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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-24
EVENING IN
AFRICAN JUNGLE
DR.. Maguire's Interesting
Lecture in Baptist Church.

Enacting all the features of the
native war dances before his audi
ence, Rev. DIR Gabriel Mcguire, pas
tor of the Park Avenue Baptist
church, P~lainfield, delivered an ex-
tremely interesting and highly In
structive lecture in the Baptist
church last night on the subject,
AN Irishman's Experience in the
Jungles of Africa" DR.. -Maguire's
native wit dubbed over throughout
the discourse, the amusing side of
even the most serious happenings
always presenting itself, and, as de-
scribed by Mr.. Mcguire, kept the
audience almost continuously in a
roar of laughter. An hour and a
half spent listening to him gives II
a far better insight of conditions and
customs IN Africa than could be
gained by reading a dozen books, for
the doctor accompanies his talk with
all the motions Of the natives using
the weapons and costumes which he
has in his valuable collection. to
carry out the effect. 1t might be
said that DR.. Mcguire also wore his
American costumes, for the dress of
the native princes, as he exhibited 1t,
consisted only OF a bunch of dried
grass hung from the waist. If this
was the dress of the princes, as Dr..
Mcguire put it. 1t was left to the
imagination as to the dress worn by
the ordinary natives.
The songs of the natives as they
paddle their canoes. the whistle OF
the head a of the aravan as the
party trotted single file through the
Jungle, the cry of alarm, the war
dance IN the battle with the animal
known as the enemy of man, the lu-
dicrous scenes in making peace with
the tribe. a part of which ceremony
consisted of eating beans cooked
with whole field rats, the dance Of
the medicine man, and other features
of the lecture must be seen as DIR.
Mcguire depicts them in order TO be
appreciated. DIR. Mcguire has a
spear. q knife, a battle X and all
the other paraphernalia, all of them
having an Interesting history. which
he Uses just as be has seen the ma
tiyes do hundreds Of times and the
audience is often held at the great
est tension, only to be relieved by a
sudden humorous turn, in which all
art tOhN uIcCb IL lduShht "S tHS =
diculous side Is brought out.
DR.. Mcguire went to Africa as a
missionary and he did not close with
out telling of the touching scene
when the old medicine man, whose
hands were red with cutting out hui
man hearts, was converted, as was
the prince of the tribe. The bell in
the little chapel now calls the people
together TO sing hymns and pray, In
stead OF the old gong of the medicine
man. which meant a human slaugh-
ter in his efforts to kill evil spirits.
DR.. Mcguire has with him a large
exhibit Of idols. weapons, beads,
charms, snake skins and the like,
which are extremely interesting. His
lecture is well worth hearing. 1t
will easily take first place among
the ~discourses here this season.
While there was a fair sized audi
ence present last night. should he
ever come to this city again it is safe
to predict a crowded house. Those
who enjoy a good, lecture and a first
class evenings entertainment and
who did not hear DR.. Mcguire last
night, missed a great treat.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-24
PUBLIC OPINION
EVENING NEWS.

EDITOR EVENING NEWS:
Allow me space in your paper to
comment on the management Of the
officers of our beloved public institu-
ton. the City Hospital. Recently
bids we're advertised for the build
ing of a nurses home, and the un-
dersigned being n OF the seven
contractors who submitted bids to
the Board of Governors, and l have
been informed by a member Of the
board that l was the lowest bidder,
(my bid was s10,473) and ] now see
by the EVENING NEWS that this
contract has been awarded to Mr.. A.
K. Jensen. Bids were opened pri-
vately by the board and the amounts
of none of them were made public,
only the newspapers, stating on in
formation supposed to be supplied
by Mr.. Harrington that the building
would cost about $4,000.
Now, as the hospital is to a GER
tain extent a public institution. the
city and county paying a fair share
toward its support and the general
public supplying the rest, is 1t fair
to ask contractors to go to the trou-
BILE and expense in submitting a bid.
give a certified check for the return
Of plans and specifications, and then
open the bids in private, as a matter
of form. when everything was cut
and dry. apparently beforehand?
But what is the use of complaining;
the public of Perth Amboy is easy
and a thousand dollars more or less
expended makes no difference. But,
nevertheless, 1 think that any re-
sponsibIe contractor bidding on such
work should at least receive fair
treatment.
Yours truly,
SOREN c. OLSEN.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-24
II
INDICTMENTS

