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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1904-12-21
TO
SHOOT WIFE.
Sbeciak to tie EveniMg Meas

New Brunswick, Dec. 81 Robert
Bromley, of Mllltown, attempted to shoot
his wife last night. after quarrel, and
then made an attempt to take his own
life. When he fired two or three shots,
he thought, from her screams, that his
wife was dead. He then went upstairs
and attempted his life with poison. Mrs
Bromley and another woman prevented
him.
Mrs. Bromley then went before Justice
Headley and swore out n complaint
against him. He is now in jail, for the
grand jury.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1904-12-21
GREGORY IS
OFF AGAIN.
Another Trial Trip Being Made
Today For a Test Of
Speed.

This morning the little torpedo boat
Gregory left the Nixon Eyard for ara-
other trial trip. At 10 O'Clock the
Gregory mad not returned. The yard
is almost deserted. only q few Of the
mechanics being of work.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1904-12-21

Tonight tile members of Major
James H. Dandy Post. G. A. R., will
meet and the Chief Inspsctor of the
Department. of New Jersey is-expected
to be present Plans will probably be
completed for the installing of the
recently elected officers, which takes
place tho first Wednesday in January.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1904-12-21
EiiIgh IN DRY DOCK.

The big sea. going Lehigh Valley tug
Lehigh, Captain MoG oldrick, of Com
rnercc sttAet, this city, is on the Rari-
tan dry dock having new wheel put
in and many others repairs made. The
Lehigh had very rough trip on her
last voyage from down east.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06
LAW NOT OBSERVED IN LOUISVILLE

LOUISVILLE jan (SpeciaD-The saloons in Ken
~ are not supposed TO be open Sunday, but
edcn city observes the law as it deems best for
the interests of the people In the smaller citiss
anu %II the towns having saloons-most of the
owns are local opton-saIoons are closed on SIM
'' AZ sumo or the smaller cities the back doors
are open on Sunday until near the time for the
SESSION or the Circuit Court, when the doors are
Closed until the grand jury adjourns The statute
riaAes IL an lndictable offence TO sell liquor on
0 ouHuay' IN cities Of the size Of Lexington and
1i e'-'ooio the pack doors are usually open and
Lquor can be obtained the hotels.
III Louisville. and also in Covinston and New
pr the sunday law is not observed. By common
CONSENT the doors Of all saloons as wide open
o 90 SUNDAY as any other day. and it has been
4ouhu lhat this gives the best results The polica
records show fewer arrests on SUNDAY than anon
@tiS 0tner day IN the week This is partly due to
there is f in WIere lqUor can be openly obtained
olaI 5he Saloonkeepers know that if they encour-
age drunken men they will be prosecutor for
man iaintIalnlns nuisances. in Louisville which has
tRaf t% eeI 80 Vide open town it has been found
Iie pest way to curb awlessness is put the
Conducts an o G ny gGod behayioP So long as he
II he allows men to LOAF around his saloon and
become drunk and boisterous he is certain soon TO
the nTiSap E peLOre the court and indicted under
1t is said by travelling men that less drunkenness
rs seen upon the streets of Louisville than in any
oiher city Most of the criminal element in Louis
are to be seen in ali other cities there are few
drI,n Its Ior uruhkenness. If man be helplessly
sent sent home. if he is better of there after he is
ou4e 10 care for himself. But If disordery he is
at once arrested and held for trial
T., ne law requires the saloons to be closed on
lection LAY from midnight midnight This is
PtGcIaimed annually by the Mayor. In cities
e Is observed In Louisville the largest city in the
STATE II is usually observed in part only by closing
me 'front.' door But II tho election be a spirited
one ana trouble Is probable the police inform the
sStloonkeepers that the doors all TO be closed
me doors are then tightly closed.
hentuckians take a liberal view OF these things
IN ae1ence or their IAethod it is pointed that
Iuly 20 per cent of the crime in the State directly
traceable liquor drinking occurs In counties hav-
ing local option laws. and where the blind tiger
houIlshes. Where the saloons open the police
are In much better control OF the situation When
me drinking is done in secret remain in one
place until they drunk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06
LITTLE TROUBLE IN NEW-HAvEN.

