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Evening star., 1923-09-07
SEE TEST COMING.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, September MANY Of
the delegates represented at the
fourth assembly of the league of ma
tions remark that the climax to the
Greco Italian negotiations will come
when the council decides or declines
to apply to Italy the famous article
sixteen of the league covenant. be-
cause, as a member state, she has de-
fed the competency of the interna-
tional forum to regulate her dispute
with Greece.
The impression continues to grow
that the council must act in some
way, and the question is being asked
whether the executive body will dare
apply article sixteen, which would
men the cutting off of the financial
relations of their member states with
Italy and a veritable economic boy
colt of the Italian nation. Delegates
are also speculating as to whether
members of the league would obey
such an injunction. if imposed.
1t was expected that todays install
ment of the league story. which
seems to be interrupted with ito be
continued" insertion Just when it is
in the midst of most thrilling epi-
sode. might throw some light on these
queries.
Evening star., 1923-09-07
WASHINGTON INTERURBAN
ASKS TO REMOVE TRACKS
Line Between East Riverdaie and
East Berwyn Would Be
Dismantled.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, September -
Motor bus competition has driven the
Washington Interurban Railroad
Company of Washington. d. c., to the
public service commission to seek
permission to remove tracks and
equipment on the line between East
Riverdale and East Berwyn.
The commission will hear the case
Wednesday, September l9. The COM
pany officials contend that motor bus
competition compelled the company
to abandon the operation of the line
in April. 1921. The commission al
lowed this
Evening star., 1923-09-07
c. OF c. JAPANESE
FUND GIFT $1,000
Names of Members Donating
Made Public by Body.
Others Give Generously.

The Washington Chamber of Com
merce today made public the lndl-
vidual contributors to it's check Tor
$1,000 already handed to the local
Red Cross finance committee.
In a communication to Chairman
Victor b. Deyber of the local hnance
committee. Secretary Arthur h. Sey-
mour of the chamber said1
The check for $1,000 in favor OF the
Japanese relief fund sent you yester-
day from the Washington Chamber
of Commerce is made up of individual
subscriptions of the members of the
chamber made through the Chamber
OF Commerce The following indlvld-
ual subscriptions have already been
Evening star., 1923-09-07
CENSORSHIP IN CORFU.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CORFU, September THE Greek
police force in Corfu is again on
duty, but is serving under the or
ders of an Italian captain. Outgoing
press dispatches are subjected to
censorship.
Two thousand persons on. Wednes-
day attended the funeral of siX-year-
old Mary Brioni the only native kill
ed in the bombardment. The shops
closed for two hours. as a sign of
mourning.
Another child has died, bringing
the total number of deaths to fifteen.
"a witness of the bomba bardment who
arrived in Athens early this week
said that twenty persons had been
killed, including sixteen children).
Socialists Satisfied.
ROME, September 7.-TIe provis-
ional executive committee of the new
Italian socialist party has adopted a
resolution declaring that the social
lists can make no serious objection
to the governments attitude toward
Greece.
Evening star., 1923-09-07

respondent says that the majority of
the Corfuites, if not sympathetic with
the Italians. are more hostile to the
present Greek government as most
of them are Constantine royaIists. A
minority of NepeZilists exists on the
islands. however, and is well or
ganized and financed by local bank
erS.
The Giornale d'Italia's correspon-
dent says that the victims of the
bombardment that preceded the occu-
patton were not Greeks. but Asa-
tolian refugees, who are disliked by
the Corfuites.
Evening star., 1923-09-07
THREE MEN KILLED
| BY POWDER BLAST
Five Carloads of Explosive
Blow Up on Bridge Over
Raritan River.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. .
SOUTH AMROY, n. j., September z.
The toll of dead as result of the
explosion last night of five car
loads of smokeless powder on the
Pennsylvania Railroad today, was
increased to three men, when two
men died in hospitals of injuries.
Damage cauSed by the explosion was
estimated at nearly s1.00O,060.
The dead are James Gillian and his
brother william. of Newark. and
Marion P. Helies of Elizabeth. n. J.
T County authorities began an in
vestigation to determine whether the
explosion was due to negligence.
Five of the powder-bearing cars
exploded. scattering burning timbers
and boxes of unexploded powder ever
an area of an acre. Some of the
blazing boxes fell in the midst of a
line of motor cars, whose occupants
were watching the burning train. set
ting fire to the automobiles and in
juring all in them
First reports of the accident de-
clared at least four persons had been
killed. This was disproved, however.
when ambulances and police patrols,
which had been rushed from nearby
towns, had taken the victims to hos
pitfalls.
Evening star., 1923-09-07
SYMPATHY FOR ITALY.
Rumania Follows Corfu Situation
With Interest.

