GERAN BILL
Young Mems Republican
Club Hear John PfsIffer.

Another interesting meeting of
the Young Mems Republican Club
was held last night in Dana hall and
attended by many enthusiastic vot-
ers. The meeting was called to or
der by Temporary Chairman James
e. Griswold, who introduced the
speaker of the evening, Chairman
John Pfeiffer, of the Republican
County Committee.
Mr.. Pfeiffer spoke on the newly
created election law, passed under
the name of The Geran BILL" and
gave an interesting Interpretation.
He believes better politics will be
enjoyed through the passage of the
famous measure. Many at the meet
ing think the bill favors the Repub-
lican party in this city, especially in
the foreign populated districts.
John F. Ten Brock spoke on
"The Value Of Organization" and
Morgan F. Larson also made a few
remarks. The club will delay consol-
dating until next Monday night.