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The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13
JAPAN PREPARES
TO GREET FLEET
Viscount Ito, Chief of Naval
Staff, Declares Welcome
Will Be Sincere
Program for Reception Includes
Gathering of Vessels and
Presents to Men

TOKYO, Aug. 12.-Notwithstandin
the fact that thisSis the vacation period
at the departmental offices of the
government the staff at the navy de-
partment is already preparing the
program for the reception of the
American battleship fleet, which is due
in japanese waters October II. The
reception will undoubtedly be con-
Quoted on grand scale and the chief
difficulty now appears to be to keep
the program within the bounds de-
manded by the limited time the war
vessels will remain here.
It is estimated that the welcome to
be accorded the American fleet by
Japan will cost $500 ,000 Every officer
and man of the visitors will be pre-
sented with a silver souvenir of the
occasion.
PLAN SINCERE WELCOME
Admiral viscount S. Ito, chief OF the
naval general staff, who won fame at
the battle of the Yalu, in an interview
today said:
The coming of the great American
fleet to Japan is one OF the most strik-
ing events of our history. We must
extend to it our most sincere welcome.
Aside from the social features of this
visit the coming of the fleet will un-
doubtedly tend to bring the nations
closer to each sother; and it will like
wise prove of the greatest benefit to
both the American and Japanese nav
les as an example. The cruising of this
magnificent fleet. the enormous distance
it has covered, is unprecedented In the
history of the worlds navies.
Within our harbor Will be gathered
a feet of war vessels representing fully
100000 tons and consisting of ships Of
the most powerful and most modern
types.
The coming of the American fleet is
at our invitation and while it is i'm
possible to receive 1t with the entire
japanese navy. as many vessels as are
available should be assembled TO pay
our respects to the visitors.
DISCREDITS STRIKE STORY
Continuing. Admiral Ito referred to
the reports that have reached Japan
from Europe. which say that the Amer
ican sailors of the feet objected to COM
ing TO Japanese waters and contem-
plated an organized strike as a pro-
test against the proposed visit Ad-
miral Ito said that these reports should
not be credited here, because il is ex-
tremely doubtful that the American
bluejackets would be likely to act like
striking workmen. But even If these
reports were true, he said, Japanese
sailors should not criticise the Ameri-
cans on that account. as 1t is impossible
to judge the west by the standards of
the east.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13
ISLAM TEMPLE PLANS
NEW $4,000 HOME
Mystic Shriners to Have Finest
Masonic Structure West of
the Mississippi

Members of Islam temple of the Mys-
tic Shrine, meeting in their temporary
hall in rooms above the Alcazar theater
last night, voted to expend 100000 in
building a temple in the near future
designed to be one of the finest Ma
sonic structures west OF the Mississippi
river.
1t was also voted to purchase prop
erty 100 by 1874 feet on the north side
of Geary street between Jones and
Leavenworth as a site for the temple
This lot will cost S65,000.
Islam temple was burned out in the
fire. but Immediately after held its
meetings in flats in Fillmore street near
Oak. moving later to the present tenn
porary location.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13
ATTORNEY FINED FOR
CONTEMPT OF COURT
Persists in Asking Witness
Question Which Court
Ruled Improper

Attorney Otto Irving Wise was ad-
judged guilty Of contempt OF court by
Judge Sturtevant yesterday and was
fined $40. The lawyers offense con-
sisted in three times asking a question
OF q witness which the court had ruled
an improper one. Wise is attorney for
the plaintiff in the case of r. r. Bray
against George w. Lowery, in which
5000 Is claimed by Bray, arising out
of an automobile transaction When
Iowery was on the witness stand Wise
asked him If he had had the automo-
bile sold at auction. The judge over
ruled the question. whereupon Wise
asked II again and yet again.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13
BURGLAR GETS Two YEARS

REDDING, Aug. 12.-Lewis Powell. a
waiter, recently from San Francisco,
was sentenced this afternoon to two
years in Folsom prison for burglary
committed yesterday morning. He was
caught opening the safe in a saloon
Before the day was over he pleaded
guilty and asked to be sentenced as
soon as possible.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13
INSANITY BOARD FREES YOUTH

After he had been charged by his
father. Isaac Jacobson. a wealthy
clothing merchant OF 335 Devisadero
street, with insanity because he threat
ened the old mans life In a letter de-
manding money, Paul Jacobson was re-
leased from the detention hospital yes
terday on the order of Drs. Lustig and
Wadsworth. The physicians ruled that
the young man was sane
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13
TO BUILD OAKLAND AIRsHIP
Glenn Curtiss Planning Machine
of 100 Horse Power
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL


WASHINGTON. Aug. 12.-GIenn H
Curtiss. who is Thomas H. Baldwin's
engineer and assistant in the afrship
trials now being held at Fort Myer. is
constructing a 100 horse power motor
for the monster airship to be con-
ship will contain 300 coo feet of gas.
nearly as much as Count Zeppelin's late
creation. Captain Baldwin told The
Call correspondent today that Curtiss
was the most successful builder of air
ship motors in the world, and that his
success was largely due to experiments
In America.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13
GUNTHER CASE DISMISSED

The case of Edward w. Gunther. at
torney. charged with grand larceny by
Mrs. Jennie Gentry. palmist, 174S Mis-
sion street, for stealing papers valued
at $1,000, was dismissed by Police Judge
Shortall yesterday on the ground that
the charge had no merit.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13
PROPOSALS
PROPOSALS WIN Be received At d

PROPOSALS win be received az the Bursau of
Supplies and Accounts. Navy Department. WASH
ington. D. C.. until 10 o'clock N. September
1. 1908. and publicly opened immediately there
after. to furnish at the navy yard. Mare Island.
Cal. quantity OF naval supplies as f0liows-
Sch. 1885, Valves. etc. thermometers. gauges
Applications FOR proposals should designate the
schedules desired by number Blank proposals
win be furnished upon application 70 the navy
pay office. san Francisco. Cal. or 70 the Bureau.
z. B. ROGERS. Paymaster General u s n
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13
OPEN BUILDING BIDS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-These bids
were opened at the treasury depart
ment today for public building site at
San Diego. Nat r. Titus, Clayton and
Kurtz streets, $500: Mertzmann &
Hickey. II and Front streets, $40, 900;
A. c. Riordan. f and India streets,
So. 900: Isabelle Babcock. block 156,
Mfddletown, $4,000; F. l. Heat, Upas
and California streets. $1,000: war de-
partment, part of block a. new town,
$4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13
.pRESTs ALLEGED BURGLAR

a policeman John Steiner was
..-s1,,sner his beat last night he says
- -ecovnized Arthur Dipple as one. OF
80 brrglars whom he caught roobing
ts,c -, .,s5o5n of Pedro d Perrodf at the
- - Montgomery avenue and
,...sr, ~ v.fcl1 street last Sunday night
seine fired at the men at the time,
Dut rr,i.a policeman arrested the
sss~slsT crook and booked him for at
fe-nDfed burglary
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13
ROBBED BY AFRTryD

Thomas Gumas. 313s Twenty-sixth
street, obtained a warrant from Police
Judge Conlan yesterday for the arrest
OF William Brown. alias Frank CaIvas.
on charge of grand larceny Gunas
said he had been giving Brown q dollar
or two occasionally to help him along.
but that on August Brown had shown
his gratitude by stealing $252 from his
trunk
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13
Los ANGELES SELLS RoNns

Los ANGELES. Aug. 12-Four mil
lion dollars of aQueduct bonds We're sold
by the city council today to the Navv
York syndicate which has contracted to
take the issue. This makes more than
$4,000. 600 of bonds sold out of the s23.-
100000 appropriated for the Owens
river project.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13
rrrcT r.T.aes orrTcrpe .

ELECT CLASS oFFICERs-BerkeIey. Aug T.
Officers of the senior clsss of the high school
have been elected for the ensuing term fol-
lows- President. Homer Davis: vice president.
Monterey Morris: secretary. Miss Myrth Lacey
treasurer. 0rYile Goss.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-13

Fishing -boating-bathing Visit beautiful
Del Monte IL mile drive-glass bottom boats
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-06-10
SCHOOL PLANS
ARE GONE OVER.
Board Of Education May Submit
Drawings Of Architects TO a
DiSlnterested Party.
THE PLANS ARE EXPLAINED

