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Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18
.LEHICH VALLEY STRIKE
SITUATION MORE QUIET
Little Disorder Since Yesterday
and Some of the Men Have
Returned to Work.

Things are now going along
smoothly on the Lehigh Valley
wharves and no further trouble from
the striking freight handlers and
stevedores is feared. This morning
large forces of men from Easton
were at work and the four vessels
which arrived In port early this week
are nearly unloaded.
At the docks this morning It was
said that matters had quieted down
somewhat and that some of the men
had returned to work Last night
the police were not called to do duty
in the railroad yard and the brake
men were not molested.
When Detective Sergeant Huff and
Patrolman McDermott arrived at the
store of William Massopust on upper
State street yesterday afternoon,
where, as told in the NEWS, they
had been summoned by Massopust
who telephoned to police headquar-
tiers that he was being attacked by
strikers, they found that the strikers
had been warned that the police were
after them and they had disappeared
Massopust told the policemen that
he had been attacked by about six
teen of the strikers and that they
had come for him in rush. He met
them half way with a meat cleaver
and for a time was able to hold his
own.
Massopust said that he had sold
groceries to Leander SchooDover for
the Lehigh Valley wrecking crew
and that anybody's money was good
enough for him, and, as long as they
paid him, he would sell to anyone
The trouble in the store, it is said,
was caused by the strikers accusing
Massopust of selling groceries to the
strike-breaxers
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18
DEPUTY HOPE
is INSTALLING

District Deputy Grand Regent
Arthur H. Hope, of Middlesex Coun-
Gil, No. 1,100, Royal Arcanum, went
to Railway, last night, where he in
stalled the officers of Carteret iCoun-
ell No. SS4.
A social time followed. Speeches
were made by the district deputy and
several of the new officers. Refresh
ments were served.
Monday night District Deputy
Hope installed the officers of Me-
tuchen Council, and on the coming
Monday and Thursday nights, he will
visit Red Bank Council
Monday night will be a social
gathering and Thursday is the regu-
lar meeting night of that council.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18
HURT WHILE
LEANING FROM
ENGINE CAB
Engineer is Struck by Switch
Target While Throwing Papers
TO Fellow EmpIoya.
CONCUSSION OF BRAIN
Mr. SlaIght is Removed TO Hos
pItaI, Where His Recovery
is Predicted.
ACCIDENT A WAS PECULIAR ONE
Train of Freight Cars Was Running
at Slow Speed First Day
on That Run.
COACUSSION OF BRAIN
ACCIDENT A WAS PECULIAR ONE
Specie, to the EvENrNq EBws.

TOTTENVILLE, Jan. 18:-James
B. Sleight, of Broadway, Tottenville.
an engineer on the Rapid Transit
railroad, is In st. Vincents hospital,
West New Brighton, suffering with
extreme concussion of the brain, as
result of being struck by a switch.
target on the north shore division.
near the Arlington station, about
o'clock yesterday afternoon
Mr.. Sleight, who is an extra en-
gineer, was given this steady run
yesterday morning, running freight
from Crawford Junction to St.
George. 1t was while on the trip
from Crawford that the accident hap
pened. With engine No. 1851 and
a long string of freight cars, he was
passing through Arlington at about
twenty miles an hour.
He was leaningg from the cab
window and. in attempting to throw
some papers to another engiHser. he
looked to see If he had them IT
was while in this position that he
was struck by the target. The blow
rendered him unconscious.
The fireman, seeing that the engi-
neer had been hurt, reversed the
lever and brought the train to a
stop. Mr.. Sleight was carried to the
Arlington station, where he was att
tended by DR.. Henry Holman, Of St.
Vincent's hospital, and he was later
removed to- that institution. DR..
Holman said that Mr.. Sleight was
badly injured, although in no imme-
diate danger, and he thought he
would recover. Mr.. Sleight is mar
ried and resides with his wife and
three sons and daughter In Broad
way.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18
BIG DRY DOCK
TO BE BUILT

The Perth Amboy Dry Dock Com
pany has, 1t is understood, decided
to build new dry dock.
At the present time the company
has three docks, the largest one be-
ing 240 feet long, and it is planned
to make the new one over 800 feet
in length.
The work of digging out for the
new dock will be started as soon as
dock No. can be shifted to one side.
The new dock is to be between docks
2 and 8. The work of building the
new dock will be done, 1t is under
stood, by the Cossey firm, of Totem
vile. The members of the firm said
that the project is as yet in its in
fancy
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18
Alderman Dalton SmeIled Smoke
and Rushed Upstairs, TO
Find Brisk Blaze.
YOUNGSTERS In BED
Fire Was Discovered in Nick
Of Time and House Was
Saved.
HAD BEEN BURNING LONG
The Flames We're Not Two Feet
From the Bedside of the
Little Ones.

