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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-08
KAISER'S AID Welded.
Wins Daughter Of Emperor's Host
as Bride.

AMERONGEN, Holland, October T.
A romance of the story of former
Emperor William of Germany in Hol-
land eliminated today in the mar
rtage of Capt. Sigurd Won Ilsemann,
his adjutant, to Countess Elizabeth
Bentinck, daughter of Williams host
at Amerongen.
The one-time emperor and his wife
were present at the official ceremony
in the town hall Augusta Victoria
here asked divine blessings on the
couple. At the public
church ceremony. which the royal
exiles did not attend, Minister Barbas
said: Through the fall of an en-
peror this couple found each other"
The former kaiser gave the bride a
Turkish carpet as a wedding present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
LOCAL SOLDIER
DIES IN SIBERIA
Private Benjamin Weinstein's
Body Will Arrive Here Next
tuesday.

The body of Private Benjamin
Weinstein, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Mau-
rice Weinstein, of 106 Catalpa avenue
who died of pneumonia in Siberia.
Washingtons birthday. February 20,
In a field hospital at that place, will
arrive home Tuesday. according to a
telegram received this morning from
the government by his father. Pri-
vate Weinstein enlisted In the army at
the local recruiting station two years
ago, when at the age of fifteen years.
He was with the 20th regiment United
States regulars and shortly after en-
listing in the service was sent over
seas and then into Siberia.
When United States declared war
on Germany, Weinstein then only
thirteen years old. wanted to enlist.
but his age was against him and he
was not taken. lie was large for his
age and could readily pass for much
older. The body left San Francisco
yesterday and will arrive here next
Tuesday. Arrangements will probably
be made for military funeral before
the arrival of the body. Besides his
parents he is survived by two brothers
and a sister, Miss Silvia Weinstein and
Gordon Weinstein. of this city, and
Abram Weinstein. of New York.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
RAILROAD Men VOTE
NOT TO RETURN AT
JERSEY CITY SESSION
More Freight Being Moved
Here, but Service Is far from
Normal. Coal Is Shipped.

Conditions brought about here by
the outlaw" railroad strikers con-
tinued to improve today. Passenger
trains from both the Central Railroad
OF New Jersey station and the Penn
sylvania station in State street are
running on schedule. Some freight
has been received and some shipped
but this service Is far from normal.
The Raritan Copper Works is still
closed down. The Pennsylvania coal
dock at South Amboy and the Lehigh
Valley dock in this city are working.
Philadelphia e Reading dock at Port
Reading remains idle.
More through freight trains for
points on the southern division of the
Central Railroad of New Jersey and
the New York and Long Branch rail
road are passing through this city, but
none as yet have left any cars off
here, Thirteen cars of freight were
picked up by train at the Central
freight station yesterday and started
to their destination. but no incoming
freight was received. Other cars will
be shipped from this station today.
The Central Railroad of New Jersey
switch engines which do drilling here
have not resumed operations as yet.
One car of merchandise freight
was received via the Lehigh Valley
railroad yestt rday. No freight is be-
ing received OF sDlpped from the
Pennsylvania freight station as yet.
Conditions at the Lehigh Valley
coal dock here are generally improv-
ed. Some coal was shipped from this
point yesterday. Very few of the men
who joined the OUTLAW" strikers
have returned to work. Much of tho
work being done at this dock is by
college students, which were brought
TO the dock by motor truck from
s~ll L.. .faf-
The Pennsylvania coal dock in
South Amboy is in operation, but the
dock at the Philadelphia and Reading
railroad at Port Reading remains idle.
The Raritan Copper Works Is still
closed down due to the lack of raw
material. which is tied up In cars on
the sidings of the Lehigh valley rail-
road here. and no idea could be given
today as to when the plant might re-
sumo operations.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
MANY TO PARADE IN
OVERALLS IN NEW YORK

By The Associated Press
NEW YORK. Aprif 22.-Ten -thous
and persons at least will parade here
Saturday In overalls according to es-
Inmates Of the Cheese Club fostering
the drive against high prices Of cloth
ing.
1t will be an "alloverall" parade
from the police who will head the
procession to the bands and march
ers. No advertisements of firms sell
ing overalls will be permitted to be
carried.
The original plan to hold the parade
on lower Fifth avenue was abandoned
as 1t interfered with a recent city
ordinance prohibiting professions on
thickly congested highways, unless on
special occasions Mayor Hylan sug-
gested Broadway and this was sug-
gested. The mayor said he would like
to head the procession. but would be
out of the city Saturday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
JOHNSON LEAVES WEST
TO SPEAK IN N. ].

