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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-29
Red Men Will Visit.

Tribe No. IS, Improved Order Red
Men, in its rooms tomorrow night
the members of the tribe, together
with the members of the boom com
mittee, will journey to South Am
boy, where they will be the guests
of Senaca Tribe, of that city. A
meeting of the boom committee
will follow the session of Senaca
Tribe.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-29

HoW,s YOUR OLD STRAW HAITI
Ladies and Gents
We Clean. Block, Repair and shape
Them Up TO Look Like New
at Popular Prices.
Shoe Shines sc. Expert Work lone
I'm orr Barbering Dept. Largest Pool
and Billiard Parlors In the city In con
NEW YORK BOOT BLACK PARI
I1s Smith Street,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-29
NOTICE.

Perth Amboy Savings Club. 200
Prospect street, will hold special
meeting Wednesday evening, May
765O-5-2S-29**
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-29
BIC SWEEP BY WILL
SON IN COUNTY

Continued from page H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27
DEAD LETTER SALE OPPOSED.
Contended That Method Used Is in
Violation of Law.

The Retail Merchants Association will
join with the jewelers. Association In It's
protest against the dead letter sale by the
Post Office Department December 16. it is
announced by President Joseph Stras-
burger Of the retailers organization. He
point out that two years ago his organi-
zation took up the question with the Post
master General, in an effort to have the
method Of selling the goods held by the
dead letter office changed and also the
date Of the sale. He said that little salts
faction was obtained. and that the assO-
citation took the matter up again last
year. He added:
"No merchant would be allowed to Of
fer for sale goods wrapped in bundles.
the quality or quantity of which the pros
pective purchaser could not determine be-
fore procuring the article. II he did, he
would be violating law forbidding the
conducting Of a lottery. Why, I ask.
should the government be permitted to
conduct it's business in violation OF a law,
or to avail itself Of an advantage denied
the individual?
MIR. Strasburger is confident that IL the
question is taken to Congress a change
will be made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27
LIGHTSHIP REPAIR BIDS IN.
Job Will Be Second Done Under the
Eight-Hour Law.

Bids for the repair of lightship No. so
the second government job to be done a,
Baltimore under the eight-hour law, have
been sent to the headquarters of the
lighthouse service here from the Office OF
Inspector Rutland at Baltimore, where
they were opened Monday. The officials
here will look over the bids, and within
the next day or two will make the award.
The bids and bidders We're:
Spedden Shipbuilding Company. $S.S73. 4C
and sixty days to complete contract.
William E. WoodalI & Co., $4,346 and
sixty days.
F'urst Concrete Scow Construction Com
pany, $4.411.5O and seventy-five days.
Mcintyre & Henderson, SJ,441.5J and
sixty days.
This is the first contract that Baltimore
shipyard men have bid on on government
vessel repair work under the eight-hour
law. a decision having been reached to
do SO at meeting of the shipyard rep
reSentativeS last week. Several weeks
ago the lighthouse service asked for bids
for repairs to the tender Sunfiower. On
that occasion only one bid was made, and
to that concern the contract was awarded.
The shipbuilders have heretofore declined
to bid on work under the eight-hour
law on the ground that it would be con-
fusing in yards that worked nine or ten
hour day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27
ON A CRUISE TO FLORIDA.
Yacht Eleanor III Leaves for the
South by the Inland Route.

Bound on cruise to Florida waters,
where it will spend the winter, the power
yacht Eleanor III of Chicago sailed yes
terday from the 9th street wharf. About
two weeks will be required t. make the
trip. as it will be done by easy stages and
frequent stops VIII be made. Aboard the
yacht are it's owner. III. 8. Mills of Chi
cago: his wife. daughter and party OF
friends. who will remain the greater part
of the winter in the south with the yacht
The trip south will be made as .-.r 3s pos
sible through the inland W; terways of the
south Atlantic coast. but the little craft
will have to brave the Atlantic waves for
about 100 miles before reaching It's desti-
nation
.eks ago from Wilmington. Del, under
orders to meet Mr.. Mills and his party.
who did not reach this city from Chicago
until Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27
MRS. MUM SERIOUSLY I'LL.
Suffers From Stroke Of Paralysis
While in New York.

