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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-17
MAY CALL GENERAL STRIKE.
labor Leaders Seek to Force Demands
of "Shop Cnrpenters."

Lnbor Leaders Seek to Force Demands
of "Shop Cnrpenters.r
Holyoke. Mass, May ia general
strike of all craftsmen connected with
the building trades In this city is
threatened as the result or a contro-
versy between 40 shop carpenters"
and three firms in which tho ,iirpen-
ters demand a ffty-hour week, at the
same wages now paid for week OF
nifty four working hours. At large
IS attended meeting OF the carpenters
union last night, IL was voted unan-
!mously TO call general strike. unless
the demands OF the shop carpen.ers''
were granted. The iabar leaders pro-
pose to call out every man In tho lniild-
Ing trades, who works on any build
ings where materials turned out by the
three firms arc employed. Should n
general strike be declared, about 400
men Connected with nine different
unions would be affected
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-17
RENTS HER FIRST OFFICE
Mrs. Hetty Green Take. Lease o

Mrs. Hetty Green Takes Lease of
Rooms In big business Building,
New York. May 16.-Mrs. Hetty
Green is said to have her own Office
for the first time in her notable career
as financicr.
It was learned to-day that she has
taken q lease Of rooms in big once
building in the Wall Street district,
next to that recently rented by VIII
liam E, Corey, former president OF the
United States Steel Corporation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-17
FLAMES DROWNED OUT
Forest Fire Which Devnntnted ynnt
Region Under Control NE

Burrillville. f. T.. May lB.-The for
est fro which devastated nearly TWEEN
y square miles In three States was
loads of men had heen taken to the
scene. and rain day completed the
work of drowning out tho names The
hreswept region comprised n large
area of thick woodland in tho north
western part OF this town and over
tho boundary lines in the towns oe
douglas, Mass, and East Thompson,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-17
Strike Dec1nred 7on

Auburn, N. Y. May 16-The strike
ofl350 tourneymen carpenters In Au-
burn was declared off to-day. after
the builders and contractors had
agreed 10 the terms demanded, SIS per
week with half-hoIidRys on E'-tlrday
during the summer month";
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-17
Unique Literary Feature

A series of thrilling detective
stories, by some of Americas Lead
Ing writer's, Will he started III. next
Sundays issue of the Illustrated
Magazine Of The Times Dispatch.
The first story will he "Thc Token.
by George TIibbnr,l. There arc
other fine literary features, and the
cover liz beautiful design by
s Chrisfy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-17

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-10
REPUBLICAN CLUB To
HEAR ALFRED MARCH

Alfred s. March, of New Bruins
wick, former law partner of District
Court Judge Freeman Woodbridge
and the probable Republican condi-
date for Surrogate in November, will
address the Young Mems Republican
Club, of this city, on Wednesday
evening, August 16. The entertain
ment on that occasion will also in
clude other noted Republican speak
ers in Middlesex County and the
state. Similar important meetings
will be held on August 80, and
September 6.
There was no "mOck election"
1t the clubs meeting last night, as
planned, owing to considerable time
used in discussing arrangements for
next weeks session and the all-im-
pOrtant clam bake at four o'clock
Saturday afternoon, August 10. The
Young Mems club will be the guests
of the Fourth Republican Club to-
night at that districts meeting.
II. E. Pickersgill and John f. Ten
Brock, frequently mentioned as can
didates in the fall, made addresses
last night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-10
COMPLEX WILL CASE
IN S~URR0CATE'S CT.

There has been a caveat filed
against the will Of the late Lars
Wallin, who for years boarded with
Mr., and Mrs. ~Johansen, of Ford's
Corner, and upon his death three
weeks ago willed his property to his
~benefactors. Attorney Peter ALPet-
erson, of this city -figd the protest
on behalf Of alleged stepson.
henry W:-ftGnOe will represent Mrs.
Jglnansen in the matter.
Attorney Peterson called at the
EVENING NEWS office today and in
formed a reporter that he drew the
last will of the late Mr.. Wallin about
four years ago, in which the estate
valued at $4,000 vas ~bequeathed to
the Danish NJ. f. church, of this city.
The will found after Mr.. Wallin's
death had n such provision, it is
said. The matter was to have been
argued before Surrogate F. M.
Pearse, of New Brunswick, today but
a change in plans was necessitated
at the last moment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-10
ISAAC HARMED AWAITS
ANSWER TO PETITION

