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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-09-01
GIVE US A BROAD SCHOOL PLANK.

A LTH0UGH interviewer with political inference and criticism
~ the educational plank in the democratic state platform is a sound
= = one. IL declares for a minimum salary of $1,000 annually for
first grade teachers, which is the lowest figure that should be CON
sidered under living conditions now and that are likely to continue
for some years to come. Its demand for efficiency apaee with the
pay is of course essential. II also proposes salaries for state and
county school superintendents in proportion to the responsibility and
service performed and with this "A wise demand for ability in practical
school administration. II favors removal of The limitations upon term
of service other than that set by the performance of the official.
Thus the democrats have proposed u very excellent educational
program and it is not difficult to separate the worth while material
from The partisan chaff.
We would like to see the republican state convention write into
its platform an even broader and more definite program of practical
school progress. Probably the 81 200 minimum salary is as high as
the state can afford to go at this time. AT present that salary is
being paid to teachers under an Interpretation of Il law which makes
il legal, but which is indfnie. The situation is a mHkcshift to meet
an impossible situation created when Governor Larrazolo broke his
promise to the teachers of the state and refused to include considera
ton of teachers salaries in his call for the special Legislative sss
sion. The minimum salary should be made definite. 1t will thel
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-09-01

for LarrazaIo. This is holding back
news that the public ought 10 have.
ALSO It would cheer Larry and
MaEee.
BUT PERHAPS to tell would be
construed rs support for Larrazolo
and to quote from Colonel Cuttings
Curio. Under no circumstances will
this paper support Iarrazolo Tor gov
ernor."
THE STATE health department re-
ports diseases on the wane in the
state. Mr.. Magee however Il certain
that Hubbeliism isn't abating amy.
90
Some Modern Definitions.
U'rom the American Medical
Journnl.)
Slang-The American language.
90
Medical Student-An unwilling
sacrifice on the altar OF humanity;
sometimes an enigma whose In
structorr wonder wo,inel induced him
to choose such a career
Cost OF Living-An incredible sum
or money.
costive Living-The eating OF in
dig estible food.
Editor-An individual who needs
the judgment Of Solomon; the pa
tienca of job; the ideals OF Paul; tho
abilities OF the three men In h fiery
furnace to withstand heat, the cour-
age of Daniel In the liars den, and
then some.
~
SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN says
| ChuNnz cnmnIN Alienation Is for Lar
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-09-01
Groesbeck Leading
for Governor In
Michigan Primary

DETROIT, Sept. AFTER running
second on early returns to Milo ID.
Campbell. candidate for tho formers
organizations, Attorney General Alex
J. Groesbeck. early today jumped into
the lead OF the ninc-pointed nce for
the republican gubernatiaGGi nominal
ton In Tuesday state wide primary.
Returns from 1927 precincts out OF
2.453 in the state gave: Groesbeck
44.l31; Campbell 1880; plurality
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-09-01

%ruzulo. one delegate out " the
bunch Is mildly In favor Of Larry.
Colonel Cuttings Gurio should quit
Kidding the governor.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-09-01
NOTE THE CONTRAST.

Governor Cox, candidate of a great poht
wv the great office of president Of the United $
engaged in shouting ''liar'' from the platform
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-08
SINKING FUND COMMISSION
ELECT ALPERh HEAD
CONTINUED from page y

The secretary also presented a re-
port during the night showing the
growth of the sinking fund from the
close of 1917 through 1919. AT the
close of 1917 the quick assets were
S42O.464.2O, the report said, While at
the close of 1919 they were $754,675.-
10. an increase of s334,211.6S. The
sinking fund, the report said. also
had deferred assets consisting of tax
es and assessments in arrears up TO
the end of 1916.
Arrears in taxes of $~50,401.6l
have been collected since the close
of 1915. the report showed, the fig
ures on January 81, 1919, of taxes
in arrears being S104,625.06 as COM
pared with $155,026.67 ON December
81, 1916.
The confirmed assessments at the
close of December 81, 1916, were
S1S9.309.15 as compared with $780,
460.45 at the close of 1919, the re
port stated. showing a total collected
of $122,S4S.70.
The commission authorized the
purchase of 100000 of tax revenue
bonds of the 1919 issue. The reports
showed that the sinking fund was
having a quick and substantial
growth and the report for the year
was considered satisfactory in the
interest Of the city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-08
TO CONFER HERE ON BUS
LINES IN MiDDLESEx
Continued from

