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Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-21
COMMUTERS
TO Be GIVEN
HEARING SOON

Trenton, July 21:-Chairman
Martin A. Knapp of the Interstate
Commerce Commission has officially
notified Attorney-General Wilson OF
the action of the commission in re-
fusing to suspend the new schedule
of railroad rates from points in New
Jersey to New York. The refusal,
he said, was because the facts pre-
sented had not demonstrated that
the proposed increase by the rail-
roads were unreasonable.
Chairman Knapp assured the at
torney-general that the cause of the
commuters had not been abandoned
but would be made q subject of fur
Their inquiry by the commission act
ing upon Its own volition. Hearings,
he said, would be given-probably
In New York-in September, at
which the railroads would be called
upon to demonstrate that the new
rates are reasonable. Mr.. Knapp In
timated that in the. investigation
which is to follow the burden OF
proof will be placed upon the rail-
road to Justify the increased rates
rather than upon the commuters to
show that they are unreasonable.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-21
NO FURTHER TROUBLE
ON THE PENNSYLVANIA


Philadelphia, July 21:-Commit-
tees representing the conductors and
trainmen Of the Pennsylvania rail-
road east of ~~Pittsburg continued
their meetings with the twenty-six
division superintendent In the office
Of Mr.. Myers, general manager, yes
terday and practically completed the
details Of the settlement of the re-
cen strike agitation. They are
meeting again today and will wind
up all business unless some misun-
derstanding arises. All fear of a
renewal of hostilities has been aban-
doned.
Since the departure of w. G. Lee,
president of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen, the field has
been left to the actual employees of
the company. No outside officers Of
the two labor organizations are now
taking any spart4in the negotiations.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-21
WORK BROUGHT
T0STANDSTILL
|NS0UTHRIVER
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Gtf ~ 10 v No ~
South River, July 21:-All action
In the fight of the borough of South
River against the Public Service Cor
poration, vas put off this morning
until next Tuesday, when argument
on an Injunction secured by the. Pub
lie Service Corporation will be
heard. The borough Is determined
in the fight to restrain the corpora
ton from laying, gas mains mere
without the franchise, it claims is
necessary.
There were lively scenes here this
morning, when Contractor GundauT,
of South Amboy, came here with a
lot of men prepared to start the
work of laying gas mains. The
workmen started after the gas pipe,
which had recently been confiscated
by borough officials. 1t lay on pri-
vate property and the owners of the
land refused to merit the men to re-
move the pipe. There was consider
allie argument and at times fistic en-
counters seemed evident.
During a heated part of the ses-
sion a telephone message was re-
ceived from the borough counsel,
Peter F. Daily, stating that Chancel-
lor Pitney this morning signed an
order restraining the Public Service,
or its contractors, from proceeding
until argument on the injunction
was heard next Tuesday. That end
ed the squabble.
Mr.. DAILY also announced this
morning that another attorney had
been engaged to look after the bor-
ough interests in the case.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-21
ARE AFTER new JERSEY
AUTOISTS ELSEWHERE

Springfield, Mass, July Civ. Fl.
Roberts and Alexander Mel. Rowland,
both of New Jersey, were fined $16
each in the local police court yesterday
on the charge of operating their auto
mobiles in this state without q Massa-
chusetts license. The arrests were made
in accordance with the policy recently
adopted by various Massachusetts, cit-
les in retaliation for New jerseys sim
liar discrimination against owners of
automobiles living in other states.
Mr., Rowland said, after paying his
fine:-
"The New Jersey Automobiles are
doing all in their power to effect the re-
peal Of the unjust statute and they have
no criticism against the adjacent States
| which retaliate by imposing similar re-
| strictions upon the New Jersey tourists.
There Is only one objection and that 10
the penalty the innocent New Jersey
automobilist has to pay for the errors
of the New Jersey politicians who
enacted the law
The police have received orders to
! continue to be on the lockout for New
Jersey automobiles and not to make
any exceptions in hailing victims into
court.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-21
CATCH SNAKES MILKING
THE COWS IN SUSSEX

