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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-25

condition of the present structure
Mr.. Hoys suggestion was that new
site be found. In passing he also
remarked that the site might lie
found at Fords. where there is rien-
ty of land available and at reason
able prices. No condemnation pro-
ceedIngs will be necessary, he said
Other members of the committee
failed to rise and cheer Mr.. Hoy e
suggestion, however.
The present town hall site is at the
foot of Main street at the monument.
1t consists of one acre. The town
ship has plans calling for building
to cost $4,000 but the question was
raised last night as to whether that
sum would be sufficient to provide a
building that would adequately fill
Woodbridgc's requirements. DR..
Salter and others were inclined to
think it would not.
The matter is in the hands of the
memorial committee, composed of E.
l.. Gridley. David Brown, John
Breckenridge. A. r. A. Overgaard
and G. l.. Boynton. After long
discussion it was decided to confer
with the committee and report at the
next twonship meeting. Plans on the
proposed building and a decision on
the new site will be on hand at that
time.
Aside from Mr. Hoys Fords pro-
posal, Green and School streets has
been pushed forth as an available
place for the structure.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-25
FIX COST LIMIT
ON NEW SPAN
Engineer Hudson Instructed
to Prepare Plans Not Over
$3,000,000
STATE HIGHWAY ACTION
Contracts for Two Sections of
Lincoln, Highland PIX. to
Metuchen, Awarded

TRENTON, July 25:-Conferring
here this morning on the cunstruc-
ton of the new bridge across the
Raritan river at Perth Amboy the
State Highway Commissioner reach
ed the decision that the bridge
should be constructed at figure
not in excess of 100000.
A resolution was unanimously
passed authorizing Clarence w.
Hudson, previously designated as
the engineer to build the bridge.
to draw plans for bridge and ap-
proaches that will not exceed the
$2,0OO,000 sum regarded as the
maximum amount to be spent on
the project.
A second resolution named a COM
mittee of three, two of whom are en-
gineers, to confer with Mr.. Hudson
and expedite the construction plans
as much as possible. On the COM
mittee are Chairman George Burton
of the highway commission. Colone.
Walter Whittemore, and Thomas T..
Collins. The last named men are
engineers. Both resolutions were
offered by Mr.. Collins after a thor.
ough DISCUSSION of the project.
Two new plans were today SUBJ
united by the engineer. One called
for concrete arch bridge costing
$2.689,000, while the second was
plate girder structure that would
entail an expense of $2,245.000.
Neither plan, however, met with the
approval of the highway commission
because of the fact that the esti
mates failed to include approaches.
Approaches have been estimated
at $1,OO0,O00 and the opinions ex-
pressed by commission members
were in effect that the whole job
must not be more than $4,000, 900.
A previous plan for steel arch
bridge was rejected by the board as
being unsuitable.
Mr.. Hudson recommended the
concrete type of structure, but the
concensus of opinion among beard
members was that the concrete type
might be too expensive. The corn
mission seems to want good bridge
but it also wants the best bridge tha.
may be erected at the smallest cost.
AS the question rests now it Looks
as though the plate girder type
would be the one selected finally.
Charles p. Duffy thought the cost
could be kept within the $3,000,O00
figure by eliminating all ornamental
tioH anu duNOCdttu the steel
bridge if it be shown to be the most
practical and economical.
Chairman Burton remarked that
he did not want to see any extrava-
giant expenditure in connection with
the building of the bridge and would
not care to see the structure email
more than the 100000 expendi-
ture.
George Paddock thought it i'm
portant to have a bridge that would
be stable and doubted that the river
bottom would permit construction of
the concrete arch type. He also
stressed the importance of providing
for future needs.
The commission awarded the con-
tract for the rebuilding of the two
sections of the highway between Me-
tuchen and Highland Park. The low
bidder was S. S. Thompson, Inc, of
Red Bank. Both contracts were
awarded to this concern, one of
them to be sublet to the C. H. Rid
die Company of New Brunswick.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-25
NEW SCHOOL
MOVE AGAIN
Effort Will be Made to Clear
Up Hall Avenue Building
Project

