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Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-22
ASSAULT LED
BY Is WOMEN


Orange, March pa mob of two
hundred men. led by twenty-five
women, attacked force of strike
breakers this morning as the local
police were escorting them to the
Berg hat mills. Bricks, stones and
missiles were used. The police final
ly were compelled to club the mob,
even the women, and fired pistols to
dispense the crowd. The strike
breakers arrived on a train from
Chicago and the police, former a
Hollow square, escorting them to
the factory. Before they got a block
they were surrounded by an angry
mob. The situation is serious. Fur
ther trouble is looked for.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-22
MANY TAKE PART IN
EXCISE DISCUSSION
More Letters on the Subject Are Re-
Ceived Today Reply TO TtOse
Published Saturday.
WHO ARE THE TAX PAYERS?

majority of them we're born and
brought up here and are getting sick
and tired of political deals and graft.
II we had a decent man in tho
mayors chair he would not allow
such thing to come to pass.
The time has come when the peo-
pie must rule and It's purely up to
them. II they want to rule they can
do so by electing men who will see
to 1t that every man does his duty
honestly, and enforces the law as 1t
is. How many licenses lave our ex-
else board revoked for selling on
Sunday. selling 10 minors, or other
causes 30 punishablef / know OF
none, do you? About once year
they fine one or two law-breakers
about $40, and he opens up the next
morning at the same old stand.
What is a twenty-dollar fine to q
man who, by keeping open on Sun
day, does seventy-hve or one hum
dred dollars worth of business?
Get together, voters. aA1 let us
have a clean, beautiful and progress
sive city of which we can be proud
and not ashamed because we hay<
more saloons than any decent city
can support.
AS for me, / can't conscientiously
talk Perth Amboy while the excise
conditions are as they now are. Let
us have a change.
REFORMER.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-22

Unusual interest is manifested in
the excise question now being dis
cussed. The EVENING NEWS is
glad TO publish all Communications
for either side as long as the writer's
keep within the limit OF propriety.
1t is matter that concerns every
voter. Let there be a full discus
sion. The following letters have
been received today:
Editor EVENING NEWS:
Under an assumed name one may
discuss public questions In the pa
pers SO as to focus attention wholly
upon the question itself. But when
one descends to personalities. it is
generally considered far from coura-
geous to hide behind a pseudonym.
The practice of abusing the plain
tiff's attorney Is frequently resorted
to by those who have no case. So ii
would seem wholly unnecessary to
notice the letters appearing in your
issue for March 20. signed "Taxpay-
err" and "One OF the Fools" save
that they serve to befog the issue.
Those who heard Mr.. Northrup's
address before the last open meeting
Of the Board of Trade agree in pro-
nouncing 1t very moderate both in
spirit and in delivery. When Mr..
Mulchahey took exception to what
was said, he appended his name to
his letter, like a gentleman. Since
this letter did not seem to touch the
real heart of Mr. Northrup's criti-
cism, the writer sought to state the
matter again clearly. Then follow
ed the general remonstrance. which
speaks for itself.
1t may surprise many to know
that the general law of New Jersey
is prohibitory, all being prohibited
from retailing intoxicating liquor.
The exception to this general law is
that licenses may be granted for this
liquor traffic wherever it is deemed
for the public good. For the deter
mination of whether or not 1t is for
the public good there are three
sources of authority: excise boards,
county judges and city councils. The
public itself has no power to deter
mine this, only the above authori-
ties. And even these are restricted
in their determination, for in some
specified circumstances licenses may
not be granted at all.
The liquor traffic is therefore pro.
scribed, and it exists only by suffer
ance. 1t cannot be placed on the
same level with legitimate business
enterprises. The presumption, even
under the license system, is every
time and everywhere against the
granting of any license. unless and
until It can be shown to be condu-
Give to the public good. 1t ought
not, therefore, to be necessary fol
citizens to appear in protest against
the granting of any license, for ex
else boards are created, not to grant
licenses indiscriminately, but to pro
| tect the public, granting license:
only when 1t can be proven to be foi
the public good.
In a city already admittedly ovel
''salooned." and without any of the
ordinary reasons existing for its be
ing granted, why did not the Excise
Board protect the public when pray
ed to license the north end saloon
VIM. H. BAWDEN.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-22
a. s4rs
TO DIE
TOMORROW
Condemned Man Spent a
Quiet Sunday Religious
Services at the Jail.
ONE FINAL APPEAL
APPEAL

