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AS Chairman of Committee,
Mr.. GarretSon Makes Ap-
peal for Funds.
BIG EVENTS ARE PROMISED
TO Insure Success, Public Sup
port is Needed; Early Do
nations Desired.

With view of making the Fourth
of July celebration this year bigger
and better than in any preceding
year, Mayor Garretson, who was re-
Gently elected chairman of the COM
mittee, has issued the proclamation
calling for the voluntary and enthus-
iastic support of the residents of the
city.
A program which will combine the
popular events of other safe and
sane Fourth of July celebrations to-
gether with new and original fea-
lures Is the view of the committee.
They are beginning preparations
early this year in order to have a fit-
ting occasion that will long be re-
membered by both the old folks and
the "kiddies" of the city as "big
day."
Public subscription is the means
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-05-19

taken by the committee of raising
the necessary funds to furnish an
elaborate and pleasing program and
1t is hoped that many donations will
soon be forthcoming to celebrate the
birth of independence in our country
in a manner which will fully COM
pensate for the noisy and dangerous
celebrations of the children in form
er years. The old method of cele-
bration seems to have passed into
oblivion and program of children s
entertainments. patriotic exercises,
water sports, pyrotechnic displays,
music, and athletics, as planned by
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-05-19

/. CHANNEL IS TOLD
Only % Feet of Water to Sandy
Hook, the Harbor Board
Is Informed.
RIPARIAN RIGHTS ACTION

The members of the Board of
Harbor Commissioners were impress
ed with the shallowness of the
channel leading from the Perth
Amboy harbor to Sandy Hook when
Harbor Master Flynn reported that
q new oil company at Roosevelt de-
| sired to have two steamers drawing
twenty-four and twenty-six feet OF
water, respectively, enter this port,
and that the New York and New Jer-
sey Pilots Association Informed the
company that they would guarantee
| only twenty-three feet of water at
high tide. The board passed recon-
mendation asking the Board of
Aldermen to make a new application
for the riparian rights to all the
ctty's street ends under the new law
passed by the last legislature, giving
that state body authority to grant
such rights to municipalities for
nominal considerations. This law
was put on the statute books at the
instigation of the local harbor board
and through the influence exerted In
its passage by Assemblyman Arthur
A. Quinn and Senator William e.
Ramsay.
Harbor Master Flynn in his month
ly report to the board told of the
lnterocean Oil Company, of Roose-
welt, applying to the pilots as to the
possibility of bringing two ships, one
drawing twenty-six feet and the
other twenty-four, through the chan
mel from Sandy Hook. One boat is
$40 feet long and the other 430 feet.
of cd
not how long the boat might be, but
they could not guarantee such a
craft drawing over twenty-three feet.
Only on rare occasions have the
pilots found it eXpedient to bring in
vessel drawing as much as twenty
four feet
The Interocean Oil Company last
fall began construction of a plant at
Roosevelt, where 1t is their intention
to refine crude oil. Six distillieries
for this work are being completed,
and two huge crude oil storage tanks
are ready for use. 1t was the inten-
tion of the oil company to bring in
the two ships loaded with crude oil
for storage in the tanks until at such
time it may be refined. One ship
load of oil has already been brought
and stored in one of the tanks,
The commissioners decided that
since they had worked for the pass
age of the bill allowing the State
Riparian Commission to grant rights
to municipal property at nominal
considerations, that the city should
take advantage of same, and draw
up recommendation to the Board
of Aldermen asking that they make
new application for the purchase Of
the street rights under the new law
Harbor Master Flynn presented to
the board an extensive report show
ing the outgoing and incoming mar
Inc traffic. and the commissioners de-
cfded that he should make daily re-
ports of same. Commissioner Peter
c. Olsen and Secretary LaRoe Will
formulate set of blanks for this re-
port. The harbor master was in
structed to get in touch with every
plant from the Didier-March Com
pany on the Raritan river to the Le-
high Valley coal docks, and keep a
record of their use of the waterfront.
The pilots and quarantine officer
Continued on page ~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-05-19
ISSUES CALL FOR
PUBLIC TO SUPPORT BIG
CELEBRATION ON JULY 4
SUPPORT FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION

Arrangements under another Fourth
OF July ceeoraon Intended
ooth young old that
lous such band
tanmens refreshments for the children sports playground
games dances; fireworks
committee VIII welcome suggestions developing
Ihe celebration intended
which everyone should have the
on the work Is raised by voluntary contributions We
all individuals and organizations
und In any amount that fitting celebration
1T Is particularly
respond early that the committee
essary plans All contributions will
nude of the celebration will money
"FERD GARRETSON Chairman
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Weave Washington to Open Conference That VIII, In Their Own
Words be Rushed to Climax Without Delay as There Has
Been Enough RaIng in Efforts TO Restore Peaceful Condi
tOns in MexiCa; u S. Troops TO Remain at Vera Cruz
COUNTLESS MURDERS IN THE PAST IN MEXICO ARE RELATED
,peciaI bu United Press Wire.

