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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-09-03

August, when Lawyer Kehoe appear.
ed before Judge Daily at New Bruins
wick on behalf of Edward Tymrak kie-
wicz. former Perth Amboy excise
commissioner. In referring to Tym-
rakiewicz, who was an alleged bail
jumper and embezzIer. the LAWYER
said that he had been an honest and
respected citizen of Perth Amboy
until he became a member of the
excise board. When you get on
that board, he added, ''it is the be-
ginning Of the end"
Daniel W BOehm, chairman of
the investigating committee OF the
excise board, denies most emphatic
ally any charges of this kind that
may be directed at himself. AL
though he has been in a position to
accept money from saloonkeepers in
an illegal manner, he maintains that
he has never in any way been in
volved in transactions of this kind
that might reflect upon his honor.
Mr.. Boehm, who is a former presi-
dent of the excise board, declares
that in serving upon this body he
had been actuated only by desire
to bring about reforms in relation to
the liquor business in Perth Amboy.
Mr.. Boehm claims that this attack
is move against his political aspir-
ations. He says he has been men,
toned for alderman-at-large and as
serts that Peterson and Kehoe" are
out to kill his ambitions. He further
says that he is through with politics.
When seen last night Mr.. Boehm
said he had heard nothing of the
graft" charges.
Il will start an investigation at
once" he said II will make Kehoe
prove his charges" When asked for
statement this afternoon Mr..
Boehm said ne would say nothing ex-
cept that those who wish to believe
the charges may do so. Some will
believe them anyhow, and / have
nothing more to say about them"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-09-03
K|LLSROBBER AFTER
BEING ATTACKED
Badly Beaten, Police Chief
Pursues Fleeing Robbers
and Kills One of Them.

Special by United Press Wire.
bingham, Mass, Sept 3:-James
Harmon, claiming Syracuse, N. Y, as
his home, who with Robert William
also of Syracuse, was under arrest
for stealing an automobile, was shot
dead early today by Chief Washing
ton l. James, of the bingham police.
Harmon had attacked James as he
unlocked the formers cell at police
headquarters. The chief was beaten
into insensibility by hammer. TAX
ing the key from the officer, Harmon
liberated Williams and they fed, TAX
ing James's automatic revolver. Five
minutes later the chief regained con-
sciousness and staggered into the
street, blood streaming down his
face. He met DR.. Charles Whelen,
who was passing in his automobile.
Getting another revolver, James
climbed into the doctors machine
and started in pursuit of the prison
ers, being told the direction by by
stander.
The pair were overtaken about a
mile from headquarters and Harmon
opened fire, the shot passing between
James and the doctor. Shots were re-
turned, Harmon being hit in the tenn
pie and instantly killed.
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FIVE ELECTROCUTIONS THIS
MORNING At SING SING
Special bu United Press Wire.

Ossining, Sept. 3-Five men, two
Americans, two Italians and one ne
gro, convicted of murder, expediated
their crimes in the electric chair at
Sing Sing prison at sunrise today.
They were Thomas Tarpey, convict
ed of killing a night watchman in
Brooklyn; Louis NJ. Roach, convict
ed of Staying John Barrett, farmer
at Palantine, N. Y; William Perry, a
negro convicted of killing his sweet
heart in New York; Pasquale Ven
detti, Italian, convicted of killing his
landlady in Brooklyn; Antonia Sal
emme, convicted of killing a night
watchman.
The executions were termed the
most successful in Sing Sing. the en-
tire Job consuming lass than an
hour Everything went off with the
precision of clockwork. AS soon as
one inerate form was carried behind
tt > curtain another dumbly repeat
ing prayers, spoken by his spiritual
advisor, was strapped in the chair
AMI the current shot on.
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BY way of diversion, Senator Ram
say and Congressman Scully made
the visitors acquainted with Fred
die Lincoln, the ''red-headed" col
ored boy, whose kinky locks are sup
posed to bring good luck to all po-
litical aspirants who rub them.
Freddie allowed Democrats and Re-
publicans alike to rub his head and,
after entertaining the visitors by jig
ging, he was taken home in an au-
tomobile as means of frustrating
designs made by envious newsboys
upon his riches.
Fine Addresses Mark Dinner.
Mayor Ferd Garretson, acting as
POSTMASTER, first called upon Con-
gresham H. w. Watson, who COM
plimented the Board of Trade and
the citizens of Perth Amboy upon
the city's wonderful resources and
industrial growth. Declaring that
good waterways, as well as good
roads, to be conducive to the pro-
gress Of the state, he said: LAS a
member of congress / will do all
that 1 possibly can to help build this
ship canal. l want it wide and deep
enough for the great ships of the
sea to go through-and those ships
/ want to be built in America, man
ned by American seamen, flying the
American flag, and carrying Ameri-
can produce to all parts of the
world.''
On behalf of the Board of Trade,
President John Pfeiffer extended a
welcome to the visiting waterway
delegates and other distinguished
guests, assuring them that the Pace
making City always stood ready to
welcome them on an occasion of this
kind.
j. Spencer Smith Speaks.
J. Spencer Smith, president of the
Board of Commerce and Navigation
stated that the old Ship Canal Com
mission, under which the surveys
had been begun, had been merged
by the state legislature into differ
ent body--the New Jersey Harbor
ommission-which in turn was
merged at the last session of the
Legislature into a different body, the
New Jersey Board of Commerce and
Navigation. The board of which
am president" said Mr.. Smith, will
do all 1t can to bring about the COM
pletion of this work which means so
much not only to the state of New
Jersey, but to all the states along
the Atlantic seaboard. Your esteem
Continued On page So
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-09-03

