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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-12

+ great success financially as well as
socially, there being a large amount
of merchandise sold and a good So
cial time enjoyed by all attending.
Newly elected officers were IN
stalled and assumed their duties at
the regular meeting of the recently
organized our Redeemer's Lutheran
church held Thursday night in the
| chapel. The transfer of the proper
tv at Fords from the Perth Amb :
Lutheran church to the Fords church
was discussed and final disposition
of the matter will be made at the
regular meeting of the Perth Amboy
church on Tuesday night.
Contractor Ryan, the successful
bidder for the work to be done on
Ford avenue, commenced last Thurs
day to grade the street preparatory
to the setting of the curb and get
ting the street ready for the concrete
paving. 1t is expected that the work
of paving Ford avenu will require
about sixty days.
l.. Morgensen, i. Griswold, Will
liam Lear, G.. Sorensen and f. Zim-
norman were Fords visitors Friday
night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-12
OLD BRIDGE

Mrs. William Magee, of Spots
wood, has returned home after spend
ing the week with relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Kossmap
entertained relatives from Brooklyn
over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Hillyer and son,
Milton. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Rumple,
Sr. and son. Paul. Jr., and Berry
slower. motored to Keansburg Sun
day.
John Hendrickson of Freehold
spent the weekend with his mother,
Mrs. Lillian Hendrickson, in South
Old Bridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Johnson n
son. Edward. of New Brunswick,
spent Saturday with the latter's SIS
ter, Mrs. David Burkert.
George Tice and Robert Benson
were New Brunswick visitors Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Green and
son. Ellsworth, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Welsch and daughter, Ida,
of New Brunswick, motored to AS
bury Park Sunday.
Mr., and Mrs. George Slower and
| Mrs. Clark were Red Bank visitors
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Smith enter
tanned relatives from over
the weekend.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-12
FORDS

I, Tentative arrangements, which IN
clude the signing of a contract with
The amusement company and the
appointment of a local committee,
we're made for the show to be held
py the Fords Fire Company during
the week beginning July IS. The Ira
Grouse tract on King Georges road
1T Fords Corner has been selected as
the site for the show. Included In
The coming attraction are eighteen
Exhibits and fifty concessions. This
Is not an ordinary carnival. the COM
pany having the reputation of being
: the best on the market, and only
clean attractions will be brought
here. Mr.. Gardner was named as
chairman of the committee in
charge. He will choose his W as
sistants.
The Rosary lawn fete closed Sat
urday night with the disposal of all
If the articles offered for sale. The
committee reports the affair as a
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-25
PR0POsALS TO IMPROVE THE
 FEDERAL JUDICIAL SYSTEM

New York. Feb 24-Drastic chang es in the federal Judicial system which he termed archaic were proposed Tn a circular issued here today by Thomas B. Fielder, New York, chairman of the lawyers committee for improving the federal judicial system.
 , The circular announced that these pro- posals would be considered in Washing ton, March l, at a meeting of the com mittee which comprises cha rman and .one or more members from each congress sienal district district throughout the country Creation of a joint committee in congress will be asked, it. was an- nouneed, to consider the suggestions Of the United States from nine to five. with five judges constituting court, and division, of the country geographically
 90 as to utilize the services Q, the pres
 ept judges of the United States circuit
 court and the abolished commerce. court were included in the proposals Trials of violations under the Volstead act before United States commissioner. to; relieve the district court judges of ths .great volume" of such litigation now
 arising, was favored. ft
 "The right of the chief justice to as
 sign a judge from district where tht I work does not require all of his time l to any district where he is needed. als%
 was, advocated. as was an Increase O. districts of the country.
 Higher salarie; for the federal jurist | vas approved.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-25
SUPERIOR COURT JUDGMENT
 IN FAVOR MATTERS UNION

