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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-01-06

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Nineteen
hundred and eleven probably will re-
move from the United States senate
23 OF its members-on one-fourth OF its
total membership. The new year
will bring the election of new sena-
tors. in more than two-thirds of the
states. 1t will witness sweeping
change In that picturesque and long
powerful adjunct of the upper house,
the "OId Guard"
The democratic trend Of the Nov
ember elections will naturally have
material bearing on the senatorial
contests, but will not be so marked
as in the house, where the democratic
forces change from minority to a
majority.
Two OF the states--North Dakota
and Vlrglnia-will choose two SEN
ators each.
Senators already elected to the next
congress are Carroll s. Page, now a
republican member Of the senate
from Vermont, and John Sharp Will
llams democrat, MlsslsslppD, who
was long a congressman and demo-
cratic leader in the house.
Senator's who will be reelected
without opposition are Clark, repub-
llcan. Wyoming; Culberson demo-
crat, Texas; Dupont, republican, Del
aware; LaFollette, republican, Wis
consln McCumber, republican,
North Dakota; Nixon, republican,
Nevada Oliver, republican, Pennsyl-
vanla Raynor, democrat Maryland;
Sutherland, republican, Utah.
New men who will be elected to
the senate without opposition are:
John w. Korn, democrat Indiana;
Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock democrat, Ne
braska James A. Wood, democrat,
Missouri; A. J Gronna, republican,
North Dakott
OF 80 senators whose terms expire
March 8, 1911, only one has been re-
elected and only nine others areNcer-
tain Of reelection.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-01-06
M'DOW DIES OF INJURIES
ON WAY TO THE CITY

William Jasper Mellow, who was
injured in landslide at Swede Basin
last Friday died on his way to this
city Saturday evening. The body
reached Grants Pass about o'clock
Sunday morning.
Mellow was 60 years of age at the
time of his death and throughout
his long residence in this city he was
held in high esteem by all who knew
him. His wife, son and married
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-01-06


The call meeting held Thursday
afternoon December 22, 1910. I'm
their hall ON Front street by The
Womans Relief corps closed the
business and social relation OF thc
order for the old year
In reviewing 1910 the officers AVID
mombers feel won satisfied 60 the
effort, tImc and money expended IN
smaller organization 500 largo %
number as hoyo moved away been
transferred and went visiting va 'ng
past yoor would have had @ MOTTO.
able offoct limit AN vacancies have
been promptly anl efficiently U,d
so Che routine ot thr ogdor has nu.
been disturbed Gyar omi.mu.Hs
meeting has boon won attended H
demands from hallnuuiew nau
been nromutlr met 0ud 900 new
request. my. boon lhH'v grant
cd' vhlc mo afternoon s,HNs lav
boon hof pleasant u1 profitable
mud have boon Hn avnH. ur m.w
now aod dolrab.e acmalnuee ml
Incidentally new m.mbar,
$50 General 'unn w n C. wNf
av lo Gcnoral Ioeun @ A. R hH
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-01-06
BURGLARS STAND OFF
LONDON POLICE; KILL I

