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Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05
TO ASK new
UNION LABEL LAW.
Also Want Convict Labor Changes
But Will Wait for
Wight's Report.

TRENTON, Oct. 5.-Many ques-
tons of Importance to the world of
labor were discussed by the execu-
tive board of the New Jersey State
Federation of Labor at a recent
meeting held in Hoboken. The best
means of changing the present sys-
tenn of convict labor, the printers
eight hour day problem, the initia-
tive and referendum fight and the
procuring of legislation to make it a
penalty to misuse labels were the
principal topics taken up by the
board.
Those comprising the board are:
Cornelius Ford, president; Edward
w. Vanaman, Vineland, first vice
president; Henry ]. Gottlob, Newark,
second vice president; Thomas J.
Mea, lark, secretary; Louis
KuhhM Iity; treasurer, Henry
Hilfers.M Frank L. Kresge,
Trenton& Desmond, Eliza
beth, andsJo %~llace, Newark.
TO Wait .eport.
All of the subjects under discus
sion were referred to the executive
board by the convention held In
August at Trenton. 1t was decided
that no further move would be made
in the endeavor to have the convict
labor system in New Jersey changed
until the report now being prepared
by Commissioner of Charities and
Corrections Wight has been submit
ted to Governor Stokes.
The report will be carefully exam
ined and should it meet with the
ideas of the State Federation of La
Dor a determined effort will be made
to have the recommendations Offer
ed in 1t put into practice.
A committee was appointed to
confer with the president of the
Pennsylvania State Federation OF
Labor and the president of the Ma
tional Peoples Sovereignty League
in reference to having the initiative
and referendum become a law in
Nav Jersey. This conference will in
all probability be held within a
month iii Washington, d. c.
MisC.sa. of Labels.
In view of the recent decision oil
the Court of Errors and Appeals
which declared section 10 of the law
regulating the use of union labels
to be unconstitutional a committee
was appointed to work for the Sc
curing of legislation in New Jersey
for the penalizing of the misuse OF
union labels.
Joseph A. Beecher, counsel for the
New Jersey State Federation of La
Dor, will frame a bill and the follow
ing legislative committee will inn
mediately begin working to secure
the support of the various members
of the legislature for the measure:
Henry j. Gottlob, Newark; Henry F.
Hilfers, Newark; Frank l.. Kresge,
Trenton; Edward w. Vanaman
Vineland; James Desmond, Eliza
beth, and Cornelius Ford, ex-officio
Hoboken.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05
LIVELY RUNAWAY.
Horse Frightened by Trolley Car
Spilled CrOckery.

A horse owned by Alexander Bal
int, who keeps a grocery store at 4ft
Smith street, and driven by A. K.
Makson, took fright at a passing troll
ley car on Smith street, near the ca
barns. this morning shortly before
noon and, breaking one of the lines,
started on a wild tear down the street.
The wagon was loaded with crockery,
which was smashed or thrown out and
Joe Kuzsman. who was sitting in the
rear of the wagon, was thrown to the
ground. He was slightly injured.
The harness was badly torn. The
wagon was not damaged.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05

The freshman and sophomores
PLAYED THO first game of basket ball of
the season yesterday afternoon on the
high school grounds after school.
The freJhmen PLAYED a remarkably
good gamf considering the little prac'
tice they pave had, but the sopho
mores wo4 on q score of II to A.
Juliet Sell played basket for th'
freshmen ind Marion Foote center
Lulu Dunfiam PLAYED center for tn,
sophomoresNand Irene Rock basket
Basketball enthusiasm is running high
and the freshmen are delighted with
the game yesterday even if they die
lose
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05
LAUNCHING
AT BROWNS.
Two Vessels Take Their First
Dip Today -Sa|utes on
All Sides.
Special to the Evening News.


