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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-14
STOCK OF HANSON
 MOTOR INCREASED

Because the increased production and rapid expansion of the company demands a larger amount of operating capital, the directors of the Hanson Motor Company, at recent meeting voted to increase fhe capital stock to- si, ,5o0,0O0, the additional S5e0, 600 to be sold exclusively to present stockholders and enlpoNes of the com Epany.
 The year 1920 is expected to prove banner year for the Hanson company, and the greatly increased production, al- ready under way. will necessitate im- niense amounts of materials being kept on hand at all times. The 1920 model, on which deliveries have already started, IS meeting with all nsistent demand from dealers throughout the south. and is said to be one of the most beautiful cars sn the American market.
 In addition to it's main plant the cons pany recently purchased the plant and equipment of the Murray Body and Fen der Company, and is now building it's own bodies fefders and various sheet metal parts and steel stampings Plans now in process of development call for even fur ther acquisitions of manufacturing facil-
 ties, hence it was deemed advisable to obtain a larger amount of operating capl- tai.
 The manner in which the stock is to be divided is in the nature of stock divi-e dend, as the price of $lG0 per share which the company has placed on it is greatly below the market quotations on outstand- ing stock. The present stockholders of the company, numbering more than sVV, will be allowed to subscribe for the new issue proportionatey, according to the number of shares they now hold, Shontd there be any unsubscfibed stock cn this basis, the employees of the company will have first option on it's purchase, the re- mander to be dividee among present stockholders who desire to purchase ln amounts exceeding their allotment plications for one-half of the entire -s- sue were filed immediately on the author
 zation<6f the issue.
 George w. Hanson, president or company who has been confined to sr home with illness for several weeks, @7- diets the greatest year in the history oi' southern automotive manufacture TOT ls-V, and announces that the Hanson company will more than treble it's production ot last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-14
FREIGHT CONDITIONS
 SHOW THE NEED OF
 MORE MOTOR TRUCKS

Because of unavailable Transportation equipment valuable import rargoes from all over the world arc being piled up of piers at Atlantic seaport cities says W. E. Lovelady cf the Christian-Lo-e- lady Sales Co. local Kissel distributors.
 These cargoes consist mostly of valu- able raw materials such as wool, hit;es. cotton, etc, and should be wsrehoused
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-14

as soon after their arrival as. possible,
 This is only another indication of ths need of motor trucks when such extreme ly valuable imports as noted above are dupmed on the piers. and left there be- cause there are not enough Transportation facilities to concew them 10 the ro rt N-here they can be piop.srh warehOused or stored. lt eau be seen that it won ( be long before motor trucks will be as hard fo order for immediate delivery as passenger cars are now. Il behooees every business. man to carefully check up his transportation equipment and E<ovide now for the future requirements to take care of any possible business expansion later on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-14
MADE NATURAL SAME WAY

Concerning present day methods of con trol, Mir. Willard said recently:
 "It may be thought that there is no natural method of controlling an airplane since man is just taking his place among the birds, but in the same way that au- tomobie manufacturers made driving a car natural when men had only driven hcrses before, the motor ear era air. plane builders have worked out systems of steering which soon became instructive with the average man.
 "The main control in a plane is either a stick or a wheel. In lighter land ma chimes the joystick is generally used,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-14

The productivity of individual laborers in the German potash mines is very much d d.pninished The underground working day is now seven and one-half hours in stead of nine. as formerly. and the sur face working day is eight hours in place of ten. One mine owner estimates that the daily individual productivity is now 2 'eout 5o per cent of what it was before the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-14

perman, as he himself is one of the pi- oneer fliers of this country and Hnows all about flying ships as we'll as building them. He first made exhibition fights 1909, when piloting plane was not cae easy matter it is today. Natural methods of controls have now supplanted the inst groping efforts of man to guide himself in tho air, and airplanes have been made safe by Vears of eXperimeHtinE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-14

The average wagc of women workers in Japan is si CT per week for twelve hours work a day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-14
pIrsHEs WHEEL FoRWARD

When the pilot wishes 70 'o ao"l coward, land he gently pushes. Sa wheel forward as if he were 'ressins "ose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-14
Ace Trucks are Completely Equipped
 at List Price

