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Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-11
CARN|VAL'S SECOND
WEEK BEGINS WELL
A.O.U. ". Bankers
And Others
On Hand.
TWO MATlNEES

In spite of the cool weather last
night the carnival drew large CROWDS
from all parts of the city The elees
trio lighting system worked to per-
lection and all of the attractions
were literally patronized.
The merry-go-round seemed to be
a favorite, with the ferris wheel q
close second, and the circus also. Mem
bers of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen and others had charge OF
the tickets.
President S. r. harrington said
this morning that no definite arrange~
ments had been made for the ticket
sales tonight, but prominent citizens
will be in charge. Tomorrow night
the Royal Arcanum will have charge
of the shows.
Saturday night will be the last
night of the carnival in this city and
a large crowd is expected. Members
of the governing board and city Of
ficials will be in charge.
Tomorrow afternoon and Saturday
there will be matinees. w. J. Train
er will be on the grounds and orders
for visiting cards at twenty cents
dozen may be left with him. The
proceeds will go to the hospital fund.
President Harrington said today
that the carnival had been very sue
cessful from a financial standpoint
every night thus far.
The ladies are making special prep
arations for the matinees tomorrow
and Saturday afternoons. They prom
Use to be a decided feature. Every
thing possible will be done to amuse
the children, for whom these matinees
are especially held. Parents are
urged to take the boys and girls to
the grounds and show them a good
time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-11

Special to the EVENING NEWS:
TRENTON, June 11:-In handing
down an opinion setting aside the
resolution of the Perth Amboy Board
of Water Commissioners for the pur-
chase of the Fountain tract of land
at Runyon for $15,500, as was told
in Yesterdays EVENING NEWS, JUS
tice Garrison hit the members of the
water board who entered into such a
deal about as heavy as did Vice
Chancellor Pitney when the case was
in the chancery court The opinion
declares the entire tract to be worth
no more than $1,000 and when the
board could not buy it at that price
the tract should have been secured by
condemnation proceedings.
The syllabus of the opinion an
nounced yesterday was as follows:
"If a municipal board on whom
powers of condemnation have been
conferred by the legislature resolves
to acquire land by purchase at a
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-11
Faculty Will Tender Affair to This
Years Graduates at High
School Tonight.
COMMENCEMENT WEEK NOW ON
There are Twenty-Five Candidates
for Diplomas, Fifteen Girls and
Fourteen Boys-Pleasing Program
Arranged for Tonight, and Next
Event VIII he Class Day Exercises
Thursday-Commencement Friday.

The faculty of the high school will
give reception to the class of 1907
in the auditorium tonight at 8
O'Clock.
For the teachers to give such
reception to the graduating class is
quite an innovation in Perth Amboy.
1t is a custom WHICH is practiced in
most of the larger cities of New Jer-
sey and is somewhat similar to the re-
ception given by college president
to the senior class Principal e. III.
Kleinhans said today that pleas
ant surprise awaits the members of
the class.
The following are the twenty-nine
candidates for graduation: Miss La
vina Colyer, Miss Marguerite Bough-
ton, Walter C. Barnes, James Aloysi-
us Brown, Miss Lillian M. Canse, Miss
Edith Hall Crowell, Niels C. Nielsen,
Miss Edna Mundy, Miss Margaret
Martin, Miss Louise c. Litterst, Miss
Loretta c. Leahey, Jack M. Klein,
Alexis Eastburn, Miss Ingaborg Ok
sen, Miss Bessie Pullen, Ira A. St.
John, Miss Harriet Liddell Tice, Miss
Carolyn Robins, Morris Goldberger,
Miss Loretta Kelly, Jacob b. josef
son, Miss Leisa Henry, Ingvard Grei-
sen, Constant Segal, George r. Shar-
rot, Michael j. Schultz, Miss Jetta
Stacey, Jacob Splitter and Leo G..
Steiner. The class is as evenly di-
vided as possible, there being fifteen
young ladies and fourteen young men.
Thursday afternoon the class day
exercises will be held and the gradu-
ates are finishing their rehearsals.
The commencement exercises will be
Friday night and the alumni dance
will follow in Braga hall.
Five members of the class of 1907
are from out of town: Miss Mundy,
Miss Litterst, Miss Robins and Miss
Canse, of Metuchen, and Mr.. East
burn, of New Brunswick.
The class colors are green and
white.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-11

