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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-10-04
WILL LET bic
TUGS HERE RUST
Rather Than Give in to Strikers,
Says R. R. Official

Chief of the Marine Departm ent
Fenwick, of the Lehigh Valley rail-
road forces in Jersey City, in speak
ing of the strike on the tugboats of
his company, said this morning that
the company will allow the coastwise
tugs now tied UP in local docks to
rust rather than meet the excessive
demands of the strikers.
He stated that the Lehigh Valley
was running at loss with the old
rates and that there was not chance
of meeting the strikers demand for
new rates.
The captains of the tugs, who are
now being paid $240 and board, re-
quire s312.50, while the chief engi-
neer, who is being paid $195 and
board, demands $287.50, Mr.. Fen
wick said. The first mate and first
engineer are now securing $165 and
board and demand $2to. The chief
engineer also demands big raise and
also a third engineer, which would
change the working hours from six
on and six off, to four on and eight
Off.
This strike has been going on since
October 1 and at the present time
there are four coastwise tugs tied up
at the Valley dock, and one Is in a
local drydock undergoing repairs.
Chief Nell, of the local Lehigh
Valley office, reported no changes in
the situation this morning.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-10-04
URGE MOTHERS
To USE CLINICS
Plan to Change Hours at Meet
Ing of Board of Health
CLINICS PROVE To Be SUCCESS
Industrial Branch Proves to Be
Much Needed In This
City
CLINICS PROVE TO Be SUCCESS

Matters referring to local clinics
occupied the attention of the Board
Of Health in session last night. The
baby clinic has not been visited by as
many mothers as was expected, but
this Is due, in the minds of the board,
to the hours, and for that reason, 1t
Is being planned to change the hours
from the morning to the afternoon.
Mothers will then have their work
completed, and the older children will
be out of the way.
A report on the Industrial CLINIC
contained in q communication from
the chief of the district division of
Industrial hygiene and medicine,
United States Public Health Service
showed that in the nine nights in
which the clinic has been here, sixty
three cases were attended to. The
hours for the industrial clinic are
from $50 to $3.50. Out of the sixty
three cases examined, six cases were
referred to the health board, and were
given to the nursing force. -Four
cases were referred to family phys
clans for constant attention and a
number were given advise as to per-
sonal hygiene and surgical matters
which will tend to improve morale
and hygenic conditions in home and
community.
The clinic for the treatment of ven
ereal diseases has been attended by
q number of people, but the attend
ance has not been as large as was ex-
pected by the local workers. Fol
this reason the hours fl rail- the elm
les may be changed so as to better
suit the working people, If they car
be arranged to also suit the doctors
The matter of securing a supervis-
ing nurse was also taken up at thi,
meeting. With an addition of thi
nature, the health officer would b.
given a. big help, for then he would
not have to look after five nurses In
dividually, and more work could bt
completed in this way. The health
officer was empowered to communi.
cae with the nurses employment Of
fee, and make a report of his findings
at the next meeting.
The resolution for the furnishing O.
uniforms to the nurses, was approved
One application for plumbing Ii
cate with the nurses employment Of
Bartholomew Skapientz, and one mill
license was granted to 8. Chamilan
sky.
The complaint of resident in tn,
neighborhood of the Standard Under
ground Gable Works, was investigat
ed on two occasions by the Healtl
Officer and an inspector, and found
to be untrue.
Those present at last nights meet
ing were: President Silk, Edward
Dalton, Edward Dilts, DR.. Matthew
Urbanski, John Buckley and DR.
Charles Thompson.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-10-04
Yom Kippur Being Observed
By Hebrews Here Today

Yom Kippur. the Day Of Atonement
is being generally observed by He
brews throughout the, city today.
Both at Beth Mordicai and Sharry
Tfiloh temples and Bnei Zion Insti-
tute services were held last night and
are being continued throughout the
day. All places of worship are crowd
ed on this solemn occasion today
which carries deeper meaning than
ever before. Yom Kippur is the great
Jewish holiday and to it's sanctity as
the most important of the fast days
there is this year is added double
significance in that the calendar has
brought Yom Kippur on the Sabbath.
It is perhaps the most tragic day
of atonement in the history OF Jew
ry, From their home in Palestine,
from the shores of the Baltic and the
Black Seas, from Poland and the froz-
en- wastes of Siberia-from every for
kign land into which Jewish relief
workers have penetrated, the new
year message that comes to this coun-
try is ever the same. European jew
ry is perishing."
America Is theIonly land, the Amer
ican Jewish Relief Committee says,
in which the new month of Tishri,
the Hebraic January. brings any JOY
to the Jewish population.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-10-04
URGES LEAGUE
MEET IN j. 8.
CIemenCeau Writes Col. House
+ to That Effect
UNDER WILSON'S LEADERSHIP
Advises That Session Be Held
Early in Month of No
vember
BIZ The Associated Press.


