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, 1920-09-30

ln this issue space Is devoted 10 an
article copied from the Brooklyn Eagle
the rcprlnt!ng here Of which s urged by
several reasons believed to be obvious
to the average reader. The article doubt-
less contains some facts. but, as is too
often the ease where strangers under
take to represent conditions In these
islands without proper knowledge OF
them, or experience upon which to base
conclusions q great part Of it can be ac-
copied only by those blessed with CON
slider bic imaginative alertness. 1t is
thought we'll that the pubic be afford
ed opportunity to know something
of those alleged to have their vel
fare at heart, and publishing the
sentiments and impressions of such per
sons seems a good form Of Introduction.
No advantage having been taken Of
oar invitation 70 discuss the FISH qaes-
tion, ii may be concluded that those who
pressed Us to bring this matter forward
have nothing to say. The Food Com
mission is as deaf as q post and mute
as a stone" and is possibly taking shel,
ter behind the CID aaaaage = wise head
keeps a still tongue even though there
is no evidence of wisdom ID this case.
However, as far as this paper is cor
cerned, we conclude by suggesting
that ihe wet season being here and
the haul of fish abundartly increas-
ed thereby, all the fish might be sold
at a price within easy reach of
everybody rather thar be kept over
IN hand to be corned as is alleged to
be the case. Corned fish does not com
mand the price of fresh fish and it may
probably prove more economical to dis
pose of the fresh fish at a fair figure
and be done with it.
, 1920-09-30
LOCAL.

The Industrial Band played in the
bandstand Hast night to the entertain
ment of a fair gathering.
The Creole arrived from St. Thomas
last night with local mails; will be dis
patched on the return trip at s a. m. to-
morrow, and mails will be closed &C
cordingiy.
, 1920-09-30

nave nOCYGl become dccIf1a(cu 10 TIE
new air Of liberty; and conditions which
discourage the Northerner travelling for
the first time through our wn S.utb.
only far worse, are everywhere preva-
lent.
There has been little advance since the
slavery days. Housing conditions that
rival anything we know here in lack Of
sanitation and lack Of adequacy are an
everyday matter. Whole families OF
many children live in one-room shacks.
sleeping on old bags of straw on the
floor OF in cramped positions ia chairs.
While this continues, the moral tone
cannot possibly be improved, the Rev.
Mr.. Rutan writes:
The immortality of the island is dread
full"
The two questions which keep the is
land in q seething condition Of unrest
and dissatisfaction are the race question
and the labor question. The natives are
negroes, but until recently have been
satisfied to continue on a basis of live
and let live with their less numerous
white neighbors. They are also labor
ers, while their employers are almost
exclusively the whites. Within the last
Jews years, according to the Rev. Mr.,
Rutan, the feeling of discomfort and hos
tiilty toward the white man and the en-
ployer has grown until it forms a lively
dam er to the continued peace and devel-
opment OF the islands.
There are two labor unions in Santa
Cruz, or St. Croix. One of these is the
Federal Labor Union, led by Morris
Davis and affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor. This was former
ly connected with the st. Croix Labor
Union, : but separated from it on account
of the radical proclivities which the lat
ter began to show.
The st. Croix Labor Union" the Rev.
Mr.. Rutan considers as a very vicious
organization. 1t is led by a fairly well
educated and energetic negro, d. Hamil-
ton Jackson, whose influence he finds to
be of the most malignant sort in both the
industrial and rae al quarrel.
He is constantly preaching the equal
ity of the black man with the white, and
even telling the servants to refuse to call
their employers master and mistress.
In fact, he has been known to tell the
women servants to call their mistresses
by their Christian names. it they (the
s~ervants) are called by their Christian
names. - And know Of one case
where this actually occurred.
Jackson is always writing articles in
his paper-the Herald. published in Chris
tiansted by the United Danish West In
dian Printing Plant, Inc. which would
not be tolerated anywhere else. He has
lAoan able az IN ,~1yorawpsthn whole islond
, 1920-09-30