Marius Peterson, of so kirkland
place, this city, who was arrested in
New York on the night of May on a
charge of being implicated in an as
sault and robbery case which occurred
on May opposite No. 8 Bowery, was
released yesterday, after his charac-
ter and good standing had been prov
en- by number of local men who
went to New York and attended the
trial.
Peterson had been in jail over
month on the charge of robbery, be-
ing held for the grand jury when
Matthew Weirup, Theodore Momberg
and Patrolman Niels Tonneson, of
this city, decided to try to have him
released by proving his character and
good standing. Lawyer Peter A.
Peterson, of this city, and Lawyer
Spellman of New York, were attor-
neys for Peterson whom, it was prov
en-, had not been implicated in the
robbery.
A sailor by the name of Wilson VINO
was with Peterson at the time was
also taken into custody. He made
, confession in regard to the assault,
! but denied the robbery. He stated
that he had hit the man in revenge
flor an insult offered a few minutes
previous. A woman who happened to
be near at the time blamed Peterson
for the robbery, stating that she saw
him take the money, amounting to
| $50, from the mans pockets. Wilson
and Peterson were both discharged.
The judge withheld the case from the
/ jury, stating that the woman's testi-
mony in the matter was of no account
as she was trying to convict Peter
son as revenge for an alleged wrong
| between them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-11

price greatly in excess of its market
value such resolution will be set aside
as unreasonable and improvident;
the power of eminent domain having
been conferred to meet just such
junctures.
The opinion was written by JUS
tice Garrison and follows:
THE resolution adopted by the
Board of Water Commissioners of
the city of Perth Amboy for the pur-
chase of 321a acres of land at Run
yon pumping station for the sum of
SIS, 500 should be set aside.
"The testimony shows that from re-
cent sales and even a recent purchase
of substantially similar land by this
board it could reasonably have been
apprehended that the fair market
value of the tract of 80 " acres would
not exceed $1,000.
"The board has had conferred upon
it by the legislature the power of
condemnation to meet just such a
situation as this. Under these cir
cumstances the failure of the board to
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-11
1923 GRADUATES FOR
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL

TRENTON, June 11:--From the
state normal school Wednesday of
next week 11S young men and women
will be graduated. In addition to this
number three students will be gradu-
ated from the fourth year course and
eight pupils will complete musical
courses.
Miss Anna Gerber, of 430 Morris
avenue, Elizabeth, is the valedictor-
ian of the class.
Among the graduates from Mid
dlesex county are: Miss Ruth
Wilson Hancock, Harriet Hester
Mead and Miss Sigma Nelson, of Perth
Amboy; Miss Pearl Edgar Grimstead,
Metuchen; Miss Ruth Bioodgood
Harmed, of Avenel; Alfred G. Haw-
kins, Sewaren; Grace Edna Hodapp
of Spotswood Miss Jessie Bruce
MacIntyre. of Pennington, formerly
of South Amboy, is also q member ot
the graduating class.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-11
METUCHEN HOT AFTER
AUTO LAW BREAKERS

METUCHEN, June IL: - When
the constables here footed up ac-
counts yesterday they reported a total
of $440 taken in fines from thirty
nine high-speeding motorists held up
Saturday and Sunday. Only once did
victim of the constables' trap get
sway without opening his purse.
Sunday afternoon an automobile
going to Lakewood was stopped, but
was allowed to proceed when it was
learned the occupant was of the Jep-
anese Embassy.
Sunday afternoon Mayor McClel-
lan's car was held up while on its
way to Princeton with the mayors
wife and another woman on board.
The mayor of Princeton was on board
also, but not Mr.. Mcclellan e. l.
Leatherman, the driver, produced
documentary evidence in proof Of the
fact that the car belonged to the may
or of New York, but the judge said:
81 feel sorry for my old schoolmate,
George b., but the law must be en-
forced, and | shall therefore fine you
$13,95."
Among others fined was Gottfried
Piel, of the brewing company Of Pie-
Brothers, who paid SASS for speed
ing and not having license.
Among the other autoists held up
were a few Perth Amboyans, one Of
whom was without one of the license
certificates.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-11
SEVENTEEN PIERS IN
r. r. BRIDGE COMPLETED

