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The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-11-22
LATEST EVENTS
AT WASHINGTON

First great battle of cooIidge's Presi-
Dental career looms as he supports
Mellon tax reduction proposals, with
Senator Lodge and Senate leaders
In opposition.
President Harding apologzed for con-
duct of c. r. Forbes, formerly dlrec-
tor of Veterans Bureau, witness
testifies.
johnson Presidential campaign re-
garded cooIiy at capital.
Senator Lodge considers bipartisan
combination to reduce taxes.
Disabled Veterans leader tells Sena-
tors their Investigation of bureau
is doing men no good.
Chicago again leads as bidder for
G. o. p. convention.
Borah declares immediate tax reduc'
ton is plain duty of Congress.
President adopts old Roosevelt plan
of receiving callers In punches and
does hours work in ten minutes.
Democrats and radicals plan to block
Republican program for Senate or
ganization.
New bonus bill to carry total of S3,845,
659,4s1, spread over period Of forty.
four years.
Veterans inquiry turns to private life
of Charles r. Forbes and relations
with Mrs. Mortimer.
Advocates of the program for re-
duction Of Federal taxes by $685.
100000, submitted to Acting Chair
man Green of the House Nays and
Means Committee by Secretary
Mellon. felt that the early reaction
from almost every part of the oun-
try was adorable TO the proposal
Members If congr SIS rom Pacific
Coast begin new campaigns for alb
solute Japanese exclusion from the
United ctates.
Early signatures expected OF treaties
with Great Britain defining rights
OF unitsd States In inundated terri
tories.
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COOLIDGE MESSAGE
ON TAX REVISION
Supporters Of the Mellon Plan
Predict That the President
Will Endorse 1t.

Washington.-Presi Coolidge Is
at work on his first message to Con-
gress. and 1t is confidently predicted
here that he will include In 1t recon-
mendations in regard to tax revisions.
There are some, 1t is understood, who
have urged the President to transmit
a special message dealing with the
tax situation, but for the moment at
least such suggestions have been put
aside.
Advocates of the Mellon plan. which
carries recommendations for reduc-
ton of $323,000,000, and the abandon
ment of soldier bonus proposals. ap-
pear to be confident that the Presi-
dent will follow pretty much the same
lines in his message, but there has as
yet been no word of a definite nature
from the White House on the subject.
Before he puts his message in final
form the President will have a better
opportunity to sense the reaction
throughout the country to the sugges-
lions made by Mr.. Mellon.
In some quarters the belief is held
that the issue If tax reduction will not
only form an important part of the
Presidential message, but that it Will
appear as one of the predominant Is
sues in the forthcoming Congress and
in the pre-convention and post-con-
vention Presidential campaigns. The
publication of the Mellon letter and
the nationwide comment which 1t has.
aroused, 1t is felt, hsye made 1t GER
tain that the policy of avoiding a de-
bate of the tax problem in Congress,
advocated by Senator Smoot and
few other Republican leaders, must
be abandoned and the question
squarely faced.
Treasury Department officials re-
fused to reply to attacks which have
been made on the Mellon plan by the
American Legion and other advocates
OF soldier bonus. The department.
will not enter into controversies over
the issue.
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ALLIES NEAR BREAK,
BALDWIN ADMITS
British Premier Tells Commons
Action of Two Powers Pre-
vents Cooperation of U. S.

London.-Premier Baldwin warned
France that Great Britain under pres
ent circumstances could not maintain
the Entente indefinitely
He was replying in the House OF
Commons to a speech by Ramsay Mac
donald moving a vote of censure. The
leader of the Labor Party had attack
ed the Governments foreign policy as
nerveless and laundering The Gov
eminent had allowed the British mar
kets in Central Europe to be Destroy
ed, he said, and had shown its inca
pacity to turn to advantage Americas
offer to come in and help straighten
out the problems of PREPARATIONS. Yet,
on the Continent there was still feel
ing that England should do something
away In reality she was weaker in
Europe than she had ever been, yet
there was greater expectation than
there had ever been in the hearts of
the very best sections of the European
peoples that she might take some Wig
orous action.
HE knew perfectly WELL" continued
Macdonald, that whoever introduced
a new policy in foreign affairs must
be a man of infinite patience, but a
beginning must be made"
Mr.. Baldwin agreed with Mr.. Mac
donald as to the necessity Of patience
In handling foreign affairs and con-
fessed that so far he could not pre-
tend that his efforts to reach a settle
ment had met with success.
81 had high hopes that when COM
munications with America began they
might really be productive Of solid
progress, but there again, as so often
before during this year, we have found
all our efforts brought to naught, not
by our own action nor by the action
Of America. but by the action of two
of our own allies" said Mr.. Baldwin
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NATIONS BUSINESS

