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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22
Wipes Out the Appropriation
for State Water Commits
sion Them Signs Measure.
ALL GUNNERS MUST
PAY SHOOTING FEE
New Auto Laws Enacted
Granting Visitors Licenses
and Increasing Speed.

Trenton, April 22:-When Governor
Fort, at o clock last night laid down
the pen with which he enacted into law
the annual appropriation bill, passed in
the closing hours of the legislature, law
making in New Jersey for 1909 was
finally concluded.
His last decisive act in disposing of
the mass of bills sent to him by the
senate and the assembly was a blow
at an officeholding crowd who engin-
eered a holdup of the Hinchliffe bill,
which provided for reduction from
$1,000 to 81 900 in the annual pay Of
each of the FIVE members of the State
Water Supply Commission. He vetoed
the entire item of $12,500 put into the
bill to pay the salaries of the water com
missioners, commencing November ] next.
The governor considered vetoing the
$9l 900 item providing for the salaries
of members of county boards Of taxa
tion, but decided to let it stand.
Gunners Must Pay License.
One Of the most difficult measures the
governor had to deal with was the Rad
cliffe bill, providing that gunners must
pay a license of 81 annually for the
privilege of hunting He finally decided
to sign it.
One of the bills vetoed was the act
providing for an allowance to be made
to municipalities where country boards
have made a reduction in ratables.
The bill authorizing the superinten-
dent of the State Normal and Model
Schools in this city to purchase supplies
for the boarding halls without bidding
also failed of approval.
Senator Leavitt 5 bill, making sala.
ries fixed by law for sheriffs, registrars
country clerks and surrogates apply &C.
cording to the last state or national cen
sus, was signed.
Changes in Auto Laws.
During yesterday the governor signed
forty bills and vetoed twenty-six
Among the last measures approved were
the annual AMI supplemental appropria
tion bills, in. each of which one item was
vetoed. In the supplemental bill, the
governor disapproved Of an appropria
tion of $i0;216 for the fish and game
commissioners.
CONTINUED on page A.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22
Firm which Laid Asphalt
Pavement Will Repair 1t
Under Their Guarantee.
MEMBER OF COMPANY
ARRIVES HERE TODAY
Public Service Corporation
Responsible for Part Ad-
iaCent to Trolley Tracks.

Jones & Meehan, of Boston, will COM
mence repairs to the Smith street as
phalt pavement next week Mr.. Meehan
arrived here this morning and, with
Street Commissioner Adair, made care
full examination of the street, from
State street to High street.
When seen by a NEWS reporter Mr..
Meehan said that he had come here es-
pecially to make arrangements for the
repairs and that by the end of next week
he hoped to have the work finished.
Mr.. Meehan said that, after the inn
provements, the street would be as good
as new7and ought to last at least twenty
years. He said that the body Of the
pavement was in an excellent condition.
The asphalt pavement on Smith
street, between High and State streets,
was laid before Jones & Meehan, of Bos.
ton, and they guaranteed it for five
years. Their guarantee does not expire
until next fall and, for this reason, the
firm is making the present repairs
There are many holes and bad places
in the pavement, but some of them were
caused by the city digging up the street
and Jones & Meehan are not responsible
for these, but will probably be engaged
to also repair those places.
The wooden blocks between, and or
each side of the trolley rails, are in
bad shape and the Board of Aldermen
recently notified the Public Service Cor
poration to repair them. Street Com
missioner Adair said that he would no
tify Superintendent Gordon of the Pub
lie Service today so that all the repairs
could be made at the same time.
Last week Engineer S. j. Mason made
a sketch Of the repairs necessary on the
street and he and Mr.. Meehan are con
ferring today in regard to the matter
The city was desirious of obtaining q
cash settlement from Jones & Meehar
for the pavement, but the firm will pui
the street in first class condition instead
1t has been the general impression
that the street was in such. shape that il
could not be properly repaired, but Mr.
Meehan says that is not so and that
when the repairs are finished, the street
will be just as good as if the entire
block had been re-paved.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22
FIND MISSING HUSBAND
IN NEW HAVEN, CONN.

