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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-06
SATURDAY, JANUARY 6.
THE NEWS AND EXCISE BOARD

According to the published report
~ the meeting of the excise board
held Thursday night, Commissioner
Hansen stated that he had been un-
able to obtain a satisfactory inter-
view with the editor of the EVE
MING NEWS. President Hoy added
that he wanted the public to know
about this and, in all fairness, the
NEWS published a full account of the
proceedings endeavoring to omit
nothing.
Regarding interviews, however, it
may be stated that shortly after the
first attack the NEWS made on some
of the actions of excise board, Com
missioner Hansen called upon the ed
itor in his office and sat beside his
desk for a half hour during which
time a great deal was said on both
sides. When Mr.. Hansen departed
he said the EVENING NEWS was a
yellow newspaper and not fit to enter
his home. He ordered his name
stricken from the subscription list
and this was done.
The morning following this inter
view Mr.. Hansen again called upon
the editor of this newspaper. This
time he was accompanied by Com
missioner Schoonover. They were
seated and remained for some time
If these interviews were not satisfac-
tory to the excise board it is not the
fault of the EVENING NEWS
Two features in the meeting
Thursday night stand out prominent
ly. One is the surprising ignorance
displayed by President Hoy of exist
ing conditions as told to him by Re
corder Pickersgill, and the other is
the dignifed stand taken by Com
missioner Schoonover regarding lie
knse matters. Mr.. S%choonover has
grasped the true state of affairs and
he shows a disposition to correct
khem. Had the commissioners learn
ID for themselves, and they are
known by nearly everybody, the
hings Recorder Pickersgill told
yhem and had they gone about the
matter in the beginning as they now
seem about to do, all this u%nfriendly
and unpleasant feeling would not
have been aroused.
The board condemns the NEWS Sc
verely, but if the public agitation
thus aroused is going to mean a
cleaning u Of u.py Of the existing
IT llAll,..y,'''' T :
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-06
Only Needed Prompting.

Teacher-Why, Willie Goode! I'm
surprised at you not knowing what a
cape is. A cape is a narrow neck of
land-now, can you finish the defini-
ton?
Willie Goode-Sure. A cape is a mar
'ow neck of land rubberin' into the
oceau!-Puck.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-06
Speaks to Lots of Them.

Bill-Who was that | saw you with.
yesterday?
Jill-Oh, that's Miss Ringer. She's
IN speaking terms with a lot of the
lest people in town.
"Really?"
Eyes, she's a 'hello-girl' in the telc-
hone office. "-Yonkers Statesman.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-06
Talked Too Loud.

Gray-Terrible storm we had last
syening, wasn't it? Thundered loud
anough to wake the dead.
Smith-So? l didn't hear it.
Gray-Didn't hear 1t? Why, man,
where were you?
Smith-At home. An old schoolmate
# my wife's that she hadn't seen for
years spent the evening at our house
Tit-BitS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-06
Nothing, in II.

Bacon-You don't believe in signs,
on say?
Egb4rt-No.
when you see a cross-eyed woman
arrying her pocketbook in her left
and, doesn't it mean anything?"
NO; there's nothing in it."-Yon,
.ers Statesman.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-06

Passaic had a fight with the Pub
lic Service Corporation over the cleo
-
trio light franchise and as a result
has now made a contract for SIS per
lamp. There corporations will give
in lust as far as they have to and no
further. In the meantime several
cities are preparing bills to be intro
duced in the coming session OF the
legislature providing for municipal
ownership. This is the ideal plan
and it is to be hoped MiddleseX will
give hearty support to such meas
ureS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-06
Something New and Yet So Old.

Customer (after ten minutes chew
ing in vain)-Waiter, what's this?
Waiter-Beef, sir.
Customer-Well, I'm bowed! I've
heard of the iron horse and the brazen
calf, but l never came across the india
rubber COW before.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-06
Between Lawyers.

She-How about that girl you met at
the beach?
He-It's all off.
81 thought she made an assignment Of
her affections to your"
mo, l was only the temporary re.
ceiver. '-Yonkers Statesman.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-06
Advice.

"If had a betetr complexion" de.
clared Bella, 81 believe | could land
that young millionaire"
well, hope for the best" coun,
seled Stella, land keep your powder
dry!'-Chicago Sun.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-06
Tye Does.

Mrs. Hoyle-I attempted to ask my
husband last night for a new hat, but
he shut me off as soon as | opened my
mouth.
Mrs. Doyle - Objects to millinery
openings, does he Judge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-06
Unsympathetic.

