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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-30
FREIGHT T|E-UP
STILL EXISTS
But Little Shipping to and From
City is Being Made, Due to
Strike Despite Roads Claim

The outlaw" strikers are still able
to practically isolate this city as far as
shipments by freight are concerned.
From time to time conditions have
seemed to improve to considerable ex-
tent, but through investigation to-
day revealed the fact that aside from
the Central Railroad of New Jersey,
but little freight by rail Is being re-
Ceived here. That conditions on the
Central Railroad of New Jersey are
rapidly improving in the Jersey City
and Elizabethport yards Is shown by
the fact that today another Central
switch engine has arrived here to aid
in the transferring of cars and freight
between the local station and the va
rious plants. A general embargo is
still In force. however, on all lines, as
far as the shipping of freight from
tie city is concerned.
Although ten cars of various kinds
of freight were received In this city
yesterday via the Central Railroad of
New Jersey and like number today,
but one car yesterday and two cars
in today'S train were consigned TO
the local freight station. The major
ity of cars we're consigned to the In
dustries In this city and consisted of
raw material, coal, etc. Usually
there are three switch engines EN-
ployed by the Central here to move
trains and cars, and until today one
has done this work since Its arrival
here q few days ago. Today another
engine arrived and the two were at
work this morning in the freight yard
and at the Raritan Copper Works.
The third engine is expected to re-
turn here at any time. Very little
freight is being shipped from the
Central station because of the gener-
al embargo which was placed on
shipments at the start OF the out
law" strike. Most of these embargoes
are on shipments to points north and
much better than In any other section
of the country 1t is said.
Conditions at the Pennsylvania or
the Lehigh Valley railroad freight
stations here are not as encouraging
as at the Central. The milk cars are
being received at the Lehigh Vailey
station each day, but aside from
these nothing. is stirring. Empty
freight cars are standing on the track
along the station, with the face OF
the wheels covered with coating OF
rust, silent proof of the fact that they
have not been moved In some days.
Aside from one car of eggs being re-
ceived at this station on the day the
local Lehigh Valley employees return
ed to work, as near as can be learned
nothing has been received, nor q car
moved at this station, excepting the
cars containing the daily supply OF
milk for this city.
Conditions at the Pennsylvania
freight station are little better than at
the Lehigh Valley. 1t was said a car
is received at this point now and then.
but nothing like regular service has
been resumed. Much of the delay In
shipments over the Pennsylvania is
said today in the congestion at the
Railway freight yards. Both the Le-
high Valley and Pennsylvania are
subject to embargoes on shipments
similar to those in force on the Cen
trail Railroad of New Jersey.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-30

Makes Good Things Taste Better. Blue
Ribbon Butter In Cartons Only. Ask Your
Grocer. lS2o1-4-22-s0'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-30
Clothing Prices Drop

so. s45 and $50 All Wool suits reduced to
ssss sniss ssssst A'''a issss- ~ =: =:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-30
LEHIGH VALLEY r. r. co.
Office of Superintendent
Bulletin No. 16S
Jersey City, N. j.
April %, 1920.
ALL CONCERNED:- :

ALL CONCERNED
Employees who are no long
er III the service Of this COM
pany, will surrender their
transportation passes Tor
themselves and dependents to
paymaster at time of receiv-
ing their pay checks fOr May
1st. 1920. A. ROSS,
Superintendent
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-30
County Tax Board Fight
Partisan Jockeyng Trenton When Secretary of State Re-
fuses to Receive Bills Given is That Legislature
is Not in Session. Naming Hermann Causes Fight.
Fight in Middlcsex County

further instructions from him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-30

Largest stock of Pianos and Player
Pianos in Central New Jersey. Herbert
knight. Madison Ave. One price. standard
Instruments f65S0-4 30-1t>
studebaksr coupe. $3.50. sexton's Ca
rage l525e--4-22-tfe
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-30

