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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-17
BARRIERS BOOST
PR|CESO Of WORK
Haircut Now Fifty Cents and
Shave Twenty e--No
Strike

\ With the settling of the differences
between the members of the BOSS
BARRIERS Association and he Journey
men BARRIERS Association last night
up went the price of haircut y
shaves In this city this morning.
Fifty cents is the price Tor ha1r-
cuts and twenty-five cents for shaves
now throughout the entire city, be-
ginning with this morning. The
Boss BARRIERS Association met last
night at the shop of Joseph Greiner
In Smith street and after a discus
sion decided to give in to the journey
men for their demands for SIS a
week in wages and fifty per cent.
over s3s a week taken in at a chair.
This. with the raising OF the price
of shaves and haircuts. the bosses
say. they were forced to do by the
neym The bosses at first were
willing to raise the wage scale to s25
a week and to charge forty and
twenty cents for haircuts and shayes
the same as is charged in all neigh
boring cities.
They cite that even in New York
City outside of the big hotels the
price is but forty and twenty. Those
shops that were holding out for the
latter rate were Louis III. FRANKIE,
president of the Boss BARRIERS Asso-
citation; Joseph Greiner, secretary:
r. Pollino, III Smith street; John
D'Angelo, Nick Delisse, Packer House
shop, and Samuel Hodes. SS7 Smith
street. The journeymen BARRIERS made
the demand through an amendment
to their bylaws which reads that no
shop shall be issued a certificate
where less than the following prices
are charged: Haircut. fifty cents;
hair smuggling, twenty-five; beard
trim, thirty-ftve: face massage. TWEEN
ty-fve: shampoo, twenty-five; shave,
tw~enty-fve; scalp treatment, twenty
FIVE; oil shampoo, fifty. and all hair
tonics, ten cents hi up.
The hours shall be from s A. NJ.
until 8 P. NJ. with the exception of
Saturdays when the closing time
shall be IL p. N. Each boss barber
had to sign one of these agreements.
How the new schedule viii appeal to
the regular customers of the shops
win be best known when the end Of
the weeks roll round.
Safety razors and safety haircut
ters are expected to play an import
ant. part in the near future, with tho
yellow bowl that was used in the
days before barber shops were
thought to be a necessity will be
brought back into use for Tommie.
| Johnnie, Jimmie and the rest of the
boys at home who need to be shorn
of the golden locks.
All tips to the BARRIERS who put on
a little extra time brushing your hai-
back smoothly or an extra dose of
perfumed powder or water on your
hair will nc doubt be cut out accord
ing to what the bosses say. Every
! thing will De straight pay unless
someone happens to get generous af-
ter he gets out of the chair. There
will be nc strike anyway and the
shops are all open as before.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-17
HALF Of
QUOTAIN DRIVE
\. m. C. A. Campaign Teams,
Out for 40 Men, Have Al
ready Signed I'll

with the reports OF the captains of
the various teams In the Y. NJ C A
membership campaign turned In last
night at the meeting OF all the cap
tains and workers. he second days
work shows that h drive Is pro-
crossing at topnotch speed.
Ali the workers are working earn
.estiy to secure the 40 members
wanted. There is no doubt in the
minds of the COMMITTEES in charge but
that the desired number of members
or renewals will be secured before
the campaign comes to a close.
Endeavoring to surpass the total
of members secured the first day, the
workers succeeded in adding LIZ
more names to the ranks of the asso-
citation, making a grand total of I'll
secured thus FAR.
The teams will again meet tonight
at 1870 O'Clock at the association and
each captain win be given a list Of
new prospects for his workers to ap-
proach. Many of the older men are
being signed up by the workers.
Harry CominEs' team secured tho
most members yesterday, thirty being
Ito their credit for the second day OF
the campaign. His team and d. p.
Olmstead's team are now even in the
race for the most members, each
team having secured forty thus far.
In the challenges issued for yes
lterday, c. M. Petersen's team came
out ahead of Wright's by securing
two more members. Nielsen's team
defeated Browns team by also secur-
ing two more members than his op-
~ponent's team Harry Comings' team
easily defeated Hooper's team by
securing thirty members to Hooper's
fourteen.
Harry Comings' team has chal-
lenged ID. p. Olmstead's team for the
third day of the drive. Hooper has
challenged. Nielsen and Wright's
team has challenged Petersen's.
The following Is the number OF
members or renewals secured by each
team: George w. Sharp, Jr.. seven,
John Pfeiffer, four: w. J. WiIlsey
none; n. c. Nielsen. seventeen; C. w
Wright, ten, c. Nj. Petersen, fifteen;
NJ. j. Brown. fourteen; d. P. Ohm.
stead. forty; d. w. Boehm, four,
Harry Comings. forty: r. W. Atkin.
SON, nine; G. w. Hooper, twenty-six
and Sidney Riddlestorffer. twenty.
five.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-17
ON
BIC EXCURSION
ST. Mary's Church Event Up the
Hudson and at Palisades Park
Well Attended