LONDON, Jan. 3.-Barricaded in
their lair in a house in the heart OF
the slum district of London, two
anarchist burglars" said to be part
of the notorious "Houndsditch
gang" today stood off the entire
London police force, three companies
of Scots guards and the fire depart
ment, all directed by Winston
Churchill, home secretary, until ma
chine guns, brought up and trained
on the house, set the building In
flames.
Even then the desperate men did
not give up the fight, but, firins
from the cover Of the smoke, climb
ed to the roof and continued to pour
shots into the heart Of the attacking
force. For five hours the battle
ragged Half a dozen persons were
fatally wounded and a score of 9TH
ers received lesser injuries. Police
Sergeants Lesson, Chessman and
Chick, Policeman Dyer, John Did
man, spectator, and an unidentf-
fled man were shot and are now dy-
ing from their wounds. Many OF
the others injured were spectators Of
the battle, who, defying the police,
forced their way through the lines
into the rifle range Of the defenders.
A posse of policemen conducting a
house to house search Of block in
the slums for the two criminals
came upon them in house in Sgd
ney street. Without warning the
men fired from the attic, driving
the policemen, who were unarmed,
into the street. Then the firing was
kept up until long after their house
of refuge was in flames.
Practically the entire London
police force was at the scene.
Attempts to smoke them out fail
ed, and fremen were summoned to
pour streams of water through the
broken windows. The outlaws
seemed possessed of an inexhaustible
supply of ammunition.
The police and the guards repeat
edly attempted to storm the house,
but as often were repulsed each
time and some one Of them wound
ed. Houses for blocks around were
deserted. Bullets whistled every
where. Plan after plan for their
capture was devised but none
proved effective.
The house, which had been the re-
treat of the gang, burned fiercely.
The heat on the roof must have been
intense, and as the men fought oc-
casonally they could be seen trying
to clear their eyes from the pungent
smoke and shield their faces from
the fierce heat below,
he police shouted exultingly
when it was seen that the escape of
the bandits had been cut off. The
answering spit Of the bullets from
the outlaws was the reply. At last
with a crash the roof gave way and
fell inward, the flames shooting
skyward Nothing could be seen Of
the men and it was believed that
they must have fallen into the fire,
There was no possible chance of es-
cape over the roof Of adjoining
houses the police say
Although the battle was over when
the roof gave way, the plolcc were
extremely cautious The bodies OF
two riremen, killed as they were en-.
dcovoring TO rush the house, lay at
we entrance Of the building and q
was only after several minutes that
the police yentured forward 20 re-
cover them
Among the fatally injured neal
the close OF tho flght was q soreeau,
of the Scots guards struck by a NV
lue bullet
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-01-06

Mrs. Elizabeth Galbraith, of Pol
land, is spending a few days in N
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Williams spI
Christmas week with Mr.. and Nj
B. A. Williams, of this city and \
turned to their home at Galice Ma
day.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-01-06

daughter, Mrs. William Depew, \
residents OF this city.
Two sons, Fred Mellow, Of POI
land. and Geo. Mellow, Of Union, ,
rived today to attend the funeu
other members of the family live
the east.
The services were held from d
house this afternoon. Rev, D.
Leech officiated. Interment y
made in the |. o. o. F. cemetery
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-22
FRAUDS.

Already the good points of the
Geran law are beginning to be
brought out. Those who are inclin-
ed to find fault with the law and
| claim that it only adds unnecessary
expense to the elections should read
| carefully the following from the
Newark Evening News:
Wholesale election frauds will
apparently not be so easy or safe I'M
der the operation of the Geran law.
The first steps toward putting that
act into effect have given evidence OF
the extraordinary extent of the cor
ruption of the franchise in n dis
trict Of a single ward here. Efforts
made to cover up this condition of
| affairs failed thanks to the close SUI
pervision of the redistricting plans
by City Clerk Connolly.
1.-THE Seventh district Of the
Fourth Ward contains the largest
lodging-houses in the city. Practical
politicians of both parties have
struggled each year to control the
'lodging-house vote The party with
the most money has generally secur-
ed that vote, and has been able not
unfreuuentiy to secure a registra-
ton of approximately three times
the number of legal voters In the
district. This fact has been motor
ious for years, but there has been no
sure way of proving it.
1.-THE Geran act, however, offered
the way. The notorious district con-
tanned one block from which 345
votes were registered last fall. 1t
was necessary to split the district
In order to comply with the new law,
which restricts election districts to
400 registered voters. Some inter-
ested person or persons, who knew
that the dividing of the district and
the check upon frauds provided by
the corrupt practices act would re-
veal the extent OF the election cor
%ruption In the past, secured access
to the maps prepared by the redis-
| tricting expert and deliberately
changed the figures of the registra-
ton from the block in question. The
registration total from that block
was apparently reduced through this
trick by 228 votes. The party re-
sponsible for the fraud must have
figured that out of the 345 names
registered from that block only III
were those of men entitled to vote
In the district. Fortunately the
change in figures was discovered and
the attempt to cover up the fraud
| simply gave the fraud more public
ity.
f'This the first practical demon
stration of the effectiveness of the
Geran act in the direction of guaran-
teeing clean elections.
ut will cost more to hold an cleo
ton under the provisions of the
Gerap law, but such an election
should be worth more than the old
ones. Honest voters will not fail
to appreciate the fact that hereafter
I their votes can1oth 1t 30 easily
ny purchased that ap-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-22

