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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-16
DEATH CALLS
G. {. WILBER.T1i'
AT Home in Metuchen-- Bust
ness in This City.

Charles e. Wilbert, a prominent
resident of this city for twenty
years, expired at his Metuchen
home at 1880 O'Clock last night fol-
lowing stomach trouble FOR several
months. Mr.. Wilbert moved to Me-
tuchen six months ago for the bene-
fit of his health. When In Perth
Amboy he took an active interest In
his stone and granite works at 221
Market street. Although residing
in Metuchen only a short time he
made a host of friends. Among the
business men in this city Mr.. Will
bert was very well thought of.
The funeral will be held from his
late residence on Tuesday morning
with services in st. Francis church,
Metuchen, after which intermeat
will be made in st. M,.ry's cemetery,
Perth Amboy. Mr.. Wilbert was in
his fftieth year. He is survived by
a wife and sons, Harry and Charles,
and daughters, Mable and Alice Will
bert.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-16
ODD FELLOWS !.
To CELEBRATE

The ninety-third anniversary Of
the instituting of the Independent
Order Odd Fellows IN this county,
occurs on Friday April &c, and al
ready Lawrence Lodge, No. 62, of
this city, is planning to celebrate the
event. At a meeting. of the lodge
last night In its rooms the matter of
celebrating the anniversary was dis
cussed and a committee has been
appointed to arrange for the affair.
The first lodge was organized in the
city of Baltimore April 26, 1919,
with five charter members. On this
day every year nearly every lodge in
this country celebrates this event in
some manner. sss
Plans were alse discussed for a..
smoker to be held some. time next
-+neQnth. All arrangements for att
tending sImpgeR Al. e. church tomor-
row night were completed. The
members will meet at the lodge at
7 o'clock aud from there go to the
in a body.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-16

a sigh of content ard turning to
a stranger said, "THIS PLACE is
A GOD-SEND TO US RAIL
ROAD MEN" After spending
sometime in the reading room
and game room and listening to
the victrola which was reproduc-
ing an old familiar song, he was
ready to go upstairs for rest and
there, in one Of those quiet rest
full rooms with a clean bed and
fresh linen, his mind went back
to the old days before that build
ing was o~pened-days when en-
.vironment made it difficult for a
man to keep decent however
much he wished te do so-days
when the booze emporiums were
the only available places for a
man who had some spare time on
his hands between runs.
This is a TRUE STORY and
shows how in railroad work the
*. NJ. G. A. puts in force practi-
cal Christianity that " Fps men.
Tomorrow at 4 p. m. at the IL
brary auditorium you will be
privileged to hear n of these
great big railroad men RELATE
SOME OF HIS THRILLING Elk
lPERIENCES OF RAILROAD
LIFE.
j. G. Schroeder, general secre-
Itary of the Hoboken r, r. Y. NJ.
tC. A. is s'up from the ranks He
lis a practical forceful speaker.
ICOME AROUND EARLY AND
MEET HIM. Special music by
1.-THE Y. NJ. G. A. Quartet: c. a.
Aldrich, A. j. Wight, M. +. Auds-
ley, G. q. Ullman. NJ. R. Letter, a
member Of the committee viii
have charge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-16
W. H. GILBERT
PASSES AWAY
Aged President of S. S.
White Dental Company.

