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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-24
STEWARD TRIED
. TO END HISLIFE
SchoOner's Trip Marked by
Dramatic Incident at Start
WAS Unsuccessful.
HAD CARGO OF WHITE PINE

With an interesting story to tell
the Canadian schooner Lavonia, with
cargo of white pine, which is now
being discharged at the Boynton-
Chalmers yards at Sewaren, came in
to port last Friday
While bound for this city, Captain
Atkinson reports, he was delayed at
the start by an attempt by the stew
ard to commit suicide. The effort
proved futile and, as soon as matters
were righted, the vessel proceeded to
this city.
1t is not only interesting that
Perth Amboy should require a
metropolitan cargo to satisfy her de-
mand for good white pine, but also
that now in the senate the lumber
schedule for the new tariff is up for
discussion. 1t brings to each con-
sumer the fact that right now, to sat
isfy the demand, white pine must
come from Canada.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-24
HURLED To GROUND
UNDER TROLLEY GAR
Henry Petty and Hans Wagner Mar
rOWIy Escape Fatal Injuries When
Their Horse Bolts.
DRIVERS HIP is BADLY HURT

Henry Petty, of the firm of Petty
& Applegate, had a narrow escape
from being ground to death under
the wheels of trolley car, and Hans
Wagner, the driver, severely injured
his hip in runaway accident on
Smith street, just east of the Central
railroad tracks, this morning.
Mr.. Petty was driving the horse
when 1t suddenly bolted, because of
a passing trolley car, and Mr.. Petty
was thrown from the drivers seat
almost under the car wheels. BY a
quick move he recovered himself and
crawled out OF danger. In the mean
time Wagner had been thrown be-
tween the shafts and the horse. The
horse fell, but arose quickly and
would have dashed off, probably fa-
tally inJuring Wagner, had it not
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-24
COMPLAIN TO
|. POLICE ABOUT
TWO SALOONS
Woman Wrote Letter to Chief
Burke Saying Her Husband
Was Intoxicated.
PLACES IN HIGH ST.
AND HALL AvEN UE
Bother from New Brunswick
Is Fined Here on Charge
of Using Others Bottles.

Although no excise violations
were discovered by the police yester-
day two complaints received by Chief
Burke will bear investigation and
the places in question will be closely
watched every Sunday hereafter.
At 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Chief Burke was handed a letter on
the street by a boy. On opening It
he found it was from woman who
declared that saloon in High street
was doing business and that her
husband was there and was intoxi-
Gated. She stated that the saloon
does business every Sunday Chief
Burke had an investigation made
Immediately, but was unable to dis
cover anything as the barroom was
exposed and there were no signs of
any violations.
The other complaint was about a
saloon in Hall avenue. Patrolman
L. G. Jensen was told yesterday af-
ternoon by baker in North Amboy
that one of his men had come to the
place intoxicated, and when asked
where he got the liquor said "at a
place in Hall avenue. The police
man went to the place but found
nothing wrong, and unless the baker
is willing to sign a complaint the
police, with the present evidence,
can do nothing. Chief Burke says
that both complaints are being given
the proper attention and If any evi-
dence against the proprietors can be
secured they will be haied TO court.
All of the other policemen yester-
txd
their posts had their barrooms prop
erly exposed and were not doing
business.
Brunswick Bother Fined Here.
Frank Young, saloonkeeper and
bother of New Brunswick, was given
hearing before Recorder H. e.
Pickersgill, who sat as a Justice of
the peace, at 10 o'clock this morning
on charges preferred by Jacob Ros-
enthal, agent of the Mfddlesex Coun-
ty Bottlers' Association.
He was accused Of having about
zoe bottles belonging to registered
bottlers Of the county in his posses
sion. Mr.. Young pleaded guilty and
and said that he knew better, but
that his drivers had brought the
bottles in and that he had neglected
to return them and used them with
out giving the matter any thought.
Agent Rosenthal agreed to allow
the charge to be reduced to having
one bottle of each OF the five com
plainants and the Judge fined the sa-
loonkeeper $25 and costs which
amounted to $24.46. Mr.. Young
paid part of the amount and agreed
to pay the balance within a week.
Constable James F. O'Brien served
the papers in the case.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-24
AMBOY ITALIiA'
HAD REVOLVER
special to the EVENING NEWS.