Special bU United Press Wire.
Washington, May 19.-Interest in
the Mexican situation shifted to Nj
agara Falls, Ont. The men commits
stoned to the mediation council ac-
con panied by their subordinate Off
cials left here this morning. They
expressed hope their mission would
succeed. One thing certain In
the minds of Commissioners Lemar
and Lehman, was that there will be
no long delay. They expressed them
sell es as certain that 1t will be possi-
BILE to determine within week
whether there is hope for success.
The information conveyed to them
by President Wilson was that the
mediators were in sympathy with the
general condition of the United
States and will very probably use
their influence to have the Huerta
representatives make the concessions
which are SO vitality necessary to a
successful conclusion of the entire
affair.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-05-19

the committees, should make a more
safe and impressive way of celebrat-
ing the great event In a fitting man
ner.
In order to carry out the inten-
tions Of the workers, it is necessary
that they be given the hearty sup
port and cooperation of all public
spirited citizens. The fund should
soon swell to large proportions, as
suring the committee that they have
ample means to carry out the plans
for the Independence Day celebra-
ton in a pleasing and suitable man
ner.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-05-19
Governor is Going Away.
ipecia. to the EVENING NE WIS.

Trenton. May 9-qovernor
Fielder will leave New Jersey June
2 to be gone for at least two weeks
and during that time Senate Presi-
dent John w. Slocum will be the act
Ing governor of the state. Gov.
Fielder will first go to some resort
for short rest and June will ar
rive at Madison, Wis, to attend the
annual session of the conference of
governors. The Governor and Mrs.
Fielder will go to Sea Girt on May
-27 to remain for the summer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-05-19
U. S. Is In Excellent Health

Special bV United Press Wire.
Washington, May 19.-Uni,ed
States is in better health than it ever
was, and its Inhabitants are living
longer according to figures for 1913,
given out today by the census bu-
reau.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-05-19
HEAVY Vote At PRIMARIES
IN PENNSYL VANIA TODAY
SpeoIoI By United Press Wire.

Philadelphia, May 19.--With all
sides in the Republican and Demo-
cratic primary claiming victory, the
first state wide primary for the nom
nation for all state officials from
governor, o. s. senator to party com
mitteemen opened this afternoon.
Perfect weather brought out a heavy
vote in Philadelphia and the sub
urbs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-05-19
KILLED BY READING TRAIN
laI By United Press Wire.

HpecIdI by United Press Wire.
Camden, May 19:-John Grand
well. sixty years old, residing at
Wakefield, Bridgehurst street, Germ
antown, Pa. car inspector of the
Reading railroad, was caught under
a freight car today when an engine
rammed the train and was killed
His body was cut in two.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-05-19

You can't a Ford to buy Ford
from any one else but Jensen, Ferry
Garage, Is Smith ST. Phone 181.
5315-5-1S-tf fp
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-05-19

Special Sewing Machine sale. All
makes. A. Jensen, 336 State st.
S234-3-1 9-tfs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-05-19

Guaranteed Sewing Machine re-
pairing. A. Jensen, 336 State st.
3234-3-19-tfs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-05-19

OrderS2
THAT Is a lie! That was stated
against me by jealous cabinet mem
bers."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-05-19

Automobiles for out of town trips
Phone Sexton, 1S1.
5314-5-18-6t fp
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-05-19

Ford cars sold by Jensen, Ferry
Garage, Is Smith st.
5315-5-18-tf fp
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-05-19

Ford cars sold by A. Jensen, Ferry
Garage. Phone 181.
5315-5-18-tf fp
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-05-19

New Hudson and REQ automobiles
for hire Sexton. Phone 181, Ferry
Garage. 5314-5-1S-6t fp
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-05-19

