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Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-05-07
Helpless Man.

The late Fanny Crosby, author OF
Nearer, My God. to Thee" and In
Vulnerable other hymns. was blind, but
this did not prevent her from seeing
straight into the hearts of men.
A Brooklyn friend of the aged hymn
writer was repeating some OF her cpl
grams.
"a Brooklyn bank clerk" she said,
had stolen lot of money and run Off
with chorus girl. When told Fanny
Crosby about this she sighed and said;
Every man becomes a fly when a
web Of lace ls spread. .
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-05-07
AFFIRM DECISION IN SUIT
STARTED BY PERTH AMBOYAN

Trenton, May 7:-The supreme
court yesterday affirmed the decision
of the New Brunswick district court
10 which James j. Nash, of Perth
Amboy, lost his damage suit against
the Pennsylvania railroad. Nash
sued to recover for the loss of a car
xoad OF potatoes which were shipped
from Maine to Perth Amboy. The
potatoes were shipped in a car with
d heater and were damaged.
The supreme court found that the
pennsylvania railroad was not the
initial carrier and further that the
r. r. r. had neglected no duty; and
therefore affirmed the judgment OF
the trial court in New Brunswick
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-05-07
HELD ON GRAVE CHARGE
! AZ EYENIIIG ME-.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick, May 7 John
Scarka, charged with committing Sc
duetion on February 15 in this city,
pleaded not guilty today He was
ordered held under bail in the
amount of S700 pending trial Lizzie
Letto is the complaining witness.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-05-07
Simply This.

Come In and have 1t charged" was
the inviting sign In frQnt OF place of
business In certain town. A stran-
walked in briskIy. Il understand that
I can get things charged here" he said,
addressing one of the employees.
"Only storage batteries" replied the
other man.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-05-07
Chinese and Japanese,

Chinese and Japanese do not speak
the same language, nor can they be
said to have the same religion. Con-
fucianism is the prevailing faith of
China, while Buddhism is the chief re-
ligion of Japan. Geometry probably
had It's rise in Egypt, though II was
perfected by the Greeks
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-05-07
G. 0. P. REFLECTS
HARRY R. WILSON
Arrangements Made for Dollar
Dinner by Perth Amboy Re-
publican Club Last Night.

New officers were elected for the
ensuing year, arrangements were
made for a dollar dinner and general
business was transacted at meeting
of the Perth Amboy Republican Club
here last night. Most of the, officers
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-05-07
Heavy Passenger List.

Special by United Press Wire.
Liverpool May 7.-The giant Cum
ard liner Lusitania with a heavy
passenger list of American citizens
was torpedoed and sunk off the
Irish coast this afternoon. No loss
of life is reported yet. Small
boats of every description were rush
ed from Queenstown to Old Head
off Kinsale, off which the liner was
torpedoed.
At this point the liners course is
normally within sight of land.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-05-07
Hard to Penetrate.

Rankin-'It takes long time to get
anything through Beanbrough's skull.
doesn't it?" PhyIe-'I should say IL
does; that man win be dead and bur
led before he ever finds out he 10
sick. Youngstown Telegram
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-05-07
LINER LUSITANIA is SUNK
OFF THE COAST OF IRELAND
Continued from page ~
steamer Submarine Victim.

Special by United Press Wire.
London, May 7:-The British
steamer Centurian has been torpe-
doed and sunk by a German subma-
rine. The crew is reported safe.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-05-07
WEATHER EVERYWHERE.

Observations of the United
States weather bureau taken at
p. m. yesterday follow:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-05-07
Report PASSENGERS Saved.

Special bU United Press Wire.
London, May lit is reported
at the Cunard line Office that all of
the Lusitania s passengers have been
saved.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-05-07
ACCEPTS PLANS ON TWO
ADDITIONS FOR SCHOOLS

Continued from page IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
A Storv ~

