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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-01
TO KEEP PARLoR RUG FLAT
BY Use OF cisveriy contrlved Snap
Button Exasperatfng Hummocks
Aro Eliminated.

Ar Ingenious somebody has Thought
of a way to keep the parlor rug from
humping itself into exasperatinE hum.
mocks when tho bridge table II drag
ged V 1t, and the bedroom rug from
curling meanly at its edge 80 that you
stumble over 1t and break your eye
glasses against tho door jamb. Tho
new device 10 nothing more nor less
than q oieverly contrived snap-button
aad catch-much larger. OF course.
than the tiny affair which tailors usa
to fasten skirt openings. The button
Ia tackled to the floor and the catch
stitched to the wrong side Of the ring
and there you are. It IL the work OF
only a moment to unfaaten the snap
catch and loosen the rug for o shaking
out Of doors,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-01
PLAY OF REAL
MERIT PLEASES

THE Servant OF the People," in
which the Miller sock Company
opened their return season 10 this
city at the Bijou theatre, is q play
of more than ordinary merit and
value, for aside from Its delightfully."-
humorous phases 1t deals with the
political situation of the day in a
rare and direct n which cam
not help but appeal to every citizen
interested In the problem of civic
betterment of governmental condi-
lions OF city. state and nation.
Those who have not yet Witness
ed this play will have an opportunity
to do SO for only q few days, as
this bill closing tomorrow evening,
viii be followed by st. Elmo next
week, with regular matinees on
Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-01
BAkELITE LABORATORY
READY IN 8 WEEKS

Experimental work on bakefite. a
new plastic made by the General
Bakelite Company, 8 subsidiary
concern OF the Roessier & Hasslach-
err Chemical Company, viii be start
ed In its new laboratory In about
three weeks. The building Is rapid
ly nearing completion. 1t is being
erected on the easteriy side OF Rec
tor street about 100 feet south OF
Commerce street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-01
a WHITE Plum puddIns.

Beat to a craarn a hasf rs,.. ..==-
and thrseAQnartsrs cup battsr. Add
four eggs veil beaten. . saltspo0nfus
salt, two cups milk and 9 quart OF
-four mixed vita ons-haig cup shred
dsd citron. ane-hslg cup seeded RAILS
ms. one-halg cup ~surraatss q ssa-
spoonful grated nutmeg and o
teaspoonful vanilla. 5ust bssore
turning into tao naoid sGir In two even
kahlespoonkuls baking powder. Bell or
steam two hours ana asFvs with cay
good sAues.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-01
Angel caks.

Whites OF eleven eggs III cups OF
sugar, n cup -four. sifted four times,
mi teaspoon OF cream tartar, n
vanilla. Sift the cream of tartar with
the -four, beat whites and stir in
sugar. add extract and stir Hour in.
Do not grease the tins. Bake In slow
oven forty minutes. This cake is q
fine one.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-01
Dry Cleaning FOR whIt. Articies.

Place the blouse or lace TO be
cleaned on a white sheet and rub
block magncsia over aIl parts Al you
would soap. After covering 1t entirely
with magnssia. fold tss sheet In many
thicknesses around It Pound on one
side, then on the other; this drives
the magnssia through the material.
Leave In the powder for soruo hours,
repeat TIE process and shake our-of-
doors until entirely free from the
powder. The garment win come out
thoroughly clean and = littls pressing
will make 1t look Ike new.
Fine illusion may be cleaned In this
way; also white felt hats.-DeIinsator.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-01
LOLITA ARMOUR RECOVERING.
Daughter Of Chicago Packer Shocked
by Severe Fall.

Chicago. March l.-Aiiss Lolita Ar
mours daughter or Mr.. and Mrs. j. Og-
den Armour, is-reooTering from a Sc
vere shock incurred In q recent fall.
While ~alighting from a sleigh at Lake
Forest she fell to the ground. No seri-
u injury has resulted Miss Armour.
now fifteen years old. Is the noted pa
tient OF DIR. Lorenz of Vienna. who
treated her for congenital hip disloca-
tton-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-01
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-01

sponge with cold water. Set 1t on a
saucer or In a small bowl and plac,
1t In the bread box. When all tn
moisture is absorbed. wet the sponge
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-01
Prices from $1.oO Up,

We make a speciality in fitting
stout figures. as we have a special
make in Reducing Corsets, and
Guaranteed for 6 months.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-01

The news when 1t is news in the
EVENING JEWS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02
CITY SHOULD PAY EXPENSE &C
COI-NT.

