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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29

The first strike of the pilots in the history of aerial mail transportation,
 which started in and around New York at the various postal flying fields, has been temporarily called of, pending the outcome of confer eAce in Washington between com mittee of the pilots and Otto Praeger, assistant postmaster general. The pilots agreed to resume operations and continue to carry the mails until some definite decision has been reached regarding the "deman1s" made by the aviators in a telegram to MT. Praeger. The strike" how ever, was not called off until a tele- gram had been received from MT. Praeger, in which he agreed to meet a committee of the pilots.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29

cutting telephone and telegraph wines. The blacks began firing on street car conductors and motormen whom they refused to allow negro passenger to board their cars because of threats made by white passengers One conductor was reported shot in the leg.
 Ambulances and patrol wagons threaded their way through the black belt throughout the early hours of the night.
 A number of wounded negroes crept into alleys and other dark places. When
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29
By Associated Press

By AssocIated Press
 New York, July 2s.-The strike which for about three weeks has tied up shipping along the At lantic and Gulf seaboard was fin ally settled tonight when an agreement on wages was reached with the marine engineers. Will Hams Brown, national president of the engineers' union. immediately sent out orders to move ships without delay.
 The agreement was reached after a six-hour meeting here to- day of officials of the United
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29

The call for troops to quell the out : breaks resulted in four regiments of na- tionaI guardsmen being mobilized, but at dispatched to the disturbed district, and Chief of Police Garrity expressed the be- lief that the worst of the disorder had passed.
 Five of the dead are groes and two are whites.
 The wounded in most cases were hur- ried to hospitals, after which they were removed to their homes when conditions permitted.
 There was no concerted battle by the blacks, the outbreaks dottinS large area.
 Every police station in the southside was flooded with reports of deaths ana injuries.
 Chief of Police Garrity at late hour. said that it was impossible to make an exact estimate of the casualties because of the contradictory reports.
 The riots, which started yesterday on the south side beaches, were renwed when negro 1aborers began leaving the big industrial plants, and by dusk more than a score of separate outbreaks nan occurred Whites began dragging ne groes from street cars and the negroes retaliated with stones and knives. stree. cars in the hearts of the black belt were tied up and the windows smashed. A living squadron" of blacks mounted i. touring car and riding at full speed through the section sent volley Of shots at a group of whites. One white woman was injured but not fatally The negroes were overtaken after long chase ana placed under arrest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29
ARKANSAS IS TWELFTH
 STATE TO RATIFY THE ANTHONY AMENDMENT
By A..osl.tsd Pres.

Little Rock, Ark. July 2S--The Arkansas legislature. called in spe- eial session for the purpose. today ratified the federal woman suf- fraxe amendment, the senate vOt- ing 20 to 2 and the house 76 to 18. Arkansas is the twelfth state to ratify the amendment and the sec- ond in the south to take this ac- t1On
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29
Seuen Dead and Scores Injured m Reneual Chicago Race War
Battle Rages for Five Hours In "Black Belt'' Between Whites and Blacks and Between Policemen and
 Negroes Last Night
By Assooiated psss.

Chicago July 28Seven known to have been killed and than wounded many of them riousy renewal of in the Chicago Back Bet tonight
 the fve-mle the south side battle-ground of scattered fights between whites and between policemen and who fired from housetops dark alleys and other points of vantage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29
NEGROES ATTACK POLICE

Shortly afterWard mop ot ai ho'' dred blacks formed at Thirty-fifth street and began stoning policeman. Gun fire was opened and four of the negroes fell. all mortally wounded.
 white man in the same neighborhood was dragged from truck and stabbed to death.
 negro chauffeur was killed by whites 'a few minutes later in the same pieck.
 Scores of arrests were made but wherH the rioters were found to be unarmea they were released
 Negroes began footing stores Of whites in one district shortly after the firing of revolvers by squad of policemen in an effort to break up a fight over snaa nurcf1ase of groceries. The police soon cmntied their guns but the footing con- tin,,ed until a squad of six police. armed with rifles, appeared They fired low, fel'- ing half dozen blacks.
 white woman was pulled from street car by a negro. He was soon ly- ing unconscious against the curb. where angry white men left him for dead
 USE RAZORS AND CLUBS
 Groups of blacks formed in football fashion and charged against whites with razors and clubs On one corner tha' 'scene was like a miniature battle ground. Unconscious negroes anu dotted the street
 While the main battles were Tn pro gress women, blacks and wnites, pat tied away in front yards witn orooms and missiles In one of these 1ignts white woman was knocked unconscious and taken to hospital
 In the fracas on 54th street negroes Knocked two policemen unconscious and were drawing pistols when q group of discharged negro soldiers came to the rescue of the police. In another battle three policemen were shot. One may die.
 In an effort to prevent quick dis patch of rifle bearing police from one section to another the negroes began
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29
FARMERS NOT AFFECTED

