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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-06-28
DIR RESPONSIBILITY IN RUSSIA

). n,s.b, uus who went from Iowa to Chicago and
later to Brooklyn, and who now occupies the pupn ~ dona
Henry Ward Beecher in Plymouth church, mas Dee uonI
800 ,orv n,o;n ,olk;no since his return from a tour o
Enrope. DR.. Hills w one of the most effective ii ne Aniet
can civilian war workers, and spoke in heno "'' ''""i
under the auspices of the state counch Oh ueie"'
DR.. Hills has stirred them up a bit bo,h In e Tao,r ~ 80
i'm Washington. The other day he retold no" ~ ~
launched in New York. He said that at a fare"eh meeune
nrranoed Inv German and Russian anarchists and American
I W. W.. men and women, and held in a German nan III ue
Bronx, March 26, 1917, about ten days before We e"'i' W
war. Trotzky gave his hearers this charge:
"J want YOU people here to organize ana keep
organizing in this country, in order that you ma! u
able to overthrow this dirty, rotten governm me 70
the United States. am going back 10 nus'r" "
overthrow the government there and stop this war
with Germany"
rhoso who took him seriously enough to be alarmed at
his threats. filed protests with the government In washington
and asked that he be restrained, but in spite OF sum r,0. o.n
Trotzky was permitted in the following week u san WI"
tb;rtv or fortu of his fellow anarchists for Russia. And he
received his passports from Washington for so gong, au
that at a time when more honest men FOUND " i'"' "
leave the country.
ENGLAND and France both issued protests against permit
ting the fellow to proceed on such a mission and the British
halted him at Halifax. But the Washington government Aei-
cising unusual powers, insisted that an American passport was
all powerful and that Trotzky must be permitted to proceed
DR.. Hills declares that the man responsible for snch
things being done in the name of our government was Lincoln
|Steffens, who had known Trotzky in New lork-as a leiio"
socialist. Steffens is now one of the official encourage
housed at government expense in Paris, speaking for America
and recently sent on a mission to Russia.
1--WE shall have to give account in a body as a nauoh'
saws DR.. Hills. "for the results of TrOtZky going to Russia.
That he has been the genius who has SET up that miserable
government, the author of most that we know as B0lsnevlsJ"
must be admitted without debate for it is the truth and the
whole truth. Lenine is a mere visionary compared with him.
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And if we had kept Trotzky at home, or II we had put
him in a jail where he belonged for urging the overthrow of
this government. what might not have happened in this sad
world and how many millions would still be alive, the millions
who have fallen under the orgies of Bolshevism. And so the
blindness of q moment may make woe for a whole world.
It's America, it seems, that will have to answer for all
the evils in Russia, so far as they have grown out of the
administration of Trozky. N
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-06-28
PAYROLLS AND PATRIOTISM

Government salaries are receiving some knocks on the
floor of congress. The fact was developed the other day in a
senate inquiry that 400 men are on the pay rolls of the gov
eminent in connection with the peace treay-l4O0 wise men
drawing salaries in Paris and Versailles! What in the name
of America and common honesty are all these men doing over
there? How can they earn their salaries-and doing what?
Studying Biographies and histories and languages in the effort
to tell everyone in Europe where their boundaries ought to
be, all of which is properly none of our business at all.
And doing it in our name!
And fourteen hundred of them doing it!
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But we have it here, too. In the railroad service under
the government there are $4,000 more employees than there
were before the government took it over. The additions
have been made largely in ornamental positions, the real work
is still done by about the same number of men.
On the staff of the director general there are seventy-twO
men who draw from $4,000 to $4,000 each, or an average of
about $4,000. That is some staff, we should say! But it is
the federal government for it, and why should not men who
have done something for their party have a reward in the way
of an easy office with high pay attached. Why not? Since
politics rules everything the government operates how could
the railroads hope to escape? And can we not sell more
liberty bonds and savings stamps?
And don't you recall-the Tribune does-how Mr..
McAdoo, about once a day, as long as the newspapers and
magazines would print it, told us either through personal
interview or through the Creel committee on public informa-
ton" how he had fired" more high salaried railroad officials
in order to meet the increased wages of the men who were
doing the real work? How no man could earn what these
officials were paid?
Don't you recall that? The Tribune does.
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And then, having recalled all that weren't you shocked
when it was officially proclaimed by the big movie trust
that Mr.. McAdoo had been engaged by them as legal counsel at
one hundred thousand per year?
Don't you recall it? The Tribune does. Z
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The truth is that in the government we have largely for
gotten the old ideas of accountability and economy. 1t is not
only SO in Washington, but it is everywhere prevalent.
We have heard so often about Petrograd being evacuated
by the Bolshevists that we have ceased to be interested in
reports to that effect.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-06-28