Nc junkets by City Councilmen or
other officials should be paid for by
private parties Interested In a deci-
sion of such officials based upon the
observations of such II trip Tint is
the position taken by Alderman John
W. Moore, who proposes an ordinance
prohibiting Councilman and Board
monitors from making any trip out
OF the city or accepting like favors
at the expense OF any bidder or pros
pcctive bidder for city contracts. The
proposed ordinance should be adopted
IT is right in principle, and is in the
interest OF good government.
Tho adoption Of such an ordinance
will csEt no reflection upon the Coun-
clmen and other city officials who
have in the past taken these trips ut
the expense of bidders. Such trips
however innocent, do cause criticism.
much Of which is unwarrautcd Such
trips tend 20 bring the city govern
!nent into disreputc. The general
feeling Is that those who go on
these junkets are consciously or un-
consciously influenced in favor of the
bidding person or firm paying the
trip expenses, While the roprescn-
tatives of the city government arc
not formally held to be under any
obligation. still tho doubt might
often be resolved in favor OF the
hospitabie.
It seems likely that the Administra-
two Board will have to make a number
Of such trips from time to time in
order to secure information as to
tine improved methods In other cities.
Tor the award 'ng OF all contracts is
vested in the board. 1t would be
highly undesirable that the cost of
such trips be borne by private sources
The city should pay the expense ac-
count of all those who travel in It's
lservice. no mater To what branch of
the city government. they belong. The
Moore ordinance should pass because
it would have good men avoid even
tho appearance nf evil.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02
WHY SWAT THE Ely.
What good Will it do?

| W Aos 6oou Will IL 40.
That Is the question some may ask
| on the eve OF the great killing con-
+, test which begins tomorrow, and at
the end of which $11o In prize money
VIII be awarded by The Times Dis
patch TO the children OF Richmond kill
ing the greatest number of lies
1T is not SO much a question of
how many of these small pests with
, their great opportunities for evil arc
killed In this first two weeks cam
paign. Millions OF flies may be killed
by the children, but it isn't the
slaughter of Just SO many that mat
ters most
The purpose of the campaign is
educational. 1t is to get the children
ana the grown-ups to perceive the
danger of the fly and the desirability
OF destroying It. The swat-the-ny
contest Will centre the attention of
the city upon the fateful houseny
with it's load of disease breeding
germs-with its mighty POWER OF
transmitting the germs OF disease and
pestilence everywhere-with it's dan
ger to the babies of the city. The
idea is to point out the tremendous
menace which the fly embodics-a
menace to human life and to the
public health
San Antonio had an anti-ny cam
pa'gn, and the Board of Health OF
that city declares that as resNlt
san Antonio was free from disease
last summer than at any previous
period in its history. The campaign
led to precautionary methods by the
public.
II everybody in Richmond will swat
the fly, and keep out the ny. Rich
mond will be n healthier place. Other
cities have decreased disease by swat
ting the fly, and Richmond can do it.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02
THE TIMES RICHMOND VA, SUNDAY JUNE 1912

t'on. or Bill OF Rights. Is embraced in
the concludlrS sentence OF this last
excerpt from the lcoture And no "
pregnant arc all tho quotations with
suggestions that history would re-
peat itself should tho "sovofelsn pco-
pie" forsooth, be given to-day the
power over the judiciary vested in or
assumed by the Sovereign King" in
donen treated. Analogous causes and
influences could not but IN tlmo pro-
duce similar effects and conditions.
Had Sir John spoken from on Amer
lean political platform. he would not
have struck nearer TO the heart OF ono
of the most vital issue sthat now con-
fronts the American nation. He could
not have made II more earnest ana
powerful plea for the conservation of
our judicial system as the bedrock of
our institutions had he been nidtcss-
ing himself directly to the question
of American judicial recall"
In nothing that has been written or
spoken in this country against the
proposed reform" has Its menace to
the Independence. sclf-respcct and puri-
" of the judiciary. and to the uphold
Ing OF the dignity of tho law, been
moro convincingiy set. forth tim it is
IN Sir Johns lecture.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02

