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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-25
pS7a4s pahRs PAPER TO BE
 ooLiSHED SUNDAY

he hAe cr.S. Eiks Booster edition of Snpalc S,'pac will be publish Ire urons uaisaay. Advertisers dvertiss;saaa, to turn in their bon. s'Tg Ti copy by Friday aited and dne paper will be
 by IIu FTm managed exclusive Arpose 'as' IS and is for the
 lks MinS;sat,a Sa advertising the uesday n;nsa Siyen Monday and
 heater. sA's at the Hauber
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-25
kanSanS Return,

Pittsburg, Kan, Dec. 24.-All Kansas miners striking in protest against the sending to jail of their president, Alexander Howat, were ordered to return to work by dis trict officials this afternoon. The order went out by direction of Howat, who communicated with his office by telephone.
 Howat notified his office that the Central and other local strikes would be taken up by the district board here Friday.
 One thousand miners still were on strike today, making idle six mines.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-25
CROKER, FATHER AND
 SON, RENEW THEIR
 UNDERSTANDING FEUD

F New York, Dec. 24.-The F legal warfare between Rich E ard Croker, former chieftain ' of Tammany hall, and his son, F ragged between lulls some E Richard Croker, IT,, which has ! years will be resumed in the j ' state supreme court Friday. ! The elder Croker obtained : his son to show cause why ! three orders today calling on ' three judgments obtained
 : against his father should nc ? be set aside.
 .
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-25
UNION MINERS IN SOUTHWEST
 FAIL TO AGREE
No Decision is Reached on IA Per Cent Offer to
 Miners
KANSAS AFFECTED
 BY CONFERENCE VIEW
Miners Return to Work in Kansas. Central Field Operators Back Wilson's Com-
 mission

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 24.-A conference of union mine officials and operators of Kansas, Missouri Oklahoma and Arkansas, held here today to consider application of the II per cent wage increase granted the miners in settlement of the bituminous coal strike, ad- journed this afternoon without reaching an agreement on details of the proposed increase. No date was set for future consid- eration of the question.
 Representatives of both opera tors and union officials declined to make statements as to what effect the termination of the con- ference would have.
 The miners are insisting on a flat increase of IA per cent, while the operators contend the in- crease should apply only to mach inc miners. Operators stated that "differentials" must be main- tained or a large number would be forced out of business.
 Differentials, Harry N. Taylor, vice president fthe Central Coal and Coke company, explained, are based on the cost of production, which must be kept 25 cents ton lower in the southwestern field than in Illinois to keep Illinois op- orators from selling coal in this territory. He said this system had been followed for several years.
 Hewat asserted that the opera tors plan of applying differentials would mean a reduction of the Ii per cent increase in some places to 2 or 8 per cent.
 Neither operators or union of- ficials would say on what basis the men now at work would be paid.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-25
Back Wilson.

Terre Haute, Ind, Dec. 24.-Op- orators of the central competitive field will not block the coal set clement under the plan proposed by President Wilson, btu on the contrary will abide by the de- cision of the commission appoint ed by the president to work out the settlement, 1t is indicated in a statement issued last night by Phil H. Penna of Terre Haute spokesman for the operators in the operators negotiations with the miners.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-25

It may be a dry Christi mas, but a lot of lem were talking swst" tsra,, y e s-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-25
WEATHER.

w A1 A A H 0xO,
 T h u r s. d a y partly cloudy, 1 i V tie change in t e m p e r a. ture; Friday g e n e r ally fair, warmer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-25

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-16
Gas Tank Blows Up; Youth
Badly Burned; in Hospital

Yesterday afternoon considerable
excitement was aused at Smith and
Prospect streets when the head of a
gasoline tank blew off.
An auto bus, owned by Joseph
Malleccui of 295 Smith street, was
parked in the rear of his fathers
grocery store and as it had been
causing trouble OF late, he a de-
cided to give it an overhauling. An
thony Garafka, a youth of fourteen
years, visiting the barber shop next
door, was standing in the doorway
in the rear of the shop watching
Malleccui working when the accident
occurred. From information gained
it appears hat Malleccui was clean
ing out a gasoline tank taken from
the bus, while directly behind him
two torches were burning. The gaso-
line in the tank caught fire blowing
the head off and scattering the gas
all around Garafka, burning his right
leg. --Fr. Mccormick was called and
Garafka was taken to his office for
He later was sent to the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-16
BOY SCOUTS

