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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-19
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hendricks,
of Jersey City. were at Little Farms.
Sunday.
Mrs. Alfred Collins has returned to
Brooklyn. after visiting her parents.
Mrs. Ernest Haggin has returned
from a visit in Pennsylvania the past
W. weeks.
Henry Bedell visited in Perth Am
boy yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Harold Tannenberger, OF
Elizabeth, formerly of Prince Bay,
has gone to Asbury Park for a vaca-
ton.
U. S. Grant Council. Jr. o. u. A. M.
met last night at Amicitia hall.
Good reports were heard by Dis
trict Superintendent Spencer at the
quarterly conference of Woodrow
church last night. DR.. Spencer gave
a stereopticon lecture on the Centen-
airy work before a good audience.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-19
RECORD HEARD
IN COAL PROBE
Is for Government Ownership
of Railroads and All Un-
used Coal Lands
IBy Evening News Correspondent

h Evening NeW6 COrresponuent.l
JERSEY ACITY. July 19:-The
Mackay Coal Trust Investigating
Committee in session at the court
house here, today. listened to a state
ment by George l.. Record, of Jersey
City, of the methods by which the
coal trust was built up and is now
maintained. Mr.. Record claimed
that the trust depends upon two ele-
ments. one, discrimination in it's a v
or in railroad transportation, and
the other, acquisition of nearly all
the land containing anthracite coal,
which was acquired by the trust to
prevent competitors from obtaining
mines.
Mr.. Record claimed that the rem
edy of regulating commissions and
penal statutes had been tried for
forty years and completely failed.
His remedy is the government own
ership of unused coal lands, which
should be leased to the competitors
of the trust upon modern royalties.
with provision for forfeiture in case
of non-user. Among other things
Mr.. Record said:
The general subject for the COM
nittee to investigate fails in two
parts: the methods of production
and the methods of distribution. If
a few dealers possess the monopoly
of the local distribution of coal, it
follows that the power goes back
to and proceeds from the trust
which produces the coal.
THE Interstate Commerce Com
missions report Of July 80, 1915,
proves that the Trust depends for
its control of the market upon two
elements: First, advantages in rail-
road transportation enjoyed by the
Trust owned mines, and denied
competitors, and second, the acqui-
sition by the Trust of nearly all the
land which contains anthracite
coal.
tt is obvious that no COMPETE
ton can exist in a trade where such
transportation privileges and adj
vantages exist. But there is IN
other element of monopoly which
has been acquired by the Coal Trust.
1t is estimated that there is enough
coal in the anthracite regions to last
one thousand years. Nearly all Of
this mas now PASSED into the own
ership of the Trust. This land has
been acquired, not for the purpose
of producing coal, but for the ex-
press purpose of preventing coal
from being produced from the I'M
used land in competition of the ex-
listing mines.
1.-TWO things must be done IL the
business men and our people at
large are to be freed from the exor-
bitant toll now levied by the coal
trust. The first is government own
ership and operation of the rail-
roads. Public ownership means
equality of service to all COMPETE
tors. 1t is also essential that we
should follow up the government
ownership of railroad with the own
ership by the public of unused coal
lands, These lands should then be
leased out to competitors of the coal
trust upon moderate royalties, con-
ditioned to forfeiture in case of
non-use by the lessee.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-19
MAIN STREET SHUT OFF,
PROTEST

tBy Evening News Stan Correspondent
TOTTENVILLE. July 19.-Mer-
chants and storekeepers in the lower
part of Main street, are making a
protest in regard to hat section of
the street being cut off from traffic
below Arthur Kill road, which is be-
ing torn up for rebuilding at that
point.
The steam ~excavator started to
work in Main street yesterday after
noon and cut off all traffic going
down to the water. All travel was
then diverted along the railroad and
up johnson All deliveries
made to and from the business places
are done through a roundabout way.
Several arguments between the
city inspector OF the job and drivers
when the work was being started,
resulted. but to no avail, when We
hicles could be let through If the in
spector should have been disposed to
let them pass.
An anonymous letter received by
the police department with regard to
the condition of Arthur Kill road,
left by the contractor was investigat-
ed by Sergeant Walker yesterday aft
o Sergeant Walker with two
men assigned by Contractor johnson
went over the road. He will make his
report to the police captain and the
commissioner of his findings.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-19

