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Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-02
JR. 0. u. A. NJ. WILL
HAVE CELEBRATION
Red Letter Event for Members
of Columbia Council Tonight
at Hall in MataWan.
SIceto! 10 the ErENIEG NEWS.

SEccfo' ~ the ETENTEG NEWS.
Matawan, July Columbia
Council No. II, Jr. 0. U. A. NJ, viii
hold a big celebration at their lodge
rooms in the c. A. Geran building.
ID Main street, tonight in honor Of
their two hundredth Initiation.
twenty-five years ago the orgau-
ization was founded in Matawan and
since that time the membership has
grown to be 200. In honor of the
occasion the lodge will have one of
the fine "blow-outs" that the enter
tainment committee is noted for
serving. An orchestra has been se-
cured for the evening and with sand
wiches, cake, ice cream and lemon
ade a dandy time may be depended
upon.
1t is hoped by the lodge that at
least hundred members will be
present and that the roll will con-
tinue to carry the names of two bun-
dred live members.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-02
SAVE BOY FROM DROWNING
AFTER He FALLS INTO WATER
- b ~ EEENLYq NENs-

Helmetta, July 2:-The two-year-
old son Of Mt. andw Mrs. Joseph
Zione became infatuated with the
running water in E stream in the
rear Of his home Wednesday night
and fell into the stream. Though
rescued several moments later he
narrowly escaped drowning. He was
in a semi-conscious condition and
first aid remedies were applied with
success.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-02
OrtcIr Of aOld ecrstch5

Why the term "old scratch" means
the devil Is not plain until you examine
the Swedish, where the word Ekrat
means devil, remarks an exchange. In
the middle high German tbs word
schrate, scratze, means fiend or ghost,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-02
TAKES NEEDED VACATION
'idI to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Roosevelt, July q Coun-
Gilman William H. Nash sail
ed from New York city on
the Hudson day line for the Catskill
mountains, where he will be for the
summer to regain his health. He
will stop at one of the hotels at
Haines Falls, 1000 feet above the
sea level. John Nash, brother, will
stay there a few weeks for a short
vacation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-02
OLD BRIDGE

Miss Ruth Clemmens, of Hell
meta, spent Wednesday afternoon
with friends in Old Bridge.
Miss Eva Smith was in South Riv-
er Tuesday evening.
The regular prayer meeting will
be held in the Baptist church to-
night.
The Boy Scouts will meet in the
basement of the Baptist church to-
morrow night.
Granville Magee spent Thursday
afternoon with relatives in South
Amboy.
Miss Anna Dobson was an out OF
town visitor Thursday afternoon.
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-02
GLENDALE TERRACE

Miss Mary Dickson was Perth
Amboy visitor Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Joseph Sharrott, of Perth
Amboy, visited at the home Of Ben
jamin D. Kinsey, Thursday.
George Barrett was Carteret
visitor Thursday.
Andrew Peterson, of Perth Am
boy, was q local visitor Wednesday
night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-02
Secretary Birds.

eecretary birds are so called because
Of the Quill-like plumes about their
ears.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23
SOME PLAIN TALK.

Times Republican: Some sensible
legislator should frame and intro
duce bill whereby the lazy or low
lived husband and father who refuses
! to work or if working spends his
earnings upon his own pleasures to
the neglect of his dependents can be
brought to book. Some way must be
provided whereby. those fellows may
be forced to care for their families
For instance: Take a man VINO
earns SIP a week, spends 81 a week
of it for lunches at restaurants
while his wife and four children live
on bread and potatoes and not
enough of that; who draws his
wages and leaving the family with
out food or coal betakes himself on a
jaunt to another town leaving them
to depend upon the charitable incl
nations of strangers. Now what
would you do with an able bodied
man like that? Do you know what
you can do? Just nothing except
feed the hungry and warm the freez-
ing while he spends the wages that
belongs to them as he sees fit. If
his wife were to file information of
desertion against him some lawyer
of the type that defends such men
would have him back home in a day
or two cody asserting that deser-
ton was the fdrthest from his
thoughts. Oughtn't to live with
him? Of course she oughtn't, but
she wonders what she would do
with her four or five children and
she hopes always that he will do
better"
Now man to man, Mr.. Legislator,
oughtn't we to set stakes for that
kind of cattle, Wouldn't it be a |
wise and proper law that would per-
nit authority to take that man over
and give him a chance between hard
labor On the roads. in a quarry or a
at wages to be converted
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