The plans for the two new schools
were the main subject of discussion
at committee session of the school
board last night, which lasted from
o'clock until nearly midnight.
The entire board was present and,
as had been previously arranged,
Architect Aylin Pierson, of this city.
Architect Morrison, of New Bruins
wick, and Architect Stoddard. who
is associated with James 4. Growney,
OF this city, were present and were
allowed ten minutes each In which to
explain their drawings.
Architect Persons plans, which
were submitted under the name of ].
N. Pierson & Son, were excellent, and
one of the commissioners said this
morning that besides being worthy of
comment they compared very favor
ably with those OF Architect Brazer.
Mr.. Persons plans called for an
18-room grammar school, which he
said could be built for $51, 800. The
school he planned for Kennedale, he
said, could be erected for $4,000. If
this is true his figures are the low
est. Mr.. Pierson explained a novel
sanitary and heating arrangement,
which was copied from the New York
and st. Louis schools. He also show
ed locker wardrobe system in the
rooms, which he said would add to
the decorum and give the teachers
better control over the pupils in
keeping discipline. ss
Mr.. Pierson suggested to the board
that q disinterested party be secured
to figure the cubic contents OF each
building, according to one unit, as he
believed that the contents of some of
the buildings had been figured in diff
ferent ways, and that by having an
outside man, preferably one from the
American Society of Architects, each
of the competitors would have fair
show in regard to the cost of the
President Bradley said that the
board might decide on such course.
After Mr.. Stoddard and Mr.. Nor
rison had explained their sketches
the board took up each of the eigh-
teen sets of plans and went into ev-
cry detail with care. No decision was
reached, and 1t is likely to be al
month before any of the sets are ac-
cepted.
1t has been rumored that there is
e combination in the board which fa-
vors the plans of a certain local ar
chitect. One of the commissioners
said this morning that there was no
intimation of such thing last night
and says he feels certain that fair
ness is to be shown in the compe-
tition.
The regular monthly meeting of
the board will be held tomorrow
night, at which time the plans may
be taken up again for discussion. The
are reticent about
talking on the subject and one CT
them said this morning when seen by
a NEWS man that he had been in
structed to keep his mouth shut, and
was going to obey orders.
Some of the architects who have
plans in before the board, are in ia
vor of having all of the drawings
exhibited in some public place.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-06-10
TO
HAVE BIG DAY
Memorial at FOrds viii be At-
tended by Courts from All
Over the County.
PARADE TO BE A FEATURE
speosu, to the EVENING NEWS

Special to the EVENING NEWS
Fords, June 10:-The committee
in charge of the memorial service to
be held by Court George B. McClel-
Ian, Foresters of America, next Sun
day at Fords, held a meeting last
night at the home of Philip Fisher
and completed arrangements.
Courts from neighboring places
viii be In line. The procession will
be headed by the Roseville Court, fol-
lowed by four courts from New
Brunswick. Court Raritan, of South
Amboy, will be sixth in line. They
will be followed by Sayreville, South
Amboy, South River and two courts
from Perth Amboy, who will be fol-
lowed by the Woodbridge Court, and
they by Columbus and George B. Nc
Clellan Courts, of Fords.
The parade will start at about 1
o'clock from Foresters' hall. They
will go to Rogan's corner via the lane
to st. James cemetery at Woodbridge
where the service will be held. Re
turning they will go back on the
Woodbridge road to Cahout's hall at
Fords
The committee, which consists of
Joseph Fitzgerald, chairman; John
Bryan, Michael Ferry, Patrick O'Neill
and Philip Fisher, were royalty enter
tanned at the home of Mr.. Fisher af-
ter the business session lat night. Mu-
sical selections were rendered and re-
freshments wero served. Thomas
O'Reilly, chief ranger, was present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-06-10
SUNDAY SCHOOL WILL
OBSERVE FLAG DAY
In Conjunction With Annual Chill
dren's Day Exercises at Simpson
M. %. Church Sunday.

In accordance with a proclamation
issued by Governor Fort, in regard
to observing flag day, Simpson M. e.
Sunday school is preparing to cele-
brate Children's Day and Flag Day
with special program Sunday after
noon.
At meeting of tho Sunday school
board, last night, plans were COM
pleted. Mrs. Pemberton and Miss
Joslyn are arranging the program.
The church will be decorated with
flags and flowers.
The committee will be at the
church Saturday to receive flowers.
The pastor and superintendent were
named to select committee to ar
range for entertainments and other
events for the Sunday school during
the year.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-06-10
REVOLVER USED
IN A RENT ROW
DeteCiiV es Land Two Men, Ten.
ant and Landlord Bail
for Both.
TWO SHOTS ARE FIRED

At s o'clock last night Detectives
Huff and Long hurried to 4S Sayre
avenue in response to a telephone
message that shooting match was
on.
1t was alleged that Gus Gungel
had hit Martin Pollock, his landlord,
In the face, after which Pollock drew
a revolver and fired twice. Both
men were arrested. This morning
Recorder Pickersgill held Gungel
under 500 bail for the grand jury
on a charge of assault, and Pollock
under $500 bail for firing a revolver
The quarrel was the result of an
argument over the payment of rent
which Pollock said Gungel owed him.
AS he could not get it, he wanted his
tenant to give up the key and leave
the house. Gunkel said that Pollock
hit him first.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-06-10
BRING BODY OF VICTIM
OF DROWNING HERE
Relatives of George William Hansen
are Frustrated with Grief
Details of Fatality.

