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Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-02
GRANTS VISIT
THREE PLANTS
Accompanied by D. W. Tay-
Iur, They inspect Factories
Here and in T0ttenvilIe.
ORDER EXPIRES SEPT. 6

Former President De Forest Grant,
accompanied by Dwight w. Taylor,
former secretary and assistant treas
urer, and Norman Grant, former as
sistant general manager, of the At
lantic Terra Gotta combine, repre-
senting the minority stockh olders,
visited plant No. 2 and the old Stan
dard plant in this city, and plant
No. In Tottenyille yesterday.
At plant No. they spent about
an hour and half. looking over the
place, after which they made short
visit to the Standard factory. From
here they went to Tottenville. They
passed through. the several depart
ments, making an inspection of the
machinery and work turned out.
This was the first visit of the three
men to the plants in this city, but
the second to the Tottenville factory,
since receiving the court order al
lowing them to visit the several
plants and make inspections. The
order expires on Monday September
6, and it is not known what will be
done after this.
1t is said that the plants have Just
completed one of the best months In
some time, the factory at Tottenville
having had record month.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-02
COURT AMB0Y
HAS ELECTION
foresters Name New Officers
for Six Months at a
Big Meeting.
PLAN FOR INSTALLATION

The semi-annual election of officers
of Court Amboy, No. 5S, Foresters Of
America. held in Foresters Hall in
State street last night, brought out
more members than have been at a
meeting in some time. There were over
fifty present.
There were contests of both chief
ranger and sub-ehief ranger. Jacob
Lampe was reelected chief ranger over
Louis Seel and Charles Seel,
Jr.. who were nominated at
the previous meeting Nels Hanson
was reelected sub-chief ranger. defeat
ing Martin Ryan. Thomas Lucas was
elected recording secretary for the fifth
time.
The others chosen were John klusen-
dorf. senior woodward; Cornelius Ken
ny, junior Woodward; Edward c.
Simth senior besdle; f. A. Coudon
junior beadle; Thomas b. Gardener
lecturer, and Ever S. Everson, past
chief ranger -Four applications fol-
membership were received.
The installation will take place at
the next meeting, Wednesday, Septem
ber 15. District Deputy James F
o Brien viii install the new officers.
An invitation will be extended to
Court Standard, No. Ill, to be present
on this occasion. A collation. will be
served after the meeting.
A committee, composed of f. 6. Ever
son, Louis Smith, Nels Hanson, Joseph
FIuewith. N. p Jensen. Thomas Wath-
ney. J. ]. Flynn and Jacob Lampe, ex-
officio, were named to make arrange
ments for the affair.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-02

DIR. FREDERICK A. COOK.
ing fourteen seconds and made a few
final observations. | told Etukishook
and Ahwelsh Qhe accompanying Eski-
mos that we had reached the great
nall
Everywhere we turned was south.
With a single step we could pass from
one side of the earth to the other;
from midday to midnight At last the
flag fioated to the breezes at the pole.
1t was April 81 1903. The tempera-
ture was minus SO c., barometer 1888,
latitude 90 AS for the longitude, it
was nothing, as 1t was but word.
Says He Was Crazy With Joy.
Although crazy with joy, our spirits
began to undergo feeling of weari-
ness. Next day, after taking all our
observations, sentiment of intense
solitude penetrated us while We looked
at the horizon.
"Was 1t possible that this desolate
region, without patch of earth, had
aroused the ambition of SO many men
for SO many centuries? There was no
ground, only an immensity of dazzling
white snow; no living being, no point
to break the frightful monotony.
= "on April % we started on our re
IA" .,6,, !,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-02

The row of frame houses owned
by George r. Bunten on the easterly
side of High street, Just north of
Buckingham avenue. were endanger-
ed by fire at 1890 o'colck this morn
ing when a blaze was discovered in
the attic of the one which is occu-
pied by Mr.. and Mrs. James Codding-
ton.
Mrs. Coddington was washing In
the kitchen at the time and did not
know OF the blaze until one of her
sons ran into the house, saying,
Mamma, the house is on fire" An
alarm was turned in from box 43, at
Buckingham avenue and Hartford
street. The companies responded
quickly.
The fire had gained considerable
headway when the companies ar
rived and the attic was gutted. The
blaze was soon under control, but the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-02
WIDE RANGE IN BIDS FOR LARGE
PUMP AT THE RUNYON STATION
Proposals Vary from SI8,50O TO
SAL ,8OO--F Of One Glass and
Two OF Another Laid Over.

