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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-05-05
STRIKE CLAIMS
CONFLICTING
Building Trades Men and
Workers Still at Odds With
no Settlement in Sight.

Conflicting reports were received
today in relation to the building
trades strike now under way here.
The carpenters union representative
maintained that conditions remain
about the same, although some of
the men had gone to work on other
jobs. The Building Trades Associa-
ton, through V. Christoffersen, held
that conditions are much better and
that not one member of the associa-
ton is employing man. He stated
that the association looked for a
settlement of the strike quickly as
building has to go on and If it can't
go on the old way. it will have to go
on the new way.
Even in view of the fact that
City Attorney Leo Goldberger COM
municated with the contractor in
charge of the work at the city sta
'bles that work must be started there
again at once, no work is being done
on the structure as yet.
The unions hold that the present
wage question IS not the only one
to oe decided at this time, but that
playing a big part in the present
conflict. Hugh Frayne, of New
York, in his address before the
mass meeting in the high school au-
ditorium held Monday night this TO
be the case. According to Mr.
Christoffersen the open shop has
never been mentioned or thought of
by the association up to the present
time as the master builders have
found the unions fair in everything.
big session of the master build
ers, members of the Building Trades
Association, will meet tonight and
it is likely that some definite action
IN relation to the present conditions
nav be taken at this meeting. A
rumber of the small builders, not
members of the master builders as
sociation, have let is be known that
thev will abide by the decision of the
association and cooperate with
them during the trouble.
The builders still maintain that
the wages have to be lower in order
10 stimulate business and that while
the men were patriotic during the
war and did all they could to help,
the government the builders feel
that they should be patriotic at this
time and do their part to readJust the
atte--var conditions, and accept
tai- reduction in wcg".
The builders .ay that the hGH'
is not one for the open shop. as was
maintained by the unions, and If the
unions want proof of this, they have
only to accept the reduction request
ed and be recognized by the builders
as they have heretofore. II the men
do not see their way clear to do this
the master builders maintain there
Continued on page p
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Big Property Damage

NEW YORK, May New York
city and neighboring sea coast
towns were today buffeted by what
was said to be the most severe storm
in ten years. Trolley and train SER
vice was effected. Property damage
is estimated at more than a million
dollars. :
Staten Island was the hardest hit,
bungalows and shipyards were DAM
aged. Trees were uprooted and tel
egraph poles broken off.
The weather bureau reported to-
day that the gale which reached
seventyfive miles an hour had some
what abated but was still strong
enough to toss ships out of their
courses.
Five men stranded on a swamped
barge two hundred yards off Ocean
Breeze, S. l., were rescued this
morning in the face of spray.
Captain Walter Enquist, COM
manding the volunteer life saving
station at the beach, set out with
one volunteer In boat.
Twice capsized, the captain fl
nally started alone, and reached the
men. The gale early today swept
Fall River line steamer, with five
hundred passengers aboard, out of
it's course, as it was about to dock.
and it crashed into a nearby pier.
The crew of the Mantoloking life
saving station near Bay Head, N. j.,
rescued a crew of four men from
the fishing schooner Julia, which
to Boston. The schooner had drop
ped anchor, but the anchor failed
to hold, and the boat was washed
ashore
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UPHOLD STAND
ON I CENT FARE
Utility Board Action in Jersey
Central Traction Case Up
Held in Supreme Court.

