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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-20
BETHEL CHURCH
FAIR OPENS
Many Served With Supper
on First Night.

With the various booths to repre-
sent the months OF the year the cal
endar fair under the auspices of the
Ladies' Aid and Epworth League of
Bethel Methodist Episcopal church
In Knights of Pythias hall. Totem
Vile, opened last night under aus
picfous circumstances. A large
crowd was present In spite OF the
threatening weather. Al feature of
the opening night was one Of Beth
els famous suppers, which was
served to ove n hundred and fifty
persons from $3.50 to 1880 o'clock.
The hall was prettily decorated with
autumn leaves and flowers. Each
booth vas decorated to represent
the months of the year. The flower
booth in charge of Jesse Slaight,
was arranged to represent Septem-
Der and October. Candy booth, In
charge of Miss Carrie Gibbs, was
arranged to represent November
and December. kIondike booth, In
charge of Miss Addie Lake, repre-
scented July and August. Apron
booth, in charge of Mrs. George Yet
man, represented January and Feb
ruary, and the fancy booth, In
charge OF Mrs. Charles N. Lehman,
represent May and June. The sup
per, which was in charge OF Mrs.
George 81. Totten, was arranged to
represent March and April at Eas-
tern time.
An entertainment will be given
tonight In connection with the fair.
Included in the program will be q
fan drill by ten girls; a dialogue en-
titled THE Census Taker," and
vocal and Instrumental music. The
sale of fancy articles, Ice cream and
candy will go on just the same. The
fair will close tomorrow night with
q first class entertainment. The
sketch, scenes In a Restaurant"
will be the feature. There will also
be vocal and instrumental music.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-20
NEW STREETS
BEING OPENED
Grading Of Thorouahfares
Nearing Completion.

Work on the grading OF the two
new streets In Tottenville Is being
pushed as rapidly as the weather
will permit. The entire length OF
the street running from Eureka
place to Church street has been cut
through and the opening of Lafay-
cite place from Broadway to Butler
avenue IS being completed. At the
latter place the grading is now being
done. All trees and bushes in the
path have been Ieveled and the map
OF Tottenville is entirely changed.
The electric light poles in Arents
avenue have been shifted back to
the new sidewalk line. Contractor
Joseph johnson, OF West New Brigh-
ton, who is doing the work, expects
to have everything completed on
both streets In about a month. At
ter the grading has been completed
the work of placing the corner
blocks at the intersection of each
crossing will be done and the side
walk line will be established. When
these two thoroughfares are com
pleted they viii relieve traffic on
the other streets, especially Amboy
avenue and Broadway, which are
the principal thoroughfares Of the
town.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-20
PLEASANT PLAINS

John HI. Walker, Of West New
Brighton, raj In town yesterday.
Miss Roselyn Doty and Mrs,
Charles Doty we're visitors In Perth
Amboy yesterday.
Wesley Androvette, OF Totem
Vile, was in town yesterday.
Raymond Austin and Jacob Wares
the two boys who were seriously In
jured about two weeks ago, when a
train on the Rapid Transit struck a
stage In which they were riding.
r recovering. The Austin boy is
still at the inf1rmarys and the Wares
boy Is at his home.
Joseph Hogan has resigned his
position at the Dental Works to ac-
cept another In garage in Man
haitian.
Miss Agnes Ostermeyer visited in
Perth Amboy this week.
Mrs. Louis Benz is slowly recover
mi from a recent Illness.
William Mccoy has returned to
Brooklyn after a visit here.
Herman Kaelin has gone to his
home In Cypress Hills, Brooklyn,
after a visit with friends.
August Nance, of Excelsior ave-
nue., Is having a new terrace and
sidewalk put down in front OF his
residence. Sullivan Brothers have
the contract.
The German Singing Society, of
Sandy Ground. that vas organized
last week, held d meeting Tuesday
hight at the Woodrow hotel. Ar
hur Reinhardt, president and
eader, conducted the rehearsal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-20
BENTLEY WAS
PUT TO DEATH
C. M. Robinson Answers
the Recent Query

