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Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-24
LAWMAKERS AT
GREAT EVENT.
Annual Picnic at Excelsior Grove
a Big Success Prize Bowl
a Feature.
DANCING ENJOYED BY MANY.

The third annual picnic of Pc Am
bo Loft, No. 65 ", Haymakers' As
sociation, was held at Excelsior Grove
at Maurer Saturday afternoon and
evening.
The affair, which was attended by
large crowd, was one of the most
successful ever held by the Haymak-
ers. A street parade took place in
the afternoon. The members met at
their hall in the Jefferson building at
o'clock, from which place they were
conveyed in three large wagons to the
picnic grounds. They were accom-
panied by their own band on the
march through the principal streets.
Dancing, which began at 8 o'clock
and continued until late hour, was
a feature. There was also prize bowl
ing. In the contest for the three
prizes Jens Olsen was awarded the
first prize of SIS in gold; Edward
Smith, second, $3.50, and Eyerkuss,
third, box of cigars. The commit
tee in charge was Charles Jones,
chairman; Philip Schwartz, J. P. AK
en-, Rasmus Lund and August Far
lander. The floor manager was Hen
ry AXen and Peter Hansen was his
assistant. The music was furnished
by Steinhauser's orchestra.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-24
WORLD PEACE
NOT POSSIBLE
Rev. J. H. NOrihrup Says the Nat
ions Are Too Different
Now for That.
EXPRESSES a HOPE FOR IT.

Apropos of the Hague peace confer
ence, Rev. James H. Northrup preach
ed a sermon in the FirstNPresbyterian
church last night on international
Peace"
Rev. Mr. Northrup took his text
from Isaiah XII, 81 "They shall not
hurt nor destroy in all my holy noun
tain, for the earth shall be full of the
knowledge of the Lord, as the waters
cover the sea-" He said that interna-
tional peace would be one of the fin
est things the world could hope for,
but taking more realistic view of
the situation, international peace is
almost impossible. The nations of
the world are too different; their
aims, ideals and characteristics are
not at all alike. Germany undoubted-
ly has the deepest thinkers, he said;
France the best-looking people and
the height of fashion, England has
the greatest possessions; we are the
most progressive. But it is ridicu-
lous for us or any other single nation
to think that we can influence all of
the other nations of the world.
Mr.. Northrup severely denounced
war in all its forms, and called it
"hellish and damnable," but even op-
timists, said he, cannot hope that in
ternational peace will soon be a
reality.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-24
AT
COUNTY SEAT.
Local Courts Made Splendid
Showing at Memorial CeremOn-
les at New Brunswick.
MANY MEMBERS WERE IN LINE

About 100 members of Court AM
boy, No. 5S, and Court Standard, No.
Ill, Foresters of America, of this
city, went to New Brunswick yester-
day, where they attended the annual
memorial services of the Foresters of
that city.
They left here about 11:40 o'clock
in the morning in two special cars of
the Public Service, accompanied by
Steinhauser's band, of ten pieces.
They occupied a prominent position
in the line of march to the several
cemeteries, where the graves of the
departed members were decorated.
After the ceremonies they returned to
Armory Hall, New Brunswick, where
refreshments were served by the COM
mittee in charge.
Speeches were made by Past SUI
preme Chief Ranger Kelley, Grand
Secretary T. M. Donnelly, of Jersey
City, and others. The local delega-
tion returned to this city at o'clock
last night. The committee in charge
of the local delegation was Thomas
Lucas, J. j. Deveny and Joseph Frue-
with, of Court Amboy, and James
Deveny, Frank Sheath end Frank
Beatty, of Court Standard.
There were also delegations from
Fords and other towns.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-24
BOAT BURNED
AT Her DOCK.
Famous Old SidewheeIer, Will
lam '. Wilson, Destroyed at
Port Monmouth Yesterday
THE CREW JUMPED OVERHEARD