Guided by close study of ten years cxpe- ricnce in the production, sales and of Trucks, the builders of Ace TrIcks have evolved a haulage unit that establishes new high level of utility and economy in the moving of merchandise.
 X No amount of printing in this adyertisement will be as effeczive as a demonstration that ws can make at once if you call.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-09
FIRE DAMAGES
THE Louis
S1,000,OO0 Loss in Blaze al
H0b0ken Ship Yard
Ru The Associated Press.

bU ING Il SSOCtNfcU fNTCSos
NEW YORK, Jan. 9-Damage to
the American Line steamer st. Louis.
which burned at a Hoboken shipyard
last night. was estimated at 81 100000
The interior of the ship was wrecked
and her plates badly warped.
When at midnight the st. Louis
listed and settled against the steamer
Kroonland, it was feared that craft
was in peril. However, boats stand
ing by kept streams Of water playing
on her and she did not take fire, al
though the sides were scorched. The
St. Louis's sea-cocks were opened
shortly before she settled against the
Kroonland.
The st. Louis was being fitted as
a passenger steamer after service as
the transport Louisville during the
war. Launched at the Cramps ship
yard at Philadelphia in 1884 and
christened by Mrs. Grover Cleveland,
she was the first passenger vessel to
be built in this country in more than
twenty years. The craft at that time
was the third largest in existence and
the faetest. She and her sister craft,
the st. Paul, launched the following
year, We're used as auxiliary cruisers
during the Spanish American war
The St. Paul capsiZed at her pier here
during the war.
The st. Louis brought home so
many French wives of American sol
diers in her later days. as transport.
that navy men called her the bridal
ship" The origin of the fire was be-
ing investigated today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-09
WILSON AND BRYAN CAUSE
TWIN SURPRISES At DINNER
President for Solemn Referendum on Treaty While Bryan Says
Democrats Should Accept Such Compromises as is Poss-
hIe--C|max in National Affairs

Mr.. Bryan's speech taking definite
issue with the Presidents decision on
the great question, was accompanied
by a statement that he was not speak
ing as a candidate for the presidential
nomination. Many of the diners free
ly said that portion was distinct
surprise to them.
Today the rank and file of the Dem
ocratic party, as well as the leaders
throughout the country. are studying
the opposite announcement OF the two
national leaders and are attempting
to assess their effect on the parfy's
fortunes at the nominating convention
to be held in San Francisco June 2S,
and at tho polls next November.
Many political observers feel it Is
yet too early to accurately estimate
the position in which the cleavage be-
tween the President and the foremost
Democrat in private life, leaves the
party. They feel that the situation
must settle down a little, that stock
must be taken and that the opinions
of the rank and file must be sounded.
Whether the position of the two
men, now definitely announced,
means a fight In the national conven-
ton reminiscent of the spectacular
battle In Baltimore in 1912, when Mr.
Bryan forced the Presidents nomina-
ton and reversed the traditional pro-
cess of the party's convention or giy-
ing a nomination to candidate VINO
commanded majority vote, none OF
the party leaders is willing to predict
tor publication.
Sentiment among the Democratic
leaders at the Jackson dinner, as ex-
pressed In their speeches. seemed TO
be divided between support of tins
Presidents decision and Mr.. Bryan's
positsoc, while soUle OF the men VINO
are in the iist of nominating possibili-
ties, did not tCsch on the subject at
ALL
It seems agreed tha. Mr.. Bryan's
ratified with such compromises Pcs
sible will give j tremendous impetus
TO the movement which steadily has
been going on In the under-currents
or me Senate, for a get-together m
which the so-cal1ed irreconciables and
those who stand for ratification OF the
treaty with any reservations whatever,
may find common ground and join
with the mild reservationists, In put
ting through the covenant.
President Wilson's reiteration that
there can be no reasonable objection
to interpretations to ''Say what the un-
doubted meaning of the League Is Ut
is thought by some of those on both
sides of the contest may speed the
movement.
Senator Lodge. the Republican lead
er and foremost in the fight against
ratification of the treaty without res
ervations which it is contended viii
"Americanize" it, takes wholly OPP
posite view and has issued formal
statement, declaring the Presidents
message makes impossible the hope
that the senate may compose Its diff
erences of opinion and ratify Its treaty
protected ny the principles set forth
in the fourteen reservations.
An appeal to the people at the polls
the Republican senate leader declared
! In the statement would to him DO
most cordially welcomed"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-09
MAN THOUGHT To
BE 4 VICTIM Of
WOOD ALCOHOL
Frank Lach, of 466 Hall Avenue,
Taken to the City Hospital
NOT SURE OF The CASE
Not Going Blind, Hospital
Says, and is Slowly
Improving

