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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-02-04
FIJI NILE BEACH JOURNAL WILDWOOD. N J.. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 8 III
Gus Hilton Shows the Inn
pOrtance of the County
FISHING Industry

The folio wing address was delivered
before the recent County Chamber OF
Commerce by Gus Hilton, president
and of the Consolidated Fish
cries Corporation, which has head
quarters in Wildwood:
81 have been asked to say a few
words on the fishing industry of Cape
May county. 1 think, however, aIter
I have stated these facts we should re-
alize that the fishing industry of Cape
May county is one that should not be
ignored. There are six important
kinds of fishing carried on In this
county, namely: Pound ishing, purse
net fishing, gill net fishing, hook and
line fishing, menhaden fishing, trawl-
ing and q few others of minor char
acter.
POUND FISHING
During 1919 and 1920 there were 10
fishing companies operating In this
county, "a fish pounds with an invest
ment close to $500, 600, and producing
ten million pounds of fish, with a rev.
enue OF $500 1000, and giving employ
ment to men.
The investment and production and
revenue from purse net fishermen,
hook and line fishermen, gill net fish
ermen, ira wIers and others was equal
to that of pound fishing.
MENHADEN FISHING
Until last season menhaden fishing
was not carried on in this county, but
the Consolidated Fisheries Corpora
ton erected a menhaden fish plant on
the Richardson Channel, two miles
from Wildwood, at an investment Of
$3.50, 600. In this operation there were
20, 1000 900 menhaden caught and man.
ufactured, producing 1900 tons of fish
fertilizer and 100000 gallons of fish oil.
They paid the fishermen 500, 600 and
a like amount in freight, giving en-
ploy ment to 200 men.
Menhaden fish are more plentiful
along our shores than at any other
point along the entire coast, and other
people engaged in the same line of
business come from the north and
south and carry millions of these fish
to other parts to be manufactured,
from which this county does not derive
any ven
All these different branches Of fish
ing carried on In Cape May county
give employment to nearly 1900 men,
and their revenue and investment in
this county will total close to three
millions of dollars. L do not believe
there is another industry in this
ty that is of so much Importance as
this industry, and its interests should
be safe guarded at all costs. Some
years ago should one mention fish the
people wonld put their fingers to their
noses In horror, but it is too important
a business to be treated lightly. The
fishing industry is only in it's infancy
and will continue to Increase with the
support Of the people Of Cape May
county"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-02-04

Ambassadors Morris and ~Shidehara
have concluded their negotiations for
the settlement of the California alien
land law question and the definition
of the rights Of japanese in the United
States, and their recommendations are
embodied in a report which Mr.. Nor
ris has submitted to Secretary of State
Colby. The principal features of this
report are as follows:
1. An amendment to the existing
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-02-04
Premier Bakery Not to
Move

The Premier Bakery Of Henry Hill,
at Pine and Pacific avenues, will not
be moved to SchelIenger avenue, as
mentioned in last weeks JOURNAL.
The original plant and store will re-
main right where they are. The
acquisition of the Little Hip site, on
east Sthellenger avenue, is to be con-
sidered merely as a branch of the parent
stem.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-02-04

commercial treaty which Will grant 20
Japanese subjects lawfully in Il I,
country equal civil rights witt, the -
tionals of any other foreign nati". -
2. A revision of the existing e
tlemen's agreement" so as to mate r.
conform to ~present-day requirements.
and to that end would absolutely pro
hibit Japanese emigration to America
and the Hawaiian islands, while admit
ting 1t to the Philippines.
At home the Japanese government
was violently attacked by the oppo-
sition leaders for its alleged failure
IL diplomatic negotiations with the
United States, Great Britain, China
and Siberia, and for keeping troops in
Siberia. In reply to the latter charge
Premier Hara said he would like to
withdraw those troops, but he be-
lieved their maintenance in Siberia
was necessary for the national de-
Tense. He admitted that the bOlshe-
VIKING of Siberia could not be checked.
Hundreds of thousands of workers
in the United States are without en-
ployment, but the situation is growing
better daily. In the North the textile
mills and many Of the automobile
are %reopening, and in the South
the cotton mills are resuming opera
lions. To be sure, the worker is often
compelled to accept either a shorter
or ,nArrnoJ vrorOc nh lOx-n-
ward trend in pay has now reached
the railways, and last week the labor
of the American Associa-
ton of Railway Executives met in
Chicago to lay plans for a request
that the United States railway labor
board authorize a reduction of wages.
One minor road in the Southeast al
ready has asked for such authority.
The railway executives say that at
the present rates the properties are
not earning the 6 per cent return
guaranteed by the transportation act;
that the rates o r as high as the
business can be expected to bear;
that forces have been cut to the mini
mum consistent with safe operation,
and that the only remaining place for
a reduction in expenses is the wage
scale. They also will show the fed
eraI board that wage increases Of
than 120 per cent since the
President signed the Adamson eight
law have accounted for almost
two-thirds Of the increase in operat-
ing expenses from So, 100, 000, 900 to
nearly $4,000. 100000 a year and that
the national industrial conference
boards estimates show that the cost Of
living has decreased.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-02-04
FRANK BECKER
1O3 East 18th Avenue

