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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-24
HIGH SCHOOL
ON INCREASE
Gain in Enrolment in all
SchoolS-Evening Trade
School Forms New Class

TOTTENVILLE, Oct. 24:-An in
crease in enrolment is shown in
every high school of the five bor-
oughs of the greater city of New
York in the report that has just been
made known. This is based on a
table given out by the Board of Ed
ucation showing the number enroll
ed as of September II last as COM
pared with the enrolment when the
school closed last June. In the Tot
tenville high school on June 80 there
were 175 enrolled and on September
II there were 229. At Curtis high
school the only other high school on
Staten Islt~-ld, there were 1871 en-
rolled in June and 2,1S2 in Septem-
Der, making a total of 2,411 in the
two schools on Staten Island. There
ARE now a total of 110,324 in the
schools of the greater city as against
94,0S4 in June, making a big gain
for the entire city.
The increase at the Tottenville
high school for this term is credited
to the zone plan that was put into
effect by the Board of Education
that all pupils graduating from the
various elementary schools on this
end of the island as far down as
Great Kills must come to the school
at Tottenville. This was done in
order to establish the full four-year
term of the high school. There are
still a number of pupils travelling to
New Brighton to Curtis high school
within this zone who began the high
school course before the full term
here.
The Tottenville Evening Trade
school which began it's term early n
September is also making great
strides in not only the attendance
but in the studies as we'll. A class in
English TO foreigners is about to be
opened. This will be a great advan-
tage to those wanting to study to
become citizens and to secure their
citizenship papers.
This class will be held OF Monday,
Tuesday and wednesday night OF
each week. There are twenty regis
tered already but there is still room
Tor more. Some of the other classes
NJ the trade school where the follow
Ing studies are beins taught are
terra Gotta drawing, terra Gotta mod
cling. mechanical drawing, auto me-
chanics, machine shop practice and
dressmaking.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-24
TOTTENVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cozzens have
been entertaining Mrs. Clara Fried
and Mrs. Eugene Fried, of Manhat-
tan.
Miss Alberta Pearsall, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pearsall, of
Arthur Kill road, is home from the
Memorial Hospital, where she I'M
derwent an operation two weeks ago
Police Lieutenant Frank White
Is back to duty again after eight days
vacation.
Frank L. Hadkins is home from
Connecticut, where he went the first
of the week to bring home his hunt
ing dog.
Police Sergeant George p. Con-
boy with his son, Walter Conboy,
are home from Stamford, Conn,
where he was called a few days ago
for the death of his sister.
Mrs. Alfred Fisher has returned
home from a visit with her parents
at Livingston, N. j.
A food sale for the benefit of the
Cooperative School Club will be held
at the school on Friday afternoon.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Beau
vais Post No. 126, American Legion,
has arranged for a food sale to be
held Friday and Saturday at the
home of Mrs. A. Wilburn, Main
street.
In spite of the storm there was a
good crowd out at the benefit thea
tire party at the Palace theatre last
night for the benefit of the Staten
Island Social Service. In the aft
ernoon the matinee was spoiled by
the lights being cut off when a feed
wire of the lighting company was
broken down by the storm.
1.-THE Rainbow Kimona Girl" will
be presented by the Girl Scouts, OF
Bethel church at the church tomor-
row night. There will be refresh
ments sold after the play.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-24
OFFICIAL REGISTRY LIST
SHOWS 1924 VOTERS

TOTTENVILLE, Oct. 24.-The to-
tai registration of voters in the Dor
ough of Richmond this year as an
nounced by the Board of Elections
is given as 1924. This includes
20,S10 males and 10,414 females.
Last year the registration showed
that there were 32,33S registered on
Staten Island. In Tottenville alone
there are LII registered this year
and in the eight districts of the fifth
ward there are 3.169 registered this
year against 1886 last year There
are about twice as many males reg
istered in the entire city than there
are females, according to the official
figures.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-24
CARTERET

