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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-14
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One end of the metal tube caved
In at the pressure of my fingers. The
substance of it was hin and easily
bent; probably it was only the outer
sheath which mad covered the strong
case holding the pearls. And 10 Bach
had told me that he mad been an ex-
pert mechanic on the U-Boati He
himself had slowed the gems in the
torpedo shell under an officers super
visioni Doubtless he knew the num-
Der of the wrappings which enclosed
the gems! Doubtless he had shaped
those awful claws which had gripped
the delicate hand of the Queen of
Smiles!
Under the shock of Mary's tragic
death, / had forgotten all about 10
Bach. But as / fingered that empty
metal tube 1 could almost picture how
he had removed the gems from it.
h motorboat which had taken me
to the tug had been towed back by
1t. That / recalled distinctly for 1 had
watched it ride the waves behind us
while the captain told me of the dis
aster. 1t was empty. 10 Bach and
the sailor must have followed me
aboard the tug.
And the crew OF tine tug, except the
engineer, mate and stoker, had made
a circle around me while the captain
talked. Then ii must have been that
the Hun had slipped away, unobserv-
ed, to the berth in the cabin, and had
opened the tube and taken out it's con-
tents. 1t had been clever of him to
leave the outer pipe in the lead girls
grip. Had that been missing, the crew
would have been searched before
landing.
1 tossed the tube into my dresser
and rushed down to the dock.
where's the new man-Jo Bach?"
1 called out to q sailor.
Hes left us, miss. Said he could
get a job he liked better on the tug.
So he went off on her-and took his
kit along" The sailor pointed to a
speck on the water moving toward the
city.
OF course I wasn't surprised. I did
mt expect 10 Bach would ever be seen
again along that shore. Probably he
would sail for a foreign port, and
make a fortune from the sale of the
pearls.
UNLESS their curse overtakes him.
I said to myself. but fate will have
to be lively to catch that tricky Hum"
Somehow l wanted to tell Mary
Thomas what an astonishing thing
had happened. Certainly she would
want to know what had become OF
her precious trove. With a sob in my
throat, as I tried to realize that the
dead no longer heed the deeds of the
living, I went straight to the room
where the little dancing girl was
stretched in her coffin.
Those whose business it is to care
for the dead had come and gone. Mo-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-14
lh@hfmii
Lively Beach. Friday.
Dear Joan:

Dear Joan:
A sleepless night-after that hectic
episode with John de Caller. Through
b long, dark hours 1 went over and
over it, hearing his passionate words,
feeling the grip of his hand on mine.
thrilling despite myself, and loathing
myself for it.
AT one moment some demon inside
me urged me to heed him, no matter
what he asked. Next ] was biting my
pillow with shame at his ~effrontery.
Paris Venice - London - Vienna
the magic names. and his magic de-
scriptions of them kept dancing
through my mind, hooking me with
charm-and filling me with rear. OF
him and of myself.
Il must not see him again." l kept
fcpeating-yet all the time longing to
sec him and feeling that it would all
come right as soon as 1 talked with
nm about 1T again. A fantastic idea,
Joan, expecting help from the very
MAJ who plots to destroy me! I re-
call the time my father died and l felt
couldn't bear the misery. I kept
thinking, "Father'u help me bear it;
when / tell HIM, he'll know how to
comfort me-" 1t was the same be-
wildered feeling.
AS soon as the sun was we'll up I
dressed and went down on the lonely
beach. 1t was a relief to see some
clam-diggers and a frisky dog in the
distance and I walked toward them.
just to be near something solid and
commonplace. They were old men
and looked up with a friendly GOOD
morning, Miss" that tempted me to
unload my burdens upon their aston
dshed shoulders.
I walked till I was tired out then
furned back toward the hotel. Pre-
sently / saw the one figure of a man.
He turned directly and walked toward
me. The young man with the tragic
Eyes whom de Caller and I had met
coming into the hotel last night.
You are Miss Dorothy Varick 2" he
hsked, coming close and speaking with
nervous eagerness. / bowed.
II realize" he went on, falling into
step beside me in the sand. II have no
right to speak to you-that you can
refuse to listen, and e~en complain to
the management. But, oh, I beg you
10 hear me?"
please go on"
at is about-last night. I couldn't
help seeing o and-and de Caller,
the violinist, coming up from the rocks
IN the moonlight, I knew what he
must be saying. I saw his face-and
SNetS' DNoAoSo, yOu SCI, 4 hHOW Hill.
Come to the point, if you WILL"
Bald I with ebbing self-possession.
He probably spoke Of love, of
travel. of art and the beauty and
poetry of the Old World. Forgive me,
but did Sc speak of marriage-did he
proffer marriage? I do not mean to
be cruel. although it is more of an
pther woman I am thinking than of
Fou--a good n noble woman who
loves him with all her soul"
but if he does not love her?" I
interrupted, e~xasperated at his inter-
ference. Surely a man can choose?
And surely I myself am able to man
hge my own affairs without help from
someone who pleads the cause of an
Dther woman"
"Ah, but Madame-Mademoiselle-
Miss Varick, she is his wife-a million
kmes TOO good for him but neverthe-
aess loving him. as women will. You
You do not look to me, Miss varick,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-14
kEYPORr

