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Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-02
Bids Reeslved Last Night at
Committee Session We're
Less Than $6.75.
ALDERMEN WILL AGAIN
ADVERTISE CONTRACT
Feel Certain That Combine Is
Broken Proposals Received
Last Night Thrown Out

An alleged combine between retail
dealers of coal in this city to charge
the city an agreed price for coal used
in municipal buildings, has been
broken. The Council received bids
at its committee session last night,
considerably lower than S6.75 a gross
ton, which was the figure given by
thirteen dealers on July IS. The AL
dermen were pleased with the figures
and practically decided to re-adVer-
tise in an effort to secure true and
general competition from among all
of the retail coal dealers in the city.
1t Is likely that the new bids will In
clude prices on 100 tons of coal for
use in f1rehouses in addition to 100
tons of Lehigh egg coal to be used
at city hall and the police station.
The thirteen bids, each for s6.75
a tons for 100 tons to be supplied at
police headquarters and city hall,
were thrown out by the aldermen last
night. Because new estimates will
be re-advertised for in the regular
way, the aldermen did not feel dis
posed to divulge the low bids re-
ceived. They stated however, that
they were materially lower than
S6.75.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-02
GAVE HIS WIFE
A BLACK EYE
James Kelly Of Charles Street
Released on Patrol

The North Amboy resident with
the greatest ability to give sinners, "
which have the most brilliant hues.
is James Kelly, thirty-fiye years old,
of 642 Charles street. This is the
unanimous opinion of those who Sc
cured a glimpse Of his wife after a
misunderstanding between them last
night. The coloration which Kelly
pastes on an optic lasts, too, as was
evinced today when Mrs. Kelly re-
appeared at police headquarters to
press a charge Of wife beating
against him. AS she failed to put
in an appearance until long after
the police court hour, Kelly was re-
leased, being paroled until wanted.
The police were informed that
Mrs. Kelly provoked the attack.
They learned that he was set upon
and abused without just cause when
he came home from work last night.
He stood it for a few minutes, then
silently poked over his right fist and
departed. He was arrested shortly
before o'clock last night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-02
MAY DISCHARGE
FIRE JANITORS
Aldermen Give UItimatum-.
Must Sleep In Houses.

Firehouse janitors must do their
duty and live up to the rules prescrib-
ed by the council or get out. This
is the ultimatum decided upon by the
aldermen at their committee meeting &
last night. John Kutcher, chairman
Of the fire committee, reported that
he had tired of attempting to deal
with the janitors and 1t was at once
suggested to take drastic measures
to compel obedience or cause dis
charge. 1t was accordingly decided
to send a letter to each Of the ten
janitors informing them that they
must at once begin living up to the
rules or they will be discharged
forthwith.
The principal infraction' Of rules
Is the refusal of some janitors to
sleep In f1rehouses. The aldermen
pointed out that the rules were in
force year ago and that the city
had gone to the expense of installing
beds In all the houses and now, un-
der the improved SYSTEM the city
was securing least service at times
when it should have the most. 1t
was accordingly decided that every
one Of the rules applying to the jant-
tors must be enforced at once.
The janitors will receive letters
the early part of next week and they
will be closely watched for the next
few days. Aldermen say there are
scores of men waiting to take their
positions, and unless they observe
the rules they will be discharged
without further warning.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-02
CAN A FOREIGN
WILL PRECEDE
AN AMERICAN?
Unusual Question Raised in
Orphans Court for Judgs
DAILY to Decide.
PERTH AMB0Y PROPERTY
Is AT STAKE

New Brunswick, August q
Whether a will proven in a foreign
country, and authenticated by a
United States consul Of that coun-
try, can supersede an American
made will on its face, is q novel
question which arose before Judge
DAILY yesterday In the Orphans
Court. The Judge, in laying the mat
ter over until August 15, said that
he believed the question had never
arisen before in Middlesex county.
The facts in the case at is devel-
oped today were that Paul Batovic,
who was a blacksmith of State
street. Perth Amboy, died in Hun
gary In 1911. Before leaving Perth
Amboy he had made a will leaving
all his property to his wife. After his
death Mrs. Batovic had the will pro-
bated by the surrogate.
Then 1t developed that Batovic
had made a second will in Hun
gary, leaving his property Jointly
to his parents, who lived In tnat
country, and his wife. The parents
had the latter will probated accord
ing to Hungarian courts and the au-
thentication of the American con-
sui. This will was sent to this coun-
try and made the basis of an appeal
from the probate of the American
will
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-02
WILL CLEAR
SEWER ENDS
Blocked With Land at Pre-
sent Needed Badly,