In declaring that the proposed
New Jersey ship canal, one of the
most important links in the system OF
intra-coastal waterways mas Deeh
allowed to remain diminished because
of the lethargic attitude and deplor-
able indifference of our legislative
representatives who have allowed
themselves to be subsidized, or at
least to become the manikins OF the
invisible system which is opposed TO
all undertakings intended for pupllc
benefit" Mayor Frederick w. Don
nelly, of Trenton, last night drew
forth a heated reply from former
Senator William E. Ramsay, who
construed the assertions made by
Mayor Donnelly to be an attack up
on the Democratic administration.
The wordy tilt between the Trenton
executive, DR.. Ramsay and President
]. Hampton Moore, of the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways Association,
marked an interesting session at the
Packer House, where noted delega-
ton of waterway enthusiasts and
state officials, including Senator
James E. MARITIME and four congress
men, were entertained by the Board
of Trade.
View Canal Route.
The dinner followed a trip made
across the state over the route OF
the proposed canal Thirty-fve wa
terway enthusiasts, under Mayor
Donnelly, left the Trenton city hall in
autos at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, headed for Bordentown. where
the canal digging is to start. After
leaving Bordentown the party stop
ped at Crosswick's s Creek, which will
be the highest point of the canal bed,
and then proceeded through White
horse, Hamilton Square, Edinburg,
Dutch Neck, Plainsboro, Scotch Cor
ner and Jamesburg. After stop at
the latter place the party proceeded
through Helmetta, Spotswood, Old
Bridge, Jacksonville, Ernston and
Morgan, leaving Morgan for this city.
The trip was in reality the first Of
fetal inspection of the proposed
canal route.
Reception at Packer House.
At the Packer House Mayor Ferd
Garretson, President John Pfeiffer,
Secretary Hugh Lynch and other
members of the Board of Trade,
greeted the noted delegation. SEN
ator MARITIME and President ]. Spen-
Ger Smith, of the Board of Naviga-
tion and Commerce, Joined the party
at the local hotel, as well as other
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-09-03
W|LLG. D. ?. ENDORSES
FIX TICKET SEPT. H MANY CANDIDATES
J. ]. Ryan Candidate for Alder
man in Second Ward-Al-
derman-at-La large Uncertain.