The Lew Hall avenue school is as
far from being an actuality now as
1t was four years ago, the Board of
School Estimate at it's meeting last
night finding it against the sam
difference of opinion regarding the
issuance of bonds for new schools
that held up the matter last year.
In order that this question of
whe .her or not bonds issued for
new schools act against the city
debt limit might be settled once
and for all to the satisfaction of all
parties concerned, City Comptroller
o. j. Morgenson was last night in.
structed to communicate with the
state attorney general in order tc
learn the exact status Of the situa.
ton.
Until the comptroller receives the
desired information from the attor-
ney general the school estimate
board will do nothing but meeting
will be called Immediately following
the receipt of the requested infoc-
nation from the state attorney gen
. eral and the further action OF the
board will be guided by this opinion
Last year an opinion was submit
ted by the school board to the board
of school estimate, his opinion hdv-
ing been given by State Commission
er of Education Enright. 1t was 10
the effect that school bonds wa~S
exclusive of city's debt limit. CIey
Comptroller Morgenson, who was
guided by the state bonding laws,
maintained that the school bonds
would work against the city debt
limit and the condition of the finan-
cesl at that time were such that the
city could not legally issue the nec-
essary school bonds for new struc-
ture without exceeding the per cent
debt limit
1t would seem to members of the
school estimate board that the state
bonding and school laws conflict with
regard to the question of affecting
the debt limit of a municipality and
in order to get Strengthened out on
this question the five members of the
school estimate board last night de-
cided to have the city comptroller
get an opinion from the attorney
general as to how it affects Perrh
Amboy in this particular case. The
decision of the attorney general will
guide the school estimate board i'll
his future actions.
If it is found there can be a bond
issue. regardless of the city's debt
limit, there seems to be every possi-
bility that the new Hall Avenue
School will be authorized by the
school estimate board at it's next
meeting. If, however, the bond is
sue must work against the debt linn
it the outlook at present is that no
new school will be started this year.
The members of the Board of
School Estimate are A. Clayton
Clark, William Sellers, Mayor Will
son, Alderman-at-La Richard j.
Calvin and Alderman Robert A. Nc
Guire, and all realize the need of a
new building here owing to the pres
ent crowded conditions and the
question of finances is all that is
holding up the work.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-25
next Band CONCERT
AT SCHOOL NO. a

The third band concert in the
series made possible through the
contributions of public spirited citi-
zens will be held tomorrow nigh:
at School No. 4, the music being
furnished by the Columbus italian
Union Band, Professor Ella Satru-
ano, director. School No is loca:-
ed in Smith street. directly across
from the Public Service carbarns.
An additional contribution of SO to
the band concert fund was received
today from Aerie No. 1886, Frater-
nal Order of Eagles. 1t is not vet
too late to send in contributions.
and the more received provides for
a greater number of concerts.
The Italian Columbus Union
Band, which will furnish the music
for tomorrow nights concert, is
bands in the city. The band has
received considerable note through
out surrounding municipalities fc!'
its music and on many occasions is
employed in these towns for COLI
cert and parade work. Commission
er Edward Lembcke, chairman of
the band concert committee of the
Park Com mission, has been assured
that the music tomorrow night will
be up to the standard demanded by
the Park Com mission. The band
will consist of twenty-five pieces
and will render program of twelve
selections which will be heightened
somewhat by encores.
Work will be started early tomor-
row morning on the erection of the
Y. M. H. A. portable platform for the
use of the musicians and City Elec-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-25
FEDERAL COAL
PLANS MADE
Action to Ration Coal to Con-
Sumers is Taken at
Washington
BY SECRETARY HOOVER
Government Will Insist That
Supply Reaches Users--
Action Also on Prices

