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Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26
FOR UNIFORM
WAGE SCALE
Electricians Say Men Work
ing in Factories Do Not
Get as Much.
NO INCREASE DEMANDED

A meeting of the Electrical Workers
Union Of this district was held last
night in Union hall. The members of
this body deny rumor circulated re-
Gently to the effect that an increase
is shortly to be asked for. BY virtue
of an agreement adopted following a
brief strike in this city few months
ago an increase was granted.
1t has been stated that electricians
employed in factories do not receive
the same compensation as do men
working for outside contractors and
that an effort is being made to estab-
lish a uniform scale Of wages. The
recent agreement seems only to be eff
fective with men doing house wiring.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26

Robert Macan. of State street,
had narrow escape from losing
the sight of his right eye while at
work in the draughting room of the
Atlantic Terra Gotta Company's
plant in Buckingham avenue yester-
day afternoon.
Harry McDermott, another en-
ploye, who was working at some
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26
WORST VOYAGE
|. LINER HAS HAD
Bio Mauritania Docks in
New York Today With Her
Scared Passengers.
PILOT SILL ON BOARD
Special By United Press Wire.

SPECIAL by United Press Wire
New York, Feb. 26:-A badly scared
company of passengers landed here to-
day from the Cunard liner Mauritania,
which made port last night, but anchor
ed in the lower bay until today. The
trip across was the worst the big
steamer has ever had
Sailing last Saturday in the gale at
Queenstown, a pilot was taken aboard
but the weather was so bad that he
could not be taken off and he had to
come to New York. Everyone was kept
below deck. A giant wave swept the
length of the ship, Sunday, breaking
plate glass windows, loosening life
boats, tearing out the pilot house win
dows and flooding that structure.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26
PLAY TO Be GIVEN BY
FRANKLIN SOCIETY

->"Wigs and Whigs," the four-aet
drama given by the Franklin Literary
Society in the high school Monday af-
ternoon, will be repeated tonight in the
auditorium of the school. The play
was written by George B. Coates, of
the class Of 1911, around the events
current in Revolutionary times. Each
member of the east represents ia
nous character of the Days of 1872
and is garbed accordingly.
The play will have public perform
ance tonight. A small admission will
be charged.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26
ACQUITTED OF SELLING
LIQUOR ON SUNDAY
spectal to the EVENING NEWS.

Special TO tfe EFENING NE WB.
New Brunswick, Feb. 26:-Julia
Zore, of this city, was acquitted here
this morning on a charge of having
sold liquor on Sunday and without a
license The plea of Mrs. Zore and
her husband was that the two gallons
of whiskey found in their restaurant
was used by Mrs. Zore with which to
take rum baths because Of illness.
John Fritzinger, member of the
Board of Excise Commissioners of
Perth Amboy, was one of the jury
men
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26
BEEF TRUST
HIT HARD IN
JERSEY CITY
Twensy-Sesen Packers In
dicted Charged With Com
bining to Raise Prices.
PLOT TO LIMIT SUPPLY
Six Corporations and Twen-
ty-One Directors Are Ac-
Cused in Hudson Co.
COLD STORAGE PLANTS
Controlled Market by With
holding Meats and Poultry
from Dealer.
PLOT TO LIMIT SUPPLY
COLD STORAGE PLANTS
gpeetqI bp urtted Press Wlrs.


Jersey City, Feb. 26:-Presecutor
Garven today took initial steps for
the extradition of the twenty-one in
dividual directors and agents of the
beef trust indicted yesterday to bring
them within the iUrf- fofion Of New
Jersey. "Capiases will be Issued
Immediately, Ae se--- tONay, ana
detectives will be sent to serve the
men named. There is one chance In
thousand that the men will not
resist extradition, but ] look for q
hard fight. The investigation has
been very thorough and the evidence
adduced is such as to convince me
that convictions can be secured.
There is no doubt that the Ma
tional Packing Company, which is q
Jersey corporation, instigated the
policy of raising the price of beef by
keeping 1t in cold storage until op-
portunity presented to charge more
to the public"
Another demand has been made
by the prosecutor for the production
Of the books of the National Pack
ing Company. If this is refused, and
they are kept outside the state, ac-
t1On Will De STARTED 10 TSNOk6 L1e
charter of the company.
This action by a single county, pro
ceeding under an old common law Of
the state, has serious phase, striking
at the very roots of the combination In
a region heretofore considered the safe
haven of trusts and corporations.
The headquarters Of the various COM
panies are in Chicago, although they
also have plants In Kansas City and
Omaha Most Of their directors live
in Chicago, and the separate charters
are from the state Of Illinois.
incorporated In New Jersey.
But in 1868 there was oEganized !
New Jsfsey c5fi,ofssicn called tf5
National Packing company, nominalIy
composed Of relatively small packing
companies engaged principally in ex-
port trade, but controlled and directed
by the beef barons of the great Chi
cago companies, who composed its
board of directors. II was a sort Of
clearing house for their joint opera
tions 1t is against this corporation
that the New Jersey officials are pro-
ceeding.
The official headquarters of this COM
pany and its legal agent in the state
Of New Jersey is the Corporation
Trust company Of this city, and here
also are numerous warehouses and
cold storage establishments belonging
to the beef companies. and the with
holding Of their contents and the ma
nipulation of prices add material foun-
dation to the charge of conspiracy op-
erations.
Continued on page 80
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26