In spite of the threatening weather
this morning there was never a hap
pier crowd OF people that left this
on an excursion than the 1000
who boarded the Grand Re-
this morning at the city dock
for the excursion up the Hudson un-
der the auspices of St. Mary's church.
1t was Just a few minutes past ten
when the boat turned its nose up the
sound and amid the blowing of whis-
ties and cheering the pleasure trip
was on.
The trip win be made up the Hud-
son river as far as Tarrytown and on
the return will stop 1t Palisades Park
for three hours. The boat Is sched-
uled to arrive at the amusement park
at 3 o'clock. giving the pleasure seek
ers fully three hours of amusement
before leaving for the return trip to
this city at 6 o'clock
When the g~angplank was taken
down from the dock and the huge
steamer left this city Stacey M.
Coutts Of the custom house had
coutned 1880 persons on board.
Fully one hour and a half before
the time the boat left the city dock
a continuous stream OF people kept
pouring down Smith street and rs
each trolley came from neighboring
towns 1t brought more pleasure seek
ers to this city to attend the excur-
sion. The e~xcursionists came from
T%ottenvflle and other parts of Staten
Island and many other suburban
towns.
There viii be dancing on board the
boat and music is being furnished by
a seven-piece orchestra. The refresh
ment stands are in charge Of men,
bers of the committee and a goodly
quantity OF supplies were placed on
board to supply the wants of the
people. Rev. William P. CantweIl is
chairman OF the committee OF ar
rangements.
The excursionists are scheduled to
arrive In this city tonight about 8
O'Clock
Chief Patrick Burke. of the police
force. detailed Sergeant Morris and
several patrolmen to the city dock to
handle the large crowd OF people.
There were no signs OF disorder in
boarding the boat.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-17
Auto Truck Crashes Through
PIankiRg on County Bridge

The real wheels Of a large truck
belonging to A. Kosta of 296 Wash
ington street, New York City. carry
ing produce between h various
farms and the New York markets
crashed through the planking of the
county bridge at $3.50 o'clock last
night while enroute to New York.
The truck was kept from plunging
fifty or more feet to the ground by
the beams sustaining the weight OF
the huge affair until early this morn
ing when IT vas raised and proceeded
on its way
The accident happened on the
Perth Amboy end of h span. almost
directly in front Of the Chesebrough
Manufacturing Company.s plant. The
driver maintained that the load on
the truck did not weigh over six tons.
but the fact that the bridge carries
eight tons proves that the truck must
have been loaded to more than that
amount. In order 10 repair the dam
age done. fifteen new planks viii have
to be placed in the bridge and this
work Is now underway.
Although there are signs at each
end of the bridge notifying the public
! that the limit is eight tons. 1t Is a
common thing for trucks weighing
twelve tons or more to cross over the
structure. In some cases the bridge
tenders are able to catch these heavy
loaded trucks before they get on the
bridge and refuse them permission TO
cross.
The other night Alexander Hamil-
! ton, who was on duty at h bridge,
/ stopped a large truck loaded with
lumber from crossing. The truck was
| estimated by MI. Hamilton to con
/ tain twelve tons of lumber. In order
to cross the bridge the men in chargs
lof the truck unloaded half of the o
| and proceeded on their a Upon
the return of the truck to get the bal
ance of the lumber IL was found 20 DC
SO heavy il could not be loaded and
| still remains along the roadside near
the bridge.
II is understood that steam rollers
weighing fifteen tons ave crossed the
! structure. Freebooter Chris Jorgen-
sen said this afternoon that 1t rs
doubtful IL the bridge will stand the
| eight-ton weight much longer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-17
Clearing up Classification
Work of Latest Draft

