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FLAINFIELD, NEAV JERSEY, WEDNESDAY-, APRILS, 1912 PRICE TWO CENTS WEATHER FORECAST 12 PfiBES ATEST CHILD WELFARE DISCUSSED DREDGES OF HIGH POWER DEMOCRATS' EXCITING TIME EJD OF BIG TOUR CONTEST IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING Ctsdidates Will Make Unusual Efforts in the Three Remaining Days As They Realize They Need All the Sub cr They Can Possibly Get-Have Ycu Given Ycur Aid? CAIRO NEARLY SUBMERGED VIVIAN M. LEWIS VICE CHANCELLOR E. C. Pearson Reads P. J.

Rev lie Out of Party Because He Wouldn't Stand for Wilson Reports Presented at International Congress oi Navigation in Philadephia Inspiring Addresses Given Last Night by Drs. A.E. Shipley and Philip Van Ingen, of NewYork LEADERS TODAY On Saturday evening five young ladies of Plainfield and vicinity will made exceedingly happy and popular when they are declared the winners of the Courier-News European Tours. A sixth lady will share the happiness of the others when she is named the chaperon of the party. While the winners will be known so soon, it is yet a Question of much Special to Trenton, N.

J. April 3. Vivian M. Lewis, whose term as banking and insurance commissioner, will expire April 15, was today appointed Vice Chancellor by Chancellor Edwin Robert Walker. It is expected that he will take the oath of office today.

The term is seven years, and the salary $10,000 per year. Although Chancellor Walker Is a Democrat, he named a Republican, to succeed himself as Vice of the precedent that the Court of Chancery must be kept evenly divided politically. The court will now comprise a Democratic chancellor and three vice-chancellors of that party and four Republican vice-chancellors. STRIKERS CLASH WITH POUCH By United Press. Passaic, April 3.

Twenty girl mill workers were beaten by special officers in a clash between girl strikers and officers guarding the Forst-man Huffman mill at Clifton today, A squad of 50 girls and a few mea started to relieve the pickets on duty for the strikers. As they approached they spoke to several strikebreakers going to the mill and urged them not to work. Just then thirty special deputies came along and ordered the girls to move. Some went but others did not go fast enough, and the deputies charged them. Sev- eral girls were knocked down, some.

it is said, were beaten. An Italian trying to protect two of the girls, was attacked by three police and beaten. He was arrested town. and sent out of THREE PERSONS WERE SHOT IN PASSAIC By United Press: Passaic, N. J.t April 3.

Salvator Fulfaro, William Mazzo and his six-year-old daughter were shot seriously, returning home early, today, by two men who jumped out of a dark alley. The police say the shooting was the result of a feud between Fulfaro and an Italian faction. MISS STREM BRIDE OF ALBERT ODD The Ceremony Performed at the Home of Bride's Sister Last Evening The marriage of Miss Lena Strem to Albert Edward Odd, took place at seven o'clock last evening at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. Lawrence Peterson, 229 Morri3 street. The ceremony was performed by the Rev.

J. O. McKelvey, pastor of Warren chapel, and was witnessed by-a large number of friends of the bride and bridegroom. The bride was attended by Miss Gertrude Eurkey, of Ballston Spa, N. as maid of honor, and the bridegroom by Edward Strem, brother of the bride, as best man.

The Misses Dorothy and Mae Louisa Peterson, nieces of the bride, were flower girls; Master Robert Gold-sack acted as ring bearer. The two ring ceremony was used. The bride's dress was of chiffon cloth. She carried a bouquet of white sweet peas. The maid of honor wore a dress of voile; she carried white carnations.

Immediately following the ceremony dinner was served and a reception was held. Mr. and Mrs. Odd left on a lata train for a short honeymoon trip. Upon their return they will reside in this city.

The bride is the yonngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Strem, of West Front stree LENTEN MUSIC AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH The annual Lenten musical service of the First Baptist choir will be given tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. All are cordially invited to attend. The choir will be assisted "bv Mrs.

