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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-17
END H STRIKE.

For the sake Of the strikers
and their families; for the
sake of the industries where
the men are employed; for the
sake Of the business men Of
the city, and for the welfare of
Perth Amboy as a whole, we
hope the present labor Difficult
ties will be settled today or to-
morrow. Much suffering and
a great loss has already been
experienced. 1t must be end
ed at once for the good Of all.
The employers should take
into consideration the enor-
nous increase in the cost Of
living and remember that a
dollar will do only about half
what is used to do. This in
crease in the cost of living
falls particularly hard on the
laborer who usually has a
large family to house and
clothe as we'll as feed. Very
little can be accomplished on
ten or even twelve dollars a
week these days,
AT the same time the en-
ployes must remember that
the employer has many prob
lens to solve that the laborer
would never think Of. Com
petition still exists even if
there are trusts and combina-
tons in business. Where
there are a large number of
employees a small increase for
each man soon runs into q
large sum. A dollar a week
more for 1000 men would
mean $1,000 a week more that
the company must pay out,
This makes a big difference in
the cost of production and
may mean that another CON
Germ, where an increase in
wages has not been granted,
will get the contract.
Both employers and en-
ployes should remember that
business is almost at a stand
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-17
Perth Amboy Trust Co.

This Company Is a legal deposit
DRY for the funds of the State of
New Jersey, the County of Middle
sex and is also a depository for the
municipal funds Of the City of Perth
AmhOY
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-17

TO NEW DIRK
Leave Perth Amboy Daily
sos, $50, 700. '7:29, 1920, $500. 500,
$3.50, $50, 1880, 11:47 a. M, 12:47, 1852.
$50, $40, 4:25, 6:26, $40, 1884, 900,
1923, 1880 p. m.
sos, go, 100, .7:2e, 1929, 800, 500.
2:03, 2:28, 800, $50, 4:2O, 5;Sb, 6;25.
1880, $40, 9:05, 1910, 1870 p. m.
Sundays and Holidays
a. m. 12i45, 1:45, 2:60, $50, 4:49, 5:25,
sos. GAS, 1927, sos, 1858. $50. 1876,
i11:30 p. m.
FROM NEW FORK.
Leave New York Daily
500. 700. 500, 900, 1000, 100 a. M,
1900 noon, 100, 200, 300, 400. s:A0,
b:15, $3.50, 6:45, 6:15, $50. 700. 7:40,
600, 1000, 1870 p. m, 1890 a. m.
500. 100, 500, 900, 1000, 400 a. M.
1900 noon, 1910, 100. 1:15.I 1870, 300,
$50, 8:16, 400. A:46 $40, 500. $40,
7:20, 500. $40, 9:2O, 1920. 1870 p. M,
1890 a. M.
Sundays and Holidays
$50, 500. 900, $40. 1920. 100 a, M,
1900 noon. 100, 200, 800, 400, 500.
500, $40, 7:20, 500, $40, 9:2O, 1000.
100 p. M, 1900 night, l12:S0 a. m.
GEO. J. BROWN.
General Traffic Agent
Holiday nights only.
sEXpress,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-17
MONDAY, JUNE II, 1912.
Population, 9S,131.
% miles from New YoFa.

>
% miles from New YORK;
On staten island Sound, at the
mouth Of the Raritaq river ~nu
Ocean steamers can DOCK IN iro"A
80 to 30 feet Of water.
Channel 21 feet deep at low wa
ter leading up The bay from SANDY
Daily steamer service to New
Foul ~lanroads. the pennsylvania
Central Railroad Of New 'eLs1yd
Rapid Transit. Branches unnins IN
all directions. afToTdlns almost an
unlimited number Of excellent lse-
Has two telegraph and two tele-
phone companies.
Electric fight and gas companies
TWO daily n~ewspapers
Federal p~ostofioe building.
Public Library.
Nine grammar schools and one
high school. which is on the ap-
proved list of all the shading uni
v!ersities In the country, eur pare on3-
Churches or all denominations.
City Hospital
Municipal water works o..
Prominent center for trolleys 10
Ricbest clsy deposits in the coun-
try in the Immediate vicinity.
splendid theatrical advantages.
Some Of the leading industries are
American Smelling q Relnlng
W woF r 6 jafe5Sf LEAD Work.5 6hited
Tile & Falenoe Co; c. Pardee Steel
snd Tile Works. Atla9tI4 IeEEra gov
Jersey Terra Gotta Co.; three plants
Of the National FireRroofins Com.
within the immediate vicinityi Ger
W wis Wo,ksL ce~gssnrougHh vssstl we
drydock companies together. with
shipyards and marine rallTays,
pany, Roessier { Hasslscher chem
lGal Works; emery mills, coke and
cigar factories; oement stone works.
coal shipping piers; handkerchief
shops and iron f~oundTies
George st. Audrassy. secretary of
the Board of Trade.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-17
PROPOSALS..

