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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-05-09
TO TAKE AWAY
PIPE CONTRACT
Short Weight Not Wanted
by Water Board.

The contract for furnishing $40
tons of twenty-four-inch pipe for ex-
tending the new water main across
the south shore meadows, awarded
to r. D. Wood & Company, of Phila-
delphia, May /, may be taken from
them and awarded to the next low
est bidder. The water commission
ers are in receipt of a request from
the Wood concern asking the board
to accept pipe at less weight than
that specified In the proposal, which
was 275 pounds to the foot. The
commissioners will not comply with
such request and declare If the
concern will not furnish pipe at the
weight specified at the cost of
5000 a net ton, action of awarding
the contract will be rescinded and
it will be awarded to the next low
est bidder.
AS the Wood company has not
stated specifically that 1t cannot
furnish pipe at the specified weight,
the power committee of the Board
of Water Commissioners will take
up the subject with the concern.
John Fox & Company bid $20.95
per ton for pipe shipped via the Cen
tral railroad, and $21.85 per ton via
the Camden G Amboy railroad. The
Standard Cast Iron Pipe & Foundry
Company bid $21.30 per ton for
pipe shipped according to the pro-
posal.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-05-09
Peter Larsen Fir ST
to be Arraigned
Before Court.
SCALES TESTED
SeaIer Toft Tells of Stopping
the Driver and Weighing
Load--Defense is Deal
er Had No Guilty
knowledge.
Special to tho EvENIN0 NEWS.


New Brunswick, May 9:--Peter
Larsen. the first of the Perth Amboy
coal dealers to be tried before
Judge Peter F. Daily on charges of
selling short weight coal and thus
securing money under false pre-
lenses, was found guilty this after
noon by jury after two hours de-
liberation. The jury went out at
noon and returned at 2:15 o'clock
this afternoon.
Aaron Gross, another dealer, was
put on trial Immediately, charged
with a Hike offense. 1t was alleged
during the trial, which started
yesterday afternoon, that Larson
sold, on February Z, 1920 pounds
OF coal for 1000 pounds and
was paid Sc for it. The state
completed It's case yesterday after
noon, when Lawyer Theodore
Strong moved for a direction of YER
dict for the defendant on the ground
that no guilty knowledge of the de-
fendant had been shown. This mo-
ton was denied and the defendant
was sworn as the first witness on
this side OF the case
The testimony of the state showed
that Mrs Fannie Mcdonnell a
widow, had sent a postal to Larsen
ordering a ton of coal The order
had been turned over to Larsen's
son. The driver, Raymond Sears,
weighed the coal, made out the
ticket and started for the Mcdonnell
house with it. On the way Sears
was stopped by Henry loft, the seal
or of weights and measures at Perth
Amboy, who has the load re-weighed
on the scale In Peterson's yard. He
found it $50 pounds short William
w Waldron, state superintendent OF
weights and measures, testified that
he had tested Toft's standards and
hound them correct.
The coal was in twenty standard
100 pound bags.
The defense was that Larsen had
no guilty knowledge that full weight
was not given, that the scales had
been tested Wy the weigher and
found to be correct, that he had
given orders that full weight be
given and that he was not present
when this coal was delivered. Lar
sen testified that his scales had been
tested twice and were recognized
as city scales.
The jury retired with the case
about 1880 o'clock this morning
and was still out at noon.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-05-09
WILL EXAMINE
CAMDEN WELLS
Water Board Receive Bids
for Addition at Runyon
But Defer Action.
PLAN INSPECTION TRIP
Will Try and Drive Indes-
tructabIe Wells in Future
flavor Gravel Screens.

