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The Monte Vista journal., 1912-07-13

The @. w. b. M. of the Christ
ian church met with Mrs. FL. V.
johnson Thursday afternoon. A
splendid program was given and
the afternoon was spent very
pleasantly discussing the work of
the society.
The Ladies Aid of the Christian
church met at the home of Mrs
Beever Wednesday afternoon.
Light refreshments were served
Those present were:
Mesdames Trueblood, Jas. and ]. G..
Neeley, Goh, French, Kellar Watkins.
Beardsley, Misses Nora and Louise
French, Newman and Shelton.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-07-13

We have some very nice water melons
These are ripe and sweet.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-05
2O,OOO,OOO FOR
BALTIMORE SEWER
Engineer Hendricks Plan to Re.
move Unsightly Jones' Falls
Stream Is Progressing.

The Fallsway Boulevard. now being
constructed over the unsightly Jones
Falls stream, passing through the CEN
ter Of Baltimore, into the storm water
sewer system is progressing rapidly.
This storm sewer system is a part of
the S2O.OOa 900 project OF providing sewers
for Baltimore as planned by Chief En-
gineer Calvin W. Hendrick for the sew
erage commission. 1t Hll relieve the
regular system, which carries sewage to
the Back River disposal plant, by car
rying of the surface drainage along with
the water of Jones Falls stream.
This work extends from Baltimore
street to Mount Royal avenue. a dis
tance of.6,7O0 feet. The construction con-
sists OF three rectangular REINFORCED con-
crete covered conduits. two of which
are being made twenty feet wide by
fifteen feet six inches high, and the other
twenty feet wide and twelve feet six
inches high, parallel to each other and
completely filling the bed of the stream.
The smaller conduit is on the east side
of the stream. and is built TO carry on
the ordinary surface drainage. As It viii
be constantly in use it is lined at the
bottom with vltrified brick in addition
to the one-inch-thick smooth granolithic
concrete lining. with which all the con-
duits are finished. These REINFORCED con-
crete conduits have concrete foundations.
bedded on solid rock, excepting near Bal
timore street. where IL Is expected that
a piling foundation win pe necessary.
The construction OF the nat tops OF
these conduits is very strong, on ac-
count of the heavy traffic that will pass
over the street when completed. An adj
ditional Sl,OOl.1o loan was authorized for
the Fallsway work, which Will COM
plete The roadway over the conduits.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-05
SEVERE WEATHER
HINDERS BUILDING
Entire Country, with Few Excep'
tons, Shows Decrease in Work
for First Month of 1912.

The severe weather which prevailed
over most parts OF the country during
the initial month of the year was for
clbly reflected in the decreased permits
issued for new construction work IN the
leading centers. as contrasted with the
plans filed in the corresponding month Of
the year before.
Here and there increases over the year
before are shown, due largely to special
causes, but the majority OF the cities re-
porting, however. show heavy losses.
ranging from a little more than 20 per
cent, in Memphis, Tenn. to Z per cent,
in Minneapolis. with Washington, Chi
cago. Cleveland, Atlanta, Detroit In
dianapOlis, Milwaukee. Cincinnati, Nash
vile. New York City. Pittsburg. Phila-
delphia, Spokane, and New Haven COM
ing in between. The cities showing i'm
portant increases are Seattle, New Or
leans. Denver. Baltimore. Dallas. and
Buffalo.
Under such conditions as have pre-
vailed II has been impossible for outside
work to be carried on extensively, and
therefore those mechanics who have been
busy have been obliged to confine their
operations to buildings already inclosed.
Naturally, fewer permits are taken out
when there is no immediate prospect of
starting actual operations, but It is felt
that as soon as the weather will allow,
much work that is now held in abey-
ace will be rapidly pushed to completion.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-05
POST-OFFICE WORK
is BEING RUSHED
Two Shifts of Men Working on the
Structure, Which Will Be
Finished in 1914.

