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Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-02-26
PETITION is OUT AGAINST
REPEAL OF FULL CREW ACT
Start Counter Move Against Railroads by Circulating Pc
ttion Here and Throughout County to Have Full Crew
Law Stand-Aso Plan for Debate on Merits of the Act

The Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen of this state have star led a
strong counter move against the agi-
tation being made by the railroads
for the repeal of the full crew law.
Besides passing resolution oppos-
ing the appeal, and beginning can
vass of the city and suburbs to get
signers to petitions opposing the re-
peal, Local Lodge No. 800 is making
arrangements for a public debate on
the merits of the act at meeting to
be held at the Majestic or Auditori-
um theatres the first part of next
month. Grand Lodge President w.
G. Lee, of the brotherhood, has been
requested by the local to send a
grand lodge officer here to espouse
the merits of the law and issue an
open challenge to debate the pro-
visions of the act with any railroad
official or any authority agitating It's
repeal.
Wednesday the local lodge started
a house to house canvass of this city,
Sewaren and Woodbridge, with pe-
tftions to leave the statute on the
books. After several thousand names
have been secured to the petitions
they will be forwarded to Trenton
AT the last meeting of the local lodge
resolution condemning the pro-
posed repeal of the law was passed.
Embodied In the resolution was re-
quest to the assemblymen and SEN
ator from this county to vote against
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-02-26

any repeater designed to rescind the
act. A copy of the resolution was
duly sent to the governor, assembly
men and senator from this county.
Coerced Into Signing is Claim.
Local trainmen declare that rail-
road clerks employed at the offices in
this city have been coerced into
signing petitions circulated by Of
ficials for the repeal of the measure.
The trainmen say that canvass Of
the clerks, switchmen and laborers
employed by the railroads running
into this city has been made and
their signatures favoring the repeal
secured without the men properly un-
derstanding what 1t was for. One
trainman said he knew of several
cases in which men under misappre-
hension signed the petitions and, af-
ter understanding clearly what they
were for, wanted to erase their
names-but 1t was too late.
One railroad man. who has been a
member of the local Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen for a number of
years, and been in active service of
railroad running into this city for
the past fifteen years or more today
gave reasons against repeal of the
full crew act He declared that the
railroads in their publicity campaign
had been misleading the lay public
He brought out the fact that the full
crew bill provides for a maximum of
Continued on page 5.)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-02-26
THREE SLAyERS
PAY PENALTY IN
ELECTRIC CHAIR
Special by United Preos Wire.

Special by United Press Wire.
Ossining Feb 26-Three slayers
paid the death penalty in the death
chair at Sing Sing today. They were
Robert Kane, Oscar VOTE and Vim
cenze Campanelli. All had murdered
women.
The executions was one of the
quietest Sing Sing has ever known.
They We're resigned to their fate.
Three volts were necessary. VOTE
murdered Miss Agnes Guth with
whom he was in love. He stabbed
her to death after quarrel.
Kane was thirty years old and a
civil engineer. He was convicted of
killing Mrs. Anna l.. Klein, his love
meet. He was married.
Campaneili, thirty-eight, had q
long criminal record. When he re-
turned from serving long counter
feiting term he found his wife had
become intimate with another man
and killed her. He leaxas three
Children one Of whom made plea
~ 6avernor Wk1tmRH "a. stAy the Ax-
seutfon few weeks sUo
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-02-26
WOODBRIDGE TO
FIGHT BILLS IN
TRACTION WAR
Measures in Senate Would Aid
Traction Interests in Sewar-
en- Fast Line Trolley Fight,
Woodbridge Officials Say.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS
Woodbridge Feb. 26;-Following
the presentation of evidence that
traction interests were seeking to eff
set power which communities like
this one have over them, through the
passage of certain acts, the town
ship committee in special session here
last night decided to enlist the serv-
ices of Senator William e. Ramsay
and Assemblyman Arthur A. Quinn,
of Perth Amboy, together with other
egislatorssirom throughout this sec
tion. The township officials will en-
deavor to have the legislators use
their influence in defeating senate
bills Nos. 232, 233 and 199, which 1t
is claimed have been designed to pro-
tect traction companies in such cases
as arose over the making of con-
nection between the fast line and the
regular trolley road at Sewaren.
Bills Effect Sewaren.
The new bills have been designed
to offset the effect of Vice Chan
cellor Howells ruling, which pro-
vides that Public Service interests
remove the connecting link now at
Sewaren. The connection was made
only after certain difficulties had
been encountered by the traction
interests, because of a fight waged
by this township for a five cent fare
rate instead of fifteen cent charge
over the fast line between Wood
bridge proper and Port Reading and
between Port Reading and Perth
A3nboy. Believing that there might
come opposition after the victory in
the court of chancery through the
making of new laws, the township
committeeman decided to be on the
alert and they instructed the clerk to
procure copies of all bills introduced.
The three bills in question were in
troduced in the senate by Mr.. Read
by request All of them were re-
ferred to the committee on judiciary.
No. 1872 provides, among other things
that in event of failure of agreement
'A@r the use OF lines OF one utility by
y. .the public utility commin-
sions l may 81 oFaer dTfaes ss.s -: 8.
use be permitted and prescribe 4 rea.
sonhble compensation and reasonable
terms and conditions for such Joint
use.
Senate bill No. 232 would give the
Board of Public Utility Commission
ers almost unlimited power In deal
ing with public utilities In this state,
except In cities Of the first class. 1t
is stated at the foot of the bill that
"the object Of this act is to assure to
the smaller municipalities the bene-
fits and advantages to be derived
from the Public Utility Cor. mission" !"
Bill No. 233 was introduced with
an object to authorize the Board of
Public Utility Commissioners to re-
quire physical connections to be con-
structed between the tracks of street
railways and tracks of railroads in
corporated under the railroad act at
the point OF intersection of said
tracks. The acts are designed to
take effect Immediately.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-02-26
. DIE IN FLOODS
|NNEW ENGLAND

