Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-18
NEW JERSEY NEWS

ATLANTIC CITY, May 1S-A
message of greeting from President
Harding was read at the closing
session of the Independent Birth
Abraham. The President praised
the patriotism of the Jewish popu-
lation of the country.
ATLANTIC CITY, May 1S-Con-
ditions have made necessary reduc-
tons in working forces from 3 to
so per cent, according to the Ma
tional Machine Dealers Association
in convention here. Few reported
reductions in wSges.
Several of The larger dealers said
they introduced a method of giving
each employe one weeks vacation
without pay in ever yfour weeks,
reducing overhead charges.
TRENTON, May 1S:-The Board
of Utility Commissioners have grant,
ed the Tuckerton Gas Company an
increase in rates. although the in
crease was not permitted as the
company petitioned. The applicant
asked to be allowed to charge all
consumers $2.95 per thousand feet
and a service charge of twenty-five
cents a month or $500 a year for
three and five light meters to enable
the company to carry its investment
charges. The board in d~isposing of
the case decided that the petition be
dismissed and realizing that the
company is in need of further rev.
enue granted the following rates: A
fixed service charge of SO a year for
customers served through three and
five light meters. payable at the rate
of twenty-five cents a month for all
year round customers. The board
also disposed of the application of
the Ocean County Gas Company,
which is associated with the Tuck
erton Gas Company, in the same
manner.
NEWARK. May 1S.-Labor lead
ers predict that carpenters. painters.
GLACIERS. paperhangers and electri-
cal workers. who have remained at
work because of written agreements
and because their wages were not
reduced. will be asked to support
other trades at the meeting of the
Building Trades Council tonight as a
result of the attempt of the Build
ing Trades Employers Association
to create an open shop" in Newark
and vicinity.
The association opened it's en-
ployment offices at 5SS Broad street
yesterday. and says 5000 mechanics
of all crafts. including a number
who displayed union cards, applied
for work. Many were placed on
jobs. OF the fifteen ironworkers.
who enrolled none was identified as
union men.
MEANA p X Nav 4 Q-NNith 6iffnr-
ences among it's members ironed out
at a final conference yesterday morn
ing, the organization of the new
City Commission was accomplished
without discord. Hundreds packed
the Council Chamber to cheer the
new Mayor, Alexander Archibald.
and to applaud the four other COM
missioners. Beautiful floral pieces,
gifts of admirers, almost concealed
from view the members of the COM
mission when they gathered around
the long table in answer to City
Clerk Egan's call to order.
NEWARK, May 1S:-Heirs OF
stockholders of the Farmers Trans
portation Company, of Keyport,
which operated a steamboat line be-
tween there and New York for sew
eral years after the close of the Civil
War. have money coming to them
they knew nothing about.
Recent discovery by Ambrose w.
Cook of New Brunswick, the only
living stakeholder of the nicer
that $1,000 belonging to the COM
pany has been lying in the Peoples
National Bank at Keyport since
1908. drawing interest, caused Mr..
Cook to ask Vice Chancellor Backes
yesterday to name a receiver for the
company. which is still in existence,
but not operating. Vice Chancellor
Backes appointed Rufus O. Walling,
postmaster of Keyport. receiver. Mr..
Walling is a grandson of the late
Rufus Ogden, founder of the trans
portatlon company. Mr.. Ogden died
six years Ago..
1t Is the belief of Mr.. Cook there
may be other moneys in bank in
New York.