At large and enthusiastic meet
ing of the Republican Club of this
city last night, three candidates were
indorsed for aldermen, one for the
state senate, one for coroner and
three for the assembly. A commit
tee appointed to procure an alder
man-at-large reported progress and
will give the name of the candidate
the early part of next week, proba-
bly, Tuesday. = committee, which
was appointed to secure a candidate
for alderman in the second ward,
presented the name of James ].
Ryan, who has consented to run on
the Republican ticket. Mr.. Ryan's
name was endorsed, together with
two other candidates for alderman In
the fourth and sixth wards. Chris
Andersen was named as candidate
for alderman in the fourth ward and
Stephen Schultz for the sixth ward.
Same Assembly Candidate.
AS for the assembly two of the
three candidates that ran at the last
election will renew their candidates..
They are Clarence Haight, of New
Market, and George E. Applegate, of
South River. Leo Goldberger,
of this city, is the third man
endorsed by the club. William A.
Spencer, of Raritan township, near
Metuchen, was endorsed to be the
candidate for state senator. The
candidate for coroner will be John
Hubbard, of New Brunswick.
10 Ir-
in the case of those who wished to
run for excise commissioners be-
cause there were seven or eight can
didates and only five members on the
board. 1t was necessary to use the
same policy in the case of candidates
for freeholders. there being more
running for the candidacy than there
are officers. Those candidates for
the excise board and Board of Free
holders will furnish a contest at the
primaries This system was not nee
essary in the case of candidates for
aldermen, assembly, stae senator and
coroner, as there was no opposition
to the candidates.
Favor Ship Canal.
1t was suggested that the Republ-
can party favor the building of the
ship canal across New Jersey and
that it be made one of the planks il
the platform of the assembly candi-
dates. Although the platform will
be made by the G. o. P. members at
the state convention to be held In
Trenton October 5, 1t is hoped the
action taken by the local party will
influence the members at the con-
vention to adopt this suggestion in
the platform for the party.
Another meeting of the G. o. P.
Club will probably be held next
week at the rooms in the Splitter
building at that time receiving the
at-large.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-09-03

Former Recorder Henry W Kehoe
this morning declared that he had in
his possession the names of twenty
two saloonkeepers of Perth Amboy
who had paid bribes to certain mem
bers of the Board of Excise Commits
sioners in order to obtain transfers
of license, and he announced his de-
termination to place these in the
hands of Prosecutor W. Edwin Flor
ance for a subsequent investigation
by the grand jury. This investiga-
tion, Lawyer Kehoe says, will result
in the exposure of a condition that
he terms as rotten" and being an
ardent exponent of commission gov
ernment. he believes that it will
eventually result in not only the
conviction of certain members of
the excise board for fraudulent
practices, but that it will prove to be
determining factor in bringing
about the blishment Of the COM
mission form of government in this
city.
Says He Has the Goods.
Kehoe contends that his threat to
expose these members of the excise
DOdf 10 AOI iA juIC blC Adot IOI
political purposes, for he announces
that he has the goods and intends
to carry out his purpose. He refused
to make public the names of the sa-
loonkeepers who he alleges have
paid over money to save the revokal
OF some licenses, but he made this
statement for the press:
THE excise board is rotten The
property that l own here is all in
my own name, and let Bird and
Boehm bring suit for SANDER
against me if they wish"
According to Mr.. Kehoe an effort
is now being made on the part Of
city officials to refund to the saloon
keepers some of the money that had
been collected Illegally. The first
inkIing of the excise board scandal
was given during the early part of
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-09-03
PEACE FILLS AIR IN
WASHINGTON TODAY
All Developments Were Re-
garded as Tending Toward
Wind-up of Big Struggle.
PESSIMISTS NOT HEEDE0
Tangible Signs Bring New
Feeling Pope's 0VertureS
and German Concessions.
PESSIMISTS NOT HEEDED
peotai b. United Press Wire.

Special by United Press Wire.
Washington, Sept. 3:-Peace was
in the air today. There were pessi-
mists but they were little needed.
All developments were regarded as
tending toward a wind-up of the
European struggle. These were
among the tangible signs discerned
of the new feeling:
Germany's concession in the mat
ter of submarine warfare.
The fatherland's open declaration
unoficially through its Washington
representatives that the submarine
memorandum was in the interests of
securing American cooperation in an
effort to end hostilities.
The same diplomats informal out
line of the terms on which the
Kaiser would make peace.
Assurances from Great Britain of
modification of the order in coun-
ell.
The Pope's tentative overtures to
the White House with view of
mediation between the belligerents
Rome's further intimation that
Austro-Hungary from many indica-
tions was willing to consider over
lures if they came either from the
allies or such powerful neutral as
the United States.
Washington officials know that the
allied governments would regard any
inVitat tion from the United States to
discuss peace terms at this time as an
act unlike that of a sincere friend.
While the precise nature of the
pope's communication to the president
has not been disclosed, there is ground
for believing that the message was
more of general than a particular
character and that it was more sug-
gestlve and Informative than other
wise.
The manner in which Germany is
now openly expressing her Willingness
to discuss. peace is regarded here as
one of the most interesting develop
ments in the war situation
1t Is said that Germany would be
willing to give up all of France that
she holds, all of Belgium, restoring
the original status quo In the west
She would demand In the east the
creation of an Independent kingdom of
Poland and possibly an independent
Finland, and for Austria the assurance
OF a dominating position In the Bal
kans.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-09-03
Will Have Dinner at Hotel
Madison Here - Several
Prominent Speakers Coming

