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Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04
WANT WATER SUPPLY FROM THIS CITY
FURNISHED TO KEASBEY AND SEWAREN
Committee from Woodbridge Town
ship Asks Board Of Commission
ers TO Supply 1t if Thew Will Law
the Mains--To Make aProposition.

chief reason that the township wants it,
is for fire protection. They also want
water at Sewaren for the same reason,
but prefer it at Keasbey first.
The actual meeting Of the board was
very short and only a little business
was transacted.
Increase Runyon Insurance.
On recommendation Of the committee
on real estate it was decided to increase
the insurance on houses Nos. l and 2 at
Runyon from 81 900 to $500. These
are the two which were recently altered.
The committee on pipe was empower
ed to rent one of the new houses at
Runyon to Benjamin Bloodgood, fire.
man employed at the pumping station.
A number of bills were paid and the
reports of the city collector, city~treas-
urer, city comptroller and Superinten-
dent Burns were received and placed on
file The latter showed that sixteen
taps were made during the past month
A requesition from Superintendent
Burns for some supplies was referred
to the committees on pipe and real es-
tate.
Herbert M. Helm, of the New York
Lead Wool Company, which has
a preparation for caulking
pipe joints without the use of
furnace, addressed the board and
showed samples of his product. The
matter was referred to the committee
on pipe. Another salesman who repre-
sented patent hydrant valve and an
appliance to prevent hydrants from
freezing spoke and showed samples. The
matter was also referred to the commit
tee on pipe.
Commissioner Fraser was the only alb
senfea
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04
HOLD LINCOLN
SERVICE NEXT
SUNDAY NIGHT

The first occasion In the celebration
In this city of the hundredth anniver.
sary of Abraham Lincoln . birth win
take place in the First Presbyterian
church Sunday night.
The members Of the Grand Army of
the Republic will attend and the pulpit
will be decorated with picture Of the
great martyr President, and Old Glory
will be wrapped about it. Miss Burger
will sing "The Star Spangled Banner. -
Rev. James Henry Northrup, pastor,
will deliver an address on Abraham
Lincoln, the First American" He will
discuss these topics: "How Did Lin
coin become greatf' "What did he
fight forf' "For what did he dief''
and "The Captain of the nation 8 sal
walton, made great through suffering, "
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04
PLUMBER HANSON
PAYS FINE OF $25

The case of Deputy Inspector
Samuel T. Frost, complaining wit
ness VS.. John s. Hanson, a plum ber,
which was brought by the health
board, was settled yesterday, when
the defendant paid his fine. amount
ing to $25. Hanson, it was alleged
violated section of the code In not
filing plans before he started the
plumbing work in house in Lawton
place. The code requires that all
plumbers must file plans for jobs be-
fore work is commenced.
Be an adveftiser--1c. word.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04
Drum Corps Open House.
SLIPPED ON ICE AND
THOUGHT LEG BROKEN

Patrolman Andrew Jensen was de-
tailed with the ambulance at 4:25
o'clock yesterday afternoon to 129
New Brunswick avenue in response
to a telephone message from Joseph
Laskowski that a man had broken
his leg.
Mike Toat, of As Washington
street, was found lying on the side
walk and his leg, he said, was frac-
tured. DR.. M. S. Meinzer was called
and, after an examination, sent the
man home as he could find no broken
bones, although the leg had been
hurt. The injured man said that as
he was walking past the place he
slipped on some ice. his leg doubling
beneath him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04
WOMAN BADLY
HURT IN FALL
DOWNSTAIRS

Mrs. Mary Egler, while attending
to her household duties in her home
at Keasbey, this morning, fell down
a fight of stairs and dislocated her
right shoulder. She also sustained
contusions about the body.
She was found in a semi-conscious
state and was cared for by neighbors
until medical assistance arrived. She
was afterward attended by DR.. G.
w. Tyrrell.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04
MAYOR VERY
OPTIMISTIC AS
TO BANQUET