Mrs. Thomas J. Mulvihill is the
guest of friends in Elizabeth to-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isidore Weiss, of
Roosevelt avenue. entertained a large
number of friends Saturday and
Sunday in honor of their son Ber-
nard's birthday.
Mrs. John Abel entertained friends
from Jersey City last night.
Mrs. George Jamison has return
ed home from the Perth Amboy City
hospital and is quickly recovering
from her illness.
Former Judge Robert Carey, of
Jersey City, will be the leading
speaker at the Republican mass
meeting to be held at Dalton's au-
ditorium tonight. Local and county
candidates will also speak.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-24
ASPHALT PAVING Is
HELD UP BY STORM

TOTTENVILLE. Oct. "a. - The
work of laying the asphalt in the
cutters in Bentley street and Am
boy road is being held up by the
storm of the past two days. The
work was started last week and the
highway department which is put
ting down the asphalt had reached
a point above Main street when they
were halted by the rain. In the
lower part of Bentley street, where
the first coating of the asphalt was
laid on the brick and stone gutter
the reavy downfall of rain yester-
day washed the material out in sew
eral places and will have to be gone
over again. 1t is believed that some
thing else will have to be done to
hold the asphalt on that part of the
street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-24
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lanning. of
Brooklyn. have been visiting at
Prince Bay the past week.
d. Macalister Mayne, formerly of
this place. is home from Buffalo,
where he attended the, annual real
esrate convention last week.
Mr.. and Mrs, C. II. Wood. of
Great Kills. have returned home
from a visit in Pittsburgh.
DR.. and Mrs, E. w. Presley have
been at Atlantic City for a few days.
Announcement is made of the en-
gagement of Augustus G. Marscher,
Jr., of Prince Bay and Miss Gather
inc Hayes, Of Boston. Mass.
A meeting of the Prince Bay unit of
the Memorial Hospital Auxiliary was
held yesterday at the home Of Mrs.
Grace Scheller, of Amboy road,
Prince Bay.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-24
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY
AVERT WATER FAMINE

HACKENSACK, Oct. 24:-A rain
fall of over three inches and a water
gain of Is inches at the Woodcliff
reservoir of the Hackensack water
company was reported here today.
The Oradell reservoir was reported
to have received over two inches of
rain and an increase in the reser-
voir supply of 6 to Z inches.
Officials of the water company,
who were forced to shut off water
supplies to over 800 industrial plants
in Bergen and Hudson counties last
Thursday on account of an acute
water shortage. were optimistic to-
day,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-24

that his company might take the
contract to build the bridge.
Thus far. however. the probe has
confined itself solely to the Amboy
transaction. 1t is understood that a
preliminary investigation has been
made into the Hackensack t~ransac-
ton and nothing out of the way was
found. 1t is not likely, therefore,
that this end of the probing activi-
ties will be gone into.
1t is reported that the probe COM
mittee set the date for the resump-
ton of the hearings after election
so that they could not be accused oil
making political capital of the testi.
mony likely to be adduced. The
majority of the committee is Re.
publican.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-24
Bazaar AT So. AMBOY

SOUTH AMBOY. Oct. ga
meeting will be held in the rooms on
David street on Thursday night of
the Joint committee of knights OF
Columbus and Catholic Daughters
of America to further plans for the
bazaar to be held early in November.
the affair will be held in st. Marv's
hall and will probably continue for
a week, while dancing will be held
nightly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-24
KEYPORT

Paul G.. Zimmerman is on a
business trip to Washington.
A large oil burner has been in
stalled in Schanck's garage for heat
ing purposes.
The cement walk on the Division
street side Of the Templeton estate
s completed.
DR.. James Walter Brice of Hum
lcao, Porto Rico. has been spending
several days with Mrs. John Temple
ton and family.
Miss Mary Hutchinson, of Law
r~enceville is the guest of her cousin
Miss Nan v. c. Mckinney, of Maple
place.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-24
Letters are Granted

NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. 24:-
Letters of administration have been
granted by Surrogate Forman to
Howard E. Patterson of Perth AM
boy and Frank PATTERSON of South
Amboy on the estate OF Jennie Bat
terson, who died June IS leaving a
legacy valued at 1929.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-24
VOTE FAVORS
LAND PURCHASE
MetuChen Referendum FavorS
Purchase of Land Adjoining
the High School

