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Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-07-19

The striking of a telegraph pole at
MatanO place and New Brunswick
Ave, shattering it and burning sew
eral hundred feet of wire, the ring
ing of the fire alarm and putting the
electrical department of the Public
Service Corporation out of business
for short time, all of which was
told in the NEWS yesterday, was the
extent of the damage done in :nis
city by the thunderstorm yesterday
afternoon.
The lightning was extremely sharp
and greatly alarmed the timid ones.
The intense heat caused many men
to quit work. Last night was better
for sleeping, thanks to the shower,
but the humidity was heavy.
Damage at South Amboy.
Special to the EVENING NEWS:
SOUTH AMBOY, July 19:-The
thunderstorm did some damage in the
borough yesterday afternoon. The
house owned by Mrs. McGovern, of
George street, and occupied by Chris
Johnson, was struck by lightning at
the peak of the roof fronting George
street, passing down the roof to the
caves and then running back to the
rear of the roof and down the leader
to the ground. We should judge
there was at least SIS damage. Mrs.
William Howell's house on John
street was struck also, the fluid pass
ing under the porch on the front of
the house, entering the corner of the
window frame and tearing it to piec-
es. 1t shattered the glass, broke a
picture hanging on the wall and
passed down in the cellar. While
considerable damage was done no one
was injured.
A fagpole on boat at the coal
docks was hit and damaged, but no
one was injured.
Overcome at TOttenvilIe.
Special to the EVENING NEWS:
TOTTENVILLE, July 19:-Charles
Scholez, sixty-eight years old, of
Brooklyn, who came here to pick ber-
ries, collapsed from the excessive
heat while walking along the Shore
road near Kreischerville, yesterday.
He was brought to the sub-precinct
police station here and revived.
Flood at New Brunswick.
NEW BRUNSWICK, July ia
fierce thunderstorm, equaling in in
tensity a cloudburst, struck the city
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-07-19
SCHOOL BOARD DECIDE
TO ASK FOR MONEY
FOR A NIGHT SCHOOL
Also Want $3,00Ofor Portable Rooms
--Wi|! Do Own Disinfecting-- Goal
Bids Not Brought Up.

The night school problem was dis
cussed at some length by the mem
bers of the Board of Education at
their meeting in the high school last
night.
Commissioner William P. Bradley,
chairman of the special night school
committee, read the law on the sub
ject. The law stated that the night
money for current expenses for
schools. Commissioner Bradley said
that he had made a careful investiga-
tion into the cost of night schools in
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-07-19
HEAT AND LIGHTNING CAUSED
DAMAGE AND LOSS OF LIFE.
South Amboy Hit Three Times Man
Collapsed in Tottenvi||e--F|ood
in New Brunswick.
5000 OVERCOME IN QUAKER CITY

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-07-19
DANISH LODGE,
|. 0. Of, GROWS

Valhalle Lodge, No. 275, Independ-
ent Order of Odd Fellows, held a
largely-attended meeting in their
rooms in the Odd Fellows building
last night. Noble Grand J. X. Jen-
sen presided. The first degree was
conferred upon six candidates and
twelve new applications were re-
ceived. The applicants will receive
the initiatory degree at the first
meeting next month.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-07-19

other cities and found that the total
lars per year for each pupil enrolled.
Mr.. Bradley estimated that there
would be about $50 pupils here, maxi
ing the expense for one year $1,750.
The report was received and referred
to the board of estimate.
Superintendent Shull said that $50
pupils was a very low estimate. He
said that he expected not less than
800, as in town very similar to
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-07-19
FESTIVAL IS
DUE TONIGHT

The showers yesterday caused the
postponement of the annual lawn
festival of the Woman's Guild, of St.
Peters Episcopal church, until this
afternoon and tonight, when the tic
kets sold for last night will be ac-
cepted.
The ladies are at work again today
replacing the elaborate decorations
which were rescued from yesterday S
downpour, and the event is expected
to result most successfully. Music
will be feature, and Japanese lam
terms have been arranged with flags,
bunting and other innovations 10
form a bewitching scene. Ice cream
and cake will be served.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-07-19
BOAT RACE is
POSTPONED.

