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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-01
HIGH SCHOOL
VS.. PATERSON

One OF the banner attractions of
the season has been arranged by
Manager Hans Roessler, of the high
school basketball five, for Friday,
with the crack quintet of Paterson
high school. The Paterson boys
have defeated some of the star high
school fives of Northern New Jersey,
anad a fast game fully OF snappy
playing is expected. The local five
will be in great shape, the team
practicing yesterday.
Other games that the local five
have procured for this month are:
Battin high school, of Elizabeth,
February 10, here; Bayonne high
school, champions Of the state, In
Bayonne, February IL, and Has
brouck Institutey of Jersey City, here
February ID.
The teams will line up as follows
for Fridays game:
P, A. H. s.: Allen, Mccormick,
Roessler, forwards; Schwartz, CEN
tire; Burns and Macan, guards.
Paterson H. s.: Hermann and Et-
tleman, forwards; Mithcell, centre:
Coin and Izenberg. guards.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-01
MOTORING BOWLING
FISHING BOATING
Columbus AND
YIN TEAM
ST. Michael Lyceums and Fast Elizabeth Five Will Mesi
Friday Night on the Auditorium Court Should be a
Mighty BattIe- professional Players.

In booking the st. Michael Ly-
ceum basketball team, of Brooklyn,
against the Columbus, Of Eliza
beth, for Friday night In the Audi
torium, Manager Fox believes he has
arranged a good match. Judging
from past performances of both
teams, they are evenly matched aand
the contest should therefore result
In one of the hottest games played
In the Auditorium this season
There is little doubt but that pro-
fessional basketball has won favor
In this community. This is evil
denced by its attraction of fans
from throughout this city, Staten
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-01
AMHoy AVENUE SEWER.
MlSdlesex County Clrcui3 Court

IN the mattsr or the APP
pitcation of the Council afe
the City OF Perth Amboy,
in the above named Coun-
" for the appointment of
commissionersto estimate
and assess the beneAts to
any lands and real estate Notice of A.
specially benentted In the lna1 Hearing.
Vicinity of the new
sewer ala and construct-l
ed In Amboy Avenue, from
jeffrey Street to Hall
Avenue to m with
the sewer in Hall Ave. In
the City of Perth Ana
boy.
Notice Is hereby given that the
above named Court, by an order dated
the twenty-eighth day Of January in
the year of Our Lord one thousand
niu hundred and eleven, has nxed
upon the third day of February In said
year, at the hour OF ten o'clock ia the
forenoon. or as soon thereafter as the
Court can attend TO the same. at the
wick IN the County OF Middlesex n
State OF New Jersey, as the time and
place for hearing any objections that
may be made to the assessments asti-
mated and assessed by the Commis-
sioners appointed In the above men,
estate affected thereby. Such ob1ec~
tons to be mad IL writing and TO be
nIed with the Clerk OF the County OF
Msddtesex en- ar before the day ap~
pointed for said henrfng.
Dated Perth Amboys 81 j. January
g. q HoMMANs.
City Attorney.
$500 ass
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-01
ONE SECRET OF LAJoiE's
BATTING.

One of the secrets of Larry
Lajoie's consistently good bat
ting is said to be the fact that
the Cleyelander seldom reads aft
. er dark. When he j. Q the
KxnHehs
xnanalroaa@thraxz
! closely enough to keep In touch
with baseball news and current
events, but 80 much does he
fear artificial light that he al
ways finds some other form of
amusement or pastime after
shutdown.
As a pool player Lajoie is also
an expert, but most of bis WELD
ing of the cut is done before the
shades of night fall.
This close training has un-
qu~estionably had mueh to do
with the fact that Lajoie is al
ways In perfect condition, and
even when In the midst Of q
batting slump he seldom fails
to hit the bali, but is unfortu-
nate In driving 1t right at the
feeders.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-01

Perth Amboy. N. j, Jan. 10, 1911.
To chs Honorable Mayor and Beard of
Aldermen,
city Of Perth Amboy. n. J.
We the undersigned citizens and tax
payers OF the City OF Perth Amboy re-
spectfuiiy petition your honorable
body 10 grade Catherine Street from
Hal Avenue to lands OF w. Z. Mere
aith. an& your petitioners Will ever
Signed,
GRO. EOZUSKO.
JOSEPH JEpATCHEK.
ALBERT EALABAS.
PETER JAGIOWSEI.
DANIEL DAIK5zs
IEz&xSX NANTES,
JOHN EXUNT0E,
JOSEPH ROYAL
zassz 1gIae-1zzls2ssz.1
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-01
NEWS SPORTING PAGE
CENTURY A. C.
TEAM BEATEN
Red Bank BoMIers victcrs--
Another Shoot Saturday.
Special to the EYENrNa 1Ewa.

