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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-04-22
OVATION FOR
ROOSEVELT
AT THEATRE

Special by United Press Wire.
Paris, April 22:=After visiting
the tomb OF Napoleon /. today.
Colonel Roosevelt took an auto ride
and attended a luncheon and recep-
ton to the American colony at the
embassy. Roosevelt was deeply
moved when he learned of Mark
Twain's death.
The colonel is being entertained
here with all the honors of a reign
ing sovereign travelling incognito;
in fact, no reigning sovereign ever
had warmer welcome.
M. Jnsserand, French ambassador at
Washington, and Commandant Hellot.
personal aid to President Fallieres,
received the ex-president on his ar
rival.
During the drive through the streets
Mr.. Roosevelt was frequently cheered,
and several hundred persons who were
waiting in front Of the embassy greet
ed him with enthusiasm.
After luncheon In the American en-
bassy, Colonel Roosevelt called upon
President Fallieres at the Elysee pal
ace, and the president Immediately
afterward paid return visit to the
embassy. Mr.. Roosevelt later attend
ed the Comedle Franchise, occupying
the presidential box, which had been
placed at his disposal by M. Tallieres.
When Colonel Roosevelt entered the
theater, accompanied by Mrs. Roose
velt Miss Ethel, Kermit and Ambassa
dor and Mrs. Bacon, the house literal
~ rose to its feet, volleys Of applause
bursting from the boxes. pit and gal
lery.
For full minute the colonel made
no response, but as the demonstration
continued he came forward and bowed
his acknowledgements. The bill was
Sophocles' Greek tragedy, "oedipus
Rex"
At the end Of each act. when Mort
net-Sully, who played the title role,
and the other performers responded.
they advanced as customary when
royalty is present. bowing profoundly
In the direction Of the former presi
dent before turning to the audience.
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K. OF P. HAD
GALA AFFAIR
LAST NIGHT
Algonquin Lodge Celebrated
40th Anniversary in Audi
t0rium-- Novel Features.
MUSIC FURNISHED BY
OLD TIMERS

Amid gaiety, myrth and general
festivity Algonquin Lodge, No. A,
knights of Pythias, duly celebrated
its fortieth anniversary in the Audi
torium last night Not in the his
tory of the Auditorium has such a
splendid social success been pre-
viously recorded. The decorations
were superb, the music enchanting
and the crowd delightful one.
Dancing, the feature attraction,
started at an early hour and was en-
joyed until after midnight 1t had
originally been intended to render
the dances in old-fashioned style,
thus making every other dance q
square set Not in years has such a
novelty been tried and as most Of
the guests were unfamiliar with
dances other than waltzes and two
steps, they hesitated In participating
in the group numbers. The latter
style of dances were eliminated to a
certain extent and the event turned
into modern dance that was en-
joyed to the fullest extent.
1t was the third time that the inte-
rior of the Auditorium has been dec
GRATED, The artistic manner in
which 1t was trimmed attracted much
praise. The balconies were profuse-
ly decorated with red, blue and vel
low. the lodge colors, and from the
many stringers hung long lines OF
streamers of those colors. From the
center of the hall was suspended a
cluster of American flags.
Shortly before midnight supper
march was held. Lead by Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hanson, hundred or
more participants marched about the
hall and finally to the dining quar-
ters In the main balcony, where re-
lfreshments OF sandwiches, coffee,
cake and cream were served. John
Hanson rendered a few remarks at
the table regarding the occasion. He
was loudly applauded.
Among the most distinguished Wis
itors in Pythian ranks we're Grand
Chancellor J. H. Drucker, of this
state, and District Deputy Wilson
of Newark.
In charge were: A. f. Munoz
chairman; William F. Cheshire, Will
liam Tice, Christopher Meshrow
John Kipsie. Chester Braidwood, G
% Brewster, Carl Walters ant
Chancellor COMMANDER Gordon A
Baldwin, exzotlicio. C6risf0ffie
Meshrow and William, Tioe were II
charge OF the refreshments depart
lment The floor managers wes-a
John Hanson, William Cheshire and
u. A. Banner.
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NEW SEALER
WILL START
WORK MAY 2

