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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-12-20
COURT PERTH
AMB0Y ELECTS

Court Perth Amboy. Independent
Order of Foresters, held largely
attended meeting Odd Fellows hall
last night. Several important mat
ters were discussed and the nomi.
nation of officers for the ensuing year
took place. Plans were discussed
for turkey supper after the cleo
tion Thursday. January 2. A COM
mittee composed of Chief Ranger
Alex McKinnon. A. Currie, w. L..
Warren, Edward Farrell and James
Warren, was appointed to make ar
rangements.
The following were nominated:
Chief ranger, Alex McKinnon; re-
cording secretary, Richard H. Stack;
financial secretary, Herman Philo:
treasurer, A. Currie and ]. Kruedle;
vIce-president,J f. Stack and Max
Miller; orator. Emil Hamberg; and
organist, Fed Neff
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-12-20

The Salvation Army workers, as
noble and industrious a band of char
ity-doers as ever lived, are now hard
at work gathering and preparing food
for Christmas dinners to be given to
the poor and needy families of this
city. Captain and Mrs. George Laws
and their assistants hope to provide
holiday cheer for from five to seven
hundred families; but they cannot do
SO without the aid of the people of
the city who can afford to help in this
generous movement. which is one of
the finest features of the army.
The public schools have lent their
aid and the pupils today brought food
in large quantities TO be used in maxi
ing up the dinners. The Elks.
Knights of Columbus and other
lodges have also promised assistance
Letters have been sent out to the
general public asking for donations.
but the responses have not been very
numerous as yet. The dinners Are,
prepared for families of five, but the
! larger part of them usually contain
sufficient for ten persons.
Captain Laws said this morning.
! In a few days Christmas will be
here, and as vet the contributions
are far from what is necessary to
provide t9 Christmas dinners
for the poor this city. Care is
being exerci1a' see that the most
needy are as. We do not wish
to curtail our plans For some years
Salvationists nave cheerfully fore
gone the seasons personal enjoyment
in order to provide free dinners to
these unfortunates.
mil wi fta lr inc ifsfn
to properly feed. clothe and house
themselves. motherless and father
/ less children. will have no Christmas
! dinner unless we provide for them.
/ These longing eyes turned towards
compel us TO remind the public that
| they have not vet resonded to our
appeal.
/ Doubtless there are many calls at
! this season, but we humbly request
/ that ours shall not be considered the
! least We trust that an early and
/ liberal response will be made. Fur
! ther | would like to say that there
are none who understand how to
! give, and where to give, better than
| the Salvation Army, after their many
| years Of careful study among the
poor The following are statistics
| of last years work in this country.
Perth Amboy doing its share. Chill
/ dren were sent to our Cherry Tree
Home beds were provided, temporary
relief given. besides about 200
! Christmas dinners.
! Among my later yisitations I
found one family utterly destitute.
ten in family, the children ranging
from years to Is. Next visited
Young widow with three little chill
dren. the oldest about 5 years. This
case would touch the most stony
heart. Then visited another widow
with seven children who struggles
: week in and week out for their sup
= port at the wash tub. Each of these
: cases has been temporarily relieved. :
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-12-20
CONTRACTOR SUES FOR
COST OF MASON WORK

Albert Schereek, who erected a
building for Ignatz Weiss, has COM
menced suit against the owner of
the building, to recover the cost OF
the mason work. Weiss claims that
the work was improperly done and
refuses to make payment until it has
been corrected. Stephen +. Somogyi
represents the plaintiff, and Leo
Goldberger is counsel for the owner
of the building. The case will be
heard in the local district court.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-12-20
TAX DECISIONS ARE
FILED BY THE BOARD
Some Are Allowed
While Others
Are Not.
A RUSH TO PAY

Today is the last day for property
reduction. 1t is also the last day on
which taxes can be paid to Collector
of Revenue A. H. Crowell, without
the addition of seven per cent, and
constable's fees. AS result the col
1ector is kept on the move today.
This morning he took in over $685.
900, and the property owners are still
coming in.
Last night Clerk Spencer of the
county taxation board took to the
Office of Collector Crowell the decis-
ions rendered by the board, in the
forty-nine appeals, heard before them
when they met in this city short
time ago.
CONTINUED on page 6.)
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-12-20
To Build Cemetery Fence.

