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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-27
CENSUS TAKERS ARE
NAMED BY JUDGE
twenty Men are Selected to
Find Population Of Elizabeth
City County.

Twenty enumerators were appoint
ed ut noon yesterday by Judge Gar
ence w. Robinson. of the Circuit
Court and the work OF taking a po-
lice census cf Elizabeth City county
Hampton, Phocbus. Fort Monroe
Normal school and the National Sol
diers' Home. was started in the al
ternoou. The census takers are ex'
pected % complete their task by tues
dav afternoon and II is generally be-
Iieyed that this county viii show pop
uIation enough 20 cause the Virginia
legislature to make a rev Judiciai
circuit OF AccOmac and Northampton
counties.
Judge Robinson came to Hampton
on the 1890 car from Newport
News and. going to the courthouse
conferred with Clerk o: the Courts
Harry n. Hot - to the appointment
of the enumeTaiors. Clerk Holt Is d.
rector Of the census under the bili
nassed h. the legislature and those
selected 10 do he work are:
Hampfon-C L. Collier. VI. u Par-
ker John D. ticks. Jr, J. Vaughan
Jones. John : May.
Pnoebus-Bushroj Giddings and
Harry A. Sinpsins.
Chesapeake dstrict-B. = f!udSins
c. T. Copeland. =. z. Jones and Nray
Curtis.
Fort Nonr-e-R. ". Booker.
National soldiers Homo. "
Pace
Normal sch,il-wiIliam A. Wey'
mouth.
Wvfhc s'sffct-Roiand y. Cock
Emile Dicsfn goland Sinclair and u
". Collier.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-27
New York Bribery Case In
wolves Republican Party.
'CHAIRMEN WILL BE CALLED
Former state Committee Heads Are
to be Requested 10 GIVE Account
of Dealings Of the Legislature With
the Bridge Companies.

ALBANY, y. y, Feb. 26.-State-
ments by Senator Aids attorneys TO-
dav indicated that the present jnves-
tlgation of the Conger bribery charges
will 20 further into Conger's aliega-
lions. involving the Republican state
organization. IL is expected that the
chairman Of the Republican state
committee during the years when
Conger declares ;he bridge cOmpa-
MES paid protection money TO the
party's campaign fund and perhaps
other charmen, Will be put on the
stand.
Men to be Called.
These men are Col. George W.
Dunn. of Binghamton; former Cover
nor Ben O'Delil, and TimOnthy Wood
ruff. the present chairman.
Col Dunn is the only member OF
this trio whose name has been men
toned in the evidence. Senator Con-
ger testified that he gave the Repub-
been state committee $1,000 on be-
half of the bridge companies in 1903'
when Dunn was chairman. At the
same time, Conger asserted, he made
a personal appeal to the chairman 10
call off the Republican Legislators
who he alleged. were using certain
highway measures as strike" DIS.
O'Dell preceded and followed Dunn
in the craftsmanship, and Woodrun
followed O'Dell. i.
Aids attorneys also declared today
that they would not call as a witness
former United states Senator Thomas
c. Plat. They expected, however, 10
gain ali the advantage Uf the former
Republican state leaders testimony by
introducing in evidence letters and
kilograms written b. him TO Alids.
This evidence constitutes an import
ant factor in the defense, for Aids
holds that his advocacy OF Legislation
favorable to the bridge companies III
1901. was due TO Plat.
Rooseveit's Name Used.
In the same way the defense used
Ia the accused senator's advantage
message President Roosevelt sent
to congress after the Matthews COM
mission had declared certain OF the
companies guilty of conspiracy to de-
fraud the city of Boston.
One of Aids legal staff said today
that this document, with the Mat
thews report connected, would be or
fered in evidence TO prove the asser-
ton that the bridge CONF anies were
aggressors in legislative corruption
and not the helpless victims OF the
black horse cavalry Conger has in
timated.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-27

BETTER THAN SPANKING.

Spanking does not cure children On
bed-wetting. There is 3 constitution
cause for this trouble. Mrs. M. Sum
mers. Box W. Notre Dame. Ind. viii
send free to any mother her success
full home treatment, with fun instruo
tons. Send no money. but write her
today II your children trouble you in
this way. Don't blame the child. me
chances are 1t cant help IL. This treat
ment also cures adults and aged pro
pie troubled with urine difficulties by
day or night.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-27
coNFEssES TO MURDER.
Kansas Nesrfo Admits Killing White
Man and Wife.
(By Associated Press)

PITTSBURG. KANSAS. Feb. &C.
Gus Thomas. alias Ed Young. a Negro
aged 20 years. confessed ut Girard
near here. last night to the murde1
of William Bork. white farmer
the latter's wife and child, and an
other negro. Mrs. Bork was maltreat
ed before being killed. Thomas was
arraigned secretly last night, pleaded
guilty. and was sentenced to impris
onment for life and was taken TO tbs
penitentiary at Lansing. Kansas. to
day.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-27
comrsoe clsry.