Railway, April 22-John Connors,
who, in December last, deserted his
wife and three small children In this
city, has been located in New Haven,
Conn. Conners and his wife, who
lived on Hamilton street, are said to
have had a heated disagreement, at
which he left the house and, going
to d. B. Dunham & Sons carriage
factory, where he was employed,
drew the wages due him and left the
city.
Through friends Connors was To-
Gated in carriage factory in New
Haven, to which place he went when
he left Railway. He has promised to
take his family to New Haven and
care for them.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22
YACHT CLUB TO
HAVE BIG TIME

Tickets are selling and plans are be-
ing perfected for the beef steak dinner
and entertainment TO be held at the
Raritan Yacht Club house next Monday
night, April 20, commencing at 8
o clock. he menu win be a tempting
one and gerat program will be given
in the way of entertainment, music and
singing being features. Among those
who are expected to take part are the
Plainfeld Quartet, who scored hit at
the beef steak dinner of the Railway
Yacht Club last Thursday night; a local
quartet and Harry fierney.
The committee is hard at work, com
pleting the arrangements, and large
attendance of members of the club and
their friends is expected. Tickets at
the low price of 81 each are ON sale at
Theodore. Bloodgood 's cigar store, 40
Smith street, and by members of the
committee.
This will be the second affair of the
season which viii be one Of the most
active in the club s history.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22
COOK STORES FRONT
WON'T Sc ON SIDEWALK

Work on the Cook stores in Smith
street, near High street, was halted
yesterday when Street Commissioner
Adair ordered the contractors to
cease building on the sidewalk. The
mason contractor, Iver G. Oster-
gard, had foundation laid for the
new fronts to the stores which was
about two feet out on the sidewalk
This matter was noticed by several
people, some of whom notified May
or Bollschweiler and Street Commits
sioner Adair. The latter notified the
contractors to stop the work. They
In turn told the owner and this
morning the contractor started to
build a new front in the place of the
old one, but off the sidewalk
Spencer Dayton & Son are doing
the carpenter work, and Charles e.
Wilbert is doing the tagging and
blue stone work
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22
STRIKERS BACK
AT ONE PLANT
LabOrers at Perth AmbOy Fire
Brick Works Are Granted
Fourteen Cents Per Hour.
OSTRANDER'S SHUT DOWN

For an increase of one cent an
hour the 1876 lAborers of the Perth
Amboy Fire Brick Company at Os-
trander, who quit work Monday
morning, resumed their duties at
about o'clock this morning. The
men, who had been receiving thir-
teen cents an hour, struck Monday
for general wage scale of fifteen
cents, and, although 1t was neither
refused nor granted, left the plant in
a body. The laborers showed no
violence, but refused to work.
The officials of the company took
up the matter and yesterday morn
ing General Manager Frank P.
Shoup, of New York, visited the
works. He talked with the men and
finally offered to give them fourteen
cents an hour II they would resume
work. The men, while they did not
return to work yesterday, took up
the offer for consideration and this
morning accepted the compromise.
The Perth Amboy Fire Brick Gem
pany, being a small concern, felt
that 1t could not give the men fifteen
cents an hour, and the employees
seem satisfied with the one-cent in
crease. The main reason why the
men struck was due to the fact that
on April ! the National Fire Proof
ing Company raised the wages Of
their men to fifteen cents an hour.
and the men at the Perth Amboy
Fire Brick Works thought they
should receive the same.
The Ostrander Fire Brick plant,
where the lahOrers struek last waely
was closed Immediately for repairs
and will not open again for month.
When 1t does 1t is not known wheth-
er the demand of the laborers will
be met. @
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22
TO BUILD PLANT
FOR WHITE WAY

so that the association may take
them up for consideration by next
Monday at the latest. The engineers
will submit one estimate for plant
only large enough to light the twenty
white way lamps and another esti-
mate for plant capable of lighting
every store in the block and the
lamps also. If the cost is not too
much the merchants will probably
install a plant large enought to sup
ply the entire block with current.
At a meeting of the association
last week the Public Service offered
to maintain and light the white way
lamps for $3.50 a month, but the
merchants thought the price too
high and said they would be willing
to sign a contract II the P. S. c..
would make the rate $3.50 per
month. The corporation refused to
do this and, even If the Public Ser
vice should agree now to give the
$3.50 rate, it is doubtful whether
the proposition would be considered.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22
VICE CHANCELLOR SETS
JUNE 29 FOR HEARING