In an effort to improve the sewer
age system of the city, thereby ELI
minating the blocking Of receiving ba
sins and adding to the general health
fulness of the city, the aldermen de-
cided at the committee meeting last
night to clean out the ends of sewers
at Second street, First street, Madi-
son avenue, Brighton avenue and to
extend the Gordon street sewer. The
subject was discussed at length and 1t
was concluded that immediate steps
should be taken to remedy conditions.
1t was pointed out that hardly
shower passes, no matter how slight,
that sewers do not back into some
cellars and numerous receiving bas-
ins are not blocked up, thereby food
ing streets and private property.
The sewer ends in question are
buried in sand and debris, practically
closing the outlets. Efforts will be
made to clear the land about the
sewer ends to the best advantage so
as to render an uninterrupted flow.
The Gordon street sewer is to be eX-
tended into the sound, similar to the
Lewis street sewer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-02
COUNTY BULL MOOSE
HAVE SESSION TODAY

Judge Adrian Lyon, H. W. Pugs-
ley, president of the Perth Amboy
Progressive Club and other mem
bers of the county committee, of that
party, will attend the meeting of the
committee which is being held this
afternoon at the county headquar-
ters in New Brunswick.
Though no candidates for the
primary may be actually named for
assemblymen and Freeholders, men
for such offices will be considered
and discussed. 1t is believed that
the county committee will this af-
ternoon take formal steps in naming
Judge Adrian Lyon to run for the
Progressive state committeeman from
this county, which committeeman
will be elected at the primary.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-02
THREE STATES
ARE SWEPT BY
FIERCE STORM
Railroads and Wire Service
In New York, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania Crippled
SEVERE In JAMESBU R G
AND NEARBY TOWNS

New York, Aug. 2.-Violent electrical
storms with high wind velocity and
cloudbursts ragged In eastern Pennsyl-
vania, spread through New Jersey and
reached this city.
Miles of railroad tracks were flooded
In Pennsylvania, washouts occurred at
different points and telephone and tele-
suffered severely. Baltimore, Cleve-
land and Cincinnati were entirely cut
off from communication by phone with
New York.
At Manunka Chunk, N. j., a cloud
burst swept 200 feet of Pennsylvania
railroad track down an embankment,
carrying q tower and station with 1t
At Egg Harbor, N. j., the park lake
burst a concrete dam. causing heavy
damage.
Last night New York city was cut
of from all telephone communication
with Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Cleveland
and Cincinnati. A single line, through
q circuitous route, remained open to
Chicago. At the offices of the Amer
lean Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany 1t was said that the electrical
storms had spread throughout the
Catskill ranges and that worse dis
turbances had not been experienced
for many years. The burning fuses
by lightning constituted the main
source of the interruption.
Although the center of the telephone
disturbance was reported to be just a
little south of Philadelphia, the tele-
phone service to that city remained
open. The real trouble, so far as 1t hit
the lines Of the American Telephone
and Telegraph company, centered In
Newtown Square. little village about
eighteen miles to the west of Phila
delphia. A large switching station is
maintained there. Full details of what
had happened to the station could not
be learned, but it was feared that the
entire station had either been washed
out or destroyed by lightning.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-02
FINED $IO FOR
BEING PROFANE

To use profanity to such an ex-
tent as to chase girl clerks from the
Wedeen dry goods store at 271 Smith
street, caused Frank Shrowcky, twen-
ty-one years old, of $50 Stanford
street, to be fined $40 this morning
by Acting Recorder Stephen F. Somo-
cyl. A friend of Shrowsky's had pur-
chased pair OF overalls in the store
at cost of 81. Shrowsky started an
unprovocated disturbance after the
purchase had been made. The Ian
gaage he used was highly indecent,
causing female clerks to flee from the
store. Hyman Wedeen summoned
Patrolman Chris Hanson, who arrest
ed the alleged troublemaker. Mr..
Wedeen appeared against him this
morning.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-02

Senator Lewis, the majority whip,
stated today that the second full
resolution reading from a plank in
the Democratic national platform as
to the protection of American citi-
zens abroad, would be passed with
out further dispute. He intimated
that the proposed action on Monday
was due to a confidence among the
administration senators that the
Mexican crisis has passed.
"No danger exists, in my opinion,
that we shall either intervene in
Mexico or raise the embargo against
importation of arms into that coun-
try said Senator Chamberlain, Of
Oregon. Formerly favored letting
the several factions get all the arms
they wanted, but it has been suggest
ed that an over supply of guns down
there might yet come to plague us.
Guess the Mexican people will think
better of us If we do not try to in
terfere in their troubles. l think we
should fight them out as they are.
That is what | believe will be the de-
cision of the majority party"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-02
BLOCK CROSSING OF
c. R. R. Is MINUTES

