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all that is nseoed to keep her up in
the stiffest blow canoe can stand.
1T is as difficult to sail a canoe in
a good breeze while standing on deck,
holding the sheet in the hands and
steering with the feet, as it is to ride
a horse bareback" writes C. Bowyer
Vaux, the expert, and that is exactly
what the racers of these days do down
at Gravesend Bay, up at the Thousand
Islands and in a hundred other places
where men and women race in sailing
canoes What's more, you've got to
know as much about sailing yacht
as about canoe and its balance. which
is something to know.
And above all, know your own canoe:
The Mermaid is 16 feet long. S0-inch
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canoe as you learn to ride a bicycle
or horse. At first you wobble anc
upset, just as you do on sbicyclt
and sometimes on horse Then yol
gradually get your seat" just as yor
do in bicycling or riding. Really 1t Il
that intuitiye something we call "bai
ance."
When first you ride wheel you
turn the handlebar when you wobble
When you learn how to ride well you
don't-you merely shift your weight
unconsciously and the wheel does the
rest. So on horse. You hold on by
the reins and tug at them; you cling
to the pommel of the saddle-anythine
to keep on your mount. After you
| have learned you can ride without
hands or feet: you shift your weight
automatically and unwittingly, thereby
preserving your balance without con-
scious effort
So with a canoe.
Fixed in the cockpit amidships is
RUNWAY much like sliding seat in
a shell. On this runs a board which
will go as far outboard as you can
reach, keeping only your toes in the
boat, and sometimes in hard fight
| with the wind and the waves you may
ovav howe fhor, IN fbo or,,rrajo Tn
this way you keep your balance and
hold up your craft from capsizing
1t becomes involuntary arter prac-
4 tice-the canoe seems part of you, and
instead of moving purposely you cur
little bit or change the angle of your
body trii1e, and presto! it is al
done without your knowing it. This
acquired, you can go ahead with the
finer points of sailing canoe.
A canoe is handled right from your
seat amidships. At your hand are the
sheets by which you manage the sails
and the tiller by which you steer
There is no ballast-you are the bal
last, and the liver you are the better
There is no dead weight when you dc
| the ballasting.
If you upset, the canoe, relieved Of
all your weight. floats like leaf, and
when righted by you the water pours
out through the centreboard slot and
you can Chamber aboard again-wh
you've learned how. Getting aboard
! canoe from the water is trick
that is easily learned, and should be
learned by everybody who goes sail
| ing in one.
Never try to get into canoe from
| the water by way of the side. You'll
surely upset her again. Right her by
means of the sliding seat. Get back
by way of the bow or the stern. Graf
her with both hands and lift yourself
up carefully. and then straddle the
deck and gingerly work your way back
amidships
In the early days the skipper sal
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beam and IL inches deep. The hull is
Hof Spanish cedar, the deck of mahog-
any and there are alright compart-
ments fore and aft. It has a self-bail-
ing cockpit about four and half feet
long and seven inches deep. 1t is the
cockpit that makes Mermaid unsink-
able All the water that washes into
her goes out by way of this.
The centreboard is made of alumni
mum and there is metal drop-rudder
attached to an aluminium steering gear.
The hull is copper-riveted throughout.
The sliding seat is six feet long, shifted
to windward in action. If Mermaid
capsizes, which may often happen. I
go to windward and right her with the
sliding seat.
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The sails are of modern design.
leg-o'-mutton in shape and made of
Egyptian cotton. The mainsail is so
feet square, IA feet high and 91h on
the boom; the mizzen is 80 feet square.
10 feet high and 61s on the boom.
Speed is matter of construction and
skill in handling. l believe Mermaid
will outrun any boat of this type be-
cause of her construction, and hope
to establish this fact during the final
races next autumn.
In the first race we went, think,
at the rate of S1s to 91s miles an
hour The race was finished in / hour
and 81 minutes. The average speed Of
a canoe in brisk wind is about seven
miles an hour.
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w '''s' ssrs. cheer. 70, u.,,. Sam,
Thanks to the consunsnsGte skill of
Leo FTiede of Ne1o York and the usa-
equdlled speed of his dainty, butterfly
like little Mermaid, the International
Cup for canoes stays on this side of
the border. Canada put nd a beautiful
fight to take home the emblem, but
it 10Gs al in vGif.
! Early this season the NeU York
Canoe Club offered the trophy. Out of
oil the ospirassts yonng Friede-he is
only nineteen gears o1d-tons chosen to
sail for our side. Canada put for
40drd Ralph B. Britton, its crack ca
noe skipper, UeterGn of infinite re-
source and cdnny handling aohen it
comes to combtng the s0aves soith such
q trail thing as a paper-sheH canoe.
The races hare Just been held on
GrdUesend Boy. Mr.. Britton brought
along three frGil boats and he han
died them aoith such skill and daring
that 1t almost seemed q pity he
couldn't aofn. But 1T acGsn't on the
cdrdS-Mermdid's lines and Friede's
kndcE foere q bit too much for him.
Our young a0inner is in business in
Wall street, Neio York City, and is q
member of the Manhattan Canoe Club.
EDeTy moment OF his leisure is spent
aboard his fairy1ike Mermaid. SO a0eI1
does he E1toso her that to see then, out
together they appear to be one single
Object-he part of her md she part of
him. With young Friede aboard the
Mermaid seems fairly dltve. And
sOhGt picture they make as they
fy oDer the tiny seas, for all the acorld
like an elfin tbing--just Uings' and
nothing more!
For the entertainment and ilstrnc-
ton of the readers OF this Magazine
tOho tcouId like to 90 and do Tiketcise
Mr. Friede has prepared this article
about canoes and canoeing:
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BY LEO FRIEDE.
;cessfnI Defender of the Int
national Canoe Cup.