William H. Gilbert, president of
the S. s.. White Dental Company,
died at his home in Philadelphia at
Q O'Clock this morning from pneu-
monia. Mr.. Gilbert was in his sixty
ffth year and was known throughout
the country as one of the best ex-
perts in the dental line. From early
boyhood until the time of his death
he has been connected with the
same concern.
Mr.. Gilbert started with the firm
as an Office boy and by careful work
and study he soon rose to clerk,
chief clerk, cashier, and then general
manager, in which capacity he acted
for fifteen years. Seeing his worth
the company ten years ago a him
head of the largest dental concern
in the world. Mr.. Gilbert was very
fond Of his employees and owing to
this trait he was beloved by all.
Mr.. Gilbert took an active interest
IN the factory located at Prince Bay,
S. l., and 1t was only two weeks ago
that he visited the plant. Mr.. Gill
bert, although residing in Philadel-
phia, was a frequent visitor on
Staten Island and was well known
throughout this section of the u
try. Funeral arrangements are be-
Ing made. 1t is not known as yet
whether the factories will close
down.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-16
NEARLY BILLION
is ON DEPOSIT
Report of State Banking.
Commissioner.
special to me EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Trenton, March 16:@New Jersey
people had nearly half a billion dol
lars on deposit in the financial insti-
tutions Of the state at the close of
business on December 81, according
to the annual bank report of State
Banking and Insurance Commission
er Vivian NJ. Lewis, which was issued
today. To he exact, the total de-
posits in the trust companies, savings
banks, national and state banks,
were $492, 442,9 1854. The aggregate
resources of the institutions were
1864, las. The of the
state institutions were S380,S79,681
and their deposits amounted to
had of s273.767,467, and
deposits of s183,402,8 03.
Analysing the report of the state
institutions, Commissioner Lewis
shows the following: Trust eompa-
nies-resources, $240,604,S64; de-
posits, $182,34O,314. Savings banks
resources, s120,456,805; deposits,
State banks-re-
sources, s19,S1S,012; deposits, $751;
531,220.
The number of depositors of the
savings banks last year was 309,966,
an increase owe the previous year of
1909. The average amount of each
account was $358.64, an increase Of
$11.32. The gain for the year in
the aggregate deposits in the saw
ings banks was $5,940,445, or more
than So per cent, and exceeds the
increase in 1910 by some S652,009.
The gain in the deposits of the
trust companies was $12,376,461 or
seven and q quarter per cent. The
feature OF the report Is the marked
increase in the and de-
posits of the state institutions. Com
pared with 1910, the total resources
and deposits of the trust companies,
savings banks and state banks show
ed net increases nearly three times
the percentage of the former year.
In 1911 the total resources of the
institutions showed an increase
of s22,424,687, or 6A per cent,
while for the year previous the in
crease was only three per cent. The
gain In deposits last year was $19,-
0S4,752, or a little more than 6h
per cent. In the year before the
aggregate deposits showed an in
crease of only 2h per cent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-16
CHURCH WILL
Be DEDICATED
Greek Catholic Edifice in
Easton ST. May 80.

Brilliant exercises, a parade ana
concert will be held May 80 for the
dedication of the Ruthenian Greek
Catholic church of the Assumption
of the Holy Virgin in Easton street,
opposite Elizabeth street. Right
Rev. Ortienski, bishop in Philadel-
phia. will be here to dedicate the
church and a concert will be given
in his honor on the afternoon of the
event. A parade and the dedication
exercises will be held in the morn
ing. aa
Members of the congregation are
planning to hold a monster parade
at the opening of the celebration. 1T
is estimated that several hundred
persons from this city and vicinity
will be In line with banners and
several bands OF music. The line OF
procession will be over the principal
streets of the city and the parade
will end at the church. Bishop Or
tienski will officially dedicate the
church Immediately afterward. He
will thereafter be given a reception
In private and a big concert will be
held in the afternoon.
The congregation of the Ruthe-
MAN Greek Catholic church has
been growing with rapid strides of
late. The handsome edifce they
10Y occupy vas purchased recently
from an independent congregation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-16
HAS CHARGE OF
FREIGHT OFFICE

Peter Paulson, who was promoted
to succeed Joseph M. Greer as chief
clerk last December at the main
office Of the Lehigh Valley railroad in
State street, this city, has again
taken charge of the New Brunswick
avenue freight Office. as assistant
agent, which position he held before
his promotion. Several men have
been at the New Brunswick venue
Office since Mr.. Paulson's promotion
but it is understood none would stay
and he was again put back in his old
position, where he had been for some
time. 1t is probable that M. e. Nc
Setride will be made chief clerk.
Other changes have taken place DUR
ing the past week at the New Bruins
wick avenue freight station. Will
liam Wogenson resigned as billing
clerk and his place was taken by
Felix Bader, the cashier. William
Dey, Jr., was made cashier and
Albert Miller Is checker again.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-16
WILL PREVENT
Trolley Company Instruct
Employees Question Arises.

Officials Of the Public Service
Corporation and members of the
Board of Health seem ito be in a
quandary over who Is the proper one
to enforce the code preventing ex-
pectoration in trolley cars in this
city. The health board is swaging
war against the company for the al
legged allowing of this unsanitary
practice and has sent notices that 1t
must be eliminated. This the Off
oials of the concern will try to do.
Every motorman and conductor in
charge of lars going through this
city have received Instructions to do
their utmost to stop the habit.
Officials of the Public Service con-
tend that this practice Is one of the
most difficult to handle owing to
the large foreign element in this
city. Again the question arises with
them, HAS an employe of the COM
pany the right to arrest a mann"
This Is something that the officials
of the corporation believe is up to
the city authorities.
In Elizabeth and Newark, accord
ing to the Public Service authorities,
one of the health inspectors is in
charge of this branch Of the. work
and rides on the cars and when a
violator of this rule Is found he
makes the arrest and a fine Is levied
later. The question as it now stands
is, "Have the motormen and conduc-
tors the power to arrest offenders or
will the health inspector take this
in charger
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-16
COULDN'T GET
OUT OF HOUSE.
kennedaIe Residents Ma
rooned by the Flood.