Captain William Walters, of the
Funnel Yacht Club, says that because
several of the boats have been un-
able to get ready for the speed race
tomorrow, it will be held a week from
tomorrow instead.
Mr.. Walters has purchased a silver
fitting ice-pitcher which he will give
to the winner of the race, and which
will be on exhibition at Mead's jewel
ry store in a few days.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-07-19
BEAUTIFUL BELLEwooD PARK.

The Lehigh Valley railroad will
run special train, leaving Perth
Amboy at S:15 a. IN. next Sunday, to
this popular resort. Fare for the
round trip only rs cents. Call at Lee
high Valley city Office for further
particulars, No. 322 State street.
101S1-7-19-20*
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-07-19
SaiIboat Stolen.

John Natoli, of 201 New Bruins
wick avenue. reported to the police
this morning that his fifteen-foot sail
boat was stolen last night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-07-19

just before l. O'Clock yesterday AFTER
noon and in an hour had created hav-
oc. Thunderbolts struck in and
around the city and one fire called
out the fire department.
George street was flooded and the
gulch alongside the Swift property,
which is being filled in for John Reng,
was choked and did a great deal of
damage.
Olive and Jelin have been busy lay
ing culvert over Lyle brook, by the
Swift property, recently purchased by
Mr.. Reng. After the culvert was laid
the whole was to have been brought
up to the street level. The flood
backed into Willow Grove cemetery.
Along the brook the contractors
had lot of lumber, tools and other
material The torrent of rain water
came down so suddenly that the
workmen had no time to get their
stuff out. They worked until the wa
ter was up to their necks trying to
save things, but only the lumber was
gotten out. 1t is supposed that some
of the lumber washed intot the culvert
under George street and chOked up
the stream.
Lightning struck the shed of En-
gine Company No. /, in the rear OF
the company's house on Burnet street,
causing a fire. The members of the
company got out the hose and put a
stream on. Phoenix Engine Company
also had stream on. The barns were
partially destroyed. The horses were
gotten out of the barn in time.
About the same time as the engine
house fire a bolt struck the building
on Burnet street in which is the bot
tling establishment of Mrs. B. Zim-
norman. 1t entered window and
struck a gas pipe and electric light
wire almost simultaneously. The fire
was quickly discovered and put out
by the inmates of the house. The
damage was triing.
The EIks Suffer.
PHILADELPHIA. Juy 10. = Two
thousand five hundred persons, per-
spring marchers and massed together
spectators, We're Frustrated by heat
during the annual parade OF the Elks
here, and every hospital ON the line
was full to overhowing long before a
drenching downpour of rain came,
breaking up the parade when 1t was
still far from being finished.
The police secured records OF more
than 1000 cases. which We're handled
by them or taken to hospitals. but nun
dreds were cared for in the disrensa-
ries, where no record was kept. 1t
required four hours for the marchers
to pass Il given point. and the eager
people stood i'm the hot sun for two
hours or more before the parade start
ed. The total number in the line of
march is conservatively estimated at
10000 men, with about 125 floats.
Although this started out as one OF
the hottest days of the year, great
crowds of citizens and visitors were
packed together in solid acres along
the line of march long before the start
was made. Under the broiling sun per
sons We're soon dropping, at first by
ones and twos and then by dozens and
scores.
Before the parade had been under
way very long the Elks We're adding
recruits to the growing army of the
prostrated. Stepping along to the mu
sic, the lodge members, most of whom
wore ornate regala or uniforms that
added to their discomfort, began to
collapse.
Soon the ambulances had more than
they could do, and private wagons
were pressed into use to rush the suf,
ferers t. the hosrita's and infrmaries
(Contirued on page 81
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-07-19

Little Observation-Disclosures
NEWS Yant ada.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-07-19

Coney Island.
Next Coney Island excursion by
steamer Glen will be Sunday. July
rs, 1907.
7-19-21*
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-07-19
IF IN A HURRY CALL
JACOB e0LDBEReER
STEAMSHIP TICKET AGENT !.

