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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-07-17
THE CITADEL
THE MILITARY COLLEGE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA
Classed by the War Department as
DISTINGUISHED MILITARY COL
LEGE
Full course in engineering
sciences and Languages.


sciences and languages.
One Beneficiary Scholarship,
which pays nearly all expenses, is
vacant in Williamsburg county, and
will be filled by competitive exam
ination to be held on August 8th at
the County seat. This examination
will be given on the following sub
jects: Algebra through quadratics,
plane GEOMETRY, English grammer,
composition and rhetoric, literature,
American history, ancient history,
and physical geography.
A limited number OF pay cadets
will be received. Total exnenses need
not exceed S400. Early application is
necessary. For catalog, giving full
information, address
COL. o. ]. BOND, Superintendent
The Citadel, Charleston S. c.
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-25
CONSENT Of j. S. STEEL CORP.
To MEET STRIKERS WILL NOT
END WALKOUT, LEADER SAYS
$4,000 Men on Strike Going to Demand Justice From u 5.
Government Declares Fitzpatrick, Chairman Of Strikers
Committee at Senate Probe TOday-More Casualties Re-
ported and Riong Continues at Several Points, Another
Killed at Buffalo.
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

radical change reported IN the actual STRIKE n
great struggle in the steel industry shifted TO-DAY 10
labor committee of the senate opened an m
vestgation intention of discovering If the sua
ton relieved by federal action John Fpau
first witness. -
conditions the battene were concerned Inc
most from the Chicago district Where
claimed specific and significant tee COZ
that the steel and slab mills OF ne
poraon at partial operations today the most
claimed the district since the strike was
cared.
In Mahonng Valley district of Ohio the complete paralysis
the industry achieved by the strikers continued ana the success M
emphasized by the closing OF the plant OF e
Mill Empire Rolling Company with the exception Oh tne hees
mil department. which employs only 500 men,
But the great Pittsburgh where both SIDES
concede the remain uncertain Corpora
on officials today that strikers returning 70
work admitting number not large but terng u
steady ). IL, oxa Az
rong which beginning of the struggle was again the
of fatality today
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-25
MANSLAUGHTER
CHARGE: IS MADE
Against Driver Of Stolen death
Being Held
PELLTIER is INVESTIGATING
One Occupant Of Car Killed in
Tragedy at County
Seat
Bu Stan Correspondent.

By STAFF Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. 25:-
Willard Barton, alias William Ben
net, one of the two men arrested and
held as material witnesses following
the automobile accident Monday
night on George road, just outside
of this city, in which a large touring
car containing four men overturned,
killing one, early this afternoon con-
fessed to County Chief of Detectives
Richard Peltier to having stole the
car in Philadelphia and having been
the driver. Barton was being held
as a material witness. He is now be-
ing held under manslaughter
charge.
William Conroy was the occupant
of the car who was killed as a result
of the accident. The brakes failed to
work, 1t Is said, when efforts were
made to stop the car and 1t over
turned. Two of the other occupants
of the automobile were arrested as
material witnesses and the other es-
capped. Those arrested gave their
names as Walter Conroy, a brother
of the unfortunate man, and Will
liam Bennett. These men said that
the last name of the man who disap-
peared was Martin.
This man, whose name was given
as Martin, gave himself up to the
Philadelphia police yesterday and
declared that he was not the driver.
He then gave his name as Walter
Grebwell, of II Seymour avenue,
Philadelphia.
Detective Peltier also learned that
the man who gave his name as Ben
nett is in reality Willard Barton, an
ex-convict sent to the state reforma-
tory from Atlantic City on charge
of grand larceny and now on parole.
According to Grebwel's story, he
was standing on a street corner In
Philadelphia Monday night when
Barton drove up in the car with two
men and asked him to take ride.
The car was headed in the direction
of this city and just before arriving
here the accident occurred.
Grebwell Is being held under
$1,000 bail as a material witness ,
Milton Liddle, of Philadelphia. the
owner of the car, has identified 1t and
will take 1t back to that city from
Butterworth & Reynolds garage In
this city, where the car was taken
following the accident.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-25
MAKE REPAIRS
To PETERS
Building Committee Adopts Plan
for Alterations