East of North Wildwood Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Station: every train
stops going and coming right at store
Sweaters, Underwear, Blankets,
Hosiery, Bed and Table Linen.
Most complete line Of Dry Goods in
Cape May County.
ALI shades of Silk Materials,
Georgette Crepe and Crepe de Chine.
Dressmakine Supplies and Trimmings
Free delivery anywhere on the
Island. store open Evenings until
Eight o'clock. Both Phones Bell
261-R, keystone 65o-Y
Agency for Pictorial Patterns.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-02-04

Disagreeing with the views of Pres
ident Wilson as set forth in Secretary
Colby's note to the Italian ambassador
last November, the council decided
that Esthonia and Latvia, two sof the
states carved out of the old Russian
empire, should be recognized as SOW
ereign states. Action on Georgia and
Lithuania was deferred.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-02-04

From the other side of the fence
Berlin-comes the information that the
German government will not recognize
the right of the supreme council to set
tie the subject of PREPARATIONS. Berlin
holds that there must be first a dis
cussion by industrial experts regard
ing deliveries, and then the confer
ence Of the governments at Geneva as
promised at the Spa meeting.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-02-04
Miss Townsend Teachino

Mics Ruth Townsend, Of west Glen.
wood avenue, a teacher in the First
ward school, IL holding dansants on
the second and fourth Thursday of each
month, In the Third ward fire hall
She is teaching modern social dancing
The number of persons who have
promised to attend The affairs promises
success to this enterprising young lady.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-02-04

"Pertinax," a usually we~ll-informed
Paris journalist, says Great Britain
is going to propose that payment of
the British war debt to the United
States be postponed until 1896 and
1947. This debt now amounts to some
thing V four billion dollars. 1t is
said Lord Chalmers, permanent secre-
tary of the British treasury, will come
over here with the plan for postpone
ment.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-02-04

Charles M. Schwab, the. steel mag.
nate, who was accused of having TAX
en- from the government $269,543 for
his personal expenses while he was
director general of the Emergency
Fleet corporation, was fully exoner-
ated by the house committee inyesti-
eating the shipping board, after a
somewhat sensational session during
which Mr.. Schwab wept over the false
charges that impugned his patriotism
Attorney General Palmer and
Samuel Untermyer continued their
wordy battle, the former accusing the
latter of having served the German
embassy as unpaid judicial and legal
political adviser during the early wears
OF the war, and of "still serving his
old clients" Untermyer countered Win
nat denials and with charges that
rainier Is a grossly incompetent off,
ciai who has misused his patronage.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-02-04

Union laborers who believe Samuel
Gompers. and his associates have
proved incompetent leaders and "have
directed the toilers' Industrial ship
into the whirlpool of fallacy and cor
rupt politics. have just started the
organization Of a new national labor
movement called the American League
of Union Workingmen. Its organiz-
ers declare they are for America and
American ideals and conceptions and
that they hope to establish cordial re-
lations between their leaders and the
Harding administration.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-02-04

The senate has passed the bill for
government regulation of the meat
packing industry, which, according to
its proponents, will protect both the
stock raisers and the from
alleged price control by the packers.
Eighteen Republicans, mostly Progress
sives, Joined forces with % Demo-
Gratis to carry the bill through, the
vote being 46 to 33. Washington cor
respondents predicted that it would
not get through the house, at least
during this session.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-02-04

