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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-31
FATALLY HURT
WHEN STRUCK
BY TRAIN HERE
Anton karnecsky Dies In City
HospitaI--Accident Near
WOODBRIDGE junction

Anton Karnecsky. forty years old,
of 929 State street, died this morn
ing at 8 o'clock at the City Hospital
from injuries received shortly after
s o'clock last night when he was
struck by train on the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad near Woodbridge juno
tion.
Karnecsky had been home from
work and eaten his supper and after
sitting with his family for q time
started for the butchers. Whether
he was walking along the tracks or
was crossing them is not known. but
he stepped out of the way of train
coming from Asbury Park and di-
rectly into the path of a train from
New York City. His injuries consist
ed of compound fracture of the
right arm. decorations on head,
bruises of head and chest and inter-
hospital by the police. admitted to
the institution at SIS o'clock and
attended by DR.. John G. Wilson.
Besides his wife, Karnecsky Is
survived by three children. The
body after being viewed by Coroner
James j. Flynn was removed to the
morgue Of Michael Zylka at 511 State
street. Funeral arrangements are
now being completed.
According TO the ponce report OF tne
tragedy Miss Agnes Walicky of 8S7
State street, was witness of the af-
fair. She said that he crossed the
tracks as though to go to the Buda-
pest section about ten minutes to 8
o'clock and that his attention seemed
to be distracted by the whistle of a
freight train on the Central railroad
tracks. AS he was watching the train
on the Central tracks from where he
was crossing the Pennsylvania rail-
road Pennsylvania locomotive with
only caboose attached to it came uT
from the tunnel and struck him. She
said that two other men were wit
nesses of the accident, but that she
did not know them. The engineer did
not seem to see the man and he was
left in the ditch where he lay
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-31
CALLS SDORSEY
M0UTHP|ECE Of
CLERK CANNON
Will Give Facts to Prove Light
Plant is Not a "Lemon,"
Collector Says

f. William Hilker, county collector
and Republican candidate for the
county clerkship characterized Mayor
Dorseys attack on the municipal cleo
tric lighting plant yesterday as n
purely political move. The attempt
to uiscredit the electric lighting Plant
in the eyes of the taxpayers was made
not because of any concrete evidence
in the Mayors hands, but simply as a
camoufaged shot from the political
batteries of Bernard M. Cannon, pres
ent clerk. he said.
HilSer was chairman of the lighting
committee of the Board of Aldermen
at the time the city decided to in
stall the plant AS the leader In the
movement to have the city provide its
own light Mr. Hilker said that he had
continued his interest in it and was
naturally open to criticism IL the
plant proved a failure. He said in
a statement today that he was in a
position to produce facts and figures
to show that instead of being O real
lemon" as the Mayor termed the plant
it would be a veritable bonanza. When
the apparatus for the generation of
electrical current for commercial use
is installed and the city revenues are
increased by the sale of the current
the plant will more than pay for It
self. the collector asserted.
THE Mayors attack yesterday did
MT begin to answer my challenge to
Cannon" the candidate said. II ex-
pect that this is simply the beginning.
When the Mayor takes such attitudes
he only becomes the mouthpiece for
the county clerk"
Mr.. Hilker then called attention to
the fact that Cannon had not answer
ed his charge that it was un-Americar
to seek election for a third term
1.-THE president of the United States
doesn't do It, Why should county
politician attempt something that the
chief executive of the country de-
clines? My offer to withdraw from
the race If Mr.. Cannon will withdraw
still holds good"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-31
Government Wire Control
Ends at Midnight Tonight
BIZ Associated Press.

BIZ A88OofdTed PTess.
WASHINGTON, July S1-At mid-
night tonight government control OF
telegraph and telephone systems,
which began July %, 1918, when the
lines were taken over as war
measure, will end, and the proper
ties will be turned over to their
nrjyate owners. An order to this
effect was issued yesterday by POST
master General Burleson, in accord
ance with the resolution adopted by
congress and Immediately confirmed
by President Wilson.
Mr.. Burleson issued Statements
with his returned order In which ne
said he was content to leave 10 the
n11hlic opinion the question "of how
the trust has been met"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-31