Henry Toft, the newly-appointed
sealer of weights and measures. an
nounced this morning that he Will
begin his active duties on or about
Monday, May g. He went to Newark
yesterday and under the guidance of
p. ]. Caulfield, assistant sealer in
that city, was instructed in the duties
of the office. In company with the
Newark officer, Mr. Toft visited sew
eral stores and warehouses, Witness
ing the operations of the sealer.
Mr.. Toft is satisfied that he will
have no trouble in executing his new
duties, but before he begins he Will
make another tour with the Newark
sealer. Today he is delving into the
ordinances Of several cities to ascer-
tain just what duties and Jurisdiction
other sealers of weights and meas
ures have.
At Monday nights meeting Of tho
Board of Aldermen a resolution pro-
viding for the immediate purchase of
the sealer's implements was passed.
Mr.. loft expects to receive them
within a few days.
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DEFENSE SOON
RESTS CASE IN
WOLTER TRIAL
Prisoner Goes on Stand
and Pleads an AIIbi in
Murder Case.
PALE AND NERVOUS AS
HE TEsTIFIES
special au UnIted Preas Wlre.

Special bB United Press Wire.
New York. April %: Positively
denying that he had ever harmed
Ruth Wheeler, the young stenogra-
pher whose body was found on a fire
escape outside the rooms he had oc-
cupied, Albert Wolter took the stand
today In his own defense. He looked
straight at the jury and gave his.
answers firmly He told how he had
spent the day on which the missing
girl was known to have gone to his
house, in Central Park He said
when he got home in the afternoon
he found Fred Ahner, waiter he
had met at Coney Island, and they
had agreed to teach stenography to-
gether He said at Ahner's sugges-
ton he had wrote the name ofRuth
Wheeler in his memorandum book,
saying that Ahner stated she would
be good girl to get for the school.
The cross examination was brief,
after which the defense rested and
the prosecution called few Witness
es in rebuttal.
Katie Mueller Changes Testimony.
The last witness for the state was
Katie Mueller, the young restaurant
waitress who supported Wolter Ia
idleness mo It Of the time since she
went to live with him In December
last. She b is been in detention as
material witness since her arrest
day or so after the disappearance OF
Ruth Wheel ar
Katie hesisated twice when Mr.. Moss
was questioning her on essential
points and once corrected her testi-
mony to male it agree with her testi-
mony before the coroner's jury upon
which the examiner was prompting
her. The second time, when the point
was more material for the state, she
hesitated, looked from Wolter. who
was smiling at her, turned to the
judge with a pleading look and said:
II was mi taken when testified be-
fore"
This related to VOTERS removal of
a small coal stove which had been CON
nected by pipe with the fireplace in
which 1t is supposed Ruth Wheeler's
body was burned. Before the coroner's
jury the girl testified that the stove
was removed on that Thursday when
Rnth Wheeler called on Wolter. Now
she swore that the stove had been
taken out Of the room in which the
! fireplace was and carried by Voter
into the kitchen on Wednesday, the
day before Ruth Wheeler called.
Wolter continued to smile at her
during all Of her testimony, and 1t
was brought out that while she had
been in the house Of detention she had
received from him eight letters which
she described in cross examination as
'1ove letters"
When she left the witness stand and
passed in front Of Wolter. for the first
time since she had come within his
sight he scowied and turned his back
upon her, although she loitered as she
passed and looked toward him.
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FOUND
MAY BE THAT
OF v. RUNYON
Was Floating in slip at
South Amboy Coal Docks
Badly Decomposed.
PARTLY FITS DESCRIPTION
OF MISSING MAN

A body, supposed to be that Of Vim
cent Runyon, of New Brunswick. who
resided in this city for some time, was
found in one of the slips of the Penn
nylvaDia coal docks at South AmbOy
about 10 o'clock this morning. The
body was found by some one at--.the
dock who fastened it to coal shuta
with a rope.
Coroner Mason, of South Amboy, was
notified. He had the body removed to
his morgue to await Identification. The
Coroner made an examination of the
body, but found nothing on it that
would lead to Identification. The cor
oner s description of the body is that of
man about forty years old, about five
feet nine inches in height and slightly
bald, and weighing about 100 pounds
The features are full, with moustache.
The body is garbed in dark blue han-
mel shirt with collar attached; dark
trousers, pointed shoes and sort of a
leather jacket 1t had evidently been
In the water about two months.
Coroner Mason will keep tlN body at
his place until late this Afternoon when
he will be compelled to bury it as it is
in state of decomposition.
Vincent Runyon wandered away from
his home on Saturday, March 12, and
despite search after search, no word
has been heard Of the missing man. He
had lived with his brother, Elias Run
yon, at lit Burnet street, New Bruins
wick, for some time and was left in
care of the house when the other in
mates went to the small FIRE which oc-
cured on that day. On their return
Runyon was gone and though seen since
then, his present whereabouts are very
much Of mystery:
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WHITFIELD
CASE AGAIN
GOES OVER