probation will be emphasized by the
well-grounded presumption that in
one block in this city there were 228
purchased votes cast by men who
had 20 right to vote.
Election frauds in this city have
rarely been punished. Only compar-
atively few men have been convicted
in the courts of Illegal registration
and voting. 1t has even been a diff
fcult task to secure indictments in
such criminal ases But the Geran
act promises to bring about a change.
The safeguards provided In the new
law, including the manning of the
polls by competent and honest cleo
ton officers, with districts limited to
400 registered voters, should make
1t much more unsafe to commit ex-
t~ensive frauds. With the probable
ity of any frauds being discovered,
and with the knowledge that the cor
rupt practices act will deprive any
successful candidate who counte-
nances these frauds, either personally
or by his agents, of the Office to
which he is chosen, the business of
V~ote-buying may go out of style,''
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-22

. a SAI
RAILWAY.
Time Table IN Effect May 20, 1911.
EHj AM s9iSl T d!3o NEW No YQ 25S 700
12:47, 1852, 2:5O. s:s5, 4:25, 5:25, 6:46
7;S$i T glGe, 1923 1I;$9 z;
AND HOO p M.-11:55 A. Nj. 12.42,
55::a4@5+i zz::ssss;; s .lgS' s 'ssa, 1c - p. no, '.a',
rk A4RRlT coNNEcrI 66SAITs SAvEE IPPHHR8TTTT
555;26,9 ii;25,i 40: ~ 100, 10 ~ 5'9s, a SD,
1S;o3I go, 8;25' $40, 1850 P, M. 1905
LEAVE PERTH AMBOY BETWEEN
iiiG;66o a; M; and 100 F NJ 1921,
7;o9i g;sS $3.50, 1000, lO;55, 1906,
LB SGSB1 $ER4 4ND 1 5HsAt Holidays ,25 Ak;
l2;46, -1;45, 2;45' AS, 4;45, 5;25, sos,
snd 1 1'3adj EOS :. N. So; H5I s:t5i 1e:5 1NI T, M,
Train coNfNAE1cTI66NNA Leave iPERrH
AMSEBoY e:85, 1880. 11:15 A. M; 1905,
los, 7:4G 1920, i1:SSo P. M iS:so a.
NJ, and 1:20. sis A. M. holidays only.
NfTKEA {4RK S.G 20 PE :Gd so6 AM d3SS ,o.oo
100 A. M, 1900 Noon, leo, 200. 500,
1;cS sjo 10 $780, 10000 1870 p. M"
SATURDAYS BETWEEN 1901 P. M.
AMP 1132s ?. M. 12;4o, 100, 1:15, i:s0,
$40, 7:20. 500, $40. $40, 1920 P. M.
ADDlTIONAh BOATS WITHOUT
TENvILLE AT $40. 6:42, 7:4b. $3.50,
1920, 1880 4; M, 1890. 1880, 2:30, 3:45,
4:ao; S;SS, 9:25, 1888, 11:45 F: M.
SATURDAYS ADDITIONAL BOATS
LEAVE TOTTENVILLB 1880 A. NJ,
1874 1920. 1893, 4:0b, $3.50, $50. 8:4S,
SUNDAYS AND LEGAL HOLIDAYS
LEAVE NEW YORK $3.50, 500, 800,
$40, 1920, HOO A. NJ, 1900 M, 100,
200, 400, 400, 500, 500, $40, 1920,
500, $40, 500, 1000. II 100 P. M, 1900
Night. 1890 A. M. Holidays only.
ADDITIONAL BOATS WITHOUT
TRAIN CONNECTIONS LEAVE TOT
TENVILLE 8:15, 8:45, 9:45. 1O:40, 1925
A M, 1856, 1865, 2:55, 3:55, 1852, 6:3s,
5:5S, 6:S5, 1855, 1887 P. M. and 6:25 A. M.
holidays only.
GEORGE ], BROWN,
Gen,l Traffic Agt.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-22
MONDAY, MAY 20, 1911.
PERTH AMBOY
Population. 82,l2L.
28 miles from New York