TRENTON. May 5-The action
of the former Public Utility Board
III refusing the Jersey Central Trac-
ticn Company, which operates in
Perth Amboy, Red Bank and other
sections of Midd:esex and Mon
mouth counties an increase from
seven to ten cents in each of its
trolley zones was today upheld by
the supreme court in an opinion by
Justice Kalisch.
The action of the utility board
was taken June 20, of last year, fol-
lowing a report from its inspectors
on May 5, 1919, showing defects in
the equipment of the company
which had detrimental effect up
on the character of the service pro-
vided The utility board ordered
the concern to make improvements
on its Matawan, keyport, Belford
avenue and First avenue, Atlantic
Highland lines. and its Keyport-
Perth Amboy division.
This is not complied with AMI in
refusing the ten cent fare the utltl-
ity board took into consideration
the fact that me company was not
fuurishinig safe, adequate and Suff-
cicut service, Us the utility act re
Qu!les.
The company in its appeal 10 lhe
supreme court contended that when
the Utility board considered the
character of the service which the
company was offering its patrons in
reaching IT'S conclusions on the ten
cent fare application. it exceeded
the authority conferred upon the
commission by the law. The COM
pany claimed this element should be
taken into consideration. Justice
Ealisch, in his opinion, refused today
to uphold this argument, pointing
out that it is the fundamental cues
tion Upon which the case rests, he
declared. The reading of the stat
ute and a consideration of univer-
sally recognized business principles
adopted by the commercial world
and which are basic of our state
policy, lead me to the view that in
determining whether a rate of fare
proposed by 4 public utility is un-
Just and unreasonable the board
may properly take into considera-
tion the safetV sufficiency ani ade-
quacy of the service rendered.
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IBy The Associated Press.l

LONDON, May 5.-The Allied ul-
timatum issued to Germany today
sum mmoning her to reply categori-
cally by May ~ at the latest, wheth-
er she will perform her unfulfilled
pledge primarily as to the payment
Of reparations.
Should Germany fail to comply,
the Allies will start the occupation
of the Ruhr valley.
The, time for Germany's payment
of her debt to the Allies are to be
given her by the Allies commission
tomorrow.
Meanwhile the Allies, the ultima
tum states, are continuing with all
necessary preliminaries for the oc-
cupation of the Ruhr.
The ultimatum was handed to DIR.
Sthamer, the German ambassador
in London this morning.
The text of the Allied ultimatum
to Germany, after brief introduc
ton reciting Germany's unfulfilled
obligations with regard to disarm-
ament. reparations, the trial of war
criminals and other matters is in
substance as follows:
THE allied powers. taking note
of the fact that despite the success
sve concessions made by the allies
since the signature of the treaty of
Versailles, and despite the warnings
and sanctions agreed upon at Spa
and Paris as well as of the sanction
announced at London, and since ap-
piled, the German government is still
in default of the obligations incum-
bent upon it. under the treaty of
Versailles. as regard:
First, disarmament.
Second. the payment due May 1
| 1901 rfi iola nF
which the reparations commission
has already called upon it to make al
this date.
Third, the trial of war criminals
as further provided for by the allied
notes of February 13, and May z
1920.
Fourth. certain other important
| respects. notably those which arise
under articles 264 to 267, 269. 273,
321, 322 and 327 of the treaty. de-
eide.
"(A) To proceed from today with
all necessary preliminary measures
for the occupation of the Ruhr val
ley by allied troops on the Rhine
under the conditions laid down.
"(B) In accordance with Article
235 of the Versailles treaty to invite
the allied reparations commission
| to notify the German government
without delay of method for the dis
| charge by Germany of her debt and
| to announce its decision to the Ger
man government by May at the
| latest.
"(C) To summon the German
! government to declare categorically
within six days after receiving the
above decision its determination: Cd
to execute without reservation or
! condition its obligation as defined
by the reparations commission; CD
to accept and realize without reser-
walton or condition in regard to its
opposition the guarantee prescribed
| by the reparations commission: 60
| to execute without reservation or
condition measures concerning mill
| tary. naval and aerial disarmament
of which Germany was notified by
the allied nations in their note of
January 90; those measures in the
| execution of which they have so
| far failed to comply with are to be
completed Immediately and the re-
mainder on a base still to be fixed (;
! (4 to proceed to the trial of war
rimnals and also with other parts
of the Versailles treaty which have
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Danger Of WaShOut

