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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-13
THEFT CASES GO
To GRAND JURY
Police Gather Evidence Against
Confessed Robbers and They
Are Taken to WorkhouSe

Detective Sergeants Hun and Long
and Detectives Hartmann and Gutow-
ski are busy today gathering moro
have confessed to committing robber-
les in this city and nearby towns.
They are his getting more proog
against the people who bought the
stolen goods.
Announcement was made today at
police headquarters that the case
will go to the grand jury Mt New
Brunswick on Monday and IL Is OK
pected that the grand jury Will orins
In a verdict of guilty and the youths
and receivers of the stolen goods 2ill
have a speedy trial.
The accused youths, Stephen MI
dura, of Charles street; John Bolinskt,
of So Charles street, and Stephen
Bolvzik. OF Catherine street, were all
taken to the county workhouse at
New Brunswick yesterday afternoon
by City Marshal L. Burt Moore, where
they will be held to await their trial.
The receivers of the stolen goods are
all out on bail. The bail in heir
cases is $500 each.
A number of people who have been
robbed were at city hall last night
and they signed charges against the
youths and will appear before the
grand jury later to press the charges.
The wner of the stolen loot Will
receive their goods. most of which
was recovered by the detectives. in a
few days. In the meantime the goods
will be held at city hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-13
WANT PLANTFOR
MAKING H ACID
Dye and Chemical Company
Before Harbor Board With
Request for Lease

AT the final session OF the present
Harbor Board last night at City Hall
several matters of Importance CAME
to their attention and were discussed.
Mr.. Meyers. of Meyers & Kultner,
attorneys for the United Dyes Cor
poration. and Mr.. Wolfe. of the War
Chemical Company. came before the
board with the question of the lease
of and the right to operate in the
building Herman e. Herman have oc-
cupied until a short time age. These
gentlemen want the plant for h
United Dyes Corporation for the pur-
pose of making II acid. They pre-
scented plans which called for the re-
pair of the roofs. putting in new
flooring. installing toilet facilities and
emergency stairways, and the repair
ing OF all skylights and windows.
They declared hat this could be done
by the company for about 5000, and
that they would begin to pay rent
from January l.. but If any default
was made I'm payment the board
could take distress proceedings.
Mr.. Meyers was advised by City
Attorney Leo Goldberger to write TO
the mayor and request him for a for
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-13
Organized LahOr'S Gift to Red
Cross Expected to Arrive Soon

The ambulance which organized
labor OF Perth Amboy has purchased
from subscriptions procured from the
different labor organizations in the
city, ard which they have decided TO
present to the local chapter of the
American Red Cross, is expected to
arrive in the near future. In the
event that the car is secured before
Christmas the men will In all proba-
bility present 1T as a. Christmas gift
to the Red Cross.
The donations hat have not been
announced yet follow: subscriptions
OF s.. B. Jensen. Robert Mcclure,
william Smith: subscription OF -,
Harry Hanson: subscriptions OF So,
Charles Farr. Archie Dickson; sub
scriptions of 81. John Mcbride. Haas
Lund; subscriptions OF 81, Norris
Demling. Sam Demling, Harry Was
sernlan. Alfred Coley. Charles Lar
sen. X. Dickson. Jens ~Sorenson. Ell
mer Sorenson, Morris Kass, c. F.
Reynolds, Harry Henderson. H.. Stoc-
KEEL, r. Noble, A. Miller. A. Trasburg,
W. Miller, J.. II. Hippenthal, H. De-
Rush, +. Horner, j. Korztln. j. Place,
D. Cage, H. Hendrickson, r. Dickson,
]. Both. G. Babsog, j. Kruger, o. Ro-
fed, IL. Peterson, w. Hunt, r. Dew
eny. J.. Strasser, G. Powell. j. Can, i.
E. Walters, A. E. Hunt, G.. Stevenson.
Charles Dahl, L. B. Brackney, j.
DOlan.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-13

all OF which related to the work which
had beer accomplished during the last
year. Nearly all the reports contained
requests for larger appropriations for
next year.
A request was entered by II. Brew
ster Wallis. county superintendent OF
schools. for an appropriation OF S25.-
0s5. so as to be able TO meet the
running expenses OF the county voca-
tional school.
The agents OF the home demonstra-
ton and farm demonstration bureaus
requested $500, so that they might
be enabled to pursue their work TO ad-
vantage.
A resolution was introduced by
Freebooter Dey 10 the effect that the
county employees be given their wages
before December 25, so that they
would be able 10 use them in holiday
purchasing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-13
Elsner, Bavarian Premier, Sees
Germany, Greatest Democracy

