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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-29

get a bit suspicious and begin to ask
questions. There the fun starts.
Mr.. Cody and the other fellow do
some fine acting-and everybody
was shouting when the curtain went
down.
The Angelo Trio was the next best
act. They open playing on violins,
but that's a stall for what they real
ly do. They have a flight of stairs
on the stage, and one of the fellows
carries the girl up and down while
she balances with one hand on his
head. Then he balances the fellow
head to head, and travels the stairs
again. He juggles with clubs and
plays the violin with them on his
head. Geei He was some wonder, all
right. The other fellow does some
peachy somersaults too. 1t was a
great act.
Howard Martin is a crack-a-jack
good dancer, but a bum singer. He
makes a couple of changes of suits
and looks pretty nifty in his last
one-but Howard, don't sing.
Mack & Waldron, man and a
skirt, have a good line of talk, tell
some good Jokes that amt been
heard here before, and do some pref
ty good singing. The girl looked
very peachy in her pink dress, and
the fellow seemed to enjoy hugging
her. Gee, / don't blame him.
They are going to give out the
Easter souvenirs next week, and |
got a tip that on Friday it's going
to be something to eat. l don't
know whether the boys get In on II
or not, but 1 am living in hopes.
So long.
FREDDIE.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-29
TO GIVE DINNER
IN HONOR OF pITNEY
tFrom ne NNws oorrespondent.,


Washington, Mar. 29.-One of the
most notable social affairs of the
present Congressional session will
take place on April 8 in the dinner
to be rendered by Senator Briggs in
honor of the Honorable Mahlon Pit
ney, the new associate justice of the
Supreme Court. Invitations have
been issued to 100 distinguished
men. Among those who have been
invited r Mr.. Pitney's associates
on the Supreme Court bench, the
Judges of the Court Of Commerce,
the members of the Senate Commit
tee on Judiciary, together with Sem
ator MARITIME, Chancellor Walker and
the other members of the higher
New Jersey courts who served with
Mr.. Pitney before his elevation to
the federal bench, Governor Wilson
and former Governors Griggs, Voor-
bees, Murphy and Fort. In addi-
ton there will be a number of per-
sonal friends Of Senator Briggs from
Philadelphia, Baltimore and New
York.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-29
EIGHT BOYS FINED
ON P. R. R. CHARGES

Eight boys ranging from thirteen
to sixteen years in age were fined
from 81 to SIS and costs apiece yes
terday by Justice Of the Peace Pick
ersgfll for destroying and stealing
property of the Pennsylvania rail-
road in this city. They were arrest
ed by Constable Conard on COM
plant of two officers of the com
planning company. The boys adj
United having acted misehievously
and said they had broken into a
caboose, stole railroad employees
gloves and records and committed a
nuisance.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-29

is the main guy. Mortimer Snow is
the other d~eeeiver, (they amt much
choice which gets In worse.) A cou-
pie of fellows are supposed to go on
a trip to Paris, and the other to
Africa. One fellow is to bring a
bone from the foot of Napoleon to
his best girl as a proof of his love,
and the other a bone from a lion.
Of course they don't go-and you
ought to see the bones they bring
back-gee, it was a scream The
girls are tickled to death until they
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-29

Misses Boyish cut suit OF black
and white checks. pockets In the
coat, panel skirt, fine material, &26.
Misses white serge suits, also
navy blue and black, s26 to $40.
Misses suits Of two-toned. tan,
heather, a copenhagen and
nayy serge. SIS to SEQ.
Misses taffeta and silk serge
suits from $S0 to yI25, including
q changeable taffeta with lingerie
collar and cuffs at $3.50 Sines
AZ to is yeara
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-29
SMALL BLAZE CAUSED
AT NATIONAL LAUNDRY

Wood igniting from the heat of a
large boiler in the real Of the es-
Enlistment of the National Laundry
at Pei King street caused the fire
department to be called shortly be-
fore 6 o'clock last night. The alarm.
was. sent In from box 81 at State
and Smith streets. Damage amount
ing to s$25 was caused. Insurance is
carried on the building.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-29
MANY SEE NEW SHOW
AT PROCTOR'S THEATRE

Say If want to find out what a
mess a fellow a get into when he
starts to deceive, you want to put
on your glad rags, and take a trip
to Proctor's theatre, and you'll
learn something. The act is called
THE Deceivers," and Lewis j. Cody
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-29
For Girls