No reply has been received, as yet,
to the petition of Isaac Harmed, Of
Mcclellan street, forwarded to Wash
ington, D. c., four days ago, asking
for a hearing in the matter of his
dismissal from the local postal force
on the charge of alleged misconduct
while on duty. The action of Post
master George H. Tice took place
nearly four years ago, after Mr..
Harmed had served ten years as let
ter carrier for Uncle Sam. 1t is
claimed by some that Mr.. Harmed re-
signed his position at that time, but
this cannot be verified.
Attorney Henry w. Kehoe drew
up the Harmed petition and secured
the signature of sixty we'll known re
sidents of this city, who desire to
see the dismissed carrier reinstated.
The petitioner is now employed by
the Jersey Central Traction company
as conductor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-10
ONE MEMBER is.
LACKING AGAIN
School Board Didn't Meet
Expect to Tonight.

Four public school commission
ers, one clerk of the Board of Edu-
cation, one superintendent of public
schools, two newspaper men, and one
janitor waited for Il hour and a
half last night at the grammar
school Tor a delinquent or tardy
member of this important municipal
board. The absentee did not appear
so the session was postponed until
tonight. The roster of those pres
ent last night was about the same as
on Tuesday evening, when the regu-
lar meeting of the board was ad-
journed until last night, owing to
a lack of a quorum. 1t was the first
time in the history of the new board
that such an action IA necessary.
The aftermath of the waiting var
ty" last night proved that misfor-
tunes do not come single handed.
Those present last night were:
Commissioners Charles r. Fletcher,
Louis M. Rossi, Frank X. Urbanski
and Julius Klein; Supt. S. E. Shull
and Clerk Arthur Colyer. 1t was
identically the same party which as
sembled at the grammar school on
Tuesday night and waiting in vain
for another member necessary to a
quorum. President John X. Sheehy
and Vice-president C. c. Christensen
are out of town. James j. H%arrigan
and Edward l.. Gridley were report
ed to have been in the city last night,
but two searching parties proved of
no avail. Commissioner Klein was
appointed a committee of one to
round up" either or both of these
members for a short session tonight.
One of the reasons why an i'm
mediate session of the board is
thought necessary, is the claims re-
ceived from contractors at work on
the high school improvement and
addition to school No. 8. These bills
total to a large amount and the COM
missioners are DESTROYS of settling
the claims at once. Anyway, they
will try again tonight to have a
meeting in the grammar school.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-10
FIGHT OVER
BEACH CASINO
Hearing Before Vice Chan
celIor Walter Today.
sDsofal to tn. EVENING NEYx

