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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-26
COURT STANDARD SENDS
S25 FOR FORESTERS.
Local Lodge Responded to the Call
for Help from Brothers on the
Pacific Coast.

Court Standard, Foresters OF
America, held a largely attended
meeting in their rooms in the Odd
Fellows building last night. A num-
Der of visitors from Court Amboy and
Court General Phil Kearny, OF Belle
Vile, were present.
Four applications were received. A
communication was received from the
grand lodge of the state, asking all
courts to contribute to their brothers
who were left destitute by the great
disaster that befell the city OF San
Francisco. 1t was voted 10 send $50
from the local court. Plans have
been started for a smoker, to be held
Saturday night, May 10. 4 commit
tee was appointed which will meet in
Malkow hall in High street tomorrow
night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-26
A VERDICT OF
Not GUILTY.
Murder Case Jury Was Out But
Twenty Minutes This Nor
Ing Arrested Again.
Special to the EVENING NEWS:

bpecidf 10 the EVENING NE WS:
NEW BRUNSWICK, Apr. 26.-
Sheriff Charles T.. Close. who won the
recount contest in Monmouth county
over c. Asa Francis, was one of the
several witnesses called by the de-
fense in the Thomas Dade murder
case yesterday afternoon to testify as
to his good character and the bad
character of Morton, the man shot.
Justice Fort sent the jury out this
morning, court reconvening at 9:45
o'clock and each side summing up in
quarter of an hour. Edward F..
Hayes, of the court, and Constable
Charles Grover.
The witnesses for the state in addi-
ton to those whose testimony was
noted in yesterdays NEWS, were
John Hale, Charles Watkins, William
Taylor, Louis Overton and Former
State Detective Francis Mulvey. Over
ton gets $9S. so as witness fees, he
having been in Jail since October IL.
For the defense Hale was also call
ed. He had heard Morton say he
would blow Dade's head off. John
Wyckoff testified to selling Morton
revolver the day before the shooting.
James d. Avery, of the Avery brick
yard, testified to Dade being of good
character while he could not say as
much for Morton.
Other witnesses of the same char
acter as Mr.. Avery were Frank Mein-
ger, Alexander CASTOR, Michael j.
Manning, Christopher Winter, Ed
ward Barker and Sheriff Close.
Laura Dade, and Thomas Dade, the
murderer, were the chief witnesses
for the defense. Dade claimed Nor
ton approached him with revolver
and he was afraid of his life. That
led him to shoot. He would have
fled had he had any show. After the
shooting he went home to retire,
/ then changed his mind and fled to
South Amboy, where he was caught.
/ The jury in the case came in at
11:25 o'clock this morning after hav-
| ing been out twenty minutes and
| gave verdict of not guilty. Dade
was arrested before he left the court
house on a charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons. He was released
under 5000 bail.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-26
VERDICT FOR $500.
Joseph HerdeIy Gets Big Amount
for Injuries.

A verdict for S2,50O was rendered
by the jury last night in the case OF
Joseph Herdely, formerly of this city,
VS.. Joseph De Lamar. in the United
States Circuit Court for the Southern
District of New York. Herdely was
represented by Joseph e. Stricken,
of this city. The jury came in at I
O'Clock last night after being out
more than two hours The trial had
been on for several days before Judge
Ray.
This was the second trial of the
case. the original verdict of $4,000
secured by Lawyer Stricken having
been set aside. The suit was for
$4,000. and was for loss of eyesight
sustained in an accident while at
work at the De Lamar plant at Car
teret
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-26
Jumped the Track in the Penn,
syIvania Yard at Broad Street
This Morning.
THE TRAFFIC.
Freight Engine Was Going to Turn
table When Switch Jumped Out of
Place - Accident Tied Up Three
Engines Which Were in the Round
House and Prevented Three Others
Turning-Freigh Engines Called.