Bridgeport. Conn. Feb 24.-Judgment in favor of the United IIatters of North America and Hatters' union locals in DanburS'. NorwaIk and New York was given in the superior court here today by Judge William M Maltbie in. the case of the F. & w Hat Shop. Inc, against Jeremiah Sculley of Danbury and others, for. union locals and the national organ ization The hat company charged con spiracy to injure it's business and asked for damages. In sorne respects the case paralleled the famous "Danbury Hatters case" which went to the United States supreme court.
 Judge -Maltbit heard the evidence in the case last November, when the hat corporation asked to have temporary injunction made permanent. This injunc- ton restrained the matters and matters unions from interfering with the b'iNiness of the plaintiff company. The corpora tion asked for such damages as might be shown to the court.
 Judge Maltbie's decision holds that there wa sno violation of u-e temporary there was no violation of the temporary and finds for the defendants
 The R.. & w. Hat Shop in its suit claimed that inability to obtain enough
 hat bodies from union factories caused it | to buy hat bodies from "open shop" con- cerns It was further alleged Siat the defendants conspired to injure the busi- ness of the company by preventing. il i from getting sufficient supplies of hat i bodies; that orders for $4oo.o0o worth d
 hats had been received which the com.
 many Uas unable to fll proraDtly and onlN
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-25
ITALY NOT SATISFIED
 WITH PREPARATIONS TERM

Rome, Feb. 2i.-CBy The A. P.)-I;ai, g far from being satisfied with certzsr terms and agreements ''re.ative to Ger. man reparations. as indicated by a nou sent today by the parliamentary commit tee of foreign affairs and finance. of whici Signor Luzzati is chairman. To Coun- Sforza. the Italian foreign minister, nes in London.
 The note says that Italian publ, opinion and the Italian parIament iool with disfsvor on the share of ten pei ca of the German indemnity assigned to italy. They consider this an injustfcs and contend that the Italian shsr. sNoa.f not have been less than twenty-dv, per cent as England. which val moi Invaded by the enemy and mad ns greater losses than Italy. Is 10 receive twenty-two per cent Indeed. says th, note. England gained greatly throuEl freighis and exchange.
 It is further conteINi that Itaiy'e share should come immediately after that | Of France. which receives 52 per cent, f as France alone exceeded Itaiy's losses i The note considers ii absurd to grant | a snare 10 Serbia. whose damages wers less than the value of the Austrian gov. ernmeHt property acquired by Serbia. l. also alluies to the share Italy is ent.tiee | 70 have of state and private properties lr 1 the German co,.lnies
 The no'e explains the ItaYan opposition i7 the twe.ve Dsr cert. tax on German 1 exports as provided for in the Par.i agreement. The other allies. t says compete with Germany in the same pro ducts and the same markets and ar, therefore interested in striking . blov at German corporations Italy Intend to buy German products. and. n couse GIence. the twelve per ce5f. tax or German exports would in reality Se pa { by Ita.ian importers Emphasis is laid m the probability q ! Italian financial difficulties 90 long q ths question Of dfb:s remains nnsettet IL wou,d he to E1g.and's interest. th
 note ssys. to cancel the Indebtedness Q Italy and France and obtain the sarh concessions from the United States. thi beirg necessary to re-estab.ish Europea production and normalize exchsn n-s. with out which. it declares, Ameiiean con
 merce will be injured. The question e debts abroad. especially tn America,
 concludes. must be connected with tn question of German reparations.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-25
INQUEST, INTO
 = SHELTON TROLLEY ACCIDENT

.
 Bridgeport, Conn, Feb. 24-Eleven witnesses were heard today ,at the cor oner's inquest into the trolley collision and fire in Shelton Nn Tuesday, which cost eight lives and injured score. C. C.. EiweH of tiie public utilities commis- sion was present as the, states represent ative at the inquiry which Coroner John j. Phelan is directing One of the points brought out by witnesses was the possi- ,bility that the notorman of each of the cars in the wreck turned on the block sig nal lights at the same instant. Flee
 tricians testified that under such cir neither signal was, lighted or that, there
 might be only flicker of light at the time they were turned on. ,s .s,-sa a sss's
 James O.Routke, ynotorman Of 6new
 plow which wal near the switch at the
 north end of the block in which Sths scfSeE1 occurred tsstf ns1 taa t sS lie s:sa 1i
 BEotorman ChetFitfee; &ne of the dead, put his hand to the signal box .zf the
 the light was on. howeYe-. After the
 car eIs sAred thk bl5ck lie ia E < ll<
 6bssrvsd ethAf the signsa light was Out susitch. Tsss : Witness -dids not. notiee il
 and remarked to another troIleyrnan thal he s..w9ndered whether the ear had made it" &;-. ss Fl. | rOSoufke Sal0 ne tei61 ucaed 10 the trol ley dispatcher that ths car had left thai point. He made the call at the redues of, CherritFee, who called, back to hin after the car had started, he said. . s 4 Frank b. Kiblirg, superinfendents o
 thes Bridgeport division 5of. the Connec ticut company, testified that the sigma light at the southern end of f..the biocl was lighted when he reached there sool | after. the collision, It was brought ou that the sauthbound car had been order ed by the Bridgepare dispatcher to pro eeed through the block. -as,- . s;'-
 I The inquest will be continued tomorrow
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-25
AutIlOOftIle 'CodeOf Practice ndicted
John I. Hettriek, Lawyer,
 Found Guilty of Coercion, and Conspiracy, With Three
 Cob efendants.

