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Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-05-07
BUILDERS DISCUSS
WATER BOARD MATTER

Three candidates were admitted to
membership at semi-monthly meeting
of the Master Builders Association last
night. Following discussion, 1t became
evident that new developments will
soon arise in the water board matter,
in which, it is alleged a number Of local
contractors were not given a fair
chance Of competition.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-05-07
ANTIQUE GLASS WORKS:
CEASES OPERATIONS

The Antique Mosaic Glass Works in
Division street has discontinued opera
tions, preparatory to removing to Phil
adelphia. H. Rippan, a tobacco manu-
facturer in the same street has pnr-
chased the building formerly occupied
by the glass works and has converted
it into shipping department. 8. Bres-
low is in charge Of the department.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-05-07
SMALL BLAZE IN
SHED CAUSES ALARM

A small Are in a shed IN the rear Of
house at Smith and Elm street, owned
and occupied by Malachi Graham, short
ly before two clock this afternoon,
brought out the fremen. An alarm was
turned in from box 25 at the Central
Railroad and Smith street. Damage to
the extent Of about $25 was incurred.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-05-07
c. R. BUNTEN HOLDS
UP WORK AT FERRY

Work at the ferry slip Of the
Staten Island Rapid Transit was held
up for some time yesterday because
George r. Bunten, owner Of the
bulkhead adjoining one side Of the
slip, It Is said, refused to allow Com
tractor w. 0. Sprigg's men to land
any piles or to use his side of the
bulkhead. The railroad officials are
expected here today. An effort will
be made to adjust the matter SO
that the men can work
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-05-07
MIR. Runyon Coming Home.

w. Parker Runyon, of Water
street, who has been seriously i'll at
hospital in Norfolk, Va. has so far
improved that he will be brought
home next week, arriving here We'd
nesday. Mrs. Runyon, who has been
constantly at his bedside, viii ac-
company him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-05-07
| NIX HAS MADE A
FULL CONFESSION
spectal by united Press wire.

Chicago, May 7:-State Attorney
Weyman announced today that State
Representative Michael F. Link has
made a full confession to the grand
jury regarding his connection with
the alleged bribery OF Illinois legls-
lators. The Indictment charging
perjury, which was returned against
Link yesterday, was Quashed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-05-07
Condolences At Washington.
naoieJ bu Unifed Pa.eaa Wire

Washington, May 7.-British Am
bassador James Bryce and his secre-
tary were kept busy today accepting
messages and personal calls of con-
dolence and sympathy which came
from all members OF the diplomatic
corps and many public officials here.
President Taft today sent a mes
sage of coDgratulation to King
George v.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-05-07

Paris, May France today looks
upon King Edwards death as a ma
tional calamity. The newspapers
refer to the dead king as the great
est of monarchs. He is credited
with staying off international wars,
and several journals express the fear
that the peace Of Europe is in grave
danger
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-05-07

A semi-monhtly meeting of the
local Federation of Labor was held
last night in union headquarters, at
which preparations were made to
send committee to the open meet
ing of the Board of Aldermen Mon
day night
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-05-07
Roosevelt Makes Statement
Special bv United Press Wire.

Stockholm, May 7:-Commenting
on the death of King Edward, for
mer President Roosevelt today is-
sued statement saying he was
deeply grieved and knew all Ameri-
cans would be deeply grieved at the
kings death, He said he did not
know what change, If any, the kings
death would make in his plans to
visit Berlin and London.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-05-07
CARPETS Cleaned

Will call for and deliver or clean on
the floor by the VACUUM PROCESS.
Phone z3-J or drop postal. AMBOY
VACUUM CLEANING COMPANY,
086 High st.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-05-07
BOILERS ON TUG BLOW
UP; ELEVEN MEN HURT
Special BY United Press wsre.

Special By United Press wsre
Camden, May 7:-The boilers on the
tug boat st. Charles blew up shortly be-
fore noon today and eleven men were
injured. 1t is expected that several Of
them win die.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-05-07
American Exchanges Close.

oPVotUt W UHFEoU fTesS WHes
New York, May 7-Outside of the
cotton exchange. which did not open
for business, majority of the ex-
changes throughout the country
closed at II o'clock out of respect
for the memory of King Edward.
The stock market here was strong.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-05-07
Girl Bitten by Dog.

