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Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-03

Prosperous times are referred to by
the Trenton Times as follows:
From nearly all of the cities of the
State comes the same complaint, that
there are not enough houses to accom-
modate the growing population. The
great increase in the cost of building
materials and of skilled labor has put
a stop to the work of building homes.
Trenton will need at least a thousand
houses within the next three years,
and Newark, Paterson, Passaic, Eliza
beth, Perth Amboy and Camden need
more homes. Rents are going up,
and will soon reach a point where it
will pay capitalists to build at the
prevailing prices. There is plenty of
money available in the banks. All
that is required to secure its release
is a demonstration that a fair return
may be earned on the investment.
Perth Amboy is indeed growing and
ranks with the most progressive cities
in the State, but unless the Commits
sioners of Appeal reduce the tax assess
ment on the factories here, there may
be a different tale to tell next year.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-03

| F. OLA. Court Amboy No So. meets at
K. of P Hall, first and third Wednesday.
Thos. Lucas, Chief Ranger, E. !. Dalton
Fin. Sec, o5 New Brunswick ave.
G. A. R. Major James H. Dandy Post
NO. 80. 5. G. Garretson, Commander;
Adlt. Rev. E. B. French, Westminster.
1m2id o. R. M. Pc Ambo Tribe No. 65
Council Sleep every Thursday. Peter
Afeen. Sachem, Hans S. Smith, c. of r.
Andrew Jensen C. of w.
ira b. Tice Lodge No. 900 RAILROAD
rrAlnmen, meet every Ist and 3rd Sunday
knights OF Pythias Hall Cor. Smith and
HigR streets. T. J. Griffin Master Robt.
MulAaney Secretary, Charles Miller Tres
urer.>
l. G. OF F., Court Keasbey, No. 1867.
Meets last Thursday of every month,
K. of.C Hall, corner Smith and Rector
streets. G. w. FIthian! Chief Ranger
H. E. Pickersgill, Secretafy, II Lewis st.
1. 90: F. Lawrence Lodge. No. 62
Meets Odd Fellows Hall, Smith street
every Friday night. DIR. Frank Crowther,
N. G.;F. L. Harrington, Sec'y., Brighton
Ave.
Jr. O-SE~H. M. Middlesex Council No.
OS. ulCClS every Zo dIlu gun WCuHCSudy
in. City Hall. Charles Cluney, Counsellor,
G. M. Adair, Recording Secretary 2o3
Madison Av.
X. of P. Algonquin Lodge, No. a..
Meets every Monday K. of P. Hall Smith
and High Streets. Harvey Stetson, C. c.;
Chris Meshrow, X. of R. and S.
X. of C. San Salvatore Council. Meets
every ed and 4th Wednesday in X. of C.
Hall, Smith sand Rector Street. w A.
Growney, G. K; Recording Sec'y.,
Richard A. Bolger, I24 Market Street.
1. o. of F. Court Perth Amboy, No.
3o43. Meets K. OF P. Hall, High and
Smith Streets, every Ist and grid Tuesdays.
John X. Sheehy, c.. R. Peter P~oulsen, r
S., I65 Elm Street
R. A. Middlesex Council No. 100.
Meets Odd Fellows Hall, Smith Street
every second and fourth Tuesday. Henry
Mccullough Regent, N. H. Moore, Secre-
tary, 90 Jefferson Street.
X. of G. E. Meets in Odd Fellows
Hall, Smith street, every Tuesday night.
George Bath, Noble Grand; Frank b. Reed,
Keeper OF Records, I2o Mechanic street.
P. o. S. OF A., Washington Camp, No.
70. Meets every second and fourth Thurs
day X. of 2. Hall, cor. High and Smith
street Fred Waters, PRESIDENT J. M. Mills,
Secretary, 30 Oak street.
w. o. w. Perth Amboy Camp No. Io,
meets at City Hall Ist and grid Wednesday.
Chris. Mathiasen e. c., DR.. II. X. Mason
Clerk, 634 Smith street.
Washington Literary Club meets in Un-
ion Hall Adelaide Building, on the Second
Sunday of Each Month at 3 O'Clock p. m.
John Clark, President.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-03
FRACTION OF TIME LOST.
Scientists Are Making an Expensive
Search for Missing Sixteenth
, of a Second.

