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Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-02
.ruDDIESEX COUNTY COURT OF
COMMON PLEAS.

MIDDLEsEX COUNTY COURT OF
COMMON PLEAS.
In the Matter of the Application OF tho
Council of the City of Perth Am
bow for the appointment of Com
missioners to estimate and assess the
benefits upon the property benehted
by the new pavement laid IN
First street from Market street TO
Gordon. Street. with two Inch as
phaIt blocks. with the appurtenances.
In the City of Perth Amboy.
NOTICE.
The undersigned. Commissioners. 8.
heretofore appointed by the above
named Court. to estimate and assess
the benefits to lands and real estate In
the vicinity of the above named pave
ment, having duly qualified by. takin
and subscribing the oath required Dy
law, do, under the direction of the
above named Court. hereby give notice
|of the Sixth Day Of February, In the
wear of our Lord Nineteen Hundred
and Seventeen. at the hour OF tWo
O'clock in the afternoon. at tho CITY
Hall. in the City of Perth Amboy. "a
the time and place when and wnere
they will hear any person. or persons
who NAV present themselves to pe
heard concerning such assessments fof
Dated Perth. Amboy. N. J.
January %. 1917.
PATRICK ]. McGRATE.
WILLIAM II: GRiSWOLD.
S364-1-2310t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-02
Perth Amboy
20 years Ago

The Largo and elegant" ferryboat
Warren makes its first trip between
this city and Tottenville replacing the
Maid of Perth, built in 1870. The War
rem was in charge of Captains Ray
mond Ellis. Reuben AndroTette, Engi-
neer Solomon LaFevre, Assistant
Engineer John Mcdonald and Abra-
ham Reckhow and Albert Mesereau,
|deckhands. Improvements were also
made in the ferry stations, both in this
city and Tottenville.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Snedeker
sailed on Jan. 25 on the stamer Fuerst
Bismarck for Mediterranean cruise.
At a meeting of the officials of the
Simpson M. j.. church a unanimous
vote ia taken for the return of Rev.
w. M. Trumbower for another year.
The matter of organizing a Board
of Trade in this city is being pushed
forward by THE CHRONICLE, in
terviews being secured on this subject
with practically all of the prominent
men of the city, securing their opin-
ion on the advisability of such an
organization. Among those who
spoke in favor of organizing such a
board when interviewed are: Post
master Patrick Convery, William r.
Pratt, William III. Mccormick, Henry
Mccullough. Edward Kelly of Kelly
Sc McAlinden, S. j. Watson. of Pierce
& Watson, George w. Parisen, Harry
Conard, city treasurer; w. Parker
Runyon, South r. Harrington, alder
man-at-large; w. T. Stacey, assessor;
Charles K. Seaman and Alderman
Deitche; c. w. Barnekov. Harold E.
Pickersgill, c. c. Hommann, L. b.
Morris. George J. Haney, George d.
Runyon. Superintendent of Schools S.
e. Shall. c. w. Boynton, Jr., Free
holder Milton a. Xdgar.- Frank Near,
Messrs. West and lIolzner, the latter
manager Of Hess's Harge store.
II. e. Mants, lieutenant OF the
American Volunteer Society, arrested,
tried and held in bail for the action of
the grand jury on q charge of having
lcruelly treated q horse belonging to
Douglas G. McFarlane SO that 1t died.
Theodore r. Strong represented the
defendant and Fl. Reynolds, Of New
Brunswick the plaintiff. Lawyer James
Parker appeared before Recorder
Ward to have two warrants issued
against Mantz, the first charging him
cruelty to animals and the second ask
ing $3.50 damages for the loss of the
Ihorse. According to testimony Mantz
thIred the horse and q wagon from
McFarlane to drive about the streets
within the city limits and advertise an
event the Volunteers were going to
have by having signs placed on the
wagon. 1t was claimed that Mantz
drove the horse to New Brunswick
lreturned to this city with seven men
in the carriage, allowed the horse to
lget cold at Fords, with the result that
the horse was taken sick and died a
flew days later.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-02
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY COURT OF
EnNV MON PLEAS