Ada Robinson, seyen-year-old
girl living at 894 Washington street,
was severely bitten on the right
hand by a dog last night She is un.
der the care Of Dr. G. W. Tyrrell.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-05-07

Correction--Pure leaf lard tic a
lb. at Greenspan's. instead of 7 cents
a lb. 5-7-1f%
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-05-07
Notice The Wet Dock Property

The Board of Aldermen will adjourned
Council Chamber City Hail. o'clock Monday evening, May 9th
which time the Perth Amboy Shpbuding
Engineering Company will present the Wet Dock
property The public invited to be present this meeting
that full understanding of the situation may be had.
BY order Of the Board Of Aldermen
WILBUR la ROE
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-05-07

subaerIbe for ne NEWs.
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FOR ANOTHER STIrE Farm.
Inc site OG the Ruins OG Fort ~. FrrsI-
eric and Fort Amherst offered Free.

ALBANy. April Gov. Hughes sent "a
message 20 the Legislature tonight an
nouncing that the iron ore firm Il Wither-
bee. sherman & 60. of Port Henry offered
- the state IRE" 81 charge for a public
park twenty fiv" acres of land sncluding
the ruins IT Fort ~ Frederic and Port
Amherst at Crown Point. opposit" Port
Henry. "n Lake ChAmplain The Gov
ernor recommended legislation accepting
the Eift ON the part II the state. and hills
accomplishing this purpose were nitro
duced 10y Senator Hill and Assembyman
shea
There has been criticism that those he
hind the Merritt proposed cunstitut iunal
amendment In favor of water storage m
the AdiTondack section of the state had
not discfosed their eventual plans Bills
were introduced in the Legislature to-
night Ivy senator Cobb and AS=embIyman
Fowler meeting this Oh jection and outlinR
Just where the water storage dams and
reservoirs are 10 he constructed and
operated
Assemblyman CnlnN introduced a hill
creating n commission to conduct "A winter
congress and exhibition In New York CITY
The commission - to he composed Of one
senator. two Assembymen and AZ least
four and not more than twelve other
citizens tO be appointed by tho Governor
and to serve without nay The purpose
~ the congress and exhibition ~ To- b..
discussion Il all phase oG the water ques-
tion. such ~ the water supply % cities.
pollution of streams. development Of
water power sc
Asssmbivman Nende introduced a bill
prohibiting any action in which an attor-
new who u a member Of the Legislature il
retained to he moved without his consent
Tor tIial or argument while he n attending
the ssssiOn 81 the Legislature and II actu-
ally engaged In the performance % his
duties as "A legislator
Senator Bayne 81 Staten Island intro
duced two bills establishing "A court of
condemnation 10 b. COMPOSED OF con
demnatiOn commissioners appointed by
the Appellate" Division OF the supreme
Court and To have gencRl Jurisdiction
over condemnation proc'N'dings The
commissioners are To receive salaries of
$4,000 year from the STATE The court
u TO be a court Of record
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FARMERS BANKS FOR CURt.
Message Of President Conner Million
Dollar Graft ChaPge

Hn@siai Cahs Dsspafch 20 TUE 3CE
havana. Apri' when Congress- re-
convened this afternoon the session was
devoted L. the reading ot the President =
message. which calls attention 90 the fact
that profound Deacs prevails through
out tho pubic
President Gomez among other things
recommends tho sstabl shment 81 aRr,-
cultural banks o. ~nablc tho farmers to
borrow money 1s points out that ihis
- preferable 60 legislation that would
lie designed TO restrict the forri IN owner
ship NJ Cuban lands. no declares that
the prosperity ~ the republic proves it,
ability 10 maintain reciprocity with tho
Unitei states THIS he declares has heen
most advantageous 10 Cuba
~ hUH5O. commenting to-day on the
proposed exchange ut the arsenal lands
for the United Railways station at Villa
Nucva on tine Pradn d-cLnr.s that a cor
ruptiuu fund 81 $1,000 on - icing raised
In London for the purpose at plaC,ng the
arsenal shore front under th" control &c
tho English railways Il further insists
that IL - tho intention To- estl hlish Brit
sh coaliag ssa'i "a in the harbor IT Havana
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AFFIBLES SKINNED MN.
German Army Lieutenant Lest $40 n
Bridge At Sea.