Misses white serge Norfolks,
classic In style peau de oynge lin
ing and shields, $3.50,
Junior black and white checked
suits, $40, Si6 and sic. Fancy mix
lures, copenhagen, tan and other
serge suits, $40 to $9b.
Junior whipcord suits, In navy
blue with white seather belt and
black and white buttons Is dis
tinguished at e9e,60,
Sizes Is to IT years.
Second floor, Old Building
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-29
ChiIdren's Goats

Pretty Goats for the little child
In serges, fancy mixtures and nu-
merous other materials, trimmed
with contrasting materials. Sizes
from 2 to IA. Come and look
these over before you go else
where.
Prices from $f.eS to $3.50.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-29
SUITS

Seasons latest models, made in
whipcords, serges, French serges,
and other fancy mixtures; in all
the latest shades. Goats made
In cut@away and straight effects.
Skirts In high girdle and one side
effect to match the coat.
Prices from $S.0S to $3.50.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-29
King Assents to Minimum Wage.
Special By United Press WsrS.

London, March 29.-Premier
Asquith announced when parliament
convened today that the king had
assented to the minimum wage scale
bill, upon which depends the settle
ment of the strike.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-29
Waists at So, $685., SIS and So.z5

At IS, many entirely new models
of chiffon. the latest effects of lace.
and charming chiffon tunics with
velvet girdle and Callot friil Of
pleated net.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-29
So, Instead of S.

Striped taffeta and soft checked
silks. new, all sizes and far better
than one would think possible.
Short or long sleeves.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-29
$685., Instead of S.

Messaline with embroidered sail
or collars of silk or whitefannel.
Many styles. all sizes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-29
Murderer Is Hune Todax.

Murderer Is Hung Today.
Special By United Press Wire.
Wethersfield, Conn, March 29:-
Andrew Tandaneilli. the murderer
Of Mrs. Mamie Davis, formerly of
Altoona, Pa, was hung today.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-10-18
committeeman.

committeeman.
"Just watch the real fsrmsr.e -
the mayor laughingIy, taking The ~.
and cautiously approaching the ccs
with a 500 boss, 500 boss" hs ~
ted her on the hip. the small Of 4,
back and then gently began to stroke
her foreshoulder as he started .sxe>.
Adehne,p In cooling tone.
Nothing like getting the conhdsn,,
Of the cow first, II for nothing MOI,
than safety" he explained. b
dropped to the low stool, placed q.
pail tightly between his knees AMI 1,
his voice swelled with strains o, Z
Want to Be in Dixie" the milk bs<a
TO dash against the bottom Of the 20
with noise like steam escaping mn
an exhaust pipe.
The mayor. Of course, was DECLARED
the winner and as the superinisnoen.
was about to pass the money over r.
him, he remarked:
ITS a shame to take their mons,
You couldn't lose"
No. repeated the superintend,rL
very gravely. you couldn't lose. b.
cause the other two cows are dry
yes, have bseD 30 for nearly a month
The bets were declared on.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-10-18

NJ EW YORK.-He turned out to bs
~ policeman from Awgustah
Gawgia. but he also closely resem
bied a walking safety deposit box
He was money-lined cop all right
He came here several days ago and
went to Coney Island.
postal card found In his pocket,
which he had forgotten to mail. read /:
Il am having a great time"
Another Of q later date had on it.:
i am having hi OF q time"
He came up from Coney the other
day, and at 14th street and Broadway
he smiled a great deal, danced a bit
and was telling = crowd how he was
enjoying his stay.
Then he met Patrolman Schwartz
or the Mercer street station. He
flashed his badge on Schwartz. slap
ped him on the back and became so
friendly that Schwartz affabIy invit-
ed him to come around to the house"
and meet Lieutenant Bauer. The Aw.
GUSTAV cop accepted the invitation
with enthusiasm. There he gave his
name as Thomas j. Foster.
Bauer said: Il think you had better
spend ehe night here"
That's real hospitable of you" said
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-10-18
Naval Recruits $40 Bills Cause Money Panic