elemen necessary for success of the
plan in this section is the desire to
own a home
IT think hat this offers an excep.
tionai opportunity for those people
who want to build. and l want to
make it very plain and emphatic that
our bank will be very glad to talk
the plan over with anyone interested
and will do everything possible to aid
and advise people who are interested
enough in this plan to ask about it.
The Perth Amboy Trust Company
collects the interest and install.
ments, looks after the payment OF
insurance and taxes and RENTS
twice a year to the Metropolitan
Insurance Company the amount col
lected. The Trust Company asks no
commission for it's services. the idea
of this institution entering into the
program in addition to seeing the
housing situation bettered, being to
increase the number of depositors
in their special savings department..
1t is essential that a person must
have from $3.50 to $500 in this
special department for a period OF
six months prior to securing a loan
through the bank If it is desired to
take advantage of this financing
scheme.
This plan is expected to be gladly
received by residents in Perth AM
boy, Woodbridge, Sewaren and
Fords, who have had the desire to
build, but could not see their way
clear to finance the propositions
President Alpern has gone extern
sively into this matter, having per-
sonally investigated various phases
of it for about a veal and now feels
that it has been perfected to such
a degree as to contain no superficial
red tape or non-essential transac-
ton. 4
This new housing plan will go in
to effect at once, the trust company
now preparing publicity literature
for the enlightenment of the public
on this subject. John T.. Quinn, Of
the real estate departnsrr-Uf-rn1
Trust Company. has had charge OF
the development of the new housing
plan.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-19
SHIPPING BOARD
DEFICIT TODAY
Total of $3.50, 900, 900 or
About $3.50, 600, 900 More
Than Previous Estimates

WASHINGTON, July 19.-With
the publication today of revived es-
Inmates of the shipping boards deficit
for the last fiscal year showing a to-
tai of $3.50, 100000 or about $780,
600, 900 more than previous estimates
Chairman Lasker of the board. said
he was prepared to appear before
congressional committee to explain
the condition of the boards finances,
and ask for a relief appropriation of
about $500, 1000, 900 for the current
fiscal year.
In announcing the new estimate
of the deficit incurred Chairman Las
ker declared the books of the board
were in a "~deplorable condition"
and that they could not have been
kept in much different shape had
they been kept with a view of deceiv-
ing and cheating congress and the
country,
II know and want to explain that
Admiral Benson, former chairman of
the board. and Auditor Queedale.
had not the remotest thing to do with
such gross Misrepresentation" Mr..
Lasker said.
1.-The accounting system was
started in the stress of war;" he
said, land continued in the stress
Of incompetency. and though out
side auditors produced the figures
given out 1 don't guarantee them
ever now.
when 1 showed the president the
figures he was shocked and dis
mayed.
Approximately 5000, 100000 rep
resents the absolute loss and opera
TONS in the fleet, and then there
wa $3.50, 10000 spen. on ship con-
str u ction. What these newly ac-
Cured assets are worth are highly
questionable.
1.-THE plans for the steamer
American Legion which starts on
its first trip in a few days were with
redrawn seven times and it is easy
to see how that would run up the
cost"
But she costs between six and
seven million dollars before she
sails. Her real worth is probably
half her cost. But after all
there is a fleet so that our task is
to make what was a liability into
an ASSET
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-19
MAN THROWN OFF HIS
WAGON, Is INJURED

fly Evening News Staff Correspondence
TOTTENVILLE, July 19:-Eman-
uel Berkowitz, of $50 Gates avenue,
Brooklyn, received a l%aceration of
the head and left shoulder when he
fell from a wagon in Arthur Kill
road yesterday afternoon. He was
attended by DR.. Selig, of the Rich
mond Memorial Hospital, and left
for his home after the accident. Ac-
cording to the report received by the
police, Berkowitz was driving along
the road when his wagon ran off the
roadway and he vas thrown from
the vehicle.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-19
BENTLEY ODD FELLOWS
INSTALL OFFICERS

by Evening News Stan Correspondent
TOTTENVILLE, July 19-District
Deputy Grand Master William Null
len and staff of Mortified Lodge. of
Port Richmond. installed the newly
elected officers of Bentley Lodge No.
$40, Odd Fellows, last night at a
meeting held at Odd Fellows hall.
The new officers are: Noble grand,
Ralph Roseland; vice grand, How
ard Hartmann; recording secretary.
David E. Ryder; right support to
noble grand, Henry Otterson; left
support to noble grand, Herbert p.
VanName; warden, Lauritz Olsen:
conductor, James Hawkins: chap
lain. Samuel Tozier; inside guard.
William l.. Vaughan, and outside
guard, Peter Carlson. David E.
Ryder is the retiring noble grand.
Several other officers that were not
present will be installed at the next
meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-19
MAKE ARREST IN
SILK ROBBERY
Man Arrested in New York,
According to Word, Reach
ina Prosecutors Office


