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Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-01
EXTEND WORKMEN'S
CONF MPENSAT|0N LAW
Indiana Has Joined With Other
States; Achievement of
Legislature Takes Effect.

Special by United Press Wire.
Indianapolis, Sept Indiana has
joined the states having workmen's
compensation laws in operation. The
new law, hailed by some as the
greatest achievement of the 1915
| legislature, went into effect today.
Although nearly 500 employers
have taken advantage of the oppor-
tunity to reject the law, members of
the commission pointed out that this
is a very small portion of the ap
proximately 100000 employers in
Indiana.
Indiana was the twenty-seventh
state to enact such law. Since
that time four other states have
Joined the list, making thirty-one in
all. Alaska also has such a law.
Several of the larger traction sys-
TENS in the state have rejected the
law, preferring to take their chances
in the courts with damage suits.
Those rejecting the law cannot plead
as defense that the employe was
negligent, that the injury was
caused by the negligence of a fellow
| employe, or that the employe as
sumed the risk of the injury.
If an employe whose employer has
not rejected the law is injured after
today, the employer must furnish
free medical care and supplies for
thirty days. After fourteen days
the injured man begins to draw q
sum equal to 55 per cert. OF his
wages. If he 7s totall disabled his
payment will continue for 500
c l. f5nl1 l1x- Il froh HI In6
the compensation is at the rate of
one-half the difference between his
earning capacity before and after
the injury.
This law is chiefly in the form of
a bill favored by the manufacturers,
but with certain amendments for
which labor contended. Labor was
unable to force state insurance of
employers.
Information obtained from John
A Lapp, director of tie Indiana bu
reau of legislative information, dis
closes that workmen's compensation
so far obtains chiefly in the northern
states. There is a strip across the
country where the ambulance chas-
ing lawyer and the courts are left to
decide whether a laborer is entitled
to damages, these states being:
Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas,
New Mexico, Utah, Idaho, North and
South Dakota, Missouri, Delaware
and Kentucky.
Kentucky passed such a law but
1t was declared unconstitutional be-
cause of constitutional provision
that the generc assembly has no
power to limit the amount of dam
ages. Friends of workmen's COM
Ipensation in that state are now in
terested in an amendment to the
constitution.
Montana is the only state to re-
ject compensation by a vote of the
kRople. Montana s~biu is said to
hve had some unusually objection-
kble features. In Wyoming the
Legislature passed a compensation
law after the people had ratified an
amendment to the constitution per-
mitting it. This year Nebraska
voters ratified in referendum the
compensation passed in 1913 by the
legislature.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-01
SIDELIGHTS ON
EUROPEAN WAR
Bv WILLIAM C. SHEPHERD.

Bv WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD,
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, August 18.-In wine,
it sometimes is said, there is truth
War is intoxicating, and, in the VINE
Of war there is truth. The nations
Of Europe are drunk with war, their
masks are off; you can see them as
thev really are Just as a drunken
man shows his inner self so do the
war-drunk nations of Europe reveal,
10 the careful observer, their inner
thoughts and motives.
The revelations of the war in Eu-
rope are not confined to the nations
of Europe, but extend to the United
States. A man who has been in Eu-
rope, knee deep in war, for the past
year, and then returns to the United
States, sees the land of the stars
and stripes in a new light. | have
discovered America.
The first discovery was in Europe.
In all the truthfulness of their war
intoxication, the Europeans showed
me the United States as they saw 1t,
and was not ashamed, but proud.
THE United States is the con-
science of the world" said a famous
German college professor, now the
German army censor at Munich.
The. world has gone mad, but your
land alone is cool and sane and we
must look to you, at the finish OF
this war, to tell US what sanity is. -
At the English front, after day
IN the trenches, | sat beside CRATE
Hre in little hotel few miles out
of shell fire; l didn't want to go to
bed, for fear of seeing again, in my
sleep, some of the sights l had wit
uessed during the day. Perhaps the
British officers who were sitting
around felt the same.
Suddenly one of them spoke.
"One of the greatest men this
world ever saw" he said, was Abra-
ham Lincoln. I've read every word
could find about him, and my two lit
tie daughters and two little soas
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YPOP" PARTY TOMORROW
FOR KEYPORT MITE BOX
sc>oiql to the EVENING Nrws.

