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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-24
NATIONS PAYROLL SHOWS DECREASE
 UNDER 1920 LEVEL
Wages Drop S7,292, ,000, ,000, Statistics Of Economic
 Body Show

NEW YORK, June 2s. - tBy As sociated Press. s.j-Collapse of the last boom reduced the total pay of the wage and salary earners of the to figures made public today by the National Bureau of Economic Re search, Inc, of this city.
 From the year of prosperity to the year Of depression, annual payrolls shrank from s39,SSS.ooo,oo0 to sS2.- 596, ,O00,o 900.
 These figures are taken from the advance sheets of a report entitled Employment Hours and Earnings In Prosperity and Depression" In this report the bureau embodies in it's study of Business Cycles and Un- employment" recently completed for President Harding's conference on unemployment.
 Boom Is Shown.
 The figures covering payments for wages and salaries in each industry have been compiled by the bureau for each quarter, thus permitting an examination of the progress of the boom, It's continuation, collapse and the beginning of recovery. They show that total payments for wages and salaries to all employees by all en- terprises of whatever size. dropped from SIG, ,472, ,000.0 In the third quar- ter of 1920 (peak of boom), to $7, 743.- eoo,o00 in the first quarter of 1922 through of depression), or a maximum cylical decline of 23.16 per cent.
 The industries showing the most striking declines In amounts paid to employees were: First, factories mak- Ing metals. metal products. vehicles and miscellaneous goods; second, steam railways; and third concerns engaged In the extraction of minerals
 Enterprises rendering public and professional [ service actually in- creased their payments to employees. Concerns classified in tho hand ing reduced their tQal wage bills but slightly.
 Sacrifices Security.
 Although there are numerous ex- captions tho average employe. twh en working for the large concern, puts in flower hours at higher pay an hour. but in return for this extra compensation he sacrifices much of the security of employment which he would have if he worked for a small enterprise.
 Tho average earnings in 1920 of persons who. In that year. worked -tn plants employing over 100 work CTS. was s1,544. In 1921, because of unemployment, their earnings had fallen to SLIP. loss of s4S2. Those persons employed in enterprises hav- Ing fewer than 21 employees re- ceived $1,121 each in 1920. but in 1921 their earnings had declined to $1,077. a diminution of $44. Workers employed in concerns of intermediate size earned on an average $1.354 in 1920 and $1,222 in 1921.
 Female employees In general earn about three-fourths as much as males.
 The business depression of 1921 caused a material decline in rates of pay an hour actually worked only In the fields of agriculture, manufac-
 The average rates of bay an hour in various industries cover . wide range-the highest figure in 1921 being 76 cents an hour in finance, and the lowest rate being 26 cents an hour in agriculture. The average for all industries at the close of 1921 was 51 cents per hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-24
CASCADE PLUNGE { BIRMINGHAM'S OWN
Has Proved Popular With Folks Of Magic
 City

Cascade Plunge and Pavilion has been appropriately characterized as Birmingham own summer resort.
 Principal attractions found at more distant summer pleasure resorts which require long journey, are center at Third avenue and Sixty eighth street, where the. pleasures of the bathing beach, the dancing pa vilion, the cafe and the orchestral concerts extend their welcome to the resident of Birmingham who does not care to lay aside all business for period of several weeks and journey from the city for a holiday
 Accessible by two car lines. the East Lake and Tidewater, Cascade Plunge can be reached any afternoon in twenty minutes. The clean, cool waters Of the big swimming pool are inviting. The soft strains of music floating from the cafe and dining pa vilion. beckon on to the dance and the luxury of well-served meal in an open air pavilion, where the diner can watch the swimmers at play in the pool.
 Cascade Plunge has proved Its popularity with Birmingham people, Since the date of it's official opening on Jure '. it has been thronged with visitors, who come to swim, dine and dance. The new resort is catering to the pest patronage, and operating on metropolitan plan which is bringing this kind of patronage to 1t. It is breaking all records for at- tendance at plants in the Whittle Brothers System, noted throughout the south for the finish of their ap pointments and the beauty and charm of their environment.
 In addition Ito the standard fea- lures of it's equipment, the pool. cafe and pavilion, the management of Cascade Plunge is arranging novelty stunts in swimming, diving and ac- quatic sports. The first of these fea- ture acts, Miss Lottie Mayer and her company of diving girls, made a dis tinct hit with the public during the past week. Other stunts, including a Learn to Swim"/ week, water polo games etc, will be on the program weekly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-24
LIGHTING CIGARETTE,
 COSTS BOY HIS LIFE
Youth Is Killed When Stealing Ride
 On Top Of Train