Work on the new city post-office build
ing. in the square west OF the Union Sta.
tion. is now in the most interesting stage
OF construction and is progressing very
rapidly. Five hundred men are working
in two shifts daily. Owing to the fact
that the station plaza was made about
twenty-five or thirty feet above the orig
lnal ground level a few years ago, it is
necessary to cut through this new earth
in order TO get a sure and durable foot
ing for the superstructure. In the eXca-
walton work five derricks are being used,
and as quickly as these trenches are dug
four concrete mixers are filling them with
a concrete footing or foundation that is
wide enough and firm enough to support
the weight OF the walls of the heavy
structure. In addition to the foundation
being laid for the four main walls large
pits about twenty-seyen feet deep are
being dug at various points within the
outer walls and filed with concrete, thus
forming the base for the interior piers OF
the building. About 5000 barrels Of Le-
high Portland Cement will be used in
the construction.
The same derricks used for excavating
are used in placing the concrete for the
foundation. About the middle of April
the contractors expect to start setting
Ine steel, OF Wnlch ABOUT 4,UO tons VIII
be used, and viii be furnished by the
McMyIer Interstate Company, of Bedford.
Ohio. About 100000 brick will be requir-
ed in the construction. which will be fur
nished by a Washington firm.
Bethel white granite to match the
Union Station will be used and will be
furnished by the Woodbury. Granite Com
pany, Of Hardwick, VI. The work of
placing the granite will commence about
June /. and the contractors contemplate
completing the exterior walls by January
!, 1913
W. T. Galliher & Bro, local lumber
dealers, have a contract to furnish all
lumber for the building, and it is esti-
mated that Il will take about /. .OOO, 600 feet
to complete the structure
As the interior work will take about
one year to complete, the building will be
ready for occupancy on contract time
which is January /, 1914
The general contractors for the work
are John GIN & Son, Cleveland, Ohio.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-05
GOING TO NEW YORK.
Washington Ad Men VIII Attend
National Convention.

A delegation composed Of G. NJ Hunt,
H. X Dugdale, F. McC. Smith, Walter
Mcdonnell, and Mai. Leroy Heron will
represent the Washington Ad Club at
the convention Of the Eastern division
of the Associated Advertising Clubs OF
America. to be held Thursday in New
York City.
The party viii leave Washington to-
morrow afternoon, and will return on a
train leaving New York early Friday
morning. The New York convention
will be attended by hundreds OF adver-
tising men from practically every city
in the East. Some of the foremost ad-
vertising authorities in the United States
are scheduled to make addresses. Plans
for the annual convention Of the Asso-
ciated Advertising Clubs OF America, to
be held at Dallas, Tex, in May, will also
be discussed.
At a meeting OF the Washington Ad
Club at the Chamber Of Commerce last
night II was decided that the organiza-
ton should assist in endeavoring to bring
the next annual convention OF the National
association to Baltimore. The Washing
ton Ad Club win make no attempt TO
bring the convention here, as its mem
bership is not large enough TO fprovide
a fund of sufficient amount to entertain
the largo number Of delegates TO such q
sesnss - 5ss=ssz. - = -zs-g.. ;
The Washington herald., 1912-03-05
BRICK BUSINESS IS BRISK.
winter Has Little Effect ON Trade
I'm washington,

This winter has had but little effect on
the business of the Hydraulic Press
Brick Company. as they have been busy
practically all the winter filling con-
tracts.
They report having just closed con-
tracts Lor furnishing all face brick to
The Washington herald., 1912-03-05

be used in the residence of Miss Mar
garet Cameron. 17os Eighteenth street
northwest; all face brick. to be used in
an apartment house of Howard Etchison,
California avenue and Phelps street
northwest: all face brick, to be used in
thirteen dwellings TO be erected by E.
P. Brink 6 Son, New Hampshire ave-
nue. and Park road northwest, and all
face brick, to be used in an apartment
house for Harry Warfman, Fourteenth
street and Columbia read northwest,
The Washington herald., 1912-03-05
receiving Bids for Mansion.

Architect Charles Mason Remey is TAX
ing bids for erecting a residence in
Massachusetts, avenue. near Rock Creek.
for DIR. ]. J. Richardson. to cost about
S25 oO0
The Washington herald., 1912-03-05
VALENTINE SUIT DISMISSED.

In dismissing the bill Of Joseph R. Farr
formerly general superintendent OF log.
ging in the Indian Service. against Rob-
ert G. Valentine. Commissioner Of In
dian Affairs. for 5000 for alleged libel
Justice Robb, Of the Court OF Appeals,
yesterday sustained the Judgment of the
lower court
Action Of the plaintiff was based on a
letter written by Mr.. Valentine to the
Secretary of the Interior in which
charges OF incompetency against Mr..
Farr were made. The court held the let
ter was privileged.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-05
warehou.e 20 co.t $4,000.

