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Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-04-02
MILLION DOLLAR
FIRE; Z INJURED
Many St. Augustine Hotels are
Totally Destroyed.
special bU United Press Wire.

st. Augustine, Fla, April 2:-The
million dollar fire here early today
destroyed many of the smaller hotels
along the bay front, including the
Bennett, the Clairmount, the Magno-
liza, the Munson, the Florida and the
famous Veder House, one of the old
est hotels in America. 1t contained
the priceless collections of the st.
Augustine Historical Society.
An unknown woman leaped from
the third floor of the Florida House
and suffered a broken back She
cannot possibly recover and is un-
conscious. The guests in this hotel
were panic stricken and A. Libby
also leaped from the second floor,
breaking his leg The fire started in
the kitchen OF the Florida House
The court house has been destroyed
The two big hotels, the Ponce de
Leon and the Alcasar, are out of the
danger zone. Their guests and thou
sands of tourists In other hotels filled
the streets at the early hours to
watch the flames. Assistance came
from Jacksonville and other nearby
cities and it was noon before the fire
was under control.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-04-02
M|DDLESExX GETS
RESEARCH FUND
Passage in Legislature of COL
gates Bill Assures
County of Benefit.
R0CKEFELLER'S S1,O00,OOO
Oil King Donated Big Sum to
Fight Annual Diseases in
New Jersey.
R0CKEFELLER'S 100000

Pursuant to the passage in the leg
lslature of Senator Colgate's bill
allowing such institutions as the
Rockefeller Institute to conduct sci
entific Investigations and expert
oped that Middlesex county viii re-
ceiye the ben eft Of the S1,000,000
recently donated by John D. Rookie
feller to fight animal diseases. The
Rockefeller Institute is also IN re-
UeiptrNf a donation of $50, 900 from
James H. 6ill for the express pur-
pose of studying hog cholera and
trying to check the ravoges of this
disease.
The bill as passed by the senate
and assembly, which 1t is believed,
will be signed Immediately by the
governor gives the institute author
ity to establish New Jersey branch
in This state. This New Jersey
branch will be located about four
miles from New Brunswick and will
be research bureau for the inves-
tigation of causes of disease in ami
mails and for experimentations look.
ing to the discovery Of remedies
ia signed by the governor hand
some laboratory will be erected tc
carry on the work.
1t was largely through the instru-
mentality of Senator William E
Ramsay that Middlesex will receive
the benefits to be derived from the
location of the laboratory in this
county. Though the bill giving the
the institute the authority to conduct
a laboratory for animal research
work was first introduced in the SEN
ate by Senator Colgate, Senator
Ramsay was It's instigator, and Sc
cured the services of Mr.. Colgate on
behalf Of the measure.
Some time ago Henry James Jr
and Starr ]. Murphy, representing
the Rockefeller Institute, approach
ed Senator Ramsay in view of put
ting through a measure permitting
the location in New Jersey of the
research laboratory SO that the work
should not interfere with the laws
regarding the prevention Of cruelty
to animals. DR.. Ramsay was In
formed that the New Jersey branch
would be located near the State Ag-
ricultural College in New Brunswick
'aoa. the passage of the bill. The SEN
Rtor, for certain reasons, thought it
better that Senator Colgate sponsor
the measure, and secured his serv-
Ices.
Detail plans concerning the re-
search laboratory have not yet been
made public but it will be located
near the Agricultural College, with
which 1t will be able to cooperate
in the study of animals. 1t will
mean the expenditure in this county
Of $4,000 donated for the study
of hog cholera, and the income on
100000 donated for the study Of
animal diseases, recently donated by
Rockefeller
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-04-02

