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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-09
ALLEGED THIEF ARRESTED.
Especial to the Free Press

Montpelier, Nov. 6.-Wcsley Lewis OF
East Montpelier was arrested and
brought to Washington county Jail this
evening by Sheriff Tracy charged with
grand larceny. The arrest of Levi
craws out of the arrest Saturday after
noon OF "Shotgun'' Foster and James
Ellis. who to-day were bound over 10
await the action of the grand jury. 1t is
alleged that Foster, Ellis and Lewis were
all implicated in the petty thicving OF
late among the farmers Of East Mont
pclicr.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-09
ELGIN BUTTER MARKET

EIgin, Nov. 6.-Butter ruled steady to-
day. selling at % cents n pound. IN adj
vance OF half a cent from last week.
Sales for the week were 63S. 900 pounds.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-09

station here this morning at $50. lie had
been to Colorado and Arizona to seek
relief from tuberculosis but in vain and
reached here on the 3:15 train fiom the
north in n very precarious condition.
While reclining in the waiting room cX-
pccting tho arrival of friends, he sudden
~ expired. II. j. Dunn. undertaken, took
charge of the remains until relatives
came after them from Cuechec.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-09
A SUNDAY BEAR HUNT.
4 Bear and Two Cubs Killed just Out.
sidc 81. bloomsbury.

st. Johnsbury. Nov. 6,-Thc open sea-
son for deer closed without one being
killed in ST. Johnsbury. but there are
others when it comes to big game and
yssts rday's record includes y big she bear
and her two u shot just outside the
village limits. William Wheeler was
walking over the hills between this village
and East st. Johnsbury Sunday morning
and saw bear tracks and as the trail
showed more than one bruin he decided to
get help and asked Horace White to Join
him.
They got on the trail of two cubs about
$50 and followed this for an hour when
they suddenly came upon the old bear.
The mother charged savagcly on the men
while the two cubs stood in the back
ground. When the bear was about live
rods away. Wheeler cmptied both barrels
of his gun and she dropped in her tracks
The cubs ran towards the mother II
Wheeler shot one and White the other.
The mother weighed 22O pounds and the
cubs about 100 pounds apiece. The bodies
were brought to n slaughter house in tho
village for home consumption and at
tracted much attention throughout the
1uN.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-09
BOY STRANGLED IN HAYLOFT.

Ogdcnsburg. n. y, Nov. 6.-Georec Be
lahaye Of Pembroke, aged II years, was
accidentally %strangled to death while
playing on a trapeZc in his fathers hay
loft. Young Bclahayc and chums have
been in the habit of placing n strap sus-
pended from a beam in the barn around
their nccks and seeing how long they
could hang that way. In some way the
strap frightened on the Belahayc boy and
he was ~strangled before his %companions
noticed him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-14
Selling the Bridge.

The letter of A. e. Sanford to the
Board of Freeholders offering to
buy the Amboy bridge as it stands
and complete it under private own
ership to be a toll bridge is too rid
iculous to be given a second consid-
Grafton. The days of paying toll to
use a road or bridge are passing. The
public wants to travel unmolested on
q public highway and is willing to
pay a reasonable sum to have these
public highways and bridges con-
structed. The bridge across the Rari-
tan river is a county structure for
the use of all alike. 1t must belong
to the public and if it had been con-
structed as it should have been it
would be in use by this time.
No doubt Mr.. Sanford is willing
to buy the bridge and run it as a
private enterprise. Being. the key to
the system Of highways between the
coast resorts and the cities, it is
going to be one of the most travelled
bridges in the state and, to be able
to charge toll to cross it, would mean
a fortune to the man holding the
privilege. The public, however, has
been bled enough without
being bled every time they want
10 cross the river. The people are
to invest $15O,OOO in a struct-
IRE to span the river here and ex-
perts declare that to be a sufficient
fund to put up a substantial bridge.
AS for Perth Amboy's approach,
that will be ready by the time the
is. The county authorities and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-14

contractors had better look after
their end of the matter and not try
to hide their own disgrace behind
Perth Amboy. AS a matter of fact,
the street department is at work on
the approach in this city. Sheridan
street, which leads to the bridge, has
been graded and, as trestle work has
been found necessary, arrangements
are now being made to get that work
done. The Perth Amboy approach
will be ready to use, but when will
the bridge be?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-14
PROFITS IN
INSURANCE.
New York Life and Mutual Of
tiCers on the Stand in
Investigation.
COMBINES NECESSARY.