Cotton reaches price of 341A cents,
a new high record for this move
ment.
Break in foreign exchange because
of European crisis weakens stock
market.
Association of Railway Security
Owners supports rate recapture
clause.
Wheat futures weaken in Chicago
at report of record visible supply.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., speaking
at annual Standard Oil dinner in New
York declares partnership of capital
and labor is the basis of the industrial
policy of the company.
Hogs touched the lowest price in
more than eight years at the Cleve-
land (Ohio) stock yards. Top hogs
sold for SIPS, but most grades were
below 81.
New issue of $60,0OO,OOO Treasury
savings certificates to be placed on
sale.
Fate of Jersey Central Railroad is
main point of /. C. C. consolidation
hearings.
Standard Oil Company buys s1S,-
100000 worth of oil from Mexican
concern.
Warmer, spokesman for anthracite
operators, voices indignation over Pin
chot charge that producers "refuse to
clean house"
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WORLDS NEWS I'm
CONDENSED FORM

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO ku
Klux Khan by Democrats In coming
campaign Is said to be indicated In
Senator Ralston's demand
DELPHIA.-Pnchot charges
anthracite producing combine with
boosting prices more than they in
creased wages.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Counsel for
Governor Walton of Oklahoma pro-
pose to go to Atlanta for Khan records
If subpoena for Grand Dragon fails
PARIS.-Premier PoIncaire, In un-
yielding speech voicing general bitter
ness against Britain, cheered by near
ly all of Chamber of Deputies.
cHIcAGo.--Eugene v. Debbs. So
cialist leader, who had heart attack,
was reported much better.
OMAHA. - William Gibbs McAdoo
indicated here he wouid be candi-
date for the Democratic Presidential
nomination IF the people and my
friends wish It." He made the an
nouncement while passing through
Omaha on his way from Chicago to his
California home.
cHicAGo.-Unlted States Senator
Hiram Johnson of California formally
announced his candidacy for the Re-
publican nomination for President as
Progressive.
ATLANTA.--Georgia Governor re-
ported to have attended khan meet
ing and asked the aid of members in
passing tax laws.
GMUNDEN.--Ernest August VIII
helm, The mad Duke of Brunswick
Nuremberg. former Duke Of Cumber-
land, dies in his Austrian castle
NEW YORK. - William E. o.
Stokes, for the first time in the five
years he has been unsuccessfully try
ing to divorce his wife, yielded with
out a struggle. and through his coun-
sci |. Gainsburg, consented to the
entry of separation decree in favor
of Mrs. Stokes.
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Italy Opposes More Seizures

Rome.-"The italian government
cannot give its approval to any fur
Their occupation Of German territory"
said Premier Mussolini in the Senate
"One must have the courage to say
that the German people cannot be de-
stroyed," he continued. "They are
peonle which has known civilization
and which may tomorrow be an In
tegral part Of European civilization"
Signor Mussolini intimated that Italy
did not contemplate such an extreme
ly grave step as breaking with France.
which would, in certain sense, ne
equivalent to declaring the Treaty OF
Versailles void and might involve an
other European confiagration and
leave Italy isolated.
He said the request to deport the
former Crown Prince from Germany
was a mistake. 1t mean another dead
lock, for the prince could not leave
Germany without further complicating
the situation.
In the course Of reference to the
recent Corfu incident, Signor Musso-
lini described the League of Nations
as a "Franco-British duet" in which
Italy had an inferior position.
Italy, he said, did not wish to with
draw from the league, but it could not
remain member in the inferior posi-
ton it held today.
A resolution approving the govern
ment's foreign policy was adopted by
the Senate. The vote came after a
lengthy statement by Premier Musso-
lini in the course of an important de-
bate on foreign policy.
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END OF ENTENTE
FELT INEVITABLE
British Reject Poincare's Punitive
Measures to Compel Extradi-
ton of Ex-CroWn Prince.
BRITAIN AND FRANCE SPLIT
Old International staIemate Resumed
as English Envoy Is Instructed to
Notify Paris of stand-vote
Confidence in MussoIini.