Senator Hiram w. Johnson, Re-
publican candidate for the presiden-
tial nomination, who will personally
speak at large meeting to be held
here Saturday afternoon in the Audi
torium, left Indiana at 10 o'clock this
morning for New Jersey. Senator
johnson Is scheduled to address a
large political gathering tomorrow
night at Camden, N. j., and on the
following afternoon he will come TO
this city. The local committee ar
ranging the meeting received further
assurances from the Johnson head
quarters in Newark>this morning that
there would he no hitch in the sched-
ule and that the California candidate
would be here at o'clock Saturday
afternoon to address a meeting which
promises to be one of the largest ever
held in this city. The women are
invited to attend this meeting as well
as men from all parties There will
be accommodations for 4,500.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
MEXICO REVOLT
IS INCREASING
Area of Revolution Getting
larger-ViIIa and Minor
Chiefs Join Forces.
BIZ TIE Associated Press

BIZ The Associated Press
WASHINGTON. April 22-Reports
to the state and war department today
continue to support unofficial dis
patches which told of the rapidly in
creasing area of revolt in Mexico.
Administration officials studied them
carefully, but without betraying any
indication that the position of this
government would be any but that of
an observer.
The movement begun by the seces-
sion of Sonora-has gained the sup
port of at least four other states, ad-
herents of various groups of federal
forces and promises by villa, Manuel
Paleaz and one or two other minor
rebel chiefs that they will join in the
fight on CarranZa reports show.
SO far as could be learned Carranza
has made no overtures to the Amer
lean government for assistance either
directly or indirectly. The rulings
which have prevented his government
from getting arms and ammunition
in the United States are still In effect.
However. a request for permission to
import war materials would cause no
surprise.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
TO HOLD PRISONER 80
DAYS FOR EXTRADITION

BD StdR Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, April 22-At
a hearing held in New York yesterday
James Roy, one of the men arrested
In connection with the robberies COM
mitted In this county. was ordered
held for thirty days to allow the Mid
dlesex county authorities to secure ex-
tradition papers for his being brought
to this state. In order to secure ex-
tradition 1t will be necessary to show
that he was in this state while the
robberies were being committed.
If he is extradited it is not known
whether he will be convicted or not
as the man claims the silk shirt which
the detectives believe was stolen in
New Brunswick, was secured from
Busch, another man being held at
present
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
TAX ON STOCK
PLAN FOR BONUS
Would Equal Brokers' Conf
missions in All Stock Ex-
change Dealings.
BIZ The Associated Press

By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, April 22-A tax on
all stock exchange transactions equal
to the brokers commission has been
agreed on tentatively by Republican
members of the House Ways and
Means committee, as one of the new
levies for raising money for the SOL
der bonus legislation.
Three other levies for raising the
money similarly have been adopted by
the Republicans. These are a one
per cent. levy on the final sales to
consumers. new levy on incomes,
probably in excess of $4,000 and an
Increase of approximately fifteen per
cent on existing taxes on tobacco and
cigars.
These four forms of taxes would
remain in effect two years and the
Republicans estimate that they would
net about $500, 100000 for soldier
relief. They will be Incorporated in
the legislation to be presented In the
House for adoption May 3.
Committeeman sal dthe final agree
pent on all details of the relief bill
including the methods of taxation were
open to revision.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
Wage Demands Presented
BIZ The Associated Press


WASHINGTON, April 22.-Wage
demands of the railroad switchmen
many of whom recently went out on
an unauthorized" strike were pre-
sented to the railway labor board to-
day by II. L. Heberling, president of
the Switchmen's Union of North
America.
Asking a wage advance for the men
of fifty-eight per cent. with time and
half for overtime, Sundays and holi-
days. Mr. Heberling said their work
was more hazardous than that of any
other railroad workers and that the
percentage of deaths and accidents
was higher than in the coal mining
industry The average industrial life
of switchmen, Heberling said, is seven
years
Committeeman said the final agree
yardmen's associations In Cleveland,
Kansas City, Columbus and the Chi
cago Enginemen's Association today
waited decision by the board upon
their application for hearings,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
5000 Men Reported UnoffiCi-
ally to Have Voted to Con-
tinue Strike.
By me Associated Press