4bSA \
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Water Commissioned at the
City Hall. Perth Amboy, N, J., on June
10th, 1912, at $3.50 p. M, for laying
about 1000 TT. Of "a inch water main
on Marsh Point Meadows, said main to
be laid on timbers to be furnished by
the City.
All bids must be accompanied by q
certified check drawn to the order of
the City Treasurer for $4,000 and the
successful bidder must give satisfactory
bond of 100000 for the faithful per-
Torrance of the contract, which he will
be required to complete In forty days, In
accordance with the general specihca-
tions for pipe laying on file In the City
Hall.
Blank form Of Proposal may be OBJ
tanned at the office of the board.
The right to reject any or all bids is
reserved by the board.
By order of the Board of Water Com
missioners.
8. J. MASON,
8017 6-10 OF Engineer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-17

8017 6-10 OF
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-17
COMING EVENTS.

June 27-Colonial Fete, St. Pc
ter's Parish house.
June 30-Y. NJ. H. A. Excursion to
BelleWood Park.
July 3-Picnic, Goodwill Fife,
Drum and Bugle Corps, Nickenig's
Grove, Maurer.
July 16-Excurslon OF Baptist
Sunday school up the Hudson
July 20-21-Regatta of Waterway
League of New Jersey. Raritan
Yacht Club host.
August 4-Union excursion OF
Danish societies to Bellewood.
August 22-Annual Methodist ex-
cursion to Asbury Park and Ocean
Grove.
September State Saengerlund
Biennial meeting and celebration in
this city.
October 24-Parade and celebra-
ton by Volunteer Ftremen,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-17
FIRE ALARM BOXES.

23-nar1tan Copper Works.
l4-Market and Sheridan Bts.
26-Smith St. and G. II. n
g6-High and Lewis SITS.
I-Madison Ave, INK Paterson St
2S-Market and First SITS.
86-Smith and High SITS.
36-N. b. Ave. q New st.
87-State and Smith SITS.
43-Buck'hGm Ave. g. Hartford St-
46-Commerce and Front Sts.
Estate and Washington SITS.
t7-High and Washington Sts~
k4-State St. and Buckingham Ave,
60-Hall Ave. and Charles St.
b1-State and Wayne SITS.
6S-Near United Lead Works
bQ-Maurer.
62-Washington and First Sts.
62-N. b. Ave. q Elm st.
64-Smith ct. and Watson Ava.
6b-Commerce and State Sts~
72-Front and Smith SITS.
7a-Water and Gordon 6ts.
74-Kearny Ave. and Gordon St
82-Smith and Herbert SITS,
B3-Amboy Ave. & Washington St
85-Near city Hospital.
84-Lehigh Ave. and Stanford st.
B7-Amboy and Hall AYES.
82-Amboy Ave, and Inslee st.
94-Neville and tombstone SITS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-17

Cars Leave Sfaen tslbnu gerry
For New Brunswick-6:10 a. m. and
every 80 minutes until $40 p. M, also
at e:4o, 1910 and 11:4o p. M. (satur-
days only at 12:10.)
For Keasby-8;25 T. m. and every
Is minutes until $40 I. m. Then every
80 minutes until 11:40.
For Rahway-6:5G a. m. and every so
minutes until 1870 p. m
For Boynton Beach-e:00 a. m ano
every 10 minutes until 1870 D. m.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-17
THE RAINY DAY

that all must expect some time or
other will not harm you If you are
protected by a savings bank account.
Women especially should provide
themselves with that protection,
This bank invites you to open an
account and for your own sake urges
you to open 1t at once. We allow
you 3 per cent. interest.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-31
KILLED BY A TRAIN
Oscar Nielsen a Beet Loader
Met Instant Death Near
Somers Station.
WAS WALKING ALONG TRACK