Sottleigh-I say, doctah, Ive-aw-
got shooting pains in me face, doncher
know.
DR. Bfuf-Well, what do you expect
with a face like that ?-Chicago Daily
NpQe
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-06

This worlds a heeting show, l fear,
Whose scenes suggest perdition;
But just the same, I'm glad I'm here
To see the exhibition.
-WaShingtOn Star.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-06
Two Opinions.

Weary Waggs-She asked me whittier
wuz drttin'. Must hev took me fer a
snowflakel
Frosty feter-More likely she took
yer FEY fnud-scrow OATS slipped its
,u~g.-Judgt
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-06
sunny SIDE OF Life.
The Selfish Point of View.

To blame we eve hesitate.
We wonder one ana all,
Why others make mistakes SO great
While ours are all so small.
Washington Star.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-06

\. FOryears-Impossible

Miss Pastor-Pryme-No, I'm not mar
ried yet.
Mr.. Foryears-Impossiblei
Miss Pastor-Fryme-Yes, that's the
way it's beginning to look.-Cleveland
Leader.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-06

complished a great good for the city
even al the expense CT having the lii
viii Of the excise commissioner.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-06
EXCISE BOARD.

Regular meeting of the Excise
Board of the City of Perth Amboy
n. j., held January 4th, 1906. Pres
ent: Commissioners, Hoy, Schoon-
over, Hansen and AXen.
This being the first meeting of the
year the Clerk called the meeting to
order and on motion Mr.. Hoy was
elected President of the Board for
the ensuing year Upon taking the
chair he appointed the following
committees:
Ordinance-Goldman and Axen.
investigating - Schoonoyer and
Hansen.
Judiciary-Hansen and Schoonoy/
er.
Rules Hansen and Goldman. II
Printing-AXon and GoldnA
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-06

Dubbe-I have a peculiar mental
gift. l can tell just what people are
thinking of me.
Miss Sharp Horrible! - Chicago
Daily News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-06

1rovements
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-06

Ilres.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01

others were entitled TO fair price What was
a fair price? Well. 1t was neither the assessed
value nor what the syndicate was reported to
have paid. II was to be determined according
10 the valuation In the adjacent districts This
was $1,000 TO 81 200 q lot
There's been much talk about this thing by
people who don't know anything about IT." said
Mr.. Rauch.
He closed with the hope that he would not be
roasted in the paper" and suggested an excel
lent subject for Investigations local street rail-
way that was moving houses future street
sites SO as TO get big money from the city
member of r. I. Browns Sons, real estate
dealers, OF No. 342S Third avenue who are
acting for the syndicate in question, was ready
TO give casual information until he caught the
drift OF the questioner's purpose
It's legitimate speculation on the part OF
our clients" he said, with heat. I'VE are merely
acting as brokers, and it is not our concern
whether our clients win lose the trans
action
Are not your clients rash to pay 50. 600 for
property that rents for 81 to S14 mo"th?'
THE rent is no criterion said the real estate
dealer. angrily
But compare the values with those Of Van
Nest. which has all improvements"
"Pshaw Bronxdae is worth more without
improvements than Van Nest with EN-"
Would you consider it legitimate If. re-
ported, high official in the Office Of the BOr-
ough President is interested in the acquisition? ?'
Might not be in good taste" conceded the
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01
MAKING IT COSTLY.

Commissioner Marin is a lawyer and con-
tractor. Commissioner Fisher has regular Job
as reporter Of the Supreme Court in Manhattan,
and is known as a member Of the commission
that awarded S235,O00 for eleven lots for the
lssth street approach TO the new Harlem River
bridge. Commissioner Rauch, who lives on the
outskirts OF Bronxdale is an ex-supervisOr of
Westchester and a Tammany politician, who
came out for Hearst last fall This indiscre-
ton made it difficult for him 10 get on the COM
mission. but undaunted by the attitude Of the
local Tammany captain Mr.. Rauch got up Pc
tition Of Bronxdale citizens in his favor, as we'll
as the Endorsement Of Judge Keogh, so he was
appointed. Mr. Rauch recently sold for some
800 600 HIS twelve acre property, across the
street from the Nell estate, which, as a COM
missioner. he is TO appraise for the city
The Tribune investigator searching the tax
records in fremont, found that BronXdale had
nineteen owners of forty-twO properties. The
unirnproved value for this year was put down at
s76 700 and. with buildings S1207 200. Since the
citv decided 10 buy last summer. the citys as
SCISSORS generously added S12.545 and S11,045 TO
the valuations that had remained unchanged for
At least two years. one might barely understand
the addition TO the land value, but why the de-
Gazing cottages should be enhanced is something
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01