When repairs and alterations TO st.
Peters Episcopal church as adopted
at meeting of the vestry last night
are completed the parish will have
one of the finest and most interesting
churches In the New Jersey diocese.
Ever since the explosion last October
a building committee has been at
work on the plans and the rector,
Rev. w. Northey Jones, has devoted
much time and study to the work.
The plans call for the erection of a
chantry at the northeast corner of
the church for the choir. This will
also be large enough to be used as a
chapel where services may be held
when 1t Is not desired to use the main
church buildIng.
The gallery in the rear of the
church will be removed and the stair
way taken. out of the vestibule. A
large modern door, given as a MEM
orial to William ]. Trainer, will con-
meet the chantry with the church
proper through which the choir will
enter and leave in the professional
and recessional.
This chantry Is to be known as the
Chapman memorial which will take
the place Of the large east window in
the chancel, which will be bricked
up.
opy will be erected on the south side
of the chancel, opposite to where 1t
Is at present. as memorial to the
late Cortlandt Parker. The chancel
arch is to be widened and the vesti-
bule will be enlarged. A beautiful
cathedral door, given by Samuel
Garis as q memorial to his wife, will
connect the vestibule with the nave
Of the church.
The present ceiling will be removed
and roof beams will be exposed and
finished off, restoring the full height
to the interior. The walls will be of
artificial stone
Memorial windows that were de-
stroyed by the explosion are to be
restored and in addition several new
allegorical windows will be placed in
the church. These will depict the
early history of the parish as well as
illustrate various features in the life
of St. Peter for whom the parish was
named.
Work will be started at once and
it Is expected that the alterations will
take about three months to complete.
In the meantime services will be held
in the parish house.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-25
STILL DISCUSS
PEACE TREATY.
Senate Still Takes No Steps
Towards Ratification
BIZ The Associated Press.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-Discus-
sion of the peace treaty was to be
continued today in the senate, with
Senator New, Republican, of Indiana.
and Senator Smith, Democrat, Mary
land, prepared to deliver addresses.
A vote might either carry or kill
the Johnson amendment providing
for equal voting power of the United
States with Great Britain In the
League of Nations should a test
come today. A roll call would show
forty-four Republicans and three
Democrats in favor of the amend
ment and forty-three Democrats and
four Republicans against 1t. This
CLOSE lineup leaves only two in doubt,
Democrat and a Republican. The
Democrats hove one more vote-that
of the Vice President-in reserve In
case of a tie, and are confident OF
winning.
While Senator Frelinghuysen, in a
set speech, was lambasting the peace
treaty yesterday, important confer
ences were being held in secluded
rooms and corners among Senator'S
Lodge, Berah, Penrose, Brandegee
and Hiram Johnson.
Johnson and Borah are understood
to have served notice on the Old
Guard that they would not stand for
any indefinite poStponement of the
Johnson amendment and seem to
have made some impression, though
the order calling for the Fall amend
ments tomorrow still stands, and II
they ever get started on that inter-
minable series 1t may be weeks be-
fore they reach any other phase OF
the treaty. = ~ -.aE III
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-25
FORMER SERVICE
MEN, REGISTER!
Welcome Home Needs Cooper
alton to Arrange Celebration

An urgent request to the service
men who have returned to this city
from overseas or from service
In any part of the country
since the Welcome Home cell
ebration June 20 last. to register with
Arthur e. Graham, secretary at the
City Hall, was issued last night by
the executive committee of the We'll
come Home Celebration Committee.
The committee held a meeting at the
City Hall to discuss ways and means
returned after the parade and clam
bake held last June, and 1t was
unanimously agreed that an enter
tainment should be furnished these
men which should equal the. very
successful program carried out at
that time.
1t was said, however, that in or
der to properly arrange for any elab-
crate scheme of entertainment. 1t
would be necessary tG know how
many of the service men are to be
guests. 1t Is for this reason that the
committee has aked the men to leave
Office upstairs in the City Hall. Among
the suggestions for the entertainment
were dinners. clam bake, corn roasts
and other similar affairs that should
be certain to appeal to the soldiers
and sailors out of the service.
Those who attended the meeting
of the committee last night are:
Chairman Ferd Garretson, Mayor
Frank Dorsey, Secretary Arthur E.
Graham, Aldermen William G. Will
son, Christian Anderson, Albert g..
Waters, John J. Clark and John
Pfeiffer and D. sP. Olmstead.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-25
CIGmenCeau Not in Favor
of Having His Bust Made
{ (Associated Press Correspondemoe.)