sc>niaI to the EVENING NEWS
Keyport, Sept. Interest In the
mite box fund for Calvary M. b..
church is steadily growing and new
schemes for making money for the
cause are rapidly being introduced
by those interested. Tomorrow af-
ternoon Mrs. Leon Garrison and
Miss Mildred Lackey will hold a
"Lolly Pop" party on Mrs. Garri-
sons lawn from to o'clock. Ice
cream and cake, ice cream cones and
lolly pops will be for sale. The pro-
ceeds are to be given to the mite
box fund. The committee is selling
admission tickets which are redeem
eble on the lawn, and should the day
prove stormy the affair will be held
the next clear day. 1t is expected
that the mite box fund will clear the
$500 floating debt on Calvary church
when the boxes are opened this fall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-01
The Vinegar Bible.

A copy of the Vinegar Bible" may
be seen at Newchurch church, Isle of
Wight. 1t is a name given TO an edi-
ton of. the Bible published In hit at
the Clarendon Press, Oxford. A mis-
print in the title of the twentieth chap
ter of st. Luke was made to read
Parable Of the Vinegar" instead of
Parable of the Vineyard"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-01
Piano Strings.

Supplanting the hard, high tension
strand OF old, the piano wire In de-
mand today for the highest grade in
strument Is tough and fbrous and Of
absolute uniformity, and when cut II
shows a clean white steel.
The piano makers have, by actual
test, been brought to see that the soft
er wire has the greater artistic merit
The latter vibrates so evenly through
out, when actuated by the proper de
gree Of energy, that a true fundamen
tai tone results, with just enough OF
the octave to impart brilliancy, of the
fifth to impart timbre and of the third
and sixth to impart richness, and viii
be amplified by the sounding board
St Louis Post Dispatch
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-01

know everything ABOUT
Lincoln that l do"
YES" spoke up another BVp6h
officer. DO you know, I've heard
Lincoln mentioned ever so many
times lately. Something in this war,
it seems, appears to have turned
attention-to Lincoln, though l can't
tell why, I've just read book about
him and | know ever so many peo-
pie in London who've done the same.
The newspapers keep quoting him all
the time, too.
Its because he was always for
the underdog," said the first officer.
He was brave and patient and kind
and honest. You know my children
love that story about him and the
sixpenny pieces he had in an old
sock"
what was that?" asked a third
officer.
well, one time Lincoln kept a
grocer's shop in a little village and
the village postoffice was in a corner
of his shop. He had charge of it.
One day he failed in business; he'd
tried to make go of it for months,
but down he went. All the citizens
of the village thought he was ruined
and some of the men, who were his
good friends, feared that he had
probably used the postoffice money in
trying to save his shop. So they col
lected about forty pounds among
themselves-you know everybody
who knew Lincoln loved him-and
took it to him. Here's forty pounds
Abee,' they said. We figured that
you had Iost the postoffice money
too, in the smash and as soon as the
sheriff comes around and finds it out
you'll be in trouble " Just walt q
minute, boys said Lincoln, I'll run
up stairs and get the postoffice bank
and see how | stand
( Pretty soon he came down stairs
carrying an old sock full of coins
six pences and thrupences and pen
nies and they were the very coins
3 that he had been taking in at the
! postoffice window during all the hare
months.
! Lincoln counted it all out ant
/ then he said, Thanks, awfully, boys
! but I don't believe l need cent ol
! your money
That's the story about Lincoln
! that my children love the best,
! concluded the Britisher.
In London, some weeks later, a
several book stores l discovered
/ there had been a growing demand
since the war for books on Lincoln
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NEW LAW PARTNERSHIP IN
MATAWAN To START SOON
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

SpSCluI 70 inc u v IbN I4N VI ~ IL w o.
Matawan, Sept. IA new law part
nership has been formed in Matawan,
and will be ready for business soon.
The new concern will be known as
Gran and Lefferts, the partners being
the Hon. Elmer II. Geran and Jacob
R. Van Marter Lefferts. The name
was decided by the toss of coin. The
offices of the firm have been opened in
the Esler Building, above the Estrell
ice cream parlor, corner Main and Lit
tie Streets.
Mr.. Geran is the assistant prosecut-
or of Monmouth county, and is trying
for the nomination for the assembly on
the Democratic ticket this fall. Mr..
Letferts is a well known lawyer from
the northern part of the state, and
since coming to Matawan has built up
a largo practice.
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Makes q Good Bluff.