lacked amusement in modern times On SC
count Of it's proximity to the Geological Park
escaped deer. leopards and wolverines have
roamed its streets and given occasion to lively
hunting parties. Perhaps the women have not
faneied this sport and have barricaded their
Kitchen doors against stray wild beasts but the
men and boys have rejoiced at the chance of ex
citement. A milder pleasure has been afforded
by the Sunday visits OF antiquarians, camera
amateurs sentimentally moved by the tale q,
the new Deserted Village, and professional pho
tographers seeking Illustrations for a playbiu
or popular ballad. The antiquarians are
mostly referred TO the schoolhouse janitor
Frank Willis, who keeps store of revolutionary
musket balls, Indian arrow heads and other rel
les In his house and delights to expound local
history Incidentally. the janitor's family is to
realize from the syndicate 5000 for property
comprising about two and half city lots.
The movement 10 acquire Bronxdale was in
itiated three years ago by Madison Grand sec
retary TO the New York Geological Society The
original purpose is described as one of broad
public spirit providing for the future growth
OF the city. II is said that Mr. Grant persuade
the owners of the so-called Nein estate COM
prising the major part of the contemplated pur-
chase. to preserve the forestation for the peo-
ple's sake While the entire area adjofns the
geological domain, the authorities say they do
not need II, and are not sure that the city will
add IL 10 their control. In fact, the GEOLOGICAL
Park has now a great many unused acres on
where vegetables are raised for the wild ami
mails is the sole benefit OF this section of the
Geological Park
Controller Grout, after expert inquiry. IA
Nored acquisition. and the Board of Estimate
voted for it in July. 1905. Judge Wilmot Smith.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01

reporter. He said the commission had viewed
the property on February 10 and then had a
meeting in the Gerken Building. at Chambers
street and West Broadway, at which half
dozen owners were invited to prove their titles
Only two owners, however, appeared. Another
meeting was held March %. The city is rep
resented by one expert and the owners by sew
cision is passed on by the Corporation Counsel,
and finally by a judge of the Supreme Court.
who confirms awards.
There is lot Of legal detail. advertising
and title searching that takes time, said Com
missioner Rauch We'll be lucky to get through
in year and half.
Have you heard anything about the syndi-
cate that is buying up the property"
Yes but I don't want to hear anything about
it, exclaimed Mr.. Rauch.
Doesn't the syndicate know its business when
il pays 81 600 a lot?"
AN know is that these people will get
fair price-what their property is worth. I'm
my view. OF course the city always pays a
better price than anybody else"
POOR MANS CHAMPION.
Gould not the city, by exercising its power
through the Board OF Health and through park
regulations. abolish the village and acquire the
land at a mere trile?"
You can't take away poor mans house not
with all the power Of New York" said Mr..
Rauch impressively.
The poor men, however, seem TO own nve TO
ten houses apiece and rent them out" said the
reporter.
The commissioner. after thinking a moment
replied that there were some poor men and the
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01

The old observation that a pebble at the
source may affect the course OF a mighty river.
even 20 determining into which ocean II shall
pour It's Hood, IS freshly illustrated IN the story
"f the Western Union Telegraph Company,
"hich celebrates The hfteth anniversary of its
incorporation on April 4 The stone which
s"erred the telegraph current into the channel
q the company which has developed into the
Creates telegraph cornpany in the world was
mans peculiar reverence for his fathers estate
The story, which comes from an officer OF the
company. has never been printed before
Fifty-fve years ago when the company which
vas the father Of the Western Union was born,
telegraph companies were as numerous as mos
quitoes al Jersey shore resort. There were
Haf hundred the very least. AS for tele-
graph rates, each company had Ats ideas
on that point, and II the wires OF more than one
company were required for the transmission
- message the sender had 10 do Just what
those who send a package by express from East
Orange. y. J, 10 Stamford. Conn, have 10 do
to-day pay a fun toll TO each company. Most
Of the companies charged according to the dis
lance Although il cost little more 20 send
message from New York TO Philadelphia than
IL did from New York 10 Paterson. yet IN 1855
the charge for twenty words TO Philadelphia
was 90 cents. 10 Washington 50 cents and 70
ran Up the Hudson had scale which suggested
bargain counter list in one respect. but only
one Some Of the rates were 81 cents. 81 cents,
80 cents, 81 cents az cents 81 cents and 81
cents. They applied 10 messages OF fifteen
words
There was also confusion in the methods OF
sending ana receiving messages by electricity
along wires. One was an instrument invented
by Royal Z. House Of Vermont which would
-
the dots and dashes OF the Morse system The
messages were sent by means OF a keyboard
WHICH resembled that OF a piano. The appa-
Tstus operated by power furnished by
who tugged and pushed at a wheel Ike
s1y organ pumper. When people saw the clear
cut Roman letters appearing on the tape they
thought it fire and bound 10 supersede the click
ing Morse instrument. whose message had 20 be
interpreted BY m expert This instrument vas
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01
Excessive Caution Prevented One Man from Making
q Vast Fortune-Wild Tales of Pioneer
Telegraph Operators.

