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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
THE PRIZE WINNERS IN
REYNOLDS BROS CONTEST.

The contest at Reynolds Brothers
store for the $15 in cash prizes to be
given at the two young people writ
ing the best story why Reynolds
Bros. sell more hosiery than the 9TH
er combined stores in town, was clos
ed last night at O'Clock. Mr.. H. E.
Pickersgill and Professor j. l.. Wal
ker, the judges, commenced to as
sort the cards on which the stories
were written, at 1880 O'Clock. There
were nearly 800 cards altogether, and
these were sifted down to four or five
and after some debating as regards
the merits of the different stories, the
first prize of $40 was awarded to
Hazel Fothergill, thirteen years old,
of 241 High street, and the second
prize of IS was given to Eta M.
Greer, nine years old, of SO Gordon
street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
LABOR WAR FAR
FROM SETTLED
Men Come and Go Union Of
fiCiaIs Keep Busy at All
the Trains.

Agitation between the carpenters
and the bosses is still in evidence
The bosses go to New York and bring
men here to work, and after they
have been employed one day, are,
with few exceptions, induced by the
union to quit.
This has been the daily routine
for the past few weeks, and at the
ferry and all the trains the union Of
ficials can be seen watching for new
comers in the labor line.
Three non-union carpenters and
three masons were brought here yes
terday by the bosses, and by o'clock
last night all of them had been per-
suaded to return to New York by the
other faction.
'Fhe union men say positively that
only one non-union carpenter is now
working in this city, and that only a
few masons are being employed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
STREET NEARLY READY
Madison Avenue Paving Is Nearing
COmpletiOn-TO be NOiseIess.

The Madison avenue paving con-
trac- is nearly complete, and by to-
night the last brick on the southern
end will be laid.
The street is now open between
Smith and Gordon streets. and the
pavement has been bricked to with
in 100 feet of the bulkhead, being
grouted as far as Paterson street.
Work is being rushed rapidly, and
at the street this morning the super
intendent said that it would be en-
tirely finished in one week, and at
that time would be thrown open to
the public
The Jersey Paving Company have
had all kinds of trouble since start
ing the work, being at times unable
to get workmen, which often compell-
ed them to stop work entirely.
1t is claimed the pavement will
not be as noisy as an experiment is
being tried in which the bricks are
grouted with tar every fifth row to
allow expansion.
AT the completion of Madison
avenue the company will devote their
time to the wood block on Smith
street, they being the sub-contractors
for the United States Wood Preserv-
ing Company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
MADE RAID ON
GLAMM ERS.
New York Authorities Capture
Five from KeanShurg Who Were
Claiming in Princes Bay.

Charles Jones, William Matthews,
Israel Olcott, Edward Compton, and
Hubbard Morris, fishermen of Keans-
burg, near Keyport, were arrested at
Princes Bay, yesterday afternoon, by
Fish and Game Constable Edward
Hicks. They are charged with taking
fish from the waters of the state of
New York, which is an illegal act
when performed by Jerseymen.
Hicks was assisted by police launch
No. 4, in which he made the trip to
Princes Bay. When the launch ap-
peared about two dozen Jerseymen
were at work clamming with rakes
from small boats. Their sail boats
and launches were anchored near the
state line. When they saw the po-
lice launch all hands made fer the
larger boats, but the officials 2ut off
the five arrested. In doing so the
police ran down and sank Morris
boat, but he was rescued.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
SEARCH FOR
..TR|iOSS' BODY ! !
Thus Far No Trace of the Eliza
beth Man, Who Fell Over
board, Has Been Found.

The body of f. e. Tross, who was
drowned near South Amboy Sunday,
has not been recovered yet.
Mr. Tross was prominent man of
Elizabeth, both in business and social
circles.
He belonged to several lodges and
was member of the German Luth-
eran church, and host of friends
mourn his DEATH
Mr.. Tross leaves a wife, one son,
Edwin, and an adopted son.
Mrs. Tross was on Staten Island
when the drowning occurred, and
was prostrated on hearing of the
death of her husband.
Edwin Tross, the son, was spend
ing the day at Ocean Grove. He re-
turned home yesterday morning, not
receiving the telegram announcing
his fathers death until too late to
make connections with the train Sun
day night.
Robert B. Smith, of Second street,
Elizabeth, who was with Mr.. Tross
in the boat at the time of the acci-
dent, came here to search for the
body yesterday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
BIG SEWER PLANNED
FOR WESTERN SECTION
Aldermen Pass Resolution that
Notice of Intention be Pub
Iished Cost $4,000.
THROUGH SHERIDAN ST.