ATO sport in all the gamut Of out
IN door recreation can compare
with canoeing. There's the thrill of
the game and the exercise of it, too;
there's the tang of the sea and the
excitement Of the possible upset when
over you go, almost to the point of
capsizing. There's health and strength
and barrels of fun in canoeing. Try
It and see for yourself.
And it is safe, toe.
] became interested in canoeing about
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ioId king In MS widest dreams.
nheete received from Archibald there
lblighted kngy hopes
Everett has decided throw his job king and he baes all
s thirty wives and their sudden awakening the feminine that
Iciviization offers.
Il feel that here used to be- Everett
lin his letter War first broke among when trader think
ling please brought three ashionab dresses to the island
them three They did fit but that did
make difference The other twenyeven wild with
and demanded dresses By the trader had lot of dresses
shipped from Sydney Australia They all and shapes
none wives anything like M they pleased
they had been mearured by famous dressmaker."
Everett describes the conditions his island being such that
ony comic bet could depict writes that when he
York curb broker
comic g but hing equal the sight he behed
when his thirty wives before him smiling and gggng tripping
and stumbling in the dresses that missed the last
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TOIIC UK1S1xK tS1 1ID'
| Everett has made money, but complains
that buying clothes for thirty wives looks to
him like business that might prove unstable
THE handwriting Of bankruptcy seems written
on the wall for the American king, and
with the sense Of caution that is part of the
Yankees nature he is now gathering his
wealth and preparing to srnuggle aboard
trading ship and start for Broadway
Via Australia before he goes
broke again.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-17
SAYS THAT UNCLE SAM IS
WORLDS BEST COLONIZER
Col. Dickinson Returns from
Globe Trotting Tour.

JERSEY CITY. n. J.. July IL
Colonel Samuel D. Dickinson, former
secretary of State of New Jersey,
Just returning on the Hamburg
American liner Imperator, after
trip around the world, brings back
some impressions of the Philippines
strong enough TO silence any who
favored giving mp the islands.
Never in the history OF colonial
government. he said, has there been
better work accomplished than that
which this government has done in
uphnilding the islands. Nine tenths
Of the American people, he declared,
do not know what this country has
done with its colony and he thought
It was time that they we're informed
that the United States Is the great
est of all colonizers.
Manila alone is a revelation to
every one who visits it. All this
great work has cost the government
millions upon millions, but financial
statistics show that she has got 1t
back dollar for dollar and is a little
ahead of the bargain.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-17
FIELDER is ENDORSED
IN CAPE MAY COUNTY
[sneciel TO the Newark star.1

WILDWOOD, n. j., July lT.--Prom-
inent Democrats from all parts Of
Cape May county met at the Court
House at Cape May this afternoon
in response to a call from Chairman
william c. Hendee. to take steps
and discuss the situation for the
coming November election.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved. That while we disclaim
any intention of binding the Den1oc-
racy of this county to the candidacy
Of any one man for the Democratic
nomination for Governor, yet 1t 10
the sense of this meeting that the
services of Governor Fielder to his
party and to his State have been
such as to recommend him to the
most favorable consideration OF the
Democrats of Cape MAY county" Ad-
dresses were made by State Senator
Harry C. Wheaton. Assemhlyman
William Porter Sheriff Frederick
Melvin and Surrogate Edwin l.. Rice
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JERSEY DENTAL SOCIETY
ELECTS OFFICERS TODAY
Especial TO the newark star.1