Architect c. E. Webb Is taking bids
for building an additional warehouse,
First and N streets northeast. for w. w.
Griflith, the cost Of which wiz be about
s'" -. --.zl <Ss.<z
The Washington herald., 1912-03-05

story brick dwellings,. lSi2 and l25i Franz
lin street Northeast 81 on
The Washington herald., 1912-03-05

story brick dwellings,. 1Sl2 and l25i Frank
lin street northeast, 5000.
To Erect $4,000 Home.
3. DAILY. to erect four two-story brick
dwellings, ISe6 to lSSs North Carolina
avenue northeast. Sll.JlO.
e. II. Knight, to repair dwelling. lOl7
street southwest. 800.
p. J. Nee, to remodel building. 2Sl6
Fourteenth street northwest S2,5SS-
A. G. Hermann. 10 install elevator in
building, 80 Tenth street southeast, SLIGO.
q. h. Stanbaugh. to erect one two
story frame dwelling. 5l0l Thirteenth
street northwest, SLOO0.
NJ Z. s. Cameron, TO erect one four
story brick dwelling. 1TO6 Eighteenth
street northwest. S50.OO0.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-05
BUILDERS EXCHANGE EXHIBIT BUILDING.

The fire last Tuesday night un-
der the Builders and Manufactur-
ers' Exchange has in no way in
terfered with business. as the
only damage done in the second
floor was from the smoke. which
discolored the walls to some ex-
tent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-31
Is NOT
TO JOIN YANKS
Refused Leave of Absence
Negotiations Are Off.

It's all off, boys! Tottenv1lle's
chances Of having a representative
in the ranks of the New York Yam
KEGS has gone to smash. "Artie"
Romer, the popular copper" slab
artist who was offered a berth with
the Yankees and the Red Sox Bos-
tonians, has given up his considera-
ton of the offers because he was not
granted a leave of absence. The
authorities could not see things the
same way as Romer and Frank Far
rell, owner of the New York Ameri-
can League team, could see them.
Romer does not want to give up his
work as a policeman and so will be
forced to keep away from the white
way of the big leagues.
The Tottenville favorite will twirl
for the Suburbas, of Brooklyn, to-
morrow and every Sunday hereafter.
If South River had offered a higher
price 1t is likely that "Artie" would
have accepted. But the amount n o
doubt would have to be nearer to
sixty iron men than to twenty-five.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-31
WHAT'S THIS?
GETTING WEAK
Report Athletics Expect
Franklins Will Win Game.

Word was received here from
South Amboy way which sounds like
the Athletics will be weakened In
the game Labor Day with the
Franklins. This Is not pleasing to
local fans as they want to see the
best South Amboy bunch of players
oppose the Apologize crew, which is
going at a breakneck speed at this
juncture of the season.
1t leaked out today that the
mighty Atkinson may be able to re-
turn from his most important err
rand in time to don a uniform, warm
up and tWlr1 against the F%ranklins.
Delaney is reported to have blood
poisoning and will therefore be Kept
from hostilities. Manager O'Toole
announces that his team will be
there in their usual class and has
glimpses of a victory. 1t means
much, South Amboyans, and the
Franklins are travelling in pennant
districts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-31
Fish Tales.

Word was received from Ye Ode
Spy Inn, at Morgan, that the blueflsh
had struck IN Thursday. and that the
catches were good. The fish are big,
too, and the natives figure that the
season is going to be a good one.
The crabs are biting well in all
the waters, but the largest OF them
are to be caugh from Sewaren down
to the Highlands. Shedders and
soft crabs are biting and cells are
coming along strong.
George Fohs, Of police headquart-
ers, Of Newark, is stopping at the
Ocean View Club, Hi HANDS. That
is all he is doing as he refuses to
go fishing until his friend, Phil Benz
of Newar, arrives next week to row
him to the fishing grounds. One of
his favorite pastimes is to take a
shade bath under the porch of the
Wild Duck Club with a bunch OF
other clammeTS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-31
HIT MANAGER
OF HELMETTA
Only in Letter, However, to
Brunswick Paper.

A New Brunswick newspaper
prints the following under the cap
ton, "Helmetta Manager Gets a
Knock
"~Spotswood, Aug. 80.
Sporting Editor:
Patrick j. Hogan, manager of
the Helmetta Club baseball team,
has at last shown his white feather.
"He advertised in the papers for
games for August 81 and Labor Day.
Nelson E. jolly, last years cap
tain of the Spotswood Athletic Club,
asked Hogan if he would play Spots
wood if they could get a nine to-
gether by Labor Day.
Hogan said that the Spotswood
nine would have to get a reputation
before the Helmetta club would play
them.
Jolly coaXed Hogan and finally
the latter found another excus and
said that the Spotswood people had
roasted him in the papers. But
everything that was seen in the
papers about him is true.
Jolly only asked five dollars
guarantee, whereas any other team
would ask from eight to ten.
The two towns have been rivals
In baseball for many years and NO
other team could draw as large q
crowd as these two.
1.-THE only cause (the Spotswood
people think is that P. J.. Hogan,
the manager of the Helmetta club,
is afraid to break his winning streak.
Hogan would have turned pale had
he seen the lineup which Jolly had
In his hand. 1t a
Up. Hoertz, C; Randolph Appleby,
1b; Fred DeVoe, 2b; H. Hegalman,
3b; N. Jolly. SIS; c. Phillips, p; G.
Appleby, If; w. McMulkin, IF; A,
Tienkein, CT.
"Signed)
"SPOTSWOOD."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-31

