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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-09
OIL REFINERY May BE
LARGEST PLANT HERE
Preliminary Work Started by Barber
Company Drive Test Piles New
Dock and BuIkhead.
TO AWARD GENERAL CONTRACT

With work under way on 4 large
oil refinery and on Increased docking
facilities for the Barber Asphalt
Paving Company, It's holdings In this
city bid fair to become the largest
OF any concern in the east. The oil
refining works alone, for which piles
are being driven, will be one OF the
largest factories in the community
and will cause a new line of steam
ships to run from Trinidad to this
city. The winter slump that usually
occurs at the company's present
plant IL at an end and there will be
revival of briskness when the Trin-
idad Steamship Company vessel.
Crown NevArre, enters Monday, as
scheduled. That is the flrst vessel
OF this line to be bound for this port
In some time and means the resump-
tion OF traffic to the Barber works
over that line.
The contracting frm OF Rhodes &
Manville, of Elizabeth, is erecting q
new hulkhead to increase ship facfli-
ties at the present barber plant and
has started to drive test piles for the
new oil refinery to be erected west of
the Central railroad tracks This
will be very large and will include
several buildings which will be mod
ern factory structures. The new
works will be constructed on a line
with the present factory and the two
plants Will be connected by graded
street, for which application was re-
Gently made to the County Board Of
Freeholders.
The new plant will be used to re-
fine oil taken from newly discovered
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-09
MORE POLICE
NOW NEEDED
Mayor Refsrs to Robberiss
| In North Amboy.

Mayor Bollsehweiler stated today that
in his opinion more patrolmen were
needed in the northern section of the
city as is evinced in the number OF
reported robberies from that portion o.
the city. It was question in the
mayor 8 mind, however, as to how the
city can provide for extra affieers al
this 4Aisae x~l.~1 80 much money n
needed in other directions.
The fact that nothing of much value
was taken at any Of the robberies,
the mayor regards as fortunate, al
though he admits that If things of val
ne had been exposed at the various
points visited they would undoubtedly
have been taken. The mayor declares
that he will look into the matter.
At all events with the repetition of
these robberies the question as to
whether or not the section in question
is amply pohced has arisen. There is
d large territory to be covered in that
portion of the city with but few Of
fcers. In his annual report Chief of
Police, Patrick J. Burke asked that
another mounted patrolman be given
him. 1t is the idea of the chief that
one mounted officer could do the duty
of several men on feet in that he
would be able to get over SO much
more ground.
Chief Burke said today that more
patrolmen were needed in that section
and that he hoped to have them on
duty in the near future.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-09
COUNTY SENDS
DELEGATES To
The INSTITUTE
Annual Sunday School Ses-
sions Being Held in This
City Today.
AN ATTRACTIVE PROGRAM
Estate SPEAKERS

Entertaining and instructive top
les will be taken up at the session
of the annual Sunday School Insti-
tute here today. An attractive pro-
gram will be carried out at the two
sessions to be held In the chapel OF
the First Presbyterian church this
afternoon and tonight. There will
be discussions on subjects Of value
to Sunday school teachers and 1t Is
likely an effort will be made to form
union normal Bible training class.
The first session Is scheduled TO
start at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon
and the second at o'clock tonight.
e. w. Barnes. president of the State
Sunday School Association, has pre-
pared the program, which will open
with devotional exercises this after
noon. The sessions will be attend
ed by representatives from Sunday
schools In this city, Woodbridge,
South Amboy and perhaps New
Brunswick and other places in the
county. In the ~neighborhood of
thirty Sunday schools may be repre-
sented.
Following the devotional service,
which is scheduled to be started at
$3.50 O'Clock, there will be round
table on graded Sunday school
work. Miss Alice B. Hamlin, grade
superintendent of the state, will talk
on this subject, prescribing a lesson
on the work. This WIZ be followed
by an intermission an~1Ag which the
out OF town represen atives will be
entertained a the home of E. w.
Barnes. where supper will be served.
The evening fSession will open
with deyotNns 8 o'clock,
followed b1A, -1aress by Louis H.
Koehler, genx-,1 secretary of the
state, on "The Calling of the Sunday
School Teacher" A round table
and open discussion on general Sun
day school meth DIS will follow 1t
is expected many important phases in
the work will be brought out. Ideas
will be exchanged and knowledge of
teaching methods will be spread.
Mrs. e. w. Barnes will preside at
the piarf5 during the meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-09
MANY REPLIES
ARE RECEIVED
Surprising What Answers
the Evening News Brought.

