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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-24
MORE ECONOMY
Fer THE STATE.
Commission Appointed to In
vestigate Subject is Active.
rom the NEWS correapoudent.)

(From the NEWS Correspoadent.)
Trenton, July 24.-With the
avowed purpose of promoting greater
economy and efficiency in the State
Departments and its numerous
Boards, taking a non-partisan
course, the Economy and Efficiency
Commission authorized by the last
Legislature, is making comparisons
with the methods of conducting gov
ernmental functions in other states
their relations, special duties and sal
airy budgets.
The Commission, which recently
opened an office in the State House,
through its clerk, Howard B. Tindall,
is collecting data that ultimately may
show wherein the state. by uniting
a few kindred departments and COM
missions, al reduce its present fixed
charges by several thousands Of dol
lars annually. The work, to be thor
ough, apparently will have to be ex-
tended beyond the next Legislature,
to which body a general report is
to be made.
THE Commission" said Mr.. Tin
dali today, SIS reaching out for re-
liable information that will best
form the basis of a plan on which
to proceed and to this end has d.
rected inquiries among half a score
Of states of practically equal i'm
portance concerning the varied de-
partmentsal methods employed, and
these will give us a line OF action
when the body proceeds actively to-
ward the formation of its conclu-
sions.
There is a disposition on the part
of the state officials to cooperate
with the Commission in it's work, and
it may be said that the Commission
has NJ desire to break in on methods
that have yet to be shown to be In
ferior to those employed elsewhere.
If this be done at all, 1t will be
within the range OF Legislative ac-
ton, and only through suggestions
that have been inspired by careful
inquiry.
1T is we'll within the scope of the
Commissions power to go into the
systems of taxation as enforced by
state and county boards, but as an
independent commission, of which
Senator Pierce. of Union county, is
chairman, is now delying into the tag
methods exclusively, this subject
may be held in allegiance by the
Economy and Efficiency Commission,
at least until it's next meeting in
September"
The commission is composed OF
Senator Walter e. Edge of Atlantic,
who is president; Senator Isaac T.
Nichols, of Cumberland; Assembly
man Albert DeUnger, of Camden;
and Frank M. Stevens, of Bergen,
and these Democratic citizens ap-
pointed by overnor Wilson: James,
O'Mealia, secretary, of Jersey City;
Samuel Ludlow, Jr., of Jersey City,
and William j. Kraft, of Camden.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-24
MONMOUTH COUNTY NEWS
KEYPORl

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wood, of
s. l., were the guests of
relatives at West Keyport Saturday
and Sunday.
George w. Stidfole and son Rus
sell were New Brunswick visitors
Saturday.
William Brien, Sr., is enjoying his
annual vacation from his duties at
the j. and j. w. Ellsworth Com
pany's plant In Front street.
The Matawan fire department
passed through the borough Monday
en- route by trolley for their annual
outing at Highland Beach. The Key
port Silver band, which accompanied
them was playing lively airs.
A. s. Van Buskirk, of Main street,
left this week for Maine, where he
will rest for a short time, after
which he will take his annual west
ern business trip, looking after the
interests Of the j. and j. w. Ellis
worth oyster concern, of which he is
superintendent here.
A cement sidewalk Is being laid
this week on the property of Mrs
Anna Conoyer on the north side OF
Front street at West Keyport. When
completed this makes a through con-
crete sidewalk from the business sec
ton Of the borough to Browns
Point.
Miss Rita Munich, Of Brooklyn,
who has been stopping at the Wall
ing house on First street, sailed to-
day on the Bermudian for a two
weeks trip to the Bermuda Islands.
G. G. Clarendon and daughter
Ethel r visiting in Trenton this
week.
1t Is reported that it was neces-
sary to perform a second slight op-
Grafton on Miss Florence M. Arm
strong, who was recently operated
upon for appendicitis at Ann May
hospital in Spring Lake, as the first
wound did not heal properly. This
will delay her departure from that
institution for a few days.
George e. Langan, who represent
Division No. 2, of the Matawan
and keyport Society OF the A. o. H.
organization of Monmouth county. at
the national convention held at Chi
last week, has returned home.
stephen Fairchild, of Kansas, is
visiting relatives in town.
Robert West, Of the firm of r.
West and Co., returned home Tues
day from a trip to England, where
ne went for rest early In the sum-
her.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-24
DEATH REVEALS
HIS MARRIAGE
Former Report Man Had
Taken Bride Secretly.
epec{dI to the EVENING NEWS.

