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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-12
BIG SLUMP In AMERICAN
SHIPPING IS REVEALED BY
LATEST LLOYDS REPORT

New York, April 12.-American
shipyards are now building 136,S0O
gross tons of shipping, 5000 tons
less than were in the yard on July l,
1914, said a statement issued today
by Lloyds. World shipbuilding in
general is rapidly reverting to the
pre-war scale, the statement contin-
ues, with Great Britain reporting
500 900 tons more work in hand than
in the pre-war period. A decrease of
40 per cent in work in hand has been
reported for American yards in the
past three months, while in April,
1919, the United States yards were
building 4.1S6.000 tons, or more than
the rest of the worlds yards.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-12
RAILROAD HEAD
SAYS M cADOO
CAUSED TROUBLE
Former Director General
of Nations Railways
Charged With Respon-
sibility for Condition Of
Affairs In Railroad Cir
cles Today

Chicago, April 12.-Another prom
inent railway official, julius Krutt-
schnitt, chairman of the Southern
Pacific board, appeared today before
the senate interstate commerce com
mission and vigorously denied state
ments by VIM. G. McAdoo, former di-
rector general that the railroads had
broken down under private opera
ton and were returned to their own
ers by the governments, in as good
condition as when taken over Mr.
kruttschnitts quoted statements by
Mr.. McAdoo, president Wilson and
other officials, federal control was
adopted not because of private break
downs but to obtain coordination of
transportation during the war.
Two bad features that stood ou;
prominently in the government oper-
atoms which were responsible for
most of the shortcomings and sub
jected it to most criticism" said Mr.
Kruttschnitt, were extreme central
ization of authority, established by
the frs: director (McAGoo) and at
tributable to his temperament and
unwilingness to delegate adequate
and necessary power to his local Of
ficers and to excessive and unintell.-
gent standardization.
The public demand policy was
worked unjustly and improperly ac-
credited to private management was
! inaugurated and worked TO such an
dreamed degree that at the end of tho
war the return of the railroads to
private management was demanded
by those who used them with sub
stantial unanimity."
Mr.. Kruttschnitt declared that Mr.
McAdoo, during federal control,
placed his name on everything and
everywhere, such as service blanks
men use, commutation and railroad
tickets, and even on circulars and no.
tices posted in the toilets of passen-
ger vchcileS.'
With rescct to conditions of the
carriers as turned back the witness
asserted that renewal of rails, ties
and ballast were skimped to the dan
ger pcint." and the equipment, scat
tered all over the United States. had
been given scant attention and was
in the worst condition ever known.
Worse, however. than anything
else, the operating organization and
personnel. which the president had
promised to disturb as little as pos
sible, were completely disorganized
by depriving officers Of all control
over wages, discipline, rules and
working conditions he added this
was the germ of poor service and of
ineXcusable abuse and waste"
Mr.. Krutschnitt presented numer-
Gus charts and statistics to show that
railroad service was at a high point
of efficiency preceding federal con-
troll, and said that despite the prom
Use of Mr. Wilson and Mr.. McAdoo
to keep up the equipment, at the end
Of two years of government control
cross tie renewals were 32.62S,000
short-enough to lay 1880 miles of
track, and rail renewals were cut
100000 tons, enough to lay 1920
miles"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-12
TWO SUICIDES REPORTED

Jacksonville. Fla. April 1.-Two
suicides here within the last eighteen
hours were reported TODAY to the 20
lice. Mrs. Grace Perpall Of st. Au
gustine. inmate of a charitable institn
tion. was found dead this morning in
her room with the gas turned on
Benjamin Hasker. Sc. native of Nor
way and fireman aboard the tank
steamship e. r. Kemp. slashed his
wrists and throat last night, bleeding
10 death.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-12
TRAIN CREW KILLED

Manchester. n. H., April 12.-Three
members of freight train crcew
were killed early today when the en-
gine and four cars plunged over an
embankment into Lake Sunapee
Heavy rains which had undermined
the rails, caused the accident. Five
men in the caboose were saved by
the breaking of a copling in the
middle of the train, which left their
car on the track.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-12
SEVEN YEARS FOR PERJURY

