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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-27
BY DOROTHY DIX

The school year is over now and
thousands of girls will be face to
face with the problem of choosing
some trade or profession by which
they can earn their own livelihoods.
To these girls / want to give one
bit OF advice, and that is this
Capitalize Your Sex
In choosing your work pick out some
kind of woman's work for which you
have an intuitive aptitude that is the
Inheritance of your. sex. Thus shall
you follow the line of least resistance
and gain the maximum reward for
your efforts
Thousands of generations of women
before you. your foremothers, have
cooked, sewed, and swept, and dust
ed, and nursed the sick and taken care
of children, and they have bequeathed
to you a knowledge of these things that
is in your very blood and your finger
tips. Scientists call it the inheritance
of acquired characteristics, and it
means the things we know how to do
without being told, in contradistinc-
tion to the knowledge that is foreign
to us, and that we gain through blood
and sweat.
The enormous advantage of fighting
on her own ground a woman throws
away when she enters into the mascu-
line field of labor. There she is al
has neither a mans physique, nor a
mans instincts about his work. At
best she is only an imitation man and
all limitations are poor stuff. Even
her successes along masculine lines
are but the successes of the dancing
dog-not that she succeeds so WELL
but that she succeeds at all.
As to the Arts
OF course we read in the papers
accounts of women who have done all
sorts of things-lady longshoremen,
and lady steeplejacks, and lady pilots,
and bronco buster queens, and so on,
but there is probably not one of these
women whose exploits have been
equalled by some perfectly ordinary
man, who wasn't even considered a
headliner in his trade. Assuredly
if she'd put an equal amount of time
and strength and punch in some femi-
nine line of work would not have
reaped a thousand times better re-
ward.
The fine arts, music, and sculpture,
and painting, and acting and writing
are of course, no mans land" in
which there is no sex, but even in
these women are most successful
when they stick closest to their own
sphere.
Bernhardt for her Camille and not
her L'Aiglon, and Maude Adams for
her Lady Babbie and not her Chantec-
leer. We want our women singers
to sing contralto and soprano, and
not bass and baritone, and women
writer's are more interesting and con-
vincing when they confine themselves
to interpreting the mysteries of wo-
mans heart and the feminine psy-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-27
AAHOMen tsg!sl sg2 slnTeRe,S us
Choosing Your Work

chology than they are when they at
tempt to write like men and make
guesses at what men think and feel.
The woman who elects to follow the
arts does best when she sticks to her
pettfcoats, when she paints or writes,
or acts from the woman's point of
view, and thus capitalizes her sex and
her sex knowledge, because in so do
ing she gives to the world something
that is true and vital, and new, for
women are just beginning to express
themselves and the world is curious to
know the secrets that have been so
long locked up in the women's souls.
In business it is even more inn
portant that a woman should work her
own side of the street, instead of
crossing over and entering into COM
petition with men. So much of the
best paid work in the world is es-
sentially feminine that a woman is
throwing away her inheritance IL she
abandons 1t for other fields.
Take a knowledge of color and of
fabrics, for instance. 1t take years
of study and cultivation and hard work
to enable a man tell the difference
between the pastel shades of pink and
lavender, and between charmeuse and
crepe de chine, but any girl child can
do 1t with the bat of an eye and the
twist of a finger. Yet merchandising
was for years wholly in the hands of
men.
Money in Millinery
There are fortunes to be made in
millinery, in dressmaking. in schools,
in keeping boarding houses and ho-
tells, and women should monopolize
these professions because they belong
to her hereditary calling of home
making and rearing the young They
are women's sacred sphere. She has
allowed man to invade 1t and take
away the capital prizes, but it's up to
her to recapture her own again.
Therefore 1 advise every girl who
is confronting the problem of earning
her own bread and butter to capitalize
her sex, and to choose an occupa-
ton in which the mere fact of her
being a woman will give her an ad-
vantage over her male competitors.
Remember sex may be a help as we'll
as a hindrance in business, and the
wise woman is she who makes 1t an
asset instead of a handicap.
Nor need any girl feel that her OPP
portunities are. circumscribed by con-
fining her activities to woman's work.
Let her not forget that women have
the spending of most of the money
of the world. Furthermore the things
that women should purvey, board and
fripperies, are the things for which
money is most freely paid.
The girl who chooses millinery or
dressmaking as a trade and starts out
to be an artist in her line. or the girl
who chooses to make of herself a
chef, or a boarding house keeper with
an ambition to rise to the top of her
profession, is as sure of success as
anything human can be. She capi-
talizes her sex, and cashes in her in
herited knowledge of sewing or cook
ing that has come down to her from
her woman ancestors.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-27
"BRINGING UP FATHER"

