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The Washington times., 1912-02-25
Thorpe, Jones, Cooke, and
Eller to Be Seen Next
Saturday.
JOHNNY GALLAGHER
IN DISTANCE RUNS
Yale, Virginia, and Cornell to
Send Entire Track
Teams Here.

What is confidently expected to be
the best track meet ever held under
the auspices of Georgetown University
will be conducted next Saturday night
at Convention Hall, attracting such stars
as Bob Eller, GeOrgetown's mighty
performer; Jim Thorpe, Carlisle's great
all-around athlete; John Paul Jones,
worlds champion miller: Wylie Cooke,
Nirginia's pride and boast in the middle
distance events, and scores of lesser
known athletes. Every seat has been
applied for, and the largest throng in
the history of track athletics in the
Capital is looked for.
Johnny Gallagher, considered the great
schoolboy athlete in America when run
ming under the colors of the Brown
Preparatory School, of Philadelphia, will
appear in a dark blue jersey. This young
flyer Is now a student at Yale Univer-
sity, and one of the most promising
members of the Ellis track team. He
has competed in distance races in this
city several times, and next Saturday
night will start in the mile and the half
mile.
Send Entire Team.
The entire track squads of Yale, Vr-
ginia Cornell, Princeton, Carlisle, Johns
Hopkins, and Georgetown will appear on
the floor at Convention Hall. In addi-
ton to their elders the crack schoolboy
athletes of the Capital will be seen in
their own scholastic events, battling for
the schoolboy honors OF the District.
-Four Schoolboy teams are expected to
start in the scholastic relay: George
town Props, Western, Technical, and
Central High. Central High Is looked
hp IL
such performers as George Hamilton,
w. Pollard, Tibbetts, and George Van
Dyne.
Yale and Princeton will battle for the
honors in the two-mile relay, while Cor
nell faces Carlisle in the mile relay.
This latter race should be sizzler, as
John Paul Jones will be anchor man
OF the Cornell quartet. 1t was by this
stars amazing work in New York a
week ago last night that the .Ithacans
were enabled to win the intercollegiate
tWo-mile relay championship.
Geergetown's relay four, a little the
worse for wear, will struggle against
Virginia in the mile event, and there
Is no picking the winner. Virginia has
some fast lads for it's quartet. and is
a slight favorite over the Blue and
Gray.
Meets st. Johns.
Maryland Aggies will have for oppon-
ents the crack st. Johns College four,
of Annapolis. and the winner will lay
claim to the championship for second
AIRY colleges in Maryland.
individual stars are Bob ElIer of
Georgetown; Tell Bcrna and ZONES of
cornell; Bacon, of Baltimore CITY col
Iege, formerly captain at WESLEYAN
I,niiyerslty; Cooke and Todd, of Vir-
glnla; Gallagher, of Yale; Horrax. Of
Johns Hopkins, and Thorpe, of the car
Isle Indians. Ellcr will figure prOmi-
nently in the dashes and the hurdles,
lie Will also appear in the shot-put.
CHER. ""' N'i'"
The high jump will find Thorpe and
dioTraX dangerous COntenGers for hon
ana his team mate, Tommy Todd, is
booked to appear in the dashes and re-
The Washington times., 1912-02-25
Athletics Making Big
Plans for Next Season

There is going TO be no hare-and-
tortoise business about the American
League race If the tail leader of the
White Elephants can help It. Plans
ior the coming American League race
nave been laid as carefully as il the
AinlcuCs We're team of Youngsters
instead OF two-time winners NJ the bIue.
nopon event of Americas sporting
world-the worlds series.
The Washington times., 1912-02-25
Mt. St. Mary's Wins
From Drexel Institute

EMM!TTSBURG, Nd. Feb. 25.-Nt. st.
Mays basketball team easily defeated
DreXel Institute quintet here by the
score of 81 20 j. DreXcl was unable to
COPE with the superb team work of che
rlountaineers. Letters and Ieary were
the star performers for the home team,
while Fulton and Evans eXcelled for the
visitors.
The Washington times., 1912-02-25
SmithSOn and Rose
Skater Two Marks