Evidence of the great results to
be derived through the EVENING
NEWS classified advertisements is
given In letter from Ward B.
Snyder, a local real estate dealer,
who advertised the finding of poe
kefbook containing large sum of
money in yesterdays NEWS. The
paper had not been on the street an
hour before Mr.. Snyder was besieged
with eager callers claiming they had
lost pocketbooks. and his mail was
many times it's normal size this
morning. In it came letters from
people In this and neighboring places
all claiming they had lost pocket
books which they were anxious to
recover.
Mr.. Snyder returned his finding to
Miss Nelson, OF 200 Water street,
whom he Is satisfied Is the rightful
owner. He has requested that the
TACT OF Its return be published, SO
that other unfortunate losers may
be spared the trouble of calling on
MIN. His letter to the EVENING
NEWS is as follows:
To Perth Amboy EVENING NEWS.
The lost pocketbook advertised In
your valuable paper of yesterday has
been delivered to Miss Nelson. Of No.
200 Water street. who, | am salts
Ned, Is the rightful owner.
From the many inquiries it would
seem there have been a number OF
lost pocketbooks recently, so If you
would kindly publish this note, other
unfortunate losers may be spared the
trouble of calling on me.
Very truly,
w. B. SNYDER.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-09

wells In Trinidad. 1t will be brought
here by steamers to the Barber COM
pany's dock and then transferred,
probably through pipes, to the new
works, which will be erected about q
quarter of mile from the landing
place OF the steamships. Rhodes &
Manville have pile driver on the
scene and q gang Of workmen who
are driving piles about the six-acre
tract on which the new plant is to
be erected. AS yet 1t Is not known
who the general contractors will be,
but 1t was stated at the Barber plant
today that the announcements would
be made In a short time, as the work
is coming to q head. Plans have
been completed and everything
seems in readiness for rapid pro-
gress.
Rhodes & Manville have a large
force OF men at work on the Barber
asphalt plant constructing new
bulkhead, ESQ feet long, the compile
.tion of which will cause shipping
facilities to be increased. The con-
struction OF the bulkhead will AFFORD
the use of another landing place, SO
that two scows may be docked at the
same time. At present one vessel
must wait In mid-stream while an
other Is docked.
Superintendent Darrow is now ex-
ercising his duties at the Barber
Asphalt Works. He was recently as
signed to that position,
Frederick r. Mccoy, assistant
superintendent Of the Barber plant,
is seriously Ill at his home at 243
First street.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-09
CONVENTION TO
BE HELD MAY 8
Date Set for Forestsrs Of
America Here.


