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The Washington times., 1913-11-16

are outlined in the letter we have al
ready mailed you.
MIR. Editor: Please send me one Of
these auto-bikes. / am a small boy.
HOWARD JEFFERSON"
VIII will be glad to send you the
aCto-bike, after You have performed
the work we ask in our letter, Howard.
Dear sir: Please send me full par
ticulars of how to obtain an auto-bike.
Is 1 would like very much to have one
soon. CARL S. MILLARD.'
All right, Carl. Full particulars have
been sent you.
Dear Auto-Bike Editor: Please
send me full particulars of how to get
an auto-bike. ELIZABETH JOBE."
Full particulars have been sent you,
Elizabeth.
Dear sir: 1 am a little boy eight
yt~cs old and have read about your
serve your papers in the evenings after
school. / would like to earn an auto
hike II / am cid enough to do the work
required. II you will please send in
formation, / will do all I can.
:'RAYMOND SEBASTIAN"
That's fine. Raymond. You are cer-
tainly old enough to earn an auto
bike. as even younger boys have al
ready obtained one.
Dear Editor: am a little boy seven
years old and would like TO have an
auto-bike Please write me how to get
one.
SAM HOWARD"
Full information is contained in the
letter we have sent you, Sam.
Editor Auto-Bike: / am a little girl
eight years old and would like to have
an auto-bike. Please tell me how to
get one.
LOUISE DU BOIS.''
All right, Louise, We have sent you
full information.
"Auto-Edftor: Please send notice what
l am to do to get an auto-bike.
ALBERT S. BABER.'
Full instructions have been sent, AL
bert.
Please send me full particulars how
to get a Times auto-bike.
JAMES McGUIGAN.
The particulars have been mailed
you, James.
The Washington times., 1913-11-16
"COSMETICIAN" NOW
MPORTANTFACTOR
Care of MIadys Beauty Sci ence Which Developments Of
Last Decade Have Been Pr onounced- Automobile Pays
Havoc With Complex on, Says Capital Expert.

When Great-Grandrnother took her
Saturday night tub in the kitchen she
concluded that her beauty ministratlons
were just about complete.
Unless, Of course, one night except
the tiny black patch and the powdered
hair she affected if she was a Colonial
belle.
But even a Colonial belle knew no
such beauty luYuries as the modern
maid of 1913. One doesn't have to go
back to Revolutionary days to note the
strides made i'm beauty culture. The
last decade has brought the new pro-
fession Of "cosmetician" into the cal
cium with no uncertain prominence.
And Washington women who are
devotees to the cold cream cult, spend
thousands of dollars annually for
beauty" Washington women, Jn the
whole, are probably the best groomed
women in the country" said the man
ager of one Of the sixty or more hair
dressing" shops that thickly dot the
Capitals business section.
THE society woman either has her
own personal maid or else has time to
cultivate her complexion and her fin
ger nails herself" she continued. ITO
her we sell our creams and lotions. but
the business woman is our best treat
ment' customer. She hasn't time. in
the first place, to do much dabbling
The Washington times., 1913-11-16
"AUTO-B|KE SPIRIT"
SPREADS LIKE FIRE
Subscription Blanks Came in by
Hundreds-GirIs, Too, Anx-
i0uS to Own Machines.