group from Denmark for $25. $3.50, 900,
Uncle Sam fell heir to a racial and labor
question quite as involved and quite as
difficult of solution as anything Of the
sort which already troub es him within
the AZ States on the mainland OF the
North American Continent.
Writing from Santa Cruz, the largest
of the three islands, the Rev. WaIdemar
Ivan Rutan Of 725 Park pl., Brooklyn,
curate Of St. Paul's Church of the Holy
cross, Upper Love, in Santa Cruz,
describes the complicated forces and the
difficult conditions which the represent
atiVes OF the American institutions have
to overcome in making an American
possession out of this negro island still
governed by Danish customs and laws.
Things are a little mixed up in the
Virgin Islands, the Rev. Mr. >Kutan
writes, and the American Government
is not doing uYermuch to st~raighthen
them out" The territory is officially
American, and it's inhabitants are living
under the American flag. But the Dan
ish laws were in effect up to Aug. l, and
the transition has not yet been complete
ly made. At the time of writing the
American dollar compared to the Danish
dollar issued by the National Bank
of the Danish West Indies" was
worth about 81. 09, giving the Danish
dollar a purchasing value of approximate
ly 90 cents.
Although rich in soil, and having a
semi-tropical climate, SO that corn, cot
ton; potatoes, vans, rice, oranges, pine
apples and bananas can be and actually
have been grown with great success, and
even wheat, oats and other grains could
be raised with proper application, lack OF
capital and lack of American enterprise
have Kept the islands entirely dependent
on the United States for their food. The
chief product of the islands is sugar; but
even that is sent to New York for rein
ing, and r%eshipped, so that the Islanders
pay the New York price plus an exhorbit-
ant freight reight.
Besides these general industrial diff
cuIties, the more subtle and more serious
difficulties with which the Americans
who are assigned the duty of making
this an American community are con
fronted concern the inhabitants of the
islands. They were very recently, still
within the memory Of the great majority
of those now alive, under a system of
slavery in every way as tyrannlcal as
ANYTHING recorded of the ante-Civil War
DAVIS of our own South, Although legal
, 1920-09-30
NOTICE.

THE repairs of the Bridge on
] Spring Gut road, East End
Quarter having been completed,
the road is again oRen to traffic.
For the Road Commission.
+. LUNNEY.
, 1920-09-30
Race Hatred Grows On
Virgin Islands, Writes
Dr.. Rutan.
New American Territory in Serious
Condition, Due to Preachings of
Black Boss.

In addition 10 the territory of the three
islands which the United States obtained
when it purchased the Virgin Island
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-11-12
PALESTINE COMPANY
IS ORGANIZED HERE

The organization meeting of the
Palestine Industrial Development
Company held last night in the Bnei
Zion Institute resulted in Adolph NJ
Metzendorf being elected president;
Max Goldman, David Isenberg and
Peter Pavlovsky. vice presidents
Isaac Alpern, treasurer; Boris
Rabiner. financial secretary, and
Louis Brianes, recording secretary
Those chosen for the board of direc-
tors are Samuel Polensky. Harry S.
Medinets. Philip Levine. Joseph
Slobodien. Leo Jacobson. II. X.
Golenbock, Harry Segal and Barney
Streiff.
Following the election of officers
the organization was completed and
the incorporators executed the GER
tificate of incorporation which is
will act under a charter to be issued
by the State of New Jersey.
The company will engage in the
industrial, mercantile and construc-
ton business In Palestine and also
finance an organization similar to
the American building and loan as
sociations so that the people going
to Palestine to make their future
homes may be able to erect resi-
dences.
1t was planned to incorporate the
company for the sum of $250,000,
but this amount has been increased
TO $500. 900. To date the actual stock
subscribed in the company is $780,
900. The main office of the COM
pany is to be located in this city,
with branch Offices in the principal
cities of Palestine.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-11-12
SELECT BAKER
AS SECRETARY
He Will Direct Work of the
Reorganized Chamber of
Commerce in This City.
is WELL RECOMME TENDED
Appeared Before the Board
Yesterday and Met With
Approval of All Members

The meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the new Chamber of COM
merce which was held i'm the Hotel
Madison yesterday resulted in the
selecting of Orvin c. Baker, of New
York City. as the new executive Sec
retary of the organization. From
among the numerous applications
that had been received at head
quarters. Mr.. Bakers was chosen as
the most promising and the pro-
spective secretary appeared before
the board yesterday and met with
the unanimous approval OF the
members.
Mr.. Baker comes highly recon-
mended and has a record of several
years in work of several natures
that have tended to make him fit
for the position he has accepted
here.
Mr.. Bakers experience outside of
commercial organization work COW
ers many fields, among them the
following: Editor, manager and in
structor of printing department in a
large manual training school in
Ohio. owner. editor and publisher
of a successful newspaper in Ohio.
president and manager of a success
full oil and gas company, Office man
aBef OF blDle teachers framing
School, New York City. associate
superintendent Evangelistic Com
mittee of New York. general secre-
tary of Travellers Aid Society of New
York, secretary of National Travel
ers Aid Society.
Having Travelled extensively in
the United States. Canada and Eur
ope. studying conditions in a num-
ber of countries, Mr.. Baker is quail
ified to handle business. civic. poll
tical, religious and social welfare
conditions should they come up as
part of his work here.
Secretary Baker takes up his
work in Perth Amboy today and IS
learning the lay of the land through
Miegs Russell of the American City
Bureau who has helped put the new
organization on its feet and who
will leave Perth Amboy in few
days
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-11-12
ROAD At RAILWAY READY
FOR TRAFFIC TOMORROW

TRENTON, Nov. 12.-Announce-
ment was made today by the State
| Thomas j. Wasser. state highway
engineer, that s.. Georges avenue ON
route No. /. of the state highway
system, for which the contract was
let September /. has been completed
and will be ready for use by motor
lists from North Jersey going to and
from the Princeton-Yale football
game tomorrow.
The highway department is speed
ing up the work on all the roads
in different sections of the system
and the completion of the st. Geor-
ge's avenue job in such a short space
of time is an evidence of what is be-
ing accomplished in this respect. The
work was done in this instance by
the Weldon Construction Company
and the pavement laid is of con-
crete.
Even more speed was used in the
work on the Westfield Cutoff which
is a part of route No. 8 extending
from Elizabeth to Phillipsburg. The
contract for this piece of work was
awarded to John Dorer on October
g for a concrete type of pavement
and is now completed too.
With another geek of favorable
weather all contracts with the oxcep-
tion of possibly three can be SO far
completed that the roads will be
opened for traffic during the om!ng
winter months. The Highway Com
mission and Engineer Wasser are
now bending their efforts to accom-
plish this result and are urging speed
on all Jobs under construction.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-11-12
JOHN F. BEDELL, RETIRED
PHARMACIST, is DEAD

John +. Bedell, sixty-four years
old, a retired pharmacist, formerly
of Tottenville, where he had con-
Quoted a pharmacy for more than
thirty years, died suddenly at 2
o'clock tti smorning at his home, 95
Market street. Mr.. Bedell, appar-
entity in the best of health, was at
the boxing bout last night at the
Auditorium where he was first taken
i'll. He left the Auditorium about
$3.50 o'clock and went to his home.
DR.. Frank c. Henry was called. but
Mr.. Bedell gradually grew worse
during the night and passed away
early this morning.
He was o volunteer fireman of
Tottenville, having been a member
of Protection Hook and Ladder of
that place, before the paid depart
ment was installed. He was a mem
ber of the Tottenville Veteran Fire
mems Association. He retired
from business about five years ago
and moved 20 this city.
Besides his widow he is survived
by a son, DIR. L. w. Bedell. of this
city. sister, Miss Ida Bedell, and
brother, Robert Bedell, of Totem
Vile. Arrangements for the funeral
were completed this morning by the
family. Services will be held at
o'clock Sunday afternoon from his
late residence. Rev. Wilbert West
colt. pastor of Simpson Methodist
church, and Rev. Andrew Harper,
rector of St Stephens Episcopal
church, Tottenville. will officiate. In
terment will be Monday morning in
the Moravian cemetery. New Dorp.
$. l.. at the convenience of the FAM
ilV
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-11-12
MANY WORKERS
FOR RED CROSS
Roll Call Drive Will be on in
Earnest Next Monday to
Fill Quota Here.
NAME NEW DIRECTORS
T. D. Waring is Made Chair
man at Meeting of the Ex-
ecutive Board.

