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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-08-03

Bank, will come 10 Keyport on pur-
pose to take part in the procession
here.
To see the queens float alone will
/ be well worth the trouble of attend
ing. 1t has been constructed far in
the back of Tilton and Cherry's Car
riage Factory here, where no one
could even get peep at it, and has
been trimmed by the young ladies
themselves with the aid of profess
sional advice. No expense has been
spared to make it a creation to be
remembered. The color scheme is
pink and white.
The queen, who will be Miss Ola
M. Conklin, daughter of Mayor Ed
win E. Conklin, and her attendants,
will be arranged on it during the
first parade and will review the baby
parade from it afterward. The att
tendants will be: Miss Wynne Wall
ing, Miss Kathleen V. D. HoaglaDd,
Miss Florence NJ. Armstrong, Miss
Annie l.. Tilton, Miss Gladys Gill
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-08-03
ENGINEER
ST RICkEN
AT POST
Solomon H. Le Fevre Stops
Ferryboat Perth Amboy
and Than Falls Dead
BOAT GLIDING INTO LOCAL
SLIP AT TIME

Solomon H. LIE Fevre, an engineer
in the employ of the Staten Island
Rapid Transit Company for over
twenty-five years, dropped dead at
. his post in the engine room of the
ferry boat Perth Amboy' at 6: so
o'clock this morning, after he had
stopped the engine as the boat en-
tered the slip at the foot of Smith
street, this on it's AZ trip over the
sound from Tottenville. If Mr.. lie
Fevre had been stricken a minute
sooner the boat would have been
under full headway and crashed into
the slip and caused serious damage,
not only to the boat and slip, but to
the passengers as we'll.
A passenger on the boat saw the
engineer sink to the floor. He called
to Antonio Cerbo, the ticket chopper,
who had been talking to LIE Fevre
only moment before. Cerbo, with
the aid of John Krone, a deckhand,
carried the engineer to chair on
the deck. DR.. William E. Ramsay
was summoned but the engineer was
dead when he arrived.
Captain Rueben Androvette, who
was in the pilot house with Abram
Reckhow, another deckhand, at the
time, noticed that there was some
thing wrong with the way the en-
gine stopped and hurried below.
Mr.. LeFevre, who recently moved
from this city with his family to
Stapleton, Staten Island, had been
home on sick leave since July 23.
He returned to work again yesterday
at noon and was feeling much i'm
proved. He had been suffering from
kidney trouble for some time and it
is thought that was what caused his
sudden death
No delay was caused to the ferry
as Patrick McGrath, the fireman Of
the boat, who has acted in LIE Fevre's
place during his illness was brought
to the boat from his home in Buck
fngham avenue, in oliver Ramsay's
automobile, which also carried the
physician to the boat.
Coroner Ferd Garretson was noti-
fed. After viewing the body he re-
moved it to his morgue in High
street.
Mr.. lie Fevre, besides his widow,
is survived by two daughters, the
Misses Mabel and Eleanor LIE Fevre,
who are well known here and Totem
vile, where they formerly resided.
He was membr Of Arthur Kill
Council No. 1408, Royal Arcanum,
of Tottenvi1le Arrangements for
the funeral will be made after the ar
riFal or his wife, who has been noti-
fed,
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-08-03