SOUTH AMBOY, May 5-The
tracks of the New York and Long
Branch railroad between this city
and Morgan, around what is known
as Conovers cove, were in danger
of being washed out last night and
this morning by the extreme high
tide in the bay. The waves were
larger than those usually seen on
the ocean and struck the huge
stones placed along the shore, by
the side of the railroad with such
force as to wash them from their
places. The waves broke with such
force that the water was thrown
over the two main line tracks and
washed freight cars standing on
sidetrack on the opposite side of the
main line tracks. Passengers on
trains were thrilled by the beating
of the waves against the side of the
cars as the trains moved around the
curve.
The storm broke in this city about
4 o'clock and at $3.50 the New York
and Long Branch Railroad Com
pany had a gang of men on duty re-
moving saad and wood from the
rails which was carried up by the
high waves. With the lowering Of
the stones, there was considerable
danger that the road bed might be
washed out and these men remain
ed on duty all night, and are still
on duty today to fix any break in
the road bed that may occur from
the continuous pounding of the
waves.
All traffic over the South Amboy
Keyport road was at standstill for
a time last night. The road was
flooded and it was impossible for
either trolleys or automobiles to op
crate. Traffic from New York to
the shore which usually used this
route, was sent around the old road,
into Cheesequake and thus into
Matawan and Keyport.
(Continued on page p
P. A. Hdwe for Lawn Mowers.
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$4,000 ARMED INSURGENTS
IN UPPER SILESIA AREA

BERLIN, May 5.-Abel Korfanty,
the Polish plebecite commissioner in
upper Silesia, who was removed by
his government following disorders,
has issued a proclamation. according
to reports in which he declares he
has assumed the leadership of the
rising.
The German newspapers estimate
there are $4,000 armed insurgents.
Korfanty is quoted as saying:
1.-THE Polish government removed
me from the post because | was not
ir a position to suppress the revolt.
| am no longer plebecite commis-
sirner.
The same blood, however, runs in
our veins. AS your brother, | will
fight with you. We will shake off the
German Prussian bondage. No pow.
er will prevent us fran doing so.
IT appoint the insurgent Dolliaa.
as commander in chief of the forces.
p A. Hdwe. for Hedge Shear
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-05-05
CHILD WELFARE
PLAN PRAISED
Committee in Charge 0ptim-
istic Over Success; General
Interest Shown by Citizens

The committee that has been
appointed to take charge of Child
Welfare Week to be held here from
Monday until Saturday in conforma
ton of the activities to be held
throughout the entire country as the
result of President Harding's proc
lamation, is most optimistic today
about the plans for next week, and
particularly enthusiastic over the
baby parade which will be held on
Monday afternoon as a send-off.
Letters of inquiry coming into DIR.
Charles Thompson, of the Board of
Health, manifest the interest of the
community in the activity and as
sure the health board and the many
organizations which are cooperating
for it's success the moral support OF
the city.
The fund which still lacks a large
amount to cover the expenses of the
baby parade and other activities is
growing daily and the following
large number of contributions were
received since Yesterday:
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German Cabinet Still
Continues To Function

dent Harding for mediation and arr
bitration.
The cabinets resignation was pre-
sented at 8 O'CLOCK last night after
an all days consideration.
DR.. Gustav Stresemann. leader of
the peoples party in Germany. was
mentioned as being the probable sue
cess of Konstantine Fahrenbach as
chancellor.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-05-05
CRAIG AND DE VALERA
CONFER AT DUBLIN

IBy tn AssocIattd fItssI
BELFAST. May 5:-Sir James
Craig, designate for Ulster
and Professor Cannon De Valera.
the Irish Republican leader, had a
conference on Irish affairs in Dublin
today, it was announced officially
this afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-05-05
TBy Evening News Correspondent ]

WASHINGTON, May 5-Tariff
matters have largely occupied the
attention of Congressman r. Frank
Appleby during the past week. Sew
eral prominent manufacturers of
the third district have been in
Washington in consultation with
him regarding changes In various
schedules and through Congress
man Bacharach of the Second New
Jersey District. who is a prominent
member Of the ways and means
committee now framing the new
tariff bill. he has been able to secure
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either decorated or not will lead the
parade, to be followed by children
OF pre-school age, school children
mothers, nurses, Boy Scouts and
floats. Entries can be made to DR..
Thompson at City Hall and it is
hoped that there will be a long line.
There will be a meeting Friday
afternoon at o'clock in the Board
of Health Offices when the entire
welfare committee is expected to be
present to make final plans for the
coming week.
Contributions can be sent to either
DR.. Thompson or the Evening News
and the names and donors will ap-
pear daily.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-05-05
ALLIES DECIDE TO MOVE D
IN To RUHR VALLEY If.
GERMANY DOES NOT ACT
Time for Germanys Payment Of Debt to be Given Toor-
row--MeanWhe Allies Atimatum States Will Con.
tinue With Plans to Occupy the Ruhr Valley.
[ as yet been fulfilled.