A case which was thought to have
been one resulting from the drinking
of wood alcohol "whiskey" has come
to light in this city, the victim now
City Hospital. Neither of the doc
tors who attended the man, however,
will say that wood alcohol was the
cause of the mans condition, al
though early reports had it that this
poison in liquor he had drank had
caused him to grow blind and then
unconscious, necessitating his remoV-
al to the hospital.
According to the story received by
the police Frank Lach, Polish. thirty
seven years old, of 466 Hall avenue,
returned to his home from work at
o'clock yesterday morning. He re-
manned at home until 10 o'clock, tho
report says, and then started to go
down town. He stopped at a saloon
on Amboy avenue and there had two
drinks of whiskey and two bottles of
beer, it is said. Lach Is reported to
have then continued on his way to
Smith and State streets where he did
some buying.
On his return trip home he is re-
ported with having said he felt weak
and decided to have another "bracer."
He then went to another saloon, the
story goes, and there had a glass of
this place he started to walk out AM
boy avenue.
When he got as far as Compton
avenue he is said to have suddenly lost
his sight and dropped to the sidewalk.
He was then taken into a barber shop
and from there removed to the To-
cal hospital.
Drs. George w Tyrrell and George
wv. Fithian both were called to attend
the man and neither would say that
wood alcohol had caused his condi-
ton, Detectives John A. Huff and
Michael Musl1a reported to Chief Pat
rick J.. Burke, these two men having
been assigned to investigate the case.
case.
AT the hospital this morning 1t was
said that Lach had spent comfort
able night, the report was denied that
. he had lost his eye-sight and his con-
dition was said to be favorable.
If this should develop to be a wood
alcohol "whiskey" case 1t would be the
nrst one to be found in this city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-09
MERCHANTS BUREAU MEETS
NEXT MONDAY MORNING

Fred A. BRIGGS. chairman Of the
executive committee of the Mer-
chants Bureau of the Chamber Of
Commerce! has called a meeting of
the committee to be held at the
Chamber of Commerce rooms at 10
o'clock on next Monday morning. At
this meeting the chairman will sub
nit to the committee the plans for
the BUY In Perth Amboy" advertis-
ing campaign which is to be carried
on here during February or March,
The exact date viii be decided upon
at the meeting.
Chairman BRIGGS and Secretary
Fred e. Hilton of the Chamber of
Commerce have seen several of the
merchants in the city in regards to
the campaign and all have been en-
thusiastic over the prospects of a
campaign of this kind. 1t is likely
that the campaign here will be along
the lines of a similar campaign held
by the merchants Of Jersey City some
months ago with great success.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-09
, Ne Associated Press.

By TAe Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9-President
Wilson's decision that the League of
Nations issue should be placed be-
fore the voters as a Solemn referen-
dunn" and William J. Bryan's conten-
ton that the Democratic party can
not go before the country on the
question but should accept such COM
promises "as may be possible" arc
the twin surprises of the conelave of
party chieftains which found its eli
max in the annual Jackson Day din
ner.
The Presidents message to the
party. written from the sickroom in
the White House and read to the
diners. made no mention of a third
term for himself. and no announce
ment OF impending retirement to
private life as many had predicted it
would.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-09

MADE CITIZENS
Naturalization Court In New
Brunswick is Continued Today

NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. s:-At
the naturalization court held here
yesterday 104 applicants were grant
ed final citizenship before Judge
Peter F. DAILY, thirty-five cases were
continued for lack of required knowl-
edge. ten cases were dismissed on
account of incompetent witnesses and
fifty-seven cases did not appear. The
naturalization court is being contin-
ued before Judge Daily today, 100
applicants having been notified to
appear. Judge Daily made lengthy
address at the opening of the court
this morning, speaking against the
Bolshevik doctrines and admonishing
the applicants to be 100 per cent.
Americans. There were about sixty
visitors in the court room who are
students of the local high school, one
section being reserved for them.
The court room was filled to ca
pacity, all of the aisles and seats be-
fore the railing being occupied by
applicants. At the opening of the
court session this morning Judge
DAILY ordered the roll call Of court
officers and four failed to respond.
The judge then ordered that they be
prevented from acting as court Off
GERS until they had given a suitable
excuse for their absence this morn
ing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-09
OFFICIAL ORDER CALLING
OFF THE STEEL STRIKE
BD The Associated Press
DIuvHGRIIR CHI Io n