CHICAGO-Eighty recruits from the
~ naval training station at Lake
Blur nearly caused a financial panic
at Highwood and Highland Park the
other day.
The recruits, each bearing a $50
bill received from the naval station,
boarded a Chicago and Milwaukee
car In the morning. They were all
bound for Chicago, from which city
they were to leave for their homes
on the seven-day furlough. John Hall
Of Highwood. the conductor, held out
q hand invitingly to the first recruit
in the car for IS cents. the fare to
Evanston.
The recruit pulled up one trouser
leg, unbuttoned the Dap Of q secret
pocket and presented the condustor
with a $40 bill.
us that the smallest you haye7"
asked the conductor.
That's the smallest, the largest and
ALL" said the recruit, and every one
OF these eighty men has one Just
like It."
Hall telephoned to the paymaster OF
the company. who boarded the train
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-10-18

9 T. LOUIS. Mo.-A man fighting
~ with himself. going through all the
motions Of a regular ringside fistic en-
counter and angering his Opponent
to such q white hot rage that he final
ly pulls himself into a police station
and requests the sergeant to arrest
himself, IL the unique form OF out
door sport By which an absent-mind-
ed citizen of St Louis entertained
himself the other night
Samuel Williams of East St. Louis
10 the man and 10 declared by the po-
lice to be insane. On this particular
night Williams was attacked and
beaten By a thug. He arrived at Jus
tice Bells ofice the next morning
much the worse for wear and asked
that q warrant be issued for the an.
rest Of q certain person.
Whom do you want to arrest?"
asked the justice, looking Williams
over with q scrutinizing eye.
Il want to jail Samuel Williams,
that's who" shouted Williams.
What's the charger"
Il don't know what to charge him
with. but know what he did to me.
He attacked me on the street as was
going home and beat me to pulp Just
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-10-18
How Mayor Fitzgerald Picked Out the Riqht Cox

- oSTON, Mass.--Mayor Fitzgerald
- Daniel J. Mcdonald of the cfty
council. Andrew r. Kelley, the state
committeeman from ward 20, and q
host Of others interested In the de
velopment of the Suffolk School for
Boys in Rainestord island, visited that
place the other day.
First. the excellently equipped and
managed shoe shop was inspected.
then the gymnasium. the dining hall
and the tailor shop In order.
The mayor il one who II not given
to regretful moods ITO the barn,
boys; to the barn." he said. Il want
to show you how to milk"
You don't have to show me-" said
Committeeman Kelley.
Nor me-" voiced Councillor Melon
aid.
Here's dollar that says that can
show you both" challenged the mayor.
The bets were posted, and then
tracks were made for the barn.
"A COW for EACH" said Superintend-
emit Ryan. adding, make your choice"
Each of the contestants picked a
COW, but as there was but one pail
available 1t was promptly agreed that
each in his turn should have one min
ute.
Committeeman Kelley drew first
place. but the COW might have been
of wood for all the good it did him.
Councillor Mcdonald, too, labored
industriously until time was called.
but, beyond q little moisture on his
fingers. had no better luck than the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-10-18

at Hollywood with hand Strip fu' 9
bills and started to change The A.
bills into smaller ones. Beiors
was half way through the car bis s1F
ply Of bills had been exhausted
When the car reached Hign's.,
Park the paymaster hurried 70 "
bank and threw a bundle Of twen',e.
to the teller, saying he wanted p'
Of ones. twos and fives.
The teller reached into the drsNe'
and before all the twenties had pe'
changed the second time the s'''r
bills Of the bank were almost sone
The eighty recruits had comp'e's
their course at the naval station y.
had been granted seven days =
Tough before reporting for e'@
aboard their respective shipA
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-10-18
|G,sM,!s;,o.cGOTHAMoa5
l=lE2!zxMuCTTF{
Georgia Copper in New York Has Cash in ss...

the southerner. Il think r
that" lns, q
Perhaps you'd better Let :.
care Of your money" suer.,,.s ~
him. f'-N
I've got lot Of money ~.
am only an Awgnstah con- \.
But Schwartz. searching II, 49,,
could only bring forth a q s,n
had been thrust far down 4, ~ 3
per outside pocket Of HIS Coat 3
Us that all your moneyr =.
Bauer. $50
Il got more'n at" declares
Schwartz dug up "a cent? -.
trouser pocket.
Five seventy-four isn't mo,h
New York." commented Bauer
Il got more'n at" anpoupees s
ter. -
Sure enough. Schwartz found :.
yellowback pinned to one f.
SOCKS.
More'n at" declared Foster
There was another $40 ysllo.,.6
In a little pocketbook pinned /. a
other sock. In the toe Of his -
shoe was also found q f,rsteIa.. &
turn ticket to Awgustah.
Got more'n at" persisted Fo.,,
Where IL it-down the b,aE !,
your neck?" demanded Bauer.
mo. sub. It's in Gswgia IN b..l /.
smiled Foster. Il sho' do aDprsr,.'.
yo' hospitality"
Then he was taken to 4 cen Cha.
ed with intoxication. He sxpr,,.,.
himself as quite satisfied and 81,
swiftly to sleep.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-10-18
DETECTIVE PRICES STORY.