President Wilson's note, asking that,
before he undertake mediation for Ar
menia, the great powers promise Rus
STA that her territorial integrity shall
not be invaded, seems to have met
with little response from the capitals
of Europe, though it may be the states
men are merely ~digesting it. Armenia
herself appears to have ceased to in
terest any except the philanthropists
who know that her people still are suf-
fering and oppressed. AS for Russia,
the main development Of recent DAYS
is the progress of the negotiations for
resumption of trade between her and
Great Britain. The soviet envoy has
received the terms demanded by the
British, and 1t is likely they will be
accepted. The movement toward the
same end in the United States has
received a setback. in the senate COM
mittee, where a majority seems Cd
posed to an arrangement which they
think involves the recognition of the
soviet government.
Ao VI "lloOA nOtC was IHIGT-
preted in this country as aiming chief
~ at Japan's continued occupation of
Vladivostok and the surrounding por-
ton of Siberia, and in this light might
have been generally approved if the
Republican press had not jumped on
ii as a presumptuous attempt to es-
tablish a policy by a repudiated adj
ministration. Anyhow, the Japanese
so far have not given it official atten-
ton; neither have they made any
move toward getting out Of vladivo-
stok. The murder of an American
naval lieutenant by one of their SEN
tries. and other u~nwarranted acts,
however, have forced Tokyo to dis.
wow all such actions.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-02-04
WILDWOOD and DELAWARE BAY
SHORT LINE RAILROAD co.
(READING ROUTE

Between Wildwood and Philadelphia
EVANS G. SLAUGHTER, GenI Mgr.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-02-04

participate In the loan. But Lloyd
George said this was out of the ques-
ton, calling attention to the difficulty
in obtaining E10,O00,O00 to build hous-
es in London. The council, feeling
that the case of Austria is so closely
bound up in the general central Eu-
ropean situation, referred the whole
matter to a special committee, made
up of the ministers of the al
lied nations, for investigation.
Admitting that the treaty of Sevres,
with Turkey, must be revised, the
council decided that representatives of
the allies shall hold a conference with
Turkish and Greek representatives in
London in the latter part of February.
If the governments of Constantinople
and Angora can get together for the
purpose, they will be allowed to send
a joint delegation. To this extent the
council recognizes the Turkish Ma
tionalist government, and 1t probably
is the least 1t can do in view Of the
strong position Of Mustapha Renal
Pasha and his recent military sue
cesses against the Greeks in Asia
Minor.
The Glenwood post., 1921-07-23
SERIOUS COLLISION
on RIO GRANDE
Fireman Dittman Instantly Killed and
Several Other En- |oyes Are
Seriously Injured
BLAME IS NOT YET FIXED
THE DEAD
reight fireman, Grand Junction.

q
O Earl Junction. Q
O SERIOUSLY INJURED 9
Junction. Of head o
bruised right recovery
o Holland, Springs;
log and body badly bruised
Mcclellan Springs brakeman o
and bausea O
Grand Junction.
and
head engine bruises
Q
O o o o o o O o o 90 o o o o o o o o
The Glenwood post., 1921-07-23

clans, was hurried to the scene, and
the dead and injured were soon re-
turned to this city.
The injured men were at once taken
to the Glenwood sanltarium where
they were given every possible atten-
tiop, and in the afternoon they were
all sent to the company hospital at Sa-
Ida. The body of Earl Dittman was
prena-ed for burial and sent to his
home in Grand Junction.
When questioned as to the real
cause of the accident, and just where
the blame should be placed, railroad
men are non-committal. They say
they know just how it happened and
who is responsible, but when asked to
disclose their information, they close
up tighter than the proverbial clam,
and change the subject, evidently be.
ing loathe to implicate any of their
fellow employees.
There is very general impression,
however ,on the part Of the public, that
the Rio Grande trains, especially the
freight trains ARE too heavily loaded,
for the safety of employees and the
general public, and for some time
there have been rumors to the effect
that this matter would be taken up
with the Public Utilities commission
of the state.
Earl Dittman, the dead fireman, is
a son Of the late William Dittmaa,
for many years q county commissioner
of Mesa county, and brother Of
Price Dittman. He is survived by q
wife and two children. Among the
injured, simonson, Trechter and Tenn
pleton are residents of Grand juno
ton, and Mcclellan and Holland re-
side in Glenwood, the latter having
been a resident of this city but q
short time.
The Glenwood post., 1921-07-23
DRIVING CATTLE TO
MARKET TO SAVE FREIGHT