Edith Davies Jones, harpist, and W. P. DeNike. 'cellist, in tho fnll selections: Prelude, "Meditation," Bach-Gounod; chorus from the Passion, Haydn; contralto solo, "Panis An-gelicus," Cesar Franck; cantata, "Olivet to Calvary," J. H.

Maunder; "Salve Regina," Karl Matys. The soloists will be: Miss Ruth Harris, soprano; Miss Katherine Bushnell, contralto; George H. Smith, tenor; William Holmes, baritone. Howard M. Case, organist and choir master.

Great clearing sale now going on. Wonderful bargains. Selling out entire stock of shoes and men's furnishings at a great sacrifice. I. Hess, corner Fourth and Liberty streets.

By United Press: Cairo. 111., April 3. Today may decide the fate of Cairo, which is in the centre of an expanse of water fifty miles wide. The Mississippi is hourly threatening to go over the levees. The citizens have made a futile fight against the water and ara waiting the result of fate.

The river is rushing by with increased velocity. WISCONSIN FAVORS LaFOLLETTE By United Press. Wilwaukee, April 3. All the twenty-two districts, delegates and four at-large are conceded to La-Follette over President Taft as the result of yesterday's preferential primaries. In the Democratic contest Governor Wilson, of New Jersey, has twenty-two, besides the four at-large.

Champ Clark is said to have four delegates. Washington, April 3. "That puts me in the race, not counting Roosevelt's contest," said Senator LaFol-lette today, commenting upon the Wisconsin primaries yesterday. I was not surprised at the result, although I have not spoken in Milwaukee in four years. STEAMER WRECKED IN TYPHOON Perth, Australia, April 3.

It is feared that the British steamer, fifty passengers and a crew of eighty men, was lost in the typhoon on the northwest coast of Australia the last week in March, as wreckage, apparently from the ship, has been picked up off the coast. GOV. WILSON'S FLYING TRIP By United Press Chicago, April 3. Plans were announced today for two-days' flying trip through Illinois by Gov. Wilson, of New.

Jersey, in his fight for the Illinois delegation for the primaries, April 9. He will leave Chicago Friday on a special train and will wind up the campaign with an address here Saturday night. CLOSE OF THE MISSION MEETINGS Firs. E. F.

Feickert Read an Interesting Paper at Grace Parish House The list of missionary meetings that have been conducted on Tuesday afternoons In the Grace Episcopal parish house by Mrs. E. F. Feick- ert during the past five weeks was concluded yesterday afternoon by an address by Mrs. Feickert, illustrating the church's mission work all over the world.

i These meetings began on Febru ary 27, and each one has told of the work that is being accomplished in different parts of the universe. Among the countries that have made up the mission field and which have been considered at the Tuesday afternoon meetings are Alaska, the Philippines, Cuba, the islands of the Pacific, China, Japan, Africa and parts of the United States, among the negroes of the South, the Indians of the West, and the mountaineers of the Southern mountains. The ladies who have conducted the meetings or read papers on the work that is being done on the foreign or home field are Mrs. Henry D. Hibbard, Mrs.

E. Vicars Steven son, Mrs. C. L. Sykes, Mrs.

Allan Cowperthwait, Mrs. A. E- Barclay, Mrs. S. K.

Monroe, Mrs. Edward V. Cox, Mrs. William F. Taliaferro, Mrs.

D. H. Rowland, Mrs. H. S.

Fullerton, Miss Isabel Tweedy and Mrs. E. F. Feickert. Schools Close Tomorrow The schools will close tomorrow for the Easter vacation.

Appropriate exercises will be held in the Somer-' set Hieh School at 11:30 a m. The students will render a cantata, and the Rev. Dr. P. B.

Strong will address the school. Schools will reopen on Monday, April 15. EiTor Corrected Through a typographical error it was stated in yesterday's issue of this paper that Councilman Endress, chairman of the Alms Committee, refused to approve bills for $4,150 and $350 respectively. The amount of the bills was $41.50 and $13.50. Sesame Club Meeting The Sesame, Club will meet tomorrow morning with Mrs.