New York. Feb. ,s24s---Jonn T. Hettrick, lawyer, alleged authcr-.of the "code of
 practicens in the plumbing trade here. and three cosdefendarits were found guil-
 ty of cot scion and conspiracy tonight by
 a 3ary in the court of general sessions,
 The defsndar rts, who were indicted as
 as result O. the legislative Investigation right to the usnal i4s-hour Stay given
 them before sentence, and were inime-
 1fately sentenced to the state penitentiary by Judge McAvoy.f This nssans a sentence
 of from six months to three years.
 Hsttrickss indictment and conviction followed .the expose last. fail by the Lock-
 wood legislative committee appointed to
 investigate the alleged stininE. and com ipetitiye bidding in the award of building contracts. Robert P. Brfndell. president
 6f tiie Building Trades council. was found
 guilty of e1tortion. a few ssrNeks ago for having demanded hribes from contractors by threats. of strikes to insure the com- pIetiol of contracts. !.
 William l.. Doreh and 1 William H. Chapman. president and business agent, respectively, of the United Association of Plumbers and Steamitters,. local 1s3, ands, Herbert Smith, master plumber CO., defendants with Hettriek, were found
 guilty oa similar charges and received Esinilar sentences. 1si yss z -. Hettrick was charged with having dc vised a aaolearing house. for bids submit. ted on: plumbing work. Through thil agency; it was alleged. he sseohferred ia: ] vors upon certain contractors by ths mani nipulation of bids subnftted to his or, fee. Hettrick and the three co-defendantl ] convicted witIi' him were remanded to tn,
 Tombs. where they will remain for. sever l days, during which time their counsel hai the right to note an. appeal for a new
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-25
HIEF POLICE INSPECTOR
 LAHEY OF V. Y. INDICTED

New York. Feb. 2l.-Former Governor Whitman's quest of the man higher up" in alleged corruption in the city adminis- tration today resulted in an indictment against Chief Police Inspector William ]. Lahey on the charge of accepting an un- lawful fee of $50 in connection with the recovery of a stolen automobile Lahey was jointly indicted with William B. o. Connor. a natrolmJn.
 Immediately after the indictment wal returned. Lahey was suspended from duty. He furnished t2.50o bail and nadt the following statement: .y-f
 'I am informed that the indictment re. turned against me was predicated upcr the necessary rou..nes performed by mt while second der uty police commission iE charge of the detective division"
 Detective George J. Andrews and Pa, trciman George Scott, of the police au tomobile squad. were also indicted foi The alleged acc>ptance of gratuities foi tho recovery and restitution of stsIes motor cars.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-25

New York. Feb. 24-Herbert Hoover telephoned Senator Harding tonight that he had accepted the offer of the cabinet post of secretary of commerce, George Barr Baker, his assistant announced to- night.
 Mf. Hoover, in a statement made public by MT. Baker, announced that he would continue to direct tn. policies of Euro pean relief.
 Mir. Hoover's statement follows:
 -President-elect Harding this evening asked me to state that he has included me in his nominations for the cabinet as secretary of commerceg Senator Hard ing enters wholeheartedly into the plans for upbuilding the department and wishes that 1 continue to direct the policies of the European relief"
 Earlier in the day Nr. Hoover stated that he had submitted 10 the president elect a proposal for the general recon struction Of the department and an en- largement of it's policies. He also made 1t clear that as he had assumed heavy responsibilities in connection with relief work. he could not @aandon them by res ignation and felt thal he should continue to take the responsibility for it's general direction.
 If I take the post" he said. .it will be only because believe that MT. Hard Ing will stand behind me in making a real department of commerce- There is an enormous field for a proper govern men bureau. It can be made a asdepart- ment of the first importance with the support of the administration and Of congress Unless this is done I am no warranted in shilling my responsibilities from relief work
 The department of commerce can ma terially assist in the economic settle sncnt of our foreiga relations and must, d. more than engage in the mere exploit alton Of our goods"
 T have no right to ask the public t give money and then shed all resporsi b.i5y of administering it at once. An other difficulty is that I have undertake kei the ttusteesisip of eight or ten public sh stitutions of importance. Several hay enlarged their activities at my inspira ton. and I cannot abandon them en .irely."
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-25
HARDING G TO KEEP CABIEET. - ss. s \
 OPEN UNTIL LAST M0MEE1