The Red Cross of the organization
which bears its name is becoming
more evident with the approach of
the local intensive campaign which
is part of the nationwide roll call
being held from November IL to 20.
In Perth Amboy all efforts are being
centered on the work that will be
done during the week of November
Is. and with this in view, most of
the soliciting for membership has
been put off until Monday and the
time intervening taken up in final
preparation. A large corps of en-
listed workers in every section of
the city will canvass the polling dis
tricts, and in this way every home
will have been entered. There seems
to be little doubt in the minds of
the officials but what the 1000
membership quota here will be
reached.
board last night in the Red Cross
rectors was named being composed
of the following members and OFF,
GERS:
Tracy d. Waring, chairman; Axel
s. Olsen. first vice chairman: DIR.
Charles l. Silk. second vice chair
man; A. C. Clark, treasurer; Mrs.
John Sofield, corresponding secfe-
tary: r. Il. Anderson, recording sec
retary: William II. Fraser, A. J. Hol-
lenbock, Mrs. +. j. Mccormick. Mrs
w. w. Oliver. ] S. Reilly, f. H..
Romond, Jesse Seaman. Mrs. j. ".
Shull and Mrs. Arthur Stern.
The following chairmen of stand
ing committees are also members of
the executive board Mrs. Adrian
Lyon, Mrs. George Meade, Mrs. c.
II. Seguine, DIR. c. w. Naulty. II. 5.
Hulse, Jr., and Mrs. c. w. Naulty.
A new auxiliary of the Church of
Our Lady of Hungary applied and
was granted admission into the local
chapter of the Red Cross with the
following officers: Rev. Francis
Gross. chairman; Mrs. Rose Allegei,
treasurer, and NJ. Margaret. secre-
tary. This auxiliary has elaborate
plans for doing extensive sewing and
knitting during the season.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-11-12
STORM TODAY PREVENTS
HARDING FROM FISHING

BY The Associated Press.
POINT ISABEL. Texas, Nov. 12--
President-ele Harding's tarpoon
fishing was interrupted today by a
thirty-five- gale that churned
the Point Isabel fishing ground into
a tumbling field of foam and drove
the temperature down to the shiv-
ering point.
Deciding to stay ashore the sena-
tor read and rested during the
morning in his cottage overlooking
the lagoon, but hoped before the
day was over to motor to Browns
vile for a game of golf. He express
ed disappointment that unfavorable
weather had overtaken his fishing
venture, and he was aching to get
a chance to try his luck once more
before leaving.
Mr.. Harding's speech in Browns
Vile yesterday was the only one on
his program during his stay here
and expects to do no work on the
other matters awaiting attention.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-11-12
DISTRICT COURT

Three cases were tried in the
morning session today in the district
court before Judge c. G. Hommann
and all three were given a decision
in favor of the plaintiff. Court was
adjourned at noon till o'clock
when several unfinished cases will
be heard.
In the first case judgment was
given NJ. Hoffman & Company.
plaintiffs, for s299.14 for goods on
a book account against Nathan Ep-
stein, defendant. Morris l.. Gold
berger represented the plaintiff.
William Cutter, plaintiff in the
second case. got decision for pos
session of house on New street in
Woodbridge which Albert Panco re-
fused to vacate after his lease ran
out.
The third case resulted in Mikav
Falcan, plaintiff, represented by
Thomas l.. Hansen, getting a judg-
ment for $500. The evidence in the
case showed that Falcan had loaned
Steve kardas money to carry on his
business. that the money had been
leaned four years ago and that Kar-
das had made no effort to pay back
the amount loaned.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-11-12
GET BIG
BILLS FOR ELECTION
IN M|DDLESEX NOV. 7
Bond Issue Will Have to be FIoated to Pay Expenses
Likely be Greater Next Year Board to End Night
Meetings. 1t Was Decided Yesterday Action on Coun-
ty Roads and Bridges is Taken.

