Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-01
PRESIDENTS
AUTOGRAPH.
New Jersey Woman Gets II On a
Photograph Other Jersey
News.
tE1'om the NEWS Correspondont.)

NTOHt tfC ANE 10 tUfftSVONuCHt.J
WASHINGTON, d. c., Mar. l.
Mrs. Ion Pericardis, wife of the man
who was held as a hostage for some
weeks, some months ago, in Morocco,
and who was finally released through
the efforts of Samuel Gummere, Unit
ed States consul general, whose home
is at Trenton, had a photograph OF
President Roosevelt, upon which she
was anxious TO have his autograph
written. AS a resident of Princeton
Mrs. Pericardis appealed to Represen-
tative Wood 10 aid her.
The congressman commissioned his
efficient secretary, Frank F. Maxwell,
Of FrenchtoWn, to go to the White
House and make known the wishes of
Mrs. Pericardis. Mr.. Maxwell had an
interview with Mr.. Loeb, the secre.
tary to the President, and finally OBJ
tanned the autograph Of Mr.. Roose-
welt. He wrote, with kindest re
CARDS" and signed his name. Mrs
Pericardis will take the photograph
with her when she accompanies her
husband to Morocco in the near fu.
ture.
Representative Wood has introduc
ed q bill 10 increase the pension o!
Mrs. Melvino Bottles, of Trenton, to
$24 a month; and also a bill TO in
crease the pension OF Henry S. Scud-
der, of Trenton, to $24 a month. He
has received a petition from Hunter
don County Pomona Grange favorin
the removal of the duty on denatural
lied alcohol.
Restrict immigration.
Petitions asking for the restriction
of immigration T. pouring in to Con
gressmen from various states, and
daily scores of them are filed with Mr..
Howell's committee. Those interest
ed + principally members of the
Junior American Mechanics, the Pa
triotic Order Sons Of America, and
the Improved Order of Red Men.
There promises TO be a fight over
the seed distribution which will in
terest many farmers in New Jersey.
The committee on agriculture has de-
cidea to vote against the annual seed
distribution on the ground of the *
pense, which is about 100000, and
when the bill comes before the house
there will be a big fight over that
item. 1t is opposed by many on the
ground that it is paternalism, pure
and simple.
Perth AmbOy Included.
II ic nvnoataJ thapp will no n nnh1ic
building bill reported to the house
about March Is. As yet it is not def
nitely known, nor will it be given out
just how New Jersey will fare, but
the fact that Representative Howell
was chairman of the sub-committe
having charge of New Jersey items, is
sufficient to expect that the interests
of New Jersey will not suffer. 1t is
believed, therefore, that the New Jer-
sey items will be something like this:
Jersey City, $325,000; Elizabeth,
$4,000 additional; Bridgeton, $685.
900; and Perth Amboy, $1,000. There
is a possibility that Trenton may have
$50, 900 or $50, 900, but this is not
known. 1t is not believed, however,
hat there will be any appropriation
for East Orange this year.
Senator Dryden has introduced a
bill similar to that of Mr.. Wiley to
reimburse Captain Sydney Layland
S11911.
Mr.. ~Loudenslager has a petition
Mantua Grange, Gloucester
county, f~avoring the removal of the
duty on donaturali2ed alcohol.
Reimburse for bicycle.
Representative Howell has intro