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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-02
GRAND JURY IS AFTER
LOCAL EXCISE BOARD.
Hear Story Of A
Wine Supper and
$500 Fund.
MAYORS OFFER

According to story published in a
New Brunswick newspaper last night
it looks as if the grand jury is going
to investigate the charges being
made in this city against the excise
board. Just what will be done is.
of course, kept a secret, but the story
as published, gives the impression
that the excise matter in this city. is
not going to be dropped by any
means. In fact, ii looks as if it is
just beginning.
After telling about Mayor Braces ap-
regard to the $4,000 bribe offered
him, the story, which appeared in the
New Brunswick newspaper, says: 1T
was said after he Mayor Brace) had
left the grand jury room this morn
ing that he had been asked if he
knew of any bribery or attempted
bribery in Perth Amboy, and that he
had related a story said to be cur
rent in Amboy:
According to this story the Ii
quor Dealers association raised Il
fund of $700 or $500 for the pur-
pose of giving a champagne dinner
TO the members of the excise board
After the fund was raised ii mysteri-
ously disappeared. OF couse, no one
can vouch for this story, but the
grand jury is likely TO investigate it
fully"
NEWS reporter tried to see the
mayor this morning, but he is too i'll
to leave his bed and his version of
the published report could not be
learned.
The wine supper, however, is not
the only report that is going the
rounds here and there are those who
believe that a thorough investigation
by the grand jury will reveal many
things never suspected before.
Mayor Brace was one of the first
witnesses called before the grand
jury yesterday. There was no Sc
cret over the fact that he was called
to tell all he knew about a check for
$4,000 which was offered to him
within the last year as a bribe while
lighting franchise was pending be-
fore him,
1t is understood that DR.. Brace re-
affirmed the story which was printed
about this attempted bribe recently.
but that he could give no definite in
formation regarding dates or names.
Tho doctor does not know the man
who came into his Office and put the
$4,000 check on his desk He was
so angered by the man ) act that he
ordered him out OF the Office before
he had asked any questions. He
says that the fellow was short, stock
lily built and had black mustache,
and he thinks that he would know
him if he should see him again.
The check was rendered to him
while there was fight on at Perth
Amboy over telephones or lighting,
he thought. when big companies were
fighting each other.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-02
NEW WELLS
AT RUNY0N.
Work Progressing Nicely at the
City's Pumping StatiOn-The
System Planned.

ii. II. Bennett, who has the con-
tract for drilling the wells at Run
yon for the new grounds storage sys-
TEN, has about completed his work
and if the present plans are carried
out, he will be through with his part
of the contract sometime today and
the Climax Construction company,
which has the contract for the sue
tion well will be able to commence
work tomorrow.
When this well has been built all
of the pipes from the other nine wells
for the ground storage system, as
well as the artesian system, will be
connected with the suction well and
the water will be pumped from this
well through the mains to this city
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-02
EXCISE BOARD HAS
RECORDERS LIST.
Was Presented at the Meeting of
the Board Last Night.
SCHWARTZ GETS A RETAIL.

The Excise Board had a very tame
meeting last night, with all five men,
bers present After granting a num-
Der Of applications, the board afford
ed Recorder Pickersgill the floor and
he spoke at some length on the sa-
loon conditions, especially as they
could be applied TO the list of saloons
not run by the licenses. He laid
this list before the board. II was
not read but was on motion received
and referred for investigation.
No reference was made in the
meeting TO the conference between
tn mayor, recorder and the excise
board at Mayor Braces residence a
week ago last night nor was there
any marked feeling shown in the ut
terances of the recorder or President
Hoy, the only two who spoke in the
matter.
The recorder said that he was pre-
senting the list in confederation of
his statement made a month ago that
there We're a number of saloons
where men had obtained licenses, and
then put other men in charge of the
places, the latter frequently being
unfit persons At the time of the
previous meeting of the board, the
list numbered twelve saloons. Since
then one has been taken off and
changes have been made at three or
four more OF the establishments,
which put those places in a somewhat
better light. There are three or four
more places in the city which might
now be put on the list, so that the
list would number about eleven, the
same number as the list presented by
the recorder last night.
Recorder Pickersgill said that the
matter is up TO the excise board He
declared that if the board let it be
known that no infractions of the ex-
else regulations would be tolerated,
and that offenders would be summar-
lly dealt with, that there would be a
reformation at once. The boards
power, he declared, is absolute,
whereas the action of the police and
lower courts might be set aside or
rendered void by appeals and writs,
it being extremely difficult to obtain
a conviction that will stand.
Must Have Names on Signs.
President Hoy said that the board
desires TO do everything in its power
to make excise conditions as good as
1
that any remonstrance has ever gone
unheeded by the board.
Mr. Hoy said that he thought
motion should be made directing the
clerk 10 publish a notice in the news
papers notifying all saloonkeepers
that the name of the real proprietor
must be placed on the sign in front,
with the number, also that the IL
cense certificate must be hung in a
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-02