Word has been received in this city OF
the serious illness OF Mrs. Charles A.
Mum of Chicago. Washington and Paris.
at the Hotel Belmont in New York. Early
last week Mrs. Mum suffered a stroke of
paralysis and has not responded to treat
ment as we'll as expected.
Mrs. Mum and her daughter, Miss
Gladys Mum, had gone to New York for
the horse show from their place at Man
chester. and had planned to go to Boston
for a short stay before their return to
Washington to open their house on Scott
circle for Thanksgiving. With Mrs.
Mum in New York are her children, Miss
Gladys Mum, Mrs. Reginald Boardman
OF Boston, Gurnee Mum. Hector Mum,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Mum, IT.,
all OF whom. except Miss Mum, were
summoned to her bedside since her at
tack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27
TO LECTURE ON CANAL.
Rear Admiral Chester at New Ma.
sonic Temple Friday.

Rear Admiral Colby NJ. Chesters lee
ture on the Panama canal. with kinema-
color pictures, will be given at the New
Masonic Temple next Friday afternoon
and evening. in the lecture course of
the National Geographic Society. This
lecture was to have been given Decem-
Der %. while the lecture originally
planned for next Friday. Modern Greece
and Montenegro. by George Higgins
Moses. United States minister to Greece
and Montenegro, has been transferred to
DecembeEz2O.
Other lures in the National Geo
graphic S8ciety's course during December
will be "The Ascent of Mount Mckinley
by Prof. Herschel Parker of Columbia
University. to be given the afternoon and
evening of December 8. and THE no
nance of the Red Indian" by Walter
McClintock, afternoon and evening of De-
cember It. The lectures will all be illus
trated with colored lantern slides and
motion pictures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27
Of BALLOT
Campaign by Reformers for
Right of Suffrage in Dis
triCt of Columbia.

That 1912 would become known as the
radicals began an active campaign for
the restoration of the right Of suffrage.
was declared by w. D. Mackenzie in an
address on 1.-THE Voteless City, before
the Short Story Club at the Y. w. c. A.
headquarters last evening.
Mr., Mackenzie described the straw
ballot election held here November by
The fact that residents Of the District
have not the right of suffrage was then
discussed by the speaker.
Dates Back to 1878.
'Since 1875" said Mr.. Mackenzie, ''the
District has never been happy. 1t is not
easy to break away from the alluring
habit Of voting and mixing up in political
campaigns. In vain have the District
people sought to console themselves by
going down on the Avenue once in every
four years to see the election returns
as they come in from the United States,
where the people vote, and to yell them
selves hoarse for their favorite candi-
dates. This has been a palliative, but
not a remedy
Mrs G. B. Thomas read chaper II of
the composite story which is being
written by members of the club. each
member writing one chapter. Other num-
bers given were: Piano solo, Miss Selah;
Thanksgiving hymn and Billy's literary
aspirations, Prof. H. L. Wilder; recita-
tons by F. c. Barbour and w. w. Milan,
and vocal solos by Edwin Callow and
Mrs. A. G. Drake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27
WOULDPUT THE MOVIES
IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Supt. Davidson Fav0rS Use of
Educational Motion
Pictures.

Advocating the use of schools as social
centers where educational motion pic
lures might be shown for adults as well
superintendent of the public schools Of
this city. urged the passage of a bill for
this purpose now in Congress in an ad-
dress before the Toner-Grant Home and
School Association. held in the Grant
school last evening. The superintendent
predicted that the use of the schools as
social and recreative centers would be
allowed in the future.
Capt. James F. Oyster, president of the
board of education. urged closer rela-
tionship between the home and the
school. II know Of no better means Of
keeping in touch with the needs and
wishes of the people Of this city in refer
ence to the education of their children
than by attending such meetings as this, -
said President Oyster. He told the par
ents they should visit the schools and
become acquainted with teachers and
methods of instruction.
A. T. Stuart. director of intermediate
instruction. declared his belief that lin
no community in the world did the par
entS stand back Of the teachers as they
do here" Mr.. Stuart praised the work
done by President Oyster.
Brief addresses were made by Ernest
II. Daniel and Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes,
members of the board of education
George W. Linkins. w. S. Singleton, Miss
Blanche p. Beckham, principal of the
Toner School, and Miss Francis l..
Reeves, principal of the Grant School
Mrs. Edith kingman Kern, president of
the association, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27
The Capitol Dome Suicide.

