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Penalties Are Provided.

That section of the act entitled An act to further regulate comemrce with foreign nations and among the states" approved February 19, 1903, be amend cd so as to read as follows:
 The willful failure upon the part of an, carrier subject to said acts to file and publish the tariffs or rates and charges as required by said acts, or strictly to observe such tariffs until changed according to law, shall be mlsdemeanor. and upon conviction thereof the corporation offending shall he subject to fine of not less than sj 00Onor more than $20, ,000 for each of fense: and it shall be unlawful for any person, persons or corporation to offer, grant or give, or to solicit, accept or receive any rebate, concession or dis elimination in respect to the transpor- tation of any property in interstate or foreign commerce by any common car rier subject to said act to regulate commerce and the acts amendatory thereto whereby any such property shall by any device whatever be trans ported at a less rate than that named in the tariffs published and filed by such carrier, as is required by said act to regulate commerce and the acts ar,endatory thereto, or whereby any other advantage is given or discrimin- stion Is practiced.
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,,un 10 or tnis act, rne commission shah determine that any party complainant is entitled to an award of damages un- der the provisions ot this act for vio- lation thereof, the commission shall make an order directing the carrier to pay to the complainant the sum to which he is entitled on or before day named.
 Ii carrier does not comply with an order for the payment of money within the time limit in such order, the com plainant, or any person for whose benefit such order was made, may file ,n the circuit court of the United States for the district in which he re- sides or in which is located the princi-
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nOorfanf New Law For The Regulation oF Interstate Commerce Has Passed Both Houses and Received The Sanction oP Inc President.
MITES OF "COMMON CARRIERS" ARE
 DEFINED IN THE STRICTEST TERMS
Aeayy Penalties Provided for Violations Thirty Days Nofce of Change in Rafes Fares and Charges Must be Given-P Provision for Appeal to Interstate Commerce Commission

|r0,-oving is the text of the rate bill
 nosaea by congress and approved by |e president:
 n aet to amend an act entitled An \ in regulate commerce" approved Ibr,ary 4. 1887, and all acts amenda- |ry thereof, and to enlarge the powers the interstate commerce commis-
 LD
 |pe fl enacted by the senate and I,se of representatives of the United |ates of America in congress assem- Ed that section 1 of an act entitled Lu act to regulate commerce" ap- |oyed February 4, 1887, be amended as to read as follows:
 |scction 1. That the provisions of this
 \ shall apply to any corporation or Iy person or persons engaged in the
 Ensportation of oil or other commod- except water and except natural or
 ki6cial gas by means of pipe lines or |uly by pipe lines and partly by rail- |a6 or partly by plpe lines and partly water. who shall be considered and
 Ed to be common carriers within the
 eaning and purpose of this act, and
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in favor of or against any particular class of employees.
 Other provisions of the bill provide that the commission shall be empow- cred to require annual reports from all common carriers, and providing tha. such reports shall be of the fullest character; giving the commission at all times access to the books of com mon carriers. heavy penalties are en- joined for false entries in accounts A fine of $5,000 or Imprisonment for term of two years, or both, is deereed for any examiner who shall wrongly diyulge information acquired through examinations of accounts. Circuit and district courts are to have jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus compell- ing common carriers to obey the or ders ot the commission. Bills of lad- ing are to be issued by any common carrier accepting goods for transporta- tion, making railroad companies liable for loss or damage done in transit over their or any other line. The com mission is empowered to employ spe- cial agents or examiners with full powers.
 This act takes effect and is in force from and after its passage
 The interstate commerce commission will consist of seven members, who shall draw salaries of $10,000 per an- uugn eaGh
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IhESiDE4N | tNOO- T. V ELI.
 Fhe chief executive is believed to be pleased with the provisions of the asure
 any common carrier or carriers en- fed in the transportation of passen- E or property wholly by railroad tor Ifuy by railroad and partly by water en both are used under a common Rlfoi, management, or arrangement continuous carriage or shipmenD, i, m one state or territory of the Unit States, or the District of Columbia, any other state or territory of ths lied States. or the District of Col oa, or from one place in territory another place in the same territory, rom any place in the United States an adjacent foreign country, CT from \ place in the United States through 0lelgn country to any other place in
 united States, and also to the kn'portation in like manner of prop
 Snlpped from any place in the Lt..
 t'eed States to foreign country and rlea from such place to a port of n%hlpment, or shipped from a for country to any place in the Unit o'ates and carried to such place port of entry either in the 'eu states or an adjacent foreign FAsry. Provided. however, that the 'Nlons of this act shall not apply to
 transportation of passengers or per'y, or to the receiving, deliver
 storage or handling of property '"y within one state and not ship
 " or rom a foreign country from ~ any state or territory as afore-
 oommon Carriers Defined.
 ne term common carrier" as used a'iS act, shall include express com ''' ana sleeping car companies. The I railroad" as used in this act, include all bridges and ferries
 ' operated in connection with
 'aiioad, and also all the road in
 v any corporation operating s'u whether owned or operated ' contract, agreement or lease.
 'Hai also include all switches. N s tracks, and terminal facilities of
 Aina used or necessary in the 'po'tatlon of the persons or prop
 designated herein
 V charges made for any service rea- &,is. 10 De rendered in the trans o,ssn or passengers or property as |an u' or in connection herewith, kh, Just and reasonable; and every "iu unreasonable charge for |bs,s'F 'VFSlce or any part thereof is
 7u and declared to be unlaw- '"ae Passes May Be Issued.
 o, ~o carrler subject to the provis- m ',iis act shah hereafter, direct |,t,s,u s,aulrectly, issue or give any in- |ansnnss. Tree ticket, free pass or free is sa'ion asa for passengers, except |ons nhs' neers' agents. employees, sur |5rneSvaa SaSsicians, actual and bona fide ktis,s ana members of their inn EM antilles, to ministers of reli- Ethe Ms ' ana travelling secretaries of Christian associations, in-
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May Make Joint Rates.