81 notice that Mr.. Buffkins always
occupies a seat on the platform when
there is a public meeting
"Yes. He's been doing that for
twenty years"
HE must be a man of some impor-
tance In the community
mo. Hes not at all important, and
l don't believe he was ever invited to
sit on q platform, but he puts on silk
hat and frOck coat and nobody has
the courage to snub him. m.'-Birming-
ham Age Herald.
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mortgage appears on the record as q
lien and encumbrance against the sad
lands and premises of the said Michael
j. Donovan.
And notice is further hereby given
that the said Petition and Order to
Show Cause now remain on file in the
Office of the Clerk of the County Of
/, ,Middlesex, in the State of New Jersey.
July 31st, 1915.
FREEMAN WOODBRIDGE,
Attorney of Petitioner.
Room 404, National Bank OF N J.
Building, New Brunswick, N. J.
-8-l1-18-25-9-1-S
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-01
ASIATLC CHOLERA ON SHIP.
Suspicious Disease Attacks Men Aboard
lnterred Vessel at Hoboken.

Hoboken, N. j., Sept l. Fifteen
cases of disease believed to be Asiatic
cholera have been discovered on the
steamship President Lincoln of the
Hamburg American line, which has
been interned here. The ship has been
used by the German authorities for
housing German refugees. City and
federal health officers are investigat
ing
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-01
NOTED SOLDIER WILL WE'D.
Engagement of General Scriven to Miss
McQuade ls Announced.

engagement OF ScHeT al oSliNch ~ iVisS
McQuade ls Announced.
New York, Sept. 1.-The engagement
of General George Percival Scriven,
chief signal officer of the United States
army, to Miss Elizabeth McQuade was
announced today at luncheon given
to some of Miss McQuade's friends by
her mother, Mrs. Peter McQuade of
Staten Island The news was sur
prise to friends of both, for the couple
met only two months ago.
General Seriven, who is sixty-one
years old, about double the age Of his
fiancee, now lives in Washington with
his two grown daughters. His first
wife, who was the daughter Of General
Edward S. Bragg. has been dead for
several years.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-01

Soft corns can be quickly cured by
putting talcum powder and q piece of
tissue between toes. Do not use cot
ton, 1t is too heating, and moisture 10
what causes soft eorns.-Good House
keeping
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PROPOSALS.


Sealed bids and proposals will be
received on September 7th, 1915, at
$3.50 p. M, by the Council III the
Council Chamber at the City Han,
Perth Amboy, N. j., for the conslruc-
tion of Combined System of Sewers
In Alpine section beginning AT A1nboy
avenue and running to P. p. r.
All bids must be accompanied by a
certified check drawn to the order OF
the City Treasurer for $4,000.
Ninety working days will be al
lowed for the completion of the
work.
Specifications may be obtained at
the office of the Street Comm s;9scn ar.
The Council reserves the rignt 70
reject any or all bids as may best
serve the City's interests.
GEO. M. ADAIR,
Street Commissicnir
20781-8-25-273 30-9-1-3
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-01

The Italian national flag Is tricolor
composed Of green, white and red
stripes, with crown and shield work
ed into the white portion. 1T closely
resembles the tricolor Of France and
was Intentionally designed with that
end In view. Napoleon, when he con-
trolled the destinies Of Italy, originated
the green, white and red banner 80
that 1t should indicate by it's close re-
semblsnee to the national flag Of France
the source 70 which 1t owed its exist
suca
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30 Careful.

"we were slowly starving to death"
remarked the famous explorer at the
boarding house table, but we cut up
our boots and made soup of them and
thus sustained life
"sh-h-h, Not so loudr' exclaimed the
dyspeptc boarder. THE landlady
might hear you" - Wisconsin state
Journal
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-01
.s,. If +b. Uranium Desert.

"Popper, tell me a real hair raising
story" said the small boy.
The fond parent looked up hopeicssly.
II can't, my son; I've tried every
thing" answered the baldheaded IA
ther-Exchange
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Have q Purpose.

A life without a purpose is languid,
drifting thing Every day we ought to
renew our parpose. saying to ourselves,
This day let me take a sound begin
ming, for what have hitherto done is
naught"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-01
FIRST FOR WILSON IN 1916.
kentucky Democratic Convention Calls
For His denomination.