Herbert Knight sells the best pianos. Ask
Anybody 26s Madison Ave.
155S0-4-30-1ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-30

WESTHER-Psrtly cloudy
weather with dhowers
probably foimorow. Cool
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-15
CARPET GRASS SEEDING

On cultivated land, carpet grass sue
ceeds best on a well-irmed seed bed.
The seed may be sown any time from
early spring till after midsummer when
the moisture conditions are favorable.
To secure a full stand Of the grass
promptly, seed should be sOwn at the
rate of ten pounds per acre. A method
of seeding that has often been used
is 10 cut grass with mature seed and
scatter the hay over the land where
1t was desired to establish carpet-grass
pasture.
To establish carpet-grass pasture in
open forests or on cut-over land, with
out going to the expense of clearing
the standing trees should be deadened
by girdling. The land to be seeded
should be burned over in winter in
order to remove all the tall straw of
broom sedge, wire grass, and other
bunch grasses. Flowing or disking is
not necessary. Carpet grass at the
rate of five pounds per acre may then
be sown at any time after the weather
becomes warm, but preferably when
there is ample moisture.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-15
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
BY J. +. Jones.

BY j. +. Jones.
The continuing depletion of coal
at the mines and the inability Of the
railroads to fully supply the coal
mines with cars, has been causing a
great deal of concern in Washington; !;
and the old champions Of govern
ment ownership" ideas have been in
evidence trying to show that the rail
roads under private ownership ale not
operating to their greatest efficiency.
They are even crying out again for
government operation" Of the coal
mines.
There is no use ignoring the fact
that the government did not supply
new equipment for the railroads when
the railroad administration was in
charge: and it also should not be for
gotten that for the past five years the
railroads have been SO upset by pO-
litical interference that investments
in this class Of securities slowed down,
and new development came to stand
still
Handicapped on every side, the
commission on car service Of the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-15
CHURCH NOTES

The items in this column are furnished
the Register by the press correspondents
of the various churches and societies. All
churches and societies have the same priv-
leges in the use OF this column.
United Presbyterian Church-Usual
services next Sabbath morning and
evening at the usual hours. Prayer
meeting on Wednesday evening at 6.
Lutheran Church-Sunday school at
9:45 a. m. Morning service (Nor-
wegian) at 10:45 a. m. Evening SER
vices at p. m. Services at the Ster-
ling Lutheran church at 2:30 p. NJ
First Presbyterian Church - The
communion of the Lords Supper will
be celebrated next Sunday morning at
1890 o'clock. New members will be
received. The Sunday school meets
at noon. During the absence of Supt.
George w. Roskie the school will be
in charge of Prof. F. E. Mccall. The
Young People meet at p. m., Sun
day The evening service is at D. m.
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Church edifice, corner of Sixth street
and Fifth avenue. Services every
Sunday at II a. m. Subject next Sun
day: Life" Sunday school at Il m.
Wednesday evening meeting at p. IN.
Reading room open every Wednesday
and Saturday from to p. m. The
Bible and all authorized Christian Sci
ence literature may there be read or
purchased if desired. All are cordially
invited to these services.
Baptist Church - Morning worship
at 1880 with sermon by the pastor
on the Golden Rule, theme: "Reci-
procity; or Setting the Pace for So
ciety." Bible school at noon. The at
tendance has been on the increase
lately. Evening service at 8. The
pastor will preach on THE Straight
Gait for the Strait Gate" A cordial
welcome to all.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-15