Ing in unbounded Amusement ana nd-
miration upon the naughty. broad
shoulIered figure standing there alone
In a place of immediate danger a.
though he did not care a rap for any
one OF the black mass sureing on
every side
In another second, with the singular
rlsht-about-face so common to situa-
tons of this sort. thunders OF APP
plause replaced the cXccrations n.st
ihunched at him, and much TO has
JacpueS de Sabran found thai he had
obtained, by this Irresistible Impulse
OF his. 5000 votes for his election.
Indeed. he was carried from the place
in triumph, hundreds of male voices
chanting, the crowd followed:
"Debous, les gas de la Villctte.
itaut les amcs al haut les occurs,
Des traitrcs nous serons valuqucurs
Avcc SUbran . notrc tetc''
This enthusiastic form OF appreea-
version OF the old "Gcsta Del per
FRANCES (acts OF God through the
Franks which was loudly shouted
when ST. Louis in 1888 planted his
banner in the sands of the Holy
Land
Perchancc this short description may
not prove of much interest But the
hgurc Of Comtc Jacques de Sabran is
81 uHiihc most OF tnoac one meets TO-
day that / thought 1t might perhaps
prove Of passing interest lie lcaves
ono daughter, Mile. Phanctte de Sa.
bran Ponteves who Is scarcely six.
teen.
Besides being Laureate of the French
Academy. the dead hero was also
member OF the Jockey Club and OF
the Union club and altogether the
finest sportsman in France.
Copyright, 1912, by the Brentwood
Company
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02
TIE COMMUNITY Cn,-ncu.

Ihe average salary paid ministers
IN the United states is S57S per year.
l.-a average salary of strect-sweepers
is $'i2 The Episcopal Church, one DC
the strongest ana weal,hiest. pays IL,
clersEmen an average salary of 500
n year. The last General Assembly OF
the Northern Presbyterian Church re-
ported that there are 1000 churches
IN this country "pastorless and shep-
herdicss' because of the poor salaries
paid to ministers. At the same meet
ing tnere was decrease of about 90
per cent. in the number of young men
recommended for the ministry. The
cities are yearly sending fewer young
inen INTO the ministry. Colleges once
depended upon to help furnish the sup
ply can no longer find the material.
The Times-Dispatch does not believe
tL'.t minister's reward can be meas
ured in terms of money The very
word minister is in Itself com
pensation We do not believe that
the financial ideal should be taught
In the church. But we do believe that
u minister has right to II decent
living wage on which he can live in
comfort, support his wife without
making of her servant. and educate
his children in accordance with his
own position. Preaching the gospel
should not demand the sacrifice OF all
ambition and future.
One cause. and possibly the most
Important of this condition is the
useless and costly reduplicatlon OF
churches that have no proper func-
ton. In one town of 100 people there
are six different churches. In rural
regions this waste is excessive Each
creed must have its own institution.
AID being unable to pay the proper
salary. IT makes the pastor bear the
burden. The solution of this trouble
lies in what may be called the COM
munity church.
The Protestant creeds do not diff
fer SO widely in fundamental beliefs
that II would he impossible for the
Christians of one village or town to
unite in union church. have the best
equipment secure trained ana
capable minister ana do more good
than now results from the useless diff
fusion Of small energies. Compromises
could he effected whereby the in
eividual might preserve his own
creedal tenets. and Yet labor effective
ly Tor the broad issues of the religious
life Such co-operatlcn would be a
blessing to the community ana a
stimulus to the clergy. The combined
support of the town would enable the
church TO get the best service. and
pay FOR it what is right ana just The
joining of all the religious interests
IN one solid efficient unit would react
for good upon the citizens ana upon
The community. They would repre-
sent single force acting for the
higher and nobler ends of life.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02