Daniel Rap-alje, 724 Carlton avenue SWEENEY ASKED TO LEAVE Precocious Young Man WIio Came to Seek Employment Ventured an Opinion Concerning Jfcs. Reville There was something doing at the Democratic Club last night. Patrick J. Reville, councilman from the Fourth Ward, who sued for peace at a recent meeting of the Council-manic Public Affairs Committee, and pleaded for a stronger sentiment of brotherhood among men, went on the warpath again. He was run over by the steam roller propelled by E.

C. Pearson, and after he had been flattened out, he was openly criticized by Peter C. Sweeney, who is not a member of the club, but who just dropped in on business in connection with the Democratic newspaper called the "Constitutionalist," which certain Democrats recently bought from the Daily Press, by whom Sweeney is employed. Sweeney's opinion of the Fourth Ward councilman was not in keeping with the sentiment recently expressed by the Daily Press, which, in commenting upon Mr. Reville's ac- respecting saloon, licenses be- Te af council saw, "Air.

Kevme is the riht man ln the right place." Sweeney said, "That Reville is a member of the council, but is unfit to be there or in any other governing body and that he wouldn't vote for Reville for any office." Reville protested against being Insulted by an outsider and several members of the club endorsed his protest. Sweeney was requested to leave the "meeting and as he got ready to go, Reville cast an ominous glance at his offender. John O. Stevens, the grand old man of the party, anticipating trouble, escorted Sweeney through a back room and "then out into the" hallway. Once out of the danger zone, Mr.

Stevens admonished Sweeney not to lose any time in getting to the street and then to his home. Reports picked up this morning say that Sweeney made for home as though he was training for a mara thon. With Sweeney out of the way the meeting assumed a more peace ful aspect and then adjourned. This is how It all happened. The meeting had been called for the purpose of discussing the ownership of the Constitutionalist, which was pub lished last Friday, with the name of the Plainfield Democratic Club as the publisher.

There was objection from several members that the paper should be published in the name of the club, and those who raised the objection declared that the club was not the publisher and would not be responsible for the matter appearing in the paper. Mr. Reville said, "If this paper is going to support Woodrow Wilson for President, I don't want anything to do with it, and if Wilson is nominated I won't support Before Reyille could say more, E. C. Pearson, whose, prominence in Democratic circles is of recent happening, declared that if that was the way Mr.

Reville felt about the matter, he couldn't call himself a (Continued on Page Eleven) WILL ENLARGE COLUMBUS CLUB At Meeting Held Last Niht; Wat-chung Council Decides to Spend $15,000 cn Pnpsrty Watchung Council, Knights of Columbus, held an enthusiastic meeting last night at which it was decided to build an addition to the club house in WTest Front street. The addition will be eighty feet deep and forty wide. There will be four bowling alleys in the new building, pool tables, a stage and hall for giving amateur performances. The addition will also provide a lodge room and banquet hall with kitchen attached. A committee of five was appointed last night to have charge of the new building.

It is estimated that the addition will cost appi umately $15,000 which will bring the entire cost of the Columbus club up to about $35,000. Pastor's Visiting a Brother The Rev. Llewellyn Brown, D. of the First Baptist church of Bran-ford, Ontario, and Dr. MacMurray, of Lenox Road Baptist church, Brooklyn, are visiting Pastor Ma-guire, of East Ninth street.

They will address the Foreign Mission Society of the Park Avenue Baptist church tomorrow afternoon. A large BY WILLIAM L. SAUNDERS Showing Marked Changes That Have Taken Place in Such Machines During the Past Few Years The general report, by W. L. Saunders, of this city, on high-power dredges and means for removing under water, has just been published, and is of great importance.

