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Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-12-27
Taking Over of Railroads Com
pleteS Concentration of
Industrial America.
McAD00 IS MAKING PLANS
Railroad Heads and Brother
hood Officials Satisfied Step
Taken is Only Solution.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27-Indus-
trial America today is virtually under
federal law control as a result of
President Wilson's proclamation of
operation Of the railroads. Ieadef rs
of commercial enterprises working
here Tor the government, federal Of
nclals and representatives of labor
agreed today that the nation is placed
now on war footing under the GEN.
tralized guidance of President Wilson
and Secretary of the Treasury Nc
Adoo.
Mr. McAdoo who still rtains his post
at head of treasury department, was
laboring early laying the foundation
OF stupendous organization work be-
fore him. Railroad officials here and
throughout the country assured him
or their hearty cooperation and sup
port. Rise in railroad stocks mark
ed early returns on stock exchanges,
merely reflects the roads confidence
In the new order, they declared.
The first act OF McAdoo's prelimi-
nary TO actually starting operation of
the road January 1, will be selection
OF a board of directors" This will
include representatives of the Rail-
road War Broad, Inter State Com
merce Commission. Priority Board
anu Ol44ST aStuSltSs now engaged Ol-
rectly or indirectly in direction of
transportation work here.
Much of the actual administration
of the road must be done for the
time, at least through existing age1-
cies. Later as need for further CO.
ordination develops, McAdoo will al
ter his working arrangements. All
industrial enterprises are effected by
the Presidents orders. Drastic regu-
lations to supply and accommodate
only those commercial enterprises
vital to war work, are expected. Rail
road employees stand behind the gov
ernment.
Questions of legislation to protect
their interests, wage dispute problems
and other matters effecting labor will
be discussed at a conference between
the President and the brotherhood
chiefs this afternoon.
The Presidents action was abso-
lutely the only solution to bring an
efficient administration of the road
during the war. We are gratified at
his action said A B. Garretson,
spokesman of the Brotherhood lead
ers today,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-12-27
When Membership Drive Was
Started Perth Amboy Made
Wager With Brunswick.
WOULD GET 1000 MORE
Loser of Bet to Pay to Winner
rs Memberships AM
boy Set Pace and Held It.

Perth Amboy has caught New
Brunswick mapping and as result
the county seat will be minus twenty
five Red Cross memberships. Perth
Amboy challenged the neighboring
city at the beginning of the Red Cross
campaign, claiming that she could Sc
cure 1000 more members than would
the county seat. In order to uphold
her claim Perth Amboy offered TO bet
twenty-five memberships with New
Brunswick that she would fulfill her
boast New Brunswick accepted and
the merry race was on.
Amboy showed her pacemaking
qualities from the beginning, getting
off to flying start at the opening shot
This city was out after $500 members
and the county seat after 5000.
The reports turned in on Monday
night, at the close of the actual cam
paign, showed Perth Amboy with
membership of more than $4,000 and
New Brunswick with 5000. Instead
of securing 1000 more than the coun-
ty seat, Perth Amboy has gone more
5000 beyond the New Brunswickers.
The twenty-five memberships have
not yet been received in this city.
Although the actual campaign
closed in this city Monday night, res
idents here who desire to join the
Red cross and assist in doing their
share In this war work may do SO at
any of the enrolling stations estab-
lished here until the end of the week
These stations are at Boynton Broth
ers & Companys office, the Boston
dry goods store, Reynolds Brothers
store, Laurer drug store, Wedeen S
store in Smith street, and at Albert
Icons.
The reports up till o'clock Mon
day night showed 1887 members
Several teams have reported since
then and the enrolling booths are ex-
pected to secure some members so
that when the final report is made by
General Chairman Albert Leon the
early part of next week, the $4,000
mark may have been reached and
passed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-12-27
NEED SPIRIT Of
CD OPERATION
Public Utility Commission Tells
Railroad Officials and Train
men Some Plain Facts.
By Special Correspondent.