ST. LOUIS, June 23.-A coroner's jury returned a verdict of accident in the death of John Kowats, 1Sl 3729 Blow street. who was killed al the Barret Station tunnel, St. Louis county, while stealing a ride on q Missouri Pacific train. Kowants was knocked from the top of passenger coach, on which he and his brother Steamer, 20 years old. were riding
 when he raised his head to light as cigarette as the train approached the tunnel. His skull was fractured. Ac- cording to Steamer Kowats, the two had climbed on the coach at Tower Grove station. intending to beat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-24

cured here recently. The bride. was a daughter of a man sentenced to death, and both best man and brides maid were under similar sentences.
 The groom had been condemned only to 20 years Imprisonment. All four were fugitive Flemish who had been convicted by the Belgians be- cause of certain Flemish tendencies and pro-Germanism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-24

A meeting TOT Christian Fefoymers will be held Sunday afternoon at Fraternal hall. 22O9h Third avenue, north. Rev. Richard M. Smith, pas- tor of the Universa1ist church, will deliver the sermon for the after noon The program at this service will be as follows: Hall will be opened at 2:30 o'clock; opening serv- to attend this service.
 and one that calls for much discus-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-24

yarn and decided larger gain in production of medium yarn. In fine yarn the gain was from 100000 to 43 900, 900. though the northern mills still produced the bulk of this output. 11S,o0O,000 The northern mills pro- duced less coarse but more medium and fine yarns in 1919 than 20 years later"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-24

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-13
Perth Amboy
Personal Mention

Mrs. 4. Griffen. and daughter
Blanche, were the guests Of Mrs.
William Barnett, of Brooklyn, on
Sunday.
City Attorney and Mrs. David T,
Wilentz. of Harrison place, have &C.
turned from a weeks stay at Allan
tic City.
Miss Beatrice Criffen, of Rector
street, visited in Matawan, Sunday.
Miss Mae Rasmussen, of Madison
avenuei visited in New York Sat-
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Mertz, of
Jersey City, were the weekend
guests of friends in this city.
Miss Marion Buri.s of New York
was the weekend guest of friends in
this city.
Miss Jessie Graham. a teacher ir
the local high school, spent the
weekend in Newark.
Markoe Sibley &c jefferson street
was the guest of NJ IS Alice Eskesen
IN Westfield, SUNDAY.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-13
KILLED IN
GREAT STORM
Restoration of Wire Facilities
Brings Further Messages
of Death and Destruction

! CHICAGO, Mar. 15:-Gradual
! restoration of telephone and tele-
graph facilities in the storm swept
urea between the Rocky Mountains
and the Appalachian range today
brought additional details Of death
and destruction that followed in its
| wake, the dead nearing a total OF
forty, the injured counted at approx
imately 200 and damage to transpor-
tation, lines of communication,
homes and business buildings report
ed at millions of dollars.
The worst effects Of the storm, a
heavy downfall of snow or rain, ac-
companied by a high wind that
reached the proportions of a tornado
in some localities. WEI felt at Pin
son and Deanburg, Tenn, where the
death toll was seventeen and the in
jured between fifty and seventy-fve
persons.
These little towns virtually were
demolished and today a contingent
Of Red Cross workers were on their
way to the scene. Citizens of neigh
boring towns were rating a fund for
financial relief.
Sixteen of the seventeen dead were
dL 1llSOIs IilC OthClS "oP ! ~
Deansburg. Seven we're white per-
sons and the others negroes.
Among the heroic acts related in
connection with details Of the storm,
that of Henry Kline, a youth of PIN
son, stood out. He walked and ran
almost twelve miles to Jackson,
Tenn, through pitch darkness and
binding rain, to give the first report
of the disaster.
Central Kentucky felt the irresis-
tible force of the gale. When its ef-
fects were checked today it was
found nine had lost their lives ant,
nearly eighty persons were injured
and property damage close to a mil
lion dollars.
The storm brought out a new use
for radio when lost" trains were
located by b~roadcasting from Chi
cago pleas to amateur radio fans to
ascertain the whereabouts of the
trains and then report through wire
less agencies to the two receiving
stations here. That was attempted
when telegraph and telephone lines
were blow down by the storm.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-13
MORE IMPROVEMENTS
ORDERED AT WOODBRIDGE