Among che youngest old men IN
camp Is comTadc John Ciary. Al
thouh1 he has passed six years be-
yond the three score and ten mile
stone o. life he IL stiii chipDer and
active and bids fair 20 reach the osn-
fury mark. He enlisted early in 1851
and served in Company G. leeth
Pennsylvania Infantry. participating
in all The engagements IN which hat
notable regiment took part Nr. Ciary
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-27
WILL CONTROL ". & W.
Sufficient Stock IS Reported Acquired
by the Pennsylvania.

PHILADELPHIA. PA. Feb. 81.
vas announced in financial circles to-
DAY that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company had acquired sufficient OF
the stock OF the Norfolk e. Western
Railway Company to give u absolute
control Of the road. The Pennsyl-
sania has made no Official announce
meut TO that effect
The report is not a surprise. as II
was thought when the Pennsylvania
road took over the holdings of the
Norfolk & Western stock which had
been held by Kuhn Loeb & Company,
ioi New York. hat some such plaa was
contemplated
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-27
Knocked Out in Tenth Round.

PARIS, Feb. 26.--Sam Mcvey. the
American heavyweight. knocked ont
AL Kubiak. of Michigan. in the tenth
round OF a scheduled twenty round
fight at the Circus in Paris tonight.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-27

is a resident of Philadelphia and is
well and favorably known TO all the
denizens of Frankford and the north
eastern section of the city.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-27

For Sale-f0 acres near Buckro'
on car line. Get price Of RANSONf
bros. Real Estate. p y. King street
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-27
Millionaire Apples

The furore regarding the prices OF
meat. and the outcome resulting III
soaring figures being to a certain ex-
tent hard upon small dealers. paltlc-
ularlv among the housewives OF the
laboring class and which has resulted
in a boycott against the dealers, has
been of avail. and by the so-calied
common people abstaining from eat
ing meat the prices have receded ma
terialIy. Right here in Phoebus we
have Italian vendors who exast ten
cents for a single apple. They sunsT
their conscience to sell you three Ior
twenty-five cents. Now the plain
truth is that an apple never grew
large enough to command such an ex-
allied price as these fakirs demand
Apples are always at their best III
cold weather and it goes without 9ues-
ton that such exorbitant demands OF
our foreign dealers is altogether 100
extravagant.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-27

krrnisi oad Ave home. wei located
Soc N. o. LAcKEY. q
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-27

For Rant-@tore. Barns corner
pho..bus. g. EANSONE BROS. Rea
Esiafc. % y King street z
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-27

The Philadelphia Record OF FeDru-
arv 9Th last prints this paragraph
There was a time when the inter-
ference of the Pre- sident in behalf OF
a candidate for United States Senator
was fatal to its object. An innocent
uriyate letter of President-elect Buch-
anan in favor of Colone; John W.
Fornev for senator when revealed was
made the ground for defeating MN
in the Pennsylvania Legislature. But
the interference of Vice-Preshent
Sherman in the West Virginia election
for senator is not taken so seriously
The reference to the late Colonel JOIN
w. Fornev is somewhat misleading
True enough Pre- sident Buchanan was
strongly in favor Of Fo-uey's success
in his fight for the senatorial toga-
Why? Forney was perhaps the one
man who was responsible for the cleo
ton of Mr.. Buchanan to the Presi
dency. The former, during the mem
orable campaign in Pennsylvanis IN
1856. was the chairman Of the Demo
cratic state Committee and BY MS
brilliant management. was accreciteo
with throwing that great state to tne
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-27

Fire Insurance.
See ". o. I.ACKEY.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-27

| Pr, Insurance..
lsec ". .. LACKEY
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-27
The COM Ell

YOU SAW, BUT DID You SEE
OUR DISPLAY OF VIRGINIA DARE
AND SCUPPERNONG WINE A
choice Wine for Ladies and Gentle
men.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-27

zH1sers or o0soN6pxE )arsseA
AZ 0svsSGsry zSs S0tzso ~ e.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02
CHILDREN ARE
IMPERILED BY
RUNAWAY TEAM
Heroic Action of Chris John
son Saves Lives of
School Pupils.
CLIMBED INTO WAGON
AT RISK OF HIS LIFE

