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Peftf? flmbog Evening flewa 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 - - - - * 1-5° BRANCH OFFICE: Newark,.F. N. Sommer. 794 Broad St. Long Distance Telephone - - - - 98 Entered at Post-Office as second class matter. MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1903. Since the defeat of the constitution al amendments tlie agitation for a convention to revise the entire consti tution is growing throughout the State. It is argued that the present constitution was made to fill the wants of a State sixty years ago, but times have changed now and what was good then is entirely inadequate for the present time. This argument is good. There is hardly any doubt but that the constitution could be changed to benefit the State and, as the News was in favor of the amendments be oanse it believed them a step in the right direction, so now it favors the general revision of the whole consti tution. The News, however, cannot agree with the Jersey City Journal in that the General Assembly and the Gover nor alone have the power to call such a constitutional convention. The Jersey Citv paper professes great friendship for the smaller counties in one sentence and in the next proposes a plan to ignore them entirely,! cast their rights aside, get control of the ■ the At ratnr ig in mbly t to □e in the will also be elected according to population. In this event Hudson and Essex and one or two others could control the State while counties like Middlesex could go fish. With the present equal representa tion in the Senate the smaller counties will not allow a constitutional con vention to be called unless their rights are well guarded. It is absolutely necessary that the smaller counties stiok to this, for while the larger counties profess all love and friend ship the Journal’s editorial shows that they stand ready to knifejthem at the first opportunity. Here is a sample of the Journal s friendship: "Many newspaper editors in differ ent seotions of thisiState have appar ently given serious thought to the question of a Constitutional Conven tion, and most of them have agreed with The Evening Journal that it would be better to allow the small counties to retain their much-cherish ed membership in the Senate on county lines than to delay the really important amendments so much de sired.” Further the Journal says: "There is no reason why the House of Assembly should not pass a House resolution providing for an election of delegates to a convention, to form a new Constitution. Such a resolution, duly attested by the Speaker and Clerk and approved by the Governor, would be sufficient warrant to set the machinery in motion, and the Senate could be ignored.” I With the Senate out of the way i everything would be easy. The 'con stitution should be revised, but it is not the section providing for the elec tion of senators that needs changing. Hudson county will endeavor to have poll tax eliminated as it says it is impossible to collect it there and no attempt is made to do it. In Trenton, it is said,';only twenty-five per cent, of the poll tax is collected. In this matter Perth Amboy re sembles Hudson county for no effort has been made here for many years to collect poll tax. This the News be lieves to be a mistake. Instead of endeavoring to*do away with it alto gether a determined effort should be made to collect the dollar. It is a small sum and any man who enjoys the privileges of this great country should be glad to contribute at least that much toward the support of the municipality in which he lives. Perth Amboy needs every dollar it can get £_:_____ 4- 4.1,nnrlnn^n 1 Vi liuy* V • VUJWUVB} ^ w* dollars have been lost by the failure to collect the poll tax. If the tax had been collected every year and the amounts saved, the oity jjpould now have in its treasury enough to pur oher? ihe Westminster property entire and give the people the much needed park. In Elizabeth, it is said, ninety per cent, of the poll tax is collected and in Newark seventy per cent. If it can be done in those cities it can be done here. The poll tax should not be abolished. It should be collected and not ignored. — According to the report of Superin tendent Maxson the city is making a net profit in the shape of tuition re ceived for allowing children from other municipalities the benefit of Plainfield’s excellent school system. So long as their presence does not de prive any child in this city of the privilege of attending the schools, we } believe it to be decidedly to tne ad ! vantage of the taxpayers to continue the present plan.