Troop l Boy Scouts of America, held
their regular meeting in their club
rooms in Sayre avenue last night.
They laid plans for an overnight hike
which will take place Saturday, July
26. The frame work of the bungalow
which they are building, is completed.
THREE scouts of his troop will attend
the camp in Bear mountain. They are
Peter Miller, Nels Jensen ana Chris
Miller.
The first colored troop of Perth
Amboy made it's appearance last
night. Though there were not many
boys present all who were there were
enthusiastic and promised to bring
another boy with them to the next
meeting, which will be held at the
Second Baptist church on Gordon
street.
Their scoutmaster will be Herbert
Cook, superintendent of the Sunday
school and the assistant scout master,
Mr.. Edward Reynolds.
Mr.. Seele, of Troop 8, was pres
ent and explained what scouting Is
to the boys. Some members of his
strated various tenderfoot tests as fol-
lows:
Significance of barge. Merry Hersh.
History of flag and respect due to it.
Alex Melko.
Knot tying by all Scouts and Scout
oath and law by all Scouts.
All colored boys wishing to join
can do so at the next meeting Tues
day. July Is. at 1880. at which tender
foot tests will be held. The boy pass
ing his tests most successfully, becom-
ing patrol leader.
BY ]. Jellinok, Scout Scribe, Troop
X
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-16
County Detectives Search
for Missing Man and $500
BIZ staf Correspondents.

BIZ STAFF Correspondents.
NEW BRUNSWICK, July IA
general alarm has been sent out by
Chef or County Detectives, Richard
A. Peltier, for the apprehension and
arrest of Fred Schroeder of New
Brunswick.
"A full description and photograph
of Schroeder has been sen to the po-
lice departments throughout the
country.
Fred Schroeder, who is a discharg-
ed soldier and wax doing guard duty
at Camp Raritan, is charged with
walking into the bar-room of Mich
ael Sedak's hotel at Bonhamtown at
s o'clock on the morning of July 10
and taking $500 in cash.
From information gained 1t seems
as If this sum of money was lying
on the back bar and while Schroeder
was in there Mr.. Sedak was called
out. File was only gone for a few
minutes, but on his return found both
the money and the ex-soldier gone.
| This was reported Immediately.
Detective Peltier has discovered
that Schroeder left New Brunswick
lat $3.50 in the evening, on the same
| day, taking the Pennsylvania train to
New York city. 1t has been rumor-
ed that Schroeder made the statement
hat he was going to Atlanta, Georgia.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-16
Brotherhood
Announce Settlement

A notice has been published by the
International Brotherhood OF Elec-
trical Workers to all employees Oh the
telephone and telegraph companies
advising them that a settlement mas
been made between the br~otnernoou
and the Postmaster Genera ana m
forming them of its provisions. me
order follows:
"PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Washington.
Order No. 3209.
Employees of telephone companies
shall have the right to bargain as m
dividuals or collectively through COM
mfttees or their representatives
| chosen by them to act for them;
| Where prior to Government control
a company dealt with representatives
chosen by these employees to act IoF
| them who were not in h employ OF
| fine. they shall hereafter
do so. The telephone companies
| shall designate one or more OF us
officials who shall be authorized 10
| deal with such individuals or repre-
-xenfatives in matters of better cond1-
tions of labor, hours of employment,
compensation or grievances N such
matters must be taken up for conslo-
GRAFTON within five days after presen-
tation.
SlIch employees shall have he right
to rganize or to affiliate with organi-
cations that seem to them best cal
culated to serve their interest, ana
no employees shall be discharged, de-
NOTED or otherwise Disseminated
against because of membership IN
any such organization, as prescribed
in Bulletin No. 9. issued by me, daled
October Q, 1918. In case of dismissal
demotion or undesirable transfer OF
employe where no real cause -
| shown by company for said dismissal,
demotion or undesirable transfer, II
shall be considered that discrim1na-
ton was practiced and upon such
finding the employee shall be rem
stated to former position with tall
nav for time lost or shall be rem-
bursed for any loss sustained by rea-
son of demotion or transfer.
Inability or refusal to perform the
regular work of position occupied py
them, excessive use OF in~toxlcanls
dishonesty. i~ncivility to subscribers
or the public shall be considered SUI
fcient cause for dismissal.
Where requests or demands are
now pending the telephone companies
shall Immediately proceed to negoI-
ate a settlement.
All telephone companies are mere
by directed to comply strictly with
the requirements of this order, anu
failure to do so on the part of any
Official will result in disciplinary &C
tion.
(signed) A. s. BURIESON,
Postmaster General"
In cases where employees desire the
International Brotherhood to repre-
sent them in taking up their gr1ev-
ances or questions of wages, or work
ing hours, they should file their re-
quest with Peter f. Campbell, 539
Neville street, this city, or take II up
Direct with international headquar-
ters of the brotherhood, Fourth floor,
Reisch Building, Springfield, III.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-16
-ScuIIy's Wire on Daylight Saving