Special to the EVENING NEWS,
keyport, Eth. 1.-The first team
OF the Century Aathletic Club met
defeat at the hands Of the Sheridans,
OF Red Bank, at that place. last
Monday night, by losing three
straight games. Maurer and Hopla.
OF the Centurys, rolled In good form
but lacked support. Some excellent
scores were made by men from both
sides, among them being: Maurer-
Century, PIT, 1877; Hopla, Century,
1913; Swenson, Red Bank. 210, 1913,
196; Voorhees,, Red Bank, 1877.
The Centurys were outclassed In
both the first and second games, the
third game being much more inter
estlng. Two OF the members of the
first team OF the Centurys were I'M
able to go with their teammates and
this caused lower totals than usual
The scores.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-01
N1iddIeser couuty Circuit csurt.

In the matter of the ap-
plicatton of the Council of
the City OF Perth Amboy.
In the above named our
ty for the appointment OF
Commissioners to estimate
and assess the benefits to
any lands and real estate Notice OF A.
specially benefited In the NAL Hearing,
vicinity of the new
sewer laid and construct-I
ed in Baker Place, from
wick Avenue in the City
OF Perth AEaboy.
Notice is hereby given that the
above named Court, by an order dated
the twenty-e3ghth day of January in
the year OF Our Lord one thousand
nine hundred n eleven. has liked
upon the third day of February In said
year, at the hour OF ten o'clock In the
forenoon. or as soon thereafter as the
Court can attend 10 the same, at the
Court House in the City OF New Bruins
wick In the County OF Mtddlesex and
State Of New Jersey, as the tine and
may be made TO the assessments esfa-
mated and assessed by the Commits
sIoners appointed in the above mem
toned matter, upon the lands and real
estate affected thereby. Such obJec-
tfona to be made IN writing n 20 be
fled with the Clerk of tbs County OF
Mfddfesex on or before tbs 6ay ep-
pointed fol said hearing.
Dated Perth Ansscs, n. =, January
g. 6 HoMMANS.
City AtkoTnsys
y Il aAAAE 80
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-01

Island and several Jersey towns.
The contest booked for Friday
should draw a larger assembiaEe
than any other game has thus faTS
this season. Followers Of the Sport
know the ability and eleverness Of
the Columbus.
When 1t Is considered that the ST.
acknowledgements have given many
of the best teams in this and New
York state a ~tussle, and has won nu-
merous victories, it should make thu
Columbias travel some. Both teama
have defeated the same clubs In
many instances, but this Is the first
opportunity these teams have had TT
meet in some time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-01
DOUBLE TRACK TO PACIFIC.
Hartman Lines Vote $75,o0o,ooo Fo,
Extensive improvements.


New York, Feb. I.- Judge Roberts
Lovett. president of the Union Pacific
and Southern Pacific railroads, an
nounees that the executive committee.
of those two companies had voted Il
expend $75.o00,00o 10 double tracking
the Hartman system from the Mis-
seulf river 10 the Pacific pecan. The
expenditure of this SUM I'm those Inn.
proyernents will extend through the
next five years. First of all, the dou
BILE tracking of the line from the Mis-
souri, river to San Francisco will be
completed.
II il the intention of the directors
further to execute plans for extensions
and new tributary lines in the wesi
ana northwest. Construction of These
lines win cause expenditures which
will take six years.
This extensive conservative worn
will be the largest undertaken by ans
railroad since the panic Of 1907.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-01
SOUTH RIVER
WILL SHOOT
nacauIay Club Of war to.
Be the Opponents.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