circumstances | got the MiddleseS
legislative delegation together and
considered the matter of the appoint
ment. Assemblyman Crowther, OF
Perth Amboy, was one of the delega-
ton, and through him Mr.. Lyon s
candidacy was represented as much
as it would have been at any time,
then or later. There were three can
didates considercd-Mr Lyon, Mr..
Booraem, and Edward w Hicks, of
New Brunswick. Willard p. Voorhees,
of New Brunswick had also been
mentioned as candidate, but only in
a casual way.
Mr.. CrOwther spoke for Mr.. Ly-
on. The other assemblymen and |
were against the appointment of Mr..
Lyon and in favor of Mr.. Booraem.
Assemblyman Crowther thereupon
said that he would bow to the will
of the majority.
The selection of a candidate was
made at the request of the governor
and Mr.. Lyons candidacy had all the
strength then it could have had later.
When we went in to the governor all
of us expressed ourselves as unani-
mously in favor of Mr.. Booraem, all
explaining to the governor that Mr..
Booraem was more widely known
and therefore more acceptable to the
part of the county outside of Perth
Amboy.
Whoever accuses me of bad
faith makes the same charge against
the other members of Middlesex del
egation, for what was done was by
the four members and not by me in
dividually. ] only expressed my per-
sonal preference for Mr.. Booraem,
and the other members did as ]
did"
Judge Lyons Reply.
Judge Lyons reply to Senator
Jackson's statements is as follows:
Il very greatly regret that the i'm
preston has been given from sources
that | was especially active in pro-
noting my own candidacy for the
county iudgeship. / consider that Of
flee, or any other judicial office, too
nigh and important to be unduly
sought for. Some of my friends be-
came enthusiastic for me and at their
especial request, in order that the
situation might be made clear, and
after [ had consulted with wise
and experienced and friendly advis-
ers, | had two conversations with
Senator Jackson about the matter.
AS to the situation further, have
no comment to make. | would be
ungrateful, indeed, if | did not deep
ly appreciate the loyalty of the peo-
pie of Perth Amboy and the enthusi-
asm with which they have acted"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-02
lawmakers Meet Tonight.

An important meeting of Po Ambo
Loft, No. 65 ", Haymakers Associa-
tion, will be held in the rooms in the
jefferson building tonight at s
o'clock. All plans for going to Eliz-
abeth next Thursday night with Dis
trict Deputy Philip Schwartz and his
staff will be completed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-02

Yeggmen committed two robberies
in Craubury Wednesday night, break
ing into a jewelry store in which the
postoftice is situated and getting
away with cash. stamps and jeweiry
there and later going to William APP
plegate's hotel where they complete
ly wrecked the safe with dynamite
while the family unaware of their
presence slept upstairs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-02
Local Men Take Part.

Adolph Brogger, of this city, was
chairman of the committee of five
which arranged the annual banquet
OF the class of 1906 of Rutgers col
lege at the Mansion House, New
Brunswick, Wednesday night. Gov
ers were laid for thirty-six, and the
event will go down in Rutgers an
nails is one of the most notable of its
kinG After the dining, several
toasts were given. John NJ Stair,
of tits city, was also one of the COM
mittde.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-02
NOTICE.

Drs. Wilson and Lund will not be
in their respective offices on TUESDAY
Thursday and Saturday afternoons
during the month of February. They
are doing work at the Post Graduate
Hospital New York.
DO -Ot
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-02
NOTICE.