Joseph NJ. Herr. who is about to
omen a nickel theatre on Smith street,
will shortly begin erecting concrete
and iron fence about the cemetery
of the United Hebrew Society in
Woodbridge township. Mr.. Herr was
the lowest of six bidders.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-12-20
RED MEN MAKE
NOMINATIONS

The nomination of officers of Po
Ambo Tribe No. 65, Improved Order
of Red Men. took place last night.
The nominations will be held open
until next Thursday night, when the
election will be held.
The following were those nomi-
mated: Prophet, Rasmus Lund; sa-
chem. Thomas Lucas; senior saga
more, Peter Damn: junior sycamore.
Thomas Gardener and Hans Hen
erickson: keeper of records, Hans
S. Smith; keeper of wampum- Philip
Schwartz: keeper of wampum. ]. ].
Flynn; representative to great coun-
ell. Leonard Cosgrove; alternate,
Rasmus Lusd.
There was no nomination for the
Office OF trustee. 1t was voted TO give
S. TO the Salvation Army Christmas
dinner fund.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-12-20
OF BEN
HUR ELECTS

Evening Star Lodge No 80, Tribe
of Ben Hur, held meeting and cleo
tion of officers last night. Five
candidates were initiated and eight
applications were received.
Plans were discussed for social
10 be held on the meeting January
8. A pillow will be awarded.
The following are the new officers:
Charles Olsen, chief; Mary Ander-
son, vice chief: Elizabeth Cluney,
past chief; Arthur Demurr, chaplain;
Florence Antonio, inside guard; Ber-
nard Peterson, outside guard; Mabel
Morey, guide; John Heddy, captain;
Charles Cluney, secretary; DR.. ]. S.
Hay, treasurer; Gladys Cluney, or
ganist; Dr. J. S. Hay, physician.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-12-20
new FERRYBOAT IS
NOW DOING SERVICE

The new Staten Island Rapid Tran
sit ferryboat Perth Amboy, commen-
ced duty this morning, for regular
traffic between this city and Totem
Vile, on the 11:4S trip. The War
rem was taken to Clifton, S. L., where
she will be overhauled and put in
first-class order. The new boat since
it's trial trip the other day has been
at Clifton.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-12-20
Rutgers Vacation.

The holiday vacation Tor Rutgers
students begins this afternoon and
lasts until January Z. 1908. Many of
the men are going to their homes,
and the institution will have de-
serted appearance during the ensu
ing three weeks.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-12-20
Donations for Home for Aged.

Those in charge OF the Home for
the Aged, 16 High street, solicit DO
nations of money or food for CHRIST
mas at the institution, and all con-
tributions will be gratefully received.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-12-20
NOTICE.

An open meeting of Terra Gotta.
Workers Union No. n will be held
on Friday, December 20, at s P. NJ.
at union headquarters, 1873 Smith
street. All terra Gotta workers are
invited to attend. Organizer Her
man Robinson. Of New York, Vice
Pesident Frank Butterworth, and
other speakers will attend.
1S5l5-12-19-2tayl y
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-12-20

Beautiful post card albums for
Xmas presents at Sexton's, 70 Smith
street. 13557-12-20-1t*
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-12-20

You can get an assortment Of very
fine stationery at Scaman's druggist
1S452-12-17-5ts
Fine stationery for Christmas
gifts at Sections.
1S557-12-20-1ts
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-12-20

Christmas cards. postals and calen-
d.rs. 4 LOT of them at Scamans
13t52-12-1.-at g
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-12-20

We have large stock of srst-ciasS
perfumes. Seaman, druggist.
13452-12-17-5t
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-12-20

new book and membership TO
The Labard Inn Library for 9S cents
books exchanged for 5 cents at Sex
tons 13531-l2-2n-lt"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-12-20

Better get that furnished room
"set to rights" on the day your ad
appears.
Milford chronicle., 1907-07-12
EASY TO ROB A MENNONITE
His Religion Won't Let Him Use Vio'
ence On a BURGLAR.

Lancaster, Pa, July S.-Christian
Nolt. a Mennonite farmer. was awaken
ed at an early hour by the screams OF
his wife. She saw a burglar in the
room, and when he saw that his pres
ence was known. he crawled under the
bed on which Mrs. Nolt and her hus-
band were sleeping.
Mr. Nolt's incOnvenient religion did
not allow him to use force to dislodge
the burglar. and for two hours they
quaked in fear. Finally, at Mrs. Nolt's
suggestion they jumped from the bed
and ran to an adjoining room were
their children were.
From that room Mr.. NOlt ordered the
fellow to leave the house and berated
him for frightening them.
The thief said he could not find his
way out, and Mr.. Nolt lighted lamp
and the fellow walked downstairs.
At Mr.. NOlts request he faced
around so as a good look could be Sc
cured of him, and he then quietly bade
the Nolts goodnight. He secured no
nlunder
Milford chronicle., 1907-07-12
III. civ Of 900 Paaedas.