ID ISMARCK was a man Of ro-. will
( Id Austria. Denmark France ana the
German parliament all had occasio ns
. to recognize this quality in the great
! statesman: so, also, did the landlord of
a house in Frankfort, where, as Prus-
sian representative in the diet, Bis
marck lived. This landlord was a par
ticularly sulky and tig ht-fisted man.
One day Bismarck asked that a bell
be put in his room, so that he should
not be obliged to shout for his servant
when he wanted him. The landlord de-
cIared CURLY that he would go to no
such expense; that it was entirely the
lodger's affair.
A few days later the inmates of the
house were startled by a succession Of
pistol shots coming from Bismarck's
room.
The landlord, ina ginning all kinds Of
from which the shots had come. Trem-
bling with fear, he threw open the door.
There to his establishment, he beheld
with a smoking pistol beside him.
without looking up Bismarck asked
quietly:
What can ! do for your"
The quaking landlord managed to
stamn1er:
What has happened"
Nothing" Bismarck replied in the
same even tone. L was merely calling
my servant.
When he returned from a walk that
afternoon Bismarck found that a bell
had been installed in his ROOM
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You sure are one refreshing woman.
Sallie Blank, Who but you would re-
member grand duchess two minutes
after reading about her-much less
put out matches on her account. Never
mind, old girl. the day is coming when
you are going to be an angel with two
big white wings"
The other woman interrupted the Gu
logy with a comfortable chuckle, which
betokened satisfaction with her two
good legs-then they wound around a
, bush, while the person who was follow
ing kept on.
To walk the entire length OF a Smith
sonian path behind two women, and to
overhear no criticisms. no self-praise.
no gossip of neighbors, no scandal, no
complaints. no talk of wedding trous
seau," servants. murder trial. society,"
war or man; and to have practical evil
dence of the consideration of the one
and loving appreciation of tho other,
Is not. perhaps. what one might call an
exciting experience, but
Honest, IL was an unusual ono.
car was held up by laborers work
Ing on the track A supreme moment
had arrived in the laying OF a rail- and
the car had to wait until 1t was riveted
In place. And that takes time
A double line OF brown men swung
their hammers in unison, those on one
side of the rail striking while the op-
posite force lifted steel billets high in
the air. The clang of metal on metal
was rhythmically sonorous, the blows
keeping time to a chanting OF two
notes. high or low, according to the
sweep of each hammer-and everybody
knows how the brown brother can
sing.
Government clerks had been at work
for hours, so that the passengers who
filled the car had no visible reason for
their Impotence, as far as officers were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
For the Kings Use.

mo other race of animals can show
~ such a history as the black oxen
that draw the funeral cars of dead
Japanese emperors. They are of a
special breed, and for centuries have
been kept for the sole use of the i'm
perial family.
The cream-colored Hanoverian horses.
reserved for the British royal family,
are nearly as famous, but some of
these animals once wore the yoke Of
an alien and an enemy. When Napo-
leon occupied Hanover In 1900 he
seized all the cream colored horses In
the royal stables and took them To
Paris. The state carriage at his coro-
nation was drawn by eight OF these
animals.
This insult. as he regarded ~. made
George Ill 30 angry that he would not
use the others OF the breed that we're
stabbed In London Until the fall Of
Napoleon, the state coach was always
drawn by black horses when the ktna
or his son. the prince regent sesssA
pAriiament
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Hot Springs, Va.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
HOT SPRINGS. Va, October 30
With the passing of the present week
the gayest season Hot Springs has ever
known has begun to wane. There have
been the usual golf and tennis tourna-
ments, with a large increase in the
number of entrants. innumerable riding
parties to the various neighboring re-
sorts for luncheon or dinner, many gay
balls In, addition to the nightly dances
parties in the japanese room for those
who are not content to relinquish the
lively two-step at II o'clock, and much
entertaining in the way of dinners or
late suppers.
Among the visitors of the past week
were the Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs. David F. Houston, who came by
motor from Washington, and had in
their party Mr. and Mrs. John c. Brock
inridge of New York and Solicitor
Agriculture. They arrived Saturday
afternoon and attended the weekly sup
per dance as guests of Mr.. Nand Mrs.
Melville E. ingalls,, jr., and left Monday
for Washington by way of the Shenan-
doah valley.
Nine. Christian Hauge, who has had
Barton Lodge ali summer, is closing the
cottage this week and will return to
Washington for the winter.
Col Robert NJ. Thompson of New
York and Washington this week join
ed Mrs. Thompson, who has been here
several weeks, and they will stay into
November. Col. Thompson brings with
aim a fine string of saddle horses, ana
in addition to organizing riding parties,
usually arranges an informal race meet
10 Gi fer IA
Eric B. Dahlgren, who came early IN
September and has been playing golf
and taking the cure. has returned 10
Washington for a stay before gong
back to New York for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. 4. Watson, who have
also been making a long stay at the
springs while the latter took the baths,
returned to Washington Thursday.
Mrs John r Williams and her daugh-
ter. Miss Francise Williams. have con-
cIIied their visit and returned to open
their home. Miss Williams has been a
great favorite in the coterie of young
people who rode horseb back every day.
and explored all the mountain trails III
the vicinity.
Mrs. Caideron Carlisle has closed her
cottage, Shadeacre, and gone to Phila :
deIphia for a visit before returning TO
Washington for the winter
Charles f Holden of Washington is
visiting his aunt, Mrs. James Lleweliyn
of Philadelphia. who has spent the sum
mer and fall here.
Edwin p. Grosvenor, formerly assist
ant to the Attorney General, but no"
practicing in New York, is enjoying a
vacation here, riding and playing ten
mis- and golf.
George y. Poulieff, secretary of the
Bulgarian legation, was visitor here
for a few days, returning to Washing
ton Tuesday.
Levi Cooke and J. A. Emery, who
=
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ANN 80! IS. MD.

