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Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
starting September j.

starting September i.
John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers, has re
ceived information from bituminou:
leaders in many sections assuring
him that the men of all the Goa
fields in the country stand behind
him.
The bituminous miners have con
tracts with their employers, but il
is possible that many of them might
go ON VACATIONS" If their output
were used in an effort to break a
hard coal strike.
Directs From Sick Bed
Lewis still was i'll in his suite but
he is directing affairs from his bed
He told Phillip Murray, first vice
president of the United Mine Work,
ers, to summon the scale commit
tee of nearly 40 UNION leaders, into
a conference. The conference de
cided that no maintenance men were
to be kept in the pits unless the
operators sent special request to
the union. Without maintenance
men the mines would be flooded
and great loss caused the operators
Usually in case of suspension
maintenance men are kept on. II
is possible that such an agreement
will be worked out vet.
Lewis is sticking to his demand
that there must be a 20 per cent
wage increase; adoption of the
check off, and official recognition
of the United Mine Workers. Ht
has instructed his followers to in
form all Eediators that the miDeri
will accept no less.
Reports, however, are persistent
ly in circulation that the operators
may step in and offer to grant {
lesser wage boost, something like
10 per cent. If this offer is made
the conference might be resumed.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25

came out in the shadows to try to
catch squirrels.
Who showefed down those hic-
kory nuts, and drove away the Owl
birdP' asked Billie.
81 did," chattered Rusty Tail.
81 have lots more nuts left,
though. Now will ven be friends
with me, Billie and Johnnie?n
Yes, indeed we wilt" cried
Johnnie. "And we re sorry we ever
chased you" Then the squirrels
two gray ones and Rusty Tail, a
red one, ate the hickory nuts in
happiness together.
Uncle Wiggily twinkled his pink
nose gladly. And if the ice pick
will take all the holes out of the
Swiss cheese, and string them into
a necklace for the milk bottle. i II
tell you next rbout Uncle Wiggily
and the humble bee.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
August Is, 1908

City Attorney M. w. Conkling
has returned from vacation in
the Siskiyou mountains where he
reports having killed bear.
After drilling four holes the well
rig has been shipped back to Los
Angeles from Old Beach and the
project of developing water at the
latter point has been definitely
abandoned.
Samples Of Imperial Valley honey
have been sent to the State fair
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
. Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
Aup1lSt 25. 1904

H. H. Peterson, of the brick firm
of Harbour & Peterson, is building
himself house on the corner of
Ninth and + streets, Imperial.
Huntington McKusick and his
bride are at home to friends on
their ranch a mile and half west
of Heber.
Jacob Stoner is building house
on his ranch south of Heber.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
for exhibition. This year the honey
association marketed 240 tons.
TEN YEARS AGO
BY STANLEY
August 25. 1913

At 1890 this morning it was re-
ported that fighting was in progress
near Sharp's heading where Mexi-
in collision. Undersheriff Apple
still, Deputy Sheriff Killgour and
c. +. Going of the Press staff set
off at once for the border to see
what was going on on both sides
of the line.
At 12:45 they reported that the
federals had returned from Sharp s
heading, bearing the body of one
soldier killed in the brush with the
insurrcctos at Sharp's. After the
skirmish which was at long range,
the insurrectOs went south in the
direction of Brandenburg' ranch.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
FINGER WORTH S25OO

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25.-Au-
thors, attention.! A Los Angeles
court has ruled your writing fingers
are worth $2500 a piece. Frank
Dazey, motion picture scenario
writer, lost the third finger of his
right hand in an automobile acci-
dent. He contended his typewriting
ability was impaired and his powers
of literary expression affected
thereby. A jury awarded the writer
$2500.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
GoMPERs HEARD FROM