The draft board. with addition,
clerical help is now hard at work.
assigning the serial numbers to the
registration cards OF the men betw cen
eighteen and forty-ive years who reg
istered last Thursday in order that a
mai report may be sent TO the adju-
eral.
The clerks are working day and
night classifying the thousands OF
cards n assigning numbers as well
as making lists containing the serial
numbers, names and addresses of
each registrant.
1t Is possible that this work must
be completed before the question:
naires n sent out. The question:
naires a not been received as yet
this morning. although the envelopes
in which they win be sent to the regis
trants have arrived.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-17
CITY BRIEFS

A meeting OF the w. c. Club was
held last night at the home Of Miss
Lillian Cleaver.
The special services in honor OF
st. Anthony which were suspended
during the hot weather win be re-
sumed at the Church OF Our Lady Of
the Most Holy Rosary IN Barclay
street at s O'Clock tonight.
When Paul Pollock Of $50
Jacques street vas requested by his
teacher In the Grammar School yes
terday to clean out an Ink wen for
her. he set about his duties cheerfuliy
While at work On the cleaning the
inkwell broke and the glass severely
cut the youngsters hand. He was
treated by DR.. George W. Tyrrell.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the
Danish NJ. r. church will be held
at the home OF Mrs. s. From In Fords
Thursday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-17
Engineers viii Advise
Plants on Fuel Conservation

A meeting of the committee of en-
gineers appointed and given over to
County Fuel Administrator Oliver w.
Ramsay for one days service each
week To take up the matter of fuel
conservation IN the various indus
tries about the county. will be held
in the East Jersey Club tomorrow af-
Engineer w. v. A. Kemp of the Unit
ed States Fuel Administration, VIII be
present.
The committee of engineers was ap-
pointed to visit the various factories
in the county and instruct them in
the art of fuel conservation. 1t Is
a known fact that large quantities Of
fuel are consumed by many OF the
plants because the men in charge do
not keep the steam system up to top
notch and allow various other boilers
to eat up the coal that Is SO much
needed at this time. The commit
tee OF engineers visit the plants. with
a view to correcting these faults, or to
instruct the III how they may be
corrected. Administration Engineer
w. VA. Kemp will instruct the engi-
neers in this work.
The committee OF engineers consists
of the following power s~uperinten-
dents from leading industries of the
county: David II. Couch. Barber As
phalt Paving Company; John N. Pys-
ter, Raritan Copper Works; Henry f.
Flood, American Smelling and Rein
ing Company; Martin Snyder. United
Lead Company: Louis Rossd.. General
Bakelite Company: p. s. Schott,
Roessler and H~asslached Chemical
Company: Samuel Dover. Standard
Underground Gable Company. ell of
his city; Walter j. Burns, johnson
and johnson. New Brunswick; w. Il.
Ryan. Wright-Martin Aircraft Cor
poraticn, New Brunswick: r. w. VII
liams, U. 8. s.. T. A. Gillespie Load
ing Company, South Amboy. and T. B,
Wright, e. L DUPONT De Nemours &
Company, Parlin.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-17
Edge Comments Militia
Reserve for Fine Showing

BIZ Special COTTeSpoNueH
TRENTON, Sept. lin a letter
TODAY to the officers and members OF
state militia reserve. Governor Edge
today congratulated them upon the
splendid exhibition made by the va
rious units stationed in the vicinity OF
Newark at the review at Branch
Brook Park on Sunday and expressed
his appreciation of the patriotic ser
vice these organizations are render
ing. Continuing. the executive said:
IL is a matter Of great satisfaction
thai New Jersey, while q very cente
of war time activities with shipping
and ammunition plants and other es-
|~sentiai war industries engaged night
and day IN making materials for the
prosecution OF war. that there have
been absolutely no Interruptions in
the maintenance OF law n order.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-17
New Bureau Head

Mrs. Mae Ford. OF New Brunswick,
has been appointed to take charge Of
b female department OF tho local
federal. state municipal employment
bureau 81 the City Hall. Mrs. Ford
a beer appointed 10 NIL the vacancy
left by Miss Rose Galaida, who has
resigned her position to resume teach
ing. Mrs. Ford has already started
her duties at the local ONCE aud will
be pleased to do an I'm her power TO
assist and girl or woman In this city
who Is seeking employment. or IS in
zee of help. She will be at the Of
fee every day
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-17
MrcH FRuFT DoNATED

