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Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-03-22
To AMEND
FIRE ORDINANCE
LIKELY TONIGHT
Aldermen to Take Up Fire Zone
Question Tonight and Also
Receive Bids on Convery
Place Bridge Work.

Action to amend the fire ordinance
so as to create a fire zone in front Of
the Lincoln, and Protection fire house
i'll State street will be taken by the
Board of Aldermen either at the ad-
journed meeting tonight or one of the
sessions to come in the near future.
Orders have been issued to exercise
fire horses for an hour each day COM
mencing about 10 o'clock in the
morning. Bids for the erection of
wing walls In connection with the
proposed Convery place bridge are
scheduled to be received by the al
dermen tonight. Action will also be
taken to send representation before
the judiciary committee of the as
sembly on q hearing on senate bill
No. 232 tomorrow.
Plan for Fire Zone.
Chairman John w. Kelly of the
fire committee of the council, Is at
work upon an amendment to the fire
ordinance so as to establish a fire
zone In state street south of Smith
street. It Is the intention of the COM
nittee to prevent the halting of any
and all traffic In front of the Lin
coin and Protection fire house and
for certain distance each side of 1t
SO as to give drivers ample room
when leaving the fire house and to
avoid accidents. Mr. Kelly says that
an accident was narrowly averted in
front of the fire house the other day.
AS he concludes that the city would
be liable should a pedestrian or We
hicle be struck by fire apparatus, he
proposes to safeguard the city as we'll
as individuals who might be caused
to suffer.
The fire committee has ruled that
fire house Janitors must exercise all
fire horses in the city every morning
commencing at the time when the 10
O'Clock tap is sounded Chairman
Kelly declared that this amount of
exercise was necessary to keep the
horses in good condition
at has been roughly estimated that
wing walls fer supporting the road
way At both ends OF the proposed
CnAKata Diaee bridge will cost near
Ids for this work are
sttS Ss5oewec1fvea af the NEE ting to-.
nfgM. 1t is Believed that Graham &
McKecn will furnish the necessary
earth for filling about the bridge at
the same rate which they gave in es-
timating upon other Conyery place
grading.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-03-22
ARRESTED WHILE AT PRAYER
Former Minister'S Wife Charges He
Forced Her TO Leave Home,

Hackensack, N. j.. March 22.-Whil,
praying aloud In his home on Henr,
street. Hasbrouck Heights. the Rev
Dr. James !. Campbell, a retired Meth
odist minister who is now q life In
surance agent, was arrested by Chic
of Police Roescr OF Hackensack on tn,
charge of wife beating. He is sixty
two years old.
Mrs. Campbell called on Justic.
Sweickert and told between sobs how
her husbands i'll treatment had force
her to leave home once before ant
how since her return II had continued
and had become unbearable.
After his arrest Mr.. Campbell com
planned TO other prisoners In Hacken
sack jail that the whole affnir was 8
frame-up aud the work Of Spite
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-03-22
CHARGED WITH
BEATING WIFE

Charged with beating his wife,
Frank Romeo, thirty-two years old.
Of 481 Sayre avenues was remanded
when arraigned before Recorder
Pickersgill this morning. The re-
corder is quandary as to the dispo-
sftfon to make OF the man. His wife
appeared with four. small childrden
and declared that Patrolman Ko-
zusko had arrested Romeo on her
request, that he had put her and her
four children out OF the house and
threatened to cut her body to pieces
and feed them to the dogs. The man
was repentant this morning,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-03-22
Russians OnIt hfemel.

Berlin via wireless to Sayville, L.,
J., March 22.-Russians have beer
driven out of the German seaport o.
Memel, the war office announced In
an official statement this afternoon.
A German army from Tilsit re~enter-.
ed Memel last night and forced the
Slav invaders to evacuate after G
bloody battle in the streets across
which Russians had thrown barri-
cades. Earlier In the day a Russian
detachment had been defeated south
of Memel and forced to fall baelcun
the town. -
Official dispatches from the @
man commander declare after
Slavs entered the city Thursda ~
Russian mob burned and looted Die
homes of German citizens.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-03-22
Ger1nans Lose o.OO0.
bu United Press Wire.

Special on UnWeu FreS8 WtFo.
Petrograd, March %. Austr6s
German losses In the attempted sore
ties from Pszemysl and fighting south
OF Tarnow in the last forty eight
hours total more than 10000 acs
cording to semi-officlal statements to-
day. The enemy's entire plan OF
conpaign in the Carpathians has
been overthrown. Russians have
struck crushing blows In the Lapkow
and Dukla pass regions and ridaied
portions of the garrisons of Przemysa
in an attempt TO storm the Russian
besiegers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-03-22
Capture Two Dutch Boats.