BY the Associated Press.
BCCHAREST. September THE
ltalo-Greek conflict is being followed
with keen interest in Rumania, where
public opinion is generally sympa-
thetic to Italy. although conciliation
Is favored. The Rumanian govern
ment is standing with the little en-
tente behind the league of nations in
an effort to reach a settlement.
Evening star., 1923-09-07
SIX ARE INJURED
IN TROLLEY CRASH

Six persons We're injured early last
night when two street cars of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company collided at New York. ave
nue. and 1Ith street Both cars were
badly damaged and traffic was inter
rupted. The accident happened at 6
o'clock.
Four of the injured persons were
taken to Emergency Hospital They
were Mrs. Bessie Okin, forty-five. and
Ruth Okin. her cight-year- daugh-
ter, 1l05 Kenyon street; Frank p.
Rooms. twenty-nine, 3642 llth street,
and Samuel Taylor. colored. thirty
years. 1926 18th street. Mrs. Ellen
Mccarthy. forty-five, 1916 l. street,
and Mrs G Paisley. 1122 Lamont
street, slightly hurt. We're taken to
their respective homes.
Car Splits "a Switch.
1t is reported that northbound
oneman car in charge of NJ. j. Miller,
617 Gresham place, acting in the ca
pacity of motorman conductor. split
the switch at the intersection of the
two thoroughfares, the front end Of
the ear turning east, throwing the
rear end across the Southbound track
against another one-Tan car.
The southbound car completely de-
rallied the northbound car, police re-
ported. and both were badly dam
aged. Calls for aid brought police
and hospital vehicles and the in
jured persons were quickly taken
from the scene. the number injured,
it afterwards was found. being con-
Siderably less than the number tele-
phoned to the police and hospital
Two other one-man cars were in
volved in collisions yesterday. 4 car
of the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company last night collided
at North Capitol and l. streets with
Edward NJ. Cross. A r street north
east, damaging the truck and injur-
ing Sarah Cook, colored. rs | street
northeast, an occupant
a third accident occurred rt Water
and 9th streets southwest. when a
: car. in charge of G. {. Jenkins, col
lided with a truck of the American
Ice Company. Slight damage to the
truck resulted.
Auto i'm Contact With Post.
John s. Mcnamara. 504 Sth street,
was driver of an automobile that
came in contact with a post at the
xsafety zone at 14th and f. streets
early today. and was damaged. Mrs.
John w. Perry, 1915 ID street, and
Mrs. Odia Keryisa, 401 Nj street,
occupants of the machine. suffered
from shock. police reported. They
refused hospital treatment.
Clyde Larkin. fourteen years, 1909
Sth street northeast, yesterday after
noon rode his bicycle against an
automobile in front of 645 Maryland
avenue northeast and suffered an in
Jury to his head. Hospital treatme nj
was refused
Evening star., 1923-09-07
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers.
Home Band. at the bandstand.
Soldiers Home grounds, at 5:a0
o'clock, John S. M. thinner
mann, bandmaster:
March. New England's
Finest Clarke
Overture, Morning, Noon and
Night in Vienna" ........ Suppe
Morceau. "CanZonetta" Herbert
Selection from opera.
Madame Butterfly. Puccini
Fox-trot novelty, Coal Black
Nanny. st. Heller
Waltz suite. Dreams of
Childhood. "........ Waldteufel
Finale. April Showers"
(reuueSID SllNeT
THE Star Spangled Banner"
BY the Community Center's
Band. in Judiciary Square, 7:45
pm. James f. Miller, director:
March, THE Messenger"
Farmhouse
Waltz, "Wonderful One"
whiteman. Grofe
Fox-trot. "Oh. MINI. Conrad
"Barcarole" (by request,
Offenbach
One-step "Bebe". ..... Silver
Overture, Bridal Rose"
Vocal solo Cby Chester Dodson).
Alteration" ... Borowski
One-step, selected
March. Call Me Henry"
Benter
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1923-09-07

.'As additional subscriptions are re-
ceived they will he reported. 1t is
evident that an amount considerably
In excess of the $1,000 will be sub
scribed through the Chamber of Com
merce."
Contributions of 500 from j.
Philip Hermann and $50 from King s
Palace We're received at the chamber,
hut since these were in excess of the
$1,000 underWritten they were turn
ed over as Individual subscriptions.
Evening star., 1923-09-07
Oppose Italian View.