New Brunswick, March 22:---Freder-
lex Lang, who is to be executed tomor-
row morning for the murder of Katie
Gordon, spent quiet Sunday at the
Jail here. Yesterday afternoon relig-
ious services were held at the Jail, as
usual, and Lang peered through the bars
of his cell at the singers, but paid no
attention to the preaching. Nobody
called to see him yesterday and he had
nothing to say to the Jail attendants.
He ate as usual and smoked consider
able. He seemed to be breaking down,
today, however. He has changed his
mind about hereafter and has ex-
pressed sorrow over the crime he COM
mitted. Father Schmeezcy, of the Hun
garian Catholic church here, spent some
time with him yesterday afternoon.
Hangman VanHise is expected to ar
rive today. Sheriff Quackenboss is de-
termined that there shall be nothing
sensational about this, the last legal
hanging in New Jersey, and is making
al his plans secretly. 1t is believed
that Alan Fl. Strong will make last
appeal to Governor Fort sometime to-
day, but the appeal is looked upon here
as a forlorn hope, as the governor is q
member of the Court of Pardons which
last week refused to interfere with the
sentence.
While public sentiment in the alb
stract seems to aprove of capital pun
ishment, it is interesting to note here
in New Brunswick how few people. want
to have Lang hanged or otherwise put
to death. They admit that his crime
was brutal and horrible and that all nos
sible has been done to save his life, but
somehow, now that he is here Gagged
like dangerous wild animal, although
seemingly harmless, the thought comes
to many that after all it is a serious
thing to take life, even by due process
of law. Had Lang been hanged short
ly after his crime little in this respect
would have been said, but that he
should coolly and deliberately be SEN
fenced to his death by great common
wealth after fight lasting for years,
puts a different aspect on the matter
that is not altogether pleasing to many.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-22
FIVE N[W CASES OF
SMALLPOX REPORTED

Three new cases of smallpox were re
ported Saturday, one yesterday and one
today, making fifteen in all. The new
patients are reported as follows: Her
bert Ford, 239 Madison avenue; Mrs
Foster, 81 Linden street; and Edward
Seguine, SO Market street, on Saturday
Miss Anna Gates, of 242 Madison ave
nue., Sunday; and Mrs. Louis Antonio
of 79. Smith street, today.
Mr.. Seguine and Mrs. Foster were re
moved to the isolation hospital Satur'
day and Mrs. Antonio was taken there
this morning. There are now six pa
tients in the isolation hospital. All OF
the cases except Seguine are from
houses where the disease had already
been.
Miss Gates was teacher at school
No. Z, but was sent home over week
ago as she and six other teachers had
taken their meals. at the Ford home
She has been under observation since
and yesterday il was decided that she
was infected. She was removed to the
Ford residence, where trained nurse
Is in charge of Mr.. and Mrs. Ford and
Miss Gates.
The Board Of Health is alert and held
a conference yesterday. The board
reports that the cases nrc mild ones.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-22
About Shoe ltepa.ring

When you want your shoes repair
ed, pay a little more and have them
repaired by hand. A machine cuts
the welt of and draws 1t In because
a machine has a straight needle.
Don't mind spending few more
cents to have your work down right.
They cannot use the heavy leather
on machine. This In itself proves
that hand work is the only satisfac-
tory method OF havins shoes repaired
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-22
GOVERNOR HUGHES WILL
GRANT No CLEMEHCY
Special b. United Press Wire.