New-Haven Conn., Jan. (SpeciaD-NeW-HaVeh
nublio and police officials unite in saying that 'here
are few cities in the country that have so little
trouble from violations OF the liquor law as 'hls
city This is IN great part due to the entlre asiee
ment between the Mayor, the Commissioners Oh
Police and Chief OF Police Wrinn over rigorous
1olicy OF enforcement OF the liquor law whlch 10
strenuously opposed to any half open door po4lcS'
AS in all other cities of this State Sunday Closing
OF ALL saloons is vigorously ordered by law No
Intoxicating liquors of any kind or uhder any 0
cumstances except explicit physicians orders can
be bought in this city on Sundays In the saloons
on week DAYS the saloons are permitted 70 p SHt
S and close promptly at L HlltIAl L.
on all general election days the saloons are ats
closed and kept vigorously smut; thefe "a
no other prohibited hours or RESTRICTIONS On 't In
Gale OF lducrs And there are no excepuons III
the liquor selling cafes and restaurants being rest
larly closed and the hotels selling liquors only 70
quests who pay for regular meals mat Is. tlsle
Is no open selling of liquor IN any FORM IN an'
the public eating places on sundays, except ~ e,o
hotels where the barrooms are closed. but WLeIe
LIQUORS may be sold with meals Inc enIorce nj
OF the law is strictly carried out IN TINS Guy
that there are rare cases only where any Dut lno
polce are aware of violations or the law, there
being here no approach TO open hours f1acn u
the four police stations sends out men n0t IN uli
form 10 cover the precinct and report ali cases oh
LIQUOR law violation. The law Is enforced rsoF-
Ously
There were only twenty-four arrests for viola
tons OF the LIQUOR in this city last year There
has been kept no record in this city OF the number
~ arrests for drunkenness on Sundays, SO that
of the . 6O7 for that offence lass-ysaT -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06
PHILADELPHIA PRACTICE.

Philadelphia Jan. (SpeciaD--The act OF 1885,
known as the High License law" compels all
places licensed sell liquor to close absolutely
FOR twenty-four hours Sundays and election
savs-frorn p o'clock midnight TO u o'clock mid
highland IN Philadelphia the observance Of the
law is perfect.
The law makes no discrimination in regard TO
weekday selling. Every Ncensee is permitted to
keep open day and night but in some instances
where complaints from residence districts have
been sent IN to the court granting the licenses pc
,itioring refusal OF the application, the court
has told the applicant that, it has discretionary
mower to grant refuse, without assigning any
reason he can only receive his license after sign
ing q stipulation with the court that he will not
een his place OF business open such hours of the
night that 1t is likely to disturb the rest OF his
ueighbors The stipulation provides that in case Of
fits Violation the court may revoke the license On
sight
The Law and Order Society every year IS recog-
nized by the License Court as a party in the hear
tpgs Of applications. This society, voluntary or
ganization, has its agents constantly on duty
with special reference to the violations OF the law
II particularly investigates every application
new or old Practically all complaints now are
made 10 the court through this society, which
presents !ts evidence at the heaIings W me 90 %
oasionaly the renewal Of Incense Is Teausee
q hearing Of the testimony OF me soClelS -
there has not been single case OF refusal TOT
years on the ground Of selling liquor on sunday or
on Election Day The retusaIs are DaseG ~ so ;
selling OF liquor to minors. 10 men under the IN
Tnspacelnent which permits scenes OF disorder.
Outside OF gathering testimony TO present IN re-
rnonstrance TO the granting OF licenses. me work
Of the society consists principally or ferretlng OUT
Hsn,ax easies"-places where liquor is sold on sun
dav or Election Day without a Acense-disordeTIy
The law requiring the closing Of liquor dealers
places on Sunday and Election Day goes even
further making il as great g msdeneal!Qr LOT d
licensed dealer TO give liquor away on the pro-
hbited days - s,
For the last ten years the arrests Tor drunken
ness for disorderly conduct and for nghths on
sunday have 50 per cent less than the arIests
Tor similar offences on other days or the week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06
CONDITIONS IN MILWAUKEE.