American Railroad association with
the cooperation Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, has been do
ing a fine service for the country in
fighting against coal famine.
In spite of strikes and insufficiency
of labor and the resulting congestion,
and in spite Of the shortage of cars,
the railroads have transported 40-
100000 net tons of bituminous coal
in excess of the production during
the corresponding period of 1919. The
year 1920 is still approximately 16,.
100000 tons behind 1917, but with the
special efforts toward improving the
transportation of coal made possible
by the recent orders Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission authorizing
the railroads to give preference to
coal shipments, it is hoped that the
balance Of the year will show an even
better record.
Anthracite shipments during the
year have been 40,099 900 net tons, or
8 per cent over 1919 The figures are
taken from the weekly bulletin of the
United States geological survey, which
attributes the failure to make even
greater records largely to the effect
of the railroad strikes.
The best posted men in the coal
trade estimate the bituminous re-
quirements for 1920 at $50, 10000
tons, In 1919 the production was 45S,-
100000, and in 1917 it was 551 ,0OO,0 900
or about the amount Of the estimated
requirements for this year. The total
production for this year to date has
been 251,741,000 net tons, leaving
299,000,000 tons to be produced and
transported during the balance Of this
year.
This would require a production Of
100000 tons a week during a large
part of the summer, record which
has heretofore been accomplished dur
ing the war, and for short period
last October when special efforts were
being made to turn out coal in antici-
patton of the miners strike, by the
exercise of the drastic powers of the
fuel administration. The railroads
saw no hope of accomplishing this rec
ord under the existing conditions un-
less a somewhat similar preference
were given this year, and as they had
given as much special attention TO
coal shipments as they could with due
regard to the right Of shippers of oth-
er commodities, it became necessary
for them to petition the Interstate
Commerce Commission to exercise the
emergency powers which it has under
tie transportation act. The commits
sion has now issued several orders
authorizing preferential treatment of
coal shipments, which supplemented
by the most vigorous efforts on the
part of the railroad officials, are ex-
pected to materially relieve the Seri-
Gus situation that has been felt or
threatened in some localities. The
commission is also requiring the re-
cevers Of coal shipments to cooper
ate by authorizing the railroads to en-
barge consignees who fail TO unload
coal cars within "a hours until they
have unloaded the cars on hand.
In the course of an address on ''the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-15

that constructive Americanism will
contribute toward our social and eco
nomic progress"
The substance OF all sensible phi
losophical advice and comment now.
adays runs parallel with the above,
and all that appears to be necessary
is for everyone to do their part in
keeping the wheels of industry turn
ing.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-08-28

show that first-class ticket can be purchased from New York to a Brit ish port at prices ranging from $2OO up to $5,000--the latter for the choice suites. To France the tariff ranges from $200 to $1 400 depending on the ship and the berth. Italy as a desti- nation requires an expenditure of from $220 up, and to Scandinavian countries from $220 to $500 In ad- dition war tax of $5 is collected on each ticket.
 Steerage, or third-class rates, are about what second-class formerly cost, and second-class in proportion. To sail, passenger must have pass port, the details of getting which in clude furnishing birth certificates, and sworn affidavits as to business abroad, sworn supporting affidavits of witnesses, and picture of the pas senger for the passport and for state department records. The passport secured, there is then required a cer- tificate from the internal revenue col lector that the Applicant has paid his or her income tax. On this certificate a permit to sail is issued. Vises of consul of countries to which passen- gers are bond are also requirement.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-08-28
MURDER VISIT OF GIBSON IS TOLD IN
 HIS CONFESSION

The signed confession made by Nose Gibson, now in San Quentin prison, to the fatal beating of Mir. and Mrs. Jacob Earhardt, has been receiv- ed by officers of Phoenix. Gibson, who is under sentence to be hanged on Sept. 24 for the murder of Roy Trapp, a Fullerton, Cal, rancher, made the Erhardt confession with no suggestions made to him by officers nor with the use of leading questions, it is stated.
 Following this the negro was close ly questioned and his intimate know ledge of details in the Erhardt home has convinced the officers that he is the real slayer.
 The rewards, totalling $3,104, which had been offered in Phoenix and in the state for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the Err hardt slayer, will not be paid, it is stated as Gibson will not be convicted of the crime in Phoenix.
 Following is the confession:
 The Confession /.
 San Quentin, Cal, Aug. ', 1920.
 "I, Moses Gibson, being now con- demned to death, feel that ought to make the following statement of facts in justice to all persons concerned:
 "Iu the early part of June of this year just west of the railroad tracks and near a big oil plant in Phoenix, Ariz., I killed an old couple in their residence. I killed them by striking them with hammer. I struck the man first and then the lady. went to the house for the purpose of burg larizing it. After killing both these persons I shook down the house. By this I mean I searched all closets, drawers, obxes, etc., for valuables. All got was a few dollars from the old gentleman's trousers, which were near the bed on the screen porch. l entered the house by means of win dow near the rear on the side away from the railroad track. I poked through the screen of this window and
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-08-28

