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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-21
st. PauI's Cadets Planning for
Memorial Day Next Week

TOTTENVILLE, May 21.-St. Pauls
Cadets ~reorganized recently is plan
ming for Memorial Day observance.
Acting Lieutenant Howard w. Pepper
has issued orders for four drills to
be held from now until Memorial Day.
The first was held last night in the
lecture rooms of st. Paul's church.
There will be another drill Friday
hight of this week and Saturday af-
ternoon at 2:3O o'clock and the last
pne will be held Tuesday night, May
~. The cadets are going to take
part in the parade that will be held
bn Decoration Day in connection with
the Grand Army and other patriotic
organizations.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-21

Fosdick is slated for a place in the
League of Nations organization,
though the announcement as to what
II will be has not been made. He was
chairman of the committee on train
ing camp activities during h war.
He is a lawyer 3 6years old, and was
active in the New York municipal
government under Mayor Gaynor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-21
Want Complete Honor Roll
By Special Correspondent.

By Special Correspondent.
SOUTH AMBOY. May 21:-With
the cessation of hostilities and the
rapid return of our boys from the
training camps and from overseas the
city fathers are making an effort to
secure a complete list of all the boys
who have served In the present world
war. In order that the honor roll"
at the city hall might be completed
the public is requested to examine the
roll and if someone's name has been
omitted to get in touch with the city
clerk.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-21
Building on Staten Island

TOTTENvILLE, May 21.Fifty-four
plans were filed with the Bureau of
Buildings of the Borough Of Richmond
for the week ending May 10, accord
ing to superintendent McDermott in
his report. The estimated cost OF
these structures is given as $65,378.
There were plans filed for fifteen al
terations at the same time at an es-
timated cost of $4,S45 and plumbing
permits for fifteen in the same per-
iod al an estimated cost of $3,775.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-21
Scouts TO Boost Camp Fund

SOUTH AMBOY, May 21:-Thurs-
day night the Boy Scouts of Troop
No. l will hold a benefit performance
In the Empire theatre. The boys have
secured some of the latest features
In motion pictures and as an added
attraction will give a short exhibition
of scouting between the pictures. The
proceeds from this entertainment Will
be devoted to the camp fund and will
be used when the boys go to their
annual encampment some time in
August.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-21
New Court House TO Open
at St. George in Short Time
By Special Correspondent.

bV SpfcIuT COfftSDOHuehf
TOTTENVILLE. May 21-The new
court house at st. George will soon
be used for holding court terms in the
rooms for that purpose when the new
furnishings have been installed. The
contract for supplying and installing
h metal and wood furniture to equip
Ia court room was awarded this week
to the Canton Art Metal Company
of Manhattan, whose bid of $4,000
for the entire work vas the lowest.
Gimbel Brothers were the only other
bidders for both the metal and wood
furniture. The lowest separate bid
for the wooden furniture was that of
Newton and Hoyt and the lowest sep
srate bid for the metal furniture was
That of the Art Metal Construction
Company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-21
T0TTENvlLLE

Misses Bernice Boyd, of Brooklyn,
and Louise Hendrickson, of Belford,
N. H., spent Sunday with the formers
father, o. ". Boyd, here.
DR.. r.. e. Meyers, of Johnson ave-
nue., who was recuperating up the
state after a recent accident. is back
home again and has resumed his prac-
tice.
Alfred NJ. Gray. of the U. s. Edgar
F. ~Luckenbach, is at st. Nazaire,
France, according to word received
from there a few days ago.
Miss Pulia Diehl, of Arthur Kill
road, is at the Staten Island hospital
seriously Ill.
Borough President Van Name ex-
poets to leave today for Albany. where
a conference of officials of the va
rious citiss Of the state is to be held
with Governor Smith.
Commissioner John Fl. Delaney, OF
plants n structures, will be at the
meeting of the Staten Island Civic
League tonight at Borough hall to
give some light on the ferry situation
at st. George.
There will be an important meeting
Of the Fifth Ward Democratic Gen
eral Committee tomorrow night al 0
o'clock at the home of the chairman,
Conrad Kress, Pleasant Plains, at
which all members are urged to be
present.
A musical will be given by the Tot
tenville orchestra next Tuesday night
at st. Paul's Sunday school room. un-
der the auspices Of the May committee
for the improvement fund. Miss Ma
RE Roy, of Manhattan, will be the So
loist and Miss Elsa E. Evans, reader.
The three bicycles reported stolen
a week ago from the home of Martin
A. Palmer, of Amboy road. and ST.
mon Syerson, of Jacob street. were
recovered yesterday by Detective
| Schley. They were found in the rea
of the Scherb hotel, where they had
been left the night before. Mr.. Scherb
reported the find to the police. An
| arrest is expected to be made.
Mrs. Charles Regnault, chairman of
the recent benefit movie show for the
| hospital in order to settle up that af-
fair, is asking hat the Community
| Girls, who have tickets out to return
| the same to her by Sunday night.
Just because Mike Krishner of 704
| Carson avenue went with another wo-
man and also did not support her,
| Mrs. Krishner had him brought TO
| court this morning together with Eff
! fe Crawley, 354 Washington. the one
| stealing his affection. A charge OF
non-support was entered by Mrs
| Krishner and her husband signed his
/ own bond to appear before the grand
| jury to answer the allegation. Miss
| Crawley was discharged following q
] reprimand by the judge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-21
Jersey Central Has Survey in
Zone Plan for Utility Board
By Special Correspondenf.