Special By United Press Wire.
Boston, Feb. 26:-Four men dead
and thousands of dollars damage is
the toll collected in the food in New
England due to steady rains and low
temperatures in the lower part of
Vermont and New Hampshire during
the past twenty-four hours. At LIS
bon, N. H., four men were crushed
to death and swept away while ten
others had narrow escapes when
caught by a rush of ice and water in
the Amomonosus river.
At st. Johnsbury, VT, three rail-
roads were tied up and several fami-
lies forced to fee by the floods At
Manchester, N. H., part of the Amo-
keng dam in the Merrimac river was
carried away and cellars were inun-
dated.
AT Plymouth, N. H.. rise of thir-
teen feet within twelve caused seri-
Gus damage and ice jams suspend
ing railroad traffic. Other streams
overfiowed their banks.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-02-26
ACTION TONIGHT
ON PUBLIC PARK
PROJECT LIKELY

Definite steps for the establish
ment of a public park and recreation
place on the former water works pro-
perty in upper Smith street may be
for at the committee meet
ing of the Board, of Aldermen to-
night. 1t isr ';,..sdt ,..lssA tor
hey Andrew Wight wIll make - ri.
port upon the legal course OF pro
cedure with such a PROJECT under
provisions of the state laws The
attorney has been unearthing in
formation for the past several days
on the subject and it is expected that
he will make an exhaustive report to-
night, upon which the aldermen may
act.
Question as to Jurisdiction.
In the opinion of some of the city
fathers the project should come
under the joint jurisdiction of the
committee on public grounds and
buildings and the committee on
streets and sewers of the council.
Speaking about the subject today,
Alderman John j. Clark stated that
to his mind the problem of carrying
the park proposition through should
come under the jurisdiction of the
public grounds and buildings com
mittee and the work of constructing
sewer through the property should
be controlled by the streets and
sewers committee. Mr.. Clark con-
cluded that 1t was time that the al
dermen did something with regard to
putting the project through, remind
ing his interviewer that 1t was about
December 5 when the park PROPOSE
ton was advanced and referred to
committee of the whole of the coun-
cil He said it appeared to him as
though someone had been bluffing,
as he for one had acted in good faith
when the project came up and was
referred to the committee of the
whole
According to decision rendered
by c. G. Hommann, when city attor-
ney, the council has jurisdiction over
the water works property. Both Mr..
Clark and John Kutcher have been
working on the proposition with
determination of having 1t carried
out. They appear anxious to provide
as much work as possible for the
men of the city, and be-
lieve that this one would afford much
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-02-26
MAY TAKE STEPS
To PAVE ALL Of
FRONT STREE 7