MT, Harrison answered in the mega tive. MT. Ross claimed that the bill was not clear in this point.
 Representative Darsby of Choctaw, stating that he favored the passage of q compensation bill, asked for postpone ment in order that he might have an opportunity to study the bill, Repre- sentative Murphree of Etowah stated that the original bill had been printed and copies put onx the desk of every member and that if bill were to be re- printed every time an amendment is of fered it would never pass. He stated that few changes were made in the schedules and in the phraseology of the original bill but that the substitute was in the main copy of the original which every member had had ample time to study.
 Representative Parker of Coosa created considerable laughter when he stated that 1t was a case of the lion and the lamb lying down together. that employers and employees had got together, and that if they are satisfied, why should we kick" and added, "let us vote"
 Representative Green of Dallas said if tbe members were not familiar with the bill they never would be, that it had been before both committees of the house and senate long enough for every member to have seen it. He insisted that 1t be put upon it's passage at once
 Representative Shaw moved to table MT. Longs motion to postpone for three days. whereupon Mr. Long moved to postpone indefinitely. and the arguments for and against the bill were repeated. Motions piled up on each other until
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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-09-04
PUBLIC MARKET
PRAISED HERE
AccompIIshes True Purpose,
Says n. ]. Agriculture Head

'"The Perth Amboy farmers market
Is the greatest success of any of tn
markets in the state for cities of this
size" declared Professor Alva Algee,
secretary of agriculture for the state
after an inspection of the market to-
day, in company with delegation
from Trenton representing the State
Bankers Association.
The market in this city accom-
plishes the very thing that we are
striving for" Prof. Algee said. 1T
reduces the cost and the price of tn
perishable products by bringing the
farmers and producers directly In con-
tact with the people Of ths thickiy
populated sections"
All of the members OF the delega
ton spoke warmly OF the results that
have been obtained throughout the
state where there are now about
thirty markets in the various cities
The party visited the Trenton retail
and wholesale markets yesterday and
this morning. made q trip to the new
Jersey City market and stopped at IN
Elizabeth market on the return In
addition to making an inspec.ion the
trip was for the purpose or learning
public sentiment in favor of the mar
kets among business circles as COM
par6d to the farmers view.
Those who were in the party to-
day were: Prof. Agee. and Alexis l..
Clark, Chief OF the Bureau of Markets
Jan Van Herwerden of Railway rep
resenting the State Bankers Associa-
ton; Charles F. Stout OF the Trenton
Chamber of Commerce and represent
ing the State Chamber; and William
Wallace, Secretary OF the Jersey City
chamber Of Commerce. The mem
s fCozeknuad on page 3.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-09-04
TOPR0bE DANCER
At WATER WORKS
Water Board to Act on Ship Ca
nal Project
MIGHT Benefit The PLANT
Engineer and Committee OF
Whole to Investigate the
Matter