Miss Florence Van Duzer, of Middle
town, N. Y, is the guest of the Misses
Elsie and Helen Osborn.
A number of the young folks of the
borough annoyed a hot dog roast at
East Point on Tuesday night, leaving
the Yacht Club early in the evening
The trip was made in canoes and row
boats. At the same time a marsh
mallow roast was enjoyed on the
beach near the Yacht Club by another
party of young folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer e. Morris were
the guests of friends at Keansburg on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Violet Morgan and daughter,
ofNew York. were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. J. Sheldon the past week.
Mrs. George w. Stidfole has return
ed from a vacation spent at Bud Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wolcott Hopkins, of
New Brunswick. spent Sunday in the
borough as the guest of relatives.
Miss Mercedes Dey. of Newark, was
the Sunday guest of Councilman and
Mrs. George w. Stidfole.
Because of necessary repairs the
Public Library has been closed to re-
main SO until September Ind. Adults
rho desire books can secur them on
Saturday afternoons from 2 until 5 p.
M.
The list of advertised letters remain
ing at the local postofice includes
Miss Nellie Claussner, Mrs. MADDEN
Crawford, Jack c. Daniels. NJ Frullani,
Isotta Fraschine Motors Company,
Mrs. Mary Klotley, John Moraidir.
Miss Lille Wilson.
A. A. Philo made his official vista
ton at the Middlesex Lodge, Royal
Arcanum, Perth Amboy, Tuesday
night, being accompanied by his Off
cial staff. Tonight he will visit Man
eta Council, at Lakewood.
Mrs. J. Kasnowitz and twin daugh-
tiers, Irene and Ethel, Of New York,
are spending several weeks vacation
here at the home of Mrs. William War
ner.
Miss Marietta Brown, of vincentown,
was the weekend guest of friends in
the borough.
Mrs. Walter L. Wise, of Newark, is
spending several days with her sister,
Miss Margaret Bedle.
Mrs. George B. Henderson, of New
ark, has returned after having spent
the weekend as the guest of Council
mar and Mrs. George w. Stidfole.
Mrs. Harold p. Collins, of Asbury
Park, is spending several days as the
guest of her mother, Mrs. Anna Os-
born.
Leroy Wallace. who is employed at
the Conover Lumber Company's plant,
received several fractured ribs while
at work on Tuesday. When working at
a machine in the plant a large board
slipped.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-14
Tells W by Women
OPPOSE Delay

The chairman of the New Jersey
Suffrage Ratification Committee, Mrs.
E. F. Feickert, of Plainheld, in al
interview today states some of the
reasons why the s~uffragists of New
Jersey are opposed to having the
question of ratifying the federal
amendment postponed until the
spring of 1921 in order that a So
called referendum may be taken on
the question in the fall of 1920.
The women anti-suffragists of the
state in combination with James r..
Nugent, who really should be regard
ed as the leading anti of New Jersey,
have stated several times recently
that it is their intention to side-track
immediate ratification of the federal
amendment by means of what they
call a referendum on the question, to
be taken in the fall of 1920. Every
one knows of course that a referen-
dunn of that sort a no legal stand
ing and would not be binding upon
the legislature.
The following are some of the rea-
sons why we believe that New Jersey
should take immediate action upon
this important question n that the
next session of the legislature should
ratify the federal suffrage amend
ment in January 1920:
Because it is not in accordance
with the law. The constitution of
the United States provides that when
an amendment shall have received
the votes of t~wo-thirds of h mem
bers of the United States Senate and
| House of Representatives, 1t shall be
referred to the legislatures of the
several states for ratification, and
when three-fourths of them shall
have voted to ratify it, it shall be-
| come the law of the land. The eigh-
teen previous amendments have all
been ratified in this way.
Because a referendum to the vot-
ers would not be legally binding up
on the legislature, although 1t would
| cost the state as much money, and
the suffragists as much time and eff
fort as if it were a binding referen-
dunn.
Because a real referendum is to be
| taken this fall, when the voters vote
| for candidates who favor or oppose
woman suffrage. The s~uffragists will
| inform the voters how every candi-
late stands upon this question.
Because the election laws of New
| Jersey make inadequate provision Tor
safeguarding the vote at special cleo
lions. In 1915 the election was held
on a registration day, and thousands
of men voted Immediately after reg
istering, thus giving no opportunity
for checking up their addresses or
right to vote. The police w be-
fore the general election thai year
removed from the books as illegally
registered'- the names of thousands
of men, but all of those men had had
an opportunity to vote on the suf-
frage amendment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-14
Personals