METUCHEN, Oct 24-By an over
whelming vote the taxpayers last
night voted in favor of the purchase
of additional land on Central avenue
ad joining the high school for rec
reation purposes at a cost of $1,000,
which amount includes about 500
expended on 1vertising and the ref
erendum vote. Of the 118 votes
cast, SO voters approved the plan.
while only % voted against 1t. The
ground will be thrown open to the
school students at once. l.. Z Mol
ineux presided at the special cleo
ton. Mrs. Phineas Jones and c. b,
Carman acted as %tellers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-24
Heavy Rainfall in State

JERSEY CITY. Oct. 24:-A three
and nine hundredths inch rainfall in
the past twenty-four hours eclipses
all rainfall records since July 1913.
according to f. K. Dearson, weather
observer here today. Mr.. Dearson
also reported a rainfall of 2.07 at
Plainfield. n. J., since the raging
northeaster struck this section of the
Atlantic coast yesterday morning.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-24

half the seven-acre tract. The offer,
a verbal one, was refused. The COM
mission plans to make the same Of
fer formally and in the event og a
second refusal, to institute condem-
nation proceedings.
The legislative resolution under
which the probe committee is func-
tioning. also called for ar inquest in
to the letting of a contract by the
former highway board, for the con-
struction of a temporary bridge over
the Hackensack. The contract. which
the commission pleaded was an
emergency one, was let to the firm
of Stillman, Delehanty and Ferris,
of Jersey City.
John Ferris, a member of the
firm, was a member of the old high
way body. He resigned in order
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-24

A straightened-out ounce of
spider-web would extend $50 miles,
so we refuse to do it,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-24

Bet some radio experts think the
gridiron will stop a grid-leak-
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-18
LIBERTY OR SERFDOM

Whether the of this enjoy the freedom and pursuit of happiness vouchfd them under the serfdom from which they have been struggling for within their control but unless they beyond their control be the thief of and failure consider conditions they actually just
 
 when should earnestly and conscienouy ask himself the question of whether he is whether he acting cats for certain selfish interests which will take advantage of his faculty and the o ability and then him adft the reward incident the efforts of others capable and more active.
 And the problem is difficult to solve A small of reveals the 1t the old story the mob ot thousands handled by properly trained individuals working in concert and unison There about it, the interests of all citizens idendcal but eshness the desire tor nordnate share o this world goods developed and brought about rivalry that threatens bring about total and absolute destruction
 For months the proponents and adherens and advocates of the shop proposition have been flooding the country the ndou and dangerous and untruhu that the mind of has conceived and the astonishing thing that influenced to greater lesser thereby. Particularly when the evidence plain that the made contrary the actual facts.
 The open shop advocates those who will profit by condition of serfdom and who would not hesitate favored condition of Throughout the length and breath of the heard the benefits of the shop and in each and every they the of T 6 eane1s are united and work together that they will
 ~ a+e v,eatb as randv as would be the case if the workers condition o sedom and wealth s the only God they worship
 publicly proclaim that for them continue do business and markets that for them to reduce wages far of previous and instances expenses of conducting the Yet such the condition of affairs confronting the today m n ana every of the country !,
 Note of the shop shouters and then look hei financial and the evidence written m letters so large tn he who read The louder the shout the larger the profits A~ord to the wise should be sufficient
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-18
AUDACIOUS INSOLENCE

