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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-04-02
FOR GRADE
CROSSINGS SENT To
STATE UTILITY BOAR[
Active Campaign Started by Citu To
dau TO Have Dangerous Crossings
E!iminated--D Data in Hand
DATE FOR HEARING TO Be FIXED

( behalf of the city. An effort will bs
made to have the Perth Amboy
Board of Trade and other interested
bodies appear in behalf of the city.
The petition in full follows
To the Board of Public Utility Conn
missioners of New Jersey:
The City of Perth Amboy hereby
petitions the Public Utility Commits
sioners of New Jersey for the elimi-
nation Of certain grade crossings in
the City of Perth Amboy, under the
provisions of Chapter 81 of the Laws
of 1913, and respectfully submits the
following data:
(A) L. At meeting of the Coun-
ell Of the City of Perth Amboy, the
body having charge of the finances
of said municipality, held March II,
1918, the following resolutions were
adopted:
Be 1t resolved, that the Board of
Public Utility Commissioners be re-
quested to compel the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company to abandon the
grade crossings at Washington
street and New Brunswick avenue in
the City of Perth Amboy. as soon
as said board shall deem the same TO
be practicable.
Be it resolved. that the Board OF
Public Utility Commissioners be re-
quested to compel the Central Rail-
road of New Jersey to abandon all
grade crossings in the City OF Perth
Amboy from Market street to Wash
ington street, both inclusive, as soon
as said board shall deem the same to
be practicable.
which resolutions were approved by
the mayor March 25, 1913.
2. The location of crossings for
which relief is sought is as follows:
New Brunswick avenue and the
Easton and Amboy Railroad Com
pany marked "A on map;
Washington street and the Easton
and Anlboy Railroad Company and
the Perth Amboy and Elizabethport
| Railroad Company marked "B" on
map, which is located 1860 feet
south of an overhead crossing on
/ Hall avenue and the Perth Amboy
and Elizabethport Railroad Com-
pany;
New Brunswick avenue and the
Perth Amboy and Elizabethport Rail-
road Company marked "C'' on map;
Smith street and the Perth Amboy
and Elizabethport Railroad Company
marked I'D" on map.
Market street and the Perth AM
boy and Elizabethport Railroad Com
pany marked "E" on map.
8. The crossings named above are
dangerous to public safety, and pub
lie travel on said highways Is imped-
ed thereby.
4. Protection is afforded by the
usual form of single bar railroad
gates operated by hand.
s. All these crossings are in q
built up section of the city where
view OF the track is ohstructed by
freight houses, factory buildings
coal sheds and embankments.
The volume and frequency OF
travel Is shown by the following
police count OF traffic over the sever
(Cortinued on mage IO.l
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-04-02
MORGAN BODY
LEAVES ROME
Starts for French Port 10
Catch Olympic.
Special by United Press Wire.


Rome, April 2.--Owing to French
legal formalities attending the re-
moval of bodies from ports Of that
country, the plans for special train
to catch the liner Olympic at Cher.
bourg with the body of ]. P. Morgan,
were abandoned today. Herbert l..
Satterlee announced that Mr.. Nor
gan's body probably would be taken
to New York aboard the Isle OF
France, leaving Havro Saturday. II
that plan Is carried out the party
will leave Rome this evening. Brief
funeral services were conducted to-
day in the suite OF the Grand hotel,
where Morgan died. Rev. DR.. Mel
son, pastor of the American Episco-
pal church officiated and only the
rela tives and close friends were
present.
without waiting for the requested
permission of the French govern
ment the body OF Mr.. Morgan was
placed aboard the regular Havre
train at 6 O'Clock this evening, ac-
companied by Herbert l.. Satterlee
and Mrs. Satterlee. Satterlee said
he would attempt the trip without
government permission, trusting to
the American ambassador to arrange
matters satisfactorily before the
French frontier was reached. The
German ambassador placed a huge
wreath on the casket today in the
name OF the kaiser.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-04-02
HAD TO CLOSE
HIS BUSINESS
Alderman HiIker Tells How
He VA. Inconvenience by
Court Yesterday.
FAV0RS BRANCH HERE
Compelled to Remain at the
County Seat All Day--1ss-
titles at Trial.

