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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-14

Spears and Cory in the final miles of
the race.
On the thirteenth mile the sprint
for points was the best of the race.
At the bell Grenda was on his way,
with Coullet in second place and Rutt
and Kramer following in order. Going
into the backstretch Rutt jumped
and got alongside Of Goullet before
the latter realized it. Kramer came
UP with a mighty rush, and at the
twelfth pole the tire riders were neck
and neck to the tape. A grander bat
tie was never seen. Csoullt won, with
Rutt second and Kramer third,
There was another remarkable
sprint on the thirty-fifth mile, when
Kramer came from fourth position at
the eighth and won. after going
around Cavanagh, Grenda and Clark
The Record Trial.
The professional sixth-of- mile
record trial. which was a curtain
raiser to the big race, was very in
teresting, and it proved that Frank
Louis Kramer Is the fastest rider in
this country at the present time.
Kramer Won by a fifth of a second,
but a fifth Of a second is a whole lot
In such q short dash. The champions
lAliG WIS 10 ~ 6EtOH0Hs lie Elafn=
pion was extended quite an ovation
after his triumph, his MANY friends
being delighted with this proof that
he is still the speed king, even though
he Is beaten quite often in open COM
petition. As one fan remarked, il
showed how teaming initiated
against superior speed. This was one
event in which the old "champer'' did
not have to combat a combination, for
the track was his and his only
thought was to wallop Father Time.
Grenda, Spears, Cavanagh and Rutt
were tied for second, each doing 10
seconds. Goullet and Clark could do
no better than 1e 2-5 seconds. to the
of the crowd.
Kaiser and McDougaH Even.
Harry Kaiser and Donald Nc
Dougall tied for first in the amateur
record trial with 16 3-5 seconds each,
Gus Wohlrab and Eddie Madden tied
for third with a mark of 16 40 sec
onds. The summaries:
9 Fifty Nile Team Race-Won by Robert
Spears and Frank Cory, Australia, AZ
points; Alfred Grenda, Tasmania, and
Martin Ryan, Newark, 50 points, second
Tackle Clarke Australia, and George q.
Cameron, New York, q points, third
Thomas, Salt Lake City, "a points, fourth
Frank L. Kramer, East Orange, and Peter
Drobach, Boston, % points, fifth; Fred
Hill, Boston, and Gordon Walker, Aus
1alia, 10 points, sixth. Time, H. sim. 23s.
One-sixth Mile Record Trials (profes-
by Frank L. Kramer, East
Orange; time, 154ks Alfred Grenda Rob
art Spears, Frank Cavanagh and Walter
Rutt tied for second time, les. The pro-
essional record for one-sixth mile against
time, unpaeed, is 1898; made by Albert
Srebs, Salt Lake City, July 4, 1911.
One sixth Mile Record Trials (amateur)
McDougall, Newark tied for first place;
l69ss, Gus Wohlrab and Edward Madden
tied for third place; 1885. The amateur
record for one-sixth mile against time,
Jnpaeed, is 1875; made by Frank CayaA
naQh at Newark I111v . 1Qf1
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-14

Mitchell Mayor Of New York city,
receives a yearly salary of SIS, 900. /.
His term of office is four years. Gov
ernor James F. Fielder. of New Jer-
sey, receives a yearly salary of $4,000
for three years.
]. P. NJ:
What is the route from Newark to
Glen Gardner? e. +.
Go via the Central Railroad of New
Jersey from the Broad street station
Change at Elizabethport to train to
Glen Gardner
J. N.
What Is the fare from Newark to
Cleveland, Ohio. and how long does
the trip take2 r. S.
The one way fare from Newark to
Cleveland is $12. The trip will take
about sixteen hours.
Where is the Roman Catholic
church located at the Highlands?
J. Z. MD. s
The church is located at Miller and
Navesink avenues. The masses on
Sundays are at 7, 8, 9 and 10 o'clock.
Up. NJ:
Where can get information con-
corning DIR. Jamieson's ride?
G.. H
There is a book at the Free Public
Library entitled Or. Jamieson's Ride
Its Cause and Consequences" by
King. that will give you all the in
formation you want on the subject.
]. P. N:
What time does the first Patten
boat leave the Battery New York,
for the Highlands? A. c. r.
The first boat leaves the West
Thirty-fifth street ferry at s:45 a. m.
and leaves the Battery at 900
J. p. N:
Is there a premium on a five-cent
piece dated 1867? F. II
There is five-cent premium on
What are the national hymns of
the United States, Germany, France,
Russia and England? Q. u. r.
The national hymns are as follows:
United States, 1.-THE ar-Spangled
Banner and MY Country, 'Tie Of
Thee" Germany, die Yacht Am
Rhine;" France, 1.-THE MarseIlaise;"
Russia, God. the All Terrible;" Enc
land. God, Save the King" and ''Ruls
Brittania."
j. p. N:
Is there a premium on a dime
dated 1894? E. K p
If the mint mark rs" is on your
coin it is worth five dollars.
c.
J. P. N:
If in the present war in Europe one
of the nations were to be wiped off
the map, how would it affect the
money of the defeated country?
INQUIRY.
The paper money would probably
lose its value, but the silver and gold
specie would not be affected, for the
metals would still be valuable The
value Of the silver coin would depend
on the alloy in 1t.
j. p. NJ:
Is there a premium on three-cent
piece dated 1873, on a five-cent piece
dated 1857 or on a copper penny dated
1910? c. A NJ
If the three-cent piece has star
on one side 1t is worth $3.50. There
is no premium on either of the other
coins
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-14
REGATTA PLANS