Special Correspondence OF The Star
| ANNAPOLIS, Md, October 30-Mrs
Edward W. Eberle, wife of Cart
Eberle, superintendent of the Nava
academy. was ass sted al her off7e:a
! Wednesday afternoon reception this
week by Mrs. CIuverius, wife of Com
mander Wat. T. Cluverius. U. S. n.
and Mrs. Halligan, wife of Lieut.. Com
mander John Halligan, L. S. n.
| The young ladies assisting in the din
| ing room were Miss Frances Bryan
daughter of Pay Inspector Samuel
| Bryan, U. S. N; Miss Carolyn SteeIe
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Nevett Stee.e
| and Miss Mildred North of Providence
| r. l., a house guest of Mrs. Eberle.
The Secl etary of the Navy and Mrs
Daniels came to Annapolis today and
| tween the elevens of the Naval Acad-
envy and North Carolina Agricultural
and Mechanical College.
The trip was made by automobile, and
Secretary and Mrs. Daniels We're &C.
companied by Commander D. W.
Wurtzbaugh, his personal aid. former
ly aid TO the superintendent at the
academy, anu Mrs urtzGaugh
The members OF the party were the
guests of Supt. and Mrs. Eberle while
here
Mrs. Mutton. wife of Commander
Louis NJ. Mutton, U. S. N, commandant
OF the midShipmen at the Naval Acad-
envy, held her weekly reception today.
She was ass sted by Mrs. hindiebergef,
wife of Surgeon Kindieberger L. S. N,
and Mrs. Moody; also Miss Welsh, Miss
Ramsay and Miss Hall.
Chaplain NlIiam u. Cassard. U. S. N,
recently on duty at the Naval Academy.
and now attached to the u. S. 5. Wyo-
ming. flagship of the Atlantic fleet, is
here visiting his family.
Miss Margaret Bryan, daughter of
Paymaster Samuel Bryan, U. S. N, and
Mrs. Bryan, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Arch bald Rogers, Cromwell Hail, Ayue
Park, N. Y.
Maj. de Peyster Douw. who has been
attending the shoe. o. the team on The
rifle range at Jacksonville, Fla, has
returned home.
Mrs. George Simmons. wife of Pay
master Simmons, U. S. N, who has been
the guest of Mrs. J. NJ. Armstrong, re-
turned to Newport R. L.. where she
will join her husband.
Commander ]. F. Hines. U. S. N, and
Mrs. Zines. al The N-Yal Acauemy, have
been entertaining several of the dele
gates to the synoalcal convention.
Lieut.. Roy Jones, U. S. A., who has
been on special detail duty at Jackson
vile. Fla. with the troops for the rife
shoot. Is home on leave for a few
days. which he is spending with ais
mother.
Lieut. Halter Belt. U. s. N, spent the
week end as the guest of Mr.: and Mrs.
Mrs Charles L. Montgomery of New
York is visiting her sister. Mrs. J. de
Peyster Douw. Leuwarden. Murray ~ l..
Mrs GLADDEN.. wife OF Lieut. Charles
GLADDEN. OF the U. $. s. New Hampshire.
who has been visiting her sister hore.
has Joined her husband At tho Norfolk
Mics Mildred North Of Providence. n
1. VIII be guest Of Mra Ebsris. wife
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Of the troop took place and the follow
ng were elected: President. Hugh Tur-
ier: vice president, Henry Scott; sec
-etary, Samuel Hardy; treasurer, Ken
meth Miller; scout representative in
council. John Doyle.
Several plans were discussed about
the remodeling of the rooms where the
troop now meets. Field executive H. L
briefly upon troop affairs. Rev. c. r
Stetson gave the scouts very interest
ing talk on the history of the troop
since it's formation"
Troop SO.
Troop So held its first winter meet
ing last Friday evening at the resi-
dence of Mrs. May at Chevy Chase
Only two members of the troop were
absent. John E. Bangs. the new scout
master, gave the boys a fine talk anG
outlined what could be done during the
coming winter. The annual election oil
the troop officers then took place. After
the meeting refreshments were served
Troop "a.
Troop "a has been exceedingly busy
during the past week renovating Its
clubhouse. Under the direction OF
Scoutmaster kidweu, the boys have
cleaned and painted 1t and our meeting
place now fairly shines.
Last Friday night we held an ami
versary meeting, at which every mem
Der of the troop was present Speeches
were made by Patrol Leaders Weisbrod
Mattingly, Richards, King and Purdy
Parliament rules have been adopted
by the troop and one of the officers acts
as chairman at our meetings. He i:
held responsible for the evenings pro
gram. Apple ducking and other Halo
ween stunts We're features of Friday
nights meeting"
Troop IL.
The week of October IS was a busy
one for this troop. On Friday night
following the transaction of the troor
business. plans were discussed for 6
nike, which we took the following day
We met at our headquarters at S:3t
o'clock in the morning and hiked to q
point near Takoma Park, where we
built fires and cooked lunch. Later In
the afternoon we hiked over to Bright
wood and witnessed the band testi-
monial near the reservoir. We had a
great day"
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A very old man who was leaning on
the arm Of an athletic-looking young
one paused to watch, with childish
eagerness. the way a laborer was trim
ming grass with a pair of long handled
shears.
81 can clip grass better than that.
Jim"-the boast was voiced with a
ouaver-'1 got my training as a land
scape gardener from-I forget the
mans name-but ! always used to
stoop when did my cutting. I'd like
to try one Of these new-fangled things.
Jim. Tell the man to let me-"
Jim patted the ancient mans arm and
answered with a sympathy that was
hearty and fresh:
He can't stop his work. grandpa
Wen go and buy pair so that you
can cut the grass at home"