The following letter has been re-
ceived from c. NJ. Robinson. OF
Tottenville:
Editor EVENING NEWS:
In answer to your inquiry In the
issue of October 10th: Now just
where is Bentley Manor, anyway
Bentley Manor was put to death by
an indignant people and is now re-
posing in its everlasting sleep in the
cemetery at Tottenville, N. Y, new
er more to rise up and attempt to
take away from the people the name
of their place, which they hold sac
red as their Inheritance and birth
right, that is SO dear to every one,
without their consent,-not even
permitting them representation.
There is no place so sweet OF nea
the heart as the place Of Ii birth,
where we first breathed the breath
or life. Connected with it are the
days of infancy and the cenes OF
childhood. The loving and faith
full acts OF father and mother, they
cling to memory and are precious to
us and are bound up and centralized
in the name. When a small minority
of the people, and many of them not
permanent residents, attempted to
change the name to Bentley Manor,
which name was very objectionable
as well as the methods they adopt
ed, the people rose up and defeated
them.
G. M. ROBINSON,
Tottenville, N. r..
E n - - . - 4Aa1
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-20
TOTTENvILLE

Mr.. and Mks. Edward j. Wagner
have returned from a wedding tour
to Washington, d. G., and Niagara
Falls.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Fl. H. Green. OF Broadway, on We'd
nesday.
Alderman and Mrs. Charles r
Cole, OF Prince Bay. we're in town
Mr.. Lsner-stsrsss ! tnOrner
and two cousins of Canada are the
guests of Mrs. Emma Peterson, of
Broadway.
lie Grande Hamilton Is i'll at his
home In Johnson n
Henry Constantine. of Pleasant
Plains, was In town last night.
Sergeant George Conboy has re-
turned to duty after his vacation.
De Beer Bakery ia Ampoy avenue
has changed hands Mr.. De Boer
will manage the restaurant al the
Dental Works, Prince Bay, and his
baker, Mr.. Eckof will be his sue
cessor.
The second degree was conferred
at Huguenot Lodge, No. 387, #. and
A. NJ. communication last night.
United Council, Jr. o. u. A. M.
met last night.
Richmond Lodge, X. of r., meet.
tonight
!. RI you 40 MOI read the news
|. every dav you miss d grAat deal. II
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-20

RI you &c not read the NEWS
every day @ miss a Eraat deal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-20
STATEN ISLAND NEWS
JOHN NUTTALL RELATES
EXCITING EXPERIENCE

John Nuttal1, of Ansboy avenue,
Pleasant Plains, had an experience
Tuesday night that he Will not for
get In some time. He was passing
John Swades place about IL O'Clock,
when he heard a commotion in q
field nearby. In the darkness he
made out the form of a COW coming
toward him, that had broken loose.
The GOV made a dash for him. but
he being to much Of an athlete, he
was 500 up a tree near James La
FORCES feed store. After being up
there for a few minutes, he suc-
eeeded in alluding the animal. which
returned to the field again, whore 1t
was tied.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-20
mis-, ANNABLE GAVE
TALK ON RESCUE WORK

Mrs. Mary J. Annable, OF Brook
lyn, State Superintendent Of Rescue
Work for Girls. gave an interesting
talk at a Mothers meeting held al
the home of Mrs. Al. W. Browne, in
Amboy went Pleasant Plains,
yesterday afternoon. Mrs. AnnabIe,
who Is an honorary president Of the
Queens County Society, spoke of
her work among young girls. espee-
tally In her own borough Of Brook
lyn.
The talk was given under the
auspices OF the Woman Christian
Temperance Union OF Pleasant
Plains, OF which Mrs. Browne is the
president. Theirs was about twenty
five present.
Another event In which the local
union Is interested will take place
Monday night In st. Marks Meth
odist Episcopal church, when Coun-
ty President, Mrs. Sarah Roberts
Morris, OF the w. G. r. u, will give
some echoes OF the recent state
The meeting Will be
called at 7s45 O'Clock and all mem-'
bers are urged to be present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-20
MAN FOUND ON NEW DORP
BEACH; MAN OF MYSTERY

body with its wrists slashed, was
found on the beach at New Dorp,
Tuesday, was a man of mystery was
asserted by his closest friends yes
terday. They said S~hoebridge had a
worry of previous days on his mind
that made him melancholy and
mysterious at times.
Harry D~ennison, an editor Of The
American Magazine with which
Shoebrddge had been employed for
eleven years, since coming to this
country from England, said he had
known the dead mar longer than any
n else in the office.
*sShoebridge was a gentleman
said Mr.. Dennison, "but there was
an air OF mystery about him. I
looked upon him as d man with q
past he was seeking to forget IN a
new land. He never spoke of his
previous history. The only thing !
knew was that he had been assistant
librarian Of the London Public LIB
rary. He neither drank nor smoked.
He had had an excellent education
and devoted himself to the best In
life.
HE was economical and a man
who had a mania for good health.
That is why / dlsapprove the theory
II suicide. He must have had money,
or | never knew a more thrifty
nan.
Last April he left the magazine,
he was going to take q long
Jasation. He went to Charlestown
or d time. He had numerous Offers
which he did not accept. The last
simla him was Friday when he
invited me To lunch WIN nm. rfe
appeared prosperous and In the best
II spirits" s4ss
At 6hoebridge's former boarding
house, conducted BY Mrs. Ensmingers
SIG West One Hundred and
Fo~rty-second street, 1t was said little
was known Of hin.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-20