PARIS, Aug. 30.-The report from
New York that President Wilson has
expressed desire to have casts OF the
features of all the principal delegates
at the Peace Conference Is causing
much speculation in the Partisan ar
tistic world as to the probable recep-
ton which Premier Clemenceau Will
make to the request.
Ten year ago when the late Rodin
was working on his famous bust OF
the Tiger" which Clemenceau says
looks as much like him as he looks
like Joan of Arc Rodin asked and OBJ.
tanned permission to make a cast OF
Clemenceau's features.
Clemenceau~ submitted to the ap-
plication of layers of paraffine OIL,
soap and plaster to his face. fddled
nervously for ten minutes while Rod
in was massaging his features, then
suddenly asked. How much longer
are you going to man handle me IN
this way?"
Another half hour" replied Rodin
carelessly.
Clemenceau leaped from the chalr,
rushed to the nearest wash stand ana
proceeded to erase all traces OF the
cast from his face. He then gave
Rodin his photograph.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-25
ISSUE ON TREATY
CLEARLY DRAWN
So Says President In Speech
Today in Denver

By The Associated Press.
DENVER, COL, Sept. 25-Declar-
ing the issues in the peace treaty dis
cussion at last had been clearly
drawn" President Wilson said in an
address here today that the "ques-
ton squarely facing the nation was
whether the United States would keep
Its pledges to help guarantee the
peace of the world
OF all the subject matter in the
treaty aside from the league cove
nant, Mr.. Wilson said, the Shantung
provision was the only one criticised.
That objection now had been cleared
away, he continued. as had the lesser
objection urged against the covenant
itself
With two addresses on his program
In Colorado today President Wilson,
who arrived here last night spent a
bsuy day. His schedule calls for a
speech on the League of Nations here
at $50 a. M, and another at Pueblo,
late today
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-25
MUCH At STAKE
FOR POLITICIANS
Leadership Of Party Also Con-
.sIdeTed at Stake
THE FREEH0LDER SITUATION
With ReilIey In Race for Perth
Amboy, Race Would Be
Exciting
Primary Editions of
The NelUS Accurate

So complete and accurate were
the primary returns published in
yesterdays EVENING NEWS that
the number of papers printed was
insufficient to meet the demands.
In spite of the fact that between
400 and 500 extra copies were
turned out yesterday the papers
disappeared from the news-stnnds
almost as fast as they appeared
and before o'clock last night 1t
was impossible to get a copy of
the NEWS in this city.
The table. showing the primary
returns was complete, containing
the results from every poll in this
county and was one of the most
accurate ever placed before the
people of this county No differ
ences large enough to warrant
correction today appeared. Efforts
will be made to use the same eff
cient system of getting results
quickly and accurately from all
over the county in publishing the
results of the general election in
November.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-25
System Of Moving Coal
and Ore Outlined Today

