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Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-05-18
BROTHERHOOD
ANNIVERSARY
Thor Lodge Has Been Organized
Seventeen Years = Observed
Event Saturday.
GAVE ELABORATE PROGRAM

The seventeenth anniversary OF
Thor Lodge No. 46, Danish Brother
hood, was celebrated at their home
in Washington hall Saturday night.
The affair was most successful one
and was attended by large number
of the members with their wives and
lady friends.
An elaborate program, arranged
by the committee, was carried out.
President Fred Koyen welcomed the
members and their guests. Chris r,
Lund, the first president of the lodge
when 1t was Instituted on May 16,
1881, gave a brief history of the or
der from the time 1t was first started
until the present.
The lodge was organized with sew
enteen charter members OF that
number nine are still in the organ
ization. Speeches were also made by
Lawyer Peter A.. Peterson and s. r..
Olsen. Jorgen Anderson, one of the
handsome piano on the occasion of
this celebration. The lodge now has
a membership of over S7b.
The Danish band rendered several
selections during the evening. After
the program, udHclHB was uelu uutli
late hour. At 1870 o'clock the
supper march took place. Math.
Weirup and Mrs. Chris Lund led the
march They were followed by five
of the charter members with their
wives.
The hall was decorated with flags
bunting and the banner of the sooie-
ty. The music for the dancing was
furnished by Professor Andrew Mel
sons orchestra. The committee in
charge of the arrangements was
Chris Borup, chairman; Andrew
Overgaard, Math Hanson, Benjamin
Peterson and Carl Peterson.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-05-18
CREEK BRIDGE
is AGAIN OFF
Went Out Of Commission Saiur-
day Afternoon Trolley TFaf-
fiC Tied Up for a Time.
MAY BE IN REPAIR TODAY

The Woodbridge creek bridge went
out of commission again about 3
o'clock Saturday afternoon and tied
up trolley traffic through this city
and on the Railway line for time.
The wooden supports on the north
end of the structure gave way, 90
that neither trolley cars or heavily
loaded wagons could cross, without
the bridge fitting.
Temporary repairs were made Sat
urday night and cars crossed for a
few hours until the supports again
gave way. The freeholders have men
at work on the structure today. The
repairs will probably be completed
this afternoon.
At the present time cars are run
ming up to the bridge and passengers
transfer by walking across.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-05-18
MINISTER CUT WIFE'S
THROAT AFTER REVIVAL
Horrible Crime in Virginia-Were
Discussing Meeting When Man
Seized Knife.
D. United Iarsss Wlre.


Fairmont, Va. May 18:-Follow-
ing a series of revival meetings
which he has been conducting, Rev.
Rev. @. S. Cossman, fifty years old,
a Methodist minister, cut his wife's
throat with butcher knife, killing
her. The couple were discussing the
meetings where there had been q
great number of conversions. The
minister seized knife lying on the
table and attacked the woman.
She fed to the yard and was pur-
sued and caught. After a desperate
struggle she was overpowered. After
killing her, Cossman gave himself
UP to the police.
He told them he had suffered an
attack of temporary insanity. He
became rational when he saw his
wife's dead body. Mrs. Cossman was
thirty years old and was member
of prominent Fairmont family.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-05-18
WAR BETWEEN FAMILIES
AFTER REFUSAL TO WE'D
Circasslan Girls Parents Refused a.
Young Armenian-Several Deaths
Have Been the Result.
ypeotal bp United Press wire:

Special by United Press Wire:
Odessa, May 18:--Five are dead,
three dangerously, and a score are
seriously wounded as result of the
Vendetta, resulting from the refusal
of the parents of O Circassian girl to
countenance a romance with an Ar
menian suitor. Driven from the
house he drowned himself. His sis
ter, for revenge, hired an assassin to
murder the Circassian girls brother.
Then she sent ice cream containing
poison to the family. Two sons died
and three others are III. The eldest
son, suspeeting the Armenian girl,
went to her home and shot her dead.
A riot between the families and
friends followed Many were hurt
before the, police dispersed them.
Further trouble is expected.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-05-18
CHOLERAAMONC TROOPS
1t Is Now Thought Reinforcements
VIII be Necessary for the English
to Subdue the Asiatics.

