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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-10
Outing and Games of Local
Association to be Held at
Holly Park

Several hundred from this city
are expected to attend the second
annual picnic to be held under the
auspices of the Y. NJ. H. A. at Holly
Park, South Plainfield, this Sunday.
1t had been originally planned to
hold the outing at Staten Island but
as 1t was -inconvenient for many to
go across to the island, IL was de-
cided to hold the affair at the same
place 1t was held last year.
Holly Park is equipped with all
facilities which include boating,
swimming. refreshments. etc. It is
ideally located a block off the main
road to Plainfield and there is plenty
OF parking space for autos. There
is a large lake at the park and can
easily accommodate several hundred
at a time while a large woods sur
rounds the entire park. There is a
large pavilion at the park for dane
ing.
General secretary A. A. Finkelstein
has appointed committees which will
provide plenty Of fun for the day.
The committees and the members on
each are as follows: Athletics, Leo
Lowenkopf, Isador Jacobson, Isaac
Levine and Samuel Breslow. refresh
ments, Edward Mills. Harry Stein,
Moe Ginden and Frank Braines;
transportation, Samuel Margaretten,
David Metzendorf, A. J. Baum, Abb
raham Bender and Nathan Rosen-
schein. All these men on the COM
mittees are busy at work now ar
ranging the essential details Of the
affair.
The Athletic committee has ar
ranged to have races for all classes
OF men and also the women. In the
afternoon the headliner will come
of when a baseball game between
the married and single men will take
place. The game will go as long as
the wind of the Benedicts lasts and
from reports the pilots of both teams
are already considering loading up.
Some star players from yester-year
are sure to be seen out on the grassy
diamond trying to make plays,
throws or hits which brought them
fame years ago. Last year the SIN
gle men won out after a fifteen in
ming battle which was replete with
thrills and hits. In the races prizes
will be awarded to the winners.
The committee in charge of h
Transportation requests that all who
have trucks or touring cars and will
ing to loan them for the day would
get In touch with Secretary F1nkel-
stein at the Y. NJ. H. A. building.
As the affair will be an all day one,
lunch should be carried by the pic
nickers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-10
Jersey City / b

block parties and even social affairs
ia homes are prescribed in Jersey
CITY today by an order issued yes
ferday by Chief Of Police Battersby
ia honor of the funeral of President
Harding. Chief Battersby calls upon
the people OF Jersey City to observe
a sunday quiet" and specifically
places q ban on social affairs in
halls or homes
Tcemen and coalmen are instruct
cd Is make their deliveries before 10
o'clock and then do no more work
during the day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-10
Metuchen
Social and Personal

mr.. and Mrs. H. Raymond. of Eg-
kert venue are spending some time
j at Point Pleasant where they have
z taken a cottage. Mrs. Otto F. Seq
gel of Hampton place here 10 the
guest of the Raymonds.
Mrs. S. r. Manning and family
have returned from their extended
~aaaahon at Greenport.
4The dance of the South Metuchen
social and Civic club, scheduled for
tonight has been postponed until
tomorrow night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-10
Add More Equipment

A further order for something IKE
a half billion dollars worth or EQUIP
ment for the new super power piant
to be erected in Kearny by Puphc
Service Electric Power Company has
hen PLACID. It includes nine fifteen
reforf Riley stokers, to be manufac-
tured by the Stanford-Riley Stoker
Company of Worcester. Mass. and
six sixteen retort Taylor stokers
which will be supplied by the Am
erIcan Engineering company of Phil
adelphia.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-10

A steam turbine generator that
will supply energy equ,l to muscle
work of 5,400,0 900 men in three eight
hour shifts, is being manufactured
by the General Electric Company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-10
CITY BRIEFS

The concrete work at school No.
z where the yards are being paved
is nearl done. The new walks all
around the building will furnish a
more suitable playground Off the
Riddles and in damp or dainy
weather the pupils will not take a
chance of getting a cold. =
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-10

An amusing picture motorists get
sometimes as they enter this city
through New Brunswick venue is
the crossing Of several cows from
the fields. The cows hold up traf-
fc at times as they leisurely walk
across the road.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-19
Failure of Workers
to Cooperate Shuts
Down Dover. Mill

