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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-07
THE INVESTIGATION ENDS

With the senate Investigation into the explosion at the Gillespie
Shell Loading Companys plant at Morgan brought 10 an end the
public can Judge for itself whether Or not the demand for such N IN
vestgation on the part of the Perth Amboy Council OF Defense was
Justified. A great many witnesses have been heard and the facts have
been laid betols the public. Whether the senate takes further action
on the matter or not the people of this community who have suffered
severely AS a result of the unfortunate affair have satisfied in their
own minds. through witnesses testlfying under oath, as to the condl
tions at the plant and the probable cause of the explosion.
The thanks of the community ar due Senator Fielnghuysen for
the great interest manifested in the matter By him and the exhaustive
manner in which the whole conduct of the plant was gone into. Sen
ator Myers, too, has shown by his presence here during most Oh The
hearings that he feels the Importance of the investigation and, as
chairman of the committee having the Investigation In charge, IS N
titled to praise for the thoroughness with which the work of che com
mntee has been done.
The next duty of the Investigating committee will be TO report
back to the Military Committee of the senate which, II 1T deems the
evidence of sufficient importance to warrant action by the entire SEN
ate. will report to that body with or without recommendation.
The fact that the war is now over and the shell loading plant at
Morgan has ceased operation no doubt will make a difference n the
attitude assumed by the senate committee. There is n o doubt that
much light has been thrown on the management OF mnnltlon plants
generally, and had the country remained at war with such plants III
full operation in different parts of the country the evidence brought
out at the hearing here would doubtless have had an important at
feet on the future conduct of these industries.
The people of this section have reason to be satisfied with the
work Of the Perth Amboy Council of Defense in taking every step
necessary in safeguarding the lives and property In this community.
The council has proven itself thoroughly alive to the welfare OF Perth
Amboy. 1t has well earned the confidence of the people and 1t Is
gratifying to know that it will continue its activities throughout the
period of reconstruction which is now upon is. There is no doubt that
It won the support of the people of the city in carrying on its work.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-07
BRTTAIN'S DAY
Today is Britain's Day in America.

Today Is Britain s iJy III America.
The United States does well to honor Great Britain for the great
we reason for feeling grateful fer the powerful British feet that has
kept the Hun from our doors.
Although we may not have realized 1t, the British navy has been
one of our greatest protectors for many years past. We have proudly
boosted of our Monroe Doctrine which stands against any European
power securing any additional territory on the Western Hemisphere.
But we have been utterly unprepared to back UP that doctrine had
any of the great powers of Europe decided TO ignore it. But the fact
that Great Britain tentatively recognized it and permitted it to be UNI
derstood that she would be inclined to stand by the United States in
enforcing it, has caused other nations, particularly Germany, to keep
hands off.
When the World War broke out it was the British navy that bot
tied up the German feet and kept it behind the protecting walls of
land Notifications so that the seas were free to the commerce OF the
world. Without the great part played by the British navy the war
would have been won by Germany at the very outset.
But the honor and praise does not belong entirely to the navy.
The Contemplate little army that Great Britain sent to France IN
1914 was strong enough TO hold back the Hun hordes until a real army
could be organized and what that army has done during the past four
years is written indeiby on the pages of history.
Great Britainis prodigaity in sending men into the war is almost
unbelievable for a little nation, of much less than half of the popula-
ton Of the United States. Her eight millions of men given to the allied
cause means that she has given, In proportion to her population, nearly
three times as many men IS Canada, and that if the United States
ever were to equal Britain's contribution i'll men up to the present
time, the American Republic would have nearly sixteen million sol
diers in khaki. On the basis of one million n whereabouts of Britons
who have given their lives in the last four years, America, in proper
ton to population, would have been called upon to give 100000 of
their sons, to be ground up in the gigantic nav of war.
As a matter of plain justice, it is time for America to take stock
of what these silent Islanders have done for our country. In this spr-
it of fair play and appreciation of what that nation has done for this
country. this day and tomorrow have been set apart in her especial
honor. Nav the friendship and good feeling that now exists between
these two great English speaking nations never grow less, but continue
to knit them closer in the bonds Of fellowship for the development OF
democracy and the uplift- of humanity throughout the world
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-07
Public Opinion

