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PertI? flmbog Eveping flews FOUNDED 1879 AS THE PERTH AMBOY REPUBLICAN. An Independent Newspaper published every afternoon, except Sundays, by the Perth Amboy Evening News Company, at 5 King Street, Perth Amboy, N. J. _ J. LOGAN CLEVENGER,.Editor D. P. OLMSTEAD,.Business Manager TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: The Evening News is on sale at newstands and delivered by regular carrier in Perth Amboy, South Amboy, Woodbridge, Carteret, Tottenville and surrounding towns for 6c per week. By mail, postage prepaid, per year ----- $3-°° <« “ “ six months ----- 1.50 BRANCH OFFICE: Newark, ----- F. N. Sommer, 794 Broad St. Long Distance Telephone ----- 98 Entered at Post-Office as second class matter. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1903. Today the citizens of New Jersey vote whether or not the constitntior shall be amended so as to change th< present judicial system. The amend ments should be^passed. The courts are too crowded. Years ago the pres ent system might have been weli enough. Then the Supreme Oouri justices might have been able tc attend to both the Supreme Courl work and the duties of the Court ol Errors, but times have changed. With the great industrial combinations and hnndieds of other organizations making constant litigation, the supreme uourt justice uas euuugu tv. do in his own court. The amend ments, for one thing, provide for a new set of judges for the Court ol Errors. This is right and every citi zen should assist in passing the amendments. The historical value of the West minster Hohie was clearlv pointed out by Rev. fn. H. G. Mendenhall Sun day njtght and the Evening News was gladr to print the discourse in yester . tlay’s paper. Hundreds of cities would be proud of such a structure and tht - SHOPLIFTING IN LONDON. ■•visible Detective** Employed in Keepliitf; Close YVnteli I pon Kleptoma nitiCH. Though there is every appearance in all the great Condon shops that the public is to be trusted implicitly, an elaborate and carefully organized sys tem of espionage prevails to circumvent the designs of the peripatetic thief and the maurauding kleptomaniac, says the Mall. The Invisible detective, whose office is some unsuspected gallery in the ceiU'ng. whence from artfully designed peep holes in the molding he can survey the whole establishment, is the most suc cessful foil to the shoplifter. But there are only a few shops so structurally designed that surveillance of this kind Is possible. Some of the jewelers’ treasure palaces are guarded in this manner, and, to make assurance doubly sure, no attendant is without his satel lite, who keeps a wary eye on the cases of gems exposed to the customers' in spection, standing at the salesman’s elbow while he is showing them. At all periods a careful watch is kept on those dress establishments that art pervaded by women, but more especially at sale time, for it is then that covet ousness overwhelms morality most eas ily, and the crowded state of the shops favors the picker-up of unconsidered trifles. A manager of one of the largest establishments in the metropolis says it is In those departments that are not spacious that pilfering principally goes on, and that in them detective supervi sion is always most acute. Every shopwalker anil counter at tendant is in effect a detective, but there are 6ome professionals who assume the ttuise to hide their real position. It is the duty of each attendant when he is suspicious of a customer to call the at tention of the detective to her, not bla tantly, but by prearranged sign. The detective ithen keeps the suspect under her immidjate eye. In the large em poriums where women chiefly congre gate the most efficient, because least conspicuous, detectives are women, either employed as shopwalkers or as customers. When an attendant misses or thinks he misses something, or notices dis turbing signs of thievery, he speaks to the detective, who, as an elegantly garbed customer, seats herself in a po sition commanding a good view of the suspect and makes her purchases like any other woman, all the while gather ing data