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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-02
TRANSIT SECTION
HANDS GO ON STRIKE

A strike among the section hands
of the Staten Island Rapid Transit
at St. George yesterday caused con-
siderable trouble for a time to the
officials of the company and to those
who took the places of the strikers.
The section hands, who are all ltal-
ians, after they struck, 1t is said,
went up on the bank overlooking
the st. George yard and began
throwing stones down at those who
took their places. The strikers
were soon routed out. Just what
the trouble was all about could not
be learned, but it is believed they
wanted more money.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-02
.BELFORD GIRL
BECOMES BRIDE
Married Last Week to
Edward Cole, Ir.
spsosaI to the EVENING NEWs.

Bedford, May 2:-Miss Luella
Cook, of this place, and Edward
Cole, Jr., Of Red Bank, were married
in the parsonage of the Methodist
church at Matawan last Friday
evening by the pastor, Rev. b. c..
Lippincott. The ceremony was a
very quiet affair no one being pres
ent but Mr.. and Mrs. Douglass Cook,
Of this place, parents of the bride.
The bride was very prettily attired
in a gray travelling suit with a large
picture hat to match. Following a
wedding supper at the former home
of the bride in this town the newly
welded couple left on a late train
for a two weeks honeymoon trip in
the Catskill mountains. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cole will reside on their re-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-02
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
RECORDED ON ISLAND

The following real estate transac-
lions to date in Richmond have
been filed:
Second Ward.
Conrad SchWeikert to Jos. Caru-
selle, W Bay street, at s land Church
Or Geibe Land, nom.
Geo. M. Pinney, Jr, (Ref.l to ].
II. Herman, same property, nom.
]. H. Herman to Jos. Trifoglio and
ano, same property, nom.
Third Ward.
Hannah Skerritt to Francis H.
Skerritt, lots 108-119-112, map
Granite Park, nom.
Same to same, S W cor. land John
Merrill on e Public Road, nom.
Catherine Pero to Julius A. Paro,
6 Decker Ave, 3 s land of c. Pero,
nom.
Fourth Ward.
Maria G.. Orlando to Francesca
Mauro, lots 337 to 341, block 10,
map VIM. Zeigler, nom.
Fifth Ward.
Geo. G. Brown to Henry w. Ring
hoff. lot 946, block %, map VIM.
Zeigler, nom.
Mortgages.
VIM. A. Fair to Ada E. Eadie, list
ward, S1,150.
Peter H. Bean to same, list ward,
s1,1OO.
Henry w. Ringhoff to Rich. Co,
Bldg Loan, 4th ward, $500.
Vito Sastrowovo to Jas. Thompson
G. Ca, 4th ward, 5000
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-02
BENTLEY YACHT CLUB
PLANS OPENING DAY

At a meeting of the Bentley
Yacht Club, Of ~Tottenville, at its
clubhouse in that place last night.
with Commodore John Preacher in
the chair, plans for the opening day
We're discussed. No definite action
was taken. The matter will be de-
cided at the next meeting. 1t will
probably be held on Decoration Day,
May 80. A special meeting has been
called for next Wednesday night for
the purpose of making some DISPOSE
ton of the dory that was purchased
by several members of the club and
used in the dOry races last year. The
committee on the erection of the
dock reported that everything had
practically been completed. Two
new members, John w. Johnson and
j. Fishwick, were elected.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-02
STATEN ISLAND NEWS
ST. MARKS LADIES PLAN
GLOVE SOCIAL JUNE II

The members Of the Ladies' Aid
Society of St. Marks Methodist
Episcopal church, Pleasant Plains,
is fast completing plans for the
glove social to be held in the lecture
room of the church on Wednesday
night, June IL. Included in the
program will be an address by the
pastor, Rev. d. G. Dorchester, and
vocal and instrumental music. The
admission to be charged will be
twice the size of your glove. If a
person wears a number six glove,
twelve cents will be charged, and so
on. Refreshments will be served.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-02
ACTIVE SEASON
FOR KEYP0RT
Mrs. Gross Preparing for
Early Summer Rush.
special to The EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Keyport, May 2:-Mrs. NJ, Gross,
who for a number of years has man
aged a bathing pavilion and boat
house from the pier in First street,
on the property adjoining Pavilion
Beach Park. has a number of men
at work cleaning up the grounds
in the water. The boats generally
rented to parties in the summer are
receiving a general overhauling and
a new coat Of paint. This is a very
safe beach at this place and for
years the place has been taxed with
people. Mrs. Gross is also contem-
plating the running of a Shore res
taurant in connection with the ice
cream p%arlors that have been open 10
the public in the summer for a num-
her Of wears.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-02
MAN SCARED BY SNAKE.

