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Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-10
FORDS

The first annual ball OF F7ords Fire
Company No. / was held at James e.
Rogan's hall In town Saturday even
ing which proved to be a brilliant
success. There was an unusual large
attendance of firemen and guests
from Perth Amboy, New Brunswick,
South Amboy and Keyport. Music
was furnished by Professor A. Nell
sons band, of Perth Amboy.
It is rumored hat Jacob Gransom,
OF Woodbridge, has been investigat-
Ing real estate at Fords with a view
of establishing o residence here.
Misses Elizabeth and Florence
Walsh, OF Metuchen. spent Sunday
afternoon with relatives In town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Trasberg and daugh-
ter spent Saturday evening in Perth
Amboy.
Joseph Greiner, OF Perth Amboy,
will erect a new residence In town In
the near future.
Miss Bessie Egan, of Perth Amboy,
spent the weekend as the guest OF
relatives in town.
Miss Elizabeth Olsen spent Thurs
day in New York City.
Mrs, william Durham was a Perth
Amboy visitor Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. william Lybeck was an out
of-town visitor Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Chris Olsen, of Jersey City.
is visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Olsen In town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Growney, OF
Perth Amboy, we're guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Nelson in town
Sunday.
Mrs. William Taylor, OF Newark,
was the guest OF her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. f. b. Mundy, over the
weekend.
Mrs. Walter Durham and Mrs,
Andrew McClusky spent Sunday af-
ernoon ont of town,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-10
WOODBRIDGE

Miss Bessie M%orehouse, who was
a week end guest at the home of
Miss Grace Huber In Main street, has
returned to Orange.
Miss Marguerite Campbell was a
Railway visitor Saturday morning.
Mrs. Clarence Weygandt and son
Allen, of Newark, have been visiting
Mrs. Weygandt in Barron venue.
Miss Anna Coddington spent Sat-
urday afternoon in Perth Amboy.
Mrs. A. l.. Huber visited In Rah-
way Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. c. A. Campbell was a Perth
Amboy visitor Saturday morning.
Charles Shinkles OF Philadelphia,
who has been visiting at the Con-
gregation parsonage, has returned
to his home.
Mrs. Green spent Saturday in New
York.
Miss Ester Hollis, of M~etuchen, 10
a guest at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs,
George Fullerton In Albert street.
Mis- Rae Osborn, of Trenton Nor
NAL school, spent the week end with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Osborn, in Green street,
luC lttIlC 81 VI "'' "H
Mrs. Peter Miller in New street, ia
Ill with diphtheria.
Mrs. Manning McElroy spent Sat
urday evening In Perth Amboy.
The Junior League, of the Metu-
chen church has been ~reorganized
and will meet every Wednesday ar
ternoon In the church parlors.
Rev. Father Griffin, who has
been very Ill for the past two weeks,
has recovered sufficiently to be out.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Brothers, OF
West Green street, entertained rela-
tives from Brooklyn over Sunday.
Rt. Rev. John Scarborough, bishop
of the diocese of New Jersey, visited
Trinity Episcopal church on Sunday
morning to administer confirmation,
followed by Holy Communion. Dur
ing Lent there will be a prayer SER
vice every Friday evening conducted
by Mr.. Springstead.
Mrs. Jennie Lowenberg vlsiter
Railway friends Sunday afternoon.
Miss Ruth Braley returned Sun
day evening from a week end visit
with friends in Plainfeld.
Mrs. Ellis Edgar entertained out
of town friends at her home in
Prospect Hill over Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Numbers and Miss
Ruth Numbers were Philadelphia
visitors Saturday.
Miss Leona Van Ripper who has
taught nearly three years in No. I
school, left Saturday to take a bet
ter position in Passaic. Miss Anna
Sneider, of the second grade, will be
transferred to Mis- Van Riper's place
in the sixth grade. and Miss Kath-
crime Freeman will succeed Miss
Sneider.
Miss Bonnylin Padget spent Sat
urday afternoon In Newark.
Miss Bessie Numbers, Of Clayton,
Del, ts the guest of her cousin
Miss Jeanette Numbers.
Mrs. Benjamin Walling and
daughter Irene spent Saturday after
noon in Newark.
Mrs. Peter Greiner visited Perth
Amboy friends Sunday evening.
Miss Slosson visited friends In
Newark Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. ingalls, entertained
out of town guests over Sunday at
their home in West Main street.
The Salmagundi Literary and
Musical Society will meet Tuesday
evening at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. c. Fowler in Sewaren.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-10
SUCCESSFUL ROOT AID HERB REMEDY

The study Of roots and herbs, their
character and power over disease,
was what led Lydia E. Pinkham of
Lynn, Mass, TO produce for woman's
Ills the most successful remedy the
world has ever known, and while she
passed TO her reward some years ago,
her work among suffering women Is
still carried on by trained assistants
and many tons of roots and herbs are
consumed annually In the manufacture
of the now famous Lydia E. Pinkham 8
Vegetable Compound. as originated by.
heE
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-10
WRECK INQUEST WEDNESDAY
VIII Determine Responsibility For the
Death Of Three at Absecon.

