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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-13
PUBLIC SERVICE MEN
POSTPONE A STRIKE
Engineers, Firemen and MaChinists
Confer Over Demands for High
er Wages.

NEWARK. Mar. 13:-It was rum
ored yesterday that unless the Pub
lie Service officials granted the de-
mand OF its engineers, firemen and
machinists for an increase in wages,
the men would go on strike. This
would practically lie up the big com
pany's entire system. Among power
houses that would be affected, be-
sides those in this city, are the pow
er houses in Orange, Passaic, Marion,
Jersey City. Crawford and Elizabeth.
A conference was held yesterday
afternoon between Dudley Farrand,
general manager of the electric de-
partment OF the Public Service Cor
poration, and two other representa-
tives OF the Public Service people
and three members each from the
Stationary Firemen's and Engineers
unions and two members of the Ma
chininsts' Union, 1t was decided TO
hold the demands in allegiance until
tomorrow afternoon at ] o'clock,
when another conference is TO be
held. The engineers and machinists
want SO day. The engineers now
get S2.70 and $3.50, and the machin-
lists $2.73. The firemen now get
s2.25 and want S2.43. There is no
dissatisfaction except with wages.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-13
INSPECTING METERS.
Public Service Has Reason to Be-
Iieve They Were Tempered With.

Inspectors in the employ of the
Public Service Corporation, for the
electric light department, are at work
in this city at the present time ex-
amining and sealing all electric light
meters as the company, it is said,
discovered that number of the
meters have been broken open and
tampered with in such a way that
electric current is being furnished
to some people without much cost.
The inspectors have all been sup
piled with cards and seals. On the
card they note the name of tn per-
son or firm using electric light, the
condition of the meter and the cur
rent that is registered and what they
think the meter should register.
The seals they place on the meters.
In this way the Public Service Cor
poration expects to end a great deal
of trouble and to save large amount
of money.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-13
Provides for Expenditure of
S225,000 to Build Raritan
River Bridge.
HAD NO SINKING FUND.
Measure Had Reached Cover.
nOr'S Hands and He Wanted
the Change Made.
Special to the EVENING NEWS: ::

TRENTON, Mar. 13:-Assembly-
man Crowther's bill permitting the
Board of Freeholders 10 complete
the Raritan river bridge at Perth
Amboy at an expenditure of s225,-
600 was recalled from the governor
today and will be amended to pro-
vide for a sinking fund. The action
is taken at the suggestion of the
governor.
The measure. known as House
Bill No. II, had passed both assem-
bly, and senate and was in the gov
ernor's hands. He noticed the
omission for any provision for a
sinking fund for the $4,000 yet to
be raised for the structure and said
he could not sign the measure unless
the change was made
This morning. when the legislat-
ure convened, the House. by a spec
ial resolution, recalled the bill and
it viii be altered.
Governor Stokes said he no other
objections TO the bill and would
readily sign il as soon as presented
to him properly amended.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-13
Letter Supposed to Have Been
Written by Hans Christian
JOrgensen Received.
FEAR FOR HIS HEAL TIL.
Letter Was Sent from Jackson.
Vile, FIa., TO Home in Den-
mark Sister Lives Here.

Like a message from the dead
there has come to relatives in this
city information concerning the
whereabouts of Hans Christian Jor-
gensen, who disappeared from this
city ten or twelve years ago and who
was given up for dead by his kinS-
men.
He was in Jacksonville, Florida,
when the letter, telling of himself
was written, but the news is sad
from the fact that the rambling con-
tents of the epistle lead his relatives
to fear that he is mentally unbalanc-
ed and in the letter he states that
he has but few weeks more to live
as he contemplates ending his own
life
The letter was written to relatives
in Denmark and they have notified
his relatives in this city, a sister, Mrs.
Andrew Feddersen, of % Goodwin
street, and brother. When he dis
appeared from this city Jorgensen
was employed at the Perth Amboy
Terra Gotta Works. He is now about
thirty-two years of age. His letter
was received by his relatives in Den
mark February II.
Jorgensens brother-in-laW, Mr..
Feddersen, told a NEWS reporter yes
terday afternoon that he will spare
no possible expense to locate him and
if found to bring him to this city. A
letter has been written to the chief
of police of Jacksonville asking him
to ascertain whether Jorgensen is in
that city. If he be found someone
will go to Florida at once. The only
idea his sister has as to his personal
appearance is a small photograph
taken fourteen years ago, when he
was still boy.
In his letter he gives his location
three times and each time it is given
differently. He seems to have writ
ten it while on boat. His relatives
are much worried lest he do harm TO
himself and are anXiously awaiting
d reply to the letter of inquiry.
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PLEASING PROGRAM.
Presbyterian Missionary Society
Held Election Afer Meeting.