MIDDLEsEx COUNTY COURT OF
In the Meter Of ths Application Of the
boy for the appointment of Com
missloners to estimate and assess the
benefits upon the property benehted
by the new pavement lalo n
High Street from Market Square to
the southerly end. with two inch as
phalt blocks, with the appurtenances,
in the City OF Perth Amboy.
NOTICE.
The undersigned. Commissioners.
heretofore appointed by the above
named Court, to estimate and assess
tho benefits to lands and real estate In
the vicinity of the above named pave
ment. having duly qualified by taking
and subscribing the oath required Dy
law. do, under the direction OF the
above named Court. hereby give notice
of the sixth Day of February, In the
wear of ou- Lord Nineteen Hundred
and Seventeen. at the hour OF two
o'cIock in the afternoon. at the city
Hail. in the City of Perth Amboy, as
the time and place when and where
thew will hear any person.. or persons,
who NAV present themselves TO pc
heard Concerning such assessments for
Dated Perth Amboy. N. j..
January %, 1917.
VICTOR MAIN.
PATRICK ]. McGRATH
WILLIAM H. GRISWOLD.
Commissioners.
S3s5-1-23-10t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-02

Washington, d. c., Feb. 2-Zante,
the famous currant island of the
Ienian Sea, where the revolutionary
movement against the policy of King
Constantine followed close upon the
heels of similar manifestations of dis
content in Crete and Lesbos, Is de-
scribed by the National Geographic
Society in the following war geogra-
ply bulletin.
The frequency with which Zante
Is visited by earthquakes of disastrous
severity accounts in some measure
for the comparative lack Of prosperity
on this Ionian island, which enjoys a
salubrious climate, is abundantly wa
tered by springs, still deserves the ap-
pellation of wooded Zacynthios' ap-
piled to 1t by the poet Virgil, and
whose central plain Is a veritable gar
den spot with its succession of vine
yards and olive groves
'Zante lies eight miles south of the
island of Cephalonia, and is nine miles
west of the nearest point on the Pelo-
ponnesian coast. Its greatest length
is about twenty-five miles and it has
maximum breadth of twelve miles.
The western half of the island consists
of a series Of bare, limestone noun
tains which terminate In precipitous
cliffs on seaward side, but which slope
gradually down to the eastward until
the luxuriahtly fertile central plain Is
reached. The eastern side of the is
land also is elevated, but here the hills
are clad with vines and groves of fig,
olive and orange. The olives of Zante
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-02
FREEDOM OF THE SEAS

In her note repudiating her pledge
to the United States that she would
adhere to the provisions of interna-
tional law in the matter of subma-
rine warfare, Germany says:
'aThe freedom of the seas, being a
preliminary condition of free exist
ence of nations and the peaceful in
tercourse between them, as we'll as
the open door for the commerce OF
all nations, has always formed part
of the leading principles of Ger
many's political program"
Yet the very note of which this
lofty sentiment is a part, was for the
purpose of notifying the world that
the freedom of the seas was to be
attacked in way never before at
tempted by any civilized nation. How
can anyone believe that Germany Is
Sincere in her desire for the freedom
Of the seas when she herself adopts
such measures as she has to attack
neutral shipping without warning,
attempting to shut off the commerce
of neutral nations except as Germany
would dictate. The rule of the sea
by Great Britain Is bad enough,
but the Germany method is a hun
dred times worse.tvt
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-02

Luke McLul<e Says
why is it that a mans idea OF O
good time is doing something that he
can't afford to do?
Statistics claim that only five IN
| 100 marriages are happy. And every
married man in town wonders whore
! In Sam Hill the lucky five are con-
cealiny themselves.
The old-fashioned hen that used
| to Law 16-cent eggs now has daugh-
| ire who manufactures nothing bu'
the 60-cent kind.
A political argument may lose a
| friend, but it never makes vote.
When a man gets old enough to
| know better, he Is usually too old To
do better.
Irving to demonstrate your red
blood will get you lot more IN TINS
world than will trying to demon
strate your blue blood.
| Anyway, the High Cost of Living
has kind of kicked the ambition out
of the man who used to try to run
two flats on one salary.
There are q. number of different
Self Starters for autom obiles. But
the telegraph pole by the roadside
continues to act as the most effective
Self Stopper.
| Any Princess would rather be seen
|
wooden head than be seen with one
who has a wooden leg.
| Wall Street has kitten every time
| n Big Man dies. But you may have
noticed that the sun keeps right or
rising every morning and the worle
keeps right on turning around.
You can sting a smart man once
and sting him hard. But after thai
he never sits down without feeling
under the lounge to see IL there is G
photograph there.
You cant blame woman for be
ling distant when her husband is too
close.
| When a man blows in IS over thu
Thar. he pays no attention to it be
lcause 1t is only $5. But IL he lose!
ls5 out of his pocket 1t looks as biz
las $500 to him.
Most of us Enlightened American
regard the Chinese as poor. dumb
ldown-trodden Heathen. Maybe the,
lare. But they had sense enough t.
lfix things so that the feminine style
lin that country haven't changed il
lmore than a thousand years.
ANY time twelve-year- bo
won't eat cake and a sixteen-year
old girl won't eat pickles, better cal
in the doctor, there's somethin
wrong.
There are all sorts of people in tn
world, including the men who likes
lunch with the rest of the ladies at
department store restaurant.
Another of the tragedies of life
when a Budding Genius develops iut
: a Blooming idiot.
Once in a while the Office does see
: the Man There is the Office Of til
, Chief of Detectives and the Tax offic
for instance.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-02
National Geographic Society
Describes Places in the War
THE ISLAND OF ZANTE.