The big day for the Progressives
of the Middlesex county will be Sept.
II for on that date Progressive ticket
\ II be made at this city for the com
ing campaign. The Hotel Madison
will be the scene or activity when a
dinner will be served at O'Clock.
The speakers at the event will be
former Senator Everett Colby, State
Chairman ]. A. H. Hopkins, Frank /.
Pattison of Colonia; former Judge
Adrian Lyon, of this city and County
Chairman James A. Edgar. of New
Brunswick.
Progressives of Middlesex county
received the following notice from
County Chairman Edgar yesterday:
The Progressive County Commit
teemen of Middlesex county and their
friends are invited to meet at the
Madison hotel, 27S Madison avenue,
day, September II. Dinner will be
served at 7 O'Clock. Following the
dinner reports will be received re-
garding all candidates for senator,
assemblyman and freeholders, and
further action will be taken regard
ing the same.
The above resolution is in line
with the resolution adopted by the
State Committee of the Progressive
party at their meeting held in AS
bury Park July 81, 1915. The Pro-
gressive party recognizes men above
party. The old parties believe that
a party label is a guarantee that all
the candidates are Simon pure.
The Progressive party believes the
people have the making of the candi-
dates and do not emphasize party,
but men. Remember the army of
over 100000 voters who registered
their protest against the bosses in
1912 cannot be hoodwinked. We
have witnessed some 'turn-coats' de-
serting the ranks, which in turn will
be filled by men who will not barter
their citizenship by Topping over to
a party whose chief desire is TO re
gain the Offices which they have lost
She same men are leading the forces
of the Republican party now as IN
1912. They have been repudiated.
and still have the audacity to lead
again, hoping the independent voters
will forget what happened in 1912.
Nothing stirred the patriotism Of
the American people after the sink
ing of one of our war vessels in
Havana harbor as Remember the
Maine" Every true Progressive will
be stirred when mention is made of
the last Republican national conven-
tion in 1912, at which time the
greatest steal in our country's poll
tical history was made, robbing
Theodore Roosevelt of the nomina-
tion, which nearly wrecked the party
of Abraham Lincoln.
I'm conclusion, let me urge that
you invite men of all political faith
to come to the above stated meeting.
Remember the date, September IL.
Prominent state speakers will be
present to address the gathering.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-09-03
FRESH LABOR DISPUTES
CAUSE ALARM IN ENGLAND
aecial bu United Press WIRE.

Special bU United Press Wfre
London, Sept. 3-The govern
ment today was faced with fresh la
b. disputes which threatened to in
terfere with the production of muni-
tions. Trouble broke out yesterday
at the big Armstrong armament
works. 1t was understood the differ
ences there would be submitted to
arbitration today. In several sec
tons of England coal miners are
threatening to quit work, evidently
emboldened by the success of the
Wales miners. They complained with
interference with the eight hour act.
The government is making attempt
to convince the men that they should
work regularly instead of taking
week end vacations.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-09-03
SCHOOLS CROWDED
AS IN PAST YEARS
designations Received and Re-
ports Read at the School
Board Meeting.

designations were received from
Misses Eunice Abel and Mary E.
Hansen as teachers in the local
schools and from Miss Carrie Arner
as secretary to the superintendent
last night, at the meeting of the
Board of Education and were ac-
cepted. Miss Sarah Goldstein was
appointed to take Miss Arners
place, receiving $3.50 for the first
year and regular teachers salary for
the following years. Miss Emily
Peterson was. appointed assistant
kindergarten teacher at No. 4
school
An application for the position of
janitor from Rasmus Hansen was
received and placed on file. Fifty
dollars was appropriated for expend-
itures on manual training, sewing
and cooking departments. The sec
retary was instructed to get figures
for the publishing of 500 copies of
the secretary's annual report. Bills
to the amount of $1,000 were re-
ceived and ordered paid. These
pills were for desks, books, printing,
repairs, stationary, general supplies,
etc.
Superintendent Shull made a re-
port of the opening of schools, in
which he said the conditions pre-
vailing in the schools in this city
were practically the same as they
have been for the last four years,
and that is crowded. So far, Mr..
Shull had only received the total en-
rollment of the high and grammar
schools. There are 3,056 in the
grammar school compared with the
-1,011 that entered last year, and
In the high school there are $50 en-
rolled, 240 of which are freshmen.
1t was necessary to send the sixth
grade of No. school to the gram
mar school until the addition to No.
Q is completed. All other schools
of this city are in crowded state
awaiting the completion of the
schools now being built.
Those present last night were:
President John K Sheehy, Commits
sioners Victor Main and William
Sellars, Secretary Alfred Crowell
and Superintendent of Schools s. E.
Shull.
A special meeting will be held
September 16 for the purpose of
paking certain appropriations that
= not taken up last night.
Isiues. Jensen 5, State st.
a
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-09-03
OVER $500 LOST As BRITISH
TRANSPORT STRIKES MINE
Special by United Press Wire.

