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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-11-23
MINISTRIES
ON PARADE.
Raritan Yacht Club Members
Advertise Their Event Tonight
in Unique Manner.

The people of the city turned out
en- masse this noon 10 witness the
parade of the Raritan Yacht Club
minstrel troupe The procession was
headed by an open barouche contain
ing Mayor Brace and Peter Floersch
Then came q squad OF policemen in
command of Sergeant Mulliean. They
were followed by Bollschweiler's
Union Band led by c. Howard Smith.
musical director of the troupe
Then followed the thirty members
of the troupe wearing linen busters,
silk hats and chIysanthemums and
canes, marching two abreast.
The marching was very fine. They
left Wilder Hail promptly at IL
O'Clock.
The line of march was as given
in Yesterdays NEWS, as follows
From Wilder Hall down Smith
street, to High street, TO City Hall
Park, to Market street, to State
treet, to Washington street, TO High
street, to Smith street, to the post Of
flee corner. Here the band stood in
1 circle, surrounded by an outer cir
cle composed of the minstrel men.
After a selection or two. the pro
cession marched TO Wilder Hall in
double quick time, and then dis
banded
The yacht club flags decorated the
carriage at the head of the line.
The final rehearsal for the min
'trel show was held last night and
the show is certain TO fulfill every
promise made for it, A fun house
is anticipated.
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McCurdy Family in Control.

MORRISTOWN, Nov. 23:-ln
control of the Morristown Trust
Company, Richard A. McCurdy, Rob
ert II. McCurdy and Louis A. The
baud are now. also in control of the
Morris County Safe Deposit Com
pany. This institution was former
~ in the control of Vice Chancellor
Pitney and the Miller estate, but
enough stock was put on the market
to enable the same interests that di-
rect the trust company to secure the
safe deposit company.
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ICEHOUSES BURNED.
Six Belonging to Jamesburg Ice
Company Destroyed by Fire.

JAMESBURG. Nov. 23:-Six large
icehouses. with a power plant two
engines and appurtenances and a
dwelling house occupied by Milton
Schanck, were destroyed by fire here
yesterday The property was owned
by the Jamesburg Ice Company,
composed mainly of Asbury Park
men. The fire is thought TO have
originated from sparks from n loco
motive. The loss will be about So
600.
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OBERMAN
DEPU T Y
HER|FF.
Candidate Tor Nomination fol-
Sheriff Is Named by His
Successful Rival.
BEGINS DEC. |.
pccicl to me EVENING NEWS

SDccicl to me EVENING NEWS:
NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. 23:-
Sheriff Andrew S. Church named the
deputy sheriff this morning. He is
William Oberman, of Deans, who
was one of the candidates for the re-
publican nomination for sheriff be-
fore the county convention. lie
viii enter upon his duties December
].
He is at present Il clerk in the
county clerks office.
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CON T EST is
ON THE JUMP.

Five persons are now entered in
the EVENING NEWS contest for the
piano and phonograph. While there
seems to be a big difference between
the leader and the rest of them 1t
does not signify that the race is won
by great deal. A person can start
within a week of the close of the con
test and still win When it is real
lied that each yearly subscription to
the NEWS counts 500 votes, you can
realize how fast you can build up.
The leader today has 4944 votes.
1t would take but nine yearly sub
scribers TO pass that figure at one
leap. The contest grows more inter-
esting every day.
The new entry today IS Miss Flor
cnce Hanson, of 197 Market street
She starts with eighteen votes.
Following is the standing to date:
Mrs. Charles Helmer,
rs Woodbridge road, ...... .49l4
Miss Mary Hanson,
Union Grove, W'db'dge Rd. GIG
Miss Jessie Gluck,
245 Smith street, .....,.. $50
Mrs. John Hanson,
185 Hall avenue, .......... o9
Miss Florence Hanson,
1877 Market street, ........ lS
Following is the coupon for today.
Fill in the name and address of the
person for whom you wish to vote
and send or bring to the NEWS Of
flee within one week from the date 1t
bears, otherwise it will be void.
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THIS COUPON
November 23.


The famous old cup challenger
Mayfower, which won the cup from
England about twelve years ago, is
at the Perth Amboy Dry Dock, where
she is having an engine installed and
a number of improvements made.
The Mayfiower, it is understood,
will 20 south for the winter. When
she won the cup she was sloop rugged
and one of the fastest boats In her
time. She is now schooner rugged.
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EAGLES TO
BUILD NOW.
Will Get Bids for a Club House
to be Erected in King
Street.

