Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-07-21

Those who were summoned from
this city are Mayor Bollschweiler,
Chief of Police Patrick J. Burke, J.
H. Mulchahey, president of the ex-
eise board, Excise Commissioners
Chris Meshrow and William Cheshire,
Police Sergeant Clarkson Durham,
Aldermen B. M. Cannon and James
Garland, of the police committee, Re-
corder H. 3. Pickersgill, City Clerk
Wilbur LaRoe and Detective Ser
geant John A. Huff South r. Far
rington was also subpoenaed, but the
notice could not be served, as he is
out of town.
Recorder Pickersgill will take
along his docket, the city clerk a
number of books and in fact every
one summoned is expected to have
data on hand so as to be able to ans
wer any question asked by the com
mission.
The investigation is being made
all over the stat0s and the hearing
tomorrow will be for Union and Mid
dilesex counties.
More summonses may be served
this afternon as Chief Burke says
that he expects a visit from a repre-
sentative of Mayor Fisk, Of Plainfield,
later In the day. Mayor Fisk is the
chairman of the commission.
The local party will leave on the
9.14 o'clock Pennsylvania train from
the St e street depot tomorrow
morn, sg.
Conditions in Newark.
Newark, July 21:=Probing of ex-
else conditions in Essex county was
strated yesterday at session of the
State Excise Commission In the City
Hall. Many witnesses were called,
about fifty having been subpoenaed,
among whom was Mayor Jacob Haus-
sling of Newark He did not appear
and 1t is announced he was In At
lantic City. Charles j. Fisk of Plain
field, president of the commission, ex-
pressed surprise that the Mayor was
not present and said efforts had been
made to reach him ever since last
Thursday. The Mayors of Irvington,
South Orange, Bloomfield and several
other municipalities failed to appear
Sheriff Sommer was present, but
asked not to be called as a witness,
as he did not want to give the inn
preston he was making political
capital" He requested that Deputy
Sheriff Mason take his place on the
stand. Among those present were
Thomas G. Hayes, president of the
State Liquor Dealers Association,
and several other representative Of
that organization.
Through Assistant Prosecutor
Lehlbach, Prosecutor Mott, who is
away on his vacation, sent state
ment concerning conditions in Essex
and recommending certain amend
ments to the excise laws. He says
"such thing as the sale of liquor
pver the bar on Sunday is practical
" unknown in Essex county" De-
teotives OF the commission, however,
have presented lists of places in the
county where they said they bought
drinks on Sunday and also lists Of
saloons having back rooms in viola
tion of the Bishops law.
The amendments recommended by
the Prosecutor are that the law
should prohibit the giving away as
well as sale in a saloon on Sunday;
the procedure for the revocation of
license for violation of law should
be simplified; the number of saloons
should be limited according to popu-
lation; no brewer should be allowed
to control or have any interest in
any license; the law should require a
much more careful scrutiny of the
character and antecedents of the
men to whom licenses are granted; !;
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