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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18
DISTINGUISHED KNIGHTS
AT FREEDOM CASTLE.
Many Visitors of the K. G. E., at
PIainfieId--Praise for South
Jersey Editor.

PLAINFIELD, Oct. 1S.-Eagle
Knights Of high degree were the
guests of Freedom Castle, K. G. e.
at it's meeting last night. Supreme
Chief John D. Harger, of Detroit
Mich, head of the order. was there,
and Grand Chief William B. Kirby,
of Bridgeton, head of the New Jersey
knights. They were greeted by a
large number of members. 1t was
hoped to have delegations from New
Brunswick and Somerville present,
but Supreme Chief Harger's visit was
planned only a few days ago, and the
notice to the other castles of the dis
trict arrived too late for response in
person.
Mr.. Harger and Mr.. Kirby came
early in the meeting, and saw the de-
gree team initiate two candidates in
the third degree. They both warmly
complimented the Castle on its team.
The supreme chief said he had never
seen the work better performed.
In his greeting as supreme chief,
Mr.. Harger spoke strongly for a mill
tant campaign for the advancement
of the order. He dwelt on the ambi-
tion of all good knights to bring it to
the highest possible plane as to per-
sonnet and to the maintenance of
that standard.
The grand chief spoke on the same
line, urging the members to do val
liant service in spreading the high
and ennobling principles of the or
der.
Past Grand Chief Dr.. J. Hervey
Buchanan, of Freedom Castle, also
made a forceful speech on the same
text. He gave the members an in
spring motto, "Smile and push" I'M
der which to work. Short addresses
were made by various other mem
bers.
A resolution thanking the Bridge
ton Evening News for much helpful
publicity in the cause of the order
was passed. Grand Chief Kirby IS
editor of the News, and he has been
known to discard seven or eight live
personals to make room for news of
the order. Greater sacrifice than this
can no Eagle Knight editor make,
and the members were made TO un-
derstand that by DR.. Buchanan, who
introduced the resolution. Editor
Chief Kirby made no statement on
the resolution, but after the session
was over he was heard to murmur,
'Double-lead and a two-column
head"
An informal reception was tender
ed to the visitors after the meeting.
Music by DR.. Buchanan, Dewitt g.
Frazee and NJ. A. Korff was enjoyed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18
ALL IN ORDER FOR
M~AccABEES' BALL.

All arrangements have been COM
pleted for the first annual ball of
Perth Amboy Tent No. 81, knights
of the Maccabees, which will be held
in Washington hall, in Fayette street,
tomorrow night. Steinhauser's Or
chestra will furnish the music. The
committee and members have worked
hard during the past few weeks to
maks this, their first ball, a grand
success. A large number of tickets
has been disposed of and a goodly
crowd is expected.
The committee in charge of the
arrangements is James j. Flynn,
chairman; Louis Lonseth, Peter j..
Smith, John J. Burns, Edward Gala
han, John Blow>and Rudolph Schuck.
Reception committee, H. Norman,
Oscar Johnson, j. Roth and F. Lon
seth. The floor manager will be p.
Smith, assisted by J. Burns and l..
LonSeth.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18
MID-AFTERNOON TRAIN
FOR NEW YORk ON C. r. r.

The train leaving this city at 1922
o'clock in the afternoon on the Cen
trail railroad for New York, Newark
and Elizabeth is restored by the new
winter schedule which went into eff
feet this week, and it will be a great
boon to local travellers.
This train was not included in the
summer schedule, and a largely-sign-
ed petition from business men of this
city for a train for New York between
and 4:44 o'clock met with an
un~favorable reply from the railroad
officials.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18
Threw Stones AID Dancers.

While the White Glover dancing
class was in progress at Braga hall
last night, some boys threw a num-
Der of stones at the building. A few
of the missiles went through panes OF
glass, and greatly alarmed the dane
ers. The ~janitor OF the hall notified
the police at once and Patrolman
Tonnesen was detailed to Investigate,
When he arrived the mischieyous lads
had disappeared.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18
SWEDISH LADIES MET.