Miss Mildred ~Prevosnae, of Jacques
street, Is spending two weeks with
her aunt, Mrs. E. Hochberger, in
Newark.
Mrs. Hans Olsen and children, of
Compton avenue, left Friday for a
few months visit with relatives in
Michigan.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Weinberg and
daughters, of Hall avenue, are spend
ing the month of August in New
Haven, Conn.
s. Nelson and son Louis and Cliff
ford Ryan, of Brace avenue, left
Tuesday for an indefinite stay in Bos-
ton, Mass.
Mrs. e. r. Spofford, of Gordon
street, is spending the summer
months in Portland, Me.
Mrs. Charles w. Kinney, of Easton,
Pa, is visiting her mother. Mrs.
Kelley, at the Westminster in Kearny
avenue
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-14
Funeral For Mrs. Anness.

Special Correspondent.
WOODBRIDGE, August 14-Fun-
eraI services for Mrs. Frederic F. An
ness, who died at her home in Green
street Tuesday night. will be held at
8 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from
her late residence. Rev. L. B. Nc
Mickle, pastor of the Methodist
church, will officiate. Interment will
take place in Alpine cemetery.
Mrs. Anness was a member of the
SaImagundi Club, an enthusiastic Red
Cross worker and prominent in the So
cial doings of Woodbridge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-14
Red Cross Notes

Letters addressed to Perth Amboy
for the following: Sigmond Veres, Carl
Cebulla and Samuel Seborsky are at
the office of the local Red Cross chap
ter unclaimed. Will anyone knowing
the present address of any of these
persons kindly call at the Red Cross
office, 101 Smith street or telephone
2012?
There are still a number of ~uncalled
for service badges al the office of the
Red Cross, 101 Smith street. All per
sons who have received a. notification
card are asked to call for their SER
vice badge at their earliest conven-
fence.
Wednesday,: Miss Lydia Olsen
driving the station car was on duty
all day providing transportation for
Home Service workers.
Thursday: Mrs. Virgil Shull drove
the station car and took a nurse to
Colonia hospital.
Saturday: Miss Lydia Olsen drove
the station a all morning and took
Home Service workers on numerous
trips in connection with their work
in this city.
Monday: Perth Amboy motor corps
in full charge at Colonia, Captain
Seguine on duty at desk: Mrs. Virgil
Shull and Mrs. Arthur Stern drivers
doing station work; Miss Helen Bech-
tel orderly.
Tuesday: Miss Lydia Olsen, driv-
ing the station car, took six wounded
soldiers from Colonia to New York
for the weekly outing UP the Hudson
given under the auspices of the
Union League Club.
Wednesday,: Miss Kathryn Her
bert was on duty all day driving the
station car, taking Home Service
workers on their rounds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-14
"A NJ. n. zion DeIegates Meet.

PATTERSON, August 14-With two
hundred and fifty bishops, general Of
ficers and members of general boards
in attendance. the nineteenth general
council of the African Methodist Epis-
copal Zion church opened a five-day
session here in the Trinity Methodist
Episcopal church, Carroll and Fair
streets.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-14

like O girl who would knowingly shat
ter the last poor hopes of an unhappy
wife,
l don't know what else he said, dear.
Like a mad woman 1 ran, leaving him
staring. But my nerves had crumpled.
l should have shrieked in Mysteries if
l had not fed.
No more now, dear, but as soon as
| get over the raging headache that
tortures me.
DOLLY.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-14
MATAWRN