Bids to
Of Water
installed
proposals through
Of
Epping Carpenter
which b.
dec-acting specified
After all
of
board The abulatOn
be in
in
o
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-02

According to the proposals sub
mitted last night, which are given In
detail below, the Worthington Com
pany is low for direct acting pump
and the Bethlehem Steel Company,
of South Bethlehem, Pa. on crank
and fly wheel pump. The highest
bid was that of the Allis-Chalmers
Company, whose figure was $41, 500
for Glass B pump.
List of Proposals.
The bids in detail we're as follows:
CLASS B
Wisconsin Engine Company, Cor
liss, Wis, $32,225; Allis-Chalmers
Company, New York. s41, 500; Nord-
berg Manufacturing Company, Mil
waukee, Wis, $4,000; Bethlehem
Steel Company, South Bethlehem,
Pa, s29.700; Snow Steam Pump
Works, New York. $31,700.
CLASS A
Epping- Carpenter Company, New
York, $23,731, s23,232; Henry R.
Worthington Company, Harrison
$1s,500.
Certified checks amounting to one
fifth of the respective bids and blue
prints or drawings accompanied each
proposal. Every bidder had to bid
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-02
OFFICIALS GO
TO CHICAGO
Heads of Terra Gotta Work
ers' Alliance to Attend
Convention.
Mr.. FREY is H0NORED

Frank Butterworth, president Of
the international Brick, Tile G Terra
Gotta Workers Alliance. left this
morning for Chicago. where he will
make preparations to attend the an
nual convention of the Terra Gotta
Workers of America en- September
13.
Emil Frey, of First street. the
newly-elected vice president of the
International Terra Gotta Workers
Alliance. expects TO leave next We'd
nesday or Thursday H. L. Eichei-
berger, a representative of the A. F.
of L., who is doing organizing work
here, win leave for Chicago early
next week.
Mr.. Frey and Mr.. Butterworth. the
newly-elected heads of the Interna-
tional organization, together with
other officers, will be installed It
will be Mr.. Frey's initial act as an
official of that body.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-02
FIRE MENACES
ENTIRE BLOCK

damage by water Is considerable. In
conversation with a NEWS reporter
Mrs. Goddington said that she had
no insurance on her effects. She said
she cannot understand how the fire
started, as the attic has not been
usedafor some time The blaze made
considerable smoke and but for the
prompt arrival of the firemen the en-
tire row might have been consumed.
The blaze had burned its way
through the roof and, as the houses
are very close together, the adjoin-
ing one on the south was scorched.
Former Chief Eugene Mullen had
narrow escape from injury while
on ladder leading to the front attic
window. Just as he reached the
window stream of water from the
hose which was being shot through
the rear hit the glass and sent 1t fy-
ing about his head One Of the
pieces dented his hat
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-02

utes. In spite of what seemed long
marches we advanced but little over
100 miles. Much of our work was lost
in circuitous twists, around trouble
some pressure lines and high. irregu-
lar fields. A very old ice drift, too
was driving eastward with sufficient
force TO give some anxiety.
Travelled Fifty Miles q Day.
"Although still equal to about fifty
miles daily, the extended marches and
the long hours for travelling with
which fortune favored us earlier were
no longer possible. We were now
about 200 miles from the pole. and
sledge loads were reduced One dog
after another went into the stomachs
of the hungry survivors until the
teams were considerably diminished
in number but there seemed to re-
main sufficient balance for man and
brute to push along into the heart of
the mystery to which we had set our
selves.
Pole Was In sight at Last.
"On April 21 we had reached 50 de
grees SO minutes 46 seconds. The pole
was In sight We covered the remain
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-02

