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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
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regular carrier in Perth Amboy, South Amboy, Woodbridge,
Carteret, Tottenville and surrounding towns for 6c per week.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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