TRENTON, Dec. 27-The Public
Utility Commission today refused to
consider a motion made by John A.
Matthews, of Newark, counsel for the
Brotherhood OF Railroad Trainmen,
to discontinue the hearing on the ap-
plication of the Lehigh &, New Eng
land railroad to reduce its full crews
under the provisions of the law pass
ed last winter In denying the mo-
ton President Donges, of the commits
sion, took occasion to call to the at
tention of both the railroads and the
trainmen the fact that these are not
normal times and that a spirit of COM
promise should enter into their nego-
tiations.
Mr. Matthews asked for the discon-
tinuance in view of the fact that the
federal government is to employ a
railroad dictator. Commenting on this
Donges said: Days ought not to be
consumed in proceeding like this
when the matter might be settled
around the table of common council.
Man power ought to be used at this
time to the utmost. and there oughr
to be feeling that during the war We
will do our best with five men where
ever 1t Is physically possible to do it,
Mr.. Donges also said that the rail-
road dictator might be forced TO take
some action unless there is a spirit
to reach an agreement upon the part
of each side.
Counsel Lehman, for the Lehigh &
New England, said that one of the
motives for its application to reduce
the crew to five men lies in the fact
that the extra man could then be used
to make up additional crews to IA
cilitate transportation.
Then there ought to be no diff
Guilty in getting together" replied the
president of the commission. He an
nounced that pending new develop
ments the hearing would proceed 1t
is understood that about only four
positions OF trainmen are involved in
the present full crew proceeding.
The board decided that the Erie rail-
road should not reduce its crews.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-12-27
AMBASSADOR FRANCIS NOT
INTERFERING IN RUSSIA
Rv United Presa.

~ Omitted Press.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 27-American
Ambassador Francis fiat disclaimer
of the Bolsheviki charge that he and
the American Red Cross sought to
aid General Kaledines against the
Trosky-Lenine regime, was published
here today. Francis asserted that the
autom obiles and other supplies were
enroute not to Rostoff but to Jassy
and were being transported for the
purpose of removing them from pos
slbility Of capture by the Germans.
He emphasized that the American
government instructions to him spe-
cifically forbade interference with
Russia's internal problems and that
he had 'scrupulously observed that
Injunction"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-12-27
COAL TRANSPORTATION IS
UNDER STRICT REGULATION
Sp Tinted Prrss.
nI cHINGTn'

81 ffHheu FfS6s
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27:-A reso-
luton in coal transportations COM
parable to the Presidents federal
railroad control proclamation, was
ordered by Fuel Administrator Gar
field today The order governs coal
contracts for 1918, and declares con-
tracts will not be recognized if they
involve railroad cross hauling of
coal, except in the case of gas coal
or coal to be used for bi-product pur-
poses" This is in furtherance OF
Garfield's newest scheme to solve the
coal transportation by establishing a
zone system of distribution. The out
put of given coal field is assigned
to the nearest territory.
I'VE are now putting into effect
plans which will place the entire coal
industry on a war basis" said Gar
field. '"These plans will be wholly
effective. beginning April. 1918, when
the present coal year will come to an
end"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-12-27
ENGLISH AIR SQUADRON
JUST MISSED The KAISER
BU United Press.

LONDON, Dec. 27-England's S
first reprisal air raid came near being
the greatest success of the war in
that the German kaiser barely got out
of Mannheim before the bombs be-
gan to drop. The kaiser and his staff
were returning from the Verdun
front, where last week the kaiser
called God "Germany's avowed ally"
and passed the Mannheim station just
an hour before that structure was
partially wrecked by bombs from the
British reprisal squadron.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-12-27
MAY HOLD UP!
COUNTY JAIL
Board of FreehoIders Threat
ened With Long Delay Over
Cells Because of Arches.
By Special Correspondent.

