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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-26
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WRECK THEIR NAVY
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when suddenly, while the work of sal
wage WAS very actively progressing
and when II was thought that all
would be saved, there was an i'm
mense gush Of fame, which was
followed by a terrible sight. There
was a tremendous explosion and pro-
j~ectiles of all sorts and broken iron
were thrown toward the sky and in
all directions many falling on the
serious damage to the battleshtp Re
publique.
The sailors and old sea veterans Of
the port and hremen displayed ad-
mirable courage In rowing in and out
around the wreck and climbing on the
remains OF the %battleship and diving
without helmets In an effort to save
their comrades.
The fire is still raging, it Is asserted,
In the portion of the wreck under
water and smoke is still rising IN e
vast column from the smouldering
mass Of twisted iron. The salvors
are dauntless risklng their lives work
ing on a live volcano, which Is apt
to explode again at any moment.
Damages Another Bsttieshlp.
The battleship RepubliQue suffered
much from the explosion. She was
covered with a real rain Of scrap iron
and was even damaged under the
water line to such an extent that she
began to leak.
The salvage boats working about the
wreck signaled that denser smoke was
escaping from the wreck and It was
possible that this might mean another
explosion had or would occur, All the
salvage boats left the wreck hurriedly.
This spread a panic among the crew OF
the RepubliQue ar many Of her sailors
jumped overheard. The crews on all
the battleshIps were then ordered be-
low decks.
All Toulon was transformed into q
hospital. Launches brought the dead
and wounded ashore every minute.
There were heartrending scenes when
women and children clamored to see
the bodies In order to learn II their
husbands. sons or brothers were among
the victims. There is CONSERVATION
also at various other parts, especially
Brest, from which nearly all the crew
| of the Liberte came.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-26
THE SOUTHERN STATES.
Their History Rich In Events of Con-
sequences to the Nation.

sequence to the Nation.
The south is especially rich in points
of historic consequence, remarks @
writer in Leslie's Weekly. At the out
set Virginia was the most populous as
well as the most powerful of all the
states. As "the mother Of presidents"
she practically gave the law to the
| country from the accession of Wash.
tngton in 1850 to the retirement Of
Monroe in 1925, except during the four
years Of John Adams In the presidency
In the next third Of a century, with
its Hayne, Calhoun, McDufle and 9th.
er statesmen of large influence, South
Carolina was the center of events in
the nation. Texas, with its boundary
dispute with Mexico, precipitated the
war between the latter and the United
States, in which by conquest and pur-
chase we obtained Arizona, New Mex
leo, Utah, Nevada, California and parts
of Colorado and Wyoming. The neces.
sity for the control Of the mouth OF
the Mississippi melted the negotiation
with France which resulted In the an
nexation of the province Of Louisiana,
by which the area Of the United States
was doubled and all subsequent acces-
sions Of territory were rendered In
evitable. Florida saw the earliest
white settlements which were planted
anywhere in the present United States.
In the Wautauga colony In Tennessee
self government made its advent west
of the Alleghanies.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-26
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You NOW3

