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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-31
CHILDREN AND
THELAWS

In the majority of American homes
an earnest effort is made to teach the
Child-boy or girl-the moral code.
Ehese are the divine statutes trans
1Ritted to humanity through the me-
dunn of the Bible. 1t is part of the
safeguard Of civilization that this
moral training is SO thoroughly given
at so many hearthstones.
But, on the other hand-and I say
this advisedly as school teacher
there is a gross neglect in educating
the boy and girl to the statutory law
OF man as prepared by the General
Government, Legislatures, countries,
townships, cities and villages. This
statutory law of man has, in it's prop
er place, as close a relation to the
present and future life Of the child as
The moral code.
Why children should be kept in ig-
norance of these laws until they are
is or 20 years of age. or even older,
has never been explained to me. One
of the fundamental propositions of
the law is that ignorance of it is no
excuse. An adult cannot go into
court, charged with a given offense,
and plead as the sole extenuating
circumstance that he did not know
what the law was.
But in my experience as a school
teacher l find children of all ages,
ranging from to Is and 10 years,
coming under my control who have
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-31

not the slightest idea as to what the
law of man is or what the statute
looks contain. Despite their train
ing under the moral code. in the home
or church. they enter school and be-
gin petty stealing. They indulge in
lying. they engage in physical strug.
giles that too often might end in muir
der il a stronger hand were not by
TO master them. They break win.
Gows, they pilfer orchards. they de
stroy sidewalks and gates, they mu-
tilate private and public property
with the most wanton disregard of
the law in the matter.
To take such children and soundly
thrash them, to attempt to educate
them through brute force. is, in nine
ty-nine cases out of hundred, a mis-
take. To attempt to brighten them
in any other way into obedience of
the law rarely produces satisfactory
results. Neither coercion nor fright.
ening educates What the child most
needs is to be taught at the very out
set q life, that it is not +he only hui
man being on earth. 1t must know
that everyone around it has certain
inalienable rights and that the law of
man provides, if those rights are not
respected, a correction and restric-
ton of freedom for the offender.
1t is impossible to teach a child its
responsibility to others, to keep itself
out of the business of others and to
keep its hands off from that which
does not belong to it, unless it is
taught from the earliest infancy what
the law of man is. 1t is rather late
to begin the education when that
child is IS or 20 years of age.
We have much to say in our mod
ern civilization against highwaymen,
who meet us on the street, thrust pis-
tolls under our nose and compel us
10 surrender our valuables; We have
criticisms and punishment for the
burglar who breaks in through door
or window and despoils the house
while we sleep; yet they are removed
but a slight degree, from the home
trained child. who, going out from
the threshold, deliberately Injuries
public or private property, deliberate
iy pliers from another, to plead, II
caught in the act, that he was ignor-
ant of what he was doing. We must
admit, in many cases, that We have
not taught our children what is plain
ly written on the statute books Of
man as to the offenses against the
rights of the rest Of the world
Mothers Magazine.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-31
RODENBERG, STRONG REPUBLICAN, GIVESFIGUREs
TO SHOW TAFT CAN'T GET enough ELECTORS
figures Garry Weight.

For these reasons and many Others
Of a similar nature, table OF fig
ures coming from Mr.. Rodenbere an"
showing that President Taft cannot
be reelected carries weight in pOlil.
zeal circles.
incidentally. Mr. ROdeaberg. in his
prepared list OF probable results
gives Colonel Roosevelt 81 votes il
line Electoral College.
The purpose of the slate prepared
~ the Illinois Congressman is TO
show that the present election, by a
deadlock, nigh result in the cleo,
ton of Secretary Knox to succeed
President Taft
. The candidates elected by the Elec-
toral College must get at least 20G
votes. Mr.. Rodenberg gives Presi
dent. Taft only ZIG probable votes
and comedies Governor Wilson ZIG
and Colonel Roosevelt 80.
In his tabulation Mr.. Rodenberg
puts New York, Illinois and Ohio in
President Taft's column. In convers,
ing about the table Mr.. Rodenbers
did not seem to believe the three
states WOuId D6 lOuhd III 1ho' SOAu Ill
on election day.
These three States would swell the
Wilson column to 300 and cut Presi'
dent Taft's vote to lOS.
Mr.. Rodenbergs opinions on polltl-
cal matters are usually taken to be
quite in line with the opinions eX-
pressed in private by the leading
stand-patters.
Rodenberg's Figures.
Here is the way he figures it out:
Under the new apportionment there
will be 531 votes in the next electoral
college and a majority, or 266 votes
will be necessary to elect a president
The states which are reasonably sure
to cast their electoral votes for Wood
row Wilson are the following:
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Stand atter Whose Deduc-
tons Carry Weight Fails
To See Reelection
THINKS NO CANDIDATE
WILL WIN ON ELECTORS
Gives ZIG to Taft, 210 to VIII
son and 95 to Roosevelt
in His Statement
By C.. S. ALBERT
sciaI Star-Bulletin Correspondence