NEW YORK, Sept. IA. = Financial
representatives of two big INSURANCE
companies were examined yesterday
by the Legislative committee in the
aldermanic chambers, and they explain
ed in greater detail than in the pre-
vious four days sessions the princi-
pal syndicate transactions of the two
Shipman of the New York Life and
Frederick Cromwell, treasurer Of the
Mutual Life, were the principal wit
nesses. Mr.. Shipman said that when
the New York Life went into a joint
account arrangement with one or more
profit for its policy holders the COM
pany put up all the money, but shared
with the bankers one-half of the prof
it's, holding\ the bankers, however, re-
sponsible for one-half of the losses
should any losses occur. That arrange
ment, he said, for utilizing the compa-
| ny's funds had proved more economical
than an attempt on the part of the
company to buy and sell securities di-
rect.
Treasurer Cromwell of the Mutual
Life said that his company had cleared
100000 on its $1,000, 0G0 participation
in the Cuban bond syndicate with
Speyer & Bros. Mr.. Cromwell said
further that the methods of modern
finance made it imperative that every
large insurance company buy its Sc
curities on the ground floor through
the syndicate method instead of doing
as they did in former years by buying
from brokers after one or two profits
had been made by outsiders. Compare
sons between the new and the old
method, he said, would show that the
syndicate method was far more profta-
BILE to the policy holders. He added
that members Of the finance commit
tee of the Mutual Life frequently back
| cd up their judgment as insurance com-
mitteemen by buying on their private
| account some Of the very same class
Of securities which they advised their
company to buy.
The first witness at the fifth days
session FREDERICK IL. Snlpman. asslSt-
ant treasurer of the New York Life,
explained some syndicate transactions
of the company when it participated in
an issue of bonds of the Toronto, Ham
ilton and Buffalo railway. Mr.. Ship
man admitted that, although the New
York Life made about $4,000 as origi-
nal profits for it's participation in the
purchasing syndicate, it subsequently
charged up as profits $4,000 more be-
cause the bonds had risen in the mar
ket from 81 to 90, a rise of 8 points,
but that as a matter of fact the insur-
ance company had not disposed Of its
holdings and that the bonds were now
quoted at 9S bid and 80 asked.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-14
FOOD PRICES
SOAR AGAIN.
Earnings More Than Last Year
But Living Will Be Much
Higher.
AND LARD GOES.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-Accord-
ing to the latest official report OF the
United States bureau of labor, the cost
of food in the last year has increased
at a faster rate than wages, so that,
while wage carriers are getting more
pay for less work. they are in worse
condition than last year, for they are
paying out more than the increase in
their pay
These. reports of the bureau of labor
have been regarded as reliable since
the introduction of the methods of
Colonel Carroll d. Wright. They have
not been subject to attack except in
the last presidential campaign. The
statistics have been removed from the
arena of political discussion because
they are regarded as being based on
scientific lines.
1t is shown that the articles which
marked the greatest difference in price
lard. The average price of flour in
1904 was 11S.44 per cent of the aver
age price in 1908, or an advance of
1914 per cent. The average price of
lard in 1904 was 92,61 per cent of the
average of 1908, or a decline of 7.39 per
cent.
OF the thirty articles included in the
compilation made by the bureau Of Ia
Dor fifteen show an advance and fif-
teen a decline, but the fifteen articles
that show n decline do not offset the
fifteen that show an advance, because
those that have advanced in price en-
ter more largely into consumption.
The bureau Of labor has made a
compilation of the relative prices in
the United States of certain groups of
related articles of food between 1880
and 1904 and comments.
'Under cattle products are shown
the three articles. beef. fresh roasts
and stews; beef, fresh steaks and beef,
salt. The price of each of these arti-
cles was higher in 1891 than in 1890,
that of the two descriptions of fresh
beef was lower and that of Salt beef
was higher in 1892 than in 1891. Prices
of roasts and stews were lower and
OF steaks and salt beef higher in 1893
than in 1892. All three of the articles
show lower prices in 1894 than in
1893. In each year from 1895 to 1902
inclusive the price of each of the three
articles increased. All were lower in
1903 than in 1902. Prices of roasts
and stews and salt beef We're lower
and steaks higher in 1904 than in 1908.
'in the north Atlantic states the av-
erage food cost per family assuming
that food was purchased in the same
quantity each year and that the ex-
penditure for each of the various arti-
Giles bore the same relation to. the to-
tai expenditure for food in each of the
years. was $330.35 in 1890, S333.26 in
1891, etc. The lowest cost was $312.91
in 1897 and the highest vas $360.T0 in
1904, a difference of $47.T9.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-14
Anthony Fiala's First Story.