WASHINGTON, July 25:-The
governments emergency coal con-
troll program will begin to function
within forty-eight hours.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover
in making this announcement today
said ratification of the emergency
plan for distribution and restriction
of unfair prices by the operators
association was expected within
forty eight hours, but if cooperation
was withheld in any district the
government would proceed to ap-
point the necessary local commit
tees.
The emergency coal control plan,
he stated. is intended to apply TO
all coal produced, whether in nom
union or union fields, and it was in
dicated that service orders by the
Interstate Commerce Commission
concerning priorities in the alloca-
ton of coal may be expected almost
Immediately.
AS regards the coal strike itself
he declared the government had ex.
hausted every means toward set
tlement, that it had offered arbitra
ton which had been rejected an
the matter to be taken care of now
was the distribution of coal pro-
duced
He emphasized the intention ct
the government to prevent advanced
coal prices and declared that under
the emergency program no freight
cars would be allocated to those
who tried ITO rob the public"
Secretary Hoover has pointed out
that supply of coal now on hand
is diminishing at a rapid rate; it's
production is being measurably re-
duced because of inability to get a
proper supply of cars
In consequence of this Mr.. Hoover
says: Numerous industries whose
operations are dependent upon a
steady supply, are threatened with
paralysis; lighting plants will be
forced to suspend and cities left in
darkness, and, above all, the people
themselves will be without fuel as
winter approaches. bringing in its
train misery, suffering, distress and
even famine and DEATH"
Mr.. Hoover adds that as result
of these charming conditions whose
growing menace is such as to
awaken all to an affrighted realiza-
tion of the perils ahead" prices are
mounting and consumers are indulg-
ing in frenzied race to secure coal
at almost any cost. He pays the
respects to those operators whose
cupidity and avarice have led them
to take an unmerited ami cruel ad-
vantage of the present abnormal
condition"
Urge Federal Commission
Creation of a federal coal commits
sion of three members appointed by
the president to investigate the coal
industry and recommend legislation
to congress was proposed in reso-
luton introduced today by Chairman
Borah of the senate labor commit
tee.
Recommendations would be re-
quired from the commission ION the
advisability or necessity of nation
alizing the coal industry" and the
feasibility or necessity of govern
meptal regulation and control of the
coal industry"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-25
CANNON GOING
WITH BUSES
Both County Clerk and City
Democratic Club to Have
Auto Procession
TO SEE THE GOVERNOR
Big Time for All Glasses and
Factions of Democrats
Here on Friday
TO SEE THE GOVERNOR

The city will be we'll represented
on Friday, which has been designa-
!. ted as Middlesex county day by Gov
ernor Edward 1. Edwards. Last Sat
urday the City Democratic Club an
nounced that it would take dele
cation to the summer capital, and
today, representatives of County
Clerk Bernard M. Cannon announced
that Cannon would take a separate
delegation to the sea side city. This
move on the part of Cannon in
taken as conclusive proof by many
of the Democrats, that Cannon will
throw his entire support to the
Democratic slate as now prepared
for the primary and general cleo
tions.
The fact, however, that Cannon Is
running his own party and is not So
operating with the City Democratic
Club, which was the first to an
nounce that a delegation would go
from this city, is looked upon by
some of the thinking Democrats
as being a move that will work to
n IS detr;ment of the party. This
they maintain will give the rest OF
i the delegates from Middlesex county
who attend the affair the impression
the Perth Amboy is divided in lead
ehship and will allow ali opening
wedge thai may before election day
split asunder the solid front that ap-
pears to be assured in the county.
According to the announcement
C1nnon's delegation of boosters for
Edwards and SilZer are scheduled
to leave the city by automobile FRI
l.xr n q n'n1nck
the occasion Mr.. Cannon has secur-
ed many motor cars including SOW
eral buses to carry the delegates,
who it is now estimated, will total
several hundred. There will be
enough conveyances to take care OF
ali who desire to go.
Mr.. Cannon has also provided ac-
commodations for the City Demo-
cratic Committee, which it is under
stood will attend in body. Invita-
tion has also been extended TO the
women to join the delegation.
The delegation of City Democratic
Club will leave from in front of the
club rooms over the Strand theatre
at 10 o'clock, and will be conveyed
to Sea Girt by fifty or more touring
cars and sedans, the committee in
charge of the affair having been able
to secure a large number of these
cars. A large number of Democrats
have already made application to the
secretary of the club for reserva-
tions and others are being received
daily.
The delegation from the City
Democratic Club, will have many
special features, which the commit
tee as yet had not made public.
However, the secretary said today
that the committee is endeavoring to
have a band accompany the dele
vation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-25
DEBT FUNDING BODY
TO MEET THURSDAY

