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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-09-18
HOLDUP MAN
UNDER ARREST
Suspect Admits That Coat Found
at Scene Of Assault Belongs
TO Him.
$. GREENspAN THE VICTIM

John Waller, twenty-three years
old, of 237 Elm street, was held In
default of $500 bail by Recorder
Pickersgill this morning, to await the
action OF the grand jury on a charge
of assaulting Samuel Greenspan, of
292 Prospect street, last Saturday
night
Mr.. Greenspan was going to his
home at 1890 o'clock When he
came to the corner of Prospect and
Fayette streets, two men jumped
upon him and pulled him into hall
way, while they tried to go through
his pockets. In spite of the fact that
he is an elderly man, Mr.. Greenspan
fought his captors and managed to
pull coat from one of them.
The victims cries for help caused
the two men to flee, leaving the coat
behind them. In the pockets was
found brass work check Of the Le-
high Valley railroad. This clue en-
|abled Detective Huff, who was detail
ed on the case, to locate his man, with
the assistance Of Special Officer James
McDermott, of the railroad company,
Waller was arrested yesterday.
He could not speak English, when
arraigned in court this morning, but
through an interpreter, he admitted
that the coat, which was used as evil
dence, belonged to him.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-09-18
mo INCREASE
. FOR SCHOOLS?

Mayor Bollschweiler has called a
meeting of the oBard of Estimate, for
4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, at city
hall to discuss the question as to
whether the school board shall get
more money for new buildings.
AS told in the NEWS last week,
the Board of Education passed a res
olution that an additional SIS, 900
was necessary in order to build the
two new schools, on which bids have
been received. The bids exceed the
appropriations, and 1t is to consider
this matter that the meeting has been
called.
1t is generally reported that some
of the members of the Board of Esti-
mate do not favor giving the school
board more money, but nothing can
be learned officially.
The members of the Board of Es-
innate are Mayor Bollschweiler, AL
derman-at-Large Voorhees, Alderman
Dalton( School Commissioner Brad
ley and School Commissioner Stack.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-09-18
FLYNN is OUT
ON PLATFORM
Candidate for Democratic Alder
manic Nomination in Third
War 0 for improvements.
MORE LAND FOR MARKET

James ]. Flynn, who is a candidate
for the nomination for alderman in
the third ward on the democratic tick.
ct, is out with q platform. 1t is as
follows:
If successful pledge myself 10 do
all In my power to advance the in
terests of my ward as well as the city
am In favor of continued improve
emnts as fast as the people petition
for them. believe that well paved
streets, kept clean and well sprinkled
will do a great deal toward building
up the city. | will favor liberal ap-
preparation for public schools giving
accommodation to every school child
in the city. ! will also favor the pur-
chase of land If necessary in order to
continue public market, always bear
ing in mind, however, that the peo-
pie foot the bills and will therefore
use my utmost endeavor to practice
economy and keep the tax rate down
to the lowest possible point. / also
desire to state that l am entirely
alone in my campaign and am not
backed by any ring or faction"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-09-18
BRYAN SPEAKS
IN NEW YORK
Addressed Meeting on Broadway
at Noon Today Appear in Car
nssle Hall Tonight.
CONFERENCE NTH LEADERS
Special bv United Pross Wire.