the vicinity of South River and
Sayreville.
Mr.. Meeker was in this city yes
terday and furnished the police with
description of the man, who was
seen in the drawing room Of the
house shortly after 2 o'clock by Miss
Stella Buckelew, Mr.. Meeker's niece.
She was afraid to make any outcry
for fear the burglar would iniure
her.
The thieves made a thorough can
vass of the lower floor of the house
and made away with practically
every portable object of any value.
Clothing, furs, table linen and silver
ware were stolen. An attempt was
made to break open a small safe or
strong box, but it did not prove sue
cessful. About SIS in cash, how
ever, which was in the drawer of
buffet, was taken.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26
ONE SHOT IN
STRIKE RIOT
Clash at the Steel Works
at South Bethlehem,
Pa, Today.
OTHERS REPORTED HURT
Special BY United Press Wire.

SpectGI 0y united Press WIRE.
Bethlehem, Pa, Feb. 26:-A
small detachment of state police ar
rived here today for duty at the plant
of the Bethlehem Steel Company,
where strikers yesterday prevented
workmen from going to work.
The feeling here is becoming very
bitter, especially among the foreign
element.
In fight near the steel works to-
day, one striker was shot by one of
the state officers, and SO badly
wounded that he may die. There
were a number Of other fights in the
neighborhood.
The striker shot by the state po-
lice was later identified as Joseph
Sambo. Two others are reported
shot in this mornings riot, but were
carried away by their friends.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26
STATIONS OF CROSS
ARRIVED TODAY

Stations of the Cross for the Ital-
ian Catholic Church of Our Lady of
the Most Holy Rosary, in Barclay
street, arrived today from Chicago.
They will be blessed at a special SER
vice to be held for the purpose next
Tuesday night
Forty-hour devotion, scheduled to
have been held tomorrow, has been
poetponed a week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26
TWO LOCAL men Get
PENSIONS INCREASED
(From the NEWS Correspondent.

Washington, Feb. 26-Mr. Howell
has been advised that the bills to in
crease the pension of William H.
Salmon, of Perth Amboy, to S24 a
month; and Henry Dillon, of Perth
Amboy, to $24 a month, have both
been signed by the President
Mr.. Howell has been advised that
pension has been granted to
George Pratt, of New Brunswick, at
$12 O month.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26
MAYOR CAYh0R NAME
WELCOME COMMITTEE
speciol bv United Press WIRE.

New York, Feb. 26:-Mayor Gay
ROT today received letter from Col
lector Loeb asking him to name
committee of citizens to meet Former
President Roosevelt on his return to
this country. Mayor Gaynor re-
sponded that it would give him great
pleasure to do so, and the committee
will be named next week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26
ERECT rwo STORY DWELLING.

Max Leitchman, has awarded a con-
tract for the erection of two story
brick dwelling house in Mechanic
street, between Broad and Commerce
streets, to Walter Quackenbush. The
building win be constructed to ac-
commodate two families. Work will
be started In few days,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26
Masnnern.ie BAN Tnielt..

Arrangements have been made to
accommodate mountaineering
crowd at the annual masquerade ball
of the Workingmen's Society Man
nerchoir, in Washington hall tonight.
Four handsome prizes will be award
ed to the prettiest, most original
and most comical costumers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26
ADDRESSED MEETING
AT NEW MONMOUTH

Rev. William H. Bawden, pastor of
the First Baptist church, attended
the annual roll call of the New Mon
mouth Baptist church Thursday At
the evening exercises Mr.. Bawden
was the principal speaker, his sub
ject being, Christianity AS An
Art"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26
PINCHOT To Be
NEXT WITNESS
It Is Expected Former
Chief Forester Will Go
Into Details.
AGAINST BALLINGER
Special by United Press Wire.