WOODBRIDGE, March 1S:-The
township engineer was instructed by
the township committee last night to
prepare the necessary plans and
specifications for the paving with
sheet asphalt on a concrete base OF
the following streets: Rowland Place,
Woodbridge; William street, Ryan
street and Linden street, Fords. 1t
was also decided to instruct the engi-
neer to go ahead with the Barron
avenue paving and sidewalk plans.
Action was also taken to lay side
walks along Albert street, Coley
street, New street, Second street and
Fulton street. A decision was reach
ed to lay sidewalks on both sides of
Main street and property owners
along Main street, west of Amboy
VENUE, will be instructed to bring
their property down to grade.
Some action by the county is IN
ticipated on Grove street and the
freeholders will be asked to fix
Main street, Railway avenue, the Sc
warren road and the Port Reading
road. The Avenel Women's Club re-
quested that the sidewalk be repair
ed extending from the Pennsylvania
station to the tracks. The committee
decided to have cinders used in max
ing temporary improvements at the
station.
The request for sewers in Wild
wood avenue was referred to the en-
sineer. The clerk was instructed to
inform the American Legion post in
Woodbridge that financial assistance
would be given it in its Memorial
Day celebration to the extent of $500
II this amount was needed.
AS a means of settling the fire
commissioner problem in the Sixth
District of the township, the resigna-
lions of four commissioners were
submitted to the board. These men.
Alfred d. Hyde, Frank J. Cooper.
Edward r. Einhardt and Michael
Lewis, were publicly commended by
Com itteeman-at-large Neubers for
their action in assisting in solving a.
difficult situation.
Committeeman Leon McElrov re.
ported that the Fords-Rahway bus
route had been suspended for one
month as a result of a lack of good
service over this route by the bus
owners. The engineer was instruct
ed to prepare several plans for the
use of the coming commission.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-13
Raritan Township
Personal Mention

A free educational lecture will be
given tonight by Rev. Gallman of
Newark at the parsonage of Our
Redeemer's church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Beutel motored
~Cut-of-town Sunday.
Mrs. Clifford Gii!is entertained
Miss Alice Peterson and Miss Con-
stance Royal at ner home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Liddle en-
tertained friends and relatives Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. r. Hahn, who has been con-
fined to her home for several
months on account of illness, is able
to be out again.
Miss Elizabeth Pfeiffer enter
tanned friends Sunday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Ceiling were
Cut-of-town visitors yesterday.
Steve Opitz visited trends in New
York Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Johnson en-
tertained friends al their home
Sunday.
Mrs. Howard Bloomfield was an
our-of-town visitor yesterday.
Mr.. William. Spencer spent Sunday
in Metuchen as guest Of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Durham enter
tanned friends Sunday afternoon.
The Young Peoples Philathea So
ciety Of Our Redcemer's church has
issued an appeal Tor clothing for the
Near East Relief. a call TO Rev. A.
l.. Kreyling will bring g messenger
for the donation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin O'Hara en-
tertained friends at theiG home yes
terday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-13
NO TAX ON GASOLINE

TRENTON, March 1S:-Assembly-
man Blair's bill imposing a tax of
n cent on every gallon of gasoline
used for motor vehicles to be paid by
the consumer was voted down in the
House today by a vote of Is to IS.
Democratic Leader George of Hud-
son led the opposition, stating that
he was opposed to such a direct tax
in view of the fact that the $4,000
900 road bond bill had been passed.
He added:
Unless the bond bill Is repealed /
will not vote for the measure" Mr..
Howe, of Essex, pointed out the State
Association of Freeholders had gone
on record opposed to the bill and
likewise urged its defeat.
Republican Floor Leader Gorio
spoke for the M cent tax on gaso-
line, stating that it would place some
of the burden of financing roads on
the interstate freight service between
New York and Philadelphia.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-13
Eastern Star
Plan Card Party

A card party will he siven by
Raritan Chapter No. So. order OF
the Eastern Star, on Monday night,
March 10, at the Elks building on
Madison ayenu
Final arrangements were complct-
ed at a committee meeting held al
the home of the chairman last Wee
nesday night.
Bridge. pinochIe and five hundred
will be the games in play, and many
attractive prizes will be awarded,
including a prize for non-playera.
Tickets are out and may be pro-
cured from any member of the or
~ganization, or at the door.
The committee in charge are Mrs
John Dockstader, chairman, assisted
by Miss Harriet Meade. Miss Clara
Jensen, Mrs. n. Christian Nielsen,
Mrs. Milton Oertel, Mrs. Edward
ssttler. Mrs. Harold Coutts, Miss
Clara F.. Nelson, Mrs. II. r. Burk-
hard. Mrs. Raw Killenberger. Mrs
Medinets and Mrs. L. Bon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-13
Entertains
On Her Birthday