The commission may also. after hearing on a complaint, establish through routes and joint rates as the maximum to be charged and prescribe the division of such rates as hereinbe- fore provided, and the terms and con- ditions under which such through routes shall be operated, when that may be necessary to give effect to any provision of this act. and the carriers complained of have refused or neglect ed to voluntarily establish such through routes and joint rates. provid- co no reasonable or satisfactory through route exists, and this provis- netting carriers is water line
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mates or hospitals and charitable ano eleemosynary institutions; to indigent aestitute and homeless persons, and to sucn persons whsn transported ty cnarltable societies or hospitals. and tiie necessary agents employed in such transportation; to inmates of the na- uonal homes or state homes for dis ahied volunteer soldiers and of sol. dlers and sailors homes. including those about to enter and those return- Ing home after discharge, under ar- raHgements with boards of manaeers and female nurses that served during the clyil war; to ex-union soldiers and sailors and ex-confederate soldiers. and to owners and caretakers of live stock when travelling with such stock oI when going to point of shipment or returning from point of delivery.
 Exceptions to the Rule.
 Provided, that this provision shall not be construed to prohibit the inter- change of passes for the officers. agents ard employees of carriers, and members of their immediate families, nor to prohibit any carrier from carrying passengers free with the object of pr D- yiding relief in cases of general epi- Gemic, pestilence of other calamitous visitations, nor prevent such carrier from giving free or reduced transpor- tssion to laborers transported to any piace for the purpose of supplying any demand for labor at such place.
 Any carrier violating this provision sfa,i be deemed guilty of misde- Eleanor and shall for each offense pay to the United States penalty of not loss than s10 nor more than s2,000, and any person, other than the persons ex- cepted in this provision, who uses, or who solicits or accepts for himself or other person, any such interstate free ticket, free pass. or free transportation shall be subject to like penalty and fine
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Cannot Own Coal Mines.