Editor Evening News: L beg to
draw your attention to the way h a
/ was treated by the servants of the
Public Service commission. 1 have
paid seven cents fare at Maurer fac
tory to carry me to Wedgewood ave
nue..
Now 1t so happened the company
has put on an extra car at five o'clock,
one going to Railway, the other TO
Woodbridge, so / happened to get on
the Woodbridge car and when it came
TO Green street, l had to get off. The
Railway car vas behind ii, so l got on
that car to get home, but the con-
ductor wanted seven cents more and
/ would not give ii TO him. He told me
to get to h off the car n by re-
fusing him the motorman and con-
ductor very unceremoniously landed
me in the street.
Now l would like to know. has the
company any right to put me off the
car after / paying my fare?
To deceive the public the company
puts the Woodbridge car In front one
night. and In the rear another night,
so as to catch hat unlawful seven
cents extra.
Hoping some good people will see
this in your valuable paper and bring
it more forcibly before the public,
Yours very truly.
A. WEIR.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-07
@exs~
MAKING THE COMMUNITY SAFE

1t certainly is reassuring to learn positively that the explosives
are not only being removed from the shell loading plant at Morgan,
bnt that they are being taken as far away as New Mexico. This 81 IN
accordance with the promise made to Senator FrelInghuysen by sec
rotary of War Baker.
We have also received word from Congressman Scu1y who has
made inquiry at Washington regarding the disposition of the expios-
ives being removed from Morgan. Mr.. Sculy forwards a letter re-
eeiyed BIZ himself from Benedict CroweH. Assistant Secretary OF war,
in which the assistant secretary says:
Answering your inquiry regarding high explosives now at Nor
gan and other points in New Jersey:
3'The quantity of these high explosives has been materially re-
duced during the past few weeks.
'You may rest assured that the greater part OF the high expi@-
ives now in the state of New Jersey will be removed from the state
entirely in the near future.
This will be good news to the rest Of the state as well as to those
living in the vicinity of Perth Amboy. While we were all willing to
assume what risks were actually necessary in order to help the gov
erpment win the war, now that the war is won the sooner the danger
is removed the better. 1t certainly will bring peace to many uneasy
minds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-07

and this tendency In education may
be carried to extremes during h re-
construction period after the war, as
trologers arm
Love affairs that are marked by
impulses. and even reckless disregard
of the conventions, are foretold.
Persons whose birthdate 1T is have
the outlook of a successful year.
Money probably will increase. 1t will
be wise to guard against deception.
especially where the opposite sex is
concerned.
Children born on this day probably
will be generous, kind, popular and
respected. These subjects of Sagit-
tarius often are victims of intrigue.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-07
Today We Celebrate
The Ka.ser's Predecessors

III a. .
Since it is now generally agreed h a
a man is the product of his heredity
n environment, a study of the an
cestry Of Ex-kaiser William Is mo-
without interest. One of the most In
structfve and entertaining volumes
dealing with the personal affairs OF
the earlier Hohenzollerns is the work
of a Prussian ESt.ncess, Louise, a niece
Of Frederick the Great.
Princess Louise of Prussia, died
eighty-two years ago today. Dec. Z.
1895. and she b~eoueathed to her son
William the manuscript which hes
since been published in book form and
translated into several languages. the
English version bearing the title of
"Forty-five Yeas Of My Life Prln-
cess J ouise brought to the aid of her
pen that frst-hand knowledge which
Is so much better than hearsay. She
admits thai Frederick the Great, her
uncle, had many faults. After his
death. she visited Frederick's widow
and "found her plunged in the deep
est mourning" She adds:
"She grieved for the King as if she
had been mistress of his affections.
She was proud of his glory. proud of
having been his consort. This enthu-
siasm had so greatly increased since
his death that she entertained hopes
VI n nv a 0CAACNc tIut IO
was bound to the King by much clos
err ties of affection than vas generally
supposed. AS q matter of fact, ac-
cording to h Princess, in days gone
by he nay have spoken to her, but he
had never done so for many years:
none of us could recall such an Incl
dent"
Frederick William H.. the successor
of Frederick the Great, and after
whom the ex-Crown Prince Is named,
evidently did not command much re-
spect from the Princess, for she writes
of him as being principally interested
In m His favorite was a gov
erness. Fraulein Won Voss,, who had
a fine bust and the fair complexion
red-haired women ALWAYS beast; her
nose was a Disagreement. being often
red, and her -awkwardness was unpar-
alieled. The g~overness was al first
disinclined toward the dubious honor
OF being her kings mistress, but she
at length yielded when told by the
Duke of Brunswick that "she was
driving the king to despair, that he
could think of nothing but her, that
the most important matters were be-
Ing left in allegiance, and that she
ought to sacrifice herself to the pros
perity of the state" Think of a ma
ton dependent for Its prosperity upon
the hin OF a red-haired woman,
Frederick William married the
charmer-at least there was some sort
of ceremony-with h written consent
Of the Queen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-07