Chris Johnson proved himself the
hero in an exciting runaway that oc-
Cured on State street shortly before
noon today. He risked his life in
climbing on swiftly moving wagon
to halt a team of maddened horses
that were bearing down on a crowd
Of playing school children. He sue
ceeded in stopping them before any
serious damage had been incurred.
The team was hitched to a brewery
wagon belonging to the Lembeck &c
Betz Brewing Co., and was in
charge of Joseph Kutcher, of Wat
son avenue. The animals took fright
near New Brunswick avenue and
State street heading straight for a
crowd of school children who were
emerging from public school No. 1.
AS soon as they had passed over
State street, they were espied by
johnson, who was riding a bicycle
He quickly dismounted and ran after
the fleeing animals. With difficulty
he clambered into the wagon from
the Erear, staggered his way across
several beer kegs and grabbed the
reins in time to avoid a catastrophe.
Little, II any, damage was incurr-
ed. The wagon was shaken up and
the harness was damaged to a slight
extent. No one was in injured.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02
NEW BILL is
ANTICIPATED
Factories to Take Out More
Protective Insurance.

Manufacturing interests in Perth
Amboy are already anticipating the
fulfillment of Governor elect Wood
row Wilson'S promise of a more
stringent employers liability law and
although there has been little in
crease in the amount of protective
insurance taken out, inquiries have
been made about the form of insur-
ance that will be necessary to pro-
teCt employers under the pending
more stringent liabilities law.
Under the present law there is
very little chance for an employe OF
manufacturing plant to obtain re-
dress from his employer when injur.
ed in the performance of his duties.
The new law is planned to make the
responsible for all accidents
which are not directly responsible to
his employees carelessness.
G. d. Boynton, of the local insur-
ance firm Of Boynton Brothers, sta
ted to a EVENING NEWS represen-
tatiye yesterday that 1t would prob
ably be necessary to have new
form of insurance policy designed to
cover the proposed new employers
law and that action on this
proposition would probably not be
taken until the provisions of the law
were known.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02
OLD VETERAN
BREAKS NOSE
Thomas Horner Falls Down
Stairs in ToitenviiIe.

Thomas Horner, seventy-nine
years old, of 420 Rector street, this
city, is at his home with broken
the result of fall down the stairs at
the Tottenville depot Of the Staten
Island Rapid Transit railroad about
$3.50 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Horner, who is veteran of
the Civil War and member of Ma
jor James II. Dandy Post, G. A. R.,
OF this city peddles fish from a
WheelbarTow in Tottenyille several
times week. Yesterday after fin
ishing his days, work across the
sound, he started for his home here
1t was while coming down the stairs
leading to the waiting room from
the station platform that he plunged
headlong to the bottom.
Samuel Martin, bridgeman and
station master at the TOttenville de-
pot, who was On the platform at the
time getting his lamps ready for the
night, picked the old man up and as
sisted him into the depot. 1t was
at first thought that Mr.. Horner had
broken some bones about the body,
but on examination he was found to
be only injured about the face.
DR.. Walker Washington, of Main
street, Tottenville, was summoned
by Patrolman Samuel Johnson, OF
the Goth. precinct station After
Mr.. Horner's injuries were fixed up
he was assisted to his home in this
city by young lady, whose name
could not be ascertained.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02
BIG INCREASE
IN TAX FROM
CORPORATIONS
New Jersey municipalities
to Receive S132 ,87l18
More Than Last Year.
TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED
is S957,14447
snenin1 to the EYENING NEHs-

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Trenton, Dec. 2:-New Jersey mu-
inequalities will receive s957,144.47
this year from the franchise tax
against public service corporations,
ON a total assessment of $35,037,-
1879. The tax for 1910 shows an
increase of s132,S71.18 over 1909,
the tax that year being s824,27329.
This is the largest years increase
since the franchise tax law went in
to effect.
Two elements enter into the in
crease. One is the healthy condition
of business the past year which has
enabled public utility corporations
to increase their earnings. With the
exception of street railway compan-
les the taxes two per cent Of the gross
receipts of the year, and so the in
creased receipts has run the amount
of the tax to higher sum. The
other element is the increase of one
half per cent. in the rate Of tax paid
by the trolley companies. The rate
this year was four per cent of the
gross receipts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02
HEAR TESTIMONY IN
The KRACELUND CASE