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ton whenever he could also lay aside
his duties as ruler Of the holy Roman
empire.
In Au Couchant de la Monarchie the
Marquis de Segur tells of one occasion
when the emperor went to France to
visit his sister, Queen Marie Antoin-
cite. The Parisians. accustomed to
the luxury and magnidcence at the
court Of Versailles, were astonished at
the extreme simplicity that Joseph II
affected.
He preferred not to be recognized
as emperor at all, and travelled, with
one or two gentlemen, or alone. under
an assumed name. Once his quick
wit alone preserved his incognito.
He had stopped for the night at an
inn, and in the morning was shaw
ing before a small glass, while the
landlords daughter held q basin of
water for him. Something about the
man or his belongings had reused the
girls curiosity and suspicion, for she
presently asked. in q respectful voice:
Are you not connected with the
court or In the service of the emper-
orr"
Joseph, who saw where her ques-
lions might lead up to. replied quick
ly:
why, certainly. my dear girl. How
did you guess it? shave him."
His ready answer. which did not
pass the bounds of truth. lulled tho
girls suspicious completely.-London
Tit-Bits.
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Globe Sights

The devil probably writes . good hand.
We often wonder what il progressive
journalism?
A lot Of men who Say what they Think
don't think.
There are a lot Of things that never oc-
CURED to you or US.
Are there any old-fashioned children
left who fear gypsies?
Are you one Of those who cough when
they have nothing to say?
Grocery store tasters take a new start
when cranberries come in
On the other hand, that thin kkirt may
some day be a washerwoman.
How an old-fashioned woman despises
woman with exalted ideas.
A clever woman is one who can trim
ner own hat and conceal that fact
Unless a mans wife win write his kin
unwritten. o.
1t has been discovered that an Atchison
man mas gourd seeds In his head instead
Of brains.
There is a lot of flapdoodle In newspa-
PerA out newspapers kill, loo fables
where they create one
The cartoonist who draws pictures Of n
rat man representing the trusts L. grow
ing scarce, and it's just a. wen.
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QUAKER MEDITAIIONS.

Iron the Philadelphia Record.1
Where there's q will there's a way,
especially II 1t Is an i'll will.
Before a woman pins her faith to a
man she likes to pin him down.
II you want a man to follow your adj
vice, tell him to do as he pleases.
You never can tell. A groundless rumor
generally covers most ground
Many a person has fearlessiy faced q
kodak under the impression that 1t wasn't
loaded.
Inc only things we should put on till
tomorrow are the things we shouldn't do
at all.
When the brides biscuits are heavy, her
husband may be pardoned for making
light of them.
It's never too late to mend. but that is
no reason why a man should put on
mending his ways indefinitely
Sillicus-''Do you think marriage i'm
proves a man?" Cynicus-.'Sure. II you
don't believe it, ask his wife,
Auggins-"He's a gilded youth Bug
gins-"Why. that fellow is regular
brick" Muggfns-"Yes. a gold brick
Its q good plan to leave footprints IN
the sands of time" remarked the Wise
Guy. Yes, either that. or cover up your
tracks," added the Simple Mug
Blohbs-'aThat fellow Blowhard makes
me SO mad always want to fight .
Slobbs-''Wen, why don't your Blobbs
He scAres me 10 I don't dare ia"
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LAW.

Ia" w.
Love, let US leave the dust and din
OF wrangling tongues. and geek our kin.
The stars All day and all the night
Men roar Of wrong. men shout Of right;
Men legislate with hollow phrase
The rapture from the budding tree.
And statute over statute raise
To cow the wind and fright the sea.
It is of US that endiessly
Men wrangle. love. Of you and me:
Your feet that stray. my lips that lie,
Your daggered hand, my covetOus eye!
Yea, We are tigers, and they quake!
And they must curb US with their laws,
Lest through the bars the tiger break
And crunch creation twixt his jaws
Their shouts bewilder. Let US go
Where on green meadows, dim and slow.
Dark walks with daylight, and the birds
Confuse not holy things with words:
Singing but what the spirits sing
Who wander through the quiet grove,
Gods love, and ever echoing,
Gods love. and ever Gods deep love.
To some high hill where closely burn
The words. love. let us go and learn
OF Law. The singing sars shall be
Our schoolmates, and eternity
The manual wherefrom We spell.
Love, let US go to God to school.
When we have learned our lessons well.
We may not prpove 10 hard to rule.
Herman HagerdOrn. in October Smart
Set.
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EUening Chat
The Ideal Woman.
BY RUTH CAlrERON.

