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The San Francisco call., 1910-01-26
SEEKS TO DRIVE
ARMY OFFICER
FROM CAPITAL
Delegate From Alaska Accuses
Major Richardson of Seek
ing Too Much Power
Asks Secretary of War to Send
Commission Head Away
From Washington

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-JameS
Wickersham, Alaskan delegate to con-
gress, has demanded of Secretary Dick
inson of the war department that he
order out of Washington, back to
Alaska or to military duty, Major w.
P. Richardson, chairman of the Alaska
road commission. Wickersham charges
Richardson with exerting too much in
f1uence upon congressional committees
This demand bears the date of January
20, but it became public only tonight.
Accused of Lobbying
When the Alaskan legislative council
bill was before the senate committee
on territories Delegate Wickersham
charged that. Major Richardson was in
Washington claiming to be the adviser
of the administration on all matters
relating to Alaska, that he was in fact
lobbying in behalf of special interests,
mentioning among others the Guggen-
helm interests.
Wickersham also charged that Rich
ardson was endeavoring to perpetuate
himself as chairman of the road COM
himself into the office of commissioner
of the interior, an office created by the
Alaska legislative council bill, at
salary of $500 a year.
Threatened by Richardson
In his letter to the secretary of war
Wickersham says he was met by Major
Richardson as he came from the COM
mittee room and in an angry tone
threatened by the army officer for what
he had said to the commission. Speak
He said that only his position as an
officer in the army and my position as
a delegate in congress protected me.
l shall perform my duty as a delegate
from Alaska without fear of assault
from Major Richardson, but 1 most
earnestly protest against being threat
ened in the capitol by an officer in the
army for daring to perform such duty.
Protests Against Violence
1T is bad enough to have him lobby
to impose himself as part of mill
tary legislature on helpless and law
abiding American community in time
of peace to increase his own salary
and evade his duties in the army with
out having him threatening the repre-
sentative of those people for perform
ing his congressional duties, and / pro-
test against his violence and his in
science"
Wickersham charged that the pass
age of the legislative council bill
would, in effect, create a military leg
islature in Alaska, since no part of It's
membership would be elected by the
people.
He charges also that Major Richard
son is lobbying in favor of other legis-
lation to which Wickersham says he is
opposed as being inimical to the people
of Alaska.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-26
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEARNY So
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26. 1910
WEATHER CONDITIONS

hESIERDAf-Cloudy; south wind maximum
temperature. so; minimum temperature, 40.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Rain; brisk south
east wind Page 10
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-26

FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILED- Reddinz. jan
25.-Passenger trains on the Dunsmuir division
OF the Southern Pacific railroad were delayed
By the ditching last night Of nine freight cars.
No one was injured. t.-s
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-26
MARINE

Mariposa arrives from south seas with cargo
of tropical products. Page 10
LABOR
The executive committee Of the American fed
GRAFTON Of labor will meet in this city next
March. Page :
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-26

nARIS. Jan. 26. - Floods have
brought disaster TO a large part
- of France. The Seine. usually
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The great bonded warehouses at
Bercy appear to be doomed to destruc-
4iou. involving an immense loss Mer-
chants are removing what they can.
The Seine at Colonies threatens mo-
rnentarily TO mount the parapet and
aood the working class suburb of Cen
nevilliers This place has population
of 1000.
The military authorities have tele-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-21

fASTELAVN
YESTERDAY

Washington hall was the scene of
festivities yesterday afternoon and
last night at the annual celebration
of "Fastelavn," by the Danish Broth
erhood Society. The customary con-
tests in connection with the event
were held and dancing was enjoyed
last night.
Paul Petersen became the winner
Of the feature game yesterday after
noon. He was crowned "Cat
Konge," being the first man to send
the cat from the barrel. The contest
lasted about an hour and a half, dur
ing which time much amusement was
afforded those present. Mr.. Peter
sen received a pipe and half a pound
OF buckeye tobacco. Mrs. T. Ton
nesen broke the pot and became the
winner of the ladies' event. She re-
ceived a handbag. In pinning the
tail Of the donkey, Miss Madeline Lo-
rentzen received a book and Master
Christensen pair of roller skates.
Luncheon was served throughout
the afternoon and evening. Dancing
lasted until about midnight. Mari
nus Petersen and Andrew B. Nelson
furnished music. Those in charge of
the affair were: Chris Borup, chair
man; Chris r. Lund, G. C. Holm,
Fred Koyen and Henry Hansen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-21