special 10 the EVENING NEWS
Tottenyille, May 24;--Joseph Salina,
twenty-five years old, who said he rel
sided in New Brunswick avenue, PERTH
Amboy, was arrested at St George Sats
Iurday by Detective Ihnldn, of the RieHs
mond Borough Detective Bureau, on y
charge of carving a concealed weapont
Detective Ihnkin saw Salina as Id
was about to board ferryboat fof
New York, with something that looked
like revolver in his pocket The officer
placed him under arrest and took him
to the first district court in New Brighs
ton. When searched Salina had 8ss
calibre revolver, fully loaded in his
pocket
Magistrate Handy held him for the
court of special sessions. In default of
bail, Salina was locked up in the eoun2
ty jail at Richmond
Salina said he was employed at thq
Raritan Copper works in Perth AmboY
and was on his way to Stamford
Conn.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-24
FATAL POWDER PUT IN MUFFINS
KILLS AGED WOMAN, HUSBAND ILL
WHITE
WAY CONTRACT

At a meeting of the Merchants Pro
gressive Association iris morning the
contract with the Public Service Cor
poration for the HeGreat White Way''
on Smith street, between High and State
streets, was carefully gone over and
found satisfactory.
A committee was appointed to see the
merchants who were not present and
have them sign it today. Most of the
signatures have been secured by the
committee already and the rest will be
affixed by night.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-24
SUICIDE BEAT
The LYNGHERS
Negro Murderer Fired Three
Bullets Into Own Body
Before Being Taken.
SHOT A WHITE WOMAN


Lima, o., May 24:-John W..
Beam, the negro who yesterday shot
and killed Mrs. Maude Dlltz, was
tracked by bloodhounds to his hiding
place under his barn today. When
his pursuers approached he shot
himself three times. He is now dy-
ing in hospital.
A crowd of 500 people was watt
ing at the jail when the police
brought the negro and only the news
that he could not live prevented a
lynching.
Mrs. Diltz was a handsome widow.
thirty-fiye years old, white. Beam
has been acting as rental agent for
her. The woman's neighbors saw
Beam call twice at the woman's
home late yesterday. The second
time he forced. hts way In and shot
the woman.
When she fed through the hall
the negro fred three times. She
died on the way to the hospital. The
negro fired his last shot at the crowd
of pursuers. He hid himself in the
barn and as the posse approached
they heard three shots. They found
the negro with three bullet holes in
his head. The negro was married
and bore good reputation. The
story that Beam was infatuated with
the woman is denied by acquain-
tances of both.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-24
MURDEROUS ROW
AT ROOSEVELT


tive mood the three succeeded for a
half-hour in keeping the town in an
uproar.
The policemen, all this time, were
at home, one getting ready to go on
duty and the other going off duty.
Marshal Walling, followed by Mar
shai j. Donovan, at last appeared on
the scene. They arrested the three
men named, who will be given a
hearing today.
Cues and beer bottles were used,
1t is said. 1t took DIR. Collins over
twoshours to dress the wounds of the
two men. One had scalp wound
three or four inches long and minor
injuries, while the other had one eye
closed and numerous cuts and
bruises about the face and neck.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-24
ITALY'S QUEEN STRICKEN
I'm AN UNUSUAL MANNER
apeclal bal united Prsas Wlrs.