While freight engine No. SIS of
the Pennsylvania railroad was going
up the sidetrack from. the depot to
the turntable at Broad street, this
morning about I o'clock, the switch
jumped out Of place and the engine
was thrown off the track, breaking
the switch, badly damaging the en-
gine and holding up traffic for over
four hours.
1t seems that the big engine had
been hauling cars from one end of
the yard to the other all night and
the crew had about finished and it
was decided to turn the iron horse
around and head for Jersey City. On
the way to the turntable, in crossing
the switch, the TWO forward wheels
of the engine went off the rails. The
driver tried to get them back again
and the result was that all the wheels
went off.
Word was sent TO Jersey City and
the wrecker was sent here on the hur-
ry call, but it was larger task than
the wrecking crew had any idea, for
it was almost impossible TO get the
big engine back again and in the
meantime the three engines in the
round house could not get out to
take their trains and three other en-
gines which had brought in passen-
ger trains could not be turned around
with the result that the yard was
practically tied up.
The matter was reported to the of
ficials at Jersey City and three freight
engines were sent here to haul out
the passenger trains and the passen-
gers from this city were glad even
for these. After some hard work the
wrecking crew succeeded in getting
the big engine back on the track
about 8 O'Clock this morning. AS
soon as possible temporary repairs
were made to the switch and the six
engines which were held here went to
Jersey City.
A gang of track repairers is now at
work putting the Switch in order.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-26
A BANQUET To
JUDGE STRONG
Will be Held in New Brunswick
TOnight-.-Judge Lyon One
Of the Speakers.
special to the EVENING NEWS:

SPECIAL TO the II fENiNG NJ w :
NEW BRUNSWICK, Apr. 20
The dinner to Judge Strong, rendered
by the newly formed MiddleseX Coun-
ty Bar Association, will take place
tonight. Willard P. voorhees, will
be toastmaster. Judge Adrian Lyon,
of the Perth Amboy district court,
Judge e. w. Hicks. of the New Bruins
wick district court, Surrogate Peter
f. Daily. and former County Judge
J. Kearny Rice will be the speakers.
The judges who will attend in ad-
dition to County Judge T. B. Booraem
and the retiring county judge, Wood
bridge Strong, are Justice Fort,
Judge Heisley and former Justice
Collins. of Jersey City. The members
of the committee of arrangements are
Willard p. Voorhees,, Judge Lyon and
George S. Silzer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-26

Because the water board is so short
of money owing to the improvements
being made and the fact that they
have advanced money to the contract
tors in the hope that the bond issue
of 100000 would be ready by this
time, they have not now enough
cash on hand TO pay the employees of
the department, and to meet other
expenses. A special meeting was held
last night and it was decided to bor-
row $4,000 from the sinking fund.
This money is to be taken, half from
the Perth Amboy Trust Company,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-26
Freight on the Lehigh Valley
Blown Up With Dynamite
Near YateSViIIe.
WITH INTENT To KILL.
Scene Of Outrage Near Italian
Settlement Trouble Has
Been Reported There.

WlLKESBARRE, Pa, April 26.-A
Lehigh Valley train was dynamited and
wrecked close to Yatesville. five miles
from here. the intent of the plotters
being, it is believed, to kill number
of miners imported TO take the place
of strikers and supposed TO be in the
cars
The scene of the outrage is not far
from the East Boston settlement, where
the Italians have since the suspension
of mining caused much trouble
While the train was shattered only
two men were injured, they being j. K.
Thomas. the engineer, and his fireman,
II. c. Brown of this city. Both were
badly hurt That nobody was killed ID
taken as most remarkable.
The dynamite had been placed -HrkjaN
tracks on both sides and as the
drawing the train, which was ssss5
freight. struck the explosiya6
lifted high above the track.
on its side. while the tendS 81
from it. thrown into the air
bled over an embankment.
with three heavily loaded can
were mashed by the force 0
plosion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-26
LOCAL HEIRS
INTERESTED,

A number of Martin heirs in this
city and Metuchen are directly con-
cerned in the final outcome of a case
involving the will of Alfred Martin,
who died two years ago at Princeton,
as he decision will determine wheth-
er each of them shall get a certain
amount from the estate or twice that
sum. Testimony was taken before
Vice Chancellor Bergen, at Trenton,
Tuesday. Lawyer George j. Plechner
appearing for the legatees.
In the will, which he drew up him
self, Mr.. Martin directs that his exec
utors pay all creditors TO whom he
owed money at teh time he made an
assignment in 1872. The will was
witnessed, but the list of creditors
inclosed with the will was not eXecut-
ed and witnessed, and the contention
is that it should not thus hold. If
those debts are paid, the legatees
will receive but about half of what
they would otherwise get. The es-
tate was valued at $23, 900, and the
heirs were each, with one exception
bequeathed 5000. That one was left
S40O. being left $500 each by two
provisions in the testament.
Lawyer Plechner submitted a bill
for the construction of the will. The
case was adjourned until next Tues
day, when farther argument will be
submitted, along with briefs. Car
roll Robbins is counsel for the eX-
ecutors. and Bayard Stockton and
Peter Backes, of Trenton, are coun-
! sci for creditors.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-26
Iaing Still Free.