Richard Harris, Of Westfield ave
nue., Sandy Ground, had the scare of
his life Monday at his home. He
was about to put on a pair Of rub
Der boots when he discovered a
blacksnake in one of them. The
boots were in a woodshed. Harris
at first ~retreated. but it did not take
him long to recover himself, when
the battle began to dispense with
the reptile. A well directed blow
with a club soon had the snake
stretched full length, and when
measured it was three feet long.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-02
THE NOSE A FILTER
TO STRAIN THE AIR

The nostrils are perfect "air fill
ters' and, when kept in clean,
healthy state, strain every bit of air
we breathe, catching all dust parti-
cles, foreign matter and germs. The
air is full of germs. You cannot
dodge them, but you can safeguard
yourself against catarrh and other
diseases contracted in the process of
breathing by keeping the nOstrils
clean and healthy. Catarrh germs
will sometimes get in their work,
and you may mistake the symptoms
for an ordinary cold.
Don't take any chances. If you
have a stuffed up feeling in the
head, or if your throat Is sore or
filed with phlegm, just grease the
nostrils with a little Ely's Cream
Balm, draw the pure, aromatic
fumes back in the head, and you
will be astonished at the effect. In
a few minutes you will feel a loos-
ening up in the head, the nasty dis
charge will soon be stopped, the
soreness gone, and you will feel a
sense of genuine relief.
Ely's Cream Balm not only wards
off catarrh, but will quickly cure
even a chronic, lOngstanding case of
catarrh. 1t takes the trouble right
where it starts, in the nose and
throat, cleanses, heals and strength
ems the raw, sore inside skin, or
membrane, and IN this way drives
out catarrh and makes you proof
against this filthy, disgusting dis
ease.
Summer Colds, which often hang
on for weeks, can be quickly cured
with this cleansing, healing, anti
septic balm. All druggists sell 1t
for fifty cents a bottle, and the one
bottle is generally all that is needed
to effect a complete cure. Try 1t
today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-02
THJNBLE CLUB AS GUESTS.

The members of the Tottenvllle
Thimble Club were entertained at
the home Of Mrs. Theodore Leven in
Johnson avenue, that place, yester-
day afternoon. After the games re-
freshments were served. Mrs. Will
liam Robedee and Mrs. Merritt Lev
en- were guests at this time. Mrs.
Bloodgood and Mrs. Rebedee were
awarded prizes. Next week Mrs.
George Leven will entertain.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-02
CAKE AND APRON SALE.

A cake and apron sale Tor the
benefit of the Great Kills library
building fund will be held tomor-
row afternoon at the Great Kills fire
house. The cake table will be in
charge of Mrs. William Gibson,
while Mrs. f. c. Sherwood will be
in charge of the fancy work table.
Tea will be dispensed by Mrs. w. II.
Shelley.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-02
p,rpus SURPRISE TEACHER.

A surprise was rendered Miss
Anna Malroy, teacher OF ga
grade in public school No. l, Totem
Vile, by her pupils after school yes
terdav at the home of Mrs, Eugene
Wightman in Wood avenue, Totem
Vile. Games were played and re-
freshments were served.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-02
A YEAR AGO TODAY.

The city attorney gave notice of
intention of lighting the act of the
Public Service Company in refusal
to let policemen ride free of charge
on trolley cars.
Senator MARITIME delivered his first
speech on the Senate floor, on mich
cOWS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-02

turn in Bedford, and the groom will
commute daily to business in Red
Bank. Rev. b. c. Lippincott, of
Matawan, who performed the cere-
mony is a former pastor of the NJ.
e.. church at this place.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
FINDS BURIED LOOT

the Bank of Yates, a small town near
the Yancey ranch. He carried a heavy
package under his coat. After recov-
ertng from his surprise, w H. Stark,
the cashier, counted out the thousands
in gold coin.
Much of it was In Mexican money
of 1881. How much the total was has
not been given out by the finder or
the banker. That 1t exceeded $4,000
has been admitted. That It might run
as high as $4,000 or $40, 900 has been
reported.
Although the law gives the treasure
to the owner Of the property, Yancey
said he was willing to divide with the
finder. The two men probably will
divide the sum equally.
The theory that Bill Anderson, p
noted desperate Of the Civil war Pc
riod, hid the treasure while stopping
at the place when 1t was used as an
inn, has been advanced.
Anderson spent the night at the inn
two nights after banks at Huntsville
and other towns had been robbed Of
$3O, 900 OF 100000. He was killed near
Orrick, Mo, a day or two later by
Confederate "bushwhackers."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
CLIMB TACOMA PEAK
Five Men Make Discoveries in
Rainier National Park.
Two Members OF the Party Barely
Miss Death on Rocks at the Bot
tom Of Ice slides-crawI
Over II Glaciers.