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Aug. 25.-
Strike of bituminous miners in sym.
pathy with the threatened anthra-
cite walkout would make the most
powerful strike in the coal indus
try the world has ever known,
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, de-
elared today.
Use of the injunction as a weap.
on against strikes was bitterly as
sailed by the labor leader, who pro-
phesied Npeaehment of federal
judges who SO use these injunctions.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
Operators Accept

ers position.
Operators Accept
Delegates of the operators were
out of town, but their represent
atives Immediately got in touch
with Samuel Warmer by long dis
tance telephone and said Warriner
announced the operators would ae-
cept..
Lewis, in his statement, said:
"The miners representatives ac.
cept Governor Pinehot's invitation.
This acceptance, however, does not
mean any suspension of our present
plans for carrying out suspension
of work September i. Neither does
our acceptance imply any change in
the attitude of the workers de.
mands upon the operators.
"As a mark of courtesy to Gov
ernor Pinehot and in appreciation
of the public interest we are quite
willing to attend conference and
give our attention to anything the
governor may suggest.
Leaders OF the anthracite MINER
earlier today refused to commit
themselves as TO whether they
would accept an invitation from
Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania
designed to bring about resumption
of negotiations with the operators
Phillip Murray vice president of the
United Mine Workers of America
said that il would be necessary to
.'sean such an invitation carefully
before deciding what TO do. I"
On the other hand A. b. JeSup
spokesman for the operators, de
clared they were eager TO accept an
invitation from Pinchot or any one
elise on which move 10 avert an
anthracite strike is 10 be discussed.
Promised Bituminous Aid
Telegrams Of encouragement from
hiiuminons mine sections poured
into union headquarters here today
as anthracite mine chiefs proceed
ed deliberately and methodieally TO
make all arrangements for strike,
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD r. GARIS
UNCLE WIGGJr

"There he aso.n. Chase after
him!o,
"That's rigbtl Catch him if
you can, Billet
: Uncle Wiggiiy, hopping along
through the woods, heard these
words as he stopped to rest under a
big tree. There was rustling sound
in the branches, and Johnnie Bushy-
tail, one of the big, gray squirrels,
sprang from one branch to another.
1--WE II get him this time!" chat
tered Billie, the other gray squirrel.
"What's the matter!' called I'm
Gle Wiggily. care you chasing the
Fuzzy Fox?"
"No, but it's a saucy red squir-
REL" answered Billie. "We don t
want any red squirrels in our
woods - With that he kept on after
his brother Johnnie. But soon
both big gray squirrel boys, all out
of breath, came back to where
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25

Worchaster Mass man bought
a hill in France as a war souvenir
Bet it was counterfeit.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25

Six Egyptian students touring the United
States on journey of instruction. They should be
able to learn good deal about King Tutanhamen
styles A~A A3 A1H0lL
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25

Uncle Wiggily sat under the tree.
81 couldn It catch him. painted
Johnnie.
"Nor l." went on Billie. "Did
you hear him scold, though ?"
~ heard a funny, chattering
noise" said the rabbit gentleman.
"But why do you chase a poor little
red squirrel, Billie and Johnie?" he
asked.
son, we gray squirrels never let
the red squirrels live any where
near us in the same woods" ex-
planned Billie. "We always chase
them away if we can"
Yes, and if there are more red
squirrels in a wood than theRe are
gray squirrels, they chase us, add
ed Johnnie.
HUM said Uncle Wiggily,
twinkling his pink nose thoughtful
like. "It seems to me it would be
better since you are all squirrels
alike, to live in peace and happiness
together.
"'No," said Billie, "we shall al
ways chase the red squirrel when
ever we see him."
That's what we shalli" agreed
Johnnie.
1t was "A few days after this that
Uncle Wiggily, again pc x
through the forest, saw a lift. =
imal frisking about in -
tree.
SIS that YOU ..
the bunny a -a
No." Ir-atr iH
little voic' 5t .aur IS austy
Tail, and ava glad Johnnie 9nd
Billie aren 4 here on they q zhase
me. But Won won Z, win you!"
" No, indeed, / II not chase You, :"
promised the rabbit gentleman.
Anyhow, if / wished to do so.
can I climb tree.
There was rustling in the leaves
and down came little red squirrel
He was well named Rusty Tail, for
his tail, not so large as those of the
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25

football coach has hired dancing master for
his team-evidently aiming to tougher those who were
not already familiar with these modern dances.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25

