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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-10-09
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I. R. CLUB

Despite his attendance last night
at the mass meeting of the Roose-
welt Club, in Goodwill hall, Acting
Mayor Ferd Garretson still declares
his faith In the policies and princi-
pies of the Republican party, al
though refraining from any discus
sion of the merits of the respective
standard bearers of the old line Re-
publicans and the Bull Moose. )"
Mayor Garretson states that he at
tended last nights meeting, at which
he acted as chairman, in semt-offi-
cial position; he could not resist the
temptation, he continues, to preside
at political gathering at which one
of the principal speakers was wo-
man.
Many In the audience of 800 men
and women were surprised, without
q doubt, to see Mr.. Garretson step
to the platform and acquiesce when
F. w. Pugsley, chairman of the
Roosevelt Club, introduced the mayor
as the chairman of the evening. With
the intention of explaining his pres
ence at foreign political gathering,
Mr.. Garretson delivered a few care
fully worded remarks, in which he
referred to his practice of accepting
all invitations to preside at public
gatherings and conventions, there
fore his acceptance of the invitation
extended by the committee from the
Roosevelt Club. The acting mayor
was interviewed after the meeting
by NEWS reporter, who said; did
you attend as city official or as
Progressive.
NO" he replied, 81 am epubli-
can and came here to preside in a
semi-official capacity"
Woman Speaker Makes Appeal.
Mrs. William Grant Brown, presi-
dent of the Federation Of Women S
Clubs, of New York, was the first
speaker. She made a direct appeal
for woman's suffrage, and brought
out the planks in the platform of the
Progressive party which will tend to
provide, 1t Is claimed, suffrage for all
men and women, free and equal.
Mrs Brown declares that She
speaking as one woman-is tired to
her classification; 1t is charged by
Mrs. Brown that the constitution
written in the good old days of our
fore-fathers," has placed the women
of this country in the company of
idiots, criminals and lunatics, in the
claVGe which pertains to the qualifi-
catfdSS of legal voter.
OF tho rlanks of the Progressive
Continued ON page p
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-10-09
TWO POLICE No., III -.
PUT OUT BLA ~

The fire was discovered by officer
Hgmarczyk as he was patroling that
part of his beat on New Brunswick
avenue near Matano place about l
o'clock He ran to give aid and on
the way met Roundsman Morris.
The two officers ran as fast as they
could TO the scene of the blaze and,
working like beavers, they gathered
sand with their hands and poured
it on the flames, in that way extin-'
gushing them before much damage
had been done. They worked fast,
but quietly, and did not disturb the
neighborhood. BY their quick action
they prevented the necessity of turn
ing in an alarm for the companies.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-10-09

Quick action of Patrolman ~Rymar-
czyk and Roundsman Morris in
throwing sand on a blazing wagon
at Lawton place and New Brunswick
probably prevented a serious early
morning fire which would have rout-
ed many residents from their BEDS.
A wagon placed close to the corner
building had probably been set afre,
according to Patrolman Rymarezyk,
either for revenge or for mischief.
The officers discovered the flames in
the nick of time and extinguished
them before any of the buildings in
the neighborhood had been ignited.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-10-09
DOUBLE TRACKS
FOR r. S. c. TO
BE CONSIDERED

many ways be a huge improvement
over the present single-track system.
1t would also be valuable asset to
the railway company, 1t is declared.
Under the present system local off,
cials OF the company have their
hands full In keeping cars moving
and keeping service as near sched-
ule as possible. Cars are often de-
layed and result in loss to the COM
pany and tho Inconvenience Of Pc
destrfans.
When inquiry was made at the
home Office OF the Public Service
concern in Newark relative to the
subject an offlcial stated he was un-
able to say at this time what deci-
sion would be arrived at In the mat
ter OF double tracking. He stated
all proposed work was gone over by
the company during the annual In
spection trip the last two months Of
the year
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-10-09

Construction of double trolley
tracks on Smith and State streets in
this city is under consideration by
officials Of the Public Service Rail-
way Company. 1t is expected that a
decision will be made in regard to
the proposition when all proposed
work Is carefully gone over by the
officials during the annual inspection
trip in November and December The
coming inspection may result In
other Improvements here, 1t Is stated
unofflcially.
A proposition to place double
trolley tracks ON the principal
streets OF the city 80 as to improve
trolley service in and out Of the city
has been before the Public Service
officials for the past few years. 1t
is generally conceded that 1t would
greatly improve the service. prevent
blocking of streets and would in
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-10-09
WAS REQUEST
OF ROOSEVELT
Judge Lovett Tells Of the
Hartman $250,000.
,ecial by United Press Wire.