Newton, July 21:-Snakes are so
busy milking cows in the pasture
fields In this vicinity that a milk
famine is imminent. That is particu-
larly true in the vicinity of Swarts-
wood Lake. When the falling off in
milk supply first vas noticed the
farmers were at a loss to account for
1t, because there had been copious
rains and pasturage was good. 1t
remained for William Shower, an en-
ploye on the Emmans farm, to solve
the mystery.
He was crossing the pasture field
and glancing casually at the cows
yesterday when he noticed a milk
snake, six feet long, milking one of
them. The reptile vas eoiled about
one of the cows hind legs, and was
feasting on rich, warm milk. Sno-
yer had a scythe with him. He
walked over to the snake, hooked 1t
loose from the cow and then cut 1t
to pieces. News of the discovery of
the snake was sem to all the neigh
boring farmers, and several of them
set boys to watch their herds. The
result was that before nightfall six
other snakes were discovered milk
ing cows, and they, too, were killed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-21
THE BLACK HAND.
Origin of the Name of This Group Of
Daring Criminals.

Origin of the Name of This Group or
Daring Criminals.
According to the United States Sc
cret service, the Black Hand is a title
common to innumerable groups Of
criminals operating under the direction
of some secret central government.
These men are blackmailers, using
murder. arson, kidnapping and bomb
throwing as punishnlents for those
who will not submit to their Ubiquitous
demands. Black Hand is, In short, q
handy name for q brand of crime pc
culiar to italian criminals who are sue
eessful In it because OF the tempera-
ment of the foreign immigrants and
their Unborn dread Of the extortionlst.
Whether the central government which
guides the Black Hand society is 10
Gated in the United States or in Italy
is something which neither the Italian
nor American authorities ran discover.
United States officers say the name of
the American Black Hand emanated
from Chicago about-ten years ago,
when M Of the first OF many mystic
rlous murders In the Italian quarter
remained unsoIved. The victim of the
murder had received a warning that
death would follow his failure to con
tribute a specified sum of money. The
letter was embellished with a crude
drawing representing fist ~clutching a
dagger. The fist and dagger gave the
name Black Hand-later to become I'M
pleasantly familiar to e~very-eitizen OF
the eountry-and the sinister sketch
was soon a source of terror to all Law
abiding Ttalians-Wide World Maya
zine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-21
BAR HARB0R WANTS A
CHANCE AT PRESIDENT
speolal op Umt.ed Press wsrs.

gEVVT~F ~
Bar Harbor, Me-, July 21:-The
all-year-round residents of Bar Har-
Dor are sorry President Taft is so
popular with the summer visitors,
for the Strangers" as the real Bar
Harborites call the cottagers, are
monopolizing the time of the Presi-
dent to the exclusion of the natives.
The Presidents engagement book
shows n round of dinners, recep-
lions and other special social func-
tons, to which the natives are not
hidden. First Selectman John Bun
ker, Jr., has therefore been detailed
to ask Mr. Taft to be the guest of
the town for awhile, and make a
short speech.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-21
PUBLIC SERVICE HAS
TROUBLE WITH STOKERS

Newark, July 21:-After a fruit
less effort to settle their differences
by q conference with representatives
of the company, the stokers In the
Coal street, Newark, and Marion
power houses of the Public Service
Corporation went on strike at 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon for an
increase in wages. Twenty-Five were
employed in the Marion plant and
thirty-three in the plant in this city.
AS soon as the stokers quit work
their places were filled from q gang
Of 100 men who had been held In
readiness by the company. Precau-
lions have been taken to prevent in
reference with the men at their du-
ties. Lines of fire hose have been
stretched at the entrances to the
buildings and guards armed with
clubs have been placed at the doors.
From a local department store $50
cots have been purchased by a detee-
tive agency and sent to the power
houses. 1t is asserted these cots
will be used by the stokers On duty
and by a force of detectives.
After the conference Dudley Far
rand, general manager of the CON-
pany's electric department, said:
1--WE desire to notify each employe
that his position holds good as long
as he remains faithful in our SER
vice. Those desiring to remain will
be protected to the full extent of our
ability"
In addition to the Marion and
Coal street plants the company has
twenty-one other power houses and
generating stations, but Of these
only fifteen or sixteen are in daily
operation. Late yesterday afternoon
1t was asserted that the strike had
not interfered with the operation of
the company's railway system.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-21
ARCH-DEAC0h FAILED
TO REACH ROOSEVELT
syec.al to tho EVENING xBTs.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, July 21i-Because
he carried a closed satchel and wore a
heavy beard, Rev. George Nathaniel,
who said he was the Arch-Deacon of the
Armenian Protestant church, was eject
ed from Sycamore Hill today. He had
planned to get a subscription for an
orphan home from Col. Roosevelt.
Nathaniel did not impress Col. Roose-
velt's retainers by his appearance and
a hurry call was sent for the Oyster
Bay police force, and that individual
was soon ON the scene.
The Rev. Nethaniel was searched.
When nothing dangerous was found on
him he was assisted into an automobile,
hustled to the railpad station and put
on a train for New York.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-21
MILLIONS ARE
MISSING FROM
F|RMSASSET

