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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-11-02
NEW STATION
NEXT SPRING
That Is Report Received by
Local Representatives Of
Central Railroad.
IMPROVEMENTS ARE MADE

The improvements ordered by the
Board of Health have been made at
the Central railroad depot and the
report is made by local representa-
tiyes of the Central Railroad Com
pany that new station will most
likely be erected next spring IL suit
able agreements can be made with
the city authorities.
The present improvements are
only OF such degree as to make
conditions sanitary, in conformity
with the Sanitary Code Of the Board
of Health.
Assistant Engineer James and a
corps OF assistants are still at work
upon the proposed elevated system
which is to extend from point near
Maurer to the New York & Long
Branch railroad bridge. They work.
ed upon the entire stretch Of the
proposed system yesterday, survey
ing from Maurer to the Raritan
river.
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President Of Board Of Education
Engineer OfPassenger Train, Dies
in City Hospital Early Today.
FLAGS OF CITY AT HALF MAST
Passenger and Coal Trains in
Rear End Collision in Fog Near
Valentine S. Fireman Is lJnhurt

John Aner president of the Board of Education
Valley
a
he
shor fter oc
chiefly the which thick
the engineer unable the lights Of the ahead
demolished the coIdng
the local train all badly shaken
Amerbach
Of
them hying
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FIGHT FOR
MAYOR IN
NEW YORK
Many Arrests at the Polls.
Presidents Son One Of
the Watchers.
ALLEGATIONS OF FRAUDS
Fusion and Civic Alliance
Leaders Say Tammany Has
Hundreds of Floaters.
ELECT IN OTHER STATES
Philadelphia Is Battling
With THE Gang Troops
in Kentucky.
ALLEGATIONS OF FRAUDS.
ELECT IN OTHER STATES

New York, Nov. "A record
vote was polled during the first two
hours this morning In the city elec-
ton. Comparatively little trouble
has been caused around the polls.
All candidates still claim victory.
Gaynor remains strong favorite in
thesbetting.
Many arrests were made at the polls
on charges of illegal registration and
the personation of voters Herbert
Parsons, chairman of the Republican
county committee, representing the
fusion ticket, headed by Otto T. Ban
nard, and Clarence ]. shearn, repre-
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According to all reports Engineer
Arner jumped from the cab Just be-
fore the crash and sustained injuries
which resulted in his death eight
hours later DR.. Nj. s. Meinzer, of
this city, who was called to the
wreck shortly after the accident,
found that he had sustained frac-
tured skull. DR. a. Gross, Of
Metuchen, WAS the first doctor to
reach the injured man and did all
possible to make him comfortable.
though 1t was feared that his In
sjnries were fatal DR.. Meinzer is OF
the opinion that MIR. Arner jumped
and that he received no injury In the
cab. The fireman in Mr. Arnerg q
engine, Myers Peterson, stuck to his
post and was uninjured.
Flags at Half Mast.
The accident has cast gloom over
the city and the flags on all of the
city buildings are at half-mast.
+ Struck at 8:17 p. M.
According TO Yardmaster Blocker,
of the Lehigh Valley railroad, the
accident occurred at exactly SIT
o'clock about one-quarter of a mile
west of Valentines brick factory
near Fords. The train which Mr..
Arner was engineer of was due here
at SOC o'clock, but on account of
the fog was late.
A short distance west Of the brick
factory is small shed at which all
coal trains stop and telephone into
this city for orders where to place
the cars. Shortly after o'clock a
coal train bound for this city stopped
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from any rear brakeman as Is Gus
tomary and, thinking the track clear,
was speeding towards Fords. He
had no warning OF any kind Of the
danger ahead until he saw the lights
of the caboose .of.the coal train. He
then threw on the brakes and Jump
ed. In doing SO he landed on his
feet, but the impact pitched him for
ward and his head struck the south
erly rail of the side track. The fog
was so thick that MI Arner's engine
was within 200 feet of the coal train
before he saw the lights. Notwith-
standing that the brakes were
thrown on, the distance was too short
to stop the train in time to avoid the
collision. Mr.. Arner, had he stayed
in the cab, might have escaped unin-
(Continueo on page ~
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legged offenders.
Governor Hughes Votes EARLY.
Governor Hughes, who came here
from Albany to cast his vote, sent
messages to the sheriffs of New York,
Kings and Queens counties and to the
superintendent Of elections as follows:
You are directed to take ali necessary
measures and precautions within your
authority to see that the election is con-
Quoted without diaorder. intimidation and
fraud and that tho provisions of the -elec-
tion law are fully enforced
You will be held strictly accountable for
the performance of your duty
Robert Taft son Of the president,
and fifty other Yale students came
from New Haven and acted as volun-
teer watchers at the polls IN the inter-
est Of Otto I. Bannard and the Re
publican-fusion candidates.
Young Taft is president OF the Yale
City Government club, and the stu
dents he brought with him are meni-
bers of that organization. Mr.. Taft
and his chum, Philip Roberts of Hurt
ford, were first stationed at a polling
place on Third avenue and afterward
were directed to make tour of poll
ing places on the Bowery and the low
er east side.
Millions to Watcfi Bulletins.
II is expected that more than a fhIis
lion persons win gather at central
points In the city tonight to find out
whether William ]. Gaynor Otto 4.
Barnard or William II. Hearst is elect
ed mayor
II election betting were true indi-
cation Of the probable result It would
be easy TO foretell the winner. Tire
latest odds are to on Gaynor, 13 to
o against Barnard, 9 to / against
Hearst. to that Barnard gets more
votes than Hearst and to on the
fusion county ticket.
"Bannard viii get 100000 votes md
will have 10000 plurality said Herr
bert Parsons, chairman OF the Repub-
lican county committee. Judge Gay
nor win be second in the race With a
total OF 100000
Democratic leaders reckon that
Judge Gaynor Will get 100000 votes
out Of the $4,000 cast for the three
leading nlayoralty candidates.
CONTINUED on page 20
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BOY SHOT ANOTHER
IN FAMILY FEUD
gpeotal nr unlted Press Wlre.