are, with the exception of those
grown on the neighboring island OF
Corfu. the largest in this part OF the
world
"The chief product of the island
and -thep rincipal article of export Is
the currant (Which derives Its name
from it's native city. Corinth.) This
small grape, which grows on a dwarf
vine, has played and is still playing
an important role in the economic life
of Greece. A. mania for currant cul-
ture swept over Zante and other sec
tions of the country adopted to the
vines growth during the last quarter
of the 10Th century. Farmers seemed
to go mad in their haste to raise this
crop, just as the Dutch went, wild
over the cultivation of tulips In q pre-
vious century. This feverish impetus
to the industry came as the result OF
an insect pest which destroyed q large
part Of French grape crop in 1877.
Dried currants were used by French
manufacturers as a substitute in max
ing a certain grade of blending wine.
Prices scared, and Greek currant
planters saw enormous fortunes with
in their grasp. Olive groves and or
ange orchards were destroyed ruth
lessly to make room for currant BUSH
es. The reaction was inevitable and
disastrous, Tor When the raVageS OF
the phylloxers were checked in the
vineyards of France that nation i'm
posed heavy import taxes on Greek
currants in order to rehabilitate their
own wine industries. 1t became nee
essary for Greece to evolve some
method of protecting the Zantiots and
other currant raisers. but emergency
laws have not proved altogether eff
cacious, so that what with earth
quakes and the Cutting of the cur
rant markets the lot Of the island has
not been a happy one during the last
two decades.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-02
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY COURT OF
COMMON PLEAS.

In the Matter of the Application OF the
Council of the City. OF Perth Am
boy tor tho appointment OF Com
missioners to estimate and assess tne
benefits upon the property benenteo
by the new pavement laid IN
Commerce Street from State street
to Staten Island Sound. with two incn
asphalt blocks. with the appurte-
nances. In the City Of Perth Ampoy.
NOTICE.
The Undersigned. Commissio oners:
heretofore appointed by the above
named Court, to estimate ana assess
the benefits to lands and real estate lh
the vicinity Of the above named pave
ment, having duly qualified by taking
and subscribing the oath required ~
law, do, under the direction OF 1ne
above named Court. hereby give notiSe
of this Sixth Day of February, IN lh9
year of our Lord Nineteen Hundreu
and Seventeen, at the hour OF LWo
o'clock In the afternoon, at the CITY
Hall, in the City of Perth AmDoy. a.
the time and place when and where
they will hear any person, or persons, .
who may present themselves 70 Oe
heard concerning such assessments lor
benefits.
Dated Perth Amboy, N. j..
January 23. 1917. ~
VICTOR MAIN.
PATRICK ]. &cGRATH. e.
WILLIAM H. rsRISWOLD.
Commissioners.
8366-1-23-10t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-02
FIRE ALARM BOXES

Copper Works.
and Sheridan Streets.
25-Smith Street and Central r. r.
and First Streets.
27-Madison Ave- and Paterson St
28-High and Lewis SITS.
35-Smtth and High Streets.
Brunswick Ave. and New ST.
37-Smith and State Streets.
Terra Gotta Works.
Ave. and Hartford st
45-Commerce and Front Streets.
46-State and Washington Streets.
and Washington Streets.
54-State st and Buckingham Ave.
st. and Pulaski Ave.
56-Hall Ave. and Charles St
57--Stats and Wayne Streets.
58-Near United Lead Works.
and First Streets.
Brunswick Ave. and Elm st
64-Smfth Street and Watson Ave.
and State SITS.
72--Front and Smith Streets.
and Gordon Streets.
14-Kearny Ave. and Gordon Street.
Sl-Brane and Hanson Avenues.
S2-Smith and Herbert Streets.
S3-Ampoy Ave- and Washington st.
S4-Lehtgh Ave. and Stanford Street.
S5--Near City Hospital.
and Brace Avenues.
S1-Amboy and Hall Avenues.
92-AmbOy Ave. and Inslee Street.
-and Francis Streets.
94--Neville and Johnstone Streets.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-02
THE CONDENSATION