The wants OF the public for the first time. they
declared could now be met. 1t lad also Sc
cured the right to use the more economical
Morse patents. Soon after, by means Of lease,
by purchase or by exchange Of stock. all Of the
remaining lines I'm the West under the
control Of the company. On April 1, 1896 a
company known the Western Union Tele-
graph Company chartered by the New York
Legislature. TO take up the properties, the
name being chosen to indicate the union OF the
Western lines and for the sake OF brevity.
Union had a different significance then than IL
has now. In amalgamating the lines the men
OF the old printing telegraph company considered
that they had done a cOmmendabe thing
Therefore the word Union was Incorporated
in the name asset. The faith OF the
Rochester men was rewarded for in 1857 the
new company paid dividend
Starting with no idea OF controlling telegraph
lines in the East. 1t ultimately found itself in
control Of all Of them. and to-day IT has wire
mileage OF 1S4 55T and has 23,S14 offices. Last
year 81 AT, 800 messages besides those sent over
its leased wires those used by the railroads,
were sent over It's lines. Its receipts were So
O33 635 O4; its profits 81 064 -. and its capl
tai stock 100000 900. ]. H. Wade, the man
who had so much faith in the Rochester men,
was its third president. In 1866, when the last
outside company was absorbed. the o1hces or the
Western Union company were removed to New
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01
NOT MUCH NEEDED

Although Mr. Grant. our secretary. ,tartss
'he movement 20 enlarge the park" said Dt
rector hornaday OF the Geological Society. I'VE
nave no particular interest IN the new tract II
may or may not be intrusted to our care bv IN.
city. estimating the growth OF this borough to
one million by 1920. It seemed a public duty "a
preserve so fine a tract OF timber land. Thers
are rare old trees in the fifty acre strip Of the
so-caIled Neill estate. The village itself is an
unslghtIy nuisance don't see anything pIctur-
esque about 1t. We took a census OF its dogs
some time ago and found a great surplus of IN
bred ours This is the first have heard OF anv
ScheIne 20 mulct the city Controller Grout An
nohest man II God ever made one, went into this
tning thoroughly and approved H. II is too had
II any one is trying to gOuge the city,
Inc city or New York can perhaps afford n
pay nve times what this property Is worth hut
II Is dlIhcuIt TO understand on what grounds OF
Puohc health II is necessary at great cost 10
the already burdened taxpayer TO add ninety
TWO acres 10 park which already covers Sol
acres and 1t Is even more difficult to understand
why. II the thing must be done n cannot he
uohe economically instead OF wastefulIy
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01

