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The Prescott daily news., 1920-02-23

We respectfully ask the people to cooperate with us in making our
 business "collect on delivery" sys- tenn. The enormous cost of operating
 "a steam laundry necessitates this ac-
 tion Porter Brothers Steam Laundry and Dry Cleaning Plant. 18d3 Sid Cole will appreciate your sup port for Marshal next Tuesday 18d5 Am receiving new suits and spring coats daily-call and see me. Mrs. T. c. Moody. 2-14
The Prescott daily news., 1920-02-23
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Alfalfa Hay and Johnston Grass Hay for Sale at the Heddle Farm half mile north of Prescott PhoneL. D. & C 19w2
The Prescott daily news., 1920-02-23

Several cars of all grades of fertil- izers on hand. The best and the cheapest on the market, also nitrate soda and high grade meal. l am all ways willing to help you out on a good crop this year. W. B. White.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-11
PHONE MEN FIGHT FIRE
Local Workers Save Office Building
at Roosevelt Fire.

-Four employees of the New York
Telephone Company, attached to the
local office are credited with doing
good work In saving the office build
ing at the fire of the Carteret Oil Re-
fining Company plant Tuesday. The
four men, Emil Jepson, a member of
Eagle Hose and Chemical Company:
George LOTUS. Harry Emmons and
Benjamin Hawkins were working on
a line on the meadows near the oil
plant when the fire broke out. They
were aim ost the first outsiders on the
scene. They manned line hose and
succeeded in getting it to the roof of
the building, but the hydrant was
froze that they had the hose attached
to, causing them to change it to an
other one.
Many valuable records were saved
through the efforts OF the four men.
1t Is said, from destruction.
The four men were working on The
main building while 1t was burning
and narrowly escaped from being
thrown into the flames. They jump
ed to safety just before the roof caved
in. People on the Staten Island shore
watching the blaze thought that the
four men had been carried down with
the building. The Fords fire depart
ment arrived on the scene and rem
dered assistance, The fire was still
smouldering.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-11
ENCOURAGING RESPONSE IN
COUNTRY CLUB PROJECT
Meeting VIII Be Held Here Shortly to
Start Actual Work ON
Matter

Those interested in the forming of
country club for residents in this
city and vicinity to be located on the
Kelly farm, on the northern outskirts
Of Woodbridge along the Lincoln
Highway, report that the responses to
the letters sent to those thought likely
to be interested in such q proposition
are coming in we'll. These inquiries
were sent to more than one hundred
prominent business and professional
mon in this city and nearby places.
A meeting will be held of all of those
interested between March Is and 20
and at this time definite steps will
be taken to formulate plans for the
organization of a permanent club.
Title must be taken to the property
at Woodbridge by April 1 If those
interested In the matter wish to avail
themselves of the option they now
hold. The farm contains several
buildings. one of which would serve
as clubhouse, while the grounds are
sufficiently large to permit Of an
eighteen-hole golf course, tennis
courts, a baseball diamond with room
for other outdoor sports.
The forming Of this club promises
to be one of the biggest things ever
done to get together the people of
this city who are anxious to partici-
pate in outdoor sports. Those push
ing the proposition are emphatic in
pointing out this will not be rich
mans club" but one in which the
dues will be such as to permit of
those of moderate circumstances
Joining.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-11
The Thomas w. H. White
Sailed From Here Early in
December Bound for st.
Johns, New Brunswick.
CARRIED CARGO OF COAL
Fear That Ship Has Been Lost
at Sea and Crew DroWned-~
Loaded at Port Reading.