AS the result of an inspection and
conference between some of the city
officials yesterday, steps may be
taken to pave Front street over It's
entire length and thereby definitely
claim the thoroughfare. Work is
now under way to pave the section OF
Front street between Fayette and
Smith streets, It is now pronQsed.
by some Of tbs, aldermen and RECON-
nended by City Surveyor s.. =. Ma
son that the paving project be ex-
tended to cover the entire length Of
the street now In use, being from
Fayette street southerly to point a
few hundred feet south of Gordon
street
To Take Up Project Tonight.
This proposition viii probably be
brought up for discussion and con-
sideration at the commit meeting
of the Board OF Aldermen tonight.
Aldermen John J. Clark AMI Iohn
Kutcher, City Engineer Mason. to-
gether with the foreman and the in
spector on the Front street paving
job viewed that section south If
Smith street yesterday. They were
unanimous in the opinion that the
pavement should be extended over
the entire length of the street Front
street, which is believed to have been
a continuation of Raritan street,
which the city re-esta bl:shed along
the water front of Raritap river
about a year ago, could thereby be
permanently claimed and tae ques-
ton Of doubt, which seems to exist
concerning the city right to some of
the street, thereby definitely esta b.
lished, 1t was stated by one of the
interested city fathers Today. It is
believed by those interested that the
city would have and hold the street
forever, if once it was paved, side
walks laid and curb lines, etc., estab-
lished.
To do this 1t will be necessary to
pass new ordinance for the pro-
posed paving work. The one under
which the present work is being lone
provides for stone block pavement
southerly to Market street A con-
tinuation still further southwark,
would afford an additional large
amount of work for the unemployed
men of the city, an alderman states.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-02-26
STERN & co,

The furniture dealers, 168-170
Smith street, corner Madison avenue,
have fitted up suite of furnished
rooms on the second floor of their
big store, showing a bedroom, dining
room and library as 1t would appear
in your home. They cordially invite
you to visit their store to inspect this
outfit without any obligation on your
part to purchase anything.
14174-2-26-1t+
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-02-26
ALL|ESSHELL|NG
TURKISH LAND
FORT|F|CAT|ONS
spsotal bv United Press Wire.

Special bD United Press Wire.
London, Feb. 26;-Preceded by
mine creepers, the allied fleet under
Vice Admiral Carbon has moved past
the destroyed Turkish forts at the
entrance of the Dardanelles and has
begun shelling land Notifications on
both sides OF the strait. according to
Athens dispatches.
Twenty-Five miles away the Turk
ish feet is lying in Niagara Road,
the narrowest part OF the waterway.
If French and English warships bat
ter their way past the great chain Of
forts, one OF the greatest battles of
the war may be fought in the narrow
river-like channel.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-02-26
ISSUE WARNING
OF WIND STORM

Special BY United Press Wire
New York, Feb. Weather bu-
reau issued the following storm
warning, continuation of northwest
storm warnings, Delaware Breakwa-
ter to Boston; fresh westerly gales,
diminishing. Signals lowered at
sunset.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-02-26
Washout Wrecks Train.

bpeEfHT UV UHfItu TTb50 " Ws,
Clairmont, N. H., Feb. ga con-
ductor and one woman passenger
were seriously injured and twenty
FIVE others shaken up when a Boston
bound, Boston and Maine train was
derailed by washout on lhe banks
of Sugar river near Shells mead
ows today The 'a5.. Two ears OF the
train slid down the bank into the
river.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-02-26
Three Cruisers Are Damaged.

Special bU United Press Wfre.
Athens. Feb. 26:-A British bat
tleship and two French cruisers were
damaged by Turkish forts when the
allied feet bombarded the Dardanel-
les yesterday, according to CONSTANT
nople advices. The allied feet retired
after shefling the port on the Asiatic
side for several hours, reported In
Constantinople. No mention was
made of reduction OF outer forts, re-
ported In dispatches last night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-02-26
Russians Claim Victories on
Both Sides of Battle Line,
but Admit Germans Again
Menace Polish Capital.
Special bn United Press Wire.