That the spring will bring boom
as great as that of 1912 seems to be
the opinion of many Of the officials
In the various manufacturing plants
in this section. Not only is this true
of the ceramics industries but also
in the various other manufacturing
plants. Many of the plants report
that they are running normal, while
those that are not report that vari-
Gus departments in the plant are
summing full force or that extra help
tas been obtained for these depart
ments.
Although there are those who de-
light to cry out through the pages of
some magazines or Sunday papers to
beware of the winter and what the
next few months will bring forth,
the men who are at the heads of in
dustries and keep their fingers on
the pulse of business continually see
nothing but great prosperity In store
for the nation and the spirit of op-
tirnism is to be found on every hand.
There is a demand for skilled labor
In all lines, and some plants report
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-31
Increased Activity In All
Industries F0rerunner Or
Biz Boom In FelU Months

that If they had any moro business
ats this time they could not take care
Of 1T with the number of skilled men
they have been able to retain or en-
ploy. This report comes mostly from
those plants which were closed dur
ing the war as being non-essential
Industries. The fact that the market
has advanced considerably on many
of the products manufactured here
and which took a slump when the
war closed, leads everyone to believe
that great things are in store for the
local industries.
Germany, in fact all of Europe is
starved for certain materials and
these materials can be obtained in
this country and the present outlook
seems to be that Europe will make
a demand on this country for these
materials and this being a fact, the
horn of prosperity is pointed to the
shores of America and before many
weeks have passed by some claim
that a stream of yellow gold will be
flowing into the United States in re-
turn for our copper and other neces-
sites of mankind that we produce.
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PLAN WELCOME
FOR b|GF[EET
Pacific Coast Cities Getting
Ready for the Great
Event
81 Associated Press.

Bi A86OCtdteu 1TSSS.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 31-Out-
side of war and peace no event of re-
cent years has received the attention
which Pacific coast cities will give to
the visit of this new Pacific feet.
Scheduled to arrive at San Diego on
or about August 10 the fleet then is to
proceed to Los Angeles harbor, San
francisco, Puget Sound and from
there to Honolulu, where Secretary of
the Navy Daniels will officially open
the great Pearl Harbor dry dock.
Everywhere the fleet is to stop ambi-
tious receptions are being planned to
eclipse any similar event in Pacific
coast history.
At San Francisco about, August 15
President Wilson is expected to greet
the fleet on his tour Of the country in
behalf of the League of Nations Pres
ident Wilson If nothing interferes with
his itinerary, will review the fleet In
San Francisco bay or just off the Col
den Gate. This naval men say, Will
be the greatest naval pageant ever
Witnessed In waters of the Pacific
ocean.
In every city the fleet is to visit
committees to arrange for Its well
come have been named. Parades
will be held in every city visited, 1t
was said.
In most places it is planned to
make at least one day of the fleets
stay a legal holiday. From the in
land cities and towns thousands of
persons are expected to make their
way to the shore cities and aid In
extending welcome.
1t is planned to outdo the memoir
able receptions which attended the
visit of the Atlantic feet to the Paci-
fic coast in 1908 during its famous
trip around the world.
At San Diego a great aerial dis
play in connection with the fleet VIII
be held. There many army air
planes will fly out in welcome with
navy airplanes. At San Francisco
airpIanes are expected to come from
Mather Field at Sacramento to aid In
the celebration.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-31
LIVING
COST ORSTR|KE
SAY R, R. MEN
President Takes Thoughtful
Consideration of High Cost
of Living
Bp Associated Press.