to the support Of his dependents
and a measure of self reform that
would support his family? Many
an honest and Woodworking man
has found himself in desperate
situations for lack of opportunity to
work. His case and his family's
case is bad enough, but to be borne
by them and sympathized with by
the public. But that class that re-
fuses to work when work is avail
able and that diverts the wage from
the family when it does work,
wouldn't it be merely plain justice
and in the interests of charity to
give decency and charity and hui
manity a chance at these loafers?
1t is easy enough to see how hus-
band and wife may be so alienated
that they can't live together and to
an extent that neither has any just
claim upon the other, but has any
man a right to turn his children
over to charity and the compassion
of neighbors while he loafs or spends
his wage foolishly or viciously?
Isn't it fair to public and private
charity and the family and the man
himself to put him under restraint
and collect from his big, lazy body
the price of his self assumed and
self accepted responsibilities.
A law is needed. Needed in pro-
lection of children, of women, of
the public. Let's work the loafer
and the cur who repudiates the
children of his loins.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

Michigan. has such law and under
it's operation property owners have
saved from twenty to twenty-five
per cent on paving, sewers, etc. The
main advantage of such a law is to
supply source of escape from COM
binations. City councils need not
do the work unless it appears best.
but the fact that the council would
have authority to employ men and
put in the improvement operates as
a club over the heads of contractors
who conspire to defeat competition.
The bill in question is being vigor-
ously assailed by the contractors
trust and unless the trust has lost
it's grip upon the legislature the bill
will very likely meet defeat. The
bill is being ably defended by Louis
Zika and T. F. McCauley Of Cedar
Rapids. The former is a member CT
the city government and the latter
is city engineer. its chief opponents
so far are Guy z. Smith, secretary
of the Midwest improvement Asso-
citation, composed of contractors and
material men, and S. T. Moore, a
sewer contractor of Waterloo. This
is Just the kind of lineup that is
usual in cases of this kind. The
men who profit by present methods
do everything in their power to
thwart any measure that will help
the general taxpayers. Mr.. Smith
and Mr.. Moore are quite sure that
councils could not hire competent
men to do the work, but must turn
that part of the job over to contract
ors who realize good profits out OF
the transaction. In ninety-nine
cases out of a hundred the bidding
contractor has little to do with the
work. He turns il over to men EN-.
ployed by him to look after the de-
tails, and city councils could do like
wise if the law permitted, thus saw
ing to property owners whatever
margin goes into the pockets of con-
tractors. It is pointed out by the OPP
ponets of the bill that the estimates
of the engineer will protect the pub
lie, but Webster City has had some
experience along this line that has
not been entirely satisfactory. 1t is
said that once upon time city en-
gineer estimated that the cost Of a
certain sewer would not be far from
$4,000, but when the bid was open
ed it was found to be just little be-
low $4,000. Did the council turn
down the bid? Did the engineers
estimate amount to anything? Not
in the judgment of the men who
paid the bills. The contract was let
regardless of the engineers esti-
mate, and that is the kind of pro-
ceeding that takes place in all towns
where the city council is under the
of contractors. 1t is to
be hoped that the people may get
some relief from this condition of
things from the legislature.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

t"The time will come when man
who chooses Imprisonment in the
place of paying his fine will have
an opportunity to contribute some
thing to the public welfare positive
ly as we'll as negatively" predicts
the Sac City Sun, Endorsing the GUS
todial farm scheme.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

Covington, Neb., is said to be
perking up a little over the pros
pect of the saloon being driven out
of Sioux City. Such places as Gov
ington and East Dubuque were pest
holes when Iowa had statewide pro-
hibition.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

Friends of temperance are re-
minded by the Burlington Hawkeye
that the mulct law has served a
good purpose as a regulative and
prohibitory measure" and suggests
that they may yet feel the need of
it before the adoption of the prohi-
bition amendment.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23
A GOOD BILL,

A bill is now before the Iowa leg
islature providing for city councils
to enter into street improvement
work in cities when the bids for such
work are not entirely satisfactory.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

The car of Russia may be pardon
ed if he fails to take seriously Lord
kitchener's statement that war will
not really begin until the first Of
May. The car has reason to believe
that a state of war already exists
If reports from the eastern front
are to be given credence.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

The four Wilson's in the state leg
islature of Iowa do not look at some
things through the same spectacles
as the president of the United States
does. They are all against the sa-
loon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

The Cedar Falls Record looks up
on the Miller bill for the repeal of
the law governing the selection of
county superintendent as reaction
airy and insists that the law ought
to be given a fair trial.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald
would not be surprised if the house
would insist on making the repeal
of the mulct law effective in July in
stead of next January.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

Still fight resolutely on, know
ing that, in this spiritual combat,
none is overcome but he who ceases
to struggle and to trust in Cod
Lorenzo Scupoli.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

ents law before it has been given at
least two years trial, the Eagle
Grove Eagle thinks, would be moth
ing less than "horseplay."
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