London, July 21:-Charges that
more than 100000 have disap-
peared from the assets of the Pills
bury-Washburn Flour Company, of
the United States, but owned most
ly. by English investors, were made
at today's annual meeting by r. H.
Gfyn, who presided. Glyn declared
that the $4,000, 900 had been lost
mostly in wheat gambling, and i'm
properly issued notes. Another ST.
$4,000 he said was not ~placeable.
The notes for this sum not having
been recorded, or else the records
had been destroyed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-21
WANT MRS. LONCWORTH
GIVE UP CIGARETTES
Rssotos BY United Press wsrs.


New York, July 21:It is an
outrage that Miss Eleanor Sears, the
Boston society leader, and Alice
Roosevelt-that is Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth-should- set the vile ex-
ample for foolish girls by smoking
cigarettes" said Miss Lucy Page
CASTOR, founder of the Anti-Cigar-
cite League Of America who is in
New York for the purpose of re-
forming cigarette smokers.
Miss CASTOR was seen today at the
Martha Washington Hotel, where
she is making her headquarters. %
am going to visit Miss Sears and
try to prevail upon her to stop
smoking cigarettes. "A committee OF
the league will call or Mrs. Long
worth with literature upon the sub
ject Of cigarettes and ask her to
stop smoking them" she said.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-21
BILLYPAPKE The BOXER
MARRIED AN HEIRESS
Special BY United Press Wire.

Buffalo, July 21:-ft came to light to-
day that "Billy' Papke, the famous
middle-weight boxer and, who was, for
a time, champion of the world at that
class until defeated by Stanley Ketchell
was married yesterday to Miss Edna
e. Pulver, Of Hamilton, Ont. E. Fl. Nc
Bride, a local sporting writer, and Will
liam Ricketts, were witnesses. Miss
Pulyer's family is wealthy and oppos-
ed her marriage to the boxer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-21
KING GEORGE
CORONATION
DATE is GIVEN
Special bu United Press Wire.

SpecfdI bb Untted Press Wire.
London, July 21:-The most mag
nificent spectacle since the corona
ton of King Edward, was witnessed
in London today, when Englishmen
were formally notified that King
George will be crowned in June,
1911. The ceremony announcing
the date was of the greatest SPLEEN
dor. A procession of heralds, kings
alarms, trumpeters and life-guards-
men, paraded from St. James Palace
to the Royal Exchange, where the
heralds read the royal decree.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-21
SITUATION SERIOUS
IN ENGLISH STRIKE

SpecfsI by United Press Wire.
Newcastle, Eng, July 2l:-The
strike on the Northeastern Railway
today became so serious that Presi-
dent Brixton of the Board Of Trade
rushed here to superintend the eff
forts to bring about arbitration.
The conference last night of Off
cials of the railway and a committee
of strikers failed to reach a COM
promise. Owing to the strike of
10000 railroad men, many factor
les, shops and Offices have been com
PEELED to close. throwing thousands
out OF work.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-21
Trarnhlinn on tho Brink.