The monthly meeting of the For
eign N'==ioaary Society of the First
Presby ian church was held in
care. last night. A very pleasing
program was carried out. The ad-
dresses of Judge Lyon, Mr.. Barnes
and Mr.. Treat were the features
Judge Lyon spoke on Livingstone.
Moffatt, and Stanley; Mr.. Barnes on
DR.. Good, and Mr.. Treat on Mckay.
The musical part of the program
was a solo by Mr.. Treat, accompanied
by Miss Hawk on the piano, and Mr..
James Grieve on the violin.
Mrs. William Hesser sang a solo.
accompanied by Miss Van Vleet, of
Plainfield
James Grieve rendered violin
solo.
After the meeting an election of
officers was held. Edward Proctor
was nominated for president, but de-
clined. This Office was left vacant
The other officers elected are as fol-
lows: Mrs. George Tyrrell, first vice
president; Miss A. Van Nuis, second
vice president; Miss Anna Nicely
mont, secretary; Mrs. ]. G. Barnes.
treasurer; Mrs. Henry Dillon, secre-
tary of literature; Mrs. Stacey, chair
man of finance committee, and Mrs
w. w. Henry and Mrs. Geo. Tyrrell,
delegates to the Presbytery meeting
to be held in April.
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TO Be REPAIRED HERE.
Schooner Grant Coming to the
Perth Amboy Dry Docks.

The big four-masted schooner
George NJ. Grant, which recently
went ashore at Cape Henry in gale
while bound to this city with a load
of railroad ties for the Lehigh Valley
Railroad. is expected at the yard of
the Perth Amboy Dry Dock Company
in a short time, where she will be
thoroughly overhauled and repaired.
1t was thought at one time that the
schooner would pound to pieces on
the coast, but she is said to be in fair
condition and can be made seaworthy
again. The Grant is now bound here
from Norfolk. She is in charge OF
the tugboat Rescue.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-13
WORD FROM
LONG LOST RELATIVE
BRIDGE FAST
WHILE OPEN.
Trolley Lines Tied Up for a
Short Time Yesterday by
the Mishap.

Because John Abel, of State street,
who was in charge of the Woodbridge
creek bridge yesterday afternoon,
could not get it closed after he had
opened it to let a tugboat pass
through, all trolley cars We're held
up for a short time.
The bridge is operated by hand
power, and it is no easy task for the
man in charge when he opens it to let
boat go through, to close it again.
Some of the trolley men helped the
tender get it back in place again and
the matter, it is said, was called to
the attention of Freeholder John
Hanson, who went TO the bridge.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-13
MAN MISSING
SEVERAL DAYS
Louis PAUL Not Heard From Since
Saturday Fear He Has
Been Drowned.

Louis PAUL. thirty-eight years old,
of Front street, an expert rigger, who
was employed by Anderson & Co., of
this city, at East Railway, on the new
Pennsylvania railroad bridge, has
bridge, has been missing since Satur-
day night and it is thought that he
has been drowned. The Railway
river is being dragged this afternoon,
for his body Nels Jensen and Under
taker J. J. Flynn, of New Brunswick,
avenue. left here at 1 O'Clock this
afternoon, as it is understood that
word was received here that a body
had been found.
PAUL was, until few weeks ago,
employed at the Perth Amboy Dry
Dock, when he received a better Of
fer from Anderson & Co Besides at
tending to his work as rigger he
agreed to attend to the lights on the
bridge at night Saturday night he
started to do this work as usual and
next morning, when the boss of the
job arrived: he discovered that one
lamp was in place and the other was
on the dock. Both were lit From
the time PAUL left to attend to the
lights nothing has been seen or heard
of him.
In speaking to NEWS reporter
people who We're well acquainte- with
PAUL said that he was an expert
swimmer and that if he was drown
ed he must have struck something
when he fell overheard.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-13
GRO " 7 HERS
ABSENCE is
THE CAUS
Anticipated Fight in the Assem-
bly, Last Night Goes Out Un-
til Next Tuesfay.
THE INSURANCE MATTER
Mr.. Martin Stated That Or. Crow
ther Wanted to Give Matter
Further Consideration.
special to the EYENING NEWS: !:

TRENTON, Mar. 13.-The absence
of Assemblyman Crowther, of Perth
Amboy. in the house last night, pre-
vented another fight on the PROPOSE
ton of the Colbyites to investigate
the life insurance companies in New
Jersey. In consequence the assem-
bly, had a tame session.
A week ago Assemblyman Martin,
the Colby leader in the house, gave
notice that last night he would move
the adoption of his resolution to re-
lieve the house committee on banks
and insurance of the further consid-
Grafton of his measure providing for
the insurance probe.
Soon after the house met last night
Mr.. Martin secured recognition and
said he would like to have his reso-
luton lay over until next Monday
night, owing to the absence of the
gentleman from Middlesex county,
member of the committee on banks
and insurance. Mr. Martin said that
Mr.. Crowther desired to give the mat
ter further consideration before the
matter was taken up, and as he was
not present the gentleman from Es-
sex would let the resolution lie over.
Mr.. Perkins, the Republican lead
er, asked Mr.. Martin If he would con-
sent to let it lie over until next Tues
day morning instead of Monday eve
ming, as Monday evening was poor
time to take up such question. Mr.
Martin consented, so any further skir-
mishing against the Prudential will
be deferred until Tuesday morning OF
next week.
After the hot time on this ques-
ton last week it is certain that had 1t
come up again last night the entire
evening would hexe.heen consumed u
the warmest Kind of a wrangle- As
it was things moved smoothly and a
large amount of business was trans
acted.
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BILL GOES
BACK TO ASSEMBLY.
Is ARRAIGNED
THIS MORNING
Almost a Record Breaking Of the
Police Court One Sunday
Violation.

One of those long session of police
court that occurs once in a while was
that of this morning, and the sixteen
prisoners were Of varied nationalities,
and accused OF crimes of varied ma
ture, and ranged in age from twelve
to fifty-three years.
Andrew Eyerson and Walter Cox
were placed under 800 bonds each
for their appearance before the grand
jury on charges of entering the house
on the bluff, SO Water street and
stealing a quantity of lead, to which
they have confessed. Information
has been received by the authorities
that the house has been sold by A.
NJ. Johnson and efforts are being
made to get into communication with
the owner. The prisoners furnished
bail.
Six boys charged with mischief at
and about the store of Patrick Con-
very at the Lehigh Valley coal docks
taking canned corn beef and pears,
were committed to the lookup in de-
fault of fines.
-Four Slays Discharged
Four Slavs who became engaged in
row last night were discharged One
of them had a pair of discolored eyes
and he accused the other three of in
fiicting them. They acknowledged
it, but claimed that he tried to steal
a watch belonging to one of them and
had annoyed the wife of another. He
said that he only put the watch in his
pocket for a joke.
y Sunday Violation.
John Wgorscak who has the IL
cense for the saloon run by Louis
Macy, at Smith street and kirkland
place. was fined $40 this morning on
charge of violating the excise ordi-
nance by allowing liquor to be sery-
ed on Sunday. He paid the fine.
Macy, who runs the above saloon,
was arraigned on charge of assault
ing Sander Sutig, the young Hungar-
ian giant who has been in this coun-
try but thirteen days and who was
put out of the place Sunday. He al
legged that Sutig had stolen a pipe and
half gallon of whiskey He was
discharged.
John Cahill, fifty-three years old,
was arraigned on a drunk and disor
derly charge preferred by Patrolman
McDermott, who arrested him yester-
day afternoon. Cahill said he is en-
ployed by the Climax Construction
Company at the Runyon pumping
station of the Perth Amboy water de-
partment He said that he had a
touch of malaria and had gone to
New Brunswick to get some medicine
and some clothing. He boarded the
wrong car at the county seat for his
return and landed in this city and
had a few drinks. He was discharg-
ed.
John Kozuba, who was arrested on
a warrant last night, was discharged.
The complainant was Mrs. Helena
Boiga, of sc Hall avenue. She said
that she bought Kozuba's furniture
and that when she went for it a
machine was missing. She was sat
isfied to drop the case if he would re-
fund the IS which she had paid on
deposit and he left court under a
promise to do so.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-13