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick, April 22:-Judge
Lyon laid the matter of the Groves
libel case over for another week this
pending word from. Justice
Bergen. Judge Lyon, having been
informed that Justice Bergen would
try the case, sent communication
to the justice this morning, asking
him to try 1t.
The matter came up In court this
when another application
was made for struck jury. Judge
Lyon is very willing to wash his
hands in the matter and turn the
case over to Justice Bergen, which
will in ali probability be done.
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COUNCIL WILL
ACT AGAINST
TELEPHONE co.

A resolution compelling the Hud-
son & Middlesex Telephone and Tele-
graph Company to remove their
poles from several streets, In which
right to plant poles, will be intro
duced at the meeting OF the Board
of Aldermen Monday night. The
resolution viii be drawn up at the
instigation of Mayor Bollschweiler,
who, for the past few weeks, has
been endeayoring to have the poles
removed on the grounds that the
company has never obtained a fran
fhise for the use of the streets in
which the poles are located.
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New York, April With some
$18,000,0 900 in cash at his command
and plenty of credit from Chicago
banks. James A. Patten is in the
midst Of a fight against the bears in
cotton pool. While Patten is lead
ing the bulls in their struggle for
profits and higher prices his greatest
trouble is coming when Attorney
General Wickersham, backed up by
Senator Bacon, OF Georgia; Senator
Overman, Of North Carolina, and
Senator Simmons, Of the same state,
lays the matter before the courts
Patten declares he is not running a
pool. but Is buying and paying for
all cotton offered him. But that a
pool does exist and that other fail
ures are due to follow the failure of
Knight, Yancey & Co., one of the
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AssAlLANTs or STAGE
DRIVER FINED 500
al to tAe EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick, April 22:Fred
Pender, William Eagle and Bartel
Andersen, of South Amboy, were
fined 500 each in court here this
morning for assaulting Thomas
Quackenbush, stage driver between
South and Perth Amboy, several
months ago. They were granted
three months In with to pay their
fines. Lawyers Thomas Brown and
Harry Cook appeared for them.
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NO POLITICS IN THE
DECREASED FOOD COST
Ipeeial b. UMitea Press wire.

Special by United Press Wire.
Washington, April 22:-No at
tempt was made today to make polit-
ical capital out Of the decreased cost
of food. Senators who had been in
vestigating the high cost of living
say they believe the reductions are
mainly the result of natural causes
unaffected by the tariff or any other
Legislation.
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REFUGEES TELL or
CONDITION IN CHINA
bu United Press Wire.

Pekin. April 22:-Refngees arriv-
ing today at Hankow frGm Chang
sha say conditions In the mob-ridden
city were still serious when they fed
from there. Following the destruc-
ton Of the foreign mission, the mob
began on the property of all foreign
ers and not a foreigners house is
standing. Advices from Chang-sha
say the conditions described by the
refugees have been relieved by the
arrival of gunboats, and all foreign
ers have been Afforded ample pro-
lection,
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TWAIN
MOURNED BY
ALL NATIONS
President Taft Pays Tribute
to Humorist Who Died
Last Night.
BODY TAKEN TO ELMIRAv
FUNERAL SUNDAY
speoial bv united Preaa Wire-

Redding, Conn. April 22:-Tu-
morrow morning the body Of Mark
Twain, who died at his home here
at $3.50 o'clock last night, will be
placed aboard an express train and
taken to New York, where short
memorial service will be held at the
Presbyterian church. Arrangement
of the funeral at Elmira will not be
finally completed until this evening.
The body will be taken to Elmira to-
morrow night after the service in
New York. The burial will be on
Sunday. Messages of sympathy are
pouring into the Twain home from
all parts of the world.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-04-22
TEN BID FOR
SCHOOL COAL