luke McIduke says.
Isn't is funny h a nan will trust
his daughter with a man he wouldn't
trust with $40 of his money!
What has become of the old-fash-
toned mar who had to part his coat
tails east and west when he sat down?
And this would be q happy world II
men could only get out OF trouble as
easily as they can get out of work
Why lis it that when a man Is max
ing an ass of himself he insists on
going around braying about lit
Another reason why a Corn Fed
girl doesn't like winter is because her
heavies make ner legs loog bigger
than they are.
| We know a meek young man who
! wore his loudest shirt when he told
| the girls father that they were going
| to be married. He thought 1t just
| as we'll to put ON a bold front.
Another sure bet Is that II Is easier
to make a mistake than it Is to own
up to II.
A fur-lined coat isn't always as
1 warm as an ordinary coat. The man
with the fur-lined o a leaves 1t open
! so you can see the lining.
And the fact is that a whole lot Of
men are no better than the police and
| the compel them to be.
We have known many a high-fier.
But we doubt If we can recall one who
! wasn't using hot air as a support.
Every girl should have a business
! education. She never knows how soon
| she will marry and have a husband to
support.
AS a rule 1t Is the same man who
insists on having a back pew
In Church who insists on having q
front seat at a leg show.
The reason why Mother believes
that Daughter is the most important
girl in the world Is because the poor
little thing believes everything her
Father tells her.
The less hair a girl has on her head
the more lair h has on her dresser.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-07
Daily HM oscobe
SUNDAY, pecember 8. fe1s

(Copyright, 1918. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndieate)
Although the Sun Is in benefic as
pect today. IL Is not q very l~cky rule
as Uranus. Neptune and Saturn are
all adverse.
While the Sun is In kindly sway 1t
ia an auspicious time to e the
companionship of persons of infiu-
ence. Visits to relatives are well
directed, for out of social intercourse
under this planetary rule great bene-
Ats may accrue.
Uranus today Is in a place un-
friendly to orthodox faiths. and fore
casts religious troubles. The stars
seem to presage outbreaks of intoler-
ance and Observation-Disclosures.
Neptune Is held to su-
| perstitfon and occultism during this
Econhguration, making for the spread
of many foreign cults and new move
! mcnts for the betterment of human
ity.
some trouble over oil and new lines
OF production that affect mining In
Iterests.
Agriculture is not well directed
during this government OF the stars,
and there may be heavy losses OF
livestock.
Again the need OF conserving food
will be great, owing to certain farm
ing conditions as well as TO enormous
! demand for aid from Europe where
foes as we'll as friends win need as
sistance. the seers declare.
! on this day caution Is recommend
ed to ell Who deal In the cholcef
kinds of merchandise.
Organizers. managers. secret serv-
ice employees. brokers and bankers
should delay mfk;ng any plans as un-
| der his direction OF the stars tne
Indictment il not likely to be trust
/, worthy. .
The development OF specialists N
m lines Of work Is again prophssisd
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-07
Walt Mason's Ripping Rhymes
COMING

The future sideshows viii be great. 1 venture to predict. twill
make al artist strain his pate, their wonders to depict. The mar
wells of the oden days will TO the dump have gone; the bearded
dame and kindred Jays. the living skeleton. ThereH be an end to
tattooed Greeks. Circassian beauties. too; and all the boneless rub
Der freaks win vanish from our view. 1 zee the barker at the door
Lift I'D his mighty voice: We've wonders here from every shorei
Come. Sc them and rejoice. We have in here a royal Turk, the
straight and honest thing. A lot of monarchs out OF work. two
again behold: Come in and see the mailed nst that made all feet
fee cold. We have a pair of Submarines. the kind the Prussians
build: and o may look upon the beans the German kaiser spilled.
We have abort a million maps that show what Wilhelm planned.
and hymns of hate ard paper scraps and swords to beat the band.
Come In. come in ard <pend your time with profit. while you mays
II only eosts tel Re { > aanas-the show pulls out today!"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-07
Fire Alarm Boxes