When one Is considering how to save
time 1t is well to take into account
such an item as affected the daily hab-
Its Of a certain wealthy citizen whom
a writer in the Birmingham Age-Her-
aid tells about. Are you still taking a
cold plunge every morning." asked q
friend.
mo; quit that to save time"
why. a cold plunge doesn't take but
a minute or So"
II know, but | used TO spend three
quarters Of an hour cHrled up In bed
hesitating."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-21

Repetti's celebrated caramels,
pure, delicious, healthful and nutri-
tious. A favor about them that inn
itators cannot reach. Fresh ship
ment just received by Costello Bros.,
357 State street. .13002-7-7-7-2I
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-21

Look at the prices or things as
advertised in today's paper. II you
know values, and have a care for
your purse, these prices will interest
you.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-21
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the under
signed intends making application to the
Board of Excise commissioners OF the
City of Perth Amboy, at their next meet
ing. for a license TO carry on the buBi-
ness OF beer bottling In the City OF
Perth Amboy. and In the house owned
By 6. Bilgrav a. G2s Amboy Ave
PETER BELGRAv.
Dated July 81, 1870
fSs99-7sS-24-Ge~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-21

Some OF the news OF your Imme-
date neighborhpod may be found in
the want ads. today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-21

To be in the right class you wan
an Overland, $1,000 and up, o q
Marion car, $3.50. Write to Nybo
& Baier, New Brunswick, for demon
stration- l00b9-3-26-SS
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-21
No Effect Here.


1t was stated by Mr.. A. c. Clark,
superintendent Of the Raritan Cop
per Works, in this city. this morn
ing, that the proposed curtailment
of copper would make no appreciate
difference to the plant here.
Naturally" said Mr.. Clark, "if
there is not SO much copper mined,
there will not be so much copper to
smelt, but 1t would only mean run
ming at eighty or ninety per cent.
capacity for a time instead Of full
force.
There is no doubt that a curtail-
ment In the output is the logical
thing to do. 1t Is what they do in
other lines of industries and it would
greatly improve business If they
should do 1t in copper. While there
is a large surplus ON hand at pres
ent, 1t Is not as large as it has been
at other times, but there is no doubt
that a curtailment Just now would
be highly beneficial. OF course, as
to whether there will be such ac-
ton, / do not know. / have heard
nothing about 1t, But If the output
is reduced there will be no notice
able effect In Perth Amboy."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-21
WASHINGTON N
TRENTON
TO CUT OUTPUT
OF COPPER IN
THIS COUNTRY

New York, July 21:-It is prac-
tieally certain that negotiations are
now under way to curtail the coun-
try's output Of copper. The report
was so active yesterday that there
was a noticeable advance of copper
stocks On the exchange.
Most of the prominent copper men
are abroad. John d. Ryan, presi-
dent of the Amalgamated Copper
Company; U. H. Broughten; man
ager of the United Metals Selling
Company; Daniel Guggenheim,
president of the American Smelling
Company, and w. B. Thompson are
among these. For that reason this
country Is looking to the other side
for the agreement.
William A. Clark said yesterday
In Butte that the Rothschilds, who
control the Rio Tinto, had indi-
Gated to him their willingness to cut
down their output. He believes that
the same disposition pervaded the
Lake Superior and Arizona opera
tors. The copper men in this city
yesterday refused to say anything
either way on the possibility of cur
tailment.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-10-29
PLAN TO KILL THE
KAISER FRUSTRATED

Brussels, Belgium. Oct. 2s.-Extraor.
binary precautions were taken last night
to protect Emperor William and Emper.
ess Auguste Victoria when they left for
Berlin. They were explained today when
the police announced that a letter threat.
ening his majesty was received at the
royal palace yesterday.
The letter was signed by a militant
Brussels anarchist and read:
"Since no one has had the courage
to blow up the German autocrat, I've
decided to throw a bomb"
The entire route to the station was
lined with troups, all windows along
the route were guarded and the station
itself was packed with s., diers.
The railway line for a considerable
distance was closely guarded.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-10-29

and broom corn, grasses of all kinds and
fruits and melons. Indian corn suffer
ed greater damage in its early stages
than any other of the important crops,
but at that aSout % per cent of the mol.
nal yield is expected. Good broom corn
commands a high price anywhere, and
this crop is excellent this season in
New Mexico. As u matter of fact, ii
looks as though n fine broom corn crop
will be an annual Occurrence there from
now on. Since its introduction a few
years ago, it's adaptability to the soil
and climate has been conelusively prov.
en-. With the brush selling at prices
ranging from $3.50 TO 5000, and even
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-10-29
NEWS ITEM