Fred Laing, the Bonhamtown girl
slayer, has not yet been caught. There
one that a girl at Fedak's dance hall
near there, has said that she has seen
Laing, and another that a man an
swering his description stopped at a
Fords corner saloon and boarded a
trolley car there coming in the direc-
tion of this city. Detective Peltier
of this city has been making inquiries
upon the clues.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-26
MINERS BLAMED FOR
VALLEY TRAIN WRECK.
A LETTER ON
TROPHY FUND
Local Firm Writes of the Good
Cause and Sends Check
for S..

Baseball fans have not all disap-
peared in this city since the call went
out for funds to buy a trophy for the
factory league. A. R. De Leon, man
ager of the American Smelling &
Refining Company's team, has receiv-
ed the following communication from
Cannon & Sheehy, enclosing a check
for So:
A r. De Leon,
A. S. & R. Works.
Dear Sir;-We are in receipt of
your communication in reference to
the formation of a factory league
and in reply will say that as Mr.
Cannon and myself are both dyed-in-
the-wool baseball cranks, We want
to do our bit to encourage the great
est of all American sports, baseball.
Our only regret is that the games
are played on a day when business
prevents us from attending, but for
the pleasure it affords those who can
attend and for the good of the dear
old game, we enclose you our check
for So and wish you success in per-
fecting a good factory league.
VERY truly,
CANNON & SHEEHY."
The subscriptions to date are as
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-26
FIND CHARCOAL
35 FEET DOWN

In the Office of the Perth Amboy
Gas Company is a piece of charcoal
which was brought up from the bot
TOM of the new suction well now be-
ing driven by the water department
at Runyon. This charcoal was found
at depth of thirty-flve feet. 1t is
part of an old tree. 1t is said that
the ground at Runyon is we'll sup
piled with charcoal and that this is
the cause of the pure water for the
new system, being a natural filterer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-26
WATER BOARD IN NEED
OF SOME READY CASH.
Special Meeting Held Last Night to
Borrow $4,000 from Sinking Fund.

and half from the Perth Amboy Saw
ings bank 1t is to be repaid as soon
as possible after the first sale of the
bonds.
1t was brought out at the meeting
last night that at the present time
the water department has water
rents to the amount of about S11 900
outstanding, and the commissioners
think it queer that it cannot be col
lected, for, in most cases, the bills
are owed by people who are well able
to pay. If they do not pay up by the
first of the month, which is Tuesday,
the water will be shut Off.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-26
Court AmhoN TO Meet

Court Amboy No. 5S, Foresters OF
America, will hold a special meeting
in their rooms in X of P. Hall TO-
morrow night at s O'Clock TO take
action in regard to contributing
through the grand lodge of the state,
to the suffering brother foresters in
the city of San Francisco.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-26
HER SCALP TORN, She
SUES FOR $4,000
Action Commenced Against the l.
Scheinnman Knee Pants Factory
An Employ Injured.

An action for $4,000 brought by
Tessie Furian against |. Scheinhlaii
will be tried at New Brunswlck leA'
week. The woman's scalp was TORN
at the pants factory. Alan II. olron5
is her counsel, and Vredenberg' ""i,
and Van Sickle, of Jersey Guy anu
George J. Plechner, of this cltS' rep
resent the defendant.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-26
CHILD LABOR.
Lecture in the High School Tonight
by DR.. Lindsay.

DR.. Samuel NJ. Lindsay, of New
York, will deliver free lecture in
the high school auditorium tonight,
under the auspices of the Raritan
club. His subject will be: Child
,abor in the United States
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-26
Mr.. CONNER is There
Manager of Cable Works Now in
Oakland, Cal.

w. A. Conner, general superintend-
ent of the Standard Underground Ca
Bile Works, has been in Oakland, Cal,
for several weeks. 1t is expected that
the damage to the plant there will be
repaired at once and in the meantime
much of the work from that plant is
being done in this city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-26
MAY Send Delegates.

1t is not known at the present time
whether the local Republican Club
will send delegates to the next .bi-
ennial convention of the National
Republican League or not. When
South r. Harrington, president of the
club, was asked about the matter
this morning by NEWS reporter,
he said that he would talk the mat
ter over with some of the members.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-26
OH Eellows Celebrate.