Louisville, KY. Sept. 1.-Kentucky
Democrats are the first to indorse
President Wilson for the presidency in
1915. This step was taken In the
state convention of the Democratic
party The resolution was adopted
unanimously.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-01

sread and Wine From Persnlps.
Both bread and wine have hosn
made from parsDips.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-01
WEATHER EVERYWHERE.

Observations of the United
States weather bureau taken at
s o. 10. Yesterday follow:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-01
To Cut Bread.

When you wish to cut chin slices Of
bread, neat a steel knife over he ftrs
To 40 = --i+h
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-01
Weather Forecast

W5atHer TOTocaW-
Fair and warmer today and tomor-
row; moderate winds.
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At the Orpheum

Unique and novel, ''The Fashion
Shop the headliner at the Orpheum
this week, has attracted q, remarkable
amount of interest among the Harris
burg theatregoers. This act is certain
ly new and unlike anything that has
been seen in this city. The ideas ear
ried out by the promoter, Hugo Jansen,
are entertaining and educational In
addition to displaying the styles and
modes Mr.. Jansen has combined wit and
humor along with catchy music, so that
there is not one dull moment during the
entire act. Mr.. Jansen declares that it
cost him $4,000 to produce his act The
troupe began its road trip at the begin
ming of the present theatrical season,
and in this time has appeared in almost
every important city on the Keith cir
cult.
Pretty scenic effects, delightful see
merry, elaborate costuming, along with
good comedy and tuneful lyrics, make
The Fashion Shop very pleasing
one-act musical comedy. Some of the
other excellent attractions of this bill
include comedy playlet entitled
Twenty Odd Years. presented by
Harry Beresford and company, and
Kramer and Morton, two excellent
blackface funsters. Chief of the big
features slated to appear at the Or
pheum next week will be the first local
vaudeville appearance of Miss Trixie
Friganza, the celebrated musical COM
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Lillian Russell at the Regent To-day

In keeping with the policy, of Sc
curing the best for the benefit of its
patrons the Regent announces as its
feature for to-day Lillian Russell in
"Wild Fire To the amusement pub
lie the peerless Lillian needs no intro
duction. The mere mention of her name
seems to carry with it hearty greet
ing, Her natnes as headliner on the
billbqards always enhanced the receipts
at the box office wherever she has APP
peared and many are the times when
crowded houses have caused doors 20
be closed, so great has been the de-
mand of an admiring public to see the
wonderful grace, and sublime carriage
of this beautiful actress displayed in
the different characters she has repre-
sented. So do not miss the Harrisburg
favorite. You have paid BIZ, prices to
see her at our local theatres-come
and see her at our public price in mo-
tion pictures.
Saturday the famous dainty come
dienne, Florence Nash, viii appear in
"Slpringtime, by Booth Harrington.
an exquisite romance of the South be-
fore the war-a well known story and
star-Adv.*
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HRobin Hood,'

James Stevens, the leading baritone
with the de Koven Opera Company,
which will be seen here in Robin
Hood" at the Majestic next Wednes-
day afternoon and evening, was sur
prised in Seattle last season to find "a
stranger waiting for him at the stage
door. He was greeted with the re-
mark, 81 knew you were a hero in real
life and now find You playing one on
the stage" The story follows:
Stevens is the proud possessor of a
ranch near Medford, Oregon, on which
he spends his vacations. One day while
prowling through the woods, he was at
tracted by a shot and the scream of a
mountain lion. He hurried in the di-
rection in time to see the wounded
beast about to spring upon hunter,
who was vainly swapping his magazine
rife, evidently having neglected to load
it to its capacity As the lion sprang
through the air, Stevens brought him
down with well-directed shot, there
by saving the hunters life.
He proved to be Mr.. Ferris, of
Sacramento, and left Immediately for
his home. Stevens had not seen him
since, until he was found singing Lit
tie John /" in "Robin Hood. ADV. :
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Faced Death Twice