SOUTH AMBoY. May 21;-The
Jersey Central Traction Company of
Keyport is conducting a trafic survey
over their lines running through this
city TO Perth Amboy. 1t is the plan
of the company to get together these
figures and submit them to the Utili-
ties Board with a petition to substi-
tute the zone plan instead of the
present method of collecting fares.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-21

Thomas E.. Rose, of David street.
South Amboy. reported this morning
that he had run over a small boy yes
terday afternoon on the Convery
Place bridge. He picked the lad up
and finding that he was not hurt took
him home.
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this standard. sisuehtersrs took more
than they should for hides tanners
charged more for leather than they
should, and shoe manufacturers likewise
chaised too much for shoes
Even In 1919 the tanning industry
was prosperous; in perhaps major
ity of 'osses earnings were 10 per cent.
or more and only n very few suffered
losses BY 1915 and 1917 II was rather
unusual for a company TO earn less than
70 pw cent A similar comparison for
manufacturers OF shoes shows that more
than twice as many: made a'profitr OF. 10
per cant or more In tsie and 1917 al
did IN 1914. Yrs 2
The rate of return on Investment to
shoe merchants cannot be- stated, but
II In eyident from the volume OF busi-
ness they had and from the gross mar
gins Of ,pront they secured per pair OF
shoes That their business was very
profitable. Taking into consideration all
the circumstances, especially the CTR
cunstahoe that the United States was
ensagedl IN war. the largo profits taken
by elsughterers for hides, by shoe manu-
facturers, and retail shoe dealers cam
not be justified, and there is- conssquent-
ly no Justification for prices that con-
sumers have been compelled 20 pay for
shoes"
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COAL DICTATORSHIP
REFUSED BY HOOVER
Tells Europe IL Must Solve
DUN Problems Notv.
Bye STAFF Correspondent Of THE Sun.
Copyright, 1918 oil rights rsseypsd.


PARIS, Aug. 6.-The gravity Of the
coal crisis In Europe was emphasized
to-day when a committee representing
the nations Of Europe called on Her
bert Hoover and asked him to become
coal dictator OF Europe for the next
twelve months. He refused and will re-
turn TO the United States as soon as his
present work here is finished, which will
be I'm the. next few weeks. -; 80 p.
The coal problem OF Europe to-day ID
her own, problem" Hoover told the CON-
mittee,; sand It cannot be solved for her
or for any ono European country alone.
1t is purely a domestic problem and the
sooner Europe learns to solve her own
problems the better It will be for herr
: The request of the committee followed
a meeting of the Supreme Council yes
terday at which Hoover. having been in
vitedc to present his views, pointed out
that the United States could not be ex-
pected, to supply the coal needs OF Eu-
rope next winter. His negative reply
to the committees request established
definitely the firmness OF his new policy
of not committing the United States to
any further European concerts.
The new organization which the Su-
preme Council created yesterday for the
production and distribution of coal
therefore will have to count without the
support OF the United States. Nearly
every allied Government is represented
on the council. and the task before It Is
tremendous, for II must not only divide
the coal supply among the various coun-
tries but It win have to speed up and
intensity production where II has fallen
Off since 1914.
With the unsettled labor conditions
which exist and the chaotic political sit
uation in central Europe and the Bal
kans. the task appears to be well nigh
insurmountable.
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U. s. ARMY OFFICER
ACCUSED or FRAUD
Lieut.. e. v. Vsriii Raised Pay
Checks, Charge.