ASBURY PARK, NJ. j.. July H.
The election of officers was the prin-
cipal business to come before the
New Jersey Dental Society today
At the morning session DR.. A. e.
Smith, of Cleveland. read an essay on
Scientific Administration of Nitrous
oxid-oxygen." The discussion. to
follow. was participated In by Drs.
G, B. Winter, of st. Louis: James B.
Davidson, of Newark, N. j.; J. p.
Henahan. of Cleveland and j. D.
Thomas, of Philadelphia.
Dental clinics will be held this aft
ernoon and tomorrow morning in
the Beach Auditorium and the dem
onstrators will include number of
prominent surgeon dentists from all
parts of the country. DR.. Henry
Fowler, of Harrison, is chairman OF
the clinic committee. Those who will
take part are Drs. William Carr
Henry Sage Dunning. Maurice Green
Boyd e. Gardner. II. &c. Tompkins,
B. r. Perkins. NJ. l. Sehamberg, Vic
tor Hugo Jackson, g. II. Caddick. c.
W. B. Wheeler, J. l.. Skidmore, James
P. Ruyl, M. E MerlSer. A S Ruther-
ford, julius Pensack, T. F, Strait
ford. Samuel G. Supple, w j. Hoag,
L. X. Mobley, L. N. Agatson. Rodri-
guez ottolengui. II. j. Kauffer, Sin
clair Tousey. George NJ Mackee, v.
e. Mitchell, r. P. Hyatt and William
B. Dills, OF New York city.
Dentists connected with the New
ark Free Dental Clinic will give a
special demonstration of model free
dental clinic, as conducted in their
city, and Drs. H. S. Dunning, H.
Schweitzer, r. Waldron, e. w. Burk-
hart and S. r. Freeman, of the New
York College of Dentistry, will dem
onstrate the methods employed in
teaching dentistry to students in that
institution
DIR. Walter r. Barry. of Orange, N
j., in the absence of DR.. w. q. Eher
sole, of Cleveland, O., last night read
a paper entitled THE Human Mouth
in Relation to Preventive Medicine
and Public Health" The essay was
discussed at length by DR.. T. p.
Hyatt of New York. and DR.. P. B.
Mccullough, chief clinician of the
Philadelphia Free clinics.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-17
BERNARDSVlLLE CHURCH
CORNERS LAYING
Methodist Event Recalls Split
in Congregation in 1909.


BERNARDSVILLE. N. j., July H.
The cornerstone of the new Metho-
| dist Episcopal Church viii be laid
this afternoon at o'clock by the Ri.
Rev. Bishop Luther B. Wilson, of
New York city. All the papers and
other curios from the old box were
| placed in the new along with the pres
ent papers, including list of church
| members, old coins. the local papers.
etc.
Assisting at the services were Rev.
Di'. Jesse l. Hurlbut, district super
| intendent; Rev. DR.. e, S, Triple, presi-
dent OF Drew Seminary, and number
| oil professors and seminarists from
Drew Theological Seminary at Madi-
son. Also several of the old pastors
Of the church and the various clergy
men of the village. Rev. T. T. Craw-
| ford, the pastor was master of cere-
monies
OF special importance is this event
| to the surrounding country, owing to
the fact that this is the FIRST Metno-
dist church the people of Bernards-
Vile have built at their own expense.
Another added feature is that the
present congregation is composed of
almost nine-tenths of new people.
owing to the split which occurred in
the year 1909 which led to the for
nation of the Congregational Church.
| The present pastor, Rev. T. T. Craw-
ford, entered upon his duties here
| with everything but pleasant state
| of affairs confronting him, but from
weak congregation he has built up
one that compares fayorably with any
| of former years. 1t was during the
last year that action was taken by
the Official board in conjunction with
| the congregation toward raging the
| old seney memorial building and
| building a new stone structure IN
keeping with the parsonage Through
the efforts of the pastor and his off,
cial board $4,000 has been raised
The estimated cost of the church Is
| to be $19, 800.
No appeal for money will be made
at the service this afternoon. The
congregation at present numbers
about 200 members. The church has
three Sunday schools with a total of
about 21o mem bers. and brotherhood
consisting of about fifty members.
The old church building was the gift
of George |. Seney in the year 1879.
Rev. G. c. Winans was then pastor of
the church Previous to the year 1879,
services were held in what is now the
/ old school house The list of pastors
of the church since 1879 Is as follows:
! Revs. c. c. Winans. r. A. Mason,
Isaac Thomas, Ebert Clement, r E.
Gordon. H. F.>Randolph. W. 3. Judd,
c. II. Vonglahn, r. w. Elliot, who re-
signed to enter the Protestant Episco-
pal ministry, and the present pastor,
Rev. Thomas T. Crawford.
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AUT0|STS ACQUITTED
or HOMICIDE CHARGE
IFrom star corfespondent.l