Vice Chancellor Howell yesterday
set June 20 as the date of the final
hearing in the matter OF Stephen f.
Somogyi, receiver for the Grand
Central Beef Company. against Harry
Rein, Fannie Rein, his wife; Joseph
Klein and Jeppe Sondergaard, re-
garding the lease on the premises at
500 State street.
This is a part of the action of the
Perth Amboy Beef Company VS.. The
Grand Central Beef Company for a
bill of goods. Leo Goldberger is
counsel for the Perth Amboy Beef
Company and also represents Re-
ceiver Somogyi. Counsellor Gold
berger appeared before the vice
chancellor yesterday at Newark and
made application for the hearing.
The bill of complaint in the mat
ter to be heard on June 29 alleges
collusion ON the part of the mem-
bers OF the Grand Central Beef Com
pany regarding the lease for the
premises at 800 State street.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22

On account of inability to effect a
satisfactory agreement with the
Public Service Corporation the busl-
ness men on Smith street, between
High and State streets, who recently
organized the Merchants Progress
sive Association, have decided not to
delay the establishment of the
Great White Way" any longer and
will build an Independent plant in
the rear yard of either Cannon &
Sheehy's or G. A. Sections stores.
The plant will probably be erect
ed in the rear of Cannon & Sheehy's
store, as the location is more CEN
tral. Two representatives of New
York electric lighting plant compa-
niles were here yesterday, in confer
ence with the executive committee,
and examined the proposed sites.
The engineers said that either place
was suitable, but favored the one
more centrally located. The repre-
sentatives made sketches of the
grounds and !, will prepare estimates
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22
GOT AUTO WITH
A BOGUS CHECK

made 1t look bona fde. The check has
been sent back to Philadelphia and the
police of this city and several other
places are looking for the man who drew
it.
Chief Burke was notified Of the case
by the Newark police this morning and
expects to hold a conference with some
Of the Newark authorities who are com
ing here this afternoon The chief says
that Hamilton, after getting possession
of the automobile, took it to Newark
where he sold it to man for $4,000
cash and then disappeared.
Chief Burke believes that the crook
has been in this city recently on account
of his using the First National Bank in
his swindle and also on account Of the
yarn which he told the motor car com
pany.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22
HORSE THIEVES ARE
SURPRISED AT WORK
Clerk in D. Wolff & COmpanys Store
Heard COmmOtiOn in Stable and
Scared Them Off.

Patrolmen Dunham and Quinlan
made thorough search of the prem
ises, but the marauders had made
their escape.
On Tuesday night an employe of
the Public Service Corporation saw
men around the stable with Ian
tern, but gave the matter no further
thought, thinking that they were
some of the men from the store.
None of the workmen, however, was
at the stable Tuesday night at the
time the lantern was noticed, and it
is believed that the thieves were
then making preparations for last
nights attempt.
At the store this morning 1t was
said that every effort would be made
to catch the guilty persons. The
police are working on the case.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22

A bold attempt to steal $500
team Of horses from D. Wolff &
Company's stable, in the rear of
their store on Smith street, early
last night was frustrated by the
prompt action of one of the clerks
who happened to be in the store and
heard the thieves at work.
Shortly after 9 o'clock the clerk
was serving an out-of-town custom
er in the store, which was practically
closed for the night, when he heard
a strange noise in the stable. He
ran out through the back door just
in time to see two men running
away. The door Of the stable had
been broken open by the wouldbe
thieves and the horses were found
united in their stalls.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22
SUI TAN is ON VERGE.
OF PHYSICAL COLLAPS
No Visitors Are
Admitted To
Palace.
KILL LEADERS