The three masted schooner Thomas
w. II. White. which left Perth Amboy
early in December bound for st.
Johns, N. b., with cargo of coal is
now more than two months overdus
and it is feared the vessel has sunk
and the crew of captain and three
men drowned.
None of the crew, it was learned
at the local customs house this AFTER
noon, were from this city. There is no
record of the home of Captain Clark.
The other three men come from st.
George, New Brunswick and Easts
port, Maine. They are Edwin Leigh-
ton, PASSPORT; Harmon Matthews, St.
George, N. b. and Frank Brown, st,
George, n. B.
After being reported passing City
Island on December 6, the next repors
from the White came on December
22 when it sailed from Vineland Ha-
ven for Boston. No word has reached
Boston since the time the ship sailed
to indicate her position.
The White cleared at the local Gus
toms house December / and passed
City Island on December 8. 1t was
reported passing City Island again on
December which would indicate that
the schooner had been forced to res
turn for repairs before continuing on
it's voyage to st. Johns. Although the
vessel left this city and was laden
with coal neither the Lehigh Valley
docks here nor the Pennsylvania docks
in South Amboy have any record OF
her being loaded at these respective
points
The ship was in charge of Captain
Obed Clark and carried crew OF
three men. Efforts were made today to-
learn If any of these men were local.
residents but no information could be
received. The craft is owned by the
South Gardiner Lumber Company OF
Portland, Maine.
1t was learned this afternoon that
this schooner was loaded with coal at
the Port Reading docks on November
2S. Two days later clearance papers
were secured by Captain Clark,
through Perth Amboy customs Of
flee. No record of the ships leaving
this city is available at the pilot Of
fee, thus making it evident that the
vessel went up the sound instead OF
taking the outside course to New
York
The schooner Thomas w. IL. White
was built at Tuckerton, N. j., In 1867
and her home port is at Bath, Me-
The gross tonnage Of the ship is 21S
tons, while the net tonnage is 1853 tons.
The length of the ship is 1t4,6 feet,
breadth, 29.6. and depth 9.2 feet. Be-
sides the captain SHE has crew or
six men
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-11
HELD FOR FEDERAL ACTION
Du Bots, However Saye He Did Not
Refuse Census Data.

Harry Du Bois, of Cranbury, was
arraigned before United States Com
mission John A. Delaney yesterday
on charges made by Census Enumer
ator Fred A. Clayton to the effect that
he had refused to give information
concerning his family and property to
the enumerator. although several Wis.,
its were made by the enumerator to
obtain the desired information. Mr..
Du Bois informed Commissioner De-
laney yesterday that he had not re-
fused to give the information and was
ready to talk at all times. However,
in view of the evidence of the enum-
orator the commissioner held Du Bois
under 800 bail for the action of the
federal grand jury.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-11
ON TREATY
BADLY CONFUSED
Senators on Both Sides Disre-
gard Plans of Their Party
Leaders in Peace Debate.
BIZ The Associated Press.


WASHINGTON, March 11-With
senators on both sides of the treaty
ratification fight, in disregarding the
plan OF their party leaders in their
desire to reach q compromise on Ar
ticle 10 the situation today appeared
hopelessly confused. Tactic agree
ment was reached to forge a vote un-
In conflicting negotiations.
Reservation Republicans and Res
ervation Democrats have Joined forces
against irreconcilable foes of the
treaty who have gone cunning for the
compromise reservation to article 10
which was to have been presented IN
senate yesterday, but which their OPP
position forestalled. The split in the
Democratic ranks, widened as O re-
suit of determination expressed by
some members of the minority, to
give active support toward acceptance
of the best compromise possible. Re
publicans claim thirty-tWo Demo-
cratic votes can be mustered.
So today there is nothing approx
imating a definite program. Others
have taken up the Watson assignment
and Senator Simmons is again scout
ing around, but it is all being done
in the most desultory fashion.
This is the second time that Mr.
Simmons has been baked at the very
moment of apparent success. The
first time was at the bipartisan
conference, when an agreement was
just about concluded. Then the Re-
publicans suddenly refused to par
ticipate further. The latest episode
has about convinced some of Senator
simmons friends that the Lodge fol-
lowing has been playing horse" with
him all along, and never meant really
to do business.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-11
SUBMIT LABOR CASE
Action on Wage Board is to be Taken
at Washington

ab washington
By The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. March 11-Labor's
nomination to the railroad labor
board, the wage board of appeals on
which the public will have represen-
tation, were submitted to the Presi-
dent today. There were ten names
three to be sent to the senate for con-
railroad executives and three
representing the public. The railroad
executives have not selected their
completed list nor has the President
selected the public group.
The shop crafts one OF the three
groups into which the sixteen labor
unions were divided named only two
men. None of the names were made
public, but 1t was learned the shop
craft chose A. o. Wharton, president
of the railroad department of the A.
F. of l.. and B. NJ. Jewell who dur
ing the time Mr. Wharton was
a member of the railroad administra-
ton, acted as president of affiliated
unions.
The union group with the exception
of the shop craft were reported to
have been far from unanimous in their
selection of representatives.
Each individual union fought vigor-
ously to have it's own choice included
in the nominations and the contro-
versy threatened to become serious
until it was agreed that the names
would be submitted to the White
House without any Indications of the
unions as to their first and alternate
selections.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-11
Arrested Here Jan. 81.