DESTROYS of installing indestruc-
table wells at the Runyon pumping
station IL such can be done, the
Board of Water Commissioner last
night deferred final action on bids
for ten or more new wells. Five
bids were received, considered and
referred to the committee of the
whole. During a recess the commits
sioners considered the advantage OF
gravel over brass or copper gauzs
screens and decided to defer action
until they can view some gravel
screen wells in operation in the vi
cinity of Camden. The committee
of the whole reported progress in
the matter of new wells.
Bids Are Opened.
The bids received for the new
wells follow Oscar c. Bennett, ol
Belmar, s277 each; Ridpath & Pot.
ter Company, Of Philadelphia, S29s
each; George B. Kisner & Son, o.
Belmar, 1920 each; Thomas B. Har-
per estate, of Jenkintown, 1925;
George Pfeiffer, Jr., of Camden
S400. The latter agreed to furnish
indestructable gravel screening ap
paratus instead Of metal gauzt
screens as the other bidders figured
on.
Explain About Wells.
Each of the bidders met the com
missioners in committee session ant
discussed at length the good proper.
ties of their respective wells. The
commissioners displayed most inter
est in Mr.. Pfeiffer's proposition be
cause he could furnish wells declared
to be indetructable, whereas the life
of metal screens on other kinds II
only about six years and the cost O
installing new screens Is practically
the same as installing an entire new
we'll.
The commissioners will probably
make arrangements this week fol
going to Camden to look over wells
with gravel screens in that vicinity
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-05-09
DEMENTED MAN
DIES IN ASYLUM
Albert Gardner Expires Few
Hours After Arrival at
institution Yesterday.
AUTOPSY IS PERFORM ED
DiIated Heart Is Cause
Fights With Attendants on
Way to Trenton.

Albert Gardner, who became vio-
lently insane and attacked two wo-
men in their homes at 422 state
street Tuesday afternoon, died at
S:15 o'clock last night in the State
Hospital for the Insane at Trenton,
within a few hours after he had been
brought there. The man raved and
sobbed necessarily. AT times he be-
came so troublesome that it re-
ouired the strength Of three men to
hold him. About s o'clock yesterday
afternoon he became weak and later
lapsed into Inconsistencies. County
Physician Scammell, of Mercer
county, performed an autopsy on the
body this morning and determined
the man had died of a dilated heart
due to his ailment.
Found Nude in Cell.
City Marshal Walters, with the
assistance of two other men took
Gardner to Trenton in c. A, Sexton s
automobile yesterday afternoon
The man was found naked in the
padded cell and it required consider
able effort to dress him. While at
tendants were trying to put shirte
on the victim, he kneeled and sobbed
several times Please don't make me
tell my story" He walked quietly
to the waiting automobile and acted
peaceably until New Brunswick was
reached.
He then raised blanket above
his head, shrieked and scrambled
about tho tonneau of the car. He
raved and tore at the clothing OF the
h,I yhr
were holding him down. He was
carried into the state hospital and
placed in the morgue, was wildly
excited and attendants decided to
place him in the hot tack" where
he was kept for an hour. He acted
more quietly afterward and about
o'clock he began to grow weaker
He collapsed shortly after 6 o'clock
and shortly afterward lapsed into
unconBciousness and expired quietly
at 8:15 O'Clock.
Body Held For Relatives.
The police Of this city were in
formed of the death and the body
was turned over 30 Ivans &, Taylor
an undertaking firm of Trenton, who
are holding 1t pending the arrival
of relatives and friends. Officials
of the state hospital have sent tele-
grams to relatives of the man, be-
lieved to live on Long Island.
Gardner Is believed to have been
mentally unbalanced for months
back, but did not become violent un,
til Tuesday afternoon when he at.
tackled Mrs. Thomas Cluney and Mrs
Nathaniel Morse, at 422 State street
The women believe they had mar,
row escape from being killed by the
maniac.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-05-09
COAL DEALER GUILTY
OF GIVING A SHORT
y ! WEIGHT IN THIS CITY
BOY INJURED
BY RUNAWAY
Hurled From Waaon.-Ma
Box is Broken.

Viggo Rasmussen, fourteen years
old, was severely bruised and
scratched about the body, a mail
box was knocked to the ground and
a rig partially demolished in a short
but spectacular runaway in Wash
ington street about 5 o'clock yester-
day afternoon. J. P. Westergaard' s
horse, attached to a fancy Eunabout,
was hit with stick and ran wildly
from Mechanic street in Washington
street to High and crashed into a
post supporting a mail box. At that
point young Rasmussen, who was in
charge of the rig, was thrown out
headlong and the animal became
separated from the vehicle and ran
to the stable in the rear of Mr..
Westergaard's residence at 419
High street.
1t Is believed the Rasmussen boy
was not seriously injured. He is
undergoing medical treatment for q
number of contusions and is sore in
his limbs. The runaway caused
considerable damage to the rig, the
mail box at the southeast corner OF
High and Washington streets and
its support.
According to all accounts a boy
Thomas Kelly, hit the horse while
Rasmussen was driving slowly at
Washington and Mechanic streets
The animal bolted and ran madly
down Washington street beyond
control of the youthful driver. II
attempted to turn southwark into
High street and in so doing crashed
into a mail box. The sudden jolt
caused the Rasmussen boy to be
pitched to the sidewalk and become
stunned. The shafts became sepa-
rated from the vehicle and with
parts of the harness and shafts
dangling behind the frightened ami
NAL ran to the stable
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-05-09
ANOTHER CASE
OF bob" VEAL
Inspector Lubach Finds vio-
Iation--Continues His Tour