—Plainfield Press. Evidently Plainfield is not up against the proposition confronting the school authorities in Perth Amboy. EDITORIAL COMMENT. When the scheme for building the Rahway Reformatory was pending in the Legislature, the public was told that the new institution would relieve the crowded condition of the State prison and make it unnecessary to buijd an extension to it for several years. Now, after hundreds of thous ands of dollars have been wasted on tlie Rahway marsh, there is a demand for more ‘cell space at the prison. There seems to be no doubt that both public and the Legislature were de ceived.—Trenton Times. There should be a great local pride in the Municipal hospital erected west of this city and needed financial assistance should be generously given. Of its need there can be no doubt and those who have worked so earnestly for its erection deserve the thanks of the entire community.—Asbury Park Press. Joan of Arc. I Domremy, on. a railway branch but w Vte mites away, lies in a beautiful val ley of the foot-hills of the Vosges mountains, to French-Lorralne. The .vfHage has changed but little since the time of the heroic maid. The two stevy stone cottage where she was born kill stands beelde the very church in which she worshipped so devoutly. • * • Until its recent purchase by the government, this cottage had been owned by the descendants of Joan ever since her day. Some years ago a titled Bnglishman offered' its present repre sentative a very large sum for the place, but, poor as he was, and needing the money sorely, the indignant owner seta Bed to pass this memorable spot Into the possession of one of the coun try's former energies. The national learning of this patriotic rerusai Deetowea upon mm the cross of the Legion of Honor, and appointed him chief forester of that department. —Charles B. Wells, in Four-Track News. Accounting for HIh Mailnma. He—1 love you, Miss Beach, ardent ly, passionately, madly. She—Nonsense, Mr. Do Sever; you are hardly aotjiNiinted with me. “I know; but then—why, perhaps that’s the reason.”—St.ray Stories. For “It’s all < ff,” said as the last button of his suit gave way.—Com HI “Drum l> ter" The woifd from tbe word \‘d a uulksr of cows. 1 THE WHEAT 'SUCCESS OF BEN _HUR. Ill ——— ii m mmm— The success that has attended Klaw & Erlanger’s revival of “Ben-Hur” at the New York Theatre, is a most striking evidence of the remarkable hold this truly wonderful dramatic production has taken on public favor. No revival in New York City has ever made such a success as tins has scored. People flock to see it with the same interest displayed when it was origin ally presented at the Broadway Theatre four years ago and every in dication points to even a larger record of attendance, 'ilie accompanying cut shows Simonides and Esther. Seats for “Ben-Hur” may be order ed by mail. Prices rauge from 11.50 to 50 cents. Special attention is given to filling orders for the women and children’s matinees Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. „ F HST ia«SBtidS(ej3c^lll»B,5HSa5ci‘3V.bc23ctSBSEKEEi5:ESa«C4 asasPSEHasasEszsaseatiiias'cJaa as ^y.a«,-2sasasasias«ii f I uRGANIZED LABOR. 1 bas2sa5HS2sa asas3sa5asa5Ht7S55a*Ji*EH5HSE5asaso’K sasEsasasiiSf-iSHSpasa. ^sasasasasiasasasasasiiFsas/ The twenty-third annual convention of the American Federation of Labor will be held in Faneuil hall, Boston, beginning November 9. There were 252 strikes in Austria last year, involving 36,304 work people; of these there were successful 71; partly successful, 68; failed, 95; result unknown, in 18 cases. Because of overproduction, the General Electric Company is to re duce its working force by about 5,000 men. Within the past five weeks 1,000 men have been laid off at the company’s plant in Lynn, Mass. The International Union of Steam Engineers, at its annual convention at Wheeling, W. Va., took steps to organize all stationary engineers in the United States and Canada and an eight hour day was recommended. Tne strike of the weavers at the Summit Silk Company, which had been in force for about seven weeks, practically ended yesterday. The strike was orderod because the com pany had discharged a number of its employes who were prominent in the Weaver’s Union. Colonel Pope, of bicycle fame, re cently said that the first essential to business success is “advertising;” that the second essential was “big advertising:” and the third, “bigger advertising-” •PHONE GIRL SAYS “0.” l?o, She'* Not Surprised, Dot In Draw iiiK Nearer to Nanght—HOaght” (iruteN on SenMitlve Ears. The telephone girl is