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WKATHRR- -F ·Γ am? cooler tonight and Sunday. I.i«ht west to north uinde. Perth ambov Evening news. Last Edition XKN PAGES. TEN CENTS A WKB1 > PERTH AMBOY, N. J., SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1913. TWO CENTS A COPY. PRIZE CONTEST TO DECIDE THE CITY'S SLOGAN Board of Trade Wants to Secure Appropriate On# for Perth Amboy. GIVE OUT CONDITIONS IN A FEW DAYS. Name Committee to Aid Move ment for Civic Convention City Advertising Planned. Perth Amboy wants α slogan under which to become popularly known, one which will be snappy and con cise, but which will comprehensively describe the munificent natural ad vantages and unrivalled merits of the city. The Board of Trade Is will ing to pay for the best such phrase which the wits and brains of Perth Amboyans can originate. The Board of Directors, of the Board of Trade, at their regular meeting last night decided to offer a prize to stimulate the lucid thinkers to create the most poignant, Impressive and descriptive slogan for the city ever originated. The board also decided to cooperate with the Northwestern Improvement Association for the extension of Con very place, and to put in effect the advertising scheme suggested by the EVENING NEWS in an editorial a few evenings ago. Elizabeth has the slogan, "The Rail and Harbor City;" Newark "Newark Knows How;" Allentown, Pa., "Dwell Here and Prosper;" Easton, Pa., "City of Resources," and other cities have similar pithy adver tising phrases which cause theii cities to be known throughout the nation. Secretary Η. H. Lynch will next week announce the oonditions of the contest, etc. 1I1« U1I-HUIUIH MBWIIXWa I.U LUJVÛ UIÇ point oi view of the Northwestern Improvement Assocation and the fol lowing committee was appointed to appear before the Board of Freehold ers Thursday in cooperation with the association to gain the building of e bridge over the Lehigh Valley in ex tending Convery place by tho countj board: · A. C. Clark, O. W. Ramsay D. P. Olmstead, R. L. Fowler, I. C Moore, J. C. Donehue, E. G. Fraser G. F. Reynolds, Julius 8immen Frank Hilsdoif, John Hanson ant Secretary H. H. Lynch. The directors heartily agree witt the efforts of Albert Leon, presideni of the Affiliated Boards of Trade o1 Middlesex county, in his efforts te arrange a civic convention for all the civic bodies in the county. The con vention will probably be held ii Perth Amboy. The following were appointed a committee to assist ii arranging such a convention: Isaai Alpern, D. P. Olmstead, E. G. Fraser John Hanson, W. C. Healy, G. F Reynolds and Secretary H. H. Lynch The suggestion of the NEWS li setting forth a method for advertie lng the city was Indorsed by th< dlreotors. A citizen thinking of the interests of the city suggested it te thie paper, as follows: Small mapi be made of the route leading fron Water and Smith streets to Lewis, t< Kearny avenue, up Kearny to Mar ket, thence to the county bridge These are to be distributed to auto mobilista on the ferryboat betweer this place and Tottenville so that the tourists may by taking this short trii get a view from the bluff, which ii unexcelled, and view some of £h< historic places as they pase througl >- the city, which will make them tall· Perth Amboy to fellow tourists ane conduce to the more thorough adver tising of the municipality. The fol lowjpg committee was appointed t( devise a plan for the putting In oper ation of this suggestion: E. G Fraser, D. P. Olmstead and O. W Ramsay. ABIC A RIGGS GOES TO EXEMPT'S STATE HOME Abiga Riggs a veteran fireman ο this city, will leave this afternooi to enter the Exxempt Firemen'i Home at Boonton. Through frlendi Mr. Riggs was able to gain admis Bion to this haven for the aged. Political Club to Meet. It is believed that several caneli dates to seek the nominations 01 that ticket at the coming primar; will be endorsed by the Washingtoi Political Club, of the Sixth ward when they meet tonight. Smoke Schwartz's Ideal—the dis tinetive 10c cigar. Ideal Cigar Mfg Co., New Brunswick, N. J.—Adv. 20558-7-30-lmo" CAN A FOREIGN WILL PRECEDE AN AMERICAN? Unusual Question Raised in Orphan's Court for Judge Daly to Decide. PERTH AMBOY PROPERTY IS AT STAKE New Brunswick, August 2.— 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 a novel question which arose before Judge Daly yesterday in the Orphans' Court. The Judge, in laying the mat ter over until August 16, 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 Pe*th 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 It developed that Batovic had made a second will in Hun gary, leaving his property Jointly" to his parents, who lived lu 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 sul. This will was sent to this coun try and made the basis of an appeal from the probate of the American will. MAY DISCHARGE FIRE JANITORS Aldermen Give Ultimatum— 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 Sad tired of attempting to deal with the Janitors and it was at once suggested to take drastic measures to compel obedience or cause dig charge. It 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 flrehouses. The aldermen pointed out that the rules were In force a 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. It was accordingly decided that every one of the rules applying to the jani 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 Bay there are scores of men waiting to take their positions, and unless they observe the rules they will be discharged without further warning. FINED $10 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 390 Stanford ' Btreet, to be fined $10 this morning by Acting Recorder Stephen F. Somo gyi. A friend of Shrowsky's had pur chased a pair οi overalls in the store at a cost of $1. Shrowsky started an unprovocated dietrubance after the , purchase had been made. The lan guage 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. 