Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-07
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TRENTON June Two state sen
ators who attended the regular ses-
sion of the legislature ware not in
attendance at the special session of
the senate today. Senator Edward
l.. Sturgess of Gloucester, is collec-
tor of internal revenue for South
Jersey and Senator Arthur l.. Whit
ney of Morris, is in Europe.
TRENTON, June 7-Adjutant
General Frederick Gilkyson is pre-
pairing a statement for submission
to the Mackay legislature probe
committee in answer to charges of
Brigadier General Howard S. Bor-
den made before the last session of
the probing committee here Satur-
day. General Borden accused the
adiutant general of using the army
uniform to advance the political
fortunes of State Comptroller New
ton A. X. Bugbee. when Gilkyson
vas his campaign manager in 1919.
The adjutant general preferred to
answer the charges in a formal
statement to the committee rather
than take the stand as a witness and
hastily answer General Borden,
thereby subjecting himself to vigo-
nous cross examination by Borden's
counsel, former Attorney General
Edmond Wilson.
PRINCETON, June 7-Princeton
University will send out some 800
graduates on June 81, when the
174th annual commencement exer-
cises will be held. The cornerstone
of Moses Taylor Payne Hall, the new
dormitory under construction. will
be laid on baccalaureate Sunday.
June 10, and will be one of the
main events on the program.
An innovation will be the presen-
tation of commissions in the United
States Army to seven seniors who
have completed a four-years' course
in military science under the r. o.
T. c.
NEWARK, June IA home in
Newark for every workingman and
his family" will be the slogan of
the newly organized Housing Cor
poration of this city. The corpora
ton plans to build the 5000 addi-
tional homes now needed to shelter
Newark workmen on the 100 unit
basis. Construction of the first 100
will be commenced this summer, it
was predicted at last nights meet
ing of organized members. While
no program of building activities
was formally adopted, it was the
%concensus of opinion that the two
family dwelling would prove the
most popular form of home con-
struction in this city. A working
capital of $250,000 was proposed
and subscription books will be open
to the public within a few weeks.
NEWARK, June Persons 'in
the know" as to how Illegally re-
leased liquor deluged Newark and
vicinity late last year predict that
the Federal grand jury going into
session here tomorrow will uncover
surprising relationships between
bootleggers and former dry agents.
The thres dry chiefs of Newark,
subpoenaed to assist the grand jury
spent yesterday collecting records
requested by the government. They
are George w. Van Note, state di-
rector of prohibition; George A.
Demo, chief enforcement agent. and
former Judge Joseph +. Farmer,
chief inspector.
ATLANTIC CITY, June Wage
conference began today between the
Western Sheet and Tin Plate man
ufacturers Association and the
sheet and tin division of the Asso-
citation of Iron Steel and Tin Work
ers. The latter body will ask slight
change in working conditions, The
attitude of the manufacturers N
the wage question has not been re-
vealed. Last week there was a con-
ference between the Bar Iron divi-
sion ard the manufacturers. The
two were unable to reach an agree
ment. but adjourned with the I'M
d~erstanding that the matter would
be threshed out.
ATLANTIC CITY, June Jack
Dempsey, like other former worlds
heavyweight champions, spends a
great share of idle time around his
camp playing cards for mental re-
taxation. He is virtually a prisoner,
as he sees few persons outside news
paper men assigned to cover the
training, and seldom ventures down
town. except to visit a barber shop or
picture show. Pinochle, cribbage
and rummy are the favorite card
games the champion plays.
He enjoys card games while sitting
in the warmth of the Jul on the steps
of his front porch and in the even
ing plays indoors. He rarely re-
mains up later than 10 o'clock. he is
usually in bed and asleep at $3.50.