Tacoma, Wash.-F1ye mountain
climbers, headed by Prof. J. b. Flett
of the Tacoma high school, have com.
pleted an exploration trip around the
peak Of Mount Tacoma, In Rainier Ma
tional park. Two OF the climbers
barely missed death on the rocks at
the bottom of steep nov and ice
slides. A hitherto unknown route
around this, the most massive and
highest mountain peak In the United
States, was followed, and unmarked
glaciers were crossed and unnamed
peaks scaled. The complete circle Of
the mountain a made In seven days.
Seventeen glaciers were crossed and
the explorers dipped into almost i'm
penetrable canyons and assembled al
most perpendicular walls of snow and
Ice to cross ridges that before had
been the awe of all mountain climb
ers.
In the party weree Prof. ]. B. Flett.
c. A. Barnes, Jr., mountain photog,
rapher; Percy Raleigh. J. H. Weer
and Calvin Philips, Jr.
First. Philips. climbing up a so per
cent. grade snow slope, slipped and
slid downward with terrific speed to-
ward huge jutting rocks and wide,
open-mouthed crevasses in the packed
ice. At the speed at which he was
sliding, to have hit one of these rocks
would have meant the breaking OF
every bone In his body. The crevasses
were huge cracks Of unknown depth
In the packed Ice, and to have fallen
into one would have meant sure death.
On the very brink of this danger Phil
Ups succeeded in so righting himself
that he could gouge into the Ice with
his alpine stick, and thereby stop his
flight.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
WHITE ANTS DESTROY BOOKS
In India All Valuable Papers Are
Kept In Dust Tight Cabinets to
Protect Them.

London.-The ravages of the white
ant among books and papers In India
have become so serious that the gov.
eminent has appointed an entomolo.
gist, T. B. Fletcher, to make an ex-
haustive study Of the insect. There
are, 1t is stated, five kinds OF insect
that ruin office records in India, the
white ant, fish bug, water bug, cock.
roach and borer. There is no way Of
preventing ravages by these enemies
except keeping all records in dust
tight steel cabinets and bookcases.
The white ants reduce an entire book,
binding and leaves, to dust; the fish
bug eats holes in the records, while
the water bug and cockroach expend
their energies on bindings. The borer
starts In at one side OF a book and
bores directly through, coming out at
the other side. The white ant com.
pletely destroys any book It attacks,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
Farm Hand discovers Can oil
Gold in Missouri.
Wycke Patterson Flees With Fortune
secreted by Civil War Bandit
Refuses to Tell Amount-May
Share With His Employer.

Liberty, Mo.-One stroke Of the pick
made Wycke Patterson, a farm hand,
rich beyond his fondest expectations
when he struck a pot of gold con.
cealed In the wall of an old building
which he was helping to raze ON the
farm Of his employer near Huntsville,
Mo. A notice Of the discovery Of the
treasure was received here by C. K.
Yancey, owner Of the place.
How the farm hands quick wit en-
aDled him to make away with the
thousands In gold before the eyes Of
seven helpers was told in the mes
sage.
The old building, used before the
Civil war Is an inn, had long been an
eyesore on the big mule ranch owned
by the Yancey family, A force of
workmen under the direction Of Pat
terson began tearing down the ruins
last week.
After removing a stone casing in the
second story, Patterson struck some
thing that gave out a sharp metallic
sound. Two white laborers and five
negroes crowded about him as he dug
into the masonry and found a sealed
pot. One blow knocked off the lid,
and the group gazed upon the vessel
filled with gold pieces.
Jaws dropped and eyes opened.
Good Lawd, we'se all struck II
rich" said one negro. "Whatn We
But Patterson had his presence OF
mind. He seized the treasure pot and
darted down the steps and out OF the
door. By the time his companions
had recovered and followed, he was
out Of sight. Through Saturday might
and Sunday the farm hand guarded
the pot Of gold. Not even his wife
was permitted to know how much Il
contained.
IF Yancey don't know how much
is in 1t, he won't know how much tt
sue for" said Patterson.
Monday morning a man walked intt
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06

