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Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-01
ISLANDER SUR
OFF 2 WEEKS
Adjourned by Consent Of
Counse!--0t Cases

BY consent of the attorneys repre-
senting the plaintiff and the defend
ant in the action for alleged slander
of Alderman John ]. Clark VS.. Anton
Jensen, an automobile sales agent of
this city. the suit was adjourned in
the district court this morning until
April 15.
In the suit OF Letter and Company
vs.. Simon Godlesky, Of SIS Catherine
street, judgment was given by Judge
John w. Beekman to the plaintiff for
s59.62. Jacob M. Klein represented
the plaintift.
Because OF the defendants failure
to settle the the matter involved in
the suit of Joseph Dilts, of Three
Bridges, VS.. A. Wertheim, of this
city, Judgment was given the plaintiff
for S78. the amount for which the
action was brought. 1t had been
agreed in court Friday that the de-
fendant settle by paying the plaintiff
$65. Wertheim was given until to-
day to adjust the matter, which he
failed to do and the judgment fol-
lowed. The suit arose over the sale
by Dilts Of twenty-seven pigs TO the
defendant. The defendant did not
pay for the pigs because he claimed
they died of cholera contracted be-
fore the sale. This he failed to prove
in court. James S. Wight and John
Delaney represented the plaintiff.
The action of Alexander Conquest
VS.. Charles VanDeusen was adjourn
ed until April Is. Thomas Christie.
pher represents the plaintiff.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-01
90 CENT GAS
BEGINS TODAY
New Rate of Perth Amboy
Company Takes Effect

A net ninety-cent gas rate becomes
effective in this city and vicinity
and several other parts of the state
today. Four gas light companies
known as the Kean companies be-
cause 1t is generally believed the
Keans, of Elizabeth, hold the con-
trolling interest in them, followed
suit of the Public Service Gas Light
Company and established a net rate
of ninety cents.
This means that consumers paying
the bills between May / and Ii will
have to pay but ninety cents per
1000 cubic feet of gas consumed this
month and same rate for gas used in
future months, provided the bills are
paid within the first fifteen days of
the month. To those falling to pay
within the time limit the charge viii
be $1.25 1000 cubic feet, which
has been the gross rate for sometime
past. This is reduction of ten
cents per 1000 cubic feet, re pre-
vious minimum rate being 81
This reduction is declared to be
the result of an investigation by the
Public Utility Commission into the
workings of the Public Service trust
III the dASdtS ulSiliCl SUlu6 HlOutUA
ago. The commission ordered a
ninety-cent net gas rate In that ter
ritory and recommended that sim
liar rate be established In all other
districts of the Public Service con-
Germ throughout the state. The con-
cern acceded aud shortly afterward
the Perth Amboy Light Company an
nounced a similar net rate would
be established in this city and vicin-
ity about April 1st. Other inde-
pendent companies, which have es-
tablished similar rate in their re-
spective territories according to an
nouncement of the Public Utility
Commission last week. are the Me-
tuchen Gas Light Company, the
Crawford Gas Light Company and the
Elizabethtown Gas Light Company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-01
ESCAPES DEATH.
AT COAL DOCKS
Four Year Old Boy Drops
35 Feet and Lives.

Though he fell from a thirty-five
foot dock at the Lehigh Valley coal
docks Sunday afternoon. four year
old James Heck, son of Mrs. Kath-
crime Heck, of 587 Elizabeth street
is today almost as well off as II he
Ead never taken the tumble. His
right leg is slightly sprained and
the right side of his face badly
SCARED. His little companions, who
were with him when he fell. thought
surely their friend would kill him
self when he landed on the ground
beneath. DR.. NJ. S. Meinzer Is at
tending the boy.
Little Jimmie" as he is famil-
iarly known IN the vicinity of his
home, was parading around on the
storeground" dock of the company,
when he made mis-step and lost
his balance, falling thirty-five feet
to the meadow land below. The
ground being soft from recent rains
and the boy landing on his side
saved him from probably fatal fall
The boy lay there unconscious for q
few minutes. William Thomas, one
Of his companions reached the scene
where the boy lay as soon as possi-
BILE. AS he ran to his companion S
aid he also hollered for help which
brought Trainman Fred Olsen, Of
522 High street, who picked up the
lad in an unconscious condition and
carried him to the home of John
Duffy in Hartford street. Soon al
ter reaching the home the boy came
to, and his mother, who had been
notified arrived and carried the lad
home in her arms. DR.. Meinzer
was then summoned.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-01
COMPROMISE
JURY REFORM
Suggest Matter be Submitt-
cd to People.
tFrom the NEWS Corresponden)