At meeting of the National Association of Manufacturers held in the WadoAstoria New York City, this week. the dele eanzed labor. speaker freely predicted the growth of the closed shop system would Boshevk America.
 We wonder possible speaker who happens be the head of large construction Pennsylvania little familiar with Russian conditions, and to he basing his prediction the of the fe Does he not know that in that nfor the condition but of existence swinging to the arhest opposing position?
 Russia is Bohevist today, because of labor union but because of the lack of them Russia Blshevic today because the by royalty able nAct the workers cond hons which Big Business would nAct the workers of country today but for the influence the have been able to throw about their members and the influences they have been enabled the attacks made the organized
 Robert San Francisco president of the Dollar Steam but added he desperately opposed the leadership that labor unions have been having 1t doen take much slider the following satemen Five the labor tied the entire During that day ambulance meeting and suggested that compelled send of the hospital theirs. didn't take than minutes million dollars sub scribed at that meeting to fight the strike.
 Whether it his intention convey the other members of the National Association of Manufacturers that the handle labor difficulties the method the of violence the of law and the adoption of mob methods we do know but fair inference do. Further proof evident from the following speaker:
 We word the end of meeting that killed the foot of Market the principal of the District Attorney and said hi If something isn't done about this tomorrow going be telegraph pole -"
 Think of the brazen efontery of body of representing special interests daring the office of public officials and forming them that unless they complied with the demands of interests they would be atd and the added bragging about the sepublic New York
 We help but wonder what would have happened Of the strikers had adopted the ot procedure
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-18
ANOTHER VIEW

And the foregoing brings mind the far1iiary Schee bi recently passed by the Connecticut General Assembly, whether the Haven County had knowledge of experience Francisco District Attorney took advantage of the hons developing from the Shfr incident and proceeded effort about brother holders, while unusual opportunity do existed
 We frank confess had acrbed entirely different him and mistaken We truly and honestly that of Big Business would have the openly threaten do blame public erecting about only his life but the of liberty the of happiness.
 It to be expected that public officer properly form the duties of his office particularly prosecuting official he be subject dire threats of and death he does bow the will of this that body especially such influential citizens representatives of Big Business
 In considering the Schefer bill passed by the General Assembly, did, the freedom of speech we'll be hona regulations but the law adopted believe will boomerang and will absolutely fail of This condition brought about the haste of its and the lack of consideration the of the Mat this kind should careful and order purpose be complished
 Our criticism of the based this viewpoint dreaming life prosecuting official hiy and poorly protected evidenced by the perences of the San Francisco District Attorney
 We still of the opinion that should have been the of the law and careful consideration wording before enacted free confess hardly blame public official makes honest effort his life hasty though have been.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-18
MORE REFORM

Sir: The next great reform in this country may not be an anti-tobacco measure at all More likely it will be prohibition of the sale of meat for food. As is well known, meat is not good for certain people. They don't know how to handle 1t. Other people are made violent by eating meat. Oliver Twist attacked Noah Clay pool and bit him on the wrist, and it was MT. Rumble who instantly point ed out that Oliver had been eating too much meat There is a minority in this country who think meat should not be used for food. What is more natural than that they should force their belief upon the rest of the coun- try? Hoping to have the privilege of bootlegging your meat in the glad millennium, 1 am yours truly.
 J. Fuller Gloom in Kansas City Star.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-18
Accidents Increase

Harrisburg, Pa, May 188-Twenty thousand more industrial accidents were reported to the workmen's com pensation bureau for the first four months of the year than for corres- bonding period in 1922, according to Dr. Royal Meeker, commissioner of labor and industry.
 For the first quarter, out of 48,3o3 accidents, including 684 fatalities, the industries with the largest percentage were, in order of accident frequency, metals, bituminous mines, public serv- ice, anthracite mines, building, glass, mercantile establishments, food manu lecturers and lumber manufacturers.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-18
FEDERATION BANK
 OPENS SATURDAY
Especial to The Labor News