Washington, Feb. 26:-When the
Balhnger-Pinchot committee met to-
day 1t was with the expectation that
Attorney Brandeis would finish the
examination of his minor witnesses
before the close of the day, and that
former Chief Forester Pinchot would
be called. 1t is understood that
Pinchot would go fully into his rea-
son for protesting to the President
against the method and official con-.
duct of Ballinger.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26
LIMITED WRECKED BY
SlDE-WIPINC AN ENGINE
eciaI bu united press w,r..

Special By DATED Press Wire.
Pittsburg, Pa. Feb. 26:-The
Pennsylvania Limited train, No. 2.
on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne G Chi
eago railway, was wrecked at Home
wood near here today when it's en-
gine side-swiped the engine of an
east-bound freight train. No one
was seriously injured. Several pas
sengers sleeping in the Pullman were
thrown out of their berths and
bruised.
The Limited carried seventy-seven
passengers, a majority being women.
The second Pullman was hurled
against stone wall. Passengers
declare the train was running fifty
miles an hour.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26
NOTICE
PERTH AMBoY, N. J.,
Feb "a, 1910.

MEssRs. d. WoLFF & Co,
142 Smith ST., Perth Amboy, NJ.
GENTLEMEN-
Accept my thanks for the two
and a-half dollars in gold which
you so willingly gave me when ]
brought in your advertisement con-
tanning my name.
l have dealt with your house for
a number of years, and must say
that most of the goods / bought
from you were selected from the
daily specials in your advertisement
and | was always pleased and well
satisfied. Very truly yours,
Mrs. ROMANO,
IsI Gordon ST., Perth Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26
WIDOW ARRESTED IN
THE POISONING CASE

Kirkville, Mo-, Feb Mrs T.
J. Vaughan, widow of the late Pro-
fessor Vaughan, was arrested today
on q warrant issued following a re-
turn of the indictment of the grand
Jury charging her with completely
in the death of her husband, who
died of strychnine poisoning, accoEd-
ing to the verdict of the coroner's
jury. Mrs. Vaughan was released on
$4,000 bond.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26
To Alter the Mansion.

Benjamin Goldberger, an archi-
tectural engineer of this city, has
finished plans for extensive altera-
tions and improvements to the man
sion of James Prall at Port Reading
The present plans are to modernize
the structure, which is of the old
colonial type. The work will be
started shortly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26
NOTICE

Don't forget to attend the Mas
querade Ball of the Workingmen's
Singing Society at Washington Hall,
Saturday Evening, Feb. a6, 1910.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26

Ford Automobiles, sole agency, A.
Jensen, S36 State street.
s7e2-o-a-tfs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26
HYMAh FRIEDMAN
TO TAKE TESTIMONY

Hyman Friedman, who is in the
employ Of Joseph E. Stricken, has
received a commission as notary
public to take testimony of Charles
Meyers, of this city, in the matter of
the will of Lena Klein, who died
some time ago. The will is being
contested in Chicago. Meyers was a
witness when the will was drawn up.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26

Sole agency for National Cash
Registers, all the latest models. A.
Jensen, S36 State street
s762-2-3-tfs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26

Sexton's Taxicab service, phone
181, day OF night.
9325-2-25-12t$
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26

Sewing Machines, any make, any
style, at A. Jensen, S36 State street
S762-2-3-tfs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26

Last five miles Of Monday nights
Marathon race win be run between
10 and 10:30. See the exciting
finish S331-2-2B-lts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26
visited Carteret Camp.

District Deputy Jorgen Martinu-
sen, of the Woodmen of the World,
made a visit to Carteret Camp, No.
25, at Roosevelt last night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26

Last five miles OF Monday nights
Marathon race win be run between
10 and 1890 See the exciting
finish. sSs1-2-26-lt'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26

Ride in the Taxi. Phone 1S1.
9A2k-2-1K-1 ~ .
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26

In the reserved fund are the fol-
lowing amounts for the places above
named Perth Amboy, $5.SS1.0S;
South Amboy, sS44.71; New Bruins
wick, s3,375.7S; Metuchen, s393.81;
Roosevelt, $976.47; Woodbridge.
$1,269.05; Raritan, s450.50.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26

Let The NEWS tell Your wants.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26