John w. Hansen, of SO Division
street, was today awaiting the ar
rival of the body Of his son, George
William Hansen, nineteen years old.
who was drowned at Newburyport,
Mass, Monday.
1t will be brought to Flynn & Null
lens undertaking establishment in
New Brunswick avenue.
The exact story of the drowning
comes from Newburyport this morn
ing that at the first dive from the
boat, he struck on his chest. The
blow evidently knocked the wind out
of him and he drowned before any
one could aid him. The body was re-
covered over an hour later, about
2:15 o'clock that afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-06-10
END OF SCHOOL
TERM is NEAR
Examinations at Hand, and The
High School Commencement
Plans Are Under Way.
EXERCISES AT THE MAJESTIC

Next week and the week following
the annual examinations for promo
tion will be held in the high school
and in every grammar school
throughout the city. The seniors
have already been examined in two
subjects and expect to complete their
final tests this week. The examina-
tions mean much to the seniors, as
If they fail, they cannot become
members of the graduating class.
The schedule for the examinations
in the high school department is as
follows: June 17-Mediaeval history
and commercial arithmetic, Fresh
men; French and stenography, soph-
omores; physics and Anabasis, jun
iors.
June Bookkeeping, juniors.
June 19-Latin, freshmen, sopho-
mores and juniors; stenography, jun
iors; bookkeeping, sophomores.
June 22-English, freshmen, soph-
omores and juniors.
June 23-Civics, freshmen; Eng
lish history, sophomores; German,
juniors.
June 24-Botany, sophomores; all
zebra and bookkeeping, freshmen;
plane geometry, juniors.
In the grades the examinations
will be as follows:
June 17--Music and drawing.
June 18-Physiology
June 22-History.
June 23-Arithmetic.
June 24-Geography
June 25--SpeIling.
School will close on Friday, June,
26, for the summer vacation.
Arrangements are now under wayI
for class day, which will be held on
June IS, and for the annual COM
exercises which will for
the first time be held in the Majestic
theatre. The speaker for the latter
occasion will be secured by Superin-
tendent Shull.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-06-10
'FavOriis Son" Followers TO
Present The Names Of Their
Men and Let Il Go AT That.
TAFT HAS NEARLY ENOUGH
Secretary Needs Only Small Number
of Votes to Capture the Nomina-
ton on the First BaIlot-.'Iike
Getting Here the Day After the
Convention" Declares One of His
as-aRIapagers-Louisiana is Split Up.
gpeoiaI bg United press wlre.

Special By United Press Wire,
Chicago, June 10:-After a long
conference 1t seemed today that the
'allies" have split, each faction en-
deavoring to save itself as best 1t
can. Congressman Burke. of Penn
sylvania, manager of the Knox boom,
has been insisting that the commit
tee adopt the old Quay resolution
cutting down the representation at
the national convention In the south.
Part of the allies are opposed to
the idea and the result seems to be
split which may bring the whole
question before the convention.
When the committee met today
the temporary roll showed that Taft
mad sixty more delegates than a ma
jority. 1t is expected he will receive
one hundred Of the 130 contests still
to be decided.
The vice presidential nomination
question is now most interesting to
the politicians present. Senator Dol
iver, of Iowa, and Representative
Sherman, of New York, are being
prominently mentioned and seem to
be the leaders now.
The committee has seated Taft
delegates in the eleventh and twelfth
Missouri districts. The contestants
were pledged to Hughes.
The arrival OF Speaker Cannon and
Senator Dick Of Ohio in the city re-
vived the activity about the headquar-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-06-10
RAILROAD DRAINS
A STACNANT POOL
New York s Long Branch Abates
Nuisance Near Second Street.
Orders of Health Board.

The New York & Long Branch
Railroad Company has abated the
nuisance east of the tracks at Second
street.
In accordance with the demands of
the health commissioners, Deputy
Inspector Brewster mailed ten-day
notices to the New York & Long
Branch, Pennsylvania and Central
railroads.
The first of these sent gang OF
fifty men Monday. A ditch was dug
to the river and the large pool of
stagnant water was drained off. The
company then ordered the track
walkers to notify them of any fur
ther nuisances OF a like nature that
might arise there.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-06-10
Flee to Street from Tenement
in Fire Because of Thick Smoke
Tenants Are frightened and Gather Belongings Together
BLAZE Slight and Is Soon ExtlnguIShsd.