David SpitZer. who is the senior
partner of the firm of d. Spitzer &
Son, was arrested in Perth Amboy on
Jan. 81 on complaint of Joseph s.
ICavanagh, q customs official. on q
charge of furnishing and delivering
two bottles of absinthe and twenty
one bottles of three in one" in viola
tion of the Volstead law. Splitter was
|arraigned before United States Com
missioner John A. Delaney and he was
held in 81 900 bail for n hearing.
Customs officers later seized the
warehouse, stock and delivery auto
mobile of Spitzer. 1t was said at the
time of the seizure that Splitter was
loading up the car with liquor.
David Wolfson is the proprietor of
a saloon at the corner of Fayette and
Prospect streets and he, together with
two other men, were arrested on Feb
ruary 8, charged with violating the
national prohibition act and a section
of the criminal code. Wolfson's arrest
was made by Revenue Officer Joseph
Cavanagh assisted by Revenue Agent
George Armstrong.
Included in the liquor seized at
Wolfson's place of business Were 80
gallons of alcohol, 189 proof; three
barrels of liquor, each containing 40
gallons; one 25 gallon barrel of liquor;
many jugs and bottles containing
wines cordials and intoxicants. The
total value of this goods was said
to be $4,000.
Wolfson's arrest was made while he
was in the act of moving a large bar
rel of liquor from his saloon to an
autom obile. The two other men were
held under less serious charges than
those preferred against Wolfson. His
bail was placed at $4,000 by United
States Commissioner Delaney to await
the action of the federal grand jury.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-11
BUSINESS MEN TO MEET
Membership Drive to be
Started Here in n Few Days

There viii be meeting of the
membership committee of the United
Business Mems Association held in
their rooms in the Boynton building
tonight when Anal plans will be made
for /the membership drive which
starts tomorrow. The committee Is
made up Of fifty members, and 1t is
planned to divide the city in sections,
four men to cover each section. At
the present time the association has
1856 members, II Is claimed by Secre-
tary ]. F. Kennedy, among these be-
ing the fourteen automobile dealers.
Mr.. Kennedy announces he is con-
stantly in touch with w. G. Bessler,
president and general manager Of the
Central railroad, in an endeavor to
secure a shuttle train working be-
tween this city and South Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-11
TAG DAY. HERE
NEXT SATURDAY
All Wearing Merchants Bureau
Tags to Receive Special Dis
count of Five Per Cent.

The first big feature in the Buy in
in Perth Amboy" campaign now being
carried on here by the Merchants Bu-
reau of the Chamber of Commerce,
will take place on Saturday, which
will be known as tag day. On this
day every shopper wearing a tag and
making purchases in the various
stores displaying the Buy in Perth
AmIboy" campaign sign will be given
a five per cent. discount.
The merchants bureau is arranging
to distribute 10000 tags free to shop
pers in the city by boys and girls sta
toned at different street corneers and
at the ferry and railroad stations.
shoppers are urged to take the tag
and wear 1t as only in this way can
they receive the benefit of the five
per cent discount sale. Everyone
wearing a tag will be given a five per
cent discount on all even dollar pur-
chases. This means that a person pur-
chasing something valued at $2,9S
viii be given five per cent. discount
ON the two dollars. No discount will
be given on the cents The discount
only being allowed on the even dol
lars.
Great interest is being taken in the
campaign by the shoppers and even
though the bridge connecting this
city and South Amboy is closed to
traffic and trolley service to other
points is not the best, good results
were reported for suburban day yes
terday. Many great bargains were
offered by the merchants yesterday
and those who took advantage OF
them were more than repaid for
coming to the city. Each Wednesday
hereafter Will be suburban day, when
special sales and displays will be
featured by the merchants for the
out -of-town buyers.
The second list of numbers CORE
spending to the numbers on the BUY
in Perth Amboy' circulars will be
posted In the windows Of the various
merchants taking part in the cam
paign today. Anyone holding q cir
cular with a number on it CORE
spending to one of those on display
will be given q s5 gold piece by TAX
ing the circular to the Chamber of
Commerce headquarters.
e Manufacturers in the city are dis
tributing cards to the employees. ex-
planning. to them the buy In Perth
Amboy" campaign, and advising them
to buy here.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-11
REPORTS ROBBERY HERE
Harry Greenspan Says 5000 Was
Stolen from Cash Drawer