In view of the fight put UP by the
r. G.. Packard Company in the con-
demnation proceedings brought by
the city for the right of way across
the Packard lands on the south side
of the river for water mains, the
award Of the condemnation commits
sioners Is as low as was to be expect
ed. In spite of the fact that the idea
of a large shipbuilding plant on the
meadows west of the county bridge is
preposterous in the opinion of nearly
everyone who is familiar with the
conditions, the owners of the land
succeeded in making a decided i'm
preston as to the sincerity of their
purpose.
1t will be noticed that the actual
value of the land Is placed at SS7S,
whereas the damage is placed at
$4,000. There is no doubt that to
take a strip of land 100 feet wide out
of the middle of mans property
divided, causes considerable damage,
practically making the tract as n
whole useless for any development on
an extensive scale.
In making the award the commits
sioners also had in mind the fact
that the condemnation was limited
for the sole purpose of a pipe line.
the understanding being that the city
cannot use the tract it has condemn
ed for anything else, and that should
the pipe line ever be removed the
property would revert back to the
Packard company. We're 1t not for
the fact that the condemnation was
limited In this way, we are informed,
the award would have been great
deal more for Mr.. Packard.
Taking the matter as a whole, 1t
would seem that the award is salts
factory as far as the city Is concern
ed. There Is no doubt, however, that
the Packard company will appeal.
In that case, the city will have still
further opportunity to consider the
true value of the property and the
damages caused by the condemna-
tion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-02
0@K4G
DE RTH A NIB ON
ACEMAKING CIT

Population 10000.
20 miles from New York.
Tax rate $50.
on Staten Island Sound, at the mouth
Of the Raritan River and at the heao
| of Raritan Bay. ox
Ocean steamers can dock in from 30
| to 40 feet of water
Channel II feet deep at low water
leading up from Sandy Hook.
Daily steamer Service to New VOTE. @
Four railroads.&c. Pennsylvania, Cen
tral Railroad Of New Jersey. Lshigh
| Valley and the Staten Island haplo
Transit. Branches running In all dlrec,
tions. affnrding almost an unlimited
number of excellent factory sites:
Has two telegraph and two telephone
,, Electric Hight and gas companies.
Federal posteffice building.
Public library.
$4,000 Y NJ. C. A.
Ten grammar schools and one high
school which is vh the approved list or
all the leading universities In the coun-
try. four parochal schools and pus'-
ness college.
Municipal electric light and water
Prominent center for trolley to all
Richest clay deposits in the country
in the Immediate vicinity.
Splendid theatrical ADVANTAGES
some Of the leading Industries are:
American Smelling & Refining Company's
smeiter; Raritan Copper Works refinery;
Barber Asphalt Works; United Leaa
Works; United States Cartridge Co.;
American Encaustic Tlllng CO.. Id: z.
Pardee Steel and Tile Works: Atlantic
Terra Gotta Co.: Federal Terra Gotta
Co: New Jersey Terra Gotta Co.: three
pIants of the National Fireproofing Co.
and other similar industries within the
fmm ediate Vicinity; Ceramic WORKS,
CbesehrouRh VaseIins Works: Marcy
stove Works; two dry dock companies.
together with shipyards and marine rail-
ways; Standard Underground Cable
Company: Roessler & Hasslacher Chem
icaI Works: Bakelite manufacturing
concern; Castles ice cream plant: win
dow shade and cigar factories; cement
stone works; coal shipping piers: hand
Eerch,ef factory; chemical laboratories;
machine shops. and iron foundries
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-02
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY COURT OF
COM MON RLEAS.

In the Matter of the Application Of the
Council of the City OF Perth Am
boy for the appointment Of Com
missioners to estimate and assess the
Rfpsf,ts . sR8n thf gr0psrSx r9s. isnsn.sH Mga
Brighton Avenue from Gordon street
to Lewis Street. with two Inch as
phalt blocks, with the appurtenances.
in the City Of Perth Amboy.
NOTICE.
The Undersigned. Commissioners.
hr retofore appointed by the above
n..med Court. to estimate and assess
the benefits to lands and real estate In
the vicinity of the above named pave
ment, having duly qualified by taking
and subscribing the oath required by
law, do, under the direction OF tn
above named Court. hereby give notice E
of the sixth Day Of February, In the
year of our Lord Nineteen Hundred
and Seventeen. at the hour OF Two
O'clock In the afternoon. at the CITY
Hall, in the City of Perth Amboy. as
the time and place when and where
thew will hear any person. or PERSONS
who may present themselves to be
heard concerning such assessments tor
benefits.
Dated Perth Amboy. N. J..
January 23. 1917.
VICTOR MAIN,
PATRICK ]. McGRATH,
WILLIAM II. GRISwOLD.
Commissioners.
s36p-1-23-10t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-02
PUT THEIR FOOT INTO 1T