Special By United Press WIRE.
Seattle, Wash, Nov. 2.--Samuel
Stewart, eight years old, today told
the police he had killed Fred Best
man, another boy, because of q fam
fly feud. The boy explained calmly
how he stood Bestman against a
wall and blew out his brains with
his fathers rife He then locked the
kouse, hunted UP. the father and told
him. When Bestman went to the
house for the body of his child the
two men fought ahd ueighbors. pre-
vented a second tragedy.
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SHOT WIFE AND HER
FATHER IN HIS HOME

specta, ~ Unttsd Prsss Wi-d
New York. Nov. 2;--Angered be-
eauee his wife refused to return to
him Fred Miller today went to the
home of her father. John Sceain. In
Brooklyn. and shot his vtfs and
killed Sceain, who rushed to help the
woman. He is dying Miller was
caught and arrested after chase.
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GAS LIGHTING MACHINE
EXPLODES IN STORE

A gasoline lighting machine
caused an explosion In the clothing
store of Nathan Jacobson, In State
street, this afternoon. 1t caused the
buildings in the immediate vicinity
to tremble. The system had Just
been installed and was being pre-
pared for test.
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CYCLONE in sPfIN

Madrid. Nov. -Terragona PROV
ince has been swept by cyclones and
enormous damage haa been done.
Irlavent railway depot has been de-
molished and miles OF track destroy
ed. Many houses are wrecked and
communication is cut off. Many
deaths are feared.
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MURDERED TWO AND
THEN KILLED HIMSELF
pectaI ov Umsted Press WIRE.

Special 0y Umited Press WIRE.
Mahoney City, Pa. Nov 2-John 2
6chuck, butchers helper, killed
his wife and daughter by cutting
their throats. He then shot himself
dead today. Financial worries are
supposed to be the cause.
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be ads. VIII ghoa gon wee ii
9f there's Z chance today TO buy
s8t piece OF fuTnitufo at yOUa
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ftPkbHE Fair and
ssfnier tonight. Rain
tomorrow.
The Glenwood post., 1909-09-04

