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Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-03-08
INTERESTING ADDRESSES
At HISTORY CLUB SESSION

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Sewaren, March s-The largest and
one of the most successful meetings
of the History Club held In some time
was held at home of Mrs. A. G. wal
ker yesterday. Mrs. Walker entertain
ed the officers Of the club and the out
of town speakers and guests at a
luncheon before the regular clup
meeting, which convened at 2:3O.
In the absence of the presiaent'
Mrs. Grant, the first vice president
Mrs. F. j. Adams, presided. Mrs.
Ropes, of Montclair, former presl-
dent Of the State Federation, spoke
on Suffrage" and Miss Dorman, OF
Brooklyn, spoke for "Anti-Suffrage.
This program was suggested py the
! State Federation in order that the DEL
egates to the state convention In May
might go intelligently Instructed py
their respective clubs.
Mrs. McInoid, of Roselle; MISS We
zin, of Elizabeth; Mrs. A. ID. Brearley,
of Railway, and Mrs. s. r. Audsley, OF
Perth Amboy, were among the Wen
! known club women present. Mrs.
| Ropes has not been suffrage speak
| er, but her points were all well taken
! and after each speaker had been al
lowed twenty minutes each, answered
questions, the answers being confined
| to two minutes. Miss Dorman Is g
| we'll known anti suffrage speaker and
! organizer, and her speech was hlleo
with humorous illusions. One partlc'
ularly good story was told of family
where the husband and wife wished
to try the five hour shift, each con-
tributing toward the support of the
family. Miss Dorman suggested thai
this plan if tried in some families she
knew would have resulted as follows
Father worked five hours and re-
turned to the home, where with hi
five little daughters he remained ant
mother was a co-bread winner. A
the end of five hours mother returned
and it took her ten hours to adjus
the confusion in the home after tn,
five hour reign of pater-famtlias.
Mrs. Walker served tea at the clos
of the meeting.
Among those invited to meet will
the club were: Mrs. Sliller of Pertl
Amboy; Mrs. Curtis, of Brooklyn
Miss Mary Beam of West Virginia
Mrs Ralston, of Philadelphia; Mrs
w. K. Franklin, of Woodbridge; Mrs
NJ. I. Demarest, Miss Hutchinson, Mis-
Ruth Smith and Miss Coley.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-03-08
Spring Dress
GinghaIns 15c yd.

Thirty-two inches wide.
Good assortment of plaids,
stripes and checks. Colors
are beautiful. Over one hun
dred pieces to choose from
at this price.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-03-08

Two hundred of them to help
advertise the American Lady Cor
sets for spring, were allotted to
us by the maker. Exceptional
values; medium and low bust.
Better than ordinary $1.25 corsets.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-25
a CONFESSION THwARTs
RIVALRY


Dick and I. little book. we're "a
interested and excited over the
first ness OF Harry symon-'z scan.
DIAL We forgot. for long time. %
see what the evening papers said
Mollie had sent us all % them
All tho evening papers were sup.
porting Harry's campaign. We
looked a, Pats paper first. and
found statement by Harry and
also ono by Ellene.
could realize with. what agony
Ellene wrote hers. but also
realized how courageously she
would decide TO do her part. and
know Harry was more unhappy for
her sake than hls own.
Harry'H statement was really a
manly cry OF "pcccRVi." II began
- morning paper. with the dis
eliminating Eicc OF a ghoul. has
seen III TO publish what purpoEis
20 be secret chapter in my life.
Tho publisher OF that paper has
evidently gotten hold ~ some facts.
which he has perverted and made
TO read n tho ! wRr the yerlest
criminal This. contend. Is a
falsehood However. am not go
Ing 10 hide behind any sophlstries
The twins who bear my name
are my children, and their mother
died In Swing them birth. Ny
wife knows all tho circumstances.
and has legally adopted these chill.
dren. have nothing 10 say In
cxtenuation Of this episode of my
life. only ask every man 90 try
me by his own conscience. Both
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-25