Now York, April 12.-Gussie HUI
mann. convicted last week of perjury
in her testimony at the recent mur-
der. trial of her sweetheart, Joseph
Libasci was sentenced today by Su-
preme Court Justice Lewis of Long
Island City to not less than seven
years and six months and not more
than fifteen years, in Auburn prison.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-12
MORE BOOZE SEIZED

Jacksonville. April 12.-Nearly 500
quarts of the highest grade of Scotch
whiskey was seized by federal pro-
hibiton officers in the South Jackson
Vile yard of the Florida East Coast
Railway last night. The LIQUOR. billed
az vegetables. was d'scov"red hv snc..
cial agents of the railroad. who noti-
fed the prohibition agents.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-12
FELL DEAD AFTER HUNT

Tampa, April 12.-Captain ]. O. Cal
win, 6S, an old resident and widely
known fox hunter. returned afoot from
hunt yesterday. Following declar-
alton that he had been injured, he fell
dead before he could explain the de-
tails. The riderless horse preceded
him home.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-12
TEACHERS TOUR SANFORD

Sanford April 12.-Sixty school
teachers from New York arrived here
today on the Clyde steamer Osceola.
from Jacksonville. and were guests of
the Chamber of Commerce on tour
Of the CITY and the celery fields.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-12
SPANISH MINERS STRIKE

Madrid. April 12.-The miners in
the province of Biscaya have gone on
strike. Biscaya. the northwestern of
the Bisqua province, borders on the
hay of Biscay. 1t is rich in ron ore.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-12
MIssIssIpPI FLOODS

Helena. Ark. April 12-Scores of
farm buildings have been swept from
their foundations by the floods and
high winds near here, dispatches to-
day stated. and a number Of tenant
houses at Ratio have been demol-
ished. An estimate OF the reported
damage was not available. /.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-12
ANOTHER WOMAN CANDIDATE

0cala, April 12.-Mrs. G. T. Turner
offSpsrr. wife of we'll known stock
man of that nlace. announced today
that she would be candidate for su.
pervisor of registration for Marion
county in the June primary.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-12
TAMPAs BUILDING PERMITS

Tampa, April 12.-Building permits
for $63.0O0 was included yesterday for
a new Hillsborough county school.
Building permits Monday and Tues
day aggregated $107.660.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-12
BALFoUR HoNoREp sY kINC

London. April 12.-(By the Associ-
ated Press. liking George has con-
ferred an earldom upon Sir Arthur
James Balfour, it was officially an
nounced today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-12
ELECTRIC POWER FOR
FLORIDA

Washington, April 12.-G. NJ.
Thomas has applied to the Fed
eral power commission, it was
announced today for a prelim-
mary permit for large dam
across Chipola river, in Jack
son county, Florida. eleven
miles below Mariana, to de-
velop about 5000 horsepower.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-12
LADY AsroR SAILS

Southampton, April 12.-(By the
Associated Press. .)-Lady Astor sailed
on the White Star Liner Olympic to-
day for New York. She is enroute
TO Baltimore to be the guest of the
League Of Women Voters at their con-
vention, which opens in Baltimore on
April 20.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-12

Fair tonight and Thursday.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-01-20
MAN KILLED At
COPPER WORKS
TottenviIIe Painter is Killed
When ScaffoId is Hit by
Crane, Falling to Ground

Charles l.. Boyer, twenty-five
years old, of AZ Sprague avenue, Tot
tenville. employed as painter at
the Raritan Copper Works plant was
knocked frcm a aoder while work
ing ct the PLAN about 9 o'clock
this morning ana killed. Boyer,
with five other mer was putting the
truss work in tank house No. 2 at
the plant when an overhead crane
came in contact with the scaffold-
ing ant dislodgei one end of the
scaffold
Boyed was knocked against one of
the tanks, striking his head. He was
picked up unsconscious and Wr. Win.
E. Ramsay was summoned but the
man was dead when he arrived. 1t is
believed that death was almost in
stantaneous.
The other men escaped by the
other end of the scaffolding not be-
ing dislodged. Boyer's death was
caused by a fracture of the skull
when he struck the tank in the fan
from the scaffold. He was married
but had no children. His grand
father. George Morehouse OF this
city, is an old employer of the Cop
Per Company. Boyer formerly re-
sided here until he married Miss An
na Meissner, of Tottenville. and he
took up his residence in that place.
Coroner Hanson had the body re-
moved to the Garretson morfue N
High street.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-01-20
TAX PROTESTS
HERE TONIGHT
Public Meeting on RatableS
Boost Will be Held at
City Hall