the great OF how to get back to Kan
sas again"
She closed the door, locked it, and
put the key carefully in the pocket Of
her dress. And so, with Toto trotting
along soberly behind her, she started
on her journey
There were several roads near by
but it did not take her long to find the
one paved with yellow brick. Within
a short time she was walking briskly
toward the Emerald City, her silver
shoes tinkling merrily on the hard,
yellow roadbed. The sun shone bright
and the birds sang sweet and Dorothy
did not feel nearly as bad as you might
think little girl would who had been
suddenly whisked away from her own
country and set down in the midst OF
a strange land.
She was surprised as she walked
along, to see how pretty the country
The Glenwood post., 1909-09-04

was about her. There were neat
fences at the sides Of the road.
painted a dainty blue color. and be-
yond them were fields of grain and
vegetables in abundance. Evidently
the Munchkins were good farmers and
able to raise large crops. Once in
while she would pass a house, and the
people came out to look at her and
bow low as she went by; for everyone
knew she had been the means of de-
stroying the wicked witch and setting
them free from bondage. The houses
of the Munchkins were odd looking
dwellings. for each was round with a
big dome for roof. All were painted
blue, for in this country of the East
blue was the favorite color.
Towards evening, when Dorothy
was tired with her long walk and be-
gan to wonder where she should pass
the night she came to a house rather
larger than the rest. On the green
lawn before it many men and women
We're dancing. Five little fiddlers
played as loudly as possible and the
people We're laughing and singing.
while big table near by was loaded
with delicious fruits and nuts, pies
and cakes. and many other good
things to eat.
The people greeted Dorothy kindly,
and invited her to supper and to pass
the night with them; for this was the
home of one of the richest Munchkins
in the land. and his friends were gath
IN ftan
dom from the bondage of the wicked
witch.
Dorothy ate hearty supper and
was waited upon by the rich MUNICH
kin himself, whose name was Bog.
Then she sat down upon a settee and
watched the people dance.
When Bog saw her silver shoes he
said
You must be great sorceress.''
Why" asked the girl
Because you wear silver shoes and
have killed the wicked witch. Be-
sides, you have white in your frock,
and only witches and sorceresses wear
white"
My dress is blue and white
checked said Dorothy, smoothing out
the wrinkles in it.
1T is kind of you to wear that" said
Bog. Blue is the color of the MUNICH
kins, and white is the witch color: SO
we know you are a friendly witch"
Dorothy did not know what to say
to this. for all the people seemed to
think her a witch, and she knew very
well she was only an ordinary little
girl who had come by the chance OF q
cyclone into a strange land
When she had tired watching the
dancing Bog led her into the house,
where he gave her room with q
The Glenwood post., 1909-09-04

You must walk. 1t is long Jour.
ney. through country that is some
times pleasant and sometimes dark
and terrible. However. | will use all
the magic arts | know of to keep you
from HARM
Wont you go with me?" pleaded
the girl, who had begun to look upon
the little old woman as her only
friend.
No, | cannot do that" she replied;
but l will give you my kiss. and no
one will dare injure a person who has
been kissed by the Witch of the
North"
She came close to Dorothy and
kissed her gently on the forehead.
Where her lips touched the girl they
left round. shining mark, as Dorothy
found out soon after.
The road TO the City of Emeralds
is paved with yellow brick said the
Witch; so you cannot miss it. When
you get to Or do not be afraid of him,
but tell your story and ask him to
help you. Good.by. my dear"
The three Munchkins bowed low to
her and wished her pleasant jour
ney, after which they walked away
through the trees. The Witch gave
Dorothy friendly little nod, whirled
around on her left heel three times,
and straightway disappeared. much to
the surprise of little Toto, who barked
after her loudly enough when she had
gone, because he had been afraid even
to growl while she stood by
But Dorothy, knowing her to be
witch, had expected her to disappear
in just that way. and was not sur
prised in the least.
The Glenwood post., 1909-09-04
PRESIDENT WILL INSPECT THE
FAMOUS GOVERNMENT IR.
RIGATIoN PROJECT.
PATHFINDER DAM SOLID
PUMPING FROM UNDERFLOW IN
KANSAS is NOVEL BUT
SUCCESSFUL.