About twenty-five persOns WeTe
nreSent ct the FIRST fruit meeting OF
the Foreign Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian church. which was held
at the home Of Mrs. George w Still
well in Water street last night. A
large quantity of fruit was donated
by members Of the parish and 1t was
all sold at the end of the meeting
Mrs George W. Tyrrell presided at
the meeting. Ex-Jndge Adrian Lyon
spoke on the relationship between
this country and Mexico and Mrs.
Haywood told of her experiences
while in South America. Refresh
ments were served by a committee Of
which Mrs. Wilbur LaRoe was at the
head. The Misses Mildred and Clara
Gil had charge Of the musical pro-
gram.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-17
PRESIDENT WILSON REJECTS
AUSTRIA'S BID FOR PEACE

fContinued eror page ID
ing exchange OF thoughts
Full OF gratitude. the Anstro-
Hungarian government hereby re-
members that touching appeal which
His Holiness. the Pope. sent TO all
beliigerents last yea with the exhor-
tation hat they seek an understand
ing and live again IN brotherly ac-
cord. Firmly convinced that the
Holy Father today also longs that
suffering mankind viii soon again
enjoy the blessings of peace we con-
ndentiy hope he will sympathixe with
our note and support II with the
influence which Is recognized
all over the world
Animated by this thought Ire
quest your exceiiency TO submit the
enclosed text OF the note to His Holt
ness"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-17
Sixty at R. Y. C. Stag

The first stag of the seasons
monthly affairs at the Raritan Yacht
Club under the direction of the enter
tainment committee of which Ken
moth w. McComas is chairman. was
held at the club last night and the
entertainers furnished fun galore for
the some sixty members present.
Bob Willis was the headliner and
greatly pleased with his catchy songs.
Bob Casey. an Irish singer. also en-
~tertained In fine style. while Blaine
Pritchard performed at the piano in
his Usual style. Richard Hermsdorf
with his violin completed the local
talent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-17

arrangements viii be made by
Thor Lodgs. No. 90. Danish Brother
hood tonight at its meeting for going
to South River Friday night for
visit 20 the lodge at that place.
Perth Amboy Lodge No. 7s4 Benev-
client and Protective Order OF Elks ex-
poets 20 initiate reverai candidates at
meeting tonight at tho club house in
Madison venue.
Algonquin Lodge No. a., Knights
OF Pythias. met last night at odd Eel
lows hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-17

The Betsy Ross unit of the Girls
Division Of War Camp Community
Service held its regular meeting at the
Public Library last night. This Is
the first of the girls units to have its
new song, composed by its own men,
bers. Singing and knitting go well to-
Kether. The girls have proved that
one helps the other. The Betsy Ross
Unit is now made up of tho follow
ing members: Anna Anderson Helen
and Ethel P~reizner, Gladys y Hes
fer Hawkins. Ethel Mathtasen, lydia
Gardner. Olga Joha,fsen, hannah
Pbillfps. Gertrude Doneson, Mary
PhiIltps and Jennie Phillips
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-17
Tar on Fire

An alarm was turned In al 1855
o'clock this morning from box az.
High and Washington streets. for a
small fire caused by a barrel OF tar
on the property OF E.. Y. Lambertson
at Washington and Mechanic streets.
Tne burning tar was extinguished In
a few minutes. no damage being
done.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-17
no PLAN ACTIVITIES.

The social branch OF the Bratisn
American Relief Association VIII
meet tonight in Odd Fellows han In
Smith street to make arrangements
for activities during the winter
months. Following the business
meeting. dancing will be enjoyed.
1t is being planned by the British
American Relief Association TO ave
a Tag Day on Saturday. September.
%.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-17
Funeral Tomorrow

The body OF the infant child of MI.
and Mrs. Charles w. Baker. of Hart
ford. Conn. who died at hat place
yesterday, viii be brought to this city
tomorrow for burial in Alpine Gene
terry. The body will arrive here at
Sis mor afternoon. Mrs Baker.
mother Of the child. was formerly
Miss Ellen Nielsen. daughter of tho
late Carl Nielsen. OF Hall avenue.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-17
p ~. r.. CUUB MEETS

The p. w. r. Club met Sunday
night at the home of Miss Nell John
SON., OF 5s4 Charles street, and enjoy
ed a pleasant social session The
next meeting of the club will be held
at the home OF Miss Mildred Ward
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-17
Steal s. From Register

Fizhkin Brothers OF 1877 Smith
street. reported TO Patrofman William
II. Calvin last night. that their store
had been enfarcd during the holiday
and about o. IN change taken from
the cash Register. together with some
oId ootns. cnndy and toys. II IL not
known hoH the thieves gained an n
trance as there was 4 paddock on the
front deer ana there are ne windows
In the rear through which an en-
trance ennid b. made
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-17

