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Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-21
LEONARD WILL
COLLECT DOGS
New Warden Will Start Gath
ering Up the Many Stray
CANNES Tomorrow
PROCLAMATION BY MAYOR
All Dogs Must Be Licensed
And MuzzIed or They
Will Be Put In Pound
PROCLAMATION BY MAYOR

Commencing tomorrow the city
will again have an active dog catcher
and poundmaster. Albert Leonard
has again been selected for the posi-
tion. He has received instructions
to begin work tomorrow morning. A
proclamation was accordingly issued
Saturday by Mayor Ferd Garretson,
giving notice that all dogs running at
large must be properly muzzled and
licensed. The executive has not
made it compulsory to use only wire
muzzles, realizing that it is often a
hardship for some CANNES to wear
them. Any sort of a muzzle which
is deemed proper can be used. Dogs
which are licensed and unmuzzled
will be kept in the city pound for
seventy-two hours, subject to release
upon payment of the fee.
Leonard will receive $3.50 for ev-
cry dog caught. tmpounded and kill
ed. He has received plain instruc-
tions concerning his duties and be-
havior. Above all. the mayor says,
the work must be carried on in an
efficient, painstaking and lawful
manner. He will personally endea-
vor to see that this is done. The
council has vested In him the pow
ers of appointment. control and dis
charge of dog catchers, authority
which has heretofore rested solely
with the council.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-21
CITY LACKS WATER
ABOUT THREE HOURS
OWING TO BIG LEAK
One of "a Inch Mains Cause of Trou-
bic EarIv This Morning. Factories
and Residents Are Handicapped
MAYOR INSTRUCTS FIRE CHIEF

The city became seized with a Sc
rious water shortage at an early hour
this morning as the result of a large
leak in the older twenty-four inch
water main. 1t crippled industries,
caused postponement of wash day
and placed the city in danger of a
fire catastrophe. Officials of the wa
ter department said 1t could not have
occurred at more critical time
They did quick work to gate off the
old main, SO as to direct the entire
flow through the new twenty-four
inch main. AS q result the pressure
was brought up from two to about
seventeen pounds, where it will prob
ably hover until repairs can be made
at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
Indications are that the leak,
which occurred on Marsh point,
about twenty-five feet from the south
shore of Raritan river, was caused
by shifting of pipes. 1t was SO Sc
rious that the greater portion of the
flow in the old main emptied into the
river and brought the pressure down
to almost nothing on the other main
Apparatus is in readiness and wen
are waiting to make repairs when
the tide lowers at 4 o'clock this af-
ternoon. Water of the river Is now
about four feet above the pipe at the
point of the leak.
The pressure guage In the water
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-21
QUO WARRANTO TRIES TO HAVE
PROCEEDINGS STREETS FIXED
Mayor Follows Up ResoIu-
tlon of County FrsshoIders

Because of the imminent need OF
Improvement in the roads of Amboy
avenue and New Brunswick avenue
within the city limits, and pursuant
to the recommendation of the Board
of Freeholders to the state road COM
missioner that an allotment of $15,-
600 be used for these streets, Mayor
Ferd Garretson has taken steps to
culminate the reconstruction of these
thoroughfares Immediately.
He has written to State Road Com
missioner Stevens concerning the
matter, and on reply intends to go to
Trenton to have a conference with
the commissioner. The mayor be-
lieves that II the city Is to have the
money to improve these two road
ways, that there Is no time like the
present for such improvement, and
desires the commissioner to take Of
fetal action that will indisputably
set aside the $4,000 from the mo-
tor vehicle fund. If the city were
assured of shortly getting this fund,
1t could proceed to reconstruct these
roads Immediately, as is urgently
needed, and then little later be re-
imbursed by the state.
All automobilists In this section
know of the deplorable condition of
New Brunswick avenue from the city
limits to Smith street, and also how
well built the thoroughfare is in the
county bstween the city limits to
Metuchen. This is of course under
stood when It is considered that un-
der present laws the Board of Free
holders have no right to spend
money on the roads of cities.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-21