Grand Chief Ranger j. p. Shot
land, Of the Foresters Of America. OF
the state OF New Jersey, at meet
ing OF Court Raritan, No. "A, In
South Ambol, made the first am
nouncement of the date of the state
convention to be held in this city In
May. The date decided upon Is
Tuesday, May 8, and the place
where the convention will be held is
Washington Hail.
AT that time 1t Is expected that
over 300 delegates from all parts OF
the state will gather here besides
many alternates and visitors, which
will probably bring the total mum
Der of Foresters to this city on the
day of the convention up to about :
500 or 1900. There will be two ses-
sions during the day, morning and
afternoon. Grand Chief Ranger
Shetland, who resides In Newark,
will preside. The morning session
will be for the purpose of hearing
reports of the officers for the year
and to transmit other business that
many come before the convention
At the afternoon session the annual
election of officers will take place.
AT this time Grand Senior Wood
ward D. j. Flynn, of this city, ex-
poets to be advanced to grand sub
chief ranger of the state. Mr.. Flynn
who has been one of the state off,
cials for the past three yars, having
come up from grand senior beadle, is
past chief ranger of Court Stand
ard, No. Ill. of this city, which po-
sition he occupied for several terms.
At the meeting of Court RarItan,
in South Amboy, last night, on which
occasion Grand Chief Ranger Shot
land and staff composed Of Grand
Secretary W.NL. J. Jobes, OF Jersey
City; Grand Senior Woodward. d. j.
Flynn, of this city, and Past Grand
Chief Ranger Emanual Sonnaband.
of Newark, made an official visit to
the court across the river. The con-
vention committee OF Court Stand
ard and Court Amboy of this city,
We're present and discussed the ar
rangements OF that event with the
grand officers and decided upon the
date.
Those Of the committee from here
were: Chairman, Frank Gilsdorf,
Harry Johnson, D. Ford, Lawrence
CIaneey, John Rhodes, Frank Be-
atty and William Hoy, OF Court
Standard Secretary Thomas Lucas.
Martin Ryan and B. J.. Mullen. Of
Court Amboy. One candidate was
initiated at this meeting by de-
gree team from this city. composed
of Thomas Lucas as chief ranger;
Martin Ryan. sub-ranger: Frank
GiisdoTf, past chief ranger; Frank
Beatty, lecturer; John Rhodes. sen.
ior beadle. and d. Ford, junior
beadle. After the meeting which
was held In Walsh's hall, the grand
officers and visitors from here were
entertained by Mayor Michael
Walsh, OF South Amboy. who fs a
prominent Forester OF that city.
On the day Of the convention here
1t Is proposed to have dinner In the
Auditorium - c,c.ocss, 10 the DEF
egateE and visitors and a bali In the
same place ia the evening.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-09
DECISION is
MADE IN THE
NELSON WILL
Practically Set Aside By
Vice CHANCELLOR Grand
Daughter Gets $40, 900.
ESTATE VALUE $3.50, ,00O--
AFFECTS OTHER HEIRS

Vice Chancellor Howell has just rem
dered q decision practically setting
aside the will Of the late Peter Nelson
disposing of q $150,000 estate In this
city. The decision is in favor mainly
Of Eleanora Lynch, a grand daughter,
who under the terms Of the will was
not to receive more than $4,000 but
now will get about 100000.
In his will Mr.. Nelson attempted to
make disposition of all Of his prop
erty in an elaborate document but fail
ed to dispose Of his property in legal
form in that the will tied up the prop.
erty longer than the law allowed.
The estate which includes most of
the property In the block formed by
State street, New Brunswick avenue
and Fayette street, including the Lauer
drug store point, was according to the
terms Of the will, left principally to
Mr.. Nelson s widow, Mrs. Caroline Nell
son, who was second wife, and two
children, by his second marriage, Kerl
Nelson and Ellen Nelson. Mrs. Nelson
was to receive an income of 5000 a
month as long as she lived and the two
income, If any, when they became of
age.
Mrs. Dorothy Nagle, daughter by
a former wife, was given the income
from large block of property in Fay
cite street. Eleanora Lynch, of Tot
tenville, a grand daughter by a child of
his first wife. when she became of age,
in the words of the will could 'snot re-
ceive more than $4,000 under any Cir
eumstances. ~
Tt win be several years yet before
the children affected by the decision
of the court of chancery become of age
until which time the arrangement for
the disposal of the estate as made in
the will is to be followed out. The
trustees will therefore in the meantime
pay to Mrs. Nelson and the two chill
dren by her the income from the es-
tate.
When the children become Of age,
however, the income from the estate
viii be divided into quarters, incident
sly providing for 5000 month in
come for Mrs. Nelson as long as she
lives Upon Mrs. Nelson's death the
property will practically be divided in
TO quarters to particularly benefit the
Lynch girl who was only to receive
$4,000 under the terms Of the will. Be-
fore Vice Chancellor Howelf's decision
practically setting the will aside the
two Nelson children and Mrs. Nagle
would practically have divided tiie es.
tate into thirds.
In addison to the local property
Mrs. Nelson was willed property in
Florida and some bank stock which
portion Of the will the court sustained.
Mr.. Nelson died In December, 1909.
Thomas Brown represented the Lynch
girl, Adrian Lyon, represented Mrs.
Nelson and her two children, and
Frank J. Higgins represented Mrs. Ma
gle when the case was argued before
Vice Chancellor Howell about six
months ago.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-09
GHOULS ROB
MAUS0LEUM
Believed to Have Stolen
Body In Erie, Pa.
speosa, bv United Press Wtrs.