Just as the famous steamer New
Brunswick was burned to the waters
edge while passing up the Raritan
river on one of her daily trips not so
many years ago, the well-known
old "sidewheeler," the William V.
Wilson, which piled between Port
Monmouth and New York, was de-
stroyed by fire at her dock at Port
Monmouth yesterday morning. The
vessel was loaded with farm produce
ready to start for the market yester-
day afternoon. Hundreds of crates of
the famous Monmouth county straw
berries made up greater part Of the
cargo. All were destroyed. There
was little insurance on the boat.
How the fire started is mystery.
According to summer custom the
steamer had been loaded Saturday
night with the produce the farmers
around had carted to the dock. 1t is
believed that some of the freight was
piled too close to the smokestack, and
that either spark from the furnace
room or the heat from the contact ig-
nited on the barrels
1t wanted several hours of daylight
when Sailing Master John iSeely dis
covered the blaze. He hastily tum-
bled on deck to find that the vessel
was veritable furnace. He awal-
ened the members of the crew and
they started for the land side of the
boat after realizing the futility OF
combating with the flames.
1t didn't take long for them to see
that escape was cut off. After quick
survey of the situation, Engineer Cor
nelius Collins, Seely, the deckhands
and firemen jumped over the side and
swan around to the shore.
By this time the old Wilson was
afiame from stem to stern. The whole
neighborhood was aroused by the
glare in the sky, and the farmers for
"a distance of miles about came down
to Investigate.
For thirty years the William V.
Wilson has piled between Port Mon
mouth and New York during spring
and summer She was the last of a
long list of similar craft well known
in these waters. She was often in
this port and was usually overhauled
and painted at the local dry docks.
Just at the time when Keyport is
finding it so hard to secure a boat, to
run from that place, and remember
ing the checkered career of the vari-
GUS boat service put on the Raritan
river after the old New Brunswick
burned, it looks as if the farmers who
found Port Richmond a convenient
place for shipping truck to the city
would have hard time replacing
their loss.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-24
CLUBS MUST HAVE A
LIQUOR LICENSE, TOO

TRENTON, June 24:--Like Ban
quo's ghost, the liquor question in
New Jersey will not down, but keeps
popping up at the most unexpected
moments and in the most unexpected
places. The whole matter, trouble
some alike to democrats and republi-
cans, has been given fresh agitation
by the declarations of Justice Swayze
in charging the grand jury of Union
county.
Justice Swayze declared that under
the law no social club has any right
to sell liquor without a license and
no club, even with a license, has the
right to sell on Sundays and election
days, not even to its own members.
Since the recent crusade which ter
minated in the enactment of the bish-
ops law for the closing of bars on
Sundays, social clubs have been
springing up in all parts of the state
to afford places where thirsty mem
bers might find refreshments at any
and all times. Most of these clubs
have been operating without licenses
and nearly all of them have been dis
pensing liquors on Sundays and cleo
tion days, when regular bars were out
of commission.
This decision will strike. terror to
the hearts of topers and revive the
demand for an ''open" Sunday, which
was bitterly opposed and hnally de-
feated in the legislature last winter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-24
new STATEN ISLAND
FERRY HOUSE COMPLETE

The new ferry house at st. George,
Staten Island, is completed at last
With the arrival this morning of the
midnight ferryboat from Manhattan
the building was used for the first
time. While the slips have been in
use for long time, passengers have
been landed at temporary runways
leading to the old waiting rooms. The
barriers which kept them out of the
new building have now been knocked
away, and by the end of the week the
entire structure will be in use.
From now on the bulk of the traffic
will be handled by the runways to the
upper decks of the boats. This will
take the crowd away from the main
decks, and allow the passage of teams
almost Immediately after the boats
have been made fast. 1t will hasten
materially also the handling of the
big crowds on Saturdays and Sum
days.
The trolley cars and trains will
now run into the terminal at grade
only little below that of the upper
decks of the boats.l Across to the
trains from the lower decks will be
by two flights of stairs, so narrow
that already it is feared they will be
entirely inadequate.
The building has decidedly dis
appointing appearance from the land
ward side. The sweeping approach
from Tompkinsville has not been be-
gun yet, and the parklike effect prom
ised exists thus far only on paper.
There is fine view of the smoke
from few score locomotives, how
ever, and an extensive expanse of
coal heaps and railroad tracks.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-24
,WoRKINGMEN'S CIRCLE
y ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS

A special meeting of the Working
mems Circle, Local 95, was held in
Washington Hall last night for the
purpose of acting upon four resolu-
tions brought up at the recent con-
vention in Newark. The resolutions
were favorably reported and passed.
The resolutions are as follows:
that $4,000 should be, expended in
stead of $1,000, as in previous years;
that the circle shall build sanitari-
,um at Liberty, N. Y; that theyshould
have their own office, and that they
should establish an old age fund.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-24
Temples Anniversary.