A sixteenth of a second is missing,
and despite the work of scores of learned
scientists NO one can tell where it has
some.
A search for this minute fraction Of
time that Is costing hundreds OF thou
sands Of dollars is under way, and 1t
wiil be continued TIL the lost is found,
for its recovery is of worldwide i'm
p~optance, states the New York World.
IL n gram Of sand on the shore of
the coeap weFe lost and scientists were
to spend years in trying to find it, their
search would seem to be little more
hopeless and unimportant than this
tAsk. upon which the leading astron-
omeCs Of England and France are now
working.
The sixtesnth of a second Is missing
between the suns time as recorded at
Greenwich and as understood in Paris.
The failure to discover the discrepancy
In observations may change the nation
aAty OF thousands of people.
Longitude is calculated on the basis
OF Greenwich time. The boundaries of
countries are determined by the cal
eulations at this famous observatory.
If the Paris calculations and not the
Greenwich observations are found cor
rect, boundaries may be- moved miles.
No expense is being Spared to trace
the missing fraction. A Special build
ing has been erected at PARIS, costly in
struments installed, a corps\of skilled
mathematicians engaged and a profess
that may take years to complete has
been commenced.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-03
~
MilkstOne Products.

A number of articles made from gala
18th, or milk stone, were shown at Ham
burg. The casein from skinned milk
hardened by formaldehyde and various
ly colored was used for table tops, combs,
knife handles. cigar holders, balls, rings,
chessmen and dominoes. An advantage
of the new product, as compared with
~celluloid, is the fact that it does not
ignite so easily and is entirely odorless.
Science.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-03
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1903.

Jefferson and Center streets as clean
as a pin. 1t would be a good idea to
do this work a little oftener, Mr..
Commissioner. If u street sprinkler
cannot be had to lay the dust before
sweeping, get several large water-pots
and have as many men sprinkle the
street first. This method is used in
cities as large as Newark, there is nc
reason why it could not be done here.
Let US have two or three streets kept
clean, at least.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-03
FREE OF
IF DR.. HOward's Dyspepsia Specific Does
Not Cure You, 1t is Free" says
C. A. Sexton.

"Not only will 1 sell a 80 cent bottle Of
DR.. Towards Dyspepsia specific at hall
price, but | will agree to refund the mon
ey if my customer is not satisfied with
the remedy" said G. A. Sexton the pop.
ular druggist to a Evening News man.
SIN other words" he continued, ''the
specific is free if it does not cure.,'
Mr.. G. A. Sexton has sold hundreds OF
bottles on his special half price introduce
tory offer, and has a few left for those
who are fortunate enough to call at his
store before they are all gone. 1t is the
regular so cent size, containing sixty
doses, and is the one remedy for consti-
patton and dyspepsia that makes perma-
nent cures.
DR.. Towards specific for the cure of
constipation and dyspepsia is not an ordi-
nary tablet or powder that simply relives.
This remarkable discovery makes com =
plete and permanent cures. Mrs. Char
lotte W. Wallace, of Manchester, N. H.,
writes; A few years ago l had a severe
attack of Dyspepsia. Water distressed
me as much as food, and 1 could find no
relief. My druggist recommended DR..
Howard's specific very highly. This
great medicine gave me relief at once,
and have never had another attack of
dyspepsia.
If you cannot go to c. A. Sections
store to-day, send him your order by
mail, as he has only a limited amount
left to sell at this special half price.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-03
DECORATIVE CLAY PIPES.
Those Made in France and Hungary
Are GrOtesque in Shape and
Gay1y COlOred.

There are nearly as many pipeclays as
countries, and each nationality has its
W individual fashion of constructing
pipes. A Hungarian clay pipe has the
bowl only of clay, the long stem being of
wood or bamboo. The all-clay English
pipe will be designed with a delicately
nodded hand supporting the bowl or it
will be a knobby bowl suggesting the
b%lackthorn or Irish shillalah, says the
New York Times.
The French clay takes all sorts and
kinds of fantastic shapes. Some of these
are comic and others patriotic. Animals
heads adorn others.
A man, 1t would seem, can get a great
deal for his money buying the French
pipe. 1t is not large as to size, but it is
gay in color, if he wishes to pay as much
as five cents for it; or he can get the de-
sign without the color for four cents. A
horses head forming the bowl of the
pipe is a dark brown and is natural in
shape and expression. A pug dogs head
Is about the same color. A Negroes head
covered with woolly hair is black, and
Miss Liberty. with her cap, is appropri-
ately colored. Mephistopheles-in all
white-appears to have reformed, and
there are other shapes and kinds. The
Hungarian clay pipe is the largest with a
big, deep bowl, and also larger in price
for 1t costs 10 cents. The bachelor or
benedict with a den uses these pipes for
decorations, and does not waste his sub
stance %riotously in doing 50.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-03