Work has progressed rapidly on
the new railroad bridge during the
past week. One whole pier has been
completed Since last Tuesday. One
of the concrete foremen said yester-
day that seventeen piers have Low
been completed. The box for the
eighteenth pier is now in position.
This pier is just on the edge of the
south channel. The long pier across
the channel will not be laid for some
time.
Thirty-one piers have to be builtNn
all, and eighteen of them have been
completed. One of the men in charge
of the work said that If no unexpected
difficulties arise all the piers will be
completed by the last of October. iE
not before that time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-11
DANISH KING VISITS
RULER OF BRITAIN

LONDON, June liking Freder-
ick VII. and Quenn Louisa, of Den
mark, visited the city of London yes
terday and were entertained at Guild
hall. The route along which they
drove was gayly decorated with flags
and flowers, and as the weather was
fine great crowds turned out and
thoroughly enjoyed the military dis
play and the music provided by the
regimental bands.
The royalties were received enthu-
siastically. The customary city cere-
monial was observed at Guildhall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-11
Dog WAS Accidentally Hanged.

Brownie, dog belonging to the
children of Joseph Fiigen, of Market
street, was killed in peculiar way
this morning The children saw the
dog catchers wagon approaching and
tied the dog on the porch while they
went to city hall to get a license. In
their absence the pup fell off the
porch and was hanged, the rope being
too short to reach the ground. The
children of the immediate vicinity
are much cast down because OF the
accident, as the dog was a favorite.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-11
COURT EXPECTED To
UPHOLD EQUAL TAX.

TRENTON, June 11:--The su-
preme court did not hand down the
expected opinion yesterday in the
suit of the railroads to test the con-
stitutionality of the Perkins main
stem tax act. and it is now believed
that no decision will be reached until
next week, when the court of errors
and appeals is to decide as to the
constitutionality of the Duffield act
for the taxing of second class rail-
road property.
1t is believed here that both acts
will be declared constitutional, and
that the states present system of tax
ing railroad property will be sustain
ed. This will insure an addition of
about 100000 year in railroad
taxes
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-11
BUREAU WAS
RANSACKED.
VaIuabIes Of One BOarder Are
Missing from Rector Street
House. Reported TO Police
FELLoW-BoARDER ALS] GONE.

John Reilly, who boards at 131
Rector street, reported to the police
last night that while he was at work
during the day, a man who boards in
the same house had gone through his
bureau and stolen number of valu-
able articles. An open-faced silver
watch, chain made of foreign coins
and a plain gold ring with the in
itials -. L." are missing.
The police are on the lookout for
the suspect, but he has not yet been
found.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-11
BISHOP M'FAUL TO CONFIRM AT CHURCH
HERE AND BLESS CEMETERY SUNDAY.

Bishop James A. McFaul, of the
Trenton diocese, will be in this city
afternoon to administer con-
firmation in the Holy Trinity R. c..
church in Penn street and to bless the
Holy Trinity cemetery.
A parade will be held in the after
noon, starting at 1 O'Clock from the
rectory in Penn street and will march
to the Holy Cross rectory in Cortlandt
street, where Bishop McFaul will be
met. The march viii then be con-
tinued to the cemetery on the old
Florida Grove road, where the bish-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-11
Chamber Of Commerce Tonight.

The Chamber of Commerce is
scheduled to hold meeting at city
hall tonight. The chamber has not
been very successful in getting its
members together during the past
year and it is hoped that quorum
will be present tonight. A letter
from a large st. Louis concern that
wants a building was received re-
Gently.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-11
EXCITING RUNAWAY ON
BUSY STREETS TODAY.

