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The sun., 1919-09-02
Betting Is Even Here,

In the Republican Municipal Court
contest In the Fifth district, Manhat-
tan, the betting is even on Abram Ellen
bogen or Alexander u. Znke to win.
Mark Ellison is also a contender Aside
from the County Court fight the one IN
Republican circles in Kings county that
has attracted most attention is that for
the nomination to the Municipal Court
in the Fourth district. Here Louis r.
Bick was designated by his friends in
the Eighteenth Assembly district with
the backing of the Eleventh district.
Elmer G, Sammis is IN the fight with
the support OF the Fifth and Sixth AS
sembly districts 1t was believed to be
nip and tuck race until S. C. Duber-
stein, who was designated without the
approval of any of the district organiza-
lions withdrew in favor of Jacob s.
Strahl, the regular Democratic candi.
date. This move on the part of the
Democrat started things boiling and the
only question is whether Strahl will cut
more into Sammis or into Bick.
Friends of Sammis have started a
back fire against Strahl, who has
aroused resentment among the organi-
zation Democrats because he offered TO
take Republicans to the primaries in a
fleet OF automobiles. They have been
securing pltuBeS aiming lHeSe democrats
to write in the name of Sammls on the
Democratic ballot
Real Fight in First.
In the First Assembly district the Re-
publicans have a real fight for control of
the County Committee delegation. II. p
Erwin. member of the State COMMITTEES
from tho district, has resigned and his
successor will be certified to the State
Committee by the County COMMITTEES
members from the district The fisnt
for control is between the Dady-McGln-
Miss combination, OF which Michael ]
Dady IL the head. and the Boardman-
Ralston-Hogan faction, OF which Deputy
State Comptroller William Boardman is
the leader. Alexander NJ, White, who
sought to bring about peace between
the two factions. suddenly found that
he would have hard work going back on
the County Committee at all, as a fight
against him had been started in his own
election district. He hurried home from
the Adirondacks and patched his own
difficulties up.
In the Twelfth Assembly district there
is County Committee ticket out against
the ticket OF j, T. Rafferty,, the Repub-
lican leader. Bertha Irish, who declares
he has not paid enough attention TO the
women OF the district, has named a
ticket of her own. Rafferty, says he
Is not at all worried about the outcome.
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kct iu such a way as 20 'usc extreme
and urNurrau'cd fluctuations iu
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30
NO BAR TO STRIKES
IN HOUSE RAIL BILL
Government Would Continue
Payment to Lines After Sur
rendering Control
LOANS ALSO PROVIDED FOR

Washington. Oct. 30.--Continuance
of the payment of the government stand
ard return to railroads for six months
after the end of federal control is pro-
vided by the House interstate commerce
subcommittee draft of legislation for
solving the railroad problem after
private operation is resumed.
Provision also is maze for govern
ment loans. such advances 10 be ap-
proved by the Interstate Commerce 'om
mission with the carriers being required
to give security. Likewise provision rs
made for the refunding OF DEBTS owed
by the companies to the. government
which were contracted during the period
of government operation.
Work on the legislation was com
pleted last night by the sub committee
but the proposed measure was not MADE
public pending decision OF the tuil com
mittee. which will meet late today to
begin the final framing of the bill.
There are said to be wide differences
between the House draft and the Sen
ate bill. committeeman admitting their
plan does not contain provision pro
hibiting strikes or one creating a trans
portation board to determine the rail
road needs from the point of the public
service.
Chairman Esch. who headed the sub
committee. said he expected to have the
final bill before the House for consider
alton the latter part of next week. and
that he would be well pleased if it were
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30

finally passed by November Is. He
indicated that plans for adjournment
OF the House, November 10, would be
upset to complete the rail bill.
No new rule of rate making is laid
down by the House subcommittee draft,
which leaves virtually unchanged au-
thority OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission TO fix Just and reason
able' rates.
Among other important changes pro-
posed is the placing of coastwisc and
inland water carriers. independent of
their joint use with steam lines. under
control of the commission. which also
would have jurisdiction over port to-
port rates.
The bill provides for continuance of
the arbitration plans set up during gov
ernment control, with an added prOvi-
sion that court action could be insti-
tuted for twice the amount of damages
suffered by a plaintiff as the result
of a strike or lockout.
Before the bill finally is reported to
the House the committee will consider
a labor section substantially the same
as that in the Senate bill, providing fine
and Imprisonment for an agreement
among any persons to stop interstate
traffic
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30
Strike VIII Test
Radical Labor Theory
Continued From Page One