London Britain will not accede to
the demands Of France for punitive
measures against Germany and has
notified it's envoy in Paris so to in
form the Council of Ambassadors.
This action was taken following
prolonged Cabinet sessions.
AS Premier Poincare announces
France will enforce these penalties
separately If Great Britain refuses to
join with it, there appears to be a
hopeless deadlock between the two
nations which some political observ-
ers believe portends an ultimate dis
solution of the Entente Cordiale.
It Is felt in ministerial circles here
that matters are exactly where they
were early last August, when Mar
quis Curzon, Foreign Secretary, sent
his famous note to Premier Poincare,
in which he said Great Britain could
not much longer delay separate action
toward a settlement of the Ruhr sit
uation without the gravest conse-
quences to the recovery Of trade and
the peace of the world.
The Cabinet is so preoccupied with
the elections that 1t has been forced to
subordinate the Ruhr problem, and Tor
the present there seems to be no ike
Iihood OF independent action In deal
ing with Germany.
The government appears bent on
preventing, If 1t can, any further terri
torial occupation of Germany. which II
believes would only futher paralyze
Germany's ability to pay reparatlons.
Some members Of the government
favor making a demand on France TOT
the $4,000 900 900 it owes Great Brit
ain as a lever to force France to adopt
the British viewpoint regarding Ger
many.
Other minister are opposed to THIS
believing it would bring no results
from France, would upset the econom-
ic equilibrium Of Europe and cause a
further depreciation In the franc. They
feel they must consider in this con-
nection the interests of the large num-
Der of British firms and individuals
who have large investments in France.
If. however, the United States should
see At to ask France for repayment
OF the American debt, 1t is probable,
these officials say, Great Britain would
make a similar request.
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Trade keeps up. although industry

Trade keeps up, although industry
slackens
Methodist bishops sidestep Russian
Church question.
Thousands of slot gambling devices
take nickels and pennies from New
York youngsters, investigation shows.
Building boom nationwide and may
outrun labor and materials supply; APP
peal for curtailment expected.
Richard Barthelmess and Lillian
Gish to appear in title role of Romeo
and Juliet" to be filmed in original
settings in Verona, Italy.
S. e. Rork, film producer, says Law
ish sets for movies are wasteful.
New York police placed on war
footing" to combat crime wave.
Mrs. Croker testifies In New York
Tammanf chief won her in three-day
Tammany chief won her in three-day
Actors lodging house on Broadway,
New York, made Nine. Bartholdi a
millionaire, estate fight reveals.
Copper consumption for first nine
months exceeds 1922 total.
Scores try to submit plans at last
minute for Box Peace Award; 22,165
received.
Union demand for s25,000,000 more
in annual wages takes advantage of
renewed building boom In New York.
Secretary Wallace believes commits
sion will solve wheat problem.
BIN. T. station In Brooklyn, and
escaped in a chugging automobile
waiting at the curb.
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Events That Concern the Two
Hemispheres Recorded So as
to Be Read at a Glance.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS EPIToMlzED
Paragraphs Which Picture Executive
and Legislative Activities at the
National and State
Capitals.
WASHINGTON


The program presented by Secre-
tary Mellon for reduction OF Fed
eral taxes by 1898, 100000 has appar-
entlymet with a favorable reaction
throughout the country, it was stated
at the White House by a spokesman
for the President.
White House intimates President
will probably grant Christmas am
nesty to prisoners whose plea Prest-
dent Harding rejected.
Hiram Johnson's candidacy fiutters
Coolidge camp and may change whole
campaign of Presidents hackers.
Chicago. Cleveland, Des Moines and
San Francisco press claims for the
Republican National Convention.
Colonel Forbes olames late Presi-
dent Harding for hospital contract
deal, and says Senator Hiram Johnson
was consulted.
Deadlock of the Senate on the or
ganization of that body is now threat
ened by plans of the La Toilette group
to achieve balance Of power II not con-
troll Of important committees.
Thirty-five labor chiefs confer at
Washington on legislative program to
be presented to Congress.
Japan soon will decide whether to
take diplomatic action with the Ameri-
can Government to protect rights of
her subjects in the United States.
Forbes passes lie direct to two of his
accusers- General Sawyer and Elias
H. Mortimer. Charges counsel for the
Senate committee of suppressing facts
showing his innocence.
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FOREIGN MONEYS cRuMBLE