CONTINUED from page ~
has already passed the house, but it
Is not encountering smooth sailing in
the senate. President of the Senate
Frelinghuysen, author of the auto
mobile laws which the Edge bill pro-
poses to amend, is against the idea
of allowing foreign motorists to
come into New Jersey without regis
tering or paying license fee. The
opponents of the Edge bill point out
that the legislature is being urged
to largely increase the number of
automobile inspectors throughout
the state and also to raise the pay of
the men connected with the Depart
ment of Motor Vehicles. These two
propositions, they say, are ineonsis-
tent with one another and indicate
that instead of 1t being desirable to
lessen the amount of automobile
fees, the state actually requires more
than it at present receives.
More Hearings on Canal.
The senatorial committee which is
investigating the decline of the Della
ware and Raritan canal will meet to-
night to arrange for more hearings
One will be held at Camden, and
possibly one at Bordentown. The
has already taken a great
volume of testimony. 1t has learn
ed from transportation men that
boating is a profitable business If it
can be conducted without eXorbitant
tolls for the use Of the canal. Even
though the railroad is faster, 1t is
claimed that goods shipped by boat
reach their destination before rail-
road freight, owing to the congestion
in the freight yards, which prevents
prompt delivery.
There are already 425 bills before
the legislature. AS usual, a greater
has been introduced in the
house, where the files show 27S bills
The number of bills in
troduced in the senate is lat. Not
single one of these bills has, as yet,
reached the governor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-21
BRUNSWICK CHURCHES
ENDORSE LOCAL OPTION
Special BY Umsted Press wire.

special by United Press Wire
New Brunswick, Feb. 21:-A meet
ing in the interests of Sabbath Obser-
vance and Temperance was held in the
First Reformed church yesterday after
noon at which action was taken against
Sunday base ball and for local option,
these measures now being before the
legislature. Rev. DR.. Ferdinand c. In.
glehart, Of New York, made the chief
address, against the "open Sunday -
The pastors union has taken de-
cisive stand against Sunday baseball
and for local option and their views
were presented at the meeting by the
following members of the union ap.
pointed for that purpose: DR.. j. W
Marshall, of the First Methodist
church; DIR. w. W. Knox, of the First
Presbyterian; DR.. Alan D. Campbell, of
the Suydam Street Reformed; Rev. Ed
ward W. Hall, Of the church of St.
John, the Evangelist, and Rev. N.
A. Merritt, Jr., Of the First Baptist,
all denominations being represented on
the committee.
Several of the local pastors preached
local option sermons yesterday and Pc
titions for the local option bin and
against Sunday baseball were signed in
many of the churches.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-21
WASHINGTON
IS SHOWN AS
A PHYSICIST

Princeton, Feb. 21.-George Wash
ington as a physicist is shown in the
latest edition of Paine's letters ac-
quired by the Princeton University Ii
brary. In 1888, when the Continental
Congress was sitting at Nassau Hall,
the first building erected on the Prince
ton campus, George Washington had
his headquarters at Rocky Hill, a few
miles away. 1t was just after Wash
ington had received at Nassau Hall the
thanks of congress for his services in
the Revolution that Washington heard
from some country folk a story about
setting the river or creek on fire at
Rocky Hill, and Washington deter
mined to try the experiment.
General Lincoln and Thomas Paine
were his companions at the time Two
theories in explanation of the phenom-
enon Of setting the river on fire" di-
vided the party. One was that on dis
turbing the bottom Of the river, some
bituminous matter rose to the surface
which could be ignited, and the other
opinion, held by Washington, was that
quantity of infammable air was re-
leased which ascended through the
water and burned at the surface.
The experiment was made in the
evening. Paine, Lincoln and Washing
ton, with an aide-de-camp and several
soldiers, boarded scow near the mill
dam at Rocky Hill. Washington sta
toned himself at one end of the scow
with a roll of cartridge paper, which
he ignited and held over the water
about two or three inches from the sur
face, while the soldiers disturbed the
bottom of the river with poles. Pains
made observations from the other end
of the scow. When the mud at the bot
tom was disturbed, the air bubbles rose
quickly and the fire "was seen to take
from Washington IS light and descend
to the surface of the water, which
blazed." This was demonstrative evil
dence that what was called "setting
the river on fire" was really setting on
fire the inaammable air that arose
from the mud, which theory Washing
ton sought to prove.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-21
sHERIFF's SALE.