Tottenville, N. r..
October II, 1911.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-20
WOMAN INJURED IN FALL.

Mrs. William Ostermeyer, OF
Woodyail avenue. Pleasant Plains,
Is confined to her home as the result
of a fall from a chair Tuesday night
at her home. Mrs. Ostermeyer In at
tempting to put up a curtain slip
ped and fell to the floor. No bones
were broken, but she received sew
eral severe bruises on her face and
arms, caused by the curtain frame
falling on her.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-20
REGINA EUCHRE CLUB.

Mrs. A. NJ. Donaldsons OF Broad
way, Tottenville, entertained the
members OF the Regina Euchre Club
at her home yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. A. J. Smith and Mrs. Harry
Smith were the prize winners. Re-
freshments were served. Next week
Mrs. George w. Dubois will enter
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-20
MRS. RoBEDEE GIVEN sURpRTsE

A surprise was rendered Mrs.
William Robedee at her home in
Amboy avenue. Tottenyil1e, Tuesday
night. Games were played and
prizes awarded. Mrs. George Leven
was awarded first prize, a handker-
chief, and Mrs. Edward Berlett Sec
ond, a fancy ornament. After the
games refreshments were <erved.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-25
WANTED FOR
JUMPING HIS
BOARD Bill

Day Officer Burkhardt will leave
this evening for Grants Pass, and
when he returns Sunday morning he
will bring back with him ]. 7. Nor
gan, alias Jack McGram, who is
wanted for leaving the city without
paying a board bill at the Salem
Hotel, and who is wanted at Candy
for the same offense.
Morgan or McGram, whatever his
name is, conducted sale recently for
the Powers jewelry store. When he
was through with it, and ready to
leave, either for the reason he did
not have the money, or because he
did not desire to pay, he left three
weeks board bill at the Salem Ho-
tel, and incidentally left string of
a few other creditors in the city.
Day Officer Burkhardt was put to
work d the case several days ago,
and last evening located his man at
Grants Pass.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-25
EIGHT KILLED
SCORES HURT
IN ACCIDENTS

flight people lost their lives and
scores sustained injuries, some Of
them becoming cripples for life, ac-
cording to the July report of Labor
Commissioner Hoff, relating to ac-
cidents happening in the various in
dustries of the state during that
month, and which report was just
completed ard made public today. OF
the eight killed, two lost their lives
by drowning
In railroad construction work
there were 81 injured, addition to
four being killed-two by drowning
In general construction work 8 were
injured, and in electrical work seven
were injured and two killed. In log
gig operations 25 were injured and
two killed. In the operation of rail-
road trains 20 were injured, and in
the operation of railroad yards 21
were injured and one killed In the
operation of lumber mills 23 were
injured and in the operation oi
lumber yards 20. The machine shops
laid claim to A injured, and the
paper mills to 20, and railroad sec.
tion work to 10. The other indus
tries claimed 43 in the way of in
jured persons.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-25
Notice Of Intention to Improve
Twenty-Fourth Street.

Notice is hereby given that the
common council Of the City of Sa-
lem, Oregon, deems it expedient and
proposes to improve Twenty-fourth
street, in the city of Salem, Oregon,
with concrete pavement, from the
south line of Asylum Avenue to the
North line of state street, at the ex-
pense of the adjacent and abutting
property within said limits, and ac-
cording to the plans and specifica-
tion adopted for said improvement
and on file in the Office of the city
recorder, which said plans and spec
ifications are hereby referred to for
a more specific and detailed descrip-
tion, of said improvement, and are
hereby made part of this notice.
This notice is published for ten
(1O) days, pursuant to the order of
the common council, and the date Of
the first publication thereof is the
22d day Of August, 1911.
Remonstrances may be filed
against said improvement within ten
(1O) days days from the last publi-
cation of this notice and In the man
ner provided by the city charter.
CHAS. F. ELGIN.
S-22-11t Recorder.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-25
EVERYBODY
TAKES WHACK
AT THE STATE