and Miss Loretta Hines, who are
six of the bellies of the town. The
queens pages will be Master Edwin
Conklin, Jr., and Master William
Woolley, Jr.
Among the other floats in the par
ade will be those entered by the fol,
lowing business men: A. Salz & Co.
the R. West Company, Force & Wye
koff, Phelps Cherry, D. E. Mahoney,
Craigen & Noonan, L. Brewer Wall
ing, E. E. Conklin, Stultz & Clark,
John Templeton, G.. D. Woodey, w.
p. Morris, R. S. White, Edward Sny-
der and John Hess, Jr.
The Firemen's Parade.
The f1remen's parade which will
follow, will be led by Fire Chief
George w. Stoney and his assist
ants. The following companies will
be in line: Keyport Hook and Lad
der Company, Keyport Chemical En-
gine Company, Raritan Hose Com
pany, Eagle Hose Company, Lincoln
Hose Company, Liberty Hose Com.
pany Hazlet Fire Company and the
new East Keyport Hook and Ladder
Company. The foreman and officers
of each company will lead their fire.
men, and the apparatus, in holiday
dress will follow.
The parade of decorated automo
b1les will be one Of the most beauti
ful sights Of the day, many owners
having laid their cars up for the
past week to make the decorations
Some of those entered are owned by
Henry West, DR.. D. Edgar Roberts
Dr. G. G. Hoagland. Dr. Harvey
Hartman. Miss Ada Walling. Miss
Hilda Schanck, Frank Mooney, Ed
Continued on page 100
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-08-03
MOTHER OF
DR.. LUnD is
CALLED TODAY

Mrs. Catherine Lund, sixty-five
years old, mother of DR.. ]. l.. Lund,
died at noon today at the home of
her son otto Lund, 292 High street,
after an illness of ten days. Mrs.
Lund who has resided In this city
for the past seventeen years is sur
vived by three sons and a brother.
They are DR.. ]. L. Lund, Arnold
and Otto Lund, OF this city and the
brother Adolph Inns, of New York.
The funeral will be held from her
late residence Friday morning and
interment will be at Linden.
Friends will kindly omit flowers.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-08-03
CHAUFFEUR
PUGH FAILED
TO SHOW Up

j. T. Pugh, chauffeur for P. j.
Bonwit, arrested Saturday for speed
ing, failed to appear for a hearing
at o'clock yesterday afternoon and
unless he is heard from today an
order will be made by Chief of Po-
lice Burke to have Bonwit's car Ii
cense revoked in this and New York
state.
Pugh was arrested on Market
street following a chase. He resist
ed arrest and both he and Bonwit
used offensive language The chauf-
feur was to have been heard on
charges of speeding, resisting an Of
ficer and using offensive language
on the street.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-08-03
STANDARD OIL
LOOKING OVER
LAND IN CITY

Representative Young of the
Standard Oil Company, visited this
city yesterday afternoon and spent
some time looking over water front
property. Little could be learned
regarding his visit, but 1t is under
stood that the Standard Oil Com
pany is investigating the location of
a desirable tract on which to build.
Mr.. Young engaged an auto from
the Perth Amboy Garage Company
and was driven about the water
front. He spent some time looking
over the property at the foot OF
First and Second streets.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-08-03
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD.
ATTENTION.

All members of Perth Amboy
Camp, No. 10, are most earnestly
requested to attend the meeting on
Wednesday evening, August 8, 1910.
as business OF great Importance will
come up for final settlement. Also,
arrangements will be made to at
tend the funeral of our late Sow
ereign George G. Smith, Jr., which
will take place on Thursday after
noon, August 4, 1910, at 2 O'clock.
BY order,
VIM. p. BRADLEY,
1857 So 2s CLARK
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-08-03
GOVERNOR FORT TO
ATTEND CARNIVAL

chairman of the carnival commit
tee, this morning received word
that Governor Fort would come
to Keyport from Sea Girt in an
automobile this afternoon. He
will make a short address at Broad
and Front streets at 3:15 O'Clock
and Immediately after his speech
the baby parade will start. The
governor will review the process
sion.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-08-03
WILL GIVE OUTING
FOR POOR CHILDREN

Plans are being made by the Sal
vation Army of this city for an out
ing on August 10 to Boynton Beach
for the poor children of this city.
Any donation of food or money will
be gladly received if sent to 10
First street. The children will be
supplied with Ice cream, cake, sand
wiehes. lemonade and fruit.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-08-03
BIG BALLOON
FALLS NORTH
OF THIS CITY

A big dirigible balloon fell three or
four miles north of this city this morn
ing The airship was seen to be float
ing in the air. When about 500 feet
above the ground it began to wabble
and then fell to the earth.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-08-03
MANY Dogs Are Caug-ht