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25-In an
effort to meet the first effects of the
steel strike on the transportation sys-
tenn, the railroad administration to-
day instituted a system of moving
coal and iron ore to the steel mills by
permit, which will limit the quantity
shipped to what the steel mills can
consume during the strike.
Regional directors OF the railroad
administration will handle the per-
mits. The new order is intended to
prevent congestion at terminals and
also prevent large quantities of rail-
road equipment from being tied up.
The plan will operate much the same
as that which was adopted for move
ment OF the wheat crop.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-25
Senate Investigation Starts
in Effort to Settle Strike
By The Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Sept 25.-Even
should the United States Steel Cor
poration, consent to meet representa-
tives of the men, the NATIONWIDE
strike of steel workers could not now
be called off, in the opinion OF John
Fitzpatrick, chairman or the striK-
ers committee, as expressed today at
the opening of the senate labor COM
mittee's investigation of the strike.
'sThe $4,000 men on strike" Fitz-
patrick declared, "are going to de-
mand from the United States govern
ment, justice, decent justice"
Fitzpatrick was late in arriving
from Pittsburgh and hurried to the
committee room, crowded with seha-
tors representatives and others inter
ested. He was accompanied by Will
liam III. Rubin, counsel for the steel
strikers who, at the outset OF the
hearing asked what assurance hau
had been given by Judge Elbert "a.
Gary, chairman of the board of the
United States Steel Corporation that
he would appear before the com
mittee next Wednesday.
Senator Kenyon, replied that Judge
Gary had telephoned him that ne
would be present Wednesday and add
ed that until that time we Will mol
question his being here"
Fitzpatrick opened his statement
with what he said was q brief history
of labor conditions in the steel Indus
try. z.o, oor
noration a. campaign was begun with
the object of pushing organized WORK.
ers out of the mills" he SAID.
great sum of money. / don't kno"
whether 1t was S2,0oO,ooo or $@o'VV0'
900 was appropriated: .,,+
1,i Ia
hour day and better working cohui- :
tions elsewhere. the steel mills sun
operate with very long hours ana
with wages below the comprohiise
period. Labor understood then the
necessity of organizing the steel m
dustry for the purpose OF controil- o.
ing its effect on the others and at the
last two conventions of the federation
of labor the step was autlol-
ized."
FITZPATRICK said representatives
OF twenty-four international union
affiliated with the A. f. of L., met IN
| Chicago about a year ago ana ellecIeu
a campaign committee to orgahlze
tbe steel workers. Samuel Gompers
was elected chairman and William q.
Foster. The initial organization enoi
was confined to the Calumet district
! incIudfnp. chicago and Gary, Ind.
.~rhe men in the steel mills,
FYtzuatrick continued were looking
for relief. They responded In large
numbers and 1t was only a snort tlIne
until we had very successful orgam-
| zation." Aa haon
no untonisrn In the steel mills?" asked
Chairman Kenyon. - .Aho,.
mo" Fitzpatrick, replied Apoui
that time October 1918, the stesi
corpor ration was resorting to every eI-
fort to force action on the part OF tne
men of the labor organizations. u
snread their influence. They an
nonnced establishment of the eight
hour day and we knew that was an
effort to prevent our organization;
senator Jones. Democratic, New
Mexico. asked whether the empIoyes
had made application to the A. +. "
T, for organization. or whether tne m
movement had been initiated py tn'
..rbe American Federation OF Labor
initiated the movement" F1tzDatrick
/ replied. ,.a,4 an the
Aarican Federation of Labor 90 or
(Contlnued on page 80
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-25

Edwin s. Gleason, secretary to
Public Service Commissioner Lewis
Nixon, caused an investigation of the
condition of the Tottenville division
of the Staten Island railway to be
made this week.
1t was pointed out that evening
trains are constantly overcrowded.
while the morning trains frequently
arrive so late at st. George that the
passengers miss boat connections.
The Transit Bureau by direction of
Mr.. Gleason reported that as many
as sixty eight people were standing
on train No. 80, leaving st. George
at 5:57 P. NJ, and the commission
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-25

Tuesdays primaries proved that
more interest Is being taken In poll
tics in this county this year than for
several years, the number of votes
polled breaking all previous records,
and now the successful candidates are
settling down to a month of hard
campaigning in order that they might
be elected.
A big vote was expected but the re-
suits were higher than the most opti-
mistic estimates of political leaders.
The Democratic vote In the county
on Tuesday was approximately 5000
and the Republican $3.50. Such a
large vote at the primaries would in
dicate that the, general election on
November will break all previous
records.
Now that 1t is known who the can
didates on both tickets will be a siz-
zlfng campaign which will cover the
entire county Is about to be launched
by the leaders Of either party.
Although the gubernatorial race is
OF interest to the Middlesex voters
the contest between Bernard M. Gan
non, Democratic candidate for re-
Z liam Hilker, present county collector
and Republican candidate for the
clerkship, is the one which Is arous-
ing the most interest and which
promises to be one Of the closest
fought in the history of county poll
tics.
Hilker's vote in the primaries g.
843, gave him $500 more than his
nearest opponent, Frederick Geb-
hardt, and $500 more than his other
competitor, Louis Y. Sosin. This big
plurality for Hilker indicates his pop
ularity with the Republican voters of
the county.
Cannon, in Tuesdays primaries, al
though not opposed for the nomina-
1878 less than the total number OF
Republican votes cast for county
clerk. The present county clerk is
looked upon as the strongest Demo-
cratic candidate in the county and
has the backing of the solid organiza-
ton of which he is the lead. Due to
Hilker's activities on the Board OF
Aldermen of this city. his term as
freeholder and his present position OF
county collector, he is also strong
throughout the county.
In the November election Perth
Amboy will have two candidates In
the field for assembly. both on the
Democratic ticket, they being Andrew
j. Wight, assemblyman at present
and John e. Toolan, who ran second
high in the county Tuesday. Fred w
DeVoe of Milltown. formerly of this
city, is the other Democratic member
Of the trio who seek Office in the
Legislature.
Gannon's vote in the county or
Tuesday was 6S8 less than the tota
vote polled by Democrats for cover.
nor, the totals being 1922 as compared
with 1880.
There were no Perth Amboyans ir
the assembly race on the Republican
ticket, Charles e. Tindell. Albert w
Appleby and c. Raymond Lyons be-
Ing the successful candidates.
Clarence M. Haight and DR.. Louis
P. Belloff. present Republican free
holders, are out for reelection and
both men are expected to poll big
votes as their. totals Tuesday indi-
cate both to be unusually strong.
Perth Amboy failed to be repre-
sented in the, Democratic freeholdel
race and as a result Hugh Reilly will
enter from this city. making three
Democratic candidates in the race
with only two offices available. Thi:
will naturally result in diminishing
the number of votes the other, candi-
CONTINUED on page Sd
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-25