upon which to proceed. The disguise assumed by the shop detective v differs day by day. If there be one result less desired by the shop proprietor than another it is to convict a kleptomaniac. Prosecu i tlons do not forward business. The k proprietor’s policy is to prevent pilfer L log by every conceivable means. Hence H a blind eye is turned to what is a theft in embryo, and the wretched shoplifter caught in the act of purloirJng a blouse under cover of her waterproof is asked whether the article may citizens would unite to preserve it forever. Perth Amboy should not neglect its opportunity. EDITORIAL COMMENT. A vessel is to be towed from Phila delphia across the ocean, so that re pairs may be made in Europe, the owners claiming that, owing to the cheapness of labor there, they will save money in having the work done on the other side. We doubt, how ever, whether their example, which is hardly an edifying one, will be generally followed. Moreover, it would not take the European work men long to come to an understanding of the situations and radically change the conditions there.—Elizabeth Times. “Imaginary” assembly districts rinn’t, nnnnt1 in fclin Prohibition non ventions. Two of the nominees for assembly were selected from Eliza beth and one from Rahway.—Eliza beth Journal. The New Jersey building at the St. Louis Exposition, modelled after Washington’s headquarters at Morris town, is a big improvement over the “hen coop” put up at the Buffalo Ex position by the Voorhees Commis sion.—Camden Post-Telegram. home for her. To the bulging umbrella or the gaping handbag the detective al ludes with an apology, fearing that madam has inadvertently incommoded herself with something that fell from the counter. First offenders are often cured by nar row escapes such as this from falling into the abyss that leads to the dock, and gladly pay for the experience in coin of the realm as if they had all the while meant to purchase instead of to purloin the goods. Should leniency of such a kind fail to lead the trespasser back into the paths of rectitude, the manager’s office is made the scene of more serious negotiations, on which it is as well to draw the veil. But as a rule it does not. Considering the immense population of London and the ease with which beautiful objects can apparently be taken in the great shops, the detectives find their talents called but seldom into play, probably because their system of surveillance is so capitally organized and carried out. SURPRISED THE CHINAMAN. American Soltllcr* In Hie Philippine* Took Only Cabbage* n* Present*. Some time ago it was stated that the sum total of graft acquired by Gen. Otis while he was tn command in the Philippines consisted of a quarter of a pound of tea that he accepted just as he was leaving the island. An of ficer who served with Otis, says the Washington Post, relates that he did not accept another gift, it seems that the first Christmas which Gen. Otis ■ai.RTvt In the islands he received from the head Chinaman, the man who managed all the affairs of the Chinese residents of Manila, quite a large as sortment of gifts, consisting of sill a and other Chinese goods. They were really valuable, and, in addition there were four heads of cabbage. These vegetables were brought from Hong Kong, and were considered a great delicacy in the Philippines. The next officer in rank received a less quantity of goods and three cabbages, and so on down the line, a smaller quantity of goods and two cabbages, and a still smaller quantity and one cabbage for the lowest in rank. Gen. Otis gave directions to send all the goods back, gave the cabbages. He accepted these and allowed the other officers to re tain their cabbages, but they had to send back the valuable gifts. The head Chinaman was much disturbed and feared that the rejection of his gift* might mean disagreeable con sequences for him and his people. He (had never had anything turned back under the Spanish rule, and he had learned that gifts paved the way for favors. The way of the Americans in the orient must have been a sur prise to many people who have been in the habit of purchasing favors. Read the