Phone for Taxi. 1s1, any time day
or night. SS25-2-25-12t~-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26
MONEY FOR
THE SCHOOLS
County Collector Hagerty
Sends Out Funds to Vari-
Gus Districts in County.
WHAT The TOWNS GET
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING. NEWS.
New Brunswick, Feb. 26-County
Collector Hagerty has sent out to
the various schools in the county the
money apportioned by County Super
intendent H. B. Willis. The total
amount sent out is s139,830, which
is divided between about twenty-four
school districts. There remains
$1S,250.44 in the reserve fund yet
to be distributed as soon as the
money is received from the state.
The total amount of state school
money for the county is 100000.
in and about this
city have been made as follows:
State School 90 Per
Fund Cent of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-26

Get Typewriter from A. Jensen,
sS6 State street
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18

glider clutched out Of him with stranged scream,
and the cloudy shape Its eyes blazing cOldy. drted
away into the shadows with Its prey.
THE game came to full stop, for that night at least.
As luck would have It. the squirrel that had been
through the adventure Of the nlorning-the encounter
with Tabe Smiths missile and the interview with that
wOuld-be reS1nerZer the blaCksnake-had been SAILING
Just below his unhappy playmate at the moment OF the
great wood owls swOop. He had seen the whole tragedy
and II made him dsCrstul OF a6roplanng for the mo-
He decided to emulate his cousin the red squirrel
and running and climbing, 10 the solid trunks
and branches rather than the rreacheres OF the air
After hiding > crotch till his palpitations had some
what Gained down he descended the tree n cautious
search for food He had had his fill OF and cones.
He wanted iuicer fare. He went all the way down to
earth his appetite set the rpenng partridge berries
Now Il clanced, the boy had taken to heart that
suggestion Of the lubeTran regard to the cage trap
His appetite for knowledge Of all the Wild creatures OF
the woods was Unsuitable. He was eager to know the
tivng squirrels more intimately than he could know
them from the plates and text OF his natural history
books HIS idea was to ctch one keep It aFhlIe WIN
is confidence study II and then give back Is freedom
before i had had time forget how 10 take care OF itself
among the perIls Of freedom
That very afternoon. therefore, he had returned to
the ''sQUirl tree. carrying spacious trap cage OF
strong wire cage OF chambers IN which he had al
ready kept with success both red squirrels and ground
squirrels The second or inner chamber was the reg1Ia-
rlOn revolving wire cylinder. designed to give the rre
captive such strenuous exercise II might crave. and
divert its thoughts from It's captivity Ihe door was
wide trap opening upward and outward, and shutting
with powerful spring the least touch on the trigger
within Bev0nd the trigger the boy had fixed varied
bait c1nningiv calculated 10 the vagares OF the squirrel
appetite. There were sweet nut kernels securely tied
down fragrant piece Of apple bit OF green corn ear
and 3 crisp r,orsel 0f bacon rtnd-
The bov had 40 means Of knowing whether the tyIrg
squirrel was Ike his red IN the matter OF
taste Tor meat: but he felt sure that or other
OF these scented tanres would prove much for the
prudence Of ANYTHING that called itself squirrel. Near
the great trunk Of the blasted he found another
giant half fallen It's TOP still upheld by the embrace OF
It's stout armed neighbors. The long gradual incline he
rightly Judged be . favOrite pathway OF the flying
SQUIRRELS as they raced upward from their excursions
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18

unable to check himself bumped his against the
wires with a violence that brought the blood and stirred
his hunting lust to madness OF fury
Both pursued and pursuer recovered themselves IN
second It was well that the boy, exact, methodlcal
soul had aShed the cage securely to the trunk Other
the mad assaults OF the weasel would nave torn II
loose and dashed it TO the ground He was all over It
and around it every moment, finging himself vclousy
this way and that in the effort to catch his quarry against
the wires.
And the quaking SQUIRREL at the same time, dashed
himself frantcay from side to side, keeping ever as
much space as possible between himself and those re-
lentess blood seeking He had not the Wit or the
COOness to crouch in the OF the cage, where he
might securely have chartered derlson at his toe tie
had yet perhaps, arrived at the truth that MS
prison was his citadel his tower OF safety. But at
length, luck would have it. in one OF his desperate
bounds he shot himself clean through the round opening
into the second chamber, and before he knew It ne was
racing Al breahess pace IN the VAIN effort TO cD the
wall OF the spinning cylinder.
For moment or TWO the weasel was nOnplISSed lie
stopped short and stared at these amazing tactics OF his
victim his thin lips wrInked back from his pointed Jaw
and nuzzle IN a OF sOundless snarl Ihen appar-
emily coming to the conclusion that such farce had
gone on long enough he sprang with all his strength
upon the top Of the cylinder III the direction IN Wlcn IL
was spinning. It was great mistake. The cylinder did
not stop. It spun On-and shot hln OF Indignantly,
head first, into space, and banged him down, with
stupeving thud the roots OF the nearest tree Very
sore and Disconnected ne picked himself up, gave one
look the spinning mystery, and SUNK OF behind the
tree hurnb OF spirit such as few OF MS IRE
pressibe tribe have ever known
IL but paraIvzed by exhaustion and by the utter
n extremity Of his fear, the flying squirrel stopped
racing with his wheel With all four handlke paws, and
even with his teeth he curg 10 the wires. TILL presently
his weight brought 1t to a standstul Ihen ne crePt
through the exit and crouched, trembling and painting,
on the floor OF the outer chamber
Here soon after stn-up, the boy, who an early
riser. found him. He was puzzled was the boy over
that smear of blood on the cage door but finding no
clue to the strenuous experiences OF the night ne was
Obliged to Law the matter among the many IN
soluble enignas wilerewth the ancient wood 50 con
tinualy and 50 nockngIy provokes the invader OF It's
T7-I-r7aIJaS
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18