The attempt to fool the people by
raising the valuations of assessable
property in Perth Amboy and reduce
the tax rate has not only been unsnc-
cessful but it has acted some what like
a boom-a-rang.
In the first place, from the alder.
men down, the people are very much
dissatisfied and it is well known that
it is only a short time before the tax
rate will be back where it was before.
Secondly, the object of a revised
tax list was to give the city more
money. Instead, the city gets COM
paratively nothing while the county
gets $32, 600 more. If the tax rate had
been left where it was and the valua-
lions increased about half, the city
! would have been the big gamer and
the county's share would have been
the little end for the city gets Its
money according to the rate while the
county gets its share according to
valuation. The people would not
have had cause for so much complaint
if this was the case. They would
then be getting the benefit of the in
grease themselves.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-03

Professor j. B. Smith has not lost
interest in mosquito determination if
some of the rest of the people have.
Every once in a while he is heard
from in some part of the State always
talking on the same subject.
Professor Smith holds that he has
done his part when he has shown the
people how to get rid of thspest. He
has done this much for those living
in the Raritan valley and it is up to
the citizens in this territory to push
the matter along. Maps showing the
territory to be drained along the Rari-
tan are on file in the Evening News
Office and can be examined by anyone
at any time. The cost will be about
$5, 900, Professor Smith says, to com
plete the work. 1t would be a good
investment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-03
OF COUrSQ.

Miss Gusch-Ah! what a lovely sun
set.
Miss Nuritch-On! but that must be
a sunrise.
Nonsense! WIZ do O say that?"
Its on the east side of the room, you
ee."-Philadelphia Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-03
MischieVous Wit,

Wit loses its respect with the good
when seen in company with malice;
and to smile at the Jest which plants
a thorn in another's breast is to be-
come a principal in the mischief
Sheridan.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-03

Blinks-That "a a finished speech
l delivered last night, if l do say it
myself.
Blanks (rather doubtfully)-Yes,
s'pose 1t was. There was a time,
though, when I began to think 1t never
would be.-Philadelphfa Record.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-03

While on your vacation Don't for,
get to have The Evening News mailed
to you, and in this way keep in touch
withEyour: home ,doings. No extra
charge for mailing, and address
changed as often as desired.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-03
Different Views.

Longly-There's nothing in all the
world equal to the friendship Of a
woman you can trust.
Shortun-Oh, I don't know. What's
the matter with the friendship of a
man who will trust you a few dollars
worth occasionally ?-Cincinnati En-.
quirer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-03

The Piker-Is this a diamond OF the
first water?
The Pawnbroker-No, it's been in
soak two or three times before.-Kan-
sas Independent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-03
A Plea for Mercy,

Bacon-What do you think Of the
weather?
Egbert-I beg of you do not press
that question. l have promised my
wife a new silk dress the next time
l am heard using language unbecom-
ing a gentleman. - Yonkers States
man.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-03

Miss Nexdor-This is a pretty time
Of night for that Dasher girl to be
playing the piano.
Miss Also-O. she's NO respecter of
time. You can tell that from the way
she's Observation-Disclosures American.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-03

She-Do you remember before we
were married, dear
He-Why, it's among my happiest
recollectionS .-Yonkers Stateman.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-03
Poor Consolation.

Fred-I'm in love with Miss Upper
ten, bat haven't the nerve to propose.
Joe-You're in luck, old man.
Fred-In luck, why, how's that?
Joe-You'll never know how humil-
iating it is to be turned down.-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-03
His Business.

whats your prospective son-in-
laws business?" asked the old friend.
"Love-making, principally" growled
the old man. cat least, | don't see
how he finds time for much of any,
thing else.'-Chicago Post.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-03

Street Commissioner Weirup had
the street sweeper out a few days ago
and swept New Brunswick avenue,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-03
Extremes.

The man who runs too many risks
On losses oft must sadly muse;
The man who never takes a chance
Will probably have naught to lose.
Washington Star.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-03

Helen (piqued)-I really do not know
what to make of you, Jack.
Jack (blandly)-Er-why not try a
husband IN. Y. Times.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-03
Reputation for Wisdom

His praises everybody sings,
He Is esteemed in many lands.
He has a way of saying things
That no one really understands.
Washington Star.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-03
Criticism

Mr.. Holmes-These cog
are not thorough.
Mrs. Holmes-What do
MI. Holmes-They Dug
khe pYsils how to treat
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-29
LAST RITES IN AMBULANCE.
Priest and Surgeon Work Together to Save
Soul and Life.