CONTINUED from page -
the trolley lines upon which the fares
have been constantly rising for some
time past. While the fare in many
of the cities of the state is now seven
cents on the trolleys, the report Is
that the buses will operate for a fiat
rate of five cents.
Officers of the new concern are
given as president, DR.. A. L. Allen;
vice president, John Banker; secre-
tary. William G. Hovey; treasurer
George S. Busch: superintendent of
maintenance. George H. Anthony.
The corporation is authorized by its
charter to issue stock to the extent
Of 1900, 600. divided into 200, 900
shares, half preferred and half COM
mon. The shares are to have a par
value of $40 each. The incorporators
are named Alexander Legler and Au-
gust Legler, of New Brunswick, and
Joseph Harris of New York. 1t is re
ported hat the concern will start
J business with $1,000, 900 in capital
, actually paid in.
Directors are: DR.. A. L. Allen, pres
ident of Allen & Company, investment
securities, New York city; George Fl.
Anthony. president OF the Anthony
Bus Company, New Brunswick;
George H. Busch, attorney. Lawyers
Title and Trust Company, New York;
John Banker, part owner of the Gray
Bus Line, New Brunswick; William
G. Hoover, of II. w. Dubiscke & Co.
New York August w. Kurz, treasurer
De Lisser Machine & Tool Company
New York.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-08
WATER BID.
Hanback,
Discuss General Increase in Pay
Including Supt. Mason.

Charles A. Landback was unani-
mously elected president of the Board
of Water Commissioners at their or
ganization meeting held last night.
Harry Conrad was elected vice preSi-
dent, also by a unanimous vote. Frank
Stas, the newly appointed member of
the Board was present, this being his
first meeting. Stas replaces Hugh
,Timmins on the board.
The matter of increasing the salar-
les of all of the employees of the de-
partment. including that of Superin-
tendent Samuel j. Mason, was discuss
ed at length. 1t was finally decided to
refer the matter to the finance COM
mittee.
The finance committee went into
session following the regular meeting
of the Board and 1t is understood h a
an increase of from fifteen to twenty
per cent. Is likely, starting Jan. 1, of
this year. A report will probably be
made on the new salaries at the next
meeting of the board.
! The city t~reasurer's report was re-
ceived showing a balance on Deem
Der 81, of $~45,694.64. The total dis
Der were $1S,S22.53. In the collector
of revenues office water rents for
1919 collected in December, amount
ed to $2S,136.55, while those for years
,%,previous to 1919 totalling $1,597.0S,
The total receipts amounted to S31,-
1882. The report showed q bal
ance on hand on November 80, o1
$33,366.S7.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-08
ARREST Ja!NESBUbG ElsH
HELD FOR GRAND LARCENY

George Rebar, alias Fisher. OF
Jamesburg, a fugitive from justice for
ever three years. was arrested yester-
day by Detective Sergeant HUFF and
Detective Muska> of the local detective
force. Rebar is wanted in New Bruins
wick, where he was indicted on q
charge Of grand larceny on November
2S, 1916. The Brunswick authorities
have been on the trail Of this man for
some time, but have been unable TO
capture him.
Rebar. together with George Kul-
bush, the son of a farmer in James
burg where Rebar worked, a away
with $500 and went west. Kulbush
came back down and out" and RebaI
sent word TO friends in Jamesbnre
now and then, sending his picture ans
telling of the good time he was enjoy
ing. When his funds began to depre-
ciate he returned to this section.
He will be turned over to the coun-
ty authorities and it is expected he
will be put on trial on the charge on
which he was indicted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-08
JOSEPH R. M'CREERY FOUND
DEAD IN KITCHEN OF HOME