PARIS, Oct. 3:-Premier CIemen-
ceau has written Col. E. NJ. House, a
member of the American peace dele
cation, urging that a meeting of the
League of Nations be held In WASH
ington under the leadership Of Presi-
dent Wilson early in November. The
premier's letter, outlining his reasons
for the calling of~such meeting, was
officially published today. 1t was
written September 4. 1919. and fol-
lows:
MY dear Friend:
IT hope soon to have the pleasure
of seeing you in Paris before your
return to America, but our friend,
Captain Andre Cardreu, says that
this is not certain and, therefore. it
seems well to communicate to you
reflections suggested by decision to
be taken concerning the Society of
Nations.
I'm the first place It seems to me
the first meeting of the society in
Washington, under the presidency of
Mr.. Wilson, should be urgently call
ed at the earliest possible moment,
owing to the hopes that this society
has caused to be and to facilitate the
solution of international problems
facing all nations, I would suggest
the meeting be held the first week of
the coming November and would
propose the invitation of the greatest
possible number of statesmen whose
names were associated with the ere
alton of the Society of Nations. I'm
doubtedly there would be only a
small amount of current business to
transact but the program would have
this capital advantage: it would put
in action the society which still ex-
lists only on paper.
FINALLY, don't you think 1t would
be great advantage for the exoffl-
clio members of the Society of Ma
tions to be enabled to exchange
views on the general direction of the
| line to be pursued? No man is bet
ter qualified than President Wilson
| to remind the peoples at the opening
| of the first assembly that the Society
of Nations will have prestige and In
fluence in times of peace only If Il
succeeds in maintaining and develop
| ing the feeling of international solid.
arity from which 1t was born during
| the war at the call of Mr.. Wilson. I
myesif, shall be happy to second him
in this task.
| (Signed) "
GEORGE CLEMENCEAU.
"P. 81 have written a similar let
ter to Premier Lloyd George"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-10-04
Morgan Explosion One Year
Ago Today Brings Memories
Or Havoc And Suffering

One year ago tonight occurred the
terrific Morgan explosion which,
coming like bolt from a clear sky,
wrought destruction to the govern
ment's shell loading plant on Cheese
quake creek, left death, disaster and
ruin in its path, caused thousands of
residents in South Amboy, this city
and other places in the immediate
vicinity to become refugees from
their homes and marked the begin
ming of the influenza epidemic here
which took another large toll of life.
Scarcely person who was living
in this city or vicinity last year has
not thought at some time today of
the event which last year gave those
at homo some idea of what war real
ly was. The bombardment Of INT
and loaded shells, which started
about 1880 o'clock on Friday night,
October 4, and continued throughout
that night, Saturday morning and
part of Saturday afternoon.
The roads leading from this city
were packed as were all trains and
trolleys, the residents of South Am
boy coming to this city with but few
belongings, while many Perth Am
boyans left their homes here in order
to 60 to some place more distant
than the scene of disaster.
Taken all in all only those who
were suffering witnesses of the ex-
plosion, those who experienced its
horrors can best describe the havo,
1t wrought. # Perth Amboy during
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-10-04
MANY INJURED AS
CARS OvERTURN
Five Pennsylvania Cars Jump
Track at Elizabeth This A. M. |
FOURTEEN TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
425 Passengers In Cars, Strug-
gle to Get Out--One Car on
Edge of Bridge
By The Associated Press.


