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Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-09
Error in
Collectors
FavorDisfavor

1t wil1be noted that the number of errors were evenly divided for
and against the Collector and this fact clearly indicates that the errors
weroo only errors of omisionS and were not discovered by the Collector
because the Cash Book was not properly devised. Il
COLLECTORS LEDGER:
This ledger was not kept in balance, and n record of any trial bal
nee could be procured. No Journal was kept by the Collector and many
of the items in the ledger were therefore original entries. This is a loose
method Of bookkeeping.
RECORD OF SALES:
This book which should contain Il record of all properties sold for
taxes, etc, was far from complete. We found that the sales of the fol-
lnminrA rnnnrtins unrn mot recnrdcd
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-09

Ims Ledger. This surplus represents simply the difference between
the assets and the liabilities as they appear in his statement but as
as shown above, and n very important item of Asset, to wit: the
above mentioned-page 6-claims against property owners for street i'm
provements, amounting for 1903 and 1904 to about $11SOOO, is entirely
lacking, it will easily be understood that the amount stated as Surplus
is far from being correct. Our Balance Sheet shows a surplus of $751;
S977 "A, or $66,O9S.04 more than the surplus in the Comptroler's Balance
Sheet. We would mention, however, that in Our Balance Sheet we have
reduced the claim against Middlesx County Bank to $4,000, al we
were told this amount, it was es mated, would be collected; that
nothing is written off for deprecat on of value of property; and that
we have not included the claim of $41.5O which the city has against
the estate of the former Collector, ii accordance with our remarks above
page 2,
Statement Of Assets and Liabnide : BY a comparison of this statement
with our Balance Sheet it will be seen that the statement contains the
following errors:
Cash in Sinking Fund ~. 7So535i should be 7S,o533r
Unconhgmsd Assessments ~. ,at@oooo " about li8ooooo
Public G bounds and Buildings. .26l65 90 :" 25626z3t
Water Works Plants. -. ...... 53o 600 90 Z" y" $4,000 no
Fire Apparatus 80. -. ..... 100000 :" = 1882 so
Surplus. 49,. a9L252oo " 2s7,Sa7.74
The statement neither included the claims against Middlesex County
Bank nor provide for accrued ipterest on the bonded debt
Trcasurcrs Statements: We have compared the collectors Statement
with the Treasurers Statements and found that the amount which the Col
llcctor turned over to the Treasurer during the fiscal year 1904, aggegat-
ing 1929, 494.S7, tailed with the Treasurers statements We have also
checked all payments with the Ire surers Journal and found the
and existence Of the cash balances Oh February rs, 1905, The form of the
statements, however, is rather crude. Receipts and payments should
be properly classified, and revenue expenditures and capital expenditures
should be separated.
In the course of our examinati IN we made the following obserVa-
lions:
Assessment Bonds: The total Of these bonds aggregated, March
LIST, 1905, 1922, 200 90, while the C rims assessed against property own
ers only, amounted to about $500 o, and even OF this amount approx
standing, bonds for about $4,000, i excess OF these claims The Citys
Charter, Section 70, prescribes tina in case assessments should be
paid in faster than the City Bonds q. c Assessment Bonds) mature,
the Council shall direct the City Treasurer to purchase City Bonds with
the proceeds at such prices as they may determine. OF the outstanding
assessment bonds, $4,000 belongs to the Sinking Fund and mature in
1908. The balance of the bonds are due Is follows;
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-09
Mauch Chunk, Glen 0nokoand. The SwItch-
back vIalLehlah Valley Railroad Aun. Is.

SpeciaE train viii leave Perth Amboy
att =. 10 a. M Fare for round trip:
kdults' *l,5O; children, Is cents. Same
fschedulf applies for Aug. n. Sept. a
and ~, 4)et. 1st and 18th. 1851 81 81
*WanE Adj, for the EVENING
NEWS Deceived At f. Killenhereeh
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-09