European Crisis Skaters Wall Street
Recent Confidence.
New York.-The new crisis in Euro
pean affairs, regarded by internation-
al bankers as the most acute since
the war and involving, in their opin-
ion, the prospect of a final rupture Of
the Entente, the completion of French
isolation and the probable realign-
ment of Great Britain's moral and
economic forces, shattered the opti-
mism Wall Street has maintained re-
Gently by 9 rising stock market.
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GANGS GET $4,000 HAUL
Bandits Crash Fur Store Windows
With Ash Cans,

WIN NSif OCtcs
New York.-Two more Of the dar-
ing crimes of which there have been
so many recently were committed in
one day One band Of robbers hurled
two ash cans through the windows
of IIickson's store at Fifth avenue
and Fifty-second street, stealing furs
and other things valued at about
$50, 900 from the windows, and got
away in an automobile. A horse was
stolen to cart away silk in the second.
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FRANCE MAY GO IT ALONE
Poincare Demands Action as Discord
Reigns in Council.

Paris.--With general discord reign
ing between the British and French,
Premier Poincare told the Council Of
Ambassadors that France is prepared
to take stern measures alone against
Germany IL the other allies refuse.
The British Ambassador stated that
his Government Is not in favor of fur
Their sanctions because Germany re.
fused to agree to resumption of al
lied military control.
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AusTRo-JAPANEsE TREATY
Most Favored Nation Clause Adopted
by Two Countries.

by Two Countries.
Washington Austria and Japan
have agreed to accord each other most
favored nation treatment with respec;
to commerce, customs and commune
cations. the American Embassy in VII
emma has informed the Department Of
Commerce.
The agreement is binding for six
months and thereafter for three
months subsequent to remuneration By
either country.
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For Sheriff,
Thomas |. Smith,
Of keyport.


The new officers of b ~
hristian Endeavor met at the home
of the superintendent, Mrs. II Il
Van Derveer: Wednesday afternoon
app hitting the following nj
mittees for the year; Prayer meet
ing. Eleanor Aumack; chairman
Frances Applicable and Edna 6rIggs.
Missionary Sadie Richmond,
chairman Lillian TlI5on and
Manetta DIVISION; Lockout. Doso
thy DAVIS; chairman. Edna Han
ilton, Joseph Crane and Arthu
r. bbinsI Music. Florence Lewis;
chairman Thelma Mount; Frances
Apologize; Marie Anderson, Flea
nor AnInack and Vera Hamilton,
Scrap book: Vera Hamil on; chair
man Irene DaAis: Thelma Mount,
Evelyn Werling, Ann Burke,
Sarah Dey. Kathryn Lake
Eleanor Aumack aud Frances Ap-
plegata; Social, Mae Morrill, and
Marie Anderson chairman, Ve-
ra Hamii on, 81 renee Lewis, I'LL
liam Tilton and Dorothy Davis.
The Rally day Of the Presby erian
Sunday schoolwill be held next Snn
day morning.
Miss Edna Jefferson spent the
week end with her parents at
Manasq an.
Miss Cook, school nurse jn Man
alapan township; is spending the
first half OF her time; fifteen days
in the township now helping the
doctor to examine all it's children
and doing such other correc i've
work as she q in such a short
period.
The Manalapan grange will hold
its meeting this evening; in the
school house.
Miss Mabel Gunson visited Mrs.
William BedIe of Matawan on
Tuesday.
Urias Ried, Miss Iaurinda G. Ried
Mrs. Elizabeth Vaughn, Miss
Cordelia Vaughn and Mrs. Margar-
ct Ried enjoyed Thursday at the
shore.
Mrs. M. Mcbride is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Burke Of Bay
oDne.
The Pre-b terrain church will hold a
chicken supper on Friday night, Oct
5.
Arthur Reid Of Jamesburg visited
aunt, Mrs. Jack Hirschlnann Of town
one day last week.
Joe Mount entered Peddie institute
Hightsfown last week for his senior
year. He was accompanied by his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Mount.
The Rally day Of the Presbyterian
Sunday school will be held next sun
day morning,
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Thieves Rob Graves
of Funeral Flowers