annual meeting of the club members
IN thelr headquarters last night. The
organization has conducted many en-
tertalning programs during the past
seasons, and it is intended to make
the 1914 water sports season the
best In its history. Efforts will be
exerted to that end, members de.
clare, proposing to be more active
than ever during the coming sum
mer. The feature events will most
likely be carried out on holidays and
some exceptionally good attractions
are In view for Decoration Day and
July 4.
Nelson Macan, Jr., is the new vice
commodore, and the members of the
Board of Governors, elected to serve
three years, are George E. Meade,
Fred A. Whitaker and Rufus r.
Hosking. Mr.. Bryan, the newly elect
ed commodore, is an exceptionally
active member. He is prominent in
the city and especially as a worker
for the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation movement. He is general
foreman of the Raritan Copper
Works.
Other officers will be elected and
plans will be discussed for summer
activities at meeting of the Board
of Governors on Thursday night Of
next week. A recording secretary,
financial secretary and treasurer will
be chosen at that time and members
will be selected to serve as chairman
Of the house committee and chairman
of the regatta committee. The off,
GERS elected last night began service
Immediately.
Mr.. Bryan succeeds DR.. G. w.
Tyrrell as commodore. A PROPOSE
ton to furnish a room in the Y. M.
c. A. building was taken under ad-
visement and was referred to the
Beard of Governors. Other subjects
were acted upon. An unusually good
feast was served after the business
session.
The past season has been most
successful in social way. Numer-
Gus social affairs we're held and they
attracted large numbers of people.
The house committee reported a
brilliant outlook for the future.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-04-02

Say Gap Between Receipts and
Expenditures Must be Widened

special Bp U9,ited Press EV&re.
Washington, April 2 2---Notiee was
served on the Interstate commerce
commission today by Samuel Rea,
president of the Pennsylvania rail-
road system that unless the gap
between the receipts and expendi-
lures can be widened the PYennsyl-
Vania must retrench."
Rea and President Smith of the
New York Central pleaded for a five
per cent increase in freight rates.
Clifford Thorn, counsel for the ship
pers, brought out on cross examina-
ton that the New York Centrars
net income on outstanding capital
stock averaged 9.33 per cent in the
five years from 1908 to 1912 and
11.08 during the year 1913.
Chairman Harlan asked why 1918
earnings were known to be larger
than the average for the five years
previous an emergency could be said
to exist. Smith declared that after
paying dividends a sufficient margin
was not left for surplus
President Rea said he would not
create the impression that five per
cent rate advance Is necessary to
the maintenance of the Pennsylvania
dividend, but that any general idea
that the Pennsylvania is so strong
as not to need addition revenue is
not correct.
Commissioner Clements said that
if the railroads were going to the
devil the figures showed they were
little further from the devil today
than they were ten years ago.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-04-02
.BOARDER CLAIMS
. HE IS INNOCENT.
George HrudoWick, While at
Funeral of Murdered Man,
Arrested by PeItier.
THREATENED POISON DOSE
County Detective and Wood
bridge Police Searching
for Better Evidence.
THREATENED POISON DOSE

While attending the funeral of
Paul Bori, VINO was shot through the
heart at Woodbridge Monday night,
George Hrudowick, was arrested by
County Detective Richard Peltier and
Chief Of Police Murphy, of the Wood
bridge police, yesterday afternoon.
The man, who has been a boarder
at the home Of Bori for the past eigh-
teen months, is suspected of shooting
Bori, so that the former might be
left undisturbed to pursue his solic-
itations for Mrs. Bori.
Evidence that indicates theb oard-
er, who is only eighteen years old,
had been very intimate with the dead
mans wife, has been secured by the
county detective. The officer has
found a woman who declares that
Mrs. Bori once said that before
young Hrudowick continued to live
with her he would have to give her
husband dose Of poison. When the
two women were confronted yester-
day by, the detective, Mrs. Bori de-
clared bat If she had said such O
thing ii must have been when she
was drunk.
J The woman persistently maintains
her innocence, and the youth de-
clares that he had no more regard
| for his landlady than for any other
woman. The man is being held In
| the lookup at Woodbridge, pending
| the development of more evidence to
hold him for indictment. Detective
| Peltier and the Woodbridge police
are today trying to dig up corrobora-
tive evidence.
According to the detective. the
young man has contradicted himself
a number of times in trying to prove
an alibi on the night of the shooting
His statements are conflicting, says
the detective.
! The prosecutors office took a hand
in the case late yesterday morning,
and Detective Peltier was sent to the
scene. He first went to the dairy
farm of Feuchthaum and declares
that Mr.. Feuchtbaum, who had beer
suspected of hiring a watchman who
| 1t was at first alleged shot the man
never owned a revolver in his life
| Mr. Feuchtbaum told the detective
| that 1t would not have been worth
the brewery grain to set watchman
| to guard it, as 1t was not expensive.
The county detective believes that
1t may develop that Hrudowick, now
under arrest, took advantage OF
Boris stealing the grain to kill the
man, so that 1t would seem as II he
were shot by watchman. However
the detective believes the slayer shot
| to KILL and that II a watchman OF
guard had done the shooting he
would have been satisfied to have
wounded his man, which was done
by one Of the first two shots, and
then put him under arrest.
! Detective Peltier and Chief Muir
ply arrested another of the board
ers at the house Of the slain man
this afternoon. He gives his name
| as Alexander Borak, twenty-five
years old, and is accused by the man
arrested yesterday afternoon of hay'
ing been unduly interested in Mrs
Bori He will be examined this af-
! terncon. Though the officers search
| ed the old Devlin house, where the
slain man lived, no revolvers could
be found in the rooms Of persona
| effects of the boarders.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-04-02
INSURANCE CO.
PAYSF|RE CLAIM