Special by United Press Wire:
Calcutta, India, May 18:-The
situation here is complicated by the
presence of cholera among the
troops sent to quiet the natives. 1t
is now believed probable that rein
forcements will be necessary before
General Wilcox will be able to sub
due the natives with whom It
is now thought there will be fighting.
Ten Englishmen, 1t is said, have al
ready been killed In battel and twen-
ty-seven are dead of the disease.
The native soldiers are less suscep-
tible to cholera and will probably be
sent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-05-18
PLEAS ARE TAKEN
Prisoners Plead to Indictments Before
Judge Booraem Today and Dates
for Their Trials are Set.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

New Brunswick, May 1s:-Judge
Booraem heard pleas this morning
and announced that criminal cases
set for today would go over to Thurs
day
Aaron Sampson, of South River,
pleaded guilty to charges OF breaking
and entering and larceny.
Matthew Bugubinski and Andrew
Maletski, of Perth Amboy, pleaded
not guilty to charge Of stealing $50.
They will be tried tomorrow.
Emory Allmuch and Sander Gum
brick, OF Perth Amboy, pleaded not
guilty to charges of assault and bat
terry. Their trial was set for Thurs
day. H. B, Cook will defend them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-05-18
KNIGHTS AT JERSEY CITY
X. of @. Attend Glass imitation
Local Men Receive Degrees
Large Number Present.

A delegation of the members Of
San Salvador Council No. 299,
knights of Columbus. went to Jersey
City yesterday to attend a large class
initiation held at meeting Of Hud-
son Council. Several candidates from
the local council were among those
who received degrees.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-05-18
REMOVING OLD BRIDGE
Two Derricks Of Merritt-C Chapman
Company Began Work Today.

The Merritt Chapman Derrick &
Wrecking Company, who as told in
the NEWS Thursday, had been
awarded the contract for removing
the iron work on the old New York
g Long Branch railroad bridge across
the Rarltan river. commenced work
this morning. Two derrichs arrived
xesterdax afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-05-18
ROGERS SELLS BONDS
Revives Old Wall Street Rumor That
the Financier Is Hard Press
ed for Cash.
spectal bu united Press Wlre:

New York, May 1S:-H. P Rogers
disposal of seventeen millions of tide
water railway gold bonds revived old
Wall Street rumors today that he is
pressed for cash to handle his many
projects, 1t is said The tidewater
outstanding trust notes are due in
1900 amounting to ten millions.
They will be retired Immediately. A
new issue will be made, secured by
the tidewater bonds and guaranteed
by Rogers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-05-18
Committees tn Confar.

The committee from the local
branch OF ST. Patrick,s Alliance will
60 to New Brunswick Wednesday
night to confer with the committee
named by the branch in that city, Tor
the purpose of organizing district.
The committee from here Is i, ] pey~
eny. John Desmond and Lawrence q
Dalton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-05-18
new FIRE HOSE HERE
Three Thousand Feet Of Paragon
Brand Arrives-Soon to be Test
ed and Distributed.

The 1000 feet Of Paragon brand
Eureka fire hose arrived at the Cen
tral station this morning. 1t will be
taken to the McClellans' engine
house this afternoon, until Chief
Mullen can arrange for test tomor-
row or Wednesday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-05-18
GREETING OF DENMARK
Superintendent of Danish-American
Lutheran Churches Preached in
st. Stephens Church Yesterday

Rev. Thorvald Helvig, of Denmark,
superintendent of the Danish-Ameri-
can Lutheran churches. preached to
q large congregation In st. Stephens
Danish Lutheran church yesterday
morning. Before his sermon, he ex-
tended a greeting from the church in
Denmark.
Last night he preached in New
York. He will visit all Of the church
es under his charge in this country,
remaining here for several months.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-05-18
BANK CLOSED
BY THE COMPTROLLER
Allegheny National Unable to Keep
Up Was Forced TO Close Its Doors
This Morning-To Pay In Full.
Special oy. Unitea Press Wire:

Pittsburg, May 1S-The Allegheny
National Bank was closed by order
OF the comptroller of currency today.
Robert Lyons, bank examiner, was
named receiver. The speculations of
the cashier, William Montgomery,
who is alleged to have looted the
bank, are said to be responsible. Ef-
forts were made to put the institu-
ton on its feet following the discov-
cry OF the shortage, but the situation
is regarded as hopeless. The officers
claim they will be able to pay deposit
tors fully.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-05-18
NOTICE.