Atlantic City, N. j., Feb. 10.-Investi-
CATION of the railroad collision at Abse-
con continued and Wednesday evening
next has been fixed as the date of the
Inquest TO determine the responsibility
for the death of the three men on the
moving van struck by the Pennsyl-
yania railroads fast seashore express.
Magistrate Joseph Weeks Of Pleas
nntville has been named as the fore
man of the jury, which will consider
also the necessity Of compelling the
railroad to eliminate the grade crossing
In Pleasantville, as well as the one In
Absecon. Other members of the jury
are David Eve, Harry Deardon. Mark
Schimpf, Charles Burkbard and A. G.
Hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-10
NEW JERSEYS VOTE DECIDES
Income Tax Amendment Ratified Of
fieially.

Income Tax Amendment Ratified Of
fcially.
Washington, Feb. 10.-The state de-
partment received official notice of the
ratification Of the income tax amend
ment to the federal constitution by
the legislature OF New Jersey, Notice
of ratification having been received
from thtrty-five other states. Secretary
of State Knox In about a week will
formally announce that the amend
ment is In force throughout the Uuit-
ed States.
West Virginia and Wyoming. whose
legislatures acted favorably on the
proposed amendments be- ore New Jer-
sey. have delayed fling the official re-
turn. SO that on the state department
records President Elect Wilson'S state
will have the honor OF being the one
that completed the necessary total OF
thirty-six states.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-10
GAVE ADDRESS
FOR y. NJ. G.. A.
Rev. [. L. Hand of New Egypt
at South Amboy.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
South Amboy Feb. l0.-Rev. l..
l.. Hand, of New Egypt, gave the
address at the Y. NJ. G.. A. rooms
yesterday afternoon. DR.. Hand,
who is a forecful and strong
speaker, fave an excellent address
to a well filed house.
In the evening he delivered an ex-
cellent sermon in the NJ. r.. church.
The church was well filed both
morning and evening. Next Sun
day afternoon Prof. Miller, Of the
South Amboy high school viii ad-
dress the Y. M. c.. A. people.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-10
BREATHE FREELY! OPEN NOSTRnS AND
STUFFED HEAD AT 0NCE--END CATARRH

dissolves by the heat OF the nostrils;
pe~netrates and heals the ~infamed,
swollen membrane which lines the
nose, head and throat; clears the alr
passages; stops nasty discharges ana a
feeling of cleansing, soothing rehet
comes Immediately.
Don't lay awake tonight struggling
for breath, with head stuffed; n%ostrils
closed, hawking and blowing. Catarrh
or a cold, with its running nose, foul
mucous dropping into the throat, and
raw dryness is distressing but truly
needless.
Put your faith-]ust once-in "EfyI
Cream Balm and your cold or catarr1
will surely disappear.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-10
Matnesn Needle Rock.

In Blue Hill Bay, Maine. there IL q
pinnacle rock Of only six feet in diam
eter at It's top, which projects to with
in seven feet Of the surface Of the wa
ter and rises nearly perpendicularly
out Of a depth OF 70 fss ne exist
ence Of this rock II a Ince OF the
difficulty. ever in web wn waters.
of demonstrating that . isolated
rocks are lying in wait or needless
victims.-Harpers Weekly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-10
WEATHER
Observations Of the United
States weather bureau taken at
s o. M. yesterday follow:
Swords Bent poubls TO Test Thorn.

Swords Bent Double 10 Test Thorn.
II you have M opportunity at any
time Of examining a sword such an IL
used IN naval and military services you
may notice that just below the hit, an
inch or two down the blade. there II a
small disk Ut brass welded into the
blade. The meaning Of this brass might
well escape any one not ~possessed OF a
well developed sense Of curiosity.
Swords are subjected to very severe
tests before being issued. and this
brass piece indicates that n Of the
tests to which the sword was subject
ed was to have Its point bent right
back until it touched the hilt at the
brass spot. Swords that have success
fully withstOod this severe test are
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Chronicle.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-10
Their Honeymoon.