Denver.-Not only the Gunnison
tunnel. but the twelve-mle canal
which will connect its west portal
with the Uncompahgre river will be
completed and ready for the President
when he comes formally to open the
system September 2Sth," said /. w.
Mcconnell, supervising engineer of
the United States Reclamation Ser
vice, upon his arrival from Montrose
the other day.
We will be able to show flow OF
about 400 second feet of water
through tunnel and canal on opening
day. said he, land it will be some
time before the full capacity of 1900
second feet will be turned into the
tunnel About all that remains to be
done now is to get the men out and
start the water
Mcconnell spends about five-sixths
OF his time visiting the half dozen big
projects under his care in Colorado.
Kansas. Wyoming, Nebraska ana
South Dakota, although his residence
is in this city. Regarding the possi-
bility OF break in the big Pathfind-
er dam in Wyoming. about which con.
siderable was printed in the papers
two months ago, he said:
The Pathfinder dam is about as
likely to break as James Peak is to
from the lands which it is designed to
irrigate. the former being in central,
Wyoming and the latter on either side
OF the Wyoming-N ebraska line. This
has been an extraordinary year for
rainfall, and in June the North Platte
ran .250,000 acre feet of water, or the
average run for the entire year pre-
vious. The auxiliary discharge tun.
nels from the dam, which ultimately
will be used for power purposes ,.have
capacity of 5000 second feet, tre-
mendous volume of water and are
amply able to care for any quantity
that may come down the river. We
feel sure of that since the June ex.
perience.
We are now planning to build the
Pathfinder dixie, which will fill low
sag on the south side of the dam. The
existence of the sag is what caused
the talk in June, when the exception.
al quantity of water developed With
that taken care of there will not even
be room for talk.
Probably our most interesting, ano
certainly our most novel. project, il
that at Garden City, Kan, where irri
CATION by pumping from the under
flow and from the Arkansas river lie
being carried on successfully. The
Arkansas has carried very large
amount of water this year, and most
of our pumping has been from the
river direct, although the underflow
also has been utilized.
"Of course the eyes of the world
are on the Gunnison tunnel of the un.
compahgre project, and you may say
that the engineering work will be
complete and everything in readiness
to receive the President and his dis.
tinguished party when they arrive at
Montrose for the purpose of opening
the tunnel September 23rd"
The Glenwood post., 1909-09-04
No Friction With United States.

One Of the striking features in con-
nection with the building of the Gun
nison tunnel by the United States gov
ernment has been the utter absence
of labor troubles or strife of any kind
among the men employed on the work.
Uncle Sam built towns for his en-
ployes at each portal of the tunnel,
and, while the accommodations were
by no means sumptuOus, the men were
made comfortable and given plenty of
food at a nominal cost at the govern
ment boarding house. Recreation
rooms were provided and many of the
employees took their families there to
live while the work was going on.
Liquor was strictly barred from the
camps, and there has not been a seri-
GUS disturbance since the tunnel was
started. 1t is in striking comparison
with the ordinary contractors camp.
The work has by no means been
easy. The tunnel was drilled for six
miles through solid rock, and for the
greater part of the time the men nave
been forced to work in water up to
their ankles, and under constant
flow from overhead. The work is now
finished and the tunnel will be for
mally opened by President Taft late
in September. 1t will supply water
for 100000 acres of land. large part
of which lies in Delta county, the larg-
est fruit producing section of the
West. Plans are being made by the
Delta County Business Mems Associa-
tion to give President Taft an automo-
bile ride over the land to be reclaimed
during his visit to Delta.
The Glenwood post., 1909-09-04