not as yet been fulhlled.
"(D) To proceed on May IL with
the occupation of the Ruhr valley.
to undertake all other military ana
naval measures. should the German
government fail to comply \with the
foregoing conditions. This\ occupa-
ton will continue as long Rs Ger
many continues her failure I'd fulfll 4
conditions laid down.
The protocol to be handed y the
German war burden commission In
Paris tonight by the reparatiRns
commission says:
Germany will perform in the
manner laid down In this schedul4
her obligations to pay the totalA
fixed in accordance with articles
231, 232 and 233, of the Versaille& i
treaty $4,000. 100000 gold marks
less "a; the small amourt -Nrca,lyla "
paid on account of reparations (b)
sums which may be credited to Ger
,caay ir ceded territory etc. lc)
any sums received from other ene-
mics or former enemy powers Ill re-
spect to which the commission may
decide credit should be given to
| Germany the amount OF reductions
| to be decided by the commission.
The protocol then allows for in
surance of bonds as previously out
lined, and which must be secured
on the whole assets of the German
empire and states.
The first series oe bonds for the
amount of twelve billion gold marks,
the protocol says, shall be created
and delivered by July +, but the in-1
terest of per cent, plus 1 per cent.
for sinking fund, shall be payable
| half-yearly from May 1.
The second series for thirty-etght
billion gold marks shall be issued on
November ]. The third. series Tor
eighty-two billion gold marks shall
not later than November 1 be de-
livered to the reparations comm eS
sion, without coupons attach
will be issued to the commission,1
when if it is satisfied the payna.ntl
which Germany cares to undertake
are sufficient to provide for the pay
ment of interest and the sinking
fund and such bonds. The sinking
fund shall be used for redemption
of the bonds, by annual drawings al
par.
The bonds will be German gov
ernment bonds, in such form and
denomination as the reparations
commission shall prescribe for the
purpose of making them marketable
and shall be free from German tax.
es and charges of every conditions
present and future.
Until redemption of the bonds
Germany will be required to pay
yearly two billion gold marks and
26 per cent of the value of her ex.
ports as from May l, or alternative,
ly, an equivalent amount as fixed In
| accordance with any other index
proposed by Germany and accepted
by the reparations commission.
After the final adjournment Of the
supreme council and before leaving
for Paris, Premier BRAND expressed
satisfaction over results.
He said: I'VE have reached the
! end of our labors in favorable cir
| cumstances. / believe the pressure
brought to hear on Germany will
produce profitable results and that
Germany will decide she must car.
ry out her obligations"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-05-05
Manufacturers Confer
With App|eby On Tariff
Metuchen and Local Industrial Plant Men Confer With
Congressman on Tariff Matters Bills ntroduced---
Third District Representative Has Many Visitors

hearings for all of the interests rep
resented, and as a rule, cooperate
in arranging satisfactory rates to
be carried in the bill. ]. r. Parr,
general manager of the General
Ceramics Company, of Metuchen,
which company is desirous of hav-
ing the ad valorum duties on the
materials used in the manufacture
of its products raised from twenty
per cent as provided in the present
tariff law, to sixty per cent in order
to protect them against German
goods now flooding the markets and
Continued on page p
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Meet in New York

NEW YORK, May 5.-Chairmen
of the maintenance of way union of
the eastern district, representing
many thousand railway workers met
here today behind closed doors to
discuss the recommendation of the
railway board for a new working
agreement to be signed July /.
The conference will also have the
proceedings of other unions and rail-
ways which met here May l.
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Fail to Meet