The Sheridan street sewer project
has come to a focus and the Board of
Aldermen last night, adopted a reso-
luton that notice be given that it is
the intention of the council to cause
the sewer, which will drain the west
ern part of the city, traversing many
streets, to be built
There was much discussion regard
ing this sewer and the route it should
take and at a public hearing held by
the Board of Aldermen a few months
ago number of property owners
were present and aired their views
There was a difference of opinion as
to whether the sewer, when it reaches
Sheridan street on its way to river,
should be laid in the street or in the
gully az the west end of the street,
adjoining the approach to the Am
boy bridge, as desired by G. Pardee
1t is the intention of the council to
have it laid in Sheridan street, where
it is believed the work will be at
tended by less difficulty and the sewer
will be in better position for tapping
for properties on the easterly side of
Sheridan street.
The contract will be a large one,
amounting, it is expected, to about
$75,0 or $4,000.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
DANGER is PASSED
Epidemic of GIande rs Reported to
be Well in Hand.

Nearly all the stables infected with
the glanders epidemic have been thor
oughly disinfected and the scare
among the horse dealers is now prac-
tically over.
DR.. William Herbert Lowe, the
state inspector, was engaged all day
yesterday in making searches of a
number of suspected places, but it is
understood that no new cases were
located
The credit of the locating of the
first case is due to School Commits
sioner George Moore, who, it is claim
ed, found the first infected horse in
a well known stable, and reported 1t
at once TO the State Health Depart
ment at Trenton.
Policeman John Wood made tour
of the city yesterday and reported
this morning that all the drinking
places for horses had been stopped.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
BOYS STONED
C. R. R. TRAIN
Officials Complain Of the Matter
Occurred at the Washington
Street Crossing Last Night.

Agens Garris, of the Central Rail-
road, received message last night
from Chief Special Officer Dougherty,
of the company, that train had been
stoned by a number of boys at the
Washington street crossing last night.
A thorough investigation Is being
made, and if the miscreants are
caught it will AS0 hard with them.
Many times in the last few years
similar complaints being made have
caused the train officials to keep a
close watch at the crossing.
The stones were thrown at the
trains frequently, and break panes of
glass and endanger the passengers in
the cars. Recently young woman
of this city was severely cut by bro
ken glass on her way to New York.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
CLAY co. TAX
is SUSTAINED
Aldermen Refuse to Act as Re-
quested by the Spc Springs
Clay Company.

The taxes on the old plant of the
staten Island Clay Company near
Maures were sustained last night by
the Board of Aldermen.>, This is in
opposition to the letter received $t
the previous needing frog the Spa
Springs Clay Company, successors to
the S. l. Clay Company, offering to
settle for the back taxes providing the
local authorities would have the tax
apportioned satisfactory to the con-
cern, and charge interest only from
the time of apportionment.
The committee on taxation, to
which the communication had been
referred, recommended last night
that the valuations and taxes as fixed
by the assessors be sustained. The
report was adopted by unanimous
vote.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
Thermometer Keeps Away Up
Both Day and Night Was
Over 100 in the Sun.
TOUCHES '8B'TUDAY..
Shower LastNight Cooled Things
OFF but Heat Was Oppres-
SiVe AfterWard.
INTERPRETED WITH SLEEPING.
Government Promises Showers
This Afternoon but the Hot Wave
Will Remain When It's Over.

Some of the residents of this city
say that yesterday was one of the
hottest days on record. From good
authority it is said that the tempera
ture yesterday, in the sun, was over
100, and all last night so degrees was
the thermometer reading in the
homes, making sleep a drudgery.
AT noon yesterday the temperature,
in the shade, was 80 and had it not
rained last night, the mark today
would probably have been over 100
instead of Sc.
A number Of cases of people being
overcome by the heat were reported,
and pedestrians We're coatless.
At Esberg's and Bayard's beaches,
fully 500 people were in the water at
one time, and last night, all along the
shore crowds of people enjoyed the
slight breeze until driven home by
the shower.
The weather bureau at Washington
reports that hotter weather is still
coming, and that the present warmth
is only the edge of heat wave now
crossing this district.
Merchants who have complained
of the cool weather, say that they
have had a steady stream of custom
ers yesterday and today.
The Gather report in the federal
building says showers tonight, which
may slightly relieve the temperature.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
MEETING LAST NIGHT.
If Crowd Turns Out in Suffici-
ent Numbers Sunday Games
Will be Continued.
STRONG TEAM COMING SUNDAY.
Five or Six Hundred People Do Not
Bring in Enough Peturns for
First Class Baseball.