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Moore, OF Jer'
sey City, who have been visiting
friends and relatives in Washington
street, have returned home.
Arthur Manning, of Hall avenue, who
has been the guest Of friends in New
York for a week, has returned homo.
Nathan Dimond, Of New York, spent
last evening at the home Of his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Tube Dimond, in Broad
street.
Mrs. Milton Quimby, Of Broadway,
Tottenville, visited friends in town
Monday afternoon.
Harry Mathews, of South Amboy,
was looking up old friends In town
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. A. ]. Smith and her mother,
Mrs. Jobes, of Staten Island, were
local visitors yesterday.
Louis Lobel, who for some time con
Quoted a store in Railway, has sold his
interest and has taken his place OF
residence with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Yonas Lobel, of State street.
Herbert Strandberg, of Washington
street, has returned to New York to re.
sumo his studies after spending his va
cation in this city.
William Murdoch was a visitor In
town Monday.
James l.. Bedelt, IF Tottenville,
was among the local visitors yester-
day.
Mrs. Stephen La Forge and Mrs.
Decker, of Rossville, Staten Island,
were local visitors yesterday.
Mrs. Sophia Nau, of South Amboy,
was In town Monday morning.
Mrs. Herbert T. Bernard, of
Madison avenue, is spending several
days at the home of her mother in
Brooklyn.
Arthur Conquest, of Mariners
Harbor, S. l., is renewing old &C.
Quaintances In this city this after
moor
Miss Anna Adams, of Penn street,
has returned home after a visit of
two weeks with friends and rela-
tives In ~Sayreville.
Joseph Tracey, of Fayette street,
was In company with friends in
New York, last night.
Max Litwin, of State street, is
spending the afternoon with friends
in New Brunswick.
street, was entertained by friends in
Sou+- River, yesterday afternoon.
MS. Morris Mechanick, of State
street, who had been visiting her
mothin Brooklyn, for a week, re-
turned home.
Mrs. George Rourke, OF High
street, has returned home after
spending several days at the home
of her mother. in Jersey City
heights.
Mrs. W. W. Henry, of Market
street, visited her sister, Mrs. J.
Bliss, of Brooklyn, yesterday.
Mrs. Arthur Sofeld and Mrs. Hig-
gins spent yesterday in New York
city.
Mrs, Nellie Sofeld, of State street,
spent the day in New York.
Arthur LaRoe was a New York
visitor yesterday.
Mrs. Fred Maple, of Trenton, re-
turned to her home today after a
visit of a few days with friends in
this city.
Miss Maud Halpin has returned to
her home in this city after a few
weeks visit with relatives in Easton
and Allentown.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Skdimore,
formerly of this city, now living in
Metuchen, are the parents OF a o n
Mrs. Charles Anderson, of Water
street, visited in South Amboy to-
day,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-26
BANK R0BBER
OVERPOWERED
Single Handed Attempt Made
at BeIIeyiIle.
Special b. United Press Wirs.

HCLNL W ~ a 600
Newark, Sept. 26:-A daring
single-handed attempt to rob the
National Bank of Belleville was
made today by a man calling himself
Daniel A. Hamilton, tw~enty-nine
years old, of Chicago. He was ar
rested and confessed.
Donald Cameron, a twenty-year-
Donnel Camerson, a tw~enty-year-
old clerk, was the first to enter the
bank this morning. A neat appear
ing stranger followed him, pulled
out q revolver and levelled it at the
clerk. Cameron grappled with him
and summoned aid from the colored
janitor. In the tussle a shot was
fired and the ~janitor responded and
robber was captured. Cameron is
badly cut on the face.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-26
ARGAKUM PAYS WIDOW
OF DR.. HULTs $4,000

Regent William II. WogIom, Sec
rotary William Moore and Treas
urer William S. Duncan, OF .iddie-
sex Council, No. 100, Royal Ar
canum, paid ove to Mrs. Eugene A.
Hults, of High street, last night the
sum of $4,000 as beneficiary on the
death of her husband, DR.. L. A.
Hults, that occurred recently. At
the same time Councillor Fred
Amer, Secretary John Philips, and
Treasurer Harry Wilson, of Alpha
Council, Loyal Association, paid to
Mrs. Hults the sum of $4,000, also
named the beneficiary.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-26
Cb;naman Still In Lookup.

Ing Chung, the Chinaman arrest
ed Saturday night after deserving
the steamer Gretayale at the Amer
lean Smelling and Refining Works,
is still confined at the lookup await
ing departure Of the vessel He will
be returned to Tampico from whence
he came.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-26
Ieoisiatiyeiy EXPRESSED.

"No one can go wrong If he follows
the Ten Commandments" said the sin
cere citizen.
"Yes," replied Senator Sorghum,
"the only trouble about the Ten Com
m~andments arises from the amend
ments people try to tack to them
Washington Star.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-26

A unique festival occurred in Paris
in 1897 in honor of the old men. The
idea was the encouragement of the
family circle, and the old man who
was a happy grandfather was held up
to the younger generations to follow
In his footsteps. "A gracious Hebe
crowned their white locks with gar
lands of roses, while the soldiers Of
France presented arms In their hon
orD
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-26
POLICE NEWS

Edward Murven, twenty-four
years old, of 8 Smith street, was
by Patrolman Nels Tonnesen on a
by atrolman Nels Tonnesen on q
charge of being drunk and disorder
ly preferred by Charles Howers. a
saloonkeeper of 2 Smith street.
Murven was arraigned this morning.
Sentence was suspended he being al
lowed to go with a waring.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-26
EVENT.