L. T. Madsen, as president, and the
local Perth Amboy Board of Trade,
has been an eager and unqualified
supporter Of the Daylight Saving
Law and has expressed his views on
the law when he sent kilograms to
Senator Joseph S. Frelinghuysen, Sen
ator Walter E. Edge n Congressman
Thomas ]. Scully Tuesday. He also
sent word on the same day to the
New Jersey State Chamber of Com
merce, Newark; Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION, of New Jersey, Trenton, and
the Manufacturers Council of New
Jersey, Newark, asking them to give
their unrestrained support to the sup
port of the President and emphati-
,cally protest against having the law
repealed.
To the telegram wired Congressman
Scully Tuesday, Mr.. Madsen received
a reply reading as follows:
your telegram received, will sup
BORT the President relative to the
DAYLIGHT Saving Law"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-16
MAYOR OPPOSES
/ COLLECTION FEE
Mayor Takes Action With
ScuIIy on Collecting Morgan
Damage Claim Bill

Whether Perth Amboy should be
compelled to go to the expense Of
paying a twenty per cent collection
fee to recover the $6,S95.61 claimed
for damage done by the Morgan ex-
p1osion last November is O. matter
that Mayor Frank Dorsey placed be-
fore Hon. Thomas ]. Scully in a let
ter to the representative at Washing
ton today.
Mayor Dorsey states that in his
opinion 1t should be unnecessary for
the city to pay such q fee, and asks
If 1t is not properly something for
the representative and Senators
Edge and Frelinghuysen to handle.
Fred G. Coldren, an attorney of
Washington, d. c., recently got in
communication with Leo Goldberger,
City Attorney, and offered to collect
the claim for a twenty per cent. fee,
the payment of the fee to be entirely
contingent upon success in collection.
The attorney explained that when
the appropriation bill was passed by
Congress some weeks ago a number
of the claims were paid. Payment
was made by c~lassifications or grades,
the claims being divided into groups
1ettered from "a" to 'L" 1t ap-
pears, according to the attorney that
the IL" group was not included in
the bill. The city attorney referred
MFR. Coldren to Mayor Dorsey who in
turn has taken the matter up with
Representative Scully.
The Mayor said that he understood
that the reason that the City's claim
had not been paid was because of
a provision in the bill restricting
compensation to wner of "~private"
property. The city property naturally
falls under the head of public prop
erty. In addition to the sum of So
g95.61 which is for damages to the
City Hall, water and fire departments
Mayor Dorsey said that there is an
item of several thousand dollars
claimed by the school board that is
not included. This matter is also re-
ferred to the representative.
Mayor Dorsey's letter to MI. Scully
follows:
I herewith attach letter received
yesterday which / wish o would
read and furnish me with what in
formation you can, before ] bring this
matter to the attention of h Board
OF Aldermen.
1t is my personal opinion that 1t
should be unnecessary for us to go
to the expense of paying q collection
fee on these claims.
The amount stated in this letter,
namely $6,895.61, is only a portion of
what is due the city, as the claim Tor
damages to the school buildings IS
not included.
Do you not think that this matter
is something that you, in connection
with the senators from our district,
should handle?
Until I hear from o I will take
no further action regarding this mat
ter.
Yours truly,
(Signed) Frank Dorsey, Mayor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-16
Wills of Former keyport
and MataWan Residents
By Special Correspondent.

