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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-15
JAMESBURG BOARD OF
EDUCATION MONDAY

JAMESBURG, Jan. 15.-The Jan
uary session Of the Board of Educa-
ton held in the grammar school was
attended by an almost fuil member
ship, with DR.. 1. r. Dare, President
presiding. Members present were:
Messrs. Waddy, Mausser, Emmons,
VanDyke, Hampton, Thompson. .
The invitation extended the local
board of education to attend the
meeting of the M~iddlesex county
School Board Association, to be held
at the New Jersey .Reformatory, at
Railway, on Friday, January 10, was
accepted at this meeting. A dinner
will feature this session that will be
attended by well-known speakers
among whom will be Gov. George S.
Silzer. Rev. Peter *. Emmons, of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-15

Trenton and Professor ]. D. Spaeth,
rowing coach of Princeton Univers-
ity, will also be speakers. The local
school board will attend.
Evening star., 1923-04-28

burgh plus should now be operating
in all it's glory" II the mills conten-
tion is sound, because of the great
demand for steel.
But it isn't the article goes on,
1T operates in New York; also III
Philadelphia; also throughout the
east. Oh. yes. Ii operates elsewhere.
but not In Chicago. where testimony
Is being taken, where the night
against the practice centers. where
there is more agitation and education
than elsewhere.
Doesn't it look as If the mills
themselves really control this situa-
ton. and that it is not the result OF
economic law?'
The writer says New York and
other great eastern cities are not
guarding their interests, or they
would be able to obtain steel at a
price comparable to the favorable
figure enjoyed by Chicago.
The east is not awake to it's op-
portunity." he says THE Western
Association of Rolled Steel Consum-
ers has spent approximately $125.0O0
in fighting Pittsburgh plus 1t has
enlisted the aid of eight middle west
ern states through their legislatures,
and some of these states have actual
ly appropriated modest amounts to
help fight this practice on behalf OF
the ultimate consumer-who, OF
course, finally pays the bill.
But the east has been dormant.
1t is not awake to its interest. Until
it awakeuS and enters the list to
fight this practice. by concerted ac-
ton, as the west has done. ii viii
continue to pay high prices for steel.
Evening star., 1923-04-28

rial. and although in reality it costs the
manufacturer more TO produce them,
many Of the consumers seem to be Of
the impression that they should obtain
the material at a greatly reduced fig
ure.
Lumber and timbers are produced I'm
lengths greater than fourteen or sixteen
feet, but such material usually COM
mands greater price. In the design
ing of house not infrequently the size
OF a room may be changed by six inches
without any material inconvenience and
Joists two feet shorter may result The
height of the ceiling Of a room may be
changed an inch or two in order to avoid
extra lengths of studding. or the plate
may be double in place of single. and
many other eNpedients may be resort
ed to in order to utilize the full length
or the lumber as ii comes from the
saw. the resulting building being Just as
satisfactory and just as well construct
I'd. hut at lower cost
Evening star., 1923-04-28
LUMBER COST HANGS
ON UNIFORM LENGTH

In the manufacture Of lumber. espe-
cially in the large mills that cut fir and
pine. there is great advantage in having
the lumber of uniform length. The most
economical length to handle appears to
be sixteen feet. In the stacking of lum-
ber 1t is very necessary to have II of
uniform lengths. so that il can he prop
erly held in place while drying. Even
after the lumber is dry, ends of boards
projecting from the pile viii usually be-
come checked and warped and of little
value.
On account of these and other rea-
sons. which might be mentioned. il is
common to manufacture lumber in
lengths which are mutipleS of two feet:
twelve. fourteen and sixteen feet being
the ordinary standards. shorter lengths
may come in on account of the limited
lengths of logs which il is economical
to take from the trees or as result Of
cutting off defects in trimming. The
shorter lengths are usually sold at the
same price as the fourt"en-foot mate
Evening star., 1923-04-28
CHICAGO BUILDING
SHOWS GREAT GAIN
Purchase of Structural Steel
at Low Cost Held
One Factor.