Twenty-four Americans out of 25, says a college
president, are weak in the head. And the hopeless
thing about it is that it's always the other "a.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
FRENZIED SCIENCE

FRENZIED SCIENCE
People whose interests in literature langu-
ages, religion, business the arts apt to think
of science dull, lacking in imagination. One such
person recently picked up copy of Science and In
ventlon from magazine stand, turning to it a
woman moves the pianoexpecting the change to rest
his mind.
1t wild a riot as he had ever SEEN 1t
wasn't exactly nightmarish because it so cheer
world.
An attempt to make clear Einsten theory by CIV
ing man potion like Alce's, sending him out into
lnterstellar space growing all the time until Saturn
looked like bouncing ball. one entertaining article.
picture of composite house big enough for Uncle
Sans whole family, with the Leviathan a chd's toy
and the biggest whale minnow in a waling pool next
engaged his attention He didn't like the idea of using
the entire redwood forest bit of shrubbery under
the paror window, but he amazed and instructed
thereby
There grotesqueres of vegetation on the
moon There was electric duel, the combatants
nected with high voltage wires and the who could
push the other off the insulated platform onto the
earth, to be electrocuted, would win
Then he came to problems such he had been
glad to bury with school days There are, it seems,
people who actually whether an aqueduct, built
to carry water only carry loaded ships
if necessary, and why.
with his car. Let the garage do it, his motto.
But when ne came to page of plain motor hints he
felt as seaslck passenger getting earth be-
meath the feet
It's queer world, and not the least of the enter
tanning things in it are the magazine subjects
knows nothing about For a mental vacation rec
ommend music to the financiers the beautiful home
and country life periodicals to the wild scientists,
science to the lterati and outdoor life magazines to
the women who playing cards knitting needles
instead of their brains
Having multiplied marks until they worthless,
Germany might adopt Henry Ford's idea of issuing
currency against her waterpower and other natural
resources.
Many American vacation in Canada this year
proves to be profound disappointment Nothing
stronger for sale in of the provinces than 1-2
per cent beer a=4
Why doesn't enterprising automobile insur-
start nsurng pedestrians against collis
ion?
Apartments can be rented now in Berlin for 10
cents month, if anybody has the 10 cents.
Twenty-four Americans out of 25 says a college
president, weak in the head. And the hopeless
thing about it is that it's always the other "a.
football coach has hired dancing master for
his team-evidently aiming to tougher those who were
not already familiar with these modern dances.
Six Egyptian students touring the United
States on a journey of instruction. They should be
able to learn good deal about King Tutanhamen
styles. Aa~A A2 A1&0lM
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25

Apartments be rented now in Berlin for i
cents month"; if anybody has the 10 cents.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25

Why doesn't some enterprisng automobile insu
concern start insuring pedestrians against COLI
ion?
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25

Many an American vacation in Canada this yea
proves to be a profound disappointment. Nothin
stronger for sale in of the provinces than l.
per cent beer.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
GOVERNOR ASKS
MINERS, BOSSES
TO CONFERENCE
CONTINUED from page u

In announcing the miners woult
accept, Lewis made it clear he die
not imply any change in the work
ers' position.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25

Having multiplied marks until they worthless,
Germany might adopt Henry Ford's idea of issuing
currency against her waterpower and other natural
resources.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-01-27
ROAD PROBLEM
SERIOUS ONE
FOR GOVERNOR
Should Any Special Interest
Have Representative on
New Board is Question
ALSO is SECTI0NALISM
Cement and Patent Paving
Also Serious Issue to be
Considered by SiIzer