Berlin, Feb. 26:-Warsaw Is now
menaced by two German armies
north of the Vistula On the right
bank of the river moving toward
Plock, the kaiser's advanced guard
has reached the positions few miles
from the Polish capital. The center
of Won Hindenburg's right wing In
the Przsanysn region is less than
fifty miles from Warsaw and is maxi
ing steady though slow progress to
the south.
Official dispatches from Poland
said no important engagements have
taken place within the last twenty
four hours. There has been lull in
the fighting while both sides are
massing for new battles to be fought
west Of Vysodrod and to the north
of Warsaw.
On the right bank of the Vistula
Russians are retiring on their strong
ly fortified positions at Vysodrod.
The town commands the crossing of
the river at this point, where the
Vistula and the Bzura converse. Its
capture by Germans will put the Teu-
tonic forces on the right bank in
ennZen, massed south of the river for
gigantic drive against the fortress
of Novo Georgiewak, defending War
saw from the east. At the same time
Russians who have crossed the Bzura
at Kamion and those in the Bolimow
region would be forced to fall back
on the capital.
Il s1.ss ..,a. faaana Nirt9rx. s.--.
spss's91 by Unned Eysss Wire.
Petrograd, Feb. 26.--Russian vic
tories on both sides OF the battle line,
particularly around Stanislau, were
claimed In dispatches from the front
today. 1t was admitted the Germans
have made slight progress In their
drive south and east on Warsaw.
North and northeast of the Polish
capital the czar's army Is on the Of
fensiye and continues advances be-
gan earlier In the week. Austrian
advances on Lemburg have been
checked.
A Russian enyeloping movement
from the west, directed through the
Wyackow pass, is now threatening
the Austrian line of communication.
Unless halted in their advance on
Munkace, Russians will force the
Austrian army, massed about Stanis-
lau, to withdraw south of the Car
pathians.
Germans in the Poland fighting
have failed In their threat against
the Russian line of communication
between Warsaw and Petrograd,
Heavy guns at the fortress OF Osso-
watz have blocked the kaiser's troops
in their march against Bjelestok on
the Warsaw Petrograd railway. A.
similar movement directed at the
railway between Bjelestok and Grag-
no by Germans, east of Augustof,
was checked. The Russians are on
the offensive in this region and have
slaughtered part of the German d.
vision in the swamps,
On the north bank OF the Vistula
German cavalry have advanced to
the outer defenses of Vysogrod, forty
miles northwest of Warsaw and
twenty miles from the fortress of
Novo Georgiewak. North of Warsaw
Germans continue violent assaults
around Przesnysz.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-02-26
I By United Press Wire.

Special By United Press Wire.
Paris, Feb. 26:-The French tor
pedo boat Dague struck an Austrian
mine at Antivari, on the Monteneg-
rian coast. and was sunk. it was Off
cially announced today. The torpedo
boat was escorting fruit ships bound
for Montenegro, the dispatches said
An explosion wrecked her yesterday
at the Antiyarl harbor. The Dague
was laid down In 1907 of 720 tons
and 255 feet in length.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-02-26
Three OF Carib Crew Lost,

Special by United Press Wire.
Washington, Feb. 26;-That three
men lost their lives when the Carib
sank off Nordeney was officially re-
ported to the state department to-
day in dispatch from Consul Cen
eral Blistoe at Rotterdam.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-02-26
EVELYN THAW BREAKS DOWN

Special by United Press Wire.
New York, Feb. 26-Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw was taken to sanitarium to-
day suffering from nervous break
down caused by overwork. She has
been appearing in a local vaudeville
theatre in q dancing act with Jack
clifford.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-02-26
POLICE TRAILING
SLAYER Of GIRL
speota, BY United Press Wire.

Aurora, ILL.,, Feb. 26: Police
trailing the murderers of Emma Pc
terson, a twenty-twe-year-old girl
dubbed to death a block from the
home of former Senator Albert Hop
kins, arrested John Mason, sixty, In
connection with the third mysterious
girl murder committed within q
year. Unable to connect the man
with the girls death the police let
him go.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-02-26
BUSINESS is GOING ON

The recent small fire in our place
of business did not interrupt busis
ness with us. Our
Shoe Repairing and Shining Dept
is as busy as ever.
TONY LUPONE. All STATE ST.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-02-26
CARRANzA'S TROOPS OPEN
ATTACK ON MONTEREY CITY
oaaI by United Press Wirs.

bpeotdE Oy Unated Ireas W1ro.
Washington, Feb. 26.-General
Pablo Gonzales, with strong Car
ranzfsta force. began general attack
on Monterey today, according to the
constitutscnalists agency here.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-02-26

Sheehan's Dancing Academy, King
street. Children's dancing class Sat
urday to 4 o'clock.
i4180-2-26-1ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-02-26

5heehan's Dancing Academy, King
street. ChildreT's dancing class Sat
urdsy 2 10 o'clock.
5lfQ0 eH1&s
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-02-26

u. S. England's
and GermanyS S
Big Brother
Special BY United Press Wire.