{ Is miles from New York
On staten Island Sound, at h
! mouth of the Raritan river and at
the head OF RarttAn Bay.
ocean steamers can dock IN from
80 to 40 feet of water.
! ter leading up the bay from SANDY
I Daily steamsr service to New
Four railroads, the Pennsylvania,
I Central Railroad OF New Jersey
! tehiKh Valley and the Staten islano
I Rapid Transit Branches ~
all directions anorains s1nos' faol
Has W telegraph and two tele-
! phone companies.
Electric light and gas
Two daily newspapers
Federal p~ostondce building.
Public Library.
Nine grammar scnools anu on n
! high school. which lie on the ap-
proved list OF all the leading UNI
! Versities In the country. four paro-
I chial schools and q business col
Churches OF all denominations.
City hospital.
Municipal water works 90
Prominent center for trolleys 10
all parts of the state.
Richest clay deposits IN the coun-
try in the immediate vicinity.
Splendid theatrical advantages,
Some OF the leading industrles
are: American Smelling & Refining
! Company's smelter; Raritan copper
! Works smelter; Barber Asphalt
! Works; United Lead Works; United
States Cartridge Co; ArchitecSugaa
{ Tile & Falence Co.; C. Pardee SteeI
! and Tile Works; Atlantic Terra COT
Ia Co.; Federal Terra Gotta Co; nem
! Jersey Terra Gotta Co; three p4anSs
I OF the National Fireproohng COM
pany and other similar ar, 1 lpGns{ CeTs
I annie Works: Chesebrough Vaseilne
{ Works Marcy arc stove og W95ss' WITH STR
I shfpyards and marine railways;
{ Standard U~pdergr9pnd Gable c 6em-
/ fcal Works; emery mills; coke ana
{ cigar factories; cement stone woF rfs
I coal shipping piers; handkerGhiea
factory; cement works; machlhe
! shops and iron ~foundries.
For further particulars address:
Albert Leon. secretary OF the
I Board of Trade.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-22
NEW JERSEY CENTRAL.

TRAINS LEAVE PERTH AMBOY
For New York, Newark and Eliza
beth at e:2s, 7:16, GAP, N. Y. only,
5iS3i tS;2a' n Il op5y99s S;a1 9i4S1 1929
Ell, 7:40. S:17, (9:47. Saturdays onlyl,
l1:49 p: m. Sundays, S:92 a. MI 1928,
sos, 7;2s,. s:47 p. m.
Bound Brook, f;l6, 7:55, s:8f, (9:46 a,
m, Phila. only, 1898, S:18, sos, SIT
p m. Sundays, 1892 a. m; sos, 9:47
y. IN.
-6:lQ, 9;01, 11:59 a. m; 2:23, 4:3O, 4:53,
.6;03, 6:31, 1854, 12:4S night. Sundays,
4@22, 9:34 a; M; 4:54 and 9i28 p. m.
a. m; 2:23, 5:o7, 6;31 p. m. Sundays,
9:94 a. M; ABA, 9:28 p. m.
W. G. BESLER, Y. P. and G. NJ.
w. 9. EOPE. Gen. Pass. Agent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-22
OUR STATIONl


