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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28
TEN CENT FARE
Up TO SENATE
So Says State League in Let
ter on Issue to Each State
Senator.

TRENTON, March 2s.-Whether
or not there will be ten-cent troll
ley fare in New Jersey on April 1
is up to the senate. said Sedley H.
Phinney. secretary of the New Jer-
sey State League of Municipalities
in a letter sent to each New Jersey
senator today. Unless the Franklin
bill permitting further three
months suspension of rate increases
which was passed by the Assembly
on Monday last. is passed by the
senate, he said, there will be nothing
to prevent a ten-cent fare on April
l. 1921.
'On behalf of the New JERSEY
State League of Municipalities and
by direction of our executive COM
mittee," Mr.. Phinney wrote to each
senator, II wish to urge your vote
in favor of Assembly bill S73. Mr..
Franklin, which passed the House
on March 81. This bill permits the
public utilities board to suspend
rate increases for an additional
three months beyond the three
months now allowed. If nearing
has not been held.
THE Public Service Railroad conf
pany will be entitled to charge ten
cents on April l unless the board
decides otherwise at a previous
hearing, and the Trenton and Mer-
Ger County Traction company could
have charged ten cents on March 1
had IL chosen to, since they both
filed applications three months be-
fore these dates. The new utilities
board can hardly handle such an
important community problem in
adequate fashion and in fairness TO
the companies and the public be-
tween now and April 1.
IF we believe in state regulation
of public utilities, and IL the pres
ent circumstances have shown a Sc
rious flaw in the machinery of con-
troll. ought not that public control
to be made more complete?
The senate can prevent a ten
cent trolley fare on April 1 by pass
ing this bill only such passage can
prevent it. / wish to urge your
careful consideration and favorable
vote on this bill"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28
JUDGE DAILY IS
SWORN IN TODAY
Starts Another Term as Judge
of County Court Lunch
con in His Honor.
Tsy Evening News san Correspondent

IBy Evening News sta1 Correspondent.l
NEW BRUNSWICK. March aS:-
Judge Peter F. Daily was sworn in
today at 12:40 o'clock by Deputy
County Clerk Robert W. Helm. He
was recently reappointed as presid-
ing Judge OF the Court of Common
Pleas by Governor Edwards to serve
another five-year term. Among those
who witnessed the ceremony, which
was short and which was followed
by a luncheon al the Hotel Walker,
are: senator and Mrs. Thomas
Brown. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hag-
erty, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter SEDAN.
Surrogate Daniel Clayton and a
number of others. Judge Days
daughter was present and was the
first to offer congratulations
II was expected that County Clerk
Bernard NJ. Cannon would be in
charge ofsthis ceremony because he
was around the office shortly before
the time. He was not present, how
ever.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28
WAGE INCREASE
PLEA DENIED
Labor Board Dismisses Ap-
peals Filed by IS Railroad
Workers Unions Last Fall

CHICAGO. March 2S.-The United
States railroad labor board dis
missed appeals today for increased
wages filed last fall by fifteen rail-
road labor unions against sixty-seven
short lines, throughout the country.
Short lines which accepted for
their men the terms of S600,000,0 900
wage award of last July will not be
privileged TO go back to the old
scale, under today's announced ae-
tion.
This decision shall not be con-
sidered affecting any wage increase
now in effect nor any agreement
regarding wages between any of the
carriers and their employees"
Because of the varying kinds of
work performed by the employees the
board declared il found il '.imprac-
ticable TO decide on the evidence
submitted what are reasonable wages
for the varying work under inf
nitely varying conditions by the en-
ployes.' The decision points out
there are under consideration sever
al hundred grievances which should
be determined by boards. II also
pointed out the diverse kinds OF
work done by the employees was
unclassified and, therefore. II was
impossible to understate the needs
for standardization of rules upon
which TO base a wage award.
A general rules and working hear
ing affecting the trunk lines OF the
country is before the board No
set of rules has ever been applied
uniformly TO the short lines. The
board declared it was impracticable
TO determine what reasonable rule
shall be in effect on the short lines
until the question of reasonable
rules and working conditions on the
standard railroads has been dis
posed of.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28