The Eagle Athletic Club has pur-
chased a lot in King street from Pat
rick Convery and plans are now be-
ing drawn for a club house, the
erection OF which will be started as
soon as possible. 1t is expected that
bids will be asked for within n week
or so.
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CHESS TEAM VICTORY.
Both Local Men Won Their Games
in the Contest.
to the EVENING NEWS;

NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov, 23:---
The Rutgers College chess team de-
feateu the Princeton University
chess team at Princeton yesterday.
They won six of the games and lost
but Cne.
Two Perth Amboy boys were on
the Rutgers team and both won their
games. They were Solomon Esberg,
who defeated Kerr, of Princeton,
and John Stahr, who beat Ward, of
Princeton.
The other members of the Rutgers
septetle were Bevier, Benedict, Den
mis-, Duncan and Gay.
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CARPENTERS BUSY.
Placing Fence Around the Lehigh
Valley Property.

Carpenters in the employ of the
Lehigh Valley railroad, who, as told
in the NEWS, were busy putting a
large fence around the property of
the railroad company, are on the
hustle to get the work finished. More
than half the task has been compile
ted The fence is being put up so as
TO keep out the coal and good thieves,
many of whom visit the local yard
every day and night.
Want Ads, for the EVENING
NEWS received at r. Killenberger's
store. 247 Smith street.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-11-23

REVIVAL SERVICE s.

The Union Endeayor League viii
take a special part in the revival
services at Simpson VI +. church to-
night. The interest in the revival
continues and the attendance is as
large as ever.
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n,ildiup About Comn,ctcd.

The new building at the Standard
Under ground Cable Works is about
completed and within short time
the installing of the machinery will
be started This building is to be
used ny girls.
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RARITAN CLUB
TO SEND AID.

Al the meeting of the Raritan
Club, last night, il was decided to
assis Russian Hebrews. A collec-
ton amounting to SIS was taken up
and will be forwarded to the treas
urer of the Russian Defense Society
One lew member was taken in. A
committee was appointed to see
about furniture and carpet for the
club house.
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FOUGHT OFF
HICHWAYMAN.
Special to the ErENING VIEWS !.

y
NEW BRUNSWICK. Nov pa
Mrs. Simeon r. Morris, OF French
street, on the outskirts of the city,
was held up while passing 81. Pet
ers cemetery last night Her as
sailant pressed a revolver under her
nose and demanded money. With
her baby in one arm she fought him
off, and he fled.
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II you have real estate TO sell
don't try to make special appoint
ments with time and tide, which
wait for no man. but break 1ilso
,tae nagket through Il classified 'i'iz
vcrtisement
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NOTICE.

| hereby give notice that hereaf-
ter ! will not be responsible for any
debts contracted by my wife, Emma
Garretson.
DANIEL GARRETSON.
1419S 11-23-1t
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.lndpmcnt Apninst Wurglcr.

Special O. me EIENING NEWS'
NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. 23:--
In the district court, this morning. a
judgment for $jS.3S and costs was
rendered on affidavit in suit for Il
liquor bill brought by Becker d Tiet-
ien. of New Brunswick. ag inst
Jacob Wurgler, of Maurer, who was
not represented in court.
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Subscribe for the NEWS.

Perth Amboy independent
Liquor Dealers Association
will meet tomorrow afternoon
at , o'clock sharp, at 30 Hall
Avenue.
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"Want" Ads, for the EVENING
NEWS received at r. Killenberger's
store. 247 Smith street.
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Leave Want" Ads. at branch Of
fcas.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-16
MAY AGREE ON LOW LEVEL CANAL.
This Expected to Suit Canal Commission
and Administration.

Washington. Nov. 1b--The full board OK con-
sulting engineers Of the Panama Canal had an
all day session to-day and continued the WORK
on the different types of canal. Only runnors
reach persons outside Of the meeting room, ana
these vary as to the prospects Of the final re-
port The prospects to-day. it was said. inol-
Gated that several reports might be mace one
favoring sea level canal another Tor a LOCK
canal ar a siytv-foot level. and still another Tor
a lock canal at thirty or forty-foot level
There seems to be a general impression that
larger number of engineers at present favor
sea level canal, but intimadon has been
made that there might be compromise on d
low level lock canal which would De sdtis
factory to the canal commission and 'he ao-
nainistration .-..-- r.<.
The officers who accompanied secretarS La La
fo Panama to investigate the matter OF Iol
cations for the canal have not yet made 8 re-
port and will not until type OF canal is oetera o
mined Upon the type OF canal Will depend tne
location Of the mouths of the canal anu no
definite plans for Notifications VIII De Ieasipls @
,1nti1 the places where the protection WILL De
headed can be definitely known
New-York tribune., 1905-11-16
RITRTON TO STAND TRIAL.
Demurrer to Indictment OOerruled-
Plea in Bar Filed.

