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Evening star., 1912-11-24
Modifies the Agreement.

j told Hockin our confidence was only
70 his identity So the next day / in
formed General Manager Yohe of the
railroad company about the plot. and he
Immediately sent Edward r. Wendt, his
engineer, to take away the explosive.
When ] again met Hockin he repeated
ho was opposed to the wholesale murder
of innocent people. / gave him my ad-
dress. telling him TO send me any further
information. He agreed II ne wrote he
would sign the name Stone
In September. 1910. | received tele-
phonr call from Hockin. saying some
thing was about to happen at Peoria. ILL.,,
and would have to be quick He said n
would happen that night or the next
night. ! called up Mr.. Johnson, general
MANAGER Of "A railroad at Peoria, and
told him another attempt was TO be made
there, and for him 10 get out his watch
men. Nevertheless, an explosion occurred
N Peoria September 4.
About ten days after the Los Angeles
Times explosion ! went 10 Detroit to see
Hockin.
You wanted 10 learn who the dyna-
miters We're, did you?'
Naturally. BY agreement | registered
al a hotei in Detroit as L. B. Stone and
Hockin called on me. We talked about
the Times explosion. | told him he ought
To make a clean breast of IL and tell ali
ne knew. Then he said the dynamite cam
paign was being handled by only one or
TWO men. | said that was absurd. He re-
piled he was willing to tell all he knew.
but he said he never would testify at any
trial and the information would have
10 come from outside sources. III put on
the stand. he said, he would declare ii
was all a lie.
Then he said James B. Mcnamara
pulled of the Los Angeles Times explo-
sion and was To stop at Kansas City on
the way back and cause an explosion
there. Hockn re.ated a conversation he
said he overheard between John j. Nc
ternational Typographical Union"
Evening star., 1912-11-24
As Jewel Told It.

The following is the verbatim account
of portion of Jewels testimony:
OH wish you would proceed and tell
the Jury what that conversation was
whether xails lke. Ia tell IL or not. e5esn't
Evening star., 1912-11-24
TR|CKED IN MARRIAGE
SHE FORC|vES SPOUSE
Chicago Woman Thought She
Had Millionaire Instead
of Chauffeur.

CHICAGO. November 23.-Mrs. Aimee
Givins Boehm, who married Edward
Boehm. a chauffeur employed by the
Kirkman family, last Wednesday, think
ing that she was marrying Edward B.
Kirkman, today became reconciled to her
chauffeur husband. who disappeared
shortly after the wedding.
Il did not tell her / was not Edward
B. Kirkman, because 1 thought that If
she knew l was only the chauffeur she
would not marry me-" said Boehm today.
Mrs Boehm, who had had detectives
seeking for her husband, was angry, but
after a private interview with Boehm
announced that she was happy, and that
they would be married again under
Boehm's right name.
Meet in Hotel Corridor.
Boehm emerged from retirement today
and telephoned to the detective bureau
that he was ready to face his wife. A
few minutes later he met her in a hotel
corridor.
You will get five years in the peni-
tentiary for this she flashed at HIM.
Boehm held out his hand pleadingly.
but she refused it. He whispered some
thing to her and they went to d parlor
together When they emerged Mrs.
Boehm was smiling.
ITS all right she said Hes no
millionaire, but he Is mine, and I'm sat
isfied. I'm going to telegraph my father
in Michigan that everything Is all right
Wen be married again at once
Evening star., 1912-11-24
Unexpected Disclosures.

Mr.. Jewels testimony was one of the
unexpected incidents of the day. He
formerly was connected with a steel con-
structins firm in Pittsburgh and in 1911
went TO Panama as an engineer. He an
nounced on the stand that he testified
because he had to- and District At
torney Miller stated it was necessary to
take action through the State Department
10 induce Mr.. Jewel 10 appear.
Mr.. Jewel testified that in the summer
OF 1910 before the Los Angeles explosion,
Hockin came to his Office in Pittsburgh
and offered to give information about
nitrosiycerin hidden in an old cooper
shop near Rochester. Pa.
'Hockin placed me under bonds of se-
peated it until now." said Jewel. He
said explosions involving wholesale MUIR
ders were planned by union officials, and
he would not stand for it. I told him he
might confide in me and l never would
tell who told me.
He then said plan was on foot to
destroy the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie
bridge, near Beaver. Pa, under loaded
passenger train. He said IL l would 60
10 old house along the river al
Rochester | would find beneath the floor
al three points fifty-two quarts of nitro
glycerin. The next day We went to
Rochester on the same train, agreeing no,
To speak TO each other. / followed Hoe
kin along the river. and i'm the house
pulling up the boards, found the nitro
ElyCeFin.
Evening star., 1912-11-24
ALBANIA DECLARES
HER INDEPENDENCE

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1912-11-24
Senator Kern Objects.