AS a rule plays written for the pur-
pose of making folks laugh cannot
boast of continuity of plot or story.
However, in Bringing Up Father"
the latest Gus Hill offering which
comes to the Orpheum next Saturday,
matinee and night, there is no trou-
BILE in following a tale strictly human
and engrossing from every viewpoint.
The characters are flesh and blood
creations and not the exaggerated
types one might expect to see in sim
liar contributions.
The piece, which was suggested by
the popular cartoons of George Nc
Manus, is in three acts. Action is
ripe from curtain to curtain and inter-
est is never permitted to lag one iota.
During the development of the plot
at least a dozen song hits are intro
duced along with a number of unique
and original novelties.-Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-27
Slovaks in Bethlehem
Plant Censure Dumba
Special to The Telegraph

South Bethlehem, Pa. Sept. az
Slovaks to the number of nearly 1000,
practically all employed in some way
in the manufacture of munitions for
the Allies at the Bethlehem Steel
Works. crowded Municipal Hall yes
terday to protest against the action of
Ambassador Dumba. of Austria Hun
gary in calling on his fellow country
men in America to refuse aid in the
making of war material for the Allies
The meeting was the first of many
that will be held in every industrial
town in the United States where mu-
nitions of war are made. Several Slo-
yak speakers made stirring addresses
in which Ambassador Dumba was CEN
sured. The speakers told those pres
ent to remember that their first duty
was to America, their adopted country
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-27
so on Train Burned
to Death by Yaquis

San Diego. Cal. Sept 27.-Eighty
passengers of Southern Pacific Mex
lean train were thrown into car con-
tanning hay and the car set on fire by
band of Yaqui Indians Friday near
Torres, Sonora, according to radio ad-
vices received here to-day from Her
mosillo via Guaymas
Only twenty passengers have been
accounted for. the others having been
burned to death.
The Indians. according to the re-
port, numbered about sixty and were
deserters from one of the Mexican
factional armies.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-27
'ANOSeMGOTS
ORPHEUNT

Tomorrow and Wednesday and We'd
nesday matinee-Joe Weber pre-
sents "The Only Girl"
Thursday, matinee and night, Sept. 90
Girls From Joyland."
Saturday. matinee and night, Oct q
Bringing Up Father"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-27

President Wilson's actions In matter
relating to the present European war
were commended in set of resolu-
tions which was unanimously adopted
and will be sent to him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-20
MAIhWAH

The annual picnic of the Christian
EndeaVor Society of the First Pres
byterian church was held at Morris
Beach, Keansburg, Friday.
Mrs. Chamberlain, of Ocean
Grove. is spending several days with
her son, the Rev. Leon Chamberlain,
at the Methodist parsonage.
Jacob A. Lewis was a business
visitor in New Brunswick Saturday.
Mrs Sidney Parsons was Prince
ton visitor Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradford Brown, Of
Weehawken, spent the weekend
with relatives here.
Mrs. Fred Isaaces and Mrs. James
Dave have returned to Brooklyn
after spending several weeks on the
Dave Farm.
Miss Jennie Warwick was Perth
Amboy visitor Friday.
Miss Caroline Rossback has re
turned to her home in New York af-
ter spending several days with her
cousin, Miss Theresa Heyl
Mrs. L. E. Davies and daughter,
Frances, have returned home after
visiting relatives In Phillipsburg.
Dr. Fred Ogden, of Keyport, was
a Matawan visitor last night.
Miss Miriam Lloyd entertained
several of her friends to a matinee
party at the movies" Saturday af-
ternoon.
William Lambertson, of South
Amboy, was Matawan visitor Fri
day
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-20
SUFFRAGE BAND
IN SOUTH ANBOY
Flying Squadron InyadeS City
Several Stirring Speeches
are Given for the Cause.
spco.ai to the EVENING Ne WF.