Although the Central Union Fire
Insurance Company of Missouri is
said to have refused for several
months to pay insurance claimed by
Harry Klein, settlement has Just
been reached through Lawyer Peter
A. Peterson for $500. Last Decem-
Der fire occurred in Mr.. Klein $
cigar store at 3S4 State street, totally
destroying his stock and the build
ing. The insurance company alleges
that at the time the policy was issued
chattel mortgage was covering the
property, and that this fact was not
disclosed by Klein. This was the
basis of the company's refusal to pay
Klein's claim.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-04-02
ARE
ASKED FOR HELP
Health Board Will Enforce
Bakery Sanitary Code.

Local housewives are requested by
Health Officer Willsey to cooperate
with the Health Board in the en-
forcement of the amendment to the
sanitary code of the Board of Health
passed February "a, which provides
that all bakers goods, such as rolls,
bread. cake and pastry must be we'll
wrapped in q sanitary manner when
offered for retail delivery. The
amendment was made effective at the
time Of its adoption, but ample notice
has been given to local bakeries since
that time, and it's enforcement will
commence at once.
Special investigations are to be
conducted to ascertain if the dealers
are conforming with this amendment
and unless the regulations are con-
formed with, more stringent meas
ures may be taken to protect the
consumers of these goods. The
amendment Is as follows:
"All bakers goods, such as bread,
cake, rolls, pastry, etc, offered or
intended for sale at retail shall be
securely wrapped before delivery and
every person or persons, firm or cor
poration selling or delivering such
goods at retail shall provide a closed
receptacle for the storage of the
same and shall not allow said baker s
goods to remain exposed for a longer
time than is necessary incident to
the sale thereof, nor shall they allow
any such bakers goods to be handled
by any person other than the dealer
or their agents"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-04-02
Have Cruisers Garry Mail.
aluT ha, TTs,Xfod IUIra

special BIZ United Press Wire
Washington, April 2.-Suggestion
that fast navy cruisers be utilized
for the establishment of a mail and
freight line between New York, New
Orleans and South American ports,
was made In resolution introduced
in the senate by Senator Weeks of
Massachusetts. He asked for cost of
utilizing navy vessels for such ser
vice and how many passengers and
how much freight thav cnnld carry
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-04-02
MASKED ROBBERS
RAID \. !. CLUB
''Private Poker Place" Nets Big
Haul for Bandits.

New York, April 2:-Five masked
and armed robbers who raided the
Merchants Club, private poker
place In West Seventeenth street,
here last night are credited with hay
Ing made the biggest haul of any
holdup party in New York In many
years. While twenty-five men were
playing the bandits entered quietly,
tied and gagged the doortender, and
stood the gamblers up along the wall
and then with guns prominently dis
played relieved the keeper of the
''bank" of 500 and a $500 diamond
ring.
"The first man that puts his hands
down" said the leader of the holdup
will get bullet through him -
The warning was sufficient and no
one made move. Then every
player was searched and loot esti-
mated at another $4,000 was se-
cured.
No report was made to the police,
but today the keeper of the gamb-
ling house Is securing the under
world in an attempt to get back his
patrons jewelry, at least.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-04-02
Woman Wants to Be Cop.