Articles of incorporation were filed
in the County Clerks Office at New
Brunswick yesterday afternoon by
Lawyer Leo Goldberger, for the Unit
ed Hebrew Association. of this city.
This is sick and death benefit soci-
ETY. The incorporators are S. Meyer,
Of Keashcy, Joseph Altman. Joseph
held Sundays IN the D-Ga building,
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-13
THE LIBRARY BOARD.
Report of the Librarian as Pre-
sented Last Night.

The report of the librarian OF the
public library for the month OF Feb
ruary. which was submitted at last
nights monthly meeting of the trus-
tees, is as follows: Number of books
circulated during the month, 2,766;
largest number circulated in one day,
241; smallest, 81; books borrowed
by adults, 1897; by juveniles, S29;
total number of borrowers, 2,229;
number of cards issued during the
month, ~.
The figures for two months which
ended February 2S are larger than
for the corresponding months of las
year.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-13
THE COMFORT CASE.
viii Come Up in the Court of Chan
Gerry Shortly.
Snccio1 to the EVENING NEWS:

Specidl to the EVENING NEWS:
NEW BRUNSWICK, Mar 10
The Comfort estate will be aired in
the court Of chancery soon in a pro-
ceeding brought by Amelia Tappen,
of Raritan township, against James
Comfort and others at Perth Amboy,
on foreclosure of mortgage proceed
ing, the mortgage involved amount
ing to $500.
Testimony will be taken before c.
T. Cowenhoven, of this city, to whom
the matter has been referred for that
putprose by the chancellor lawyer,
G. S. Silzer represents the complain
ant
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-13

Al the meeting Of the United AS
sociation of Plumbers and Steamfit-
ters, local No 270, in the union
rooms. 13S Smith street, tonight il
is expected that a communication OF
some sort will be received from the
Master Plumbers Association in re-
gard 10 the increase of wages which
the plumbers and steamftters have
asked for. TO take effect on May
when the rest of the local mechanics
expect a raise.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-13
LECTURE FREE To ALL
Demand for Tickets to Hear Edward
King Is Great.

Because Of the great demand for
tickets for admission to the high
school auditorium Thursday night
when Edward King is TO lecture, the
the Raritan Club. under whose auspi-
ces the lecture is to be given, have
decided to allow all who wish to
come to do so, and it will not be nee
essary to have an admission card.
Harry K. Goldenbock, who is chair
man of the committee in charge OF
this and other lectures which the club
will try to have every little while,
will make a short address before the
lecture Thursday night in which he
will appeal to the Board of Educa-
tion for free lecture course in this
rf+
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-13
PROHIBITION CONFERENCES
Will Be Held in New Brunswick Thursday
Afternoon of This Week.

Special to the EVENING NEWS:
NEW BRUNSWICK, Mar. ia
conference of the Middlesex county
prohibitionists will be held at Odd
Fellows hall, 149 Nelson street, in
this city Thursday afternoon of this
week from $3.50 to 1880 o'clock The
state chairman viii be present and j.
p. Holm, the county chairman, has
sent out notices of the meeting. A
public meeting will be held in ST.
James NJ. E. church, that night, it
being the anniversary of the temper
ance society, and an address will be
given by Rev e. L. Eaton, DID, a
prominent prohibition speaker It is
expected that the conference will take
seme action on the local option mat
fer
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-13
EXPRESS HITS FREIGHT.
Lehigh Valleys Black Diamond Delayed an
Hour at PittstOn.