TOTTENVILLE, Oct. 5:--At the
shipyard of A.. G. Brown & Sons
things were on the hustle this morn
ing getting ready for the launching
of two boats, which took place be-
tween II and J O'Clock.
The first boat to go off was the
steamer Thomas G. Willard, built
for the John c.. Moore Company for
use in the emigrant service in New
York. The ways had been well
creased and as the boat started down
them all Of the craft in the harbor
saluted her. A party from New York,
who had come down on a private tug
TO witness the launching, waved flags
and cheered. The boat touched the
water without a mishap and was
hauled to the dock by tugs which
we're waiting for her.
At 1890 o'clock the new tug Ideal,
built for The Boyer Towing Company,
of New York, started down the ways.
A party of New Workers, on a private
tug, arrived just in time to see her
touch the water.
Beth boats we're decorated with flags
and bunting and rs they slid down the
ways amid the footing of whistles and
the cheering of the people they made
a pretty appearance. After the
launching Mr.. Brown took his work
men and guests to the yard of the
company, where dinner was served.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05
Was Paid ont of Bryan,s Fees.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. D.
Statements showing how $4,000 trust
funds were distributed to college pu-
pills as prizes in accordance with the
provisions of the will of the late Philo
s. Bennett by William J.. Bryan and
his wife, Mary Baird Bryan, acting as
trustees, have been filed here. Mr..
Bryan says in his report that the pay
ment of the succession and transfer
tax occasioned the loss of Sab out Of
each fund of $4,000, but that he has
made this amount good by paying ST.
40 out Of his fees as executor of the
estate.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05
NORTH AMBoY NEws.

Mr.. and Mrs A. Yanko have given
up their bakery business and moved
to New York.
Miss Alice Smith has returned home
from a two weeks visit out of town.
Mrs. D. Sullivan has been on the
sick list for the past week with a bad
cold.
Andrew Anderson has started his
butcher shop again at % Hall avenue.
David Epstein will erect q three
story fat and store, which he will oc-
cupy himself, at 81 Hall avenue.
Mrs. II. Heinkle spent Wednesday
in New York.
Mrs. Thomas Klink spent Tuesday
at Bronx Park.
Mrs. B. Hulsman has been visiting
relatives in New York for the past
week.
Edward Dryer has his arm in q
ling. He ahd his collar bone broken
by IA fall.
Miss Alice Mills returned home to
New York, having spent a few days
with friends in Wayne street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05
REJECT ALL BIDS.
New York Officials Charge Collision
in Word Pavement Figures.

NEW YORK, Oct. Borough
President Ahearn has rejected all
the bids recently submitted for wood
block paving lower Broadway and
the side streets. He declares the
bids were unfair, and that there is
evidence of collision between the
various bidders. The bidders were
Eppinger & Russell, the FRANKLIN
Contracting Company, the Republic
Construction Company, and the
United States Wood Preserving
Company.
The highest bid was $3.O4 a
square yard and the lowest $2.S5.
All bids were alike for the concrete
on which the wood blocks were to be
laid. The bids were for work
amounting to 100000.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05
Local Items

William Hilker: the photographer,
of New Brunswick avenue, took a
photograph this morning of the floral
offering which the B%artenders Union
presented to Emil Bohnsack last night
and Emil will present pictures of the
gift to his friends.
All of the members of the West
mi nster Cadets are requested not to
forget the meeting and drill which
will be held tonight in the armory
instead of Friday night.
City Clerk Charles Macmillan
went to New Brunswick this morn
ing, armed with five or six ~ponderous
record books, to testify before the
Amboy bridge investigation.
The Fourth Ward Democratic Club
will meet tonight.
The east of Frank Nierzsikoski,
eleven years old, charged with break
ing--a $50 pane of glass in L. c. N.
Brogger's Hall avenue building, has
been settled out of court.
A meeting of the Perth Amboy
Police Mutual Aid Association will be
held at 6 O'Clock tonight and a full
attendance is requested by Secretary
Andrew Jensen.
A cruel attempt to drown a dog
was frustrated by Patrolman Andrew
Jensen shortly after s O'Clock last
night when he shot the canine, which
ioated beneath the Gas Works dock
near the foot of High street. He
went out in a boat. At exactly the
same time, Sis O'Clock, Patrolman
Long shot a sick dog on Smith street
near Rector. 1t had been taken with
a fit.
Detective r. A. Peltier arrived in
New Brunswick yesterday with An
drew Makarzik, twenty-five years old,
for whom he went to Wilkes-Barre,
Pa Tuesday. The fellow is charged
with burglary at South River.
A meeting of the Boss BARRIERS
Association has been called for Ion
daylight and it is requested that all
members be present, as some import
ant business is to be transacted.
The pipe organ in the Presbyterian
church is being.repaired today.
While at work with the New York
& New Jersey Telephone linemen, in
this city, yesterday afternoon, Her
bert vanName, of Main street, Tot
tenville, had his foot injured so that
he was compelled to go home. He
will be laid up for a few days.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05