CHICAGO, April 2S.-Building con-
struction In Chicago is showing a
greater relative gain than in any
other large city. Part of this gain
is due to the settlement of labor
troubles and part to relieving the
housing shortage in Chicago. How
ever, an article in the current issue
OF the American Contractor, by Frank
Emerich, points ont another reason
for Chicago's gain. 1t shows that
Chicago gets her. structural steel
nearly 20 per cent cheaper than New
York.
Emerich's Statement.
Says Mr.. Emerich's article: Chi
cago buys its steel for considerab bly,
less money than does New York,
although under normal conditions the
steel prices in Chicago and New York
are precisely the same.
steel prices in these two cities are
the same normally because OF the
Pittsburgh plus system of steel pric
ing.
That is. without regard to where
the steel is produced. the normal steel
price is the price at a Pittsburgh mill,
plus the amount of money which
would he required to haul the steel
from Pittsburgh TO the place where
il is to be used"
Mr.. EmerichS conclusions are based
upon a comparison Of prices on struc-
ing table of steel prices for delivery
at mills convenience given in the
Iron Trade Review in its weekly issue
of April -:
Evening star., 1923-04-28
Structural shapes.
Soft steel Bars.

ch'aro ............ $3.50 to $40 s".a5
Pittsburgh ......... 30 To ia
Philadelphia ........ ".6I5 10 800 ND
New York .......... 2.6s to 3u9 2S9
why is Chicago enjoying lower
prices than New York or Philadel-
phia." the article continues. when
for over twenty years, with few
brief exceptions. the New York and
Chicago prices We're the same. and
the Philadelphia price shade lower
than either because the freight rate
from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia is a
trif1e lower than the rate from Pitts
burgh to New York or Chicago"
Chicngo's Advantage.
Mr.. Emerich holds that Chicago's
present advantage in lower cost steel
is largely due to the work of the
Western Association OF Rolled Steel
Consumers. organized four years ago
10 combat the "Pittsburgh plus" sys-
tenn. 1t made complaint before the
federal trade commission. which for
fifteen months has been hearing evi-
denCe in the case.
In recent months the commission
has been holding its hearing in
Chicago. OF this Mr.. Emerich's ar
tlcle says:
"Just now the respondent in the
pending Case-the United States Steel
Corpcration-is putting in its defence
before the commissions examiner. 1t
is not far cry nor an unwarranted
flight of fancy to connect the Chicago
prices on steel with the exigencies
of the suit
The association is trying to prove
that pittsburgh pus" is purely artff-
cial. and is applied or not as the
heads of the steel mills see fit This
is denied. and in defense it is claimed
the system is not arbitrary, but ex-
lists solely In response to the eco
nomc law of supply and demand.
The article points out that "'Pitts-
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-03-16
Will We Ever Get Back To Normally?

Will we ever get back to normally?
Whatever that is or where e'er it may
be.
We have heard of its fame in the days
gone by
And wish for its return with many a
sigh.
We are trying to find it with the ut
most care,
So we'll know where we are if we
ever get there.
Our wits are befuddled and our minds
don't track,
But that makes no difference just so
we get back.
To normally, to normally, whatever
that is,
Or whatever it may be,
Though our vision gets warped and
our ribs you car see,
We have all got to go back to nor
malcy.
H. Earl WEIGH.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-03-16
''The Rats Around My Place Were
Wise" Saws John Tuthill

"Tried everything to kill them.
Mixed poison with meal, meat, cheese,
etc. Wouldn't touch it. Tried Rat
Snap. Inside of ten days got rid OF
all rats" You don't have to mix Rat
Snap with food. Saves fussing,
bother. Break a cake of Rat-Snap.
lay it where rats scamper. You will
see no more. Three sizes, 35c, Csc.
SIPS. Sold and guaranteed by P.
Jordan, 10 North Broad Street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
Governor WidenS Area
 Of Stringent Martial Law