432 State St. cor. Washington st.
PERTH AMBOY. N. ].
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29
Motor Boat Races Ahead.

The fourth annual motor boat races and
carnival, under the auspices and manage
'ment of the Palm Beach Power Boat As
ISOLATION, commencing March 16, is as
Stunning greater proportions from a sue
cess standpoint than ever before, and the
simple fact that among the entries for the
speed contests will be the European
champion, Dixie. owned by former Com
modore Schroeder of the Motor Club of
America, the Den. owned by J. H. Hoad-
ley. the well-known financier and yachts
man, who is now compodore of the Motor
Club of America, is sufficient guarantee
that the speed contests will have the
greatest boats of the age in contention.
The Irene of Philadelphia. owned by Mr..
Anderson and built by Sheppard of Es-
sington, will also be of the competing
craft, and as the Irene showed her stern
to the Dixie on the Hudson last fall it is
safe TO say that the contest for the Sir
Thomas Dewar shield will be keen one.
Commodore J. II. Allen of the Halifax
4ver Yacht Club. Daytona recently pur-
chased a light, high-speed engine for his
boat, the Secret, whose hull is of the
hydroplane type, and expects to get nearly
thirty miles an hour out of his Michigan
built craft, which was designed especially
to meet the conditions of still water on
Lake Worth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29
Chains Not Necessary.

Chains are not necessary at all for city
soH park driving" says Manager William
II. Hurlbut OF the Garford Motor Car Com
1any OF New York. Mr.. Hurlbut is con-
sidered daring driver. yet he has found
no trouble from side slips, although he
has covered record-breaking distance
There can be not the slightest doubt, -
said Mr.. Hurlbut, that chains do tear up
the roads and that the results are disas-
trous TO the roads when cars travel along
the highways fitted with chains. On the
slippery asphalt there can be no doubt
that chains sometimes save trouble but
on the boulevards and most of the coun-
try roads / have found that the natural
grit in the road surface holds me as well
as chains. / have made great many
fast runs with the Garford, and l have
never found the time when / needed
chains for. any reason whatsoever. l have
never had skid of any consequence
have driven over every sort of a road
and | find that the only real use for
road al, all. Chains may be used then. but
! have never found them of any use at
all, no matter what the condition of the
road. In travelling along the highways
have found that it was unsafe to travel
back of a car using chains as the amount
of dirt and gravel thrown up almost
blinded me. II is. therefore, certain that
car using chains must tear up the road
and great number of cars must throw
up a great part of the surface"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29

Mr.. E Rand Hollander of the Fiat
Automobile Company of New York, a
prominent contender in several Wander
bilt races with a team which in three
years netted an expense of nearly $780,
600. has been credited with leading the
fight against the So-called steam
freaks" at Ormond for the meet of next
March. Mr.. Hoilander has lately issued
a statement defining his position in the
matter He argues, and justly, that fair
play requires that an automobile. If
worthy of the name, should be able to at
least maintain so per cent of its maxi
mum speed made on a mile stretch, dur
ing or for distance of 100 miles. Mr..
Hollander claims that a steam car capa-
BILE of making, an average of so per cent
Of its maximum speed over a distance
of 100 miles should be admitted to COM
petition with gasoline-driven machines
in the sprint races. He doubts the abil-
ity, however, OF the makers of steam
cars to construct a stock machine capa-
BILE of doing this, and claims that steam
cars seen at Ormond meets in the past
have been constructed especially to go
one or two miles at top speed with their
immense storage of steam, and that
these cars have not been capable of pro-
longed effort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29