BV Associated Press.
MUNICH. Dec. 12.-"If democracy
spreads to all classes, as believe
probable. Germany will become the
most democratic country in the
world" said Kurt Eisner. the Bavar-
ian premier. In concluding an infor-
mai call the correspondent had made
today as he heard his wife's insistent
voice outside the door reminding him
that II was time to go to the theatre.
The Bavarian leader Is an idealist,
his opponents say so and Eisner. him
self. would be the only person in the
world to deny the allegations. His
friends call him the greatest man in
Germany" but his enemies who ap-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-13

The saving and thrift stamps sold at
the booth on Wednesday amounted to
Si21. and on Thursday the total was
3155. The new issue will be released
on January l but the stamps pur-
chased up till then will stiIl be good
and accrue interest as usual. The war
saving stamps headquarters have is
sue a small folder which Is being
suggested as a suitable Christmas
present. It is prettily decorated with
holly and Christmas bells and has a
fitting verse and a place for the inser-
ton OF a war savings stamp. The
committee is urging people to remem-
Der their friends by giving them such
q present this Christmas season, as the
gift will be a useful one.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-13
Say Sewage From WMkhouse
Endangers n. B. Water Supply

The Middiesex county board OF
F~reeholders yesterday heard a com
muniCation from the State Board OF
Health about the condition OF the sew
age at the county workhouse near
Deans. which said that It was in a de-
plorable state and nay endanger the
water supply of New Brunswick. The
state board demanded immediate ac-
ton on the matter, and Il was referred
TO the building committee. which will
ut once attend to the evil which APP
pears to be a detriment to the county
seat water supply.
For the most part the session was
given over TO the reading Of reports
from the various county institutions,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-13

NAL permit { o manufacture thu n
acid, which they said was one OF the
fundamentals of the dye industry
which his country Is now endeavor-
ing to build up.
The report OF the gentlemen was
then discussed and following q reso-
luton drawn by Mr.. Goldberger. the
board decided TO allow the Emitted
Dyes Corporation to operate the plant
IL they would adhere to the terms Of
rents.
A motion was also passed to the
effect that Leo Goldberger take up
the matter OF riparian rights OF the
entire city frontage with the State
Board OF Commerce and Navigation.
City Clerk Arthur F.. Graham WIS
likewise requested to write to the
proper authorities and have some
lumber removed from the city dock
which should not be there.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-13

Mems Wool Fabric Raineoat. .....e7
Mems M~ackinaws: blended plaids SO
Boys smart Cheviot Overcoat.. ST
Boys Moieskin Cloth Coats.......S
Boys MoIsskin Cloth Coat....... 81
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-13

Belted back
Melton Over
coat with col
lar of Astra-
chan Cloth.
T.ss
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-13

Big Moleskin Cloth coat..........es
Boys Cheviot Mixture Suits .....sa
Boys Mackinaw Cloth Ulster. sac
Boys Cheviot Suit. Sizes s to 8. 50
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-13

School Boys
Suit of dura-
BILE dr. 3 s y
Corduroy In
Norfolk style.
$50
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-13

parontiy are increasing in Bavaria, de-
clare that he IL ian impractical and
idealiSt."
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-29
A. "a "Opcu UipIomn.., "