A newly married couple living IN
Fulton took their honeymoon ON
motor cycle. This department Is not
qualified to testify as An expert In
the matter OF honeymoons. but, be-
lieye US, motor cycling doesn't appeal
to us as q start toward connublai
bliss. Some folks may call 1t Z
cise. but it looks more to US like sit
ting In q draft.-Kansas City Ilmes'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-10
OPERATE ON MRS. MACKAY.
Surgeon Says It Wss Minor One, and
She'll Soon Be Well, .


She'll Soon Be Well.
New York. Feb. 10.-Mrs. Clarence
FL. Mackay underwent nm operation In
the Plaza hotel. DR.. Walton Martin Of
2E West Ffftieth street. who operated.
said 1t was only Of n minor nature and
that bis patient would be able to leave
her apartments within q week or ten
days at the most.
Three or four days ago q special suit
on one OF the upper floors Of the hotel
was engaged for Mrs. Mackay. and the
operation was performed there. She
only recently returned from Paris with
her daughter Film, the latter having
just recovered from an illness.
Inquiry at the hotel ELECTED the ill.,
formation that Mrs. Mackay was pro-
crossing favorsbiy and that 1t was ex-
pected che would be conyaiescent with
in a few days.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-10
ACCEPT DYNAMITERS' BONDS.


Indianapolis. Feb. 10.-Thc bonds OF
John Barry of st. Louis and Ed Smythe
and James e. Roy Of Peoria. three iron
workers convicted In the dynamite con-
Rpiracy. were approved ny District At
torney Charles w. Miller.
The security offered FOR raul J. Nor
rim of st. Louis was declared insuf-
ticient.
The approved bonds win be sent on
Monday to the federal district court OF
appeals Mt Chicago, which VIII then or
der Barry, Smythe aud Roy released
from Lea wentworth.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-10
BEACHES RETURN FROM AIKEN
Husband Says He's Perfectly Satisfied
With Trials Result.

New York. Feb. 10. Frederick Q.
Beach. who was acquitted by a jury at
Aiken. S. G.. Of the charge of assault
Ing his wife, arrived here with Mrs.
Beach and n party Of friends, who left
Aiken with them. %
They got in over the Pennsylvania
railroad at $50 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon aud tool a taxicab for their
homo.
To a reporter ID the station MIR.
Beach said;
II am perfectly satisfied. Beyond
that | have nothing to say"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-10
My Cleansing, Healing Balm Instantly
Clears Nose, Head and Throat
Stops Nasty Catarrhal Discharges.
Dull Headache Goes.
Try WEly's Cream Balm.

Try "Ely's Cream Balm"
Get a small bottle anyway, just to
try it-Apply g little in the noStriis
and Instantly your clogged nose and
stopped-up air passages of the head will
open; you will breathe freely; dizziness
and headache disappear. By morningl
the catarrh, cold-in-head or catarrhal
sore throat will be gone.
End such misery now! Ge> mall
bottle Of "Ely's Cream X "a y
drug store. This sweet, II Y aim
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-10

An unusual occurrence took pAce
1t Notxrove, Gloucestershire, England,
recently. A boy OF two ana . girl OF
three wers playing beside \ large
trough. when the boy fell into the Wa
ter. Tho little girl ran to the boys
mother and in lispinE tones said.
"Babby in water" The mother ran to
the trough, took the boy out, and with
assistance brought him round
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-10
Obsolete Garment.

A New York firm OF petticoat manu-
facturers failed with $4,000 Of La
biiities recently, and gives the ex
PLANTATION Il at women's skirts are SO
tight they Rave quit wearing petit
coats. Did you know thatf-Kansaa
City Star.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-10
Naval Enlistment Increases.

Washington. Feb 10 Enlistments In
the navy have increased In the last
few weeks, 1t vas stated at the navy
department Since Jan. l there has
been a net gain Of o36 men. The total
number Of men now in the service Ii
47,104
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-10
BUSY CUTTING THE TARIFF.
House Committee Makes Progress In
Framing New Revision Bill.

Framing New Revision Bill.
Washington. Feb. 10.-The framing
of the new tariff revision bill. on which
the date of the extra session Of con-
gress hinges. IL progressing ~favorably
in the house ways and means commit
tee. The Democrats Of that body now
are considering the fax, hemp and 1ute
schedules. SOL
The majority members of the COM
mittee are devoting days and nights to
conferences and a study of the thou
sands of paragraphs In the tariff. The
whole tariff plan. 1t was stated. will he
ready to bring into the house by April 1.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-10
NO DELAY IN OPENING CANAL
Colonel Goethals Says Sliding Earth
viii Be Oredded.