WASHINGTON. May 5.-Repre-
sentatives of the marine workers
failed to meet today with Secretary
Davis to continue conferences look
ing TO a settlement of the shipping
wage controversy which has result
ed in crews of some American mer-
chant craft walking out. Mr.. Davis
said the conference would not be
held. and did not know whether the
meeting would be resumed.
Government officers apparently
had abandoned the hope that the
controversy could be settled at this
time by federal mediation.
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Brunswick avenue and jefferson
street, that large piece of cornice
had blown lose on the top of the
building, and was dangerous to pc
destrians.
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Strikers Continue Efforts

NEW YORK, May 5:-Strlking
union marine workers here today
continued their efforts to sign steam
ship owners to contracts calling for
old rates and working conditions.
Leaders of the idle workers said
they had signed contracts with three
owners yesterday and claimed this
to be a decisive victory.
Picketing was continued.
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The undersigned wish to thank all those
who helped to get Chas. S. Cluney to this
Hospital Tuesday.
MRS. CHAs. S CLUNEY AND SON.
2T23-5-5-1t'
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VIII sell all kinds II Coal and Gas
Ranges on Monthly Payments. F. j.
Larkin al Madison Ave. Phone 742.
1O20-Tues. Thur. Sat. tf'
p. A. Hdwe for Lawn Edgers.
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Against Wage Reduction.


CHICAGO, May 5.-Argument
against the wage reduction question
submitted to the railway labor
board, was summoned up today by
b. Nj. Jewell, president of the rail-
way employees department of the
American Federation of Labor. He
declared that for the board to order
q reduction now, would bring a new
dispute back before the board for
determination, and we would have a
condition of utter chaos.
Negotiations now in progress on
new working agreements to take the
place of those set aside, could never
result in an agreement before the
day of judgment. Mr.. Jewell de-
clared If new wage schedules are
established now, and attempts made
to negotiate new agreements on the
basis of new wage.
1--WE submit" Mr.. Jewell said.
that the board cannot make an in
telligent and fair decision as to wage
rates except it reaffirms the prevail
ing rates, until the new rates are
fixed.
THE reason for this is obvious.
Neither carriers nor employees know
what wage schedules mean or
amount to, until they know how they
are applied. We must have our
yard. stick, before we can measure.
THE real issue in this case is the
wages of man VS.. wages of money
and the time has come for the peO-
pie of this country to know that the
wages of man will never go back to
pre- war poverty scale"
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Invitation Cabled

LONDON, May 5:-Formal invt-
tation to appoint representatives "a
the supreme allied council, the,
council of amba ssadors and the al.
lied reparations commission was
cabed to the American state departs
ment by the allied council last night.
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.LAB0RLEADERS
At CONFERENCE
Ten Day Meeting Opens To-
day in Cincinnati Import
and Problems Before Them
BUILDING TRADES MEET
Drive Against "0pen Shop
Started by A. F. of L.
Plain Big Campaign.

CINCINNATI, May 5:-The i'm
portant problems confronting the
organized labor movement in the
United States were being discussed
today by the American Federation
of Labor which opened a ten day
conference.
While the federations council un-
der the direction of President Sam
uel Gompers was taking up matters
pertaining the council, the building
trades council was in session consid-
ering their questions.
Among the first things taken up
by the A. F. of i. was drive against
the open shop and the American
plan. Plans for a campaign to put
the federations members across the
five million mark were also up for
discussion.
The council will also receive a re-
port from President Gompers re-
garding legislation for organized
labor. This report of considerable
length will deal with past legislation
and that now in congress.
The council of the building trades
department is receiving reports from
all over the United States where
s-ikes are in progress, and officials
say they are well satisfied with the
progress being made. The council
already has gone on record against
acceptance of wage cuts at this time.
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?. A. Hdwe. for Grass Shears
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P. A. Hdwe. for Hedge Shears
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. with prob
ably rain tonight and Friday; con-
' tinued cool.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-19

during the past year, have been
closing down because of alleged
inability to meet expenses and pay
the present taxes.