What did you think of the picture
Of our station In the EVENING
NEWS Saturday. Not very fiatter-
ing, was it? 1t looked like the
jumping off place at Lonelyville or
some other backwoods village, in
stead of being the main depot in a
thriving manufacturing city of 49,
600 inhabitants. But that is about
the kind of a station Perth Amboy
has.
OF course we are all ashamed of
it. But what are we going to do
about it2 That's the question. The
railroads are making a great deal
of money in Perth Amboy. All of
them have enlarged or are enlarg-
ing their freight stations in order
to accommodate their increased bust
ness. Admitting that passengers are
not freight, 1t is the people who
make the freight. Any city that pro
vides such a big volume of business
is entitled to first class passenger
accommodations.
Perth Amboy has had quite a num5
Der of promises from the railroad
company. Once General Passenger
Agent Hope condescended to give us
enough of his valuable time to visit
the city that we might have the
pleasure of taking him about in an
automobile all the afternoon. He
was deeply impressed, or said he
was, and intimated that a new station
would be built, but not this year,
and he was careful not to venture an
opinion as to what year 1t would be
built. Perth Amboy has had lots of
promises. They fail to nourish us
any longer. We must have some
thing more substantial than words.
What Perth Amboy wants is a
union station at Washington street
with an approach from New Bruins
wick e All the railroads en-
tering the city meet there and there
is sufficient vacant property to erect
a handsome structure. We have
been forced to put up with such poor
accommodations so long that when
the railroads take steps to give US
this most necessary improvement,
they ought to give us something
really worth while to reward us for
our patience.
1t is said, and with some reason,
that q new station will not be built
in Perth Amboy until the track Is
elevated or depressed, If such is the
case, why do railroads remain silent?
Why not state the case plainly. to the
people and let the public know just
what is being done toward track Gle
walton?
Perth AmbOy is making rapid
progress, but there is nothing that
Is acting more as a drag on u pros
perity than the railroad stations. 1t
would seem as if some united action
could be taken to force the railroads
to do something along this line.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-22
COMING EVENTS.
May 28-Banquet, Mems Society o
Presbyterian Church, in til,

May 28-BanQuet. Mems Society OF
Presbyterian Church, In the
Chapel.
May 30-Busy Bees Social, Presby-
terrain Chapel.
June 8-Union Sabbath School Pa
rade.
June 22-Lawn Festival of Wom-
ans Guild OF St. ePter's Church.
July 24-Excursion, Baptist Sunday
School, up the Hudson.
Aug. 24-Methodist Sunday School
Excursion to Asbury Park.
June 11-Excursion, Auspices of the
Young Mems Hebrew Association.
July Annual outing of Sanger
bund of New Jersey. at Haledon.
July 1S-Excursion, Goodwill Asso-
citation to Asbury Park.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-22

Stern measures nave been taken in
York, Pa, to prevent the spread of
rabies. Every dog running at large
on the streets must be muzzIed. The
o n every place takes these pret
cautions the better.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-22

Three aeronauts in their big gas
bag. lowered over the Philadelphia
ball park during a fight through the
air. Probably the party on board
wanted to see if the ball players
could hit a balloon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-22

Big Improvements are under way
on the county bridge. 1t Is to be
hoped that the ~replanking will ex-
tend all the way across the structure.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-22

The secretary OF the State Char
tiles Aid Association declares that
1ails are schools for crime. Probably
he bases his statement on the large
number who are taking post graduate
courses.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-22

Perth Amboy has 80 many trifing
fires that when a shed full of rosin
burns down making a great smoke
some people go into Mysteries and act
as If we had a million dollar blaze.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-22
PUBLIC SERVICE TIME TABLE.