Senator Kern: Il object to increasing
the bonds of these defendants. 1t would
bring a great hardship on them"
Judge Anderson: How do you regard
that publications. it in contempt, or
not?'
Senator Kern: 1T is a very unfortu-
nate thing. | likewise knew nothing of
IT,"
Judge Anderson: Those responsible
have shown no regard to the court or to
the laws of the country. How could
these men put their names to such an
article?"
Others of the attorneys for the defense
who disavowed the article were Chester
krum. st. Louis: NJ: C. Tiff, Minneap-
oils, and Walter l.. Ball. Muncie. Ind.
Il wish to make a statement" said
Hockin, arising from that part of the
courtroom to which he had been with
drawn from the other defendants. Il
wish to state that Miss Fields article was
published in the magazine without 1t
hardly being read by the officers. / did
not know it contained anything in con-
tempt Of court. and few of the other off,
GERS saw II until after ii was published .
Hockin said he was unable to furnish
the bond tonight, but he thought he
would Monday.
Evening star., 1912-11-24
as Outrageous" Contempt.


Judge Anderson said: Il did not intend
TO take any notice of the articles read to
the jury, but since they have been re-
ferred 10 4 will say / never heard of
such an outrageous contempt of court.
If any member of the bar here present
has given his sanction to that publica-
tion he is in contempt. And II l hnd out
that any attorney has given his sanction
the hand of the law will fall heavily on
kim Certain men representing them
selves to be attorneys are here and IL l
learn to be true certain things 1t is re-
ported they have said. the hand or the
law will deal heavily with them, too.
1T appears that the friends OF some
OF the defendants are determined to make
il appear that the defendants are not 10
receive a fair trial. l want 1t known
absolute fairness and no evidence has
been introduced not in accord with the
law. These men will get a fair trial and
i am determined that no innOcent man
shall be convicted and no guilty one shall
escape the consequence of his acts. AS
for that woman, / hope she will not ap-
pear in this courtroom again. You notice
| say / hope she will not appear here
again.
Il will increase Hockins bond. The
evidence has shown that he is a man who
cannot be trusted by anybody at any
time of the day He has betrayed persons
with whom he has had to deal AS IL
i Saturday. | will not consider increas
ing the bonds of the others Hockin VIII
he taken into custody.
Mr.. Harding. counsel for the defense:
The court knows that as an attorney in
this case | had no knowledge of the pub
lication of the criticism of this trial.
Il put my seal of condemnation upon
them. | will go further and say that had
we wanted to commit suicide, so far as
this case is concerned we could not have
done it in any surer way. i was so sur
prised when l learned these defendants
had published such an article l could
not believe It. They could not have
made worse mistake
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-12-03
BOARD TO GET
STATE OPINION
New Plumbers Ordinance by
Health Commissioners.