Sergeant York, who outfought and outshOt a German bat
talon in the, Argonne forest, is to be Colonel York hereafter.
At his marriage down in Tennessee the other day he wore the
uniform of a colonel i'll the Tennessee Guards, having been
appointed to that rank ION the governors staff for life" Most
colonies ON governors saffs retain their titles by right OF Gus
tom SO long as they live, but this life appointment rs something
new. The governor, by the way, officiated al Colonel York;
wedding ceremony-and three thousand mOunfalneers We're IN
attendance.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-06-28

Some papers that spent years in belttllng William IL.
Taft arr now convinced that he is the right man for president.
They are a little late in their admiration. Mr.. Taft has always
been an admirable man for president, but he says that his
days for that office are over. But his position on one question
does not either make or mar him.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-06-28

Tn France the man who has eXempllfied all the virtues OF
"standing pat is called the tiger, in praise, but in this conn-
try the men who are standing by their convictions and the ira
ditions of the republic are called reactionaries. But nome
theless the world as a whole admires the man who has con-
yictions and stands by them.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-06-28
RAILROAD ECONOMY

Congress having reduced the appropriation for the rail
road fund to $75O,OOOOOO or S450,OOOOOO less than the amount
recommended by the director general, it is in order for the
administration TO follow the advice so freely offered by the
government to business men and corporaions-"to eliminate
unnecessary expenses" That something can be done in this
direction is indicated by the governments appeal to railroad
workers for the practice of "strict economy" This would
imply that under government operation the government knows
there has been a good deal of waste.
The response of one railroad company, the Louisville 4
Nashville, to the director generals plea for economy is sug-
gestive of possibilities elsewhere. This company promptly
announced that seven hundred men would be dropped from
the payroll.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-06-28

Friends of the Wilsonian covenant are accustomed to
argue that we, like every other country, should be ready to
give up something for the sake of the new society of
nations. But certainly we cannot give up anything that the
constitution of the United States forbids us to give up-at least
we cannot do so without amending the constitution, and that
would take a long time.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-06-28

The rubber stamp is still popular in some sections of
Washington, but it has gone out of use in congress.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-06-28

The German climax will come when they sign the peace
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-24
Report of Military Affairs
Sub Committee Shows
Appalling Disaster Facts

Disregard OF New Jersey laws and
appeals from the T. A. Gillespie Load.
ing Company that they stop sending
explosives TO Morgan and the conse-
quent concentration Of enormous and
excessive quantities of explosives, put
responsibility for much of the destruc-
ton caused by the explosion OF last
October up TO the war department, in
the opinion of the military affairs sub
committee of the u. $. senate, which
rendered their report Saturday.
The committee, consisting of Sena-
tors III. l.. Myers OF Montana: J. c. w.
Beekhom, of Kentucky, and Joseph
+. Frelinghuysen OF New Jersey, call
ing for an investigation ended their
exhaustive sitting and investigation
in this city on December I2.
Recommendations of the sub-com-
mitt. include federal legislation to
regulate the storage of explosives
near populous centres. They urge
rigid war department investigation
inquiry into the conduct of army ofi-
GERS responsible for the conditions az
the Morgan plant
The committee found that eighty
seven deaths and loss 10 private prop
GERS responsible for the conditions AZ
caused by the fire and explosion, while
more than 10000 persons were COM
PEELED to leave their homes, many of
which were badly damaged.
Declaring il unfortunate that the
plans with millions OF pounds OF ex-
plosives was located so near densely
populated cities, the report stated
that more than 0.000.O 900 pounds OF
explosives were stored al the Gillespie
plant. OF which IL was estimated iz,-
$4,000 were destroyed. Although a
sixty days working supply OF ex-
piosiyes would have been snfieient.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-24