Tonight in the city hall. under the
auspices of the Chamber of Com
merce, a public meeting will be held
mt which time the citizens of this
city and vicinity will be asked to as
eist in the fight now being made by
the MiddleseX County Taxpayers AS
sociation against the claims of Union
county that the ratables of Middle
sex county are too low. At this
meeting also it is hoped to organize
a local branch of the county ass -
citation.
Considerable data has been OBJ
tanned by the Chamber of Commerce
and the association, concerning the
present assessments in this city and
county and this will be given to those
attending the meeting tonight for
consideration. At the meeting there
viii! also be distributed a pledge
which those wishing to JOIN the as
sociation will be asked to sign.
This pledge aside from organizing
the association, authorizes the exec
utive committee to take such meas
tires as may be necessary, IN the
matter and agrees that the signers
will contribute to the costs and ex-
penses thereof, pro rata according
TO their respective tax assessments.
The Chamber of Commerce COM
mittee to have charge of all matters
in relation to the meeting tonight
and the MiddleseX County Tax-pay-
ers Association has been appointed
by Isaac Alpern president of the
chamber as follows: Frank Dorsey,
chairman; Albert Leon, John Pfeit-
fer. c. ID. Boynton and Isaac Alpern.
The meeting tonight will be opened
by Mr.. Alpern and then turned over
to Mr. Dorsey
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-01-20
INCREASE OF SIX MILLION IN TAX RATAb[ES
TO Be RECOMMENDED FOLLOWING SURVEY
five ARRESTED IN FOUR
RAIDS MADE BY COME;
GET BOOZE AND STILLS

Four raids and five arrests was
the work accomplished by Federal
Prohibition Enforcement Officer
Sam III. Cone and his flying squad
ron," which under cover of the fog
yesterday went from place to place
about the city and found considera-
BILE moonshine and other liquor.
The raids began about IL o'clock at
the establishment of Michael Zalut-
ko at 63 Washington street. where
$1,000 worth of whiskey was seized,
and did not end until a few minutes
before o'clock when those who
had been arrested gathered at the
office of United States Commissioner
John A. Delaney where they We're
released under bail for hearings at
future date.
Mr.. Zalutko, who appeared before
Commissioner Delaney shortly after
o'clock, was released under $700
bail for a hearing on January 26 at
10 O'Clock.
After the raiders had listed and
loaded in trucks the liquor taken
from Zalutko's place, a visit was
made to the establishment of John
J. Kelly at 431 High street. This
number is directly across Washing
ton street from Zalutko's establish
ment. No liquor was found in this
place. although the raiders visited
the barroom and the grocery store
in the same building alleged to be
At the Mansback place Cone also
arrested Anton German who lived in
a section of the property, alleged to
be occupied by Mansback. In the
part occupied by German was found
q still and mash. German was held
under $3.50 bail by the commissioner
for hearing, on January "a.
From Mansback's place the ely
ing squadron" visited the establish
ment of Joseph Coll at $40 Smith
street In this establishment they
found Coll carrying bottle of
whiskey in his pocket. This Coll
tried to get rid of but it was seized
by the raiders before it could be
destroyed. During the raid at this
place, Mr.. Cone said, that Goll want
cd to get his coat, upon examination
it was found that the coat contained
revolver and a permit to carry it
signed by Mayor William G.. Wilson.
The permit had been registered in
the county clerks office in New
Brunswick.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-01-20