Some time ago I saw an article in a pa
per stating that there was no one living
now who saw the only suicide from the
dome of the United States Capitol" That
is not correct, for 1 saw it and am still
on earth. 1t was in 1916. 1 had just been
sworn in on the Capitol police force.
Lieut.. Westfall, who was the officer of
the day: went with me out in the park
east of the Capitol. We were looking up
at the dome when We saw coat come
flying down and then some one stood on
the railing and jumped. The man came
bounding down. striking the dome, which
threw him out SO that think he cleared
the other ratings, and landed on the
south side of the east portico. We then
went to the Capitol. The lieutenant placed
q guard at the foot of the stairs leading
to the dome and we went up and out to
where the body lay. 1t was all crushed.
the head being fiat and clothes badly torn.
Tho sight made the officer sick. He could
not stay and left me there until some
persons came and took the body away.
l understood at the time that the unfor-
tunate man who jumped was made crazy
by study. r. G. BROMLEY.
Burlington. Vt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27
EXPECT SHORTAGE OF BANANAS
Believed Recent Storm in Jamaica
Will Affect Supply.

The recent storm in Jamaica is expected
for time to make shortage of bananas
rs large proportion of the supply used
here comes from there. The steamer
Verona, which arrived at Baltimore early
in the week had only a part cargo of
bananas aboard consigned to the United
Fruit Company.
Capt. Oxholm, master of the Verona,
reports the worst of the storm was at
the west end of the island, and while
considerable damage was done it was not
as extensive as that resulting from the
storm of three years ago. During his
stay there the harbors on the north coast
of the island were only entered with diff
Guilty and to load fruit in the open road
steads was impossible. The steamer
Beacon, which also loaded in Jamaica,
is due to arrive at Baltimore tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27
WILL FOLLOW THE PACK
Washington Riding and Hunt
Club to Take Out Twenty
Hounds.

The members of the Washington Riding
and Hunt Club. who will follow the
hounds tomorrow morning, are looking
forward to the longest hunt Of the season.
The pack. containing about twenty
hounds, will start from Edgewood, and
will lead through the Goldsborough road.
a distance of seven miles. This part Of
the chase will be a drag hunt, but a
real live fox will be released at the point
where the drag" ends.
This same fox has fooled the hunters
more than once. A few weeks ago he led
the Norfolk Hunt Club on the longest
hunt it has ever had and not once
did the dogs corner him. When he was
almost exhausted the old fox was cap
tured alive by one of the riders. He was
secured by Richard Claughton. shipped
to. Washington. and is now under guard
to prevent his escape before the time
fixed.
Odds Favor the Fox.
The hound pack is not a very expert
enced one, and several hunters think the
bers Of the Norfolk club who have hunt
ed the same animal say he is very clever,
crossing his own tracks many times in
an effort to confuse the dogs. and at one
point of the chase criss-crossing back and
forth through a fence over which the
hounds could not jump.
The club had drag hunt last Saturday,
starting at Edgewood and going through
the GoldsborOugh road, but many of the
members We're absent in New York at
tending the horse show at Madison Square
Garden. Some of those who will ride to-
morrow, but who could not last week. are
Lieut.. St. John Greble, whose horse,
Prince Henry, was entered in the five-f foot
jumpers class at the horse show; Miss
Helen Buchanan, who won the Corinthian
class with her mare, Katydid. and the
Misses Dasha and Jeanette Allen, who
rode entries in the show.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27
WILL MAKE HOME HERE.
G.. A. Townsend, Civil War Core.
spondent. Coming to Washington.

George Alfred Townsend, famous war
correspondent of civil war days, who
wrote under the name Of Cath" has
abandoned his home at GapIand. on the
top of South mountain, near Burlitts-
vile, Md. and will make his home in
Washington, where he has a residence
at 30 LIST street northeast.
Mr. Townsend, who has spent much
of his time at the mountain retreat for
the last forty years. has disposed Of q
large part of his collections of paintings,
art objects and curiosities at auction,
shipping his library to Washington.
The War Correspondents monument.
a stone arch erected in memory Of the
correspondents who wrote the news of
the civil war. was erected on Mr.. Town
sends famous place at Gapland as a
consequence Of his efforts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27
JACOB WALDMAN HURT.
Struck by Automobile as He Steps
From Street Car.