w lnuh hlohN l''mbffais
The more the Subject ~ conan
diplomacy" IN discussed, on this and
the other side of the Atlantic. IN,
more obvious II becomes that tho
only actual reform possible will be to
make treaties tho supreme law OF
every land, na they are In the United
states, under our constitution Ouf
treaties must he publrhod, after they
have been mutually ratified. Their
text is always available To all our
own people or to any foreigner who
may care to look them up Al In
trrVuls congress has compiled and
published all treaties still IN force.
II We are to havo closer relations
with other nations We must insist
on the same policy. and enlightened
opinion OF other nations viii favor
such "A change. Every people rec
ognizes the h.drous immortality ot 40
crct trcaiies modifying. often To the
extent Of ncgatlving. published
treaties The practice has sown sus-
picion and jealousy aud has To- a
great degree provoked wara En-
forcem.nt of treaties should ba an
international matter. just as en-
forccmcnt OF private contracts In q
community function. when proper
appeal In made to It's tribun.uA
Hut II IN "A peryerrion To insist that
this means that all the prcliminarie~
to an agreement must be conducted
with "pit.le'S publicity" Men do
not get together In public argu-
ments. even on matters of ordinary
interest iride would stand In tho
way, A representative Of country
would be especially embarrassed.
since his country would force him
To occupy "a bold position once pub.
licly taken, our own supreme
Judges reach their dee .sions without
public debate, although they often
set out their differences In separate
opiniona. Even committees named
by mass meetings retro for con.
sultatiOn. where minor differences
are happily rcconcilcd Wise stu
dents have rejoiceG that there were
no public debates In the Phihdel-
phia convention that formed our
| constitution. Some who supported
Its ratification might have been
forced by sense of consistency TO
| oppose H.
There may be public discussion a,
Versailles. but II In likely to take the
| form Of such opinions as supreme
Judges give on cases decided. There
| will he the freost private minvling of
the peace delegates and no power on
earth could prevent IT, ,Hut we shalt
know the final terms and shall hAv-
deliberate stRiements as to REASONS
for them, calculated to clarity the
atmosphere and To hllny the irriia-
tion OF any nationality falling IN the
qualification OF nll It's aspirations
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-29
Tc,cphonc Rates Higher.

NJ LOUIS hlohe lenGfFAt
The contention OF the Globe Demo
crat that tho new long distance tee-
phone rates will he larger for tho
bulk of the traffic In borne out by
a tabulation presented To the Chi-
cago department. OF public service by
its telephone supervisor. q. W. cum
Minis His table shows that the new
rate for particular person" calls
would be at least Is per cent higher
than now charged, The present rate
from 81. Louis To Chicago. for En-
ample. IL $40. But the new rate
would be t?is. or an increase Of S
per cent.
Mr. Cummlns points out that
when anybody merely wishes 10 send
"A message he telegrapha when per
sonal conversation IN desired. the
long distance telephone In used. The
decrease for station station" calls
would be advantageous only where
there was advance agreement rs TO
hour OF calling or where tho business
was strictly between houses. without
regard to particular persons Mt
cummins estimates that the bulk OF
long. distance telephone business s
done where the purpose Is TO con
verse with particular persons. the
particular person may he away from
his office or his residence. but un-
der the present system effort ~
made to find him. This II the opy
sort OF service that In reaily sau--
factory. and whatever may ho SAID
In favor ~ Mr. Uurl-son's changes
the impression that they will lower
rates IL clearly erroneous.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-29

clair may get moro comfort out Of N
Than public opinion In likely To.
because puplic opinion In not hhs,y
To receive with satisfaction the init.
nation that the war department was
going out OF iin way to make II easy
Cor IA lot Of I W, W.'s. pro-Germans
and wrongheaded pacifirts who wen,
To camp with their pockets fun OF
legal opinions. inJunctions and social
ist literature OF the ~ Louis plat-
form stripe. ana who refused To flght
~ work wriic bcins perfectly villlnk
To eat
Public opinion Ia greatly concern.d
about tho fine. high spirited hoy.
who have been and those In IN !.
country Whc were willing To do So.
riHkins their lives In France. living
In muddy trenches and bleeding and
dying for their country. Il u much
moro concerned for tho interests ~
the army than for those vicious or
merely solft- headed persons who
tried Their best to keep this county
from having an army.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-29

favor of military preparedness OF
which universal training IL IN" los
Zeal. m II IN the paramount. factor
IN line with THIS view are The recon-
mrndatlonz of Provost Marrhal
Crowder. Missouris disting uinhed
army y,raiser." that tn. volunteer
system ~ raising srmi,e IN time OF
war should he discarded and that tho
selectlve draft should be retained
Hut there 10 tslll 10 be considered
the aspects of the situation nA u per
uilnH La peace " lh~r- WIS ~ tnft
gor or probability of war. IN thcre
any merit IN universal training
General wood answers most rmphSt-
ically IN the affirmative tie declares
that military training bu.lds up
strong bodies. strong minds, and INC
highest of democratic IDEAS, ne
lIk-ns IL TO the fire beneath tho
melting pot. nSlrg all the he'rto'
geneouH elements ~ the popnh on
into an Intensely patriotic democratic
homogeneity making for mo
strengthening of every virtue of soou
citiEennhip. Al these arguments
have been advanced hy one or an
other ~ the advocates OF universal
training but rarely 80 effectively and
ronVincingly aa by General WOOD
who speaks from an abundant eN-
peri.nce IN every conccinhlc depart
mcnt ~ the task of making soldiers
out of civilians
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-29