MIDDLEsEX CIRCUIT COURT-Adam
Prais. plaintiff, vs.. Joseph Laskowski,
of premises, dated December 23 1903.
By virtue of the above stated writ to
me directed and delivered. l will ex-
WEDNEsDA4. MARCH NINTH.
NINETEEN MuNDRED AND
At two o'clock In the afternoon of
said day. at the sheriff's office in the
City, Of New Brunswick, New Jersey;
the City, of Perth Amboy. in the County
of Middlesex and State of New Jersey.
and Roc lots numbers 29 and
of lands belonging TO Jane e. Arnold
and others. situate at Perth Amboy, N.
Noy ls = opper,msn arms EsS suryey9es }es.
No IL Clerks 1ts ONCE of said county as map
BEGINNING at the Northeast corner
line of State Street (Formerly Railroad
Ave- 5Avenue) at q point distant Five hun.
Srea sad sssty n feet eet aSe Sdrbsyy
the intersection OF fO Said iine % With I the
Northerly line of Hall Avenue; thence
dred DOB fk fset to s@tS the p Perth n A@boy p
along the curve Of said Railroad about
fsst Wfnny nshyoe Ys Easte
terly side Of State Street: thence
Southerly along the curve of said
Street formerly Railroad Avenue),
Seventy. Ave (76) feet to the point or
Ss lot Sf Bodf Sg ssFe
Street formerly. Railroad Avenue)
southerly by lot 2s. Block p and Wes-
terly by said Railroad
Together with all and singular the
tenements. hereditaments and appur-
tenances thereunto belonging. and the
sues and profits thereof. and also all
the estate. right, title and interest of
the said defendants. of. In. and to the
same.
WILLIAM H. QUACKENBOSS.-
: Sheriff
JOSEPH e, STRICKER,
Attorney.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-21
PUBLIC OPINION.
EDITOR EVENING NEWs:-

EDITOR EVENING NEWS
| am glad to see in your issue OF
| the 18th of the current month, Mr..
Mulchahey's letter on the schools. He
brings indisputable facts that can be
proven In every family.
1t is time the subject was taken up
in earnest and handled without
gloves. The points that Mr.. Null
chahey brings out are only few.
| There are many more. One Is the
time wasted, the pupil learning a
lot of rubbish that never can be of
any value or even use. They get less
useful knowledge than should be
gained In half the time instead of
getting them through school and
clearing the way for others. The
new pupils coming on makes 1t nee
essary to continue building new
schools past reason. Not only that,
but instead of turning out men and
women fitted to earn their living and
something for old age. the trend of
present day education is farther and
farther away from useful labor and
more and more toward butterfly ex-
istence, with wall going up from
all parts of the conutry over the high
cost of living and thousands of acres
of good land laying idle.
The whole aim seems to be to edu-
cate farther and farther away from
the soil. ! will admit the big trusts
have a. lot to do with high prices,
but there are idle lands enough, If
we had the farmers to till them, to
beat the trusts to 'frazzle." 1t
can be done right in New Jersey. but
not while We let sentiment and cow
ardice stand in the way of having
useful education in our schools and
paying an awful price for 1t In the
bargain.
say it's time to call halt and get
some common sense in the school
room. There are plenty who know
that our schools are running wrong.
/ have had them say so to me, but
they acknowledge they are afraid to.
kick. / don't know why can't un-
derstand why q so-called educator,
with a white shirt, starched collar
and strut. is any better or more to
be feared than anyone else. In my
opinion, at least, half of them should
be exercising pick and shovel in
stead of posing as educators.
Long live Mulchahey. He has
broken the ground. let others fol-
j. L. MUNDY.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-21
FOUND DEAD
IN BED AT
JERSEY CITY