Rome. May 24:-Dowager Queen
Margherita today was stricken with
an unusual case of tetanus. Her
condition is so grave that public an
nouncement was made at the palace.
Physicians attribute the affiiction to
colds contracted as a result OF her
love for automobiling. Her neck and
face are swollen and distorted. She
Ia IN terrible agony.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-24

Plans are now being formulated for
the opening on the night Of Saturday,
June 5, when there will be celebra-
tion by the merchants in honor of the
occasion. Twenty Stave lamps will be
installed at present and In a few days
the work Of wiring and hanging them
will be commenced by the Public Serv-
ice corporation, who have agreed in
their contract to do everything but buy
the lamps, which the merchants have
already ordered.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-24
special TO the EVENING NEWS.

Roosevelt, May 24-A murderous
ARRAY took place in small pool
room in c street, Chrome, yesterday
afternoon shortly before 6 o'clock.
A number of Hungarians from this
borough and from Perth Amboy took
part and, when they were through,
the room looked like a butcher shop
which had withstood a lombard
ment.
The noise made by the fighters
drew to the scene over 1000 men,
women and children. Some of the
men who were engaged decamped,
but two badly-injured men spoke In
their own language from the front
stoop of the house. Joined by an
other drunken individual in a talka-
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-24
MISS MORRIS
COMING HOME

Miss Emma Morris, who has been a
missionary in India for a number of
years, is expected to arrive in this city
tomorrow. Miss Morris sailed from
Naples on May IL, and brings with her
a native Indian girl whom she intends
to care for and educate.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-24
HIT BY BASEBALL;
KNOCKED SENSELESS
speclaI % the EVBNINo NEWS.

New Brunswick, May 24-Edward
Town is in st. Peters Hospital here
in a precarious condition, having
been knocked senseless by a baseball
while watching game yesterday.
He was struck on the forehead and
rendered unconscious, in which con-
dition he remained until 10 o'clock
last night.
If you do not read the NEWS
every day you will miss great deal.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-24
Woodmen to Entertain.

There will be class initiation and
social session of Goodwill Camp No.
81, Woodmen Of the World, tomor-
row night in Dana hall. All Wood
men are invited.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-24
INDICTMENT
AGAINST VEz
bpecsai to the EVBNTNc NE Ws.

5pecfGi TO the EVENING NEW
New Brunswick, May The
grand jury came in this afternoon
with several more indictments, one
of which was against George Vez,
who murdered his wife at Perth Am
boy few days ago.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-24
Thos. Jonee in Town

Thomas Jones, of Jersey City. who
was recently released from the Hud-
son county jail, after agreeing to pay
his invalid wife the amount of ali
mony due her, is local visitor to-
day.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-24
JEFFERIES TIRE DEPOT.

Complete stock, Michelin, Dia-
mond, Goodrich, automobile tires. at
factory prices. Steam Vulcanizing.
retreading and expert repairing, In
ner tubes at half price. Guaranteed
bicycle tires $3.50. Telephone 397-R.
F. w. JEFFERIES,
Manufacturers Agent, Albany St..
New Brunswick, N. J.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-24
SUNDAY AND DECORATION DAX
EXCURSIONS TO BELLEWOOD.

May 80 and 81 and every Sunday
Lehigh Valley railroad. Special train
Sundays leaves Perth Amboy 9:40
A. M. May 81. $40 A. M. Return1
ing leaves Bellewood $50 p Nj
Fare, rs cents. Music. Amusements
Old fashioned country dinner, sd
cents. 2559-5-24-27-28-2S 4
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-24

There will be regular convoca
tion Of Amboy Chapter No. Al, r. A
NJ, tonight. 2719-5-24-1t'
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-24

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Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-09
SAN PEDRO HARBOR

TN AN ADDRESS to the members of
the Los Angeles consolidation COM
- mission who visited San Pedro
harbor yesterday, Stoddard Jess, pres
ident of the commission, said: This
commission should act as jury. Ev-
cry member should keep his ear to the
ground and ascertain the various
views, but preserve his own opinion"
Still, there is one grand general rule
by which the commissioners may be
guided. 1t mas been tried repeatedly
in the history of the United States and
of the various states and municipalities.
The best measures, when several are
proposed; the best methods, when they
vary; the best plans, when there is
ures, methods and plans which will pro-
vide the greatest good for the greatest
number; and If that rule is applied by
the consolidation commissioners in de-
termining matters affecting the harbor
or affected by it, no great or blame
worthy mistake can possibly be made.
The Herald yesterday editorially re-
viewed the harbor question, and indi-
Gated the needs and plans which ex-
pert knowledge of the subject suggests;
and the responsibilities that must be
assumed by Los Angeles in the devel-
opment of the harbor to the fullest ex-
tent of its usefulness to this commun-
ity. to South California, and to the
nation,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-09
HOTELS