Milwaukee, Jan (SpeciaD.-The Milwaukee
Police Department boasts that there is less drunk
enness here than in any other American city with
a population OF more than two hundred thousand
This is despite the fact that there laws
must have a city license. End this license 10 easy
to procure II the applicant is OF good character
Milwaukee has more than nineteen hundred saloons.
an average OF saloon to each 153 OF population
With the liquor trafho uncontrolled Sundays
or week days n table OF statistics made up from
the police records for the year ended October l
shows that the arrests fora drunkenness and allied
rnisdemeanors the Sundays OF that period aver
aged 1855 AS the population is 100000 the average
OF arrests for drunkenness per 1000 of population
on Sundays was .O364 When asked for police
view of the laws relating Sunday closing in this
city, Secretary Haul1ohl. OF the Police Department
made this statement:
There is no city ordinance regarding closing or
Sunday, but there Is q state law torDid-
ding the sale of liquor that day. That law Is
a dead letter however, and even the ministers have
to enforce IL for the last thirteen
Milwaukee Is by no means an exception IN
this however as l know Of no attempt to enforce
the law i'm the State in recent years, except once,
when Racine stopped the opening Of the front
doors of saloons for about three months
AS far as the Milwaukee police are concerned
there regulations providing Tor SUNDAY CLOS
Ing Saloons may remain open day and night II
their owners wish and hotels and restaurants may
serve liquor at any hour If they have city license
such as is granted TO saloons ,...,
We believe that the reason why there IS so Httle
drunkenness in Milwaukee Is because the people
so largely of German descent, prefer beer ana are
as beverage 10 the brandy and other Spirits WHICH
ara the favorite drink OF Southern Europeans
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06
ATLANTA ENFORCEs LAW

Auahta. Ga, Jan. 5 (SpeciaD-Ths I,ouo- trad.
IN Atlanta is controlled in manner that give. en-
uIe satisfaction to all classes All regulations ara
u ( local nature. under the State local option
"a" each county and city has the right 10
."e Hquor traffic as it 1T, with the exemption
mat al must conform to few general regulations
GeI or which Is that outside Of Incorporated towns
liquor cannot be sold within three mile. or a cht
or schoolhouse - "
Oh sundays Atlanta is closed town. No bars
are open and there Is no lodging on the family
uoor suoterfuge. At time there were a number
OF arrests OF druggists for selling LIQUOR but re-
eentiy this has subsidized. and the only arrests for
THIS cause in the last year or two bsv. hae, -
persons running blind tigers"
saloons are open from a. m until IN - -, -,
week days National and State holidays and cleo
lloh days see the saloons closed as on SUNDAY
Aiotels ana restaurants allowed to serve drinks
WIN meals or In rooms at any hour. either on Sun
DAYS or week days. to bona hds guests Where
closed during prohibited hours the same as other
Dars. Clubs furnish drinks to their members on
Sundays. or at any hour of week days.
The liquor regulations are enforced strictly. but
there is little fuss about 1t, and few arrests are
made Saturday night is the big time for arrests.
and with population OF 10000 the Atlanta police
average 100 arrests on Saturday nights for drunk
enaess ana on charges caused by drunkenness.
arrests for such causes average ten a night, the
gambling houses allowed in Atlanta. and all
arrests made for gambling are effected in places
which pretend to for other purposes.
Atlanta has the strictest liquor regulations of
any of the larger cities OF Georgia. The coast
cities Savannah and Brunswick, wide open,
liquor selling and gambling being allowed openly
at all hours. In Macon and Augusta regulations
similar 10 Atanta's are in effect but the saloons
are allowed longer hours. Many other large towns.
3 Athens and Rome have dispensaries-
However the STATE is really prohibition, as over
one hundred OF the 1877 counties under the loce!
option law prohibit the sale altogether. Few of
the rural counties allow the sale at all. but 1t is
q significant fact that many of the strongest pro-
hibition counties located in parts OF the state
where the Illicit distiller is not uncommon and
where the prOprietCrs Of "moonshine' stills make
1t uncomfortable for government revenue oflcers
to operate.
The foregoing gives idea Of the different ways
in which the liquor problem is handled here
There is. Of course, State policy here as under
the local option law each community acts ror
itself This system has been found advantageous
nearly everywhere, it's one drawback being that
where dry counties located near 10 wet
counties a tremendous jug trade is carried n. with
the result that there is as much drlnklns as
there would be with bars, while the county gets
no revenue from the trade
In addition to national and State excise charges
Atlanta charges $l00O annual license for each bar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06