Chicago, Oct. 2s, IVIU.
The Breakfast Bacon" Special train
conducted jointly by the Rock Island
Lines and the Iowa Agricultural Col.
lege has just completed It's itinerary in
Iowa. The train covered in Iowa l,4l5
miles and meetings we're held in 1870
towns. The total attendance was co..
$50 men; met 1887 ome 1877;
children $3.50.
Arrangements have been made to
operate the Breakfast Bacon" Special
In Kansas from October IL TO 22, and In
Nebraska from "a to 81. In each state
the Rosck Island Lines and the State
agricultural college will cooperate.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-10-29

higher per ton, and an average yield
of n third of a tor per acre in 1909
to figure from, this, too, on si5 land,
il is a wonder il some men are not
tempted to 20 down there for the sole
purpose Of raising this crop.
From as far south as Tularosa come
reports Of a third cutting of alfalfa.
The yield of hay of all varieties is
very heavy this fall. A fine crop Of
peaches and apples is awaiting the ON.
mission merchant who, by the way,
does not seem to realize to the full ex.
tent the possibilities of this line in
New Mexico. The fruits of tho terri
tory carried prizes away from the
Worlds Fair In Chicago seventeen years
ago, and have been engaged In capturing
blue ribbons in fairs and fruit exhibits
continuously since.--Southwest Trail,
Chicago,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-10-29
FORTY. EIGHT SECOND
GLASS PosTorrICEs

Washington, October 22.-The board
of trustees OF the postal savings bank
system today approved a list Of forty.
eight second class post Offices at which
the plan will be given it's first trial. The
list includes one Office for each state
and territory.
The trustees are postmaster general
Hitchcock, Secretary of the Treasury
Mcveagh and Attorney General "ick.
ersham. They met in the Office OF the
poi aater general.
The list they formally approved was
selected after careful Investigation by
the postal officials with a view to max.
ing the first test Of the system as thor.
ough as possible under the limited ap.
Precipitation of 100000 provided by
congress.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-10-29
SPECIAL STAMPS
TO E u
IN
Postmaster General Has
Plan to Eradicate Evils
Which Have Grown Out
Of Franking Privilege.

Washington, ~. u, Oct. %.
BY substituting special official stamps
and stamped envelopes, so that an &c.
curate cou can be kept of the trans.
actions, Postmaster General Hitchcock
hopes to cheek serious abuses that have
grown up, or else have never beer elm.
mated, as the result of the franking
privilege for congressional and the pen.
atty envelope and label for departmental
mail.
During the fiscal year ending June
80, 1909, the estimated postage value
of free congressional mail sent under
frank was s51s,3s5.65 or $685. 4 10
for both, an amount that nearly equals
the total postal deficit for last year.
Based upon the special weighing of 1907
the total weight of franked COMPRESSION.
al mail was 4,53l ESQ pounds, and Of
free departmental mail 43,092, 474 lbs.
These weights, as well as the estimated
amount Of postage that would have been
collected on them had the matter not
been free, are broblematical, however,
Under the present system there il
no certain way for the postofice de.
partment to determine the exact fg.
ures, nor it is able to easily determine
the many abuses that arise from q
privilege that enables the transmission
of immense moun of mail matter fire,
md almost without question.
In his endeavor TO bring the depart
ment to u business basis, to secure al
accurate accounting system and to cur
tail expenditures, the postmaster gen
eral believes the franking and free pen
atty envelope privilege offers the hes
field for his e~ndcavors. He il c%onvinc
ed that the introduction of a more exac
method of dealing with this problem
as he proposes will prove Of tremendou
advantage in the work Of placing tn
postal service on a strictly business ba
sis, the only way, he thinks, the depart
ment can ever hope to make it self
sustaining.
That there is likely to be objection
to this plain to obtain control of tn
free service rendered by the postal ser
vice, he is prepared to admit, but b
believes when ali the facts are mad
known the objection will speedily fad
away, for it is said there have bee
some astounding abuses to eat up tn
public money since the ~franking priv.
lege came into vogue.
The p~ostofice department may b
called upon to create n conscience
fund on account OF contributions b
people who have defrauded posts
clerks. There has been n conscience
fund in the treasury department 70
years, and large sums have been r,
ceived from time TO time.
A dollar recently was received b
the postmaster general from a Ne,
Jersey a II was enclosed in a brio