HpectdE 0U UHtseG PTesS WNe-
Erie, Pa, Feb. 9-The entire Erie
police force, assisted by a hord Of
private detectives, are making a
house to house search OF Erie and
the surrounding country to take the
ghouls who have looted the magnifi-
cent Scott mausoleum In the local
cemetery. 1t Is now considered GER
tain that the body OF Mrs. McCullom.
formerly Miss Tracey, member OF
a prominent Philadelphia family and
sister-in-law of the late William l..
Scott, has been carried away, al
though those interested refuse to
make public any information about
the case.
From what can be learned Mrs.
McCullum's body was taken for ran
som, but whether an actual demand
for money has been made on the
family cannot be learned. The In
terror of the mausoleum was wreck
ed by the robbers, and the lids OF
three OF the collins were smashed to
see whose body was within.
The mausoleum was one of the
finest in the country. One theory
that the police are working on is
that Italians were concerned in the
ghoulish work. This theory is borne
out by the fact that the family re-
ceived a blackhand letter demanding
$4,000,
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-09
UPHOLD OCEAN
GO. DECISION
Justics Garrison Says Low
Is Riohtful Senator.
special 70 sas RvsNING NEwa.

Gf6ctGt 70 the ~ HN1NH ~ ~ " 3
Trenton, Feb, 9.U phoid1ns
Justice Willard P. yoorhees's deci-
Nfon Ia the Mathfs-I.ow senatorial
sAsht "a Ocean county. Justice Garrfs
gn HHl led In the supreme court today
an opinion denying writ Of manda-
mus sued out by Thomas A. Mathis,
Republican, to compel Justice Voor-
hees to give him the seat In the SEN
Democrat.
Justice Garrison refuses to take
the seat from Low ana give it to
Mathis upon the ground that Justice
Voorhees, was not required to make
the orders unseating Low unless the
recount was upon ballots cast at the
election.
Justice Voorhees, following the re-
count, refused to take the certificate
or election from Low and give 1t to
Mathis on the ground that the votes
counted by his order were not the
votes cast at the election. Justice
Garrison holds that the reversal of
he make the specific orders demand
within the province of the writs OF
mandamus.
Low was declared elected by the
voting last November and was given
q certificate to that senatorial seat.
l&,homaa Mathis got the recount, but
only a portion OF the county vote
was recounted. The result was that
Mathis was shown to have been
elected by small plurality, but it
was claimed that this was brought
about by the Illegal placing Of bal
lots in one OF the boxes after election
and before the recount.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-09
EXPRESSMEN
STRIKE AGAIN

SpGU3uE DE OWfseU Sftss TFEt
Jersey City, Feb. 9:Two hun
dred drivers and helpers of the
Wells Fargo Express Company in
this city went ON strike, today They
demand the reinstatement of num-
ber of men who have been laid OFF by
the stable fereinen. The men claim
that these men were fired because
they We're active in last falls strike.
II the men are not refnstated the
union leaders say there will be an-
other general strike.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-09
FORGED CHECK
ON POLK0W|Tz