WASHINGTON. July 25 (By The
Associated Press)-The American
Foreign Debt Funding Commission
will meet Thursday with Jean. ".
Parmentier, Director of Finance of
the French Treasury, for the first
OF the formal negotiations looking
to the funding of Frances war
debt to this country.
Practically complete statements of
the financial condition of France
have been submitted by Mr.. Par
mentier, high officials said. and
these will be digested and ready for
discussion by the full commission
Thursday.
The French representative. it is
understood is not prepared to offer
to the American commission any
specific plan for the funding of the
debt. but is following a policy of ac-
quainting this government with the
situation in France to enable the
American commission to determine
what might be expected in the way
of payment
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-25

trician Jay FRANKIE has promised tc
wire the platform for lights. Bench
es from the various city parks will
be moved to the grounds in order to
supply as many seats as possible for
the large audience expected.
Commissioner Lembcke today
signed a contract with Samuel d.
Angela, manager of the Perth AM
boy Concert Band, for the fourth
concert which is to be held in Bay
View Park, next week. This band
furnished the music at the first con-
cert held in City Hall Park, but
due to the fact that the musicians
were seated about the lawn and not
upon a platform which allows the
music to pass over the heads of the
people so that all can hear, played
under great disadvantage. Ideal
conditions will, however, be assured
the organization at the concert in
Bay View Park.
The fund stands today as follows:
Contributed to fund up to and
including Wednesday, July
IL , d
Cost of first band concert July
IL ................ 1UU
Balance in fund July 13....... 64$
Further contributions ....... "a
Balance in fund July 10. .... III
Cost second band concert july
10 ............... loo
Balance in fund July 20. $5S2
Contributions July 25 ......... 10
Balance in fund July 25.....s592
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-25
NEW BAT Ties
IN LIMERICK
Intense Fighting Reported by
Dublin National Troops
Advance it is Claimed

DUBLIN, July 25.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press)-Intense fighting is in
progress in the vicinity of Kiinial-
lock, county Limerick, according TO
reports reaching Dublin today. The
reports stated that the Republican,
irregulars were trying to delay the
advance of the national army troops
but while many men are said TO be
engaged in the fighting nothing ilne
a pitched battle is apparently pos
sible.
The communications of the Ma
tional forces are reported to be suf-
fering here and there from small
but active bands of guerilla fighters
who, by wearing civilian clothes. are
finding it easy to escape after cut
ting field telegraph lines and other
wise harassing the National troops.
The latter, however, are reported to
Le continuing their advance.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-25
Wool Tariff Move Beaten

WASHINGTON, July 25-The
wool schedule of the tariff bill car
rying rates ranging from 26 to 1877
per cent ad valorem is to remain as
written. according to all indications
emanating from the Finance Com
mittee. No concessions are in
sight although hope of a compromise
has not been entirely abandoned.
Republican members of the FL
nance Committee at their meeting
yesterday had a lively exchange of
views, with some rather rough and
plain talking. An agreement had
been made to take a final vote on
the proposition to make an average
all around reduction in wool rates of
5 per cent. but was postponed until
today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-25
Little Coal Shipping Here

There is very little coal now NOV
ing from the docks in this city and
vicinity The Pennsylvania railr r1ad
docks at South Amboy arc shipping
only about twenty-five per cent of
normal, and this is mostly of the
smaller sizes known as steam coal.
The surplus coal of this company
was shipped out during April. 1t
was predicted at the dock today
that it would be probably two
months more before conditions be-
came anywhere near normal.
At the Philadelphia & Reading
Railroad docks in Port Reading only
twenty per cent. of the normal sup
ply of soft coal is being shipped.
About forty or fifty per cent. of the
normal hard coal shipments are be-
ing made The majority of the coal
now being received at this dock is
known as river coal and is being
dredged out of rivers where 1t has
been stored for long periods of time.
Usually at this dock there are in the
neighborhood of 5000 cars waiting
to be dumped, at the present time
the number amounts to 800.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-25
Gains BY Free Staters

DUBLIN, July 25 (By The Asso-
ciated Press). - Additional large
areas in the west of Ireland have
been occupied by the Free State
forces, before whom the Republican
insurgents are retiring precipitately,
according to today's official report.
Claremorris, County Mayo, is the
latest town to be free from the ir-
regulars who have now retired to
Barrobe, on the border between Gal
way and Mayo. Eamonn deValera
accompanied the insurgents to Tip
perary, but, according to reports,
left for Tashel, twelve miles distant
the next day. The strain of recent
events is said to have left him pale
and wan.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-25
$4,000 GARMENT MAKERS
QUIT WORK IN n. Y. TODAY