Mistakes are something that cannot
be avoided" said Detective Price, mo
matter how careful you may be. In
probably no other business are mis-
takes made so often as in police work,
and we are frequently unjustly crit
icized and condemned.
Il speak in this way because Of my
recollection of the pounding re-
ceived when investigating the robbery
Of the Kingston National bank. I
know that l did not deserve all that
/ got, but great many people thought
was not abused half enough.
Il was put to work upon the case
the day the robbery was discovered.
which was on q Monday morning. A
very singular state Of things was
found at the bank when Cashier Bell
threw open the doors Of the vaults TO
begin the days business. All the
clerks we're present at their desks, as
the books were kept In another safe,
which was in charge of the head book
keeper. The cashier entered the vault
to take out some bills to put in the
drawers in his desk. A moment later
he staggered out and fell into q chair.
He was not able to speak for a mo-
ment. The clerks gathered around
him, thinking he had an attack Of
heart failure, to which he was sub
ject. He announced. when he got con-
troll of himself. that there was no
money in the vault, but he did not say
that there had been a robbery.
After a short consultation, the
bank was closed for the day. and
everything was just as 1t had been
found when l got there. l made a
careful examination of all the windows
and doors. There was no sign that
thieves had forced an entrance. The
vault, according to the statement of
Cashier Bell and all the clerks, was
locked when they reached the bank.
The paint on the doors had not even
a slight scratch to show that they had
been tempered with. The deeper 7
went into the affair the more mysteri-
Gus 1t became. l made up my mind
that some one had robbed the bank
who was perfectly familiar with the
safe and the methods of doing busi-
ness.
Il had a private consultation with
the president and directors. and got
from them the history Of every man
who worked In the bank. 50 far as they
knew It. Every employee had a gilt
edged reputation. was prominent In
social and church affairs In the town,
and had been with the bank for many
years.
Il inquired very infinitely into the
method Of opening the safe. learned
that It required two men-the cashier
and a clerk-who each had q key to
different doors. Without both of them
being present The safe could not be
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-10-18
(cOpyrisht By p. L Nelson

to deliver some more books at the
bank opened the way to get this infor.
nation. He kept tab on the bank for
several days. and found out the time
that each man left, but he could not
see from the street who had charge OF
the vault. When the books came Bill
waited until banking hours were over
before going to deliver them. He
found several Of the clerks busy clos
Ing up the books, and he showed that
he was a genuine book agent by
starting in to talk against time. Bill
knew what he was after, and he got it,
after waiting an hour. Bill saw that
the cashier. whose name was Bell.
locked up the vault. He used two sets
of keys, one for the inner door to the
small safe and the other for the big
iron outside door. He put the keys
in different pockets. Bill was close
enough to the keys to remember them
II he saw them again. Bill followed
the cashier to his home, which was in
the suburbs, In a neat two-story cot
tage, and the preliminary work was
over.
1T would have been easy TO take the
next step, which would be to get the
keys and open the safe That is what
some thieves would have done, but
/ had better trick up my sleeve.
which came out of my caution, and
would aid US in making escape easy.
1t was developed in this ways The
same night Bill found out about the
keys, we made a call at Cashier Bells
house after the family had retired.
We did not care to disturb their slum-
bers, 80 We entered the house through
a parlor window. Bill had located the
room In which the cashier slept, and
l went there noiselessly. Either the
cashier or his wife had q beautiful
snore, and / need not have been so
careful in my operations. found the
cashiers trousers, removed the keys
and returned to the street. where Bill
was waiting.
we went to q secluded spot where
It was safe to fash q lantern. There
l took q careful impression Of the
vault keys and the key of the front
door Of the bank in wax, and all the
measures necessary. I then returned
to the cashiers house and replaced the
keys in his pockets Just as / had found
them We closed up the house and
went home.
I Immediately went to work on the
keys. They used to say was the best
keymaker in the world. It took me
about a day to flle the keys.
''The night after We had called on
Cashier Bell, Bill and paid visit to
the bank about two o'clock In the
morning. when we knew the police
man on the beat was taking . snooze
in bakery.
"The keys worked like q charm.
Five minutes after we entered the
bank was inside the vault packing
UP the green stuff. I took all the
money and such bonds as appeared to
be negotiable. worked lively. and in
twenty minutes closed the doors of the
vault and walked out with s340. 900 In
my grip. We were in time to connect
with a freight train. After riding
about ten miles we left the train,
crossed the Hudson to Rhinebeck, and
took the first train to New York"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-10-18
Man Has Warrant Sworn Out for His Own Arrest