IN all large cities wy
ne Id" AS to Sunday closing is clear and explicit
put Is treated dead letter Even the formalitv
of closed front door has lone .inco boo,, -
ooned. The saloons are as wide open as are the
0'ufcheS' and the aggregate attendance therein is
inuch greater. The law reads:
any any person having license as dramShop
sell give s'" shalI open such dramshop. shall
az intoyi 20 De cone upon or about his premises.
@ day OF the WeeR IN 50y qua nd on the
80 ai4; upon t conviction thereof. De punished by
i IoTie4 sun license and shall not again be al
years next thereafter VI "
In one or two fragrant cases of violation of the
above the last year, the license Of the offender was
revoked only to be ressued later to the barkeeper
OF the dramshop-a change of name. but no change
Of conditions.
Owing to agitation. the Excise Commissioner felt
compelled TO issue a partial Sunday closing order.
that Is, that all dramshops must close at / a m
on SUNDAY. resuning business at O'clock This
osrs s I5isb sop thrown 10 moraIitythat church
drunken liats men while going to morning worship
Qured to take out dramshop licenses ReDTtabIe
clubs such as the Mercantile ST Louis MONDAY,
taking out license. This is the only exception,
Of the munc6s oSa IN the statute Section 2O5
the duty or the Excise Commissioner to see that
enforced. This does not exclude the police Depart-
LleL!t uoLl proceeding on its own motion to pros
the prosecuting attorney going before the grand
jury and making complaint. There is no case on
record where this has been done.
Inc proportion or arrests made Sunday for
dllhcuIt to arrive at as many persons arrested and
locked up Tor drunkenness released by the
police IN the morning, when they are sufficiently
sober 10 take OF themselves and without
85ins 91a b 6eJors police Judge cGnseTya
versan, with the work Of the Police Department
the year because OF drink.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06
HIGH LICENSE IN BALTIMORE.

Baltimore. Jan. CSpecal).-Under what has been
known as the high license law the liquor traffic
has been better regulated in this city during the
last six or eight years than before With a
Liquor License Commission composed OF three
members. including minority representation; the
license fee $50. and closing Sunday and be-
tween the hours OF midnight and g. M daily. the
saloon question in Baltimore has been solved to
the general satisfaction OF the public, excepting
lists
OF the law IS violated extent,
and certain saloons. the proprietors OF which have
a political pull are more or less favored or pro-
tected. II is easy to buy a drink downtown on
Sunday OF after hours at night, but impossible in
the residential parts of tho city The poor Ger
man beer saloon keeper uptown or IN the German
settled parts OF the city who accommodates a
few friends with beer on Sunday 10 likely TO be
pulled" heavily fined and perhaps have his license
taken away: but the favored fellow downtown
within a block OF the City Hall and Police Head
quarters Is never pulled"
A number OF restaurants are conducted under the
guise OF hotels to cover liquor selling man
who takes out a hotel license is required to have
twelve beds for the accommodation OF guests. The
hotel and liquor licenses in all cost over 4O Hotels
guests at meals on Sunday Guests are all sup
posed 10 register. but in the saloons that mas
querade as notes and even IN some OF the poIa
goes with the drink, rather the drink goes with
the sandwich: ana in others the guest Is only
put 10 the slight Inconvenience or going TO the
dining room for his 'tipple. instead OF having II
handed him over the bar. All the bars are
closed but the dining room Bullets open The
counterfeit hotels. however. are rev In proportion
The fiquor license commissioners protect the cit
censes are rot issued for saoors IN the immediate
vicinity OF ohlfches~or In parts OF the City where
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06
ST. LOUIS LAWS NOT ENFORCED.