Oscar Nielsen, 81 years Of age and
supposed to be a resident of Morton
Grove, ILL.,, was instantly killed half
mile north of the village of Somers
Friday afternoon when he was struck
by a south bound passenger train on
the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul
road. Nielsen had worked for one day
as beet loader at Somers station and
with a companion had slept in barn
near the station on Thursday evening.
The men got up in the morning and
went to one of the saloons in the town
and had been drinking heavily. Ln the
work but Nielsen declared that he was
tired of the work and that he would
walk back to Morton Grove. He was
walking along the track when he was
struck. Members of the train crew
declare that the man paid no attention
to the whistle OF the engine and seemed
to court death by remaining on the
track. The remains were brought to
the Mischler and Stanton morgue late
Friday afternoon and an inquest Is be-
ing held over them this afternoon.
Coroner Stanton has not been able to
find out much in regard to the life of
the man but he is supposed to be I'M
married. 1T is said that he had form
erly worked as barber in Chicago,
but that for several years he had led
wandering life working at various
points along the st. Paul railway. Eff
forts are being made to locate the rela-
tives Of the man and have them take
charge of the body. The coroner as
serted that his investigation of the
case indicated that the man had met
accidental death.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-31
OATS LEADS As BIGGEST CROP
Corn Drops into Second Place But Has
Greater Acreage for the Present Year
Dairy Interests of County Shown
to be Making Great Growth

Interesting statistics of agricultural
conditions in Kenosha county, are
shown in the annual reports on crops
forwarded to Madison today by County
Clerk Russell H. Jones. The report
shows that there is a total Of 67,853
acres of land being titled in the
county this year. The farmers of Ke-
nosha county still consider corn as the
leading crop and more acreage has
been given over to corn than any
other crop Notwithstanding the fact
that the report of the crops raised last
year shows that the oat crop was
larger than the corn crop even
though the acreage given to oats was
much smaller.
This year Kenosha county has SAL
acre Of growing wheat, 24,133 acres
Of corn, 1928 acres Of oats, 1891
acres of barley, SAT acres of rye, 1874
acres Of flax seed, 1876 acres Of pota-
toes, 1928 acres of sugar beets, 992
acres of apple orchards with total
Of 29,268 bearing trees, is acres
of Strawberries, "a acres of raspberries
and acres of black berries. There
are 1912 acres of meadows in the
county and $3.50 acres of timberland.
The report shows that there is a
great tendency on the part of Keno
sha county farmers to get into the
dairy business and the total number Of
mich cows as shown by the assess
ment rolls is 12,4l1 and the value of
them is placed at $416,387. There are
$3.50 other cattle returned for assess
ment and the value of them is placed
at $103,725,. 5,346 horses are returned
for taxation and the value of them is
placed at $484,240 This does not in
clude horses owned in the city of Ke-
nosha. The sheep and lambs in the
county number 1907 and the value is
placed at 1924 and the number of
swine is placed at 1910 and the
value is $25,238.
The crop report shows that during
the year 1911 there were $40, 673
bushels of oats raised in the county,
499,S35 bushels of corn, 1920 bushels
Of wheat, 93,780 bushels of barley,
1928 bushels of rye, and 90,159
bushels of potatoes in addition to a
large amount of the smaller crops.
The crop of sugar beets last year
amounted to 30,855 tons and there
were $1,000 tons of hay.
The report shows that there was a
total of 21,084 pounds of butter made
on farms and that 1,32S,432 pounds
of milk was sold to the condensino
factories during the year. Figures on
the total production of milk are not
available from the report.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-31
COMMON Law A REAL DRAMA
Decentralization of the Chambers Novel
Pleases Audience at the Rhode.

The Common Law the dramatization
of the novel by Robert w. Chambers,
contributed to the literature of the
country a couple Of years ago, had it
first presentation in Kenosha at the
Rhode Opera House on Tuesday eve
ming and it pleased fair sized crowd,
The playwright has followed closely
the lines of the book and the play is in
tune with the popular demand for some
thing of the sensational presented in a
delicate manner. There are thrills
enough III the piece to make it salts
flying TO any lover Of melodrama, and
there is enough comedy to make it plea
sing to the lovers of the lighter form
of amusement. The piece is staged in
a decidedly pleasing manner, the sett-
ings following drawings made by Glib
son. The cast Of players was one of
the best ever seen in Kenosha.
Henry King is Louis Neville, Doro-
thy Stanton is Valerie West, and Ce-
cillia Griffith is the mother. There is
wholesome enough secondary story
interpreted by Kathryn Stevens and
Graydon Fox, and Carl 7. jackson plays
the part of the false friend, Jose Qua
rida, without whom there would not be
much of a story.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-31
To PROTECT NAVAL RECRUITS
Big Petitions Originating in Illinois
Add Part of Kenosha County to
the Territory to be Affected by Pro-
eosed Legislation by Congress.