More evidence in favor of the ell
miation of railroad crossings in this
city was furnished last night, when
a Central railroad freight train
blocked the New Brunswick avenue
and Washington street crossings for
sixteen minutes. All kinds of traffic
and in large numbers was held up at
both crossings. Patrolman Andrew
Jensen interceded for the anxious
pedestrians and others in waiting,
and was informed by the conductor of
the train that the delay was caused
by a bursted hose. The officer re-
ported that the train came to stop
and began to block both crossings
simultaneously at 9.07 O'Clock and
that they were not cleared for traffic
until 9.23 o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-02
SAY DECISIVE
BATTLE SOON
ON IN CHINA
Fate of the Rebellion VIII
be Known After the Rival
Armies Meet.
ARE EXPECTED TO CLASH
NORTH OF CANTON.

Special by United Press Wire.
Pekn, Aug. 2;-It was believed to-
day by the government that the de-
cisive battle of the revolution is about
to be fought north of Canton. The
news that three divisions Of the Can
ton troops had set out to reach the
northerners is welcomed here, because
it means that the clash will come away
from the city and Canton will not be
jeopardiEed.
From Shanghai II was reported that
DR.. Sun 4at Sen is about to go to
Hong Kong, where he will make per.
sonal appeal for the support of the re-
bellion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-02
Arrests in New Orleans.

Special by United Press Wire
New Orleans, La, Aug. 20.
Raymond Mathews, special agent of
the United States Department of JUS
tice; ] L. Mott, his assistant, and
Ernest Arteaga, representative here
OF the Mexican constitutionalist-
junta. were arrested today charged
with blackmail. The men were taken
into custody on complaint of Eman-
uel Castillo Prito, former governor
of the state of Compeche, Mexico.
Prito charged that one of the trio
extored $500 from him by displaying
a telegram purporting to come from
Washington, signed "McReynolds, ,"
and ordered his arrest. Prito said he
employed private detectives who
marked $500 in bills and arranged
for a meeting last night.
Assistant Chief of Detectives DAN
iel Nennet led squad of officers and
made the arrest. According to the
police Arteaga admitted showing a
fake telegram to Prito, but he denied
any attempt at blackmail. United
States Attorney Gulon said today
that he received telegram ordering
the arrest of q certain person" and
declared that Special Agent Mathews
saw this telegram. Mathews, how
ever, denied having seen the message
and said he would have no trouble
in establishing his innocence.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-02
CLASH WITH
STATE DEPARTMENT
ON MEXICAN AFFAIR
Will EndeaVOr 10 Find How Far il
Can Go in Obtaining Information of
a Diplomatic Nature
FULL RESOLUTION TO COME UP


Fow the of the United States
demanding Department information Mexico
not wish disclose will
amendments will be
ready original
prison injured
during he revolutionary period
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-02
MOTORDROME DEATH
LIST NOW NUMBERS 8
gpeciql by United Press Wire.

Special by United Press WITe.
Cincinnati, O., Aug. 2:-The death
list in the Lagoon motordrome horror
reached nine today with the death of
Michael Carney, of Lima, Ohio, at St
Elizabeth hospital, in Covington, Ky.
Two other victims of the accident are
believed to be dying. They are Mrs.
Mathilds Buckman and OrVille Hart.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-02
Castro Starts Rebellion.

Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. "A gov
ernment circular sent out informs the
governors Of the states throughout the
country that the faction of Ctpriano
Castro. the former president. has start
ed an armed rebellion within the re-
public.
The federal council has authorized
President Gomez to assume dictatoriai
powers until the rebellion is crushed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-02
Will Insure Police Patrol.

The police automobile patrol and
ambulance will be insured for 1920 a
wear. according to a decision reached
at the committee meeting of the alder
men last night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-02
IS
THE CAUSE OF
MUCH CONCERN
State Department at Wash
InQton Officially Hears of tho
Revolt lust Started
WARSHlP Is LIKELY TO BE
SENT TO SCENE