New York, Sept. 1S:=Chargine
directly that the republican national
committee didn't dare to make
public before election the amounts
contributed by the directorate of the
United States Steel Corporation
William j. Bryan today reiterated
his declaration that the steel trust
was financing the republican cam.
paign.
Bryan arrived from Delaware this
morning and at noon he addressed
the Commercial Travellers Demo
cratic Club, devoting most of his
speech to the discussion of the trust
question as to its effect on the tray
cling statesmen.
Political conferences with the lead
ers of the Democratic party in New
York state fill up the greater part of
the day for Mr.. Bryan, and this even
ing he win deliver an address in Car
negle hail. The subject Of his speech
win be "Republican Tendencies"
On his way to the drummers' head
quarters Mr.. Bryan received a hearty
greeting from the persons on tho
streets who saw the small procession
accompanying the Democratic leader
He was escorted to the leagues quar-
ters by guard of seventy-five mount
ed policemen.
Carnegie Hall Meeting Tonight.
At the meeting tonight In Carnegie
hall Herman Ridder will preside, and
Congressman sulzer and Harrison and
former Corporation Counsel Delany
win also speak. There viii be an over
flow meeting in Fifty-eighth street
Mr. Bryan will be the guest of honor
at a dinner given by Melbert b. Cary
at his home Others who win be pres
ent are Chairman Mack, Vice Chair
man Hudspeth, Nathan Straus and
Senator G. A. Culberson Of Texas
1t was announced at the headquar-
ters Of the Democratic national com
mittee in the Hoffman House that Mr..
Bryan will be the guest of Judge Al
ton B. Parker at the latters home at
Esopus, N. Y, on Sunday. Mr.. Bryan
is anxious to obtain Judge Parker's
views on the state and national situa-
ton and will hold an important con
ference with the former Democratic
candidate when he visits Esopus.
Will Confer With Hill.
From Judge Parkers home Mr.. Bry-
an will go to the country residence of
David b. Fiji, Wolfert's Roost, out
side of Albany, and will confer with
Mr.. Hin on the same matters.
Mr.. Bryan made two formal ad-
dresses in Delaware, one in Whining
ton and one at Harrington. In the
latter he specifically mentioned for the
first time the United States Steel cor
poration and charged that its officials
were supporting the Republican party
in its campaign in return for the i'm
munity from prosecution it received.
He also took occasion to refer to the
corruption fund which, it is alleged,
has been used in Delaware and de-
nounced those who would sell their
votes.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-09-18
Court Grants Appeal Of His COuH-
sci Alan Strong to Review
Jury Verdict.
is HEARD IN TRENTON
After Granting the Writ the Stay Of
Execution Was Also Given-NO
Hanging at New Brunswick
Next Friday.
special to the EVENING NEWS.

Bpecidl to the EVENING NEWS
Trenton, Sept. 18:-Under certi-
orari proceedings instituted today
by Alan s. Strong, counsel for Fred
erick Lang, who Is under sentence
to be hanged in Middlesex county for
killing his niece, Justice Bergen has
granted a stay and Lang will not be
executed at New Brunswick next
Friday.
Mr. Strong applied today to the
main branch of the supreme court,
consisting of Justices Garrison,
Swayze and Parker, for a writ of
certiorari to review the action of
Judge Booraem in the Niddlesex
county court for refusing to stay the
execution of Lang on the ground of
insanity. The principal contention
OF Mr.. Strong was that Judge Boor-
aem had taken the wrong test of in
sanity under the statues The
branch court allowed the writ, but
this did not stay the execution.
Mr.. Strong then applied to Justice
Bergen, the presiding judge of the
Middlesex oyer and terminer court,
and he allowed the stay of execution.
There will be a hearing on the
writ of certiorari and it is expected
that the case will be finally decided
at the November term of the SUI
preme court.
There had been some talk of a
special session of the court of par
dons next Wednesday to pass on the
Lang case, but the execution having
been stayed it is not thought likely
that Governor Fort will call the
meeting.
Lang killed Katie Gordon, his
niece, near Bonhamotwn, in April,
1906. He was in love with her and
shot her because she refused his ad-
vances. He was convicted Of MUIR
der and sentenced to be hanged. Re-
Gently Mr.. Strong raised the insanity
plea and these proceedings were
heard before Judge Booraem and a
jIry Or. Britton D. Evans, Of the
Morris Plains hospital, and DR..
Henry A. Cotton, head of the New
Jersey state hospital in this city,
with two other physicians, testified
that Lang was insane. Lang's pas
tor, his jailer and a fellow convict
testified that he was sane. The YER
dict of the jury was that Lang was
sane. This led to the application to-
day for the writ of certiorari and
the stay.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-09-18
MAY APPLY TO
HAVE s NAMES
PUT ON TICKET
George EggsrFs Nominations fer
a Councilman" in Each Ward
Are Left OFT Ballots.
ARE NOW BEING PRINTED
City Clerk Says There is no Such
Office As Councilman and That Is
the Reason names Were Omit
ted From Republican Tickets.