AS Jacob Waldmah. thirty-two years
old. of 1923 4th street northwest stepped
from car shortly after 3 o'clock yester.
day afternoon at 4th street and New
York aveneu northwest he was struck BY
an automobile operated by Dr. NJ. erich.
ton Of 1715 II street northwest.
Mr.. Waldman was slightly injured on
the head and body. The physician assisted
him into the automobile and took him
to Homeopathic Hospital DR.. Crichton
said he did not see Mr.. Waldman steE
from the car In the path of the machine
until too late to avoid the accident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27
Evils of Intemperance Discussed.

Temperance" was the topic of a dis
cussion before the Bethel Literary and
Historical Association at Metropolitan
A. NJ E. Church last night. alcohol as
a Food and a Medicine" was discussed
by DIR. J. H. N. Warning: 1.-The Conse-
quences of the Liquor Habit" by Rev.
w. H. Brooks. and 1.-The Remedy for
Redemption" by Mrs. Rosetta Lawson.
The speakers agreed that intemperance
leads to all kinds Of vices and that IT
figures largely in murder cases and that
II destroys many homes and figures In
MANY divorce cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27
ALCOHOL CAUSES BURNS.
George w. Hill Meets With Accident
While Being Given Bath.

George William Hill, former chief Of the
division of publications of the Department
of Agriculture, was badly burned recent
ly at his home nea, Vienna. Va. Mr..
Hill has been an invalid for some time,
and is living at the home OF Franklin
Williams, jr While he was being given
an alcohol bath the alcohol in some
way caught fire and Mr.. Hill was burned
in two places on his back and painfully
but less severely around the shoulders
He is attended by two trained nurses
and is now making satisfactory progress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27
LOCAL MENTION.
ASSESSMENTS TONIGHT.

National-The De Koven Opera Com
pany, robin Hood" Sis pm
Belasco-Lew Fields All-star Company.
IN 'Hanky Panky. $40 pm.
Columbia-"A Winsome Widow s:1o
I'm.
Chase's-Polite vaudeville, Sis pm.
Polfs-Refned vaudeville, SIS pm.
New Academy-''The Call of the Heart,
Bis Pm.
Gayety-Mollie Williams and her COM
pany, S:15 pm.
New Lyceum-''The Merry Maidens.
Sis pm.
Casino-Vaudeville and motion pictures.
1:15. 3, $50 and $50 pm.
Cosmos-vaudeville and motion pictures.
pm to IL pm.
Misunderstanding rink; morning. after
noon and night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27
CITY ITEMS.


CHOICE Crdnberr1eA, Fet ", TUE
Celery, sc bunch; Fruit Cake. 16c To-;
Pound Cake, 16c h.; 3 cans Tomatoes.
25c; 1Oc bots. Ginger Ale. DC: 1oc bots.
Catsup. 1Oc; 15c cans Herring Roe, 1Oc;
Evap. Milk, &c and SC can; Seeded Raisins.
&c; 12c cans Corn. Sc; J0c Tea, any kind,
29c h.; 3 loaves Bread. 1Oc; Ground Sage,
1Oc h.: % Nutmegs, DC; Eggs. &c doz
Oranges, 2Oc dozen; White Potatoes. zoe
PIX: Onions. lie PIX. 9th and III SITS. NV.
and j.. T. d. Pyles' other stores, 10 I'm all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27
Objected to Arrest.

Hallway Crossing Policeman Allen. who
was near the scene of the stabbing and
was able to see part Of it, made an ef-
fort to place Delay under arrest Delay.
who weighs about 24O pounds, almost
twice as much as the policeman, OBJ
Jected to being arrested and managed tn
get away from the officer
Al the hospital Marceron was able to
Tell briefly the story of the encounter.
he had called to see Miss Torello and
was told she had not reached home. He
then waited for her coming and while on
the pavement, he stated. he saw Delay
approach, the glistening steel of a
weapon attracting his attention.
Marceron said he defended himself az
well as he could. but it was Impossible
for him to prevent Delay stabbing him,
The police have not been advised Of the
nature Of Delays defense
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27
Committee Meeting Called.