The Hague, March 22-The Dutch
government today ordered a thor
ough investigation of the report that
two Dutch cargo boats have been con-
fiscated by Germans and that a
Dutch steamer was attacked by a
German Taube. A strong protest un-
doubtedly will be sent to Berlin re-
garding the reported capture of the
Batavier Y and the zaanstroom,
which were bound for England with
provisions. Government officials as
serted that If Germany had deter
mined to sieze all foodstuffs for Eng
lish ports she had made no explicit
statement to that effect.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-03-22
Submarine Near
Dover Escapes
From WarshipS

Special by United Press Wire
Dover, March ga German SUBJ
marine today appeared off Deal,
eight miles north of Dover. less than
one and one-half miles off shore. She
was sighted by the crews of several
fishing vessels, who Immediately gave
the alarm. The German craft disap-
peared before the warships reached
the spot.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-03-22
3 u. S. SAILORS DROWN AT
CONSTAhTIk0PIE, IS REP JRT

Special By United Press Wire.
Berlin, via London, March 22:-
Constantinople dispatches received
today reported that Lieutenant Com
mander William F. Bricker and three
sailors of the United States converted
yacht Escortion, were drowned Sat
urday night in the Bosphorus { If the
Turkish capital. The four men were
returning to the yacht in row-boat
which overturned.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-03-22
REV. DIR. PALMER
SAYS FAREWELL
At CHURCH HERE

Rev. Or. willias Sc paism..sr, Pc ps.
tor Q5 =. p s----ap Methodist Episcopsl
church. In closing hts pastorate at
the church last night, made some
brief remarks, thanking the members
and congregation for their support
during his time here the past four
years. DR.. Palmer made mention of
the fact that he came here at a time
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-03-22
rertifvjno csn.ta n.inopls.

Rone. March GA dispatch to the
,rr,hnna from salonika states that
trenches have been dug on al SIDE. o.
cons<antineple and that the GARRISON
=. b.sn inersssed by 1900 men.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-03-22
READY TO FIGHT
PUBLIC UTILITY
BILL At HEARING
Perth Amboy to be Well Rep
resented Tomorrow When
Senate Bill 232 is Taken Up
Aldermen to Act Tonight.

Perth Amboy will be we'll repre-
sented at the hearing on senate bill
No. 232 before the judiciary commit
tee of the assembly at Trenton to-
morrow morning, according to ar
rangements being made by City At
torney Andrew j. Wight and men,
bers of the Board of Aldermen. Mr..
Wight has sent out letters OF notifca-
tion stating that the hearing Is
scheduled to be started at IL O'Clock
In the morning. Detail arrangements
for securing as large and as effective
a representation as possible before
the legislators will be made at an
adjourned meeting Of the Board of
Aldermen tonight. Arrangements for
transit will then be made. 1t is be-
lieved that majority of the city's
representatives will make the trip by
automobile.
Wight to be Spokesman.
City Attorney Wight Will probably
serve as spokesman. He will tell Of
the city's fight in vain to halt passage
OF the bill In question in the senate.
He will tell Of its alleged viciousness
and show how 1t would kill home
rule In Perth Amboy as we'll as other
municipalities about the state, as the
bill would place control of all public
utilities In the hands of the Board of
Public Utility Commissioners. 1t is
concluded thereby that control of
water works, municipal electric light
plants, sewerage lines, etc, would
fall into the hands OF the public
utility commissioners.
Alderman F. William HiIler has
received word that Mr.. Runyon, of
the engineer firm of Runyon e Carey.
who have been awarded the contract
of drawing plans and specifications
for municipal electric light plant,
will he on hand at the hearing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-03-22
j. U.S.PROTEST ON
BLOCKADE To Be
CONF PLETE SOON

Special pp Ursf : L. .1rssssa
Washington, March -1.7-~.e :
officially stated t6dAy that theg
man reply to the British order lli
council declaring blockade against
Germany and Austria will be trana-
mitted to London within a day or so.
While officials decline to Indicate the
nature Of the reply it is expected that
England and her allies will be asked
to define the locality within which
they intend to enforce their block
ade.
1t is also expected that the United
States will go on record as in every
way protesting. against the bellieer-
ent rights to in any way hamper
commerce between neutral countries.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-03-22
Action In Woodbridge.