The members of Juvenile Temple,
Scandinavian Pride, No. 4, Independ-
ent Order of Good Templars, celebrat-
ed their first anniversary yesterday
afternoon with an outing and picnic
on New Brunswick avenue. A large
number of the members of the tenn
pie and Denmark Lodge, wer pres
ent to celebrate the event.
The features of the afternoon were
games, races and shooting match.
Refreshments of ice cream and cake
were served. The committee was Nels
Gerlufsen, chairman; Mrs. Marie Null
Ter and Mrs. Karen Rasmussen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-24
ARM BROKEN BY BOAT
ENGINES FLYWHEEL.

James l.. Tooker, of 170 Smith
street, is nursing an arm that was
broken below the elbow Saturday af-
ternoon while on pleasure trip in
the launch, Helen B. The accident
happened while Tooker, L. H. McHose
and son, the occupants of the
boat, were watching some fishermen
hauling in net of fish. Mr.. Tooker
was leaning on the engine with his
left arm hanging near the fiywheel.
In some manner the switch was
thown and, without warning, the en-
gine started. The handle OF the fiy-
wheel struck his arm just below the
elbow, breaking two bones.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-24
TWO PASS EXAMS FOR
LOCAL POST OFFICE.

Secretary Coutts, Of the local board
of civil service examiners, received
word that two men out of nine who
took the clerk-carrier examinations
in this city on April 2 have passed.
The lucky ones were Joseph e..
Growney and Martin S. Dushock. In
passing this examination those who
passed.are eligible for one year, and
can take the position of clerk or car
rier when the local Office work de-
mands added help. Growney passed
with percentage of 74.60, and Du-
schock with 1880. The seven others
did not pass.
The local board will hold examina-
tions at the local federal building
next Saturday for the positions of
custom house inspector and clerk.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-24
Physicians Rig, Taken Out by
Boy Without Permission, Causes
Considerable Damage.
STRUCK TEA GO. WAGON
Horses Hurt and Harness Des-
troyed and Large Store Window
Had Narrow Escape.
RESPONSIBILITY is SHIFTED.
Or. Meinzer Said Boy Was Not in
His Employ and Took Rig With
out His knowledge.
STRUCK TEA co. WAGON
RESPONSIBILITY is SHIFTED.

About 3:15 o'clock Saturday af-
ternoon people on Smith street just
west of State saw spectacular run
away. DIR. M s. Meinzer's rig and a
horse and wagon belonging to the
Grand Union Tea Company were in
volved in the mix-up.
DIR. Meinzer was in his house on
Madison avenue and Raymond Dee
gan, a boy who sometimes drives
around With Dr. Meinzer, harnessed
the horse without the Doctors per-
mission. For some reason which DR..
Meinzer does not know, the horse
rushed out of the barn and turned
east into Smith street. Deegan was
in the runabout, holding on to the
reins with all his might.
The road was clear until the horse
reached the store of the Grand I'M
ion Tea Company at 121 Smith street.
The company's horse and wagon stood
in front of the store and DR.. Meinzer's S
rig struck it with a crash. The
horses became entangled in each 9TH
er's harness and it looked as though
they would go through the windows
of e. G. Richmond's store. DR.. Mein-
zer's horse had the inside of its left
leg badly cut and the other horse had
its lip torn and its harness destroyed.
Several people held DR.. Meinzer's S
horse until he appeared on the scene
and led the animal back to its stable.
The tea company wants Dr. Meinzer
to pay for the damage done, but the
doctor says that he was not respon-
sible as Deegan was not in his en-
ploy and had no permission to use
the horse.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-24
HAVE NON-PARTISAN
DINNER IN MIDDLESEX,