Catherine Sullivan, IS years old, single,
of 400 West Thirty second street, attempted
to commit suicide by swallowing carbolic
acid at her home yesterday afternoon.
Ne ghbors notified the police. and an am
bulanoe from Roosevelt Hospital was sum-
moned. After some delay the Roosevelt
authorities notified the police that they
had no ambulance to send. Bellevue
Hospital was then appealed to-.
When DR.. Blackwell arrived the woman
was barely alive. The Rev. Father Lewis
of st Michael's Church, at Eleventh avenue
and Thirty second street, was administer
ing extreme JUNCTION.
II have not quite finished yet, said the
priest when the doctor ordered the woman
hustled into the ambulance.
Then you'll have to come with me and
do your work on the way while do mine
said Dr. Blackwell.
Father Lewis knelt beside the stretcher
in the ambulance while DR.. Black
well used every means to proaong the
woman's life until the hospital could be
reached. Driver Devins whipped up his
horse to the very door of the female prison
ward, where the woman was quickly trans
ferred to a cot. She died seven minutes
later, before the priest had left her.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-29
MONKEYS LOOSE AT THE DINN1B.
Hot Time on II. Clay Pierce's Yacht -
the Soup Came On.

Four monkeys, forming part Of the men,
agere on Henry Clay Pierce's yacht Yaoona.
anchored In the East River opposite Twenty
third street, got loose last night while Mr..
Pierce was having a dinner party. The
dinner was interrupted the women guests
badly frightened and the chief steward
had his coat torn of. The yachts bugler
had to be taken to Bellevue Hospital, where
a doctor cauterized and bandagedl three
well clawed decorations.
The monkeys were kept in big cage
in tho forecastle. The guests had been
admirng them before dinner. How the
cage door WAS opened nobody knows.
But nevertheless II was opened. and the
beasts made q tour Of the yacht, arriving
in the saloon Just as tho soup was being
served,
They began TO do acrobatic stunts be-
tween the centre Of the table and the our
taius draped about the port holes, and
there was a scramble TO get out. The
women screamed and the men devoted
heir energies to corraling the triants.
Three were hagRed after the saloon had
been much disordered, but Beauty the
biggest one, and an espeoial favorits OF
Mrs Pierce, proved an agile foe. He
found tho chandelier as much 10 his liking
as a resting place AZ he floor or table.
Chief Steward Frewood finally go, him
| oornsred but even then found II no easy
task Beauty got 4 half Nelson on tbs
collar OF the stewards uniformed ja1lSst,
and seams and buttons soon gave way
| FTswood was also bitten on the hand,
| and his caused him 10 release what bold
| he had on the monkey
Charles Mcclure, the yachl's bugler, Who
| took the job for the summer To earn money
| for hi course IN q Boston dental sahOcl,
| then tackled Beauty" Although badly
| bitten aud scratched he held on until With
tho 8ssis, ance ~ two sailors ths monkey
wis locked up with ths other thrss. M00llvo
~as taken ~ tbs yachts launch 70 Belle
! yue, where Dr.. Reed cauierizad and hand
aged his wounds Steward Fire wood sp-
! piled u sailors lotion 20 his and rssnalpSd
on board TO supsrintsnd the censtnaa1lsn
Of the dinner.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-29
TRAIL LED TO HIS WIFE.
New Workers. successful Hunt for His
DAUGHTER In Philadelphia.


PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2s.-To regain pos
resston Of MS thirtecn-year-old daughter
Florence. William H. Becker Of, 2sl West
Thirteenth street, New York, caused the
arrest Of his wife to-day. Becker alleges
that the woman eloped from New York a
year ago while he was on a vacation trip.
Learning recently that she was in this
city. Becker, accompanied by Milton G.
Butlertield. his attorney, came on Sunday
TO search for the child Following informa
ton that they had received, the two men
walked along Vine street and al they passed
Tn irteenth street Becker saw his daughter
standing on the sidewalk with two other
children.
He started toward her, and when she
saw him she ran into 1915 Vine street. where
Becker learned that his wife was living
Becker pleaded for possession Of the child
but this was refused He watched the
place the remainder of the day and through
the night fearing she would be taken away.
He got a warrant for his wife's arrest
to-day and she was taken from Market
street department store where she had been
employed. Later she was held in bail
pending another hearing
Becker took his daughter back to New
York this evening promising to return
tomorrow and arrest the man who. he says,
enticed his wife away
William H. Becker is employed as clerk
and window dresser in downtown o'hing
store He and his thirteen-year-old
daughter Florence have been living with his
parents al 23l West Thirteenth street since
he and his wife separated year ago. The
elder Mrs Becker said last night that her
daughter came TO the house about
two months ago. while her husband, her
son and herself were away. and took the
girl from there
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-29
BACKYARD STEP IN CHINA.