SGeGtui to the b bNfNC ~ ~ ~
South Amboy, Sept. 20.-The suf-
frage squadron appeared in South
Amboy Saturday afternoon about
1870 o'clock and quite a large audi
ence greeted them. There we're sew
eral speakers who gave short ad-
dresses, which were truthful and to
the point II their advent here ac-
complished nothing more they caus-
ed considerable argument, pro and
con by the male element as to the
advisability of the gentler sex having
the privilege of casting a ballot for
the election of law makers in New
Jersey. One of the speakers exhib-
tied a map of the United States,
with the states allowing woman suf-
frage, marked red. We thought this
was inadvisable as red is the signal
of danger, we thought perhaps some
might put the wrong construction
and say by their own exhibition,
danger lurked in those states where
equal suffrage had been allowed. but
our construction for political heelers
and mum skull legislators. and that
this same class were in danger II
women were granted the privilege Of
casting their vote.
1t does seem strange that woman
is capable of filling all positions in
life, except voting. 1t is woman to-
day in era of advanced civilization
that pleads our suits at law, that
cures our liz as a physician; that
teaches our children in the schools
and seminaries; that clerks in our
offices and places of business; that
inculcates in our boys and girls the
pure principles of manhod and wo-
manhood; that nurses US and our
children back to health when sick
ness oyertakes US. We believe that
nine-tenths of US who have amount
ed to anything in the community in
which we are located, owe it to our
mothers, wives and sisters, who have
been our tutors and companions in
life and we dare successful contradic-
ton from any that what he has at
tanned today is from the teachings
and advice from these sources. If
you, reader, don't want to vote for
woman suffrage, why don't do so,
but in the name of your Creator.
don't vilify las we have heard a
number say in speaking of this mat
teri your mother, wife or sister.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-20
CARD OF THANKS,

Mr.. Benjamin Sullivan and fam
lily, of Roosevelt, wish to thank their
many friends for the sympathy
shown for the loss of their beloved
one, Harold Lewis Sullivan, who was
killed by a railroad train, and also
thank the Jr. o. U. A. M, the en-
pioyes of the U. S. Metals Ref. Co,
where Mr. Sullivan worked up to two
weeks before his death; and their
friends, for the beautiful floral pieces
they sent in honor of the memory of
their dear one. The family Were very
much impressed and grateful for the
beautiful floral piece sent by the de-
partment of fellow workers of the
Wheeler Condenser and Engineering
Company. where Harold worked only
two weeks. The kindness shown
shall never be forgotten.
John B. Beech, for the Family.
21656-9-20-1t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-20
MORE MONEY FOR KEYPORT
MITE BOX At TWO SALES

Keyport, Sept 20:-About SO was
realized at the bread and cake sale
held Saturday afternoon for the ben
eft Of the mite box fund of Calvary
NJ E. church. The entire stock of
goodies was sold out and many calls
for bread and cake were left unfll-
ed. On the same afternoon and
evening Mrs, Louis Stultz held a sue
cessful ice cream, candy and lemon
ade sale on her lawn in Osborne
street. Mrs Stultz was assisted by
Mrs. Harry c. Winterton, Miss Ro-
bina Winterton, Mrs. Jennie Selleck
and Miss Gertrude Selleck The
proceeds were given over to the
same fund
The women of the First Presby-
terian church held food sale in the
gas office in Broad street the same
afternoon and also cleared a large
sum, selling out their entire supply.
The women took orders for short
cake and also served iced tea to
patrons.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-20
DIG WELLS To GET
WATER FOR PLANT
First Well Yields Big Supply,
but Not Good, However, for
Making Power.
Special 70 the EVENING NFws.


Sayreville, Sept. 20:-While the
powder corporations in SayTeville
Township have been dickering with
the city of Perth Amboy and endeav-
oring to devise a better means Of
water supply, Edwin Furman, a
prominent brickmaker of this fastly
coming munition center. has set to
work in driving several wells about
his premises with the idea of solving
the water problem. The first we'll
which was driven, according to in
formation obtained through an au-
thoritatiVe source, yielded at the
rate of five hundred gallons per min
ute good clear, wholesome drinking
water and so pleased was the pro-
spector with the results obtained by
the driving of this well that he i'm
mediately sunk another one. The
second venture, however, did not
yield any greater volume of water
per minute, as the water from this
second well evidently came from the
same stream, which resulted In prac-
tically the same volume of water
coming from the two wells as was
obtained from the first one alone.
While the water which gushes
forth from these wells at the rate Of
500 gallons per minute is water
good for drinking purposes it is not,
however, suitable for the powder
manufacturers owing to the high
content of iron and the water pro-
blem as far as the powder manufac-
turers are concerned, still remains
unsolved. 1t may be possible to in
troduce a solution that will remedy
the fault of the water, but this is a
matter which will also take some
little time to solve.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-20
GIVES LAWN PARTY
To HELP CRIPPLE
Mrs. Danforth EntertainS at
Benefit Fete at Her Home in
0akwOod Park.
gpselrI te ltc EvENINo NErs.