We give notice to our customers
that our store at 405 State street has
been removed TO SIS State street,
where we shall be pleased to see all
our old patrons.
POLKOWITZ BROS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-02

Want" Ads. left at EVENING
news branch Offices receive prompt
attention.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-02

Subscribe for the NEWS
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-02

The principal puyIHtHI Wdo W.
56O.S9 to pay custodians of schooi
money.
All the members o. the board eX-
cept Mr.. Mundy Wffe present
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-02

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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-06-21
PURPOSE OF THE COURT.
As Understood by a Lawyer Who
Knew How to Circum-
vent It.

Hon. A. G. levitt, lawyer, politician
and man of sarcastic wit, was once
trying a case in the supreme court in
elfast, Me-, his home city. The judge
presiding. before being called to the
bench, had tried many cases against
Jewett, who did not entertain very
high opinion of his ability, relates the
Boston Herald.
In his closing argument Jewett, in
defiance of the rules of the court,
started ii TO read some law to the jury.
Inc court pounded on the bench and
said: ''Mr. Jewett, you must not read
law to the jury in your closing argu-
ment" Jewett kept on reading with
out so much as a glance at the court
The court, in thunderous tones, order
ed him to stop.
Jewett, who had by this time read
all he intended to read, turned calmly
to the judge and said: did your
honor address me?'
'I said" roared the judge, "you
must not read law to the jury in your
closing argument. l will give the law
to the jury What do you suppose
the court is here for?"
what is the court here for?" re-
sponded Jewett, in high falsetto, 81
suppose you know, sir, to keep order
with the aid of the sheriff, sir, with all
due respect to the sheriff. sir
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-06-21
cHILD's AWFUL SKIN HUMoR
Screamed with Pain-suffering Near
~ Croke Parents Heart-Speed-
lily Cured by Cuticura.

81 wish to inform you that the
Cuticura Remedies have put a stop to
twelve years of misery 1 passed with
my son. AS an infant 1 noticed on his
body a red spot, and treated same
with different remedies for about five
years, but when the spot began to
get larger l put him under the care of
doctors. Under their treatment the
disease spread to four different parts
of his body. The longer the doctors
treated him the worse it grew. Dur
ing the day it would get rough and
form like scales. At night it would
be cracked, infiamed and badly swol-
len, with terrible burning and itching.
When l think of his suffering it near
ly breaks my heart His screams
could be heard down stairs. The suf-
fering of my son made me full of
misery. I had no ambition to work,
to eat, nor could I sleep. One doctor
told me that my sons eczema was
incurable, and gave it up for a bad
job. One evening 1 saw an article in
the paper about the wonderful Cuti-
cura and decided to give it a trial.
l tell you that Cuticura Ointment is
worth its weight in gold; and when 1
had used the first box of Ointment
there was great improvement, and
by the time I had used the second set
Of Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Resell
vent, my child was cured. He is now
twelve years old, and his skin is, as
fine and smooth as silk. Michael
Steinman, Z Sumner Avenue, Brook
Ign, N. Y, April 16, 1906"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-06-21
TICKLESoME TRIPLES.

Mamma, what is grass widow"
"a grass widow, dear-is lady whose
husband plays golf"
johnson says he has four bath
rooms in his new house" Made a
plumbers paradise of it, eh?"
1.-THE doctors have finally agreed
upon the cause of jenkins illness. "
They've held another consultation,
eh?" No; post-mortem."
"Ah, dearest" sighed young Broke
leigh, 81 cannot live without you"
"Why not?" queried the girl with the
obese bank balance. did you lose your
job?"
Knicker-I see the new San Francis
CO buildings will dispense with all Or
namental features
Bocker-Then there will be no jan
itors?-N. Y. Sun.
Stella-Say, let's cut slang out.
Bella-You're on. You call me
down whenever spring line of bum
English and I'll do the same for you.
Cleveland Leader.
81 overheard Jones last night say
ing that his wife was beautiful"
HE must be as blind as bat"
But he was saying it to her."
Hes a diplomat" Houston Post.
Then you have no sympathy for
the deserving poor?" asked the person
working for charity. "Me?" replied
the rich and great man. why, sir,
have nothing but sympathy for them. u
Better come to the hospital to-mor.
row. I'm going to perform a very i'm
portant operation on old Skads.'
What for?"
Give thousand dollars" Houston
Post.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-06-21
LETTER MUST PAY The BILL
Supreme Court Affirms Judgment
Against Him for $50, 0O0..
in Grain Deal and He Sought 10
Evade Payment on That Ground.

