Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-07-10
The Fourth.

The one hundred and twenty-Slxth ami /
versary of American Independence was as
pleasant day as the most enthusiastic
youth could ask for. 1t was hot, but not
too hot to celebrate in any way that fancy
dictated. The cool woods and shaded
hooks beckoned sweltering humanity and
in spite of the prophesy of the weather
bureau that we would have showers, thou
sands spent the day in the woods and
other and more thousands visited the
various parks and places of amusements.
In Woodbury. the people did about as
they pleased. There were two games OH
base ball, one on the North Woodbury.
grounds in the morning, and another ON
the Country Club grounds in the afternoon.
In the former game the North Woodbury.
and Westyille teams divided honors In
kicking, but the Westville team made the
most runs. winning by a score OF 3 to l..
At the Country Club grounds in the after
noon large audience witnessed one OF the
best games ever played in our city between
the West Philadelphia and the Country
Club teams. Both teams played skillfuliy
and without a murmur Of discomfort from
either side. There were very few errors by
Gather team, and though the visitors ola
not win the greatest number OF runs, tney
did win the respect of every one OF the nve
hundred auditors for gentlemanly bearing
and good playing.
Other features at the Country Club were
game of ball in the morning between the
married and single men, in which the
married men won by score of to Z.
Then there was a Tennis Tournament,
and trap and rifle shooting, with goodly
number of participants in each.
As rule, Woodburians spent the day IN
rational way, and there was the minimum
number of sore heads on the fifth.
An INDUCTION Granted.
Vice Chancellor Grey granted an inlune-
tion Monday enjoining the Glass Bottle
Blowers Association of the United States
and Canada, William M. Doughty and more
than one hundred other defendants from
entering the plant of the George Jonas
Glass Company at Minatola, or from inter
fering with the conduct of its business.
The defendants are all strikers, and the
temporary injunction is the result OF the
recent disturbance at Minatola.
The injunction is broad in its terms and
enjoins these strikes from in any way an
noying those who may seek to work at the
company's plant or from using coercive
language or any kind of coercion with
view of inducing them to quit work. or to
induce those not employed there to go to
work.
Doughty is vice president of the Glass
Blowers Union, and has been active as a
leader of the strikers.
The bill of complaint is voluminous
affair and discusses at great length the
strike situation at Minatola, at the same
time entering into an elaborate dissertation
of the subject of child labor from the stand
point of the manufacturer.
1t is claimed that George Jonas, through
his enterprise and business ability practi-
cally built up the town of Minatola by
establishing there the glass plant now own
ed by the complaining company and valued
at $3.50, 900.
The bill admits that many minors were
indentured by their parents to the company
to learn the business, which, it is stated,
requires an apprenticeship of five years.
Many of these, it is claimed, were induced
by threats, coercion and even violence to
leave their work by the strikers, who placed
a guard around the factory, impeding the
passage of all who attempted to enter.
The present strike was inaugurated last
April, and it is charged that since that
time the Glassblowers' Association has been
paying the workers money to induce them
to quit work and join the ranks of the
strikers.
The leaders are charged with melting
the other strikers to riot and violence, many
instances being narrated where such prac-
tees have been resorted to.
A rule to show cause why the tempo
rary injunction should not be made per-
manent was made returnable before Vice
Chancellor Grey at Camden, Monday, July
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