Wilhelm Zolner. Lieutenant in the
German army. who owns a string Of race
horses in Munich and has won distinction
~ gentleman rider. met aboard the Ham,
burg-American liner Kaissrin Augusta
Victoria. In yesterday. three -aTable
Americana a. no called them. and nov
wished he had not. At their invitation
he went into the statsroom OF one Of the
most aRable. They played bridge until
the anAble- had taken $50 Of the Lieu
tenants coin.
After the game the Lieutenant was told
by an American passenger who was not
an anable that he had been skinned by
professional gamblers. The Lieutenant
said he had no objection To losing the
MONEY! in a legitimate game hut that IN
the game and the gamesters we're crooked
he would $50 about IL.
The Jnan who won his money were
summoned by Capt. Rusar and they said
what all sea Sharpe say that the Lieutenant
had lost. was not a true sport and was
squeAling; that they were gentlemen and
that they had played = gentleman = zaTn.,
Tho three men were pointed out after
the game as persons other paaaenRera
should not play with. and when the shin
docsed they went away unmole-ted Tor
the simple reason that there was no SaV
Of proving that they had not played a fair
game
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HOME ~ THE SITLOR.
Bethel Helping Mother and VIE Who
Had Thought Htm Lost. tn Z sIrbratr

When the IAmport liner Verdi got into
Quarantine yesterday a ting went along
side and her pilot hailed the ship. saving
that he had aboard the mother and young
wife ~ Capt H. y Q'iillan ~ the aban-
doned American schooner Edgar & Ross.
who wished To greet the castaWay skip
per Mother and wife were told that
a. they had no permit Ia board the Verdi
they would have to trail her 10 dock
Fog interfered with the docking and Il
was night when the Verdi. after lying at
anchor OF Liberty Island several hours
got u her pier in Brooklyn Passengers
and other folks aboard the Verdi look 81
the other way when the bcaTdless * Upper
% the schooner. who ~ only Is. embraced
his mother and wife
Capt Quillan learned that his kinsfolk
had believed that he was dead W hen they
heard in the early part ~ February that
his little ship. bound from Charleston for
this port 9th a cargo Of lumber had been
passed In fhidocean a derslict II was not
until March : that word came from Buenos
Ayres that the little skipper he IL not
more than 3 feet sent q despatch 20
his horne In Bethel. Del o., that he had been
rescued with all his crew
Bethel decided 20 celebrate tho return
of ths skipper by a blowout the like Of
which. the mother said yesterday, never
has been dreamed u before IN the Ittl,.
town. They put up the money 10 charter
the tug. but failed 10 consult Tho Collector
Of the Port Otherwise they might have
boarded the Verdi At Quarantine Capt.
Quiiian will arrive at Bethel this morning
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huck 1T shop oT the District Of Columbia.
Meyer says that there again Uncle sam {
men have made a mistake He says that
Taylor ~ as not the agent oG Boggs a Co.
only a customer That h 20 say. that
orders that he received a. a broker from
his customers IA Washington and which
hs was unable 90 execute were sent o.
Va and executed by us for hisn a. We could
have executed the orders Of any person. :
WASHINGTON. April with twenty
three out 81 possibl" twenty nine under
arrest To night and with two more "a come
into custody in this city tomorrow the
Department of Justice feels that its cam
paign against the bucket shops has turned
out pretty we'll. Four men. William II
l.illis. Edward =. BOggA and Robert A
Guy 70 New York and Joseph Caskins Of
Baltimore remain To he taken. but the
Department hopes to land all OF some
II them tomorrow There is some
doubt among officials here a. to whether
or not there il such a person as T.. y
Boggs. but there il an indictment against
Ia correspond he will be picked up with
the others
Two men surrendered in this city
to-day. They we're Henry r. Duryee and
Charles X. Alley, who conducted the
local once of the Standard stock ana
Grain Dealers Of New Jersey Duryce was
released under 81 100 bond and Alley.
who was the telegraph operator in the
ONCE. was set free under $500 bond -Four
others. according to adVices received
here. were caught in Baltimore to-day.
They were EDWARD Altemus. Oscar j.
Rappei. Samuel RAYMOND and Robert
Hall. Altemus's bond was fixed az 5000.
hut tho rest got OF by putting up 81 500
each.
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~ LOST N THIS CRY.
Mostly Girls In One Days That OG Persons
RepOrted Missing.