about 500 days were accumulated.
The committee added:
'The Ordnance Department kept
piling up the explosives. The COM
pany demonstrated, but without
avail. 1T would be unjust 20 say
that the company was responsible
for this menace.
There is clear evidence TO the ef-
feet that il appealed TO the Govern
ment for relief and was promised
some relief.
I'VE have not attempted to say
who, II anyone. In the War Depart
ment is responsible for the vast ac-
cumulatoin Of explosives and shells.
IL Is our opinion that a rigid inquiry
should be conducted by the War De-
partment into the matter"
Authorities at the plant, the COM
mittee also found. failed to observe
precautions for the protection of res
idents and property" Specifically, IL
was asserted. the New Jersey laws
regulating manufacture and storage
of munitions were Ignored" and
also fire sprinklers were not in
stalled in the factory.
The fire which caused the explosion
the committee stated. probably was
accidental. But. il added, the COM
pany asked and failed 10 receive from
the War Department additional
guards for the plant
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-24
STRONG FIGHT
FOR THE. ii ! .RRLl!|.GE !!
- - - sSSE1 ~ -
City and County to be Well
Represented at Hearing
on Bill

Senator Thomas Brown is in re
ceipt OF a letter from state highway
commissions engineer, w. G. Thomp-
son, asking the senator to amend Sen
ate Bill No. AZ, which comes up to-
night for a hearing at Trenton.
The letter says that an opinion of
the attorney general bears out the
contention of the hackers of the meas
ure here, that the existing law does
not apply to. or allow the state to take
over the Amboys and Albany street
bridges and that a new law is neces-
sary. The highway commission had
expressed the belief that the existing
law did cover such action
An objection to the measure is also
raised in that 1t is so widely applca-
BILE TO other bridges in the state.
necessitating the maintenance OF
these bridges by the state commits
SION. The list includes a large. num-
Der of small bridges. many OF them
without the expensive item of draws
or spans. They are the Cheesequake
bridge over Cheesequake creek at
Lawrence Harbor: the Keyport
bridge, which is comparatively new
and in fine shape; the Navesink
bridge at Red Bank. the Shark river
bridge between Avon and Belmar;
the Manasquan bridge, the Toms Riv-
er bridge. the Bass River bridge in
Burlington county, and the Cross
wicks bridge and the Mullica river
bridge in Burlington county, and the
Albany street bridge at New Bruins
wick.
Continued on page 81
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-24
BIG CROWDS IN BOSTON TO SEE president
Responsibility For Morgan Explosion Up To War Dep
" Wilson Day. Is Being
Celebrated In Boston

Ossipee, includes Governor Coolidge.
of Massachusetts, and Mayor Andrew
]. Peters, of Boston.
Following the official greetings the
President will board the Ossipee and
start for Commonwealth pier. Twen-
ty-one guns will announce his ar
rival. Mr.. Wilson and his party will
enter automobiles at the pier and,
under q heavy escort, which will in
clude a large cavalry guard, mounted
police and Secret Service men, VIII
go to Copley-Plaza Hotel.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-24
WOMEN P|CKETS
HELD At BOSTON

By Associated Press. II
BOSTON. Feb. 24:,rwenty-two
women members OF the National
Women's Party carrying suffrage
banners were arrested in front of the
state house today when they refused
to comply with orders of the police
TO move on. They were charged with
failing to obey the city ordinance.
One of the number, Miss Betty
Gram of Portland. Oregon, protested
the arrest and was lifted bodily into
the patrol wagon. The others sub
mitted without requiring the officers
TO use force.
The women had taken their posi-
tion in front of the reviewing stand
several hours before the presidential
parade was due TO pass.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-24