Mr. Saunders is president of the In-gersoll-Rand Company, of New York, and an authority on matters dealing with his report, which was read before the International Congress of Navigation, recently held in Philadelphia. In the opening, Mr. Saunders said: "During the last few years the design of dredging machines has undergone a marked change. This change has been towards increasing the output of the dredges by the construction of dredges of greater power and larger size.

The tendency of these improvements is well illustrated in that great suction dredger built for use on the Mtersey. This dredger, aptly named the has a rated capacity to ex cavate the enormous quantity of i 10,000 cubic yards in fifty minutes. Other examples of radical improve mAnf in HPSIn aT1rf efflHenrv are those dredgers built on the Fruhling system, whereby the proportion of solids excavated has been so much increased in hydraulic dredgers. The elevator dredger recently built in Scotland for the Panama Canal, with (Continued on Page Four). CHURCH MEN TO CONVENE Forty-Fourth Congregational Conference on April 23 and 24 MEETS IN WASHINGTON D.

C. Important Featnre Will be a Discus sion on the Question of Changing the Denominational Policy The forty-fourth annual meeting of the Congregational Conference of New Jersey, which includes the Congregational churches of New Jersey, Maryland, District of Columbia and Virginia, will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 23 and 24, in the Ingram Memorial church, of Washington, D. C. The Rev. C.

L. Goodrich, pastor of the Congregational church, of Plainfield, is the secretary of the conference, and the Plainfield clrurch will send two delegates, who will be chosen at the annual business meet ing, which occurs within a few days. The first session will open at 2.30 o'clock on the Tuesday afternoon, and the conference will organize immediately after the roll call. The address of welcome will be given by the Rev. Dr.

J. W. Frizzell, of Washington, D. and the present Mod erator, the Rev. Dr.

Samuel L. Doomis, of Westfield, will reply. Mr. Goodrich will then make his report and will be followed by the treasurer, James M. Noyes, of Orange.

Addresses will be delivered by the Rev. F. G. Blanchard, East Orange; Charles C. Merrill, of the National (Continued on Fage 4.) SUDDEN DEATH OF THEIR LITTLE SON The sympathy of many friends here and elsewhere is extended to Mr.

and Mrs. Augustus Shepard, of Cedarhurst, L. over the death of their only son, Augustus Dennis Shepard 3rd, who died suddenly yesterday, aged three years and three months. The funeral will be held at i i iU 1 1 1 lit line lamny uuiue, uie uunai win be private in Hillside cemetery, this city. The little one was a grandson of Mr.

and Mrs. A. D. Shepard, of "The Gables." Come and see the remarkable bargains in Easter footwear for men, women and children, at the gret clearing sle: also a full line of the famous Robert Dix shoes, Hess CQrner Fourth and streets. Liberty AT PLAINEIELD HIGH SCHOOL Before the Members of the Mothers' Association of This City Discussion Follows the Speaking The Child Welfare meeting, held last night under the auspices of the Mothers Association, at the Plain-field High School, was a very Inspiring session, although the attendance was not large.

W. D. Murray presided, introducing the speakers of the evening. Dr. Alfred E.

Shipley, of the New York Bureau of Municipal Research, spoke on "The City's Responsibility for the Health of the Child." Dr. Philip Van Ingen, of the American Medical Association, talked on the subject of "Infant Mortality." Dr. Shipley said, in part: "The child is the most valuable asset, as the child of today makes the next generation. We do not wait until the child is ill nowadays, but take precaution to prevent illness. "We have come to the point of child hygiene.

It means physical care of the child from time of birth, including the preparation of its food, and the sanitary conditions of its environments. Although at the present time little has been done as to its home environments between the ages of two and six years, efforts are being made in that direction. It is when the child begins school that our work really begins." He referred to the ignorance of parents in many respects regarding child hygiene at home. "The teeth and throat should have proper care," he said, "to ward off the Infectious diseases. The child is only In school one-quarter of the time; the other three-quarters of the day eith er at home or on the streets." The advantages of the city play grounds were spoken of.