The Treasurers books consisted of Journal and Ledger for the Gen
cral Account and Sinking Fund, Journal and Ledger for the Water Ae-
count, and two Bond Registers.
The Journals and Ledger were well kept, but to our surprise and
Inconvenience. N Index to the Ledgers was in existence. This irreg-
ularity should not be tolerated.
payments with the redeemed bonds and coupons. In regard to pay
mcnts by warrants we were unable to verify these by a comparison
with receipts from the payees, owing to the fact that II o receipts had
been taken for the payments by warrants, although this measure is pre-
soribed by the Ciys Charter, Section 16; but we checked all payments
by comparing them with the warrants redeemed and found them all cor
rect with exception of the enclosed warrant III. No. 1881. Although this
warrant undoubtedly was intended TO call for $5,55300, which amount
is written in figures at the foot Oft the warrant, and with which amount
il was redeemed by the Bank and taken by the Treasnrer. it is. accord
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-09
coMprRoILER,s BALANCE SHEET.

1. The two first items in the liabilities column, $3.14 and $SO7
shcnrd NOT anpear there a these amounts were already deducted from
the Cash Balance. They represent items paid in excess OF the appIopra
lions for nc 6sca1 wear The city and Councils approval thereof
should be obtained. xu.u
Plant, Valuation $3.50, 900. and Fire Apparatus, Valuation SlyoVo inc
omonnt of these itemss should be respectively =$256,1S2.31 $b49,770r
SO and s17S72.5oZsec schedule No. 3 attached to our Balance Sheet
co,toirinr statement of the book value of the ciys property at the
ho,tnira ~ the fiscal year, the changes which have taken place dur
inp III car and the status at the end of the year. In this connection we
- noto h the ledger contains accounts IF the ciyts person
nj n,onerty (outside of fire apparatus). All payments for this kind of
nronertv have heretofore been treated as revenue expenditures instead
Of capital expenditures II for no other reason thar for the purpose Of
keoninp track of the personal property an inventORy should be taken Of
same 1inclnding furniture and books in the schdols) and a. account
opened in the Citys Ledger for this property. GSN
4 Book Balance in Mfddlesex County BanEst $4,2SSs20 (Wa@r
Accounf3 and s5l .so4.e1 (snktng Fund Aecount} we understand that
only d very small part Of these claims Is expected to be realized and
We recommend that the accounts be reduced SOFAS oshow n round ne-
nres the estimated value Of these claims
Z Surplus, s22l,729.70s No surplus Account is kept ID INC eomptrol'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-09

Balance collected by former Collector but not turned
over TO the Treasurer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-09

ing to the wording of its body. ony issued for "Finy five $500 Dol
lars" and as no other receipt exists for the payment of $5,SSSVo We
are unable to pass the warrant as a proper voucher for the latter amount
The Treasurers Journal for the General Account, contains page
39, the following entry:
Appropriation Dr. to Sundies. -. -. -. $25ooooo
Being additional amount appropriated for School purposes as follows
salary t....,. $4,000
FnI, IL LIGHT 1900 90
Rocks & Stationery 10000
Renais M-. 24ooooI
Sunpies e Furniture 10000
Incientals 100000
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-01-04
Cured Lumbago.

A. B. Canman, Chicago, writes
March 4, 1903: Having been
troubled with Lumbago at different
times and tried one physician after
another; then different ointments and
linaments, gave it up altogether. So
l tried once more, and got bottle of
Ballard 8 Snow Linament, which gave
me almost instant relief. can cheer
rully recommend it, and will add NV
name to your list of former suffer.
ers. " Zoe. soc and 81. Sold bv
Churchill Drug and Paint Co.
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Twenty cents per inch first insertion. Fifteen
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Standing advertisements per month. inch
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Insertion.
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The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-01-04
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Means less nutrition and in conse-
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fails to secrete bile, the blood be-
comes loaded with bilious properties,
the digestion becomes impaired and
the bowels constipated. Herbine will
rectify this; it gives tone to the stom-
ach, liver and kidneys, strengthens
the appetite, clears and improves the
complexion, infuses new life and
vigor to the whole system. so cents
a bottle. Sold by Churchill Drug
and Paint Co.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-01-04
January A, 1905.
THE MORAL EFFECT.