Hundreds of subscription blanks Were
turned into the office of the auto-bike
editor yesterday, and as many new in
quiries were received from youngsters
who have the "auto-bike spirit" and
are anxious to get out and work for the
coveted machines, as so many of their
companions have already done. Word
was received today that the carload of
machines would arrive early in the
week, and the distribution will be made
at once.
1t would take nearly a whole page
OF The Times every day to print all
the communications received from
the anxious youngsters. so the editor
is forced to select only a few To-
days mail includes the following:
Dear Sir: I am a little girl ten
years old and l am in the fifth grade.
L was reading the Sandman Stories
and SO i saw the auto-bike letters. l
asked my mother if | could write to
You and ask you to send by mail how
to earn a nice auto-bike. Please write
me and tell the instructions all about
1t. Please write me as soon as possible.
i am willing to do anything to earn an
auto-bike. / thank you kindly for your
Kindness il you tell me how to earn an
auto-bike.
AMANDA STEVENS"
Glad you are so willing to go to work
- earn al auto-bike, Amanda. The in
formation has been sent.
Dear Sir: Please let me know how
can get an auto-bike. I am very anx-
GUS to have one.
AMELIA oBERNDoRFER."
There is no reason why you should
not have Gne, Amelia All that is re-
quired is a little work after school
hours, as we point out in the letter We
have mailed you.
Dear Sir: Please write and tell me
how to get an auto-bike: I am nine
years old. RALPH DORR-"
We have written you, giving full in
structions, Ralph.
ar auto-Uike.
VERNON QUIGLEY."
The letter we have sent you tells
everything. Vernon. Ali you have to
do is to obtain ten new subscribers COL
lecting one month from each, and the
auto-bike is yours.
Dear Editor: Will you please send
me the full Information telling how to
JOHN MARTIN WOLF"
Full Information is contained in the
letter we have sent you. john.
Dear Editor: Will you please be kind
enough TO send me full instructions
about receiving an auto-bike as i am
very anxious to receive one and will
try to win enc. Tread The Times every
evening.
FRANCIS BRADEN."
Certainly, Francis. We trust that you
succeed in obtaining your a7to-bike.
Dear sir: 1 have read about the
advertisement in The Times paper and
am interested. VIII you please send me
full instructions how to get one of your
auto-bikes? EDWARD L. FOUTS."
II is certainly an interesting PROPOSE
ton, as you will see from our letter,
Edward. --.
Dear Sir: / would like to have one
OF your auto-bikes. VIII you please
let me know how | can get one?
NORMAN SMITH"
little work after school hours is all
that is required, Norman. Full details
The Washington times., 1913-11-16

with creams; in the second place. she
has other uses for her leisure moments
So she runs in here between appoint
ments or after office hours and lets us
minister to her wrinkles or coddle her
scalp.
But she does it quite as much to
soothe her tangled nerves as to pre-
serve her looks.
THE automobile is one of the import
ant factors in the rapid growth of the
beauty business. Ten years ago, or
even five, facial massage and the va
rious treatments women now consider
necessity were common only among
actresses. and perhaps a few society
leaders.
10 "The exposure Of the complexion to
the weather while riding in a motor
car means that greater care must be
taken of the skin. Many women now
drive their own cars, and refuse to
swathe their faces in wells as they for
merly did.
THE water in Washington, too, is
ruinous to many a delicate skin The
beauty habit grows upon one. And usu-
ally when one treatment is given. such
as shampoo, the 'patient'-that's
what we call her-wants a facial mas
sage. That administered, she wants a
manicure. and IL she still has time and
money left, she will indulge In a mar
Gel wave in an elaborate coiffure.
And no wonder. The improvement that
The Washington times., 1913-11-16

something of a stab at the regular mas
sage movements. I'm convinced that
women are devoting far more attention
to good grooming than they formerly
did.
Some of our customers tell me they
will economize in gowns. rather than
cut down their allowance for toilet ac-
cessories.
"Our best seller? Soapr'
EDITH LOBERT
The Washington times., 1913-11-16

we sometimes make is vastly flatter-
ing.
Some women visit US for education
al purposes. They watch the deft fin-
gers of the hair-dresser as she swirls
their tresses into the newest mode.
Then, having learned the method, as
they think, they go home to try their
own Interpretation of it,
1T Is the same way with facial treat
ments. except, of course, they haven't
all the appliances. But every woman
The Washington times., 1913-11-16
Prize Health Baby
Contracts Paralysis