There will be meeting held Tues
day. May 19, at D. M, at City Hall,
of the property owners and business
men of State street to discuss the
style OF pavement to be used on State
street The city officials will be pres
ent. 5-16-3t*
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-05-18
.MIKADO ENTERTAINS
AMERICAN ADMIRAL
Express Great Friendship for Ameri-
ca---AdmiraI Togo and Others
Among the Guests.
epeoial b. Umited press Wire:

Special bv Unlfed Pfes5 WsTe:
Toxic, May 1S:-Rear Admiral
Hemphill and officers of the Ameri-
can fleet were entertained by the
Mikado at luncheon today. The
Mikado expressed great friendship
for America. Admiral Togo and
other Japanese admirals were guests
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-05-18
CAPT. THOS.
B. LIDDELL
CROSSES BAR
Veteran Pilot Slept Away Early
Today After Failing for
Months Past.
HIS LOSS KEENLY FELT

Oldest Odd Fellow in This City and a
Charter Member of Local Lodge of
the knights Of Pythias-LifelOng
Member of st. Peters Episcopal
Church and Rarely Missed a Sum
days tendance-Beloved by All.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-05-18
Partly Cloudy and Showers.


New York, May 18:-The weather
forecast for New Jersey is partly
cloudy tonight. Tuesday, showers,
with light northeasterly winds be-
coming southeasterly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-05-18
IN
CUSTODY HERE
is RELEASED
Man Answering Description Of
Missing Farmland Arrested
by PanOIman GuiOWsF,
INNOCENCE is PROVEN

Alleged Confession of Freehold Jan
Prisoner Is Today Denied by the
Monmouth County Authorities
BIoodhounds and Posses Search Vi
cinity of Wickatunk for Traces Of
Man Who Slew the sheppardd.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-05-18
Pastor to Address Clnh.

Rev. Or. George G. WiIding will
be the speaker at the mems meeting
in the lecture room of Simpson M. Il.
church tonight at o'clock. An i'm
portant business meeting is sched-
uled first.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-05-18

The EVENING NEWS gives you all
the local news and the news Of all
the world besides. No other paper
does thia-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-05-18

NO ADVERTISING and. little
later, NO STORE.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-05-18

Il waited till she came Dack from
the kitchen; then spoke to her. When
she screamed I fred, just as she got tq
the first step. She went down, but !
sent two more shots Into her. Mr..
Shepherd kind of leaned over the rail-
ings and looked down. ! fired at him
and hit him. He sort Of slid down the
stairs. Before he reached the bottom
gave him another shot and he fell
across his wife.
CONTINUED on page ID Is
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-20

the fund, or leave it with one of the
newspapers or business houses desig-
mated as assistant treasurers. Any OF
them will see that you are properly
credited with your contribution and
VIII send 1t to the general treasurer
Beginning tomorrow, The Herald ex-
poets to be in position to print from
time TO time tn names of those who
are helping, in the event they are will
ing to have their names printed. with
view to inspiring others to join the
good cause.
Those boys are going to be sent,
somehow, to San Francisco to receive
lesson in patriotism. to assist in do
ing honor to Admiral Evans, and to be
a credit to themselves and their state.
While we are about 1t, let us raise
enough money to send them comfort
ably and properly. to send them as you
yourself would like to go if you could
so at all.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-20
CHINA RoYcoTTs JAPAN.

Reports from the orient indicate that
the Chinese boycott of goods made in
Japan has been pretty well establish
ed. The yellow men, full of ways that
are dark and tricks that are vain. -
have found method of retaliation for
japanese aggression that should be very
effective. The great question is as to
their ability 10 present a united front.
Deprived of her Chinese markets. ia
pan will have cause 1or alarm over her
manufacturing end other enterprises.
Indeed, Japan has more than once
lately manifested serious ANNOYANCE
over the situation. She is almost ready
TO seek pretext for war against China.
And yet fair-minded people must admit
that China has the right to buy goods
wherever she chooses to buy them.
France could not find any pretext for
war I'm an American boycott of goods
made in that republic. And If France
did attempt tor put an end to a boy
colt by armed Intervention, the sympa-
thy of all the nations of the world
would be on our side.
China has adopted an entirely ration
al method of compelling Japan to be
good. The loss of $4,000, 600 or s75,-
100000 annually in trade is an item
calculated TO make any nation think
seriously. Japan has been altogether
too aggressive in her dealings with
China. and because China has tameIy
submitted heretofore. Japan has taken
il for granted that China will always
be humble. The boycott is hopeful
sign. We hope China will continue 1t
until Japan has been forced to adopt
a less superior. less arrogant tone in
her dealings.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-20
WEIRD SPELLING REFORM
OF THE p1FD BOARD