The flag IS flying over tne ouu
Fellows building, in Smlth street, "
day in honor of the eisnl,s.Neil',i y !.
anniversary Of Odd feiioMsiiP q
: celebration will be held tohlSht.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-26
NOTICE,

Regular meeting of San Salvador
Council, X. of c., will be held at
their lodge rooms Thursday evening,
April 26, at 7:45 p. m. Important
business and initiation of candidates
Every member is requested to be
present.
1453-4-o5-9t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-26
TOTTENyUIE ANXIOUs.

Every day the question is asked
by the baseball fans of Tottenville,
when is the Perth Amboy Amuse-
ment Company going to have their
opening game.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-26
Will Be Held In
Wilder Hall
Tonigh hi.
AMOUNT GROWS
Money Continues to be Received
by Treasurer Harry COnard for
San Francisco Sufferers.
CONCERT TOMORROW.
Report from the High School
Play Shows that Sl06.50
Was Realized.

Wilder Hall will doubtless be
thronged tonight upon the occasion
of the monster San Francisco benefit
by the citizens of the city under the
auspices of the Elks. The admis-
sion will be fifty cents and every dol
lar realized will go towards San
Francisco's aid. The entertainment
will be well worth the price charged.
The program will be as follows:
Part |.
Orchestra.
Orpheus Glee Singers.
Monologue-Dr. Ramsay.
Mandolin Club.
Soprano Solo--MrS. Macan.
Violin Solo-Miss harrington.
Orchestra.
Part II.
Mandolin Club.
Solo-Mr. Hilsdorf
Buck and Wing Dance-Hurley
and Cleary.
Orpheus Glee Singers.
Orchestra.
Concert Tomorrow Also.
go on without a hitch. Tomorrow
night is the big concert in Washing
ton hall by Bollschweiler's union
band and Steinhausers orchestra.
This promises to be a great feature
and it is expected the hall will be
crowded.
The net proceeds realized for the
San Francisco relief fund by the high
school seniors entertainment in Will
der Hall Tuesday night were footed
up this morning and found to be
$106 so, a remarkably fine showing.
Passes $1,000 Mark.
The fund now being collected by
the city passes the $1,000 mark to-
day. The total is now 81 $50. 81; this
with the SIP received through the
NEWS makes a grand total of ST.
1872 81. Mr.. Conard, the treasurer
of the fund, reports $476 so receiv-
ed today, up to noon.
The contributors are as follows:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-26

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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-05-25
To the Nations Dead.

Long have they lain meath the grass and
sod
Those noble sons that in battle trod.
No more the sound of the bugle call
Shall quicken their steps to duty's call.
They only wait for the trumpet sound,
When the great and good shall at last be
crowned,
And the battle and strife of yesterday
Shall be lost alike to the Blue and Gray.
Ye who march on this day in May,
To scatter garlands of flow'rets gay
Over the mounds of soft green sward,
Where sleep the brave in battle gored;
Know that to these ye owe your land,
So scatter the buds with willing hand,
With thoughts of love while lips do pray
For the peace and rest of the Blue and
Gray.
And let the flag on each grave rest,
OF him whose struggle made 1t blest.
Those Stars and Stripes let proudly wave
Above each soldier honored grave.
For these are they who held them high.
Caring not that they should die.
So let the Union feel to-day
Thoughts of love for the Blue and Gray.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-05-25
THE POINT OF THE PRovERB