real estate advertising oolnmi^^^ftKe 2, today. MKnasEs?'n»>en»>z9Esesesa5352SZ5zses25a5zsz5a «as« i ORGANIZED LABOR, i tBSHFHSEFPiiH gSBSggMgaWgeaWIML^BMngMMMWCTl •tesctszsasESESHbc? asas asasasasasasasrasasas wsasfl A. new labor socialists party will be formed in Porto Rico to act independ ently of the American Federation of Labor. Machinists on the Boston & Albany Railroad have accepted the nine-honr day, and nave been promised an in crease in wages. A delav in tho reorganization of the New York Cloaknmkers, caused by conflict of opinions as to the title for the new body has been settled by ar bitration. “The Amalgamated Cloak makers’ Union of the International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union” is the new name. ADAPTING FOREIGNERS. How (In* l.lttle Children Renin to Ac quire Knowledge lu the l ulted .Stole*. The foreign parents of East side chil dren realize that knowledge—especially knowledge of I he language—is power. In the class room, as on the street, the conflicting racial characteristics of the children of different nationalities, the influence of heredity, home life and en vironment, arc all strikingly exemplified, says Everybody’s Magazine. The teach ers soon come to realize that the surest wav to spur the Jewish hoys on to re newed efforts in their studies is to tell them constantly stories of the positions of power and wealth which await boys who have time duration to fill them, stor ies of other boys who have grown up to fill such positions. The dreamy, indolent Italian children can best be reached by an appeal to their love of pure scholarship, their apprecia tion of the artistic, of rhythm and music, of the beauty of form and color. With nothing in their unlovely lives to awaken a spark of artistic ereativeness, once given a glimpse of artistic proced ure in the modeling and drawing classes, they display that marvelous talpnt for creation which is their heritage of race, and which has outlived the degradation of fifty generations. Ail the children of the East side, especially the Hungar ians, have a wonderful gift of language. Slow Repair to Swift Destruction. An indication of the enormous cost of time as well as money involved in at tempts to repair the damage done by forest destruction is given by Mr. George W. Rafter, in Water Supply Pa per No. 80, of the Geological Survey. Concerning the proposition to reforest the Croton watershed, whereby, It is calculated, the daily supply of New York city water could be increased 75, 000,000 gallons, Mr._ Rafter says that 120 years would lie needed to produce the full effect of fore station, and by the expiration of that time the original cost, compounded at three per cent, in terest, would am*.lint to about $780, 000,000. Till* Vein* *if ItenlENin. Manager—What excuse have you for drawing your play out into nine acts? Author — Well, you see. the lier^ gets tangled up in a lawsuit in the first act.—Cincinnati Empjirer. Tin* Tree Te«t, “My wife is a famous coo!:," Mullin announced proudly. “So?" responded Barlow, irdhferent ly “Yes. sir. She or : . savros that make even health foods '.a! table Life Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Mac'dine. Rotary Motion and Ball Bearings. If You are Thinking About getting a first-claRs Machine have one sent to your house on a free trial. 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Answer this advertisement NOW LIFE PUBLISHING CO. 1 1 CALENDAR OF LOibAL EVENTS i - SEPT, | OCTOBER SMTWTFS S iT WT FS .... i 2 3 4 5 .. .. • 1 2 3 6789101112 4 5 O' 7 8 9 IO 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ti 12 1314 15 if> !7 20212223242526 18 19 20 4i 22 23 24 27 28 29 30. 25 26 27 ^29 30 31 Oot. 16, 16, 17—Fair Independent Order Good Templars, Temp erance Hall, Prospedt street. Nov. 18, 19, 20—Fair, Presbyterian Chapel. THOMAS M. THICKSTUN Attorney-at-Law 122 SmlthSircet, Scheuer Building l’EUTH AMI’OY, N. J. Frkp. LurToN. Herbert A. Bushnei.l. LUPTON & BUSHNELL successors to Lupton & Lupton ..Granite and Marble.. Monuments Headstones and Fencing. Your Patronage Soliclte,!. New Bruns’k Av. & Central R. R. CITY DIRECTORY. CHURCHES. Beth Mordecai, Ilobart Street. Pastor, Dr. M. Kopfstein. Friday, 8.15 p. m. Saturday, 10.00 a. m. Hebrew School, Saturday 1 p. m. Sunday School 9.30 a. m. Congregational (Swedish)—Gordon st. —Pastor, Theodore Englund—Sunday Ser vices 10.30 a. m. 7.30 p. m. Sunday School 9.30 a. m. First Perth Amboy, Hebrew Mutual Aid Society, Elm Street, P. Joselson, Trustee. Services, Friday 6 to 7 p. m. Saturday 8.30 a. m., 4.30 p. m. First Baptist—Fayette st.