WILKESBARRE, Mar. 13:-The
Black Diamond Express of the Le-
high Valley Railroad, castbound,
crashed into freight train near
Pittston yesterday afternoon, wreck
ing three freight cars and injuring
Flagman Harry Gampman.
The crash occurred near the end
of siding which the freight was
trying to get into before the express
reached it,
No one on the express was injured
The train was delayed au hour.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-13

NEW YORK, March 13.-The grand
iuryIIias found an indictment against
William Dalton Mann, editor of
Tpwn Topics, for perjury. The charges
cfew out of his testimony concerning
his signature to the Wooster letter pro-
A1ced at the trial of Norman Hap
good, editor of Golfers Weekly.
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THE SIMON CASE.
Testimony in the Matter to be
Taken in Chicago.
Special to the EVENING NEwS:s

Special to the EVENING NE Vs.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Mar IL:
Lawyer Cowenhoven was granted
permission to have testimony taken
in Chicago in the Meyer Simon case
Simon, who is accused of stealing a
rig from Greenspan Bros, OF Perm
Amboy, was arrested i'll Chlcago
where he has an aunt.
The petit jury will return mere
March 81, when the Simon case VIII
be tried.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-13
EAGLE a. c. feed"
Club Members Had a Big Time in Clu'
House Last Night

The Eagle Athletic Club held "a
short meeting in the club house IN
King street, last night, after Whlch
they enjoyed feed which, accord,
ing to all of the members, they VIII
never forget as it was the best ever
given by the club. The committee
in charge was as follows: Wllilah
Hinkle, Sol. Sickles, Herbert Eyer
kuss, Harry Ditzler, Max hutcher
and George Seaman.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-13
Lawyer Held For Jury Bribing

NEW YORK, March 13.-Ambrose
f. McCabe. one of the principal trial
lawyers of the Metropolitan Street
Railway company, has been arrested
here on an order of City Judge Sea-
bury, who for two weeks past has
been investigating charges OF jury
bribing against McCabe.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-13
Real Estate Sale.

Adolph Greenbaum, the State
street merchant, has purchased from
Joseph Boynoski, two lots 50X100 at
New Brunswick and East avenues.
The price paid for them was $4,000.
1t is said that Mr.. Greenbaum did not
purchase them for himself, but for
another local man. 1t is said that
plans have been drawn and that a
three story brick building will be
erected on the lots.
The building probably will be a
tenement house, with all modern i'm
prnvements and fancy brick front.
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Made County Charge.

SpRcluI 70 INC % E-NINU " II " . :
NEW BRUNSWICK, Mar 13 =
Mrs. Elizabeth Mundy, of Metuchen,
was made a county charge at tho
state insane asylum today she had
been an inmate there before. but had
licen released.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-13

Taxes and interest ekeep growing
at night as well as during the day
but they need not be paid at night.
The force of "cuc1nulative advertis-
ing" will keep your income growing
all the tlme--even though the money
comes in al in tad day time.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-13

Enough advertising to keep your
house tenanted for ten years will cost
you less than to have it vacant for
one month.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-13

Garben's drug store, 81 Hall ave-,
is branch office for the EVENING
NEWS, where want" advs. are re-
ceived.
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The statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1889-1906, 1906-04-27
Federation Notes.

The City Federation OF Colored Wo-
mems Clubs met at the home of Mrs.
G. w. Andrews, Thursday evening,
April 18th. A very enthusiastic meet
ing was held
Mrs. NJ. T. Dishman will direct all
music and that very fact will insure a
packed house at every session.
All clubs in the city are earnestly
requested TO join the federation and
help make this convention success
from every point of view.
At recent meeting the Twentieth
Century Art Club elected the following
officers: President, Mrs. Clarence
Holmes; vice president, Mrs. Richard
Porter; treasurer. Mrs. Rachael Has.
kins; secretary, Mrs. John Lang; press
notes, Mrs. Mae Lawrence.
The Pond Lily Club, an art club OF
recent organization, with Mrs. Walton
as president, is doing some beautiful
work. They are contemplating joining
the federation.
For the benefit Of the clubs that
were not represented last year in the
State Federation at Pueblo the editor
wishes TO inform them that all cluu
notes should be sent to Leona D. Trout
man, editor for Denver clubs to the
State Federation. 1881 Humbold,
street