Alice Lake and Herbert Rawlln'
son head the cast OF Come
Through" playing at the Liberty
The story has TO do with the mar.
riage nj midnight OF a society giri
10 a crook. He has entered tho
house TO carry away tho wedding
gifts. or as many OF them as he
can. and tho Western millionaire
flance of the Firi takes him 10 be
n former lover of the woman. whom
she had planned to meet that night.
l.oath to listen 90 the "Possum's"
explanations. he backs him across
the room 10 the Girl whom no IN.
never seen before. and tho minis.
ter and tells him to come
through"
Marguerite CLARK IL a, the Col.
iseum in "Bah's Diary" The screen
version OF the first OF Mary Roberts
Rinehart's series of ''Sub-D. b"
stories which ran in the Saturday
Evening Post.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-25
CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE

myself and my wife have made
every PREPARATION In our power
That We did not allow the matter
To become public was more on &C
count OF our twin boys than for
ourselves
The morning paper intimater
that tho mother OF my boys may
have died from foul play. That
IL very easily sified. Her father.
Who wan with her nj tho time OF
her death. lives In this town. and
will be glad 20 give his name 20
the proper authorities II they wish
TO make an Investigation. That ]
do not give n here In because | do
not want 10 give the man Che Is
old and feeblci needless pain.
Il want II distinctly understood
that ! am not asking ono man IA
this city 10 vote for mo for mayor
II he thinks ! am not NJ for the
office n am elected. every one
wIii get as fair deal as ! can
give. and. above all. poor and rich
alike will be given a chance 10
help buiid w their homo town into
a model city.
"Ram.mber. am asking for no
whitewashing II my fellow ci,i.
zen. do not want me for their
mayor I do not want tho office. but
I give the opposition. which has
stopped 10 singing mud into the
face of big ms well aa innocent
women. and which has not hest.
ta,ed to brand two fine boys with
undsserved ignominy. fair warning.
I'll fight TO the bitter end with
every fair means AZ my command.
and II lose I'll 10 down with col.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-25
BRAINS PLUS Drawn MOST ESSENTIAL FOR
MOVIES, SAYS BILL FARNUM; OTHER NOTES

TIME movie nan OF might and
muscle. tho man who hNs
- fought his way thru "A hun.
dred thousand feet Of celluloid.
whose mun.to-man battles have long
been tho talk of millions OF picture
gocrs the world over. has now relc-
gated brute force 10 itn proper
place. That man In William Far.
mum. hero OF hundred fights.
"Mere brute force means nothing. {"
he says TITS all In the strength
OF mind. the subtle power which
makes man realize that. tho his
opponent may be tho moro power
ful. that physical advantage will
mean little or nothing. as compared
with the superior knowledge OF
right and the win which tho knowi.
edge that ono Il in the right cngcn.
dera.
The Greeks had fable about n
giant named AntaeuH. Whenever
he touched earth no became more
powerful. but when he lay on a
couch or did not touch the earth in
any way. his strength became less.
encd, He was finally overcome by
Hercules. who held the giant suR-
pended in the mir so long that his
strength gave out ana he became n
weakling."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-25

ors flying"
IT IL a splendid document" said
Dick. a. ! finished reading II "a
him. Il think II viii do the trick
lie makes no plea for pity. He
iakoa all the blame to himself. and
says In substance. Now that you
know the worst. gentlemen. wha,
are you going 20 do about III
What does ElIcne sayf"
"ony this. Tho children who
bear my name we're legally adopted
by mo At the time OF their mothers
death. know the complete story
OF their birth. and adopted them
personally. am their only legal
guardian and have made a will
leaving them my entire estate.
knowing that my little daughter.
born two years after their adop-
ton. win be adequately taken care
OF by her father.
tSiRned) "ELIENE SYMONE.' "
by gracious" said Dick. that
II a peach. II says nothing at all.
but says everything. think
Harry viii win. lie has learned his
lesson"
Little book. could not help
thinking HIS lesson was. also hard
for others M well as himself.
Ito Be Continued)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-25

fight that follows Harry trIumphs
The cattlemcn plan 10 raid the set.
tiers. led by Sims. but Cheyenne"
Harry comes 10 the settlers rescue
and defeats the raiders. The pic.
ture II filled with fine Western nc
ton. containing thrilling eilmares
that never allow the interest 10
fRlter. The play IL featured by sen.
satlonnl horseback riding. Harry
Carey and Molly Malone have the
leads.
Altho essentially an appealing
and eloquent plea for peace. civil
ixaiion." nj the Colonial. IL the mos,
remarkable picture OF war that the
screen has shown.
John Barleycorn gets a knockout
In the oomcdy-drama. Pots and
Pans Peggy" featuring Gladys
Hulottc. at the Class A.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-25