—Pastor, Rev. Percy R. Ferris—Sunday Services, 10 and and 10.30 1. m. and 7.30 p. m. Sunday school 2. 30 p. m. B. Y. P. U. Friday 3.45 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7.43 p. m. First Presbyterian, Market st and City Hall Park, Pastor, Rev. Harlan G. Men denhall D. D. Sunday services, 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Sunday School 9.30 a. m., 2.30 p. m., Junior C. E. 3.30 p. m. Y. P._S. C. E. 6.40 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7.43 p. m. Graoe English Lutheran. Smith Street Pastor, Rev. E. J. Keuling. Sunday Ser vices 10.30 a. m., 7.30P. m. Sunday School 2.30 p. m, Methodist (Danish) Madison Ave and Jefferson st., Pastor, Rev. A. Hanson. Sunday Services, 10.30 a*, m. and 7.30 p. m. Epworth League, 3.43 p. m., Sunday School, 2.30 p, m. Class meeting, Wed nesday and Friday at 7.45 p. m. Holy Cross Episcopal—Washington and Johnstone sts.—Rev.D. A. Willes, priest in charge—Sunday Services 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p m Sunday School 9.30 a. m. Our Savior’s Lutheran (Danish) State St. Rev. V. B. Skov, pastor. Sunday services 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Sunday School 2.30 p. m. Simpson Methodist—High and Jefferson Sts. Pastor, Rev. S. Trevena Jackson, A. M. Sunday services 9.30 and JO.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m.; Sunday school, 2.30 p, m.; Epworth League, 6.30 p. m.; Ftayei meeting, Wednesday, 7.45 p. m.; Bible training class, Friday, 7.30 p. m.; Young Gleaners, Friday, 4.30 p. m,; Junior Ep worth League, Friday, 7.00 p. m. St. Mary’s Roman Catholic, Center St. Rev. B. T. O'Connell, pastor; Rev. S. A. Mitchell and Rev. T. F. Blake, assistants. Sunday services 7.00 8.30, 9.30 and 10.4 5 a. m. 7.30 p. m. Sunday School 2.30 p. m. St. Paul’s German Church—South First street—Pastor Rev. Jacob Ganns. Services every rst and 3rd Sunday of the month. Sunday School every Sunday at 2 o’clock. St. Stephens Roman Catholic (Polish)— State St. Rev. J. Ziellnsk, pastor. Sun day services, 8.00, 10.30 a. m. Vespers, 4.00 p. m. Sunday School 3.30p. m. St. Stephens Lutheran (Danish) Broad St. Pastor Uev. J. Christianson. Sunday services 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Sun day School 3 p. m. St. Peters Episcopal—Rector St. Rector, Rev. J. L. Lancaster. Sunday services 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m, Sunday School 2.30 p. m. W. C. T. U.—Meets at 27 Smith st. ev ery Sunday at 4 p. m. LODGES. A. O. U. W Meets Odd Fellows Hall, Smith Street 1st. and 3d. Mondays. I. B. Mandeville, M. W.; J. S. Phillips, Sec’y., 7 Kearney Ave. I . B. P. O. E. No. 784. Meets K. of C. Hall, corner Smith and Rector Street 1st. and 3rd. Tuesdays. Dr. Frank Crowther, E. R.; W. A. Crowell, Sec’y., Gordon Street. C. L. B. Father Quinn Council No. 88. meets 2d and 4th Tuesdays every Montn in K. of C. Hall. William Hallahan, sec retary. j D. of c. Meet in City Hall, every Mon day evening. Counsellor Mrs. Maggie Herbert, High street. Secretary Charles Cluney 444 State st. Degree of Pocohontas—I. O. R. M. Meets every 2d and 4th Friday at City Hall Mrs. G. Steinmetz, Pocohontas. Mrs. William Greenleaf, C. of R. Mrs. P. Erick son, C. of W. F. and A. M. Raritan Lodge No. 61 Regular Communications 2nd. and 4th. Thursdays, Odd Fellows Hall, Smith Street C. F. Hall, W. M.; C. K. Seaman. Sec’y., High Street. F. of A. Court Amboy No. 58, meets at K. of P. Hall, first and third ‘Wednesday. Thos. Lucas, Chief Ranger, E. J. Dalton Fin Sec., 95 New Brunswick ave. : S James H. Dandy Post 1 darretson, Commander; French, Westminster. J Po Ambo Tribe *No. 65 A Council Sleep every Thursday. Peter ■ Axeen, Sachem, llansS. Smith, C. of K. H Andrew Jensen C. of W. V