Complaint of conditions of streets
in the Kennedale Park section of the
city, was moi made before the Board
of Aldermen last night because the
two men who intended to appear at
the boards committee session were
unable to go out of their homes with
out high top boots, they claim. One
of them asserted today that condi-
lions were so deplorable that many
people had difficulty in entering and
going from their homes. The rain
of the past few days coupled with
the unimproVed condition OF the
streets In that section. the complain
ants declare, make many of them
impossible for both pedestrians and
vehicles.
They announced their intention to-
day of sending a communication to
the Board of Aldermen and sending
a delegation to complain at the next
council meeting of the Kennedale
citizens monthly. session. Numerous
kicks have been registered with AL
derman Henry w. Sandbeek, Jr., of
the sixth ward and Acting Mayor L..
G. Dalton has been appeled to, the
compliments declare.
One of the compliments declared
today that the condition In Hanson
venue was most disgraceful, that
one house was surrounded by water
at least4a foot deep and pools of wa
ter and mud extended along the
street. He stated water was three
and four feet deep in places on
Harrington street and the conditions
ware similarly bad in Brace avenue
about Groom street and in Donald
avenue and Mary street. Cleveland
avenue. he maintained. was in the
best shape of any OF the thorough
fares whereabouts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-16
DANCER TO AID
DAY NURSERY
Miss Ball to Appear at the
Entertainment

Miss Mary w. Ball, of Wester-
leigh, Staten Island, has most kindly
consented to give two dances at the
entertainment in aid of the Day
Nursery. Miss Ball, who first stud
led dancing under Prof. Hilyer, d.
rector of physical culture at Curtis
high school, is now a student of the
Savage School of Dramatic Art, In
New York city.
For her age, Miss Ball Is consider
ed by those competent to judge, the
most promising exponent of athletic
dancing in America. Not only does
she dance most intricate numbers,
but she also composes dances. One
of these, 1.-The Dance of the Greek
Slave" is particularly fine, and the
ladies in charge of the entertain
to present this unusual dance for
them.
Miss Van Wyck will represent the
French class of the Woman's Club
by giving a most interesting mono
.logue.
The Kappa Deltas are to present
The Visit of Obadiah" The daugh-
-ters of members of the Woman's
Club r to be seen in thirteen tab
leaux representing the different
countries, and a final magnificent
tableaux representing Peace. A dou-
Bile quartette of the Woman,s Club
will sing the national airs of many
of the countries represented.
The orchestra of the Simpson
Sunday school will also assist. The
tickets are selling well. A number
of girls are wanted to compete for
the watch in Mead's window.
Never before has so fine an en-
tertainment been given in Perth
Amboy. 1t is to be given by local
talent. Every cent secured from the
sale of the tickets will go directly
to the day nursery, for the talent
has all been most generally donated.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-16
WARRANTS ARE
SENT TO JAIL
Recorder Shows No Leniency
to Prisoners Today.

No leniency was shown by Re
corder Kehoe in Vagrancy cases
which came before him this morn
Ing He gave four confirmed Vag-
Grants the alternative of paying SOU
fines or going to jail for ninety uaye,
gave two men charged WIN pelns
drunk and acting dlsorderly the az
Tentative of paying IS lines or goihs
to the county Jail for thirty days anu
sentenced a local yagrant WITH no
home to thirty days in the county
iail on a charge of disorderly con-
duct. None of the prisoners could
nav their fines. They are to be sent
to the county jail today.
A term in Jail during the summer
is as welcome to a hobo as a bur
glar is in a mans home. They are
not so particular as to whether they
are in or out of jail in cold weather.
but they do like to be out - doors
in bright balmy days of summer. II
almost broke the hearts of four TO
get terms which would keep them IN
.jaiI the early part of/the summer
They were Casmar Havelly; forty
six years old, no home, arrested at .
O'Clock yesterday afternoon by Pa
trolman L. C. Jensen; John Farrell,
t%hirty-nine years old, Hayerhill,
Mass; John Connors, forty-two
years old, of Ohio; and George
Gardner, twenty-six years old, OF
Bayonne, taken into custody by Po-
lice Sergeant Mulligan at HIS
o'clock last night.
Benjamin Williams, sixty1fonr
years old, no home, recently arrest
ed for vagrancy was taken into Gus
tody by Detective Sergeants Huff and
Long in~front of the recorders home
at $50 O'Clock last night. He re-
ceived thirty days. John Remar-
cyk, t~hirty-fve years old, and Paul
Kish, thirty-seven years old, of Yon-
kers, arrested at 8 O'Clock this morn
ing by Patrolman MCGOWAN for be-
ing drunk and acting disorderly
about the Public Service a barns,
will spend thirty days in Jail.
Patrolman Quinn was detailed to
R. D. Gardens drug store at State
and Washington streets to appre-
bend some tramps last night. When
he arrived they had disappeared.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-16