Joseph and Samuel Polkowitz, of the
firm of Joseph Polkowitz s. Brother,
are investigating the theft of three
blank checks from one of their old
check books and the forgery Of one
of them for $1S. Blanks Nos. 1902, l.
S02 and 1903 were taken from a check
book which the Polkowitz brothers de-
clare they do not use now. No. 1902
was filled out for $1s and the firm g
name was forged.
1t appears that it was eashed in a
saloon and later reached the hands of
j. N. Peterson. He rendered it with
cash and other checks for deposit and
it was then that the First National
Bank employees discovered it to be a
fraud.
The attention of the police win be
called to the case SO that the thief
and forger may be apprehended The
other stolen blanks are expected by the
Polkowitz brothers to turn up in SIM
liar manner.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-09
FIVE DROWNED WHEN CAR
RAN INTO OPEN DRAW

Special by Umtted Prsss wtrs.
Sheyboygan, Wis, Feb. 9:-Five
persons are known to be dead as the
result OF a street car plunging
through an open draw into the Shey-
boygan river here today. The con-
ductor and motorman saved their
lives by jumping. Five women pas
sengers were drowned.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-09
WEST VIRGINIA TO VOTE
. 0NPROHIBITION CLAUSE
,o,al b. Uulted Pres, wsrs,

Special BY United Press Wirs
Charleston, w. Va, Feb. 9:-The
House today passed the Senate joint
resolution submitting to vote of
the people the amendment to the
constitution to prohibit the manu-
facture and sale of intoxicants after
July /, 1914, by vote of 73 to 10.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-09
.DISPROvE REPORT OF
FATALITIES IN WRECK WRECK
uns.sd Press wire.

gpeoEas By United Prcss Wire.
Chattanooga, Tenn.s Feb. s--The
arrival of wrecking trains today at
Minch's switch where the Memphis
special was wrecked last night, dis
proves the story that ten passen-
gers were killed. Fourteen of them
were seriously injured, but none fa-
tally
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-09
KILLED A MAN
WITH A SLING
Special by United Press Wire.

New York, Feb. 9:-John R..
Hardy, private in the Marine
Corps, stationed at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard, died today of frac-
tured skull. He got into a quarrel
in saloon near the yards early to-
day with a man who struck him
down with sling shot. The as
sailant escaped.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-09
PARACHUTE
DEVICE FOR
AER0PL.A
scsai 81 ca7fed fress ws.~.

specsai 81 tH7fed 3zrcss WEE. .
FaFfs, Feb successful fsg
was made today of a parachute safe.
-.~,1s-
plane equipped with parachute to
which was suspended dummy
weighing ITO pounds was thrown
from Eiffel tower The aeroplape
was smashed to bits but the nara
cnute with the dummy came down
gently. The parachute is so arranged
that 1t disengages itself from the
aeroplane automatically when the
aeroplane starts to fall.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-09
KAISER WILHELM TO co
ON CRUISE FOR HEAL tn.

special By Untfed Prsss wtrs.
Berlin, Feb. e-It wac unofficially
stated today that the Kaiser would
shortly start on Mediterranean
cruise in obedience to the advice OF
PHYSICIANS The Kaiser is said to
nave a slight cold, but there Is a
general feeling that his condition is
much worse than the Official an
nouncement.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-09
2 DEAD IN SERVING
AN EJECTMENT WRIT
bu united Press Wlre.

Special by United Press Wire.
Cumberland, Nd. Feb. 9:-Sheriff
Noah Hendley was shot and fatally
wounded today by John Sweitzer, an
electrician, in pistol duel. Hendley
was trying to serve an ejectment writ
on Sweitzer and Deputy Clay, after
Hendley fell, brought down Sweitzer
with shot in the back. Both wound
ed men were rushed to hospital 1t
is believed they cannot recover.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-09
SHOT HIS WIFE
I HEN HIMSELF
apeotal b. United Press wtrs.

Washington, Feb. 9:-Samuel
Shipley. a former government em-
ploye, murdered his wife today and
then committed suicide. Shipley de-
serted his @ife a year ago, and their
fourteen year old son William al
lowed him to enter the mothers
house because the father told him
he was "cold and Ill" and promised
to leave before the mother returned.
Instead of doing SO, he shot the wo-
man and then himself.