Whether or not journeymen
plumbers can be forced to submit
themselves to examinations and
whether or not 1t is in the power
of the Board of Health to grant IL
censes to journeymen plumbers was
not decided at special session Of the
health commissioners held last night
and as a result nothing definite was
done towards remedying the reported
violations of the plumbing code OF
the Board of Health.
The ordinance which has been be-
fore the commissioners during the
last few months was not given sec
ond reading last night as all the COM
missioners voted against a second
reading. However, this did not end
the agitation to create an examining
board to determine the qualifications
of all applicants for licenses as Jesse
Davis, labor leader, presented an
other ordinance before the commits
sioners which was given it's first
reading last night.
1t was decided that Clerk Edward
J. Gluck mail copy of the new ordi-
Trenton and inquire as to the legality
of the document which provides for
an examining board who shall deter
mine the qualifications of not only
| master plumbers, but also Journey
men and whether or not the board
has the power to enact any such or
dinance is the point upon which the
matter hinges.
According to the new ordinance, it
Is proposed that the examining board
be comprised of plumbing inspec-
tor of the Board of Health, a jour
neyman plumber and master
plumber, all to be appointed by the
board. All master and journeymen
plumbers who will hereafter desire to
engage or carry on the business of
plumbing shall make application to
the examining board and shall submit
themselves for an examination to de-
termine whether the applicant is
qualified to do such plumbing which
will not be detriment to the health
of the people. 1t is proposed that the
master and journeymen plumbers
now engaged in the business In this
city not be forced to take the exami-
nations.
If this ordinance is formally adopt
ed the master plumbers making ap-
plications for licenses will be assessed
$40, while the journeymen will be
taxed ST. The ordinance provided for
a s25 fine to be imposed upon any
plumber for every violation.
The commissioners seem to favor
the proposed addition to their health
code if same is within their jurisdic-
ton and this will be determined by
the reply which will be received from
the attorney general.
Before the first ordinance was
downed last night, a legal opinion
was received from Lawyer Thomas
Brown stating that he believed it was
within the scope of the power of the
Board of Health to license journey
men. However, the opinion of the
Boards counsel and those of most
of the commissioners were to the con-
trary and SO the ordinance was not
allowed to come up for the second
reading.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-12-03

allowance was decreased $500, to
$4,000. The hospital appropriation
was increased $500, to $4,000. An
increase of $1,000 was allotted to the
streets and sewers account, giving it
$28,000 for next year. The fire de-
partment allowance was reduced over
the December and last June appro-
priations from 321, 900 to $4,000.
A July 4th appropriation Of $500,
such as was made last year, will
probably be provided for in June
An appropriation of $4,000 was made
also for the garbage contract last
June.
The 1918 budget was increased
slightly by added items as follows:
Fire alarm and police call systems
maintenance, $3.50, and police PEN
sion fund, $500.
A report OF statistics of play
grounds for the past year, accompa-
MED by resolution from the Play
ground Commission asking for an ap-
preparation Of $4,000 for next year,
was read and placed on file. The re-
port showed the total expenses for
the Fairgrounds last year to be
$1,480.
A request for an appropriation
from the city for the Home for the
Aged, was received, signed by R. R..
Hosking, secretary. 1t was referred
to a committee of the whole.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-12-03

There is to be an increase of but
$3.50 in the budget for next year
over the city expenses for this year
An ordinance for the same was in
troduced and passed upon it's first
reading at meeting of the Board of
Aldermen last night. The total
amount Of the budget for 1913 as in
troduced last night is $157,350. To
this may be added other amounts in
June, as is usually done. The budget
for 1912 as prepared last Decemb
amounted to $4,000. To this were
added amounts totalling $15,500 and
$4,000 for public school mainte-
nance, making a grand total OF
$237,600 used during the year.
The Board Of Health appropriation
was increased $1,000, giving it
$4,000 for next year. The public
grounds and buildings account was
decreased $1,000, giving it but
$4,000 to use next year. Owing to
lamp and light extensions, the ac-
count for the same was increased
from $4,000 to $4,000 for next
year. To provide for increase in
young patrolmen's salaries the police
account was increased from $33,500
to $4,000. The poor account was
increased $500, to $500. The
salary account was increased $4,000,
to $4,000, to prevent draft on the
contingent account District court
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-12-03
MASTER BUILDERS WILL
ERECT FINE CLUB HERE

The first business mems ex-
change or club building ever erected
in Perth Amboy will be built by the
Master Builders Association Ii.
Maple street, near Jefferson street
now being completed by J. H. Jen-
sen and G. w. Brooks, architects at
SO Smith street.
The building will be fire-proof
structure Of terra Gotta and brick,
with ornamentations in marble,
prism glass, and fancy terra Gotta
work. 1t will have three stories, be-
sides a large cellar. The first story
will be thirteen feet high, and the
other two twelve feet. The building
will front thirty feet on Maple street
and extend to a depth of flfty-ive
feet. The words, Builders Exch."
will appear In large letters in the
front Of the building just under the
arch of the gables. The structure
will cost about $4,000.
The first floor will be large room
the length of the building and its
width, except seven feet which will
be used as hall where staircase
will lead to the two upper floors.
There will be an entrance to the hall,
from the main room and from an
outside door on the left side of the
front, leading to Maple street. The
room will open directly on the street
from the front midway between the
north side of the building and the
door to the hall. The entrance will
be double-doored, and will lead into
a tile vestibule, hence to the room.
On either side of the central entrance
the front of the building will be plate
glass windows. The first floor will
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-12-03
ACTION AGAINST HILKER
DISMISSED BY COURT