Eighteen events over mile
straightaway course have been ar
ranged for the program of the TWEEN
ty-fifth annual regatta of the Middle
States Regatta Association, which
this year will be contested on the
Patapsco River, Baltimore, In con-
nection with the National Star-Span-
gled Banner Centennial Sept. Z. En-
tries win close on Saturday. August
90 with c. Fred Muller, Room 5,015,
ANA, Grand Central Terminal, New
York city.
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MOretti Defeats FogIer
in Match at Point Breeze

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 14-Cesar
Moretti, the italian cyclist won from
Joe Fogler last night at the Point
Breeze Motordrome in a sprint match
race, Moretu taking one heat at one
mile and two heats at two-thirds Of a
mile, The big Italian was given an
ovation after his victory.
Clarence Carman, of New York.
won three straight heats in his TWEEN
ty-mile motor-paced match race with
Bobby Walthour, of Atlanta. One
heat was at ten miles and two at
five miles
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-14
KRAMER FOREVER.

j. P. NJ:
Every country sends its best
To beat our Kramer with the rest.
But one by one they fall behind
When old Frank rides in record time.
For fourteen years he is champion,
And fourteen more he'll reign SUI
preme.
He'll beat the stars just as he please
When he has whiskers to his knees.
Then, when he Is old and gray,
Cavanagh will save the day.
Frank, he was a grand old man,
And the crown must be kept by an
American.
So Rutt, Goullet, Clark and Spears,
Give our champion three good cheers,
For there'll never be another one
That can compare with our champion.
JACK.
Some gable about local scrappers:
]. p. NJ;
The situation regarding our local
boxers Is rather acute, and threatens
to overshadow the European war.
The foremost boxers in the light
weight class are McVeigh. Lewis,
Boonton and Donley. Boonton has
met the first two. and we have yet
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-14

Mclaughlin and Brookes are both
wonderful men with the racquet Nc
Loughlin's service is supposed to be
the fastest and the best in the world,
and after what we have seen of the
sturdy red-headed youth we believe
it. In Brookes, though, he found a
fellow of almost infinite skin, ThS
Australasian could serve up a brand
that the American could not solve
any more than the Australasian could
solve the service Of the American.
Really the match came right down to
a question of service. For fifteen
games in the opening set the men
won their service In turn. Then came
the break, with Mclaughlin taking
a game off Brookes's service. He fol-
lowed this up by winning on his own
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-14
SPEARS AND CORY GAIN
VICTORY IN LAST SIX MILES
THE RECORD TRIAL

The time made by the pros and
the amateurs in the record trials
at the Yelodrome last night fol-
lowe:
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BAND CONCERT PROGRAM

The band concert tomorrow aft
ernoon at Weequahic Park will be
given by Won der Heide's Military
Band. This was originally set for
June rs. William Redmond will
be the soloist and will sing some
Of the oldtime favorite songs.
The program follows:
Star Spangled Banner"
March, "Tannhauser" r.. Wagner
Overture, Fest in CIV. Lachner
a. An Esquimau Wedding"
b. THE Playful Polar Bear
G. J. Trinkaus
Selection. THE Bohemian Girl
NJ. w. Balfe
Novelty, Teddy Bears Pic
mic s..,.-.........., Bratton
Humorous Phantasy lin four
scenes), "A Morning in
Noah's Ark" IT. II. Robinson
Selection, Little Boy Blue.
II. Bereny
Galop de Concert, La Chasse
au Lion" .....C. Koelling
Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-14

Champion Kramer showed all his
old-time speed at the Velodrome last
night when he covered a sixth-of-a-
mile IN 10 AS seconds. This was done
in record trial, in which all the
stars competed. The next best time
was made by Walter Rutt, Alfred
Grenda, Bob Spears and Frank Cav
anagh. all with 1s seconds fiat. The
surprise of the record trial was the
showing of Alfred Goullet and Jackie
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-23
PICKED OUT THE RIGHT TIME
schooIboy Good Deal More Thought
ful Than Most Youngsters We
Ever Heard OF.