Continued From Page One
fording perfect protection to those who
wish to work.
Besides the government control of
railroads insures their use to cause the
prompt and full movement of coal from
nonunion mines. There are many small
openings in various parts Of the coun-
try which are not unionized and which
never can be operated constantly for
lack of transportation. The utmost
will be done to keep coal moving from
such sources.
In word. if the unions are using a
power they never had before they are
fighting a force much greater than they
ever fought before. The contest cannot
last long. A return to work and the
appointment of q commission to adjust
wages and hours of labor will be the
probable outcome.
Strike First, Then Compromise
The real issue is wages. AS the
miners say in their statement, their
wages have not been advanced in two
fears, in spite of the advance in the
cost of living. The leaders of the min =
ers seem to have been forced by the
radical sentiment among the workers
to raise lot of false issues.
The thirty hour week, it is said, was
never seriously intended. 1t is de-
scribed as good propaganda" which
means probably for the recruiting of
the unions. But it, like the national
izaton demand. significd the forcing of
the hand of the conservative leaders by
tboir dirol follnwnrS
The radical sentiment in the ranks
forced large demands and an uncom =
promising attitude. 1t is this which is
forcing the strike. But once the strike
has come compromise is likely. The
masses of the laborers will work off
their feelings in their walkout and then
the real issues will come to the front.
1t is idle to predict. because all labor
strikes now are dictated by the senti-
ment of the mass of workers rather
than inspired by the leaders, and Wash :
ington is the center of the more con
servative leaders. But the indications
here are that the coal strike will not be
complicated by railroad strikes. The
general expectation that the strike will
be brief and end in a compromise pre- =
cludes the idea of the going out of the
railroad men.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30

away two months supply. which will
take care of all requirements for that
period
The Northwest has a fair winter S
supply stored at Duluth. Mimi. and
other nearby storage points. Mr.. Lane
said.
Must Reduce Consumption
There is from $50 900 900 to 200. d.
600. 900 tons of non union mined coal
yearly. and this would be divided as
follows Railroad supply. 100 0.000. 900
tons: domestic. 30 900. 900 tons. and
public utilities. % 900 900 tons. This
would leave no coal for industries from
the source. and Mr. Lane said they
would have to be taken care of through
curtaiment of their consumption.
Doctor Garfield was at the White
House before the cabinet met in special
session to put final approval of plans Ia
protect the public when the strike OF
miners goes into effect Saturday.
Government officials today endeavorcd
to obtain further reports from coal oper =.
ators regarding announcement last night
by Thomas T. Brewster. head of the
coal operators scale committee. that no
attempt would be made to open the
mines Saturday in face Of the strike
order.
Confidential advces from government
agents in the coal territory had indi =
Gated that large number of miners
would not strike, and it had been
thought here that the mines would be
open to receive all of the old hands who
wanted to stay on the job.
1t was explained by officials familiar
with the situation that Brewster prob D.
ably spoke only for the central competi.
tive fields embracing Illinois, Indiana.
Ohio and western Pennsylvania. all
union strongholds. The annual output
in that territory is approximately $50, =
000. 900 tons.
An equal amount is turned out by
nonunion mines and the total soft coal
output is about 500 900 900 tons. which
gives some idea of decreased production
in event of closing of all mines in the
central field.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30

Throughout the document also was
the constant reiteration of willing
ness to negotiate and it set forth that
all of the demands, including those for
60 per cent increases in wages and
the thirty hour week were subject to
negotiation.
More than $50, 900 bituminous miners
will be affected by the strike order and
an immediate and complete tie-up of
the soft coal industry is predicted by
the union leaders. They expressed con
fdence that several thousand nonunion
miners would follow the organized men
in their walkout.
Only new wage agreement, to re-
place the one that they contend expired
with the war emergency, is desired by
the union.
These and other points in the union S
! position were set forth III the statement
prepared by a committee OF the confer
ence and adopted by unanimous vote.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30
ALABAMA MINERS TO
TAKE STRIKE VOTE

Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 90 BY A
PD-tnion miners in Jasper county
met today to take Il vote on the ques
tion of obcying the call for strike
of bituminous mine workers Saturday
The meeting was forced by number
of miners who insisted they would not
walk out until referendum had been
taken.
Officials of the United Mine Workers
of America in the Alabama district
announced that virtually all of the union
men in the district would respond to the
strike call. The operators believed
many employees would continue at work.
and they were making arrangements to
that end.
Meantime. state officials were keeping
close watch on the situation. with
n view to preventing disorder. Ad
iutant General Moon, who has been
under treatment at New Jersey hos =
pital for wounds received in the Ar
gonnc. was summoned here to confer
with National Guard officers concerning
plans for the use of the guard should
that become necessary
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30
Unions Leaders
g AssaiL President