In next Sundays New York World
will be presented the most remark
able story of a voyage in search of
the North Pole that has ever appear
ed. 1t is the personal narrative of
Anthony Fiala, the young Brooklyn
man who headed the Ziegler expedi-
ton which has recently been rescued.
1t is told in his own words, with all
the freshness of a memory that has
forgotten nothing of the remarkable
trip into the frozen North, and he IL
Illustrated with photographs taken on
the EXPEDITION by Mr.. Fiala. This
publication of Mr.. Fiala's story will
be the first appearance in print of
any account by him of his travels,
and should be read by every one.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-14
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Jersey City Journal:
Every Evangelical church in this
county expects to take part in the
revival work to be done under the
auspices of the Presbyterians in
November. The work will be carried
on simultaneously throughout New
Jersey, but in this county the local
interest will be centred. The work
ers are planning to hold meetings
simultaneously in the thirteen sec
tons in which the county divides
conveniently for missionary work.
If their efforts are crowned with the
of success which they are
justified in expecting, this fall will
begin a new era in religious work in
this county.
Trenton Times:
An aged Rahwegian has been
buncoed out of $4,000 at Ocean
Grove, by a trick that is so old and
has been described so many times in
the newspapers that it is a wonder
that even a child could be worked
with it now. But it is strange that
the swindlers should have invaded
the ~sanctity Of the Camp Meeting
grounds in their search for victims.
The incident should go far to;remove
DR.. Billiards. disbelief of Mayor Ten
Broeck's statement that intoxicating
has been sold within the
shadow of the Auditorium.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-14
oNoPoLY BY
Eetnry Will Ask Congress to Re
form Ment Inspection.

retnry VIII Ask Congress to Re-
form Mcat Inspection.
FASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-Secretary
lson will endeavor to get n new beef
pection law from congress this Win
Since 1901, when the present act
blk effect providing for government
Epection of meats, more applications
+ inspectors have been denied than
anted.
inspectors have been allowed to for
Zone packing houses, which means
pat the products Of these houses can
{ exported, and fifty-six firms have
cen shut out of the export business.
leir requests for inspectors being re-
used. AS the law is now interpreted
w the department of agriculture the
hackers who have been successful IN
heir efforts to secure inspectors have
h monopoly of the export trade as alb
as though a government conccs-
sion had been granted, according to the
in South American republics.
The conditions under which the gov
eminent protects and is perpetuating a
monopoly will be laid before the con-
gross. Secretary Wilson declines to
shoulder the responsibility for continu-
ance of the system. Whether managers
of the beef trust understood the full
force and effect Of the law When 1t was
enacted cannot be stated. The govern
ment, especially the secretary of agri-
culture, favored it at the time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-14
DEAD MAN sTEERED sHI
Corpse of Sailor Found at Wh!
Schooner In Port After Stor

Corpse of Sailor Found Mt WI
Schooner In Port After Stor
HONOLULU, Sept. IA dea,
held the wheel of the schooner G
Levy Woodbury. for several hout
ing the night of Aug. 8 while the|
was on her way here from LayI
land. He was a Japanese said
he was found erect at his posi-
vessel, though greatly damaged
hurricane, which is supposed Il
caused the mans death from ov
ton, reached port in safety.
The Woodbury. is the schoor
which the United. States tug II
recently left here to search, the
being long overdue from Lays
was finally learned that she b
back after a terrible experience.
Captain Harris, who was i
mand, says his craft was swep
at the rate Of nine knots an hor
out a stitch Of canvas ON her. II
up hope of saving her and said
to Captain Schlemar Of LaysaI
was q passenger.
Bulwarks We're thepsknocked
to keep the decks clear of wat
oil was poured on the oceaI
schooner ran for five days and
at the mercy Of the gale will
captain being able to take an
ton by either sun, moon or staq
The Japanese who died at
complained Of feeling III when
his place as steersman and
companion to stand by him FOR
No one saw him die. When f
had fallen forward, but his ha]
on, and the vessel was hold
course fairly well.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-14