Want Men Have Since June 80 To Register
Nixon Told OF Poor Service
On Trains of Staten Island
Rapid Transit After Probe

directed that an extra car be carried
on this train.
The inspectors have also reported
that on September 15 train No. IL
was four minutes late, train No. 13
was six minutes late. September 16
train No. was nine minutes late.
September 1S all trains made boat
connections. The investigation Is be-
ing continued.
1t has also reported that engine
No. can barely pull light four-car
train over the Grasmere Hill. If this
proves correct the road will be or
dered to place new equipment on the
line.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-25
Two Forest Fires Spreading
In Los Angeles National Forest

BIZ The Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25.-Two dis
astrous fires in the Los Angeles ma
tional forests were spreading today
according to officials of the Forest Ser
vice here. Jumping hastily con-
structed fire break. a fire in the re-
gion of Two Thousand Pines. twenty
miles northeast of San Bernardino,
Cal, was sweeping toward Pine Crest
and Squirrel Inn, two large resorts in
San Bernardino Mountain. A hundred
men fighting fires in the big TeJuga
Canvon. were forced to flee for their
lives when the fire accelerated by
wind destroyed their camp.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-25
Thinks He Has Been Executed
au The A Associated Press.

BU The AsSOcfdted PT6SS.
PARIS, Sept. 25-Pierre Lenoir,
whose execution was postponed last
Friday by authority, VIII. II is eX-
pected. be constructed by Josef Call
iaux, former premier. on Friday or
saturday, according to the Echo d
Paris. He is in a state of most ex-
trerne weakness and unable stand, be-
ing obsessed with the idea that he has
been executed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-25
TO Discontinue Sale of Food.

By Special C0TTeSpOHutHE.
TRENTON, Sept. 25-Governor
Runyon has been advised by the Army
Food Supply Department in New
York that the sale of surplus army
foods will be discontinued at the close
of business today. This information
came as a surprise to the executive
because as late as Saturday last the
Governor received communication
from New York containing a price
list of the foods and later Captain A.
A. Stewart, the zone food officer there
phoned the Governor of his tnten-
ton to have all cold storage meat
products distributed from Paterson,
instead of being shipped directly to
other municipalities.
The central distributing point was
decided upon because of the delays
incident to direct shipments to each
municipality.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-25
LARGE SUPPLY
Of ARMY FOOD
viii Go on Sale Next Monday or
Tuesday

All of the supplies of canned
army foods that are to be sold next
week, have arrived in this city and
are now stored at the Water Depart
ment store house in King street, 1t
was learned today at the Mayors Of
fee.
1t is said that the sale of the foods
which includes canned corn, peas,
tomatoes and fruits, as well as corn
syrup will take place early next week
probably Monday of Tuesday. The
cases of timed vegetables and fruit
were brought here from Governors
Island by one of the city trucks con-
verted from a water sprinkler to a
food carrier.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-25
SMILE, smrLE.. sMILE!!.

No longer need you frown wnen
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for Immediate shipment.
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service station, the largest. most Up
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-25
Ulemenceau Would Hurry

BIZ The Associated Press.
PARIS, Sept. 25:-Speaking in the
Chamber of Deputies today. on the
German peace treaty, Premier Glenn
enceau said that If he had any word
to send the United States senate 1t
would be that it hurry the ratinca-
ton of the treaty.