Belgium's representative, Paul Hy
mans, said that his government had
great sympathy with Italy but that
in conscience he could not accept the
Italian viewpoint of the leagues COM
potency, as it affected the whole flu
ture of the league. He considered that
the articles in the covenant were clear
and precise and that the small nations
looked to their observance. ConSe-
quently. the matter must be gone
into later.
NJ Branting. heartily supported the
Belgian view, but he though the Span
ish resolution would help toward
peaceful solution.
The Uruguayan member vigorously
supported the thesis that the league
was competent and said that the
peace of the world partly depended
upon it's being upheld.
HjaImar Branting of Sweden sub
scribed to the Belgian view. The
Uruguayan delegate, DR.. Alberto
Guani, declared that the competency
of the league in such International
questions. which affected the peace of
the world. could not be disputed.
Clash Features Debate.
A clash occurred between Sisnor
Salandra and NJ. Po1itis in the course
of the debate Salandra had related
how Italy sacrificed 100000 lives of
her soldiers in the great war, had en-
phasized that tie question at issue
involved Italian national dignity and
prestige, and declared that that was
why Italy could not accept any de-
cision by the league. He then added
that NJ. Hymans and NJ. Branting
represented coAntrieS where, happily,
assassination was not resorted to as
political means to an end.
This brought NJ. Politis to his feet
in a vigorous protest. He repudiated
any accusation that Greece was guilty
of such methods. He remarked that
assassination had occurred in the
worlds most civilized countries.
The council adjourned without fix
ing d time for the next meeting. The
chairmaa, Niscount Ishii. said: There
remains the question of the COM
potency of the council and the league.
1t is a judicial question and a grave
one. | suggest that We go into that
a a later session"
The resolution presented today will
be forwarded to all the interested gov
ernments. 1t is reported that Con-
stantine Skidmore has telegraphed his
home government recommending that
Poland stand for application of the
covenant to Italy. The official atti-
tude of France has not yet been dis
closed
SYMPATHY FOR ITALY.
Evening star., 1923-09-07
Rushed Over Bridge.

The powder belonged to the Atlas
Powder Company and was in q train
of five cars on a Raritan river dock
awaiting transfer to barges. Train
men discovered fire, at one end of the
| train and yard officials ordered a
crew to uncouple the burning cars
and rush them away. Pedestrians
and motorists gaped at the spectacle
of the burning train being rushed
across the trestle which spans the
tracks reserved for committing trains
Without warning. the powder in one
OF the cars exploded. showering a
burning mass over those below
Through the stream of flame fell a
number of uneXploded boxes, which
went off in the midst of the on
lockers. Many of them had their
clothes burned from their bodies.
Second Explosion.
A second explosion occurred as a
commuters train ca,ae to a stop be-
meath the trestle. The passengers,
hastily organized into relief crews as
sisted trainmen and the police in re-
moving the injured. Firemen sum-
mOned from half dozen surrounding
communities confined the fire to the
! immediate neighborhood of the eXplo-
| sion.
Evening star., 1923-09-07
GREC0-lTALlAN ISSUE
DECISION is DEFERRED;
ROME REPLY AWAITED

CONTINUED from First Page.)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-08
WEATHER OFFICIALS SCOFF
At FAR-AHEAD PREDICTIONS


WASHINGTON. Nov. S.-Pay no
attention to forecasts of next win
ter's weather or predictions of
weather conditions for long periods
in the future, is the advice of the
Weather Bureau.
A prediction from New England
that the coming winter will be the
coolest and snowiest winter in his
tory" in that section of the coun-
try has led the government officials
to disclaim any responsibility for
the forecast. The Weather Bureau
does not attempt to issue predictions
even of a general character for
weeks or months in advance. The
subject of f~orecasting for season or
considerable periods ahead has long
engaged the attention of ~meteorlogl-
cal scientists, but thus far, weather
experts here say, no laws of sequence
have been discovered whereby long
range forecasts OF a reliable charac-
ter can be made.
Reputable scientists throughout
the world agree that the science has
not advanced to the point where that
car be done. Thus the government
experts throw down the predictions
of goose bone weather prophets"
and the forecasts which appear in
almanacs and calendars a year in
advance.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-08
new MARKET GRANGE
TO HAVE CORN EXHIBIT