Special by United Press Wire.
Constantinople, April 22:-The
Sultan is declared today to be on
the verge of physical collapse. No
visitors are admitted to Yildiz XII
osk. His physical condition is said
to be grave. The rabble of the city
has started what amounts to a sys-
tematic assassination of the leading
reactionaries. At least twenty of the
leaders concerned in the mutiny
have been killed and others are in
hiding.
Some of the conditions insisted upon
by the Young Turks party and already
accepted are the following:
The army in the capital must leave
the city, and the present cabinet must
resign.
The Saloniki army, with the gen
darmes and police agents, will estab-
lish order, proclaim a state of siege
protect parliament, change the, govern
ment and install a cabinet in accord
with the wishes of the majority of
parliament.
The army of investment viii enter
the city, form Gordon about the Yll-
diz kiosk, In which the sultan is prac-
tically a prisoner and will remain on
guard until final decision is arrived at
concerning the fate Of Abdul Hamid.
10000 Killed at Adana and Tarsus.
A special dIspatehe from Mersina
places the high estimate Of 10000 per
sons killed in the anti-C Christian riot
ing Of the last few days in the Adana
and Tarsus districts. Entire villages
were razed, and the country is a smok-
ing wilderness.
The situation at Alexandretta is crit
ical. Panic everywhere prevails. Thou
sands of refugees. are crowding into
the city, which is being patrolled by
marines from the British cruiser Di-
ana. The British battlaship Triumph
has gone up the coast to Ayas to re-
lieve that place, If possible.
Al Beian Pass, above Alexandretta,
conditions are desperate. Hadjin is
threatened, but is holding out Turk
ish fanatics are also threatening Ma
rash, where there are many Christians
Conditions at Mersina, Tarsus and
Adana are still critical, and further
massacres are feared. Northern Syria
and Asia Minor are on the brink Of a
volcano.
Massacres Still Go On.
Anti-Christian riots and massacres
have occurred at Antioch, Marash
Ayas, Kills, Birejik and Hadjin. Hun
dreds of persons have been killed or
injured, including both Turks and Ar
menians
The Sheik-ul-Islam, head Of the Mo-
hammedRn church, has telegraphed the
ecclesiasticar authorities In Syria to
exert every effort to put stop to the
massacres of Christians.
A telegram received from William
Chambers, an American missionary at
Adana, says:
"The trouble began April IA. By
evening of April 10 Adana was quieter,
and peace still continues. The town is
under martial law. Thousands of peo-
pie were killed, there WIS much loot
ing, great damage was done by fire,
the market was almost destroyed, and
the district is in turmoil"
Turkish Warships Sent Away.
On the demand Of the Young Turks
committee the minister of marine,
General Imman, has signed formal
order that the FIVE warships anchored
off Yildiz kiosk, the crews Of which
are supposed to be faithful to the sui
tan, shall leave at once.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22

A man representing himself as Henry
s. Hamilton, a government contractor
and the owner of a number of sea going
barges at this city, called on the Key
stone Motor Car Company in Philadel-
phia few days ago, purchased a fine au-
tomobile and gave check on the First
National Bank, of this city, for $3,025
The check was sent to this city yester-
day for payment and, as soon as the To-
cal bank people saw it, they realized
that someone had been swindled.
The national bank knows no one here
by that name and at once sent word to
the Keystone Motor Car Company that
Henry s. Hamilton" had no account
here. The check had been cleverly pre-
pared, as he had even gone to the
trouble Of having the name Henry S.
Hamilton" printed across the end to
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22
REVOLT AT MONAsTIR.

Albanian Troops XIII Colonel and
Young Turk Officers.
Saloniki, Turkey, April 22.-Fifteen
hundred Albanian troops have revolted
at MOnastir, terrorizing the district
and killing their colonel and a large
number Of Young Turk officers as well
as the mayor.
Advices from Uskup say that the
rising has spread throughout the
whole Of northern Macedonia. Eight
thousand armed Albanians have over
awed the troops, and Christian fami-
lies are fleeing. Crowds are taking
refuge in the Greek and Servian con-
sulates.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22
BABY HURT IN FALL
FROM A HIGH CHAIR

The eight-months-old child of Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Stefano, of Smith
street, near Hobart street, fell out
of a high chair yesterday afternoon
and severely cut its head DR.. G..
w. FithiaR was called.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22
EMBEZZLING LAWYER
OF TRENTON CAUGHT

Special bU United Press Wire
Trenton, April %: After hif
brother had negotiated with ths
police for his surrender John sykeat
a wealthy lawyer who, week ago.
fed after being charged with ems
bezzling 100000 of trust funds.
was arrested this morning when hs
arrived at the depot. He is now IN
Jail He says he will plead guilty
and take his medicine.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22
BASEBALL ON
SUNDAY HIT.
speoial % tAe EYENIwe NEWs.