A bay horse attached to a light de-
livery wagon belonging to Jacob Ra-
binowitz, a painter, of Is Division
street, ran away shortly after noon
today.
The animal became frightened
while standing near Fayette street on
State street and dashed south on
State street, turning west into Smith
street and continuing up Smith street
to Prospect street, where it was
caught by an employe of the Excel
sior Carnival company.
No damage was done but accidents
were narrowly averted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-11
SAID IRON GAME UP
WITH The OYSTERS.

John H. Gregory appeared in court
this morning and accused Albert
Bloodgood, of 81 Madison avenue, of
petit larceny
Mr.. Gregory said that he saw
Bloodgood yesterday in the act of
stealing iron and that Bloodgood
threatened to injure him if he inter-
fered. Bloodgood said that he was
oystering and that the iron came up
with the oysters.
Eric Sterner was a witness for Mr..
9regory. Bloodgood was released
under $500 BAIL
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-11
EXPECT TO Get YEPSEN
REL EASED UNDER BAIL

Joseph e. Seicker, counsel for
George w. Yepsen, said this morning
that there is some possibility of Yep
sons being released tomorrow. More
of Yepsen's influential friends, es-
pecially from New York, have given
their assistance and hope to see him
released tomorrow or Thursday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-11

op will extend his blessing over the
burial grounds.
After the ceremonies at this place
the march will be resumed back to
the church in Penn street where
Bishop McFaul will administer con-
firmation. The marchers will be ac-
companied by three brass bands and
the parade will be made up of various
societies from this city, South Am
boy, Roosevelt and other nearby
towns. The procession will be made
up of about a thousand people, nu-
merous coaches and a number of
girls in white.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-11
Fair Committee Meets.

A meeting of the fair committee of
Court Amboy, No. 5S, Foresters of
America, was held at j j. Flynns in
New Brunswick avenue last night to
discuss plans for their fair in Wash
ington hall September 16 to 21. An
other meeting will be held Friday
night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-11
Some Architects Interested.

An organization alleged to have
been formed by local architects is
disclaimed any knowledge of by three
architects. The other two VINO tell Of
having held a meeting decline to give
the names of any others who are iden-
ti{Ied with the movement
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-11

Architect J. K Jensen has complet-
ed plans for new porch for the resi-
dence of e. v. Eskesen, at Gordon
and Rector streets. The columns, of
which row will extend across the
front Of the house, will be Of fancy
terra Gotta with terra Gotta caps and
base Over the entrance there will
be terra Gotta panel
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-11
Wanted Marriage AnnuIIed.

A foreign woman asked the recor-
der to annul her marriage this morn
ing. She was married only short
time ago. AS she already had a hus-'
band in the old country the recorder
gave her a severe reprimand and dis
missed hen
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-11
LOCAL YOUTH
INDICATED.
PetersOn's> Good Character Is
Testified to by ProminentLOC
Men In New York.
WAS ACCUSED OF ROBBERY.

Sailor Companion ON Bowery One
Night Month Ago Admitted As
sault on Victim, but Denied Rob-
berry and Perth Amboyan Was
Jailed on Latter Accusation, but
Local Friends Freed Him Again.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-11
Hospital Offering in school.

1t was announced this morning
that tomorrow will be hospital day in
school. This is the pupils last chance
to give this term and a generous re-
sponse is expected.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-11
Wilder Hall for Store Room.

d. Wolff & Company have rented
Wilder Hall above their present store
in Smith street for a store room. The
place was in need Of repairs and. as
the owners refused to repair 1t, H.
n Fox, who held a lease, has given
itlup.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-11
LAND FOR WHICH WATER BOARD WOULD FAY SIS, 500

have recourse to proceedings in con-
demnation in view of the excessive
price demanded, is an unreasonable
and improvident exercise by the board
of the powers conferred upon it. The
resolution is set aside"
Judge Adrian Lyon represented Mr..
Mundy in the proceedings. Charles
c.. Hommann and Willard P. Voor-
hees appeared for the Board of Water
Commissioners, and State Senator
George S.Silzer was counsel for Foun-
tain.
A member of the water board this
morning said that he did not believe
the commissioners would carry the
case to higher court He said when
the bargain was first made with the
Fountains for the purchase of the
land, the board gave Fountain $1,000
to bind the deal. To recover this
money, he said, it would be neces-
sary to sue Fountain. Just what
course the board will take he did not
know.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-06-11

When merchant retrench6s on
his advertising he shoTild 1Iot inn
agine that F'n& one WHY notice It."
II that were trAe it would be foolish
for him To adVektise at dllt
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-05-01
Wholesale Selling, Retail Buying.