I dictionary in 1755 has been continued by
other dictionaries.
Omission of the final ue from league
colleague, harangue and tongue follows
| the recommendation made in respect
to catalogue, pedagogue, etc, in the
first list. The spelling tongue, i'm re-
gard to which the more radical change
is tung is recommended, is said to be
substitute for the form tung or tong
and the like, common in early modern
English.
Counterfeit, surfeit and forfeit are
to be deprived of their supeFfluous es
because the formerly pronounced is
now pronounced like short j. and should
be made to conform with the words of
the same origin such as benefit and
comfit, i'm which the process of elimi-
nation has already taken place The
dropping of O from courteous and cour-
tesy is based on the fact that in legal
use the shorter form is already COM
mon, and i'm the sense of an act of re-
spect is still preferred by some die
tionaries.
Cutting off the final b from crumb.
dumb, lamb, limb, numb and thumb is
recommended because the letter is ST.
lent None of the Anglo-Saxon origi-
nails except dumb and lamb possessed
o, and the letter was omitted by
Shakespeare, Milton and Ben Jonson.
Crum is now preferred by some diction-
aries, and every one writes the words
dummy and numskull without the b.
The silent in such words as debtor,
doubt, redoubt and their derivatives is
merely Sixteenth century insertion in
imitation of the b in remote Latin orig
mails, and the board finds in Spenser.
Shakespeare, Milton and the English
Bible examples of the simpler forms.
Egg is the only common word in mod
ern English which still retains the gig
ending Once upon a time leg and
peg and pig and dig had this ending.
To be sure the shortening of egg makes
IL appear rather startling and brings
II INTO the two-letter class, but there
is just as much reason for the change
as there was in the other cases, the
board says. Some time the board may
recommend the dropping of the double
ending from hell and pill, but such a
move would involve changes in so many
hundred words that it is not contem-
plated just at present.
Inc three words exceed, proceed and
succeed, formerly eXcede, procede and
succede, were the first of their group
10 come into common English use. They
soon assumed the characteristic ee tyne.
common in such purely English words
as deed. feed and the like, with which
they were in no way related Suisse
eight other words, derived from
the same root (cede, intercede, concede.
precede, recede, secede, accede and an
tecede) came into use. retaining their
original form. The recommendation of
the board that the first three be spelled
with the EIDE ending is for the purpose
of removing an ambiguity, and making
the irregular minority conform TO the
majority.
Dropping the from guard and
guardlan is a reVersion to the older
spelllngs of the EliZabethian writer's. a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-20

simple form of which we retain in re-
gard. The elimination of the from
height and sleight is advocated on the
same grounds.
In the dropping of from scent, scion
scissors and scythe the board believes
1t is initiating a move of considerable
Importance, for the has never been
properly a part of the words. At one
time ii existed Improperly in site
(scite), situation (scituation), and like
words, but for one reason and another
they have been reformed earlier. Scent
was formerly sent, derived through the
French from the Latin Sentire, and is
cognate to assent. sentiment and sensi-
bic. There is no more reason for the
in scent than there is in the other
words. Shakespeare and Bacon so used
It,
Scion was formerly sion, or cion, and
the present form retained both. Seis-
sors is a falsified spelling The Latin
root is els, not sciss. Scythe, which it
is proposed to change to sithe, is mere
ly bad spelling in its present form.
There are high authorities. Dr. John
son among them, for the proposed re-
formed spelling. The shortening of
sieve to siv is in conformity with the
correct modern pronunciation.
Changing weir and weird to wier and
wierd is merely to restore anomalous
forms TO agree with the majority usage
seen in pier, tier, pierce. field and yield,
all words of the same class.
Six classes of words falling i'm gen.
eral under two general rules call for
comment Words ending in lie are
shortened to il. as docile, fertile. reptile,
subtle, etc. This is in conformity with
a ha x1-If Ha l.
in the case of April, civil, fossil. uten-
sill and vigil. The board recognizes the
different pronunciations of some of
these words, such as futile. hostile, etc,
and points out that, of course, people
who continue to pronounce these words
with the long i viii not be expected to
drop the final e.
1t is the same way with words ending
with inc (destine, famine, heroine, ra-
pine, etc.. Words of this class such
as cabin, origin, margin and the like
have already lost their final e. But
here, too, tits recognized that the final
may be retained if the speaker pro-
nounces the inc long The same rule
applies also to words ending in Use (an-
Use, mortise, promise. etc), to words
ending in lite definite. hypOcrite, re-
spite, infinite. etc.), and to words end
ihS III I've NdClINe, ADJECTIVE, directive,
etc.. The last two lists are
very long. Many of the former lite
words have long been changed TO it, az
audit, credit, exhibit, merit, spirit, and
the like. The words with the i've end
ing are more than 600 in number
For words ending in ed with the pro-
of I, general rule for the
adoption of is promulgated. There
are more than 900 preterits and parti-
ciples in this class. Verbs that end i'm
&c are exceptions, as face, which would
become fact by the change. Nothing
can be done with these words, it is
explained, until the C is changed TO s.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-20
GERMAN VILLAGES VANISH.