~ me ASSOCIATED Press
NEW YORK, April 22-Approxi-
mately 5000 railroad strikers meeting
in Jersey City today were reported
unofhcially TO have voted not to re-
turn to work. but to appeal to men on
ell lines who have not walked out to
do so in their support.
The strikers anxiously awaited a
report from l.. A. McHugh. chair
man of the unions executive COM
mittee, on results OF his negotiations
at Washington. McHugh sought in
vain to place the strikers grievances
before the railroad labor board and
the big four railroad brotherhoods.
Some improvement in freight
movement was reported today, but IL
was admitted that absence of switch
men and yardmen was hampering
complete resumption of traffic. Pas
senger service was declared almost
normal.
Interest in McHugh's report ap-
peared intense When the meeting
opened in Jersey City II was estimat-
ed 5000 men were in the hall and
packed outside entrances. Before the
doors were opened the crowds ex-
tended a block and half awaiting
admittance. Three men caught in
the rush were carried out in a faint
and were revived by physicians.
Strikers unable to gain admission
twitted newspapermen;
The strike is all over" they call
ed. "All the men are back at work.
Look 'em over"
Proposals of striking enginemen
and firemen I'm the Hoboken Erie
yards that they return to work In a
body and be guaranteed their seniority
rights. was rejected by the railroad
officials today.
delegation headed by John q.
Reilly. representing the Hoboken men
still on strike. conferred with Erie
officials and made the proposals.
Railroad officials insisted each
striker should stand on his own rec
ord, and let 1t be known that some
of the men now out would not be
taken back.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
SCARLET FEVER CASES
REPORTED IN CITY

The Health Department reports
that several new cases of scarlet fever
have appeared in this city within the
past few days. Four patients have
been removed to the isolation hospital
where they are undergoing treatment.
From present indications it is not
likely that scarlet fever Will be ban
shed from the city until after the
close of school. 1t has been impossible
as yet to trace the source from which
the disease has originated.
One new case of diphtheria has also
been reported to the department
Many children are confined to their
homes with measles which are epi-
demic in the city at the present time.
No serious results have been report
ed as yet however.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
WOMEN CONFESSORS
URGED IN ENGLAND

~ Ne ASSoCtutEd ITeSS
LONDON. April 22.-Whether the
church should provide women con-
fessors is a question with which the
Lambeth conference of the clergy of
Great Britain to be held in July Is
threatened.
At a meeting of the National Union
for Equal Citizenship Miss Edith Pic
ton -Tuberville said letters had been
received from girls in various parts
of the country pleading for women
confessors in high Anglican churches.
The Rev. Henry Ross, vicar OF ST.
Adams a large parish in Holborn. Lon
don, does not hold out much hope for
the suggestion for he said women
would not confess to women who are
pitiless to their own sex.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
REPORT TRUCK WAS
ROBBED OF FREIGHT
BIZ Star Correspondent.

6D STAT CORRESPONDENT.
NEW BRUNSWICK, April PA
report was received at the local
police station today from the Eliza
beth police headquarters stating that
truck had stopped there at 4
o'clock this morning and reported
that part of it's cargo was missing.
This truck was loaded with shirts
made up in packages of three. 1t
was claimed that about 720 shirts
valued at about 5000 were taken. The
driver of the truck, Joseph Steiner.
337 Tita Place. Brooklyn, stopped in
this city last night to have something
to eat. and according to the Eliza
beth police he did not know whether
the shirts were taken before he got
to New Brunswick or not.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
RICE MAY Be
THIRD IN RACE
Cannon and Brown After All
Likely to Win Delegate Con-
test.
Tuesdays Election
On Standard Time
BIZ S9eciol cor-sspordemt.