The family of Alderman Lawrence
Dalton, of 100 Washington street,
are congratulating themselves over
the narrow escape they had in nearly
losing their home and lives by fire.
The blaze was discovered in the chill
dren's room by Mr.. Dalton and put
out just in the nick of time.
When Alderman Dalton, who is
employed ON the Lehigh Valley coal
docks, came home Thursday after
noon he smelled smoke. The odor
became stronger and he asked the
cause of it. One of the children said
it was caused by smoke from the
kitchen stove, where supper had been
cooked.
Later In the evening the alderman
had occasion to go upstairs to get
something, when he found the hall
full of smoke and, on investigating
he discovered that the fire was in the
children's room. The mating had
was eating up the side of the vain
scotting. Mr.. Dalton rushed down
stairs for pail of water and he soon
damage to the mating and VAIN
scotting the fire had eaten a big hole
In the floor.
When the fire was discovered two
children, James, five years old, and
Helen, three years old, were fast
asleep in separate beds not two feet
away from the blaze. The young
sters had smelled the smoke and had
pulled the bedclothes over their
heads.
When asked by a N7WS reporter
how the fire had started Alderman
Dalton said he thought a lighted
match might have been dropped on
the mating.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18
BOYS STEAL
$40 FROM A
WOMAN'S COAT
They Then Spend Some Of iha
Loot for Theatre Tickets
and Ice Cream.
WOMAN CATCHES THEM
These Very Boys Are Under Par.
ole on Charge of Holding
Lad Up.
NEARLY ALL OF IT RECOVERED D
One of the Prisoners Tells of Am
bition to Start a Moving
Picture Place.
WOMAN CATCHES THEM
EARLY ALL OF ii RECOVERED

John Larson, ten years old, OF
East avenue, and Frank Fisher
seven years old, of Penn street, who
few weeks ago, held up Kakefield
Kant, son of William N. Kant, OF
Market street, in broad daylight, and
robbed him of sum of money, are
again in the tolls. This time they
are accused of stealing $40 from the
coat of Mrs. Mary Jensen, of IA
Charles street.
When the youngsters were before
Recorder Pickersgill On the Kant
boys charge, they cried and made a
great fuss and, after a severe lecture
the recorder let them go on condi-
tion that they report once week
every monday afternoon, to Russell
Watson, the probation officer of this
county.
The boys have been reporting to
Mr.. Watson, but the police have been
watching them just the same. as
Chief Burke has declared all along
that they would steal, despite what
they said.
Mrs. Jensen was in Washington
hall, where she had some work to
do, yesterday afternoon. She took
off her coat and hung 1t in the CLOAK
room. While she was in the building
she saw two boys enter. Shortly
afterward they disappeared.
When Mrs. Jensen put on her coat
she found that $40 which she had
placed in one of the pockets was
missing. She searched the hall ant
came to the conclusion that the boys
had stolen it. Finding them, she
took them to police headquarters
where they were locked up.
The boys were placed in cell and
Chief Burke made every possible ef-
fort to have them tell what they did
with the money, but they accused
each other of taking it. Detective
Sergeant Huff and Detective Lons
were finally put on the case. The
boys at last admitted that they had
taken the money and divided it be-
tween them, but they said they did
not know where they had put it. The
detectives went to Fishers home
where they found part Of the money
in the garret, under the rafters and
then to Larson's where they found
some more money under a dog house
Chief Burke notified the parents o.
both and paroled the youngsters in
their custody until Monday after
noon, when session of the Juvenile
court will be held.
When the boys were released they
were taken In charge by Huff and
Long, and they told the policemen
that they had spent some of the
money for two magic lanterns, as
they wanted to start moving pic
ture show. They also bought some
tickets for the theatre, and bough,
ice cream. Huff and Long worked OF
the case until nearly midnight and
counting the money and goods which
they recovered, they located abou
$1S of the missing 500 The res
must have been spent for the theatre
tickets and refreshments.
The detectives worked on the cast
this morning and found that tw'
other boys were mixed up in tn,
theft. Some more of the money wa:
recovered
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18
EAGLES BALL
NETTED $500

An important session Of Perth Am
boy Aerie No. 1886, Fraternal Or
der of Eagles, was held last night
Six new eagles were Initiated.
The ball committee made report
which showed that over $500 was
realized
A committee of five, George Walk
er, L. B. Moore, Eugene Gibney, Viii
liam Quigley and Herman Albright
were named to look into the advisi-
bility of an excursion Labor Day.
1t was decided to abandon the trip
to Trenton on the occasion of the
dedication of the new home of Cam
den Aerie February II In body, but
number of the members will go.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18
APPEAR BEFORE The
COUNCIL NEXT WEEK
Pressure of Business Causes the
Aldermen to Postpone Fire
Department Discussion.