Keyport. Sept. 20.-The lawn par
ty at the home of Mrs. William A.
Danforth. Of Oakwood Park, Friday
evening was a decided success.
The affair was held to assist in pay
ing the hospital expenses of little
Willie Merrill. who has been unable
to attend school because Of his Grip
pied condition. The operations
which he is undergoing will remedy
this trouble and the little chap is ex-
pected to entirely recover.
The lawn was beautifully decorat-
ed with japanese lanterns and
torches and cake and ice cream were
sold. A program was given during
the evening and was exceedingly in
teresting, including vocal solos by
Miss Virginia Danforth, Mrs. Davis,
Mrs. W. A Danforth, Miss Florence
Huyler and Miss Alice r. Wharton.
Miss Grace Klauenberg and Miss Lola
Wood contributed piano solos and
the mandolin quartet contributed
two numbers. Those playing were
Mrs. Danforth. Mrs c. H. Jewell.
Miss Mary Thompson. Miss Rosa
mond Lennen, with Mrs. Lennen at
the piano. Mrs. Danforth was as
sisted by Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Kopp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jewell, Miss
Rosamond Lennen. Mrs. Adele Len
nen and the Misses Thompson.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-20
ROOSEVELT

j. E. Davis and family, of Bay
onne are spending a two weeks va
cation with Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Connolly.
Joseph Fitzgerald is spending his
vacation in Yonkers. N. Y.
A. J. Sabo, of Perth Amboy, spent
Saturday in the borough.
Edwin s. Quinn spent Saturday in
Elizabeth on business.
Edward Dolan spent Saturday in
Newark.
Charles Adams, of Chrome ave-
nue., returned home after serving his
term of four years in the United
States navy and has accepted a posi-
tion with the U. S. M. R. Co.
John A. Connolly. of Woodbridge,
and Miss Elizabeth Benson, of At
lantic street, were shopping in New
ark recently.
A, ]. Sabo, of Perth Amboy, was a
borough visitor Friday
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-20

NEW SIDEWALKS IMPROVE
CONDITIONS IN ROOSEVELT

Spcefds 70 the EVENING NEWs
Roosevelt, Sept. 20.-The side
walks along Washington avenue are
being rapidly laid, and are big
improvement to that section of the
borough, connecting Chrome and
Carteret with sidewalks. With
Randolph and Charles streets finish
ed, and several other streets under
consideration, the borough will soon
have its populated sections COM
pletely sidewalked, and with Rah-
way avenue to be improved the two
main streets of the borough will have
city look to them. The street
commissioner is also to have streets
changed, posts put on the busiest
streets so as to avoid accidents of au-
tomObiles or wagons.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-20
CLASS REUNION At
PARTY IN KEYPORT
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Marks
Entertain Supreme Party in
Keyport-PIeaSing Event.
spectal to the EVENING NEWS.


Keyport, Sept. 20.-In honor of
their son and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Willard Marks, of Denver, Col, who
are spending several weeks IN town.
Mr.. and Mrs Theodore Marks enter
tanned Mr.. Marks high school class
Saturday night The affair was a
surprise to Mr.. and Mrs. Marks, who
were not at home when the party
arrived, but who made their appear
ance later in the evening, and al
though taken completely by sur
prise, quickly adapted themselves to
the situation and entertained their
guests royalty
jolly evening was spent in rem
iniscences, Alden Welch recalling the
day when several of the class placed
a chicken in "Getley's" desk and
Walter Mason calling to attention
the day muskrat found its way into
a desk belonging to one of the young
women of the class, who was scared
of snakes.
Since this was the first reunion
since the commencement night In
1905. each member of the class had a
number of thrilling experiences to
relate. Among those present were:
Miss Eleanor Van Brake, Mrs. Ches-
ter G. Walling, Miss Maize Wilson,
Miss Annie L. Tilton, of Keyport;
Harry Aumack, of Centeryilie; Wal
ter NJ. Mason, of Arlington; Alden
w. Welch, of Brooklyn; Miss Cath
crime Salmon, of Port Monmouth; /;
j. Morris Hyer, of New York; Mr..
and Mrs. Willard G. Marks, of Den
yer, Col; Miss Gobel, of Washing
ton, and Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Marks.
The only member of the class alb
sent at the reunion was Mrs. Will
mer G. Hansen, of Philadelphia,
who was unable to attend.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-20
RA R|TAN BOATS TO
CARRY POWDER?
viii Mean That Road viii be
Built from the Plant to
South River.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.