We were discussing q woman of the
old school the other day. She is = dear.
sweet woman. but she has scarcely an
interest beyond keeping her home in good
order. her table well supplied and her
children properly looked after in physi-
cal wy.
In the papers she reads only the wom-
ans pages; in the magazines only the
love stories The other day guest asked
her opinion of the Ulster trouble and she
dtn't know there was any such thing.
When her husband. her grown up chill
dren and their guests talk over public at
her table. as they frequently do. she sell
dom listens. There is a remote look on
her face; she is wondering IL the veget-
abes are done properly; she il inwardly
disturbed because the maid burned up
two pieces of toast; she is wondering II
there viii be enough fish left to cream
for tomorrow's breakfast. Again and
again she interrupts in the midst OF some
subject in which the speaker is intensely
interested to ask if he will have this or
that.
Now Is this the ideal attitude for q
woman to take or is 1t not?
Linn that it isn't: Ny opponent in
the discussion insists that it is. Woman's
first interest is the home, he says. 1t is
her business to make the home pleasant
and comfortable. Now I admit that. OF
course the home should be woman's first
interest, but need it be her only one?
| A woman cannot be a good housewife
and mother and take an interest in any
Nonsense, I say. know q woman who
has three small children and keeps no
maid, and yet finds time to think, study
and talk of the larger interests Of life.
such as economic conditions and public
questions. No. you are wrong. She does
not >glect either her husband. her chill
dren or her home. On the contrary she
Is one Of the most tactiful wives, success.
full mothers and intelligent home keepers
that know.
Women who have been distinguished
for their ability in various lines have
ers as the women who never had 9
thought beyond housekeeping.
Hannah More and Harriet Martinear
both made nearly 100000 by their penf
at a time when that meant much more
than it does today. Yet they were ex.
cellent housekeepers.
-1arion Harland has made her fortune
by her pen. Yet, according to one Of he,
biographers she is "a perfect housewife
Elizabeth Carter was the best scholar
in England in DR.. Johnsons time. HI
| wrote of her, My old friend. Mrs. Car
ter could make a pudding as we'll q.
translate Epictetus, and work q hand
| OF our own beloved Kate Douglas Wig
gin her sister writes, MY sister was Ger
tainly a capable little person at tender
age, connecting delectable milk toast
| making toothsome buclxwheats and gen.
orally acting as very good parents as
sistant.''
A mans business IL to support the
home just as woman's IL to manage It
Yet when a man is 80 wrapped up In
the business Of money making that he
has no Thought for anything e1s9 We ID
not call him the ideal u the woman
every other interest out of her life any
more ideal?
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Jayhawker Jots

Some men. says the Troy Chief,
drive autos down the street grasping
the wheel as though they were river
pilots and they were trying to hold
her nozzle agin the Shore" while 9TH
ers handle the steerihg wheel as
though it was a washing machine, and
they were on the last batch.
A Potato Hill woman, according to
the news notes from that locality in
the Atchison Globe, lately employed a
new hired girl, who said that if at
meals the family reach was the rule
she would work for 50 a week: but
that If the hand pass was required.
her price would be 81 a week.
A frave cleaning picnic is sched-
uled for the near future at Little Sol
der. The Mayetta Herald's CORE
spondent there makes this announce
ment: The grave cleaning at the
Shipshe graveyard is to be Oct IA
and the graves must be cleaned up
Those who have graves there come
and help and each family bring one
or two fried chickens and a few pies
and cakes and also bring a few posts
to repair the fence. Please come.
AS the sporting Instinct Is appeased
at Florence. The Florence Bulletin
reports: Rebel Poinsett, "Booger''
LaCoss and Ralph Jeremy have a bet
up OF coke" a week on a mustache
proposition. They are to let the whis-
kers cavort on their upper lips for
three weeks. The newborns have
been growing for over a week now and
are really visible. "Reb" and
"Booger" say that Jeremy is out
classed. but between themselves argue
as to which of the two has the keeen-
est lip. Gee. kid. your mustache
tickles. Tee-hee!"
Related by the Minneapolis Messen-
ger: Among the many emigrant wag-
ons passing through the city last Sat
urday was one occupied by a man and
woman and eight children. The in
quisitive man approached the wagon
and commenced to question the head
of the family. Where did you come
from?" asked the inquisitive man. The
man with family replied that he
came from Lane county. Been there
long?" bout ten years" Raise any
thing while you were there?" Yep
replied the emigrant looking at the
eight children in the wagon. raised
what you see in the wagon here. that's
ALL" And the inquisitive man went
and looked at the thermometer.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
IFrom the Chicago News.1