In less than two hours last night the
police received twelve requests Co loos
up missing persons. Earlier in the day
there were three Most 81 the twelve
are girls whose parents have taken triRh
at thirty-six hour absences. This - the
record:
Margaret Holdried % us Eas, Twelfth
street. II years old. Her father. Rotert
Holdried. said she disappeared on Sa,ur-
day She went out hatleSs with a friend
Irene Toxic of ~ Grrenpoint avenue
Brooklyn. and didn't com" hack She
worked for the Eagle Pencil Company.
Rafasla and josie Martino. cous, ~
They went away together two days ago
Rafa"la MARITIME lived with her rsren's
~ IOs Hester Eti"ct She - Il ysars
old. Her cousin Iiy~i a. ~ Orchari
street She ~ - yca1s old They We're
hAtiess when they disappeared.
Eate Farrell ~ Her father James
Farrell of tiS Third avenue Brr,klyJ..
said that she vanished March -
Nora koppc and Mary Ann Hoppe. ~
and l. wears old. daughters - Charles
Morn carpenter Who lives az 2g7S
Eighth avenue -et out Nth their young
brother John on saturday morning 10
WISH ~ lslhf = t1thftlINl ~ hntnAnE
sd. PARK the girls sent John hack nome
Later On saturday a friend caught sight
- them az I2Hd street and Thiri avenue
ru' neither has narn seen -in6y'
Helena katela 81 So Fast Eighty fourth
street. ~ wears old and married Her
husband. John katsia. told the police thar
she went away March with friend
Helena Rle'i. = ~ervIng maud
Ed-a Hnyer ~ IS9s S..cord avonua
He 10 han1 FGwlrd Boyer said Thai
she vanished March ~ Ha has moved
10 - SiNth gtt''~-
AifFsi sauna. IL wears Old. ~ I.gl
Hester street He l~it home YESTERDAY
morning
John Macdonald. a carpenter of 80
iph'p av-ut.s 10 was lat seen On
SUNDAY lio - - years plc ant sick
60. rye Br .u,- " .. Fpurfs.uth street
Erpoklyu ~. Was tiy-' assist M .rcir.o-
ou th" steamer ti-DT.Ii - 10" Main.
steamship tunplnv Ha loft MS srtp
when she got 20 pur- saturday morning
u" started fIT home carrying handbag
On tho trip IN he had complained al
i.tng sick his ship had ~ rul without
MIN
Nincenzo Mattiph %: Roche-ter. y Y
~" = IC wears old and has h,-'n missing
since March 81
Robert or Roland Bishop. a bartender.
missing since beN"mb'- -
Fr,.,i@rick Berk isr, - wears Old 81 1922
MAIDS "a street. Ridg.Wo0i
George " sands. - wears old a train
master at Fort Totem. Whitsstpur. l.. /
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SCTLPTRE>rS DIzZT STINT.
Nrs. wis. ~ inEinE In an Iron Bucket,
Alters statue On ChnFch Tower.

NoRRIsrowN. y J. April t-Lashed
- an iron bucket. Mrs Heyworth Mills
~ Mad-on avenue. this city. was hauled
south street this sfternoon. seventy 1--WE
feet from the ground and IN the drzzling
rain she chfselled out fold IN the stone
rpi.s Of "a statue Of ~. Peter. which she
de-. yu.d
The statue was placed 80 the hese 81
the tower several months ego and 10 rests
on platform bult in the stone front
% the church IL WAS sculptured in
Florence italy by Mrs Mills and under
her suTery isOn was brought TO thus
country end placed IN ts present pos,-
ton several dsys ego Mrs Mills de-
cisi.d 90 change the robe where Il hung
straight stt ihs knee by chieeiling out a
fold ana making 10 more Rrtishc.
SHORTLY after noun Mrs. Mills appeal red
AZ the church wearing "A brown sweater
and a soft hat. and With her tools under
her arms. Workmen Rt the church
materials % the top and In this Mrs.
Mills was tied. When everything was
made secure an engineer was signaIled
and Mrs Mills was hauled slowly 90 the
statue At times the bucket swung in
midsir. hut Mrs. Mills did not seem 10
mind that When II reached the statue
she calmly took her hammer and chisel
from under her arm and began the work
on the robe. For two hours she remained
az her task. chipping Of pieces of stone
until the once straight piece Rt the knee
was transformed into q fold
watched Mrs. Mills work and marvelled
az her courage At times the iron bucket
swayed and she was forced to steady it
IN order u continue her work.
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NEW YORK No. y. CONFERENCE.
Assignments for tine Ensuing Year IN
Manhattan ana The Bronx.