Charles Parker, of Jersey City, a
former resident of this city, was
found dead in bed early yesterday
morning by his mother after she had
made several attempts to arouse him
by rapping on the door of his room.
Heart disease, it is believed, was the
cause of his death.
Parker was twenty-six years old
and was employed as fireman on
one of the Hudson river ferryboats.
At midnight Saturday he returned
from his duties. apparently In the
best of health, and retired immedi-
ately.
At one time Parker lived In this
city. His father, Samuel Parker,
was employed as yardmaster by
the Lehigh Valley railroad and for a
short time young Parker was also in
the employ of the company. Numer-
GUS relatives in this city survive him.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow morning at o'clock in Jer-
sey City.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-21
CARPENTERS
FOURTEENTH
ANNIVERSARY

The fourteenth anniversary Of the
local branch of the Brotherhood of
Carpenters & Joiners of America, was
celebrated with a smoker and recep-
tion in Washington hall, Saturday
night. Nearly all members Of the To-
cal organization were present, together
with prominent labor men from New
York and elsewhere.
Festivities started at 8 clock, when
a banquet was served in the balcony
Of the hall. The local carpenters and
their guests sat at FIVE long tiers of ta-
bles, upon which sumptuous dinner
was served. Flashlight pictures were
taken by William Hilker.
Following the feast all hands ad-
journed to the first floor. Second vice
president A. A. Quinn, of the Interna-
tional organization, acted as master of
ceremonies. Speeches were made by
Mr.. Quinn and the following: Edward
III. Neal, secretary and treasurer of the
New York, district counciI Samuel
Bottrel, president of the New Jersey
State association of carpenters; Law
renee Storey, business agent of New
York; William Byrne, General Organ.
izer of the United Brotherhood of New
York; Henry Bloomenberg, business
agent Of New York; David French
business agent of New York, and Carl
Young, general organizer of Aurora
Ill.
During the evening songs were rem
dered and funny stories were told. A
quartette rendered several selections
Refreshments were served throughout
the evening and pleasant time wat
enjoyed by all. Many of the visitors
remained over night and spent yester
day viewing the city.
In charge of the affair were: Thomas
Whatney, Adolph Koyen, George Mum
Stacey Hoagland and Benjamin Den
mis-.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-21
LOCAL MAN TELLS HOW
CANCER WAS REMOVED

Simon Monroe, of 222 Market
street, who has suffered with can
Ger just above the knee for ten years
and who has been operated on three
times and the last time less than
one year ago, and the cancer having
grown again, recently heard of a
woman In Bloomsbury, Pa, who had
met with much success in this line.
He went to her the first part of the
month and came home Saturday
with the cancer out and he was able
to walk home. He has brought the
cancer home with him in alcohol,
showing all the roots, as 1t was taken
out without the aid of knife.
Mr.. Monroe tells an interesting
story of the cure, which he believes
permanent. The day after his arri-
val, he says, the woman put on the
first plaster, which was on four days.
The plaster drew all the roots to-
gether and on the fourth day the
cancer was as hard as stone. After
this plaster was taken off another
one was put on to draw the cancer
out, which it did In another four
days. Mr.. Monroe says the drawing
out was painful, but he went there
to be cured and he did not mind it..
This woman, who is Mrs. s. j.
Kesty, is seventy-two years old, and
makes a speciality of doing this work.
Her mother did it before her and
she has also taught one of her
daughters.
Mr.. Monroe feels as if he cannot
say enough about her work, as ne
saw cancers that she has in alcohol.
one especially, weighing two and a
half pounds, taken from a woman's
breast. She has also taken them
out of the root of the tongue and
has cured all her patients. She
travels wherever she Is sent for, as Is
tualI q q hama
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-21
THE LOCAL OPTION BILLS
EDITOR EVENING NEWS