From and after May 1, 1908, it shall i b. unlawful for any common carrier 10 transport from any state, territory or | district of the United States to any | ether state, territory or district of the United States, or to any foreign coun- try any article or commodity manufac- tured, mined or produced by it or un- der its authority or which it may own in whole or in part, or in which it may have any interest, direct or indirect ex- cept such articles or commodities as may be necessary or used in the conduct of it's business as common carrier. Provided, however, that pipe lines operated by oil companies may trans port their own commodities as we'll as those offered for transportation by competitors.
 Any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act shall promptly. upon application of any shipper ten tion. construct, maintain, and operate cDcn reasonable terms a switchc on- nection with any private side track which may be constructed to connect with it's railroad where such connec- ton is reasonably practicable and can be put in with safety and will furnish sufficient business to justify the con strLotion and maintenance of the same; and shall furnish cars for the movement of such traffic to the best 'f It's ability without discrimination in Ia yor of or against any such shipper 1t shall be the duty of carriers en- gagged in interstate commerce to give equally good service and accommoda- tons to all persons paying the same compensation for interstate transporta- ton of passengers.
 The amendment requiring that the interstate commerce commission be given five days notice before the is- uance of any interlocutory order, in- function or decree suspending an or der ol the commission is retained. This Is an extremely important proyi- sion. It's presence in the law will pre- vent court from giving snap Judg- ment on a complaint filed by com mon carrier against a decision of the commission. The commission will have to be informed of the nature or the complaint and will have ample oppor- tunity to make reply.
 Railroads carrying lumber are ex- empted from the operations or the Elkins amendment prohibiting com mon carriers from transporting their own product. This was done because there gre so many small railroads in inc south and west that own tracts f timber and haul their own products which would be ruined if they were not exempted.
 Section 2. That section 6 Of said ac', as amended March 2, 1889, be amended so as to read as follows;
 Rates to Be Posted.
 section G. That every common car rier subject to the provisions or tnis ,ct shall file with the commission ere aled by this act and print and Keep opeu to public inspection schedules
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every means within their control to fa- cilitate and expedite the military traf-
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Provision for Damages.

Sec. 5. That section l6 of said act, as amended March 2, 1889, be amended so as to read as follows:
 Sec. 16 That If, after hearing on complaint made as provided in sec
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-31
LOCAL ITEMS.

Mrs. Dudley Upjohn is quite i'll at
her home on Middlesex avenue
Mr.. and Mrs. William Orion enter
tanned a dinner party Saturday eve
ming.
The Christmas music was repeated
in all the churches yesterday.
Mrs. Frank Salvage, of Philadel-
.phia, was the guest of her parents
last week.
Mr.. Manning Daniels will spend the
remainder of the winter in Jackson
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearse have been
spending the holidays with relatives
in South Amboy.
Mrs. Joseph Wheeler Clark has
cards out for an afternoon reception
January third to introduce her moth
|er, Mrs. Alvin Decker.
DR.. Fenton was given a generous
purse at the Christmas treat Friday
evening.
School will open Wednesday morn
ing. Miss Osborn will teach Miss
|Mason's classes. f.
|. Mrs. Enos Mundy. of Dark Lane,
died very suddenly of pneumonia
Friday morning,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-31

HELD ANNUAL ELECTION.

Welcome Council No. 80, Daugh-
tiers of America, held their regular
meeting and annual election of Off
GERS in Mechanic hall Friday night.
A large number were present. After
the usual transaction of business the
following were the officers elected
Councillor, Mrs Theodore Leven; as
sociate councillor, Mrs. J. e. Benz:
vice, councillor, Lyna Gibbs: associate
vice councillor, Mrs. William Robe
dee; assistant. recording secretary,
Mrs. Edward Ballet; conductor, Mrs.
Scott Post; warden, Mrs. Phoebe
Sprague, inside sentinel, Mrs. Harry
outside Sentinel. Mrs. Mary
Slaight. The installation will be held
this Friday night, January 4, when
the awarding Of the barrel of -four
for the benefit of the council will also
place, Preparations are being
made for a sociable after the installa-
ton. All those having books out on
this barrel of -four are requested to
them to Mrs. Jesse Smith on or
before Wednesday, January 2. Euchre
will be the feature at the social after
the meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-31
I0TTEnvILLE.
CHRIsTMAs TREE ExPERIENCE

CHRISTMAS TREE EXPERIENCED
John Robedee. sof Main street, this'
place, had quite an experience in get
ting q Christmas tree home thai he
had purchased in Perth Amboy last
Monday afternoon. Mr.. Robedee,
who Is also a chauffeur for William
O,Brien, proprietor of the Afmory,
corner of Main street and Broadway,
vas SEN by Mr.. O'Brien to buy a tree
in that city. 1t seems that he got the
tree on the ferryboat Warren all
right and was on his way home with
1t. He had put the tree in the gang
way of the boat and when the boat
had reached this side the tree was
among the missing. Someone play
ing a joke had taken the tree to an
other part of the boat. The passen-
gers were about to embark from the
boat when John noticed a Hungarian
going off with a tree hat he supposed
was his. A lively argument took
place, at which they almost came to
blows, John threatening to call the
police. The Hungarian still held on
to his tree. John returned to the
boat to find his a short way from
where he had left it. He next made
a stop at the Tottenville hotel to de-.
liver a package there, leaving the
tree outside, when it disappeared sud-
denly again. In the meantime while
he was searching all over his tree an
other stranger arrived at the hotel
and left a tree in the same place that
he had left his a short time before.
Upon the man taking the tree with
him, John soon grabbed the man and
tree and q lively tuss1e took Mace in
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-31
LOCAL ITEMS.