PARIS, Oct. 5.-Thc Rev. Jeremiah
Zimmerman of Syracuse. n. Y. the
well known numismatist and Egyp-
tologist, who stopped over in Paris on
his way to the United States from
Egypt, has been the victim here of
thieves, who stole the entire collection
of ancient coins, medals and cameos
obtained by him during his Egyptian
tour and which were destined for the
Metropolitan Museum of Art at New
York. The value of the collection is
estimateg at 100000. An E%nglishman
staying II the same hotel has been ar
rested OF suspicion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05
NEDISH S. S.
CONFERENCE.
Sunday Schools of Greater New
York to Meet at COngrega-
tiOnaI Church Here.

Sunday school workers from the
Swedish Congregational Sunday
schools of Greater New York and vic
Unity will hold a conference at the
Swedish Congregational church Of
this city next Tuesday. The confer
ence will begin at 10 30 o'clock with
a devotional meeting followed by an
address on Sunday school work by
Rev. a. T. Carlson. of East Orange.
The Sunday school will meet at 2:3(
O'Clock, when there will be an adj
dress to the children.
After the Sunday school session
there will be a discussion Of methods
of Sunday school work.
The evening service will be held as
usual.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05
STATE TAX BOARD
finishing REPORT

TRENTON, Oct. 5:-The State
Board for.the Equalization of Taxa
ton met Tuesday morning at the State
House and decided to hold a meeting
OF Tuesday, October "a, for the pur-
pose of taking final action on the
report which the last legislature re-
quested it to- make relative to its ideas
a to the rate at which main stem
railroad property and the tangible
personal property of railroads should
be taxed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05
ItaIsan shin on diamond shoals,

NORFOLK, Va, Oct. 5.-The Italian
steamer Citta di Palermo, bound for
New Orleans with a valuable cargo
from Italy, lies stranded on the Dia-
mond shoals, one mile from Cape Hat
teras life saving station, and wrecklng
tugs havdK gone to her assistance, The
vessel is Commanded by Captain Mas
sardo and pad touched at New York,
BALTIMORE land Norfolk to discharge
part of b fading. The vessel went
ashore du PIG thick weather.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05
Passaic Naphtha Launch Exploded.

PASSAIC, n. j., Oct. By the ex.
plosion of the naphtha tank on a
launch in the Passaic river John ].
Rothe was drowned and John Boston
was blown overheard, but saved him.
self by clinging to n rowboat. The men,
who were machinists, We're engaged in
repairing the engine of the launch
when naphtha, which had leaked from
the tank, became lgnited from a spark
from Rothe's pipe, and the explosion
followed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05
SHERIFF'S SALES.
Two Lots in Perth Amboy We're
Sold This Morning.
snecial to the Evening News:

Special to the Evening News:
NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. g.
Two lots in Perth Amboy were sold
al sheriff's sale yesterday afternoon
for 5000 to satisfy a decree for
$112.12 obtained by Adolph Green
baum against John and Bertha
Mime. They we're purchased by
James e. Nolan.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05
ANNOUNCED.

The engagement of Miss Agnes
Hoagland, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac B. Hoagland, of Jefferson
street, and Rupert Osborne, of Sum-
nit, is just becoming known.
Miss Hoagland is a popular young
lady with a host of friends who are
congratulating her. Mr.. Osborne is
in the employ of the N. Y. and N. ].
Telephone Company in this city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05

A teachers meeting will be held this
afternoon at $3.50 in the high school.
AS this is the first meeting of the
year there will be no regular pro-
gram Later on speciman recitation
by pupils of the different grades will
be given.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05

The marriage of Fred J. Cox, of
the firm of Boynton Bros, of this
city, to Miss Adams, of Massa-
c%husetts, will take place October 10.
Clancy d. Boynton will be best
man. Mr.. Cox is having a hand
some residence erected in Rector
street, near Lewis, where he expects
to bring his bride after a wedding
tour,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05
A Turkey Supper.

Saturday night, October rs, the
members of Corliss Association, non
10, of the National Association of
Stationary Engineers of New Jersey,
will hold an entertainment and turk
ey supper in Columbia Hall, STATED
street. The entertainment will CONF
mence at 8 O'Clock. Supper will be
served at IL o'clock. Tickets are
now on sale and can be purchased
from any of the, members. They
cost 81.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05
w. c. 4. U.