VIII Be Dredged.
Panama, Feb. 10-Following com
iuent on the anticipated slide of earth
into the canal prison, estimated at
100000 cubic yards. the removal of
which ii was said would delay the
work. Colonel Goethals announced that
there would be no delay IN the formal
opening. Water will be turned into
Culebra cut Oct. l, he said. and all
work after that date would be done by
dredges working In water.
This means that any ship now in the
paname trade can be passed through
the canal at the end of October.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-10
FREIGHT SERVICE BETTER.
Improvement Equal to Using 10000
More Cars, Says Railroad Agent.

Washington, Feb. l0.-1ncreased eti-
cheney In the handling Of freight carr
the last six months has been ''equivB-
len to an addition of more than 100000
freight cars' to the equipment Of Amer
lean railroads.
This statement Is made In a report to
Chairman Lane Of the interstate cem-
merce commission by Arthur Hale. gen
srai agent of the American Railway
association, who a y the figures show
that the American freight a beat the
record for efficiency
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-10

Although, as far as can be ascer.
tanned, the divorce action begun on An.
gust 20, 1911, by Charles 7. Stout, Of
Portland, Conn, manager of the Moses
Taylor Pine estate, against Genevieve
Hecker Stout has not been withdrawn
from the Superior Court Of the State OF
Connecticut, Mr.. and Mrs. Stout arc
living happily In their big house in the
Penfield Hill district OF Portland and
there is not q sign of domestic discord.
Mrs. Stout, who before her marriage
was Miss Genegieve Hecker, the WON
ans golf champion. has not flied ~
snswer 10 her hnshand's action.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-10
Explained.

Pop, why do they call . ma .
%pinhead?' because when he At
tempts to penetrate any Idea his head
won't let him 90 very far" +.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-10

PROFESSOR FREDERICK IT. SfheS
The Board Of Trustees OF the Con
necticnt Woman's College, which Is to
be situated at New London, have vir-.
lually agreed upon DR.. Frederick Henry
Sykes, the director Of the department
Of Industrial and household arts Ia the
Teachers College at Columbia Uni
verslty. as ths NSafA-as~ Ne new In
~stitutIon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-10
NATIONAL BANK REFORM.
Bill introduced TO Permit lesns en-
Real Estate.

Washington. Feb. l0.--k change In
existing law whereby national banks
may he permitted to loan money on
real estate was proposed In the form
or a bin by Senator Smith Of Georgia.
Cnder the bin national banks would
he allowed to accept mortgages and
deeds of trust conveying real estate
MS security for loans.
The change would a bic national
hanks TO loan money openly on mort
cages and deeds of trust iBstend OF
under cover. az II was understood 70
be often the case.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-10

Stick to the One Thing.
There's no chance for you unless
you spend all your time in the com
pany Of n Job.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-11

On August 10 the Norfolk and West
crn Railway will run II very cheap
excursion from Richmond to Bristol.
stopping at all principal points begin
ming with I4ynchburg. The round trip
fare to Lynchburg will be $500; 10
Roanoke, S3.00; TO Bristol. $500, and
proportionately low rates to other
points west OF Roanoke. a special
train will leave Richmond 1910 \. NJ
p. NJ
gust % leaving bristol $50 A. NJ.
300 p. NJ Plenty OF coaches will he
provided, so that every one Will have a
comfortable seat. special excursion
through the Shenandoah Valley has
been arranged for August 20. Train
Will start from Lynchburg on that
morning. stopping at all stations be-
tween there and Roanoke. and thence
TO Natural Bridge. Grottoes and Luray
Tickets will be sold for this excursion
at extremely low rates.
Fun information rs TO these excur-
sions may be had at the company's
office. S3s East Main Street
G. H. BOSLEY
District Passenger Agent
advertisement
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-11
No romise Held Out
for Cooler Weather

Washington. August IO-Forc-
cast for the coming week:
The distribution OF atmospheric
pressure over the American Conti-
ncnt md the adjacent oceans liz such
ns I" indicate temperatures below
the normnl during the week in the
Northwestern States and on the Pa
cihc slope. High temperatures will
he prevalent the first hnIr of the
week In the Southern Plain states
nnd the lower MississippI Valley,
followed by lower Temperatures i'm
these regions Thursday or Friday.
Warm weather will remain during
the week in the Gulf md South At
lnntlc States with moderate tenn
pcraturc the first hnlf of the week
In the region of tho Great Lakes the
Upper Ohio Valley and the Middle
Atlantic aud New England States.
which VIII he followed by warmer
weather In these regions after
WcdncSdny. In tho region of
drought, namely the Middle Mis.is-
sippt valley and the Middle md
Southern Plains states, tcmpern-
lures viii continue high during the
hrst hnlf of the week, while during
the Inter half Of the week the
weather In these districts will he
come cooler, with probability of
Wcll-dfstrfbutcd showers. The pre-
cfpitntion during the week viii he
fntrly we'll distributed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-11