Special TO the EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick, April 24:-The
grand jury returned with eleven in
dictments yesterday, and it is re
ported that one is against John Fa-
gan, motorman or the trolley car
which ran down and killed the Har-
kins boy in this city about a month
ago. The jury will reeonyene IN
MAY IA.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-24
|SPRINC INSTITUTE Of
W. C. T. U. is TOMORROW

The spring institute of the Middle
sex County Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union will be held tomorrow
in the Tabernacle Baptist church at
South River, instead of May "a, as
annoupced. There will be three ses-
sions during the day, commencing at
10 o'clock in the morning. An in
teresting program has been arranged
In addition to the addresses by Mrs.
Alice A. Mundy, Mrs. II. p. Strong,
Mrs. Emma Bourne and Mrs. E. H.
Elfreth, there viii be a silver medal
contest. The local members of the
W. C. 7. U. will leave here In the
morning on the 9 o'clock train from
the Central depot.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-24
FINES IMPOSED
BY JUDGE DAILY
spsotal 10 the EVENING NEWS.

New Brunswick, Apr. 24:-Boles-
law K~owolskie. of South Amboy, was
fined 500 and costs, and sentenced
to ninety days in the county jail by
Judge DAILY this morning. for carry
ing concealed weapons, February
10.
Frank Meen changed his plea
from not guilty to non vult on a
charge of assaultIng Annie Hensher,
at Roosevelt, October 20. lie was
fined $50.
Steve Karonisky pleaded not
guilty to a charge of stealing SIS in
Perth Amboy on March 20. He was
remanded to Jail to await trial,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-24

Thor Lodge, No. 46, Danlsh
brotherhood is completing plans to
celebrate the twenty-first ann1Ver-
sary of it's organization to be held IN
Washington hall, Saturday nlsht,
May 49,. The committee IN charse
of the affair at the meeting last
night made a report. Three canal-
dates were initiated.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-24
PLANS FOR W
STORY BRICK HOUSE

s. f. Sc1gulinsky has filed plans
with Building Inspector Mcnamara
for a two-story brick dwelling house
he proposes to have erected at Par
ker street and Pulaski avenue. The
structure will be made to accommo-
date two families and will cost ap-
p~roximately 5000.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-24
CRIPPLED FOR LIFE
RIDING FREIGHT TRAIN
necinl 10 the EVENING NEWS.

SpbJFUT 10 EHS Il H-TINV "D
New Brunswick, April 24:-Sam-
uel G.. Irven, seventeen years old,
was crippled for life early last night
when he fell between the wheels of
a freight train at Menlo Park and
had both legs cut off, Irven, with
Howard Hefferman as a companion,
was stealing a ride on the train, re-
turning to this city, when the acct
dent happened. Irven is at Wells
hospital and will recover. He Is the
son OF a well known local contractor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-24
FRENCH OFFICERS KILLED
BY CHIEF OF BANDITS


Paris. April 24:-Assistant Chief
of Detectives Jouin was shot and kill
ed here today. and Officer Colmar
"a MORALLY wounded In a revolver
fight with Bonnott, the chief of the
bantam bandits" whom they at
tempted to arrest. Bonnott es-
capped.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-08-01

Ell Vago, the new cigar with the
black band, now on sale. stiff
On account Of ruling Of the post
office department., all newspapers are
compelled to bring their subscription
accounts up-to-date. That being the
case the Free Press insists that those
in arrears call and settle.
A vast amount of i'll health is due to
impaired digestion. When the stom-
aeh fails to perform its functions prop
erly the whole syste m becomes de-
ranged. A few doses OF Chamberlain S
Tablets is all you need. They will
strengthen your digestion, invigorate
your liver, and regulate your bowels,
entirely doing away nth that misera-
BILE feeling due to faulty digestion. Try
it. Many others have been permanent
ly cured-why not you 7 For sale by
all dealers.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-08-01
amined and approved.