Special By United Press Wire.
Washington, Oct. Chairman
raised s250,000 In 1904 at President
Roosevelt's special request This
was the emphatic testimony today
before the Clapp committee, directly
contradicting Roosevelt's recent
sworn testimony.
Judge Lovett testified that Harri-
man raised the fund at Roosevelt e
request. He said Hartman gave
him the fund In cash and checks and
that he later turned 1t over to Bliss.
Ex-senator Scott stated on the
stand that he talked to Roosevelt on
the telephone and Roosevelt said he
WIS going to send for Hartman and
ask Hartman to raise the fund for
the New York state campaign.
The financial backing Of President
Taft In his campaign was the
theme Of the Clapp committee today.
Charles P. Taft, brother of the Pres
ident, was the star witness today.
Taft was asked concerning his al
legged 100000 contribution to the
Republican campaign in 1908. Rob-
ert S. Lovett, of the Union Pacific
railroad; Dan r. Hanna, son OF
Mark Hanna; Matthew Hale, of Bos-
ton, were other witnesses to be call
ed today.
Republican National Chairman
Hilles, scheduled to come to Wash
ington today to testify, did not ap-
pear. His testimony was postponed
until tomorrow.
Ex-senator Scott, OF Virginia, was
the first witness today. Senator
Clapp announced Just before Scott
was sworn that Elmer Dover, of
Tacoma, had been directed to get
the records of the Republican cam
paign contributions of 1904, alleged
to be in Chicago, and bring them to
this city.
Scott in his testimony said that
he had told the committee practical
ly all he knew last July. He testi-
fed that Mr.. Bliss had told him that
the Standard Oil had contributed
100000. but had later said he did
not want any contribution from the
Standard.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-10-09
EIGHTH INNING,

Giants-Snod grass took first on
Lewis's error. Doyle singled to CEN
ter. Becker forced Doyle. Snod-
grass taking third. Murray doubled,
scoring Snodgrass. Hall now pitch
ing for Boston. Becker on third and
> Murray on second. Merkle fouled to
Carrigan. Herzog, with three balls
and two strikes, doubled into left
feld. Becker and Murray scored.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-10-09

WEATHER-ProbabIy
rain tonight and to-
morrow.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-10-09

The EVENING NEWS goes into
more homea In this vicinity than
any other publication.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-10-09

Look at the "prices OF things" as
advertised in today's paper. If you
know values, and have a care for
your purse, these prices will interest
yc
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-09
THE NEW THINGS PROPOSED.

The bull moose platform has a few new propositions in it, but the larger part of it's progressiveness belongs to the republican party, which has advo- cated either statewise or nationally for the strengthening of the Sherman act; that the currency law needs revision and improvement: that the presiden- tial primary system should be univer- sal; that woman or equal suffrage is just; that Alaska should be developed; that our merchant marine should be revived; that our foreign trade should be extended; that the army and navy should be kept up to the highest eff ciency; that trusts should be regu- lated by law; and that reforestation should be promoted, irrigation sup ported and waterways to the sea be multiplied.
 The new propositions are the recall of judges and decisions; the easy changing of the constitution; old age pensions; minimum wage board, etc; and when this is viewed as the foun- dation for a new party by itself it does not seem to warrant it, or to be espe- cially inviting.
 The assumption that all parties are too corrupt to be trusted by the peo- pie is far from true. The republican party is the same party which kept Roosevelt in it's service for over quar- ] ter of a century and extended to him the highest honors in it's gift He does not claim he made the party; but this is about the only exception we notice | in his claims
 The country has had seven years of | Roosevelt, and viewed in their com pleteness they were not in administra- tive results superior to the adminis- | tration of his successor.
 If there was one thing he was dis inclined to touch it was the tariff. and | this is one of his declarations
 No change in tariff duties can have any substantial effect in solving the so-called trust problem Certain great trusts or great corporations are wholly | unaffected by the tariff"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-09
A COMPARISON OF VIRTUE.