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Keyport, July 24.-Residents OF
this city were greatly surprised to
learn of the second marriage Of
George G. Ormerod, of Asbury Park,
q former resident here and a half
brother to Mrs. R. S. White, Of o.
borne street; Mrs. c. M. Britton, of
Elizabeth street. and Captain Will
liam Ormerod, of Atlantic street.
Mr.. Ormerod's first wife died a lit
tie over a year ago. The fact that
he had been married a second time
became known through his sudden
death of his bride, the account of
which was given in the Asbury Park
Press Monday as follows:
Death this murning revealed an
elopement and marriage when the
body of Mrs. Esther Sweet, who on
Monday, al Troy, N. Y, became the
bride of former Building Inspector
George c. Ormerod of this city, raj
found in the apartments of Mrs.
Cornelia Ayres, in the Asbury Park
and Ocean Grove bank building,
where she had been rooming since
February. A victim of apoplexy, the
woman had been dead several hours
when found about 1890 o'clock by
Mrs. Ayres. She was 40 years old.
Mrs. Sweet was a Christian Scien-
fist and on G taborette beside her
bed was found an open Christian
Science reader. Though she had
complained frequently OF late of
pains in her head she had never
sought the services Of a physician.
She had been a ~egular attendant
at the local Christian Science church.
A week ago yesterday Mrs. Sweet
left Asbury Park In company with
Mr.. Ormerod with whom she had
been keeping company for several
months. Upon her return to the
Western Union Telegraph office
here, where she had been employed
as an operator for more than a year,
she announced she had been visiting
In Troy, but made no mention of
her marriage to Mr.. Ormerod. In
going over her effects this morning
tire marriage certificate was found.
( .ater Mr.. Ormerod admitted the
marriage.
They were married hat Sunday at
The home of Mrs. Benjamin STAR
buck, in Troy, by Rev. George E.
Mayer, a Methodist clergyman.
Mrs. Sweet retired last night
about 8 o'clock. When she did not
arise this morning Mrs. Ayres went
to her room to Investigate. She
found the body of Mrs. Sweet, in
plight attire, stretched across the
bed, covers of which had not been
disturbed. DR.. George F. Wilbur,
who was summoned, said death had
occurred sometime during the night.
Coroner A. w. Bennett Of Belmar
was called and issued a death certi-
6cate.
Funeral Director Harry J. Bodine
has charge of the remains. Funeral
arrangements are pending the ar
sstval of a sister from New York.
z brother resides somewhere in the
bouth.
Mrs. Sweet was an expert tele-
graph operator. She formerly resid-
Ped at Troy from which city she came
to Asbury Park a year ago last
ypring.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-24
FOLEY'S
HONEY AND TAR
COMPOUND

iFor over three decades a favoritr
household medicine fort
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COUGH, BRONCHITIS, HARD
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2efIse substitutes.
Mrs. Charles Kline, No. Sth Street.
Easton, Pa, states: Several members
of my family have been cured of bad
coughs and colds by the use of Foley's
Honey n Tar Compound. and / am
never without a bottle In my house.
II sothes and relieves the irritation of
the throat and loosens up the cold.
cure"
Iauer Drug Co.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-24
MATAWAN

Jack Lisk, OF this place, was
faken to a Newark hospital on Sat-
hrday. Mayor Bedle accompanied
Mr.. Lisk in his automobile.
Miss Lillian White is spending
The week at Atlantic Highlands.
DR.. Cyrus Kneckt has a new five
passenger Metz automobile.
Miss Grey, of Brooklyn, is visiting
Mrs. Margaret Scobey, of Middlesex
street.
Miss Mary McMann and Ross
Hoteling were married at s o'clock
Monday evening at the Catholic
church by Father O'Donnell. Mr..
ind Mrs. Hoteling will make their
nome with the groom's parents in
Main street for a time.
Miss White was a Highland Beach
visitor Monday.
Miss Lillian Bolte was q Keyport
visitor on Tuesday.
Miss Mignon Koch, of Glen Ridge,
Is visiting Miss Myrtle Rambo at the
Baptist parsonage.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-24
MAKING SURVEYS AT
WASHINGTON CROSSING
fFron, tho NEWS oorrsspomde~t.J