The ship went down bravely with
her colors at the top of the mast. "A
small charge of dynamite blew out
the bulkhead that let the water rush
into her hulk. The bugles of the
United States cruisers North Caro-
lima and Birmingham, which stood
by, played "The Star-Spangled Ban
ner," while the bands on the escort
of Cuban battleships played the Gu
ban national air. A national salute
of twenty-one guns was fired.
Taps" sounded as the ship sunk.
Final Arrangements.
The final arrangements for the
burial of the Maine were made yes
terday afternoon when, shortly after
shutdown, the hulk drawn
through a break In the cofferdam
by the navy tug Osceola, and secure
ly moored to it's outer wall. The
operation of getting the vessel out
side the dam was effected without
the slightest difficulty.
At 2 p. m. the public was admit
ted to view the thirty-four collins
containing the remains of sixty-five
members Of the crew of the Maine,
which lay In state in the Municipal
Council chamber of the palace, con-
'Verted for the purpose into an inn
posing mortuary chapel.
The walls were draped with
black, and at the upper end of the
chamber a giided altar blazed with
innumerable wax candles in tall sill
Q stands. The caskets were ar
ranged round the walls of the room,
covered with black and draped with
Cuban and American ensigns.
Numerous floral offerings were
laid on the collins, including wreaths
from the City of Havana, the Cuban
navy, the Spanish war veterans and
various societies. The guard Of
honor al composed Of Cuban artil-
lerymen and members of the Havana
camp OF the Spanish-American Wa
Veterans.
A vast eoncourse passed through
the hall during the afternoon and
evening to pay their last. tributes
to the dead sailors. The lying In
state continued during the night and
until / o'clock this morning, when
the closing ceremonials began.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-16

continued from page 1.B
the organization and the demand
generally for a %censuring board.
They voiced their objections against
such pictures, posters and cards as
might tend to corrupt the morals
of young folks, stating pictures of
burglaries and such others portray
ing actions commonly placed in cheap
novels were harmful to children.
Alderman-at-Large Ferd Garrett
son Investigated the subject before
the meeting and sent to each alder
man a copy of q sample ordinance
he had prepared. In this he provided
that moving pictures should be Ii
censed by the Board of Aldermen,
that license fees should be charged
and that licenses should only be
granted after the places had been
Inspected and found safe and proper
shows we're given. The measure was
apparently not favored by the ma
jerity of the board. 1t was Mr.. Gar
retson's intention by offering this to
give the board something to work on
to establish means to properly regu-
late and control the moving picture
show business In this city, he said to-
day.
Health Board Want Inspector.
Members of the Board of Health
appeared before the aldermen to ask
for an appropriation of $1,000 for a
food inspector and to complain
against City Attorney c. G. Ham
mann because, they claimed, he had
neglected to handle about a score OF
cases. The health commissioners
were informed that nothing could be
done in the way of providing funds
for a food inspector until the sup
Elemental budget was taken up in
June.
Complain Abomt City Attorney.
Complaint was made that the city
attorney had neglected<to handle
twenty cases for the Board of
Health. Al the same time that kick
was registered Aldermen Sandbeck
aSked Mt. @Hommann what he had
done ahout- comforting with the Cen
trail railroad for improving the Hall
avenue bridge, which was referred to
him about two years ago. Mr.. HON.
mann agreed to attend to that mat
te. aHd the health cases this morn
ing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-16
LIBRARY COMPILE DATA
ON POLE DISCOVERY