Berlin.-Having cleaned up practical
ty all the ~unguarded metal futures of
the public and private buildings Of Ber-
lin, the thieves Of brass, copper and
even iron and other baser metals have
now turned their attention to the ceme
teries. The thieves form regular storm
Ing columns and strip the monuments
and ~headstones of all their metal at
tachments.
The few men engaged In watching
the cemeteries generally are not IN
duty at night. and even where there are
snch guards after dark the raiders usu
ally have no trouble in getting away
with their booty. The streets Of the
city are filed with dealers in old metal
and junk, who furnish a market for the
thieves and ask no questions.
Another form Of theft, which makes
the German writer lament the moral
depths to which many OF his country
men have fallen. consists in petty PHI
fering in the cemeteries. Visitors carry
away vases. flowers, garden tools, etc.
Some Berlin youths even go TO the
graveyards and steal bouquets from the
tombs as gifts for their sweethearts.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-10-04
Freehold Loses First
GTidirOn Contest

The Freehold high school football
eleven lost their first game Of the sea
o at. the hands sof the fast
S nth Ambov team by a 26 to O ore
before a crowd of 500 fans at South
Amboy.- The game was marked with
a lot Of exciting playing. The Amboy
defence played we'll.
Attic outweighted and out eached to
an average of 20 pounds to a man the
county seat school lads fought anne
ly from start to finish.
In the first quarter Amboy scored
seven points. Neither team tailed In
the following period. Amboy's big
half was the secondwhen the. account
ed for 10 points as q result OF
3 touchdowns and one goal. No less
than 3S players were used by both
teams.
The plav ing of Johnes featured for the
winners. Quinn, Luganani, Chern and
Captain Brown played best for the
visitors.
Six Amboy men received sligt
injuries.
The Freehold team lined up as
follows: McQuade, l.. E. Brown, LIT.
Dilatush. L @. Pe-rine, G. 0'Connor,
r G.. Valentine, r T.. McGee, R b
Quinn, Q. Luganani, L. B Moskowitz,
Il H b; and Cherin, f.
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Seeks $4,000 Damages

Suit for $25, 900 has been brought
against the Penney yania railroad b.
Mrs Ar hur Fletcher Of Hamilton,
t r the dea b of her husband at the
South street grade crossing at Free
hold july 18. Mrs. Fletcher Il rep-
resented BY Geran & Matlack, As
bury Park 4 t rneyes
The suit charges Negligence on the
part Of the railr I'D ID not providing
a nisht fa.Inan Or gates at the
cross ing. cunsisered tne Of the most
dangerous IN the coanTys being almost
entifeiy shut off ga both east and west
by buildings which and close to the
tracks.
MIR. Fletcher was returning fr9fn a
grange meetingat i q. IL With Mr.. and
Mrs. IA. S. Curtis Of Hamilton. Mrs.
Curtis Is said to have been driving
the Overland car ii which the people
rode. AT the crossing both Mr.. Fletcher
and Mr.. curtis are said to have s sod
up to see If the racks we're clearf
while Mrs Curtis st pped the car
There appeared tobe no train oIning
The ear was started and il the middle
OF the tracks when a freight train
crashed into it. The deaths of
Fletcher and Mr.. and Mrs Curtis
resulted
The sui VI Il be tried ID the : ,prense
az Freehold bg Judge DAILY
term.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-10-04
Manufacturers Plan
Substitute for Silk

Bethlehem, Pa.-That the japanese
earthquake, with the resultant shortage
OF silk and siIk-worm shipments to the
United States, will mean the establish
ment Of an American industry for
manufacture of a substitute vas re-
vealed here by Prof. James s. Long,
silk expert and head Of the chemistry
division of Lehigh university. "Amer-
lea can produce 9 substitute that will
ever excel Japanese silk, one that will
sell for less and will have superior
wearing qualities, yet standing all Of
the tests imposed on silk" ne said.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-10-04

f~ofasieTs Meeting

A large delegation Of the membe 8
of Court Freehold No. l56. Foresters
Of America iourneyed to- ng Branch
N. j. Monday evening and part cipated
10 the welc NE that was given Grand
Chief Ran ser. Thomas Brown. Engle-
wood. N. j., who made an official
visitat on there accompanied by Su-
preme Secretary. T.. M. Donneliv,
JERSEY City. Grand Secretary w. i. j.
Jobes and Grand Sub Chief Ranger
FL. Leuper. Hoboken. n. y. Delega-
tions were also PRESENT. ON Red Bank.
Atlantic Highlands, Lakew cd, and
Toms River, N. j..