unlocked the fastener by means of a small round iron. It must have talk en me about one hour to search the house as I did. The flashlight gave out and I used lot of matches for light. Also I used kerosene lamp. l twisted up piece of newspaper, too, and lit it for light when my matches were getting low.
 'I have since learned that the nam es of the persons I killed were MT. and Mrs. Erhardt, but at the time of the killing l did not know their nam es, nor had I ever seen them, except that the day before saw the old gen. tleman in the yard while I was hang ing around the railroad tracks.
 After finishing the job I left by the rear door and left the premises by the front gateway. As was go- ing out tossed the hammer off among the shrubbery to my right. Then 1 went to the depot and hung around below there until the train went to Maricopa. I took this train and then came to California by way of Yuma. I paid cash fare because I was afraid to buy a ticket.
 q got the irons with which I open ed the metal boxes and trunks out at a little shed and garage at the rear. The hammer I got early Sunday morning at house between Tempe and Phoenix, on the south side of the road, when I was walking from Tempe to Phoenix. This hammer I cached by the railroad track about two and one-half blocks before I got to the depot. Then got the hammer again about 7:30 or 8 o'clock Sunday evening. Then I I. loafed around awhile and took a Washington street car and went out in the neighborhood where later I did the killing. I did the killing about 12:3O or 1 o'clock
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-08-28
Such Is Life

May I ask who the shabby vititor was?"
 "An old college friend" said the multimillionaire.
 q noticed him tucking a banknote in his pocket"
 "Yes, little friendly touch. About the time I was expelled from college Bill was batting around 99 in all his studies. ."-Birmingham Age-Herald.
 Turn to the Right
 Precipitation rolled down his brow as he desperately chewed his pencil and stared .vacantly down at the blank sheet of paper before him. It was the final examination of his sen- for year at college. To fail in it meant that he could not graduate; that he would be disgraced; that his whole life would be ruined. Shud- ders involuntarily passed through him as he realized that he was rank fail ure.
 The paper of the man on his left lay invitingly before his eyes. But he did not glance at. One could see that he was struggling valiantly against temptation and, though the effort was heartrending, he would sacrifice everything for the sake of honor.
 No, he would not copy from the man on his left. The man on his right knew more,-Houston Post.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-08-28