NEW YORK, July 25.-Virtuaily
every worker in the cloak and suit
industry in this city-50,000 in ali
quietly left their jobs today in gen
eral "stoppage" directed agains. the
smaller manufacturing establish
ments of sweat shops" said state
ment issued by Benjamin Schlesin-
ger. president of the international
Ladies' Garment Workers Union.
About 500 of the larger shops IN
cluded in the $500 vacated will be
permitted to resume work at cncs.
Mr.. Schlesinger said, as the Cloak,
Suit and Skirt Manufacturers Pro-
tective Association and the Ameri-
can Cloak & Suit Association con-
trolling these shops have agreed to
the workers demands for a forty
four week, pay for holidays and time
and one-half for overtime.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-25
Must Settle Big Strikes
Soon Or Food And Coal
Rationing Will Result

Steel plants, especially in tho
east, will be closed on wholesale
scale if present conditions continue
until August, according to the heads
of a large steel corporation.
Industrial coal was said to be un-
ohtainable at any price in New
York. In Chicago increases of from
$5.25 to $15.25 a ton on coal prices
were announced. A shortage of coal
cars in bituminous fields has caused
an appreciable decline in produ.-
ton.
The close relationship which the
strikers were assuming was seen in
the statement of H. C. Trumbower,
of the Wisconsin Railroad Commis-
sion, that if the coal strike lasted
an additional two weeks, rail trans
portation in that state would be at
standstill.
Official Washington still maintains
silence on the rail situation, but it
was confidently expected that Pres
ident Harding would begin action to
end the shopmen's strike during the
week. In some quarters it was be-
lieved that the next move might
come through the railroad labor
board. 1t was pointed out that the
board has power to grant full rec
ognition to the new shopmen's un-
ions, which forty eastern railroads
under leadership of l.. F. Loree,
eastern regional chairman OF the
Association of Railway Executives
| contemplates forming.
| Hopes for immediate peace were
| centered in thhe meeting today O
! officials of the Baltinire and ON
| railroad with representatives of tlli
strikers. Success in settling differ.
ences on that road probably would
| mean that other roads would adopt
a similar course, it is understood.
Existing embargoes on freight
have caused shortage of commodi-
ties in several cities, and lack of
transportation has reduced supplies
in few lines. In Chicago a leading
chain grocery firm yesterday an
nounced that the sale of sugar
would be limited to ten pounds to
a customer. Similar action previous-
ly had been taken in several small
towns.
Disorders took a new turn when
seven men were arrested in Phila-
delphia, charged with spreading
among the workers at the Baldwin
Locomotive shops literature demands
ing that the workers refuse to work
on railroad equipment. vs.
New railroad labor unions propose
ed by the carriers will be recognized
by the United States Railroad Labor
Board whenever they come before
that body with a dispute providing
they can prove to the board that
their membership contains major
ity of the men then at work on the
road affected, board members said
today.
At the labor board it was said
that more than a score or tele-
grams from workmen who represen-
ted themselves as among the spon-
sors of the new unions had been rec
ceived asking what attitude the la
Dor board would take.
Chairman l.. f. Loree, of the East
ern group of carriers. recently an
nounced that the roads in his terri
tory would form new unions and
was understood to have called
meeting of eastern railroad presi-
dents today to discuss the plans.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-25
NEW BRIDGE COST Limit $3, 600, ,OO|
president TO ACT IN STRIKE CR|S|;
SUICIDE BLAMES STOCK
DEALS FOR RASH ACT

NEW YORK, July 25:-After
writing to newspapers requesting
that someone be sent "to see real
suicide" and a note to a relative 10
have his body cremated and the
"ashes sent to the head of the broK-
erage firm where he did his trading
to fertilize his lawn" middle-aged
wei dressed man jumped from a
ferryboat in the Hudson river early
today and was drowned.
Other messages which he left in
his hat carefully placed on the deck
before he jumped overheard stated
that he had lost all his savings
specializing in stocks. The body was
not recovered.