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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-01
NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY
EXAMINATION

The city National Bank Of Perth AM
how located at the City OF Perth Amboy.
in tho County Of Middlesex and the state
Of New Jersey. is closing It's AFFAIRS. All
~note-hoiders and other creditors OF the as
ISOLATION are therefore hereby notified to
present the notes and other claims for
payment.
Dated. July 2nd. 1898.
WILLIAM H. PULLEN,
Cashier.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-01

Confectionery and food stores of
England are compelled by law to
close at $3.50 o'clock at night and
all Sunday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-01

Highest wind velocity rel report
I'd over a five-minute period was 1O2
niles an hour at st. Paul, MINI.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-01

Average boomerangs lave from
two TO two and one-half feet spread,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-01

Isinglass consists of the dried
bladders of various fish.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-01

GEORGE H. THOMPSON
CARPENTER AND BUILDER
Johbine Promptly Attended 70
a. lewis 81. Phone 1400-W
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-10-20

margin of profit? There are many manufacturers who take the latter view and possibly this Is the occasion for their lack of enthusiasm over the future. This conception of the out look is based on the feeling that any attempt to obtain a larger margin of profit would be immediately counter balanced by increased wage demands and higher production costs, thus lifting prices without adding to their profit margin. A circle of this char Acter eventually would run it's head against the stone wall of price re- sistance on the part of the public as the distributor would at once advance his prices. This may be a somewhat pessimistic view to take of the situa- tion, but 1t represents the opinion of
 quite a substantial element in the business community"
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-10-20
Rage Govt Buildings,
 Tells Big Business

Washington, Oct. oo-Big business organized in the Washington Cham Der of Commerce demands the de struction of a large number of the government buildings built here dur ing the war
 Among the buildings are several government hotels which accommo- date hundreds of women workers at rates covering the cost of administra- ton. The private house and room renting proheteers have opposed the hotels from the beginning
 There seems to be ap over supply of apartments and office buildings here now. If the government should wreck the war structures, supply and demand would force up rents and se- cure tenants for prohteering land lords
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-02-16
RETAIL CLERKS
ENTER MOVIES

The local Retail Clerks Union is
going into the moving picture busi-
ness. This was decided upon at big
special meeting of the local held Mon
day night. President Ray Wunder-
lich presented a proposition from
John Schwalm, manager of the Rialto
theatre, for staging benefit at that
theatre two nights, Friday and Satur-
day, April and T. The offer of Mr..
Schwalm was endorsed and accepted
and the clerks are going to try to
make these two nights at the Rialto
record breakers for attendance at
this popular theatre. AS a feature
Mr. Schwalm has secured Tom Mix
in "Catch My Smoke" for these two
nights. In addition there will be a
special program of comics and other
features.
In conjunction with the benefit the
clerks will issue handsomely gotten
up printed program. President Wun-
derlich is now out soliciting adver-
tisements for the same, and is being
kindly and generously met by the ad-
vertisers. Ray says: "She's to be a
bowling success"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-02-16
SPECTATORS TRICKS

Washington.-In the senate Mr..
Hefin, of Alabama, read press dis
patches to show the excuses of cot
ton spectators. One dispatch stated:
Reports of further good rains in the
south were considered a factor in the
decline"
"The rain all over the cotton belt
today does not amount to the popping
of my finger in its effect upon the
cotton crop of this year, which will be
planted in April and early in May"
said Senator Hef1in.
"The cotton spectators of the
country, backed by certain spinners
here and abroad, beat down the price
when they are ready to buy little of
the raw material for the spinning in
terests. Then in few days the price
will go up little, and then, when
they get ready for another supply of
cotton they go out on the exchanges
and put out report that there has
been rain in the producing sec
ton, and that is stated to be a reason
for the break in the price of cotton
three months before planting time.
1t is the most ridiculous thing | have
ever heard"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-02-16
ARMY STORES
Not For Federal Employees,
Say Weeks and DENLY