Judge Beekman will hold spe-
cial session of the district court this
afternoon at 4 o'clock to hear tes-
timony in the case of Samuel Borak
against Elmer Kragelund.
Borak, who is a butcher, of 269
Smith street, holds claim of $3.50
against Kragelund, restaurant
keeper, of 219 Smith street, for
meats. During Kragelund's absence
recently Borak got out writ of at
tachment, it Is understood, swearing
that Kragelund was an absconding
debtor. Armed with this writ,
Kragelund's business place was WIS.,
tied and articles taken which prac-
tically put him out of business.
Kragelund claims that he was not
an absconding debtor and that Bo-
rak should have secured summons
writ II he intended to take legal
measures to collect his debt. Thom-
as Brown Is representing Borak and
Joseph Stricken has been retained
by Kragelund.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02
CONTEST
FINAL RESULT
is ANNOUNCED
Mrs. Jas. L. Tooker, Baptist
Sunday School and West
minister Cadets Win.
HIGH AMOUNT S28,0l5.70
--HOME FOR AGED LOSE

The piano contest that has been
conducted in this city by the Perth
Amboy Hardware Company, Frank
Hilsdorf's grocery and Louis BRIGGS,
clothier, came to a close yesterday
as a most successful undertaking by
these three well-known business
people. Teh contest has been on
for the past nine months and has
been the subject of much rivalry be-
tween the contestants during that
time. When the announcement of
the three lucky ones to receive a pi-
ano was made after the coupons were
counted there was some surprises In
store for them.
Mrs. James Y. Tooker, of 172
Madison avenue, .s the highest one
of the three in the contest and has
first choice of any of the three pt-
the windows of the business places
that offered them. Mrs. Tooker
turned in the amount of s28,015.70
worth Of coupons. The First Bap-
tist Sunday school came in second
with $20,473.S5, and the Westmtn-
ster Cadets, third with $15, 1894. 40
worth.
The Home for the Aged was the
only other contestant that secured
honorable mention with $9,501.10
worth Of coupons.
The piano which will probably be
delivered to the successful ones to-
morrow are the Cote piano, made in
Boston, Mass. The finish of the con-
test was somewhat different than
what was first thought. Instead of
each place giving away the piano
on what amount had been pur-
chased at each one, the coupons of
all three were counted together and
the award made in that manner.
The three enterprising business
places that have conducted this con-
test are much pleased with the re-
suit and with the manner that every
thing was carried out.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02
STATE INSPECTOR is
VIEWING THE DIARIES

Pursuant with the recent cam
paign inaugurated by the Board Of
Health of Perth AmbOy to insure the
purity of the milk supply OF this
city, Inspector w. ]. Willsey, of the
State Board of Health, arrived In
town this morning and with City
Health Inspector Samuel T. Frost, is
canvassing the dairies, creameries,
ice cream saloons, etc, throughout
the city. This work will take sew
eral days.
Inspector Willsey, whose home is
in New Brunswick, has been busy
for the past week or 80 inspecting
the sources of milk supply for Perth
Amboy in various points about this
part of the state With the compile
ton OF the inspections locally the
State Board will undoubtedly have
an interesting report to submit to
the local board.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02
MORE MONEY
FOR COUPLE

Miss Alma Widerstrom Is meeting
with much success in raising $500 to
get Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tretten, of
345 Madison avenue in the Home for
the Aged. AS told in the EVENING
NEWS yesterday the couple have an
insurance policy which is accepted
as part payment for their admission
to the home and the public Is asked
to, contribute $500 to complete the
necessary amount. Yesterday $40
each was acknowledged from Max
Gibian and Joseph Greiner. Today
Miss Widerstrom acknowledges the
following:
Miss Susanna Benton .$20
Albert Leon $40
Reynolds Bros. 10
Richard F. White ......... S
The money is being placed in the
hands of Alderman-at-Large Voor-
hees at the Savings Institution.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02
Fire Started After a Report Like An
Explosion In Building at Church
and Front Streets.
TWO FAMILIES IN DANGER
Joseph Bowers jr. Had Legs Bro
ken in )umping--His Father Was
Overcome and Was Saved.