Trenton, Aug. 10:-The fight of
John H. Winans, one of the principal
stockholders of the Curlew hotel at
Allenhurst, to keep the members of
the four hundred at that resort from
maintaining exclusive privileges In
the Casino and the bathing grounds
attached was heard by Vice Chancel-
Ior Walker today and proved a lively
argument.
The ~chancery action is for an in
junction to restrain the fashionable
Allenhurst Club from restricting the
beach front, bathing facilities and
Casino to the use of It's members.
The fight has been waging some time
and reached a climax last week when
Winans used complimentary Casino
dance tickets sent to his hotel for
guests to supply servants and bell
boys and sent them to the ball,
breaking it and causing the Casino to
be closed for the evening.
Counsel for the compliments
claimed today the land On which the
Casino and lighthouses are located
were conveyed as a public park and
place Of recreation and that the club
has no right to restrict any privi-
leges. The club, through its counsel,
argued that the Casino and bathing
houses are open to the public daily
from l to s P. NJ. ~
1t was sh0ESha t that under the lease
OF he7ttahfno and lighthouses to the
Alienhurst Club Realty Company the
latter had made extensive improve
ments to the property; had it operat-
ed in a way that vas advantageous
to the hotel guests; had provided
music and other attractions daily
and had made no profit, the club fees
being used to pay the expense of
operation. Counsel held that the
club had a legal right to make the
restrictions which it imposes.
Vice Chancellor Walker allowed
temporary injunction restraining the
Allenhurst Club from prohibiting the
public from using the ground floor of
the Casino but ruled that the club
should be permitted to charge an
admission fee to the second floor,
where the dances are he'd. The in
junction also prohibits the club from
excluding the public from the tennis
court and the swimming pool al
though a reasonable fee may be
charged for these. This injunction
will stand until the suit is finally
determined.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-10
NEWS FROM
STATE CAPITOL
Telephone Co. Gets Franchis-
es--Injunction Refused.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Trenton, Aug. 10.-Eix ordin-
ances granting franchises to the New
York Telephone Company have been
approved by the State Board of Pub
lie Utility Commissioners, each of
the franchises being for fifty years.
They are as follows:
Ordinance of Monmouth Beach,
Monmouth County, for overhead and
underground construction; ordinance
of LeOnia, Bergen County, for over
head and underground construction; :,
ordinance of Prospect Park, Bergen
County for overhead construction,
only; ordinance of Woodcliffe Lake,
Bergen County, for overhead con
struction, only; ordinance of West
Long Branch, for overhead and I'M
foreground construction, and an or
dinance of Midtown, MiddIeseX
County for overhead construction
only.
The Board also approved an or
dinance granting a fifty year fran
chise for overhead and underground
construction at Cape May Point. An
other ordinance approved was one of
Mantua township, Gloucester Coun-
ty, to the Sewell Water Company,
granting a franchise to lay pipes in
the village of Sewell.
After hearing argument in the
case yesterday afternoon, Vice Chan
cellor Walker refused to allow an
injunction in the suit brought by the
Morris County Golf Club against the
Morris County Traction Company
and the Morris County Railroad
Company to restrain the defendants
from building a railroad through its
ground.
After refusing the injunction, the
Vice Chancellor said that the COM
p~lainant was entitled to some relief
and if it filed an appeal within three
days he woud continue the restraint
in the rule to show cause allowed re-
Gently until such time as the appeal
be heard by the Court of Errors
and Appeals. The Vice Chancellor
told the lftigants that the first CON
ference of the Errors Court would
be September IA, and this would be
the first opportunity of getting the
case before that tribunal.
The Golf Club charges the de-
PENDANTS with proceeding in a fraud
ulent n to condemn the Golf
links for the railroad. The traction
company was first Incorporated and
failing in its move to condemn these
and other lands for a trolley line
which is to be an important on
Meeting link, the railroad corpora
ton was charted3~the allegation OF
the Golf Club being that the sole
purpose Of forming the latter cor
.poration was to absorb the traction
company.
Vice Chancellor Walker, at the
conclusion Of the hearing ruled that
complainant had not made out
such a case as entitled it to the in
junction sought. He said, however,
there was no doubt in his mind
the real aim to build this rail-
road as a connecting link between
trolley lines, and under the cir
cumstances the complainant should
be given the right of appeal with the
restraint already men
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-10
JOHN HANSON BACK
FROM CANADA TRIP

Former Freebooter John Hanson,
the well known real estate promoter,
returned last night from a vacation
of three weeks spent at Lake Redy,
near Carrots Rest" half way be-
tween Portland, Ontario, and Smiths
Falls. Mr.. Hanson is brown as a
berry, bubbling over with sparkling
wit, and willing to talk on every
thing but the local political situation.
He was informed by the EVENING
NEWS reporter, that, during his alb
sence, his sheriff boom on the Re
publican ticket has %resounded
throughout the county-but it
didn't do any good. He just wouldn't
talk.
Mr.. Hanson's son, John Hanson,
Jr, connected with his fathers real
ty Office in Smith street, left last
night for the same site, on the banks
of the Canadian Lake. He will
spend three weeks there, also, with
John Dunbar, of this city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-10
HELD UNDER $500 BAIL
TO AWAIT GRAND JURY

AS the result of alterations which
occurred on the excursion of the
Dana Relief Society at Bellewood
Park Sunday and terminated in this
city Sunday night, John Larson, of
Washington street, was arraigned be-
fore Recorder Henry w. Kehoe last
night and held under $500 bonds to
await the action of the grand jury
on a charge of committing assault
and battery on Carl c. Andersen, of
375 Ridgely street. Andersen and
Marinus Stoeckel appeared against
Larson. They testified that he had
molested them on Amboy avenue.
Stocked testified that Larson accost-
ed him and threatened to beat him.
A woman interfered, whereupon,
Anderson declares he was set upon
by Larson.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-10
SCHOOLBOYS DIE ON TRAIN.
Syracuse Youths Crushed In Tunnel
Beating Way to New York.