Albany, N. Y, March 22:-Gov-
ernor Hughes, today, denied execu-
tive clemency to Mrs. Mary Farmer
under death sentence for the murder
of Sarah Brennan, near Watertown,
N. Y, in 1908. The governors re-
port was: IL find no ground on
which l could justify granting Glenn
ency and therefore deny applica-
tion."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-22
SAID SON UTTERED
THREATS TO SHOOT

Steve Yalin, of 81 Elizabeth street,
reported to Patrolman Gutowski at $40
o'clock Saturday, night that his son had
come to his house short time before
and threatened to kill him. He said
that his son had a revolver in his pock-
ct and was a dangerous character The
officer went to the house and searched
the son but failed to find any gun. He
did not make an arrest, but advised the
disturber to leave the place.
Let the NEWS tell your wants.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-22
KANSAS WINS IN ITS ;
FIGHT WITH MISSOURI

Specidl by United Press Wire.
Washington, March 22:-The supreme
court, today, handed down a decision
deciding the famous Missouri Kansas
boundary line dispute in favor of the
state of Kansas, thus ending a contro-
versy over the possession of Goose ISL
and near Kansas City which has ragged
for wears
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-22
ROOSEVELT HAS A
$4,000 SUNDAY FIRE
s,,c,a, 70 the BvENrNo NEWS.

Roosevelt, March 22:-Fire start
ing in the store of Duff Brothers. in
woodbridge avenue, about o O'Clock
yesterday morning, did about $4,000
worth of damage. The building is d
one-story structure containing two
stores. The other is occupied by
Miss Deber as a millinery. 1t is
owned by Jacob Steinberg. The
flames were confined to the Duff
Brothers store. An overheated stove
is believed to be the cause.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-22
Yale University. New Haven, Conn.
March 90, 1909.

Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
March 20, 1909.
Editor EVENING NEWS:
1t is with regret, and with all due
respect to the worthy editor, that
take this means of making q reply to
your editorial OF March 18th, Rails
ing the License Fee"
/ have always noted with pleasure
that it is the custom of the NEWS
to voice in its editorials matters
conducive to the best interests Of
the community. and to state them
in a logical and wholesome manner:
but the sentences, 1T at least should
be $500. We cannot afford to let
the county seat get ahead OF us In
this particular" is such a deviation
from the standard usually maintain
ed. that ! am sure the writer him
self, upon retrospective examination.
win not desire to let them stand as
a criterion of the substance of his
editorials, and ] feel that an answer
to them will be entirely relevant
and applicable.
From tho above mentioned
phrases the natural inference to, be
drawn is that the liquor dealer
should be made the medium through
which our city is to outstrip its rival,
regardless of what effect 1t may
have upon the liquor traFIc; but ara
we not at all to consider the inter-
ests of the saloon-keeper, fsom
whose revenue the city has been
able to maintain so low tax rate,
OF which we may be justly proud7
/ Then, again, can it be said with
immunity that an increase OF $50
will be such as to materially de-
crease the proportion of saloons
throughout the city? Can you con-
ceive a man, making a comfortable
living out of his business, giving IL
= up because Of an increase in license
! of so paftry sum as $50. This is.
I beyond a doubt. inconceivahle and
! too abstruse as to be considered
/ (Continued on page -
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-22
To Rebuild Foundry.

Special to tho EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick, March 22:-At a
meeting of the Empire Foundry Com
pany held here yesterday it was decided
to rebuild the burned portion Of their
plant at once. When this is completed
200 hands will be employed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-22

Mixed Chocolates fresh every day
2 SC. q po.. Sections, 20 Smith
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-22
TWO LEAKS IN
I6 INCH MAIN

Two leaks in the sixteen-inch
water main were discovered early
this morning and are being repaired
by the water department today. One
is small leak near the pumping
station at Runyon, and the other is
quite a large leak on the south
shore meadows.
The leak on the meadows could
not be repaired until this afternoon
on account of the tide.
Have your Doctors prescription
filled at Sexton's, 40 Smith street.
1076-3-22-ltt
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-22
Editor EVENING NEWS:

Editor EVENING NEWS:
In your communication Of March
20, 1909, signed "One Of the Fools. +"
the writer did his best to uphold his
title. He had evidently been listen
ing to some sensible person who told
him about the petition to hang this
mayor and about taxing beer, the
only taxable of a certain class with
whom he wishes to ally himself. he
and a number of his class would do
well to study the subject OF taxation
before writing or saying the ridicu-
lous things they do. He and so-
called Taxpayer think because
they pay small tax to the tax col-
lector they are privileged class.
Every man pays tax. directly or
indirectly. Suppose. orr dear tax
payer owns a house that he wcGtd
not sell for 1900, which Is taxedz
at $4,000 in spite OF the fact that
New Jersey laws say property shall
be taxed at its full value, but the
assessor who Is friend of his lives
next door. Now he pays tax OF
$40 and receives $25 month rent.
water tax $13, total expense about
$50 year, rent s300-S58-s25e
on his $4,000, 12& per cent gain
each year. Who paid that tax? Who
paid the expenses? Who paid 12H
on $4,000 supposed value?
Yet this property-holder holds UP
his head and calls himself taxpay-s
er and looks down on his tenant,
who is the real taxpayer. Every man
who pays rent pays tax. Every man
who buys groceries or clothing or
shoes pays tax in helping the mer-
chant pay his tax as much as the
man who pays for a glass of beer
What has Mr. Gadek lone to build
up Perth Amboy? Does a saloon
tend to build up or tear down? Let
someone give his record who knows,
but as for his paying more tax than
all the demonstrators put together,
1t is false.
A REMONSTRAT0R.
P. S.-"Best excise board Perth
Amboy ever had" will soon be ar
famous as Best chief of police New
York ever had or "Eest mayor
New York ever had" II they keep
on disregarding the wishes of the
citizens.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-22
HARRY THAW'S MOTHER
IN SUIT AGAINST BANK
special oy Uastsd Press wsre

Troy, N. Y, March 22:-Mrs. Eliza
beth L. Thaw, mother of Harry K.
Thaw, today brought suit against the
Troy Manufacturers Bank to recover
$4,000, the value Of bonds she depos-
tied for $4,000 loan TO A. L. Rich
mond, Jr., president of the Ferguson
Contracting Company Of Pittsburg.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-22
EIks. Ranauet COMMITTEE.

The committee in charge of the
installation banquet to be held by
Perth Amboy Lodge No. 7g4, B. p.
10. Eiks. in the club rooms on April
6, met yesterday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-22

BE 40 advertiser-le. : word:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-22

Let the NEWS tell your wants.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-03-22

Read the NEWS every day.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-07
PER SONALS

Chas B. Armstrong and c. B.
McCollum went up to San BenitO
this morning onthe branch train, to
take a run up the Military road in
the formers machine, which he left
at that town last night, rather than
ford, for the second time in one
day, the stream crossing the road
half way between that town and
Brownsville.
Judge Saml Spears went to San
Benito today on business and will
probably venture as far as Chaplin
tomorrow.
G. c. Booth, a planter of Chapel
Hill came in last night and is TAX
ing side trip up the valley.
R. N. Fitch and H. Hamilton of
Mercedes, F. S. Robertson of San Be
nito and J S. Monroe of Rio Grande
City were in town last night.
D. P. Austin of Sherman arrived
last night and went up the branch
this morning He is looking for a
chance TO invest some good Sherman
money.
E. J. Fitzgerald an DIR. L. Lansing
are visitors from the Hub investiga-
ting the attractions and inducements
of Brownsville and the valley.
Mrs. J. F. TrimbIe of LlanO Grande
returned home this morning after
a short stay in town.
Marcus Phillips and wife of Ri
viera came down last night to look
over the border country. They went
I'D the branch this morning.
Rev.W. H. Petty was on the road
to Harrington today. Likewise c. R.
Kirby and Perry Clark.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-07
ARRESTED ON CHARGE
OF OPENING LETTERS.
c. WOer Said to Have Opened Let
tiers Belonging to Robert Runyon,
Gulf Coast News Company.

Late Tuesday afternoon, c. Woer,
former manager of the Gulf Coast
News COmpany's lunch room at this
place, was arrested by U. S. Deputy
Marshal VIM. Linton, on a charge
of taking certain letters out of the
pOstoffice at Brownsville, on or
about October 4, addressed to Rob
ert RunyOn and to the Gulf Coast
News Company, before said letters
had been delivered to the persons
to whom they were directed, with a
design to obstruct the correspond
ence and to pry into the secrets of
said adressees of said letters, and did
secrete and embezzle said letters on
said date at said Brownsville,
Texas" A hearing of the case will
be held on Saturday afternoon be
fore U. S. Commissioner A. B. Cole,
Woer now being out on 500 bond.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-07
GRAVITY IRRIGATION co.
c. +. Hammond Elected Director at
First Gathering of Board.