Especial r-Bullettn Correspondence
WASHINGTON, d. c., August H.
Several politicians who happen to
possess a blackboard and some rem
nants of crayon, have already begun
figuring on the election outcome next
November, A majority of the results
rofnt to no election, with a settlement
by the House in prospect.
The most elaborate and trustworthy
of these horoscopes has been arran!g-
ed by Representative William A. Ro'
denberg, of Illinois. His deductions
are that Mr.. Taft cannot be elected.
As a side issue te also prognosticates
that neither of the other candidates
can pull through and secure a ma
jority in the Electoral College.
Mr.. Rodenberg is one of the dyed
in the wool stand-patters of the House.
He represents a district that has
never failed to give the regular Re-
publican nominee a handsome ma
jority. He is generally looked upon
as one of the few men in the House
who holds his own district In the
palm of his hand AS politician
lbs advice is respected in all ranks
of the party.
Therefore, such a concession COM
irg from Mr.. Rodenberg is looked up
on as one of the most remarkable po-
,itical omens of the present cam
paign. Mr.. Rodenberg is. for Presi-
dent Taft, first, last and all the time.
An Agile Republican.
He is one of the most agile and
most valuable Republican machine
workers. Two weeks ago he made a
y.triolic attack on Governor Wilson
in the House. He combed the New
Jersey Executives record and told
his colleagues he was positive that
Governor Wilson did not have a
chance.
II was Representative Rodenberg
who sent into Ohio during the cam
paign for delegates Mingo Saunders,
the colored sergeant who was els
missed from the army as the result
of the Brownsville riots.
The negro districts of Ohio were
counted upon by Colonel Roosevelt
to carry the State for him. Saun-
ders spent several weeks in the Buck
eye black belt and when he finished
his Iabors President Taft had the
delegates.
At the behest of Mr.. Rodenberg,
and as a reward for his labors, Saun-
ders has been given berth in the
Interior Department. Before he went
out campaigning under Mr.. Roden-
tergs tutelage he tended an anvil in
the Washington navy yard.
The Ohio campaigning was but one
of the political feats r. --berg en-
gineered during the. pre-convention
campaign. u. ->..
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Any young man is hero who has
nerve enough to write love letter to
woman school teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A. Horling' of
Huntington Valley, Pa, and their
chauffeur, John Kilroy, were instant
ly killed when their automobile turned
turtle at Greybrook, N. J.
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Any transfer from the Taft column
to the Roosevelt column as given
above would not materially affect the
result. If Woodrow Wilson has been
credited with all of the electoral votes
that he will secure in November in
this estimate it will be impossible for
the electors to elect a president"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-31

The states that are reasonably sure
to cast their electoral votes for Will
liam H. Taft are the following:
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The states whose electoral votes
may be given TO Colonel Roosevelt are
the following:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-10
NAVIGATION
ON ONO WILL NOT % OPEN
FOR MANY WEEKS.
Cold Wsvs MEANS That Ls~sst sssss
fer MANY Winters Will De
Rsaehsd-eests Tie Up:

Declining rapidly. and with contin-
uod cold weather forecasted. the indi-
cations are that navigation on the
ONO VIII be closed for many weeks.
according TO the views OF veteran rfv-
ermen- Yesterday evening a stare Of
4 feet 10 inches. the lowest OF the
winter. was registered, and the packet
ahu coal combines nave given up any
hopes Ct operating this month
The Ptttsburgh-C Cincinnati packet
Queen City. Is tied up south OF this
city and the owners of the boat have
given up all hope of sending her dow
ON the annual Mardi Gras run IL
would t.ke a six or seven foot stare
Tor the big boat to reach Pittsbur~h.
Six barrels Of glassware. con-
signed by the Fostoria Glass company.
Is still stored at the Moundsvfile
whar. and will in all probability be
sent south by rail.
When navigation resumes many new
boats Will make their appearance on
the river. The old Virginia Is being
rebuff at the Point Pheasant docks
and will be laughed under the name
of the Steel City. Fol years the vir-
ginis has been followed by a hoodoo
and there are a large number OF
supersticious deck hands who will not
work on her. Prior to her running
aground at the Willow Grove corn
Held she met with many accidents and
since that time has had her cabin
partly torn of. ran aground several
times. broke her hog -chains and met
with other minor accidents.
The continued colder weather In
freezing up the mountain streams and
the other tributaries of the OHIO.
When the warm wave comes Il will
result I'm a bankfull stage and prob
ably e. small flood.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-10

'orrey Pen = HoserhlOom in "A dam
ae" -It STYLED ! Miller ~ the Isr'.
"r MANUFACTURING company The suit
brought iu as-gmpsif and damages
arc asked .l fhe FGm - 'fs-s The
-lf r.flruah- fo March rules
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-25
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. John Allicon, OF the
Bronx, were at Prince Bay, Little
Farms, over the week end.
Miss Ethel Mersereau has return
ed to Great Kills after a few days at
Pawling, N. Y.
Miss Katherine Kerrigan was at
her bungalow yesterday.
Mrs. William Kiel has returned
to Newark after a visit with her sister
Mrs. A. Mthes, of Rossville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Wack have gone
home to the Bronx after a visit here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winifred Holbert, of
Huguenot, were in Perth Amboy Sat-
urday.
Theodore DeGroff, of Annadale,
has been visiting in Bridgeport,
Conn.
Mrs. George Hillyer, of Eltingville,
is recovering from a recent illness.
Thomas McNulty was in Totem
vile yesterday.
The special service in st. Marks M.
E.. church yesterday morning con-
Quoted by the laymen, was Largely at
tended.
Theron w. Kilmer, M. D., will lee
ture on Shocks, Wounds, Bleeding,
Burns and Exposure" in the second
of the series on first aid to the in
jured at the Rossville school tonight.
U. S. Grant Council, Jr. o, U. A. NJ.
meet tonight in Amicitia hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-25
s. T. JOHNSON
AGAIN CHOSEN
Chief Conductor OF Liberty
Div. 1874 O. R. c.

The annual election of officers of
Liberty Isle Division No. 3S4 Order
of Railroad Conductors took place
yesterday afternoon at its meeting in
Knights of Pythias hall Tottenville.
s. T. Johnson of Perth Amboy,
conductor on the Lehigh Valley was
reelected chief conductor, as also
were William j. Hayes, assistant
chief conductor; William J. Reeves,
secretary and treasurer and M. J.
O'Hara, senior conductor. The new
officers chosen are John Nichols,
junior conductor; Roy e. Collins,
inside sentinel; William O'Conner,
outside sentinel; Thomas Brennan,
Harry Williams and P. l.. Stryker
trustee, New York state legislature
representative, William O'Conner
and delegate to the biennial conven-
ton to be held in Detroit, Mich,
next year, William j. Reeves. The
installation will take place at the
next meeting to be held on Sunday,
December 20.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-25
EASY AND SURE WAY
TO CURE COLDS
Don't Neglect IA Cold; EIy's Cream
Balm viii Stop Ii in the
Sneezing Stage.