on either a direct-aeting or crank
and fly wheel pump according to
specifications prepared by Samuel J.
Mason, the boards 5 engineer. Presi-
dent Clark, just before the pump
men handed their bids to the clerk
and after short committee session
in the private room, asked II there
were any objections to the specifica-
tions. The representative of the
Nordberg Company asked permission
to speak and said that the floor space
in the engine room at Runyon was
too small to allow him to submit a
bid on the kind of a pump that he
would like to- He said that while
he would submit bid for the "or
posed type as called for in
boards specifications he wouI-
fer to bid on tandem type If Ins
specifications could be changed to
provide for it. AS no other objec-
tions were received the commission
ers decided that 1t wohld not be fair
to hold up the other six bidders.
A Month Before Awarding.
President Clark told the represent
tatives present after the bids had
been referred to the committee of
Continued on page A.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-02
BY A
CR0WBAR AND
IS BADLY HURT
Edward Burns Injured at
South Amboy and Brought
to City Hospital Here.
EMPLOYE ON TUGBOAT

Edward Burns, of Pine avenue,
South Amboy, about forty-five years
old, fireman on tugboat No. 33 of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
in South Amboy, sustained injuries
this morning that may cost his life,
as result of attending to his duties.
He now lies at the city hospital in
a critical state under the attendance
of physicians.
The accident occurred about 1880
O'Clock this morning as the tug was
lying at the company's dock In South
Amboy. Preparations had been made
to start the engine of the vessel, but
when 1t was learned that the engine
would not work, Burns volunteered
to help. Securing a crowbar he
crawled into a position where he
could turn the wheels far enough to
start the engine. With the bar in
position he tugged and pulled. Be-
fore Burns could realize what had
happened, the engine shot forward
and whirled around the heavy iron
bar that struck him a terrific blow
in the neck. He was knocked uneon-
scious and cared for by other en-
ployes on the vessel.
Later he was removed to the city
hospital in this city, where an ex-
animation was made by DR.. w. e.
Ramsay.
Burns has both his upper and low
er jaws broken, his windpipe dis
lodged and is badly cut under the
chin. AS soon as DR.. Ramsay ascer-
tanned the seriousness of the mans
in iuries he called in the entire hos
pital staff, who worked over him this
morning, 1t is feared he will not
recover. '-7es -.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-02
WOMAN TAKEN I'LL
VERY SUDDENLY

Mrs. Anna Kish, of Gil West Side
avenue was stricken with apoplexy
while at work over wash tub in the
rear of her home yesterday. She top
pied over in a helpless state and was
carried to her home by neighbors.
The stroke completely psralyzed her
left side, causing it to become useless.
Her condition is serious. She is under
the of DR.. G. W. Tyrrell.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-02

ports that his ailment was serious had
hitherto been denied by his close
friends, but when he reached his home
no effort was made to conceal the fact
that he was very i'll.
Justice Moody was born in Newbury,
Mass, in 1858, was graduated from
Harvard in 1876 and was successively
United States district attorney, men,
ber of congress, secretary Of the navy
and attorney general before he was
appointed to the supreme court by Theo
dore Roosevelt in December, 1905.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-02
FEW VOTED UP
To NOON TODAY
Interest Jagged This Morn
ing in First Ward--vot-
ing Machine Question.
FIFTY-THREE BALLOTS IN

A special election is being held in
the first ward today to decide whether
the voting machine shall be used at the
coming election. At 1:30 clock this
afternoon only twenty-eight votes had
been cast in the first district, and
twenty-five in the second
Many of the ballots in the first dis
trict are believed to be for the ma
chine, but in the second district most
of the voting has been by those who
want it rejected. The polls will close
at o'clock tonight.
Guaranteed Tooth Brush 25c at
Sexton's, 20 Smith street.
4960-9-2-1t*
Pea,J ma NEyVa avarv nav
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-02

The illness of Associate Justice Will
liam H. Moody of the United States
supreme court, who is at his home in
Haverhill, Mass, has caused alarm in
official circles at Washington and
Beverly. Justice Moody is believed to
be suffering from rheumatism and gout
and was in helpless condition when
he arrived at Haverhill from santa
rum in New York.
He had previously been at Hot
Springs, Ark, but the treatment there
failed to improve his condition. Re
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-02
PUBLIC NOTICE..