Boston, Nov. discharges that tie
management of the Pacific Mills at
Dover, N. r., shut down the mills
there because the opera tives failed
to turn out so percent more work by
manning additional machines were
made in a report to the New England
conference of the United Textile
Workers of America here today.
Notices were posted in the mills af-
fected on Friday stating that the
plant would be shut down immedi-
ately because workers had declined
to cooperate in plan to rearrange
the work without a reduction in
wages.
The report presented today alleged
that the management Of the Dover
Mills attempted to force operatives
in several departments to take on
the work of other men and in this
way getting three men to do the
work Of four and in some instances
one man the work of two. The con-
ference passed a resolution calling
on all operatives to take stand
against being forced to operate more
machines than are now assigned.
The leaders of the union stated that
while the mills at Dover have been
the first to shut down attempts have
been made to force operatives in
other mills to take on additional
machines and that serious trouble"
would follow at all places where an
attempt Is made to "overwork" op-
eratives. 1t has been announced
that the next meeting would be at
Manchester. N. H., on December 16.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-19
Air Lieutenant
Dies of Fractured
Skull After Crash

San Antonio, Nov. 1S-First Lieu
tenant Paul T. Wagner. SO, died to-
night as the result of fractured
skull sustained when his plane fell
after q spectacular collision in the
air with a plane piloted by First
Lieutenant Walter r. Peck. This
was the second crash in a program
at Kelley Field today for the army
relief fund air carnival.
The other mishap occurred when
Cadet Sigma Kelly Field, in avoid
ing a collision with another ship,
nosed his plane into the ground. Gill
keys injuries were slight.
Lieutenant Wagner received his
fatal injuries in course of a demon
stration of re-fueling an airplane in
mid air. He was flying the upper. or
fueling plane. while Just below him
flew Lieutenant Walter Il. Peck, with
the ship to be re-fueied.
One circuit of the big airdome had
been made and on the second circuit
as the ships were flying very low
when the ship piloted by Lieuten-
ant Wagner lost altitude causing q
considerable amount of slack in the
fueling hose. This appeared to catch
the right wing Of the lower ship,
pulling it against the right wing of
the upper one.
The right wing of the upper ship
gave way and it fell to the ground
catching fire upon impact. The
other ship landed safely.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-19
Several Hours Conference Be-
tween President and Repub-
lican Leader - Legislative
Program and Political Situa.
ton Also Discussed-Tax
Reduction the Big Problem

washington. Nov. 1S.-President
Coolidge had an extended conference
tdday with Senator Lodge of Massa-
cHusetts. Republican leader of the
Senate. The meeting was the first of
any of considerable length by the two
since Mr. Coolidge entered the White
House.
NO statement. regarding the confer
eIice was obtained at the White House
and Senator Lodge maintained his GUS
tomary reticence. Information obtain
ed prior to the conference. however.
was that the presidential message TO
Congress, the' legislative program for
the coming session. and possibly the
political situation would be discussed.
The conference lasted several hours.
the senator taking luncheon with the
president and Mrs. Coolidge after their
return from church services and re-
mainning until near the end OF the
afternoon.
President Coolidge has in shape an
outline of hts message to Congress. and
Ii is his hope to complete the docu-
ment this week so as to facilitate its
distribution to the newspapers of the
country for publication when he de-
llverS 1t December 1 or ).
In outlining his message to Mr..
Lodge the president undoubtedly
sought suggestions from the Republi-
can leader and it is considered more
than likely that the Mellon tax ,reduc-
ton program came up for discussion.
Mr.. Coolidge has not committed HIM
self with respect to his treasury sec
retRry's plan but has been represented
as inclined to approve it.
Senator Lodge, on the other hand, has
seemed inclined to range himself with
Senator Smoot of Utah, ranking Repub-
lican member of the Senate finance
committee, in the view that any en-
deavor at tax revision at the coming
session would open up a Pandora's box
of trouble.
With respect to any political session
that might have been INDUCED in, it
is to be noted that Senator Lodge has
taken occasion since his return to
Washington several days ago to reit-
crate that he strongly favored Mr.
Coolidge as the Republican presiden-
tial. nominee next year. Mr.. Lodge
made his statement just after Senator
Johnson issued his announcement in
Chicago of his candidacy for the NOM
nation.
Senator Johnson returned to Wash
ington today to spend about a week,
but had nothing TO add for the present
to his Chicago statement.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-19
FARMERS BORROWED
$32,000,000 OF US.
TO FINANCE CROPS