II you value your watch. let
Haynes repair H. Next Liberty
theatre. --Advertisement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-25

Edith Storey. now a Metro star.
started In her stage career NJ tho
axe of ! years. playing with Eleanor
Robson IN Audrey" She was In
the original east OF Mrs Wigga OF
the Cabbage Patch" She went into
pictures as she was about 20 com.
mence second season In "Rebec-
ca of Sunny brook Farm" the play
now In pictures with Mary Pick.
ford as Rehecca
Something unusually spectacular
IL promised In tho first Geraldine
Farrar production OF the season.
Its name Is The Woman God For.
got"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-25
ICrown Prince Likes
Music on War Front

LONDON. Sept. Whether II
Is because he loves music or mere
ly loves opera singers. the German
crown prince is In wrong In his
own country. Recently he sent a
special train TO Munich 20 brinE a
number OF singers TO his headquRr.
ters.
German newspaper critics de-
scribe the affair as "scandalous. +"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-25

Polly OF the Circus" Margaret
Mayo's world.famed classic OF the
big Tops" converted from the
play into a tremendous photo
spectacle. Is at the Strand. as the
first OF the eagerly awaited Gold.
wyn pictures. After an absence OF
almost an entire year from the
screen Mae Marsh. who won world.
vide popularity In The Birth OF a
Nation" and Intolerance" comes
again 10 greet her huge throngs OF
admirers In one OF the most bcautl.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-25
No Congressional
Probe TO Be Made

WASHINGTON. Sept. 25.--Therc
viii be no congressional probe OF
the Bernstorff "slush fund" for
peace. exposed by the state depart
ment. This was assured today. fol.
lowing a conference between Dem.
ocrntic Leader Martin and Senator
Ovcrman. chairman OF the lobby In
vestigAting committee.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-25

R-sinol Ointment 4 -
nearly se~hco}ued tfs-<
u esa be sssd "a ssp-o~cd
surfaces without attract
ing undue attention. Coo
tains nothing that conid
irriufe the sepderest skin.
II oorDes N two sls~s tsoe
and 81. s~rr~ - k.iz.
All 6ugvi~ss cell Rcsk
nod Ointment And X essnoi
Soap. You'd brsser Try
shcsnl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-25
Sunday Sale Lands
McXcy In Trouble

Because he is alleged TO have
sold a handkerchief and shirt on
Sunday. Robert Mcvey. of'the firm
OF wllson-Mcvey. 10t Occidental
ave- Is the defendant In case
brought by A. Marks. business
agent OF the Retail Clerks union.
In Justice Otis Drinkers court.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-25

the land OF settlers Fremont kills
the son OF Sims. settler. ana
when Cheyenne" sees the. old man
and his daughter Joan mourning
their loss. he decides tina; the Job
IL too dirty for him. FLINT. learn.
ing this. sends Fremont TO put him
out OF the way. but IN the gun
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-25
Dirty Work Here

straight Shooting" Western
melodrama. with five reels OF
thrills. IL At the Mission tonight
and Wednesday. Cheyenne" Har.
~ and Placer" Fremont are EN-.
ployed by Thunder" Flint 10 rid
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-25

tnl and elaborate productions ever
made for the screen.
Julian Eliingc. the popular femi.
nine impersonator. who IL appear.
INK In his first pho,oplay. The
Countess Charming" at the Glenn.
MGR. has had one OF the most pic.
surrsquely meteoric careers OF the
theatrical world From a small 20.
sltion as clerk In n Wholesale house
IN Boston he has risen 10 be one
Of the highest paid actors OF the
stage.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-25
PROGRAMS Topsy