Harry Greenspan, successor to
Greenspsn brothers in the grocery
store at 265 Smith street, reported to
the police last night that about $500
In cash and checks amounting to about
1880 were stolen from the cash drawer
in his store between 8 and 10 o'clock
last night while the store was closed.
The police investigated but could
not find any place where entrance
could have been made. The owner
Of the store claims that he left the
store about o'clock and left the
money in the drawer with the idea
of returning later to take it. When
he left the store, 1t Is claimed, ne
noticed u person who was watching
him but his suspicious of the person
were not complete until he returned
to the store at 10 o'clock and found
that the money and checks We're
taken. The payment of the checks
have been ordered stopped. Detec-
tives Fluff and Hartmann are work
Ing on the case.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-11
ANSWER CHARGES
AGAINST FRANCE
"Aimed at France by Name,
But at Marshal FoCh by I'M
plication," is Claim.
BV The 4 ssociatcd Press.

By The Associated Press.
PARIS, March 11.-President VIII
sons charges against France made in
the letter he sent early this week to
Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock, Democratic
leader in the United States senate are
said by Pertinax, Political editor of the
Echo d'Paris, to be aimed at France
by name but at Marshal Foch by Inn
plication."
The so-callcd imperialism of
France said the writer, in discussing
Mr.. Wilson's letter Consists in the
conviction fortified by all the lessons
of history that to guarantee herself
from attacks from Central Europe she
must hold the Rhine bridgehead."
In the course of his article Pcrtinax,
says President Wilson went to the
session of the supreme council May
20, 1919, much perturbed and read to
Premiers Clemenceau and Lloyd
George a letter from Pierpont b.
Noyes, American member of the
Rhineland commission. who declared
the agreement reached May IL, for
the administration OF the Rhineland
was more brutal than its authors
themselves would desire, as it pro-
vides for intollerable oppression OF
5000, 600 inhabitants Of the region dur
ing many years"
Mr.. Noyes' letter added Chat Ameri-
can officers which had discussed the
Question with him. supported his views
and was accompanied by a plan of
occupation.
This plan the article asserts was
nothing more or less than the con-
ventton providing for occupation of
the Rhineland signed with Germany
at Versailles June 2S, 1919, because
President Wilson was able at the
meetings of May 20 to impose the
views of Mr.. Noyes on the suprt ne
council and a new commission con-
sisting of Marshal Foch, General L
II. Bliss, American peace delegate and
Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Will
son, chief of the Imperial staff of the
British army received strict rules to
prepare q new scheme of occupation
based on American ideas.
The writer declares Marshal Foch
said THE Germans asked for an
imperial comm issioner and they were
given not only a commissioner but u
civil administration committee which
Is much more than they claimed.
These words OF Marshal Foch he
continues, "chara the whole
business today. In consequence it Is
plain to see the Rhineland shares
fully in the life OF United Germany
and in the distribution Of coal there
Germany goes so far as to distinguish
between inhabitnnts she suppose'
favorable or unfavorable to us.
I'm a word the work of France is
compromised by Mr.. Wilson after
such examples of our modification
President Wilson has no right to talk
of our imperialiSm "
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-11
HERBERT ENTERS
CONGRESS RACE
Aims to Obtain Vote of Con-
fidence From People of Third
Congressional District.
STATE HIGHWAY CHAIRMAN
HeImetta Man Was Under Fire
of Governor Edwards in Lat,
ter's Campaign Against Bd.
By Special Correspondent.


TRENTON, Mrach IL. - For the
purpose of obtaining a vote of conf
dence from the people of the third
congressional district where he main
tains a voting residence, on his record
as chairman and a member of the
State Highway Commission, John w.
Herbert, of Helmetta, Middlesex coun-
ty, today announced his intention to
seek the Republican congressional
nomination next September in that
district.
Mr., Herbert has been urged to run
as the Republican candidate for con
gress, but friends until this time have
been unable to obtain his consent. The
decision of the highway board mem
ber to make the fight came it is said
as the result of recent conferences
with the Republican leaders of Mid
dlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties
which comprise the district.
AS a member of the highway COM
mission Mr.. Herbert has been under
the fire of Governor Edwards since the
last gubernatorial campaign opened
and the executive made the policies OF
that commission one Of his campaign
issues. He was also Influenced in his
decision to put his record on the board
before the people by the administra-
tion's plan to abolish the present
none salaried board of eight members
bllu 10 SuDStllul0 lOi 1t a OootAo Va
three salaried commissioners.
In announcing his candidacy Mr.
Herbert made the statement that the
highway commissions policy in build
ing the fifteen routes of 655 miles has
been directed toward the object OF
obtaining the maximum of federal fl
nancial assistance. The aim has beer
to build permanent highways of the
highest durability and that in carry
ing out this, the commission has ad-
hered to concrete roads as against the
use Of patented materials. The COM
mission according to Mr.. Herbert. be-
lieves that the money for roads Is best
spent In building for the future. In
this work the board members have
had the advice of General Goethals
and State Engineer William G.
Thompson.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-11
Patterson Is Sarcastic