"A small blaze at 9i25 o'clock last
night In the three-story frame tene-
ment house owned by George Kozus-
ko at 40 Catherine street, caused no
little excitement among the six FAM
lilies who occupied 1t.
The fire started in the apartments
of John Talko, and was oxtinguished
after the woodwork had been slight
ly damaged. There was plenty of
smoke, however, and this was what
caused the tenants to gather their be-
longings together and fee to the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-06-10

Stefan Kuffack, of 15 Pearl place,
died at the city hospital yesterday af-
ternoon as the result of an accident
at plant No. Of the Atlantic Terra
Gotta Company yesterday morning.
AS told in the NEWS yesterday he
was rushed to the hospital after the
lower portion of his body had been
crushed by heavy elevator. Drs.
Lund, Wilson and Ramsay amputated
his right leg near the thigh. Had he
survived it would have become neces,
sary to amputate the other leg.
Kuffack, who was twenty-five
years old and unmarried, had been in
this country three years. His faith
er, who worked at the same place,
tainted when he saw his son injured
and carried to the ambulance and it
required the assistance of several fell
low-workmen to attend him. He was
finally removed to his home.
There are several stories told in
regard as to how the young man be-
came injured and the terra Gotta
company refuse to give out more
than the information which is abso-
lutely necessary to the authorities
here. The story told one of the at
tending physicians is that young Kuf-
fack went to signal the elevator to
come down. He neglected to use the
regular electric push button, but
walked in on the floor under the ele-
yator. 1t dropped suddenly. landing
on both his legs.
DR.. w. e. Ramsay was called to
the plant and, seeing the mans con-
dition, gave orders to have him sent
to the hospital. Despite the assist
ance rendered by the local physi-
clans, the youth died yesterda..
The body is now in charge of I'm
dertaker Michael Zylka. The funeral
will take place tomorrow. Services
will be held in the Holy Trinity
church and interment will follow in
the Holy Trinity cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-06-10
TELL FARMERS
ABOUT AMBOY.
Board Of Trade Last Might Named
Committee to Prepare Litsra-
ture Employ Man.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DEAD

Ab suggestion that Old Organization
be Admitted in Body the Mem
bers Declared If the Chamber OF
Commerce had been Active and
Alive there Would Have Been no
Need for the Board of Trade.
At the meeting of the Board Of
Trade held at the office of the
EVENING NEWS, last night, a COM
mittee was appointed to prepare
literature setting forth the advant-
ages of Perth Amboy as manufac-
turing center, and also issue circu-
lars appealing especially to the farm-
ers Of within twenty-five or thirty
miles to come to this city to dispose
of their truck and do their shopping.
The committee consists OF Charles X.
Seaman, W. ]. Trainer and S. M.
Jacobson.
1t had been suggested that the
members of the old Chamber of Com
merce be invited to come into the
new Board of Trade in a body. The
matter was discussed at length. It
was the opinion of the board that
the Chamber of Commerce was dead
and that some of it's members al
ready belonged to the Board OF
Trade and the others, If they were
interested enough in the work, could
show that interest by joining in the
same manner. 1t was suggested that
IL the members of the Chamber of
Commerce, as body, had been alive
and active, there would be no need
for the present Board of Trade.
1t is understood that the city is
planning to put the city property at
the junction of New Brunswick ave-
nue. and Fayette street in excellent
1t is to be paved with
concrete, the public scales are to be
located there and 1t will be made as
convenient as possible for wagons to
back up along the curb for market.
Several matters for the advance
ment of the city were discussed by
the members present last night, but
no action was taken. 1t was consid-
cred good progress to get market
place and public scales, and, by taxi
ing steps to get the farmers here,
the board considers Perth Amboy
will be greatly benefited. A man
will be secured to canvass the Mon
mouth county farmers as we'll as
those in Middlesex, in person. He
will distribute the circulars telling
about the city and Will be prepared
to answer any questions that may be
asked about Perth Amboy In this
way many are expected to be induced
to come here.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-06-10
HAD AN OLD PERMIT
TO CARRY FIREARMS
A Keasbey Man Produced Paper
Granted by the Late Mayor
Brace--Fined $40.

Frank J. Barca, of Keasbey, was
fined $40 by Recorder PickersgiIl,
this morning, for having fired re-
volver on the street a few nights
ago. The prisoner produced per-
NIT to carry revolver, which was
signed by the late Mayor Brace. The
recorder said the permit was out
lawed.
Mr.. Barca said that cat had at
tackled his dog and that he had sim
ply pulled his revolver and killed 1t.
The owner of the cat was the COM
plainant.