An interesting discovery has been
made by the archaeological department
Of India in an old pagoda at Pagan
which has been called the city Of the
5000 pagodas and the religious capital
OF Burma. Excavations ut Petleak-
paya, or 1.-The Pagoda Of the Curling
Leaf" have brought to light an arched
corridor or ambulatOry, forming part
of an older building than the visible
portion OF the pagOda, which clearly
dates from the reign Of Anawrata in
the eleventh century. This corridor IS
decorated with double rows OF square
terra Gotta reliefs on the exterior and
Interior sides Of the walls, presenting
the transmutations Of Gotama before
be became Buddha. The number OF
these changes Is supposed by tradition
to be 500. THE figures are vigorously
modelled" to use the words OF the Off
cal narrative, "and almost as sharp
and as clear now as when they left the
kiln" The inscriptions are in the Pail
character and are easily decipherable.
Milford chronicle., 1907-07-12
HANGED FROM WINDOW
New York Woman Took Ingenious
Way to Commit Suicide.

New York Woman Took Ingenious
Way TO Commit Suicide.
New York. July Changing from
the third story window Of her home,
Mrs. Rosanna PrOvinsona committed
suicide and her body was discovered
by a number Of girls on their way to
work
Mrs Provinsona, who has been de-
mented for some time, chose the in
genious method Of ending her life after
her two daughters had retired. Tying
a rope to a bedpOst she made It fast
to the two legs OF a table, passed It
through the room where the two girls
were sleeping. and after knotting q
moose around her neck dropped from
the window.
The rope was sufficiently long to
allow the woman's body to drop two
stories. The drop broke Mrs. Provin-
sona's neck. Her body dangled in
front of the house, in full view Of
scores of passersby. After a crowd
had gathered two young women awoke
the daughters, Who summoned the po-
lice.
Milford chronicle., 1907-07-12
TRIED TO PROVE PLOT
Haywood Defense Charges Attempt to
Manufacture Evidence.

Haywood Defense Charges Attempt to
Manufacture Evidence.
Boise. Idaho. July 10.-The defense
in the Steunenbarg murder case
charged that Detective James McPar-
land has been guilty of an attempt to
manufacture testimony against Will
liam d. Haywood, but was unsuccess-
ful in getting the basis and details Of
the charge before the court and jury
Alva A. Swain. a newspaper corre-
sDondent. was called to the stand and
questioned as to a conversation he had
with Detective Mcfarland, in Denver,
last fall. Senator Borah. for the state,
objected to the conversation on the
ground that no foundation had been
laid for it.
Judge Wood said there was nothing
in the evidence that furnished pro-
per foundation for the introduction OF
such testimony and sustained the
states objection. The defense took an
exception and said they would later
make another attempt to secure the
admission of Swain's testimony.
II is claimed by the defense that NC
Parland told Swain that he had a let
ter from Harry Orchard, saying that
when Haywood paid him for the Vim
dicator Job he took him to one OF the
Denver banks to draw the money and
that when they came out Of the bank
Swain was standing at the door and
saw him. 1t is said that Swain told
MCFARLAND that he could not remem-
Der the incident. whereupon McPar-
land impressed him with the import
ance Of it as evidence. and significant
ly urged him to recall it and become
witness in the case.
Detective MCFARLAND denies that he
ever suggested anything improper to
Swain.
Milford chronicle., 1907-07-12
Part Of IrIah Renalla stoIen.

Dublin. July S.-A portion of the
state regalia, valued at $25O.OO0. has
been stolen from Dublin castle The
safe in which the regalia was kept
was forced. The jewels stolen were
those used in the ceremony of investi-
ture in the Order of St. Patrick, the
professional cross studded with dia-
monds and the jewelled sword which
is borne in the procession at the inves-
liture of the knights. Sensational de-
velopments are expected.
Milford chronicle., 1907-07-12
Rhea Laws $500 Equ.