The Malad Advocate, in recent
issue, relates an occurrence in a south
Idaho Mormon community which
demonstrates in startling way the
duty laid upon Idaho citizens to cure
a social and at the same time wipe
out political evil-in spite of the
coarse statement Of an alleged female
adventures on the stump In Weiser
last fall that moral questions have no
business in politics (probably because
politics, as conducted by her en-
ployers, leaves no room for its ASSOC
citation with morals).
The Advocate tells of the illeoiti-
mate relations, for over year of
Professorl j. M. Larsen, principal Of
the public school, with 16-year old
girl, he having wife and family. of
children. Gases of this kind occur
at intervals all over the land. but
The special popularity here is that
NO PROSECUTION OCCURS.
AN upheaval took place, of course
the parents were in measure indic-
nant when the affair became public
property the Professor was arrested
and allowed to furnish bonds if he
could, but which he made no effort
to do. He was then permitted IN
mount horse and start by himself
Tor the county seat at Malad to de.
liver himself at the county iail
since which time he has not baen
heard from. The case bears all the
evidence of winking at the law in
this class of crimes. And more an.
palling still is the scandal from an.
other Mormon community of South
Idaho, about eighteen months AGO
when it was discovered that fourteen
young girls in single town there
we're pregnant-AND NOT A SIN. |
iLE PROSECUTION FOLLOWED.
There is some reason for this laxity
II the official arm Of the law rels.
i've to moral laxity that is prompt.
y dealt with elsewhere. Is there any
'laee 10 the stste, outside OF the Nor.
non counties where these things could
'eeur without proseoutionf Does
be reason lis IN the fact that public
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-01-04
BUT PEOPLE LIKE 1T.

Senator Dubois prevented an at
tempt by Senator Foraker of Ohio to
inject into the Philippine tariff bill an
amendment reducing the duty on
sugar from the Philippine islands.
This is measure that Secretary Taft
has fathered for the benefit of the
Filipinos, but which Dubois regards
as an encroachment on the infant
sugar industry of the west in general
and Idaho in particular. Senator
Dubois asks time to be heard in op-
position to this measure and his re-
cent interposition passes this sub
ject back to await consideration along
with the other tariff measures which
will be considered at later date,
probably at ali extraordinary session
to be called by the president early in
the fall of 1905.
The blind followers of the tariff
made millionaires and politicians will
never learn that these same. law
fattened sybarites have no use for the
protection theories when greater
money-making possibilities present
A A
themselves otherwise. 1t is only a
matter of time when the labor of the
suDJugated natives of the Philippines
is utilized and manufactures run
and industrial enterprises carried on
there with cheap Filipinos and
the products dumped on home soil
duty-free but marketed at protection
prices, to the further fattening of
campaign contributors and to the
utter destruction of the protective
principle; all of which was no doubt
in contemplation when the English
colonial policy was handed out to
that pious hypocrite-- Uncle Sam. The
measure to guarantee per cent to all
'apltal in the PHILIPPINES will also
pass, while capital for Investments on
nome railroads in Idaho and other
enterprises will be guaranteed moth
ng. But the people like it and vote
or it.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-01-04
Mrs. Merritt 5(hO(ked.I
(Salmon City Recorder)

The Smoot investigation has re-
vealed state of affairs that is very
humiliating to all the people of
Idaho. The testimony of Apostle
John Henry Smith fixes upon Idaho
the stigma of Mormon control of DO
litical affairs in this state that brands
us in the eyes of the world with a
humiliating vassalage that no self
respecting citizen should be called
upon to endure.
A preacher in that seat of refine
ment, the city of Boston, after recall
ing the testimony of Apostle Smith
said in effect that the wonder of the
age was that the brave men of the
gem state did not go down to Salt
Lake with torch, ropes and bullets
and raze their temple, annihilate that
hierarchy and scatter the cohorts of
sin as they did the murderous sava-
ges.
All of the great papers are jeering
the voters of Idaho, women as we'll as
men. John Henry, himself, directed
the finger of scorn at fair but meek
Idaho. 1t is sad enough that he
should humiliate us, but oh, how
much worse to hold us up to the
scorn of a merciless world. Obi
John Henry, why did you not wait
Till the women covered their faces,
those who voted the republican ticket
in IdahoS H.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-01-04