EDITOR EVENING NEWS
For the benefit Of many of our
readers, permit me to say, through
the columns of your paper, that the
Anti-Saloon League Local Option bill
has been presented in the senate by
Senator Gebhardt, of Hunter county,
and in the assembly by Mr.. Ridge
way, of Salem county. 1t is known
as the acknowledgement bill.
The Middlesex county men in the
present legislature are Senator
George s. Silzer, Metuchen; and in
the assembly, DR.. w. e. Ramsay,
Perth Amboy; J. V. l.. Booraem,
Milltown; and Edwin L. Burt, New
Brunswick, or any one of these may
be addressed at the State House,
Trenton, N. j.
Yours truly,
GEO. G. WILDING.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-21
5t-oew Tues
sIIRRIFF's SALE.

bhEHfFS b SAs6.
MIDDLESEX CIRCUIT COURT-The
- Peter Breidt Brewery Co., plaintiff,
VS.. Joseph Gadek, defendant, Fl, Fa
for sale of premises, dated Decem-
ber 20, 1909.
BY virtue of the above stated writ
to me directed and delivered will ex-
pose to sale at public vendue on
WEDNESDAY, MARCH SIXTEENTH
NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TEN
at two clock in the afternoon of said
day at the Sheriff's Office in the City
of New Brunswick, New Jersey:
All those tracts or parcels of lands
and premises, situate, lying and being
in the City of Perth Amboy,, in the
County of Middlesex and State Of New
Jersey, and more particularly known
and designated ON "Map of property
belonging to Joseph Gadek, situated in
the City of Perth Amboy, N. j." as
lots numbers: 9, 25, 2e, S7, 9s, as, 80,
81, 32, 33, "a, 35, s6, 81. ss, SO, 40, Il,
AZ, 66, and go.
Together with all and singular, the
tenements, hereditaments and appur-
tenances thereunto belonging, and the
reversions and remainders, rents issues
and profits thereof, and also all the es-
tate, right, title and interest Of the
said defendants, Of, in and to the
same.
WILLIAM II. QUACKENBOss,
Sheriff.
JOSEPH E. sTRICKER,
Attorney.
1858.
9025-2-15-5t-oew
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-21
INTERESTING SESSION
OF MEMS CLUB TONIGHT

An interesting meeting of the Mems
Club of the Simpson NJ f. church is to
be held tonight in the lecture room of
the church A feature is to be talk
on "'The Study of History of New Jer-
sey," by Prof. Armstrong.
Representatives of the Inter-C Church
League baseball teams, of Woodbridge,
will be present to witness the presen-
tation of the banner to the winning
team, the Mems Club, of this city,
The presentation address win be made
by Rev. Marks, of Woodbridge Prep
arations will be made for reorganiza-
tion of the league for the coming sea-
son.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-21
ELkS HAD SPECIAL
SPREAD FOR VISITORS

The regular weekly social session of
Perth Amboy lodge, No. 7s4, B. P. 0.
Elks, held in their club rooms in the
Odd Fellows building Saturday night,
was largely attended by not only the
members Of the lodge but by visitors
from Boston and Baltimore lodges.
Chairman Henry Mccullough and his
assistants on the entertainment commit
tee had arranged special spread. There
was some music by the members and
remarks on this occasion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-21
SPOKE ON THE GROWTH
OF HEBREW LITERATURE

The lecture under the auspices Of the
Perth Amboy Radical Library Society
in Union hall last night was well at
tended.
The lecture was delivered by B.
Whadeck, of New York, on the subject,
"The Growth Of Hebrew Literature. -
The lecture was an interesting one and
was greatly enjoyed.
S. Golub was chairman and introduced
the speaker. The library society are
talking Of having another lecture be-
fore the season closes.