Dorothy Kelley and Jimmie .Morri-
son, of the vitagraph Company, faced
death twice in the two-act Vitagrafla
drama, at the Photoplay to-day, sin
Twice Rescued" Mana, the. or
Fhaned child, who is picked up from a
terrible shipwreek by stephen Royston,
young farmer, is adopted by StePh-
ems parents and both Stephen and his
brother Geoffrey, soon learn to. love
the girl. This marvellous life portrayal
brings to us new realization of the
mysterious workings of fate, fortune or
whatever you cali it in bringing to-
gether two loving hearts after a series
of hardships which have apparently
separated them forever. Adv.*>
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Coming March 13

The famous Boston Opera Company,
long identified with the musical uplift
of that city, early in August, announced
that owing to the inability of some of
its artists to fulfill their contracts, the
season of 1914-1915 would be sus-
penied.
Upon confirmation of that announce
ment Joseph F. Sheehan, The foremost
of American tenors and himself Bos-
tonian, combined his own splendid or
ganization, The Sheehan Opera Com
pany, with the best available artists al
ready in this country and naming this
aggregation of stars, The Boston Eng
lish Opera Company, made production
of Verdi IS beautiful opera ''Il Trova-
tore, y which will 90 down in history as
the most remarkable effort Of its kind
in this country.-Adv.
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Irwin Beds

Seats for the engagement of Selwyn
& Co.'s big laugh festival, fTwin
Beds,' will go on sale tomorrow morn
ing at the Majestic. The return en-
gagement of Margaret Mayo's bril-
liant, clean and uproarious farce. will
be on next Tuesday. The engagement
will be for one day only with special
matinee. The latter has been found
necessary, owing to the large number of
mail orders which have been received
by Manager Hopkins. With their usual
care and foresightedness Selwyn & Co.
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COLONIAL

Every Afternoon and evening, vaudo-
vile and pictures.
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edy star. Also Helen. Grace and com
pany in . new sparkling comedy
Adv.te }. ~
AT the Colonial

At INC sCoI0nial ,s1
s4Vacation Land" rafting comedy
act presented by clever east with its
scene, laid in school room, is creating
an upheavA of laughter at the Busy
Corner" The girls in the act are
clever, while the rough-house comedysis
taken care of by the youths of the cast,
and the teacher. The act consists, of
excellent comedy sprinkled with good
songs. Also ON this bill Mr.. and Mrs.
Mark Murphy, local favorites, are win
ming favor with Colonial audiences in
their screeching comedy playlet called
" Clancy's Ghost. " These two acts ARE
indeed clever for the Colonial, in fact
either one of them is seldom seen at the
prices in vogue there. A comedy duo
and dainty songstress complete the
vaudeville roster. The bin made a hit
at its initial performances yesterday
and will likely duplicate this success
during the remainder of the week.
Adv. -
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DYNAMITE SHED ABLAZE
Beacon People Flee as Flames Sur
round Tons of Explosive

New York, March "a railroad
shed at Beacon. n. Y, containing sew
eral tons of dynamite, it was said.
caught fire yesterday morning and
caused panic among dwellers in the
vicinity. All within radius of half a
mile fed from their homes.
Pupils of nearby school were hur-
riedly sent away from the scene \ of
danger. New York Central trains. north
and south bound, were held within half
a mile of the fire. 1t was put out by a
railroad construction gang.
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late Wednesday night while trying to
open a safe in the Office of the Comic
Manufacturing Company, died yester-
day.
Marison was 23 years of age and
had been known as Spiritual" since
his childhood. He had been studying
at theological school near Boston, but
his funds gave out and he returned
here to work. He has occupied Baptist
pulpits several times.
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tackled by patrol, Paschaloff turned
a machine gun on the Austrians, kill
ing five. He captured the sixth man,
strapped him to the frame of the bi-
plane and resumed his flight. Rifemen
and artillery fire at the aeroplane and
the danger was increased when the Aus
trian prisoner broke his bonds and at
tempted to seize the levers.
The aviator finally overcame his
prisoner by hitting him on the head
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AVIATOR TAKES PRISONER
Russians Feat Is Praised as Unprece,
dented Daring

Petrograd, March 5.--Terenti Pasch-
aloff, an aviator, hes been recommended
for special medal for unprecedented
daring" Paschaioff and a mechanic
ian were forced by motor trouble to de-
scend within the Austrian lines. At
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are sending here cast Of exceptional
merit and value and balance. In it are
Margaret Boland, Roland B. Lee, Mar
ion Lord, August Arauini, Gerogie
Drew Mendnm, Jane Seymour and j. M.