amined and approved.
The clerk Of the board was here or.
dered to advertise for bids for 20 cords
of wood to be furnished the county.
The clerk Of the board ordered to ad
vertise for bids for the repairing Of the
wagon bridge across the Clearwater riv'
er near Harpster, Idaho
There being no further business be-
fore the Board, the Board here ad
iOurned sine die.
(Signed) N. B. PETTIBONE,
Chairman.
Attest: J. A. Bradbury, Clerk.
By M. g. Rambo, Deputy.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-08-01

Cyrus Noble, pure, old and palatable--
Bottled at drinking strength.
Sold everywhere-and costs no more tina
any other good whiskey
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-13
KILLED FATHER
TO SAVE MOTHER
Fourteen Year Old Boy Admits
That He Intended to Com
NIT Murder.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1s.-on the
verge of collapse, as the result OF the
confession by her fourteen year old
son, Martin, her youngest, that he
shot and killed his father because the
latter mistreated her, Mrs. Daniel H.
Rickert today declared to newspaper
men that she would defend her boy to
the last.
The lad, who is held in the deten-
ton home pending further investiga-
ton by the police, today sent his moth
er many encouraging messages and
begged her not to worry about him.
After Martin shot his father he told
his mother of his deed and she
agreed to support him In his state
ment that the shooting was accidental
She maintained that position even af-
ter her son was arrested and until
the lad, after two hours of "sweating"
threw his arms about his mothers
neck and sobbed out his confession
that he shot to kill his father.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-13
PLACE HEART OF PRINCE
IN A SILVER CAcKET

depose the mad king Otto, who has
been in a sanitarium since his sue
cession and to proclaim the new re-
gent, Prince Ludwig, king OF Bavaria.
In accordance with Bavarian Gus
tom. unbroken through centuries, the
heart of Prince Luitpold was remov.
ed, embalmed and placed in a silver
casket for preservation in the monas-
try OF Altoting.
The pope's apostolic blessing was
autographed from Rome just before the
regent died and was communicated to
the castle by the papal muncio of
Munich. Prince Luitpold died with n
Prussian bullet in his body, which he
received In 1855 al the battle OF Helm
stadt.
Prince Ludwig, the new regent, was
born January Z, 1S45, and February
20 1868, was married to the Arch.
duchess Maria Theresa of Austria OF
the branch Of Medena, who was born
July 2, 1s4s. They have ten children
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-13
DOzEN INJURED
DURING BLAZE
Two Hundred People Lived In IL
brary Place, an Old Structure
Which Was as Dry as
finder.
WOMEN IN MYSTERIES
Several Persons Reported Missing
and May Have Become Victims
of the Riot of the
Flames.
WOMEN IN MYSTERIES

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Dec. 13.-Prob-
ably dozen persons we're severely in
jured today when costly and spec
tacular fire destroyed the building on
the north side known as Library
Place, occupied by more than 200 per-
sons. Twelve store rooms on the first
floor were destroyed.
Many of the occupants of the build
ing threw themselves from windows
or crept to safely on swaying ladders.
The intense cold added to the suffer-
ing. Fourteen women we're rescued
from the fourth floor The fire de-
partment was kept on the jump by a
series of alarms from smaller fires
throughout the city.
Following the sounding of a triple
alarm. twelve fire companies from
the north side and three from Pitts
burgh proper responded and fought
the flames which are believed to have
been started in basement and soon
sho. up elevator shafts of the four
story building.
Nine persons, including four fire
men and policeman, were hurt when
the cornice structure fell, and were
hurried to the Allegheny general hos
pftal. Several persons were reported
missing but are thought to have es-
capped.
Mrs. E. W. Miller. 46, was uncon.
scious and her clothing and hair were
| in flames when dragged from her
room by Policeman Kerr. The loss
may reach 100000. Ffremen were
fighting hard to prevent the flames
from spreading to the Charles grocery
store. occupying three street numbers
adjoining with little success.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-13
THE JUNGLE IS STILL
BEASTS LURKING PLACE