2a-haritan Copper Works
z4-Marker ana Sheridan Streeta
!6|Smith street and Central X. R
2e-Narket n First Streets
27-Madison Ave. and Paterson a..
2s-High and Lewis StreetA
a5-Sniith and High Streets.
Se-Sew brunswick Ave. and New St-
S4-Snith ms State Streets.
Atlantic Terra Gotta Works.
i3-Buckingham Ave. and Hartford q.
4b-Comme-ce and Front Streets
46-State aud Washington Sts.
thigh and Washington Streets
ot-Stato st. and Buckingham Ava
b5-Parksr 81. and Pulaski wa
as--Hafl v n Charles 81
67-State and Wayne Streets
sS-Nsar United Lead WorkA
So Maurer.
e2-Washington and First streets
C3-New brunswick v and Elm a.
St-Smtfh street sud Watson ave.
6S-Commerce and State Streeta
12-Front and Smith Streets.
7s-Water ms 0ordon Stresta
T4-KcAfny Ave. and Gordon gtrast
st-Brace and Hanson Avenues
eS-SEaith and Herbert streets.
- -Amboy v ard Washington n
S4-Lshigh Ave. Aid Stanford Sra,
>s--Near cffy Hospital.
aa-Cfeveiand and Brace Avenues
es-Anbcy and dAsf Avsnus6I
99=Arboy Ave- ara Tnsles Stree
ez-Tawrsrce ard Francis stresfs
s4-Nesifi> md Ioiinstsns etreeta
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-07

Great for "Fiu. and "Gripv Courh.
II a an awful cold that left me
F. Smith. Benton. La. Bought Foiey's
Honey and Tar of our druggist and
1t cured me completely" This grand
remedy should be In every househoid
at this time, when influenza. grin
coughs and colds are so prevalent. Con,
tains no opiates. Sold everywhere
Adv
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-07
Putting on Airs.

This Mrs. Naybor makes me laugh,
She thinks she's great, but no n
cares:
Since sne bought that new phono-
graph
she's putting on all kinds of airs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-07
Bits of By-Pldy

BY LUKE McLUhk
Cop! Cght, 1918, the Cincinnati
Enquirer
Tuff Luck.
He sure Is an unlucky lout.
Things will not break for Oswald
Loan;
When Fortune knocks he's always out,
MhUh Trouble calls he's always
home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-07
Obi!

$50 you are the father of six boys"
said the Indiana Man. Are they all
living?"
Nav replied the Texas Man,
"One's a Republican,"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-07
WHAT

And what has become of the old
fashioned stable that had n Billygoa
In il to give the horses an appetite
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-07
An Old Timer.

The Literary Digest gives US some
examples. of the ability of Carolyn
wells in the gentle art of parody.
Among other examples We find the
following with this preface:
Here is a e take or OF h SEN
timental cradie song. and the lure
of the lullaby lies in lifting refrain:
A LULLABY.
A little old mar came riding by,
Sage |. says 1,
Says /: Old man. your horse will die
Says /. says 1.
And If he dies, I'll tan his skim"
Saye he, says he.
And II he lives. iii ride him ngin."
Says he. says he.
This would be a good parody on the
sentimental cradle song. save for the
fact that il was q cradle song eighty
years ago and has lulled tens of thou
slnds OF Maryland and Virginia babies
10 slumber. Grandpaw Hamilton Is az
years old. AMI his mother sang II 10
him In Winchester. Va. that long ago.
He sang IL TO Luke's wife some Is
years cid and this mother song 1t to
oldest Luke. Jr.. 20 years & Tho
original with Se remembered by many
a yirginian. Here IL Is:
las I was passing new Git road.
There came an old man a-riding by.
Said l: old man your horse Will die.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-07

His actions often make me frown.
lie is a careless pup:
And if you don't make him pay down
You'll find he won't pay up.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-07
Nothing Doing!

know If he can inspect the Corn Feds
in the Club.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-07


Said he: 'Ef he does. I'll tan his skin,
An. eff he don't die I'll ride him agin,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-07

Il wonder if you could" unused the
Rummy as he picked up his change
You wonder if you could what?"
demanded the Barkeep, as he reached
for q club.
Fl wonder If you could say that a
bowlegged girl has an arch look re-
Piled the Rummy as he headed for the
door.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-07
Wuni