A communication from the Board
of Aldermen asking whether the pro-
posed Intra-Coastal Chip Canal would
interfere with this city's water sup
ply received by the Board of Water
Commissioners last night caused that
body to discuss this matter at length
and finally refer the question to the
superintendent and committee of the
whole for further investigation and
study.
II the canal is constructed under
the plans called for at present It will
run through the center of the city's
water plant, Superintendent Samuel
J. Mason declared. The line of the
canal, the superintendent continued,
would take 1t through the center of
the water works property for about
three miles and would pass about
1000 feet southeast of the pumping
station at Runyon. The rebuilding of
dams would be made necessary he
said and 1t would be necessary to re-
construct all of the collecting works
and rearrange the entire we'll system.
The canal would also pass through
the newly completed pumping station
at South River. Mr.. Mason also stat
ed.
When questioned as to whether or
not the canal would be detrimental
to the city's water supply Mr. Mason
said he had not gone very deeply in
to the matter as yet but the only cause
of worry he could see at present was
the possibility of salt water getting
into the mains.
AT present, superintendent Mason
pointed out, the nearest salt water is
at South River and by the time 1t
reaches the pumping station it has
gone considerable distance upstream
and lost most of its salt. With the
canal passing through the Runyon
and South River property, however,
the salt water would be much nearer
and have much easier access.
The construction of the canal, Mr..
Mason continued, would have much
to do with its effect upon the Perth
Amboy water plant. If concrete bot
toms and sides were erected in the
canal the fear of salt would be done
of being detrimental to the water
supply might be a help, the superin-
tendent continued, 1t being possible to
determine this however only after an
extensive study had been made.
Two streams now running to the
city water plant property would be-
cut off by the canal, 1t was said by
Mr.. Mason. When asked how much
water he estimated would be lost as
the result of the presence of the
canal, Mr.. Mason said he believed
about 500 million gallons of fresh
water would run out of the canal
daily at Morgan. If the canal be-
came a certainty and the present
plant of the Water Board was dam
aged the city would be indemnified In
order that the present large water
supply might again be made possi-
BILE, Mr.. Mason declared.
Johan Jenson, a local resident and
former Water commissioner, who
brought the matter Of the proposed
canal effecting the city water plant
before the aldermen on Tuesday
night. was before the Water Board
last night in order to explain his
views on the matter.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-09-04

There will be no contests on the
city ticket at this years primaries.
Yesterday was the last opportunity
offered for the filing of petitions by
candidates for the nomination to Ger
tain offices but neither party sprung
any last minute surprises.
The two city tickets as they stand
now, with the names of all who filed
petitions. are as follows:
Republican.
Alderman-a an-at-Large.-Jens N. West
er.
First ward.-Constable -. Bernard
Karkus- Justice of the Peace.-Har-
old E. Pickersgill.
Second Ward.-Alderman-Franh
e. Tooker, Jr.
Fourth Ward.-Alderman-Chris-
tian Andersen.
sixth observation-disclosures
A. Riedy.
County Committeeman.
First Ward
1st poll, John Hanson.
End poll. Peter K. Petersen.
Second Ward
1st poll, Ellsworth B. Walker.
End poll Frank r. Tooker, Jr.
Third Ward
1st poll. Antonio 3. Munoz
Fourth Ward
1st poll, Morgan F. Larson.
End poll, Joseph H. Brown and Ed
ward J. Peterson.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-09-04
PRESIDENT DEFENDS TREATY AND LEAGUE AT COLUMBUS
Chief Says He Needs More Cops; Mayor Opposed
New Schedule Of Water
Rates To Go In Effect Oct. /

payment of arrears with interest to
the date of payment and an additional
fee Of 50. This ordinance will come
up for It's second and third reading In
two weeks.
While discussing the new water
rates President Harry r. Wilson de-
clared that in his opinion the resi-
dents Of this city should be given
water at the lowest possible rate, but
he did not believe outside places
should receive the same low rates. 1t
seemed to be the general concensus
Of opinion of the members that higher
rates should be charged companies
and municipalities outside of the city
limits, who purchase water from the
city OF Perth Amboy. No definite
action was taken on this matter, al
though steps to do so will probably
be taken in the near future.
A bid from Herman Ellis to buy
certain junk consisting Of cast and
wrought iron, bronze metal, rubber
valves, solder and cement bags from
the Water Department was higher
than that Of Max Kaplowitz and City
Comptroller Olaf. J. Morgenson was
Instructed to dispose of the material
to the high bidder. The bid OF Ell1i
was $3.50 per gross ton on the iron'
II is cents per pound for the bronze
l-o cents per PouuO hoi
t12.10 per hundredweight for solder
and Ave cents each for cement bags
Kaplowitz bid was s12.4o for the iron.
IL Ia cents for bronze. cents for
the rubber and 20 cents for the solder.
A communication from employees in
the boiler room at Runyon asking for
an increase in salary was received and
acted upon. A long discussion fol-
lowed, during which q change In the
procedure OF payment was decided
upon. In the future certain employees
will be paid by an hourly basis IN
stead of by the month as formerly.
Bills amounting to $1o,sSb.47 were
ordered paid and requisitions for sup
plies at Runyon and King street
granted. The report Of the collector
Of revenue for August showed that
water rents previous to 1919 amount
ing to S962.1p collected and current
water rents totalling $20,352.25 paid.
President Harry r Wilson, Commits
sioners Hugh Timmins and Charles
A. Landback were present at the
meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-09-04
YIN. CA. LOSES
Mr.. SONDERMAN
Fenby Scott to Take Place Of
Former Secretary Spencer