Mr.. and Mrs. David Gibbons, of
Washington street, entertained a
number of friends last night in hon
OF of the fourteenth anniversary Of
the birth Of their daughter May.
The evening was pleasantly whiled
away with many musical selections
both vocal and instrumental. At a
late hour an elaborate menu was
served. Miss Gibbons received many
handsome and useful presents in
honor of the event. In the party
were Misses Sadie Julian, May
Feeney, Marguerite Mulligan, Han
nah Donovan, Margaret Mcnamara,
Mary Donovan, Carol Blow, Mary
Coughlin, Helen Ludwig, Lillian
Harding, Marion Ludwig, Anna
Mullen, lola Gibbons, and May Glib
bons, John Harkins, Thomas Feen-
ey, Joseph Gibbons, John Clear,
James Meagher, Patrick Kilmurry,
William Harkins, James Laden,
John Donehue, Earl Cluney, Philip
Manton, James Edward Farrell, Ed
ward Eldridge, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Gibbons, Mr.. and Mrs. Jones, Mr..
and Mrs. Nicholas Julian, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Eldridge, all of this
city, and Bunny Boy and Robert
Bailey, of Tottenville.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-26
ONT OF LIND ron
TAXES is POSTPONED

The sale of lands for unpaid
taxes scheduled to have been held
at City Hall at 10 o'clock this
morning, has been adjourned until
next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-26
Stuna.

Teacher - Tommy, do you know
"How Does the Little Busy Beer
Tommy-No; l only know he doth
it-Today's Magazine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-26
Policeman Shoots Horse.

A horse belonging to Samuel
Borak was shot yesterday by Pa
trolman Chris Hansen at the re-
quest of the owner. Patrolman
l.. C. Jensen also shot a horse Tor
is owrs,r at sos Catherine street
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-26
Strategy,

Miss Highsee-But ii Is time for the
guests to leave. HosteSs-Yes; that's
why / want you to siils.-New York
Sun
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-26
YOUNG LADIES E

The Young Ladies Club reorgan-
lied at the home of Miss Anna An
,derson, In Broad street, last night.
During the first part of the evening
business was transacted followed by
a social hour with refreshments.
The election of officers resulted in
Miss Anna Anderson being selected
as president; Miss Selma Simonsen,
vice president; Miss Hattie O'Brien,
treasurer, and Miss Helen Fitzger-
aid, secretary. Plans for their COM
ing dance in the Auditorium on Oc-
tober IS were discussed and a COM
mittee appointed. Miss Catherine
Stokes is chairman of the arrange
ment committee and will be assisted
by the Misses Anna Anderson, Selma
Simonsen, Helen Fitzgerald and
Hattie O'Brien. After the business
session Miss Catherine Stokes enter
tanned with a number of piano Sc
lections and Miss Augusta Levine
rendered several numbers on the
violin. At II o'clock the guests
were ushered into the spacious din
ing room where elaborate refresh
ments were served.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-26
MISS A G LEAVES.

Miss Edith Stacey, of High street,
left this afternoon for Virginia,
where she will teach. AS a farewell
reception last night about twenty
Of her friends had a theatre party to
P%roctor's, after which refreshments
were enjoyed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-26

-Middlesex Council No. LOO,
Royal Arcanum, at its meeting in
Odd Fellows hall tonight, will COM
plete plans for the open meeting to
be held on Tuesday night, October
10. Regent William H. Woglom is
urging all members to come out at
this time as other business OF I'M
portance will come up.
A meeting of Algonquin Lodge,
knights of Pythias, was held IN Odd
Fellows hall last night.
-Halcyon Castle, knights of the
Golden Eagle, will meet tonight.
Perth Amboy Tent, knights OF
the Maccabees Of the World, held a
meeting in Red Mems hall last
night.
-Four candidates were initiated
bv Jefferson Tent, Knights of the
Maccabees of the World, last night.
DR.. Judson G. Cottrell, who was
elected to membership recently, was
formally installed as the medical ex-
aminer of the tent.
William T. Major, of Washing
ton street, is photOgraph1ng the
pupils of the public schools today.
A meeting and practice of the
Washington Fife, Drum and Bugle
Corps was held in It's rooms in Front
street last night. An invitation was
received from the Rossyille Fife and
Drum Corps to attend its dance this
Saturday night at RossVtlle.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-26