Jack-Are U-boat sailors healthy
Mack-Well, they sometimes have
sinking spells.-El-Jay-El.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-07
Gosh. and We Missed It

Jefferson Count IN. W Journai.)
A band of girls early risers and
full of Joy, Joined the crowd Women
appeared, some fully dressed. others
with shawls ever their heads
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-07

Lazier & LaZier are attorneys
law in Toronto, Canada.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-07

Smith certainly is a lazy cuss. isn't
he ?" said Brown.
Lazy" replied Jones. why he's
even too lazy to work on the sympathy
of his friends"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-07

Names Is Names.
Ina Mare lives at Manitou, Wash
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-07
Luke McImke Say

Our Daily Special.
Lend and You Lend a Loan.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-09

To drive tank. handle the guns, and
sweep over the enemy trenches, takes
strong nerves. good rich blood, good
stomach, liver and kidneys. When the
time comes, the man with red blood In
his veins us up and at It," He has iron
nerves for hardships-an interest In his
work grips him. That's the way you
feel when you have taken a blood and
nerve tonic. made up of Blood root,
Golden Seal root, Stone root, Cherry
bark. and rolled into sugar-coated
tablet and sold In slxty-cent Walls by al
most all druggists for past fifty years
las DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discoy-
.ery. This tonic, In liquid or tablet form
Is just what you need this spring to
give you vim, vigor and vitality. At the
Nag end Of hard winter. no wonder
you feel rundown" blue, out of sorts.
Try this Medical Discovery" of DR..
fPierce's. Don't wait! To-day Is the
DAY to begin! A little pep" and you
2}Augh and live.
a The best means to oil the machinery
II the body, put tone into the liver,
Kidneys and circulatory system. is to
rst practice good housekeeping.
know of nothing better as laxative
Ian vegetable pill made up of May
2pple, leaves of aloe and jalap. This
g.! commonly sold by all druggists as
d. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, and
y hould be taken at least once n week 10
lear the twenty-five feet of intestincs.
lou will thus clean the system-expel
De poisons and keep ioeH Noto is
b >e time to clean house. Give yourself
H. spring house cleaning.-Adv.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-09

The navy department has commend
ed Matthew McCabe, water tender.
for gallantry and heroism in jumping
overheard from the United States
steamship Pocahontas and rescuing
from drowning a fireman who had
either jumped or fallen overheard
When the man was seen to disappear
from the ship McCabe, without hest
tation. jumped into the water and sue
coded in getting a line around the
man. who was hanled up on deck. Nc.
Cabe enlisted in the navy August,
1916, at New York.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-09
FIaoIer's Florida Railroad.

There is no railroad from Key West,
to Cuba. and could not well be, as
nearly 200 miles of ocean intervene.
What Mr.. Flagler did was to build a
railroad along the eastern coast of
Florida to its southern extremity, and
thence on piles and artificial viaducts
to Key West, and to provide for the
transportation of loaded trains both
ways between Key West and Cuba by
huge ocean ferry boats constructed and
equipped specially for the service.
There are no figures at hand as to the
cost of the work done by Mr.. Flag
Ter. 1t has been Of great commercial
value
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-09
500 Reward. 500

Catsrrh is a local disease greatly infiu-
enced by constitutional conditions. 1t
therefore requires constitutional treat
ment. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
is taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the Sys-
tenn. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
destroys the foundation of the disease.
gives the patient strength by improving
the general health and assists nature in
doing its work. $4,000 for any case OF
Catarrh that HALLS CATARRId
MEDICINE fails to cure.
Druggists 75c. Testimonials free.
+. ]. Cheney Co., Toledo. Ohio.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-09
Not RofherinQ.

'Do you remember when they talked
of converting the swords into plow-
shares?"
I'm not bothering bout what they
did to the swords" replied Farmer
Corntossel, $50 long as they didn't
bother the big guns an the battle
ships"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-09
Don't Worry About PimpIes.

On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cuticura Ointment. Wash
off the Ointment in five minutes with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. For
free samples address. "Cuticura. Dept.
x, Boston" At druggists and by mail.
Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 5O.-Adv.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-09

''What is your idea of an orator."
"A real, natural-born orator" an
swered Senator Sorghum, lis man
who can put up such Il good mono
logue that you forget TO notice wheth-
er his arguments are any good"