Resolutions continue to be passed
in various churches and organiza-
tions in Perth Amboy. manifesting
the attitude of the people toward
liquor conditions existing here. The
Baptist Brotherhood of the First
Baptist church have gone down on
record in emphatic terms protesting
against the Illicit sale of liquors,
which. they claim is debauching the
men of the community and making
the streets unsafe for women.
The congregation asks the inter-
ference of the city authorities in
closing up the places where liquor
can be obtained, and have gone
down in favor of the full penalty
of the law for violators.
The brotherhood offers it's heart
lest cooperation in stamping out
the evil through the following reso-
lutions:
Editor, Evening News:
Whereas. We are deeply grieved
by the death OF Mrs. Edith NJ. Will
son, and
Whereas, The community has
suffered great loss by her death,
and
Whereas. Tho underlying cause
of the shocking crime was the illicit
sale Of liquor in this city:
Therefore, Be it resolved that
we put ourselves on record as Wig
orously opposing the sale of any
liquor unauthorized by law and that
we as citizens hereby request that
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28
FIND Z GUNS
BANDITS USED
Boys Find Clues to Big Rob-
berry of Pay Roll at South
River Saturday.
[Rx Evening News stafr correspondent.l

(By Evening News stan correspondent.1
NEW BRUNSWICK, March as
Two boys playing along the path
alongside the Weston Mills creek
yesterday discovered two raincoats
and two revolvers used by the
bandits who on Saturday afternoon
held up the Office force of the Amer
lean Clay Products Company plant
at South River and after tearing out
the telephone escaped with the
weekly payroll amounting TO s1,50O.
The parents of the boys notified
the police here who in turn notified
the South River police and turned
the revolvers and coats over to
them. The creek along which the
boy discovered the coats and guns
runs not far from the American
Clay Products Company plant.
One of the guns was a Colt and
was loaded, while the other was OF
foreign make and did not contain
any bullets. The police at this time
are of the opinion that the robbery
was committed by someone who was
acquainted with the manner OF
business at the plant.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28
PROBE PE0NAGE CHARGE;
II NEGROES KILLED

MONTICELLO. Ga. March 2S:-
State authorities were planning TO
push their investigation of alleged
peonage practices in Jasper and
Newton counties, following recovery
Of two more bodies of negroes from
the Alcovy river here, making a
total of eleven bodies found since
an investigation began of peonage
and murder charges against John
a Jasper county farmer.
The last bodies found were chained
together and weighed down with
rocks and irons as were the first
three previously recovered.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28
HEAR|NGsE FOR 8
BILLS TODAY
Iitney Bill, Housing Measure
and City Manager Bill Will
be Heard Today.
TBy Evening News Consequently

TRENTON, March 2s:-Hearings
IN the Elliott jitney bill, the Nelson
housing bill. and the Parry city
manager bill will feature the open
ing of the resumption of legislative
activities here this week for the
twelfth and next to the last week of
the session. The discussions on the
before mentioned measures will
take place before senate committee
this afternoon.
At the same hour the special
House committee recently named to
take UP the several bills relating to
the licensing of chiropractors and
osteopaths will have a public. hear
ing on these bills. This special COM
mittee Is composed of Assemblyman
Eldridge of Union. Downs of Morris
and Tattersall of Passaic.
The jitney hearing was scheduled
this morning to begin at 2:30 O'Clock
this afternoon and will be the sec
ond airing this measure has received
this year. The Elliott measure would
put the jitneys under the regulation
of the Public Utilities Commission.
Only the threat of Assemblyman
Nelson, of Hudson, in the Republi-
can House caucus. to the effect that
he would bolt the party unless ac-
tNn was taken on his housing bill
u action upon it. Having passed
the assembly. the measures sponsor
is now working to get 1t through the
senate, with only two legislative
weeks remaining. The bill strikes
at the rent profiteers and provides
that any tenant whose rent is raised
may bring the matter to court and
compel the landlord to prove that
the Increase is just and reasonable.
The senate committee on boroughs
and townships will give the hearing
on the city manager bill. This is
bill which will permit any munich
pality to adopt this form of govern
ment IL thirty per cent of the voters
10 approve at referendum.
The house committee on agricul-
.ure will give a hearing this after
aoon on the bill introduced by As
semblyman Sexsmith. of Monmouth,
which would have the New Jersey
standards for condensed milk con-
form to those of the federal gov
ernmenf.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28
Z MURDERERS
To DEATH CELL
Great Secrecy Surrounds the
Taking of Knight and Fitz-
simmons to Trenton Today
ARE CAREFULLY GUARDED
Left County Jail at II O'Clock
Trip is Made by Auto ---3
Prisoners Taken.
ARE CAREFULLY GUARDED