needed Ships, ships and more ships!' of the passenger-carrying class. Available tonnage, due to the ravages of the war, is greatly depleted. The North German Lloyd and the Ham, burg American lines, which prior to the war carried large percentage of the transatlantic travel, do not exist. In addition, many of the big liners of allied flags are gone, as for exam pie the Lusitania. Almost the entire pre-war fleet of another large British line were submarine victims. Other ships were of a necessity laid up for periods of more than a year for re- conditioning due to their accomoda- tions having been ripped out with axes to make them into troop carriers An example of this is the huge Oiym- pic, which but recently was returned to her passenger-carrying trade.
 Few German Lines Left
 Of the former German liners, all though taken over by the United Stat es and other countries, but compara tive few are yet in operation. One of these is the Leviathan, the largesv ship afloat, which is lying idle at her dock in Hoboken-a ship which could carry from 5000 to 5000 passengers were she in operation. Leviathan could go to sea now, insofar as her engines and boilers are concerned, but alternations of her cabins by which she was able to take on board 12,O00 troops have unfitted her for passenger-carrying trade.
 The outlook of the American mer- chant marine passenger-carrying trade, however, is very bright, ship ing men say. The United States ship ping board is giving encouragement to the organization of lines adequate to demands of the service. The In ternational Mercantile Marine com pany has added to its American flag service line to Hamburg with two of Americas best ships making regu- lar runs. Recent announcement was made that a new company, the Amer ican Ship and Commerce corporation, has made a working agreement with the Hamburg American line for it's former trade routes. This company announces that it will handle S6 ships, of more than 590,000 tons. Included in it's service will be several passen- ger lines. Another new company, re- gently organized, is the United States Mail Steamship company, to which has been allocated 15 of the largest German passenger liners, including the presidential ship George Wash ington, America, Mount Vernon, and President Grant, all we'll known liners prior to the war.
 A passenger service to South Amer ica with five steamers now in opera tion was instituted by the shipping board. A number of new passenger liners now under construction will soon be ready for allocation among the various American companies. A line of passenger ships to Danzig was recently formed and its first ship, a former German liner, is now at sea.
 Rates Have Gone Up
 Prevailing rates recently quoted
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-08-28
SHIPS! MORE SH|PS!
 CRY AMERICANS BOUND FOR FOREIGN LANDS

NEW YORK, Aug. 22-The slogan of ships! ships! and still more ships!" so effectively used during the war to speed up America's ship build ing program as a defiance of the sub marine campaign, still is heard in American seaports. It comes, how ever, not so much from those having freight for transit as it does from those who desire to make trips to foreign shores on business or pleas ure. .0#
 Steamship accommodations for all lands, despite more than doubling of pre-wartime tariffs, and rigid restric- tions as to passports, are at pre- mium. Representatives in New York and other terminals of passenger carrying lines say that all available Accommodations are booked as far as three months ahead. The unfortun- ate business man faced with the need of making an unexpected trip abroad, is forced to depend on possible cancel ations of previous engaged passage pn the part of someone who at the last moment is prevented from sail ing. On many ships third-class ac- eomodations hold men and women who hre financially able to travel in the best that the ship affords. It is no nfrequent occurrence for a staid banker, or wealthy head of large business house, to be found booked with the humble alien laborer return ng to the land of his birth for a Fisit.
 It was recently said by the head of
 large line in speaking of tariffs, hat in 1914 man could purchase a ourist ticket including rail fares and lotel accommodations for a trip half vay around the world for the same um that he is now compelled to pay pr one-way ticket from New York Mediterranean port.
 Travel Half of That of 1914
 Records of departures and arrivals s kept here by the Steamship Mems ssociation show that despite the very pparent rush, travel is only about alf, as to numbers of passengers, hat it was in 1914. In May and ane of that year there sailed from merican ot transatlantic ports 1884, DO persons of whom more than 1O0,- bO were classed as third-class. In he same months of 1920 the outgoing btal was SO,323 Of whom 50,0OO were hird-class. ..
 Of incoming passengers in one onth in 1914 there were 105, 5,000 per ms. The corresponding month this gar showed 45,120 persons arrivals.
 The rush this year and the diffi- blty in getting accomodations is ac- punted for by the fact that there ii
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-08-28
Lost Treasure

Out in the wilds of No Mans Land the lieutenant on patrol encountered a dusky private, anxiously starching the ground on hands and knees.
 "Here, you," he demanded gruffly What the devil are you doing out here?
 "Suh," ",replied the darky with tears in his eyes, "Ah's lookin' fo' my bud dy's hand what got shot off heah."
 "Oh, Pm sorry," exclaimed the Of ficer, touched at such a friendship '"But that's no use, you know. His hand will neved do him any good now"
 "No, suh, tain't dat, but when it got shot off it done had nah bes' pair ot dice in it."-American Legion Week. ly.