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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-11
BUILDING CONTRACTORS REPORT
LARGE DEVELOPMENTS UNDER WAY
AND EVEN GREATER BOOM COMING
Say They Cannot Give Out Details, But That in a Few More
Weeks Operations on a Large Scale Will Be Under Way
Here and Throughout Entire County.

Everything points towards the big
gest building revival this city has
ever seen. This sentence is written
upon the strength OF the reports given
the writer by the biggest building
people of the city. Everyone who is
interested In the building trades
when questioned on the subject of
building looks wise and allows one
to draw the conclusion thai there is
much building being talked of much
of IL in fact which Is about ready
to be started, but for reasons best
known to the builders themselves, de-
sire 70 keep the facts secret until the
contracts are let, or until the plans
are put out for bids.
Particularly is this true as far as
the architects are concerned. They
make no secret Of the fact that they
are busy, in fact, some of them are
rushed preparing plans for future
buildings to be erected in or near the
city. but for various reasons they will
not disclose these transactions. Some
of them are kept under cover, 1t is
learned. because OF the fact that not
only one person, but several are in
srested and for this reason nothing
san be given out until those interested
gan get together and go over the
plans. Others are held up until the
owner Is ready to give the plans out
Tor bids. or otherwise they would be
bothered with contractors seeking to
80 the work.
With few exceptions the contractors
themselves are optimistic concerning
the future of building here and many
report that they are figuring on plans
but as they have not advanced far
enough as yet to be disclosed to the
general public, they are withheld for
the time being. This fact also gives
the impression hat building AZ far
as this city is concerned Is about to
begin with leaps and bounds.
OF purse In seeking information
on the building question, one runs
against the pessimist, who con see
no big strides in this line until the
peace treaty is signed. DIT the price
of labor and lumber drops consider
ably. but in view of the various things
that are under way. their predictions
might be likened to the daming of
may be stopped for n time, but even ,
II will run over. and so 1t is
with building, some may cry there Is
building, but the facts hat much
building is planned can not be COW
cred up. |
Much of the building in the city J
ut the present time Is repair work.
building additions to present
buildings or a general remodeling of
the premises. There does not seem
to be very many carpenters out of !,
work here at the present timsrapnd ]
xhYs shows mat there is
considerable work underway. AL
new building seems slack
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-11
STATE BUILDING
j LOAN SESSION
Semi-AnnuaI Convention Will
) Be Held June Fl at
Allenhurst
Ru speoiaf correspondent.

BY Special Correspondent.
NEWARK, June 11.-Plans have
been completed for the semi-annual
convention of the New Jersey State
League of Building and Loan Associa-
lions, which will be held on Saturday.
June Fl. In the Loeb Arbour Hotel at
Allenhurst. 1t is expected that dele
gates representing members and nom
member associations of the State
League will be present to the num-
Der of nearly two hundred. Already
q hundred or more acceptances rave
been received by Secretary Howard
r. Heydon. The officers n direc-
tors of every association In New Jer-
sey have been invited to attend the
convention, which will open at IL
o'clock in the morning with a gen.
eral conference for discussion of a
variety of topics bearing upon the
building and loan associations of the
State. and particularly upon the op-
portunities for work n greater pro-
gress during the next five years than
has ever before been possible at which
Mr.. A. M. Linnett will be the presid-
fng officer. Any delegate may bring
up for discussion any building and
loan matter that ne cares to. This
conference will continue for an hour
and a half. and at 1890 o'clock a
lunCneOu Will De served III Il6 uldln
dining room of the hotel.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon there
will be a formal business meeting at
which the delegates will be welcomed
by Eiwood w. Phares of Elizabeth,
director of the State League. and ad-
dresses will be made by Acting Gov
ernor William N. Runyon and New
Jersey State Banking and Insurance
Commissioner Frank II. Smith and by
several of the leading building and
loan men OF the State. The greater
part of the afternoon will be devoted
to a discussion OF the bill pending in
Congress for the establishment OF a
Federal Home Loan Bank system
through which building and loan as
sets can be mad more liquid and
through which, with h help Of the
national government, the building and
loan associations Of the country Tan
be of material aid in solving the
important. and at present, trouble
some housing problems of their re-
spective localities. The chief ad-
dresses on the subject will be made
by X. ". Haymaker of Illinois a2d
Alexander NJ. Linnett Of Newark. The
former is a representative of the
United states league and Is at present
stationed In Washington as a member
of the information and education ser
vice of the United States Department
of Labor, his special function being
rs Q building and loan specialist In
the division OF public works and con-
ptruction development. Mr.. Linnett Is
president OF the Fourteenth Ward
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-11