John J. Sonderman who has Deen
the physical director at the local Y.
M. C. "A. since last January has len
dered his resignation to General Sec
retary Walter H. War;. This is the
second member of staff of the local
association has resigned within the
last month. Boys Work Secretary
Herbert Spencer having left last Fri
day night to take up a new position at
Hartford Conn.
A successor for Secretary Spencer
has been secured by General Secre,
tary War; in Fenby Scott who will
commence his new duties here on
Monday. Mr.. Scott was connected
with the Washington, d. C., I. M. Z.
A. for several years as assistant sec
retary and comes highly recommend
ed with years Of experience to his
credit For the past year and q nalt
Mr.. Scott has been in the army. nav
ing been with the Gas Defense. he
recently secured his discharge. His
home is In Waterville, New York.
News of the resignation of Mr..
Sonderman as physical director
comes as a heavy blow to the hun
dreds of men and boys VINO use ths
"Y" gym daily. Since he has held
the position of physical director the
number of members to take advan-
tage of the gymnasium classes mas
been boosted considerably and by his
efficient and impartial management
Mr.. Sonderman has made hlmself
popular.
Mr. Sonderman could not be reacn-
ed today when efforts were made 10
pet n. statement from him as to his
plans for the future. He also served
in the army and has had several
years of experience in Y. M: e. A.
physical and playground work.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-09-04
Tickets In Primary Race
Completed In This City

srd poll, Martin J. Olsen.
Fifth Ward
1st poll, John Pfeiffer.,
Sixth Ward
1st poll, M. ]. Lakomski.
Srd poll, Niels P. Hansen.
Democratic
AIdernan-at-large- - William D.
Voorhees,.
Second ward-Alderman, Albert
g. Waters; constable. Theodore An
tonic.
Fourth ward-Alderman. Thomas
J. Grove.
Sixth Ward-AIderman, Joseph A.
Seaman; constable, Joseph Mosko
Rudolph A. Kish.
County committeemen:
First Ward-First poll, James III.
White: second poll, Edgar Lewis
Francis; third poll, James A. Rhodes;
fourth poll. George Hardiman.
Second Ward-First poll, w. Guy
Weaver; second poll. John White.
Third Ward-First poll, Richard J.
Calvin; second poll, James J. Flynn.
Fourth Ward-First poll, James G.
Martin; second poll, John Donegan;
fourth poll, James J. Carroll, Jr.
Fifth Ward-First poll, John j.
Clark; second poll, Lawrence G. Dali
ton.
Sixth Ward-Ffrst poll, James
Dolan and Frank A. Brodniak; sec
ond poll. James ]. Garland. Jr.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-09-04