We do not believe that any OF our
readers are so foolish as the farmer
described by the Farm Stock Journal.
Of course, you do not grow any wheat
to sell, but are you selling something
from your farm at a low price which
could be used for feed, or fertilizer,
while buying something in its place
which is no better for the purpose
and yet costs more? The Farm Stock
Journal says:
eve farmers are the greenest class
Of people on Gods earth,' says an
observing til1er Of the SOIL Il OBJ
tanned the proof of this recently when
I saw farmer sell load of wheat
at 65 cents per bushel, he then bought
a ton OF bran for $24. A ton of wheat
is 80 is bushels, which at 65 cents
per bushel is worth $21.65 So the
farmer did the same thing as to swap
a ton OF wheat for ton Of bran, and
pay 1888 boot"
Much as we regret to say it, the
case in question is not an uncommon
one Altogether too many farmers
have become victims of the habit Of
hauling to market and selling at whole
sale everything that they produce, and
buying back at retail everything they
use on the farm They cry out against
the exactions of the middlemen and
transportation companies, and then go
out of their way to give these factors
opportunity to profit from their toll.
The experiment stations and insti-
tutes are in part responsible for these
shortcomings. They have always adj
vocated improved methods of tillage
and greater production, but scarcely a
word is said about the business end
OF farming
What does it profit a man if he pro-
duce big crops, and allow the middle
men to gain the profits?
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-05-01
BACK TO THE FARM.

We have at frequent intervals urged
our readers to try the dairy business,
believing that it promises better profits
than any other branch Of farming, TN
less it is poultry A correspondent Of
the American Agriculturlst, gives a
history of his efforts in this line. We
believe that the record can be dupi-
Gated in this state, in fact owing to the
higher price which good butter COM
mands in Our cities, we feel sure that
it can be surpassed.
I sold my farm and invested in Tole
do property when about 80 years old
all [ had | then rented a large farm
Is miles west Of Toledo, for a time.
Later | purchased an old, rundown
farm OF 100 acres on long time in 1881
1t had been rented for some years. 1t
is dark clay, loamy soil, bordering
sand openings It was without bitches.
The buildings were old and set ON
wooden blocks. I first raised the
house, put a cellar under it and graded
up to it. A Little later I planted a row
of naples along the road in front of
the yards. Following this, I com
menced ditching I soon found some
thing had to be done to bring up the
fertility of the SOIL or never could
pay my interest," as was over 81, 1000
in debt
I read an article on dairying, giving
the value Of stable manure, in addition
to the constant income from the dairy.
It was then I decided on my line of
action. [ slowly turned my stock into
common grade COWS. With Toledo for
my market, [ went to work making
butter. [ met trouble all along the
line. My buildings were too old, and
not adapted to dairying When winter
came all my cows went dry and my in
come was cut off. My customers COM
planned. as they expected butter in
winter just the same as in summer. I
began growing beets to supply winter
feed. I raised my barns and made
warm stables, kept the cows and
managed to have some butter in winter
[ grew more beets and had more fresh
cows in the fall, supplying a few pri-
vate customers with butter during the
winter
My land was poor and I could not
make much Roadway. I visited John
Gould's farm and saw the first wooden
silo in Ohio. I saw five or six othe
silos in that dairy district near Cleve-
land | came home and in 1887 bull
three silos, holding about 24O TONS
They were the first in this part of the
state. After partially filling them,
increased my COWS; in the meantime
| was saving and applying the manure
to my land. | titled the cornfelds. I
increased my crops, and, consequently
| was able to add more COWS to my
herd. I never bought fertilizer or hay,
and raised all my feed, excepting tn
bran middlings. | used about half a
ton per cow | increased my butter
yield from 1000 pounds in 1887 to
67O0 pounds in 1891. built two more