A popular member Of a certain
school board tells a good story of a
certain schoolboy who enjoys the
unique distinction of having attended
ore school for IL years without being
once absent or late. In evidence of
this the youth is the proud owner of
II medals. When the eleventh medal
was conferred the boys mother was
asked whether her son ever had any
Illness.
oh, yes" she replied.
"Measles?'
Yes"
"Whooping cough?"
yes"
How is it, then, that he has been
able to make so remarkable a record
at SCHOOL,"
well, he generally had EN- in
his holidays" was the proud mothers
interesting reply.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-23
PEACE HERO PASSES AWAY
Bishop Tucker, After Remarkable Ser
vice In Uganda, 10 Gathered
TO His Fathers.

Another great name, worthy to
stand with those of Harrington,
Pilkington and Mackay, has been
added to the roll of the heroes of
Uganda, in the death of Bishop
Tucker, who went out in 1890 as
bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa.
That vast territory has since been
divided into three dioceses, Of which
Uganda is one. Artist and athlete
before he decided to enter the
church, he brought an unusual conn
bination of qualities to his chosen
lifework, and when, after several
years of service in the home church,
he offered himself for the foreign
work he was recognized as man of
exceptional power. After FL years
Of effective service he was retired
for reasons of health in 1911, and
since that time has been one of the
canons of Durham England ca
thedral. One of the most dramatic
episodes in his missionary career oc-
CURED in 1892, when Bishop Tucker
had the bones Of the martyr Bishop
Harrington exhumed and given
Christian burial outside the great
matched church of st. Paul on Ma
mirembe hill, Uganda, and the slay-
er Of Bishop Harrington, King
M'wanga, was present as a member
of the Christian congregation.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-23
PICKED OUT THE RIGHT TIME
Girl Made Victim OF Hoax by Mis-
chIevous Friends WeEk Homo
In Fury.

One day several OF my girl friends
called to see me. We started to make
some candy when I discovered that
we didn't have any chocolate In the
house and said that couldn't possibly
make 1t without "a speck of choco-
late"
Mary, one of the girls, said: why,
what kind of chocolate is that
couldn't you use any other kind?"
One of the girls gave me pinch
and said: "Oh. no, couldn't use any
other kind. It's a new kind. You
telephone the grocery and order some,
Mary, and well start the candy. Now
be sure and order 'Aspecka.'
So we filed to the kitchen and left
Mary to telephone We sat in the
kitchen holding our sides with sup
pressed laughter while she called up
one store after another trying to get
"Aspecka chocolate" She finally gave
up in despair and then we told her
Needless to say. she went home In a
fury. as mad as wet hen. She bare
~ spoke to as for weeks after that
Chicago Tribune.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-23
tYaIIlN s on Es7a E ssa ExII7a
SMALL WARS MEAN BIG POEMS
Greatest Battle Hymns Have Not
Been Inspired by Titanic Strug-
gles Like the Present Ore.

The greatest poems have been writ
ten about little wars. The Had was
written around siege carried on by
handful of barbarian chieftains
against Q city Of the second class. The
battle OF Chevy Chase was a border
skirmish following upon cattle-steals
ing expedition, And Kipling's imperial
muse is at her best when she sings
of petty wars with colored tribesmen.
Britains farhung battle line was far
flung against Dervishers and Afrids;
1t was seldom brought into collision
with field intrenchments and siege ar
tillery. Little war, or else big wars
In anticipation of retrospect. these are
the rich soil for the poet
A great war in the actual. the fate
OF an empire truly at stake. may make
poets out of the common crowd, but
subdues the poet TO the level of the
common crowd. There Is a solemn tone
about Kipling's latest verse which has
LIS effect. Only il is not exhortation
we wanted. but exultation. not an APP
peal. but clarion call. When an en-
tire nation Is aflame the poet Is apt to
find his mission rather perfunctory.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-23
PIMPLES RUINED COMPLEXION