Mayor Bollschweiler is busily at
work today completing arrangements
for the patriotic demonstration in
honor of the -hundredth anniver-
sary Of the. birthday of Abraham
Lincoln at the Packer House on the
evening of February IL.
Tickets for the affair were placed
on sale yesterday and already num-
Der have been sold. Proprietor Peter
Floersch is making elaborate plans
for the banquet and will decorate
the dining room profusely for the
occasion.
Arrangements are being made
with prominent out-of-town speakers
to be present and deliver patriotic
addresses. Their names will be
m ade public before the end of the
week. Music has been engaged and
those in charge expect that there
will be over 100 present at the din
ner.
The mayor said this morning that
he is devoting much of his time to
the celebration for the evening of
Lincoln's birthday, and has not ap-
pointed any committee to arrange
exercises for the afternoon, but
would be pleased if the matter was
taken up and something done to
further celebrate the day.
An appeal is made by the mayor
to all citizens to decorate their
houses or at least place flags on them
on February IL.
No G.. A. R. Observance.
Major James II. Dandy Post, G.. A. R.,
at a meeting held in Odd Fellows hall
last night, discussed the matter of hav-
ing a celebration on the one hundredth
of Lincoln Is birthday Feb
ruary 12. Owing to the fact that only
a few members were present, and that
the post is composed of only nineteen
members, it was decided to abandon the
idea of having any celebration on that
day.
Drum Corps Open House.
The Goodwill Fife and Drum Corps
is arranging to hold open house on Lin
coin S birthday in the new rooms in the
Cohen building in State street. At that
time they expect to have all of the new
furniture in the rooms. They will have
the rooms open for inspection to the
public on that day and members viii
receive the visitors.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04
FREEHOLDERS HOLU A
= BRIEF SESSION TO-DAY
Specta! TO the EVENING NEWS.

Special TO the EVENING NEWS
New Brunswick, Feb. AT the
meeting Of the Board Of Freeholders
this morning a resolution introduced
by Freeholder Stacey was passed to
pay William T. Banks s21 per month
as janitor in the county building where
the county clerk and surrogate now
have their offices.
The county collector was authorized
to transfer s5.37 from the Amhoy
bridge account, the amount which was
left over from last year, to the repair
of county bridges.
The county collector will credit the
premium received On the bond sale last
week. This sale was affirmed.
The finance committee was authorized
to Issue S150,000 bonds. in anticipation
of taxes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04
Citizens Relief Committee Will
Present Recommendations To The
Board ofA|dermen Regarding Work
CONVENT GIRLS PRAY AS

New York, Feb. 4:-While the
glare of flames lighted every
part of the chapel, seven hun
dred girls in the Convent of the
Sisters Of st. Mary, at Classon
and Willoughby avenues, Brook
lyn, knelt in prayer today for
T. the safety of the firemen they
could see upon the roof and
sides of a burning factory across
the way. The flames were from
the five-story building which oc-
cupied the half block bounded
Emerson place and Willoughby
and Myrtle avenues. The build
ing was burned to the ground.
The loss was said to be about
s125, 900.
4
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04
GIRLS FROM NORMAL
SCHOOL CALLED UPON
TO TEACH CLASSES

Superintendent Shul had to call
on five students from the State Nor
NAL school who are doing practice
work here this month to teach class
es in the public schools this morn
ing, as eight teachers were absent.
Seven of the eight are out on ac-
count of Illness. Those who are i'll
are as follows: Miss Stella Henry,
No. q; Miss Pearl Hazen, No. Q; Miss
Nellie Shean and Miss Pearl Grim
stead, No. 8; Miss Estella Marcellus.
Miss Rose Langan and Miss Mabel
Wallace, No. 6. Miss Edith Sof1eld,
of No. 7, Is absent on account of the
death of her mother.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04
new HEAD FUR
REFORMATORY

Railway, Feb. 4:-The Rev. Frank
Moore. president of Pennington Semin-
ary, of which Governor Fort is a grad
uate, was elected superintendent of the
New Jersey Reformatory here at a
meeting Of the board of managers yes
terday afternoon.
Mr. Moore, it is said, win accept the
appointment, although the trustees of
Pennington Seminary are reluctant to
let him 60. 1t is said that his salary
at the reformatory will be $4,000 q
wear. At the seminary he received 81
500. He will succeed the late Joseph
w. Martin.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04
REPAIRING PADDED
CELL AT LOOKUP

Workmen in the police station to-
day are replacing the interior OF the
padded cell. which was damaged by
a lodger with a penknife last week.
The pads were recovered by Philip
Guthoff, harnessmaker, of 90 New
Brunswick avenue. and are now
nearly as good as new. Before the
cell can be used again the pads Will
be -proofed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04
RESOLUTION DEFENDS
GOVERNOR HASKELL
sectcl bv United Press Wire.