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 la 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. It 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 committeemen will be elected at the primary. threTstates ARE SWEPT BY FIERCE STORM Railroads and Wire Service in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Crippled SEVERE IN J AW ES BURG AND NEARBY TOWNS New York, Aug. 2.—Violent electrical etorms with high wind velocity and cloudbursts raged In eastern Pennsyl vania, spread through New Jersey and reached this city. Miiee of railroad tracks were flooded In Pennsylvania, washouts occurred at different points and telephone and tele graphic service to tho west and south 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 a tower and station with It. At Egg Harbor, N. J., the park lake burst a concrete dam. causing heavy damage. Last night New York city was cut off from all telephone communication with Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Cincinnati. A single line, through a circuitous route, remained open to Chicago. At the offices of the Amer ican Telephone and Telegraph com pany It was said that the electrical storms had spread throughout the Catsklll ranges and that worse dis turbancea had not been experienced for many years. The burning fuses by lightning constituted the main source of the Interruption. Although the center of the telephonic 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 It hll the line» of the American Telephone and Telegraph company, centered lr Newtown Square, a little village aboul eighteen miles to the west of Phlla delphia. A large switching station Is maintained there. Full details of whai had happened to the station could noi be learned, but it was feared that th( entire station had either been washec out or destroyed by lightning. Jamoslmrif Hard Hit. Special to the EVENING NEWS. Jamesburg, August 2.·—Damag( resulted to many sections followlnj the terrlfio electrical storm yester day afternoon In this section. Dur Ing the height of the storm threi men, Station Agent Harry Lokerson William Capewell and Howard Dun fee, were Btandlng on the freight sta tlon, when a blinding flash of light nlng passed so close to the threi men who were watching the prank of the lightning, that Dunfee wai struck, as It seemed, across the ches and knocked several feet against thi station. This was the flash tha struck the big flag pole nearby am completely ruined it. A peculia feature of this Instance was the fac that hundreds of splinters wer scattered a distance of about oni hundred feet. Nearly all the telegraph wires ii the railroad service were burned out but one wire being in use. Betweei this place and Englislitown severa poles were blown down, cripplini the service, making the trains in th freight service run much behind th schedule. Several washouts résulté* from the Inability of the pipes t carry off the water. As far as can be learned no othe damage resulted from the storm be yond the levelling of trees and th occasional overturning ou outbuild ings. House Hit at Spotswood. At Spotswood the lightning playe queer pranks with the new home ο Merritt Brown, and it Is estlmatei that $300 damage resulted. Picture were torn from the walls, a fire start ed in a clothes closet but died ou shortly, plaster was stripped fror the walls, the chimney broken am things in general were carried fror their usual places and scattered pro (Continued on page 4.1 'COAL COMBINE LOWER PRICES FOR CITY COAL Bids Rectived Last Night at Committee Session Were Lees 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 tills city to charge the city an agreed price for coal used iu municipal buildings, has been broken. The Council received bids at its committee session last night, considerably lower than $6.76 a gross ton, which was the figure given by thirteen dealers on July 18. 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. It is likely that the new bids will in clude prices on 100 tons of coal for use in flrehouses In addition to 100 tons of Lehigh egg coal to be used at city hall and the police station. The thirteen bids, each for $6.75 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-advertieed 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 $6.75. SAY DECISIVE BATTLE SOON ON IN OHINA Fate of the Rebellion Will be Known After the Rival Armies fifieet. ARE EXPECTED TO CLASH NORTH OF CANTON. Special by United Preaa Wire. Pekin, Aug. 2:—It was believed to day by the government that the de cisive battle of the revolution ie 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 arçay from tho city ani} Canton will not bo jeopardised. From Shanghai it was reported that Dr. Sun iat Ben is about to go to Hong Kong, where he will make a per sonal appeal for the support of the re bellion. GAVE HIS WIFE A BLACK EYE James Kelly of Charles Street Released on Patrol The North Amboy resident with the greatest ability to give "shiners," which have the most brilliant hues, Is James Kelly, thirty-five years old, of 642 Charles street. . This is tjie unanimous opinion of those who se 