ct. Louis Nov. 15.-Judge van peVahtef' OF
the United States Circuit Court to-day oVeffuiea
-, sa-,,,rrar fled Yesterday TO the indictment Of
rr,t,ea States Senator Burton, OF Kansas. and
h,s trial on the charge Of having used hts In
a,,erca before the Postofdce Department, In ha-
halt of the Rialto Grain ana Securities Company,
or 81 Louis, TO prevent the issuance Of fraud
order against the company, is set for next
Attorneys representing Senator Burton this
sfte-noon lIed a plea In bar TO prosecution under
ftis tndietment This plea is based on the YER
dict In the trial of Burton almost two years ago,
which found him guilty on certain charges In Ine
tndietnnent and not guilty on other charges He
was found not guilty OF having received COM
New-York tribune., 1905-11-16
TAFT TO TALK ON CANAL.
He Viii Make It Subject OF Id
dress at st. Louis.

Washington, Nov. 15.-secretary TAFT naoe II
clear to-day that he had no intention Oh re-
inQuishing supervision OF Philippine Affairs ih
course Of his temporary absence IN panama ls
was reported that matters relating to the Fnilip
pines were to be transferred to the State De-
partnent and hereafter be under the direouoh OF
Secretary Root
That story" said Secretary Taft, originated
In the mind of the man who wrote 1t Inere Is
absolutely no foundation for it whatever,
The Secretary returned to Washington shortly
after o'clock to-day from Panama, coming on
one OF the steamers from Norfolk last night.
He said that, with the exception Of two days
during which storm prevailed. his trip to ana
from the isthrnus had been very delightful
Soon after o'clock he called at the White House
to talk to the President about his trip ana oo-
servations He discussed the subject prieny
with the President. but made arrangements 10
talk fully to him later.
The Secretary will leave Washington On fSl-
day next for st. Louis. where, on SATURDAY
night, he will address the Commercial Ciuo'
From St. Louis he viii go to Kansas City On
Monday he will speak before the business hioii
of that city Philippine affairs.
He has chosen the Panama Canal project vs.
the topic for his address before the Cornrnerc.ai
Club at St Louis next Saturday night he
has collected large amount OF materiai oeaI
ing on this subject based on Official reports I anu
personal interviews with Governor Magoon ana
Chief Engineer Stevens and Chairman Shonts,
and has supplemented these by careful inVesI-
CATION on the isthmus. SO that he hopes to make
his treatment of this matter thoroughly coLn-
prehensive> Coming at a date only a rev weeks
In advance Of the meeting Of Congress, thus
speech will, In measure, serve to advise the
Senators and Representatives in q more concise
manner than the usual formal annual report
OF the exact situation on the isthrmus and the
prospects for a successful prosecution OF tne
great enterprise. Meanwhile. Secretary Ia1t
declines to publish any more OF his views Teia-
tive to the canal than he set out before leaVlns
New-York tribune., 1905-11-16