Denver, July l6.-The first cattle
trailed to the Denver market from the
Rcut, county neighborhood since the
railroads were built into that country
some sixteen years ago, arrived at the
yards yesterday noon. A. f. Sager of
Steamboat Springs, Colorado, ownor of
the drove, was director Of the trip,
which lnsted eighteen days and covered
approximately two hundred miles of
trail and highway.
Little the worse for their long hike,
the sixty-six steers went promptly on
sale and brought $3.50 hundred, q
satisfactory price, Mr. .sager said, con-
sidering the price these days Of fin
ished animals.
"we've been forced, apparently, to
return to the days Of our forefathers, -
said Mr.. Sager. 1.-THE present exces-
sive freight rates in connection with
the lowest prices in years for livestock
are hard to bear, especially for those
Of US who live long distances from the
market.
"My cattle were in good shape and
ready for market % W dseidsd 70
The Glenwood post., 1921-07-23

Taking last years shipments a. 4
OASIS, this reduction means n SAVING
TO the stockmen in this territory Of
about 100000 1t means from Clan.
wood Springs and adjacent territory q
saving of about $4,000 per car ON all
shipments Of cattle. As you viii -.
ny the letter head, we have two local
associations in the Western slope NJ.
ISOLATION with headquarters in Glen.
wood Springs, and I wish to assure Won
that we are not overlooking anything
that will be of benefit to the stock.
men in this part of the state.
Trusting that I will have an oppor
tnnity of seeing and talking with Won
some time in the near future I am.
Very truly yours,
CLAUDE H. REEFS.
Secy. Treas.
The Glenwood post., 1921-07-23
MIR. REDWOOD DIES

Charles Howard Redwood passed
away at his home in this city las.
Friday night at the age of seventy.
tour years, ten months and fifteen
days.
Deceased was born on board a shin
short distance from Liverpool, Eng.
land, while enroute to America.
Mr.. Redwood has lived in Glenvood
for the past seven years, having been
employed As cook in several Of the
restaurants. He is survived bv a wife
and four children, all Of whom attend
ed the funeral which was held Tues
day afternoon from the episcopal
church, Rev. Edwin johnson Official
ing. Interment was in Rosebud som
etefy. fn 49,
The Glenwood post., 1921-07-23

start the ball rolling We rounded
up So steers. and with my two boys, a
hired man, myself and mess wagon
struck out for Denver. We left the
ranch, which is located on Elk river,
eleven miles north of Steamboat
Springs, on June 25 Much of our fore
journey was done on the main highway
after leaving Steamboat Springs, but
we did not overlook any trail that Of
fered short cut. Over Rabbit Ear
Pass into Middle park our Route led
us in easy stretches until we reached
Fraser, the last town on the west side
of the Continental divide. The most
difficult part Of this journey was from
there until we reached the foot Of Raw.
Inns on this side Of the range. Our
wagon was the first over this road IN
five years. In that time the highway
had become difficult to travel. Boul.
ders weighing five and six tons were
lying in the center of the trail and to
move these or go around them was i'm.
possible. Our tactics in overcoming
these obstacles were to build an sp.
proach out Of rock and pull the wagon
over. Most Of the old bridges wore
washed out and II required excsvating
The Glenwood post., 1921-07-23

to prepare most Of these wsshouts for
the wagon.
cit took US 10 days to cover the dis
lance. On the railroad, many times
it has taken . week. The shrink w
also minimum. Our steers showed
about one-third of the average shrink
age ordinarily sustained in shipping.
The cattle were easy to drive and
caused US no trouble even at night.
They were allowed to Craze during the
day and were ready to rest at night.
At daybreak they were ready to start.
We suffered no loss in any way, but on
the other hand saved an exorbitant
freight bill. None of the steers were
lost and none became lame. We en-
Joyed the trip thoroughly from start
to finish and are ready to make it
again.
The Glenwood post., 1921-07-23
LITTLE GIRL IS
RUN OVER BY TRUCK