Mistakes viii happen. but the DE-
ference between a good man and a
poor a Is that the good man is al
wass nn guard-Detrolt Free Pross.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-17
OBITUARY


By Special Correspondent.
SOUTH AMBOY. Sept. 17:-Rich-
ard McCloud. twenty months old. In
FAINT son OF Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Me-
Cloud of 121 John street died at his
home after an illness of six weeks.
Interment was in st. Mary's ceme-
terry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-17
WORLD PEACE PRACTICAL
IN TENOR is ADVOCATED

enemies. Russia. Rumania. and Serbia.
is based on the same principle.
"Gcrmany proposes to nerNetuate,
while we propose to eliminate, tile
economic causes of wHr. The root of
war lies not in competitive capitalism,
but in competitive uatiOnalism.
THE first aim of the democratic pow
ers is to prevent Germany from alter
ing the pTe-war situation for the worse.
The second aim Of democracy must be
to alter the pre-War situation for the
better.
The free nations. large and small
may league themselves together eCOno-
micallv first to prevent war aud the
intolerable burdens Of preparation for
war and second for the sake of the
absolutely unquestioned economic gains
which may be assured each and every
member of such a union.
We must not underestimate or un-
derstate the difficulties. But We have
always to remember thar against the
difficulties are TO ne placed not only the
Calculable costs of future wars and
preparations for war. but the even
greater positive and negative losses due
to economic warfare past and to come.
THE shortest road to the abolition
of this economic warfare is the auto
matte use of International economic
pressure against the economic militariStS
to force them TO become equal partners
in the new economic order.
AN international control OF all inter
national sea and land routes and a com.
ward territories are principles already
acclaimed since the war--both by ruling
, statesmen and by opposition and labor
leaders
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-17
CLASPED HANDS OF TRADE
SUPERIOR TO MAILED FIST
League of Nations in Commercial Alliance Against Mtarism
Is Advocated by Herbert S. Houston at
Win-the- War Convention

and II is difficult to see how any ma
tion would be able to withstand II.
President Wilson in his notable address
to Congress on January of this year
pointed out n great and universal agency
for enforcing economic pressure-the
closing OF the seas to a nation "in
whole or IN part by international ac-
ton for the enforcement of interna-
tional covenants
The Chamber of Commerce OF the
United States has twice supported. by
overwhelming ma jorities. the use of this
distinctly commercial force and sanction
in league OF nations program. 1t can
he definitely claimed therefore. for eco
nomic force in the plan proposed by the
League to- Enforce Peace that II stands
for the settled conviction. reached after
full discussion, consideration and refer
endum. of the business men of the
United States. BY them, in fact, 1t is
submitted to the judgment OF the world
international Clearing House
There Is not time in n brief address
to present the various carefully Consid-
cred and formulated plans for making
economic power both a protective and
an aggressive force against the mailed
strong and practicable proposals as m
International Clearing House and an In
ternationRl Chamber of Commerce ns es-
sentinl agencies to that end. There
would come, beyond doubt logically and
quickly. the International organization
and equipment the League of Nations
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-17

"Only one power in these latter days
has challenged the Monroe Doctrine,
Germany, and the fate that befell MaNi-
milan and Napoleon III is in the pain
of two other emperors, one the satellite
of another, and Berlin, like Paris forty
eight years ago. will cease to be the cap
ital of an empire.
This war is no mere episode. It is no
departure from our past policy II is the
old job in a new shape. We entered ana
we shall win this war to crown and cou-
plete the steady and Irresistible march
OF the purpose and policy of the hmeri-
can people. II was our manifest destiny
II century ago to keep the peace OF the
western world through "a union OF self
governing states. u is our manifest
destiny today to share and lead In Keep
ing the peace OF the world through n
league Of seif-Rorerning nations.
Human rights are universal. No land
and no people can claim the right to
keep private inferno of rapine, dis
order and misuse.
The same great forces which have de-
Neloped a guaranty against aggressive
war and for internal self determination
i'm this hemisphere will do this for all the
world: The Monroe Doctrine has done
what 1t has without firing a gun, because
final and overwhelming power for all the
American abode in the sclf-gorerninE
American union. Win the war against
autocrncy. Win Il so that autocraCS can
never return, and group of self-gON-
erninr lands will have the same over
whelming power over the world. This
once won, md a world Monroe Doctrine
will give self-determinntion to all lands
and viii require of them all adequate
standards Of self-Sovernmcnt. This &c
Complished. one chief cause Of war will
States"