Bp Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July S1-William
Lee, president of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen, announced today
that unless the Railroad Administra-
ton had taken action by October /
on the demand of the brotherhood
that wages of the trainmen is in
creased or the cost of living reduced,
the enforcement of the demands
would be taken, as Lee said resolu-
ton of this declaration, which had
been adopted last night by the spe-
cial committee appointed by the con-
vention of the trainmen at Columbus,
Ohio, would be sent to the Railroad
Administration. The resolution pro-
by October l the committee would
reconvene to consider "the necessity
for using the protective features of
the brotherhood"
The committee of the railroad
shops who are in conference here with
the railroad administration officials,
telegraphed the shop employees over
the country today not to strike pend
ing the further settlement or their
men. The workmen were called forth
that the railroad administration, they
were told, had consented to enter In
to a national agreement with the
Union covering rules and working
conditions.
The committee represented 100000
men. Two subjects were brought up
for consideration-Crea of ma
tional agreement and a VERY Sub
stantia1" increase to the wages to the
increase of living costs, which the
committee said had caused serious
state of unrest among the shop men.
The President Is understood to
!. 1xr
statement presented to him yesterday
by Warren s. Stone, chief Of the
brotherhood OF Locomotive Engi-
neers, describing the unrest over the
country, because OF the decrease II
the purchasing price. of the dollar.
In this connection 1t became
| known today that the Order of Rail-
way Trainmen had presented to the
railroad administration a statement
similar to that of the engineers set
ting forth that the trainmen must
have increased wages unless imme-
date steps were taken to reduce liv-
ing costs.
The first steps in the federal gov
ernment's attempt to reduce the high
cost OF living were taken today when
the inauguration of plan for the
sale Of $125,000,000 worth of army
| food stock direct to the people with
every postmaster and mail carrier
over the country acting as a sales
man.
Distribution of the surplus food In
this manner is requested by the
House of Representatives and details
| were being worked out at confer
ences between Secretary Baker. Post
master General Burleson and Repre-
sentative Kelly of Pennsylvania, au'
thor of the House resolution.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-31

The threatened crisis in the GER
amics industry has been passed and
business today is picking UP with
rapidity that promises a steady mar
ket well into the future.
That in brief is a digest of the
statements made to the EVENING
NEWS yesterday in gu -stionaire
circulated among the half dozen or
more principal factories in the vicin-
ity Of Perth Amboy. nationally rec
ognized as the heart of one of the
greatest clay working sections in the
country.
But the statement of the leaders
of the terra Gotta, porcelain, fire.
brick, building block and affiliated
Industries means more than re-
vival of business in their particular
lines. 1t indicates in the most GER
tain manner the return of other In
dustrtes ana trades to a vigorous ana
expanding status.
The reports give definite assurance
of the resumption of building In all
parts of the country, for the products
that are manufactured here are es-
sential in almost every type OF COM
mercial structure and in schools,
public buildings and even private
residences.
In addition many articles needed in
the chemical industry, the dye indus
try and electrical and scientific con-
tracing will be supplied byliocal con-
GERMS One of the Companies for in
stance has captured a good share of
the market for glazed porcelain vessels
for use in dye manufacture that had
been formerly controlled almost ex-
clusively by German firms Two years
after the war this company was man
ufacturing the vessels on paying
basis.
Another factory has begun quantity
production of glazed conduits for un-
derground electric cables for tele-
phone and telegraph wires. During
the war this factory was operated by
tha povarnment and was emploYed
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-31

principally in the manufacture OF ter
ra Gotta building blocks. Within the
last few months orders have been
placed for hundreds of miles of the
conduit and that plant will now be
enabled to resume operations in all de
partments with all the labor 1t can
command.
The companies which were ques-
toned by the EVENING NEWS are
the South Amboy Terra Gotta Com
pany, the Federal Terra Gotta Com
pany, the Atlantic Terra Gotta COM
pany, Fords Porcelain Works, the Ma
tional Fireproofing Company and the
New Jersey Terra Gotta Company.
Representatives of these plants ad-
mitted to the EVENING NEWS that
there had been some apprehension
within the months since the armistice
was signed, but that within the past
twelve weeks or more a steady trend
for the better had been observable un-
til within the last few days orders
have piled in with ever increasing fire.
Quency.
Contracts have been received from
Florida, the west and from Canada.
The orders can be interpreted In only
one way They mean that investors
have started to put their money back
into building. Terra Gotta is in de-
mand all over the United States for
use in commercial buildings, stores,
office buildings, warehouses, schools
and public buildings, architectural and
decorative work on facades, interiors.
etc, and numberless other ways.
In addition to the increased en-
ployment and prosperity. that Is in
sured for workers In that industry
who live in this city the reports in
dicate that there will be plenty OF
occupation for workers in kindred
trades. The factories here employ per-
haps three to five thousand men and
women So far no general extensions
have been planned in present equip
ment, but several of the companies are
putting in costly improvements In
their apparatus.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-31
Rally for Ex-SerVice Men
to Boom Branch Of Legion