Mrs. Sanford and Mrs. Jane Over
ington, President of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, have
returned from Ocean Grove, where
they have spent the summer, and
the union will resume is meetings
tomorrow afternoon at 8 O'Clock in
its room on Smith street. The reg
ular devotional meeting will be held
at A O'Clock Sunday afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05
MR.. E DOING NICELY.

Herman H. Oberg of 142 Gordon
street, chief electrician at the Ameri-
can Smelling s. Refining Works,
whose leg was broken yesterday by a
heavy pole falling on him, is doing as
we'll as can be expected today. In
yesterdays NEWS IN account was
given of the accident, but his name
was given as Hoeberg. His home is
in Gordon street. he is-aot boarding
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05

NEW YORK, Oct. 5-An engage
ment of great interest to society has
just been announced. that of Mrs. Ma
rie Eustls, divorced wife Of George
Peabody Eustis. to Josef Hoffman, well
known as a pianist in various parts of
the world. 1t has been understood that
Mrs. Eustis would marry a well known
Newport man.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05
KAMERs' BALL.

A new society, known as the
Kamers, has been organized in this
city and they will hold a ball and re-
ception in Wilder Music hall Tuesday
night, November IA. A prize will be
given to the best waltzing couple.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05
MANY IMPROVEMENTS

Many improvements are being made
around the Central station in THU
city and now that the shadows oil
darkness fall early in the evening the
passengers would be very happy if the
railroad officials would give orders TO
have the electric lights turned on all
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05
BAPTIST SOCIAL TONIGHT.

The entertainment and social of
the primary teachers and the Bap-
list Sunday school will be held to-
night. The evening is expected to
be very pleasant as many plans have
been made for it's success.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05
UNVEIL

1.-The Woodmen are preparing to I'M
veil the monument over the grave OF
Francis Rodecker, in Alpine Gene
terry. Sunday, October %.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05
SOCIAL CIRCLE.

The next meeting of the Young
Ladies' Circle will be held Tuesday
night at the home of Miss Pauline
Berkowitz in Elm street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05

Only one remedy in the world that
will at once stop itchiness of the skin in
any part of the body. Doan's Ointment.
At any drug store, 80 cents.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05
MATINEE DANCING GLASS.

Invitations are out for the open
ing session of the Matinee Dancing
Glass o be held in Wilder Hall Sat
urday afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05
nm CHuRCH CIRCLES.

The Junior League of the Danish
M. e. church will resume its meet
ings in the lecture room of the
church tomorrow afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05

A boon to travellers. DR. Foley's Ex-
Of Wild Strawberry. Cures dy-
senterv, diarrheea, s~easickness, nausea /.
Pleasant to take. Acts promptly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05

Want Ads. for the EVENING
NEWS branch Offices receive prompt
attention.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05
NO CASES READY.

The local district court is as bad
as the circuit court when it ONE to
cases not being ready for trial
There was a long list on the calen
dar this morning but not II case
came to trial. Most of the adjourn
ments were until October 10.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-05

Leave want" Ads. at bri ncb Of
dces :
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-06
SCHOONER GALATEA STRANDED
At ENTRANCE TO HARBOR

Portsmouth, n II April s.-While run
n;nL for this harbor. during thick north
east storm early today the Boston nshing
schooner Galatea, Captain Edward Rus
sell. went ashore on the rocks at the end
of Odorne Point, AT the harbor entrance
and may be a total lose The captain and
crew OF l3 men were brought safely
az hore by the crew Of the Wallis Sands
l.fe saving station.
TIE schooner ,s badly damaged and full
Of water and lies In bad position, where
sho Is pounding heavily.
The little schooner was bringing a fare
OF FISH to Portsmouth when she struck.
Caught in the northeast gale and high
seas she was driven out OF her course and
raj on the rocks. An attempt will be
made to float her when the storm sub
sides but II is considered doubtful.
whether she can lie saved. The Galatea
~ gisters s2 tons net and was built at
Gloucester I'm 1902 While hailing from
Boston she is owned by Albert Watson OF
Duxbury. She is valued al $1,000. and -
well insured.
sho is 70 feet long; % feet vide and .
feet deep
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-06
A WARNING TO BE NEEDED.