Trenton. July 24:-Surveys are
being made at Washington Crossing
Of the lands which the State Com
mission proposes to acquire for the
park and monument which are to
commemorate the crossing Of the
Delaware there by General Wash
ington and Continental troops. The
new Commission also has the benefit
Of the surveys made by the preced-
ing commission. The commissioners
will visit the place In q short time
and decide upon what land shall De
acquired and Just where the shaft
shall be located. The resolution
under which the commission was ap-
pointed by Governor Wilson gives
authority to acquire not to exceed
100 acres for tho park.
l.. V. Silver. Of this city, secre-
tary Of the Commission, said today
that the monument would probably
be located near the present tablet
which is the only memorial of the
great historic event. This will not
be determined finally, however, un-
til after the ground has been well
looked over by the commissioners.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-24
KIDNEY
TROUBLE

NdIl bUUu TtsuIIS you
can make no mistake by using DR.. XII
mer's, Swamp Root, the great kidney
remedy. At druggists in fifty cent and
dollar sizes. Sample bottle by mail
free, also pamphlet telling you how
to find out if you have kidney trouble.
Address,. Dr.. Kilmer & Co. Bing-
hamton. N. Y.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-24

The EVENING NEWS goes into
more homes in this vicinity than
any other publication.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-24
HOUSE

M. n. MCGUIRE, Prop.
First-Class Boarding and Restaurant
ALL MODERN IMPROVEMENTS
Heated, Gas, Electric Light n
Running Water.
PHONE 1882 HIGHLANDS. N. J,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-08
FOX AGAIN The HEAD
OF TEAM In COLUMBUS
Prosperous Ball Season is
Expected

Columbus, Ga, Dec. with the
election of Jim Fox as manager of the
Columbus club for next season, the
work of getting team together for
the 1918 championship race will soon
be well under way. Much remains to
be done, however, and though Long
JIM has a splendid nucleus for a
good team, he has already begun cor
dependence with a number of new
players, and no doubt he will pull off
SEVERAL trades during the next two
or three months.
While the regular season will not
opeI h gefore the middle of April in
LESS than ninety days the players OF
the st. Louis Cardinals will be work
ing out at the driving park. The di-
rectors of the local association have
already formulated plans by which
thky hope and expect to finance The
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-08
PARTY FOX CHILDREN
WAS GREAT SUCCESS
Many Little Ones Enjoyed the
Occasion

The children's party given under the
auspices of the Council of Safety chap
ter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution Saturday afternoon, was
quite success, especially SO consider
ing the inclement weather. Many had
expected to attend who at the last
moment were deferred from so doing
by the rain.
Many games, previously provided
for-marches and fancy dancing, were
INDUCED in and were much enjoyed By
the onlookers as we'll as the children,
Of which there were quite number
Thirty children or more were pres
ent, besides the grown-ups, who thor
oughly enjoyed the occasion. The la.
dies of the organization realized Qui.S
nice sum for their fund.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-08
DEEP MYSTERY
in MURDER CASE
Kentucky Town is Stirred By
the Tragedy

Catlettsburg, Ky, Dec, 7-An addi-
tional veil of mystery was drawn
across the unsolved tragedy of To-
cal hotel room when James York, the
man in the case, died today. That
York was the victim of a lethal dose
and that Minnie Turner, whose body
was found lying across the bed whea
the door to the hotel room was bat
tered down, was poisoned, together
with Ida Gullett, only survivor of the
trio, there seemed no doubt. But how
the poisoning was effected and what
prompted it, is puzzle that has baf-
fed the local investigators.
The Gullet woman adhered to her
story that she can offer no explana-
ton of the tragedy. She declared none
of them carried a bottle of poison
when they registered at the hotel Oh
Monday.
At the coroner's investigation w.t.
nesses testified that bottle found n
the hotel room after the door had been
battered down, was not there prior to
the arrival of the three.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-08
REV. CHESTER
WILL DEPART
FOR COLUMBUS
ABOUT MIDDLE OF WEEK.
viii Preach Farewell Ser
mon Today