Washington, Aug. 1t was official
ly brought to the notice Of the state
department that Cipriano Castro, the
former dictator of Venezuela, had
landed on Venezuelan shores to take
charge of the forces already assembled
for the overthrow of the Gomez gov.
ernment.
A United States warship will proba'
bly, be dispa tched at once to Venezuela.
From present Indications 1t is likely
that the cruiser Des Moines, now Mt
Brunswick, Ga, will be selected for
this duty. The state department. 1t is
understood. haB asked the navy depart
ment to send two ships, one of which
will be an armored cruiser or a first
class battleship. Naval officials, how
ever, are inclined to think that the Des
purpose.
More serious than anything else in
the situation so far as the interests OF
the government at Washington are
concerned Is the fact that the Ameri-
can legation at Caracas Is now IN
charge OF clerk. there being neither
minister nor secretary of legation
there. Richard Bigges, a young man
from Baltimore, appointed to the diplo-
matte service only year ago. Is the
only representative of the authority of
the United States at Caracas. State
department officials admit the impro-
priety and danger Of the situation, and
J. Il {, HVNI nv
perlenced man in the diplomatic serY-
Ice who can be sent to Venezuela I'm
mediately.
Veterans Displaced.
Secretary of State Bryan has dis
placed most OF the veterans OF the dip
lomauc corps who are perfectly IA
miliar with such Latin-Amercan dis
turbances as have now broken out in
Venezuela In most of the countries
the experienced men have been rc-
placed by new appointees, but no Que
has been named for Venezuela.
General Rafael Hernandez. known in
Latln-America as "El Mocho.' called
at the state department coming over
from New York, where he has made
his headquarters for several months
He was denied nm audience with secre-
tary of State Bryan, hut to suhordln-
ate officials he said that he wished to
assure the government Of the United
States that he was not assisting in the
promotion Of the Castro revolution
and that he Is most friendly to this
government. As n matter of fact, FL
Mocho is known to be bitterly anti
Castro, but he is not taken seriously
by any one officially familiar with
Latin meIican events,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-02
ABICA RIGGS Goes TO
EXEMPT'S STATE HOME

Abiga Riggs a veteran fireman Of
this city, will leave this afternoon
to enter the Exempt Firemen's
Home at Boonton. Through friends
Mr.. Riggs was able to gain admis-
sion to this haven for the aged.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-02
Subscribe for the NEWS.
Dansk 100 Mands Forening

Medlemmer med Bekyendte samles
Sondag den 3de August Fedark Grove
Burlington Madkurve Kan bringes tel
Mckinley Hall samme Morgen til nj
COMITEEN.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-02
NOTICE.

The Marathon Restaurant, corner
King and Smith streets, is now under
new management. New conditions now
prevail, quick service, only the best
foods. Everything is strictly sanitary.
Our guests are privileged to enter our
kitchen at any time.
STEFANOS GUMAS,
Proprietor and Manager.
20675-S2-12t"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-02

You know this city well enough
to know that if you have a message
to deliver through want ad, this
newspaper can deliver it. See page
eight
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-02
Political Club to Meet.

1t is believed that several candi-
dates to seek the nominations on
that ticket at the coming primary
will be endorsed by the Washington
Political Club, of the Sixth ward,
when they meet tonight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-02
Jamesburg Hard Hit.
o the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Jamesburg, August Damage
resulted to many sections following
the terrific electrical storm yester-
day afternoon in this section. Dur
ing the height of the storm three
men, Station Agent Harry Lokerson,
William Capewell and Howard Dun
fee, were standing on the freight sta
ton. when a binding flash of light
ming passed SO close to the three
men who were watching the pranks
of the lightning. that Dunfee was
struck, as 1t seemed, across the chest
and knocked several feet against the
station. This was the flash that
struck the big flag pole nearby and
completely ruined it. A peculiar
feature of this instance was the fact
that hundreds of splinters were
scattered a distance of about one
hundred feet.
Nearly all the telegraph wires in
the railroad service were burned out,
but one wire being in use. Between
this place and Englishtown several
poles were blown down, crippling
the service, making the trains in the
freight service run much behind the
schedule. Several washouts resulted
from the inability of the pipes to
carry off the water.
AS far as can be learned no other
damage resulted from the storm be-
yond the levelling of trees and the
occasional overturning ou outbuild-
ings.
House Hit at Spotswood.
At Spotswood the lightning played
queer pranks with the new home of
Merritt Brown, and it is estimated
that $500 damage resulted. Pictures
were torn from the walls, fire start
ed in a clothes closet but died out
shortly, plaster was stripped from
the walls, the chimney broken and
things in general were carried from
their usual places and scattered pro-
CONTINUED on page A.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-02

Smoke Schwartz Idea1-the dis
tinctive 10c cigar. Ideal Cigar Mfg.
Co., New Brunswick, N. J.-Adv.
20558-7 -30-1mo~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-02
MOI ECE:

Members of Thor Lodge
No. 46 D. B. S. are request
ed to meet at Washington
Hall 9 A. M. Sunday August
3rd for the purpose of at
tending the funeral of our
late brother Arnold Nichol-
son.
JENS CHRISTENSEN
Sec'y.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-02

WEATHER Fl r and
cooler tonight and
Sunday. Light west
TO north winds.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-10-09
A Few More
"Chiefl2tS'

Mr.. and Mrs. Il G.. Euuchey dcpaI'-
ed this morning for Seattle, Washing
ton. TO spend the winter with his moth
er, Mrs Chas. Waddell,
Jas. Dewitt, and family, has rented
the Jim Harris farm and expects 10
move on it soon Tom Hawkins form
erlv ivcd on this farm but he has pur'
chased the w. $. Bense place.
Mrs Henderson and daughter, Mrs
Geo. Weaver, who have been visiting
relatives here the past two weeks de-
parted for their home at Stella, Nehr.,
Saturday morning Mrs. Henderson
is "A sister of Mrs. Noah Mcdowell and
Sam Jones.
JOS. Hidy age about 80 years aud
resident of Webster county for more
than thirty years died at Suatton, Me-
brasl,a, on Monday. The remains
were brought TO this city on Wednts
day interment being made III the Elm
Creek cemetery
Mr., and Mrs. Albert Kinder OF Lcb'
anon, Kansas visited hea mother, MR.
Jane Maginness, Wednesday They
are on their way to North Platt, To
make their future home. Mrs. Kindler
was formerly Miss Mille Maginness.
Yes, the method that's the latest and
by far the best and greatest to rcmov,
mans psjns and troubles over which he
fumes and bubbles is Chiropractic II
YOU are sick see the Chiropractor
Second house north of |. o. o. +. hall
Lady attendant from 10 to Il n. M
and TO y. N.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-10-09
Commissioners
Proceedings

RED CLOUD, NEBR Oct Z, l9l3.
Board of Webster County Commiss-
toner's met in regular session. Mem
bers prcsent-G. Ohmstedc, Il. j Chap
lin, Floyd Mccall. W. q. Hoffman and
Paul Storey chairman of said board.
1t WAS moved and seconded that
Grant Cbrsty be and is hereby ap-
pointed Constable Tor Red Cloud city
and Precinct to III! vacancy. Motion
carried.
On motion the official bond Of Seth
A. Green as Constable of Glenwood
Precinct was and is hereby approved.
Moved and seconded that 4. J. Chap
lin bc and is hereby authorized To pur
chase culvcrts, | "a inch aud Is
inch culverts. Motion carried.
on motion the following claims were
audited and allowed and the Clerk
was and is hereby authorized and in
structcd to draw warrants on their re
spcc',yo funds in payment of same.
GENERAL FUND
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-10-09
September Weather Report

Temperature: Mean temperature 66;
maximum temperature loi deg, on 9Th;
minimum temperature 81 deg on goth
Precipitation: Total 36i inches
Number of days-clear l3, partly
cloudy :, cloudy 10,
Dates of frost-Light 81, killing 90
Dates of Thunderstorms--on the -
Prevailing wind-Direction n W :
days.
Remarks-7 days witt more than .oI
inch rainfall. Greatest in "a hours
$50 inch on cath Since April 1877
inches.
CHAs. s. LUDLOW,
Cooperative Observer
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-10-09
No1lCe of puhllCatlon

Statement OF ownership and management
OF the Red Cloud Chief, as per act OF Con.
gress, August %, 1912 Editor, Managing Ed
itor, Publisher, Business Manager, and Owner
q. b. HALE, Red Cloud, Nebraska. John
Wittwer, Mortgage.
sworn to and subscribed before me this 18th
day OF October, 1913. s. Il. Florance Notary
Public.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-10-09

Miles Of Telephone Wires.
One American telephone company
has over l4.610.00O miles Of wire in
use. That would be enough to make
about hftySix single wire lines to the
Noon from the earth.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-10-09

cash Other goods credit of 10 months time given
all purchaser
$40 cash
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-10-09

October 22 W.
teet long Win I basement ana in good repair and renting s2o
will be sold at to the highest bidder for cash Warranty will be
given to
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-10-09
FARM MACHINERY

Libby l2incn Sulkey
Deere s1e Swede double wesde five tooth cult
ing pow pair of new hay sling sasy lister planter obuse Lsha
rake Acme harrow secon harrow with o teeth with rider
drill new section harrow grind stone gindsone,
cmrn new lne Bel separator hay
handy single stalk
small chicken
in OF hanes dset
2 harness,
blankets,
in
alfalfa in stack milet 10
of free serve on the grounds.