rBy Evening News staff Correspondence
NEW BRUNSWICK, July 10
One of the principals in the 100000
silk robbery which occurred at
Metuchen early on the morning of
July /, has been arrested in New
York, according to a telephone re-
ceived in the office of the prosecutor
this morning from County Detective
Ferd A. David. who has been in New
York since yesterday in reference to
the case. No details are available
as yet, but according to Detective
David, the matter is expected to be
cleared up in the course of the day.
David has been working in conjunc-
ton with the New York police, while
Detective Fitzpatrick has been in
Philadelphia on the case.
1t is not known whether the driv-
ers of the trucks concerned in the
robbery are the real principals in
the matter. Alexander Kliegerman
of Philadelphia and Frank Rossetti
and Daniel Brown are the men held
under bail until the matter is
cleared up.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-19
PLAN STARTS TO RELIEVE
HOUSING SHORTAGE HERE
Continued from page y


Isaac Alpern, president of the
Perth Amboy Trust Company. in an
interview on this subject, said:
1T is just as simple as the A. B.
c., and on that account it seems pc
ouliar that such a plan has not been
put into operation before. At any
rate the housing situation is so SER
ious that the time has come when
those agencies who derive their funds
| from the people must stand back OF
those of their people who so greatly
need this help. The plan which we
have is not a complicated one; it Is
not interviewer with a lot of unneces-
sary red tape: it is merely a definite
independent housing plan that will
be financed by the home owners
themselves in the person of deposit
tors. The bank will act only as an
aid and financial adviser.
at is a prudent thing for persons
to save all they can from day to day.
, week to week, or month to month.
and to deposit every dollar where 1t
will be safe and be earning interest.
Then make those savings the basis
upon which to secure a home. Let
the average mar pay rent to himself
instead of to the other fellow. The
man 10 WHOM ne lOI merry pau ieht
| did it: why can't the steady wage
Garner do it.
"Thanks to the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company. which. like our
bank, has an abiding faith in the
average man. this plan is assured.
The people of this section. on first
thought. will hardly realize the vast
aid that this large and powerful in
surance institution will give, but
when they consider that the Metro
politan Company is the largest in
dustrial life insurance company II
the world. with ove 1S,000,0 900 pol
icy holders and with a realization OF
a definite responsibility to those peo'
pie for whom they act as trustees
they can rest assured that the only
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-19
POLICE NEWS

Speeders and other violators of
the city motor regulations were fined
a total of ISL by Recorder Pickers-
gill in the police court last night and
this morning. William Liddle of
178 Rector street; Edward Pavese,
129 Gordon street, and Moses Kauf-
man, 373 Park avenue, were sum-
moned by Traffic Officer Durham for
infraction of parking rules. They
were fined SO each.
Summoned by Motorcycle Officer
Seiboth for speeding and other of
lenses: David Kreiter, 1928 Ellis
avenue, Chicago; Christian Fleiss-
ner, Newark: Elmer Meyers. 81
Howard street, Arlington: Hugo Bitt-
ner, ITO Clinton avenue, Newark:
Walter Huber, Locust, and Fred
Schoene of Newark were assessed
fines ranging from IS to ,15 each.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-19
INSPECTION Of
ISLAND PIERS
Staten Island Chamber of
Commerce Invites N. J. Rep
reSentativeS to Reception