Every time the opponents of the
local option movement open their
mouth they put their foot into it. An
open letter to Mr.. Christian w.
Feigenspan, a prominent brewer of
Newark. written by the editor of the
American Issue the official organ
of the Anti-Saloon League Of New
Jersey, which we publish elsewhere
today, shows how ridiculous Mr..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-02

The cities of North Jersey have
been the loudest in their cry for I'M
proved state highways, but now that
they are asked to pay their share of
the improvement, they change their
tune. OF course, it would be fine for
the country districts to tax them
selves to death to build and maintain
roads for the city speed fiends to ride
over and wear out.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-02
PERTH AMBoY TO NEW YORK
NEW JERSEY CENTRAL.

Trains Leave Perth AmbOy.
For New York. Newark and Eliza
beth at 6:2s. 7:12. x7:ss. 1855. S:21. S:2x
9:42, 1906. 1888. 1887 a m; 11:4s
1850 S:14. 4:48. sos. B:58. s:3%. e9:ea
b:OS. s:52. s:2s p. m.
For Long Branch. Asbury Park
Ocean Grove. Etc.-12:51, 6:16. 9:l1 .
M; 1a:0s, s2:05. 4:30. 6:25. 8:37, 1o:el
9:47 .. m.
For Atlantic City-6:10. s:12 q. m.
2:17 D. m. Sundays-9:87 q. m.
Bound Brook - s:as. 7:12. 7:s5. s:ls
1906, 1888 q. m; 12:45. s:08. 8:24 p. N
Sundays-S:32. 9:28 4. m; 1855. SOS
6:52. 9:29 p. m.
New York only.
saturday only
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-02
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY COURT OF
COMMON PLEAS.

COM NUN
In the Matter of the Application of the
Council of the City of Perth Am
boy for the appointment of Com
missioners to estimate and assess the
benefits upon the property benehted
by the new pavement lald IN
Catalpa Avenue from Brighton Ave-
nue. to Lewis Street, with two fncn
asphalt blocks, with the appurte-
nances, in the City of Perth Amboy.
NOTICE
The undersigned, CommissioneTa
heretofore appointed by the above
named Court, to estimate and assess
the benefits to lands and real estate IN
the vicinity of the above named pave
ment, having duly qualified by taking
and subscribing the oath REQUIRED Dy
law. do, under the direction OF the
above named Court. hereby give notice
Of the Sixth Day of February, In the
wear of our Lord Nineteen Hundred
and Seventeen. at the hour OF txo
o'clock in the afternoon. at the CITY
Hall. In the City of Perth Amboy, as
the time and place when and where
they will hear any person.. or persons.
who may present themselves to be
heard concerning such assessments for
Dated Perth Amboy, N. j..
January %. 1917.
PATRICK J. McGRATH.
WILLIAM III. GRISWOLD.
Commissioners
1857 12310t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-02
in the City of Perth Amboy.

The undersigned, Commissioners.
heretofore appointed by the above.
named Court, to estimate and assesS,
lths yicinity of the abn meS
H. tsaAe n {. aus us
and subscribing. the oath required by
above named Court. hereby give notice
OF the Sixth Day of February. IN the
year OF our Lord Nineteen Hundred
and Seventeen. at the hour of two
o'clock In the afternoon, at the City
Hall, in the City of Perth Amboy q
the time and place when and where
they will hear any person. or persons.
who may present themselves to De
heard concerning such assessments for
benefits.
J Dated Perth Amboy. N. j..
Januory %, 1917.
VICTOR MAIN.
PATRICK J. McGRATH,
WILLIAM H. GRISWOLD.
Commissioners
8368-1-2S-10t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-02

Holland Is truly between the devil
and the deep sea. With her vessels
being ruthlessly sunk on one side.
and with German troops mobolized
on her opposite border, it is no Won
der the Dutch are in quandary as to
what to do. Must Holland suffer as
Belgium has suffered in order 10
stand up for her rights?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-02

Senator Cummins has something
more to the point to talk about now
than the recent address of the Presi-
dent. Will congress never take the
matter of preparedness seriously?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-02-02
The Limit

smith is certainly DUMP, ish
her" remarked Jones.
HE certainly is," agreed Brown.
"Why, IL he ever made up his mlnd
to raise frog legs for the market ne q
buy a location in Death Valley.