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Sept. 2S. (By Associated Press s.)-The area of material stringent martial law was widened tonight when Gov. J. c. Wal ton ordered national guard troops to Haines county in response to an Sp- peal of District Judge c. c. Cushion. The judge declared that no justice can be obtained in the county through the county attorney, the governor said.
 Governor Walton said that only the Gushing district" an oil field sec ton which extends into Lincoln and Creek counties, will be affected. The military has occupied Drumright, In Creek county. which was included in the original proclamation of absolute martial law, he added.
 Saltwater. seat of Oklahoma Agri- cultural and Mechanical college, the head of county government and one of the largest towns in Payne county, is not included in the edict of mill tary rule, Governor Walton said. He declined to elaborate on Judge Smiths charges against the county attorney. J. ". Reese is the prose- cutor.
 Coincident with his order, the gov ernor intimated that martial law throughout the state will be modified within tho next few days.
 Military rule may be eEsed up after Tuesday," he declared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
Muddy Waters Smother
 Cry Of Trapped Victims

CASPER, wyo., Sept. 2S.-(By the Associated Press .)-Pullman car No. 20 attached to Burlington train No. 30, most of which lies buried in the f1cod waters of Coal Creek, Is miles east of here, rolled into the station here today as a part of the relief train carrying survivors from the scene of the wreck.
 Its occupants, congratulating themselves on their narrow escape, limped away in shoes and clothes of all descriptions-the first that could be found.
 They brought stories as varied as they were numerous Of scenes en- acted at the time of the wreck. When lights went out and black night engulfed the rear cars, no one waited to search for clothes, but truggled to reach a place of safety } R. Kipp of Denver, said he had to run to make the train out of Jasper" much to his sorrow later. Ie was in Pullman 19, which took he nose dive into Coal Creek.
 T heard no screams or shouts when the train went in,' said Lester M. Buckley, public accountant of Lincoln, Neb., another occupant of the same car.
 Tt is probable that every one was stunned at the time and those who were in the water drowned without being able to make an outcry. Kipp and I crawled up the aisle and out of the rear vestibule onto the roof of the car 21, which was on the very edge of the bank
 John Downs, poultryman of Little ton, Col, said he had just gone. to bed and had only his night clothing on.
 T Jumped up and picked up a MT. Chipley, who was groping in the water. We hurried to get out and succeeded"
 H. Watkins, porter of Denver, was making up berth No. i in the end of the car when the crash came and was not seen by any of the occu- pants of the car after the Pullman up-ended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
Problem Introduced Presidents Conference O GoUe1

toll of life and It's gruesome aspect, according to railroad men.
 Without hint or warning the en- zine plunged into the stream swollen by a cloudburst, the coaches follow ing swiftly in succession, each marked by a lurch which tossed pas sengers about in their Pullman com partment.
 sengers in day coaches, their cries and screams being stifled as the death traps in which they were rid ing suddenly were filled with water When half clad passengers of the Pullmans scrambled out of the cars they heard only a few cries and the rushing of the water over the coaches that had gone into the stream.
 Two Pullmans remained on the track, but the head Pullman, stand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29