TRENTON, Jan. 27.-ShouId any
special interest have a representative
on@tne new State Highway Commits
SION! That is one of the questions
winch Governor Silzer and the Pc
publican majority in the senate and
house or assembly E1ust consider
answer IN selecting the proper men
.or tnis important public work. For
instance should sectionalisnn be con-
sioered IN the appointment of the
new board. Could not North Jersey
De served as efficiently and be as
Wen represented by body made nm
on hlgh-typed citizens from the mid
ole or southern counties who would
nave put one aim--the compIetio,
Oh tne state system of roads with an
eye single to the benefit of the state
as a whole? Or vice versa. cnnId
not a set of commissioners appoint-
ed from up the state-men of hroad a :
ness and wide vision-protect the in
terests of South Jersey as we'll an
persons directly from the territory !?
Are the new commissioners To he
men free from any connections with
Good Roads Association, for instance
the body which put over the $40 :
100000 bond issue at the last gem
eral election and which has never
not even at the prodding of Gov.
ernor Silzer, made public the list Of
contributors to the campaign which
this organization waged for the bond
issue and won by a small margin of
votes? There is feeling in some
quszters that the Good Roads Asso-
citation is too closly allied with the
automoplle interests, which thrives
on fine highways through the me-
dunn of automobile sales. There
lore, should any man who is known
to be closely affiliated with this
group have a seat in the Highway
Board?
Should citizens who may have in
clinations toward concrete roads as
against warranite or asphalt sur
faces be given places on the board ?
Or should the new commission be
made up of men who are welded to
no road surfacing material, whether
it be sold by the Cement Trust, the
Warran Brothers of the asphalt peo-
pie, said to be subsidiary to well
known oil concerns.
Should men who are engaged in
the contracting business, or known
to be closely allied with contracting
interests, be chosen for the new COM
mission? These and many other
things are factors to be weighed by
the state in the choosing of the three
or five citizens who are to be entrust-
ed with the important task of COM
pleting the new road system. Public
(COntiOued 0n Papa Eiyel
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-01-27
NEW NATIONAL
BANK PLANNED
Report Brown to be President
and Mayor Wilson One of
the Directors

In addition to the consolidation of
the Perth Amboy Trust Company
and the City National Bank, a new
financial institution will be started
within the next few days near the
Hall avenue section OF the city.
Shares of stock are now on sale
for the new institution.
The name of the new financial in
stitution will be the Perth Amboy
National Bank, of which it has been
unofficially reported that Thomas
Brown will be president and David
T. Wilentz, attorney. Additional re-
ports are that Mayor William C. Will
son, L. Zaremba, John Rymsha,
president of the RymSha Coal Com
pany, and other prominent men of
the city will be represented on the
board of directors of the new bank.
The sale of stocks for the new
bank Is now going on, under the
direction of William J. Large, for
merly bank examiner in the en-
ploy of the United States govern
ment. who has been duly authorized
to solicit the sale of the stock.
The capital of the new bank will,
be 100000 and the surplus s25,OO0.
The plan calls for tho sGbscriptiop
to the $100 par stock at the rate of
$3.50 a share, of which 500 repre-
sents the capital, s25 for the initial
surplus and SIS for a fund to bear
the expenses and equipment of the
organization.
The new bank will be situated
somewhere near the Hall avenue
section of the city.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-01-27
CitV Finance Relief
Bill Action Set for
Monday i'm Senate

trunk sewer along the south shore
of the city, which will empty into
the septic tank, thus doing away
with the sewers which now empty
into the bay and river.
Among those who are expected 70
represent the city at the session IF
the legislature on Monday night
are: Board of Aldermen, City Attor
ney David T. Wilentz, Louis p.
Booz ,Jr., city engineer and John
Kelly. president of the City Demo-
cratic Club.
1t is reported that all officials are
working together in this matter,
regardless of political affiliations, as
the money necessary for the grade
crossing elimination must be raised
in order to meet the demands of
the Public Utility Commission,
which has threatened to take court
action unless the city does its part
of the elimination work. The pur-
chasing of properties necessary for
the elimination of the crossings IL
rapidly being completed by the
railroad companies and it is only a
question of time before the actual
work of elimination will be started.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-01-27
WHO OWNS THIS AUTO?