BOSTON, Feb. 24:-This is Wilson
Day here, and Boston, tradiuonally
frigid, has warmed UP to greet the
President on his return from the
epochaI Peace Conference. The Pres
idential vessel, the George Washing
ton Is in the lower harbor and Mr..
Wilson and his party, after quiet
night, undisturbed by visitors, were
ready to receive the welcoming party
at 10 o'clock.
The official welcoming party. which
IS to go on the Coast Guard cutter
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-24
IS
FAST INF PROVING
Believe Wounded Premier VIII
Preside Over Peace Confer
enCe Again on Thursday


PARIS, Feb. 24-The most opti-
mistic omens are seen in the decision
of the doctors attending Premier Gle
menceau to publish only one daily
bulletin on his condition, beginning
today.
The premier has passed the danger
point and is well on the road TO recov-
ery. All danger Of pulmonary conges-
ton il is said, is remote.
Al the premier's residence at 1880
o'clock this morning IL was said there
had been no change in his condition.
Marcel Hutin IN the Echo d'Paris, pre-
diets the premier will be back at
y oFk wednesday and will preside at
the peace conference Thursday.
NOTICE
All members of the Perth AmbOy tx
empt Association are requested 10 at
tend the funeral OF our late brother
Harry Mason; meet at 273 Mcclellan
street, u. M, Tuesday.
FRANK rOokEIt, President.
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-24

b. = -
Ialdor TO Russia; Assistant Seci
OF the Navy Franklin ID. Roosevelt
and Mrs Roosevelt and Rear All
miral Cary Grayson, the Presidents,
physician.
Thousands of New Englanders ar.
rived on early trains to get a glimpsel
of the President as he left the com-l
monwealth pier for q hotel. Build-
ings all along the route were ablaze
with flags and bunting in recognition
of the international character OF tho
Presidents recent activities was
shown in the display of flags of tha
allied nations.
The George Washington dropped
anchor off quarantine shortly after
dark last night The most exciting
moments OF the trip came yesterday
when IL was discovered that the
steamer, running through a dense
er's Island Off Cape Ann.
Engines were reversed and the shiu
was stopped a thousand yards from
shore in deep water. The Presiden~
tial party remained on board over
night. The George Washington Wilt
leave this afternoon for New York To
land the 1000 troops on board.
The President will speak at 2:30 p
NJ. and leave for Washington on n
special train at 1870 p. NJ
After the President and Mrs. Wiz
son and the members of the presi-
dental party had been transferred to
the Ossipee. a former coast guard
cutter now in naval service. the Pres
ident's flag as commander-in-chi of
the navy displaced that of Rear Adj
miral Wood on the main truck of tha
Ossipee and the cutter started fo1
CONTINUED on page -
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-24
ALLEGED
MURDERER
IS CAUGHT
Alleged Murderer Calmly De-
MES Stabbing Mexican in
Steet-HeId in Lookup

Stabbed clean through the heart
with a ten inch knife, Frank Serverin,
Of Fon City, Mexico, died at the city
hospital on Saturday afternoon. fol-
lowing q heated controversy with Ep-
efanis Terrazas. also Of Fon City. The
murder Ia one Of the boldest ever
committed In this city, being done in
broad daylight on Smith street, when
the thoroughfare was well filled with
people.
According to stories told the police
by several witnesses, the two Mencans
were walking up Smith street, appar-
emily on good terms with one another.
when they stopped and began to argue
abou something. Suddenly Terrazas
whipped out a knife and in cold
blood plunged it straight through the
heart of Serverin, almost penetrating
clear through his body.
Terrazas, 1t Is said, pulled the knife
out, threw it away and calmly walk
ed UP Smith street to High street and
then went past the police station,
turning eastward into Market street.
One of the witnesses ran to police
headquarters and informed the au-
thorities that a murder had been
committed and that the murderer
geant Morris called Patrolman Un-
derhill and the two officers went In
search of the Mexican. They found
him cody strolling dowp -Xark ef
street and when thay- seized him. he
declared that he knew nothing what
ever concerning the murder and that
he had not been on Smith street. The
calmness Of the man astounded the
police, but they took the murderer
TO the station and locked him up.
Meanwhile the man who had been
stabbed walked up Smith street and
was about to turn the corner into
High street when he reeled and col
iapsed in a heap on the sidewalk. 1t
was seen that he was in a dying con-
dition 30 the police patrol was sum-
moned and he was rushed to the hos
pital, but died a few minutes after
arriving there.
An autopsy was performed yester-
fay afternoon by County Physician
pr. Suydam and it was then learned
right mark as II had severed the large
tlrteries of the heart and had almost
but through Severin's body.
There is apparently no known mo-
tive for the murder, although the
police have discovered that the two
men had had several differences on
previous occasions, but had never
quarreled seriously.
When Terrazas was arraigned be-
fore Recorder Pickersgill he refused
10 say anything except that he had
ltot stabbed Serverin and he absolute
" denied any participation in the
Prime whatever. However, witnesses
bf the murder have identified Terra
kas as the murderer and there is no
S'oubt in the minds of the police that
They have the person who did the
Il eed. Terrazas will be taken to New
brunswick soon and tried for murder
IN the first dergee.
The knife which was used In the
murder was picked up on Smith
Iitreet by a pedestrian and brought to
police headquarters. IL will be con-
Nicung evident against Terrazas when
he is tried, because the knifs is COW
Lred with blood and Terrazas was
Zen TO throw IL away.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-24
LATEST NEWS BY WIRE
by ASSOCIATED PRESS.