by Evening News Stan Correspondent]
NEW BRUNSWICK, March Is
Although great secrecy surrounded
,he planning for the movement Of
William Fitzsimmons, the Wood
bridge murderer. and George Wash
ington Knight. the negro slayer or
Mrs. Edith Marshall Wilson, of Perth
Amboy, it is understood that these
two men who are slated to go to the
chair during the week of May 2, left
the county Jail about IL o'clock this
morning, chained to Morris Weiss.
who was sentenced to serve from five
to ten years in states prison for forg-
cry and issuing checks without hav-
ing sufficient funds.
The trip to Trenton was made by
automobile, and three guards accom-
panied the men, Warden Alfred
Puerschner. Charles Blew and Harry
Kahrs, the latter two of the jail
officers. The authorities endeavored
to keep the movement of the men
secret, until they were safely locked
in Jail.
Fitzsimmons was found guilty of
fifst degree murder last Wednesday
in connection with the murder of his
wife, at their home in Woodbridge,
and Knight, a Cliffwood negro. was
found guilty on Thursday of first
degree murder in connection with the
killing of Mrs. Edith Marshall Will
son, at Perth Amboy on March IL.
A big mob of people we're around
lhe station at noon today. expecting
10 see the negro murderer and Fitz-
dmmons be taken to Trenton. but
the jail authorities put one over by
tending the men to prison by auto
mobile. There were very few people
around when the automobile trip
started. The crowd at the station
appeared disappointed when inform
ID that the murderers had been ship
oed by automobile.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28

Another person was before Re-
corder Harold f. PickersgiH TINS
morning who did not know tne
meaning of the saying, sit is always
best, TO leave we'll enough alone,
and as a result this person had TO
nav $40 to learn the meaning. Mrs.
Sarah Levenson. of 172 Chauncey
street, the complainant against Peter
Adamovitch. of 166 Chauncey street,
was the party taught lesson. ana
Adamovitch also was fined $40.
Adamovitch was arrested late
Saturday night by Patrolman Will
lam Peterson on disorderly con-
duct charge in connection with the
breaking of a window. The woman
appeared in court this morning, and
after Adamovitch had admitted
breaking the window. the complain
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28

and all ex-service men who have
honorable discharges and are resi-
dents of New Jersey are eligible to
the bonus. The men must. bring their
discharges with them and are as
sured that they will not leave the
Legion office.
A state representative, who for
the third congressional district, is
Raymond p. White. county COM
mander of the Legion, will o. K. the
discharge personally upon his trips
to Perth Amboy. after which the
papers will be returned to their
owners.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28
RelUard Fund Is Boosted
By More Contributions;
Committee Meets Tonight

The Evening News reward fund
today at 10 o'clock totaled s1.o64.
and is still growing. The most i'm
portant developments in relation to
the fund today is, that George WASH
ington knight, the negro murderer,
who was convicted and sentenced to
die in the electric chair during the
week of May 2. is being taken to
the death house in Trenton and that
a meeting of the citizens committee
in charge of the fund will be held
tonight in the city hall.
The Evening News reward fund,
was started in order that the people
of this city and vicinity. might in
this way, show their gratitude to
Conductor Charles Hauser and Of
ficer Asbury Mount of Keyport, for
the part they took in bringing to
justice the slayer of Mrs. Edith
Marshall Wilson in this city on
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28
Wanted To Forgive Man
Who Broke Window; Pays
$40 Fine For Her Trouble

ant stated she wanted to forgive him.
The imposing Of fine OF $40 on
the man, brought considerable COM
ment from the complainant and the
recorder told her that the next time
she should take a little time before
calling the police. This statement
of the court was followed by re-
mark from the complainant that the
act had been committed three times
and that for this reason she had a
right TO call the police.
The woman disregarded a warning
OF the court to stop arguing, and
was fined $40. While before the
lieutenant asking why she was fined,
the Woman fell TO the floor seeming
ly in a faint, but quickly revived her.
self. paid the fine and left the sta
tion house.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28