pretty bed in It. The sheets were
made of blue cloth, and Dorothy slept
soundly in them till morning, with
Toto curled up on the blue rug beside
her.
She ate hearty breakfast, and
watched wee Munchkin baby, who
played with Toto and pulled his tail
and crowed and laughed in a way that
greatly amused Dorothy. Toto was a
fine curiosity to all the people, for
they had never seen a dog before.
How far is it to the Emerald City?"
the girl asked.
81 do not know" answered Boo.
gravely. for l have never been there
1t is better for people to keep away
from Or, unless they have business
with him. But it is long way to the
Emerald City, and it will take you
many days. The country here is rich
and pleasant, but you must pass
through rough and dangerous places
before you reach the end of your Jour.
ney."
This worried Dorothy little, but
she knew that only the great OF could
help her get to Kansas again, so she
bravely resolved not to turn back.
She bade her friends gooG-by, and
again started along the road of yellow
brick. When she had gone several
miles she thought she would stop to
rest, and so climbed to the top of the
fence beside the road and sat down.
There was great cornfield beyond
the fence, and not far away she saw
Scarecrow, placed high on a pole to
keep the birds from the ripe corn.
Dorothy leaned her chin upon her
hand and gazed thousht7ully at the
Scarecrow. Its head was small
sack stuffed with straw, with eyes
nose and mouth painted on it to rep.
resent face. An old, pointed blue hat
that had belonged to some Munchkip
was perched on this head, and the rest
Of the figure was blue suit of clothes
worn and faded. which had also been
stuffed with straw. On the feet were
some old boots with blue tops, such
as every man wore in this country
and the figure was raised above the
stalks of corn by means of the pole
stuck up its back.
tTo BE coNr1NUED)
The Glenwood post., 1909-09-04

When Dorothy was left alone she
began to feel hungry. So she went to
the cupboard and cut herself some
bread, which she spread with butter
She gave some to Toto, and taking a
pail from the shelf she carried it down
to the little brook and filled it with
clear, sparkling water. Toto ran over
to the trees and began to bark at the
birds sitting there. Dorothy went to
get him, and saw such delicious fruit
hanging from the branches that she
gathered some of it, finding it just
what she wanted to help out her break
fast.
Then she went back to the house
and having helped herself and Toto to
a good drink of the cool, clear water
she set about making ready for the
journey to the City of Emeralds.
Dorothy had only one other dress.
but that happened to be clean and
was hanging on a peg beside her bed.
1t was gingham, with checks of white
and blue; and although the blue was
somewhat faded with many washings,
1t was still pretty frock. The girl
washed herself carefully, dressed her
self in the clean gingham. and tied
her pink sunbonnet on her head. She
took a little basket and filled it with
bread from the cupboard, laying a
white cloth over the top. Then she
looked down at her feet and noticed
how old and worn her shoes We're
They surely will never do for a
long journey, Toto" she said And
Toto looked up into her face with his
little black eyes and wagged his tail
to show he knew what she meant
At that moment Dorothy saw lying
on the table the silver shoes that had
belonged to the Witch of the East.
Il wonder if they will fit me-" she
said to Toto. They would be just the
thing to take a long walk in, for they
could not wear out"
She took off her old leather shoes
and tied on the silver ones. which
fitted her as well as If they had been
made for her.
Finally she picked up her basket.
Come along. Toto" she said, we
will go to the Emerald City and ask
The Glenwood post., 1909-09-04
Boulder Man Is EIectrocuted.

Boulder, Colo.-E. H. Wolcott. aged
thirty-five years and married, of Lou
isville, line patrolman for the power
company there, was electrocuted
about one mile north of Louisville
while trimming trees for the company
Wolcotts lifeless body was seen dang
ling in the treetops along the line by
Frank De Backer, Boulder real es-
tate man. who was passing in his au-
tomobile. A current of 1900 volts was
passing through Wolcott's body The
power had to be shut off to remove
the corpse.
The Glenwood post., 1909-09-04
INCREASE IN BEET CROP ALONE
REACHES OVER ONE MILLION
DOLLARS.
FARMER WILL Be KING
CRITERION OF OTHER AGRICUl-
TURAL COUNTIES ALL OVER
THE STATE.

Rocky Ford, Colo.-Seven million
dollars will be approximately the gross
returns to the Otero county farmers
this year from agricultural and allied
Industries. This will be roughly di'
The Glenwood post., 1909-09-04
Shoots Eather-save. Wife.

West Cliff, Colo-To save his wife
from harm and possible death, Walter
Lombard. prominent ranchman liv-
ing four miles west of West Cliff, shot
and killed her father, Samuel Simerel.
aged sixty-five, a veteran Of the Civil
war. The victim had made an attack
on his daughter, and when Lombard
went to her rescue the aged man is
said to have turned upon him. He
killed him instantly.
The Glenwood post., 1909-09-04

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