A cold generally attacks the weak
est part, affecting the eyes and ears
in some and producing nasal catarrh
and throat troubles in others. A
cold is due to Inflammation of the
membrane lining the air passages,
and may be promptly cured with a
little Ely's Cream Balm, which i'm
mdiately relieves the Inflammation
and all the distressing symptoms,
such as sneezing, coughing, running
at the nose and eyes, h~oarseness,
sore throat fever and headache. One
reason why this pure, a~ntiseptic
Balm acts so quickly is because it Is
applied directly to the tender, sore
surfaces.
Even in severe, chronic cases of
catarrh, Ely's Cream Balm never
fails to quickly and effectually check
the poisonous discharge which clogs
the head and throat, causing the dis
gushing hawking, splitting and blow
ing of the nose. This remedy not
only drives out the disease, but heals
and strengthens the weakened mem
branes, thus ending catarrh.
Catarrh is a filthy, disgusting dis
ease. Don't put up with it another
day. Get a so cent bottle of Ely's
Cream Balm from your druggist and
see how quickly o will be relieved.
1t Is perfectly harmless.
Agent|Lauer Drug co.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-25
RAISED
AT ST. PAUL'S
Rev. Curtis Received Thanks
Offering Yesterday.

Through the efforts of the Rev. II.
Eugene Curtis, pastor of st. Paul's
Methodist Episcopal church, Totem
vile, a special Thanksgiving offering
of $500 was laid on the plate at
both the morning and evening SER
vices yesterday. Rev. Mr.. Curtis, for
the past week or more has been max
ing a house to house canvas with the
intention of raising $400 and when
the money in the envelopes was
counted and announced at the close
of the evening service, the pastor
as well as the congregation, were
taken by surprise. Rev. Mr.. Curtis
in a few brief remarks thanked the
congregation and members for the
liberal contribution at this time, after
which d. c. Butler, a local preacher,
in the church, proposed the Chau-
tauqua salute to the pastor in recog-
milton of his good work in raising
this amount. The amount raised In
the morning was S24SO4 and in the
evening $351.96. There was a large
congregation at both morning and
evening services. Rev. Mr.. Curtis
preached two excellent sermons and
Earl Anderson sang a solo in the
evening and Richard Christoper and
his son Clayton Christopher, sang a
duette in the morning.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-25
MAN KILLED BY
ISLAND TRAIN
Blacksmith Met Death on
Tracks at Rosebank.

Thomas Noble, sixty-seven years
old, a blacksmith residing at 334
Moselle avenue, Concord, while walk
ing on the railroad tracks at Chest
nut and Charles streets, Rosebank,
at $3.50 O'Clock last night, was struck
and instantly killed by a passenger
train of the Staten Island Rapid
Transit railroad. The train was
brought to a stop and the conductor
and train crew went back to see who
had been hit. The police of the
E~ighty-first precinct station, Staple
ton, took charge of the body until
the arrival of Coroner William H.
Jackson, of West New Brighton, who
had the remains removed to Martin
Hughes undertaking establishment
at 99S New York avenue, Clifton.
The dead mans family were notified
and his body will be taken to his
home today. An inquest will proba-
bly, be held some time the latter part
of the week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-25
1OTTE NVILLE

MI. and Mrs. Harry Hopkinson and
son, Of Elizabeth, were the guests OF
her sister, Mrs. George Hoehn, here.
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Miller, of
William street, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. George Kugler, of
Philadelphia.
Alfred Boyd, of Orange, was home
Saturday and Sunday on a T!sit with
his mother, Mrs. Susan Boyd.
DR.. and Mrs. r. e. Meyers are EN-
%tertaining the latter's mother, Mrs
Abbott.
Miss Lena Hoehn has returned
from a visit in Jersey City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward AndroVette
and son, OF Brooklyn, are here for a
few days with relatives.
Charles Mcdonald is recovering at
st. Vincent Hospital from a rifle
shot wound in his thigh.
Bentley Lodge, Odd Fellows, will
have a Thanksgiving dinner folio wing
their regular business session tonight
in Odd Fellows hall.
Richmond Temple No. 4, Pythian
Sisters, meet tonight.
The police were called to Fein-
STEMS store in Main street, Saturday
night, because of several boys who
were blowing sneege powder about
the place.
Tottenville band will meet tonight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-25
EXPLOSION Of
AN oil STOVE
Damages PatroIman's Home
at AnnadaIo.