Washington. Nov. 1S.-Approximate
ly $S2,0o0,000 has been loaned by the
federal intermediate credit banks to
aid the farmers in financing the pro-
duction and marketing of this years
crops.
Farm loan board officials in announc-
ing the figures today said they failed
to show that the wheat growers have
taken advantage of the government s
latest credit facilities. although ap-
peals for financial assistance recently
nave come from these areas. OF the
total loans made direct to farmer Or
CARNATIONS only $3.403.S96 has been
loaned on wheat, they said.
Included in the loans to farmer or
ganizations were advances of $12,652,-
4S5 on cotton. $5.316,444 on tobacco,
S1.SO0,O0O on raisins, $252.964 on rice,
$4,000 on broom corn, $1,3O7,27s on
canned fruit, $4,000 on wool, and
$25.SO0 on red top seed.
The boards statistics divided the
total loans among the IL credit banks
oc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-19
Propose Motor
Transport to Aid
Railroad Traffic

Washington, Nov. Reformation of
an organized motor transport to aid
the railroads in handling the con-
stantly growing stream of traffic and
to eliminate various forms of I'M
economical service" is recommended
in the report Of a commission Sc
lected by the chamber of Commerce
of the United States to study that
phase of the transportation question.
Changes in present methods of
handling freight. recommended, in
cluded store door delivery by motor
truck to relieve congestion within
the crowded terminal areas of large
cities and utilization of motor trans
port facilities for short haul ship
ments. Extension of passenger bus
service to supplement existing facil-
tiles and wider use Of self-propelled
railway cars also is recommended.
The committee suggested the rela-
ton of common carrier motor vehi-
cles by the federal and state COM
missions having supervision over
rail and water carriers and a sys-
tematic development of highways to
meet increasing traffic requirements.
Alfred H. Swaine, vice president of
the General Motors Corporation, is
chairman of the committee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-19
BETTER DEAL FOR
WORKERS PLEA OF
GOV. SWEET, COLO.

Boston. Nov. Interpretations
/ would be required to pay veteran
employees old age pensions and
when dividends on common stock are
pad out of surplus earnings. the law
ought to compel drawing on the
same surplus for the protection of
the workers against unemployment,
Governor William L. Sweet of Colo
RADIO declared in an address here to-
night before the Ford Hall Forum.
Governor Sweet also asserted that
according to the consensus of opin-
| ion of those who have visited Russia
that under the Soviet Russia has
come back faster and farther" than
any nation in Europe and has sown
| the seeds of an everlasting democra-
I cy. Governor Sweet was the first
! man holding high political office to
address the forum in 10 years.
| Democracy is a spirit of govern
ment, aod can be attained only
through evolutionary processes, Gov
ernor Sweet said, and added that
when democracy becomes static it
ceases to exist. The task of democ-
racy, he said. is to discuss and agi-
tate constantly the putting of laws
on the statute books that are neces-
sary to maintain equality between
citizens.
The Esch-Cummings act, he de-
clared, provides for railroad rate
| that shall enable the railroads to
earn five and one half percent ON the
appraised valuation of their proper
ty. While the word guarantees is
not used, it amounts to the same
/ 7. a. i0
nothing of the sort for the men.
"Only by the strength of the I'M
| ions are they entitled to a living
wage. | don't call that twentieth
century democracy"
The owners of an industry, for
which it is necessary to obtain a
public franchise, he continued. are
permitted TO charge off 10 per cent a
| year for deterioration of the plan so
| that it can be kept in as good con-
! dition as new.
| What about man who has worked
| for plant until he is 60? He may be
q stolier under the boilers. He may
have saved something. but not. much
| when he arrives at old age his boiler
| is all worn out and is thrown out on
| the ash heap along with the ashes.
But capital is renewed.
| the common stock when the stock isn't
! earning it. drawing on the surplus
earnings to do it. we ought to have
! law to compel the United States Steel
or any other corporation to draw on it's
surplus for the protection of the. I'M
| employed Well have something of
| that sort some day.
TT took years to get an cight-hour
day law enacted in the state of .Colora-
do" he said. and declared that the
delay of the legislature in doing what
the people demand vas the underlying
cause of the Cripple Creek strike and
it's. ira gedies. The Colorado Rangers
was once a corps of strike breakers"
he added "organized under militaristic
spirit for the governor to use when
he saw fit.
ut is dangerous power to put in the
hands of any governor. SO we got rid of
It as quickly as VIC could sign our
names. 1t has no place in the Ameri-
can scheme of things" Governor Sweet
said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-19
COOLIDGE SEEKS SUGGESTIONS
FROM LODGE ON HIS MESSAGE
FOREIGN SITUATION
HAS EFFEC T ON
WEEKS MARKETS