Miss Mae Bergen, of Fountain Iva
nue., is spending a few days with her
grandmother in Brooklyn, prior to
taking a trip to Delaware Water Gap.
Miss Grace Whitlock and Mr.. and
Mrs. H. H. Wallace. of New York.
are enjoying a trip to Maine.
Mrs. Minnie Bergen and Mrs. Carrie
Conover attended a. suffrage meeting
at Asbury Park yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Sealy and Mrs
e, Smith were Asbury Park visitors
yesterday.
Mrs. Edward Lupton was an Asbury
visitor yesterday.
The Sunday school of First Meth
odist church went on its annual picnid
yesterday. The outing was held ON
the Mandalay pier at the Highlands
Over 100 scholars went on h picnic.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-14

With canning season in full swing
there is little time to look up the
specially good" recipes-so here are
a few especially suited to the fruits now
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-14
Announce Marriage

Mr.. and Mrs. R. Won Daggenhausen
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Henrietta, to Howard A
johnson on Saturday. August Q. 1919.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-24
OPPORTUNITIES IN
UNCLE SANS NAVY

The L. S. navy recruiting station,
Transportation building, Chicago. is
in receipt of information from the
bureau of navigation to the effect
that young men who desire to be-
come an electrician or machinist
by trade may enlist in the navy and
attend the navy trade school.
Men who desire TO enlist in the
machinist branch must be between
the ages of IS and So, and must
have had a small amount of ma
chine shop experience. Men enter
ing this branch will be enlisted in
the navy as "firemen third class for
machinist mate" This rating, OF
course, is only temporary. and up
on completion of the course at the
machinist school, Charleston. s. c.,
each man will be rated according TO
his qualifications
Men who desire to become cleo
tricians by trade must be between
the ages of IS and 80, and must
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-24
ASK CLERGY TO
BOOST GARDENS
Forty Thousand Ministers Urged to
Assist in the Campaign for
Victory Plots.

Washing ton-Forty thousand min
listers covering every denomination
in the United States have been re-
quested by the national war garden
commission to aid in the campaign
for victory gardens. The commits
sion suggests that on Sunday, Feb.
2, the message of the Importance of
home food production should be
carried to the congregations.
The national war garden commits
son is sending to the 40, 600 minis
tiers data on home food production
and garden books The United So
ciety of Christian Endeavorers from
its headquarters in Boston has join
ed in the campaign, and Rev. Fran
els Z. Clark has sent out a call to
thousands of members of that or
ganfzation with the commission s
data The letter from the commits
sion TO the ministers says in part.
ITO cooperate with the plans
worked out by the United States
food administration for helping to
solve the postwar food problems,
this commission efforts for in
creased food production and home
conservation will be continued I'M
til 1919
This commission bespeaks your
helpful cooperation in conveying to
your people the message of food
needs To give this message in
tensive force, it is suggested that
these needs be emphasized the same
day throughout the country. May
we ask that you bring the matter
before your congregation on Feb, 2,
1919, and that you suggest that
copies of our books on home gar
dening and home canning and dry
ing may be had free of charge upon
application to this commission"
Reports of the national war gar
den commission show that oTganiz-
alton work IS going on in nearly
every town in the United States.
Thousands of posters are now being
distributed through the agricultur-
al agents of the United States rail-
road administration and other agen-
cies in the various towns and cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-24
OFFER SECOND OF
BOXING PROGRAMS
FOR RING LOVERS

More fun is promised boxing fan 5
of the tri-cities tonight at George
Dams gymnasium at 215 Eigh-
teenth street. when three 10-round
boxing bouts and two wrestling
matches are to be presented, to be
followed by battle royal.
Announcement is made that the
following will participate:
Bob Yorke, George Dams, JOHNNY
Donahue. Andy Dams. Kid Ferdin.
Mike Dundee, Peanuts Schieberi,
Jimmy Harris, Fred BrondeH, Char
lie Mordholm, Alex Bean. Jimm,
Gill, Kid Powels, Kid Thomas, KiC
Cutie, Johnny Dundee, Young Tax
man, Young Simmons, Young Pot
ter, Lester jesse, Ed Shorts (coI-
ored). Battling Jones (coloredJ d.
Young Corbett. Kid Sflverman, Kid
Fisk. Bernie Mahaffey. Ralph Ag-
new and Mascot Baby Paul.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-24
BOLSHEVIK RULE
CALLED A CARPET
BAG GOVERNMENT