How much Mr. Roosevelt will at tempt to make votes upon the claim that he was robbed of the republican nomination no one can imagine
 There is no proof whatever that he was used any different from any mi nority candidate that has run for the office in the past quarter of century.
 A non partisan opinion of the des- erts of both factions may be better than a partisan opinion. MT. LaFolette's partner says MT. Roosevelt's aver ments of fraud are all refuted by the records of the convention which show if all doubtful cases had been allowed him he could not have won out Look ing at the situation as one on the out side, MT. Roe says:
 At the worst, the national conven- tion seated less than fifty Taft dele gates on insufficient evidence. Those in charge of the Roosevelt campaign tried to seat more than one hundred and fifty delegates without any evil dence at all"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-09
Brief State News

Meriden.-Rev. c. K. Woodson frac wire fence.
 New Postmaster. and Mrs. Ira E. Hicks and little son, Ira Hicks, Jr, are at Block Island.
 Torringt Beginning this week the meat markets will close at 6.SQ o'clock on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays.
 cd Eleven head of steers was shipped to a Boston firm from here Monday noon to be slaughtered and transported to foreign points.
 Niantic.-Prof. and Mrs. Claude c. Russell and family. who have been spending a month with Mir. Russelfs s brother Town Clerk Ernest c. Russell, left this week for New Haven.
 New Havsn.-A preliminary state ment showing the financial status of the city as found in the audit just com pleted shows that the permanent as- sets of the city are in the neighbor- hood of $1l000,O00.
 West Haven.-People at this sum- mer resort are shocked by the actions of an unknown woman who in the ear ly morning hours appears on the beach and undressing behind her umbrella | plunges into the water.
 Shelton.-The people who visited Lake Housatonic Monday were treat | ed to an unusual sight when a beau tiful blue heron was seen in the marsf directly opposite the naples. The birc | was a large one and attracted consid- | erable attention.
 ! Ansonia.-COmmissio of Domestic | Animals Heman o. AveriH, havint | been notified that a mad dog has beer | at large in Danbury, has promulgated ! rules to the effect that all dogs in th' 1 town known to have come in contac
 with the rabid dog be mercifully kill 1 ed by the dog warden.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-09
WoMAN's RIGHTS.
By pr. Frank Crane.

Generally speaking I am for women voting, or doing anything else they want to do.
 It is a fine thing to be the equal of man. to emerge from her world-old servitude.
 However,
 There are times when am weak in the faith, O my sisters.
 am perfectly willing that you should own property and even own @ latch key; that you should compete freely with men in any work. and, when you do a mans work get a mans wages.
 Do office work. keep school, keep store carry the mail be police, prac- tice law and medicine, preach, write books, manage newspapers, and if you insist. go on, and bring in the wood and shovel the snow off the sidewalk. However
 l cannot get that Titanic disaster out of my mind nor keep from feel ing that it was somehow nobler for those men to step back and put the women in the boats, in a word to treat them as superiOrs. as beings to protect and serve and die for, and not as equals"
 And even you, I imagine, if you had converted some man among those pas sengers, and if he, acting upon the principle that sex makes no difference in ones rights" had pushed forward and jumped into a lifeboat while wo- men were waiting, and if a ships off | cer had promptly blown out the eman- cipated brains of the gentleman, even you, fear, would have said, with that delightful inconsistency which is not the least of your charms:
 Served him right"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-09
THE BULLETINS SHORT STORY.
ADVENTURES OF A HAT