The Grand Junction News of Tues.
day contains an account of an acct.
dent In that city when little Nina
Byers, six-year-old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. George Byers, was struck by
truck driven and owned by Charles
Schmidt, transfer man in that city.
The news has the following to say on
how the accident occurred:
According to Mr. Schmidt he was
driving west on Pitkin avenue at an
ordinary rate of speed and the sun.
hight was so strong in his eyes he was
having difficulty in seeing the road
clearly. Suddenly he saw the little
girl run out in front of the machine
as If to cross the road. He realized
she was in dire peril of being struck
His only thought was to stop the car
at all costs and he jammed his foot
down on what he thought was the
brake, but in his great alarm over
what he feared might happen his foot
snpped off the brake and struck the
acceierator and the car plunged for.
ward. He turned the wheels desner.
ateiy trying to avoid the girl, but abe
was running to escape the car and the
inevitable happened, the car struck
her as 1t veered and she was knocked
down. Mr.. Schmidt stopped the ma.
chine as quickly as he could and found
the little girl under the rear sten n.
1he car, clear of the wheels. uncon.
seious. He says he does not remembor
hearing her cry out until she partial,
regained consciousness a ITftle rato, >,
MIR. and Mrs. Byers and family ma5o
'heir home in Glenwood until recentlv
when they moved to Grand junction
mr.. Byers is a brother of Mrs. T q
Woody Of this city.
According TO the latest report. -.
ceived here the little one was rest;no
nicely and much hope is given for her
recover.
The Glenwood post., 1921-07-23
IN THE DISTRICT COURT

In the district court last Monday
and Tuesday was heard the application
of Caleb II. Conwell for an adjudica-
ton Of four second feet of water from
household use and for stock watering
purposes.
The case was contested by Dave
Baker who claimed that his rights
would be seriously affected by the
granting of this decree to Conwell.
After hearing the testimony Judge
Shumate granted Conwell right to one
foot of water from the creek at the
runways where he has been accustomed
to water his cattle, these runways be-
ing designated as the point or points
of diversion. Conwell may also, if he
chooses, run this foot of water or
portion OF it through the Conwell
ditch for filling his reservoir once
each year.
Baker made request that he also be
granted domestic decree, and his ap-
pllcation was granted as to one-fourth
OF one second foot, both of these de.
crees being from November l to March
20 of each year, subject to the vested
rights of all other parties.
Wednesday was heard the case of
FRANK Estes ct al VS.. VIM. Cram ct al.
this being an attack on the decree for
40 second feet of water from Beaver
creek through the l.. 4 c. ditch, with
priority dating back to 1892.
The plaintiffs claimed that they
had for years used the water which
the defendants now seek to use, anc
they deny that the defendants have
ever used to exceed five feet of the
decreed amount. The Isola case, de
cided several years ago on an appeal
from this county, figured to consid-
cradle extent in the case.
The defendants filed motion for
Judgment on the pleadings and this
was sustained, after defendants ad.
mitted that they had only irrigated
no acres Of the 1000 acres of land
under which the original decree wa.
supposed to irrigate. A decree wa.
therefore sustained for 14.2 secon,
feet, and from the Judgment of the
court the plaintiffs excepted and filed
a motion for a rehearing.
The Glenwood post., 1921-07-23
MEASURING THE STREAMS

j. Harold Bailey, chief photographer
in the office of State Engineer Nc.
Cune, came over from Denver the first
OF this week, and in company with d.
vision Engineer A. j. Dickson has WIS.,
tied several Of the water districts In
Irrigation Division No. S. Several
streams have been measured and few
rating stations have boon established
in favorable locations. It 10 the par
pose Of The department to kssp h
chose touch with he iffieatisa hkse-
ssts Of the stsse .rsaAsiag tAaE iasio..
tioa 10 our most valuable aasst.
The Glenwood post., 1921-07-23

In a head-on collision on the d. 4
R. G. at Grizzly siding last Tuesday
morning, Earl Dittman of Grand juno
tron lost his life, while Chris Simonson,
James Mcclellan, Gus Trechter and
Bunk Templeton all railroad en-
ployes, were more Of less seriously in
jured.
The accident occurred at what is
known as Grizzly siding, just across
the Colorado river from the mouth Of
Grizzly creek Eastbound passenger
train No. 2, drawn by two engines,
and a westbound freight had been
given meeting orders for Grizzly, but
the freight train of rs cars was so
it to a stop the east end of the Griz
ely siding had been passed by about
two car lengths and it was soon found
impossible to back the train SO as te
head in on the siding.
The engine was in charge of Pat
Holland, the travelling fireman, and
he cut the engine loose from the train
and started down the road, hoping to
flag the passenger train which was
running over two hours late, and have
this train take the siding and thus
allow the freight train 10 pass on the
main track.
But the passenger train had made
up some time, and because of the
curved condition of the track the en-
ginemen could see only q short dis
lance ahead of them, with the result
that the light engine and the passen.
ger train came together with a crash,
and without sufficient warning to al-
low anyone to jump to safety.
AS soon as the news of the accident
reached Glenwood light train, made
up here and carrying company physi-