A meeting of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety, of the Swedish Congregational
church, vas held at the home of ms.
Fred Fofuenberg, PA Prospect
street, yesterday afternoon, at which
plans for holding a fair in the church
some time the latter part of next
month were discussed. 1t was decid-
ed to hold a homemade bread, cake
and pie sale in the church in Gordon
street, Saturday, October 27, from II
until 8 O'Clock in the afternoon.
After the usual transaction of bus
mess refreshments of cake and cof-
fee were served.
SOC
Wilson Tyrrell, of 80 Commerce
street, will celebrate his eighth birth
day Monday evening with a party.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18
BURNING RUBBISH
CAUSED EXCITEMENT

A pile of burning rubbish in the
yard of Sections drug store caused so
much smoke about 2 o'clock this
morning that a policeman made an
investigation. A number of dogs in
the vicinity began bowling at the
same time, and not a few windows in
the neighborhood were raised. The
policeman put out the fire, and peace
and quiet were restored.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18
HEALTH OF
THE STATE.

TRENTON, Oct. 1S.-One or more
representatives of the Board o!
Health or other authorities from ev-
cry municipality in New Jersey will
meet in conference in the state house
in Trenton tomorrow and Saturday
with the state board of health. 1t
will be the first gathering of it's kind
in accordance with a new law passed
at the last session of the legislature,
ing to take action looking to uniform
ity of method throughout New Jersey
for the protection of the public
health.
There is at present a great variety
of methods employed in dealing with
similar cases, of a nigh degree OF
efficiency and others practically
worthless in the light of present day
knowledge. This is due to lack OF
opportunity heretofore for COMPARE
son of views concerning common
problems. Under the new law there
will be at least an annual considera-
ton by all persons interested of ques-
lions relating to the prevention of the
spread of dangerous communicable
diseases.
There will be morning, afternoon
and evening sessions tomorrow. DR..
G. f. Bracket, president of the State
Board of Health, will open the con-
ference. The first topic, discussion
of which will be opened by Health
Officer L. R. Thurlow, of Plainfield,
will be the provision of isolation ia
%cilities for diphtheria and scarlet fe-
yer cases in every sanitary district in
the state, even where it is necessary
for two or more small municipalities
to combine. J. e. Rowe, health Of
ficer of Summit, will lead the discus
sion on the proposal that abandoned
wells should not be used for house
sewage or other waste liquid.
State Sanitary Inspector d. G. b.
wen will lead the discussion on the
necessity for spraying, boiling and
formaldehyde treatment for disinfect-
ing purposes, and Health Officer b.
H. Obert, of Asbury Park, will start
the talk on the subject of reporting
all contagious and infectious disease
cases to boards of health and their
enforced isolation.
That boards of health can render
highly valuable public service by
careful supervision of milk supplies
and retailers in accordance with the
state laws, will be opened for discus
sion by Health Officer G. H.. Wells,
of Montclair, and Assistant Attorney
General Edward D. Dufield will dis
cuss legal actions to abate ~nuisance5.
l.. J. Richards, health officer of Eliza
beth, will take up the matter of adj
joining municipalities combining to
have a health officer, and DR.. Edward
Ginon, of Atlantic City, will start the
talk on the necessity for periodical
inspection of every portion of each
sanitary district.
DR.. Edward e. Worl, of Newark,
will lead the discussion of the en-
forcement of the a~nti-spitting in pub
lie places ordinances, and DR.. A. G.
Hunt, state medical inspector, will
discuss measures to prevent the
Of infectious diseases and urge
that the closing of public schools,
churches and other public buildings
be resorted to only in extreme cases
y Nt
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18
MYSTERY IN SUICIDE
OF THIS YOUNG BOY.

NEWARK, n. j., Oct. 1S.-A boy of
twelve, the only child of wealthy and
indulgent parents, whose most ambi-
tious thought was to make his path in
life as easy and happy rs possible,
found no joy in living and committed
suicide with his fathers razor. He
was William Sherman Scofeld, the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fayette p. SEQ
field of 95 Walnut street. No cause for
his act is known to parents or friends.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18
Came Here to work-Got intoxicated

Joseph Hemingway, of Newburg,
vas arrested at 6 o'clock last night
by Patrolman Meshrow. Heming-
way was creating a disturbance at
Smith and State streets. He told
the recorder this morning that it was
his first offense, and as he seemed in
earnest no fine was imposed. Hem
ingway said he had come here yes
terday to go to work, but had be-
come intoxicated. He left town as
soon as he was discharged.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18
!al to the EVENING MAYS:

Special to the EVENING NEWS:
TRENTON, Oct. 1S.-Following
the announcement by Franklin Dye,
secretary of the state board of agri-
culture, of the schedule of farmers
institutes for 1906 and 1907, Secre.
tary Dye has issued a special circular
giving the speakers for the Institutes
and emphasizing the work of these
meetings. The institutes in Middle
sex county will be held as follows:
Stelton, Friday, Decemberss New
Market, Tuesday, February 3.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18
"A SUPERsTITIOUs SOCIAL"