Spec4cl bv United Press Wire.
Guthrie, Okla. Feb. A resolution
was proposed in the Legislature today
denouneing the Indictment of Governor
Haskell in the land fraud cases as a
'fresult of a conspiracy between Roose-
velt and Hearst to defame him. The
resolution went over until tomorrow.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04
TO COMPLETE JURY
special bv United Prsss wsrs.

Special BIZ United Press Wire
Nashville, Feb. 4:-Deputies are
securing the county summoning &
final panel in order to complete the
jury in the Cooper-Sharp murder
case. Lawyers today are investigaf-
ing rumors to the effect that certain
persons have been approached and
offered large sums of money II they
qualified and were accepted as'
jurors.
Juror Whitworth was excused as in
competent after a three ehour wrangle
between the attorneys. Ten men are
now in the jury.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04
TAX BOARD
WORK FOR
1908 OVER

A regular meeting of the Middle.
sex County Board of Equalization Of
Taxes was held yesterday at the
court house in New H1dusw e Sell
which all business of the present
fiscal year was ended. Judgments
have been rendered IN all II fses
of appeal and the way is clear for
the board to begin next years work.
which starts In, t4aay. Until that
time there will be little for the board
to -.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04
NOTED TENOR TO BE
HEARD At CONCERT

The musical to be given in the Pres.
byterisn church Thursday night, Febru-
airy Is, by the choir under the direction
of f. J. Cox, will have ss q feature the
noted tenor, Derrick Won Norden, and
Christian Kreens, a violinist The pro.
eeeds will be for the music fund.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04
TO ADD TO FUNDS
OF ORPHANS HOME

The second meeting of the Ladies'
Auxiliary to the Danish Children's
Home In lower State street was held
yesterday afternoon. They would
like to secure number OF new
mem bers. There is now $57.75 in
the treasury. Four children are now
at the home and six more may be
added shortly. The latter are mem
bers of the Ostergaard family and
their mother died last week.
A play, entitled Father and Son,
will be given In Carnegie Lyceum,
New York, Saturday, February ID,
for the benefit OF the Children's
Home In this city and the Old Peo-
ple's Home In the metropolis.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04
AN AMERICAN
IS ARRESTED
IN RUSSIA
Special BY Usated Press Wire.

SpcctaI bV USlIted PTes6 FTe.
Moscow Feb. "A man giving his
name as Richard J. Stevens, Washing
ton, D. c., is under arrest here charged
with associating with revolutionists.
The man 8 passport bears the foregoing
name. A forged Russian passport, in
the name Of Vlarimir Kishineffsky, was
found in his pocket. The American
consul has been notified.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04
LOEB To BE COLLECTOR
OF PORT OF NEW YORK
specsol oy un.ted prcss Wire.

Special by United Press Wire
Washington, Feb. 4: = President
Roosevelt told several callers today
that William Loeb, Jr., his secretary
will be the next collector of the port of
New York. He is expected to be NOM
mated by President Taft Immediately
after his inauguration.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04
HARDWARE STORE TO
81 AT 100 SMITH ST.

The store OF the recently-incorpor-
ated Perth Amboy Hardware Com
.pany will be situated at 160 Smith
street, now the Lyric moving picture
house. s. r. harrington is the agent
of the new concern.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04
BIG FIRE IN ALTOONA
snecial bu united Press Wtre.

Altoona, Pa, Feb. 4:-Several per
sons are believed to have been burned
to death In fire which broke out at
noon today in the Thomas Weir block.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04
EAGLE HOSE COMPANY
TO HOLD A DINNER

Eagle Hose Company met Tuesday
night and, after transacting the us
ual business, discussed plans for the
annual banquet. The matter was not
settled, so the meeting was adjourn
ed until next Monday night, when a
date will probably be set for the
event.
Be an advertiser-Ic. q WORD.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04

Just as 1t would be Foolish for any
one having a real estate bargain to
offer not to advertise ie--so It would
be foolish for any one. seeking q
real estate ba- IN not to read the
ads.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04
FAIR AT PORT READING

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Port Reading. Feb. 4:-The an
nual fair for the benefit Of st. AM
thony's Roman Catholic church az
Port Reading will be held February
6, and g. Preparations are being
completed for a big event.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04
secretary's Report.