The charter for the new post of the
American Legion that Is being organ
lied here will be in this city tomorrow
night when the big rally for all SER
vice and ex-service men is to be held
at o'clock in Dana hall. Thomas
Goldengay, of Newark, state secretary
of the legion, will bring the charter
with him. william c. Burwell. of the
w. c. C. s., said today that sentiment
among the men in the city appeared to
be increasing In favor of the formation
OF a post here He said that one OF
the features that appealed to the men
was the almost negligible membership
fee that enabled them to join the post
even If a member of some other asso-
citation.
L. b. Ballou will lead the singing.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-31
Germans Buy U. S. Copper

NEW YORK, July s1.-Moderate
quantities of refined copper have been
bought here for German manufactur-
ing interests Shipments have be-
gun. Financial arrangements for the
disclosed.
Sales of copper to England. France
and Scandinavian centres are report
ed, with proposals % further exports
to Japan
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-31
Hit BY Automobile

George Egnot, of Oak Tree, N. j..
was taken to the hospital at 1890
o'clock today suffering from bruises
of the right leg and other slight in
juries, the results of being struck by
an automobile. Egnot's wounds were
dressed and he was discharged. The
name of the driver of the car that
struck Egnot was taken by police
man but had not been reported to
headquarters up to the time of going
to press
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-31
Firm for Ratification Says
Keyes After Seeing Wilson

WASHINGTON, July 31-"My back
Is sitter than ever for ratification of
the treaty with reservations" said Sem
ator Keyes, Republican, New Hamp-
shire today after conference
with President Wilson at the White
House.
Senator Keyes who was one of the
signers of the Round Robin on the
League of Nations circulated by Re-
publican senators in the closing hours
of the last congress. told the President
he favored reservations along the
lines proposed by former President
Taft, Charles E. Hughes. and Elihu
Root
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-31
italian Aviator in Flight
From Bounes Aires to VALPARAISO
BIZ Associated Press.

BIZ ssociated Press.
SANTIAGO, Chile, July 30-Lieu-
tenant Locatelli, a member OF the Ital-
ian Aviation Mission now In Argen-
tine, today completed an airplane
fight from Buenos Aires to Valparaiso,
his trip marking the first crossing cy
air of the South American continent
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Lieut..
first stage of the fight from Buenos
Aires to Mendoza on the eastern edge
of the mountain, where he waited for
good weather.
He started early today to complete
the flight. crossing the Cordillera An
des, and after circling over Valparaiso,
landed at Vina del Mar, near that
CITY,
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-31
No Faith in Germans Claim

PKRIs. July 31-The judge advo-
Gates attached to the second court
martial investigating the incident
connected with the departure OF Ger
mans, finds that there is no faith.
1t has been established that the
Germans aroused the protest of the
crowds by sticking out their tongues
at the spectators and shouting
"Hochs" and charges that stones were
thrown, rests upon the unsupported
testimony of DIR. Melchior, one of
the German financial delegates to the
peace conference, and Frau. Greta
Dorlblush. one of the secretaries to
the delegations
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-31
Sell Army Bacon I'm Newark.

NEWARK, July 31-Mayor Charles
p. Gillen today opened the citys sale
of bacon released by the war depart,
ment. Fifteen tons of strip bacon ana
half a ton of canned bacon from the
army warehouses In Jersey City and
Port Newark were contained In the
consignment.
Many of the strips which weighed
twelve pounds were cut into smaller
pieces for sale in the poorer sections
of the city. Each can contained tweiVe
pounds.
The sale price was set at 36 cents
for strip and 38 cents lb. for can
ned bacon. This Is two cents pound
over the price at which Mayor Gillen
bought the meat from the govern
ment.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-31
One Minute
Interviews
Question: What Do You Think of the
| Nnau .IeIsf.x Shin Canal PrOicCt?
PICKED UP IN PASSING