The membership committee Of the
Chamber Of Commerce is to meet at noon
Friday to pass upon several applicants
for membership in the Organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner Nettie. lumber from a POto-
mac point for local dealers; tug Camilla
with barge in tow from a lower river
load merchandise for a lower river point
tug Capt. Toby, towing lighter from
Broad creek to the Eastern branch; tug
Miller. with brick-laden scow, from Little
Hunting creek; power boat Jewel. at 18th
street wharf. with oysters for the mar
ket: tug Winship, with tow of light canal
boats. at Georgetown from Alexandria
and river points.
Departures.
Schooner j. F. Robinson, light, for
Alexandria to load merchandise for Upper
Machodoc creek: schooner s. l.. Bowen.
wood for the dealers here; schooner Or
bit, light, for the st. Marys river to load
for this city or Baltimore: schooner Eta,
light, for lower Potomac point to load
oysters in the shell for the market here;
schooner J. T. Parks, lumber for a down.
river point, from 18th street wharf;
schooner Lanclott, light, from the East
crn branch for Wades bay, Nd, to load
cord wood back to this city; schooner
Winnie Windsor. light. for lower river
point to load back to this city; tug Capt.
Toby. for ouantico after ore scow for
Alexandria acid plant; schooner j. A.
Holland, light, for Aqua creek to load
lumber back to this city; schooner
Mildred. light, from Alexandria for a
down-river point to load ties or pulp
wood back to that port; Bryant's light
err to Alexandria. with oyster shells from
18th street wharf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27

Mystery: Mystery" Mystery::
"The Daughter Of a Spy" q reel Cines
Virginia today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27

Every Thanksgiving Finds Our Circle
of customers larger. Best mil.work at
lowest prices. Eisinger Bros, 2lO9 9TH NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27

$40 Pa ave Sc. Mems Fine Wool Under
wear, 75c. 81. ard s1.JO: 75c Mems Fleece
and Ribbed Underwear, soc; Ladies'
Fancy Neckwear. 25c and soc; Ladies'
Bingham and White Aprons, 25c; Window
Shades. c5c. 29c and soc. Phone Line. 369
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27
Every One Will DO Full Justice

to the menu if HEURICH'S BEERS ac-
company your Thanksgiving dinner. Purest.
oldest and best-matured to 10 months
dOz MaerZen or Senate, $1.7J. Iager,
$1.JO) Bottle rebate. soc. Tel. w. 1900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27

Don't Miss the Most Laughable Farce
OF generation-Harry Tate's ridiculous
automobile play. at the Cosmos this week
Five other gems OF pure enjoyment are
there too. for 10 and 20 cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27

VIM. CannOn's Purfssima Rye Favored
by physicians and connoisseurs on ac-
count of it's superior quality. Phone n.
52S. 122j It'll.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27
rial ExuOrt Beer

StenOgraphy, Typewriting, English.
Civil Service Courses. The Drillery. 29'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27

Pitman and Gregg StenOgraphy. Begin
ners' and speed classes. The Drillery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27

Pdse 1 ;
for yesterdays wood is burned, and yesterday s
stove is cold. The present is in our grasp for
glorious deeds or crimes; then why do we sit
and gasp, and yearn for the good old times?
The past is beneath the sod, we have but this
flying hour; for yesterdays ice is thawed, and
yesterdays milk is sour. Let's gather store of
plums, each doing his little best, SO that when
the evening comes and brings us the hour of
rest, our neighbors may see the junk for which
we have wrought and toiled; for yesterdays
drinks are drunk, and yesterdays eggs are
spoiled. Tomorrow is but ghost and yester-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27

Drink Imperial Export Beer
only once and you'll never drink any
other beer. "a bottles, SD. Your deal
er's. or phone L. pa, Washington Brew
cry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27

Phone Your Want Ad to The Star.
Main 244O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27

IL matters little what it is that YOU
want-whether a situation or a servant
a want ad In The Star will reach the
Ierson who will fill your need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27

Welsbach Lights, Mantels, Etc.
SIC 18th ST. c. A. Muddiman & Co. 1904 G st
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27
EXCURSIONS TOMORROW.

Cars every quarter hour from 18th street
and New York avenue for Zoo. Chevy
Chase and Country clubs. connecting at
lake with kensingtOn line.