March IL.
knight, on the witness stand, sta
ted that he did not know what he
was doing when he murdered Mrs.
Wilson, and following his crime. es-
capped to his boarding house at Cliff
wood. going from this city to his
home by way of Jersey Central
Traction company trolley car. Hau-
ser was the conductor of this car,
and seeing the condition of the
negro's clothing he remembered the
man when he read an account of the
murder in the papers and with Of
ficer Mount caused his arrest. The
negro confessed.
The fund still remains open and
anyone desiring to contribute may
do so by sending any amount, no
matter how small. to the reward
fund, caro- of the Evening News.
The fund to date follows:
Continued on page 81
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28
ODer 200 Applications
Received For Soldiers
Bonus; Office Open Tonight

Over 200 of Perth Amboy's ex-
service men have alreaedy made ap-
plicatiop for their New Jersey state
bonus through the local post of the
American Legion. which has INSTALL
ed temporary Office in room 210.
Board of Trade building to assist
the men in making their applica-
tions. A large staff of Legionaires
were on hand Friday and Saturday
nights and the work. arranged sys-
facility.
The Office will be open every night
this week except Friday. at o'clock
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28

Clarence w. Sorber, OF 81 "a
Commercial avenue. New Brunswick,
was almost instantly killed this
morning when he fell from the top
of the new reservoir, distance OF
twenty-five feet, to the concrete
base of the reservoir striking on his
head. He died just as he reached
the hospital. :.
Sorber was a carpenter employed
by Snare & Triest, who are build
ing the new reservoir, to nail the
forms for the roof together. Sor-
ber was busy mailing on the forms
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28
might And mom Taken To Trenton Death CeMan Fatally Injured Water Reservoir
TRY THREE ON CHARGE OF MURDER
Man Is Fatally Hurt
As He Falls From, Top
OfNelu Water Reservoir

so that the concrete could be poured
when he stepped through a hole in
the forms, near one of the columns
which support the roof, and plunged
to the concrete floor of the reser-
voir, twenty-five feet below.
He was rushed to the hospital,
but died just as he reached the in
stitution. According to the hospital
reports, Sorber's death was caused
by a fracture of the skull.
Sorber was forty-two years old and
is survived by a wife and three chill
dren.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28
Hot Here, But Cold
Wdpe Is Coming

CHICAGO, March 2s--The
cold wave which today was NOV
ing eastward. caused widespread
damage to some of the fruit rails
ing section of the middle west.
The damage was severe in south
eastern Missouri and southern
illinois.
In Chicago an icy blast out of
the north shifted to the north
east, and sent the thermometers
down.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28
To Examine Report

[By The Associated Press.1
PARIS, March 2S.-Examinatio
of the report of Paul Tazare, high
commander for the Rhineland and
president of the Rhineland COM
mand, regarding the customs zone on
the east bank of the Rhine, will take
place Tuesday. The report was to
have been considered Friday. but an
adjournment was advisable by the
fact that members of the British
ministry had left for their Easter
vacation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28
CARD OF THANKS

The undersigned desire TO thank all
relatives and friends who so kindly assist
ed them during their recent bereavement;
they wish to especially thank all who
sent beautiful flowers; also DR.. Frank C
Henry and the Rev. v. B. skov and Rev.
A. L. Kreyling for their comforting
words of the Danish and English Luth-
eran Church OF this city and Fords and
Undertaken ole ~. Olesen.
MR.. CHRIS osTERGAARD AND
FAMILY. lssO-3-ss-its
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28
Oust Police Guards

IBy The Associated Press.1
BERLIN. March 28.-Rioting ac-
tivities in communist sections in Gen.
trail Germany are concentrating on
Bitterfeld, where the extremists have
succeeded in disarming local police
and occupying public buildings, ac-
cording to an official communist is
sued before noon.
During Sunday bandits looted the
bank and postoffice at Sangerhau-
sen, and put the local telegraph Of
fee out of commission.
CA Halle dispatch announced that
Sangerhausen southwest of Eiselben.
had been occupied and put under
control of federal forces.)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28
RED" REVOLT
NEAR CObLENz.
Communist Uprising at Amer
ican Bridgehead at Mont
abaur is Reported Today.
U. S. SOLDIERS ACT
Military Police Restore Order
Federal Artillery Used, in
Dealing with Revolters.
S. SOLDIERS ACT

tBy The Associated Press.1
COBLENZ. March 28-A COM
munist uprising occurred this morn
ing in the American bridgehead
area at Montabaur, six miles north
east of Ehrenbreitstein. A riot call
was answered by the provost mar
shall and American militory police
were dispatched to restore order.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28
PRESENT GRAND JURY TO Be
IN SESSION UNTIL APRIL