HARLAN. Iowa. Nov. ls.-Johnnis
Tramp. the three-year-old Iowa boz
who won the first prize in the recen
baby health contest. has infantile paraL
ysis. and his condition Is critical
There has been no case Of the disease
in this county, and physicians are at
loss to account for the child's illness.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-10
MANY AT FUNERAL OF
FREDERICK EDWARDS
special to the EYENfNG NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS,
Tottenyille, March 10.-Many
members of Richmand Lodge No. 80
Knights of Pythias and Bentley
Lodge No. $40 Odd Fellows, of Tot
tenville and employees of the Staten
Island Rapid Transit railroad were
at the funeral of Frederick Edwards
of 119 James street, Totteuville, that
was held at 230 o'clock yesterday
afternoon from his late residence.
Rev. Arthur Lucas, of Bethel M. r..
church officiated. Chaplain Wallace
Brown of Bentley Lodge conducted
the Odd Fellows service at the house
and Prelate r. G. Watson of Rich
mond Lodge, conducted the service
Of the Knights of Pythias at the
grave Many floral tributes were re-
ceiyed. A pillow was received from
both orders of which ne was an old
member and from the railroad en-
ployes. The bearers, all knights Of
Pythias we're w. ID. Frer1ch, George
W. Du Bois, James Wyman, Joseph
Forester, George M. Totten and Will
liam Fl. Bedell.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-10
TOTIENvlLLt

Mr.. and Mrs. r. Hoehn returned
home Saturday after a week at
Washington. D. c., Newport News
and Old Point Comfort.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abram Romer, OF
Brooklyn, visited here yesterday.
Captain Jack Hawkins. of William
street, was called to Virginia on the
death of his sister.
Jacob w. Cole was at Washington,
.. c., last week.
Arthur Eckof has been at Toms
River for few days.
Miss Flossie Anderson, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Anderson, of
Sprague avenue, was taken to the 5.
r. Smith Infirmary Saturday and
operated ON for appendicitis.
Mrs. Hazel Melvin, of Brooklyn. Is
the guest of her father, Herman Ger
baulet, for few days.
: Harry Beden Is out again after a
recent Illness.
Many people were at Raritan Bay
Park yesterday looking over their
bungalows in preparation Of coming
down for the summer from the city.
d. r. Robins. Of Johnson avenue.
ia able to be out after being confined
to his home, aB the result OF fall.
for several months.
A meeting of Richmond Temple,
sPyehian Sisters. will be held tonight
n x. ~ r. han.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-10
STATEN ISLAND FlREMEN
ANSWER MANY ALARMS
.coln1 To TIC EYENIN0 NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Tottenville,- March 10.-Ten
alarms for fires in all parts OF Staten
Island kept every company in the
paid department busy yesterday.
Most of the alarms were for brush
fires, three of which were on this end
of the island. Deputy Chief Beg
gins, who has his headquarters at
West New Brighton, was kept on the
jump the entire day. as he had to
answer every alarm. He came to
Tottenville twice and while here
sent in one of the alarms for a fire
In Beach street at 3 is O'Clock
The other two were at 2:10 o'clock
at Raritan Bay Park and at 7:05
o'clock last night on the meadows
near the Richmond Valley station.
In each Of the fires, houses were en-
dangered. Never before since the
paid department has been establish
ed on the island. has there been so
many alarms during q day. Cap
tain John Hughes, acting battalion
chief of 151 engine and Captain
Shanahan. of 76 hook and ladder,
were in charge of the local compa-
uies
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-10
MATAWAN