poses, and aa desire to thwart plans
which their statesmen and leaders
believe essential for the practical set
tlomcnt of immediate issues.
II would he u calamity for the
United States To part company In
any sense or IN any degree with her
European associates IN arms whether
on issues OF in,crnntionalism or OF
explicit territorial nrrangcmennts IN
Europe. II should be said advisedly
that N the allies should conclude
that tn. support uf the United states
was doubtful for such explicit ar
rnngem-nts M they themselves deem
essential To safeguard them from
German interference In the future,
"A secret peace might he signed be
tween them covering European ar
rangem~nts alone They can not
themselves create or rntify intcrna-
tional Arrangements. but III" terms
which concern Europe alone they
can make without consulting us and
perhaps contrary to our Intentions
and interests such u result would
be lamentablc indeed and would go
far to destroy the solid achievements
toward internationallsm which have
already been made. II viii he ncces-
sary for the United states To accep,
In absolute good faith the decisions
OF the Europeans no tar as they con
cern directly their own Internal ar
rnngefnents or their own immediate
relations with each other
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-29

no, to IN. best interests OF the
country. There are also some rail-
road operators who, rather than see
the railroads returned without them
In control OF the operations OF the
railroads with which the have been
identified. would prefer To see them
stay where they are.
THE question OF the relation OF the
railroads OF the south to the lie
velopmcnt of the southern country
during federal contrI. ana what
these relations shall he IN the fu-
ture are very vital To the whole
country, for II there IN to he created
M now indicated. a governmental
hutocracy In the conduct OF affairs
Of these great trade arteries of the
nation, with $1,000. 900 900 Securi-
ties outstanding. employing 1000 900
men and controlling 25O.O0o miles of
railroad. ~ will not stop there. The
nystem df pnternnli' N thus rstab-
llahcd under desire for more power
and control would he extended To all
Industrial activities and. perhaps,
innto the private buuieSs OF the in
dlvidual The gradual encroach-
ment OF such n system upon prop
-rty rights and upon personal liberty,
the restraint entailed thereby and
tho political control thus made pos
siblc. must finally result In "A one-
party country tho forerunner OF n
form OF governmental nutocracy that
could be fially overthrown only 10y
revolution II there is n people 10
whom tho very idea ,of such sys.
tenn OF paternaliHm must be rrpug-
nant. II In those of Va who live In
the south
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-29

National H~puhicah
The sherman antitrust law Is 10
bS fought on tho ground that under
A. for instance. ~ milkmen serve
one block. Hut the public has no
ticed that when one milkman serves
~ blocks the price II higher ana
the service poorer. We can't hhVs
n competitive system under when
there In no competition. The al
ternative To private coupeHuon ~
state socialism, and pcopl" may ~
well get ready 10 accept one ur the
other The people have he'h
watching carefully for the beneh's
~ consolidated service under gov
ernment control, and they have roi
nothing hut higher rates and I'M
paircd acrVicc. The idea that the
people want to perpctuatc these
abuses under private ownership Il
"A uueer one The sherman ana
trust law may need some revision
To permit combinations not inlu
rioua 10 the consumer, hut "" nav"
not got 50 used to being soaked dni
Ing the war that we nrc ready tp H'
cent the doctrine that oppressive
monopoly. accompanied by uugnuN
profit IL going to be lcgalizrd Inc
objection to socialism ~ that It ~
monopoly, eliminating the "l"n'n,
uf competitive rates and service
we are going To have monopoly ann
bureaucracy n will be no more
agreeable under private than undef
public auspices.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-29
General Wosi's Address.