Sayrevilie, Sept. 20:-According
to well founded rumors negotiations
are under way for the transportation
of high explosives as produced by
the Union Powder Corporation, at
Edgar, over the waters of the Rari-
tan river in preference to rail ship
ments, which is the shipping method
in vogue at the present time.
1t is understood that the Union
Powder Corporation will load shells
with smokeless powder and shrapnel
containing high explosives for ship
ment to foreign countries.
Should the present negotiations
materialize it will mean that a road
will be built, especially for the pur-
pose Of transporting explosives, from
the Union Powder plant to point
on the South river just off of the
Raritan river where a special dock
would be built 1t is proposed to
have a steam lighter come up the
river to this point to load the pro-
duct of this powder plant and trans
port it to Tompkinsville or some
other deep water port for transpor-
tation to the other side.
All of this will mean work for the
residents in Sayreyille and vicinity
and a benefit to the township OF
Sayreville which has been greatly
benefited by the several munition
plants within its territory. The road
would have to be couple OF miles
in length and we'll built for motor
trucks would be used exclusively in
conveying the material to the dock.
The motor trucks, too, it Is said,
would be without any sides so that
III case of an explosion due to jar
ring the material would simply fly
off the sides Of the conveyance in
stead of blowing up or down.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-20
KEYP0RT ". C. T. U. TO HOLD
ANNUAL SESSION TOMORROW
peosaI to the EVENING NEHs

Special to the EVENING NEWS
Keyport, Sept. 20:-The Women's S
Christian Temperance Union will
hold the annual meeting at Calvary
M. E. church tomorrow afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock. Rev. A. w. Hand, of
the First Baptist church, will give a
report of the temperance meetings
held at Atlantic City, which he as a
delegate attended. The various
ministers of the borough will take a
prominent part in the program.
Mrs. Minnie J. Reynolds, execu-
tive secretary of the Women's Poll
tical Union, will give an address.
Mrs. Reynolds is not stranger to
the people of Keyport, having spok-
en- here last spring In the cause of
women's suffrage at the home of Mr.
and Mrs Karl Mathiasen, and being
instrumental in the organization of
a branch of the union in Keyport.
Music will be furnished by Calvary
Ladies' Glee Club.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-20
METUCHEK

Mrs. F. O. Thompson, Of Wood
bridge avenue, who is occupying
bungalow at Allenhurst during the
renovation of her home, recently en-
tertained at luncheon the following
guests from here: Mrs. Theodore
Wilson, Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Annis, Mrs.
Marter, Mrs. Knight, Mrs. George
CIarkson and Miss Angie Perry. A
happy day by the sea was enjoyed.
Mrs Richard Wilson and daugh-
ter left Saturday for Asbury Park
and will remain at the st. Charles
Hotel for several weeks.
The Methodist women will hold a
pure food SALE Saturday afternoon
on the church lawn, corner Main
street and MiddleseX avenue.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-20
WOODBRIDGE

Miss Yerna Hoagland, of Trenton,
spent the weekend with her parents,
DIR. and Mrs. B. w. Hoagland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asher F. Randolph
and Miss Theresa Farrell and Leon
Campbell attended the wedding Of
Miss Ethel Van Dusen and William
Pullen, of Perth Amboy, Thursday
night
Mrs, ]. ]. Dunno and children are
visiting relatives in Brooklyn.
Lewis Hoagland spent Friday in
New Brunswick making his final ar
rangements for entering Rutgers
this week.
Roy Anderson will enter Rutgers
this week.
Miss Dorothy Valentine was a
Railway visitor Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs S. B. Demarest at
Paterson Thursday night. Master
Raymond Demarest was the page
and took his part admirably.
Mrs. Hinsdale and Miss Edith
Hinsdale were the dinner guests Of
Mrs. e. H Boynton Friday night.
Through the efforts Of e. H. Boyn-
ton. J. c. Neff and w. H. McNair
large number from Woodbridge
Joined the Perth Amboy Young
Mems Christian Association last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Weygand, Jr.,
and family have moved into their
new house in Linden avenue.
Rene de Russy is seriously i'll at
his home In Railway avenue.
Mrs. c. w. Decker was an out-of-
town visitor today.
Mrs. R. X Green spent the week
end at her home In Brooklyn.
The Misses Brough spent the
weekend at their home in Brooklyn.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-20
MANY Gates in Norway.

A curious feature to travellers on
the highroads of Norway is the great
number of getes-upward of 10000 in
the whole country. These gates, which
either mark the boundaries Of the
farms or separate the home fields from
the waste lands, constitute a consid-
erabie inconvenience and delay to the
traveller, who has to stop his vehicle
and get down to open them