ELIZABETH, Oct. 4:-Scores of
persons were injured, most of them
slightly, when five cars of Penn
sylvania railroad local left the rails
and fell on their sides just as the
train pulled out of the South Eliza
beth station. Fourteen of the injured
were taken to hospitals.
There were approximately 425
persons in the five cars and the ac-
cident produced a serious panic as
the imprisoned men and women tried
to force their way out of the WIN
dows. A number of person were hurt
in this struggle.
One Of the cars overturned on a
bridge thirty feet above the ground
and was practically balanced over the
edge of the structure. A broken rail
Is said to have caused the accident.
Brunswick People Hurt.
Mrs. George Csdordas, of 129 Bay
ard street, New Brunswick, and her
twelve-year-old daughter Julia, were
among those who suffered from
shock.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-10-04
Shopping Survey
MATAWAN

One case was called to the repre<
sentatives attention, of woman whd
went to New York to purchase nat
after shopping all day and not find-
ing what she wanted, she returned
home and later visited Perth Amboy
where she purchased a hat to- her
liking, much cheaper than she could
have in the greater city. This woman
Is now regular shopper here.
The representative of the EVEN
ING NEWS, asked the party who gave
him this information, why 1t was that
Perth Amboy shops sold so much
cheaper than the New York stores,
and was informed that the lady did
not know unless it was because the
shops in Perth Amboy have less over
head expenses. That is cheaper rents
and less taxes. One thing that lm-
pressed the EVENING NEWS repre-
sentative more than anything else Is
the fact that everyone interviewed SO
far, praises the shops of this city ana
the class of goods that can be pur-
chased here.
AS for amusements, Matawan's peo-
pie come to Perth Amboy. Here they
have comfortable seats in the theatres,
good music, and see regular Broad
Way moving picture shows, MataWan
has a big sporting population and all
ball games and boxing matches here
finds people from that Town III the au-
dience.
The people of Matawan have three
ways Of getting to this city, by trolley.
by rail, by private autos. There are
no auto bus lines running from TINS
town as yet. The railroad is the most
popular and is used by the greater
majority of the people. The train SER
vice is excellent and the rare al.
though considerably advanced since
the war is but fifty cents return.
The trains leaving Matawan for tnis
city: morning, 6:1o; $3.50; 7:T:15: 1874
1887: 8:12; 9:25; 9:53; 1858; 11:44s
afternoon, 1880; 2:05; sos; 4:4St
6:21, night, 1900; S:07; $40; s:25.
The trains from this city to Matawan
are: morning, 4:51; 6:4S: 1923; S:45i
9:O9; 1901; 1904; afternoon, l:2es
1929: 4:S9; 5:S2; 6:04; 6:41. nightt
1906; 12:55: This makes a total OF
nineteen trains from Matawan to this
city. and a total of fifteen trains from
this city to Matawan.
All workers for the Schleswig Heiiek
Fund are requested to attend the meet
ing at Washington Hall. Monday night
at eight o'clock. Bring subseriptiohs
VAIN ]. w. ROHR.
Chairman.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-10-04
Entertain Many Children

Over 1900 kiddies Of the city
crowded into the Crescent theatre this
morning to see the special show given
for their benefit by Mayor Frank Dor
sey and s. Kuhn, the manager of the
playhouse. Early in the morning they
began to gather in front of the build
ing ard at one time the street was
almost blocked. so large was the mob
of youngsters.
At 10 o'clock, the scheduled time
for the show to start. the children were
allowed to enter. The large auditor
tum filed as If by magic and soon
the aisles and all the standing room
in the rear of the theatre as we'll as
the balcony was a big mass of shout
ing children. Many were turned
away as the house was unable to ac-
commodate them.
The regular show was given. It is
likely that these shows will be con-
tinued each week for sometime to
come.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-10-04
Agree on Joint Use Of Poles

By The Associated Press.
TRENTON, Oct. q The Public
Utility Commission today approved
the agreement between the New York
Telephone Company with two Other
utilities for the joint use of poles
The other two companies are the
Rockland Electric Company, in Ber-
gen county. and the Monmouth
Lighting Company in the townships OF
Marlboro and Manalapan and the
borough of Englishtown, all In Mon
mouth county.
Approval was also given the applt-
cation of the Middlesex Water Com
pany for permission to dispose OF
tracts of land in Clark township, I'm
ion county and Raritan Township,
Middlesex county.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-10-04