Invitations for what is announced
as a "non-partisan dinner" will be
sent out this week and it is under
stood that prominent politician Of
both parties and including all fac
tions, of this city, Will be invited to
attend The dinner, which will be
of the famous dollar" variety, will
be held in Y. M. G. A. Hall, New
Brunswick, Friday night, June 2S.
The speakers, it is announced, will be
Senator Everett Colby, of Essex coun-
ty; Senator George S. Silzer, of Mid
dlesex county; Senator e. r. Acker-
man, of Union county; Assemblyman
Joseph P. Tumulty, of Hudson coun-
ty; Former Assemblyman Alexander
r. Fordyce, Jr., of Middlesex county;
and others.
The dinner will be served by
Schussler. and orchestra music will
enliven the occasion. Charles A..
Bloomfield, of Metuchen, is expected
to preside as POSTMASTER Contrary
to the opinion of some, the banquet
is not New Idea" affair, nor is 1t a
Peoples Lobby Dinner" but 1t Is
strictly non-partisan, and regulars
and "reformers" of both political par
ties are expected to attend.
1t is expected good sized delega-
tion will attend from this city. Tic
kets can be secured from James A.
Edgar, Baldwin Building, New Bruins
wick
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-24
Chief Home from Convention.

Chief of Police P. J. Burke has re-
turned from a weeks visit at James
town, where he attended the four
teenth annual convention of the In
ternational Association of Chiefs of
Police. Chief Burke says that he had
an excellent time. He visited Old
Point Comfort, Fortress Monroe and
other points of interest.
The chief says that he learned
much at the convention, especially
from the debates which dealt with the
various ways of diminishing crime.
He says that he learned so much at
this convention that he regrets that
he was unable to attend those held in
former years.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-24
SEVERAL HOURS DELAY.
Embankment at Side Of Track
Near Washington Street
Trouble in Mishap.
PASSENGER TRAFFIC HAMPERED
A Somewhat Similar Accident Hap
pened at Trolley Crossing at Smith
Street Yesterday Afternoon

An accident that delayed traffic on
the local division of the Pennsylvania
railroad for some time occurred SAT-
urday afternoon between Washington
and Broad streets.
The delay was caused by freight
car, No. 93,91S, which ran of the
tracks just south of Washington
street. On account of an embankment
at this point, the car turned partly on
its side, pulling the rear trucks Of car
No. 26,264 off the tracks. All traf-
fic south of this point was stopped
for the remainder of the afternoon.
A gang of six men worked all af~
ternoon placing the trucks back on
the rails and succeeded in turning the
fallen car completely over on its side.
The line of freight cars, of which the
wrecked cars were the center ones,
had to remain at this point until the
arrival of wrecking crew from Rah-
way about o'clock. The cars were
placed on the rails and the freight
train proceeded on it's way towards
Jersey City. Car No. 93,918 was con-
siderably daH d, part of the root
being torn off Md the iron work and
air brake system under the car being
damaged to some extef1ts s--- = -
The two passenger trains whfcEj
usually leave the local Pennsylvania
station at ABS and 5:15 o'clock re-
spectively, had to unload the passen-
gers at William street and run back
wards from that point to Railway.
Trolley Car Leaves Track.
Trolley car No. 1888 ran of the
track while crossing the Central rail-
road shortly after A O'Clock yesterday
afternoon.
The rear trucks of the car left the
rails at the emergency switch on the
east side of the Central tracks, cut
''g deep into the wooden block
Avement, and the car crossed the
railroad tracks at a sharp angle and
landed on the west side of the tracks
being stretched across the street par
allel with the Central tracks. A re-
pair car was sent for and within flf-
teen minutes the car was again on
the rails on it's run to New Bruns-
wick.
The car was filled with passengers,
mostly women and children. but mo-
body was injured beyond a shaking
up. This is the second accident Of
its kind within week at this switch,
due to the alleged improper working
of the new emergency switch, which
was recently installed.
Car Off Track Near Beach.
A summer trolley car, No. 205, ran
off the track near Boynton Beach Sat-
urday night and delayed traffic for
some time. The large single-end cars
were compelled to run backwards to
this city for an hour or more until the
car was placed on the rails. The rails
at the point of the accident were
damaged to such an extent that single
truck cars could not cross, and Boyn-
ton Beach passengerse had to walk
short distance. The rails were re-
paired yesterday morning.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-24
Election Of Haymakers.