Two robberies in this city Satur-
day night and early this morning
netted thieves. about $3.50 in cloth
ing, about 500 in cash and $50 in
jewelry. The home of Joseph Bruck
shoe merchant, at 122 High street,
was entered Saturday night and cash
amounting to about $75 and jewelry
to the approximate value of $50 were
taken. The clothing store of Louis
Isenberg Brothers at 258 Smith
street, WAS again entered early this
morning and the owners say cloth
ing cash and jewelry to the value of
$3.50 were taken.
The Bruck residence was entered
by way of rear door, presumably
by use of a skelton key. Valuables
were taken from bureau drawer in
a bed room ON the second floor. 1t
is believed the burglars used a skel-
ton key to unlock the drawer, as
there 10 no evidence that 1t WAS
forced open. The robbery was dis
covered at 1915 o'clock when SER
want entered the house. She claims
that she pulled down shades and
otherwise left the house in proper
condition when she left It early in
the evening. The robbery gives evil
dence Of being the work of a gang
which has been operating here at in
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-21
To Set Aside New Govern
mant in Jersey City.
ssscial to the EVENING NHws.

Trenton, July 21:-Quo warranto
proceedings were instituted in the
supreme court today to set aside the
new commission government in Jer-
sey City. The papers were filed fol-
lowing the action of Attorney Gener-
al Wilson in Joining with Warren
Dixon, counsel for the complainant
In the action. 1t is contended in the
suit that the five commissioners now
ruling Jersey City are unlawfully
holding Office.
1t is alleged that at the election on
April 16, 11,422 votes were cast for
commission government and that
this is not equal to the thirty per
cent. of the assembly vote required
by the Walsh act. 1t Ia shown that
36, $50 persons voted at the election
in 1912 and as there were twelve
candidates for assembly 1t is con-
tended that 401,484 votes were cast
for assembly. The proposition is a
novel one and the plaintiff insists
that every ballot cast containing
twelve candidates for assembly must
be counted as twelve votes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-21
FINE SALOONKEEPERS
SELLING AFTER HOURS

Two saloonkeepers were heavily
fined and third was acquitted on a
charge OF selling liquor during pro-
mfbitory hours, when arraigned be-
fore Recorder Pickersgill this morn
ing. Max Cast, who conducts a sa-
loon in Michael Draper's former
place at State and Washington
streets, and Sigmund Mailer, pro-
prietor Of the Amboy hotel at 2
Smith street, were charged with
Sunday selling as the result of fights
about their premises. Cast was
fined $40. Vincent F. Ramaszetter,
who keeps a saloon at 431 High
street, was fined $50 and costs
amounting to s22.80 In all for SELL
ing liquors about o'clock yesterday
morning. All Of the saloonkeepers
pleaded innocence.
Cast was fined as the result of an
alleged fight over IS bill in his
place. John Butchie, twenty-five
years old, of 4S3 State street; Victor
Jasbeak. 25s Davidson avenue;
John Caroa. forty-four years old, of
25S Davidson avenue. were fined
$40 each for fighting IN the saloon
keepers premises. They declared
and swore under oath that they had
been in the saloon together with
three other men about o'clock last
night and each had ordered a glass of
beer. Butchie rendered IS bill and
claims he got no change. He began
to argue and the trio averred that
Max Cast, the proprietor, summoned
Isadore Cast, his brother, to
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-21

department headquarters In city hall
indicate that the leak was spring
about $50 o'clock this morning.
From that time until about Z o'clock,
the pressure dropped to about a
pound and half, according to the
register. Men were sent out imme-
diately to find the leak and the next
few hours were spent IN hasty work
to close several large gates to pre-
vent flow into the leaky main. AS
a result the pressure was brought up
to serviceable point about 10 O'Clock
this morning. Water Is now being sup
piled through the recently construct
ed twenty1-four inch main under the
river and for stretch of about q
block through the old sixteen inch
line on the north side of the river.
When the seriousness of the leak
became apparent this morning, May
or Ferd Garretson summoned Fire
Chief William P. O'Hara. The off,
cial Immediately notified all fire COM
pan1es to be In readiness to answer
all alarms In every part of the city
and that the steamer companies be
prepared to pump from ponds, wells
and any other available source.
For several hours this morning tel
phone calls to the water department
for Information concerning the short
age of water, were so numerous that
the employees found no time to do
any other work.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-21
MAY SAVE CITY
$4,000 YEARLY
Take Action Tonight to Re-
move Inspection Work
From Underwriters
LAW OF 1912 PROVIDES.
Would Have City Electrician
Do 1t and Turn the Fees
Into Local Treasury