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Feb. 90
Forrest Smlthson and Ralph Rose are
almost certain to be selected for the
American Olympic team as a result
OF their performances here last night.
Smithson went over the 75-yard low
hurdles in els seconds, equaling the
outdoor record and making a new one
for indoors.
Ralph Rose. thought not in the best
of physical condition. hurled the l6-
pound shot 90 feet inches, lettering
his old record.
The Washington times., 1912-02-25
VIRGINIA TO Meet
GEORGETOWN QUINT
FRIDAY AT ARCADE
Game Will Decide Intercol-
legiate Title of
South.

Manager Fortune, of the George
town University basketball team, has
received word from the University
OF Virginia to the effect that the
qulnt will come here
next Friday night to play the Hill
toppers the game which will decide
the intercollegiate championship OF
the South. The game will be played
at the Arcade at 9 d. m. ...
The Washington times., 1912-02-25
Ingram Wins Easily.

Ingram's basketball SQUAD easily de-
feated the National Guard Quint at the
armOry gymnasium by 10 to g. These
two teams are now tied for honOrs in
the City League.
The Washington times., 1912-02-25
Take Third Place.

BY winning from Western High
School, * to Is. Cathedral School took
third place in the Interscholastic Bias
kotball League.
The Washington times., 1912-02-25
Car Costs $500
lore Will $500 Get You?

made of the best material the market by the modern
methods.
Can you pick $500 $1,000 gives you than
ts To be might few inches longer wheel base
little larger wheels but hat does that to? And
that you will find the with little larger wheel base has
much smaller For all of which asked to
where from $500 to $500 extra
We there is $500 made shot offers
than this one for $500.
Why?
made by the largest factory in the world These
plants by of their huge operations buy
ial handle material make parts and sell smaller
than anybody else in the business. We make 600
The standard plant about $780, That's the
difference.
Right shipping eighty a day. In round fg
this is business of about 10000 day. In short time
will be shipping $50 day. This is business of
$35O0O0 day. Would these thousands and thousands of
hrewd people select the Overland in preference all others
did give them and better for less money?
- There 1000 Overland dealers
Let dealer in this city (name and address below
you in this and you thorough demonstration. Let
him show you the unusual value See this then of
the higher priced This will your satisfaction
that $500 will give all the speed, comfort,
service and wear that get in $500 made.
Phone dealer for demonstration once.
The Washington times., 1912-02-25
Props Victorious.

Georgetown University Preparatory
School basketball team won rough
and tumble contest from Randolph-M
con on the latter's floor. Score, Is to 10
The Washington times., 1912-02-25

with head, or NJ fee. No lasting IS page
Book for &c stamp DIR. NJ. NEY SMITH.
Specialist. 40 y. 18th ST.. ST. Louis, Mo.
The Washington times., 1912-02-25

N|OU judge values by comparing values. A dollar
article from is worth only dollar from
n ohernot dollar and half Brown who pays higher
exavaeandy and does little business, take
of his overheads by initiating values Therefore, he acks
twenty everything he sells But
JONES' who sells the goods but sells fn and does
have the additional and other overhead
charges take Of sells his standard goods this
fyenty initiation. Jones is the deal with.
Apply this to automobiles.
The shown here is famous fortyfve horsepower
touring 1t priced $780, This has everything of
practical value $500 $1,000 in America has
Do you question this
Then over these facts:-
First of ALL this has powerful fortyfve horsepower
1t five large The operating levers
they should be- The selecve
fitted with the finest & annular bearing-the best made.
1t has full floating axle Both front and axles
fitted with the famous Thinker bearings The pressed steel frame
has double drop. The magnetic Bosch The tires big.
The body finished in deep rich Brewster trimmed with
heavy nickel plate. The lamps dead black trimmed with
nickel Self-starter only $40
1t magnificent strong powerful has all the beauty
and comfort that possible popular priced You
find weakness flaw 1t is sound and thorough.
Neither the chassis body could be improved
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-26
KEYPORl