New York, July 9.-The rhea in the
Bronx Zoo has laid an egg worth
$500. 1t is the first rhea egg ever
produced in America and If It matches
a worlds record will be smashed. A
rhea was never hatched in captivity.
AS soon as the egg arrived it was put
in an incubator and a man set to
guard it. It ought to be chick in
five weeks. A rhea egg was once laid
in London, but it didn't hatch.
Milford chronicle., 1907-07-12
TO HELP PRISONERS
Jersey Head Keeper Will Let Them
Make Complaints.


Make Complaints.
Trenton, N J., July 9.-Head Keeper
Osborne. of the state prison. has in
troduced a new idea in that institu-
ton. Every Saturday he will give au-
dience to prisoners who have com
plants to make to him OF favors to
ask. Convicts must make application
for this interview on Friday of each
week
Mr.. Osborne believes that by show
ing a personal interest in the affairs
of the convlcts he can soften their dis
positions and make better men OF
them. Through his efforts the striped
suits have been abolished, there is no
more shaving of scalps and the lock
step has been given up.
There are 80 less prisoners in the
penitentiary than were there year
ago because of the adoption Of the
parole idea.
Milford chronicle., 1907-07-12
MISS SCHENCK'S
BRIEF ROMANCE
Says She Was Duped by Manager
of Vanderbilt Horses.
Is ILL AND SPURNED AS BRIDE

New York. July 10.-Miss Florence
r. Schenck the Virginia girl who
drove some of Alfred G. Vanderbilts
blue ribbon winners at the London in
ternational horse show and who ere
ated a scene when the steamship Min
nehaha docked by declaring hysteri
cally that Charles H. Wilson, manager
of the Vanderbilt show horses, was
about to abandon her is confined to
her bed at the Hotel Victoria. Propped
up with pillows she again tearfully
told her story Of romance and declar-
ed that she would kill Wilson on
sight.
"Just let him cross my path again
she cried. "and l will shoot him.
now realize that our supposed mar
riage was illegal and that have been
duDed. He has a wife living and the
ceremony which I thought sacred
amounts to nothing. l am alone and
unprotected and without a friend on
this side of the water. There Is moth
ing I can do now but return to my
friends in London. It Is impossible Tor
me to secure a reconciliation with my
father"
Wilson was seen on board OF the
Minnehaha. He denied all the state
ments made by Miss Schenck. He
talked freely and somewhat bitterly
OF Miss Schenck He declared that
the young woman was seeking notori-
ETY. and intended to go on the stage.
Wilson said:
81 met the girl on the street in Nor
folk. | looked at her and she looked
at me and then spoke to her. Then
l took her out to the horse show. She
told me that she was engaged to
lieutenant but that she despised him.
She said she was tired of life in Nor
folk. suggested that she come to
New York with me but | told her
had a wife. I never proposed mar
riaRe to her; as to a ceremony. that's
all nonsense.
'Tn New York we ran into my wife
at the Waldorf. but l introduced Miss
Schenck as a friend of mine and my
wife and / took her out to the farm
near Newport. with US. There Mrs.
Wilson ordered Miss Schenck out OF
the house. | haven't lived with my
wife since"
II is now more than six months ago
since southern social circles were
stirred by the report that Florence
Scbenck. one of the best horsewomen
in Norfolk. daughter of POwhatan S.
Schenck, a former surgeon in the navy
and granddaughter of a former gov
ernor Of Virginia had abandoned her
home and a prospective marriage with
Lieutenant Thurlow, United States
navy, to go abroad with the Wander
bilt string of horses and show her skill
as a driver on the tan barks on the
other side.
Society gasped. and then, a week
later, when DR.. Schenck publicly an
nounced that he had cast his daughter
off forever and blotted her from his
memory, society gasped again, and
went about its affairs.
Milford chronicle., 1907-07-12
Drowned Tryinq to Save Niece.

Glastonbury, Conn, July SIN an
attempt to rescue his niece, Miss Jen-
ME Baxter, of Hartford, from drown
ing in the Connecticut river. Carl
FInck went down to death with her.
Miss Baxter. who was accounted a
fair swimmer, had gone into the wa
ter. When some distance from shore
she began to sink and called for help.
Funck attempted her rescue, but both
were drowned.
Milford chronicle., 1907-07-12
Pie Mars Girls Beauty.