Speotdt 6b United PreSS wire
Washington, Feb. 26:-This gov
ernment is playing the "big brother"
role towards Germany and England,
authorities said today.
It was said that the administration
has Withdrawn the mailed fist of
"strict accountability" in its negotia-
tions with the two nations over their
hunger warfare and, with a humant-
tartan Idea as a basis, has offered In
formal negotiations to halt the two.
1t was added that Americas COM
merce has been relegated to the
background by arguments by reason
of England's veiled taunts in her
last note that this nation is following
a dollar diplomacy. One of the gov
ernment's chief concerns was au-
thoritatively reported to be fear
that the two nations retaliations
may know no bounds,
Just how grave the entire situa-
tion is from an American standpoint
was demonstrated by new rates es-
tablished by the United States War
Risk Bureau making heavier sched-
ules to all British Isles ports and
moving the special port lines from
Dunkirk to Bordeaux.
Part of England's retaliation
against Germany will be effected
Sunday when a blockade is laid
around the German East African
coast. according to official announce
ment.
1t was explained at the State De-
partment that no effort had been
made with Germany to prevent mine
throwing in view of the fact that this
government has no proof that Ger7
many evsr laid mines. although IN
5sr recent note she indicated her IN
fention OF doing SO in the death zone
Bookings Not Cancelled.
Special by United Press Wire.
New York, Feb. 26-Officials Of
the International Merchantile Marine
operating transatlantic liners today
denied they had received any notifi-
cation from the Irish admiralty that
New York sailing had beeI tempora-
rily suspended in Liverpool, London
and Glasgow.
I'VE are continuing our bookings"
was the statement given out. There
is no authority from us. at 'east, fer
the stories that bookings have beon
cancelled by the admiralty"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-02-26

WEATHER-Fair and
colder tonight. Sat
urday fair, strong
northwest winds di-
minishing.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-09
TALNdAGE PEOPLE THOUGHT
EXPLOSION WAS GERMAN BOMB

w. D. Fulton of Talmage will use
kerosene only in small quantities
after this to start his bonfires. He
had a pile of brush which he expect
ed to have trouble in burning and
so he took a tin can, filled it with
kerosene, turned the lids back and
plastered the top over with mud,
leaving a small opening the size OF
a needle through the mud, which
was to serve as fuse. This bomb
for such it proved to be, was placed
in the center of the brush pile and
a trail of kerosene formed from the
can to the outside of the pile. The
match was applied, the flame fol-
lowed the trail nicely, and then all
the windows in Talmage ratified as
the result of the terrific explosion
which followed. No damage was
done.
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RECENT REFLECTIONS
Every road is a Maxwell road.

Every road is Maxwell ROAD.
Born Sept. 8. to Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Baer, daughter, who has
been named Lennice Jean.
Singer sewing machine cheap. In
Quire Mrs. Jordan, corner 9Th and
Olive. 6dtfwtf
"A marriage license was issued
in probate court to Karl Schaaf and
Miss Marie Reich, both Of Hope.
G. T. Williams of Salina was in
town on business for the Modern
Monument Co. Of that place. W
"A marriage license was issued
in probate court today to Mr.. R.. E.
Frown and Miss Celia Baxter, both
of Harrington.
Two work horses for sale. Jay
Harding. wilt
Mrs. Vern Eye, who recently
underwent a serious surgical opera
ton, is reported to be getting along
well.
For sale, horse 10 years old,
weight $50, road wagon, top bug
gy and spring wagon, ]. L. Cryder-
man, 1116 w. 1st. 6dtfwtf
w. T. Cough was contributor
to the corn display. He thinks his
field Of "a acres will average over
so bushels.
Nathan Bradley, the little son
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Bradley,
was operated on this morning for
an abscess.
Wanted, immune stock hogs.
George S. Merrill, Solomon, Kan
sas. 2w2t
L. r. Beck brought in some big
apples and one is on exhibition at
this office. They weigh over l ~
pounds and are beauties.
w. H. Hollinger of Rhinehart
township purchased a Buick Six
roadster of E. E. Coulson today.
Miss Daisy Seedlings is getting
along very nicely. She was down
stairs today. Miss Madeline Nicolay's
shoulder was found to be slightly
dislocated.
For rent, room house and 5 u
lots with large orchard, on West
Third street. See N. B. Robson.
1sdwtf
-Palisade, Colo, News: Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. H. Minter and Mrs. ]. H.
Cox Of Abilene, Kan. were recently
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-09
Camp Meeting

There will be meeting for pray
er, preaching and gospel study held
on the farm of A. McBoyle, south
west of Abilene, beginning Sept. 10
and continuing over the following
Sunday. Those coming from a dis
lance will be met at trains If I. A.
Dearborn, A. McBoyle or R. A. Rob-
son are notified.