George n. lift. formerly engaged in
the newspaper business in Salt Lake
later In Pocatello. and now United
states consul at Annaberg, Germany,
has an Interesting account of the dwin-
ding German villages in a recent is
sue of the Daily Consular and Trade
Report, issued by the government. For
many centuries the German village has
been one of the prime factors in the
government. Now, according to Mr..
Int, the city population considera bIy
outnumbers that of the smaller COM
munities. There has been in recent
years. in fact, a rush from the village
TO the city.
In 1871. when the German empire as
we know ii was founded, more than Ga
per cent OF the total population was
contained in towns of less than 1000
inhabitants. The rural population had
fallen, in 1905. TO 421a per cent of the
total Mr.. lift says that the villages
have almost entirely disappeared from
some sections of the country, naming
Westphalia, Rhineland, the Kingdom of
Saxony and Gutenberg as examples. In
these districts the percentage of rural
population ranges from 2S.S per cent
for the Kingdom of Saxony to % per
cent for Rhineland.
MIR. lift presents some figures show
ing the urban growth. He SAYS:
In the Kingdom of Saxony the city
population has increased from 1855, O57
in 49, to 3.2l1. 40S in 1905. while the
rural population. during the same pc
Rod, has increased only from 1921, 1S7
10 1,29I,193. The strictly farm villages
of from 100 10 LOCO population show
actual decreases OF from TO 9 per
cent for the same period. Nearly o-e-
third of the POPULATION of the kingdom
is found in the five large cities of
Dresden, Leipzig, Chemnitz, Plauen and
Zwickau. and more than half the pop
ulation in the cities of 10000 or more
In many of the suburbs of the larger
cities, once purely village COMMUNE
ties. but now swallowed I'D by the
for the five years from 1900 to 1905 was
almost phenomenal, averaging from 10
to so per cent, and in some instances
running as high as 200 per cent
An investigation of conditions in this
country would almost certainly show
similar conditions here. The last CEN
sus figures Indicated very little growth
in village population during the preced-
ing decade. There were, OF course. ex-
ceptions due to some special causes.
such as the discovery of gas or Oil.
coal or some precious minerals. But
the strictly farming village, such as
many of us knew in other DAYS. show
ed very small percentage of in
crease. The urban population Of the
United States, that is. the popula ton
of cities of more than 5000, must be
considerably greater than the popuIa-
ton of the rural districts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-20
TRIP OF THE CADETS.

Beginning today. the committee In
charge of the raising OF funds 20 de-
fray the expenses Of the High School
cadet corps to San Francisco will go
To work in earnest. Difficulties that
stood in the way last week have. been
smoothed out, and from this time for
ward until the last dollar needed has
been raised the work of the commit
tee will be unremitting. Enough en-
couragement has already been received
to make it certain that there will be
little trouble about securing the funds.
A gratifying number OF voluntary con-
tributions has been received. and the
fund raised among the families o. the
cadets promises TO be larger than was
at first anticipated.
The Herald believes the committee
will find hundred business or pro-
fessional men who are willing TO paw
the expenses of one cadet Fifty more
will be found who will pay the ex-
penses of two cadets. The rest of
the cost, as we have heretofore point
ed out, will be betrayed from the funds
raised by the boys themselves. No
body need think, however, that smaller
contributions will not be gratefully re-
ceived. If you feel that you can afford
to send only half a boy, send your
half. Be sure somebody else will send
the other half.
If you can afford 10 give only SIS, or
$40, or s.. or even 81, send the money
ct once TO II. II. Walker. treasurer of