Also the proper kinds of food and ventilation of the bedrooms. Dr. Shipley suggested the organiza tion of a parents' hygiene class so as to instruct the heads of the house hold the right way to bring up a child. Dr. Van Ingen brought out many interes4ing facts in his address on "Infant Mortality." He opened by 7 u.V referring to the Rightful death rate tafanto in New York City.

"At rthe Pt time, he said, a baby wrl during the in muuiu ui us cuoieuce una it less chance of living than an aged man at ninety years. This cause is principally due to ignorance, poverty and superstition. Of these three facts there are certain conditions we can correct by the education of mothers." He referred to the advancement along these lines of the foreign countries, which he said were far ahead of our country in the care of infants. But America has made rapid strides during the past ten years. In reference to the matter, he told of the work accomplished last summer in New York by milk stations or (Continued on Page Ten.) BOARD OF HEALTH AFTER THE CHICKENS Health Olcers Wi 1 Start Friday to C.ean Up Unsanitary Conditions On Friday, the 5th instant, the Plainfield Board of Health will begin a general campaign against all owners of guinea pigs, goats, pigeons, chickens, ducks, geese and other fowl, who have failed to make application for a permit to keep same, or are keeping the above mentioned animals or fowl under conditions contrary to the requirements of the ordinances.

A fee of twenty-five cents will be charged for the permit which must be renewed each year. The conditions are briefly as follows: None of the above mentioned animals or fowl must be kept in a tenement house or in a tenement house yard; neither will they be allowed to run at large in the city. They must be kept in a suitable house or coop with an enclosed runway. Said house. coop and runway must be cleaned at least once a week and oftener if the Health Officer so requires; and the runway must be dry and free from garbage and other refuse.

No part of the house, coop or runway must be nearer than twenty-five feet to any building occupied by human beings whether for dwelling or business purposes. This notice is In the nature of a warning and violators of the ordi- nance wiu yiuauieu wuaouc further notice. i I District No. 1 Mrs. William J.

Firstbrook District No. 2 3Iiss Myrtle S. Reynolds District No. 3 Miss Edna Ryan District No. 4 Miss Katherine Dolan District No.

Mrs. J. Holmes of likening the candidate to the entries in a great suburban handicap race, we could well say that they are coming down the home stretch neck and neck. Each is struggling for supremacy at the finish. Anxious hearts are beating, willing hands are working.

When the ballot box has told its last story, when the able judges have completed their count, then and not until then, will the anxiety be over and six prominent young women will be the proud possessors of a tour that for eight weeks will be filled with pleasures and happy experiences. A trip that will last not merely for the eight weeks of Its actual duration but in the minds of the happy tourists will remain as pleasant memories and reflections for years come, memories that will ever re-ecno with the recollection the wonders of the old world. snail you De me winner or one or those splendid trips or shall you (Continued on Page 9) V.DE LA R. ANDERSON HADE GOOD Somerset County Assemb'yman Introduced and Secured Passage of Several Important Measures William de La R. Anderson, Assemblyman from Somerset County, finished the legislative session with a fine record of accomplishments.

Of the several bills which Mr. Ander- son introduced only one failed of passage, and that was a bill which amended the Employers' Liability act so as to exempt household ser vants, farm help and clerical service. This bill died in the hands of the Committee on Labor and Industry. The bills, which Mr. Anderson introduced, and which were enacted into law, are the following: Amendment to poor laws benefitting rural communities; establishing a commission to improve the conditions at prisons and providing for the use of convict labor in the open air; several amendments to the school laws, and a bill regulating compensation of county superintendents; bill allowing Peapack and Gladstone to incorporate as boroughs; bill enabling North Plain-field and Bernardsvllle to have District Court service; wrote the amendment and committee substitute for the Pierce Grade Crossing bill; passed the trackless trolley bill in the house.which was Introduced in the Senate by Senator Smalley and passed an anti-rebatlng insurance measure.