s - e-1s
 St. Augustine, Fla, Feb. a49s {3y the A. P) -President-e.ee Harding emphasized today that he was proceeding Rartiy about definite commitments in regard to his cabinet appointments ,an6 would keep himself free until the last minute to lnaiss any changes that unexpected develoE,- ments may suggest. t.s-.e 3s .ts-- rll
 Mir. Harding announced thataseyen sof the ten selections still were susceptible of cancellation if last minute consideration seems to warrant it. .s.sSs S&85'
 There was nothing in his declaration, however, to suggest that changes in the slate are probable. sa4aes = |
 Before noon tomorrow MF Harding will leave by automobile for Jacksonville, where he is to be a guest at a public luncheon and later. attend a I.Masonfe ceremony. He probably. will not return here until late at night; and on Saturday morning he is to confer with Edwin Deh- by of Detroit, his choice for secretary of the navy. }s.i :. x 3ss---., ~ @
 In declaring the cabinet slate still, ter.- tative, the president-elect indicated, that it would remain so virtually until r.the cabinet nominations are sent to the1 sen. ate. The only exceptions hes made were those of Charles E. Hughes, of. NEM Yorf as secretary of state and, Harry M Daugherty of Ohio, as attorpey general l This declaration was not generally in. l terpreted here as meaning more than | policy of caution growing out of long DO: liticsl experience MT Harding realize.
 that broad considerations are involved
 in so serious task as making eabine and is understood to have kert his ' fer
 of appointment as nou-committal as pos 1 sible. 4s a" , The president elect declared in maxim his announcement that his mind Wouli
 not be changed by newspaper attacks ol
 the men he had chosen. He said h
 thought it eninently unfair to criticiz public men before than had been give,
 an opportunity to dsmonstrate their abil ity in office, and he added that his onl
 response would be. to let the acts of hi
 administration speak for themselves
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-25
TO REDRAFT sEyRES TREATY
 IN FAVOR OF THE TURKS

7 London, Feb. 24 (By the 4. P).-The Near East ts again the melting pot The seTFes treaty, signed at Versailles, but not yet ratified by the powers, is 10 be redrafted in favor of the Turks, former enemies, against the wishes of the Greeks, former sllies-to what extent, however Will not be known until the inter- allied commission has visited the spot and decided between the claims of the Greeks and the Turks regarding the ratio of populations in Thrace and Smyr- na.
 This decision was reached this after noon, when the supreme council decided to invite the Greeks and Turks to sep arate conferences tomorrow, when they will be asked if they a e prepared to ac- cept such an investigation. subject to ac- Eceptance of the remaining terms of the treaty.
 The Turks have already announced ap- proval regarding Smyrna and Thrace, but they are likely to fight against the rest of the treaty being enforced while the Greeks are expected to oppose the whole
 scheme.
 After the Turks at the morning session
 had presented concrete proposals for a revision of the treaty the Greeks were
 given an opportunity in the afternoon to refute the Turks claims, and spent two hours at the. task. The Greek prem: CT
 M Kaiogeropoulos, made q strong plea for tn reinforcement of the treaty in it's entirety, quoting at length former Pre-
 rnier Venizeios, who has already left-for
 Paris greatly discouraged at the Greek
 prospects. The Greek premier said Greece was willing to adopt the advice
 Of the allies provided the fundamentals ot the treaty were not changed. Flu lhel
 delay. he declared, would exhaust GI .ece . The Greeks expressed disappointment
 with the decision of the supreme counci but were not prepared to state whether {, they would accept. The Turks are jubi lant. as delay is what they wanted.
 After tomorrow's conferences, whicl | the French premier. NJ. Briand. said to l night would probably settle the Nea
 East question for the present, the su preme council will take up rena tions
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-25
THEFT OF eLEARING HOUSE
 CERTIFIcATEs N TORONTO