Trenton, April 1.-The result or
the conference yesterday afternoon
of the Senate and Assembly Commit
tees on jury reform was decision
to recommend to the Legislature that
both jury commission bill and a bill
retaining the app intment of juries
in the hands of the sheriffs be passed
and submitted to the people at the
general election next fall, the bill
receiving the most votes in a state
wide referendum to become a law
The Conference Committee submitted
such a report to the Senate and AS
sembly and the two bills proposed
were introduced In the House.
The doubled barreled proposition
was received around the State House
with varying comment. Acting Gov
ernor Fielder refused to discuss 1t
last night.
~ will not discuss the proposition
until l have had time to study 1t, +"
was all he would say.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-01
LOSS Of TIME
MEANS MONEY
another Former Juror Tells
HIS Experience in Attending
!, the County Court.
sssRS A BRANCH HERE
'ohn Anderson Advances
Sound Argument for Esta-
blishmsntot the Project


That it is an injusnCs To drag 4
man from his business and make
nInl come to New Brunswick as a
"ithess IN any case, thereby requir-
ing MN to lose about three hours of
ms tlme IN travelling between Perth
Amboy and the former place, besides
the time which he wastes in sitting
around the court house until he Is
called and the time he wastes in
really testifying, is the opinion Of
John Anderson, Of PTS Prospect
street, justice Of the peace. Mr..
Anderson has served as q witness In
the county court at the county seat
and well knows whereof he speaks.
He told how he had been com.
PEELED to stay around the court house
all day without having to testify, and
how If the tribunal had been sitting
IN Perth Amboy he could have at
tended to his business most of that
time. AS 1t was, however, If he went
nome and attended to his affairs it
would have required four, five or six
hours to get back to the court. II
the court had been here he could
have dropped in now and then to sea
- AtO "SAo hCcucQ anu OCCuul6u UiIn-
self with his business the rest Of the
day.
In talking about the unfairness Of
the judicial system to residents of
this part of the county, he said,
'There Is nothing fair about 1t. 1t
7ls, absolutely an injustice to the peo-
pie Of this part Of Middlesex" He
pointed out especially the disadvan-
tageous position in which the resi-
dents of Roosevelt and those places
in that part Of the county are put.
He spoke of the jury duty required
of taxpayers of this part of the coun-
ty as being unfair to them. He did
not think it was Just that man from
Woodbridge should lose four or Ave
hours of time from his business just
because the court Is so far away that
it consumes those number of hours
to go to and return from it.. He
thought that the panacea for all
these Ills would be the location of a
branch of the court at this place. He
was sure that the taxpayers in this
part of the county are undeniably
entitled to this additional court con-
venience.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-01
Levsos North of Cairo, ILL.,,
Have Been Abandoned as
Flood Sweeps On.
FOR RELIEF IN DAYTON
Special a1 United Press Wirs.

Special b4 United Press Wire.
Cairo, ILL.,, April 1;-Drainage
district levees north OF Cairo have
been abandoned and 1t is only a
question of how long they will hold.
More man have been placed upon the
Cairo levee and great efforts will be
made to hold the city against any
stage of water that may come. APP
peal has been made to the war de-
partment that three boats of the
government fleet be moved from the
Mississippi to the Ohio river for
emergency use here.
With 1000 Illinois state troops
and 100 naval reserves on the ground
together with every able bodied man
that can be obtained, every effort Is
being made to re-enforce the levees.
The crest of the river is expected to-
night and the biggest rise of the
Wabash at Cairo is also expected.
The rise is expected to reach two
and one-half feet and is due to reach
Paducah, KY. The breaking of the
Hickman levees would relieve the
situation at Cairo, but this eity's sal
vation lies In the weakness Of levees
In the lower Mississippi valley.
Col. Daniel Moriarty's seventh
regiment sought permission to form
the citizen executive committee, to
take personal charge OF the situation.
He expressed surprise at the appar-
ent lack of activity and martial law
may be enforced. II any trouble Is
experienced today Governor Dunno
will be asked to declare the city un-
der control Of the army officers. Ma
val reserves arrived today from
Chicago.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-01
APRIL TERM
GRAND JURY
Brief Charge by Judge Ber-
gen., ,Quackenboss Foreman
pecial to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick, April LIN
charging the April grand jury this
morning Judge James ]. Bergen was
very brief, saying that he was glad
to have no special case to call to
their attention. The jury then re-
tired to the jury room. Following
are the jurors drawn, William H.
Quackenboss being foreman:
New nE nEwick-Wiiliam H.
Quackens enry G. Young. John
Bergen, sus 10 D. Posner, James D..
Anderson and John J. Welsh.
Perth Amboy-Theodore Ander-
son. John K. Sheehy, Seigfried Kauff-
man. Jean Dubois, Fred ]. Cox and
Jacob Duenwald.
Woodbridge-James ]. Dunno.
Sayreville-Patrick McCutcheon.
South Amboy-Georg Gundrum
and Richard NJ. Mack.
Cranbury-Lemuel e. Stults.
Monroe-Abijah Applegate.
South Brunswick-Henry w. JEFF
fries.
Jamesburg-John Monahan.
Milltown-John V. L. Booraem.
Dunellen-John p. Fenner.
South River-Elwood Manahan.
Metuchen-Henry e. Ayres, who
was excused on his own request.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-01
ANOTHER BODY
AT THE M0RCUE
Found Off Port Rsading--
May be Ainsworth.