New York, Nov. 1S.-(By A. P)--
Sentiment in business and financial
circles. which during the previous
week had become more buoyant under
the influence of rising security prices,
was Influenced somewhat during the
past week by the adverse turn in the
foreign situation and by the pro-
nounccd weakness which developed in
the foreign exchanges. Commodity
prices. however, were generally steady
and domestic industrial news was con-
sidercd good.
Copper prices, for example, held firm
at level about one cent above the re-
cent low. Similarly, and despite fur
Their weakness in the price. inquiries
for pig iron were reported to be the
largest in months. With steel prices
holding firm and with producers ad-
justing output to demand. the impress
sion grew that something like.an equi-
librium has been reached and that i'm
portant new business is likely to de-
Velop during the new years.
Cotton consumption statistics for
October also were reassuring showing
that the country's mills took $4,000
bales as compared with asa. 900 bales in
the previous month and $4,000 bales
in October year ago. Since the eX-
port figures also were high, and with
private ginning reports being inter-
preted as indicating crop of less than
100000 bales. cotton prices resumed
their advance and touched new highs
at better than "a cents to the pound.
Railroad freight loadings for the
week ended November 8. which were
we'll in excess of one million cars, COM
ing at a time when the movement usu-
ally is undergoing a seasonal decline,
were taken as showing that the dis
tribution of goods is still going on at
an extraordinary rate and that current
consumption is high.
Grain prices We're more susceptible
to the foreign news. December wheat
dropping back about three cents around
S1.01. Corn also was somewhat lower.
as is natural with new crop coming
on to relieve a tight spot position.
German news. Franco-British inabil-
ity to agree on a policy and uncertainty
over the coming British election, car
ried sterling off another 10 cents to a
new low for the year. below s4.2S. Pro-
portionally. the decline in French
francs was even more severe. amount
ing to nearly per cent. and resulting
in new low for all time at about $50
cents
Most of the selling of the foreign
exchanges originated abroad. New
York being buyer on most occasions,
and London observers were Of the
opinion that flight" from certain OF
the European currencies was in pro-
gress. holders of floating balances seek
ing the safety afforded by the Ameri-
can dollar. Presentation of CONNER
cial bills against exports and specula-
tion for the decline also were factors,
but it was generally felt that an I'M
portant flow of capital toward New
York had been set in motion.
Under the circumstances continual
ton of ease in money was considered
natural.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-19
PROPERTY DAMAGE
$350,000 IN. FIRE
AT COLUMBUS, OHIO

Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 1.-THE en-
tire fire alarm system of this city
was endangered and property dam
age estimated at $350,00O was caused
by two fires which, started almost
simultaneously early today. In one,
which occurred next door to fire
headquarters, the flames came with
in five feet of the central switch
board of the fire alarm system.
The Griswold- Sohl company, auto
mobile accessory dealers. occupying
building adjacent to fire depart
ment headquarters. suffered a loss
estimated at 100000.
The other fire destroyed the gar
age of the Ohio Bell Telephone Com
pany and the plant of the American
Laundry Company in an adjoining
building. Telephone company off,
Gals estimated their loss at 100000
while owners of the laundry placed
theirs at S65.000.
Firemen fighting the GriswoId-
Sohl blaze worked desperately to
prevent the blaze from spreading to
the fire department building and sue
ceeded just when it appeared the
building was about to take fire. The
building occupied by the Brown Mine
Supply Company, nearby. was slight
ly damaged.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-19
Retail Food Prices
Up a Fraction in
Month of October