Despite Secretary of State Olcott's
declaration of several weeks ago that
he would not allow any bills from
state employees for tips. he continues
receiving bills with items of that
character in them, and this morning
disallowed an item for 35 cents for
general tipping and an item of $1.4O
for tipping a porter on a railroad
train. In disallowing them he
wrote the employe in question advis-
ing him of the ruling of the office on
the question.
Wants Salary Paid Twice.
Hardly had the secretary of state
finished disallowing this bill before
Auditor Young called his attention
to the fact that a certain deputy
game warden had made application
for the second time for his salary
for the month of July. At the first
of the month he presented a sworn
voucher, endorsed by the members
of the game and fish commission,
for his salary for the month. and it
was allowed. This morning there was
another voucher, sworn to by the
deputy game warden, and indorsed
by the members for the salary for
the same month.
Sheriff Always Adds Five Cents.
The secretary had but ceased con-
sidering that question before the
auditor called his attention to the
fact that a certain well-known sheriff
in Eastern Oregon has for years fol-
lowed the practice of adding five
cents to his fare from where he re-
sides to this city. In the account in
question he had added five cents on
his own fare, and also the fare of
four prisoners brought to the peni-
tentiary, An investigation disclosed
that the fare from the place of res
idence to this city is $9.05 ad that
he added five cents, making 1910,
and that he had pursued this policy
for years. The claim was disal-
lowed, and letter sent to him ad-
vising him of the fare and the over
charge, and its disallowance.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-25

A FIXTURE
IN VALLEY

That the move made by the, William
ette Valley Irrigation company to put
water on large tracts of land around
the little town of West Stayton is the
first step in movement which will
revolutionize farming methods in the
whole Willamette Valley, was the
declaration today of State Engineer
Lewis, who returned last evening from
Stayton, where with the stockholders
of the company and a party of cap
italists of Portland he went to view
the properties of the company.
The party went to Stayton from
Portland in special train provided
by the Southern Pacific, and arrived
there about noon. An elaborate lunch
con was served in a grove, and after
it the members of the party viewed
the properties of the company and the
irrigating ditch. The company has
undertaken to water about $4,000
| acres of land, securing the water from
the Santiam river which skirts the
land. The company can obtain from
this source sufficient water to irrigate
10000 acres.
Engineer Lewis says that from a
population standpoint the movement
means much as it will mean the re-
duction of 160-acre farms to farms Of
20 acres, multiplying the number of
families by eight and the crop values
( by far more than that.
There are but 100000 acres of land
in the Willamette valley and one
third of it can be irrigated, says the
engineer. The benefits of water being
! placed on this land he believes will
become so apparent that it will in
duce other companies to launch other
enterprises of a like character and
he predicts that the time is not far
distant when all lands irrigable in the
valley will be under irrigation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-25
BIG FIRES RAGING.
Continued from Page 1.)

little north fork of the North Santiam
about 12 miles east of Elkhorn, in
the vicinity of Elk Lake. No details
we're received regarding the former
fire, either as to it's extent or in what
kind of timber it is burning, but the
latter fire is in green timber, and in
dications are that it may become
dangerous conflagration.
Besides this latter fire, two other
fires are now burning i'll the North
Santiam country. One of these is in
Marion county, five miles northeast Of
Gates 1t has been burning several
days, but is yet small in extent and
has caused but little damage. The
other fire is southeast of Mill City
and is presumed to have sprung up
from the long-smouldering remains of
the big fire which destroyed logging
camp 6 of the Curtiss Lumber Co.
This makes five fires now burning
in the Santiam district, three Of which
are in Linn county and two in Marion.
District Supervisor MacDuff. in
charge of the headquarters # the
Santiam district here, today sent in
an additional crew of men to assist
the firefighters already there. i. O..
Knowles, forest ranger, who is in
charge of the field work along the
South Santiam river, left Cascadia
this morning to take personal charge
Of the efforts to stop the fire.
Seven Mile mountain, on which the
fire is burning, rises from the South
Santiam river about 48 miles south
east of Lebanon. The Willamette Val
ley and Cascade Mountain wagon road
leaves the Santiam valley at the foot
Of this mountain and winds up its
slope to the summit of the ridge. The
mountain was named when this road
was constructed because of the fact
That the road runs up this slope with
continuous rise for distance Of
seven miles.
Many years ago a big fire swept
over the entire slope of Seven Mile
mountain and left only big area of
ola trunks 1t is in this old bum
mat the present fire is now burning
out If the fire reaches the summit Of
lms mountain and breaks over the
Hdge 1t will be in green timber.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-25
The CHARTER
COMMISSION
HAS A MEETING
AGREE ON SECTION GIVING COM.
MISSION POWER TO GRANT
FRANCHISES-TO MEET AGAIN
NEXT TUESDAY, AND MAY HAVE
DRAFT READY BY FIRST MON.
DAY IN SEPTEMBER.