The flower committee of the Chris
tian Endeavor Society of the Pres
byterian church will hold a commit
tee meeting at the home of Miss
Lillian de Hamm, 1872 Madison ave
nue., at 1880 O'Clock tonight, to COM
plete arrangements for the "Supersti-
tious Social" which that committee
will hold in the chapel Friday eve
ming, October &c.
The committee is working hard to
make 1t a success as the money real
lied will go for flowers to help deco
rate the church during the winter
months.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18
OBITUARY.
BUDENTER.

Rudolph Budenter, thirty-nine
years old, of 10S Charles street, died
yesterday afternoon at his home after
a brief Illness. The funeral will take
place from his late residence tomor-
row afternoon. He is survived by n
wife and four children. Interment
will be in st. Mary's cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18
TONIGHT.

A large number of tickets, suffic-
lent to guarantee an excellent attend
ance, has been sold for the concert
in the Presbyterian chapel tonight for
the benefit of the city hospital. The
artist of the evening will be the Miss
es While in their rendition of old Eng
lish songs.
The mortgage recently paid off by
the Ladies Auxiliary will be burned
tonight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18
BENZ. II. BARTON HERE.
Speaks on 'sWhat God Has Planned
for the Future."

for the Future"
Benjamin H. Barton, of Philadel-
phia, will speak in Odd Fellows hall
tonight on what God Has Planned
for the Future, the Divine Plan OF
the Ages" He also speaks at the res.
idence of DR.. e. A. Hults, 22O High
streets, at 3 O'Clock this afternoon.
Tonight's lecture will commence al
1880 O'Clock. Mr.. Barton travels
under the auspices of the Watch
Tower Bible and Tract Society. Ad-
mission is free.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18
Society
CHILDREN'S DANCING CLASS
AT YACHT CLUB RESUMES.

The children's dancing class, which
met last season at the Raritan Yacht
Club, will resume its Saturday morn
ing sessions Saturday OF this week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18
SOPHIA

The funeral of Sophia Moulinough,
forty-four years old, of 800 Fayette
street, who died yesterday, took place
from her late residence this after
noon. She is survived by a husband
and four children. Interment was
in Alpine cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18
Moving Pictures Of BATTLING Nelson.

The Broadway Bioscope &c Vaude-
vile Company will present in exlli
bition in Wilder Hall tUinoffow nigAt
including moving pictures, ventrilo-
quism and illustrated The
moving pictures will include views
Battling Nelson. the famous
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18
WHITE CLovERs DANCED.

Most every member OF the White
Glover dancing class was present at
their weekly dance in Braga hall last
night. Instruction was given as be-
fore from 1880 until $50 o'clock, af-
ter which dancing was enjoyed until
almost midnight. A fine time was
had by all who were there.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18

when the ware are gone, shut nr
the shop windows"-and- stop adverT
Using, unless you may still desire
sell the fixtures.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18

There may be some reading mat
ter" in this newspaper today which
will be WORTH A DOLLAR A LINE
to you. And the chances are that it
is to be found in the want ads. col
umns.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18
LEAVES FOR OAKLAND, CAL.

Leslie Sutton, of Gordon street,
leaves next Tuesday for Oakland,
Cal, where he has been transferred
by the Standard Underground Gable
Company to their plant at that place.
Mr.. Sutton has been employed in the
local plant as electrical tester for the
past four years, and received his adj
vancement for faithful service. He
came to this city from Hastings, N.
Y, where he held a similar position
with the Standard company. He
leaves many friends in this city,
+ II n
Mrs. Ludwig Wolff, of 1874 Madi-
son avenue, is spending a few days
with her parents, at Auburn, N. Y.
y = II
The Symphony Society will hold
their second rehearsal tomorrow
night in Odd Fellows hall.
Il 4 Il
Miss Lillian Christensen, who has
been visiting friends at New Bedford,
returned yesterday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18
PARTY TO THEATRE.

The party of about twenty-five
members of the high school faculty
trolley to New Brunswick last night
to see Macbeth" with Nine. Mod
jeska in the cast, enjoyed the play
greatly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18
MISS ALLEN A BRIDE.