Bids for supplying 1900 tons Of
coal for use in the public schools of
this city were received and opened
last night by the building committee
of the Board of Education. There
were ten bidders, c. M Peterson, G.
P. Convery, Perth Amboy Supply
Company, Edward Koyen, John
Schultz & Company, John Fingerote
& Company, p, ]. Dorsey, William
H. Mccormick & Son, George J.
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JURY GIVES
$227.44 TO
The PLAINTI

A verdict OF $227.44 was awarded
the plaintiff by jury in the district
court yesterday in the suit of An
tonic Mutile against Frank Abuse,
to recover $3.50 on contract. The
plaintiff was represented by Stephen
F. Somogyi Thomas Brown was the
defendants attorney
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-04-22

Haney and the Consumers Coal and
Ice Company.
The contract was not awarded last
night, but will probably be given out
at the next regular meeting Of the
board. Secretary Colyer opened the
bids last night. Present were
Charles r. Fletcher, F. X. Urbanski,
julius Klein, the building commit
tee; and President j. X. Sheehy. The
meeting was held in Mr. Colyer's
Office in Smith street.
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OYSTERMEN'S CLAIMS
MAY Be INVESTIGATED
| From The NEWS Correspondent.

Washington, April 22: Represen-
tative Howell had an interview with
the chairman of the committee on
claims to the bill he introduced to
appoint commission to investigate
the claims for damages done to oys-
ter beds In Raritan bay Mr.. How
ell Is endeavoring to arrange for a
hearing on this bill In the near fu-
ture before one of the sub-commit-
tees having it In charge.
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sitI1ation Is serious..

opeC7dF Dy UN7teu -FTess WIG.
Washington, April 22: The situ-
alton at Chang-sha. the scene of the
anti-foreign riot, is ominous today,
according to report from Minister
Calhoun and the American consul at
Hankow to the state department.
Calhoun says there is no improve
ment In the provice of Hounan and
there is fear that the trouble viii
spread The consul at Hankow has
advised the Americans IN the Lat-
lying districts % return = the CITY:
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OHIO HAS A MINE
HORROR; is ENTOMDED
spscsaI by United Press ware.

Amsterdam, Ohio, April 22:-The
bodies Of six miners were recovered
today from the Amsterdam mine,
where eighteen men were entrapped
last night by an explosion of gas fol-
lowed by fire. The others have
not been rescued.
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Putting Ashes on Streets.

Street Commissioner Adair is To-
day filing in several streets in the
section of the city. Ashes
are being placed around school No.
z, walking there being almost I'M
possible after the recent rains.
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PRESIDENT WILL OMIT
lNSURCENT CRITICISM

gpeoIaI bv Usilfcd Press Wlrs.
Washington, April Outlining a
series of speeches that viii include no
criticism Of the insurgents, President
Taft today began to plan for his forth
coming western trip, which begins next
Friday when he leaves for Buffalo. Al
ter leaving Buffalo, the President will
70 to Pittsburg, Cincinnati and ST..
Louis.
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EngIand FeeIs the loss.

DPtutut Uy UHFtd Fre35 " re.
London, April 22:-Next to Amer
lea, England probably feels Mark
Twain's loss more keenly than any
other nation. All the newspapers
give him the highest place in Amer
lean literature.
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His Hold on German pubIlc.

'7Pt1F1I % UHIIed f.TeaS WIG,
Berlin, April According to
the Berliner zeitung, Mark Twain
had a greater hold on the German
public than all the English and
French humorists combined. His
death is conceded to be loss to the
entire literary world.
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etatement bv oficials.

Special bD United Press Wire.
New York, April 22:-The local Of
icers Of the Big -Four railroad gave out
a statement regarding the wreck at San
ford, Ind, in which it is said no pas
sengers were involved The statement
said dead head baggage train, which
was being run as the second section as
a through passenger train, and work
train collided. The engineer Of the
dead head and one employe on the
work train, were killed, and eight men
injured.
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Worlds Greatest Humorist.
enfrI hat I1aifnd p..nnn rszs..

sFsoIUF U UWIted f7TeSa WtTe.
Paris, April 22:-In speaking OF
Mark Twain, the Paris newspapers
pay him the highest praise, and the
crown of the worlds greatest humor-
list is conceded to have been his.
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CARPETS Cleaned

Will call for aud deliver or clean on
the Aoor BY tho VACUUM PROCESS.
Hhcne 18=I Of drop postal AMB0Y
YAcI;IIN CLEANING COMPANY.
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FATAL WRECK
ON BIG FOUR
IN INDIANA
Special by United Press Wlre.