Ellis Martin, manager Of the Ash
land basketball quintet, will have
his favorites start heir eason Sep
tember IL at Fishers hall, Sayre-
Vile, where the Ashlands will stack
their forces against the Sayreville A.
A. Juniors. The local ~balltossers
hung one over on the up-county
juniors last year and will make a
good bid to duplicate the stunt this
season. William Kreuger is the new
manager Of the S~ayreville quintet
and If any other teams In these parts
want to book this aggregation, let
tiers addressed to Kreuger in Sayre-
Vile will be answered.
Manager Martin expects to have a
stronger lineup than has v g graced
the ranks of a junior five. One of
his bright stars will be Harry Macan.
"Da," as Harry is better known, ia
one of the best guards in this city.
He has a reputation Of holding down
several Of the best goal shooters in
the county. AS a guard for the
Riverside quintet In the early part
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-31

According to the manager Theo.
Antonio, Joe Black, the Staten 1s-
land clever lightweight, will meet
Young Mitchell, another Island boy,
In a ten round bout as the main at
traction at the next stag of the Rich
mond Athletic Club In New Brighton
S. l., which Will be held September
IA. Black Is going after the cham
pionship OF Staten Island, the title
which he once held-before he was
defeated by the present holder, Mike
Maize. If Antonio's man wins the
bout with Mitchell, he Will make
a "rumpus' about getting matched
with Maize for the championship IT,
tie. His admirers believe he can
trim the lightweight champion and
are a~nxiously awaiting the bout with
Mitchell to pass, 80 that a chal-
lenge may be hurled at the popular
South Beach boy.
Black Is Just as anxious to meet
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-31
GO TO
LINDEN TODAY

In their only game over this most
eventful week end, the Saint An
thongs will travel to Linden this p.
NJ. and try to make things even
with the boys from the little town
ship up the line by ~anneXing a vic
tory. On the last occasion when
these two aggregations met, the To-
calls fell by a 81 tally. But the
State street boys expect matters to
go along more smoothly and also
expect fates to cast a more fortunate
aspect into their camp this time.
Talk about your jinx-it's as big as
an elephant.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-31
WORK ON FIELD
FOR STAR FRAY
Musical Nine and
SsWaren A. c. in Readiness

Work has been going on to i'm
prove the Boynton Beach diamond
for the big battle between the Play
full Musical Nine and the Sewaren
A. G. which is scheduled for 8 o'clock
tomorrow morning. Can awful time
to wake me up!) The musicians have
been digging up the high parts and
expect to tear up the other parts
when they line up against the Sc
w%arenites tomorrow a.. M. 1t will
be some game, and the music will
add to the delight of the little fishesl
Did omeone say they didn't want
the music? No-it's not to get the
other teams goats"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-31
ASHLANDS WILL START SEASON
ON The COURT AT SAYREV|LLE

of their career, Macan was the
strongest factor of the team. Be
he left this city for the South
on business, the "Rivies' had to re-
place him and when he returned he
was offered a steady berth in many
squads.
He finally took a Job with the
Roessler & Hasslacher quintet. But
as this team soon hit for the covers
Macan. not being eel anxious to
play basketball, quit the game for
the season. But he will go In the
game this year with the intention Of
playing his best and that means
something. Dutch" CARTS, the var
sity guard, will form Macan's side
kink this season and this pair will
make the forwards of the opposing
teams go at a speedy clip to do much
scoring.
The game at ~Sayreyille will prob
ably be close as the Sayreyille quin-
tet will have had practice whereas
the locals will appear on the basket
ball court for the first time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-31

Manager John Seel. of the Dexter
football eleven, has appointed Ar
thur Larson the assistant manager
Of the squad. Art" ia a popular
boy among the local sports and will
no doubt serve his gridiron favorites
In fine style as assistant manager.
One of the best powers Of the new
Official is his ability to collect the
sheckels from the spectators. This
is one of the most important matters
of the season as the amount of con-
tribution has much to do In the pro-
gress of the team. Larson has al
ready started in his capacity as as
sistant by getting the ~adduesses ST
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-31
EVENING NEWS SPORTING PAGE
TELL HOW THE
RULE AFFECTED
Former High School Basket
ball Manager Sends Letter