II OS ANGELES is growing apace,
IL and one of her principal metro
~ politan necessities is plenty of
hotel accommodations. There are more
hotel guests and "roomers' in this than
any other city of the Union, and those
who have watched the marvellous prog
ress of Los Angeles are not surprised
to learn that within a year we will
have the greatest hotel in the west.
A $1,500,O0O addition to a magnificent
hotel already in existence will give Los
Angeles the hotel leadership of the Pa
cific coast.
First-rate hotels add greatly to the
reputation of a city. Indeed, in many
cases the impressions derived from res
idence are either hotel impressions, or
are dominated by hotel impressions. If
a man be comfortably "billeted," if he
find pleasant and commodious quarters
for his family, and if the dining room
should come up to his expectations, he
will give the city the highest possible
rating. If ever you meet a man af-
flicted with a crouch against any city,
ask him a few questions, and you will
find, almost inVaria oily some deficiency
in hotel accommodations or some neg
ligence in hotel service is responsible
for his views of the community. This
may not be just, but it is character
istic of human nature which as a rule
"takes things as it finds them" and
is contented with the limitations of the
old proverb, Handsome is as hand
some does" Los Angeles always docs
handsomely" by tourists and visitors.
The citizens of Los Angeles try to
give strangers not merely their moneys
worth, but, something money cannot
buy, that courteous and thoughtful and
appreciative kindness which goes
straight to the heart, and, happily, is
characteristic Of the best and the most
of our citizenship.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-09
EUROPE IN EVOLUTION

COLONEL ROOSEVELTS triumphai
I progress to his African hunting
~ ground proves two facts. One is,
our former president is the best known
and the most popular man in the world
When a man is hailed as TEDDY" and
is cheered by groups representing the
peasant classes OF Italy, then it is plain
the record of William Ewart Gladstone,
heretofore considered to be the worlds
greatest and best known democrat is
eclipsed. The second is, America is the
best known, most popular and best
liked country on earth, and with all due
respect to Teddy, this second fact is
more important than the first.
The popularity of the United States
is pregnant with meaning, portentous
with fate. We do not think the fedora
ton of the English speaking races and
the formation of the United States of
Europe is an iridescent dream. We be-
lieve reason shows that whichever of
these tremendous steps in the history
of mankind is the first taken will inev-
itably and swiftly lead to the second.
To the people of Euror Colonel
Roosevelt represents the American idea,
and is the ideal American. This presi-
dent of America is regarded as all that
a president of Europe should be: and
there is an impetuous German gentle
man with long name and short tenn
per who would willingly exchange for
the uncertainties of his often unpopular
throne the assured respect and higher
honors a popular elevation to the presi-
dency would confer upon him.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-09
BATTLE IS ON
VTTE commend to the attention and
w thought OF our readers the fact
that the consolidation battle Is