Although last week some of the
local republicans filed petitions with
the city clerk for councilman from
each ward, Mr.. La Roe said this
morning that those names would not
be on the official ballots for the pri-
mary election, which will be held OF
Tuesday
When asked about the matter, the
city clerk said: IF you filed a petit
tion with me, naming your brother
for mosquito catcher, do you think /
would put 1t on the ballots? OF
course l wouldn't, because we are not
electing mosquito catchers and as
we are not electing councilmen, those
names have been left off.
There are no such offices as coun-
ciImen in connection with the local
city government, and have left the
names off for that reason"
According to the election laws. the
city clerk must have the official bal
lots in his possession today so that
they can be examined by the various
candidates.
The messenger who brought the
councilmen's petitions to City Clerk
LaRoe at IL o'clock last Saturday
night said that he came from George
Bggert. Mr. Eggert, when seen this
morning In regard to the matter, said
that he did not know officially as yet
that the names would not be on the
ballots, but stated that If he found
that they were not, he was likely to
apply to the courts for an order to
have the names placed on them.
The ballots will be delivered to the
city clerk tonight
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-09-18

is WR ECKED::
ONE KILLED.
OrVlIIs Wright Badly Huriaud His
Companion, Lieut., SsIiHdgs
Meets Death in Accident.
PROPELLER BLADE BROKE
Machine Turns Over On lie SIds and
Crashes TO the Ground Much
Sympathy Is Expressed in All
Parts Of the World.

bpectdi O0 United Freod Wire:
Washington, Sept. 18:-An inves-
tigation was begun today to deter
mine the cause of the catastrophe al
Fort Meyer yesterday when the aero-
plane in which Orville Wright and
Lieutenant Thomas e. Selfridge were
flying, broke a propeller and crashed
TO the ground, killing Lieutenant Sell
fridge and seriously injuring Mr..
Wright. The entire aeronautical
board is now at Fort Meyer inter-
viewing witnesses of the accident.
Mr.. Wright is resting comfortably
today, although very weak from the
injuries and shock sustained In the
accident. DR.. Bailey, who Is attend-
ing him, says he believes he will re-
cover, although he must be kept per-
fectly quiet.
In the opinion OF the aeronauticaI
experts of the army. as well as of the
secretary Of Mr.. Wright, the accident
will hardly result in the permanent
setback of the work of solving the
problems of aerial navigation The
secretary said today that it seemed
particularly an unhappy thing that
the disaster should overtake the
aeronaut when he had gone so far on
the road to success.
Already there is a suggestion that
a popular subscription be raised Ho1
the Wrights by those interested IN
the recent experiments. This haa
met with favor at Washington.
The catastrophe occurred after the
machine had been in the air about six
minutes The fall was from a height
of between 125 and 100 feet. A blade
Of the port propeller broke as the air
craft was rounding into what may be
termed the homestretch Of the course.
The propellers were a new set.
The machine was sharply tilted to
port to make the turn, and when the
propeller blade broke the force Of the
starboard propeller was such as TO IN
crease the angle Although Wright
stopped his motor within two seconds
Of the time the port propeller gave
way, the machine lost its equilibrium
and plunged downward with the long
broadside planes In an almost perpen-
dicular position.
Wreckage Falls on Aeronauts.
When the machine lost its equilib-
rum Wright and Selfridge were
thrown from their seats to the ground.
The wreckage fell on them, pinnine
them fast selfridge received mortal
injuries both at the base of the brain
and on the forehead. His skull was
fractured at the base of the brain. A
taut wire was driven back into his
brain just above the eyes. He died
without having recovered conscious
ness.
wmght's left thigh and several ribs
on his right side were broken. Con-
scious when the wreckage was lifted
away, his first concern was for I.Ieu-
tenant selfridge.
"Get selfridge out" he said to the
rescuers. Keep fire away from this
gasoline"
He referred to the fluid coming from
the broken tank. His face became
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-09-18
OFFICIALS
VISIT SOUTH AMBOY
Raritan River R. R.
RumOrs Are
Revived.
MAY CONNECT