Chip Boughton, who managed the
high school basketball team last season,
has several remarks to make about con
ditions in high school athletics. Bough-
ton is acquainted with the relations of
the student toward the faculty, especi-
ally so in athletics, because he is a
graduate of the school and has been
leader Of various class and varsity ag-
gregations during his stay in his ''Alma
Mater.D
Here is the dope "Bill" has to pass
out:
''Sporting Editor, News:
In justice to Prof. E. II. Kleinhans,
| would like to state that he did not
pass the ruling, now famous, last year.
He was instrumental in having the law
passed, but it was, as stated in the
NEWS, the work Of the executive COM
mittee of the athletic association of
the high school.
"Altho the ruling dashed our hopes
of a state-beating basketball team, we
reconstructed our shattered forces and
the result may readily be ascertained
In our record, both financially and in
percentage. But I would like, not to
NiAoANA1O, bub I " dbNlSty budJ l1uIt care,
time and attention be given to athletics
In the high school, that we may not be
forced to bow to the supremacy of
many smaller surrounding schools in
this section OF the state.
"This pitiable condition is not due
to the faculty, as many are misled to
believe, but to the student body of
the school. The great fault lies there!
Arguments? Plenty Of them. For ex-
ample-out of two hundred male stud
ents, an average of six for track, twelve
for baseball, and ten for basketball re-
ported at the various practices last
term. Some showed up and complained
because they were not given a tryout.
WhyY They were like automobiles with
out tires. Their materials were either
left at home or were not bought. The
spirit of ~"grubbing'' is ruination to
athletics.
ION appeal, the students render ad-
mirable financial support, but school
spirit is lacking, and to infuse this into
the student, this attention should be
given for reasons too obvious to be
stated, at the very beginning of the
term.
But the faculty may also come in for
their share of the blame. Instead of
hedging the athletes in and binding
them by almost impossible conditions,
l believe a little more freedom would
improve things materially. And so it
is up to the faculty and those inclined
toward athletics to work harder for the
honor of the school and for the better
ment Of tho physical as well as the
mental development of the students.
Thanking you for this space, I am
"Yours sincerely,
CIVILIAN G.. BOUGHTON.D
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-31

Unusual Number Of Games for
Week End and Labor Day--Stage
Feature Battles Tomorrow.
LOCAL BOYS At TRACK MEETS

really losing its former expectations,
which were to win the game. HUI
guenot will have some card. Pop"
Grants All Stars will be on the job
against Barry's regular Huguenot
A. C. Then there's that song game,
the Playful Musical Nine vs.. the Sc
warren A. C. for twenty-five iron
men.
Games Tomorrow.
Here's the bill Of fare for to-
morrow:
Oaks VS.. Monitors, of Roosevelt,
on w. x. diamond.
Playful Musical Nine vs.. Sewaren
A. c., on Boynton Beach diamond.
South River VS.. New Brunswick,
at county seat.
Acmes vs.. Iroquois, on Copper
works diamond.
Huguenot vs.. Huguenot All Stars.
Labor Day Attractions.
Labor Day will be the big day for
athletics. Here are the numerous
events:
Franklins VS.. Athletics, on Star
Field.
Field and track meet at Dongan
Hills.
Metuchen VS.. N. Y. Stock Ex-
change, at Metuchen; two games.
Sacred Church events at South
Amboy.
7. A. c. Reserves VS.. Iroquois, on
Il. A. G. Oval; a. M.
T~ottenville Married Men VS.. Sim
gle Men, on It. A. C. Oval.
T. A. c. vs.. Stapleton, on Totem
vile Oval; p. m.
Amboy; a. m.
Caledonian track and field events
at Newton, l.. l..
Swimming events at Tottenville.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-31
MATCH JOE BLACK TO
BOX YOUNG MITCHELL

Joe Honan, the Fighting Waiter"
and Young Bedell as he is of meet
ing Mike Maize. The Staten Is
lander offers to meet Honan at catch
weight and will face Bedell, the
pride of Perth Amboy," if Young
Bedell weight in at 1875 pounds at
6 o'clock on the night of the sched-
uld bout, according to Antonio. 1t
is also reported that Black is salts
fed to fight for winner take all'
stakes. Some confidence, eh2
Black has a good record. lie out
pointed Jimmy Jarvis at the Liberal
A. G. In a bout, Smith the Philadel-
phia NIT artist who appeared here,
was sent to Greenland" by Black
in three rounds Of a scheduled main
bout In Staten Island: Black earned
a draw with clever Eddie Murphy OF
New York; and the Staten Islander
o%utpointed Patty Sullivan, of Brook
lyn. at a stag Of a Manhattan club.