A committee of North Amboy resi-
dents who want to organize hose
company in the Woodbridge road sec
tion, and Chief Eugene Mullen, OF
the fire department, were at city hall
last night to see the Board of Alder
men, who held committee session
but the city fathers had so much to
attend to that they could not heal
them, and a meeting was set for next
Friday night.
A number of matters were talked
over by the aldermen, and the meet.
ing lasted until late hour. A meet.
ing of the board will be held Mon.
day night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18
NOTED SPEAKER
COMING HERE

Rev. H. Moshonski, one OF the
greatest Jewish speakers in the coun-
try, will lecture at the Temple Shaa-
rey Tfiloh tomorrow. Elaborate
plans have been made for his arrival.
He will be brought here under the
auspices of the Hebrew Free School,
Rabbi Moshonski was in this city
about three years ago, and delivered a
lecture in Braga hall. The following
is the committee of arrangements:
Morris Shumsky, L. Braines, d.
Gurien, o. Beekhoff, Phillip Levine
and Meyer Karkus.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18
FIRST CONTEST
TO END TO-DAY

EVENING NEWS for cash prizes
closes with to-days coupons. Con-
testants will have until 8 O'Clock
Monday morning to bring in their
coupons and subscriptions. There
are three prizes of IS each. Those
securing the greatest number of
points get $5 each.
Monday morning another contest
will begin and next Saturday will de-
termine who will secure the next
three $5 gold pieces. This is an easy
way to earn IS week. Try it and
see how you make out.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18
DEMOCRATS To ATTEND
COMMITTEE BANQUET

Several local democrats vii attend
the honorary banquet to the demo-
cratic committee Thursday, January
80, at $40 O'Clock, in the new audi
torium, Orange street, Newark.
Among the local men who will prob
ably attend are Mayor Albert Bollsch-
weller, Alderman-at-Large William
D. Voorhees,, Richard f. White, b. NJ.
Cannon, George Reynolds and Joseph
e. Stricken
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18
FOUR COUSINS
DIED IN FIRE
AT BOYERTOWN
Mrs. Frank DiuCkenmiIIer Re-
Ceives S0rrOWfu| News From
Stricken Pennsylvania Town.
WHOLE FAMILY IS DEAD
While Theatre Was Burning, a
Sick GrandchiId of the Fami.
Iy Passed Away.
ALL. BUT ONE BODY FOUND
Their Funerals Will Be Hsld Tues
day and Local Women May
Attend, If Possible.

Mrs Frank Druckenmiller, of 476
State street, has received word from
relatives in Boyertown, Pa, that four
of her cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Leidy and their daughter Bessie,
nineteen years old, and son Frank,
twenty-five years old, were among
the victims of the Boyertown thea
tire disaster. The bodies of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leidy and one of the children
have been recovered. Whether the
boy or girl is still missing, Mrs.
Druckenmiller uoes not know
Mrs. Druckenmiller said that the
Leidy family consisted of FIVE, father,
mother, son and daughter, and a
young grandchild who lived with
them. Another sad feature was the
fact that the grandchild was Ill with
scarlet fever at the time of the fire,
and died shortly after 1t began.
Plans have been made to hold the
funeral of Mr.. and Mrs. Leidy, and
the child, and grandchild Tuesday
morning and If, in the meantime, the
other body is recovered, it will be
buried at the same time, making five
funerals from one family. Mrs.
Druckenmiller said she might attend
the funerals, but the distance from
here to Boyertown is great and the
fact that scarlet fever had recently
been in the house, might prevent her
from going.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18
BOSS BUILDERS TO co
TO STATE MEETING

The Building Trades Association
held a busy session last night in the
Dana building, at which plans were
discussed for attending the quarterly
session of the state association.
The following were named as the
local representatives: V. P. Chris
jefferson, Chris Anderson, Thorvald
Ernst, Frank Boyd, Hans Greisen,
Robert Henderson, Spencer Dayton,
John c. Donehue and Emil Koyen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18
NURSE FIGHTS
FOR Her LIFE

NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. 49,
Mrs. Alberta Lumsden, the nurse
who drank nitric acid TO commit sui
eide when arrested for embezzle-
ment, is still in critical condition
at st. Peters hospital. She is maxi
ing hard fight against death, but
her recovery is not expected. Her
husband is still with her.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18
Massacred at Feast.
Special by United Press Wire:

Special by United Press Wire:
BOMBAY, Jan. 18:-The Chief of
the Village Sabona and twenty-six of
his advisors have been massacred,
according to dispatch from Chin
hills, for attempting to force trib-
ute from neighboring villages. The
neighbors invited the chief and his
subjects to a feast and during the
banquet killed them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18
AUTO UPSET;
TWO KILLED
Special b. United Press Wtre

Special b. United Press Wtre:
BALTIMORE, Jan. 1S:-George
d. Billups. proprietor of the Pimlico
Hotel, and his wife were instantly
killed early today when they were
thrown from their auto at the en-
trance to Druid Hill park. Leo H.
Shaad, of Elkridge, Md, the owner
and driver of the machine, was SER
iously injured. The machine turned
turtle on q curve.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18
ARE PREPARING
HAHN REPORT

NEWARK, Jan. 1S:-A meeting of
the Hahn Legislative Committee ap-
pointed last year to investigate vari-
Gus State institutions and depart
ments is being held here today
Testimony taken at several hearings
will be gone over and the report
which is to be presented to the legis-
lature prepared.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18
Big Fire in Chicago.

Special by United Press Wire:
CHICAGO, Jan. 1S:-Nearly
$1,000,000 was lost in a fire which
destroyed the six-story building of
the Mcneil & Higgins Grocery Com
pany today. Adjacent buildings also
were damaged.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18
Lay or at Copper Works.

Another large force OF men at the
Raritan Copper Works has been laid
off and the old tank house, it is re-
ported, is to shut down for repairs
shortly. The firm has plenty of or.
ders ahead, it is said, but cannot
furnish the material because of a
shutdown at mines in the west.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18

Patrolman Meshrow was called to
the aid of foreigner who was at
tackled by gang of loafers, while
driving junk wagon along Parker
street this morning. The loafers rob-
bed the greenhorn of some rags and
other stuff, and then began to stone
him. Meshrow recovered the rangs
and chased the toughs away.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18
To Confer With Haywood.

Jack Robbins, who was appointed
as a committee of one to see William
d. Haywood, at the Grand Central
Hotel in New York, left at noon to-
day. He expects to arrange date
for Mr.. Haywood's lecture in this
city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18
FUNERAL OF MRS.
PARKER TOMORROW

Funeral services for Mrs. James
Parker will be held at O'Clock to-
morrow afternoon from st. Peters
Episcopal church. Rev. James L..
Lancaster will officiate. and inter-
ment will follow in the family plot
in st. Peters cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18
INVESTIGATED
CAMDEN WRECK

CAMDEN, Jan. 1S:-The State
Railroad Commission began this
morning an official investigation of
the wreck on the Pennsylvania rail-
road at Camden December 2I, in
which thre persons were killed and
about twenty injured. Attorney
General McCarter represents the
commission in the proceedings in the
county courthouse here.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18
RUMMAGE SALE is
MEETING WITH SUCCESS

The rummage sale under the aus
pices of the w. G. T. u, at their roo n
In Smith street, is meeting with great
success. Although the sale has been
open for only two days, large NUM-
ber of articles have been disposed of.
A number of new goods will be
added the first of the week. The
sale will be continued all next week
and probably the following.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18
TO CONTINUE THE
SPECIAL SERVICES

The special services in the Danish
NJ. e. and Swedish ngregational
churches every evening during the
past week, with the exception of to-
night, will be continued again the
coming week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18
TERRA GOTTA PROPERTY
into COMBINES HANDS

The transfer of the property of the
Perth Amboy Terra Gotta Company,
on High and Hartford streets, to the
Atlantic Terra Gotta Works, of Tot
tenville, S. l., has been recorded.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18
Special By United Press Wire:

Special by United Press Wire:
BOYERTOWN, Pa, Jan. 49,
Despite the pleas of those who lost
their relatives and have not yet iden-
titled them among victims of Mon
days fire, Coroner Strausser insists
that all the bodies must be buried
before night.
Twenty bodies are still unidenti-
fed at the morgue. They probably
will be consigned to the huge trench
In Fairview cemetery this afternoon.
Funerals are being held at the rate
of five hourly today. Men, today, be-
gan removing the debris from the
ruined opera house to Fairview cem-
etery where, after the valuables on
the charred bones are removed, they
will be buried near the victims. The
coroner already has jewelry worth
$4,000.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18