New York, Aug. 10. Two young
boys from Syracuse, stealing a ride
into this city aboard a fast freight,
were found dead on the top of one of
the ears when it pulled into the Grand
Central station. Probably near New
Hamburg, where the train goes
through a tunnel, the boys were jam
med against the top and crushed.
Their skulls were fractured. Their
faces were unrecognizable.
One of the boys, William Beakbane,
was a ~schoolboy in Syracuse, fourteen
years old, and lived on South Granger
street, Syracuse, and in the same
house lived his companion. who was
killed with him, Robert Crosby, six
teen years of age. The boys lived
with their parents.
The boys disappeared from their
home Tuesday afternoon.
Coroner Holtzhauser sent the boys
bodies to the morgue, where they will
be kept until relatives come from SYRIA
cuse to identify them positively.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-10
REFORMATORY
HANDICAPPED
Railway Institution Crowded
With Hardened Criminals.
Special TO tbs EVENING NRTs.

bprClAA ~ y q ' G1AAN AVE- bSs
Trenton. Aug. 1O:-As the result
Of complaints made by Principal
Keeper George o. Osborne, of the
New Jersey State Prison, and DR..
Frank Moore, superintendent of the
Railway Reformatory, DR.. George B..
Wight, Commissioner of Charities
and Correction, has Investigated the
matter OF sentencing first offenders
and finds that there is no uniform
rule under which the common pleas
judges of the state deal out sem
fences. The statistics gathered by
the commissioner show that there
are a number of first offenders who
are in the State Prison who should
have been sent to the reformatory
and on the other hand numerous
cases where the prisoners should
have been sent to the state prison
instead of the reformatOry. DR..
Wight also shows that there are a
number of hardened criminals con
fined in the reformatOry.
Both Mr.. Osborne and DR.. Moore
contend that the out-of-place pres
ence Of those detained persons inter
feres with work in the prison and in
the reformatory. Mr.. Osborne con-
Guided hat reformation is almost an
impossible achievement in the state
prison and DR.. Moore is of the opin-
ion that the presence of hardened
criminals il the reformatory prevents
the carrying on of efficient refOrma-
tory work in his institution.
Under the existing laws 1t is pro-
vided that the male first offenders
between the ages of sixteen and
thirty years shall be sent to the re-
formatory. Notwithstanding the pro-
visions DR.. Nights statistics show
that from June. 1909, to June, 1911,
there were committed to the state
prison 240 prisoners of the first Of
fender class and less than twenty-five
years of age. DR.. Wight shows that
this total is twenty-five per cent. of
the commitments during the two
years which the statistics cover.
There have been 234 commit
ments to Railway refOrmatory in the
past year and of this number at
least fifty-fye per cent. are second
offenders, and some of the men are
serving their third and fourth terms
in prison. The report of DR.. Moore
shows that of the commitments in
the past year sixty-nine are second
offenders, thirty-three are third Of
tenders, eighteen are fourth offend
ers, five are fifth offenders, and six
are sixth offenders, leaving 104 first
offenders committed during the year
with a total of 234.
The investigation shows that the
sentences imposed by the trial judges
have not been based upon the seri-
business of the crime, but upon the
individual preferences of the court.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-10
TO NAME FRYE'S SUCCESSOR.
Congressman McGiIlicuddy Among
Those Mentioned For Place.

Congressman MoGilIicuddy Among
Those Mentioned For Place.
Portland, Me, Aug 10, Senator
Frye's death meal that Maine will
be represented by two Democrats in
the United States senate, as it will de
yOlve upon the present Democratic
governor, Plaisted, to name Senator
Frye's successor until the legislature
meets one year from next winter.
There will be probably four active
candidates Tor the honor, William NJ
Pennell, WHO was a candidate against
the present Senator Johnson; f. B
Winslow, q member Of the executive
council, and James c. HGmlen, q mer
chant and former candidate for con
gress, all of this city, and Congress
man Daniel j. McGnlicuddy.
Lewiston, Ne. Aug. 10.-The funeral
Of Senator William p. Frye will be
held tomorrow. A private service will
be held at the Frye residence at ]
o'clock. An hour later there will be a
public service at the Pine Street Con
g~regatioual church.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-10
GIRL N INTO FIRE.
Clothing SGT Atre and She Is Burned
Dangerousiy.