The Keyport Bottling Works has
purchased a new Mitchell delivery
truck 10 their delivery service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Thompson
were the guests of friends in South
Amboy over Sunday.
Prof. and Mrs. A.. M. Dick were
In Asbury Park last Saturday call
ing On relatives.
Miss Grace Bowman, of Newark,
IS the guest Of friends in town for
a few days.
The Keyport Literary Club was
entertained last Friday afternoon at
the home Of Mrs. A. NJ. Brown. The
subject was Vikings part ], and
several interesting papers were read
on the topic. A dainty luncheon
was served by the hostess after the
literary session.
Misses Marie and Lillian Camp
bell, OF this place, and students at
Montclair Normal school, were
among S~4emsegts at the luncheon
served by Mfssualee CoppeS at the
home Of her parenfs
last Thursday. -
a. very interesting program hal
been prepared by the members al
the Reformed church for Friday
night of this week. Some OF the
best local talent will take part. Fol-
lowing the entertainment ice cream
and cake VIII be on sale.
Miss Sarah Roberts, OF Hamilton,
NJ v, was the guest of friends In
town last week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-26
FOR AGED PEOPLE
Old Folks Should Be Careful in Their
Selection of Regulative Medicine.

Old Folks Should Be Careful i'm Their
Selection of Regulative Medicine.
We have q safe, dependable, and
altogether ideal remedy that is par
ticularly adapted to the requirements
OF aged people and persons of weak
constitutions who suffer from consti-
patton or other bowel disorders. We
are so certain that 1t Will relieve
these complaints and give absolute
satisfaction in every particular that
we offer 1t with our personal guar
antee that it shall cost the user moth
ing If it fails to substantiate our
claims This remedy Is called Rex
all Orderlies.
RexalI Orderlies are eaten Just
like candy, are particularly prompt
and agreeable In action. may be
taken at any time, day or night; do
not diarrhoea, nausea, grip
ing, excessive looseness, or other un-
desirable effects. They have a very
mild but positive action upon the or
gans with which they come inNcon-
tact, apparently acting as a regula-
tive tonic upon the relaxed muscular
coat OF the bowel. thus overcoming
weakness, and aiding to restore the
bowels to more vigorous and healthy
activity. Three sizes, 10c., 25c., and
soc. Sold only at our store-Tlle
Rexall Store. Frederic A. Seaman.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-26
MATAWAN

The Matawan Literary Society
will be entertained by Mrs. A. Hem
derson on Wednesday evening.
Captain Watson Fisher is spend
Ing several days at his home here.
Miss Irene Bower was a New York
visitor Friday.
Mrs. L. Magee, OF Manasquan. is
visiting her sister, Mrs. w. b. Dun
can. Miss Gladys Magee Is also!
here.
h1win Lupton was an out Of town
visitor Friday.
The many friends OF Mr.. Frank
s. Cottrell, Of Browntown., are glad
to know that he IS greatly improved
from his recent Illness OF the last
few weeks.
Miss Mildred Brown, who has
been spending the past month at
home, has returned to the State
Normal school at Trenton. Miss
Brown was practieing teaching In
Perth Amboy at school No. s.
On account of a mad dog without
an owner running rampant IN Cliff
wood last week, Township Clerk
Martin has issued a proclamatiin.
Subscribe for the NEWS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-26
STATEN ISLAND NEWS
FINAL LECTURES TO BE
HEARD IN WINTER SERIES