Henry I. Clark, of New York, was
a Matawan visitor Sunday.
Mrs. w. II. Stillwell and Miss Nc
Conahy were New York visitors Sat
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Shepherd
Miss Mamie Shepherd, Mr.. r. z.
Shepherd and Mrs. M. &c. l.. Bergen
were Keansburg visitors Sunday.
Miss Geraldine Brown was New
York visitor Saturday.
Frederick Knox, OF New York
city spent the week end with Mr..
and Mrs. Charles II. Clark.
Ronson Warne, student at Rut-
gers College, spent Sunday wlth his
parents.
The collection for Hons MissIcns
taken in the Presbyterian church
amounted to $100.59.
Mrs. C. II. Bruce and Miss Mlldyed d
Bruce spent Saturday In New York.
Mrs. Edward Smith, Miss Eliza
beth Armstrong and Miss Sara Ar
mold were New York visitors Satur-
day.
The Glenwood Mission Band WITH
hold devotional meeting at the
manse Tuesday evening at 7:3G.
The Matawan w. C. T. U. will
meet with Mrs. William Smo,k at
Wickatunk next Wednesday after
noon.
The fire department was called
out Sunday noon by an alarm OF
fire, which proved to be at the Mata-
wan Steel and Iron Company. The
bushes near the plant were GA fire
and part of the fence which encloses
the factory. was burned.
Erie Erkhart spent Sunday with
friends here in town.
Friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Rice, of Brooklyn, will be pleased
to hear of the arrival of baby boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Conover, OF
Princeton, spent Sunday with friends
near Matawan.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-10
GREAT DAY WITH THE
SOUTH AMBOY CHURCHES

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
South Amboy, March 10:-Yester-
day was quite notable day among
the churches Of this city. At the
Baptist church the congregation was
large and was agreeably entertained
by the preaching Of the pastor and
the singing and playing Of Mrs.
Anthony, Of philadelphia, and Miss
Bruere.
At the Presbyterian church the
congregation enjoyed the Sabbath
under the preaching of the pastor in
the morning and the talk given by
G. E. Barker, Of the Long Island
railroad. was listened to with inter
est.
At the M. e. church On John
street very interesting address was
given by Leland Robinson. OF East
Orange, q representative of the Anti
Saloon League. Although very
young man, Mr., Robinson is a very
talented speaker and very enthusias-
tic In his work. Apparently his adj
dress made a deep impression on his
audience,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-10
ROOSEVELT

Mrs. Clarence Brewer OF Atlantic
street, was a Newark visitor Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Davis Of New
ark visited friends In town.
Miss Anna Deveruex, of Washing
ton avenue, was Elizabeth visitor
Saturday.
Mrs. Roberts Jefferys OF Railway
avenue, spent Saturday In New York.
John Halter of Railway avenue,
was Newark visitor Saturday.
william Dalton OF Third street,
spent Saturday in Newark.
James Wisely Of Woodbridge
avenue, spent Saturday out Of town.
DR.. M. Jacoby Of Delmar avenue,
spent Saturday In New York.
Edward Gerlich Of New York was
local visitor Saturday.
Mrs. Fritz of Railway avenue. was
Newark visitor Saturday.
Miss II. Linsky Of Railway avenue,
visited friends In Elizabeth Satur-
day.
John Donnelly OF Longfellow
street. spent Saturday In New York.
JONI 0TOOU1 Ol hlIdhtiC StAooti
spent Saturday in Newark.
Misses Ellen and Kathryn Fitz-
patrick OF Emerson street were out
OF town visitors Saturday.
Miss May Mulvihill OF Woodbridge
avenue, spent Saturday In New York.
Mrs. Thomas Baker of Longfeliow
street, entertained friends Saturday
afternoon.
Herman Geike of Railway avenue,
spent Saturday In Perth Amboy.
Mrs. Otto Worth of Lafayette
street entertained friends Saturday.
Henry Nannan, Of Thomas street,
spent Saturday In Newark.
Otto Ok. OF Lafayette street spent
Saturday In Newark.
Thomas McNally, of Lafayette
street. was an out of town visitor
Saturday.
Thomas F. Burke of Emerson
street, was a New York visitor Sat
urday.
Hugh McCullen of Perth Amboy,
was q local visitor Saturday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-10