Iron the Chicago News.l
A word to the unwise IL wasted
Before giving advice prepare to stand
from under.
The money Of miser never acquires
some men can't even head q procession
at their own funeral.
man isn't necessarily polished be-
cause he casts reflections.
-4ven the iceman may make it hot for
you If you don't pay up
The louder q man talks the more he re-
minds US OF q bass drum.
Many a girl who thinks she has . swan
like neck makes goose OF herself.
When some people have q little time to
waste they annoy others who haven't
The female of the species may get .
vote. but the male continues to pay the
freight.
Don't wait until you are past three
score and ten before beginning to make
up for lost time.
When woman sets old enough to for
get that she has q compilation she begins
to worry about her rightS-
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Billy Pig started off on a trot down
the road, and he fully intended to obey
his mothers instructions, but he had
to cross a stream of water. and instead
of going over the little bridge he
walked under it, and the muddy wat
er felt SO cool and smooth that he
fingered, and finally set down his has,
ket and padded about until he forgot
all about the eggs.
Now it happened that soon after he
left home Billy Goat came down the
road and saw Billy Pigs mother
standing by the gate.
Good morning. Madam Pig" said
Billy Goat. Where is Billy Pig this
fine morning? I suppose he is work
ing in the garden"
mo, he is on his way to market
with a basket of eggs" said Madam
Pig. II want some raisins and sugar
to make a cake. If you happen to
see him, tell him to hurry
Indeed 1 WILL replied Billy Goat.
walking faster in the direction in
which Billy Pig had gone.
He hurried along, and suddenly he
looked up and there was Billy pig.
padding In the stream under the littie
bridge.
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Then he spied the basket Of eggA
under a bush, q short distance away.
I'll take the eggs to market myself
thought Billy Goat.
Billy Goat crept softly and ran all
another road. and. Of course, did not
meet Billy Pig.
Il knew you were in hurry for thu
raisins and sugar, Ma>am Pig" Ia
said, when she answered the knoc,r ~
the door.
II saw the basket of eggs under .
bush down by the bridge, and Billv
rig was having q good time paddlin1
IN the water. As was gonig to mar
ke. anyway' I thought would do him
help you at the same time.''
Buy Goat smiled as he said this,
ana Madam Pig thought he was q very
thoughtful fellow.
Come right in. Billy Goat. ana
" ~1 h;. my; cake II baked you shall have
Billy Pig became tired after a WIN.
OF padding, and then he thourht ~
the eggs and what his mother had said
when he started for market.
He went to the bush. but the 49,.
were gone. and he looked behind n.
ne looked around. but nowhere cou,S
he find the basket OF eggs. -
v,.h linen 2. b s Pig began to cry. ana
to paddle In the water.
when he reached the door OF HI.
an O1ss ne could smell the spicy cake.
minute and ran into the SitcSer
Lnere SAT- Billy Goat eating a mmch
ever had. 0iiiy Fig
Where are the eggs you took n -.
mother. looking very angry. ms
Old black bear came ont or -.
woods and took them awav 49,. " tne
and have been all this time chs! me:
MIN, trying to get them baci ;. ;ee
naughty Billy Pig. SAID
Billy Goat nearly choked. irvine ~.
story. TINS wrong
AZ he went out Of the x.ra pr,-.
verr near neafd $50; something that sounded S
Madam Pigs voice saytn1 ~ ..s ne heard
told wrong story. too. which n made sc T.
cake. "-(copyright. 1917 -, ot nc OF n, the
c e.Ms Newspaper Syndicate. New Yor orr
Tomorrow's storv-sn~-..m-
the Flying 1Gac1saDe.r 49,
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Journal Entries

Did anybody ever hear Of an escape
that wasn't narrow?
Few ideas are as important as their
originators think them.
= +
Since the war began it isn't likely so
many Of the women are wearing i'm
ported compilations.
.
Almost everybody overlooks his good
luck in the contemplation of whatever
bad luck he may have.
Some of the happiest people seem to
have little reason for being that way
from the standpoint Of others.