Pleasant Prairie and especially that
part of Pleasant Prairie within two
miles of the lake shore, is threatened
with wave Of temperance and it is
possible that the United States gov
eminent will take a hand in removing
all saloons from the territory. A petit
ton signed by hundreds of people liv-
ing along the north shore between
Chicago and Kenosha has been sent to
congress asking that law be passed
declaring all territory along the lake
shore between the two cities "dry ter
ritory." The petition is sent to the
government on account of the fact
that the naval training school is To-
Gated within the territory and under
the federal laws the government has
the right to pass laws limiting the ssls
of intoxicating liquors within a GER
tain distance from such an institution.
The petitions to the government have
not been circulated anywhere in Ke-
nosha county and the territory in this
county seems to have been tackled onto
the petition started in Illinois. It is
not certain that the petitions will ever
have any effect, but it is said that
several of the members of congress
have already expressed themselves as
being favorable to dry zone in the
neighborhood Of the naval training
school. Only two saloons in Kenosha
county would be affected by the rule
should it be passed by the government.
It is thought, however, that the clos
ing Of saloons along the lake shore
might have tendency to make posi-
BILE local elections which would result
in the entire town of Pleasant Prairie
being voted dry. The movement is
not a new one and the Illinois resi-
dents have been busy for some time
seeking to have saloons closed up.
The big snag for the petition has
been found at Waukegan and it is
probable that the people of that city
will contest very strenuously any eff
fort On the part of the government to
put Waukegan into dry. territory. It
is declared that the naval training
boys do not spend great deal of time
or money in the saloons in the rural
districts, but most of them go either
to Waukegan or Kenosha. While OBJ
jections have been made by officials Of
both cities to the presence of the re-
cruits they still come in large numbers.
Nearly every Sunday from forty to
sixty of the recruits come to Kenosha
and they would not in any way be af-
fected by the proposed Inauguration
of the dry zone. The promoters of the
plan seem to believe that there would
be no chance to get the city of Keno
sha into the zone ard Kenosha as a
city is not mentioned in the petition.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-31
oLBRICH AT BRISTOL.
Speaks for State Administration at
Bristol Tuesday Night.

The republicans of Kenosha county
held the last speaking meeting of the
campaign in the county on Tuesday
evening at Bristol when M. B. Oh
brich, prominent Madison attorney,
spoke to crowd of $50 people. At
torney Olbrich gave all of his time to
the discussion of the income tax and
state issues and while he was given a
respectful hearing the crowd was not
enthusiastic.
The real feature of the meeting was
fifteen minute appeal for votes for
women by Miss Florence Wells, one
of the teachers at Kemper Hall. Miss
Wells made a scholarly appeal for the
support of the suffrage movement.
1t had been expected that Congress
man Cooper would speak at Wilmot on
Thursday evening, but the Racine can
didate has decided not to make any
speeches in Kenosha county this year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-31
Senator LaFollette to Speak
at the Coliseum i'm Ken
osha Saturday
PARTY LEADERS IN QUANDARY

Clamp down the matches. Senator
Robert M. LaFollette is heading
toward Kenosha and it is announced
that he will practically wind up the
campaign here on Saturday afternoon
speaking at the Coliseum. The lead
ers of all of the old parties are cha
grined over the coming of LaFollette.
The democrats fear that he will blast
the hopes of Karel in this county by
his support of McGovern, the republi-
cans fear that his expressed preference
for Wilson will bring votes for the
democratic nominee for president and
the bull moosers believe that his as
sault on Theodore Roosevelt will slow
down the progressive sentiment in the
city and county. Notwithstanding all
of these fears Senator "Bob' is COM
ing and he is coming loaded to the
guards. LaFollette has been on the
stump for the past two weeks and he
has been in great demand all over the
state. His speech in Kenosha will be
one of a busy day as he is to speak in
Racine in the evening and possibly
several other places before he reaches
Kenosha. In his speeches all over the
state Senator LaFollette has given a
great deal more time to the defense
of his own course in the present cam
paign than to the support of any of
the candidates for president. He has,
however, been strong in his support
of Governor McGovern and the men
on the state ticket and there is no
doubt but that his speech in Kenosha
will have tendency to pull to the
McGovern standard some of the dyed
in the wool LaFollette supporters in
the city and county. The senator will
speak under the auspices of the re-
publican county committee and it is
certain that the Coliseum will be
crowded for the meeting.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-31
PRESENT FOUNTAIN TO CITY
Members of the Union Gather at Y. M.
G. A. for q Luncheon After Which
Presentation of Fountain Takes Place
on Market Square