Philip Ernst, the official dog catch
er, caught twenty-four dogs yester-
day. Seven were called for and
eighteen will be killed today.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-08-03
FireIess Cookine Demonstrat

Demonstration of Calarie f1reless
cook stove at our store until Thurs
day evening, 6 p. m. See the baking
and roasting done by this stove at
j Miller's Furniture Store. 345
state st. 1878 SO Its
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-08-03

Automobiles for rent by day or hour
Sections, Telephone 1871. Perth
Amboy. 13485 7-26 tf*
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-08-03

IS Boys wanted to join Boy Pion-
eers. |. Jacobsen, 220 Fayette ST.
1869 SO 3ts
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Fireless Cooking Demonstration.

Fireless Cooking Demonstration.
Demonstration of Calaric ireless
cook stove at our store until Thurs
day evening, 6 p. m. See the baking
and roasting done by this stove at
]. Miller's Furniture Store, 345
State st. 1878 SO Its
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-08-03
LUCY HAS
ESCAPED
CAP TURE
Had Lots of Fun al Smith
and State Streets
Last Night
TELLS OF HER AMUSING
EXPERIENCES
WHERE LUCY CAN BE FOUND
TODAY.

This afternoon Lucy will min
gle with the crowds at the carni-
val at Keyport.
Tonight Lucy will be on Smith
street between Hobart and State
streets.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-08-03

Sunday Excursion TO BeIlewood Park.
Every Sunday. Lehigh Valley
railroad Special train leaves Perth
Amboy $40 a. m. Returning, leave
nellewood $50 p. m. Fare 10 cents
round trip. Music, Amusements.
1909 7-6 81 wk W 9
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-08-03

Wanted Male stenographer by Fed
eral Terra Gotta Co., Woodbridge,
N. j. 1878 S-3 It,
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-08-03

Some of the news" or your imme-
diate neighborhood may be found in
the want ads. today.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-08-03

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Lew Dockstader's famous minstrel
parade, which is playing at Red
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-17
Another Hard Winter Predicted

Out in the northwest every animal or vegetable seems to be busy in furnish ing indications of hard winter. The nataral weather experts are, however, eneounterus soms oI position. One man, whose orthography is not faultless, writes as follows to the New York Globe;
 .Dere sir-The reson why these here nateral sines fale is becaws thers jus as nuteh difference betwen one mushrat and another, or one squirl and another. as there is between men. Every year sum mushrats and sum squirls gifts ready fur a lard winter. when ther ain't goin to be none, and them folks as hapens on these here individyal animals gifts fooled jus the same as the animals theirselves. There ain't no mystery about the thing"
 This explanation is a blow directed at all observers of nature and of ami mas and if it be well-founded it will nigh upset all weather prophets except those of the weather bureau at Washing ton
 Early guesses of the weather of an en- tire season seldom prove themselves good. The course of the season is pretty sure to run contrary to all such wisdom. and the people are thus drawn away from the almanac makers. and are left to the mercies of the scientific observers. As the latter have a genius for guessing wrong there is but one course left and that consists in disregarding all signs and all predictions, stalking the weather as it oomcs. be it good or i'll.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-17
CbaDgiDe the Tariff Next Winter

Assuming that the democrats will gress 1t is said the President will en- deavor to have the present Congress revise downward the woolen and cot and pulp schedule, all based on the information which the tariff board Is putting in shape.
 haps under a special rule, but in the Senate no power on earth can limit debate To do so would be to change i is a good one for the President, who naturally has an eye on 1912 but il is one full of obstacles and difficult ties.
 The truth Is, no one can safely pre- dict what will be done until the cleo. tions in November are heard from. Ii | the republicans should control tho House no tariff changes will be at tempted in the present Congress. Tn, plans of MT. Taft In anne nding the bes tariff ever devised are strictly polit l ical. He does not desire to face "th, best-ever'' in 1912 unchanged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-17
A DOLLAR A DAY