Alderman f. William Hilker, OF
the Third ward, expressed himself
emphatically on the inconvenience
necessitated by the county court
house being located at New Bruins
wick. Mr.. Hilker was yesterday i'm
pressed with the seriousness of the
complaints that have been raised
against the present location of the
court house by business men who
claim that 1t causes an absolutely
unjustifiable waste of time in attend
ing the court at the county seat
either as a witness or to serve on d
jury. Mr.. Hilker lost q whole day
from his business by being called tc
testify In the murder trial in session
at the court yesterday.
He pointed out that he had tc
close his photographers studio for 6
whole day only to attend the hearing
at New Brunswick. Mr.. Hilker took
some pictures for the prosecutor rel
ative to the case and had to be pres.
ent. II the trial had been held In 9
branch court house here he stated
that then he could have attended tC
his business most of the day anC
gone to court only when actually
needed. Mr.. Hilker sat around the
court room and spent all of the day
at New Brunswick. The alderman
avowed 1t was a long. unenticinf
Job.
I'VE certainly DO need a court
house here, and the quicker we get Il
the better everybody will appreciate
it, said the alderman. Continuing
II would be in favor of city donat
ing its share towards gaining the
institution for Perth Amboy, anC
there are many sites In the city thai
would be adaptible to the purpose
He thought the city could well do
nate lot for the erection Of tn,
structure. When asked about
whether he thought the county
would be justified in making the ex
penditure necessary to establish the
branch county court house here, he
said he did not see why the
county could not make the appro-
priation or issue bonds for the prop
er amount which, considering the
amount of tax money collected an
nually, he did not think that the sum
would seem immense.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-04-02
WRONG PARTIES
Is THE DEFENCE
State Calls Seven Witnesses
in Murder Trial. Strong
Testimony Is Heard.
CONTINUE THIS MORNING
One Witness Says She Lives
in "ChickentoWn" a Part
of This City.
CONTINUE THIS MORNING
Special to the EVENING NEWS.


New Brunswick, April 2.-The de-
Tense in the trial of William Wilt
sky and Frank Doracz, charged with
the murder of Martin MartoniZ at d
christening party at Perth Amboy
on the night of February % and
now on here before Justice James j.
Bergen and jury, as indicated by
the examination of witnesses Ia that
the state have the wrong parties and
that others at the party are the gull
ty ones.
The state yesterday afternoon
called seven witnesses. Samuel j.
Mason, civil engineer had maps
showing the scene of the murder and
William r. Hilker, photographer,
pictures OF the scene and also of the
man killed, showing his skull bat
tered in. DR.. Edgar Carol, the
county physician, testified to the au-
topsy showing death by an assault.
Richard A. Peltier, county detective,
told Of the arrest of the defendants.
Frank ana Annie Martoniz, the
former a brother OF the man killed,
told OF a fight at the christening
party and to whisky being hit with
+" oobhiS dAu DiOOdS tOt @
head. Annie said the defendants
after fight outside, having followed
Martin out, returned and washed the
blood off their hands. They had
bloody shirts. When her husband
asked one of them what they did to
Martin, he replied, Shut up or | do
the same to you" Her husband
went out to telephone to the police
and the two men left. The defense
tried to show on cross-exanlination
that the blood might have come from
the cut on Martins forehead.
Mary Gashuney, the next witness,
did not know the street or city where
she lived. She declared she resided
at "Chickentown," and on being
further questioned, said that was
part of Perth Amboy. She was at
the party, and on hearing of Martin s
death, asked Whisky why he did it.
He replied, None of your business. -
Two more witnesses for the state
We're heard this morning. Mrs Mar
tin Martoniz, widow of the murdered
man, and Walter Dalek, who called
a policeman to the scene, were the
witnesses. Both testified through an
Interpreter. AS many of the witness
es need interpreters the proceedings
have been slow and the case may not
be finished until tomorrow.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-04-02
STAND IN
JURY REFORM
Indications Are That Com.
mittae Substitute Will be
Passed, II Any.
MARTIN HAS ADVANTAGE
Controls Enough Votes in
House to Dictate Kind OF
Bill to Go Through.
Special to tho EVENING NEWS.