dictation is great, but the public,
once aroused. is greater. Perhaps
these so-called leaders are sorry
the new primary law was ever pass
ed. Be that as it may, they will all
hereafter keep closer to the public
if they want to maintain their lead
ership and will all the more readily
listen to the people when they stand
up for their rights against the power
full influence of the Corporations.
The age of independent politics
is at hand. Men are thinking for
themselves. They are not voting a
party ticket simply because their
fathers did. Neither are they going
to vote for a "'yellow dog" if one
should happen to be nominated by
the party they affiliate with. We see
this Independent spirit in President
Roosevelt, himself, who was sup
posed to have been shelved by party
bosses several times, but who, today,
recognizes no boss and is the lead
ing citizen of the world. We notice
the independent movement of Mayor
Weaver and the honest citizens of
Philadelphia. We have La Toilette
in Wisconsin and Folk in Missouri.
In our W state Colby has doomed
up as a Jack the Clan Killer" All
this is one of the encouraging signs
of the times.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-14
BRYAN SPEAKS OUT.
IL Not Permitting n Candidacy For
President In 100S.

1M AOU9a
CHICAGO, Sept. II. want tc
make my position perfectly clear. |
want to say to you that not only am ]
nos announcing a candidacy, but l am
not permitting a candidacy. l am not
now a candidate for any Office. have
said that l would never again
be a candidate for office, but l want
to say now that talk of candidacy for
Office does not affect me as it once did.
l believe that my place in history will
be determined not by what the people
are able to do for me, but by what
| am able to do for the people.
Il think it is now too soon to choose
a candidate for president to make the
a c three years from now. 1t is too
early to pledge ourselves to any ono
man. / trust that before the time
comes to name a man for the next
presidential race light may be thrown
upon IL party's pathway and that a
man may be chosen who will be best
able to do-for the party more than |
have yet been able to do"
In these words William Jennings
Br$ahl administered a check to the en-
thuslgsm which at the Jefferson club
banquet g1xen in Mr.. Bryan's honor
greeted the speeches advocating his
nomination. for The third time for pres
iupif
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-14
H1aHTIpE.
NEW YORK HERALD WEATHER
FORECAST

In the Middle States and New Eng
land today fair weather and decidedly
lower temperature will prevail, with
fresh n~ortherly and northwesterly
winds. On Friday, fair and continued
cool weather will prevail, with light
northerly winds. shifting to northeast
erly; and on Saturday fair to partly
overcast weather with slightly higher
~temperature.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-14
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER IA.
The Pump Contract.

The water board did it last night
The contract for the pump to be in
stalled at Runyon was awarded to
the r. w Worthington Company,
one OF the trust concerns, for $14,-
400. BY this action the water board
has loaded upon the city an expensive
machine which is limited in capacity
and which the city is bound to soon
outgrow. 1t will then be necessary
to buy another pump.
Glass B was the high duty pump.
While this is larger than is necessary
for the present needs, it would meet
the city's requirements for some
time in the future. In a growing @ity
like Perth Amboy public oflgials
should look ahead. something(tha
Is Just right ,5 fSr today is entir9F too
small tomorrow, The Allis-chhlmers
Company, an independent Eoncern,
was lowest bidder on the Ugh duty
pump. however; The Ellington
VS. giv9 the con
tract, 81 even the lowest bidder
on loW duty pump, but the low
her. being an Independent con-
-, isN thrown aside and the con-
tract goes to a company connected
with the International Pump Com
pany. In all this careful juggling it
seems as If the best interests OF the
city have been lost sight of.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-14
neer overrun Connecticut Town.

POMFRET, Conn, Sept. II. This
town is completely oyerrun by gray
deer of the northern breed, which are
doing great damage to late vegetables
As many as three or four are seen to-
gether frequently feeding with cattle
and sheep. 1t was learned that meas
ures win be taken to have the state
law against shooting deer repealed ut
the next session of the legislature, as
the farmers can do nothing under the
present condition.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-14
Like Our Chocolat,

The Swiss chocolate consul
America is causing some, ala
the domestic manufacturers.
not smart enough to produd
lar a chocolate.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-14

MuIatto Woman Tortnres He Child,
MOBILE, Ala, Sept. IA. Martha
Crawford, a mulatto, is under arrest
here on the charge of assault and bat
terry. The woman beat her eight-year-
old. child numerically and then tor.
tured Il with a hot iron.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-14
EXPERT sEWlNG.MAcHINE REPAIRs

Also sewing machine oil of absolute
purity, and the best needles and parts
for all machines at Singer stores. Look
for red S. 1922 State ST., Tel. W-T-Call
N.Y.&N, J.Tel. Co., Perth Amboy, N. J..
124O3 1926 If
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-14

my worN VI counting mo- ish tn
treasury vaults of the cove
now going on. 1t will keen
busy about three months to-.
job. buple o
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-14
To poycott Maternal Assembly.