Canary birds, fine singers, at Sex
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18
A RECORD TRIP FOR
THE TORPEDO FLOTILLA
peeiaI BIZ United Press Wire /:

Special by United Press Wire:
RIO JANEIRO, Jan. 1S:-The
torpedo boat destroyer Lawrence is
shipping a new propeller. The rest
of the destroyer flotilla are under
going repairs and preparations are
being made to have the torpedo boats
make record trip to the Magellan
Straits. 1t is hoped the flotilla will
reach there before the battleship
feet, but an attempt will be made to
stop at Buenos Ayres, Argentina. The
fiotillas sailing date is set for jan
uary 21.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18

Take your doctors prescription to
Sexton's and have it filled.
14I04-1-1S-1ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18

Special today, mixed chocolates
|23 cents pound. Sexton's, 20 Smith
street. 14104-11S-1t%
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18

$f7. 90 TO LIVERPOOL,
London, Glasgow, Londonderry and
Belfast. SO Saith street. Phone
9O-R. j. p. HOLM.
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18

New lot of goldfish at Sexton's.
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-01-18

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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-07-31
Government Balloon House.

The United States government fin
ished the great steel balloon house the
other day which 1T has been erecting
at Fort Omaha for the use of the mill.
tary balloons and airships, says an
Omaha dispatch. 1t is said TO be
the largest balloon house on the Amer
lean continent and the only steel one
In existence. The building Is 200 feet
long. 10 feet high and 80 feet wide
and weighs 325 tons. 1t cost 100000.
In the house will be kept the balloons
with which the signal corps of the
army will carry on experiments. AL
ready two of the big airships are at
the post Experiments have been de-
layed because Of the lack of hydrogen
gas. However, the vast factory Will
be completed within month, and Fort
Omaha will then become the head
quarters of the balloon corps.
Genius Is n combination OF aspira.
tion and Inspiration. Irish Proverb
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-07-31

tance it was noticed that he finished
fresh and in good shape. This led
to the belief that he was cut out for
Marathon runner, and his friends ad-
vised him to go for the Boston race
two years ago. He was duly entered
by the st. Bartholomew's club, Of
which he was a member from the be-
ginning of his athletic career. 1t will
be remembered that in this particular
Boston Marathon Tom Longboat, the
Canadian Indian, appeared The red
skin knocked all former records silly
by covering the course in hours "a
minutes 20 As seconds. Fowler of
Boston was second in hours 27 min.
utes "a seconds, and this was / min
ute 20 3-5 seconds inside the record.
Hayes ran a plucky third, his figures
being 2 hours 30 minutes 3S seconds,
so that thus early in his career he
gave promise.
In the early part of last winter
those in New York city interested in
Marathon racing, particularly the
Mercury Athletic club of Yonkers, or
ganized a Marathon, and 1t brought
cracks from the west and all over.
Hayes was entered by the st. Bar
tholemew's club, and he gave as bril-
liant a display as could be looked for
over the course. The race started
from Yonkers and was over the West
chester roads and byways.
Hayes led out of the town, but
slackened his gait so that the pace al.
ternated between Mellor, LORI and
Crowley. After passing the nineteenth
mile Hayes took the lead and drew
away from his opponents in the most
decisive fashion, winning by nearly
two miles from P. LORI of the Mo
hawk Athletic club. Corey of the
First regiment, Chicago, was third
In this same race was T. p. Morris
sey of the Mercury Athletic club, who
was destined to figure later as Mara
thon racer. He came home tenth.
Hayes time was hours A minute:
40 seconds. After the Yonkers Mar
athon Hayes was recruited to the Irish
American Athletic club. However
nothing was seen of the Marathon mel
until a twenty-five mile race there
and 1t was won cleverly by Morrissey
Hayes being a nonstarter. A couple O
weeks later, in April, the Boston Mar
athon came along. Hayes was stront
favorite; but, to the surprise of thu
whole country, Morrissey won in
hours 25 minutes 43 seconds. 1t wal
said by officials that had he not beer
lnterfered with by the crowd of auto
on the course he would have lowered
Longboats figures. Hayes was seconC
In 2 hours 20 minutes seconds, anc
he, too, was hampered by the autos
Hayes is a member of the Ninth regi
ment, N. G.. N. Y.