The New Market Grange will hold
a corn exhibit in cooperation with
the Office of Farm Demonstration
on the evening of November Is.
John 1. Nelson, master of this
grange, has announced that the fol-
lowing committee will be in charge
of this corn show: Horace p. VIII
liams, John Hadley, Earl Randolph
and j. NJ. Barr. All farmers liv-
ing in Middlesex county north Of
the Raritan River are invited to
bring exhibits to this show. Ten
ears or a single ear will constitute
an exhibit. Ribbons will be awarded
in each class by the MiddleseX
county Board of Agriculture.
w. A. Clark, master of the Mill
town Grange, has announced that
the Midtown Grange viii hold a
corn show in the East Brunswick
Township Hall sometime between
Thanksgiving and Christmas. Farm
ers in that vicinity are urged TO
save out their show corn while
husking so that they will have some
good exhibits for this show.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-08
QUAKE PREDICTION HOPE
OF WEATHER OFFICIALS

WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-Earth-
quake records cannot be used di-
rectly in predicting earthquakes, the
Weather Bureau announces, but
study of a collection of these rec
ords throws a great deal of light on
the nature of earthquakes cener-
ally. and it is hoped that at some flu
ture time this information may lead
to successful methods of prediction.
The Hawaiian volcanic observa-
tory of the Weather Bureau utilizes
these records and has been instru-
mental in the saving of life and
property. When a violent earth
quake that appears to have occurred
in the Pacific Ocean is recorded the
observatory officials send out warn
ings by cable and otherwise to the
regions likely to be affected. Such
earthquakes frequently are attended
by so-called tidal waves and there
usually is an interval of many hours
between the occurrence of the quake
and the arrival of the destructive
oceanic wav at any given point.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-08

by the young couple. Following a
short honeymoon they will reside at
the colonial home, "Locustmere,"
Jamesburg, that has been renovated
and awaits the young couple.
Mrs. Somerby was born in James,
burg and is the second daughter of
Mr.. n Mrs. Perrine. She received
her early education at Jamesburg
and was graduated from st. Mary's
Hall, Burlington; the Rayson School
for Girls, of New York, and the 1921
class of Wellesley college. She is
very popular and has endeared her.
self to a legion of friends in all parts
of New Jersey.
Mr.. Somerby is a graduate of the
University of Rochester and Cor
nell, 1912, and saw service overseas
in the World War, being in the tank
corps. He was in business in Tren-
ton and is identified with the firm of
Perrine & Buckelew, Inc, of James
burg in an official capacity.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-08
NEWARK ARMY BASE SALE
WILL Be INVESTIGATED

WASHINGTON. Nov. S:-The
suggestion of graft or fixing" in
connection with the proposed pur-
chase of the Newark Bay Army Base
by the city of Newark will be thor
oughly threshed out next Monday
morning at a conference, at the War
Department between Senator Walter
e. Edge and Secretary Weeks.
Secretary Weeks today arranged
to meet Senator Edge here next
Monday after the latter had request
ed the interview in response to the
resolution adopted Monday by the
Newark city commissioners urging
Edge to protect the city's interests
and investigate the charges of graft.
At a meeting of the Newark City
Commission last Monday Commits
sioner Charles Gillen charged that
he had been told that "a Boston
man must be seen before Newark
could arrange for the purchase of
the Newark bay army base" If this
man was seen, Gillen alleged, the
purchase could be arranged for $4,-
000, 900. Newark had offered $3,000,-
900 for the property, but Secretary
Weeks is holding out for $4,000, 600
for this property which cost the gov
eminent about $13,0O0,000 during
the war.
The Gillen charges We're generally
laughed at by War Department Off
Gals who declared the entire trans
action was an open book; that there
is nothing to conceal, and hat they
court an investigation of the whole
proposition at any time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-08
Leads i'm Potato Production

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8:-Nobody
knows just how many potatoes are
grown in the world yearly, but the
Department of Agriculture estimates
more than 5000, 600, 900 bushels
were harvested last year. exclusive
of Russia and the many small patch
es grown in gardens for home use
the world over.
Northwestern Europe is the
worlds greatest potato producing
region because of favorable soil and
climatic conditions and its people
utilize the potato to a greater eX-
tent in their diet, in the manufac-
ture of alcohol, and as feed for live
stock than in other sections of the
world. Germany is the worlds larg-
est producer of potatoes, producing
1,494, 1S1 900 bushels last year. The
United States produced 451,185,00 0
bushels last year.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-08
PROMULGATED FOR
SECURITY FROM WAR