1t was decided to resume Sunday
baseball at Amusement Park, ex~
perimentally, at a meeting of the
Amusement Company last night. The
Amusement Company will be repre-
sented by the same fast team which
has played here all season until last
Sundays game was cancelled The
pitcher for the locals will be either
Barthold, of the Philadelphia Amer
lean League team, or Brown, of the
Delaware Valley League, both we'll
known twirlers. The opponents OF
the locals will either be the strong
Atlantic City team or the Quaker
town club.
The Atlantic Citys were to have
played here last Sunday, but that
contest, as well as all the others
which had been booked for the re-
mainder of the season, were cancelled
because the crowds have not been
large enough this season to make the
venture pay.
Upon Sundays game will depend
largely whether or not the games
shall be continued.
There have been six or seven hum
dred," said man at the head of af-
fairs this morning, who have at
tended the games regularly, and
many of them would even be willing
to pay higher prices to see the games.
If the fans will attend the games IN
larger numbers than in the season
thus e.. We will y put op. q galoe exez;x
Sunday FOR the rest of the season. We
are anxious to furnish games at the
park if the people will only patronize
them numerously enough to keep the
project out of the loss column
'You would be surprised at the
number of people who have come to
rs and asked-yes, begged us-to
resume the baseball games. We talked
1t over at length last night and decid-
ed to try again.
The meeting of the Amusement
Company last night Tvas called, as
told exclusively in the NEWS yester-
day, because so many lovers of good
baseball had besought the manages
ment to continue the games.
"a olHllldI SldlS VI dndlIS 6AlSloQ llA
Plainfield few weeks ago and the
fans came out to the deciding game
in such large numbers that the man.
agement reached decision quickly
to continue the games for SatuTdc gs.
Sunday baseball is appreciated by the
New Brunswick enthusiasts who at
tended the game at the new grounds
of the New Brunswick club near
Milltown, in large numbers, the
crowd being 900 or more.
The Quakertown nine, which is ona
of the two teams being negotiated
with for Sunday played the locals
an eleven inning game June "a, win- y
ming out by score of to 2, By
punching hits in the last inning, and
favored by luck when McCune made
costly error.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
TO MAKE ELECTRICITY.
Aldermen Referred Letter to CON-
mittee Of the Whole For
Further Consideration.
NEW LAW GIVES PERMISSION.
Engineer Asks for Full Information
and Declares that Plant Gould
be Made to Pay.

The question of municipal cleo
trio lighting plant for this city was
submitted to the Board of Aldermen
last night in a communication from
Frederick A. G. Perrine, an electrical
engineer of 60 Wall street, New
York. The letter stated that the city
could, by law, establish a plant and
be suggested that the old pumping
station at Eagleswood would be a
splendid location. The plant, he be-
lieves, could be made to pay and he
made a proposition to act as engineer
for the city, and asked the aldermen
to furnish him full information.
Action on the communication is
hardly anticipated for some time yet.
The letter was referred to the COM
mittee of the whole.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
LOCAL MEN
ON STRIKE.
Union Carpent1 Employed by
Henderson Brothers on TOT
tenvi|Ie Home Quit Yesterday.
Iueeial,,.o,.tne AgEYINo NEWS:

TOTPENVffELE, July 17.-All the
carpenters employed on the new
building at the French Nuns Home,
in Main street, went on strike soon
after they started work yesterday
morning, because non-union mason,
employed by Henderson Brothers, of
Perth Amboy, who have the contract
for all the mason work, went to work.
Wool & Brown, of Pleasant Plains,
have the contract for the whole build
ing and they sub-let all the WORK ex-
cept the carpenter work. The fore
man of the carpenters went to the
bosses and explained the situation,
and said they would not work on the
building where non-union labor was
employed, with the result that all
hands quit work. The non-union ma
son, not wanting to make any trou
BILE, packedlup his tools and also quit,
but the men refused to return to
work.
All the carpenters employed on
the building are from Perth Amboy
and are members of the local union
over there.
Delegate j. L. Donehue came over
in the afternoon and refused to al
low the men-to return to work as the
situation stood.
The question of wages has never
been raised, as the carpenters are
now getting "a day here, as against
a much lower rate of wages in Perth
Amboy.
The contractors say that the work
at the building will go on as before
If they have to complete the work
themselves.
The men are still out this morning
and say they will go to Huguenot
Beach, where the United Contractors
of Jersey City have considerable
building going on and where they
say they will get the regulation union
wages of theseity of New York, $3.50
a day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
TO BRING UP ANOTHER
SCHOOL BOARD NATTER.