The final lecture in the winter
course at public school No. 6, Ross
VILE, win be given at that place to-
night when Alexander /. Rorke viii
lecture on Macbeth the fourth In
the Shakespearean series. At Great
Kills Moravfan church Allen De-
monde will lecture on the beauties
OF Shakespeare" in the final lecture
of the series at that place. The
spring course at public school No. 1,
Tottenyille, will commence this Fri
day night, when Mihran T. Kalaid-
jan will lecture on "The Old and
New Turkey and the issues in
volved In the recent revolution. Miss
Edna Matthews Shipman will give
the final lecture of the winter
course at public school No. g.. Pleas
ant Plains, Thursday night, on
Around Cape Horn to Hawaii
The lectures Will be illustrated by
stereepttcon views.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-26
T0TTENvILLE

Miss Elizabeth Buscher, of Man
haitian, was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. P. M. Van Name yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Johnson, of
England. have taken up their resi-
dence here.
Mrs. George Kugler, OF Phiiadel-
phia, Is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Kugler, OF William street.
David Mcdonald, of Chambers
burg, visited here last night.
8. N. Broderson, proprietor of the
Ferry hotel, In Bentley street, is
slowly recovering from an attack of
rheumatism.
Theodore P. Rutan was in Prince
ton Saturday.
Miss Eta Walkerling, who has
been Ill, Is able to be out.
The Hadkins Bottling Company
have erected its new ton and a half
Eclipse motor truck.
Bentley Lodge, Odd Fellows,
meets tonight.
A meeting of Richmond Temple
Pythian Sisters win be held tonight.
Theodore Oxenham and Mrs.
George Moffert sang a duet, Come
Holy Spirit" in South Baptist
church, yesterday.
J.. Alfred Simonson and BENJAMIN
Williams were at the latter's farm at
Holmdel Saturday that he recently
purchased.
Mrs, Chris Fries, and daughter,
Roselyn. visited In Brooklyn yester-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-26
TO THE WAYS OF THE WILD
Timid Doe Finds There Is Some Good
After All In the White Bipe1s
Of the City.

The heart of d deer, a poor. ENID,
pretty little doe, must have been near
to bursting with gratitude a few
days co.. Somewhere pp-among ,tha
pines in the moonlight She must sure
ly have found a way, dumb brute
though she Is, to tell her companions
OF the antlered tribe how good after
all are the white bipeds Of the city
when the hunting season Is over.
Out Of the maeistrom of queer
sights and scenes OF snorting, putting
monsters that ran on wheels and ut
tered terrifying metallic sounds In
which she found herself she was trans.
ported back to her native environ,
ment-fn a motor car.
Poor, little trembling creature. She
shook and covered and looked as
though she were gazing upon the end
from ner great liquid eyes. They look
her back to the mountains, Ioosened
their hold upon the soft neck and said
to her: go, little girl"
She hesitated a minute, then, really
Ing what to her was doubtless some
thing beyond all belief, she sprang from
the tonneau OF the motor car and
in three bounds was out of sight.
Whatever caused the animal to stray
into the city from some one Of the
nearby canyons no one knows.-Los
Angeles Times.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-26
PROFESSOR WAS THE LIMIT
Which Goes to Show That Wives
Should Be Careful About overbur-
dcning Husbands Mind.

LE
The people didn't merely look at
Professor Branefog-they stared. He
knew he was absent minded at times,
and he wondered whether he had rub
bed his face with boot polish instead
of cold can after he had shaved, or
whether he had forgotten to change
his dressing gown for his frock coat.
But a kind policeman put things
right
Are you aware, sir, that you are
carrying a Joint Of beef In your arms?'
he asked.
Goodness, met said the professor.
II knew something was wrong. MY
wife told me to put her Sunday hat
on the bed, to place this joint In the
oven, and to take the baby and the
dog out for q walk.
you've not put the baby In the
oven, surely" said the laws guardian.
Il put something in it, said Brane-
fog; "but I don't know whether a
was the baby or the dog"
With bated breath they hurried to
the professors house. Here. on the
bed lay the baby and the dog. but
1t was just as bad for Branefog. 1t was
his wife's Sunday hat that was in tbs
oyeni
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-26
BOULEVARD is
NOW ASSURED
Water Witch Section viii
Start at Once.
speoial e DC EFnNfNG NEWS.