The public is notified that the Bor-
dentown avenue bridge over the Rarf-
tan River railroad, South Amboy. N.
j.. will be closed to vehicle traffic for
a period of As days. beginning Tues
day, September 18th. 1909, owing to
the rebuilding of the present bridge
4966-9-2-3t%
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-02
FREEHOLDERS
IN SESSION
special to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick, Sept. 2:-The
Board of Freeholders this morning
awarded the contract for paving
Somerset street and Harvey street, to
the Mile Run Brook, to the Middle
sex Supply Company. The board
took over as county road one end
of Main street, South River.
c. w, Russell, of this city, was
warded the contract for supplying
the county buildings with coal at
$500 per ton. The franchise of the
Jersey Central Traction Company
was accepted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-02
IMPORTANT. NOTICE.

All Red Men are requested to at
tend the meeting September 2. Mat
ters of importance to come up.
HANS s. SMITH, c. OF X.
THOS. GARDNER, Sachem.
4934-9-1-2t"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-02

ANY afrair, or happening, or cir-
cumstance which IL too small 10
"a axe a want ad. worth while as an
adjusting force is too small to worry
about.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-02
Wanted

Saleswoman for cloaks and suits one
that can make alter ations; must have
selling experience; pleasant, permanent
position with good pay to capable
woman. Address P. A. c. s., care OF
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-02
NOTICE

Beginning Sept. 100.
the rate for classified
advertising i'm the Ev-
ening News will be
one cent per word as
heretofore, except
L hat no advertise
ment will be accept
ed for less than I5c.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-02
BELLEwooD PARK EXCURSIONS

September ) and 6. - cents round
trip. Leave Perth Amboy September
5, $40 a. m. September 6, $40 a.
m. Returning leave Bellewood $50
D. m. 4S34-S-31-9-2-4%
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-02

Rexall Hair Tonic soc a bottle.
Sexton's, 20 Smith street
4s6O-9-2-1t"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-02

Bay View House-Superior accom-
modations. for gentlemen only,
81 up. 253 Water street, corner
Market street. ct
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-02

Have your doctors prescription
filed at Sections, 20 Smith street.
4960-9-2-lt*
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-02

Ice cream, all favors, 25c a quart.
Sections, 70 Smith street.
4ee0-q-2-1ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-02

BE an adveruser-lc. a word.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-09-02

WEATHER - Fair to-
night and Friday;
slowly rising tempers-
ture Friday.
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MAN GOES OYER
NIAGARA FALLS

Niagara Fails, N. Y, October 17.-Within
American cataract this afternoon, two
guides at the cave of the winds, william
Barnett and George Wright, recovered
the body of George Maero COR Mavrocor-
dato) of Milwaukee, a man about 40
years old. Never before in the history of
the river, under normal conditions, has
body been recovered from the rampant
of rocks that front the cave.
Maero was seen to enter the water from
the north shore Of Luna Island by Joseph
Lennox, a hackman, a young bridal
couple, friends of his and an officer, Alex
ander.
Maero did not lose his footing in the
current, the water at that point being
very shallow He sat down in the stream,
and then humping along on the rocky
bottom for about 40 feet, he plunged over
the crest into the abyss.
Alexander ran to the cave of the winds
house and informed Barnett and Wright
of the suicide. The guides went down
the stairs and along the path, watching
the boiling waters at the base of the fall.
In less than five minutes Maero's body
appeared, bobbing on the churning water.
BY an odd turn of fate 1t was washed
upon fiat rock and held there Wright
and Barnett, with ropes about their
waists, clambored down and, securing the
body with difficulty in the binding spray,
carried 1t to the wooden walk that Is
built over the rocks. Then 1t was brought
to the top of the bank
The mans identity was established by
papers found in his pocFet.
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CANTEEN ACT Is
OF LITTLE VALUE