because when he went through nf
pockets there was no money % n
found"
And what IL your name again
please?" queried the court, with laf
shadow of a smile.
ct don't make no differences 0hzi
my name is. i want that man erftsI
ed"
Williams shufied out Of the poi,>
court and wandered back to his bona
A half hour later he was surprised .
see two husky bluecoats drive ~ b
a patrol wagon and stop at bis door
You're under arrest" growled -
first cop. seizing Williams roughD
Come along to chs station
why are you arresting nsF' ptp
tested the bewildered Williams.
Just got out q warrant for the sfrsf
Of another man who beat me % -
night. Didn't you get himl"
Come onl Come ont" yelled ~
second bluecoat. THAT kind Of s.1f
don't 90 in this town. We'rs too Niss
for that small town chatter. Get q
the wagon and ask no more question:
or there1l be trouble"
Williams did as directed and ~
hailed before the justice who ssn@
his own warrant.
Then Williams recalled that he ~
Samuel Williams and by mis'a't
had charged himself with disturb'4
the peace. He was released when 1P
assured the police that any char
that that he had fought with hineee
was greatly exaggerated and more @
less untrue.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-10-18
JUGS for Flowers.

The girl who likes a few growing
things around her. no matter how sim
pie they are. should not bother about
procuring handsome vases. She should
take up the new fancy for using old
English beer Jus. They are made In
America as wen a. In England, and
have all sorts Of pictures on them,
from Westminster Abbey, in London,
to the Independence hall. In Philadel
phia
The jugs are low and broad and
have wonderful coloring. They come
in purple. in green and in brown, and
sell for reasonable prices.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-10-18

posite. ! doubt IL either Of the IA
nous sleuths OF Doctor Doyle's or
Gaboriau's imagination would have
proceeded more ingeniously or more
successfully to the final unraveling Of
the tangle than did Detective Price.
The only difference is that the writer
Of detective fiction would first build
mp the mystery and then proceed to-
ward the solution, while the tale came
to my ears first with Willy Mitchell's
story Of the laying Of the plot and then
with Prices account of the wrong
clue that led smash up against the
cashier. Then came the Insignificant
bit of wax that broke down the elab-
orate tissue of speculation.
It all has a familiar sound to the
reader of detective fiction. Gaborian
years before used the same plot In
File No. lib, the robbery OF the bank,
suspicion pointing accusingly at the
cashier. his arrest and final vindicar
don. Conan Doyle, in one Of his re-
cent Sherlock Holmes stories uses the
same trick. the bit of wax
II you don't believe that the old ad-
age about fact being stranger than fc-
ton applies to the detection Of crime.
follow the mystery of the Kingston
robbery with me as 1t came from the
lips Of the principal actors.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-10-18
Good ironing Board

A small ironing board may be made
from an ordinary bread board. Gov.
cred with flannel and piece of old
sheeting. It win be found useful eth.
er for the dressmaker o rfor preesins
me handkerchief and 5abots.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-10-18

THE CRIMINAL Tells
How He Planned the
Deed and Sought to Close
Every Avenue of Knowl-
edge Leading to His Guilt.
The Detective Shows How
Futile These Efforts Were and
How the Old Adage, Murder
Viii Out, Always Holds Good"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-10-18

The TINA 10 prove yourself a rec
merchant = when times are bad-sny
one can sell goods when business /
gccG
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-10-18
THE LOOT OF THE KING
NATIONAL.

HAVE otter wondered what
Mr.. Sherlock Holmes or
Monsieur Lecocq would
have done II confronted
with the problem Of the rob-
berry Of the Kingston Ma
tional. The detective of fic-
ton. you say, is never real
lied In real life. Here is a
story that proves the OBJ