PITTSBURGH. Jan. 9:-Organ-
izers, field workers and international
union heads interested in the nation
wide strike of steel workers which
went into effect September 22 were
In receipt Of an official order today
from the national committee calling
off the strike.
This action was taken last night.
The order declared the committees
decision was forced by ruthless mis-
use of power by the steel corpora
tion, the press, the courts. federal
troops, state police and many public
officials in that they denounced steel
workers their right of free speech
and free assemblage and right to
organize" The order added the union
will launch an immediate campaign
to further organize the workers "and
will not cease until Industrial justice
in the steel industry has been
achieved"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-09
START PROBE or WOOD ALCOHOL POISONING HERE;
PILOTS BOOST THIS CITY AS PORT IN REPORT
READY TO LAND MREDS" FROM u S. MSONET ARK
Freeholders Have Final
Organization For Year;
Hear Directors Message

County Farm
Chairman Bennett, Gebhardt. APP
plegate and Belloff.
Sheriff
Chairman Applegate, Belloff. Lob
lein and Bennett
Mosquito determination
Chairman Bennett, Appiegate,
Gebhardt and Loblein.
Home Economics and Farm Demon
stration
Chairman Belloff, Bennett, Apple
gate and Loblein.
County Clerk
Chairman Gehhardt, Bennett, APP
plegate and Belloff.
Surrogate
Chairman Belloff, Applegatc, Lob
lein and Gebhardt.
Vocational Schools
Chairman Belloff, Applegate,
Haight and Dey.
Woodbridge Creek Bridge
Chairman Dey, Applegate, Belloff
and Haight.
Special committees We're also ap-
pointed by Director Dey to supervise
roads and bridges throughout the
county.
Freebooter Bennett is to care for
roads In Jamesburg, Cranbury and
Monroe township; F'reeholder Belloff
in Helmetta and South Brunswick
township; F'reeholder Applegate in
-Sayreville, South River and East
Brunswick townships Director of the
Board Dey in Perth Amboy, South
Amboy and Madison township; Free
holdt Gebhardt in New Brunswick,
Milltown and North Brunswick town
ship; Freeholder Loblein in Metuch-
en-, Roosevelt and Highland Park,
and Freeholder Halght In Wood
bridge, Raritan and Piscataway
townships, also Dunellen.
As a member of the Sinking Fund
Commission A. j. Jones, of New
Brunswick, was appointed to succeed
himself.
Continued on page 2.)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-09

The death of Old John Barleycorn
will be sounded next Thursday night
by the Perth Amboy Woman's Chrls-
tian Temperance Union with Jul
bilee," celebration and Watch Night,
meeting at Simpson Methodist Eplsco-
pal church from . until IL o'coicK.
Church bells will be rung throughout.
the city and the celebration VIII pc
with prayers for the Eighteenth
Amendment of the Constitution Of the
United States that goes Into effect at
that time that win make the entire
nation dry. There viii be good speak,
ers for the meeting and program VIII
be arranged.
The members of the union are ar
ranging for social session to be
held in connection with the jubilee
land there will be refreshments serv-
led. The congregations of various other
churches throughout the city have
been invited to take part in the cele-
bration. Plans for the celebration
were made at special meeting of the
union held last night at the home or
Mrs George d. Runyon of High
Street. Mrs Runyon presided In the
place of the first vice president at the
session in place of Mrs. Jane Overing-
ton, who is away but is expected
home in time for the jubilee.
May Probe ''Dry' tun0S
BIZ The Associated Press.
NEWARK, Jan. 9:-Expenditures
Of the Anti-Saloon League of New
Jersey during the recent state cleo
ton campaign may be considered by
the grand jury investigating alleged
illegal expenditures in electing Gov
ernor-elect Edwards and the twelve
Democratic assemblymen from Essex
county, 1t was said today.
All public expenditures by the
league were made. through the cam
paign committee and 1t Is reported
that the list Of expenditures did not
include money spent by the league in
issuing the New Jersey edition of the
| American Issue" the leagues off,
cial organ.
The publication is said to have
| contained articles favorable to the
Republican dry campaign. It is said
| that the cost of issuing the state edi-
| ton should have been included in
| the list of campaign expenses filed
| by the league.
G.. Rowland Munroe, counsel for
| tho league, has urged State Attorney
| General McCran to institute quo war
| ranto proceedings to invalidate the
| election of Mr. Edwards and the
| twelve assemblymen on the ground
! that their campaign expenditures ex-
| ceeded $4,000 allowed by law.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-09
REDS CAPTURE CITY