oSCAot%ty o hCPOAe'
To the Citizens Of Perth Amboy,
Gentlemen-Gn presenting to you the
final report of the work done by the
committee, appointed by His Honor,
Mayor Albert Bollschweiler and organ
lied under the title Of Citizens Relief
Committee, i beg to call your attention
to the vast amount of work done, and
the large amount of good it accomplish
ed during its short existence. When
the committee organized, it was the in
tention of the members to investigate
all applications for relief, but we soon
found that this was task beyond our
limits. The cases came from all points
of the city and it was impossible to care
for them and do justice to all. 1t was
then decided to employ Miss Alma Wild
erstrom, an experienced charity worker,
to look after the unfortunate applicants
and how well she managed her part is
shown by the financial report, which is
hereby attached. 1t is deeply regret
able fact that, owing to lack Of funds,
the committee has to disband, at the
very beginning of the cold season, but
the appeals that have been made from
time to time have not resulted in pro-
curing enough funds to carry on this
work. We know that there are hun
dreds of cases in our city that require
help. The bread-earner is either sick
or cannot obtain employment, children
are running about clad in rags, no food,
no clothing, no fuel, no money to keep
roof over their heads. These are some
of the conditions that have presented
themselves time and again to the men,
bers of your committee. The necessity
for a permanent commission is obvious.
We would most earnestly recommend to
the city authorities that they devise
some way and means whereby the poor
and distressed may be properly taken
care of, and where immediate relief is
necessary that the same can be granted
without delay. We recommend that a
permanent commission be appointed, to
be known as the Commission of Char
tiles and Corrections; that this commits
sion be supplied with the proper funds
to help, aid and assist all who may,
upon investigation, be found worthy.
That they employ an inspector to act
as the overseer of the poor, at a salary
to be fixed by them, but sufficient to
allow the inspector to devote his entire
time and attention to his work. Under
the present system ana Win Tue IeihuH-
Grafton received, the overseer of the
poor is unable to cope with existing
conditions and while its present ineum-
bent was at all times ready and anxious
to help us, he is greatly hampered by
the fact that he is employed during the
day and not in a position to give the
work the required time, owing to the
fact that the city does not pay him
enough to give up his vocation.
In conclusion, permit us to thank all
who have contributed to this fund with
money, food, clothing, fuel, etc, the
city authorities, who did all in their
power to help the committee, and Miss
Alma Widerstrom, who acted as repre-
sentative.
Respectfully submitted,
ALBERT LEON,
Secretary.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04

Beautiful Valentines and VRlen-
tine post cards from 1c. each up &C
Sexton's, 20 Smith street.
ss-2-4-lts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04

II you do not read the NEWS
every day you will miss a great deal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04
FREIGHT WRECK
ON THE LEH|GH

Remington, Feb 4:-Thirteen freight
cars were derailed and some wrecked
on the Lehigh Valley railroad NORTH of
Pennington Junction yesterday. The
wrecked train was an eastbound freight.
A broken wheel is said to have been re-
sponsible for it. The eastbound track
was torn up for some distance and the
westbound track was blocked by ears
being showed over upon it. No one was
injured.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04

Have your doctors prescriptions
filled at Sexton's, 70 Smith street.
93-2-41t"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04

subscribe for the NEWS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-02-04
Financial Affairs Were Set
tied and No More Funds
Are On Hand.
NJ MBER OF FAMILIES
HELPED AND THE COST

At the meeting Of the Citizens Re
lief Committee held at City Hall last
night, the report of the secretary, Al
bert Leon, was read, showing the work
done during the few months the com
mittee has been in existence. All the
funds at hand have been expended and
deficiency of SIG was found to exist.
BY contributing So each last night the
members Of the committee made this up
and the financial affairs were closed.
In the secretary's report, which is
found below, recommendations are
made regarding the work in the future
and committee consisting of William
D. Voorhees,, Albert Leon and j. Logan
Clevenger, was appointed to present the
matter to the members of the Board of
Aldermen at their committee meeting a
week from Friday night. Pending the
outcome of this recommendation to the
aldermen the relief committee decided
not to disband, but win meet again at
the call of the chair. The work, how
ever. is at a standstill owing to the lack
Of funds.
1t was brought out at the meeting
that the city is now spending from
800 to $500 month on the poor and it
is 64pcCtcu bhdb Sbcpb Will NC IahSh W
the aldermen to investigate more care
fully the work of relief as it is believed
the city is being imposed upon.
The following financial report sub
mitted by the secretary shows in a
nutshell what the relief committee has
accomplished:
Financial Report.
Received from various sources $511.75
Expended for food and various
necessities ..........,..... 527.75
Leaving a deficit Of :. $1,000
Families supplied with groceries
for term of from 3 to 10
weeks 0G
Families supplied with coal and
| Persons supplied with clothing -. 120
Families supplied with furniture. AZ
Positions secured ............... IL
Children admitted TO 0rp m Home 4
Admitted to Glen Gardner Sanitor-
1um .,..'..-.' !
Medicines :. Is
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-08-17