the first d]iscoverer. II Is said 10 be
the original monument erected on
this continent TO commemorate the
achievement Of Columbus.
II Is unfortunate that there is no
contemporaneous painting or likeness
Of Columbus extant. For this reason
artists who have attempted to repro
duco his lineaments In marble have
been at a great disadvantage.
As a matter Of fact the accepted
likeness Of the admiral is after the
manner Of being an idealistic con
ceptlon. All are familiar with the
strong, clean-shayen face from which
deep, expressive eyes look out under
a broad brow. The deep lines from
the nose to the corners OF the mouth
are also characteristic Of the popular
portraits Of Columbus. Who would
recognize the dlscoyerer depicted
With a gray beard? Yet It is o
han probable that he wore n
when be planted tho banner OF
Spain on the shores Of the New
World
The few descriptions Of the person,
al appearance Of the admiral which
We have from those who knew him
we'll tell US he was a man Of sturdy
stature, rather above the average
height, Of a very ruddy complexion,
with Tecktes and red hair when he
was young. The latter oon turaed
white, which was also the color Of
his heard" Boards were the fashion
Of his day in Spain, and 1t is easy to
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
H27W MEX ar

IE&" oG5EIH CE%|
as, that there Is no need here to re-
count the many injustices which he
suffered at the hands OF his contem-
poraries. The salient fact that he
was shorn Of his honors and returned
laden with chains. proves conclusive
ly the cruel contempt with which the
fearless navigator was treated in his
WI day. Time rectifes many mis-
judgments, and It has done so in the
case Of the discoverer OF America.
The wonder Of his achievement is
universally recognized and the worlds,
both old and new, have testified In
many monuments to the respect and
honor In which they hold Columbus.
The custom Of preparing effig!es in
stone, so that the names and achieve
ments OF a nations heroes may be
passed or to posterity, flbdB Its or
igin In most ancient times. 1t Is but
natural that this custom should have
been followed In the case of Colum.
bus. Today we find statues erected
to the d%iscoverer In Italy, Spain and
France, and in nearly all Of the
countries OF the new world.
At Genoa, which city claims the
honor Of being the birthplace Of Co
lumbus, there has been erected a yer!
magnificent statue, which overlook
the bay. 1t was completed and dedi
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06

clean shaven IN effgy. ~ Il Is with
the new Columbus statue unveiled In
Washington on June s, This marks
the frat great memorial which the
United States government has erect,
ed &c Christopher Columbus,
There has long been a feeling that
this country has not had a really
worthy monument 10 the man who Is
primarily responsible for the exist.
ence Of the nation,
The feeling took concrete shape
when. In 1906. Representative James
A. Goulden OF New York introduced
a bill Rppropriating the sun of $780,
900 10 be used for a Columbus memo
rial. Congress passed the bill and It
was signed In 1907 by President
Roosevelt.
The design is 8 combination Of
fountain, shaft and statue.
The fountain is semtcircular, 70
feet wide and IS feet from front to
rea The balustrade which half ca
circles 1t bears the eBgy Of a heroic
hon at either extremity The salient
feature Of the memorial Is a splen-
did stone shaft surmounted by a
globe. Before this shaft, which rises
in the center Of the fountain circle.
is a statue Of Columbus.
The globe which surmounts the
shaft indicates the contribution the
discovery Of Columbus was to the
science OF geography. This globe
is supported by four massive eagles
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06

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hta er.I adontl,n spaiD
tne NM ,la ras ,bc area
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r.. 49, No.. ,o England
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t,,a IN LIs orco, ombluoD. but hIa
|~naria,co and bls fame we're Latin.
ut, onco.,t the name
r,"a a. g~rcor,oro,cd more
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p.,n ,har f., ,b,, nj sngI,.
r. ,'',I,a rgo vnrrhiIr M ro.
49, Ea.ro ~,i,ros. IN rrc honor
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~ -, n~,5ar.rdoc,o ia ,Dr
80. uurl5 TnJ,,. tho nr,ti,ac
,..Ia,laoan, II,,lo nor, In p,ramo.
r.I. ~, e.. ~,ar,ro., entrance IN
,hn ao,ai ln1lc.,os another at,,rmpt
1nsn, ,ho NINA ., conmhnq
-rauhI.al nov othor crrn.
,r,os horn d,y,r,cts or rtyorg rnbIic
narks and tbosters with the name
~ Coro, and Z, would ypo,n IN he in
c,orioh ss ,,s eooivaIort Colombo
tn portng,oao q, mark NJ affection AZ
woIl "a ~ bnnor for the d~tsroyerer
~ Amnrico
rha IrnI,,, e+o,,s noo sIyor his
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
Was Stolen Shortly After the Well
Known Poem Of Samuel Wood
worth Became Famous.