butcher shop, but were unsuccess-
full.
Later they were awakened and
Mrs. Brewer succeeded in jumping
from window to safety. Exit By
the stairway was cut off and Mr..
Brewer tried to follow his wife In
jumping however, he fell and broke
both legs.
1t was sometime before it was
realized that Mr.. Brewers father
had not been gotten out About the
same time he was seen in a window,
He stood there for a moment and
then was seen to fall backward. evil
IDENTIFY overcome by smoke. While
the firemen fought desperately to
keep the flames away from that spot,
a ladder was raised and William
Bailey, one of the firemen, went up
the ladder and entered the window.
He found the aged man and picking
him up he carried him down the lad
der while the crowd cheered.
In the meantime Mr. Brewer Jr.,
had been taken to the office OF DR..
B, E. Roberts where his injuries were
dressed
The blaze spread rapidly and the
entire building was soon enveloped.
1t was not under control until after
6 o'clock this morning.
The building was owned by NJ. P.
Yord, of Belford. Mr.. Pease places
his loss at from $1,000 to $500.
He has no insurance. The barber
had some insurance but hardly
enough to cover his loss The origin
Of the fire is not known
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Keyport, Dec. 2:-When fire de-
stroyed the building at church and
Front streets early this morning the
family of Joseph Brewer narrowly
escaped with their lives, Mr.. Brewer
having both his legs broken in jump
ing from a second story window and
his father, Joseph Brewer, Sr., was
overcome by smoke and had to be
carried down ladder. The building
is total loss.
Watchman Isaac NJ Johnson dis
covered the fire at 3:15to'clock. He
says there was report like an ex-
plosion, then a flash followed by the
flames. He declared afterward that
he thought that the safe in George
Pease's butcher shop had been blown
open and 1t was when he hastened
to investigate that he saw the FIRE.
An alarm was sounded and the
hremen responded promptly but the
building was mass of flames when
they arrived. On the first floor was
the butcher shop of George Pease and
De Saunter's barber shop. Both of
these places are totally ruined. Next
door is the bakery of Joseph Bowe.
This was somewhat damaged, but his
business is being carried on there
today.
When the watchman gave the
alarm De Saunter, his wife, two
daughters and son, who lived over
the barber shop, made their escape.
They tried to arouse the Brewer
family living next door over the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-02

Excise matters took a new trend
of the usual committee session by
President Richard Henderson of the
Excise Board, Commissioners VIII
liam r. Cornelison and James f.
Burns, after a protest, left the
chambers In which the session was
being held in the city hall and later
assembled in Mayor Bollschweiler's
cigar store, where all kinds of
charges We're made in the presence
of Mayor Bollschweiler, Alderman
at-Large Voorhees, and City Collect
or Richard F. White. The resigna-
tions of these two members, 1t is un-
derstood, are likely to follow.
After the departure of Commis-
sioners Cornelison and Burns, Pres
ident Henderson and Commission
ers FritZinger and Tymrakiewicz re-
fused to renew the license of Joseph
Mclaughlin of "a Smith street Nc
Laughlin was fined $500 for Sunday
selling few months ago, the
amount being afterwards reduced to
$500 by Judge Lyon of the county
court. He had pleaded guilty to the
charge.
Commissioners Cornelison and
Burns were the first to arrive for the
meeting last night. President Hen
derson arrived later. Cornelison and
Burns, in the meantime, had lighted
the committee chamber and when
the full board had assembled they
e1nered this room in anticipation of
the usual committee session. They
were then asked to take their seats
in the regular meeting room and af-
ter the roll had been called by Sec
retary LaRoe, President Henderson
informed the members that because
of the adverse comment in regard to
secret sessions, all business hould be
transacted in open session of the
board. Upon this information Com
missioners Cornelison and Burns put
on their coats and hats and left the
room, repairing to the cigar store
of Mayor Bollschweiler. Mr.. Hem
derson had that portion of the act
governing the excise board read
which referred directly to the fact
that three members constituted a
quorum and could transact the bus
mess of the board, after which the
licenses before the board were act
ed upon.
The action taken by Commission
ers Cornelison and Burns in leaving
the council chamber just before the
board had convened came as a cli-
max of dissention in the board Pres
ident Henderson and Messrs. Tym-
rakiewicz and Fritzinger were secere-
ly criticised by the city officials who
had gathered at the mayors place of
business. 1t was stated that they
had held a committee session among
themselves and had fixed up their
slate. The officials present seemed
much incensed over the split in the
excise board and there were many
unpleasant words for the president
of the board and his followers
Messrs. Cornelison and Burns said
they deemed 1t perfectly proper to
hold private committee sessions pri-
or to the regular meeting, as most
other boards did 1t, they asserted.
1t Is understood that McLaugh-
Inns application was turned down