PROGRAMS TODAY
iInfHfN--'f ONE Thru" by George
tifsa.en Howard.
COLISEUM 80 Margaret CLARK Ia
"b.b's bisr,"
MfssioN---itsrry sarey Ia straight
Sis,fing"
GIpMaIu -- Julian EitinGe In
'-teaatss. Charming
srHAsD--M Mac Marsh In "roiiy Of
the alfens"
HfN---sfi.star eas In The whip I"
CLASS A---.siad,. ttsIette In "fots
and Pan. frEry."
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-10-25
Chesterfield Could Have Water
Works and Sewerage :cl sc, -: ,0CO

deep well by the deep well pump Iii
rcctIy into the tower and tank.
For fire purposes Il 100, 900 gallon
concrete reservoir would be provided
and kept filled. The insurance on
this plan will allow n third-class rat
ing with Il 25-c"nt deficiency.
The cost Of operation is estimated
at $71.3O per month..
Assuming that Is per cent. of the
water pumped is mctc~"d and paid
for. the income will amount TO $3.50
per month, leaving profit Of ap-
proximatcly $1,000 per month which
will take care of the interest on the
bonds leaving a saving to the citizens
of the town in reduced insurance
Remember last Sunday night
small group Of Chesterfield citizens
lost about half enough money rcQuir-
ed to install this system, that would
hav" saved nearly the entire loss.
The loss including that made good
by insurance would more than in
stall this system of watcr-works.
Then are we to forget that for the
sake Of cleanliness and sanitation
we need watcrworfS and sewerage.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-10-25

building and stock of furniture ST.
500; Mr.. c. NJ. Funderburk's stock
of groceries, $500; Tcal-.jones' stock
of gents furnishing, $4,000; the
Chesterfield Drug Co.'S STOCK, $l3,-
600 DR. ". J. Pcrry's instruments,
books and office fixtures, $1,000; the
Two brick buildings, owned by Mr.. j.
f. Fundcrburli and Mrs. 1. P. Man
gum, $4,000; damage to stock of II.
W. Pusscr & Sons, in moving, 200;
damage to stock of d. II. Laney, from
removal, 500.
AS is always the case in fire, much
of the loss can never be properly es-
timatcd or replaced. Conspicuous in
this class are the items lost by DR.. w.
J. Perry, who had collected an unusu-
ually fine medical library and during
whose II years of practice had ac-
quired surgical Instruments, rarely
equallcd by the private practitioner.
The origin of the fire remains
mystery. DR.. w. J. Perry had treat
cd two patients, Mr.. C. II. Rivers and
Lee Griggs about half hour before
sundown. Going out, he remembers
distinctly to have locked the front
door. Mr.. Ira Rcdfcarn is also positive
that he had locked and barred the
rear door. When fire was discovered,
Mr.. Catoe says he found the front
door unlocked. DR.. Perry, early on
the scene, rushed to the rear door,
which he found unbarred.
These circumstances lend color to
the belief of an incendiary fire,
though no further evidence seems to
be at hand.
The two brick stores will be re-
built as quickly rs possible. In the
meantime the Chesterfield Drug Co.
have already opened for business in
the sample room of the Catoe Hotel
and Mr.. B. F. Teal will be ready for
business on Monday in the Rohr Bar
ber Shop.
| Insurance.
The insurance on Miss Sallie Chap
mans house was $1,000; Mr.. Moore
and Mr.. Funderburk carried none
Teal-Joncs carried $7,875; Chester
field Drug Co., $500; DR.. w. j. Per
ry, $500; on the buildings Of Mr.. J.
, T. Fundcrburk and Mrs. |. p. Man
gum, $4,000. Those whose stocks
suffered from removal will probably
be able to collect something for dam
ages.
| This l.nync 6 4
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-10-25

In the light of Sunday nights fire
the attention of Chesterfield citizens
is again called to the report by the J.
b. McCrary Co., engineers, of Allan
ta. After thoroughly investigating
the situation here and making all
necessary surveys, they made a full
report Of their findings on February
23d, relative to watcr-works and a
sewerage system for the town ofChcs-
tcrficld.
Their estimates covered three
types Of systems. one costing $33,-
35S.50 to install and S24S.5O per
month to operate.
A second system was estimated at
30,6l3.95 to install and $7l.3O per
month to operate.
There was third and cheaper
system that would hardly b" adc-
quatc for the purposes needed
The station equipment for plan No.
would consist of one 5O-H. +. Kcro-
Scnc oil engine, connected to one 500
gallon triplex pump; one 1O-H. p.
Kerosene oil engine connected to one
deep we'll pump.
Water would be pumped from the
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-10-25
MT. CROGHAN