London.-(Correspondence of the
Associated Press)-The BOlshevik
government in Russia IS described
by a man who recently returned
from that country as "a carpet bag
government of the most fragrant
sort" Theoretically, he says, the
Bolsheyik government is popular
and supposed to represent the will
of the working masses throughout
Russia In practice local SOviets
have been bowled over whenever
they failed to satisfy Moscow Off
Gals, and outsiders have been
placed in control. A large proper
ton of the travelling commissars
who go about Russia on armored
trains to keep the local societies in
line are declared to be agitators
from New York and London.
The government is described as
analogous to such a rule as might
be imagined to originate with
workmen of New York and Chica-
go. Carrying out the analogy, such
a government would recognize the
political rights OF nobody but
workmen in New Orleans and San
Francisco. It would overthrow by
arms any government in Seattle or
San Antonio which did not reflect
its own views and would deny the
ballot to all persons possessed Of
property. Under such a govern
ment New York and Chicago pOlit.-
clans would be sent with armC
trains to overthrow SOviets in :
Louis and Detroit which failed
obey the mandate of the centre
governing board. Dakota wheal
farmers and Texas cotton growers
would be forced to surrender their
products to armed crusaders at
whatever price the central Soviet
officials chose to pay. Banks and
industries of all sorts would be M
tionalized. Titles to farm land and
CITY property would vest in the
government
Workmen, the traveller says, com
pose less than 10 per cent of the
population of Russia. Consequently
the assumption of spokesman of
radical labor circles to socialiZe
Russia was more chimericaI than
it would be in highly Industrial
lied country. Russia is an upnr
ganized primitive agricultural
country. Ninety per cent of its
peasants possess property which
falls within the confiscation lines
as defined by Lenine. Siberia and
the other undeveloped farming sec
lions of Russian domain offer ex-
ceptional opportunities to indust-
rious settlers and there every man
stands or falls, according to his
own industry and merit. Such dis
tricts, it is stated, feel no need for
efforts at specialization and were
the first to resent the domination
of representatives of the Lenine
government
Insults offered by the travelling
commissars and their armed bands
have aroused the antagOnism of
Christrian organizations. including
the Russian orthodox church. 1t
is asserted that few of the agita-
tors from America are American
citizens. Almost without exception
they are said to be anxious to re-
turn to the United States. They
are disssatified with the Bolshevik
Russia and. after denouncing the
United States in public speeches
confess in private that they would
rather live in America than any
where else.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-24

have a theoretical knowledge Of
electricity, and some practical
knowledge in electrical work. Men
who have had experience with
dynamos, switch boards, etc, are
most preferable. Men enlisted in
this branch will be enlisted as
''landsmen for electrician (gen-
eraD", and are given higher ratings
according to their qualifications.
upon completion OF the course at
the Electrical School, Naval Oper-
athing Base. Hampton Roads, Va
Any young men who are inter
ested in this unusual opportunity
and who desire further information
may receive either by applying to
the postmaster of their city, or by
calling at or writing to the Navy
Recruiting Station, Transportation
Building, Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-24
RECORD HANDLER OF COLD.

Cordova, Alaska,-E. e. Beraud,
Of Fairbanks. now on his way to
Paris is believed to hold the dis
tinction of having individually
handled more raw gold than any
other in the history of Alaska.
During the eleven years he has
spent in work as assayer for the
First National bank of Fairbanks.
Beraud has assayed $4,000. 900
worth of the precious yellow metal
for which men have Welded up their
lives in the silent places. The ag
gregate weight of this metal was
IS tons. After visit to Paris, he
says. he will come back to work
in the gold dust once more.
All the news all the tfme-The
ArOuG
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-24
ROADS EARN s.000. 600.

Washington, Jan "a Railroads
earned about S718,0OO,0G0 in 1918.
or about S25O,000.000 less than il
1917, the railroad administration s
reports indicate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-24

President and Mrs. Wilson with
Italian royalty, receiving cheers
of Milan crowd from balcony of
royal palace, and President and
Mrs. Wilson at grave OF Cara
baldi, great Italian patriot.
While all Italy honored Presl-
dent Wilson during his recent visit
to that country Wilson himself paid
tribute to one of Italy's greatest
heroes. Slipping away from the
great crowds that cheered him, he
visited the grave OF Garibaldi, Ital-
ian patriot and liberator, and bow
ed his head for a moment over the
grave. The upper picture shows
how Wilson was received in every
city OF the Italian kingdom.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-24

All the news all the tfme-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-24

All of our boys shirts and waists are
reduced for clearance. Madras and per-
Gales in neat light and dark patterns.
Guaranteed strictly fast colors.
S1.0O grades on sale at 79c.
$1.25 grades on sale at 85c.
$3.50 grades on sale at $1.15.
$500 grades on sale at $1.35.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-09-13

Westmoreland soon to be off
cailly designated as post office.
Arrangements to house important
business nearly complete.