Dr. A. P. Lubach discovered an
other case of bob veap' in this
city this morning, which makes a to-
tai Of two cases of this nature dis
covered by the veterinary since he
started a campaign as food inspector
of the Board of Health against meat
dealers handling or selling meat In
Perth Amboy. DR.. Shaw, state
inspector, was here yesterday and
agreed with DR.. Lubach that the
first discovered case was Of criminal
nature and will probably be prose-
cuted.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-05-09
CITY CLERK RECEIVES
THE REGISTRY BLANKS

The city clerks Office is now sup
piled with blank forms of affidavits
by which voters who did not vote at
last falls election or were not regis
tered may be registered for the pres
idential primary election to be held
on the 28th of this month. Under
tho Geran law IT Is necessary for
those who did not vote last fan to
register by affidavit at the city
clerks off1ce at least ten days before
the primary Any citizen who has
become of age or by other legal
qualification, such as naturalization
or attainment Of legal residence
from some other state or county,
since last fall, may be registered by
making the affidavit. 1t is q simple
form requiring no statement calcu-
lated to embarrass voter.
All the news for 10 cent? a week.
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TO GO THROUGH
PERTH AMB0Y
Rivers and Harhors Con-
qress on Trip July a.

The National Rivers and Harbors
Congress will pass through this city
on June 4 enroute from Philadel-
phia, Pa, to Newark Bay, where
they will make an inspection Of the
bay, Hackensack and Passaic rivers.
The Congress will assemble at Phil
adelphia and come to this city by
special train accommodations, over
the Pennsylvania railroad.
President Rauch, Of the Waterway
League of New Jersey, spoke of the
matter last night at the conference
with the Board Of Governors of the
Raritan Yacht Club, urging that the
club take action towards an informal
celebration and escort for the party
up the Arthur XIII to Newark Bay.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-05-09
EXTENSION FOR
PARDEE PLANT
Will Enlarge Stripper Build
ing--To Cost $4,000.

G.. Pardee works have filed plans
with Building Inspector Mcnamara
for removal and extension of their
stripper building in the open hearth
furnace department of the plant at
the westerly end of Market street.
1t Is proposed to remove the present
stripper structure from the easterly
to the westerly side of the plant and
extend it sixty feet at an approx
mate cost of $4,000.
The building in question is of
steel construction about thirty feet
high and contains a heavy crane. 1t
is located near Market and Sheri-
dan streets.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-05-09
DECORATE FOR
THE ExEMPTS
Firemen Will Parade Next
Wednesday Convention Day.

Several buildings in Smith street
have been decorated and many more
are to assume the same attire for
the Exempt Firemen's convention
which will be held in this city next
Wednesday, A parade in which all
of the local companies will partici-
pate is now assured. Members Of
the Liberty Hook and Ladder com
pany will march as the guests Of
Protection Hook and Ladder COM
pany.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-05-09
WILL PUT ALLEN
ON THE STAND

Wytheville, VT, May 9:-Floyd
defense. This was the only hint
given by his attorney today as to
plans to save him from the electric
chair for his part in the Hillsville
murder. The defendant has re-
covered his sports since the prosecu-
ton has closed its case.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-05-09
GAS EXPLOSION
KILLED 5 MEN
Special bU United Press Wfys

Cleveland, O., May 9:-Five 8 men
were killed and eleven others in iur-
ed, two fatally, here today when an
explosion Of gas wrecked a blast
furnace of the American Steel &
Wire company. The men were work
ing inside the furnace removing a
blow pipe preparatory to closing
down the furnaces.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-05-09
VANDERBILT IS SUED
FOR A GROCERY BILL
Special by United Press Wire.

New York, May 9:-Alleging that
William X. Vanderbilt, Jr., owes
$642.02 for groceries furnished for
his personal use on his private
yacht, Albert Klenl-, a local grocer,
today brought suit against the mil
lionaire in the city court for that
amount. Through lawyers Wander
bilt filed a general denial.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-05-09
STATEMENT OF
CITY FINANCES
Printed Copies Issued Today
--Reports Are Given.