progressive. For years and yeara in repeating a num ber which had a zero Included she would always call It “ought.” For instance, If a subscriber called for “twenty four Shirty,” the telephone girl would repeat: “Two-three-four-ougbt.” When some subscriber w-ho had a little feeling t>f compassion for the king’s English, which was being so cruelly murdered right before his ears, would gently ob ject and say: "Two-four-three-naught,” the girl would again repeat, "ought,” and tell the subscriber -to “look In the dictionary.” But the world moves, says the New York Herald. The “naught” Is oom menclng to be realized in the most ex clusive telephone circles. It could not be expected that the telephone girl would surrender all at once. She has fought for that “ought” too long to drop it immediately, and thus confess that she had been wrong. So, while she has dropped t«« “ought,” she has taken up “o” instead. So now she repeats 2310 in this manner, “two three-four-O.” It Is a splendid vlstory for English un defiled. Optimists can now see dawning that glad day when the telephone girl wll say “naught” right out loud. His H('sources. Mr. Gotrox—What are your re sources? Cholly Nervine—Well, I have six other rich girls willing to marry me be sides your daughter.—Judge. Certainly Komi of It. “My ole man,” says the gypsy wom an, “is the wust man for chicken you ever see. If he can’t git a chicken no ! other way he’ll go an’ buy one.”—Tit 1 Bits. """Accounts Opened. Formerly of Newark, now consolidated into their Elizabeth stores. In making your purchases of Furniture, Carpets, Stoves or other household goods, there is great satisfaction in having a large and varied stock to select from, in our four large buildings we carry an im unense stock and at prices below Newark and New York houses, as we give our customers the benefit of our low ex penses. Special For This Week A Dining Room Suit, consisting of 6 oak chairs, one oak extension table and one oak side board for the d»Ag low price of. McManus Bros., Furniture, Carpets and. Pianos. Complete House Outfitters 105, 107, 109 FIRST ST., ELIZABETHPORT, N. J. ■—n ,->-—— CALENDAR OF LOCAL EVENTS , — ... — m — OCTOBER NOVEMBER SMTWTFS SMTWTFS . 123 123456 7J 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 1617 18 19 20 2lj| 18192021222324 22232425262728 25262728293031 2930.jj Oct. 12—Organ Recital, Simpson M. E. chnroh. Oct. 13—Ball, 0. B. L. Father Qniun Council No. 8, Braga Hall. Oct. 14—Private reception, Braga Hall. Oct. 16—New England Supper, Ladies Aid Society, Baptist chapel. Oct. 16, 16, 17—Fair, Independent Order Good Templars, Temp erance Hall, Prospect street. Oct. 20—Reception, L. O. B. A., Wilder Hall. Oct. 22—Ball. Singing Society Har monie, Wilder Hall. Ont, 22—Concert;. Christian Endeay or Society, Presbyterian Chapel. Oot. 24—Ball, Dana Relief Sooiety, Braga Hall. Oct. 27, 28, 29—Bazaar, Grace Eng lish Lutheran church, Odd Fellows Hall. Oct. 29—Entertainment, Epworth League, Simpson M. E. church. Oct. 29—Entertainment and Ball, ladies of Yorwaerts, Braga Hall. Oct. 28—Private reception, Braga Hall. Nov. 1—Braga Olub night, Braga Hall. Nov. 5—Marine supper, Parsonage Ain Society, Simpson M. E. church. Nov. 11—Ball, Woodmen of the World, Braga Hall. Nov. 12—Entertainment, Epworth League, Simpson M. E. church. Nov. 12—Play, benefit of Free Kind ergarten, Wilder Hall. Nov. 13—Delta Baseball Club, Braga Hall. Nov. 18, 19, 20—Fair, Presbyterian Chapel. Nov. 18—Ira B. lice Lodge, Braga Hall. Nov. 25—F. of A. Court Amboy No. 58, Braga Hall. Nov. 23 to Dec. 3—Fair, St. Mary’s church, Wilder Hall. Nov. 26—Concert, Simpson M. E. church. Doc. 31—Ball, Woodohoppers, Cabin Amboy, 49, Wilder Hall. Dec. 31—Steamfitters Union, Braga Hall. _ THOMAS M. THICKSTUN Attorney-at-Law 122 Smith Street, Scheuer Building PERTH AMBOY, N. J. I Forrest I,. Smltli CITY SURVEY OR, I Scheuer Building. B Fred. Lupton. Herbert A. Bushnell. LUPTON & BUSHNELf SUCCESSORS TO LUPTON & LUPTON ..Granite and Marble.. Monuments Headstones and Fencing. Your Patronage Solicited. New Bruns’k Av. & Central R. R. CITY DIRECTORY. CHURCHES. Beth Mordecai, Hobart 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. rn. 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 r. m. and 7.30 p. m. Sunday school 2. 