Atlantic Highlands, Feb. 26:-
The committee appointed at the
meeting of those interested in the
construction of the Ocean Boulevard
held at Atlantic Highlands have
visited Trenton and had an audience
with State Road Commissioner Ed
win A. Stevens and State Engineer
Meeker relative to the shortage in
appropriation to meet the required
amount to build what Is known as
the Water Witch road which will be
the first section of the I27 mile
highway to be constructed.
The committee reports the State
road builders agreed to furnish the
desired balance OF a little more than
$4,000 needed TO complete the sec
tion under consideration. The funds
will be taken from the automobile
license moneys.
The committee, composed OF form
er Assemblyman Amzi M. Posten, G..
Nell johnson, James f.. Hinde and
William H. Porter were instructed
to go before the Monmouth County
Board of FreehoIders and urge them
to award the contract and ~order7the
work commenced at an early date.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-26
LOCAL FIREMEN
TO TAKE TEST
Seven Want to DO Assistant
Foreman.

Seven firemen connected with the
two companies of the New York Ere
department In Tottenville will take
the examination for assistant fore
man that will be held at the Grand
Central Palace in Manhattan the
next three days, commencing with
today. Twenty-eight hundred appli-
cations have been filed with the Civil
Service Commission for the exami-
netion. From s o'clock last night
until after the examination is COM
pleted all leave of absence and days
off throughout the entire city was
stopped among the firemen. Those
from Tottenville who went up today
were Firemen Neil, Griffen and
Woods, Of 201 Engine Company, and
0'Leary, Ackerly and Tutty, of 101
Hook and Ladder Company. Those
who are scheduled for tomorrow
are Bracken and Reilly, OF 201 En-
CINE, and Cronin, Metzler. O'Reilly
and Preston, of LOT truck.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-26
Doctor Defends Meat caters.

In his recently published work DR.,
Robert Hutchinson observes that en-
ergy is not to be confused with mus.
cular strength. A grass fed cart horse
Is strong; a corn fed hunter Ii euer-
getic. Energy is a property OF the
nervous system; strength of the mus.
cies. mrscies give us the power tc
do work; the nervous system gives us
the initiative to start it, Muscles do
their work upon carbohydrates
(starch foods), which are the eharac-
sristlc nutritive constituents Of e
table foods; the brain appears to re-
quire nitrogen. which can only be at.
tanned in a concentrated form from
animal sources II profeid food, there
fore, be regarded az a nervous food,
a diet rich in 1t win make for intel
iectuaf capacity and bodily energy,
and 1t IL not without reason that the
more energetic races Of the world
have been meat eaters.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-26
MILLIONS OF FOLKS
USE ONLY CASCARETS
They never have Headache, Bilious
ness, Sluggish Liver or Bowels
or . Sick, Sour Stomach.

No odds how bad your liver, stom-
ech or bowels; how much your head
aches, how miserable and uncom
fcrtable you are from constipation.
Indigestion, biliousness and slug
gish tntesttnes-you always get the
desired results with Cascarets and
quickly, too.
Don't let your stomach, liver and
bowels make you miserable another
moment; put an end to the head
ache, ~biliousness. dizziness. eryous-
nesa, sick, sour, gassy stomach,
backache and all other distress;
cleanse your inside organs Of all the
poison and effete matter which In
producing tbs misery.
Take g Cascaret now; don't walt
until bedtime. In all the world
there Ia no remedy like this. A To-
cent box means health, happiness
and a clear head for months. No
more days Of gloom and distress IL
you will take q Cascaret now and
then. Ali druggists sell Casearets.
Don't forget the children-their lit
tie insides need q good, gentle
cleansing, too.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-26
PLEASANT PLAINS