Mrs. William Crane, sister of JOS
eph Crane, of Railway avenue, who
met with a very serious accident in
New York, Christmas ave., by being
thrown from an elevated train, was
taken to the German Lutheran Hospi-
tai, in Brooklyn, where it is said that
she was doing as well as could be ex-
pected, but is not entirely out of dam
ger.
Mrs. Robert Jeffries, wife of Coun-
Gilman Jeffries, is suffering from a
severe attack of neuralgia.
Mrs. Margaret Murphy is very Ill
at her home in Blazing Star road.
Miss Inez Woods, of Brooklyn, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Walter Quin,
of Woodbridge avenue.
Mrs. Meyers, of Railway avenue,
received the thirty-pound pail of
candy that Paul O'Lear disposed of
Thursday night.
Mrs. James Mullin, of Woodbridge
avenue, was visiting in Newark on
Friday.
The Misses Wacker, of Elizabeth,
were visiting Mrs. G. A. Jackson, of
Railway avenue, Friday.
Mrs. Catherine O'Connor, of Free
hold, is spending the holidays with
her sister, Mrs. E. S. Quin, of Roose-
welt enu
Miss Marie Barry, of Elizabeth, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. P. j. Mitchell,
of Woodbridge avenue.
The mayor and councilmen will
take their oath of office at a special
meeting of the council to be held
Tuesday, January /.
Carteret Camp No. 25, Woodmen
of the World, met Friday night at
Firemen's hall. V. Gleckner was
chosen counsel commander and
Thomas Devereaux clerk.
Mrs. V. Gleckner is entertaining
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Gardner, of Bos-
ton.
Mrs. Adam CARRIER was visiting
friends in Elizabeth Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Shapiro and Mrs.
Levenson attended the theatre in
Newark Saturday.
Philip Krinzman, of Huntington,
Pa, is visiting Mrs. J.. Steinberg, in
Woodbridge venue
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Steinberg wit
messed the Lion and the Mouse" at
the Lyceum theatre, New York, Fri
day night.
Mrs. B. Kahn was in New York
Saturday.
Morris Prince, of Woodbridge ave-
nue., is spending a few days with rel
atives in Woodbridge.
Miss Annie Riddle has returned
from Baltimore, where she has been
spending the past two weeks.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-31
SEWAREN,
CHRISTMAS FEsTIVAL.

The children of st. Johns Sunday
school held their Christmas tree SER
vice last Thursday night, st. Johns
night, in the church. Although the
congregation entered heartily into
the service. The program was as
follows:
Professional, o Come all Ye Faith
full.
Opening sentences and prayer.
The psalm, LXXXV.
The Magnificent.
The Apostles Creed.
The responses.
The collects for st. Johns day, for
Christmas day and the annunciation.
Carol, Above the Fields, above the
Town. 3
Address by Rev. Mr.. Mallory.
Offering for parish house and Sun
day school building.
Hymn, o Little town of Bethlehem!
Christmas tree distribution.
Carol, Christmas bells are Ringing,
Ringing, Ringing.
Closing sentences.
Retrocessional hymn, Hark! the
Herald Angels Sing.
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ROOSEVELT.
bright EYES ELECTION.