Trenton, April 2.-The last stand
In the Jury reform fight will likely
come up today. The out look is that
the committee substitute bill, report
ed last night, will pass. This In
cludes both the jury commission
measure and the measure permitting
sheriffs to continue to draw juries un
der the revision Of the supreme court
justices and has q state wide re-
ferendum provision permitting the
people to adopt whichever plan they
desire. Acting Governor Fielder said
today that this measure was much
better than the two separate bills,
each with a referendum, introduced
Monday evening. He refused to COM
ment further.
The jury reform muddle is in such
situation that 1t Is believed that
this is the only measure that can
pass both houses. Assent blyman
Martin. the Hudson county reaction
ary Democratic leader, occupies the
point OF advantage. No jury reform
bill can get through the assembly
without the support CT the votes con-
trolled by him and as he Is standing
firmly for the substitute bill now
pending, there seems to be no hope
Of passing any other measure.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-04-02
SHE EXPECTS
CONVICTION
Mrs. EmeIins Pankhurst
Placed on Trial Today
'peo.a. by United Press Wire.


London. April 2.-Mrs. Emeline
Pankhurst. militant suffragette lead
er, was placed on trial today on the
charge of conspiracy brought against
her. She entered plea of not guilty
and prepared to act as her own coun-
sci during the trial. In an inter
view with the United Press Mrs.
Pankhurst said she expected to be
convicted, but declared she would
stop at nothing to beat the case or
escape.
Il fully expect conviction and am
prepared for the tortures of forcible
feeding" she said. But we already
have plans for suffragette demon
stration April 10, and / expect to be
out then. / will address the meeting
unless ] am dead"
When the report of Mrs. Pank-
hurst's speech which led to the pres
ent charge, was read, she jumped up
shouting the report of the speech
was false.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-04-02

An active campaign for the elimin-
alton Of dangerous grade crossings
along the Lehigh Valley and Central
railroad tracks was started by the
city today when petitions were sent
to the Public Utility Commission The
petitions, which are made up of six
large typewriter sheets and three
maps, were designed by Mayor Ferd
Garretson aided by other city Off
cials to show the extensive need for
elimination of crossings of the rail-
roads in question. The crossings
concerned are those OF the Lehigh
Valley railroad at New Brunswick
avenue and Washington street, and
those of the Central railroad at Mar
ket street, Smith street, New Bruns-
wick avenue and Washington street.
The city acting on Mayor Garretson's s
recommendation, suggests that the
Lehigh Valley railroad crossings be
safeguarded by raising New Bruins
wick avenue and Washington street
in viaduct style and that the other
crossings be depressed, allowing road
traffic to go over the tracks
The city contends, and will en-
deavor to prove by argument before
the Public Utility Commission, that
the crossings in question are danger
Gus to public safety and public travel
on the highways is impeded. The
crossings are In thickly settled sec
tions of the city where road traffic
is heavy and a view of the track is
obstructed by freight houses and
other structures at the sides of the
streets. The petition contains vol
ume of data concerning traffic over
the various crossings. They are now
protected by the ordinary wooden
gates operated by watchmen.
Aside from describing the need for
the elimination of the crossings to
prevent fatalities by railroad trains,
Mayor Garretson points out there is
much danger by the heavily charged
wires which extend over them. He
declares that lines. such as those OF
the Public Service, carrying 200
volts. are entirely too heavily char
ged to be permitted to be strung
along the public streets of the city.
There are six, besides other such
heavily charged lines across the Le-
high Valley tracks on New Bruins
WICK avenue, Blk across the Central
tracks at New Brunswick avenue and
six across the. Central and Lehigh
Valley tracks on Washington street.
Ten copies OF the petition were
made. One for the city and one for
each of the following bodies: Public
Utility Commission, Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company. Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, Central Railroad
of New Jersey Public Service Railway
Company, Public Service Electric
Company. New York Telephone Com
pany, Western Union Telegraph
Company and the Perth Amboy Gas
Light Company. These are expected
to be represented at a hearing on
the proposition, date and place for
which will be set by the utility COM
missioners. City Attorney c. G.
Hommann will appear to argue In
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-04-02
SACRED CONCERT AT
THEATRE SUNDAY To
! SWELL FLOOD FUND
Board Of Trade Accept Offer Of Proc
tors and Recommend That Mavor
Grant Necessary Permit
ENTIRE RECEIPTS WILL Be GIVEN