genuinely ana completely men as So
crates ana shakespeare. II you look
back to tho men who have taught you
most and study their character, YOU
will surely find that the roal secret OF
their power lay IN tho harmonious
blending OF the knowing and loving
powers Of their nature. Tho man who
has only the knowing power active let's
the truth in. but finds no man to feed.
The man who has only the loving pow
er active let's man In. but he finds no
welcomes both.
Take jesus Christ, the great eM-
ample, He was full of grace and truth.
and in His divine power lay His Won
derful transforming of the everlast
ing truths of God into the immediate
help OF needy man. 1t was this union
of eternal truth and special needle in
Him that made 1t possible for Him to
come down from the mountain where
He had been gloriiicd with the light
OF God and heal the poor lunatic In the
valley. while he thought upon the
vision the Spirit said unto him. Be-
hold, three men seek thee" Can any
words more typically tell the life of
Christ than those?
And how we see the working out of
this principle In our own lives! Sup
goodness. A strong, unalterable per-
suasion that God is mercitul has been
poured on your life and into your
mind. That fact Itself we'll known
absorbs your contemplation. But do
you. can you, ever get the richness of
that knowledge until YOU share it with
some one else who has not known the
think YOU know that God is merciful
because OF the mercy which He has
showed to you. be sure there Is Il rich
ness in your truth which YOU have not
reached yet, which YOU will never
reach until you let Him mako your life
the Interpreter of His goodness to some
other soul!
So of the fact OF sin. It's weight
and bitterness can never be lost tin
the sinner lays aside ali but the stimu-
lus of those memories in his strivinEs
to save the world.
So of Immortality. which becomes no
longer personal privilege, but a sure
and moving token of the greatness of
each human soul. making every service
1 can render another fellow man more
imperious and more Joyous.
There are no limits TO this doctrine
To him who has seen the Lord and is /
selhshly content to him who has not
seen the Lord and cares nothing for
his loss, alike comes the appeal: Be
spiritual, be religious. come to Christ.
Cast off your sins. not for yourself. |
but for some other soul which may |
possibly learn from you what it could
not learn in any other way. how good
and strong and forgiving is the sinners
Cod.
1t, is a terrible thing to have seen
the vision. and to be so wrapped upI
IN it's contemplation as not to hear the
knock of needy hands upon our doors.
1t Is also a terrible thing to hear the
knock and have no vision TO declare to
the poor knocker May none of us go
through life so poor as never TO have
known that happiness,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02

Lorimer will serve the country wo,l
either by retiring or by not resigning RI
he rctires. the country will be rid of
one undesirable servant; If he stays
IN he VIII be forced to resign, and
that VIII mean that tho Senator's who
vote for him Will be dismissed from
the public service by the States they
are supposed 10 serve. Perhaps Lor-
inner may do more good TO his coun-
try by refusing TO resign than by
rest gning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02

1t Is to he hoped that Coney Island
VIII not Keep up the pace set upon
its opening day. on that hilarious oc-
cas'oh In addition to the usual fes-
uvities that make the island cure
for the blues. or Il cause of nerves.
the following nnannounced features
attracted attention: An "airship"
broke loose from its moorings to a
merry-so-round and injured five peo-
pie before they made landing; a gate
Keeper ran amuci1 and knitted two in
hocch' pFstanders; girl plunged into
inc surf ana rescued her drowning
cousin and III general way fifty
rowdies We're arrested by the police.
TO an outsider what New York calls
pleasure is strange thing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02

The commencement exercises of the
woman College were conducted in a
manner as commendable as it was
wise The college authorities request
cd that no flowers be sent up TO the
sweet girl grads. and none were sent.
VINO has not gone to similar occasions
and felt sorry for the girl who got no
MOWERS The flower custom caused
much unnecessary envy and heart
burning and ii is well that it is pass
Ing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02

vast majority OF those who respect
tho rights OF others on tho road are
nentraliaed by the minority who
treat the public roads rs private
speedways.
II jail sentences should in tho future
be meted out to speed nends Instead
or fines, the reckless drivers would
nave none. but themselves to blame.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02

y Denver doctor says that taking a
SIP OF lemon before Kiss will render
germs harmless. When a girl hands a
fellow a lemon now she won't mean
what she uaed 10.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02