There will be no lack Of mate
rial for women policemen IL the
city decides to augment its police
force in this manner, according to
Chief of Police Burke. About 7
o'clock last night one woman ap-
piled for a Job as cop after read
ing in the NEWS yesterday that
bill had passed the legislature
giving the mayor the privilege of
appointing such officers without
civil service examinations. She
Is well qualified for the job, and
would make a good officer" said
the chief after he had explained
to the applicant that he did not
make the appointments. The wo-
man was comely, we'll built and
rather muscular. A patrolman
standing by when she entered the
police station was heard to say,
Il guess she could handle a drunk
about as we'll as we can"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-04-02
REPORT STEAMER
SINKS; 17OLOST'
Special bv United Press Wire.

st. Johns, N. B., April 2:-News
of the sinking of the sealer steamer
Southern Cross, and the loss of prob
ably all of her crew of 10 men, was
received here today, with the arrival
of the steamer Newfoundland, bear
ing fifty bodies of the victims and a
few living survivors. The Southern
Cross was returning from a success
full sealing expedition and while
rounding Cape Race was caught in
drift ice and sank in few minutes.
The crew had barely time to jump
from the sinking steamer onto the ice
and for forty-eight hours endured
untold suffering before being picked
up by the Newfoundland. Few de-
tails of the disaster could be learned
as the few survivors are in such a
pitiable condition as to be unable to
relate what occurred.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-04-02
FALLS ON WET PAVEMENT;
FINOWSKY BREAKS LEG

Falling on the wet pavement at
the corner of State and Pearl streets,
Thomas Finowsky, of $50 Penn
street, sustained broken leg as well
as other minor injuries yesterday
afternoon. Patrolman Hartung sum-
moned an ambulance and the injured
man was taken to DR.. Meinzer's
office, where 1t was found that his
left leg was fractured. After receiv-
ing medical attention Finowsky was
taken TO his home,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-04-02

1OLal :. 20 ( l,oVo
Bids for furnishing the standpipe
to be erected in the northwestern
section of the city to supply residents
in that vicinity with water during all
hours of the day, were received.
There were nine proposals submitted
by out-of-town concerns. With the
exception of one bid, which was
$t9,750, they we're between $40, 1913
and S13,599. The lowest bid was
submitted by j. X. Petty & Company,
of Philadelphia. The proposals were
referred to the committee of the
whole, and as the board desires the
standpipe erected as quickly as possf-
BILE, the committee will meet next
Tuesday night and award the con-
tract for furnishing same. Accord
ing to the advertised terms, 1t must
be erected in fifty working days.
The board ratified its action taken
at the committee meeting last We'd
nesday night in authorizing Superin-
tendent Thomas Grieve to order the
artesian we'll pump and condensing
engine, from the Worthington Pump
Company, of Paterson, for which bids
were received at the last regular
meeting. The price was s2,450.
Commissioners present: Vice Presi-
dent Sibley, w. P. Runyon, w. +.
Nolan and Hugh Timmins.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-04-02
CREW RESCUED FOLLOWING
COLLISION OF TWO STEAMERS
Special by United Press Wire.

Dover, Eng, April 2-The Spanish
steamer Jose Dearamburu collided
with the French steamer Main dur
ing heavy fog today. Water-lodged
and listing badly the Spanish steam
or arrived off Dover. The other yes
sci was reported to have gone down.
Tugs which hurried to the scene
nicked up boats and other portions of
missing ships cargo and 1t was
Then believed certain she had gone
AoWn. Her crew was also rescued
the tugs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-04-02
JOHN K. BRYAN
IS COMMODORE
Rarltan Yacht Club Election at
Annual Meeting.

John X. Bryan was elected com
modore of the Raritan Yacht Club,
other officers were chosen and plans
were discussed for an unusually
active season on local waters, at the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-04-02
RAMSAY C0NFERS WITH THE
APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE

Senator William E. Ramsay, in
company with United States Marshal
Bollschweiler, went to Trenton this
morning. DR.. Ramsay, who is a
member of the appropriations com
mittee, went to the capital to confer
with other members of the commit
tee in an effort to clean up the work
OF that body, so that it will have
nothing left next Thursday to pre-
vent the legislature from adjourning
sine die.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-04-02

Specfal bv United P'sss Wire,
Rome, April 2.-The Pope has de-
cided to hold a consistory the latter
part of April or first of May, when
several cardinals viii be chosen to
.s,u vacarctes IN the Sacred Collers-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-04-02
WANT WATER TANK SEARCHED
FOR MURDERED WOMAN
Special By United Press Wire.