steaming hot engine, completely sub merged to reach the. bank.
 Survivors removed from the flood on the east bank were taken to Doug las, while those removed from Pull mans on the west side were brought to Casper. For the most part those brought here remained in Pullmans at the Burlington station until they could be provided with clothing, many of them having lost theirs in the sleepers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
WALTON LOSES
 IN MOVE TO HOLD
 UPLEGISLATURE
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(Continued From Page One) nor have contributions rolled in as he expected.
 Close observers of the martial law tangle in the state since it's institu- tion, commented Friday on Adjutant General Baird Markhams sudden declaration that he would leave the city on a "ten-day leave of absence" and that Brigadier General Charles F. McPherron would be in charge of the military in the county.
 Markham, who has been Walton's right-hand man since martial law was declared In the state, was re- ported to have incurred the displeas- ure of the governor when he ordered all of Waltons secret service' men out of the Skirvin hotel, headquar- ters of the insurgent legislators, Wednesday, when the solons com plained the men had been rffling their papers and desks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
TIME OF FINAL DAY CONSUMED
 BY AMENDMENTS
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present commissioner but this was amended so as to prevent any oppo- sition.
 Passage of the general salary bill was another feature of the closing day. The bill was prepared by a sub committee of the senate committee on finance and taxation. It provides for increases totaling $4.S0O a year, according to statements made on the floor of the house by friends of the measure, but carries a 'proviso pre- hibiting the employment of extra clerical help and the contention is that by the end of the year the en- actment of the law will mean a saw ing to the state. In the past several state departments have employed temporary clerks with the approval of the governor.
 No Bills Passed After Noon.
 No bills were handled by either hCuse during the afternoon and eve ming. The house quit passing bills when 1t recessed for luncheon, acting under a special rule adopted during the morning, which provided that the last bills should be handled during the morning session. that members would be perm1tted to speak only three minutes on each bill and that a member could speak only one time on each measure.
 After luncheon the senate and house deVC ted their time and atten- ton to the consideration of amend ments proposed by the two houses and by the governor.
 disagreement occurred betwe cen the two houses on the general sal ary bill, but the differences were ad- Justed by committee on conference and the bill was passed at the night session.
 Recesses were frequent because of the time needed by the clerical de- partment in the enrolling of the |, large number of bills which were passed during the morning. At the night session much of the time was spent in awaiting reports of the com mittees on enrolment of the bills.
 o o o
 Forbid Contracts To Relatives.
 The house passed the bill of Sena- tor Randall, making it misdemeanor for members of the courts of county commissioners or boards of revenue to award contracts for the county to any person related to a member of the board within the fourth degree by blood or marriage.
 The house passed a senate bill ap- propriating $5,000 for the Alabama School of Trades and Industries at Ragland. The bill originally provided . $40,000 for new buildings, but this was stricken by a committee amend ment.
 The house also passed bills provid- ing appropriations of s320 per year for each person at the Alabama School for Deaf, Dumb and Blind at Talladega, and bill making ap- propriations for the maintenance of the Confederate soldiers home at Mountain Creek.
 A bill amending the act creating the Alabama Home for Mental Interiors by providing that the superintendent and steward of the Bryce Insane hos sapital shall hold the same positions in
 eme for Mental Interiors was
 Hd.
 C eouse adopted resolution by Y ,tiye Holcombe, requesting -.ll ---
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29

Between 700 and 800 employees of Lowell, Mass. cotton mills. who are affiliated with the United Textile Workers of America, have taken ad- vantage of the life insurance policy system recently inaugurated by the organization and these people now carry policies on their lives for f260 and $500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29

Denver. who telephoned first news of the disaster from the station. T have been in three bad wrecks but this is the worst of all" he added.
 At the same time that McQuade was telephoning the news to the, Mayor of Glen Rock, Henry Wyatt, pioneer resident of Casper. reached a tele- phone on the highway a mile dis tant and informed the Casper office rf tt' -, -'i ,rtor of the disaster.
 and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29