From the .Boston Globe.
 The demand of French railway em> ployes for a minimum of frye francs, or practically s1 a day. is iNteresting evidence of the wage standard in France. There was time when 50 cents was regarded by the French as living pay. Now they are moving up to the $1 basis.
 dollar f day ceased to be the American standard so long ago that it has almost dropped out of mind. When Buchanan ran for President in 1856 he, was accused of having said that s1 was fair pay; and some time afterward Henry Ward Beecher was charged with the responsibility for the statement that a dollar day is enough for any laboring man."
 Wages here have risen so far above that level, however. that no one nowadays is even suspected of harb bring such thought. It would hardly be plausible to say that any man has fixed the limit below s1.5o and we are really getting to be a $2. day country. Even that Is not the final goal in the dream of the workingman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-17
IN HOTEL HOBBIES
Fort worth's Government

''The commission form of government In Fort Worth is a failure" said John R. Gaudin, who is connected with three large bakeries in that rapidly growing Texas city.
 Notwithstanding the high city tax rate of sl ,75 per s1e0 and full 100 per cent value assessed, the commissioners offered a spe- eial discount of per cent to those pay ing 1910 taxes before September 10.
 Though the mayor and commissioners receive good salaries, public meetings of protest have been held. Charges were even brought against the mayor for pay ing out of the city treasury the salary for his chauffeur and repair bills for his private automobile
 Instead of commissioners being elect ed In wards, vote is taken over the city at large This necessitates a politician instead of business man running for office. and it seems easier for three com missioners to go wrong than F alder men,
 In Fort Worth the city does not sprin- kle the streets or haul the garbage from either the business or residence districts. the people being required to pay individuals according to service rendered.
 "The water works plant is owned by the city and the water department is noted for high rates and poor service. We have our own artesan well and water tank; in fact, a large per cent of the residences are provided with water tanks"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-17
PROGRESS OF THE EsKIMos

From the New 1Ork Mall.
 One of our American explorers-was it Peary or Cook?-returning from the Arc tic, made the interesting statement that the Eskimos had developed an amazing fondness for gumdrops, and added that confectionery of that variety was more useful as a circulating medium among the tribesmen of the far north than gold or silver coin. The liking for the gum drop was recognized as an unmistakable sign of Eskimo progress. Now comes word of another and equally striking step forward. Katah, a Point Barrow Eskimo. arrived in Seattle a few days ago with a lot of furs, which he sold for 5000. and with the proceeds he set out to acquire a lot of supplies for his modest habita- ton beyond the Arctic circle. He bought large quantities of tea, flour. canned fruit and vegetables, a modern kitchen range, several kerosene lamps of the best de- sign, and finally $1o0 worth of chewing gum, When questioned about this last virtually driven the gumdrop out of cir culation n the Arctic region. Gumdrops, he remarked, are soon completely con- sumed. but wad of chewing gum has the advantage tliat 1t lasts a long while and can be passed from one member of the family to another for use in turn. It will be observed that the gentle Eskimos are rapidly coming up to date, if, indeed, they have not already arrived.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-17
Paris and tbe Railroad Strike

The railroad men of France, 5000 in number, are on strike demanding from the state or from railroad companies that the minimum wage shall be raised to s1 a day It now stands at 61 cents a day. A good share of the railroads in France are owned by the state. and this renders the strike more difficult and complex.
 The premier, NJ. Briand, is a socialist and an advanced republican, and by mob- ilizing the strikers who are members oi the military reserve and by making numer- ous arrests of leaders he is endeavoring to control the strike His success is be- lieved at this writing to be pretty well assured
 There is no quick court to settle dis putes between capital and labor in any country There is none in France, and in that country the subject is complicated by state ownership of several railroads. So long as the army remains loyal to President Falieres and Premier Briand the strikers will be unable to control the situation. although they may render Paris food supply uncertain, and lead to general confusion and the flight Of tourists.
 Compulsory arbitration that can be ap- piled quickly to any strike or lockouts is growing in favor in all countries where the public is the chief sufferer. The pub lie becomes an innocent bystander in every railroad strike, and it would seem entitled to arbitration. There really is no other way in France in which labor disputes can be adjusted without doing injury to innocent parties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-17
Parcels Post and the Express Companies