(SpGC1d1 l 0S LdDOI 1Nc"S.J
 New York, May I8.-With every indication pointing to glowing sue cess, the newly organized trades union bank, the Federation Bank of New York, will be formally opened tomor- row at it's up-to-date quarters, Eighth avenue and Thirty-fourth street. Early in the week an -subscrip- ton of $124,ooo in cash and pledges was announced by J. J. Mulholland, secretary of the joint committee which organized the bank
 The amount of cash collected from the various unions, of which more than I2o are represented among share holders is $478,ooo. More than 5000 shares of stock, several hundred more than originally sought for, have been sold.
 Peter J. Brady, chairman of the or ganization committee, is president of the bank He will serve without sal ary Walter F. McCaleb, former vice-president of the Locomotive En- gineers' National Bank of Cleveland, is vicepresident and chairman of the board of directors. J.J. Munholland is to serve as secretary.
 The opening of another union mems bank should cause considerable inter est in Connecticut. In this state la Dor officials for many years, have in formally discussed plans for launch ing a similar project Nothing mater ial has developed from the proposal. Leading Labor officials say, however, that the time Is not far off when Con- necticut will be the home of a union bank
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-18
Favor Injunction Check

Springfield, Ill, May 18.-The house committee on judiciary of the state legislature has reported favorably a bill intended to check the issuance of injunctions in labor disputes. The bill is designed to define the status of labor as distinct from property; to assert the right of workers to organ ize; to declare the normal activities of such organizations to be lawful; i; to affirm the right to quit work sing ly or collectively, and to prohibit the improper use of injunctions and other putes.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-18
Lockout Is Costly

New York, May 18-The Norfolk & Western railroad report for the first quarter is additional testimony on the price that transportation sys- tems are paying in their effort to smash the shop mems unions.
 The Norfolk & Western shows an increase of 2R per cent in expendi- lures for transportation and equip ment maintenance. Wall street states that this is '..excessive," in view of the eight per cent. increase in gross rev eneuS over 1922
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-18

There is one Barr that will never disappear until there is prohibition of open shoppers.
 William H. of that tribe, being head of the National Founders Association, together with Presi- dent Edgerton of the anti-union National Association of Manu- lecturers, say they are out to organize a $30OO,0OO outfit to make ''open shop movies
 Fun is ahead for the censors. Imaoine these union haters turn ing loose ''educational" films on a waiting world.
 Who will they have for their stars? How about Hell-and- Maria
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-18
BaerfaCts By l. M BAER, The Congressman-C -Cartoonist. International Labor News Service
Movies a la Barr

Dawes of Minute Man fame, HuI1abaloo Harry Daugherty, the old sleuth, and\ Ebert H. Gary, the steel emperor?
 Gosh, all hemlock, but there are stirring times ahead!
 "Elbert, the Hero of the Un- clipped Coupon" "A Pittsburgh Yankee at the Court of King Benito," The Bad, Bad Union Man at Waterloo" and "Ihc Pride of the Department Rescues the Sugar Plum ''-such will be the titles on the bill boards.
 Will Hayes may yet have some thing to learn.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-18
WATCH YER EYE

Sugar-gouglng can be practiced with complete success only when the supply is so scarce that people will pay anything to get the little bit they need. When the supply is ample and the gougers seek to insert a thick thumb in the public's eye, the public is apt to break loose and do little high and fancy gouging of it's own.- Philadelphia Public Ledger
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-18
DEFEAT LICENSE PLAN.

Springfield, IT., May 18.-The state legislature has defeated two proposals that all building work in this state be done under license system. Organized labor charged that the plan was designed to assist large contracting firms in secur- ing a monopoly.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-18
WHO SAID IAIL?

When a Senatorial investigating committee announces in it's impress
 sive way that it's going to broaden
 the scope of the inquiry we know
 for sure, if we didn't already, that no- nal
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-18
FREE SPEECH

If suddenly all the restrictions on utterance were repealed, and every body was told he might henceforth say anything he wanted, most of us probably would say something like, Well, this is elegant weather, ain't 1t 2"-NeW York Tribune.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-18
FRATERNAL DELEGATES.

Washington, May 18-Fraternal dele gates from the British Trade Union Congress to the next convention of the A. F. of L., at Portland, Ore. will be R. B. Walker of the agricultural workers and w. C. Robinson of the Beamers, Twisters and Drawers Association. The latter is a member of Parliament.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-18
READ FEM AND WEEP
KIDDING FROM CARY

If the public should believe gener- ally that 1 favor an unlimited immi- grafton, it might be harmful to the steel industry, to the masses of work men or to the public welfare Ebert H. Gary.