Special by United Prsss Wire.
Terra Haute, Ind, April 22-Two
trainmen were killed, nine persons
injured, five fatally, when Big
Four passenger train, westbound,
ran into an open switch and crashed
into construction train near San
ford today.
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FREE NEXT SUNDAY.

Half-tone picture OF Fire Police
Patrol free with next Sundays
World. Order from newsdealer in
advance. 1I014-4-22-Its
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largest spot" houses in the country,
is the statement credited to govern
ment officials Attorney General
Wickersham has gone on record as
saving an Illegal cotton pool exists
and the government will punish the
guilty members John w Gates is
csfdited with being partner Of Pat
ten, and Gates Is quoted as saying
the government Will have a long
run before It gets jim. The inves-
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SUIT PREVENTED BY
ABATEMENT OF NUISANCE

Activity OF the Board OF Health of
this city has prevented lawsuit rel
atiye to property on the southerly
side OF Smith street, near High. The
nuisance, that nearly caused suit,
was made by q bursted water pipe
on the Fl. G. Cook estate. Water
flowed from the Cook property into
that occupied by James M. Glenn
and threatened to destroy the foun-
dations.
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Ford Automobiles. sole agency.
Iensen, $50 ntate street.
sFe2-a-s-tre
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More than 20 600 people III this
vicinity read the EVENING NEWS.
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Sole agency for National Cash
Registers, all the latest models. a.
Jensen. 336 State street.
87ez-2-s-tfs
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II OE NtSHN NAcHlDtlAt SERVICE
Special bg Untted Prsss Wsrs.
Kew York. April 22 The world
Of letters m6se>aqsA today for Mark
Twain. A memoW a vice rivaillng
any tribute paid BY " fosssKQrk To-
soldier and Statesman. Is planned IL
the dead author The plans for the
memorial call for a public service In
the largest hall in New York, and
President Taft and others will be
asked to pay tribute to the author.
1t is contemplated to have the me-
mortal take place in ten days.
President Taft wrote this apprecia-
ton: mark Twain gave pleasure real
intellectual enjoyment-to millions. and
his works will continue to give such
pleasure to millions vet to come. He
never wrote line that a father could
not read to daughter. His humor
was American, but he was nearly as
much appreciated by Englishmen and
people Of other countries as by his own
countrymen. He has made an endur-
ing part of American literature"
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe of Boston,
who Is now in her nlnety-first year,
said: 'The news Of Mark Twain's
death will be sad to many people. He
was personally highly esteemed and
much beloved; r4en Of letters with
a genuine gift of humor and of serious
thought as WE'LL
Great Loss to American letters.
William Lyon Phelps, professor Of
English literature at Yale university,
said: "The death Of Mark Twain Is q
very great loss to American letters.
regard him as our foremost representa-
tive in literature at the present day
Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higgln-
son telegraphed: 1T is impossible to
exaggerate the loss to the country. II
is something unique in itself"
HamlIn Garland said: Mark Twain'a
death marks the exit Of literary man
who was as distinctly American as
was Walt whitman. No one ever
heard him speak without being in.
spired, and no one ever saw him With.
out being proud of him."
Died at His Country Home.
Mr.. Clemens died at his country
home, Stormfield, near Redding, Conn,
of angina pectoris, complicated with
cardiac asthma.
He was unconscious for an hour be
fore the end came. but previous to that
time his mind was clear as bell, and
read for awhile In Carlyle's "Irreneh
Revolution" When death came he
still held the volume in his hand.
His daughter Clara and her husband
Osip Cabrilowitz, the Russian pianist
were with him at the end.
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Buy Twain,s BoYhood Homo.

Special bV United Presa Wire.
st. Louis. April ga movement
to purchase the boyhood home OF
Mark Twain in Hannibal, Mo-, as q
state memorial to the great humor-
list, was started here today. State
Senator McAllister said he would in
troduce bill in the next legislature
authorizing the state to buy the
home.