A very pretty wedding took place
Wednesday morning when Miss Nellie
Allen became the bride of Simon
Schade, of Market street, at their
new home, 200 Market street. After
a wedding breakfast the couple left
on the S:55 train for Washington, D.
G..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18
A MT. HOLLY WEDDING.

MOUNT HOLLY, Oct. 1S.-There
was a pretty floral display in the
Presbyterian church last night in
honor of the marriage performed
there by the pastor, Rev. James H.
Durham, of Robert Adams Semple,
Jr., and Miss Maude Howell Folwell,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Sexton
Folwell.
Miss Gertrude G. Folwell, a sister
of the bride, was maid of honor, and
Deputy United States Marshal Edwin
r. Semple, a brother of the groom,
was best man. The ushers were s.
Harry Pitcher, Hugh Alexander, Will
liam G. McIlvain and DR.. Raymond
S. Clarke.
The couple will reside on Grant
street.
Mrs. Semple is a Normal School
graduate and is well known in this
city.
Samuel Kroeger, of this city, left
yesterday for Fort Worth, Texas.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18

! want" advs. nor the EVENING
NEWS received at " KilIenberger's
store, 247 Smith stfbet.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18

Citizens r. f. Co. Buys Property.
The McDermott property at New
Brunswick enu and Prospect
street has recently been sold to the
Citizens Real Estate Corporation.
This corporation has in view, 1t is
understood, the purchase of some
valuable property in North Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18

! The NEWS gives the news when j
is news.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18
GET OPINIONS
ON TAX PLANS
Equalization Board Meets Today
in Jersey City to Set Dates
for Railroad Appeals.

The state board of equalization of
taxes viii meet at Jersey City to-
morrow to fix a date for the hearing
of the appeals filed by the various
railroads from the assessment of sec
ond class property levied by local
boards.
An effort will be made to have all
the parties interested present, to hear
a general expression of views, SO that
the board may determine its course in
the matter.
Nine railroad companies have thus
far filed with the state board pro-
tests against the valuations of the To-
cal authorities of Jersey City, accom-
panied by petitions for a reassess-
ment Of all property in that munich
pality. The last of these petitions
was filed yesterday by the Morris
and Essex and New York Bay rail-
roads. Those previously petitioning
were the Pennsylvania, Lehigh Val
ley, Central, West Side Connecting,
Lafayette, Erie and New York, Sus-
"quehanna and Western.
The Morris and Essex has also filed
IA petition for a reassessment Of its
second class property in Hoboken. 1t
sets forth that the local authorities
had assessed this property last year
at $2,329,0 900, while this year the
value was placed at $3,635,000, an
increase of Sc per cent.
There has been filed with the state
~
board a schedule showing the valua-
ton S on six railroad systems in Jer-
sey City as placed by the state board
last year and the local assessors this
year. The latter show an increase
from $~29,721,977 to $45,461,S 500, or
92 per cent. Fhe figures for cache
system follow:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18

The NEWS n eYery nome.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18

Samuel Kroeger. of this city, lefi
yesterday for Fort Worth, Texas.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-18

Totals .$2s,721,s77 s45,4e1,SOo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-01
BETRAYED BY FINGER PRINTS.
Convicted British Murderer found in
a Military Prison

A curious and startling result of the re-
cent adoption by the United States army
of the system of identification by finger
prints, just reported to the War Depart
ment. was the discovery in the person of a
soldier at Fort Leavenworth of a British
murderer for whom the Scotland Yard au-
thorties have long been looking The man
was a prisoner in the United States peni-
tertiary, serving a five-year sentence for a
military crime He was evidently a man
of refinement and not such as commonly
applied to the recruiting officers. In prison
he was well-behaved and liked. But when
the warden. following the general order to
take the finger print records of all soldiers,
attempted to take an impression of this
mans digits, he met with the most violent
resistance and the assistant who attempted
to make the record was knocked down and
roughly handled. Suspecting that this re-
sistance was based upon the man 8 previous
knowledge of the use to which -.lese finger
prints might be put and that his record
was bad, the warden sent copies of the
prints to the police authorities in number
of cities. Within comparatively short
time success attended that effort, for Scot
land Yard reported that the man was well
known there as a most formidable criminal;
that he had committed atrocious murder
in Malta; that he had been sentenced to
life Imprisonment and had escaped to the
United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-01
WANTED TO SEE PRESIDENT.
Young Marylander's Hallucinations
Cause His Arrest.