Question:: What Do You THINK OF INC
New Jersey Ship Canal Project?
H. e. Wheeler, Jr., Y. M. c. A.,
Newark: II am heartily In favor OF
the canal 1t will be wonderful
thing as war measure. 1t will save
a lot of money for shippers and bring
a lot of revenue to the state. 1t Is
wonderfully quick route for barges
from New York to Philadelphla ana
the greatest Improvement that Jersey
has Contemplated in a long while
irving Miller, 28S Hobert street:
1T think It is good thing and VIII
bring business to Perth Amboy.
David Dobbs. 312-314 State street:
IT think anything that increases the
facilities for shipping cannot help but
be a benefit to the city and sur
rounding territory"
Max Scott, 800 Madison avenue: II
will improve our general commerce
and help the growth of city"
Jack Eager, 276 Grace street: 1T
would be one Of the best things Tor for
this city. 1t will bring more people
here and be the means of big build
ing boom"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-31
CLAY PLANTS, SHELTERS
AND OTHER INDUSTRIES
REPORT BIG REVIVAL

Digest Opinions Cleaned Different Clay and other
Plants Show That Great Revival In Operations is
Now a Reality With Far Better Things Yet to Come
Contracts Received All Parts of country---host
Factories Are Now Working Under Normal Conditions.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-31
RENNER CABINET I
RESIGNS, VIENNA
REPORTS TODAY
Peace Terms Lead to Quitting
of Cabinet, Is Opinion Of
London

By ASSOctdted PrcS5.
VIENNA, July 81 via Berne:-The
Austrian cabinet headed by DIR. Carl
Renner has decided to resign.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-31
To Urge Bella Kun to Quit.

BIZ 4 Ss0cfdted Press.
BASEL, July 31.--General Boehm,
Hungarian Soviet Minister of War un-
der Bella Kun has left Yienne for
Budapest to urge Bella Kun to re-
tire voluntarily, according to Vienna
dispatches received here today, quot
ing the Neues Wiener Tageblatt.
This step was said to have been
taken at a conference between M. Au-
goston, Hungarian Peoples Commis-
sary and Colonel Cunningham, the
Allied representative at Budapest, a'
ernment could be urged to withdraw.
The conferences decision to recon-
mend formation of a new Hungarian
government, 1t was said. led to the
Hungarian Socialist Leaders fiool,
Brest and Bichinger. being asked TO
meet the former Hungarian Minister
Garami at Vienna In an effort to de-
wise some satisfactory solution of the
various questions.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-31
To Send Naval Force to Russia

BIZ Associated Press. ,..-x
LONDON, July 81:-The British
government is arranging to send
naval force to Russia to cover the
evacuation of the Archangel district
by the troops there, it was announces
here today. A contingent Of regular
army troops are also being held IN
readiness to assist there II necessary.
promnt service. mortgage loans.
Rovnton Bros. & Co. 6667--1 -2o-tI,
souab Chicken
and steak Dinners at New Market INN
New Market. N. j. II s,nsss
Prop.
AUTOMOBILE SPRINGS
We carry q full line OF springs lor
all Perth AMBoy GARAGE GO.
Don't wait until 1t comes. We have II
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al conditions time payments arranged.
Central Garage - New Brunswsck
Ava 6$xo--z-I1-sfs
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-31

Austrian governmental affairs have
recently been In rather unsettled
condition, The peace terms present.
ed to the Austrians have been strongly
protested by Vienna officials, predic-
tions being made that Austria was
likely to be driven into bankruptcy.
Last week DIR. Eitel Bauer the for
eign minister, resigned his post large
ly, 1t was said, because of dissatisfac-
tion and his failure to obtain import
ant advantages for Austria.
Chancellor Renner assumed the ou-
ties of the foreign Office.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-07-31
Bugbee, HiIker, Haight
And BeIIoff Selected BY
County G. O. p. Machine
No Recommendations Made
for. .AssembIy--Gebhardt in
Bad With Organization
G. O. p. County Ticket

The following is the Republi-
can county Ticket as approved by
the county G. o. P. Club MEM
bers in session last night at New
Brunswick:
For Governor.
Newton A. X. Bugbee.
For County Clerk.
r. William Hilker.
For Freeho.ders.
Clarence NJ. Haight.
Louis j. Bel1Off.
For Assembly.
No recommendations were made
due to the fact that all those SEEK
ing election have not been heard.
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p A. Hdwe for Washing Machines
67ss-7-31-tfs tues. thurs. Sat