If you do not read the News
avery day you miss a great deal
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-26
GlZ


D. w. Clayton, of Prospect
Plains, who is running for the nom
nation of surrogate on the Demo
cratic ticket and John P. Kirkpat-
rick, OF Jsmesburg, an assembly as
pirant on the same ticket, made a
tour through the towns along the
Camden and Amboy Division yester-
day afternoon
Assemblyman Elmer H. Geran,
proposer of the famous bill which
bears his name, was IN this city yes
terday. He is out for reelection
down In Monmouth county and de
clares that a defeat would not sur
prise him IN the least. He is a
democrat.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-15
Buried IardscApes.

One of the most curious results of geological exploration is the discovery of ''buried landscapes" by which fs meant parts of the former face of ths earth now covered under later depos- its, but yet retaining so many of their original features that the geologist can ideally reconstruct the scenes that would have been presented to the eye of man if he had been present among them. Sometimes buried landscapes exist in countries now denseiy inhabir- ed. Investigation has shown that one lies beneath the region in England known as Charnwood forest The rocky projections seen there are tbs peaks and aretes of buried mountain chain belonging to the old red sand stone period. Several different phases in the history of this landscape have been traced. At one time it contained salt lakes and desert expenses In it's modern form it is a pastoral region. with barren. stony tracts and rocky eminences where the ancient noun tains project through the soil.-Detroft Free Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-15

that city.
 Before shaking the air of Bridgeport off his wings. Beachy went through a number of the thrilling aerial evo- lution for which he is noted. No less than seven times he made deep swoops over the field, coming within few feet of the ground and then shooting up into the air again. Several times he just grazed the fence. Once or twice he swooped down among the crowd outside the aerodrome and gave them a bad scare On the return he passed over the barn so close that he shook the shingles on the roof. He dived and dipped around the field, looking like an immense bird playing a game of tag with itself.
 The nice smooth wind yesterday made these stunts possible. Beachy was tickied with the day and declared it ideal. The wind was blowing just opposite to the prevailing direction of the other three days of the meet. Otherwise, passengers could not have been carried
 On Saturday the wind was blowing from the west so that the aviators had to start toward the west and head directly for the trees. McCurdy, in making his first trip
 with the wireless apparatus on Sat- urday, came near getting into serious trouble. Either his engine wasn't working or the wireless was unexpec- tedly heavy; at any rate it looked as though he would smash into the trees. Beachy, who was watching him, was dropping cold sweat. Hamilton was another anxious onlooker. Both heav- ed a sigh of relief when the machine sagged through the trees without a mishap.
 eff you'd been in that tree and yell ed, will you make it, he'd have yell ed back T don't know" said Hamil- | ton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-15

MANAGERS OF AVIATION MEET
 EXPRESS THEIR APPRECIATION:
 THANKS FOR ALL WHO HELPED

Now that the aviation meet is over, leaving, we believe, a very general feeling of satisfaction to the people of Bridgeport, we wish to express our appreciation to the organizations which gave support to the meeting, rendering Assistance, without which the plans could not have been carried out. We wish especially to thank the members of the various committees for their individual, as well as their com- bined efforts, and to say that our as sociation with them has been one of our greatest pleasures.
 A very great deal of the success Of the meet each day directly results from the excellent policing of the grounds for which the Bridgeport po- lice department and the men who vol- unteered to this duty should receive great credit. In fact, Mr. Curtiss and MT. McCurdy and MT. and Mrs. Beachy all express themselves as being high ly pleased with the policing and de- clare it to be the best they have seen at any meet in which they have par ticipated.
 For the assistance of Mayor Buck ingham and the other city officials as well as of the authorities of Strat- ford, it would be impossible to give
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-15
AvIATORS PAY COMPLIMENTS
 TO POLICING
Protection at Local Meet Was the Best They Ever Had Seen Throughout Country