| Washington. - Under no circum-
stances should the $4,000 government
employees in Washington outside of
! the military and naval service be per-
mitted to purchase supplies at the
army and navy commissary stores.
| This is the unanimous opinion of Sec
retary of War Weeks and Secretary
of the Navy Denby, each of whom has
sent a long communication to the SEN
ate committee on military affairs con-
demning the bill introduced by Sena-
tor Brookhart authorizing the opening
of the army and navy stores to all
government employees.
The army and navy stores handle
practically every commodity neces-
sary for comfort, convenience, and
luxury Receiving the goods at the
same prices which are obtained by the
army and navy quartermasters, and
selling them without commercial pro-
| fit, the consumers are saved large
percentage of the prices charged in
the retail stores. The privileges of
the commissaries, however, are limited
to people in the army and navy ser
vice.
If the Brookhart bill should become
a law, in the neighborhood of 225, 900
people would have the privilege of
buying commodities at cost without
the intervention of middlemen's
charges. 1t would seem that the
Brookhart proposition would be good
way to establish short cut between
the producers and the consumers with
out the creation of a new institution
but merely by extending the service
area of the existing commissaries.
Secretary Weeks beholds the men
ace of twenty-six government stores
to sell groceries, meats, and vege-
tables, as we'll as clothing stores
Moreover, he fears the overhead cost
would make it difficult for the army
commissary management to compete
with the chain stores run for private
profit.
The Retail Merchants Association
the Chamber of Commerce, and the
board of trade agree with Weeks anc
DENLY.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-02-16
PATRIOTS SETTLE

Detroit, Mich.-The government
has adjusted its differences with the
Lincoln Motor Car Company, which
so patriotically and unselfshly aided
in winning the war.
The government charged that dur
ing the excitement incident to the war
the company was overpaid $9,188,561
for the manufacture of munitions.
More than $2,OO0,0O0 was paid be-
cause of the loss of anticipated pro-
fits"
Since the war the company has
gone through bankruptcy proceedings,
and its plan has been sold The gov
ernment agreed to settlement of its
claim by the payment of $1,550,000,
or $685. SCI less than was originally
demanded. The bankruptcy sale wip-
ed out all claims of stockholders, and
the deal leaves but az cents on the
dollar to satisfy 800 merchandise
creditors
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-02-16
ARKANSAS MUST CURB
ANTI-UNION VIOLENCE

Observation-Disclosures Gompers
of the American Federation of Labor
has issued statement insisting that
the government of Arkansas shall
intervene to protect the striking en-
ployes of the Missouri & North Ar
kansas railroad at Harrison, Ark.
from mob violence.
"The facts of mob violence, Of
usurpation of municipal authority, of
intimidation, are matters of open rec
ord," declares President Gompers.
Properly constituted government
in the state of Arkansas case vindi-
Gates itself only by speedy determi-
nation of responsibility and an ade-
quate and quickly determined punish
ment for those guilty of one of the
worst atrocities of our time.
"Where there is so much enmity
against labor, surely it is only fair to
insist that duly constituted author
ity take charge and perform its duty
in a situation such as this"
The anti-labor mob dictatorship at
Harrison is organized under the aus
pices of a local Citizens committee, /"
One striker has been lynched and sew
eral driven from the state.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-02-16
GOVERNOR DOESN'T
SCARE

Madison, Wis.-Governor Blaine
publicly notified the Simmons Com
rany, of Kenosha, that it's threat tc
leave the state because of increased
taxes will have no effect on him.
The state executive asked the pres.
ident of the company why he didn't
move to Fifth avenue, New York
when taxes increased for the six years
before he became governor from
100000 to $96,OOO,O00 Taxes
for 1922 increased less than $1,000.-
900, the governor said, while taxes fol
1923 will show decrease.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-02-16
INJUNCTION STAND
Of Labor Ignored By Alleg-
ed Reviewer