Perhaps they give the youthful grad
yates sheepskins. because from now
on they are going to be lambs for
the hungry wolves of the big world.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02

W. ;. Bryan, cousin Of William ,Jcn
nnes' has been in Northumberland
lately buying fru!t and berry land.
Maybe the Nebraskan himself is going
TO move to the First District, where no
mas good many friends. as evid anced
by tho greeting accorded mention OF
MN at the Norfolk convention.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02

The presidential campaign puts the
safe and sane Fourth of July out of
the question
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02

We are tendcr-hearted. but-let the
fly be annihilatcd.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02

Incidentally, why not bim the mos
quito?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02

Get ready 10 swat the fly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02

oblitere musoam domesticam,,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-09
CLEANUP COMMITTEE
TO CONSIDER REPORT
Plans for Permanent 0rgani-
cation to Be Framed-Meet-
ing Saturday.

John G. McGrath, chairman of the COM
mittee appointed to formulate plans for a
permanent cleanup organization In the
District today called a meeting of the
committee for Saturday afternoon. at )
o'clock, in the offices of the health de-
partment in the municipal building.
The committee is under instruction to
submit it's report May 81 to the city
cleaning week committee appointed by
the District Commissioners, which will
act on the recommendations made with
respect to the formulation OF perma-
nent body.
Several meetings may be required to
aet the recommendations in shape for
transmission to the general committee,
said Mr.. McGrath today, as the mem
bers of the committee with whom have
talked are of the opinion that the work
should be done thoroughly We will can
vass the whole situation before drawing
up report
1t is more than probable that the per-
manent body to be created will adjourn
for the summer after 1t has appointed
subcommittee to carry out whatever
plans suggested by the McGrafh com
mittee may be adopted. officers will be
elected at the May 81 meeting, and 1t is
not unlikely that bylaws will be adopted
for the organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-09
Sale of
sale OF
Tailored Suits
at S10.75.
Worth Up to
$500.


Serges, whipcords,
sh eph erd CHI eek s,
wOrsteds, hom1espuns
ALI colors Including
white)=-i all sizes for
women and misses.
Smart suits i'm plain
tailored or trimmed
SUBSEQUENTLY made
==perfect fitting--suits
any tailO uld
charge $50 to dupli-
cate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-09
AID FOR ALLEGED INSANE.
New Organization to Fight Against
Wrongful Incarcerations.

NEW YORK. May 9.-The newest or
ganization to apply for incorporation I'M
der the New York state laws Is The
American Society for the Protection OF the
Alleged Insane which aims to save
sane folks from being held for insanity.
The incorporators state that many
cases where sane persons were pro-
nounced insane. committed to institu-
tons and ultimately discharged after le-
gal fights prompted clergymen. law
yers and physicians to organize this So
ciety for the purpose of preventing such
miscarriages of justice"
Mrs. Margaret Evans Wright, general
secretary Of the new society. was re-
leased from an asylum at Central lslip.
I, +. last month after she had convinced
the court of her sanity.
"A case in point" says the president
OF the society, is that OF Mary Eliza
beth Lewis, who was detained Tor
twenty-two years in Bloomingdale before
she was found to be sane. Another case
Is that of j. l. Chaloner. who was aid.
Judged insane in this state. and afterward
wrote such creditable works as -Four
Years Behind the Bars of Bloomingdale
and Lunacy Law Of the World
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-09
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-09
WINS FREEDOM BY CAD"
Chicago Man Released After spend
ing Two Months in Jail.

CHICAGO, May 9.-Charles knignI
after serving two months in jail awaiting
trial for the supposed theft of diamond
brooch, succeeded In proving his inno-
cence by a small advertisement winch ne
inserted In a newspaper. and last night
left the county Jail a free man.
Knight found the brooch in North
Side restaurant. He was sick and need
ed money. SO he pawned his find. with
part of the money he inserted the adver-
tisement announcing the finding OF the
brooch. In the meantime the pawn
broker had been notified that the proper
ty had been stolen from a Mrs. Artmeui-
Ter. Knight obtained sum OF money
from his brother and went to redeem the
brooch. He was arrested. the case
came before Judge Petit in habeas corpus
proceedings. When the court heard that