MOSCOW, Sept. IA congress of
doctors held here decided to boycott
the national assembly by not partici-
pating in the elections. This is the first
professional body to take this step.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-14
Woman outdoes Nat

A woman a take a veil,
ribbons and a smile and be
work that nature ever per-
human beauty.-N. Y. PRESCRIBED life
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-14
In the Tourney of

In the Journey of the /
In the journey of the yea|
t,lnn is Venice, spring is nj
tainly, and the majestic mi
summer is Rome. George
Curtis.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-14

The great victory of Everett Colby
in Essex county is an object lesson
Ito the FEST of the state. In the first
aiace 1t shows that the new prim-
law is ia vast Improvement over
old system. AS the people become
e and more accustomed to it
- will realize their opportunity
and will exercise their independency
to a greater extent. Bosses have
dominated the various political con-
v%entions so long 1t is hard for the
people to awaken to the fact that it
Is within anyone's power to nominate
whomever they choose regardless of
boss dictation.
The Colby victory in Essex county
VIII show the people. moro than any
verbal explanation can do. just what
power they have at the primaries
and win lead them to take more of
p active interest in getting clean
men into political Offices.
Many a party boss Is studying the
Colby victory today. They are realiz
Ia that 1tsl what hanpened to Lentz
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-14

CORTLAND, n. y, Sept. 14.-Three
young civil engineers in the employ Of
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern railroad were killed by a work
train last night while returning to Cort-
land on a hand carl. NJ. Rowe. Bing-
hamton. n. Y; II. 0. Biesecker, Lester
shire, N. ", and j. Il. Funk, Indiana.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-14
COAL MINERS ON PAR
Five Thousand Honor Mitcht
Ognition of Union Deman

Five Thousand Honor Mitch,
Ognition of Union DemaI
MAHANOY CITY, Pa. Sc
Five thousand mine workers
here in honor of President job
ell, who was given a rousin
tion. A feature of the demon
was the bearing at the head
procession of a large Ameri'
by twenty-four little girls Il
public schools. Every collier
Mahanoy valley was closed, II
employees making IA holiday
There were only two banner,
procession. They bore these
tons: 1--WE honor our two goI
dents, Roosevelt and Mitchd
I'VE demand recognition Of Il
and an eight hour workdayl
Mr.. Baer, let us reason togetl]
President Mitchelrs speech
parade was a virtual reiteratiI
former address delivered on
ent tour of the anthracite fiji
came out squarely for recog
the union and an eight hour
declaring that there would b
manent or lasting peace in
coal industry until the union
nized and the eight hour day
ed. ''The union," he said,
stronger than at any time in
and IS prepared to move q
solid phalanx to victory in it
right, as it did in 1902. We
mand a decrease in hours &
crease in wages"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-14
Aftermath

!, s s n; r.; - = \ E'F''
as courtship-Chiea HI htarfng
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-14

weather Probabilities.
Fair; warmer; light north winds,
shifting to south.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-14
FIRE ALARM BOXES.


81 RaFitan Copper Works
70 High and Lewis
"a Madison ave and Paterson %
rs Market and First SITS,
35 Hmlth and High at
81 State and Smith SITS
43 Buckingham ave and Hartf
10 Commerce and Front sits
AZ High aud Washington str
81 State st and Buckingham ave
% Hall ave and Charles st
81 Railroad ave and Wayne
% Washington and First ats
d3 Turnpike and Elm SC
"a Smith Sc and Watson ave
o. m and State In
~ Front and Smith SITS
"a Water and Gordon ats
~ Kearny ave and Gordon &c
" Smith and Herbert st
b3 Woodbridge road and Washington SC
81 Lehigh ave ? ' Stamford st
TO send In an alarm, open the door OF the boz
and pull down the lever and let 20 once only
btay ct box until lhFemen arrive.
SPECIAL CALLS,
ap-kr IN circuit. 2 taps-Drill and fire
alarm test. Hydrant at corner OF Jefferson and
High street always to be, uged for this trial. Z
taps Fire out. Btaps-Police call. i2-CalI for
Lincoln Hose. ls-CaIl for Washington Hose
lection 81. and u.