Following the finding of the re-
Volver, Mr.. Cone alleged that Coll
begged him to kill him. Considering
Coils frame of mind at that time,
Come stated that he did not think it
safe to allow him to have the revolv-
er so took it with him, also a bottle
of whiskey. Coll was placed under
$500 bail for a hearing on January
25.
Besides his own men, Mr.. Cone
was assisted by Officers Paul Layden
and W. A. Clooney of the local po-
lice department.
While the men gathered in the
raids yesterday were being arraiga"
ed before United States Commission
er John A. Delaney, William MaZur
Of Manville, N. j., was brought be-
fore him, having been arrested on
bench warrant charged with trans
porting dangerous articles ON rail-
roads. Mazur was held under $500
bail 20 appear in the United States
district court in Newark on jan
lary so.
run by Mr.. Kelly's wife. Kelly was
released under $500 bail by Com
missioner Delaney for a hearing on
January 25. Mr.. Kelly in talking to
a reporter yesterday afternoon al
legged tnaC une raiders destroyed
considerable stock in the grocery
|, store during their search of that
place.
The raiders then shifted their
work to Smith street, entering the
establishment of Morris Mansback
at SIS Smith street. In this place
Cone fouuG twn stills, five or six
barrels of mash, drink of whiskey
in s. glass On the bar and four gal
Ions of moonshine Mansback when
arraigned before Commissioner De-
laneY requested an immediate hear
ing, this WIS granted by. Mr.. Cone
who told II entering the place and
hiding evidence there.
David I Wilentz, who appeared
for MansLack, maintained that
Mansback did noI run the place.
Some arg ument was the result of this
statement On the part of Mr.. Will
entZ and as Mr.. Co1'e could not get
all of his witnesses some having left
the city, tbs hearing was continued
until January "a at 10 o'clock and
ManSback was released under 81 900
bail. Mansbacl has been in trouble
with the prohibition department
prior to yesterday.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-01-20
State Field Secretary
Sees Great Need In City
For Tax ReaSSeSSnlent

An increase $6,OOOOO0 in the taxable raabes for
this city for the year 1929 will be recommended by Field
Secretary Conne of the State Board of Taxes and ASSESS
he reports to Trenton the results of his nvest
CATION conducted here yesterday according to information
received unofficial though highly authentic source
today.
Perth Amboy in great need of tax reassessment ac
cordng the investigation conducted by the secretary and
the drastic in values will not than compare a
vorab with the values placed county seat property
the assessment for the current S
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-01-20
SAWED OFF SHOTGUNS
FOR PROHIBITION AGENTS

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20.-Saw-
ed off shotguns will be given to all
prohibition agents in California, un-
der orders published here today by
Tom Brown. assistant prohibition
director.
The action was taken, Brown eX-
planned, as a protective measure,
based on information that armed
bandits had attempted to rob pro-
hibtion agents of $4,000 worth of
liquor in Dublin Canyon. Alameda
county, Wednesday.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-01-20
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80 AUTOS DESTROYED IN FIRE

PATERSON, Jan. 20:-Thirty
automobiles were destroyed in
fire which today crept through the
Albanese Motor Company's garage.
Before the firemen got the flames
under control two buildings on
either side of the garage were burn
ed The Albanese company's loss
is estimated at $4,000.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-01-20
LAST SACRAMENTS ARE
ADMINISTERED; lie
ONLY FOR AN EXAMPLE

ROME, Jan. 20 (By The Associated ress).-Pope
enedics life hangs in the balance today and fears were
EXPRESSED at noon at vatican that His Holiness in
diving condition Towards A. M. there sudden
change the worse and bronchial affection from VIII ch
His Holiness had been suffering for several days spread to
his lungs
The pontif asked and received the last sacramen
insisting upon this if only to give example, he sad despite
attempts by his attendants to dissuade him..
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-01-20
doctors in Consultation

DOCTORS Ill consultation
The popes physicians were in con-
sultation at the vatican at an early
hour and the morning bulletin issued
afterwards indicated an extremely
serious condition. DIR. Battistini.
hover. stated then that while the
condition of His Holiness was grave
it was not hopeless.
About IL o'clock the pope's condi-
tion became aggravated and admin
istration of oxygen was begun. Al
11:3O the Holy Eucharist was sol
cmnly carried to him.
Meanwhile prayers were being said
Ii, all churches and Catholic insH-
tutions of Rome in behalf of His
Holiness and great crowds began to
resemble in st. Peters.
Today's sudden change for the
worse in the pontiff's condition
lteemed to have come as a great sur
Irise even to those who had been
Observing him most closely. Last
evening he received some strength
eLing injections and the doctors
stated they were satisfied with his
condition, expressing hope that dan
ger of an extension of the infiam-
r.5tion to the lungs had passed and
saying that the crisis appeared to be
overcome.
One of the most disturbing con-
ditions that developed today seems
to be passing away after 10 O'Clock
ihis morning as the pontiff was then
able to expectorate slightly. This
aroused more hope among the watch
ers, but toward II o'clock he be-
came worse and oxygen then was
administered.
Upon leaving the papal apart
ment the cardinals who administer
ed extremunction said the pope's
mind was perfectly clear but that
his condition was so grave and only
a miracle could save him.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-01-20