TRENTON, \. j., July 17--Joseph
r. Moran. of Brooklyn, and Irvan
Hoffman his chauffeur. were declared
10 be not guilty of n1anslaushter in
Mercer Court by jury last night.
The men We're tried for the death of
Miss May Duryea. a pretty high
school girl OF Princeton, who was run
down and killed by Moran's automo-
bile on Sunday. April s.
Prosecutor Devlin summed up the
States case. He contended Hoffman
should be found guilty of gross negli-
gence in operating the machine that
killed Miss Duryea. He also believed
Hoffman did not tell the truth when
he was on the stand in order to try
70 clear himself of the charge of
criminal negligence in not stopping
his car to prevent killing the girl.
Prosecutor Devlin argued that while
the woman in the car with Moran
had not been brought into the case
and her name not even mentioned by
the defendants, he believed Moran
had Intentionally concealed the won-
ans name He further said Hoffman
was subject to Moran's orders and
was just as guilty as Moran.
Former Prosecutor Crossley, coun-
sci for the defendants, pictured Hoff-
mans mother at home waiting for
him and urged his youth as grounds
for favorabl consideration of his
case by the jurors.
Judge Gnichtel then closed the case
by his charge to the jury. He fully
reviewed the evidence presented and
The jury retired.
Mr.. Moran is connected with the
American Base Iron Metal Works,
of Brooklyn. He was not called by
either the State or the defense.
Miss Duryea. while strolling on the
Princeton road, the night Of April 8,
with girl companion. was startled
by the approach of Moran's car from
behind. The girls became confused
and separated, going to each side Of
the road
Hoffman, who was driving the car.
turned to the right in an effort to
avoid striking the girls His efforts
were unavailing and the powerful
machine hit Miss Duryea. causing her
death After the accident the car
proceeded to New Brunswick before
Moran and Hoffman were apprehend-
ed The men stoutly maintained they
did not know of the accident until
informed by Chief of Police Kilfoil,
of Princeton, who had pursued Mo-
rams automobile to New Brunswick,
where the men were placed under
arrest.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-17

CUSTER AVENUE OPENING AND
WIDENING. CLIFFORD STREET orEN-
ING, FIRST AVENUE OPENING. HAE-
PER STREET OPENING:
Notice is hereby given that the COMMAS
sloners heretofore appointed by the Mayer
of the city Of Newark TO make an estilr4t e
ana assessment upon all the owners Of AL
the land and real estate in the city q New
ark peculiarly damaged BY any local tr-
provement in the said city In propcruop ~
deemed to have acquired, have made an ertt-
mate and assessment OF damages sustaine4
upon ali the owners of all the lands ans
real estate In the city of Newark peculiarly
damaged by each OF the following improve
ments in said city, namely;
The opening and widening OF
CUSTER AVENUE,
betpeen Chadwick avenue and Seymour 49,
nue. approved June %, 1909
rne 'pens osLsrFFoRp STREET.
from Jefferson street TO Adams street AZ
proved May 8. 1908
This opening Of ..
for width OF seventy-hye feet from Hloena- :
field avenue to North Tenth street. approxed
July 2. 1919. -
The opening Of
from Avenue c to Tompkins Point ROAD, 49,
proved August 10. 1907, and have dled theif
.he office OF tbs clerk Of the Circuit Court
OF the county Of Essex, and that the Judge
OF said court has fxed Tuesday the twertx~
second day OF July, 1918. az ten oclqck in
the forenoon IN the Circuit Court room ~
the Court House in the city OF Newark, AZ
ths time and placs Of hearing any obieet<t14
that may be made 10 the said assessmsne1
D.'sa 'a'' - iHsEisssnsy sosas:
jlyis-6t City Atssr9r !
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-17
WITTPENN TO TELL WHY
HE SHOULD BE GOVERNOR
rspecinl 10 the NeMark stnr.l