At a meeting of Pc Ambo Loft, No.
65 h, Haymakers' Association, in
Red Mems Hall yesterday afternoon,
the following officers were elected;
past chief haymaker, r. Lund; chief
haymaker, Peter Damn; assistant
chief haymaker, John Olsen; over
seer, H. Hendricksen; K. of b., H. S.
Smith; G. of s., H. G. Axen; steward,
August Farlander; delegate to state
convention, Henry G. Axen; alter
nate, August Farlander.
The installation will be held Sun
day, July IA. District Deputy A. ].
Cook, of New Brunswick, will be the
installing officer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-24
BROKE HIS ARM ON THE
HEAD OF ACOLORED BOY

While playing ball yesterday, Isl
dor Greenspan, of 292 Prospect street
met with a peculiar accident Thomas
Randolph, a colored boy, took Green
spans ball and threw it over fence.
Thereupon Greenspan ran after Ran
dolph and struck him blow ON the
head with his arm. The colored boys
head evidently was harder than
Greenspan expected, for the latter's
arm was broken by the blow. DIR. M.
S. Meinzer is attending him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-24
FALLING MAST JUST
MISSES rs WORKMEN

Saturday afternoon the mast of
one of the Lehigh Valley barges, used
in making repairs to the freight
wharves, fell and narrowly missed a
crowd of about twenty-five workmen
standing nearby. A load which was
too heavy for the derrick was put
on it and the mast broke.
The men who were in the path of
the falling mast jumped aside, es-
Gaping death or serious injury by the
narrowest margin.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-24
AUTHORITIES ON TRAIL OF ALL
LIQUORMEN WHODON TCOMPLY
Another Fined for Having Bottles Belonging TO Others Office
Makes Tour Of inspection and Finds Law Being Obeyed Search
Of COrtIandt Street Place Reveals Bottles.

were no violations of the law. He
found all screens open and shades
down and not single violation Of
the law.
Patrolman McDermott went with
an agent of the Bottlers' Association
to AZ Cortland street, Saturday, and
served a search warrant on Mike
Gatzko. Fourteen empty soda water
bottles not belonging to Gatzko were
found in his possession, it was stated.
The members of the association
are determined to punish all saloon
keepers who do not obey the rules.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-24
CENTRAL RAILROAD SETTLES
FOR DEATH OF DAVID FEIGIN.
Agreement Reached Through Lawyer Joseph Stricken for Amount
Understood to Be Over $4,000 as Offer Of That Sum Was
rendered by Railroad Some Time Ago.

shortly after 6 o'clock. The horse he
drove was also killed and the wagon
in which he was riding was completes
ly demolished.
The cause of his death as decided
by a coroner's jury, at an inquest held
shortly after the accident, was care
lessness of the Central railroad com
pany in not having a lighted head
light upon it's engine and in not Tow
ering the gates at the crossing at the
proper time
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-24

The damages for the death OF
David Feigin, who was killed at the
Smith street crossing of the Central
railroad on the night of December 26,
1906, have been settled through Law
yer Joseph E. Stricken.
The amount for which the case was
settled is not made public, but it is
presumed to be above $4,000 as Law
yer Stricken refused to settle for that
amount some time ago. Feigin was
killed Wednesday, Dec. 26, last,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-24

Anton zboyan, of SO Mechanic
street, appeared in court this morning
on charge preferred by John Buch-
ner, who represented the Middlesex
Bottlers' Association.
Zboyan is one. of the local saloon
keepers who had in their possession
bottles and boxes which did not be-
long to them. Zboyan pleaded guilty
and was fined $40 and costs, a total
of $13.05.
Patrolman Meshrow visited 81 sa-
looms yesterday to see that there
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-24
Mayor Defends His Opinion.

Mayor Bollschweiler said this
morning that all reports to the effect
that Frankel's junk yard on Wood
bridge road is unclean are without
foundation. The mayor said that a
Junk yard is not expected to be as
neat as a jewelry store, and he re-
peats his assertion that Frankel's
junk yard is one of the neatest in
the city.