ksnas Cty JoornAl.
Mai H.n. Leonard wood delivered
an inspiring address TO the 1000 or
moro local Royal Arch Masons at
the baltimore hotel banquet Thurs
day night Those who were priv
LEGGED to hear him heard great
many things which are cminrntly
necessary To be heard and To be
atced upon after they are heard II
the general was an orator IN the
usual acccptation Of the word, he
might perhaps make hiS trenChant
points more effective, but he has
that fundamental gtft OF the orator
OF Impressive earn.stn.ra. " NJ
small degree OF the courage ~ his
convictions. OF undrputed know
edge OF hts subject based upon al
most uncSampled experience
Those who heard him Thursday
nisht were undoubtedly deeply I'M
pressed 10y these characteristics. for
h. wac accorded a Veritlble ovation.
His paramount views we're the ne
ccssty for preparedness, universal
compulsory training. thus cl.minat-
ing the necessity for large standing
army, national prohibition and ihe
completed degree OF democracy In
the maintenance OF those forces T. &C.
es-nry to the proper ability OF the
nation To defend .tself and finally
the vis.s, caution from being ed
nstray on the subject of n leagus Of
nations
General Woods argument IN IN, or
OF universal training made perhaps
the deepest Impression for he
were based upon the fundamental
principles ~ democracy rs opposed
to me nutocrncy ot mil.tatism IN any
form lie did not hold out pre-
parrducss. W which universal com
pulsory training ~ the young u the
salient feature, as an absolute pre-
Nenii,e ~ war. Tor war Il an instinct
bred niu humanity by countless gen
eratiuus OF strife Hut he advanced
convincing arguments Tor training
ana for preparedness In general aa
one ~ the strNngc9 elements ut ma
tnnN protection operating IN Itself
~ deterrent not an infnllihle pre-
Ncn',r. ~ war lie referred to the
vlll assistance given TO the cause "
the allies ~ Great britain which had
carried g, per cent OF Americas
troops across the ocean. and declared
that hut for the vicnrious and unin-
tcnuunll preparedness OF the eNtrn-
SlNr manufacturers ot mum. tluns Tor
the alice here during the first three
ycur- of the war. America would
have been IN n pitiahle, Instead ot
In 4 1discrcditable state OF unpre
plredness when the inevitable came.
4, obvious that great many
facts. rnther discrcditahle 10 Amer
.onn effectiveness In arming clothing
and maintaining the 100000 men
overpens have not been completely
disclosed just a. II In sell cVldrnt
th,, the wears spent n making muni-
lions for the allies were In reality
Years ot American preparedness and
yere ~ iuc-timahle benefit Even
with this enormous aid, however. II
was more than year hfier inc
United states entered the war before
an effective fighting force was ready
tu go into battle.
Al this argues unanswerably In
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-29
Tho Danger ~ Sccrt Peace.
North Am.riosn R<,i~w

II IL openly admitted that the old
International law was In practice 1T
tie better than the rules Of the al
miraliiy courts ~ the six European
powers The law which governed
Asia and Africa was made In Europe
and rejected In America All the
allied nations now stand committed
to the creation and adoption of an
international code. which may fall
short of n whole. hearted adoption Of
the theoretical code elaborated In the
last two centuries hy professors and
nj tudents, but which win none the
less he for the first time In history
an International law based upon In.
trrcontinental an international
considerations. These propositions
indeed, ARE not Cunsidsred open to
debate, they have been accepted Ivy
all the allies an facts and they VIII
govern the character ~ the debates
In the new peace congress. Hroad
guarantees OF "A type and character
never before dreamed uf have been
given bv the great powers tn all neu-
tral and small nnntius ~ their SOW
ureigniy and Independence, The free
dom " the seas has been pledged NJ
never before The sanriity ~ treaties
~ a proposition not open TO dispute
These preaching Fundamental
and significant steps viii change the
whole character ~ the peace con
ference, hut they ha," been created
hy the war itself ami are not to he
disturbed by the deliberations of
groups ~ men around a table. nor
10y the tongues uf thousand dele
gates In u peace pnlac"
nut beyond these the practical
questions which vii appear are To
be gagged hN their relation Ia one
very great aud immediate object The
peace congress Is 'p he conducted
na to give GrrutrV no practical
Chance 10 avert M" consequence ~
derent or To destroy he reality ~
victory by sowing iJ~scnsion among
the allies In secret or public discus
sions over the terms SO serious
have been past experiences that th"
European allies fclt n ~ the utmost
consequence that the adjustment ~
their own vital interests with each
other should hc made previous tu the
peace congress Il possible during the
war and should not he AT thr con.
ference itself either discussed or
open 30 debate \ number ~ ~.
trrmcly explicit arrangements and
engagements were therefore signed
and have hc"u IN one way or another
made public The, are sttll accepted
~ binding ana do w yer, real
sense prrdctcrmlne the outlines of
the coming peace
Unfortunately considerable mum
her NJ the unofficial advisers ~ the
president DO not seem tO see ~
surely he does the great d1nnger
that American insistence upon literal
publicity ~ diplomacy beyund "A Ger
tain elemental point may he mis
construed abroad'as distrust IN the
United states Of the allies own pur-