cptCSut 20 bHc ~ HrlNo we W6s
South River, Feb. ia team of
eight gunners from the Fred Macau-
lay Business Mems Gun Club, of
Newark, are coming here tomorrow
morning to enter in a contest with
an eight-man team composed OF local
and Morgan Station marksmen.
The Macauley members are scbed-
uled to leave Newark at 8 o'clock to-
morrow morning In a number of au-
tomobiles. They will be met here by
members of the South River Gun
Club, whom they will shoot against.
After the match 1t shot a return con-
test will take place at the Speedway
traps In Newark and a few days
later, according to arrangements
made through H. H. Shannon, the
Jersey City Gun Club will oppose the
Newarkers at the Speedway traps
with a lehman team.
The contest here tomorrow Is ex-
pected to be an interesting one. 1t
will probably therefore be witnessed
by a large crowd from this place and
the surrounding territory.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-01
TO
BE DISCUSSED

There will be a meeting OF tho Lo~
tus Athletic Club tomorrow night 10
again take up the proposition ok
holding sparring exhibitions Ia con
junction with other sporting events
In the Auditorium. According to
present plans the club may hold its
initial SHOW within the next two
weeks. Among some of the early
contestants to appear will be Franz
Mccormick, OF this city, and Dick
Nielsen. the clever Danish pugilist- u
is conceded that they would furnish
a good opening attraction.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-01

GOV oOu oIU
The Centurys will hold another
blue rock shoot, at their regular
shooting grounds near here next
Saturday afternoon. The shoot last
Saturday was rather small, on ac-
count of the heavy wind, which made
it very difficult. Some of the young
blood Of the club show promise Of
becoming very proficient at the trap.
making some pretty fair scores for
beginners. Most of them are saving
their talent and luck Tor the shoot
in the lear future at which the
young ladies will attend. twenty
six out OF every twenty-five will De
common on that day
Lloyd d. Mason has 1t ON the rest
OF the beginners in that he usea O
young cannon. Mason waits till
they hit the ground and then blazes
away He makes some remarkable
scores.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-01
ASBuRY
VERSUS Al G..

On Friday night the Tottenyiils
A. @. basketball team will journey
to A=bury Park to heccm- the guest
Of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
of that place. The r. M. G.
A. team viii play the T. A. G. bas-
ketball tossers. The r. A. G. mem
bers will leave this city on the 6:33
train and will remain In AS
bury Park over night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-01
THIRTY NILE
RACE PRIZES

Five cash prizes will be given iHl
the thirty mile running race to ~
held in the Auditorium next Monday
night. Ten have been en-
tered to date, Among them arA
some of the best long distance men
In the business at the present day.
Manager Fox announces there will
be no preliminary events, as the
thirty mite contest will consume
about three hours.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-01


the coaching of Mr.. Kreischer ez-
ecuted many good plays. AT almost
ali times It's members Kept a close
watch on the Naneless players and
for most of the time the fun maker
was in T. A. G. hands. The lineups
and score:
T. A. O. Nameless Five.
Bedell IIennesy
right forward
Pegnod 49,. .......... Buchanan
left forward
Belts, Walters ........--. White
center
Macan, Cline 1880. solhelIn, Nolan
right guard
left guard Z
Field goals: Pegnod, 10; Belts,
q; Bedell, z; Walters, Q; Henesy, g.;
White. 1; Buchanan, /; Sehwandt,
/. Goals from fouls: Bedell, s.;
Buchanan. 8. Fouls: Nameless, g.;
T. A. c., 4. Score at end of first
half, % to 8. Referee, Van Null
chahay.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-01
PREACHER FORTUNE TELLEKa

Had d Bp}ritAealsk GeMes9&14
ssrssssa asM asm = 1870
a3
kssasspyf 30
zion OF spfrftuaJfsfs,
charged with being a fortune teller
Mr.. Macurda told the police that hs
was not only the head OF the spiritual
list congregation. but chat he Is also
connected with the Church OF C..1s
Inspiration of America. Along with
Mr.. Maenrda the police took Iour other
persons la various parts Of the city
who are alleged to be fortune teIIers.
He was released or bail for a hear
ing In the night court.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-01
THREE GAMES
BY AQUEHONGA
Second Team Bests Amicitias
OF Pleasant Plains.
so.ossl to tn. gVsNIxo sEws.