PouoHKEEPsIE. April s.-The New YOri,
Methodist Episcopal Conference assign
ments for the ensuing yeaf in Manhattan
and The Bronx were announced tonight
"a follows (astsrisk indicates change from
Inst year.:
New YORK. CITY. Borough Of MAnhattan-Bed
ford street. u. ~ Kelly: Galway q. 10 GOOdeli
and " n. vaughn: Chelsea. Georg. W GrintOn.
Church Of the Saviour. J = stone and "A u. VII.
son. Duane. r. ". Travis. Eighteenth street q. 2
Barter. Five Points apd Italian Mission. r. J
Bsicher. 2. n. Miles and 4. N. lambert Forty
fourth street. ". Aekroyd: GFars. o. 7. Reianer:
'Jane street. J o. Warner Madison svenUe. "
MoMuIlsn Metropolitan Temple Parish. J w.
hiil: Park avenue. A. Thompson Ferry street. J
InmAn. 81 Andrews c. g. Peck: - james. a
AcItosaie: -. Marks. " n. Brooks and , 4
Cullen; 80. Panl's. Z. p. EckmAn. Twenty fourth
street. y. n. Carpenter: Union. J L. HATu.ock and
M. L. q. Proper " akhinG ton Hcights. j. 2 Price.
Washing Ton square. T ". BATaEWAnatE.
borough OF The BronH-CentenAry. q. 4. a ola.
FOrdhAm. ". Tower. Morris Heights. p s.
Bond. Mott avenue. q. ". Mcpherson. Mount
HOPE. 4. a. Brown ~ stephen's. r. l. I.owtheT;
Trrmoat. 7. u Wallace. 'WOodlaSn Heights. r.
J TrevarroW
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MILDRED RUDD COMING HOME
Parents Get q Letter with News sS the
MISSING Schoolgirl.

The parents Of Mildred Rudd. the
fftesn-ysar- daughter Of OeorRs
Rudd. "A retired merchant living at Ga
Morris avenue. The Bronx. who disAp-
p.ared from her home last Friday, re-
Ceivei a letter yesterday saying that she
was safe and would return home this
morning They refused TO say where
she WAS.
Mr. Rudd was visited yesterday by Can't.
Brennan u the fremont police station.
inspector McCliusky % the Tsnderloin.
both 81 whom are his personal friends,
and Pinksrton detective He would
not say what was the reason % thess
visits. He says he received no threatening
letters.
The girl had not been doing we'll in her
studies. according To her brother, and
fearing that IL would BE- reported 60 hsr
parents she failed 20 20 home laal Friday
afternoon. Shs visited one or two girl
friands. and after that no trace Of her
vas found until the letter came yesterday.
The police think she has been visiting an
aunt az Cairo. NJ
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HELPED A HELPLESS SHIP
STEAMSHIP clRONI PUT a
CREH ABOARD THE GGM ARD.

whose skipper HAD Beea washed over,
board ana whose sseertnG WheeG Had
Beea carried AWay-AbOut Every
body Volunteered salvage IN u rOo.
Capt. Dagnall % the Royal Mail liner
{ Oro,Ava in yesterday from Bermuda.
brought up yarn 20 gAllantry on the part
% the men OF a sister ship. the Caroni.
bound from Vera Cruz To Southampton,
who saved the disabled. navigatorlesI
four masted American schooner Lewis y
Coward from possible, destruction in a
heavy sea about 600 miles southeast ot
Bermuda on March a..
When the Caroni fell In with the Coward
she was nying signals Of distress TIE
liner went as close a. she dared in IAs
tunshLng seas and learned that ths
schooner's skipper. Capt Henry A.
Ha!nes. had been washed overheard and
that the mate and second mate did NOT
know enough about navigation To run the
ship and would the CarOni please lend them
a navigator
The Caroni's skipper called for volIn-
teers and nearly the whole ships company
responded. there being bit of salvage in
the job as we'll as glory. Second Officer
J.. L. Balding selected six men from the
volunteers aud they made an effort to
launch lifeboat :? The boat was smashed
against the side % the ship and all hands
were spilled into the sea. They were
hauled aboard 10y lines and Immediately
swung another lifCboat out on the davits
This time they doomed tho boat far out
and launched II without mishap.
The officers. crew and passengers 81
the liner watched the lifeboAt drifting
down on the disabled schooner the Caroni
having gone o. windwaN u save the
boats crew some of.ths labor oI rowing
The b0at had TO draw near the schooner
from the windward and at times was
cONered with water. line was hove
from the schooner and second Officer
balding caught 10 and wis dragged
aboard Ills men followed On the same
line, B1ldlng learned that the schooner
had had mighty tussle with gales aud
md been driven ont of her course. carry
ING a way a lot of sail and receiving dam !
age about the decks. The skipper had /
Just shaken hands with his brother the |
engineer. when the wave that hurl..d HIM /
70 hiS death swept athwart the schooner. |
II was a premonition that he was on hi- 1
list voyage that prompted the skipper To (.
go forward and take leave of his brother
Balding found that the SEA had carried
away the schooner's wheel and he riRgsd
a Jury gear To steer her lie made an
snort hrst Ia reach this port but th..
wind and Sea were adverse and he steerei
\ course for Bermuda. Frriving there
several days ago
The Coward s.ila1 from philadelrhin
Tor Guanica. Porto Rico. on March : with
: cargo Of $50 tons Of coal and had dirty
Heathcr thereafter until she asked for
M from the Caroni