By Special Correspondent.
FREEHOLD, July ia special
ly unique feature is contained in the
will of the late Henry Hyer, Sr., of
while cutting his son, Henry Hyer,
Jr., off with n dollar, he ~bequeaths
one-thfrd of his estate to his for
mer wife (now divorced) Mary ".
Jones'" After ~bequeathing the son
one dollar the will, which was ex-
ecuted May 2 last, directs that the
estate be divided into three equal
parts, n part each to be given to his
daughter, Mrs. Leila Wethered, his
granddaughter. Valerie Wethered and
his former wife. The will also ap-
points Mary v. Jones executrix of the
estate.
John t. Wyckoff of Keyport, in
a will made August 81, 1918, leaves
$500 in trust to the Green Grove
Cemetery association for the upkeep
of his cemetery plot, his residence
property at Elizabeth and Kearney
streets. Keyport, to his daughter.
wife, Edith v. Wycoff. The balance
of the estate is to be divided between
daughter and wife. The daughter
Inc Henry e. Ackerson, Jr., are
named executors.
Tunis r. Schenck of Matawan,
made his will August 20, 1913, be-
queathed $500 to his sister, Mary A.
Schenck Ward: $1,000 each to his
children, Margaretta and Tunis r.
Schenck, Jr. The balance of his es-
tate is to be held in trust, one-tenth
of the income to be paid to his sis
ter and the balance to his wife. Ethel
Treadwel1 Schenck. At their death
and when his youngest child shall
have reached the age of 80 years the
estate is to be equally divided be-
tween his children. The wife and
Stephen C. Thompson of Matawan
are appointed executors, but in the
event that Mr.. Thompson declines to
serve the Fidelity Trust company of
Newark is to be substituted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-16
PTesbyterians Leave in Rain
on Excursion to Shore

In a train of ten cars of the Cen
trail railroad, the members of the
First Presbyterian Sunday school,
Danish Methodist, Our Savior's Dam
Lutheran and Grace Lutheran of
this city and the Presbyterian Sum
day school of Keasbey braved the
rain for the annual excursion of the
various churches to Ocean Grove and
Asbury Park today. The train left
the Central station at 9 O'Clock and
a stop was made at South Amboy to
take on the members of the Presby-
terrain Sunday school of that city. The
return from the seashore will be made
tonight at $50 o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-16
Ask Higher Phone Rates

NEWARK, July Embarrassed tel
ephone rates are asked by the New
york Telephone Company and the
Delaware & Atlantic Telephone COM
pany in a petition filed with a
liz iTfility Commission yesterday at
ternoon. The petitioners ask that the
new rates go into effect August l..
John l.. Swayse, general counsel
and Franklin Briggs, assistant gem
eral counsel for the companies, pre-
senteds the petitions which give IN
creased cost of materials and the high
cost of labor. as justification for a
higher rate.
Immediate expenditures for addi-
tions, extensions and improvements
will be necessary to bring the system
into normal condition, the petition
states.
Northern New Jersey rates. under
the proposed schedule, will be a little
higher than at present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-16
MUFFS FIRST FLY
I'M TWELVE YEARS

Those fans who saw Larry
Doyle set himself squarely un-
der a pop fly from the bat of
Casey Stengel in the first inning
of a recent game between the
Giants and Pirates, get the bah
in his hands and allow 1t to slip
through his clutching fingers to
the ground, are hereby informed
that they witnessed a very rare
thing. To be specific, Doyle had
not made an error of just that
sort for twelve long years-that
is. he had not muffed q fly ball
under which he had time to, set
tie himself for the catch. He
blamed his recent detection on
the fact that he had not yet fully
recovered from the injury to his
head. His head, he says, fairly
swan as ne scrambled backward
to get under the looping pellet.
and he was so dizzy that he
could barely get his hands on
the ball. to say nothing of hold
ing 1t firmly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-16
Architects Alarmed by
Shortage of Craftsmen

Washington.-There is q seri-
Gus shortage of craftsmen, nc
cording to reports that have
come to the division of public
works and construction develop
ment information and education
service, United States depart
ment of labor. Since the re-
vival Of the building industry
architects have discovered that
1t is difficult to obtain a class
Of workers formerly SO plenti-
full that they could not command
high salaries. The present short
age is believed to be due large
ly to the fact that many drafts
men have established them
selves during the war In other
vocations, where they have been
able to procure better salaries
than they could obtain in their
original line of work.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-16
Local Firm Incorporates

STAFF Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, July 16.-Ar-
ticles of incorporation have been filed
by Jacob Parnes g. Company, Inc,
with offices at $50 East avenue, Perth
Amboy. The agent named is Pinkus
Schneider, the company being formed
to manufacture and sell bread, rolls,
cake and pastry. The total stock
consists of 100 shares at 500 per
share. The incorporators r Jacob
Parnes, fifteen shares; Pinkus Schrei-
Der, five shares; Henry Parnes. ff-
teen shares and Morris Schneider, fif-
teen shares, all living at $50 East
avenue, Perth Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-16
May Remove Injured Woman
From Hospital to Jail
eu Staf Corresponding.