A bill has been introduced in the
Missouri legislature making it q
the governor of Missouri would tell
the legislature that graft was being
committed by the employment of un-
nessary help about the state house,
would each member of that body re-
frain from violating the law against
profanity?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

What will the state of Dubuque
do when the mulct law is repealed?
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

Some of the newspapers of the
state, but they are mighty scarce
declare that the abolition of the sa-
loon will kill some of the towns
where saloons now exist. The Free
man-Tribune doesn't believe a word
of it, but it will rejoice at the death
of any town that cannot live without
the saloon. 1t ought to die.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23
1t is quite apparent that the coun'

1t is quite apparent that the coun-
tries engaged in war purpose to
make the rules. The neutrals are
not asked for advice, nor is their
opinions sought. Fact of the matter
is, Germany and Great Britain and
France and Russia and Austria-Hun-
gary know more about the science
and arts of war than all the other
nations combined and justly regard
advice as an intrusion.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

The proposal to abolish the board
of parole and transfer it's duties to
the board of control is denounced
by the Creston Advertiser as "ab-
surd" on the ground that the board
of control has all the work it ought
to try to handle without loading it
up with new duties.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

1.-The Lord help the schools Of
Iowa if the state board of education
is to name the state superintendent
of instruction" exclaims the Iowa
City Republican.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23
without much protest or concern,
says the Iowa City Press.

In the opinion of the Creston Ad-
vertiser, 1.-The man who has as good
a chance of going to heaven as Wade
has of getting the judgeship is pref
ty lucky"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

"The continuance of the saloon
business has been made SO hazardous
and so full of trouble that there is
little left in the mulct law to fight
for and its repeal will be accepted
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

The first duty of American cities
is to stand for the welfare and in
terest of the United States regard
less of the. effect of such an attitude
upon the course of the great Euro
pean war, and the welfare and in
terest of the United States are con-
served by selling what we have to
sell to all corners, regardless of
whence they come or whether tn ey
go. That is neutrality. 1t is also
following precedent.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

big business recognizes in booze
common enemy of humanity and
efficiency" says the Council Bluffs
Nonpareil.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

The Cedar Rapids Republican in
sists that under the mulct law tenn
perance has made more substantial
progress in Iowa than it has made
anywhere else in the United States.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

The passenger service of the rail-
roads will suffer some from the clos
ing of the saloons in Des Moines, as
there will be fewer business trips to
that city in the future. However,
the roads will make up for the loss
by increased freight shipments Of
-four, beef, boots and shoes, hats and
caps, clothing, groceries, etc. The
saloons never did help any legiti
mate business and their destruction
will not injure any interest that is
worthy to survive.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

the mulct law made a sad mistake,
is pointed out by the Davenport
Democrat.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

Somebody in Philadelphia has &C.
cused Billy Sunday of stealing
thoughts and language from Bob.
Ingersoll, and in support Of the
charge publishes the deadly paral-
lel." If the quotations are bona fide
the case against Billy is strong.
However, the evangelist disposes Of
the entire matter by saying the
charges are lies and declaring that
he never read any of IngersolIs
writings or addresses in his life.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

The Ames Times would like to
have the legislature enact a special
law for bootleggers that would put
some of them at work on the public
roads.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

The Cedar Rapids Republican
would hardly think it advisable to
turn all county affairs over to one
man, unless there were a board back
of him to whom he is responsible.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

The Everly News idea of moth
ing to worry about is "the probable
ity of a graft accused legislature
sustaining the charge against it.
SELF"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

That liberals who deserted John
T. Hamilton and voted for CLARKE
on the assumption that the republic
can party of Iowa would stand by
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

Senator Kimball's bill providing
for the election o. members of the
board of supervisors at large in
stead of by districts appeals to the
Estherville Vindicator as an excel
lent one on the ground that such an
arrangement would mean a great
deal better service.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

eff the mulct law is repealed an
other should be passed which will
fix penalty for property owners
who allow their buildings to be US
ed as distributing points for liquor"
declares the Cedar Rapids Gazette.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

The Clinton Herald calls Repre-
sentative Charles Miller, of Bremen
county, "the states chief entertain
er in the legislature"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

Gov. Clarke is regarded by the
Emmetsburg Reporter as somewhat
of a political general because he
succeeded Gin switching the atten-
ton of the senate from capitol ex-
tension to looking after the mote
in it's own eye."
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

To repeal the county superintend-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