It's Me for Olive Tablets I

That is ths joyful cry Of thousands
since Dr.. Edwards produced Olive Tab
let's. the substitute for calomel.
DR.. Edwards, a praeticing physician
for II years, and Calomel's old-tims
enemy, discovered the formula for
Olive Tablets while treating patients
for chronic constipation and torpid
Nvers.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do not
contain calomel, but healing, seoth-
Ing laxative.
No gripping is the "keynoto Of
these little sugar-coated tablets.
They cause the Lowels and liver to
act normal. They never force them to
unnatural action.
De. Edwards Olive Tablets are so
easy to take that children do not ro-
grid them A medicine" at ali.
II you nave dark brown mouth I"
now and then--a bad breath-a dull,
tired fesling-sick headaehe-torpid
liver and ecnstipated, you II find quick,
sure and only pleasant results from
ono or two little Olive Tablets At bod
time. They're perfectly harmless.
Thousands take one every night just
TO keep right. Try them.
every little Olive Tablet has =
movement all itr own." 100 and Csc
per boz.
Tho Olive Tablet Company. Celus
huA @
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-10
DIVISION SUPT. WILL
INSPECT kEYP0RT ROAD
ypeolag 20 the EVENING NEWS.

Special 90 the EVENING NEWS.
Keyport, March 10.-The Broad
street proposition will be investigat-
ed by E. f. Reid, division superin-
tendent of roads. A reply to that
effect has been received by Borough
Clerk A. M. Walling in answer to
the communication he was instruct
ed to forward to Col. Stevens, state
supervisor of roads by a resolution
passed at the meeting of the borough
council on February "a, the object
being to ascertain to what extent the
state will stand for maintenance OF
street.
The street in question is an Inn
portant one in the borough, but ow-
ing to natural causes, has been
great expense to the taxpayers of the
borough to maintain, and at It's best.
has been very unsatisfactory, Dur
ing the winter and spring 1t usually
becomes TO such a condition with the
mud to be impossible. Owing 1t be-
Ing connecting link between the
county stone road from South Key
port to Red Bank and the county
stone road Of Front street, action
was started during the last admin
stration of the borough government
to have the county accept it and
build a stone road. The Board of
1Freeholders investigated the road
and 1t was understood, satisfactory
arrangements for the ultimate dispo-
sition of the road were in sight.
Time passed, complications have
arose and hence the revival Of the
matter at this time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-10
JOY RIDE HAS
A SAD ENDING
Wagon Pulled BY Auto Over
turns--0ns Badly Hurt.
speosq. to tho EVENING NEWS.

Special to tho EVENING NEWS.
Spotswood. March 10.-A real
and truly joy ride ended disas-
trously here on Saturday afternoon
when a spring wagon. pulled by
Frank II. Vliet's auto, overturned
on the Old Bridge road and threw
out it's Ave occupants. Clarence
Burchell, one of the Joy riders, Is
suffering from a badly broken left
leg, as result of the accident. The
other occupants were more or less
bruised and shocked by the compact
with the tree. They are: Edward
Rigler, Frank Slavin, Frank Din
kel and Aaa "Dov" Bokan. Frank
H. Vliet, local hotel keeper. was
driving his big touring car, behind
which was fastened the wagon, when
the smashup took place. DR.. /. G.
Crsndall. Of Old Bridge, attended
the injured.
The party started out of Vliet's 9
lane on trip to Old Bridge, to re-
turn the wagon to John Squires.
The men were sitting In the bottom
of the wagon, which was travelling
at fair rate of speed when the
hCClubhb ttty ~ is tVPoi tVu,
Frank Slavin says he saw the con-
Meeting rope break. when the auto
and wagon neared bad turn In the
road. only two hundred yards from
Mr.. Squires' hotel. The rattle of the
light wagon prevented the now thor
oughly frightened Joy riders from
conveying the startling news to
Vliet, and the other occupants OF
the auto. Released from Its guide,
the wagon plunged into ditch,
where 1t overturned and caused the
dreadful damage.
Burchell Is young married man
and has charge of lighting the street
lamps for the Public Service Com
pany Of New Brunswick. He was
formerly employed In the Helmetta
snuff mills,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-10
MIDDLESEX co.
DAMAGE DONE
BY CHICKENS
Case Heard Before Justice
Mason Saturday.