"Hat?" his wife asked vaguely. What hat? I thought you wore your hat out of the store when you bought it."
 T did wear my straw hat I mean the derby. It beats all how unaccom- modating some stores are. The man promised faithfully to have that derby up here yesterday afternoon, yet he doesn't seem to have meant a word he said. Lucy. if you don't eat so rapidly you won't choke
 Lucy sat on the window seat in the dining room for two hours that morn ing, watching for Dan. supported by the excitement of it and by the joy i of staying at home from school When Dan finally arrived she summoned her mother with a joyous shout.
 I'm sorry, Dan" Mrs Andrews said 1 awkwardly, but I didn't understand that MT. Andrews wanted that hat If you don't mind I'll be very glad if you will bring it back today "Tll bring 1t If 1 can ma am," he said grumpily. But I loaned itFto a l friend of mine to wear to dance to- night, and I've got to hunt him up"
 Mrs. Andrews gave him a silver dol lar, which he rang on the step before he condescended to accept it. Then there was nothing to do but wait. The 1 day seemed as though it would never end, dragging it's weary hours along | until nearly , o'clock and perilously ! near the homecoming hour.
 "Dan's been here to take out the ashes" Lucy said cheerfully. q guess he didn't find the hat after all" Mrs. Andrews went out in the rain to the next door neighbor's. where she saw Dan.
 "Oh, got it." he said sourly. But 1 had to give the feller 50 cents for it. | Mrs. Andrews refunded the 50 cents and Dan appeared at once at the door | bearing the hat in it's box, for all the world as though it were a wedding cake or a basket of eggs. Mrs. An 1 drews was so glad to get it that she almost wept, and stood off to admire it after she had hung it on the rack in the hall.
 There's no use saying anything to | papa about it. she told Lucy. It would just worry him to think I had so much trouble. Here he comes now.
 The door swung open to admit the
 man of the house and a gleam of late sunshine.
 "HelIol" Andrews cried breezily My, but Pm glad to get home! Well well, there's my hat at last. Looks sort of funny, doesn't it? Probably because I've been wearing my new one. I think, after all, my dear, l won't bother with that derby. I didn't realize it was so shabby. You'd better give it to Dan.'-Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-09

When Andrews announced early in June that he was going to buy straw hat, his family knew that summer was on It's way, in spite of the bleak winds and cold rains that made them all shiver. Andrews laughed aloud over the foolishness shown by women in being slaves to fashion, but he would never venture out with a straw hat before the proper moment, even though he sweltered for weeks.
 Well" his wife sighed, 'Fm glad of it, for that old hat looks too shabby to wear any more. All 1 ask is that you don't get the latest fad in straw because the latest is never becoming to you.'
 "Oh, I'll get a good one. all right, he assured her cheerfuIly. "A conser- vatiye model, but one with some dash just the same'
 So he did He was leaving for a business trip and bought the new hat on his way to the train, so as to nave an up to date look when he met the man with whom he was to transact business. In the early afternoon young boy delivered large round box at the Andrews home.
 Maybe somebody's sent us pres ent," Lucy Andrews cried in pleasant anticipation. Tt couldn't be flowers, could it?7
 Her brother broke the cord, opened the box. and so displayed to view An drews' old derby.
 Isn't that just like a man." ex- claimed Mrs. Andrews The idea ot sending home that old hat! It comes in handy for me, though, because l wanted to have Dan carry out some boxes from the cellar, and I'll give hlm this hat as a reward.
 Dan was the furnace man. He was pleased with what he termed a swell lid" and was profuse in his thanks.
 I'll wear it to a christening Thurs day week." he said. An won't be the swell guy, though.
 That night cold rain came down 1n torrents and Mrs. Andrews did not sleep well because of a new worry that troubled her Getting up to look after the windows, she reused Lucy. to whom she expressed her worry.
 Your father'u be home tomorrow morning." she said, and I'm perfectly sure the first thing he'll ask for is that derby hat. If it's raining like this he just can't wear his new strat hat tc the office. It would look absurd"
 "Oh. never mind. mother" Lucy sai6 consolingly. You can't tell what the weathers going to be. Maybe it'll bt hotter'n anything by tomorrow morn ing"
 But it wasn't Further, Andrews had barely kissed his wife and daugh- ter before he asked for his old hat.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-09
THE MEN WHO PAY EXPENSES.