Special to the EVENING NEWS
Woodbridge, March %: ~ The
township committee held special
meeting Saturday night to arrange
for the visit to Trenton today In pro-
test to the passage Of bills ~
and 199, which the com1qt
Eeyes would give the rubfld ~
the present rights Of the t2ssAshiI.
Committeeman Warfng, Gerity md
Gill and Counselor Ephrain Cutter
will appear at Trenton today In oppo-
sition to the proposed measures. and
Mr. Cutter will go to the state house
tomorrow to protest against the pas
sage OF Senate Bill No. 232, which IS
being fought by other municipalities
throughout the state.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-03-22
U. $. Ship for Prize Court.

Special b. United Press Vac.
London, March 22:-The American
steamer Maracas, the first vessel
seized under the British blockade of
Germany, will go to a prize court, 1t
was stated on good authority today.
Although no official announcement
has been made to that effect, the
Maracas, laden with packing house
products and autos, was escorted to
the harbor at Hull by British war
ships. Her cargo was consigned to
Rotterdam and other Holland ports.
The government claims will be the
cargo was ultimately destined for
Germany,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-03-22
Mu0NGThx

4
! irom the garr1Spn Meanwhile A ms
trian-German forces AtivancineS
through the Lipkow and tfszok pass n
es were marching northward appar-
emily with the view of lifting the
siege. Advancing AustrianAGermanE
we're battered and hurled back BY
Russians south of Przemysl
This is believed to be the final
blow that caused the Austrians u
surrender.
Greatest Blow Struck for Allies.
specIo, elt UNned Press Wire.
London. March 22;-The capt,s- 4
of Przemysl Is the greatest blow
struck for the allies since the Ger
mans were checked In their drive on
Paris last fall. Consequently the
official announcement from petrograd
aroused great enthusiasm In official 4
circles. The fall OF the great Aus 1
trian fortress came at crucial mo-
ment for the Austrian-German al
lies. In the north Prussia has been
invaded by Slavs and Won Hinden-
burg's forces in Poland are appar-
emily being forced back to the Rus
sian frontier. At the extreme end
VI tllt NdoNtiH IL bdLtiC ilIG oiafS GIG
again advancing into Bukowina. In
France the allies reinforced by Eng
lands new army are preparing to
strike to force the Germans back t.
their own soil. TO the south Italy
armies are putting the final touch
on what is regarded as a certain da
into Austria. On every hand 4 a
Austrian-Germans find themselves 4
confronted by great armies.
Military critics pointed out that
the 10000 Russians that infested
Przemysl are almost as fresh as new
levies resting in their trenches. They
have escaped the rigors OF the winter
campaign.
The Austrian Germans must meet
this new force. Presumably they wi =
hurry corps from the front In f5land.
lifting the pressure In Warsaw and
probable new Invasion OF
East Prussia
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-03-22

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-03-22

-ahrHER-Fa1r to-
night and Tuesday.
Moderate westerly
winds.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-04-06
Golden Rule Works in Sing Sing

write TO. He Is dead to the world.
II the intent Of the old prison system
had been to render a man absolutely un-
fit for a useful life as a citizen u could
not have done better
II stabbed the soul OF the man, and he
became a helpless walking mummy.
Any prisoner in Sing Sing who trans
crosses the rules Is tried by a court com
posed OF his peers.
Prisoners apprehend him. prisoners try
him, prisoners find him guilty, n such IL
the case.
He then has the privilege OF appealing
to a court OF which the warden lie chair
man But thus far every sentence of the
court. made mp OF inmates. has been af-
firmed by the warden with but enc ex-
ception.
The men In prison seem to have bet
ter sense OF justice on the whole than
the men who are out. One thing. they
have time to consider q case from every
standpoint
A single prisoner exalted to q position
OF power might be tyrannical. but jury
made up Of prisoners is always lenient.
Yet these men realize that their .happi-
ness turns on making life tolerable Tor
the warden and his immediate assistants;
that is. II they make life difficolt for
the people the state has placed over them
they, in turn. viii suffer.
The inmates are more interested IN
making the honor system success than
Is the outside world. These prisoners
have more at stake than Warden orborne
every possible way.
nh s,,&.
the inmates Is focused on making the
dreams OF Warden Osborne come true,
this just as a matter of selE-respect.
They realize that they are trying out
an experiment which IL being watched
by every warden in the United States.
So far the honor system at Sing Sing
ia success.
That. a revolution may possibly occur
and wipe 1t out Is possible, but not prob
able.
A revolution may come to New York
City, and bowling mobs may run through
the streets and sack the stores and de-
stroy property. but we DO not expect Il.
Nevertheless, while there are a few
people In New York City who deliberately
Sign themselves, Yours for the Ravolu-
ton" they are In a very small minority.
and do not have the respect OF Intelligent
citizenship.
1t is exactly the same In the city of
Sing Sing. which h presided over by a
mayor who has quite as much intelIi-
gence, quite as much right intent, as the
mayor has IN the average American city.
And also believe that In every state
penitentiary IN the United States there
are few men who rank high in the
point of initiative. intelligence and a
general ability TO Influence men and TO
influence them in the right direction.
II Is Just q question Of rightly focusing
and directing the energies OF mon who
have made mistakes. Is the Golden Rule
uf-actfcabieP ~. ai4As,-- ~ -
Sing Sing says, YES" f-
Omaha daily bee., 1915-04-06