Policeman Hopkins of the sixth precinct
was standing at the corner of Pennsylva-
MIA avenue and Sd street northwest this
morning about II o'clock when he was ac-
costed by a young man who wanted to know
the way to the White House.
II want to see the President said the
young man, ito show him the devils con-
fession.''
Policeman Hopkins took him to police
headquarters and introduced him to SAM
tary Officer Sroufe.
My name said the stranger, lis James
Nathaniel Edmund Combs, and I'm from
Great Mills st. Mary county, Md.
He told the sanitary officer that the Lord
had appeared to him and told him of the
confession made by the devil He had la
bored upon the writing of the confession
for about a year, he stated, and the amount
of writing he had done convinced the san-
tary officer that he had not overstated the
time he had been engaged upon the work.
The police surgeons passed upon him as
being harmless, and suggested that he re-
turn home. Combs agreed to return on the
boat this afternoon, and said the President
could destroy the manuscript If he read 1t
and thought it was not worth publishing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-01
EX.TORTION Is ALLEGED
CHARGES AGAINST THE OKLA
HOMA RAILWAYS.

All railroads operating in Oklahoma have
been made defendants in complaint filed
with the interstate commerce commission
today by the territory, through it's attorney
general w. o. Cromwell, the charge being
that extortionate rates are charged on ship
ments of wheat to Galveston, and that
points in Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Ne
braska, Iowa and Indian Territory are ia
| vored. The complaint is the result of agi-
| tation of long standing.
1t is declared in the complaint that a rea-
sonable charge for the transportation OF
| wheat by carload lots for export from points
in Oklahoma to Galveston is not more than
five mills per ton mile and that the rail-
roads are making charges all in excess OF
| 7.75 mills per ton mile. 1t is SHOWN thsl
| by agreement the various railroads involved,
| sixteen in number, have established rates
uniform in character and that all dlscrlm-
| mate in favor of the longer hauls from
points in the states which are alleged 10
receive preferential treatment. Inc COM
! mission is asked to determine what is the
! just rate from Oklahoma points on export
wheat and that that rate be made the MAX
| imum in the future. 49,
Complaint was filed today with the inter,
state commerce commission by the hoWaru
Mills Company of Wichita Kan, that the
Missouri Pacific, Atchison Topeka and
Santa Fee Chicago, Rock Island ana racine,
Chicago, Burlington and quincy. Dehvel
and Rio Grande, Southern Paclhc ana
| Union Pacific railroads are maintaining un -
| ins+ differentials against -four and in favor
of wheat shipped from Wichita TO PaclIc
| coast terminals and points in Arizona. II
| is claimed that this discrimination operates
disastrously to the flour mills OF hahsas ,
! and unbuiids the Pacific coast mills, and
the complainant urges that the differentiai
| be abolished. ,.
Complaint was filed with the interstate
| commerce commission today by the Farm
ers Merchants and Shippers Club of Kan
| sas against the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
| Fe. and Gulf, Colorado and Santa re ana
| numerous other railroads that eXtortlonate
rates are charged from Kansas points 10
Galveston and more favorable rates are
given to points further north in other
states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-01
ENGAGED ON ASSETS
RECEIVER BUSY SETTLING AT
FAIRS OF PEOPLES BANK.

The receiver for the Peoples Savings
Bank Is still trying to arrive at the exact
condition Of the institution He has made
assets When this is done the receiver will
make the first dividend payment to de-
positors He is officially advertising today
for all depositors to prove their claims
against the bank. This ought to be done
within ten days, at which time it is prob
able that depositors will receive from 40 to
80 per cent of the money they had with
the bank.
The receiver and the controller of the
currency are not yet certain how much de-
positors will eventually receive, but there
is a somewhat confident feeling that they
will be paid in full. One large loan, at first
regarded as somewhat doubtful is said to
be a better asset than at first supposed, and
if it realizes as fully now hoped, de-
postors will receive every cent they put IN
The stockholders of the bank are said
to be still considering the ACCESSIBILITY of re-
organizing, and should they make arrange
ments to do so before the receiver begins
disbursements of dividends, the controller
will permit them to take charge OF the
bank again, the one condition being that
they shall put up enough cash to pay every
depostor in full. If they do not comply
with the requirements that have been laid
down the receiver will continue to WIND up
the business and make distributions or
money to depoSltorS.
The impossibility Of ascertaining the
number and amount of dividends at TINS
time is due, of course, to the TACT that
the receiver must await developments as to
collections of mortgages, notes, etc. If
these turn out well all depositors Will re-
ceive their money in full