Confession is not only good for the soul, but many man has seen in it
 better future prospects. Some people change their habits not so much from conviction as from anticipated pros
 peets of getting another opportunity.
 Il Is interesting to read what Will
 fam Allen White has to say to the people of Kansas from the bull moose
 standpoint He said;
 Under the old plan of campaigning, 1 the big concerns that get the benefit 1 of tariff and other legislation used to 1 be asked to contribute to campaign funds. They got their money back with 30 per cent interest in high tar 1 ifs and unjust rates of various kinds l legalized by those whose campaign ex-
 penses they paid. This was wrong dead wrong. But we were all to blame II was just as bad as the next fellow | and the next fellow was just as had
 as was. But we've got to quit. We've | got to take charge of this government l ourselves-you and 1 and the folks. For the man who pays the campaign ! expenses owns the government. We propose to carry Kansas for Roosevelt | at the primary and at the polls by sub | scriptions from the folks. We don't | need large subscriptions. But we do 1 need lots of them. We don't want the
 big fellows. But we do want the fel-
 low who has a dollar. or five, or possi- bly, ten, to feel that this movement is 1 his movement"
 As a means of getting contributions from the people this is novel, for MT. White tells them if they put down their money they own the government, which is not true in any sense. The | trusts financed the ColonePs primary
 campaign to the extent of over mil | lion; and the Kansas City Journal tells it's readers that Governor Stubbs | and this man White are able to finance
 tho Roosevelt campaign in that state | and hardly feel the cost. Does labor
 think that Stubbs and White and Per
 kins and Munsey and duPont are | backing Roosevelt to make times bet
 ter for labor and worse for them 1 selves? Is that the way of capital ists? Nobody owns the government; ;
 but the men of millions have and will
 to the extent of their interests inf1u-
 ence it.
 The man who puts a dollar in the
 campaign may do it as honestly and
 sincerely as he would put it in the
 charity box at a church door. but the
 pretence that it buys anything for him
 is a false pretence, and it is strange
 the people of small means do not see it.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-09
LEAVES NOBODY OUT.

Colonel Roosevelt is as much of a sensationalist as Hearst. and he plans 10 keep himself well advertised. Be- fore he spoke at Chicago he saw that the expectations of the people with references to his forthcoming speech were worked up to a point to meet his great disclosures, but when the ad- dress was made, as the Portland Ex- press remarks, it was as tame as the prayer of Presbyterian deacon.
 Mir. Roosevelt has a way of touching the people, class by class, which would do credit to a confidence man. He carefully estimates the value of excit- ing the hopes and tickling the fancy of the people, and his skill is not to be denied.
 There is no class that he does not promise to make better times for, and when it comes to labor the tentacles of his eloquence reach out with inviting force even to the organization known as the Industrial Workers of the World.
 It was a good speech, viewed from a political standpoint but it was not all cast upon a high and hopeful key, for he said. among other things, in forecasting the future of his party to his hearers. it matters not whatever fate may at the moment overtake any of us" Though ardent for success he warned them thus that they must be reconciled to defeat.
 There is one purpose dear to the heart of Theodore Roosevelt as being again elected and that is to defeat Taft and the republican party. if pos sible. This would show his power and make him the only political possibility in 1916. when he may easily win the presidency as the result of the demo- cratic policy and consequent hard times.
 He evidently counts that there is something in it for him whichever way it turns. and in this he may be right.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-09
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
Isn't It Fierce?

MT. Editor: Now we have the Bull Moose and Hiram together!
 Something is to be donel Look at Farmer Corntassel running from the field!
 The "ole houn dawg' is afraid, but Wilson and Will Bryan, one with a gun and the other with a kodak, are crouched behind the wall of sweet con- tent, complacently taking a snapshot. The colonel now thoroughly believes he is the corn-all embodied in a sin gle kernel-and that with him the re- publican party was the whole thing, but, without him now, that the party is only the cobl
 Yet the test to determine whether he is right will be the party's ability or inability to fOatten the Bull Moose in time for the next national Thanks giving.
 He has twice been in the corn crib, but has grown so much that a crib is now not large enough for him who was once the nations darling Teddy bearl
 The antlers of the hungry Bull Moose and the rampant Hiram are now glistening, like furnished steel, ready for the battlel No time for lul- laby Who can tell what the harvest will be?
 C. H. TALCOTT.
 Norwich, Aug. s, 1912.