During the session Mr. Anderson was very popular with the members of the house. He has not made up his mind whether he will stand for a renomination and election next fall. APPROACHING NUPTIALS Miss Anne Gray Fisk to be the Bride of James F. Johnson, of Dobbs Ferry Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Joel Fisk, of West Seventh street, announce tne coming marriage of their daughter, 'Anne Gray Fisk, to James Ford John- Anue "ia 1 x- son. OI JJODO reii, which will take place Saturday, April 20, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fisk.

The ceremony will be performed by the Rev. Dr. John Sheridan Zelie, of the Crescent Avenue church, of which, the family are members. It will be a quiet wedding on account of the family being in deep mourning. Only very close friends will attend.

SPECIAL SERVICES AT CRESCENT AVENUE The Rev. John McDowell, minister of the Park Presbyterian church of Newark, was the special preacher in the Crescent Avenue Presbyterian church, yesterday afternoon. The attendance was gratifying and Mr. McDowell's address was listened to with great interest. The speaker this afternoon will be the Rev.

Dr. Malcolm J. McLeod, minister of St. Nicholas Collegiate church, New York. uncertainty who they will be.

The contestants will this week determine who are the superior vote getters. They will prove by a practical demonstration, "who is who, and why." Having been taken np with interest and enthusiasm from the very beginning, this popular enterprise has grown from day to day. The very best young women in this vicinity have bent their efforts towards the winning of these most excellent educational trips. They have been assisted and supported in their worthy efforts by their friends and relatives, as well as many others who are interested in the young ladles and the Courier-News. And now this great friendly race, that has increased in magnitude as the weeks have passed, is about to terminate.

The climax will come at 10 'clock p. m. on Saturday when the voting will be declared closed and the judges will start on the final count. The question that is now foremost In the minds of our friends and Teadera is, who will the winners be? This cannot be even anticipated with degree of accuracy, for the con- tesiasts are running very close. All are working with energy and earnestness and the vote will surely run very high.

To use the homely simile RECIPROCITY FOR AUTOHOBILISTS Guercor Signs Bill to Let Non-Residents Come in Without a License The culmination of the strenuous warfare of the past four or five years between the automobile interests and the farmers, between North Jersey and South Jersey, over the question of automobile reciprocity came late yesterday afternoon when Governor Wilson a filed his signature to the Stickel reciprocity bill and made it a law. He signed the bill soon after the hearing before him on it. The tearing wa3 very largely attended, t'aere being present large delegations of motorists and those devoted to the automobile business and agriculturists from various sections of the State. The bill takes effect immediately and as it Increases automobile license fees fifty per cent, there was a lot of scurrying in the Motor Vehicle Department that the State should not lose any of the increased fees. Telegrams were sent to all the registration agents and a hurry call was sent to the State printer for new blanks.

The principal provision of the new law is that it permits all non-resident motorists properly licensed in their states to operate their care in this State for fifteen days each' year without registration, without paying any fee and without giving the power of attorney that has been exacted under the old law to aid in the prosecution of non-residents who might violate the law. The law also increases the license fees fifty per cent and as the nonresidents tome in free, this increase will all be paid by Jerseymen. It is claimed by the Jersey motorists that the compensation for this is that they may now operate their cars in other states without paying a fee. The new registration fees are as follows: Ten horse-power cars and less. 51.50; cars of eleven to twenty-nine 7v- i thirty horsepower, 15.

Commercial A nil nave nrnr auto trucks of more than 4,000 pourtd3 weight, unloaded, must pay $10, in addition to their regular fee. Inspector Anderson Shinn said today that under the provision permitting non-residents to come into the State without registration, fee or power of attorney the State will have no record oi xoreign cars ueius operated within its borders and there will be no way to keep tabs on them. Brought Here For Interment The remains of a young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Halloway arrived here this afternoon from New York City.

The body was buried in the Plainfield cemetery. The par-nts of the child were formerly residents of this city. "White Label" on canned good3 means higb quality. Neuman Bros, suggest asparagus tips, lima beans, Maine Corn. 'Phone 760 for any variety.

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