Lieut. ERIC v. veriii. 80. an army Of
fcsr stationed at Newport News. wac
brought 70 this city last night from At
isntic City. whore he was arrested yes-
terday by two detectives for raising
army pay checks. The detectives had
bean watching the hotels for several
days without success. but finally traced
the man by the $4,000 automobile
which he IL said to have bought with
part Of the proceeds from his alleged
check operations. In the car with Lieut..
verin were his wife. mother and sister.
Out Of confederation for the women
the detectives permitted Veriil TO drive
to o hotsl, where they quietly placed him
under arrest. verill was said to have
conducted q stamp collecting business In
Stamford, Conn.,, before entering the
army. ana It 10 reported that his father
10 wealthy.
Lieut. Sesnlon Of the Philadelphia DO
lice, who has been working on the case
for weeks, said that tho evidence against
verfll began to accumulate when an
army pay check for SEQ was returned as
cashed for $4,000. The total amount Of
verfIl's appropriations 10 said to be more
than $4,000. The officer has been sta
toned at different times in this city.
Washington and Newport News
He was aided In his work by the loose
methods OF army payment for officers on
duty. at Newport News, Il was said. The
DAY checks were dumped in q box to-
gsther and each offioer was allowed to
select his own. II II charged that
verills scheme was to take out several
Of the checks and raise them, using a
check protector TO punch the additional
oiphers.
He was arraigned In Atlantic City be-
fore United States Commissioner Lewis
and ordered sent here for court-martiaL
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MORE RECEIVE WAR HoNoRs.
Pershinn Announces Award of d..
8. c. to Several.

WAsHINdToE, Aug 6.-The War De-
partment announced to-day that Gen
Pershing had awarded the Distinguished
Service Cross to the following officers
and men OF the American Expeditionary
Forces: t...
Lieut.-Col. Charles p. Hall, Beulah.
Miss; Major Rutherford H. Spessard,
Uniontown. Ala Capts. Madison Fl.
Lewis, New York, and Richard G. Plum
ley. Glsnbrook. Conn. Lieuts. Charles
A. sheior, Roanoke, Va. and Oskar z.
YouDsdahl. Red Wing. MINI. Sergeant.
Major Alvey Jones. Carrick, Pa. 7; Ser
geants Paul J. Bonack, Three Lakes,
Wis, Vincent p. FlielpinslSi. Milwaukee !;
Eugene B. Cassidy. Pittsburg. and
Ernest L. Downey. Iatan. Mo. Privates
Frederick YannantuoDo. 48 East Thirty
hrst street. Brooklyn Walter Zobnowski,
philadelphia Harry B. Reach, Corneys
Point. N. :; William e. Hughes, Lynch
burg. Va. and Luther Gay, Adrian, Ga.
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quest FOR rsinstatemsnt Before such
q strike could DO called. he said,' tho
members Of the union would have TO be
consulted. - - FH
Breaa Famine Continues.
In the course of q discussion Of the
Liverpool situation IN the House Of
Commons to-day Edward Shortti Secre-
tary for Home -Affairs. declared that the
men who are trying to paralyze all work
and hand over the city to the mercy Of
irresponsible persons.
"Fortunateiyy the secretary contin-
ued, hitherto they have failed. and 1
have every confidence that the authori-
ties Of Liverpool will BIO able to protect
and defend It's citizens from such sin
lister ATTACKS"
The bread famine continues at Liver
pool, but no further labor troubles were
reported tonight.
In London, a seven hours conference
between the masters and men failed 70
settle the strike Of bakers. The Food
Controller has issued an appeal 70 ala
houses able TO bake theft own bread
90 that a limited supply may be avail
able for poor people lacking baking
facilities. The bread situation IL be-
coming worse and some Of the London
wholesale bakeries which are managing
to keep" up"a slight output are now
rationing the bread toFretallers. a.
1t 10 chiefly to the small unaffected
bakeries, however, that bondoners
owed what. bread was, available to-day.
Union officials estimate that there are
20, 900 bakers on strike throughout the
country.
The Southwestern Railway strikers
gained additional recruits to-day, fur
Their restricting suburban service. but the
indications tonight are That the strikers
will resume work tomorrow.
Reports that the BolshevilSi are final1c-
ing the strike movements In England
are received with deal of scepticlsm.
Some Of the newspapers report that a
man said to be a swede, from whom
Scotland Yard officials alleged they OBJ
tained a confession that he had been
engaged in bringing money from Hun
gary to finance an agitation to over
throw the Government, was really a
Norwegian journalist named Zachsrias-
sen. The man was deported on Monday
last.
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WORKERS SUED FOR $4Oo, zoo.
Engine Go" Takes Action Similar
+, to Danbury Hatters.