~ tNbFfWf CbF eNDoEOtNN.
TRENTON. April 22-Next
Tuesdays Presidential primary
election Will be conducted on
standard time. and not in accord
ance with the daylight saving plan.
Attorney General McCran today
advised Secretary of State Martin
TO this effect in response to a re-
quest from the latter to proceed.
Some parts of the state are
working on the daylight plan and
others on standard time. which
would likely cause confusion TO tho
voters In arranging attendance at
the poles. Under the attorney
generals ruling they will open at
1880 p. IN. and close at . p. m.
old time
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
MANY POLES ENLIST

WASHINGTON. April 22-Mem-
bers of the Polish corps which fought
in France as an autonomous force
by the side of the allies are enlist
ing In great numbers In the American
army, the war department announc-
ed. OF the 100 which reached
Camp Dix few days ago, nearly 800
have applied for admission into the L..
s. army. The percentage of appli-
cants-is expected to maintain as sue
ceeding contingents arrive.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
ACTION TAKEN IN CASE
OF MAN NABBEO HERE

A certified copy of the indictment
against Pietro Pistelli was served on
Chief of Police Patrick ]. Burke this
morning. PiStelli was arrested at the
ferry by Patrolman Koyen early IN
the morning of March 80 on q charge
of suspicion, and when brought to
headquarters 1t was found that he
stabbed August Pallucia in Brooklyn
the night before.
Pallucia was IN a serious condition
for some time, but is said TO be i'm
proving. The charge against Pstelli
is one OF first degree assault.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
INDICTMENT AGAINST
SLAYER OF DR.. MARk0E

BIZ The Associated Press
NEW YORK, April 22-An indict-
ment charging first degree murder
was returned by the grand jury today
against Thomas W. Simpkin, itiners
ant printer, who shot and killed DIR.
James Wright Markoe, noted sur
geon, during last Sundays service in
St. Georges Episcopal church.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
MILLERAND TALKS TO
u. S. CORRESPONDENTS S
Ru The Associated Press

BIZ The Associated Press
SAN RENO. April 22-Alexandre
Millerand. the French premier today
received eleven American newspaper
and talked freely
about peace conference affairs.
"Our friendship with the American
people did not begin with 1914. but
very long before that and before you
brought us the decisive help IN the
war which now is such a precious rec
ollection," he said.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
Governor Kills
Ship Canal Bill
Bb speciql Correspondent.

By Special Correspondent.
TRENTON, April 22-Governor
Edwards has filed in the state IL
brary the bill to provide q bond is
sue of s1,000,000 for the purchase
of the right of way for the New
Jersey ship canal from Borden
town on the Delaware to Morgan
on Raritsn Bay. No reasons were
given for his action, which kills
the bill for this year.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
U. S. SHIP ASHORE,
FINALLY FL0ATED
By The Associated Press

By The Associated Press
TRIESTE. April 22:-The Ameri-
can steamer Susquehanna, which
went ashore near Pola, was fioated
last night. Her $50 passengers have
been brought here. Four hundred
tons of coal and large quantity of
her cargo were removed so that she
might be fioated. The destroyer Tai
bot left here Wednesday and arrived
at Lussino near the point where the
Susquehanna stranded in five hours,
making an average speed of twenty
eight knots.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
No Better Service on Staten Island.
Rn SpecinI CnrreSnondsnf

TOTTENVILLE. April 22-Passen-
ger service on the Staten Island
Rapid Transit railroad is about the
same as during the past several days
with the four trains on the Totem
Vile division and the one making
hourly trips on the north shore divi-
sion. Several more of the striking
trainmen returned to work yesterday
and It is expected that others will
follow within a short time. Officials
of the company believed that every
thing will be running again about
the first of the week. There is stlil
no local freight trains operating.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
ELIMINATE CHARGES
AT CAILLAUX TRIAL
By The Associated Press

By The A sSocidted Press
PARIS, April 22:-The charges of
high treason and intelligence with
the enemy against former Premier
Joseph Caillaux were eliminated by
the high court of the senate today
by a vote of 213 to 2s. This elimi-
mated the possibility of the death
penalty being inflicted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
Saws Ireland Will Not Submit

zfo0UCfUFtU
PARIS. April 22.-George Gavan
Duffy, Sim Fein member of parlia-
ment, acting as representative of the
Irish republic commenting on the
statement of the Irish question re-
Gently made by Sir Auckland Geddes
the new British ambassador TO the
United States said:
."The home rule bill is still born.
ireland will never submit to work
out the infamous designs OF English
exploitations. Ireland seeks only lib
erty to work out its own destinies. as
did America under the free flag OF
q free people,"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
Mine Disturbances
BIZ The Associated Press.