AUGUSTA, Me-, Nov. S.-The con-
ditions for the contest for the $685.
600 prize to be awarded by the
World Federation of Education AS
sociations for the plan considered
most likely to bring to the world the
greatest security from war have been
announced by DR.. Augustus o.
Thomas, president of the Federation.
DIR. Thomas is commissioner of edu-
cation for the state of Maine. The
gift of SIS, 1000 to the Federation
for the purpose of making this
award was announced recently, the
name of the donor being withheld
for the present. The rules for the
contest are as follows:
All manuscript must be in type
written form with sufficient margin
for the notes of examiners.
The commission on award re-
serve the right to reject such manu-
scripts as they may desire.
The plan should contain a clear,
concise set-up of not to exceed $500
words, with lot more than an equal
number of words in argument or
clarifying statements.
Manuscripts viii not be returned
and the Federation reserves the right
to retain for such use as it Lay see
fit all plans submitted.
Only one plan may be submitted
by one person or organization, and
no person, who is a member of an
organization which submits a plan,
shall be allowed to participate fur
Their in the contest.
In order to ecure impartial deci-
sion the manuscript should be I'M
marked, but should be accompanied
by a plain, sealed envelope unmark-
ed in which shall be given the au-
thor's name and address. Any iden-
tifying marks will render the manu-
script ineligible to compete.
Plans must be submitted on or
before April l.. 1924.
The award will be given S12,500
when the plan is accepted and $12.-
500 when the plan is inaugurated.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-08
DEFER NAMING
NEW JUSTICE
Appointment of Circuit Judge
DongeS to Supreme Court
Practically Assured

TRENTON, Nov. S:-With the APP
pointment of Circuit Court Judge
Ralph w. Donges, of Camden, for
the supreme court vacancy caused
b5 the death of James j.. Bergen, of
Somerset, practically assured at the
hands of Governor SilZer, there APP
parently has been a set back in
plans. The appointment was expec-
ted yesterday but was not forth
coming and the information that
Beeped out of the executive offices
was that perhaps Mr.. Silzer would
not fill the vacancy for quite some
time to come.
Democratic leaders from South
Jersey who have been urging the ele-
tation of Donges were conspicuous
about the governors offices here yes
terday all trying TO get a line on the
situation and wondering what had
happened since last week when
Donges' selection by Mr.. Silzer SEEM
I'd practically assured.
Among those in the State House
were former Attorney General John
w. Wescott, of Camden, a close
friend of the Circuit Court Judge,
Charles I. Lafferty, Democratic State
Committeeman from Atlantic, Pros
ecutor Louis Repetto, of Atlantic,
Supreme Court Clerk Edward J. KEEL
teher. of Camden. State Chairman
Harry Heller, of Mercer, Mrs. Ray
mond Donges, woman member of
the State Committee from Camden,
and Mrs. e. A. Adams. of Hammon-
ION, a member of the Atlantic County
Democratic Committee. Former
Prosecutor William J.. Kraft, of
Camden, and James Kerney. editor
of the Trenton Times, were other
visitors to the Executive offices.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-08
old POSTMASTER STILL
ON JOB IN SOMERSET
BY GEORGE H. MANNING
washington Correspondent of II

Perth Amboy Evening News.l
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-Down IN
Somerset county, n. J.. at a little
town called Blawenberg, is a post
master who holds the record for the
whole United States for long serv-
ice. His name is John N. Van Zandt.
and he has served as dispenser and
cus5odi- / of Uncle Sans mail ever
since his first appointment, on Ap-..
23, 1S66-a little more than 81 years
of constant service.
Mr.. Van Zandt's distinction has
just been discovered by officials of
the Post Office Department, who
have made a thorough search of
the records of the department to
learn the men with the longest serv-
ice records. According to these rec
ords, the Blawenburg postmaster
stands out with an undisputed title
as the champion long-distance Of
1ce-holder of the country.
Mr. Van Zandt's nearest competi-
tor is found to be Edward s. Sprin-
ger, of South Creek, N. c., who was
appointed on January 25, 1869
nearly three years after Mr.. Van
Zandt began his career Of govern
ment service. The North Caroline
postmaster, however, now IS years
of age, has at last been forced to
give up his office on account of his
advancing years, and has recently
rendered his resignation to the Post
Office Department. Mr.. Van Zandt
is still in office, and Mr.. Springer'
resignation gives him a clear lead OF
a number of years over his next
competitor.