80 HIS SMALL "Story and Half
~ Cottage Is 80 IT. in width and
"a IT. in depth. There are
- four good rooms on the first
floor and two bed rooms and bath
room on the second story. The
construction Is frame and the lower
section is covered with wide drop
siding up to the first story window
stills and above the outside is covered
with cement stucco with a pebble
dash finish. 1t is estimated to build
complete without including either
heating or plumbing for $500 to
$4,000. There Is a good solid con-
crete foundation with a full base
ment with cemented bottom and
rooms for laundry. heating plant and
vegetable cellar.
The stairs. at the left rear, are
with grade entrance and section to
basement and second story stairs
over, making q very convenient and
economical arrangement. There Is
one central chimney with O fireplace
In the living room and flue for fur
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-11

mace and kitchen. The finish of the
first floor Is in Washington fir stained
dark mission brown and the floor is
of birch with linoleum for the kit
chen floor. (The kitchen Is also used
for dining room. and there Is a
good pantry OF from same.)
There are two bed rooms on the
first floor with clothes closets and
two bed rooms on second floor with
large closets. The bath room Is on
the second floor and Is liberal In
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-11

size with a small linen closet out Of
same. The living room on first floor
has a fine open fireplace and the
entrance Is through a glazed sun
porch. plastered and finished same
as the living room and heated. 1t Is
convenient and roomy for a small
home and Is very economical to
build. The outside trimmings are
stained brown and the roof shingles
stained red. The cement stucco II
tinted a light cream color.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-11

Building Trades Association
FRED C. CHRISTENSEN 2s Madison Ave.
HANS ~DINNEsEN. SIS Barclay Street.
A. SKI 81 Madison Ave.
ANDREW 27s Goodwin Street.
sIMoN KIYAK. SOS tombstone Street.
J. APLAN 40 Madison Avenue.
80 State St.
SMITH & osTERGAARD. Fords. N. ].
H. J. A LUND. 1913 Park Avenue.
N. C. MADsEN. ss4 Neville Street.
cHAs. F. wELKER. 15s Paterson Street.
L. GUrTMAN. 81 Madison Avenue.
HENRY NIELSEN. Fords. N. J..
s. DIAMoND sss Maple Street.
CHAs. sEEL & SONS. ISL Market Street.
NJ. J. DAHL. 1876 Smith street.
ALBERT GUTH. 1856 Smith Street.
J. B. KUBINAK. 1873 Gordon Street.
r. L. scHUcK. sss Neville Street.
HANS ]. wURGLER. s27 Elm Street.
c. C. CHRISTENSEN 1ss State Street.
HORACE CROMWELL. 100 State Street.
NJ T. PETERSON. $50 Laurie Street.
C. b. Peterson. s22 Kirkland Place.
w. @. oUAcKENBUsH. 100 Kearny Avenue.
J. c. S-KuvERsEN. $50 Gordon Street.
HANS CROUCH. 27o Market Street.
J. N. WEBSTER 21s Brighton Avenue.
WIN. C. WILSON. 15s Gordon Street.
T d w~EsrERGAARD An Woodruff plaza
FRED NEFF. 2ss Oak Street. 8TE
JAMES F. BURNS. 1913 New Brunswick Avenue,
C. d. 174 New Brunswick Avenue.
WIN. HAFFNER, 1855 Madison Avenue.
& RYAN. woodbridge. N. J.
A. N. SMITH. BIC Prospect Street
GEO. W.. W 2s7 King Street.
CHAs sIMKN. 40 New Brunswick Avenue
WALTER THERKEIsoN. Sol Market Street.
A. J. eRoTHEN. 40 Smith street.
JAMES M~cALLNDEN. "a Smith Street.
EDWARD M. KELLY. "a Smith Street
F. ,. IARKnS. aes Market Street
MAURICE BoRIsKN. 500 Mechanic Street.
EMIL ERNST. 4o4 Neville Street. 49,
r. f.. HUBBLE. to7 High Street.
M. KAsS $50 State Stirred.
N. sss Maple Street
A. d. MARTIN sss Hobart Street.
J. r. 1a7 Madison Avenue.
p. wEsrERGAARD. $40 Groom sRresk
CHRIS. STE sAsre AvsnuA
II. c. SMITH. 1sl Han Avenue.
G. WRIGHT. n. < Roofing Co. s1s New Bruno
wick Avenue.
Z. AL. cIAusEN. SIS Maple Street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-11