New York.-The New York Times
book review section recently devoted
three columns to an alleged review
of John P. Frey's book, "The Labor
Injunction" The reviewer made no
attempt to discuss fundamentals, and
with the ease of dancing master he
glided over labor's opposition to the
system of court-made law.
Under this system courts ignore
statutory law and apply the injunc-
tion process when wage workers are
involved. At all other times courts
adhere to the purpose of the injunc-
tion writ, and only use it when the
plaintiff has no other remedy at law.
Labor's protest against this usurpa-
tion and unfairness is treated lightly
by the Times reviewer, who would
minimize this great fundamental
point. He sweetly chirps:
Mf. tfeyS prime grievance IS That
the courts incline to extend their in
junction jurisdiction from questions
of strict property rights to questions
of labor's conduct in matters connect
ed with strikes"
The book emphasizes the trade
union declaration that there can be no
property in labor, but the reviewer re-
vamps this pet dogma of the injunc-
/ tionites: "The most sacred property
of all is the workers property in his
labor capacity"
The maudiin discussion of the book
shows that the realm of this reviewer
is Bertha, the Sewing Girl" or other
thrillers, rather than economics and
law.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-02-16
York is recovering it's political san

York is recovering it's political san
ity.
"To decide against the repeal of
these laws at this time would tend to
bring into question the capacity of
the people of this state to promote
the welfare of the schools without de-
pending on laws that censor the opin-
ions of citizens and continually imply
suspicion of the loyalty of schools and
teachers"
Under state law teachers and all
other employees in the state and mu-
nicipal service must take the "consti-
tutional oath," as do officers of the
national government.
This law, however, does not seem
sufficient for public school teachers,
who are called upon, under the Lusk
law, to satisfy the commissioner of
education as to their character and
loyalty. This state official sits in
judgment over every expression of the
teachers, and there is no appeal from
his decision.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-02-16
JEWELL is BARRED

New Haven, Conn.-The local board
of education has barred B. NJ Jewell,
president of the A. F. of L. railway
employees department, from the high
school auditorium. The unoinist was
scheduled to speak there, but the
board of education notified local
unionists they changed their mind,
and the auditorium could not be used
for that purpose. States Attorney
Alling, who is member of the board,
announced that President Jewell has
"defied the laws of the federal gov
ernment." This anti-union general
zation has made matters worse, and
local trade unionists are demanding
a bill of particulars.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-02-16
STRONG CAST
Is Selected For Showing
"Mr. PIN Passes By"

The members of the cast for "Mr
PIN Passes By" the play that will be
given by the Community Drama
League at the high school auditorium
on Friday and Saturday nights, Feb
ruary 23rd and oath, are as follows:
George Marden, conventional
Englishman..Mr. M. G. Thompson
Olivia, Georges charming wife,.
................. Miss Helena Frechtling
Mr.. PIN, an absent-minded kind
ly old man.........Mr. Joseph FIGHTER
Lady Marden, George Marden's
aunt. Mrs. Frank NJ. Elliott
Dinah, George Marden's niece.
...................Mis Miss Shirley Moore
Brian Strange, young artist, in
love with Dinah..Mr. RogerRothwell
Anne, the maid in the Marden
household. Miss Blanche Ferguson
The story is the most popular from
the pen of the author, Mr.. A. A. Milne,
and will be most pleasing to all the
atre goers of Hamilton and the sur
rounding communities. The proceeds
from the two performances will be
used to install department of plays
and music in the public library that
can be used by all.
Miss Ella Mae Cope, chairman OF
the business organization, reports
that every seat will be sold for the
two performances and reserved seats
can be secured at the box office OF
the high school on Tuesday and We'd
nesday. February Goth and 21st.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-02-16
MOOSE TO HONOR
\ DEAD
Hold Memorial Services
Sunday at Jefferson
Theatre
Public is Invited to Attend