724 E. N. Ave, Olney, Ill.-"When
my trouble first began | noticed little
pimples coming on my face. They
itched and burned SO badly that had
to scratch them and that only made
them worse. About a week later my
face was so badly covered with
pimples and blackheads that l was
ashamed. My complexion was ruined.
The pimples would sometimes bleed
and tester. -
II bought box of complexion cream
and used II but without effect. One
day heard of Cuticura Soap and
Ointment and decided to give them
a trial. So got cake of Cuticura
Soap and box of Cuticura Ointment.
washed my face with the Soap and ap-
piled the Ointment and in two weeks
I was completely WELL" (Signed)
Chas. E. McGinn, May 5, 1914.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample of each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post.
card "Cuticura. Dept. L, Boston. ADV.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-23
strono Mans Weakness.

Speaking OF great feats of strength
Franklin II. Lane. secretary Of the In
terror, recalled an incident that hap
pened in a western state.
One afternoon an elderly woman
visited the penitentiary, and on paus-
ing before a certain cell was told that
the inmate had been imprisoned for
stealing piano.
Il am very sorry to see you here, ;"
remarked the woman turning to the
convict. rs 1t true that you stole a
piano."
Yes. ma'am,' was the frank admls-
sion of the convict. Then he added:
Il did 1t In a moment of weakness"
In a moment of weakness," gasped
the elderly visitor. Mercy mel
presume that had you your usual
strength you would have walked away
with the whole housed"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-23
How Europeans Get our Gold.


Do you know just how Europe re-
Gently got that s125,0O0,0O0 in Ameri-
can gold. Well, here is the way it
was done: Europeans hold great
amounts of American securities, which
is to say they have bought bonds is
sued in this. country. When the war
crisis came they saw the need of ac-
tual money in place OF these bonds.
They cabled to their American bro
kers to sell at the market price. They
took whatever they could get, but
there was always something offered
so the sales were heavy.
The purchasers OF these bonds gave
their checks. These the brokers
cashed at their banks and got curren.
cy. The currency of the United States
is made good by the deposit of gold
in the teasuries. For every gold GER
tificate in existence there Is the act
ual metal in the treasury. So the
brokers, getting the currency from
the banks. went to the sub-treasury in
New York and asked for the actual
gold. They received it and sent the
gold to their customers abroad.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-23

After dcfylng a score OF traps and
"a many gums Of farmers. who have
sought yainly TO impose summary
sentence for the loss OF hundreds OF
chickens over n period OF SIX months.
Old Badly. q monster eagle. vas
caught by a man with q laaso. He
lay waiting In the shadow OF his
chicken house for the chicken thief
for more than eight hours. The bird
swooped down shortly after daybreak.
The lasso vas thrown around the
eagles neck. The man wanted to
capture tho bird alive. bit II fought
20 desperately that he was forced to
shoot II. The eagle measures eight
feet seven inches from tip 10 tip. and
weighs 70 pounds
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-23
Old charon Must Explain.

His boat made fast after the last
trip of the night, Charon, homeward
bound, encountered a stranger in one
OF the ill-lighted streets along the
water front.
whats the idea?" asked the old
sailor.
Summons" the stranger replied,
producing the papers. THE interstate
commerce commission wants to know
how you killed off all competition.
You public-service corporations are in
for a hard winter"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-23

Reports Indicate il sometimes takes
a lot 10 KIN the modern soldier, the
New York World states. Sergeant
Fougere OF France received eight bull.
let wounds. broken arm and other In
juries. and although shot In the calf.
thigh and ankle. escaped being cap
tured by Germans and limped ten
miles 20 his regiment. Another French
soldier received six bullets and three
bayonei wounds and n recovering The
French war Office estimates only two
men are killed out OF every one hum
bred biz. The penetration Il so clean
one soldier did not know he had been
hit for three hours. and another bullet
went through two soldiers and lodged
in a cayalrymau'a saddle.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-23
LIGHT BOOZE.
DO You Drink III