Tottenville, Feb. 1:--Bowling In
good form last night the Aquehonga
A. G. second team bested the Amici-
tia A. A. seconds, OF Pleasant Plains,
in q match ON the Aquehonga clubs
alleys last night. The home club
took three straight games, winning
by margins of IS, 90 and 20, respee-
lively. The scores:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-01
NOTICE.

All persons concerned may take no
tiee, that the Subscribers, Administra-
tors, ETC., of James Harding, deceased,
intends to exhibit their final account
to the Orphans Court for the County
of Middlesex, on Friday, the third day
of March, 1871, at 10 a. H-, in the
term Of December, 1910, for settlement
and allowance; the same being first
audited and stated by the Surrogate.
Dated January "a, 1911.
WILLIAM HARDING,
ROBERT HARDING.
Administrators.
1s20f-1-25-5t-eeS-Wed
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-01

Any affair, Or happening, or cir
cumstance which is too small to
make a ~-ant ad. worth while as an
adjusting Jrce lis too small to worry
about
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-01

TEAMS Def

The Lyceum A. A. junior basket
ball team, which has practically won
the championship of Westehester
County, New York, is willing to
meet local teams- OF its own average
weight. 1t has trounced some of
the leading fives In the community
in which Its members live and is
now anxious to try conclusions with
teams from this state. The team is
willing to play any Saturday night.
Address J. A. Casey, manager. Mt.
Vernon, N. Y.
Tf yc,a da rot ,aod fha NEyyC
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-01

II you do not read the NEWS.
every day you will miss a great deal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-01
BAKER PLACE SEWER.

1892.
is2S0-1-2s-5t
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24
Hobo Makes a Record Trip on Trucks

ahead, for when | came to my senses
we had made so miles, and the train
was well on toward the Aztec coun'
try. The speed was fearful down
those mountain grades, but never
lost my clutch until was thrown OF
by a brakeman.
Il thought | was all in when we
reached Kansas City But there | left
the Santa Fe and got between the
engine and baggage car on what Is
called the new Wilmington line That
took me to Chicago
"Once during the trip went With
out food for two long days. That was
a test Of endurance. won out When
we reached Newburg, on the Hudson
/ had to leave the express. The brake
mans boots were 40 pounds heavier
than my physique called for, so !
stopped over night for the first time
on the trip. / went TO the police sta
ton and had fine rest, Getting
aboard fast coal train next day !
pulled out When I reached New
Yorl, ] beat my way across the ferry.
New York looked good to me, ]
was born here AZ years ago and it's
stil my home-when I'm around.
They have the best hospitals In the
world in New York. need treatment
and that's the reason ! hurried across
the continent"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24
MRS. SELBY AND PRIZE BABY

81 have always used Cuticura Soap
and no other for my baby and he has
never had sore Of any kind. He
does not even chafe as most Babies
do. feel sure that It is all owing to
Cutlcura Soap, for he is fine and
healthy, and when FIVE months old,
won a prize in o baby contest 1t
makes my heart hcho to 80 into so
many homes and sec a sweet-faced
baby with the whole top of it's head
a solid mass Of scurf, caused by poor
soap always recommend Cuticura,
and nine times out Of ten the next
time / see the mother she says: oh!
1 am so glad you told me Of Cuticura.' "
(slgned) Mrs. G. A. selby, Redondo
Beach, California, Jan. 10, 1911.
Although Cuucura Soap and Oint-
ment are sold everywhere, a sample
of each, with 32-page book, will be
mailed free on application to "Cutl-
cura," Dept. 20 L. Boston.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24

was working in a bank Then he went
to California, and in 1901 went to
Idaho with the foundations of his
fortune already laid. AS a banker
O'Neill soon began to attract atten.
ton, and it was not long before he had
been added to the list of out-of-town
directors Of the Carnegie Trust com
pany At about the same time he
was made a member of the executive
council of the American Bankers as
sociation.
Just a year ago ONein went back
to New York to attend a directors
meeting and spent a night at the
newsboys lodging house in Fourth
street He made a speech to the boys
in which he gave them lot of home
ly advice on how to succeed in the
world and made a generous donation
to the funds of the home. The check
by which this subscription was made
was drawn on the Carnegie Trust
company. The failure of that insti.
tuition seemed to mark the beginning
Of hiU troubles. His luck changed i'm
mediately. he wrote back to his
friends
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24
JUST BEFORE THE TROUBLE
How Could the Listener Know What
His Friend Was Trying
to say7