twenty-five years ago today a little
band of devoted Christian women In
Kenosha organized the Kenosha branch
of the Woman IS Temperance Union and
this afternoon almost every member of
the organization in Kenosha and many
visitors from other cities gathered at
the Y. M. G. A. building to celebrate
the silver jubilee of the organization.
Twenty-Five years of uninterrupted
work for the temperance cause was the
real reason for the celebration. The
Kenosha branch of the w. G.. T. U. is
one of the strongest in Southern Wis
consin and at the gathering today were
many women who had been actively
in the work of the local branch during
the whole twenty-five years of it s ex-
istence. Prominent leaders in the work
Of the union from Racine, Waukegan
and other cities came to Kenosha to ex-
tend congratulations to the members of
the local union for the work that had
been done in Kenosha. On of the big
features Of the celebration today
was the presentation to the city of
a handsome fountain which had been
set up at the corner of Main street and
Market square. The service of dedicat-
ing the fountain which took place late
this afternoon came as the closing of
the silver jubilee celebration. The
fountain is not only handsome but is is
one of the great needs of the city and
it promises to be decidedly valuable as
an addition to Main street. Tt is Of a
decidedly pleasing design and offers
for thirsty people four movable, bubling
cups. It is one of the first fountains
of the type to be set up in Wisconsin.
The observance of the Silver Jubilee
opened at the Y. M. G. A. auditorium
at one o CLOCK with luncheon at which
covers were laid for more than hun
dred guests. Mrs. Minnie E. Barbour,
president of the organization acted as
toast mistress and after an invocation
by the Rev. H. X. Gebhart Mrs. Fran
ces Smith gave very interesting his
tory of the work Of the organization in
Kenosha. Greetings from charter mem
bers were brought by Mrs. Louise
Davy and Mrs. B. Allen. Mrs. Fuller
of Flint, Mich, responded to the toast
" Flowers and the Rev. E. T. Farrill
spoke on the cooperation between the
w. G. T. U. and the churches of the
city. Mrs. Peter Stair gave reading
after which Mrs. Mary D. Bradford
spoke on the work of the Wisconsin
Teacher IS Association and the program
at the hall closed with an address on
+" Our Work. by Mrs. A. P. Mcdonald.
The exercises attending the dedica-
ton Of the fountain were held on Mar
ket Square. They opened with the
singing of America and prayer by
the Rev. F. S. Dimmock of the First
Baptist Church after which the formal
presentation was made by the Rev
Peter Stair. Mayor Dan 0. Head re-
sponded for the city and accepted the
fountain in a few well chosen words and
the program closed with short ad.
dress by Mrs. Almena Parker Mcdonald
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-31
CONCERT AND SUPPER AT
WESLEY.

A concert and supper under the d.
rection of the women of Wesley M. E.
church, South Bristol, will be given in
the church ON Friday evening, .Novem-
Der 1st, starting at 500. This concert
will consist of readings by Mrs. Peter
F. Stair, male quartette, duet and solo
selections by the "Karnes Boys" and
E. E. Elkerton and violin and other in
strumental numbers by various Kenosha
talent. After the concert the ladies will
give one of the suppers for which they
are famous. All come and enjoy a good
evening.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-31
RUSH SEWER WORK.
City Hopes to be Able to Complete All
Work Under Contract Next Month.

WOrk U0QeT contract N6AG MOuIu.
Members of the street assessment
Committee of the Common Council are
rushing the work on the sewers now
under construction and all records for
sewer building in Kenosha will be
broken this year. Already fifty one
pieces of sewer have been completed
and it is planned to secure the COM
pletion of the ten others sewers under
construction by the latter part of No
vember. Robert Nelson will complete
the big sewer on Racine avenue this
week. An effort was made to have
the sewer extended as far north as
Fairfield avenue but the committee
turned this plan down and the. work
will be stopped at the terminal named
in the contract. Work on the trunk
sewer system which is to be built to
take care of the sewerage Of the North
and West side of the city will be con-
tinued during the winter months and
it is expected that the sewer will be
put in with the opening of the new
season. 1t is probable that bonds will
be issued to provide for the building
of this trunk sewer, but before the
council can issue the bonds it will be
necessary to submit the matter to the
vote of the people. The present adj
ministration has not issued any
bonds against the city and in this re-
gard it differs from the former admin
istration.
The plans for the proposed trunk
sewer will be presented to the council
just as soon as the sewer work now
under contract is completed.