Continued From Page One
concerned In fact, the statement
placed the blame for the strike fatty
upon the mine owners shoulders and
asserted that they alone were respon
sible for the unprecedented situation
which confronts industry.
Had the operators followed the ira
ditions of the coal mining industry and
agreed to talk across the table, an
agreement probably could have been
reached in the weeks intervening be
tween the Cleveland convention and the
strike date. the union men said.
The statement, in language so terse
at times as to be almost cryptic, de-
MED that the strike was illegal in any
sense, stated that the executive board
had no power to override the decisions
of the international convention and re-
futed charges of ulterior motives in the
unions pOlicy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30

bituminous coal miners in Kentucky
will obey the general strike order called
for November I, declared G. J. Nor
wood. chief of the State Department
of Mines. in a statement made pub
lie here last night.
Mr.. Norwood declares that the great
majority of Kentucky miners are well
satisfied with present working condi-
tions and are anxious to show their
loyalty to the best interests of the coun
try at large by remaining at work. He
predicted that Kentucky miners would
pay little attention to the order of their
national union leaders, and that the
states coal output for November will
compare fayorably with its average for
that month, no matter what may be
the outcome of the strike
Reports from the mining districts.
however, predict general walkout.
Kentucky fields furnished more than
81 900 900 tons of the nations output
of soft coal in 1918.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30
Industries to Get
Coal BY PriOrities

Continued From PAGE One
maintenance of an essential public
service.
Order Of Priority
In holding such coal exemptions
will be made as far as possible of coal
destined to certain classes of consign-
ees in the following order Of priority
which is the basis of priority adopted
during the war by the fuel admin
istration:
First. Steam railroads; inland
and coaStwise vessels.
Second. Domestic. including ho-
tells. hospitals and asylums.
Third. Navy and army.
Fourth Public utilities. including
plants and such portions of plants as
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30
MERCER RETURNS TO N. Y.
Belgian Prlmate Concludes Visit to
Cities In the West

New York. Oct. 3O.-Cardinal Mer-
cier, primate of Belgium. returned here
after a visit to cities in the West.
After his arrival the cardinal visited
the statue of Joan dare, Grants tomb
and the grave of the late Bishop Pot
ter, of the Protestant Episcopal diocese
of Now York. He laid a wreath at
the foot of each memorial He was
accompanied by Bishop Charles II.
Burch, the present head of the New
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30
pennsorove to Welcome Soldiers

Pennsgrove, N. j., Oct 30.-This
borough will give a welcome home to
its soldiers Saturday afternoon and
evening. There will be parade, a
supper, speaking and dance at the
du Pont clubhouse.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30
Seeks $4,000 Heart Balm

Charles Kutner. a baker, South Fifth
street below Lombard. seeks to recover
S25, 900 damages from the one he allege
alienated the affections of his bride of
two months. A suit to recover that sum
was brought today by Kutner against
Abraham Stern.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30
SAYS FEW KENTUCKY
MEN WILL STRIKE

Lexington, Ky, Oct. 30.-(By A. P.)
A very small percentage of the &c, 900
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30

supply light, heat and water for pub
lie use.
Fifth. Producers and manufac-
turers of food, including rcfrigera-
tion.
Sixth. National, state, county
and municipal government emergency
requirements.
Seventh, Bunkers and other ma
rinc emergency requirements not
specified above.
Eighth. Producers of news print
paper and plants necessary 20 the
printing and publication of daily
newspapers.
Coal held in transit is not to be
unloaded in storage nor used until
actually needed, so that if its use is
later found unnecessary. it can be
forwarded to destination whenever
practicable.
Instructions issued provide that
there will be as little disturbance
as possible in the distribution Of coal
but at the same time protecting the
necessities of the railroads, which
have II public duty to perform.
Garfield Advises Cabinet
Revival of the fuel administration t
deal with conditions growing out @
the coal strike is not necessary, DR.
Harry A. Garfield advised the Presi
dents cabinet today. holding that tn
wartime powers of that body now ar
vested in the railroad administrator
which will have full authority to dis
tribute coal to essential industries.
While revival of the fuel administra
ton had been urged by governmen
tn hno tpn
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-19