Employees Of the Central Railroad
station today requested the police
to take charge of a sedan automobile
which had been standing at the sta
ton since Thursday. Officer William
Bachman took the car, which carried
license number 1861, to the police
station. Investigation releads the
fact that the car is the property of
Andrew ]. Wight and was left at the
station by him on Thursday when
he took train for New York city.
AT his office in the Raritan building
today 1t was stated that Mr.. Wight
has been unable to complete the
business on which he went to New
York. and for that reason had been
unable to return home as planned.
but was expected home tonight.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-01-27
RIPLEY IS OUT
ON $4,000 BAIL
Woodbridge Man, Charged
With Manslaughter, Re-
leased From County Jail

NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. 27.--
Following more than eighty hours of
confinement, Homer w. Ripley,
Woodbridge hotel p, 3prietor, was
this morning released in $4,000 bail
in the accident case of last
Tuesday night, when one man was
killed and two others injured. The
bail was furnished by alfonso Russo
of New Brunswick, who pledged real
estate valued at $4,000.
The hotel proprietor was placed
n the Perth Amboy Jail at 1 o'clock
Wednesday morning, after he had
been arrested in oodbridge by
Sergeant John Larson and Officers
William Clooney and William Sci
both of the Amboy force, and Officer
Dumphy of the Woodbridge depart
ment. Before noon Wednesday
morning, he had beer, taken to the
county Jail in New Brunswick.
This morning Custodian Alfred
Puerschner took Ripley to the office
of Court Clerk Robert Macan, where
Russo pledged the real estate as bail
for Ripleys appearance in the court
when wanted.
The Perth Amboy police and
County Detective William F'itzpat-
rick are working to get additional
WlIu6SScS Ol LIlS s1SCiHonL SetSS, anu
II possible persons who saw the Rip
ley car speeding out State street.
The funeral of George Benyak of
502 Johnstone street, who was killed
by the Ripley car, will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
There will be the regular funeral
services at Holy Trinity Slovish
church and interment will follow in
Holy Trinity cemetery.
Alex Macy of Waltrous lane, Is in
the local hospital suffering from in
1uries received, and Joseph Sok-
closki, who also was injured in this
accident, left the hospital the day
after the accident 81
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-01-27
PERTH AMBOY TAX BOOKS
GIVEN TO COUNTY BOARD

NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. a.
The Perth Amboy Board OF Asses
sors yesterday fled with the Mid
dlesex County Board OF Taxation
their tax duplicates for 1928, show
ing slightly over a million dollars
increase in valuation over 1922. The
members Of the county board made
no comment upon the figures of the
Perth Amboy board but announced
that they would visit the city during
the early part Of February for the
purpose of inspecting the various
plants and other properties in Perth
Amboy to check up on the ratabies
set by the Perth Amboy men. Al in
spection of Carteret valuations will
likely be made during the same week
it was said.
The county tax board plans TO go
to Piscataway township and DuneI-
len next Tuesday for the purpose
of inspecting the Industrial plants
and checking Up on the valuations of
these two places.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-01-27
LIQUOR LAUNCH
IS CAPTURED
Fast Boat With $4,000
Seized at South Beach,
Staten island

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-Reports
that rush was made last night to
land liquor from the rum fleet off
the Jersey coast was followed this
morning by announcement that the
police had seized a fast launch, with
whiskey and champagne valued at
$4,000, at South Beach, Staten Is
land.
Several other craft were reported
to have the dry blockade and landed
wet goods along the Jersey and Long
Island shores. The rum fleet had
been virtually inactive after extern
sive landing operations more than
two weeks ago.
The launch captured at South
Beach was marked K120S." Two
men were arrested. They gave their
names as John Ref of Sheepshead
Bay and John Powers of South
Beach.
The police said they expected to
seize another craft on the strength of
information received in taking their
first prize.
Unconfirmed reports were current
that part of the Jersey armada mad
broken away to lay siege to Newport