lean students able to pursue studies
abroad and the notable reinforcement in
recent years of the equipment and facul-
ties of the leading universities of the
United States, the conclusion is doubtless
justified that the most advanced educa-
ton to be found in this country is now
being recognized as in no degree inferior
to that offered in foreign lands.
In the last report of the United States
bureau of education the statistical side of
this question may be studied to some ad-
vantage. In volume l of that report the
number of foreign students in German
universities Is considered 1t is interest
ing to observe, at the outset, that what
ever may be the tendency of American
students. the German universities and
poytechnica now have more foreign stu
dents in the aggregate than ever before
so that no one is justified in presuming
that the decline in theSattendance of stu
dents from this country reveals the
slightest weakness in the German insti-
tutions. The total number of foreigners
enrolled in the German universities for
the three years ending with 19O5-O6 should
be glanced at in this connection In
l903-04 there were 2.131 in 19O4-0J there
were 3,O97, in the next year there were
3,4oO. The various advanced polytechnic
schools, with Il foreign attendance of over
900, are in class by themselves But
altogether the universities and the poly
technica had 6967 foreign students in the
last year referred to, as against 6,631 in
the previous year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29
Motor Boat Circuit.

st. Augustine, Ormond. Daytona. Rock
Ledge and Lake Worth, with Miami. in
all probability, will compose the motor
boat circuit of Florida this winter, The
race for the Commodore Allen trophy will
be contested along the canal from ST.
Augustine to Lake Worth, with controls
at these points between the start and the
finish. The Allen trophy is a handsome
affair, constructed of silver pieces cap
tured on the Maria Theresa, and great
many boats will compete for it. The race
along the canal will be both interesting
and Instructive and will be followed by a
number of non-competing boats through
out the long journey. The local tourna-
ments along the route. with the grand
concluding tournament of the motor boat
series at Lake Worth, will provide ample
entertainment for all who are interested
in this kind of sport. The Lake Worth
tournament, always great affair in the
past will be an even greater affair this
year owing to the presence of an even
greater number of large boats than last
wear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29
Story of a Black Cat.
From London p. T. O.

from London L. L. u.
Here is an amusing story that Capt
Christopher Cradock. skipper of the
Swiftsure. vessel now in the British
channel fleet, is fond of telling. A court
martial was being held on board the Hi
hernia at Malta for the trial of a gunner
who had been drinking not wisely but
too we'll. The evidence had been taken,
the finding decided on, and the court
cleared to consider the sentence. The
court was reopened and the prisoner ush-
cred in. Hardly had he crossed the
threshold when, to the establishment of
the members of the court, he threw him.
self face downward. uttered a wild Shrek.
and pleaded piteously for mercy. Every
one looked at the president, and the rea-
son for the prisoners strange behavior at
once dawned on their perpleXed minds.
spicuous by its absence. and in private
life he invariably wore a black skull cap.
Nc W. the Hibernia was one of the draught-
lest ships in the navy, and the delibera
tons had been somewhat long, so in the
prisoners absence the president had COW
cred his head with it's usual protector
but on the mans re-entry quite forgot to
hide it by putting on his cooked hat. The
unfortunate gunner, whose nerves were
somewhat unStrung as result of his re-
cent debauch, jumped to the conclusion
that the wearing of the black cap by the
president signified that he was to be
hanged for his offense, instead of which
his punishment turned out to be a few
days cells.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29
SOME TOURING PENALTIES.
Skunks Come Cheap, But BOOSTERS
Are High.