-. Louis Jan. CSpeciaD.-Ths Missouri laws
regulating dramshops are excellent, were they en-
forced They provide that licenses only be
issued 20 men Of good character. petiClon pro-
vide for Sunday closing; prohibit games OF any
kind in saloons ana exclude musical instruments
therefrorn: sale OF liquor to minors Htiates the
license; women not allowed. legally, to patron
lie saloons But these regulations not enforced
The granting CT LICENSES epd the supervision OF
looms placed IN the hands Of an Excise Commits
soner vested with autocraio powers. He can refuse
10 grant license at will or revoke one already
granted whenever he Is inclined. He may fix
the hours for closing allow them TO remain
open twenty-four hours day. he IS 'ft," SO far
rs the saloons ore concerned. in every sonss of the
word He is paid by fees. being allowed 20 per
cent for compensation. the remaining 90 per cent
70 Be covered into the city Out OF this 20
per cent he must pay for tho necessary clerical
hre TO conduct his ONCE. These fees allowed him
amount 10 from $1,000 TO $1,000 year. year ago
ne EAcise Commissioner sllo we'd to retain all
iees OF his office. which amounted TO $4,000 over
elilually. Licenses taken out serui-annually
t'nns the Excite Commissioner a double fee. Tho
number or dremshops IN st D7uis. according to
NO Commissioner. is between 1900 and AGO A
@sOrity or the saloons while operated under the
H.oe oi individuals. owned by brewing com
l~nes They are the rally1nK point for ward
0rkers and political strikers. States made up
'Asr back rooms instructions given - tbs In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06
NO DANGER IN EAST RIVER TUNNEL
The Grade No Greater than That of Ninth
ave. Elevated Road.

An assistant engineer in the employ OF the Rapid
Transit Commission said yesterday that the letter
OF a ''Rrooklynite' in The Tribune Sunday
with cuts showing the tunnel to Brooklyn. should
not cause any alarm. II think said the engi-
neer that the writer OF the article was misled
by the exaggeration OF the grade Of the tunnel as
shown in the II the tunnel grades were
tremendous as the cuts published make them
appear to the unframed eye. ono might easily
think OF what would happen II train got be-
yond control and left the rails The fact is that
the grade of the tunnel each side IS only per
cent That ia the same IS the grade of the
elevated railroad in Ninth-ave-. between Fifty
thrd-st and Fifty-niuth-st.
considering that the trains in the tunnel will
not be interfered with by snow or ice. the grade
will not be serious The provisions for safety will
be complete as possible; The tunnel has ad-
vanced FAR that it would be tmpractiCable to
change the plans for II now, | think but there
seems 10 be no reason Tor change Of plans For
nearly half the distance the tunnel will be
through solid rock firmly cemented in place. Tho
rest OF the way will be through earth formations
the borluss Of which show that the tunnel will
have a sufficiently firm foundation To support IL
There Will be only track in each tunnel.
and OF course the trains in each tunnel Will run
the same way The trains viii act as ptstonS IN a
cylinder TO keep the cir in the tunnel pure
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06

OF business, with the exception OF hotels res
HH'S. news stores and lunchroOms. are closed
on the Sabbath. The restaurants generally close
On week days at 10 o'clock. and the majority OF
e notes at u o'clock. In this city there are two
notes which are open at all hours The constt-
eul-OH Oh Maine rorbids the sale OF liquor but for
n nertse IN al the counties OF the STATE Wherein
non 9oIS engaged in the liquor trafic paid so much
I[SIes, e1Ch year on indictments found upon rha
f. Seio5 United States revenue tax which
Is eTest H prlna face evidence that a person
his c ire "a" Is pretty generally enforced and in
town ~ 'L- me Saptai OF the State and the shire
iid ne are selling liquor above the per cent
ST. vi d4cohol which is allowed by the statute
FOR tne general enforcement regime the arrests
an I,tsoAISdIIon have been few. and on SUNDAYS
rnean crested Tor drunkenness and allied INSIDE