New York, N. Y.-The appellate
division of the supreme court here
Friday handed down a decision af-
firming a judgment for some $4,000
and a large amount of interest in ia
vor of Wilhelm E. Zeller against Jo
seph Letter. This action was based on
promissory note dated December Is,
1898 given by Letter to the Allen, Grier
Zeller company, payable in three years
with interest at per cent, which was
subsequently transferred to the plain
tiff for value received before maturity.
The defense set up that the plant #
knew that the note was given in liquid
alton of a wagering contract arising
out of the taking of options to buy or
sell grain at a future time without
an intention that the commodity
should be delivered All contracts con-
corning such transactions. it was
claimed, are specifically declared void
by the statutes of Illinois where the
transactions were had The lower
court found for the plaintiff and the
appellate division in upholding this
opinion says that the statement from
which the balance was struck was not
invalidated because it may have con-
tanned illegal items. 1t was incumbent
upon the defendant to show that those
illegal items changed the balance IN
defendants favor
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-06-21
REASON OF HIS GRUDGE.
kad It Was Good and Sufficient, Ac-
cording to His Con-
struction.

"Sir," we said to the stranger whom
we were endeavoring to enlist in our
society for the preservation of Niagara
falls. now that we have outlined the
motives and principles of our organi-
cation will you not put your name in
the rolf"
Not by long shot," he growled,
relates Judge.
But, sir" we argued surprised at
such a callousness toward the beauties
of nature, surely you, like all other
patriotic citizens, wish to see this ma
jestic spectacle of grandeur preserved
from the ruthless hands Of CONNER
cialism."
Don't care a boot about it, he
muttered, turning, as though to leave
us.
We clutched at his coat lapel and
begged him to wait moment.
do you mean to say" we continued,
that you do not care if this mighty
cataract were changed from a marvel
Gus, inspiring. awe-compelling sight to
a measIy, factory dotted cliff"
'As told you," he answered, shak'
ing himself loose, 81 don't care a con-
tinental cuss what becomes of Mag
ara l went there on my wedding
tour
Then we noticed large bump where
his bald spot is growing toward his
neck.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-06-21
TONIC TREATMENT
Weak Stomach and Sick Headache
Cured by Or. Williams
Pink Pills.

The symptoms of stomach trouble
vary. Some victims have a ravenous
appetite, others loathe the sight of food.
Often there is feeling as of weight on
the chest, a full feeling i'll the throat.
Sometimes the gas presses on the heart
and leads the sufferer to think he has
heart disease. Sick headache is a fire.
quent and distressing symptom.
A weak stomach needs a digestive
fonic and that there is no better tonic
for this purpose than DIR. Williams Pink
Pills is shown by the statement of Mr..
A. @. Merrill, mining man, of Oneals,
Calf, veteran of Battalion @, Third
u. S. Regular Infantry.
81 had never been well since 1 left
the army" he says, always having had
trouble with my stomach, which was
weak. was run down and debilitated.
Could keep nothing OH my stomach,
and at times had sick headache so bad
that did not care whether l lived or
died. My stomach refused to retain
even liquid food and 1 almost despaired
of getting well as / had tried so many
kinds of medicine without relief Then
/ was bitten by q rattlesnake and that
laid me up from work entirely for a
year, six months of which spent in bed.
Zone day friend recommended Dr.
Williams Pink Pills to me and l began
taking them. They cured me when all
other medicine had failed. l have
recommended the pills to great many,
for during my recovery every one asked
me what was helping me so and told
them DR.. Williams Pink Pills. cam
not speak too highly of them"
If you want good health you must have
good blood. DR.. Williams Pink Pills
actually make new blood and restore
shattered nerves. They are sold by
all druggists or sent, postpaid, on re-
ceipt of price, soc. per box, six boxes for
$3.50 by the DIR. Williams Medicine
Co., Schenectady, NY.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-06-21
"Be Pleasant Every Morning Until
Ten O'clock; the Rest of the Day