Convinced that the peoples rights
are amply protected by the referendum
the committee appointed to draw
charter for commission form of gov
I'ernment for the city at it's meeting
last evening changed the provision in
the rough draft for the charter, and
which provided that no franchise
should be granted save through vote
of the people at an election called
for the purpose, to read that the COM
mission shall have power to grant
any and all franchises, but forbidding
it to attach to any franchise granted
an emergency clause.
Several other planks were consid-
cred and decided upon, but the fran
chise plank was the most important.
When the committee adjourned a lit
tie after 10 o'clock there still re-
mained some Is pages relating to gen.
eral provisions to be considered and
acted upon, and meeting will be held
Tuesday evening for that purpose.
Too Much Delay.
There was a division in the COM
mittee upon the advisability of giving
the commissioners the full power to
grant franchises. Councilman Waring
contended that it might be wise to let
the commission have power to grant
franchises for industrial spurs and
extensions, but believed that the
granting of an initial franchise should
only be made upon a vote of the peo-
pie. Mr. Buren, was inclined to favor
that view. Ex-Mayor Rodgers con-
tended that to insist upon providing
that franchise should only be grant
ed on vote of the people would
result in nothing but delays, and vex-
ations, and that it was unnecessary as
the rights of the people were protect
ed by the referendum. He suggested
that the commissioners be denied the
power to attach an emergency clause
to franchise, so that, should the peo-
pie take exceptions to one granted
they could demand that it be referred
to their vote. This view finally pre-
vailed
The duration of a franchise was
limited to % years. The commission
was also denied the power of granting
an exclusive franchise to any COM
pany corporation or individual.
Common Used Adopted.
The common user plank contained
in the rough draft as prepared by
the special committee was retained.
Councilman Waring seemed to be a
little in doubt about inserting a plank
of that kind-doubted the lfactica-
bility of it, but the remainder of the
committee was unanimously in favor
of it, and he yielded to their views.
The provision reads that no franchise
shall be granted without a common
user clause provision in it.
No Passes.
The committee decided to abolish
the giving of any passes to any city
employee. The rough draft contained
clause forbidding the granting of
passes to city employees, but excepted
| firemen and police officers. The COM
mittee maintained that it was unwise
for the city to incur any obligations
to corporation and that in addition
the giving of railroad passes was lille
gal, and had the clause stricken out.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-25
FRANCE STANDS PAT
AGAINST MOROCCO
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. !

Paris, Aug. 25.-The French cab
met today unanimously approved the
final Moroccan note, which Ambassa-
dor Jules Cambon was instructed to
deliver to Germany.
In the note France expresses will
ingness to concede to Germany in
terests in the Congo in return for
recognition of French protector
ate over Morocco, but stands firmly
with Great Britain against Germany
securing a foothold on the west coast
of Africa.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-25
DOES TEDDY
INDORSE The
DEMOCRAT
[uN1rEp rRnss IrAspp w1Rr. ]

New York, Aug. 25.-Lengthy eu-
logp of Governor Woodrow Wilson,
of New Jersey, by Henry Needham,
called the administrations press
agent during Theodore Roosevelt's
term as president, published in the
Outlook today, caused muNh com
ment here.
Supporters of Wilson for the
Democratic presidential nomination
believe the article is an indication
that Roosevelt is not opposed to Will
sons nomination.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-08-25
Tortured for Is Years.

By a cure-defying stomach trouble
that baffled doctors and resisted all
remedies he tried, John w. Modders.
of Moddersville, Mich, seemed
doomed. He had to sell his farm and
give up work. His neighbors said
0he can't live much longer" What
ever l ate distressed me-" he wrote,
"till 1 tried Electric Bitters, which
worked such wonders for me that
can now eat things l could not take
for years. 1t is surely a grand rem
edy for stomach troubles" Just as
good for the liver and kidneys. Ey-
cry bottle guaranteed. Only soc at
]. G. Perry's.