A minister's wife had quite a tus-
Gle with coffee and her experience 10
interesting. She says
During the two years OF ms train
ing as nurse. while on night duty.
became addicted to coffee drinking.
between midnight and four In the
morning. wnen the patients were
asleep. there was little TO do except
make the rounds. and II was quite
natural that ! should want hot cup
OF coffee about that time. could
keep awake better.
After three OF four years OF cot.
fee drinking. became nervous wreck
and thought tina. | simply could not
live without my coffee. All this time
| was subject 20 frequent bilious at
tacks, sometimes so severe as TO
keep me In bed for several days.
After being married. Husband
begged me 10 leave of coffee for he
feared that IL had already hurt me
almost beyond repair, so resolved TO
make an effort TO release myself from
the hurtful habit
Il began taking Postum. and for a
few days felt the languid. tired feel
ing from the lack OF the coffee drug.
bnt liked the taste Of Postum. and
that answered for the breakfast bey-
eragc all right
Finally ! began 10 feel clearer.
beaded and had steadler nerves. Aft
or years use OF Postum | now feel
like new woman--hnve not had any
bilious attacks since left of coffee"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek. Mich Read THE Road TO
Wellville.' in pkgs.
Postum comes In two forms:
Regular Postum--must be veil
boiled. l5c and CSC packages.
Instant Postum--is a soluble row.
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in cup OF hot water, and. with cream
and sugar. makes delicious bever.
age instantly. 30c and SOC tins.
The cost per cup Of both kinds is
about the same.
There's q Reason" for Postum.
sold by GrocerE
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-23

"Przemysl' is one OF the few really
simple proper names that have secured
notoriety In the Russian invasion OF
Galicia. II Is pronounced "Pzhem-isl,
with the accent on the ''pzhem." Just
how cary this f. one may appreciate
b. considering Przemyslany, In the
first syllable Of which the ~ Is sound
ed. Thus. PRIZE" with the Auatro-
Hungarian variation OF miscellany"
following. in pronouncing "PrzemysT
you should carefully hold p" be-
treen your teeth while pronouncing
"ahem" (which Il soft. mushroom.
dnnadum variety OF 'shem') and just
as you are about to eject II deity In
sert the p In the outer hook Of the
"a" thus. "Pzhem." Nothing can be
simpler
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-23
ELECTRICITY TO FIGHT FLIES
Successful Way Found to Destroy
Pests That Attack and Ruin
Rose Treea.

The latest application Of electric
ity, according TO Popular Electricity
and Modern Mechanics, is that of
killing the green fly by means Of an
electric spark. We read in this mag
azine:
This fy is a species found on
rose trees and is exceedingly disas-
trous 10 the flowers. Heretofore con-
siderable difficulty has been expert
eneed in Kidding rose trees Of these
pests, but the electrical method re-
Gently devised il proving both prac-
teal and efficient. Briefly, the fly
killing apparatus consists Of a small
spark coil, spark gap, high-frequency
transformer, switches and other ae-
cessories. A flexible conductor con-
veys the current from the high-fre-
quency transformer 10 a brass-ball
cleetrode fitted with an insulating
handle 80 that il may be held with
out danger OF shock. To use the
apparatus the electrode is brought
near the flies on the rose bushes. A
spark then jumps from the electrode
TO the tree and kills the flies, the cur
rent passing through the tree to the
ground without damage to the leaves
or flowers"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-23
WORLDS SHIPPING.

According to recent statement
of LIoyd's, out Of an aggregate
merchant vessel tonnage Of 47,000,-
600 gross tons in l913-1914, 40 per
cent we're credited TO Great Britain,
II per cent to the United States, IL
per cent TO Germany, about 5 per
cent each to- Norway and France,
per cent each to Holland, Italy and
Japan, and from ga to Ia per
cent to Russia, Sweden, Austria
Hungary, Denmark and Spain.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-23

"One blessing, at least. win come
to ua from this dreadful war. We
shan't. be inundated with shocking
French fashions"
The. speaker was leading club,
woman. She resumed:
at club dinner the other evening
a man fashion WATERMAN fashion
writer's are the best-said to me:
IA truce to these foreign modes!
They are caricatures.'
'Caricatures p said |. Caricatures?
Yes, perhaps. But wouldn't 1t be more
accurate to call them take-offs 2"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-23
NUMBER THREE SPEAKS.

so you married a widow
Eyes"
"Does she sing the praises of her
first husband y
mo, indeed
'You ought TO be glad OF that"
''Umph. ! get no rest. She's
always singing the praises of her see
ond husband.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-23
Approaching, but Not Close.

when / left Hayre on my way
back to England" says Representative
Gardner OF Massachusetts, 200 French
soldiers lined up on the dock and sang
God save the King in English. BY
the nine gods of war! as our own Gen
eral Bingham would say, this incident.
taken in connection with the Belgians
stepping TO the front chanting It's
a Long Way to Tipperary,' seems to
indicate the approach of the much
touted brotherhood of man."