JERSEY CITY, N. J., July H.
fSrmer Mayor Wittpenn was at his
headquarters in this city yesterday
and after a conference with Warren
Dixon and other of his political adj
%isers announced that he would be
ready in a day or two with his state
f,ent setting forth why he should be
the choice of the Democrats for Gov
error next fall
The statement was to have been
mace public last week, but the former
IaNcr purposely delayed it Until the
decision of Aforementioned Wilson
on the quo warranto proceedings 70
Gust the present commission govern
fnent administration had been an
bounced He believes that the action
of the Encouragement in permitting
Mr. Dixon to institute the proceedings
/ 10 big boost for his candidacy.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-17
IMPURE CANDY CRUSADE
is STARTED BY HAGUE
Gspecial 10 the Newark star.l

JERSEY CITY. N j., July IT,
Having received numerous com
plants from parents concerning the
character of candy sold to children
In cheap candy stores, especially in
the vicinity of public schools, Direc-
tor of Public Safety Frank Hague
has assigned a number of policemen
to investigate all the candy stores in
the city where it is alleged impure
candies are being sold.
One of the complaints received by
Commissioner Hague is that a GER
tain kind OF candy Is being sold which
contains an ingredient of alcohol or
dope which schoolboys and school
girls innoeently swallow. Other par
ents complain that even brandy
drops" are sold to school children.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-17
ASBURY PARK FOUNDER IN
FIGHT OVER FOOTBRIDGE
Especial to the Newark Star. ]

ASBURY PARK, N. j., july H.
James A. Bradley, founder of Asbury
Park, Bradley Beach and most of the
coast resorts in this section, went up
to the f1ume over Deal Lake yesterday
and started to destr,y foot bridge
the city is building to take the place
of the one he tore down a few days
ago when he discovered a moving
picture place at the end of the board
walk in Loeb Arbour.
He and his worknen were pulling
up planks when City Engineer Rufus
Savage and Howard Hullick. owner
of the Loeb Arbour Hotel, to which
the bridge gave egress, tried to stop
them. Mr.. Bradley is SO years old,
but that didn't prevent him from try
ing 10 push Savage and Hullick from
the bridge and engaging in a scuffle
with them when they resisted. He
did not desist until two policemen
were sent for.
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ing and Loan Association. Irvinston, west
side MYRTLE avenue. 100 feet north from
Garwood Mace, 500.
CONTRACTS FILED

These contracts were hled in the
county clerks. ONCE today:
Sebastiano Dranella,. OF Caldwell'
owner. with Frank Pollace. Of orange:
contractor, general work, so,ooO; 431
Bloomfield avenue.
Adolph r Marquier, owner, with
Henry Susspp. Contractor slate-root-
ing " ork. 1921: corner South orange
avenue and Sanford street Same
owner with William Morlock, con-
tractor, painting and Narnishlns
work. SEAS same premises.
Julia Rauch owner. with Robert L.
Mossey, contractor, mason work, ST.
$40, Sc Park plnce. South Orange.
r. Reiboldt, owner, with Charles n.
D. Hayward, Of IrvinRton. contractor.
Electrical work. sioo; 4ss Grove, street,
lrvington. Same owner with Herman
w. Taul. contractor. plumbing work
ss7.; Same premises same owner
ton, contractors mason work, 1880
same premises. Same owner with
Cesar Ruffio, OF Irvington, contractor
painting work, $3.50; same premises.
william r. Parrlngton, of East Or
ange, owner, with Renshaw & Barton
Of East Orange, contractors, mason
work, si,415; South Prospect street
Maplewood.
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COP BATS BULL INTO PEACE

TRENTON, July 17.-Patrolman
Johnston Konover arrested refrac-
tory bull by means of baseball
bat yesterday. The bull had escaped
from the American House stables.
Patrolr1an Konover saw the bull
some distance away. giving chase to
citizens on their way home, and.
borrowing O baseball bat. he lay in
wait until the bull reached him.
Then the officer. with a well-directed
blow, subdued the animal and led
him peacefully back to the stable
from which he had escaped
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SCHUMANN-H ElNK'S.S son
LOSES JOB THROUGH JOKER

PATERSON, N. J., July 17.-Henry
schumann- Heink, of Patterson, a son
of Nine. Ernestine Schumann- Heink,
the opera singer, has been tempo
rarily checked in his ambition to be
official crier in the Passaic County
Court. He stood at the head of the
civil service list.
1t was discovered yesterday that
the law of 1912, which placed the
office under civil service regulations,
provided that the incumbent. John r.
Lee, should be permitted to retain
the job. Young Schunlann- Heink also
failed recently to get appointed as a
county detective.