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 homo from work last night. He stood it for a few minutes, then silently poked over his right fist and departed. Me was arrested shortly before 7 o'clock last night. Will Insure Police Patrol. The police automobile patrol and ambulance will be insured for $220 a 3rear, according to a decision reached at the committee meeting of the alder men last night. BLOCK CROSSING OF C. R.R. 16 MINUTES Moro evidence In favor of the eli miatlon 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 a 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. MAN BLEEDING TO DEATH NEAR SCENE OF FIRE Andrew Rusa Cuts Artery in Attempt to Rescue Child in Burning Building. IS FOUND BY POLICEMAN HELPLESS ON STREET While trying to save a child whose mother, thinking her baby was in the burning house, cried hysterically, Andrew Rusa, of 690 Charles street, rammed hla right hand through a window pane and severed an artery, which caused him to loso an almopt fatal supply of blood during the fire about 8:10 o'clock last night at 588 Charles street, when the lower floor of a two-story frame tenement house was partially gutted. The fire, it is believed, was caused by the explo sion of matches In a closet, which ignited a can of kerosene. How the matches were set afire is not known, but it is thought that It may have been the work of rata. Rusa arrived at the scene of the fire soon after the alarm had been turned In from box 56 at Charles street and Hall avenue. A mother who lived on the second floor of the building, not knowing her child had been saved, became hysterical and plead for some one to go back into the burning house and save her baby. Rusa rushed into the building, brav ing the flames which were leaping around on the first floor, and made his way to the second. At the foot of the stairs, where the steps are narrow, there is a window. Rusa, in his hurry in going up the steps, accidentally rammed his right hand through one of the glass plates. He pulled back his arm and made his way to the second floor, not con sidering his injury, though an artery had been severed. Finding the child had been taken out he started dowu the steps. He made his way out of the building and to his home a few doors away as quickly as possible, but the wound began spouting blood so furiously that he ran down to Hall avenue on his way to a drug store. Patrolman Murray found him in Hall avenue in a weak condition, almost on the verge of fainting, and the artery bleeding profusely. City Electrician Franke, with the water department's auto truck had come to the fire and was nearby and in this the injured man was taken to the office of Dr. J. V. Smith ae quickly as possible. The doctor made five stitches In the arm of the man. He was later taken home in the auto truck. Michael Matlock, of 591 Charles street, was the man who rescued the child whom Rusa was under the im pression was still In the burning building. He, with Constable R. A. Klsh, were sitting at the former's home when they saw the smoke from the burning house. Kish ran to the flre alarm box and gave the signal, while Matlock went to the house and rescued the child. The house was owned by Alexand er Androwic, of 271 Elm street, and the lower floor was occupied bj Wladlslaw Wayciskl, who lost a large part of his furniture, which was damaged probably $200. The house was damaged about $300. Insurance was carried on both. McClellan En gine, Lincoln Engine and Libert) Hook and Ladder companies were or the Job. This was the flrst lire thif year which caused an alarm that the Protection Hook and Ladder Com pany were not supposed to answer. Chief William P. O'Hara was dis tressed last night when his little pel dog, "Rover," was probably fatallj hurt when run over by the McClellar company's hose wagon, on which waf the chief himself going to the flre. You know this city well enough to know that if you have a message to deliver through a want ad, this newspaper can deliver it. See page eight. SENATE CLASH WITH STATE DEPARTMENT ON MEXICAN AFFAIR Will Endeavor to Find How Far \\ Can Go in Obtaining information of a Diplomatic Nature FULL RESOLUTION TO GOME UP Special bu United Press TTfre. Washington, Aug. 2:—How far the senate of the United States may go In demanding from the Department of State information on Mexico which the diplomatic end of the government does not wish to disclose will bo determined Monday, when the full resolution concerning Mexican out rages against Americans will be taken up. A score of amendments will be ready to be offered. The original resolution calls for the names and loca tions of all American citizens in Mexico who have been in prison, injured or robbed during the revolutionary period. VENEZUELA iS THE CAUSE OF MUCH CONCERN State Utpartment at Wash ington Officially Hears of the Revolt Just Started WARSHIP IS LIKELY TO BE SENT TO SCENE Washington, Aug. 2. It was official ly brought to the notice of the statu department that Ciprlano Castro, the Tonner dictator of Venezuela, had landed on Venezuelan shores to take charge of the forces already assembled for the overthrow of the Gomez gov I erument. A t'nlted State* warship will proha bly be dispatched at once to Venezuela. From present Indications It Is likely that the cruiser Des Moines, now at Brunswick, Ga., will be selected for' this duty. The state department. It Is understood, has 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 Moines will prove satisfactory for the purpose. More serious than anything else In the situation so far as the Interests of the government at Washington ar«> concerned Is the fact that the Ameri can legation at Caracas Is now In charge of a clerk, there being neither minister nor secretary of legation there. Richard Bigles, a young man from Baltimore, appointed to the diplo matic service only a year ago. is the only representative of the authority of the United States at Caracas. Stute department officials admit the Impro priety and danger of the situation, and an effort will be made to find some ex perlenced man in the diplomatic serv ice who can be sent to Venezuela Im mediately. Veteran# Displaced. 