Ira B. Tice Lodge No. 309 Rail-Road A Trainmen, meet every 1st and 3rd Sunday ™ Knights of Pythias Hall Cor. Smith and High streets. T. J. Griffin Master Robt. Mulvaney Secretary, Charles Miller Tres urer. 1 I. O. of F., Court Keasbey, No. 3367. Meets last Thursday of every month, K. of C . Hall, corner Smith and Rector streets.' G. W. Fithian, Chief Ranger II. E. Pickersgill, Secretary, 77 Lewis st. I. O. O. F. Lawrence Lodge, No. 62 Meets Odd Fellows Hall, Smith Street every Friday night. W. A. McCoy N. G.; F. L. Herrington, Sec’y., Brighton Ave. Jr. O. U. A. M. Middlesex Council No. 63. Meets every 2d and 4th Wednesday in City Hall. Charles Cluney, Counsellor, G. M. Adair, Recording Secretary 203 Madison Av. K. of P. Algonquin Lodge, No. 44. Meets every Monday K. of P. Hall Smith and High Streets. Harvey Stetson, C. C.; m Chris Meshrow, K. of R. and S. K. of C. San Salvadore Council. Meets H every 2d and 4th Wednesday in K. of C. H Hall, Smith (and Rector Street. W A. ■ Urowney, G. K.; Recording Sec’y., 1 Richard A. Bolger, 124 Market Street. A I. O. of F. Court Perth Amboy, No. I 3043. Meets K. of P. Hall, High and fl OIIIUII on cccvciy 131 anu _JIU lucauayj, John K. Sheehy, C. R. Peter Poulsen, R S S., 165 Elm Street R. A. Middlesex Council No. 1100. Meets Odd Fellows llall, Smith Street every second and fourth Tuesday. Ilenry McCullough Regent, N. H. Moore, Secre tary, 60 Jefferson Street. K. of G. E. Meets in Odd Fellows’ Hall, Smith street, every Tuesday night. George Bath, Noble Grand; Frank B. Reed, Keeper ot Records, 129 Mechanic street. P. O. S. ot A., Washington Camp, No. 79. Meets every second and fourth Thurs day K. of P. Hall, cor. High and Smith street Fred Waters, President; J. M. Mills, Secretary, 210 Oak street. W. O. W. Perth Amboy Camp No. 19, meets at City Hall tst and 3rd Wednesday. Chris. Mathiasen C. C., Hr. H. K. Mason Clerk, 63^ Smith street. J Washington Literary Club meets in Un- ■ ion Hall Adalaide Building, on the Second ^ Sunday of Each Month at 3 o'clock p. m. John Clark, President. JiiKt In Ifiiril Luck. V Irate Guest (to waffer)—Look hejre, M didn’t I order a Swiss cheese sandwith? " 1 Polite Waiter—Yes, sor, and there it ■ is. Irate Guest—There’re two slices of bread all right, but can you find any cheese on them? Polite Waiter—I’m sorry, sir, the cheese is there all right, only—you hap pened to hit on one of the holes.—N. Y. • Times. Strong: Resemblnnoc. “There is a strong resemblance be tween the first president of the United States and the present one.” “What is it?” "Washington was the father of his country, and Roosevelt is the great an tagonist of race suicide.”—T->wn Topics. All ToRelher. Sunshine to-morrow Shall trouble destroy;; 1 Sing out your sorrow' I And w histle for joy! ; —Atlanta ^Constitution. J WAS TAKING NO CHANCES. J 'J % i Waggs—Can you cook. j|gy| Miss Wiggs—Yes. Waggs—Do you play the |iiano Miss Wiggs—No. ^BB Waggs—Will you be my wife?—Chi-^W cago Journal. ^B A Question. I We hope for mansions In the skies. W’e yearn for future glory' where The splendid, golden turrets rise And all the scenes are passing fair, j But shall we, If we ever win , i Such glories as we crave, agree 4 To be content if others there1— i If all the people who get In, The high, the low, the fat, the thin— Are just as richly blest as we? —N. Y. Herald. ' In Danger. HRS Nodd —I heard you abusing yoBsgyjj servants as I passed your piazza night. y Todd--Good heavens! is that fo? Jgfp|§ hope they didn't hear me.—11 Topics. I /^m Fanilllnr Subject. 1 Wife (after returning from church)— Hg You should have been in church this^Bj morning. We had a beautiful scrmon^B ;f Husband—I’ll bet you can’t repeaflBS the text. flH “Yes I can. It was the tenth verse the Kith chapter of Ezekiel—'I gird^B thee about with fine linen, and 1 co^B ered thee with silk.” "Huh! It is no wonder you remem bered it.”—London Tit-Bits. A Bail Can*. The cynical man was staring througBB^’: the window at the chesty man swinging^B down the street. “Does Chesty know ^B anything?” asked his companion. "Know anything!” said the cynical B man, “he doesn’t even suspect any- B 1 thing.”—N. Y. Times. - ^B