NEW BRUNSWICK. Dec. 27-The
Van Dorm Iron Works, who have the
contract for the erection OF the cells
in the new county Jail, yesterday is
sued an ultimatum to the Board OF
Freeholders at their meeting that
unless the tile arches In the west
wing of the county Jail were put in
place by Saturday they will prolong
their work on the building until next
spring or summer which would mean
that the completion of the Jail will
not take place until next fall. The
company claims that the sub-con-
tractor, T. II. Riddle, has delayed
their work and caused them the
trouble they have had in getting their
contract completed.
1t developed at the meeting that
the sub-contractor and the Van Dorm
Company are at loggerheads over the
proposition and have been SO for
some time. 1t also was said that the
arches are on the ground and ready
to be put in place. 1t was testified
that the construction Of the arches
would take four days and that it
would be impossible to have them IN
place by Saturday.
Architect William H. Boylan was
called upon by Director Gebhardt to
explain the situation. He stated that
the work was going on as well as can
be expected at the present time, con-
sidering the war conditions. The ar
chitect said that the sub-contractor
was doing his part. but that the van
Dorm concern wanted to rush things.
He said that the arches were there
and ready to be erected and claimed
that he was as anxious as anyone to
see the building completed The
matter was finally disposed of when
it was referred to the county archi-
tect, with power to act
state Refuses Hospital Plans
The Department of Health of New
Jersey in a communication to the
board notified them that before they
can approve the plans and specifica-
tions for the new MiddleseX County
ti-Tuberculosis Hospital the site in
Raritan township upon W fh the
hospital is to be erected must Arst be
approved by the state.
The plans were drawn by Oakley &
Sons. of Elizabeth, and County Arch
itect Boylan and it is hoped that the
site will soon be approved so that
work can be started at once. The
Middlesex County Medical Society
has already passed on the property
as very desirable.
Reject Road Bids
Owing to the serious legal question
arising from the last election for
freeholders bids on the River road,
five of which were received, were re-
jected. The freeholders decided that
it would be impossible to float the
large bond issue necessary for the
work and that it would have to rest
until a more satisfactory condition of
affairs has been made.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-12-27
SERBIAN MINISTER TO
SPEAK BEFORE CONGRESS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27-The ulti-
mate solution of the Balkan question
and what Serbia and her Balkan al
lies will do at the peace table will be
outlined to America by DR.. Vesnich,
Serbian ambassador in a speech be-
fore congress January 4. That Doctor
Vesnich will bring home the integrity
of Americas position in not declar-
ing war against Turkey and Bulgaria
is predicted, although the Serbian
statesman denied today that the OBJ
iect of his mission TO this country is
to influence in any way the American
war policy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-12-27
Set Eire to Kitchen.

An overheated stove in the kitchen
of the apartments of Edward Soheld,
at s76 State street, set fire TO some
yellow pine sheating and for time
threatened the kitchen, early this ar
tornoon. An alarm of fire was turned
in from box 65 at Commerce and
state streets. The flames were extin-
guished with chemicals. Great vol
umes of smoke rose from the burning
wood. making it appear as if a fierce
fire was threatening the building. The
damage was slight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-12-27
CANNOT RIDE
FIRST CLASS IN ENGLAND
Ry United Press.

LONDON, Dec. 27-American army
privates can no longer climb into first
class compartments on British rail-
ways and ride with officers. One of
the British army regulations prohibits
privates travelling first class and
makes it mandatory upon officers.
When the first Americans reached
England they scorned third class
coaches and rode with the officers.
Army authorities decided it was un-
wise to discriminate in favor of the
Americans.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-12-27
JAPANESE POLICY ON
RUSSIAN PEACE PARLEY
Bu United Press

Bu United Press
LONDON, Dec. 27-Japan is form
ulating definite policy to be follow
ed in event of a separate peace be-
tween Russia and Germany, accord
ing to Toxic dispatches today. They
related a war conference between the
Emperor, Foreign Minister Motano
and others on the subject.
Undertakers and Embalmers. High
Glass Service. Auto or Coaches. Flynn
& Peterson. Chapel and Morgue, 422
East Ave. Phone 35S Day or Night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-12-27
PEACE CONFERENCES RESUMED
81 United ess

AMSTERDAM. Dec. 27-The Brest-
Litovsk peace conferences between
Russian and German delegates were
resumed today, according to Berlin
dispatches received here. Previous
reports have indicated a postpone
ment of the meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-12-27
The Perth Amboy
Savings Institution
Organized 1869.