II any man ever admired his wife,
that man was Howler And when the
Fitznoodles asked Mrs Howler to get
up and sing, There is a Garden in
My Face" the husband glowed with
pride.
No matter that she had face like
a hippopotamus and a voice like an
elephant, he sat beamlng' as she sang,
and could not refrain from bending
over to his neighbor and whispering:
Don't you think my wife's got a fine
voice?"
"What?" said his neighboc. who
was little deaf
Don't you think my wife has got a
fine voice?" repeated Howler.
"What?"
Don't you think my wife's got
fine voice?' roared Howler.
"Sorryl" returned the neighbor
shaking his head. Cant catch word
you say That awful woman over
there is making such a frightful row
singing"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24
Newsboy Banker Who Came to Grief

MT lILACE, Ida.-Bernard Z. ONeill
w who started life as a newsboy
m New York and came to be di.
rector of the Carnegie Trust company
there, as well as president of the
State Bank of Commerce at Wallace,
with a fortune well beyond the $1,000,
600 mark. was arrested IN Voncouver,
B. c., recently on a warrant charging
him with liability in the wreck of the
Wallace bank O'Nein was penniless
when b was arrested and was plan.
uing to start life over again.
ONei!l is a hearty Irishman of so,
and year ago was candidate for the
nomination for governor of Washing
ton lie was defeated in the conven.
ton In the meantime ONeirs trou-
bles were piling W at Wallace The
bank there was compelled to suspend.
In the crash O'Neill lost the rest of
his fortune, and a short time ago he
went to Vancouver, looking for a
job as he told the officers who rout.
ed him from bed and put him under
arrest Indictments were found
against several other wealthy men of
eastern Washington when action was
taken against O'Neill in connection
with the Wallace bank failure
O'Neill went west as a charge of the
Children's Aid society when be was a
lad in knickerbockers selling papers
along Park Row He worked for a
time for a farmer in Iowa, next NOV
ed on ranch in Nebraska, and at 10
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24

CT. LOUIS, Mo-Porter by day and
y Croesus by night tells the story OF
the daily lie of c w Massee, a re
markable resident of this city He is
head porter in a millinery establish.
mont Each morning at GAS he
mounts his large touring car and hur
ries to work, where he has the privi-
lege Of bossing twelve negroes Late
in the afternoon he hurries home in
the same car, tired as any other labor
ing man, and spends his evening IN
quarters as lavish as those Of the
wealthiest millionaire in ST Louis ana
associates with the wealthiest people
in the city He declares he could live
without work, but the life of the aver
age millionaire would be a bore to
him, so he prefers to work for $12.37
week, hire a chauffeur, live in lux
ury and scarcely earn his board at his
labor
Massee owns nearly 5000 acres OF
the rich. deep lands of Minnesota He
has other property. much other prop
erty, in fact located in St Louis He
is able to maintain a nine-rOom house.
four servants and a big touring car
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-11-24
St. Louis Shop Porter Is a Croesus

while working at a salary that is in
the immediate neighborhood of $50 a
month His fellow workers gasped
with amazement when they learned
Of it, When he began coming down
TO his portering in a costly touring
car, that runs 60 miles an hour, they
began to view him with awe He is
tie Man of Mystery" among his fel
ow-workers.
Massee has been in St Louis about
four years. He married a widow with
not a little property and to this he
has added steadily 1t is said that he
is anxious to get back to the prairies
Of Minnesota and be a farmer, in the
bigger sense of the word Special
considerations have thus far tied him
to st Louis
Massee is a college man. He work
ed his way through one of the col
Ieges in St Paul Mimi, and Jared
forth TO see the world In his wan
derings he iourneyed to st Louis, met
a charming widow and married her
With the exception of trips abroad,
and here and there in the United
states, he has. been in st Louis since.
When it became known around the
establishment that ne had made a
trip to Europe last summer there were
many increduous smiles When 1t
was finally accepted as an undoubted
fact the doubters we're silenced. Even
his employers who thought they knew
something of his financial condition
were rather surprised.