Rev o. B. Chester, pastor of the
First Methodist church, will leave
about mid-week. so he announced yes-
terday, for his new pastorate in Coi-
umbus. The sermons at the First
Methodist church today will, there
fore, be his farewell messages to the
members of his congregation.
Mr. Chester will be accompanied to
Columbus by Mrs. Chester and the
members of his family resident here.
so that the manse will be left vacant
for the immediate occupancy of the
new minister, Rev. ]. A. Thomas, who
will commence his pastorate at the
church next Sunday by conducting twa.
services that day. The family of Mr..
Thomas will be at home in the manse
here before the week is over.
There will be an exceptionally large
attendance at the First Methodist
church today to hear the farewell SER
mons to be preached by Mr. Chester
He will preach at both the morning
and the evening services
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-08
MANY TOILERS
IAI CIUEI CEDNICC
LIN UIVIL ULnEhUL
Over 10000 Employees Are
Affected

Washington. D. c.. Dec More
than twenty thousand skilled workers
in the navy yards throughout the
United States were today placed un-
der the protection of civil service by
executive order OF President Taft.
The presidents order was issued with
the approval of the civil service COM
mission by Attorney General Wicker
sham.
No navy yard employees below the
grade of skilled mechanics, will be
affected by President Taft's order. A
recent conference of navy yard COM
mandants recommended that the men
be placed in che classified service, and
that was approved by Secretary
Meyer
Rules for conveying the 10000 men
into the classified strvice have been
approved by the secretary of the navy
and President Taft and will be known
to the navy yard commandants In
short ime. 1t is said that the order
will not displace any employees.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-08
ON STRIKE
BECAUSE MAN FIRED
Three Thousand Road Elm.
PIOyGS Quit Work

London, Dec IA strike was de-
clared today by the locomotive en-
gineers of the Northeastern Railroad
company because one of the drivers
on the main line, owing to a convic-
ton for drunkenness while off duty,
was reduced to running a pilot en-
gine. The punished man had been
promised by the management that If
his future conduct was good he would
be reinstated in his old position, but
the locomotive engineers union de-
manded his immediate reinstatement
and as this was not granted by the
company, the men were called out.
Three thousand of the company's
engineers have already quit work and
the entire railroad, main hines as vel
as branches, is disorganized.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-08
COUNCIL CLOSES
ON DISCUSSION
Want Divorce Question Set
tied Once For All

Chicago, Dec. IA clash on the di-
yorce question and criticism of the re-
port of the committee on home life
enlivened today's session of the fed
eral council of the churches Of
Christ.
The council declared that the re-
port was weak and it was referred
back for revision.
Discussion became vigorous over a
paragraph declaring that persons
who could not be married by their
own pastors should not be married by
pastors unacquainted with them. Il
was pointed out that this would bar
Roman Catholics from marrying
Protestants where a priest, on reli-
gous grounds, would not perform
the ceremony.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-08
COUNTRY CLUB
IS TO GIVE
YEARLY FEAST
At ANNUAL MEETING soon
Affairs of the Club Are Very
Prosperous

The annual meeting of officers and
stockholders of the Americus Country
club will be held on Tuesday evening
next at 6 o'clock and the occasion will
be one of interest to the large number
of citizens comprising the membership
of that popular social organization,
which adds so much to the social life
of the city. Following the annual
election of officers fine dinner will
be served the stockholders and direc-
tors in attendance, and an hour or two
spent in general felicitation over an
other year of success for the club.
The present corps of officers is:
Crawford Wheatley, president; Thom-
as Harold, vice president; C. j.
White, secretary; James A. Walker,
treasurer. Directors: Messrs. w. T..
Dodson, Frank P. Harold, r. E. Nc
Nulty, F. P. Mitchell, C.. H. Burke,
Crawford Wheat!ey, Thomas Harold,
c. ]. White and James A. Walker.
The affairs of the club have been
conducted most satisfactorily during
the year ending and the present corps
of officers are entitled to the thanks Of
the club. No other institution here
adds more to the social life of Ameri-
Gus than does the Country club, and il
should have the cordial support of the
public. During the current year many
features of interest have been added.
and this number will be increased
with the advent of another year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-08
WILL LIKELY EXTEND
INVITATION TO PARTY
That is to Come to Anderson.
vile