Printed copies Of the statement
Of the financial condition Of the City
Of Perth Amboy with reports of city
officers and boards for the fiscal
year ending December 81, last, were
issued today. The statement shows
the bonded Indebtedness of the city
to be $1,944,163.52 and the total
debt Of the city December 81, 1911,
Including the bonded and f1oatine g
debt, to be $2,274,563.52. Cash
bonds In the sinking funds, $685.
3S4.11 and the net debt, $1,706,-
1874.
According to the statement of the
city treasurer of the general account
the balance on hand in the treasury
December 81, 1910, was $34,039,76,
and the total disbursements 1911,
$531,56895. The balance In the
treasury December 81, 1911, $42,-
1854.
The statement shows the tax levy
for 1911 to be as follows: City,
S201,900; county, $81.848; state
school, $47,03S; total, 3330,786.
Amount collectible on duplicates,
$331,82932. Poll tax levy, $4,000.
Rate per $1,000, s18.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-05-09
BOATING PARTY OF SEVEN
IS LOST IN A STORM
5pecio1 op Urited press Wsrs.

1peoio3 oy Untted Press Wtrs,
Waukeegan, Ill, May "a wo-
mans body found floating in Fox
Lake today confirmed fears that all
of a boating party Of seven went to
death in the storm that swept the
lake last night The bodies Of the
other six have not been found and
the boat Is missing.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-05-09
NEW STORAGE WAREHOUSE

Store your furniture and pianos
at ]. Christ Co.'s modern building,
locked rooms; all clean, airy and
dry. Storage from 800 up. ].
Christ Co.. corner Madison avenue
and Smith street.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-05-09
FOR SALE

Light and fresh air
in a house mean health and con-
tentment. Those features have been
specially looked after in planning
my houses at Kirkland Place. One
only not sold. If that one does not
suit you l will build one according
to your plans, you furnishing few
hundred dollars, and l will take a
mortgage for the rest.
JOHAN JENSEN,
518 Smith Street,
Perth Amboy, N. ].
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-05-09

Carpets and rugs thoroughly
cleaned by vacuum process. L. j.
Hope, 215 State street. Tel. 544J.
Also agent for American Steam
Laundry.
s0a5-4-o-8t-wk-Sa-T -Tu-Th. / mo. =
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-05-09
80 CHICKENS
WERE STOLEN

William Kubovitz, of ell Pacific
avenue, reported to the police this
morning that his chicken coop was
entered during the night and thirty
chickens were taken.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-05-09
NOTICE

The annual meeting of the MEM
bers of the Perth Amboy City
Hospital Association will be held in
the council chambers of the City
day evening, May 4, at 500 o'clock.
The meeting is called in accord
ance with Article ", Section 4, Of
the Bylaws, Rules and Regulations
of the Perth Amboy City Hospital
Association for the transaction Of
such business as may properly come
before the meeting
V. p. CHRISTOFFERSON,
Secretary to the Board.
Perth Amboy, N. j.. May 9, 1912.
7032-5-9-10 OIL 4
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-05-09
CHILDREN SM0THERED
WHILE PLAYING IN SAND
pectal by United Press Wire.

Appleton, Wis, May 9:-Playing
house in a sand bank four little
girls were caught in slide and
smothered to death before frantic
parents could dig them out.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-05-09

Under the auspices Of the Jolly
Four dancing every Saturday even
ing at Rogan's Pavilion, Rogan's
Corner. Music by Prof. Steinhauser.
7058-5-9-3ts
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Autom obiles for rent, $3.50 per
hour, day or night. Frank Burke,
Prop. Phone Gil, voorhees, Garage.
7027-6-8-6tA
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-05-09

Automobiles for rent. Fnone 1BI.
G. A. Sexton, 70 Smith street.
'>~--s-2 4776-2-2l-6m.s
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Dance hall, offices and locge rooms
In the Madison building, corner
Smith street and Madison avenue.
Steam heat, electric light and iani-
tor service. For particulars inquire
j, Christ Company furniture store.
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.NEATHER-Fair and
cooler tonight
Friday fair.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-29
WILL MARoUARD BE THERE
AGAINST sOX OR MAcKS