November 10, 1906
The 6ga ea sEatss Thsea9Fs 5GssSSs o.
NV Dear Mr.. President: We have had a, a h4 has3
fought eee0n 0e N ia tTrn hostile plurality of 5000
into favorable plurality OF over 2Soe'' ana Al d
The Republican ticket in Tny iadgP1ep5 5;r wSgld 9a
form On which both Mr. Draper and stood had
not contained plank nd9DSg tRe enPrss favoring
Immediate inS1 tariff revision: :. w. rsoos-
Es otn as RepnbIcans the magnificent prosperity
that has come to US so largely IN haie to our
own the open door policy in our foreign
trade. and the protector to American 'aD''
foTdea fbat 9y tariff hoWever there certain duties
that we must al a @ adms abe @9I eampagn here in re-
esrd TO the iron schedule as Wnois @ s ~ .1riA ann
y0I yectnTars Themselves will admit that auty on
iron is no longer long rdgTef a we are exporting
SO heavily could be made without n''Dfn's '''
domestic Hzs in MSassachusetts the duty on hides i,
anafberna It is known that only . per -jfa5 ifns
Of the hides and skins m d1tx 1nal and GSH It seems perfectly
illogical that calfskins sheepsKlns hu needing
S2oH.G noaotio 69 while duty is assessed on the skins
Of fun grown cattle , oenvess q. New
haTf On mt the Subject Of free hides It VIII snow %
1o that the shoe anufacturers o. TINS o the rod
not of oheT States but they ssslyes aEss aTs @
liting % shoes If the last remnant of this needless
S('fT can be removed from their InaceIIl; -, the
ME- an 4I,,z Crara
oyereing majority Of the people @ % G1 bs iS oe 51eo
++anfioT 10 such matters as TINS u. ZIG an,,
for atlent;1G atlen;Go Of fTe tariff Nor can there oe any
Ieston Of their urgent desire that you Of
q ~ clear to incorporate some SUISSE g. a
{t1e {te kind which of course, I snonta aos iO
o,oanf presume TO dictate IN your Luees; ea;o ao
am sure you know sir. the oesp 10y for voi1
ton Of the people OF TINS nbli,,tsiy than any
atfer man in public life. am sure you VIZ Hed of
otapd that have the slightest lhtsiI.i39n -.
forestang any action of you're nor Is tnls ST t5s
being given to the press, thougn "a IA ,,s-y a. IN
Slightest objection to your quoting It OF uSg II II
sny wav YOU may desire do deem L, noMesei4
nav duty with the trust that has Just oesa Rlf ~
hands to inform you of the real condtlon "
,1rbIir Feeling in this commonwealth, as your eVery
go shows that no commonwealth IS ceareT 10 yo4
4ban The Bay State, and that not even her own
caresanfatfves are more earnest than you IA WISH
t,g "a welfare have the honor TO remain. very
rassnectfrlIy your obedient servant.
THE Enclosure referred TO in the letter or GOV
-,o- alact Guild gave the result of canvass made
f,,, .~rhe Commercial Bulletin" among New-Engiand
shoe manufacturers in the form of letters giving
49,. ,rsvyers Of firms addressed TO the question
1Je+her they would be willing 70 submit 70 ths re
-oVal OF the duty on oootS atlo SHOES IL Ii.7 "'S
nrh hides was removed
New-York tribune., 1905-11-16
LAWYER CUT TO PIECES BY TRAIN.
Woodville Flemming Falls Beneath Cars at
WcodhaVen Junction

Woodvil1e FIemming, ffty-n!ne years old. a lav-
YER with Offices az No. 220 Broadway. Manhattan.
who lived in Surf-ave., Edgennere. Long Island
was yesterday almost instantly killed by a Lons
Island Railroad train at Woodhaven Junction
Passengers transferring from Rockaway and Edge
mere trains for Brooklyn leave their trains on the
top OF the trestle that crosses the Brooklyn-Ja-
ulaica tracks and then descend the stairway TO
reach their trains.
F1emrning ran down the stairs 70 catch train
When near the bottom he tripped ana feu catch
Iug his foot on the bottom stair and turning out
toward the train which had not stopped Before
any OF the bystan6ers could stop nih FlsrnHins
had fallen beneath the wheels
New-York tribune., 1905-11-16

Another unpretentious little volume, whose
only aim is tc smuee-an which it admirably Guo-
ceeds-is Auto Fun e collection Of pictureA
with few comments IN prose and verse, selected
from tho pages Of 'FLife," and published by T. 7.
Crowell & Co. The automobile has been q fertile
source Of nirth since the day of its invention,
those who don't. In the first case the pleasure
Is aloyec by sense of personal discomfort and
In the second by sense of personal deprivation.
Whatever humorous potentialities the motor car
possesses appears to have been seized upon by
''Lhe's' artists, paragraphers and versif1ers and
duly celebrated The collection here gathered
together should appeal to both the classes men
toned above We quote some sprigs OF sage ad-
vice from the Directions for Running an Auto
mobfle'i
which you examine your auto before starting
out viii depend the almost absolute certainty Of
breaking down
One of the greatest things abou. an automobile
is the way It trains the senses BY practice you
beautiful scenery without being aware Of it, thus
acquiring that superb concentration necessary. And
you will be able to detect any unusual smell
and to locate 1t at once
Be sure and buy the most complete &c. of tool.
known and then, before starting out, take from
and leave It carefully behind After while this
viii become q SECOND nature. 80 that you won't
even have to think about it
Remember that to keep your 'auto' in the best
condition you must lubricate It constantly To do
der oil on the machinery you on yourself
By and by you can tell by the way you feel whether
everything is IN good running shape or not
New-York tribune., 1905-11-16