here at present, which from all that
can be learned is only temporary.
many houses of various design are be-
ing constructed within a radius of a
few miles of this city. Some of these
are being built by local contractors.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-11
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-11
Aid Building Work By
Erection Of Water Board
By Special Correspondent.

DIV 0pfCJQt correspondents
SOUTH AMBOY. June 11.-Follow-
ing mp the advice Of the representa-
tive OF the War Department who
visited this city a few weeks age, the
council nave decided to set the pace
in local building. The City Engineer
who has been instructed to prepare
plans for the new water plant has
those plans practically completed and
they were presented informally to the
counciimen at their meeting last
evening. The plans were not SUBJ
mitted for adoption as they are not
complete as to several minor "details.
The work contemplated will en-
brace q combination of a ground wa
ter supply and a surface water sup
ply. The ground water will be OBJ
tanned from artesian wells which are
now existing. or any number Of ad-
ditional wells, to furnish the required
amount Of water. The surface water
will be obtained from a series of
springs now existing drining into open
bitches. 1t is proposed to collect the
water from these springs in a sue
ton well, at some suitable point
alongside OF the main ditch, and
from this section wei. pump the wa
ter into a reservoir. The artesian
water will be raised to the ground
surface by an air Lift system and this
W6&GA 10 ~ Y AANV t4AG cclu0
reservoir with the surface water.
The complete water plant as pro-
posed VIII consist OF essentially the
following:
Proposed water plant:
I. Artesian wells
& Development of Springs
3. Improved bitches and conduits.
4. Suction well for ground water.
8 Reservoir for storing water,
6. Pumping equipment.
Z Boiler Plant.
g Suitable building for housing
pumps boilers. etc.
O. Railroad sidfngs.
10. Coal storage facilities.
The proposed capacity of the res
ervotr win be for SOC. 900 gallons. the
wells and surface water capable of
supplying at least nine hundred gal
Ions per minute which Is over twice
the normal consumption Of the city at
the present tima
An1I MIR n Ienuenal
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-10
BOUNTIFUL FARM CROPS
 INDICATED FOR THIS YEAR

Washington, July 9.-Bountlful farm crops this year were indicated today in the department of agriculture's July forecasts based on conditions existing the first of the month. Winter wheat and rye, now being harvested. showed the largest production ever attained. Record crops of sweet potatoes. tooac- co and rice also were predicted and the production of spring wheat corn, oats, barley. white potatoes and hay is expected to be larger than the ave rage for the five years. 1913-17.
 Value of the wheat, corn and oats crops combined amounts to $S,34O,- 622:OOO based on July 1 farm prices.
 Plant diseases and other conditions, however, made heavy inroads during June on prospective wheat and oats production. The forecast shows loss of 75, 900, 900 bushels of wheat since the June estimate and reduc- ton of 34,00O.00O bushels in the pros DectiVe oats -croD.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-10
LIQUOR DEALERS NOT A
 PARTY TO BEER TEST CASE