Ths democrats of New York demand in their state platform a parcels post. Tbe people of this country want what the peo- pie of the old world have long enjoyed. There is no reason why they should not have parcels post except, of course, the express companies that are exploiting them up to the point of melon cutting on huge scales.
 The truth is, the rural free delivery ser- vice itself points to a parcels post. If every free delivery wagon went out load ed with parcels the deficit in the post office department would disappear and the people would be served as the people in other countries are served.
 Senator Thomas C. PIatt is dead, but there are no doubt other men in the Sen ate who stand in the way of the estab- lshment of a system plainly demanded by public sentiment. The republican party is, however, the party that has supported and promoted privilege and special interests ever since the war, and there is little hope for the estab- ilshment of parcels post until the dem- ocratieN party is restored to power.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-17

tional amendment providing for th' election of United States senators by z popular vote.
 "7 Me would strengthen the anti. trust laws and enforce them in every feature. especially enforcing, the crim- inal part of them so energetically thai the violators thereof would cease theil nefarious operations.
 IS. We would enact measures pro viding for a real, comprehensive con- servation of our natural resources.
 "9. We would provide for the i'm provement of our vast system of wa terways on an adequate plan to make it real and most valuable factor in our commercial growth and prosperity.
 "1O We would set the nine com mittees on expenditures in the nine de- pa rtment of the government to work in earnest and industriously discharg ing their duties by finding out and exposing the extravagnances of the re- publieans. thereby digging out the facts on which to base economies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-17
IN FAR AWAY HAWAII

, house owns newspaper called the Ex- aminer, published in Honolulu. It has just announced that it will no longer give up its space to advertisements or "ghast stories," but will use its four pages to instruct the natives in a bet ter appreciation of their rights.
 It costs $75 to go from Honolulu to San Francisco via the Pacific Mail and S60 by the other lines. The distance is 2O91 miles; time days, or about the same as an average voyage to Eu- rope.
 Honey Is produced in considerable quantity in Hawaii. On her last trip the Siberia carried 16O barrels con- signed to Liverpool across the conti- nent, the first shipment recorded The bees can be as busy as they please on these flowery islands
 The pineapple thrives as it does mo- where else in the world. Canneries do flourishing business preserving the fruit. and have just evolved a promis- ing byproduct in the superffuous juice found in the rind and core. This is expressed and shipped in firkins to be used as a soda fountain flavoring in the United States of America, where pineapple" is usually compound of something else.
 The Japanese liners can take. on no freight or passengers at Honolulu for San Francisco unless the latter stopped over from previous ship hailing from the Orient. Honolulu comes under the Coastwise Shipping act
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-17
Concerning Authors, Mistakes

Good writers and accomplished speakers sometimes make curious mis- takes especially when borrowing tech- nical terms from music, science or the handicrafts," said man who knows something of both literature and music. But can recall instances where critics who pointed out what they thought in- excusable blunders in authors were themselves in error.
 Many years ago-in the early 7Ts, if I remember aright-Moncure D. Con way, while living in London, where he letters. wrote about the little mistakes of famous writers, and expressed sur prise that so painstaking and observ- ant an author as George Eliot should have described Adam Bede as putting panels on the door Conway said that her ignorance was all the more re- markable because everybody should know that panels were not put on the door, but were made a part of the door in the very construction We'll | it was Conway who was ignorant and not the great novelest who knew | whereof she wrote. When George
 Eliot was a child up In Warwickshire
 she had seen her father, MT. Evans
 seen him fasten panels on doors tha'
 he turned out. It was ~the way al doors were finished in olden times.