to the forest floor. So, upon the
slope of the trunk, some six or
seven feet above the earth, he
fixed his trap securely, and left
il to show what it could do.
For a long time, however, 1t
did nothing. 1t was a new strange
thing on the familiar path, and all
the little people Of the wild
avoided it. Till near the first
gray OF dawn not a flying squirrel
had dared approach its neighbor-
hood.
THE forest powers seem to have
sometimes a mlschievOus
trick OF selecting some particular
one of their children for special
trial, of following up that one
for days with kind of perSecu-
ton. So it came about that the
same adventurous little aerOnaut
that had fallen foul of both Jabe
Smith and the blacksnake, and
had so narrowly escaped the
pounce Of the brown owl, had now
the misfortune to be sighted. as
he was feastlng on the partridge
berries not far from the sloping
tree, by weasel which had had
bad luck in his nights hunting.
SinuOus as snake, and SWifter,
his cruel eyes glowing like points
of live4jlame, the long. yellow
form of the weasel darted for
ward. With a faint squeak of
terror the squirrel sprarg for the
sloping trunk, his one hope being
to get high enough to launch
himself into the air. But the
fiying squirrel is less nimble on
his feet than the red or the gray.
He was much slower than the
weasel. He gained the slOping
trunk. indeed; but the foe was
almost at his heels. 1t looked as
If the doom of the wild was upon
him. BY a frantic effort. how
ever. he evaded, for a second, the
weasel's rush. Desperately, he
raced up the we'll known trail.
He came to the cage. There was
no time to go over it, or to go
round it. He hurled himself
straight into It, and brought up
with a shock against the wires Of
the partition. At the same in
stant there was a loud click be
hind him. The door snapped
down tight. And the weasel,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-06-03

We about 10
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-06-03
The following hppea ed the Louisville Times of April 29
Building Rolm on in Hickman Additions

Hickman KY April 29In the last six months there have
been three additions opened up in the city of Hickman and
houses have been going these fast they could be
erected the Bond addition there eighteen houses
the Henry addition twelve and number be erected,
and in the Southern Heights addition several being
erected
We opened up the above addition September 49, 1909
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1910-06-03

BE
stol
kerys rthanve When determine o
knocking
New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE.

Odd-lot buying by commission houses on
a.-heavy scale was the feature OF the deal
ings on the Consolidated Exchange The
market broadened out decidedly, with fifty
seven stocks represented in the day 8
transactions The latter totalled 606G0
shares Commission houses reported that
their business III the last few days had
been much better than might have been
expected in view of the general dulness
throughout Wall Street. Floor sentiment
was cheerful, with the rains in the North
west and the break IL wheat prices exert
ing z favorable influence. United states
Steel common again gained the leadership
in respect to volume. Il failed to sell IN IN
der IS, which was Z OF point aDoVe lhe
low on the New York Stock Exchange.
Some Of the lots Of Steel dealt zad in were OF
unusual size. One block of 500 shares was
bought on commission account at 19lzs
Dealings in Consolidated Gas we're we're no5a3y 6tn9S
There was evidence at the close OF the
day OF an. extended short int interest naGssHl IN
A1nalgamated Copper, which was enqeaEe lqeal.s
oring TO cover. while in other leading STOCKS
it appeared that the short interest hao
been largely evened up Detalied opera
follow