Miss Irene J. Kaczmarek, Of Don
aid avenue, entertained a number Of
friends at her home Sunday night in
honor Of her birthday. The rooms
were at~tractively decorated with blue
and gold streamers. Kewpies were
given as favors. Miss Edith Godesky
OF Connecticut entertained with a
vocal solo, and Joseph Godesky play
ed several violin selections. Miss
Kaczmarek received many pretty
gifts. Refreshments were served.
The guests included Misses Bar
bara Petrick, Anna Hmielski, Their
esa Wisniewkski, Jennie Wisniewski,
Martha Kaczmarek, Elinor Norton,
Irene Kaczmarek, Edith and Veron-
lea Godesky of Norwalk. Conn,
Messrs. Michael Pado, Leo Kaczma-
rex, Michael Roman, John Anderson,
Peter Hanson. Frank Zieliuski, JOS
eph and William Godesky of Nor
walk, Conn: William Jappy of Con-
necticut, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank s.
Kaczmarek. Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen T..
Godesky, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Kacz-
marek.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-13
NO NIGHT WORK FOR WOMEN
BILL PASSES THE ASSEMBLY
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SSTS
man Powell of Burlington county.
criticised the strict discipline which
Is now in vogue in the state police.
He charged that the state is suffer-
ing from such management by the
steady loss of men who because Of
discomfort are steadily leaving the
service. Assemblyman Hoffman If
Middlesex county. spoke for the
bill. He reiterated the remarks Of
the Burlington man. adding that ne
would gladly vote for its passage.
The vote was So to 81.
Sixteen more laws have lust Been
placed on the statute books by the
pen of Governor Silzer in approving
them. n of the most important
that the measure increasing the
maximum compensation for injured
workmen. under the compensation
law from $12 a. week to SIT a week
There is also an increase in the fun
era benefit amount. Mr.. Hersh-
field, of Passaic, introduced the
bill.
Branding the Morris Plains hos
pital for the insane as a scandal
and a menace to the state" and
alleging the institution was the re-
suit Of Observation-Disclosures" the COM
mission for the Investigation of the
state institutions last night recon-
mended to the senate, in a report
handed to that body. to pass the
House bill by Chamberlain of Es-
sex. providing for a one-half mil
tax for state institutions. the
commission studying the subject RI
institutional financing is composed
of the governor, state treasurer
William T. Read. State Comptroller
Newton K. Bugbee and President
Ellis Pearl of Montclair. Of the
State Board of Control Of Institu-
tons and Agencies. The report was
senate.
In order to find out who was COM
hitting perjury, the legislative
committee probing the charges Of
bribery made recently in connec
ton with the Sunday amusement
bin by Senator Simpson, of Hudson,
called upon Prosecutor William II,
Geraghty, of Mercer county, to pre-
sent the testimony of witnesses at
the probe session to the grand jury,
The report of the committee was
submitted to the legislature last
night.
The Mackay spring primary cleo
ton bill had hard shedding in the
upper House last night and the
Bergen county senator finally was
forced to lay it owe after it had
undergone the heavy fire of Sen
ators Whitney of Morris and Parry
of Essex, both Republicans
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-13
Mann Have Total Ioss

NEW YORK, Mar. lathe black
prospect of not getting back a cent
for their savings was faced today by
customers of the so-called private
bank Of V. Tisbo & Bros, operated in
Little Italy by three brothers here
and another in Italy who have van
ished With deposits estimated be-
tween 100000 and 100000 900.
With an unruly, bowling crowd
stampeding outside at the doors,
which police struggled TO hold back,
the safes in the firms offices were
opened last night. A pitiful spectacle
of the FIRMS assets was revealed that
sent dismay among the depositors
who had stormed the office since
Saturday when the Hrothers' disap-
pearance was learned.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-13
No FOUL PLAY
AT BIC FIRE
County Detectives Probe
of Meyer SheWelovitz at
South Amboy