Berlin, via wireless TO Sayville. L.
l., Sept 3,-A British transport
struck a mine off the entrance TO the
Dardanelles and sank with 320 Off
GERS, one thousand two hundred
and fifty men and a crew of 800,
according to a dispatch today from
Sofia. All aboard were drowned
Six hundred bodies have been re-
covered.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-09-03
QUINN FILES PETITION FOR
THE SENATE NOMINATION

The last hopes of Democratic lead
ers that Arthur A. Quinn, the present
assem- bIyman, would withdraw from
ths race for the senatorial nomina-
ton, were shattered this afternoon,
when hts petition was filed In the
county clerks Office.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-09-03
General Won Hindenburg Cap
lures GaIiCia Fortress and
City After Desperate Battle
in Streets-Takes 5000
Russian Prisoners is Claim.
GERMANS PRESS ONWARD
Italians Occupy Roverto, the
Largest Austrian City to
Fall Since the War Started
-Enemy's Artillery and
Troops Now Retreating.
GERMANS PRESS ONWARD
sctal by United Press Wire.

.pectdI bp United Press ware.
Berlin, via wireless to Tuckerton,
N. j., Sept. 3:-General Won Hin
denburg's troops have captured Grod-
no fortress, it was officially an
rounced today. The city of Grodno,
on the right banks of the Niemen, al
so has been occupied by German
troops who crossed the river and en-
gagged the Russians in desperate
street battle. The Russians are fall
ing back eastward.
Other German forces have reached
the Niemen between the Augustovwo
channel and Swislocz, said the official
statement
Northwest and west of Wilma Rus
slams tried to oppose our advance,
but failed, the Russians suffering ex-
traordlnary losses.
Southeast of Meretsh, eight miles
west of the Vilna-Grodno railway,
Russians were thrown back. General
Won Galwitz's troops broke the enc
my's resistance on the road from Al
ekszyce to Swislocz.
"Yon Hindenburg' army took
prisoners yesterday more than 5000
Russians, one cannon and eighteen
machine guns. Prince Leopold, of
Bavaria, continues the engagement
with Russians north of Prushany,
northeast of Brest-Litovsk.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen,
pursuing the enemy, has reached Jas
iolda,, also the district east of Ko-
drin."
Following heavy bombardment
German troops captured the strong
ly fortified bridgehead at Lennowade,
northwest of Friedrichstadt, around
which a violent engagement has been
waged for ten days. Cavalry swan
the river and aided in the attack.
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Sink Two Steamers.

Special bV United I-feSS VIC.
London, Sept 3:-The Belgian
steamer Roumanie and the British
steamer Whitefield have been sunk by
submarines. Dispatches today said
the crews were landed. The Rou-
mamie displaced 1888 tons and was
owned by an Antwerp shipping firm.
The Whitefeld displaced 2,444 tons
and was owned by the Mclean
Shipping Company and was regis
tered at Westhartlepool..
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Kaiser Honors Mackensen-

Special GJ United Press Wire.
Amsterdam, Sept. 3-Kaiser Will
helm has conferred the Black Eagle,
the highest order within his gift,
upon Field Marshal Mackensen, for
the capture of Brest-Litovsk.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-09-03
KEHOE CHARGES EXCISE BOARD
WITH AFTING; READY FOR
INVESTIGATION, SAYS BOEHM

Lawyer Says He Has Proof to Show 8oard is "Rotten-
Invites Suit for SIander, Saying That All His Property is
in His Own Name and That Bird and Boehm Can Act if
They PeaSe-Boehm Denies knowledge of Any Grating
and Says Action is Political Move to Inure Him.