express.
When you can get so-called criminals to
adopt the golden rule as a working policy
You have made a big stride to the front.
Some one asked George Bernard Shaw
II ne believed in the golden rule. and he
said he didn't know, for it has never
been tried.
The old-time prison keeper in the course
Of years got arteriosclerosis of the ego.
and his heart became petrifaction.
He knew nothing but the law OF force
Cruelty was his plaything, violence his
indoord sport. The prisoner had no APP
peal.
Beatings, hanging UP by the hands; the
dafk cell, bread. and -water-sometimes
no water-sNare all at the within and no.
ton Of these officials beasts in human
form. .
Tho laeper was accountable 20 no one.
All this now has been changed. The Of
fieers in Sing Sing ! noticed were young
men. kindly, courteous. Intelligent. in
sympathy with the management
They themselves were interested in
carrying out the golden rule. And when
YOU can get a prison keeper to practise
the golden rule you have done far moro
than when you convert a prisoner. for In
degree you have made the golden rule a
state policy. They co-operated with the
inmates. Practically the keepers here
are teachers.
Warden Osborne gives his prisoners un-
limited use of the United States mall
Until very recent times the inmates in
Sing Sing were allowed TO wTits only one
letter month.
After five years I'm prison. II there were
no black marks against you, you were
allowed to write one letter a week.
Needless to say, q naauslin prison who
IL only allowed to write one letter q
mensh has lost an or his friends fnsids
OF five. years. and there Is no one to
Omaha daily bee., 1915-04-06
Advice to Lovelorn
Don,t spoiI Your Lirrn.

Dear Miss Fairfax: / am IS. and have
q girl chum II. We have two boy friends,
10 and 20 The other day. while out walk
ing with them. we were suddenly over
whelned by q proposal OF marriage from
them. Their idea was to elope and keep
the marriage secret for two or three
years. we Continuing to live at home.
A. we love those boys dearly and as
they are very well financially situated
we have been thinking the matter over
seriously. We have not told our parents
anything about It. DO you think their
proposition advisable7 L. s. A.
Don't do such a rash and silly thing as
these boys propose. You honestly arc not
old enough 70 choose partners with whom
you will be happy for life-and marriage
IL a ifs-partnership-or ought to be. II in
few years your youthful infatuation
and friendship has ripened into love. go
TO your parents and tell these best friends
you have OF your desires and Intentions
A marriage with their sanction will be
far more likely 70 succeed and be happy
Don't-don't elope-
Omaha daily bee., 1915-04-06

Copyright isiS. Intern1 NeVVs seFvio'N
Omaha daily bee., 1915-04-06
CHAPTER III.