New York, Aug. 29.-Wil Marquar6
be there" IN The big finals? When
the pennant races in the two big lea
CUES are settled, then will begin the
discussion over the worlds champion
ship series. If the Athletics and the
Giants are contenders there will be d
line 10 go by but the Giants are a
much better team this year than they
were last year. The Athletics accord
ing to form, are not as good az they
were last year. and their pitchers sure
~ are not in anything near the same
grand form displayed by them in the
big series.
If the Red Sox happen to be the
ones 10 beat. the Giants viii have
new methods to solve. jest now. /!
would seem, nothing could stop the
Giants. yet when il comes down t.
the real test in the worlds games the
great Rube Mar1uard may not be there
with the goods. That would be sufli p
Client handicap To lose for the Giants.
The Rubc wasn't there last year.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-29
LAURIUM
MISS MARY WEIR BECOMES
BRIDE OF WILL AEKERVIS
PRETTY WEDDING soLEMNIZED
AT O'CLOCK AT HOME OF
THE BRIDE.

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
j. Weir on Cemetery street was til,
scene of a very pretty wedding ar s
o'clock this morning. when their
daughter Miss Mary Weir became tho
bride OF j. William NeEervis. Rev.
Luther IL Long, pastor of the Calu-
met Congregational church oili,iate1
and the ceremony was witnessed only
by the members of the two families
and the immediate friends.
The bride was hecomngly attired in
embroidered marquisette ovci mesalne
ana carried "A shower bouquet Of whitc
roses. The bride was attended by her
sister, Miss Martha Weir, wno was
gowned in white embroidered and ear
ried pink carnations. The groom was
attended by Arthur Knowles.
The Weir home was beautifully dec
grated for the occasion, autumn leaves
aud wild flowers having been artist
en beneath an arch from which was
suspended a wedding bell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nekervis left this
morning for Mackinaw, whore they
will spend a few DAYS and later they
will visit in Detroit and Buffalo. Both
are well known here, the bride having
been a member of the Calumet teach
ing corps last year. The groom is
employed as boolC-keepcr i'm the Calu
met Cash store. On their return, Mr..
and Mrs. Nekcrvis will make their
home at 429 Kcarsarge street
The Calumet news., 1912-08-29

900 claims of balks are made by the
ccachers for every balk declared.
The pitcher cannot make a balk un .
Ill he is on the slab. A bluff throw
entitled TO one base on every balk,
but II the pitcher stands in his posi-
tion and makes a throw to any occu
pied base without stepping toward the
tase it is balk.
The fourth, sixth and eighth wSys
of making balks practically are dead
letters. The pitcher is not required O.
face the batsman all the time ne is
going through his motlonS. No one
recalls when a pitcher was penalized
for delaying the game by holding the
bali while on the slab. and every good
pitcher makes some of the motions
habitual to his delivery every time he
makes throw 20 a base
The third way of making a balk is
for the pitcher to start with one foot
behind the plate and take two STEPS
in his delivery In the detection of
this kind of bank Clark Griffith is "a
worlds champion, but he seldom ge,s
them called.
The first, second seventh. eighth di.d
ninth ways of baking do not affect
the batsman When the bases are al,
empty and the pitcher makes balk of
the third. fourth, fifth and sixth kinds
the umpire calls a ball. For instance,
If the pitcher takes TWO steps or fails
10 keep one foot on the slab It is a
ball. no matter If it is otherwise p,r-
feet strike.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-29
L. s. ATHLETES TO ATHENS.
Stars and Stripes to BE Represented
at Meet In 1914

New York, Aug. eff the necos-
sary funds are Forthcoming America
Will be represented at the hig intecna- =
tional meet 1t Athens. Greece. in 1914.
IT has no olympic significance, but ali
the same Commissioner James r. sui
ivan is anxious IL have the stars
and stripes wave again in the vast
marble irclosure and hring some re-
nown 10 Cncle sam.
No matter how much money - Sc
cured by popular subscription, there Is
every reason To believe number of our
best men will make the long trip aud
for the steenth time show the Euro
peans we stll stand foremost I'm the
game Of athletics.
other countries, especially Sweden,
viii enter the best material the can
brag about. They want to get line
on then chances At Berlin i'm 1915.
The Athens meet viii decide many
Championshirss The Greeks are en-
thusiastic over athletics and the hns
Las given his consent and promis s
to be ON hand each day Of the week
or more taken up with the sport Tle
stadium at Athens is the finest in the
world