The Board of directors of the
Board of Trade at a special meeting
last night accepted the offer of the
management of Proctor's theatre to
give a sacred concert here next Sun
day afternoon for the benefit of the
Hood victims in Ohio and Indiana.
They approved the plan and a letter
setting forth their Endorsement was
sent to Mayor Ferd Garretson this
morning. The mayor approves oi
the project and stated this morning
that no permit is necessary for such
concert and that Proctor's manage
Is absolutely free to hold the
consera cor. 1 without objection from the
s-s'7sss-.essr<xasa~-
e. Practically every nfs7n6er or the
Board of Directors present last night
thought well of the plan to raise
money and spoke in favor of the pro-
ject. 1t was pointed out that other
towns had held similar concerts, and
that during the San Francisco earth
quake funds had been raised here by
those Identical means. The major
ity of the members took the ground
that convert for such charitable
benefit held IN a modest way would
not desecrate the Sabbath.
The board formally appropriated
$50 to the fund for the flood victims.
The concert will be held at 2
O'Clock Sunday afternoon and the en-
tire door receipts will be turned
over to the Board of Trade under
whose auspices 1t will be held, to be
forwarded to the relief of the food
victims. The admission prices will
be as follows: Orchestra, SO cents;
balcony, 25 cents; gallery, Is cents,
and boxes, rs cents. A volunteer
orchestra has been secured for the
occasion.
A fund for the relief of the food
sufferers is being collected from the
pupils of the public schools here to-
day and tomorrow. Tomorrow after
noon the money Will be turned over
to Superintendent S. e. Shull. who
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-04-02
Gov. COX WILL
VISIT DISTRICT
More Monsy and More Food
is tn. Cry.
specio! oy United Press wir,.

Speciog by United Press Wir,.
Columbus, O., April 2.-Governor
Cox and members of the state reliet
commission today planned to visit
every flooded district in the state
to get information upon which to
base relief work for the flood suffer
ers. Plans for the work were made
at a meeting of the commission with
the governor, Miss Mable Bordman
of the Red Cross and John j. Pat
erson, who came here from Dayton.
The cost of the relief planned viii
be enormous.
More money and more food" was
the cry from all stricken districts to-
day. The menace of possible famine
still hoVered over Dayton today. The
great supplies of food have dwindled
away under the drain of feeding
10000 persons. The present supply
will be exhausted within three days.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-04-02
TEN FAVORITE
HYMNS HERE
Final List is Announced To-
day--V Voting Ended.

The final list of Perth Amboy' s
ten favorite hymns is as follows;
Lead Kindly Light, SO,
The Ninety and Nine, 54.
Where is My Wandering Boy, 81.
There is a Fountain, As.
Just as | Am, AZ.
Some Day the Silver Cord VIII
Break, Al.
The Kings Business, 80.
Safe in the Arms of Jesus, 80.
o Happy Day, 20.
One Sweetly Solemn Thought, 27,
These will be sung by Mr. Brooks
Friday, among the others that he
himself may select. He will tell
about the composition OF these
hymns and about their authors as
well. The lecture will be given in
the First Baptist church, Friday
evening at o'clock and will be free
to all
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-04-02
FULL CREW BILL
IS NOW A LAW
Acting Governor Fielder
Signed II Last Night.
tFrom the NEWS Correspondent

"tfTOH INC ~ u " % gCOTTeSpOnuentD
Trenton, April 2.-The Egan full
crew bill. upon which hearing was
given yesterday afternoon before
Governor Fielder was signed by the
Governor last night. This action was
taken after several railroad presi-
dents and other big railroad officials
had urged him to vote 1t. The bill
is now law, but does not take ef-
feet until thirty days after its pas-
sage" as provided in the last section
of the act.
There Is some question as to Just
what this language means. If "pas-
sage" in this connection is to be in
terpreted as after approval, then the
act becomes effective on May /. If
literally 1t means after the passag ge
of the bill through the Legislature,
then It will take effect April 25, for
1t passed the Senate on March 25.
Governor Fielder made no comment
In connection with the approval Of
the measure.
The act requires crew of six men
upon every freight train of more
than thirty cars, adding another
brakeman to the crews already car
ried on such trains. On all freight
trains of less than thirty cars, the
crew must consist Of not less than
five men, as at present, consisting of
engineer, fireman, conductor, one
fiagman and one brakeman.
1t Is one of the curiosities OF the
measure that 1t contains no provision
for trains containing exactly thirty
cars.
The provision for passenger trains
is that trains of not more than three
passenger and one baggage car. shall
have a crew OF not less than five per-
sons, the proviso for electric trains
being that train of not more than
three passenger coaches shall carry
crew OF not less than four men.
Train porters or Pullman employees
are expressly excluded from being
considered as members OF any crew.
On passenger trains of four or
more passenger cars and one baggage
car, the crew must consist of six men,
except that electric trains of four or
more passenger coaches, the crew
shall consist of not less than five
men. The act does not apply to any
passenger train Of less than three
cars. The act makes 1t the duty Of
the Public Utility Commission to en-
force Its provision.
The approval of this bill by Cover
nor Fielder fulflls the pledge of the
Democratic state platform for a full
crew law. For several years the
trainmen of the state have been
fighting for such law and for two
or three years the Assembly has
passed such bill. Heretofore they
died in the Senate.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-04-02
SHOT PLAYING
WITH A PISTOL
Nine Year Old Girl Nearly
Kills Her Brother.