Washington. Nov. 1S.-Retail food
prices during October increased four
tenths of 1 per cent. over those of Sep
tember it was shown today in figures
made public by the department of Ia
Dor. For the year ending october Is
the increase in all articles of food COM
bined was per cent. while an increa sc
of A per cent. over prices of 10 years
ago was noted.
The greatest increase was in strictly
fresh eggs. which advanced IL per
cent. over prices of the previous month.
Other articles showing increases in
cluded sugar, cheese. lard, butter. veg
etable lard substitute. -four, cornmeal,
onions, fresh milk, rice, coffee ba-
nanas and oranges.
|. Potatoes showed a decrease OF Is per
cent. and cabbages 9 per cent. Other
food articles decreasing in cost were
pork chops, sirloin and round steak, leg
of lamb. navy beans. prunes, rib roast,
raisins. chuck roast. hens and ham.
Bread was among the foods listed
as making no change in cost. along
with bacon evaporated milk, wheat. ce-
real, macaroni and various canned
foods. The average family expenditure
for food increased in % cities, al
though no increase exceeded per cent.
Twenty cities showed decreases.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-19
Reduce Period of
Guaranteed Work
i'm Garment Trade

Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 1S.-Because
of readjustment in the ladies' gar
ment trade. the period of guaranteed
employment and the unemployment
allowance for 1924 are reduced in a
decision handed down today by the
board of referees maintained joint
ly by the International Ladies' GAR
ment Workers Union and the Cleve-
land Ladies' Garment Manufacturers
Association. The decision marks the
five year of peace III the industry
here.
The period of guaranteed employ
ment was reduced from Al to 40
weeks, and the unemployment allow
ance will be fifty per cent of the
minimum wage instead of 66 2-3 per
cent. The wages remain unchanged
but the board reserves the right to
take up the wage readjustment again
in April.
The board of referees is composed
of General John r. McLane. Man
chester, N. H; Dr. Jacob Fl. Hol-
lander. professor at Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore, and Morris L.
Cook, Philadelphia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-19
Trouble Probable to
Follow Arrest French
and Belgian Officers

Berlin, Nov. Is (By A. PAN in
cident which is likely to entain grave
consequences is reported from French
sources at Leipzig. The Reichswehr
arrested two French and Belgian
officers of the inter-allied control
commission who were motoring from
Dresden to Leipzig and held them for
several hours until orders had been
received from their superior officers
to release them.
The liberated officers then went to
a hotel at Leipzig where at o'clock
this morning four members of the
Reichswehr invaded their bedroom
and declared they were again under
arrest. The Reichswehr took the
officers to the guardroom. where they
We're detained until 8 o'clock this
morning. 1t is alleged that the
officers were molested and insulted in
a shameful manner before orders
were received from Dresden that they
be set free.
General 1Iollett. head of the French
military mission, has left Berlin for
Paris to bring the matter to the
attention of his government.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-19
EX-CrOWn Prince
Finds Little Time
to Entertain Visitors

Gels, Silesia, Nov. 10 (By A. P)-
visitors to the castle since the re-
turn Of the former crown prince have
been few and far between. Appar-
nelly Frederick William has willed it
so, and his wishes are law these
days at the castle.
Among the callers were the Bur-
gomaster, who busted his high hat,
donned frock coat and paid his
respects officially to the towns most
discussed resident. Several other
officials and prominent citizens have
also called, but with one or two ex-
ceptions they did not get beyond the
front gate, where they left calling
cards with a meek little girl who
operates the telephone exchange
board at the main entrance, and who
has been reinforced by the gruff,
husky son of, the caretaker, acting
as guard. He looks quite as strong
and as hard in appearance as the
great weatherbeaten stones forming
the ancient archway which stands
as vigil to the privacy of the castles
occupants.
Two individuals came to the cas-
tie in automobiles, but like the other
visitors, their stay was short. Sew
eral other Germans came by train,
and from local hotel telephoned
to Frederick Williams adjutant,
Major Won Mueldner. and later pro-
ceedinS to the castle. 1t is reported
that they saw Won Meuldner only,
and very soon afterwards they left
Oe.s. with the feeling that their
programme, including a long conf
dental chat with the former crown
prince, had been completely upset.
Frederick William has received
further reports of the plight of the
paupers of Gels and increased his
gifts to the poor by 100000 pounds
OF potatoes. for immediate distribu-
ton from the estate. He has also
promised more meat, as needed.