Maybe that would be better. Still'
I'd like to show this chap how ! can
beat him at it. You know used to be
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Headquarters has sent out notice tina
scouts taking the first and second elias
examinations should bring with them the
necessary demonstration bandages, note
book. pencil and paper. With each scout
bringing his own material to work with
the examinations will take much less
labor. and can be finished in half the time
as heretofore when the limited supply
was in use.
Scoutmaster Taylor Resigns.
H. L. Taylor has rendered his resigna-
ton as scoutmaster of Troop No At, and
Walter E. Marsh has been appointed as
scoutmaster in his place. This troop is
hard at work planning for a most sue
cessfui winter In scout activities.
New Troop Organized.
A new troop was orga nized last Thurs
day afternoon at Cherrydale, and will ir
future be known as Troop No. 7. The
following boys have Joined and will be
ready to take their tenderfoot examina-
tons next week: Everett Williams
George Fisher, Hampton Dyer, Gordon
Sumner, Lloyd Hoover. William Hill
Bladen, Louis Harrison, Robert Rollins
Charles Jones, John Weinier and Irvine
Reed.
Won Blue Ribbon.
AT the demonstration given by the
scouts at the band testimonial last Satur.
day at the 18th street reservoir Troo1
No. 81 won the blue ribbon, first prize, for
the demonstration in tower building, anG
Troop No. l6, under Scoutmaster Louis
NJ Goshorn, carried off the red ribbon
second prize, for field telegraph line work
News From the Troops.
Communications have been received
from troop scribes as follows:
Troop 5.
"a meeting of the members of this
troop was held last Friday night at St
Marks Church, on A street southeast
there being twenty-four scouts present
John Ballough has been appointed the
new scoutmaster and met his troop fol
the first time.
The annual election of the officers
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White Sulphur Springs.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. W. Va,
October 30.-The autumn season at
White sulphur Is unusually active, and
many smart society people arrive daily
to take the cure. Golf is still para
mount and the new links are in con-
slant use, more than 100 players going
out daily. The two meets of the
Greenbrier hounds this week brought
out the hunting set in full force, and
many drove over for the hunt break
fasts at Elmhurst farm.
Col. and Mrs. William C. Wheatley
of Washington still occupy their cot
tage in Virginia row. and are active in
the social life. entertaining frequently
at lunchsons and dinners. Mrs. Wheat
ley's new autumn sport suit attracts
much attention. 1t is of amethyst col
ored jersey cloth, with a circular skirt
and long, belted coat in threequarter
length with a fur collar buttoned
snugly around her neck.
Mrs. Preston Gibson, who went up to
Washington Monday night, wore with
her heavy dark raglan, a fascinating
round velvet hat in black, trimmed
with wide band Of skunk fur, in
nestled. The children followed her to
Washington Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Hit went
down to the Greenbrier Saturday to
join Mrs. Stephen 3. Elkins and Messrs.
Richard, Stephen B. and Davis Elkins
at one of their frequent family re-
unions. Mrs Hit is wearing a large
green, French felt hat with wide brim
that droops over her eyes and white
raglan Of cloth. cut in long, straight
lines, with high fur collar about her
throat Mrs Elkins has some charm
ing dinner gowns in her wardrobe, one
of black silk net, with medallions Of
rhinestones and black velvet ribbon
garrIture suiting her especially well.
With it she wears a stole Of bands Of
ernine and black velvet which is
unique and very becoming.
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Berkeley Springs, W Va.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
BERKELEY SPRINGS. w Va, Oc-
tober 3G.-Maj. De Frees, Z. S A.. re-
tired; Mrs. De Frees and Miss Bessie
De Frees have gone to indianapolis,
Ind, for the winter months. DIR. A. l..
Grubb has returned from a visit to
Washington. Miss Rilla Custer has re-
turned to Washington after 4 visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs J. C.
Custer. E c. Fearnow and family of
Washington are visiting relatives here.
Col FL d. Beeler and Edward Quick
and Russell Widmeyer were on an au-
,omobiIe trip TO Washington this week
The Rev W. A. McKeefry of Martins
burg. w Va, was the guest of honor
at a dinner given by Mr.. and Mrs. c.
T. Ambrose in celebration of the TWEEN
ty-nrst anniversary Of their marriage.
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a landscape gardener before l for
get just what made me give 1t up. Tell
him to come to the house, Jim, and ask
him when he'll be there?"
He can't talk in business hours.
grandpa. I'll have to see him later.
And now I'm all tuckered out! You
said you could outwalk me. and. by
jinks, sir, you've done 1t. I'll have to
ride and rest up Bit
He held a hand toward a coachman
who was driving his carriage slowly
alongside.
And, as a woman who was waiting
for a car watched the tender chummi-
ness with which the young man helped
the older one to his seat inside, she
said to herself:
I've seen an agel. His name is Jim"
Two women, both as plain as pipe
stems, were cumming along a leaf
drifted path in a park. AS they neared
giant elm, the one in black stopped,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
Lightning.