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here today.
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according Exchange Telegraph dispatch from sopeiase" To-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-24
14HELD IN PLOT
ON PRESIDENT
Secret Service Men Discover
Plot to Attempt to Assassin
ate President in Boston

NEW YORK, Feb. 24-Federal
attorneys and secret service men to-
day were examining the personal ef-
fects and papers of fourteen Span
iards, members of the Industrial
Workers of the World, who were ar
rested here yesterday on suspicion
that two of their number were con-
cerned in a plot to attempt to assas-
sinate President Wilson at Boston.
While definite information was
lacking, the authorities admitted that
the raid on two Spanish /. w. w.
headquarters here were prompted by
a report that two Philadelphia Span
iards were on their way to Boston as
agents in the. alleged plot. These TIVE
men vr~oe lrxx tssss sfo,irteen arrest
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-24

DO NOT ACCEPT a SUBSTITUTE
The NEW EDISON DIAMOND DISC
10 the only instrument that actually
E-CREATES music, IL Is the phono-
graph with a soul. Come In 20 see as
EASY TERMS MONTkLVo so Smith
Ct fSfS-1.2s-tfs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-24
To SPEAK
THIS AFTERNOON, THEN
CD To WASH|NGTON
HiIiday in Boston as PreSiden-
tiaI Party LandS---Troops
Also Highly Honored
By Associated Press.
N Il HnIAAAE IL I

BOSTON, Feb. 24:-Returning 10
American soil from his history
making mission abroad, President
Wilson accompanied by Mrs. Wilson
was this morning transferred in the
lower harbor from the steamship.
George Washington and escorted by
aircraft, submarine chasers, torpedo
boat destroyers and a fiotilla of COM
mittee boats, reached the landing
place on board the naval cutter Ossi !
pee. The President appeared vigor-i
Gus and alert.
Cheers greeted him as he steppedi
ashore. Hundreds of state and city,
officials, legislators, representatives
of the federal government and NJ
committee of women appointed to re<
ceive Mrs. Wilson met the presiden Il
tial party at Commonwe wealth Pier.
Fifty senior officers of the army,
navy and state guard, in command OF
Colonel Thomas w. Griffith, form ed
n guard of honor at the pier.
The reception was of an informat y
character, Mayor Peters making tho
presentation. Prominent among those
who came with the PresideFt from
| France and disenbarked with him
y ,varo navid II E,-a rurie a M be &.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-24

Alto SHoP-Repairing, quick service.
watson Ave. and fayette 81 J.
Baeha a. Conquest
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-24

Wanted-Paperhan or nainting,
Tel. 3S3J. Hubble, 407 High St.
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-24

p. A. Hardware for Leather Betting
el7S-9-20-6t'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-24

II your coal or gas range does not
bake or burn, / will make IL or no
charge. i. ]. LarISjn. 20s Market st.
20T6-2-17-1mos
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-24

Don't forget Charles Hackman's met
zeI soup to be given tomorrow, Tues
DAY. February 25th. good time Is
guaranteed.
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