AS has been the custom in past
years, Hamilton Lodge No. SO, Loyal
Order Moose, together with it's auxil-
iaries, Hamilton Lodge No. Sc, Junior
Order Moose, and Hamilton Chapter
No. %, Women of Mooseheart Le-
gion, will hold memorial services
Sunday to pay loving tribute to the
dead of the three lodges. The SER
vices will take place at 2:30 p. M, at
the Jefferson theatre The public is
cordially invited to attend these SER
vices
Hon. John j. Lentz, governor of
Mooseheart and one of the best known
Moose in the country, will deliver the
oration An excellent vocal and instru-
mental program has been prepared by
the committee in charge. A quartet
of the best voices in the city will rem
der several numbers, in addition to
which there will be several solos by
two of Hamilton's best known signers,
The Moose orchestra, under the direc-
tion of j. Edward Lehmkuhl, will rem
der the instrumental numbers.
Following is the order of services
in full:
Adeste Fidelis-Orchestr ..........
NJ. Portgallo
Twilight and Dawn.........Oley Speaks
Quartet
Opening of Servcies..-........;........
............Dictator Harry H. Schuster
Opening Prayer. .Prelate Leo. ]. Welsh
Face to Face ..............."........Joh Johnson
Mr.. Fisher
The Great Beyond.
............Senior Regent, Bertha Ross
Nearer, My God, to Thee..Dr l., Mason
audience will please rise and sing)
In Natures Garden......Leo E. Berliner
Orchestra
How Long Wilt Thou Forget Me
................................. Obey Speaks
quartet
Our Defending Circle......................
........... Dictator Harry H. Schuster
There is No Death. ...Geoffrey O'Hara
Miss Ferguson
Covered Bridge OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Past Sr. Reg't Elizabeth McCloskey
Roll Call ............,.....................
Secretary William j. Welsh
Secretary Arthur Reiff
Recorder Marie F. Welsh
tareWell
........Past Dictator A. E. Eggleston
Melody of Love.............H. Engelmann
Orchestra
Grafton .............Hon. John j. Lentz
Mooseheart Governor
Benediction .......Rev. L. L. Denning
Still, Still With Thee...................
............................C. Wesley Council
Quartet
| Our Brotherhood ...........................
.........Vice Dictator Frank w. Holt
Closing Prayer. Prelate Leo. j. Welsh
LOYAL Order of Moose March ......
........................."M Won Unschuld
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-02-16
TERRORISTIC LAW
Urged For Repeal By CO.
lumbia Faculty

Albany, N. Y.-Nearly two score
professors of Columbia University
and other educational institutions
urge the state senate committee on
education to favor the repeal of the
Lusk laws for the licensing of teach
ers and of public schools.
The educators express the belief
that these laws should not be passed,
"but, having been passed in period
of postwar excitement, their rereal
may now be hastened as sign to the
country that the state of New
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-02-16

speak we'll for Mr.. Edward Warndorf,
the efficient secretary of the concern.
The election for directors was held
Monday evening at the Offices in the
Rentschler building, and the follow
ing men were chosen: Fred w.
Graeser, A. ]. Warndorf, H. Wogen-
stahl, Fred Schneider, Adam Braun,
Geo. A. Davidson, A. 0. Rolfe, Don
w. Fitton and C. M. Eikenberry.
Following the election the directors
organized with the following Off
GERS: President, Fred w. Graeser;
vice president, A. o. Rolfe; secretary,
E. F. Warndorf; attorney, Cyrus J.
Fitton.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-02-16
UNCLE SANS PAUPER
WAGE

Washington.-In an appropriation
passed by congress for the mainte-
nance of the department of commerce
building is provision for these pauper
wages:
Engineer and electrician, ST. 400;
carpenter, $1,000; electrician, $1,000;
three elevator conductors at $720
each; five guards at $720 each; three
firemen at $720 each; assistant fore
woman, $720; 81 laborers at $500
each; toilet attendant, $3.50.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-02-16
WANT STATE COSSACKS

Chicago.-The movement for state
cossacks is general through the mid
die west. In Illinois, Indiana and
Ohio the same forces that have been
repeatedly defeated are again plead
ing for the kind of claw and order"
that the cossack clans can enforce.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-02-16
PEOPLES DEPOSIT
IMPROVEMENT AND
LOAN CO.
Shows a Prosperous Year
Graeser Again President

This weeks Press carries state
ment of the Peoples Deposit, Improve
ment and Loan Company, showing
that this company has had most
prosperous and successful year. The re-
port shows gain over last year of over
$108,000 in assets with reserve and
undivided profit fund amounting to
$59,364 This certainly speaks well
for those in charge of the company's
affairs, especially so does the report
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-02-16
WOULD CONTROL AGENCIES

Sacramento, Cal.-Private employ
ment agencies in this state are under
attack by members of the California
legislature, who have offered several
plans to control this evil.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-02-16

Little drops Of enthusiasm and lit
tie grains Of determination make the
mighty union and appropriate pay en-
velope.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-02-16
TO REORGANIZE CLERKS