Good morning, Galveston. Are you
still there? Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Galveston gave that Caribbean hurri-'
cane the granite hand.-Baltimore
Star.
The storm didn't hurt Galveston. So
fine a sea wall is something to blow
about.-Atlanta Constitution.
Man is not so important, after all,
if Galveston's sea wall saved the city
from the oceans fury.-Omaha Bee.
Galveston's sea wall seems to have
stood the test, but it found out what
it was put there for, all right.-Kansas
City Star.
The sea wall of Galveston has repaid
the people for the energy, money and
backbone which they put into it.-Au-
'gusta Chronicle.
The Gulf of Mexico tried it on again
and found the joke was on itself. Fore
warned is forearmed in Galveston
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Galveston's sea wall was somewhat
extensive. but even the members of
Galveston's Hammer and Paddock Club
now admit that it was worth 100 cents
on the dollar-and then some.-Kansas
City Times
The country is proud OF Galveston's
sea wall-and the way it made good
but Galvestonians are just as willing
that it should not be put to such a Sc
we're test again very soos.-Cincinnati
Times Star
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-08-17

Everybody carries bundles, and
everybody. according to a West Side
philosopher who spends half his time
in deducing traits of character from
deeds performed and the manner of
their performance, carries them in his
own way.
"a man of cautious disposition"
he said, carries a bundle clutched
tightly in his left hand. If it is too
large to be carried that way he doesn't
carry it at ALL but has it sent home
in the delivery wagon. Such a man
is not only cautious, he is stubborn,
and painfully slow of speech and
of unquestionahle probity The man
who carries bundle in his right hand
has all those qualities, but in a modi-
fed degree
A man who stumbles up the stairs
of the elevated station with a pack
age tucked under his arm inclining
backward and downward at a decided
angle is good natured, but rather
pessimistic, and he might, if things
went against him too hard, take
refuge in drink. If the bundle tilts
up he takes more optimistic view
of life and likes to tell stories.
THE man who carries a bundle
Rugged up close to his coat front is
jealous and inclined to be stingy.
Still, he can be managed, and if his
wife has the knack of winding him
around her finger she can easily be
the best dressed woman in the block,
because he has the money to do it
with
THE man who ties the bundle he
has to take home with heavy string
and goes along swinging it by the
loop made for that purpose is the
most lovable chap of ALL but he is
also the most unreliable, because he
is a sDendthrift, and is so prodigal of
his affections that the many women
whom he is sure to make love to are
apt to pass through some mighty UNI
comfortable days and nights before
they find out where they are at"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-08-17
LAKE TRAFFIC GROWS DECIDED
Business Improvement shown by
Government Figures for June.

Business Improvement shown by
Government Figures for june.
Considerable Improvement in the
business situation compared with con-
ditions year ago is noted in a re-
port by the National bureau of sta
tistics for June. 1t is shown that do
nestle shipments of leading classes of
commodities from lake ports reached
10,179,63 net tons, compared with
7,427,616 net tons in June, 1908. Do.
nestle shipments for the current sea
son to the end of June are 19,5S9,55
tons-about 65 per cent in excess of
the total domestic shipments for the
corresponding period of 1908. Iron-ore
shipments for the month, 5,250,657
gross tons, were more than double
those in June, 1908.
More than SO per cent Of the June
shipments came from Duluth and Su-
perior.
Soft coal cargoes, amounting to
1,767,09S net tons, were about II per
cent below the 1908 figures. although
the seasons shipments, S,36S,s6 net
tons, were nearly Is per cent higher
than last year Shipments of hard
coal during June principally from
Erie. Buffalo and Oswego, aggregatine
536.461 net tons, also proceeded at a
lower rate than in 1908.
Lumber shipments were far in ex
cess of those in June, 1908, and it is
pointed out that the largely increased
receipts at Chicago, North Tonawanda,
Detroit and Buffalo indicate improved
conditions in the building trade