While innocently toying with q
4hirty-two calibre revolver nine-year-
old Helen Silakowski, OF 618 John
stone street, pulled the trigger of the
weapon and sent a bullet through
the first Joint of her right index
siingsr. and the bullet barely escaped
plunging through the throat of her
four-year-old brother, Joseph, about
$3.50 yesterday afternoon. The finger
JOINT was splintered.
Anton Silakowski, father of the
children, was preparing to move his
family to Hall avenue, where he will
open a grocery store, and in packing
up the household furniture and arti-
cles he took the pistol from a locked
closet, placing 1t temporarily in an
unlocked bureau drawer. The whole
family were busy in moving, and lit
tie Helen and Joseph were alone in
the sitting room where was stationed
the bureau.
Naturally they began playing with
everything nearby. Finally Helen
went to the bureau and looked for
something else to interest Joseph
and herself. In the bottom drawer
she found the revolver. Taking 1t in
her right hand, while Joseph looked
on with awe as both knew the pistol
was dangerous, though neither
thought it was loaded, Helen with
her left hand raised it in front of
her, pressed the trigger with her
right and the bullet crashed through
the joint of her finger and glazed the
neck of her brother, who was stand
ing close to her. The boys neck was
scorched by the powder, SO close was
he TO the weapon.
The little girls father ran to her
cid and bandagef up the injured
finger, after which DR.. M. 8. Meinzer
attended the little victim.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-04-02
KING GEORGE is
BURIED TODAY
Impressive Service Was Held
at Athens.
Special by United Press Wire.


Athens, April 2:-With all i'm
pressive rites, the funeral of George
l., King of Greece, was held today In
Athens. The funeral began at
1890 o'clock, Athens time.
The scene In the cathedral
was a brilliant one In spite of
the solemnity OF the occasion. Mem
bers of royal families representing
every country in Europe were pres
ent. The royal coffin was draped
with the intertwined flags of Den
mark, his native country, and Greece,
and was surmounted by the crown
and also the military cap and sword
worn by King George.
At the close OF the services the
five princely sons of the King and his
grandson bore the massive casket
out. 1t was then taken to the mau-
soleum at Tatoy, where private ser
vices were held, attended only by
members Of the family.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-04-02
CABINET OFFICIALS SEE
FLEET AT PRACTICE
Special By Umttod Press Wire.

ppoCtuF oD DHttbu fTSSS HHe.
On Board United States Ship,
Wyoming. Southern Drill Grounds
via. Hampton Roads, April 2.-The
dreadnaught Wyoming with six
members of President Wilson's cabi-
net aboard, led her sister ships, the
Florida and North Dakota, into bat
tie practice today. By turns the
dreadnaught blaZed away at target
rolling on the sea. When the can
vass screens were brought in they
were torn to shreds. Definite scores
were withheld until more accurate
estimates could be made, but the
visiting officials were visibly i'm
pressed. Secretary OF the Navy Dan
iels visited the turrets and person.
ally congratulated the gun crews. 1t
was the last day of the battle prac-
tice. Miss Eleanor Wilson and wives
of the cabinet officers viewed the
practice from the battleship Idaho.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-04-02

will forward 1t to listed States Ed
ucation Commissioner Claxton, who
has issued a call to all the public
schools of the United States to aid in
this noble work. Each teacher Is re-
ceiving the money from her individ-
ual pupils.
Donations to the food sufferers re-
ceived from noon yesterday UP to
noon today totalled $500. OF that
amount Mayor Ferd Garretson re-
ceived $48.20 and the EVENING
NEWS received $40.
One large box filled with clothing
donated by local people was sent by
Mrs. C. c. Baldwin to the Red Gross
yesterday. Another box was started
Immediately afterward. Among the
contributors were Mrs. M. S. Meinzer
and Miss Margaret Killeen.
The largest donation received to-
day was s25 from Protection Hook
& Ladder Company, which the COM
pany voted to give at meeting last
night. The list Of donations made to
date follows.