Miss Margaret Warner, Of Jersey
City, visited in Prince Bay yester-
day.
Mrs. John Vine has returned to
Manhattan after q visit In Little
Farms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Tomasin
visited in Tottenville Saturday.
Charles Piroth, Of Shore road, is
overhauling his motorboat.
Miss Margaret Schopp has taken
q position at Richmond.
A large plate glass window was
broken by the storm at Frank
Young's meat market last Thursday.
George Newark has accepted a
position at the Dental Works.
Joseph Mangin is home after q
visit In South Jersey.
Barent Winant, OF Huguenot, was
a Tottenyille visitor Saturday.
Rude Ronalder has returned
home after O visit In Perth Amboy
several days with relatives.
Many from here were at the
dance or the Silent Four at Staudt,a
Shore road hall, Rossviile, Saturday
night.
u. S. Grant Council, Jr. O. u. A.
meets tonight In Amicitia hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-26
Saved From Dangers Oper-
tion--Neip hbor Advised What
to Do For Bladder Trouble.

I too, wish to add my testimonial
to the thousands you no doubt have,
and will tell you what your great
medicine did for me.
Several months ago ] was taken
very sick with bladder trouble, had
Intense pains and suffered greatly, at
times ! could not stand on my feet
or sit In a chair and often was forced
to cry out with pain.
/ consulted two doctors who gave
me different kinds of medicine, which
did mo no good. 1t seemed as though
the more Of their medicine / took,
the ors I became. The doctors
seemed to be greatly puzzled over
my case and after holding a consult
alton, / was told that ! had a severe
case of Inflammation of the bladder
and an operation was very neces-
sary,
/ was being prepared to be taken
TO the hospital, when 2 ncighbcr
came to my house and said, why
don't&you try a bottle OF DR.. Kilmer'g
Ewamp-Root." I was willing to try
anything to get relief from my suf-
fering. Ny wife bought a bottle of
your medicine which I began taking
hA0 GQOA IttttACo q tAaA6O LoI Lily
better. | continued taking 1t and
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/ have used about fourteen bot
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been operated on, and perhaps never
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friends about DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
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people from suffering and perhaps,
as in my case, a dangerous opera
ton.
Yours gratefully,
SAMUEL WILSON,
651 Pierce ST., N. q. Minneapolis,
MINI.
State of Minnesota 90
County of Hennepin
Personally appeared before me
this cath day of Sept, 1909. Samuel
Wilson, of the city of Minneapolis Of
the State Of Minnesota, who aub-
scribed the above and on oath says
that same is true In substance and
In fact.
nj. M. Kerridge,
Notary Public.
Commission expires March 26,
1914.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-26
BELFORD WILL
UNIQUE INDEED
Mrs. McCready Provides for
Sister--If Enstranged.

Freehold, Feb. 26:-The will Of
Jennie H. Nice sadly, of Bedford, ex-
ecuted April 2, 1907, and also just
probated, names her husband James
A. MeCready and her sister Agnes
M. Gerhardt as executors of her es-
late. Mrs. McCready bequeathed all
her property real and personal, to
her mother, Helen Robbins, her hus-
band. James A. McCready, and to
her sister, Agnes NJ. Gerhardt to be
enjoyed by them jointly, and at the
death of any or either OF them, then
jointly during the lives of the ur-
viyors, and upon the death of any or
either of them the remaining sur
yivor to become possessed of the
property absolutely.
1t is provided in the will, how
y that il the sister should ever
make up with her husband and live
with him again. then she shall for
felt, as il dead, any and every share
and interest IN the property. The
t~estator specially directs both OF the
executors to take care OF and be
kind to her mother and provides
that IL they fail to do so the court
appoint some one else to are for
her at the expense Of the estate.
Belle Linard and Charles r. Sny-.
der were witnesses to the will.
The EVENING NEWS goes into
more homes in this vicinity than
any other publication.