An old proverb advises the shoe
maker to stick to his last. 1t means
that man always succeeds best at
the business he knows. To the farmer
1t means, stick to your plow; to the
blacksmith, stick to your forge; to
the painter, stick to your brush.
When we make experiments out of our
line they are likely to prove expen-
sive failures.
1t is amusing, however, to remark
how every one of us secretly thinks
he could do some other fellows work
better than the other fellow himself.
The painter imagines he can make
paint better than the paint manufac-
turer; the farmer thinks he can do
q job Of painting better, or at least
cheaper than the painter, and so on.
A farm hand in one of Octave
Thanet's stories tells the Walking
Delegate of the Painters Union, ANY
body can slather paint" and the old
line painter tells the paint salesman,
"None of your ready made mixtures
for me; reckon I ought to know
how to mix paint"
painter Is wrong: Shoemaker, stick
to your last" The "fancy farmer"
can farm, of course, but 1t is an ex-
pensive amusement. If it strikes him
as pleasant to grow strawberries at
fifty cents apiece, or to produce eggs
that cost him five dollars dozen, 1t
is a form of amusement, to be sure,
If he can afford it, but It's not farm
ing. If the farmer likes to slosh
around with paint brush and can af-
ford the time and the expense of hav-
ing a practical painter do the job
right pretty soon afterward, it's a
harmless form of amusement. If the
painters customers can afford to
stand for paint that comes off in half
the time it should, they have perfect
right to indulge his harmless vanity
about his skill in paint making. But
in none of these cases does the shoe
maker stick to his last.
There is just one class Of men In
the world that knows how to make
paint properly and have the facilities
for doing it right; and that is the
paint manufacturers-the makers Of
the standard brands of ready-prepared
paints. The painter mires paints;
the paint manufacturer grindS them
together. In good ready-9repared
paint every particle of one kind of
pigment is forced to join hands with
a particle of another kind and every
bit of solid matter is forced, as it
were, to open its mouth and drink in
its share of linseed oil. That is the
only way good paint can be made, and
If the painter knew how to do it he
has nothing at hand to do 1t with. A
paint pot and paddle are a poor
substitute for power-mixers, buhr-mills
and roller-mills.
The man who owns building and
neglects to paint it as often as it
needs paint is only a degree more
short-sighted than the one who tries
to do his own painting or allows the
painter to mix his paint for him.
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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-05-25
MEMORIES OF THE PAST.
Tue Day Intended for Appropriate
Commemoration Of the Deeds
of Heroes.

Memorial day was founded that
there might be few hours in each
year set aside for the appropriate
commemoration of the deeds of men
who had been killed while serving the
country in the army or navy or who
had died since having so served. For
number of years it was generally
and suitably observed. Then in some
places 1t ceased to be observed at all.
In many 1t was given up to bicycle
and horse racing and other sports and
festivities.
Diversions Of this kind have been
widely and properly protested against
as dissertations of the day. The pro-
tests seem to have had some effect,
for observance of the occasion prom
ises to be not only more general this
year than usual but also more appro.
priate. Graves will be decorated, and
in many cities. towns and rural neigh
borhoods there will be solemn process.
sions to cemeteries, and sermons will
be preached and addresses delivered
| recalling the brave deeds of the ma
tion's heroes and the great princi-
pies for which TREY fought and for
which many died.
Holidays devoted to recreation and
sport are good thing, but it does not
necessarily follow that all holidays
should be given up to them. Me-
mortal day ought to be devoted large
ly to recalling what past generations
did.
Contemplation Of the courageous and
self-sacrificing patriotism exhibited by
past generations is to little purpose
If 1t do not imbue their successors
with purpose to emulate them.
The men Of to-day have confronting
them questions almost as difficult as
any which have yet been dealt with,
and the best way the sons can show
their appreciation of what the fathers
accomplished is by resolving to go
about their work as citizens with the
same courage and in the same spirit
as their fathers went about theirs
Chicago Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-05-25
In Memory and i'm Hope.

Forty-two years ago the appalling
campaign of the Wilderness, with all
its magnificent devotion on both sides,
was but two-thirds over, its guns SLOW
ly wheeling southwark day by day,
opposed with brilliancy and daring
the annals of war have rarely seen
equaled, while around the heart of the
confederacy Sherman was drawing a
girdle of fire.
Now, on May 80, all over the land.
south as well as north, wherever the
grave of national soldier who fought
in the great war is known, his old
comrades and his descendants will lay
an offering of the flowers which are
the perpetual rebirth earth's beauty.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-05-25
ONE UNVIOlATED RULE.
Club Servitor Had Seen Them All
Broken Into Bits, Save
That One.

A certain club, the name of which
need not be mentioned, has strict reg
ulations against gambling, relates the
American Spectator.
A quartette of club members decid-
ed to break the rule by a game of
poker for small stakes, so they ad-
journed to one of the small rooms and
told an old servant to bring pack Of
cards.
When he brought them one of the
members asked: John, l suppose it
would be something utterly new In
this club II we were to do such thing
as play for money with these cards?"
The negro scratched his head and
deliberated, finally answering: BOSS,
Use been wiv dis club long time,
and Use seen many things"
'Yes, but what have you SEEM"
"I've seen ebry rule of dis club
vilated 'ceptin one"
What is that one?"
de rule 'gainst gibbin' tips to de
servants"