That the Legislature give counties
the right to issue bonds for the pur-
pose of building nard surface roads
is the advice of the Mason City
Globe-Gazette.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

who chooses imprisonment IN the
place of paying his fine will have
an opportunity to contribute some
thing to the public welfare positive
ly as well as negatively" predicts
the Sac City Sun, !ndorsing the GUS
todial farm scheme.
The Cedar Falls Record looks up
on the Miller bill for the repeal Of
the law governing the selection of
county superintendent as reaction
airy and insists that the law ought
to be given a fair trial.
Friends of temperance are re-
minded by the Burlington Hawkeye
that the mulct law "has served a
good purpose as regulative and
prohibitory measure" and suggests
that they may yet feel the need of
| it before the adoption of the prohi-
bition amendment,
The proposal to abolish the board
of parole and transfer it's duties to
the board of control is denounced
by the Creston Advertiser as "ab-
surd" on the ground that the board
of control has all the work it ought
to try to handle without loading It
up with new duties.
The Everly News idea of moth
ing to worry about is "the probable
ity of a graft accused legislature
sustaining the charge against it.
SELF"
Gov. Clarke is regarded by the
Emmetsburg Reporter as somewhat
of a political general" because he
succeeded "in switching the atten-
ton of the senate from capitol ex-
tension to looking after the mote
in it's own eye."
The Cedar Rapids Republican
would hardly think it advisable to
turn all county affairs over to one
man, unless there were board back |
of him to whom he is responsible.
Senator Kimball's bill providing
for the election OF members of the
board of supervisors at large in
stead of by districts appeals to the
Vindicator as an excel
lent one on the ground that such an
would mean a great ]
deal better service.
1--WE have no patience with the
fellows who are bowling for consti-
tutional prohibition, for no prohibit
ion law will ever prohibit in any
extended area where the voters and
citizens don't want it," declares the
Britt Tribune, which adds, however,
hat public sentiment is changing
Ind women's votes will do the rest"
The Boone News-Republican pre-
licts a great struggle between vets '
md drys in 1916 to gain control of 8
he governorship and the legislature. /
Nobody would suggest that the
aw be changed and superintendent
# schools in cities and towns enter a
he hurdy-gurdy of politics. The e
ase as to the county superintend-
mt is no different" argues the Wa
erloo Times-Tribrne.
"The continuance of the saloon p
usiness has been made so hazardous p
nd so full of trouble that there is a
title left in the mulct law to fight
Dr. and its repeal will be accepted
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

Nobody would suggest that the
law be changed and superintendent
of schools in cities and towns enter
the hurdy-gurdy of politics. The
case as to the county superintend.
ent is no different" argues the Wa
terloo Times-TribCne.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-02-23

The Boone News-Republican pre-
diets a great struggle between vets
and drys in 1916 to gain control of
the governorship and the legislature.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-08-18
PLAY GARMENTS.
How the Romper and the Jumper Have
Become invaluable.

How the Rompe- and the Jumper Have
Become invaluable
Play garments In the sense in which
they are known In this country find no
place In the French collection. Such
practical affairs as the romper and the
jumper are American in origin and to
very great degree in use also. Like
many styles that in the course Of time
are adopted by the Parisiennes, the
romper made its French debut on the
American child. 1t can hardly be said
to have universal vogue, but nothing
has been advanced Of recent years that
has approached it for unitarian serv-
ice.
Pinafores have been discarded by
most American mothers, but in certain
of the foreign countries they retain
their old time vogue and are offered In
many interesting fabrics and styles.
been taken as the model for latter day
aprons designed for children, and while
originally it was meant to wear over
the frock, it gradually was heightened,
the opening down the front became
seam and the erstwhile pinafore was
graduated into the dress ranks for little
folk.
Many mothers in planning the ward
robes for their children buy an extra
quantity of material so that boomers
may be made to go with the washable
dresses. This is an excellent idea,
since it helps to reduce the laundry
bills.
In many instances the boomers are
cut on circular lines, because this gives
more breadth and consequent ease to
the active small girl or boy. Moreover,
the extra fullness does away with the
necessity Of petticoats, since the folds
of the bloomer serve to hold out the
dress skirt
This year there are interesting
checks, plaids and stripes in washable
materials especially designed with ref.
erence to the dress wants of the
younger generation. The better quality
/ will wash without fear of running or of
shrinking in any marked degree. With
the shepherd checks in ginghams, lin
ems and cotton voiles are sometimes
combined plain linens in old blue, rose
! pink or light blue.
A Tribute.
| Waiter-They do say ye're great
hand at Welsh rabbit. sir. The
Clubman- They do, eh? The Waiter
! Yis, sir. OF heerd wan man say We
made wan that was worth all the
throuble it gev him afther he ate it.