San Juan, Oct THE regular
weekly meeting of the board of di-
rectOrs of the Gravity Irrigation Co,
was held yesterday Those in attend
ance were DR.. A. W. Roth, J. J. Con-
way, c. S. Morton and c. z. Ham
mond, the latter being elected to
the board yesterday. The meeting
was uneventful, nothing but rOu-
tine matters being brought up.
This was the first meeting of the
directors of the newly organized
company, the charter of which was
filed by the secretary of state a few
days ago. AS explained in The Her
aid last week, it is simply an Operat-
ing company of small capital, formed
for the purpose of doing the prelimi-
nary work attendant upon the
launching of the S4,0O0,0OO no
Grande Irrigation Co. which When
under way will have the same a.
sonnet as this small company ald
will take over its interests
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-07
CAN'T SCARE OHIOANS.
Messrs. GoOdhart and Wendell Pre-
pare for Campaign.

One of the new settlers at Donna,
Jerome GOodhart. was in Browns
vile over night laying in supply
of snake bite cure, mosquito lotion
and some light artillery and ammun-
itiOn
Mr. Goodhart is from Ohio. He was
down here with his wife last winter
and later in partnership with a
friend F. H. Wendell, also of Ohio,
bought 40 acres at Donna which they
have now come to develop. They
arrived last Saturday and immediate
ly pitched their tents on their forty
where they mean to stick despite
the best efforts of various snakes,
mosquitoes and coyotes to drive them
out Mr.. Goodhart returned to camp
this morning prepared to receive var
minis properly.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-07
Mission Items
To The Herald

To The Herald
Mission, 1exas. Oct 6.-J. w.
Holt left Sunday on a short business
trip to Chicago, III.
r. H Howard of San Antonio is
here for a few days
J. H. Seay. cashier of the First
State Bank of Mission, left Saturday
for Mt Pleasant, Texas, his former
home He will return in about ten
days. Mr. w. E. Stewart of McAllen
is running the bank during his alb
sence.
J. NJ. Garrison. auditor for the
Knox Lumber Company of Mission.
is here for a couple of weeks.
S. H. Jackson, of Houston, Texas,
is in Mission on business.
E. E. White of Pennsylvania pur-
chased twenty acres of land north of
town. His family is here with him
and they will at once develop the
tract
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Official Forecast.
LOCAL TEMS

DIR. Kent, eye, ear, nose and
throat. Office COmbe building.
S-26-tf
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-07
ENIISSARIES TO AUSTIN
RETURN IN TRIUMPH.
Proposed $4,000 Bond Issue for
Drainage District 20. 1 Assured
Will Be Taken L, p October IL.

With an expansive smile and a
decided air of satisfaction, Sheriff
John CIosner walked up Elizabeth
street last night, just returned from
his visit to Austin, where in company
with Dr.. w. S. Chaplin and Judge
S. P. Silver of Mercedes he called
upon the Attorney General to confer
with him regarding the proposed
$4,000 bond issue for Drainage
District Number l of HidalgO county.
The attorney general refused to ap-
prove this, it Will be remembered.
because of defects in the original
petition.
Sheriff ClOsner said that the COM
mittee was received very cordially
by Attorney General Davidson, who
showed a desire to help in every way
possible to unravel the tangle. At
ter going over the matter thorough
" he agreed to withdraw his Objec
ton upon the presentation of affi-
davits showing that % of the peO
pie whose names are on the original
petition live in the district affected.
Sheriff Closner said that the mat
ter would be taken mp at the next
meeting of the commissioners of Hi
dalgo county to be held Oct. II and
within ten days after that he eX-
pected they would be able to salts
fly the requirements of the attorney
general and receive his o. X to the
bond issue.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-07
RI DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Calls AIdrich Tariff Law Outrageous
Wants Senators Elected by People.

By Associated Press.
Providence, R. 1. Oct THE
Rhode Island democratic state con-
vention met here today and adopted
a platform which condemns the Al
drich tariff law as the most OUtra-
geous and unfair tariff ever enacted
by an American congress" 1t de-
mands the election of United States
senators by direct vote of the
people" a system under which, the
resolution declares, Nelson Aldrich
would not be returned to the senate
from this state" The vote of every
democratic member OF the incoming
general assembly is pledged to sup
port the income tax amendment. to
the national constitution.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-07

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