Will Take Care of Itself"
This is one of the best little. SER
mons we know. Have you ever
stopped to think that the morning
is the time when your temper is usu-
ally ruffled, and have you ever
stopped to think that the cause of
bad temper in the mornin5 is nearly
always because your stomach has not
been working properly during the
night? 1t has contained a lot of indi-
gestible substances that form gas
and makes you have dreams. 1t
breaks up your rest and you wake up
in the morning tired, instead of re-
freshed, as nature intended you
should.
Our grand sires required no adj
monition to BE pleasant every morn
ing until 10 o'clock; the rest of the
day will take care of ITSELF" for they
digested their food and woke up fun
of life and energy ready for the days
duties, and this was because they
lived on simple foods instead of high
ly seasoned palatable connections,
which contain no nourishment. Ma
ture gave us milk, wheat and eggs,
and on these foods person can
live Indefinitely, but if the milk is
skinned, and if the outside of the
wheat is taken off the kernel, and if
the lime, the salt, and the iron, which
is in the outer part of the wheat
berry, if these are all removed, you
have simply starch alone; the starch
goes into the stomach and becomes
sugar.
Do you know that a person would
starve to death on plain white bread
and or VI
could live indefinitely on whole wheat
bread or on whole wheat food ana
water? These interesting facts are
all set forth in book called Back
to Nature" which tells about proper
living and gives recipes for meals of
the simple kind-the kind that makes
you strong and we'll; the kind that
makes you Pleasant every morning
until 10 o'clock" This book is pub
lished at a great expense, but it is
given free to every reader of this
paper. 1t is an advertisement of
"EGG-O-SEE," the great food-whlch
is made from whole wheat, which is
baked and predigested and is all
ready to serve from the package you
buy at your grocers. You get more
life and energy from a 10-cent pack
| age of EGG-O-SEE than you will get
| from a thousand dollars worth of
white bread. This is no idle claim.
| 1t is a scientific fact. We want to
| tell about this simple food question,
so write us and say please send me
a copy of your book Back to Ma.
ture,'" and the book will be sent you
at once without charge. Address
EGG-O-SEE CO., no. 10 First Street,
| Quincy, Ill.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-06-21
oRAcULAR OBSERVATIONS.

Many a good resolution quickly runs
down at the heel.
A pretty girl can teach man most
anything but good common sense.
1t pays to look mule in the face
when you have anything to say to
him.
About half of the things bought on
credit would not be bought if cash
were demanded.
Have you noticed that the bottom
of cup of joy that runs over is sell
dom far from the top?
It's a good deal better to think
poetry than to write it. and better to
write it than to print it
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-06-21

Roosevelt has committed the sentence
of First Lieut. Lanier Cravens, of the
artillery corps, who was sentenced TO
dismissal by court martial for duplica-
ton OF pay accounts. Upon the re-
commentator of the secretary OF war
the president changed the sentence to
reduction to the foot of the list of first
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-06-21
GOV. HOCH TO EDITORS.
Says Influence of Country Weekly
Is Better Than That of
the City Daily.

Indianapolis, Ind. = Governor Ed
ward w. Hoch of Kansas arrived late
Thursday afternoon and addressed the
National Editorial association on "A
Country Editor, by One of Them" Gov.
Hoch paid a tribute to the country
editor, saying:
After all the influence of the coun-
try press is better than that of the
city press. There are 10000 newspa-
pers in the United States, one-tentn
of these are dailies and nine-tenths are
weeklies. 1t must be as Abraham Lin
coin said IF the poor in relation TO the
rich-that the Lord ALMIGHTY thinks
more of the country editor than OF
the daily newspaper, for he has made
so many more of them
Thursday night, memorial services
were held after which the Indianapc-
lis Propylaeum association gave re-
ception to the delegates.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the postal laws of the United
States and make recommendations re-
ported Thursday favoring modifica'
ton of the present rule of obtaining a
fraud order. This committee made an
exhaustive report covering in part the
whole question of second class post
age.
"a legitimate publication, accorded
second class mail privileges, says the
report. should not be refused the
same without due process of law, nor
should any officer of the postoffice de
partment have the right upon inform
alton or upon his own motion, to is
sue fraud orders without proper cita-
ton Of the party concerned and the
hearing of the charges in open court. y
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-06-21
Dewey Near Singapore.

Washington, D. c. = The navy de-
partment Friday received a dispatch
from Commander Hosley. announcing
that the drydock Dewey passed the
entrance to Sabang, at the extreme
northern end of the Island of Sumatra,
on June Is. about noon. The Dewey
is expected to reach Singapore en-
June 20.