An action of Jacob Goldman
against Alderman-elect William f.
Hilker for assault and battery was
dismissed in the police court last
night. The complainant vowed ven
geance and said he would bring a
civil suit for damages against Hilker
in the district court. Recorder Ke-
hoe said he had that privilege.
Goldman testified that he had
1oked with Hilker and in fun called
him a "bum photographer" last Fri
day. Hilker appeared disinclined to
be joked with and caused an argu-
ment. Goldman says he accused him
of cutting prices. The complainant
went on to testify that Hilker dis
liked being "kidded" by one st. John
and therefore he became angry with
Goldman, causing him to strike the
latter in the face and kick him in the
leg.
Hilker admitted the assault, but
held it justified inasmuch as he
claimed Goldman had called him
vile name. This the complainant de-
MED
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-12-03
POLICE CHIEF MAKES
CHARGES TO COUNCIL
ABOUT APATR0LMAN
Says citizen Did
Not Ring Boxes
as Required.
OTHER REASONS

Repeated instances of disobedience
of orders from superiors, according
to Chief of Police Patrick J. Burke,
caused him to make charge against
Patrolman Israel Weitzen before the
Board of Aldermen last night. The
technical complaint is that Weitzen
failed to pull call boxes as ordered
between IL and o'clock on the
morning of November 16, last, but
Chief Burke says he has many
charges to prefer against the patrol
man. The chief declares Weitzen
has repeatedly refused to obey or
ders, continually acts as he pleases,
takes periods off as he sees fit and
in general way causes disruption in
the police force. The charge against
Weitzen made to the council was read
and referred to it's committee on po-
lice.
Chief Burke says he has tolerated
Weitzen about as long as he possibly
can and therefore took the present
course. He had previously complain
ed to the head of the city and has
continually admonished Weitzen he
asserts with apparently no result. He
says Weitzen seems to take advantage
of the fact that he lost an eye and
that there might come charges of
race prejudice should he be dropped
from service or punished for his acts.
Concerning race prejudice, the chief
says, WeitZen could start no cry
about that, for he has been shown
every consideration throughout his
service and things he has done have
often been overlooked, whereas were
they perpetrated by any one of the
other officers it is almost certain he
would be discharged.
That Weitzen's action is Disgrace
full and decidedly unfair to all other
officers in the department, is the
opinion of Chief Burke, and he wants
something done to end it. He says
4 Weitzen complains Of crossing heat
in an hour and half, which he hins-'
self and any other man on the force
can cover in at least half an hour.
Chief Burke says WeitZen has often
failed to pull call boxes for hours at
a time He says when he asked the
patrolman why he failed to send in
calls for four hours on the morning
of November 16, he shrugged his
shoulders and said, 81 don't know, 1
must have forgotten"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-12-03
HUGE INCREASE
IN VALUATIONS
$123, 100000 In State. Mid
dlssex Jumps Five Millions

Trenton, Dec. 3:-Showing a net
increase of $123,034,745.62 In the
valuation of real and personal prop
erty in this state, the largest increase
since 1907, the State Board of Equal
ization Of Taxation today filed with
Acting Governor Prince its annual
report The net valuation of proper
ty subject to local taxation in this
state this year, as listed by the vari-
Gus assessors and revised and cor
rected by the County Boards of Tax
alton, is 9,770,280.78, as
against $2,166,735, 535.16 for 1911.
The total valuation for 1912 is divid-
ed as follows:
Real estate, exclusive of second
class railroad property, s1,899, 9,023,-
842.0S; second-class railroad proper
ty, s97,14S,39S.00 personal proper
ty, $297, ,042, ,590.70; deductions for
debts, other than mortgage indebted
ness, SCOTS 8,595.00.
The total valuation for Middlesex
county this year is s68,192,295, COM
pared with s62,907,862 in 1911, an
increase this year of $5,284,433.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-12-03
EXCISE BOARD
SALARY RAISED
Commissioners will Receive
5000 Per Year.