Egg Harbor, April "a strong
demand is being made here to have
the big tank which supplies the
town g water cleaned out as 1t is be-
lieved the body of woman thought
to be murdered nearby was thrown
into the tank for concealment. A
woman's garment and human hair
clotted with blood were found near
the tank Sunday. County detect
ives are working on the case.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-04-02

esneaial Sewing ,sLx<hine sale. All
Mn = jensen, 9s6 State st.
N&s s234-9-1e-tfs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-04-02

Guaranteed Sewing Machine repair
ing. A Jensen, s36 State st.
aeoAo 10 zee
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-04-02
.CENSORS ARE To
MEET TOMORROW

President Joseph F. Walker, of
the Board of Censors, has called a
special meeting of the board for to-
morrow afternoon. The meeting
will be held at o'clock at school
No. in State street. The board will
discuss the showing of a recent pic
ture at local theatre that so close
ly approached the dividing line be-
tween proper and improper pictures
that 1t nearly called forth the ex-
ecutive action of the censors.
Dancing School tonight, Washington
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-04-02

Dancing School tonight, Washington
Hail. Full orchestra. 3653-4-2-1t*
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-04-02

Ford cars, 1914, best ever, cost less
9cc Tcr-cr q Seton. eooooz 70 zee
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-04-02

Dancing School tonight, Washington
Hall, Full nrehAstra QRh0-Ao-1.s
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-04-02
.S321,OO0 BOND
|. ISSUE FOR CITY
WATER WANTED
Commissioners, With List Of Im-
prOVerenfs, VIII Go Be-
fore Aldermen.
PLAN TO ISSUE z OR 3 notes
Aldermen Clark Says That Note
Proposition Would be
a Wise Move.
PAY THEM OFF IN 2 OR 3 YRS
Plan is to Furnish City With
100000 Additional
Gallons Each Day.
PAY THEM OFF IN 2 OR 3 YRS

TO cover the expense of the
comprehensive improvements tha
Board OF Water Commissioners have
already under way to give all parts
of the city a plentiful supply of water
both night and day, that body last
nlght decided to go before the Board
of Aldermen as committee of the
whole and ask for bond issue. They
Will take with them an itemized list
or such extensions in the water de-
partment and ask for an issue of
bonds to cover the proposed cost of
1921, 600, as estimated by City Engi-
neer Samuel j. Mason. The wide
scope of improvements being under
taken by the board exceeds by nearly
$125,00 the amount that had been
anticipated by members of the Board
of Aldermen and boosts the proposed
amount of pending bond issue for
school, street, harbor and water inn
provements to nearly 100000.
When the water commissioners do
confer with the aldermen it is likely
| that proposition to have the water
| board issue two or three notes. for
two or three years, will be advanced
by the aldermen. Such a move is
under consideration and Alderman
John j. Clark today declared he con-
sidered it would be goof one He
concluded that if the water depart
ment would Issue notes to cover COM
Ing expenditures, they could possibly
pay them off in two or three years
by means of the departments earn
ings, and in that way would save
money for the city and enable it to
more readily dispose of bonds for
other purposes.
The estimated amount needed by
the water board includes the laying
OF an additional thirty-inch main
from the water works at Runyon to
this city, the installation of a fifteen
million gallon pumping engine at
Runyon, the erection of a steel 80 by
| 40-foot standpipe in the northwest
highland section of the city, and the
improvement of the artesian system
! at Runyon so as to furnish this city
with 100000 additional gallons of
water a day, and up to 100000
additional gallons as it becomes
necessary. The board has decided 1t
were wiser to make improvements
that would care for the city's water
supply for years to come, rather than
only making extensions for the pres
ent needs, which would have only to-
be readtusted in a few years to the
incessant increase in the consump-
tion OF water.
The following itemized statement
of improvements being undertaken
by the board, the cost of which were
estimated by the city engineer, will
be submitted to the aldermen:
| Thirty-inch cast iron force
| main, Runyon to Mechan-
icsville 900
Mechanicsville to Raritan
river ................. 10000
Thirty-inch cast iron, ball
joint river main under
the Raritan river .... $4,000
Thirty-inch main from river
to distribution pipes in
! city .............. 20,0O0
Fifteen million gallon
pumping engine ...... $4,000
Standpipe for highland sec
ton of city .....,... 1900
Artesian supply improve
ment ................. $4,000
Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-04-02

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Miss Florence sDrinlsl. Visited
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Mrs ". .. Woodriae OF Nash
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mr.
c. Calvin, Saturday and SUNDAY, and
also Mr.. Frank Calvin Of Wayabarhfe
MIR. w. Il. Brooks returned home
tod&y after spending a few days with
relatives in Marshall county, Okla.
an" report 'h"t crops are suffering
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