Special Cabl. Despatch to TIE Sun,
PEKIN, Sept. 2S.-The new Board Of Com
merce, under Chen Pi, who completely
failed to establish reforms while he was
Governor OF Pekin and who prosecuted
reformers. will absorb the Bureau OF Mines
and Railways. This will retire the only
experienced mining officials in China,
whose regulations attracted foreign
capital
An edict has been issued, ordering the
Governors and Viceroys Of all provinces
TO aid the Board of Commerce in the estab-
lishment and development Of companies,
which 10 considered by some to be patent
to enable the board to squeeze such COM
panies In addition, authority is given the
board to entioe Chinese merchants from
abroad who will bring with them their ac-
cumul sted wealth and experience. Mer-
chants here say that this is a preliminary
to fleeing the men who return.
The board has intrusted to it the sup
preston Of the newspapers printed in the
vernacular, both those owned by natives
and foreigners
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-29
SECOND ARREST IN VERDUE CASE.
Detective Was Shad0winE An Actress
When He Was Killed.

Wucu NO Wa AAllcOs
What mystery there was concerning the
case Of F. Adrian Verdue. the private de-
tective who was beaten on Friday night
In West Fifty fifth street and died from
his injuries later In Roosevelt Hospital.
was cleared up yesterday. Joseph Martin,
the first young man arrested in connection
with the case, explained the affair to De-
tective Sergeants Carey and Valley and to
the police Of the WestsForty seventh street
station.
Thomas E. Moran, a young man living
at 500 West Fifty-ffth street, was sur
rendered to the police by his father yester-
day, and two others will give Themselves
up to-day In time for the inquest to be held
by Coroner Scholer
The police also learned that Verdue and
Hansen, the other detective who was as
saulted, were engaged in shadowing an
actress who up to Saturday night lived in
a boarding house on West Fifty-ffth street.
She is now living in West Forty-third street
Her landlord said last night that the actress
was to bring suit for breach OF promise
against a young man Of some prominent
family in this city.
The woman saw Capt Handy of the West
Forty-seventh street station on SUNDAY
and explained that she had no nowindge
what ever of the assault The two young
men under arrest were not acquainted
will. her. They merely suspected that
the two private detectives were lettering
about the street to bother little girls.
Moran, who was arrested yesterday,
was held in S 900 bail by Coroner Scholer.
He was identified as Verdues assailant
by William Joyner, an engineer living at
vt at JHvnar WAR
passing throuehFifty- fifth street when the
assault took place. He picked Moran out
from twelve men lined up in the station
last night.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-29
REV. n. N. LUTHER FAILS DEAD.
Clergyman Succumbed to Heart Disease
In HObOken Ferry boat.

The Rev. Robert n. Luther, ID. d., pro-
lessor of G urch hist DRY at the Amity Theo-
logical School, AT 3l2 West Fifty-fourh
street. and well known Baptist minister,
dropped dead from heart disease yesterday
afternoon In Il Q woman cabin Of the ferry
boat Secaucus on the trip from Hoboken 10
Christopher street
DR., Luther and his wife. Calists z. Luther,
who Is physician, lived al i5l scotland road
South Orange They had been staying
this summer at Saybrook, Conn. Dr.
Luther returned from there Yesterday to
visit his home, and Was on his way back
when he WIS stricken. He was reading
newspaper In the cabin when he turned
pale, rose TO his feet and moment later
dropped to the floor
DR.. Luther was 81 year. old and was born
in Philadelphia. He was graduate OF
Princeton and was ordained In April 1884
He MAJ ried soon after that and he and his
wife went TO British BIrmah whare I hey lived
until 1870 Dr. Luther was head Of a normal
school there for several years liis return
was caused by poor health. 10 became
pastor Of church NJ BenDingtou, ". and
later dist riot secretary Of he Rapt IT. Mi,
Sionary Union, Of late years he tFd neen
Ws ~ tbs teachers ~ the school iu Wrw
m fourth street