by Evening News Stan Correspondent
TOTTENVILLE, July 19:-An in
! spection of the new municipal piers
and terminals on the east shore of
! Staten Island Will be afforded people
! Of this section and New Jersey next
Wednesday, July 81. An invitation
has been extended by Borough Pres
.ident Calvin d. VanName, Dock
sCommissioner Murray Hubert of the
city of New York and the Staten Is
land Chamber of Commerce to a
number of men from New Jersey
representing the county municipal
authorities as well as the CONNER
.cial and industrial interests of that
section of New Jersey which is in
the metropolitan district. This is
being done for the purpose of dis
scussing plans for the establishment
of better means of communication
between Staten Island and New Jer-
'sey by means of subways or bridges
and for the purpose of promoting
friendly feeling and commercial n
industrial interests in the two COM
,munities.
An extensive program a been
Outlined and a committee has been
named to receive visitors to Staten
island from various points. The
quests arriving at the different points
will be conveyed in automobiles to
the borough hall at st. George,
where g. reception will be rendered
sthem by Borough President Var
Name and addresses will be made
by the borough president and the
dock commissioner. After these
ceremonies the guests will proceed
to the ferry landing at st. George,
where they will be received by Dock
Commissioner Hubert and then
conveyed by steamer along the new
municipal piers and terminals as far
las Fort Wadsworth. They will then
.disembark at the fort and be shown
Through the government reservation
as the guests of Major r. H. Smith,
the commanding officer of the fort.
After the inspection at the fort
the party will be met by automobiles
land conveyed through the pictur-
'esque part of Staten Island or the
steamer will return to st. George
and there be met by the conveyances
for the trip over the island. This
trip will be terminated at the
try residence of Hugo Behrend. pres
ident of the Union Transport Com
pany, on Bard avenue, Livingston. A
supper will be served at this place
and the time will be given up to So
cial entertainments until the return
trip to the respective ferries men
toned in the program. THE guests
from Perth Amboy will be met at
the 2 o'clock boat at the foot of
bentley street on the day of the in
spection. Benjamin Williams is the
chairman of the T~ottenville COM
mittee. The other places where
guests will be received will be at
Hollands Hook from Elizabethport,
Port Richmond from Bergen Point
and at st. George from Manhattan.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-19
s%URROGATE'S COURT

By Evening News Staff Correspondent
NEW BRUNSWICK, July 49,
Letters of administration, ad prose-
quendum, were issued today by the
surrogate to William Moore, of
South Brunswick township, on the
estate of his wife, Amanda Moore,
who died August 2, 1919. of injuries
for which the Public Service Cor
poration is believed to be RESPONSE
BILE.
Letters of administration have
also heen issued to Rev. Arthur ID.
Hassett. of Metuchen, on the estate
of Rev. Robert l.. MacNilly. who
died February 10. Hassett claims a
sum of money for medical services
for MacNilly for which the Metuchen
minister paid. MacNilly's personal
estate is valued at $1,700.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-19
Funeral OF Drowned Man

The body of John Johnson. thirty
two years old. of so Marshall street,
Elizabeth, who was drowned while
bathing at Ronalders Beach, Kreis-
cherville, Sunday afternoon, was TAX
en- to his home yesterday.
Medical Examiner George Mord
for the borough of Richmond. viewed
the body at Bedelrs morgue at Tot
tenville and without an autopsy turn
ed the body of the young man over
to Undertaken Mitchell, of Elizabeth,
who took it to that city. The funeral
for the drowned man is being held
today from his late residence and the
interment is in Evergreen cemetery,
Newark.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-19
SPEEDERS FINED IN
COURT BY MAGISTRATE

CBy Evening News Staff Correspondent
TOTTENVILLE. July 19:-One
SECOND offender was fined $50 and
nine first offenders had to pay $25
each to Magistrate Croak in the Sec
ond district court yesterday for
speeding in Amboy road over the
weekend. The second offender was
Joseph Baradel, of SO Sixth avenue,
Brooklyn, who was given one day in
Jail byMagistrate Mancuso in Man
haitian, August IS, last year.. The
first offenders fined were Max
Schwartz, Edwin II. Velte, Milton w.
Olden, Brooklyn: w. Enrique, Man
haitian; Thomas Kidd, Westwood. N.
j.; Fred Kass, East Orange; Ralph
Lotti, Astoria; Michael Bleuvelt,
Jersey City; Patrick Kenny. Bay
Onne.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-19
Valley A. C. Wins Game,

The Valley A. C. Sunday traveller
to Plainfield, where they defeated
the representative nine of that place
This evened things, as Plainfield de-
feated the Valley A. c. a short time
ago by q count of s to 7.
Carroll's mound work for the Val
leys featured the game, with nine
teen strike-outs, and allowing but
three hits. johnson and Brittor
twirled for Plainfield, allowing eight
hits and striking out six men.
The final count Of the game was
4 to 8.
The score by innings:
Valley A. c.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 Ia
Plainfield... 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 O.:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-19
County Seat Men Guilty