Mr.. O'Ccnnell, together with the
members cf the County Board OF
Taxation and the local assessors
went over the situation yesterday at
a conference held in city hall, In
which the local officials attempted
to poirt olir the tremendous infatlon
in properly values as Indicated Nv
the report cf the one hundred 4HtG'
eighty inspections made OF city nrop-
ertv by the field forces of the sss{tS
board recently.
In all the inspections made, the
selling price or the amount of{reve-i
nue. stamps on the deeds as filed in
the county clerks office were com
pared with the local assessments for
1921 on fiie with the county board
of taxation. which indicated wide
margin of difference in value.
Entirely TOc low
The sales for the most part were
in the business district along Smith
street and in every case the state Of
ficials contended that the assess
ments Were entirely too low. and
in many Instances should have been
increased fifty per cent.
None of the Industrial plants Of
the city were visited owing to the
limited time. IT, failure to receive
more than a $1,20o,000 raise in rent i
ables for tn yea is attributed, how
ever, to the fact that none of the
plants were increased over last years
assessments
Water front property was also dis
cussed. the field secretary holding
that the $500 per acre placed on
Lehigh Valley property should apply
with equal forcs to the adjoining
Industrial properties which have
been assessed at $3.50 per acre.
To this the local assessors dis
sentcd for the reason that the rail-
road property lays comparattvelys
high in comparison to adjoining land 4
which in many cases are merely
marshes or SWamps.
Very little difference will be found
in the total waterfront assessment ]
over last year. though in individual
cases marked increases will be made
while others will show a decrease.
This variation in values is brought
about through a change in the
method of Valuing such land the I
coming system which is in use In /
Union county having been adopted
here in place of the former method
in which all waterfront land was
assessed at a given value per acre,
regardless of the depth OF the land
back from the shore.
Under the 1922 valuation method,
which is not generally known to be
in use here, waterfront property to
u depth of 600 feet from the shors
is assessed at $3,700 an acre. the
next zone at $4,000, while each sue
ceeding zone shows a decrease in
value until IA point is reached where
property may be valued as building
lots or farm land.
Perth Amboy valuations which /
the state board has placed at forty
two per cent. Of the true value
should be raised to eighty per cert
according to information obtainabie,
before the situation will meet with
the approval of the state officials.
Continued on page 81
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-01-20
SAYS SHkNTUkG DISPUTE
RESTS WITH JAPAN and CHINA

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O.-(By the
Associated Press) The Shantung
question must anG probably will be
settled between China and Japan
and canno' be taken up by the arms
conference Senator Underwood of
Alabama, one of the American dele
gates declared in the senate today
during a discussion of the contro-
NprSV
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-01-20
REPORT ON WATERWAY

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2O-The re-
port. submitted to congress by the
Joint commission on
the proposed st. Lawrence waterway
was referred by Speaker Gillett -
the house Interstate commerce COM
mittee Of which Representative Win
slow is chairman. This settlement of
q controversy which had arisen over
reference Of the report was declared
to supporters of the wa
tcrYaV project.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-01-20
Prayers 10 Be Said
FO1 PObe Benedict

Rev. Dean William, c. Can't
well, Eector oe st. MarEs Ro-
man C&.holic church, announced
this afternoon that prayers for
the recovery Of Pope Bene-
dict will be said by the pupils of
the parochia. school during the
afternoon Session and tonight at
the Holys Hour service at 1880
o'clock they will be said in the
church. Prayers for the pope's
recovery are being said through
out the nation today in all Cath
o'fc Institutions according to the
dispatches.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-01-20

DUBLIN, Jan. 30 (By The Assoc
Gated Press) All the British aux
Nary police except two battalions.
have now left Ireland. These VIII
leave tomorrow. Today's evacuation
Of tho British army began in earn
est. Ships are waiting ut Dublin
10 convey troops scheduled to arrive
for ombarkation during the day. by
seven special trains three from Cur
rath. two from Tipperary and two
fl ON Marybornugh.