Jersey City, March 16:-The dis
eoyery of the South Pole has aroused
great interest in polar explorations
and the demand for books on the
subject is keeping the staff of the
Public Library busy. The litera-
tnre relating to the Arctic regions is
large, but there are not SO many
books relating to the South Pole.
The library has all the works of
value, but there is scarcely enough
to supply the demand. So as to fur
nish this information in handy form
for ready reference, the library has
compiled al abstract on "Antarc-
tic Exploration" This includes a
brief sketch of the early expeditions,
the principal explorations of recent
years, an account Of the discovery
ofNthe pole and a short biographical
sketch OF Amundsen. osaa
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-16
STREET ASSN.
HEAR PROPOSITIONS

The State Street White Way AS.
sociatien met last night at the Of
fees of Burke and Bolger, in State
street and talked owe several white
way propositions. They heard an
offer from the American Gas Ma
chine Company, which purposes to
install gas lights on the street at a
reasonable cost, and also discussed
the ACCESSIBILITY of continuing the
electric light system installed on
July A, 1911, and operated until a
week ago. The merchants on that
thoroughfare want lights, they ex-
plain, and will take the matter up
again next Friday night, at which
time a definite decision will be
reached, the officials of the associa-
ton state,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-16
MOHAWK COUNCIL TO
HOLD BALL TONIGHT

The fourteenth annual bali of Mo-
hawk Council, No. SO, Degree of Po-
cahontas, will be held tonight in
Washington hall. Dancing will COM
ali 5 o'clock and music will be
furnished by Professor Steinhauser's
orchestra. There will be a supper
served. The committee in charge
of the arrangements, of which Mrs.
Hans s. Smith is chairman, has
spared no pains or expense to make
this annual event e success.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-16
FOR
The A. S. & R.

An addition about 30x36 feet in
size will be made to the experimental
laboratory of the American Smelling
n Refining Company at it's plant
near Maurer. 1t will form an addi-
tional room to the two-story brick
laboratory structure now in use. 1t
Will be erected at the westerly side
of the present building at a cost of
approximately $4,000. A building
permit is being secured and the
work will probably be started in a
few days.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-16
LINER SINKS A
BIG SCHOONER
by united Press Wire.

Special by United Press Wire.
Baltimore, March 16 Cut in two
by the steel PROV of the Merchants
and Miners steamer Gloucester, en-
route from Baltimore to Boston, the
schooner Herbert MAXWELL sank off
Thomas Point today, carrying to the
bottom four of the crew of twenty.
The crash was due to a dense fog.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-16
Buys Land For Park.

Railway, March 16:-Sheriff Will
liam H. Wright purchased the dock
and property adjoining that Of the
bankrupt Bittner & Fitzpatrick coal
concern In Haydeck street. The pur.
chase was made through the receiver
Attorney Samuel Koestler, of Eliza
beth. 1t is expected that Sheriff
Wright will convert the place into
park.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-16
NEW BOOKS
AT LIBRARY
Among the new books at the IL
brary are the following:
Non-Fiction.
efficiency.

Non-Fiction. r
Dresser-Human efficiency.
Starting with the present day
scientific psychology, the author EN-
deavors to apply these principals to
the question of efficiency at large"
acknowledgements, the canal, the
country and the people.
History of Panama and detailed
account of work on the canal.
Based upon observations made dur
ing several years residence on the
isthmus.
JacksAAlchemy of thought.
/. Fifteen essays on different sub
jects by the editor of the HILBERT
Journal They are mainly devoted
to a statement and defense of certain
fundamental principles In the
spheres of general philosophy and
ethics.
Perry-Problems of the elemen-
tary school.
THE first part of the book deals
with general questions OF the organ
ization of the school and its curric-
ulum, while the second part takes
up in detail concrete methods and
devices Uncertain of the school sub
jects.,p
Fiction.
- Ourtfs%A Woman from WoIverton.
"The experiences of q woman
mother of three children and unculti-
vateda wife of q new congressman
from the far west, are reproduced
with Photographic fidelity"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES rss sseir
!. clsysss fv
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-16
Express Crashes Into Wagon.

Burlington, March 16.-While
crossing the Pennsylvania Railroad
tracks at Broad and Washington
streets yesterday, a wagon driven by
Joseph Reed was struck by an ex-
press train. Reed was badly inquired
about the head and his recovery Is
doubtful.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-16
"a Hnld saesinn

A meeting Sof Liberty Council,
Daughters of Liberty, was held In its
rooms I'm Moose hail last night. On
Thursday night t~hirty-six members
of the council went over to Keyport
to the meeting and social session OF
Freedom Council in chat Mace.