government with its own courts which
set at defiance the courts of the coun-
try.
That the chiefs of this government
are direct violators of both the laws
of the land and of the ecclesiastical
law which they pretend to respect.
That to carry thier points they do
not scruple to prostitute the free
American ballot. That polygamy
which both the laws of the land and
a revelation from God forbids is still
a tenet of the Mormon faith.
Suppose some Mormon was as de-
faint of Mormon rule as these wit
nesses have shown the Mormon church
(or chiefs who really are the church)
to be defiant of the sovereign power of
the republic, how long would he be
permitted to hold his place in the
AS now conducted Utah is really
under the rule of the theocracy.
How long will the Republic stand
itY
Well, Judge, if all those things
happen, which they ought, tell Joe to
bring the rest of his Mormons to
Idaho and join the republican party
and they can have seats at the right
hand of Borah and the other bosses.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-01-04
The WEISER SIGNAL.

Entered April 49, 1902, Ms second class matter
postoffice at Weiser. Idaho. Act OF Congress Of
March 8. 1877
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SEND THEM TO IDAHO

Goodwin's weekly, of Salt Lake.
says;
The American people are the most
generous people on earth, but when
once their minds are made up that
Justice demands vindication thew are
most insistant on having it done
Suppose tho Senate should mass q
Joint resolution that no Norman
should ever more hold any office of
honor or profit under the government
OF the United States, is there anv
doubt about the house also passing
IT, That would close Congress the
army and navy, West Point. AMMAN
oils and all appointments against
them. s4'Ns'
II u be said that at least in Utah
behind state lines they would he ss
cure iet rs ask them IL Congress
snopla Tor cause partition Utah out
Net~ssn Colorado, Wyoming. idaho
snq Nevada how the partition could
!" prevented, except through warf
~ suppose Congress should declare
'1"' pinD' y being controlled by ap
allep people, apd demand of 49,
president that the state M placod
under martial lsE, suspendlag my
,l'u law boV could thsf sifaatie.
NJ mott ibere % b remedy for s,s,y
n'opf NJ thf county, and ubss M.
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IN, ''''''fp POSER eap pas lep. lhat
N e1blnsfon z la1 hoen damon
.'. hHNlo an sanaio oonnltl..
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SUBSCRIPTIONS RATES

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for clean and pure citizenship in pri-
vate life and in our public system,
it must soon demonstrate itself if
Idaho is to be kept on a high plane
politically and made state where the
highest type of manhood and woman
hood will look eagerly for a home.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-01-04

officials in those communities are a
part Of the polygamous and political
organization which holds entire sway
and which seeks to control all politi-
cal parties in this state--and does
control some, or at least one, at the
present time?
1t is known that Alfred Bulge is
on the bench in that judicial district
and Alfred Bulge is the son of
Bishop Bulge, who has just testified
before the congressional committee
that he lived openly with three wives.
Alfred Bulge is product of and no
doubt defender of polygamy, as be
is an adherent of an alleged relig
ious and known political and COM
mercial organization, which today
TEACHES POLYGAMY IN IT'S
CREED, and which teaching is prac-
ticed by the church leaders and
large number of the following
many is difficult to ascertain, but if
Borah would prosecute the 100 cases
offered him, as be stated from the
stump he would do, it might be
known, and suppressed when those
who connive at 1T are put out of pol
itcal power.
Jesse Bulge another son of Bishop
Bulge, and product also of this
system is posecuting attorney in an
other of the Mormon counties.
Breaches of the moral law occur
elsewhere than in Mormon communi-
ties, but not by wholesale, and the
law is active to punish-not dead
letter. And it is not surprising that
lax morals should particularly in
crease under arule which teaches that
woman cannot enter the Kingdom of
heaven unless she has been sealed to
man; that polygamy is divine
institution and several wives good in
the sight Of the Lord; where the
heads Of the church, the teachers of
the creed have several wives, and
take new ones to the knowledge of
the young; where revelations direct
from God are received through fat
and lecherous priests, couched in
such illiteracy that Gods own gram
mar must be turned over to a com
mittee of Apostles for revision and
correction before it can be given full
publicity; where the adherents and
promulgators of these doctrines and
receptions of a following In large
part gathered from ignorant foreign
peasant communities, are elevated
70 high political office and public no.
'ition and are accepted as political
allies by an asserted great and un.
ioubtedly strong party; and still less
is it when the party who ]
'oes arm in arm with this nastiness.
which divides its honors with the piI-
airs OF this teaching, can go before
ne people and receive their votes, and {
specially the votes of christian WON. {
M sufficient to place the state in
heir hands. A little more OF this
ma Idaho will be held in the same I
'issust by the Christian world that
l'ah Is nov held, under the lime
lsbt Of the smoot investigation. II
mere Is 10 this state q major element !
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-05
Soc Bottle Free.