Action will be started at a meeting
of the council tonight to remove the
inspection of electrical work from
the underwriters and place it in the
hands OF the city electrician. 1t Is
DelieVed the work will thus be done
in more efficient manner and at a
saving Of approximately $4,000
year to the city. Alderman John 7.
Clark, chairman of the committee on
lamps and lights, is carrying the
proposition through to the approval
of Mayor Ferd Garretson and other
city officials. The alderman will in
troduce an ordinance tonight to
make the proposed transfer.
1t Is expected that the city elec-
trician will be in charge of all elec-
trical inspections, on public and pri-
Vate work, in about a month The
action governing the change is being
brought under provisions of a law Of
1912. Mr.. Clark has submitted this
to City Attorney G. c. Hommann and
he heartily approves of the change,
and states it can properly be done
under that law. Mr.. Clark stated
that New Brunswick adopted the
measure some time ago and is now
putting 1t into successful working
order.
The chief benefits to be derived
therefrom, according to Mr.. Clark, is
the earning of about $4,000 annually
In fees by the city instead of by the
middle department of the Associa-
tion of Fire Underwriters of Phila-
delphia, and quick and efficient SER
vice to be secured by contractors and
property owners. Under the present
system Jobs are often held up from
one to three days awaiting the ar
rival OF an underwater inspector
from out of town.
With the signing of the ordinance
by the mayor, City Electrician Jay
B. FRANKIE will do the inspecting and
render certificates and fees derived
therefrom will go into the city treas
ury. Last year the aggregate amount
of fees paid to the underwriters was
$1,000.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-21

bounce" them from the place. The
men together with "Bouncer" Isa-
dore CAST, were arraigned by
Roundsman Morris.
Albert Crossworth, a sailor of 314
Front street, caused the arrest of
Sigmund Mailer on charge of as
sault and battery, claiming Mailer
had ousted him from the Amboy ho-
tel and had thrown empty bottles
at him about 8 o'clock last night
Mailer pleaded not guilty. When
CrOssworth told of having been in
the place and had purchased drinks
with others, Mailer said that was
not true. Chief of Police Burke was
somewhat wrought up after the ac-
quittal of Mailer on a charge of SELL
ing on Sunday, when he learned Pa
trolman Quinn had neglected to press
the charge. Quinn made the arrest
and reports he found about twelve
men In the place. The case was dis
missed on all counts for lack of evil
dence. Crossworth being the only one
to testify against the saloonkeeper.
Following repeated warnings. Pa
trolman Gutowski arrested Vincent
f. Ramaszetter early yesterday
morning. Because the saloopkeeper
pleaded guilty he was caused to pay
costs in addition to the usual fine of
$40. The officer testified to having
repeatedly warned the man and to
having warned him at 1906 O'Clock
yesterday morning. He asserted he
saw persons drinking on the premi-
ses about o'clock Sunday morning.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-21
APPEAL BY PRU
STOCKHOLDERS
Special 70 the EVENING VIEWS.

Trenton, July 21:-The stock
holders of the Prudential Insurance
Company who are fighting the mu-
tualization OF the company under the
act Of the legislature, filed in the
court of chanCery today an appeal
from the order of Chancellor Walker
holding that the naturalization act is
constitutional and appointing ap-
praisers to value the stock prepara-
tory to It's requirement for the bene-
fit of the policyholders. The ap-
praisers named by the chancellor
were former United States Senator
James Smith, Jr., former Governor
John Franklin Fort and former
Assistant Postmaster General VIII
liam M. Johnson. The appeal car
ries the case to the court of errors
and appeals and nothing further in
the naturalization plans can be un-
dertaken until the decision Is render
ed by the court of last resort.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-21

Several accidents in which auto
mobiles and bicycles were concerned
occurred over the weekend. In the
most serious of them little boy was
seriously hurt and a man injured be
tween 6 and Z o'clock Saturday even
ing in two automobile accidents
John Urzanski, of 191 Sherman
street, while playing near his home,
was knocked down by an automobile
and taken to the city hospital, where
1t was found that the little boys left
limbs were 30 benumbed that he
could not move them. He sustained
contusions all over his body.
John Olei, of Glendale, between
this place and Woodbridge. while
riding bicycle was struck by ma
chine and knocked to the pavement.
He was taken to the city hospital and
later to his home.
John Urzanski was playing near
his home and ran out into the street
Just as the automobile thundered by.
The lad was knocked down and was
picked up by the automobilist, A.
Edwards, q manufacturer OF Newark,
who rushed the child to the city hos
pital, where he was attended by DR..
M. 8. Meinzer. Though the left
organs of the child were partially
paralyzed, DR.. Meinzer, acting on the
advice of the lads parents, removed
him to his home.
John Olei was riding a bicycle and
was knocked off by an automobile
owned and driven by Fred w. Hass-
niger, forty-three years old, of 81
Montrose avenue, South Orange.
Olei was claimed by witnesses, who
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-21
NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS
HERE OVER WEEKEND