TRENTON, March 11:-While
Camden county had declared for
Harmony in the selection of a big
four" to the Chicago national con-
vention, a statement issued here to-
day from County Clerk Frank Pat
terson, Baird lieutenant, is almost as
sarcastic in its comments on the re-
cent happenings, especially the state
committee meeting of last Friday as
the ones which caused Attorney Gen
eral McCran to say they must stop
addressing Mr.. Patterson at the
meeting last week
The statement today came upon
the heels OF the conference of yes
terday when Camden agreed to sup
port Messrs. Edge and F'relinghuysen
for the big four together with
State Chairman +. G. Stokes and City
Commissioner Thomas l.. Raymond
of Newark, who expected to formally
announce his candidacy today.
Mr.. Patterson's statement today
pokes fun at the battle of Trenton
of last Friday afternoon and refers
to Messrs McCran. Enoch Johnson,
Pierre =. Garven of Hudson, Daniel
Pomeroy of Bergen, and County
Chairman Foran of Hunterdon, Edge
lieutenants at the meeting, as gen
erals
Camdens move is for harmony said
Mr.. Patterson especially ''if we wish
to win the state for president this fall
against Governor Edwards, who has
acquired so much popularity on the
booze issue" read the statement.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-11
Grew OF FOUR ON SCHOONER, TWO MONTHS
OVERDUE FROM THIS CITY, BELIEVED LOST
RAISE SLOOP FROM WHICH
TWO KEYPORT MEN DROWNED
Stil no Trace of Two Keyport Men
Who. IL is reported, were Drown
ed During Storm.
.Special Correspondent.

bU SpeCidt Correspondent.
KEYPORT. March 1.-THE sloop
Edgar Bernard which sank Friday
night In Coney Island Cove. off Ulmcr
Park. with. it is believed, two men on
board, viii be raised today by wreck
ing crew from New York. The two
men missing, believed to have been
drowned, are Captain Edward Walters
and Charles Hill, both of Keyport. An
investigation yesterday at the spot
where the sloop Is submerged revealed
the fact that the small boat is still
attached to the fifty foot craft.
This discovery proves that the two
men did not escape from the founder
ing sloop by means of the small boat,
as was at first suspected, and leaves
the belief that both men perished on
board the boat.
The boat is laying in nine feet OF
water at low tide. Both of the missing
men have relatives living in Keyport
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-11
Additional Charges Made

bU StUU COTT6SpOHUeNI
NEW BRUNSWICK, March Ii
Two additional charges have been
made against Francis McEneny and
Michael Robbins The former was
acquitted of a charge of larceny by a
jury yesterday while the latter is
claimed to be a fugitive from justice.
One charge Is made by Kramer and
Clark. garage owners of Sayreville,
for the theft of gasoline, oil and ac-
cessories. The other charge Is made
by Emil Brass, an automobile acces-
sorry dealer of New Brunswick who
charges the two with the theft of an
electric auto pump. Bail on both
charges for McEneny was fixed al
$3.50 in each case and In default OF
same he is being held in the county
tail.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-11
NOTED LECTURER HERE
Governor OF Czccho- -SIovaI,ia Province
to Speak.

Rev. Louis Moys. the governor Of
the province of Uzhorod, Czecho -Slo-
vakia, will lecture in the Slovak hall
in Sutton street, Saturday night. The
governor will be accompanied on his
lecturing tour by Hon. John Potcisk,
a member of the Czecho-Slovak par
Lament. They have but recently ar
rived in this country.
The main subject of the lecture will
be to acquaint the American residing
Czecho-Slovaks with the new ways
and government of the new republic.
The meeting will start at o'clock.