Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-10
People Continue to Urge that
Something be Done on the
immigration Question.
JERSEY CITY'S FEDERAL BLDG.
j. Martin Miller Who Is Consul at
Rheims, France, Says Dogs Are Put
to Commercial Use There-They
Are Made to Draw Small Carts.
Leonia Firm Denied the Use of the
Mails-Social Notes from Capital.
(From the NEWS correspondent)

(From the NEWS Corfespondent.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10:-Peti
tions urging early action on the sen.
ate bill to restrict immigration have
been received by Representative
Loudenslager from Diamond coun.
ell OF Swedesboro, and Rescue coun-
Gil of Camden, both of the Junior
American Mecvhanics. Mr.. Louden-
/ Slayer has also been advised that a
pension has been granted to John w
Pfister, of 1854 Kansas avenue, Cam
den, at $40 month from November
! ~, 1906.
| Senator Dryden has received two
protests from j. G. Dana, librarian of
the Newark Public library, and from
! S. G. Ayres, librarian of Drey Theo-
! logical seminary, relative to changes
in the law relating to the importation
| of books.
Representative Howell has been
advised that pension has been
granted to Mrs. Ada H. Ware, of Sc
warren, widow of Elton w. Ware, at
SIT month from August 3, 1906: a
pension to Ebenezer Hunt, of New
Brunswick, at SIS month from Au-
gust 3, 1906; a pension to Augustus
Robertson, of Long Branch, at SIS a
month from September 13, 1906; and
pension to James NJ. Petit, of Burs-
Vile. at SIS month from November
6, 1906.
/ The comptroller of the currency
| has approved the selection of the
phia as the reserve agent for the Me-
chanics' National bank, of Millville.
James Knox Taylor, the supervis-
ing architect of the treasury depart
ment, expects to visit Jersey City
within the next ten days to inspect
some sites for the proposed post Of
! flee building at that place. Rev. j..
Madison Hare, pastor of the Parme-
lee Mamorial Baptist church, when
he was here recently, offered the sits
now occupied by his church for $780,
900. This site will be inspected by
Mr.. Taylor.
The comptroller of the currency
has approved the application of the
First National bank of Garfield with
capital of $4,000. The officers of
the new bank will be Cornelius Dore-
mus, president; Joseph Forman, vice
president; ]. G. Frazza, cashier.
j. Randolph Appleby and Appleby
& Wood Company, of Leonia, both
engaged in real estate business, have
been denied the use of the mails e.
O. Ellis, of New York, made COM
plant that he had been victimized by
the firm He alleged that he had pur-
chased a tract of land from Appleby
in the southern part of New Jersey,
which consisted of worthless white
sand" He alleged that Appleby had
furnished him with maps of the tract
showing the land to be open and cut
through with streets and avenues. An
| investigation was made by the Off
cials of the post Office department,
and the fraud order has been issued
debarring Appleby and his firm from
the mails.
]. Martin Miller, formerly of East
Orange, and more recently a Wash
ington correspondent, who is now
United States consul at Rheims,
France, has made report to the
state department relative to the use
of dogs in France. He states that
the animals have commercial value
in that country. They are used for
drawing small carts in delivering
goods. In 1904 there were 1852
dogs valued at $16S,373, imported
into Frhnce: the average price per
dog being $3S
After spending a few days in this
city, and acting as delegate to the
rivers and harbors congress Colonel
LIE Gage Pratt, of East Orange, con-
gressman-elect from the Eighth dis
trict, has returned to his home in
New Jersey Colonel Pratt is fam
iiliar with Washington and frequently
visits this city. He met a number OF
the democratic leaders in the house
of representatives and no doubt he
will find his associations there con
genial when he takes his seat next
December.
Henry c. Ward, of Newark; julius
Degen, of Trenton, and Mr.. and Mrs
A. S. Devin, of Somerville, are at the
Raleigh; Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Bell
Mrs. l.. G.. Day, of Bay Head; Mr.
and Mrs. H. E. Jones, and A. w. Bal
ley, of Atlantic City, are at the st
James; r. X. Matlock, Miss Matlock
OF Woodbury., are at the Ebbitt; Mr.
\ and Mrs George. A. Dowde, of New
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