Judge Dunno has been elected mayor Chicago
tial plurality platform calling for the immediate municipal
ownership OF the street railway lines For the
history city undertake the financing operating
the transportation within its borders Chicago
to demonstrate TO the rest OF the country that possible for
municipality do the successfully and economically
and efficiently
III the experiment is successful is hoped and believed
will be other cities will be slow profit by example
Here in Rhode Island the will be watched with interest
for probably other railway corporations been
of the needs comfort and safety Of people
In other have such corporations and
aore msceyous control legislation than in this
wealth.
II attempts made perpetuac this sinister domination il
The reasonable demands OF the travelling public fouted they
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-06
WALLUM POND AND PINE RIDGE.

Tomorrow evening the Ohio appointed
inspect various institutions
of tuberculosis will this city and Saturday will
state sanaorum for consumptves Burrivle 1t is doubt
the purpose of the visitors
adoption by their we'll learn what by
perience has valuable successful the
and of suffering from deadly
in its assaults humankind in this country
Amid the tall pines the banks of Walum pond
sion will find monumental exepihcaon of what avoid if Ohio
have sanatorum will prove deadly
dangerous the we'll who domicied in it,
1t hardly necessary point opinion experts
tuberculosis the Rhode Island sanatoum aside from
doubt impress itself the minds the visitors they have
made of the buildings
the Among physicians there division
of opinion the futty of attempting consumption
institutions in which large numbers of sufferers lodged
AT the Walum pond designed place
twenyfour patients each ward That the wards
of three years infested
be rendered menacng to sick and we'll is obvious
This danger pointed project
first suggested and further that if the
successful effort behalf suffering
ton would be adopt the unit systetha
cabins for the accommodation OF three paentshan to build
large The cabins could destroyed
they became infested and renewed small guarding
sufferers from an aggrvaon of the disease and the attendants from
the danger of contracting it.
Unfortunately the general assembly
btu costly advocated with suspicious
those who wanted institution established
Wall pond The this white elephant hands,
rather, will have it, when added 100000 So6oop
already expended making the total outlay $s6ooo
that the the people told $4,000
completed.
danger Ohio will be induced to repeat the
folly Of Rhode Island Buckeye legislators the habit
rejecting wise counsel countenancng podig expenditure
public funds.
While the visit Walum pond will furnish valuable norma
ton in the line of what inspection
for consupves Pine Ridge ought furnish still
suggestions concerning the practical and successful
tuberculosis Pine Ridge main
hv of M
citizens but its modest way probably achieving
benehcen results than
torum 1t is Pine Ridge and Waum pond Ohio
will obtain helpful information intelligent effective
treatment Of the consumption scourge.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-06
which the general business was concluded
and the session adjourned.
pAJNrrEpG' SE.SgION


and the session adjourned.
PAINTERS SESSION.
The session OF the Painters union was
one OF great interest. though for the most
part only routine matters came up for
discussion.
The membership committee reported II
applications for membership. with seven
reinstatements and one initiation.
The sick committee reported six MEM
bers III and Ave OF these were given the
regular weekly donation.
The delegates 10 the Building Trades
council made a report, announcing the re-
port on the Field day events.
The business agent reported on the con-
ditions obtaining with the local over the
city and the work for the coming sea-
son.
II was announced that the next session
would be n summons one and after the
disposal Of some general routine matters
the session closed.
FORFEIT POSTED.
This morning in the office of the Build
ing Trades council there was an argu-
ment so hot that the posting OF for
feits i'm wager resulted. Since the Car
penters have decided to enter the con-
test against the Plumbers. Coleman has
been trying to throw a bluff and 10 get
Mr.. Kearney OF the Carpenters 10 pull
off his forces, feeling that with all the
handicap OF numbers there would be no
chance towing against all the locals OF
the Carpenters craft.
II Mr.. Coleman had not boasted go
much Of what the plumbers would do
there would have been no trouble, but
Mr.. Kearney decided 10 call his hand and
this morning told the business agent OF
the plumbers that the latter union with
all It's glory and start would get the
small end OF the contest and would be shy
more than a thousand votes when the
court was made. Mr. Coleman looked NJ
the paltry few votes garnered from the
apprentices by process OF elimination
and shaking down last evening and reck-
on ed that he would have at least n look
irG when the roll was called and allowed
thai he would be willing TO lay a wager
iwtr the carpenters delegate that the lat
ter union would not have a ghost OF a
shcv
Tho bet was taken Immediately and the
two men started out 10 win, buy and pull
in tho votes. All are watching the fight
with interest.