Definite action was taken yester-
day toward the rebuilding of the
bridge over the Manalapan river at
the Physical Culture City below
Spotswood. The present bridge there
is ruin at this time, it having col
lapsed a few months ago, throwing
an auto load of people to the ground
below. some of whom were report
ed as being painfully injured. While
the structure at this time is under
the county control, at the time of
it's collapse it was considered a part
of the private owned city, but has
since been dedicated to the county.
The plans and specifications for
the new bridge were yesterday ap-
proved by the board and bids for
the construction work are to be i'm
mediately asked for by the terms of
a resolution presented by Freehold
er Robert II. Nandenbergh.
Five inch shoulders are to be built
along the new pavement between
Jamesburg and Helmetta, the con-
tract for the work being awarded to
Harry n. Scott, of Cranbury, the
Contractor on the paving job. The
material to be used is that taken
from the excavated portion where
the pavement was laid and is to be
put in place at price of forty-five
cents a square yard. This action
was unanimously taken on Free
holder Nandenbergh's resolution.
Freeholder Haight complained of
the poor protection afforded users
of the road along the Delaware S
Raritan canal at points where the
guard ratings are in bad repair.
This condition is TO be remedied ac-
cording to the information before
the board yesterday, as the canal
company have plans under way for
the rebuilding of the guards and
expect to start work during the next
week.
In letter from the state high
way com mission that body request
ed to know under whose jurisdic-
ton the bridge at Mile Run Brook
near the New Brunswick city line
belonged. The bridge in question is
at the terminal of state road num-
ber thirteen and ii is evidently the
desire of the commission to have
this bridge rebuilt at the same time
the road work is completed. The
matter was referred to County En-
gineer Alvin b. Fox.
The borough of Sayreville in a
communication before the board
requested a certified copy of a reso-
luton in which they state that the
freeholders have agreed to give
$4,000 to be used as a part of the
cost of constructing a storm sewer
along the Washington road near
the South River line. Such a reso-
luton has never been adopted by
the board and the borough officials
will be so advised.
Arrangements were made by the
members of the board several weeks
ago to meet at Old Bridge for the
purpose of deciding whether or not
they would erect guard rails near
the bridge over the Mahalapan riv-
er; the meeting never took place.
The matter was talked over yester-
day and next Thursday afternoon
was set as the time when the inves-
tigation will be made.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-11-12
QUESTION MANY
IN EXPLOSION
New Angle to New York Dis
aster Causes District At
torney to Start New Probe
BY The Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Nov. 12:-District
Attorney Edward Swami plans to-
day to question all of the men men,
toned by the Evening World yes
terday in it's solution" of the Wall
street explosion here on September
16, the motive of which was de-
clared by the newspapers to be re-
venge on the part of the members
of a house-wreckers union against a
rival organization headed by Robert
=. Brindell, the central figure in
building trust" investigation now
under way.
The publication of the Evening
Worlds analysis of the tragedy that
resulted in loss of life of thirty-nine
persons and injury to several hun
dred others also brought forth other
theories from police and department
of justice officials.
Mr.. Swami said he was particu-
larly anxious to question Raymond
Clark, who was foreman on the
house wrecking job opposite the
explosion, and who was quoted at
length in yesterdays Evening World
article. Mr.. Swami wished. he said,
to ascertain whether Clark had
made either of the two statements
unded intimidation.
Inc newspaper SloIy pidCeu Dldihe
on individuals of a housewrecking
union under the leadership of Bri-
dell
The story claimed the explosion
was planned in retaliation for what
they claimed unfair advantage. Co.
incident with the papers story is
the announcement from Acting In
spector Coughlin, head of the detec-
tive bureaeu, that the identity of
the farrier who shod the horse
which drew the explosive laden wag-
on into the financial district had
been established, as we'll as that of
the persons who took the horse to
the spot
Search for this man, who seems to
have vanished, is being made.