If you need Liquozone. and have
never used it, please send US the cou-
pom below. We will then send you
an order on local druggist for full
sized bottle-a soc bottle-and will
pay the druggist ourselves for it. This
applies only TO the first bottle, of
course-to those who have never
used il.
The acceptance of this offer places
you under no obligations. We simply
wish to convince you; to let the
product itself show you what it can
do. Then you can judge by results as
TO whether you wish TO continue.
This offer itself should convince
you that Liquozone does as we claim.
We would certainly not buy a bottle
and give 1t to you if there was any
doubt Of results You want these re-
suits; you want to be well and to
keep well. Then be fair enough to
yourself to accept our offer to-day.
Let Us show you, at our expense.
what this wonderful product means
to you
Liquozone costs soc and 81.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-05
WARRANT FOR KELLY.
Political Boss to Be Arrested ON Per-
fury Charge.


SACRAMENTO, March l. Martin
Kelly now faces the penitentiary along
with Boodlers Emmons, French. Bunk
ers and Wright Senator c. M. Bel
shaw of Antioch swore out a warrant
late this afternoon for the arrest Of
the ex-boss on charge Of perjury. 1t
will be served in San Francisco, 1t is
believed. tomorrow. After the war
rant was sworn out by Belshaw 1t was
placed in the hands Of two Deputy
Sheriffs and they went on a still hunt
for the accused They soon ascertained
that he is in San Francisco.
In the complaint sworn out by Bel
shaw upon which the warrant for Kel-
Tvs arrest was issued, the fact Of Kel-
ly's connection with the boodlers is
set forth at length The history Of the
boodlers' scandal is first set forth and
then the allegations regarding the per-
jury of Kelly are recited-
It is alleged by Belshaw that Kelly
committed perjury on February IL,
when he appeared before the Senate in
yestigating committee that had before
II the charges against Emmons,
Wright, Bunkers and French It is al
legged that Kelly committed perjury in
testifying before the committee on the
date named that he did not, on Feb
ruary 1s in room 81 Of the Capitol Ho-
tel. tell Senator Belshaw that French
had handed him $50 bill received as
part of the Doodle money, French at
that time saying: II hear. Kelly, they
are going to get out search warrant,
and they may find this $50 bill on me.
Take IT and get it out of the city"
1t is further set forth in the COM
plant against Kelly that there is evi-
dence corroborating the allegation that
he committed perjury.
Belshaw is angry clear through at
the stand Kelly took after telling him
that he had one of the much-wanted
! $50 bills, and says that If he can have
his way in the matter Kelly viii be
punished for his crime
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-05

netion- ie given the right 20 appear be-
fcre the Secretary of State, deposit 81
end become a full-fedged gripman or
motorman, for all he must do to pro-
cure such certificate is TO state what
motor vehicle or vehicles he is able
TO operate" So comes an end to the
San Francisco regulation requiring
that every motorman shall have run
a car, under the guidance Of an ex-
pert, over the streets Of the city for a
specified time before he shall have the
right 10 accept employment to operate
the same unguided.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-05

gagged in arranging for the ceremony
and ushers busted themselves learn
ing the sections to be assigned to the
various officials and distinguished
guests.
Some time before the beginning Of
the inaugural ceremony several thou
sand persons holding tickets emitting
them to seats on the stand began to
take their places. By IL o'clock the
human garden. which had flourished
In the Senate and House galleries, was
transplanted to the open-air amphi-
theater. The brilliant costumes of the
women gave to the scene the finishing
touch of color. Added to the acre of
people seated, who looked down upon
ten acres standing. were hundreds
banked upon every projecting ledge Of