Richmond, Cal-Retail clerks have
started campaign to reorganize
these workers in this section.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-11-01

legislature to make such changes as
suit them Friends of the law de-
sire some changes in it's provisions,
but these changes must be made by
it's friends.
Now for the real issue at this
time. 1t is like this: Will the pres
ent law be better executed by it's
friends of it's enemies? If, as those
opposed to the law say, the trouble
is in the present system, pray tell
us, if you can, how the enemies Of
a poor system will operate it so that
it will be better than when operated
by it's friends? How would you like
to have prohibition laws of Ohio eX-
ecuted by the "wets," from COVER
nor down? How would you like to
have your grange, your farm bureau
or other fraternal society operated
and managed, and it's rules enforc-
ed by the rank enemies of the
same? Do you want the enemies of
your church to execute it's laws and
regulations? II you can say Eyes"
to these questions, Messrs. Strong
| and Finley should have your vote.
That is the logical conclusion. But
on the other hand, should your an
swer be mo how can you vote for
| them? If we can't have all the
school opportunities of a Delaware
county, owing to our environments
why not have as many as we can?
Vote for Strong and Finley and you
vote to take away the opportunities
of some boys and girls for better
education. Vote for Humphrey and
Hart and you vote to retain and add
to their opportunities. Which shall
it be?
| In conclusion / will say that the
writer commenced teaching in 1891
at the magnificent salary of $40
| per month, with the "privilege" OF
doing his own janitor work. After
several failures he passed the test
so of course he was employed foI
/ what he knew and not because OF
where he had BEEN He has been
teaching almost continuously fol
over 80 years. He passed through
the transition period of the old sys-
/ tenn to the new. He would probably
| be called a conservative in matters
calling for great change of policy
He was in much doubt concerning
much of the new system at first
But after several years of trial and
| comparing results of the new with
the old on fair basis, he unhesitat'
| ingly says that the present system
is as much in advance Of the old as
are the present Improvements or
farm and in home, in advance oi
those of so years ago. We are now
facing the east. The dawn is before
us. Shall we again face the west
If in years to come you expect the
children of Morgan county to really
"honor father and mother" vote fol
Humphrey and Hart on Nov. s.
Respectfully submitted,
C.. A, GLADDEN.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-11-01

McConnelsville, Ohio. Oct. 20, '23
Fellow Teachers:-Right now a.
very grave crisis confronts the
schools of Morgan county. Every
teacher should be wide awake on
this question. We feel that it is our
duty as teachers to- protect and ad-
vance the interests of the public
schools of our county, and. to this
end, to undertake to prevent the
school system of our county from
falling into the hands of men who
are hostile and openly opposed to
the school laws of our state. We do
not feel that such men are Quals-
fed to administer that law for the
best interests of the children.
We, therefore, believe that no
greater service can be rendered to
the schools Of our county at this
time than to return DR.. Lee Hum
phrey and Mr.. Hiram Hart to the
county board of education this fall.
We. therefore, solicit your influence
and service In bringing to the at
tention of the voters the gravity of
the Impending issue and in enlight-
ening themt with respect to what
the schools have done and are doing
for the young people of this county.
4 II those who are opposed to the
school law are successful at the
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-11-01
MORE ON SCHOOL MATTERS

The school law and the school
system of Morgan county during
the last few weeks have been sub
jected to very severe attacks. The
first attack was made against the
law and the high schools. 1t was
said in this attack that the law at
tempted to close one half or more OF
our rural schools, but we have
shown that this is not true. The
law does not automatically close any
school. Many people believe that~it
is unlawful to maintain. any school
whose average daily atenadnce has
been less than ten. But this is not
correct. The law provides only that
the county board of education may
require such schools to be closed.
And the county board has no au-
thority to order any school closed
unless it's average daily attendance
has fallen below ten. Many schools
in the county whose average daily
attendance is less than ten are open
today, and they are just as lawful
as any other schools. A local board
OF education, however, may close
any school for any reason whatso-
ever. 1t will be seen then, that the
law is not arbitrary in this matter,
but it lodges the authority to close
or open schools in the hands OF
boards of education who are elected
by the people. The county superin-
tendent has absolutely no authority
to close or open a single school.