Egg Harbor City, N. j., Aug. 10
Mamie Lang. ten years old, is in a
critical condition as the result Of hay
ing jumped on a heap of embers. She
was playing in the yard with her
small brother when she noticed a pile
of ashes of a bonfire which had been
lighted several hours before. She
thought the fire was out ard jumped
b~arefooted into the heap of ashes.
Beneath the ashes were embers. The
child screamed for help, but before
her mother could reach her her cloth
ing had caught fire. Her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Lang, moved to this
city only a short time ago from
Dubois, Pa.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-10
Goodwill Association Meets.

Plans for the Rhode Island clam
bake and outing of the Goodwill AS
ISOLATION to be held at Pine Grove
on Sunday, September 10th, are be-
ing rapidly advanced. At a meeting
of the association last night the com
mittee made a report. The Goodwill
Fife, Drum and Bugle Corps, OF the
association have completed plans for
the trip to Port Reading Saturday
night to attend the annual picnic of
the Port Reading fire department. On
Labor Day, Monday, September 4th,
the corps will go to Freehold.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-10
RELEASE WOULD BE SUICIDE,
Man Who Used -Four Methods Unsuc-
cessfuliy Freed by Judqe.

Newark, n. J., Aug. 10-Forest Ray,
mond of 80 Garrison street, who at
tempted suicide in four different ways
recently In his home, was set at liberty
by Judge Hahn in the Third precinct
court, after his wife pleaded with the
judge to release him. Raymond has
recovered and says in a week he will
be able to go to work again. In his
attempt to kill himself he used mer,
curry, carbolic acid, gas and a pocket
knife, with which he slashed his
wrists. At first 1t was believed he
would not o the use of his
hands, but 1t now appears he will.
Raymond told the court that when
he attempted to kill himself the heat
had affected his mind. He was paroled
in the care of his wife to await the
action of the grand jury.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-10
IL L OUTING.

The Board Of Managers Of the
Home FOR the Aged are giving an
outing 20 the inmates Of the institu-
ton today at Boynton Beach. Sew
cral autos, kindly loaned by local
people for the day, took the Board
and the inmates to the beach this
morning about ten o'clock, where
they are spending the day in recrea-
ton. Luncheon was served in the
dining room Of the hotel at noon.
The party will return to this city
the latter part OF the afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-10
OrTING Is

Leaving on the Lottie b, in
charge Of Captain Bedell, Of Totem
vile, at seven thirty, the employees
OF Reynolds Bros store and their
friends, sixty in number, enjoyed an
outing to Midland Beach last night,
through the kindness of their m
ployer, George f. Reynolds. On the
way up, the moonlight was enjoyed,
as was the music furnished by An
drew Nelson's orchestra. Soft drinks
were in abundance, and were dis
pensed by Leo Schwartz, who held
down that position Creditably.
The party arrived at the beach
shortly before nine o'clock. Each
person wore d blue and gold letter
ed badge, signifying that he was a
member of the annual outing of Rey-
nold's Bros. excursion. The greater
portion of the porch of Cables Ho-
tel had been reserved for them, and
sixty-four, four more friends OF Mr..
Reynolds presided and looked u
large table. In front OF the hotel,
the band concert took place, adding
greatly to the enjoyment of the din
ner. The dinner was in the words Of
those there, Just grand" G. F.
Reynolds peresided and looked out
for the comfort of his guests. Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Brown, of New York
who are camping at the beach, were
on either side of Mr.. Reynolds, and
kept the crowd merry with their
Jokes and sallies at Health Commits
sioner Schwartz. of this city.
After dining ~leisurely, the party
took in several of the various amuse-
ments. Dancing halls had closed,
but a small place was found where
several of the party danced to the
music of an electric player piano.
Refreshments were also served at
this place, and a pleasant hour was
spent there.
Upon the temperance Of two of
the musicians who had gone down to
South Beach, the party disembark-
ed and left for home shortly after
one O'Clock. The sail going back
was even much more pleasant than
coming there. The moo was out in
full, and the orchestra played almost
continuously. A quartet of local
girls sang several of the popular
songs adding to the enjoyment. But
few soft drinks were served on the
way back, the dispenser had found
something more attractive to his
tastes. Just before docking at this
place. the orchestra, with Mr..
Schwartz beating the drum, march
ed all over the boat, waking up PEG
pie who were so attentive to each
other that they did not recognize
their home city. 1t was just three
O'Clock as the boat locked. after let
ting some passengers off at Totem
rfI1A A1fhnllch E~nnnVrnaT tired TO-
day. eve~r 70 - went last night
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