Haywood, however, is more interest
ed in the condition of the men EN-
ployed in the packing industries. He
describes their conditions as worse
than that OF any other laboring men
In the country.
"They work 10, IL and IA hours a
day." he said, "and the average wage
at the stock yards is less than 81 a
week"
1t is probable strike viii be called
ait the stock yards in a short time.
The fact of the failure of the strike
lat the stock yards in 1905 does not
fiismay the !. w. w leader.
when We went into Lawrence af-
ter the strike began Haywood de-
clared many said the foreign element
among the workers could not be or
ganized; that there was no chance for
the men to win.
swe did win though and we now
have at Lawrence the largest organiza-
tion OF working men In the world. We
can do the same thing In Chicago"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-13
New Parcels Post Going into Effect
First Of Year VIII Permit Send
ing Of Almost Any
Thing.
IF IT'S TIED TIGHT
Only Thing Barred is Internal Ma
chimes, Live Snakes, Whiskey,
Germs and Creased
Lightning.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. H. Butter,
eggs, lard, fish, fresh meats, dressed
fowls, vegetables, fruits and other
necessities Of life can be sent through
the parcels post in effect January !,
according 10 the regulations made
public today by Postmaster General
Hitchcock. The only stipulation In
the shipment of such substances is
that they be SO packed as not to
..break loose in the MALI and that
fresh meats may be shipped only
through The first zone" from each
parcels post. Parcels that are perish
able must be marked so.
1t also will be possible to ship
queen bees live insects and dried rep
tiles. Seeds of fruit nursery stock
and other plant products will be en-
titled to mailing privileges, under the
parcels post.
Other mailable articles include can
dies, confectionery, yeast cakes, soap.
tobacco, pills, tablets, toys and musi-
cal instruments.
Parcels must be limited to eleven
pounds and with no larger dimensions
than six feet overall.
Classed as unmailable articles are
spiritucus, vinuous matted. fermenteo,
Tor other Intoxicating liquors; poisons
of every kind; poisonous animals
reptiles, explosives of every kind;
inflammable materials, Internal ma
chimes, disease germs or scabs OF
materials of whatever kind that may
kill. Firearms are also excluded.
| The department today is rushing
out the regulations to about $4,000
offices or units" SO that the pos,
masters Will have time to study them
before the law goes into effect the
First OF January.
The postmaster general believes
that the parcels post will help solve
| the cost of living problem, in that il
will enable farmers to ship stuff tc
the markets at a more reasonable
| rate than offered them by the ex
press companies.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-13