Not far from Boston is located the
well which inspired the familiar lines
of Samuel Woodwork to the "Old
Oaken Bucket" Every time the place
Is visited many new traditions are
told concerning the famous old buck
ct, about which people have been
singing these many years. Having
drunk deep of the sparkling waters,
between whistled snatches OF the ia.
mIliar refrain, how d"isconcerting 1t
was to have the charm broken by
learning that the original "Old
Oaken Bucket" was stolen shortly
after his well-known poem became
famous.
The youngest daughter Of Samuel
Woodwork, the author, died recently
In Berkeley, Cal, and she often used
to tell about the real old oaken buck
ct, and of the sadness which came
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
celUNsDT dIATEZA NJ M4orAWGZW-

which marks the spot of the sup
posed first landing on Watlings
island, we find a great number of
statues erected In honor OF the dis
coverer Even the English have done
honor to the navigator at Nassau in
the Bahama islands and at Trinidad;
and the people Of Santo DouAngo
have also raised splendid monu-
ments; while in Cuba, where, In the
cathedral at Havana, the bones OF
Columbus we're 80 long inferred,
there are a great many representa-
tons of this historic figure. The
statue which Is now placed In the
presidents palace, Havana, Is an ar
tIstic piece Of work, but the most
striking eflgy of all In Cuba Is Vail
mitjana's sculpture depicting Column
bus in chains. It Is to be regretted
that this beautiful work Is only a
clay model. The representation is
that of Columbus In his old age. He
Is seated on a coil Of rope on the
deck of the ship which is carrying
him to Spain, He reclines against a
capstan, his fettered hands held
before him. The artist has caught
a striking expression of resignation
combined with melancholy. The work
Is a masterpiece OF sentiment and e
preston.
Another historical group Is that
which was presented by Empress Eu.
genie Of France to the Republic OF
Colombia. 1t now stands at Cristo-
bal. the Canal Zone.
Throughout Latin America the ven,
Grafton for Columbus is universal, and
we find his memory honored In cities
Of Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile and
other Pan.American states.
II Is curious to note that II was
also a Latin, a Frenchman, who
erected the first monument In tht
United States In honor OF the achieve
ment of Columbus. In Baltimore
there still stands a monument erect
= ed over a century ago in honor o
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
Original "Old Oaken Bucket"

over the household on the day 1t was
stolen. 1t seemed as If one of the
family were missing. In this age of
souvenir collection, who knows but
that some day the real old moss
covered bucket that hung in the well"
may turn up in a museum or serve
as a water tank In the show windows
Of some en~terprlsing advertiser
There Is no other water bucket in the
world SO enshrined In homely, genu-
inc a as this one. Even the
golden goblets Of royalty, and the
treasured chalices OF the Crusaders
have neve awakened the universal
and popular interest attained by the
old oaken bucket that hung in the
WELL" until 1t was stolen and carried
away in the zenith OF its fame.-"Af.
fairs at Washington" Joe Mitchell
Chapple, In National Magazine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
Flight Of the Peasants Before the
Rapidly Spreading Flames In
Cars Country.

St observation-disclosures In
Russia has been ushered in by 9 great
epidemic Of fires on the steppes, the
Hamburger Nachrichten reports.
The intense dryness Of the season
has spread the fires over a huge r
One of the most dreadful fires that
tae Russian steppes- have ever seen
ragged a tow days ago in the province
Of Turgai on the other side Of the
Ural mountains, and to the northeast
OF the Caspian. On these steppes
vast seas of grass stretch to the no.
rizon, raised only by shrubs Of the
wild cherry and dwarf almond on the
hillside or by clumps of NORWOOD
when the soil is clayey. Herds of cat
tie and horses Craze on the plains.
1t was early in the morning when
mighty clouds of smoke suddenly ose
up from the steppes, a sure sign to
the Inhabitants that a fire was in
progress. So appalling was the speed
with which the fire rolled over the dry
and yellow grass that the peasants
had quickly to concert measures for
saving just their v lives from de-
struetion. Feverish activity prevailed
In all the villages until the tongues
OF fame which came on nearer and
nearer with uncanny swiftness APP
peared on the horizon.
Swept forward by the rushing wind,
sparks from the contiagration kindled
In advance another fire, which In a
short time enveloped 10000 acres Of
grazing ground. Swifter and swifter
before the wind dashed on the wall
OF fiery Enormous pillars Of
flame shot up into the air. The sue
ton was 30 strong that slabs OF turf
and burning branches were hurled
high up into the air and thrown far
away.
Men and cattle we're hard put to 1t
to save themselves. Their least dan.