Joseph R. McCreery, sixty-fve
years old, was found dead in the
kitchen Of his home, 1853 Brighton
avenue, early this morning by one of
his daughters. Mr.. McCreery. who
was a carpenter employed at the
Standard Underground Gable Works,
had gotten UP as usual this morning
to go to his work. He was the first
one downstairs. When the daughter
came into the room she found her
father lying on the floor. She aroused
the rest of the household and DR..
William Fl. Mccormick was summon
ed. He pronounced the man dead.
Mr.. McCreery had been ailing for
some time but was able to go to
work. Heart disease is believed TO
have caused his death. Coroner
James J. Flynn took charge Of the
body and will arrange for the burial.
Mr.. McCreery, who was a widower,
is survived by five daughters and a
son, Mrs. j. Z. Lamaures, OF Tuxedo
Park,~N. Y; Mrs. john Hriezka,
Catherine, Julia, Alice n John Nc
Creery. of this city. Arrangements
for the funeral are being completed
by the family today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-08
To COHTROL
STATE ROADS
includes Portion of Route a e.
feeling This Vicinity
BIZ SLeciaL Correspondeni.


TRENTON, Jan. S.-A recommen-
dation that all outes OF the new state
highway system now building which
have not yet come under control OF
the states maintenance system be a k
en- Owe early in the present year was
today presented TO the state Highway
Commission at its monthly meeting
here by State Engineer w. G. Thomp-
son.
Routes Nos. 5, 10, IL, and 10 are to
be taken over by the first of February,
except a portion in Morris county.
A portion of Route A will come I'M
der state control by May Is, and the
unimproved sections of Routes C, IA
and 10 will be taken over by June the
first.
a total of 555 miles of roadway are
to be taken over in the construction
of the new State Highway System and
to date, including the 100 miles built
last year., approximately 215 have
been taken over.
a total of $500, 900 for maintenance
purposes will be needed during the
coming year to carry out Thompson's
recommendations.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-08
LODGE

Past Guardian Stella Rose install
ed the newly elected office OF Maple
Grove. No. 5, Woodmen Circle Tues
dav night at Woodmen hall. The COM
mittee in charge of the dance and re-
ception that is to be held at Washing
ton hall next Wednesday night report
ed hat everything for hat affair wa
being completed. Steinhausers or
chestra will furnish the music. The
officers are: Guardian, Katherine Hep
penstil; advisor, Anna Jespersen; clerk
Rose Everson; banker, Hans Olsen
attendant, Anna Dey; assistant atten-
dant. Ethel Lorentzen; chaplain, An
ma Wade; inside sentinel, Michael
Hollup; outside sentinel, William
Kline; manager for three years, Belle
Schimuneck; manager for two years
Rose Prevoz; manager for one year
Mary Kraig; physicians, ]. S. Hay and
j. V. Smith.
Court Anboy No. So. Foresters o.
America, had a short session las
night when two applications for mem
bership were received. Announce.
ment was made of the next meeting
of the Past Chief Rangers Association
of Middlesex county that will be held
at Miller's hall, New Brunswick
Sunday, January IS. Past Chief Ran
ger Edward C. Smith, of Court Am
! DOy. VINO Is the pfeSIuelt Oh lne dSSo'
citation, will be accompanied by
number Of members Of this city to the
meeting.
The newly elected officers Of
Middlesex Council Nc. SO. Jr. o. U. A
M, were installed last night Sen
Tor Past Councillor William H. Batt
was again given the honors of placing
the new staff in their respective chair:
AS follows: Councillor. William p. Mil
Ter; vice councillor, Holger Holm; con
ductor, Richard Lewis; warden, Ho'
ratio Mills; inside sentinel, Charles d.
Worth; outside sentinel, Kenneth
Monroe. The other officers of the
council hold yer until the annua
meeting in June. Two application!
were received at this time and ar
rangements were madesfor a class in.
itiation to be held next "Wednesday
night of twelve candidates. in the
first, second and third degrees Of thu
order
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-08
Y. M. G. a.