A little surprise, not connected
with the difference of opinion over
the awarding of the heating and fur
niture contracts. is promised at the
next meeting of the Board of Edu-
cation. 1t concerns a purchase,
when, the commissioner in question
asserts, over $40 was the cost oil
something which he declares could
have been secured for less than one
fifth that sum. 1t occurred very re-
Gently, he says.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
BUILDERS IN HUDSON COUNTY
DECLARE FOR OPEN SHOP.

The Building Trades Employers
Association of Hudson county declar-
ed a general lockout yesterday and
an open shop in all the building
trades. A short time ago the carpen-
ter shops were put on the open shop
basis. The movement has been sue
cessful, it is said, and the builders de-
cided to end all their labor troubles
in the same way. The mill owners,
although not in the employers asso-
citation, have won their fight for the
open shop.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
JUSTICE SWAYZE BARS THE
SHIRT WAIST MAN IN COURT.
Special to the EVENING NEWS:


NEW BRUNSWICK, July IL
Justice Swayze bars shirt waists at
court. He made no public announce
ment of the fact, but yesterday the
officers saw to 1t that no one was per-
mitted to remain in the court room
with shirt waist on. A Western
Union Telegraph company boy could
not get in without coat. and one of
the spectators was requested by an
officer TO retire as he had not a coat
on. Officer Brown saw to 1t that
coatless people were barred out.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
DIR. JOHN HENRY TO OPEN
DENTAL PARLORS HERE.

DR.. John Henry, a former well
known resident of this city, expects
to open a dental establishment at 81
Smith street, on Friday of this week.
Mr.. Henry is a brother of DR.. F.
G. Henry, and besides being dentist
is a graduate pharmacist, having
been employed at the drug store of
Dr. w. +. Ramsay, who formerly kept
the store now occupied by C. A. Sex
ton.
DR.. Henry left this city few years
ago for Trenton, where he has been in
business until the present time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS HAD
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS

Algonquin Lodge, Knights of Py-
thias, installed officers last night. Will
liam Cheshire, of this city, the dis
trict deputy, was in charge. Those
installed were: Peter Poulsen, G. c.;
Carl Walters, V. c.; William Tice,
prelate; A. F. Munoz, M. of E.; John
Kipsie, NJ. at A.; Andrew Anderson,
l. G.; Irving Kline, o. G. Following
the installation, social time was en-
ioyed, during which refreshments
We're served.
Tonight Mr.. Cheshire and staff will
go to Railway, where officers will be
installed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
RUNAWAY Roy TURNED
OVER TO HIS PARENTS.

Mike Garba, a runaway boy, eight
years old, of 81 Pine street, Eliza
beth, was given into the custody OF
his father last night, at the police
station.
Word was received yesterday from
Frank Smith, of Metuchen, saying
that he had a boy named Garba, and
that he would send him down on a
trolley car. Policeman William Nc
Dermott met the car, and took the
boy to the police station, where he
was held until last night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
SPECIAL OFFICER HAS MUCH
INTEREST IN THIS TRIAL.

Special to ths EVENING NEWS:
NEW BRUNSWICK, July H.
Special Officer Lengel is watching the
murder trial of Fred Lang here with
more interest than any other person.
On the outcome of the trial depends
his reward of $500 offered by the
board of freeholders and payable
within three months from the day of
the crime, April 90, and he is watch
ing every move SO that he will be
able to guard his interests. The time
limit will be up on Friday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
ARCANIANS
CELEBRATED 2OOTH MEETING.

Woodbridge Council, Royal Arcan-
um, celebrated its two hundredth
meeting in royal style at their rooms
in that place last night. Supervising
Deputy Koesler, of Bayonne, and the
grand vice regent, as we'll as visitors
from Railway and Carteret councils
were present on this occasion. Mid
dlesex council, of Perth Amboy was
Invited. but no one went from here.
Refreshments were Eerved after the
meeting
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
DISORnERLY HOUSE CASES
ARRANGED FOR THE TRIAL.
Special to the EVENING NEWS:

Special to the EVENING NEWS: -
NEW BRUNSWICK, July IL
Prosecutor Berdine and the court
have arranged for the trial of the
three men, James Callahan, William
Manley and Joseph Bates. this week.
They are indicted for keeping disor-
derly houses and for having women
on hand to solicit trade. Callahan s
case will be tried Wednesday, ManIey
on Thursday and Bates on Friday. All
will be tried before struck juries.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
RENIONSTRANCE AGAINST THE
PAVING OF KEARNY AVENUE.