1 Secretary of State Bryan has die placed most of the veterans of the dip lomatic corps who are perfectly fa miliar with β ne h Latin American dis turbances as have now broken out in Venezuela. In most of the countries the experienced men have been ro i placed by new appointees, but no one has been named for Venezuela. General Uafael Hernandez, known in Latin-America as "El Mocho." called at the state department coming over from New York, where he has made his headquarters for several months lie was denied an audience with Secre tary of State Hryan. hut to subordin 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. Ah a matter of fact, Rl ! Mocho is known to be bitterly anti ! Castro, but he is not taken seriously by any one officially familiar with Latin American events. Castro Starts Rebellion. Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 2.—A gov j ernment circular sent out informs the . governors of the states throughout the j country that the faction of Clpriano , Castro, the former president, has start ! ed an armed rebellion within the re public. I The federal council has authorized , President Gomez to assume dictatorial powers until the rebellion is crushed. ! MOTORDROME DEATH LIST HOW NUMBERS 9 Special bu United Press Wire. Cincinnati, O., Aug. 2:—Tho death lixt in tho Lagoon motordrome horror reached nine today with the death of Michael Carney, of Lima, Ohio, at St. Klizabeth hospital, in Covington, Kv. Two other victims of the accident are believed to be dying. They are Mrs. Mathilda Buekniau and Orville ilart. stated today that the second full resolution reading from a plank In tho Democratic national platform as lo 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 opiuion, 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 I 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. I think we should light them out as they are. That is what I believe will be the de cision of the majority party." Arrests in New Orleans. Sptciul by United Press Wire. New Orleans, La., Aug. 2:—O. Raymond Mathews, special agent of the t'nited States Department of Jus tice; J. I.. Mott, his assistant, and lîrnest Arteaga, representative here of the Mexican constitutionallBt- — junta, were arrested today charged with blackmail. The men were taken into custody on complaint of Kman uel Castillo Prito. former governor of the state of Compeche, Mexico. Prito charged that one of the trio extored $i>00 from him by displaying a telegram purporting to come from Washington, signed "McReynoIds," and ordered his arrest. Prito said he employed private detectives who marked $500 in bills and arranged for a meeting laRt night. Assistant Chief of Detectives Dan iel Nonnet led a 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 a telegram ordering the arrest of a "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. WILL CLEAR SEWER EMOS 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 lo 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 discused at length and it was^ concluded that immediate steps should be taken to remedy conditions. It was pointed out that hardly a shower passes, no matter how slight, that sewers do not back into some cellars and numerous receiving bas ins are not blocked up, thereby flood ing streets and private property. The sewer ends in question are buried in sand and debris, practically closing the outlets. Efforts will ha made to clear the land about the sewer ends to the best advantage so as to render an unlnterupted flow. The Gordon street sewer Is to ''e ex tended into the sound, elmiliar to the Lewis street eewer. 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 GUM AS, Proprietor and Manager. 20075-8 2-I2t* Subscribe for the NEWS. Dansk 100 Mands Forening Medleimner med Bekyendte sarnies Sondag den 3de August i Fedark Grove Burlington Madkurve Kan bringe-f tel McKinley Hall saimne Morgeu til K1 8:30, COMITKKN. Seven Passenger Car for Hire J. Moimes, 323 Market St. Telephone 1418-W. TAKE A DIP AT BAYARD BEACH Water Street, South of Gordon Street The only bathing resort in the city. Bath houses and bathing suits High Tide Today 8:00 P. M. SUNDAY 9:30 A. M. New AUtOS Ρ?οηβ697 or 273 R. A. BULLIS 340 High St. Conquest's Garage 804 Call a Taxi! 804 C. JOHNSON Successor to JOHNSON t JtNSON Touring CarTaxi Service Téléphona 46 I. Ο. Ο. P. NOTICE All members are requested to meet at the lodge room at 9 A. M. Sunday, August 3rd, for the purpose of attending the funeral of our deceased brother, Arnold Nicholsen. Valhalla Lodge, No. 275, I. O. O. F. ]. P. JORGENSKN, Noble Grand CHRIS R. LUND, Rec. Sec. ! ΑΙΙΤΑΦ For Hire k'êawù PhonelBI jC.A.Sexton. ISSmiîhSt. NOTICE Members of Thor Lodge No. 4t> D. B. S. ore request ed to meet at Washington Hall 9 A. M. Sunday August 3rd for the purpose ot at tending the funeral of out late brother Arnold Nichol son. JENS CHRISTENSEN Sec'y.