Another body OF a man, believed
to be a sailor, was found this morn
ing at Port Reading about quarter
of mile from the place where de-
composed body was found Saturday.
The latest find appears to be the
body of boat captain. He was
five feet and five inches tall, rather
stout and had gray hair and { heavy
gray mustache. The body was
heavily clothed, indicating that the
man must have met death in cold
weather. The body was badly de-
composed and highly discolored, in
dicating that it had been in the wa
ter for several weeks.
1t was discovered by a yard fore
man of the Philadelphia and Read
Ing about 8 o'clock this morning.
Coroner James ]. Flynn took charge
OF 1t and brought it to his morgue.
He will hold 1t as long at its condi-
ton will permit In an effort to learn
OF the mans identity and of the
whereabouts of any relatives or
friends he might have.
There IS no evidence of foul play.
1t would appear that the man had
been aboard boat during extreme
Iy cold weather and had slipped into
icy waters in the sound and drown
ed. A IS bill and a string of black
beads is all that has been found IN
the clothes thus far. A more detail
ed search will be made when all of
the clothing is removed this after
noon. The clothes would indicate
that the victim had been sailor.
Besides trousers and vest the man
had worn sweater, waistcoat, over
coat, heavy gloves, heavy shoes and
q pair of new rubbers.
A body of man also believed to
be sailor, five feet and nine inches
tall and appearing to have been
thirty years of age. was found in the
sound off Roosevelt last Saturday
1t was buried the following day in
Potter's field at Roosevelt, owing
to its decomposed state. Coroner
Flynn is endeavoring to learn If the
rmen were aboard one of the barges
reported to have sank In the sound
recently. The body found today
somewhat answers the description of
Charles NJ. Ainsworth reported miss
ing from Tottenville in January.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-01
FOUR COUNCILS TAKE
PART IN GROUP RALLY

Representatives OF the four cour~
ellis were at the group rally of the
Royal Arcanum, last night, in the
rooms of Woodbridge Council in
Woodbridge. Supervising Deputy
Grand Regent Arthur H, Hope at this
time made his final visit OF the term
before the grand council meets. Two
candidates were initiated. One from
Abernethy Council OF Railway and
the other from Woodbridge Council.
The degree team OF Coronal Council
of Keyport were in charge of the de-
gree work. The councils represented
at the rally were: Coronal of Key
port, Middlesex OF this city, Aber-
netby of Railway and Woodbridge of
Woodbridge,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-01
BOXING BILL AMENDED;
MAY Be PASSED TODAY

(Front the NEWS Correspondent
Trenton, April 1.-The Kerwin
boxing bill, somewhat amended,
passed second reading In the senate
last evening and 1t is expected will
come up for final passage at the ses-
sion today. The bill in its original
form provided for the appointment
of State Athletic Commission of
five persons at a salary of $1,000 g.
year. The bill as amended, however,
provides for one commissioner with
salary of $4,000 who shall have
authority to investigate and take all
management of boxing exhibits. The
amendment was introduced by Sena-
tor Leavitt.
There was also passed in the sem
ate last evening resolution calling
from the governor House bills Ala
changing the name of Samuel Kato-
wits, and 237 allowing police SER
geants to take ball.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-01
PAT R0LMEN'S INCREASE
TAKES EFFECT TODAY