An explosion of an oil stove in the
kitchen of the residence Of PATROL
man James Higgins, in Amboy ave-
nue., Annadale, about $50 O'Clock
yesterday morning did about $500
worth of damage. Mr.. Higgins, who
is attached to the Ninety-ninth pre-
cinct station at Tottenville, was in
bed at the station house at the time
and Mrs. Higgins was preparing the
morning meal. When she went to
the kitchen the stove was on fire and
it looked as If the house was DOOM
ed. Her cries aroused the neighbour
hood and while she ran to box GO at
Annadale road to send in an alarm,
neighbors ran to the house and ex-
tinguished the blaze, but not until it
had done about 5000 damage. HUI
guenot Engine Company, under the
command of Chief Barent Winant.
were soon on the scene but their SER
vices not being needed they returned
to quarters again. The damage Is
covered by insurance.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-25
THREE FIREMEN
ARE OVERCOME
Dongan Hills Blaze Destroys
Handsome Residence.

Battalion Chief Klett and two fire.
men were overcome by gas at a fire
that destroyed the handsome resid-
ence of Walter Clark. a Manhattan
banker at Dongan Hills, Saturday
night. Chief Klett and fremen
Lynch and Fitzgerald who were over
come with coal gas from a large
quantity of coal stored in the cellar
of the handsome residence were at
tended by an ambulance surgeon
from the S. r. Smith Infirmary and
sent to their homes. The building
which was one of the handsomest
in that section was destroyed with a
lost of $4,000. The flames were
blown in the direction Of the Rich
mond County Club, which is nearby
and at one time the whole section
was threatened with destruction. An
alarm was sent in and 203 engine
and 1O2 hook and ladder company Of
Stapleton and No. 7 hose of DON
gan Hills responded. The foremen
battled with the flames, but because
of the distance they had to travel
the fire had gained considerable
Roadway. Battalion Chief Klett,
who was overcome by the gas at the
fire, has been relieved by Captain
John Hughes, of 201 engine COM
pany, T~ottenville, who is acting
chief of the t~wenty-frst battalion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-25
How to Treat AiIing Children.

Growing children play hard and work
hard at school, which with rapid growth
uses up an enormous amount of energy
and vitality that must be replaced.
When a child is tired all the time, no
appetite, weak, delicate and sickly, we
guarantee Vinol, our delicious cod liver
and iron tonic, will build them up, Gre
ate a hearty appetite, sound flesh and
muscle tissue, pure healthy blood, and
make them strong.
Mary Lang, of Altoona, Pa, writes:
FFEver since childhood / have been
weak and delicate and my blood has
been thin and poor. Many different
forms of treatment did me no good, but
last spring [ took Vinol and now [ am
so much stronger and better that I
want you to know it. | don't know
when ! have felt 80 well and vigorous
as l have since taking Vinol."
If yinol fails to do just what we say,
we will give back your money. Lauer
Drug Co, Perth Amboy, N. j.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-25

200 and ESQ Silk Waists, 1.5O-Messa
line and taffeta silk waists, also a few chit
fons; some embroidered others with net
yokes; black, navy blue, brown and gray: all
sizes; regular $500 and $3.50 at. lib
400 Chiffon and Messaline Waists, 500.
The chiffons have lace or net yokes and ara
hand-embroidered; messaline shirts in plain
colors or neat black. navy brown and gray
stripes; regular $500, special. 800
2.5O Tailored Waists, 2.OO-Llnen and
madras, tailored waists; some hand-tailored.
others plain; plain shirts with neat patch
pockets; some have French collars and cuffs,
others have laundered collars and cuffs; pearl
buttons, at 90
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-25
ignatius Donnelly to Caine.

81 met Hall Game in st. Moritz, in
the E%ngadine," said a Philadelphia.
"He goes to st. Moritz every year,
and every year he gets to look more
IKE Shakespeare.
"At a dinner at the Kuhn hotel l
congratulated him on his resemblance
to the bard of Avon, and he said that
once, in Philadelphia, he ran by chance
across Ignatius Donnelly, the Bacon
Shakespeare controversialist.
"Donnelly, gazing reverently On Hall
Gaines broad white brow, pointed
face, thin beard and flashing eye, re-
moved his hat and said:
"fLord Bacon, | presumed! "-Phila-
lSlphia Telegraph.