Organized 1869.
The Board of Managers has ordered credited of
January 1915 payable and after January 90 191S
dividend at the rate of
Four per cent. per Annum
on all deposits entitled thereto not exceeding thou
sand dollars and in of one thousand dol
lars at the rate of three and onehaf per per
ADRIAN LYON,
CHAS. X. SEAMAN President
Treasurer. -
MONEY IN SAVINGS BANK, the property of sub
iecs of triaIungary and of Germany who reside in
the United States has been officially declared nvolable
and is not liable to seizure by the Government of the
United States.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-12-27

MILADY'S LUXURIOUS HATS

Dependable. fashionable, individual
three qualities which characterize
every hat In our shop, at surprisingly
THE HAT SHOP
20 Jefferson st.
Open Evenings. Phone 6S7-M.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-12-27

WEATHER-Fair and
continued cold to-
night. Tomorrow
fair and not quite so
cold.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-08-10

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ffnwnlin last year alone.

Hawaiia last year alone.
 AS remarked, practically every one of these women is a laborer and the advent of each and every one is real ly an addition to the ranks of the Japanese lahorers residing in this country.
 It thus appears that Japan, in spite of her agreement to refuse passports to her laboring classes, is violating the spirit if not the fact with respect to the "Gentleman's Agreement" Tn every way 1t appears that the Unl- ted States is far from being relieved of the oriental menace" Japanese immigration is growing rather than diminishing in spite of the promises of Japan and the restrictions of the immigration laws.
 The cleverness of the Japanese has enabled them to nullify the spirit of the "Gentlemans' Agreement" com pttNtIN tAdttlN tii'y itsNNt SutN'Nb ed in nullifying the California law forbidding alien inehgibles to citi- zenship in the United States from acc ;uiring titles to lands withir the state, by the simple progress of plac- names of their children born m the United States and therefore, cti7'ns of the country, and having themselves appointed guardians of tAe child in whose name property is placed.
 Thus, in spite of laws and agree ments, Japanese are daily acquiring greater property interests in the Uni- anese labor IS growing steadily each year. Already there are fifteen thou to hold lands and the land holdings of Japenese aggregate more than two more than one hundred thousand acrs are held in California alone. and represent q total value of nearly s32.- O0O,O0O.
 Many persons are inclined to be- little the "hysteria" of California over the Japanese problem. but it is clear that it is a menacing, serious prob lon, not opiv for California hut nm less the tide of immigration is check ed, is one that must be reckoned with at some time in the future by the entire nation.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-08-10
THE JAPANESE PROBLEM.

Although the records of the bureau of imm grafton indicate a considerable reduction in the number of Japanese arriving in the United States since ment" went into effect, the report of the bureau for the year 1916 dis closes that the efforts to stop the tide of oriental labor annually coming to the United States have been palliative rather than effectual.
 When the "Gentlemans' Agree ment," framed by Messrs. Takahara and Root, became effective in 1907, something like 30,000 Japanese were arriving in the United States each year. Immediately upon the consumation of the negotiations, whereby Japan undertook to prevent her laboring people coming to the United States by refusing them q passport, immigration dropped off untiS.@+ reached low water mark in 1910, when no more than 2,79S Jap anese arrived in the country. Up to the close of that year it varily ap- peared that the Japanese problem had been most effectually solved. The influx of Japanese labor had been reduced to less than one tenth of the number recorded previous to the un- derstanding with our island neighbor and there was every reason to believe that America was done with the vex- ing question for some time at least.
 In 1911, however, the immigration began to increase and since that time has continued to gradually increase than nine thousand persons. Further, he it noted the number given does not include the Japanese laborers and women who are entering Hawaii in increasingly large numbers or of the considerable numbers which have come into the United States surrepti- tiously by way of Mexico and Canada. 4 large proportion of the immigrants are women, many being the so-called picture brides" who profess 10 have been married in Japan. The marriage ceremony, however, merely consist in an exchange of photographs. The ar rival of these women appears at first sight a very innocent matter. There is apparently no great harm going to occur from the entry of Japanese women Into the United States. But, it so happens that practically all of these women are quite as much lab orers" as the men who arrive here. Once installed on American soil, the ma jorfty will be found fin the fields at wori, beside the Japanese men, doing the same work in the same number of hours Nearly nine thou sand Japanese women, married and single. entered the United States and
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-08-10
NOTICE.