Eleven patromen appointed just
five years ago will receive a raise in
pay commencing today. They have
been getting $1,000 year, or 1898
a month and from now on will re-
ceive $3.50 month, or $1,040 a
year. Another raise will follow next
year. Since the removal of PATROL
man George Kozusko to day duty,
this batch constitutes the men who
have served longest on night duty.
Future day men will most likelv be
picked from among their number.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-01
VISITORS DAY AT The
HIGH SCHOOL APRIL 8

The date set for the second annual
visitors day at the high school is
Tuesday, April s. On that day all
people interested In the high school,
especially the parents of the
students, are welcome to visit and
observe the progress being made.
Principal Kleinhans was well
pleased with the interest taken last
year and will urge pupils to help
make visitors day this year even a
greater success. The domestic science
kitchen is one of the recent innoVa-
tions that may interest many.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-01
RESOLUTIONS
OF MERCHANTS
Will Present Aldermen About
Public Market.

About siXty-fye Interested mer-
chants appeared before the Board of
Trades public market investigating
committee last night at the board s
headquarters in the American build
ing. The meeting was called to gain
the views of the merchants of the
city relative to the public market in
general and especially as to the pro-
posed change of the second market
day In the week from Friday to Sat
urday.
The merchants wer3 unanimous in
agreeing that the public market is q
good institution for the public but
they are averse to the idea of chang
ing one of the days from Friday to
Saturday, and to hucksters and ped
dlers selling at the market place
They also believe that the sanitary
regulations which the farmers are
supposed to observe at the market
are violated. With these views in
mind a resolution was adopted to be
presented to the Board of Aldermen
and the Board OF Health, the former
at the committee meeting Friday
night and to the latter at their meet
Ing next Tuesday night.
Following are the members of the
Board of Trade who were. selected
to present the petitions; David E..
Kaufman, George +. Reynolds,
David Enchermann, Joseph Kuzma,
M. Palisi, Philip Levy, John Seaman,
u. Pavese, f. M Jacobson NJ Shum-
ski, Frank Hilsdorf and John Wise.
Following Is the text of the petition
unanimously adopted
Resolved, That, while the mer-
ehants Of Perth Ai1lboy recognize that
an open farmers market is desirable
in this city they respectfully apprise
your honorable body of the fact that
the ordinances governing and re-
gulating the operation OF the public
market are not being properly enfor-
ced, inasmuch as a majority of the
yenders Offering goods for sale at the
market are not farmers but huck-
sters and peddlers, who having no
place of business and no expenses,
enter into unfair competition with
the merchants, who pay taxes to the
city and otherwise are under heavy
operating expenses in the conduct OF
their business.
Resolved, That, the provisions in
the ordinances governing the regula-
ton Of the street traffic are being
constantly violated, making a con-
gestion and blockade in the streets.
Resolved, Furthermore, That the
provisions in the ordinance govern
ing the sanitary conditions of the
market are being constantly violated,
and that 1t is of the utmost import
ance for the benefit of the health Of
our citizens of Perth Arlboy that
this part OF the ordinance be
strictly enforced Furthermore,
the merchants of Perth Amboy are of
the opinion that the wants of the city
can be fully supplied on the two
market days now permitted; viz,
Tuesday and Fridays"
The memers of the committee of
the Board of Trade, who are conduct
ing the investigation and vino called
the meeting last night are David j.
Kaufman, F. l.. Antisell and George
f. Reynolds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-01
REPORT ATTEMPT TO
Get BETTER OF LAW

Word reached police headquarters
today that liquor was being disposed
of at ball last night in manner to
indicate that 1t was being given
away, but in reality was being paid
for by an excess charge on admission
tickets. 1t is declared this appears
to be a scheme to outwit the author
tiles to sell liquor at dances and in
similar places where no licenses are
held
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-01
Worked With DisIocated shoulder.

Though his soulder was dislocated
Friday, William Johnson, of Front
street, continued to attend to his
business until yesterday noon, when
his shoulder hurt him so badly that
he sent for DR.. Charles w. Naulty,
Jr. The doctor found that his right
shoulder was out Of place. He had
him removed from his boarding
house in Front street to the city hos
pital. Johnson claims he injured
himself while helping to move
riapa-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-01
HAYWOOD IS GRANTED
HABEAS CORPUS WRIT

Special by United Press Wire.
Paterson, April big Bill"
Haywood, organizer OF the I. W. w.
who has been in charge of the mill
strike here during the past week,
was granted writ of habeas corpus
by Judge Minturn, at Hoboken, to-
day, following his sentence of six
months In prison at hard labor. The
writ was made returnable Saturday.
In the meantime Haywood will re-
main in Jail.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-01
BIG TIM" SULLIVAN
ON ROAD TO RECOVERY
speots, bu United rrs.a wiz.