''The best policed aviation field I have ever seen," was the tribute paid by Aviator James A. D. McCurdy to the squad of Bridgeport policemen who policed the aerodrome for the four days of the aviation meet.
 MT. McCurdy supplemented his statement by adding that without ex- ception the local aviation exhibition was the best handled in which he had ever participated. He said that the crowd itself exhibited patience and moderation and did not attempt to overswarn1 the field and get il. the way of the aviators as at some meets.
 The police, he added, were "on to clear for the aviators to arise and descend without the slightest fear of cclliding with spectators.
 Aviator Lincoln Beachy warmly sec ended this statement and said that the police are deserving of the heart jest thanks for their excellent work.
 Much credit is due to the policemen who sacrificed their afternoons to work at the aviation field, without ex- tra pay or compensation of any kind. These men stood around the field all the afternoon in the blazing sun and dust, and then did their full turn of duty in the evening, just having time to snatch IeW O1IeS TOT supper III between times.
 The men handled themselves very creditably, preserved excellent order at all times, and used good judgment in handling the crowds, so that no citi- zen had the slightest complaint to make and everyone got the benefit of the police protection.
 Suptf Birming gham was on the field in plain clothes Saturday and Sunday. The police at the field were directly under the command of Captains Red gate and Began
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-15
CONDITIONS AT
 AERODROME ARE IDEAL--BEACHY
Little Flyer Declares That He Never Found Conditions so
 Fine as Here
U ny
 over Bridgeport
Especial from United Press. )

New York, May 15-"In my career as an aviator I have never experience ed more ideal conditions for flying than I encountered up at Bridgeport and the final trip from that city to New Haven was all that could de- sire,' said Lincoln Beachy, the avia- tor, at his hotel here, today. At times I was going better than 60 miles an hour but so steady was the wind that there was an utter ab- sence of pitching. As matter of fact throughout the entire meeting l was not troubled by air currents to any extent which, I think, was due chiefly to the density of the atmos- phere. Further inland the air is rarer and several spots are encountered which make the work of handling an aeroplane somewhat difficult. I am very glad that my entries have been accepted for the Yale Aero meet, next Friday and Saturday. I hope to show the people of New Haven some new stunts in handling an aerop1ane.''
 Beachy intimated that he might at tempt some long distance flights at the New Haven meeting but said this would depend on the conditions he encornted when he reached the Con- necticut city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-15

too much praise They stood ready at all times to do whatever was pos sible to make the meet a success and to add to the pleasure and convenience of the public, with the result that Bridgeport and Bridgeport's aerodrome are known wherever newspapers are read in this country. Their assistance was of importance in way not con- spicuously apparent because it's spirit was an incentive to the aviators to do the best flying they have done.
 When the aviation meet was first proposed here, it's announcement was welcomed by the newspapers of the city, whom we wish to thank for their united efforts in our support during the past week.
 The flights here during the past four days have awakened Bridgeport and the State of Connecticut to the broad possibilities of aviation, and place this territory in a receptive mood toward any attempt to develop the art. They have also called attention to Bridge port and it's possibilities as an avia- tion centre and we believe that when the asset of this publicity to the city is moulded into practical form, it will receive all possible encouragement here.
 c. J. LAKE,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-15
The Nsr,oraf Fiaa.

The SsrIonai Flag.
 The first display of tine na tiopaI flag at a military post was at Fort Schuyr Ter, on the site of the present city of Rome, N. '. The fort was besieged early in August. TIT. The garrison was without a flag. so one was made according to the prescription of con gress by cutting up sheets to form the white stripes, bits of scarlet cloth for the red stripes, and the blue ground for the stars was made from piece of the blue cloak belonging to Captain Abraham Swartwout of Duchess county, N. Y. This flag was unfuried over the fort on Aug. 3, 177E
 The national flag was first unfurled in battle on the banks of the Brandy wine Sept. Il. TIT. The flag was first hoisted over foreign stronghold June 2S, ITS, when Captain Rathbons If the American sloop of war Provi- dence captured Fort Nassau. on the Bahama islands. Captain Paul Jones was the first man to display the Amer tcan flag on an American vessel This flag was made by the women of Ports mouth, N. H., for the Ranger, which was fitted out at that port for Captain Jones. The Ranger sailed from Ports mouth on Nov. 1, 1777-