SPectGf 20 the BthNiNG NEWS.
South Amboy, March 10.-A large
number of people gathered at the
Office of Justice Mason in First street
Saturday to hear the case before the
justice, and jury of six men in
which Cornelius Lambertsou and
Michael Marx, of Madison township,
were the Htigants and Francis 2.
Coan, of this city. and John p. Lloyd,
of Matawan were the lawyers re-
tanned
The suit was brought by Lambert
son against Marx to recover the al
legged damage done by Marks chic
kens and to compel him to prevent
them from trespassing on the COM
plainant's property plaintiff was
sworn, also Ebenezer Boine and AL
fred c. Poole, who gave evid ance in
support of plaintiffs claim for dam
ages
The defense made by Marx was
that he was not the owner of the
fowls, that had committed the dam
ages. He brought of goodly array OF
witnesses In his endeayor to prove
to the satisfaction of the jury that
the fowls belonged to Mrs. Marx. The
following witnesses were sworn:
Louisa Marx, Sophia Rehfuls, Chris
tina Straub, Lewis Stemler, George
Hetser, Charles Mark and Christian
Mark.
In summing up Counsellor Floyd
endeavored to impress the jury that
evidence warranted them In render
ing verdict for the defendant and
that malice was the actuating cause
for the bringing the suit.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-10
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Overfield, OF
Jersey City. visited in Prince Bay
yesterday.
Julius Wegener has returned to
Manhattan after visit.
Miss Anna List has returned from
a visit in Brooklyn with friends.
F. w. o. Schmitz. OF Prince Bay
is home again after two months
trip In the west.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rlask have
moved from Kreischerville to Rich
mond Valley.
William Cutting OF Manhattan.
has been visiting his parents in Ross
Vile the past week.
Mrs. o. 8. Nance Of Woodwall ave-
nue., Is recovering from recent Illness
Richard Walsh OF Rossville has re-
turned from a visit In Manhattan.
Stephen Doty of Huguenot has
been visiting at Oyster Bay.
The d. r. Social OF Rossville, met
The euehre under the auspices of
hall Friday night was success and
a large sum was realized.
An important meeting Of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union
will be held in St. Marks church to-
night. Every member is urged to
be present at this time.
Y. S. Grant Council Jr. 0. u. A.
NJ meets tonight.
Amicitia Association will meet to-
morrow night.
Eugene Gchoen, will lecture at
public school No. 6. Rossville tonight
on "a View Of Greek Arts" 1t will
be illustrated by stereopticon views.
Saturday night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-10
WOODBRIDGE

Mrs T. e. Drumpleman spent Sat
urday in New York.
Frank Ryder former physical In
structor in the high school was q
Sunday guest at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. A. l.. Huber In Main street.
Miss Jeanette Numbers spent the
week end with friends at Three
Bridges.
Newark spent Sunday at the home of
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Euing in West Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Huber, spent
Saturday evening in Newark.
Mrs. f. C. Ensign and Miss Helen
Ensign were Newark visitor Satur-
day afternoon.
Peterson the tailor has moved his
business to the store next the post
office in Masonic hall building.
Mrs. Peterson Of Perth Amboy,
spent Sunday afternoon with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Neiis John
son In Green street.
Miss Grace Huber has been CON
fined to the house with severe at
tack of grip:
Miss Laina Cutter, Sunday.
Richard Sattler, Sr. returned Fri
day from Washington, D. c. where
he attended the inaugural celebra-
ton.
The two eldest children of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. r. Brown were operated
upon on Sunday for throat trouble.
Mrs. E. J. Flanagan is i'll at her
home In Railway avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Il. Drimpleman
entertained out of town guests Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Noe, and
daughter Of Brooklyn visited the
formers parents Sunday.
This evening DR.. W. ID. Ward
Medical Advisor of the Natural Bene-
fit Insurance Company of Newark
will lecture before the Mems Club
OF the Congregational church.
Mrs. J. H. Thayer Martin. Jr., is
Ill at her home In Green street.