For first ciass work ana prompt te- livery phone Main 151 and the Peo- pies laundry will send and get your laundry. w. J. WILLIAMSON. Prop.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-08-10

Rates for advertising space In any of the above publications will be made known on application.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-08-10

Moonlight water at the City Bath House.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-08-10

Nome Weekly Nugget l month. soc
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City Official Paper
SUBSCRIPTION RATESi
 In Advance.

some Daily Nugget l month...S 200 Nome Daily Nugget, 6 months. 1000 Nome Daily Nugget year..... 2o.oo
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NUGGET MINING AND pREDGiN,
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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-24
WALLACE GOES TO WASHINGTON

Major George S. Wallace, of Hunt.
ington, head of the state bureau Of
military census and enrolment, has
been relieved of duty in that capacity
and has been ordered to report for
duty at Washington, d. c., after ten
days.
1t is supposed that he will be at
tached to the Office Of the Judge advo-
cate general.
1t has not been learned who is like
ly to be his successor as head Of the
state military bureau. With the COM
pletion Of the present movement of
drafted men from the state, the more
arduous duties Of the Office will have
been ended.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-24
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Today is the 2OOth anniversary of
the birth of Horace Walpole, the cele-
brated English politician and essayist
Rt. Rev. Joseph Chartrand, coad-
jutor bishop CT the Roman Catholic
diocese of Indianapolis, today cele-
brates the silver jubilee of his ordi-
nation
The annual national encampment
of the United States Spanish War Vet
Grams of the United States is to meet
at Cleveland today for a three-day
session.
The week beginning today has been
designated for a Statewide observance
of Patriotic Week. in Kentucky.
Tie inquest into the mysterious
death of Mrs. Maude A. King, wealthy
Chicago woman, is scheduled to be
reopened today at Concord, N. c.
The annual convention of the Ma
tional Association of Commercial Or
ganization Secretaries is to open at
Chicago today and will continue over
Wednesday.
Colonel Roosevelt is scheduled to
deliver a patriotic address in Kansas
City today at the formal opening of
the "Old Glory Week" carnival in that
city.
The efforts of the war on the car
riage building industry are to be dis
cussed at the annual convention Of the
Carriage Builders National Associa-
ton, meeting in Chicago today.
Herbert C. Hoover, Federal food
administrator, heads the list of speak
ers to be heard at the annual conven-
ton of the Grain Dealers National
Association, which is to meet today at
Buffalo.
Approximately 1000 casting man.
uidCtui Clio vi tlt. thi'cu CtutSo anu
Canada are expected in Boston today
to attend the annual meetings of the
American Foundrymens Association
and American Institute Of Metals.
The first Christian Efficiency Con-
gress of the Methodist Church is to
meet in Pittsburg today with eminent
leaders of the demonstration in at
| tendance from all sections of the
country.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has fixed today as the date for
giving hearing at Lexington on the
complaint of the Kentucky Lumber
Company against the st. Louis and
San Francisco Railroad.
The American Library Association
has set aside the week beginning for
raising million-dollar fund with
which to build and equip libraries for
every American training camp and
cantonment in this country and
abroad
The uses Of chemistry in the max
ing Of war materials are to be illus
trated at the third National EXPOSE
ton of Clinical Industries, which is
to begin a weeks engagement today
in the Grand Central Palace, New
York city.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-24

We are authorized to announce Mr..
j. c. Rains as a candidate for the
Office of Clerk of the Mason County
Court in the November election, sub
lect to the action of the Republican
voters at November election.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-24

We are authorized to announce Mr..
A. G. Watson as a candidate for the
olfice of Jailer of Mason County at the
coming November election, subject to
the action Of the Republican voters
party at the November election.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-24

We are authorized to announce the
candidacy of Mr.. Addison Baldwin for
Representative of Mason County sub
ject to the action of the Republican
voters at the November election.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-24

We are authorized to announce Har-
ry p. Purnell as a candidate for Judge
OF the Mason County Court. subject to
the action Of the Republican voters In
the November election.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-24
FOR REPRESENTATIVE

We are authorized to announce Mr.
John II. Cochran as candidate for
the Office of Representative from Ma.
son county, subject TO the action Of
the Democratic voters in November.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-24

We are authorized to announce Mr..
Charles Galbreath as a candidate for
the office of Sheriff of Mason County
at the November election, 1917, SUBJ
ject to the action of the Republican
in the November election