Washington October 17-(Special.)-The
Judge advocate general of the army de-
clares in effect in his annual report that
the prohibition legislation for the army.
the anti-canteen act, does not prohibit.
1.-THE operation of the act says Gen
eral Davis, has undoubtedly caused the
location near military reservations of re-
sorts for the sale Of Intoxicating liquor
and which pander to the appetites and
passions of those enlisted men who by
reason of the prohibition in question fire.
Quent the same"
General Davis says these resorts are
beyond the control of the military AL
thorities and their presence near military
posts are highly detrimental to military
discipline The examination of court
martial trials shows that a large per-
centage of the offenses, although not
charged as drunkenness Is directly or in
directly traceable to the use of intoxicat-
ing liquor
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NEATLY furnished suite front rooms for
housekeeping; modern; reasonable. ga
North 18th street 1o-17-3t
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celebrated appearance was In 1456, three
years after the capture of Constantinople
by the Turks. Men then feared that it
portended the downfall of Christianity.
1t was described as large and terrible,
extending one-third of the way across
the entire heaven, of a brilliant gold
color and presenting the aspect of a wav-
ing sword
At its appearance in 1853 it was very
bright, with tail nearly 50 degrees long
but lying SO far south of the celestial
equator that ii could only be seen to
best advantage in the southern hemi-
sphere. AT its last appearance, in 1885,
1t was brighter than 76 years earlier but
of smaller size, lis trail then extending
to distance of is degrees, or about 80
times the distance across the moon
Path of the Comet About the Sun.
This was the first comet ever recog-
nized as moving In a closed path about
the sun, and of which the return was
predicted. This was done by the astron-
omer HALEY. a contemporary and friend
of Sir Isaac Newton. who, after allowing
for the retarding pull Of Jupiter and
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ELEGANT front room in heated house.
2320 9TH avenue. 10-18-4t
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Saturn predicted that the comet would
again be seen in the sping of 1853.
The positions of the comet in its path
are shown In Fig. 2 1t will reach the
point c, 55,O0000O miles distant from the
sun, on next April Is. It passes through
the plane of the earth's orbit at B on
May Is, on which date its tail will stretch
out in the plane of the earth's orbit to an
enormous distance, directly away from
the sun. One day later the earth will
reach this point of its orbit, and as it is
then only 100000 miles from the comet,
It will probably plough directly through
the tail. 1t is possible that at that time
a strange yellow, phosphorescent glow
may be noticed in our atmosphere, as
was described by one observer when the
earth passed through the tail of the comet
in 1861. but the enormous tail is so ex-
ceedingly rarifed that probably no other
unusual appearance will be observed,
Position in the Sky.
The comet is now moving westward in
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SMALLEST STATE.
San Marine Attracts Attention BY
Election of Rulers.

Rome. October 17.-The smallest indie
pendent state in the world, San Ma
rino has attracted attention for moment
to its existence by electing its rulers.
This lilliputian republic has two joint
presidents, a noble and peasant, who
are elected every six months, and the
newly elected chiefs are Commentators
Marine Borbiconi and Giacomo Marcucci
The little mountain city was visited by
thousands of tourists to witness the Old
World ceremony OF installing the two
presidents. The San Marinoese were
congratulated their happy state OF
knowing no taxes. and having had no
prisoner In the local jail for 1--WE years.
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IN ST. PETERSBURG.
Playing of Graphophones Is Forbidden
BY Police.

St. Petersburg October 17.-The project
of police has forbidden the playing of
gramaphones in this city, where a mild
form of martial law still prevails--one
of the few real benefits that martial law
has conferred.
Loud complaints against the grama
phone nuisance had reached the project
from writers, students and business men
who had to endure the iddesonant strains
First an order that gramaphones must be
played only behind closed doors and win
dows was issued but such powerful ma
chimes were used that this was found
ineffective and renewed appeals from
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For many months astronomers have
been watching and photographing one
little region of the sky in which they
knew this wonderful comet would appear.
1t was known that by January l, 1903, 1t
had drawn to within 50O'OOo,@O miles Of
us. and was rushing along in its path
more than 100000 miles each day.
At this time and for several months
afterward it would be too far away to be
detected, while in June the sun would lie
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LEGAL NOTICES
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received at the
office of the city clerk of Ensley, Ala,
until s .. m October 10, 1909, land then
opened for furnishing all tools, labor,
materials, ETC., to construct artificial stone
sidewalks, combined curb and gutter and
grading of certain streets and avenues
in Ensley.
Plans and profiles can be examined and
specifications and forms of proposals can
be secured at the office of the city engi-
neer.
A certified check for $500 must accom-
panv each proposal, and the successful
bidder will be required to give a surety
bond in the sum of $500, with some COM
pany satisfactory to the city of Ensley.
The right is reserved to reject any or
all bids, to waive defects, and to accept
any bid. A. L. ARNOLD. City Clerk
" r. OIL, City Engineer. 10-9-11t
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