Hartford, Conn, July 9.-Arnon A. filling, attorney for the Connecticut Retail Liquor Dealers association, in formed United States District Attor- ney Crosby today that the association would not be a party to a case to test MT. Crosby announced this noon that of the retailers an arrest would be made as soon as possible of a dealer who had been selling beer of more than one-half of 1 per cent alcoholic con- tent and the man would be brought before Judge Chatfield in the United States district court in New Haven Saturday morning.
 MT. filling said the decision had been reached by his clients owing to the fact that such a case was of no value to them. because they would gain little from the privilege of selling beer only. If the case is to be fought as test case" MT. filling said, "it is up to the brewers. There is nothing to it so far as we are concerned. We will not vol unteer anyone for the caSe..
 Fred w. Orr of New Haven, secre- tary of the Connecticut Brewers asso- citation, when informed of the situa- ton. said that so far as he knew the brewers would take no action in such test case. He said that they were willing to wait because if the Winery case was decided favorably it would legaliZe the sale of beer as well as other liquors and the "beer case" was more or less useless procedure with the bigger matter pending. He said that the state brewers were also placing their faith largely in the efforts of Elihu Root and his associates in the courts.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-10
VICTORIOUS ARMIES TO
 PARADE IN PARIS JUIY IA

Paris, July s.-i By. A. E'l-Twenty thousand p-cl5ed men representing all the allied armies will parade from Porte HailIot to the Place de la Re- PubHque on Victory Day, July 14. How many millions vii view tine triumpl1aI march of the victorious armies is a matter Of conjecture ,..tt
 General Pershing and his staff will have a place of honor iii the parade riding immediately behind Marshal FOch- A squadron of republican guards will lead the processionI then come Marshal Foch and his staff: then General. Pershing and the American generals; then Field Marshal Haig at the head of the Hfghlanders, Irish Fusiliers and English troops.
 Gallant little Belgium will be rep resented next by Generals Guillain and Iemain, the hero of Liege. General Diaz. the Italian commander chief will be next in line.
 The American detachment is now assembling in Pershing Stadium. Every member of has a citation, and the regiment will worthy uphold the Ann erican tradition.
 Even Germany will be given a place in the victory parade. German flags captured from the enemy in the mem orable days of the Yser, the Marne, the Some and Nerdun, will be car ried by the units which emerged vic- torious from these engagements
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-10
To Seek Extradition
 Of Harry X. 1haw
Is Reported to Have Been Seen In Theatres and Cafes = Denied By Counsel.

Harrisburg, Pa., July 9.-Attorney General William I. Schaffer late today informed Assistant District Attorneys Robert $. Johnstone and Edwin P. kilroe of New. York that the place to begin proceedings to have Harry K. Thaw returned to New York for trial on a charge. of assault with in the Philadelphia court where Thaw was adjudred insane. MT. Schaffer will recommend to Governor Sproul that
 the requisition of the governor of New
 York for return to that county of
 Thaw, now in Philadelphia insane
 asylum, be refused.
 This action will be in line with that
 of Governor Brumbaugh in May. 1917,
 when he refused requisition on recom-
 mendation of Francis Shunk Brown,
 then attorney general. The New York
 attorneys asked requisition the
 ground that Thaw was reported to
 have left Philadelphia at various times,
 to have been seen in theatres and cafes
 and to be tranSacting business. This
 was denied by ex-Judge James Gay Gordon, counsel for Thaw. who said
 that the man had only been out of the asylum twice, and then by court order. He presented papers showing the or ders of the court in the Case. The New York attorneys asked hearing to. establish facts as, to sanity and Judge Gordon replied that Thaw being a luna tic by judgment of the court he is in the custody of the law and testimony here would be irrelevant.
 r. J United States constitution imposed a duty on the governor of Pennsylvania to honor a reqGisition from another state, but the attorney genefai ne:o that Thaw having been declared a lunatic by formal proceeding in court it acted asa foreclosure and should be accepted under the faith and credit clause of the constitution. advising that as the court order fixed the status of Thaw as a lunatic proceedings should, be taken in the court where he was so adjudgeG. He added that he thought the decision of MT. Brown in the former proceeding was correct and expressed doubt whether if Thaw was taken to New York he could be tried when he was lunatic under the law. He also said that if a man was in prison for contempt of court he could , not be taken out until he purged hlTn- self Until Thaw is adjudged sane by the court which committed him he held , that he must stay in custody and while | there could not harm anybody. If he 1 Is ever adjudged sane, said the attoT- l ney general acquisition proceedings can be started.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-10
BY BOARD
 FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS

Boston, July 9.-The attitude of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions toward the future of Armenia was outlined today in an official statement issued by the board through it's prudential committee for the correction of any misunderstand- ing that may have grown out of cer- tain statements in the press" The boards statement says:
 "The fact should be emphasized that the deep interest of the American board in Armenia and it's abiding sympathy with the Armenian people have been amply demonstrated. not only by the devotion of it's Tpission- aries for nearly a century, but also by the presence of it's president, Dr. Ed ward c. Moore. and its seniors tary Dr. James L. Barton, in the Levant, both engaged in the relief Of suffering and distress in Armenia and in the ,endeavor to save the remnant ot the Armenian nation.
 Political activities lie wholly out side the province of the American board We cannot. however. but pro- foundly feel that justice demands that the Armenians shall be delivered from the atrocities of Turkish tyranny and rniSrule.
 Therefore, we express earnest hope that whatever may be the political re- adjustment in the Near East, the safe ty of the Armenian people will be so guaranteed and protected that any re- currence of the horrors of past mas sacres and deportations shall be made forever impossible. The welfare Of people for whom so many of our mis- SionarieS have given their lives Is na- turally near to our hearts. We look forward to the time when the nation which has suffered for so many cen turies shall develop it's own latent re- sources in peace and happiness under ample protection and wise guidance
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-10
APPREHElsIoN IN CHINA
 ABOUT PEACE TREATY

T'eling, Wednesday, July ,2.-(By AssP. 1-- l. rtafnty, mixed with anxi- GUS apprehension exists in Picking, in- deed throughout China, as to whether the Chinese delegates actually signed the peace treaty at Versailles. A wire less message from Lyons reports that the Chinese delegates absented them selves from the signature ceremony; otherwise no advices respecting this matter have reached Pelxing
 Originally the government had in- structed the delegates to sign the treaty. On Thursday last (June 26), however, instructions were sent to the delegates not to sign, unless with re- servation on Tsing- Tau.
 The Chinese government, in declin- ing to sign, only makes reservation, it is announced, with respect to Tsing- Tau. The government accepts every thing else. China, it is added, desires to make full reparaton to Japan in the repayment of moneys advanced on secret contracts, but China does not feel Justified in .definitively signing away rights in Shantung which, by the operation of international law, have accured to China since August, 1917.e,-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-10
FOUND LETTERS DROPPED
 BY THE DiRIGiBLE R-34

St. Johns, N. F.. July 9.-A packet of letters to Newfoundland officials the '.parachuting'' of which from the Brit ish dirigible R-34 was recorded by Lieutenant James Shotter, engineer of ficer last Friday as the big ship sailed several miles from Fortune. and the contents of one of the letters, from General Seely. under-secretary of the British air ministry. was transmitted to Sir Michael Cashin. premier Of Newfoundland, by telegra ph.
 Lieutenant Shotter's diary said of the letters: The para chute burst and the packet dropped well clear of the town, I think. I saw people start to the spot, I think. We hope so."
 Sir Michael tonight .cab1ed General Seely explaining tn edelay in receipt of the message and congratula ting Great Britain on the R-34s achieve meut
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-10
OPPOSITION OF A. F. OF L. TO
 UNRESTRICTED IMMIGRATION

New York, July 9.-Opposition of the American Federation of Labor to unrestricted immigration during the next four years, is based largely on desire to checkmate "a combination of corporations, trusts and shipping companies" to bring immigrants to the United States under contracts which made them virtually slaves to these trusts" Samuel Gompers. president of the federation declared in an address before the Pan American Federation of Labor here tonight.
 MT. Gompers spoke in response to a resolution adopted at the day ses- sion. inquiring why the federation had taken a stand on immigration at it's Atlantic City convention which con- ficts with the conclusions of the first congress of the Pan- American Fed eration of Labor held at Laredo. Tex as"
 The second reason, MT. Gompers as- serted, was the fact that four million American soldiers were being returned to industry and that the federation's duty was ito so adjust our affairs that the Americans shall have tho right to a job before anyone who may come here from another country"