Announcement that they had compiled
with the request of Governor Stewart
OF Montana that troops be sent to
Butte as the result of mine strike
disturbances there was made here
today by Lieutenant General Hunter
Ligget, commanding the western de-
partment of the army. The size of the
detachment was left to Major GEN
eral John f. Morrison. commanding
Camp Lewis, he said.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
SEND TROOPS FOR
STRIKE DISORDERS


BIZ The Associated Press.
SPOKANE, Wash, April ga de-
tachment of the 21st Infantry left Fort
George Wright today for Butte. Mon
tana, to which point they were or
dered as the result of strike distur-
Dances.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
REPORT PLOT AGAINST
BRIDGEPORT MAYOR

BU the S8OcTdfed PfeSS
BRIDGEPORT. April 22:-Six gum
men from Philadelphia have arrived
here and threatened to shoot Mayor
Clifford B. Wilson according to a state
ment by Allen o. Meyers in charge of
$50 private detectives brought here
by the mayor to conduct raids
on vice resorts.
A telephone call to Mayor Wilson's
home informed the mayor that "a
price of $4,000" had been placed on
his head.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22

BIZ The Associoted Press

81 Y ne a SSOtWltu ITpoS
YOUNGSTOWN. o.. April 22;-
With freight moving in small guam
titles in the Mahoning valley grad
ual resumption of work In steel mills
where 35, 900 men have been idle was
forecast today by railroad and mil
officials.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
PALMER GETS 140 VOTES
IN GEORGIA CONVENTION

By The Associated Press
ATLANTA. Ca. April 22.-Complete
unofficial returns from the Presidential
primaries. held Tuesday showed today
that Attorney General Palmer would
have 140 votes in the party's state
convention, his ten vote plurality over
Thomas E. Watson. his nearest op-
ponent Senator Hoke Smith, the
third candidate on the basis of the
same returns will have ia votes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
NOTICE TO

EVENING NEWS READERS
The Subscription Price of the
EVENING NEWS is Eighteen
Cents per Week, delivered, Three
Cents the single copy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
Men Return to Work.
Improvement in Indiana
HIa aaaIsafal DrSeQ

INDIANAPOLIS. April 22:-Im-
provements I'm the movement of
freight and betterment of conditions
generally were the only features in
the railroad yardmen's strike hero
today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
Election Board Meets
By STAFF Correspondent.

NEW BRUNSWICK. April IA
meeting of the Middlesex county
board of election is being held today,
for the purpose of revising the regis
ters and filling vacancies In election
boards throughout the county in prep
aration for the Presidential primary
next Tuesday. Another meeting of
this board will be held Saturday for
the same purpose.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
Await Next Move In Chicago.

BIZ The Associated Press
CHICAGO, April 22-The next
move of insurgent railroad strikers
In this district split by revolt
against their own leaders was awaited
today by federal officials and railroad
representatives while traffic conditions
throughout middle and far west re-
turned to normal
John Grunau. president of the Chi
cago Yardmen's Association, the first
body to go out, was in conference to-
day with strikers to determine what
course to pursue. He was released
from the Joliet. Ill, jail yesterday on
bonds, but too late to attend the
meeting at which the strikers cried
down The referendum on returning to
work.
Grunau announced several days ago
he would urge the men to call off the
strike. but said he had no authority
TO order them back to work.
Men Return to Work.
BIZ The Associated Press
ASHTABULA, April 22-Striking
railroad yardmen here returned to
work today, voting to entrust their
grievances to decision of the railroad
labor board About 120 switchmen
were effected.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22

Steam vulcanizfns Let George Do IT,
LaTgest. Quickest. Cheapest. Best; Phone
ifIs: New Brunswick Ave. Most complete
in this state. i607e-x-Is-tfs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
Populations Increase

By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON. April 22-Popula-
ton statistics announced by the CEN
sus bureau include Racine, Wis, 5S,-
693, increase 0,591 or 54.2 per cent.
Hagerstown, Md, 28.029. increase
11,522 or 69.S per cent: Venice. Cal,
1885, increase 1896 or 1880 per
cent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22
SMOKERS ECO

SMOKERS ECONONUZE
Buy factory seconds direct from factory.
Porto Rican Cigar Factory. 37s Ridgeley
ST.. 15176-4-20-tfs
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-22

1919 Dodge Touring with Winter Top:
like new. 5000 Sections Garage.
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