Toronto, Feb. 24-Search of 165' ,en- pIoyes of the local office of the Bank of Montreal today failed to solve the inyste- rious theft of ss,169 in cash and S1l,00e in clearing house certificates, described by the police as "an inside job. .Ps-
 The money and certificates were miss ed from the paying tel.er's cage this af- ternoon The cage is heavily latticed with only small opening through which business can be conducted. b
 Pending further investigation. bank of- ficials were unable to explain. how or when the theft was committed but when informed of it they issued orders that no e.nploye would he permitted to leave the building and that all would be searched The search was made by men and women detectives after the bank had closed for the day. business being conducted in the interval. p.
 The missing clearing house certificates are not negotiable.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-25
HOUSE VOTES DOWN
 "No SMOKING" MEASURE

Washington, Feb. 24.--The. house, com posed largely of smoking men, stood up tonight for the man who smokes peace fully wh;.e working at a government desk. A
 There was a shouting of Noes" when . senate amendment to the sundry- civil bill Nrecting heads of departments to is- que anti-smoking orders in government buildings, came up for it's first test Less than a score of members supported IL. cThe law was designed as a protection against fire.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-25
ARE TO. DISCUSS MENACE ;.
 FROM EPIrEMIC DISEASES

New York, Feb 24.--Dr. Royal S.; Copeland. health commissioner here. de- cared tonight he would leave, for Wash ington Saturday to-, attend a conference of; state health officers called by Sur Eeon General Dr, Hugh s. Cunning to discuss. the menace, from typhns and other epidemic diseales.
 Two Florida; state health officials whe arrived here today to study the typhus situation told Dr. Copeland that twenty rats infested with bubonic plague germs were found recently in FInsaeola' and more rodents similarly infested had been found from time to time in other Florida coast towns. Special precautions are bel eA taken here in the organizations of ships and passengers from the West h. dies where the plague has appeared s
 Of the 6S6 immigrants examine| here during the twenty-four hours endAag al noon today;ss21 were fomtd to be infestef with vermin. ys re
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-25
METHOD OF PURCHASING
 EMBASSY SITES ABRoAD

Washington. Feb. e4-After hot de bate. the house today adopted a senate amendment to the diplomatic spproprris. ton bill providing or the purchase of embassy sites and buildings abroad and the charging off of the amount agains the war debts of any Of the nations iron which obtained.
 Republicans and democrats alike de. clared the proposa, was the most mon strous thing of the kind ever nut. before congress They said it was beneath the dignity of the United States and would be the entering wedge for other trades by foreign countries which soon would -bt offering barren islands to wipe their ledg. CTS clear .-.-- ....t s'
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-25
King sBenchDecides
 War Exists n Ireland
Gives Military Full Power to { Deal With ths Insurrection,
 Without Interference o f
 Civil Courts.

Dublin, Feb. 24.-The Kings bench, composed of the chief justice and four ether judges. rendered an important de- Eision today in case involving the Dow fers of the military. The judges unani- mousiy decided that state of war ex- isted and that the military had full pow CT .to deal With the instruction With out interference by the civil courts.
 The judgment was rendered in the case of John Allen of Tipperary, who was sentenced to death by a courtmartial in Cork for having a revolver and ammuni- stion in his possession. The sentence was tchallenged before the kings bench on the ground thatthe courtmartial had no juris
 dietion to impose the death sentence which is rot provided by law for such offenses. or any sentence when the or d!nary .courss were open.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-25
DAY AND NIGHT AIR MAIL
 BETWEEN FRISCO AND NEW YORK

New York. Feb. 24.-A continuous day end night air mail service between San Francisco and New York city will be established on May as the result of the record breaking cross continent trip com pleted by postal airplanes yesterday. It was announced here tonight by Otto ,Praeger, second assistant postmaster gen. eral
 { The planes will operate on a 5s hour schedule with the possibility of their bet itering that time. The value of such an arrangement in transporting business and other important locunfents was stressed hy Mfr. Praeger who said that all the San Francisco mail addressed to New York city in one day can be carried in a single plane. ;.