of two to one, the ballots in reality
signing the death warrants Of the men
awaiting death today. A few days
after election, Governor West, cha
grined and angered, set today for the
wholesale executions. In a caustic
and sarcastic statement issued at the
same time he reDulled the people of
Oregon. Said he:
4 regret to say that. in view of the
verdict rendered by the people of this
state, November 5, by which they de-
clared that the barbaric custom of
capital punishment should continue,
hangings will be the general rule in
or the legislature desire to change it.
These hangings will take place.
Friday. December the thirteenth. will
be Oregon's Bloody Friday. I am
sorry that the seating capacity OF the
death chamber is SO limited, for we
undoubtedly will be obliged to turn
many away who have been looking for
| ward to this event.
| The effect of the statement was i'm
mediate. Suffragist organizations and
reform societies of all kinds began a
! tremendous effort to induce the gov
ernor to change his mind. Hundreds
lof letters and petitions poured In upon
4 him, pleading with him to commute
the sentences or grant further re-
prieve until the people of the state
could again vote upon capital punish
ment.
1t was pointed that the same
election that defeated the anti-gallows
/ bill, also enfranchised the women of
Oregon, and that they should have an
opportunity to speak upon such a vital
measure before five lives We're for
feited. The governors of all the states
that have abolished capital punish
ment wrote personal letters to West,
urging delay and he re ,ived COM
munications even from prominent men
and organizations in England and
4 from the continent.
But, so far, he has remained obdur-
ate. except in the case Of Taylor whom
he saved solely because there was a
i chance that his deed was not wholly
wilful. 1t was reported that the gov
ernor would leave the state to escape
the opportunities of petitioners, but
lthis he denied and he is here today.
/ At 10:3O or an hour before the hour
set for the first execution, the execu-
tive had made no move to interfere.
TWO at Time.
4 The traps will be sprung two at a
4 time beginning at 1870 but the Off
cials of the penitentiary refuse to say
, which pair will die first. The fac'
/ that Faulkner Is the calmest OF the
a,,arte4 caused the bciier that ne
u o,ld ba ono or the first to dir.
Rev. Father Moore, Morgan's con.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-13
our Murderers to be Sent Writhing To Etern-
ity at the End of Rope Through Gaps in
the Scaffold.
)NE ESCAPED AT The LAST MOMENT
Citizens Had Voted not to Abolish Capital Pun
ishment and Governor Refused to Inter-
fere With Sentence.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
SALEM, Oregon, Dec. 13.-Today is
Bloody Friday in Oregon.
For five murders, as checking as
my in the annals Of crime, four men
bill be sent writhing to eternity
hrough two gaps in scaffold at the
bate penitentiary before noon.
Col. B. K Lawson, warden and sup
|rintendent will release one spring
Ind a guard another. The same con-
3prings only, will release both traps,
but both triggers will be pulled sim
iltaneously to ease the conscience OF
he warden and his assistant, neither
knowing which spring did the work.
Unless Governor West interferes
save them, thus will pass out Mike
Morgan, slayer Of John Yorke;; Frank
Garrison, who killed Roy Perkins;
Noble Faulkner, who in an insane
renzy, caused by drink, slew Louis
eilbert, and H. E. Roberts, convicted
I the double murder of Donald Stew
rd and George Hardings.
A week ago the scaffold was taken
rom its place in the little room just
orth of the dining hall and dragged
hto the old pillow and mattress fac
Ipry OF the prison where today's exe-
buttons were scheduled to take place;
The pillows and mattresses, the work
if convicts for distribution among
Sarious state institutions, were re-
noved elsewhere and the musty-smell-
|ng, cheerless room was turned into
In ante-room to eternity.
| The condemned men, in their upper
3ier of cells in the north wing of the
benitentiary, could, if they were at
tentive, have heard the gallows being
aragged across the floor and jostled
JRnd hammered into place. Early to-
bay it was announced that everything
Eas in readiness for the executions
Ind that accidents seemed impossible.
i Until noon yesterday. there were
I've men instead of four occupying the
eath cells of the prison. John w.
Taylor, slayer of A. H. Perry, was
lso doomed to die, but Governor
Nest became convinced that there
kas a reasonable doubt whether Tay-
pr deliberately murdered, and COM
huted his sentence to life imprison-
bent.
All Of the fve men were sentenced
hang on various dates earlier in
be year, when petition was filed un'
er the Oregon initiative law provid-
bg for the submission Of bill TO the
oters abolishing capital punishment
overnor Oswald West, the lighting
oung governo of the state, himself
h opponent of capital punishment
eprieved all five men until the
regop -a--.ars could pass upon the
trl
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-13
HAYWOOD Says tonditions Are
Just as Bad $ Ever in
Chicago stokyards.

r,,n;tad press LeaSd vre service.l l
cHIcAGo, Dec. Conditions in
~ chicago stock Ids .fe as bad as
they were before Pn sirciait wrote
.The jungle, saidIillian D Hay
wood. leader Of II w W. today-
l Iaywood is here response 70 a
aa,, M from the locaranch Of that
order to aid in org.ing the men at
4 the stock yards.
q aGoyernment inslon there is a
.area The only q 1t does is to
b Give the packers ppportunity to
E nut the goyernmefha1np ON the
NJ nroaucts and get money fol
9& them And this IS sn costs the
II people Of the INITIATES. s4,ooe..
Y 900"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-12-13
Bavarian Custom, Unbroken
Through Centuries, Carried
Out.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Seryice.1
MUNICH, Dec. 13.--Prince Ludwig,
oldest son OF the late Prince Luitpold
today was regent Of Bavaria, while
preparations were made for the fun
eral Of the late regent, who passed
away early yesterday at the age of 91
From Berlin came word that Kaiser
Wilhelm, accompanied ny the rulers
OF all the Kingdoms and principalities
OF the German empire would attend
the funeral, the exact time of which
had not been definitely announced
1t was learned that already a semi
oficial agitation has been started 10