on this particular route. BY the time Haunte2
Canyon was reached AIcReynOlds was hearCiy
wishing himself back beneath the sAe-lar OF n-S
safe Eastern home
When the stage rumbled out OF Haunted Can
yon the moon was shining brightly. Every piece
or sage brush cast an OLn1nOuS SnaGOW. SLlllA
had warned McReynolds TO be on his guard
Between them tt was arranged that the 1Or-ner
should watch for the Indians the side of
the coach while the latter scanned the trail IN.
the rear The Indians McEsynOIds was in$
formed, in the moonlight could hardly be dis
tinguished from white men, as they dressed TIA
same. II there was an attack the two were ta
drop from the coach and McReyuolds was %
fellow Smith. The Indians would be engaged
with the coach, and they would thus have al
opportunity TO escape
McReynolds's watchfUI eyes soon caught sight
OF a figure in the dark shadows OF ths sage
brush. He took il for granted that hs was look
ing upon his first Indian. He shouted; Who -
that?' A shot was the reply. This was ths
confederate's signal TO smith, and he shouted
back 10 MCReynOlds 10 jump and run No SEQ
ond warning was needed He jumped. and
Smith followed Being a young man. McRey1-
Olds left his elder companion far IN ths
rear. Being an inexperienced wOOdsman, how
ever. he ran in a circle. and soon came upon
the supposed Indian. A second shot started him
back in his tracks. This Gis2p ppearance OF No
Reynolds gave Smith and the other members Oe
the gang, including the stage driver, CppOr-
tunity TO consult as 10 CLs next step 81 tAs
initiation.
When MeReynolds came into sight once mora
he heard another shot ring out on the evening
air and saw Smith fau. He thought his part
dead. and started for the body 20 get thu
revolver which ne supposed smith carried Aa
had gone only a few steps when he was con-
frOnted by the counterfeit Indian. Again he
turned and ran. He almost tumb,ed into tha
arms OF another suppOsiJitiOus Indian. Then ha
came upon Smith. and found 70 his great 10y
that his companion was alive. Something. how
ever seemed 20 have happened 20 him. for he act
ed II insane. He was making great uproar.
McReynOlds urged that as Smith knew every foOs
OF the surrounding country they set or afoot.
Smith vas obcUTete in declining this advice
and strangely persisted that they should return
to the coach This was finally done, and Mo-
Reynolds was retoiced to ind AL OF the travellers
UnharTned- Oddly too. there were no traces Oe
the bloody border warfare OF which AIcRsynolds
thought he had had experience Tha cons
sptratOrs quietly left the stage az the next stop
ping place McReynOlds. because OF the way IA
which he was taken in, was long called .Biz
Injun-"
Colonel Robert c. ClOwry, the seventh ana
present president OF the Western Union Tels-
graph Company. was one of those connected IA
an Official capacity with the extension OF this
lines OF the company across the western half "a
the continent.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01
graph Company
FORESIGHT OF ROCHESTER MEN.

A few Rochester men who had more foresight.
energy and courage than money decided in 1851
to build a House telegraph line from Buffalo
10 ST. Louis. One was the Sheriff of Monroe
County another merchant. third newspaper
man, and the others lawyers. one being an ex-
Judge. They exhibited the clear cut Roman
letters OF the House machine with great pride
and with skilful argument Some persons
thought IL would go. and they put IN money.
but there were not enough who thought this to
supply funds for the full distance proposed.
The New York and Mississippi Valley Printing
Telegraph Company. the name chosen for the
company. was able to get only to Louisville but
II had the exclusive right 10 use the House in
strument nearly all over the United States. It
was ambitious 10 spread throughout the West.
Only by dint OF hanging on to the wire with de-
ternined grip, however, did IL succeed In hang
ing on 10 its opportunity. The few men inter
ested had put in their all The debts piled up
and the credit Of some Of those who had under
taken the enterprise was so bad that in one
case even the butcher and candlestick maker
refused credit.
There were several rivals In the territory,
using the Morse instruments, but they, too, with
one or two exceptions were having hard time
TO preserve the spark of life within their atten-
uated frames The Rochester company was
fighting two competitors. which added 10 its
poverty. The directors felt. however that II
they could hold on long, enough the opportunity
would present itself OF selling out or buying out
either OF which would be 10 their advantage
At this stage the peculiar reverence for
fathers estate turned the tide One OF the larg-
est stockholders in a rival using the Morse
invention ]. J. Speed, a brother OF James
Speed. who appointed United states At
torney General by President Lincoln. He had
a....q
ceived from his fathers estate I'm a telegraph
line. According to A. r. Brewer, sec -etaTy and
historian OF the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, he thought OF his fathers estate as a
sacred trust which he should pass on intact T.
the next generation. II looked very much TO him
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01
MYSTERIOUS BUYING.

The Registers Office. although showing trans
fers since the year by the Bottoms and
Birchalls to one James K Walter. by Sadie A
Rauch TO Michael Rauch. and by certain Wilises
to the Hudson P Rose Company. sheds no abso-
lutte light the present situation. It is undoubted
that the mysterious syndicate has bought a large
part Of the village, but through options and not
perfecting title it has been able to screen it's
operations.
"A man is foolish not TO sell to the syndi-
cate say the villagers. He can't get from the
city what they will get"
Commissioner Rauch made some interesting
remarks when seen at his home by a Tribune