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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1908
Page
5
A coat of Natural Jap-a-lac applied over linoleum oil cloth or old finish doubles life by preserving the varnish. Weather beaten front doors are revived and beautified when coated with Jap-a-lac. Newness follows the brush. Use color closest to the old finish.
Instructions urge coating window and door screens each spring with Brilliant Black on the wire and Mahogany Oak Cherry or Walnut on the frames to renew life and shield wire cloth from rust.
The article advises protecting and beautifying porch furniture each spring with Jap-a-lac. It recommends using the original color for the finish and suggests Red or Green Jap-a-lac if a color change is desired.
A local refinishing shop coats wicker furniture with mahogany ox blood red malachite green or gloss white lacquer to appear better than new work promises durable finishes and improved appearance for outdoor and indoor pieces.
Water pipes furnaces vacators hot water tanks and iron fences are preserved and beautified with Jap-a-lac finishes in Gold Aluminum Dead Black or Brilliant Black.
A description explains frames, candelabra, gas fixtures and lamps receiving a coat of Gold or Dead Black Jap-a-lac, renewing their appearance. Dead Black creates a wrought-iron look that many find striking.
Old automobiles carriages wagons and agricultural implements are refinished with Brilliant Black Red Green or Empire Blue. The work costs little and can be done by an inexperienced person, offering a cheap revival option.
JAP A LAC is a household necessity used in many ways from cellar to garret. It is especially adapted for finishing old or new floors and woodwork. Ask your paint dealer.
Paris dispatch reports André Tardieu’s interview with President Roosevelt. Roosevelt defends himself against Wall Street denouncers as a patriot and conservative fighting plutocracy. He urges world political scope and expansion of the navy including a voyage to Hawaii Australia Suez and Europe.
Dr Allan McLane Hamilton the alienist who figured in the Thaw case returned from Europe aboard the Adriatic. He said Europeans cannot draw a line between Bryan and Roosevelt and view both as radicals. They favor leaders like Hughes and Gray of Delaware to restore confidence and await investment here. Passengers on the Adriatic included many notable figures such as Mrs Humphry Ward and her husband who plan a pleasure trip visiting Boston Philadelphia Washington and Niagara Falls.
In Berlin on March 19 the Reichstag erupted during a debate on the colonial budget after Herr Erzberger of the Centre Party called a negro in the colonies having an immortal soul. Jeers and a swine remark by Centre leader O Broeber sparked a press gallery uproar. The president warned of clearing the galleries as journalists protested by strike threats and a deputation to the president.
Corporal Otto Fischer of the Forty-seventh Infantry was sentenced to two months imprisonment and degraded from his rank by a court martial at Posen. He was found guilty on fifty charges of brutality against soldiers under his command, including forced stripping and rough brushing with brushes and sand for up to fifteen minutes. Fischer is noted as an old offender, having previously served three months for similar charges.
London dispatch reports the Earl of Dudley named Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia in succession to Sir Henry Stafford Northcote whose term nears end.
Supreme Court Justice McCail ruled the 1902 Kresh wedding in Richeleux Austria invalid, a finding lawyers say could null hundreds of similar marriages among Austrian Jews on the East Side and affect thousands of children. The groom was 23 and claimed no rabbi registered the ceremony. the judge found no valid contract.
Berlin reports a March 16 battle in the Kalarail Desert between a German expeditionary force and Hottentots led by Chief Simon Kopper s. German losses were heavy with Capt. von Erckert and Lieut Ebinger killed. 68 Hottentots killed, many captured, Kopers escaped, and German forces drove the enemy from position to position before retreat.
Public Service Commissioner Hustis ruled excess 10 cent fare charged when riders lack tickets within city limits is illegal. Civic League of the Bronx presented testimony led by W. W. Niles noting fewer trains after electrification. Hearing adjourned to March.
In St. Petersburg on March 19 Count Leo Tolstoy suffers influenza complications with a revival of old intestinal trouble and a brain-related memory loss that causes anxiety among friends.
From St Petersburg a rumor claims Mlle Maria Spiridonova, exiled for Tambov police chief murder, has escaped to either Australia or New Zealand. In Prussia a stampede injures ten children but no deaths occur. In San Juan a manslaughter indictment is returned against Alexander Dickson for the killing of Chief Officer Weichert aboard the collier Aberenda. In Biarriz King Edward travels to St Sebastian to meet Zamora regiment officers.
Dr. Kara vateff, once leader of the Group of Tail in the second Duma, was shot dead in his home at Yekaterinoslav. The motive is unrevealed but believed to be political.
Special to The New York Times details First Lieut. R V Corput of the Coast Artillery recruiting in Syracuse and Watertown, with expected stops in Ogdensburg and Canton to gather evidence for Major J W Heard. Capt C DeF Chandler to Pittsburgh to inspect electrical machinery. Capt O Latrobe Jr to Fort Bayard hospital status change effective April 15.
A stream of naval transfers and duty changes is announced. Commander W W Buchanan takes additional charge at Newport while Lieut R Pope moves to the navy yard at League Island for assignment. First Lieut C McCauley retires from the service on March 13.
Arrivals include the Preble at Mare Island the Iroquois at New York the Mayflower at New Orleans and the Marietta at Guantanamo Bay Other ships sail from Mare Island to Bremerton Des Moines and Dubuque and from Guan to Port au Prince Arkansas and from Bahi Bortole Soy ppranelis provide sparse readable items.
Ludwig Weinstein, a music teacher, sued Joseph L Graf for 350 dollars claiming he introduced Graf to his daughter Gertrude and that Graf promised payments totaling 1000 dollars plus a business stake if the match occurred. Graf denied the claim saying a 150 dollar gift was given as a courtesy and noted the couple later married with others receiving money from relatives.
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