informed the police, to be at fault
having ridden on the wrong side Of
the street at Amboy avenue ant
Barclay street, when Hassinger hap
pened along in his large touring car
The latter was bound southwark and
made a vain attempt to avoid the col
lision.
He afterwards took the man to the
city hospital and there he was at
tended by DR.. J. G. Wilson. He sus-
tained q slight fracture of the skull
over the right eye. Later when re-
moved to his home the victim was
attended by DR.. M. s. Meinzer.
Hassinger then drove to police
headquarters and reported the acci-
dent. He was formally arrested by
Chief of Police P. ]. Burke and pa
rolled until wanted. Among the
witnesses to the accident were Chris.
Sorensen, of 497 Amboy avenue, and
Louis Sheath. of $50 Laurie street.
AS the result of riding a bicycle
on the wrong side of the street, ac-
cording to Patrolman Quinlan,
Charles Wassepilack, of State street,
was rammed by another cyclist and
knocked senseless at State and Com
merce streets Saturday afternoon.
Former Alderman Richard j. Calvin
carried the victims prostrated form
to DR.. G. w. Tyrrells office, where
he was soon revived. He sustained a
badly lacerated nose and a cut lip.
The other bicyclist escaped during
the excitement.
Tire Makes Loud Report.
So loud was the explosion when
Continued on page A.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-21
FIRE JAnITORS
ARE CRITICISED
Mayor Wants to Know Why
Men Do Not Sleep In
Beds In Houses.
MUST , FOLLOW ORDERS.
Send Letter To Alderman
kutcher About Hardness of
Company at Recent Fire
MUST FOLLOW ORDERS.

Firehouse janitors have again been
lectured concerning their duties as
the result of an investigation by the
fire committee of the council suggest
ed by Mayor Garretson. The jani-
tors, who in reality are paid firemen,
must sleep In beds provided by the
city in the respective firehouses.
They must make such arrangements
for eating hours that no two janitors
of one house are absent at the same
time, members of the committee
have made plain.
When the janitors appeared before
the aldermen recently, they were in
formed as to what their duties were
and what was expected of them In
the line Of street sprinkling and duty
In f1rehouses. 1t has become known
to the mayor and aldermen since that
time that some of the janitors have
not used the beds provided by the
city, refusing to sleep in f1rehouses.
Those employed in the Lincoln en-
gine house claim to be among the
first who obeyed that rule, having
started to use the beds as soon as
they were Installed.
The fire committee, which is COM
posed of Aldermen Kutcher, Seaman
and Wilson, has made a detailed in
gestigation and found cause for the
complaints and the action of the
mayor. The executives letter to the
committee follows:
July IL, 1913.
Mr.. John Kutcher,
Chairman Fire Committee,
Perth Amboy, N. J.
Dear Sir
The firemen made a very good
stop of what threatened to be a
serious fire on State street on July
8, and deserve credit therefor. Sew
eral persons Informed me, however,
that Washington fire companys ap-
paratus arrived on the scene and had
streams of water on the fire quite as
quickly If not before Lincoln Engine
Company, whose headquarters are
located directly opposite the place
where the fire occurred, and 1t de-
veloped that both the janitors of
Lincoln Engine Company were alb
sent from the firehouse at the time
the alarm was turned in. This In
cident, together with complaints
that some of the janitors are disre-
garding the rules adopted by the
aldermen to regulate their work and
that the beds recently purchased by
the board and installed in the vari-
GUS houses at considerable expense
are not being used, leads me to sug-
gest that an Investigation be made
by the fire committee into the condi-
tons complained Of.
Yours respectfully,
FERD GARRETSON,
Mayor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-21
HALF MILLION
INCOME LOST?
Bpsosal oy United prsss w+A

Boston, Mass, July 21.-Has Mrs
Genevieve Chandler Phipps, divorced
wife of Lawrence C. Phipps the Pitts
burgh steel magnate, given up the
income from 100000 by marrying
Edward w. B. Powell, of Denver?
Bostonians were today trying to ans
wer this question following the ru-
NOR that the two became engaged on
the liner Cleveland, which landed
here today. Powell is said to have
been on board as "E. w Porter" and
to have given an engagement din
ner on the ship. Mrs. Phipps, diyor-
ced from the steel millionaire in
1904, was preceded by the sensation
al kidnapping Of the two Phipps chill
dren by Phipps in 1902.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-21
R0UMANIANS
REACH SOFIA