The second monthly Bible class sup
per will be held tomorrow night In
the banquet hall at the Y. NJ, c. A.
Rev. w. Westcott will speak on the
Upper TRAIL and j. N. Jones will
sing the "Village Blacksmith" An in
teresting educational moving picture
reel will also he part of the program.
There are now -four bible classes at the
"Y' averaging more than eighty boys
and it is hoped hat all will show up
for the supper.
Plans are we'll under way for Boys
Sunday on January 10. The slogan
now is every boy in his church on
Sunday morning."
The third annual vaudeville show is
being arranged now to take place a
week from Friday. AS far as,is known
there will be ten acts and all of them
good
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-08
BROWN TO HAVE BILL
TO AID OYSTERMEN
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Monopoly" dig up the beds, cover
them with mud and make them Unfit
for the planting or growing of oysters
or seed oysters. The Monopoly" the
oystermen said consisted mainly of the
Ellsworth Company of Keyport and
the Hazel, Merrill Company, of New
York. These concerns under the pres
ent law, which went into affect during
the war, and while the oystermen had
gone to work in the munitions plants
in order to do their part in helping tc
lick the Huns, as some of them said
last night, had obtained leases on the
beds and when the war was over and
the private oystermen wanted to again
return to their business they could not
do so as the beds were all leased and
If they ~trespass on them they are
liable to arrest.
In South Amboy alone it was learn.
&c that there are from forty to fifty
men who made a living at Clustering
and one FISHERMAN said hat although
he had put in an application for a
lease for a number of acres of oyster
beds it had been turned down. Not
only under the present conditions
opoly" control the oyster beds but also
the market and charge what they see
fit for this shell food.
Some of the oystermen pointed out
that they are so old that 1t is hard
for them to find work, and oftentimes
even the oyster monopoly" will not
hire them. But it was maintained
that If they had the right to dig oys-
ters they could take their boats and
go out and make a fair living. Some
of the oyStermen maintained that
United States Senator Walter e,
Edge, when governor of this state,
had robbed them of a livelihood by
signing the bill that made the grab
bling of the oyster land possible: Sen
ator Brown was informed that the
average FISHERMAN would be able to
make from $1,000 to $1,000 a year If
he. could regain the oyster beds. 1t
was. also said that 1000 men could
make a living in Raritan bay at oys-
tering, and that the oyster monopoly
will try to grab the land still-remain-
ing open to the private oystermen
next season.
The census of the whole meeting
was that the oystermen are opposed
to the monopoly obtaining any more
ground and that they want back the
right to dig oysters in Raritan bay,
Raritan river, Staten Island sound
and Newark bay. This right Senator
Brown will try to regain for the oys-
termen. 1t vas claimed by the oys-
termen that under the old blue laws
of the state, as the beds are natural
beds the state has no right to lease
them to anyone as they are open 70
the free use of any citizen in tho
State of New Jersey.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-08
HALLWAY foreman Honored

James Filler, the foreman of the
Port Reading coal bumper, was hon
ored the other night by the men Of
his crew when they presented him
with q handsome easy chair. Patrick
Edwards, engineer, made the presen-
tation speech and spoke of the love
which all the men had for their
chief. After the presentation of the
chair refreshments were serve and
several musical numbers were rem
dered by the men themselves.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-08
City Advertisement
NOTICE OLE FINAL ASSESSMENT

OlkSH hSSEssSNIILN
Notice is hereby given that the final
reports and maps of the cost of:
Elm street paving. from Market street
to New Brunswick avenue;
Fayette street paving. from State
street to Front street;
Maple street sewer. Smith street to
Front street;
Alpine section sewer-Amboy avenue
sewer, Grove street sewer, Alpine
street sewer. Lawrence street sewer,
Keene street sewer. Myrtle street
sewer;
were filed in the office of the City Clerk
of the City of Perth Amboy, N. j., on
the fifth day Of January. 1920, by the
Commissioners of Assessments for
Street Improvements.
Owners of lands to be assessed for
said improvements are hereby notified
that the Council will meet in the Coun-
Gil Chambers at the City Hall in said
City of Perth Amboy on the 10Th day
of January. 1920. at s p. M. to consider
said assessments and to receive and
consider all objections which may be
presented.
Dated January Sth. 1920.
ARTHUR L. GRAHAM,
rtQSo-1Q-16 (@itv Clerk.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-08
The Worm Turned.