President James McCrea, Vice
President Charles e. Pugh. General
Superintendent F. l.. Shepard, AS
sistant Engineer Parker and other
Pennsylvania officials of note visited
South Amboy and several other places
on that railroad company's lines yes
terday and made a general inspec-
tion.
They arrived at the freight dock at
South Amboy on board the tug Ian
caster. They were met With a car
and were taken to the head of the
yard and backed out on pier B. After
looking over the terminal, the special
was backed down on the New York
e Long Branch railroad to the juno
tion of the RariGan River railroad,
where a special train in charge of
Superintendent Sproul, was waiting
to convey them to New Brunswick.
Upon their arrival at that place they
were met will carriages and taken
to the Delaware & Raritan canal,
where the. boarded a tug for a trip
through the canal as far as Trenton.
It was said that the officials went
to New Brunswick for the purpose of
lettering the conditions of the canal,
and that they visited South Amboy to
look over the new railroad bridge
over the Raritan river and to view
the huge docks of the company at
that place.
The. fact that the party included
the Raritan River railroad in their
trip revived the old story that that
road is really owned by the Pennsyl-
vania and that 1t would soon be con-
nected with the p r. r. company's
main line at New Brunswick.
The original intention of the Rar-
itan River road builders was to run
from New Brunswick to Bound Brook
bHt the idea was never carried out,
due, it is said, to Pennsylvania rail-
foad opposition, which was due to
Ethe fact that railroad to Bound
Brook would compete with the canal.
Latferiy the canal has not been a
paying asset, and, II the Pennsy own
ed railroad to Bound Brook, much
Of the demand for a canal revival
would disappear
The last legislature adopted a res
elut.oES for a joint commission to in
Yestfgate conditions along the canal.
A senate committee was named but
no house committee, and the legisIa-
tive investigation is still in the air.
The visit Of the railroad chiefs yes
terday, it is thought, may have some
bes ring on this matter, and Il is even
hobed that 1t may actually lead to an
Improvement of the canals facilities.
The officials arrived at Trenton late
yesterday afternoon in the Pennsy
tug Relief, which came through the
canal and stopped at Coalport They
made an inspection of the waterway
on the way
AT Coalport they boarded the pri-
vate car, which was afterwards at
tached to the $50 train bound for
Philadelphia.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-09-18
HORSE RUNS AWAY
WITH MILK WAGON

A horse belonging to Walter j.
Ryan, Of 100 Washington street, and
attached to a milk wagon, became
frightened in Division street yester-
day afternoon, and ran away.
Mr. Ryan was driving along Divi-
sion street, and he got out of the
wagon to adjust part of the harness.
While he was doing this the horse
started Mr.. Ryan. tried to get into
the wagon, but the horse was off in
an instant.
1t ran up Division street, crossing
Broad, to Washington, and was on
it way down Washington street when
1t was caught by bartender at
Michael Draper's saloon in State
street.
The horse narrowly escaped hit
ting several children on their way to
school The animal was uninjured,
but the wagon will have to undergo
repairs.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-09-18
EXCISE MATTER
APPOINT OFLAW
Marcus Stricken Receives Reply
to Letter Sent TO Chairman Fisk,
Of COmmlSsIOR.
PROBERs MAY COME HERE

That the New Jersey Excise Com
mission Is likely to make an inspec-
tion of this city and investigate a
number of alleged violations which
have been reported by Judge Marcus
Stricken, is almost certainty, as q
letter received from Chairman Charles
j. Fisk, mayor of Plainfeld, states
that the matter will be brought be-
fore his associates.
Last week Mr.. Stricken sent com
munication to Mayor Fisk regarding
excise matters in this city, and he
has received a reply.
In his communication to Mr.. Strick-
er, Chairman Fisk states that the
question which the former has
brought to his attention is purely a
legal one and that he has referred 1t
to his attorney. He also asked Mr..
Stricken to send him the names and
addresses of the places in question,
also the names of the license holders
in each instance.
These names and addresses Mr..
Fisk stated. he would treat confident
tally and only show them to the COM
mission.
Mr.. Stricken said this morning that
he had already complied with Mr.
Fisk's request in regard to sending
MIN the desired information. The
point which Mr.. Fisk refers to as be-
Ing purely legal one, ldr Stricken
discussed as follows:
If man who holds license sells
his place to another man and still
continues to run the place, is it legal?
know of an instance where a brew
cry bought place from a man who
held license. They sold the place
ito another man and he is running
the saloon today, while the original
liccnse-holder from whom no transfer
has ever been made, is working in a
factory
Here is another case which hap
pened year or so ago. A New York
company wanted to open a saloon
here, but, as the man they wanted to
put in charge, had only been In the
county six months, they got another
local man to take out the license.
He was given charge of he place,
while they in reality owned it.
There are several other cases In
which similar points are involved,
and Mr.. Stricken says that he wants
the commission to come here so that
he can prove to them Just what con-
ditions exist. "All they will have to
do" said Mr.. Stricken, lis to go to
the places and ask the men in charge
for their licenses"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-09-18
STREET SIGN
BROKEN DOWN