= WATERLOO, Iowa. Aug. .6.--,Danasas Of
100000 for breach OF contract on the
part Of employees Of the Waterloo Qaso-
lene Engine Company. following the
precedent of the Danbury Hatters case,
are asked in a suit fled yesterday by
that company. which is owned by John
Deere Company, Moline, ILL.,. against the
international Machinists Union. its or
ganizer. officers and members. ~
Conspiracy to unionize the factory
change hours and terms of labor and
working conditions is alleged. as well as
broken contracts made by Individual en-
ployees.
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FARES INCREASED IN CHICAGO
Two Cent Raise ON "L" and SUR
face Lines.

CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-Increases from to
cents on surface lines and from 8 to
cents on the elevated railroads, effec-
tive at midnight tomorrow night, were
granted to the companies to-day by the
Illinois Public Utilities Commission.
After four day strike last week
carmen obtained an increase to IS cents
an hour on surface lines and 81 cents
on the elevated roads, with an eight
hour day and other benefits. The COM
mission, by direction OF Gov. Lowden
had participated in conferences for a
wage Agreement.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-07
.BAYONETS USED ON !.
CROWD
..t A.. tt ,f
Rowdies Attack Sentry and
Squad Of Troops Charges
Mob Outside Hail.
SEVERAL SOLDIERS HURT
Railway Union Refuses to
Strike in Support of Police
Bakers Still Out.

L1vrRPoo1, Aug. Troops at mid
night charged with .bayonets ana dis
persed q crowd Of persons outside st.
Georges Hail. Several Of the soldiers
were beaten with axe shafts by the mob.
At the same time firing was heard In
the Scotland road district. Details OF
the trouble there have not been received.
The clash outside st. Georges Hall re-
suited from an attack on sentry by
rowdies who endeavored to take away
the sentry's rife. The sentry fred his
gun in the air and q squad of troops
responded and charged the dlsturbers.
LONDON, Aug. e.-The labor situation
in England remains disquieting, but two
important developments occurred to-day
in the direction Of amelioration. The
lfrut was the decision Of the railway
union against strike in support OF the
police union, the second was the revela-
ton that the hearty support the Liver
pool lockers union promises IL only
moral support.
The resolution Of the railway union
said that the organisation could not
undertake the responsibility Of calling
strike In sympathy with the police,
and urged all the unions members now
striking to resume work Immediately.
James Henry Thomas, Member OF Par
Lament and general secretary Of the
National Union Of Railway Men, said
tonight he hoped there would be no
misunderstanding Of the Importance OF
this decision and that all members OF
the union would loyalty accept II as In
their own best interest.
A secretary of the lockers union OF
Liverpool explained to-day that the
resolution carried yesterday by the ex.
ecutive Of the union demanding rein
statement of the dismissed policemen,
failing which whole hearted support
would be given to the police, did not
mean that there was any present in
tention of calling the lockers out in
support Of the dismissed policemen's re-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-07
'ALL:'.GJ.;,dli.iOl|. TRAFFIC
DEElADIN COALZlO)IliEI'
Embargo on Pennsylvania AZ
Columbus Forced by Shop. i
mems Strike. " 1T