Matawan, a town of between two
thousand and twenty-five hundred
persons, does practically all of It's
buying in Perth Amboy. There are
some who journey to Newark and
New York and few deal with the
shops in Keyport. but the majority OF
the trade from this borough comes
to Perth Amboy. There are three good
reasons for the trade coming to this
city. First, cheaper prices; second,
greater variety; third, advertisements
appearing in the EVENING NEWS.
There is only one way for the Mata-
wan people to keep Informed as TO
what is doing in tho shops here. and
this is through the advertising coll
umns of the EVENING NEWS. Peo-
pie buy the papers in Matawan IN or
der to keep in close touch with what
is going on in the shops here. Not only
do they keep tabs on the advertise
ments of the clothing stores, but also
those Of the various markets. There
are many people in the town who
travel to this city each week end In
order to purchase their Sunday roast
While here they buy other articles
and in the end they have more than
saved enough pn their purchases 10
pay their railroad fare.
While going over the Shopping Sur
vey in Matawan, the EVENING
NEWS representative learned of sew
eral cases where people from Con-
necticut, Newark, New York and
other cities had been visiting In the
town and during their stay had visited
Perth Amboy and purchased wearing
apparel. They not only found the
shops here pleasing and the clerks
willing to wait on them, but also
prices considerably lower than IN their
home town. :.
But few people use the trolleys IN
making the trip, because OF the TACT
that 1t is a long way and takes con-
siderable more time than by tram.
The fast railroad trains make the TRIP
in from ten to twelve minutes. whlle
It takes the trolleys more than an
hour, However a number of people
do use the trolleys for travelling 10
Matawan from Perth Amboy. for at
the close of the shows or fights that
last after 10 o'clock, rather than hang
around the present Central station Tor
a couple of hours for the 12:66 tram
they go home on the trolley. The rare
by trolley is hfty-six cents founo
! trip.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-10-04
ORDERS RAISE Of
F|UME BLOCKADE
Military Rule on All Entering
City Is in Force
BIZ The Associated Press.

7
ROME, Oct. 4-Orders that the
blockade of Fiume be lifted have been
issued by the government, and italian
authorities in the vicinity of Fiume
have received an order to allow mail
and food stuffs to pass into the city,
according to Epoch. The military
blockade against the soldiers and ci-
villains entering the city Is all that
is now being enforced, according to
the newspaper which says the deci-
sion was taken after the gov
ernment had examined and discussed
a protest from the Fiume National
Council.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-10-04
King Albert Sees New York
From Air This Morning
By The Associated Press.

By Tho Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-King Albert
of Belgium, flew over this city this
morning in a navy hydroaeroplane,
piloted by Lieut.. Commander Thomas
B. Hafner.
"It was a grand spectacle" the king
exclaimed, enthusiastically when he
alighted.
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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-10-04
PRESIDENT HAS
RESTFUL NIGHT
Bulletin Issued Today Is Much
More Encouraging
HIS TEMPERATURE is NORMAL
Is Somewhat Restless At BeInq
Confined to His Bed
So Long
HIS TEMPERATURE is NORMAL
BIZ The Associated Press.

BIZ The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4:-President
Wilson's condition was more favora-
BILE today, the President having had
a good nights rest. said bulletin
issued at the White House at 1880
o'clock this morning by DIR. Grayson.
The bulletin follows:
''White House, Oct. 4, 1880 A. NJ.
''The President had a good nights
rest and his condition is more favor-
able.
(Signed) GRAYSON."
The Presidents temperature and
pulse are normal and the President
is said to be cheerful, though becom-
ing somewhat restless about being
confined to his bed.
Two specialists who have exams
ined the President before were sum-
moned to Washington today. They
were DR.. f. x. Dercum, neurologist
and DIR. George de schweingis, an
eye specialist, both of Philadelphia.
They were to have a consultation
with DR.. Grayson and Drs. Stitt and
Ruffin. Of this city, who have been
assisting the Presidents physician.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-10-04
STRIKE RANKS
ARE DEPLETED
Admissions Made By Leaders
Show Men Returning
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Admission by union leaders of de-
fections in the ranks of the strikers
in the Chicago and Bethlehem dis
tricts was the principal development
today in the steel strike.
There has been no indication thus
far, of compromise on either side over
the main point at issue-the right of
the employees to engage in collective
bargaining through unions affiliated
Dor.
Reports from the Chicago district
indicated that quiet prevailed there
today. Labor leaders at Bethlehem
today reduced the estimate of en-
ployes of the Bethlehem steel COM
pany affected by the strike. from
eighty-f1ve per cent to seventy-five
percent. Company officials claimed
virtually one hundred per cent pro-
duction.
In the Pittsburgh and Youngstowr
districts there were no materia
changes in the situation. -
At Washington the senate labor
committee resumed it's investigation
of the strike.
elements of a Conspiracy"
WASHINGTON, Oct. Activities
of union organizers in steel districts
before the present strike was called
had "all the elements of a conspir-
acy," T. J. Davies, a Newcastle, Pa.
tinworker, told the senate committee
investigating the strike today.
Foreign workmen, in some cases
he, said, expected to result in sovie
operation of the mill. Davies SAID
some workers were intimidated, be
cause they were told their houses will
be blown UP.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-10-04

NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. 4.-Jos-
eph Vincze, of New Brunswick, who
was acquitted on a charge of sedition
last week at the direction of Judge
DAILY in the Court of Quarter Sessions
is again in the clutches of the law
Vincze has been so happy over being
released from custody that he has
been expressing his feelings around
the street corners here. This the po-
lice object to and they have arrested
him as a disorderly person. Recorder
Watson sentenced him to the work
house for 80 days.
In court this morning Vincze told
Chief O'Connell that he felt at times
as If he had a thousand wheels in his
head. His sanity will be investigated.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-10-04
Forn Citizens Guard.

LONDON, Oct. 4.-Premier Lloyd
Georges appeal for the formation of
"citizen guards throughout the coun-
try in the emergency caused by the
railroad strike and its possible spread
with q prompt response on all sides
today.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-10-04
Concern Felt in Paris.

By The Associated Press.
PARIS, Oct. Especial promf~
nence is given by all newspapers here
to Washington dispatches relative to
the Illness of President Wilson and
editorial comment reflects the con-
Germ felt in Paris over his condition.
The Echo d. Paris says the Presi-
dents Illness means the American
senate will be left to itself, WhicnA
perhaps, is a good thing. as the oppo.
sition losing a counter party loses. II
not some force, at least some OF Its
violence.
"The eclipse Of such a. great fac-
tor" says the Journal, us evens
full of consequences, as no Urra-- -ssr1a .
replace Mr.. Wilson. His most intt-
mate collaborators, Col. q. M. House
and Secretary of State Robert Lam
sing, were in many points far from
approving all the initiative of their
chief while in Paris"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-10-04
Shipping Board Steamer
Is Aground OFF Barnegat
Bu the Assoctated Press.

bV IH6 AS8OCIIIeU FT6S5. =
NEW YORK, Oct. 4.1The Ameri-
can freight steamship Passaic Bridge
from Rosario and Montevideo for New
York, Is reported ashore off Barne-
gat on the New Jersey coast. The
Passaio Bridge, 1858 tons. Is owned
by the United States Shipping Board
and under operation of the Ward line.
A wireless message from the cap
tain of the ship received by the man
aging agent here asking that tugs be
sent to his assistance, said the sea was
calm and the ship in no immediate
danger. The cargo consists of grain.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-10-04
Prayers in New York.

bU TIC ASSOCfuteu PTe55.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4-Bishop-elect
Charles s. Burch, of the New York
diocese of the Protestant Episcopal
church, announced today that special
prayers would be offered in all the
churches of the diocese tomorrow for
the speedy recovery of President Will
son.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-10-04
Mrs. Dorothy Lindenmeyer

Dorothy Lindenmeyer, twenty-five
years old, died at the city hospital
this morning. Funeral services will
be held Monday afternoon from the
home of Peter Coogan, 274 Front
street at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Wilbert
Westcott will officiate. The survivors
ere: Charles, husband; Bernard, son:
Mrs. Lily J.. Conklin, mother; Mrs.
J. B. Hartung. Mrs. William Horner,
Mrs. William Jewel, Mrs. Steve
Tachey and Mrs. Peter Coogan, sis
ters; John Conklin, William Conlzlin,
brothers. Interment will be in Alpine
cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-10-04

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