the house, that nothing would arise
 to mar the feeling of good fellow
 ship this afternoon; but as the
 gentleman from Mobile took occasion
 to attack me, and defend his fellow
 townsman, l didn't think 1t was any
 thing but right and proper that l
 should set this house aright."
 MT. Kilborn spoke as follows:
 Mir. Kilborn speaks.
 MT. Speaker, I rise to a point of
 personal privilege.
 Ut was charged here on the floor of the house the other day by the
 gentleman from Butler that our fel-
 low townsman, MT. Frederick I.
 Thompson, had such a warped mind that he sought to coerce this legisla
 ture., MT. Speaker l am willing to agree with the gentleman from Butler that this is the best legislature that ever sat in these halls. l am willing to make that admission. But l want to say to you, MT. Speaker. in all fairness, that I don't believe a mem Der of this house feels like Mir. Thompson's newspapers were trying l to coerce this legislature. 1 submit to you gentlemen that we have come to a bad time in the affairs of Ala bama when the public press of this state cannot discuss in an open and free manner the affairs of this state and the policies of the legislature. I submit to you that no legislature,
 no official, if right, was ever hurt by a fair, open and frank discussion. 1 Now, MT. Speaker, the Mobile dele gation stands for Governor Brandon. Mr. Frederick I. Thompson of the ! Mobile Register, in an issue in that paper on Sunday, November 6, 1921. | had an editorial in which he indorsed | Judge Brandon's candidacy. and in | st4a. h I nobody would appear to run against Governor Brandon. Governor Brandon has shown himself a true friend of Mobile and his administration has done likewise. But, my friends. that has nothing to do with rising here to-
 day to defend our fellow townsman and the policies and purposes of his [papers, and | want to say to you, if
 MT, Thompson was run out of New 1 Orleans, as MT. Long charged, 1t was a happy day for Alabama and for 1 Mobile, because he has shown himself 1 a progressive citizen; the policy of l his papers, I submit to you, has been progressive, and he has always stood
 for right and the betterment of public affairs and for the election to public office of men of high character. l
 want { say to you, gentlemen of the | house, and leave this thought with you gentlemen. that you cannot take advocate clean politics and that sort of things without hurting somebody's feelings. l don't know whose feelings ] were stepped on. l don know what caused this grand jury report. But |
 submit that if you could search the
 records for other grand jury reports
 you would find MT. Thompson com
 mended for his papers high stand.
 The people of Alabama, and the people
 of Mobile especially. 1 submit to you gentlemen, are the best judges as to whether Mir Frederick I. Thompson sor Mr Lee Long is their friend"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
HARRY L. LAWS KILLED

CINCINNATI, O., Sept. 2S.-Harry L. Laws, 65, commission merchant and former member of the general hos 9ita1 building commission, died late today, shortly after being struck by an automobile. His skull was frac- tured
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
LAST MINUTE
 NEWS BRIEFS
 OFF THE WIRE
COMPLETE LONG FLIGHT

SIT. LOUIS, Sept. 28.-FIying two DeHavaland 4-B United States navy land planes. Lieut.. IT. D. Palmer and F. o. Rogers of the marine corps, who hopped off from Port Au Prince, Haiti, September 19, today landed at St. Louis flying field here, complet- ing a S,50O-mile journey in a total elapsed flying time of 92 hours and 10 minutes. This flight established a new record for an overland and sea flight. The flyers shortened the time for a flight between Port Au Prince and Washington, D. C., when they flew the distance in less than three days. The best previous rec ord was eight days and made by United States army fliers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
RELIENE GIRL SLAIN

MELVILLE, N. J., Sept. 2S.-A sec ond autopsy performed upon the body of Emma Dickson, 15-year-old high school girl, convinced Cumberland county authorities that she was slain and not accidentally struck by a motor car, as some of those working on the case had been inclined to be- lieve. Her body, with the skull crushed, was found in a clump of bushes near her home at Brickboro last Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
FORMER MINISTER ILL

BEACH HAVEN, N. J., Sept. B. Unexpected and rather serious com plications, it was announced, by phy- sicians tonight, have developed in the condition of Dr. Maurice F. Egan, former minister to Denmark who has been seriously i'll at his summer home here since September 9. Dr. Egan has partly lost consciousness and. his heart action is weakened, said the statement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29
? best Su1t 5 can bay not by assumption but by comparison

You can get fairly good suit most anywhere for $500.
 If "a fairly good suit" will satisfy you, don't read any further
 But if you seek the very best suit your $35 will buy, this ad will tell you where to go-and why. Other clothers are doing their utmost to deliver good value at $35. They are just as devoted te serving your interests we are But nobody else around here has the advantage of Blachs buying power and merchandising re- sources.
 That's what makes such a vast difference between the values offered here and the values offered else where.
 The best of intentions aren worth much unless one has the ability, the cash and the courage to back 1t up and carry 1t through. It takes power influ- ence hard work, organization, and the willingness and ability to sell at close profits, to make those good intentions worth anything to you Bach has all that. And that why Blach's values have equal.
 We sell suits at $25 at $75 and all prices between but we are just letting suits at $35 serve as an object lesson.
 Compare them with others You don't have to De sRcothing expert to see the difference-the saving
 single, or tWin-trouser
 suits, Of course
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-29

The wreck stands out as the greas est disaster of all time Cn the But. lington railroad in Wyoming, both in