A reduction in water rates to both
large and small consumers will take
place on October 1, an ordinance es-
tablishing this new schedule of prices
being unanim mously passed on its first
reading by the Board of Water Com
missioners last night. A decrease of
approximately ten per cent on the
present charges will be made in this
new rate. The present minimum
charge of $3.50 per quarter is reduced
to $2.25 under the new rates and the
lowest charge for large consumers
will be seven cents per thousand gall
Ions, whereas as the present lowest
rate Is nine cents.
Rates Proportional.
The new rates are proportional to
the amount OF water used, a decrease
OF one per cent per thousand gallons
being made for every additional 100,-
600 gallons consumed daily. The old
scale OF water rates for large consum-
ers was not graduated as is the new
schedule and many complaints of Its
workings were received by the board.
on October / are as follows:
Less than 100000 gallons per day
IL Ia cents per thousand.
100000 to 100000 gallons per day,
IL cents per thousand.
100000 to 100000 gallons Per day,
II cents per thousand.
100000 to 100000 gallons per day.
10 cents per thousand.
100000 to 100000 gallons per day.
Q cents per thousand.
500, 900 to 100000 gallons per day.
cents per thousand.
100000 gallons Or over per day, 2
cents per thousand.
The rates In force at present are;
Less than $4,000 gallons per day,
1s 1-3 cents per thousand.
$4,000 to 100000 gallons per day,
IL cents per thousand.
100000 and over gallons per day, .
cents per thousand.
Metering All Services.
The new ordinance calls for the
metering of all services and the pay
ment of water bills quarterly at the
office of the Collector of Revenue. II
not paid within thirty days after the
time limit set, interest at the rate OF
6 per cent. per year will be added un-
til the bill Is paid. If not paid within
three months, water will be shut OF
and not turned ON again except on the
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-09-04
MAYOR AGAINST
CHIEFS VIEWS
Supt. Burke Says That He Needs
More PatroImen
men TAKEN FROM THAT DUTY
MIR. Dorsey Says He Will Take
No Action---Economy His
Standpoint

With the resignation this week Of
one Of the ctty's patrolmen. Charles
Nelson, the assignment of Patrolmen
John H. Martin and John A. Dun
ham to bus duty and the transfer of
William A. Bachman from patrolman
duty to that of motorcycle officer, the
city is in need of more patrolmen ac-
cording to Chief of Police Patrick J..
Burke. When questioned this morn
ing as to how many more men there
should be on the force, Chief Bnrke
declared that in this city there should
be one policeman for every 1000
population which, he declared, would
mean force of sixty men as he estd-
mated the population at 10000.
Mayor Dorsey, who makes the ap-
pointment of additional policemen,
when questioned this morning about
the matter of naming new cops said
he was going to make no appoint
ments at present and that he did not
wish to load the city down with ex-
pense.
Perth Amboy. Chief Burke stated,
owing to its popularity among neigh
boring towns as shopping center,
look after not only the residents here
but thousands of people living out Of
town who visit here daily to shop.
The increase in the amount of traffic
passing through the city makes 1t nee
essary he said, that for the safety OF
the public additional men be placed
on traffic duty. Whenever this is
done, no pointed out, the force of
patrolmen is diminished. AT present,
Chief Burke said. there are but twen-
ty-one patrolmen covering the city.
What the Mayor Says
Asked If he intended to appoint
any more patrolmen to relieve the
shortage mentioned by Chief Burke.
Mayor Frank Dorsey said: Il am not
going to appoint any more men at
this time. The summer season fs
about over and most of the men have
had their vacations. We don't want
to load the city down with expense.
I will, of course, take the CHEERS
statement under advisement." Mayor
Dorsey stated some weeks ago at the
time of the police trials that he had
q waiting list of nearly one hundred
applicants who could be appointed II
necessary.
Chief Burke predicted wave OF
crime crossing over this section this
fall. and said that now as ever addi-
tional men for his force were essen
ttaI. He declared that none OF the
places of four patrolmen who resign
ed their positions, have been nlied as
vet and that with the summer vaca-
fion and monthly days off" still In
effect, the force is not large enough
TO meet the demands made OF IL IN a
city of this size.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-09-04

MURDER 1000
Occupants Of City In Southern
Russia Killed Before Evacuation
By The Associated ,-ress.

By The Associated ,rress.
CONSTANTINOPLE Sept More
than 1000 persons were executed by
the Bolsheviki before they evacuated
the city of Yekathrinoslav in south
ern Russia, according 10 dispatch re-
ceived here from that city giving an
account of the massacres by phys
ician who was the principal medical
expert present at the opening of the
pits into which the bodies Of the vic
TINS had been thrown after their ex-
ecution. This physician, doctor
Robin, declares that the victims heads
had been crushed with hammers and
their bodies badly mutilated. Many
of them were found with broken legs
and ribs, he said. caused by blows
with sledge hammers, specimens OF
which were found in the vicinity.
The physician tells of the case OF
one officer who missed being struck by
the firing squad bullet and escaped.
the Bolsheviki. who came along
bayoneting the wounded. stimulating
death.