Hagerstown, Nd, July 10. - Miss
Josephine Eavey will be marred for
life. While helping her mother to make
custard pies she tainted and fell with
her face in a pie that Mrs. Eavey had
Just taken from the stove. She was
frightfully burned, the sealding con-
tents of the pie covering her from chin
TO forehead.
Milford chronicle., 1907-07-12
crushed to Death sv Car.

Moundsville, W. Va, July s. - Two
men were killed and two others re-
ceived probably fatal injuries when a
sand car failed to make a switch and
was overturned, crushing the four oc-
cuDants.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
The Coming Corn Crop.

Notwithstanding the lateness of
the spring there is no reason why
we should not have good corn crop.
The market price is now high, and
the outlook for another year of pro-
fitable swine feeding looksfavorable,
two elements in the situation that
are calculated to make corn grow
ers produce as large crop as pos.
sible. There is, moreover, if-there
(isshot ascarcity of corn in the farm
cribs, such limitation in the stores
as to make it seem wise to use what
there is economically-too econom-
ically for good many cattle that
are going forward to the market
that would be better if a few more
bushels per head were fed to them.
The conditions are such as to
make it advisable for every corn
grower to give the best possible at
tention both to the early cultivation
and its later culture 80 that his
share of the coming crop may be
as large as possible. The outlet for
corn is increasing as the years go
by, and new uses for it are con
stantly multiplying. More of it
goes into the elevators and into the
export trade and more bushels are
fed to cattle and hogs at home. A
large use for it is springing up al
most everywhere.
The grass cattle of the western
ranges are beginning to claim their
share of the corn crop, and it is no
small one. The time when there
will be an over production of this
crop will be an exception hereafter
rather than the rule, but it is not
likely to have the effect on the price
it formerly had.-Register and
Leader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
Mix Concrete properly.

Builders who are using concrete
for foundation materials should take
warning by the action of the build
ing inspectors of Rochester, New
York, and insist on having the con.
crete carefully mixed, with plenty
of good cement. crushed rock and
sand. In Rochester several modern
residences were built on foundations
made of cement in which the proper
care was not exercised, and it is all
eyed other materials beside pure
sand and crushed stone were used
rendering the foundations unsafe
after the homes were builded upon
them and necessitating their being
condemned. The matter was expen-
sive in that the houses had to be
moved from their foundations OF
stayed on pillars while the concrete
was removed entirely and new
foundation placed.
On this account set formula
has been adopted after experiment
for the mixture of concrete as fol-
lows: Concrete for buildings and
foundations shall be made of at least
one part cement, two parts of sand
and five parts of clean broken stone
free from dirt or dust, of such size
as to pass in any way through a two
inch ring, or good clean gravel may
be used in the same proportions as
broken stone. The cement, sand
and stone or gravel shall be meas
ured and mixed as is prescribed
for mortar. All concrete when
placed shall be properly rammed
and allowed to set without bein 6
disturbed"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
Nemesis Pursues the Gang.

After two years of freedom, dur
ing which he tried to atone for past
misdeeds by decent living, John
Allison, member Of the notorious
Lake Shore gang who was sentenced
to seventeen years in prison for the
Richland: Mich, bank robbery and
escaped in 1904, is back in the
Jackson penitentiary. The Lake
Shore gang spread terror through
southern Michigan and northern
Ohio and Indiana in 1898 by their
robberies, In 1899, Allison, Pew
erett, Slater and Spellman were COM
victed of robbing the Richland bank.
Peverett was transferred to the
northern prison at Marquette, but
in 1904, the other three escaped
from pris on. Allison took q
new name and went to work as q
mechanic at Moline, III. He met a
Mrs. Wagner, widow with four
children, and married her without
disclosing his past. Just before
the birth Of their baby, he told the
story to his wife, who said that they
would try to live down the old life.
Just before last Christmas, he was
recognized and arrested.
Allison's manifest effort to FORE
sake his former habits, has aroused
much sympathy for him and he
seems to be in fair way to secure d
parole. By working overtime in the
prison hammer shop, Allison is
able to earn from $40 to $40 per
month which is given to his wife.
A singular fate has seemed to pur-
sue the Lake Shore gang since theis
conviction of the Richland baM
robbery. Peverett chopped off ]
hand to avoid working at the Mar
quette prison and was sent to the
asylum for the criminal insane al
Ionia. He escaped last fall, but was
re-arrested in Garrett, Ind, last
week. Slater was shot and killed {
few months ago while committing
burglary in Ohio. Spellman hat
meyer been located since his escape