grees. Topeka recorded 1O1 degrees
The maximum temperature in Kan
sas City was lo0.2 Several Missouri
points reported 104.
Since last Sunday Kansas has been
In tho centre OF tho heat wave The
mercury roso to 9S and above last
sunday. 1t was 1o1 Monday. 1913 Tues
day. 1o1 Wednesday. lo4 Thursday, 1903
Friday and 101 Saturday. This breaks
all August consecutive heat records for
that State since the weather depart
ment was established twenty five years
ago.
May 80 tho thermometer indicated
100. Cool periods followed heat waves
through June. In July tho heat was
terrific for days at d time. August
found the State parched with drought.
All the crooks In the State are dry and
most of the rivers
Reports received from reliable
sources throughout Kansas indicate
that the damage is not so great as
would appear from the unusual condi-
tons. Thousands of silos are scat
tered over the state. and these rob the
drought OF some of its terrors
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-11
ATTEMPT TO STORM
|. ASQU|TH'S HOUSE
Militant Suffragettes Roughly
Beaten Back by
Police.

London, August 10.-The third at
tempt of suffragettes, under command
of sylvia Pankhurst, to take Premier
Asquith's house in Downing Street by
storm failed to-day when the militant
leader. was corncred by police after n
stiff fight, in which the officers used
their clubs.
The trouble began after n mass
meeting undor the auspices OF the Free
Speech Defense Committee called to
demand the unconditional release OF
George Lansbury. former Socialist
member OF the House of Commons,
who was sentenced July 80 to three
months Imprisonment for making in
iiammatory speeches. but was released
August under the cat and mouse"
act whilo on a hunger strike"
Miss Pankhurst had refused an in
vitation to address this meeting when
informed She would not be permitted to
urge her hearers to march upon Down
ing Street. Free speech orators adj
vised tho crowd not to attack the Pre-
inier's residence, but at the close of
their meeting Miss Pankhurst mounted
the plinth of the Nelson column and
in fiery words ordered her sympa thiZers
to follow her
liatleSS, her hair bound close to her
head, the young militant leader start
ed down Whitehall surrounded by wo-
men carrying the Women's Social and
Political Union flag. and preceded by
a flying wedge OF dockmen and other
husky East Enders The police allowed
the procession to leave tho Trafalgar
Square and then fell in behind. The
sunragctte sympa thizers saw tho rca-
son for this move when they encount-
cred A battle line of heavy policemen
drawn across Whitehall at the Horse
Guards, the Office OF the inspector
general
The militants rushed this limo with
such courage that few OF them penc-
trated the first Gordon. where tho fight
became so fierce that tho police used
their clubs. Reserves appeared and
Sylvia Psnkhurst ana five other wo-
men and nine men were arrested and
taken to the police station in taxi
cabs
Disheartcncd at the fate of their
leader, the mob sullenly dispersed Tho
police cleared the streets with unusual
roughncss. the mounted officers riding
down women and children without dis
elimination.
One OF the suffragettes. n Miss Cook.
who carried n banner, said Miss PaCk-
hurst was badly injured during the
melee.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-11
Protestant System In Collapse.

Archbishop Keane of Dubuque. Iowa.
III MS sermon at the celeDra ton of
pontifcai mass at the cathedral, de-
eiared that the Protestant system of
fcngiouS truth has collapsed, while tho
Catholic people never rcjoced In the
consciousness Of an intenser realization
In the facts of faith and never felt the
STRINGS of Il deeper love for the
church than do those OF to-day"
lie declared the Protestant Church
had been unable TO abide tho success
siVe strokes OF Biblical criticism or to
survive longer the killing analysis of
It's fundamental principles"
The masses OF men in non Catholic
communities and countries" he said
"recite no creed and own no church
a.iiliation. II is clear that the great
contest Of thought must be fought. not
between Carrying forms of Christian
faith nor between Protestants sects
and unbelief. but between the Catholic
Church and the world spirit OF the
near future"
lie sounded noto OF warning in
reference to the gradual spread of n
l"secularist intellectual atmosphere"
Archbishop Keane declared that the
Catholic societies convention had nc
political program, and that there IS
no present or prospective crisis which
could make the creation OF Catholic
party possible"
Tho first days exercises closed with
sacred concert given by the choirs
OF churches In the city. There were
more than 1000 voices in tho chorus.