haps little less misrepresentation; or maybe
we only miss the charm of novelty that so
helped to please IN the original lot Never
theless there is much to win the approval of
the appreciative reader, from the modest dedi-
cation-.To z. B."-to the quiet hurnor OF such
a stanza as the following from the s'rnisrepre-
Hentation.' of Andrew Carnegie:
Across the sea he made his pile,
In Pttsburg where. I've understood,
You have to exercise some gIlile
To do the slightest good;
And he kept doing good by stealth.
And doubtless blushed 10 find ii wealth
Among tho other subjects Of Col D. Stream
er's~ satire are Robert Burns, William Waldorf
Astor, Henry VIII Alton B. Parker, Euclid J. NJ
Barrie and Omar Khayyam. The latter, who
he declares
Supplied = model to society
OF frank. persistent tnsobrfety,
wrote verses which Mr. Graham paraphrases
with amusing aptitude. deftly adapting them to
the twentieth century point Of view, As:
All, fill the cup with nectar sweet
UNTIL when indisposed for more.
Your puzzled, fnadhesive feet
Eude the smooth, revolving floor,
What matter doubts. despair sorroW1
To-day is Yesterday Tomorrow
book of ver.s cmy own, for choic~o,
A slice OF cake. some ice cream soda.
A lady with tuneful voice,
Beside me In dim pagodai
4 cellar-if had the key
Would be a Paradise 10 me
New-York tribune., 1905-11-16
CHARGED WITH STEALING OIL LANDS.

Leslie B. Murtry, OF San Francisco. charged with
end larceny was held in IS. 900 for examination
Monday In the Tornbs court yesterday. He
c+ate Senator C. B. Page for John Walker. of No
254 5th-ave Brooklyn president Of the Great CALI
fornia on Company. Murtry was charged by
ec~ee ~ iii lands IN San Bonito County. Cal. val
.,si scco.diny 80 Walker, at s1o,oe9.e9o.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-16

pensation from an officer of the Rialto company.
The plea in bar sets forth that having pre-
vior1sly been acquitted this specific charge be
cannot a second time be placed In jeopardy for
the same offence
Arguments viii be heard before Judge Van
Deyanter tomorrow morning.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-16
DUTY ON HIDES Il CURSE.
Strong Statement By GoUernor-eIect
Guild to President.

Boston. Nor. I5.-Governor-ele Curtis Guild. jr-.
said to-day in regard the Presidents statement:
''On November 10 sent the President a letter.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-16
NEED MONEY FOR THANKSGIVING.

The Jacob A Riis Neighborhood Settlement, No
se Henry-st.. appeals for money or provisions WIN
which to provide Thanksgiving dinners for taose
who would not otherwise have them. Money Hiay
be sent to Miss Clara Field. treasurer No. s.
Henry-st, New York and provisions To the sa.He
address. All contributions VIII be acknowledged
New-York tribune., 1905-11-16

4,,o - n The press have this morning received
. letter from him. releasing from that pledge
and permitting publication
The taxi in full follows;
New-York tribune., 1905-11-16

Ihe title, more misrepresentation Men, OF
a&rfy Graham's latest book OF verses, recenus
ISSUED by Fox, Dufield & Co.. does not denote
uAt the authors rhymed descriptions OF ais-
ulsuisaed gentlemen, living and dead, are more
'a'ssepresentstiye than thoss contained IN his
p'e7ious volume Ii fact. If any difference u
sesfee Is to be noted il IS that they ara H-F-
New-York tribune., 1905-11-16

November 10, 1906
t, President Of the
New-York tribune., 1905-11-16

The Princess Priscilas Fortnight" (Charles
ec'lbner's Sonsl, the new story by the author
OF Elisabeth and Her German Garden" is
d beTitching one. It is fresh and vivid, pleas
sluy satirical and wholesonely sweet-in
tite Of melodranatic episode. which, how
ever necessary as the machinery of the moral
iesson, seems incongruous with the spirit of
he book A plot which is frankly preposter-
eos is worked out with light hearted Gar
4ng that almost blinds the reader to Its lack
q reasona bleness. The loveliest young princess
~ Germany, filled with fantastic dreams Or
lie nobler and loftier than can be hVed IN
aef fathers stiff, duh court, of an old philoso-
bosf ss Innocent and impractical as he2-
'esL Incidentally she also runs away from
= ttate marriage which has been proposed
i'f ner. and which she doesn't stop seriously
10 consider. Her experiences in the char
seief Of beautiful plebeian in a little Engiish
sA'sge are described with all Elizabeth early
ndnor. shrewdness and understanding OF char
seses We would not for the world breathe a
amt es TO the outcome of Priscilla's rash ad-
sensure. lest II might spoil somebody's delight
- moments OF suspense.