THE 'horsep0war" Of a bolt ., Of light t.
Hesse not long ago has been calculated
by German scientist at no less than
$4,000.
This calculation was based upon the
fact that the lightning instantly melted
two large nails. An electric current of
geo amperes and 10000 volts might. it
is. said, have accom- lished the work in
one second. but the lightning did ii in
a very small fraction of second.
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picked up a match, struck it against
the bole of the tree and blew out the
blaze.
People ought to be more careful.
Poor Sophie trod on a match and was
burned to death"
She said it with a personal concern
that implied that Sophie had lived
around the corner and been buried
within the week.
Sophie who?"
Don't you remember? The Grand
Duchess of Austria? / forget the date
but l know it was somewhere in tn
hoopskirt era, because she had on at
the time
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concerned. Every man aboard. how
ever fumed as if he had vitality i'm
portant date ahead; one of them, light
ing a cigarette as If the delay gave
him the right to puff 1t, but which, OF
course, the conductor wouldn't let him
do-and the women with cord bags and
lidded baskets craned necks out of
windows and calculated at each other,
as fussily as if the stores and market
were about to fly away.
Alter a bit the hammers gave a final
stroke to the accompaniment of last
melodious boom, and the anvil chorus
was over. AS it didn't happen to be
the anvils of grand opera that cost
money to hear, nobody appreciated the
free singing fest except enc woman
such a plain woman that Paris, of the
apple, or the present-day expert on
peaches" would have thrown out on
sight.
Verify, life has its compensations.
A stylish girl, whose toilet included
fur top led Russian boots and a steel
plush helmet, a la Berlin. rushed dis
tractedly up to the box office window of
a theater and laid before the ticket
mogul a handful of tiny bits of card
board. 1t represented one reserved or
chestra chair for a matinee soon to be-
gin, which she had put carefully in an
envelope and then torn up while clean
ing out her handbag.
Would, oh. would he let her go in?
He did
And as the girl joined a same-style
companion whose ticket next. was in
state of nerfect preservation size eX-
claimed, happily:
It's all az hit I Er
mind. because the Ia
ed me in after / Ea
in the mail box ::
don't you know
it?"
And il truly Uas