SOUTH AMBOY, March 10. =
From the investigation conducted by
Ferd A. David in regard to the death
Of Meyer Shewelovitz, who died OF
asphyxiation in a fire al his home
yesterday morning, and from the Sc
ports received by the Prosecutors
office there seems to be no doubt
that the man died from suffocation
and not from foul play.
Coroner Arthur J. Hiiipott and
George Gundrum, the undertaken,
also reported to the prosecutors Of
play on the mans body.
Drawing from the statement OF
these two men and from his w
investigation, Chief OF County De-
tectives David feels certain that the
man became
to escape lost his way in the smokey
room,
AS long as the statement has been
made that Schewelovitz always car
ried a great deal of money on his
person and when his body was
found yesterday morning he did not
have any, the prosecutors Office
will continue their investigation.
The funeral of Mr.. Shewelowits
was held this afternoon with inter-
ment in the Hebrew Fraternity
cemetery, Perth Amboy. Rev. Fl
l.. Chain. of the Congregation
Tifloh conducted a brief service
from the steps of the temple ir
Madison venue. Perth Amboy al
noon when the funeral cortege
passed through to the cemtery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-13
Chapter OF Hadassah
Has Masquerade Party
Helen AriCouS
Has Birthday Party

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Aricous gave a
birthday party in honor of their
daughter Helen Sunday night. The
rooms were tastefully decorated in
pink and white streamers. a supper
was served.
The guests included Father j.
Kovacs. Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Tolls and
daughters Helen and Dorothy, Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Chapes and daughter
Anna and son Nick, Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Sandry and daughter Evelyn,
Mrs. NJ. Patrius and daughters En-
ma, Helen and Cecilia, Misses Susie
and Anna Miholko, Elizabeth Kud-
rick, Nell Feya. Andrew Miholko,
James Kiotuis, Peter TOLLS and Emil
Bohamer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-13
Day Nursery
Marion Resigns

At a meeting of the Day Nursery,
held yesterday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Peter Schott, in High
street, the resignation of Mrs. Fer
risch, matron of the nursery, was
accepted with regrets. Mrs. Isabel
Gould. who is now at the Community
house will be in charge of the nurs-
cry.
Arrangements were completed fot
the card party 10 be held in the audi
torium Of the knights of Columbus
home, in High street, on April il
The usual card games will be in play,
and unusually pretty prizes viii be
awarded. Mrs. James White is chair
man of the affair. Tickets are out
and may be procured from an,
member Of the board OF directors.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-13
Y, NJ. {. A. MOVE
At WOODBRIDGE
Work Started for Branch of
County Organization
Work is Outlined

WOODBRIDGE, March ia
meeting was called last night at the
home of Hampton Gutter for the
purpose of organizing a, county
branch in this locality of the Y. Nj,
C. A.
Roy L. Anderson was the chair
man of the meeting.
The first speaker was e. w. Hook
enbury, county secretary of the Y
NJ. C. A. work.
Mr.. Hockenbury explained the
work in general and told what had
been done. He mentioned particu-
larly the Hi-Y and also American
ization work which is one of the
great features in this work.
Mr.. Barr of Farmingdale, a Soph-
omore at Rutgers College told of his
personal experiences in the Y. NJ. c.
A.
Adrian Lyon, of Perth Amboy,
spoke on Y. NJ. G. A. work in the
country in general, but in New Jer-
sew in particular. The aim being
fourfold, physical, social, mental and
religious.
Walter War;, spoke of co-opera-
ton and told how the work was con-
Quoted where the expense of a Y.
NJ. C. A. building could not be con-
sidered in a community. A COM
was appointed consisting of +.
RI. Boynton, Hampton Cutter. Har-
old Rothfus, John McAnslan and
Walter War;. This committee to
organize and recommend certain
plans to a meeting to be called later.
There were several meetings in town
last night and quite a number of in
terested citizens were unable to be
present for this reason.
Those present included: S. Is.
Brewster. G.. r. Brewster, Hampton
Cutter, E. II. Boynton, ]. F. Love, w
H. Gardner, L. w. Woodman, Har-
old Rothfuss, S. E. Demarest, Mr..
Griswall, DR.. I. T. Spencer, 8. /.
McNulty, Rev. l.. E. McMickle, Max
we'll Logan, J.. f. Breckenridge
Charles Reed, John McOuslan and
William Squire.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-13
Dance Plans
Being Completed

Final arrangements have been
made for the formal dance to Re
held in the Y. NJ. H. A. on sunday.
March IS. under the direction of tie
Y. w. II. A. The original Clef Club
Of New York have been engaged 20
furnish the music for the evening.
Many innovations will be in vogue.
Invitations have been issued and
may be procured from Il member
of the following committee: Miss
Sadye Rachlin, chairman; Miss Ada
Carson. Miss Ruth Jacobson, Miss
Nettie Wedeen. Miss Adele Abra-
hamer. Miss Blanche Spiegel. Miss
Rebee Sarokin. Miss Ida Jatfae.
Miss Elsie Goldberger. Mrs. I. Sig
fried, Miss Jennie Wedeen and Miss
Sarah Fine.