London, July 21:-The Evening
Standard tonight received a special
dispatch from Sofia, saying that the
Roumanian army has arrived on the
outskirts of Sofia. All communica-
ton with Adrianople has been cut
off. A dispatch from Constantinople
said that the Turkish infantry had
arrived at Adrianople and would take
possession of the city which already
has been entered by the advanced
guard.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-21
FAILS TO MAKE
GOOD ESCAPE

Trenton, July 21.-Albert Wilson,
who has served time in Sing Sing
prison and who at one time escaped
from the Tombs In New York, tried
to repeat his dash for liberty in the
state prison here early today. He
was caught in one of the tiers after
saving the steel bars from his cell
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-21
KILLS HIMSELF
Ipecial by United Press Wlrs.

rVECTuI UU O UHFIBu k7Fed6 WTs.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, July 21.-
Delirious from pain as result Of
cuttinp pimple on his cheek while
shaving week ago, Charles E.
Myerhuber, an engraver, was killed
early today when he leaped from a
second story window.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-21
COP is KILLED
BY BURGLARS
Brooklyn Officer Left Dead
on Church Steps.
Special by United Press WIRE.

New York, July 21.-Surprising
burglars who were attempting to en-
ter st. Matthew's Catholic church,
Brooklyn, Patrolman John Cahill,
was shot and killed early this morn
ing.
Cahill's body was found lying on
the church steps face downward.
There was bullet wound In his
temple, stab wounds through the
heart and on his right breast. Cahill
was evidently attacked before he had
chance to resist the burglars, for
his revolver fully loaded was in his
hip pocket.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-21
SEVERAL HURT
IN PH|LA. FIRE

Philadelphia, Pa, July 21.--
Seven firemen were overcome by
smoke, two were injured by flying
glass and three members Of the ex-
elusive Delaware River Club mar
rowly escaped being caught under a
falling roof early today when fire
destroyed the club building at Ter
racedale, a suburb. The society men
fought the flames In their night
clothing until the arrival of the
fremen, but their combined efforts
were not sufficient to check the
flames.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-21
No Special Session,
IA. % the EVENING VIEWS.

Trenton, July 21:-Governor
Fielder announced today that he
would do nothing toward calling a
special session of the legislature next
month to straighten out the commits
sion government tangle In Jersey City
until he had thoroughly Investigated
the merits Of the matter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-21
FRANCE FEARS
TRADE STRIKE
Special bv Tinted press wfrs.

Paris, July 21.-A general strike
among the building trade all over
France is being arranged here to
take place on the day the govern
ment begins the construction of the
new barracks to house the additional
250,000 soldiers added to The army
by the tree years service measure
passed by the Chamber of Deputies.
A socialist member of the Chamber
today made positive predictions OF
the strike. e-l
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-21
MOTORCYCL|ST
FATALLY HURT
Special bp United Press Nrt~s.


ughkeepsie, N. Y, July Iii
While coming down steep hill on
his motorcycle early today John
Mills, of Middle Hope, N. Y. crashed
into an automobile driven BY Will
liam McKiernan of Brooklyn. Mills
chest was crushed and he will die.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-21
HAVE FLOOD IN
WATER STREET

Water street was flooded about 5
o'clock yesterday morning, when a
water pipe leading to Donovan's ho-
tel in that thoroughfare and caused
an explosion followed by a big up
heaval of dirt. The street over
flowed with water for a time until
the water department could be noti-
fed and the current shut off.
STRONG YOUNG MAN WANTED;
as driver for Perth Amboy City
Market. 202S5-7-2l-1t FP. Adv,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-21
PANKHURST is
CAUGHT AGAIN

London, July 21.-Mrs. Emma
line Pankhurst militant leader who
had so successfully eluded Scotland
Yard WAS today re-arrested when
she attempted to attend a meeting Of
suffragettes at the London Pavilion.
Schwartz Ideal I0c cigar, strictly
hand made. Ideal Cigar Mfg. Co., New
Brunswick, N. ]. 19717-6-2s-1mo#
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-21
DR.. 4. SitCEL

Of 141 Smith Street is away
on his honeymoon and will
resume his practice on Au-
gust 1st.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-07-21

NEATHER-Fair W to-
night and Tuesday.
Moderate northerly
Winds BECOMING
variable.