Far out on Broadway the luxurious
Limousine, with the black curtains drawn
and the bit OF filmy Sanzs flutterinS
from the door. turned toward the river,
With the faithful BIN Wolf still stopped
over the tires. his cravat still firmly
clufrhed In thu strap % the tire cover
and his empurpled face turned partly up
so that the corner of one pink eye could
gaze back imploringiy at the pursuing
car.
In that car, strained tsnsely forward,
Ned Warner sat with gTftted teeth and
clin ched hands. never removing his eyes
from the fleeing limousine into which he
had seen his lovely runaway bride bun
died by the scoundrelly Gilbert Bye
Again he urged the driver Jerry to
greater speed. He was determined that
this time the chase should not end until
he had his fingers ciutched around the
throat OF the dark, handsome man with
the black Vandyke and had strangled him
TO death. He had wrecked Ned's NE,
this dastardly Blye. and nothing but a
life would pay. On the very day OF Ned's
marriage the fellows svil Vaccinations
had begun.
The black curtained limousine Just
ahead wheeled around the corner and
dashed up the hin with high speed. with
the faithful Bin Wolf Wabbling on be-
hind like a Japanese balloon.
The girl In the sumpt0ously furnished
room at Mrs.. Russers shrieled the name
OF Gilbert Blye, and he came hurryfng
into the room, a scowl upon his dark.
handsome face. Gilbert BIye pointed
sternly to the door. and Cunningham.
after moment OF sOilen hesitation. left
the room, twiriing his moustache. At
the door he turned and cast upon June
a malevolent glare.
'Pleasel Please Mr. Blyel" begged
June. @
''cornel' His low voice soOthsd her.
you must rest for few minutes. and
promise that no one shall disturb you.
shall return IN Ian minutes"
In the basement Marie stood with Oh
bert Blyo's money IN her hand. She
started for the door. She came back
and started for the stairA she turned
again TO the door. again 10 the stairs,
then stood and looked at Gilbert Blyss
money, her high cheek bones white and
indecision on her brow
Uphill and downhfl rushed the black
curtained limousine with the Moore
family car stin In hot pursuit
Occasionally the well known and jastiy
famous private detective. Bnl Wolf
ioosened his clutch for an instant. but
frightened il Immediately
Omaha daily bee., 1915-04-06
THIRTEENTH EPISODE.
Trapped.
CHAPTER I.-(Coniinuedl

CHAPTER I-(Conunued.l
The black yandyked man talked earnest
~ with the high cheek boned woman
for an instant and gave her some money,
hurried up the steps and let himself In
with a latchkey, while the woman ran
down to the basement door ANA pushed
past the servant who opened It.
At that moment the family car swerved
around the corner ana flashed by. still
pursuing the luxuFiant limousine. II had
lost this scene OF alightlng through hav-
ing stopped Icing enough to take on the
handsome collie. which now sat on the
front seat with the driver. There was
no mistaking that luxurious limousine.
with its black curtains tightly drawn and
a bit OF filmy gauze fluttering from the
door and the faithful Bill Wolf still
stopped on behind.
SO Il was that beautiful June Warner
Dame into the boarding house of Mrs.
Russell In the pariOr to which she was
abruptly introduced there were three
young women and young man with
a swift motion the white mustached mar
drew from Junes shoulders the volumi-
nous black coat
THE Spirit of the Marshl" he Laughed
LN way OF lnlHodoCtiOns anu lhc oAAiufA'
ing June clutched her draDeries convul.
sively about her as she met the frankly
admiring gaze OF the young man and
the critical inspection OF the younl
women.
The volumlnous black coat was sud
denly jerked from the hands Of the Whit
mustaehed man. and the man with tn
black Vandyke stood there with scow
on his dark. handsome face. Swiftly h
wrapped the cloak around the shrinking
orm Of the young girl and drew her ou
the room
Msriel Marisl" cried June, and sh'
toward the woman with the hlgl
bones. who stood at the head o
iaiTs.
a. her la here. ., 30 ni
y lieasantiy moduiated SO 30.
0Iening the door OF sumptuousij iur
Rishsd chamber. he stood by H.
Just then there came springing up tn
stairs the white-mustaehed man jun
Omaha daily bee., 1915-04-06
No.

: Dear Miss Fairfax; l am young mar
ried woman and my husband seems TO
love me. but he confessed to me that he
took another, girl out 10 dinner and the
theater. He says he cares nothing about
her and does not know why he was so
foolish. This has hurt me, and do YOU
think II did the Same thing It would be
a lesson for him ~ he really loves me 2
ANXIOUS
Tho best way to handle this situation
is to show faith In your husbands
declaration that he caanot understand his
own folly by ignoring his blunder. Don't
retaliate IN kind-that would give him an
excuse 10 repeat the performances. He
is probably heartily ashamed Of himself
and feels that you are a sweet. little
women whom he treated rather cruelty.
But II yoa seek a ehsap revenge you viii
only lower yourself In his estimation ana
make him feel that he did nothing 80
very wrong after all.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-04-06

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Corporation.
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darted into the room. but the black Van
dyked man detained Marie and talked
earnestly with the maid. At first she
kept shaking her head He showed her
some money. and she still shook her
head. He gave her some more and she
smiled and went downstairs.
Tuner II was the voice Of Cunning
ham.
She sprang 20 her feet a. the door sud
denly opened and Cunningham came into
the room.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-04-06

go BE Continued Tomorrowl