That a cordial invitation will be ex-
tended the Illinois party to visit Amer
icus upon the occasion of the unveil-
lAndersonvidle national cemetery on
ing of the Illinois state monument at
December Goth, seems assured as the
suggestion offered by The Times Re-
corder to that effect is heartily ap-
proved. President George r. Ellis, Of
the Americus Board of Trade, stated
yesterday that the proposition would
have his hearty endorsement and
would likewise be brought to the at
tention of the board in due time.
Such an invitation would undoubt-
edly be attended with beneficial re.
suits" said Mr. Ellis. at will bring
tigether with our people here the repre-
sentative citizens of one of the great
est states of the Middle West, afford
ing the visitors an opportunity of see
ing one of the most progressive of
Georgia's growing towns"
AS announced already, the handsome
monument erected in Andersonville ma
tional cemetery by the state Of Illi-
nois to her dead soldiers there is to be
unveiled with appropriate ceremonies,
on or about December 20. The gov
ernor of Illinois and large party of
distinguished citizens will' come to
Andersonville on that date. The party
should they come to Americus, as ex-
pected, would spend one night here
going to Andersonville early next
morning for the exercises.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-08
METHVIN Store
The Scene OF
DIFFICULTY
THREE men HAVE A SCRAP
Results Are Not of a Serious
Nature

A shooting affray which, fortunate
ly, was not attended with serious con-
sequences, is reported to have occur
red yesterday afternoon at the John
Methvin store in the Twenty-eighth
district, east of Americus in whicn
Messrs. John Methvin, his brother-in-
law, G. P. Subers, and Gus Holloway,
were the alleged participants.
News of the affray did not reach the
city until late last evening, and par
ticulars were obtained with difficulty.
The only wound inflicted, it was said
was a slight gunshot wound in the
hand by Gus Holloway
Messrs. Methvin and Holloway en-
gagged in a heated controversy re-
garding a lot of syrup which Hollo-
way had made for Methvin, and a fist
fight resulted After the two had been
separated it is said that Messrs. Meth
vim and Subers had a similar difficulty,
in which neither sustained any very
material injury.
In renewal of the fight with Ho1lo-
way it is said that Methvin fired once
with a shotgun, inficting the slight
injury reported above. Mr.. Holloway
came to town later and showed no
evidence of serious injury. No war
rants were issued, and the family af-
fray" had cooled down last night.
Mr.. Methvin is one of Sumter's rep
resentative citizens and prosperous
farmers, while all three parties to the
difficulty are alike well known.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-08
DIPLOMATS MEET
IN CONFERENCE
Palace of ST. James Meeting
Place

London, Dec: THE British gov
ernment has placed historic st. James
palace at the disposal of the peace
plenipotentiaries representing the OF
toman empire and the allied Balkan
nations as a place for holding their
conferences.
The meeting of the diplomats,
which is arranged for next Friday,
December 10, is looked forward to
with great interest here and the gem
eral hope prevails that the outcome
of the negotiations will be settle
ment of the Balkan question whicn
has troubled Europe so many years.
The delegates named by the differ
ent countries to act on their behalf .,
the conference are:
For Turkey-Tewfik Pasha, Turk
ish ambassador in London; Miami
Pasha, Turkish ambassador in Ber-
lin; Rechad Pasha, Turkish minister
of commerce.
For Servia-G. Noyakovitch, of the
Servian treasury department; A. Nj
lament.
For NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NJ
Miquoskovitch; M. Popovitcb, formerly
Montenegrin minister at Constantine
pie; Count veyovitch, chief of the
Montenegrin cabinet.
For Bulgaria-Dr Guechoff, prime
minister; DR.. S. Daneff, speaker Of
the Bulgarian chamber of deputies,
and General savoff, or General FIT
choff.
1t has not yet been definitely d.
cided whether Greece will send pleni-
Npctentiaries to participate in the de-
liberations Of the conisyence.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-08
DEATH OF ]. E. OLIVER
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Passed Away Saturday at His
Home Here

Mr. J. E. Oliver passed away yes
terday afternoon at his residence On
Elizabeth street. near Elm avenue. In
view of Mr.. divers Illness, extending
over period of several months. the
end was not unexpected, though none
the less deplored among his many
friends here.
While in i'll health for some time
Mr.. divers death resulted from an at
tack Of pneumonia. contracted few
days since.
For long while he was employed at
the local shops of the Seaboard, and
was held in high esteem among his
co-workers. He was about fifty-fve
years Of age. and is survived by his
wife, one daughter and son, Cullen
oliver, who have the sympathy Of
many friends in their bereavement.
Mr. Oliver was member Of ne
ocal lodge of |. 0. o. F., members Of
which will act as an escort at the
funeral today. The body will be taken.
at 2:15 o'clnck this afternoon ii
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