OdIb LtdNt SIHttH ISIdNU city.
Eor New Brunswick-6:t0 a. m. and
every 80 minutes until $40 p. m, also
at 9:40, 10:40 and 11:40 q. m. (Satur-
days only at 12:1O.)
For Keasbey-8:35 a. m. and every
Is mute until $40 p. m. Then every
80 minutes until 11:40.
For Rahway-5:5 so a. m. and every 80
minutes until 1920 p. m.
For Boynton Beach-6:0 100 a. m and
every IA minutes until 1910 n m.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-22

War locusts with wv" on their
wings are swarming In Virginia. Of
course, Mr.. Hobson looks upon this
as another vindication,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-22

We certainly have a "sure-enough'
Congress now. With Washington
sweltering In midsummer heat there
Is not a murmur Of adjournment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-22

1t is evident hat publicity does
have some effect. That huge manure
pile under the windows of public
school No. 1 has disappeared.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-22

According to statistics, aviation
has claimed fo~rty-seven victims since
man began to fly. No further proof
is needed as the genuineness of the
sport.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-22

All doubt about summer having ar
rived are dispelled by the appear
nnce of the Neutrality-suspicious.
your" 1end.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-22
OFFICE HOURS

open....7:0o. am. Close....7:o pm.
Money Order Der artment opens at
Registry Department opens 700 a.
m. and closes 800 p. m.
Carriers window open evenings from
6.0Q.to 700 p. m. Sundays 300 to
10: 90 a. M.
Stamp window opens TOO a. M;
closes at 700 p. NJ, daily. Sundays.
900 to 1000 a. III.
Public corridor open until 800 p. m.
GEO. Fl. TICE. Postmaster.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-22

There seems 10 be plenty of wet
ness In the air, The problem seems
to be to get some Of 1t in the ground.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-22

These foggy mornings make those
Hudson river tunnels look good to
the commuter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-22

A peace agreement has been sign
ed at Juarez. But 1t is quite a
different thing to have peace.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-22

Portugal again appears In the
days news with a fresh ~royaltst plot.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-04-25
A CHURCH FOR sWEETHEARTs

A novel plan is that of Rev. John
thompson. pastor of Methodist
church in Wheaton, H., to induce
young sweethearting couples to do
their ccr-ting in the church pews. In.
stead of repairing to Objectionable
ice-cream parlors, etc. He will allow
young people to stay late. with a big
room and piano In part Of the church
and 100 pews In which they can sit
at their ease.
There is no better place in the
world for young persons to do their
counting in than a church." said the
pastor. Il believe in matchmaking
that is, the right kind of matchma.
king. l think that every church
should make pre- Vision for upright
young men and good young women to
meet, and should arrange matters so
that they could fall in love with each
other.
This talk about dinners at lobster
palaces expensive seats at theaters
and other places is a mistake. A
good girl. who really loves a man,
does not want to see him make fool
Of himself when he is counting her
any more than she wants to see him
do so after they are married"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-04-25
Yesterday" He Went on Calmly a" Met With an Accident"

and his face was set to represent the
battle of Shiloh.
He had bandages all over his upper
floor. and two ice-bags held down his
wrists.
He was glad to see US and he said
so with some of his voice. He had
spent the rest of il singing, Has Any
body Here Seen Kelly
Boys" whispered the old chap on
the side track, they don't know any
thing. do they?" and with this he
pointed down stairs with one OF the
lce-bags.
Know anything" l echoed; well,
| should answer nay. You can bet
they don't know anything and never
will
Both wrists got we'll at once and
the ice-oags fell to the floor.
But Dixie Lawrence" he queried.
He was with me, and OIL what ca
pacity that man has" Then he
groaned and began to taste scrap-iron
in his mouth.
/ recounted the events Of the morn.
ing and explained that by this time
Dixie was paving party call in some
New York buffet, whereupon Uncle
Peter ysnked another foot out OF the
grave and began TO sit up and notice
the pictures on the wall
Boys" said the old fellow, 4 want
you to promise me that after this in
terview the terrible scenes OF last