The quarterly meeting of BrigA,
Eyes Council No. SO. Daughters Q,
Pocahontas, was held at Firemen's
hall Friday night. The following
officers were elected; Pocahontas, A
Wacker; Wenona, e. Staubach
prophecies, L. Crane; Pohawtan, M
Little; collector of wampum, B. WIZ
liams; keeper of wampum, c. Jack
son; keeper of records, c. A. Stau-
bach. At the next meeting, January
IA, installation of officers will take
place and all members are requested
to attend. Visitors are expected from
Elizabeth, Perth Amboy and Plain
field. The date of the masquerade
ball was changed from January 26 to
January rs.
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LOCAL

Mrs. William Androvette has all
most entirely recovered from her
recentillness.
MIR. and Mrs. Clarence Woodward,
Fof Boston, Mass, was the guest of
Frank Woodward and family, in
Princes Bay, last week.
Miss Mabel Newberry, of Bayview
avenue, is still confined to her home
on account of illness, but improving
slowly. s
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cooper, of Bing-
hamton, n. Y, are the guests of their
parents, in Princes Bay, over the hol-
idays.
Mrs. Mamie Freude, of Amboy i've
nue., has as her guest Mrs. John
Wood, of Jersey City.
~, A number, of people from here at
tended the basketball game in
knights of Pythias hall, in Totem
vile, Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Meier, of
Station avenue, had as their guest
during the past, week Mrs. L. H. Kent,
of Maspeth, l.. l.
Mrs. William o. Forester has re-
turned to her home in Richmond Hill,
l.. L.. after a visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Irving Decker, in this place, the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Vroome have
returned to their home in Excelsior
avenue after a few days visit with
their daughter in Trenton, N. }.
The annual social of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be
held at the home of Mrs. A. w.
Browne, in Bloomingdale and Amboy
avenues, tonight. III Irss
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-31
NEW LIST oF PATRoLMEN.

It has Just become known that the
new list of patrolmen will be out
about January Is. There will be
about fourteen hundred names on the
list. AT the present time there are
only fourteen names on the present
list. Applications for a new list for
patrolmen will be issued probably in
June. Commissioner Bingham on
Saturday appointed forty-two men
from the old list to fill vacancies.
Fourteen more passed the surgeons
for appointment, but they will have to
wait as there are no vacancies, Elev-
were rejected by the surgeons,
while twelve failed to appear for ex-
animation
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-31
SOUTH AMBOY.
r. 0. S. OF a. ELECTION.

The P. o. S. of "a. at their regular
meeting, Monday night last, elected
the Following officers: Harry Rush,
president; Albert Lamberson, vice
president; T. B. Quackenboss, assist
ant recording secretary; Harvey
Brumagin, Jr., conductor; Clarence
Edwards, warden; Charles Bennett,
inside sentinel; John Mcdowell, out
side sentinel; E. P. Wilson, trustee;
Oliver Maths, representative to state
council; Walter Slower, representative
to state council.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-31
WOODBRIDGE.
LOCAL ITEMS.


The Whist Club will meet this Fri
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Harry Demarest, in Sewaren. instead
of at Miss Brokaw's. as formerly
stated.
Mr.. C. Etter is able to be out after
his recent attack of grip.
Miss Cordelia Young, of Vassar
College, is the guest of Miss Dorothea
Boynton.
Master Frank Davidson, of Jersey
City, is the guest of his aunt, Mrs. c.
Etter, in Green street.
Miss Alice Fender, of Crab Beach,
is slowly. recovering from her recent
illness.
Miss Pearl Young is i'll at her home
in Crab Beach.
Mr.. Alfred johnson is i'll with the
grip at his home on Green street.
Miss Dagma Therkclsen has re-
turned to her home in Perth Amboy
after visiting Miss Minnie Johnson,
on Green street.
Miss Jessie Stewart, who has been
very i'll with diphtheria, is rapidly re-
covering.
Miss Robbins, of Metuchen, is the
guest of Mrs. J. Blanchard Edgar, in
Railway avenue.
1t is rumored that the Coddington
property, on Railway avenue, north
of the Port Reading tracks, has been
sold.
Miss Anna Miller, of Somerville,
formerly of Woodbridge, was in town
last week.
Master Edgar Love is steadily re-
covering from his recent illness.
Mr.. Joseph Winward, formerly of
Woodbridge, has entered the Theo-
logical Seminary at Northfield.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-31
ARRAIGNED.

Patrick Byrne, thirty-five years
old, a laborer, who was arrested in
Manhattan Friday morning on com
plant of Charles F. Newman, of
Huguenot, for having robbed his cash
register, as told in the NEWS Satur-
day, was a~rraigned in the second dis
trict court in Stapleton, before Mag
istrate Marsh, that morning. AS
Newman did not appear against him
and Byrne told a straightforward
story, he was discharged. He also
told the court that Newman still owes
him money for services rendered
while in his employ and instead of
the cash register having disappeared
the same time he left, it was taken
about two or three days before.