BU StdT CORRESPONDENCE.
NEW BRUNSWICK, July 16-The
condition of Anna Melink, the South
River woman, who has twice tired 10
kill herself. once by shooting and once
by slashing her throat with a razor,
has improved to such a degree while
in st. Peters hospital here that Chief
of County Detectives Richard A. Pei
tier is endeavoring to have her moved
to the county Jail for detention
Her husband was taken to see her
yesterday afternoon from the jail. by
.Oficer David, the woman being glad
to see him in spite of the fact she had
endeavored to kill him with a revol-
yer. A guard is being kept over the
Melink woman day and night. 1T her
condition permits of her being re
moved to the county jail, b will be
placed under the care of County Ply
stefan Suydam .
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-16

Pretty Freida Lesser could not bring
herself to marry Harry S New, Jr,
who claims to be the son of senator
New of Indiana. Thereupon n youth
took her auto riding. entered a de-
serted canyon ne<r Los Angelo anu
shot her to death.
Attorneys for New are 70
roaLs a insanity" efense.
Thev will declare, it is indicated, that
their client was suffering from a Sraln
storm, due to his sweetheart's refusal
to accede to his wishes.
New, after driving for hours WIN
The body beside him came into Los
Angeles and surrendered himself 10
the police.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-16
To Have Social Session

Willow Grove No. 8, Woomen
Circle, have arranged for a social ses-
sion to follow their regular meeting
night at Woodmen han.
entertainment will be given by
small children. Visitors Will be mere
from Roselle, besides many members
of the Grove that are expected to be
out. Refreshments will be served. Mrs
Katherine Servis is chairman of the
arrangement committee in charge
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-16
Arrested for Stealing Melons

Patrolman John F. Murray arrest
ed Frank Andrisk Andrish. fifteen
years, last night for breaking n
a box car and stealing watermclons.
Andrish was given a hearing this
morning before Recorder Pickersgill
who fined him $40. 1t is claimed
that while Andrish is still in the
teens that he appears in court regu-
larly every three months on some
charge or other.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-16
Small Fire in KeaTny Avenue

A match dropped in a closet OF
rags and paper is believed to have
caused the blaze at the residence OF
William Rooms, 1876 Kearny avenue
$50 O'Clock this morning. The fire
was confined to the basement with
trifiing damage by the firemen who
answered an alarm from Box "a.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-16
Hear Woodbridge AppeaIs

NEW BRUNSWICK, July 16-The
Middlesex County Tax Board sat yes
terday in Woodbridge and heard 1o2
appeals, a majority of which were set
tied. An inspection of the properties
which have not yet been settled will
be made Tuesday by the board.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-16
AN ORDINANCE
Providing for the of S50.0O0.0O
Water bonds of the City OF Perth
Amhey.

BE TT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF
PERTH AMBOY:
Section 1. That for the purpose of
paying for the construction of addition
al extensions and providing additional
equipment, machinery and apparatus
for the existing water works system
of Perth Amboy it is necessary to raise
the sum of (s50.00o.00) Fifty thousand
dollars.
Section 2. That there be issued, pur-.
Isuant to Chapter 252 of the Laws OF
1915, as amended. bonds of the City
of Perth Amboy. to be known as Wa
ter Bonds. Series G in the amount of
$50, 600. 90, which bonds shall be dated
July LIST. 1919. shall bear interest at
the rate of four aud t-hree-quarter per
per annnm, payable semi-annual-
lily on the first day of January and the
first day of July in each year. shall be
lin the denomination of $1,000. num-
tbered from 1 to so. both inclusive. and
lshall mature in numerical order, two
jbonds on the first day Of July of each
Iof the year 1921 to 1891. both incIu-
Islve. 1 one nj on the first day OF
Judy 3 each Of the year 1882 70 1898,