A remonstrance against paving
Kearny avenue at the present time
was received by the Board of Alder
men last night from Joseph S. Loder
and nine others. This, 1t is expected,
will kill the petition for bitulithic or
wood block pavement on Kearny ave-
nue., between Market and Gordon
streets, received at the previous meets
ing from j. G.. Burns and six other
property owners. Both are In the
hands of the committee ON streets and
sewers
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
FORESTERS' EXCURSION
COMMITTEE PLANNING

A meeting of the excursion COM
mittee of Court Amboy, Foresters of
America, was held at ]. j. Flynn's
last night. Several matters of inn
portance were discussed 1t was de-
cided to let no privileges at all, as
the court will take complete charge
of everything. The committee, which
consists of ]. ]. Deveny, Thomas
Lucas, Charles Warner and P. j..
Manton, will have charge of all sub
committees. At the next meeting OF
the committee the floor committee
will be named
Large posters are being put up
throughout the city today. A num-
ber of tickets have been disposed OF
already and everything points to a
successful excursion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
LANG'S letter USED
TO HELP CONVICT HIM
Wrote to His Mother Asking Her
TO Pray for Him Because
of His Act.
he LOOKS LIKE A BOY.
to the EVENING NEWS:

NEW BRUNSWICK, July H.
No defense was put in by counsel for
Fred Lang, the Bonhamtown girl
murderer, when the state finished its
case this morning. Theodore Strong
summoned up for the defense, and
was followed by his brother, Alan H.
Strong, his associate counsel. They
asserted that the murder had not
been premeditated and had been caus-
ed by Lang's insane jealousy of his
niece. A. H. Strong finished sum
ming up at / o'clock, when the noon
adjournment was taken.
This afternoon Prosecutor Berdine
will sum up and Justice Swayze VIII
charge the jury, and the jury will
then take the case.
The witnesses called by the prose-
cution this morning were County
Physician j. L. Suydam, who testified
to seeing the girl after she had been
shot; and DR.. Kirally, who translated
the letter written by Lang to his
mother after the murder, in which
he asked her to pray for his forgive
ness for his act.
In the letter Lang begged his
mother to pray for him because of his
act. He admitted that he had shot
the girl and said he did it because
he loved her and could not have her
as his wife, He shot her out of re-
venge, and told his mother he could
not help it, and for her not to worry.
There was some dispute as to the
translation of the sentence where the
word revenge appears. 1t is claimed
this word may be avenge and the
lawyers objected to the translation
upon this point. A further transla-
tion is to be secured as to this word.
Other damaging testimony was CIV
en- by Julius Boris, who said he was
with Lang at Fedak's hotel at Bon
hamtown, on the night before the
shooting, and that then Lang said as
have her no one else would.
The two sisters of the girl also
testified to the incidents in connec-
ton with the shooting. Rosie said
Lang deliberately fired at her sister,
Katie, and then tried to shoot her
sister, May, who fed. May said Lang
chased her and she jumped a fence
and fled to the house. Both said
there had been no quarrels.
Special Officer Lengel told of his
capturing Lang. He had followed
him to Cleveland and back to this
city again. He caught him in sa-
loon here just as he was enjoying
glass of beer. Lawyer Strong asked
him as to the reward, and If he did
not understand that he was to get
it only, on conviction. Lengel said
the sheriff hired him and he did not
know as to the reward further than
that he expected to get it from some-
where.
DR.. Mas testified to being the fam
lily physician for the Gordons. He
visited them as soon as he was sent
for and described to the jury how
the girl had been shot, and where the
bullet went. Death was due to the
bullet wound. This ended the case
for the day.
Lang, when he appeared in court,
seemed nothing more than boy. He
was brought from Jail by Officer Ell
lSins, a tall, heavy built man, and did
not come up to the officers shoulders.
Lang is twenty-five years of age.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-17
Valuable Dog Lost.

The police are looking for black
Gordon setter bird dog owned by
Samuel Hall, of 231 State street.
The dos became united last night,
and was seen about town by num-
her OF people It is thought that
someone. has him tied.