BIZ Tho Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. s:-The city OF
Novocherkassk has been captured by
the Bolsheviki. 1t Is asserted In O
wireless message from Moscow. The
city was taken January z. after a
battle of tho most severe character
with General Denikine's troops. The
city is twenty miles northeast of Ros-
TOW. the principal seaport of the Don
Cossack region.
New Hudson Sedan ror hire. Sexton's
Garara 11153-12-1S-Ils
Double contact headlight bulbs at
s5c each. Perth Amboy Garage
11910-1-7-4ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-09
NOTICE TO ADyERTrsErs

Owing te the scarcity OF. newsprint
Daper. 1t Is imperative that we con-
serve as much as possible in its use,
Heretofore considerable paper has been
wasted through adding on extra
pages to accommodate late copy. II is
absolutely necessary that we discon-
[. y. ntactice.
Until further notice the number of
pages for each days, issue of THE
EVENING NEWS will be hXed the day
before publication except Fridays is
day.
Preference will bs given to copy in
the order in which tits received When
1t is necessary to leave out advertising
to keep within the limit. late copy will
be omitted
We naturally regret the newsprint
famine which causes Inconvenience to
advertisers and serious financial loss to
US. However. 1t is a condition and we
are adopting this plan in the interest
of advertisers who are urged to hand
as possible
PERTH AMBoY EVENING NEWS CO.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-09
Valentine Will Probated.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. s2rhe
will Of Robert M. Valentine, who died
In Woodbridge on December 2, has
been probated in the Office of the usr-
rogate. Mary e. Valentine, the
widow, is named as executrix Of the
estate, all of which Is left to her. The
other heirs at law named In the ap-
plication are George M. and Howard
r., sons OF Woodbridge and Raymond
L., son of East Orange. The Will
was made July 4. 1905. and was wtt-
messed by j. H. Thayer Martin and g.
r Brown
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-09
To CELEBRATE
PROHIBITION
EVE IN CITY
W. c. 7. u. to Have Event as John
BarIeyCOrn Dies Out
CHURCH BELLS TO RING
Grand Jury May Also Probe
Anti-SaIoon League Ex-
penses
Make Hjb-PocketS
ShallOWer This Year

By The Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-Prohlbi-
ton will sweep hip-pockets IN
mems trousers into innocuous
desuetude, according to predic-
ton by experts of the Internation-
al Association of Clothing Design
ers who today issued an edict:
make them smaller and shaliower
this season"
Commenting on the attitude Of
the designers, George w. Hermann,
a member of the organization
said:
TITS Illegal to tote gun; it's un-
handy to carry your handkerchief
there and you can't buy anything
but wood-alcohol to put In your
flask, so that pocket will just
naturally shrink away"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-09
Bv star Correspondent.

BV Stdn Correspondents.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. 9-While
the organization meeting of the Coun-
ty Board of Freeholders for the pres
ent year was held last Monday. the
appointment Of the various commit
tees was not made until yesterday.
The same number of standing COM
n1ittees were named though two COM
mittees, one for the Amboy bridge
and one for the Albany street bridge
are not now necessary ss both of
those structures are now under state
control.
Two additional committees have
been appointed by Director Of the
Board William S. Dey, one to look
after the affairs of the county voca-
tional schools and one for the Wood
bridge creek bridge.
The following were named as mem
bers of the various committees to
manage the affairs for the current
year: -
Chairman. Clarence M. Haight;
Louis J. Belloff, Frederick Gebhardt.
and George S. Applegate.
Roads.
Chairman, Haight; Edgar Ben
nett, Belloff, Applegate. Gebhardt,
and e. Leon Loblein.
Asylums.
Chairman, Belloff; Gebhardt, Ben
nett and Applegate.
County buildings and Grounds.
Chairman. Dey; Gebhardt and APP
plegate.
Printing and Stationary.
Chairman, Gebhardt; Belloff, Lob
lein and Applegate.
Warden's Account.
Chairman, Applegate; Gebhardt,
Belloff and Loblein.
Landing Bridge
Chairman Belloff, Bennett, Geb-
.hardt and Ioblein.
H. South River Bridge
Chairman Applegate, Gebhardt,
Belloff and Dey.