s2Gp
BRIDGE BILL IS PASSED

State ownership and maintenance of the two bridges across inc
Raritan river, one at New Brunswick and the other between the Am
boys, is now in sight With the passage by the House II senator
Browns bill there remains only the signature of Governor Edge TO
make it a law. This means that by next year at the latest the enor-
expense of the upkeep of these structures will be lifted from the
taxpayers of Middlesex county.
It also means that the burden of the maintenance of the approach
on the north side of the Amboy bridge which has been borne by Perth
Ambov alone, the state aid being almost negligible, will be lifted
from the city also.
Without question a great service has been rendered the county
by the passage of this bill. 1t is a non partisan measure, Republicans
as well as Democrats joining to put it across and to both parties must
be given the praise for the achievement. The bill, however, reflects
particular credit upon Senator Brown who fathered the measure and
who rendered excellent service in engineering it through the upper
house of the legislature. His skiful handling of this, practically his
FIRST piece of legislation, bespeaks for him a most successful career in
the legislature.
In the House, also, the bill was well cared for by the Middlesex
delegation. 1t was given their particular attention and the way they
avoided the complications that are invariably met with in the assembly
when anything bordering on special legislation IS to be passed. SHOWS
the ability of the Middlesex trio. A~ssembyman Devoe handled the
hill 81 tbe floor like a veteran and the fact that the bill passed with but
two votes in opposnion indicates the confidence that is placed in the
Middlesex men by their colleagues.
The two bridges in question are state structures in every sense Il
the word. The traffic across both of them is mainly from outside the
county and this traffic is constantly increasing. A new draw Is now
being built for the Albany street bridge for which Middlesex county
is paving. 1t is only a question of year or two, when an entirely new
bridge will have to be built between the Amboys. 1t would be too
mucch for Mddlesex to stand this expense also.
Of course, the state eventually would have taken ever both these
bridges a parts of the State highway system, but in the meantime the
county of Middlesex would have been unjustly burdened with the
ppkeep. The Brown bill now passed by the legislature will hasten
state control and maintenance which is the great object to be at
tanned.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-19
THE BEST WORD YET

Definite promise of the removal of every pound Of explosives from
Morgan by June 1 is the most satisfactory information yet given the
public regarding a matter that has been on the minds of nearly every
one in this community since last October. Coming from such a source
in the manner in which it was given there is every reason to give it
= credence.
One can readily realize the difficulties that have been encoun
tered in transporting such a quantity of material from New Jersey all
The way TO New Mexico and it is not surprising that delays have been
encountered. 1t was not so much the delay that was bothering the
people hereabouts as it was the fear that the plan to remove the. ex
ploaves had been abandoned altogether. With such assurances as the
two mayors received at Morgan yesterday it is evident that there is
no longer any reason for doubt on that score.
As for Rarhan Arsenal, there never has been the concern about the
explosives there as there was about the explosives at Morgan largely
because the Raritan plant was for storage exclusively there was COM
paratiye little handling of the material and the magazines are located
out on the meadows where there is comparatively little danger of fire.
IT viii be remembered that it was the woods that caught fire at Nor
gan and spread the flames there that resulted in so much destruction.
Nevertheless, even with all the safeguards, a location in the midst
Of such a large population with the greatest metropolitan district only
a few miles away, is unwise and even at Raritan there should be no
permanent storage of explosives.
1t is difficult to follow the argument of the two officers in charge
ut Morgan that the civilian guards are more efficient than a guard of
soldiers. This would seem to be almost a reflection on the army itself.
If men under military discipline cannot do as good guard duty as
ordinary civilians with possibly no training at all one cannot have
much opinion Of military discipline. AS a matter of fact, army stores,
particularly explosives liable TO do great damage, should be under the
constant care of the army itself. There is to be a considerable num-
Der of men in the army even after peace is actually declared. Every
nation viii have some sort of a standing army. What better use could
these men be put to in time of peace than guarding just such arsenals
as Rartan where thousands of tons of explosives are stored right in
:he heart Of the most thicky populated section of the eountry' II
would be far better than to have them stationed in barracks at some
army post where there is nothing to do.
On the whole, however, there is every reason to feel encouraged
as far as the explosives hereabouts are concerned. There is good cause
to believe that within a reasonable time this section will be entirely
clear of the deadly stuff and, in the meantime, the danger of an ex,
plosion such as was experienced last fan-an explosion from which
the community has not yet wholly reeovered-ise extremely slight.