HTE commend to the attention and
w thought OF our readers the fact
W that the consolidation battle Is
now being fought. This is no time Tor
folding hands, for a little slumber or
sleep over the proposition. In the har-
Dor cities the anti-consolidation forces
ARE waging vigorous war. They are
surfing the local newspapers with
statements which are seldom accurate
or true, unless by accident or oversight.
The general purport of these state
ments is that Los Angeles needs the adj
Joining towns In order to bolster up her
credit, and that having welcomed our
neighbors to fellow citizenship 1t is our
amiable intention to tax them to the
limit of endurance" The proceeds of
these taxes, our friends who read the
enemy's papers are being told, will be
applied, not to local purposes, but to
metropolitan or Greater Los Angeles
purposes and the taxpayers of the
cities which will be consolidated with
Los Angeles will never by any chance
get their moneys worth.
The taxation scare may possibly have
some effect on timorous or nervous peo-
pie; and to them we would address
blunt question, far from elegant, but to
the point. Why should Los Angeles
adopt a policy which would be equiVa-
lent to cutting off her nose to spite her
face? The suggestion that Greater Los
Angeles would be benefited II any part
n Y
plotted for the benefit of any other part
of Greater Los Angeles is simply ridicu-
lous. There will be square deal for
every part and section of Greater Los
Angeles.
Moreover, all of Greater Los Angeles
and not merely favored portions of 1t
will share In the vast benefit that will
come through San Pedro harbor, where
great commerce will be estab-
lished, which with the metropolitan
prestige that will come with the
establishment and advertisement of
Greater Los Angeles wiz grow to mag
nificent proportions within few years.
Nay, with the prospects opened up with
Greater Los Angeles, with the increase
of population that may be expected
with the completion of the aqueduct,
and with the great impetus to indus
tries In Southern California that will
be given as the work on the Panama
canal progresses, it is important that
adequate docks and warehouses and all
the facilities which great seaport Of
fers to the mercantile marine Of the
world SHOULD be provided as soon as is
possible; and a task of such proper
tions as this is certainly one for Greater
Los Angeles, and not for the harbor
section solely.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-09

COMMERCIAL SUPREMACY

~ IRECT communication with Eu-
rope via Tehuantepec and the
~ coast has been established, and
reports indicate the local import trade
is already showing considerable in
crease. Formerly practically all the
goods imported from European points
came by way of New York. Sometimes
shipments were sent around the Horn
in sailing vessels.
The new system gives freight trans
portation that is speedy by comparison
with the old method, and indicates
what may be expected upon the COM
pletion of the Panama canal.
There is a great deal of traffic which
is practically being depressed by pre-
vailing conditions of profit sweating
rates or long water haul with its extra
risks. Shippers who would fain do
business with Los Angeles find them
selves between the devil and the deep
sea.
Coast steamers and the Tehuantepec
railroad will serve to ameliorate condi-
tions until complete emancipation
comes with the opening of the canal
And nothing which may be forecast
is indicated more definitely than the
western commercial supremacy of Los
Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-09
MoDJESKA

IN HAT the death of Madame Nodes
ka was expected does not lessen
Il the force of the shock which the
all civilization. Modern life can i'll af-
ford to lose any of the art exemplars
whose devotion to their calling Is proof
against the commercialism which
would transmute all values into terms
of dollars and cents. Madame Mod
who loved her work for its own sake,
and demonstrated the nobility of the
stage.
Madame Modjeska illustrated the
most criticised and perhaps least I'M
derstood of professions in its best as
pect. for truly she was an interpreter
in the higher sense Of the word-a fact
that was all the more remarkable be-
cause in her earlier struggles with
Shakespeare she had to be an inter-
prefer literally. Her genius overcame
the restrictions of language; and the
magnificent Modjeska will not be re-
membered by the English-speaking
peoples as a tolerated foreigner" but
as a triumphant conqueror.
California especially will regret that
Madame Modjeska's illness should have
proved to be hopeless. Although citi-
zen of the world, famous in every great
city of Christendom, Madame Modjeska
selected California for her home, and
her choice ofaa residence took the name
and fame of our state to corners Of
civilization they would otherwise hard
ly have reached. Madame Modjeska's
life in California has been lovely and
pleasant, a tranquil cleaning after
much hard work and strenuous ac-
tivity.
Among all the greater actresses she
has shone like a star Of stars by reason
of a long career in which the sweet at
tributes of domesticity never have been
sacrificed. great actress, Madame
Modjeska was also a great woman, and
the same epitaph which has been APP
piled to many humble women who have
quietly done the days work and gone
to the long home at nightfall could be
applied to her: She was a model wife
and mother"