[By Evening News Staff Correspondent. ]
NEW BRUNSWICK, July 10
Under an indictment charging them
with larceny and receiving and with
the possession of an automobile
without the consent of the ownec,
John Buckley and John Smith,
beth of this city, were found guilty
yesterday under the last count. SEN
tence will be pronounced on Friday.
The car taken by the two was
the property of Randolph Stout,
and was taken at Nelson field,
while the owner was watching a
baseball game last May.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-19
File Building Agreement

by Evening News Staff Correspondent. ]
NEW BRUNSWICK, July 19:-A
building agreement between John
Moritko, owner, and Andrew Halek,
mason work contractor, has been
filed in the Office of the county clerk,
The agreement calls for the mason
work on a two-story apartment
house being constructed on State
street, Perth Amboy. The work is
to be finished by September Is at a
cost of $2,195.
Another agreement on file is be-
tween Moritko and Peter Hansen for
the carpenter work in the same
building. The cost of the work is
estimated at $3.50.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-19
JAMESBURG PASTOR RESIGNS
after 7 YEARS OF SERVICE

tBy Evening News Correspondent
JAMESBURG. July 19:-The Rev.
w. J. B. Edgar, pastor of the
Jamesburg Presbyterian church for
the past seven years. has rendered
his resignation as pastor to be effec-
tive on the first Sunday in Septem-
Der.
Rev. Edgar will enter the evan
gelical field of the Presbyterian
church and has been highly recon-
mended for this important post. He
came to Jamesburg from Philadel-
phia and the lack of spiritual inter-
est in the church life has caused the
closing of the church on Sunday
evenings.
No successor has been named by
the official board Of the local church.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-19
MORGAN

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Brown of
New Brunswick visited friends in
Morgan Sunday.
Conrad Ryno of Dunellen is spend
ing some time here.
Mrs. T. r. Ross and daughter
Mildred of Brooklyn have a cottage
on the hill for a week.
Miss May Lauer of Brooklyn has
been visiting her mother here re-
Gently.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-19

Andrew Matheson and Archibald
Wilburn have taken over the hard
ware business of NJ. Matheson in
Main street. which they are conduct
ing along the same zines. Mr.. Math-
eson. the former proprietor. is con-
templating farming in the upper part
of the state.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-19
AufO Truck Seized

Thy Evening News STAFF Correspondent. ]
NEW BRUNSWICK, July 10
Deputy Sheriff William Hanna at
tached an automobile truck belong
ing to the Nichols Motor Transpor-
tation Company in Philadelphia,
last night. The attachment was
made at Albany and George streets
and the machine was impounded in
SwarZbaugh's garage on Albany
street. The attachment was made
pending the settlement of a claim
of $500 by John r. Nelson, in
the course of disposal. 9
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-19

YOUNGSTOWN, N. Y, July Iy.-De-
Witt Young, 3S. died in a hospital to-
day as the result of being hit on the
head by a pitched ball during an in
dustrial league baseball game. He
was stunned and finished the game.
After driving home in his automo-
bile he became unconscious and his
entire right side was paralyzed. He
was general manager of the Richard
4. Evans & Sons leather mill.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-12
POLITICAL

N OLITICAL opposition to the administration for funding the re-
II Mobilization of the railroads was expected. The democrats were
= sure TO make il a target for criticism of President Harding and
the republican congress. La Toilette, also, was due to rise in his
place and decaim in a characteristic style that once had a strong
popular appeal but that has somehow lost its power 10 convince.
A bill of this kind offers a great opportunity for a display OF
|demagoguery. But 1T is a poor time to permit demagogues to run the
country, or to say what shall or shall not be done to start the country
running again on schedule. Senator La Toilette will have TO produce
more convincing argument than he has voiced thus far if he is to
convince the country or his colleagues that il is anything but good
business TO get the transportation machine back TO normal as quickly
as possible; TO enable it to begin buying ears and making repairs
Ito running its shops and repairing its tracks; to return to its normal
place as the biggest and most reliable buyer Of about everything
Americans have to sell, from labor to plush seat covers.
The democrats, in trying to make a political issue of the bill are
hardly to be blamed. Anything that can be used as ammunition Is
mighty handy for a democratic congressman these days, when ammu-
milton is as scarce as railroad orders.
And yet, in view of the dose Of political rilroadng and rail
road financing that this country swallowed under McAdoo, to the
terrible disturbance of its interior anatomy, and from which 1t Is
still suffering, it would seem that even the most partisan democrat
should have had enough of it,