30 p. m. B. Y. P. U. Friday.3.45 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7.45 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 p. m., 2.30 p. m., Junior C. E. 3.30 p. m. Y. P. S. C. E. 6.40 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7.45 p. m. Grace 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, 3.451 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 j School 2.30 p. m. Simpson Methodist—High and Jefferson Sts. Pastor, Rev. S. Trevena Jackson, A.M. Sunday services 9.30 and 10.30 a. m. and 1.30 p. m.; Sunday school, 2.30 p, m.; Epyorth League, 6.30 p. m.; Prayer meeting, Wednesday, 7.45 p. m.; Bible training cllss, Friday, 7.30 p. m.; Young Gleaners, Hriday, 4.30 p. m,; Junior Ep worth League, Friday, 7.0O p. m. St. Mary> Roman Catholic, Center St. (lev. B. T. S'Connell, pastor; Rev, S. A. Mitchell and'alev. T. F. Blake, assistants. Sunday serviVes 7.00 8.30, 9.30 and 10.4 5 a. m. 7.30 p\m. Sunday School 2.30 p. iri. \ St. Paul’s GerVan Church—South First street—Pastor Re*. Jacob Ganns. Services every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month. Sunday School every Sunday at 2 o’clock. St. Stephens Roman Catholic (Polish)— State St. Rev. J. Zielfnsk, pastor. Sun day services, 8.00, 10.30 a. m. Vespers, 4.00 p. m. Sunday School 3.30 p. 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, oil11ill nucci 131. CUIU 3(1. iYiumiap. 1. u. Mandeville, M. VV.; J. S. Phillips, Sec’y., 7 Kearney Ave. B. P. O. E. No. 784. Meets K. of C. Hall, corner Smith and Rector Street ist. and 3rd. Tuesdays. Dr. Frank Crowther, E. R.; W. A. Crowell, Sec’y., Gordon Street. C. L. B. Father Quinn Council No. 88. meets ad and 4th Tuesdays every Montn in K. of C. Hall. William Hallahan, sec retary. D. of L. Meet in City Hall, every Mon day evening. Counsellor Mrs. Jennie Platt, 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. 6t 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. Frank Rhodecker, Chief Ranger, E. J. Dalton Fin. Sec., 95 New Brunswick ave. G. A. R. Major James H. Dandy Post No. 43. S. G. Garretson, Commander; Adjt. Rev. E. B. French, Westminster. Imp'd O. R. M. Po Ambo Tribe No. 65 Council Sleep every Thursday. Peter Axeen, Sachem, Hans S. Smith, C. of R. Andrew Jensen C. of W. Ira B. Tice Lodge No. 309 Rail-Road Trainmen, meet every ist and 3rd Sunday Knights of Pythias Hall Cor. Smith and High streets. T. J. Griftin Master Robt. Mulvaney Secretary, Charles Miller Tres urer. I. O. of F., Court Keasbey, No. 3367. Meets 2nd and 4th Monday of every month, K. of C . Hall, corner Smith and Rector streets. G. W. Fithian, Chief Ranger H. 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 Jl and High Streets. Fred Waters, C. C.j ~ Chris Meshrow, K. of R. and S. K. of C. San Salvadore Council. Meets every 2d and 4th Wednesday in K. of C. Hall, Smith |and Rector Street. W A. Growney, G. K.; Recording Sec’y., Richard A. Bolger, 124 Market Street. I. O. of F. Court Perth Amboy, No. 3043. Meets K. of P. Hall, High and Smith Streets, every ist and 3rd Tuesdays. Tnhn K- C* K Pniil«f*n R S., 165 Elm Street K. of G. E. Meets in Odd Fellows’ Hall, Smith street, every Tuesday night, George Bath, Noble Grand; Frank B. Reed, W Keeper ot Records, 129 Mechanic street. T P. O. S. of A., Washington Camp, No. ■ 79. Meets every second and fourth Thurs- t day K. of P. Hall, cor. High and Smith street Fred Waters, President; J. M. Mills, , Secretary, 210 Oak street. R. A. Middlesex Council No. noo. Meets Odd Fellows Hail, Smith Street M every second and fourth Tuesday. Henry ■ McCullough Regent, N. H. Moore, Secre- ■ tary, 60 Jefferson Street. ■ 8t. Patrick’s Alliance meets 3rd Thurs- 1 day in every month, in K, of C. Hall, J. t N. Clark, Pres. Dennis Conklin, Secretary. W. O. W. Perth Amboy Camp No. 19, meets at City Hall 1st and 3rd Wednesday. Chris. Mathiasen C. C., Dr. H. K. Mason Clerk, 63J Smith street. Wood Choppers of America meet first Sundayjin every month in City Hall. Chas. Johns, n I’res., Dennis Conklin 79 Elzab .th Street Keeper of Leaves. Washington Literary Club meets in Un ion Hall Adalaide Building, on the Seconl Sunday of Each Month at 3 o’clock p. m. John Clark, President, Dennis Conklin Secretary. The Cftnnlbari Barbecue. Killseai (a native ot the Cannibal is lands)—They are having a barbecue down on the beach. Eatoavn—What’s the entree, man oc woman? “Neither. They’ve captured a ship laden with New York newspapers and they are devouring the news.”—Prince ton Tiger. Not Competent to Jndtre. ' Cholly—That was a clevah thing you said to Freschy lawst night. Miss Pepprey—Who told you? Cholly—Why, 1—er—heard you say ft. \ Miss Pepprey—Yes, but who told you It was clever?—/-Philadelphia Press. Testing Her CooltlnK. J Mamma—No) session of the cooking- n school class to-day? Daughter—No, ma’am. The teach er's sick. J j Mamma—what's the trouble? | Daughter j— Indigestion. — Philadel phia Ledger. .p d