Miss Agnes Severance spent the
weekend i'm Chcraw.
Mr.. }. II. Hcndrick was in Column
bia Sunday.
Miss Matte Gaddy, Of Chesterfield,
spend Saturday and Sunday here.
Mr.. J. II. Rivers spent Sunday in
Charlotte.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Baker were in
Wadcsboro Monday.
Prof. +. G.. Edwards spent last
weekend at his home in Mullins.
Mr.. Clyde Rcdfcarn, of Knoxville.
Tenn, has returned home after spend
two weeks with relatives here.
M"Ssrs. p. NJ. Thcrrcl and J. H.
Hendrix were IN Lancaster Monday.
Mr.. Lloyd Rivers, Of Woiford Col
leg" spent the weekend at home.
Misses Ethel and Myrtle Oliver
were IN Chesterfield Saturday after
noon.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-10-25
Big Fire Destroys Four Buildings
And Property Valued at $37, 100000

On Sunday night Chesterfield was
visited by fire that destroyed $37,-
10000 worth of property and for a
time threatened the entire business
section of the town. That any busi-
ness house remains on Main street to-
day is variously ascribed to Prov-
dence, a light variable wind and to a
squirt gun in the hands of Mayor
Trotti
Between ~ and o'clock Monday
morning. Mr.. Clarence Catoe noticed
a reflection on the walls of the bar
Der shop from his bedroom window
He promptly gave the alarm by call
ing fire, firing pistol and ringing
a church bell.
The fire had started in the rear of
the Chesterfield Drug Comany and
spread very rapidly. 1t soon ignitcd
the frame furniture store of Mr.. b.
G. Moore, on the east, which in turn
set fire to the residence of Miss Sallie
Chapman. In spite of all efforts to
stop it, the store occupied by Teal
Jones Company was quickly aname
and then it seemed that the whole
business section was doomed.
The store of the A. f. Davis Market
adjoining Teal-Joncs was saved and
the further spread of the fire stopped
when the light wind that had been
blowing from the east, swung round
to the southwest for a few moments
and then to the northwest. In the
meantime the awning in front of the
buildings was torn away and the
small force pump in the hands of
Mayor Trotti played tiny but effec.
tive stream Of water on the burning
framework in the front of the Davi.
Market.
Valient work on the roof and over
the building was then done by buck.
ct brigade and the spread of the fire
was stopped.
One of the features of the night.
efforts to save the town was the ride
of Mr.. f. w. Duvall, who came from
Cheraw at a terrific rate in an auto
mobile, bringing dynamite with which
to blow up one Of the buildings ir
the path of the flames, if this shoulC
be necessary.
Property Loss
An estimate Of the value of the
property damage approximatcs $37
25O.OO and is as follows:
Miss Sailic Chapman's house anc
furniture, $4,000; Mr.. b. c. Moore.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-10-25
YOUR COUNTRY
CALLS FOR HELP

To The Farmers Of Chesterfield
County:
Seriously consider these two uucs-
ton: What would my cotton have
brought me this year if President
Wilson and our statesmen had chosen
to withdraw and allow another ma
ton to say you can't use the seas for
the purpose Of carrying on your
trade?
And the other, that the course TAX
en- by these statesmen is helping to
boost the price.
Now there certainly can be none
so blinded by personal hate as not
to be able to see that conditions would
have been bad if rot worse than in
the year l3ll-you need not be told
that cotton sold for six cents that
year; you have the lingering despair
yet on your countcnanccs.
If this Government had las, April
CHOSEN the opposite course. IN nv
Judgment, you would hc getting loss
than six cents for your cotton. Now
since you are getting five times that
amount, is it necessary to br,r every
farmer to see his Banker before Sat
urday night the 9th ard at least buy
a FIfty Dollar Liberty Bond To hrlp
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-10-25
WILL OPEN MONDAY

Inc hrc has put me out of business
Tor this week, but wish to saw to NV
iriehds and customers that they will
1'nd me Monday morning ready to
serve them as before, with a complete
STOCK Of clothing, shoes, hats and
gents furnishings in the building
70" o 'rpi"d ~ tho Robr Rorbcr
"hop next door to the Catoc Hotel
b. r. TEAL.