Clifford was not feeling energetic
and persuaded Elmer to do his chores
for him, and afterward kept the little
fellow running errands for him until
he became exasperated and exploded
thus: Good gracious, what's the mat
ter with you, Cliff? Maybe you've an
engine inside of YOU that would dc
its own running, If you'd crank it up
and give it q chance"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-08
PLUMB HAS NEW
INDUSTRY PLAN
Suggests Public, Capital and
Labor Share Equally
Rn The associated Press.

~ wv
WASHINGTON, Jan. S:-Tri-par-
tite control of American industries in
which the public, capital and labor
would share equally has been adj
vanced by Glenn e. Plumb, author of
q similar plan for railroads. Ad-
vanced copies of his proposals have
been circulated among government
officials and public announcement is
expected soon.
Plumb in presenting his plan de-
clares that the existing industrial
system is crashing around IL ears"
that wages have no relations to the
value of service and that profits are
wrongfully exacted.
Reconstruction of the industrial
system, the author of the plan states,
Is necessary to produce absolute
equality between the three interests,
the public, capital and labor. To
create this he asks the grant of So
ciety either as a privilege of a mon
opoly shall be- considered the invest
ment of society In the industry and
the capital invested and labor exerted
shall be deemed the Investments of
the capital and labor cups
Profits on the investment, the plan
provides, would be reaped by society
in the form of better and cheaper
service, by capital in guaranteed pro-
lection of investment and a fair rate
of return and by labor In the shape
of better wages and a share of saw
ings produced by labor in production.
Organized railway employees have
started on the other end of the n
to solve the problem of the high cost
of living. Unable to obtain relief
through additional wage increases
which one of the chiefs said were in
variably followed by increases in liv-
ing costs, the Four Big Railroad
Brotherhoods, and the affiliated Rail-
Shop Crafts, have adopted a
scheme to escape the profits Of the
middle man by a system of c~o-opera-
tive buying, production and distribu-
ton of the necessities of life. The
proposals calls for an alliance between
farmers and laborers to create direct
dealing between farm producers and
city consumers, and between city pro-
ducers and farm consumers
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-08
VIM. BIRMINGHAM, NOTED
SO. AMBOYAN, is DEAD

William Birmingham, a former
mayor of South Amboy, when that
city was a borough, died suddenly at
his home, 80 David street, that city
early this morning. 1t is just four
years to a day that Mr.. Birmingham
was seized with an attack that caused
his death this morning.
Mr.. Birmingham was about sixty
five years old and had been a resi-
dent Of South Amboy for the past
forty years. He came to South Am
boy from Bordentown, and entered the
grocery store of Micheal Walsh as q
clerk. Mr.. Walsh retired several years
ago and. Mr.. Birmingham succeeded
him to the business. When the ex-
plosion hat occurred at Morgan q
year ago last October and wrecked the
store so badly, Mr.. Birmingham re-
tired from that business. He con
Quoted an insurance business In con-
nection with the store and at the time
of his death was q justice of peace for
South Amboy.
Mr.. Birmingham was mayor for one
term during the year, 1898 having
been the last mayor under borough
government. He was defeated for the
nomination for mayor when South
Amboy came under city government.
He vas district clerk of the Board or
Education of South AmbOy for a num-
Der of years and had also held the Of
fee of city and borough clerk. He
was a prominent member of the An
cient Order of Hibernians and was a
trustee of st. Mary's church since
coming to that city many years ago.
Besides his widow he is survived by
two sons and three daughters and a
sister, Miss Catherine Birmingham. of
South Amboy. The children are Dan
lei and James Birmingham, Mary,
Elizabeth and Catherine Regina Bir-
mingham. The latter known Is Sis
ter Maurita, is a teacher at the Col
lege of Mt. St. Mary at Plainfield. She
formerly was a teacher at st. Mary's
school Perth Amboy.