Some one has compiled a schedule of
penalties for tour of the country, and
has even added to the schedule as adopted
in the Chicago endurance run. This
schedule calls for the loss of point for
every chicken killed, for IL points for
every rooster killed (hardly a fair sched-
ule for male persuasion) and points
for every dog. 1t is also provided that
one-half point shall be lost when duck
or 4 goose Is killed, and points for each
cat. Snakes and turtles are to cost the
loss of no points at all, while rats cost
= points. and skunks none at all, al
though really. in the latter instance, the
driver should be credited with a gain
of at least 10 points or more. The above
mentioned schedule has caused a lot of
smiles, and might be put up to Chairman
Hover for acceptance or rejection IN the
rules of the 1908 tour of the American
Automobile Association. Few go out and
return with a perfect score based upon
these reckonings, but some do and Teddy
Dey, the clever driver of the Pierce Path
finder on the route of the 1907 tour of
the A. A. A, might we'll lay claim to
perfect run. He secured one on the final
tour as well, for Dey killed not one ami
NAL on the double trip over the route
of the tour. The instructions of the
George n. Pierce Company to it's drivers
are to go carefully at all times, and it
is seldom that Great Arrow causes
any havoc among the live stock of the
country, for the reason that the drivers
are careful, operating their cars invaria-
bly, with idea to the safety of the
animals. four-legged and two-legged as
we'll
The proposal that in the annual tour of
the American Automobile Association
teams be organized to represent each
'NtIa5 and each team Of three or more to
Nprasent maker, has met with hearty
t,conse. Prominent officials of the Amer
icdM Automobile Association, who have
been approached regarding the matter.
havA commended the proposition very
heafuly. and it is not improbable that
thA~event of 1908 will be competed in
by several teams from each of the promi-
nent clubs and by at least one team
from each club in the American Automo-
bile Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29
Savannah Road Race.

The American Automobile Association
may take over the proposed road race
at Savannah late in February and con-
duct it under A. A. A. auspices. The A.
A. A. has become so interested in the pro-
posed race, which is being arranged by
the various bodies of the city of Savan-
nah, that a. committee has been in the
south recently to investigate the course
and conditions. The committee sent
south. presumably by President Hotchkiss
and Chairman ]. de Mont Thompson,
consisted of Frank Webb of Long Island,
N. II. Van Sicklen of Chicago and Sec
rotary Frederick Elliott of the A. c. A.
These gentlemen found the course one
of the best TO be found in this country
and to the Savannah people they ex-
pressed themselves as we'll pleased Sa-
vannah is accordingly more than sure of
the contest, for which they have pre-
pared at considerable expense in time
and money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29
CHINAMEN AND WINE.
Drinking Capacity Was Well
Thought of in Ancient China.

Herbert A. Giles. in Nineteenth Century.
The price of wine and the quantity con-
sumed in ancient times must always re-
main more or less matter of speculation
in view of the changes which have taken
place in Chinese values, weights and
measures The Emperor Chen Tsung Is
said to have been able to drink three tou,
or what we now call three gallons. with
out being confused; but what n tou may
have contained at the beginning of the
eleventh century is almost impossible tn
say. He one day inquired of his courtiers
what had been the price OF wine under
the Tang dynasty, and was told. three
hundred cash a gallon" as could be
proved from verse of the poet Tu Flu:
See. three hundred cash in my pocket I've got
lis exactly the sum that will buy a pot.
A capacity for wine seems always to
have been as highly esteemed in China az
with us in the eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries. In fact. one emperor declared
1t was just as essential to the success OF
banquet as a capacity for verse. The
mythical emperors are usually said to
have been able to swallow prodigious
quantities, but as these quantities are
always. measured in cups or goblets. we
are unable to form any reliable estimate
of their powers. A late emperor. who
asked the elder of two brothers how he
compared with the younger, received the
following answer. 'As thinker, he
DedtS me, as q uTlHkeT, L peat MIN.
Another official, named Ii Tu, who reg
ularly took too much, was urged by his
friends to give up drink. II take II for
my health" he replied; Il cannot do
without it, and L find this pleasurable
way of spending my declining years" To
his son he once said. in play upon words
which cannot be reproduced: Water Is
an excellent thing-in landscape; but IL
/ can die drunk l shall die happy" In
like manner argues Yuan Hao-wen Of the
Nu-chen Tartar dynasty: IF man does
not drink wine, how is he to cure his
various complants?"
There are many stories in Chinese lit
erature of practical jokes played on tipsy
people. One man, in early days, when
shoes were left at the house door-a GUS
tom borrowed later on by the japanese
used TO amuse himself by mixing up the
shoes of his guests and rearranging them
at random, The result being that when
the guests took their leave. already half
seas over. with one big shoe and one little
one, there were many falls and sprawlings
in the road. much enjoyed by the host
who was seeing his friends homo.