WFNUEuE 70 tTsU n ' N44FHF' y ~ ~ " n
New Brunswick, April 22-Prose-
cutor Booraem today sent a letter to
the Public Service Corporation stat
ing that it was understood that
baseball was to be played at River
side Park on Sundays. The prosecu-
tor said complaint had been made
against the proposed games and that
he would have his officers on hand
to make arrests at the first sign of
disorder.
This is taken to mean here that
Sunday baseball will be stopped at
every instance when complaint is
made.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22
SENTENCED FOR
LIFE; NOW FREE

her dying statement she said her
assailant was Alexander Killen. He
was convicted in the first degree and
sentenced to be hanged. Later the
sentence was changed to life inn
prisonment. Influential Pittsburg
friends recently convinced the Board
of Pardons that there was doubt as
to Killen's guilt and he was pardon
ed after the case had been reviewed.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22
ARMY CAPTAIN DIES
BY HIS OWN HANDS
Special bv United Press wire.

DPDVtuE w ONFEDN FFNv
Washington, April 22:-Captain
George G. Burnell, of the Signal
Corps u s. A., who shot himself in
Laurel, Md, sanitsrium last night,
died this morning. He had been
suffering from nervous breakdown
and 1t was feared he was losing his
mind. For the past five years he
has been in command at Fort Wood,
n Y
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22

Special By United Press Wirs.
Pittsburg, Pa, April 22:-After
serving twenty years of life sem
tence on a conviction of the murder
of Mrs. Paul Rudert, Alexander Kill
len, fifty-three years old, walked out
of the Western penitentiary today a
free man. go
The woman was killed while bur-
glars were in her jewelry store. In
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22
JUDGE LYON
ON THE BENCH
speolal q tAe EYENINo NEws.

New Brunswick, April 22:-Judge
Adrian Lyon presided at the county
court this morning for the first time.
He received the grand jury which
brought in ten bills. A large floral
horseshoe stood beside the judge. 1t
was presented by Charles Fl. Edwards,
of the Pardee Works at Perth Amboy.
The grand jury this afternoon is CON
sidering the killing of a little boy by a
huckster g wagon here.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22
Horse Dead.

A horse owned by william Masso-
pust, which he had refused offers of
$3.50 for, was taken with collie last
night and when the owner went to
the stable this morning he found It
dead.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22
ATTEMPTED TO
FREE BOYLE
,epsal bp Unated Press Wtre.

Special by Unssed Press Wire.
Sharon, Pa, April 22-The police
today found a ladder outside the cell
of James Boyle, the Whitla kidnap-
per. An alarm was given and the
Jail yard was searched. 1t is be-
lieved an attempt was made to Hbe-
rate him.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22
TEACHERS HEARD
TALK ON MUSIC

The next to the last music lecture
to the school teachers of this city
was given in the high school yester-
day afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22
NOTICE !.

We have placed our FL. O.'s
Horse Feed with A. M.
who will always
keep it on hand, so there will be no
trouble getting it. No more expen-
sive than any Of the cheap foods.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22
To Sing New Song.

The new waltz, /" Caugh a-Spooning, :"
by Charles Winegard, of this city, will
be sung in public for the first time at
the Lyric theatre by John Battersby, in
a few days. Eighteen colored picture
slides are being made for it.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22

II you do not read the NENa
every day you vii miss great deal
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22

An anchor TO windward-an ad in
the EVENING NEWS.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22

New Automobile in Town.
D. J. Kaufman, of Potts & Kauf-
mann, has purchased four-cylinder e.
M. F. Thirty tourabout. 1t is red in
color and seats four persons.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22
WHEAT CORNER BROKEN

Special % United Press Wire
Chicago, April 22:-It looks as if the
Patten corner was broken today. May
wheat fell to 1221a, the lowest in sew
eral weeks, July wheat went to 11l15
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-22

For Sale Large offcee -ste. Inquire
288 High street.
1sOs-4-22-1ts
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