New York, April 1:-Friends OF
big Tim" Sullivan learned today
that the former Tammany district
leader and congressman had been re-
moved from the Yonkers sanitarium,
where he had been confined many
months, TO his brothers home in
Winchester and that there are pros
poets of his complete recovery from
the mental ailment from which the
"big fellow" as he is familiarly
known, had suffered and was pre-
sumed to be incurable. Only recent
ly legal steps were taken to make
his confinement permanent and to
appoint trustees to handle his estate.
Private physicians treating the fam
Gus East side politician say his i'm
provement lately has been remarka-
BILE, and that it will be only a ques-
ton of time when he will be fully
cured.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-01
TAFT is WELCOMED
AS YALE PROFESSOR
Special bp United Press Wire.

NpeOluI bB United ,fasS Wlfe.
New Haven, Conn, April L. VIII
liam Howard Taft today arrived to
take up his duties as professor in the
law department. He was received
by the entire body of Yale students
and after exchanging greetings he
entered an automobile and, escorted
by thes tudent body, went to the
university buildings where a formal
welcome was extended by Secretary
Stokes, act for President Hadley,
who was out of the city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-01
pec!aI By United Press Wsre.

Special By United Press WIre.
Dayton, April 1:-Major / Thomas
l.. Rhodes. appointed by President
Wilson to take charge of the rehabil-
itation of this city, today declared 1t
would be ten years before Dayton
fully recovered from the food which
took 100 lives and caused property
loss of $25, 100000. Major Rhodes
said 1t would take two weeks to
make even an impression on the
debris which litters the streets. and
will be two months before the city is
comfortably habitable.
Tents have been erected for refu-
gees at the fair grounds.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-01
OMAHA RAISING FUND
TO REBUILD DISTRICT

Special by United Press Wtr1.
Omaha. Neb., April with
s168,0O0 raised in Omaha for relief
purposes the work Of rebuilding the
FIVE mile district devastated by the
tornado Easter Sunday was well un-
der way today. The death list now
total 40 and 403 injured. Nearly
$500 persons were rendered home
less. Conservative estimates place
the loss at $8.500,0O0. or this
amount $7,000,000 is personal and
s550,000 public utility and the re-
mainder city property.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-01
IS PROCLAIMED THE
KING Of ALBANIA

Special 6y rsfed Press Wire
Paris, April 1.-The Duke de
Momtpeusier today was proclaimed
King of Albania by the provisional
government of that country, accord
ing to q special dispatch to the Paris
Excelsior The great powers viii be
asked Immediately to recognize the
new monarch.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-01
JERRY RAPINO FAILS
To Get A LICENSE
Special By United Press Wire.

New Brunsw!c!., April Jerry
Raplno, of Roosevelt, who was re-
Gently found not guilty on a charge
of homicide, was refused a renewal
of his saloon license by Judge Peter
A. DAILY this morning. When his ap-
plicant came up the Judge took the
opportunity to score him saying he
should be In states prison and many
other uncomplimentary things.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-01
NEW BOROUGH BILL
PASSED in HOUSE
tFrom the NEWS Correspondent

Trenton. April Among the
bills passed by the Assembly last
night was Assemblyman Quinn's
measure incorporating the borough
of Middlesex In Middlesex cCInty.
This is taken out of Piscataway
township and is located between
Dunellen and Bound Brook.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-01
FIREMEN'S DECISION
RENDERED APRIL %
specsa1 BY United prsss Wire.

spectd5 by United PTcss Wtre-
New York, April 1:--When the
hearing before the arbitration board
In the Eastern railways firemens
wage dispute was resumed today 1t
was announced that the decision of
the board would be returned April
23 instead Of tomorrow. as originally
planned.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-01
Raise Funds In Schools.

All public school principals of the
county have been authorized to re-
ceive donations, whether large or
small, from students who wish to
contribute to the relief fund for the
victims OF the recent flood in the
middle west. A collection will be
taken tomorrow In the local schools.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-01
X. of p. Has Session.

A social session followed the meet
Ing of Algonquin Ledge No. A.,
Knights of Pythias, last night. Dis
trict Deputy Grand Chancellor Rob-
ert Brazzill, who was present at this
time, was awarded the weekly prize.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-01
l,ioatina lsase d supn,i,.


Washington, April 1:-War de-
partment officials announced today it
had been decided to establish a float
ing base of supplies on the Mississippi
river near St. Louis for a distribution
of commodities in the flood districts.