NEW BRUNSWICK, March rs
The December term grand jury will
be in session on Friday. April /. and
about thirty cases before the body
at the first session. and twelve on
Monday. On Tuesday the new
grand jury will be sworn in and
there will be ten or twelve cases
before that body on the opening day
During the middle of next week the
prosecutors Office will have a trial
list ready for the week of April IL.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28
Use Federal Artillery

lBy the Associated Press
HALLE, Germany. March 2s-
Federal artillery was taking a
prominent part in dealing with in
surgent communists in this disturb
ed section of Prussian Saxony.
The artillery shelled the COM
munists who were grouped on the
hills to the west of Eiselben. dis
persing them.
After a brief engagement Sanger
Eausen, southwest of Eiselben, was
occupied by federal forces which
control that place.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28
Liquor Action. Is Urged
By Baptist Brotherhood;
Raid "7lp" AT So. An1boy

our officials, responsible for the en-
forcement of the law, make every
effort to seek out and destroy the
rum shops which are debauching
our men, making our streets unsafe
for women and making our city
the haunt of undesirables, creating
offensive Anotoriety, and that to end
that fearful condition we pledge our
heartfelt cooperation and support.
THE BAPTIST BROTHERHOOD
OF THE FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH.
IL. j. BARTLETT.
JOHN G. BERNARD,
Secretary"
Feared Raid at South Amboy
lBy Evening News Correspondent
SOUTH AMBOY, March 2S.-For
two hours Saturday night all the
saloons, which are supposed to be
selling near beer and other soft
drinks were closed up tight. when
word went around that prohibition
enforcement agents were expected to
visit the city. The tip proved to be
right for during the evening the
agents did visit the city, but it has
been impossible to learn what they
did while here.
The question being asked today is.
''if the saloons were only selling soft
stuff. why did they close up until
after the prohibition agents left the
city?"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28
MAN SAYS LIQUOR WAS
FOR HIS M0THER-IN- N-LAW
.fBy The Associated Press. !

z.Iby LHe Assucldteu FIess-J
NEW YORK, March 2S:-A man
describing himself as Arthur Hop
Ter. of Hohokus. n. j.. arrested in
Brooklyn today on charge of
transporting liquor without a per-
NIT. declared the package was in
tended as a gift for his mother-in-
law. The policeman who arrested
him said the bundel was built in
three layers. the top consisting of
dozen eggs. and a white apron en-
twined about a quart bottle of wine,
and the lower dozen of buns.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28

Don't neglect your lawn; see US for
seeds Kelly & McAlinden Co.
15S5-s-36-sts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28

Will the party who took the fur neck
piece from the wilk Co.'s store return
same or would you rather have the man
ager call upon you. as the guilty party
is known by him.
THE wILK CO.
1ei7-5-zs-tfs 1871 Smith 81.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28

II your coal or gas range does not bake
or burn ! will make IL or no charge. +.
j. Larkin. 51s Madison Ave. Tel. 742.
1i74-3-14-tf NJ. w. So
Fertilizer for every purpose at Kelly &
McAlinden Co. 15s5-s-3s-3ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28

The bette the tire the better the mileage
This also applies TO tire repairs
Steam yutcanizing
LET GEORGE DO 1T
$50 New DrgRswick Ave. fheas M1sT
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28
QUAKE Is RECORDED

WASHINGTON. March 2s:-
Earthquake tremors characterized
as very severe were recorded on seis-
mographs at Georgetown University.
The indicated distance from Wash
ington was 1900 miles.
Garden and Lawn Fertiizer at Kelly
McAlipden Co. 16s5-3-2s-3ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28

Gordon Taxi Service
Arthur Messing. Prop.
~ hour Service
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28

Garden Seen in bulk at Kelly Nc
Alinden CO. lssz-s-2s-s
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man beings to Tin plate" 1
The Baxarian Royal College Of Ply
sicians claimed that. railroads would
ruin the health Of the people because
the rapid. motion would give travellers
brain disease. Il . .I "s'' .at#,, =;
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