Complaint was made to the police
yesterday afternoon that one of the
new street signs at Davidson avenue
and Market street had been torn
down. Chief Burke says that an ex-
ample will be made of anyone caught
breaking the signs, and every effort
will be made to locate the guilty
parties.
1t is believed to be the work of
boys, as considerable malicious mis-
chief has been committed by young
|sters recently.
Alderman-at-Large Voorhees, said
this morning that the fact that the
sign was torn down Is partially due
to the workmen who put it up. The
signs are fastened to iron poles with
a bolt and nut, and Mr.. Voorhees,
says that, If the end of each bolt had
been battered with hammer, It
would be almost impossible for any
one to take down the signs. In the
case yesterday, the nut was unscrew-
ed from the bolt, which bears out
Mr.. Voorhees's belief.
By tomorrow all the new signs will
be in place.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-09-18
ECHO ALUMNI
ASS N. ELECTS

The Echo Alumni Association met
In the high school last night. Martin
Brennan, the president, was in the
chair. The association decided not
to issue an alumni number Of the
Echo this year but to still keep the
association and to meet twice a year
At the meeting last night new officers
were elected as follows: president,
Walter Comings; vice president, Sol
omon Esberg; secretary and treasur-
er, Miss Marguerite Boughton; enter
tainment committee, Malcolm Crow
ell, chairman; Fred BRIGGS, John
Rielley, Louise Rock, Miss Alice
Brown and Miss Florence Dunigan.
After the business session a social
hour was enjoyed and refreshments
were served by the entertainment
committee.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-09-18
OBERMAN HAS NOT
BEEN PULLED OUT

New Brunswick Sept. 1S:-Wil-
liam Oberman, former deputy sheriff
was in town yesterday and emphat-
ically denied the report of few days
ago that he had withdrawn from the
race for the Office Of sheriff. He says
that he is very much in the running
and that he intends to stay there aud
that he in wants all of his friends to
distinctly understand It,
Mr.. Oberman has been making a
canvass and has been meeting with
much success. He spent yesterday
looking up his friends in this city.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-09-18
EMPEROR WILLIAM is
ADVOCATE OF PEACE

cp6ctdt 0V OUtteo k3TeSd WH0s
Berlin, Sept. 18:-Two dominant
notes for peace were sounded at to-
days sitting of the interparliamen-
tary union. Emperor William struck
the first note when the president,
Prince Henry Of Carolath read the
following telegram from the emper-
or: II hope a conference comprising
so many distinguished representa-
tives of the great powers feel COM
Portable and at home in my capital
trust they will do that which is so
dear to my heart.
The second came from a resolution
which proposed looking to the COM
pulsory arbitration of difficulties
arising between nations. The debate
on this took up the greater part of
the day.
The arbitration resolution was
finally adopted by an overwhelming
majority.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-09-18
Tirer eleven Wants falne,
lial b tAe RYENINQ 49,.

9peoIdT % nc hFENINU Ne W8-
New Brunswick, Sept 18:-The
Tigers football team, of New Bruns-
wick, would like to arrange games
with elevens averaging 125 pounds.
Address p. Henry, Jr., % Harden
bergh street, New Brunswick
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-09-18
KOCh's Motor Cycle Breaks
Down When Within 4S Miles Of
Chicago; Finishes Trip By Raj!

A dispatch received this morning
from r. ]. Koch, the motor cyclist,
states that he was within Sorty-eight
miles Of Chicago, his destination,
Yesterday morning at 1880 o'clock,
when his machine broke down.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-09-18
M Trnmns Are mound.

At the request Of the owner, the
police searched the stables at 81 New
Brunswick avenue last night to see
III any tramps were lodging there. A
search revealed none.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-09-18
JOD EVERY SUNDAY IN
GEpTENFRER

Excursions via Lehigh Valley rail-
road. rs cents from Perth Amboy.
Children, 40 cents. Special train
$40 a. m.
Observation-Disclosures
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-09-18

The accident occurred at Otis, In
diana. Koch left the wheel there
and started for Chicago on a train,
leaving Otis at 500 O'Clock yester-
day afternoon. He will ship the
wheel later.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-09-18
PoIice Refore Grnnd Inrr.

Chief Burke, Detective HUH, Pa
trolman Long and Patrolman Hart
mann are witnesses before the grand
Jury today in several cases.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-09-18
SAILS
FOR MANILA
speotal bu Untted Press Wtre:

Special By United Press Wire:
Albany, West Australia, Sept. 49,:
Minus It's flagship the American
feet sailed this afternoon for Manila.
The Connecticut will follow at mid
night, being detained for coaling. A
great crowd witnessed the departure.