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Aug s-r
Book. division superintendent NJ -
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. offc,'ioo
announced Tonight that, beglnnhns w
morrow, all passenger as well as fro,nv.
traffic on the Chesapeake and Ohio wss'
of Clifton Forge would be diseontlrvsS.
|. The. Chesapeake and Ohio Railrost
hauls- an average of $4,000 tons ~;
coal daily. Suspension OF service y
the mines automatically will stop nroe,
duotion and throw thousands Of mlps,.
out OF. work. s
Passenger trains were stopped IN Ioc,,,
yards tonight and yardmasters tp.S.
inspections and temporary repalrs or
Gals of the division ONCE are said "a
have donned overans and arc doinS ~.
pair work In the shops. ~
CHICAGO, Aug. e.--Effects on traf,s =,
the strike Of Federated Railroad shon'
men which started last Friday war.
ssen to-day in the embargo placed bv
several lines In the southwest on Al,
freight shipments except carload lots ~
livestock and perfshable goods. .Acc.s.
sions to the ranks Of the strikers which
are increasing, IL was believed, woulS
lead additional lines to place embargo,
on trafic.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. Elm a telegram
TO President Wilson the Indiana Fedora.
ton Of Farmers Associations represent.
ing more than 1000 Indiana farmor.
condemned "veiled threats Of a reyolu,
ton" and declared that II the railroad
strike. continues It seriously consider,
advising all its members TO hold sI
farm products until the strike ends
The message to the president was signed
by Lewis Taylor, general secretary Of
the association.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. s.--The Penn.
sylvania Railroad tonight declared an
embargo on all freight. except foods and
perishable goods, entering or leaving
Columbus It was announced by l. W
Geer. general superintendent.
!, Union officials announced tonight that
they would agree to repair engines
hauling mail. foods and perishabs
goods. All shopnnen, except the wreck.
ing crews, of the Pennsylvania shop,
here walked out to-day.
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1000 SILK WORKERS RETURN.
Strike OF Operatives in Paterson
Believed Broken,

Two thousand broad silk workers re-
turned to work in Paterson yesterday
and It 10 believed the back of the strike
Is broken. Efforts to organize the dyers
by the Amalgamated Textile Workers.
the radical labor organization, resulted
In some new recruits. There still are
about $4,000 operatives out
II the strike 10 extended to the re-
naming 5000 or 5000 dyers the proba-
bility Of settlement will be delayed.
The United Textile Workers. who are
opposing the strike, do not believe these
attempts will be successful. The police
had no trouble during the day.
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EIGHT SOLDIERS FACE DEATH.
second Court-MartiaI Forward
Findings to Wilson.

ROCKFORD, ILL.,. Aug. "a record Of
the findings in the second trial by court
martial Of eight negro soldiers at Camp
Grant on a charge OF attacking q white
woman In May. 1918. was to-day for
warded President Wilson.
He will take the case under advise
ment for the second time. having granted
the soldiers retrial after they were found
guilty by former oourt-msrtiaL Pen
atty for the crime Is death under army
regulations aka .7'-'
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wheat Car. Cut ESQ a p.y.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. Railroads
bringing wheat into Kansas City must
curtail their daily arrivals to 200 cars,
compared with the former daily average
wheat movement to this market OF $50
cars, officials of the Kansas City Termi-
nal Railway Company announced to-day
The fact that all railroad shopmen here
are on strike is assigned as the reason
for the order
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Metal Strike Inauiry opea..

RoME.s Aug s.-The State Industrial
Commission. which for two days has
been endeavorhg to bring about a set
tlement OF the two months old strike Of
1000 metal workers. having failed in it's
efforts. to-day began an inquiry as to
the causes Of the strike. wages paid and
the like, The full commission Is sittins.
with Chairman John Mitchell presidInE.
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TO PURCHASE FOOD.
Mayer Acts to Meet Freight Em-
barso.

ATLANTA. Ca. Aug. ITO provide
ATLANTA citizens with food in case the
limited freight embargo declared by
Southern railroads becomes complete
Mayor Key, after conference with other
city officials, decided to-day to ask the
City Council for an immediate appro-
priation of $4,000. The foodstuffs
would be purchased from the War De-
partmsnt's surplus stockA
The freight embargo was declared to-
day by d. L. whohell. Southern Re-
gionai Director Of Railroads, as a result
Of the shopmen's strike. and affected all
lines comprising the Atlanta Joint ter
minals. Director Winchell reported that
no progress had been made toward end
Ing tho strike.
At mass meeting Of tho strikers in
Atlanta n resolution was adopted CALL
ing upon President Wilson. the officers
Of the unions grand lodge and Congress
to reduce living costs 80 per cent or
increase wages OF all classes Of working
men oorrespondingly.
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CARMEN ACCEPT Sc CENTS.
strike Is Ended By
waso Compromise.

Providence, Aug. 6.--The striking
street carmen to-day voted to accept an
offer of Sc cents an hour and nine hour
day offered as a compromise at a con-
ference between the receivers Of the
Rhode Island Company and the officials
Of the union.
It was announced that tho strike
would end at midnight tonight and that
the street car lines throughout the State
would resume service thereafter as rap
idly as the equipment could be made
ready for use. The strike put all lines
gu: of commission for eighteen deyAs ~