The yearly pay of excise commits
sioners will be increased from $50 to
$500, if an ordinance introduced at a
meeting of the Board of Aldermen
last night is finally passed. This is
as members of the board said after
the meeting to provide more adequate
pay for excise commissioners as mem
bers of other boards receive, and to
thus lessen the possibility of accept
ing any gratuity from individual for
their public services.
The new ordinance to amend Sec
ton No. 2 of the excise ordinance, to
provide for the increase in pay was
introduced by Alderman Seaman and
passed upon it's first reading. 1t pro-
vides that the pay to the excise COM
missioners shall be taken out of Ii
cense fees and issued in quarterly
payments to the commissioner. If fl
nally passed at the next meeting on
December 16, as it is expected it will
be, the excise commissioners-elect
will benefit by it,
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-12-03
WANT FOOT OF
WASHIRCT0HST
New Ferry Co. Change Plans
--Pubiic Hearing Friday.

----- tw ffhg to question concerning the
city's right to riparian grant of the
easterly end of buckingham avenue,
the Perth Amboy and Tottenville
Ferry Company opened negotiations
with the city last night to lease the
easterly end of Washington street for
use as a ferry slip. Members of the
Board of Aldermen will endeavor to
decide this week as to the advisable
tty of purchasing grants for Buck
ingham avenue, Washington, Com
merce and Fayette streets, or but for
one or two of the thoroughfares.
They adjourned last night to meet
next Friday night to take up the
proposition, probably for final dispo-
sition.
Resolutions, providing that the city
lease riparian rights for the end of
Washington street to the new ferry
company were read last night and
laid on the table. 1t is intended that
they be taken up for adoption Friday
night. They provide for change of
application Of the ferry company
from Buckingham avenue to Wash
ington street, that the concern can
lease for period of twenty-five
years at the charge of $500 a year,
that the company must not lease or
underlet the rights without consent
of the city, that it must not consol-
idate with an other concern and that
IL case it ceases to operate, the prop
erty shall revert back to the city.
The company must furnish bond for
$4,000 to indemnify the city must file
acceptance of the conditions of the
resolutions within sixty days from
the date of their adoption, and must
begin operations within six months.
The principal reason why the fer
ry company did not want rights for
Buckingham avenue seems to be, that
one Arthur Buhl, who formerly own
ed the Public Service powerhouse
property, purchased riparian rights
for the land and was granted to the
middle of the street. The ferry COM
pany was unwilling to take any
e chances against litigation, which
might tie up their plans for years.
- The public is invited to be present
at the meeting Friday night and voice
sentiments for and against granting
Asuch a least to the ferry company, in
Acordance with provision of a motion
Ssed last night.
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| be leased for a store at first, but in
the course of time it will probably
be used by the builders when they
extent the conveniece of the insti-
tuition.
On the second floor there will be a
large reading room for reading and
reference, and a place suitable for
recreation and pastime. 1t will be
34x19 feet There will be two small
er rooms, or Offices, On the same
floor, 19x14 feet and 14x14 feet, in
the rear OF the reading room, which
will be In the front part OF the build
ing. A commodious lobby will run
along the outside of the reading
room, which will connect with the
staircase. The two front windows OF
the second floor will be plain.
In the rear of the third floor will
be the meeting room Of the organiza-
ton, which will measure 28x37 feet,
adjoining which will be two ante
chambers, 11x15 feet. The two
third-story windows are arched at
the top with fancy terra Gotta ef-
fects. There will be spacious cell
lar, with concrete floor, adaptable to
thorough heating system.
Underneath the plate glass win
dows will run a marble frieze, and
between the first and second stories
the front will be embellished with
prism glass, the rest of the front
varying in construction between
fancy brick and terra Gotta.
The building will be a pioneer
structure Of its kind in this city a
lasting monument to the builders
association, and decidedly add to the
attractiveness of the part of Perth
Amboy near the post Office building.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-12-03
Break Glass In Saloon.

On complaint of a saloonkeeper
that they had slammed a door and
broken a glass while drunk and dis
orderly, Alex Olar, of Herbert street;
Alex Young, of 424 Smith street,
and Peter Guaryam, of 426 Smith
street, were arraigned before Re-
corder Kehoe last night. They were
first fined IS each and later dis
charged upon recommendation Of an
officer. Steve Papp, of 400 Smith
street, was the complainant.